Zhou Anming told his sister about the situation of the new aunt, it turned out that this Aunt Gu also had a brother, who knew Zhou Anming, but he didn't know each other very well, this brother had been beheaded with his father, and he originally had a little servant, and he was also a loyal servant, and in this situation, he still wanted to take care of the young lady and the little master.

The life after the sin was very sad, the relatives avoided it far away, the two sisters and brothers came out of the prison, all naked, both dressed in their original clothes, and there was nothing to do, but the little servant took his belongings, rented a wooden shed near the city gate, settled the two sisters and brothers, and took care of the food, although they were hungry and full, they finally had a place to stay. Although he doesn't know anything, he goes out of the city to pick up firewood on weekdays, and when he encounters someone who has a red and white wedding, because the little master can write, he can write a list of gifts for others, and he can also get a meal.

That's it, and I spent a year at the base of the city wall.

The little guy was a familiar hand in the eunuchs' family, and he was clever and sensible, and some people saw him righteous, and they wanted to help him, and recommended him to the door of the fourth room of the Zhang family of Wei Guogong to be a small servant, in the old years, Zhou Anming had a creation, Zhang was very happy, and took Zhou Anming back to his mother's house a few times, and the little guy met on the second door, recognized Zhou Anming, and went up to ask An to kowtow.

Zhou Anming inadvertently knew about it, and when he knew the situation, he had a plan in his heart.

He said to Zhou Baolu: "I have also seen people, the appearance is not the best, but the young lady raised by everyone is different, not comparable to the average aunt, and after mixing in such a place for a year, she can still keep her body, naturally she has her smart and strong, I told me, as long as I can support my younger brother, I can marry a daughter-in-law in the future, give birth to a son, and extend the incense to the parents and brothers underground, it is enough, I made up this idea." ”

Zhou Baolu nodded: "It's always good to have filial piety, and there must be some merits." ”

In this situation of Miss Gu's status, she doesn't have a penny dowry, and she has brothers to support, it is difficult to marry out of Lu to be a fair-headed couple, unless she is looking for it in the village, but where can she do farm work? I'm afraid that I can't even serve my mother-in-law in the countryside. The mother-in-law in the countryside rubbed her daughter-in-law, never covered it up, beat and scolded at every turn, and couldn't be a little squeamish.

To be Zhou Jilin's aunt, there are advantages, the housemother is virtuous and does not take care of people, this is much better than many people's families, the housemother has no son-in-law, Zhou Jilin is only in his thirties, and even his appearance is good, if Miss Gu has the wrist to envelop Zhou Jilin, I am afraid that it is better than marrying an ordinary couple with a flat head and a straight face outside.

It depends on whether she has the means to clean up Aunt Wang now.

But seeing that she hasn't entered the door yet, she can ask Zhou Jilin to forget Aunt Wang cleanly, I'm afraid that this means is not lacking, and the methods of governing the family that I learned when I wanted to be a young lady, plus the market methods I learned after coming out, this Aunt Wang can't resist.

Big brother, this candidate is really well chosen.

Zhou Baolu smiled: "I really want to thank my big brother." That's what we're going to do. ”

Zhou An knew that this sister was an understanding person, so he just smiled and said: "What does the family say thank you, but I'm afraid that the second aunt will blame me." ”

"Big brother, don't worry." Zhou Baolu said: "I'm here." ”

Zhou Baolu also understood in her heart that Zhou Anming came to tell her about this matter at this time, it was nothing more than to deal with the aftermath, and her nephew was seeking an outside room for her uncle, which was not good to say, so let's make it clear first, in case something happens in the future, there are also insiders who can turn around, so Zhou Anming heard her say this, and he was really relieved.

By the time it was nearly noon, Chen had already picked up Aunt Gu into the door, in addition to picking up people's sedan chairs, he also followed a car, probably a cage that Zhou Jilin gave her, and when she entered the door, she kowtowed to Chen and Zhou Jilin, and after lunch, she inquired about Jing and the eldest princess to take a nap, and after getting up and drinking a cup of tea, Chen was going to take Aunt Gu to kowtow to the eldest princess.

