Chapter 228: An Unexpected Champion Candidate
"Since it's on the list, why didn't you ask in advance?" Song Yixiao's face turned pale, staring at Qiao Qin, who was in charge of this matter, "It's okay now, it's easy for Miaocui to express her position, but the man has a problem - how can I explain to Miaocui?" turned around and told the Queen Mother to know, only to say that I was stingy like this, and deliberately entertained her to her husband! ”
Qiao Qin also knew that this matter was troublesome, and said with a white face: "Mrs. Hui, when the slave maid penetrated the front yard, Chief Yu made it clear that he wanted to choose a wife from among the maids in the backyard!" The slave didn't know why he changed his mind? ”
Yu Shiheng is the person who was brought back from Wuhuan in the end, although Song Yixiao will have no estrangement with her husband, but she doesn't want to sweep her husband's face with her affection.
It was to suppress his anger, and only after Jian Xubai came back in the evening did he tell him about it 1510: "I thought about it, maybe I didn't think it through: although these people don't enter the inner house, they always do things in a mansion, and the thoughts that Miaocui moved earlier may also be heard by them?" Otherwise, although Miao Cui is a little older, I see that Yu Shiheng is also in his twenties, but he is older than her. In terms of appearance and ability, Miao Cui is also very good, how could Yu Shiheng refuse? ”
Although it is said that since Miaocui has been sent to marry, she obviously has nothing to do with Jian Xubai, at most she has had this idea herself. But this kind of thing, some people mind, some people don't mind - as the saying goes, a twisted melon is not sweet, Song Yixiao wants to let Xuancui marry as soon as possible, but she doesn't want to pit her, this situation naturally disapproves of forcing Yu Shiheng to marry.
After listening to Jian Xubai, he pondered for a moment and said: "Let's be honest with Miaocui, among the people who chose her, Yu Shiheng may not be the best." ”
Having said that, it was already very aggrieved that Miaocui gave up being his aunt and asked to marry, and even Yu Shiheng didn't want her, her mood can be imagined!
Song Yi smiled at her appearance of holding back tears and was also a little pity, Wen Yan persuaded for a long time, and hinted that she would add more makeup at that time, and then ask her about the candidate - Wucui couldn't hold back her tears anymore, and choked up: "At this age, slave maid, people are stupid, it's good to have someone, how can there be room for your own pickiness?" But in vain he brushed off the lady's kindness. ”
"It's my fault." Song Yi smiled guiltily and said, "But it's a lifelong matter, you can't just pick one just because you're sad, this list has been repeatedly confirmed, and there will never be a situation like Yu Shiheng again, take a look?" ”
But she coaxed for a long time, and Miao Cui looked disheartened, and only said: "It's all up to Mrs. to decide!" ”
In the end, Song Yixiao had no choice, discussed with Jian Xubai for a night, and decided to give her to the head of a Zhuangzi outside the city: this Zhuangtou's surname is Fan Mingzhong, and his age is similar to Yu Shiheng, because he has been guarding filial piety several times in a row before delaying the marriage, although his appearance is not as resolute as Yu Shiheng, he is also delicate, and he is coarse and has a good temper, the point is that after arranging for the two to pass each other in private, he is very satisfied with Ethereal.
When this person was chosen to be with Miao Cui, Wu Cui didn't seem to have recovered from Yu Shiheng's refusal to marry, and only nodded lightly when she heard the words: "Mrs. Lao bothered!" ”
Because her age was already "unmarried" at this time, Fan Zhong was also in a hurry to get married, so he set the marriage date after saying it, and chose to pass the door on the ninth day of April - Song Yixiao deliberately compensated her, and after hearing the news, she deliberately picked a set of noodles from her dowry that year and sent it over as a makeup.
Seeing this, Jin Xun, Qiao Qin and others also took out the good things in the rewards for many years to send to her, and the people followed suit, and the backyard of the Yanguo Mansion was lively for a while.
Up and down so face-giving, after a few days, Mi Cui also showed a smile in the end, and went to Song Yixiao to make amends, and repented of his anger in the first two days.
Song Yixiao didn't care about her, and comforted her softly for a while, and the two masters and servants had a bit of a mustard to disappear.
