Time is actually quite unfair, the same month of time, some people feel that it will pass in a flash, and some people feel that it is like a year.

If you want to ask anyone who thinks that life passes the slowest, it is undoubtedly Cheng Enbo Yu Sirui.

It's been an indescribable month for him. Every day, he regularly and quantitatively took the medicinal soup mixed with rabbit feces, and he felt that he was exuding a smell of rabbit feces from the inside out.

At first, he was going to vomit when he drank it, but the chamberlain sent by the palace was dutiful, and if he vomited, he had to take another dose of medicine, and he must ensure that the amount he took was sufficient. Even the palace people sent by the Queen Mother persuaded each other bitterly, saying that it was a good medicine and bitter mouth, and they had to drink it for the sake of their bodies.

Is this a bitter thing? If it's really bitter, you can use a few candied fruits to suppress it after drinking, but this soup is mixed with that......

In short, he vomited and vomited like this, and Yu Sirui was actually used to it. After 20 days, he miraculously stopped vomiting the decoction - well, he changed to vomiting after eating, because he always felt that there was a lot in the food...... Mmmmmmmmmmmm

If it were another time, Yu Sirui would only be afraid that he would go crazy now, and throw all the decoction brought by his subordinates in their faces. But this time he didn't dare, especially when he found that he had some strength in his body after taking it for ten days, he didn't dare to do so.

"Uncle-" The concubines who had been grounded for thirty days gathered in the main room today, staring at Yu Sirui with tears in their eyes, and he was holding the hand of the palace man, stood up from the edge of the bed with a slight tremble, and took a step forward.

"Quick, go into the palace and report to the Queen Mother, Uncle can really go to the ground!"

The little chamberlain ran wildly, and when he ran into the Shouxian Palace, he was already out of breath: "Queen Mother, Cheng Enbo can go to the ground today!" ”

The Queen Mother is also not having a good time these days. Since I was disgusted by Taohua once, I still have some nausea when I see the meat dishes, which makes the imperial dining room at a loss, so I have to dig out my heart to disguise the meat dishes as vegetarian dishes, and make the so-called "vegetarian food" to cope with the Queen Mother's taste that suddenly became very strange for some reason.

After listening to Yu Sirui's good news at this moment, the Queen Mother's gloomy mood finally improved, and she said in surprise: "But really? ”

The little chamberlain saw it with his own eyes, and knew that there must be a reward for this, so he immediately danced and learned it again: "...... With only the hands of the palace people, I can walk four or five steps! ”

The Queen Mother suddenly smiled: "Okay, good!" Reward him! The mourning family has to go and see it in person, and what about the medicine? Keep eating! ”

At this time, the little chamberlain hesitated: "Niangniang, this medicine was only said to be taken for 30 days, and if you want to take it again later...... "You have to ask Lang Zhong, right?"

This sentence reminded the Queen Mother: "Come on, quickly pass the Jiang family to Chengenbo Mansion - no!" Spread the people to the palace, and then bring Cheng Enbo to the palace, I want to see! "There is no reason for the Queen Mother to go out of the palace to see the ministers, it is better to call them all into the palace, she always has to see Yu Sirui with her own eyes to rest assured, and then she has to ask the Jiang family in person, when will the person be completely cured.

As soon as the queen heard Jiang Zi'er, she was in a bad mood: "The queen mother ordered her to go to Chengenbo's mansion, why bother to pass it on......"

A few days ago, the emperor gave another daughter of the Jiang family, although the position is extremely low, and she has not been fortunate until now, but she is still very uncomfortable, and she sees that Jiang Jieyu is becoming more and more unpleasant.

The Queen Mother was too lazy to talk to the Queen. A few days ago, Concubine Yuan's family wanted to bring a daughter in, but the queen was extremely unhappy, so the emperor did not stay. Speaking of which, this is already very face-saving for the queen, but now that the Jiang family has a daughter, she is not happy, do you know what it means to accept it when you see it?

A few days ago, Mrs. Yu Ge entered the palace again and brought a letter from Yu Ge. Some of the meanings in the letter coincide with the Queen Mother - the emperor must have an heir!

