Concubine Tong saw Shu Ning and said a few words of gossip and asked directly: "How?" Which one did Azaran choose? Shuning thought for a while and said cautiously: "The palace has not been settled." Speaking of which, I can't live with my mother. Several show girls are excellent, but Azalan is young and doesn't know the depths and doesn't understand the kindness of his brothers. The prince was also embarrassed, so he planned to ask the elders first and ask the prince and the Fujin to be the masters. ”

Concubine Tong frowned slightly: "It is also appropriate to ask your parents to be the masters of lifelong events." But now that Prince Jane and his wife are not in the capital, and they are about to be selected, aren't you worried that the candidates you like will be picked out? ”

Shuning bowed her head and said: "Although I have been worried, both Shizi and Tongying think that the friendship between brothers is important, since Azaran can't understand, it is better to have the elders in charge." The show girls who can enter the eyes of the ladies and girls are all beautiful and dignified, even if they choose a named one for Azalan in the future, they must be first-class good wives. ”

Concubine Tong smiled and waved her hand: "This is arbitrary, we are just checking it." However, she was very interested in the small tone revealed in Shuning's words: "What? Didn't Azalan listen to his brothers? Could it be that he doesn't look down on those ladies? ”

Shuning didn't answer, just glanced around cautiously, Concubine Tong gave Ruixi a look, only to see Ruixi casually reach out and make a few gestures, a few bowed their heads and bent down to listen to the palace maids and eunuchs who were waiting for the order, and then exited the room, but Ruixi stayed. It seems to be cooked.

Shuning lowered her voice and said: "I really shouldn't tell people to go because of this reasoning, it's just that Niangniang is different from others, and she shouldn't hide it from you." Concubine Tong smiled and nodded: "You are my aunt and niece, you don't need to see me." ”

Shu Ning hesitated for a moment and said softly: "Actually, Azaran met a show girl who was selected by chance outside before, and somehow fell in love with it. I want to marry her. It's just that the show girl's family background is a little worse, and it is really not decent enough to be hired as a wife, and her temperament is different from what Guo Fujin wants, so the prince and Tongying don't approve of it. The Azaran kid's house was awkward, and no matter how good the candidate we chose for him, he refused, and we all had a headache. ”

Concubine Tong raised her eyebrows: "Yo." Who is it? Did you leave a sign? Shuning nodded: "The one who stayed was surnamed Guerjia, who said that it was the princess's distant relative, whose name was Runyu." ”

Concubine Tong paused and sat up straight. said casually: "So it's her?" That's no luck. Don't say that her family background is too bad, her father is just a person from Qipin, and now some people have taken a fancy to her, and your family Azaran is better to die earlier. Ruixi also joked beside him: "This little master is also a beauty, and he is as innocent as crystal...... No wonder the third elder brother of King Jian's Mansion has always been thinking about it. ”

Shu Ning was a little surprised, they were laughing a little strangely, and they were thinking about how to deal with it, only to hear Concubine Tong laugh and say: "This Runyu is from two sisters together." said that it was a distant relative of the crown princess, but in fact it was just a brother of his great-grandfather's generation, and a side branch that had long since declined, but he just wanted to get some brilliance and let people look at it. I don't like her temperament, but her sister is not bad, she has eyes. I also know how to be measured. It's a pity that there are too many show girls selected by the Guerjia clan this year, and most of her sisters will be abandoned. If Azalan really wants to do it, he can do it as a side room. Their sisters already look a little similar. ”

Shuning responded in a mess, but she was thinking in her heart: This sister and sister are different even if they look alike. What's more, Azaran is probably not interested in Runyu's appearance, but temperament, right? If that sister is really as sensible as Concubine Tong said. Naturally, it is not the cup of tea in Azaraan's heart.

She accompanied Concubine Tong and talked for a while, and most of the topics were some gossip circulating in Beijing or interesting stories among the show girls. In addition to talking about Ming Shang's daughter, Yaqing Gege, who was far superior to others in the talent show at the time of the re-election, also mentioned Yuan Ning and the cousin of the Tong family. Concubine Tong only said that Yuan Ning had recently gone into labor and had not left the palace, but I heard that it was okay. As for the cousin that the Tong family should choose this year, it seems that there is already a suitable candidate for marriage from Concubine Tong's tone.

After more than half an hour, seeing that the time was not early, Shuning was thinking about how to say goodbye to Concubine Tong, but Concubine Tong spoke first: "It's not too early, I still have to go to the Queen Mother's palace to wait, you go back first." These words were in Shu Ning's arms, and she hurriedly responded.

