Chapter Seventy-Eight: Clichés
Shun Ci Yuan, the atmosphere is solemn.
In the main hall, the old lady sat in the first place, holding a cane, gently tapping the ground, and her face changed from the kindness of the past, which was rare and dignified.
The eldest lady sat down at the bottom of the old lady, staring solemnly, without a trace of expression on her face.
The girls below crept up with their heads down and tiptoed up to serve tea, and soon retreated.
"Eldest daughter-in-law, do you know all about sending flowers in front of the house?" the old lady finally asked. The eldest lady is the presiding officer of the house, if she doesn't know, it will be a big dereliction of duty.
The eldest lady hurriedly replied: "The daughter-in-law knew about this early in the morning, so she rushed over to ask the old lady for an idea. ”
"Oh?" the old lady glanced at the eldest lady, "So, you also know who sent Luo?"
The eldest lady glanced at the old lady and said cautiously: "When the daughter-in-law first heard that it was the flowers sent by the prince of Ning'an Houfu, she was very surprised. I think that the Ning'an Hou Mansion has always had a strict family education, and will never teach those gentlemen like those in the capital. Besides, the daughter-in-law has also heard some rumors about the eldest son of Lu one after another, saying that this person is a modern Yanagi Hui, who is not chaotic, is a righteous gentleman, and is full of wealth, and is also well-known among the talents in the capital. Such a young talent can also learn the style of those gentlemen in the capital, which is incomprehensible, so the daughter-in-law came over this time. I just want to discuss with the old lady, what the hell is going on?"
The old lady glanced sharply at the eldest lady, pondered for a moment, and sighed: "Okay, I didn't want to talk about this matter, but it was also for Sister Rong'er's sake." However, today, since the Lu family first brought up the old things, we have no reason to regret the marriage. ”
The old lady took a sip of tea, thought for a moment, and said: "Speaking of which, Sister Rong and the eldest son of the Lu family really have a marriage there, and the third daughter-in-law also entrusted me with it before she died, saying that if she can't find other good people, she will let Sister Rong enter the door of the Lu family." Previously, the emperor fell in love with Sister Rong, and I, an old woman who has half of her body into the loess, also wants this good granddaughter to have a good home and marry into the royal family. But so far I think about it, Sister Rong'er is not from a very good background, and when she enters the royal gate, she may still be bullied......"
After all, the old lady's tone was still a little reluctant to give up the position of the crown princess, and she sighed heavily and said: "Well, this may be Sister Rong'er's life, and it is also the life of our Yuanning Marquis Mansion." ”
Although the emperor liked Gu Zhirong, in view of the previous marriage contract, the old lady did not dare to do such a deceitful thing, no matter how bold she was. There is no impermeable wall in the world, if the emperor really hires Gu Zhirong in the future, and Lu Gongzi comes to make trouble again, where will this leave the royal family's face?
According to the old lady's original intention, she was speculating on the emperor's intentions step by step. [Actually, she doesn't pay much attention to the Lu family, it's just a sister-in-law who has been snubbed, and she is taking a single-plank bridge like a scientific expedition, if you want that sister-in-law to fall to Sun Mountain, it's not too difficult. When the time comes, her sister Rong will be infinitely beautiful, squeezed into the capital as a celebrity, and then let go out to humiliate Lu Gongzi, with the pride of a scholar, needless to say, she will be the first to run over and withdraw from her relatives, so it is exactly what she wants.
What she didn't expect was that this scholar, who had not yet made a name for himself, would use such a means to force her to admit this family business in the name of sending flowers. Annoyed is annoyed, after all, it is a family affair that Sanfang has set before, starting from the reputation of the Marquis of Yuanning, she still doesn't dare to gamble with the reputation of her mansion.