Of course, the Yu family hopes that the eldest son will be born in the queen's womb, so that if he is long and long, the future crown prince's position will be stable. However, the queen's stomach is really not angry, and she hasn't moved at all for ten years, so it seems that she can't count on it. Since this is the case, it is time to let the concubines in the palace give birth to one as soon as possible, and the queen will be raised in the middle palace. This not only blocked everyone's mouths, but also increased the chips in the queen's hands.

The Queen Mother naturally agreed with Yu Ge Lao's meaning, didn't she sit in the position of the middle palace because of this? The hateful queen is very strong, Jiang Meihua's fetus was forcibly destroyed by her last time, and more than a year has passed, and there is still no movement in the palace. Although no one dared to talk about the queen publicly, Yu Ge Lao was not less pointed at behind him.

Thinking of this, the Queen Mother put aside even the good news that Yu Sirui could get out of bed, and couldn't help but sigh. It's been ten years, it's been ten years since the emperor ascended the throne, he is getting prosperous in the spring and autumn, and Yu Ge Lao is already old. Now Yu Ge Lao knows that the Queen Mother knows that only the queen doesn't feel this change at all, and she still lives unscrupulously, which is really ......

The Queen Mother thought and couldn't help but glance at the queen. However, the queen had nothing but dissatisfaction on her face. When is it, she is still angry because the emperor got a maid into the palace...... The Queen Mother felt that she really didn't want to say anything.

Taohua is in a good mood these days, even if the reply from the northwest has not yet arrived, it does not affect her very much. Since you choose to believe in Shen Shu, let's just figure out a way to do something.

Besides, she's been quite busy during this time. The new house I bought always has to be cleaned up, and it seems that I am going to live in the capital for a long time, so I naturally have to clean it up more carefully.

In this matter, Chunhuaxuan's shopkeeper helped a lot. Although Chunhuaxuan sells paper and pencils, he has been in Beijing for many years and has dealt with people in various industries, and with his help, Taohua has saved a lot of work.

In addition, it is time to prepare for the New Year. The rules of the Chinese New Year in Beijing are different from those in Wuxi, although most of them are prepared by the younger family, but the girls have to help more or less. What's more, each room has to prepare new clothes and new jewelry, in short, there are still a lot of trivial things.

When the palace attendants came to announce the summons, Taohua's family was looking at the new jewelry that had been made. This is also the silver shop recommended by the shopkeeper of Chunhuaxuan, which is not well-known, but the craftsmanship is exquisite, and it can be described as good quality and low price.

"Madame, do you like this?" Taohua motioned to mint to hold a whole pair of beaded head noodles in front of Cao.

Because when they entered Beijing, Taohua and Jiang Yanhua each got a pair of heads from Jing's family, so Taohua also specially asked someone to give Cao's whole head face to be worn during the New Year.

Although the Jiang Family Pharmacy sent out a large number of hemostatic powder this year, and did not leave much money to buy medicinal materials for the Northwest Army, it was still enough to make a face because of the reward obtained for the treatment of the epidemic. And the tortoiseshell flower tea production has increased greatly this year, in addition to the purchase of a batch of New Year's gifts in Wuxi, but also brought 5,000 taels of silver tickets, the peach blossom purse is plump, the mood is good, and the simple generosity is a time.

Cao's self-married into the Jiang family, although there are new jewelry during the New Year's holidays, but such a whole set of heads is very rare, if you change the side, you have to be full of joy and play carefully, but today it seems to be a little absent-minded, only on the mint hand to look at a few glances and let the ginkgo put away.

Momoka couldn't help but look at her twice. Since the day of the fight, Mrs. Jiang said that the family would be separated after the New Year, and the Cao family seemed to be a little absent-minded. It's just that Taohua is in a good mood these days, and she doesn't pay attention to what Cao is doing.

Mint knew what Taohua meant, and immediately glanced at Baiguo, and the two withdrew from the door under the pretext that Mint whispered: "Sister, what's going on these days?" ”

Bai Guo frowned slightly: "Now that my wife and the second girl both use Poria cocos, not only do I not know much about it, but even daylilies are guarded against." It's just that after the apricot girl entered the palace, the eldest lady came once and said something to the wife behind closed doors, I only listened to the Liu family or something, but it seemed to say kiss to the second girl. Later, the wife pulled the second girl to close the door and speak, but I didn't hear it at all. ”

"It turned out to be a ...... family" Needless to say, Mint also understands the reason for Cao's absent-mindedness, but he doesn't know what kind of family affairs Xiaoshi will tell Jiang Yanhua. To be honest, Mint doesn't trust Lesser right now.

