Chapter 24: Selfishness

Tateka-in is the landlord of the warm pavilion.

Zhu was holding a cup of rock sugar bird's nest in his hand, but he was just holding a silver spoon and slowly stirring it in it, as if he was casually listening to Su Mu and Pepper's words. Mother Zheng, who was standing next to her, knew that the old lady actually listened very carefully. It took two quarters of an hour for Su Mu and Pepper to complement each other and finish the morning's situation as it was.

"It's the first time I can have such a deal when I encounter something like this, and it's okay." Zhu Shi nodded slightly, then looked at Su Mu and Pepper, and asked lightly, "You just said that Hongluo Qinfang and the others have all gone out?" ”

Pepper is innocent on weekdays, but at this time she knelt in front of her but was very worried, for fear that there was something wrong with what she just said, or that she had mistaken Miss, and she was stunned when she heard the old lady ask about the red snail. However, Su Mu next to him was more vigilant, and hurriedly kowtowed and said, "Old lady, after dinner, Sister Hongluo went out with Sister Qinfang, saying that the young lady ordered them to run errands." Sister Qinfang seems to be going to inquire about the usual practice of making spring shirts on weekdays, Sister Hongluo is going to the account room to inquire about the old practice of rewarding money for the New Year's holidays, and Sister Yun'er is young lady gave a leave to go home to take a look. ”

Zhu glanced at Zheng's mother, and saw that she nodded slightly, knowing that these words were not false, so his face turned a little pale: "I'll just say, the three big ones in the house are actually gone, what's the use of keeping you little ones." Since you are going to the Water Mirror Hall today, and you will still be in the future, be more vigilant in your heart, look at your young lady more, she is young, in case she is fooled and bullied, she has to endure it, but you are not allowed to hide it, can you understand? ”

"Yes, slave understands."

Seeing that the two girls kowtowed again, Zhu ordered the green calyx to take them down, and when the curtain was lowered, she no longer maintained the posture of sitting in front of the person, and leaned back on the kang chair at the back, Zheng's mother hurriedly moved the pillow to her right arm, and then went up to sit next to the corner of the kang.

"Old lady, it seems that the third lady is an understanding person."

"She really understands people, so she can see the thoughts of the four girls and the five girls in a little time." Zhu Shi smiled coldly, and a little anger appeared between his eyebrows, "The fourth girl wants to show off herself again, and she is afraid that the matter will make a big fuss and anger her mother, so it must be difficult at this time." As for the five girls, I really underestimated her in the past...... After all, it was raised by that woman! ”

Finding that Zhu's face suddenly changed, and he covered his mouth and coughed twice, Zheng's mother hurriedly poured hot tea, fed and drank two sips, and persuaded a few more words, she didn't dare to continue this topic, and hurriedly talked about going to the Jin Palace's mansion in the morning: "The old lady is relieved, the princess has been paying attention, and asked the father-in-law in the palace to inquire carefully." said that the emperor looked angry, but it was just that the second master was not angry and lived up to the reputation of the family, and he was not really filial in front of the old lady, and the rest really didn't say anything. From this point of view, our plan is seven points accurate. ”

"I used to think it was easy, but now that I think about it, the commander of the Jinyi Wei surnamed Yang always makes me feel wrong."

Zhu Shi thought of that face as he spoke, and he had a little palpitations for a while, and then shook his head and said: "In short, this matter should not be taken lightly, you let people keep an eye on the woman in the third room." As for the second room, no matter what they do, you don't have to pay attention to it, the second daughter-in-law is just a little trick. ”

"Yes." Mother Zheng respectfully agreed, seeing that Zhu's face was tired, she couldn't help but hesitate a little, and she still didn't dare to hide it after thinking about it, so she whispered, "The princess said that in the past few days since Wei Guogong came back, the Guogong Mansion was full of people, and the emperor summoned him several times, and the reward was more expensive than the rest of the honors. Also, because the daughter of the prince of Weiguo died due to the epidemic, and now the person who is discussing the marriage has broken through the threshold, and only the Duchess of Weiguo is vague, so there is some speculation outside. The princess heard the news and said that it was ......"

"Say what? Could it be that the woman still wants to take her daughter to the prince of Panwei Kingdom? ”

Although Zhu's face was full of displeasure, Mother Zheng hesitated for a moment, but nodded lightly: "There is really such a statement." ”

She was delusional, she still thought she was a noble person, and the second room was also a concubine! She really wants to pull our family to the boat of Wei Guogong! ”

Zhu finally couldn't help it, and sat up straight all of a sudden, his face blue with anger. Taking a deep breath, she clenched her fists fiercely, which could be regarded as smoothing her breath, but the fire was getting stronger and stronger. Wei Guogong's sister-in-law was promoted to a concubine, and she has a son King Lu under her knees, although she is young, but this dynasty is Emperor Taizu who has already determined the ancestral system of Lixian. Now after many years, how many years of learning and Confucianism have worked hard again and again, and finally raised the Liyan to the top of Lixian, but the article of standing long without a grandson has still not come down. Otherwise, with the stupidity of the emperor's eldest son, King Zhou, the position of the prince of Jin would have been decided a long time ago!

Moreover, Princess Jin turned out to be childless for several years after marriage! Now that King Jin has accepted two more ladies a few years ago, there are even rumors that he will choose a famous lady as the second concubine. If it is really as those people wish, the second concubine is really established, and she has a son, won't the princess of Jin really become a clay carving and wood sculpture ornament? This matter is not unheard of in previous years, earlier Emperor Taizu's prince chose two noble daughters, one is the princess and the other is the second concubine, and in the end, the east wind overwhelmed the west wind!

