Ningguo Mansion, Tianxiang Tower
In late spring in March, the wind is clear and the sky is clear, and hundreds of flowers are in full bloom.
On the second floor, the female relatives of the two houses of Rongning and Ning gathered together, surrounded by pearls and greenery, and gathered together.
The news of Jia Heng's victory in Henan not long ago, along with the meeting of civil and military officials and the subsequent military report to Beijing, made the Rongning and Ning mansions full of people.
First, he received congratulations from old relatives such as Baolinghou and Zhongjinghou Shijia, and then Mrs. Gaoming from the military general's family in Beijing came to visit Qin Keqing. It was lively for several days.
In the past few days, at Sister Feng's suggestion, the Rongning and Ning mansions invited opera troupes and miscellaneous artists to listen to operas and sing songs, which was very lively.
At this moment, Jia Mu, surrounded by Yuanyang and other maids, was sitting in the middle of the Arhat bed. On the left were Qin Keqing, Feng Wan, Yuan Ying, Tan Xi Sichun, Chai Dai, Xiang Yun, Xing Xiuyan, Second Sister You, Third Sister You, etc. Young girl, on the right is the lady, madam, and Aunt Xue.
In addition, sitting next to Aunt Xue are Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Beijing Princess Zhen Xue. One is on the far left and the other is on the right. They are surrounded by a woman in a royal blue satin dress, about forty years old, Xu. The half-elderly woman has a fair face and a full smile, with four nuns and several maids standing behind her.
In fact, in the past few days, Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Beijing Princess Zhen Xue have often brought little Loli Shui Xin over to talk to Yuan Chun and Qin Keqing.
Today, however, is different.
Because Gan, the wife of Zhen Yingjia, the president of Jinling Provincial Imperial College, came to Beijing to visit her two daughters who were married to princesses in Beijing.
In addition, Mrs. Zhen's wife sent several other nuns to bring special products from the southern province. At the same time, she asked Mrs. Gan to bring a letter to visit the Rongning and Ning mansions, or to visit Jia Mu, the Rongguo queen. lady.
It happened that Jia's mother was listening to a play in Tianxiang Tower of Ningguo Mansion, so Mammy led several people from the Zhen family to Ningguo Mansion to talk.
Mrs. Zhen Yingjia came here because, firstly, the Zhen and Jia families were old relatives, and secondly, with Jia Yan's strong rise in the political arena of the Han Dynasty, even Zhen Yingjia, who was far away in the southern province, within a few years, I also heard Jia Heng's name frequently from the newspaper.
As a newspaper published in all provinces, most officials had a copy of Di Bao and read it frequently to interpret the political changes in the central court of the Han Dynasty.
Therefore, when Zhen Yingjia was in the official hall of the Imperial Envoy President Tirenyuan, she made a cup of tea, picked up the newspaper sent by the yamen clerk, and browsed through it to read the important political news in Beijing.
Most likely, at first, Jia Yan was still posting inconspicuous text messages, such as Jia Heng's reminder to the Five Cities Military and Horse Division to seal down the gangster dens such as the Sanhe Gang.
Not long after that, Jia Heng was appointed as the Commander-in-Chief of the Guoyong Camp, and served as the third assistant to the bandits in Jingping. Later, Jia Heng was awarded the title of Commander-in-Chief of Jinyi, Jia Heng presided over the military parade, and was promoted to the rank of First-Class Man... These were not very impressive at first.
As Jia Yan was appointed deputy envoy of Jingying Jiedu, he was in charge of the daily affairs of Jingying.
Then, the imperial mausoleum corruption case has become more and more popular. Although it has not reached the point of "Jia Yan emphasized, Jia Yan pointed out", it is like riding on a rocket, and he is already the prime minister of the Han Dynasty. Important minister.
So until now, a painting style has basically formed: Jia Yan, male, Han nationality, born in Wu Xun in the first year of Chongping, currently the Minister of Military Aircraft, Deputy Envoy of Jingying Festival, Jinyi Commandery, Minister of the Ministry of War, Governor of Henan, with titles Yong Ningbo.
Let me ask, how can Zhen Yingjia sit still?
However, because he was an imperial envoy to Jinling Tirenyuan and had the imperial mandate, he was not allowed to leave Jinling without an order.
Therefore, the Gan family who went to Beijing specifically asked them to reconnect with the relationship between the two families when they came to Rongning Second Mansion, especially to visit Ningguo Mansion more often.
