Mrs. Tai slowly leaned on the big pillow of the Luohan bed, her face was much haggard, "I only understood today that this rumor was for the position of the prince and the countryman...... In short, the heart of defense is indispensable, no matter how sorry Shu Fan is for our Pei family, he also gave birth to two smart and lovely sons and daughters of our Pei family. Even for the sake of the queen's sake, we can't let her do anything. He snorted lightly and said, "I thought she had a lot of ......."

Chu Huajin frowned and said, "Let's talk about this later." I think Shu Fen is just too soft-hearted, and it may not have anything to do with her. Mother think about it, Shu Fan was so shrewd and capable back then, and he could also follow the path of others, and he couldn't have children for several years. And Shu Fen has always been weak and indisputable, and she is much younger than Shu Fan at that time, how can she have so much thought? - must have been dragged down by this hollow-eyed.

Mrs. Tai remembered that after Shu Fan married in, she couldn't give birth to children for a few years, and she was a little weak-hearted, so she hurriedly waved her hand and said, "This is the matter of the inner house, you don't care." Now that I have the bottom of my mind, I will know what to do in the future. Mrs. Tai made up her mind to knock Pei Shufen again. - Even if this matter has nothing to do with her, she must be taught a lesson.

Chu Hua didn't bother to pay attention to the matter between the women in the house. He was out for two years, and finally understood the crux of his previous unpopularity with the saints, and only pondered how to win the favor of the saints, and at the same time let his family become an official and become a strong backing of the queen's mother, holding the prince to ascend to the throne.

Mrs. Tai saw that her eldest son was noncommittal about this matter, and she didn't want to mention it again. Just remembered the most important thing, he went to the back room to personally take out the letter he had hidden for two years, handed it to Chu Huajin and said: "This is the Chen table written by Shu Fan before he died, Shu Fen told me that day, you have also read it?" ”

Chu Huajin has been feeling that there is something in his heart for a while, and he can't remember what it is. Now that I was reminded by Mrs. Tai, I immediately took the letter, patted my head and smiled: "I can think of it as remembering, thanks to my mother's clever words."

Mrs. Tai asked suspiciously, "What did I say?" ”

"Shu Fan's letter" Chu Hua opened the envelope with a smile and read it carefully from beginning to end. - The two of them didn't realize at all that this was already a Chen watch that had been dropped, and the real original had already been presented to Emperor Hongxuan's desk.

"Shu Fan is really talented. The reason for returning to the army is written lightly, and it is loyal, and it is all in the heart of the saint. I'm worried that I don't know how to write a table, so it seems that I just need to copy it and present it to the Holy One. Chu Huajin admired while watching.

Mrs. Tai was startled, and reached out to snatch the letter from Chu Huajin's hand, and said angrily: "You are also confused, aren't you?" - You also want to resign and return to the army, so that this big family and the queen mother will drink the northwest wind? ”

Chu Huajin smiled and dodged Mrs. Tai's hand, and explained to Mrs. Tai in a whisper: "Mother, don't worry, listen to me." I also learned a lot from this outing. Only then did I realize that the Holy Lord planned to abolish the hereditary military household and cage the military power in his own hands. - Shu Fan can't do anything else, he really has some ability in figuring out his intentions. ”

Mrs. Tai said hatefully: "I don't care what the saint thinks, as long as our Ningyuan Marquis Mansion and the Queen Mother are safe and sound." You have to follow Shu Fan's idea, I tell you, unless I die"

Chu Hua saw that Mrs. Tai was really angry, so he hurriedly went over to give Mrs. Tai a good breath, and whispered to Mrs. Tai: "Mother thinks too much, of course I will not resign from the title." Is this return to the army, but it is also for the saint to see, and it will definitely not be successful. Since I know that I can't make it, wouldn't it be better to make a gesture first, so that I can not only please the saints, but also get practical benefits, the best of both worlds? ”

When Mrs. Tai heard that she did not resign, she relieved half of her heart. After thinking about it, he asked with some uncertainty: "It really can't be done?" ”

