Mrs. Fang Santai's body almost trembled slightly, wishing to leave here immediately.
Mrs. Fang Sitai, who was sitting next to Mrs. Fang Santai, knew the softness and temper of her third sister-in-law best. She knew that if this went on, it would be really bad, so she hurriedly said: "Concubine Shizi, listen to me Word!"
Hearing this, Nangong Yue looked at Madam Fang Sitai, and said calmly, "I don't know what advice Madam Fang Sitai has?"
Sifang is now the patriarch of the Fang family, and Mrs. Fang Sitai is also the patriarch's wife.
She cleared her throat, and said with a smile: "Shizi Concubine, Aunt Niu did wear Dongzhu privately, and I dare not intercede for her." As she spoke, she glanced at Aunt Niu contemptuously. In my heart, even if Aunt Niu is Xiaofang's aunt, she is still a maidservant and concubine and cannot be put on the table.
Mrs. Fang Sitai continued: "However, there is no rush for this religious rule. Today is the prince's birthday, and the third sister-in-law is the prince's mother-in-law. She should stay and congratulate the prince. What's the matter, wait for the birthday It's not too late to talk after the banquet."
Mrs. Fang Sitai thought that what she said was reasonable, and thought that Nan Gongyue would not look at the face of the monk or the face of the Buddha, even if it was for King Zhennan's sake, she would leave the third house.
Nangong Yue frowned slightly, and said righteously: "Mrs. Fang Sitai's words are wrong. This aunt in my grandmother's house violated the law, and my grandmother, as the head of the house, cannot escape the responsibility of oversight! The origin of condoning adultery is because of 'toleration' , will let this aunt make such a big mistake!"
Mrs. Fang Sitai paused for a while, and her face was not very good-looking.
Nangong Yue continued: "The Fang family disregards the laws and regulations, but our palace cannot join forces with them!"
Nanny Luo stretched out her hand to ask for a petition: "Mrs. Fang Santai, Mrs. Fang San, please!"
"Lotus Fragrance." Mrs. Fang Sitai winked at the blue-clothed maid beside her, and ordered in a low voice, "Go ahead and tell the old lady that Sanfang is about to be kicked out under the imperial concubine's eviction order." Mrs. Fang Sitai's tone was impatient, and her heart was anxious and angry. On the one hand, she complained that the third house had no rules, which brought the matter to this point, and on the other hand, she blamed Nangong Yue for disregarding relatives.
The servant girl He Xiang responded, quietly retreated outside the room, and then almost ran forward with her skirt in hand.
He Xiang rushes forward, walks through a veranda, bypasses the Guipu Hall, and walks out the second gate, which is the outer courtyard of the palace. He Xiang didn't dare to stop and walked through another wishful door, and came to the Xingsu Building in the outer courtyard, where the male guests were seated in the main hall on the first floor of the Xingsu Building.
At this moment, the banquet has not yet started, and a group of guests are sitting in their seats according to their status, drinking tea and talking, and the atmosphere is very lively.
Although Old Master Fang Si was not able to sit at the same table with King Zhennan, he sat at the table closest to the chairman's table, and he was chatting happily with Old Master Fang Fifth next to him.
He Xiang quietly walked to the side of the Fourth Old Master Fang, and whispered concisely in his ear that the third-bedroom family members were ordered to be expelled by the Crown Princess.
Old Master Fang Si's face changed suddenly, and he almost didn't jump up.
This imperial concubine is too capricious! She simply didn't pay attention to Shizi's mother clan!
Even if she was dissatisfied with her mother-in-law Xiao Fang and the third house of the Fang family, as the saying goes, the third house of the Fang family is also a member of the Fang family, and Xiao Yi's biological mother is generous. The surname is a party. As the saying goes, if one prospers and one loses all, if the third wife of the Fang family is forcibly driven away by the concubine, not only the three sides of the Fang family will be disgraced, but the entire Fang clan will be ashamed!
