Chapter 398: Resentment
Fang Huizhu married to Meishan Bofu, the newlywed Yan'er, and lived quite comfortably, feeling that her husband was gentle and considerate to her, and her mother-in-law and juniors were also very kind to her. Mrs. Qiu even took the initiative to tell her that the so-called threats before were all because she was worried that her mother, Mrs. Fang, would ruin the marriage and had to do it, and the Qiu family had long been looking forward to her second daughter-in-law entering the door.
Fang Huizhu has long known the "original situation" that the marriage must be advanced, Qiu Huiyou has already explained it to her, and Mrs. Qiu's kind words made her believe that everything was a misunderstanding, where is there any complaint in her heart? Even if there is, it is not forgiving to his mother, Mrs. Fang, and I feel that if it wasn't for my mother's insistence, where would there be such a change? It hurt her to almost lose such a gentle and considerate husband.
Out of satisfaction with this marriage and the purpose of pleasing her husband's mother-in-law and mother-in-law, when her sister-in-law Qiu Yuan came to her to ask her for her talent, she agreed without hesitation. On the second day of her wedding, she spent the whole day teaching Qiu Yuan the tea ceremony, and she didn't even care about her husband. At first, she thought it was just a very simple task, but after a long time, she regretted it slightly, and felt a little complaining in her heart, feeling that her sister-in-law had no eyes. The coming days are long, the sister-in-law really wants to learn some talents, can she not teach her as a sister-in-law? Even if you don't have time to teach, it's okay to help find a gentleman. Why did the sister-in-law bother her brother and sister-in-law's newlywed Yan'er?
However, Qiu Yuan smiled kindly and adoringly, and her husband Qiu Huiquan also said: "Although I have taken leave, I still have to help my father and brother take care of family affairs at home during the day, and it is impossible to stay in the boudoir to accompany you all the time." The second sister came to talk to you, and you can also pass the time. She is now liked by the queen's mother, and often enters the palace to accompany the phoenix, and she has long been interested in learning some things from the Sven people, so that she can accompany her mother to joke and have fun in her spare time. It's just that my grandmother didn't like this, and my mother didn't dare to disobey and invited Xixi for her. You came to our house just in time to teach her. Your Fang family's tutor, naturally there is no need to mention it, if you know what the rules and taboos in the palace are, remind her too, so that she is young and ignorant, and she said the wrong thing in front of her mother, and she doesn't know it, which will affect the family. ”
Fang Huizhu actually thinks that she and Qiu Huiquan are newly married, and the latter is fake, so they should get along more, even if they stay in the room all day, what's wrong? The father and brother of the Qiu family actually asked Qiu Huiquan on the second day of the wedding to help take care of the family's affairs, which was too much, and he didn't have a tight eye. But after all, she was thin-skinned, and she was embarrassed to say directly to her husband, "I want you to stay in the room with me", so she could only agree to her husband's request. Moreover, Qiu Huiquan was worried that Qiu Yuan would accidentally say the wrong thing in the palace and affect her family, and she also thought so. She is now a member of the Qiu family, so she naturally has to contribute to the Qiu family.
The tutor of the Fang family is actually the standard of the famous family of the general scholarly family, maybe a little higher in terms of cultural level, and then by some personal contacts, the general trend of the family teaching, so that after the daughters of the Fang family get married, they can keep a clear mind, know what to do, what not to do, even if they are unwilling, but what they do, they can't find faults, and no matter how wronged they are, they must also maintain a good reputation.
But Fang Huizhu is different. Within a few years of receiving the basic education of the Fang family's boudoir, she showed her high-class talent potential, and some fortune tellers said that she would be extremely blessed in the future, so the family made a plan to marry her into the royal family. And her education is different from what the other sisters have learned.
The cultural class is only the basics, the palace rules and regulations, the genealogy of the clan, the historical laws of the dynasty, the origin, temperament, and preferences of any member of the royal family, how to deal with them, the pastime and the art of speaking that the royal family likes...... These are important parts of her daily routine. The Fang family also specially invited the retired old ladies in the palace to teach her some secret methods, including the secrets of dressing up and maintaining the concubines of the past dynasties, the means of competing for favor in the harem, and the methods of guarding against others' plots. At that time, due to the gentle temperament of the concubine Zhong of Guangping, who was the prince at the time, she didn't need to learn too much in this regard, she only needed to understand a little, and the focus was on reading more books according to the preferences of King Guangping. But later, because her marriage goal was changed from King Guangping to the current emperor, the object she needed to face was also deviated, and in order to deal with the less gentle Empress Xie, she had to pay more attention to the palace fighting skills, and began to learn how to deal with the current emperor, empress, and princes and princesses. As for currying favor with the Queen Mother, that is a lesson that has been learned a long time ago.
