After about two cups of tea. Mrs. Joe turned back.

Her face was pale and she looked dazed. The maid stepped forward to help her, but she was violently pushed to the ground.

The maid's face was painful, but she didn't dare to get up without a sound, and went to help Mrs. Qiao again.

This time, Mrs. Qiao was supported by the maid in a daze, but her eyes were fixed on Qiao Lianfang, who was sitting next to Mrs. Tai, and it took a while to return to her position.

"Mrs. Qiao," Mrs. Lin couldn't help but worry when she saw that there was fine sweat on her forehead, and she seemed to be crumbling as if she had lost her weakness, "What is wrong with you?" ”

Mrs. Qiao, who has always been lively and agile, turned her head to look at Mrs. Lin, her eyes were a little sloppy, and it took a long time to condense and say, "I'm a little uncomfortable!" ”

Mrs. Lin hurriedly said, "Do you want to hire a doctor?" As he spoke, he was about to get up, "I'll go and tell Mrs. Tai!" ”

Mrs. Qiao grabbed Mrs. Lin's arm violently: "No, no. I just ate my stomach badly. Yes, it hurts my stomach. Fresh peaches from the fourth lady ......"

Mrs. Lin couldn't help frowning.

Mrs. Qiao's strength was so great that she grabbed her arm and felt pain, and no matter how many words she spoke, she looked like she was fine.

But she said it was fine. Why bother yourself!

Thinking about it, she pulled her arm back without a trace and smiled, "If you feel uncomfortable, make a sound." I'm going to call a doctor. ”

Mrs. Qiao nodded, and half-leaned back in the Taishi's chair as if she were paralyzed.

Eleven Niang saw it in her eyes, and faintly felt that Yuan Niang must have told Mrs. Qiao about Qiao Lianfang.

Does the eldest lady know?

She looked at the eldest lady.

The eldest lady and Mrs. Gan beside her talked and laughed.

Eleven Niang was about to turn her head, when she saw the eldest lady standing up, and whispered a few words to Mrs. Gan, Mrs. Gan smiled and nodded, she entered the flower hall and called a little maid: "Take me to the clean room." Then he commanded Luoqiao, "Come with me." ”

Luo bowed his knees, followed the eldest lady, and was led by the little maid to the clean room behind the flower hall.

The eldest lady stopped in front of the clean room and stuffed a small silver coin for the maid: "You don't have to serve here, I'm not used to it." ”

The little maid glanced at Luo Qiao, took the silver bill happily, and retreated.

The eldest lady whispered to Luo Qiao: "You are here to guard." If anyone comes, just wait for me outside. You know? ”

Luo Qiao hurriedly said: "Got it." ”

The eldest lady nodded slightly, stood at the door of the clean room and looked around for a moment, and saw that there was indeed no one around. Then a person went out from the corner gate next to him, passed through the Dianchun Hall, and hurried to the small courtyard.

Two mothers-in-law stood in front of the steps of the hall, tiptoeing to watch the excitement. Seeing the eldest lady coming, she stepped forward and saluted: "Where are you going?" Our four ladies have rested early. If you have anything to do, let's talk about it tomorrow morning! ”

Someone immediately shouted: "It's dark, and your eyes are blind?" ”

The two mothers-in-law immediately turned around in cringe and respectfully shouted "Mother Tao".

In the middle of the night, a woman wearing an official green makeup gown walked over with a serious face. It is Mother Tao who serves by Yuan Niang's side. Seeing the eldest lady, she added a smile to her face: "The eldest lady, you are here!" ”

The eldest lady nodded and walked forward impatiently: "What happened to Yuan Niang?" ”

"Waiting for you!" Tao's mother responded while accompanying the eldest lady into the small courtyard.

The small courtyard was pitch black, only two big red lanterns were hung under the eaves of the main house, and a little maid stood in front of the door and broke her fingernails boringly.

