Zhao Mo waited for a few days, but he didn't hear any new movement from Cining Palace.

Chu Yuniang still stayed in the palace, accompanying the Queen Mother to copy the scriptures and worship the Buddha, as if nothing had happened, except that the Queen Mother's attitude towards her was a little colder. But the crown princess seemed to like her very much, and always summoned her every three or two days to talk. It can be inferred from the attitude and tone of the people in the palace that Chu Yuniang entered the East Palace as a concubine, and it seems that she has already reached the eight-point mark, and now she stays in Cining Palace just to follow the procedure.

Zhao Mo was depressed. Although he never reported the strangeness of Chu Yuniang's life to the Queen Mother, he only looked at her daily habits, and knew that she must not be in line with the Queen Mother's wishes, and she could send people away with any excuse. The Queen Mother didn't move, could it be that Chu Yuniang really had the ability to coax the Queen Mother into obedience?

Although Zhao Mo was depressed, he didn't take this matter too seriously. There was no news back from Longdong for a while, and all kinds of clues in the capital were not enough, even if he ran to the palace now, told the queen mother, the emperor and the crown prince that Chu Yuniang had a problem, and the Chu family was suspected of bullying the king, there was no evidence, and it would not prove anything, but would put himself in trouble.

He still secretly collected evidence first, if Chu Yuniang was really lucky enough to become the woman of His Royal Highness the Prince, she couldn't do anything. His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has never been a lustful person, and no matter how capable Chu Yuniang is, it is impossible for His Royal Highness the Crown Prince to be confused for her. It's a big deal to present the evidence to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince when the time comes, and let His Royal Highness the Crown Prince dispose of it by himself. It is not difficult for the palace to make a person disappear without arousing anyone's suspicion. Maybe the crown princess will feel sad, but I believe that His Royal Highness the crown prince will have a way to appease her, and it is a big deal to allow her to choose a more reliable good lady in the future.

Zhao Mo continued to send people to pay attention to the movements around the Prince of Shu's Mansion and Gu Changshi's family, and by the way, he sent a few more people to keep an eye on the Chu family, and then continued to do what he should do. He is also very busy now, don't look at him as if he goes to his fiancée's house twice in three days, in fact, for his wedding, he can be said to be idle every day.

Zhao Mo was not idle, and the Qin family was naturally no exception. While he was busy investigating Chu Yuniang, the Qin family had officially made a marriage contract for Qin Jian and Yu Xinlan. Immediately afterwards, the Tang family also completed the Wending ceremony between Tang Han and Qin Jinhua, and sent the dowry to the Chengenhou Mansion. The double happiness of the Chengenhou Mansion is coming, and for half a month, the whole family is happy.

It was precisely because the whole family was rejoicing that Qin Youzhen proposed that she was not worried that her husband Lu Pu and her eldest son Lu Chuming would stay in Changlu and have no one to take care of their lives, so they should take their youngest son back to reunite first. Qin Youzhen's excuse was above board enough, she had no reason to stop it, so she could only make trouble with the old man's willful temper, pull Lu Chuliang, and resolutely refuse to let him go.

Lu Chuliang was a little stunned, but he thought that the Xu family had always loved him very much, thought about him in everything, and took care of his life very thoughtfully, and he couldn't bear to refuse the old man. He said to his mother, Qin Youzhen: "My maternal uncle and grandmother can't bear me, so I'll stay with her in the capital for an extra month." When my mother comes back to drink the wedding wine, I will go with you to Changlu, and it will be the same. ”

Qin Youzhen's tears were about to fall, she knew what was going on in her heart, but she couldn't tell the truth to her youngest son. In desperation, she had to look at Xu's family, showing a casual expression: "In this case, this child will ask Uncle Niang......" In fact, she has already made up her mind in her heart, when she returns to Beijing, she must bring her eldest son Lu Chuming over and set the marriage as soon as possible, lest the day of Xu's filial piety is getting closer day by day, and she has to worry all day long that Uncle Niang will make excessive demands one day, she wants to refuse, and she is afraid that Uncle Niang will not forgive and scold her for being an ungrateful white-eyed wolf.

She didn't want to be a white-eyed wolf, but she didn't want her husband and children to sacrifice for the kindness she owed. She would rather support her uncle for life than marry a daughter of the Xu family as a daughter-in-law, unless Xu Xiu can really cut off contact with her mother's family after marrying.

After the Xu family detained Lu Chuliang, Qin Youzhen finally left the capital smoothly. But this is only temporary, Qin Jian and Qin Jinhua's wedding, she can't be absent; Qin Hanzhen is married, she wants to go to Beijing to congratulate her; even Qin Jinchun gets married, she may have to show her face, unlike when Qin Jinyi married into the Pei family, because the marriage was decided too hastily, she still got the letter afterwards, and sent someone to send Qin Jinyi a congratulatory gift, and raised Qin Jinyi's face in front of the Pei family by the way. Qin Jinchun is married to the Cai family, and Qin Youzhen's daughter is the daughter-in-law of the Cai family, she is the in-law of both men and women, and it is too rude not to show her face.

