Chapter 195: A New Change
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When the news of the holy decree reached the Shilang Mansion, Wen Yi had just followed her cousins and sisters to greet the elders such as Mrs. Yu, Master Gu, and the Jiang family for the first time of the New Year. When she heard this, she was also slightly surprised, but quickly calmed down.
The party of Dahuguo Temple made her guess that Zheng Lijun had ladylike thoughts about Zhu Jingcheng, the prince of Dongping, and now that the crown princess has changed hands, the Dongyang Hou Mansion has chosen another desirable candidate for the side concubine, and it is not surprising that the Zheng family and Zheng Lijun retreated to the second best place and chose Zhu Jingcheng. What's more, that incident is ......
Old Madam Yu only showed surprise at the beginning, her face quickly regained her calm, and she smiled and said to the juniors: "This is really good news, the prince is finally decided, the world will be stable from now on, the saint is sage, and there is a talented prince, my dynasty will become more and more prosperous" Old Man Gu smiled on his face, echoed continuously, and said a lot of words of praise.
Jiang was a little absent-minded. Although she heard her daughter say that the daughter of the Zheng family liked Zhu Jingcheng, the prince of Dongping, she never expected that the other party would really give up the prince and marry such a person. This made her can't help but get entangled. Daughter Wenhui has always been devoted to Zhu Jingcheng, and even offended the daughter of the Zheng family for him, and now she is still "recuperating" in the hospital, and she can't even come out to catch her breath during the New Year. It also saves her from adding a lot of sadness after hearing the wind.
But at the same time, Jiang also felt a little happy in his heart. Since the daughter of the Zheng family successfully married her sweetheart, she must not be so resentful of her daughter in the future, right? The Zheng family is a relative of the emperor, and Taiwei Zheng is a high-ranking and powerful person, so the Gu family really can't afford to offend
Maybe it's because everyone has to keep vigil on Chinese New Year's Eve, and on the first day of the new year, they have to get up early in the morning to offer incense to the ancestral tablet and accept the relationship of worshipping the family members, busy at this time, everyone is a little tired, especially when the old lady is old, it is inevitable that her spirit is not good, and the old man Gu accompanied her to talk, and saw her eyelids keep falling. He glanced at Jiang's family, and saw that his wife looked like he was wandering into the world, and he didn't know what he was thinking, so he couldn't help but feel a little dissatisfied, coughed heavily, and then said, "Mother is tired?" No one came to visit the New Year today, so why don't you go back to the room to rest first, and then come out for lunch when you have enough spirits? β
Jiang's face was ashamed, and he also helped persuade his mother-in-law, but the old lady Yu thought about it, so she responded, and then went back to the yard with the support of her daughter-in-law and Yahuan. Master Gu took his three sons away and went to the study to give a New Year's speech, and Wen Yi and a few other girls went back to their rooms.
Wen Yi was still lagging behind, gossiping with Jiang Yao, and only halfway through, but he heard someone calling him, and when he looked back, it turned out to be Mrs. Liu.
Mrs. Liu's attitude towards Wen Yi has changed greatly, not only does she not dare to show the slightest arrogance, but she is also very attentive and careful in her words, and her face is full of smiles: "Our wife remembered that there was something to bother Miss Nine to do, so she asked the little one to invite Miss Nine to go, and Miss Nine should reward the small one, and take a trip with respect for labor, okay?" β
It sounds awkward. Jiang Yao pursed her lips, hid the smile, and nodded at Wen Yi: "You go, I'll go back to the room first, find out the book, and ask someone to send it to your house." β
"Thank you so much." Wen Yi sent Jiang Yao away with a smile, and glanced back at Mrs. Liu, "Let's go, lead the way." β
Mrs. Liu was stunned for a moment, and immediately walked ahead with a smile. Dong Que turned his back and smiled secretly, before he followed Wen Yi with him.
After a while, Wen Yi arrived at the main room of the main courtyard, and was welcomed into the warm pavilion in the east, where the daughter-in-law of Yahuan had already sent hot tea and delicate snacks, caged the brazier, lit the incense she liked, and the big girl came to greet her: "Mrs. will be back soon, please sit down for Miss Jiu." β
Wen Yi nodded, and sent everyone out. I don't know if it's because of what she said in the Dahuguo Temple that day, these days, the Jiang family has paid more and more attention to her, and even the people who waited in the main room have become more and more respectful to her, the ninth lady in the next room, and even the rough maids and women who were waiting in the small courtyard where she lived were also much more diligent to the messengers in her house. But to be honest, she is really not used to this kind of hospitality, and she always feels very empty, don't look at these people smiling so warmly and cordially at her now, I don't know when they will turn their faces. She will not be blinded by such vanity.
