The old lady was even more anxious than Gu Lian expected. Although Gu Lian's attitude made her very annoyed, in order to achieve her goal, she had to temporarily swallow her breath. If it weren't for the fact that it was getting late and it was not suitable to go out to visit, she would have left for the county master's mansion immediately.
But even so, she still took Concubine Li to the Princess Mansion early the next morning.
If you have requests from others, you naturally dare not bring people who make Gu Lian unhappy. So Yin shi couldn't follow her, so she had to find Concubine Li. She also remembered that Gu Lian liked Gu Zijun very much, so for Gu Zijun's sake, she would also treat Aunt Li well.
After entering the county master's mansion, the old lady felt for the first time what strict rules were.
Everything in the Princess Mansion is based on the Princess Mansion, especially after Gu Lian was promoted to the Crown Prince, everyone knew that she was likely to become a super-grade emperor in the future, so there would be no difference between a super-grade princess and a super-grade princess in theory. . Coupled with the attention of the king and the princess, the county master's mansion can be so out of control.
There are one maid in charge Mei Xiang, three maids Lan Zhuju, one eunuch in charge, and five eunuchs; ten second-class eunuchs each, dozens of third-class eunuchs, not to mention hundreds of eunuchs Eunuchs and low-level palace maids, these are all responsible for rough work. In addition, there was another team of dark guards, half of the left and right guards of the princess' mansion, and the guards of the hospital assigned by the emperor. There are nearly 500 people in the entire county master's mansion.
Such a huge number of people shows how big the county master's mansion is. There are more servants, and the rules are more refined and strict. Every time you walk through the hanging flower gate, there are low-level palace maids to greet you. The old lady went to the palace once for many years. It was the first emperor's birthday. All the family members of officials above the fifth grade in the capital could enter the palace to participate in the palace banquet. Now that she has entered the palace, she seems to have a feeling of entering the palace again.
The rules in the county master's mansion are strict, and the carriage must stop in front of the first hanging flower gate, and then you can change to a special chariot to ride. Then he stopped outside the inner courtyard, changed to a small sedan chair, and after passing the huge garden and pond, he had to walk away.
Of course, this is a rule for guests. For people like Gu Lian and Qiao Mingyu, they can drive directly to the main courtyard, or change the car at a door and drive all the way to the main courtyard. It is claimed to the public that the inner courtyard road is narrow and not suitable for driving cars. In fact, there is a special driving lane, but it is only for the convenience of the master.
The more the old lady went in, the more frightened she became, and she suddenly realized the meaning of the title "County Lord". It is the first grade, and if it is deeply loved by the emperor, it can enter the royal ultimatum and exist as the righteous daughter of the royal family.
The rules of the Tianxi Dynasty are very self-willed, but people who have not come into contact with this level can't feel it.
"Old Madam Gu, I'm here." In order to show her filial piety, Gu Lian specially sent Mei Xiang, the maid of honor, to greet her.
Mei Xiang picked up the old lady at a door, and then got off the car and walked in with the sedan, and then helped the old lady to the yard where she was entertaining guests, which was a great deal of face. The old lady didn't take it seriously at first. She felt unhappy when she saw Mei Xiang getting into the car, but now she doesn't dare to say anything more. She doesn't have such a big face.
"Lao Meixiang is here." The old lady let out a long sigh of relief, thinking of her intentions, she tried her best to summon up her courage, and helped Meixiang and Aunt Li to walk into the yard.
Mei Xiang pursed her lips and smiled, without reminding her that the name was wrong.
The maids should be called "aunts", not girls. Even the maid of the palace should be treated this way, but the old lady has almost never been in contact with the royal family, so naturally she doesn't understand this.
The yard for the reception of guests was built in a grand and dignified manner, without too many twists and turns, but the road was paved with fine marble, and precious flowers such as peonies were planted around. Now that the flowers have withered away, some skilled palace maids have pricked up realistic fake flowers and placed them in them, which at first glance thought they were real.
Two second-class eunuchs were guarding the entrance of the banquet hall. Seeing Mei Xiang and the others, they hurriedly stepped forward to greet them, took over Mei Xiang's work, and supported the old lady for her.
"Gu Mei Xiang can rest for a while, these little ones will be fine."
"The princess has been waiting for a long time?" Mei Xiang asked.
The little eunuch smiled and said nothing.
This is the default meaning, but it is not said, otherwise the guests will feel embarrassed.
"Is grandma okay?" As soon as he entered the door, seeing Gu Lian put down the teacup, he stood up and asked.
The old lady looked at the rich and expensive decorations in the house and was a little helpless. Fortunately, the older ones have seen a lot of the world, so they can barely hold on. Concubine Li only felt her heart pounding, and she felt envious of Gu Lian in her heart.
"Grandma, please sit down." Gu Lian glanced at Mei Xiang.
Mei Xiang immediately led the old lady to sit down on the left, which was the guest's seat.
Originally, the elders should be seated in the first two positions. Gu Lian himself would sit in one, and the old lady would sit in the other. There was no problem at all. But Gu Lian didn't want to give them too much face, she just needed to do some things in the scene, and she didn't care about the others.
