As soon as the time enters the wax moon, it seems that the year is in front of you. The whole capital is jubilant, and every household is preparing New Year's goods. This year's wind and rain have been smooth, and nothing bad has happened in the second half of the year, but the major event of pox has been implemented, so that the children of the entire capital have been freed from the threat of smallpox.

But everything is not always in lockstep, and there are happy people, and there are unhappy people.

The queen threw the booklet in her hand casually, with a displeased face: "What do you say that if you lose a child, you have to be comforted to appreciate things, when did Zhao Chongyi do it!" Besides, if they didn't keep the dragon fetus, could they still have a success? The Lu family hasn't rewarded so much. There is also the Jade Hui Pavilion, why do you appreciate these things? ”

The confidant palace man said in a low voice: "Jiang Chongyuan is rewarded because of Jiang Langzhong's meritorious service this year." ”

"What Jiang Langzhong." The queen looked disdainful, "It's because of Jiang Taohua." ”

The confidant palace man sighed in his heart, and still said: "Niangniang, Princess Anjun is a married person, even if she has merit, she can't be counted as a sister of the same clan." Jiang Langzhong really worked hard to get rid of the pox, and he couldn't even take care of his mother's illness. ”

This queen also knows. The pox was promoted outside the capital, and Jiang Jun also left Beijing many times to run out in person, during which Yu had another heart attack, and he was not at home. The emperor knew, sighed and said that loyalty and filial piety could not be both, and praised Jiang Jun for forgetting his home for the country, which was very appreciative. No, the reward given to Yuhui Pavilion in the next year has doubled, and everyone said that when this matter is over, Jiang Langzhong will be promoted, and I am afraid that it will not only be promoted by one level, but maybe it will be promoted directly to the fourth grade.

Being an official is a hurdle between the fourth and fifth grades, and some people have been spinning around the fifth grade all their lives, and they can no longer be promoted, so they can only be regarded as a middle official. If you can get past this hurdle, you may be able to take a few more steps and really hold real power.

Although Jiang Jun had a daughter in the palace before, and was once pregnant, he always circled in front of this hurdle and couldn't get over. I didn't expect to cross over now, in the final analysis, it's my niece and nephew.

Thinking of Jiang Taohua, the queen's mood was a mess: "That child in Prince Cheng's mansion is actually good?" ”

Even the confidants and palace people couldn't hear this: "Yes, according to the envoy of the Zheng Yuan, it is already very good." "Prince Cheng's Mansion has already died a son, and now it is a great fortune to be able to keep one, the queen said this, and those who know understand that she is displeased because Taohua is once again admired, and those who don't know still think that she is looking forward to Prince Cheng's Mansion. If this is spread out, won't all the care that the emperor has taken care of Prince Cheng's Mansion for many years be in vain?

The queen threw the pen away: "I heard that she didn't guard it anymore, or did the Zheng Yuan envoy and Imperial Doctor Li help?" ”

It is indeed Imperial Physician Li and Envoy Zheng who have been guarding it, but the folds handed over by the two are clearly written, thanks to the proper use of medicine by Princess Anjun and excellent nursing methods, this can save a child. So the credit goes to the princess of the county, and these two earn hard work at most.

For Imperial Physician Li, it is already good to have a hard work. There is no credit, as long as he doesn't blame the little boy's death on his head, he is also satisfied. It's just such a toss, although the eldest prince's illness has survived, but his body will inevitably be lost, I'm afraid it's not as good as before, and he is also thinking about whether to continue to serve in Prince Cheng's mansion, or find an excuse to leave.

However, he is a person who has no backing, otherwise he would not have been stuffed into a place like Prince Cheng's mansion: he has no real power but has two sick seedlings, and it will not be of great benefit to serve well, and it is a sin to serve badly. Right now, he just wants to leave Prince Cheng's Mansion for an errand, and he can't find anyone to go to the door, so if he thinks about it, it's better to take a look at the princess of the county, so in the middle of the twists and turns, all he said was Taohua's good words.

