Gel makeup

Chapter 20

Fortunately, Ling Zhen had the foresight to drive all the servants out of the garden, separated by a water system, the servants didn't know what happened inside.Except for Shen Huanhua, who was guarding the door as a dowry maid, Xia Ying, there were only Jiang Feng's sister-in-law Shen Huanhua, the fourth master, the fourth wife, Ling Zhen, Ye Xiufeng who had just stepped into the house, and the third wife who fell to the ground.

Ling Zhen hurried back to the palace before the key was released, and out of breath, she told Si Qing about Ye Fu's affairs today, Xiao Yi, who was listening, frowned: "Didn't you yell out?"

"When the incident happened, all the servants were dismissed, and there were only a few people in the room. Finally, let's talk about the third wife and the fourth wife had an argument. The third wife died of a sudden illness. The funeral was arranged to prevent the tongue. Wait for the funeral After that, send the fourth wife to a family temple outside the city, and never bring her back."

"Third brother, don't worry, the old man can't say it, it's impossible to say that the fourth room killed someone, the sister-in-law of the Shen family won't get involved in this, and the third roomer - he is always looking forward to getting promoted and getting rich. His wife died, and now his wife is really It's gone, it's too late to be happy." Siqing said lightly.

Lingzhen said: "Grandma is afraid, she wants to go back to her natal house with her uncle and wife, but her uncle and wife don't want to, so she persuades grandma to stay at her natal house, which is easy to attract suspicion. Grandma told me that since the funeral for the third wife will be held tomorrow , two days later, the eldest grandma came in to find the girl and said."

"Don't be afraid of anything else, I'm just afraid that there are cats and dogs in the house passing the news... that's all, I have done everything I can, half doing my job, and half obeying the fate. This time I don't need to take the lead, the old man will definitely split up. By the way, four Where's the girl next to Madam?"

"You mean lotus leaf? At first, the fourth master rushed out to kick her, but was stopped by his uncle and wife. Afterwards, she was afraid and bumped into the wall. When the servant came back, it seemed that she would die."

"Stupid! He Ye turned around and sold the fourth wife. There must be something wrong with her. You said that the fourth wife gave her money, why did you wrap it in a handkerchief with her name embroidered on it?"

"The maidservant also feels that something is wrong with the lotus leaf, and there is nothing she can do now, and her family may not find anything."

Xiao Yi worried: "If the wind is heard outside, it will be another trouble for you."

"Outside? Who do you think set this trap?" Siqing ignored Xiao Yi and only asked Lingzhen.

Lingzhen was puzzled: "Isn't it the fourth wife? Sifang and grandpa and grandma had long been at odds, and that autumn when uncle went south, Sifang was almost plotted by Sifang..."

Siqing waved her hand: "The fourth wife is so stupid, can she set up such a delicate game?"

Ling Zhen suddenly realized: "Someone instigated the Fourth Wife?"

Siqing nodded and said: "This matter needs to be investigated. The third aunt suddenly had a kind heart when she was a housekeeper, but she was too loose."

Xiao Yi put down the teacup and said with an excuse: "This kind of housework, the more you investigate, the more confused you become."

"I can't help it, I've never got the tune of my cheap old man right." Si Qing sighed.

The disappearance of the third wife in the Ye Mansion is not a big deal. The Ye Mansion has released some news about the third wife who had been homeless for many years and was unpopular, and finally died in depression.When the third wife's funeral was arranged, Lan Xuan disappeared even from illness and fright, causing Dijing to talk about Ye's house.

After the funeral, Shen Huanhua and Jiang Feng's sister-in-law all came into the palace to see Siqing, and the three of them couldn't help but talk about the bad things about Ye Fu behind closed doors.Shen Huanhua couldn't help crying while talking about the events of that day, describing the details of that day, as if he was telling a storybook under the flyover.

Jiang Feng seldom came into the palace, and he was not as close as Shen Huanhua when he talked to Siqing. I was startled.

"However, Huanhua is pregnant and can't work hard. It will be four months, but the pulse is not stable."

Siqing quickly went to feel Shen Huanhua's pulse, "You are too careless, you only found out in four months! In this case, you can't go back to your brother after a long journey. If you feel that the house is in chaos, just go back to your mother's house. "

Jiang Feng quickly said: "I also said the same, Huanhua is always worried about what people say."

