Hearing that the sage personally chose the date of marriage for Liu Xianglian and the three girls of the You family, and said that he wanted to "buy a dowry" for the third sister, the powerful eunuchs in Beijing were suddenly shocked and envious. I only feel that the three girls of the You family are so blessed, not only can they marry a good husband, but also have a holy favor, which is really more decent than the royal princess.

For a time, those who came to congratulate the Liu family, the You family and the Chen family flocked to congratulate them, and they all praised him as a man who was personally sympathetic to his subordinates and benevolent and loving.

Because the sage said that he wanted to buy a dowry for Third Sister You, the matter naturally had to be handed over to the Internal Affairs Office. When the internal affairs office heard the sage's will, because it didn't know what kind of boudoir the dowry of the three girls of the You family should be used for, it was rarely allowed to enter the palace again to ask for the sage's instructions.

Before the saint could come up with an idea, the emperor who lived in the harem also got the news, and the old saint was very thoughtful, but he also had the idea of joining in the fun, so he called the saint to the harem and asked carefully.

Since the abdication of the emperor, although he has adhered to the habit of his previous reign, sometimes he likes to inquire about the affairs of the previous dynasty in detail. But today is not the one in the original book, he is talented, noble, pampered, although he was disturbed by the dispute between his brothers when he was older, and he almost made a big mistake. But fortunately, with the help of Chen Jue, he walked all the way to the Ninety-Five Honor on the royal road, and he was helped up by the emperor himself. And because his identity is a descendant, he was raised by the old sage since he was a child, and he was the prince of the country, so he originally got the help of the nobles of the family. Therefore, there is not much difference between the outer court and the inner palace, coupled with today's broad personality, and the deep relationship with the emperor's father and son, unlike the original one, who was deeply dissatisfied and afraid of the emperor's coming to power, so the father and son are very tacit.

At this moment, seeing that the emperor was well-informed and in good spirits, he simply pushed the matter to the emperor today, intending to ask the emperor for his instructions.

The emperor has been recuperating in the deep palace for a long time, although there are today's rigid regulations, there are children and grandchildren in the palace to visit every month, but his children are big and small, either they have already started a family and even their grandchildren have married daughters-in-law, and the remaining concubines do not need to be asked by the emperor himself, or they have not yet reached the year of opening the palace and the palace, so there have been no happy events in the palace for several years.

When the Emperor Taishang thought of the third sister You and Chen Qi at this time, he couldn't help but think of the first meeting at the Lantern Festival - under the mold of almost all the nobles in the palace who were generous and decent, and the rules and regulations, the three girls of the You family left a deep impression on him.

Moreover, he and the prince's father are kind and filial, and there is no estrangement in peace and stability over the years, so Chen Qi has also contributed a lot in it. The emperor was well-informed and naturally knew about it. I also admire Chen Jue very much.

In addition, the third sister You built a Chen Garden in Chang'an City a few years ago, established a virtuous yuan collection, and called on the daughters of the eunuchs and noble families in the capital to unite to do charity. The saint had also decreed a commendation several times before. It's rare to meet the third sister You getting married again this time, so you might as well add some pen and ink to make a joy.

Thinking of this, the Emperor Taishang smiled meaningfully: "Since it is grace, then it is enough to do it." might as well make her a county lord, and reward some fiefdoms. ”

When the sage heard this, he stroked his palms and smiled: "What my father said is very true. It's just that in this way, it hurts Liu Qing, a dignified husband, and the grade is not as good as a wife. ”

After Liu Xianglian continued her post in Beijing, she was promoted to the commander of the three grades. Originally, after the third sister You got married, she should be named a third-grade lady with Liu Xianglian's rank. Now that the palace has given the respect of the county lord, it has become a positive second grade. In terms of grade, it is just two episodes higher than Liu Xianglian.

"The husband is sluggish, the husband is sluggish......" Today, when I thought of the effect of Third Sister You after entering the door, I laughed dumbly.

