Sun Jing understands his current situation very well. Now that the master has made his attitude clear, now is the time for him to show his strength.

Naturally, he had to do his best to let his eyebrows see his usefulness. Otherwise, why would he come out with her? It's good to stay in Shoushantang for the elderly.

In a month's time, he thought that he could tidy up the Hidden Bamboo Garden, inside and out. This is because after all, he is a newcomer, and he has to salute first and then soldier, if he bows his head, he can set up the rules in three or five days.

Meibian liked his attitude very much, so he smiled and said, "When the prince comes back, maybe there are some things to say, and then I will invite you over." ”

When Sun Jing left, she asked people to bring all the account books and went to Chengqing Garden. It's afternoon, and she was supposed to go to Shoushan Hall, but the concubine went to the palace, so she simply read all the account books and went to Princess Fu to pay attention.

This errand has dragged on for a long time, but Mei Pan now knows everything about the entry and exit of the Fuwang Mansion, and he doesn't have to look through the account books to roughly estimate the cost of this month. Even Princess Fu herself has only reached this point.

So when Princess Fu was taking the school for her, her eyebrows were quite good. While appreciating in Princess Fu's heart, there was inevitably a feeling similar to melancholy emotion. She's getting older, so she's not as responsive as young people.

Relieved, but also disappointed.

At this time, Princess Fu finally realized a little bit of the concubine's feelings when facing herself: it was clear that the other party had done nothing wrong, on the contrary, she was as good as she expected, but she was not pure happiness in her heart. On the contrary, in order to maintain the relationship with each other, many things are inevitably more constrained, and there is nowhere to tell the grievances in my heart.

She's okay, at least King Fu is willing to listen to her nagging on weekdays, and he also tolerates her various shortcomings. But when the concubine first came to Fuwang's Mansion, although this was obviously her son's home, she was out of place everywhere, and there was no familiar place to look around, so she could only carefully blend into it.

But they happen to be just as careful. So it seems that a new balance has been reached, but it is based on the concession of the concubine. Over the years, the concubine may not have had a good life.

Thinking of this, it is inevitable that my heart will be uneasy.

And in the end, this problem was solved by the eyebrows, which made Princess Fu feel complicated. But at least she can rest assured, because Meibian is indeed a filial child, and she doesn't have to worry about being lonely and lonely in her old age in the future.

Thinking of this, her mind suddenly changed a little.

She sat down with her eyebrows on her side and discussed with her, "My mother wanted to hand over this burden to you and be at ease with herself." You're doing a good job, and it stands to reason that you'll start working from now on, and within a year or two, you'll be able to adapt to it calmly. It's just that in my heart, I can't help but have a little selfishness, let me tell you, don't blame my mother for being selfish. ”

"Mother, where are these words?" He said, "If you have anything, just tell me." ”

"I can't tell you this." Princess Fu patted her hand on the side of her eyebrows and sighed, "Mei'er, you are still young, but Ziqing is already twenty-two years old this year." Jingzhong is like a child of his age, who got married early, and the children are seven or eight years old. Even if it's late, the child can call his father and mother. Every time my mother listens to others talk about this, she doesn't feel good in her heart. Now while I still have the spirit, this house will look at you for two years in advance, and you and Ziqing should hurry up and give birth to a grandchild for your mother is serious. What do you think? ”

In the end, the mother-in-law discussed this kind of thing with herself seriously, but she couldn't adapt to it anyway, so she had to blush and say, "Listen to my mother's orders." ”

"That's not a command. You are a great hero to our family. Princess Fu said with a smile, "Other things, you know it, don't worry about it." We have three big men in our family. ”

At that time, Meibian didn't fully understand what Princess Fu meant by what she said to herself.

But she soon understood.

