The year before last, the Tartar Kou army was defeated, and the emperor had ordered Li Jinqing, a scholar of Wenyuan Pavilion, to draft an edict, and Jin Feng Qin Siyue (Longxi) was the princess of Chaoyun and gave the crown prince Jieyue.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) resigned, and finally Gu Changbai (Mokun) was still unranked. Except for Li Jinqing, the government and the opposition did not know about it, and now there is the joy of the birth of the grandson, so he announced his order.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) received the order, and the three of Qi Han took two steps back, knelt two and bowed six times: "Minister Qi Han, see Her Royal Highness the Princess, Chitose, Chitose, Chitose!"

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) immediately ordered Qi Han and others to be flattened.

Qi Han played: "The Luan Yu honor guards are all outside the mansion, please ask Your Highness to check it." ”

"No need!" The princess's mansion chief Shi was not here, so Qin Siyue (Long Xi) ordered Gong Er, the head of the Shenlong General's Mansion, to lead the honor guard to the princess's mansion to arrange.

Qi Han and the others wanted to pay the decree, so they sat down for a while and then knelt down to Qin Siyue (Long Xi) to say goodbye. The Shenlong General's Mansion was full of jubilation.

The reality is like this, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) is a princess of the country even if she does not have the dignity of the prince, except for her children and Gu family, she is her slave, but she is afraid that she will lose her family affection if she keeps the national etiquette, and she doesn't care about everything.

As soon as Qin Siyue (Long Xi) returned to the princess's mansion, the princes, kings, ministers and nobles came one after another, and the convoy of honor guards was placed outside Ningrong Street, and the two mansions were stunned.

Gu Zheng got up early in the morning to welcome the order, and in the end this was the result, and after returning to the room, he hurriedly cleaned up his clothes and wanted to take the Huang family over the house to congratulate.

Huang didn't know what was wrong, and still complained to himself: "Changbai's daughter-in-law is a junior, why should it be so grand." ”

Gu Zheng was annoyed: "The woman's opinion! The old sage personally moved the message, don't talk about you and me, even the prince and prince have to bow and pay homage when they see it!"

Huang was taken aback: "Master, you're not wrong, right? Although Changbai's daughter-in-law is a princess of the feudal country, she is not a serious royal person after all, so let's be polite on weekdays——"

"You know—what do you know—" Gu Zheng almost burst into foul language, "Lord Qi Han is a first-class scholar, and he has to kneel and bow twice and six times when he announces the edict today, you are more valuable than him?"

Huang's cold sweat slid down. The people of the Gu Mansion probably have the same values: the eldest of the heavens, the second of the earth, the third of the royal circle, the fourth of their own families, Qi Han is not only a bachelor of the two dynasties, but his daughter is also married to the tenth son of the emperor, the king of Zhongyi County, as a concubine, and the family is both a relative and a member of the imperial court, which happens to be the existence that needs to be looked up to by the Gu family.

The subordinates who followed the master to the princess's mansion can be regarded as having seen the royal majesty.

The first to congratulate the eldest son of the prince and the princes of the palace, this is also no way, one to the heavenly family is proud, and then the emperor's princes are Qin Siyue (Longxi) uncle, they are inconvenient to come in person, followed by the Tong and He families headed by the Cheng'en princess and the relatives, and then the officials of the ministries and the four kings, eight dukes and twelve uncles and other nobles, until the sun falls, it is the turn of the two families to kowtow.

Among them, Hua Li, who came with Zhiqing, could hardly hold it, and it was only at this time that she learned from Zhiqing that she was an outsider from Zanshan's edict from beginning to end.

In the evening, there was a big family banquet, and it was lively until late at night.

That night, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) rested in the princess's mansion, and the next day, the middle palace Feng came to pick her up into the palace to preside over the three banquets of the eldest grandson, and there was no doubt that she was also courteous to the top of the guests.

Let's talk about the Mu family first, Mu Huang was very angry when he knew that the selection of Zanshan had already ended, crying and lamenting that his daughter's life was miserable, and he wanted to reason with the Huang family: "I said that I asked Concubine Nan'an to teach you to enter the palace directly, but now it is in vain to delay us!"

Hua Li hurriedly dissuaded: "Mom, this matter is what we are thinking, even Lan Ruomei Jun in the house has to enter the palace seriously to be elected, how can Concubine Nan'an have more dignity than the eldest sister-in-law? Now that there is such a big happy event in their house, if you have a quarrel with your aunt, it is not fun to hurt the princess's face!"

"It's a pity that your uncle is not in the capital-" Mu Huang also knew that his daughter's words were reasonable, and no one was reliable after all.

