On October 20th, Princess Yongyang returned to the capital.
A few days ago, due to a series of incidents, the mansion of Princess Yongyang has been in a depressing atmosphere, and the servants live in trepidation every day, lest they make a mistake and offend the master.
But today everything seems to be completely different. For a while, the servants seem to have a backbone, and all of them have lifted their spirits.
"Grandmother, you are finally back! I miss you so much!" Fu Yunyan coquettishly supported Yong Yang, and the grandparent and grandson walked towards Wufu Hall affectionately.
"No wonder I've been sneezing all the time these days, so it's because of you girl!" Yong Yang smiled and nodded Fu Yunyan's forehead, but glanced at Mrs. Fu on the other side indiscriminately, and she felt a "thump" in her heart. "All of a sudden, I have some doubts: Could it be that...
Fu Yunyan didn't notice the turbulent relationship between grandmother and mother, leaning on Yong Yang with a smile and said: "Whoever asks grandmother to go out will not take me with her!"
After the grandparents and grandchildren came to the east room of Wufu Hall, Yong Yang and Fu Yunyan sat down on the Arhat bed.
Mrs. Fu was about to sit down, but she heard Yong Yang asked unexpectedly: "Wan Rong, how is the house these days when I'm not here?"
Mrs. Fu stiffened for a moment when she sat down, then she bowed her body and replied, "Mother, everything is fine in the house."
Yong Yang smiled, but he was not angry, and asked lightly: "Then what's going on with the recent rumors in the capital?"
It seems that the mother-in-law still knows... Mrs. Fu was sweating profusely, and finally stammered and faltered to tell the whole story, from Princess Qi's visit to the palace to meet the queen a few days ago.
Yong Yang didn't interrupt from the beginning to the end, and neither did Fu Yunyan. Only after Mrs. Fu finished speaking, Yong Yang asked calmly: "Wanrong, what do you dislike about Brother Xin?"
Both Fu Yunyan and Mrs. Fu knew Yong Yang well, but although Yong Yang's tone was impartial, the former's mouth curled up slightly, while the latter's heart sank.
Yong Yang looked at Mrs. Fu's expression, and continued: "Is the family background too low?"
Nangong Mansion is a century-old family. Although compared to the previous dynasty, it is a little bit unhappy now, but the family's first daughter is also worthy of being a prince and concubine, so how can it be said that the family background is too low.
Mrs. Fu naturally shook her head.
So Yong Yang asked again: "Is your character bad?"
Nangong Xin is neither a dandy, but also pure and kind, and the Nangong Mansion is also clean, especially Nangong Xin's father, the second master of the Nangong family, has only guarded his wife and not even a concubine, which is absolutely commendable in the king's capital.
Mrs. Fu shook her head again.
"Is it still a bad personality?" This time, without waiting for Mrs. Fu's answer, Yong Yang continued, "Or did you listen to Wang Duzhong's rumor that Brother Xin is a fool?" Speaking of which, Yong Yang His gaze and tone became a bit sharper.
Mrs. Fu bit her bullet and nodded stiffly.
"Then now there is a lot of noise in the capital saying that Prince Qi's mansion and our mansion are discussing marriage. Could it be that they are really discussing marriage?" Yong Yang looked serious, but he felt a little bit emotional: in the past, he still managed too much So much so that the eldest daughter-in-law didn't go through anything, so she messed up so easily. If she is gone in the future, how can she support the inner house of Fu's mansion... It seems that she still has to let her children and grandchildren live their own lives.
Mrs. Fu blurted out: "Of course not, that's their nonsense."
"Then they said that Brother Xin is a fool, why don't you want to verify it, and just believe it?" Yong Yang's tone was light, but in Mrs. Fu's ears, it was as heavy as a thousand catties, and she was speechless for a while.
Yong Yang continued: "Before I went back to the palace, I went to the palace and asked about it myself. This time, the emperor and empress were extremely cautious in choosing companions for the fifth prince, and specially invited Zong Zhengling and three university scholars To accompany Zhangyan, among the six sons, the emperor personally tested his talent and learning, the empress personally tested his character, and got the Zongzheng Order and three university scholars took turns to test the school, and finally chose Brother Xin. Do you think that under the eyes of these few? Under the hood, if brother Xin doesn't have real talent and learning, can he get their unanimous approval?"
