A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 116: Family (18)
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The emperor invited people to negotiate all night, and Songyin and his daughter avoided it if they could. They couldn't even be on duty that night.

Songyin inquired about nobleman Quan, and she, Ama, said: "How can we deal with such a shameful thing? If he was killed and convicted, the emperor couldn't afford to lose that man, so he had to be dumb and eat Coptis chinensis. The eunuch sent him away to Xinzheku , the two lords have no way to rule, so they resigned and agreed, and moved out of Yongshou Palace, there is no hope in this life."

The nobleman Quan who had an affair with the eunuch would not be too much to be demoted, even if he was stabbed.Pity the other one, he didn't provoke anyone, and his ignorance became a shield.It's so hard for a beautiful girl to earn a position from the moment she enters the palace. The elder brother of the family has no achievements, and she can't help her. It all depends on her own ability.To win over eunuchs and please the emperor, you must show your heart.If you can win the holy family, the promotion is not just jumping up and down, you have to climb up level by level.However, after accumulating so many years of morality and deeds, when it comes to demoting, they don't retain any sympathy. There are not a few people who demote nobles from concubines, and nobles agree to demote.However, it is too unfair to be implicated innocently in this kind of matter, and there is no place to defend this kind of injustice, who would let that eunuch who can't control his mouth be one of her subordinates.The slave who committed the crime and the master suffered disaster, knocked out teeth and swallowed blood, and had nothing to say.

But in terms of the outcome, those two who secretly communicated with the song must be even worse.Those who have been wronged for no reason may not be able to be promoted again, and it will not take long for the nobles to "kill suddenly", that is for sure.The emperor forgave Prince Yu for more than ten years because the empress dowager was still alive, and she didn't have such good patience with those low-level concubines and servants.Eunuchs are incomplete, they can't be counted as human beings, the emperor's women hang out with pigs and dogs, and their headscarves are green and shiny, how can they bear it?

Some people are at the end of the road, and some people are prosperous in official career, it's all in the emperor's mind.

In fact, he was promoted to the minister of the bodyguard, and he was the title of the first grade.This official title is in charge of the safety of the palace, and no Han people have ever been able to take it. Now that the emperor promotes him in this way, he has an even heavier burden in addition to being promoted.

Everyone in the Tong family heard the news, but they didn't understand the pros and cons of it, and all of them praised Rong for his promise.

"Er Niu has a good eye for people. If we get married in the future, the title of the son-in-law will be higher than that of the father-in-law!" The old lady said happily, "I think this child is not bad. Properness and character are also precious. When Prince Yu's marriage is over, you should let him go and let the Rong family prepare for the preparations, and make an appointment first, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

Who is willing to let go of such a fast-paced son-in-law?There are too many daughters in the families of Beijing officials above the fourth grade, how many of them have already taken a fancy to him, and now he is promoted again, and he will become even more popular.Since the two children are both interested, and Prince Yu can't wait to marry, then change the Geng Tie first, like a contract, and there is no need to worry about it in the future.To be honest, a girl like Songyin is not easy to marry, and the husband's family is eager for a daughter-in-law to stay at home, no matter what, the man comes back with a pair of shoes, a basin of water to wash his feet, and looks like an IKEA.As for Songyin, she has an errand on her body, and seeing that Tian'er is so busy, it's not that she has no ability, but she can't spare time.This is also a test for men. Most people like husbands and wives to follow suit. A man is promising, and a woman lives by him.In this way, it is hard to find high-ranking officials like the Rong family who are willing to take care of them even with a lantern.

Song Yin was a little embarrassed, and said with a blushing face, "I've been very busy recently, and I haven't seen him for two days. When it happens, I'll pass on the old lady's words to him."

The third wife said: "Don't be a coincidence, you can find him in your free time, if you don't stare, someone else will stare. The man who accompanied my house aunt Sun is the uncle and brother of nurse Rongshi. The relatives of the family gathered together to gossip, and mentioned the distant relatives of the old lady of the Rong family. A widow came here with a son and a daughter. The daughter is in her late teens, and she is ready to be married. What are you doing in Beijing? I heard that the old lady of the Rong family The wife stayed, but she didn't say anything clearly, and she couldn't leave the meaning of being a relative. The little family can't be a serious daughter-in-law, but it's okay to be a concubine. Right now, the Rong family is a seedling in a thousand hectares. Okay. If you really want to be a concubine, it’s fine, how many men don’t take concubines nowadays? I’m afraid that if someone has a heart, the young mistress will conceive a child before entering the house, and then she will be a wimp.”

Song Yin sat there in a daze, she was also afraid of this point, what about cousins ​​always made people feel uneasy.Besides, they are under the same roof now, regardless of whether the old lady has this intention or not, that relative should have this intention.Otherwise, they are all teenage children, and they are about to survive, so there is no need to go to relatives again.

Fortunately, she trusts Rongshi, he is not that kind of person.Are there many beauties in Sijiu City?I didn't see him lingering elsewhere, did this cousin lose his mind when he came?

The old lady smiled openly, "The Rong family is also a respectable family, so they don't just put it on the plate as a dish. People in the Hanjunqi have a high vision. If you find a poor family, they are timid about everything, how can you support the door?"

