Concubine like a house

Chapter 132
Chuxiu didn't know which words he said moved Shen Yu, or whether he was not shaken, but just needed time to calm down.In short, she never saw that lake blue figure again in the past few days.

The busyness of general affairs made her temporarily forget those sorrows.Especially when the banquet to welcome the Emperor Tianshou is coming soon, she needs to decide on the dishes, types of wine, materials of bowls and chopsticks, and the layout of the hall. There are too many things to see, and she deliberately devotes herself to it, so that she can divide her mind. Don't worry about Shen Yu.

Because of this banquet, the entire Yun Mansion was turned upside down, almost completely refurbished inside and out.Chuxiu went to Rongjintang to report the progress to Mrs. Tai every day, and would ask for advice when she was not sure.

Time flies like water, Mrs. Tai is quite satisfied with the meticulous preparations for leaving Xiu.In a blink of an eye, the day of the banquet came, which happened to be the night of the full moon.Coincidentally, since the beginning of summer, Yanlan City has been raining continuously, sometimes pouring and sometimes continuously, and the water vapor has never been cut off.

But when it came to the day of the banquet, the weather suddenly started to clear up. During the day, the sun was shining brightly, and at night, the full moon hung high, casting a clear light on the world.Coupled with the abundant rain in the past few days, it made the night breeze very cool.At Youshi, Nie Peihan, Emperor of Heaven, and Nie Peixiao, King of Cheng, came to the door on time.Everyone in the Yunfu greeted Shengjia in front of the gate, but Shen Yu was the only one to be seen—to be exact, he hadn't been seen for several days.However, to everyone's surprise, Shen Yu came with Emperor Tianshou and escorted a chariot made of women's family. The person sitting in the chariot was none other than Dan Xin.Today, Emperor Tianshou came to the banquet, and saw that Danxin's injury had improved a lot, and he couldn't bear her longing for the Lord, so he sent her back with him.

This surprised Chuxiu very much, and it was difficult for the emperor to greet him face to face due to the presence of the emperor.Danxin seemed to know Chuxiu's intentions, she looked at Kongkong and winked secretly, her face looked pretty good.After she entered the mansion with the emperor, she repeatedly marveled at the new look of the mansion. Chuxiu was worried that her back injury had not healed, so she drove her back to Zhiyanxuan to recuperate on the way, and asked Qianyun to take care of her.

Afterwards, several people entered the banquet hall back and forth. There were six people present, including Emperor Tianshou, King Cheng, Mrs. Tai, Chuxiu, Shen Yu, and Yun Cheng. Nie Peixiao, king of Cheng, sat alone on the guest seat on the east side; Chuxiu, Yun Cheng, and Shen Yu sat on the west side, facing Nie Peixiao in front, and Chuxiu was at the top , Yun Cheng was in the middle, and Shen Yu was in the middle.

The seemingly distinct seating order of the subject and the guest also reveals the intimacy and inferiority.

After being seated, Chuxiu deliberately didn't look at Shen Yu, let alone Nie Peixiao, and just chatted with Emperor Tianshou and Mrs. Tai all the way, and then Zhang Luo passed on the dishes, drinking wine with a smile.

In the past, when the Emperor Dragon Qianfangzhou was granted by heaven, he was very afraid of Madam Tai, but because of his status, he seldom visited her.This time, the two of them sat at the same chair, and talked about the business of Yunfu and the current situation in the North and the South.

It wasn't until halfway through the banquet that Mrs. Tai and Emperor Tianshou finally got to the point.But Mrs. Tai raised her glass first, said a few words of congratulations, then pretended to cough twice, and sighed slowly with her forehead: "It's impossible for people to refuse to accept old age. After two glasses of wine, the old man is already too strong." Beckoning to Yun Cheng who was seated next: "Cheng'er, come quickly, and offer a cup to the saint on behalf of grandmother."

Yun Cheng immediately got up from his seat, and walked towards the main seat, holding on to the wine glass and jug.He was dressed in white tonight, and his face looked more and more like Yunci. The 14-year-old age is actually a bit embarrassing, it is not considered a teenager, nor is it a mature man, but Yun Cheng has a mature temperament, which can make people feel at ease and convinced.He held on to the wine glass on top of his head, bowed to the emperor and said: "Yun Cheng met the saint for the first time, and I respectfully wish the saint Hongyou Pizhan, a long life and good fortune."

It was the first time for Emperor Tianshou to see Yun Cheng, and with just one glance, he understood why this son was chosen.Just this appearance and demeanor is vaguely like Yunci's rebirth.So, he took the wine glass and drank it down, nodded in praise and said: "The son is a good-looking talent, and there will be successors after Li Xinhou."

Mrs. Tai was waiting for this sentence, so she smiled again: "Although there are 'successors', it is only limited to Cheng'er. The most urgent task is to get the Yun's lineage to spread out and spread the incense as soon as possible. It is a real 'successor'."

