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, Chapter 451 Backing the Mountain

In the evening, Rong Hua waited until Xue Mingrui came back, and the two of them talked while drinking sweet tea in the warm pavilion.

Xue Mingrui sat on the hot kang, looked up at Rong Hua, and when he saw Rong Hua's ruddy face, he was relieved, and talked about the affairs in the court, "Imperial Doctor Huang didn't stay on duty in the Tai Hospital, but was summoned to the palace overnight last night. ”

A thought flashed in Rong Hua's heart, "Imperial Doctor Huang is good at treating the elderly. ”

Xue Mingrui nodded, "And Imperial Doctor Chen, who usually checks the pulse of the Empress Dowager and the concubines, also entered the palace. ”

In this way, plus the four imperial doctors on duty in the palace, there are at least six Xinglin Holy Hands in the palace, these are just what they know, but in fact, there must be more than this number.

Rong Hua raised his head, "I entered the palace to meet the Queen Mother on the first day of the new year, the Queen Mother looked very good, and she talked to the old lady for a long time. "Could it be an emergency? But if it weren't for the queen mother, which concubine could make the hospital pay so much attention.

Xue Mingrui said: "The situation in the palace is changing rapidly, and no one knows what will happen. ”

Rong Hua seemed to have thought of something, "It stands to reason that if the Queen Mother is sick, there should be official news in the palace." "When the time comes, the inner woman will enter the Cining Palace to serve the sick, and the outer woman will go to the temple to pray for blessings, no matter how noble the queen mother is, she will not be able to shake the country, and there is no need to cover up the news, "unless it is not the queen mother, or something else is involved." ”

Xue Mingrui glanced at Rong Hua approvingly, "I think so too, the palace has blocked the news strictly, and there has been no progress after a day of inquiry, but I am afraid that it will take two days to see some clues." "The secret can only be sealed for a while, and after a long time, everyone will know it.

"There is no news from Ma Rongyue yet," Rong Hua suddenly remembered, "Ma Rongyue also entered the palace to see the concubine on the first day of the new year, and it stands to reason that the palace people who are released from the palace cannot stay in the palace for too long, let alone stay for several days." Ma Rongyue asked her a lot about Concubine Jing giving birth to a little prince, could it be because of Concubine Jing?

Concubine Jing took fertility pills to make the little prince suffer from congenital insufficiency. The Queen Mother will be angry when she learns of this.

Hearing what Rong Hua meant, Xue Mingrui's eyes became brighter and brighter, "Concubine Jing and Prince Zhuang have always had dealings, you must know that the previous dynasties were most afraid of the harem being unstable. ”

In all dynasties, there are some palace secrets that have come out, which are related to the face of the royal family, and the slightest wind and grass will make people change their color, is it possible that the queen mother inquired about any bad news? After all, at this time, Prince Zhuang was imprisoned in the palace, and everyone was in danger and only wanted to protect themselves, so it was hard to say that there would be people who would say anything for meritorious service.

If this is the case, Prince Zhuang will not be able to escape this time, unless the emperor believes that Concubine Jing is just a harem politician, and she has no other thoughts, and she may be able to open the net.

It's hard to speculate on this matter, Xue Mingrui said: "I have already asked people to stare at Concubine Jing's mother's family, as long as there is some news, we can know." ”

Rong Hua nodded.

After talking about the situation in the palace, Xue Mingrui talked about Chang Ningbo's family.

"The Ren family is sending silver everywhere." Xue Mingrui said lightly.

This is not surprising, the Ren family has always been proficient in this way, not to mention that the Ren family is now only Mrs. Ren and Ren Jingchu, two women at home, all these two people can think of is to ask for old friends and send money.

They were all implicated in the fraud of the imperial examination, and many important ministers were not only imprisoned, but their families were sealed, even the second room of the Xue family. How could the imperial court be open to the Ren family, just arresting Ren Yanfeng? The Ren family was already a prominent family when Taizu was alive, and the Ren family could not be defeated just because of these two crimes, the king was meticulous, and it was bound to make the Ren family fall all at once and it would be difficult to turn over. Ren Yanfeng not only has to commit serious crimes, but also involves Chang Ningbo, and even the title inherited by the Ren family is afraid that it will be taken back by the imperial court. On the contrary, the second room of the Xue family seems to have been disposed of heavily, and when the case is finally settled, Xue Chongyi will definitely be able to come out of prison.

Qian was busy looking at the accounts of the past few days in the house, and Longxiu followed beside her to cut the wick, "Grandma didn't close her eyes when she was serving at Mrs. last night, and she will rest early tonight, Mrs. will definitely not be able to run the house like this, what else is grandma worried about, what rules are there to slowly stand up." ”

Qian rubbed his shoulders, "That's different, we are in difficulty now, if I can take care of it at this time, no one will say anything in the future, and there is a saying called long nights and dreams, and you know what the situation will be in the future." ”

When Longxiu heard Qian say this, she suddenly thought of the young lady, "Grandma is afraid of the long house?" ”

Qian put down the account book in her hand, although she felt Rong Hua's temperament clearly, knowing that as long as she didn't take the initiative to provoke Changfang, Rong Hua would not put her hand into her room, but there were some things that could not be guarded against.

