Lin Qingyu glanced roughly and asked: "The booklet my lady gave me once said that Donggong had rewarded Master Hou with a pair of mutton fat and white jade. Why is it not in the warehouse?"
The steward said: "If you return to the young man, this pair of Yu Ruyi was sent by his wife to the mansion of Lord Shangshu of the Ministry of War to congratulate his son on the wedding."
Lin Qingyu asked again: "Where is the thousand-year ginseng rewarded by Concubine Chen."
Guan Shi smiled and said, "It's naturally used to help the young master."
Lin Qingyu nodded: "Understood, you step back. Before Madam enters the palace tomorrow, I will prepare a gift for her."
The only requirement of Liang's gift is equivalence. Neither can we lose the respect of Nan'an Houfu to the Concubine Chen, nor can we show the arrogant attachment. Especially since Nan'an Hou's Mansion and the Queen still have an in-law relationship, things become more and more subtle.
The queen actually had a son who was born with insufficient intelligence, unable to inherit the patriarchal lineage, and not to be pleased by the sage, so he has been raised in the palace. The queen was eager to think about her son, and naturally had a grudge against Concubine Chen's mother and son. Although the queen is far less favored than Concubine Chen, she is always the mother of a country. Nan'an Houfu gave the concubine Chen a birthday gift, but he had to worry about the honor of the middle palace. Among them, twists and turns, not a word can be summed up.
Lin Qingyu first selected a batch of gifts from the list, and ordered someone to move into the Blue Wind Pavilion to let him go through the selections one by one.
Lu Wancheng saw that the room was filled with large and small gift boxes, and asked, "What are these?"
Lin Qingyu said: "Chen Guifei's birthday gift is an alternative."
"Concubine Chen?" Lu Wancheng frowned rarely, "The prince's concubine?"
"It's him."
Lu Wancheng's face changed slightly: "When did you get involved with Donggong?"
Lin Qingyu informed Lu Wancheng that Liang had asked him to prepare gifts. Lu Wancheng still seemed uneasy, and asked, "So you won't go to the palace or see the prince?"
"No." Lin Qingyu said suspiciously, "I didn't see you in the next thing. Why did you mention Donggong so much?"
Lu Wancheng hesitated for a moment, then smiled: "I am the current prince, the future emperor, isn't it worth my fuss?"
Lin Qingyu said: "The queen is your own aunt and the prince's aunt. In terms of marriage, the prince is still your cousin."
Lu Wancheng sneered, "I don't want his greasy cousin."
The topic about the East Palace ends here. Lu Wancheng was absent, and did not forget to remind Lin Qingyu: "Since the Liang family dares to make a fuss about Concubine Chen, I think it's almost time."
Lin Qingyu nodded: "Don't worry, Master Xiaohou, I have my own measures."
The next day, Liang got up half an hour earlier than usual. Mother Liu waited on her to change into court clothes, and she asked, "Which yard did the Lord Hou rest last night?"
Mother Liu said: "Aunt Pan's yard."
Liang's complexion sank: "It's her again."
Mother Liu persuaded: "Pan was born humble, and his stomach is not up to his stomach, so his wife can't be angry with her, so she has to face her."
"Yes." Liang said, looking at the charming woman in the mirror, "Master Hou should come for breakfast later, go to the Blue Wind Pavilion and invite someone."
No matter which concubine Nanan Hou stayed in, he would have breakfast with his wife the next day and listen to her talk about some common affairs in the Fuzhong. He can ignore the housework, but at least he has to know it.
During the dinner, the Liang family mentioned the birthday gift of Concubine Chen. Nan'anhou said: "This may seem like a trivial matter, but in fact it is very relevant. Where is the birthday gift you prepared? Show me."
At this time, the servant came in and passed on: "Master Madam, Young Master is here."
Liang said with a smile: "I don't want to hide from Lord Hou, there are a lot of general affairs in the house. I am too old, and it is unavoidable that I am a little weak. I want to assign some things to Qingyu to take care of it, which prevents him from taking care of the accounts for a period of time. Concubine Chen's birthday gift has also been ordered to prepare him. He is here now, presumably because of this. There are still some hours before the early days, so why not stay a while and see what he prepared?"
Nan Anhou nodded: "Let him come in."
Lin Qingyu walked in, followed by Fengqin and Huantong. Two of them are holding the book, and the other is holding an exquisite gift box. He greeted the two of them in accordance with the rules. Nan Anhou looked at the gift box and said, "Is this the gift you prepared for Concubine Chen Gui?"
"Yes, Mrs. Hou, please look over." Lin Qingyu motioned with her eyes, and Feng Qin presented the gift box with her hands trembling slightly.
Look at the shape of the gift box, it looks like something long. Nan Anhou opened it and looked at it, and it turned out to be a well-rolled painting.
The Nan'an Hou ordered the painting to unfold, his face suddenly changed, and he got up in anger: "Presumptuous!"
The Liang family pressed down the corners of his lips and stood up, saying in disbelief, "This painting was made by the masters of Shu Kingdom five hundred years ago, and it is also the heirloom of Lord Hou. How can you give it as a gift? ?!"