Zhou Baolu smiled and said: "I'll go and see my grandmother first, and then come back after I like my grandmother." ”

Zhou Baolu saw the ceremony, sat down next to the eldest princess Jinghe, and said some gossip, Zhang smiled and asked: "Big girl, look at your collar, that Yingluo doesn't seem to be the original one?" ”

Zhou Baolu smiled and said: "Uncle Niang's refreshing memory, I just changed it a few days ago, and my father didn't know why he was so happy, and when he came back, he gave me a box, saying that it was a big girl, and she should be more careful about dressing, I opened it and looked, a box of rubies, I just strung a jewel, ancestor, you look good, right?" ”

The eldest princess Jinghe took her glasses and looked at them carefully, and said with a smile: "Our Lu'er's hands are also skillful. ”

Zhou Baolu pursed his lips and smiled: "I saw that my father was happy for a while, and there was wind in and out, so I coaxed my father and gave me a box of good beads, my father has agreed, and I will string flowers for my grandmother to bring back." Grandmother is ten years younger! ”

He turned his head to Zhang and smiled: "Uncle Niang has it too." ”

The eldest princess Jinghe smiled and said: "Lu'er's mouth is like smearing honey, and she is the best at coaxing people, so if you are in front of me, I can smile more." ”

Zhang smiled: "This is Sister Lu's filial piety." ”

As he was talking, the Chen family came in, and first asked the eldest princess Jinghe to say goodbye, and Jinghe said to the eldest princess: "You are not in good health, just rest in the house, you don't need to talk about these etiquette." ”

Chen smiled: "I haven't come here for two or three days, but I have to come over to ask how my mother is doing, and there is one more thing." ”

The eldest princess Jinghe asked her to sit down, and Chen said: "My body is not angry, I can't serve my mother on weekdays, and I can't serve the prince, when I think about it, I feel bad in my heart." My mother has a sister-in-law and a younger sibling to serve, all of whom are a hundred times more capable than me, I can rest assured, but the prince is there, and there is no decent person around him, they are all some of the three do not understand, I don't understand anything, I see that it is really not a unit, these two months while I am here, I have paid attention, and found a daughter of a good family, only seventeen years old, I was innocent, because the family suffered, I can't afford to eat, and I want to raise a brother, and I am willing to sell myself into the house to serve the prince. I looked good, sensible, a filial child, and a good body, a good child, a good child, so I wanted to carry it into the house and serve the prince, my mother said it was good? This person has already brought it, and the mother will take a look, if it is really good, this will kowtow to the mother, and if it is not good, it will still be sent out. ”

When the eldest princess Jinghe heard this, she smiled and said, "The person you fancy is naturally good, so ask her to come in and I'll take a look." ”

Immediately, a maid came in with Aunt Gu, and Zhou Baolu saw this Aunt Gu, who really didn't look good, and it was only medium in the house, but she was like a weak willow supporting the wind, delicate and timid, which made people pity.

Aunt Gu knelt down and kowtowed to the eldest princess Jinghe, Jinghe eldest princess asked a few words, it was nothing more than the length of the family, Aunt Gu had already replied to the words discussed one by one, Zhou Baolu listened to her elegant words and gentle manners, and felt that this candidate was really good, Jinghe eldest princess had already nodded, and said to Chen: "It's a good boy, you can take it to your house, catch Ming'er to pick a good day, set a few tables of wine, and accept it as a second room fairly." ”

The Chen family responded with a smile, Aunt Gu also kowtowed to thank her, and the eldest princess Jing and the eldest princess said: "I don't want to take care of the affairs in your house, as long as your husband and wife are good, I will be happy." ”

Chen didn't understand it yet, but Zhou Baolu understood, Jing and the eldest princess were like a mirror in their hearts, but they were just pretending to be confused.

She stuck out her tongue and smiled softly.

After saying a few more words, Zhou Baolu helped the Chen family and led Aunt Gu back to Zhilan Courtyard, and the eldest princess Jinghe scolded with a smile: "This girl has a lot of tricks." ”

The Zhang family knew the ins and outs of this matter, and didn't dare to say much, so the eldest princess Jinghe asked her: "Brother Ming is tired of being on duty now?" I told his grandfather and his three uncles to take care of Brother Ming more, and you also told him more, so old, be less naughty. ”

Zhang replied with a smile: "Yes, I often talk about him on weekdays, and now I look at him well, His Royal Highness follows the Hou Shizi of Wu'an to learn from the council, and often goes to the Hou Mansion of Wu'an to discuss things with the prince, I told him that they are all a family, and I went to the Hou Mansion of Wu'an to ask for peace to the prince and the wife of the prince." ”

Jinghe eldest princess nodded with satisfaction, although this daughter-in-law didn't speak much, she understood in her eyes, the Wu'an Hou Mansion is worth befriending is the family of the prince, and the rest, even the Hou Ye, should stand aside and be a bodhisattva.

