In early March, the spring morning was still very cold. Mother Wen ordered the little eunuch to go out of the palace early in the morning to inform the three girls of Nangong Mansion that they will return to the mansion today.
As soon as they arrived at Ji, someone told Mrs. Su that the third girl had come back, and she was sent back by Nanny Wen from Fengluan Palace herself, and brought back more than twenty things. Although she didn't know what was inside, every The boxes were so heavy that they almost filled the front yard.
This Madam Wen is the Queen's confidant, upon hearing this, Mrs. Su immediately sent Mrs. Zhao to greet her. When Mrs. Zhao arrived, Nangong Yue had already got off the carriage at the second gate, and Nanny Wen was joking with her.
"Mother Wen!" Mrs. Zhao saluted with a smile, "It's rare for Mother Wen to come to the humble house, please follow me to sit inside!"
"Mistress Nangong!" Nanny Wen returned the gift with a smile, and said politely, "Since the servant has delivered the third girl of Nangong safely, the servant will go back to return to the empress first!"
At this time, Mrs. Lin and Mrs. Huang also got the news and rushed over. At this moment, Mrs. Lin could hardly see anyone else. She hadn't seen anyone for two months. Her daughter grew taller and thinner again... Also, her daughter is here There is no one to rely on in the palace, and a word from the Tian family can determine life and death. She must not be able to eat well, nor sleep well! The more Lin thought about it, the more distressed she became, and her eyes were red.
And Huang looked at the thing that was lifted, and was almost mad with jealousy. She didn't expect Nangong Yue to come back from the palace with such a generous reward!
Everyone bowed to Nanny Wen one by one, and Nanny Wen returned the salute one by one.
Afterwards, Nanny Wen and Nangong Yue said, "Miss Nangong, the servant girl will leave now."
Nangong Yuefu turned around, "Thank you for your hard work, mommy! The queen can't do without mommy, so I won't keep mommy. Next time momma is free, I'll treat mommy to the medicinal meal I made myself!"
Sister Wen said with a smile: "The servants will have the audacity to remember."
Everyone's hearts were ups and downs. Nangong Yue's casual tone seemed to be very familiar with Nanny Wen. This Nanny Wen was a celebrity in front of the empress. It seemed that Nangong Yue was highly valued by the empress in the palace during this time!
Mrs. Zhao secretly stuffed a purse into Nanny Wen, and ordered Nanny Ying to stuff some red seals for the other palace attendants as well. After sending the palace people away, everyone surrounded Nangong Yue, and Huang couldn't wait to ask what happened to Nangong Yue during this time.
Nangong Yue smiled and said: "I haven't fulfilled my filial piety in front of my grandmother for two months. After I go to my grandmother's side, I will talk to my aunt and aunt in detail." She walked to Lin's side and followed her. Eyes, indicating that everything is fine.
Lin's eye sockets became more moist.
Everyone went to Rong'an Hall to meet Mrs. Su, Nangong Yue stayed there for more than half an hour, and said nothing before going to Qianyun Courtyard with her mother, Mrs. Lin.
"Sister Yue!" As soon as she entered the room, Lin's tears couldn't help streaming down, and her daughter's hand was trembling slightly, "You are back."
"Mother, Yue'er is back!" Nangong Yue said coquettishly with a cute smile.
Lin first hugged her daughter tightly, and then hurriedly looked her up and down, her voice choked with sobs: "You have lost so much weight in the past two months!"
Nangong Yue felt warm in her heart, and only her mother would notice that she had lost weight. She hurriedly comforted Lin: "Actually, I didn't lose much weight. I was a little puffy before. Now that I have lost weight, don't I look better than before?" In order to make Lin happy, Nangong Yue deliberately put on a smug look.
Lin Shi was amused by her and laughed: "Yes, yes! It looks much better than before! Mother will go to the kitchen now and make soup for you with her own hands. Don't you like to drink mother's soup the most?"
Nangong Yue nodded again and again, and said coquettishly: "Okay. I like the soup you cook the most!"
At this time, Nangong Xin rushed to Nangong Yue with Dahei and Xiaobai.
