The Zhao family has been attached to the party for many years, and they really have a lot of things in their hands, especially after they get married. Although they all seem to be painless things, they accumulate little by little, which is equivalent to taking a big bite into the party.

Naturally, these things will never be handed over to her because of Taohua's alliance, but like the footsteps of summer, following Taohua's process of Zhao Chongyi's diagnosis and treatment, step by step.

In fact, this summer, there are a lot of big and small things happening in the capital, especially weddings. The whole summer seemed to be filled with the red color of weddings, but the small promotions and depositions in the court were not very conspicuous.

Among these marriages, the most sensational one in the capital is, of course, the big girl of the Marquis Mansion of Jinghai who married into the Ma Mansion of Jiangjun County. There is such a daughter in the Jinghai Hou Mansion, the dowry she has saved since she was a child, and it is really beautiful to go out as soon as she is lifted. Everyone knows that the Marquis of Jinghai Mansion is rich and noble, and the one who wants to marry is the son of the lord of Nanhua County, but he has no scruples, but he just lined up a street, attracting everyone to watch, and causing a sensation in half of the capital.

In comparison, Jiang Langzhong's marriage girl is much inferior. Originally, there were many people who rushed to watch the dowry because this was the cousin of the princess of Anjun, but it turned out that there were only forty-eight regular lifts, and if the general five-rank official had some real power in his hands, he would not only give his daughter to accompany him, not to mention that Jiang Langzhong benefited a lot from the pox.

However, when this matter spread, although some people ridiculed the Jiang family for being shabby and stingy, there was also another theory, saying that Jiang Langzhong did not make money in the process of promoting pox as the world expected, otherwise why would his daughter only have these dowries? It can be seen that Jiang Langzhong is upright.

As soon as these words spread out, some people said that sure enough, the Jiang family was in good shape. In the past, there was a pharmacist Jiang who was ordered to repair the book, although the emperor gave him a will to spend money in the treasury, but he went to the northeast but did not disturb the yamen at all, it was all his own silver, and when he came back, he corrected and supplemented the information about the medicinal herbs in the northeast in the medicine book.

Speaking of the branch of the Jiang family's room, Jiang Langzhong didn't care, his cousin did the same lifting in the salt class lifting division for a few years, and he didn't receive a penny. Although the wife of the family is a big tea merchant and has a medicinal herb business in his own family, who has a grudge against money? How many officials have their own fields and shops, and the filial piety they send is not a smile?

From this point of view, the Jiang family's integrity is a family heirloom, and the dowry for their daughter is small, precisely because of the incorruptibility of the family. Not to mention anything else, even those who are doctors are doctors, and there are also some people who have a lot of money. How many years has Mrs. Jiang been a doctor, and her granddaughter still only has a dowry of forty-eight, so you can know the ethics of other people's medical practices.

Hey, if you say that there is another imperial doctor in the Jiang family, it is the father of Pharmacist Jiang. Although it was said that it was ineffective in curing Concubine Xian back then, he was able to raise a son like Pharmacist Jiang, and he must be an upright person. In this way, the death of the ancestor concubine is even more ......

However, the Jiang family had another statement about this, saying that it was because the Ou family was poor and self-controlled, and they did not want their daughter-in-law's dowry, so they only gave the dowry according to the identity rules of the seven-grade petty official of European Airlines. The dowry is in the front, the dowry is in the back, since the Ou family abides by such rules, the Jiang family naturally can't accompany too much, after all, the daughter is a member of someone else's family when she marries, and she must always abide by the rules of her mother-in-law's family.

As soon as these words spread, they praised the Ou family again. It is said that it is the home of Hanlin, and it is indeed a clear stream. Of course, the so-called is not a family, not a family, such a clear Ou family can marry the Jiang family, naturally because the Jiang family is upright, and not because Miss Jiang has a cousin who is the princess of the county, let alone because her father is now a celebrity.

In short, this kind of news is good for Jiang Ou and his family. The Hanlin Academy pays attention to this, and when European Airlines first entered, the old Hanlin people didn't pay much attention to him, but after he got married, they were much more kind to him.