The Emperor Taishang thought of the fact that during the Shangyuan Festival that year, the third sister You was only four or five years old, and she dared to outwit the bandits, and couldn't help but smile and said: "Since you married the third sister of the You family, you should have expected this matter." I look at him and I'm afraid it's like a gourmet. ”

When he heard the words today, he pretended to be stunned and looked at the emperor, and said with a smile in his mouth: "I didn't expect my father to be in the palace, and he actually knew the news of these three sisters." ”

The two monarchs and ministers laughed for a while, and after lunch, they saw that the emperor had the intention of resting, and he only withdrew from the harem today.

Returned to the Qinzheng Palace, and now the emperor's intention is informed of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites. When everyone heard that the emperor actually intended to make the third sister You the county lord, and also wanted to reward the real food, they couldn't help but be stunned.

Guy has countless children in the royal family, even if the princess and county lord with royal blood are not favored, they may not be able to be given real food after they marry as adults. Now the third sister You is just the stepdaughter of a five-grade Beijing official, not only was she married by the saint, and the emperor was named the county lord, but she can also enjoy the real food, although there are only 800 households, but it is enough to see the strength of the saint.

And because the sage gave the third sister You in addition to the words "sensitive, gentle and gentle", he also clearly rewarded the third sister You for her charity after creating the Xianyuan Collection, which caused a sensation in Chang'an City, and the posts that applied for membership for a while, and the number of regular meetings held by the Xianyuan Collection in Chen Yuan increased a lot.

However, these things don't matter in the eyes of Third Sister You. The most important thing for her now is to prepare for marriage - because the emperor suddenly gave her the title of county lord, the wedding dress she embroidered when she was preparing for marriage earlier must not be used because of the grade regulations. Fortunately, the Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Ministry of Rites were ordered by the emperor to buy a dowry for her, but she didn't have to work hard to reembroider the dowry.

It's just a pity that I have worked hard for a year younger, and the wedding dress is embroidered so well, I'm afraid I won't be able to wear it.

Third Sister You looked at the wedding dress that she had embroidered most of it with great pity, and finally decided to finish embroidering her. Even if she can't wear it on the wedding day, she must keep it and press it at the bottom of the dowry box, which is a symbol of her hard work to prepare for marriage, which is very commemorative.

On the other hand, the You family is also thinking of adding a dowry to the third sister You.

Because Third Sister You has her own land to buy and sell, her Chen Yuan and Jinghuayuan are even more famous all over the world. So when she was preparing to get married, Third Sister You had already said that she didn't have to worry about her at home, she just had to marry her own private house.

But this time and that time. No one thought that Third Sister You would suddenly be made the county lord by the sage before she got married, and the Ministry of Rites and the Ministry of Internal Affairs would buy a dowry for her.

Seeing that Third Sister You was so proud, Old Lady You and You Ziyu also moved their minds. Although the third sister You has never had a shortage of private ladders, even the Chen family advocates that the You family does not need to be too extravagant to prepare a dowry for the third sister. However, there is a saying in the world that it is the icing on the cake. If Third Sister You only married into the Liu family in the name of the stepgirl of the You family, the mother and son of the You family would naturally not say much, but it would be okay to send Third Sister You out of the door according to the old practice of the house - it didn't even have to cost so much. After all, Third Sister You is a person who is rich in herself, and she may not be able to look down on the You family's silver. It's better to stay and save money for Bao Ge'er.

But now the third sister You has become the county lord, and she is still the county lord of the real food city. Then the situation is a different story. As the saying goes, incense is love, and incense is love, that is, the pilgrims ask the gods to worship the Buddha and know how to burn incense and make offerings, not to mention ordinary people.

Therefore, after thinking about it, the mother and son of the You family adhered to the idea of burning the stove and made up the money for the dowry for the third sister You from 3,000 taels to 5,000 taels in the public school. In addition, Mrs. You also took out five hundred taels of silver from her private room to press makeup on the third sister.