Speaking of this, Yong Yang showed a hint of disappointment on his face, "Wanrong, brother Xin has been in and out of our house for more than a year, haven't you seen him, haven't you talked to him? Is he a fool, don't you? Believe in your own eyes, your own brain, but believe the rumors outside... "
Mrs. Fu blushed, she lowered her head in shame, and said, "Mother, it's my daughter-in-law who is in trouble."
Yong Yang secretly sighed in his heart, but thinking that Mrs. Fu is a mother after all, he didn't want to reprimand her too much, so he softened his tone and asked: "Wan Rong, let me ask you now, if Brother Xin Son is not a fool, with his family background and character, can he match us Liuniang?"
Grandma means... Fu Yunyan's eyes seemed to be shining, and she looked at Madam Fu expectantly.
Mrs. Fu nodded and said: "The family background and character are not bad, and they know the roots and the bottom, so they are naturally worthy of Liu Niang."
This sentence made Fu Yunyan almost jump up, she barely suppressed her jumping heart, and looked at Yongyang again.
Yong Yang smiled slightly, and said: "Since you think it's good, then go back and discuss it with the boss later, if you think it's good, let's settle this matter. Just watch, people who will go to Nangong Mansion to propose marriage later, I'm afraid they will There's an endless stream."
Nangong Xin was appointed as the fifth prince's companion, so the word "fool" that was pressed on his head before was naturally no longer mentioned. But with Nangong Xin's family background and personality, He Chou would not be able to marry a good woman.
The Nangong family is not the only choice of the Fu family!
Mrs. Fu thought of this, and quickly replied: "Yes, when the master comes back, the daughter-in-law will tell him."
The smile on Fu Yunyan's face was even brighter, she knew that her grandmother would definitely decide for herself, no, the grandmother just came back, and she took care of everything! She likes her grandmother the most!
Fu Yunyan hugged Yong Yang's arm and acted coquettishly for a while, seeing Yong Yang couldn't help laughing, thinking: This kid doesn't know how to be reserved, who he looks like at this point...
The news of Princess Yongyang's return to the mansion also reached Nangong Yue's ears not long after. At that time, she was sorting out the warehouse in the outer courtyard.
She nodded slightly towards Que'er who came forward to report, and continued to look at the booklet in her hand.
Like other mansions, the warehouses of Prince Zhennan's Mansion are divided into the outer courtyard and the inner courtyard. There are nine warehouses in the outer courtyard, some of which belong to King Zhennan, and the items in them are recorded in detail in the booklet in her hand. Because Zhennan King seldom lived in the capital, there were only some ordinary things in the storeroom, and Nangong Yue didn't intend to open them to see them.
There are four other rooms locked up with heavy black locks. This is Xiao Yi's private treasury. After he came to the capital, he put everything he got into the warehouse.
According to Zhu Xing, these things were put into the warehouse directly after the prince got them. At the beginning, he roughly recorded some of them, but later he didn’t bother to register them, and stuffed them all into the warehouse, and opened another one when one was full.
Therefore, Zhu Xing didn't know how many things there were. The key to the warehouse was placed with Cheng Yu before, and Cheng Yu handed it over to Zhu Xing before leaving. Now that Nangong Yue is going to tidy up the warehouse, Zhu Xing personally delivered the key.
Hearing this, Nangong Yue couldn't help but glanced at the private treasury booklet Xiao Yi handed to her before leaving, with a helpless expression on her face.
"Unlock it."
"yes!"
Baihui opened the lock, and what Nangong Yue saw at a glance was a messy scene.
All the things were piled up randomly, and there was still a faint musty smell in the warehouse, and even a thin layer of dust had piled up, and it was unknown how long the door hadn't been opened.
Sure enough, the booklet was useless at all. Nangong Yue handed it to Bai He casually, and walked into the warehouse.
And Baihui directed a group of maids to clean up and tidy up. First, they wiped off the dust, and then registered all the things one by one, and put them into categories.
"Huh?"
Suddenly, Nangong Yue's eyes lit up, and she saw a seal stone that was casually placed on the Babao grid. It was a chicken blood red seal stone, as big as a fist, and looked like a monkey standing on a stone.
