Chapter 115: The Old Lady's Shrewdness

Gu Zhirong was sent back to the mansion by Princess Zhaomin, who is the most favored by the emperor today, and the entire Yuanning Marquis Mansion was a sensation.

First, everyone didn't expect that a sister of the Wupinhou Mansion would want to send the noble princess back to the mansion. Second, some people in the mansion didn't expect that Gu Zhirong was still alive and came back safely unharmed.

When the porter passed the news inside, the old lady stood up and called the girl next to her to change her clothes. And the eldest and second masters ran to the old lady's house even more disheveled, looking panicked as if something had happened.

"What are you panicking about!" the old lady reprimanded, "Boss, you put on your hat well, crookedly, what kind of system you become! And the second child, you too!" She looked at the two unsuccessful sons with hatred, "You two, you have been in business for so many years, why are you still so frizzy! It's just that Princess Zhaomin sent Xiao Wu back, what's all the fuss! Besides, Zhaomin was originally my niece, and the sister in my house is gone, she found it back for me, this is a good thing, what's there to be nervous about!" ”

The eldest master and the second master glanced at each other, each with a ghost in his heart, but said in his mouth: "Yes, yes, my mother has taught me a lesson." ”

What the eldest master is worried about is why that little five will be with Zhao Min. Just last night, after the eldest lady came back from Cen Guifei's banquet, she told him about conspiring with Cen Guifei to frame Gu Zhirong. Of course, he is in favor of doing this, after all, the land left by Sanfang is rich, and his career is promising. and his son's marriage, which needed silver, and got three rich land. It's like getting a cornucopia, so why not?

Originally, he and his wife had calculated well, Gu Zhirong had been missing for a day, and the concubine Niangniang in the palace also sent news that King Shou had already made a move. He and his wife slept beautifully last night, and they both woke up with a smile in their dreams holding the rich land of the third room. I never thought that this awakening came. That five girls are actually back?!

Gu Xiaowu can come back, that's a big deal. With that girl's ghostly spirit, would she tell Princess Zhaomin the whole thing? If Princess Zhaomin revealed this matter to the old lady again. Isn't the east window incident in their big house?

As soon as he thought of this, a little cold sweat oozed from the eldest lord's forehead.

The second master's mind is similar to that of the eldest master, and he also looks uneasy. He asked someone to ask the sergeant on duty at the gate of the palace, and they all said that he had not seen anyone who looked like Gu Xiaowu walk out of the palace. Only then did he feel relieved. But. A piece of news that came from this morning made his heart lift again. A sergeant said that although he didn't see a woman who looked like Gu Xiaowu walking out of the palace, he saw someone walking towards Shangwu's carriage, and that person seemed to look a little similar to Gu Xiaowu......

He asked the fourth lady to ask someone to find Shangwu, but he couldn't find it repeatedly, which made his heart never let go.

Today, I heard that Gu Xiaowu was back, and his feet were weak. Hearing that it was sent back by Princess Zhaomin, his whole body softened. The second lady cheered him up and said, "You go to the old lady." Then go out and see what is going on. Remember, if you kill someone, you can't admit it, and some of them have to be said that you don't have them. ”

The old lady hurriedly went out of the house with the eldest and second masters to greet her, and when Gu Zhirong saw the old lady, she cried with a "wow". The old lady hugged Gu Zhirong and kept comforting. Princess Zhaomin on the side told the general story of the matter, still according to Gu Zhirong's previous words, saying that she got lost in the back mountain of the inner garden of the palace, and then fell off the cliff. In order to save her, the maid Cai Qing next to her also fell, but the person has not been found yet, I am afraid that it will be more auspicious and less auspicious, so that the old lady will mourn by the way.

As soon as he heard these words, the hearts of the eldest lord and the second lord immediately relaxed, so they suggested to the old lady that Cai Qing should be rewarded for his loyalty to the lord, and he should allocate more money to his family, so as to show the generosity of the Marquis of Yuanning. The old lady is also allowed.

