An Yuanfu changed owners not long after it was built. The Linbo Pavilion has been furnished, but the main hall has been empty, and even the tables and chairs have not yet been prepared. This time, the Zhu family came to recuperate, and the ancestors and grandchildren were settled in the Linbo Pavilion, and Zhang Zhuangtou was busy with this and that, so he naturally forgot about the things arranged in the main hall. It wasn't until today that someone suddenly came to the palace, and he remembered this experience, but he could only secretly complain, because Chen Yan was accompanied by Chu Ping's four companions to go out, and after thinking about it, he could only welcome people to the main hall where Chen Lan saw the tenant before.

At this time, although there is a tent on weekdays, there are two rows of brocade guards like benchmarks standing in the small courtyard that is not very well guarded, one by one nailed to the ground without moving, and the waist is equipped with a neat standard steel knife. In the hall, Eunuch Xia sat on the chair on his left, but he didn't touch the tea that the little guy sent with trepidation, but played with a tooth card in his hand.

In the old system of the palace, all the servants had to wear an ebony card with a lotus leaf head, on one side of which was written the words of the inner envoy or a small fire, and a rectangular fire mark was stamped in the middle of the side. The book "customs prevention and access", and the fire seal on both sides is engraved with the name and number of the envoy, so with this official ebony card, the inner court is also purged. Once promoted to Fengyu or Changsui, it is to change to an ivory card made of ivory. Eunuch Xia's tooth card has been used for many years, so it has been slightly yellowed, but at this moment, he is meticulously wiping this tooth card with a silk handkerchief, and his face is a little delicate.

It wasn't until the little chamberlain behind him whispered a reminder that he raised his head, just in time to see the door curtain raised high, and a girl crossed the threshold. Yu Bai embroidered a small jacket with folded branches, a vermilion ink-colored silk skirt, a rose purple silver rat crane on the outside, and only a little pearl and jade on his head, looking dignified and steady, and there was no lack of charm, so he stood up with a smile: "This ordinary clothes, worn on the third lady, are stunned to have a rich atmosphere of the Hou Mansion." ”

Although Chen Lan said that she had seen Eunuch Xia last time, she only followed the orders of the crowd and did not say anything to Eunuch Xia.

Grandpa Xia laughed. I really didn't know that you were coming, and I was afraid that you would wait, so I only wore homely clothes, and hurried over after just reporting my grandmother, don't say I'm rude. ”

"Where, our family likes the generosity of the third lady." Eunuch Xia smiled so much that his eyes narrowed into a slit, and when Chen Lan sat down with a few more greetings, he rolled up his sleeves and took out a piece of paper from his sleeve pocket, but he was not busy handing it over, "First, our family went to the Hou Mansion to read the emperor's will, and returned the Zhuangzi of the long house, and later when we sent people to send the land deed, who knew that it was a leak, and our family was so tired that we had to run again." This is the deed of this Anyuan, and I invite the third lady to take a look. ”

Anwon's deed!

Chen Lan hesitated for a moment, then stood up and took it with both hands, but saw that the deed clearly stated how many acres and how many acres were written on it, and it was indeed the deed of her Anyuan now, and she was a little confused in her heart. It's just that. Eunuch Xia obviously had no intention of playing dumb riddles with her, and nodded with a smile.

Although the third lady of the east and west accepted it, although this garden was a little hindered in the past, but now that the road has passed, no one dares to say half a word. In addition to this, when Ling Zun's land property was entered into the official before, there were also a lot of miscellaneous belongings into the official, and now these things cannot be found in the treasury, our family is in charge of the treasury, and we can only estimate and supplement it to you, which is about three thousand taels of silver. ”

As soon as these words came out, the little eunuch standing behind Eunuch Xia stepped forward with a small ebony lacquered box. When Chen Lan heard the number and name of the three thousand taels, his heart was very bright-needless to say, this was naturally because she helped Yang Jinzhou - Jinyi Wei Ti Shuai fell off the horse, no matter what kind of internal information she had, at least she was also meritorious, but this credit was not justifiable.

Therefore, after taking the box, she only knew that it must be a silver ticket inside, so she handed it to Zhang's mother next to her to take it, and took out the silver ticket that Zhu gave her before in her sleeve, and gently and skillfully stuffed it, but Eunuch Xia actually stretched out his hand and blocked it gently but undoubtedly. Seeing this scene, she groaned slightly, and glanced at Zhang's mother. Zhang's mother hurriedly curtsied and tiptoed back.

"If it were someone else, our family would naturally be at ease, but today our family hasn't thanked Miss San. This favor naturally can't be accepted. Eunuch Xia saw that Chen Lan didn't look at Zhang's mother who withdrew with a box full of silver tickets, and after taking back the silver tickets, he only looked at her, and secretly praised her in her heart for not being greedy for foreign things at a young age, knowing the severity, so he sighed and said, "Xia Yun of Tiananzhuang was in charge here in the name of our relatives before, and he did everything in the name of our family, and I don't know how much money he has sent." If someone really runs away this time, I'm afraid that we can't tell even ten mouths. So, anyway, this time it was finally remedied. Even the emperor said that the third lady was really shrewd and steady. ”

There were no outsiders at this time, so when Chen Lan heard this clever and steady four-character comment, although his heart jumped, he couldn't help but sigh secretly. If it weren't for the two lives, where would she have come from to be so agile and steady, and how could she struggle to survive in this complicated environment?

