Things are often unexpected!

The lively Chinese New Year's Eve came to a perfect end, and on the third day of the beautiful and bright New Year, a major news came from Beijing. It is rumored that the biological mother of the four princes, Concubine Jing, who has been dead for many years, miraculously appeared in front of the emperor. The old emperor, who was sick, was overjoyed, and he actually supported his illness, sealing Concubine Jing as the imperial concubine, and crowning the biological mother of the fifth prince, Concubine Qing, as the concubine.

On the day of the Lantern Festival, the emperor received the minister of civil and military affairs with illness, and set up a banquet in the palace, the next day, it was reported that the imperial concubine behaved calmly, elegant and dignified, generous, quite a ** style, because the harem can not be without an owner, I would like to be the queen, and his son was established as the prince, ending the dispute between the prince for more than a year.

The position of the prince was finally decided, and now the government was peaceful, and the Fang Mansion was also slightly relieved, although he felt that the foundation of the four princes was not deep, but the affairs of the heavenly family were better to be less involved.

Ruqing silently looked at the letter from her sister-in-law He, she didn't say much useful information in the letter, only briefly mentioned the dignity of the new queen, "I didn't see it with my own eyes, and conveyed it in my mother's original words. However, he is approachable, dignified and graceful. According to legend, when you walk the road of King Jing, you can see the dragon master, and you can win the middle palace. The rest of the things are not known. ”

didn't get much news value, Ruqing was half happy and half worried, but I don't know if her guess was correct.

However, no matter how worried about other people's affairs, it would be useless, and she couldn't help anyway, so she had to calm down and continue her studies.

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Ruqing, who is studying all the survival skills of ancient times, has long been immune to the news rumored outside that someone has been promoted again, and which powerful person has been raided again. Anyway, although her father has a low official position, he is quite good at being a man, and I believe that no disaster will befall her.

It's just that this time the news was a little exciting, and she couldn't come back to her senses after staying for a long time.

"Grandma, do you mean that the big sister is happy?" Ruqing looked at the old lady and said overjoyed.

The old lady carefully read the letter and looked at it, and smiled from ear to ear, "No, your eldest sister married into the Pingyang Hou Mansion, and it has been three years in the blink of an eye." It's a pity that the stomach has not moved, I don't know how many pillows I secretly cried, fortunately, God has eyes, ancestors bless our family, your eldest sister is pregnant, and she is currently four months pregnant. ”

The eldest sister clapped her hands, "That's really good, it seems that I didn't hold the wrong Buddha's feet, hehe----" and then looked like a pottery crisp, which made the old lady laugh and scolded: "Shameless Nizi." If you can really get pregnant, it is the ancestors who have accumulated virtue. It's still shameless to remember your credit, and you're thick-skinned. ”

Ruqing stuck out her tongue and said with a smile: "No way, my granddaughter is so well-behaved and cute, the Buddha and his old man are used to seeing all the white hair and goosebumps, and suddenly I have such a little green in the red flower bush, it must be extra attention and refreshing." The granddaughter's mourning will definitely be satisfied. ”

Ruqing's delicate and innocent and pretended to be proud made all the servants of Songhetang cover their lips and laugh.

The old lady almost burst into laughter, pointing at Ruqing and scolding non-stop, "I've only heard the princess boast about herself, that's a melon that praises herself." I've never heard anyone boast about themselves like this, are you ashamed? ”

Ruqing snuggled up to the old lady, "This is not called boasting, this is called self-confidence, grandma, self-confidence, understand?" Saying that, he straightened his look, and straightened his chest, looking like a little adult, and the old lady was even more smiling, and for a while, Songhetang only heard a cheerful laughter.

