novelraw Chapter 55
Chapter 55
The empress is gone, and the empress dowager is missing a daughter-in-law. The second prince's biological mother, concubine Shu, remembers this in her heart, and reminds the king tactfully.After that, the wives of the first and second ranks, especially the old concubines of the queen mother's generation, would sit in the palace from time to time and chat with the queen mother.
It is said that under the empress of this dynasty, there is the noble, virtuous and virtuous fourth concubine, who is also a concubine who is favored or born, but this concubine is somewhat similar to a general, and cannot be compared with the four concubines in terms of honor, honor, and status. compared to.
The mothers of the third prince and the fourth prince are also more favored, but they have been in the palace for many years and are only "miscellaneous concubines". After being captured and returned to the capital in embarrassment, Concubine Shu did not receive any cold reception, and she was able to continue to manage the palace affairs, which showed that the Holy Majesty valued her.
According to Shi Lingyi's understanding, taking the step of becoming the fourth concubine, in the heart of the Holy One, is not only a favor, but a little more respect.How do you say a woman wins the respect of the Holy Majesty in the palace?Rely on character or talent, or a combination of both.
The mother of the third prince and the fourth prince was only thinking about making side-stepping remarks, and pulling some important clans and officials to come forward... This idea is about to fail: the empress has only been gone for a year, and a group of "concubines" want to treat their sons as their mothers. Because the son is precious, forcing the Holy One to straighten one of them is destined to swallow the bitter fruit.
For a while, Shi Lingyi served her sister-in-law Shi Shi as a minor meritorious service, so the banquet in Beijing was postponed as soon as possible, and the worries of the wives during the banquet were brought back by her own daughter Jia Min to make her happy.
After finishing speaking, Jia Min didn't forget to complain a few words, "The two families are talking about the old concubines and concubines endlessly," and said softly, "I also asked about Daiyu's age."
Shi Lingyi smiled disapprovingly, "Daiyu is only twelve, so it's too urgent to talk about marriage."
Today, Daiyu is still studying with her cousins who are similar in age and Baoyu, and Lin Hai and Jia Min's two sons are far behind in age, so the family invited another scholar to sit in the library, so as to enlighten the children, there is no need to find Juren and Jinshi as teachers. ——The children in Rongfu have been studying together since they were young. It is only when the boys are eleven or twelve years old that they start to learn to write stereotypes, and then they study separately from their sisters and younger brothers.Of course, Baoyu is the exception.
Among this group of cousins, the two cousins, Jia Yuan and Jia Ying, have not yet exchanged their post, but their marriage has been decided; Jia Lian and Jia Zhu are five or six years older than Daiyu, and they can only be humble in everything. Baoyu is the only one who can laugh and scold with Daiyu.
In this life, Baoyu and Daiyu are still close and close, always accompanying each other, reciting poems, playing the piano and singing constantly, but neither Wang Zi nor Jia Min have any idea of "kissing each other": Daiyu has both parents in this life, and there are still Two noisy and cute younger brothers, Baoyu is not the second son of an idle fifth-rank official, so Baoyu loses a little affection for Daiyu, and Daiyu also loses the attachment to Baoyu from her previous life.
The two can still be called childhood sweethearts, but they have lost the time spent together, so it is impossible to say that they are in love with each other.
But in Shi Lingyi's view, this is the best way to achieve the best of both worlds: Baoyu aspires to be a wealthy and idle person, a leisurely talent, how can this lazy and carefree temperament get into the eyes of Lin Hai, a scholar of the Imperial Academy?Her husband, Jia Daishanke, also told her personally that her son-in-law, Lin Hai, was the prime minister.For Wang Zi, what kind of good match is it for his youngest son to marry the eldest daughter of a family?
Apparently Jia Min really didn't think about Baoyu, "I'm not in a hurry," he said, holding his mother's arm, "Mother loves me the most, give me some reassurance."
Shi Lingyi smiled and said: "Our family is not the same as it was when you were at that time. At that time, you couldn't get into trouble and let you out of the cabinet in a hurry." She couldn't help sighing, "Every time I talk about this, your father said that he was too timid at the time and hurt you. Married too early."
Jia Min curled her lips, and she could only murmur these words behind her back: Who made the first emperor so uncommonly guarded against generals' suspicion?Dad handed over the military power early, even though he got the post of commander of the imperial army, doesn't that mean he was trapped under the eyes of the late emperor in the capital for easy surveillance?Now that he has ascended the throne, his life has become a lot easier--acting is as restrained and modest as before, but there is no shackle in his heart.
So she said: "That daughter should be respected by Liu Yuer for a while."