Of course, he is not lying, because the Zheng Yuan envoy also said this: The reason why Prince Cheng's eldest son survived was related to his slightly older age and slightly better health, but it was more about Taohua's care and treatment, otherwise there would be ten children, and this time they would all have to be served in one pot.

When Prince Cheng's youngest son just died, the queen signaled someone to spread the word, and the whole capital was discussing whether Princess Anjun's medical skills were really so godly, and seeing that this was another one who could not be saved. Although the technique of planting pox is really a whimsical idea, everyone has seen it, in fact, the process of planting pox is not troublesome, and a man can do it after training, and it doesn't seem to be so miraculous.

But after Prince Cheng's eldest son was finally rescued after several rumors of critical illness, the trend of public opinion changed again. Everyone said that the princess of the county is the princess of the county, and the reincarnation of the medicine king Bodhisattva is not blown, but can snatch people from the hands of the king of Yama.

The symptom of this fatigue is not a trivial disease, a person who has practiced medicine knows that it is not easy to treat, not to mention that Prince Cheng's two sons are weak and everyone knows.

So the queen was happy for a few days, and then sulked again.

The confidant palace people could only sigh secretly. Fortunately, the princess of the county is not a flamboyant person, and now she is pregnant, and as soon as the child improves, she will go back to the county princess's mansion to raise the baby. Otherwise, if you frequently appear outside to win praise, you can't make the queen angry?

Speaking of which, the queen's temper is becoming more and more strange now, and she is angry for something insignificant. In the past, she could still listen to the Queen Mother when she said a few words about her, but now that the Queen Mother is in poor spirits, she speaks less, and her temper is becoming more and more left-handed. Even the confidants in the palace felt that there was really no need to get along with Princess Anjun now, and the queen didn't listen.

"Niangniang, it's important that the little prince comes to the middle palace first. Princess Anjun really can't get in the way of her mother or anything. Now there is probably only this sentence that the queen can hear.

Speaking of this, the queen was even more displeased: "This palace knows! It's just that the Lu family is simply a piece of rotten wood, cowardly as a mouse, and the palace said a little more, but he was scared and sick! ”

"It's just right to be sick." The confidant palace man hurriedly said, "If Lu Jieyu is sick, she can no longer take care of the little prince, and Niangniang just took someone over, didn't she?" ”

"Didn't you see that the Yuan family also ran over?" The queen glanced at her, "Zhong Xiugong has also been staring at it." Now this year, the emperor only said that I was busy, if I really wanted to take people out, who do you say the emperor would hand over? She was busy arranging the New Year, but Concubine Yuan Shufei had nothing to do, and she knew what the emperor would say with her knees.

That's a good reason. The queen has been tightly controlling the palace affairs for many years, and she will never leak a little to Concubine Yuan Shu, but now she is very busy, Concubine Yuan Shu is so idle, no one can say that idlers can't raise children well and are busy to have the energy to take care of them. Speaking of which, Lu Ying still has to speak by herself to count.

"Do you think Lu's is a real illness or a fake disease?" The queen suddenly asked, "Look at this palace, I'm afraid she doesn't want to hand over the prince to this palace at all." ”

The confidant palace people were a little embarrassed. Lu Jieyu's illness, the imperial doctor said that she was overly worried, her spleen and stomach were not in harmony, her mind was restless, and her yin was deficient and hot. However, this kind of disease is not like a broken arm or a broken leg with obvious scars as evidence, those headaches and insomnia, you say it has it, you say it doesn't, you don't have it. If there is evidence, it is just the blue and black and yellowish complexion under Lu Jieyu's eyes.

But if you want to say that Lu Jieyu is not sick, there is no evidence either. What's more, if she doesn't want to give her son to someone else to raise, it won't be good for her to be sick.

As soon as she hesitated here, the queen became annoyed: "This ungrateful thing! If it weren't for the palace to protect her, where would she have been able to give birth so smoothly and give birth to a prince! Now that you've been promoted, you want to leave this palace behind? annoyed Hongu and killed her directly! ”

The confidant palace person was taken aback: "Niangniang, don't be impulsive!" "In the past, if the Lu family was still a treasure forest, it would not hurt to die, but now that he has a high position and has given birth to a prince, if he dies, it will be a big deal. Besides, who is it best for her to die? A discerning person will know who did it at a glance.

