Yongning Hou Mansion, Chongjin Hall

"Pop ......" a blue and white warm porcelain white jade gaiwan teacup fell to the ground, and it fell apart in an instant.

A dignified woman didn't care about the broken porcelain on the ground, and immediately knelt on her knees, her delicate face was panicked, and pleaded: "Mother is angry, daughter-in-law ...... Daughter-in-law ......"

As he spoke, he lay on the ground, his body trembling slightly. She wears a gold and jade hair ornament, and she is dressed in a very wealthy but rich but Hou wife Liu of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion.

Sitting in the hall was an old woman with gray hair, dressed plainly, with sandalwood prayer beads wrapped around her hands, but her face was very majestic, and she slowly withdrew her hand, and the expression on her face became more and more stern.

"Since you are hiding it from your old wife, why don't you continue to hide it, why do you cry and beg in front of me now! Ping's head is very majestic, I think she has done a very good job as a concubine in this world, and if she says that she will be killed with a cane, why do you need the help of my bad old woman who is half buried in the loess. ”

When Liu Shi heard this, she immediately burst into tears, and she covered her mouth with a handkerchief and whimpered: "Where is the mother, if Ping'er is not angry, how could she do such an irrational thing...... Mother also watched Ping'er grow up, don't you know her character, the most amiable, if not, if it weren't for the slut who dared to harm Rong'er, Ping'er was angry...... Rong'er is her life! Mother ......."

As he spoke, the whimpering sound suddenly became louder, and the veil was half wet. The maids and maids in the house have all been sent out, but they will not see such a gaffe appearance of the dignified lady.

However, the old lady in the hall did not move, but only spoke coldly.

"The old woman has long said that Ping's temperament is strong, she must be strong everywhere, she will not bow her head, when she is a young lady at home, she will be a daughter-in-law when she goes out, how can everything go well, not to mention that Prince Rui is the emperor's brother, the door is extremely high, the rules inside are greater, the son of the world is indispensable with one wife and four concubines, how can she afford to eat? But you don't listen, you don't like the West, are you satisfied now?"

Liu Shi heard the old woman count for a while, and became more and more sad.

"Mother's words, how can the daughter-in-law not listen, but although the Liangguo Mansion is also a second-grade, it is just an empty shell, and it has long been decayed inside, Ping'er is the eldest daughter of the second-grade Houfu, and the Hou Ye is in the prime of life, and she has the important responsibility of the emperor, and the daughter-in-law is also afraid of wronging Ping'er. ”

"Confused!" Mrs. Tai slapped the armrest of the seat heavily, so that the Liu family was instantly silenced, only to hear the mother-in-law say: "The Duke of Liang Guo Mansion was the original Emperor Liang who accompanied Emperor □□ to fight in all directions, and because of his great military achievements, his descendants died countless battles to have the current title. Although he was guilty of mishandling things before, and his son and daughter-in-law were implicated in most of them, but in front of the old Liang Guogong, the emperor did not take the title after all, and he had the same honor. Over the years, Liang Guogong has raised his little grandson to be low-key, and he is also motivated in his later life, and now he has become famous spontaneously, but he has also read books. If Ping Yatou marries in the past, she can be the master of the house as soon as she enters the door, there is no in-laws to serve, there is no concubine to worry about, only the grandfather who is separated by a generation, and what else is not going well. And when the Liang family was convicted, the child was already old, and he knew that the disharmony between his wife and concubine and the restlessness of the family was the source of the disaster, and he would definitely love Ping's girl. If you think about the future of the old prince for a hundred years, the Marquis of Yongning will make another effort, even if he can't attack the lord at the same level, the dignity of a girl and a lady of the third rank will not be able to escape. ”

Thinking of this, Mrs. Tai was even more angry, pointing at Liu's nose and scolding: "The old woman and the Hou Ye have already discussed it properly, and when they are angry with the Liang family, they will enter the palace to ask the Queen Mother for grace.

Xiao Jinping is her first granddaughter, how could she not plan carefully, but she was kind enough to be a donkey's liver and lungs, and now there is such a big event, Mrs. Rao is wife has experienced twists and turns in her life, and she is also upset.