Once people mistakenly think that the Fang family and the Zhennan Palace broke up, the Fang family will not only lose face, but may even lose their position in southern Xinjiang in the future!
The fourth old master Fang's face became uglier the more he thought about it, and he ordered to He Xiang: "Go and help me quietly send a message to the prince, ask him to go to the next room and tell him that I have something important to tell you."
He Xiang took the order and went, while the Fourth Old Master Fang pretended to go to clean the room, and exited the main hall of Xingsu Building as if nothing had happened, and asked the guards outside to lead him to a wing on the right.
He didn't even bother to sit down, and walked back and forth in the wing room impatiently.
Fortunately, soon, the fragrance of lotus led Zhennan Wang to come.
King Zhennan is the birthday star today, so he specially wore a bright red silk robe of crane and auspicious grass.
There is a saying that people are refreshed on happy occasions. The king of Zhennan, who was striding forward, seemed to have a red face, a high spirit, a tall and straight figure, and his steps exuded a kind of self-confidence and arrogance of a superior.
The Fourth Old Master Fang clasped his fists apologetically, and said after deliberation: "Today is the prince's birthday, I shouldn't bother the prince. But my old wife just sent someone to tell me that the female family members of the third room of my Fang family also annoyed the princess for some reason. The concubine actually wants to chase away the guests. The concubine is young and energetic after all, so I asked the prince to persuade the concubine, the palace and the Fang family are in-laws, why let outsiders see the joke... "
Zhennan Wang's face became uglier the more he heard it, his original good mood disappeared, and he said angrily: "The princess concubine is too careless!" As he spoke, he assured the other four old masters, "This king will definitely do something for the Fang family. Make the decision!" No matter what the Fang family's third bedroom did wrong, Shi Zifei should put the matter down for the time being, if it makes such an ugly scene, it's not embarrassing for both houses!
Old Master Fang Si heaved a sigh of relief, and said with an apologetic smile: "Thank you, my lord. Then I'll go back to the meeting first."
The Fourth Old Master Fang exited the wing room, and King Zhennan raised his voice, "Come on!"
The long follower who was guarding outside came in immediately, bowing and obeying orders.
"Go get someone..." King Zhennan originally wanted to ask Chang Sui to order someone to pass on a message to Nangong Yue not to be so presumptuous, but he hesitated after speaking halfway.
He didn't think deeply about his anger just now, but now that he thinks about it carefully, since Shi Zifei came to Luoyue City, everything has been taken care of properly, and with her steady temperament, she probably won't let the other party's third room go down just because of a trivial matter. Eviction order. Even for Xiao Yi's rebellious son, she shouldn't disregard the face of the Fang family.
Could there be something strange about what happened today
Zhennan Wang was thoughtful, his mood eased a little, and he changed his words and said: "You let Jugeng go to Guiputang to see what happened."
"Yes, my lord." Chang Sui took the order and left.
In about a cup of tea, Jigeng brought Baihui over.
After Baihui bowed her knees to the King of Zhennan, she was not in a hurry to explain, but respectfully presented the Danfeng hairpin that had been pulled from Aunt Niu's head.
King Zhennan was confused, but he recognized at a glance that the bead held in Danfeng's mouth on the hairpin was Dongzhu, and it was a rare top-grade Dongzhu.
"What's the matter with this hairpin?" King Zhennan asked suspiciously.
Baihui said respectfully: "My lord, this hairpin is worn by Aunt Niu today."
What? ! Xiaofang's aunt dared to bring Dongzhu to her birthday banquet privately! Zhennan Wang showed shock.
He instinctively wanted to reprimand, but then he thought about where Dongzhu, the rare treasure, Aunt Niu, came from. The answer is obvious—
Little Fang!
In an instant, King Zhennan's expression turned from shock to embarrassment.