Everyone sat down, Gu Lian served tea, and drank it calmly, without asking them what they were coming. The old lady couldn't bring it up directly, so she glanced at Aunt Li next to her and asked her to speak.
Concubine Li gritted her teeth secretly, calling her here to offend people? There is no such good thing.
She said aloud to Gu Lian, and talked about her son's affairs. Gu Zijun speaks fluently now, and after his two-year-old birthday, there is no problem with walking around. The whole person is like a monkey, and does not like to stop for a moment.
Speaking of which, because Gu Lian came back late and missed this kid's birthday, he had to make up for the birthday ceremony later, and I don't know if he liked it or not.
The old lady watched them talk and didn't talk about serious business, she was a little anxious, and couldn't help but wink at Concubine Li frequently. However, Concubine Li pretended not to see it, and only focused on chatting with Gu Lian, ignoring her at all.
As a last resort, the old lady had to interject herself into the topic.
"Brother Jun, this child is getting smarter and smarter, but he doesn't eat well, and thinks about eating candy every day." The old lady said with a smile, "Looking at him, I think of your little aunt, who was born at the end of last month. I have a child, and now I am confinement. But the child is too young to see if he is half as smart and cute as Brother Jun. You also know that your little aunt is so weak, and I am satisfied with the child's health. "
Speaking of which, Gu Zhidai was found to be pregnant on August 15 last year, and she was already a month pregnant at that time. The real pregnancy should be nine months, not October, so if you count the days, you should be born in mid-April this year. Gu Lian hasn't paid attention to Gu Zhidai's situation recently, and she doesn't even know whether she has a son or a daughter.
After hearing the old lady's words today, I suddenly realized that they were all born.
Gu Yi originally planned to use her hands and feet to kill Gu Zhidai when she was giving birth, so that she could marry her as the successor, but unfortunately the maid she had placed before was persecuted to death by Gu Zhidai's mother-in-law, and this time she failed.
The old lady said so much. Obviously, what she came to ask today is related to Gu Zhidai. Gu Lian's previous guess was right.
Listening to the old lady ramble about how the child was weak and not as healthy and lively as Gu Zijun, Aunt Li was a little worried. Talk about things, what are you doing with her son? The health of her son is the result of her mother's good care, not because she robbed Gu Zhidai of her son's luck!
Gu Lian listened, just smiled and didn't answer.
The old lady said that no one answered for a long time, and she was a little embarrassed for a while. Deliberately lead the conversation to my daughter, but unfortunately it has no effect at all. Gu Lian obviously didn't take the bait, which made her feel a little unhappy.
This girl is too unfilial.
In any case, it has been mentioned, and it is not good to give up halfway. The old lady bit her head and continued. She sighed sadly: "Speaking of your little aunt, she also has a bad fate. I thought she married a good husband, but how did she think that person was a romantic one! It's not clear to my aunt's cousin, and later, while your little aunt was pregnant, she openly hooked up with her."
Gu Lian showed an angry expression at the right time, counted as cooperation, but still did not speak.
The old lady didn't care, and continued: "Don't you know, that cousin was kept outside the mansion by your uncle as an outside room before, saying that she was afraid that your little aunt would get angry when she brought it back. Now that the child is born, he But no matter how hard your little aunt is in her heart, she took people directly into the mansion and said that she wanted to marry as a side room!"
The side room is not an ordinary concubine. In the Tianxi Dynasty, the side room is only one head lower than the main room, and it is also a master. The concubines, concubines, and maidens below the side room are just slaves. The aunt is okay, she is half the master, and the rest is really humble. The child born in the side room is also considered to be half the direct son, which is generally incomparable to the concubine.
Gu Zhidai is confinement, she can't stand the stimulation, especially she can't cry, otherwise it's easy to cry bad eyes. If you don't take good care of it during the confinement period, some will suffer in the future. Her husband was so cruel, he didn't care about her health at all.
However, this kind of big man is afraid that he does not know the taboo of confinement, how can they condescend to understand this.
Anyway, Gu Lian heard it. The old lady's purpose this time was only one, to let her put pressure on Gu Zhidai's in-laws, help Gu Zhidai deal with that cousin, and teach her husband by the way, so that he would not dare to do it again in the future. Flower heart.
However, Gu Lian didn't want to care at all.
Hehe, why should she make a move
Back then, Gu Zhidai never gave Yuan Shen a good face, and even mocked her and her biological mother in front of Yuan Shen. However, people know that they are carrying other people, so I am afraid that only the parties will know about this. In the old lady's heart, her daughter is very clean and pure, and she would never do such a thing.
The author has something to say: Does anyone remember the surname of Gu Zhidai's in-laws? _(:з"∠)_ I searched for a long time and didn't find it, I can't remember, did I write her man's name? If everyone doesn't remember, then I'll start a new one, otherwise Gu Zhidai's in-law's family and Gu Zhidai's husband are always like this, it's going to be a lot of trouble.