Regardless of whether the verdict is fair or not, the dust has finally settled on the scientific research case. Although not everyone is satisfied, in general, even if you suffer a loss, you have to lose your teeth and swallow blood.

Since the unprovoked disappearance of his confidant Mr. Zhang, the prince has become uneasy. I've been worried about the East Window incident that I leaked, but after the case was judged, he didn't have anything to do. Only then did the prince relax a little.

What he didn't know was that Chen Jia had already examined the reason, and the emperor was waiting for him to say a good word to the wronged Jiang Zheng and the eighteenth room examiner of the Ministry of Rites. After all, these people carried the black pot for him.

The prince sees him every day, and there is always time to ask for a favor and say a word for them. To his disappointment, the crown prince not only did not intercede with them, but persuaded the emperor to severely punish these examiners.

The anger in the heart of Orthodoxy can be imagined. The prince is simply a white-eyed wolf!

For several days, the emperor scolded the prince for a trivial matter, and did not save him any face. The crown prince was worried all day long, and he wanted not to come to see the emperor at all.

A few days later, a civil uprising occurred in Yunnan, which was caused by the death of the local Miao people by the cool officials of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs during the collection of taxes. Although the local commander and envoy department quickly sent people to quell the civil unrest, the director of the Yunnan division was shackled and escorted to Beijing.

Originally, it was not a big deal, but when the news reached Jingshi, the emperor was still furious.

The household department was supervised by the prince, and the emperor immediately called the prince to the Qianqing Palace and scolded him. A small head of the Yunnan Department of the Ministry of Household Affairs is just an official of the sixth grade, and the official of the sixth grade can't see the prince even if he wants to. The emperor put all the blame for this incident on the crown prince, and directly ordered the removal of the prince from his position as the superintendent of the household department.

That household secretary is Xiao Zongchang's in-laws, and the prince is not the same nostrils. When the prince was there, the yang and the yin were violated everywhere, and the prince was pinched to death by him, but the poor prince managed the treasury of Da Chu, and he didn't even get a tael of silver, and he also carried a big black pot for the household department after the most reluctance.

The prince went home and thought about it, what should the household department do!

Ye Yichen just smiled after reading the newspaper. The emperor has been in power for so many years, but he still hasn't made much progress, and the prince's mistake is a bit far-fetched. At a glance, those who are interested will know that the Emperor of Lu Dao is angry with the prince because of other things. The most important thing for the superior is that his mood is invisible, and ask the courtiers below to guess all your thoughts clearly, and you just wait to be led by the nose by the courtiers!

He put down the newspaper in boredom, and saw that Yulan was still there dressed by the maids, and she wore a peach-colored gown, and looked in front of a large glass mirror in the inner room. Ye Yichen felt that she had a persistent fondness for imported products such as mirrors and glass. This big mirror was also bought by Yulan at the instigation of him to ask Manager Bai to spend a lot of money, not to mention, it is very clear that it is worth the money.

When she saw the prince coming over, she asked him, "Lord, do I look good in this?" ”

Ye Yichen said with a smile; "The princess of this king, she looks good in anything!"

Yulan "cut", "It's really good at coaxing people!" He touched his bulging lower abdomen and sighed: "Now like this, I really can't wear any clothes!" ”

After a long journey, the old lady and the fourth master of the Yang family finally came back from Shandong before they got married. It was supposed to be back a long time ago, but this year's Grand Canal drought had to take the land route. When I walked to Henan, I happened to encounter a mudslide and blocked the road, which has been delayed until now.

Yulan was pregnant, and it was not good to attend the wedding of the ancestors, but the old lady had been out of the country for more than half a year, but she was going to visit the Yang family. Since she was pregnant, this is the first time Yulan has gone out, thinking about this in her belly, it is really enough to toss her. But in order to wear which clothes, Yulan thought hard and meditated, but he couldn't make up his mind.

