Chapter 188: Abdication
The Wang family is Ling Xiang's mother, when Dong Shu was pregnant with Yuan Xi, she took care of Dong Shu with the Li family next to Mrs. Xu.
Now that the Li family has returned to Mrs. Xu, the Wang family has become the housekeeper of Shihuan Courtyard.
If it weren't for Queen Hu giving Mama Yan to Dong Shu, the power of the Wang family would be even greater now.
But compared to Mama Yan, Dong Shu still prefers to use Wang's for this kind of thing.
Cuihua also understood what Dong Shu meant, and after nodding at her, she bowed down and prepared to retreat.
Just as she was about to leave, Dong Shu suddenly said: "When you come back, you can go to Yuan Xi's side to be a housekeeper, and she will follow Yuan Xi in the future, and she will provide for you in the future." ”
Cuihua didn't expect Dong Shu to make such a promise, her eyes were sour, and tears kept rolling in her eyes, but the corners of her mouth kept smiling.
"Thank you, Mrs. Grace."
This is a grace for Cuihua.
Because Dong Shu already has Mama Yan and Wang by her side, when she comes back, there is no way to squeeze out these two people.
But in the future, it will be different with Yuan Xi, the nurse next to Yuan Xi will definitely leave Yuan Xi's side, and in the future, she will be the most powerful housekeeper by Yuan Xi's side.
Regarding Cuihua's matter, Dong Shu didn't hide it from Xu Shiqiu, just because Cuihua was promoted by Xu Shiqiu at the beginning.
Xu Shiqiu had no opinion after learning of Cuihua's decision, but just told Dong Shu: "Cuihua's sister in Zhuangzi, you send someone to take care of it, and if it really can't be done in the future, you will pass a stepchild from her sister's knee to send Cuihua to the end." ”
Regarding Xu Shiqiu's instructions, Dong Shu naturally wrote them down immediately.
After talking about Cuihua, Dong Shu mentioned the matter of the two-day banquet at home.
"The guests invited to this banquet are all in-laws, and I don't know if they will bring others here."
As soon as Dong Shu's words came out, Xu Shiqiu looked at her and said with a smile: "I will definitely bring someone else, after all, my sister was very talkative before, and I want my mother to help see how the eldest daughter-in-law she chooses." After saying this, Xu Shiqiu sighed and continued: "My sister took out Brother Huan'er's marriage for the sake of Yanzhu. ”
Dong Shu listened to Xu Shiqiu's words, and really didn't know what to say.
My sister has been busy for a few months, saying that she is choosing a daughter-in-law for her eldest son, but she has not picked a good daughter-in-law for several months.
It's either that it's not suitable, or that one has some problems.
But she understood that her sister did this just because she was afraid that the palace would give her marriage directly.
She put on a look of being carefully chosen, and with the help of Concubine De in the palace, the saint wanted to give marriage, but there was no way.
Because of mentioning this, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu did not continue to say, and now that Ye Jingche is about to succeed, the possibility of their brother-in-law ascending to that position is getting bigger and bigger.
Originally, Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu, or everyone in the capital, thought that before Ye Jingche was passed out, there would be no more words from the saints in the palace.
But on the afternoon before the Xu family's banquet, another terrifying news suddenly came out of the palace.
The saint decided to abdicate after succeeding Ye Jingche!
Originally, the Xu family was busy with the banquet, but they didn't expect that the saint would suddenly say such a thing in front of several important ministers.
This time it wasn't the news that was secretly spread before, but this time the saint said it directly in front of several important ministers.
The most important thing is that there are other news that comes out at the same time as this news.
If King Duan looked calm at that time, he obviously knew about the Shengshang's decision a long time ago.
There is also the face of the saint at that time, it was not a temptation or a consultation with the important ministers, it was obviously informing them.
He felt that he was too old to do the affairs of the state, and he wanted to pass the throne to his son.
As for which son it was, although Emperor Ruikang didn't say, but the jade Ruyi he rewarded to the Five Princes' Mansion next directly pointed out his attitude.
"How is this good, will there be many female relatives in the house tomorrow?"
Dong Shu is so worried, precisely because the original banquet guests for tomorrow are under the guise of letting Mrs. Xu see what the daughter-in-law her daughter chooses for her grandson.
Now that the saint suddenly came out with such words, the world understood that the saint liked Ye Jingxing, the fifth prince, and once he ascended the throne, the eldest son must be a proper candidate for the crown prince.
