After three consecutive days of snow, it finally cleared up these two days. The warm sunshine shone on the roofs, treetops, and snow on both sides of the road. Instead of making people feel warm, they felt chilly.
It's not cold when it snows, but it's cold when it melts. There has been a saying since ancient times.
On such a day, Yao Chengcheng didn't want to go out, but his mother insisted on making a fuss to find Sister Yan, and he was worried that his mother would have to walk such a long distance alone, so he had to follow.
It was only when Huiniang found out that Sister Yan was missing that she came to look for her younger sister Yaoniang.
Before that, Mrs. Li kept silent and said she didn't know in front of Yao Chengcheng. After Sister Yan went missing, she didn't dare to look for her without knowing it, so she could only search secretly with her family. No way, before the date agreed with the man's family came, Yao Cheng came to the door and called off the marriage.
The Yao family also paid five taels of silver for this matter, not to mention how unlucky it is.
Yao Cheng was busy with yamen affairs, and Hui Niang took care of the housework and took care of the two children, and the two gradually forgot about it. But Li's mother seemed to be fine, and Hui Niang secretly told Yao Cheng that your mother must know where your sister is, and she might have sent it to her cousin.
Yao Cheng has a cousin who lives in the country. When Yao Cheng's father was still there, the two families were very close, and even now they walk around during festivals. In the past, Mrs. Li had often threatened Sister Yan, saying that she would send her to the countryside, that's why Hui Niang thought so.
But she never expected that Sister Yan would go to Jinwang Mansion to find Yaoniang.
In fact, Mrs. Li was a little restless a few days ago, and Madam Hui didn't know why. In the past two days, she finally couldn't help it, and she slipped the tongue with Yao Cheng, saying that she dreamed that Sister Yan was living on the street with no food, no place to live and being bullied.
Seeing that Mrs. Li had leaked her words, she simply didn't hide it, and proposed to go and see if Sister Yan was in Prince Jin's mansion. In fact, she doesn't need to want to go, Niang Hui also wants to go, she knows her sister's temper, sister Yan is a bad girl, and Yaoyao is not her opponent.
Hence this journey.
The two women could not be allowed to go on the road, Yao Cheng could only accompany them, the adults in the family had left, and the two children could not be left behind. In this way, the five members of Yao's family drove for a day in a mule cart before arriving at the gate of King Jin's Mansion.
This is the first time that Mrs. Li has seen such a magnificent mansion, so what is the mansion of Mr. He's family, it is nothing compared to Jin Wang's mansion.
She didn't know that houses can't be built casually. Even a copper nail on the gate has a standard. Ordinary people with ordinary status dare to overstep, and they will be beheaded if their homes are ransacked. So don't talk about Mr. He's house, apart from the imperial palace in the entire Daqian Dynasty, there are probably few houses that can compare with the majestic Prince's Mansion.
After all, Yao Cheng had seen the world, dealt with the soldiers patrolling the street, and parked the mule cart at the east corner gate.
After getting the words of the doorkeeper, he drove to the back door again.
Sitting in the car, Mrs. Li complained, saying that the rules of the palace are too strict, which door is not allowed to enter, the main door is not allowed to enter, and the side door is not allowed to enter, so people have to be thrown to the back door.
Yao Cheng was afraid that some trouble would happen when his mother arrived at the palace later, so he patiently told her about the rules. It is estimated that few people can enter the main entrance of the palace, even the relatives of the emperor, let alone ordinary people like them.
When we got to the back door, it was closed because of the cold weather.
Yao Cheng knocked dozens of times before the door opened from the inside. Inside stood a woman in a dark green coat, looking at them impatiently from the corner of her eyes: "What's the matter?"
Yao Cheng was about to speak with a smile on his face when Li Shi who was beside him shouted.
"I'm looking for Sister Yan, I'm her mother."
As the saying goes, the seven-rank official in front of the prime minister's gate, and the woman who is the gatekeeper of the palace is also very different from others. The mother-in-law and the mother-in-law had to compete with each other before, and the gatekeeper mother-in-law knew that she was a country woman when she saw Li Shi. Don't look at the clothes that look good, just look at her yellow teeth.
"There is no one named Sister Yan in our house. I found the wrong place." As she said that, she was about to close the door, but Mrs. Li pushed the door and refused to let her close it.
"How could it be impossible? What about my sister Yan?" Shi Li had nightmares for several days in a row, and because of this dream, she felt uneasy. Now that she heard that her daughter was not in the palace, she became anxious.