This is actually human nature. If relatives don’t move around frequently, they will gradually fade away over time.
In the original book Red Mansions, after the Zhen family ransacked their home, the belongings were moved to the Jia family in boxes and boxes for the Jia family to keep, which shows the close relationship between the two families.
Mrs. Gan smiled and said, "My mother-in-law often mentioned Mrs. Tai at home. She kept saying that she hadn't seen Mrs. Tai in so many years. She couldn't think of it."
"I was looking at her handwriting just now, and I was a little dazed for a moment. Speaking of which, I helped Duke Rong go south to return to his roots, and I haven't seen him for many years since I was away from Jinling.
She died, I wonder how she is now? Are your health and bones okay? "
Mother Jia's old face was filled with memories, not only of Jinling, but also of Jia Daishan, the Duke of Xiaorong.
Mentioning the body and bones of Zhen Yingjia's mother, Mrs. Fengsheng, Mrs. Zhen Yingjia's smile faded away and she sighed: "Mother-in-law, she had a serious illness at the beginning of winter last year. When spring comes, General is getting better, but he kept coughing again, and now he is getting better."
"Did you invite an imperial doctor?" Jia Mu asked with concern.
Prince Xing's second wife, Feng Wan, Sichun, Chai Dai, and everyone also looked at Mrs. Gan.
"I've invited you. The imperial doctor said that the old lady is just old, so there's nothing wrong with her." Mrs. Gan, Zhen Yingjia's wife, said softly.
Hearing this, Mother Jia's face paused, and she sighed and said: "She is also over eighty years old, so she still needs to take care of her health and bones. It is said that the weather in southern province is warm and the soil and water are good for people. She started doing it at home." Sun, it’s actually better to take care of your life.”
"Madam, I don't know, but in the past few years, it has become cold in the south, and it's damp and clammy." Mrs. Gan of Zhen Yingjia said with emotion.
Zhen Qing was dressed in a light yellow dress, with a green bun in the clouds. She had a beautiful appearance and a smile in her clear eyes. She then said: "My ancestors have grown old in the past few years and celebrated their eightieth birthday. That day, our ancestors She is as happy as anything. The ancestor also said that people are rare in their seventies. She has no regrets in this life. She just thinks that she can't meet her former sister Gaoming. She said it would be great if she can meet her. "
"She is blessed. Now she has four generations living under the same roof, her son is filial, and you have several well-behaved grandchildren." Mother Jia said with emotion with a smile on her face.
Sister Feng smiled and said: "Ancestor, when we celebrate the New Year again, our ancestor will have a good life and take care of his seventieth birthday."
Gan smiled and said, "That's not it."
Everyone in Tianxiang Tower listened.
Mrs. Gan smiled and said, "Mrs. Tai is also a lucky person. Now the two mansions of Rongning and Ning are flourishing and prosperous. Brother Yan is now the Minister of Military and Aircraft, and Mrs. Tai's son is also an official of the Department of General Affairs. The younger one is There is also Baoyu in my generation. Well, why can’t I see Baoyu? "
Mrs. Gan was very good at talking, and her tone was soft and soft, and she kept complimenting Jia Mu.
Mrs. Wang took over the conversation with a smile and said with a smile: "Baoyu has gone to school, that's not right. Jingzhao Mansion is about to enter school these days."
Gan checked his certificate and said with a smile: "It's really amazing to enter the school entrance exam. Speaking of which, Baoyu in our family doesn't like to study all day long. He often plays with his sisters in the backyard. How did his younger siblings teach him? Baoyu’s?”
Because Zhen Yingjia is one year older than Jia Zheng, Gan calls her younger brother and sister, and married women usually talk about their children when they get together.
"It's Baoyu who I keep an eye on most. Baoyu is also the naughty and naughty sometimes." Mrs. Wang smiled and said softly.
But a thought flashed through her mind, how else could she teach?
There is a patriarch in the family, and a husband who treats the patriarch like a god. His son can't even think about going to school. As Jia Zheng was promoted to Youtongzheng in the General Affairs Department, Baoyu's homework supervision became more stringent.
Zhen Jing, who knew what was going on with Baoyu in the Rongguo Mansion, changed the subject. A smile appeared on the bright and shining melon seeds, and she said with a smile: "Auntie, come to our two families, two Baoyu, too. It’s so fitting that we should be relatives.”
