Chapter 185 Trouble
If Mrs. Cen's instructions were not afraid to ignore them, but now she was a little reluctant to do anything about what kind of life she lived in her life. Besides, there is no shortage of people to serve her around her. What would she do? Will she be offensive to fight with those little maids?
After hesitation, Mrs. Cen said: "Que'er, you have been in my master and servant for a long time. You have been with me for more than anyone else. I sincerely hope you are good. It's not that you have to make a cow and horse for my granddaughter when you are old. Women have been doing their whole life for their children and grandchildren. They have worked hard all their lives to live a good life. Think about it, what are your son-in-law's decisions to your daughter over the years? It's inevitable that there will be a bit dirty between husband and wife. Your son-in-law is an official now, and he doesn't even dare to marry a concubine. Why is it?
You are the nanny of your uncle's mansion, don't say that you can't help him in the past two years, he will still be nice to you. That only means that your son-in-law is indeed a wink. As long as you are still in Yuanping's mansion for one day, you may have to ask someone for good that day and can pull him out. But if you want to leave this mansion, what else do you have? I'm afraid that your son-in-law will not look down on him. What is the difference between your daughter and those daughter-in-law who are declining in the family? Once a woman has no value, the things that men do can be more ruthless than any enemy."
Madam Jin felt like she was being beaten up. Yes, she had never thought about this. Her daughter kept writing to her and said that her son-in-law was so kind to her and had a son. But she had been in Yuanping's mansion for so many years and had seen enough intrigues. How could she not know what kind of person her son-in-law was?
It sounds nice now. When she really returns, can her son-in-law have a good face, good food and drink to support her, a useless old woman? I heard that her mother-in-law has been staying in her hometown and has not been able to take office with her son-in-law.
Mrs. Cen is right. As long as she is still a nanny from a noble family, her son-in-law will even worship her daughter as a Bodhisattva. However, she has become an ordinary old woman, but she is really unsure. Even if she doesn't do anything out of the ordinary, there will definitely be neglect. Maybe she will take a few beautiful concubines and the like.
My daughter has been used to being held by her for years, but how can she bear it if she is a little negligent? It is always the woman who suffers from the trouble.
I would stay in the Yongxiang Hou Mansion for a few more years. If I stayed for a few more years, my grandson married a wife and my daughter became a mother-in-law. I didn’t have to be afraid of anything. Now the world is chaotic, and I may not be able to adapt to the life of a lower-class family. Compared with real life, the little thought of missing my relatives is nothing.
Madam Jin was able to become Mrs. Cen's right-hand man with her loyalty and some tricks. Now she is in Yongxiang Bo Mansion. She also knows what happened to the two mansions during this period. She gritted her teeth and advised: "Mrs. Young Madam, I shouldn't say something about it, but you have to think about it carefully and keep yourself to take care of your family. It's not that you want you to be unfilial, but even if you give all the money there, they can just eat two more bowls of bird's nest. After eating, should you eat braised vegetables or braised vegetables. You can protect yourself now. In the future, you can help Su's brothers and sisters in the Su family in the future. If you pay for it, not to mention anything else, there will be no one in the capital, and the gangsters in their hometown dare to bully the Su family."
Su Yirong sighed. She was also a person who could judge the situation. She was just worried about it before. Now she understood that she knew the truth. She nodded and ordered, "In the future, the people of the Su family came to the door and said I was not here."
After making the decision, Su Yirong didn't sleep well all night, and he was a little confused when it was almost dawn, and somehow a thought emerged in his mind.
Mrs. Zhou had accumulated a huge fortune. Judging from the current situation, she obviously did not want to give the third wife. Yuanping Bo’s family was expelled, but the third wife and Bo’s family had already separated, but they were still living together. At that time, she thought that if Mrs. Zhou was willing to pay money to clear the money, it would not be difficult for the third wife to stay in the capital. After all, the third uncle was just a small official and had no place to greed. He did not involve those dirty things, and could stay in the capital with some money.
But Mrs. Zhou was indifferent and ignored everything. So what did she, an old woman, want to do with so much money?
The thought flashed, and Su Yirong fell asleep without coming up with any result.
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Harem
The emperor looked at Empress Xu's bedroom and felt a little dazed and unfamiliar. It seemed that he hadn't come here for a long time. The furniture was very unfamiliar. He had not seen it before.
Even Empress Xu gave him a very strange feeling, and there was no way to change it. Empress Xu's smile was still gentle and virtuous, and her behavior was still so generous and decent, but it just gave him a very strange feeling. The method was just a strange woman with a face that looked like Empress Xu.
"Prince, please have tea."
Empress Xu's gentle voice interrupted the emperor's thoughts.