"Look at the appearance of my wife, I'm afraid it's a good family affair. It's just that I'm busy with the New Year these days, and there's no follow-up on the eldest lady's side, so the wife is so absent-minded......"

"That's even weirder...... "Mint muttered, "It's not that I'm unruly, it's just that the eldest lady is like to our girl, and my sister has seen it, I really don't believe she's so kind......"

Bai Guo has never said much, and he nodded slightly when he heard this: "I'll take a closer look, if there is any news, I will tell Miss Sù." It's just that now as long as my wife is serving in the house, there are some things that I can't hear. ”

The two were muttering, and the servant woman who was talking from the second door had already run over: "Hurry up, the palace will summon the third girl." ”

Taohua went back to the room to change clothes and enter the palace, and the Cao family took Jiang Yanhua back to his house, and when he closed the door, he couldn't help but say, "Why hasn't my sister-in-law heard back these days?" ”

Jiang Yanhua was also anxious, but she still said: "What is my mother anxious about, I think I was busy with things a year ago." If there is any news, the eldest aunt will naturally come to tell sù. ”

Cao sighed: "I'm not afraid of long nights and dreams? It would be nice if it could be decided before the end of the year. If we move out after the New Year, your aunt may not be willing to do this for us. And when the time comes—"

Jiang Yanhua naturally understood what she meant: "Daddy is also a pharmacist sealed by the emperor himself, and he doesn't have to kneel when he sees the four rank officials, he is stronger than the eldest uncle." ”

"That's not an official after all." Cao Shi was not happy when he talked about this, "Why doesn't the emperor refuse to give your father an official." ”

"I heard that the emperor felt that his father was not suitable to be an official, so he was ordered to repair the book."

"I don't know how your father spoke in front of the emperor, and he actually made the emperor feel like this." Cao Shi was extremely annoyed in his heart. A family of concubines, she was originally a step-dwarf, and now the two sisters-in-law are official wives, but she doesn't even have a person on her, and she can't raise her head more and more when she sits together, "What's so difficult about being an official, even your uncle is-"

There was a deathly silence in the room. After a while, Jiang Yanhua said coldly: "Mother is afraid that others will not remember that I have an uncle who has been exiled?" ”

"No-" Cao Shi knew that he was speechless, but he couldn't help but reddened his eyes when he thought of his brother's family who was exiled to the northwest to serve hard labor, "Mother just pity your uncle, it's so cold now, and it's even more cold in the northwest, how can he stand it?" ”

Jiang Yanhua sneered: "Then the mother will go and save them." If you really can't bear it, can you follow them? ”

"Sister Yan, why are you talking like that...... Cao Shi became sad, "That's your own uncle!" ”

"Enough!" Jiang Yanhua was annoyed by what she said about her uncle and uncle all day long, "In this case, when his family was exiled, why didn't my mother say that this was your own brother, let's see if the government will even arrest you!" What are you doing at home now? Otherwise, my mother will go to Liu's house now and tell them that I have an exiled uncle, and I will see if this family business will be successful! ”

Cao Shi was silent for a while, and only after a while did he say: "Mother didn't mean that......"

Jiang Yanhua ignored her with a calm face. Cao Shi knew that he was speechless, and said after a while: "If not, I will go to your aunt now and ask about this?" ”

Jiang Yanhua was actually anxious in her heart, but she still had reason: "No need." If the Liu family is interested, they will come to the door. ”

Cao couldn't sit still, and after a while, he finally found a reason to go to the main courtyard.

Xiaoshi was busy arranging the reunion banquet on Chinese New Year's Eve, and when he heard that Cao Shi was coming, he knew what she was here for, and he couldn't help but have a little headache.

This thing is also strange, a few days ago, she just went to the Cao family to mention the Liu family, and there was no movement on the Liu family's side. Jiang Yuhua went to Liu's house twice, never saw the painting again, and intentionally or unintentionally mentioned that the cousin in the second room had reached the age of looking for relatives, Liu Zhijing didn't answer, which made Jiang Yuhua think that he would be wrong.