"Uncle didn't dare to fight with Sister-in-law Hu in the capital, and he couldn't offend his aunt even more so that he couldn't offend his aunt. Hua Li could see clearly, "What a great honor it is for us to live in the realm of the Shenlong General's Mansion, who doesn't look at it twice when we go out?" ”

Mu Huang had no choice but to give up.

The three baptism ceremonies of the eldest son of the East Palace are not very grand, except for the wife of the emperor, the two emperors and queens, the princes and other relatives of the family, only slightly extended outward to the three Chengen mansions of Tong, He and Shi.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) came early, and when she saw the queen, she went to the East Palace first.

The crown princess was still lying down, and seeing that the "benefactor" wanted to get up, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) hurriedly stepped forward to stop her, and said with a smile: "I'm not an outsider, what's polite?"

"I- I just want to thank my sister. The crown princess's tears had fallen, "For the sake of our mother and son, you have taken a big risk." ”

The day before yesterday, the imperial doctor and the midwife asked for instructions to protect the big and the small. The queen went against the rules to stay big, and the queen was ashamed of her daughter-in-law and grandson, and she was the master to protect the small; there was no Qin Siyue (Longxi) in between, but she was willing to protect both. If you are unlucky, you will not have such glory today.

"Even if Yonglin's kid has a conscience, I'd rather not have a son and teach you to protect you. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) knew that the words outside the delivery room could not be concealed from the crown princess, so she simply said, "It's not that the old lady doesn't love you, you also know her hardships, if that kind of pass is biased towards you, where can Daqing have a foothold for any girl?"

"Sister, you don't have to say it, I understand!" the crown princess burst into tears, "I just hope that the imperial grandmother and the queen mother will live longer than Nanshan, so that I will be honored for a long time." ”

When Prince Yonglin chose a concubine, Cheng'en Gong's family had school-age girls to choose, and the queen's niece had to be superior to the princess, but the queen suppressed her relatives at a critical moment and chose the daughter of the He family, who is today's princess, as her daughter-in-law. Queen Taishang naturally admitted, and later the princess married into the East Palace for several years without children, and pointed out to the queen's nephew daughter of the loyal prince and son gave birth to the eldest grandson of the palace a year after the wedding, the queen was naturally ashamed, and crossed the queen who did not have the intention to give the side room down, the queen always warned her son to pay attention to the eldest son of his wife, and when the princess had a difficult birth, the queen of the princess would be too sorry for her daughter-in-law if she wanted to violate the family law to protect the big and abandon the small, on the other hand, it is the current custom to leave a son and abandon the mother, if the queen can't control this matter, who would dare to marry the daughter of the family again？

"You can't cry in the confinement!" Qin Siyue (Long Xi) hurriedly wiped the face of the crown princess, "I know you know, I'm afraid that I won't be able to think about it for a while, otherwise I won't come to recruit you." ”

"You're underestimating me. The crown princess wiped her eyes, "I don't know where to go!"

The two sisters and sons were talking, and the palace maid went back and forth: "The queen mother and the masters are driven by the queen." ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) instructed the nurse to wrap the child, and smiled at the crown princess: "You rest first, I'll take the emperor and grandson to the front." ”

The crown princess lay on the bed and bowed slightly: "There is Sister Lao." ”

Although Qin Siyue (Long Xi) does not believe in ghosts and gods, after all, the emperor and grandson have a relationship with Gu Mao to "recruit younger brothers", and she delivered the baby by herself, so she naturally looks at her differently.

In the eyes of most people, the fat doll in Qin Siyue's (Long Xi) arms is the heir of the great Qing Dynasty for thousands of generations; Mrs. He thanked Qin Siyue (Longxi)'s biological mother Yue, and almost put on a posture to offer people up.

"Siyue's efforts are true, but it is the queen mother who you should be thanked. "Yue's family and the father of the crown princess are aunts and cousins, so you don't have to be too polite when you speak," the queen mother values Aunt Sun clearly, you and I know that the son is not the master's mother's insistence, and even if Siyue is favored by the trust, she can't cross the line into the delivery room. ”

"Yes! Yes!" At that time, if the two generations of queens reached an agreement, naturally there would be no matter of Qin Siyue (Long Xi), the princess, she could call the shots, the root cause was that the imperial doctor and the midwife didn't know who to listen to.