I haven't seen him for two months, and Xiaobai is no longer a kitten. Judging by his size, he should already weigh seven or eight catties. People say that cats are cold-hearted, but it still remembers Nangong Yue. When it saw her, it tilted its head and rubbed against her skirt...but Nangong Xin pulled her back abruptly.
Nangong Xin looked at Xiaobai reproachfully, and patted it on the head: "Xiaobai, although your name is Xiaobai, but you played too hard with Dahei just now, your body is all black, and you will rub your sister's skirt dirty! My sister will be upset!"
"Meow--" Xiaobai called out innocently, not sure if he understood.
"Little Bai, just understand." Nangong Xin understood on her own, then looked at Nangong Yue with a look of wanting to be praised, "Sister, are you right?"
Nangong Xin is usually a careless person, she often stains her clothes while playing around, but now she remembers not to let Xiaobai stain her clothes, Nangong Yue couldn't help but curl her lips. The heartstrings that had been tense in the court were not completely relaxed until this moment, and he smiled: "Yes, brother, you are right."
Nangong Xin scratched her head and smiled.
Nangong Yue, her mother, and her elder brother walked into the room talking and laughing... Not long after they sat down, Nangong Mu also rushed over after hearing the news.
"Sister Yue!"
Nangong Yue saluted Nangong Mu, "Daddy, my daughter is back!"
When Nangong Mu saw his daughter who had lost a lot of weight, a hint of distress flashed in his eyes: "Sister Yue, you must be tired these days, go back and rest early!" Almost no tears.
"Your father is right, Sister Yue, go back and rest." Lin said with a little self-blame, "Mother was only focused on talking to you, but she forgot..."
"Yes, father, mother!" Nangong Yue replied with a smile.
During these days in the palace, she has been like a tight bow, until now when she returns home, she feels relieved.
Nangong Yue slept very soundly this time...
But they don't know that the rewards she received in this mansion have already stirred up thousands of waves.
After Nangong Lin left her boudoir school, she heard the news of Nangong Yue's return, and hurried to Huang's Lanshan courtyard.
"Third Madam, Fourth Miss is here!"
Before the maidservant's voice fell, Nangong Lin had already rushed in.
Mrs. Huang was sitting on the red lacquered swastika-patterned arhat bed, thinking about the rewards that Nangong Yue brought back, she was jealous, and she wondered what good things were in those boxes!
"Mother, what's going on here?" Nangong Lin sat next to Huang and asked anxiously, "I just heard from the servant girl that Nangong Yue is back, and that because she cured the Fifth Prince's illness, the Empress The empress has rewarded her with many things?"
Huang nodded.
Nangong Lin was so angry that her breath was stuck in her chest, and her fingers were tightly clutching the material of the skirt. She is obviously the prostitute of the mansion, and she is inferior to Nangong Yue in everything from appearance, brains to character, so how can Nangong Yue have such luck!
It's all because...
Nangong Lin's eyes turned red, and she said without thinking: "Mother, why isn't my grandfather a genius doctor?" That's right, if it wasn't for Nangong Yue's grandfather who was a genius doctor, he had learned some medical skills at will, and he was lucky enough to cure the fifth prince. , how could she have such shit luck!
Huang always loves this daughter the most, but she didn't expect her daughter to blame her, so she almost missed the call.
Nanny Ying hurriedly came to help Huang's chest and ease her breath, and persuaded: "Fourth Miss, the old slave wants to tell you a few words, the third lady loves you the most on weekdays, how can you talk like this, it hurts Where is the heart of the third lady!"
After Nangong Lin said that, she actually regretted it, and started crying while hugging Huang.
Huang's heart softened all of a sudden, and she patted her daughter on the back, and the mother and daughter cried.
At this moment, a little maid came in, she bowed to Huang Shi and Nan Gonglin in the room in a proper manner, and then said in a soft voice: "Third lady, fourth lady, the old lady sent someone to say, Let the fourth girl go to Rong'an Hall to choose fabrics."
Nangong Lin froze for a moment, and immediately understood. It must be that Nangong Yue got the reward from the Empress Empress, so she should be a good person and distribute some to their sisters! But it's not for nothing, of course she wants to go!