Even though Min'er is full of heart and soul, what Shi Lingyi should tell her is to say, "After the honorable...don't bother me for the time being."
It is said that the children and grandchildren of the Ning Mansion next door have to keep filial piety for the Shi family, which saves trouble and worry.
Among the four kings and eight princes, the Rong Mansion and the Beijing Prince's Mansion can now be regarded as one mind, and the King of Nan'an and the Rong Mansion can't get along anymore. As for the young masters of the other families, especially those who are concubine, they often get together when they have nothing to do. Drinking for fun and entertaining actors, after the wine is hot, I will tell you how depressed my family is, how the emperor is ignorant, etc... Finally, there will be an open meeting...
That is to say, the Holy Spirit is magnanimous. In other words, I really look down on this group of idiots who can't even make new tricks when they complain.
And in this life, Shi Lingyi also had the confidence to sneer: Brother Zhen from Ningfu in the previous life was not only one of them, but also often invited them to Ningfu to make trouble.
In this life, Brother Zhen was still wooed by this group of people, but the second young master of the Ning Mansion, whose grandfather was still alive and had a brighter future, declined without hesitation—he knew that reputation was important after he suffered a loss.
Besides Jia Zhen, Baoyu also "coincidentally ran into" these sons when they went out with some friends.Baoyu and his cousin Jia Zhen have completely different ideas. Although Baoyu is lazy and doesn't like official career and economics, his conduct is very reasonable, and... a bit lofty. Also a little contemptuous.
These words reached Jia Daishan's ears, and he was quite relieved, it's fine for his grandson not to be motivated, but his mind is quite clear!Just in case, Jia Daishan sent two more confidantes beside Baoyu.
It's not that the Duke of the country is overwhelmed, those honorable families who are about to collapse are indeed in a state of rushing to the doctor for sudden illness, and they don't even care about their face. Even if you have a child, you have the upper hand.
Jia Lian was almost plotted against, and Jia Min knew about it, so she replied to her mother, "Daughter knows. Be careful not to stick to it. These days, I only let Daiyu come to serve you."
Shi Lingyi looked at her daughter for a while, then narrowed her eyes and asked, "You two really don't make a deal?"
Jia Min smiled dryly, and then coquettishly said: "Your son-in-law will definitely take a foreign job next year, and I really have made up my mind earlier."
Shi Lingyi asked again, "I said you flattered me so hard today!" As she spoke, she tapped her daughter's nose with her fingertips, "Do you want your father to take action?"
"Father and mother have to worry about everything, what have we done!" Jia Min said, "Your son-in-law said, if you succeed, you will succeed, if you fail, Daiyu's marriage will not be bad."
Shi Lingyi read his mind, and it was really not difficult to guess, "The relatives of the crown prince? Or the crown princess?"
Jia Min was startled, and immediately said: "Sure enough, I can't hide it from you," and then lowered her voice, "You see?"
Shi Lingyi was silent for a moment, then Fang said: "No matter how satisfied you are, you have to wait for a few years first."
How could Jia Min not know the seriousness: whoever married Daiyu was not only married to the Lin family, but also married to the Rong Mansion. As an important and trustworthy minister, his father should not be moved lightly, and he should not show his preference for any prince at will, even if it is the prince. Will not work.
Jia Min came here to reveal some intentions to his parents, which was also discussed with Lin Hai.Lin Hai is not a pedantic person, he knows very well that he can get to where he is today, not only because of his knowledge and ability, but also thanks to the fact that he married a good wife.
Walking in the palace for many years, accompanying the king like a tiger, Lin Hai never made any major mistakes at such a young age.
Therefore, regarding Daiyu's marriage, Lin Hai really cared about his father-in-law's opinion, so he bothered his wife to go back to her mother's house to find out about his father-in-law through his father-in-law.Jia Min never expected that she would directly persuade her not to be impatient with her mother: this is actually a euphemistic meaning of not being optimistic.
But Jia Min is not dissatisfied, and that family is only the first choice, not the only one.After the mother and daughter gossiped for a while, Jia Min went to the room of the two sisters-in-law and younger siblings to say hello, and after a while, she took her daughter who was out of school and headed back home.
It happened that Jia Daishan returned home later today, so he didn't see his daughter.
Shi Lingyi had no choice but to imitate her tongue, and relayed her daughter's inquiries to her husband in detail. After she finished speaking, she felt a little dry, and when she lowered her head again, her husband had already brought over a mouth-watering fragrant tea.
Jia Daishan didn't suffer much from illness in this life, and his sons and daughters went well, without any gloomy and vicissitudes on his face.After so many years, he still has clear eyes and a smile on his mouth, exactly the same as when they met by chance in the Shi Family Courtyard.