Ye Yichen couldn't help laughing, "If you delay any longer, the old lady will enter the house." ”

Yulan said: "This is not the first time I have seen the fourth uncle and fourth aunt, I can't dress like this and go!" "I glanced at the chiming clock in the room and felt that it was really not early. sighed and said to Xiaoyu: "Bring me that silver-red gown embroidered with water and grass patterns!" After she became pregnant, she did a lot because, but now her waist is as thick as a bucket, and what she wears is definitely not as good as before.

Finally finished the work, Yulan called a little maid in and asked, "Is the eldest young master packed up, come in and show me when you've packed up!" ”

Ye Minwen had already put it on.

The nurse took him into the main room, Yulan saw that he was wearing a big red robe with five blessings and longevity, with a red gold collar around his neck, and a jade pendant carved in the shape of a magnolia flower hanging from his waist, his eyes were clear and bright, and the whole person was like a golden boy in front of Guanyin in the temple.

Yulan nodded with satisfaction when she saw it. The big girl next to Ye Minwen, Tingxiang, is capable.

took Ye Minwen's hand, "Lord Wang, let's go!" ”

Ye Yichen breathed a sigh of relief, he had been waiting here for half an hour with nothing to do. If it weren't for Yulan, who would dare to delay him for so long.

When the family of three got into the carriage, Ye Minwen bit her ears with Yulan curiously: "Mother, are we going to see my great-grandfather?" "Oh, and the fourth uncle's grandfather!" "Where did they come from?" "Where is Shandong?"

Ask questions like a curious baby. Yesterday Yulan told him to take him to see Mrs. Yang. After all, the child is still young, and he will be a little confused for a while, Yulan told him for a long time, and almost wrapped himself in. Today, Mr. Meng specially gave him a day off to meet the people of the Yang family.

After such a long period of contact, Yulan slowly tasted it thoroughly, Ye Minwen has a generous temperament, and he knows how to repay his kindness, if nothing else, he will be the future Prince of Jin. Although the Yang family is not his real foreign family, Yulan also hopes that he can move around more with the Yang family, no matter how the situation changes in the future, maybe there will be a day when he can help the Yang family.

Ye Yichen sat in the car, watching the mother and son whispering, and the corners of his mouth involuntarily curled up with a pleasant arc. He had been observing Yulan's movements, and when he saw that she was not unwell, he was slightly relieved.

The carriage soon arrived at the Yang Mansion on Qipan Street, and the eldest lord and eldest lady personally took the door out. Ye Yichen got out of the carriage first, and then helped Yulan to get down from the carriage carefully, and Ye Minwen jumped out of the carriage by himself on the footstool.

The eldest lord and eldest lady saw that Ye Yichen took good care of Yulan, and their hearts moved slightly. greeted each other, led them into the Songhe Hall together, and met the old lady first.

A large group of people gathered in Songhetang, and the aunts and aunts of the Yang family, except for the eldest girl who couldn't come back from the Zhuangzi, were all there. Princess Yanqing also brought her sons over.

Yulan hasn't seen her cousin Ye Minchun for a long time. He wore a royal blue crow blue swastika and plum cocoon silk straight jacket, his jet-black hair was meticulously combed, and a yellow hairpin was inserted. He looks more and more handsome and elegant. The temperament is also more and more condensed.

The teenagers of yesteryear can now be on their own!

After several twists and turns in his marriage, he has agreed on a marriage date with the daughter of the head of the household, just in June, and the difference between him and Chengzu is only a month.

His gaze was warm and warm, and he stayed on Yulan's bulging lower abdomen for a second, and then moved away as if nothing happened, saying something to Yulan's eldest brother-in-law, Ji'anhou Lu Zhongheng.

Yulan and Ye Yichen first visited the old lady.

Yulan hadn't seen the old lady for a few days. The old lady is obviously old, after the last stroke, the old lady has not fully recovered, and now she is still stumbling when she speaks.

Fortunately, the eldest lady didn't dare to deduct the old lady's use, and she didn't dare to let her know about the affairs of the family, and her life was comfortable.

