"It's just dawn. The princess has already arrived at the mansion?" Uncle Rong asked in surprise. He must have arrived too early. I was afraid that he had just woken up and went straight to Jia's house without even going to greet the concubine of Beijing County.
Ruizhu replied: "The princess and concubine of the county arrived before dawn. After hearing that the uncle was going to the ancestral hall, the empress went to the west to see the old lady. Then she came from the west and asked about the uncle."
"Where is your Majesty now?"
"Talk in my wife's yard."
Uncle Rong suddenly felt surprised after hearing this. When the princess of the county comes to the east, there are only two places to go. One is Cong Lutang, and the other is Mrs. You's courtyard of Dongfu. You and the empress are considered peers, and You is older, so the empress should go to You's courtyard without taking her status.
When meeting guests, you need to change your clothes after all. Although his friendship with the county princess and his wife has been sublimated several times, he still has to show the dignity he deserves.
It was time to go to Youshi's courtyard again, and we couldn't do it casually.
Jia Rong has been in this world for several years, and she is still not used to these complicated etiquette. Sigh... Wearing different clothes when meeting people during diplomatic liaisons, and having to change several sets of clothes to meet people in a day, this is simply unimaginable in later generations.
Fortunately, I don't have to go to the palace to pray, otherwise I would have to change my clothes again in one day.
At this time, I was a little envious of unmarried children like Baoyu and the others, who could travel around the world in the same clothes no matter where they went in one day. Unless you are summoned by a noble person on special occasions, you won't get into these troubles at all.
Zuan Nuan went to Youshi's courtyard and listened to the voices of several people talking. Uncle Rong frowned quietly, why did so many people come from the east so early today?
Youshi's voice from inside was heard outside the house. "This sudden disaster caused a lot of damage to the family. Fortunately, Rong'er is unharmed. It made the empress worried, so she even made a special trip."
Zhen Xun did not claim to be the princess of the county, so she held Youshi's hand and said, "The Zhen and Jia families are old relatives, and they have a relationship with the prince's palace, so they are even closer to each other. I think Brother Rong is... The most talented person among several relatives, I am not the only one who cares about him, even the concubine of the county prince's palace also asked me to see with my own eyes whether he is okay."
Youshi said: "Who should let Rong'er go to the prince's palace to pay respects to the concubine?"
The princess said: "It's not that I don't want to invite you over, it's just that the Dowager Empress stopped seeing guests a few years ago while fasting and praying. If she hadn't encountered such a terrible incident this time, it would be rare for the Dowager Empress to open her mouth."
As they were talking inside, the maid Wan'er saw Uncle Xiao Rong and hurriedly opened the curtain. He shouted: "Uncle Xiao Rong is here."
There was a sudden silence in the room, and after a pause, I heard Youshi calling lively: "Rong'er, come in quickly and say hello to the empress."
Brother Rong was called into the room and saw not only Youshi and Princess Zhen Xun, but also Aunt Zhu Li Wan in the room. Behind the three people stood a lot of maids, filling Youshi's room to the brim.
He bowed politely to the princess and the princess, but there was nothing strange about Zhen Xun's face, but there was a different look in her eyes. He called Aunt Zhu Li Wan again, but the palace judge showed a slight loss of composure and couldn't help but move forward two steps.
Uncle Rong saw the excitement on the palace judge's face more clearly, and his eyes were even glistening with moisture.
"Auntie is worried."
"No..." Li Wan suddenly woke up and remembered that he was in You's room at the moment. Secretly sighing that he had lost his composure, he couldn't help but talk to Brother Rong. "As long as it's okay, it's made a lot of people worry these days."
Among those who are worried, Li Wan is definitely indispensable.
In fact, Li Wan was more worried than others. She had already experienced the pain of losing her husband once, and it took many years of silence for Brother Rong to crack open the hard shell. Unexpectedly, he heard that Brother Rong was in trouble, which almost caused the palace judge to lose his soul. He spent much of the night blaming himself for being such a scourge.
Even after hearing the news about Brother Rong's return yesterday, the palace judge had an unreal feeling. I was tossing and turning, wondering whether I, a widowed husband, should completely break up with Brother Rong.
There is no need to kill Brother Rong again.
Now that I have seen with my own eyes that Brother Rong is fine, all kinds of thoughts are intertwined in my mind, but the tears in my eyes fall smoothly from the corners of my eyes involuntarily.
Brother Rong saw the beauty in tears when he saw the palace judge. It was the most heart-wrenching thing for him to do. How could he hold it back? He took out the silk from his body and wiped it from the corner of the palace judge's eyes, and said softly: "Didn't I come back safe and sound?"
