The marriage between Yufei and Niu Ergongzi was finally decided. Guan Yulan repeatedly asked Ma Yunniang, and indirectly reminded Mrs. Niu to find a good marriage partner through Mrs. Ma, but Mrs. Niu still came to the door again a few days later, revealing that she wanted to marry the Yang Mansion Dafang. The object is the Seven Girls.

During this period, Mrs. Niu invited the eldest lady to the house for tea, and Niu Zheng, the second son of Niu, "coincidentally" stayed at home that day, so he came out to visit. When the eldest lady saw it, she was a little disappointed at first sight, Niu Ergongzi's appearance was mediocre. He was born in the family of military generals but does not like to be armed and loves books, and he has already obtained a reputation for raising people at a young age, and it is not difficult to get the title of the Golden Palace!

No wonder Mrs. Niu dared to fight the idea of the first assistant granddaughter!

Anyway, it's not about choosing a son-in-law for her biological daughter, and the eldest lady thinks that Niu Ergongzi is so-so and can be considered.

However, as soon as Mrs. Niu opened her mouth, she asked Yulan to be her daughter-in-law, and the eldest lady saw that Mrs. Niu was a little unreasonable, and she was not ambiguous, so she gently pushed it away on the excuse that there were two sisters on Yulan who were undecided. The Niu family is only from the third grade, Yufei's appearance is not outstanding, marrying into such a family is already a low marriage, Yulan is getting older, and has begun to appear stunning, plus the piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, although the biological mother's identity is humble, but it is not a family like the Niu family can be delusional.

Mrs. Niu made a fuss, and went home, after hearing about it, Mrs. Niu scolded his wife fiercely, he also wanted to make a family affair with the Yang family, he has been working in Beizhen Fusi for ten years, although he is a close confidant of the emperor, but people go to a high place, who doesn't want to go further! If he and Shoufu become relatives, it will be self-evident that the benefits to his career will be self-evident.

Mrs. Niu had to come to the door again with a generous gift, this time the wind changed, and the object of marriage changed from the seventh girl to the fourth girl, this time the eldest lady did not push back on the spot, only said that there was still an old lady at home, and she wanted to ask the old lady for instructions.

The so-called raising your head to marry a woman, bowing your head to marry a woman, Mrs. Niu knew that Mrs. Dao did not shirk on the spot, that is, there was a play. At this time, it is also appropriate to take the shelf, so I have to go back to the house anxiously and wait for the news.

The eldest lady didn't deceive her, and after Mrs. Niu left, she went to Songhe Hall to ask to see the old lady. Originally, with Mrs. Niu's attitude of three and four days, according to the temperament of the eldest lady, she disdained to marry her, but Yufei really couldn't afford it, and the old lady put more and more pressure on her. The eldest lady also regarded the family business of the Niu family as a lifesaver - take it and deal with it first.

When she arrived at Songhetang, the eldest lady told the Niu family about the situation, and the old lady calculated in her heart: the Yang family is the head of the civil officials, and the Niu family belongs to the military general system. Since ancient times, the intersection of civil and military affairs has been a taboo in the DPRK and China, but Niu Er Gongzi is not the eldest son, Yufei is not a concubine, and Niu Er Gongzi is on the right path of the imperial examination, but there is no big hindrance.

The old lady was more concerned about her granddaughter's marriage than the eldest lady, and invited Mrs. Niu and the second son of Niu to come to the door to visit, and she was very satisfied with Niu Zheng at first sight. Satisfaction was expressed on the spot. When Mrs. Niu returned home, she invited a big media to come to the door, and the two families changed the Geng post and combined the eight characters. This family business was settled.

In this way, only no one asked the fourth girl, Yufei, if she was willing. Originally, the words of the matchmaker of her parents' orders did not involve her at all. On that day, the old lady feasted Mrs. Niu and the second son, and Yu Fei took the risk to sneak a look, and after going back, he closed the door of Qiuxiang Pavilion and had a hard attack.

Don't say that Niu Zheng is compared with a top handsome guy like Ye Minchun, even a servant in the family is better looking than him. How can Yufei be willing! What's more, the Niu family is only from the third grade, and the military attache of the same grade is a head lower than the civil official, and he is bent on marrying into the high-ranking Yufei, so he naturally looks down on him. hated the eldest lady, and at this time, it was rumored in the house that the Niu family begged for the seventh girl at the beginning, and Yufei's resentment was all sent to Yulan. "Slut!" "□ raise little hooves!" scolded for a whole hour before he stopped.

After Yulan heard about it, she was deeply happy for Yufei. Although the grade of the Niu family is low, but it is a cronie of the Son of Heaven, Lord Niu is in charge of the "Imperial Prison" and is powerful, Mrs. Niu can see that it is not very difficult to serve, and the second son of Niu was promoted at a young age, and he has a good future. The family of military generals must be much less twisted and circumvented than civil officials, so if possible, she would rather marry in place of Yufei!

A few families are happy and a few are sad. Whether it is Yufei or Yulan, no one can change this fait accompli.

After this family affair was decided, Yufei no longer went to school, and hid in Qiuxiang Pavilion all day long to embroider the dowry. At the strong request of the eldest wife, Yufei's marriage is scheduled for March next year, and the time is very urgent. The eldest lady was busy preparing for her marriage, but the bad news was Yuxin's marriage.

Since entering the winter, the queen mother's health has deteriorated day by day, especially the death of Princess Bai of Jin, which has dealt a heavy blow to the old queen mother. The eldest lady prays to God and worships Buddha every day, hoping that the Queen Mother and her old man will live a hundred years old - at least you have to wait for Yuxin to become the crown princess and your old man will kick her legs!

