It was already afternoon when Taohua came out of Prince Cheng's mansion.

Mama Zheng's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and she spread three layers of thick brocade mattress on the carriage: "Princess, lie down and rest." "This is also to rely on the princess's body, otherwise who can have a pregnant woman who can guard the patient all day and night?

said that there were two imperial doctors to help, so didn't the idea have to be taken by the princess of the county? Prince Cheng's mansion is also prepared with a good room, which should be worshipped is the best, but there is a patient next door, as long as there is a little wind and grass The princess has to get up to see, and it is not good to rest at all, what is the use of having the emperor's dragon bed!

Mint quietly looked at Mama Zheng from the side. Fortunately, Mama Zheng did not follow into the child's ward, but only prepared soup and snacks for the princess in the guest room.

Mama Zheng really didn't know that urine was still studied in the ward, so she just cared about Fu Taohua and lay down: "But what does it feel uncomfortable about?" It is time to let Zheng Yuan diagnose the pulse, and the princess should not take it seriously. ”

Taohua smiled: "Mama rest assured, the envoy of Zheng Yuan will give me a pulse every day." ”

The prince of Prince Cheng's mansion is precious, but the princess of Anjun may be the future prince of the county, and it is just as valuable. Originally, the matter of diagnosis and treatment was the two imperial doctors, and the princess of Anjun was just asked for help by the princess Cheng, if she injured the son of the princess of the county palace in order to save the prince, the two imperial doctors were equally guilty.

It was Imperial Physician Li who was simply going to kneel and beg the envoy of the Zheng Academy, and he had to check the pulse of the princess of the county every day, so as not to move the fetal gas. In fact, there is no need for him to say it, Zheng Yuan made himself know the severity. Princess Tianxingjun's body is indeed healthy, she has been busy for several days, and she has not felt any discomfort.

Actually, Taohua is not very worried. That is, in this era, women get married too early, and lack proper exercise and exercise, and their bodies are too weak, so they will move the fetus at every turn. If it were at her time, how many people would still be at work until they were about to give birth, who would be so delicate?

Since beating her over, she has always paid attention to proper exercise, and her body is much stronger than that of ordinary boudoir women, basically reaching the level of her previous life, but because the age of pregnancy is too early, she should be extra careful. She paid attention to this, even when she was treating children, she was very careful to protect her children, so she was tired at this time, but she would never move the fetus.

However, it is also true that it is too tired. Taohua lay down on the mattress, she just wanted to nourish her spirits, but who knew that Mama Zheng spread the mattress too softly, and the carriage walked too steadily, so she closed her eyes and actually fell asleep.

I don't know how long I slept, Taohua seemed to hear Shen Shu's voice in a daze, although her eyelids didn't want to be raised, her ears were pricked up to catch the sound, and sure enough, she heard Shen Shu whispering: "But tired?" ”

Then Mama Zheng lowered her voice with annoyance: "It's not." Day and night are not idle. "Prince Cheng died by herself, but in the end it affected her princess, if it weren't for the princess who had been unwell, she would have to drag the princess back even if she worked hard.

Taohua felt that a hand was gently caressing her face, a little rough, but the palm was warm: "Has the Zheng Yuan envoy been patient?" ”

Mint replied: "I have been diagnosed every day, and it is said that the princess is in good health, and the child in her belly is strong, and there is no hindrance." "If you want to come to Zheng Yuan, you will never dare to whitewash the peace here, but if there is the slightest mistake, he will also say it.

Mama Zheng said angrily: "Even if there is no hindrance, it is not as good as raising it in the house." "What's more, what kind of good place is it that becomes the prince's mansion?

Mint and Dieyi glanced at each other, lowered their heads very brightly, and secretly resolved to keep their mouths shut and never say anything about peeing.

Taohua listened half-asleep, her heart was funny and warm, her eyes really didn't want to open, so she rubbed it in Shen Shu's palm, and then she heard Shen Shu laugh softly, the futon next to him sank, and he should have sat down: "Tell Sanqi to keep the car steady." ”

Sanqi twitched the corners of his mouth on the wheel. Is his car still unstable? Ma Du has already walked slower than Lao Niu, he doesn't dare to say anything else, if you talk about who can drive the car the slowest in the capital, he is absolutely second to none!

