The lights in Qinghui Hall were brightly lit, and there was a burst of crying in Mrs. Zhang's house.
"Mother, you have to make the decision for us." Song Qingyue said with tears in her eyes: "They all saw it. Such a long silver hairpin, like a dart, came towards my face. I almost couldn't see my mother."
She was a distant relative of the old lady, and what she said was so vivid that the old lady's face turned livid.
"Mom, I don't know what's going on, sister-in-law. Today is particularly abnormal. She doesn't even pay attention to Guanhua." Wang Peilan raised her head and looked at Zhang Guanhua.
"Aniang, my sister-in-law is too bullying. Aniang has to make the decision for her daughter."
The fifth lady, Zhang Guanhua, lay in the old lady's arms with her head buried, like a frightened little animal.
"Pah!" The old lady was so angry that she slapped the table and said, "I think she is too bold to make our Guanhua suffer such injustice."
Before he finished speaking, the girl outside the door shouted, "Uncle, what's wrong with you."
The eldest son Zhang Chengru stepped in. His clothes were torn and there were big stains on them, and his face was also red.
When the old lady Gu saw it, she was really shocked: "Why, she even beats you?"
Zhang Chengru nodded helplessly.
Everyone in the room looked at me and I looked at you, but they all stopped talking.
It's like hell. Is Shen really crazy?
"Auntie, what should I do with the money?" As soon as the fifth lady spoke, Song Qingyue and Wang Peilan's cries became much quieter.
"The day is almost here. This palace banquet is extraordinary. It's all about the money." Mrs. Gu glanced at her two daughters-in-law, "You guys just take care of it for now. I'll settle the account with Shen Que later. I'll take Wuniang's money." Come out, that’s it.”
This sentence made the two daughters-in-law look at me and you secretly curled your lips and rolled your eyes. You were dissatisfied but did not dare to speak out.
"Da Lang, I think that Shen really can't go to this palace banquet." Mrs. Gu looked at Zhang Chengru, "Going out like this will not disgrace our Zhang family."
"My son knows." Zhang Chengru nodded, "She never goes to such occasions."
Everyone sighed again, and Qiqi Aai's cry echoed in the room, becoming more and more dull and depressing.
The candlelight danced, magnifying the graceful figure on the reflecting window.
The maid opened the curtain and entered the room to report: "Old madam, Your Highness is here."
Everyone was stunned and hurriedly wiped their faces and straightened their clothes. Even Mrs. Gu quickly helped her daughter up and sat upright.
Your Highness is Li Le, the fourth wife of the Zhang family and the only princess of your Majesty today. She fell in love with the fourth son of the Zhang family at first sight, which is why they got married.
The marriage of Her Royal Highness the Princess is undoubtedly the most cosmetic thing for Mrs. Zhang. Her Royal Highness the Princess is aloof and arrogant. Except for her husband, the whole family does not have much contact with her. In order to marry the princess, the Zhang Mansion specially created a separate room for the fourth bedroom. There is only one house in the house, which also saves this distinguished daughter-in-law from having to sleep in the morning and evening.
As for the princess, she clearly saw this family and looked down upon them, especially Shen Que. I always felt that she was well-educated, capable and wealthy, but she was a lackluster person who insisted on suffering and suffering here and letting others manipulate her.
Tonight, Her Royal Highness the Princess came in person, and the whole family was confused.
Li Le walked into the main hall and was startled by the room full of people. When he looked carefully, he had a smile on his face but it was very forced. The red circles under his eyes could not deceive anyone.
She was too lazy to pay attention to these trivial matters. She came here today with a mission.
"Mother." Li Le gave a shallow salute, "I heard that my mother was not in good health, so my daughter-in-law specially found the thousand-year-old wild ginseng given by the father to replenish her health."
Mrs. Gu was naturally delighted and said, "You are still the most filial."
As soon as these words came out, Song Qingyue and Wang Peilan, who were standing aside, looked at each other with a tacit understanding.
"Do you have any orders from Your Highness?" Mrs. Gu apologized, knowing that she would not go to the Three Treasures Hall for any reason, and was unwilling to stay for a long time, so she hurriedly spoke first to show that she was considerate as a mother-in-law.
"Father's lotus banquet will be held the day after tomorrow. Our family cannot lack etiquette. I came here today to ask mother, who in the family is going?"
Gu said: "Of course your brothers and sisters-in-law will take Wu Niang to see the world."
Li Le smiled and said: "Okay, I understand. The lotus banquet is the wish of the father, the emperor and the empress. They hope that the emperor and his ministers will have fun together, so naturally several sisters-in-law will go."
She lowered her eyes and smiled softly: "Sister-in-law is too busy on weekdays and rarely goes out. We can't miss this time."
As soon as these words were spoken, Song Qingyue and Wang Peilan both looked at Gu.
Gu's face was a little embarrassed. What she had just said, she didn't expect the slap in the face to come so quickly. But Li Le personally asked Shen Que to participate, and she didn't dare to refute her face. She just wondered why Li Le would speak for Shen Que.
I didn't know how to speak for a moment, and my face was full of colors.
This thought was naturally noticed by Li Le, who stood up and said smoothly: "I don't mean anything, it's just that my sister-in-law is the daughter-in-law of Zhang's family. If she is absent from the lotus banquet, people will inevitably talk about it, and I can't show my face. , and it also makes people feel that our family has no rules, so that my father, emperor and mother will not have to worry about it when they ask me. Can mother understand my difficulties? "
These words were so perfect that Gu could only say: "Of course, of course, we all go, it must be decent."
Okay, my old face fell to the ground.
