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Looking at the crown prince Zhu Heyu, who was at the top of the congratulatory gift list, Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer both fell into deep thought for a while.

"This is the second time that the crown prince has shown favor to the master!" Fang Ru's expression was quite serious, and he said slowly: "I remember that a few days ago, when the lord and Cui Qianxue got married, the prince sent a congratulatory gift, but it was just a worthless gold and jade ruyi and an ancient book to persuade people to be kind, at that time, His Majesty personally gave the lord a marriage, and the prince sent a congratulatory gift is also the proper meaning of the title, otherwise it is deliberately embarrassing with Your Majesty, and it can't explain too much, at most it just means that the prince's hostility towards the lord has been slightly reduced, but this time it ......"

As he spoke, Fang Ru's apricot eyes stared closely at the contents of the congratulatory gift list.

On the gift list, it is clearly written that the content of the congratulatory gift of the prince Zhu and Yu this time - "A high-grade jade carving, one foot high, weighing eight catties and two taels, embossed with three roosters spreading their wings; 10 high-grade pearls of the same size; There are also 1,000 taels of congratulatory silver; ”

Fang Ru has always been responsible for managing the treasury and accounts of the Zhao Mansion over the years, and he is also the most clear about the value of these gold, silver and jade objects, a high-grade jade carving that is one foot high and weighs eight catties is worth at least three thousand taels of silver, and if it is carved by a famous craftsman, the value will be several layers higher; Ten top-grade pearls of the same size are also worth more than 1,000 taels of silver, plus 1,000 taels of silver...... Together, these congratulatory gifts were worth at least five thousand taels of silver.

The crown prince Zhu and Yu are naturally not short of silver, not only every month, but also often receive rewards from Emperor Deqing, but after all, he has to feed a large number of people in the East Palace, and the expenses on weekdays are also a lot, plus the prince Zhu and Yu have never used power for personal gain, corruption and bribery, and the idle silver is only limited.

Congratulatory gifts often mean goodwill, and they often mean sincerity.

Therefore, after seeing Zhu Heyu's congratulatory gifts, it is no wonder that Fang Ru was shocked when he met.

On the other hand, Zhang Yuer was born in a noble family, and she was more knowledgeable than Fang Ru in this regard, but she added softly: "These congratulatory gifts can be described as very exquisite...... Sister, look at this jade carving, it is said that it is embossed with three roosters spreading their wings, which is a hint of the meaning of 'three dukes', the three dukes are the position of Taifu, Taishi, and Taibao, which can be described as the highest honorary title of a hundred officials, and now only Zhou Shangjing has such an honor, and the prince is expecting the master to go further...... There are also these ten pearls, the ancients had a cloud 'pearl secret investment', but the pearl is a metaphor for cherishing talents......"

During this period of time, Fang Ru also found that her ability and insight were obviously inferior to Zhang Yuer's, and the two of them saw the same thing, but Zhang Yuer could see more things.

At this time, after hearing Zhang Yu'er's reminder, Fang Ru's eyes were a little stunned, and he only felt that his role in Zhao Junchen had been reduced a lot, but he had returned to normal in an instant, and he didn't let this trace of emotion interfere with his judgment, he just nodded and said: "In this way, the prince's overture is very obvious...... Hehe, seeing that the position of the prince is not guaranteed, he finally put down his shelf and reserve, and is he willing to cooperate with the master? I'm afraid it's a little late! ”

When Zhang Yuer was still Chen Zhirong, she secretly worked for the seventh prince Zhu Hejian for many years, and her way of thinking was somewhat similar to Zhu Hejian, saying: "I don't know what the lord will think, but I am not optimistic that the prince can cooperate smoothly with the lord, after all, the two sides are not all the way, and many of the lord's methods are unacceptable to the prince no matter what, even if it is a temporary cooperation, sooner or later it will break up again." ”

Fang Ru nodded, seemingly agreeing with Zhang Yu'er's statement, but she didn't say anything, just said: "I'll write this matter to the letter tonight and upload it to Huamachi Camp, my lord, what he thinks in his heart is not something you and I can guess, maybe there will be another decision...... My lord said that there is never a permanent enemy, and depending on the position and situation, it is common to turn enemies into friends. ”

After Zhang Yu'er saw Zhao Junchen's plans, she also knew that Zhao Junchen often had the means to turn decay into magic and find another way, so she nodded and said: "Sister is right, such a matter should be decided by the master as soon as possible." ”

Next, the second daughter no longer paid attention to the congratulatory gifts of the crown prince Zhu and Yu, but carefully studied the gift list, so as to explore the changes in the attitudes of various factions.

In fact, with Zhao Junchen's great military exploits and officially joining the cabinet and auxiliary government, there are not a few people like the crown prince Zhu Heyu's attitude and change his course, and many people in the congratulatory gift list originally stayed away from Zhao Junchen, but this time they sent expensive gifts to express their sincerity.

