The people of Jinyangjing all want to climb together to "avoid disasters", plug dogwoods, pray for good weather in the coming year, and to the nobility, there is a banquet of "appreciating chrysanthemums" and "drinking", but this year, the queen mother is still sick, and the mansions are not good to make a big fanfare, and the festival is coming, but it is slightly deserted.

Huang's is still very busy, although due to the illness of the Queen Mother, can not be in accordance with the previous years of the "travel resignation" and "ascending the high drinking banquet", but the family reunion in the high pavilion, set up a family banquet is inevitable, the new chrysanthemum wine, steamed Chongyang cake, are all old examples, only this year, just because the third master of the Guogong Mansion Su Yi has been ordered to return to Beijing to report on his work, the family letter was sent, has already set off from Qiongzhou, counting the days, before the Double Ninth Festival or can rush to Kyoto, Huang of course to sort out the courtyard where the three rooms return to Beijing to live.

Three years ago, because of the death of the old Guogong, Su Yi should have gone to work Ding worried, but the South China Sea was in turmoil, Qiongzhou Mansion Ding'an, together with the two counties were attacked, not only the official office was burned by the Japanese invaders, the two county magistrates and their families all died in the Japanese rebellion, the people of the two counties were killed and injured heavily, the family wealth and grain were looted by the Japanese invaders, and the wives and daughters of the family were "raped and killed" by the Japanese invaders are countless.

Danzhou also experienced the invasion of the Japanese invaders at that time, but because Su Yi was heavily guarded, he wiped out the thieves and protected the lives of the people in Danzhou and the two counties under his rule.

Therefore, he seized the affection, and was promoted to Su Yi as the prefect of Qiongzhou, three years in the blink of an eye, has passed the term of office, during which although the Japanese robbers have repeatedly sneak attacks, killing, wounding and looting, but they have been suppressed by the government in time, and have not caused a tragedy.

Pinching his fingers, since the death of Lao Guogong, Su Yi's family returned to Beijing for funeral, but they went to Qiongzhou again because of love, and they have not seen each other for three years.

Huang instructed his subordinates to replace the newly made brocade curtain bedding and embroidered screen porcelain bottles, while listening to the gossip of Mama Lan beside him: "Mrs. has been tossing for several days, and she is so busy that she has lost weight again, and the slave and maid are really distressed when she looks at it, but these things are not enough, so it is better to let the slave and maid stare at it, and Mrs. should go back and rest for a while." ”

"The third brother has not returned for three years, and my mother is already very worried, and I can't be negligent when I return from afar this time." Huang leaned on a few points, sketched on the thin book with a pen, frowned and examined the places that could be missing, rejected Mama Lan's proposal, and suddenly remembered something: "The yard where Banniang lives can be cleaned properly?" In the blink of an eye, she had been crowded in the Jing'er Courtyard for several months, and I was busy with Zhang Luo, but I neglected her. ”

Mama Lan sighed: "Madame really didn't say anything, Banniang is a concubine, where is it worthy of Madame's attention, there are slaves and maids staring at it, all according to Madame's words, everything should be regulated in Sanniang's yard...... It's Liuniang, who is also the same age as Banniang, and it stands to reason that she should have her own yard, and the slave maid looks at Manziyuan really well, but Mrs. said that she wants to give Qiniang ......"

"The matter of the wind is not in a hurry." Huang saw two servants bring a jade screen in, placed in front of the couch, and hurriedly said: "Seeing that once the Chongyang Festival passes, the climate will be cold day by day, although this jade screen is exquisite, but it is very cold in the eyes, or replaced with a brocade screen, I remember that there are still a few in the warehouse, the background color is Qianxia red, which is very suitable for the cold season, and it is quickly exchanged." Staring at the servants and the maids moved the jade screen out, they said to Mama Lan: "If it weren't for the Queen Mother's illness, Chen'er's family affairs would have been decided, even so, it is estimated that it will not drag on next winter, and when Chen'er is out of the pavilion, Zhilanxuan will be ready-made, so it will be easy to move the soft and soft." ”

Hearing this, Mama Lan lowered her voice and asked, "Did the eldest lady really point it to the second prince?" ”

Huang Shi was slightly solemn: "We have a calculation in our hearts, that is, the holy will is undecided for a day, and it cannot be publicized." ”

"Slaves and maids can be saved...... That's fine, the second prince can't compare to the third prince after all, and ...... in the future" Before Mama Lan finished speaking, she attracted a sharp glance from the Huang family.

