On the night of the Lantern Festival, the Yangning Hou Mansion is hot and cold half the sky.

The green willow is beaming in the center. Mrs. Xu didn't see anyone in the warm pavilion under the pretext of recuperation, and the main room seemed deserted, but Aunt Luo in the back cover room was full of people, some of them were begging for errands, some were hinting that they could change the room if they got the order, and some were the stewards who came to give gifts, and they didn't know whether to change the way to compare or want to show their sincerity, things were more valuable than one another, and the two literate girls around Aunt Luo were not enough, and in the end they had to borrow two more girls from Chen Xi.

Zining was dead dead in the center. Chen Jiu has never come out since he came back from receiving the order, and he has never come out after locking himself in the study, and he can smell the overflowing smell of wine only outside the door; Mrs. Ma was directly sick and lay on the bed and snorted, but then she came up directly on the fire, stripped a girl directly off her clothes and threw her in the yard to punish her kneel, and she was half dead in half an hour, and now she is being detained in the firewood room; Chen Bing ran to Chen Yun and smashed a lot of things in one go, slapped his sister in the face, and then went back to the house in a rage; As for Chen Yun, he looked at the house full of wolves and wanted to cry without tears, so he took the girls to clean up silently for a long time.

It's quite normal in the Tateka Temple. The girls of all sizes took shifts and vacations according to their duties and the days that had been arranged long ago, and all kinds of lanterns sent by Princess Jin were also hung in the courtyard. On the beam of the main hall hangs a lantern of the Eight Immortals Crossing the Sea Palace made by the royal superintendent. Because of the use of glass, the inside is burned with South China Sea beeswax, which illuminates the entire main hall very brightly. There is only a green calyx guarding the door of the east room, and a few little girls are directing the rough mother-in-law to change the screen in the back, and the movement is very light.

In the east room, Zhu was leaning on the back of the kang chair, his eyes half-open and half-closed, but his ears did not let go of every word that Zheng's mother said. When Mother Zheng finished speaking, she opened her eyes: "So, His Royal Highness and the princess didn't know in advance?" ”

"Yes, the princess said that although His Royal Highness doesn't pay much attention to who succeeds the Marquis of Yangning, but after learning the news, he is annoyed and angry, and he is very unhappy, and he should never know. Although the princess didn't see the lady concubine, the female officials over there had already been fed, and if there was news, there would never be no news. Seeing Zhu's frowning, Mother Zheng hesitated for a moment and whispered, "The princess also asked me to tell the old lady, although Zhenlong's girl was born pretty, and His Royal Highness liked it for a few days, but she was too anxious, and His Royal Highness paid too much attention to things outside." Today, the Qing guest was arrested, and she rushed to report to the princess, and she didn't look at the fact that there were still people at that time. ”

"I thought she had been with me for a few years and knew how to advance and retreat, but I didn't expect it to be like this when I was released. is the same as her mother, and she can't get on the big stage. When you arrive, see if the old lady in her family has gone to Cuiliuju to tie up, if so, while the third child has not come back, find a reason to take down the person and change it, so as not to make me angry! As for Zhenlong, everyone has been sent to the palace, and the princess can do whatever she wants, but she is just a girl! ”

In the huge Hou Mansion, there are hundreds of children and girls like Zhenlong, and it is not impossible to pick out those who stand out, and the daughter-in-law of Tang Shun's housekeeper did not move before, and it is not really impossible to move, so after the Zhu family spoke, Zheng's mother responded and never mentioned the matter again. It's just that now that the third room is attacking the lord, this is indeed a big trouble, the master and servant discussed a few words, and the Zhu family gradually became in a trance, and that bewitching and delicate face appeared in front of Leng Buding. Subconsciously. She grabbed the fruit bowl on the kang table next to her and smashed it out.

"Old lady!"

The moment the newly used Ru kiln fruit plate exploded on the ground, Zheng Ma**'s exclamation also rang out at the same time, and it was only at this time that Zhu Fang realized that this was in his own house, and the damn woman was long gone, so his face suddenly returned to normal. Seeing that Zheng's mother was in a hurry to check, she covered up the past as if nothing happened, and waited for the green calyx outside the door to call the little girl to come in and clean up, and then exited, she took the tea handed by Zheng's mother and took a sip.

"Don't persuade me, I'm not old enough to be taken advantage of by the dead, it's just a flash of thought. I just thought about it, the emperor's edict this time is really a bit strange, and it violates the etiquette law. This gift is a gift, after all, the third daughter-in-law is the stepfamily, at least she has to seal the Qi family in front of her first, so that she can get her turn. Moreover, it is said that the biological mother has not sealed the wife's room, but over the years, those old masters have fought one by one, insisting that the biological mother has not given and cannot seal the wife's room, as long as I live for a day, that woman will not think about giving her life, and the third daughter-in-law can't take Mrs. Hou's life! It seems that the inheritance of the third child should only be temporary! ”

Mother Zheng never expected that it would only be a moment of effort, and the old lady not only recovered from that chagrin, but also thought so deeply that she couldn't help but nod her head in admiration. And Zhu had the spirit and simply sat up straight. He put the tea in his hand on the kang table, and his tone became calmer.

As for Luo, she used to be forbearing, and she was naturally happy to be crowned a lady this time, but she miscalculated. If she is not sealed this time, the third daughter-in-law will die in the future, as long as she uses the idea when she got married, she may be able to snatch back the position in the main room, but now she is sitting in the side room! Chen Qing and Chen Han are concubines, and the five girls are also concubines, this is ironclad! The third daughter-in-law is not a weapon, but there is a son below, and now that her husband has become the marquis, I don't believe she will be so soft! ”

"What the old lady said was that I didn't even think of that. It's just that the emperor's will will not be revealed in advance, will it be the emperor's ...... to the king of Jin?"

