Fan Xi got the sedan chair as follows. Led by the maid ring to the second gate, along the way to the guide to the servant woman to ask the princess and the princess about the well-being, and asked what several nobles are doing now, suddenly looked up and saw someone on the second gate, couldn't help but be stunned, and then slightly surprised: "This woman is so familiar, she seems to have seen it somewhere, but she can't remember anything." ”

Chunying smiled at her generously, handed over her son to the nurse behind her, and said to her, "How is the third young grandmother?" I haven't seen her for many years, but the demeanor of the third young grandmother is still the same! This is more respectful. Fan Xi is wearing a wood-red lotus-patterned satin gown, a black satin embroidered horse-faced skirt, and the jewelry on his head is also extremely gorgeous, but for some reason, it gives people a sense of exhaustion, and his temperament is much older. This appearance is too much worse than when she was unmarried. Chunying couldn't help but be surprised. It's just that it doesn't show it on the face.

Fan Xiru listened to her greeting, but was stunned, although there was a smile on her face, but looking at her expression, it was obvious that she hadn't really remembered who she was. The servant woman who led the way reminded in a low voice: "This is the wife of our prince's righteous son, Hu Gongzi." We all call Hu Da * milk. But he didn't say it. In the end, it was the big girl next to Fan Xiru who recognized the carved column: "Ah! Isn't this Sister Chunying?! How do you ......" suddenly found that he was rude and kept his mouth shut. Fan Xiru was obviously taken aback, and stared at Chunying with both eyes. She remembered Chunying's name, she was just a not-so-notch maid ring in the Qingguo Marquis's mansion back then, and for the sake of the other party's master's face, she could also smile and call "sister", but now this situation, what's going on?!

Chun Ying felt the emotion in her gaze, but just smiled and didn't care. Her identity, I'm afraid that there are few people in the palace who don't know, so there is no need to hide it. When she first married Hu Fei, it was not that no one in Jiangnan had gossiped about her, but so what? It wasn't until she became a housewife, socializing outside, and housekeeping inside, that she knew how much the experience in Dongfu had helped her. She doesn't think it's a shame to have been a maid, people can't change their origins, and she can't control who she crosses over, but she has gotten rid of the status of a slave, and from then on, personal honor is completely on her own, and now with Hu Fei's efforts. She doesn't think she's inferior.

Therefore, she just smiled calmly and generously, and even said hello to the carving railing: "It's been a long time, how are you doing in the past few years?" ”

The carving fence was a little uncomfortable, nodded with a dry smile, and suddenly realized that this was not the right courtesy, so he bowed his knees and bowed again.

Fan Xiru looked at Chunying with a complicated face, and had calmed down: "I didn't expect you to have such a creation, and it is also your blessing." ”

Chunying smiled and said, "Isn't it?" I didn't expect that the prince could actually look up to us as the head of the family, not only taking care of us everywhere when he was going to the West, but also accepting us as his sons. Our husband and wife are very grateful! ”

Fan Xiru was stunned again, frowning slightly: "Although I have long heard that the prince has accepted a righteous son, and I also heard the news of his righteous son getting married a few years ago, I never thought that it would be you who would be married." ”

Chunying laughed even deeper: "The third young grandmother doesn't know? I don't understand this, it stands to reason that the third young master should know. I have a marriage contract with our head of the family for a long time, and the third young master heard about this back then? He also thought about being our matchmaker, but he didn't do it later, and he was angry with me for it! Just go back and ask, she would like to know. What will the third young master say now!

Fan Xiru's smile became a little cold, and before she could say anything, the lady in charge interrupted their reminiscences without being salty: "Hu Da*, the princess is waiting for you!" Come with me. But he didn't say that he wanted to invite Fan Xiru to go with him.

A hint of surprise flashed on Chunying's face, and then she saluted Fan Xiru: "Then I will accompany you less." Then he followed the lady steward and went to the second gate. It can be seen that Fan Xiru's position in this palace is a little delicate, anyway, it is someone else's business, so she better not talk too much.