Nangong Yue played with it in her hand with great interest, and said: "This is interesting. Daddy has become obsessed with seal carving recently. He will be happy to give this to Daddy when he goes back next time. I'll take it first."
Bai He responded with a smile, and took it over. Then, her eyes lit up, and she said: "Concubine Shi Zi, look, that screen is very beautiful."
Looking over where Lily pointed, there was indeed a four-fold black pear wood carved and embroidered satin screen near the corner. There are plums, orchids, bamboos and chrysanthemums, a poem, and the seal of Song Yuci, a talented woman who was famous all over the world a hundred years ago. According to Nangong Yue's eyesight, this is the authentic work of Song Yuci!
"It really is a good thing." Nangong Yue waved her hand happily and said, "Move it back and put it in my room!"
"Yes. Crown Princess!"
After discovering two good things in a row, Nangong Yue went shopping even more happily.
There are quite a lot of good things in Xiao Yi's private treasury, such as gold and silver jewellery, porcelain, gold and jade, silk, satin, silk and fur, piano and chess utensils, antique calligraphy and painting, screen jade pot carvings, etc. Large pieces of furniture such as Duobaoge.
Nangong Yue was so excited that she simply picked a few pieces of porcelain to decorate the main room in her yard, and pointed out some materials to make a set of winter clothes for the servants, which made everyone in the mansion excited for a long time, wishing that the princess would tidy up things every day.
The maidservant was very busy, while Zhu Xing was very idle, basically explaining roughly based on his impressions, who rewarded this, who sent that gift, and some other gifts. It was collected when the emperor sent Xiao Yi to raid the house...
But the source of most things, he has long been unable to remember.
Zhu Xing talked about it casually, and Nangong Yue just listened casually, until later Baihui Que'er and the others came to complain that Shizi really misplaced things, and put a few strings of thumb-sized pearls under the window. It was tanned yellow by the sun; and a few bolts of precious satin were put in a damp place, and several bolts of satin were moldy... Zero zero always wasted a cart or two of objects, and several maids called it a waste of money.
Zhu Xing was sweating profusely from being besieged by them chattering, but he didn't dare to speak back, feeling that he was really a scapegoat for Shi Ziye and Cheng Yu. Baihui finally sighed: "Fortunately, the medicinal materials obtained by the eldest son were sent to the imperial concubine early." With their attitude in handling affairs, if those medicinal materials were left in the palace, they would have been destroyed long ago!
In one sentence, Lily and Que'er felt sorry for each other, and it also relieved Zhu Xing. He simply found an excuse and slipped away, since there was nothing wrong with him here anyway.
There are too many and messy things in this warehouse, and it took two full days to sort them out.
Nangong Yue also gained a lot. In the end, she found a few good seal stones for her father, a set of precious hair masks for her mother, and a good bow and four treasures of study for her brother to go to the palace. I used it when I was studying, and then brought these random things, as well as some bird's nest supplements, and returned to Nangong Mansion with great interest.
Because Nangong Xin was selected to accompany the fifth prince to study, the whole Nangong Mansion was full of joy.
When Nangong Yue arrived at Rong'an Hall, the room was full of people. Mrs. Su was pulling Mrs. Lin to talk with a smile, and the female relatives flattered them with good words.
Nangong Yue greeted Mrs. Su and brought her bird's nest supplements. As soon as she sat down, Huang said with a smile: "The third aunt came just in time, and we are discussing to celebrate your second brother."
"Yes, third sister." Nangong Lin echoed with a smile on her face, "Second brother has become the fifth prince's companion. This is really a great joy, and it should be celebrated."
Nangong Yue was really surprised that Huang and Nangong Lin welcomed each other with smiles so sincerely, she almost wanted to raise her eyes to see if the sun was coming out from the west.
After Nangong Yue sat down with a smile, she looked at Mrs. Su and asked, "I don't know what grandma means?"
Su Shi smiled and said: "Of course it's going to be a big deal, and it's just a matter of time to invite the rich and powerful wives of the royal capital to sit down."
Sure enough!
Nangong Yue was not surprised, she just persuaded in a warm voice: "Grandmother, granddaughter thinks it's not appropriate to make a big deal. At this moment, everyone is staring at Nangong Mansion. If it is just for the sake of my brother becoming the fifth prince's companion, it is inevitable to hold a big banquet." It makes people feel that our Nangong Mansion is not stable enough."
