Chapter 6: Gift-giving
When Su Jinqiu and the three of them arrived at the post station, it was already dark, and in order to avoid the people of the East Palace, they waited for a long time in the restaurant. Lao Zhang stepped forward and slapped open the door of the post station, and in the face of the impatient face of the little official, Su Huaiyu threw over the ingots of twenty taels. The little official looked straight, it's not that he hasn't seen so much silver, it's that he has never seen such a gold owner, and he can receive so many rewards when he opens the door.
"You want the best, and the silver is indispensable to yours." Su Huaiyu's instructions were simple and clear.
The little official nodded and said, "Yes, yes, all of them." ”
Lao Zhang went to report for registration, the little official led the way, located in a prosperous post station, spacious, in addition to the guest room, there are a few small cross-courtyards, such a generous shot is naturally a small cross-courtyard treatment. There was the Pan family's carriage parked in the courtyard, and a few male servants were sorting out the things on the carriage, and when they saw Su Jinqiu and Su Huaiyu coming, they all retreated to the side to avoid it.
The in-laws of the Su Pan family are always on the surface, and when they see the young lady of their relatives, they naturally need to avoid it, especially the Pan family is very strict.
"The two masters and the Pan family recognize each other?" Seeing this, the little official asked in a low voice.
Su Huaiyu nodded, looking reluctant to say more.
The little official smiled and said: "That's really a foreign acquaintance, it's really a happy event." You don't know, don't look at the Pan family, there is only one girl traveling, this is a big show. ”
One is the gold lord, and the other is the noble, since the old acquaintances will definitely be able to get along, and the people who are waiting for them can also breathe a sigh of relief.
Su Jinqiu was a little surprised when he heard this, and said, "Big pomp? ”
The officials who live in the post station come and go, and the officials have not seen the world. From the daughter of a four-rank official, Pan Qin's official position is not high. What's more, Pan Yu followed by four cars, and it should not be said that there was no pomp.
Could it have something to do with the attendants of the East Palace who suddenly appeared on the official road in the afternoon?
The little official lowered his voice and said, "I don't know, someone from the palace came in the afternoon and gave Miss Pan a generous gift, and specially told the little ones to be careful to wait." ”
"Someone from the palace to give gifts?" Su Huaiyu looked surprised, and his voice unconsciously opened.
Pan Qin is only from the fourth grade, and the Pan family is not up to the level of having a relationship with the royal family. What's more, if Pan Yu had a backstage in the palace, she would not have been swept out of the house by her stepmother in the winter.
As they walked, the three of them said that they had arrived at the gate of the small cross courtyard, and no one else heard them. The little official said: "It seems that I came to thank you, saying that Miss Pan helped someone." The little ones were just waiting outside, and they didn't know the specifics. ”
"Who did you save ......?"
Su Jinqiu and Su Huaiyu read this sentence at the same time, and they couldn't help but glance at each other.
Although there are many princes and grandsons in the capital, there should not be many of them, and almost in one place, two members of the royal family are in trouble.
"Miss Pan just accepted the things?" Su Huaiyu asked directly.
The little official smiled and said, "Of course. ”
Su Jinqiu was a little amazed when he heard this, and suddenly had a new understanding of Pan Yu. It seems that I really underestimated her, I used to think that she was unpleasant to cry, but I didn't expect to be so bold.
The attendants in the East Palace came to give thanks and gifts, and she dared to admit it. Looking at Pan Yu's usual behavior, she is not completely ignorant, and it is impossible not to know how serious the matter is after the incident is poked out.
Is there another trick......
Think about it carefully, Pan Yu is seven and a half years old this year, only eight years old after the New Year, she was kicked out of the house by her stepmother in the winter, and went to her grandfather's house alone, and there were no adults to follow, only subordinates to follow.
With such a pitiful background, he is young and has no claim in the panic, and it is entirely possible to be at the mercy of his subordinates.
Mrs. Li, Pan Yu's nurse, such a stupid person, what a good messenger of guns.
