Taohua was dragged all the way by Jiang Xinghua, and at first she thought she was embarrassed to hear the voice of the foreign man, but after walking a few steps, she felt that something was wrong, and when she stayed behind the corner, she stopped her steps: "Fourth sister, what's wrong with you?" ”

Jiang Xinghua heard Liu Zhijing's voice as if a mouse had seen a cat, and he only wanted to stay away from him, only to find that his five fingers were tightly clasped on Taohua's wrist, and he actually pinched out a circle of red marks, and hurriedly let go of his hand, and said reluctantly: "And, it's nothing, I'm just afraid of being seen - third sister, I'm sorry, I'm ......in a hurry."

Jiang Lianhua looked at her face from the side, frowned, and said, "Seeing that your face is so pale, don't you be scared like this?" This is in our own home, and the uncle is here outside, what can it do? ”

Jiang Xinghua's head was almost lowered to his chest, and he said softly: "I, I'm timid." I'm sorry for the third sister......"

"That's it." Taohua definitely didn't believe her excuse now, but planned to go back and ask who was holding Jiang Bohua to pick flowers just now. If she remembers correctly, Jiang Xinghua has already had similar gaffes before, once or twice, it can't be a coincidence.

Jiang Xinghua secretly breathed a sigh of relief when she saw that she didn't ask any more, but her heart was terrified - although many things have changed, Liu Zhijing has entered the Jiang family like in his previous life, what can I do?

Because of this heart, I originally wanted to talk to Taohua, but I also lost my spirit. It was easy for the guests to leave, and Jiang Xinghua rushed back to his house.

As soon as I entered the door, I saw Wisteria fiddling with a few pieces of silk, and when I saw Jiang Xinghua coming back, I was pleasantly surprised: "Come and see the girl, this is sent by Mrs. Rang, saying that the sewing room will be called at night to measure the girl's size, so that she can make two sets of clothes to wear into the palace." ”

Jiang Xinghua was taken aback: "This is all for me?" "These satins are silver red and apricot red, she couldn't touch them at all in previous years, how could Xiao Shi take the initiative to ask someone to send them?

Wisteria was actually a little puzzled, and after thinking about it, he said: "It was the satin that Sister Hesu came to send, and she also said a few words to the slave maid, and the slave maid listened to it in a daze, and only understood that she was asking, if the girl was allowed to go into the palace to accompany Jieyu Niangniang, would the girl be willing?" ”

If it was the original Jiang Xinghua, I was afraid that he would still be a little confused, but now Jiang Xinghua understood it all of a sudden, and he couldn't believe it for a while--my grandmother is this, I want to send myself into the palace?

What's going on? Jiang Xinghua sat on the edge of the bed with a fart, looking at a few bright satins and was startled.

How did things get the way they were? In the previous life, my grandmother didn't mean this at all. When she was a child, she knew that her biological mother, Aunt Hui, had secretly climbed into her father's bed, and her mother hated Aunt Hui very much, so she would naturally be angry with her, and she would not give her the opportunity to enjoy wealth and nobility like entering the palace. But in this life, why did you suddenly have this idea?

It was as if a light lit up in front of him, illuminating a path. Jiang Xinghua's breathing became a little short, could it be that things have really changed in this life, Taohua will not enter the palace, but she has this opportunity?

"Girl?" Wisteria saw that her face turned white first and then red, and was shocked, "Where is the girl uncomfortable?" ”

"Nope." Jiang Xinghua's voice trembled slightly, "Wisteria, can you hear clearly?" Mrs. really wants me to go into the palace to accompany my big sister? ”

Wisteria is a clever girl, just because she bought it from outside, her hair was yellow and thin when she was a child, Jiang Danhua refused to ask for it, so she gave it to Jiang Xinghua. At this time, she thought about He Su's words carefully, and said with certainty: "That's what Sister He Su meant. ”

Although He Su is the big girl next to Xiao's side, she is kind to everyone in the house, so Wisteria is not afraid when she deals with her, but can remember her words more clearly.

Jiang Xinghua's hands clenched tightly. Could it be that she really has a chance to enter the palace? Can she enter the palace instead of Taohua?

In her previous life, Taohua's appearance in gorgeous clothes and ornaments was faintly shaking in front of her eyes, and in a trance, the bright goose egg face became her own melon seed face. This is an opportunity, and she must seize it!