This is a new thing, and even the eldest girl and Second Sister You didn't have the courtesy when they went out.

However, Third Sister You was so courteous to Mrs. You, but she really didn't know what to do.

As the stepdaughter of the You family, Third Sister You didn't want to accept the extra 2,000 taels of silver that the You family gave her, nor did she want to accept the 500 taels of silver that Mrs. You gave her. The reason has nothing to do with the money itself, but I am afraid that the eldest sister and the second sister will not suffer from widowhood and unevenness. At that time, the sisters will have a bad relationship with each other for this little idea, which is not good.

However, the elder gave it to him - at least Mrs. You did not allow the third sister to refuse, and Chen smiled in front of Mrs. You and persuaded the third sister to take the silver and thank the old lady.

In private, he said to the third sister: "Since it is the intention of the old lady and your master, it is not easy for you to refuse." As for the eldest girl and your second sister, there is still me, and you don't need to bother. You just have to prepare for marriage with peace of mind. ”

Seeing this, Third Sister You had no choice but to give up. One wall is preparing for marriage at home, and the other wall is in charge of the New Year. You Chen's two families are becoming more and more festive because of the marriage of the third sister, and even this year feels more lively than in previous years.

But it's not just You Chen and the two families who feel lively. When You and Jia Zhen took their son and daughter-in-law home to pay New Year's greetings, they also specially mentioned a large number of relatives from Rongguo Mansion. It is said that there are grandmother Zhu's widow and sister, a pair of brothers and sisters in the second room of the Xue family, and Mrs. Xing's younger brother and sister niece and daughter's family.

A large group of people met on the way to Beijing, and made an appointment to go to Rongguo Mansion to greet the old lady. The old lady took advantage of the excitement of the new year, so she left Li Kun's widowed sister and the Baoqin girl in the second room of the Xue family to live. Later, Baoyu fell in love with Mrs. Xing's niece and daughter, and begged the old lady to leave her in the mansion. Mrs. Xing's younger brother's family originally defected to Mrs. Xing in order to go to Beijing, and of course they were happy to see it.

Several girls got together, and they also got married to a poetry club a year ago, admiring the snow and composing poems in the back garden, and roasting venison. It's hilarious or something.

“…… It's a pity that you are preparing to get married at home now, and you can't make up for this excitement. You Shi took the third sister's hand and said with a smile.

The third sister was not surprised when she heard this, not for anything else, but she was curious about why Xue Baoqin and Xue Zhen entered Beijing. In the original book, the reason why the two brothers and sisters entered Beijing was to use the power of Rongguofu to force the Mei Hanlin family to get married. However, because of the students' fraud in Enke a few years ago, Mei Hanlin had already been dismissed from his reputation and would never be hired, and the relationship between the two families was also broken. It is said that the Xue brothers and sisters have no reason to enter Beijing. So what is the matter with this son entering Beijing?

Third Sister You was muttering to herself, and suddenly saw You Shi looking at her with suspicion on her face, and she wanted to stop talking. Third Sister You unconsciously accepted her reverie, and smiled: "If my sister has anything to say, just say it." Do you and I still have to be so divided? ”

You Shi sighed when he heard this, held the hand of Third Sister You and said, "It is said that you are not from the Jia family, and you are preparing to get married, so I shouldn't have bothered you with this matter." It's just that I'm really uneasy in my heart, and it's hard to tell others. I can only talk to you and ask for an idea. ”

Seeing You Shi's solemnity, Third Sister You became more and more curious, and asked with a smile: "What is going on, you just say it quickly." It's just like this, and it makes me anxious. ”

Seeing this, You Shi had no choice but to say, "...... You also know that Xiangling's girl is a good one, but she also sued me about this. ”

At that moment, You Shi told the story of the doubtful matter.