Liu thought that his daughter was happy in addition to being newly married, and then he didn't smile. The concubines of the prince came in one by one, and the concubines on the four sides were all available, and the relationship behind them was complicated. Now six years have passed, but there is only a son, and he was born in the second year after entering the door, and after that, he didn't even come out with a girl. Every time I go back to my parents' house, I have a smile on my face, but this smile makes Liu's heart feel distressed.

Thinking about it now, he regretted that his intestines were blue, and he begged with tears: "Mother, it's too late to say anything now, you have to think of ways to help Ping'er, Rong'er is still young, and she can't live without her mother." ”

At this point, Mother Qi at the door reported loudly: "Master Hou is here." ”

As soon as the words fell, the figure of Yongning Hou walked in, looking at his face, although he was in his forties, he was a beautiful man with a white-faced beard, standing with Liu, he looked particularly young.

"Master Hou is also here. Although Mrs. Tai's tone in the face of her son was still not good, her face softened.

"disturbing the mother's purity, the son is really unfilial. "Yongninghou has a good attitude and admits his mistakes first.

Mrs. Tai's face was smoother, "It's not your fault, now that such a big thing has happened, does Master Hou have a rule?"

Hearing this, Yongning Hou's face was not good. As soon as he heard the news, he digested it for a long time before he slowly recovered, thinking all the way, and now he can't figure it out.

In fact, this is not a big matter, if it is an ordinary family, at most the daughter has the reputation of a vicious mother-in-law, and the girls in the family who have not yet said that they are related are implicated and even have a difficult marriage. It's just that the royal family and nobles are involved, so it's different.

"Mother, I really don't know what to do, girl...... It's too bold and reckless!" Yongning Hou held back for a long time before he could hold back such a sentence.

Mrs. Tai glanced at her son, and she was helpless. She knew that her eldest son's qualifications were mediocre, he had no opinions, and his ears were soft, otherwise she would not have changed her mind and married her eldest daughter into the Rui Wangfu because of Liu's crying a few words. Now he is the Zhengqing of the Sipin Taifu Temple, a small official, in charge of one acre and three points of land, fortunately, he is not a person who is ambitious, and he can keep his family business in a down-to-earth manner.

Seeing that the Liu family was about to cry again, Mrs. Tai said loudly: "I don't know what happened when I want to come to the Hou Ye, don't be busy crying first, Mother Qi, bring people up, and make it clear word by word." ”

Qi's mother answered outside the door, and after a while, a mother-in-law and a girl were brought in, and they had already asked rudely before, but the faces of the two were still particularly panicked, and they knelt on the ground as soon as they came in.

Mother Qi stood behind the old woman and said coldly: "In front of the master, you will explain the matter in detail, no matter how big or small, you must not add oil and vinegar and talk nonsense." ”

The woman responded in a low voice, and said: "A month ago, there was good news from the north, saying that the prince had won the war, and the army would return to the dynasty soon, and the prince drank a few more glasses happily, but he didn't want to be gone, the princess and the prince had a deep relationship, and they didn't survive a few days and followed." The princess is not good for her, the prince and the princess go like this, they are arranging the mourning hall and wearing linen and filial piety, relatives and friends come and go, there are too many things to worry about, and the whole person has lost weight and is haggard. ”

As she spoke, her eyes turned red, and the girl next to her also sobbed, they were Xiao Jinping's companions, and they knew that it was not easy for the princess. The mother wiped the corners of her eyes, her red eyes flashed in vain, and she said hatefully: "The princess has limited energy, and the huge palace can't take care of it, but I don't want the slut in Lingqiu Pavilion to take advantage of the princess's inattention, when the house is busy, he bought the maid and drugged the eldest young master's food, fortunately, the eldest young master is sad because of the death of the princess and princess, but he just used some, otherwise...... Otherwise, there will be one more place in the mourning hall!"

Hearing this, everyone couldn't help but be sad and angry.

The mother continued: "The eldest young master made a fuss that night, and the poor little man was convulsed throughout, and the princess immediately invited the imperial doctor in the palace, and she induced vomiting and drank medicine, and she was busy with needles all night, and the eldest young master calmed down. The princess held on to her breath, detained all the people around the eldest young master and forcibly tortured her, and a girl who swept the sa finally couldn't hold the trick, but it was the medicine given by the Yao slut of Lingqiu Pavilion......"

Yongning Hou endured his anger and asked, "What happened later?"