From Liu Zhijing's entry into the house these days and the results of her previous life, she had vaguely guessed that Liu Zhijing might have already made up the Jiang family's idea. Although he was a Hanlin, he had no foundation, and he was unwilling to go to the party to meet - or he could not do anything to meet him, so he chose to flaunt himself with high arrogance - so he chose the Jiang family, which had a woman in the palace.

Jiang Jun was also alone in the court, and he also needed someone to support him, so he naturally vigorously promoted Liu Zhijing, his son-in-law, until later this son-in-law's official position was higher than his, but he did not come back to help him as he expected......

"Girl, girl—" Wisteria looked at her with straight eyes, a little frightened.

Jiang Xinghua suddenly woke up and made up her mind in an instant. In any case, Liu Zhijing has been forced to the present, and she must not repeat the mistakes of the past. Since there is an opportunity to enter the palace, you must firmly seize it, even if it is not as good as the Taohua pet crown of the sixth palace in the previous life, it is much better than marrying Liu Zhijing!

"Wisteria, you quietly ask Sister Hesu, is there any material for saffron on a white background at home......" Jiang Xinghua said here and hesitated, if she entered the palace, could Taohua still enter the palace? If she can't enter the palace, what will happen to Taohua, will she marry Liu Zhijing instead?

"Huh?" Wisteria was stunned for a moment, "Girl, this--Mrs. rewarded the material, do we still have to choose?" "It's never Jiang Xinghua's turn to be picky about anything in this family, even if others don't want it, she has to accept it with gratitude and virtue if she gives it to her.

This sentence pierced Jiang Xinghua's heart like a needle, and suddenly woke her up. Yes, is it her turn to worry about others at this time? Taohua is so capable, first to cure the epidemic and then to save the queen mother, how much credit has she made, how can she be at the mercy of others like her? Besides, if she can stay in the palace, she will definitely tell Taohua that she can't marry Liu Zhijing, isn't this the best of both worlds?

"Go ahead, just tell Sister Hesu, let's exchange this apricot red one." Xiaoshi can use her now, and she should be able to pick and choose.

Wisteria was a little timid, but still went with satin. As Jiang Xinghua expected, as soon as Xiao Shi heard the words from He Su, he first raised his eyebrows: "Give some color and open a dyeing workshop?" You can't hold two taels of oil in a dog's belly! Is it up to her to pick and choose? Give her a fall back! ”

He Su hurriedly persuaded: "Don't be angry, wife, why bother to come when you are angry." Now that she has to use the four girls, but it's just a matter of material, what can the wife do if she depends on her? ”

Xiao Shi was angry, and said angrily: "She trembled when she said this, if she really entered the palace, she wouldn't go to the sky?" I knew there was something wrong in this wilt, and I couldn't count on her! ”

While persuading, He Su asked the little girl to go to the library to take a look, but the little girl went and came back empty-handed: "There is no material with red flowers on a white background, only blue and white ...... on a white ground."

Xiao Shi sneered: "Go and talk back." Ask the fourth girl, do you want to take a carriage to Ruixiang Village at the East City Gate now, and buy a horse back like the saffron material on the white ground? ”

Ruixiangzhuang is the largest silk village in the capital, and there are dozens of different red patterns on the white ground alone. The little girl knew that Xiao Xiao was ridiculing Jiang Xinghua, so she lowered her head and went out to spread the word.

In the end, it is very important to be less than the family, Jiang Xinghua listened to what Wisteria said back, and the courage just now dissipated a little. If there is such material at home, I think Xiaoshi will give it to her, but now there is none, if Xiaoshi goes out to buy it for her, it is impossible.

"Why does the girl want to have red flowers on white ground?" Wisteria was full of puzzlement, "Look at the slave maid, these horses are very good." ”

This Jiang Xinghua couldn't answer. Could she tell Sù Wisteria that the first time Taohua entered the palace in her previous life, she wore a piece of material with red flowers on a white ground to attract the emperor's attention? Since she had the opportunity to enter the palace this time, she should do her best to use all the things that might attract the emperor.

"Bring me the book." Looking at the silver-red satin, Jiang Xinghua suddenly had an idea. She doesn't have the material for saffron on white ground, so embroidering white flowers on a red background doesn't it look similar from afar? There is also the hairpin that Cao gave her as a meeting gift, isn't the red coral beads inlaid on it exactly the same as Taohua? Only a pair of red earrings are missing.

