Chapter 104: The Bracelet
Qin Hanzhen turned his head and told his grandfather Qin Bai about it.
Originally, the concubine and her nieces had a quarrel in the palace, although the words and deeds were strange, but Qin Hanzhen was just a little curious, and he didn't think it was an important matter, just ask about the situation, don't worry. But the princess actually wanted to reward her and Qin Jinhua with a lot of money afterwards, and even the Yao Wang family and the Yao family wanted their sisters to shut up and not mention the quarrels of the Wang family's daughters, which was not a trivial matter. If it's just a trivial matter, why should the Wang Concubine and Yao Wang's family be so taboo? The former is just that, she is the party concerned, and the people who quarrel with her are her own nieces, and she has the heart to protect it, which is normal, but the latter is the daughter of the second room of the Wang family, and she doesn't have to wade into this troubled water, but she still mixes herself in, which shows that the matter is not small.
Qin Hanzhen accepted the reward from the princess, but she had to tell her grandfather solemnly, and when she turned around, she still wanted to talk to Zhao Mo. Yesterday's incident, Zhao Mo's stepmother Xiao Wang also had a share, and she must be one who knows. In connection with Zhao Mo again, his father Zhao Shuo's strange words and deeds with his brother-in-law Zhao Hao recently were also mixed in. It is very necessary to let Zhao Mo know the situation and be more vigilant.
After listening to his granddaughter's words, Qin Bai also said: "I know about this, if you and your second sister want to find Brother Jian to inquire about something, it's okay for the time being, but don't talk about it." I'll be informed again if there's more news. In addition, tomorrow on the ninth day of the first lunar month, Guanglu will come to invite your brothers and sisters to visit the Longfu temple fair, and when the time comes, you will find an opportunity to tell him about this matter, so that he can pay more attention. β
Grandfather thought of it with her.
Qin Hanzhen immediately agreed, and said: "I think, although the second aunt said that she didn't know what was going on, she could tell that even if the daughters of the Wang family did it, they would marry others, so it can be seen that they know the inside story." What do the daughters of the Wang family want to do to the heirs of the East Palace? It can't be to marry another daughter of the Wang family? But as long as there is a hint of this kind of thing, the emperor and the crown prince will reject it, how can the daughter of the Wang family succeed? Or do they have other ideas?"
Qin Bai said lightly: "The second nephew and daughter-in-law are the granddaughters of the second room of the Wang family, and it is normal for her mother to want to protect the clansmen. Since she is not optimistic about the Wang family's daughter's plan, she wants to hide the truth, and wait for the Wang family's daughter to fail and then go back to live honestly and peacefully, which is also the idea she will have. It's just that this kind of thinking is too naΓ―ve! If the daughters of the Wang family fail, can they still keep their whole body out? Her mother and daughter are also in the know, so it's better not to implicate both the Yao family and the Qin family. However, now that your fourth sister has informed the crown princess of the matter, and your grandfather will also secretly report to the emperor and the crown prince, plus be careful on the side of Guanglu, it is expected that there will be no major problems. β
As for what the daughters of the Wang family were planning, where could he guess it? However, since it was not the route of marrying a daughter into the royal family and giving birth to a son to succeed to the throne in the past, what other way could there be to make the East Palace add heirs and make the Wang family make a comeback? Thinking of the fact that there are still two clan disciples here, Zhao Shuo and Zhao Jie, it is estimated that it is an old trick of passing the heir, right? It's just that it was the emperor who needed a stepheir in the past, and now he who needs to succeed becomes the prince.
Although the prince has been ill for several years, his body is still weak, and he has been carefully recuperating in the past few years. Except for the fact that he always has a minor illness during the change of seasons and can't be too tired, he doesn't have any major problems, but the number of heirs has not increased, and he has not even added a daughter.