"My lord, Aunt Niu broke into the open hall without authorization today..." Baihui told the whole story in an orderly manner, and the key point of her story was that Aunt Niu not only wore Dongzhu privately, but also arrogantly In front of everyone, he admitted that he was wearing Dongzhu.
Following Baihui's narration, King Zhennan's complexion became more and more ugly, until he was so gloomy that he almost dripped water, and the veins on his forehead twitched even more.
That Aunt Niu wore Dongzhu privately, and everyone knew it! It's really stupid to be so stupid!
My own face was completely humiliated by this pair of daring mother and daughter!
It's just that the imperial concubine's act of chasing guests away was a bit reckless...
Baihui ignored Zhennan Wang's cloudy face, lowered her eyebrows and said calmly: "My lord, the concubine Shizi said that wearing Dongzhu privately can be big or small. If it's just in private, reprimand Aunt Niu for a few words, so that she won't do it in the future." It’s okay to repeat the crime. But today, it’s under the watchful eyes of everyone, and the female relatives of all the prefectures have seen it with their own eyes. I’m not afraid of anything else, but I’m afraid that it will be heard by the nobleman who came from the capital... and then the prince will be misunderstood. " Baihui said it very implicitly, leaving Zhennan Wang to imagine it himself.
An Yi Hou...
Zhennan Wang's pupils shrank slightly.
Yes, Marquis An Yi is in the front yard now!
Thinking of this, King Zhennan was not only angry, but also worried.
Xiaofang's biological mother blatantly wore Dongzhu at her birthday banquet. If this matter got to the ears of Marquis An Yi, he would only feel that he acquiesced, and even gave the Dongzhu to Aunt Niu as "filial piety" by himself. of!
What does this mean? It means that he disregarded etiquette and allowed the Fang family to spoil their concubines and destroy their wives. It means that he, the King of Zhennan, is so arrogant that he doesn't pay attention to Dayu's law. It means that he thinks he is a vassal king, so he deliberately provokes the authority of the court, and he is suspected of occupying land as a king...
Zhennan Wang was afraid for a while, and almost didn't dare to think about it.
Baihui's face remained calm, and she sighed: "The Concubine Shizi said that Aunt Niu didn't know how to measure and made the matter too big. Everyone knows it. Instead of trying to cover it up and make people think that our palace is guilty, it's better Deal with it dignifiedly, and let everyone know that Aunt Niu's reckless behavior was not ordered by the prince."
Baihui stopped talking and said no more.
Zhennan Wang pondered for a moment, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that Shi Zifei had done the right thing. This matter could not be hidden at all, and Shi Zifei's handling method was undoubtedly the best. Thinking of this, he nodded slightly and said: "Go and report to the concubine, and just say that the king ordered the guests to be chased away!"
King Zhennan didn't mind at all that Nangong Yue violated his birthday banquet regardless of the face of his relatives. The blame for this is Xiao Fang's, who gave Dongzhu to a concubine so boldly! If it wasn't for the fact that there were so many guests in the front yard, he really wanted to rush to Xiao Fang's immediately and question her.
Right now, I can only be patient for the time being, until after the birthday banquet...
Zhennan Wang strode out, releasing a wave of hostility all over his body, and at the same time, he also responded to the Fourth Old Master Fang in his heart. Just now the Fourth Old Master Fang said half of what he said, and half of it was hidden. For the sake of the Fang family's face, he didn't take the face of the Wangfu seriously!
Baihui responded from behind, "Yes, my lord!"
Baihui left the wing room and hurried back to the Guipu Hall in the inner courtyard.
The atmosphere in the open hall was a bit weird, Aunt Niu was still being restrained by two women, everyone in the Fang family looked embarrassed, and the female relatives were mostly absent-minded, chatting with the people around them without saying a word.
Seeing Baihui's return, all the female relatives looked at her in unison, and they couldn't wait to see what attitude King Zhennan had, whether he was on the side of the crown prince, or...
Aunt Niu, who was restrained by the side, looked expectant. In the past, King Zhennan had always been polite to her, and he would definitely give herself some face!
