"Fourth sister." Shen Nianzhen pondered his tone, and said with some tears and laughter: "If you accept this hairpin, it means that you have accepted the love of Su Ergongzi, and it is possible for him to directly send a matchmaker to our house to propose marriage...... It's not a question of whether it's expensive or not, whether there's a return gift. ”

"Huh? Propose? Why propose? Shen Nianzhu looked at her ignorantly, until Shen Nianzhen nodded at her, she suddenly threw the golden hairpin on the bed like a hot potato, stepped back, and said with some fear: "Hurry up and let my brother-in-law return it tomorrow!" I don't want this hairpin! ”

"I still have to pay it back." Shen Nianzhen picked up the hairpin and looked at her with some amusement: "What?" Isn't it good for the second son of Su to come and propose? Su Taishi's Mansion is a famous family, the Su family has produced three generations of emperors, two Zaifu, and even the queen has a different view of the Su family......"

"I'm still young, and I haven't thought about getting married." Shen Nianzhu bit her lip and said.

She really didn't think about it, aren't these things decided by her parents and elders? Her mother said that now her main task is to follow her eldest sister and grandmother, learn the rules and etiquette of behaving in the world, and see the world, so that she will not marry a small family in the future, just like Shen Nianci.

"That's right, big sister." Shen Nianzhu suddenly said: "Second sister, she seems to have had a miscarriage some time ago. ”

The Grand Commander's Mansion is a big family, and the old lady Shen is disgusted with the second room, so she won't let them come to the door for a long time, so the people in the second room often go to the third room to fight the autumn breeze, and Shen Nianzhu probably knows some of the situation in the second room.

"Miscarriage? What's going on here? Shen Nianzhen asked.

"It seems to be tired from work." Shen Nianzhu sighed and said: "The Yongding Marquis Mansion has been defeated for so long, there is no silver money for a long time, Nuoda's family foundation has been lost, the son of the Lu family still has to study and take scientific examinations, Lu's mother is seriously ill, all the work outside the family is done by the second sister, she has not rested since she got married, and she has to sell embroidery every day to make money to support the family, but it will be a miscarriage." ”

After such a long time, hearing such news, Shen Nian's heart was a little mixed, and he didn't know what to say.

Does Shen Nianci deserve to die? Damn it.

But Lu Yiming used her like this, without pity, and it was also very sympathetic.

She felt even more disdain for Lu Yiming's personality in her heart.

The Lu family is not a good person, it is really crooked at the top and crooked at the bottom.

"Forget it, don't talk about such an obscure thing." Shen Nianzhen said: "Everyone's path is their own, and we don't need to sympathize with her, this hairpin will be placed here first, and tomorrow I will let His Royal Highness return it to Second Prince Su, it's late at night, let's sleep." ”

"Okay." Shen Nianzhu nodded.

Shen Nianzhen put the hairpin on the coffee table next to the bed and blew out the candle.

Nothing was said all night.

Early the next morning, the two sisters got up early to clean up, and then went to the room to greet the old lady.

The servants in the old lady's flower hall came in and out, very lively, and heard bursts of laughter from far away, and smelled a pungent smell of food when they got closer, and the laughter of the old lady Shen came out of the house: "You two little gluttonous cats, but you smell the smell?" Let's get inside! ”

Shen Nianzhen smiled slightly, took Shen Nianzhu's hand and went into the house.

Mrs. Shen was wearing a ginger red placket embroidered with the word Wufu, her head was wiped with pearls of the same color, her hair was combed bright and neat, she sat on the edge of the table with a radiant look, and stretched out her hand to pull Shen Nianzhen and Shen Nianzhu to her side one by one and sat down.

"Grandmother, what about the eldest brother? Today is to propose marriage to him, why didn't he come? Shen Nianzhen looked around and asked.

Usually, when there is nothing to do, the family has breakfast together at the old lady's.

"He went to court with your father." Old Lady Shen smiled and said, "Those are all busy people, can you still count on them for this?" I still have to have my wife to suppress the formation, okay, I'll run out of food later, and then take Mrs. Liao as the matchmaker, let's go to Zhu's house to propose relatives.

Shen Nianzhen smiled when he heard this, and then said: "Grandmother, that's your old and respected, big brother, this family matter, you can't do it without you." ”

In a word, the funny old lady Shen couldn't stop laughing.

