The little lady in the palace

Chapter 206 Dust
In the early morning of the next day, rumors about dismissing the concubine's room spread in the mansion, and before Yuyin started to make detailed arrangements, both Qiao Liangdi and Su Liangdi came to see her.

They came for the same purpose, they both said that they didn't want to leave the palace, and they didn't ask for anything else, they just wanted to live a stable life every day like now, which surprised Yuyin and felt that it was unexpected.

It is very difficult for them to marry into the clan if they still want to marry, but it is not difficult for them to marry into a wealthy folk family.With the friendship with Prince Yi's Mansion, they can marry a satisfactory family to be the head of the house, and they are not too old, and they can have their own children.

It is not good?Yuyin actually thought about it before, instead of letting them waste their time in the mansion, it is better to let them remarry.It's just that once such a thing happened, the queen mother and concubine in the palace might be unhappy, so she didn't take the initiative to mention it.

Now Meng Junhuai took the initiative to mention it, and the emperor himself agreed, why are they unwilling?
Yuyin and Qiao Liangdi were more familiar, so she called Qiao in first to ask.Qiao Shixiu's brows were almost knotted, and she said very uneasy that she was ready to go to Lan Jing's place, but she was delayed for two days because her luggage was not packed yet, but when she heard the news suddenly, she was not prepared at all.

She said: "Although Lan Jing was not born by my concubine, I have taken her with me for so many years, and now I just let this concubine leave... Actually, I would rather be with her."

Yuyin said, then you think about it in reverse, does it feel better to have a real husband and children of your own after remarriage?There are still a few decades to come, maybe it would be happier to change the way of life?
But Mrs. Qiao shook her head: "The current way of life is already very good, why do you want to gamble for a better life? Princess, do you think it is more important to live a smooth life, or to take whatever path you should and let others look at it better?" important?"

Yu Yin choked when she asked her...

Of course, it is more important to live a happy life.

She persuaded her to remarry not because she felt "what path to take", but because she wanted her to live a better life.People only live for a few decades, as long as they don't do evil things and don't become evil people, what road should they walk or not?Only those who make yourself happy should go!
She hurriedly explained a few words to Qiao Shi, telling her that she was thinking wrong, and she didn't mean it that way.

Qiao smiled, and said again: "I know that you are kind, but after so many years, I feel more and more whether there is a man around me... It doesn't really matter. Lan Jing treats me very well, and Tan Yu is also a filial child , accompanied by them, living without worrying about food and clothing, and I am familiar with all the people and things in the mansion. It is really unnecessary to go and see if it would be better to marry someone else."

In short, the gamble wasn't worth it in Trader Joe's view—it's fine if it's better, but what if it's not?She has remarried by then, but she can't come back to live with Lan Jing again!

Qiao's weighing is also considered shrewd, Yu Yin followed her way to think, and Su Liangdi's mind is not difficult to guess.

So as soon as Su Liangdi entered the door, she asked: "Do you think that you have no worries about food and clothing in the mansion, and you are used to living a life, so you think it is not worthwhile to remarry?"

"...Yes." Su Liangdi's cheeks blushed from her straightforward words, she paused and said, "But not all of them."

Yu Yin curiously asked what else?Then she was caught off guard by Su Liangdi's compliment and made her dizzy!
Su Liangdi said, where is there such a generous mistress like you!Even if I remarry and become the mistress myself, it is inevitable that I will be picked on by the concubine in the family!
Su Liangdi feels that the harmony and harmony in Prince Yi's Mansion is rare to see!The mistress does not suppress, and the concubine's room in the north does not cause trouble...Only Concubine You occasionally finds fault, but Concubine You is also moving away now?

Su Liangdi also thinks that our prince's way of only entering the main courtyard and not even looking at others is very good!
"His Royal Highness treats you well. There is no room for arguing in the mansion. Think about it, when you first entered the mansion, everyone still quarreled. After so many years, no matter what you do, you will understand the importance. How stable is your life today? Change another Living in the local area, you have to do it all over again, how tiring is that?"

Su Liangdi said so.

Su Liangdi also said: "If you catch up with a flirtatious husband's family again, it won't be enough to fight for one round. It will be endless every day, and the rest of your life will be spent on it?"

Yu Yin: "..."

She was right.

But why do you suddenly feel that everyone is so pure-hearted...?
Yuyin told Meng Junhuai about this during dinner at night, Meng Junhuai laughed badly, and then solemnly stated that she must have brought them all.

"Why did I bring it? How down-to-earth I am now!" Yu Yin said.

Meng Junhuai smiled for a while, and then said: "Then let them do it, Mrs. Qiao can live with Lan Jing if she wants to, and Mrs. Su can stay with her if she wants to stay in the mansion."