Cining Palace.

The Empress Dowager Cixiao was lying on the big pillow, her face was sallow, and several pots of charcoal fire were burning in the house, warm as spring, but the Empress Dowager still felt cold. She knew that her life was short, and she remembered that she married Emperor Taizong at the age of fourteen, and she had nothing to do in her life, for her husband, for her son, and for the empire She had paid her whole life's work, but to this day, Dachu is still a country in the country, unification is indefinite, the emperor is stupid, the prince is cowardly, and it seems more and more that the king of Jin is outstanding and has outstanding ability! In order to ascend the throne, Emperor Taizong killed his brother Emperor Taizu with his own hands, is this retribution?

If the emperor's position returns to the Taizu branch, will this country be better? There is no turning back from the start of construction, all this is no longer possible!

The queen mother coughed, and the old lady who served her hurriedly patted her back gently, brought a spittoon, and the queen mother spit out a mouthful of phlegm, and her spirit was better. The old lady carefully served her to lie down, and the queen mother opened her cloudy eyes: "My days are numbered, it's time for us to meet the one in Jingyang Palace!" ”

The old lady is surnamed Jiang, she has been with the Queen Mother for 30 years, and is deeply trusted and relied on by the Queen Mother. If you relax your mind, your illness will be cured! ”

The Queen Mother gasped and said; "You don't have to comfort me, I know my body. While I still understand, hurry up and do everything I can! I'm not afraid of death, I'm just worried about the emperor, the prince, and the great Chu country......"

The queen mother's voice was sad, and the old grandmother was already in tears.

The Queen Mother; "Now is not the time to cry, my body has been worse day by day in recent days, and even my spirit has been much worse, you have been with me for so many years, and a pair of eyes rarely see the wrong person, what do you think, what kind of person is Concubine Hui?"

The old lady wiped her tears and said: "The old slave thinks that Concubine Hui is a smart woman!" ”

"Clever! Clever! The Queen Mother muttered these two words and said slowly: "Yes! Under the nose of Concubine Xiao, as a woman in a Qinglou, she rose step by step from a low-level palace concubine to the head of the four concubines; not only gave birth to a son, but also protected his son to grow up healthily; Such a woman is more than wise! ”

Over the years, she has skillfully maneuvered between the queen and Concubine Xiao, although she is not close to anyone, but neither of them has suppressed her as a hidden opponent. This kind of method is really ashamed of me! ”

The old lady trembled when she heard this. This kind of woman is really terrible!

The Queen Mother rested for a while before continuing: "The Xiao family is too powerful, and the queen is such a soft character, if the mourning family goes, I am afraid that the harem will fall into the hands of Concubine Xiao, and the status of the prince will be unstable because of this." If Concubine Hui assists, maybe the queen can fight against Concubine Xiao. It's just that Concubine Hui's temperament has never been able to figure it out, I hope this time it won't lead the wolf into the house! After all, she has a son, and it's hard to guarantee that she won't be ambitious......"

The old lady said: "Concubine Hui has no foundation in the court, and the fifth son of the emperor has no foreign family to rely on, she shouldn't be so confused......"

The Queen Mother let out a long sigh: "I hope so!" Alright, go and call her in to me! ”

That night, Concubine Hui entered the Cining Palace overnight, and had a secret conversation with the Queen Mother for an hour, before returning to Jingyang Palace with a solemn expression. On the second day, the Empress Dowager issued a decree and gave Concubine Hui the right to associate the six palaces. Clear-eyed people know that Concubine Hui and the Queen Mother have reached some kind of agreement, and Emperor Xiao was furious when she learned the news, thinking that the Queen Mother's fate was on the line, and finally endured this breath.

In the same month, the army of Shu Han was assembled, ready to move, the whole country was shaken, the orthodox emperor personally led Ye Minyu, the king of Zhao, to inspect the defense of the Yangtze River, the first assistant of the cabinet Yang Peishi accompanied him, and the prince stayed in Beijing to supervise the country.

On this day, the eldest lady entered the palace, first met the queen mother, and then went to Jingyang Palace to meet Concubine Hui, and returned to the Yang Mansion.

That night, he called the eighth girl Yuxin to him, told her to prepare quickly, and took her to Lingguang Temple in Xishan tomorrow for incense. The eighth girl was naturally happy to hear this.

On the second day, Yuxin packed up and went to the main room to see the eldest wife, but saw that the eldest lady was sick and crooked on the Arhat bed, and only said that she was infected with the cold, and the eighth girl was disappointed, thinking that she could not go to Xishan Lingguang Temple. Who knew that the eldest lady actually allowed her to go alone, and only sent Wu's mother to accompany her.

As she gets older, the eldest lady is becoming more and more strict with Yuxin. Today, Yu Xin was really overjoyed, so she happily took the maid out of Yang's mansion. The group traveled for several miles, out of the city gate, and when they were about to arrive at Lingguang Temple, a group of black-scarred masked bandits rushed out of the oblique stab and surrounded Yuxin in a carriage. Yuxin is so bold that her scalp is numb.

Coincidentally, on this day, the crown prince Ye Minshu went to the five regiments and camps of the Beijing Division to inspect military affairs, and when he walked to the west mountain, it happened that the bandits robbed the road. The prince led a group of generals to easily defeat the bandits and save Yuxin.

When the prince escorted Yuxin back to the Yang family, Yuxin was confused and didn't realize that she had been closely connected with the prince Ye Minshu in her life.