The eldest lady saw a trace of reluctance on the old lady's face, and she was overjoyed, and she still had a calm expression on the surface, and persuaded: "The old lady doesn't need to be embarrassed, Sister Rong is knowledgeable and empathetic, but in this aspect of origin, after all, there are some deficiencies, I am afraid that I can pass the emperor's pass, and the queen mother may not be able to pass the pass." You know, the Queen Mother has always paid the most attention to the reputation of the royal family, but anything that damages the royal reputation is strictly stopped. ”
When she said the last few words, the eldest lady specially accentuated her tone slightly, and then glanced at the old lady.
The old lady's heart sank. She knows the queen mother's methods, otherwise, where did the current emperor succeed to the throne, and where did the king of Yue, who should have succeeded to the throne, be driven to the throne? A harem woman can do such and this, and her means are not unruly.
Just like a few years ago, the emperor fell in love with a folk woman, and the woman was afraid that she was also thinking about climbing the dragon and attaching the phoenix, and followed the emperor into the palace, the queen mother didn't say a word, regardless of it, let the emperor do whatever he wanted, whether it was a single favor, or a concubine, and soon the woman had a body, becoming more and more arrogant, pestering the emperor to make her child the prince. But when he was walking on the lake, his foot slipped and fell into the lake, not only draining the child, but also bleeding profusely, and he died. Since then, the concubines in the palace have been in a lot of rules, knowing that if the queen mother doesn't look down on it, she won't have that luck, don't force it, otherwise, her life will not be guaranteed.
I concealed the fact that Sister Rong had a marriage contract, but she wanted to marry the royal family, in case the Queen Mother knew, the fate of the Yuanning Marquis Mansion......
As soon as she thought of this, the old lady felt a chill rise from the bottom of her heart, and she calmed down and looked at the eldest lady, "Eldest daughter-in-law, what do you say to do now? This position of the crown princess can't be cheapened by others!"
Of course, the eldest lady understands the old lady's thoughts, as long as it is good for the Yuanning Hou Mansion, she will not oppose it, anyway, everything is based on the name of the Yuanning Hou Mansion.
She pretended to think, then glanced at the old lady, and said modestly: "Old lady, you have so many ideas, you can't come up with any ideas, let alone my daughter-in-law, an elm head, and I can't think of any good ideas." If my sister Fang is half as smart and clever as Sister Rong, maybe she can share the old lady's worries......"
The old lady's eyes lit up, and she patted the armrest: "Look at me, this old woman is confused, why did she forget Sister Fang?" Your Sister Fang, but the glory of our Yuanning Hou Mansion, I don't know how much face we can earn back for the Yuanning Hou Mansion, compared to Sister Rong, it is all over it, why can't I share my worries? I see well, this Sister Fang is really well-deserved to be this princess......
The eldest lady was overjoyed, pursed her lips and smiled: "Thank you for the old lady's praise, in fact, where is the old lady of Sister Fang who speaks so well, and her temperament is arrogant, sometimes I may not be willing to listen to the words of a mother......"
Although the eldest lady said so, the smile on the bottom of her eyes couldn't hide her doting on this daughter.
"That's it. The old lady said sonorously, "My old woman has watched Sister Fang since she was a child, and she loves her the most, and now our Yuanning Marquis Mansion needs her to help, can't she help in the face of my grandmother? Besides, this time it is the crown prince who matches her, the prince, the future prince! I don't know how many people have grabbed this position, and she doesn't know how many people have grabbed her head, doesn't she know how to cherish such a good thing?" In the future, the crown prince will inherit the unification, she will be the mother of the country, the mother of the world, fame and wealth are shoulder to shoulder, this is a blessing that has to be cultivated for many lifetimes. ”
The corners of the eldest lady's lips couldn't hold a smile, and her eyes curled up with a smile: "The old lady is right, Sister Fang has been loved by the old lady since she was a child, and she will definitely repay the old lady." ”
The old lady waved her hand: "Don't say that this is not repaid, Sister Fang has always been regarded by the old marquis as the pearl of the palm, she has a good home, and my old woman will also explain it when she sees the old marquis in the future." ”
Speaking of which, the eldest lady knew that it was done. However, she still has to wait for another sentence from the old lady to be able to have no worries.