Chapter 5 Invitations

"Yang Liu, Banxia, pack your things and get ready to go to your mother's side. Tang Yue said, his hands were also non-stop, and he counted the things in the small cabinet next to his pillow.

"Yes. The two of them obeyed, one to pack up light things such as clothes, hairpins, rings, etc., and the other to pack up books and pens.

"Third Miss, what should we do then?" asked Fang Feng, another big girl in front of Tang Yue, fifteen or sixteen years old who couldn't suppress the worry on her face. The girls want to go back to the east, what will they do?

"What should I do?" Tang Yue looked at her sideways, seeing that she lowered her head and didn't dare to speak, her eyes glanced at the gold and silver nudes and finger rings, silver hairpins and other things in the box, fortunately, although she was the second uncle and mother in charge of the house over the years, she didn't dare to shorten her use because of the old lady, so she saved some things.

casually took a few silver magnolia hairpins and gave them to Feng Fengdao, "You are the people next to the second uncle, and now you naturally have to ask the second uncle, I want to go to my father and mother's side, but it's not good to take you." After serving me all these years, there is nothing to give you, so you can keep these silver hairpins, and there are a few rings inlaid with agate, so take them and divide them together. ”

Feng Feng hesitated to speak, but heard Tang Yue say, "Let's go down if you have nothing to do, I'm still busy here." "I can only walk away in a huff.

I couldn't help muttering under the porch, "It's still from the house!" Just this idea, the eldest girl and the second girl are not short of gold, silver and jade, and the clothes are better than ours here, and these agate rings can still be seen!"

Tang Yue couldn't help but raise his eyebrows when he heard this, there is always a time to clean up you!

"Miss" Yang Liu Banxia was not angry, and the anxious Banxia couldn't help but roll up her sleeves and wanted to go up to fight, but Yang Liu's sharp eyes directly caught her sleeves.

"Well, there's always a time to clean them up, and now it's important to go back to my father's side first. Tang Yue said in a low voice, his eyes were as warm as the warm sun, looking at those eyes, Yang Liu and Banxia unconsciously relaxed.

Since the young lady recovered from her illness five years ago, she has become more and more like a lady.

"The daughter came to greet her father. After returning to Egret Island and coming to Tang Yue's study, Tang Yue stood outside the door and seemed to be unaware of the voice of Yingying Yanyan in the door.

After a while, the warbler Yanyan in the room walked out unhappily, and when she passed by Tang Yue, some people snorted with embarrassment, and some people flattered her, Tang Yue didn't care about it, only looked at her nose and nose.

"Come in. Tang said.

Tang Yue entered the door and waved down the servant maid.

"What's wrong?" Tang asked with a worried brow.

Tang Yue's face burned like a peach blossom in an instant, "My daughter told her grandmother that she wanted to serve her mother, so she moved back." ”

"Moved back?" Tang Yu couldn't help but be overjoyed, he and the Cui family have always had a deep relationship, otherwise he would not have asked his father to go to the emperor to ask for marriage after the marriage contract was made, three children, the first one grew up under the noses of him and the Cui family, the second one is a mess, otherwise it would not be enough for people to give a piece of meat and go to the pole to listen to the call, the most distressing thing is this little daughter. The head of the second family, the man is okay to say, the girl is bitter, not as good as the two sisters, and she has to take care of the fourth.

"Hmm!" Tang Yue nodded heavily, his face like a spring dawn.

"It's good to be back, it's good to be back. Tang Yu collapsed on the stool all of a sudden, the corners of his eyes were shining, in the past five years, he had worn out most of his bones, but fortunately, there was still support.

"Father. Tang Yue couldn't help crying.

"You just live in the room next to your mother, okay? By the way, I also looked at the group of things that don't have long eyes, your mother has no medicine these days, they all poured, and the medicine I took was quietly invited by me from outside to see, and your mother's medicine residue ......" At this point, Tang Yu didn't know whether to say it or not, this child was precocious, but these things really didn't want to pollute her ears.

"Father, mother's is the secret medicine of the palace. Tang Yue added, tears falling and wetting the collar. In her previous life, she was forced to enter the palace, served the newly enthroned King Rui, worked hard, and curryed favor several times before she won the attention of Concubine Shu and knew many palace secrets.

Tang Hao's face changed instantly, "How do you know?"

"Is the father really stupid as a daughter!" Tang Yue cried, with blood and tears, "The sister of the second uncle's mother's family, named Wang Xiyi, married to the Li Wangfu as a side concubine, and the mother's lingering sickbed was five years ago, and they all said that it was because of the blow and the collapse, how did I, the daughter, not know that my mother's body was obviously drugged!"

"In the winter of five years ago, Prince Duanhui was deposed, and at the same time, several princes added fiefs, and the second uncle and mother returned to their parents' house once, and came back ......"

"My mother couldn't get up again. Tang Yue said in a daze, Tang Yue was surprised and worried about his daughter Zaohui, and he was worried about this Zaohui.

