Tong Jiarong was silent.

When Su Huiniang was put into the room, the people in the family didn't say anything. Later, he favored Su Huiniang alone, and all kinds of filthy things happened continuously, and he helped Su Huiniang avoid it.

He found her the best handmaid, arranged for the grandmother who knew the darkness of the back house best, and specially invited the upbringing grandmother in the palace to teach her rules and etiquette, so as not to attract people in this regard.

He thought that this was enough, and it was not until today that he understood that Su Huiniang's family did not need a daughter to be a concubine. Being a concubine is already the biggest disadvantage for them.

Tong Jiarong didn't know why he fell in love with Su Huiniang. Is it because when she was disliked, the look of pity on my face made him want to take pity on him? It's just that every time he wants to comfort her, the words he says are fierce, even sharp and harsh, as if he deliberately poked her heart. Still, when I saw her, I remembered it......

"I don't know what the future holds." Tong Jiarong said dryly.

"If one day you can't protect her, or don't want to protect her, send her back! We are her family and will never dislike her. Just keep her safe. ”

Chu Yuqin stood up and saluted Tong Jiarong's cautious blessing.

Tong Jiarong stood up in embarrassment and arched his hand: "I'll go back first." ”

When Chu Yuqin came out, Tong Jiarong had already left with Su Huiniang.

Xiao Yu and Yu said there that Su Huiniang had become Tong Jiarong's concubine, and no matter how dissatisfied she was, there was no way to change it. The words of the two were full of helplessness.

"For these powerful families, it is already an honor for the daughters of us ordinary people to be their concubines. However, where is the daughter of a good family willing to be a concubine? ”

Xiao Yu said indignantly.

"Don't think about it. We don't understand the children's affairs. Judging from the current situation, Tong Gongzi is still very good to Huiniang. Didn't you listen to Hui Niang? He had not been to any other concubine room. ”

Chu Yuqin did not disturb the conversation between the Yu clan and the Xiao Yu clan.

Xiao Yu's clan actually knows that this matter is a success, and no matter how dissatisfied he is, he can't change anything. All she can do is to talk to her sister about her distress and vent her frustration.

"This is an invitation from the Lord of Bishui." Zhu Han walked in from outside and handed her a post. "The man she sent said that the county lord had been waiting for you to come to the door, but you seemed to have forgotten her. She was particularly upset. ”

Chu Yuqin smiled: "Aren't I busy!" Besides, she is the lord of the county, and I am a common man. If you rush to the door, you are afraid that you will be blasted out by the doorman there. I haven't been blasted out yet, it's not because I want to save some face for myself, I don't want to embarrass myself too much. ”

"Excuses." Zhu Han said in one word. "Your current status is an imperial merchant. But no matter how nice the imperial merchant is, he is also a businessman. Shinong industry and commerce, business is the last. You don't want to be talked about and think you're talking to the Lord of Bishui. That's why I haven't looked for her all along, right? ”

"I don't see the county lord, it's not that I am a merchant. What's so bad about a businessman? There were no merchants, and those nobles who were high up had clothes to wear and rice to eat? I don't want to make friends because I don't want to mix in their partisanship. Chu Yuqin shook his head.

"You're not wrong to think so. The queen and the concubine fought against each other. Although the concubine did not have children of her own, the five princes were recorded in her name. That's her son, too. Zhu Han sat down, picked up the teacup, and poured himself a cup of tea. The eldest prince of the queen is the eldest son of the concubine, and should be the most likely candidate for the throne. But I don't know why, no number of imperial doctors can cure his stuttering. As a prince, how can he leave such an obvious flaw? Therefore, the emperor has not decided on a candidate. ”

"The mother of the county lord of Bishui is the eldest princess. The eldest princess is close to the emperor and should be pro-emperor. However, whether it is the queen's faction or the concubine's faction, they are all fighting for the eldest princess. Chu Yuqin added what Zhu Han had not finished. And that's all she heard lately.

"Then do you know which faction the Ling Guo Mansion belongs to?" Zhu Han asked again.

Chu Yuqin glanced at him: "Which faction are they from, does it have anything to do with us?" ”

"Who knows if it will be related in the future? Anyway, it's always good to understand the situation in the capital first. If those young ladies take the initiative to make friends with you, you will also know what you can and can't befriend. Otherwise, if you are casually implicated, wouldn't your previous efforts be wasted? ”

"I guess I didn't pay attention to either side!" Chu Yuqin said: "Otherwise, that person would not have been hunted down." ”

"Not bad. The Ling State Mansion does not belong to any faction. However, as far as I know, the Ling Guo Mansion is unstable. Some of them have already been put into the name of the queen. Zhu Han said.

"Oh." Chu Yuqin responded with interest.

"Don't talk about that." Zhu Han saw that she was not interested in chatting, so he changed the topic. "The post is already in your hands. Do you want to make an appointment? ”

"I really like Sister Bishui. It's just that I just came to the capital and I don't understand the situation here. Besides, there are many eyes staring at me in the shadows. I didn't dare to see her, and I didn't want her to be influenced by me. Sister Bishui is a very smart person. Since she is willing to post to invite me, she is showing me her attitude. In that case, go for it! I'm not a timid person either. ”

"Good. I arrange for a carriage. Zhu Han said: "Madame bought you new clothes, you go to the closet to have a look." ”

After Zhu Han left, Chu Yuqin came to the closet to choose clothes.

The style of the capital is indeed different from that of the small place. Still, she saw that there were many flaws in those styles.

While it was still early, she found the needle and thread and corrected the flaws slightly. It's just that her stitches are uneven, and she called Qinglan in and revised it again before getting on her body.

The entrance of the Eldest Princess's Mansion. The carriage stopped. Chu Yuqin, who was wearing a sky blue dress, walked down slowly. She wears a black veil over her face.

"Are you Miss Chu?" The doorman came over to ask, and when he saw Chu Yuqin nodding and admitting, he warmly invited her to enter the door. "Our lord has been thinking of you. You've finally arrived. Come in. ”

Chu Yuqin politely thanked him.

I followed the doorman into the gate and saw a handmaid dressed elegantly.

Chu Yuqin didn't bring anyone out today. After all, Qinglan and others have a good temperament, and their appearance is not lost to the ladies of large families. It was already striking that she wore a veil alone, and if several maidservants wore the veil with her, it would be deliberately eye-catching. To avoid unnecessary trouble, she prefers to go out alone.

Besides, this is the home of the lord of Bishui, so presumably nothing too strange will happen. If there is, she is not afraid of others embarrassing her. After all, she is a special group of people who are ordered to stay in Beijing.