Aunt Cao no longer came to the door, that is, Cao Di no longer came to the Gu family's home school, although the maids and daughters-in-law of Jinhuitang were vaguely aware of the situation, but no one dared to mention this in front of Xiao Sun.

Naturally, there is no follow-up to this family affair of the Cao family, and the old and difficult problem of Gu San's undecided marriage is placed in front of Mrs. Gu and Xiao Sun.

It's just that this time, Xiao Sun's family no longer dared to express any opinions on Gu Qingwan's family affairs. She is the second lady of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, and she is the continuation of Mrs. Gu's decision to marry Gu Mingli, even because she and Mrs. Gu are both surnamed Sun, and Mrs. Gu will not embarrass her in front of people.

But it's hard to say what's going on in secret. Especially if the mother-in-law wants to embarrass her daughter-in-law, there are thousands of ways to make her suffer.

For more than a month, Xiao Sun accompanied Mrs. Gu to eat fasting and chant Buddha, and knelt on the bluestone floor in the Buddha hall for an hour every day. After only half a month, the bruises on the knees could not go away, and it was more painful than breaking the skin. Even if I use good medicine every day, this bruise still can't go away.

It's just that this matter can't be humanized to outsiders, if it spreads, the people in this mansion will only think that she is disgusted by Old Madam Gu.

Not only that, but when she returned to Jinhuitang, Mrs. Gu also asked her to copy the scriptures herself, and she also said that she would accumulate good for her.

Old Madam Gu's punishment was so vague that Xiao Sun didn't dare to tell outsiders, and naturally he didn't dare to complain, so he only added anger to Gu Qingwan. It's just that she suffered a loss this time, and she didn't dare to provoke Gu Qingwan for the time being. could only wipe his tears secretly, and deliberately exposed his bruised knees in front of Gu Mingli.

Gu Mingli is a filial son, and the little Sun family doesn't dare to say that Old Lady Gu is not good. Gu Mingli, the family of the Cao family, also knew a rough idea, Xiao Sun only said that Gu Qingwan insisted that it was her fault, and the old lady punished her in order to appease Gu Qingwan, and said that Gu Qingwan was not happy in her heart, so let Gu Mingli not embarrass Gu Qingwan.

Gu Mingli blamed Gu Qingwan for being ignorant, and naturally felt even more pity for Xiao Sun's family. After taking eye medicine in front of Gu Mingli, Xiao Sun felt a little more comfortable in his heart.

Every few days, Xiao Sun was invited by other ladies to enjoy the flowers. Before returning home, I secretly went to Cao's house. Cao Zhixiao was dismissed, and half of the Cao family's family was used to ransom Lord Cao from prison, and he has long lost his former glory.

There was no place in Beijing for a long time, Jiangnan had offended people again, and the Cao family had no official status, so naturally they didn't dare to go, so they could only go back to Dingyang City, the ancestral hometown of the Cao family in the northwest.

Aunt Cao's attitude towards Xiao Sun was very cold. She was naturally angry with Xiao Sun in her heart. At the beginning, she only asked Xiao Sun's to secretly visit a famous doctor, and asked Xiao Sun's to help her pay attention to a family matter, but she didn't expect Xiao Sun's to hit Gu San's girl with the idea. Cao Zhixiao also said that his affairs in office were originally considered trivial, but I am afraid that someone in the Metropolitan Procuratorate did not want to let him go, and deliberately linked him to the Jiangnan corruption case.

As soon as the Cao family calculated, they knew that most of the Lu Dao was the maiden family of the three girls' biological mothers, and the He family was a hindrance. In addition, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion stayed out of the matter. The Sun family didn't have much help. The Cao family was unlucky.

If it weren't for the Xiao Sun family, why would their Cao family get into trouble with the He family and offend Old Madam Gu again? It's just that no matter how resentful Xiao Sun is, Aunt Cao doesn't dare to reveal this emotion.

Xiao Sun's family was relieved to know that the Cao family was going to move to the northwest. At least in the future, she just has to push the responsibility on Aunt Cao.

After returning from the Cao family, the little Sun family was still gentle and amiable in front of the people, but he carried people behind his back. Her temper was getting more and more grumpy. Poria knew that Xiao Sun's heart was pressed with an evil fire and nowhere to vent, and he was even more cautious in what he said and did, for fear that he would make Xiao Sun angry with what he said and did.

Old Madam Gu was worried about Gu Qingwan's family affairs before, and she was worried that she was going to affect the girls behind her for a long time, but she was busy for a while. The eldest lady and the eldest girl Gu Qingshu also came up with a lot of ideas, but in the huge capital, the right people are not willing to marry the three girls of the Gu family, and the Gu family looks down on those who have a bad family background.

But after only half a month, no one can help Gu Qingwan say goodbye.

Empress Chen lingered on the sickbed for several months, and finally recovered. As soon as May came out, Empress Chen took over the power of Concubine Xian to temporarily take charge of the six palaces.

On the third day of the fifth month, the eldest lady entered the palace, accompanied the queen to talk all morning, and then went to sit in the palace of Concubine Jin for a while. After noon, the eldest lady returned to the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion, but she didn't even enter the Humble Administrator's Hall, and went directly to Mrs. Gu's Tansong Courtyard.

This is the first time that the queen has seen the wives outside the palace after she recovered, although the old lady Gu has not entered the palace, she has been waiting for the eldest lady to return to the house at home.