It didn't take long for the Jiang family to come back, and as soon as he entered the door and saw her, he showed joy, and couldn't wait to send the cuckoo hollyhock to guard outside the warm pavilion, and then took Wen Yi's hand and said: "Nine girls, you have heard the news just now, Miss Zheng gave it to the prince of Dongping, not the crown princess, nor the prince Liangdi, and she didn't even earn a child...... Will she fall out of favor in front of those nobles in the palace? After all, framing the prospective crown princess is not a small crime, if her decency in the palace is not as good as before, then your sixth sister ......"
"Auntie" Wen Yi interrupted her, sighed, and said, "Even the Miss Zheng family can't enter the East Palace, and she is also the concubine of the prince of Dongping, and her status is incomparable with that of ordinary officials, not to mention that the power of the Zheng family has not diminished, and there are some things...... It's better not to worry too soon. β
Jiang opened his mouth and said sneeringly: "I'm just thinking...... Didn't your sixth sister fall out with her just because of that prince of Dongping? Now that she is married satisfactorily, she must not complain about your sixth sister anymore......"
Wen Yi thought for a while and shook her head: "If she was looking forward to marrying the prince of Dongping, she would have been married a long time ago, so why make so many troubles?" Do you want to set up a poison scheme to frame Miss Du? I think...... She may really have admiration for the prince of Dongping, but she may not really have the intention of marrying the third prince, that is, the current prince. You need to know that once she becomes the prince's wife and concubine, when the prince ascends the throne in the future, she will be extremely glorious. Although the prince of Dongping is also noble, but in the future, she will inherit the title of prince, and she will be demoted by one level according to the rules, she is the princess of the county, and in terms of dignity and honor, she is far inferior to the nobles in the palace. Concubine Zheng has been interested in her niece as her daughter-in-law for many years, but not so that she can have a prominent family business. "The relationship between the crown prince and the Zheng family...... It's not that simple
Jiang Shi was a little anxious when he heard this: "How is this possible?" How could Miss Zheng not be willing to marry the prince of Dongping? You must know that before the holy decree of marriage was issued, she ......opened her mouth and closed it, and glanced at Wen Yi with uneasy eyes, remembering that kind of ugly thing could not be done in front of a girl who had not left the cabinet, so she hurriedly changed her words: "If she is not willing to marry the prince of Dongping, why did she eat your sixth sister's flying vinegar in the first place?" Your sixth sister is still locked in the house and can't get out, isn't it all for this reason? β
Wen Yi smiled lightly: "What she thinks in her heart is one thing, but whether she is willing to do it is another." If she has the heart to marry the prince of Dongping, after so many years, with her dignity in the palace, it is not a matter of words to want the queen mother to give a decree to marry? However, all along, she has never shown the slightest bit of this thought, even the sixth sister has been friends with her for many years, and she doesn't know that she has a ladylike thought for the prince of Dongping, which shows that she still prefers to marry the prince. Now that she has successfully married the person she loves, she has lost her supreme honor, and she doesn't know what she thinks, so I said that the eldest aunt can't breathe a sigh of relief. β
Hearing her say this, Jiang Shi was worried again: "Then what should I do?" Hui'er and her really turned their faces, if the two are far away from now on, it's just a matter of returning, if they meet again, she will always be the princess and princess, and her status is high, Hui'er is not her opponent This is really ......" gritted her teeth and scolded in a low voice, "It's all because she doesn't want to face the twilight, and she eats from the bowl and looks at the ...... in the pot." Shame on you."
Wen Yi didn't speak. The scandal between Zheng Lijun and Zhu Jingcheng, although she is in the boudoir, she has heard of it because she often sends Zhao Da and his wife out to listen to the news. It's just that because the matter is not very dishonorable, Zhao's bad words are too detailed to the young lady who has not come out of the cabinet, so she only knows a rough idea. However, this did not prevent her from judging this matter: although she didn't know what the reason was, Zheng Lijun, who had always been careful, made a reckless move to have a private meeting with Zhu Jingcheng in someone else's home, after all, the matter has already broken out, don't look at the fact that no one in Beijing mentioned this matter in public, and there was no shortage of jokes in private. Even if the emperor officially decrees the marriage of Zhu Jingcheng and Zheng Lijun, the scandal is a scandal, if the two get married, Zheng Lijun still has the face to stay in the capital for a long time, it will be admirable. However, since Zheng Lijun's design to frame Du Yuanru was exposed, she has rarely appeared in front of people, which shows that her skin is not thick to that point. Therefore, Wen Yi guessed that after the two of them got married, they should leave the capital and return to Dongping Mansion.