The little official led the two into the main room across the courtyard and sat down, the wax table was lit, and the charcoal fire in the house rose. Su Huaiyu instructed Zhang Luo to cook and start to clean up the bed, while Su Jinqiu opened the burden and took out a change of clothes, although it was inconvenient to take a bath, the clothes inside and outside could be changed.
"Tsk, tsk, it's unexpected." Su Huaiyu smiled while making the bed and said, "I didn't expect her to be cheaper." ”
Su Jinqiu didn't care, Pan Yu wanted to pretend so much, then let her go, such a dangerous teenager, she should thank Pan Yu for helping her prevent a catastrophe. After thinking for a while, he said: "The waiter in the East Palace came to thank you, is it the imperial grandson of the East Palace?" ”
Prince Fengqi is 29 years old this year and has many heirs. It's just that she is young and has a limited number of outings, and she only knows a little about the royal family, and she has not seen many of them.
"Who knows?" Su Huaiyu said indifferently, and said: "After this incident, the old lady will definitely tell the old man to return home, stay away from the capital, stay away from the trouble, whether it is the prince or the emperor's grandson, it has nothing to do with us." ”
Su Jinqiu nodded, but there was a little emotion in his heart, as early as two years ago, when his father Su Moyu was still alive, he persuaded Mrs. Su to tell the old man, but Mrs. Su was unwilling to retreat. He pursued the political court all his life, and would rather die in battle than retreat.
Just now...... If you don't retreat, you have to retreat.
Su Jinqiu rested after eating, and just wanted to recover his strength and go on the road early tomorrow. The lights in the small courtyard next to them were always on, and Pan Yu and Mrs. Li sat under the lamp, looking at a pile of thank-you gifts on the table. There are four sets of gold-inlaid jade head jewelry, eight palace satins, and then a variety of gold and silver beads, which are equivalent to about 1,500 taels of silver.
"With these things, the girl will be more decent when she leaves the cabinet." Mrs. Li wiped her tears and said.
The Wu family does not tolerate people, and also provokes Pan Qin, and Pan Yu will definitely have no dowry when she marries in the future. The deceased Mu had a dowry, but when Mu got married, the Jiangcheng Marquis already owed a bunch of debts. Thanks to the relationship with the Pan family, it was decided early, otherwise it would be difficult to find relatives, and the Mu family went out of the cabinet, and the Mu family barely scraped together a thousand taels of silver. Although the dowry is still there, I really can't get that bit of silver.
Pan Yu was silent, and said to herself a little: "I took the seventh master a ride......"
The Pan family is wealthy, no matter what the soul is, Pan Yu's material life from childhood to adulthood is not bad. It's always a serious lady.,There's always some eyesight.。 Although the things in the palace are very good, it's not that she hasn't seen them, and although the things are very valuable, they don't care about her.
The seventh master Yuanfeng is not the prince of the prince, and he is not restricted by civilians, but unfortunately the age difference is a bit big, and she is only afraid that Yuanfeng will be married when she becomes an adult. But it is not a bad thing to have a relationship with the prince of the East Palace and the seventh master.
The stepmother is fierce, the grandfather's family is poor, and there will be a lifelong event in the future, so I am afraid that I will have to come by myself.
After Mrs. Li stared at things for a while, the heart of the wealth fan finally put away, and said worriedly: "The adult who came to thank him said that it was the girl who took the seventh master for a ride, but we ...... this way."
Of course, everything is a good thing, but pretending to be the benefactor of the Seventh Master, if it is poked out in the future, will there be trouble.