Wisteria came over with a notebook with patterns, and saw Jiang Xinghua rummaging through the makeup box: "What is the girl looking for?" ”

Because Jiang Danhua loves red, Jiang Xinghua doesn't even have nearly red clothes on weekdays, and naturally there will be no red jewelry, not to mention any valuable rubies, not even cheap red garnet earrings.

"You want red earrings?" Wisteria was confused, "The slave maid has seen the burden-carrying people selling on the street, but those things ...... "What kind of good things can be sold by street vendors, they are naturally made of inferior stones."

"That's fine!" Jiang Xinghua hurriedly went to pull up his money box, there was only a string of copper coins and two pitifully small pieces of broken silver, "If you take this money to buy, it must be red." ”

Wisteria was confused by her: "Why does the girl have to be red?" The slave and maid are worthy of this white crystal. And if the thing is rough, it is not worthy of this hairpin. "Look at the color of this red coral bead is warm and pure, and those rotten things bought outside will not be obvious if you wear them alone, but if you wear them with this, can you still look at them?

That's true. Jiang Xinghua couldn't think about it, so she could only give up this idea and take the flower sample and turn it up. The master and servant studied for a long time, and finally decided to choose the white twined rose pattern, because the shape and size of this flower looked not much like a poppy.

Wisteria was still puzzled: "Why does the girl embroider white flowers?" "I have only heard of white ground and color, but there is no white ground embroidered with color. Obviously, the girl's jewelry wants red again, but now she has red clothes, but she wants to embroider white flowers again, what is the reason?

Jiang Xinghua naturally couldn't tell her clearly, so she only said, "You go to the sewing room and ask for some silver thread." "After all, the big flower embroidered with white silk thread is not very beautiful, and it is better to add some silver thread.

Gold and silver thread are more valuable than ordinary silk thread, wisteria went to the sewing room to say, the sewing room did not dare to agree at will, and went to return to Xiaoxiao, so angry that Xiaoxiao scolded in the house again, in the end or giving.

The Jiang family is making a fuss here, not to mention, the Cui family reported the funeral, and it has been spread all over the palace.

“…… Maybe it's really the wife of the old four......" The queen gloated, "but the Cui family is really bold, an eldest daughter is dead, and the younger daughter has to be sent in." ”

The Queen Mother was drinking tonic soup and said lightly: "This method is not bad." The first emperor of the horizontal and vertical was the daughter of the Cui family, and the big and small ones were the same. ”

The queen was puzzled: "Second Miss Cui is only thirteen." How does this get married? ”

The Queen Mother said casually: "In two years, I will have a round house." The emperor has no heirs yet, what is he anxious about. "It's good that the daughter of the Cui family is young, and marrying is the same as not marrying.

Speaking of the heir, the queen pouted, didn't dare to say anything, and only urged the palace people to inquire about the news. After a while, the news came: "King Anjun disagrees. said that the first emperor was the eldest girl of the Cui family, and now that the eldest girl Cui is dead, although he has not passed the door, he should also guard for a year, how can there be a reason to marry his sister immediately after his sister dies? If nothing else, it's Miss Cui Er, shouldn't she also serve her unmarried sister for nine months? How can there be a reason to wear red during the period of filial piety? ”

The Queen Mother nodded: "It makes sense." What did the emperor say? ”

"The emperor also said that King Anjun is reasonable."

The queen pouted: "This Cui family is in a hurry, right?" "I'm afraid that the son-in-law of a county king will run away, and he is anxious to marry his second daughter," However, it is strange that the fourth child did not agree. Isn't he always in a hurry to get married? "Isn't it time to say yes and say yes?