The eldest lady entered the Tansong Courtyard, and before the old lady Gu could speak, she ordered the maids in the house to retreat, leaving only the jade cup to guard outside the house.

"The queen's face is good, and her body is already very good." Seeing that Old Madam Gu was also anxious, the eldest lady sat down opposite Old Madam Gu, poured another cup of tea for herself, and drank it all.

The expression on Old Madam Gu's face relaxed.

Compared with the virtuous concubine who couldn't figure it out, the female dependents of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion had some friendship with Queen Chen. At least when Empress Chen was not out of the cabinet, it was the handkerchief of the eldest lady, and when the prince was still there, the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion and the prince were also very close.

If Empress Chen is disheartened, letting Concubine Xian become big alone in the palace is not good news for the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The eldest lady didn't eat a drop of water in the morning, and after drinking a cup of cold tea, she felt a little better, and continued: "The queen mother just said some common things to me, and she didn't mention a word about anything else. Later, I went to sit in Concubine Jin's palace for a while, and happened to meet Princess Huai, so I came back in a sedan chair in King Huai's mansion. ”

Princess Huai and Concubine Jin are cousins, and King Huai is the minister of the humerus in front of him, Princess Huai entered the palace today, I am afraid that she will not return empty-handed.

Sure enough, I heard the eldest lady say: "Listen to Concubine Jin, the queen mother said to the present, saying that the prince died, she was lonely on her knees, and she wanted to live a ......."

Before the eldest lady's words fell, Old Madam Gu smiled on her face: "As long as the queen mother refuses to admit defeat, she will definitely take this step, but I don't know if I am willing to do it today." ”

The eldest lady nodded: "When the Hou Ye was still swaying, Princess Huai reminded me of the awakening, thinking that Concubine Jin had leaked some rumors. After that, the eldest lady smiled again, "Now that the rumors have leaked out, I must be somewhat sure." Besides, the queen mother, there is also Chen Guogong. ”

Old Madam Gu pondered for a long time, just nodded, and said: "That Concubine Zhuang seems to be the queen's mother, but the sixth prince is too young. ”

The eldest lady shook her head secretly in her heart.

Back then, the queen promoted Concubine Zhuang because of Concubine Zhuang's beauty, but she just wanted her to share Concubine Jin's favor. But the second prince is from Concubine Xian, the fourth prince is from Concubine Li, the biological mothers of these two princes are from a family, how could the queen raise a prince from a palace maid under her name, and want to rely on him to fight with Concubine Xian.

"I'm afraid Niangniang wants to put the third prince in her name." The eldest lady pondered for a while before speaking.

The third prince is from Concubine De, Concubine De is a girl from the Song family in Jiangling, and her family background is not bad even if she is compared with the queen's mother. Although the Song family in Jiangling seems to have fallen, it still has a deep influence on the students in Jiangnan. Moreover, the third prince is loyal and docile, and his age is only one year apart from the second prince.

The most important thing is that the biological mother of the third prince, Concubine De, died of illness ten years ago, which is the most reassuring thing about the queen's mother.

Old Madam Gu sighed: "This matter is uncertain for a day, and you can't put your heart back in your stomach for a day." Let's watch, although the queen mother has Chen Guogong there, that is, she will raise the third prince under her name in the future, but she doesn't dare to guarantee it......"

The eldest lady was also worried, and the second prince had also hinted that Gu Mingde had surrendered to him. If it weren't for Princess Huai reminding her, Gu Mingde would have stood on the side of the second prince. The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion refused to stand in line, for fear that he had already offended the second prince, that is, the second prince was known as a virtuous man, and if he really ascended to a high position in the future, he was afraid that he would not let go of the Dingyuan Marquis Mansion.

The Dingyuan Marquis Mansion has already been tied up with the queen's mother, that is, Huaiwangfu, and I am afraid that he also secretly supports the queen's mother. Their confidence is nothing more than Chen Guogong's tiger and wolf army in the northwest.

This step is wrong, but it is really a catastrophe.

The eldest lady shuddered, resigned from the old lady Gu and hurriedly returned to the Humble Administrator's Hall, and after Gu Mingde came back from the yamen, the husband and wife naturally analyzed under the lamp for most of the night, and then they both rested with heavy hearts.

Fortunately, the queen's mother acted fast enough, and before the eldest lady could worry for a few days, news came out of the palace. The queen mother really recorded the three princes in her name, that is, the five princes who were born with the three princes and one mother, all of whom were recorded in the name of the queen mother.

Even if this matter goes very smoothly, it does not mean that the three princes recorded in the name of the queen mother must be the crown prince, and the position of the prince will have to wait until now to make a decision.

As soon as the news in the palace came out, it naturally muddied the water in the court a little more, and now in the battle for the crown prince, in addition to the second prince and the fourth prince, there is also a third prince. Moreover, the biological mother of the third prince is Concubine De, one of the four concubines, and she is still recorded in the name of the middle palace, which seems to be more justified than the other two princes.

After recording the three princes under her name, the queen mother didn't seem to make any big moves about the matter of competing for the prince, but instead made a statement to the present. The five princes are now eighteen years old and have not yet been married.

I haven't been in charge of the five princes for all these years, and I feel a little guilty in my heart, so I happily handed over the matter of choosing a concubine for the five princes to the queen.

———— this chapter was originally written at 11:40, but my family's wireless network was suddenly cut off, and after checking it for so long, it was actually the end of the computer that was loose...... What did I do all night...... Crying for Subscription Pink (To be continued)