Siqing asked: "Who is the housekeeper now?"

Shen Huan said, "It's Mrs. Du."

Si Qing thought about which concubine Du was Ye Xiufeng, and she really didn't remember, so she said: "Go back, just tell the mansion one thing, check all the servants, and find out the details, especially the servants sent outside. Don't worry about the others, just rest well and be serious."

In the afternoon, Siqing sent Shen Huanhua's sister-in-law out of Ninghua Palace, and happened to meet He Ningpin and Zhou Rongpin.

Concubine Ning, Concubine Rong and Si Qing met, and Concubine Ning smiled and said: "Imperial Concubine is so lucky, I want to see my family, so I will see you as soon as I say I see you."

Zhou Rongpin was originally a maidservant of the Empress Dowager, and was assigned by the Empress Dowager to Xiao Yi as a concubine. Her qualifications were far above all the concubines and even the former empress, and she was the most kind. , it's windy here, and the concubines are going to greet the imperial concubine."

Siqing then said: "You guys go." Turning back to Ninghua Palace, as soon as he entered the Yimen Gate, he waved away the attendants: "Third brother, does the corner sound nice?"

Xiao Yi came out and smiled: "You have good ears."

When the two entered the palace, Xiao Yi said: "Concubine Ning is an idiot, so don't pay attention to her. In the spring, I ordered someone to prepare a gold book and gold treasure, thinking that I would issue an edict earlier, so that you would be less burdened. It's just—"

"Just what?"

Xiao Yi sighed: "The Zongwangs are a little hesitant."

"Some?" Si Qing asked.

Xiao Yi sighed and said nothing.

Zong Wang, headed by King Duan, talked about the family law of his ancestors, and has always been at odds with the present.Duan Wang and others couldn't get used to He Shizhi and Ye Xiufeng, the upstarts supported by the Empress Dowager.At first, the Empress Dowager chose He Shizhi's niece to be the current Shangyuan King, but King Duan opposed it. At that time, the Empress Dowager suppressed her.Now that the daughter of Ye Xiufeng is being established as the successor, Duan Wang and others object again, and Xiao Yi has nothing to do.

"Aren't you angry now?" Xiao Yi asked.

Siqing didn't answer, and said for a while, "Your Majesty has been thinking about moving Prince Duan for a long time, right? Maybe His Majesty has wanted to move Prince Duan since the accident with Duke Jing."

Duke Jing is Xiao Yi's uncle, and his nephew and uncle have always been close.Lord Jingguo was framed to death by Lao Jingwang and others who belonged to the Zongwang camp. Although Lao Jingwang is dead now, it is impossible for Xiao Yi to have no feelings for Duanwang, who is friendly with Jingwang.

Xiao Yi said: "Not bad."

Siqing said coldly: "If you want to touch Prince Duan, don't use me as an excuse, I can't afford it." After speaking, she got angry and walked away.

Xiao Yi wanted to explain a few words, but didn't know whether to say it or not, so he didn't follow, turned and walked away.

For several years, Siqing and Xiao Yi have never been like brothers and sisters, like monarchs and ministers, like husband and wife, and like emperors and concubines. They get along well even if they say they are awkward, but Siqing doesn't know when things happen. In what capacity should we respond to Xiao Yi, and the two are always angry with each other.

This time Xiao Yi and Si Qing started a cold war, and everyone inside and outside the palace became trembling.However, Concubine Ning was pregnant and became so popular that Xiao Yi and Si Qing became more and more silent after falling behind.The two bumped into each other head-on by the edge of the imperial garden, pretending not to see each other.Siqing knew that there must be other reasons for Xiao Yi's uncharacteristic behavior, but Xiao Yi didn't explain it, and she didn't want to bow her head first, so the two of them just froze.

Those who feel awkward being under the same roof are Jia Guogong Shen Jiangdong and his "new wife" Jiang Feng. After they got married, they have been trying their best to avoid mutual suspicion.