"The eldest young master is the life of the eldest lady!" the mother cried loudly, and she couldn't care about the title under the great sorrow in her heart, "The eldest lady pouted on the spot, and when she woke up, she completely changed, and she didn't say anything, she just ordered the guards to surround Lingqiu Pavilion, and the slut still wanted to quibble, but the eldest lady didn't pay attention to her at all, and it didn't take long for the slut to forcibly bring it, and then ...... Then the eldest lady gave the order, in front of the slut...... Beat that to death......"

Hearing this, Yongning Hou's face was shocked, and only a few women sobbed softly.

Mother Qi took the mother and the maid out, Chongjintang was silent for a while, and then heard a sigh, "Miss Ping has endured it for a few years, but she can't bear this breath." But it was Mrs. Tai who spoke.

Yongning Hou came back to his senses, his brows furrowed, "That Yao family is hateful, even if Ping'er skinned her alive, it doesn't matter, but that child is the flesh and blood of the prince, the mother and the mother killed the concubine with a cane, not to mention the relatives of the emperor and the country, even ordinary people are intolerable." ”

Liu had already cried and wet a handkerchief, indignant for his daughter, "That slut has a good idea, the old prince and the princess are gone, the prince can have a six-year filial piety period, if Rong'er dies, isn't that the cheap seed the eldest son?

The old lady nodded, as the former Mrs. Hou, she knew the fierce competition for favor between wives and concubines in the Gaomen Courtyard, and now she can have the last laugh, and the most important thing is her son.

Yongning Hou frowned, "If Ping'er endures it again, she can be invincible." ”

Men and women always have different angles, after all, the grandson has nothing to do, with such a big handle in his hand, then the Yao family is not Ren Xiao Jinping rubbing the round and pinching flat, when the time comes, she doesn't need to do it, the palace will not let it go, and even with that concubine with such a mother, it will be almost useless in the future.

Mrs. Tai said: "Now that everything has been done, it is too late to say it now, the Hou Ye must think of countermeasures as soon as possible, this matter will be known to everyone in a day, I heard that the prince has come back soon." ”

"Mother said very much. Yongning Hou nodded, but the wrinkles between his eyebrows deeply reflected his irritability, "The difficulty in this matter is that the prince returns to the dynasty victoriously, the prince and princess have just passed away one after another, and the emperor is ashamed of him, but the girl Ping killed his flesh and blood with a rod, even if the prince does not pursue it, the palace will not let it down gently." When this family affair was first knotted, how many families were red-eyed, and once everyone knew about it, the son ...... I'm afraid that more than one goddaughter will not be strict in her reprimand, and maybe she won't even be able to keep the black gauze hat. ”

Hearing this, Liu Shi suddenly felt a chill in his heart, and said in a trembling voice: "That Ping'er ......"

"It's up to the Holy One to decide. ”

Mrs. Tai carefully pinched the Buddha beads on her wrist, the rare cold on her old face, and was silent for a moment before she said: "Although the Ping girl is a big mistake, but the Yao family is even more difficult to forgive, mutilating the heir, not to mention that she also chose to poison the prince and the princess during the funeral period, and the crime is added to the first degree, such a cruel woman, the royal family fancy the heir, but the child has such a biological mother is not precious, if the prince can raise his hand slightly, it may not be so strict." ”

When Liu heard his mother-in-law say this, he was overjoyed, and immediately said: "What my mother said is that Ping'er was given marriage by the emperor, and if she really gave it up, it would be a slap in the face of the royal family, and the Yao family was personally sent by the imperial concubine!"

Speaking of Yao's, Liu's Yan zhòng burst out with deep hatred, if Yao's was in front of him, he would definitely scratch the other party's face when he stepped forward.

"Don't think this matter can be passed so easily!" Seeing that Liu Shi was relieved, as if he had been fooled by the past, he was angry and reprimanded, "You will go to the palace immediately, and you must explain it to Miss Ping, tell her to put away her arrogant temperament, and when the prince comes back, whether she is crying and begging for mercy, or kneeling on the ground to ask for sin, even if the prince is beaten and scolded, I will be a little low and suffer carefully!

Liu couldn't wait to see his daughter quickly, and immediately responded, but he heard Mrs. Tai say again, "That's it, it's better for the old woman to go in person." ”

She really didn't feel at ease to let Liu go.