Sister Feng also smiled and said, "Isn't it true? In the past few years, I thought it was a coincidence, not only Baoyu, but also the four sisters."
Aunt Xue said with a smile: "I met these two girls during the Chinese New Year. I saw that they were gentle, quiet and well-educated."
The Xue family used to live in Jinling. Although they were far away from the Zhen family, as the tail end of the four major Xue families of King Jia Shi and a merchant, the Xue family also received gifts every year and festival. The Zhen family's residence is just that I don't move around much.
Mrs. Gan smiled and said: "The four sisters are just a coincidence, or else the two families have been friends for several lifetimes."
As he said that, he cast a pair of eyes on Yuan Ying and Xi Sichun. His eyes stayed for a moment on Yuan Chun's increasingly plump and soft face, and he sighed secretly in his heart.
I have met this eldest girl several times before. It is a pity that the wedding was delayed as soon as it was delayed.
But Mrs. Gan naturally would not say it out of the blue to cause trouble for others, and even her eyes did not show anything strange. She said with a smile: "We have four girls, two of them are married to Beijing, and they only see each other a few times a year. Isn't this... Come and see Lan'er and Xi'er. I also said that I would come to meet their two sisters. I said that I wanted to come over. I thought it would be difficult for children to travel around. I would have brought them here if I had known them. I also know several of your sisters, Yuanchun girl. Not that I was playing with Girl Jing and Girl Xue."
Everyone laughed, and the atmosphere was relaxed and happy.
Mr. Gan smiled and said: "However, our family is not like the old lady. There is no one who is capable of Brother Yan. I heard from the master that Brother Yan is the most capable person in the world." talent."
Zhen Yingjia was secretly frightened when he was not as good as the weak crown, but he reached the high position of prime minister.
Mrs. Gan praised Jia Heng and spoke softly, especially through Zhen Yingjia's mouth, which made people feel comfortable listening.
Jia Mu smiled, waved her hand, and said modestly: "It's an exaggeration. They are the younger generation who strive for success, but compared with the older generation, they still need more experience in personnel matters. Brother Yan and his uncle are in Nan Province. I have been an official for many years, and I have crossed more bridges than Brother Yan.
This is business talk.
Mrs. Gan smiled and felt some comfort in her heart. She couldn't help but ask: "Madam, I heard from Jing Yatou and Xue Yatou yesterday that Brother Yan is still leading troops to quell the chaos in Henan?"
What he said was a little strange, but there was no doubt in the hearts of the people.
Because Gan had just arrived in the capital, he heard the news not from his own daughter, but from somewhere else. It was even referred to in general terms. It was also possible that he heard the servants of his two daughters’ families mentioned the Zhen sisters, which was nothing more than It seems that the source of the information is not just hearsay.
Zhen Jing didn't feel anything at all. She listened to the conversation between her mother and Jia Mu with a smile on her face, looking at Qin Keqing from time to time.
Zhen Xue felt a little unnatural. What do you mean by listening to her and her sister? It made them two married women pay attention to Jia Ziyu every day.
Well, although the prince is not at home during this period, he is here to listen to the story.
Sitting on the embroidered pier behind Qin Keqing, Sanjie You raised her beautiful willow-leaf eyebrows, took a pair of clear and beautiful eyes painted with light red eye shadow, and glanced at Princess Chu's eyes and pinched her handkerchief. Zhen Xue, whose eyes were slightly unnatural, felt a burst of suspicion in her heart.
These two little ladies who have been visiting Sister Qin every day lately, what are they paying attention to? Jia Mu smiled and said, "The rebellion in Henan has been put down. Soon, good news will come."
Mr. Gan smiled and said, "I've heard people in Jingli say in the past two days that Brother Yan fought well in this battle, so clean and tidy."
It was obviously just a pretext to praise Jia Heng.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "I don't understand anything about fighting. I just want to win."
Mrs. Gan turned to look at Qin Keqing next to Jia Mu and said with a smile, "Is this Brother Yan's daughter-in-law? Yesterday, I heard Jing Yatou and Xue Yatou say that she looks really graceful, rich and generous."
Qin Keqing was wearing a red palace robe at the moment, her temples were held high, and her face was as beautiful as a peony stamen. She bowed and said with a smile: "I don't dare to praise you as a madam. The two princesses are gentle and virtuous. Excellent manners and body."