Yu Yin nodded, and asked someone to send a message to Qiao Shi and Su Shi.Then he asked Coral to go to the north to ask if anyone wanted to remarry and if anyone wanted to stay.Everything depends on their own ideas. If they want to remarry, they can go back to their mother's house. If they don't want to remarry, they can stay in the mansion as before and live their own lives.

After asking like this, I really asked two more people who didn't want to leave.One is the Gu family who used to go to Concubine Ding to plot Yuyin and make Meng Junhuai lose her. That time she knelt and hurt her body, and later moved out from the courtyard in the north to live alone. Begging Yuyin to keep her.

The other one was the former Liangdi Jiang clan who was sued by He Jing for disrespecting Yuyin and was abolished that day.

Shan Shan said that the Jiang family has been working as a handyman in the mansion for these years, and this time when he heard the news, he suddenly panicked and stopped her on the way to the North Courtyard, and planned to give her all his savings, only asking her to come back to the North Courtyard. The prince and princess said something to the front.

"The servant confiscated her money...but if her words are true, she really has nowhere to go."

Shan Shan said that as early as the year when the Jiang family was abolished, the Jiang family fell into decline.Now both of the Jiang family's parents are deceased, and the only family property is in the hands of her brothers, who know that she is living a hard life in the palace, and have not given her any financial support.

Yu Yin looked at Meng Junhuai and said to him, "I think the two of them can stay too?"

After all, after so many years, she has almost forgotten all the grievances and grievances at the beginning, and she can't even remember the grudges.

But Meng Junhuai seemed to hold grudges more than her, frowned, and said to Yang Enlu, "Go and buy a house, let Gu and Jiang go out to live."

It's good for Yuyin to think about it, just let Zhao Chengrui follow along with the arrangements, all the servants must be prepared, and follow whatever regulations should be followed.

At the same time, the atmosphere in the front mansion is a bit depressing.

The brothers gathered in A Zuo's room after finishing their meals a moment ago, and the four of them sat in silence for a long time without speaking, as if the tea in the teacup was particularly delicious today.

In the end, Ah You was the first to drink the tea in the cup. He looked at Ah Li and said, "Brother, are you really leaving? Why don't we go and talk to Father, Queen, Mother and Concubine? After this time, Concubine You should be the same." Won't do anything more."

Ah You doesn't care about Concubine You, but he cares about Big Brother.The four of them have been together since childhood, and they have been together day and night since they all moved to the front house. Now that the second brother has moved out, and the eldest brother is leaving, he always has a desolate feeling of separation.

Ah Li held the teacup and was silent for a while, then shook his head: "Forget it. This time my concubine mother has done too much, and my father's willingness to keep her seat is already a step back. Besides..." He sighed, "I I dare not say that she will never be confused again in the future. If there is anything else, it will be bad for you, third brother, concubine, and Ming Jing."

Ah You frowned: "It's not that we can't be on our guard. With this incident, everyone knows it. But when you move out, sister-in-law has to see her every day, and she also..."

Ah Li's eyes flicked lightly, Ah You choked, turned his head away but said: "Don't stare at me, anyway, you know it in your heart."

"I won't wrong Ah Lan, you don't have to worry about it. As for other things, it's safe to avoid future troubles." Ah Li looked at A Zuo who was beside him with a dark face and said nothing, "Third brother, you also Don't be upset, I just live in a different place, but I'm still in Beijing. I come back every year and holiday, and it's not difficult for you to find me anytime if you have anything to do. You are the eldest son, don't be angry like the fourth brother."

"I'm not angry with you." A Zuo breathed a sigh of relief and looked at him, then at the second brother, "I was just wondering if there is any house available near the second brother's residence, his place is not far from our house, where do you live?" It is more convenient for the three nearby parties to take care of each other."

"Haha, our third brother is still thinking about things." Ah Li put the teacup away in relief, "You don't have to worry about it, my father has arranged for me. It's not close to the second brother's place, but it's close to the emperor's eldest son's mansion." , if there is any urgent matter, I will ask the eldest son of the emperor to go!"

This arrangement was safe, the three younger brothers felt relieved, but then fell silent for a while.

Ah Li felt inexplicably wanting to laugh in this silence, but Erer really laughed out loud, got up and walked towards Azuo Ayou: "Don't make a sour face, those who don't know think I'm going to war."

The two also stood up, and Ah Li patted their shoulders: "You guys are well, call Ming Jing to come and play with me when you have time."

That little girl Ming Jing always cried a lot when her sisters got married.Now that her brothers have also left in one go, she doesn't know how sad it will be.

Ah Li has always doted on this little sister for so many years, and now he still remembers how Ming Jing sat on his lap and called him big brother when he was younger.He was reluctant to leave suddenly.

But what can be done?What the concubine did was horrifying.Although his cousins ​​heard that it was not a big deal, after all, they didn't really poison the concubine's bowl, nor did they really poison Xiangying to death, but to him, it was still a big deal.