How could the Emperor Tianshou not hear Mrs. Tai's words to this point?What's more, Chuxiu had already mentioned Yun Cheng's marriage during the night banquet at Zhaixing Tower a few days ago.Seeing that today's occasion was appropriate and he was about to return to Beijing, Emperor Tianshou asked Yun Cheng's age: "Is your son 14 years old this year?"

Yun Cheng showed a trace of helplessness for the first time, obviously he also heard the meaning of Mrs. Tai, so he replied respectfully: "My lord, I just passed my 14th birthday."

The Emperor Tianshou made a charming smile, turned to Mrs. Tai and said again: "At the age of the son, it is time to get engaged. I wonder which family's daughter is so lucky to be able to form a happy relationship with the son?"

There was a flash of light in Tai Furen's eyes, she waved her hand to let Yun Cheng return to her seat, and sighed again: "It's not that we are picky, but when it comes to this family or that family, none of them are suitable, and the characters are always wrong... Therefore, up to now, no favorite wife has been chosen for Cheng'er."

"Hmm... I remember now." Emperor Tianshou then acted like he had come to his senses, "Nine days ago, I held a banquet at Prince Cheng's Mansion, and Mrs. Chuxiu asked for a marriage order for my son, and I forgot all about it. Er Jing, it seems that I am also drunk."

Emperor Tianshou said this first, in case there is a disagreement between the candidate for the marriage and the Yunfu, he can also reason that he was talking nonsense after drinking, and when he wakes up tomorrow, he will pretend that he never said it.Now that he had made up his mind, he smiled at Mrs. Tai again: "Why don't you tell me the birth date of your son, and I will take it back to Jingzhou and let Qintian Supervisor do the calculations to see which daughter in the court will match him. , what do you think Mrs. Madam would like?"

Hearing this, Mrs. Tai nodded again and again: "You and the old man thought about going together! The old man believed in the Buddha all his life, and a few days ago he specially invited a few eminent monks to tell Cheng'er's fortune... Several eminent monks agreed that Cheng'er was the successor. Yes, the fate is unlucky, you have to find a girl of the same age who is Congwen, so that you can help her increase her luck... otherwise it will affect the descendants."

Mrs. Tai sighed while talking: "You have also seen the current situation in our house. We are a widow, and only one youngest is far away in Jingzhou. The population is really thin. If Cheng'er can't marry a girl who meets the requirements , my Yun family wants to have 'no successor', which is exactly the opposite of what you said just now."

After all, the Emperor Tianshou knew that Mrs. Tai already had a candidate in mind, so he followed her words and asked: "Oh? Then have you found out clearly which minister in the court has a suitable daughter?"

"Yes, but..." Mrs. Tai slowly looked at Chuxiu, then at Nie Peixiao who was sitting opposite her, and finally returned to the face of the Emperor Tianshou, hesitating to speak, "I am inquiring and inquiring." , there is only one girl who best meets the requirements..."

"Who?" Emperor Tianshou and Nie Peixiao asked at the same time. "Coincidentally, it is the daughter of the head of the Ye family in Quzhou, the young niece of the empress dowager, and the cousin of you and King Cheng—Ye Lingyu." When Mrs. Tai said this, it was not only the heaven-sent emperor and Cheng. Wang was very surprised, even Chuxiu and Shen Yu were greatly surprised!When having breakfast that day, Mrs. Tai clearly preferred Zhuang Xiang's daughter, so why did she get involved with the Ye family in Quzhou?Aren't Mrs. Tai and Queen Mother Ye deadly enemies?

However, in just a split second, Chuxiu suddenly realized that this Ye Lingyan was the "alternative" Mrs. Tai said that day.Sure enough, Mrs. Xie pretended not to notice the shocked expressions of the crowd, and sighed regretfully: "Oh!

In terms of status and blood, Miss Ye's family is the most suitable... But the old man didn't expect the empress dowager to agree to this marriage, so he found another daughter. "

She deliberately paused, and then said to Emperor Tianshou: "Master Zuo Xiangzhuang's third young lady is just fourteen years old, but she is just a concubine. After thinking about it before and after, I should not pay too much attention to family status when I marry a wife and seek virtue. What's more, it's Master Zhuang's daughter... I don't know if Yun Shi has the good fortune to be married to the Holy One?"

"You fell in love with Zhuang Xiang's concubine?" A sharp light flashed in the eyes of Emperor Tianshou, but it immediately disappeared and was covered by a thin layer of drunkenness, making it too late for people to notice it.

However, Mrs. Tai was the closest, and she had already caught the eyes of Emperor Tianshou, so she shook her head and sighed again: "Oh! I am really useless, and now even a granddaughter-in-law has a headache. I don't dare to climb up on the empress dowager's niece, It's really a dilemma to worry about Mr. Zhuang's status as the head of the country!"

After saying that, Mrs. Tai turned her head to look at Yun Cheng again, but she saw that the 14-year-old prince was bowing his head in silence, with an uncomfortable expression on his face.Mrs. Tai rubbed her brows when she saw this, her sadness was beyond words, she almost burst into tears on the spot: "The Yun family has been kind and charitable for hundreds of years, and I also eat fast and chant Buddha all my life, but in the end there are no more incense sticks! I don't know what it is made of. Evil, no successors! No successors!"

