"Okay, I know I'm wrong. Don't be angry, don't be angry, be careful of the baby in your belly. Hong Zhihao, Hu Dongmei lost his temper and was so frightened that he quickly admitted his mistake.

"I don't have a dustpan broom to clean up the debris on the ground. Hu Dongmei stroked her chest, trying to calm herself.

"Yes, yes. Hong Zhihao hurriedly turned around and looked for a broom and dustpan.

As soon as he found the broom, but before he could find the dustpan, a sharp exclamation came from the door, "Oh my God, my son, what are you doing?"

Hong Zhihao turned around, Hong's mother helped the little maid, looked at the broom in his hand in surprise, and looked incredulous.

"Mother. I....... Hong Zhihao looked at the debris on the ground, and said, "Isn't the lady pregnant, I'm afraid that the debris will pierce her, so I quickly sweep it." ”

"My son, how can you do such a rough job?" Hong's mother staggered, as if her son had done some dirty heavy work, and her heart was so distressed that she couldn't do it.

Hu Dongmei lay on the soft couch and watched coldly, with even more disdain on her face.

Mother Hong caught a glimpse of her daughter-in-law's disdainful expression, and her depressed anger finally found a place to vent, and suddenly said sharply: "You, a daughter-in-law, how can you see your mother-in-law still lying down?

In a few words, the entire Hu family was scolded.

Hu Dongmei didn't speak, only looked at Hong Zhihao.

Hong Zhihao hurriedly persuaded Hong's mother, "Mother, you can't blame the mother." It's because I'm too nervous to be a son that I let my wife sit all the time, if you want to blame me, blame me. ”

"You don't speak for her. Hong's mother hates that iron is not steel, this daughter-in-law was still weak when she first entered the door, so that everyone lowered their guards, and her son also ignored her, but she didn't know what she did later, and actually let her son be like a mouse seeing a cat, never say anything, and talk a little louder to her daughter-in-law. The son looked distressed. Jump out for maintenance.

Hong's mother was so angry that she wanted to step forward and pull this daughter-in-law up from the soft couch to set up rules.

"Madame, be careful. The careful maid Xiu'er hurriedly reminded.

Hong's mother then remembered that her feet were full of debris, but fortunately, even if Xiu'er reminded her, she saw the fragments of the precious white jade bowl on the ground. It's even more painful. It's just that she knows that if she speaks out at this time, she will be reprimanded. The son will still take the responsibility over, and in the end, he is still anxious about his son, so he thinks about it and looks at Xiu'er lovingly. "Good boy, it's good to have you by my side, it's better that I really fell to death and no one helped me. ”

"Madam, don't say that, this is what a slave and maid should do, the son and the young lady are very filial to you. Xiu'er lowered her head and said shyly.

"This kid is just careful. Mother Hong frowned and looked at the debris all over the ground, the more she looked at it, the more heartbroken she became, and turned her gaze to Hu Dongmei, who was still lying on the soft couch after she entered the door, "You two just can't live, you are clumsy, and the maids in your yard are the same, in this way, Xiu'er has always been careful and thoughtful, so let her stay and serve you." ”

Hu Dongmei glanced at Xiu'er, who was full of red face, and the corners of her eyes kept drifting to Hong Zhihao, and sneered, such a lascivious and brainless man was actually rushed to ask for it, there is nothing wrong with climbing the dragon and the phoenix, and it depends on whether this man is reliable, since this girl is looking for death by herself, she doesn't mind fulfilling it, so she owes a little, "Thank you, mother." ”

Seeing that Hu Dongmei didn't make an excuse to refuse, Hong's mother was in a slightly better mood, and said lovingly: "I know that you are also a generous child, I brought you some good bird's nest, Xiu'er stewed bird's nest is very skillful, let her stew a cup for you later, you have to take good care of yourself now, give me a white and chubby golden grandson." ”

"Thank you, mother. Hu Dongmei pretended not to see Hong Zhihao, who was thrown by Xiu'er, his eyes and bones were crispy, and he didn't drool.

