When the mother and son arrived in the quiet room, they retreated left and right, and without waiting for Master Gu to speak, Old Lady Yu hurriedly asked, "Are you really going well in the court?" Don't prevaricate me with any words that Lord Shangshu wants to draft important notes, even if it is an important matter, he has his own cronies and staff, where can you use a dignified servant to sort out the old files for him? ”

Master Gu was stunned, silent for a while, and finally showed a wry smile: "I can't hide anything from my mother...... The son's situation in the DPRK is fine at the moment, but it is more difficult in the ministry. The new Lord Shangshu, who was originally the right attendant, has always had some discord with his son, and when he takes office, he will inevitably establish his prestige, but he has nothing important to do, so he has to use his son as a target. However, although he was mean, he did not lose his proportion, so that his son only needed to work a little longer, and after a few days, when the serious errand came down, it would be over. ”

Old Madam Yu listened, but she didn't look relieved at all: "You still want to hide it from me?" Since he was the original right waiter, I remember that you once wrote a letter back to your family, mentioning that this adult was born on the same list as you, from his youth to the present, and he has not stopped when he was neither from a family, nor married a noble girl, but he is a broken household, and he can be promoted to a waiter, and he has burned high incense, how can you make up for the vacancy of your Ministry of Rites, not the left waiter, but it fell on the head of a right waiter? ”

Master Gu's face sank, isn't this a great shame in his life? Dredging for more than half a year, coupled with the contacts he has accumulated over the past few years, as long as Lao Shangshu sues the old, he can almost get this position safely, but he didn't expect the will to come down, but he was cheaper The opponent saw it, although he didn't say it explicitly, he was afraid that he was secretly laughing at him

Old Madam Yu looked at her son's face, and guessed a few points, sighed helplessly, raised her head and rubbed her forehead, and said softly: "Your brother-in-law's side...... Didn't help say a word? I heard he's now recovered? ”

Master Gu said gloomily: "I also went to ask him, and we had a good conversation, but my sister had a few big troubles, and my brother-in-law was also annoyed, so even we were estranged, but I was very close to his two sons." ”

Old Madam Yu paused and slowly lowered her arm: "Our third aunt and wife...... What's the trouble again? ”

Master Gu sighed: "Actually, it's not a big deal, since the incident in her hometown, she went back to Beijing, and she was taught a lesson by her brother-in-law, so she has been staying in the house peacefully, occasionally coming over to talk, but just to talk about some family things." Only later...... For the sake of the eldest nephew of the Liu family, he said something inappropriate in front of outsiders, and was counted down by his brother-in-law when he went home, she was not convinced, and she didn't know what to do, so she forced the child to move out, and there was gossip in Beijing, saying that the Liu family could not tolerate the descendants of the legitimate lineage, and the brother-in-law was even more angry. Then...... Something happened to his youngest son again, and it was rumored in the house that it was his sister's hand......"

Old Madam Yu's face turned very ugly: "What happened?" How could there be such rumors? ”

Master Gu sighed: "It was originally a snack prepared for my brother-in-law's second son Dongjun, but because his youngest son Dongqiao was greedy, he tasted it first, but he fainted from poisoning, and invited the doctor to come and took medicine for more than half a month before he got better." At that time, except for the two children, only one of my sister's companions touched the snack, so no matter how my sister argued, my brother-in-law refused to believe it. It just so happened that Dongning's child was sick for a few months, his body was weak, and his homework was wasted a lot, but Dongjun passed the children's test, and he was about to give it a try in the autumn, because his younger brother was poisoned, so it was delayed. The brother-in-law must be suspicious of his sister......" He didn't say anything, but he sighed in his heart. It's really possible for him, his own sister-in-law, to do such a thing, and even his brother doesn't believe it, so how can he make his brother-in-law believe it? This time, the Gu family's companion room was involved, and the Gu family was in an embarrassing situation, and he didn't dare to defend his sister.

"Confused" Old Madam Yu snorted coldly, "If your sister really did this kind of thing, that Dongxing would have died thousands of times, and she would have been worse in her mouth, how could she dare to be so ruthless?" How old is Dong Joon? He is only thirteen years old to be able to pass the children's test, which is already extremely lucky, even if he really ends up this autumn, it is impossible to get into that Dong Qiao, although he is still diligent, but his talent is dull, and he will be a talent in the future. Your sister mentioned to me a long time ago that among these two concubines, that is, Dongjun, has hope for the future. I'm afraid that someone will see that your brother-in-law is angry with your sister for a while, so he took the opportunity to use tricks, desperately giving up a child with a limited future, and also making your sister unable to turn over.

Master Gu was taken aback: "This ...... Can't you? Tiger poison does not eat children......"