At this time, it was time to take the palace test - on the day of the palace test, Emperor Xianjia still presided over it personally, but he didn't make it to the time when he closed the scroll, because his face was too pale, he was persuaded to return to the dormitory by the left and right attendants and courtiers.
After receiving this news, Jian Xubai and Xu Xioan went to the palace to visit again, and when they came back, their faces were not very good-looking: "I'm afraid that the imperial uncle will have to recuperate this year." ”
"What about Her Royal Highness Princess Yushan?" Song Yi asked subconsciously with a smile.
When Emperor Xianjia fainted for the first time this year, the situation was not very serious, although the imperial doctor also advised him to recuperate, but it did not need to be as long as a year - the royal body's condition worsened, which was obviously caused by the faintness of Princess Yushan while lying sick.
At that time, the Queen Mother punished Princess Yushan for grounding, and the princess wanted to drop Su Shaoge's matter, so naturally she didn't do it.
But Emperor Xianjia is in this situation now, and I don't know if Princess Yushan will continue to be held responsible?
And the reason why Princess Yushan is so cheating is that in addition to the fact that she was dazzled by Su Shaoge, Yuan Xuepei's mastermind is also an important reason - this way down the way, maybe some people will suspect that the prince is deliberately killing his father.
"Just now in the palace, Aunt Daiguo mentioned it, and was drunk by the emperor's grandmother." Jian Xubai stretched out his hand and loosened the collar, took the tea handed by his wife and took a sip, before saying, "But Concubine Xian still pleaded guilty on behalf of Yushan, but she was saying that although Yushan was pampered, she was not a person without proportion, if she hadn't been deceived, she would never have made the imperial uncle angry-the concubine was not there, and the concubine didn't specify, and the princess was a generation shorter, and it was hard to say anything." ”
Song Yixiao thought to herself that this time even Concubine Jiang Xian hated the crown prince, but Concubine Cui was still grounded, and the East Palace had also fallen into disadvantage in the harem, which was really troublesome.
But I don't know if it's Ji Tailai - the next day, there was good news from the prince's side: Princess Liang was happy!
This is not the point, the point is that Princess Liang Sikong Yihan is the daughter of the Sikong family, last time King Yi passed away, in order to take revenge on the crown princess, she wanted to pit the prince, but the Sikong family made it clear that she wanted to give up, and later it was Song Yi who smiled at her sister Sikong Yiluo and persuaded her husband to intercede, which saved her life.
So now that she is pregnant, she doesn't like to visit her mother's family, but she asks for the ban on Cui Guifei's mother-in-law to take care of her, although she is suspected of not remembering the grace of her mother's family, but it is also reasonable.
Anyway, the Empress Dowager agreed to this request - so much so that when she heard Empress Su say, "The imperial doctor said that His Majesty is going to recuperate this year, if this will arouse the anger of the concubine's lifting of the ban, I am afraid that it will be unfavorable to the imperial body", the Empress Dowager said without thinking about it: "You all take care of your own mouths, don't mention those messy things, why should the emperor think about those troublesome people and things?!" ”
So Cui Guifei, who was grounded from the Lantern Festival, can be regarded as able to go out!
The first thing she does, of course, is to care about her pregnant little daughter-in-law; The second thing was to send someone to quietly give Song Yixiao a gift, saying that it was to thank her for protecting Princess Liang before, which not only saved King Liang's eldest son, but also provided an excellent reason for the concubine to lift the ban.
Song Yixiao knew that Cui Guifei did this, and thanked herself for being one, and she was also seizing every opportunity to repair the trust gap caused by Cui Jian's pity.
With a few words of humility, he accepted it generously.
The day after Cui Guifei lifted the ban, it was the period for the palace test to release the list.
To everyone's surprise, the champion was not Su Shaoge, who obtained the Huiyuan during the examination, but a scholar from Jiangnan, with the surname He Lou, the double name Duhan, and the word Junfeng - at the time of the examination, although the ranking was not low, it was only fifth, and Su Shaoge, who was the first, was separated by four people.
"Those who will sit on the banker's gambling gold list will definitely lose a lot!" On the day of the release of the list, regardless of whether there are children in each family to take the exam, in order not to look lonely and unheard of when socializing in the future, they must also send someone to take a look, not to mention that Song Yixiao is still worried about the ranking of her prospective cousin-in-law Cheng Chongjun, so she naturally ordered someone to guard it early.