Mother Hong nodded with satisfaction, this daughter-in-law finally understands the general situation, since this is the case, she simply said: "Xiu'er, you can give the second young lady a cup of tea." ”

The maid gave the hostess a formal tea ceremony, which was equivalent to crossing the bright road, and only then did she say that she would let Xiu'er come over to serve the two of them, and in a blink of an eye, it became a house for Hong Zhihao, which was very good, Hu Dongmei smiled more and more virtuously and generously, and said softly: "Xianggong, don't thank you for giving you such a lovely maid." ”

Hong Zhihao, who was fascinated, came back to his senses, and when he saw Hu Dongmei's gentle smile, he was suddenly frightened, remembering how terrifying the woman in front of him was, how could he be so gentle and generous and let her take the room, and said hurriedly: "Tea is not necessary for the time being, Xiu'er is also a person next to her mother, maybe her mother needs her again that day, so it's better to stay for the time being." ”

Hong's mother glanced at her son dissatisfied, thinking about it, she would accept it when she saw it, so she ignored Xiu'er's disappointed face and nodded, "Okay, then let's do it first, Xiu'er, take good care of the second young lady." ”

"Yes, ma'am. Xiu'er respectfully saluted Hong's mother.

"Okay, you have to get along in harmony, Xiu'er, if the second young lady lacks anything, go directly to me to get it, and if the second young lady has any discomfort, she must come back and forth immediately. "Mother Hong Yin admonished.

Hu Dongmei heard that this was a tactful warning, and asked her not to bully Xiu'er, because Xiu'er could go to report to Hong's mother at any time to find Hong's mother's support, she pretended not to understand, her face was still smiling, but she sneered in her heart, it seems that this Xiu'er is really damned, it was Hong Zhihao who let her die, this cheap man knew that he couldn't tolerate this maid, so he stopped it but didn't stop it completely, or let this maid stay, yes, not to mention the maid's life, even if his wife is anything in the eyes of this man, it is really useless, and it will be in vain if she dies。

"Mother, I'll send you. Hong Zhihao got a beautiful maid, and he was overjoyed, and he was naturally grateful to his mother.

I don't know what to live or die, look at how she will kill him later, Hu Dongmei thought so in her heart, and her eyes unconsciously showed a trace of coldness, seeing that Xiu'er, who had been secretly paying attention to her since Hong's mother left, was frightened, this second young lady recently sent the people around the second son almost away, and now there is no one to serve around the second son. Madame did not reproach her for the sake of being pregnant, but only let herself come over to serve, and promised that as long as the second young lady gave birth to the child, she would immediately carry her aunt, as long as she was protected by Madame, she did not have to worry about anything.

Seeing Xiu'er's gaze wandering, sometimes worried and sometimes reassured, Hu Dongmei could roughly guess what she was thinking, and smiled faintly, "Xiu'er." Don't be afraid. I will not punish anyone, and I will not accumulate blessings for myself and the child in my womb. I'm not talking nonsense, I'm all over the yard asking around, and I never punish anyone. ”

"The second young lady is kind. No one in the house knows. Mrs. also often praised the second young lady for the blessing of serving in front of her. Xiu'er said something that seemed sincere with a smile on her face.

Hu Dongmei doesn't argue with this either. On the one hand, there is no grace and no virtue, and the more sincere this little girl is, the more treacherous she is, and said lightly: "I don't punish people." But...... Now that you have come to serve in my house, some things will be known sooner or later, so I will not hide it from you, lest you be careless, and if something happens, others will misunderstand. ”

Hearing these vague words, Xiu'er's heart immediately lifted, and she pricked up her ears and stared at Hu Dongmei's face.

