Dong Gong Mei

Chapter 26 Princess Jiangxia
The old lady sighed: "I always felt uneasy about the case of Taixue back then. Who would have thought that a piece of paper would lead to the old prince leaving the capital, Tai Changqing Shen Mu being demoted, and finally letting the imperial concubine take advantage of it... …”

Tears filled her eyes as she spoke, "Because of this, only Sister Rou entered the palace, and Xu Yunjiao passed through..."

However, Zhao Ziyi didn't want to recall the events of the past: "Mother, the case of Taixue was handled by Your Majesty personally, and only His Majesty knows the details." Then she got up, "It's getting late, and my son still needs to I'll say goodbye first."

The old lady was startled and hurriedly said, "What about the marriage?"

Zhao Ziyi adjusted his sleeves: "Don't worry, mother, I will consider your opinion."

Only then did the old lady relax, hesitated for a while, and finally said: "I heard that you sleep in the study room for more than 20 days a month, and you should go to Jingxiu Garden more often if you have nothing to do. After all, Mrs. Xu It's your first wife, and also sister Yan's aunt. You treat her too coldly, and the servants don't think it's right in their eyes. Sister Yan is also a sensible girl. She doesn't say anything, but in her heart It must be painful."

Zhao Ziyi smiled and said, "Don't worry, my son knows what to do."

"Go."

This conversation was too exhausting, and the old lady also felt a little tired, so she called Mammy Zhou to come in and serve.

Zhao Ziyi walked out of Rong'an Hall's courtyard, and his entourage Chang Song hurriedly greeted him with a lantern: "Master Xiang."

There was no answer for a long time, Chang Song was stunned, but saw Zhao Ziyi standing at the door with his hands behind his back, looking at the snowflakes all over the sky with a tired expression.

Changsong was with Master Xiang, and naturally he knew all the major events that had happened recently, but these events were all related to Miss San, so it was not easy to comfort him.

One master and one servant stood outside the courtyard gate for a while before Zhao Ziyi let out a sigh of relief and said, "Let's go."

After Zhao Ziyi left, Mother Zhou came in with a mahogany carved food box.

She opened the lid, filled half a bowl with a small blue-and-white bowl with lotus pattern, and brought it to the old lady: "This is the sour bamboo shoots and chicken tip soup made by Mrs. Jiang in the big kitchen. The old lady will try it while it's still hot, this is the warmest. Warm up."

Mrs. Zhao took a sip with her hand, and the cold of winter dissipated most of it. She smiled and said, "This is delicious, fragrant, and not greasy. Tell the kitchen that I will make this tomorrow."

Thinking of Zhao Chengyan again, he added: "Give a copy to Sister Yan. She is afraid of the cold, so drink this soup to warm her body."

Zhou's mother was a little embarrassed, and Ding's mother in the big kitchen was replaced by Xiangye. The eldest lady made a lot of trouble over this matter, and Sister Yan naturally couldn't be happy.

But it's not easy to say it directly, so I can only smile and say: "The old lady is really partial, what's good is to think of Sister Yan, and the girls over there should be exposed to the rain and dew."

"If you don't say it, I'll forget it. I will give each to Sister Ya and Sister Miao."

"Yes."

After Mrs. Zhao finished her soup, she noticed that the kitchen had changed: "Baozhu, you just said that this soup was made by Mrs. Jiang? Which Mrs. Jiang?"

Mother Zhou nodded and said slowly, "It's from the third lady's side. Mother Ding in the big kitchen committed an accident a few days ago and was sent out by the prime minister, and she couldn't find a suitable person for a while, just as the third lady said. , Madam Jiang, who was dowry in her room, cooked first-hand Jiangnan cuisine, which was just in line with the old lady's taste, so she let her eat it."

Mrs. Zhao had doubts on her face: "What did Mother Ding do wrong?"

In her impression, this son never asked about the inner house, why was he so angry all of a sudden?

Only then did Mother Zhou tell the old lady what happened that day carefully.

The old lady took a small copper chopstick, put a piece of Ruinao incense into the charcoal basin, and fiddled with it casually, the two jade bracelets on her wrists made a crisp sound.

Mammy Zhou wisely omitted Xu's return to her mother's house, and only said that Mother Ding deliberately sent leftovers to Zhao Xiwei, which angered the Xiangye, so she was sent away.

After speaking, seeing the old lady's silence, she tentatively added: "The slave's words should not be said, and that Ding's mother is indeed going too far. Even if Sister Wei was raised outside before, it's Master Xiang's in the end. My own daughter! Isn't she hitting Master Xiang in the face like this?"

The old lady remembered her son's tough attitude towards marriage, and rubbed her eyebrows: "He really loves this child."

Mammy Zhou smiled and said, "Master Xiang loves Sister Wei, and it's the same heart that the old lady loves Master Xiang."

The old lady frowned: "The slaves of this big family have always held high and stepped down, so Sister Wei has to be self-improving, and Master Xiang can protect her for a while, but not for the rest of her life. Are you going to marry her in the future? Which son and brother, when something big happened to sesame and mung bean, he also cried and called Master Xiang to be the master?"

Mother Zhou remained silent.

I thought to myself, you don't know how powerful this Wei sister is, and she treated the two ladies obediently after returning to the house.

But it was not easy for the old lady to continue to ask too much about this incident, so she changed the subject with a smile: "What the old lady said is, no, the eldest princess is also thinking about this, and sent a competent maid. Come and teach Miss Wei the etiquette!"

Mentioning this in-law family, Mrs. Zhao's brows stretched a little, and she said with a smile: "It's hard to worry about the eldest princess, that girl is really lucky, with a background like our Xiangfu, and a reliable mother's family for nothing, If I am more aggressive, my husband's family will not be too bad..."

She pondered, "Baozhu, who do you think is suitable for Sister Wei in Beijing?"

Mother Zhou knew that the old lady was still worried about marriage, so she smiled and said, "Miss's marriage, how can the old slave comment casually. If you have a favorite person, old lady, who can brush your mind?"

The old lady nodded, and Mother Zhou stepped forward to serve her and go to bed.

Just after taking off her shoes and socks, a little maid opened the door curtain and came in: "Old Madam, someone from the Jiangxia Palace is here!"

The old lady froze, obviously shocked by this sudden news.

Mother Zhou hurriedly ordered: "Come in quickly!"

People who come to the palace, regardless of their status, are all distinguished guests.

The old lady was dressed again, and Zhou mama served a good tea and went to the flower hall to receive guests.

After a while, the little maid bowed and came in with a middle-aged maid.

This maid was wearing a navy blue brocade jacket, her face was round and fair, and she looked very kind.

Momo Zhou stood behind the old lady with her head down, and listened to the servant woman saying slowly:
"Our princess said that she originally wanted to visit the old lady when she returned to Beijing, but the mansion has been inhabited for many years, so she had to do some cleaning and resettlement. Now that I have cleaned up, I will immediately send the old slave to say hello to the old lady. I don't know the old lady. Are you busy tomorrow?"

As he spoke, he took out a famous post from his sleeve and handed it over with an amiable smile.

Mother Zhou hurriedly took it with both hands and handed it to the old lady.

The emperor only proposed a marriage between the two governments, and the princess will come to visit immediately?
The old lady's heart is like a mirror, but a smile spreads on her face, and she looks very happy: "Thank you, Princess, for your concern, please go back and ask Princess well on behalf of Laoshen."

After a few greetings, the servant girl got up and said goodbye.

The old lady sat alone in the flower hall for a while, and instructed Mother Zhou, "Go and say hello to a few children at home and ask them to come to Rong'an Tang tomorrow."

(End of this chapter)