Old Madam Yu sneered: "Pay attention to the amount when taking medicine, people can't die, take care of it for a few years, and it'll be fine." Afterwards, you can get the pity of your brother-in-law, that is, you really have no success in the imperial examination in this life, and you can be a rich man in peace, and the big one can be more valued by your brother-in-law. If you think about it, isn't this the reason? ”

Master Gu was silent, and after a while, he sighed: "It's a pity that there is no evidence......

Mrs. Yu asked, "What about the companion room?" Since she was there, didn't she really see any traces of spiders? ”

Master Gu smiled bitterly and shook his head: "My sister thought so too, so I ordered someone to lock up the companion room, and wait for the brother-in-law to come back from the yamen and ask questions, but unexpectedly, after the brother-in-law returned to the house, he took someone, but found that the companion room was dead." Because she died in her sister's yard, and the guards were also sent by her sister, her sister couldn't wash her ...... if she jumped into the Huaijiang River."

Old Madam Yu was silent: "Good means...... " After a while, she spoke, "If you die, you will die, since the child is fine, and no one has proved that it was your sister's hand, this matter will be put aside first, and after a few years, it will naturally fade." Your brother-in-law is a courteous person, and he will never divorce his wife because of a trivial matter, and with Dongning's child here, slowly, he will turn around. Right now, we need to remind your sister not to do anything superfluous, let alone do it against the three of Aunt Bai, mother and son, so as not to annoy your brother-in-law If you have spare time, it is right to clean up your own yard first."

Master Gu didn't understand for a while: "Why do you want to clean up the yard?" ”

Old Madam Yu glanced at him, and he understood: "Mother means...... Sister's yard ......" Old Madam Yu sneered: "I have raised your sister for so many years" Old Master Gu sneered: "Sister...... It's because I'm used to living a comfortable life, so I didn't watch out for ......."

Old Madam Yu rubbed her forehead again: "Between wives and concubines, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind, where is there anyone who really guards himself?" If you don't come up with some means, you just care about being majestic in your hometown, or scheming in front of outsiders, sooner or later you will cause trouble to your sister, it's bad that you look down on yourself too much and underestimate others, thinking that you are from a family, and you are marrying a Ming media, so you don't put the concubine in your eyes, this time you will suffer, right? ”

Master Gu had a calm face and said, "Although I can't clear my sister's grievances for the time being, my son looks at what his brother-in-law means...... It shouldn't be a big deal. This matter didn't even get out, if it weren't for the death of our family's companion and my sister's panic, I'm afraid I wouldn't even know. Now at home, that is, the son knows with Aunt Yu, it can be seen that the brother-in-law still knows the severity. ”

Old Madam Yu snorted coldly: "His Liu family also needs to be faced, there is really a scandal of his mother's poisoning of his concubine, although our Gu family is embarrassed, he also has to be accused of not governing the family strictly, since he has only won the favor of the saint, how can he let someone take the handle at this moment?" After a pause, he glanced at his son, "You also have a long memory of spoiling your concubine and killing your wife, which is the root cause of the family, you shouldn't have let Aunt Yu know, since you let her know, you should be disciplined, don't let her talk nonsense in front of people."

Master Gu hurriedly got up solemnly and gave a salute: "My son can save it." The son has already warned Aunt Yu not to let her leak a bit. Mother rest assured, Aunt Yu knows the seriousness of the matter, that is, not for the sake of her son, but also for the sake of the children. ”

Old Mrs. Yu's expression slowed down a little, her daughter's scandal is related to the reputation of the Gu family's daughter, Aunt Yu must not talk nonsense for the sake of her own daughter's elegance, but she has to beat and knock again, so as to save her from having thoughts that she shouldn't have. Having made up her mind, she asked again, "Look...... What is your brother-in-law's attitude towards you right now? Regardless of this matter of returning to Shangshu, on weekdays...... Do you have a life? ”

Master Gu groaned slightly: "My son is looking at ...... It's fine. Because of my sister...... The son has never defended her anything, he has always been close to him on weekdays, and he has been belittled by the saint since he beat him, although the son has also suffered some troubles, but he has never alienated him, and now that he has recovered, his son has not benefited, and he has never complained. He knew in his heart that there would be no change in his son. ”

Old Madam Yu nodded: "This is as it should be, although our Gu family is the head of the Wang clan in Pingyang, when we arrive in the capital, we really don't have any foundation, if it weren't for his help, you wouldn't be so easy to get today's position." Your sister's side is no longer reliable, so you can only come forward and continue to maintain the friendship between the two families, and when Dongning is a few years older, he has gained fame and a good career, and your brother-in-law will naturally lose his anger for the sake of his son. Since one of the companions died in the room before, you should ask your daughter-in-law to pick a good life at home, pick a girl with a good appearance and temperament, and behave properly, and send it to your sister between fifteen and eighteen years old. You don't have to hide it from your brother-in-law, just make amends. ”

Master Gu was a little surprised: "Mother means ......" He hesitated a little, "I'm afraid it won't work, right?" Others don't say it, sister...... It's annoying first."