Concubine Tong pondered for a moment before saying: "If it were a weekday, I would take you over, and the Queen Mother Hengzhi also likes to be lively, and likes to find someone to accompany her to laugh and relieve boredom." But the weather has been hot recently, and the Queen Mother has a bad appetite and is too lazy to see people. Yesterday, the two princes came and Fu Jin sat for a while, and the queen mother was not interested in talking. I won't take you over to disturb her. When the weather cools down, you can come back and say hello. ”

Shuning responded and persuaded: "Niangniang, please take care of your body." Today, several medicinal materials of filial piety have the effect of clearing the heart and replenishing qi, and I have drunk several other kinds of flower tea, and the taste is not bad. If the mother has nothing to do, she can also soak and drink. If you sit hot, you can also use that pair of jade bead cushions, which is the coolest. That was a little bit of the heart of the prince and his wife. ”

Concubine Tong smiled and nodded, "You have a heart", and gave a few snacks in the palace, then motioned for Ruixi to accompany Shuning out, and went back to the room to tidy up her clothes. Shuning walked outside, talking to Aunt Ruixi, and walked in the direction of the palace gate, but suddenly saw several women coming out of the side hall next to her, among them, Cheng Concubine and Chang Lu.

Shuning and Ruixi saluted them separately, Chang Lu was only lightly revealed, but Cheng Concubine was still very kind and kind. Shu Ning exchanged a few words with her, and remembering Wei Guan, who had not seen her for a long time, asked about her children and the situation of the Seventh Elder Brother's Mansion. Concubine Cheng said happily: "The child is fine, the white and chubby eyes are round and big, exactly the same as when he Ama was a child, and he is likable." The opening of the mansion is almost ready, and they are choosing a good date. But when she said this, she was a little worried: "But when they move out of the palace, I won't be able to see my grandson every day." ”

Shu Ning was a little flustered and comforted: "Seventh elder brother Qifujin has always been filial, and he will definitely bring children to see you often." It's much easier to run errands when you open a house, which is a good thing, isn't it? Concubine Cheng turned her sadness into joy when she heard this: "This is said to be more important than anything else that the seventh elder brother has a chance." ”

Shuning was a little embarrassed, so she turned to Chang Lu to greet her: "I haven't seen my mother for a long time." How is the mother? Chang Lu still nodded lightly, but looking at her, her expression was a little haggard than when they met last time, and she was also thinner, and her eyebrows were slightly depressed, but her tightly pursed mouth had a faint taste of perseverance.

Concubine Cheng smiled: "Concubine Chang came to talk to me because she asked me to be a matchmaker." One of her girls lost the election a few days ago. I'm looking for a good family. I said that I didn't know anything good, so I thought about accompanying her to Concubine Hui's place to find out. ”

But there is something strange about that. Shuning remembered that Chang Lu's mother's family and Concubine Hui's family were closer, why did she take her as a concubine instead? However, she was not interested in the affairs of this palace, and accompanied her to the east of the long street, and separated from them.

When walking out of the palace gate. Shuning breathed a sigh of relief. This matter is not over, presumably Concubine Tong will not have any dissatisfaction. But she won't interfere in Azaraan's marriage anymore, it's really a thankless trouble.

Over the next few days, the results of the draft were coming in. That amazing girl Jialun. Without any suspense, he got the name and was left in the palace with several other show girls. Guo Luoluo, the daughter of the noble Ming Shang Eyu, is also the Yaqing Gege I heard of before. was assigned to marry the eighth elder brother.

Several older princes were each pointed out to two show girls, and even the ninth elder brother and the tenth elder brother who had never married a regular wife also got a side room each. But the most eye-catching of them is that a show girl surnamed Guerjia was pointed out to the fifth elder brother, and it was directly referred to in the name of Fang Fujin, but this show girl herself is just a daughter of a small official.

Shu Ning can probably guess which one it is, presumably Prince Jian's mansion has already gotten the news, and Azaran should be able to give up, right? It's just that the news from Prince Jane's Mansion hasn't come yet. She first heard about Wufu Jin Yuanning's birth.

Yuan Ning's birth was a daughter instead of the son she thought before, which is quite unexpected. However, the fifth elder brother already had a son, so the palace was disappointed and didn't say anything.

Shuning had already sent someone to send the congratulatory gift to King Heng's Mansion. also gave a gift to the second uncle Xingbao's family. However, according to the local steward, the Xingbao family was quite depressed. Although Suo Xue Luo had already been called into the palace to take care of his daughter, the rest of the family seemed to be preoccupied with other things. Niu Xiaosi, who was following the car, heard some news from his family's subordinates, and it seemed that their family had offended someone because of Yuan Ning's pregnancy a little publicity, and now that person is looking for an opportunity to take revenge, his family's real estate has lost a lot.

