Chapter 129: To each his own way
The palace was full of joy, and the mansion of Zhongyi was indeed like a thunderbolt on a sunny day. Mrs. Zhao sat there with a half-loud voice, and asked the chief butler, "What you said is true?" Did the master really resign from the office? Done? Don't even want a knighthood? ”
The big housekeeper's heart is also dripping blood, he is the descendant of Mrs. Zhao, the prince of loyalty, who has been in charge of the affairs of the house for so many years, not only is he majestic in the house, but even the wife of the prince looks at his face, even outside the house, everyone respects him as the big butler of the loyal and righteous prince, and gives him a little thin face. There are even those with low official positions, and they even want to scold him. In the past few days, Zhongyi Gong returned to the capital and made immortal achievements, which made his status skyrocket. Even the princes of those clans didn't dare to treat him badly when they saw him, because he was a slave, and they were all gentle and reciprocal.
Now, like a thunderbolt from the sky, how can the loyal and righteous prince be so good? I also want to give the title to the prince. He also wants to take Mrs. Zhao to live on the farm, so what about him? Shall he not also go with him to the farm? All of a sudden, he went from the bustling capital to the countryside, from the great butler of the Zhongyi Mansion who was flattered by everyone to the slave of a rich man in the countryside, living a reclusive life, how could he accept it?
Even if he can accept it, can the few concubines he has recently accepted accept it? Although his children are also slaves of the Zhongyi Mansion, they all grew up in his own home, and they were also born with a bunch of maids and daughters-in-law to serve, and they are used to the prosperity of the capital, where can they still live in the countryside? But if you don't follow him to the countryside, will you really be a slave in the palace and wait for the dispatch of the new housekeeper?
The big butler was worried. Now he can only pin his hopes on his master, Mrs. Zhao. Mrs. Zhao is a strong person, and she must be reluctant to the prosperity of the capital, and she must not want to go to the farm, so he wants to think of ways to make Mrs. Zhao resist.
The chief housekeeper hurriedly said: "Madam, not only does the lord want to pay tribute to the lord and pass the title to the prince, but he also has to move and go to live in the Zhuangzi of our family in the western suburbs, and he also has to take his wife and the little ones." Give everything in the family to the prince and Mrs. Shizi. ”
Mrs. Zhao's blood suddenly gushed upward: "Is he old and confused?" What is he doing here? Fought a war outside for a lifetime. Guns and arrows. Is it to be rich and rich in the countryside just to not enjoy it for a day? ”
The chief butler said, "Yes, it is a pity for all the officials in the court. It's a shame. The emperor also kept it. ”
Mrs. Zhao's eyes lit up and said, "Isn't the emperor reluctant to be a master?" ”
The chief butler hurriedly said, "That's nature. Our Zhao family is loyal, otherwise back then, the emperor wouldn't have been able to crown our family as a loyal and righteous duke? And also. Now that the old man has made such a great feat, is the emperor not happy? Not to mention, isn't there still a mother in the palace? Concubine Zhao is now very favored by the emperor, and the emperor often rewards our family, how can she be willing to give the old man a gift? ”
As soon as Mrs. Zhao mentioned the daughter in the palace, she suddenly came to her senses and said, "Yes, Concubine Zhao is very favored now." Before the lord came back, there was a place to pay tribute to the colorful clouds and brocades, a total of only ten horses, the emperor rewarded the queen with two horses, the princess Huichuan two horses, and the remaining six horses were given to Zhao Concubine Niangniang. Didn't Niang Niang also reward Yu Fei with two horses? Yu Fei took one of the horses to make clothes and wore them out to attend the princess's banquet, and the princess was envious? ”
The chief butler nodded and said, "No, now our mother is the most favored, I see, this concubine is just around the corner." At this time, why do we have to be a master? ”
Mrs. Zhao thought about it and said: "If the lord must be Zhishi, it is estimated that we will not be able to persuade us, so we can only let the concubine Zhao in the palace come forward to persuade her, and the lord will definitely give some face." Hurry up and hand over the sign to the palace, I want to see Niangniang. ”
The chief housekeeper was very happy, Mrs. Zhao's idea was very good, he was busy, and he was ready to go out to the palace to hand over the sign. As long as Concubine Zhao comes forward, the master will definitely be able to change his mind.
However, at this time, a big girl suddenly came, came over and said that the emperor had rewarded things and a holy decree, and asked the lady to go to the front.
Mrs. Zhao hurriedly took the big housekeeper to the front, accepted the reward, thanked the palace envoy, sent the palace envoy away, and opened the holy decree to see that Mrs. Zhao almost vomited out a mouthful of blood.
This is the first decree, which agrees to be loyal and righteous to the righteous and righteous, and to give the gift of loyalty and righteousness to the four generations of the righteous and righteous family without being degraded. It is necessary to entrust the Ministry of Industry to repair the farms in the western suburbs for Zhongyi Gong so that Zhongyi Gong can go to the western suburbs for the elderly.
The new Zhongyi Duke is Zhao Chongli, the son of Zhongyi Gong, and the Zhongyi Duchess is Han.
Mrs. Zhao suddenly changed from the Duchess of Zhongyi to the Duchess of Zhongyi, and became an ordinary old woman who followed the old man Zhishi to retire in the countryside, how could Mrs. Zhao, who was at the head of the ladies class, accept it?