Then, the old lady ordered someone to send Gu Zhirong back to Liuyun Courtyard to settle down, and she invited Princess Zhaomin to her courtyard to drink tea.

When she arrived at Shunci Courtyard, the old lady asked Mother Du to dismiss her subordinates and guard outside the house, then she turned around and said to Zhaomin: "Princess, now there is no one except you and me, there is no outsider, if you have anything to say, princess might as well say it." ”

Princess Zhaomin smiled: "I really can't hide everything from my aunt." So he said the matter again, still omitting the part where Gu Zhirong met the prince, only saying that Gu Zhirong met King Shou near the library pavilion, and later fled to the back mountain, and then fell down the mountain in a panic, and was rescued by himself.

After hearing this, the old lady's eyes widened angrily, and she slapped the table hard, shaking the tea on the table to the point that it almost spilled, and she said hatefully: "The battle in the inner house has actually evolved into the palace, which really makes outsiders laugh and be generous! In my old woman's opinion, these five girls are still well-behaved and filial, how can they hinder the eyes of the boss and the eldest daughter-in-law, and they have to kill her before they stop!"

Zhao Min said disapprerovingly: "Auntie is kind. There is only one position for this crown princess, and there can only be one person who can sit on the throne of the crown princess. That girl doesn't look like she will be able to be a mother in the world in the future, is it possible that her aunt wants to protect her and ensure that she sits on the throne of the crown princess?"

The old lady frowned and glanced at Zhao Min: "Could it be that for the crown princess, you already have a suitable candidate in your mind?"

Zhao Min didn't answer positively, and said with a smile: "Auntie, don't tell me, the candidate for the crown princess in your mind is still pending, right?" Now that the crown prince is close to a weak crown, the body of the father and the emperor is not as good as day by day, as for the three princes, there have been such rumors in the court recently, saying that the three princes are benevolent and have the legacy of the first emperor, but ......."

Zhao Min snorted coldly: "From a palace maid with a low status in the palace, it is difficult to enter the hall of elegance after all, and the queen mother will not be able to pass that level." Those who want to support the three princes on the throne are afraid that they will die. ”

Zhaomin's words were intended to remind the old lady that she must see the situation clearly, and if she wants to fight for the position of the crown princess, she must go all out, and if she doesn't succeed, she will become benevolent. You must not be half-hearted, leave yourself a way back, thinking that you can't compete for the position of the crown princess, you can also consider the third prince. Because, as far as the current situation is concerned, it is impossible. Now that there are different voices in the court about the future candidates for the unification, it is equivalent to pushing the two brothers of the crown prince and the third prince to the opposite side, no matter who ascends the throne in the future, there must be no room for the other.

The old lady felt a pang in her heart, and said to herself, yes, why didn't she think of it? It seems that the method of leaving a way back will not work. Since they have such capital in the Yuanning Marquis Mansion to compete for the position of the crown princess, of course they have to give it a try. However, I am afraid that all the manpower and financial resources of the Yuanning Marquis Mansion will be exhausted.

Thinking about it like this, my heart is even more eager for the rich property of the third room.

After thinking about it, the old lady made up her mind and decided to train Gu Xiaoer well and let her compete for the position of crown princess. As for Gu Xiaowu, since she already knew that she had engaged her family, and the son of the Lu family borrowed flowers to show her identity, it would be better to fulfill her. Fortunately, the other party's Lu family is not a high-ranking family, and this dowry is not used so much. The rest, naturally, was filled into the public for her use.

Zhao Min saw that the old lady's eyes were firm, and a smile appeared on her lips, knowing that she had a plan in her heart. So he got up and said, "Auntie, I'll say goodbye first, Fang'er, I haven't seen her for a while, and I just went to her to catch up with the past." ”

The old lady knew that Zhao Min had always been good friends with the second lady Gu Yuanfang, so she said happily: "The second girl is also thinking about you, and she has been talking about you in the past two days, which is just right, what do you two have to say, even if you meet." ”

Then he called Du's mother and led Princess Zhaomin to the Falling Moon Pavilion where the second lady lived. (To be continued......)