Chapter 19: The Grand Prince of the National Mansion
Back then, the eldest son of the He Guogong family was kicked out of the house, and other idlers didn't know the reason for this incident.
But the Queen Mother knew.
He Guogong's wife is a distant niece of the Queen Mother's mother.
This Mrs. Murong enters the palace from time to time to visit the Queen Mother, and it is inevitable that she will have to talk about things at home.
Probably because Mrs. Murong herself has a son and a daughter, and she has the support of the Queen Mother from the side, so she is good to the children born in the side room and the concubine room.
There is only one person, that is He Zhiqiu, the eldest son born in the side room, she is a little uncontrollable.
This eldest prince is a talent, and He Guogong also liked him very much at the beginning.
It can be said that in addition to not having the position of the prince, He Zhiqiu's treatment in the Guogong Mansion is no different from that of the prince.
But this one has a hobby, gambling.
At first, he was brought into the casino by his sons and buddies in the capital, and he was a little dismissive, with the mentality that he was just playing.
But later, the more he gambled, the more addicted he became, and he even owed a bunch of debts outside, and was begged for by the people in the gambling house.
The dignified Guogong Mansion was actually asked for debts by people from the gambling house, and the angry Guogong was about to break He Zhiqiu's leg on the spot, but was stopped by Mrs. Murong.
Mrs. Murong couldn't help but say that she had returned the money, and asked the people in the gambling house to shut up and not mention He Zhiqiu.
Later, Mrs. Murong pleaded with He Zhiqiu with the side room, and He Guogong forgave He Zhiqiu and only punished him for studying hard behind closed doors at home, and he would take a reputation next year.
Unexpectedly, this He Zhiqiu read the book for two days, felt that the days were dull and boring, and went to the gambling house again.
Now, he has made a big mistake.
He dug out a title deed from his father's house as gambling money, and wanted to soar to the sky, but lost again.
The most important thing is that this title deed is a piece of blessed land that has been handed down from the ancestors of the He family.
It is said that in the early years, a Taoist priest passed by and said that the land is a blessed land, and as long as the blessed land is there, the owner of the blessed land will always be blessed and prosperous.
He Guogong's most important place was actually lost by his eldest son as gambling money, and he was furious that he had to kill He Zhiqiu.
It was still Mrs. Murong who came forward to exchange the blessed land from the gambling person, and I don't know who leaked the news, that person knew that this land was very important to the He family, so he insisted on sitting on the ground and raising the price.
Mrs. Murong had to add the dowry money, and it took ten times the price to redeem the land.
Although Mrs. Murong saved He Zhiqiu's life, the fate of being driven out of the mansion and out of the capital was doomed.
At that time, Su Nianyun had just entered the palace, and he followed the Queen Mother, and from beginning to end, he heard a lot of ridiculous things about He Zhiqiu.
Once at the palace banquet, Mama Liu also pointed out He Zhiqiu to show her.
Su Nianyun still remembered the question he asked when he first met He Zhiqiu, "This person looks so good, how did he think that there is such a good gambler behind him?" ”
Mama Liu said, "Princess, look at people, you can't just look at appearance, as the so-called knowing people and faces don't know their hearts!" ”
Knowing people, knowing faces, not knowing hearts!
Su Nianyun's expression was gloomy.
This sentence was just ordinary at the time, but now that I think about it, it is obviously a portrayal of my life.
"Come to think of it, it's He Guogong's fiftieth birthday soon, and He Dagongzi wants to please He Guogong so that he can return to the mansion." Mama Liu guessed the purpose of He Zhiqiu's return to Beijing.
Su Nianyun nodded.
In his previous life, He Zhiqiu was indeed as Mama Liu said, he wanted to lend his father the opportunity to celebrate his birthday.
And in the end, it was as He Zhiqiu wished.
I haven't seen him for more than two years, and he has performed very well, He Guogong believes that he has changed his ways, and re-accepted him after abandoning his previous suspicions.
It's just that not long after returning to the Guogong Mansion, I heard that the eldest prince was still hard to change, and then he died inexplicably.
At that time, Su Nianyun was anxious about his own affairs, so he only listened to a few rumors.
Suddenly, Su Nianyun asked Mama Liu, "This eldest prince He quietly returned to Beijing, and he can't return to the Gongfu, do you want to find another place to live?" ”
Mama Liu's eyes lit up, "What does the master mean, let's find him a place to live?" ”
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On the second day, before Zhou Yao got up, she heard the "jingle bell" next door.