Hu Dongmei paused, and sighed after Xiu'er was a little anxious: "Anyway, your second son's temper is nothing, but this temper is a little anxious, and his temperament is a little uncontrollable as soon as he comes up. ”

"Yes, Second Young Lady, the slave knows. Xiu'er replied respectfully, but she was very disappreciative in her heart, thinking that the second young lady was contrived, obviously she didn't like her to get close to the second son, but she found such an excuse, who in Manfu didn't know, the second son's temper was not very good, but he was very good to the maid, and he didn't have the habit of beating women.

Hu Dongmei stopped talking.

In the next few days, Hong Zhihao seized the opportunity to take advantage of Hu Dongmei's inattention and did something to Xiu'er.

This Xiu'er also knows how to hook a man's heart, wants to welcome and refuse, and does not let Hong Zhihao succeed, she thinks that no matter what, she has to delay until a few months when the second young lady is born, and she can carry her aunt, so that the second son can touch her body, otherwise there are still a few months, once this freshness passes, how can the second son fight for himself?

It's that the second young lady is talking well now, and she is embarrassed to look back, everyone takes care of her belly, and no one will really defend her, and the lady said it lightly, if something really happens, can she still embarrass her little maid with a big belly? She made up her mind, unless the second young lady personally ordered it, otherwise she would have to drag it all the time, it was better to just be charged with climbing the bed with her master on her back was enough for her.

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On the other side, Ruicheng Wangfu, in the year of the sixtieth year, due to proper maintenance, his hair was still black, and his cheeks were ruddy, Ruicheng Wang sat in the main hall Taishi chair upset and hammered himself by the little maid for a long time, and sometimes, he couldn't help but not calm down, but became more and more irritable.

"Alright, let's go down. King Ruicheng waved his hand.

The little maid saw that the prince was in a bad mood, for fear of being punished, and when she heard that the prince asked her to go, she did not hesitate at all and quickly retreated.

King Ruicheng walked around the hall in a distraught, and after a while, Guo Gang, a staff member in the palace, came, and King Ruicheng immediately said, "How are you inquiring?"

Guo Gang shook his head, "I didn't hear anything, the people who asked said that they didn't know how to deal with it, but I only heard that the sixth princess, that is, Princess Xiangshan, entered the palace from time to time to talk to the queen mother, which shows that the palace still attaches great importance to Princess Xiangshan's opinion, I heard that Princess Xiangshan was also present that day, if she also thinks that this is an accident or that the county lord was framed, it will be more beneficial to the palace, as long as the bitter master doesn't mind this kind of thing, how can the top be investigated, I'm afraid...... I heard that Princess Ding was drinking tea in the small attic of Guojun Wangfu with Princess Xiangshan at that time. ”

Princess Ding, even Yufeng's wife, King Ruicheng couldn't help but say: "Does this have anything to do with it?"

"This ...... No one can say for sure. Guo Gang pondered and said, "It's just that after the incident, didn't the people in the palace go to the Guojun Mansion to inquire about the detailed situation at that time? The people in the Guojun Mansion all said that they didn't see clearly how things happened, since they didn't see it clearly, it was just that the public said that the public was reasonable, and the mother-in-law said that the mother-in-law was reasonable, and the people and the ladies and ladies with lower status could go to the palace to ask, but the princess and the princess of Xiangshan, the two noble ones, the palace had no way to ask, and they didn't dare to ask...... But if these two really want to see something and want to say it......"

Guo Gang said half of his words and didn't dare to continue.

King Ruicheng understood. This means that no matter whether you really see it or not, if Princess Xiangshan or Princess Ding insists on it, no, needless to say, even if it is vague and implies that Xiuwen rolled down the hill by herself, then the responsibility of their palace will be great.

In recent days, although there has been no explicit reprimand in the palace, there is some information that the Queen Mother has invited noble ladies into the palace to speak. There is no female dependant of Ruicheng Palace. The various customary rewards in the palace are either bad or less, all of which have not been done before, and because of other errands, the prince was also reprimanded twice by the messenger sent by the palace. The meaning is already obvious. If this matter is not properly resolved. I'm afraid that the prince will not be able to take over the throne so easily.