After laughing, Ruqing asked: "Grandma, the eldest sister is pregnant, we are her solid and powerful mother's family, do you want to say something?" ”

The old lady looked at Ruqing's increasingly pink face with pity, but scolded with a straight face: "Little broken child, your father, brother and sister-in-law are the real backing of your mother's family." ”

Ruqing frowned and said, "Yes, Daddy is a big man, does he understand this?" Also, the eldest brother and sister-in-law are far away in the capital, even if they want to show care, it is estimated that it will be difficult. ”

The old lady nodded her nose, "We are young girls, but we also know that these people are sophisticated, and they are not simple." ”

Ruqing wrinkled her cute little nose and said flatteringly: "That's because grandma taught you well." ”

The old lady was happy on the spot, but she still said with a straight face: "Are you a sycophant?" Unfortunately, you're in the wrong place. You know, the old woman doesn't have many coffin books on hand. I can't give you much dowry in the future. You should go and photograph someone who can give you a dowry. ”

Ruqing still smiled and said, "What do I want grandma's coffin book for?" For my granddaughter, Grandma, you yourself are my best dowry. She took the old lady's arm and shook it like a puppy, but there was no tail on her ass to wagged, "Although I am not my grandmother's own child, my grandmother treats me like my own child, and she also teaches her granddaughter to whip her with her heart." Grandma's affection, granddaughter is unforgettable. ”

The old lady looked at Ruqing's serious face, and saw that her little pink face did not show the slightest pretentiousness, she was quite moved, and her eyes were slightly moist. She stretched out her hand and gently stroked Ruqing's double bun, her voice was faint, "You don't have to praise me like this." The reason why I took you with me is to be more lively and lonely, and secondly, you Lao Tzu proposed to let you follow me, women marry and obey their husbands, and husbands die from their sons, although you Lao Tzu is not my own child, I have to rely on him to live. If you really want to count it, I'm just planning for myself. You don't need to be grateful. ”

Ruqing took the old lady's hand again, her little face became serious, and she looked solemn, "Having said that, grandma's feelings for her granddaughter are something that ordinary people can't fake." The granddaughter doesn't ask for anything else, just to be by her grandmother's side. She leaned up against the old lady and said softly, "My granddaughter has also benefited from following her grandmother." ”

Ruqing's small body with the unique fragrance of osmanthus and soft body, impacting the old lady's sense of smell and touch, reached out and patted Ruqing's shoulder for a while, the cold look gradually couldn't hang up, and finally, her cold face showed a little smile, sighed secretly, and smiled bitterly, this little girl, for example, is really more entangled----

If the news of the real pregnancy reached the Fang Mansion, and then from the Fang Mansion to the ears of the Zhili couple who were far away in the capital, it didn't take long for the next person who came back with a letter saying that the eldest grandmother had ordered someone to bring a heavy gift over.

If she is really pregnant, it can be regarded as a great joy for the other party's mansion, because of the fact that the matter of knowledge and righteousness has been hindered for many days, Fang Jinglan finally showed a little smile this time, and instructed the Li family to prepare some high-quality cloth, take the precious medicinal materials and collect some gifts, and take a few girls to visit Ruzhen in the Pingyang Hou Mansion together.

However, the Li family was coincidentally infected with the wind cold, lying on the bed and chattering crookedly, Fang Jinglan was impatient, so he had to let the old lady out of the horse.

Because Rushan was still in the grounding, she couldn't make it, and Rumei, who was supposed to go with her, couldn't do it because she had to take care of the Li family. This time, the old lady ordered the carriage to be set by others, and only the two grandparents sat alone, all the way to the Pingyang Hou Mansion of Tianjin Wei.

This is the first time Ruqing has gone out and gone to such a far place, and she is excited and apprehensive. Along the way, I asked questions and didn't stop.

"I heard that the Pingyang Hou Mansion is currently the sister-in-law of the eldest sister in charge, I wonder if we will be treated coldly if we go this time?"

The old lady glanced at her, "The eldest daughter-in-law of the Pingyang Marquis Mansion, the disciple is not low, and the daughter of the governor of Shanxi has a good reputation abroad." Before you got married, you also inquired in many ways. This person is a strict person, and over the years, the Pingyang Marquis Mansion has been low-key, and there has never been a rumor that anyone has done evil, and she also has a share of her credit. ”

Ruqing nodded and put a little snack.