Jia Daishan noticed that his wife was looking at him, and he was absent-minded for a moment, touched his cheek and smiled, "I used this to please my wife back then."
Shi Lingyi took the tea bowl, couldn't help it anymore, and smiled, "Beautiful appearance, funny words, both are indispensable."
Jia Daishan heard the words, watched his wife drinking tea to moisten her throat, and then said: "It was a coincidence when we met. When you saw me, you didn't panic. Instead, you saluted me generously and greeted you with a smile. Farewell calmly."
As expected, her husband loves her calmness and generosity the most, but with previous life experience and experience in the underworld, I'm afraid I won't be able to pretend to be petty once again.Shi Lingyi couldn't help laughing, "You still remember."
"No, I still remember what you were wearing at that time."
The couple laughed for a while, then Jia Daishan took the initiative and said: "You're right. It's better to be cautious at this moment. The third prince and the fourth prince not only hoped that their biological mother would be crowned empress, but they were also busy dividing up the influential people left behind by the second prince, because the food was too ugly. The Holy Majesty has already made a note in his heart."
The reason why Jia Daishan came back late was that the Holy Majesty called him to "chat".
The chat between the monarch and his ministers is all-encompassing: firewood, rice, oil, salt, the scenery of the suburbs, the recommendation of the wise, whether Jia Jing was beaten up again in Jia Daihua, and the prince suddenly lost his temper with his second brother... Finally, the Holy Majesty asked lightly. , "What's happening outside?"
This news refers to the trend of "Lihou" sweeping the capital from the harem... Jia Dai understood it well, but deliberately said it a little more seriously, "There is not much discussion."
And the Holy Majesty asked this question because Prince Gong deliberately "talked a lot" when he was in front of the Lord the day before yesterday to remind: several old concubines are now full of energy, and often go to the palace to persuade the queen mother, and they must be served by serious daughters-in-law.
In other words, since the reputation of this prince has plummeted, he has simply focused on hugging the thigh of the sage. As the saying goes, those who know the current affairs are heroes, and there are too many generations of "uneasy" and wolfish ambitions in the clan. The Holy Majesty still let him continue to hold real power.
It's a pity that these people always don't understand that the Holy One is no better than the late Emperor, and this is not a master who is willing to compromise on everything.King Zhongyi rebelled in the northwest, and it was not because King Zhongyi was too greedy and demanding, forcing the Holy One to decide to launch a crusade. King Zhongyi had no choice but to declare that he wanted to stand on his own.
It's just that "self-reliance" is no different from rebellion?
Thinking of this, Jia Daishan was also quite emotional: Now King Zhongyi is in trouble at home and abroad, and he himself has already collapsed on the bed and survived the day.Precisely because the end of the confidant's serious trouble has been decided, doesn't the Holy Majesty have the thought and spare energy to clean up the harem?
Jia Daishan told his wife what happened in the palace today, and Shi Lingyi said: "It's true that every family has a hard-to-read scripture...We Youer have been married for more than two years, why haven't there been any movement!"
The couple have three sons and one daughter, and only the second son, Jia Zheng, came soon enough... This is probably because the second daughter-in-law, Wang Zi, has a more competitive belly, and the other three children only had three years after marriage.
Shi Lingyi counted on her husband's finger for a long time, "Then it's time to hear the good news!"
Coincidentally, the second daughter-in-law, Zhao Qing, found out that her little day hadn't come again the next day, she had a good idea, so she dared to ask the doctor to come and feel her pulse: It really is joy!And it's been almost three months.
Seeing the young couple Jia You and Zhao Qing looking at each other and giggling, Shi Lingyi couldn't laugh or cry: This young daughter-in-law is really calm.
This time there are two pregnant women in the Rong Mansion, and everyone's thoughts are more on the young mistress Wang Zi and Zhao Qing, so the girls are a little more relaxed.
With Feng Ziying's reply letter and the gift, Jia Lian handed it to his sister Jia Ying in front of all the brothers and sisters.Jia Ying was also open-minded, and read the letter on the spot: Feng Ziying talked about the Northwest style in the letter, anecdotes in the army, of course, he also detailed the situation of his father-in-law Jia Amnesty, and finally the children complained to each other.He said "modestly" that he didn't understand Yinger's letter, but Yinger's handwriting was really beautiful and strong.
Feng Ziying might not be able to write the parallel prose, but it is definitely not a problem to understand it, or even to criticize it.After all, he was also from a family of generals, if he was really an idiot, how could Jia Daishan nod his head and agree to the marriage?