Although there have been concubines in the harem who have been pregnant for more than 30 years, either the fetus is too weak to be kept, and the miscarriage is halfway, or the child died before he was one year old. At that time, it was rumored that it was because the emperor was plotted by other brothers during the captivity and injured his body. At the same time, Empress Qin and the crown prince were also imprisoned, Queen Qin died young, and the prince was sick and crooked for decades, which shows that this rumor is not groundless. Since the emperor, who was originally in good health, but injured his body after being confined, failed to give birth to a second healthy child, then the prince, who has suffered a great sin since his mother's womb, has been suffering from major illnesses and minor illnesses, and has not improved until recent years, how can it be difficult for the heir?
It is not easy for the prince to have a son and a daughter. At the beginning, the queen mother and the emperor would choose the Tang daughter as the crown princess, and the Tang family chose the Chen daughter as Liangdi, in addition to the considerations of temperament, conduct, appearance, family background, etc., they are healthy and obviously good to have children, which is also an important determining factor. Facts have proved that the queen mother and the emperor did not pick the wrong person, the crown prince and heir are difficult, the crown princess and Chen Liangdi still added a son and a daughter to him, although the son was not raised, but there was always a fault.
Now the prince is seventy out of thirty, and there is only one biological daughter of the county lord Minshun under his knees, and there is no royal grandson who can inherit the throne. As Qin Bai's maternal uncle, he was actually anxious for him. However, the emperor privately told his brother-in-law that the prince has been carefully recuperating his body, and now he is slowly getting healthier and healthier, and he may not be able to give birth to heirs in the future. Therefore, the emperor and the crown prince are not very anxious, and they don't mention anything about the succession of the clan, anyway, the prince's age is not very old, men, as long as they are in good health, even if they are sixty years old, they can still make women conceive and have children. As a last resort, the emperor did not want the crown prince to succeed to the clan as his heir, because that would be tantamount to cutting off his bloodline.
It's just that there are only the crown princess and Chen Liangdi's wife and concubine in the East Palace now, both of whom are a little old, their posture is declining, and their bodies are not as strong as when they were young, and they may not be able to give birth to healthy children. For the sake of the heirs, the emperor plans to add new people to the East Palace. It's just that this candidate needs to be carefully selected, and it can't cause trouble to the East Palace, which has always been very peaceful, and the number of people can't be too many, at most two people are enough. The prince's health is not good, but he can't hurt his body and damage his vitality for the sake of his heirs.
The emperor is thoughtful, and the crown prince and the princess estimate that they also know in their hearts, although Qin Bai is an uncle, he is also a foreign minister, so it is naturally difficult to intervene. If these concubines give birth to children, he is even more difficult to say to his little granddaughter, and he only mentions the selfishness of the Yao family and the Yao Wang family, and forget it.
Qin Bai didn't mention it, but Qin Hanzhen kept an eye on it and kept the strange behavior of the Wang family's daughter in his heart.
She took out the newly acquired box of jewelry and a few tribute satins to show Qin Bai, and asked him, "What about these things?" Although I accepted the reward from the princess, I actually only wanted to keep it secret for the second aunt An and Mrs. Yao, but I didn't plan to keep it a secret for the concubine. β
Qin Bai smiled when he heard this: "Don't you know your careful thoughts when you are grandfather? If you have the heart to keep it secret for her, you won't go back and tell me the matter." Anyway, since it was the princess who rewarded you, you can accept it. Your second aunt and Mrs. Yao both said that it was a reward, not a bribe, so what do you have to worry about? When I go back to the emperor, I will just say it for you. β
Qin Hanzhen smiled and agreed, and then took the things to show the grandmother cow. Niu's didn't ask where she came from, but it was really Mrs. Yao who got a gift from relatives and friends, and sent it over to add color to her granddaughter, and easily shared Qin Hanzhen's share. Although he has made a lot of money, what kind of family is the Yongjiahou Mansion? On weekdays, he often receives rewards from the palace, and he does not take this gift too seriously.
