Although the six wives and concubines of the crown prince were selected at the chrysanthemum banquet in September, only the crown princess was able to hold a marriage ceremony with the prince. The rest of the concubines, including Liangdi, had to enter the palace to serve the prince before the princess entered the East Palace.

On the twelfth day of October in the fifteenth year of Xianqing, someone from the palace came to pick up Guo Xueying into the house, and there was another Wu Chenghui who entered the palace with her. The two of them currently have the lowest status among the prince's wives and concubines, so they are the first to enter the palace.

On the day Guo Xueying entered the palace, Mrs. Guo finally saw the maid Xuezhan that her eldest daughter was going to bring into the palace. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old, with a beautiful appearance, medium height, and a steady and careful gesture.

Mrs. Guo recalled for a long time that she didn't remember where this maid came from, and she was sure that there was no such person in the family. I wanted to ask the eldest daughter clearly, but the aunt from the palace was urgent, so I had to ask Guo Xueying's two personal maids.

Nian Xia said: "Xuezhan was saved by the girl when she went out three years ago. She was injured at that time, and there was only one breath left, so the girl placed her on the Zhuangzi, and asked a doctor to treat her, and after the injury was healed, Xuezhan remained on the Zhuangzi. ”

Hearing this, Mrs. Guo wrinkled her eyebrows and said, "Why didn't you report it to me at that time?" There was a hint of annoyance in his tone.

Nian Xia and Fu Dong hurriedly knelt down, and Fu Dong said, "Madame, stop being angry." It was the girl who didn't let the slaves and maids say that Xue Zhan's injury seemed to be caused by being chased and killed, and the girl was afraid of getting into trouble, so we didn't want to mention it to anyone. Saying that, she glanced up at Mrs. Guo, "You also know the temperament of the eldest girl, if the slaves and maids report to you, I am afraid that the eldest girl will think that she has betrayed the master." ”

Where else does Guo not understand, the eldest daughter has been the most assertive since she was a child, and no one can make her change her decision if she determines something. At the same time, the eldest daughter has a very accurate vision of people, and she is willing to give up the personal maid who grew up together since childhood, and instead bring a snow cup that has not been together for a few days into the palace, indicating that the snow cup must be extraordinary.

Sure enough, from the mouths of Fu Dong and Nian Xia, I learned that Xue Zhan's family originally opened a medical center in Liuzhou, and his father was framed for prescribing the wrong medicine and killed someone, and was sued to the yamen with a complaint. The family of the deceased bought off the local magistrate, Xuezhan's father was sentenced to death, Xuezhan was unwilling, went to Beijing to avenge his father, but was chased and killed by the magistrate, and met Guo Xueying when he was in danger.

After listening to the two maids' complaints, Mrs. Guo was still not at ease, and told her husband Guo Shilang the origin of Xuezhan. Guo Shilang sent his henchmen to Liuzhou to investigate, and the news he got was consistent with what Fu Dong Nian Xia said.

There is indeed a doctor who opened a medical clinic in Liuzhou who was sentenced to death by the magistrate, and the doctor also had a daughter named Xuezhan, but she didn't know why she suddenly disappeared, and her neighbors said that they hadn't seen her for nearly three years.

The person sent by Guo Shilang to inquire about the news also kept an eye on the portrait of Xuezhan and handed it to the neighbor for identification, and the neighbor did not hesitate to tell him that this was the doctor's daughter, Xuezhan.

After finding out Xuezhan's identity, Mrs. Guo was no longer worried that she would be unfavorable to her eldest daughter, but was glad that the eldest daughter was thoughtful. Xuezhan has followed her father to help in the hospital since she was a child, and she understands pharmacology, and her eldest daughter has a life-saving grace for her, so she doesn't have to worry about her eldest daughter being drugged.

After losing her worries, Mrs. Guo was in a good mood, and remembered that she had said that she would convey her eldest daughter's words to Yan Niang, so she brought gifts to visit Jiang's family.

Yan Niang was urging Manman to be a female celebrity, and when she heard that Mrs. Guo was coming, she got up to greet her. Mrs. Guo went to meet Jiang's mother first, and then talked to Yan Niang.

"Xue Ying brought the booklet you sent into the palace, she was very grateful, and asked me to come to see you before entering the palace." Mrs. Guo pointed to the gifts on the table, "These are all thank you gifts that she specially asked me to buy." ”

Yan Niang glanced at it, and saw a bunch of gift boxes on the table, and on top was a vermilion wooden box, which contained a ginseng with lush beards. Yan Niang doesn't understand the quality of ginseng, just from the point of view of size, the vintage should not be low.

She said: "Let my sister-in-law break the bill, this gift is too expensive for me to accept." "If Mrs. Guo were looking for such a booklet with all her heart, there would be better ones than hers.

Mrs. Guo waved her hand, "What do you say about breaking the fee, Zirun and my master are both disciples of Mrs. Zhang, so they should be more intimate than other families." ”

Hearing her say this, Yan Niang no longer shirked.