"It is said that this princess is very unpopular in the palace, and I don't know why, so far she has not obtained the gold treasure and gold book that the princess should have. She hadn't even entered the palace gate, so she shouldn't have had a chance to say anything, right?" King Rui Cheng speculated as he touched the eight characters.

Guo Gang didn't dare to agree with this matter, the so-called Jinbao Golden Book should have its own idea, and his small staff didn't dare to speculate about the matter of the harem, there were many rumors outside, and some people began to say that with the current status of the Dingwang Ye, how could he not even get a Jinbao Golden Book that he deserved? It must be that the princess is not happy with the princess, so the prince did not ask for a seal for her, and some people say that the palace looks down on the identity of the princess and does not want the princess to marry such a princess, so it drags on, but there are also different remarks, saying that the prince is married four times, with his current power, who does he really want to dislike? As for the palace, there is no need to be embarrassed, it should be that the prince of Ding is afraid of his wife's bright head, afraid that the princess will not be able to bear such a great favor and lose her life, so it is delayed, as time goes by, seeing that the status of the princess is stable, there are no unbearable rumors in the Dingwang Mansion, this statement is more worthy of belief.

There is another point, what Princess Ding said may not be ignored by others, but what King Ding said will definitely be considered, Princess Ding can't enter the palace, but King Ding can come and go, and the matter is relayed by King Ding is more terrible than Princess Ding herself.

However, Guo Gang didn't dare to say certainly, only reminded implicitly, "After all, this Ding Wang Ye and Princess Ding are husband and wife, and I haven't heard that their husband and wife are not in harmony, just like the last banquet in Wenjun Palace, the prince and the princess also went in the same carriage...... The student means that what the princess says, the prince may not listen to. ”

King Ruicheng thinks about it, he is also very indifferent to his wife, but after all, it is Concubine Zheng who takes care of the housework for his own children, and most of Princess Ruicheng's words will still listen, and he will discuss things together.

"In your opinion, will Princess Ding say something unfavorable to Xiuwen?" asked King Rui Cheng with a frown.

Guo Gang still said implicitly: "This student doesn't dare to speculate, there are a lot of rumors about this princess in the city, a concubine can actually marry the king and be a concubine, this must not be simple, the student has not seen his person and has not heard of his specific actions can not judge the temperament, the student thinks, the matter of the back house may be asked the princess will be clearer, even if there is any misunderstanding, it should be the princess who comes forward." ”

King Rui Cheng nodded, feeling very reasonable.

Immediately moved to the Yu Courtyard where the princess lived, he and Ruicheng Princess Mu are young couples, but this Mu is only slightly delicate, he is indeed a famous beautiful young man in the city, the moment he lifted the hijab to look down on the bride's appearance on the night of the candle in the cave room, he was full of disappointment, not only himself, but even a group of friends felt sorry for him, those who were far inferior to his friends were married to beautiful flowers, but his lady was a mediocre person, for a long time, he didn't want to take Mu out of the house, for fear of being laughed at。

Although later Mu's watch was very virtuous, serving his in-laws to take care of the housework in an orderly manner, so that he did not have any worries, but he never had a feeling of love for Mu's, and it was easy to complete the task, so that Mu's pregnancy, after giving birth to a boy, he unloaded the big stone in his heart, and gradually did not enter Mu's door, and at first he was worried about Mu's noisy, but he didn't expect Mu's watch to be still indifferent, serving his in-laws to raise children, housekeepers, etc., as usual, without the slightest change?