Of course, Jiang Jun got more benefits from this matter, so much so that after his daughter got married, he instructed Xiao's family: "Let Sister Dan live and abide by the rules of the Ou family, and don't be willful." ”

With this sentence, when Jiang Danhua returned to the door to complain to Xiaoxiao's about the strict rules of the Ou family, he was scolded back by Xiaoxiao's back: "Sure enough, I forgot what I said to you first?" Which daughter-in-law doesn't follow the rules? Your sister is in the palace, and the rules are even bigger than yours. Your mother-in-law doesn't beat or scold in the end, if you change the palace, is it less for the queen mother to scold the palace concubine? ”

Jiang Danhua pouted and said, "My mother-in-law doesn't beat or scold, but-" Mrs. Ou doesn't punish people, she just tells Jiang Danhua to do this and that in a soft but flat voice, if Jiang Danhua doesn't do well, then point out the mistake and do it again. If she still can't do it well, she won't criticize, and she won't even raise her voice, she will only let Jiang Danhua do it over and over again until it's done.

This method is really painful, and it is impossible to say. If the mother-in-law talks softly to her daughter-in-law, no matter where she puts it, it can be called kindness. But what is hidden under this kind head is really unbearable.

Xiao Shi looked at his daughter and had a headache. If Jiang Meihua is replaced in this matter, she will definitely be able to do it beautifully, and she will be filial piety and kindness to her mother-in-law and mother-in-law, and set an example in the capital. But after changing the youngest daughter, I can't stand it after only three days of marriage, and I can't make a mess in the future?

"What your mother-in-law taught you, you just do what she says, be careful, and you will naturally learn it slowly."

Jiang Danhua said with a bitter face: "Mother, but my mother-in-law has too many rules." Grandmother has never restrained you like this in our family! ”

"How can this be compared!" Xiao Shi almost twisted his eyebrows together, "Your grandmother is your mother's aunt, so she is naturally wider." "Why did I want to marry you back to your uncle's family, isn't it just because of relatives, my aunt is a mother-in-law, and I will always be more lenient. You don't want to get married, and now what are you complaining about?

"It's my grandmother who ......has a good temper," Jiang Danhua muttered, "My mother-in-law is simply too picky, even if my clothes are folded crookedly, she has to ask me to fold them again......"

"Stop!" Xiao's headache is splitting, "No matter how picky your mother-in-law is, you are not allowed to say a word as a daughter-in-law!" If you dare to say this in front of your uncle, you- see if your father doesn't break your legs! ”

Jiang Danhua was indeed afraid of Jiang Jun, and couldn't help but shrink his shoulders when he heard the words: "How can I tell my husband these ......?"

"You're not stupid at all." Xiao Shi glared at her, "People's hearts are flesh and blood, you just listen to your mother-in-law and do it carefully." She is naturally happy to see that you have done it carefully, even if there is something unsatisfactory, it is vague. "As Old Lady Jiang said, the Ou family is not a family that grinds people, but just rules. And the reader has the original intention, as long as Jiang Danhua has a correct and serious attitude, Mrs. Ou does not want her to be the first virtuous woman in the capital seriously. But if you are perfunctory, it will never happen.

It's just that Jiang Danhua's temperament has been lazy since she was a child, and she has always liked to play clever prevarication, which is completely the same as her fellow brother Jiang Yuhua, so she is particularly worried about Xiaoxiao.

Sure enough, when Jiang Danhua heard this, he only remembered the words "vaguely" in his heart, and said casually: "I know." ”

Xiao Shi looked at her like that, and she didn't seem to know it, so she couldn't help but feel worried, and said this several times, Jiang Danhua became impatient, took Xiao Shi's hand and said coquettishly: "I came back today, I don't know when I will be able to see my mother in the future, why does my mother just talk about this." ”

"again!" Xiaoshi is about to die, what can I do with this unobstructed mouth, "During the New Year's holidays, your mother-in-law will naturally let you come back when it's time to come back." Besides, the married girl, where is there a ...... to run to her mother's house at a daily price" Although Jiang Danhua kept complaining, her face was not bad, obviously Mrs. Ou was not as embarrassed as she said - of course, it may be that before the bride returned to the door, her mother-in-law did not make too many requirements according to the usual practice, and when she went back today, she was afraid that she would have to follow the rules.