Mrs. Tai had an expression of forbearance and sorrow, and she made a gesture to beat her leg while talking.She acted on her own, not caring what the onlookers thought, took out her handkerchief and wiped the corners of her eyes, and then forced a smile: "Look at me, I'm really drunk Talking about these unlucky family affairs in front of the Holy One. Alas!"

Mrs. Tai has already sighed countless times tonight, and Emperor Tianshou also watched the show all night. In his heart, he fears and admires Mrs. Xie.

It is undeniable that she, Xie Badan, is a "flexible and stretchable" widow, showing weakness when she should be weak, shrewd when she should be shrewd, flattering when she should be flattering, and never putting on airs when she should put down her body and act.Just like tonight's scene of crying and grabbing the ground, it would never be able to perform it if it was replaced by Xiu.

All of a sudden, two problems were posed in front of the Emperor Tianshou: Ye Lingyu, the daughter of the Ye family, and Zhuang Yiran, the concubine daughter of the Zhuang family.Let's look at Ye's daughter first.As we all know, the Ye family and the Xie family are deadly rivals, and the Queen Mother Ye and Mrs. Xie have also been enemies for decades.Based on this alone, Queen Mother Ye would not agree to let her niece marry into the Yun family.Taking a step back, even if Empress Dowager Ye had no objection to this marriage, Emperor Tian Shu himself would not agree.Just imagine that if Ye Lingyu married the eldest son Yun Cheng, Ye and Yun would be in harmony, and Ye's reputation would be even higher.As the empress dowager's natal family, such powerful foreign relatives have always been the most taboo thing for emperors.What's more, the Nie family is originally a relative who usurped power, so he is more aware of the hidden dangers brought by the relatives.

Furthermore, Empress Dowager Ye is the adoptive mother of Emperor Tianshou. If she sent a woman from the family to the palace as a concubine for the sake of the family, Emperor Tianshou would not be able to refuse out of filial piety.Once the concubine gave birth to a prince, the Queen Mother Ye must support the child with the blood of the Ye family to take the throne.At that time, if the Yun family joins hands with the Ye family, there will be constant turmoil in the crown prince position, and the queen's natal Zhuang family will definitely lose.

Moreover, Cheng Wang Nie Peixiao is the biological son of Empress Dowager Ye, and has a strong mother clan behind him.If after Yun and Ye's two marriages, the Ye family tries to get involved in the throne, the Queen Mother Ye will not be moved and joins with the Yun family to elect Nie Peixiao to the throne.Although now it seems that Nie Peixiao is happy to be an idle prince, but the Ye family may not be able to keep their own place, and the Queen Mother Ye is not a person of duty... Even if this possibility is slim, the Emperor Tianshou still has concerns.After analyzing all these reasons, he has secretly rejected Ye Lingtian as a candidate.Naturally, Mrs. Xie also thought of what the Emperor Tianshou could think of, so she "throwing bricks to attract jade", first put the daughter of the Ye family out as a cover, just to let the Emperor Tianshou compare it before making a decision.However, if he wanted to agree to the marriage between the Zhuang family and the Yun family, the Tianshou Emperor also had some concerns.Zhuang Xiaoran is the queen, Zuo Xiang Zhuang Qin is the head of the dynasty, with many disciples, the Zhuang family is already very prosperous; the Yun family is the same, not only is the world's largest wealthy businessman, but also holds the power of its own secret guard.

The Zhuang family and the Yun family, one is the pinnacle of official career, the other is the pinnacle of wealth, if these two families marry hand in hand... it will be more justifiable for the Yun family to interfere in the government. Wouldn't the status be raised to a higher level?

In just a flash of thought, thousands of thoughts had passed through the mind of Emperor Tianshou, he had clearly analyzed the forces behind these two ladies, and he had a thorough understanding of the pros and cons of the marriage.In the end, he came to a conclusion - Yun Cheng could not marry any of the daughters of the Ye family and the Zhuang family!
As a result, Emperor Tianshou also pretended to laugh loudly, and comforted Mrs. Xie while laughing: "Don't worry, the son is not too old now, and there is no rush to get married. I know that the Queen Mother has some misunderstandings with you, so this leaf The daughter of my family should not think about it, even if I agree to this marriage, the queen mother may not agree."

Mrs. Tai immediately nodded her head when she heard the words, and said regretfully: "Actually, Miss Lingyao is the most suitable, and the old man also likes it very much... It's just that she has no destiny with our Cheng'er. bear."

Emperor Tianshou didn't continue the conversation, and started another topic: "As for Prime Minister Zhuang...you also know that his disciples are all over the court and the public, and he is my father-in-law. , wouldn’t this let the foreign relatives take the lead? Don’t say that I have concerns, I’m afraid the gang of veterans in the court will not agree.”

(End of this chapter)