Chapter 238: Provincial Relatives
Hua Ying and the emperor were only one day apart and reconciled, and the matter was naturally spread quickly, and those cynical people didn't expect that they would be able to recover so quickly, and they were sure that at least Hua Ying could be lonely for a few days.
So on this day, it is also a day to go to the Queen Mother, many people dare not face Hua Ying directly, and they are all avoiding her eyes.
The queen looked like she didn't care about herself, no matter what Hua Ying and the emperor were, they all looked like smiling tigers: "Huang Eniang, there will be a talent tea party in the harem after a while, do you want to go and see it?"
"It's all about you young people, what kind of fun do the mourning family go there to make a fuss." The queen mother was next to the third elder brother, and the third elder brother's illness was slightly better, so he immediately followed the queen to ask for peace, and at a glance, he knew that it was the queen's arrangement.
"There is no difference between the emperor and the other concubines in the harem, how can it be said that it is the liveliness of young people, and the emperor is highly respected, there is the emperor in charge, and the concubines also have the bottom." The queen continued to enthusiastically invite the queen mother, if it was usual, but it would never be like this, she wished that the queen mother would not come to get involved in these things, and she didn't know what kind of calculation she was making.
The queen mother obviously thought the same way, the queen was so warmly invited, if she still resolutely refused, it would inevitably seem too much to give the queen face, so she reluctantly said: "Then the mourning family will take a look, if there is no physical problem, then go to join in the fun, speaking of which, the mourning family does not know very well what our harem concubines are good at." ”
"Yes, the concubine has no talent, the queen mother knows, but in the past few years, it is rare to see Concubine Yun perform talents, and the concubine is also very curious." Concubine Xiu looked at Hua Ying and didn't have anything good to say.
"Yes, this time I can also see Concubine Yun's skills, Concubine Yun Niangniang is tall, she must be proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, I don't know what Niangniang is going to perform, I'm really looking forward to it." Zhong Changzai was praising Hua Ying, and he didn't mean anything special.
Yan Guiren hid his face and chuckled, all of which was to say that Hua Ying would be in order to compete for favor: "Concubine Yun is naturally very capable, I heard that this cooking skill is a must, but you can't cook a dish for our sisters at the banquet." ”
"Yan Guiren has not been in the palace for a long time, and it seems that his understanding of the palace has only stayed in such a superficial place." Hua Ying didn't give Yan Guiren a look, as if the extra attention was just a waste of her own eyes, but looked at the Queen Mother and said with a smile: "The Queen Mother may not have the opportunity to see the concubines perform, two days ago, the emperor just promised the concubines to go home for three days on their birthdays, and it is estimated that they will not be able to catch up with the time for the queen to hold a harem banquet." ”
As soon as these words came out, even the most pretended to be calm queen couldn't help but look sideways at Hua Ying, as if she was looking at whether Hua Ying was joking, but in front of the Empress Dowager of Cining Palace, how could Hua Ying tell a lie.
“…… Why did the emperor suddenly let Concubine Yun prepare to save his relatives, and he didn't mention it to the concubine before, so he scared the concubine. ”
The Queen Mother is much calmer than others: "The emperor is worried about you not seeing your family for a few years, since you have been given this opportunity, you should go home to catch up." ”
"The concubine thinks the same way, so thank the emperor in every way." Hua Ying replied to the Queen Mother with a smile, as long as the Queen Mother didn't feel that she was too pampered.
Going home to save relatives is much more graceful than holding a banquet in the Qianqing Palace, Concubine Xiu couldn't help but clench her hands in her sleeves, even if the armor almost cut through the palm, why do you have anything, Hua Ying can always hold herself down?
"This provincial pro-family is generally a day's time, not to mention that Concubine Yun's family is in the capital, and the emperor actually gave Concubine Yun three days, which is really a great grace." Concubine Jiang also said the same, even if she could summon her relatives into the palace, she had never returned home.
No one will not be envious, not even the Queen Mother, Hua Ying just smiled lightly in the eyes of everyone: "Sister Concubine Jiang is right, it is indeed a great grace." ”
This feeling is so comfortable, and being surrounded by all kinds of envious and jealous eyes will also have a great sense of achievement, but Hua Ying knows that she can't be complacent, and things must be reversed, so she didn't mention it repeatedly, but instead cared about the queen mother who should be the protagonist today: "The queen mother said that if she is healthy, she will go to the tea party, but the old problem is committed again?"
The Queen Mother was very satisfied with her handling of it, after all, she didn't want her Cining Palace to become a place to show off and be jealous: "It's okay, it's all some old problems." ”
"The queen mother still takes care of her body, so that the concubines can rest assured." Hua Ying smiled affectionately, looking more concerned about the Queen Mother than the queen.
However, the other people still had different expressions, and most of them were still immersed in the news of Hua Ying's provincial relatives, marveling at Hua Ying's favor, and the queen still smiled wisely: "Concubine Yun's sister is the most filial to the emperor's mother every time, and the concubines will be ashamed of themselves." ”
The queen seemed to be ridiculing herself, but she was hinting that Hua Ying should do her own thing, don't come to rob her, the queen mother and Hua Ying can hear it, the queen mother originally planned to help Hua Ying say a word, but so many concubines watched, the queen mother was not partial.
"The queen mother sees the filial piety of the queen mother's concubines, how can the concubine's words compare to the queen's efforts, it's really a joke."