"It's me!" Mother Tao responded, and the eldest lady saw that the little maid breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and pushed the door: "The fourth lady just asked!" ”

Mother Tao nodded, and the eldest lady entered the house, turned around and said sternly to the little maid, "Watch carefully", and then closed the door with her backhand.

The "creaking" sound of the doorshaft was clear and distant in the silent courtyard, startling the little maid.

Yuan Niang rested on the inlaid nan wood bed near the window of the west wing, and when she saw the eldest lady, a smile bloomed at the corner of her mouth, soft and quiet under the white sheep's horn palace lamp.

"Mother Tao, you give things to your mother." She whispered. He looked very tired. But a pair of eyes are shining.

Mother Tao responded and took out the white embroidered bamboo Meilan skirt.

The eldest lady took it, but sighed: "Why are you doing this...... The Qiao family is not easy to mess with. ”

"Mother, you should know better than me." Yuan Niang smiled slightly, her dark eyes were as deep as an ancient well under the light, "The side of the couch does not allow others to sleep soundly." They thought I was sick and there was nothing they could do. That's why they go in and out so recklessly. If I don't pick the hardest one and break it, I'll only have endless troubles. There is no way to do it. If you take it seriously, although this trap was set by me, if she didn't want to show off in front of Hou Ye, how could she be fooled? Why don't you see other people's ladies coming to join in the fun? If you want to blame, you can only blame yourself for being too eager. Can't blame me! ”

The eldest lady was silent, apparently agreeing with her daughter's statement.

"You've put this dress away." Yuan Niang smiled, "I was not found by someone with a heart, thinking that I could sit back and relax." ”

The eldest lady nodded: "I can save it." Then in front of his daughter, he took off his skirt, put it on his body, and put his skirt on the outside.

Qiao Lianfang was not as tall as the eldest wife, and the skirts at that time were all big pleats, and the eldest lady was so set that she really couldn't tell that she was wearing another skirt inside.

"What do you mean?" As she put on her skirt, she asked, "Did I agree with your idea?" ”

Yuan Niang replied to the question, and said with a smile: "Mrs. Tai agreed to ask the Jiang family for Brother Zhen!" ”

The eldest lady showed a few surprises on her face, obviously she didn't expect Yuan Niang to say such a sentence. He hesitated: "Then the Hou Ye...... And the matter of the stepfamily......"

"Now is not the time." Yuan Niang smiled, "Deal with this matter first." There was no rush in that matter. Even if you are in a hurry, you can't rush it. I'll have to wait until I'm dead! The corners of her mouth twitched, and there was a hint of sarcasm in her expression.

The eldest lady's eyes turned red, and she endured it for a while, but she finally didn't hold back. Tears poured down their faces.

"Mother, don't do this." Yuan Niang took her mother's hand, "I didn't come to you to make you cry!" ”

The eldest lady nodded indiscriminately, took out a handkerchief and wiped her tears: "What else do you have to do?" I'm listening. I'll do it for you. He couldn't help but complain, "I really don't understand." The Jiang family's protégés have old friends all over the government and the opposition, and they don't know how glorious it is to be able to marry such a family. Why does Hou Ye disagree? If he had already agreed, how could he be so tired of you......" As he spoke, as if remembering something, his tone suddenly became cautious: "Does he really have any ideas?" Abolish the heir, that is a violation of the laws of the Great Zhou, and will be impeached by the imperial history! Isn't he afraid that his reputation will be damaged in a hundred years? ”

"Mother, after so many years, don't you understand." Yuan Niang smiled, "If that law is really so useful, why not set up another Metropolitan Procuratorate?" ”

"Yes." The eldest lady replied unwillingly, and her expression was quite helpless.

"Therefore, the top priority now is to marry the Jiang family." Yuan Niang's expression was faint, "When the time comes, Brother Zhen has such a powerful Yue family, no one will want to shake the position of his son." By the end of the day, it was already loud.