"Is Bengong still afraid that she won't succeed!" The queen raised her eyebrows, and she had the posture to kill Lu Ying immediately.

The palace people were anxious, and they couldn't help but leak a sentence on their lips: "Niangniang, now that the elder and the queen mother are in Taoguang, don't ...... Niangniang anymore."

"Taoguang Yanghui?" The queen looked at her suspiciously, "What do you mean?" What happened to my father and aunt? What's wrong with our family? ”

The confidant palace man only smiled bitterly. Isn't this a struggle for military power in the northwest? There is also the Enke main exam that will be added next year, which is also a must-win position. The queen also knows these things, but why don't she go to her heart, and in the end she still asks her about this slave?

"This also needs to be used to cultivate obscurity?" The queen said casually, "This palace knows what's so big about this." Except for the Northwest incident, weren't the main examiners in previous years all our people? ”

That was in the past, but not now. However, even if a palace person has heard of these things, he will not understand them after all. The confidant palace man thought for a while, but he didn't know what to say, so he could only persuade: "It's almost the New Year, it's better not to have an accident." ”

The queen waved her hand: "This palace is not saying what to do with her now." "Now if Lu Ying is dead, most of the children will not fall into her hands, rather than giving it to Concubine Yuan Shu, it is better to stay in the Qiuliang Hall first.

The confidant palace people breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly pulled a few words about palace affairs, wanting to divert the queen's attention. Who knew that this was about palace affairs, and the queen remembered the reward again: "What did the emperor reward the Anjun Palace?" "This is from the emperor's inner treasury, not under her control.

The confidant palace man said vaguely: "It's nothing more than some materials and jewelry, otherwise it's calligraphy and painting, and it's all those every year." "The emperor has always tried to create a tolerant image of his brother, and he does not hesitate to reward his brothers during the New Year's holidays.

"Material jewelry?" The queen sneered again, "Which of these things are for the king of Anjun, and they are for the princess of the county, right?" Jiang is proud now, if it weren't for the fetus, I'm afraid it would be even more trembling. ”

The palace people didn't know what to say, and the queen asked again: "What is the current situation in Prince Cheng's mansion?" I heard that there hasn't been a lot of harmony lately? ”

That's for sure. In this serious illness, the two sons were broken in half, and it was all a good thing done by Prince and Princess Cheng on her own initiative. It's strange that Prince Cheng doesn't blame her. If it weren't for the fact that one had been saved, I am afraid that Prince Cheng would not be able to live his current life.

"Prince Cheng sent a lot of things to the county prince's mansion...... "If this is not sent, if it weren't for the princess of Anjun, the prince's mansion would be out of place at this time," it was said that the princess of the county had some fetal gas in order to save people, and she had been recuperating at home. I haven't even been to the pox place these days, and Dr. Jiang has come to the door several times, I'm afraid it's really a bit troublesome. ”

The queen snorted heavily: "That's also her own recruitment!" Selling fame and reputation, you deserve to have a tire gas! ”

Taohua, who was scolded for selling her reputation and reputation, was looking through a booklet at this time: "This is what I found in the room?" ”

Old lady Jiang sat opposite her, and nodded when she heard this: "I turned over all the rooms where your grandfather lived and found this in the study. "There was a movable brick, and only half of it was pulled out, and in the hole in the wall lay this booklet, wrapped in oiled paper.

"This is the medical case of the Ancestor Concubine." Old Lady Jiang said slowly, "Although it has not been marked, I have secretly seen the medical case of the former concubine in the palace, and it should be said that the first concubine is correct." ”

"Have you read this booklet?" Momoka flipped over. In fact, it is a very thin booklet, which records the prescriptions one by one.

