Fukimei was sent to the main courtyard. Soon Wang Jingshu went to the Han family to ask for her deed of sale for Zhiyi, and burned it in front of Zhiyi in person, and now Zhiyi is no longer the maid of Wang's Mansion, if she wants to leave, she can leave at any time. However, he seemed to be reluctant, and decided to wait for the eldest girl to get married before leaving, and take care of it for a few more days, with the love of the master and servant.

Wang Jingshu also went with her.

In the garden, the position of the big girl was vacant at once. The second-class maids began to compete with each other, and they all wanted the big maid, but Wang Jingshu no longer planned to promote the two more, so she directly said, "It doesn't matter if it's a second-class maid or a little maid, if anyone is willing to follow me to Pingzhou in the north for a lifetime, I will promote whom." ”

As soon as these words came out, this rivalry gradually subsided, and the maids also had their own thoughts, and they did not want to go to the north more. However, there were a few little maids who were willing to go with them, so Wang Jingshu asked Huifen to observe the loyal ones in private with Dyed Smoke.

After another ten days, the queen in the palace sent her granddaughter out of the palace to Wang's mansion, and Han personally welcomed her warmly, and gave her a lot of generous gifts, making her quite face-saving.

This time the granddaughter official must have something important to come, Han ordered the little girl to go to Jingyuan to call the eldest girl, and asked: "I don't know what Lord Sun is coming, what is the so-called matter?" But there is a word in the palace? ”

The granddaughter waved her hand and then took a sip of tea, and looked polite, "The queen asked me to send a document." She said that after the auspicious day, it was followed by the invitation and welcome. Please Wang Fu can prepare earlier, this document was prepared by the Shang Palace Bureau, and Niang Niang has already seen it. ”

Preparing early? Do you have to get married as soon as possible? Is there something going on in the palace?

The Han family is also a life wife who often walks around, and most of the foreign women in Kyoto are also good friends. In such a hurry to ask the woman's family to prepare, she was keenly aware that something bad was happening in the palace.

But recently there has been no news in Kyoto. She couldn't guess for sure, but replied repeatedly, "Okay, good," and hurriedly took the paperwork in the female history's hand, "Our Wang Mansion will be fully prepared, and we will also ask the female official to reply on her behalf." ”

The granddaughter smiled, "I don't dare to do it for me," this time she didn't come to the Wang Mansion to take a big deal, but came here with a sincere heart, "The queen mother, the princess has to go and talk back by herself." ”

With a faintly worried look on the Han family, he explained more, "The princess always wants to go out of the palace and walk around Wangfu, but the queen mother can't, so she has to agree to invite the princess to live in the palace for a few days, and the princess is very happy." He added, "Even the emperor agreed." ”

The nature in her mouth is Princess Anqing.

The foreign women all know that the queen is not favored, but her own Princess Anqing is unusually favored by the emperor, and the rest of the princesses are unattainable, so the princess's requirements are not even the emperor's deserved. In this way, Han's heart is safe.

It's just that Jingshu wants to embroider wedding dresses and make all kinds of clothes, I'm afraid that she won't be able to enter the palace to live, not to mention, there are no such rules in the world, and before she gets married, the woman lives in someone's house? Wouldn't it seem too sloppy?

Han began to hesitate again.

Several children in Wang's mansion were grown up by her, although Jingshu was not biological, but she was not completely emotionless, if she dared to agree for her, she was afraid that her reputation would be hindered.

"Go to the palace to stay for a few days, I can't do this. Why don't you wait for the princess to come and decide for yourself? ”

"That's fine, that's fine." The granddaughter understood, nodded and agreed, this matter is indeed only the princess herself can do the master. Even if she wants to retreat, she has to go to the palace to make it clear in person, so as not to cause more trouble.

Sure enough, Wang Jingshu came to the main hall and listened to the words of her granddaughter, and was a little reluctant to agree, but she also understood. If she doesn't agree, Princess Anqing won't stop making trouble, "I'll go into the palace tomorrow to ask the queen mother for peace." ”

only said goodbye, but did not mention the matter of the small stay. The granddaughter knew it in her heart, and when there was no one, she instructed again, "The Queen Mother has been sick recently, but she really wants to see you." ”

See her?

The Queen Mother is sick, but she wants to see her, what does this mean?

Wang Jingshu didn't know, but nodded, indicating that she would also visit the Queen Mother in Ninghui Hall tomorrow.

She led her granddaughter to the garden of the back house, reminiscing about the old days, but in fact, she was listening to the movements in the palace.

However, the granddaughter refused to tell the specific matter, and only kept chanting, "The queen mother is sick." ”

It's a pity that Wang Jingshu couldn't understand what she meant. And this time, it was inconvenient for the granddaughter to stay for a long time, and she would soon return to the imperial city, so Wang Fu prepared a carriage to send her back.

As soon as the granddaughter left, Han asked Wang Jingshu, "Lady Official, do you have anything else?" ”

Wang Jingshu didn't understand what she meant, "My lord only said that the Queen Mother is sick." I didn't understand what she meant. ”

Han Shi pondered the meaning of these words, in the end, he was a person who had come over, and he immediately had a plan in his heart. hurriedly explained two sentences to Wang Jingshu and told her not to spread the word.

Then he took the paperwork and went into Wang Da's study, although Wang Da was the male master of the family, but the guest was a female official in the palace, so he was inconvenient to go out to greet him, so he only waited in the study, waiting for Han to come and tell him what happened.

"What is the matter with the granddaughter coming at this time?"

Han Shi only said four words, "The Queen Mother is sick." ”

No one in Kyoto has yet mentioned the Queen Mother's illness, and now the female official suddenly came to Wang's Mansion nominally because the Queen asked her to send documents, but when it was mentioned that the Queen Mother was sick in the palace, the real intention was not the Queen Mother?