Wash three basins, the queen is the heaviest, the queen is the second, Qin Siyue (Longxi) gave a purple jade lock, and the rest of the concubines and princesses are not slacking off, they are all good things to take out,

Children like shiny things, Gu Mao in the nurse's arms babbled to catch the black pearl pendant put down by Princess Zhongxiao, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) took her son over and patted it: "Be honest, there is nothing you don't want." ”

Empress Taishang watched from the sidelines, picked up the pendant and put it on Gu Mao: "It's a meeting gift from the little emperor to my brother." ”

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) bent her knees slightly: "Thank you for the grace of the ancestors." ”

After the banquet, he returned to the Shenlong General's Mansion, the disciples and visitors were lined up on both sides to kneel to greet him, and Mrs. Gu also led Mrs. Zhang and Huang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law to wait in the Rongxi Hall, and saw Qin Siyue (Longxi) all worshipping each other with national rites.

In the minds of people of insight, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) has supreme prestige because of a "battle to defend the Beijing Division"; for the Gu family, the great military merit is not as good as the small labor of saving the driver, in the past, when she was a distant relative who could get the royal fortune by relying on the merit of saving the driver, and now she really bears the honor of five generations, how can she not be afraid?

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) has long seen through the essence of the Gu family, and now she has made up her mind to give them a long memory.

Treat its etiquette completely, Qin Siyue (Longxi) Fang said: "Flesh and blood relatives, the original Heng national ceremony, but the emperor's grace, Lu Guo did not dare to resign, from now on in Rongxi, Rongqing two places, still holding the children's wife and granddaughter-in-law ceremony, in addition, it is called the national ceremony!"

Mrs. Gu and Mrs. Zhang resigned together: "How dare the courtiers heal the system!"

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) distributed the rewards of the two palaces again, and the family did not mention their gratitude.

When Gu Changbai (Mokun) came back, he couldn't help but say that "his wife is honorable and his husband is expensive", Qin Siyue (Long Xi) sighed: "Your people are interesting, I publicized their fear, and when they were angry, they thought they had a good temperament to be bullied." ”

Gu Changbai (Mo Kun) said with a smile: "The servants in the house come to worship high and step on low, this is human nature!"

Early the next morning, Mu Huang took his daughter to Gu Laotaijun's place to have fun, and laughed with more people: "Our ladies have been in the house for some time, and you have been taken care of by your own family. ”

Mrs. Gu smiled and said, "They are all relatives, why should Mrs. Gu be polite?"

Sister Qing made a joke: "Ancestor, my aunt's words are true, she is relying on the birthday star to get blessings, and she wants to show her filial piety comfortably!"

Mrs. Gu scolded with a smile: "You have such a mouth, even my aunt's wife has arranged it!"

Because of the news that Gu Yi was about to return to Beijing, Gu Lao Taijun was in a good mood and happily agreed to Mu Huang's invitation.

Mu Huang took the opportunity to say: "There is still a difficulty, which needs the guidance of the old lady and the eldest lady. ”

Mrs. Gu asked what was the matter.

Mu Huang pondered and said: "Old lady, the princess is a nobleman, and she should be worshiped as a slave, but my identity is really not on the stage, and it is disrespectful to His Highness to speak rashly." It's a dilemma. ”

Mrs. Gu understood: "The good things of the princess and Sister Kui came out, and the house should have been congratulated, but because Changbai didn't want to make a show, he made another plan, and now he can bargain with his aunt's wife, and the two mansions are lively." ”

Mrs. Zhang said: "Mrs. Gu is a guest, it is too expensive to teach you." ”

Mu Huang hurriedly answered: "That's a grace that many people can't get, please ask the eldest lady to become a little bit of our heart." ”

Mrs. Zhang nodded, and then instructed Sister Qing: "Mrs. Gu has the Spring and Autumn Period, you are your niece, you can help with the operation, and also suppress the servants in the house, don't rely on Mrs. Gu's charity to bully customers, dare to blindly beg for rewards and be lazy, the old lady and I are disconnected." ”

Mrs. Gu echoed: "What your wife said is very true!"

Sister Qing responded: "The daughter-in-law must help properly." ”

Mrs. Gu then sent Yahuan to the East Courtyard to ask Qin Siyue (Longxi), and Chunlan replied in person: "Mrs. Gu's good will is received by Her Royal Highness, don't be extravagant and spend money." ”

Mu Huang was overjoyed, and chanted the Buddha repeatedly: "I don't think our family has such blessings." ”

The Mu family has a lot of wealth, and Mu Huang's move is also to give the Huang family a long face, so she didn't say anything against it, and sent Zhong Rui's companion room to her sister to listen to the errand, Mu Huang's family reduced a little unhappiness and seriously prepared for the banquet.

Because he knew that the Gu family was "two rich eyes and a decent heart", Mu Huang first took out three thousand taels of silver, and Tuo Qing gave her subordinates a reward, and gave one hundred and ten green coins, just for the kitchen and miscellaneous servants, and everyone in the house was happy.

