Leader Lan Palace

Chapter 2372 Seven Volumes 73 is really a lump of mud that can't support the wall (Bi)

In the fall of this year, the emperor decreed that Luan should start on July [-]th.

On the [-]th day of the seventh lunar month, the emperor set off river lanterns in the Old Summer Palace to celebrate the birthdays of Xiaoqi and Yongxuan; Concubine Yu also went to Yongqi's residence to practice for Yongqi.

For this reason, Concubine Yu also invited Mrs. Yin to sit with her.

In the past, for Yongxuan's big wedding, from the acceptance ceremony to the initial appointment ceremony, Yin Jishan's family also entered the palace many times to salute.Before Mrs. Zhang got the edict, Mrs. Yin took the role of mother of Yongxuan Fujin, Zhang Jia, whose nickname was Qingzao, and led the female family members of the Yin family to the inner court to have a banquet.

For the initial ceremony and wedding, the female family members of the inner court held a banquet under the convocation of the Empress Dowager in the Palace of Compassion and Ning, or held a banquet in the Palace of Kunning, headed by Empress Nala.Concubine Yu is in the concubine position, and she is one of the three oldest people in the palace, so she must have a banquet every time.

Even at the banquet, Concubine Yu also met Mrs. Yin many times.

Mrs. Yin is the wife of a minister, a married woman; she is also a Fujin from a Manchurian family, and she always calls a "slave" before the head of the inner court.

Because on those occasions, Mrs. Yin assumed the identity of "Eighth Prince Yongxuan's mother-in-law" and was the guest of honor at the banquet. Concubine Yu was a little bit embarrassing in her heart, and she didn't like to take the initiative to talk to Mrs. Yin. .

Concubine Yu did this because of Yongqi.This year the emperor attached so much importance to Yongxuan's wedding, Yongqi felt a little uneasy, which made Concubine Yu feel a little displeased with Yin Jishan's family; secondly, it was also related to E Changzai.

At any rate, E Changzai and Mrs. Yin are also aunts and nephews, and now Concubine Yu and E Changzai are related, so they don't want to have any more connections with the E family.

But today, the situation is different.Concubine Yu remembered Concubine Xin's words, and today she took the initiative to invite Mrs. Yin to come. Since Mrs. Yin came into the garden, she was very attentive.

Concubine Yu took the initiative to greet the door in person.I thought she was already like this, so Mrs. Yin should accept her love and take the initiative to be more attentive.Unexpectedly, when Mrs. Yin got out of the sedan chair and saw Concubine Yu, although she was very polite, she hurriedly stepped forward to pay her respects, but Concubine Yu couldn't help but notice that Mrs. Yin's attitude towards her was different from before. Some alienation.
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Concubine Yu couldn't figure out the reason for a while, so she just thought that Mrs. Yin was being cautious in the palace.This time she became more enthusiastic, she reached out to support Mrs. Yin herself, not to mention, she even held Mrs. Yin's hand affectionately.

"In the past, I met Madam at Yongxuan's wedding banquet. After all, it was against the rules of the wedding banquet and it was inconvenient to talk in private. But I have always thought about Madam. Today I finally got the chance. I should invite you Ma'am, let's have a good talk."

Mrs. Yin is still just indifferent, only said, "How dare the slave have the concubine Lao Yu in mind~"

Mrs. Yin continued like this, Concubine Yu couldn't help feeling a little bit in her heart, and couldn't help raising her eyes to look at Yongqi's Fujin E Ning.

In Yongqi's place at this moment, Yingyuan is already happy, and as a daughter-in-law, E Ning is the time when she is most worried about her mother-in-law's attitude.In order not to let Yingyuan pass her by in her mother-in-law's mind at this moment, she is willing to do anything that can please her mother-in-law.

Concubine Yu said today that she wanted to invite Mrs. Yin to come to the house for a gathering, so she was in a hurry to ask someone to invite her; seeing Concubine Yu's eyes, she also hurried forward to hold Mrs Yin's arm, and said with a smile, " My aunt doesn't know, but my mother and concubine have mentioned my aunt in front of me several times in the past few months. My mother and concubine said that my aunt is really a famous lady, and her demeanor is impressive, and there is only someone like my aunt , to be worthy of a great talent like my uncle."

Mrs. Yin felt a little more at ease, she nodded and smiled, "Concubine Yu's master has praised her absurdly, how dare you be a slave."