Shen Nianzhu sat silently on the side, just laughing, and did not interject.

Old Mrs. Shen suddenly turned her head to look at her, and said, "You, change your stuffy gourd temperament, and you can talk about your mother-in-law in the future, otherwise I will worry about your mother again!" ”

When Shen Nianzhu heard this, she immediately lowered her head.

It's like you're doing something wrong.

Shen Nianzhen saw it, and hurriedly persuaded: "Grandmother, take your time, I will help the fourth sister more." ”

When Mrs. Shen saw that she was defending Shen Nianzhu like this, she didn't say anything anymore, smiled slightly, picked up the chopsticks, and sandwiched a chopstick dish for each of the sisters: "Let's eat quickly, it'll be cold for a while." ”

Shen Nianzhu looked down at the dishes that were sandwiched into her bowl, and was a little flattered: "Thank you, grandmother." ”

In the past, all she got from Mrs. Shen was cold words, when had she ever eaten the dishes that the old lady had picked up with her own hands? Truth be told, she's already satisfied.

"Let's eat." When Mrs. Shen saw her like this, she felt a little uncomfortable.

A meal was settled in this pleasant atmosphere.

After the meal, the maid made tea, Shen Nianzhen drank half of it, put it down, and Mama Zhou walked in from outside and said, "Old lady, the carriage has been set up, and you can go." ”

Old Mrs. Shen was counting the gifts sent to the Zhu family's Liao family, and when she heard this, she nodded and said, "Okay, good." ”

After saying that, he asked people to move out the large pile of gifts.

At this time, another maid came in from outside, and reported: "Old lady, there is a little servant at the front door who said that there is a guard named Nanfeng, who said that he is the entourage of His Royal Highness the Second Highness, and has been ordered to get something from the eldest lady, do you want to call him in?" ”

"The guards of the Second Highness came to fetch something? What to take? Old Lady Shen looked at Shen Nianzhen in surprise when she heard this.

Shen Nianzhen hurriedly got up and said, "You tell him to wait at the second gate, and I'll go get something." After speaking, he looked at Mrs. Shen, smiled shyly, and said, "Grandmother, Your Royal Highness asked me to borrow a medical book to read, and my granddaughter will go and get it for him." “

"I see." Old Lady Shen suddenly realized when she heard this, and hurriedly nodded: "Okay, then you can go quickly." ”

Shen Nianzhen nodded, turned around and went to the wing room to get something, Shen Nianzhu also stood up and said, "Grandmother, I'll go too." ”

After saying that, he followed.

Old Lady Shen looked at Shen Nianzhu closely following Shen Nianzhen's back, frowned slightly, turned to Mama Zhou and asked, "Do you feel ...... The girl of the third family, how tightly has she been entangled these days? She wouldn't have any thoughts about His Second Highness, would she? ”

It's no wonder that Mrs. Shen has such an opinion.

When Shen Nianzhen was married to the prince of the Hou Mansion in Zhenbei, Shen Nianci, as a younger sister, had thoughts that he shouldn't have, and finally broke up the family affair alive, and now their family can't afford to come again!

"Old lady, can't you?" Mama Zhou was surprised when she heard this: "According to the slave maid, the fourth lady has not yet opened her mind, she doesn't know anything at all, she has been following the eldest lady, maybe the third lady has some explanation, telling her to follow the eldest lady to learn the rules and see the world, it's nothing." ”

"Is it really me thinking too much?"

Old Lady Shen frowned when she heard this.

Mama Zhou said: "You, you just have to worry too much, and now you have to marry the eldest prince in the mansion, and you have to prepare a wedding for the commander, just these two things, you can't be busy!" ”

"That's right." Old Madam Shen couldn't help but smile when she heard this, but the doubts in her heart were not completely removed.

Here, the two Shen Nianzhen sisters returned to the wing room and went to the coffee table next to the bed to get the golden hairpin, but found that it was missing.

"Why not? It was placed here last night! Shen Nianzhen checked the coffee table up and down, but there was still no trace. ，

Shen Nianzhu nodded and said, "It's here, I saw it this morning, maybe it was the girl who took it away, sister, you only like to wear some jade, pearls, and jade on weekdays, and you don't pay much attention to this gold and silver thing, so it was taken away." ”

"Is this worth it? That's what Su Er Gongzi gave you! ”

Shen Nian said in a hurry: "No, we must find that thing today!" Picturesque! Picturesque! ”

"Miss, what's the matter?"