"How do I know where your daughter is! Go, go, don't stand in the way. If you don't go, I'll call someone."
Mrs. Li wanted to quarrel with this woman, but was stopped by Yao Cheng. He said to the gatekeeper woman, "Ma'am, let's find someone named Su Yaoniang. She works as a nanny for the little princess in the palace."
The mother-in-law's expression suddenly became suspicious, and she asked, "Who are you Madam Su?"
"We are her sister and brother-in-law."
"Then you wait, I'll go in and pass on a message." The old woman glanced at them again, and then closed the door and went inside.
Li watched the door close again in front of her, and was about to scold something when she suddenly remembered what the woman said just now.
"Ma'am? Could it be that Su Yaoniang is really developed? The prince actually made it for her wife? Tsk tsk tsk, I really didn't realize that this girl has such a blessing. Since she has become a concubine for the prince, I, Sister Yan, must be here." Wangfu, she must not treat me, Sister Yan, as a little girl, and I will not spare her when the time comes."
Hui Niang has been sitting in the car looking after the two children, and ignored her when she heard this. She was very anxious, no one knew better than her what Li's mother and daughter were planning.
Sister Yan harmed Yaoyao, how could Yaoyao keep her in the palace, it is needless to say that Sister Yan took the opportunity to threaten. And Yaoyao's biggest excuse is that she didn't marry at all back then, but gave birth to Xiaobao after being defiled.
They are also not perfect, but being married and being defiled and giving birth to a child cannot be treated as the same at all.
Whenever Huiniang thinks that her younger sister is being miserably handled by Sister Yan, she will feel angry in her heart, and she is even more afraid that Sister Yan will be stupid and bad, and she will tell the story, how will Shi Yaoyao see people? .
At this time, the door opened from the inside, and several smiling women came out, and at the same time, several servants joined forces to remove the threshold.
"Everyone, please go in with the servants and maidservants. Mrs. Su is very happy to hear that the two of you are here."
The mule cart went all the way in and stopped after walking for a while.
The Yao family members got out of the car and followed the guide woman all the way forward, but it was another trick. I saw carved beams and painted buildings everywhere, painted with gold and painted, all the extravagant things made Li Shi, who was used to shallow eyelids, amazed again and again, and attracted all the servants of the palace to look at her.
Yao Cheng was angry and embarrassed, wanted to reprimand but felt that it was not the place, so he could only suppress his anger and wink at Mrs. Li again and again.
But Li Shi couldn't care less about looking at him now, she didn't have enough eyesight.
When they arrived at the guest courtyard, after the three of them sat down, someone served tea.
A little girl came in and said: "Madam is inconvenient now, it is not easy to go out, so I invited Mrs. Yao and the two young masters to meet."
A few maids came up to help Hong Geer and Ming Geer, and surrounded Hui Niang to go out. Shi wanted to follow, but was stopped, saying that Madam ordered someone to prepare a banquet, and asked the old lady to wait a moment.
The servants of this palace are very polite, with smiles all over their faces, and Mrs. Li can't act like a shrew. In addition, Yao Cheng gave her a warning look, and she sat down lazily.
"What are you showing off? Isn't she just a lady, and it's not inlaid with gold!" Mrs. Li said angrily.
Yao Cheng was almost speechless, he looked around and saw no one around, then lowered his voice and said: "Mom, can you keep your mouth shut, now Yaoniang is not what it used to be, you have to kill your son Only willing!"
"Why did I hurt you? She doesn't respect her elders, so she doesn't like me to say a few words!"
"The last time Yaoniang left home in a fit of anger, the county magistrate promoted me to be a headhunter, and somehow fell through. Now that I came to this palace, I knew that we were all here, but I only saw Huiniang and two Child, if you avoid us, you can't see anything?!"
Mrs. Li didn't say a word, and said after a while: "She is so capable, and the prince just listens to her like that?!"
Yao Cheng didn't make a sound.
Mrs. Li said again: "Why is she, Su Yaoniang, so capable? My sister Yan must be better than her." Then, she glanced at Yao Cheng: "You, you will still enjoy the blessings of your sister in the future."
Yao Cheng was so angry that she had nothing to say.
Hui Niang and her two children sat in a warm sedan chair and went all the way to Rongxi Courtyard.
As soon as he entered the yard, he saw Yaoniang standing on the porch in front of the main house. Yaoniang wanted to go down the steps to meet her, but was held back by the red silk beside her.
