Farmhouse vicious stepmother, she is super fierce

Chapter 307 Entering Beijing
She looked outside first, although she knew that no one would be eavesdropping outside, she lowered her voice.

Speaking of the gossip about the new emperor and the royal family that I learned from Xun Jinyuan.

It is said that after the new emperor ascended the throne, because he wanted to keep his filial piety for the first emperor, he sent the first emperor to the imperial mausoleum after 27 days before starting to seal the harem.

I don't know why the new emperor considered that he only respected the original empress as his mother, empress dowager, and posthumously named his biological mother as empress dowager Xiaoren.

The former emperor's harem was also respected as a concubine, and they were all moved to the two palaces of Cihe and Ciren.

However, today's own harem and children have not been rewarded for a long time.

They all talk about benevolence and filial piety today, but they only say that the first emperor was immortal not long ago, and he really has no intention of conferring rewards on the harem.

On the contrary, he was praised by all civil and military officials.

Everyone speculates, is it possible that today the emperor has to wait for the first emperor to remove his filial piety for three years before conferring rewards?
As a result, no one expected that at the end of August, today's decree was suddenly issued, and rewards were given out.

After the eldest concubine became a kingdom, the two side concubines and the two wives who were favored by their children were conferred together as concubines. The positions of the four concubines, noble, virtuous, virtuous, and virtuous, were all filled.

He also posthumously named a concubine, who was said to be his concubine when he was in the frontier today, and had suffered with him in the frontier for many years, but it was a pity that she was so beautiful that she died of illness in the frontier a few years ago before she survived to this day.

The children under her knees were thought to be three princes and two princesses before.

But when it was time to confer rewards, two princes and a princess suddenly appeared.

It is said that the two princes and one princess were both born to the concubine Yu Gui. Because of the horoscope, they could not leave the place where they were born, nor could they go on the genealogy, otherwise they would not be able to raise them well.

So after Concubine Yu died, she was arranged by the emperor to observe filial piety in a small village.

It wasn't until after ascending the throne that Qin Tianjian recalculated the horoscopes of the prince and princess, saying that they have now avoided the catastrophe in the horoscope, and they will be rich and safe in the future, so they took it back.

The jade plate was put on again, and it was rearranged with the other princes and princesses of today.

The two princes outside, the older one is now the second child, and the younger one is the fifth!As for the princess who came back from outside, she was the youngest among the sisters and ranked last.

Among the five princes, the eldest prince has already married, and he was directly named King Ning, and he left the palace to start the mansion.

The second prince was conferred the title of King Qi, and the emperor had granted him the palace, and he could leave the palace after the marriage was bestowed.

The third prince to the fifth prince are still young and have not been crowned king.

The three princesses, the eldest princess and the second princess, are already married and all have titles.

The third princess who just came back was named Princess Zhaohua and given to live in Changle Palace.

When Shen Jiayan heard it, these were the three brothers and sisters. Unexpectedly, the emperor took them all back and awarded them together.

I don't know if I really love her, or if I set the three children as targets.

Anyway, now with all the civil and military officials, who doesn't talk about it behind their backs in the wealthy inner court.

Even Mrs. Xu couldn't help but sigh: "The dead Concubine Yu is probably the most important person in His Majesty's heart! She alone gave birth to two sons and a daughter for His Majesty! It's just that her life was short. Otherwise, I’m afraid that she will be No.1 in this harem now! You see, even if she has been dead for several years, she is still named a noble concubine, and it is said that the coffin will be moved back to the capital to be buried in the emperor’s mausoleum!”

"There are so many princes and princesses, all of whom are rewarded together after the concubine's child has returned to the capital, and they were directly named King Qi, and the princess was also named, that is, the fifth prince is the youngest. Seeing this posture, he will grow up in the future , Another prince who can’t get away!”

Shen Jiayan listened with a smile and said nothing, but secretly sighed in his heart. Sure enough, the truth is completely different from what people heard.

This emperor is really a big fool, actually using the metaphysics of birthday horoscopes to fool everyone.

But this is the only way to stop everyone's mouths. Anyway, the birthdays of the prince and princess are extremely important secrets, and no one except the emperor and himself will know, so it can be passed.

Of course, the most important thing is, so what if someone doubts it?The emperor has already made up his mind, and it is a private matter of the royal family. What can outsiders say?
Can you jump out and say, the emperor, don't you worry that these three children are not your own flesh and blood?

Don't worry, you are worried for the emperor whether his hair is green or not, the emperor will immediately make you lose your head, believe it or not?

A fool would not make trouble for the emperor at this time.

Now that the three Mu Tianze brothers and sisters all have titles, at least on the surface, the emperor treats the children equally, so she doesn't have to worry about it.

After saying a few words in agreement with Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Xu remembered something.

"I heard that His Majesty has promoted some confidants, and one of them is named Mu, who is very popular with His Majesty. It is said that he was a subordinate who followed His Majesty in the frontier for more than ten years. It is thanks to him to put down the rebellion this time, and he was directly named Ningpinghou. I heard that this Marquis Mu is still single now, and the high-ranking officials and nobles in the capital are about to break their heads in order to snatch this wealthy son-in-law!"