A sneer appeared at the corner of the Queen Mother's lips: "He is letting everyone in the world see how he abides by the rules and how filial he is to the first emperor." Although the daughter of the Cui family died before passing the door, he also had to keep the rites of his wife for a year. ”

The queen pursed her lips again: "If you are really so filial, you should marry the tablet, this is true filial piety." ”

"How's that going to work?" The Queen Mother said leisurely, "If you marry the tablet, someone will occupy the position of the concubine, and no matter who marries in the future, she will be a step-concubine." In this way, isn't there a lot less people he can choose? ”

The queen has not used her brains much on this over the years, and after listening to the queen mother's words at this time, she was a little surprised after thinking about it: "What does the queen mother mean, he still wants to marry a concubine with a higher rank?" ”

"Isn't it?" The Queen Mother glanced at the queen and was a little relieved, "Finally, you can still see it." Although the Cui family is now the prefect, that's it, neither your father nor the emperor can let him rise again. What's more, Cui Jimin was born in a poor family, and his wife is just the daughter of a petty official, so he can't be regarded as having a foundation. If you can marry a good one again, why do you have to marry the daughter of the Cui family? ”

When it came to marriage, the queen's mind turned quickly: "Then the queen mother will point him one!" Didn't you say that you would choose someone from our side branches to be a side concubine for him? Then pick a slightly better one to be his concubine now. ”

The Queen Mother snorted: "Are you stupid when you think of him?" Isn't it just to prevent me from pointing out another one for the Cui family girl to keep it for a year? "When he first came to the capital last year, I looked away and saw him running around like a fly without a head, just as he was a fool with courage and no strategy. Now, it seems, this is not the case. ”

The queen thought for a while: "I heard that before the corruption in the county king's mansion broke out, the Marquis of Dingbei sent a few more people over. In my opinion, I am afraid that some of the people who have been sent are shrewd. Otherwise, he can't even tell the truth of the medicinal materials, so how can he distinguish those things from the repair? ”

The Queen Mother shook her head slightly: "This is not the case. The medicinal materials are not Lang Zhong or the medicine merchants, so it is natural that they can't distinguish them. But he can also see some good things in the Dingbei Hou Mansion, maybe those people below are too bold and the things they pick are too bad, and he sees the clues. ”

The queen didn't care: "As long as the emperor ignores it, what can he do?" Even if the Marquis of Dingbei has soldiers in his hands, Sichuan Dao is pinching it in our hands, and when the time comes, he will cut off his grain and grass and military salary, and see that he can still command the troops and horses! ”

"You're right." The Queen Mother smiled a little, "This is like the daughter of the old family, don't just care about fighting with those concubines in the harem all day long." Speaking of which, it's time for the Cui family girl to die, and it will be a year before she wants to get married, and in this year, the emperor must have an heir no matter what. ”

As soon as she said the heir, the queen's face immediately darkened: "Auntie, I have been drinking recuperating decoction here, and every time the imperial doctor comes to diagnose the pulse, he says that my body is fine." ”

"Why haven't you moved?" Every time the Queen Mother talks to the queen about this matter, she is half angry, and her words become more and more unpolite, "The emperor will be thirty in a year!" Not to mention the palace, even outside, when you reach thirty, you can take a concubine if you have no children, and no one can stop you! If you have the ability, you can give birth to yourself, if you don't have the ability, it is good for others to give birth and bring it up! You also saw that I almost went this time, and if I were gone, who would you complain to? Now that your father is old, there are many of your brothers and nephews. Your father is trying his best every day to keep the dignity of the Yu family, and you don't want to hold him back in the palace! ”

The queen was scolded so red that she couldn't help but glance at the side hall and snorted: "Auntie, someone is ......"

Today, the lord of Nanhua County entered the palace to say hello, and brought some pickled tangerine peel plums at home, and was pounding with Qingyu in the side hall. The queen was unhappy when she thought that she might have heard the scolding.

The Queen Mother glared at the queen: "Nanhua is not an outsider. "I didn't say any more.

Although the lord of Nanhua was deeply favored by the queen mother, but also knew that the queen was something she could not provoke, and when she heard the movement in the main hall, she talked to Qingyu about some gossip, until the queen mother finished scolding, and when the queen mother finished eating, she saw that the queen still had a nose that was not a nose, and her eyes were not eyes, so she quit knowing each other, and sat in her own carriage before sinking her face: "I can't give birth, the queen mother said a few words to her, and she raised her face at me!" It's funny, could it be that I didn't let her live? ”

Coral hurriedly persuaded: "The queen has always been so confused. What's more, the county lord gave birth to two sons, and she didn't have any of them, so she was inevitably jealous. Why should the county lord have the same knowledge as her, he should be filial to the queen mother. ”

The Lord of Nanhua snorted: "That's what you said. I only look at the face of the Queen Mother, now that the disease is just right, it should be well maintained, but I can't move anymore. ”

That being said, the Lord of Nanhua was still a little angry. Although the queen is noble, but she has royal blood, is the surname Shen not as noble as the surname Yu?