For the entire Prince Yi's mansion, this is a big event.

Or maybe it's just that there are too few such things in their house, and they are too "ignorant"... But Ah Li would rather continue to be "ignorant", and he doesn't want anyone to risk his life to give everyone "experience".

The brothers left after drinking two jugs of wine.The four of them originally lived next to each other. Ah Qi temporarily lived in the mansion in the past few days, and lived in the original courtyard. Only the married Ah Li went to the west.As soon as he arrived at the gate of his courtyard, he happened to run into Lin Lan.

"You're back." Lin Lan smiled, and said casually, "I'm going to see my concubine mother. She...was seriously injured yesterday. The East courtyard said she hadn't eaten much."

Rod responsibility forty ah!Lin Lan shuddered thinking about it!
But Ah Li stretched out his hand to hold her: "Don't go, I'll go and have a look."

"Then... let's go together?" Lin Lan looked at him and said.

Ah Li smiled lightly: "I have something to say to my concubine alone."

Lin Lan nodded and thoughtfully wanted to go back to the house, but Ah Li said, "Let's talk to you first."

"Huh? Tell me." Lin Lan turned around, and Ah Li calmed down: "The house over there will be tidied up in a few days, and we have to move out. At that time, you will take care of the family affairs... But you Don't worry, it won't be much different from our living in this small courtyard, if you're not sure, let's discuss it."

"I know." Lin Lan nodded and said with a relaxed smile, "Don't worry, I'm ready. I'll take care of the account when the time comes, and if I can choose someone I can trust in the future, I'll find someone to help me."

Ah Li nodded: "Mother Concubine..."

Lin Lan's expression tightened slightly.

Ah Li met her eyes: "Mother Concubine, I will tell her clearly what I have to say, but she is always... not easy to get along with. If she bullies you when I'm not at home, you can tell me directly; If she goes too far, you don't have to just endure it."

He spoke in a hurry, as if he was eager to explain something.Lin Lan was stunned by what he said, and didn't know what to say for a while: "Master...?"

"Well, anyway, you know that after you move out, it's fine if you are the mistress or not her!" Ah Li sighed, frowning, "I just get annoyed when I think about her and the concubine. The concubine Since I've never been afraid of her, you don't have to be afraid, just ignore her unreasonable demands, if she blames you, I will stand up to you!"

"Okay...Okay." Lin Lan was still in a daze, but when she came back to her senses, she realized that it was probably because Youshi's trouble had really annoyed him very much.It's inconvenient for her as a daughter-in-law to say something, but she really feels that it's hard for him and Aqi to have such a biological mother.

"Then you go to see the concubine mother, I'll go to say hello to the concubine mother, and send her the book that Ming Jing wants by the way!" Lin Lan raised her face and smiled at him, and Ah Li smiled too, and the two went back to the house together. go.

In the next few days, Youshi lost weight rapidly.Not only because of the injury left by the stick, but also because the past few days have been really unsatisfactory.

She panicked at the thought of being squeezed out of the palace, but what surprised her even more was that Ah Li gave her a "warning" justly and sternly before leaving the palace.

Ah Li said that if she dared to show Lin's face after moving out, he would definitely not stand by her side.

Ah Li also said that if the trouble really made everyone unhappy, he would buy another house for her to live in, and the servants would definitely prepare everything, and he would be a filial piety, but it was absolutely impossible for Lin Lanbai to be wronged.

You Shi was surprised that his son said such words, first he hated Lin Lan for taking over Ah Li, but then he started to think uncontrollably, is it really his fault?

Time and time again, people close to her gradually moved away from her.

At first, it was the prince, who thought she was unreasonable and troublesome, so he gradually just went to the main courtyard and ignored her; then it was You Zexu, who was driven away by her in a fit of anger, and he couldn't even invite her back. On the contrary, the relationship with the main court was getting worse; after that, it was Ah Qi, who didn't even discuss with her about Luo Shi's going out to become self-reliant, and just begged the princess to nod, and then left gracefully;

In the past, she always hated the concubine for having too many tricks, which would win people's hearts, but now, she was thinking that even if the concubine had many tricks, she must have made some mistakes in her current situation...?
such as……

For example, why did she dislike Lin Lan?

There didn't seem to be any special reason, but because she felt that Lin Lan was too close to the main courtyard, she felt that Lin Lan's elbow was turned away.

But for this reason, she couldn't tell outsiders.The concubine is Ah Li's aunt and the mistress of the palace. Lin Lan respects her. Anyone who hears this will say that she is right, but she will think that she is unreasonable.

Only she thought it was Lin Lan's fault, but everyone thought it was her fault.So maybe... is it really her fault?

This thought entwined in Youshi's heart like a vine, which made her feel extremely uncomfortable at first, but later, she was defeated by this thought little by little.

