Hong Peiju's study is quite quiet, and the four treasures of the study on the desk are simple yet precious. There are many books on the west side. Looking over, it seems that you can smell the fragrance of ink.
Eunuch Liang's body is hidden in the meticulous servant uniform and he looks very thin. His appearance is quite pleasing to the eye, and he is definitely not comely, let alone handsome. Judging from his appearance alone, he is far from Hong Peiju.
Hong Peiju despised her in her heart, but she had to endure her dissatisfaction and stay with her smiling face.
This Eunuch Liang is the chief steward of Fuyuan Palace and Concubine Jiao Xian’s confidant!
It is said that the Thirteenth Prince often sat on his lap and played when he was a child! The Thirteenth Prince sometimes disobeys Concubine Jiao Xian, but he obeys Eunuch Liang!
Today there are two powerful eunuchs in the palace:
Prince Qingshu of the west factory, Duke Wu Xue of the east factory, and Wu Xue is the godfather of Eunuch Liang!
He, a mere Marquis of Huai'an, cannot afford to offend!
Eunuch Liang's waist naturally straightened out when he was sitting. In front of him, one hand was resting on the tea cup on the coffee table, and the other hand was on the armrest, involuntarily raising his orchid fingers.
Looking at Hong Peiju's appearance, he understood something in his heart, and said softly: "Master Hou, yes, it was the empress who told you that your eldest son and the prince have similar looks, but it was you who asked for the eldest son to be The young master follows the prince, is willing to be the prince's substitute, and stands up for the prince in times of danger. In this way, the empress helps you introduce him. Now, it is your own choice that the eldest son and the prince disappear together. What does it have to do with the empress? "
At the last sentence, Eunuch Liang put the tea cup down heavily as if dissatisfied, but the corners of his mouth curved up unconsciously.
Hong Peiju tried to calm herself down and slightly let go of her tightly clenched hands. My heart was filled with bitterness and frustration.
There were rumors that the emperor sent people to get rid of the prince, but he didn't believe it.
The prince is deeply loved by the Sacred Heart. Although the emperor likes the third prince the most, Hong Peiju can understand the emperor. They are all men who grew up under orthodox education. Even if they dote on women other than their wives, when it comes to the fundamentals of legitimate concubines, there is still a problem. Never do anything rashly.
But what about Concubine Jiao Xian? Where are the other princes? That’s hard to say!
Perhaps, at that time, the prince had already sensed the danger, so he happily recruited his son into the East Palace. At that time, anyone could see that the Marquis of Huai'an had embraced the prince's lap!
From now on, the Marquis of Huai'an will at least be promoted to Duke of Huai'an!
However, now, everything is in vain!
Hong Peiju's mind was filled with chaos. After turning over and over again, there were only four words left: "I am willing to admit defeat"!
Seeing Hong Peiju's uncertain expression, Eunuch Liang knew not to ridicule her too much. Concubine Jiao Xian still needed Hong Peiju's help. This Liu Bisheng was just a chess piece, letting Hong Peiju help "train" her and practice her skills.
Then he said: "But Mr. Hou, the second young master was injured, and the queen is well aware of it. The queen knows how loyal you are to the queen. No, the queen sees that the heirs of the Marquis are few, so she sent you a beautiful concubine to help you." You spread your wings!"
Hong Peiju's hand that had just been released clenched it tightly and thought to herself: No matter how many branches bloom, no matter how many leaves are scattered, no matter how many heirs are born, won't they all be treated like dogs by you? Anytime, anywhere, like trampling an ant to death!
Beautiful concubine? Damn, either let me provide for idlers, or send someone to monitor me.
However, Hong Peiju did not dare to say it out. She just said politely and distantly: "Thank you for your trouble! It's just that Hong wants to do things better for the queen now and has no intention of indulging in the pleasure of the boudoir in the back house. Now the wives and concubines in the Hou Mansion are getting along harmoniously. I don’t want to cause any more trouble. Moreover, Wei Chen now only has the salary of the Marquis. When his children are older, they need money for marriage. If the empress really cares about Wei Chen, why not help Wei Chen find a job in the court? Even if you are fat or short, you no longer need to worry about trivial matters such as firewood, rice, oil, and salt."
If you want me to continue to do things for you, you have to give me money or power. It’s up to you! I was asked to post one son after another, but I still couldn't see any benefits. I always expressed words of comfort and boasted about the bright future. My Huai'an Marquis's food expenses will be lost tomorrow, and I'm so happy!
Eunuch Liang slightly narrowed his slender eyes and stared at Hong Peiju again and again. Suddenly he laughed dryly "hahaha" a few times and exaggeratedly said: "Oh! My Lord Marquis! Our family is so busy with beauties. I almost forgot your Majesty’s instructions! My Majesty said that as long as the Marquis serves your Majesty wholeheartedly, I will not treat you badly!”
After saying that, he took out a few banknotes from his arms and handed them to Hong Peiju. Hong Peiju took them, but Eunuch Liang seemed to have seen through his mind and did not let go. He squinted and said: "Master Hou, you have to think clearly about you and your relationship." It is an honor for the Marquis of Huai'an that my son can dedicate himself to the great cause of the empress. You must know that not everyone is qualified to work for the empress."