Only then did Concubine Yu show her face and smile in satisfaction, "It's not just Madam Yin's demeanor and style, I've also heard from Yongqi that Madam Yin's sons are also very good at poetry and prose. , are all unrefined characters."

When it comes to the sons, Mrs. Yin is really happy from the bottom of her heart.Then she relaxed, and Concubine Yu took her hand.
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When I was young, the inner house of Yongqi's son was lined up with banquets for the female relatives.Concubine Yu personally shook Mrs. Yin's hand and sat together, expressing her utmost affection.

Concubine Yu thought, with such intimacy, it was enough to filter out Madam Yin's restraint in the palace.Unexpectedly, Mrs. Yin would start arguing again, insisting that she would not accept her resignation. She must say that this is a gift from the monarch and his ministers, and E Ning is her niece, but this time she is the prince Fujin after all, so the etiquette cannot be exceeded.

If Concubine Yu wanted to pull her by force, Mrs. Yin would simply lift her robe and kneel down.

The scene was a bit awkward for a while, Concubine Yu had to let go, but forced a smile and said, "Mrs. Yin is too formal. This is the palace, but it is Yongqi's own place. At this time, we are all mothers." It’s just a few sitting together, but if you don’t, you need so much etiquette.”

"It's E Ning who is the prince Fujin, but she is our own junior after all, so we closed the door, and naturally we have to follow the etiquette of the junior." Concubine Yu tried to hold Mrs. Yin's hand again as she said, "This will Mrs. Ziyin, you can just sit with me and let them sit where they please."

Yongqi Fujin E Ning saw what her mother-in-law meant, and this was also persuasion, "What the concubine mother said is true, so there is no need for aunt to refuse, let's sit together."

Seeing her niece's face, Mrs. Yin hesitated a little.

Concubine Yu rushed forward this time, but was rejected by Mrs. Yin several times, she couldn't help feeling a little unhappy.Then he couldn't help but said, "Mrs. Yin is so restrained in the prince's place. I think it's because of Yongxuan's strict rules? But Mrs. is Yongxuan's mother-in-law, even if there is a difference between the monarch and his ministers, the door is finally closed There should be an orderly relationship between the elders and younger ones. Even Yongxuan is the prince, but as long as the madam is there, only the madam is sitting, and Yongxuan is standing on the ground; how can there be Yongxuan who sits on the seat and asks the madam to be the first to accompany him?"

Mrs. Yin was a little embarrassed.

Concubine Yu watched from the side, then sighed softly, and pressed Madam Yin's hand affectionately, "...Look at Madam Yin's unspeakable appearance, I can guess the reason behind it Yes. Now that Mrs. Zhang has obtained a patent, it has been spread to the world, and I understand how you feel, Madam."

"At the banquet at Yongxuan's side, if there is a family banquet behind closed doors, is it possible that Yongxuan still wants to present Mrs. Zhang to the table, and you can't go if Mrs. Zhang is left out in the cold? Oh, that's Yongxuan's." Not any more."

Concubine Yu raised her eyes and stared at Mrs. Yin, "We are all women, and this is to say some personal things behind closed doors. I can't help but blame Mrs. Yin for you. To be honest , based on the family background of the former dynasty and the harem, which family can get the imperial edict only if it is not a wife? It is Mr. Yin's own father, Mr. Yin Tai, who was a scholar of Edongge University back then. ?”

"That's why, in fact, even if the emperor conferred the imperial edict on Madam Zhang, none of the harem paid too much attention to Madam Zhang. It's just that Mrs. Yin of your family is so happy that she praises it when she meets everyone. No one would be embarrassed not to agree with this matter, which would actually increase the reputation of Mrs. Zhang. It makes people feel that Mrs. Zhang not only gave birth to the prince Fujin, but also in your mansion. , was originally favored by your Master Yin."

Mrs. Yin stopped her breath, raised her eyes to focus on Concubine Yu, she was a little speechless.

Concubine Yu also nodded, "I understand, so I don't need you to say it, I understand it in my heart. It's the couple who have been together for decades, and they have accompanied him through ups and downs, and they have given him so many children. An excellent son... But in the end, just because the daughter was accused of being the prince Fujin, she only regarded the daughter as the apple of her eye, as if all the sons were nothing to worry about; I forgot about our decades of companionship and dependence. Man, alas..."

Mrs. Yin suddenly lowered her eyes, bit her lips and muttered, "Slave's family affairs, how dare you worry about concubine Yu and master so much."