Baihui stepped forward calmly, came to Nangong Yue, knelt down and said, "I'm returning to my concubine, the prince has an order: please Mrs. Fang Santai and Mrs. Fang San to return home!"
The hall became quiet again, and the faces of the female relatives couldn't hide their surprise. Although it was said that the third house of the Fang family had indeed made a big mistake this time, and the evidence of the crime was convincing, the third house of the Fang family was also an in-law of the Wangfu. The eldest girl and the second son are even more closely related by blood. I thought Zhennan King would lift it up and put it down gently. I didn't expect Zhennan King to stand on the side of the concubine again... It seems that the status of the crown prince in the palace can be said to be as stable as Mount Tai.
Aunt Niu couldn't believe her ears, Zhennan Wang didn't give her mother-in-law any face? ! Her feet were soft, and until now, she had a very bad feeling.
No... She wants to see her daughter!
Aunt Niu whimpered, but her mouth was sealed and she couldn't make any sound.
Mrs. Fang Sitai was also in a daze, not understanding what went wrong. Didn't she order someone to notify the old man? Why didn't the old man go to the prince to deal with it
At this moment, she felt that the eyes around her were piercing her body like Limang, and she only felt that her old face was burning hot.
The concubine... actually really disregarded the face of the Fang family!
The old man was right, the son did not marry a girl from the Fang family, and he would only become more and more alienated from the Fang family in the future. Today, the concubine of the crown prince dares to show the face of the Fang family in front of so many people, and in the future she will definitely encourage the crown prince to sever contact with the Fang family...
This is not good!
Mrs. Fang Sitai's brows were tightly knit together, and she had to quickly tell the old man that the Shizi Concubine was too arrogant.
No matter what the reason is, now that King Zhennan has also issued an order to expel the third house of Fang's family, then this time, there is no room for change!
Mrs. Fang San humiliatedly supported Mrs. Fang Santai to stand up, even embarrassed to look up.
They walked away quickly as if fleeing, and naturally took Aunt Niu away.
Nangong Yue sent two other nuns to accompany her, saying that they were accompanying them, but in fact they were guarding them. After the birthday banquet, the private possession of Dongzhu should be dealt with according to the law. Concerned about Marquis An Yi, this time, the King of Zhennan is probably going to act resolutely.
The turmoil finally passed, and the female relatives in the open hall saw that the good show suddenly ended, and they thought about it in their hearts.
There was always a faint smile on the corner of Nangong Yue's mouth, calm and breezy.
"What happened just now has disturbed everyone's interest, I'll use tea instead of wine to say hello to everyone."
While she was talking, the thrush beside her handed a wine glass full of tea to her hand. She held the glass in both hands and drank it down in one gulp, showing a somewhat bold temperament.
Mrs. Tian said with a smile: "The concubine is too polite. If you want to blame it, blame the concubine in Fang's mansion for not knowing the heights of heaven and earth, so what have you got to do with the concubine!"
Several other wives also echoed.
After Nangong Yue said sorry to the guests, she went back to the main hall to greet the guests.
After she left, the atmosphere in the hall gradually became lively. No one noticed Mrs. Qiao's complexion was very strange. After the previous shock, it was replaced by surprise, fear, and a little fear... After my daughter-in-law came to the palace, I have never had any favors with my sons and daughters in all the confrontations with her!
Is all this just a coincidence
Before, she felt that her son went to Huiling City just to make military achievements, but now it feels like a sheep is in the mouth of a tiger...
Mrs. Qiao felt tightness in her chest, as if something pinched her heart, making her feel restless.
If it weren't for her brother Zhennan Wang's birthday today, she would almost throw up her sleeves and leave.
"Mother," Mrs. Zhou on the right asked carefully, seeing Mrs. Qiao's unhappy expression, "Are you all right?"