The beauty listened to Mrs. Gan opposite her praising her husband, and compared with the Mrs. Gaoming from the Duke of Ruli and the Duke of Zhen who came to her house in the past, she felt like a spring breeze blowing on her face.
Zhen Xue said softly: "Mrs. Qin is so complimentary."
Zhen Jing smiled.
Aunt Xue listened to Qin Keqing talking to Gan and the Zhen sisters, with a look of admiration on her fair face. Most of her eyes fell on Gan's face. Then she looked at the next Princess Chu Princess Zhen Qing and Zhen Xue, feeling very sad in her heart. very.
This is the dignity and honor of a woman. She gives birth to two daughters who are both princesses, and she is still the royal wife.
In fact, Mrs. Wang was also holding the Buddha beads gently at this moment, and looked at the elegant and kind-hearted Mr. Gan, especially the calm and unhurried charm between her eyebrows, and the only official wife who had been pampered for many years. , that kind of faint tiredness.
His thoughts were a bit complicated. To be precise, there was a mixture of jealousy and resentment.
If the eldest daughter of her family had not left the palace, but had been sealed as a concubine.
Baochai stared at Mrs. Gan, her moist apricot eyes looking slightly absent-minded.
No one else, because in Gan she also saw the faint sense of lethargy after being fully satisfied with her material and spiritual life, or in other words, Gan showed the appearance of an official wife.
She is not like Mrs. Wang Mi, who hides her resentment and eats fasting and chants Buddha's name, nor is she like Aunt Xue, who is thoughtful and calculating, but is leisurely and open-minded.
The Zhen family in Jinling has been rich and powerful for hundreds of years, and Baochai naturally surpasses the Zhen family's reputation.
"Brother Heng is young, and now he is also a high official in the border area. The youngest in our family is Brother Heng." Mr. Gan said with a smile.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Brother Yan can't judge him by common sense. Even their younger generation can't compare with Brother Yan."
Mr. Gan smiled and said, "This is indeed true. It cannot be compared with the juniors."
Jia Yan's status has gone beyond the measurement category of "young people". He has jumped out of the three realms and entered another dimension. He is a "peer" with Zhen Yingjia, Shi Ding, and Wang Ziteng.
When everyone in the hall heard these words, they who were originally in a hazy state also had similar feelings.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Your Baoyu is not young anymore. He will be able to start a family in a year or two."
The smile on Mr. Gan's face did not diminish, but he sighed: "Baoyu's temperament is not very good at studying. He is worried about what to do."
"The child is still young, so he just needs to be taught more. The same goes for our Baoyu. Brother Buyan is supervising and supervising me. I feel very distressed when I see him studying in a clan school and not coming back for half a month."
Jia Mu smiled and said that Yuanchun's white and plump face had a slight smile, her beautiful eyes under her bangs were moist and shining, her red lips were slightly parted, and she said with a smile: "Old ancestor, Baoyu will never come again." I’ll take the entrance exam in a few days, and it won’t be too late to finish the exam.”
This girl, who was born in the first month of the lunar month and is in her twenties, already has a bright and charming appearance, even though she occasionally smiles.
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Look, it's not only Brother Heng, but also Baoyu's sister. Baoyu and his father are all in charge of Baoyu. It's not easy for me to take charge of her now."
A look of envy appeared on Mr. Gan's face just right, and he said: "It's your Baoyu who strives for success. Our Baoyu is so stubborn now."
It's not like she never thought about urging her son to study at home, but the old lady always doted on him, not to mention beating or scolding him, but she couldn't even talk about it.
Everyone knew that they were not talking about the treasure of the family, but the treasure of the Zhen family, but it was still a little strange.
Daiyu winked at Tanchun, as if to say, Baoyu from Nanzhou doesn't like reading very much?
Tanchun's face also looked a little strange.
Zhen Xue's daughter Shui Xin was playing with Xiang Yun with a flower rope at the moment. She spread her fingers on her two little hands and said in a sweet voice, "Grandma, why didn't uncle come over?"
Mr. Gan smiled and said, "It's a tiring journey, but he's not willing to travel such a long distance."
When these words came out, everyone laughed and felt novel and cordial about Gan's frankness and heartiness.
In fact, how can a woman who can marry two princesses have low emotional intelligence?
