Chapter 159: Mrs. Liu's Provincial Relatives (I)

The morning after Wen Yi returned from the Dongyang Hou Mansion, Liu Gu, the third aunt's wife, came to the Shilang Mansion again.

After she entered the house, she didn't go to see her sister-in-law Jiang, and went directly to the old lady's yard. Wen Yi and the sisters were talking with the old lady in the house at that time, and when they saw that Yahuan had just reported it, Liu Gu broke in directly, and they were all taken aback, and hurriedly greeted her.

As soon as Liu Gu entered the door, his eyes were fixed on Wen Xian, and he turned around a few times, until Wen Xian's face was flushed, and then he looked away and asked the old lady Yu for peace.

Old Madam Yu was in a good mood, smiled and let her get up, and said: "Although I asked you to come over and sit down and have something to discuss, you don't need to be in such a hurry, just had breakfast, could it be that you went out at dawn?" He pointed to the round table in front of the Wen Yi sisters: "This is what the princess and the princess rewarded when the five girls went to the Lu Wangfu yesterday, you come and take a look, pick two and bring them back." ”

Only then did Liu Gu see that there were two red square boxes on the table, one with all kinds of exquisite yarn palace flowers, and the other with twelve white jade pendants of different styles, all of which were exquisite internal creations, which were rare now, although they were not worth much, but they were worn to be guests when they went out, but they were very decent. She glanced at Wen Xian again, and Wen Xian lowered her head with a red face.

Wen Juan pursed her lips beside her, complaining secretly in her heart. My sister divided the things given by the princess and the princess to the sisters, and each of them just took one politely, and even Wen Hui, who was recuperating in her own yard, knew how to count the etiquette, and only left a palace flower.

Wen Yi was thinking in her heart, the third aunt looked strange, could it be that she heard the rumor that Lu Wangfu intended to hire Wen Xian as her daughter-in-law? And the reason why she came seemed to be summoned by her uncle and grandmother, thinking of what she said yesterday, her cheeks were slightly red, but her heart was beating uncontrollably.

Liu Gu was about to open his mouth to talk to Old Madam Yu, but he glanced at a few girls again, and coughed: "Mother, my daughter has something important to discuss with you." The tone of the word "important matter" was specially emphasized.

Old Madam Yu blinked, and said to Wen Yi and the others kindly: "Go back, the weather is gloomy today, it seems that it is about to snow, you can eat lunch in your own room, you don't have to come over, so as not to suffer the wind." ”

All the women answered in unison, and they all retired. Wen Xian hesitated, didn't take the two boxes away, and left them on the table. Wen Juan put the lid on them and turned around step by step.

As soon as they left, Liu Gu rebuked Yahuan again, so he couldn't wait to go to the chair next to his mother and sat down, and asked: "Mother, I heard that the five girls in our family went to the Lu Wangfu several times in a row, and they were quite blue-eyed by the princess Lu, and they were about to become the prince's concubine, right?" ”

The smile on Old Madam Yu's face suddenly condensed, and she became a little crying and laughing: "Where did you hear nonsense?" Princess Lu takes a fancy to the five girls in our family, and she plans to marry her grandson, what is the prince doing? ”

Liu Gu was stunned, a trace of disappointment flashed on his face, but he immediately cheered up again: "King Lu's grandson? Which one is it? Grandchildren? ”

"It's the one nicknamed 'Qin Idiot', the grandson of the Lu Wang family. The princess was also very much in favor, and let the two children meet once, and I heard that the little prince and grandson were quite satisfied with our five girls. ”

Liu Gu was even more disappointed: "It's actually that kid?" This family business...... Not really, right? I've also heard rumors about him, and it's said that he has no ability, but he is just favored by King Lu. ”

"What's so bad?" Old Madam Yu disagreed, "I can marry the prince of the clan, and I am also both good and good-looking, what else is there to dislike?" I naturally know that he loves elegance and has always ignored political affairs, but it is rare to be a Taiping prince and grandson in the Taiping Palace, and he will be safe and secure all his life, and your niece and nephew can be worthy of such a person, which can be regarded as her blessing. It is good for the dignitaries in the court, or the children of official families with noble and decent status, but you also have to take a look at what time it is, your second brother just has a name for Jinshi, and he doesn't even have a serious official position, why should people take a fancy to your niece? ”

Liu Gu was speechless. Mrs. Yu's concerns are not unreasonable, before, because she acted carelessly, she only cared about winning over the Dongping Palace, and asked people to slander in front of the palace, not only her husband was reprimanded by the saint, but even her mother's brother was also affected. Although the Liu family has regained the trust of the saint at this time, it is not as good as before, not to mention, her husband has not been discouraged, even outsiders know that Liu Shangshu and his wife are not in harmony, how can he give her mother's family dignity?

