Within two days, Xie's Lan family led Jiang's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law into the palace.
Because Empress Ji had already sent someone to greet the guards at the palace entrance, she directly arranged for the palace guards to take them to Lanzhou Yeyu Pavilion.
Yun Fenghuang cleared the place in advance. As soon as the mother and daughter met each other, tears fell from both of their eyes. Yun Fenghuang's eyes were dim with tears, but he did not forget to quickly scan behind Jiang's back. He saw only one maid, Qingdu, who was weeping with her. Disappointed, she expected to have four personal maids with her mother.
But then I thought about it, one person from Qingdu was actually better than a bunch of ordinary maids. After all, she was one of the most capable Qing people in the Jiang family.
"Qing" is a special word for Jiang's first-class maids. Regardless of what they were called before, the word "Qing" will be added when they are promoted. There are six in this generation, headed by Qingqin, Qingren, Qingshang, Qingping, Qingwu and Qingdu. They are all smart, capable and good at observing people's words. They are the indispensable right-hand man of the Jiang family in controlling the Xie family's back house.
This time Jiang went on a long trip, and it was impossible to bring everyone out. It was necessary to leave some people behind to help prevent anyone from the clan from getting into trouble while she was away.
Therefore, it is unlikely that all six of them will come together. It is good to see Qingdu here. After all, with Jiang's current identity, he has to follow Xie's Lan family when entering the palace. It is impossible for them to start a big fight. Maybe there are still a few in Xie's family. Qingzi generation is here... Yun Fenghuang comforted himself in his heart, calmed down his emotions, and asked everyone to sit down and talk.
"I have grown a lot taller, my eyebrows are opened, but I look more like your father." Jiang was persuaded by Xie Shilan and helped her sit down. Nianxuan made tea. Her words made everyone shed tears again. "It's a pity that your father is not here and can't see it."
"The fourth sister-in-law felt the same when she saw it. If she tells it to her fourth brother later, he will definitely be happy." Mrs. Xie choked with sobs to comfort her sister-in-law, and then tried to comfort her, "Our Fenghuang was promoted again two days ago. Now, It's Zhaoyi, it shows that this child is very popular, even among the nobles in the palace."
Jiang said sadly: "Our family is from a small family, how can we expect her to have such good fortune? You wrote me a letter at the beginning of the year, and I calculated that if we get married by the end of the year, by this time next year, even if she If it’s not convenient to go back, I can also ask people to come and see her and her grandchildren. Who knows..."
Xie and Lan immediately felt guilty and embarrassed and didn't know where to put their hands and feet.
After all, everyone inside and outside the palace now knows that the new Zhaoyi is infertile.
"Sister, don't worry too much. I'm not blaming you. I just feel sorry for the child." Seeing this, Mrs. Jiang wiped the corners of her eyes and turned to Mrs. Xie and said, "You know, over the years that I have been married to your fourth brother, my son There are quite a few, and there are only two daughters in total. That one is gone, and although this one is still alive by luck, she is in the deep palace. I saw her now, and I don’t know where she will be next time I meet her... At my age, what else do I think about besides thinking about my children? Although my sons and grandsons don’t have outstanding talents, they have the support of the family and can always live their lives, including my daughter... "
She couldn't help crying, "What sin did we husband and wife commit in our previous lives? Why is it that neither of us can worry about our daughters?!"
Mrs. Xie felt guilty and sad after saying this, and the crying started again in the hall. In the end, Yun Fenghuang went down in person, and persuaded a group of people who had done bad things.
Nianxuan came up again for a round of tea, and then both parties stopped talking emotionally.
Xiao Chen, the daughter-in-law who accompanied Jiang to the palace, came up to see her. She was the wife of Xie Xiliu, the second brother of Yun Fenghuang's compatriot, and the niece of Qi Jiulu's mother, Chen.
Due to the age difference between the two brothers, they had already entered the family. When Yun Fenghuang left Beidi, the sister-in-law had already given birth to two sons and a daughter.
When Jiang mentioned it, Yun Fenghuang nodded slightly and casually asked how his second brother and his three nephews and nieces were doing.
In the past, Yun Fenghuang had always had a good relationship with his sisters-in-law when he was at home. After all, with a mother-in-law like Jiang, such a large family was kept in order, not to mention the daughters-in-law under him
Even if my sister-in-law has a weird temper, Xiao Chen and others will not dare to neglect her.
Moreover, Xie Fenghuan has a gentle and demure temperament, which is the easiest to get along with. In comparison, Yun Fenghuang is admittedly more unruly, and she once had trouble getting along with Xie Fenghuan, but her main purpose is to compete for maternal love. In this regard, the sisters-in-law are not enemies, and they are all against her. She was very flattering and naturally treated her with courtesy, so the aunt and sister-in-law were always harmonious.
