Eldest daughter

Chapter 449 The situation is critical

Cui Yuan and his wife brought their eldest son into the palace to thank him. The emperor not only praised their son but also hugged him for a while, and accompanied them to have lunch in the palace of Mrs. Cui's younger sister, Empress Qing.

Not only did Cui Yuan and the others get such a holy family, but Concubine Qing was also pushed to the forefront all of a sudden.

The palace wanted to inquire about some things, how could they fail to find out, what Wang Qinger said caused the emperor to say that he would call Cui Yuan's brother-in-law, but was provoked by someone with a heart, and he stabbed the sky at the empress, saying that Concubine Qing's words were useless.

On April [-]th, Concubine Qing knelt in front of the Queen's Chaoyang Hall to plead guilty, begging the Queen to punish her for speaking out lies.

It happened to be raining at this time, although Concubine Qing was not kneeling in the rain, she was still kneeling on the porch, the rain was blowing with the wind, it was not a joke to be cold in spring, but within half an hour, she passed out.

Emperor Jing, who came to the empress's palace, saw this scene and even called the imperial doctor, but it was diagnosed that Concubine Qing had a dragon heir in March, and the emperor was overjoyed.

The empress was frightened and angry, and pleaded guilty to the emperor, saying that she did not know that Concubine Qing was pregnant, and the palace servants did not remind her.

After Concubine Qing woke up, she knelt down again to plead guilty, and said in tears that she had lost her child before, and she never thought that she would be blessed to be pregnant again, so she didn't notice that there was something wrong with her body. The diagnosis was made in the queen's palace. It was because of the long blessings of the emperor and the queen that they blessed her to have a child again.

Ren Qingpin's acting was real, everyone naturally didn't believe it, and thought that this country girl was also very scheming.

But the words are on the bright side, you have to believe it if you don't believe it, especially when the emperor is still here, Concubine Qing said it nicely, and she pitied her for losing a son before, so she immediately told the queen to take good care of Concubine Qing's child.

Concubine Qing thanked her, and said with a smile that she dreamed of an apple, and she was afraid that she would give birth to a beautiful princess. Instead of being angry, the emperor was very happy.

The empress was secretly frightened, but she had no choice but to agree to protect Concubine Qing's pregnancy, so the matter was revealed.

Concubine Qing had a dragon heir, and the emperor personally ordered the queen to take care of her until she gave birth. This kind of honor and favor was unprecedented.And who is the reason for such a holy family?

For a while, Concubine Qing's background was also brought up. It was good that she had a low background, but behind her, there was a brother-in-law like Cui Yuan who won the emperor's heart, and her direct sister was the adopted daughter of the second wife of the Song family, and the second wife of the Song family Ma'am, she is the daughter of the general.

That's not to mention, I heard that General Zhuo who was born as the No. [-] martial artist also gave gifts to Wang Yuan'er every year and festivals, and a young general under General Zhuo even called Mrs. Cui Yuan his sister.

This relationship...is intricate, but what is connected in the end is the same thread.

It can be said that Concubine Qing has no roots, she is a concubine from the people, and there is no big family behind her. It can be said that she has no backing at all, but no one would believe it if she said it. Generals and such.

For a while, those who want to understand this point, look at Concubine Qing with some ambiguity in their eyes, and there are more and more eager to flatter and flatter her than before.

In the palace, many concubines who were favored for a while were unavoidable to be proud when they were favored, Feng Meng's family.But Concubine Qing was not the case. Seeing that it had been raining non-stop that day, she begged the emperor to set up a small Buddhist hall in her palace so that she could not shrink back. She devoted herself to worshiping the Buddha and praying for blessings.

It is said that the Empress Dowager learned of her sincerity and gave her a white jade Guanyin and a white jade Ruyi, praising her for her virtue of benevolence and righteousness.

The Empress Dowager has rewards, and the emperor will not be less, and because she is pregnant with a dragon heir, she was promoted to the first rank, and was promoted to the appearance of the fifth rank of concubine, and her title remained unchanged. magistrate.

Concubine Qing, no, she is called Rong Yi now, and she and Cui Zhuang are both in the limelight, and the censor who is so idle is waiting to catch these two people.

Qing Rongyi had no choice but to think that the common people in this world would not be able to pray for blessings, so she devoted herself to raising the fetus.Not to mention Cui Yuan, who was busy with dredging the river and managing the Ministry of Industry, so he didn't bother to deal with these messes, who cares!

Wang Qing'er was promoted, Wang Yuan'er and the others were naturally happy, and Wang Er was even more happy because of his niece, who was also promoted to the post of county magistrate. Immediately, he resigned from Wang Yuan'er and the others, and returned to Ji County first to make the handover.

Mrs. Zhang yelled to follow, but she was scolded by Wang Er. Mrs. Zhang was unyielding, but it was Wang Yuan'er who spoke up later, to play in Beijing for a few days, and it would not be too late to go after my second uncle settled down there.

Under pressure, Zhang had no choice but to comply.

The Wang family and the grandfather's family just temporarily stayed in Beijing, and occasionally went out for a walk, and drank tea in the house to listen to the rain in their free time, so they had half a day's leisure.

Compared to their leisure time, Wang Yuan'er was very busy. Cui Yuan was going to take a post in Beijing, so all the belongings in Changle Town had to be moved here, as well as those from her natal family. Also more.