She opened her eyes impatiently, their sockets red.
The child took medicine last night, and she was still crying in the first half of the night, and her eyes were red.
Finally, in the second half of the night, the mother and son fell asleep, and they didn't want to be woken up by the next door early.
She lifted the quilt and got out of bed, opened the courtyard door and walked to the next door.
I saw that Aunt Li's house was full of people coming and going early in the morning, moving and carrying them.
Seeing this, his anger turned into surprise, "Aunt Li, early in the morning, what are you doing here?" ”
Aunt Li smiled and said, "I'm sorry Mrs. Zhou, did you make a noise?" ”
"Someone bought our house, and we're busy moving!"
"What, Aunt Li, so decent, why are you moving?"
She remembered that when she came to Ping'an Lane, she was also optimistic about Aunt Li's house at first sight, with a large yard and good lighting.
However, when Chen Shaoan went to talk, Aunt Li resolutely refused to sell it.
Originally, Zhou Yao wanted to add more money to buy it, but Chen Shaoan said that it was not necessary.
Chen Shaoan said that the old lady loved him the most, and when he came back from the border, the old lady would definitely not bear to let them suffer, and would definitely settle them well.
Therefore, Zhou Yao reluctantly chose the house next to Aunt Li.
Seeing that she had only lived for a long time, Aunt Li's family hurriedly sold the house to others, which made Zhou Yao still a little unhappy.
Aunt Li still seemed reluctant to step forward and pull Zhou Yao's hand.
"Zhou Niangzi, after we move here, we won't see each other in the future, I will miss you."
In fact, in her heart, she never wanted to see this lady again.
Since she moved in, a bewitching and beautiful young woman lives alone with her son, and her husband who has been messing with her all day is absent-minded.
So, as soon as someone came to buy a house at a high price last night, she immediately agreed.
Zhou Yao had no choice but to smile, "Aunt Li, I will miss you too." ”
I don't know how much Aunt Li's house sold, in short, they invited a lot of people to help clean up and move, and they didn't worry about the wages at all.
By the time the sun was up, Aunt Li's family had moved completely, leaving only an empty yard and four houses.
Zhou Yao held the child and dangled at the door.
Looking at the empty door of the house, and guessing what kind of person would be his new neighbor, more than a dozen people began a new round of moving and lifting.
This time, they moved all the best Nanmu furniture.
The well-informed Zhou Yao naturally knows that these complete sets of nanmu furniture are worth a lot.
For this new neighbor who has not yet met, jealousy arises.
In the past, even if she fell into the Qinglou, she was still living a fine life of fine clothes and food, but after following Chen Shaoan, her life has been tight.
She thought that if she took Chen Shao'an and gave birth to a child for him, she would be able to pass away as the eldest lady of the Chen family in peace, and call slaves to drink brocade clothes and jade food for the rest of her life.
Unexpectedly, the old lady had already seen her tricks, and threatened her with this, so that not only could she not enter the Chen family, but also helped Chen Shaoan marry Princess Nianyun.
As soon as she thought of sending her husband to marry Su Nianyun, she could only live in a dilapidated house temporarily, and her teeth itched with hatred.
Just then, the child cried again.
She impatiently carried the child into the house, "Cry, cry, I know how to cry all day long!" ”
"I'll take you to see your grandmother, you don't cry like your grandmother, cry to me when no one is around, is it useful to cry to me?"
Saying that, Zhou Yao's grievances came to her heart, and she hugged her head and cried with the child.
Chen Shao'an bought her such a small yard, but she didn't even arrange a subordinate, she was alone inside and out, and she was tired early.
Chen Shaoan controlled the old lady, she didn't have no money, but she had saved some savings in the Qinglou, but the money couldn't be spent indiscriminately, and most of it was used to buy the subordinates of the Chen Mansion.
After all, with those eyes and ears that extend in all directions, she can master everything and win by surprise.
After the frustration, she admonished herself again, endure it again, endure it for another two months, and her husband will return.
Soon, she won't have to save her days.
Thinking of this, she began to coax the child with a smile again.
"Good son, your father will be back soon, and he will always guard our mother and son in the future, and we will not worry about food and clothing when the time comes!"
On the second day, she went out with the child in her arms, and when she saw a tall and handsome man standing at the door.
"Are you...... Saved my son on the street yesterday? ”