The lady nodded. "Have you figured out which room to set for Brother Chen? I think Jiang Bai, who is the head of the Hanlin Academy, is the best. He is now a bachelor in charge of the academy, and if nothing else, it will be just around the corner to enter the cabinet to pay homage to the prime minister. ”

"Hmm!" Yuan Niang nodded slightly: "Mother and I want to go together." They have a ** in their family, and they are descendants. He is just two years old this year, which is the same age as Brother Zhen. As for the Wang family, I have sent someone to bring a heavy gift to Taiyuan Mansion, and our family is willing to marry Wang Lang, I believe she will not refuse to do Baoshan for Brother Zhen. ”

The eldest lady hesitated a little: "After all, the Maoguo Mansion is in decline, let the Wang family go to Baoshan, I don't know if the people of the Jiang family will give her face?" "I'm afraid that my daughter will think that she doesn't want to, explained." It's not that I'm reluctant to have a few daughters, I'm afraid that the Wang family will be cheapened for nothing! ”

"There are some things you don't know." Yuan Niang said with a smile, "Although the Wang family is from a noble background, he is low-minded and very good at being a man in the Jiang family. When Jiang Bai was serving as a Jishi in Yanjing, Jiang Bai's wife was seriously ill, and she not only served on the side without undressing, but also went around to seek medical advice for Jiang Bai's wife, worship God and Buddha. Later, Jiang Bai's wife took the prescription she found and recovered, and she was not an ordinary intimacy to the Wang family. I once asked someone to send a message to the Jiang family, but the Jiang family politely refused. Otherwise, why should I beg her to make peace? ”

"You know these things better than I do." The eldest lady smiled, "You just have to make up your mind." ”

Yuan Niang muttered: "Mother, you have to worry about the marriage of the three sisters!" After all, the young and the old are in order! ”

The eldest lady raised the corners of her eyes, and her face showed a little coldness: "Don't worry, I know what to do!" ”

Yuan Niang let out a long sigh, and for the first time there was a look of amazement in her expression: "Sometimes, people can't help but believe in fate!" But she stayed in the flower hall, but this matter was done, but she didn't panic at all...... I still want to see it...... When I don't ...... Now I have to choose her. I only hope that God will bless me and pity me for a hard time, she is the same on the outside, and I didn't look away......"

Just when the eldest lady and Yuan Niang were talking considerately, the third lady made her eyes and the fifth lady go to the flower hall by serving tea to the lady.

“…… It was quickly transported from Nanjing, and each one cost twenty taels of silver, and suddenly it was all gone. Strange, you say, isn't it strange? The third lady's voice was extremely low, "If it weren't for the fact that I knew Liu Ji's people well, I would have been out of the ocean today-the first time I held a family banquet, and the anchovy that Mrs. Tai personally ordered was not served!" As a result, I checked and said that the errand was your mother's nephew. To be honest, our mother's family is not an outsider who moved from somewhere, and our mother's errand has to invite outsiders, so how can we follow the Xu family to do an errand. Fifth brother and sister, it's really hard for me to meddle in this matter, so it's better for you to ask in person! ”

The fifth lady smiled: "Third sister-in-law, don't worry. If it were one of my people on errand, I would have given you an explanation. ”

"Look at what my brother and sister said." The third lady smiled, "I'm not going to pursue anything. I just think it's too weird! You also know that I have just taken over the affairs of the family, and it is inevitable that there will be things that cannot be done, and it is inevitable that someone will give me a threat...... I can't be careful everywhere! As he spoke, he sighed helplessly, "I really hope that the fourth brother and sister will get well soon, so I don't have to worry so much, and I can hand over this burden as soon as possible!" "A reluctant look.

The fifth lady listened with a smile, and was about to say a few kind words, when suddenly someone under the eaves of the flower hall exclaimed: "Mrs. Qiao, what's wrong with you?" ”