The carriage of the Anjun Mansion moved slowly down the street at the speed of an ox, and when it returned to the Junwang Mansion, it was already more than half an hour later. Sanqi saw the red lacquered gate of the Junwang Mansion from afar, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, such a driving method, he had already gained the surprised eyes of countless passers-by - to be able to drive such a high-headed horse out of the speed of the old cow, is it really not that the coachman is sick?

The eunuch guarding the door saw the carriage from a distance, hurriedly opened the door, and ran over to greet him, and when he saw the mint who got off the carriage first, he hurriedly whispered: "Peppermint girl, Mrs. Jiang Yaoshi is here." ”

This Mrs. Jiang Yaoshi is a rare guest of the county prince's mansion, but every time she comes, it will make the people quite embarrassed, because although this is also the mother-in-law of the county prince in name, her treatment is too far from the prince's serious father-in-law, so that people don't know what to do, and even the title is very awkward.

Mint couldn't help frowning: "What did Mrs. say?" "It's just another time, the princess has been tired for a few days, and she just wants to rest when she comes back, and the Cao family comes over at this time, why don't you pretend to be sick at home?

The eunuch guarding the door whispered: "Mrs. Jiang didn't say it, but look at it a little, that look is not a happy event." "He was also unhappy in the Internal Affairs Mansion, and when he picked it and sent it to the county king's mansion, he was just a rough errand runner. Later, King Anjun gradually cleared out some people with ulterior motives in the county king's mansion, and slowly promoted him.

This doorkeeper job doesn't seem to have much status, but it's actually a good place, not to mention anything else, and the door bag is silver from time to time. This eunuch's family was poor, and in order to support his younger brother, he left a root for the family, so he entered the palace. Unexpectedly, after a few years of boiling, the family is still so poor that they can't open the pot.

Since I was promoted to the door, I was gradually able to make up for it at home. The little thing that leaked out of the fingers of the nobles could last for months in the homes of the poor. What's more, the princess is still in charge of the pox, and she is a person with errands, so it's even different.

Of course, the county king's mansion is strictly managed, and he will never dare to ask for more money, but even if he receives some serious door bags, it is enough to renovate the house at home, if it can be done for a long time, by the Chinese New Year next year, maybe even a few brick houses can be built.

For this future, he has to work hard. Every time a guest comes up to the door, he has to watch carefully, so that he can answer when he asks a question. Especially an embarrassing person like Mrs. Jiang Yaoshi, that is more to ponder, no, didn't the mint girl ask?

Hearing this answer, Mint's face couldn't help but lengthen a little, and he was thinking about how to find an excuse to send the Cao family, but when he turned around, he saw that Taohua had been helped out of the carriage by Shen Shu, so he had to reply: "Princess, my wife is here." ”

Shen Shu frowned: "This is for that matter." "Nothing else, it must be because of Ginkgo seeds.

On the same day, Jiang Xi took Bai Guo back to the capital, first arranged people into the inn, Shen Shu later sent someone to investigate carefully, only to know that Bai Guo followed Jiang Xi up the mountain when he was in the northeast, and he slipped and rolled down the hillside, and his face was injured.

This injury is not serious, but it falls on the face, and it is an unmarried girl, Bai Guo doesn't say anything, Jiang Xi can't ignore it, although he hasn't taken back to Jiang's family these days, he already has plans to take a concubine. The Cao family must have come here because of this incident.

Taohua sighed: "I'll go and take a look." By the way, have you found anything these days? ”

Speaking of this, Shen Shu shook his head: "The cell where my grandfather was held has been rummaged through by my people, but nothing has been found. ”

He's been busy with it for the past few days. In order not to alarm the Queen Mother, he arranged for a person to commit a crime, and then arranged by the jailer to enter the cell where Jiang Fanghui was originally held. However, the man touched almost every brick in the cell, but found nothing.

"Maybe it's not the prison?" Momoka muttered. This is also possible, if Jiang Fanghui had known that this was the hand of the Queen Mother, he might not have brought all the evidence with him. But what else is there that is safe and secure for him other than the prison?

"Could it be Jiang Fuli?" The Jiang Mansion mentioned by Shen Shu refers to the mansion of the long house, the old lady Jiang and his brothers did not separate from each other before, and Jiang Fanghui has always lived there.