"However, I heard that the rule of the big family is that if the wife is pregnant, she will take a concubine for her husband, and I don't know if the eldest brother-in-law --- is the same." When she thought of this broken rule, Ruqing hated it so much. If it is placed in modern times, the wife is pregnant, and the pressure in my heart will be great, and it is the time when I need comfort, but what about this ghost place? The wife slept in separate rooms after she was pregnant, because the ancients believed that waiting for her husband after she was pregnant would be detrimental to her husband. Then, at this time, the man has to take a concubine or stuff the room. A virtuous wife will find one or two for her husband to wait for in advance, some of them will open their faces to make a room, and some will buy them outside. If the wife does not say this, then the in-laws or other relatives will also take the initiative to stuff people into the husband's room. At this time, if the lives of these concubines are fine, if they are not restless--- how can the pregnant wife not block her heart, alas----

An impatient sneer appeared on the corner of the old lady's lips, "As far as you were such a big official at the beginning, your first mother was pregnant, didn't you also rush to let the Zhang family raise her to be your aunt?" At that time, your Lao Tzu's official position was still given by his father-in-law's family. ”

Ruqing was silent, deeply ashamed of her cheap dad. Again, it proves from the side that the cheap dad was eating the Yue family's food and using all the resources of the Yue family, but he was also cheating and taking concubines, but the Yue family also turned a blind eye.

Ruqing was silent for a while, and then asked silently, "Then, how many rooms does the eldest brother-in-law have at present?" ”

The old lady paused and said lightly: "There are two concubines, one is given by grandmother." The other is a girl who has served since she was a child, and she is raised as an aunt. Again, it seems that there are still a few rooms, and your eldest sister didn't elaborate. Seeing that Ruqing's face was sad, she pulled the corners of her lips slightly, "My uncle is only a few concubines with one wife and two concubines, and it is rare to look at the entire noble family." ”

Ruqing stopped talking, only feeling that her heart was extremely heavy. The Pingyang Hou Mansion was also considered to be powerful in the early years, but because of the thin people, the sons and grandsons have died early, and the current one who can be the master, the old and the old, the small, and can't afford to take on the heavy responsibility, it is really an unpopular lord, a little wealth, a little power, but it is definitely less than the above, compared with other Hou Mansions, the Pingyang Hou Mansion has been considered down, but compared to other ordinary official eunuchs, it is considered a high-ranking family. Such down-and-out aristocrats are also a group of wives and concubines, not to mention those powerful figures, it is estimated that the room is full of warblers and swallows, and there are countless of them.

For a while, Ruqing was a little dazed, although she was already trying to adapt to this era when men were heaven and women were earth, and tried hard to learn all survival skills, and she had accepted that men could have countless concubines, and women could only end up from one to the end, but if the facts were in front of her, would she still live a chic life?

probably saw Ruqing's thoughts, and the old lady comforted her again, "Miss Qing doesn't have to be afraid, the idea of a man having three wives and four concubines is not terrible, as long as he has responsibility, he can live his life." ”

Ruqing looked at the old lady blankly, why is it normal for a man to have three wives and four concubines? And women can only swallow their anger? It's so unfair. However, in this day and age, there is no fairness. She has neither the ability nor the ability to resist this shackle, so she can only accept it impatiently and resignedly, and adapt to it.

On the way, the horses rested and ate some grain and grass, and the old lady got out of the car and went out. Ruqing crooked on the brocade couch in the carriage and did nothing, just staring at a certain place on the window and being speechless for a long time.

Linglong pulled Agarwood's sleeve a little worriedly, "The girl has been in a daze for a long time, is there something troublesome?" ”

Agarwood shook her head and said in a low voice: "We can wait for the girl properly, but we can't be exhaustive----- be quiet, the girl has always been cheerful and used to it, and I believe it won't be long before she wants to open it." ”

Linglong was still not very relieved, serving tea for a while and searching for some jokes, Ruqing smiled at Linglong, and said slowly: "Silly girl, I am satisfied with your proper service." If you are sad again, it should not be. ”

Linglong said softly: "Girl, have you encountered something unhappy?" ”

Ruqing sat up straight, looking out the window at the wildflowers blown by the summer breeze, the weather was clear, and the dust raised by pedestrians and horses covered her body with a little beautiful color.

Even these wildflowers, which are invaded by dust, wind, frost, rain and snow, can bloom so brightly, there is no reason why they are sad in the case of food, shelter, clothing, and serving.

Straightened out the moon-bud-colored lotus flower wrapped around the cardigan, and said slowly: "Happy or not, whether you are unhappy or not, it is up to you to decide, and you can get by." ”

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