Because when the concubine returned, she gathered the whole family together in the evening. It was the first time for him to see such a battle, and he couldn't help but feel a little apprehensive, and a little eager to try, and asked Yuan Ziqing, "What's going on?" ”

"It's not a big deal." Yuan Ziqing comforted her, "Every time my grandmother comes back from the palace, everyone will get together to discuss, mainly to see the movements in the palace. ”

He turned his head to look at his eyebrows, "Outsiders envy our holy family, but you know that this holy family is also to be maintained." Grandmother put a lot of thought into it. When he said this, he lowered his voice and said to the side of his eyebrows, "What you did for your grandmother, the whole family has seen." Thank you very much. ”

"The prince still wants to thank me?" He asked him rhetorically. Then without waiting for Yuan Ziqing to speak, he changed his words again, "If you really want to thank me, it's not a matter of words." ”

Yuan Ziqing asked, "How can the lady thank you for her husband?" ”

"I haven't thought of it yet, but remember." Eyebrows said.

As he spoke, he had already walked to the vicinity of the Shoushan Hall, and the two of them also looked at each other, so as not to be seen. After walking a few more steps, I turned a corner and saw Yuan Zifang walking in front. Yuan Ziqing screamed, and he stopped and waited for the two to catch up.

"When are you going back?" Yuan Ziqing asked him.

Zhou Yingyue had already returned to Haizhou before, but Yuan Zifang had been left in Beijing by King Fu. Yuan Ziqing was busy with book repair, so he only knew about it, and he didn't ask how it was.

Yuan Zifang sighed, "I don't know if I can go back." ”

"Profitable shipping?" Yuan Ziqing thought about it and understood where the joints were.

Yuan Ziqing smiled sarcastically, "Not only is it a lot of profit, it's a hundredfold profit." Even if it is the imperial court, you can't be unmoved when you see it. ”

The court of the Maritime Chamber of Commerce can't move for the time being, and after all, it's only handed over to them for the first five years to monopolize, and they can always take it back in the future, or change the rules again, so it's not uncontrollable. However, the customs controlled by Yuan Zifang has become a sweet spot in the eyes of others.

Recently, I don't know what the court has been arguing about about this matter.

That's why Yuan Zifang felt that he might not be able to go to Haizhou at all. Once he was relieved of his position, he became an innocent clan who could not leave Beijing, and his hands and feet were tied.

And now is different from the past, in the past, he ran away by himself, that is, he was a young man, and neither the emperor nor the courtiers who impeached him really took it to heart. But one day he will have power in his hands, and I am afraid that no one will be worried that he will run around outside.

Yuan Ziqing thought for a moment and said, "Actually, it's good to withdraw at this time." We did this thing, everyone knows it in their hearts, and the credit will not run away. If you want to catch the customs in your hands, I am afraid that you will provoke public anger. ”

"It's just a customs, and I don't have a lot of love." Yuan Zifang said casually, "It's just that I'm not in Haizhou, and I don't know what will happen to her." ”

The husband and wife knew who she was referring to as soon as they heard it, and they couldn't help but look at each other and smile. In the end, it is a young man's passion, and Yuan Zifang cares more about Zhou Yingyue than the authority of the customs. And Zhou Yingyue is gone, I'm afraid she won't return until the end of the year.

Yuan Zifang saw the expressions of the two of them, and said unbearably, "You two don't want to stimulate me as a lonely person anymore." ”

Fortunately, the first good temple has arrived.

All three of them regained their faces and walked in with solemn faces. The concubine was sitting on her hand teasing the birds in the cage, and when she looked up and saw the three of them, she beckoned to her eyebrows and said, "The eldest daughter-in-law is here, come and sit with grandmother." ”

"Grandmother is so eccentric, grandchildren are going to sip vinegar." Yuan Zifang picked a place to sit down and said.

The concubine glanced at him when she heard this, "Don't worry, when your daughter-in-law passes the door, grandmother will be just as biased." When the time comes, you won't be able to sip vinegar. ”

was coldly teased by his grandmother, Yuan Zifang was defenseless, and made a big red face. Meibian and Yuan Ziqing snickered on the side. The atmosphere was relaxed for a moment, which had never been seen before.