"I flipped it a little, and the next few pictures looked like some kind of antidote recipe, but I didn't know what kind of poison it was." This is something left by the deceased brother, how could the old lady Jiang not look at it, "This matter is not in a hurry, you need to raise the fetus now, and you must not be too tired." "Like the kind of thing that became the prince's mansion a few days ago, it's better not to do it or not to do it.

"I don't think anything like this will happen again." Taohua smiled and put the booklet away, "I listen to my uncle and grandfather, read it slowly." ”

"If only you had a good idea." Old Lady Jiang nodded and got up, "I'll go back." After all, it is rumored that you have a tire gas outside, and it is almost the New Year, so you still have to please a good fortune. ”

In order to avoid attracting the attention of outsiders, Taohua recently claimed that her fetal image was a little unstable, so Mrs. Jiang would come to the door frequently. Now that something has been found, this excuse can also be thrown away.

Momoka smiled and nodded. In the past, she didn't believe this, but maybe the mentality of mothers will change, and now she feels a little awkward to use the child in her womb as an excuse.

Old lady Jiang went out slowly, and the county prince's mansion naturally arranged a carriage to send him home. After entering Jiang's house, before he reached Baicaozhai, he saw Yu Shi holding the maid's hand and walking slowly in the garden.

This is the only way to go to Baicaozhai, Mrs. Jiang glanced at Yu's and said lightly: "It's good to come out to bask in the sun, but don't blow the wind for too long, if it catches the cold, it won't work." ”

Yinliu hurriedly said: "The slaves and maids saved it, and put on a cloak for the old lady." ”

Old lady Jiang nodded, raised her feet and was about to leave, when Yu said, "How is Sister Tao's fetus?" ”

"It's okay anymore." Since she was asking Taohua, Mrs. Jiang's footsteps stopped, "She is in good health, she was just a little tired a few days ago, and it would be good to recuperate a little." ”

Sure enough, I want to talk about the second room before I want to say a few more words to her? Yu's heart was bitter, but he said: "I heard that the third child took a concubine a few days ago, and she served the Li family's girl before?" ”

Accepting a concubine is not a big deal, and Jiang Xi has never held a banquet, but he has set up a table for Baiguo at home according to the rules, which can be regarded as informing the subordinates that there is another aunt in the family. As for the relatives and friends, if they know what they know, if they don't know, Jiang Xi will not send a letter for this matter.

Old lady Jiang said lightly: "Although she used to be a girl, now she has been released, and she is considered a good citizen." ”

Yu Shi showed a faint sarcastic smile on his face: "It turns out that she is still a good concubine." In this way, I am afraid that the third family will have no peace. Not to mention anything else, if you give birth to a concubine in the future, see how this family property can compete. "She is still a concubine here, and she has lived a messy life, that Baiguo is shrewd and capable, and she doesn't plan for her son in the future?

Old lady Jiang looked at the smile on her face for a moment before saying, "The third family has no peace, are you very happy?" ”

Yu Shi choked for a moment, and hurriedly smiled and said, "How could I mean this." I just think it's a little - Sister Tao herself didn't let Wang Li of Anjun take a concubine, and now that the third child has a concubine, she doesn't care? ”

Old lady Jiang sneered: "Can the third family compare with Sister Tao?" What's more, I might as well tell you that this concubine of the third child can't be born. In order to show his intentions, Bai Guo has already drunk Juezi soup by himself.

Yu Shi was stunned and speechless. Old lady Jiang looked at her coldly, the old husband and wife stood opposite each other, and they both felt that there was nothing to say at all. After a while, Mrs. Jiang raised her feet and left, but Yu covered her chest.

The maid who followed her out was so frightened that her soul was about to fly, and she was about to call Old Lady Jiang, but Yu Shi had already shaken her hand to stop, and said in a low voice: "Just help me sit for a while." It's just that her heart is beating a little fast, and she can still hold on. What's more, what can you do if you ask Old Lady Jiang to come back? The past has been done, and there is no room for redemption.

"Old lady-" Yinliu saw that the color of Yu's lips was still normal, and there was no bruise, so his heart relaxed a little, and hurriedly took out the medicine bottle, "Take one in it." "This is the pill made by Mrs. Jiang after discussing with Taohua, so that when Yu's heart palpitated, he pressed one under his tongue.