Mama Lan hurriedly silenced, but she was still happy in her heart after all.

She was originally the nurse of the Huang family, watching the Huang family live in Jianning Houfu in fear, and finally did not attract the jealousy of Mrs. Houfu, looking forward to such a good marriage, the fly in the ointment, in the end, it is a step-room, there is a strong mother-in-law at the top to suppress, and there are a few sons and daughters who are not their own at the bottom, although those children look well-behaved, but their hearts may not be as intimate to her wife as they seem, and then there is, after all, San Lang is from the Huang family, but because there is a Su Xun born by the former wife, In the end, it is not related to the knighthood.

Mama Lan was always a little indignant in her heart, thinking that if the eldest lady really became the third princess, she would support Su Xun in the future, and the matter of the title could not be thought about, but she would marry the second prince's mansion...... The second prince has no power and no power, but he is afraid that he will not even be able to be crowned a prince, even if he is named a prince, he will just be an idle clan relative in the future, so there is nothing to be afraid of...... When the eldest princess passed away, the lady was completely out of the way, and the matter of the title may not be impossible to calculate.

As soon as she thought of this, Mama Lan's gaze at the Huang family was even more loving, her wife was really a good woman, but she was afraid that she had never planned for San Lang...... When the time comes, it is necessary to persuade and remind.

If Su Xun inherits the title, the middle feed of the Duke's Mansion will change hands sooner or later, even if Su Xun is a person of pure filial piety and will treat his wife like a biological mother in the future, but the future master mother may not reuse their old servants.

If it is Saburo who inherits the title in the future, the lady will not lose the power of the family, and when the time comes, the "loyal servant" beside her wife will have the majesty of commanding and calling for wind and rain.

Mama Lan thought about it happily in her heart, but she didn't mention the marriage of the eldest lady, but talked about the third master's family: "If you want the slave maid to think that the lady doesn't have to be so careful, the third master returned to Beijing this time, but it is just a debriefing, and the people of Qiongzhou have been able to live and work in peace and contentment over the years, and it is not all the credit of the third master, after I want to report on my work, the saint will also let the third master be re-elected." "The implication is that the third master is just a moment, he will not live for a long time, and he will just clean up a courtyard and come out, so he doesn't have to pick up the courtyard for Qi Niang.

Huang shook his head: "The Holy Lord has a lot of credibility in our house, the third brother was released back then, but it was just a chance to practice, where would the mother and the third brother be separated, the South China Sea is not peaceful in the end, and the Holy Lord will not let the third brother be re-elected." ”

Mama Lan didn't have much insight in political affairs, and she was slightly surprised when she heard this: "Hearing what Madame said, the third master is going to be appointed as a Beijing official this time?" At the moment, he was a little anxious, and lowered his voice again: "Madam, don't blame the slave and maid for being too talkative, the slave and maid are all about it, but everything is for the sake of Madame, Mrs. She...... I have always trusted the third lady. ”

Back then, the Huang family married into the Guogong Mansion, the eldest princess was wary of her, but the third lady Xu, born in a prestigious family, gentle on the surface, but very decisive, extremely devoted to the eldest princess's mind, over the years, the Huang family has no right to touch, but the Xu family helped the eldest princess to take charge, if it were not for the later release of the third master, I am afraid that the middle feed of the Guogong Mansion has fallen into the hands of the third room.

This time, the three rooms returned to Beijing for a long time, which was really a threat to the Huang family.

