Chapter Seventy-One: The Empress Dowager's Decree
"Now the old lady asked the third aunt to help with the housework on the grounds that the eldest lady was unwell, and the third aunt is becoming more and more familiar, and she really looks like a mother!" The sixth aunt smiled slightly.
Jiang Xiaoyu looked at the sixth aunt, frowned slightly, and said, "Isn't this bad?" β
"There are good and bad...... the smile on the sixth aunt's face became more and more gentle, "The third aunt can come to this point, I am naturally happy in my heart, I have been drinking the things prepared by the eldest lady for more than a year, and I don't know if I can become a mother in this life, but although the eldest lady is only a fake pregnancy this time, I can almost experience the pain of losing a child after losing once!" Although my revenge can be regarded as revenge, it's just that the eldest lady has a deep power after all, and she has recently married General Qi's mansion, if she has a chance to breathe......"
"You mean cutting the grass and eradicating the roots?" Jiang Xiaoyu raised her eyebrows slightly, "Then the sixth aunt can't help but think too highly of me, I'm just a little woman, how can I have the ability?" β
"The eldest lady is going to marry into the Chu Wangfu in the future, no matter how powerful the eldest lady is, naturally she can't move the young lady, the third aunt has an heir to protect herself, and the old lady and the old lady are protected, but I am just a little shrimp, there is the ability to protect myself, and now the lord can still be sympathetic, and there will be a day when I am old and decrepit, and I ask the eldest lady to show me a clear way!" The sixth aunt said that she was about to kneel down in front of Jiang Xiaoyu.
"Sixth aunt, get up first and then speak!" Jiang Xiaoyu helped the sixth aunt up, "Cutting the grass and eradicating the roots, this matter is indeed beyond my ability, but the sixth aunt is now in her prime, and it is too early to worry about it, you must know that some things are in a hurry!" β
"Could it be that the eldest lady already has a plan in her heart?" The sixth aunt hurriedly asked.
"What plan can I have, it's just that I believe in time, after all, no one can pat their chests and promise that they will see the sun tomorrow, right?" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled faintly.
The sixth aunt is still a little unwilling, and she is naturally happy to see the eldest lady unlucky, but if she can't step on the eldest lady in one fell swoop, she will definitely have a rebound in the future, and then she is afraid that it will be extremely unfavorable to her. She often corresponds with the third aunt these days, and she knows from her mouth that the eldest lady has a slight relationship with the death of the eldest lady's biological mother, and with the eldest lady's temperament, she should not let go of the eldest lady, so she wants to stimulate her today, hoping that things can be resolved.
"Don't talk about it!" Jiang Xiaoyu and the sixth aunt sat down again, "I still have one thing to tell you, Yueyue didn't come back with me this time, when she was in Cangyun Villa, Yueyue was very close to Miss Lin's family, so this time Miss Lin's recuperation also let Yueyue accompany her, so I didn't let Yueyue come back with me!" β
"Being able to fall in love with Miss Lin is also the creation of that girl!" The sixth aunt smiled, but it was still difficult to hide the faint disappointment in her eyes.
At this time, the housekeeper suddenly hurriedly came and said: "Miss, the Queen Mother's decree is here, and the old lady will send the eldest lady to the front yard to receive the decree!" β
"I know, I'll go right away!" Jiang Xiaoyu smiled faintly.
A trace of doubt appeared in the sixth aunt's eyes, and then she smiled again: "The prince is the grandson of the queen mother, and she wants to meet the eldest lady, your future granddaughter-in-law!" β
"Yes, sooner or later, there will be this day!" The smile on Jiang Xiaoyu's face gradually cooled, and some complicated emotions appeared in his eyes.
She cleaned up, and then went to the front yard with the sixth aunt to receive the order, not only the old lady and the third aunt had already arrived, but even the eldest lady and Jiang Youran sisters also arrived.
The one who came to announce the decree was an old eunuch, with his eyes down and looking like he couldn't wake up, but his breathing was unusually slow, and he didn't know how deep his internal strength was. If her guess is right, this person should be the queen mother's henchman Hong Lao Eunuch, and the legend is that martial arts are unfathomable.
A few years ago, Master once said that there was a medicinal herb only available in the palace, and he once wanted to go to the palace to steal it, but he was frightened away by a strong internal force, and he didn't know if that person was the person in front of him.
The old eunuch was holding the holy decree, as if he was napping, and there was an old eunuch next to him, and when he saw Jiang Xiaoyu coming slowly, he couldn't help but sneer, and said in a weird manner: "Miss Jiang is such a big shelf, not only has the old lady been waiting here for a long time, but the servants and others are also in a hurry to go back to deal with the Queen Mother and her old man!" β
Jiang Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and said: "Taoyao Courtyard is the farthest away from here, I can rush over when I hear the news, I am not snubbing you, I also hope that you Haihan!" β
The old eunuch raised his eyes, glanced at Jiang Xiaoyu, raised his chin self-consciously, and said faintly: "Stand down, don't be rude to Miss Jiang!" β
"Yes!"
The little eunuch retreated, Gonggong Hong smiled slightly, and a wrinkled old face bloomed like a chrysanthemum, but there was no sense of kindness, but it made people feel that the yin qi was deep.