Old Madam Yu raised her voice: "Even if you are annoyed, you have to endure that this is her mother's family" slowed down slightly, and then sighed a little helplessly, "What can I do?" It's about the heirs, no matter what family you are in, you won't easily let go of your brother-in-law who never divorced her, which is already her luck. What else is she bothered about? If this girl is lucky, it is better to get your brother-in-law to open his face and put it in the house than to be favored by Aunt Bai If she can have a man and a woman, Dongning will also have an arm in the future. This is all your sister's confusion, obviously Guixiang is her companion, and she is the son of our family, the most reliable, gave birth to children, don't they all call her a mother? She was ruthless, leaving only one girl......"

Where does Master Gu know about these private affairs in the inner house? I had to respond vaguely, hesitated for a moment, and then said, "Send the girl over...... I'm afraid it's useless. Whether the brother-in-law can take a fancy or not, it's still two words. Mother...... My son remembered something...... Do you remember that my sister has been saying all the time that she wants to tell us six girls to Dongning? ”

Old Madam Yu was very surprised: "Why did you suddenly mention this?" After that, he also showed a little dissatisfaction: "Your sister is just too confused, how can she say that the sixth girl is also her own niece and nephew, she knows the inside story, why did the first one change the hexagram?" If she hadn't fallen into the well, the clan would not have been so ruthless to the six girls in the face of the Liu family...... "The daughter who has been married, the clansmen will deal with it and look at the face of her future husband's family. Old Madam Yu silently scolded her daughter in her heart, and became even more tired of her actions.

Master Gu said, "My son also just thought of it...... I heard that the six girls are on the way...... Knowing that the queen mother wanted to choose a match for the three princes and the children of the clan, she shouted to marry the prince of Dongping? ”

Old Madam Yu's eyes narrowed: "Who did you listen to?" He immediately reacted, "Did Xiao Qi tell you?" ”

Master Gu acquiesced: "Fortunately, Wen'an told his son, otherwise it would be really bad, and the matter of choosing a concubine for the third prince recently, the capital is very unpeaceful, people like us are about to hide, that girl wants to take the initiative to lean up, it's really infuriating, I knew that this was the case, and my son shouldn't let her come back."

Old Madam Yu was very unhappy when she heard this: "What? Will you give up your own flesh and blood? You're a dad too? Why is it not peaceful in Kyosato? Didn't you say that Miss Zheng had already been decided? Today, Miss Zheng came to the dock to pick up the six girls, I can hear clearly, she has even learned the palace rules and etiquette for half a year."

Master Gu said: "Concubine Zheng's meaning is naturally to choose Miss Zheng, no one knows the thoughts of the third prince, but he has always been filial, so he must also mean this." There are quite a few officials in the DPRK and China who are in favor of this proposal, but the Queen Mother has different ideas. The Queen Mother felt that the relatives of the Zheng family were powerful, which was not conducive to the balance between the DPRK and China, and she thought that the Miss Zheng family's temperament was not stable enough, so she took a fancy to the young lady of the Hou Du family in Dongyang, and the young ladies of the Ruan family, the Zhou family, the Liu family, the Chen family and other noble families were also selected. The Holy One has not yet expressed his position, but ...... It is very likely that it will be biased towards the Queen Mother...... Forget it, but in the past two days, there have been new rumors in the palace that the young lady of the Hou Du family in Dongyang, even if she can't become the concubine of the third prince in the end, is likely to be pointed out to the prince of Dongping as his wife......"

Old Madam Yu was dumbfounded when she heard this: "What kind of character is Dongyang Hou?" How could he let his daughter fall into such an embarrassing situation? ”

Master Gu sighed: "The prince of Dongping has fun in front of the Queen Mother every day, and begs the Queen Mother to agree...... The Queen Mother seems to be a little loose, and the court is in chaos, Yushi, Qingliu can't wait to bite the flesh of that prince, but it hinders the Queen Mother's birthday, and she doesn't dare to make a big fuss. At this time, if the six girls in our family shout out to marry the prince of Dongping...... The son will immediately become the target of public criticism."

Old Madam Yu's mind was also in chaos, she never expected that things would develop to this point After thinking about it, she said in a deep voice: "That is the case, let's take the six girls as soon as possible on the way here, I have already taken a good look at a family......"

Before she finished speaking, she was interrupted by Master Gu: "My son has already heard that the Luo family is too far away, and my son thinks ...... The Liu family is more suitable, since his sister has lost the trust of her brother-in-law......" he looked at his mother, "In order for the friendship between the two families to no longer be damaged, I can only marry another one."