"Ma'am, don't panic."
Only then did Yaoniang slow down, and at this moment Huiniang also got off the sedan chair.
"sister!"
"Yaoyao." Hui Niang's eyes swept back and forth on her younger sister, and finally she felt at ease.
The two walked in hand in hand, Hong Geer and Ming Geer let the girl hug and follow behind. Went to Xinuang Pavilion, at this time Xinuang Pavilion had already been tidied up and restored to its former tidiness.
King Jin had already left, but Xiao Bao was still sitting on the kang.
As soon as Hui Niang walked in, she saw Xiao Bao, her eyes lit up, and she walked up.
"Little Treasure has grown up so much, do you miss your aunt?"
Xiaobao opened his eyes and looked at Huiniang, feeling an inexplicable sense of intimacy, just like he did to Yaoniang, that kind of intimacy is indescribable.
Maybe it was because he drank his aunt's milk for more than half a year when he was young
Xiaobao just learned about this from Yaoniang. Thinking of this, his little face turned red, and in Niang Hui's eyes, it was Xiaobao who missed her.
Papa papa kissed the chubby cheeks twice, how Madam Hui thought Xiaobao liked it.
The two sisters sat down to talk, and the girls served tea. Yaoniang asked Huiniang, and when she learned that she hadn't had lunch yet, she hurriedly ordered someone to prepare it.
Everything is readily available in the kitchenette, so meals are brought up quickly. It was placed on the round table under the kang, and Yaoniang used some with Huiniang, just as she was not full before.
After eating, Yaoniang asked everyone to go down, Brother Hong, Brother Ming and Xiaobao were also led to the west chamber by servants, and then they talked with Niang Hui on the big kang.
Hui Niang looked around and sighed a little: "Seeing that you are living a good life, my sister is relieved."
"sister… "
"By the way, Mrs. Li and your brother-in-law are here to look for Sister Yan. Sister Yan has come to look for you before. Is she in the palace?" The reason why Hui Niang asked this is because she came After Rongxi Courtyard, I haven't seen Sister Yan.
Yaoniang remembered what King Jin had said to herself before, and said: "How could Sister Yan be in the palace, she never came to look for me."
Hearing this, Hui Niang finally breathed a sigh of relief, "It's fine if you don't come, I'm afraid you will be bullied by her."
She told what happened to Yao's family after Yaoniang left, and Yaoniang felt very guilty.
My sister can't say anything to her, but she wants to lie to her instead.
But His Highness is right, if I let my sister know that Sister Yan is gone, how will I face my brother-in-law and Mrs. Li? If you are always bored in your heart and don't talk about it, it will become a heart disease after a long time. It would be better if she didn't know anything, since Prince Jin's mansion killed her and no one was seen, the Yao family might think that Sister Yan was lost, or went somewhere else.
This was the first time Yaoniang lied to Huiniang, and she couldn't get used to it. Fortunately, Huiniang didn't suspect her, otherwise she couldn't hide it.
After talking about Sister Yan's son, Hui Niang said something about being a concubine to Yao Niang, just like in her previous life.
When Yaoniang heard this, she suddenly felt sad, but fortunately, this life will never be the same as her previous life.
"Since the lord treats you well, you should serve him wholeheartedly. It can be seen that the lord values you, otherwise he would not have taken Xiaobao away and let you stay by his side. Few men can do that These, not to mention that he is a prince, you have to know it in your heart. You love that child Xiaobao, sister knows, but you also need to know that the prince treats you well, and help the prince to give birth to another child if you can. But remember There is a difference between closeness and distance, don’t reverse the order, it’s not good for you, and it’s not good for Xiaobao.”
The reason why Niang Hui said these words was because of what she saw after she came. Anyway, Xiaobao is also a child brought by Yaoniang, but here he is like the little master in the mansion, he is good at everything about basic necessities of life. She was afraid that her younger sister would be confused and arrogant because she would miss herself and her child.
Hearing what her sister said, Yaoniang felt shy but sad.
In fact, he was kind to her, and she knew it in her heart. Without knowing that Xiaobao was his own, he repeatedly gave in for her.
He was born noble and arrogant, just like what my sister said, few men can do this, let alone him. And when it comes down to it, it's actually not his fault...
She was dazed.
Yaoniang restrained all her emotions, and said a little nervously: "Sister, there is something I didn't tell you, Xiaobao is His Highness's son."