Chapter 53: The Grace of a Meal
The girls that Concubine Xian wanted to summon entered the palace one after another, and only Miss Pei Jiajiu took leave because of her ill health.
"What's wrong?" Concubine Xian's face sank, and she said lightly: "Miss Lin San is sick, and her cousin Miss Pei Jiu is also sick, which is too coincidental." ”
The female officer on the side bowed slightly, her expression was very respectful, "Niangniang, Miss Pei Jiu and Miss Lin San both live in the Lin Mansion of Yiningqiao Bridge, maybe the two children are often in the same place and have similar diets, so they happen to be sick together." ”
Concubine Xian's face became even more gloomy, and a trace of disgust flashed in her eyes, "The aunt and grandmother who left the pavilion still live in her mother's house, what kind of system." ”
For Lin Youhui, who dared to disobey and did not come, making her look disgraced, Concubine Xian didn't like it very much. When a woman doesn't like another woman, she will subconsciously find fault with that person. At this time, Concubine Xian was dissatisfied with Lin Youhui's fact that she would live in her mother's house.
Female officials are different from palace maids and grandmothers, and they are also girls from official eunuchs or scholarly families, who are well-read and knowledgeable, and they are responsible for assisting the concubines, and sometimes they are also responsible for teaching the concubines. The female official who was sent to assist Concubine Xian in choosing a companion for reading has a high temperament, and she disdains flattery and accompanies her, Concubine Xian's face is not good, she is still smiling politely as if she can't see it, "Although the aunt and grandmother of the Lin family are out of the pavilion, their in-laws are far away in Suzhou, and their parents, brothers, and sisters insist on keeping them, so why not live in the Lin Mansion." ”
The mother's family is enthusiastic to stay, and the husband's family has nothing to say, the husband's family is harmonious and beautiful, and outsiders are nossy.
There are many parents in the world who take their daughters as outsiders. "The daughter is someone else's family", she didn't want to see her when she was young, she was raised indiscriminately, and she was sent away with a piece of makeup, and she didn't care about it ever since. But there are also parents who really love their daughters, like Lin Shangshu and his wife, the youngest daughter has been away from Beijing for many years, and it is easy to come back, what's wrong with staying here? What's in the way of others?
Which law stipulates that a girl who leaves the cabinet cannot live in her mother's house?
Even a female official dares to contradict me! Concubine Xian's chest tightened for a while.
is also a concubine, Qiu Guifei is so majestic, but I am like this!
Concubine Xian didn't say anything for a long time, and after a while, she waved her hand weakly and ordered the female official to retreat.
The female official saluted and retreated dignifiedly, and her movements were like flowing water, elegant and smooth.
Concubine Xian was bored for a while, called a confidant palace maid, and ordered her to go to Guangfu Palace and send a letter to Qiu Guifei, "Miss Pei Jiajiu is on sick leave and can't come." ”
After half an hour, the palace maid came back, bending her knees respectfully, "The concubine said, she knew what she said. Concubine Xian hurriedly asked about the situation at that time, and knew that Concubine Qiu Guifei's expression was as usual, and she did not show any anger, so she let go of half of her heart.
The other half's heart is still hanging.
Qiu Guifei, since she gave birth to three princes in a row and made the concubine, she has become arrogant and domineering, and she doesn't take ordinary concubines in her eyes at all. If anyone dares to offend her, most of them will not end well.
There was originally a concubine in the palace, but because she met Qiu Guifei on the tree-lined path, she gave way slowly, and was insulted by Qiu Guifei. Afterwards, Qiu Guifei went to the emperor to complain, and in order to appease Qiu Guifei, the emperor sent Concubine Li to Changping to guard the spirit of the former queen mother.
Poor Concubine Li is just twenty years old, but her youth is all buried in the cold mausoleum area.
"She's in the limelight now, I can't mess with her, I can't afford to mess with her......" Concubine Xian kept reminding herself, reminding herself to be careful and not to be careless.
Qiu Guifei is a villain, and the more villain she is, the more she can't be offended.