Mrs. Huang also had the same thought, and immediately ordered the servant girl to apply warm compresses to her daughter's eyes, and she must not show weakness in front of the second room.
Although it was said that the Su family only asked Nangong Lin to go there, but the Huang family still had the cheek to go there together, thinking: this sister Yue has received a reward, so why not show filial piety to her aunt
At the same time, in Rong'an Hall, Mrs. Su smiled from ear to ear, thinking that although Sister Yue got the empress's favor, she didn't lose her sense of propriety because of this--the empress rewarded her with twenty-four things, and she Know how to honor your own grandmother by taking a part of it that was not made within, and share it with your sisters!
Mrs. Su was very pleased, and felt that the Nangong Mansion was really thriving under her leadership.
When the girls were almost ready, Su said with a smile on her face: "This is the jewelry and cloth that the Empress has just given to Sister Yue." She looked at Nangong Yue lovingly, "This is Sister Yue's blessing, It is the glory of my Nangong family, these fabrics and jewelry are suitable for little girls to wear, you sisters should each choose a piece of fabric and a piece of jewelry."
Nangong Cheng looked at the dazzling array of fabric jewelry on the table, although he still had a smile on his face, he suddenly felt very uncomfortable. She is the eldest daughter of the mansion, and has always been the first-class sister of Gao Zhong. She never thought that one day she would need to be favored by her younger sister!
Nangong Yue didn't know the slight change in Nangong Cheng's heart, but even if she knew, she wouldn't care too much. She looked at Nangong Cheng with a smile and said: "Seniors are in order, so please let the eldest sister choose first."
Huang's face froze. Her aunt was a generation older than them, and Nangong Yue would ignore her and let Nangong Cheng choose first. It seems that I really don't have my share!
Nangong Yue did it on purpose, she just didn't want to give it to Huang, what could Huang do with her? She may need the reputation of being filial to her grandmother and friendly sisters, but she doesn't need the false name of being filial to her aunt!
Mrs. Su didn't think about Mrs. Huang at first, so she turned her head to Nangong Cheng and said with a smile, "Then sister Cheng will choose first."
"Yes, grandma." Nangong Cheng Yingying stepped forward.
Nangong Cheng quickly chose a piece of scarlet silk gauze, picked out a pair of white jade bracelets covered with gold, and returned them: "Thank you, third sister."
The second one is Nangong Yan, she also moved very quickly, stepped forward to choose a light yellow plain satin, picked out an agate silver round bracelet, and thanked Nangong Yue.
Next came Nangong Lin, who looked at the purple gauze several times reluctantly, and finally chose the rose carved silk silk silk, and the glass and golden bead flower.
It's not that Nangong Lin doesn't want this purple gauze, but since the previous dynasty, only women with orders and ranks are eligible to wear this purple gauze. Only Su and Zhao have orders in Nangong Mansion! To put it bluntly, this purple gauze is a symbol of a person's status, even if he has money, he can't buy it. Even if you buy it, it doesn't mean you can wear it!
And the purple silk yarn was too young for Su Shi, so Su Shi didn't choose it.
Zhao Shi on the side naturally also noticed the purple gauze, and his eyebrows and eyes moved slightly. She has a third-rank imperial mandate, but she happens to be missing this purple silk gauze... Except for the Su family, she is the only one who wears it in this entire family!
She glanced contemptuously at Mrs. Lin, thinking: This second younger brother is no more than a sixth-rank official, and this is the wife of an official who is at least a fifth-rank official. Sister Yue doesn't want to keep this purple silk gauze until her father is promoted, does she
Mrs. Su's heart is similar to what Mrs. Zhao thinks, and she plans to reward Mrs. Zhao with this purple gauze later...
At this moment, Dong'er came into the room with a panicked expression: "Old lady, Eunuch Liu from the palace is here!"
Su Shi hurriedly asked: "Where is the man?" After speaking, he stood up.
"Just entered the gate, and is coming to the second gate!" Dong'er replied quickly, and then said, "Eunuch Liu is here to announce the decree, it is said..." She looked at Nangong Yue hesitantly, "It is said that it is for the third girl of!"
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ps, tomorrow's Wanchang is ready~ Absolutely exciting!
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