Mother Jin quickly replied, "I am quite well behaved, but... I heard that I copied a lot of scriptures for the prince to pray for his blessing and offered them in front of the Buddha these days."
Princess Linjiang hummed, with the corners of her mouth slightly raised as if in mockery.
Mother Jin looked at her expression again and added, "And... And, Concubine Yu told you that her family came here several times."
She is from the fifth branch of the direct lineage of the Peng family in southern Jiangxi. Her father is Peng Ze. She now serves as the secretary of the Taichang Temple. Although she is not in a high position of power, she always manages the rules and etiquette, and has a good reputation when others speak of it.
The reason she became the concubine of Prince Linjiang was not because the Peng family was shameless to give their daughter away, but because of a mistake, Prince Linjiang went to the wrong courtyard when he visited the Wen family in his fiefdom, so they had no choice but to take her back.
For these reasons, King Linjiang has always been kind to her.
She did not become arrogant because of her favor. She followed the rules in everything, visited her father every morning and evening without any hesitation, and was extremely respectful to her husband, the principal wife. She was obedient and sensible for decades.
Even my son is smart and well-behaved, and never causes any trouble.
Because of the caution and prudence over the years, even Princess Linjiang herself was almost relieved.
But recently, when Chu Jingan, who was brought up by Concubine Yu, was able to follow Prince Linjiang in and out of the study, meet with staff to discuss matters, and even come up with some good ideas and take on many errands, Princess Linjiang suddenly realized that Concubine Yu was not really as unambitious as she appeared.
The Peng family used to abide by their duties. Because Concubine Yu was a concubine, they did not have much contact with her for fear of breaking the rules.
But recently he has come much more often.
He has been visiting frequently recently.
Princess Linjiang's eyebrows jumped, and she chuckled, "Of course, now that a virtuous concubine has appeared in their family, it's naturally a big deal."
It was only now that Princess Linjiang realized that the Peng family in southern Jiangxi was originally a large family, with at least 20 people serving as officials in the court. Although there were not many people in high positions, there were some - the Minister of the Ministry of Revenue, Peng Huai, was from the second branch of the Peng family.
Moreover, the current Defei is a member of the fifth room and the elder sister of Concubine Yu!
No wonder Concubine Yu doesn't cower anymore, it turns out there is no need to do so.
Mother Jin sighed and had to persuade her: "Your Highness, don't think so much. There is something going on right now..."
Princess Linjiang rolled up her hands and coughed, and asked her, "What are you hesitating about and can't say?"
Mother Jin put her hands behind her back, pursed her lips and said, "Brothers, you are not children anymore..."
Princess Linjiang immediately came to her senses.
Then he felt a little bored: "This is not something we can decide."
Even if Emperor Longqing really had a son, he would probably have to keep Chu Jingxing when he returned to his fiefdom. It was not up to them as parents to decide Chu Jingxing's marriage; it all depended on Emperor Longqing.
Mother Jin groaned, "Isn't that why we have to worry? Your Majesty, don't you think about it? Your Majesty, the Defei is our family's biological sister. Don't you think about her?"
Princess Linjiang's face became solemn.
The same thing happened to the Wei family, which was some distance away. Just after the second quarter of the morning, Old Lady Wei compared the gifts received at the gate with the Third Lady, and then she heard that the Third and Second Old Masters had come. She couldn't help but be surprised.
The second and third old masters were both the deceased old marquis's brothers, and also her uncles. But when the Wei family got into trouble, the family split up a long time ago, and they had not had much contact over the years. It was only when they came to visit at this time... ...
Old Madam Wei glanced at the Third Lady and knew exactly what was going on. She nodded and asked someone to notify the Third Master to go out and entertain the guests.
She was waiting for the second and third old ladies in the flower hall.
Both old ladies were still in good spirits. Compared with Old Lady Wei, they seemed to have more vitality. They sat down next to Old Lady Wei, exchanged pleasantries for a while, and soon got down to business.
"After so many years, I finally got my wish..." The second old lady wiped the tears from her eyes with a handkerchief, looked at Old Lady Wei, and seemed to hesitate for a moment before asking tentatively: "This is also a good thing. What are your plans for the Ming family, sister-in-law?"
The imperial court suddenly overturned the case for the Ming family with such a huge momentum. The Xinyou Incident launched by the King of Chu did not cause any losses to the Wei family. Seeing that the Wei family's titles were returned, the three brothers' official positions became higher and higher, and their futures were bright. As the second and third brothers were the younger brothers of Old Master Wei, it would be a lie to say that they had no ideas.
Old Madam Wei smiled and shook her head: "The Ming family was originally the title of Duke Cheng'en. Although the emperor has issued an edict to restore the title, the Ministry of Rites has not yet issued a regulation, and the documents and seals have not yet been issued. Therefore, I don't know what will happen next."
She didn't reveal anything, but the second and third old ladies were not so easy to deal with. They looked at each other and remained silent for a moment.
It was the third old lady who spoke first with a smile: "But this won't do, right? This is such a great thing, my sister-in-law should go back and tell the ancestors anyway..."
This is natural. With such a big event, we should comfort our ancestors and rebuild the ancestral hall.
However, these were not things that the second and third old ladies should worry about, so Old Madam Wei frowned slightly and asked the third wife, "Can you ask the kitchen to prepare food? Relatives who haven't visited for a long time, we can't be lazy and treat them badly!"
The third wife quickly stood up and replied with a smile: "The daughter-in-law will go out and watch it herself."
The second old lady knew that these words were not good words. They were accusing them of hiding when there was something going on and jumping out when there was nothing going on. However, she was not angry. She smiled with wrinkles on her face and said, "Why do you want to trouble me, sister-in-law? We came back for another thing..."
She squinted her eyes and looked at Old Madam Wei with sparkling eyes: "I heard that sister-in-law is thinking about adopting a child after Yu You?"
Mrs. Wei still had a smile on her face, but there was no smile in her eyes. She asked calmly, "Where did you hear that?"
"It's spread everywhere." The third old lady quickly interrupted, "Sister-in-law, we are one family and we don't have to argue with each other! In your mansion now, the first house has no foundation, the second and third houses are not born in your belly, and the fifth house only has Ajie to support the facade. They are not suitable! Where can we find a boy to adopt?"
Old Madam Wei was neither impatient nor anxious, and said softly, "So? Are the brothers and sisters here for this matter?"
The second old lady looked at her face and said, "We are thinking... since there is no one, we are also from the direct branch of the Wei family, all of us are descendants of my father-in-law, so naturally we should have people to contribute and help... If you really don't have anyone here, wouldn't it be good to choose one from us?"
It turned out that they came for this matter. Old Mrs. Wei knew their plan, but she was not angry at all. She hummed softly with a smile, as if she was thinking about something.