In the past, the concubine would not laugh with everyone, although the expression on her face was kind and pleasant, but she always felt a little distance. The two grandsons didn't dare to make a mistake in front of her since they were young, and they were respectful when they grew up, complaining like Yuan Zifang, even if they were close. So in the face of such changes, everyone feels very new.

Yuan Zifang became more and more frustrated, "Grandmother, what kind of bird are you?" ”

"He's a starling who loves to ask questions." The concubine said.

Yuan Ziqing is okay, he is finally used to being expressionless, and he can suppress his thoughts, but his eyebrows are not tightened, and he laughs out loud.

Originally, Yuan Zifang was teased by his grandmother, and he didn't feel anything, he was a junior, and if he could entertain his relatives with colorful clothes, it would also be a good name. Just let the smile on his eyebrows, his face couldn't be stopped. I had to bite the bullet and say, "I want to see what's so peculiar about this starling that my grandmother likes it like this?" ”

He walked over with that.

When the concubine saw that he was doing something, she also stared at him. As a result, Yuan Zifang and Starling stared at each other for a while, shook their heads and said, "This is not good, go back and look for a better one for your grandmother." ”

"I think this one is good." The concubine said, and finally couldn't hold back her laughter.

Everyone in the room laughed, Yuan Zifang was still tense before, and then he couldn't help laughing. So when King Fu and the princess came in, they saw such a scene.

"Mother, it's lively here." He laughed.

Hearing his voice, he smiled facelessly and hurriedly. As a daughter-in-law, she must always be dignified in front of her father-in-law. The others were interrupted and couldn't continue laughing, so the room was silent.

Princess Fu hurriedly said, "It seems that we shouldn't come, we should let your ancestors and grandchildren enjoy it for a while." - What are you happy about? ”

"Nothing." Yuan Zifang hurriedly walked over, courteously invited the two elders to sit down, and then quickly got to the point, "Grandmother entered the palace today, but what happened?" ”

He also pricked up his ears to listen.

She had a hunch in her heart that this was the scene where King Fu's Mansion really discussed important matters. The things I saw before were just the tip of the iceberg, and now I have really touched the core. Mei Pan didn't know how she was accepted, did she marry in and naturally be included in it, or did she go through some test she didn't know?

But she knew that at this time, she was the real member of the Fu Wangfu. So he was full of excitement, sat beside the concubine, and looked up at her slightly.

The concubine said slowly, "There was a new grandson in the prince's mansion before, and I only learned today that the queen mother originally planned to report the child over and like it for a while." Na Cheng thought that the crown princess was not happy, so he made trouble with the queen. In the end, the child was not hugged to Shou'an Palace, but the emperor was very unhappy about it. ”

"Speaking of which, whose children are all top-notch, it makes sense to be reluctant, but why is it so ugly?" Princess Fu was a little puzzled.

Not to mention that the child didn't crawl out of the crown princess's belly, so he didn't need to look at the eyeballs at all. Even if she gave birth to it herself, she took it to the Queen Mother to see, what would happen if she couldn't do it? Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if you don't want to, there are many ways to avoid it, but you want to make things bigger.

Everyone in the room looked at each other for a while, and King Fu said, "I'm afraid that the crown princess has been dissatisfied with the prince for a long time." ”

The crown prince is so beautiful, but the crown princess was selected according to the queen's standards, dignified and steady, generous and polite - but things in this world are always difficult to be perfect, and she is excellent in virtue, but she is inferior in appearance. The prince's temperament does not like to be restrained, and he is impatient to listen to the princess's advice, and he has no affection for her, so two or three days of rest in a month is too much.