Since Xiangling reunited with her mother Feng's mother and daughter, the Xue family paid money to settle a house for the Feng family, but the family stopped, was safe and stable, and there was no more chaos.

It started more than two months ago. Because of Xiangling's good looks, there are many people in the house who praise Xiangling for looking like Brother Rong's daughter-in-law. However, this is just a private rumor, and no one has taken it seriously for so many years.

It's strange that three or two months ago, a family suddenly moved in in Xiaohuazhi Lane, and because they were all new neighbors, the family and the Feng family gradually moved around. Slowly getting closer, the family began to inquire about the situation of the Feng family. In and out of the words, they were asking about the relationship between the Feng family and Brother Rong's daughter-in-law, and asked if the Feng family had any sisters, how many daughters were born back then, and there were any lost or abandoned in addition to Xiangling. In his words, he instigated the Feng family to recognize his relatives with Xiao Rong's grandmother, and said that as long as he recognized his relatives, he would be worried that there would be no other benefits. Fortunately, the Feng family is loyal and gentle, and because of his experience over the years, he is very cautious and does not listen to the bewitchment of others. and told his daughter about it.

After Xiangling learned about this, although she didn't know the origin of the other party, she also found a loophole to tell You Shi the original story of the matter. Just because she missed Third Sister You for helping her mother and daughter reunite. So no matter how big or small, I want to tell sù.

As we all know, the grandmother of Xiao Rong in Ningfu is a baby girl brought by Yingyi Lang Qin Ye from Shantang, and her identity and family background are unknown. Jia Zhen was even more suspicious of Qin Keqing's current blood, so she didn't care about asking Jia Rong to marry the Qin family, just to tie up with today's saints......

"When I heard about it, I always felt that it was inappropriate. I was very panicked. When You Shi said this, her face turned a little white, she grabbed You Sanjie'er's hand and asked in a low voice, "You said there won't be any trouble, right?" ”

Third Sister You was also a little suspicious when she heard this, she thought about it and asked You Shi, "Does Jia Zhen know about this matter?" ”

"Naturally, I'm going to sue him. He always said that it was okay, but I was still worried......" You Shi sighed and complained: "I thought this matter was inappropriate at the beginning. He was so distracted that he wouldn't listen to me. Now I'm just afraid—"

"It shouldn't be tight." Third Sister You smiled and thought about You Shi's words, and said with a smile: "It is said that my uncle also intervened in this matter. Although Jia Zhen is not a reliable person, my uncle will never be mistaken, right? What's more, the saint is so wise, since it is a matter of his own body, how can he not thoroughly investigate and understand. I don't believe that so many people have verified it, and I don't believe that I can come up with any tricks. ”

"Besides, everyone in the world knows that Ning Guofu is married to a daughter of the Qin family, not a lord. We have a clear conscience, and we are not afraid of someone making trouble. ”

You Shi looked at Third Sister You with a calm and indifferent look, but he gradually relaxed his heart.

However, after the You couple left, the third sister You immediately went to Chen's house and explained the matter to her uncle. She suspected that someone was intending to make a fuss about this matter, and as for whether it would involve the You Chen family, it was still unknown.

Chen Jue was stunned when he heard what the third sister said. I didn't expect that after so many years, there would still be people who wanted to make a living. But he didn't care about this, he only smiled and said to the third sister: "Just prepare for marriage with peace of mind, and I still have these." Where you need to worry about it. It's just a baseless parental shortcoming. ”

However, having said that, Chen Jue immediately ordered someone to investigate the matter after the third sister left. He is now in a high position, Jane is in the heart of the emperor, and he is good at dancing with long sleeves, and he is exquisite, although there is no dispute between friends, but in Chang'an, there are not many things that he can't do.

Such trivial things can be done well if they are done thoroughly. Now that the clues are revealed in front of Chen Qi, it is not far from the truth to be revealed.

