"Three kneels and nine bows?"

The old lady almost jumped up:

"Is there any royal law here? I, who is a grandmother, want to see my own granddaughter, and I have to kneel three times and bow nine times?"

Old Lady Bai has always felt that her identity is here, even if the emperor sees her, it should be polite!

Li didn't know the whimsy in Mrs. Bai's heart, and seriously argued with her:

"Isn't this the royal law? The queen mother is now the queen, the mother is the world, and the old lady is the grandmother, so she must first keep the courtesy of the monarch and the minister! The queen mother does not see you, that is also filial piety and considerate of you, I am afraid that your body will be tired of kneeling when the time comes, that is not filial piety!"

Li Shi waved the handkerchief in his hand, and his heart was secretly refreshed:

"The old lady thinks about it first, do you want to see me, go and hand over a post to the palace, first invite the grandmothers in the palace to come out and teach you the etiquette of the old man, and then go to the palace to meet the queen mother! But if you are tired of kneeling at that time, don't say that the queen is not filial!"

Although the Bai family is not rich and noble, Mrs. Bai has not saluted anyone for so many years, and now she wants her to salute her own granddaughter-

Old Lady Bai couldn't turn this corner in her heart!

She waved her hand in a panic:

"Wait, wait!"

Li sneered:

"This is what the old lady said, don't change your mind in three days when you go back!"

When Li said this, she was not an old lady in the first place.

Historically, the emperor's concubine, once married into the royal family, no matter how senior the mother is, it is also a subordinate, and when she sees the queen, she must salute before it is her duty.

As for whether the queen will let her elders salute herself, and how much of a salute, that is the queen's own business.

It's just that at this time, the Li family naturally said more seriously, so she shocked the old lady first, and she thought that Cheng Huan was the queen, and those people in the Bai family's old mansion really followed the chicken dog to heaven, why?

The old lady Bai stopped for a while, but as soon as she heard that there was a reward in the palace, she began to move again.

"Li's family, now I'm also the old lady of this Cheng'en Mansion, that's the queen's reward, why don't you show it to me?"

Mrs. Bai also heard about the jade Ruyi and jade bonsai, although she didn't see it with her own eyes, but her intuition was jade Ruyi and jade, it should be a good thing, and she couldn't help but be angry in her heart, and she couldn't wait to pull all those good things into her room.

Lee was dismissive:

"This is the queen's mother's thousand years, and naturally it is also a reward for the queen's mother's biological mother, the old lady doesn't need to be greedy, when it's time to reward you, the queen's mother won't be less than half a point!"

When it was over, no matter how angry Mrs. Bai was, she called the person who served Mrs. Bai to give a lecture:

"The old lady is now old and confused, you people around you should be vigilant, persuade when you should persuade, stop when you should stop, and don't talk in front of the old lady if you shouldn't say it! If the old lady is messing around again, then don't blame me for changing to a more competent person to serve the old lady!"

Now that six or seven out of ten of the slaves in the Cheng'en Mansion are newly purchased, and they finally got a comfortable place, so naturally they don't want to make mistakes.

Besides, Mrs. Qiu Guo is the absolute hostess of this house, and Mrs. Bai is a paper tiger when she is in the sky, and they are not blind.

Therefore, if Mrs. Bai wants to stir up any turmoil, the people around her will also stop her desperately, and the Li family and Bai Xianghuan will naturally not flatter her every day like the eldest lady of the Bai family, and greet her with a good face.

After a long time, Mrs. Bai found that although she was in the Cheng'en Mansion in the capital, she seemed to be rich and prosperous, but her life was really unspeakable.

I want to listen to a good and obedient word, no one tells her to listen, and I want to show off in front of others, but she doesn't know half of the people in the capital, and it's not her turn to have personal contacts.

Every time she said that she wanted to see Bai Chenghuan, the Li family had to invite the grandmother in the palace to teach her the rules.

At first, Mrs. Bai really didn't believe in this evil, so if she had to see her, the Li family asked for eight old ladies from Bai Chenghuan to set rules for Mrs. Bai.

Mrs. Bai really learned the rules once, walked and saluted, knelt and kowtowed, what the emperor said, how far the queen could stand, how far could the steps go, how to receive tea, how many bites of food could be eaten......