Hua Ying knows the queen mother's intentions, and she is not more serious than the queen, the difference between the concubine is a big mountain, no matter how favored she is, it is insurmountable now, if she really competes with the queen again and again, the emperor does not say it, and others will feel that they are the second Fucha clan, which is disgusting.
"You're all good boys, there's nothing to argue about. In short, if Concubine Yun has no time to take care of other things during the period when she is preparing to save her relatives, the queen will also help her. The Queen Mother said that, and kindly touched the third elder brother's head: "The third elder brother is also a filial piety, your imperial mother is busy on weekdays, and she can't take care of you, so you can come to the Cining Palace of the mourning family more often, and the mourning family will not treat you badly." ”
"Thank you Imperial Grandmother, Imperial Grandmother is so kind to her grandson." The third elder brother has lost some weight again, but fortunately, he looks a little energetic now, unlike before, when he didn't have much energy, and he looked like a sick person.
"It's not just the third elder brother, the mourning family likes children when they are old, like Concubine Yun's fifth elder brother and sixth princess, Concubine Xiu's second princess and sixth elder brother, Concubine Jing's fourth elder brother, Ji Concubine's eldest princess, Ling Concubine's third princess, Runfei's fourth princess, Ning Concubine's fifth princess, and Shun Guiren's seventh princess, you can come to Cining Palace to play and play, and a few of you have children in the harem." Although it is a lot, the emperor is nearly forty years old, and the number of such heirs is indeed not much.
"One more point." The Queen Mother's eyes suddenly sharpened, obviously prepared for a long time: "This harem is no better than a few years ago, there are not many concubines, and there are few things, now I have chosen a few shows, and the people in the palace have gradually become lively, but this troublesome thing has become more. ”
It seems that even if the queen mother doesn't care about the affairs of the harem, she is also grasping the overall direction of the harem, during this time, many people in the harem have targeted Hua Ying and said some groundless things, the queen mother is not unaware, but has been waiting for an opportunity to educate the harem concubines, and today's time is excellent, and it also helped Hua Ying.
"Follow the teachings of the Queen Mother." Only at this time are the concubines have one heart and say the same thing.
The queen seems to be ignorant of this, in fact, the source is in Kunning Palace, the queen mother wants to investigate, and it is not impossible to find out, but after all, the matter is not big, and the queen mother did not interfere for the time being, just said a few words to remind them that the harem is already chaotic enough, and there is no need for someone to stir up the harem upside down.
Since Hua Ying wants to save her relatives, she needs to prepare a lot, and the concubine is not allowed to go out of the palace and return to her parents' house after entering the palace, so the rules of the provincial relatives are also complex and diverse, first of all, she got a formal decree from the emperor, and then Hua Ying's mother's Burhaqi Mansion will also receive it early, and she will start preparing about a month before Hua Ying goes back, if she only goes back for one day, it is okay, but Hua Ying has to live for two nights, Hua Ying is now a harem concubine, and she is in a high position, so she naturally can no longer live in the previous boudoir, It's also a hard work, but it's worth it for them to be able to reunite as a family.
After receiving the holy decree, Burhaqi Mansion was overjoyed for a long time, and then Hu Zhuo immediately instructed Hua Ying's brothers, sisters-in-law, and daughters-in-law to prepare to welcome Hua Ying together, and they must put aside the things at hand to ensure that the family can be together completely.
Hua Ying is also in a difficult situation here, she is not able to bring her own children with her, especially if the prince is too close to the concubine's mother's family, it will also cause the emperor's doubts, in fact, the fifth elder brother is okay, it is the sixth princess who makes Hua Ying worried, and the sixth princess is not happy to see Hua Ying for a while, not to mention that she has not seen Hua Ying for three days, even if she is not used to crying now, it is estimated that she will be turned upside down.
On this day, Hua Ying was comforting herself, hugging the sixth princess who still couldn't speak: "Wen Hua, your mother is going to be out of the palace for three days, you just bear with it, don't cry, okay?"
"The sixth princess is so young, don't toss it, Niangniang, these days when you are gone, the sixth princess may be able to exercise her mind." Lan Yu helped Hua Ying fan the fan, and Hui Xin, who was careful, went to pack up her things, in fact, she didn't need to bring anything back, Hua Ying just wanted to bring something to her nephews and nieces.
"It's really not safe to leave the two children in the palace, so you and Qingxu will take care of the two of them in the palace, and if there is anything important, hurry up to find Li Quan and inform the emperor." In order to protect her children, Hua Ying left Qingxu and Lan Yu in the palace, anyway, when she went back to her own home, there would be no shortage of manpower, and her personal subordinates only took Lan Yu and Xiaofuzi.
"The slave and maid understand that Huixin and the slave will take care of the two little masters, and since the mother has a chance once in a few years, don't let things weigh on her." Qingxu was also happy for Hua Ying, and even her face was full of smiles.
"Niangniang, the concubine Niangniang outside wants to visit Niangniang, do you want to see it?"
Hua Ying was a little speechless, I don't know what Concubine Xiu came to talk to her for three days, every time it was an unpleasant experience, Hua Ying was really bored, but people still talked to themselves calmly, without any embarrassment, and it was also powerful: "Let her in." ”
"Do you want to take the sixth princess down?"
"No need, I won't see culture in the palace in a few days, so it's better to get along with each other for a while now."