Hearing her mother's determination, Helian Shan was shocked: "Why? ”

"Because your father died in the palace for no apparent reason!" Mrs. Hou suddenly became furious, "They think that handing over a maid will be an explanation to my Hou Mansion, joke!" Only a fool would believe it! But they just played with my Hou Mansion as a fool and applauded! ”

Helian Shan had never seen her mother look so out of shape, and she was so frightened that she forgot to cry for a while, and said timidly: "Mother, what are you talking about?" ”

Mrs. Hou Ye vented, Fang gradually calmed down, and said to Helian Shan on the ground: "Shan'er, you remember, there is no so-called justice in this world, only the weak eat the strong, and only the strong can stand and speak!" ”

Seeing Helian Shan looking scared and stupid, Mrs. Hou stepped forward and pulled her daughter up, sighing: "It's a pity, you and I are both women, whether my Helian family can revive the lintel, I can only count on your brother!" ”

Su Qi saw that the little girl who came to deliver the cream yesterday was thrown in front of her at the moment, her body was red, swollen and swollen, and there was no good skin and flesh, obviously she had just been beaten.

Mrs. Hou Ye was really ashamed and said: "Blame me for not governing the family strictly and neglecting to supervise for a while, and let this ill-intentioned girl plot against the girl, I am really ashamed!" I'm ashamed! ”

After she finished speaking, she handed it away, and a rough woman kicked the maid's back, and said viciously: "Cheap hooves! It's not really recruited! ”

The maid wailed and cried and begged for mercy, saying that she was a red-eyed Su girl from a civilian background but could marry into the palace, and she was angry in her heart, so she came up with this poisonous plan to harm her.

Looking at her sad and pitiful look of seeking relief, Su Qi knew that this little maid was just a scapegoat for her young lady, who was pulled to bear the blame.

But now that she is living in the Hou Mansion, and Mrs. Hou has personally come to the door to make amends, she has to sell some face with interest, and she can't help but forgive, so she sighed and said: "That's it, I won't pursue it, please let Mrs. spare her." ”

The maid thought that she would not escape death this time, but when she suddenly heard that she was pardoned, she was so excited that she cried and cooped, and she couldn't stop kowtowing to Su Qi.

Mrs. Hou ordered someone to drag the maid out, and she comforted Su Qi again, and vowed that nothing like this would happen again, so that Su Qi could prepare for marriage in the Hou Mansion with peace of mind.

Su Qinuo was silent, but he was a little absent-minded, and suddenly remembered that the prince had said that among the high-ranking families, interpersonal interests are complex and intertwined, and whoever doesn't have a few confused accounts will never be able to calculate.

Thinking that he would eventually marry into the palace and be the hostess of the huge palace in the future, Su Qi was a little timid: he didn't know how to suppress the many charms in the palace with his unruly temperament.

Su Qi sighed weakly, and had to admit: Compared with the previous Miss Nie, she is really not suitable for the position of Princess Beijing.

Now it is the third lady Cui who assists the old princess in presiding over the feed, and when she enters the door in the future, she has to learn more from her.

In Xihua Garden, Beijing Palace, the third lady Cui is standing respectfully beside the old princess, serving her tea, and reporting on the bride price of the prince's wedding and many other matters.

The old princess took the dowry list and flipped through it casually, frowned lightly and said, "Don't say anything else, why are there only four gold and silver ornaments in this makeup box?" The day of great joy is so unlucky! ”

Cui Shi was speechless for a while, secretly thinking that when she married into the palace herself, and when she was preparing for the wedding for the fourth master, the makeup box was not all four, and she had never heard anyone say that it was unlucky, "Mother means ......"

"It's good to double it, and if you get it to the Hou Mansion, you won't lose the dignity of the palace!" The old princess closed the booklet and threw it to Cui's family, "I won't look at the rest carefully, you need to pay more attention to yourself, after all, it is the palace to marry the concubine, and you need to reflect the style of the palace everywhere, don't let people be picky, say that we are a little family!" ”

Cui Shi moved his lips, only bowed and replied, "Yes." ”

The old princess remembered again: "Where is the wedding dress of the newlyweds made?" ”

Cui Shi hurriedly said: "I'm afraid that the embroidery girls of our palace are clumsy, so we have set up with Xiangyunfang to let them use the best fabrics, the most fashionable styles, and the best craftsmen, regardless of silver, to strive for excellence." ”

She thought that this errand was done properly, and she would definitely be able to get a few words of praise from her mother-in-law, and the old princess still shook her head after hearing this: "What good craftsmanship can Xiangyunfang have!" Why don't you ask Mrs. Chen to do it? ”

Cui Shi was a little disappointed in his heart, and said truthfully: "Mother, although Mrs. Chen has exquisite craftsmanship, she has grown older in the past two years, and she feels that she is old and dizzy, and she can't hold needles and threads, so she no longer makes clothes. ”

"That's someone else, please don't move her." The old princess said arrogantly, "If you take my greeting post to visit Mrs. Chen, be sure to ask her to personally make a unique set of phoenix crowns for the new princess." ”

Cui had no choice but to respond, thought about it and cautiously suggested to the old princess: "On the day of the prince's wedding, there are many famous families who come to watch the ceremony, and the dinner needs to be grand and grand. ”

"That's the intention." The old princess said, "Then arrange for someone to invite you." ”