Pictured heard the call and hurriedly walked in from outside.

Shen Nianzhen looked at her seriously and said, "Did you see the golden hairpin that was placed here last night?" ”

"I see." Picturesque replied: "Miss, you have been putting it on this coffee table, and the slave thought you were going to wear it today, so you didn't clean it up, what's wrong?" ”

"The hairpin is gone." Shen Nianzhen said in a deep voice.

"Isn't it?" When the picture heard the words, he was immediately stunned.

At this time, there was a subordinate on the steps outside the door urging: "Miss, Miss, the old lady has already gone out to get into the carriage, and the little one is here to urge the two of you to hurry up, today is an important day, you must not delay." ”

"Picturesque." Shen Nianzhen immediately looked at Ruhua, and said with a serious expression: "You don't have to go out with me today, just interrogate all the maids and women in this yard at home to see who took the hairpin!" As he spoke, he leaned into her ear and lowered his voice, "Don't be alarmed by the people in Grandmother's house." ”

Yes? Picturesque was stunned when she heard this.

This is Chunhui Temple! She searched the courtyard and interrogated the people, how could she not alarm the people in the old lady's room......

It's a pity that Shen Nianzhen has already hurriedly pulled Shen Nianzhu out of the door.

Picturesque: one head and two large.

……

Yongchang Bofu is located in the south of Shangjing, the outside of the house is a bustling market, and the inside is a large courtyard with four entrances and four exits, which is very magnificent and atmospheric.

The Shen family is located in the west of the city, if you want to come to Bofu, you have to pass by Liao's house during the period, and the old lady Liao went out early in the morning to wait in the carriage, and the two converged and went straight to Yongchang Bofu.

"Old lady, this is really a great disaster, there will be a blessing!"

Inside the carriage, Mrs. Liao pulled Mrs. Shen and sighed non-stop: "That day the Shangqing Temple was goodbye, my heart has always been in the air, fortunately, although there are many disasters, the two children have come back safely, old sister, your happy days are still ahead!" ”

Speaking of the events of the day, Mrs. Shen was also afraid for a while, thinking of the culprit Princess Zhaohua, her face was very ugly: "Yes, it's good to come back, don't mention the previous things again." ”

Fortunately, his grandson doesn't like the arrogant princess, otherwise if he marries back, the family house will not be turned upside down?

At this moment, Princess Zhaohua, who was disgusted by Mrs. Shen, was not having a good time.

Early in the morning, Rong Chen personally took Xiaoxi into the palace, went directly to the palace, and in front of the emperor, told the story of Zhaohua's calculation of Shen Nianzhen yesterday and the matter of 1510, with Xiaoxi's confession, Zhaohua was speechless, coupled with her previous willful and reckless behavior, the Miss Zhu family fell off the cliff, the emperor was furious, and directly stripped her of the title of princess, and ordered her to move out of the palace to the royal courtyard on the outskirts of Beijing to reflect on her mistakes, and she was not allowed to return to Beijing if she had nothing to do.

"Your Majesty! No, I can't! ”

When the queen learned of this result, she immediately cried pear blossoms with rain, and kept begging for mercy: "Zhaohua is your flesh and blood after all, and blood is thicker than water!" No matter what, you can't take away her title, she, she's so crazy, isn't it because the little Shen commander doesn't love her? The concubine will find her in-law's house! As long as he gets married, Zhaohua will definitely live a good life! Your Majesty! Please! ”

When the Empress knelt down in person, the Emperor had to give her face, and stepped forward to pull her up, but the Emperor was indifferent to what the Empress said.

He had heard these pleading words countless times these days, and he had long been numb.

However, Zhaohua's behavior repeatedly broke through his bottom line and could no longer be tolerated.

"Little Shen is the pillar of the country, and Miss Shen is the daughter-in-law of the second child who I personally gave to her, so you can't see these two people, okay? Do you have to kill them to be willing? The emperor said angrily: "No one is allowed to discuss this matter anymore, you all step down!" ”

"Your Majesty......" the queen fell to the ground in despair.