While everyone was talking and laughing in Tianxiang Tower, suddenly, a nanny climbed up the stairs, walked around the screen, and said: "Old lady, madam, Grandma Heng, Second Grandma Lian, Princess Nan'an led Princess Nan'an to visit."
Everyone was stunned and thought to themselves, what is Princess Nan'an doing here at this time?
Daiyu squeezed the handkerchief, and there was a hint of surprise in Xing's eyes.
The old concubine came to the house last time to plead for her family. She looked at her and spoke unkindly. Later, he pushed her back. Sister-in-law Feng said that the concubine seemed to have a grudge against him.
Baochai also condensed water to moisten her apricot eyes, and thoughts appeared on Ruli Rui's snow-white face.
Qin Keqing's beautiful eyebrows are in full bloom, and the highest layer of frost is also floating on her crystal jade face.
Over time, the atmosphere in the room gradually cooled down.
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The smile on Jia Mu's face also faded a little. When her old relatives came over, she couldn't stay behind closed doors. She smiled and said, "Girl Feng and Brother Zhu's daughter-in-law, please welcome me."
Since the previous concubine ceremony of King Wei, Jia Mu was ridiculed with guns and sticks by Xu, the mother of Niu Jizong, the duchess of Zhenguo, and Sun, the mother of Liu Fang, the duchess of Liguo.
In particular, Concubine Nan'an was very rude. Mother Jia didn't say anything, but she felt a little grudge in her heart. However, they were all old relatives after all, and they had to maintain superficial harmony.
"Ancestor, I'll go and greet you." Sister Feng smiled, stood up, and Li Wan was about to leave Tianxiang Tower.
Qin Keqing's beautiful eyebrows stretched out as she spoke, and she said softly: "Old lady, I will also go to greet the concubine."
The visitor is a guest, and even if he doesn't like the temperament of the Nan'an concubine, he can't treat her lightly. Being teased with gifts will make it difficult for the husband to save his face.
"Go, we are guests." Jia Mu said with a smile. It is an ordinary sentence, but it is quite meaningful.
And this last scene naturally fell into Gan's eyes, and she was secretly surprised.
Zhen Qing's slender eyebrows and eyes flashed, she pressed her lips together, and a joyful light flashed through her heart.
At the concubine ceremony of King Wei, the concubines of Zhenguo and Liguo sang in harmony, and the Nan'an concubine also said strange things beside them. I think she already hated the Qin family.
fair enough.
7T Mr. Nan'an and Jia Ziyu are both military aircraft, and now they are married to the King of Wei. Jia Ziyu can no longer vote for the King of Wei, otherwise the prince will be passive.
After a while, being greeted by Qin Keqing, Sister Feng, and Li Wan, Princess Nan'an led Princess Luo of Nan'an to the Tianxiang Tower, surrounded by most of the maids and maids.
When Princess Nan'an came in, she saw Zhen Jing and Zhen Xue at the first glance. She looked stunned. Then she bowed to Jia's mother who was sitting at the top and said with a smile, "I'm sorry to bother you, but how are you always, sister?"
Jia Mu smiled and said, "Okay, okay."
I was wondering, what is Princess Nan'an doing here at this time? Concubine Nan'an briefly exchanged greetings with Mother Jia, then the guest and host took their seats. She looked at Mrs. Gan next to her and said in surprise: "Sister, who is this? She looks familiar."
The Zhen family and the Jia family are old relatives, and have a relatively normal relationship with the Wang family in Nan'an County. If Zhen Yingjia's mother is here, the Nan'an Princess will naturally recognize her. However, she has not seen Gan for many years, so she suddenly became familiar with her.
I just can't remember, I have some vague guesses, but I'm not sure. Jia Mu smiled and introduced: "This is Mrs. Gan from the Zhen family in Jiangnan. She is here to visit Princess Chu and Princess Beijing. She just arrived in the capital yesterday."
When Princess Nan'an heard this, a broad smile appeared on Bai Zheng's face and she said, "Sister, look at me, who is so dim-sighted that I didn't recognize it was Mrs. Zhen for a moment.
He secretly thought, I don’t know if it’s the right time to come here, so I go back and talk to Yiliu’s mother. The King of Chu’s family and the Zhen family have been traveling frequently with the Jia family recently.
Mrs. Gan stood up quickly, bowed her head and said with a smile on her face, "Old concubine, you are so kind to me."
