The kinship relationship in ancient times has always been a very important bond, otherwise the emperors of all dynasties would not be all relatives when they entrusted the princes, and the marriage between the two families would not be so important politically, and the prince would not think that Nie Sangyu gave birth to a child. Great threat.
So Ji Man's actions today were obviously helping the prince, and he was unanimously condemned by the old lady and the third prince.
The third prince sat on the side with a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Maybe my cousin doesn't quite understand the outside world, and she doesn't know what it means to help the prince earn a reputation."
The old lady looked at her seriously: "I always thought that girl Sangyu was smart and sensible. Of course you must obey Xuan'er's orders, but there is no need to do that."
Ji Man lowered his head and let them have a good talk, then raised his head with tears in his eyes and said: "Sang Yu is only thinking of my cousin, and I didn't make it clear to my cousin beforehand, which caused my cousin to misunderstand. It is Sang Yu's fault." .”
Zhao Jue raised his eyebrows, helping the prince with things, why did he think of him
"how do I say this?"
Ji Man pinched the handkerchief and said aggrievedly: "Today Sang Yu helped Lord Hou collect a lot of food and medicinal materials, which are worth thousands of gold. In the eyes of the emperor, these are all made by the prince."
The third prince nodded, and said with a sneer: "Yes, recently I have boasted that the elder brother walks like a wind."
Ji Man said in a low voice: "But isn't the crown prince always a breeze? Where did you get the money?"
Both the third prince and the old lady had a meal, and then Zhao Jue understood, dare to love him as a cousin who is still an important character, why is he waiting here
The prince assists the government, and he often collects oil and water in the hands of officials, but he does a good job on the surface. He has always advertised that he is not greedy for a single cent. The birthday gift to the emperor is a bowl of rice porridge. He cries for being poor every day, which makes the emperor feel distressed. Yes, the reward is not missing him.
But behind the prince is the queen. Although the prime minister retired and returned to his hometown, Xiao Tianyi's success in the position is his pillar, and his benefits will definitely not be lost. The third prince has always wanted to sue the prince for corruption, but he never expected that Nie Sangyu would personally hand him such a good opportunity!
The old lady was still a little dazed, the third prince couldn't sit still anymore, he stood up and said with a smile: "Good cousin, Jue made a mistake on you, I will definitely let Concubine Han come to the door in person in the future and give you something."
After speaking, he turned around and bowed to the old lady: "It's Jue who interrupted you today, so I'm leaving."
Concubine Han is the most favored side concubine of the third prince, and she was actually asked to give gifts? The old lady still wanted to ask what was going on, but the third prince had already left in a hurry. The old lady groaned, and turned to look at Ji Man. Ji Man quickly whispered an explanation in her ear, and the old lady clapped her hands and said happily: "I said you are smart, you are a wise man." As a helper, if the imperial concubine knows, she will definitely reward you!"
Ji Man smiled and said, "We're all a family, so naturally Sang Yu won't help outsiders."
"But what if the crown prince pursues Xuan'er?" The old lady became worried again.
Ji Man rubbed the old lady's shoulders, and said softly: "No, although everyone knows that medicinal materials and food are very expensive, but if the emperor really asks for the price, the food and medicine hall will definitely quote the usual price, at most He would say that it was out of stock. Based on the usual prices, the things Sang Yu bought were within the scope of Lord Hou’s savings. Lord Hou works for the prince, and the prince will not draw fire on Lord Hou. I will only eat this boring loss myself."
In this way, the image of the prince's poverty will naturally be unbearable, and the emperor will have a steelyard in his heart. In the future, the rewards given to the two princes will not be favoritism.
The old lady nodded, and suddenly looked up at her again: "Where did you get your money?"
Ji Man paused, yelled badly to himself, and quickly said: "Sang Yu knows that Lord Hou is going to do something recently, so he sold all his dowry. It is naturally good to help Lord Hou a little bit."
As Nie Xiangyuan's favorite, Nie Sangyu had a lot of dowries back then, but they were kept in the warehouse all the time, that is to say, she was eligible to use them only when she became the mistress again. Let’s talk about it here first, then I’ll really go and secretly sell off the dowry later.
The old lady half-closed her eyes, and said with a "hmm": "I have always been aware of your love for Xuan'er, since it is for his own good, I will not pursue anything further."
Ji Man replied with a guilty conscience, the old lady is not a fool, but she is doing it for her son's sake, and it is really unreasonable to pursue her.
When Mo Yuhou came back at night, he was in a good mood. He went to Wen Wan's side to check his wounds, and then came to Feiwan Pavilion.
Ji Man smiled and offered hospitality: "What good thing happened to Lord Hou?"
Ning Yuxuan enjoyed the massage with peace of mind, and said softly: "I heard that you are very popular today, and you have solved a lot of troubles for me."
"Sure, it's the wife's job to share her husband's worries." Ji Man answered very well.