"cough……"
Of all the people in the room, not one of them was blind. It all depends on the actions of the two people. Especially Youshi felt unhappy and had to explain to the princess. "The grandmothers in both houses love Ronger, and he is also filial and their relationship is close."
As he said this, he couldn't help but give Brother Rong a look, pitying the woman and not even looking at the occasion. I mumbled quietly in my heart, as when I was a child, I always had no calculation in my mind when facing women, and I was not afraid that the princess next to me would be sour and jealous.
The princess was not surprised by the actions of Li Wan and Rong Geer, but she felt that there was something unusual about the Dongfu wife in front of her.
After hearing Youshi's slight cough, Brother Rong felt uncomfortable continuing to behave in front of the palace judge, so he put the silk away with a soft word of comfort. He walked towards Youshi with a smile.
"Greetings, Madam. Ronger has also made Madam worried. Ronger apologizes to Madam."
The playful smile reflected in Youshi's eyes.
A trace of melancholy flashed across the wife's expression, and she cursed angrily: "Why don't you get up and become a master and a father, and you still treat yourself as a child? You used to be able to coax me, but now you can't do it in front of me."
If the princess of the county pointed out something, "The relationship between my wife and Brother Rong is really enviable to others. Even among all the mothers and sons in the world, there are not many who are so close and familiar with each other."
Youshi was stunned for a moment and replied in time: "Rong'er's biological mother went early. He was still a child when I entered the house, and I took care of him since he was a child. Don't miss Rong'er, who is now filial. He was naughty and always picked on when he was young. Brother Feng from the Wang family cheated on me and made me angry."
"Brother Feng is my sister who once lived in Yixia Pavilion."
Li Wan just stopped crying, calmed down and listened to the words of the princess and the princess. It seems that there is something strange about it, recalling that in the past, after marrying into the Jia family, he had occasional contacts with the Dong family. It's just that Uncle Zhu and Uncle Zhen have different preferences, and they rarely interact with each other. He and You rarely see each other due to various reasons.
At that time, only Feng Lazi was running around in the east and west houses. I heard some rumors that the grandmother in the east instigated the brothers not to play with Feng Lazi.
Later, when Feng Lazi became Second Grandma Lian, this Dongfu grandma taught Dongfu brother to look disgusting.
Take a deep look at Youshi. A slight embarrassment appeared on Youshi's face, and a slightly fake smile appeared on Youshi's face.
"It's that spicy guy. Your Majesty came here early today, probably before lunch. The house has been cooked by now, so let's eat here. I also asked Ronger to stay and wait on her, so that I can take a look at Ronger. It’s still in its original appearance without any damage.”
The princess was hesitating whether to accept or not. In fact, she was thinking that she would send someone to Cong Lutang the morning before, so that she could have a private word with Brother Rong. He looked at Grandma Zhu next to him again, sighed helplessly in his heart, and then agreed.
He said calmly: "How can we have a dignified lord serve us, and we don't need those vulgar etiquettes? Let's sit down and eat together. Madam, do you think this is okay?"
How could You refuse the princess's offer?
Just call Silver Butterfly to prepare food.
After a while, the four of them sat down at the same table and ate. After having some snacks, You Shifang started talking about things in the house.
"Rong'er is safe and sound, except for the fact that the servants in the mansion sacrificed their lives. I also asked the wife of the Xue family to save her, but now she is still injured. After dinner, Ronger will inevitably take her daughter-in-law to visit."
The princess also heard about it, but she didn't know the specific truth. Nannan asked, but just listening to what You said, the smile on the princess's face became weirder.
"Brother Rong has such ability, he is worthy of being the queen of the country. He was left in the mountains. Not only did he have enough food and clothing, but he was also able to treat the wounds on the concubine's body. But I don't know where the concubine of the Xue family was injured? Is it serious? She saved several of our Qilin children, so we need to be extremely grateful."
Although the princess was asking Youshi, she looked at Brother Rong in a funny way with her crooked eyes.
Others don't know who Brother Rong is, and they won't make dirty guesses, but the princess is different. The first thing she thought of was dirty. After all, Brother Rong was really not trustworthy.
Even the aunt and uncle have been taken down, and it may not be impossible to get another aunt and concubine.
Zhen Xun is not jealous, in her heart her relationship with Brother Rong is just like that.
More of a curiosity.
Rong Ge'er saw the palace chief and You's eyes flying towards him, and said sarcastically: "Thanks to my concubine, I'd like you to go over and say thank you to your concubine again for Rong'er today. Later, I'm afraid that the Wang family, the Feng family, and the Niu family will , relatives of the Chen family are coming, and I can’t help but have to meet them to make them feel completely at ease.”
That’s it for now, no further questions.