Chu Hua said confidently: "It will definitely not work." I came back early this time, and I originally wanted to discuss with the two eldest brothers of the Pei family. Now that I have taken back Shu Fan's Chen Watch, there is no need to share the credit with them, I can do it myself. ”

After saying this, Chu Hua excitedly took Pei Shufan's Chen table written before his death, went to his outer study, and copied the part of "returning to the army" in Pei Shufan's Chen table as it was. After copying the excerpt, Chu Hua carefully read it twice, confident that the article was full of flowers, there was not a single typo, and half of the allusion would not be used wrongly, so he signed his name below and threw Pei Shufan's "original letter" into the brazier and burned it.

The fire in the brazier flickered, and the entire letter was reduced to ashes.

Chu Huajin looked at his folds and the embers in the brazier, and his heart was very happy. So he cleaned up his study, took out his small account book, and sorted out the private accounts he had fished out this time. He counted for a long time and found that it was less than five thousand taels of silver, and he was really a little depressed. - No wonder the people who commanded the envoys in the northwest said that during the Taiping period, these generals could not make a fortune. I only hope that the day of making a fortune will come soon......

Qin Lisheng, the chief administrator of the outer courtyard of the Marquis of Ningyuan's mansion, heard that the marquis had an order, and hurried to the outer study.

Chu Hua handed over his private account to him and said, "The things on this list are all stored in the warehouse, and I brought them back from the northwest. You go and sort it out, and throw it into the shop and the Zhuangzi for me. He carefully explained: "Don't add it to the public property of the Hou Mansion, and buy me a few private properties." ”

Qin Lisheng looked at Hou Ye dumbfounded, and stammered, "Hou ...... Master Hou, this ...... This entire Hou Mansion belongs to Hou Ye, why does Hou Ye ...... Why...... Why ......"

"Why do you want to buy private property?" Chu Hua smiled and finished his words for Qin Lisheng.

Qin Lisheng nodded vigorously. Women have private rooms, and Qin Lisheng has seen a lot. Hou Ye's private room is really unheard of. - In order not to distort the expression on his face too much, Qin Lisheng held back very hard.

Chu Huajin didn't want to say too much, so he had to be sloppy and said, "No way, I haven't separated from my second brother yet." I have so many children that I have to plan for them. ”

Qin Lisheng grinned when he heard Chu Huajin say this, and praised Chu Huajin: "Master Hou is really thoughtful, it's not something that our subordinates can figure out. Hou Ye rest assured, the little ones must listen to Hou Ye's instructions and take care of them properly. Before leaving, I confirmed again, did Master Hou buy private property for the child? - Chu Huajin is now an official of the imperial court, and he can't do business, so he has to hang someone else's name.

Chu Huajin kicked him and said, "Of course you can't write my name." You're such a clever person, just look at it. Qin Lisheng has always understood his mind best, and I believe that he will be able to help him do it properly.

Qin Lisheng took the order to go back, carefully calculated all night, and divided the private property of the Hou Ye into three equal parts. One wrote Chu Qianyi's name, and the other wrote Chu Qianqian's name. The remaining third was divided into four equal parts, and the names of Chu Wenying (Aunt Lan's son), Chu Wenzhang (Aunt Gui's son), Chu Wenlin and Chu Wenchen (Aunt Qi's daughter and son) were written on each. ——In the future, if the Hou Ye has a new private room to add in, or if there are more concubines and concubines coming out, Qin Lisheng plans to handle it accordingly.

And if Hou Ye's house-filling lady gives birth to a child in the future, Qin Lisheng will ensure that her child will not be able to touch Hou Ye's private property at all. Mrs. Xian is as kind to him as a mountain, Qin Lisheng naturally knows how to do it, and he can best repay Mrs. Xian's kindness.

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In the back room of Zhonglan Courtyard in the main courtyard of the Marquis of Ningyuan's Mansion, as soon as the doctor who had seen Tong Ye's injuries left, Pei Shufen asked the people who were waiting around him to decoct Tong Ye and cook porridge, and he stayed aside to talk to her.