It's a pity that years of hard work have come to naught. The more confident Fang Huizhu is in the knowledge she has mastered, the more frustrated she feels. But now, Qiu Yuan needs to enter the palace often, which seems to give her a chance to show what she has learned, and she has become active. She thought to herself, Hengzhu's sister Fang Renzhu was already engaged, and it was impossible for the Fang family to send her daughter to the palace again, so what did it matter if she taught Qiu Yuan what she had learned from the Fang family? If Qiu Yuan is blessed to enter the palace as a concubine, she will help to contribute, and what she has learned in her womb will not be regarded as a pearl. The Qiu family is good, isn't she, the daughter-in-law of the Qiu family, also getting better?
So, under Fang Huizhu's teaching, Qiu Yuan quickly knew a lot of things. She was excited, obviously she had only learned a little fur, but she couldn't help but want to show it, so as to prove to the nobles in the palace that she was not inferior to those ladies from famous scholars. Fang Huizhu just returned to the door, and she couldn't wait to hand over the sign to the palace to ask for a meeting. However, the queen obviously wanted to see her earlier, and she originally handed over the sign, intending to meet her on July 13, but the queen sent someone to summon her into the palace in the afternoon of the same day.
When the queen saw her, when she finished her trip, she ordered her to retreat left and right, leaving only two henchmen and palace people to accompany her, and then asked Qiu Yuan anxiously: "What's going on?!" ”
Qiu Yuan knew in her heart what she wanted to ask, so she could only lower her head and answer: "At the wedding banquet of the former brother's family, the eldest prince of the Marquis of Anyang came to the banquet and waited in the garden according to the arrangement of the courtiers. It's just that Jiang Wen of the Jiang family is very cautious and refuses to leave the table easily, even if the courtier's design stains her skirt, she still sits still...... The courtiers really have no way, and they are afraid that if they do too much, they will make people see the abnormality. ”
The queen frowned when she heard this, and snorted coldly: "She is a cautious person." That's right, the daughter of the Jiang family is naturally not so reckless. He asked Qiu Yuan with a calm face: "What do you say about the hungry ghost in that color?" ”
Qiu Yuan replied with some embarrassment: "He said...... has not seen Jiang Wen's appearance, he didn't dare to agree easily, for fear that marrying back would not be in line with his wishes. Also said...... If the queen really wants to give marriage, it is best to find an opportunity to let him see Jiang Wen first, otherwise he will ......"
"How else?" The queen sneered, "Even if the daughter of the Jiang family seems to have no salt, and the palace gives her marriage, he still dares to resist the decree?!" promised to let him see Jiang Wen first, he was already cheap, and it didn't work out, he could only say that he was not blessed in his life, and he was proud! ”
Qiu Yuan carefully persuaded: "Queen Mother, this matter is ...... It's better to think long-term. The eldest prince of the Marquis of Anyang has always been a famous straw bag, if he talks nonsense outside, he will publicize this matter......"
"If he was so stupid, he would have been killed by his brothers a long time ago, and he would still be able to live to this day?!" The queen retorted, disapproving.
Qiu Yuan didn't dare to say more, so she had to bow her head and be silent, and only asked after a while, "What is the queen going to do?" The eldest prince of the Marquis of Anyang insisted on seeing Jiang Wen first, and made sure that she was a beauty before he agreed to the family affair. But the emperor's side...... I'm afraid that I will be in a hurry. ”
The queen sneered: "What is the Marquis Mansion of Anyang?" I said I wanted to give marriage, but what if he didn't agree? She paused, "In all fairness, with Jiang Wen's family background and appearance, that guy is really not worthy of her." It's just that Jiang Wen's actions are really unbearable! Who does that girl think she is? Xiao thinks about the emperor, and wants to get involved with the brother-in-law of the palace, is she worthy? What does she think of my Xie family?! Even if the emperor doesn't like it, this palace will also make this decision, so that he can breathe this breath in his heart! ”
Qiu Yuan bowed her head and was silent. She knew in her heart that when the queen said Jiang Wen's words, she was afraid that it was not the latter who really wanted to scold, but another person. But that person was noble and an elder, and the queen didn't dare to complain to her directly, so she had to refer to Jiang Wen instead. Qiu Yuan thought of Jiang Wen's appearance, and felt a little sorry for her in her heart, but she didn't relent. What does Jiang Wen's future have to do with her? She just needs to curry favor with the queen and achieve her goals.