Princess Chu Zhen Qing and Beijing Princess Zhen Xue also bowed and saluted, while Qin Keqing also stood up to salute.
A few people exchanged pleasantries and sat down again.
For a time, the Tianxiang Tower in Nuo Da was filled with orioles and swallows, and the fragrance filled the nostrils. There were hairpin skirts, rings and coats from the old, middle, young, young, and young generations. They were full of flowers, willows, and jewels. The time was quite noisy and lively.
Jia Mu smiled and asked, "Why do you come over to me when you have time?"
As soon as these words came out, everyone looked at Princess Nan'an. Mrs. Gan of Zhen Yingxi and the sisters of the Zhen family came over. This was the old relatives of the Zhen family who had come all the way to meet and communicate with each other. As for Princess Nan'an's arrival, in view of her past record of "not going to the Three Treasures Palace for no reason", Feng Wan, Sichun, Chai Dai, Yun Xiu, and You's sisters all secretly paid attention to Jia Mu's question about the purpose of her visit.
Qin Keqing also narrowed her beautiful eyes, speculations welling up in her heart.
Sister Feng Danfeng blinked, a look of sarcasm on her beautiful face.
Night owls come into the house and come for everything!
Zhen Qing picked up the tea voodoo on the small table beside her and placed her pink lips painted with rose brain grease on the porcelain cup.
After taking a sip of tea, when he raised his eyes, his beautiful, slightly fierce eyes also showed a trace of amusement.
People say that the four princes, eight princes, and twelve princes are all the founding nobles of the country, and have been friends for generations, but this Nan'an concubine clearly bullied Ning Rong, and the two houses fell into decline a few years ago.
"From this point of view, these founding figures are not lumps of iron."
Zhen Jing placed the tea voodoo with light lip prints on the small table, feeling cold in her heart.
"Old sister, I came here to see you, and secondly, I have something to trouble you." Faced with everyone's eyes that said "please start your performance" in the language of later generations, Princess Nan'an felt a little uncomfortable. Fortunately, this feeling was only fleeting and was quickly driven away, and he said with a smile.
Mother Jia's heart moved slightly, and the smile on her face did not diminish.
She secretly thought, she just asked politely, is there really something wrong with Princess Nan'an's family?
Seriously, when a night owl comes into the house, he comes for everything?
As soon as this statement came out, everyone present looked strange.
Concubine Nan'an didn't care about the attention, smiled and said: "Old sister, not yesterday, King Wei Liu Guining met the concubine of Duke Li Guo's house and came to talk about Liu Fang's nephew.
Yesterday, King Chen Ran of Wei brought newlywed Princess Yan Yiliu back to Ning Nan'an Palace. Soon after,
It happened that Mrs. Sun, the mother of Liu Fang, the concubine of Liguo, came to visit Princess Nan'an. In other words, it was not a coincidence, but Liu Fang's mother, Sun, stayed there intentionally.
Therefore, Liu Fang's mother, Sun, asked for the most important thing in the back house, which was that Liu Fang was sent to Peiping to escort grain and fodder to the Economic Strategy and Appeasement Department, hoping that she could turn down this assignment.
King Wei didn't say anything, but Princess Nan'an couldn't refuse the Liu family in front of King Wei, so she could only say that she came to Jia Mansion to ask.
Jia Mu said, "Nephew of the Liu family? What's wrong with him?"
"Oh, it's not because he and Brother Heng were arguing about the Henan rebellion. Now he is sent by the palace to escort food and fodder. Moreover, the former military commander Tongzhi sent him back, and the former was also returned by the Military Aircraft Department Someone from the Ministry of War took it away," Princess Nan'an said.
Of course, these words did not elaborate on the reasons for minimizing Liu Fang's crimes, and did not mention the evil deeds at the military aircraft.
Qin Keqing's beautiful eyebrows are tight and her jade face is like frost
Baochai also wiped her handkerchief tightly, her apricot eyes showing displeasure. Concubine Nan'an didn't speak clearly in front of Mrs. Zhen's wife. What does it mean to argue? What happened some time ago was just the Liu family jumping up and down, trying to get themselves into a cocoon, but now they are deliberately confusing right and wrong.
Mrs. Wang's eyes narrowed, and she secretly thought, "Yes."
That day, two old witches from the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion and Li Guoguo's Mansion used the age and marriage of the eldest girl in their family to talk about things. Now they are fine, and the last one was sold to the Jiaofang Department, and one of their sons was sent to work again.