"A veritable villain, he turns his face when he says it." The more Concubine Xian thought about it, the more angry she became, "Capricious, I had to suppress her sister-in-law a few months ago, and now I have to be promoted." Although it's a mother-in-law, it's a sister, sometimes good and sometimes bad, is it interesting? ”
"I also want Miss Pei Jiajiu to enter the palace, she wants to see with her own eyes what kind of talent and where is sacred. Isn't Miss Pei Jiu the little junior sister of the Ten Princes, what is there, where is it worth her to spend all her thoughts. ”
This time, Concubine Xian really guessed wrong. Qiu Guifei wanted to see not because of the Ten Princes, but because of Linjiang Marquis Chen Yong, her brother-in-law.
Qiu Guifei is very grateful to her brother-in-law, Linjiang Marquis Chen Yong.
Qiu Guifei is a concubine in the Xingguo Mansion, and the Duchess of Xingguo is a powerful one, she hid this beautiful concubine girl strictly, and did not let her go out to meet people at all, and many relatives and friends did not know that there was a concubine in the Qiu family. After Chen Yong and Qiu got married, the Duchess of Xingguo did not let Qiu Guifei, who was still a cardamom girl at the time, come out to meet guests.
Chen Yong once accompanied Qiu back to his parents' house, but he couldn't stand the wine poured by his uncles, so he escaped the table under the pretext of changing clothes and hid in the garden for a while. Coincidentally, I heard a mournful cry.
Qiu Guifei was only thirteen years old that year, curling and tingting, like a delicate flower waiting to bloom, innocent and beautiful, and moving. Chen Yong has always been pitiful and cherished, followed the voice and walked over, seeing that it was such a little beauty, how could he not help? Knowing that she was her aunt was sick and no one in the house cared about her, she cried urgently, so she took out her purse, took out broken silver and a few silver tickets and gave it to her, "Give more rewards, there will be brave men under the heavy gold, so the servants in the house quietly invited a doctor to come and quietly go to catch medicine." ”
It can be imagined how grateful Qiu Guifei is to her benefactor and brother-in-law who fell from the sky.
In the year that Qiu Guifei and Lu died, the British public offered women to the palace to show their allegiance to His Majesty the Emperor. Xingguo Gong joined in the excitement and sent the concubine in. Xingguo Gong is not a real power figure, far inferior to the British government, Qiu Guifei is a concubine, her status is not high, when she first entered the palace, it was really difficult. At first, she couldn't even see the emperor's face, but later she was easily favored, and she had to fight wits and courage with the queen and concubines, and she had to sleep with her eyes open. It's easy for her to give birth to a prince and seal a concubine, so she can take a breath, right? In the Xingguo Mansion, her biological mother had a recurrence of her old illness and was bedridden.
That is the person who has depended on her since she was a child, the person who gave birth to her and raised her, Qiu Guifei was heartbroken, and all her thoughts were put on giving her biological mother a medical consultation.
It was not until her biological mother passed away that Qiu Guifei had the mood and energy to inquire about the affairs of the Marquis of Linjiang, and she would bring Chen Lingyun with her.
Chen Yongzhi said that Aunt Lu Dao still remembered the little incident back then, it was an accident, and she regretted it, and sighed. She forgot about it, she still remembered! I knew that Lu Dao had this friendship, why not beg her early, how many detours were saved!
Chen Yong regretted his bowels every time he thought that he had drunk too much that day and didn't remember much.
He lingered on the sickbed, his health was getting worse day by day, he estimated that he was about to die, and began to think about the future: his son-in-law Chen Lingfeng, he has already gone to the fold to ask for the title of the son; The eldest son, Chen Lingyun, he planned to entrust it to his younger brother Chen Zhuang who was far away in Ningxia - he was not worried about Mrs. Hou's Qiu family, and he did not dare to leave Chen Lingyun in the capital, so he wanted to send him away. His brother-in-law Chen Zhuang has been fighting hard in the Ningxia garrison for many years, and he has become the deputy chief soldier of Ningxia, and he is a man with real power in his hands. Chen Lingyun followed him and had a future.