"This painting is priceless. The saint loves painting very much. I have ordered me to bring the painting into the palace for the same reward several times, and because of sympathy with the ministers, even if he took the initiative to pay tribute, he never accepted it. Good luck, take it and give it to him. Concubine Chen-the prince's mother concubine!" Nan'anhou slammed the table case and said in anger, "The saint's most jealous official and the prince are too close to each other. You know, you have almost caused much trouble!"
Lin Qingyu narrowed his eyes and said, "Qingyu dare not."
"Don't you dare?" Nan'an Hou was already furious, "Who does not know that Ying Wu, the son of the imperial hospital's sentence, is superb. He has all seven elements. I think you are doing it with your heart and want to put Nan'an Hou Mansion in danger!"
The Liang family was afraid and said: "Fortunately, Lord Hou took a look in advance, otherwise, the future saint saw this painting at the concubine Chen Gui, and I don't know how to doubt the relationship between Lord Hou and the prince."
The Liang glanced at Mother Liu, and signaled that it was time for her to add fuel and jealousy as usual. Unexpectedly, Mother Liu's face turned flustered, and her body and posture were extremely ugly. She pressed her throat and asked, "What's wrong with you."
Mother Liu whispered: "I think I was bitten by some bug, and my body was itchy."
In a pinch, this is nothing. Liang said unhappily, "Master Hou is still there, please pay attention to etiquette."
Sister Liu forcefully endured: "Yes."
Lin Qingyu calmly said: "Master Hou, since I have married into the Hou Mansion, there is no way out. If Nan'an Hou Mansion is in trouble, I will not be able to escape the relationship. The reason why I chose this painting was ordered by the wife."
Liang opened his eyes wide and exclaimed: "What nonsense are you talking about!"
"It was Mrs. Chen that the gift for Concubine Chen was worth the same as their reward."
Although Nan'anhou and Liang are not married, they have been in the same bed for many years. And Lin Qingyu is just a daughter-in-law who rarely meets. At this moment, he believed in the Liang family: "She was right, you really only need to prepare valuable gifts. But did you do it?!"
Lin Qingyu said: "The prince once admired a pair of white jade with goat fat and white jade from Lord Hou. It is also a relic of the previous dynasty. There is a market and it is priceless, and it is enough to echo this painting."
"What mutton white jade?" Nan'anhou said sharply, "His Royal Highness has never rewarded me."
Liang thought intently: "I don't remember such a thing."
Lin Qingyu frowned: "No? But the book that my wife gave me recorded this-Huantong."
Huantong presented the first volume. Nan'anhou read the ten lines at a glance, his eyes grew colder, and he threw the book to Lin Qingyu: "Look for yourself, where is the mutton white jade you said!"
Lin Qingyu turned his head to avoid it, picked up the account book and read it through: "Indeed... No."
Nan'anhou pointed to Lin Qingyu and said, "What else can you say!"
Mother Liu was still struggling with the abnormality of her body and couldn't say a word. The Liang had no choice but to say: "Qingyu, what the hell is going on with you. I missed the account book twice, and today... ah."
Nan'anhou said: "The ledger? What ledger."
Liang said, "It's not a big deal, and it doesn't matter if Master Hou doesn't know."
"Say!"
The Liang had no choice but to tell the matter about the account book.
Nan'an Hou was even more angry when he heard this, and he decided that Lin Qingyu did it deliberately: "Come here, inherit the family method!"
Lin Qingyu glanced over everyone, and said slowly: "There is no mutton tallow and white jade in the book, but I clearly remember that there is this one. Why is this? I also remember that there is no lack of a page in the two books, to my wife. Then, one page is missing, and why is that."
Liang blurted out and asked: "It's because of your improper care."
"I didn't keep it well?" Lin Qingyu smiled softly, "Could it be that someone deliberately took a page away."
"Qingyu, do you still want to pull others up until now?" Liang Shi shook his head, "With such a poor character, you are not worthy of Wan Cheng, let alone being a Young Master of the Hou Mansion!"
As soon as the voice fell, only a puff was heard, and the grandmother Liu who was standing aside suddenly fell down. The mad woman writhed on the ground, tearing her clothes, and talking nonsense in her mouth, which was extremely terrible.
Before everyone reacted, Feng Qin behind Lin Qingyu fell and twitched. After all, she was a girl, biting her lip and trying to restrain her from pulling her clothes, but she kept hitting the ground with her head. Boom boom boom, like a death knell for urging one's life.
Everyone present was shocked enough, and several maidservants screamed. The Liang family closest to Mother Liu froze and couldn't even move. He stretched out his hand and said in horror: "Hou, Lord Hou..."
Lin Qingyu said: "The ledger and book are missing in Lanfeng Pavilion, and that is naturally the work of the people of Lanfeng Pavilion. In order to catch this person, Master Xiao Hou ordered me to write a page with mutton fat and white jade in the book. A special poison. Once the skin comes into contact with this poison, the whole body will be itchy and full of thick sores. Although it does not hurt your life, it is better than death. Before this, I have told my servants many times, not to move the wife to send it. Booklet. Someone in the Blue Wind Pavilion had been poisoned as expected," Lin Qingyu paused, and gave Liang a light glance, "But I didn't expect that Madam Liu, the most trusted mother, would also be poisoned."