Mo Yuhou raised his eyes, took a deep look at her for a while, and hugged her in his arms with a low smile: "You are a clever ghost, with exquisite faces, you can please everyone."
Sitting on his lap, Ji Man said seriously: "I think being slick is a compliment, and it's really not easy to do it."
"Still putting gold on your face?" Ning Yuxuan chuckled, touched her belly and said, "Is there five months to go?"
Ji Man also stretched out his hand to cover it, nodded, looked at him tentatively and asked, "Master Hou, do you think this child can be born safely?"
Mo Yuhou paused for a moment, and the smile in his eyes faded: "What are you thinking about so much? This child is very good, how can he not be safe?"
Ji Man looked back at him, with lingering tenderness and the unique brilliance of motherhood in his eyes, his eyes looked bright: "This is my first time as a mother, and I want to give birth to this child no matter what. I also ask Lord Hou to complete it."
For such a long time, with Nie Sangyu's body on her shoulders, she has done her best to Mo Yuhou, and she has changed from an ignorant and vicious female second to a dedicated female second who knows how to advance and retreat. Even the ripples were gone, she really wanted to know if this man had gallstones in his chest.
Ning Yuxuan's eyes flickered, and he hugged her in silence for a long time before saying: "Why do you want me to do it, you can rest assured to raise the baby, it will be fine."
Ji Man nodded seriously, and said very affectionately: "I believe in Lord Hou."
I also believe that this time, if something really goes wrong, she will definitely make Mo Yuhou's family restless.
The next day Ji Man took the key to the warehouse, hired someone from the outside to come back, and sold the dowry first. Although this matter is tantamount to dismissing the case and fulfilling the lie told by the old lady, it is better to do it in private.
It's just that moving is a big deal. Although Ji Man chose the time when everyone was taking a lunch break, unfortunately, Clover didn't sleep, and just planned to come over to talk to Ji Man.
Then she saw the boxes of things she was very familiar with, and they were carried outside the house.
Clover was puzzled, but didn't say anything, just went in to say hello to Ji Man.
Ji Man looked at Clover, smiled and asked her how she was doing recently.
Clover forced a smile and said, "Thanks to Madam, I don't have to serve anyone anymore, but my life as a concubine is not very good after all."
Ji Man thought to himself, with such a good opportunity last time, why did you refuse to take care of Mo Yuhou because you were afraid of death? He also kept saying that he liked Ning Yuxuan, probably because of his girlish feelings, and was confused by that face. Although she agreed to help her to be an aunt, but if someone is too stupid and snobbish, she will be powerless.
"Get in front of Master Hou tomorrow, and I'll help you talk." Ji Man said in a soft voice, "Being more kind, if you are pregnant with an heir, it won't be difficult to help you."
There was some light in Clover's eyes. Ever since she became a concubine, Mo Yuhou hadn't been here a few times, and many maids in the mansion laughed at her behind her back. If Madam is willing to help her gain favor, it will not be in vain for her to betray Master Xue.
After coming out of Feiwan Pavilion, Clover's mood obviously improved, and she skipped all the way back to Wenxiang Pavilion. But when he got to the gate of the courtyard, he saw Li Zixiu.
Clover's face changed instantly, she stood upright, rubbing her handkerchief somewhat helplessly.
"Are you going to be favored? I'm so happy." Li Zixiu asked in a tone-deaf way with the medicine box on his back.
Alfalfa glanced at Lu Qiao behind her, and Lu Qiao hurriedly said, "Is Dr. Li here to give Master the pulse? Go ahead and talk."
Li Zixiu was invited into the Wenxiang Pavilion, and Luqiao looked around the door and closed the courtyard door.
Ji Man reconciled the account in the room. Recently, she has been subsidizing a lot of family expenses. Last time, she only recorded the account of medicinal materials and food at the normal price, and withdrew five hundred taels of silver in the account room. But the actual expenses are simply unbelievable. Fortunately, there is a treasury to support it, otherwise, she will not be able to complete this task.
Others thought that she was a good account manager, who could turn one tael of silver into ten taels of silver, but in fact, it was all done by money, and she used ten taels of silver! Ji Man cried silently, it is really difficult to manage a family.
But I always have to find an opportunity to withdraw my money and stop subsidizing it like this. Otherwise, in the long run, someone will find that her money seems to be inexhaustible, and if she is exposed, it can also cause a catastrophe.
The one who knows her secret now is just a clover in the Hou's mansion, Ji Man propped his chin and thought, the chance of that girl betraying her is five to five, but it is still not safe, she has to find a chance to let this secret rot in her Only in the stomach.
After two days of persuasion by Ji Man, or in other words, Mo Yuhou couldn't take it any longer and went to Clover's place. But this time, for some reason, I didn't want to go again. But Clover seemed very happy, even if Master Hou didn't visit her again, she was as happy as if a good day was coming.
Ji Man was puzzled, but after two months, she knew the answer.