Xiao Shi thought about it, but he still felt sorry for his daughter in the end, and said after a few words: "The kitchen has prepared your favorite dishes for you, and there are some snacks, take them back, and honor your mother-in-law and father-in-law." "The return gift prepared by the Ou family is not very rich like the dowry, but it can be seen that it is quite attentive, and the Xiaoshi naturally wants to repay the favor. Because I know that the Ou family doesn't like luxury, most of the gifts prepared are homemade.

Jiang Danhua suddenly opened his eyebrows and laughed: "My mother still loves me!" The food of the Ou family is very light, and there is no taste at all. "The ancestor of the Ou family is a southerner, attaches great importance to health and pays attention to lightness, although he has lived near the capital for decades, this taste has not changed.

In fact, in the past, Mrs. Jiang also paid attention to health preservation, and did not allow the diet of his children and grandchildren to be too thick, but unfortunately he has long been out of business these years, Jiang Jun does not pay attention to this, and the Yu family is a local, so the taste of the family also follows the customs of the capital, Jiang Danhua is naturally not used to eating the meals of the Ou family.

"What Ou family, that's your family!" Xiao Shi's face just showed a little smile, and he wanted to pull it down again, but he felt that this face was like the bamboo curtain on the window, rolled up and pulled down to change endlessly.

Jiang Danhua didn't take it to heart at all, only smiled and nodded. Xiao Shi felt that her gray hair had to grow two more, and she was about to teach her another lesson, when she heard a report from outside: "The princess of the county is here." ”

Jiang Danhua returned today, and the sisters should also come over to get together. Jiang Lianhua and Jiang Taohua, who are helpless to come now, Jiang Danhua didn't want to see them very much, so when he heard the news that Taohua was coming, his face suddenly fell: "It's not that she wants to enter the palace today, what are she going to do!" ”

"I think you're crazy!" Xiao Shi raised his hand and slapped her on the back, "When you go back to the door today, your sisters will naturally come." "This girl is simply unclear, Jiang Jun's errands have to rely on Taohua, and she is still disgusted here, "I tell you, I will see your third sister in a while, and give me a good face." If you are married, you should also be sensible! ”

It's not that Jiang Danhua doesn't know the stakes, but he doesn't want to see Taohua in his heart. When she got married, although the dowry was only forty-eight, the box was not small, and the small family contained all good things in it, and none of them were full. But when I arrived at the Ou family, those expensive clothes and jewelry had no chance to be taken out at all - Mrs. Ou likes to wear Songjiang cloth robes every day, Mrs. Ou wears plain silk clothes, and even Ou Hang is just dressed slightly better when she goes to the Yamen, even if she is a new daughter-in-law and can wear brighter, it is not always good to take out the expensive makeup and gold materials, right?

For example, when she returned to the door today, she wore this red silk jacket, with a sparse persimmon pattern woven with dark gold thread on the side, which was not very eye-catching. However, this is the case, Mrs. Ou said that it was too extravagant, and before going out in the morning, she said that such gold-woven clothes were not suitable for people like them to wear, and it was just when they got married, and they had to be simple after three months, so that Jiang Danhua got into the carriage with a stomach full of grievances.

Thinking of the plain silk clothes on Mrs. Ou's body and the plain silver jewelry on her head, Jiang Danhua only felt that this day was too terrible. Could it be that from now on, she will also say goodbye to those gorgeous clothes and jewelry?

On the contrary, Taohua is now the princess of the county, and her clothes and accessories are naturally worn in luxury, so how can she hold her head up when she sees Taohua in the future?

"Nonsense again." Xiao Shi sighed, "Your mother-in-law is a widow, so she naturally has to dress plainly, how can you be a young daughter-in-law, how can you dress up like that." She didn't expect the Ou family to be so frugal, Jiang Danhua loves gorgeous makeup, naturally she is not used to it, but since she is already married, what can she do.