Later, the old lady was in charge, and the mother was nothing, but she couldn't get up and had more time to sleep, but then the old lady was also sick, and the second uncle and mother were in charge, and after the old lady got well, the second uncle and mother had already subdued everyone in the family, and the old lady completely let go, and the old people around the mother were successively excused to dare to leave within a year, leaving only a wooden Zhuyin, and the people who boiled medicine around the mother were all sent by the second uncle and mother. ”

"But the Wang family started with military exploits, although the woman also learned poetry and songs, and paid more attention to the affairs of the inner house, and learned that the women of high-ranking families were raised in the deep boudoir and did not go out, where did this kind of powerful torture medicine come from and still hang their lives!

Tang Yu was silent, but his eyes were shining, "Maybe it's the doctor outside, I don't know." ”

"But if it's an outside doctor, Daddy doesn't have to ask Prince Duanhui. Tang Yue retorted, the look of not admitting defeat was more similar to Tang Yue.

"How do you know that I went to ask the former prince?" Tang Yu focused on deepening the word "former", and his eyes were introverted, like a lion.

"There is a surname Yang who is the eldest entourage next to my father, who is the second uncle of Yang Liu next to me. Tang Yue lowered his head and said, his voice was small and he couldn't hear it if he didn't listen carefully.

Tang Hao couldn't cry or laugh in his heart, but he was also like a treasure, his daughter was so smart, what else did his father ask for? But he was also worried, and it was not groundless that Hui Ji would be injured!

"By the way, I also asked my father to arrange for the Zhao female officer and the granddaughter official. ”

"Good. ”

At the small court meeting, the emperor wore a dragon robe, wore twelve crowns, and the sky was mighty.

"Something to start, nothing to retreat. The chief steward next to him shouted at the top of his throat, and the voice came out of the hall.

"The younger brother has something to play. "King Fu bowed down with the wat version.

"What's the matter with King Fu?" the emperor asked, his younger brother had dozed off five times out of ten court meetings, but it was fresh today!

"The younger brother wants to participate in the Ministry of Rites, the four Qing officials, and the four Qing officials, Tang Jin. King Fu bowed again.

"Oh, what's wrong with him?" the emperor asked, if he remembered correctly, Tang Jin was the second son of the Dingguo Mansion, when the Dingguo Duke returned to the West, he had written to ask for a favor for the second son, he sent the person to the Ministry of Rites, I heard that this person is plain and good at books and obeys the rites, with some pedantic but it is also appropriate in the Ministry of Rites, a few years ago it seems that he was promoted from the Ministry of Rites from the head of the sixth grade to the outsider from the fifth grade.

"Your Majesty. This person is not self-cultivation inside, and it is difficult to work together outside. Jiangnan prefect Lin Yi's wife is this person's sister, last month came an obituary, but this person did not have plain clothes to show mourning, in addition, the minister also saw with his own eyes Tang Yuan, the only son of Tang Yuanwailang, actually wore red clothes when his aunt was not old, all the clothes and accessories were fine, brilliant and splendid, in addition, in addition to the long house, the Dingguo Mansion in addition to the long house, up to the lady and the lady, down to the purchase of servant women and housekeepers have no taboos. ”

Therefore, the younger brother wants to join him, embarrassed by the great responsibility, and the Ministry of Rites is the most important place to be polite, and the younger brother thinks that this person cannot continue to stay in the Ministry of Rites. "King Fu said goodbye, and his words were sincere.

The emperor rubbed the jade on his waist, and after pondering, he spoke, "I remember that the head of the Dingguo Mansion is the Marquis of Dingguo, or Duanhui's companion." Why? He didn't restrain anyone?"

This time, it was the imperial historian Zhang Qing who came out and said, "The emperor doesn't know, this Dingguo Mansion was originally the eldest daughter-in-law Cui's family, and later Dingguo Gong died, Dingguo Duchess felt lonely under her knees, so she let her younger son live in the main hall with herself, and the eldest son's family moved to the east of Dingguo Mansion, and then five years ago, the eldest daughter-in-law Cui was not in good health, and even with Dingguo Hou himself was not in good spirits, and was addicted to gold and stone calligraphy and painting, and the family was headed by the second daughter-in-law Wang, so Dingguo Mansion is still the second room in charge. ”

"Oh?" there was a slight smile in the Emperor's tone, but those who knew it well knew that the Emperor was in a bad mood. Five years ago, this was clearly caused by Duanhui's abolition!

The emperor is in a bad mood, he is his father and the king can abolish the position of Duanhui Prince, but it does not mean that he can tolerate being bullied and oppressed by Duanhui as Duanhui's hand-picked companion!

"Dingguo Gong has been dead for many years, why hasn't the Dingguo Mansion let the people from the Ministry of Rites go to reform the system?"

"Your Majesty, no. The Ministry of Rites went up and said. Dingguo Gong died five years ago, and five years ago, the Dingguo Mansion was very lively! Who had the mind to control regulations? Not to mention that the Dingguo Duchess was still there.

