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"I've seen Madame!"

After entering the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer saluted Cui Qianxue together.

For Cui Qianxue's identity as a wife, the two of them are more or less unconvinced, and Cui Qianxue's own vision and means are far inferior to the two of them, but the identity of the main room is crushing, and they must maintain the necessary humility and respect when facing Cui Qianxue.

At this time, Cui Qianxue sat on the main seat of the main hall, looking at Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer's gaze was a little complicated - she is now a woman, but her innocent and immature temperament has not decreased much, and a pair of big watery eyes make her seem more and more harmless - compared with the shrewd and capable and strong personality of Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer, Cui Qianxue certainly has the advantage of being in the main room, but her momentum cannot gain the upper hand no matter what.

Chu Jiayi is now Cui Qianxue's personal maidservant, and she is standing behind Cui Qianxue, but looking at her expression, she is more like the female guard next to Cui Qianxue, looking at Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer's eyes full of vigilance and hostility.

After seeing Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer saluting her, Cui Qianxue hurriedly said, "The two sisters don't need to be polite, get up and sit down quickly." ”

After Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer thanked Cui Qianxue, they sat on both sides and waited for Cui Qianxue to speak first.

Cui Qianxue first glanced at Fang Ru, then turned to Zhang Yu'er and said, "Some time ago, I heard that my sister made a mistake in the palace and was punished by the queen mother to the Huanyi Bureau, and after the Jingguo Mansion also kicked my sister out of the house, I was worried for a long time...... But after I married into the Zhao Mansion, I learned that my sister had changed your name and surname to enter the Zhao Mansion as a concubine, but unfortunately when I married into the Zhao Mansion, my sister had been sent to Nanzhili to do business. ”

Zhang Yu'er still maintained her humility, lowered her head and said with a smile: "Yu'er also misses her husband very much, and when she heard the news of her marrying into the Zhao Mansion when she was in Nanzhili, she was also quite happy in her heart...... But Madam, you are the main family, and Yu'er is just a concubine with a humble status, and she does not dare to be commensurate with Madame and sisters. ”

After hearing Zhang Yu'er's statement, Cui Qianxue hesitated, but in the end she didn't change her name for Zhang Yu'er, but just asked again: "I heard that sister, you were seriously ill when you were in Nanzhili, and you went home this time to heal your body, but now you are better?" ”

Zhang Yu'er's face was gloomy, and said: "Yu'er's body is still unwell, and she will suffer from severe abdominal pain from time to time. ”

As she answered, Zhang Yuer glanced at Chu Jiayi out of the corner of her eye.

After Zhang Yuer entered the Zhao Mansion, she learned from Zhao Junchen that Chu Jiayi was the spy of the prince Zhu Heyu, but after being used by Zhao Junchen several times in a row, she has now lost the trust of the prince Zhu and Yu, and Chu Jiayi herself is no longer in contact with the prince Zhu and Yu, and at present, she has some intention of staying in the Zhao Mansion and living a chaotic life, but it is still a hidden danger, so Zhang Yuer naturally will not tell the truth about her situation.

In fact, Cui Qianxue's scheming is too shallow, and it is easy to reveal flaws, even if there is no Chu Jiayi by her side, Zhang Yuer may not tell the truth.

On the other side, Cui Qianxue did not notice Zhang Yuer's careful thoughts, but told Zhang Yuer a few words with a concerned expression.

Then, Cui Qianxue asked Zhang Yuer about Nan Zhili's experience, the recent situation of the Zhao family in Yangzhou, etc., and on these inconsequential matters, Zhang Yuer answered truthfully one by one.

After Cui Qianxue asked all the questions she had prepared in advance, the main hall of the Zhao Mansion quickly fell silent, and the three girls were a little speechless for a while, and the atmosphere was quite embarrassing.

For Cui Qianxue, she is not a woman with a small belly, and she also knows that three wives and four concubines are common in this era, and she has been working hard to make herself a "virtuous wife" since she married into the Zhao Mansion, so Cui Qianxue will at least not show the jealousy and exclusion of the other party Ru and Zhang Yuer on the surface, but the aura on Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer is too strong, and they have been helping Zhao Junchen deal with some important things, Cui Qianxue always seems too immature in front of these two daughters, and she can't help Zhao Junchen too much, So she always felt a little awkward when she faced Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer.

For Fang Ru and Cui Qianxue, they are both women with strong personalities, but they must maintain a humble posture when facing Cui Qianxue, which is also a very uncomfortable thing.

Therefore, it is natural that there will be such an embarrassing atmosphere after the three girls meet.

And in such an embarrassing atmosphere, Chu Jiayi, who was behind Cui Qianxue, bent over and whispered something in Cui Qianxue's ear.

After receiving Chu Jiayi's reminder, Cui Qianxue hurriedly asked Fang Ru: "Sister Ruyi, I heard that Xianggong presented a note to His Majesty yesterday, and when Xianggong presented a note to the capital a few times before, he would also send a letter to our house at the same time, and this time must be no exception...... But I don't know, Xianggong's letter is in the hands of Sister Ruyi? ”

Hearing Cui Qianxue's inquiry, Fang Ru's expression became more and more embarrassed.