Qiu Yuan asked the queen again: "What should the courtiers do next?" ”
"I don't need you anymore." The queen thought for a while, and then replied, "The palace will directly summon Mrs. Anyang Hou into the palace to give marriage, as long as Anyang Hou and his wife accept the order, the son will not dare to disobey." "As for whether Jiang Wen will be snubbed by her husband after marrying into the Marquis of Anyang's mansion, what does it have to do with her?
When Qiu Yuan heard this, he secretly breathed a sigh of relief. The rest was none of her business, and she didn't have to worry about it anymore. Although she was helping the queen this time, she also knew that the emperor definitely didn't like the queen's approach. If it is really exposed, the queen has a husband and wife relationship, two sons and a daughter, at most, she will be neglected for a while, but she will not lose her life, and she will not lose the queen's throne. What does she Qiu Yuan have?
After finishing the business, Qiu Yuan began to carefully explain the queen, and volunteered to make tea for the queen. This is a new skill she just learned from Fang Huizhu, she has practiced at home more than a dozen times overnight, and she is still practicing before going out, and her movements are already quite proficient. She felt that her tea art should be considered good, at least she would not make a fool of herself in front of the queen. Even if it seems a little jerky, it just gives her a ready-made reason to ask the queen for advice, and then close the distance between the two......
The queen seemed to be lacking interest, calmly watched her performance, took the tea she made, took a sip, and said lightly: "It's okay, you're a newcomer, right?" The gentleman who asked for advice still has some tricks, but you are too shallow in learning. The tea ceremony is not only about making the gestures of the hands look good, but also about the tea that can be eaten. ”
Qiu Yuan blushed, and hurriedly lowered her head: "This is the courtier's daughter who happened to see her sister-in-law making tea, and when she heard her say that the queen mother liked it, she begged her to teach her some fur, and the skills were still very shallow, which made the queen smile." ”
The queen raised an eyebrow: "Oh? It's the second sister-in-law who just entered the door of your house, right? I thought it was someone, it turned out to be her. The queen changed her posture, put down the teacup, and looked disapproving, "She is a person who is bent on entering the palace, and these things have naturally been proficient in her heart for a long time." It's a pity that no matter how much she learns, if her heart is not right, it will be useless after all! Hongu really doesn't understand why your family would marry such a woman. ”
Qiu Yuan bowed her head and said nothing, with a humble face: "My mother often said that it is a blessing for my brother to marry such a beauty." And if a beauty has a husband, she will not have the confidence to be delusional. It means that the Qiu family is completely cleaning up the big trouble in the heart of the queen.
The queen laughed when she heard this. Fang Huizhu is not the object of her vigilance at all, but it is rare for the Qiu family to have this sincerity. Her tone became more sincere: "Bengong knows your family's loyalty, don't worry, Bengu won't forget it." As for the tea ceremony or something, you don't have to learn it by heart. Your second sister-in-law said that the palace likes to taste tea, but in fact, the emperor likes it, and the palace just follows the emperor to go to school, which is actually very boring. If you want to learn talents, it is better to learn Go, and you can also play chess with the palace to relieve boredom. After speaking, she sighed: "When I was not married in the past, I always felt that these piano, chess, calligraphy and paintings were suffocated. It wasn't until this palace became a wife and mother that I didn't know that these things can at least give you a pastime to pass the time, so that you won't be lonely for a long time......"
Qiu Yuan hurriedly agreed. As for the tea tasting, it was the result of her own inquiry rather than what Fang Huizhu said, she didn't want to make it clear to the queen at all. Anyway, the queen doesn't have a good impression of Fang Huizhu at all, she can't explain it or not, it makes no difference. However, the tea ceremony turned out to be the emperor's hobby, not the empress's, and it seems that she still needs to be careful when she accompanies the empress in the future.