Du Mingxin frowned, although she didn't know how Deng Hong arranged it, but the worries of the Hui Ning Bo Mansion and the eldest lady were extremely narrow.

"Have you discussed this with your uncle?" Du Mingxin asked with a smile.

A trace of anger flashed on the eldest lady's face, and she said depressedly: "Your eldest uncle was angry a few days ago and gave half of the power of the family to Aunt Zhang......

She suddenly remembered that this was because when Du Mingshu was married, she pretended to be sick and treated Du Mingxin coldly, which made Chen Xi angry, so she hurriedly made up for it: "But that's what the old lady meant, I'm a daughter-in-law, how can I disobey my mother-in-law!" ”

Du Mingxin smiled indifferently and did not answer. For a housewife like the eldest lady who has been in the inner house all her life, the best thing is to wait for her to finish her words in one breath. Du Mingxin didn't want to be like a mallet, so he followed the meaning of the eldest lady and said it himself.

The eldest lady really felt that it was difficult to talk to Du Mingxin. In terms of common sense, two people shouldn't talk at the same time, you ask me to answer, is there such a thing as a coming-and-going? This girl only cares about drinking tea, or she just looks at herself with two eyes open!

"Ahem," the eldest lady coughed lightly to hide her embarrassment, and continued, "It is useless to tell your uncle about this. He is a fourth-grade official, where can he talk to Sun Sun, the head of the Anguo Mansion? At most, it is the father-in-law who can drag this old face to the Li family to beg Du Mingjing. ”

"But Sister Xin, you also pity your aunt!" The eldest lady took out the handkerchief from the placket of her clothes, and wiped her tears from the corners of her eyes, which was really a little sad. "Sister Zhu and I were bullied like this by Aunt Zhang and Du Mingjing, and Sister Zhu'er's foreign affairs also asked Du Mingjing to go, you, how can you tell us to swallow this breath!"

Du Mingxin sighed secretly, it took some effort to talk to a confused person.

She pushed the candied fruit box to the eldest lady, and said with a smile: "If the eldest aunt feels bitter in her heart, it will be better to eat some sweet." ”

"You don't really need to ask anyone about this, you can figure it out if you think about it. Before the grandson of the prince of Anguo returned to Beijing, the Duke of Anguo received a lot of reprimands, and even the queen did not have a good time in the palace. This time, the real rice seed that the Deng family got firmly grasped what the emperor was thinking. Civil and military officials, inner palace and outer court, no one can be more afraid of trying to plant rice than the Deng family. ”

The eldest lady looked at Du Mingxin in a daze, and her heart slowly became clearer.

"I heard the prince say that at the court meeting at that time, the emperor only said that he would find 100 acres of land in the suburbs of Beijing for the grandson of the prince of Anguo, but he did not say that all these lands would be returned to the treasury or purchased at a low price. If Sun Zhen, the magistrate of Anguo, dared to act like this, and forcibly occupied the people's land because of the trial planting of rice seeds, I am afraid that the officials of the Inspectorate alone may not be able to let him go. ”

"The purpose of this battle of the Anguo Mansion is to regain the Sacred Heart and bring glory to the face of the queen and the crown prince, and they will not act so recklessly. What's more, the Deng family is rich, and a hundred acres of land on the outskirts of Beijing may not be able to let them see it. ”

The eldest lady listened to it for a long time, thinking that this was really the case. She looked at Du Mingxin, who was talking eloquently, and said with heartfelt emotion: "Sister Xin, I can only understand why the prince must marry you now!" She really deserves to be the daughter of our family, like the old lady back then, and your mother! ”

Du Mingxin smiled faintly: "The eldest aunt and Mrs. Peng have been taking care of the inner house for a long time, and they haven't paid attention to the outside affairs. But I only know a little because the prince has told me a lot. I just asked you if you told your uncle if you did, and that's what you mean. You don't understand these things, but your uncle may not. ”

The eldest lady lowered her head and said discouragedly: "This is the end of my life. Your eldest uncle, you know a little bit about it...... He's lived to this age, what do I care about him? I have your cousin, no matter how capable the woman in the side room is, even if she gives birth to a son immediately, she can't go beyond this eldest and youngest concubine. ”

Du Ming's heart was silent, people live to the age of the eldest wife, how many couples can respect each other as when they were young?

The eldest lady looked at her expression and knew that it touched her affection, so she hurriedly smiled and said, "The prince treats you so well, you will definitely not be like me...... No matter how bad things are, do you still have Brother Kun? You and the prince, Sister Zhu and Brother Kang must be with him and Meimei for a lifetime. ”

When she saw that she had finished speaking, she hurriedly went to reply to Mrs. Peng, so she got up and took her leave.

Du Ming's heart was distracted for a while, so he went to the study and looked at the files of the construction division again.

*

Because the queen changed the doctor recommended by Shen Jiazheng, her health is getting better day by day. Seeing that the summer was passing and the Mid-Autumn Festival was coming, the queen took advantage of the fact that the day was still a little warm, so she often went out of Kunning Palace to walk around.

On this day, she took someone to Cining Palace to greet the Queen Mother, and met Zhang Wenyuan, who was also going to Cining Palace, on the way.

"Niangniang, your complexion is getting better and better!" Zhang Wenyuan greeted the queen with a spring breeze, first saluted the queen in a dignified manner, and then tended to be on the queen's side, helping her to walk forward.

The queen glanced at her, responded coldly, and said: "Zhang Jieyu is diligent, and she runs diligently in the Queen Mother's palace every day. ”

Her attitude was so cold, Zhang Wenyuan was not annoyed, and still said with a smile: "I have nothing to do all day in Yanxi Palace, I want to make fun and laugh in front of my mother, but I am afraid of disturbing your recuperation, so I have to hide this filial piety and bother the Queen Mother every day." ”

The queen looked at her demonic tone, and she couldn't tell what it was like. When she first met Zhang Wenyuan, she felt that she must be a fierce rival. She is such a beautiful and amorous woman, a teenager may not be able to appreciate it, but a mature man like Chen Yuantai, who has lived thousands of sails, must love her to the bone.

But who knew that in less than a few months, the name of the sixth palace of the pet crown fell on Qian Yulan, who didn't know anything.

The queen was relieved and relieved. Although Qian Yulan is not stupid, she has the simplicity and coquettishness unique to a woman who grew up with her parents, and she is much easier to deal with than Zhang Wenyuan.

"Niangniang," Zhang Wenyuan didn't know what the queen was thinking, but this didn't prevent her from doing something, she got closer to the queen and said in a low voice, "Have you heard some rumors in the palace recently?" ”

"What rumors?" To be honest, the queen still enjoys Zhang Wenyuan's respectful attitude.

"The fire ...... a few days ago" Zhang Wenyuan deliberately sold Guanzi, "but many people say that there are demons in the palace who deceive the emperor, and God can't look past it, so that's why thunder and fire fell from the sky......"