When everyone left, Tong Ye whispered to Pei Shufen: "Please punish Madame." Today, Tong Ye annoyed Mrs. **, and it was not a pity to die. But Tong Ye is now on the cusp of the wind and waves, if Tong Ye dies, it will be difficult for Mrs. to be speechless, and someone will splash the dirty water back. - Although the slave maid can't help the lady, she doesn't want to smear the lady's face. ”

Pei Shufen glanced at Tong Ye with some surprise, and said with a smile: "You don't have to worry. I'm not the kind of person with a small belly. I know you're doing it for my good, but these things are not the right way in the end, and they won't be like that in the future. The rumors were not actually instructed by Pei Shufen, but she was not completely unaware. She just took a posture of "inaction" and allowed her subordinates to make a big deal about it. And because she never said anything, some people can figure out what they want to do.

Kiripa breathed a sigh of relief, as long as the lady remembered her favor. Since the death of Mrs. Xian, Mrs. Tai has annoyed Mrs. Xian for some reason, and has all the confidants of the former Mrs. to be idle, or changed to idle, or sent to Zhuangzi in the south of the Yangtze River. And I can't go up or down in Zhonglan Courtyard, I really don't want to be like this in this life. - She is not in good health now, and she can only fight. If it is done, Mrs. will be willing to help her find a good family to marry, and she will be her backer in the future. If she doesn't succeed, she will die, and she has no future anyway.

"It would be nice if there was no Miss He today......" Tong Ye felt a little sorry, almost, she could help Madame solve Madame's unspeakable confidant.

Pei Shufen remembered the appearance of that He girl, and said with a smile: "Actually, it's not as bad as you imagined." The girl from the He family walks a lot at night, and she will always encounter ghosts, so let's look at it. - You can recuperate in peace, I will not treat you badly. ”

Kiriha's face was full of joy and thanked his wife for her kindness.

Thinking of what happened in Ju Cuixuan just now, Pei Shufen asked again: "You just said in the hall that you can't have children, but is it true?" ”

Tong Ye blushed and snorted: "The slave maid has a serious 'palace cold' disease, I'm afraid that I will have no children in this life." Originally, she had been secretly taking medicine, bent on curing her own problems. But after following Hou Ye for so many years, she has never been pregnant, so it is estimated that it will not be possible.

Pei Shufen sighed, held Tong Ye's hand, and said pityingly: "Poor one, I have wronged you." How could my eldest sister be so generous and let you do the room, instead of letting Tonglu do the room. - I see. ”

Kiriha didn't make a sound. In fact, the first wife Pei Shufan didn't know that she had this disease, but now that Pei Shufen said it upside down, Tong Ye suddenly felt that she might not have wronged the first lady Pei Shufan, maybe she was a treacherous person. Hearing Mrs. mention Tonglu again, Tongye was faintly jealous.

Pei Shufen sat on the edge of the paulownia bed and lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes flickering a few times on her face like two rows of small fans.

When these rumors began to spread, Pei Shufen took notice. Of course, she didn't expect such a flawed rumor to shake the position of the prince. This turmoil is just an opportunity for her to test the water and see the attitude and reaction of all parties.

If no one in the Pei family comes out to defend Pei Shufan today, it means that the Pei family has given up on the dead Pei Shufan and pinned their hopes on her. You must know that the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion is a descendant, and in the future, the son of the queen's mother will become the emperor, and the power of the Marquis of Ningyuan Mansion will definitely go to the next level. is reasonable, and for the sake of the Pei family's family interests, the Pei family should be able to woo her in many ways, and her future path will be much easier.

And if the Pei family refuses to give up Pei Shufan and still jumps out to defend her, it is just the tricks of the eldest uncle and grandmother Shen, she has already figured it out, and she has thought of countermeasures, and she can take advantage of the situation to enter again.

It's a pity that she killed a big girl He halfway, not only did she fall short, but she was almost splashed with dirty water.