Taohua nodded: "Let's go back to see my uncle in a few days." "Baicaozhai, where Mrs. Jiang lives now, used to be the residence of Jiang Fanghui and his wife, except there, Taohua can't think of any other place that can reassure Jiang Fanghui.

However, it was only a few days before she went to see Mrs. Jiang, and now, she had to go to see the Cao family first.

Cao Shi was waiting in the small flower hall, and when he saw Taohua, he hurriedly stood up: "Sister Tao-"

"Why, madam—" Taohua was startled when she saw her, since she secretly poured the medicine for the second time after beating Cao, Taohua didn't bother to pay attention to her. calculated, but he didn't go back to Jiang's mansion for a month, so naturally he didn't see the Cao family. Jiang Bohua knew that she didn't like Cao's tossing, and she rarely said anything about Cao's when she came back, but when she saw it today, Taohua was really taken aback - Cao's weight was lost a lot, and her cheeks were a little sunken.

"Sister Tao-" Cao Shi shouted, and immediately burst into tears, "Your father ...... him"

"Madame, sit down and talk." Taohua frowned, held her waist and sat down first, "I just came back from Prince Cheng's mansion, and I have been busy treating his two sons in the past few days, and I don't know what happened to my family." Mrs. has something to say slowly, so there is no need to rush. ”

Peppermint quickly stuffed a pillow behind Taohua's back, and muttered in her mouth: "The princess said it too easily, that's a lifesaver, and there is no rest for a few days and nights......"

If others hear this, they will naturally understand in their hearts that this is teasing people, which means that the princess of the county is working very hard to rest, and if there is nothing important, don't waste time. Helplessly, the Cao family has never had the ability to be obedient and obedient, so he still wiped his tears and said: "Sister Tao, no wonder you don't know, your father and him, he brought back the cheap maid of Baiguo, and he still has to accept her as a concubine!" ”

Taohua sighed and leaned more comfortably: "Madam, Baiguo has now been released and is a good citizen." "It's no longer appropriate to call it so cheaply, but Cao's still understands it in his heart. If Bai Guo enters the door in the future, she will still be the maid in the past, and there will be no peace.

Cao Shi was stunned for a moment, and then remembered that Baiguo was no longer a slut, and suddenly tears came down: "Your father has thought about it a long time ago, and he has long wanted to accept that slut——"

Syllable. Taohua picked up the teacup that had just been sent up and landed on the table, and as soon as she let go, the teacup lid fell on the rim of the cup and kept rotating and impacting, making a crisp sound that lasted endlessly.

Cao's heart tightened, and her tears couldn't help but be taken back: "Sister Tao-" She suddenly realized that Taohua was not Chen Yan, this was Jiang Xi's own daughter, and she herself was just a stepmother. Between his father and stepmother, who Taohua will favor, I know with my knees.

"Madame has something wrong to say." Taohua flicked the lid of the teacup with her fingers, and the dinging sound seemed to hit Cao's heart, "Daddy really wanted to let Baiguo go out to marry and start a family, but Baiguo followed Daddy to the Northeast ......"

She raised her eyes to look at Cao's family, and smiled a little sarcastically: "When Mrs. was enjoying Qingfu at home, Bai Guo was waiting by Daddy's side, and followed Daddy to wade through mountains and rivers to go to the farmer's house for a visit." ”

Cao Shi was speechless, and it took him a long time to speak: "But-Sister Tao, this concubine, this concubine is the source of the chaos." Of course, her mother is also a concubine, but she has passed away a long time ago, so I don't know if it was also the "source of chaos" during her lifetime.

Momoka looked at her speechlessly. That's right, of course, concubines are the source of chaos, two women with conflicting interests stay by the same man's side, it's no wonder if it's not messy! But if the Cao family is a little qualified, it will not be where it is today.

"As a daughter, I can't go to my father's room, so my wife should go back and discuss with my father." This matter really has to be settled by Jiang Xi herself, and she must let the Cao family know Jiang Xi's attitude, so that she can find her own position in the future, instead of relying on her to force or persuade.

Cao Shi was suddenly anxious. She has also had trouble with Jiang Xi in the past few days, but Jiang Xi didn't pay attention to it at all, only saying that Bai Guo hurt his face, and he would have to take it back. When Bai Guo entered the door, if she didn't want to take care of these trivial things at home, she would let Bai Guo do it. If she doesn't want Bai Guo to interfere, then Bai Guo will only take care of the study in front of her and just serve him.