Doesn't she care, when this thought suddenly came to mind, he was still a little unconvinced, now think about it, it was ridiculous when he was young, he originally ignored others first, and he felt something when he was not angry, and that little unconvincing was quickly diluted by all kinds of beauties, with the eldest son, he could accept concubines without scruples, first the maid he liked before, and then with the gradual improvement of status, he was able to hold power, and there was an endless stream of beauties sent by businessmen and magistrates of the state government, and he had no leisure to think about this mediocre concubine。

In the year of establishment, there are more beautiful and talented perfect women like Xiuwen's biological mother Luo Niang and side concubine Meng, all his thoughts are on these two beloved, and his impression of Mu's is even weaker, Mu's ability to run the family is outstanding, and he doesn't have to worry about the affairs of the back house at all, the time and number of times the two have met is only a handful, and he slowly gets used to it.

Mu Shi is more like a subordinate who is not often seen with strong work ability, as for outside of work, what kind of person Mu Shi is, what kind of joys, sorrows, sorrows, and sorrows, he doesn't care about it at all, but recently, with the death of his concubines one after another, he is also old, it's not that there are no young beauties in the house, but those women can't say a word to him, and occasionally when he is lonely, he thinks, what is Mu Shi doing now? Whether he is as old as him and rushes to loneliness, but he has been snubbed for decades, how embarrassed to go to someone to talk to without anything, this idea is just occasionally thought about, occasionally seeing Mu Shi's respectful but not the slightest emotion, he wanted to say a few words to Mu Shi The idea was dispelled, as a prince, no matter how much he socialized, there were still many ways to entertain.

Now that there is a serious reason, King Rui Cheng thought, so he moved to the Yu Courtyard, because he had something to discuss with the Mu family, he did not bring a large number of places, only walked alone, along the way the maids and servants saluted, he all hinted that they should do what they should do, ignore him.

When he first entered the Yu Courtyard, he was a little surprised, the winter was full of depression, but this Yu Courtyard was still full of green, as if the spring was locked in this small courtyard.

Entered the yard, and soon after walking, I saw that Mu Shi was facing away from her, pruning the dead branches of a pot of flowers on the flower shelf, Mu Shi was facing him, wearing a very ordinary pear blossom blue garnet red peony dark pattern Luo skirt, but he still recognized her at a glance, except for Mu Shi, Manchu women do not have this kind of back can give people an indifferent and cold temperament.

He remembered a great advantage of Mu's family, good temperament, which was recognized by all the elders, but he didn't know how to appreciate this light temperament when he was young.

"Lord Wang. ”

When King Ruicheng was distracted, Mu Shi didn't know when he turned around, and he didn't show any surprise when he saw King Ruicheng standing behind him, but just casually put the small scissors in his hand next to the flower stand and saluted elegantly.

"Princess......" King Ruicheng called dryly, and suddenly didn't know how to make an opening statement.

Mu Shi smiled faintly, "It's windy outside, and the prince is invited to come in and talk." ”

"Good. "King Rui Cheng also needs time to ease his mind and think about how to speak.

After entering the house, Mu Shi made a cup of hot tea for King Ruicheng, and then sat down on the side, and after King Ruicheng drank two sips of tea, he spoke unhurriedly, "The prince is here for Xiuwen, right?"

"Oh! yes, it's not just Xiuwen...... It is also for the inheritance of the throne, and the twists and turns of passing the throne to the prince have been handed over, but there has been no response, I am a little worried, so I want to discuss with the princess, whether to find someone to help say a few words. King Rui Cheng secretly looked at Mu Shi, but saw that her face was still white, except for the corners of her eyes, there were not too many wrinkles, she looked much younger than her actual age, but she was much more durable than when she was young.

"The prince doesn't need to be too anxious, maybe the saint thinks that the prince is in full bloom and can still serve the imperial court, so he didn't immediately approve the abdication. Mu Shi's attitude was very indifferent, as if she was not talking about her own biological son.

"Having said that, but about Xiuwen, there was quite a lot of discussion in the court, and the king was a little worried. King Rui Cheng expressed his concerns, this Xiuwen is not Mu's biological daughter, he swore to take good care of this daughter in front of his concubine's bed, so he insisted on recording his daughter in Mu's name. (To be continued......)

ps: There is another chapter later in this, a big chapter, and I will strive for more than 12,000 today.

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