The emperor suddenly smiled and said, "Then send someone to change the regulations, and Tang Jin, the member of the Ministry of Rites, is no longer needed, let him go back to the house and think about it, and he will be fined for one year, and he will be reduced to a seven-grade county order, waiting to fill the vacancy." ”

"As for Tang Xu, the Ministry of Rites sent someone to reprimand and retreat from the court. The emperor got up and dispersed.

King Fu followed him to the Qinzheng Palace.

"Brother Huang, is it okay for your brother to ask you for a favor?" said King Fu with a smile.

The emperor looked at this unsuccessful younger brother angrily, and every time he either fell in love with a book or a painting or a special expensive medicine, "Say, which book do you want this time?" or which set of porcelain?"

"It's neither, it's not. "Fu Wang said, "Isn't this Lin Yi's wife and my princess are handkerchiefs, this Lin Yi's wife brought a letter to my princess before leaving, asking us to take care of their girls." ”

"If you talk about this, your princess has already begged the queen to send a female official over. The emperor glanced at this little brother who was not long-hearted and said.

"No, this is the wind I only heard yesterday, but fortunately I didn't let the princess know about my quick movements, otherwise the things in my house would have to be changed again. King Fu said with a sad face that it was no secret that his princess would smash things when she was angry.

"Oh, so what?" the Emperor wondered.

"Isn't the girl of the Lin family keeping filial piety? It's just that the old ancestor of their family asked people to ask for peace, and that's it, after all, they are the ancestors and grandchildren of the in-laws, but the son of Tang Jin, the one who doesn't keep filial piety and wears big red clothes, pesters the little girl. King Fu lamented, "That little girl was entangled and couldn't avoid it, she couldn't avoid it, and the whole person was so sick that she couldn't get up, and that kid even went to someone's house, but fortunately, those girls knew to protect the master, and didn't dare to let people in, but her grandmother was smart enough to come to my princess for help, no, I just cheekily asked the royal brother for a favor." ”

"Oh, what do you want to do?" the Emperor asked, pausing at his pace. I am also very disgusted with this second room in my heart, how can Dingguo Gong be so good, how can a person raise such a son? It is estimated that all the good is given to their eldest son!

"I want to accept that girl as a righteous daughter, and it can be regarded as the friendship between the princess and Mrs. Lin back then, if I don't do this, maybe my princess wants to put this matter on her son, I am such a lone seedling, of course he has to choose who his future daughter-in-law is, I am reluctant to let him marry blindly. King Fu was full of emotion.

"If you want to take it, you can take it, this little thing will also bother me, when I am as idle as you?" the emperor glanced at him, and said angrily, but he didn't blame it.

"Isn't this a gift that I don't have anything to give? A few days ago, I made the queen mother angry and didn't dare to go over to ask for peace, the imperial brother has a good look at Yu Ruyi, why don't you take it to me and give it to other people's little girls?"

The emperor almost didn't ease up in one breath, and this is the cold and warm jade Ruyi that he has only recently gotten after falling in love with him!

"No, no, no, that thing was asked for by the queen, and I have already given it to him. Otherwise, there are some palace flowers that are very beautiful in the queen's place, and there are a few horses with very good materials, all of which are bright and tight, just suitable for the little girl to wear, and she is just right to make clothes out of filial piety, I will let the queen send it to you tomorrow. The emperor said, thought about it and said, "You accept someone as a righteous daughter, Lin Yi knows?"

"Uh" King Fu was stunned, as if he hadn't told anyone.

When the emperor saw his younger brother looking stunned, he knew that he hadn't asked his father's opinion, although it was a great thing to be accepted as a righteous daughter by King Fu, but he also had to tell his father!

"Remember to send someone to tell your father, let your daughter-in-law do this, after all, it is the friendship of their woman's family. The emperor reluctantly arranged, this younger brother has never let him worry since he was a child!

"By the way, Lin Yi has a big brother named Lin Yan?

"Hmm" King Fu nodded stupidly, I don't know why the imperial brother mentioned this person.

"Well, it's okay, you can go back. The emperor waved his hand and went to the Qinzheng Hall himself.

Seeing that the Chongyang Festival was approaching, the Dingguo Mansion received an invitation from Wang's maiden family before receiving the emperor's will.

The messenger told Tang Yue that when she went to Wang's house for a banquet three days later, she knew that there was no good banquet, and this banquet was for his eldest brother!

This year is Tang's mother's 55th birthday, Tang's mother's birthday is in September, not long after Chongyang, Tang Hu sent a letter home earlier to say that Chongyang is at home this year, and after the old lady's birthday, he will return to Qingshan Academy to study.

Tang Yue sneered, took out a small box from the cabinet next to the pillow, and opened it, and it was a balm cut into slices.

"Willow, go to the incense burner and mint. ”

I can't clean up Wang Xinian, can't I clean you up? Wang Liuyin! Tang Yue's eyes were dark with ink, his palms were clenched into fists, his knuckles were white, and his fingertips pinched the soft flesh of his palms fiercely, leaving half-moon-shaped white marks.