She wondered over and over, did she really care too much?
The thought frightened her.

Because if that's the case, what has she been doing for the past ten years?Are you making yourself unhappy for nothing?
Youshi dismissed this thought, frowned, and looked sideways at the servant girl beside him: "What did the doctor say? My injury... When will it heal?"

The servants who were close to her were all sent down because of this incident.The girl in front of me was a newly transferred young girl. Hearing the question, she gave her a blessing timidly: "The doctor said that although the bones and muscles are not injured, it will take a month or two."

Youshi let out a long breath, thinking that after Ah Li's house was tidied up in at most ten days, she would have to go there with her wounds, and her heart shivered a little.

The servant girl looked at her expression, and added hesitantly: "Don't worry too much. The princess pointed to the two doctors to come over and stare at her, and said that you should go to the eldest son's place after you are almost raised. You can rest assured." Just keep it..."

You Shi was taken aback.

"She said that?" She stared at the servant girl in disbelief, staring at him so hard that he shrank his neck: "Yes...do you have something to say, do you want the servant girl to report to the main courtyard...?"

Yushi shook his head.

She suddenly didn't know what to say, and she didn't know what she was thinking.

In a blink of an eye, another new year is approaching.

It was freezing cold in Beijing, and it looked a little lonely, but also extraordinarily peaceful.

On the 25th of the twelfth lunar month, Yuyin flipped through the posts from various places as usual, feeling that there is nothing unusual about this year, but at the same time feeling contradictory that everything is very different.

So much has happened this year...

Xiangying entered the mansion and had a child, Ah Li and Aqi went out to start their own family, Youshi Qiao moved away, and most of the concubines in the mansion were dismissed...

All these changes give people a feeling of "dust settled", as if a very long story has come to an end here.It's like... a new beginning.

This kind of feeling makes people feel a little lonely in their hearts. People know it is a good thing, but they feel empty.

But fortunately, this feeling did not last long.On the 27th of the twelfth lunar month, all the juniors who were able to return home came back.

Ah Qi arrived alone. After entering the mansion, he went straight to the main courtyard, first paid New Year greetings to Yuyin, and then went to visit Xiangying.After turning back from Xiangying, he hesitated to tell Yuyin that he had already stood firm outside, and asked if she could let him take Xiangying away?The matter of status cannot be resolved yet, but he wants to take good care of her.

Yu Yin said: "Think about it clearly, this is the expenses of a family of three. Yun Shu is still young, so she can't be wronged."

Then Ah Qi handed her an account book with confidence.

Yu Yin: "..."

She froze for a while, dumbfounded, and said, "I'll tell you after I take a closer look."

The second one arrived was He Jing. As soon as she entered the courtyard, Yuyin heard her fighting with her naughty son in the room: "Hey, hey, please be more honest...!!! Ari is sleeping you Don't bother with it!!!"

The jade quotation being sent to Ming Jingwan: "..."

Lan Jing came third, He and Qiao were with her, but Tan Yu was missing.Yuyin asked her where is Tan Yuren?Lan Jing said with a bitter face that a chess master recently challenged Tan Yu, but Tan Yu had no choice but to accept the challenge.

Now the two have been fighting fiercely in front of the chess game for three days, and today the master still refuses to let them go.

Yu Yin: "..."

Ah Li was the last one to arrive, and the reason for being late was beyond words.

——Lin Lan was pregnant, so she didn't dare to let the carriage go too fast, for fear of breaking her.

This is a happy event!Yuyin immediately said congratulations, you have a good pregnancy, you are all your own family during the Chinese New Year, so don't pay too much attention to these etiquettes.

However, Ah Li, who was next to him, turned his head and asked the two younger brothers: "Hey, third brother and fourth brother, are you planning to get married this year? Which girl are you picking?"

Ah Zuo Ayou, who was smiling and chatting with his brothers and sisters: "..."

When Meng Junhuai came over, he saw that Ah Li and Ah Qi were all smiling, and that Ah Zuo and Ah You were all cold-faced.

He muttered, what's the matter?Look at Yuyin again, Yuyin is smiling and pulling Lin Lan to talk about abortion.

He thought about it and made a guess, coughed lightly, and walked forward: "Azuo Ayou, you two will go to the banquet with your mother and concubine on New Year's Eve."

"...What are you doing?!" The brothers' faces were pale, and Ah Zuo said, "The harem is a feast for married women!"

"Yes, but the concubine specially invited a lady of the right age to go in, and you have a few cousins ​​who are going to get married in the past two years, so let's meet together." Meng Junhuai calmed down.

Why did the father mention this as soon as they met? ? ?

He must have done it on purpose! ! !
Azuo Ayou's face turned red and then turned pale. After holding back for a long time, he met his father's eyes as if he was watching a show, but he still had to stand up and bow: "Yes."

(End of this chapter)