The gift that came with the letter was two boxes of chess pieces.The chess pieces are all special products in Northwest China. Feng Ziying personally selected the stones and asked someone to make them specially. The small box containing the chess pieces was carved with patterns and polished smooth by Feng Ziying himself in his spare time.
In front of the brothers and sisters, Jia Ying did not praise this gift that took a lot of effort and time, but caressed the two boxes of chess pieces with a smile on her face...
But Jia Yuan was really a little envious, and her face naturally turned a little bit brighter. Daiyu and these two cousins had always been speculative, so she took advantage of no one's time and asked directly, "What's the matter?"
Jia Yuan didn't hide it either, "I only sent jewelry, which seems expensive, but do we still need some expensive things?"
Doesn't that mean it's water soluble?Daiyu asked: "Sister, do you think... such a comparison, Mr. Shui family doesn't care much?"
Jia Yuan just thinks water-soluble is a bit vulgar, and it’s really not true if he doesn’t care: if he really doesn’t care, he can’t even think of giving things away.
Seeing her cousin groaning silently, Daiyu added fuel to the fire, "Why didn't sister ask him?"
Daiyu Xiaojun moved her cousin with just a few words - of course, the two sisters grew up together, and mutual trust is the most important thing.
Jia Yuan actually wrote a letter to Shui Rong when he returned to his room. He first expressed his gratitude, then he wrote about his favorite things, and at the end he did not forget to greet Shui Rong's family and his preferences.
After receiving the letterhead that was different from the "official articles" in the past, Shui Rong also replied a similar letter: To be honest, both men and women in the Rong Mansion are outstanding in appearance, even if he is the eldest grandson of the well-informed King of Beijing , she is also impeccable about the appearance and background of her future wife, except for her temperament... Shui Rong also likes lively and cheerful girls.
Of course, it didn't take long for Shui Rong to realize that his worry was in vain: there is no virtuous and virtuous girl in Rongfu, who puts patience first in everything!
But he said that after the eldest son passed his first birthday and the second son passed the full moon, although the children's grandmother had not been away for a long time, the first birthday and the full moon could not be done, but the princess was still in a happy mood, and finally she was able to leave her own room. At any rate, let's blow the air and bask in the sun.
When she was helping the maid to walk around in the small garden of the East Palace, the prince came straight to look for her after returning.
The princess waved her hand, and the confidantes took a few steps back, not far or near, so that the prince and the princess and his wife could be together and have a private conversation.
"The teacher praised Lin Xueshi casually today." The teacher said the prince and Taifu, and Lin Xueshi was naturally the Imperial Academy scholar Lin Hai.
Upon hearing this, the princess smiled and said, "You really have a heart."
The prince also laughed, "It's rare to hear that the teacher praised people, so I sent some people to inquire about it. It turned out that the youngest son of the prince and Taifu is about the same age as the eldest daughter of Lin Xueshi. When I went to the second brother's place, the younger brother and sister also said that usually wives When it comes to drinking and socializing, the wives of the two families get along pretty well."
"It's a close relationship," said the princess, "We also have to benefit, but it's a pity that Rong Guogong is too conspicuous."
The crown prince replied: "I know. Didn't you come to ask Mrs. Ji?"
"I can only ask my father to make it happen."
"Isn't it?" The prince also knew that he would hit a wall when he tried to win Duke Rong Guo, and would make his father dissatisfied. His younger brothers took the opportunity to slander him—he knew at least that the important ministers who held military power and had great prestige in the army were all It's not a target he can reach out to, unless the father makes himself close to them.
The Crown Princess smiled slightly, "You can't go straight, it's better to harm others 'backfire'."
The prince thought about it for a moment, "Look at me."
I have to admit that after the prince and the second prince had a heart-to-heart relationship, the prince's "wind and turn" has improved a lot compared to before, and the princess is also very pleased.
It is rare for the Holy Majesty to rest in the Palace of the Fourth Prince’s Birth Mother. Everything went well, and the Holy Majesty was in a good mood, but when this favorite concubine mentioned the eldest daughter of Bachelor Lin, the Holy Majesty suddenly had no expression on his face. Marriage is none of your business."
Both the third prince and the fourth prince have already married their concubines. Now that you are talking about Xueshi Lin's daughter, do you still want Duke Rong's granddaughter to be your son's concubine? !The concubine with the highest status of the prince is just the daughter of a fifth-rank official!
Afterwards, the second prince's birth mother, Concubine Shu, was named a noble concubine.The biological mothers of the three or four princes really stopped for a while, and even became "ill" one after another.
The palace had just been peaceful for a few days, then there was another disturbance, for no other reason, King Zhongyi finally breathed his last, and the schemer of the three or four princes, Prince Zhongshun, is about to return to Beijing.