Cui Shi was finally praised by his mother-in-law, and his heart was a little calm, and he was busy throwing out another idea, "The new princess is a lively person, you might as well invite another troupe to come and sing on the stage on the water pavilion in the back garden of the palace, which can be regarded as the whole of the new princess's mind?" ”

The old princess was a little tired at this time, and only said casually: "Okay, you can do it, don't be afraid of spending money, as long as my son's wedding is done in a grand manner." ”

Cui Shi saw that her mother-in-law was a little tired, so she bowed and said goodbye with interest. Yuelong stepped forward and grabbed the old princess's arm: "Niangniang, do you want to lie down on the collapse?" ”

"It's fine." The old princess walked to the inner room with Yuelong in her arms, and couldn't help but complain to her, "Preparing for a big wedding, how many things happen out of thin air, but Yurao is gone again!" ”

Yuelong knew that the old princess was missing Mrs. Mu who took care of her at this time, so she smiled and persuaded, "When Miss Biao's body is not happy, where can she leave her own mother to take care of her?" I think the third lady is also shrewd and capable. ”

"She? A submissive look, rarely have their own ideas, occasionally shrewd, and always shrewd to the point! The old princess sighed, and also knew that it was really difficult for the daughter-in-law of the Cui family to be neutral in the palace.

Now, it seems that there is going to be a justifiable eldest daughter-in-law, but Su Qi's girl, from head to toe, where does she look like a housekeeper?

Half of the old princess's face couldn't help twitching, and her mood became more and more complicated.

Slander is slander, but it is an indisputable fact that Su Qi wants to be his eldest daughter-in-law, so the old princess remembered one more thing and asked Yuelong: "Tomorrow's big gift, can I prepare a gift for Su Yatou?" ”

Yuelong smiled and said: "Everything on the side is ready, it's just the same, the mother looks at the phoenix hairpin that her daughter-in-law wants to send, and she needs to see it herself." ”

After that, the old princess sat down on the soft collapse of the bedroom, and motioned to the little maid behind her to bring two big red satin bronzing boxes, and opened them one by one to show the old princess: "The slave maid chose two, one is a small golden phoenix hairpin with a double-rank chicken heart pendant, and the other is a big golden phoenix hairpin with eight wings hanging beads and emeralds, I don't know which one the mother prefers." ”

The old princess raised her eyes and looked at it, and said with satisfaction: "Each has its own good looks, and I can't make up my mind for a while." ”

Yuelong said: "According to the slave maid, you might as well bring both, and look at the new princess's outfit tomorrow, if it is more elegant, the mother will wear this delicate little phoenix hairpin for her; If it is more gorgeous, wear this luxurious big phoenix hairpin. ”

"Okay, it's still my Yuelong thoughtful." The old princess was so satisfied that she half-closed her eyes, "My daughters-in-law, if only you were half as intimate and clever!" ”

For the big girl who has served for many years next to her, the old princess has always had the heart to find a good home for her, and once moved to make her a concubine for which of her sons, but unfortunately Mu Yunsong didn't have this mind at that time, and Mu Yunbai had a powerful Yingniang by his side, and the fifth child had no intention of marrying a wife and taking a concubine. As for the other three concubines, the old princess felt that she had wronged Yuelong by being a concubine for them, so Yuelong's lifelong events were delayed again and again, and now she is also over the age of double ten.

Fortunately, Yuelong has a soft and loyal temperament, so she smiled and said: "Niangniang is laughing again, all the ladies in the palace, which one is not the best among the famous families, and the new princess is even more smart and clever." As for the slave maid, thanks to the mother's refusal to give up, it is a great blessing to be able to serve by the mother's side for a lifetime. ”

After that, he put away the two phoenix hairpins and waited for the old princess to sleep, and saw that the princess was asleep, so she quietly went out and went out from the back door of Xihuayuan.

The third lady Cui came out of Xihuayuan, and when she met the fourth lady Jin coming to ask for peace, she casually mentioned that her old princess went to take a lunch break, and it was not appropriate to disturb her for the time being.

But the fourth lady Jin saw it, looked at her and asked, "What's wrong with you?" Are your eyes red? ”

The fourth lady Jin and the third lady Cui, although their backgrounds are not low, they are not the eldest daughters in their parents' family, and they are both married concubines of the palace, so their status in the palace is very different, and they have a little more sympathy for each other on weekdays.

Cui's heart was already resentful today, and he was hooked up by Jin's as soon as he asked, and couldn't help but complain: "Isn't it just to marry a commoner's daughter, you look at our mother-in-law's posture, it seems that she wants to marry a princess back!" ”

When she said this, Jin was taken aback when she heard this, and hurriedly covered her mouth with a handkerchief, dragged her to the place where she was back, and said nervously: "What are you talking about?" Carefully heard by someone with a heart and spread it, the mother was angry again. ”

Cui Shi didn't finish his breath, but still said angrily: "Brother and sister, you don't know the price of firewood and rice, you have to pick the best ones everywhere, and the silver is like flowing water!" Although our palace is solid, we can't help but toss like this! ”

The more she talked, the more unwilling she became: "What's more, there will be the marriage of the fifth master not long after, the fifth brother and sister, I heard that I am very good friends with the prospective princess, and I was born in a merchant family, so naturally we have to compare everywhere, and when the time comes, it depends on whether our mother-in-law feels sorry for the fifth master or the silver!" ”