When Zhao Junchen presented the song to the imperial court a few times before, he would indeed send letters to the Zhao Mansion at the same time, and there were two letters in total, one was a letter to report his safety on the surface, and the other was a secret letter to Fang Ru alone, in which Zhao Junchen would tell Fang Ru to deal with some confidential matters.

But this time, perhaps because he was busy with the war in Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhao Junchen was a little too busy to take care of it, so he only sent a secret letter to the Zhao Mansion, and did not report the letter of safety in an open face.

The first few times, Fang Ru handed over Zhao Junchen's letter to Fang Ru to report his safety to Zhao's mansion, and kept the secret letter for himself, but this time Zhao Junchen did not send a letter to report safety, and the content of the secret letter involved many confidential and sensitive matters that were not suitable for Cui Qianxue to check, so Fang Ru didn't know how to reply for a while.

In the end, Fang Ru replied: "The war on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu is in full swing, and everything needs to be decided by the master, maybe the master is busy with military and political affairs, so he didn't receive the master's letter this time, but since the court has received the master's note, presumably the master must be safe and sound, madam, you don't have to worry." ”

After hearing Fang Ru's answer, Cui Qianxue looked disappointed, but in the end she didn't say anything.

On the contrary, Chu Jiayi next to her frowned and said, "The master really didn't send a letter?" I'm afraid not! I received news that a messenger from Shaanxi and Gansu came to Zhao Mansion yesterday, and he is still resting in the mansion! Do you want to find this messenger to confront you? ”

When facing Cui Qianxue, Fang Ru certainly maintained a humble attitude, but seeing Chu Jiayi coming forward and embarrassing herself, Fang Ru naturally would not make any concessions!

I saw Fang Ruliu's eyebrows raised, her apricot eyes widened, and she looked up at Chu Jiayi and asked, "Chu Jiayi, you are just a maidservant, I am talking to my wife, where is your turn to interject?" ”

Chu Jiayi is not a strong character, but she can't see that Fang Ru, as a concubine, always hides everything from Cui Qianxue, quite a little bit of not taking Cui Qianxue in her eyes, under Fang Ru's gaze, her gaze can't help but be a little evasive.

But after seeing Cui Qianxue's slightly uneasy expression at this time, Chu Jiayi still said stubbornly: "I am Madame's personal maidservant, Madame has some inconvenient things to say, so naturally I will replace her!" Madame is the main room in the house, but the lord sent a letter to the house, but you kept it without permission from Madame, this kind of thing can't be justified, right? What's more, the lord's letter must be passed through your hand before it is handed over to the lady every time, which is not appropriate in itself! Also, Madame is now in charge of all matters within the Zhao Mansion, but I found out that after Madame makes a decision, the subordinates of the Zhao Mansion will ask your opinion again, what is going on? A few days ago, Mrs. looked through the accounts of the house, and found that there was suddenly 80,000 taels of silver missing from the account, and when I asked, I knew that it was you who embezzled it, and Mrs. said that you embezzled such a large sum of silver must be to do things for the master, but why did you embezzle such a large amount of silver in the house without asking Mrs. in advance? In the long run, is there any rule of respect and inferiority in the Zhao Mansion? ”

Chu Jiayi has obviously been holding these things in her heart for a long time, and she broke out in one breath.

After seeing the dispute between Fang Ru and Chu Jiayi, a smile flashed in Zhang Yuer's eyes.

Hearing Chu Jiayi's questioning, Fang Ru's expression became more and more stiff.

She has been in charge of the Zhao Mansion for too long, and many times she does ignore Cui Qianxue's existence intentionally or unintentionally.

In the end, Fang Ru avoided answering Chu Jiayi's several questions, and just said in a stiff tone: "In this matter, I don't need to lie, this time I really didn't receive the letter from the master to my wife!" ”

On the sentence "I didn't receive the letter from the master to my wife", Fang Ru slightly accentuated her tone, and the implication was that Zhao Junchen did send the letter, but it was not handed over to Cui Qianxue.

When Chu Jiayi saw Fang Ru's attitude, she wanted to say something again.

But before Chu Jiayi could speak, Cui Qianxue reached out and grabbed the corner of her clothes.

Chu Jiayi looked down and saw Cui Qianxue gently shaking her head at her, her big eyes full of uneasiness, obviously worried that this dispute would expand further.

Seeing Cui Qianxue's appearance, Chu Jiayi's heart sighed slightly, but in the end she kept silent.

Then, Cui Qianxue turned her head to Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer and said, "Sister Ruyi must have a lot of things to do now, Chen... Sister Yu'er also needs to find Doctor Zhang Shen to diagnose her body as soon as possible, so I won't leave you to continue talking. ”

With Cui Qianxue's words, several people in the main room of the Zhao Mansion secretly breathed a sigh of relief in their hearts.

Then, Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer both got up and saluted Cui Qianxue to say goodbye.