Cao is unwilling to do these two. Speaking of housekeepers, she is also a little self-aware, which is far inferior to Baiguo. Whether Bai Guo manages it or not, everyone knows this, if she doesn't manage it well, there will be people talking about it behind her back, if she manages it well, no matter how well she manages it, it's not as good as Bai Guo......

If Bai Guo is allowed to only take care of the study in front of her, then I am afraid that Jiang Xi will not come to her room. A favored concubine, whose power can be close to that of the main houseowner's mother, is even worse! Besides, if Bai Guo gives birth to a son and a half daughter, what will happen to her Bai Ge'er?

"Sister Tao, I'm not for anything else, just for Brother Bai." The more Cao thought about it, the more anxious he became, and he couldn't care less about crying, "I'm not your mother, but Brother Bai is your brother!" He was brought up by you since childhood, and if anything happens to him, you don't want to see it, do you? Besides, Brother Bai is a son-in-law, even if there is another one later, it will be a concubine! ”

Momoka was silent and didn't speak. From her side, if Bai Guo has children, they are her younger siblings like Jiang Bohua, and in this era, Jiang Xi has only one son, in fact, he has a thin son.

However, emotionally speaking, Jiang Bohua was indeed brought up by her, almost no different from her son, if someone comes to fight with Jiang Bohua for anything - Taohua dare not say whether she will be partial.

It's just that she can't make decisions about these things: "Mrs. also knows that Bai Ge'er is a sister-in-law, so what are you worried about." "Jiang Xi is not a person who will kill his heir, Jiang Bohua is the eldest son, even if Bai Guo is pregnant immediately now, and he is seven or eight years old behind Jiang Bohua when he gives birth to a son, when he grows up, Jiang Bohua is estimated to be able to marry a wife and have children, and it is basically not a threat.

Cao's face was disappointed: "Sister Tao'er, how can you be like this, you-" She was dizzy in a hurry, and blurted out without thinking about it, "You yourself don't let the prince of the county take a concubine, why did you get to your father's place, and you don't care?" ”

Taohua's face sank, and she was about to speak, when someone outside the door said, "Before Mrs. says this, let's take a look at yourself." ”

Shen Shu walked in from outside the door, also with a displeased face: "If the wife has half the ability of the princess, the father-in-law will not accept any concubines." ”

Cao was a little scared when he saw him. Shen Shu followed the Yin family in the northwest, tall and slightly dark, completely different from the people from the south that the Cao family was used to, even compared to the people in the capital, he was a little more fierce. Not to mention that he was a man with blood on his hands, and he was vaguely a little sharper, like a knife half-sheathed.

Cao Shi has always been timid, and when he saw him, he couldn't say anything, and he said a few words vaguely, and he couldn't hear what he said.

Shen Shu frowned and looked at her: "The princess has been saving people in Prince Cheng's Mansion for the past few days, and now the eldest prince of Prince Cheng's Mansion will turn the corner, and she can come back to rest." If the wife has nothing else to do, go back, and there is no reason for the daughter-in-law to interfere in the father-in-law's affairs. ”

This is tantamount to an eviction order. Cao Shi was unwilling, but he didn't dare to refute anything in front of him, so he had to stand up and walk out. Taohua saw that she was still thin in a jacket, sighed secretly, and said: "Mrs. still don't worry about the sky, but Lang Zhong has to eat it raw if she prescribes medicine, and carefully pretends to be sick and pretends to be a real illness, and she has to work hard." Now that it is not easy for him to study and learn martial arts, his wife is still more considerate. ”

If it weren't for Jiang Bohua, she wouldn't have said this. It's just that Cao's is too disagreeable, and if she doesn't say anything serious, her ears can't fit anything.

When Cao Shi heard the sentence "pretending to be sick and pretending to be really sick", his face couldn't help but turn red. Taohua had never understood it like this before, not to mention that in front of Shen Shu, she unceremoniously exposed her refusal to take medicine. This, this-Could it be that before Bai Guo entered the house, Taohua had already passed eccentricly? Also, after all, Bai Guo is the one who once served the Li family......