Su Shi was originally in high spirits, and when someone poured a bucket of cold water, it was inevitable that her smile froze, but after careful consideration, she also felt that what Nangong Yue said was not unreasonable. It makes people feel that their Nangong Mansion is jumping up and down for a little grace, which is too petty.
"Yue'er is right, so let's have a small banquet at home." Mrs. Su nodded slightly, and then said to Mrs. Lin and Liu Qingqing, "You guys can arrange this."
Liu Qingqing and Lin quickly agreed.
Seeing that they finished their business, Nangong Lin couldn't wait to ask: "Third sister, you should have received the chrysanthemum appreciation post from Duke Enguo's mansion, right?"
"I received it a few days ago." Nangong Yue nodded and replied, but she wondered how Nangong Lin mentioned this matter.
Being mentioned by Nangong Lin, Su seemed to have thought of something, and said to Nangong Yue with a smile: "The mansion also received a chrysanthemum appreciation post the day before yesterday, Yue'er, I want your eldest brother and sister-in-law to bring your second sister and four My sister went to Enguo Mansion together... Your second sister and fourth sister rarely go out on weekdays, so it's time to see the world. Your sister-in-law and the others are visiting the Enguo Mansion for the first time, and many people don't know each other. Take care."
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, and she basically understood what Su Shi meant, and she also understood why Huang Shi and Nangong Lin's normal to weird attitude today. It turns out that there is something to ask for!
That's right, both Nangongyan and Nangonglin are not too young, so it's time to look at them as soon as possible, especially Nangongyan, who is only less than one year younger than her eldest sister Nangongzheng, and now even the third eldest is married to herself Of course, Nangong Yan's marriage should be put on the agenda early.
There is an old saying that there are hundreds of women in a family who want to marry, but first of all, let other people know that their Nangong family has a woman to marry, so that they can see if they can get married.
"It should be." Nangong Yue responded with a smile.
Hearing this, both Huang's mother and daughter were happy, and they exchanged glances quickly.
Su Shi was getting older, and after talking for a while, he felt a little sleepy, so he let people go.
So, Nangong Yue returned to Qianyun Courtyard with Lin.
After asking Lily to deliver the gift she specially selected, Mrs. Lin pulled her to sit on the beauty couch with a happy face, and said, "Yue'er, Mother has been most worried about your brother all along. I didn't expect Now he can have such good luck."
What made Lin happy was not just that Nangong Xin became the fifth prince's companion, but that from now on, he would no longer be called a "fool" by the population.
Lin only felt that everything went well in recent years, but now it's not...
Lin couldn't help but think of Nangong Xin's marriage. The Princess Yongyang's House must have heard the good news about her son. I don't know if Mrs. Fu will think about her brother Xin again.
"Mother..." Nangong Yue saw her mother's thoughts, and was about to explain the purpose of this trip, when a servant girl saluted outside the door: "I have seen the second young master."
It was Nangong Xin who walked in.
Lin shi smiled and pulled Nangong Xin to sit down, and told him that the family would hold a small banquet for him to celebrate.
Nangong Yue also smiled and congratulated Nangong Xin, and then talked about the most important purpose of this trip: "Brother, I heard that Grandma Yongyang has returned, do you want to greet her tomorrow?"
"Grandmother Yong Yang is back!" Nangong Xin's eyes were shining brightly, she couldn't wait to get up and said, "I have to go to pay her respects."
Lin was stunned, and said hesitantly: "But..." Last time, when Nangong Xin went to the Princess Mansion, she was turned away by the concierge.
Nangong Yue grabbed Nangong Xin: "Brother, you don't have to be so anxious. Isn't tomorrow the day when you usually make an appointment to go to the Princess Mansion to learn riding and archery, I think you should go there tomorrow, and greet Grandma Yongyang by the way. "As she spoke, she looked towards Lin, "Mother, Grandma Yongyang has always liked her brother, she will be very happy to see him go to pay his respects."
She looked at Lin shi meaningfully, Lin shi froze for a moment, and understood what Nangong Yue meant.
Tomorrow, we will see if Nangong Xin can enter Yongyang Dachang Princess's mansion to know Yongyang's attitude towards this marriage. If Yongyang agrees, this marriage will have hope.