Jiang Danhua pouted and followed Xiao Xiao to the flower hall. Before she entered the door, she saw Taohua sitting in a silver-red shirt through the window, and Ou Hang was standing on the side, talking to her with a respectful expression.

This shirt looks plain, and the peach blossom black hair is like a cloud, and it only wears a gold and white jade Ruyi head of the step sway, hanging down a string of jade beads, and there are no those jeweled hairpin rings. Jiang Danhua saw it at a glance, his heart was a little relieved, and he also had a smile on his face, lifted his skirt and crossed the threshold, and said with a smile: "The third sister is late." ”

As soon as the sentence was about to be finished, Jiang Danhua was silent.

I glanced out the window in a hurry, but I didn't see it clearly, and when I came in, I found that the shirt was not silver-red, but pearl red, but the material was very finely woven, and it would change with the light and darkness, and it was extremely high-quality.

This silk is produced in the Yuezhou area, and it is said that the blue color of the sky and water is the most valuable, and it is worn on the body and walks around like a fluctuating water flow, and the depth is uncertain. That Jiang Danhua has never seen it, but Taohua's red one is as gorgeous as a cloud, and in her opinion, even Tianshui Bi will not be better.

Such a shirt, with the addition of weaving flowers and embroidery but destroyed the flowing brilliance, Taohua is only equipped with a moon-white skirt, the skirt edge is embroidered with a slightly darker blue simple auspicious cloud pattern, it looks more like a touch of glow in the evening sky, dazzling wherever you go.

Jiang Danhua bit his lip, his eyes couldn't leave this dress, or Xiao Shi coughed lightly, and said with a smile: "Sister Tao, did you just come out of the palace at this time?" ”

Momoka did just come out of the palace. Zhao Chongyi has been using that medicine for two months, and the rash on her body has completely disappeared, although it is still a little itchy, but it is not as unbearable as before, and people can't help but scratch. And Zhao Chongyi's dizziness condition is much better, and even her face is brighter, and she is full of praise for Taohua's medical skills.

This praise is not just empty words, in the past two months, the Zhao family has made a lot of moves in the court, although not all of them are facing Yu Ge Lao, but they are roundabout, which is always unfavorable to the party. Of course, the Anjun Mansion also made a lot of efforts, and Shen Shu used people to do a few things for the Zhao family, and he also learned a lot of news from it, which can be regarded as mutually beneficial.

When Taohua entered the palace today, Zhao Chongyi told her a sentence: The main examination set in the autumn of this year is Wen Guanghou, but most of the deputy examiners are from the party, one of them has been the deputy chief examiner of the previous Spring Festival, and he has fraudulently admitted candidates in that Spring Festival, and of course the children and grandchildren of officials of the Yu Party faction are also admitted.

This secret should not have been known to Zhao Shangshu. Because this matter was not instructed by Yu Ge Lao, but the deputy chief examiner did it on his own initiative. Naturally, he didn't do too much, and the few candidates admitted were originally between middle and not, and they weren't such illiterate fools, so there was no trace of it. Yu Ge Lao didn't even know it, and the advantage here was, of course, that the deputy examiner laughed at it.

However, one of the candidates who won the test was greedy for a cup, and occasionally got drunk and leaked a few words, which was heard by Zhao Yuan, who was still a waiter at the time.

Zhao Yuan is a little indecisive in temperament, but one of his great strengths is that he is as careful as a hair. The examinee's vague words were only heard in the ears of others as if he was showing off his luck, but when Zhao Yuan heard it, he tasted something else.

At that time, the Zhao family was still in the party, but since Zhao Chongyi entered the palace, the Zhao family inevitably had some ambitions in their hearts - the queen has no children, if the daughter of the Zhao family gives birth to a prince, there will be a great chance to succeed to the throne in the future, even if the queen is the queen mother, Zhao Chongyi can also be the queen mother, and the Zhao family can also be comparable to the Yu family, and even go to the next level.