This kind of thing is always difficult for the princess to cry to the elders, and she can only hold back her own suffering, and after a long time, her mood is naturally depressed. It has been three years since she married the prince, but she has never been able to give birth to a son and a half daughter, and it is unknown how much pressure there is outside. But this kind of thing is not useful for her own efforts, so what can the prince do if he doesn't come to her room?

Two children were born in the prince's mansion two years ago, but they were both girls, but it was okay, but now the prince's favorite concubine gave birth to the emperor's eldest grandson, and he climbed on her head when he saw it. It is probably because of this that the crown princess deliberately made a big fuss about this matter.

She made a big fuss about this matter in order to make the prince unhappy. - The crown prince definitely did not want the child to be sent to Shou'an Palace, and gave her this task, so the crown princess simply did not do anything.

It didn't matter what benefits she had for herself, but for Fuwangfu, it was a signal.

The emperor was dissatisfied with the crown prince.

This kind of dissatisfaction is not noticed on weekdays, and besides, the crown prince also has his own things to do, and it is impossible to stay in front of the emperor every day, so it is even more difficult to detect. In this way, the Fuwang Mansion naturally has a head start.

"Prince...... Inaction, arrogance and wantonness. After everyone had thought through the things in this circle, King Fu spoke, "I'm afraid it's hard to take on a big responsibility." ”

If these words appear outside, I am afraid that it will immediately be a great sin of treason. But after King Fu finished speaking, everyone, including the faces on the side of the eyebrows, did not change. The elders who were secretly observing her couldn't help but nod their heads: It's good to be calm.

King Fu continued, "The time is almost up. It's time to find an opportunity to push out the three princes. ”

Three Princes! Hearing these three words, a flash of light flashed under his eyebrows. Sure enough, as she thought, King Fu's Mansion did not have no plans for the affairs of the court, but they were all hidden in the shadows and did not show the slightest clue.

But now, these three words came out of the mouth of King Fu, indicating their true attitude.

In the previous life, the last person to ascend to that position was the third prince. So when Meibian asked Yuan Ziqing before, he also guessed him. But he didn't expect that he really had something to do with King Fu's mansion. It's no wonder that even after he ascended the throne, the status of King Fu's Mansion did not shake too much.

"Let's talk about what to do." King Fu threw the question out.

The thoughts on his brow were pulled back, and then he noticed that everyone was actually looking at him. She looked left and right for a while, and then said with a little apprehension, "...... Isn't Zifang unable to go back to Haizhou? There is always someone in charge of the customs, and it is more reassuring to think that the prince is more reassuring than the children of the clan. ”

This is an idea that she just came up with, and she doesn't know if it's feasible, so she has to talk nonsense.

Unexpectedly, before the words came out, I saw Yuan Ziqing smiling at himself. Mei Pan knew that this statement was feasible, and continued while thinking about it, "The prince can't leave Beijing. "He is the prince of the country and the capital of the country, and he is as important as the emperor and cannot be moved lightly.

So only a few remaining princes fought for this position. To make the three princes stand out from them, it is not difficult to come to the Fu Wangfu.

However, his eyebrows rummaged through the memories in his head, and he didn't remember that the third prince had been to Haizhou in his previous life. At that time, Yuan Zifang stayed at the customs for two years before coming back, and he had already run a deep foundation, and the idlers couldn't shake it at all. In addition, with the escort of the Zhou family, within a few years, the customs have always been under the control of the Fuwang Mansion.

So I can't help but feel a little apprehensive on my eyebrows, I don't know if this mention is too abrupt. ――Anyone would be heartbroken if they rashly gave up such a large piece of fat meat as the customs, right?

But King Fu nodded and praised, "The idea of the eldest daughter-in-law is really very wonderful, and there is no better choice now, so let's do it." ”

Ay? That's it?

Is it really okay to make such a hasty decision on the matter of life and death? What about everyone coming up with ideas and discussing them together?