Mrs. Guo stayed at Jiang's house for two incense sticks, and the servants at home came to report that the third young master, Guo Zirui, had returned from the academy. Mrs. Guo was stunned for a moment, then said goodbye to Yan Niang after reacting, and hurried home.

After Mrs. Guo left, Yan Niang ordered Qi to put away the gifts she brought, and asked Qingyang to send the box of ginseng to Jiang's mother. Qi said: "Madam, I think that ginseng is worth about four or five hundred taels of silver, and it will be more useful if it is left with you." ”

Yan Niang said: "It's the same for my mother or to stay with me, if I need it, my mother will also take it out, my mother is old, and we can rest assured that medicinal materials like ginseng are placed with her." ”

When Qi heard this, he stopped mentioning it.

After Mrs. Guo left, Yan Niang thought that it was still early, and was about to go shopping on the street and buy some fabric to make clothes for the child in her belly. Just as he was about to go out, Uncle Yan came in to report that a family of three came from outside the house, and the man claimed to be Jiang's mother's maiden nephew.

Yan Niang knew that Jiang's mother had broken off contact with her mother's family, but she thought that Jiang's mother should know about it, so she informed Jiang's mother of the matter.

Mother Jiang didn't want to see them when she heard this, and after listening to Uncle Yan describe their appearances, she asked Yan Niang to send them away with five taels of silver. Yan Niang did according to her words, but who knew that the family of three did not appreciate it, and claimed that if they couldn't see Mother Jiang today, they wouldn't leave.

Because of them, Yan Niang didn't have the heart to go out. Instructed Uncle Yan to close the door tightly, and let the family of three stand at the door if they wanted, and not let people in.

Yan Bo immediately did so, and the man among the three saw that Yan Bo was about to close the door, so he hurriedly ran over and blocked the door to prevent Yan Bo from closing the door. At this time, the tall and mighty Liu Da stood at the door, and the man was so frightened that he immediately let go of his hand, and he stepped back and accidentally fell to the ground.

"Ouch, come on, Jiang Yucheng is a slave in Lord Jiang's mansion and beat people." The man simply lay on his back on the ground and began to shout loudly, all looking like a scoundrel.

"Liuda, throw this man into the street." Yan Niang said angrily.

Liu Da immediately stepped forward and picked him up, walked to the middle of the street, and threw the man to the ground. The man began to shout again: "When Lord Jiang became an official, he refused to recognize us poor relatives, and allowed his slaves to bully us. ”

The woman was frightened by Liu Da, but her husband shouted along with her mouth, and her voice was so sharp that passers-by stopped to watch the excitement.

Yan Niang was extremely angry, she didn't expect them to be so disrespectful. At this time, Jiang's mother, who received the report, hurried and scolded the man: "Wei Husheng, you have to be ashamed to go back to your old Wei family, don't affect my son's reputation here." ”

After seeing Jiang's mother, Wei Husheng stopped splashing and rolling, and hurriedly ran to Jiang's mother and knelt down, "Auntie, I finally saw your old man." ”

Mother Jiang said expressionlessly: "I'm not your aunt, don't call the wrong person." ”

Wei Husheng said eagerly: "How can you not be my aunt, you and my father are brothers and sisters of the same mother." After speaking, he beckoned to his mother-in-law Jiao and son Dabao, "What are you still doing, hurry up to meet the elders." ”

Jiao hurriedly trotted over with his son, and knelt in front of Jiang's mother like Wei Husheng, "Meet my aunt/grandmother." ”

Seeing them behaving like this, Jiang's mother was extremely disgusted in her heart, and said in disgust: "Your grandfather and grandmother sold me to the Jiang family for twenty taels of silver, and since I married into the Jiang family, I have nothing to do with the Wei family. If you have the slightest shame, you should not come to me. ”

What shame can a scoundrel who can splash and roll on the ground have, Wei Husheng said shamelessly: "Auntie, if you don't marry into the Jiang family, how can you have a son who is an official, and how can you be an old feudal monarch in the capital." So you should be grateful to my grandmother for sending you to Chongxi in the first place. ”

As soon as these words came out, Jiang Mu was almost angry. Wei Husheng's next words were even more shameless, "My grandmother sent you to Jiang's house to live a good life, you should help your nephew now that you are developed, I don't ask for much, let my cousin come forward to buy me a house in Beijing, and then help me find an errand in the yamen." ”

"Don't even think about it." Jiang Mu scolded loudly.

Wei Husheng stood up when he heard this, "Since you don't want to, I will take my mother-in-law and children to sit at the door of your house and cry every day, I want to see if my cousin who is an official wants to be faceless." ”

"You dare." Jiang Mu raised her hand and slapped it towards Wei Husheng's face, and as soon as her hand was raised, her body suddenly staggered back two steps, and then the person fell down all of a sudden.

Peach Branch and Qingyang quickly supported her. Yan Niang anxiously instructed Uncle Yan: "Go and ask for a doctor." ”

Uncle Yan hurriedly went.