It was because he knew that she couldn't run away and had to return to the capital in a few days that Xu would let her go. Even the Yao family saw this, and they didn't think somuch in their hearts, and when they chatted with the concubines in private, they also spit out about their mother-in-law about it.

I don't know when it began, the daughters-in-law of the three heads of the Qin family have the habit of gathering and chatting from time to time. A few concubines take turns to be the host, and there is no need to put on a feast, even if it is a few cups of fragrant tea and two plates of dried fruits, it can be regarded as a host. Yao's, Min's, Cai Shengnan and Xiao Feng's four are of the same status, each of them has a big responsibility but has a little bit of leisure, even if it is to talk about homely things in the leisure time of discussing serious matters, it is also a good way to relax, and by the way, it can also strengthen the friendship between the four people, and wipe away the previous little rustiness and suspicion.

In such a meeting, the girls and the women will not be present, and no matter who says it among the four, the others will not leak it to the elders. This gives them a place where they can speak their hearts with confidence, and if they are lucky, they can also get unexpected help from their concubines. For example, when Yao was preparing a dowry for her daughter, she borrowed Qin Hanzhen's dowry list from Cai Shengnan, even if she couldn't prepare her daughter for marriage according to that list, she could make a reference, right?

It is precisely because Cai Shengnan gave the list a refreshing and gave Yao a lot of practical and useful good ideas, and Yao is now more and more kind to Cai Shengnan. Compared with the stuffy nature of the Min family and the low background and lack of knowledge of the Xiao Feng family, as well as the weakness of the Xiao Xue family in the second room, the Yao family felt that only Cai Shengnan was the only one who could be equal to him among the concubines. The previous contempt is long gone, and now she and Cai Shengnan are the best close friends, and she dares to tell the other party boldly and confidently if she spits out her mother-in-law's words. Anyway, the other party's mouth is very tight, and if it shouldn't be leaked, it will never be passed out.

Cai Shengnan smiled at this. Many of Yao's words, she went in the left ear and came out in the right ear. If Yao's words are too biased, she will help persuade her. But if Yao Shi drilled the tip of the bull's horns, she would not forcibly change the other party's mind.

On this day, the four of them gathered together again to speak. This time, it was still for Qin Jinhua's dowry. Yao's family is bent on letting her daughter marry in a beautiful way, and after seeing Qin Hanzhen's dowry list, she is even more determined to prepare ten miles of red makeup for her daughter. However, how could this kind of thing be as easy as she thought? Chengenhou Mansion is not a mountain of gold and silver, besides, Qin Jian's marriage will start preparations immediately, and there are still Qin Su and Qin Shun who are about to marry at the bottom, and there are more places to spend money, how can it be spent on Qin Jinhua alone? In order to spend as little money as possible in exchange for the most generous dowry, the Yao family has already made three hosts, and asked the concubines to give themselves ideas.

At this time, Xiao Xue's in the second room also rushed over. She lived far away and didn't come and go much, so she didn't participate in every meeting of the concubines, but today she came here to ask for help.

She first told the concubines: "Sister Chun'er and Cai Seventeen's marriage is officially decided, and the Cai family has just sent us a dowry gift, and the marriage book is also available." Now I'm waiting for the end of the year. She paused, "The Cai family's side...... seems to be in a hurry to marry Cai Seventeen's daughter-in-law. Mrs. Cai San asked me, can I do a happy event before the New Year? If I think it's too rushed, it's okay after the New Year, and it's best to get married before the beginning of spring......

When Xiao Xue said this, he subconsciously glanced at Cai Shengnan. Cai Shengnan did not move.

Yao's face was puzzled: "Didn't you say before, you will get married next year? Although you will have a happy event before the beginning of spring, and you are in a hurry, it is not considered to be out of order, right?

"That's not what I meant...... "Xiao Xue stumbled," Cai Seventeen said...... It seems that he has just been promoted to an official and transferred to Liaodong to be a thousand households. Although he was promoted, he became a thousand households at such a young age, which is rare in the army, but ...... I heard that Liaodong is not very peaceful, and I am a little worried about Cai Qiqi and him...... He's going to be in danger!"

Cai Shengnan looked at Xiao Xue: "Sister-in-law, since it is a promotion, it is a good thing." Liaodong is closer to the capital, and compared with the northwest, it seems that it is a little richer, even if the winter is bitter and cold, but life may not be bad. It is normal for a sister-in-law to worry about her son-in-law, but if he is good, how can he feel that he is in danger? Naturally, the border army cannot say that there is no danger at all, but if a person in the army does not take risks and only relies on his qualifications, when will he have a bright future?

"No, no, no, I didn't mean that......" Xiao Xue wanted to speak and stopped, and after a while, he asked what he really wanted to ask, "Since Cai Qiqi has been transferred to Liaodong, even if he can return to Beijing in time to get married next year, what should Sister Chun do after marriage? Will she stay in the capital and guard her home, I don't know when I will be able to reunite with my husband, or ...... Why don't you go to Liaodong with you to suffer?"

What she is really worried about is her own daughter!