Chen Yong was reluctant to send his eldest son to the bitter place in Ningxia, but he was about to die, Mrs. Hou was ruthless, Chen Lingyun was still young, Mrs. Tai was moody, he thought about it, and there was no other way.
Qiu Guifei can be trusted, but Qiu Guifei can't look at Chen Lingyun all day long, and Mrs. Hou is not allowed to poison her.
Chen Lingyun himself really wanted to show his skills in the border city and make contributions, "Daddy, I want to be a majestic general, let my father and mother enjoy the blessings, and let Ah Wei raise her eyebrows!" "A ten-year-old boy is very eager to repay his parents and protect his sister.
Chen Yong was lying on the hospital bed, looking at his eldest son with a knife on his waist and an excited face, and nodded helplessly.
That's all there is to it.
The eldest daughter, Chen Lingrong, asked Qiu Guifei to take care of one or two for his sake; The youngest daughter Chen Lingwei is the most pitiful, she is a little girl, she can't leave home, she can only be raised in the back house. Mrs. Tai sometimes loves her, sometimes snubbs her, Mrs. Hou doesn't like her, she is a concubine, it is difficult to have a future......
Chen Yong is most at ease with Chen Lingyun and Chen Lingwei, a pair of concubines. As for Ling Rong and Ling Feng, Chen Yong thought less, anyway, they still have their own mother, and their grandfather Xingguogong. Ling Feng has the position of the son of the world, and Ling Rong has become a princess companion, and she has a good future.
Chen Yong took a breath of relief, struggled to write a handwritten letter, and asked Concubine Qiu to take care of a pair of concubines for him, "When Ah Wei grows up, I annoy my sister to pay attention to a proper family affair for her, I am afraid that Mrs. Tai will not last at that time, and I am even more afraid that your sister will deliberately harm her concubine; When Ling Er was in Suzhou, she fell in love with Xiao Pei's only daughter, but unfortunately she couldn't get her wish......"
Qiu Guifei received Chen Yong's last letter, and she became chivalrous and competitive. Linjiang Hou, I know that I will repay my kindness, you sons and daughters, I will definitely protect you! Ling Wei, I will send a grandmother to take care of my daily life, and when I grow up, her marriage will be wrapped up in me, Ling Yun, I don't have to wait until the future, now, I can let him get his wish.
Qiu Guifei planned very well: no matter what reason she found, she would summon Lin Youhui into the palace, or just summon Lin Youhui into the palace and be a matchmaker herself.
"Does anyone dare to refute the face?" Qiu Guifei smiled.
She is very confident, and with her status as the emperor's first favorite concubine, no one dares to refute her face. If she opens her mouth to be a matchmaker, the Pei family is happy or not, so she can only agree.
Zhilu said that Miss Pei Jiu couldn't enter the palace because she was sick, and Concubine Qiu didn't take it to heart. Not this time, next time, anyway, I will always be able to see the mother and daughter of the Pei family, open their mouths by themselves, and as soon as their lower mouths touch their mouths, they can only obediently obey their orders.
The ninth princess knew that the "little junior sister" was sick and couldn't enter the palace, so she was very happy, "That little girl is the most annoying, and she has been sick." ”
She excitedly took the palace maid to the palace garden to pick flowers, and happened to meet her good tenth brother.
The Ten Princes learned "Lisao" today, and they are interested in all kinds of herbs, so they specially come to distinguish the same.
The grass is like a beauty, and it is worth the effort.
The ninth princess was not interested in Fangcao, she held up the moon flower in her hand, and asked with a smile: "Tenth brother, I heard that your little junior sister is sick?" It's really worrying. ”
The Ten Princes were looking down carefully, and when they heard this, they raised their heads in surprise, "Is my little junior sister sick?" ”
The ninth princess couldn't help but laugh and told her that she should have entered the palace but was on sick leave.
The Ten Princes let out an "oh", and then lowered their heads to observe the herbs carefully.
The ninth princess is a little angry, the tenth brother, he ignores me! However, he also secretly likes it, look, Brother Ten doesn't pay attention to his so-called little junior sister.
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