Xu Hongyuan was named by the new emperor to temporarily serve as the secretary of the household department, because of his young qualifications, he was afraid of living up to the new emperor's trust, so he ran to Xiao Mansion every day out of the yamen to discuss various matters of the household department with his niece.

Because he was worried about Xin Yao's body, he refused to stay longer, and after only half an hour, he left from the back door of Xiao Mansion, got into a black carriage, and left quietly until late at night, before returning to Xu Mansion.

In addition to helping her uncle come up with ideas and planning how to earn money in the household, Xin Yao ate and slept at the next time, and ate and slept, which was no different from a pig.

Six taels, three taels were seen strictly by the old lady, and depending on who he was, he didn't want to intervene. Xin Yao's heart said that out of sight is pure, and when she is out of confinement, she will make love with the two children, and then she will toss with the old lady.

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In mid-July, the new emperor confiscated the mansions of two third-grade officials in Jiangnan and Hunan by thunderous means. A total of 8,210,000 taels of silver, 2,164 acres of land, and 12 Zhuangzi were copied from the two prefectures, all of which were corrupt and perverted the law, and accepted bribes for hundreds of years. The criminal department alone submitted dozens of files on these two people.

The new emperor made an example of the two officials and sentenced them to death, affecting their families, and the men of both provinces were exiled and the women were assumed official positions.

Subsequently, officials in Jiangxi and Anhui provinces were dismissed one after another, and the new emperor was severely punished. He also issued an edict to the whole country, warning officials at all levels throughout the country not to accept bribes or abuse their powers, and ordered the investigation of corrupt officials in various localities to be withdrawn and investigated, and once verified, they were severely punished.

As soon as this edict came out, it shocked the government and the opposition, and all officials knew that the new emperor was a human being, and he was by no means weak, and he did not dare to underestimate him.

Taking advantage of this shareholder trend, the new emperor issued a series of decrees, and hundreds of officials figured out the new emperor's temperament, so they naturally did not dare to slack off.

At this point, the dragon chair of the new emperor slowly sat down.

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Jiang Xinyao watched what the new emperor had done these days, and secretly said that this person was really a hard worker, and she was overjoyed. There is a way that it is good to enjoy the shade under the big tree, and it is a time to be able to take advantage of it, Jiang Xinyao likes to enjoy the shade the most, and she can't help but admire the new emperor.

With the rise of Xu Hongyuan, Shen Jun and other emperors' new favorites, the loss of power of some officials has become inevitable. The first to bear the brunt is the Mansion of the Marquis of Zhongyong.

This ancestor once followed Taizu to fight in the south and the north, and made great military exploits, because of the death of the first queen mother, the defeat of the king of Han, has long lost the former honor of Beiji, coupled with the deliberate suppression of the new emperor, the days are not as good as day by day.

Especially a few days ago, the new emperor issued an edict to reprimand Zhao Zhengxin, the loyal and brave marquis, and when the country was filial piety feasting day and night, the intention of suppression was very obvious. Those who have a lot of things to say about Zhao Zhengxin's grievances and grievances with Xiao Jingya, the eldest lady of the Xiao family, twenty years ago, and for a while, the rumors about the Zhongyong Marquis Mansion doubled.

At this time, the Xiao family did not pay attention to the ups and downs outside, and was busy with the 100-day banquet of the two children.

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On this day, the sky was clear, the temperature was suitable, and the lights were lit up everywhere in the Xiao Mansion, the main entrance was opened, the guests were entertained, and the two children held a 100-day banquet.

The housekeepers, slaves, and mothers-in-law perform their duties, and they are very busy going in and out. There was no movement in the eastern courtyard.

Weiyun, Danyue and other dry maids looked at their noses, and their noses and hearts were guarded outside, but they were so anxious that they couldn't do it, seeing that the guests were coming, uncle, grandma hadn't gotten up at this time, and she really wanted to die.

After a pillar of incense, I heard the uncle shout in a deep voice: "Prepare water and wait for the grandmother to bathe." ”

Xin Yao soaked in the medicinal soup and sighed comfortably. The slight clouds behind him, the light moon saw the neck of the grandmother, the stars on her chest, and glanced at each other, and a touch of red appeared on her face.