It's just that she is still a little unconvinced: "The Taiping prince and grandson of the Taiping Palace, it sounds like a noble, but in fact, when something happens, it doesn't matter if the mother brings her nieces and nephews to Beijing, she is looking forward to finding a good family for them and adding some help to the family, but now, the five girls are matched with an empty king and grandson, and the six girls you promise to my family, and the remaining nine girls and ten girls, one is an orphan girl, and the other is a concubine, which one can be used?" Could it be that those decent people can still look at them as serious daughters-in-law? ”

Old Madam Yu glanced at her: "Who told you that I brought a few children to Beijing to help the family?" ”

"Aren't you ......" Liu Gu was puzzled, "The eldest brother specially instructed you, didn't you?" ”

Old Madam Yu sneered: "You don't want to look at what time it is?" The battle between the princes has just ended, and they have begun to grab the throne of the crown princess again, and all the vassal kings are also ready to move, and there are everyone in the court, and it is in chaos. You and your eldest brother didn't make it clear to me, if I had known that this was the situation, I wouldn't have entered Beijing at this time, and I would have to get married, but I can't bury my family for the sake of getting married."

"Where did it get to this?" Liu Gu was shocked when he heard this, and said with a dry smile, "Are you thinking too much?" I've heard of the disputes in the court, but they're just minor disputes compared to the past. Isn't the candidate for the crown princess decided? Although our family has never had much contact with the Dongyang Hou Mansion, our lord also had some friendship with the Dongyang Hou when he was young, and he will not be embarrassed by coming to his house. As for the Zheng family, it seems that his daughter is going to succumb to the position of Liangdi. Although our family has no deep friendship with them, the sixth girl has been friends with his young lady since childhood, who in Beijing doesn't know? His family will not harm us either. Then there are a few vassal kings, our aunt and wife are married to the Dongping Palace......" she paused, and pulled the corners of her mouth a little uncomfortably, "Although she and I are a little unhappy at the moment, in the end, it is a close relative, when there is really something, it will not ignore our family, you know, the king of Dongping is the queen mother's son, the holy brother, even if he really wants to cut the domain, his family will not suffer anything." ”

Old Madam Yu smiled coldly, and said in her heart If she hadn't heard the nine girls talk about it, and the people of the Dongyang Hou Mansion further confirmed that statement, she couldn't believe that the Zheng family, who had never had any grudges with the Gu family and even had a good relationship, would actually blame her granddaughter for the blessing of the nine girls to save the daughter of the Dongyang Hou Mansion, and the Gu family was able to get out smoothly, but she also offended the Zheng family because of this. As soon as the Zheng family is still there, she will not be at ease for a day, and the marriage of several granddaughters will not dare to be careless, although the grandson of the Lu Wangfu is not an ideal marriage partner, at least not the Zheng family can move it, and the Gu family can also talk to the prince of the clan with this in-law, and there will be no help in the future. Of course, that little Wang Sun doesn't have the right to speak, but King Lu does

She looked at her daughter and said, "Don't always think that King Dongping is the queen mother's son and son, and the holy brother, so you have nothing to fear." If the saint is determined to cut the domain, the king of Dongping cannot be an exception. If a vassal king loses his domain, what is the difference between him and King Lu? King Lu can still get the respect of the saint, no one in the clan dares to be rude to him, the family of King Dongping is angry with the saint all day long, and when the queen mother ascends to the immortal, what good results can you have when he is his family? ”

Liu Gu's eyes widened: "Mother...... Mother ......"

"I'm not joking," Old Madam Yu snorted, "Just look at his family's daily behavior, you know that the vassal king should not have made friends with the courtiers in private in order to avoid suspicion, because your Liu family and the Dongping Royal Mansion are in-laws, and this matter can't be avoided, so forget it." But the prince of Dongping Palace, in order to get close to you, actually chased all the way to Pingyang, which is okay, he was going south to Kangcheng to do business, just passing by, and it is reasonable. But a few days ago, the rumors in the capital made people can't help but feel funny, the queen mother and the saint took a fancy to the young lady of the Dongyang Hou family, and wanted to match it to the third prince, that was to take a fancy to the prestige of the Dongyang Hou, and asked him to give the third prince, the crown prince, the prince of Dongping, specially ran to the queen mother to grind, saying that he asked to marry the eldest lady of the Dongyang Hou Mansion, isn't this robbing people with the three princes? also specially spread the rumors everywhere, one is not good, it is going to ruin the marriage of the heavenly family, isn't it bad for the sage's calculations? When you are holy, you don't annoy his family? ”

Old Madam Yu was even more angry, if the prince of Dongping wanted to ruin the marriage of the three princes, why would he pull Wen Hui into the water? Originally, the family affairs with the Liu family had been negotiated, but when the canonization of the crown princess was over, the princes and grandsons of each family would be able to marry off their sixth granddaughters, saving her from causing any trouble. As a result, the prince didn't know what to think, which made Wen Huichun's heart sprout, and added variables to this family business. If he had the intention of marrying Wen Hui, it would have been fine, but in the past few days, there have been many rumors about his dealings with various ladies, and he didn't mention the matter of marrying Dongyang Hou's daughter, but he obviously didn't mean that to Wen Hui, what is this called? Is it a bully?