Brother Rong didn't stay in Youshi's courtyard for long before he returned to Keqing's courtyard. The county princess Zhen Xun also returned to Conglutang, changed into plain clothes, and then went to the Grand View Garden with Grandma Zhu Li Wan.
On the way, the county princess said, "I'd like to thank my sister-in-law for leading the way today."
The palace judge was still thinking about Brother Rong, so he responded completely out of instinct. "No trouble."
Zhen Xun said: "I have to thank my sister-in-law. If she doesn't mind, I will stay with my sister in Conglutang today. In these days, your house will naturally have guests coming and going, but it's not easy for me to show up. I'm alone in Conglvtang." The green hall is very boring. I also heard that my sister-in-law is the most talented and learned among the beauties in the two houses, so my sister has long wanted to ask for advice."
Grandma Zhu didn't understand what the princess meant, but she couldn't shirk it and could only agree.
But at this moment, Youshi hadn't gotten up yet. Just after changing clothes, Yindie rushed in and said it was a letter from a relative outside the city.
Youshi's expression changed slightly, she took the letter and sent all the maids out of the room. He slowly removed the sealing oil and unfolded the letter, his face looking even worse.
I got the paper and was about to reply.
It took a long time, but not a word was written.
With a faint sigh, he burned the letter he had sent. Wipe away the dust and put away the pen and ink.
After a while, Yindie came and asked. "The messenger outside is still waiting for my wife's reply."
"There's no need to go back, just send them away."
"Madam, over there..."
"Don't worry about him." Youshi said calmly, with vague anger in his eyes. After taking a deep breath, he ordered Yindie to prepare gifts and medicinal materials and prepare to see Aunt Xue.
"I win again." I don't know where it came from, and I don't know who can hear it.
On the other hand, someone in the Ningxi Pavilion in Huifang Garden said the same thing.
Baoyu looked at the chessboard in front of him, feeling proud. There was a woman behind him, but her eyes were blankly staring at the handsome man opposite.
"Uncle Bao, please get around me. How can I, a stinky guy, be no match for Uncle Bao?" Brother Rong shook his head helplessly and said, "Now that Uncle Feng Shi is not in the capital, who among these families can beat Uncle Bao in a game."
After hearing this, Baoyu also missed Feng Ziying. "I wonder when Ziying will come back."
On this day, Ning and Rong Mansion were still lively, with an endless stream of visiting relatives.
The same is true outside Shenjing City.
Several battalions of soldiers cleared the way before and after, sending the princes and ministers in the middle straight to Shenjing City.
There was another emperor leading the army in front, and the crowd seemed to be returning from a big battle.
One of them got separated from the main force before reaching Shenjing. It turned out that the prince was seriously injured and could not travel, so he was sent to the royal garden outside Shenjing City to recuperate.
"Damn it. Is there really no cure?" His Royal Highness the Crown Prince asked persistently in the Summer Palace.
However, several imperial doctors looked at each other, and no one dared to answer.
"Speak, is it true that there is no cure for me?"
"This... Your Highness..." After a long time, an old man with white hair came out and said tremblingly: "Your Highness has hurt the root. Although it is not fatal, but..."
"But what?" The weak Crown Prince shouted with all his strength.
"The roots are injured, the veins are destroyed..."
【Later………………】
Brother Rong saw the beauty in tears when he saw the palace judge. It was the most heart-wrenching thing for him to do. How could he hold it back? He took out the silk from his body and wiped it from the corner of the palace judge's eyes, and said softly: "Didn't I come back safe and sound?"
"cough……"
Of all the people in the room, not one of them was blind. It all depends on the actions of the two people. Especially Youshi felt unhappy and had to explain to the princess. "The grandmothers in both houses love Ronger, and he is also filial and their relationship is close."
As he said this, he couldn't help but give Brother Rong a look, pitying the woman and not even looking at the occasion. I mumbled quietly in my heart, as when I was a child, I always had no calculation in my mind when facing women, and I was not afraid that the princess next to me would be sour and jealous.
The princess was not surprised by the actions of Li Wan and Rong Geer, but she felt that there was something unusual about the Dongfu wife in front of her.
After hearing Youshi's slight cough, Brother Rong felt uncomfortable continuing to behave in front of the palace judge, so he put the silk away with a soft word of comfort. He walked towards Youshi with a smile.
"Greetings, Madam. Ronger has also made Madam worried. Ronger apologizes to Madam."
The playful smile reflected in Youshi's eyes.
A trace of melancholy flashed across the wife's expression, and she cursed angrily: "Why don't you get up and become a master and a father, and you still treat yourself as a child? You used to be able to coax me, but now you can't do it in front of me."
If the princess of the county pointed out something, "The relationship between my wife and Brother Rong is really enviable to others. Even among all the mothers and sons in the world, there are not many who are so close and familiar with each other."