Shuning only felt a little disgusted, and stopped paying attention to the news of other show girls. The cousin of the Tong family was pointed out to a son of the Xinjun Wangfu, and I don't know if it was a fulfillment of the Tong family's wish. Of the three show girls she paid attention to before, only the Ulanala clan was pointed out, and the other two were all left signs. However, the Fuyu girl surnamed Guerjia really failed as Concubine Tong said.

Before the afterglow of the draft had disappeared, the eyes of the entire capital were attracted by another thing. Chen Liangben, a scholar of Wu Yingdian University, proposed to abandon the grain transportation and replace it with sea transportation to reduce the expenditure of the state treasury and gain time for the construction of the canal.

The reason for this was that when the emperor was inspecting the canal in early May, officials requested that the outer embankment be built, lest the river burst during the flood season and damage the farmland and houses on both banks. However, the emperor was worried that the construction of the outer embankment would damage the people's fields, and some ministers were worried that the canal would be unfavorable during the construction of the embankment, which would hinder the transportation of water. So in the end, the emperor instructed the officials to take some protective measures for the time being, and then talk about it after the flood season.

Chen Liangben's twists and turns came from this.

Although Shuning ignored the government and politics, Tongying probably mentioned something, and she also heard Duanning talk about it from her mother's family. In her impression, she seems to remember that she has seen a similar plot in something, but this luck involves all aspects of the relationship of interests, but I am afraid that it is not so easy to shake. Although the emperor seemed to be quite interested in Chen Liangben's proposal, the opposition came one after another.

Someone attacked Chen Liangben with bad intentions, but Chen Liangben knelt in front of the emperor and kowtowed to his forehead, bleeding and crying, indicating that he was thinking about the court and the people, sharing worries for the emperor, and never had any selfish intentions. Some of the ministers present were moved by him, and when they mentioned it, it attracted many people from Qingliu to stand on his side, oppose that side, and they were unwilling, and all kinds of arguments spread in Beijing.

When Shuning was a guest in other palaces, she also felt the impact of this turmoil, and it seemed that many female relatives in the prince's mansion were talking about this matter. As she listened, she felt sympathy for that Master Chen, presumably he must be uncomfortable now, right? However, after hearing it more often, Shuning felt that something was wrong, so she deduced that she had suffered from heat stroke and would not go to other homes to be a guest for the time being, and also persuaded Tongying not to get involved.

Tong Ying smiled: "Do you still need to say it?" I've done this a long time ago, and I've asked them to be less involved with the people of Luan Yiwei. After a pause, he touched Shuning's face, and said with some distress: "It's better to go out less, and rest for two days, see that you have lost weight recently, don't get sick." ”

Shuning smiled: "It's okay, it's just tired." You're not much better than me. She suddenly remembered that the rest of the day was coming, so she said: "Why don't you find an opportunity to take another day off and take a day off together?" You should also have a good rest, you will not be able to stand it if you go out early and return late every day. ”

Tongying thought about it and nodded: "It's okay in a few days, I'm afraid that I have something to do again, and I can't take a break if I want to." Shuning asked what was the matter, and Tongying said: "In previous years, I had to go to Saiwai around August, so I naturally had to drive with me, but it was hard work, and you had to stay in the capital." Shuning couldn't help but be a little discouraged when she heard this. Tong Ying told her some interesting things at work to make her happier.

Shu Ning also knew his intentions, so she stopped him softly in her heart and said, "Okay, you don't have to say anything, I just can't bear that you are always not by my side." Since you're going out on an errand, stay with me before you go. Tong Ying was about to get close to say something considerate, but suddenly heard someone laughing outside the window, but it was Shige and Xiaobao.

Shuning was a little embarrassed to rush out to take a look, but only to see Xianning's back disappearing outside the courtyard gate in a hurry, and couldn't help gritting her teeth. Tong Ying scolded two "stinky boys", grinned at Shu Ning, and rushed out to catch the person back, holding a person's collar in one hand, followed by Xian Ning who lowered his head and looked at him carefully.

Shuning looked amused, glared at a few boys, and persuaded Tongying: "Forget it, it's not the first time they've come, instead of beating and scolding, let them copy a few more articles." Shige cried and shouted: "Don't be a second sister-in-law! Xiaobao responded very simply.

Tong Ying knocked her head angrily, asked a few words about their current situation, and asked Shige: "Xiaobao and Brother Xian are gone, you came to the big brother for three days, and the eldest brother didn't say anything?" ”

Shige touched the part of his head that was knocked on his head and bared his teeth: "The eldest brother is busy taking care of the third brother now, so why can he take care of me?" ”