This can't be said to be dissent, Zhao Yuan left the party without thinking about it at that time. It's just that people are always selfish, and if they can be the ones who hold the ears of the bull, who will be willing to make wedding clothes for others. Therefore, after hearing those words at that time, Zhao Yuan's first reaction was to be taken aback - Chun Yu's fraud is not a trivial matter, if it is exposed, even Yu Ge Lao will be in big trouble.

If the skin does not exist, the hair will be attached, and it is the same party and naturally protects each other. Zhao Yuan inquired privately, but when he knew that the results of several candidates were not very outrageous, he was relieved.

In addition to ability, it also depends on luck, or in other words, whether you have voted for the teacher's eye. Except for the top three tripods and the top few on the second list, the rest of the people's articles have never been able to completely convince everyone, especially those fellow jinshi on the third list. Sometimes there is no difference between the level of the middle and the unsuccessful, it just depends on which one the master takes. Like the deputy examiner, no one can find any big mistakes.

Zhao Yuan was relieved, so he didn't talk about it to the elder of the pavilion, but privately asked the deputy chief examiner a few words, and took the opportunity to put the candidate in a county order in a remote place, which was regarded as selling his personal favor.

Five or six years have passed since this incident in a flash, and even Zhao Yuan himself is about to forget about it, but he saw the name of the deputy examiner on Enke's main examination list this year - isn't this an opportunity to write an article?

Of course, it is still two things whether this article can be done or not, because the deputy examiner may not be cheating this time. Even if he still cheated and used the last method, it would be difficult to catch the exact handle, so Zhao Yuan was still hesitating.

But after Zhao Chongyi learned the news from her mother, she couldn't wait. Since she asked Taohua for treatment, her appearance has become more and more brilliant, and the emperor has moved more around her palace, and she has been favored by her. However, the queen also looked at her more and more unpleasantly, and recently she has been using some means openly and secretly, and sometimes even giving her no face in person.

Now Zhao Chongyi's biggest worry is whether the queen will do it again if she gets pregnant again. When she was pregnant for the first time, she was full of confidence, and she always felt that she would be able to give birth safely, but who knew that the truth was a blow to the head. Not only did the child not be saved, but she was born a deformed fetus, and even her own body lost a lot.

I used to hear my mother and grandmother say that the miscarriage was very damaging to the woman, and she didn't take it to heart until she had a miscarriage this time, and she didn't know how serious it was. If she is pregnant again and is victimized by the queen, then-look at Concubine Yuan Shu, she has had a miscarriage three times in a row, and now I heard that she can't give birth. If she also falls to such a point, then even if the family makes great contributions, what is the use of her?

If you say that the safest way is to calmly fall behind the party, and use the merits of the family to squeeze out the Yuan family's promotion to the middle palace, then reproduction is the best.

However, things will not be as you think, first of all, talk about the promotion to the middle palace, don't look at Zhao Chongyi in front of Taohua so confident, in fact, he is also apprehensive in his heart. And the woman's age is easy to go, if she is infertile when she is favored at this time, and she looks haggard for a few years, Jun En is no more, at that time, I am afraid that she wants to give birth and can't, who can let her wait in place in Jinzhong Palace?

Zhao Chongyi only felt that he couldn't wait, but his father was still so gentle, even though he had decided to help the emperor bring down the party, he was still so forward-looking and timid. It is really like an ant swallowing an elephant, although it will eventually be able to swallow it, but how long will it take? Do you really have to wait until she is old, and then the family will find a young and beautiful Zhao daughter to enter the palace to invite her to pet, so that she will also end up like a queen?

So Zhao Chongyi told Taohua the news. Her thoughts are straightforward: as long as you find out the empirical evidence of the fraud of the deputy chief examiner back then, whether he cheated or not this time, it can be inferred that he cheated according to this, as for Yu Ge Lao didn't know? The people who were admitted were all from the party, saying that he didn't know, and the ghost believed it!

After getting this news, Taohua originally wanted to go back to the county king's mansion immediately after leaving the palace, but there was another news that made her have to go to the Jiang family's room.