Obviously, if there are no unexpected circumstances, Zhao Junchen's power will inevitably usher in a period of rapid expansion.

But Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer also knew in their hearts that the so-called "unexpected situation" would definitely happen, neither Emperor Deqing nor the ministers would allow Zhao Junchen's power to expand too quickly, and now with the departure of Zuo Lanshan, the second person in the "Zhao Party", I am afraid that there will be changes in the temple soon.

In this regard, Zhao Junchen also expected it, and Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer's two daughters were secretly preparing during this time.

On this day, with Zhao Junchen's entry into the cabinet and knighthood, the Zhao Mansion must be very lively, and many unexpected changes will inevitably occur.

Just as Fang Ru and Zhang Yu'er were seriously studying the gift list, another servant of the Zhao Mansion hurriedly entered the room, but reported softly: "Mrs. Qiyu Ruyi...... The old lady of Cui Mansion has come to the house. ”

After hearing the report, Fang Ru didn't react for a while, and subconsciously asked, "Old lady Cui Mansion?" Which Choi Mansion is it? ”

But soon, Fang Ru had already understood the meaning of "Old Lady Cui Mansion", and her expression was full of complexity, and she said, "You mean Cui Qianxue's grandmother?" The wife of the former cabinet old Cui Mian? ”

Cui Qianxue is the official hostess of the Zhao Mansion, and it is nothing for Fang Ru to call herself by her name in private, but the servants of the Zhao Mansion dare not be rude, and bowed her head and said: "It is Mrs. Cui's grandmother, the old lady in Cui Ge's old mansion!" ”

After hearing such a report, Fang Ru's expression was slightly stunned for a moment, and then he nodded: "It seems that now not only the crown prince Zhu and Yu and the various factions have changed their attitudes, but even the attitude of the former cabinet elder Cui Mian has also changed...... That's a good thing! ”

Cui Mian is one of the leaders of Qingliu, because Cui Qianxue was going to marry Zhao Junchen, in order to protect his reputation, he ruthlessly drove Cui Qianxue out of the Cui family, and even Cui Qianxue's father was removed from the family tree, and after Cui Qianxue officially married into the Zhao Mansion, the relationship between Cui Mian and Cui Qianxue eased slightly, and he has been secretly using his connections to improve Zhao Junchen's reputation, but he still has no contact with Cui Qianxue on the surface.

Now, with Zhao Junchen's entry into the cabinet and auxiliary government, the reputation of the government and the opposition has also been greatly improved, and the old lady of Cui Mansion personally came to Zhao Mansion to congratulate her, but it means that Cui Mian no longer rejects Cui Qianxue's marriage to Zhao Junchen, not only Cui Qianxue will soon return to the Cui family, but the cooperation between Zhao Junchen and Cui Mian will soon move from behind the scenes to the front of the stage.

As Fang Ru said, this is a good thing.

However, when Fang Ru expressed his position, there was still not much joy on his face, and his eyes were full of complicated thoughts.

As Cui Mian reaffirmed Cui Qianxue's return to the Cui family, Cui Qianxue will have the support of her mother's family in the future, and her status as a wife in the Zhao Mansion will become more and more stable, and Fang Ru will become more and more unlikely to compete with her.

In this way, Fang Ru was naturally a little disappointed.

When Cui Qianxue and Zhang Yuer's two daughters entered the Zhao Mansion one after another, Fang Ru warned herself many times in her heart that she must be generous, and she must not easily show jealousy and gaffes, otherwise it will only make Zhao Junchen feel embarrassed.

But now, as Zhang Yuer continues to show stronger vision and means, and as Cui Qianxue's status in the Zhao Mansion is getting higher and higher, Fang Ru finds that this matter is much more difficult than he imagined.

After a wry smile flashed at the corner of his mouth, Fang Ru commanded softly: "The old lady of the Cui family came to the Zhao Mansion in person, this matter is not trivial, and I must be seriously entertained when I order it, and there must be no rudeness...... My status is low, but I can't show up to entertain, when entertaining Mrs. Cui, everything is up to Mrs. Cui, and you don't have to ask me what I mean. ”

Seeing that Fang Ru was in a bad mood, the servant of the Zhao Mansion didn't dare to stay longer, and hurriedly agreed and left.

Then, Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer continued to study the list of congratulatory gifts, but they didn't belong to a little more delusion.

At the same time, Zhang Yu'er did not show any abnormal performance from beginning to end, but after seeing that Fang Ru's mind did not belong, her wonderful eyes were full of meaningful smiles.

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said that while Fang Ru and Zhang Yuer's two daughters were busy dealing with everything in the back house, Cui Qianxue was also busy welcoming guests from all sides in the front house.

Because Zhao Junchen was not in the mansion, most of the guests were the wives and daughters of the officials and nobles, but they wanted to get closer to Zhao Junchen through the means of "lady diplomacy".