Such rules, within two days, tossed the old lady Bai so much that she lay on the bed and hummed, screaming that she lost half her life.

Even so, those old grandmothers also said that her rules were far from good, and she couldn't go to the queen's mother, otherwise it would be disrespectful.

Old lady Bai has lived for most of her life, and she has never gone through such a battle, and she wanted to cry a few words, but those old grandmothers with a straight face scolded her, and she was so frightened that two lines of old tears could only flow into her heart.

After a few tosses, even if she eats well and dresses well, the old lady Bai is so bitter in her heart that she has lost the comfort she felt when she was in Yuzhou.

Li saw that the old lady Bai was restless, and he was unwilling to go back, so he only sneered in his heart-

Don't you want to be rich? This makes her enjoy this wealth, and enjoy it all at once!

Bai Chenghuan couldn't cry or laugh when he heard the Li family talk about this kind of thing in the palace.

However, she still admires Li very much:

"Mother's mother is really mighty!"

Although she was not Bai Chenghuan in the past, it can be seen from all the later things that the Li family suffered at the hands of Mrs. Bai back then.

With the character of the old lady Bai who wants to make waves when she sees a little rumor, this is also the best way to deal with her.

Li sighed and said:

"I have suffered so many dark losses in her hands, if I still can't learn well, this will really be in vain! Now even if she comes to the capital, there is no need to be afraid at all, what I am worried about is your brother. ”

"You said that your father has always been stupid and filial, that's it, he has been like this for so many years, he asked your brother to visit your grandmother, and I didn't say anything, but your brother, this is really an elm head, and he doesn't even know anything!"

"What others say is what they say? Won't you find a doctor to check your grandmother's pulse? Just say that she's too old to travel long distances, so she's done with everything, and who dares to let her follow?"

Speaking of his son, who has no heart, the Li family really hates iron and steel.

If he had just been reborn, if he didn't wait to see Bai Xianghuan for a while, Bai Chenghuan would definitely echo the Li family at this time.

But after going through so many things, her thinking has long been different from that time.

A queen who has experienced ups and downs, and Xu Chenghuan, who was full of hatred at that time, have a very different perspective on the problem.

She smiled and asked the angry Li:

"Did my mother ever think that if my brother really learned the methods of these back house women, would my mother be disappointed at that time?

Li Shi was stunned for a moment when she asked this, and suddenly reacted.

Although her daughter's words were not very straightforward, Li already understood-

As a man, he should put his mind on big things, be open-minded, benevolent and virtuous, if he is full of heart like a woman in the back house, intrigue for such a trivial matter, and worry about it, that is really terrible!

Li suddenly broke out in a cold sweat, if his son really became a narrow-minded person, then she picked up the sesame seeds and lost the watermelon, even if the evil spirit in her heart outweighed the loss!

Bai Chenghuan saw that his mother was touched, so he persuaded again:

"Actually, I think my brother's honest temperament has his disadvantages, and naturally there are his advantages, don't be angry, my brother is a righteous person, which is more important than those side details. ”

Li finally figured it out completely, and nodded again and again:

"Yes, your words woke me up, as long as your brother is pure-hearted, how your grandmother behaves as a demon, it's all a trivial matter, it's what I think of!"

Bai Chenghuan saw that his mother's heart had turned this way, so he didn't say anything more, and talked to the Li family about preparing to hold a spring banquet:

"Because the situation has always been chaotic in recent years, not only my brother's marriage has been delayed, but there are also many men and women in the entire capital. ”

There has always been a custom of spring banquet in the capital, when the first emperor was there, it was Queen Qiao and Concubine Shu who took turns to preside, and later the first emperor was gone, it was the eldest princess of Huijun who presided over it privately.

Occasionally, when Xiao Shaoyun is interested, he will also take Xu Chenghuan to play with him, but to put it bluntly, this is the blind date banquet of the people in the capital.

People who are interested in it will look at the appearance and character of each other's children, and if they don't have any plans, they can also join in the fun, take a look at it, and then make plans.

Li didn't quite understand what this spring banquet meant, but after a little thought, he could hear a general meaning, so he didn't quite agree:

"Your body is also getting bulky, will you be too tired to handle these things?"