"I heard that this Marquis of Ningping was also from a poor family, and he once married a wife in his family, but his wife was unlucky. Someone misreported the news that Lord Marquis had died in a suspended animation and returned home, so the wife in front remarried. Well, if she persisted for a few more years, she would be the Marchioness now—"

Xu could not help but sigh.

Shen Jiayan stared at Xu Shi silently.

Xu Shi felt uncomfortable when Shen Jiayan looked at her: "You, what are you doing looking at me like that? What did I say wrong? Isn't the wife in front of him just unlucky? If she guards for him for a few years, won't she be able to guard the sky?" Are you rich?"

Shen Jiayan smiled on the surface: "No, you are right!"

She originally wanted to say that she was the wife of the unlucky ex-wife that Mrs. Xu said, to see if Mrs. Xu still felt that she was extremely rich.

But when the words came to his lips, he swallowed them.

Mrs. Xu is not stupid, if she knew that Mu Pojun was Ning Pinghou, the emperor's confidant, and then thought about the three siblings of the Mu family, comparing their age and gender, they would probably be able to guess the identities of the three siblings.

The less you know about this royal secret, the better you can save your life.

Now such a result is very good for everyone!Don't bother!

Three years later.

Beijing.

At the gate of the capital, all the people queuing up are waiting for inspection to enter the gate.

In the carriage in the middle of the motorcade not far from the city gate, Shen Jiayan lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced outside.

The majestic city walls, the convoys coming and going, it really is that the weather in the capital is unusual.

Among the people who came and went, it could be seen that the manner of dressing was quite different from other prefectures.

The speed of the inspection is very fast, just to check the documents and the like.

Soon it was their turn, and naturally someone went to deal with the inspecting soldiers, and after a while, they were let go.

The carriage moved forward, and soon merged into the street.

Shen Jiayan put down the curtain of the car, and looked back at Xu with a haggard face: "Why are you bothering? You are obviously not fit for a long journey, so you have to be brave! Your brother Shen followed me to the capital, can you lose it? Now Toss yourself like this, and now in the capital, I don't know if you will take care of Brother Shen or Brother Shen will take care of you!"

Mrs. Xu stared at her weakly: "You know why? It's all right for him to take part in the test next year, but after the test, no matter whether he wins a Jinshi or not, he will get married. I am a mother-in-law. , don’t you have to go to the capital in advance to make some arrangements? Otherwise, it’s not complete, it’s not good-looking, it’s not marriage, it’s enmity!”

"Counting the days, it will be half a year at most. Although the house is ready-made, don't you have to tidy up and arrange it? Let's see if we can buy two small villages in the capital. If Brother Shen can be a Jinshi, stay In the capital, you also need to earn money, don’t you?”

The rest of the Xu family didn't say that after Xun Jinyuan got the news, he would not be re-elected as the magistrate of Anlu Prefecture, and he would return to Beijing to stand by at the end of the year.

As for whether to stay in the capital or continue to serve as an official, I don't know yet.

It just so happened that my elder brother Shen was going to Beijing for the exam. The husband and wife discussed that the money accumulated over the years might be a little eye-catching, so it would be better to take this opportunity to let Mrs. Xu bring some of it to the capital.

No matter what happens in the future, the capital still needs to buy some property. Even if his son fails the exam this time, he still needs a place to stay.

There was also news from Prince Cheng that there was something very important and Shen Jiayan needed to be consulted and asked her to go to the capital.

They simply headed north together.

This is first by water, and then by land.

Because I was not in a hurry, I spent a month on the road leisurely and leisurely.

Even so, Mrs. Xu repeated it twice on the road because of the wind and cold before the departure.

It's also thanks to Shen Jiayan's township, otherwise when the Xu family fell, Xun Shen was unmarried, panicked, those servants were not under control, and with nearly half of the family property, they didn't know what was going to happen Come.

After turning over land, Xu's body gradually recovered. Although she looked weak and haggard, it was okay.

Shen Jiayan murmured about her several times along the way. Xu's heart was guilty at first, but after being nagged about for a long time, she also had a headache.

The two have a close relationship, so naturally they don't have those hypocrisy, so they gave Shen Jiayan a blank look, and felt that Shen Jiayan was too nagging along the way.

Seeing that Xu still had the strength to roll her eyes, Shen Jiayan knew that she was almost fine, so she didn't bother to say anything.

The carriage entered the city, and after walking for half a day, it finally arrived at the house Xu and the others bought in the capital.

This is a courtyard with three entrances. It is not too big, but the location is good. It is only two streets away from the Imperial College, and there are almost all scholars nearby, so it is quite quiet.

It looks inconspicuous, but in order to buy this yard, it took a lot of effort for the old man Xun Jin.

It is said that he borrowed the name of Prince Cheng and spent thousands of dollars to buy it.

Mrs. Xu still felt distressed for a long time.