Cui Qianxue has certainly grown up a little these days, but she is still innocent and unworldly by nature, so it is really difficult for her to entertain so many guests with different personalities and backgrounds at the same time.

Fortunately, most of these guests are intellectuals, and the main purpose of visiting Zhao Mansion is to please Cui Qianxue, and when she speaks, she just blindly follows Cui Qianxue, even if Cui Qianxue occasionally makes a mistake and is not careful, she just doesn't see it, so Cui Qianxue can barely cope with it, but she is a little in a hurry.

And just when Cui Qianxue was overwhelmed by a group of officials and their dependents, she suddenly received a report that her grandmother had come to Zhao's mansion.

When Cui Qianxue was still in Cui's Mansion, the old lady of Cui's Mansion has always been the most fond of Cui Qianxue, and it can be said that she is obedient, and it is precisely because of the favor of this old lady of Cui's Mansion that Cui Qianxue will develop such an innocent and romantic temperament, but the old lady of Cui's Mansion has always been a strict woman's way and a husband's husband, and when Cui Mian wanted to drive Cui Qianxue away, she didn't dare to persuade her, and after Cui Qianxue left Cui's Mansion, she never contacted Cui Qianxue again.

After hearing the news, Cui Qianxue suddenly couldn't believe it.

Then, Cui Qianxue didn't care about the guests beside her, and hurriedly ran towards the gate of Zhao Mansion.

When Cui Qianxue ran to the vestibule of the Zhao Mansion, she happened to see an old lady with silver hair and kind eyes being helped over.

This old lady is the wife of the old Cui Mian of the former cabinet and the old lady of the Cui Mansion.

At this time, Huo Shi looked at Cui Qianxue's eyes full of love and guilt, and his eyes were faintly red.

"Grandmother!"

After a soft snort, Cui Qianxue threw herself into Huo's arms, her eyes couldn't help but be full of tears, and the grievances and helplessness of being kicked out of the Cui family during this time were all released at this moment.

"Good boy, I have really wronged you these days...... Grandmother was useless and failed to dissuade your grandfather at that time...... It's grandmother who is sorry for you! ”

As he spoke, Huo's was also full of tears.

Then, Huo Shi wiped the tears on his face, gently patted Cui Qianxue's delicate back, and said: "Don't cry, there are so many guests in the Zhao Mansion now, you are the mistress of the Zhao Mansion, you can't be too out of shape, otherwise you will be underestimated!" ”

After helping Cui Qianxue up, Huo Shi carefully looked at the changes in Cui Qianxue's face, and after seeing that Cui Qianxue was not obviously emaciated, he smiled with relief: "However, although you were kicked out of Cui's mansion because of marriage a few days ago, you did not marry the wrong husband after all...... Your grandfather has changed his mind since he received the news...... I came to the Zhao Mansion today, firstly, because there are too many guests in the Zhao Mansion, and I am afraid that you will not be able to cope with it and want to help you, and secondly, your grandfather asked me to tell you that you and your father will take the time to return to the Cui Mansion in the next few days. ”

Hearing Huo's words, Cui Qianxue couldn't help but be shocked, and said with surprise on her face: "Grandmother, you mean...... Grandfather, is he willing to let me go back to Cui's house? ”

Huo Shi nodded with a smile and said: "So, your father-in-law is really angry, he is now the old cabinet and the new earl, and you are now the old cabinet and the wife of the earl, if my Cui family doesn't let you go back, it will be a rude and shameful laugh of the Cui family!" …… Alas, don't blame your grandfather for being ruthless, he was in that position, and many times he couldn't help himself. ”

Cui Qianxue was stunned for a moment, then finally burst into tears and smiled, and nodded solemnly: "After I have dealt with the affairs of the Zhao Mansion in the past few days, I will definitely regret with my father as soon as possible The Cui family will meet my grandfather and his old man!" ”

In fact, Cui Qianxue also understood Cui Mian's compulsion, and she also knew that Zhao Junchen's final willingness to marry her was also because Cui Mian secretly urged her, since Cui Qianxue officially married into the Zhao Mansion, the secret contact between the Zhao Mansion and the Cui Mansion was also very frequent.

However, Cui Qianxue is just an abandoned girl who has been kicked out of the family after all, and she can no longer contact her mother's family openly, and she has to bear the need for gossip, which is very painful that people can imagine.

Now, Cui Qianxue can return to the Cui family in a bright and bright way, which means too much to her.

As Huo said, all this is because she married a good husband.

Cui Qianxue has never regretted her decision to marry Zhao Junchen, but at this moment, Cui Qianxue is even more proud of her identity as Zhao Junchen's wife.

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At the same time as the situation in the capital changed, on this day, on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu, Zhao Junchen also led the army back to Huamachi Camp.

With Zhao Junchen's arrival at Huamachiying, the situation on the three sides of Shaanxi and Gansu has officially entered a new stage.

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Tomorrow, the insects will have leisure time for two days, and they will be double-shifted.

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