Concubine Yu patted Mrs. Yin's hand, "Today is the fifteenth day of the seventh lunar month, which is also Yongxuan's birthday. I just thought, since Yongxuan is celebrating her birthday, I'm afraid she will have to welcome Mrs. Zhang into the institute. Rather than asking Madam to accompany you to suffer, I might as well invite Madam here first. Here, although we Yongqi is not Madam’s son-in-law, E Ning is Madam’s niece at any rate. Son, it's more intimate, isn't it?"
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Mrs. Yin's face was even more embarrassed, she lowered her head and said slowly, "Master Yu Concubine is right, today is the birthday of the eighth elder brother, and the servant's family should also enter the palace to congratulate the eighth elder brother. But today not only It's Eighth Brother's birthday, and it's also the Hungry Ghost Festival, the emperor puts river lanterns in the garden, and the princes and grandchildren will naturally accompany the emperor to celebrate the festival, so even Mrs. Zhang didn't come in."

"Besides, I heard that the seventh princess is also today's birthday. In previous years, the noble concubine and master asked eighth elder brother to celebrate with seventh princess. Therefore, although eighth elder brother just got married this year, it's not easy to just celebrate alone. No matter what, I have to go to the concubine and master to salute. Therefore, Qingzao informed the servant's family that today it is only a congratulatory gift, and there is no need to come to the palace to congratulate."

"It turns out to be like this." Concubine Yu said "Oh" and smiled lightly, "The eighth elder brother's Fujin is virtuous, and when he first entered the palace, he knew that he would let go of his mother's house for the time being, and instead took the initiative to accompany the eighth elder brother to order the The imperial concubine is over there."

"It's just that when a daughter-in-law marries into the palace, she should respect the prince's mother and concubine. However, the imperial concubine Shujia passed away early, and the concubine Ling was not Yongxuan's mother and concubine, let alone raised Yongxuan. Then our Why did the eighth prince's Fujin bother to let go of his mother's house, and instead accompany Yongxuan to Concubine Ling? Even the seventh princess also celebrates her birthday, but how can the princess compare with the prince? Why is it not the seventh princess? Accompanying Yongxuan to celebrate her birthday, should Yongxuan take the initiative to rush to spend it with the Seventh Princess instead?"

Mrs. Yin raised her eyes suddenly, and the corners of her lips moved slightly, but she still restrained herself from making a sound.

Seeing that the words became more and more unhappy, E Ning hurriedly said, "Isn't that right, the emperor puts the river lanterns on the Fuhai Sea today, so we should all enter the garden as companions. If it weren't for our elder brother, the day after tomorrow If you want to accompany the emperor Qiuxi, the house needs to be prepared, otherwise the concubine mother and I will have to go into the garden as well."

E Ning grabbed Mrs. Yin's arm, tightened her strength a little, and squeezed it tightly, "Today, my concubine is because my aunt happens to be in Beijing. In the past, it was always because my aunt was taking care of the eighth elder brother's marriage. Concubine mother I don't want to cause people to misunderstand, so I haven't had the opportunity to get close to my aunt, so as not to make the eighth elder brother care too much; finally, the eighth elder brother's marriage is over, and the concubine mother thinks about getting this opportunity , have a good talk with your aunt, talk about kissing."

"Besides, the mother and concubine also said that since the eighth elder brother's marriage has been completed, I think my aunt will accompany Mr. Yin back to the south of the Yangtze River in the near future. Next year, the emperor's southern tour will be dependent on my uncle. What about the days when my aunt is in Beijing? It is limited, I am afraid that after Qiu Xi returns this time, my uncle will go back to the south of the Yangtze River with my aunt, and the concubine mother will be even more anxious to see my aunt as soon as possible."

E Ning squeezed Mrs. Yin in her hand, "The concubine mother is all about her aunt today. My niece knows that my aunt must be very grateful."

Mrs. Yin naturally understood E Ning's hints.No matter what she does today, she doesn't want her niece to be embarrassed in front of her mother-in-law, so she can only hold back a sigh, try her best to smile at Concubine Yu, nodded and said, "My slave, thank you, Concubine Yu, for your kindness."

E Ning quietly breathed a sigh of relief, and hurriedly greeted the dishes.She herself performs the etiquette of a Manchurian daughter-in-law, and does not serve herself at the table, but stands on the ground next to Concubine Yu, serving Concubine Yu herself.
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For a while, the wine and dishes were full, and the atmosphere warmed up a lot.