Fan Xiru watched her go away, her eyes were dark. The carved fence glanced at the servant woman who led the way: "Didn't you just say that the princess and the prince are meeting guests, and they will not be able to see our grandmother until a while?!" What's going on?! ”

The servant woman smiled and said, "The girl is confused, isn't it a guest who has just entered the door?" Although she is the goddaughter-in-law of our prince, she can be regarded as her own family, in the end, she is from Jiangnan, and she has a foreign surname, so the princess and the princess naturally want to see her first. My aunt and grandmother were the princess's beloved goddaughter, and the princess had already spoken, so there was no need to talk about it. The implication is that because you're not a guest, of course you're going to be at the back.

The carved fence raised his eyebrows, and he was about to have a seizure, but was stopped by Fan Xiru: "Then I'll just wait, what's there to be polite with my godmother?" He followed the servant woman to the small flower hall in the inner courtyard, and after a quarter of an hour of sitting down, someone came to ask: "The princess, please come over!" ”

Fan Xiru thought that Chunying had left, but when she came to the main hall, she found that she was still seated, holding a boy in her arms, and she had a good conversation with the princess, the princess and the wife of the eldest son of the prince of Wenjun.

Chunying saw Fan Xiru come in. got up and handed Brother Dai to the nurse, and blessed her, Fan Xiru was about to nod her head, and the princess smiled and said: "I heard Wangshan's daughter-in-law talk about it, and I knew that you were also here." Really, you are also a frequent visitor to the palace, and you are my goddaughter, what are you doing with that common etiquette? It's long overdue to come in by yourself. You avoided it yourself, and the people below didn't want to go against your will, if it wasn't for Wangshan's daughter-in-law, I don't know how long I would hang you! It's all your own family, why bother to see outside?! "What else can Fan Xiru say? I only smiled reluctantly and bowed my head to plead guilty.

The princess said again: "You and Wangshan's daughter-in-law originally knew each other, but now that their identities are different, you should see each other again." She is my goddaughter-in-law, and you are my goddaughter, so just call your sister-in-law indiscriminately. You were a few years younger than Wangshan. ”

Fan Xiru paused, showed a meaningful smile, and bent down: "I've seen my sister-in-law." I used to call you sister, but I never thought that there would be a day when I would call you sister-in-law. ”

Chun Ying took a small step to the side and bowed sideways: "This is all the love of the prince and the promotion of the princess." Then he smiled and said to the princess, "This can kill me." I wouldn't dare to hold it up. "It's one thing for the princess to give face, but she can't accept it calmly, otherwise others will gossip. It's better to put on a low profile first.

The princess really didn't think so, and waved her hand: "The prince always says that your husband and wife are respectful and filial, and I still half-believe it, but when I see it today, I know it's true." It's hard for you two to think about us in everything. I only treat you as my own family, what are you humble? The princess also nodded, and the Lu family came to pull Chunying and sat back in her place: "Fang Cai's words haven't been finished yet, you have let the concubine listen to everything, what ridiculous thing did the third prince of India do?" The princess hurriedly said: "Exactly, say it quickly!" The prince always refused to say more. A few long followers can't explain clearly, and no one is more detailed than you! ”

It turned out that Chunying was just talking about the distress of the Western mission in India that year. She had already inquired about Hu Fei clearly, sorted it out several times, and compiled a wonderful, vivid and exciting long adventure story, and also highlighted the steady and fearless demeanor of King Wenjun in dealing with things openly and secretly - this is of course made up - ready to tell the ladies of the palace to relieve her embarrassment of not knowing what topic to talk to them, and now it seems that the effect is very ideal. went up to the princess of Wenjun and down to the girl who opened the curtain at the door, and they all listened attentively.

Chun Ying smiled and picked up the conversation again: "The third prince heard that our Ming mission had arrived in the lower reaches of the Ganges, and immediately went to Sadi Port to meet with the officers and soldiers of the treasure ship, and he was so angry that he almost vomited blood, but the king woke up, gathered the soldiers and horses of King Qin, supported the prince, and crushed him to death, and he couldn't draw any troops, so he had no choice but to devise tricks......"

Fan Xiru sat down on the embroidery pier brought by the maidservant, and listened to Chunying's story silently, and after a while, someone brought tea up. Diao Lan frowned, glanced at the princess, and saw that the girl who served the tea was only concerned with listening to the story, so he wanted to ask her a few words. Who knew that at this time, the prince in the front yard sent someone to pick up Dai Bo to see, Chunying stopped, told the nurse a few words, and let her hold the child, and then sat down and continued to speak, at this time the girl who served the tea had already retreated.