Wen Yi lowered her head and thought about it, and then said to the Jiang family: "The sixth sister doesn't know the news yet, what the niece means is that the eldest aunt might as well hide it for a few more days." The will to give marriage has come down, and the prince is marrying the crown princess on the second day of the second month of February, and the marriage of the prince of Dongping will not be delayed for too long. When Miss Zheng gets married, she should leave the capital as soon as possible. At that time, even if the sixth sister knows the truth and wants to make trouble, she will not be able to do anything. As long as the sixth sister has less contact with the Zheng family in the future and rarely passes by Dongping Mansion, there should be no chance to see Miss Zheng again. β
Jiang sighed and nodded: "That's all it takes, my hard-working Hui'er...... Do you have to postpone even the day of marriage? "If you are married, you have to let Wen Hui out, and when the time comes, can the news be hidden?
"If the sixth sister can calm down, it's okay to let her know, but she needs to be restrained from going out." Wen Yi looked at the Jiang family, "Auntie, this is already the best result right now." You don't want the sixth sister to be impulsive again, causing extraneous branches, right? β
Jiang pursed his lips and nodded solemnly.
After the discussion, Jiang Shi asked Wen Yi about her daily life and diet with concern, what food was missing, whether the subordinates were negligent, and so on. Wen Yi smiled and answered them one by one, and then she said: "You kid, you are really sensible, but you seem to be separated from your aunt." This time, the matter of your sixth sister can be solved so smoothly, thanks to you, if you hadn't persuaded me to keep an eye on her and not let her meet others, her troubles would have been known to the whole family, and you reminded me that there was a problem with the prescription, it was a flaw, so that I could cover up the past in time and not let people find out the clues. Now that your sixth sister's reputation has finally been preserved, I just wait for the family to be decided after the beginning of spring, and I will get married in a few months, and I will have nothing to worry about in my life. Good boy, it's all your fault."
Wen Yi said with a smile: "The eldest aunt is serious. The niece is just a reminder, and it is the aunt who really makes the decision. If it weren't for the eldest aunt, how could the sixth sister be safe? Didn't someone come to the door that day and ask if the sixth sister had ever been out? Thanks to the eldest aunt who invited two doctors from outside that day, the innocence of the sixth sister was proved. I don't dare to take this credit. Besides, the marriage of the sixth sister is settled, and what about the seventh brother, when the eldest brother marries his sister-in-law and comes back, and he will have a grandson in the future, doesn't he still need to worry about the eldest aunt? β
Jiang Shi smiled when he heard this: "That's right." I'm really working hard, and I'm indispensable to my children and grandchildren." He ordered someone to take a box, saying that it was a good medicinal herb sent by others, and he didn't need it from the old lady, so he gave filial piety to Mrs. Lu, and said that she only wore those two pieces of jewelry during the New Year, which was too plain, and gave her a few heads. Wen Yi smiled and thanked her, and said two more gossips before leaving.
On the way back to the room, Dong Kui saw that there was no one left and right, and quietly looked at the things in the two boxes, so he whispered to Wen Yi: "The eldest lady is so big, there is an old ginseng here, and it is fifty or sixty years old, and a few other bird's nests, cordyceps and the like are also good medicines for nourishment, although our old lady can use it, but the old lady may not need it." There are also those kinds of head and face jewelry, although they are not valuable, but everything is delicate and tight, just looking at the workmanship, you know that it is not extraordinary. The eldest lady is so generous to the young lady, all because of the young lady's previous proposal, although there is some meaning of gratitude, but it is also too generous, right? β
Wen Yi glanced at her: "What kind of gratitude?" I just said a few words for the sake of my elders, what kind of grace is there? If people hear, isn't it a joke? β
Hollyhock bit her lip and bowed her head to admit her mistake.
Wen Yi slowed down her tone and said, "That's it, I'm also worried that you don't know the severity and let people listen to it." Looking at the box, "Although these things are valuable, it is also because the eldest aunt has the heart to honor her grandmother and loves me as a junior." We just have to accept it, go back and pick a few similar things, and honor them to the eldest aunt. I remember, my godmother just sent a few things, didn't she? The sister of the Jiang family said that they are all Xihan things from overseas, and there are many people in Beijing who like to use those to enjoy, although they are not as useful as this, they can also decorate the faΓ§ade for her if they are given to the eldest aunt. Let's pick two pieces to borrow flowers and offer to the Buddha. β
Hollyhock smiled and replied, recovering the box. Wen Yi turned her head and walked forward, but there was a little sadness in her heart.
Empress Zheng in her previous life is now about to marry the prince of Dongping, and Du Yuanru, the daughter of the Marquis of Dongyang, who had never heard of her in her previous life, became the crown princess smoothly. Things have changed so much that she may no longer be able to rely on her own memory to judge the changes in things in the future, which makes her feel a little afraid.
However, in the midst of the panic, she faintly felt a little excited.
A life that is completely different from what you remember is the real new life, isn't it?