Princess Zhaohua's originally indifferent face showed an anxious look, if she was stripped of her princess title, then she would be a concubine, what to fight with Zhu Xiuyan?

"Father! My daughter knows it's wrong! The daughter really knows it's wrong! Please don't take away your daughter's title! ”

Zhaohua crawled forward, hugged the emperor's thigh, and the pear blossom cried with rain.

In the past, this trick was tried and tested, as long as she cried, even if it was a big mistake, the emperor would forgive.

But this time, the emperor not only did not forgive, but also reached out, broke her hand little by little, and coldly ordered: "What are you doing in a daze? Don't take the princess down yet! ”

As soon as the words fell, two palace maids stepped forward, dragged Princess Zhaohua up from the ground, and pulled her out.

"Father! Don't! The daughter knows it's wrong! Zhaohua cried heartbreakingly, but was still taken away.

The queen was almost stunned.

The beloved son has just gotten married, but the daughter has been stripped of her title! Seeing that Zhaohua is about to reach the age of saying kiss, how can this kind of thing happen!

"Your Majesty."

The queen knelt down once, looked at the emperor with teary eyes, and said: "Zhaohua is willful and reckless, all the concubines did not educate her well!" If the emperor wants to punish him, he will punish the concubine! Zhaohua is fifteen years old, and it is time to talk about her mother-in-law's family, if she takes away her title and secretly plots against Miss Shen, then she will not be able to marry a good family in her life! Ruined for a lifetime! I beg the emperor to forgive her this time for the sake of the concubine who almost had a difficult birth when she gave birth to her! ”

The words are deeply affectionate and poignant.

The emperor is not hard-hearted, Princess Zhaohua is his most beloved daughter, after hearing this, he let out a long sigh, raised his eyes and glanced at Rong Chen, and asked in a deep voice: "Do you have to punish the princess, your Miss Shen family is willing to be satisfied?" ”

That's a terrible question!

It seems that after the queen's crying, the emperor has relented and plans to let Zhaohua go! This sentence is temptation!

Sure enough, in the emperor's heart, only the princess and prince born to the queen are the people he loves the most?

Rong Chen sneered inwardly.

His expression remained unchanged, and he slowly raised his eyes to look at the emperor, and he pretended to be surprised and said, "Father, what are these words!" Yesterday Nianzhen also told me that it would be over, but Erchen thought, after all, it was Zhaohua who made a mistake, and there is a way that the princess broke the law and committed the same crime as the common people, and Princess Zhaohua, as the most favored daughter of her father, should take the lead in accepting punishment! Otherwise, the people of the world will think that your father is partial to the princess! ”

"You're wearing a high hat for me."

The emperor smiled faintly when he heard this, and said: "Zhaohua has indeed made a mistake and should be taught a lesson, but what your mother said is also good, she is not young, and it is time to say goodbye......"

Before the words fell, there was a report from the palace outside: "Your Majesty, the eldest princess is asking to see you outside!" ”

"Zhaoyang? What is she here for? The emperor frowned when he heard this, and then waved his hand and said, "Call her in!" ”

"Wow."

The queen's face changed.

After a while, the eldest princess of Zhaoyang, who was wearing a couplet-colored palace dress, walked in from outside and saluted the emperor and queen: "The courtier sister has seen the imperial brother and the imperial sister-in-law." ”

"Get up." The emperor waved his hand and asked with a smile, "Haven't you always been in the mansion this time?" The gust of wind blew you into the palace today? ”

"Your Majesty, my sister came to the palace today to discuss with Your Majesty on a great event." The eldest princess of Zhaoyang smiled and handed over a roster, and said slowly: "This is the young son of marriageable age from the noble family of Shangjing recorded by the minister's sister, most of them are included, it just so happens that Zhaohua is also old, and he was married last year, it is the time to say kiss, the minister's sister thinks that the imperial brother has all the opportunities on weekdays, and I am afraid that I can't take care of these, so I dare to help, the imperial brother won't blame me, right?" ”

"Why, I just talked to the queen about Zhaohua's family affairs, but unexpectedly you sent the roster, just right." The emperor smiled slightly, stretched out his hand to take the booklet, flipped through a few pages, and praised it: "Not bad! They are all promising young people with meritorious reputation! The eldest princess has a heart. ”

The queen watched from the sidelines.