Fan Xiru saw that the princess and the others could listen attentively, and there was a little bitterness in her heart. Once upon a time, she was just one step away from them, and she was deeply favored by the princess, but now, she is on the verge of falling out of favor......

Half an hour later. Chunying finally finished telling a story that was full of twists and turns, and maybe even the parties concerned felt fresh, and hurriedly took the tea bowl and drank most of the tea bowl while the princess and others had not woken up. After talking for an hour, my mouth was dry!

After drinking tea and taking a few breaths, she blinked her eyes and inadvertently saw Fan Xiru sitting opposite, as if she had lost her mind, not knowing what she was thinking, but it didn't seem to be fascinated by the story. She clearly saw that the third young grandmother of the Hou Mansion didn't listen to it very carefully from beginning to end when she was telling her story. After lowering her head and thinking about it, she smiled slightly: No matter what troubles Fan Xiru or the Hou Mansion has, and what treatment she gets in this Wenjun Palace, it has nothing to do with her, as long as she coaxes a few of the ladies of the palace to comply, she will complete the task.

The princess let out a long breath and wiped the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief: "It's been so many years before I figured out what happened." The prince is really, what does he have to hide? Even if you are embarrassed to talk about his exploits in front of me, do you have to stop even the people below from saying it? Even the emperor praised him for his loyalty and bravery, and rewarded him greatly, but he was still very modest. Those who knew him knew that he was embarrassed, he didn't know, and they thought there was something hidden! ”

Chunying smiled and didn't speak. The truth of the year is that the Ming mission almost escaped from the hinterland of India, and in the year of the emperor's longevity, it was too embarrassing to say that this kind of thing was commissioned, so the external caliber was unified to attribute the fault of India's civil strife to the head of the third prince, and by the way, the Indian king also stepped on a few feet and scolded a few mediocre words. The mission took a huge risk to deal with the faint king and traitor king of a foreign country, and finally held a loyal and patriotic heart, eliminated all dangers, completed the task perfectly, and returned with honor. All negative news is to be erased! And among them, the biggest hero, in addition to the emperor's brilliance shining overseas, is naturally the leadership of King Wenjun. The old prince is thin-skinned, but he can't shirk it, no wonder he refuses to tell his family.

Chun Ying hurriedly put on a look of sincere fear: "Ah, it's all my broken mouth, so I said it, I'm afraid that the prince will complain about me in his heart, in case the prince thinks I'm flattering......"

The princess waved her hand: "What are you thinking about?" You're just telling the truth. It's all his own family, how can he think of you like this? ”

The princess smiled and nodded: "The prince often tells me that the uncle of the Hu family knows his father's mind best, and his father is very happy in his heart, so naturally he will not misunderstand his younger siblings." ”

Chun Ying hurriedly said: "The princess said this, I can't afford it." The prince is just familiar with Wangshan overseas, so he has a little more preference. What is serious in my heart is still the prince and a few little princes. Wangshan just knows how to look at people's eyes, if you want to understand the preferences of the prince, who can compare with the princess, the prince and a few little princes? ”

These words made several palace ladies feel comfortable, and the princess also smiled and pointed at Chunying: "You kid is a clever mouth!" I should have let you come a long time ago, but this time I just stayed in Beijing for a few more months, so come and accompany me more! ”

Chunying smiled: "I can't be filial in front of the princess for a little longer, I still can't wait for it, but I don't know what the prince commands." Previously, the prince said that he wanted to find an official position for Wangshan in the capital, but he pushed it and planned to test his own fame, saying that if he didn't let the world see his ability, he would be too serious about his father, but he would fall into the prince's reputation. I'm skeptical, how can fame be so easy to obtain? ”

The princess and the Lu family both laughed and said: "He knows that it is a good thing to be motivated, what do you have to worry about?" The princess even added a little love to this cheap son: "It is rare for him to have such a heart." You have to take good care of his daily life, but don't burn down. Then he said to the princess: "Didn't I hear that your mother's brother also went to Beijing?" He is also a studious, and he knows where the gentleman is good, so he recommends one to come over and let Wangshan learn more. "At first, the princess was worried that her mother-in-law would let her brother teach others, but I heard that she was just recommending Mr. Shi, how could she refuse? Hurriedly responded.

