Chapter 90: Concubine De
This is not the first time that the second wife has entered the palace. She sat in a sedan chair www.biquge.info passed through many doors and changed the guide several times, then stopped at the palace gate of the inner court, and was led in by two little eunuchs.
When he came to the gate of Linde Palace, Bingluan, the big palace maid beside his daughter, greeted him.
This Bingluan used to be a girl from the Feng Mansion, and she followed her eldest daughter into the palace, and when she saw the old master, she spoke very politely: "Madam, Niangniang heard that you are coming, and I have been looking forward to it for the past two days." β
The second wife was naturally very happy when she heard this, and she was also affectionate to Bingluan, dragging her hand and saying, "Niangniang has worked hard for you to take care of these days in the palace. As he spoke, he shoved a silver ticket into her hand.
Bingluan excused: "Taking care of the mother is the slave maid should be shared, and I can't afford to be the wife's thanks." When the wife said this, she tormented the slave and the maid. β
The two excused themselves for a while, and finally the second wife said angrily: "Just take it for you, otherwise you will look down on me, the old master." β
Hearing this, Bingluan accepted it with a smile and said, "Then the slave will accept it with a cheeky face." β
The second wife patted her hand and said, "That's why I'm happy." β
Before entering the main hall, Concubine De had already greeted her and stood by the door to look at the second wife.
The second wife hadn't seen her eldest daughter for a long time, and when she saw her graceful figure, she also had mixed feelings for a while, and walked two steps quickly to the front.
Concubine Nade couldn't wait to take the second wife's hand and shouted, "Mother." β
The second wife's eyes were a little hot, and she cried out, "My daughter." After that, he hurriedly knelt down on his luggage.
Concubine De stopped it.
The two mothers and daughters walked into the temple holding hands.
The palace maids and eunuchs in the palace came forward to pick up the second wife, set her up in the chair under Concubine De, and withdrew. For a while, only the mother and daughter and the big palace maid Bingluan were left in the main hall.
Concubine De also sent Bingluan out, and then said to the second wife: "Mother, my daughter is in the palace every day looking forward to you coming to the palace to see me, but you never come, leaving me so miserable in this palace." β
The second wife wiped her tears and said: "My daughter, my mother also wants to come to see you every day, but the palace is strictly forbidden, although the son of heaven is holy and virtuous, a lady with such a high position as her daughter does not prohibit her mother's family to visit, and there is a chance once a month, but if you enter the palace more, you are afraid of being criticized, your father persuades me every day not to come to make trouble for you, and the old lady also said that there are too many concubines, and other concubines are afraid of trouble in their eyes, even if Your Majesty sees it, he will feel that you are not used to living in the palace, and he is uncomfortable, so he does not dare to come to see you more." β
Concubine De said: "You have too many worries, although it makes sense, but compared to being able to meet your relatives, those troubles are nothing to me." Mother did not know that a few days ago, when I asked for my sister's marriage, His Majesty did not say anything at that time, but then forbade my feet, and at that time I was looking forward to your coming, who knows that you will not come. β
Thinking of that period of time, Concubine De still has relatives in her heart.
When the second wife heard this, she said: "My daughter doesn't know, your brother didn't know about asking for marriage before, but then he knew, and said to the old lady that the saint is taboo King Heng, and the old lady asked me to enter the palace to stop it, who knows that if you don't wait for me to come, you have already begged Your Majesty and angered Long Yan." Speaking of this, he sighed and said, "The old lady is also to blame for this, she is an old man who is arbitrary and never consults with others, and if you let your father and brother know about it earlier, it will not be like that later." In any case, they are men who work outside, and they are better informed than us women in the deep house. β
Concubine De was surprised when she heard this: "My brother really said that? I couldn't help but nod in admiration, "It seems that my brother is really not what it used to be." Now that I am by His Majesty's side, it is really a good thing. It's just that it's rare to see him all these years. β
The second wife said: "Your brother didn't say anything, but now at home, he can still comfort my heart, but his life is not good, and he married such a daughter-in-law like a dominatrix." β
Concubine De's impression of the Yuan family is actually not bad, when the second wife wanted to choose a daughter-in-law, Concubine De had several candidates in her heart, one of which was this Yuan's, and later the second wife picked and picked this Yuan's family. At that time, I looked at this Yuan family, whether it was appearance, talent or family background, he was worthy of his younger brother, especially Yuan's father was highly respected and noble, what kind of son-in-law did he want to find, and the younger brother actually took a fancy not to his younger brother's family background but to his younger brother's talent and personality. However, it is indeed a pity that the Yuan family has been unable to give birth to a child since she married into the Feng family for four years. Unfilial piety is great, no wonder the mother is becoming more and more dissatisfied. However, Concubine De Niangniang had a different view on this issue, and she said to the second wife: "Mother should not always look at her bad aspects, but should think more about her benefits." Mother thinks about it, if it weren't for Lord Yuan, our Jingwen would not be where we are today. Jingwen is a student of Lord Yuan, and his knowledge and life have to be passed on by him, and there are many places to rely on him as a father-in-law as an official in the court, not to mention anything else, Lord Yuan has so many protΓ©gΓ©s in the court, who can not sell his son-in-law's face? β
The second wife naturally knew that her daughter's words were reasonable, otherwise she wouldn't have let her daughter-in-law keep pressing on her head, but she was still unhappy in her heart: "She can't be born herself, but I will carry your brother through the room, and she will also stop in front, doesn't this mean that our family will be the last?" β
Concubine De said: "This is indeed a problem. It's better for me to teach my mother a way to let her carry the room by herself, than for my mother to fight her every day with a needle and lose both of them. β
The second wife didn't believe it: "She is still unwilling to carry the room through me, and there are many obstacles, how can she rush to carry the room." β
Concubine De smiled and said: "What kind of thing to let others do according to their heads, it is naturally thousands of people who are unwilling to be unwilling, not to mention that she has a deep relationship with her younger brother, and she is even more unwilling to have more people in the room to block their husband and wife." Now my mother doesn't always want to stuff people around her younger brother, and when she is fine, she talks to her more, and asks her why her stomach hasn't moved after all these years? She was not in a hurry, her mother was anxious for her, and asked the imperial doctor to prescribe more medicine to her, persuading her to worship the Bodhisattva Buddha more. β
The second wife wanted to say, "How is this possible", but after thinking about it, she couldn't help but smile and said to her daughter; "I see what my daughter means. You're right, when she gets tired and can't give birth to herself, can she not be in a hurry? Glancing at the eldest daughter, "You, you still have a lot of ideas." If your sister had half your heart, I wouldn't have to worry so much about her? β
Speaking of which, the second wife explained Su Jin's stubbornness towards the Shen family's eldest lang, as well as the meaning of Baozhu's departure and the old lady.
After hearing this, Concubine De muttered for a long time and said, "The old lady's idea is very good. Until now, only by doing so can we have the best of all three worlds. β