Pan Yu glanced at Mrs. Li, she never doubted Mrs. Li's loyalty, but Mrs. Li's IQ was really low, so she just instructed: "In the future, mother should be careful when she speaks, especially to Miss Su, who will live in the Jiangcheng Marquis Mansion in the future, if I really tear my face, how can I look good on my face." ”
Mrs. Li listened to it and whispered in defense: "I...... I didn't say anything either...... is to live together, and the old lady will definitely feel more sorry for the girl. ”
Although they are all relatives, Pan Yu has a father, and the motherless girl lives in her grandfather's house for a few years. Su Jinqiu was so down-and-out that he changed his face and went on the road, this is the defection of poor relatives, Pan Yu naturally wants to be higher than Su Jinqiu.
Pan Yu glanced at her and snorted coldly: "Trouble comes from the mouth, next time Su Huaiyu does it again, I don't plead." ”
The Su family is down, but Su Huaiyu is not easy to mess with, and his wet nurse was beaten and her nose and face were swollen, which is not a glorious thing. Although everyone knows that Su Huaiyu's adopted daughter is very fake, she is not a subordinate person in the end.
Mrs. Li shuddered when she thought of Su Huaiyu, and said, "I don't dare to say more in the future." ”
Pan Yu nodded, got up and said, "Put everything away, we should also rest, and we have to hurry tomorrow." ”
"Yes." Mrs. Li agreed and put all the things in the box.
Pan Yu yawned, beckoned the girl to come in and make the bed and fold the quilt, Mrs. Li slept on the couch next to her as usual, and when she undressed and slept, she didn't feel herself chattering again, and said with a little hatred: "In such a big winter, my wife drove the girl out, I want to see how she explains to the old lady and the master." ”
Pan Yu's brows were furrowed, and her heart was very troubled. Since the Wu family entered the door, it has never had the upper hand, and Pan Qin also said about the Wu family for this. But as time went by, especially after Wu's sons gave birth to more and more, her father's attitude was a little different, and even her grandfather and grandmother were a little indifferent to her.
She planned to go to Jiangcheng Houfu to live for a few years, but she didn't go on the road alone in such a big winter. As a result, there was a dispute with the Wu family this time, and when she couldn't stop crying, the Wu family suddenly said that the girl was wronged at home, and since the Mu family said that they would come to pick up the girl to live there, it was better to go by yourself than to wait for someone to pick it up.
Then she ordered someone to pack her things, and she went to her grandmother to say goodbye, thinking that her grandmother would give her a head. As a result, my grandmother sighed and only said that it was good to go to the Mu family, so as not to make noise at home.
"It's good to go to Jiangcheng, my wife is the only daughter of the old lady, and she is regarded as the pearl of her palm when she is at home. Now that the girl is gone, the old lady must be very happy. Mrs. Li said happily that returning to Jiangcheng was a homecoming for her, and it was naturally a happy event.
Pan Yu couldn't be happy, Mrs. Li was the marriage of the Mu family, and her eyelids were very shallow, even after all these years in the Pan family, she had not changed her poor and sour habits.
Although the Mu family is a Hou Mansion, the lack of silver is a big problem.
Pan Yu lay on the bed full of worries, unable to sleep for a long time, and did not close her eyes for a while until dawn. I woke up a little late, and it was already mid-morning when the car was on the road.
Su Jinqiu got up early, left early, and when he left, Su Huaiyu threw down a silver ingot as a reward, which made the officials enthusiastic.
The car drove to the official road, and Su Jinqiu said: "Uncle Zhang, let's hurry up and get to Jiangcheng as soon as possible." ”
At least you have to enter Jiangcheng before Pan Yu, otherwise on one side it will be her brother's granddaughter, and on the other side will be her own granddaughter. It's all a sudden visit, and I must be left out in the cold. Half a day has passed, and the girl in the residence has been assigned, and the rest can be cleaned up. Otherwise, there is no place to live, and it will be a little embarrassing.
Hurry up and rush forward, and the next day, when the darkness is cleared, the carriage enters Jiangcheng.
Su Jinqiu couldn't help but feel relieved, it was really uncomfortable to travel in winter, the house with a charcoal fire was the most comfortable, it was better to eat a hot meal and get a good night's sleep.