Shen Jiangdong followed his father Shen Zizhou's habit of not keeping clean guests in the mansion. Jiang Feng observed for a few days, and finally found his own place in Jiaguo Mansion, and gradually became Shen Jiangdong's first staff member.When it comes to the past affairs, the two hit it off very well.Shen Jiangdong also understood why Yang Wanquan and Mrs. Yang, the criminal secretary, took a fancy to Jiang Feng, a young girl.

That day when Jiang Feng came back from a banquet in the palace, he felt dizzy, his knees were sore, and he rushed straight to Chuantai. While drinking water, he pointed to the golden crown on his head and asked Huaying to remove it for her.

Shen Jiangdong came in and said in surprise: "What did you do?"

"Go to the palace."

"Going to the banquet?"

"With this gold, jade and precious stones on my head, I dare not move. Well, I'll tell you after I change my clothes," Jiang Feng said.

For a while, Jiang Feng changed into casual clothes and came out, Shen Jiangdong asked, "How is the imperial concubine?"

"Are you sincerely asking the imperial concubine how she is, or asking the imperial concubine her reaction?" Jiang Feng asked with his hair tied.

"You don't know, since His Majesty and the imperial concubine were angry, His Majesty has been angry every day. Today, His Majesty lost his temper very much. For a bad word, he scolded Xu Hanchang bloody."

"The imperial concubine didn't see anything wrong. She was indifferent, and there was nothing unusual about it."

"It's okay this time. I don't know what caused the trouble last time. The imperial concubine lived on Nanshan and didn't come back. After all, it was Majesty who went to apologize, so she was invited back. But this time, His Majesty seems to be angry."

Jiang Feng smiled, "I think the imperial concubine is just living in the side palace for a long time, and she is not going well, and she deliberately wants your majesty to worry about it. If you say that your majesty treats the imperial concubine much better than the former empress. When the former empress died, everyone said that the former empress It's clearly..."

"Shut up! How dare you speak! You can't talk about the empress first! You should be more careful when you enter the palace."

Empress He's death involved palace encirclement and Zi Mi, which was definitely a forbidden topic in the imperial capital.

"I see. Today, I dealt with a group of ladies who covered their faces with powder and couldn't tell who was who. They talked better than they sang, and they got caught in it if they didn't pay attention." Jiang Feng finally pulled back his hair. Hoop it with a bead hoop, and stand up to pack the golden crown.

Shen Jiangdong said: "If you don't like to deal with it, you don't have to deal with it. In the past, Huan Hua didn't like to deal with these things. If you get along with each other, you just get in touch. If you don't get along, you don't have to deal with it."

Jiang Feng said: "Speaking of Huanhua, I went to see it yesterday and she is much better these days. I didn't dare to tell her about the imperial concubine."

"It doesn't matter if you tell her. In the past, when the Empress Dowager passed away, His Majesty and the Imperial Concubine had a lot of quarrels, and then there was always a quarrel every two months. She saw a lot. I guess, Lao Jiu I'm already betting on who will bow first, Your Majesty or the Imperial Concubine. When I go to Fuzhou, you can take Huan Hua to live here, the Ye Mansion is too chaotic, after all, it's not as simple as the population of Jia Guo Mansion." Shen Jiang said.

The last time Jiang Feng bumped into Ye's private affairs, he still felt uncomfortable, "I thought so too. Ever since I experienced the incident last time, every time I went to Ye's mansion, I was looked down upon by people, and I felt uncomfortable too. .”

Shen Jiangdong has some disdain for his in-laws, "Ye Xiufeng won't remarry in order to win a famous and affectionate name. The house is messy and no one is in charge. It will not work after all. I just hope that Huanhua and his wife will separate soon. It's better."

Jiang Feng listened with a smile: "I have a deep love? Ye Xiang has more little stars than your majesty, right? Treat others as fools."

Shen Jiangdong echoed: "Who knows what Ye Xiufeng thinks all day long? He's too greedy for fame. He doesn't separate families for the name of a brother and friend, which makes the house notorious. Otherwise, Siqing Lancheng will look down on this What about father?"

"The imperial concubine's taboo is... Siqing?" Jiang Feng asked.

Shen Jiangdong thought for a while: "Yes, it is said that it is a small character. According to their family's seniority, it should be called Lan... Lan Ruo." After speaking, he smiled, "I can't say, I made a taboo."