Yu closed his eyes and shook his head. Her chest tightened and her heart beat uncomfortably, but it was fine, so that no one would wonder where her pain came from. When I was young, I always felt that I was right, but now I find that I am wrong. Between her and Mrs. Jiang, after all, there are two lives. Now, she only looks at Jiang Songhua who is still the grandson valued by Mrs. Jiang, so she can feel a little more comfortable.

"Mother-" Jiang Jun rarely went home early today, and as soon as he entered the door, he came to greet his mother first, but saw his mother sitting in the garden, and hurriedly came over to help, "It's cold here, how can you sit down?" ”

Yu Shi stopped Yinliu with a look, and stood up with Jiang Jun's hand: "But looking at the good weather today, let's just come out for a walk." Why did you come back so early today? ”

Jiang Jun rubbed his hands, with a little excitement on his face: "The emperor has decided, Enke will be opened next year, and Song'er Yu'er will go down next autumn!" From now on, we can't afford to slack off. When he got the news, he ran back to supervise his son's study, of course, Jiang Songhua is now in the academy, and he can't reach it, so he can only supervise Jiang Yuhua.

"Settled? That's good, too. Yu Shi also smiled, "If Brother Song is hit, it is easy to talk about family affairs." "Jiang Songhua is really not young, Jiang Nanhua is only one year older than him, and he will get married in the spring of next year. Even Jiang Lianhua heard that the family affair was almost decided. In this way, only Jiang Jun's side is left that has not yet declined.

"That's what my son meant." Jiang Jun has never urged his son's marriage, just to wait for them to get fame and talk about a better family matter, in fact, he is not in a hurry. Since the end of this year, many high-ranking families in the capital are holding happy events one after another, Jiang Jun congratulates this colleague today, congratulates that colleague tomorrow, and looks forward to who can congratulate him one day.

"Brother Yu'er...... there" Yu Shi thought for a while, and finally said, "Don't rush too hard, he's still young." "I heard Xiao's cry a few times, saying that Jiang Yuhua was not able to work anymore by Jiang Jun, and he was detained in the study all day long, and everyone was going to be stunned.

Speaking of Jiang Yuhua, Jiang Jun was angry: "This stubborn thing, where can you study hard!" "Last time, he found two Fengyue scripts from the study, and he wanted to move the board at that time, but he was stopped by Xiaoshi. When I was a child, I was obviously very smart in reading, why did the bigger the worse, and sure enough, it was not good when I was young?

"Otherwise, send him to the academy next year?" Yu Shi thought of the changes in his eldest grandson, and said as tactfully as possible, "In the end, those gentlemen in the academy have some experience in teaching. ”

Jiang Jun waved his hand: "He is different from Brother Song, he really put him in the academy, and he is not ambitious." "His own son, he can see clearly, Jiang Yuhua is not stupid, but he doesn't care, and Jiang Songhua is fundamentally different.

Yu Shi was silent again, and said for a moment: "In the past few days, your father has often gone to the county king's mansion, and everyone outside said that Sister Tao had a fetal gas. Your daughter-in-law has already sent someone to greet her, but she hasn't said anything. Why don't you go and ask your father? ”

Jiang Jun frowned: "Since I have already sent someone to go, I am an uncle, so it is not good to ask my niece's fetal ......" When Xiaoshi sent someone, he had already instructed him to prepare a generous gift.

Yu Shi knew in his heart that it was not good for him to ask his niece's fetus, and he obviously didn't want to talk to Mrs. Jiang: "Jun'er, that's your father." There are some things that you don't understand...... Actually, in fact, my mother is also wrong......"

Jiang Jun didn't like to hear this: "Mother, go back to the house and rest." ”

Yu Shi smiled bitterly and swallowed back the words that followed. Unless he says what he did back then, his son will never believe that she is wrong, and will only blame everything on Mrs. Jiang. God, what kind of sin is she doing, so far the father and son are not in harmony, and there is no chance to get back together. In this way, she can't close her eyes even if she dies......