Lao Zhang asked the road ahead and said, "The Hou Mansion is on the street in front." ”
At the same time, the East Palace of the Imperial City
"The thank you gift was given to the daughter of Tobe Pan-sama?" Yuan Feng was surprised.
The waiter who answered saw that Yuanfeng's reaction was wrong, and suddenly became nervous, and whispered: "Yes, as the seventh master said, a little girl of seven or eight years old, go on the road with her family......"
Pan Yu fully meets the requirements, and Pan Yu herself admits it, how can this be wrong.
Yuan Feng stood up, and the attendant was from the East Palace, so he said to Feng Qi, who was reading the file in the Warm Pavilion: "Can I kill them?" ”
The two chamberlains immediately knelt down, their whole bodies trembling, and they did not dare to say anything to beg for mercy. When others say such things, it may be a joke, but when Yuan Feng says such things, it will become a reality.
There is no need to pass on words, no hands to do it, and no conviction is even necessary. As long as the person waiting for is slightly wrong, Yuan Feng will do it himself.
Feng Qi looked up from the file blankly and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
Yuan Feng said: "It was Miss Su who took me on a ride, but this group of wastes ran to Miss Pan to thank her." If you are stupid to be such a minion, it is better to die early and be reincarnated. ”
The two attendants were stunned, knowing that their lives were hanging by a thread, and immediately defended: "Miss Pan took the initiative to admit it, slave, slave ......"
What Yuan Feng said was very general, they could only find those who met, and Pan Yu was the only one who met.
The most important thing is that Pan Yu admitted that when they went to ask Pan Yu, they showed their identity, who would have thought that Pan Yu would be so bold that even the people in the East Palace would dare to deceive.
She confessed, so there was no need to ask? That's how you usually do errands? Yuan Feng turned his wrist as he spoke, looked at Feng Qi again and said, "Let's kill it." ”
Feng Qizhi Dao Yuanfeng This is murderous intent, and waved his hand to the two attendants, of course, he will be punished for smashing the errand, but it is not yet to the point of filling his life. According to Yuanfeng's standards, most people can't live. said: "Since you know that Lu Dao is Miss Su Jia, why don't you say it directly." ”
"I thought it was a simple thing." Yuan Feng said.
Before that, he had not seen Su Jinqiu, dress, age, and then thought of the changes in Beijing, it was not difficult to guess. At that time, Su Jinqiu and his party were walking along the official road, as long as they caught up, it was a very simple thing in his opinion.
"Most people aren't that smart." Feng Qi said, and said with a little surprise: "I didn't expect the Pan family to be so bold and dare to pretend." But this is a trivial matter, and I will ask when I have the opportunity, so you don't care. As a matter of urgency, prepare another copy to send to Miss Su, and it will be over after thanking her. ”
If Yuan Feng was asked to ask, it would definitely be a river of blood. Pan Qinguan is not bad, at least for now.
Yuan Feng couldn't help but feel that Su Jinqiu's appearance appeared in his mind, such calm and calm, and with such a family background, Xie Li would definitely not look at it. And it's already sent the wrong one, and it's really boring to chase after it, and said, "I'll go and thank you in person." ”
"In person?" Feng Qi's voice raised.
"I'll go later." Yuan Feng said, paused and said, "It's Su Ge's granddaughter." ”
"Su Ge Lao's granddaughter?" Feng Qixian was stunned for a moment, and said unconsciously: "Su Moyu's only daughter? ”
Yuan Feng nodded, thought about it and said with a smile: "I don't think she needs my return gift now." ”
As if in response to the situation, the chamberlain entered the house and reported: "His Royal Highness the King of Wei has sent a message, is packing his bags, and will return to Beijing on the same day." ”
Feng Qi's face became solemn, and Yuan Feng next to him also pursed his lips and said nothing.
The second prince, Wei Wang Fengchi, the second son, and Feng Qi's half-brother, is twenty-seven years old this year.
Emperor Yongchang's most beloved son, there is no one, is the most loved.