Wanda was skeptical, was the thing in his mind true? "What did you listen to the granddaughter?"

Han's expression was solemn, and the four words of the Queen Mother may mean the future of the Wang Mansion, "It was the female official who told the eldest girl." The eldest girl told me again, and she said that the female officer only told her about it. ”

The atmosphere in the study was solemn all at once.

It is well known in Kyoto that the Empress Dowager has neither the grace of childbirth nor the grace of nurturing the emperor, and the emperor may have a grudge against her for killing his wife...... In this way, it means that if the queen mother is sick, then if she wants the family to continue to prosper, she will choose a new prince among the royal descendants to stand in line, and with the merit of the dragon, her Cheng family will continue to be rich and rich. With the indescribable grievances between the former queen and the queen mother, presumably the queen mother will not support the East Palace in her heart.

She revealed the news to Jingshu, did it mean that she was on the side of King Ning?

But the East Palace has been established, and she has little chance of winning on the side of King Ning no matter what, so why bother?

Wang Da's mind was guessed by the Han family, "Master, all foreign women know that the relationship between the middle palace and the queen mother's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is very good." It wouldn't be surprising if she wanted to learn from the dragon's skills. ”

"For Donggong, there may be a grudge against her to kill her mother, and if she ascends the throne in the future, she may suppress the Cheng family. It's better to choose another prince who also has some chance of winning, maybe there is a glimmer of life. ”

A woman's mind is not hard to guess. The Han family is also a woman, if she were the queen mother, I am afraid she would not choose the East Palace.

Wang Da looked at Han Shi in a daze, and her words were not unreasonable. He sighed heavily, as if a huge stone was pressing on his chest.

His two daughters have not yet officially married into the royal family, which is about to face the treacherous palace. In the face of the looming battle for succession, Wang Da was helpless, he himself was the prince's master, his eldest daughter married King Ning, and the second daughter became the sixth prince's side concubine, which suddenly made Wang Fu the target of public criticism, and Wang Fu was just a pawn in the emperor's hands.

The Han family chattered a lot, and she was not too tired at this time, she really didn't understand the situation in the imperial court, but she understood a little, and the children of the family would also fight for the family property, not to mention that it was the royal family, "Master." What are you going to do? Do you want to talk to the big girl? Our family is loyal to the emperor and does not take sides. ”

Others always say that the Wang family is loyal and only knows how to be loyal to the emperor, but in the final analysis, he doesn't know, where else can he stand?

I don't know, so I just remain neutral. Is it good to be loyal to the emperor? But it's not easy to really do it. Perhaps only by maneuvering in all directions can we balance all parties and survive in those struggles.

This matter is too big, and Wanda has not yet had a good idea, so he asked again: "Female officer, what else is going on?" ”

The queen asked Wang Fu to prepare early, so she asked the female official to send the documents prepared by the Shang Palace Bureau. I thought that it might be the Queen Mother's illness, and she was afraid of ...... At that time, the prince will keep filial piety for three years. ”

Once the queen mother died, the whole country kept filial piety for three years, and only the emperor only needed twenty-seven months.

Wang Da nodded, "Then prepare early, Jingshu's dowry was prepared by her mother before her death, but she married into the royal family, those are definitely not enough, there will be more in the public property of Wangfu, and there will definitely be elders to add makeup at that time." I want the bride to sew those things herself called Jingshu as soon as possible. ”

Han agreed, "Hey, I'll tell her." It's really not possible, when the time comes, I'll let the maids do it, and she can finally collect the needle. ”

That's a good idea. Wanda commanded again, "When the time comes, show me her dowry list." The dowry must not be too thin, otherwise it will not only lose her face but also the face of Wangfu. Fortunately, Wangfu also has some properties in the north that can be written into the dowry list, and when she goes to the north in the future, there will also be revenue there, so as not to be caught blind when she gets it. ”

"Yes."

Although Han felt that adding those inheritances to the dowry list would be extraordinarily rich, she felt uncomfortable and felt unfair, but in the end, she answered.

This matter is said quickly, Wang Da doesn't have to bother too much, he knows that Han will do a good job. But the Queen Mother was sick, this matter made him confused, and when it touched the affairs of the previous dynasty, he didn't want to take the liberty of putting his beak.

At present, the matter of seizing the heir has not happened yet, and who knows what will happen in the future.

He can only blindly be loyal to the emperor in order to lead the Wang Mansion to survive, that's all.

Early the next morning, Wang Jingshu was about to enter the palace, and Han Shiqian instructed him, "When you enter the palace, why should you also meet the Queen Mother to show the hearts of our courtiers." What's more, you failed to thank the Queen Mother last time you entered the palace, and you should pay a solemn visit this time. DID YOU KNOW? ”

"I know, don't worry, mother, I will go to Ninghui Palace."

Wang Jingshu got into the carriage of Wangfu, this time it was her eldest brother Wang Huizhi who sent her there, and it was still the back gate of the imperial city.

"Sister, in the palace, be careful yourself. The princess is gracious, if she really can't shirk it, she can only stay in the palace for a few days, understand? ”

"I understand." If you really can't shirk it, you can only do that. Don't offend the royal family, this truth, Wang Jingshu has known since she was a child, "That, brother." I went in. ”

"Okay."

The one who came to greet Wang Jingshu this time was also a female official of Fengyi Palace, but this time she was more polite, saying that it was specially instructed by Princess Anqing.

She led Wang Jingshu to a path with better scenery, and this time Wang Jingshu was very interested in enjoying the scenery along the road.

The scenery was beautiful, but there was a shouting and scolding voice in the distance, ", what's going on?" ”