In order to cover up the embarrassment, the emperor picked up the teacup and took a sip. Fortunately, the tea tasted the same as he was familiar with. The faint chrysanthemum tea was filled with a hint of sweetness. He took a few sips. Seeing that Empress Xu had no intention of speaking first, the emperor had to speak first: "Zi Tong, how are you doing lately?"
Empress Xu smiled gently and said, "I'm worried, I'm very good."
In fact, the emperor and the queen did not meet for a long time. They would still be together in certain banquets or etiquettes that required the emperor and the empress to host together. However, at that time, many ministers and foreigners watched, and they sat there without moving in dress and accepted congratulations from all officials. They had no time to say anything more. I don’t know when the two gradually became like strangers and stopped talking.
How long has it been since the last time the two of them talked alone? One month, two months, or half a year? The emperor suddenly didn't dare to think about it.
Empress Xu did not make any mistakes, and he always respected Empress Xu, but why did he come to this strange step today? It seems that every time when it was time to come to the queen, Concubine Yun would have an accident. She was either sick or had to think of something new to surprise him and keep him. The first time, she felt very sorry and secretly sent the eunuch to give Queen Xu a generous gift, indicating that she would definitely go to see her. Later, the eunuch replied to Empress Xu and said it was okay. The emperor was busy with state affairs, so there was no need to see her deliberately. Empress Xu said that, but she didn't go there. The second time, she only gave gifts, and didn't say when to see it. The third time, and the fourth time, there was no gift...
Empress Xu had no complaints and still managed the harem well. He was still busy. Although Concubine Yun was a little bitch, the new beauties were younger and more beautiful than the other. None of them were neglected. Even if there were ten people who were distracted, they couldn't care about Empress Xu's place. They only occasionally heard the eunuch muttering, Empress Xu fell in love with chanting Buddha's name recently, and he thought that Buddhists all valued purity and few desires, and perhaps Empress Xu would not like to disturb him.
Just then, the couple became strangers. Thinking of this, the emperor felt guilty and didn't know how to say what he wanted to say. When he encountered a problem that could not be solved, he came to Empress Xu. He still felt a little ashamed, but this matter was quite serious. If he had a slight idea, he would not come to Empress Xu.
"Your Majesty, are you worried?" Empress Xu was as understanding as ever.
The emperor lowered his head with even more guilt and said, "Zi Tong, I really feel wronged you during this period, I..."
"Emperor, old husband and wife, stop saying these words, I understand." The queen smiled and said, "I have learned a few simple things in my spare time. Can you have a meal here later?"
"Okay, I haven't tried Zi Tong's crafts for a long time." The emperor said with a smile. It was hard to think about it and asked questions as soon as he came. He just happened to eat and chat, and the topic was easier to unfold.
However, the emperor failed to get what he wanted. Empress Xu went to make snacks by himself. The emperor stayed in the queen's bedroom. No matter how fast the snacks were, they could not be done well for a while. Finally, even the snacks were prepared and the soup was served. The emperor took a few bites. The eunuch rushed to report that Concubine Yun was unwell and had a severe stomachache.
The emperor's face turned dark on the spot. Concubine Yun was too ignorant and did not look at the occasion to compete for favor. A concubine actually dared to come to the queen's harem to steal people.
However, when Empress Xu saw the emperor's expression and knew what she was thinking, she secretly disdained her. Concubine Yun was so arrogant, but she was not used to it by the emperor, but she pretended to be virtuous on her face and urged the emperor to go and take a look over and over again.
Before he could say anything, how could the emperor leave? He could not resist the urging of Empress Xu. The little eunuch also came to report again and again, fearing that if Concubine Yun was really good, he thought that Empress Xu had always been generous and went to see if Concubine Yun was really sick or fake. If he pretended, it would not be too late to turn his head and come back. Otherwise, the little eunuch would say so seriously, and Empress Xu persuaded him like this, and ignored him, it would seem cold.
He made up his mind that if Concubine Yun is not seriously injured later, he must be determined, scold him well, and order him to apologize to the queen.
The emperor did not see it. After he left, a sneer appeared on the corner of Queen Xu's mouth.
The result of going to Concubine Yun's bedroom was like many times before. Concubine Yun was fine, but she was so cute and beautiful that she tried her best to keep the emperor in his palace. The emperor was like before, thinking about going to apologize to Empress Xu the next day.
The next day, he delayed a lot. He was about to go to Empress Xu's palace, but he learned that Empress Xu had left the palace to worship Buddha and would not come back three days later. The noisy ministers in the court made him feel a headache. He didn't want to go back to the palace and look at Concubine Yun who made him mess up, so he went to the Imperial Garden for a walk.
Imperial Garden has always been a place where the emperor meets beauties. When the emperor was upset, he also met a beautiful woman in ordinary palace clothes but could not hide her beauty. So another story in the harem was staged. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations, monthly votes, and your support is my greatest motivation.)
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