"There's no way around it. ”

Bai Chenghuan briefly revealed Xiao Shaotang's meaning:

"I should deal with this matter in front of the emperor, first, I thought that if I could show my brother as soon as possible, it would be a good thing, and besides, there are many people in the capital who have not decided to marry, and there are always some people who have their eyes on the palace, and the emperor is afraid of trouble. I also invited the princess of Anxi County to help, I only came up with ideas, and I didn't have to do everything myself, so I didn't get in the way. ”

Bai Chenghuan said this, and the Li family understood.

She has been in the capital for so many days, and now she is also a real queen's mother, and there are many people who come to make friends, and some people have probed her mouth.

The emperor's exclusive favor of his daughter is naturally a good thing in her heart, but in the eyes of those people, it is not the case at all.

The emperor only said that there was no silver draft, and he did not say that he would never be drafted in the future.

It is naturally impossible for those who have daughters to completely abandon the idea of sending their daughters to the palace.

The family with the outstanding woman still holds this glimmer of hope, and it is difficult to make a decision.

Those who have taken a fancy to these women have repeatedly made people come to the door to say that they have been politely rejected, but they have not completely refused, which is naturally annoying.

But if they are demoted in order to marry an unsatisfactory daughter-in-law, those noble families are also unwilling.

As a result, both men and women of appropriate age were hung in the air together, and it was difficult to choose, and gradually they complained about the emperor.

Now that the emperor has come up with this idea, I am afraid it is also to solve this matter.

Li couldn't help but feel a little angry in his heart, and when he returned home, he quietly muttered to Bai Xianghuan about this:

"The emperor doesn't understand your sister's hard work, why don't you just make a decree not to draft again, and also cut off other people's thoughts, so you have to complain. ”

After Bai Xianghuan arrived in the capital, he was also summoned by Xiao Shaotang to meet twice, the two liked to get together when they were in Yuzhou in the past, and now they have become the relationship between brother and sister-in-law, but they can understand Xiao Shaotang's thoughts very well.

"If only it could be so simple - did my mother ever think that if the emperor simply decreed that there would be no more drafts in the future and no harem of 3,000, how would the courtiers react?"

Bai Xianghuan had a sneer on his face:

"In this world, those courtiers will definitely not say that the emperor is not, but I am afraid that they will put this hat of red face and disaster and disaster for the country and the people on the head of the innocent sister like they did with Empress Xiaoyuan in the past. ”

Li had just been mentioned by his daughter in the palace, and when he got home, he was said by his son again, but after thinking about it, it was really such a truth, and he had nothing to refute, so he was slightly annoyed:

"You two brothers and sisters, now it is obvious that one is more capable than the other, your sister will say good things for you, and you will also say good things for your good sister-in-law, it seems that I have no knowledge, right?"

Bai Xianghuan knew his mother's temperament, and he didn't refute it, but only laughed twice.

But before he finished laughing, he was splashed with cold water by Li:

"Don't be proud of me, I'll take care of you these days, and you'll have a share of the spring banquet at that time, don't look down on a girl when the time comes, but people don't look down on you!"

One sentence stunned Bai Xianghuan in place, this is to ask him to judge and judge people?

Why did he panic like a cat scratching when he thought about this?

On the second day, news came out in the palace that the queen was going to hold a spring banquet in the royal mirror spring garden on March 3.

This news is like throwing a boulder into the lake in the capital.

It seems that the emperor really doesn't care for the ladies in the capital at all, otherwise what is this saying?

Or is it that the queen is afraid of losing her current favorite, and wants to remove the hidden dangers that may exist in the future without a trace?

The families had different thoughts, and they were suspicious for a while, and then all the noble families who had no children received invitations to the spring banquet.

Originally, this was also an ordinary thing, but it was this small post that set off a storm in the hearts of everyone in the capital!

They originally thought that the queen mother was born in the family of the military attache in Yuzhou, and even if she had stayed in the capital for a period of time, her old illness recurred from time to time, and she was grounded by the emperor, so she stayed at home most of the time-

Even if she has the intention to eliminate hidden dangers through the spring banquet, it is impossible to know everything about the capital!

Princess Anxi, who assisted the queen's mother, suddenly became the target of public criticism.