Shen Jiayan couldn't help being amused when he heard about it, isn't this an ancient school district room?It seems that houses in this school district have been in high demand since ancient times!

After the yard was bought, it was roughly refurbished, and then a room was reserved for servants to look at the house. Before the annual exam, people from all over the country would come to the capital to take the exam.

The houses around here are in great demand!Not to mention buying it, even renting it to live in, it will almost break your head.

Those who can afford to rent a house nearby are all well-to-do, and this yard was also rented to Juren who came to take the exam for the past two years.

I received the letter early this year, saying that my master is going to Beijing, so naturally this yard cannot be rented out.

When Mrs. Xu and the others arrived, Sanjin's yard had already been tidied up, just waiting for the owner to move in.

It was the first time for Mrs. Xu and the others to see this yard, and they didn't care about the exhaustion of the cars and horses.

The east wing of the front yard was given to Xun Shen to live in, Xu and Shen Jiayan both lived in the back yard, Xu lived in the main room, and Shen Jiayan lived in the east wing. After a busy day, they settled down for the time being.

Dinner was served at an outside restaurant, and everyone ate and ate. They were so tired that they had a rest early.

For the next two or three days, they were busy tidying up the yard and packing their luggage.

Xun Shen took the bookboy out to meet friends the next day.

Shen Jiayan helped the Xu family settle down almost, and sent an invitation to Prince Cheng, naturally using the name of Xun Jinyuan.

On the second day, someone came from Prince Cheng's side, asking Mrs. Xu and Shen Jiayan to go over the mansion together for a talk.

Prince Cheng's Mansion is not far from the imperial city, the location is excellent, and it occupies a very large area.

The ones who came to pick up Shen Jiayan and Mrs. Xu were two nuns from Prince Cheng's residence, and they were said to be people close to the princess.

Dressed in a demeanor, she looks more respectful than ordinary old ladies from wealthy families.

The attitude towards the two of them is kind, and they don't take it too seriously. Along the way, they also took the initiative to introduce some customs of the capital, as well as the preferences of Princess Cheng, which can be regarded as giving them some tips.

Xu's heart was worried, she had never seen the princess before!This time I'm going to visit, although some people have mentioned the princess' preferences, but I still don't know what to do.

Shen Jiayan remained indifferent.

At the side gate of Prince Cheng's Mansion, the carriage stopped.

Shen Jiayan looked at the opposite of Prince Cheng's Mansion, which was also a magnificent mansion, compared to Prince Cheng's Mansion, it was even worse.

Can't help but ask: "Where is that on the other side?"

One of the nuns took a look and said respectfully: "That's Prince Qi's Mansion!"

Prince Qi's Mansion?Shen Jiayan blinked her eyes, why is it so familiar?

Before she was allowed to think about it, Mammy reminded them to be careful when they entered the mansion.

So he temporarily left it behind, and followed Mammy inside.

Along the way, you can see carved railings and jade bricks, boundless wealth and honor, worthy of being a palace.

I don't know how many doors and corridors I went through with my mother. On the way, I met many maids and servants. All of them were well-trained. Leave lightly.

After finally passing through another moon gate and turning around a long corridor, we arrived at the main courtyard.

The two of them were invited to sit in the flower hall, leaving two girls to wait at the door, and the two nuns left.

Xu's heart became more and more uncertain, so she only held on to Shen Jiayan.

It didn't take long before a well-dressed girl came in. She looked pretty and she was not too young. She nodded at Xu Shi and Shen Jiayan: "Miss Shen, please come with your servant, our prince wants to see you!"

Xu panicked, grabbed Shen Jiayan and asked the girl: "Then, what about me?"

The girl smiled slightly: "Ma'am, please don't be impatient, the princess will see you naturally after the matter is over!"

As he spoke, he signaled Shen Jiayan to follow her.

Shen Jiayan hesitated for a moment, patted Xu Shi's hand, got up and followed the girl.

After going through a few more doors, Shen Jiayan felt that his brain was not enough. How big is this palace, and he almost lost his way.

But looking at this direction, it is going to the front yard.

After passing through several courtyards, it finally stopped at the entrance of a small and quiet courtyard.

A few able-bodied men were guarding the gate of the yard, and when they saw the girl bringing Shen Jiayan over, they stepped forward and stopped her.

The girl hurriedly said: "By order of the prince, she brought Mrs. Shen over here."

Hearing this, the obstructing man stepped aside and made a gesture of please.

The girl also moved a few steps away, let the courtyard door out, and signaled Shen Jiayan to go in.

Shen Jiayan didn't move, looked at the girl: "Aren't you going in?"

The girl smiled: "My lord only let Mrs. Shen go in alone, please—"

Shen Jiayan pondered for a while, they have already entered the palace, something really happened, judging by the posture, it is impossible to run away.

Why don't you go in and see, what the hell is this Prince Cheng doing?

After stomping his feet, he took a deep breath and entered the yard in a few steps.

Just after entering the courtyard, the courtyard door at the back creaked and closed.

(End of this chapter)