"Sister said that," Nangong Xin sat back again, nodded hurriedly, "I'll go tomorrow morning!"
So, the next morning, when Nangong Yue was still taking care of the affairs in the mansion, she got the news that Nangong Xin was respectfully welcomed into Yongyang Dachang Princess' mansion by the door...
Nangong Yue couldn't help laughing, it seems that she will have a sister-in-law soon!
The days then returned to peace, until a few days later, the coffin of the second princess was transported to the capital.
Because the second princess died young, the coffin could not be transported to the palace, so it could only temporarily stay in Xiangguo Temple, a royal temple outside the capital, and the Ministry of Internal Affairs was also waiting for the imperial decree to decide how to handle the funeral.
After all, this funeral can also be divided into big and small, it depends on whether the emperor wants to give the second princess a favor.
Concubine Zhang couldn't let her daughter be buried hastily. When she learned that the coffin of the second princess had arrived at Xiangguo Temple, she rushed to Chang'an Palace with the third prince, crying for the emperor's grace.
When she arrived, the emperor was also discussing this matter with the queen mother and empress, and when he saw Concubine Zhang coming, he gave him a seat.
Concubine Zhang has been crying into tears, her complexion is pale, her eyes are red, swollen and lifeless, she is heartbroken. She still can't believe that her daughter, the second princess with golden branches and jade leaves, is just gone. How is it possible?!... If I knew she was desperate, I shouldn't have let the queen mother send the second princess to the imperial tomb.
The empress and the emperor were sitting on an arhat bed separated by a small desk. The empress looked coldly at the way Concubine Zhang was sobbing, without a single ripple in her heart, and calmly talked to the emperor about the topic just now, "... Your majesty, death cannot be brought back to life , the concubine thinks that it is better to let the second princess be buried early."
The emperor sighed, nodded his head as if touched, and said: "What the empress said is..."
At this time, Han Lingfu stood up, bowed and bowed and said: "My Royal Sister died young, and my ministers are very sad. I also ask my father to allow the Royal Sister to stay in Xiangguo Temple for seventy-seven and forty-nine days. Superb blessing!"
Concubine Zhang wiped the tear stains on her face with a handkerchief, stood up, knelt on the ground and begged: "Please also let the emperor fulfill the wishes of the concubine and the third prince for the second princess." The corners of her eyes slipped, and her delicate body trembled slightly, like leaves falling in the wind and rain.
Forty-nine days? I don’t even think about whether the second princess can bear it! Is this to let the emperor chase after the second princess in the name of the death
The queen sneered in her heart, turned her head and said to the emperor: "Your Majesty, the third emperor loves his sister so much, and the concubines are also moved, but isn't the 49-day rule too high?" This is the highest rule, and the second princess wants to receive this honor unless she is posthumously named Princess Gulun.
What the queen said was not unreasonable, but, after all, the second princess was his beloved daughter, so she died so early, Zhang Concubine and the third prince begged him so hard, as a father, he inevitably hesitated.
The emperor is the empress dowager's son, how could the empress dowager not understand the emperor's thoughts.
The princess's funeral is not qualified for the Queen Mother to intervene later. She was also afraid that the emperor would be too sad, so she came with the queen. The queen mother thought of the last time the emperor almost had a stroke because of the second princess, how could the emperor be sad and troubled by this matter again
So, the queen mother said decisively: "Your Majesty, according to Ai's family, three days' rest is almost enough. Just go to the Xiangguo Temple to perform a ritual ceremony for the second princess. After the ritual ceremony, she will be buried in the imperial mausoleum!" She paused , and said, "The second princess died young, and that disgraceful thing happened earlier, so there is no need to posthumously."
Since the queen mother spoke, the emperor would not disobey the queen mother's words for these things, so he nodded and said: "Then follow the queen mother's wishes."
The emperor's golden mouth and jade words, one sentence is the final word.
Concubine Zhang couldn't believe her ears. Her daughter was only in mourning for three days before being buried hastily. This is not the rule of a princess, not even a concubine from a wealthy family!
Concubine Zhang felt extremely angry, and was about to say something, but suddenly her eyes darkened, and she fell limply, only to hear Han Lingfu's nervous cry: "Concubine! Concubine!" After that, she didn't know anything. up.