Sure enough, after only a few days, the Jinyi army stationed in Chang'an found out the mastermind behind the scenes by waiting for the rabbit and touching the melons along the vine - Chen Qi originally thought that this matter was inseparable from the queen, but in the end, he was asked to find out the three princes who fought for the throne of the saint Zheng the most, and now the palace of Prince Zhongkang...... Speaking of which, it can be regarded as an old enemy.

And the reason why Prince Zhongkang did this thankless thing did not mean anything else. It's just that I want to use this to respond to Chen Qi and today, so as not to see the two of them get along with each other and show their affection all day long. The person who is looking for is also a distant relative of a useful housekeeper in the house, even if the matter is exposed, he can't find the head of Prince Zhongkang's mansion.

This matter is nothing more than the relatives of the descendants of Prince Zhongkang's mansion who love to talk about gossip, and it has become a harmless and blunt move that can block Chen Qi and the saint, and if it doesn't work, it is just a harmless and unruly move that makes people laugh when it is spread out. Even if Chen Jue finds out, even if he knows Prince Zhongkang's ill intentions, because of his identity and status, as well as the face of the emperor, it is not easy to investigate it too much.

To put it clearly is to play a scoundrel.

Chen Qi, who learned about the cause and effect, really couldn't cry or laugh. After thinking about it, it is really inconvenient to retaliate. I had to enter the palace to explain the situation to the saint. When the sage heard this, it was also unbelievable, and after appeasing Chen Jue's kind words, he entered the harem to complain to the old sage.

At that time, the emperor was listening to music in the palace with several concubines and concubines, and when he heard the sage's complaint, he was immediately angry and funny, and immediately announced Prince Zhongkang into the palace and scolded him. pressed Prince Chungkang to apologize to the saint.

Unexpectedly, Prince Zhongkang did not dare to disobey the Emperor Taishang's promise, but he did not do it when he asked him to apologize. Not only did he not apologize, but he also stiffened his neck and shouted to the saint, holding grievances for his daughter.

“…… The serious nephew and niece don't feel pain, but they are good to a wild girl who is outside the four ways. not only sealed the county lord, but also rewarded the real food. Why don't you want to think that your niece and nephew are still staying at home and eating moons. Life is tight, and now it's not as good as a five-grade Jingguan'er family's oil bottle. Although it is a concubine born to a side concubine, in the end, she also has our royal blood, how can she not even be as good as the daughter of a five-grade Beijing official......"

“…… It's just that the relatives of the people in the house said a few more words about the parents, and even put the big hat of instigator on my head. I'm the punching bag for your monarchs? What else does it mean for me to be a prince? It's better to abolish my throne and depose me as a commoner and exile me from Chang'an. Anyway, I don't have the face to mix ...... in Chang'an City."

Come on, when you meet such a stunned master, the saint and the emperor are no different. Not only could he not force Prince Zhongkang to admit his mistake, but he also had to be appeased. However, even if he said hundreds of words bitterly, and talked about the merits of the third sister You in establishing the Xianyuan Collection, Prince Zhongkang came to the palace just to toss, just to respond to the people, and bit to death a sentence "Even the dogs in the palace are more noble than the dogs of ordinary people's families, not to mention the girls who are concubines", directly choked back thousands of words in the saint's mouth.

In the end, it was his own son, who was old and bearded, crying and rolling in the palace, and the emperor couldn't stand it. Immediately ordered the saint to issue an order, and also canonized the daughter of Prince Zhongkang's family as the county lord.

Seeing this, the sage simply waved his pen, upholding the plan that it is better to be happy alone than to be happy, and directly put several royal brothers, brothers, sisters, uncles, uncles, and aunts of the appropriate age concubines according to their grades. It's just in time for the New Year, and there is a great excitement in the world.

At the end of the day, the royal relatives and nobles in Chang'an City praised the benevolence of the saints, but they really had some meaning of celebrating with the whole world.

However, a rush from the West Sea along the 800 miles of the Chi Bao broke the joy in Chang'an City.