Xiao Han dressed properly and waited quietly for a long time before seeing Xin Yao come out of the clean room, only to feel that his eyes were bright.

Seeing that the woman glanced at him faintly, the corners of Xiao Han's mouth curled, he got up and touched Xin Yao's wet hair, and said, "Hurry up and dry it, be careful of catching a cold, I'll go outside first to take a look, aunt and they estimate that they have arrived." ”

Pity that Xiao Han, who is strong and has normal functions, has been a monk for nearly ten months, and it is easy to be beaten until Xin Yao has been out for a hundred days, and her body has returned to normal, how can there be any reason not to be greedy.

Xin Yao laughed at him and snorted softly, and said angrily: "It's all your fault with me." ”

Xiao Han leaned closer and lowered his head and said, "Tonight, I want more!" You have to make up for what you owe me in the past few months. ”

After that, without waiting for Xin Yao to react, she lifted the curtain and walked out refreshed.

Jiang Xinyao was about to fall to her feet and sigh, but when she saw a room of maids looking at her with a smile, she bit her back molars and said angrily: "I haven't come to wait yet." ”

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The sun is rising, and the Xiao Mansion is slowly becoming lively.

When Xin Yao was in the confinement period, the new emperor specially ordered the chamberlain to send some rare medicinal supplements to Xiao Mansion, and the people in each province naturally knew it in their eyes, so on this day, even those who didn't often move around in the prime day came neatly.

The outer courtyard was naturally busy by men, but in the flower hall of the inner courtyard, I saw Xiao Jingxian, the aunt and grandmother of the Xiao family, and her daughter Du Tianwei, greeting in and out.

Halfway through the guests, Jiang Xinyao was late, and while secretly hating in her heart, she obediently went to her aunt's side and whispered to accompany her.

Xiao Jingxian saw that her face was ruddy, and the corners of her eyes were full of spring, and she patted Xin Yao's hand meaningfully, revealing a "I understand" expression, only to make Jiang Xinyao so ashamed that she couldn't lift her face, and her heart was really ashamed to throw it to her grandmother's house.

As soon as she stood still, a group of children came in, Xin Yao looked at her eyes, and couldn't remember which relatives of Xiao Mansion were for a while.

Xiao Jingxian hurriedly whispered: "They are all from the Xiao Mansion clan. ”

Xiao Ting is the third in the Xiao family, the two brothers who are in law have passed away, and the two brothers who are born in the next two concubines, that is, the two old men who have come to the house to make trouble once a year ago, and the two cousins are also alive, just because they are not born to the same mother, and they move around less.

Today, except for the old lady's two sisters-in-law, there is no one in the house, and the Xiao family's big house, second room, fourth room, and fifth room are all complete. The first time Xin Yao saw it, she couldn't tell which room was which one, thanks to her aunt by her side, she didn't make a mistake.

Fortunately, most of these female dependents came to Xiao Jingxian, and after a few polite words with Xin Yao, they surrounded Xiao Jingxian and Du Tianwei.

Xin Yao glanced at the two of them sympathetically, turned her eyes to the ladies in the fourth and fifth rooms, and looked at them for a long time before she went to greet the guests of her mother's house.

The composition of Xin Yao's maiden family today is quite complicated. In addition to the mother Gu, sister-in-law Shen, and second sister-in-law Wu, there are also sister-in-law's aunt Xun, second sister-in-law's mother-in-law Yuan, sister-in-law Wu Yihua, and even the eldest brother's concubine Aunt Xiao Zhou is also among the female dependents, of course, the most eye-catching is Jiang Xinshan, the third lady from the Jiang family.

Xin Yao couldn't help but be surprised when she saw Jiang Xinshan coming. secretly summoned Li's mother and confessed a few words. I saw that Jiang Xinshan's face was not different, and after saluting everyone without being humble or arrogant, she found a chair and sat down to drink tea.