It doesn't matter if he makes a mistake, he left Xiao's on the shore, and when he heard Cao's coming, he had to call someone to take him in, casually talking about some trivial things for the New Year, hoping that Cao's would be bored and leave.

It's a pity that Cao's is no longer a person who can read people's minds, and after a few words of gossip, he finally couldn't help but say: "What my sister-in-law said a few days ago......"

Xiao's family originally looked down on her, if it weren't for Liu Zhijing's fancy to Jiang Yanhua, how could he be willing to talk about Jiang Yanhua's family affairs. At this time, seeing that the Cao family didn't know each other, he became a little impatient: "There are hundreds of women in a family, and there are good men in a family, so naturally there are many people who come to the door to say goodbye, and we always have to see what people mean." ”

When Cao Shi heard this, he was even more anxious, and hurriedly said: "But didn't my sister-in-law say that day, Liu Hanlin also took a fancy to our family?" ”

Xiao Shi said this that day because Jiang Yuhua was sure that Liu Zhijing had chosen Jiang Yanhua by herself, and she was only afraid that Cao Shi would not believe it, so she deliberately said it quite confidently. Who knew that this was called lifting a stone and hitting her own feet, and now Cao's asked directly, but she couldn't answer.

"Sister Yan is not the only girl in our family." Xiao Shi was anxious to ask, and threw out a sentence with an idea, "Don't talk about us, you are only a brother and sister, but there are two girls." Seeing that Cao stopped talking, Xiao Xiao quietly breathed a sigh of relief, "Brother and sister, look, I have something to do here." It's better for my younger brothers and sisters to go back first, I always want to be busy for the New Year, and then go to explore the Liu family. ”

Cao Shi returned to the room in a daze. Jiang Yanhua said that she would not let her ask, but in fact, she was also anxious to hear the news, and when she saw Cao's look, her intuition was not good: "What did the eldest aunt say?" ”

"Your aunt said that you are not the only girl in our room...... Cao Shi still didn't quite understand, "but people have taken a fancy to Sister Tao?" ”

Jiang Yanhua's face suddenly turned white, and he suddenly said: "I said don't ask, wouldn't my mother be humiliated!" ”

Cao Shi said aggrievedly: "How do I know that this is what his family means." When my sister-in-law came that day, it was clear that you were talking about it! ”

Jiang Yanhua only felt cold in his heart, and didn't want to listen to what the Cao family said, so he said weakly: "That's it, it's always me who doesn't have that life." My sister is now so famous, no wonder the Liu family ......"

Cao Shi looked at his daughter, and couldn't help crying: "Don't worry, this marriage is destined, and there will naturally be good things in the future." ”

Jiang Yanhua smiled bitterly: "Okay? What else could be good? Is there still a Hanlin waiting for me? ”

Nowadays, it is not easy to pass the Jinshi examination, like Liu Zhijing, who was in his twenties, if he is not married, he is afraid that there are all sons-in-law under the list, not to mention that he has been a Jishi for three years, and he can be awarded an official when he comes out. Jiang Yanhua has come to the capital, and she can see it clearly, if she is in a family like her, she can meet a Liu Zhijing who has already burned high incense, where is there another young jinshi waiting.

The mother and daughter were full of sorrow, but they didn't know that Liu Zhijing was also depressed at the moment, so he came out of Hanlin Courtyard and returned home with a gloomy face.

Mrs. Liu was making new clothes for her son for the New Year, and when she saw her son come in with a long face, she couldn't help but be startled: "What's wrong?" ”

Liu Zhijing grabbed a cup of semi-cold tea on the table and poured it down. The bitter taste of inferior tea filled his mouth, accompanied by a coolness, which finally calmed him down: "It's nothing." It's just that the lack I made was topped by someone. ”

Mrs. Liu's face suddenly changed: "What's the matter?" Who topped it? ”

Liu Zhijing said coldly: "A relative of Yu Ge's protégé. He planned for two months, but he saw that it was going to be done, and he was taken away again.

When Mrs. Liu heard that it was Yu Ge Lao, she was immediately angry: "How can this be good?" But is there anything else missing? ”

"I have, but I can't get it." Liu Zhijing was also a little depressed. There are people in the Hanlin Academy, and many of them either have a better family background than him, or their qualifications are older than him, and the lack he is seeking now is the most likely and the best one he is getting. Now that he has been pushed away, the rest is either a county order in the backwoods, or a place he can't reach.