Liu Gu's face changed when he heard this, and he seemed to be struggling: "This is not good...... Jingcheng's child is still too young, he doesn't know how thick the sky is, he only knows that he is protected by the queen mother, so he really thinks he can do anything. I have to persuade him, and the princess, that it will not work like this."

"What do you use to persuade you? Don't forget, people are annoying you now," Old Madam Yu struck her daughter coldly, "You don't have to do this superfluous thing, just like you said, King Dongping is the saint's brother, and the saint will never see him again, as long as their family has not committed the crime of rebellion, and they are not idle at all, the saint will not care about them." In the future, the palace will have no domain, and there will be wealth and peace. Aunt Liu was originally a person in front of the saint, but now that she has regained the trust of the saint, why do you bother to add to it? Just do your part, don't make your own decisions."

Liu Gu shrunk his neck and reluctantly agreed, but after thinking about it, he was a little reluctant to give up: "If you just want to be too safe and stable, there is no need to match your fifth nephew daughter to the grandson of Lu Wangfu, a general of the town country, what use can you do?" Our lord also knows a few children of the eunuch family, all of whom are talented and capable, with a good family background and a bright future. Although these people's official positions in the court are not high, they are also able to speak, and they may not be worse than King Lu, an idle prince."

Old Madam Yu said in her heart, no matter how capable they are, their status is not as high as that of the vassal king, can they contain the Zheng family? It's just that she can't mention this to her daughter, so she has to say: "I've made up my mind, you don't have to say more." When your niece and daughter marry into the Lu Wangfu, with her, a few girls from the family will also have the opportunity to match with a good family, and they are not afraid that their in-laws will be involved in court disputes in the future, which will affect our Gu family. She turned to her daughter and asked, "Speaking of which, when you came back last time, you mentioned the incident to you, haven't you done it yet?" ”

Liu Gu was stunned: "Which one?" Are you talking about the marriage of the six girls? She smiled, "I have already mentioned it to the master, and the master has no objection, but just said that he will wait for the royal marriage to be completed before it can be publicized." This year, it was because the saint was not in good health that he did not officially issue a selection order to be drafted to marry the prince's clan, but marrying before the Tianhuang nobles was married, and it was the official eunuch's house, which was a slap in the face of the saint. As long as the marriage of the three princes and several princes and the prince is decided, our family will send Geng post over, you don't have to worry. Speaking of this, she remembered her niece again, "Speaking of which, why don't you see Wen Hui today?" She wasn't here just now, and since she knew that I was here, she had to come out to see her. ”

Of course, Old Madam Yu will not tell the truth: "As soon as you came, you drove away several children, where did she dare to disturb?" Besides, the marriage is decided, you are her mother-in-law, and her daughter's face is tender, even if she knows that you are coming, she is embarrassed to come out to see you. ”

Liu Gu covered her mouth and smiled: "She has been bold since she was a child, and when she saw a man, she has always spoken generously, but now that she is getting married, she is shy." ”

Old Madam Yu didn't want her to continue to talk about Wen Hui, so she said: "What I just said is not about this matter, but about the marriage between the nine girls and your family, don't forget, you mentioned this marriage to the sixth room in front of me, as well as the second and fourth rooms, and promised to send Geng Ti over." Your sixth aunt didn't refuse, and agreed to accept the Geng post, which means agreeing to the marriage. You haven't moved, and now you're pretending to be fine, is it possible that you want to change your hexagram? That's not good, I will go back to Pingyang in the future, and let people know about this matter, they will poke me in the back."

Liu Gu smiled unnaturally: "You're talking about this......"

"How? Didn't I mention it last time? You said you were going back and asking Aunt Liu, what was the result? ”

Liu Gu's face turned slightly pale, and his voice was much weaker: "I mentioned it, but ...... Before the old man could say anything, the slut surnamed Bai said that he knew the stepfamily of a six-rank military attaché, and his family happened to have a daughter, who was left by the former head of the Yuan, who was already seventeen years old, and he had not yet allowed anyone, and he intended to tell that girl to the eastbound ......"

(The double monthly pass event really came out, starting from 0:00 on the 28th to 24:00 on May 7th, asking for pink~~~)