Gu Shi frowned and was about to open his mouth to ask, but saw his daughter shaking her head at her, only to hear Xin Yao smile and say, "Why is the third sister here?" ”

Jiang Xinshan was dressed in a white gauze gown, a lotus lotus long skirt, and a crested hairpin, and her figure was slightly plump after giving birth. She smiled faintly and said: "My sister is happy to come to the door, even the eldest brother's aunt is here, shouldn't my sister come to congratulate?" ”

Shen's and Wu's ears pricked up to listen to the two sisters-in-law, and they even forgot to drink tea.

When Shen heard Jiang Xinshan mention Xiao Zhou, his face was a little embarrassed, but he covered it with a fan.

Jiang Xinshan's words made Xiao Zhou's face behind Shen Ying slightly red, if it weren't for her all kinds of tenderness last night, and all kinds of patience to coax the eldest young master to relax, how could she appear on such an occasion as an aunt?

After being married for more than half a year, there are always three or five days in January when I can see my uncle, but for some reason, my stomach has not moved.

Xiao Zhou's strong held back the sourness in his heart, walked out from behind Shen's back, saluted Jiang Xinyao, and said with sincere fear: "Miss Fourth Aunt, the concubine heard that Miss Gu likes the twins, so she has the courage to beg the uncle, so that the concubine can also touch Miss Aunt's joy." ”

Cheap concubine, such a low figure!

Jiang Xinyao smiled faintly, did not say a word, and turned her face to talk to the eldest wife of the Shen family, Xun. only put Jiang Xinshan and Xiao Zhou aside.

Gu also turned sideways and spoke to the mother and daughter of the Yuan family.

secretly said in his heart that this Jiang Yuanqing was really dizzy, and brought an aunt to Xiao Mansion, not only slapping Shen's face, but also Xun's face. Fortunately, her daughter was smart and didn't take this stubble, otherwise, others would think that the Jiang family had no rules.

Seeing Jiang Xinyao acting like this, Xun secretly said with a good attitude.

This little Aunt Zhou thinks she is smart, and she puts her style in front of the master on the table, speaks and acts, and looks pitiful.

How do you know that being smart is mistaken by being smart? The people here are all grandmothers who are married to Ming Media, how many of them are stupid? Let's ask an aunt who secretly has no means, how can she appear at the banquet in a grand manner.

Jiang Xinshan saw that no one answered her, her silver teeth were bitten, and she couldn't hold back her sadness, but she still had a smile on her face.

Aunt Xiao Zhou retreated behind Shen in a sneer, her face red and white.

Seeing this, Shen's heart warmed.

Early this morning, before she got up, Jiang Yuanqing stayed in front of her bed, discussing with her whether she could bring Xiao Zhou's family to Xiao Mansion as well.

Shen secretly sneered twice, and responded in one bite. Although he was grateful for Jiang Yuanqing's low and small work, Shen's clenched fist hidden in the quilt never let go. The dignified grandmother of Jiangfu, when she went out to sit in the concubine room, others only said that she Shen Ying had no ability, and she couldn't suppress the people in the house.

Danyue, Weiyun stood behind Xin Yao on the left and right, and said angrily in her heart, this third lady is really thick-skinned, she has done these bad things to the eldest grandmother, and she still dares to come to the door shyly, and she is not afraid that our uncle will be angry and blow people out.

For a while, although the flower hall was lively and full of warblers, the women had their own thoughts.

After a cup of tea, the two nurses came into the hall with a child in one hand, and everyone saw the twins coming, and greeted them to see the excitement.

Mother Li took the opportunity to quietly hide behind Xin Yao, approached and whispered back: "The third aunt is also here, giving a generous gift, and is talking to the uncle." ”

Xin Yao thought for a while before she said, "Who are the male guests ahead?" ”

Mother Li hurriedly said: "My eldest grandmother, there is nothing more complete than today." Not to mention the others, the descendants of the Xiao Fu clan, the concubines, those who walked around in the past, and those who didn't move around all came. The two who came to our house a few days ago to make a lot of noise also came. The uncle said that let the grandmother ignore others and take care of herself. ”r1152(..)

( Miss Jiang Si )