Li Le did not stay long after his goal was achieved. He bowed to everyone and left Qinghui Hall.
After a while, Chun Ya, the maid next to Her Royal Highness the Princess, ran to the Lemon Fragrance Pavilion and passed the message: "Your Highness said, please rest assured, sister-in-law, the matter has been taken care of."
Li Luansong said hurriedly: "If you are happy with your work, I will make up for the generous gifts another day."
Zelan was listening on the sidelines. This question and answer seemed ordinary, but why did he feel something was wrong? He raised his head and glanced at the smiling lady, and felt that today's lady was particularly beautiful.
"What are you looking at?" Li Luansong noticed her strange gaze.
"Why would Her Royal Highness the Princess go to speak for the eldest lady?" Zelan counted on his fingers, "First of all, the eldest lady never attends such occasions. Usually it's the one who goes."
Who, who is that? Zelan realized that he had said the wrong thing and hurriedly responded: "Her Royal Highness the Princess has no contact with the eldest lady, how could she be so kind and want to help us today?"
Li Luansong glanced at her. This girl was loyal to her master, but she talked a lot and was a bit stupid.
"Think about it for yourself. I'll give you three days. If you come up with it, you'll be rewarded. If you don't come up with it, you'll be punished by not being able to eat."
He left a few words and ran to sleep, leaving Zelan alone with no tears left.
That night, he had a sweet dream, and he dreamed that the lady was writing a policy for him.
Originally, he was a little worried, fearing that Shen Que would not be able to write policy papers and would be frightened to tears by his extremely rude emperor father. Later, when Zelan said that Shen Que had read poetry and books, Li Luansong almost jumped for joy. .
How is this retribution? This is simply God's favor.
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The next morning, green smoke rose from the copper tripod incense burner in the imperial study room.
Emperor Xiaochun was looking at the file in his hand with a pulled face.
Today is the last date for the policy discussion, and it is also the day when the emperor will test the lessons of his sons.
In fact, several princes' policy papers had been submitted early in the morning, and Emperor Xiaochun had already read them. Today, he was just waiting for the eldest prince Li Luansong's article.
The sun's shadow shines obliquely, penetrating the prismatic window panes and falling on the ground to form spots of alternating light and dark.
The second prince Li Luanfeng glanced at the fifth prince Li Luanhong. The two of them had a tacit understanding. The fifth prince said: "Brother, I have been writing this article for some time. It seems that I must have carefully quoted every word from the scriptures. My father has read it for so long. It seems that it is A masterpiece made in heaven.”
As soon as the words came out, the eyes of the other people watching the excitement fell on Shen Que.
The virtuous king Li Luanfeng is one year younger than Li Luansong, and his mother-in-law is His Majesty's favorite virtuous concubine. She is responsible for the emperor's affairs. She feels like she is being groomed as a prince and wants to squeeze out the boss.
The oldest Wuyong king, Li Luanhong, had been close to his second oldest brother since he was a child. He was in charge of the Royal Forest Army and other royal guards, and the two were in collusion with each other.
In normal times, Li Luansong would have been rude and had a verbal exchange with them, and only then gave up after being reprimanded by Emperor Xiaochun.
Today, Li Luanhong's words fell to the ground, and no one responded.
Li Luanfeng was a little surprised. He tilted his head and glanced at the boss standing next to him. Wasn't he asleep?
Naturally, Shen Que knew about these young men from his father-in-law, Xiao Jiujiu, and he felt aggrieved for Li Luansong. At this moment, he was like an old monk in meditation, observing his nose and heart with his eyes.
There was another moment of silence.
Li Luanfeng still refused to give up and decided to do it himself.
"Brother, I didn't come to the court a few days ago. I heard that I'm sick. I wonder if it's going to be better?"
It is true that there is no pot that cannot be opened. Emperor Xiaochun sent someone to scold Li Luansong with an imperial edict for going to court. He was afraid that his emperor father would let him go.
Shen Que raised his eyelids and glanced at him, then continued to stare at his toes.
ignore.
In fact, it's not that she doesn't care, but that this is the first time in her life to face such princes. Emperor Xiaochun in front of her is reading the article she wrote. How is the article written? She feels nervous and doesn't want to speak. I didn't want to pay attention to him and thought of Gong nervously.
"Brother, the second brother is talking to you, why are you ignoring me?" Lao Wu started to stir up trouble.
"Fifth brother, don't be rude to the elder brother." The second child quickly pretended to be a good person, "I think the elder brother is angry with me. The younger brother really doesn't know what has offended the elder brother. Please ask the elder brother to make it clear, and the younger brother will definitely change."
Shen Que was speechless. She didn't say a word from the beginning to the end. They were able to mess up like this. This situation was even worse than the sisters-in-law in the Zhang family.
Just as he was thinking about it, he heard a "pop" sound from above. Emperor Xiaochun stood up from the table, looked at the second and fifth children, and asked:
"What are you two doing, talking about cross talk? Why don't you go talk on the street? Are you full after eating early in the morning? Didn't you see that I am reading the boss's article? Why are there so many nonsense?"
The faces of the second child and the fifth child instantly became colorful, but they did not dare to say another word and both knelt down to apologize.
Emperor Xiaochun's eyes fell on Shen Que, and he asked slowly: "Did you write this article?"
"Back to my father, yes, I have been writing all night."
Emperor Xiaochun nodded, stood up and said: "You all should disperse, the boss will follow me."
"Ah?" Shen Que almost blurted out, "Where to go?"
"Go to the Hanlin Academy and look for the elders to read the policy papers written by my son. I'll embarrass them to death."
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