At this moment, Mrs. Chen answered with a smile on her face, and took out a small package from her arms. When she opened it, there were two big words and a small purse, which was said to be a gift from her children to her aunt.
"I left home not long after Meng'er learned how to leave, and now I can embroider purses for my aunt?" Yun Fenghuang asked Nianxuan to take it, looked at them one by one in his hand, and sighed, "How many nieces?" She is the most like me among them, I wonder if she still looks like me now?"
Her second brother, the legitimate daughter, was much lighter than ordinary babies when she was born. To prevent her from being able to keep up, she gave her the nickname "Meng'er" to suppress her.
Little Chen smiled and said: "But she looks even better than before - I am not boasting, this child will definitely be a rare beauty when she grows up!"
This is actually a polite way of praising Yun Fenghuang's beauty.
Xie and others nodded in agreement.
Yun Fenghuang had been highly valued at home, and now that she had entered the palace and became a concubine, Mrs. Xie naturally did not dare to be indifferent. Mrs. Chen not only brought gifts for her own children, but also conveyed her thoughts to the children of her sisters-in-law. There are all kinds of things, mostly daily homework, such as copying scriptures for blessings and needlework for women.
However, there are also a few cases where I don’t know if they are elders’ off-site guidance, but they are extra attentive.
At this moment, the aunt took out a rosewood hairpin. This hairpin was carved in the shape of a bamboo knot, and the head of the hairpin was a blooming hibiscus flower. Although the carving was average, it was obvious that the person who made it had tried his best.
Yun Fenghuang smiled and asked, "Who did this?"
Little Chen took a look and felt a little regretful that the gift that caught the sister-in-law's attention was not prepared by her children, but she still smiled and explained: "It's Xi'er from the eldest brother's family."
"Him?" Yun Fenghuang was slightly startled when he heard the words, and then he smiled and inserted the hairpin into his hair, "This boy... I guess he is only eleven years old? He is so good at pleasing people. When we discuss marriage in the future, mother, can you Be careful and don't let him wander around outside. When the time comes, a group of girls will come to your door, and it will be you who has a headache!"
Jiang scolded: "Don't talk nonsense! Xi'er is very filial, but your aunt still doesn't appreciate it. I won't ask him to be nice to you next time."
Since little Chen was present, Jiang asked her to look at the purse embroidered by Xie Meng'er again, "It's much better than what you did when you were this age."
"That's good." Yun Fenghuang tied it on himself smoothly and said, "Isn't one generation better than the next?"
Mrs. Chen hurriedly said: "How can she compare with the empress? As long as she learns even half of the wisdom from the empress, I will be satisfied."
After such a routine, the atmosphere suddenly relaxed a lot, and even the Xie family and the Lan family dared to laugh and have fun with her.
Yun Fenghuang was just counting the time in his mind, and after a while he saw an opportunity and asked Nian Xuan to take a group of people to sit in a side hall, leaving Jiang alone to talk.
"Mom, you don't know how hard your daughter has been living these days..." Mother and daughter were the only ones left in the room. In line with the principle of being the first to be heard, Yun Fenghuang immediately wiped his tears and began to cry. As a result, Jiang sat motionless and said nothing. Gu Zi picked up some tea and ate it, looking indifferent.
She couldn't cry anymore. She wiped her tears and asked angrily: "Mom! Do you not love me anymore?! Didn't you say that after your sister is gone, I will be your only daughter? I will be your heart and soul?! Is it possible that these two years have happened?" My nieces have grown up one after another, so my daughter is irrelevant?!"
"I want to feel sorry for you with all my heart, but you don't feel sorry for yourself. What can I do?" Jiang sneered when she heard this, and looked at her daughter with sharp eyes, "How did you get into the palace? In your own mind Not sure?!”
At first, Yun Fenghuang thought that his mother had found out that he was cheating on the Xie family in private. When he heard this, he immediately felt relieved and vowed: "Mother, where did you hear all this nonsense? When I entered the palace, it was because I was under the wing. You don’t know that the Duke’s Mansion has tricked you! That day, my aunt and her whole family went to the Duke’s Mansion to congratulate me, and I stayed alone in the back house. Suddenly, I heard my aunt running back and crying to tell me the news. It’s not good! I didn’t know anything about it before, and then... After that, Yizhi came down! What can I do?!"
As she spoke, her grievances welled up and she began to wipe her tears again, "You are still saying this! I think you really only care about your brother, sister-in-law, nephews and nieces who are right in front of you, and you don't care about my daughter at all!"