"Yu-" Mrs. Liu scolded for half a sentence, and swallowed back the words in her head, "How is this good?" Tan still has some things, otherwise go and give a gift? ”

"Nope." Liu Zhijing shook his head categorically, "I have entered the Hanlin Academy, and everyone knows that my family is poor, and there is no reason to give gifts." "He has worked hard to maintain the image of a poor student for three years, and he must not be ruined because of a small shortage. In this way, everyone will feel that he is different from what he is on the outside, and it will be difficult to create an image that can be convincing to the world.

Mrs. Liu couldn't come up with any useful ideas at all, so she could only look at her son: "How can this be good?" Originally, you should have gone to Yu Ge's house to pay a respect......"

Liu Zhijing frowned unhappily: "Mother, you don't understand." Yu Ge Lao is looking at Xuan He for a while, in fact, he is already old, and he has no particularly outstanding children and grandchildren - the Yu family will not be proud for long. ”

"What do you say?" Mrs. Liu didn't understand. When the son Ying Chunfu was young, he was catching up with a proud protégé of Yu Ge Lao to do the main exam, and many of them went to worship the elder in addition to worshiping the master, but also went to worship the elder of the pavilion, only Liu Zhijing only worshipped the master, and did not give a generous gift, only sent a hand-copied scripture nine volumes and a statue of Guanyin, saying that it was given to the old mother of the teacher who believed in Guanyin.

In short, this ceremony, the master's mother is quite fond of it, because the statue of Guanyin is painted vividly, and it is said that it is still in the small Buddha hall. But he did not worship the elder of the pavilion, but Liu Zhijing was squeezed out intentionally or unintentionally. At the beginning, the emperor saw that his palace examination article was written quite well with the people's livelihood, and he planned to release him with a county order, but someone secretly manipulated him and squeezed him down. If he hadn't been admitted to the Shu Jishi, I'm afraid that there would be no hope for him now.

"The Yu family is too proud." Liu Zhijing poured a cup of tea, his heart was settled, and his mind was clear, "In fact, the Yu family has no foundation, although it is a generation of official eunuchs, but the ancestors and fathers of Yu Ge are only four or five official children." ”

Mrs. Liu still knows a little bit about these: "It is said that Yu Ge always has the credit of that dragon......"

"From the dragon's work." Liu Zhijing snorted lightly, "At the beginning, the first emperor was not outstanding among many princes, but the first few princes were too capable, and the succession was turned upside down, and finally led to a rebellion - mother, you must know, if you don't succeed, there is a regression, both horizontal and vertical are royal blood, and you can live as an idle prince, but once you use the sword, there is no turning back - several capable princes are either dead or imprisoned, and finally the first emperor ascended the throne." ”

"If you talk about Yu Ge Lao himself, he is indeed a capable person. Taking advantage of the fact that everyone was fighting for the place in the East Palace, he fought steadily, helping the first emperor with errands, and at the same time showing his face. Emperor Yingzong was troubled by several sons, and he looked at it more and more. The first emperor has not yet come out, and Yu Ge Lao has already entered the eyes of Emperor Yingzong. In this way, when the first emperor ascended the throne, the power of several princes was cleared, and Yu Ge Lao promoted his own people, accounting for almost half of the court, and only then did he have the prominence of the back. ”

"This mother knows everything." Mrs. Liu has also heard a lot of news on the streets and alleys, "That being the case, now that everyone in the court says that it is still in the party's world, how can you say that his family will not be successful?" ”

Liu Zhijing sneered: "Because of the so-called Yu Party, there are few people with the surname Yu, but there are many protégés of in-laws." These people, when they are good, naturally hold together, but if there are interests, they can also fight their own battles. ”

He looked at Mrs. Liu's puzzled look, and said: "For example, the queen has no children so far, but now there is a Zhao Chongyi in the harem, who is the daughter of the Yu family's in-laws, if this Zhao Chongyi gives birth to a son in the future, does the mother think that the Zhao family will help the Yu family, or will she support her grandson to succeed to the throne?" ”