Now that the big plate in the mansion has been decided, and the one to assist has been selected among several princes, the eldest princess Jinghe understands that it is time to earn this support without distractions, and at this time, her political sense of smell has been keenly aware that in addition to Zhou Anming's cultivation is the future of the Zhenguo Mansion, the thirteen-year-old Zhou Baolu may be more important.

Although she has gradually been marginalized at the top of the power circle over the years, the experience of rolling in these things in this life cannot be erased, and the attitude of the saint towards her that day, especially the attitude towards Zhou Baolu, and the will to Zhou Anming that followed, all mean that the emperor did not wait for their family's statement, and had already set a path for their family to take in the future.

This is very rare and very unconscionable.

This kind of irregularity often points to a greater unusualness, which means a stronger reason, and the answer is about to come out, that is, the old Taoist calm and the eldest princess, and her hands can't help but tremble with excitement.

Soon, the palace issued another will, the court Nian Jing and the eldest princess are old, in addition to the princess's etiquette, and give four palace maids, all of whom are regulated by the Shang Diet Bureau.

On that day, Xiao Hongcheng, the eldest son of the emperor, personally led Qin Xiaonian, the eunuch in charge of the palace of Qinzheng Palace, to send the palace maid to come, dressed in a blue regular dress, wearing a black brocade snow-white fox fur cloak, only a palm-wide yellow belt around his waist showed his identity as a prince, Xiao Hongcheng smiled at the corner of his mouth, with a gentle expression with just the right amount of arrogance, with such a handsome and beautiful face, the vitality of a young man, walking in the snow, it was really as dazzling as the stars and the moon.

The princess's mansion opened the middle door, the concubine Zhou Chao personally greeted out of the gate, and the eldest princess Jinghe also welcomed out of Ningde Courtyard, Xiao Hongcheng saw it, hurriedly took a step, and personally helped Jinghe eldest princess up the stairs, and said with a smile: "I came to ask my aunt and grandmother to say goodbye, but I worked for my aunt and grandmother, didn't I live up to my father's good intentions?" ”

For a while, everyone entered the main room and sat down, Xiao Hongcheng announced the holy oracle, and the four palace maids all stepped forward to kowtow, Jing and the eldest princess were busy helping up, each of them was rewarded with twenty taels of silver, four feet, and went to the ear room to drink tea, this is the end of the business, say something homely, after a while, Xiao Hongcheng smiled as if unintentionally: "Why didn't you see Brother Ming?" ”

On weekdays, when you are on duty in the palace, you are naturally called by your name, and it is here that you are called so for your cousins.

The eldest princess Jinghe said with a smile: "He said that it was rare to have leisure today, so he took his sisters to Da'an Temple to incense, and he had to eat dinner before coming back." ”

"Oh." Xiao Hongcheng lowered his eyes and collected the look of disappointment in his eyes.

The eldest princess Jinghe smiled again: "Speaking of which, the lady of our family has always been in poor health, and the person rewarded by the emperor has heard that she is very good at medicinal food and recuperation, I don't know if you can send one to our prince's courtyard for a temporary errand, and also regulate the maids around Mrs. Shizi, and learn to recuperate, is it appropriate?" ”

Xiao Hongcheng chuckled, Qin Xiaonian hurriedly stepped forward and bowed down and said with a smile: "The princess is too careful, so cautious, since the saint sent it, it is the people of the princess's mansion, where does the princess want to transfer them, since the princess is in charge, who dares to say a word?" ”

The eldest princess Jinghe responded with a smile.

After a while, the guests and hosts were happy, Xiao Hongcheng sat for nearly half an hour before he said goodbye, and the eldest princess Jing and the eldest princess personally sent him to the second gate to see him get on the sedan chair.

In front of the eldest son of the emperor, Qin Xiaonian, an internal eunuch with status, did not dare to take it big, and rode a horse to follow the sedan chair honestly, listening to Xiao Hongcheng in the sedan chair say: "Xiaonian, do you say that our aunt and grandmother understand or don't understand?" ”

Qin Xiaonian bent over the window and said, "The slave has never served the eldest princess Jinghe, but the slave thinks that the princesses are the most understanding, and they naturally understand when they think about it." ”

Xiao Hongcheng laughed, Jing and the eldest princess took the initiative to cooperate, it was really more urgent than he expected.