Longxiu said: "Otherwise, the slave maid will let people inquire about the movement of the long room." ”

Qian shook his head, although Xue Mingrui and Rong Hua are smart, they also have shortcomings, that is, they are too proud, with such a temperament, they will only pay attention to the overall situation, and they will not worry about small things, let alone casually calculate others for a little self-interest, just like Rong Hua would rather work hard and be self-reliant than calculate the old lady's "ladder in her hand." A good son is not an ancestral property, this kind of words are for people like Rong Hua, smart people and capable people work hard, as elders, of course, they will help their children and grandchildren who are in distress. The second wife knew that Rong Hua was unhappy when she was named a countryman, but she didn't know how happy she was, what a beautiful room and two lords in the long room, she didn't need the old lady to help at any time, on the contrary, her husband's qualifications were mediocre, and there was no good future, the old lady "sympathized with them more, and the silver automatically flowed into their room as soon as her hand was too big, where was the need to fight hard."

In her opinion, although Xue Mingrui and Rong Hua are now rich and glorious, they may change the political situation and plummet suddenly, but she doesn't need to have such concerns, she just needs to wait for the old lady "The family wealth in her hand is enough to spend a lifetime."

Qian smiled slightly, after waiting for so many years, she finally waited until today. What she was most worried about in the past was that the Xue family would always be safe, if the Xue family did not make waves and there were no variables, the power of the family could not fall on her. How beautiful the second room used to be, those scenery can't be held in her hands, it's useless, although the second room is now a piece of broken satin, but it's really hers.

Qian looked at the account book here, and Mrs. Ren "was also looking at the accounts of all the shops of the Ren family, if it wasn't for others to remind her that she wouldn't be able to remember, the deadline for the imperial court to let Yanfeng prepare the first batch of materials would have arrived." If they can prepare all the materials in advance, it can be regarded as a credit, Yanfeng should be punished if he is wrong, and he should be rewarded if he has merit, and then the merits will be offset, and then ask the court officials to say something good for Yanfeng, and Yanfeng will be able to get out of the prison if he can't say it.

Mrs. Ren thought about it, and the stewards behind the screen were already busy sweating profusely.

Mrs. Ren looked at the hour and couldn't help asking, "How is it?" Did you figure it out? ”

The stewards looked at each other, and the chief steward Cui in the house stepped forward to "reply" to Mrs. Ren, "The price of cotton this year is really high, much higher than the price recovered by the imperial court. ”

Mrs. Ren frowned, "Now it is no better than in the past, you also know, there must be no more mistakes in this matter, I have asked someone to say to the court, the prince has prepared half of the supplies, and the other half will arrive one after another, that is, to make meritorious contributions to the prince," Speaking of this, Mrs. Ren paused, "You only said that the silver in our hands is enough to collect cotton?" ”

Cui Da Steward said: "The cash is really not enough, and it is also insufficient even if it is retained in the house." ”

Mrs. Ren was immediately deflated, and finally thought of a way to save Yanfeng, but she didn't expect it to work.

Steward Xing, who had lowered his head, cautiously glanced at Steward Cui, "Madam" also had a thought in his heart, not only can't buy cotton now, even if it reaches the deadline of the imperial court, I'm afraid we won't be able to get anything. ”

Mrs. Ren's heartbeat almost stopped when she heard this, and she replied fiercely after a while, "You...... What did you say? ”

Steward Xing wiped the sweat from his forehead, "The price of cotton has been getting higher and higher these days, not to mention that we can't harvest cotton now, even if we can receive our family's cash, it is not enough." ”

If you add another charge of disadvantage, then Yanfeng ...... Mrs. Ren's eyes rolled and she almost fainted, "Then what do you say should be done?" ”

It took a long time for Steward Xing to make up his mind, "Unless you can borrow some silver." ”

Borrow some silver? Whoever can lend them the silver now, even if they ask people to go to Jinhua Mansion to borrow it, the old lady "may not give it."

"Mother, don't worry," Ren Jingchu came out of the warm pavilion when she heard this, "I write back to Jinhua Mansion, and my grandmother will definitely lend us money to save my brother." ”

Hearing Ren Jingchu say this, Mrs. Ren "and the stewards below were relieved." As long as there is support from the ancestral house, you should be able to get through this difficulty.

Mrs. Ren's eyes turned red and she took Ren Jingchu's hand, "Good boy, thanks to you, otherwise your brother and I would have been martyred to death." ”

Ren Jingchu said: "Grandmother feels most sorry for me, but if I have anything, my grandmother will definitely agree, and my mother will listen to the news with peace of mind." ”

Cui Da steward behind the screen said: "As long as there is cash, the small ones will definitely try their best to buy cotton." ”

Mrs. Ren nodded, "That's fine, although it is worth losing some money as long as the prince can come back." ”

After the order, the stewards retreated one after another, Ren Jingchu was helping Mrs. Ren to rest, Ren Yanwei hurriedly entered the house, "Mother, something happened." ”

Mrs. Ren turned her head and saw Ren Yanwei's face full of surprise and sadness, and her mind suddenly thundered, "What...... What's wrong? "Isn't there bad news coming back from the northwest?

Ren Yanwei's eyes were red, "Jinhua Mansion sent someone to send a letter, but my grandmother is gone." ”

Mrs. Ren" and Ren Jingchu opened their eyes wide and were stunned.

I can't send it.

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