When the next person who went to see the list came back, he smiled and said, "This year, almost everyone is pressing Su Ergongzi to be the champion, especially after the apricot list comes out, Su Ergongzi will be the champion in high school, but the champion must be the flower of the Su family, I never thought that the peak would turn around, but Su Ergongzi only took Tanhua!" ”
"What you said is easy, isn't it easy to take the test to explore flowers?" Song Yixiao knew that the reason why Su Shaoge was Tanhua was by no means that his talent was inferior to the list, but as she said to Wei Yinlian before, the young and handsome scholar was in the first place, and if he didn't take the top prize, he would definitely be Tanhua, mainly to meet the romantic implications of the name of Tanhua.
Seeing this, the subordinate seemed to have a little contempt for Tanhua in his tone, and couldn't help laughing, "It's only been three years to have such a subject, and it is a list of the world's best men, and it is already the best choice to be able to enter the top armor, and from your mouth, there is nothing to see except for the champion!" ”
The subordinate knew that she was not a harsh person, and she was not afraid when she heard the words, but she smiled and gave a salute and flattered: "For others, it is naturally extremely rare to explore flowers, but what is it for Mrs.?" The in-laws were born as champions back then, and our father-in-law is also a handsome master, and the little sons will inevitably be the best in the future! ”
"You talk a lot, and I asked you to ask about the ranking of Cheng Gongzi, have you ever seen it?" Qiao Qin heard him mention the words "in-law master", but for fear of provoking Song Yi's laughter, he hurriedly scolded, "Why don't you reply quickly?!" ”
The next person didn't know that although Song Yixiao was respectful to Song Yuan, the relationship between father and daughter was actually very cold and unfamiliar, but seeing Qiao Qin's stern face, he didn't dare to please him anymore, so he hurriedly said: "Cheng Gongzi has won the second class and eighty-seven this time, but it is enough to glorify the ancestors." ”
The voice fell, remembering that he had just said that Su Shaoge had gotten a word to explore flowers, and now this Cheng Chongjun is not only the second grade, but also ranked eighty-seventh, and actually added a sentence to him "Glory to the ancestors", which is like irony, and he can't help but laugh.
Song Yixiao didn't care about such subsections, and thought to himself when he heard this: "This ranking should be the result of saying hello, after all, this person almost fell off the list when he took the exam." Now not only has he entered the second grade, but he has also been ranked in a position that is not up or down, and it seems that Jian Xubai has spent a lot of effort to speak well in front of His Majesty. ”
She knows that her cousin Wei Chan is not the top in terms of talent or background, even if she has not suffered a loss, at most she can be regarded as a middle-class person.
I didn't think that this prospective cousin-in-law was not angry, so I only ordered to prepare congratulatory gifts left and right and send them to the Wei family: "Tell my grandmother that I will ask my husband to help me watch the next placement of this Cheng Gongzi." ”
Qiao Qin responded, and said with a smile: "I said before, after the apricot list, please help Miss Biao palm." As a result, this matter has dragged on until now, and you still don't know what Miss Cousin's husband-in-law looks like? The slave went to the Wei family to give gifts this time, if the old lady mentioned it, you said that there would be a suitable day in the near future? ”
"I'm free in the near future, and this Cheng Gongzi may not be free, right?" Song Yi smiled when he heard this, "The Qionglin banquet is not counted, just the liveliness of classmates and fellow villagers, how can it be finished in less than half a month?" Let's talk about it in a few days! ”
Just as he was talking to Qiao Qin about this, someone came in and said: "There is a rumor on the door that Gong Dao Gu will move back to the Spring Lane Garden in the near future." ”
Spring Lane Garden is the ancestral home of the Gu family in the imperial capital.
"Jian Xubai just told me two days ago that it was very strange for Gu Gong to live in the Song Mansion, and he moved back so soon?" Song Yixiao was very surprised when she heard this, "Is it really just that the Spring Lane Garden was not cleaned up for a while and was temporarily borrowed?" ”
But just like Jian Xubai suspected, Gu Shao's nephew is in the imperial capital, even if the place where his nephew lives is not big enough, but Gu Shao didn't drag his family with him, what is there to do, why do you have to go to the Song family to live?