It was extremely pitiful to see her biological flesh and blood reunited after a long separation. Any mother with any sense of humanity would have been crying uncontrollably by now, and she would have to step forward to hold her daughter in her arms and feel sorry for her.
But not Jiang.
Not only did she not shed a single tear, but she still had the time to continue eating her tea. She ate a whole piece of lotus pastry with concentration, took a handkerchief from her sleeve to wipe her fingers, and then said leisurely: "You can't help it? I'm talking to your aunt. My cousin sister-in-law and the others have already talked to each other. The imperial edict was issued at that time, but they didn’t ask you to enter the palace right away! If you are hired as a concubine, they will send someone to teach you the rules! If you have such a long stay, you can tell me again. Once again, you can’t help it?!”
"I..." Yun Fenghuang just spoke, and Jiang suddenly slapped the table: "Tell the truth!!!"
Yun Fenghuang suddenly became excited, recalling the whisk that her mother had pulled out when she was a demon. Her originally confident voice was eight tones lower, and she said feebly: "...I, I can't go out of one door or two. What can I do about this housewife?"
"Clang!"
Before she finished speaking, Jiang grabbed the tea bowl and threw it in front of her!
Yun Fenghuang stood up in fright, quickly hid behind the chair, and grasped the back of the chair with both hands. He was as skillful as raising the chair as a shield if Jiang came up to hit him.
… But this time Jiang didn’t move.
She was stunned for a moment and bit her lip in annoyance. Yes, I am already Zhaoyi, and my mother cannot be beaten casually...
So why is she running!
Yun Fenghuang observed Jiang for a while, and saw that she just looked at him with disappointment and had no intention of rolling up her sleeves. Then she returned to her seat and said aggrievedly: "Mom, I'm already so old!"
I don’t want to lose face
"When you were six years old, you were instigated to compete with your sister for favor." Jiang looked at her expressionlessly, with no emotion in her eyes, but her voice couldn't control the sound of crying, "I knew you would take advantage of your sister's dressing up. Shi leaned over to ask for the hairpin... Your sister loved you and agreed immediately, and even gave it to you with her own hands. However, you deliberately bumped the back of your hand into it, causing the hairpin to scratch the wound that could barely see blood, and ran over to me crying to complain. …”
"If I'm a bit confused, I wouldn't blame your sister for being harsh on you, but at least I'd blame her for not being careful and not taking good care of you!"
"You are fifteen this year. Don't tell me that after you heard the news about entering the palace from your aunt, you would not think of using this period of time to learn the rules to cause some accidents to prevent yourself from entering the palace!"
Yun Fenghuang: "..."
She pursed her lips and remained silent.
"Your aunt told me that she clearly told you how difficult it is for girls from our family background to be in the harem today." There was still no movement on Jiang's face, and only two lines of clear tears slowly fell down. , she said sadly, "Why do you still follow other people's orders and go into this dirty place? The child I raised will never be blind enough to think that he can dream of pampering the Sixth Palace with just a few colors! "
"You can't bear to bring down your aunt's family?!"
"But why?!"
"Yes, your aunt was willing to take you to the Imperial Capital to get married. I am very grateful to her for my mother-but have we given less benefits to their family over the years?!"
"Even if you feel that the thoughts she has put into you over the past three years cannot be offset by mere wealth—"
"But we, as elders, should repay this favor!"
"If you want to make a cow, make a horse, tie a grass ring, even if you have to kill someone, it's your father and I who should do it!!!"
"You are my and your father's biological daughter. It is only natural and natural that your father and I will work hard for your future!"
"We're not dead yet, why do you have to rush in front?!"
"When I gave you away, did you take it to heart when I warned you again and again?!"
As if all her strength had been drained, Jiang slumped on her seat and murmured absently, "Coming to the Imperial Capital, you are the most important thing. It would be best if you could marry into a good family. If it doesn't work, I can give you as a mother." You think of another way... After all, no matter what happens to my child, he is my heart and soul... and can never be violated by others... "
"I don't think I have ever looked down on girls. After all, I am also a woman."
"I have worked hard to raise you and your sister, and the amount of thought I put into them is definitely not as much as those of your brothers!"
"Why are you two so disobedient?"
"One kept everything in his heart, and I saw the clues that he refused to reveal even a single word when asked, and kept trying to deceive me by pretending to be gentle and sensible, so that I didn't know the whole story until he was ruined. Just ignore it and step into this palace gate. You may be rich today but don’t know what tomorrow will bring... When you dressed up and went into the palace to become a concubine, did you ever think about me as your mother?!!!"
Speaking of the last sentence, Jiang almost shouted, "Three years ago I told you again and again that I was your only daughter - can't you just take pity on me and let yourself be well?!"