Zheng's mother had already stood up, and when she saw that Zhu suddenly grabbed the pillow next to her, she didn't know the bitterness in the old lady's heart, so she had to sigh secretly. Remembering that after being made a big fuss by the Chu family in the Water Mirror Hall in the morning, the mother-in-law of the housekeeper who didn't know where to go quickly came to hit the wooden bell with her, and swore that she would never go out to find someone else's busyness, all of them were called to hit the sky, and she shook her head.

If it weren't for the old lady's deep hatred for the old marquis's indulgence in dogs and horses when he was guarding outside, she wouldn't have hated those old generals who served by her side, and let the second lady deduct them and ignore their life or death.

The cranky Mother Zheng was in a trance, and suddenly felt that her hand was grabbed, and immediately a spirit came back to her senses. Seeing that it was Zhu staring at her, she hurriedly bent down: "What does the old lady command?" ”

"Tomorrow, you go to the Jin Palace, and ask if the matter of the second concubine is chasing the wind. Tell Qing'er that this is not the time to be reserved! If that happens, let's prepare as soon as possible, rather than letting others take the lead, it's better for our family to ...... Our family is an old nobleman, although I can't say that I can respond to every call, but I still have some old sisters. It's at home, I can still live for more than ten years, and I can still hold it down, and I don't have to worry about being unable to hold it hostage! ”

Mother Zheng's heart jumped, and she was about to say something, when a green calyx's voice suddenly came from outside: "Old lady, the third lady is here." ”

The master and servant who were discussing in the room immediately stopped talking, and Zheng's mother hurriedly served Zhu to sit down. After a while, I saw that the door curtain was raised high, but it was Chen Lan who entered the house, and in addition to Su Mu Pepper, who should have met halfway, there was also a girl with a strange face, who was not very old and not very pretty.

When Chen Lan stepped forward to salute the Zhu family, he quietly looked at him twice, and found that the Zhu family's face was not very good-looking, thinking that he had learned something. Thinking of meeting Su Mu and Pepper halfway, she had a few points, so when she saw that Zheng's mother helped her sit down next to Zhu's on the kang, she explained the situation in the morning, and said at the end: "Old lady Mingjian, these old generals are all in the past with the old lady on the expedition, there is no merit and hard work, if they are allowed to suffer and be poor, it is not good for our family's reputation to spread it, maybe someone will arrange your no." That's why I took matters into my own hands and gave them a promise. ”

The sentence "It's not what you choreograph" made Zhu shocked. She originally thought that those families had not hummed for many years, but now it was really strange that they suddenly had this courage, and now the more she thought about it, the more reasonable she became, and her face, which was still a little tired at first, immediately changed her expression, and praised Chen Lan a few words.

Gently exonerating this self-asserted matter, Chen Lan picked up a few things in the morning and said it, knowing that the old lady must know everything, but she still didn't hide it, and even said what she thought when she was doing things, but in the end, she still turned to the matter of the Chu Sijia.

"I asked Sister Green Calyx, most of the good errands at home are full, but to appease them, there must be something practical, I think, the fourth brother is not young, although he is studying in the school, but we are generals, not to mention that we must be skilled in bows and horses, but we always have to practice martial arts. The four Chu families said that the children in the family had been practicing martial arts since childhood, so it was better to summon them in to be a companion for the fourth and third brothers to practice martial arts, and then choose two or three people from other families to come out. These are all old servants, they can go into battle to kill the enemy at the critical time, and now although the world is peaceful, they can always be used, which is better than if they are instigated to make trouble. ”

Zhu listened and listened, and looked at Chen Lan unconsciously, and saw that she said very calmly, and she didn't even blink her eyes when she said that she was instigating trouble, but she was a little hesitant. It is her selfish motives to put these people aside, but the most taboo thing in the family at the moment is not to stop, plus Chen Ying is a military general, she also has to worry about the consequences of those old family members being pulled over. So, after groaning and groaning, she finally nodded.

"It's up to you."

Although it was just three simple words, Chen Lan was overjoyed. After all, there are too few people available to her now, and she is really not at ease with Chen Yan's temperament, and she deeply hopes to put a few sincere people by his side. Although the four Chu families are a little muddy, they don't look scheming after all, and the son they raised may be credible. Even if she couldn't believe it, she couldn't stop trying it for that reason.

After finishing the matter, the grandparents and grandchildren naturally gossiped, and Zheng's mother said a few words as if she had just seen the girl next to Su Mu Pepper, and deliberately asked: "Third Miss, this girl seems to be very raw?" ”

"Yes, I was watching the snow outside the door today, and she happened to come up to deliver tea, and I saw that she was clever, so I ordered her to come with her, and changed her name to Ruixue." Chen Lan smiled disapprenosingly, and said, "At that time, Sister Hongluo and Qin Fang went out to run errands, and Yun'er took leave again, I thought there was still Sumu Pepper, so I allowed her, who knew that they all hid out to play, and none of the girls in the yard were gone, so I simply brought her here, and now there is a mother guarding Jinxiu Pavilion." ”

Zhu knew that someone here must have instructed Su Mu Pepper not to tell about the Tatexiang Courtyard, so Chen Lan thought that they were going out to play, and she also knew the reason why the three red snails were not there, but when she heard that the other girls were gone, she immediately frowned, and then said indifferently: "As long as you like it, what is a girl, just change Ming'er to make up for her lack of a third-class girl." ”

Rui Xue was still trembling, but when she heard this, she was immediately relieved, and hurriedly stepped forward and kowtowed. When she stood aside and heard Zhu say to Chen Lan that the girl in the Splendid Pavilion was so lazy and should be replaced, she gasped.

If she hadn't been lazy like everyone else, she stepped forward to deliver a cup of hot tea and said a few important words, she would have been indispensable among the people who were replaced by Ming'er!

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