Cao's head was chaotic, and he didn't know how he got out of the county king's mansion and how he returned to Jiang's house. When she entered the courtyard, she saw Jiang Bohua come out: "Mother went to my sister's place?" My sister has been saving people in Prince Cheng's Mansion these days, and my mother can't delay anything for a few days, so why bother at this time. ”

As soon as he came back, he heard Ginkgo say that the Cao family had gone to the county king's mansion, and he suddenly had a big head. Regarding his father's concubine, although no one told him, the Jiang family is so big, what can he hide from others? He is not without worry, Bai Guo is a good concubine when he enters the door, and he is more capable than his mother, although the Jiang family has its own rules, it is difficult to say that people's hearts will not change in the future.

But no matter how worried you are, you shouldn't bother your sister now. Not to mention that my sister is pregnant now, and it is not good to trouble her when she is idle, let's just say that there is a lot of rumors in the capital these days, and my sister is saving people in Prince Cheng's mansion, and she shouldn't use her family affairs to find her at this time. Besides, what should my sister do about what my father decides?

Cao didn't think about it so much, and when he saw his son, he immediately hugged him and cried: "My hard-working son, your sister doesn't want you anymore." ”

When Olive, who accompanied her to the county king's mansion today, heard this, she had two big heads, and hurriedly stepped forward and said: "How did Mrs. say this, the princess of the county loves her brother the most, no, let me bring two boxes of snacks back to my brother." "The dim sum was sent to the carriage by the people of the county king's mansion, mainly the golden soufflé and other things that the Jiang family's chefs would not make, all of which Jiang Bohua loved to eat when he was in the county king's mansion.

Cao Shi didn't listen at all, and sobbed: "What's the use of giving some snacks." That Baiguo is the one who has served her mother, and she is afraid that she will be closer when she gives birth to children in the future, what will Bai Ge'er do when the time comes? ”

Even Jiang Bohua couldn't listen to this, and said with a red face: "Mother, don't say it." I know my sister loves me. As he spoke, he earned his way out.

"You stupid boy!" Cao Shi pulled his son and didn't let go, "You are her younger brother, and in the future, Bai Guo will give birth to a son, and that will also be her younger brother!" "From Taohua's side, it's really no different, anyway, they are all half-siblings, but there is a difference between them.

The more Olive heard this, the more she said it, the more she didn't feel like it, and when she was about to come forward to persuade her, the Cao family didn't listen to her at all, so she just pulled Jiang Bohua and cried, and it was a mess. Olive was helpless, and suddenly heard someone shouting: "Stop! When he looked back, it was Jiang Xi who walked in.

Cao Shi was frightened by this sound and didn't dare to make any more trouble. Jiang Xi's face was pale, and he was like the two of them who were gentle on weekdays, so he stepped forward and pulled Jiang Bohua out first, and said with a calm face: "Go to the study in front of you to study!" Your mother's illness naturally has a maid to serve, and after going to school, I will come to say goodbye, and then go back to study and practice martial arts. Although you don't live in the county king's mansion now, what your brother-in-law taught you is not allowed to be left behind! ”

Jiang Bohua answered, and just as he was about to lift his feet and leave, he heard Jiang Xi say lightly: "Don't worry, you won't have brothers and sisters in the future." However, since there are no brothers, there is no one to support each other, whether it is good or bad, it is up to you. After all, your sister is a married person, and she doesn't always care about her mother's family, and if you feel hard in the future, you can't blame others. ”

Yixi's words made Cao's love and heart weak: "Master, although Sister Tao is married, Brother Bai is always her own brother, and she can support her in the future...... "It's naturally good to have no brothers to fight for family property, but if you don't have Taohua's backer, then ...... It's really hard for my son to be alone.

Jiang Xi sneered: "Sister Tao still wants someone else to support her?" Turning to Jiang Bohua, he said: "If a person has a chance, he does not rely on others, but only on himself." There you go. ”

Jiang Bohua hurriedly responded, turned around and walked out of the courtyard. Jiang Xi waited for him to go away before saying to the Cao family: "You are ready to prepare, the twelfth of next month is a good day, and I will take the Lin family over." ”

He turned and left. Leaving Cao stunned for a while, he suddenly remembered: Bai Guo is surnamed Lin.