After seeing the old lady and her relatives again, the old lady took Yulan's hand and chattered for a while. It is nothing more than asking her to take good care of her body and give birth to the child in good health. Yulan listened, without the slightest impatience, let alone a few words. coaxed the old lady to gradually smile.

Mrs. Five was also there. Holding my stomach for ** months, I can't sit still. finally found an opportunity, so he pulled Yulan's arm: "Pregnant, why are you here?" The carriage is so bumpy on this road, how good is it if the tire gas is moved! The old man loves you the most, you are like this, even if you don't come, he won't be angry. ”

In the mansion, Yulan and this aunt get along the most, I haven't seen her for a long time, and I feel happy when I see her. He smiled and took her hand and said, "I've been a cat in the house for three or four months, and I'm suffocating to death!" I've long wanted to come out and breathe! I just took this opportunity to come to my mother's house to see you. ”

He asked her again, "How is Aunt Fifth now?" When was it born? Something like that.

After talking for a while, Yulan looked at Shi Chen and asked, "Why haven't grandfather and fourth uncle come back yet?" ”

The fifth wife said: "The second uncle and the ancestral brother went to meet outside the city together, and it is said that they should come." As he was talking, a small servant hurriedly came to report, "The frame of the old lady and the fourth master will arrive soon." ”

Everyone stood up, and even the old lady was supported by Su's mother, standing up tremblingly. The eldest lord took the lead, and everyone rushed to the main gate to greet him.

After waiting for about a quarter of an hour, he saw a motorcade of carriages coming from afar. The fourth master went to Beijing to report on his work this time, but he moved his family here, and the carriage was full of his family belongings.

The carriage stopped. The second master lifted the curtain first and jumped down from inside, and then Chengzu and Chengzong helped an old man who was clear and got out of the car, not the old lady.

The old lady is a lot thinner than when she left, and her face is full of dust, but fortunately, she is in good spirits. Yulan couldn't help but feel slightly wet in her eyes.

It's good to enjoy the shade under the big tree. When the old lady was there, she didn't feel anything, but during the time when the old lady was away, how many things happened to the Yang family, it was a mess, and it can be seen that the feudal patriarch is not so easy to be.

A group of people got down from the carriage behind, both men and women, and the leader was a middle-aged man over forty years old, with a long face, fair skin, and a little resemblance to the old lady between his eyebrows.

When the old lady stood still, everyone came forward to salute. The old lady asked everyone to get up with a smile, and when he saw that Ye Yichen was also there, he arrived: "The old man is about to die, and I bother the prince to come in person!" ”

Ye Yichen smiled and said, "You are an elder, you should be!" ”

The old lady nodded, and said to everyone; "This is not the place to talk, let's go in and talk about it!" Everyone agreed, and surrounded the old lady into the Songhe Hall.

When I arrived at the gate of Songhe Hall, I found that Mother Su was waiting there with the trembling old lady, and the old lady walked a few steps and held the old lady with his own hands: "You are old, and your body is not good, why don't you stay in the house well, you have to come out!" "The voice is very soft.

The old lady trembled, and looked the old lady up and down, "It's good to come back, it's good to come back!" This is the same sentence over and over again.

Yulan looked at it and felt slightly sour in her heart, the old lady had to travel away from home at a very old age, but it was just to avoid the struggle of the imperial court, and to put it bluntly, it was for the big family of the Yang family.

The old lady helped the old lady into the Songhe Hall, and the two of them sat on the Luohan bed. The fourth old man's family came to meet the old lady first.

The fourth wife, Zhang, is in her thirties, she is born with eyebrows and fine eyes, the fourth master is a concubine, she is also a concubine, probably because she has not received a good education since she was a child, and she is a little restrained in her actions. Follow the fourth master to kneel down and kowtow to the old lady: "Say hello to the old lady!" If you are away all the year round, you can't honor the old lady, please forgive the old lady. ”

The old lady was inconvenient to speak, and Su's mother stepped forward to help the fourth lady up without waiting for her instructions, and several children who followed the fourth lady came forward to kowtow to the old lady.