"Old sister, our ancestors" is also a life-long friendship, and some words are not hidden from the old sister. Concubine Nan'an sighed and said, "Now that the Zhenguo Duke's palace is in trouble, there is a lot of gossip in the capital."
Jia Mu frowned, the smile lines on her face had completely disappeared, and said, "What kind of gossip can this spread?"
In fact, I don't want to hear any gossip, but that's how people are. If I don't listen, I'm a little curious about what's being spread outside.
Princess Nan'an said: "It is said outside that the Niu family ended up in such a miserable state mainly because they offended Brother Yan. Otherwise, it would not have happened. Not only were the three clans wiped out, but the female relatives were all sent to Jiaofang Yunsi, and Jizong listened. He said that he would go to Beijing for surgery in a day or two. Now, Liu Fang's nephew, Liu Fang, who had offended him, was also assigned to escort food and grass. Brother Wan is a capable man, and this Beijing Everyone knows that there is nothing to say about the talent of Zhuguo, the handsome young man, but young people, life will be longer in the future, don’t they have to be merciful and merciful? "
As soon as he said this, Mrs. Gan turned to look at her daughters, Zhen Xue and Zhen Jing, with questioning eyes, as if she was asking about the situation of the Wang family in Nan'an County. Because the Zhen family is far away in the south of the Yangtze River, the political undercurrents among the four princes and eight princes in Beijing in recent years, especially after the rise of Jia Heng, are not very clear, let alone the fact that Gan is just a woman.
Zhen Jing shook her head slightly, indicating that just watch and don't say anything.
Zhen Xuerong's expression paused, and she touched her pink lips.
Sit on the sidelines.
Yuan Chun's beautiful eyes were condensed, and the look on her plump face was a bit cold. With the girl's gentle temperament, there was a feeling of displeasure in her heart.
This Princess Nan'an always speaks ill of Yandi.
Jia Mu was silent for a moment and said: "Well...Brother Yan is not at home right now. I don't know what is going on outside. How about we wait until Brother Heng comes back?"
Princess Nan'an said: "That's what I said. I've already said it. This is what people outside are talking about. How can I blame Brother Yan for this? Brother Yan is an official in the court. It’s not easy to get to where we are today.”
Having said this, he smiled and said: "Sister, do you want to send a letter to Brother Yan in Henan? Tell the palace that the nephew of the Liu family was injured in a war when he was young. This time he was escorting grain and grass. Old It's hard to say whether the injury will recur. Li Guogong's elder sister said that in the past few days, the family had apologized to her for the previous incident. Previously, it was Liu Fang's nephew who spoke uncontrollably and bumped into Brother Heng. Our family members all We’ve been close friends for several generations, old sister, to say that these are all misunderstandings.”
At this moment, Qin Keqing suddenly said: "Listen to what the concubine said, is this what the palace means?"
"Yes, the palace doesn't know, but Liu Fang's nephew is also a strong one." Princess Nan'an said with a smile.
Qin Keqing said: "Since it is a military honor, a heavy favor from the country, it is just to deliver grain and grass for the country, and you don't have to fight with the enemy, it is not considered a hard job? For example, my husband is now in Henan, traveling thousands of miles to attack, and not long ago he personally fought with the thieves , can it be more miserable than this?"
Princess Nan'an: "..."
Good guy, this Qin family actually dares to speak against her now?
Yuan Chun squeezed the handkerchief tightly at this moment, resisting the urge to applaud, while Wen Ning looked at Qin Keqing with admiration.
Baochai looked at the beauty, her jade face as white as snow showed a look of joy, and her moist apricot eyes looked absent-minded.
Due to her status, she couldn't say this in her heart, otherwise, she would have to...
Gan also glanced at Qin Keqing with a strange look in his eyes. This Qin family looked very beautiful, and she looked gentle and quiet just now, but she also had a bit of edge.
Seeing the change in Concubine Nan'an's face, Jia Mu smiled lightly and said, as if trying to smooth things over, "I thought so too. Since it was the palace's decree, Brother Yan was not mentioned in Henan, but in Beijing. It’s hard to say much, besides what Brother Yan’s daughter-in-law said, it doesn’t look like hard work. They all said that Dongbian’er was making a big fuss, and they didn’t let nephew Liu Fang lead the troops to the North.”