Concubine Yu is Mongolian Gege, and Mrs. Yin is Manchuria Gege. Although both of them are women, they both have a certain amount of alcohol.So I ate a few cups after changing the cups, and I became more talkative with the help of wine.

Concubine Yu said, "Your Majesty Yin has been serving as the minister of the frontier for decades, right?"

Mrs. Yin also nodded, "No, it's been 30 years."

Concubine Yu thought about it for a while, "30 years? I seem to remember that Mr. Yin Jishan, except for the Governor of Yunnan, Guizhou, and Governor of Sichuan and Shaanxi, seemed to be in Jiangnan for the rest of those years, right?"

Mrs. Yin also sighed a little, "I didn't expect Concubine Yu's master to be so concerned, but I want to thank you for the master. Concubine Yu's master is right, except for the governor of Yunnan, Guizhou and Sichuan and Shanxi, the master has been in the border for 30 years. In Jiangnan. The governor of Jiangsu, the governor of Jiangnan, the governor of rivers, the governor of Liangjiang... are all Jiangnan."

Concubine Yu nodded, "...Master Yin is the Governor-General of Liangjiang for two terms at this time, right?"

Mrs. Yin smiled and said, "It's already four governors and two rivers."

Concubine Yu's heart skipped a beat when she said this, and she said inwardly: I can't blame An Ning for being so jealous of Yin Jishan, and in order to help An Ning, Concubine Xin thought that she must bring down Yin Jishan first!
Concubine Yu exclaimed, "I can't blame the emperor for saying that if Yin Gong can't handle the Jiangnan affairs."

Hearing Concubine Yu praise her husband one after another, Mrs. Yin became even more joyful, bowed her head and said with a smile, "That is the emperor's trust, and the master is always worried about his kindness. Dare to be contemptuous, and work hard every day.”

Concubine Yu looked at Mrs. Yin like this, and couldn't help raising her eyebrows slightly.

"Yes, I always heard that Mr. Yin is a self-effacing person, but he never thought that he would boast so much because of Mrs. Zhang. I don't know, where did Mr. Yin put you, Madam, at that moment? "
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The conversation turned abruptly, Mrs. Yin couldn't help being slightly startled, and raised her eyes to look at Concubine Yu.

Concubine Yu sighed, "Mrs. Yin, you said Mr. Yin is so careless in this matter, and he does not hesitate to boast about Han female concubines... Is it because Mrs. Yin really stayed in the south of the Yangtze River for too long. Getting along day and night has long been contaminated with the habits of the Han people, but you have forgotten that he is the son of a Manchu family?"

Mrs. Yin's eyes widened, "Master Yu Concubine, this is... Who's talking about it?"

Concubine Yu also raised her eyebrows, "Who is gossip? Why? No one in the imperial court knew that although Mrs. Yin was a man from a Manchu family, he couldn't even ride a horse? His bow and arrow skills were even more unfamiliar. Mulan, the emperor ordered Mr. Yin to shoot a tired deer, but Mr. Yin shot three arrows in a row before hitting the deer. Unfortunately, he still failed to hit the vital point. After the deer was hit by the arrow, he jumped up and escaped with the arrow. Mr. Yin actually has nothing to do..."

The riding and shooting of the children of the Manchurian family has already weakened to this point, and it is already a joke to spread it among the Manchurian family in the former harem.

Mrs. Yin's face turned red, "Master Concubine Yu, that's my master's benevolent heart, and I can't bear to hurt the deer's life! My master once said that the deer should be a female deer. If you shoot it, there will be a fawn that will lose its protection." ... My master would rather put down his face in front of the emperor."

Concubine Yu stared at Mrs. Yin, and couldn't help laughing.

"Madam, if you say something else, I may not know it, but I grew up watching the deer in Haizi, Nanyuan. The emperor sent the deer, so naturally he has the virtue of the emperor, so when he sent the deer, surrounded him. The net must be opened first, and the doe and fawn must be released."

"Therefore, since the emperor ordered Mr. Yin to shoot at that time, it was naturally not a doe, nor a fawn. Why did Mr. Yin go back to the mansion and deceive you like this?"

Concubine Yu sighed as she spoke, and wanted to shake Madam Yin's hand again, "Madam is kind-hearted, and she thinks of Lady Yin wholeheartedly. But Master Yin spoils his concubine and insults his wife, and even deceives Madam you like this... Tsk, Yin How can my lord be worthy of your madam?"

Mrs. Yin's heart fluctuated non-stop, and finally got up abruptly.

The pier staggered backward due to the force, and collided with the floor tiles with a loud sound.