The fourth wife has a son and two daughters, and the eldest son and eldest daughter are both born to each other. The eldest son is fifteen years old this year, with slightly dark skin, and first stepped forward to kowtow to the old lady: "Grandson, please say hello to grandmother!" "At first glance, he is a child of good manners. The eldest lady said on the side: "This is Brother Rui, when the fourth uncle left Beijing, he was not yet ten years old, and he was so tall," she compared with her hand, "Now they have grown into young men!" There was a sigh in his tone.

The old lady happily took her grandson's hand and looked up and down. The meeting gift had already been prepared, and after a gesture, Su's mother immediately took out a paperweight carved from black jade into the shape of a unicorn. Rui Ge'er is also knowledgeable, seeing that the paperweight is carved from a whole piece of jade, and the carving is extraordinary, lifelike, at a glance, you will know that this thing is worth a lot, so I went to see the fourth wife, the fourth wife smiled: "Since your grandmother rewarded you, you can live next!" ”

Rui Ge'er took it with both hands respectfully, and carefully handed it to the personal maid on the side to put it away.

The eldest lady asked, "Brother Rui is also reading now, how are you reading?" Is there a chance to try it? ”

Yang Chengrui said respectfully: "Back to the words of the eldest aunt, my nephew is stupid, he has just passed the government examination this year, and he is going to take the hospital examination next spring." I heard that the two elder brothers in the family have already won the lift, and the third elder brother is still Xie Yuan of Shuntian Mansion. Now that even Chun Yu has already gone down, presumably a Jinshi is stable, just ask the two brothers for advice. ”

Everyone looked a little unnatural when they heard the word "Chunqiu". The eldest lady said: "You are all uncles and brothers, you don't have to be so polite." If you have any questions about reading, just ask your third brother! "Chengzong is the first place in the re-examination, if he is not implicated, it is not impossible for the palace to finish the championship.

And Chengrui is only a half-talented showman, and he needs to pass the hospital examination to be considered a showman. A champion pointing out a talent is naturally a piece of cake, and it is easy to catch.

Cheng Rui heard this and hurriedly bowed down and thanked: "Then the nephew will thank the eldest aunt first." ”

The second wife couldn't help pouting. Chengzong's champion hasn't been tested yet, look at this madness!

The fourth wife pulled out a girl from behind her, this is the sixth sister Yang Yulian that Yulan has never seen.

Yulan looked at the sixth girl carefully, and saw that she had a goose egg face, and she looked quite beautiful and dignified, but there was a slight sorrow between her eyebrows. To Yulan's slight surprise, she still wore the girl's hairstyle. Do you know that the sixth girl of Lu Dao is one year older than Yulan, and she is not married yet?

Isn't that already eighteen? If you don't marry at the age of eighteen in this era, it will be difficult to find your in-laws!

The second wife smiled and said: "I haven't seen you for a few years, Sister Lian has grown into a big girl, it's really a female eighteen changes, you look at the appearance, this figure, this waist, it's really with our old Yang family!" ”

The sixth girl was already a little restrained, but when the second wife made a joke, she immediately turned red with shame, and she didn't know where to put her hands and feet. Yulan pursed her lips and smiled: "Second aunt, look at you, you scared the sixth sister!" Although Yulan is a junior character, among all the female dependents, she has the highest status, so it is appropriate for her to come forward to relieve the six girls.

The second wife covered her sleeves and smiled, and said to Yulan: "My mistake, my fault!" I was originally a vulgar person, and I thought that everyone was like a niece, and I was not afraid of my jokes! Yulan immediately resented, "The second aunt doesn't care about her niece when she sees the sixth sister, I don't care!" Everyone laughed, and the awkward atmosphere immediately vanished.

Yulian raised her head and glanced at Yulan quickly, her eyes full of gratitude. Yulan smiled kindly at her.

I didn't expect this sixth sister to be so shy, this is different from other girls in the Yang family!

Only then did the sixth girl come forward to kneel down and kowtow to the old lady, and the old lady rewarded her with a pair of jade bracelets.