"Prince doctor, call the doctor quickly!" Han Lingfu shouted out of composure, and at this time, naturally, no one cared about his faux pas.
The servant rushed to invite the imperial physician, and Concubine Zhang was sent back to Jingyang Palace... It was an hour after Han Lingfu came out of Jingyang Palace. But I feel physically and mentally exhausted, and everything is not going well recently.
Xiao Lizi, who followed closely behind him, asked worriedly: "Your Highness, you want to go back..." He wanted to ask Han Lingfu if he wanted to go back to his own palace, but the rest of the words were swallowed by Han Lingfu's raised hand middle.
Han Lingfu rubbed his brows wearily and said, "I'm going out of the palace for a walk."
Xiao Lizi looked at the sky. Although the sky is still bright, the sun has already started to set. Can he come back before dark when he leaves the palace? But thinking that the third prince is in a bad mood, he dare not speak out. You can only follow closely behind him.
After Han Lingfu left the palace, he rode on a vigorous white horse and galloped all the way.
Running quickly, the cool autumn wind blowing on his face made his skin ache, but it couldn't suppress the pain in his heart...
Although he has been secretly annoyed that the second princess not only can't be his helper, but has repeatedly caused him trouble and hindered his future, but no matter what, he and the second princess are brothers and sisters after all, and they stayed in the same mother's womb for ten months twins, how could he have no sibling affection for her!
I didn't expect that the second princess was already dead, and the queen mother and queen would abuse her like this. She was only suspended for three days, and she was not sealed up, so she had to be buried!
Han Lingfu thought that he and the second princess had always been respectful and filial to the queen mother, and had never lost their manners. He never thought that the queen mother would be so disrespectful to her grandparents, and treat the second princess like this without giving herself any face!
Han Lingfu only felt that his heart was as cold as water. There really was no so-called kinship in the royal family! Not only between brothers, between father and son, even between grandparents and grandchildren!
"Da da da… "
Han Lingfu swung the whip to make the horse under his crotch run faster, and Xiao Lizi's worried voice came from behind: "Dian... son, run slowly!"
But Han Lingfu turned a deaf ear and ran wildly all the way until he reached the vicinity of the Baifu, and then gradually slowed down the horse's speed. The horse finally stopped at a place less than ten feet away from the Baifu. He didn't get off his horse, and rode on the horse looking at the gate of the White Mansion. He wanted to see her very much now, and only she could soothe his restless heart... But he couldn't go in openly!
Han Lingfu's hand holding the rein exerted force subconsciously, and the veins on the back of his hand bulged. He looked at the spot for a long, long time, knowing that it was impossible for her to come out of the White Mansion, but he still waited there unwillingly.
"Your Highness," Xiao Lizi behind him asked cautiously, "should we go back to the palace?"
Han Lingfu looked up at the sky, the sun had slowly set from the western sky, and now only half of it was left. He must go back to the palace!
Han Lingfu glanced at Baifu reluctantly, and was about to turn his horse's head, when he saw a cyan figure walking out of a small alley next to Baifu, then turned right and walked in another direction. It was a little maid wearing a blue dress and an ordinary double bun. She seemed to be just a little maid that could be seen everywhere, but Han Lingfu couldn't help but stop.
This figure from the back was so familiar, it made his heart tremble slightly...
It's her! Only her...
Han Lingfu opened his mouth to shout, but he remembered that he and her identities should not be exposed. He clamped his horse's belly and wanted to catch up, but saw that the person in front of him who had fascinated him seemed to sense something, stopped, and then turned his head Come, the setting sun cast a layer of golden light on her face and body, and when her eyes saw Han Lingfu, they burst into incredible brilliance.
Her eyes are still so bright, eclipsing everything around her.
Bai Muxiao looked at Han Lingfu in surprise, she never expected to meet him at the gate of the White Mansion.
Dressed up as a little maid today, Bai Muxiao finally slipped out of the mansion. She wanted to see Han Lingfu's uncle, Zhang Mianzhi, and hoped that he could help her contact Han Lingfu. She knows that these days are difficult for him, and she has a way to help him!
Unexpectedly, Han Lingfu also came to look for him with a tacit understanding!
Maybe this is fate...
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