Hong Peiju put a little more force on her hand: "Hong, don't worry."
Eunuch Liang let go of his hand, stood up, patted the non-existent dust on his body, and said: "I have brought our message to our family, farewell!"
Hong Peiju cupped her hands and said, "Father-in-law, please go slowly. However, I would like to ask my father-in-law to give you some advice on something."
Eunuch Liang stopped and looked up.
Hong Peiju said: "Do you have any instructions for those two girls from the Ji family?"
Eunuch Liang's eyes stood up and he said a little dissatisfied: "Do you still have to worry about this? Think about it carefully. If you don't understand it, don't think about it! Humph!"
After saying that, he walked away.
After leaving the Huai'an Marquis Mansion, Eunuch Liang said bitterly to the two young eunuchs who were following him: "This old fox wants money but not people! He even pocketed it all! What an iron rooster! He made our family's trip in vain!"
The little eunuch smiled and said, "Don't worry, father-in-law, we can sell that beauty at a good price!"
Eunuch Liang was overjoyed when he heard this: "Let's go! Go to Chen Guogong's mansion! Chen Guogong has lots of money!"
From February 20th to February 23rd, in some places in the eastern part of the capital, there is a custom of eating "koutiao", which means "eating the villain's tongue" to avoid the disaster of tongue. At first, it was the tongues of pigs, cattle and sheep, and then expanded to the tongues of poultry such as chickens, ducks and geese. Slowly, some families in the capital began to accept this custom, including high-ranking families like the Marquis of Huai'an.
On February 21st, Meilin found Jijun crying.
It turns out that at the end of last year, a plague epidemic broke out among poultry in the suburbs of Beijing, causing the price of some poultry tongues to skyrocket. At this time, Aunt Zhu was seriously ill, and one of the prescriptions prescribed by the doctor was for Aunt Zhu to eat at least five to ten chicken tongues or duck tongue soup in one meal.
But the prices of kouguoer and chicken tongue and duck tongue in Beijing have skyrocketed.
And Aunt Su snatched away almost all the food in the kitchen.
Because since the disappearance of the eldest son, the Yang family has mostly been eating vegetarian food, and they usually don’t like to eat these things, and they don’t care about the gossip and the like. If their son is gone, who can care about what others say!
And Aunt Sun can solve these problems by herself with money.
Aunt Zhuo and Aunt Gui are in between, and they can eat or not.
At Aunt Yuan's place, Aunt Su may have thought of not missing this one bite this time, so she left a few for Aunt Yuan.
Ji Jun thought, the curse worked last time, Aunt Su was afraid of Aunt Yuan's "tongue", so she quickly blocked her mouth!
Alas, crying children are always fed by milk, and this has always been the case in the past and present!
What we need most now is Aunt Su.
Aunt Su felt that she was going to be unlucky this year, especially for being a villain, and she needed to prevent the villain from chewing her tongue from behind, so she repeated her old trick and grabbed all the tongues and chicken tongues in the kitchen. Walk!
Then Aunt Zhu and Danguiyuan only left two duck tongues each. Of course, it didn't matter to Danguiyuan, but Aunt Zhu's place was far from the quantity required by the doctor's prescription.
Meilin was very anxious when she saw Aunt Zhu's sick appearance.
Ji Jun looked at Mei Lin's anxious expression and knew that she had great hopes for this bowl of koutiao soup.
Ji Jun knew that it was not the miraculous effect of this chewing stick, but that Aunt Zhu had been suffering from lack of medical treatment and malnutrition for many years, so the doctor wanted to let her eat more chewing sticks to get some things that were not easily obtained in the daily diet. of trace elements.
But she couldn't tell Mei Lin this.
Ji Jun sighed and took out some silver coins from his body and handed them to Mei Lin, but Mei Lin refused.
Meilin cried and said: "Miss Ji has helped us a lot. My aunt told me not to ask for money from the eldest lady. But I, I really can't think of a way, so I begged the eldest lady to help me. And I heard from the little girl in the outer courtyard. I said, even if you have money, you can no longer buy chicken tongue and duck tongue at the right price in the market. If you want to buy it, you have to go to the black market and pay a high price..."
How can you use Ji Jun’s money to buy high-priced chicken tongues on the black market? After all, chicken tongue and duck tongue are not a life-saving elixir.
Isn't this similar to borrowing money to gamble?
Ji Jun couldn't bear it when he saw Mei Lin crying pitifully and pitying her filial piety. He thought for a moment and said, "I have a way to make Aunt Zhu eat enough chicken tongue, duck tongue, pork tongue and beef tongue." No problem. But some of this method may make you feel uncomfortable or even a little aggrieved. Can you accept it?"
Mei Lin was overjoyed when she heard this and said, "As long as my aunt can use this medicine. Don't say it's awkward or wronged, just beat me and scold me, I'm willing to be punished no matter how much!"
Seeing that Mei Lin was serious and sincere, Ji Jun nodded and agreed.