Huang smiled faintly, helped Mama Lan's men to get off the kang, and went to the yard to see a few pots of begonias brought by the servants of the flower and herb house, and the two pots of purple chrysanthemums that were in full bloom, compared to the house, the courtyard seemed to be more busy, in the end, no one had lived in the house, although the grass and trees had been arranged for someone to take care of them, but after all, there were still some negligence, there were many places that needed to be repaired, Xu was born in a famous family, grew up in brocade clothes and jade food, and paid special attention to the flowers and gardens, Huang didn't want her to pick out anything missing.

Pointing to lay out a few pots of seasonal flowers at the foot of the steps, and finding a slightly secluded place to sit, Huang said: "Mama is distressed when she sees me tired? When the third siblings come back, I will have an extra helper. ”

"Madame! You are the Duchess of the country, the mother of the family, and you must firmly defend the right to take charge of the feed. "Huang's carelessness made Mama Lan very anxious, if the Xu family was allowed to give it in the palm of her hand again, would the Duchess of Guo still be regarded as the main mother of the Guogong Mansion? If this is spread, those noble ladies will despise Madame, for so many years, Madame has worked hard and been cautious in order to win the right to feed, but she can't just be taken away.

Huang shook his head: "You! It's really vain to worry, how can my mother and her old man be unclear? In those years, I just entered the door, and I was a stepmother, and it was reasonable for my mother to be uneasy, and the third brother and sister were famous daughters, talented, and so decisive and capable, and they handled housework in a clear manner, and it was normal for my mother to take a fancy to her, but now, my mother has handed over a house to me, how could I go back on my word? ”

"Madame has always been kind and generous, but the slave maid is still ......worried" Mama Lan is not as optimistic as the Huang family, she looked at it coldly, although the eldest princess said that she handed over the middle feed to Madame, but over the years, Mrs. is still a little cold, which shows that there may not be no reservations in her heart.

"Mother has always been fair, what is there to worry about." Huang smiled again: "Think about it, what do the second siblings usually like in front of their mother?" ”

Suddenly mentioning Ritchie, Mama Lan was a little puzzled: "The second lady was born poor, and her temperament is so ignorant and arrogant, Mrs. Tai naturally doesn't have a good face for her." ”

"Mama is right, if you think about Aunt Mei again, in terms of background, although it is not a famous family, it is much better than the second brother and sister, the father of Aunt Mei, and the second brother has a teacher-student friendship, when Aunt Mei is still in the boudoir, her mother treats her very much...... If the mother really hates the second brother and sister, she just treats Aunt Mei as she did at the beginning, can the second brother and sister still dare to dictate in front of Aunt Mei? ”

Mama Lan pondered it carefully, and nodded in agreement: "It's strange to say, since Aunt Mei was carried into the house, Mrs. Tai's attitude towards her was very different, and Aunt Mei wanted to go to Yuanying Hall to say hello, but Mrs. Tai was turned away. ”

"In the eyes of my mother, even if the second brother and sister don't know how important they are, they are also the second brother's wife, and her old man's alienation of Aunt Mei is actually to protect the status of the second brother and sister, to prevent Aunt Mei from disrespecting the main room, and instigating the second brother to spoil the concubine and kill his wife." Huang smiled: "Mother can still treat my second brother and sister like this, over the years, my words and deeds, her old man must be in the eyes, where will she treat me badly." ”

The master and servant were talking about their hearts, but when they saw Linglong coming from afar, they kept silent, and they both stepped forward with smiles on their faces.

But the eldest princess was invited to let the Huang family go to Yuanying Hall for lunch.

"Mother is in good spirits today." Huang felt a little bit of Nahan.

"Grandpa Guo returned to the house ahead of schedule today, this son is in Yuanying Hall, His Royal Highness and Grandpa Guo are together, and now they are accompanying Mrs. Tai to talk for a while, so they stay in Yuanying Hall to eat." Linglong explained a few words.

It's the three princes coming!

Mama Lan was shocked in her heart, and the lady said earlier that the marriage between the eldest lady and the second prince has been nine times out of ten, why would the third prince still come to the door? And unlike the previous times, this time, the eldest princess happily stayed for dinner! Mama Lan secretly looked at the Huang family, but when she saw that her wife was still smiling, she didn't seem surprised, and Mama Lan was even more puzzled.