Niu's was full of interest, took a closer look at the clothes and jewelry, and discussed with Mama Hu and others which material should be used to make Qin Hanzhen's New Year clothes, ready to wear them after the spring. Cai Yuanzhen, the eldest lady of Yunyang Houfu, sent a post about next month's Spring Banquet, and Niu took her granddaughter to see her trip to the Spring Banquet. Speaking of which, this is the first time Qin Hanzhen has participated in the gathering of the ladies of the high-ranking families in the capital since he grew up, and the Niu family is full of desire to make his granddaughter out of the limelight. Qin Han really couldn't help her, but seeing that she was on the rise, she had to honestly pretend to be a doll and be at the mercy of her old man.
In the evening, someone was also sent over from the second room, it was the grapes, it was said that it was ordered by Xiao Xue and Qin Jinchun to send Qin Hanzhen "the dim sum mentioned during the palace banquet". In fact, Grape came to send a letter to Qin Hanzhen, telling her that Qin Jinchun had told the crown princess about the quarrel between the daughter of the Wang family and the princess, and he was rewarded by the princess for this, which was a pair of mutton fat white jade bracelets, which were very precious.
Qin Bofu and Xiao Xue didn't know why, they both thought that their daughter had the evidence of the princess's blue eyes, and they were ecstatic. Qin Jinchun also couldn't put down the jade bracelet, but she still remembered that if Qin Hanzhen hadn't reminded her, she wouldn't have been able to get this pair of bracelets, so she specially ordered the grapes to take the brocade box and send it to the third room, so that Qin Hanzhen could also pick one. The sisters each wore a bracelet and loved each other even more in the future.
She didn't mention that Qin Jinhua would also share one, after all, what the crown princess gave her, she would wear it to the East Palace to show the princess in the future. It can be said that only one is justified, but if you give both of them, you will be suspected of disrespecting the princess.
Qin Hanzhen looked at the pair of mutton fat white jade bracelets, and said to the grapes with a smile: "Since it was rewarded by the crown princess, ask you girls to just keep it and use it, what do you give it to me? If you let your uncle and grandmother know and ask why your girl gave one to her sisters, can she still tell them all the causes and consequences of the incident? You can take it back and tell her that I also have such a pair of bracelets, but they are flat bracelets, and the texture is slightly lower than hers, but the workmanship is excellent, and it can make up for the difference in materials, and it looks like the bracelets of your girl. The next time our sisters meet, we will all put on the white jade bracelet, and then ask the second sister to wear a pair as well, and the three sisters will all wear the same jewelry, wouldn't it be more neat and interesting?"
In fact, Qin Hanzhen has the same white jade bracelet, and the workmanship is a little more exquisite, after all, her bracelet was given to Qin Bai's family by the emperor, but Qin Jinchun's bracelet was used by the crown princess to reward people. However, Qin Hanzhen didn't intend to tell the truth, but instead spoke with another pair of slightly inferior bracelets. These things are easy for her to obtain, but for Qin Jinchun, they are rare and decent. Why do you need to prick your sister's eye with these little things?
When Grape heard this, he immediately showed a sincere smile: "The third girl really has a good idea, I'll tell the girl to go back!" In fact, deep down, Grape didn't want to really give this bracelet to the third girl Qin Hanzhen. Although Qin Hanzhen is good with their girls and has always taken good care of their girls, it is rare for their girls to have such a good pair of bracelets, wouldn't it be decent to make a dowry in the future? What is it to give one to someone? The third girl's family has a big business, and there is no shortage of this idea. Now that Qin Hanzhen is generous, they are also happy for the little master as girls, and when they face Qin Hanzhen again, they feel closer and more trusting in their hearts.
Qin Hanzhen looked at the grapes and smiled, guessing her thoughts in her heart, she didn't care, and asked another thing: "On the ninth day of the first day of Ming'er, there is a temple fair in Longfu Temple, and the lobby brother made an appointment to take the second sister and me to see the excitement, and by the way, he also made an appointment with the king of Suning County." The second sister said that she would invite the fourth sister to go with her. The fourth sister didn't give permission at the palace banquet yesterday, saying that she had to ask the eldest uncle and aunt before she could decide, what do you say now?"