Chun Ying glanced at Fan Xiru, and saw that she was still sitting silently, so she took a few more glances at her, so that the princess and the Lu family and others found out, and then looked away. The former remained silent, the latter lowered his head to drink tea, or the princess asked: "Why did Xi wear this dress now?" Didn't I give you a brocade with a four-in-one pattern last time to make you a new garment? Haven't you done it yet? Although you are now in charge of the house, you must focus on Huairou, and you can't indulge your subordinates too much, it's been ten days of hard work, what clothes can't be made?! ”

Fan Xiru was stunned, and hurriedly came back to his senses: "The clothes were already obtained, but they were made into single clothes, and the weather was cooler today, so I didn't wear it." When the weather is warm, I'll put it on and show it to my godmother. ”

The princess didn't care: "You just need to dress yourself." Then he smiled again: "By the way, your brother and sister-in-law of the Hu family went to Beijing, but they brought a lot of good materials!" It is also their filial piety that almost all of them are sent to our home. Now the marriage of your two little brothers, the materials to be prepared are almost the same, I and your sister-in-law don't have to worry about it anymore, you pick a few horses back, make new clothes for your son-in-law, and then honor your mother-in-law. As a daughter-in-law, you still have to be virtuous and gentle, so as to please your mother-in-law, otherwise outsiders will know about it, and you will have to laugh at it. I'm your godmother, and my face is dull. ”

Fan Xiru's face suddenly looked a little unpleasant, but she just lowered her head to listen to the training, and the princess still said freely: "Obviously, you know the rules and know how to think about your son-in-law's future, why are you confused about this kind of thing?!" As soon as the girl comes out of the cabinet, the honor of her life depends on her husband's family. Hello, your father-in-law and husband naturally remember the benefits of your mother's family, why don't you understand?! ”

Chunying lowered her head to eat tea, only pretending not to hear it, and suddenly heard the whispering of a child outside, and hurriedly asked, "But Brother Dai is back?" "Breaking the original awkward atmosphere.

The princess sent someone out, but she brought a pink boy in, she hurriedly got up and hugged it, and said with a smile: "This is our Yun'er, a year older than your brother Dai, but he is simple, not as clever as Brother Dai." ”

Chunying hurriedly got up and said with a smile: "Such a cute child, people like it at first sight." How can we compare with Brother Dai? He ordered the girl to give a gift, and said humbly: "It's too simple, and please don't laugh." ”

After a while, the nurse was sent back with Dai Ge'er in her arms. A group of women surrounded the two children, watching them play, they all laughed, only Fan Xiru was left out in the cold. It was Chunying who occasionally talked to her for a few words, so that she was not forgotten.

When Hu Fei came in from the front yard and said that he was leaving, Chunying said goodbye. At this time, the princess was also tired, and she didn't have the energy to say anything to Fan Xiru, the princess didn't pay attention to people at all, and the Lu family went to send Chunying. Although Chunying was curious, she didn't ask much, said goodbye happily, and took her son into the sedan chair and went home.

When she returned home, she fed her son and put him to sleep before she had time to rest. She made two cups of fragrant tea, held them to the study with a tray, and said with a smile: "This is the tea that the princess only appreciated, saying that you have eaten it and liked it before, and I brewed it according to the method they taught, can you taste it?" ”

Hu Fei hurriedly put down the booklet in his hand, took a cup and tasted it, and nodded again and again: "Yes, that's the taste!" My lady is so capable! ”

Chun Ying glanced at him, took a cup by herself, sat down on the chair next to her, and then asked, "I saw the third young grandmother of the former Hou Mansion there today, it seems that she was quite neglected, what happened?" I have been away from Beijing for a few years, and the situation of these families is not clear. ”

Hu Fei smiled: "Aren't you planning to go back to Dongfu tomorrow to ask for peace?" When the time comes, you'll find out by asking. I don't know the details, it seems to have something to do with the Fan family's affairs in the Foreign Affairs Division. ”

Chunying was puzzled in her heart, thinking that she would know the answer tomorrow, so she didn't mention it for the time being. Who knew that in the evening, she suddenly received a post, and the payment was Fan Xiru, asking her to go to the Hou Mansion tomorrow as a guest.

(At 7:30 tomorrow night, there will be an interview with me, please remember to come and cheer~~~^0^.)

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