Hua Pan has been wandering around recently, but he has played the signboard of "Shenlong General's Mansion Relatives", and his actions are naturally invincible, knowing that his mother has won such a skillful sect, where will he still cherish his wealth? I hate that even the dragon liver and phoenix marrow can be salvaged and served to Qin Siyue (Longxi) in front of the table.

"Four Seasons" Yahuan is the first batch of third-class Yahuan in front of Qin Siyue (Longxi), and now for Mu Huang's mother and daughter to "inquire about the princess's taste", Chunlan can't help but sigh: "It's strange that the Mu family is 'pearls like earth, gold and iron', and the silver scattered in the house alone has to break two thousand, even the royal banquet in the palace may not be able to use such expenses!"

Xia Lian said disdainfully: "The merchant's mind is to fight hard for Pangui, what banquet hasn't our master eaten?"

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) helped Gu Mao, who wanted to learn to stand, and said with a smile: "Are you not satisfied with your benefits?"

Qiu Ju nodded thoroughly: "Master, it's not like this, you also know the virtue of the servants in the house, the Mu family is making trouble like this, and it will be difficult for the serious master to support them without a reward in the future!"

This is true. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) shook her head, "Kuan En will not be punished!"

Dongmei smiled: "With him, can he still beat the back in our courtyard?"

"You have to guard against the grievances of your brothers and sisters in the house. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) thought for a while, "You stared at the courtyard of Brother Lan, Brother Nan and the girls—as well as the West Courtyard, and picked a slave who was not long-eyed and returned to me, and did a good job of making a raft tree to flaunt!"

Qiu Ju's worries are not bad, the banquet has not yet opened, and there are rumors in the house, the Tao is "Miss Bao is generous, not worse than Miss Fu" Yunyun, and the steward of the pulp washing office, Mrs. Wang, secretly sarcastically ridiculed Zhiqing for being petty and stingy, not as kind and generous as Miss Bao, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) heard that she directly sent a message to Sister Qing to order her to open the revolution. How could Sister Qing care that Mrs. Wang was the relative of Qin Siyue (Long Xi)'s companion? Immediately took Gong's second daughter-in-law to deal with it, and the servants everywhere were shocked, and they no longer dared to have the idea of "rewarding for their work".

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) took his own people to start, how could the people of the Shenlong General's Mansion not be afraid? Gong Er gathered all the general managers and carefully admonished: "You all save your worries, Mrs. Mu Gu is polite to give a reward, looking forward to the princess's banquet properly, such a happy event has not been seen for many years, who dares to pick the master as a regular practice? The princess spoke, if he felt that the two mansions had treated him badly, he could find another future, the mansion was magnanimous, and even the deed of death rewarded him. ”

The chief stewards only responded, and Feng Da said again: "Speaking of which, some people are not like words, taking the monthly money in the house and being sheltered by the house, and it is their duty to serve the master carefully, how dare they be so bold and want to force the master to give a reward! The princess is a bodhisattva temperament, and it is right to change to another family, and it is right to ask him to be beaten half to death." ”

During the Double Ninth Festival, the Shenlong General's Mansion held a banquet, which was really a shameful and precious delicacy, and it was extremely rich.

Taking the opportunity, everyone in the Gu family went to the table to kowtow, and all the old and young people in the clan who were in their sixties and under the age of ten were rewarded, and each room was naturally happy.

In addition to the Kun dialect team, Hua Pan also specially invited a juggling show, Qin Siyue (Long Xi) smiled at Mu Huang's who accompanied him: "Mrs. Gu has a heart to work!"

Mu Huang didn't dare to say anything, and said that it was all Hua Li's idea.

Qin Siyue (Long Xi) couldn't help but praise: "With such a well-behaved daughter in front of her, Mrs. Gu is blessed." ”

The old ladies in the clan all knew that the Mu family was spending money on the village today, and seeing Hua Li's outstanding appearance, they all had the idea of asking for a marriage for their grandson.

At the end of a performance, as soon as Qin Siyue (Long Xi) ordered a reward, Feng's daughter-in-law came in from the second gate and passed the opportunity to Chunlan.

Chunlan thought about it for a while, and came to Qin Siyue (Long Xi) to whisper. Qin Siyue (Long Xi) said with a smile: "This is a great event, teach her to return to the old lady, and also make Miss Lin happy." ”

Feng Da got the instructions, and he was at ease, so he went to the old lady Gu to report the good news: "The old lady is happy, Miss Lin is happy, Aunt Lin and Aunt and Grandma will go to Beijing the day after tomorrow, and they will send their family to report the news first." ”