"I'll just say she's a blessed one." Princess Fu still said this. She was the first person who found Meibian among a group of noble girls, if she hadn't tried her best to match at that time, the road between Meibian and Yuan Ziqing would probably be much more tortuous.

So even though Meibian later heard that Princess Fu had planned to let Yuan Ziqing marry Liu Yanjun, she even had a lot of doubts about herself, but she didn't have this plan in her heart.

The love of parents for their children is far-reaching. If it weren't for feeling sorry for Yuan Ziqing, where would Princess Fu be so forward-looking and hesitant?

At this time, when she heard Princess Fu's words, she smiled and lowered her head. The concubine patted her hands, "Good boy, is your mother-in-law praising you, what are you shy?" ”

Yuan Zifang's face is black, he is not shy when he praises, is he shy when he is scolded?

Now that the matter has been decided, the family meeting naturally ends here.

Yuan Ziqing took Mei Pan on the way back, and then said, "If you have anything you want to ask, just ask." ”

"How do you know?"

"I just saw the way you want to talk and stop." Yuan Ziqing said with a smile.

Although he was discussing a big matter, his eyes never left his eyebrows, and he was naturally aware of her changes and expressions.

He said, "My father and grandmother didn't mention it, and I was embarrassed to ask, what is the relationship between our family and the third prince?" "It stands to reason that the Fuwang Mansion should be on the side of the rightful prince. On the contrary, he supported the little-known three princes, which inevitably made people wonder.

"If there is anything to do with it, it is also a relative." Yuanzi Qingdao, "The biological mother of the third prince is the distant niece of the grandmother. However, the relationship is very far away, and it is not the kind that everyone sits down to find out the bottom of it, and no one will find out. ”

"How-"

"Actually, it wasn't that I supported the three princes from the beginning." Yuan Ziqing lowered his voice, "It's the prince's side." ”

King Fu's temperament is that more things are better than less, if it weren't for the discord with the prince, he wouldn't have taken the risk of supporting others.

It's just that the crown prince once said to others that King Fu is not a thing at all, but just a useful dog, and the emperor uses it. Yuan Zifang heard this, although he didn't go up to scuffle, but he was extremely disgusted with him from then on. Later, Fuwangfu asked for medicine for Yuan Ziqing, it stands to reason that it has nothing to do with the prince, he sent a troublesome doctor in the rivers and lakes, not to say that the other party has any home remedies to cure Yuan Ziqing, but the prescription is to drink the boy's urine. In order to humiliate Yuan Ziqing and Fu Wangfu.

There are many such things, but these are just personal grievances, and Yuan Ziqing somewhat understands the prince's mind - the emperor feels guilty about Yuan Ziqing and loves his nephew, but he exceeds several princes a lot. Others may not dare to be angry, but the prince has been bold and reckless since he was a child, and he never knew how to hide his patience by relying on his identity.

If only that were it. But later, as he entered the court and did a few ridiculous errands, King Fu gradually felt that he did not have the bearing and ability of a prince of a country, and he had vaguely mentioned it in front of the emperor. But somehow the prince learned about it again, and the relationship naturally became worse and worse.

Only the queen is in the palace, she doesn't know anything, and she thinks that her son is very good, and she plans for him everywhere, but she doesn't know that in the past two years, he has already lost his reputation.

As for the three princes, they were only slowly contacted later.

The first person to meet him was Yuan Ziqing. Just because the third prince was not in good health when he was a child, he also went to Dongshan Temple to recuperate, and the two lived next door, so they naturally had a relationship.

"The three princes are stoic, calm, composed, and atmospheric." Yuan Ziqing said, "Far better than the prince." After going to the study room, the entry is also the fastest, and he has a talent at a young age, and he knows how to hide clumsy, and he has no reputation. No matter from which point of view, it is a bright monarch. ”

"But ......" Meibian listened to him say that people are so good, but he was a little hesitant, "If this is the case, it is impossible for us to be the only ones who can see his goodness." ”