"Miss Jiang is the fiancΓ©e of the prince, you dare to be rude to Jiang Xiaoyu, and you are not afraid that the prince will pick your skin!" Gonggong Hong smiled, and his old and shrill voice made people feel particularly uncomfortable, "Since everyone is here, let's announce the decree!" β
The queen mother's decree this time came with a total of three layers of news, one is to praise the old lady's virtue, the second is that Jiang Xiaoyu and Zhao Ling's marriage is approaching, she will send her grandmother to teach Jiang Xiaoyu royal etiquette, and the third is to marry Jiang Yiran to the second son of Dingjun Marquis, that is, the queen mother's own grandson Sun Qizhi.
The old lady was overjoyed, isn't this close to the Queen Mother! Hurriedly asked someone to take a jade ruyi from the treasury and gave it to Gonggong Hong.
"Thank you father-in-law, a small meaning is not a tribute, and I hope that my father-in-law can say a few good words for us in front of the Queen Mother in the future!" The old lady said politely.
Gonggong Hong unceremoniously sent Yu Ruyi's subordinates, smiled but said with a yin breath: "The slave has thanked the old lady!" Now the old lady's two granddaughters, one is married to the queen mother's own grandson, and the other is married to the queen mother's own grandson, the Jiang family is rich and prominent, and the old lady is so blessed! β
He handed Yu Ruyi to the little eunuch behind him, and then looked at Jiang Xiaoyu and said coldly: "The queen mother also asked the slave to say a word to Miss Jiang, carefully learn the rules from Mama, and then come to the palace to see her after understanding some etiquette, lest the next time she enters the palace, she will not even be in the eyes of the queen!" β
"Xiao Yu remembers, although Xiao Yu is stupid, he will definitely work hard to learn the rules, and he will not disappoint the Queen Mother!" Jiang Xiaoyu lowered his eyes and said.
It seems that the last time she entered the palace, she refused the queen's summons, and the matter was really known by the queen mother, and the queen mother was going to beat her?
She will give Jiang Yiran to marry the military waiting family, which is really unexpected to her, when did the Jiang family become so fragrant and sweet, and even she had to intervene? Jiang Yiran and Jiang Youran are not only related to the Jiang family, but also have a great relationship with the Qin family!
The Qin family has been trained by in-laws, and now this is to tie the Jiang family and the Qin family together with the Dingjun Hou? The queen mother's intentions are unpredictable, I don't know if she prefers the second prince or the third prince, if she is interested in the second prince, then such a marriage is nothing more than consolidating the relationship within the interest group.
If she has the heart to marry the third prince, then this marriage will make Jiang Xiaoyu's previous efforts all come to naught, and Jiang Yuan will once again choose between the second prince and the third prince, and her own weight may not be as important as Jiang Yiran!
And the most troublesome thing about things is that I don't know the old lady's mind at all. This marriage gift will really surprise and ponder Jiangyuan Haosheng!
After sending away Father-in-law Hong, the people of the Jiang family had their own thoughts, and they were still happy and worried.
Happy people such as the eldest lady, she herself is worried about her daughter's marriage, and now her daughter's husband's family is not as good as Chu Wangfu, but it is far beyond her expectations, and she has been snubbed by the old lady, because of Yiran's marriage, her status will definitely not be shaken again!
There are distresses like the sixth aunt, her worries have finally become a reality, and now the strength of the eldest lady is more consolidated, so how should she deal with it in the future? Was it really wrong to form an alliance with the eldest lady in the first place? Even if the eldest lady is powerful, she is the one who wants to marry after all!
As for Jiang Yiran's own thoughts, they were completely ignored, whether she wanted to marry or not, whether she was happy or not, who would care?
The candle flame was dim and flickering slightly, and the old lady's eyes had not been lit since they were not very sharp.
Mama Zhao gently hung the old lady's thighs and asked suspiciously: "Miss Yiran's appointment to marry is a happy event, and the whole house is full of joy, why do you look embarrassed, old lady?" β
"A happy event is a happy event!" The old lady sighed, "It's just that I'm calming down, and it's not exactly like that after I take care of it, it's hard to explain the twists and turns!" Your Majesty's Spring and Autumn Period is prosperous, it is good to say, in the future, the battle for the heir will become more intense, and the glory of the Jiang family today, he is afraid that he will be roasted on the fire one day! β
"His day is his day, why should the old lady worry so far! There is a fixed number in the dark, and the young ladies and young masters also have their own creations, why do the old ladies worry so much, now the old masters and young masters are all filial, isn't it good to enjoy happiness with peace of mind? β
"That being said, seeing the legacy of this ancestor decaying in my hands, how can I have the face to go underground to meet my ancestors?" The old lady sighed, "How is the eldest lady appeased?" β
"The old lady's meaning has been conveyed!" Mama Zhao said, "The eldest lady has always been filial and takes into account the overall situation, even if it is for the sake of the two young ladies, she will not blame the old lady!" β
"Blame?" The old lady sneered, "What right does she have to blame me?" It is so important to inherit the incense and scatter the leaves, her belly can't give birth to a son, I didn't let the original son divorce his wife, I am already worthy of her! She doesn't have to toss anymore, you go to the third aunt tomorrow and take Haoran to the eldest lady, there will be the eldest lady to raise her in the future, and the heir of the Jiang family in the future is brought up by an aunt, it makes sense! β
"The third aunt ......"
"This is the rule, Haoran has been raised by her side for so many years, and he is already worthy of her, what else does she want?" The old lady said coldly.