As for other possibilities?
The Xu family is now slowly recovering its former power, not to mention that the eldest daughter of King Duan is the Xu family's Mrs. Changfang.
In this way, King Duan wants his grandson to be reused, and the son of the daughter of the Xu family to become the next prince is the best result.
As long as Ye Jingxing will not suddenly have a woman he likes in the future, as long as the woman does not give birth to a son, the position of the prince must be Ye Huan's.
But this possibility is really too small, after all, the five princes have been married for so many years, except for the concubine Teng who was married by the five princesses at the beginning, and the concubine Teng gave birth to a son, the women in the palace are all in the house, and they all stay in the mansion peacefully, let alone give birth to children, I heard that they can't see the face of the five princes at all.
Because the five princes are not good women, they only love the five princesses, so they have more eyes on Ye Huan.
They don't believe it, Ye Huan will be like his father, and he will be satisfied with guarding a woman for the rest of his life.
As long as their daughter can be favored by Ye Huan, not to mention the crown princess, as long as she is a famous side concubine, it is uncertain what will happen in the future.
There are too many people who can think about it, Dong Shu just thought about it, and guessed that the banquet at home tomorrow would not be peaceful.
"You don't need to worry too much, no matter what, my brother-in-law is still just a prince now." Xu Shiqiu looked at Dong Shu, just finished saying this comforting sentence, thought about it and continued: "What's more, our banquet tomorrow is not for Brother Huan's daughter-in-law. If there are too many people coming, let my sister call them all to look around. ”
Dong Shu looked up at the smile on Xu Shiqiu's face, and couldn't help but shake her head and said, "Sister has spent a lot of time on Yanzhu's matter, and tomorrow's banquet will not really bother her." After saying this, Dong Shu thought for a while, looked at Xu Shiqiu and continued: "I'm going to my mother's place, do you want to go together?" ”
"Go ahead, ask my mother what arrangements she has for this matter, if my mother has arrangements, then listen to my mother." After all, the main purpose of tomorrow's banquet is to let people look at Yanzhu from a distance, so I really have to ask Mrs. Xu about this matter.
Old Lady Xu was not surprised to see Dong Shu and Xu Shiqiu come to find her together, the news from the palace today was really shocking, although they had heard the wind before, but it was just a rumor after all.
But today it's different.
Today, the Holy Lord himself said such things in front of several important ministers, and the matter has basically been decided.
Thinking that her family would also become a descendant, Mrs. Xu sighed and said, "This matter is an opportunity for our Xu family, but it is also a risk. Old Mrs. Xu looked at Xu Shiqiu, saw Xu Shiqiu nodding, and then continued: "Look at the Hu family, because of the queen, their family has indeed been beautiful. But now ......"
Today's Hu family is indeed not very good, and they now mainly rely on the marriage of their daughters to maintain the glory of the family.
Just because Empress Hu's son died, but the saint had other sons.
Ye Jingxing is also in his early thirties, and he is not very old.
When he ascends the throne, can he really not be drafted?
Would those courtiers really allow her daughter to spoil the harem alone?
Old Mrs. Xu felt a headache as long as she thought of these things, and her daughter she understood that she could spoil the Five Princes' Mansion alone, but she might not be able to spoil the harem alone.
It's a harem, not an ordinary inner backyard.
It's not that she doesn't believe in Ye Jingxing's son-in-law, but if she really sits in that position, she will have too much to help herself.
"Mother, it's too early to worry about these things, after all, even if my brother-in-law really ascends the throne, there is still an old saint staring at it."
As soon as Xu Shiqiu's words came out, Mrs. Xu sighed, and then asked, "You came to me, but because of tomorrow's banquet?" ”
"Exactly." Dong Shu raised her eyes and glanced at Xu Shiqiu, and after seeing that Xianggong had no intention of speaking, she took the initiative to continue: "Because of such news in the palace, I am a little worried that there will be more girls tomorrow than planned. ”
Mrs. Xu didn't expect Dong Shu to be worried about this matter, she smiled at Dong Shu comfortingly, then looked at her and said, "You don't have to worry about this matter, even if those people really have a heart, they don't dare to go too far." You tell me to go down and prepare more food tomorrow, and if there are really many girls who come, take them all to the garden to enjoy the flowers. ”
With Mrs. Xu's words, Dong Shu suddenly breathed a sigh of relief.
But Mrs. Xu didn't expect that there would be so many girls who came to the Xu family the next day.