At the end, a young woman in a azure gown led a little girl of four or five years old up to kowtow to the old lady. The fourth wife said: "This is the Jia family who took over the house in Shandong, and this is Sister Yi." Sister Yi is from Jia's family. ”

The little girl was still young, white and fat, very painful, the old lady was overjoyed, and asked Su's mother to take a red gold longevity lock for her to wear around her neck. Immediately afterwards, everyone saw each other and recognized their relatives, which was very lively.

Yulan has seen the fourth uncle who has never met before, and the fourth wife has already pulled the sixth girl to meet her, "This is our family's seventh aunt and grandmother, I have long heard that you married into the prince's mansion, what a blessed ......" There was a wave of envy in her tone, and she pulled the sixth girl and said, "Come and meet our princess!" It's good to be blessed by her! ”

As he spoke, he saluted Yulan. Yulan never let people give her a big gift at her mother's house. She couldn't hide with a big belly, so she hurriedly called Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu to step forward and grab the fourth wife: "Fourth aunt, why are you doing this!" We are a family, you are an elder, a sixth sister or a sister, I should give you a salute! ”

There was a bit of flattery in the fourth wife's tone: "Heaven and earth are the princes, there is a country and then a family among the five Lun, you are the princess, we are the destiny of the four products, we should have worshiped you first!" "I just bowed down, Xiaoyue and Xiaoyu couldn't stop it.

Yulan had a big belly, it was difficult to help, and he couldn't hide, so he finally accepted their gift. It made Yulan very embarrassed.

Yulan didn't like Mrs. Fourth a little, thinking that she was a little too snobbish.

After a bit of excitement, Ye Minwen ran over and pulled her sleeve: "Mother, mother, look at me getting so many red envelopes." With five or six red envelopes in his hand, he ran over and showed off in front of Yulan.

Yu Jia brought her son over, Yu Fei also brought her daughter over, plus the fifth wife's brother Cheng'er, who was taken by the second wife's heir, Ye Minwen just had a lot of fun with this group of cousins, cousins and uncles.

If you meet for the first time, you have to give a meeting gift. He is the youngest generation, so naturally he only has the points of red envelopes given to him by others. Yulan smiled and touched his head and asked him, "Which elder gave you red envelopes, have you ever thanked others?" ”

Ye Minwen wrenched his fingers and counted for her: "There are fourth uncles and grandfathers, fourth uncles and grandmothers, sixth aunts, fourth uncles, and ten aunts!" He added, "I've thanked them!" ”

He whispered to Yulan again: "Mother Concubine, Aunt Ten is younger than me, can I give her a red envelope." ”

Yulan taught him with a smile: "Although she is younger than you, her generation is older than you, if you really want to give red envelopes, the concubine will give you a few red envelopes during the New Year, and you will send them to your cousins and cousins at that time, okay?" Ye Min was a little depressed when she heard that she couldn't give her little aunt a red envelope, and she became happy again after hearing Yulan's words. I can't wait for the New Year soon.

The fourth wife has been paying attention to the movements here, and when she heard that Yulan was a stepmother, she didn't expect to be so close to the prince's son, so she couldn't help but be secretly strange.

When it was time for dinner in the evening, four seats were set up in Songhetang, and the men and women were divided into separate tables. They are all relatives of the in-laws, there is no screen in the middle, the men talk about some things in the court, and the women gossip about some parents, laughing and hearing each other, very lively.

With the second wife here, the banquet will naturally not be cold. The second wife asked a few words about the customs of Shandong, and the fourth wife answered them one by one. However, Yulan still found that she didn't like to talk much, and the sixth sister Yulian probably followed the fourth wife, and she was very shy, and she would blush if she couldn't say a few words.

After eating, everyone moved to the flower hall to taste tea, but the old lady called Ye Yichen to the study alone to talk. This statement was said for most of the hour, and it was not until the time of the lamp that Ye Yichen came out of the old lady's study. Everyone in Yanqing Palace, the second girl, and the fourth girl have already said goodbye and left.

The husband and wife hurriedly said goodbye to everyone in the Yang Mansion and returned to the palace by car.