In addition, she also had to arrange for Baolai to go to school, get ready for repairs and other things like that.

"Grandma, Tan Zhuangtou is here, drinking tea and waiting at the second gate." Dong Xue came in and reported.

Wang Yuaner was startled: "Tan Zhuangtou?"

She frowned and said: "You take him to the flower hall." At the same time, she called someone to wait on her to change clothes.

When he came to the flower hall, the screen had already been put up. Wang Yuaner was a little surprised, but soon remembered that he was in Cui's house. In such a big family, when a woman sees a man, she is her companion, and she will also go to bed. The screen blocks one or two.

The so-called rules are probably like this.

Seeing Wang Yuaner coming, Tan Zhuangtou stood up and knelt down to salute.

Wang Yuan'er cried out, and when the servants served tea, he asked why he came.

Tan Zhuangtou gulped down his tea, and said anxiously: "I have nothing to do, so I came to ask Second Grandma to show me."

"What's the matter?" Wang Yuan'er felt a little uncomfortable.

"Second Grandma, it's spring, and the rain hasn't stopped. Now the crops in our farm are soaked in water, and the roots of [-]% of the crops have been soaked. If this continues, I'm afraid there will be no harvest this year. There are also fish ponds and chicken farms. The chickens can hide in the shed to avoid the rain, but the fish pond, due to the heavy and heavy rain, the water level in the pond keeps rising, and it is almost overflowing. Some fish can already jump out of the pond."

"The fish pond is originally located at a high position, and it uses mountain stream water. Even if we constantly divert the water in the fish pond, there is a small ocean everywhere. Second Mistress, if the rain doesn't stop, I'm afraid our Zhuangzi will It's going to be a disaster." Tan Zhuangtou said worriedly.

"It's so serious?" Wang Yuan'er was startled, she never expected the situation to be so critical.

In her previous life, she knew that there was a flash flood in Changle Town and she committed suicide. She didn't know if other places were affected by the disaster. Could it be that there was a catastrophe this year in the previous life?
Wang Yuan'er frowned tightly, completely unable to imagine what the previous life was like, so she couldn't help but feel a little anxious.

"How about the other Zhuangzi?" She remembered that there were several other Zhuangzi beside her.

"My servant went to inquire about it, and several Zhuangzi's situation is similar to ours. Second Mistress, this servant specifically asked the old man in the village, this..." Tan Zhuangtou lowered his voice, and said, "Look at God, there is no sunny day." I mean, I'm afraid there will be floods this year. Second Mistress, what should I do?"

In a famine year, it is inevitable for people to be displaced. If there is a famine, cannibalism will occur.

Two years ago, there was a drought in the south, which already made people panic. If there is another flood now, then...

Wang Yuan'er took a deep breath and said, "As early as last year, I told you to stockpile the grain, you must keep it well, and never take it out unless it is absolutely necessary."

"It's a slave." Tan Zhuangtou's face turned pale.

"Don't worry about the rotten crops in this field. Take care of the granary. Once flooded, those are the food for life. You have to bring people to dredge the pond water from time to time, and the fish will run away if they run away. Well, there is a mountain stream over there, the key is not to let the swollen stream wash over Zhuangzi, the presence of people is the most important thing, and the rest can be put aside first..." Wang Yuaner ordered with a serious face.

Tan Zhuangtou listened, feeling warm in his heart.

The master's house is still good, and people are the first to be cared about instead of property. Only with such a master can we have hope.

"With Second Mistress's order, I know what to do." Tan Zhuangtou said deeply.

After Wang Yuan'er gave some more instructions, Tan Zhuangtou took his leave and left.

When she returned to the room, Cui Yuan also came back, and he asked her to help him pack his luggage, as he was leaving Beijing to fix the water.

"There are two dams collapsed in Tongzhou, I want to go and have a look." Cui Yuan said in a deep voice.

Wang Yuan'er's face was pale, and she grabbed his sleeve: "The embankment has collapsed? Isn't that very dangerous?"

Cui Yuan patted her hand and said: "Don't worry, there is not much danger in the past now, besides, your husband and I are wise and powerful, both civil and military, it's fine."

Wang Yuan'er shook his head and said, "Why do you have to go in person? You are the minister of the Ministry of Industry, so you can let your subordinates go, can't you?"

Her heart was beating violently and quickly, and she was very disturbed.

"Back then I learned water control from Xiuxian's father, that's why the emperor directed me to go to the Ministry of Industry. The emperor trusted me and let me go. You should trust me too." Seeing that she was in a panic, Cui Yuan embraced She comforted her softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely protect myself. Besides, besides this Tongzhou, I am also worried about Changle Town."

Wang Yuan'er opened his mouth, but was speechless.

She looked into his long and narrow eyes, and said a thousand words, and finally turned into a hug, hugging him tightly: "You are not alone, you must protect yourself. If you have something... we What can mother and child do?"

"Don't worry, don't worry, I will."

"If you have a problem, I'm dead." Wang Yuan'er said again.

She doesn't need him to make great achievements and become a high-ranking official. She is just a little woman, and she only hopes for a happy family reunion, even if it's just eating sweet potatoes, as long as they are neat and tidy.

"I promise you, I will protect myself." Cui Yuan felt her uneasiness, and nodded heavily.

(End of this chapter)