E Ning was startled, hurried over to support Mrs. Yin, and called in a low voice, "Auntie..."

Mrs. Yin shook off E Ning's hand, and squatted down to Concubine Yu, "Today is still the eighth brother's birthday, and it will be inconvenient for the servant to stay with the fifth prince for a long time. Today, concubine Yu's master summoned me, The servant has already greeted Concubine Yu's master when he entered the room; the fifth elder brother Fujin, the servant has also seen it, so I will take my leave first."

Concubine Yu frowned, "Ma'am, why are you in such a hurry? I'm afraid the river lanterns will not be left until midnight tonight? Madam is in a hurry to go back now, why can I see Yongxuan?"

Mrs. Yin bit her lips lightly and tried her best to control, "...Even if I can't see the eighth elder brother, but the servant has to go back to serve the master anyway. The fifth elder brother will drive with him the day after tomorrow, and my master also has to prepare his luggage , it is really inconvenient for the slave to stay for a long time!"
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E Ning had no choice but to send Mrs. Yin out in person.

When he came back, he saw Concubine Yu's face turned blue.

Seeing E Ning coming back, Concubine Yu couldn't help scolding, "What is this? I remember that she is still a relative because of you; but what kind of relative is she, after all, she is your cousin. A direct relative. Isn't it because of you that I treat her like this, and it's considered a compliment to her, and she treats me like this?"

E Ning also felt uncomfortable, and hurriedly squatted down, "It's all the daughter-in-law's fault, and the daughter-in-law pleaded guilty to the mother and concubine on behalf of the aunt."

"No need!" Concubine Yu waved her hand, "I don't dare to make an apology! She is now the governor of Liangjiang's concubine Fujin, the wife of the first rank, and the mother-in-law of the eighth elder brother! She is the minister's Fujin." , but she is more respectable than an old concubine who is not favored by me, I dare not offend others, how dare I ask her to plead guilty!"

E Ning was so embarrassed, and because of the current situation in the institute, she had to hold back, and couldn't help but shed tears.

"Daughter-in-law please don't misunderstand my concubine... How dare my aunt be disrespectful to my concubine? Besides, from the perspective of the eighth elder brother, there is naturally Mrs. Zhang in front. Auntie, she is just in a hurry to go back to the house Prepare the luggage for uncle; besides, she is also uncomfortable with the current situation in the mansion, and I beg mother and concubine to understand."

Concubine Yu narrowed her eyes and stared at E Ning, "Since the trouble is like this today, I think it's not appropriate to argue with her for your sake. It's just that I can no longer say some things to her, but can only talk to her." you said so."

E Ning hurriedly leaned over, "I also ask the concubine mother to make it clear."

Concubine Yu bent down and reached out to pull E Ning up.

"E Ning, you are the granddaughter of Ertai. You have seen your grandfather and Yin Jishan together since childhood, right? You go back and think about it. When Ertai and Yin Jishan got together , what have you ever said, what have you done?"

E Ning was taken aback.

Now in the entire E family, because Ertai is hated by the emperor, the members of the E family try to avoid mentioning Ertai as much as possible.But today Concubine Yu suddenly asked about the relationship between Ertai and Yin Jishan, which is a bit ghostly.

"Back to mother and concubine, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law was young at the time, and I don't remember many things about my grandfather."

"Oh?" Concubine Yu suddenly raised her eyebrows and stared at E Ning.

E Ning didn't dare to meet her mother-in-law's eyes, and said with tears on the ground, "grandfather passed away in the tenth year of Qianlong, and it has been 16 years since now. My daughter-in-law was only three years old at that time, my mother, my daughter-in-law is so young How can I remember what to do at my age?"

Concubine Yu listened, but also sighed.That's right, with E Ning's age at that time, it really made things difficult for her.

Concubine Yu stretched out her hand and grabbed E Ning's hand, "Yeah, I didn't expect that your grandfather has passed away for so many years. Good boy, Er Niang is wrong, Er Niang shouldn't make things difficult for you. "

E Ning told her mother-in-law to speak so softly, and couldn't hold back her tears, "I'm a daughter-in-law today, so I can't use it, and it makes my mother unhappy... If it's the daughter-in-law's original intention, the daughter-in-law just wants to honor my mother; If it can make Erniang happy, the daughter-in-law is willing to do it."

"Really?" Concubine Yu suddenly raised her eyebrows.

(Ask for a monthly ticket~)

(End of this chapter)