"I really can't afford to say this, if it weren't for the urgency of the matter at that time, and Lord Yang came, I wouldn't dare to make this decision. also asked Gonggong Xia to return to the palace to play the emperor, and said that I was young and reckless. I have inherited too much kindness, and I am really guilty. ”

There are not many concubines in the inner palace of the Son of Heaven, most of them are from the folk like Concubine Wu Xian, or from low-grade official eunuchs like Concubine Shu, or the daughters of low-level military officer families like Luo Guifei, therefore, the noble family wants to flatter the Son of Heaven, and it is really impossible to find much opportunity, so they know that the Son of Heaven values filial piety, and in the past, he tended to serve the Queen Mother, and now he tends to serve those concubines and concubines. Eunuch Xia has already seen a lot. Those daughters are in front of each other and behind their backs, and they prefer to show their faces in front of the prince, and they can't wait to publicize the big things bigger than the sky, so they look at Chen Lan, and Eunuch Xia thoughtfully taps the handrail with his fingers, and then coughs lightly.

"When Yang commanded that time to report, the emperor was in the East Warm Pavilion of the Qianqing Palace, and our family happened to be waiting next to him. It's not that our family is talking, there are so many princes and uncles in the capital, not to mention which family's daughter, it is the son, and only the prince of Weiguo has been praised by the emperor. Therefore, Miss San's matter this time can be described as beautiful. Our family is old, because the ancestors have strict rules, and they don't dare to climb the dragon and the phoenix to cause trouble for themselves, so I asked for an errand to come over in person today, just want to make a good fate. ”

Although Chen Lan said that he could not know all the major affairs of the imperial court, he also knew that the biggest difference between the Chu Dynasty and the Ming Dynasty in history was that the eunuchs could not predict political affairs, and they did not have the right to criticize Zhu. Eunuch Xia bluntly said that he didn't dare to climb the dragon and the phoenix, but he just wanted to make a good fate, which was nothing more than seeing that there was value worth making friends with on her side. However, even if Chen Yan can attack the knighthood in the future, what future does she have as a woman?

These thoughts are not something that can be declared, so she had to be vague and humble, and when she finally sent Eunuch Xia out, she still didn't say yes, nor did she say no. To her surprise, Eunuch Xia was not annoyed at all by her attitude, and reminded with a smile when he left that the peaches of Tiananzhuang have always been the favorite in the palace. When the peaches are harvested in the future, you might as well send one to the palace treasury.

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Eunuch Xia also came here in a car, and it was two healthy mules that pulled the cart, because they were tame, and it didn't take a little effort to set off in the car. As the sound of the wheels of the car came from outside, the little fire man who served the eunuch Xia took off the sable shawl—this shawl was hung diagonally on the back hill of the official's hat with a hook and strap, and the wind was inward, and it was the warmest. After covering Eunuch Xia's knees with a bearskin blanket and handing over the hand stove to someone to hold it, the little flame man couldn't help but whisper: "Why is the old ancestor so polite to the third young lady? ”

"You're welcome?" Eunuch Xia smacked his lips and glanced at the little fireman with low eyebrows, and then said lightly, "You are Xiao Linzi's godson, and you are a fellow villager of our family, so our family must take you to see the world." Don't think that only those who are kings, princes and marquis are worth stuttering, don't talk about those who can't take your turn, even if it's your turn, maybe some of them will bring you tired. However, these people who are not well-known can form favors in a few words and can be used in the future. The emperor rarely even praised the elders of the cabinet, but he praised the third lady, and he may have something to do in the future! ”

Seeing that the little fireman's eyes widened, and then he nodded again and again in a sudden realization, Eunuch Xia sneered in his heart, knowing that this little thing who had only been in the palace for only two years was probably thinking of the queen's Qianqiu Festival after that, and thinking of what princess, he couldn't help but laugh. There is a way that it is better to be a heroic concubine than a mediocre **, there are countless girls in this world who want to marry into the royal family, but the princess is also divided into which king, divided into size, and there will be only one queen's seat in the future. How many people respect the queen as much as today, and still sit firmly in the middle palace despite being sick and childless?

Speaking of which, it is a house and silver, but it is not as smart and steady as the four-word comment.

He has already sold it well, and after that, will the third lady of the Yangning Marquis Mansion continue to be smart, or will she make stupid falls, but it has nothing to do with him. It's Qu Yong...... Is the Admiral Jinyi Guard temporary or long-lasting? There is also Yang Jinzhou, the commander of Jinyiwei, who has made great contributions this time, and it stands to reason that he should be promoted, whether this promotion is in Jinyiwei or elsewhere, it is really hard to say now......

On the other side, Chen Lan, who had sent away Eunuch Xia, hurried back with Zhang's mother, but when she crossed the stone bridge, she saw a figure rushing over in a hurry, and then said with a crying voice: "Third sister, fifth sister forced my girl to death, you have to call the shots for me!" ”

At this moment, Chen Lan suddenly saw that the person who pounced on him was Chen Yun, and when he heard those words again, he immediately gasped. She left for such a short time, and she actually caused a fatality?