After returning to the Jiang Mansion with some anger, a maid greeted him and said, "The county horse is waiting for the county lord in the house." ”

Since the Dragon Boat Festival, the lord of Nanhua County opened the flower viewing party and raised a lot of silver taels, and Jiangjun Ma never moved back to Xingjiao Temple to live. Although he did not move to the main courtyard of the lord of Nanhua, he always dined together on weekdays, sometimes went to walk in the garden, and sometimes played the piano and chess.

The lord of Nanhua felt as if he had returned to the time of his newlyweds, and his life was very sweet. Hearing that the horse was waiting in the house, he suddenly left behind the anger of the queen who had just been received, and said with a smile when he entered the door: "The weather is good today, but you haven't gone out for a walk?" ”

Jiang Junma smiled: "I went out, and I saw a daffodil seller on the street, and I saw that the carving was good, so I bought two pots." In a few days, it will be cold, but it will be better to put it in your warm pavilion. ”

There are two types of daffodils. One is to buy whole daffodil balls and let them grow naturally. On the other hand, the flower bulbs are carefully carved to remove a part of the flowers, and the stems and leaves that will grow in the future can be bent into various shapes, which are called crab claw narcissus.

The lord of Nanhua likes crab claw narcissus, and when he saw the two pots delicately carved, he smiled. The two of them admired the flower pot for a while, and Jiang Junma said: "Speaking of Heng'er's family affairs, can the county lord make up his mind?" ”

The county lord of Nanhua originally wanted to take the opportunity of Nanyuan's hunting to let Jiang Heng show his face and then explore the tone of Mrs. Jinghaihou. Who knew that Shen Shu was in the limelight on the hunting ground and made a mess of things. Later, Cheng Enbo fell ill again, and then there was a malaria plague, and she didn't do anything in the end, so she had to say angrily: "Not yet." ”

Jiang Junma coughed lightly: "I heard that this epidemic treatment is all up to the Jiang family girl." There is one thing that the county lord may not know, that is, my two legs, I also met the girl of the Jiang family in Jiujiangkou and was able to give guidance. ”

"Is that her?" The county lord of Nanhua was surprised, "Why didn't the county horse say it earlier, I should thank her." Then he told the maid to look for her jewelry box, "Take that set of pearl heads—"

Jiang Jun Ma stopped for a moment, and said with a smile: "Actually, the girl of the Jiang family is really good. People are capable and have a good temperament, in my opinion, if Heng'er can marry such a daughter-in-law, we don't have to worry about anything. ”

The county lord of Nanhua may be slow in other matters, but he reacted extremely keenly in the affairs of his two sons, and his face sank: "What does Junma mean, do you want Heng'er to marry the Jiang family?" ”

Actually, this is not what Jiangjun Ma meant. That day, the emperor rewarded the Jiang family, and Jiang Heng ran to the Jiangjun horse house when he got the news: "Father, the third master Jiang is now a pharmacist, and seeing that the officials of the fourth rank and below do not kneel, then now the Jiang family is also a good family with us, right?" ”

Last time, he showed this meaning in front of Jiang Jun Ma, and was dissuaded by Jiang Jun Ma, and he knew in his heart that it was because Taohua's background was too low, and his mother would definitely not allow it, even if he went to her to say it, it was just a scolding, and maybe it made the lord of Nanhua have a bad feeling for Tao Hua, so he didn't dare to speak.

This time, I heard that the Jiang family won a reward, although Jiang Xi did not get a real official rank, but it was also a great honor to be ordered to repair the book, so he couldn't wait for a moment, and immediately ran to ask Jiang Junma: "Our family actually doesn't have a title, don't my eldest brother and I have to rely on ourselves to pass the exam?" "In the future, if the Nanhua County Lord passes away, Jiang Junma will not have an official position, and the Jiang family will not be much higher than the Jiang family at that time.

Jiang Junma looked at the glowing of his eyes, and then thought about his wilting appearance a few days ago, and his heart was soft. After thinking about it for a day, I still went out to buy two pots of narcissus and came to lobby in front of the lord of Nanhua.