This daughter-in-law really can't speak... Mrs. Qiao glared at her almost angrily. How could she choose such a daughter-in-law out of thousands of choices!
At this time, several guests were welcomed into the open hall.
A graceful and dignified woman in her thirties walked into the hall first. This woman was of medium stature, with a round fair face, and her appearance could only be regarded as delicate and kind. The little girls are all fair-skinned and delicate, and their appearance is 50 to 60% similar to that of the woman.
Seeing this woman, many ladies in the hall had subtle expressions, and the lady who was familiar with the woman immediately greeted her: "Mrs. Tuesday, hurry up and sit here."
This Mrs. Lu on Tuesday is the wife of the second room of General Dingyuan's mansion. General Zhou's mansion has two houses in one person. This matter is well-known in all the houses in southern Xinjiang. It was not in compliance with the rules, so some people from a well-behaved family looked at the Zhou Mansion with a bit of disdain.
Quite a number of wives glanced at it, then looked away, but out of the corner of their eyes, they saw a familiar figure, and saw Xiao Fei and a girl in green brocade makeup and flower gown came in. The girl looked fourteen Five years old, with a slender and tall figure, fully half a head taller than Xiao Fei, with a beautiful appearance, and a skin that bullies Saixue.
The two girls were talking as they walked, apparently having a good time.
Seeing that she and Xiao Fei are so friendly, some wives can't help but secretly speculate about her identity.
"... I heard that 'Jiuxiao Huanpei' is a high-quality piano. Its sound is warm, vigorous, and pure. Faey sighed and said, she yearned for the peerless famous zither, but she didn't feel any jealousy towards the owner of the famous zither.
The girl in the light green dress smiled slightly, and said: "I also happened to see this guqin covered in dust in a piano shop. Although a few strings were broken, I always thought it was a good piano, so I bought it back. After carefully repairing it, I found the inscription on the piano, and there is a fragment of music score, but unfortunately, the handwriting on the fragment score has been unclear for a long time, and only a section of the beginning of the song is left... "
Hearing this, Xiao Fei thought of something, and said: "Miss Zhou, my sister-in-law and I also got a broken score by chance, and it took several months to complete most of it..."
Miss Zhou? ! Hearing Xiao Fei's address to this girl, the wives raised their eyebrows with interest. It turned out to be the eldest girl Zhou who lived in seclusion in the eldest room of the Zhou family! Unlike the second wife of the Zhou family who often went out and about, the first wife of the Zhou family has always kept a low profile and forbearance, and rarely participated in banquets in Befu, so the female family members did not recognize the eldest girl Zhou at first.
This Miss Zhou should be the age to talk about her marriage, no wonder... all the wives are thoughtful.
Xiao Fei led Miss Zhou to her seat. She and Miss Zhou hit it off right away, and just as they were talking, she simply led her over in person. But there is still a need to entertain guests in front, so I can't stay longer, so I went out of the open hall again.
Miss Zhou sat down gracefully, ignoring the needle-like gazes of her two younger sisters, and remained calm.
Mrs. Lu on Tuesday was busy talking with Mrs. Wang beside her, and didn't care about the small thoughts of these girls at all.
Mrs. Lu is a shrewd person. As soon as he entered the hall, he felt that the atmosphere in the hall was a bit weird, so he hurriedly asked Mrs. Wang. Mrs. Wang told about the two or three things about Aunt Niu and Dong Zhu just now, and Lu was dumbfounded when she heard it, and said to herself: The concubine Shizi is indeed a formidable one! No wonder she gained a firm foothold in the palace so quickly.
As time passed, female relatives from various prefectures came one after another, and there were more and more people in the hall, and it became more and more lively.
When it was Sishi, Nangong Yue came down to the open hall surrounded by a crowd of people.
All the female relatives in the hall stood up to greet her, and a nurse in charge, wearing a lilac-colored gourd and reed makeup and flower gown, reminded: "Shizi Concubine, Wei side concubine, the auspicious time is coming!"