"People will perceive that when they look at it, but I don't think it is." Zhu shook his head, but his tone was not as firm as just now, "The emperor does not set up a prince, that is what I heard when I was young in front of the queen mother. The establishment of the prince is the deputy of the country in the name of righteousness, so he naturally has the capital to win the hearts of the people. The brothers repeatedly poured into each other, and in the end, they often did nothing but died at the hands of their father, so they could see more clearly if they did not establish a prince. As for King Lu's child, can he really compare to King Jin? It's just that the king of Jin married nobles, and he liked to make friends with civil ministers, so maybe the emperor was dissatisfied with this......"

Zhu Shi said for a moment, and then remembered a Chen she had heard of - she didn't remember the name of the imperial history at all, she was just a child at that time, and she only heard her family mention it, saying that it was Taizu who founded the country. There are civil officials who suggest that the emperor and the clan choose concubines, all by the people, but they were sprayed with saliva by Taizu, the Tao is a person who has won the Tao chicken dog ascends to heaven, if it is really a folk girl who has become the queen's favorite concubine, how many will really not be biased towards the family? The virtuous queen of the Song Dynasty was born in both official eunuchs and commoners, and this ancestral system was simply funny, so the concubines in the palace had both noble daughters, official eunuchs, and commoner daughters. Later, it was because Emperor Taizu set the rules for the nobles to be in charge of the troops, although the nobles were not as brave as before, the power to lead the troops has never been sidelined, and neither the official nor the lieutenant official could intervene.

The rise of Luo Mingyuan, the Duke of Weiguo, is tantamount to a miracle in the court, which has always been a step-by-step process-a small officer far away in the southwest, who will be promoted all the way to the hereditary prince by fate, in addition to deposing his brother in one fell swoop and rewarding the meritorious heroes of the martial arts who sat on the throne, which generation of this dynasty has such a precedent? Could it be that the emperor has any thoughts about the nobles' control of military power?

After getting married, he guarded the huge Yangning Marquis Mansion in the capital, even if the Zhu family was just a boudoir daughter who didn't know anything when he was a child, these many years, the things in the court can't be said to be very knowing, but he already knows a lot, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that his guess is a little accurate. She sighed and was about to call the green calyx to come in and press it for her, when she heard a voice from outside, followed by the voice of the green calyx.

"Old lady, Miss Cousin has come to see you."

Su Wan'er? Zhu glanced at Zheng's mother, and then ordered someone to come in. When she opened the curtain outside and invited Su Wan'er to enter the door, she noticed that the girl who had been dressed painstakingly when she entered the mansion the day before yesterday and when she went to the palace this morning looked very simple now, but it was more pleasing to the eye than at that moment. Seeing people bowing down, she smiled and told not to be polite, and waited until she sat down and spoke. Finding that Su Wan'er's mouth was full of concern, her heart was open.

Originally, when the old lady of the Su family came to propose marriage, the Yangning Marquis Mansion was experiencing an unpredictable change, but now the title has only changed from the second room to the third room, and there are generous gifts from top to bottom, and the Su family could still blackmail in the name of the future Jinshi, but now it is not so easy, no wonder Su Wan'er is in a hurry.

Zhu looked at Su Wan'er while thinking about it, seeing that her face was even, her eyebrows and eyes were beautiful, and her current dress set off the brightness of the little jasper, and she couldn't help but think about the words from the girl who served her in the past two days. Su Wan'er has read a lot of poetry books, and she writes well, and the female celebrity is also quite rooted, it is said that she can also cook and know how to settle accounts, and even inquired about the family affairs of the Hou Mansion, and she is probably not without ideas and scheming. It's a pity that the old lady of the Su family values her grandson who can pass on the ancestry, but most of her granddaughters are just selling them at a price. If so......

Therefore, after a few words of gossip, she asked kindly: "I heard that you made a few good poems in the palace today?" ”

Su Wan'er knew that her relatives were different from ordinary guests, so she was careful not to make mistakes in the Hou Mansion for the past two days, at this time Zhu asked about this, she hesitated for a moment and hurriedly humbled a few words, and then hesitantly read the poem she made to Zhu Shi, and saw that her face showed appreciation, she was relieved. However, Zhu's next sentence aroused her feelings.

"Although I have several granddaughters, but to be sensible, they can't catch up with you, I heard that you are still catching up with needlework these two nights? knows poetry and books, is a popular woman, and can also cook and settle accounts, and I don't know which family will be blessed to have you as a daughter-in-law in the future. ”

"Old lady, you have won the award, where can I compare to a few cousins." Su Wan'er didn't want to be humble this time. In her opinion, it is already very difficult for her brother to marry the daughter of the Hou of Yangning, according to the news she heard, the second and third rooms of the Hou Mansion have an ordinary relationship with the old lady, if she grasps this, she may not have a chance if she has no foundation. Therefore, she smiled and said, "I envy a few cousins, who are hurt by grandmothers like you, but they can't be cultivated in three lives." ”

The two of you and I said a word, and after a while, they became warm, and Mother Zheng on the side looked at Su Wan'er, who was well-mannered, and couldn't help but guess the old lady's calculations. At this moment, the sound of green calyx came from outside again.

"Old lady, there is some commotion in the alley of Dengshi, it is said that it is water!"

"What!" Zhu stood up suddenly, and when the green calyx came in and made it clear, she immediately ordered, "Send a few people to inquire about the news, report it immediately if you have something, and if you meet the fourth and third girls, let them come back immediately!" ”

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