The chief housekeeper only felt that his blood was about to be cold, and hurriedly said, "Madam, without further ado, hurry up and go to the palace to ask to see Niangniang." ”
Mrs. Zhao was a little decadent and said: "It's useless, the holy decree has come down, Chrysostom Yuyan, can the holy decree still be changed?" Even if our lord changes his mind at this time, it is impossible to change the holy decree? ”
The chief housekeeper also understood this truth, and sighed in his heart, and he didn't know what sad thing was waiting for him in the future? Is he trying to find a way out for himself?
Mrs. Zhao returned to her courtyard a little depressed, not caring about what to do with these rewards, and the chief housekeeper was also thinking about her own thoughts, and she didn't care about the storage of these rewards. These are all going to enter the treasury of the loyal and righteous prince, and the loyal and righteous prince has been replaced by the prince, and the treasury is not the prince? The hostess of the housekeeper has become the wife of the prince, Han, so what does it have to do with the big housekeeper?
The people below were waiting for Mrs. Zhao or the big housekeeper to give orders, but they all left, and the people below looked at each other, not knowing what to do? Do you want to let these royal gifts be left like this? The servant was flexible, and hurriedly went to the east courtyard where Mrs. Shizi lived, and reported to Mrs. Han. In the future, this family will be the head of the Han family? If you don't hug your thighs now, when will you go?
For a while, this kind of affection permeated among the servants, and everyone reacted, and they all went to the Han family's east courtyard to pay their respects, but Mrs. Zhao's main courtyard became deserted.
When Mrs. Zhao saw this situation, she was angry, and wanted to send a few servants, but after thinking about it, this Mrs. Shizi is her own daughter-in-law, and the son of the world is born and raised by herself, this mansion is still her own world, this is what these subordinates have not figured out, and they can't offend their daughter-in-law for these little things. In the future, Zhongyi Gong is back, and there is still a lot to do. You have to join forces with your daughter-in-law, this family is not what you want to do.
Thinking of this, Mrs. Zhao suddenly laughed again, Zhongyi Gong retired, there was actually nothing for her, after all, the new Zhongyi Gong was also her son. But for those foxes in the backyard, this is really the sky falling, Zhongyi Gong is not Zhongyi Gong, he doesn't live in this mansion, he goes to the countryside, how sad is this for them? Haha, taking advantage of this opportunity, Mrs. Zhao is going to attack those disobedient people in the backyard.
Han had long known that this would be the case, for the servants who came to offer her courtesy, she had always dealt with them calmly, and she would have to clean them up sooner or later. In the past few years, the mansion has been controlled by Mrs. Zhao, and the Han family has been watching coldly for so many years, and she has long been clear about the situation of these people, and she must take this opportunity to manage the affairs of the mansion well.
Mrs. Zhao was about to deal with the aunts in the backyard when her third daughter, Zhao Yufei, suddenly barged in and asked loudly, "Mother, what's the matter?" I heard that my father is going to die? My father was at the peak of the Spring and Autumn Period, and he had just returned to the capital, and he hadn't enjoyed it yet, so why did he have to retire? What are we going to do? Do you want to go to the farmstead? I don't want to, on the farm, how can I participate in the tea party of the noble ladies? How can I know the latest fashion trends in Beijing? Even if we come back after a while, my clothes and jewelry must not be able to keep up, and they will laugh at me for being a country girl? ”
When Zhao Yufei said this, she was already wrapped in a bag of tears.
Mrs. Zhao suddenly thought that the Zhao family still has Zhao Chongxin, the third son of Zhao, has not grown up, and the master is here, what should the third child do? In the future, when you get married and enter the official career, as a son-in-law of a loyal and righteous father, your identity is very different from that of a loyal and righteous father. Sir, this is confused. On the contrary, Zhao Yufei is better. Fortunately, she had already set a family for Zhao Yufei before, that is, the son of Qingyang Hou, whether Yufei would be the wife of the prince in the future, or Mrs. Hou in the future, or Mrs. Bo, this would not be affected.
If it hadn't been decided, the master's rash gesture would definitely affect even the marriage of the youngest daughter.
Mrs. Zhao hated Zhongyi Gong again in her heart, and said to her little daughter with a pleasant face: "What are you afraid of? Your family affairs have been decided, but because the Hou Shizi of Qingyang has clothes, he can't get married for two years, so it's delayed, whether it's your father being a loyal and righteous prince or your eldest brother being a loyal and righteous prince, aren't you all the delicate girls of the loyal and righteous mansion? When your mother is here, she will not shorten your use, your sister-in-law is a virtuous person, and she is here, and she will not shorten your use. In the future, if you are willing to follow us to live in the countryside for a while, if you don't want to follow, live in the capital, can your sister-in-law treat you badly? Still holding you in the palm of your hand? ”
Zhao Yufei thought of her sister-in-law's virtuousness, and couldn't help but burst into tears and laughed. Mother is quite strict in managing herself. Sometimes I want to play some particularly expensive jewelry, or buy particularly expensive clothes, my mother will not agree, if the sister-in-law is in charge, the sister-in-law will not disagree, and will definitely meet any of her requirements. I might be able to live a better life in the future. (To be continued......)
ps: I originally wanted to try three shifts a day, but I was so tired that my brain couldn't do it. There are only two shifts. However, in order to thank you for your support, I will take a few days off and will have three consecutive days on the weekend next week. Save the manuscript first in the next few days.
Of course, two shifts a day are still guaranteed.
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