However, before leaving, Fang Ru suddenly thought of something, and said to Cui Qianxue: "Madam, the war between Shaanxi and Gansu is about to come to an end, my lord, he is very likely to win a big battle, and there is even the possibility of further expanding the territory for the imperial court, this is a great opportunity to reverse the reputation of the old man's government and the opposition!" I also hope that Madame, you can mention to your grandfather Cui Ge Lao, that now is the best time for him to play a role, he is one of the leaders of Qingliu, as long as he can do his best for the lord at this time, the lord's plan to reverse his reputation will be twice as effective with half the effort! ”

Fang Ru's words had a slight meaning of giving an order to Cui Qianxue, and Chu Jiayi couldn't help but say something again, but was still stopped by Cui Qianxue.

"I see!" Cui Qianxue said with a serious face: "I will go back to Cui's Mansion as soon as possible to see my grandfather and talk about this." ”

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After Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer left the main hall of the Zhao Mansion, Chu Jiayi couldn't help but complain to Cui Qianxue: "Madam, you are a dignified and upright Zhao Mansion main room, why do you have to compromise so much?" That Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er obviously didn't take you seriously, they hid everything from you, and even the people in the Zhao Mansion only knew Mrs. Ruyi now, if you put up with them like this, you would have no place in the Zhao Mansion even more! …… The two of them are not good people, and their eyes are always on the location of your main room......"

Cui Qianxue shook her head and said, "They are just doing things for the prime minister...... I'm not deeply involved, I don't have much scheming in the city, and some things are really not suitable for me to know...... Don't worry, as long as the husband has me in his heart, I won't lose my position! ”

After a pause, Cui Qianxue looked serious again, and said: "I can't help the husband too much, and now I can only do what I can...... Sister Jiayi, you send someone to prepare the carriage, I will go to Cui's Mansion to see my grandfather as soon as possible! Sister Fang Ru is right in saying a word, now is a great opportunity for Xianggong to improve his reputation, and he needs his grandfather's help! ”

Seeing Cui Qianxue's appearance, Chu Jiayi sighed again in her heart.

Actually, Chu Jiayi is not stupid, and she also knows that Zhao Junchen has already guessed her identity, and has been using her all along! Her first few actions not only failed to bring down Zhao Junchen, but were used by Zhao Junchen, making the crown prince Zhu and Yu get into trouble!

Now, the crown prince Zhu and Yu have stopped contacting her, and she has lost hope of revenge, and it is no longer meaningful to stay in the Zhao Mansion.

In the depths of Chu Jiayi's heart, she had some thoughts of leaving the Zhao Mansion, but at this time, she met Cui Qianxue, who was kicked out of the Zhao Mansion by Cui Mian at that time, and it was the lowest point in her life, and it was Chu Jiayi who was taking care of Cui Qianxue during that time!

Chu Jiayi likes Cui Qianxue's innocence and kindness very much, and the two are both helpless women, but they established a deep friendship during that time, and now Chu Jiayi already regards Cui Qianxue as her own sister.

Chu Jiayi entered the Zhao Mansion earlier than Cui Qianxue, she was very aware of Fang Ru's character and her status in the Zhao Mansion, and after Cui Qianxue married into the Zhao Mansion, she was worried that Cui Qianxue would be bullied, coupled with some inexplicable thoughts in her heart, she finally stayed in the Zhao Mansion and has been assisting Cui Qianxue until now.

It's a pity that Chu Jiayi and Cui Qianxue are not women with strong personalities, and the two of them have been doing their best to manage the affairs of Zhao Mansion for a while, but they still can't change their marginal status.

Thinking of this, after Chu Jiayi saw Cui Qianxue's serious appearance, she couldn't help but be stunned in her heart, and finally didn't say anything, nodded lightly and went to prepare a carriage for Cui Qianxue.

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On the other side, after Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer left the main hall, because the two still had something to discuss secretly, they walked towards the study together.

While walking, Zhang Yuer smiled and said: "Since Cui Qianxue married into the Zhao Mansion, my sister must have been very difficult during this time, right?" ”

At this time, Fang Ru had already regained his usual shrewd appearance, and after glancing at Zhang Yu'er sideways, he smiled lightly: "You will also stay in the Zhao Mansion in the future, and you will soon feel the taste!" ”

Zhang Yu'er was about to say something, and at this time, suddenly a subordinate of the Zhao Mansion hurriedly came and reported: "Mrs. Ruyi, I just received the news, today's morning court is over, and the court has already made a decision about the master's recital!" ”

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PS: After deciding to give Zhang Yuer more room to play, these plots must be written, and there is nothing to be done - as I said before, this will delay the completion of the book by about 100,000 words.

The writing of the worm is always not clean enough, the book was originally intended to be completed in three million words, but now it has been written in three million words, and it is only a little more than two-thirds of the content, and the final estimate is about four million words to complete.

Bugs hate to write a book too long, because after losing passion in the later stages of writing, the content is no longer brilliant in the early stage, and the characters are easy to face-paint, and even subconsciously inject water when writing, which are all things that bugs hate very much.

But the matter has come to this point, and there is nothing to be done, it is still the same sentence - write it seriously, and it will never be finished.

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