Jiang Feng nodded and said, "Huanhua said that name that day, and I didn't realize who she said for a long time."

Shen Jiangdong said: "Sometimes Huanhua says it smoothly, and the imperial concubine doesn't care."

The words returned to Siqing, Jiang Feng said: "Tell me, if His Majesty doesn't appoint the imperial concubine as his successor, do you think that Concubine He Ning..."

Shen Jiangdong shook his head: "Who knows. But your Majesty's failure to appoint the imperial concubine as the queen should have something to do with the princes' reluctance. The last time something happened to the third and fourth chambers of the Ye Mansion, and King Kang was asked to take the blame. Your Majesty is not good either. Advocated. In the past, Empress Li Xian, King Duan Jing and other kings would not let go, but at that time the Empress Dowager was suppressing her. Now that the Empress Dowager is gone, I have to take it slowly.”

Shen Jiangdong set off for Fuzhou on business, and Jiang Feng went to Ye Mansion to pick up Shen Huanhua and return to Jiaguo Duke's Mansion.But Shen Huanhua said: "I always go back to my mother's house. It's not good after all. Now there are only my aunt and a few younger brothers and sisters in the house, and it's considered clean. My sister-in-law doesn't have to worry about me."

Jiang Feng persuaded again and again, but Shen Huanhua refused to go back, so Jiang Feng had to ask Xiaying to go to Jiaguo Gong's mansion to find him for something.

Shen Huanhua smiled and said: "Sister-in-law Lingzhen has already said this when she came that day, so you can rest assured."

When Jiang Feng returned to Jia Guogong's mansion, the huge mansion was empty.She stood in the courtyard, recalling the situation of Ye Mansion that day, and made up her mind to clear up the servants of Duke Jia's Mansion, so she called the housekeeper, Lao Xia, and sent out all the servants who had doubts, she was really busy for a few days.

Before Shen Jiangdong and Jiang Feng got married, the mansion had just been renovated. Jiang Feng had discussed with Shen Jiangdong that there were gold and jade ornaments everywhere, like an antique stall in a ghost market, not elegant at all.Now that there are fewer servants, so many people can't spare to pack these things, so Jiang Feng made a register and ordered Lao Xia to open a warehouse to put them in.

As soon as Lao Xia opened the warehouse door, there was a bang, and he was almost overwhelmed.It turned out that the storeroom was full, in addition to all kinds of gold and jade, there were also ginseng, caterpillar fungus, and ganoderma lucidum, some of which were already moldy.

It turned out that Shen Jiangdong hadn't married a wife for many years after he became an adult, and the concubine given by the former empress dowager was not very good at housekeeping, so this warehouse has not been opened for a long time.It took Jiang Feng a lot of effort to check out the warehouse. The huge amount made her dizzy. She immediately wrote to Shen Jiangdong, telling Shen Jiangdong not to be greedy for money. People, enough to eat for decades.

When Shen Jiangdong received the letter, he had just finished the ring with the new feudal lord, and he almost fell down after reading the letter, so he wrote back to Jiang Feng, asking if Jiang Feng had been anti-corruption and anti-corruption before, and had emotional illness. If so, he urgently needed such a Talent, let Jiang Feng take care of Shen Huanhua and come to Fuzhou soon.

When Jiang Feng received Shen Jiangdong's reply, the weather had turned cold, because Concubine Ning's child could not be kept, so there was a disturbance in the palace.Jiang Feng came back from the palace, read the letter, put on a new pair of fragrant smocks, and went to Yefu to see Shen Huan's paintings, which were already showing signs of pregnancy, and then went to the south of the city to pay homage to Wu Zhenying.The next day, she packed her things and told Huaying to take care of the affairs of the house, and hurried to Fuzhou to find Shen Jiangdong.

Jiang Feng left in such a hurry because he was impatient to meddle in the affairs of the palace family members, and couldn't stand it any longer. The wife of the aristocratic family, the princess of the county, came to her to knock her teeth, so she simply avoided it.However, she didn't know that three days ago, He Ningpin's miscarriage had other complications, and the protracted cold war between Xiao Yi and Siqing was even worse.

(End of this chapter)