The third wife said: "No matter what, it's always right to be careful. Don't worry if I haven't seen you for two days? You're both working in the palace, and you're not looking at the sea from across the mountains, so don't you have time to say a few words?"

Song Yin was agitated by her analysis, but she refused to give in, and said with a smile: "The last time he came to visit me, he also talked about relatives from home. We made a plan and found an errand for that brother. When they can handle it alone, let them buy another house and move out. It really won’t work this way, the kids are grown up, it’s inconvenient to stay in one place..." After talking about it, I was a little discouraged, and began to wonder what Rongshi had done in the past two days , Will you meet that cousin?The girl has a pitiful background, a few tears are first-rate, don't drown him out.Anyway, she has her own ideas, if you don't have any intentions, I will give up.She can't speak even if she really got involved with others, it's just a mile and a mile away.

The old lady and the ladies said that they would invite him to dinner at home when they had time, and Songyin remembered that the dinner appointment had not been fulfilled, and the two of them could not get together because they were busy with work.It is so now, and it should be so in the future.She went back to the house dejectedly, and sat under the lamp in a daze.I miss seeing him for two days, and now that he has been promoted to the first rank, I'm afraid he will be even busier in the future.Right now the emperor is going to deal with Prince Yu, and Tong's family is also on the cusp, so they haven't figured out how to deal with themselves.But if he stood on the emperor's side, she would have nothing to worry about here, she couldn't fight against him!

I slept all night in a daze, with heavy thoughts, and dreamed all night until dawn.

At five o'clock, when the cock crows, you have to get up, wash and change your clothes, and go out. At that time, the sky is still cloudy.There was already a sedan chair waiting outside, she lifted her gown and went down the steps, she raised her head and saw a man standing in the place illuminated by the lantern, wearing a unicorn suit and a hat with a red tassel top, patiently fiddling with a beeswax bracelet.The tassels of the dragon's beard brushed on the back of his hand, the jade color was not as white and delicate as his skin.People are also gentle and calm, laughing before speaking.

Song Yin's heart warmed up, she missed him all night yesterday, but she didn't expect him to come to pick her up this morning.She stepped out, and he stretched out his hands underneath, welcoming her like an adult picking up a child.She was also stupid, and embeded directly into his arms. There was a bearer beside her, and she didn't shy away from it, and asked him softly, "How soon did you come? Have you eaten?"

He said: "I haven't been here for a long time. I've been too busy these two days. I haven't seen you for nineteen hours. It won't work. Last night I dreamed of you, saying that you scolded me for being heartless. I don’t care about you, I have to come to see you today no matter what.”

It's so strange, could it be that the two of them really communicated with each other, as soon as she read him, he knew it?At first, I was still a little anxious, I couldn't see anyone who was thinking about this or that, and when I met him, all the uncertainties disappeared. I was full of him, and my heart was as calm as water. Even if there were waves, they were disturbed by him.

Although he is now a top-ranking product, his occasional childishness still remains unchanged.Said that he loves to cook, he has a specialty in this area, and he thought about using this to win over his wife before, and he never forgot it for a moment.He took out a paper bag and stuffed it in her hand, "I know you don't want to eat in the morning, it hurts you so much. I got up early and made a plate of flaky shortbread for you to use while sitting in the sedan chair."

Song Yin held the paper bag in front of her chest, opened it, and found that the pastry was still hot, baked delicately and beautifully, and the faint milky fragrance wafted into her nose.She raised her face and smiled, "Thank you, Mr. Rong, I haven't congratulated Mr. Rong on his promotion yet. At this moment, there are two first-rank officials in the family, but if you ask the capital, no one else has such a smooth official career."

He lowered his head and grinned, "It's not enough. In the future, Director Xiao Tong will receive the seal of the Minister of Internal Affairs, and our family will have an extra second grade."

She blushed and chuckled, "Speaking of which, my grandma said something yesterday, after Liu Ye's wedding is over, you can see when it's convenient, go home and propose marriage!"

Their communication never beat around the bush, and if they said something straight, it shocked Rong Shi so much that he couldn't find the north early in the morning.He said in astonishment: "The old lady agreed?" After he reacted, he was elated, "The old lady is so considerate. I look forward to it every day. I didn't expect that I agreed. I..." He started to turn around, looking around for his elder brother Then, he waved his hand and said, "Don't follow me, go back to the old lady, let her quickly look at the gift list, is there anything missing? Is the number enough, and if it's not enough, add some more, and prepare to welcome the young mistress."

Chang Sui had followed him for many years, and with the sound of the order, he jumped on the horse and walked away with a whip.

Seeing the situation, Song Yin couldn't help laughing, "Why does it catch fire at one o'clock? There are so many things to do right now, don't be in a hurry."

He said: "No matter how many things there are, what can be more important than me marrying a wife? The maintenance of the court can be handled slowly. If the wife runs away, it is not mine anymore. I am not stupid. I never do business at a loss." He helped her into the sedan chair, holding the curtain of the sedan chair with one hand, half-hiding his face behind the brocade curtain with cordyceps pattern, with a shy and excited expression, "Let me help you with the sedan chair, just to talk."

Song Yin said awkwardly: "I even sent my girl away to help her sedan chair, so why bother Mrs. Rong!" After thinking about it, he got off the sedan chair, "Let's walk into Donghua Gate together."

It was still early, and it wasn't too far from the Forbidden City. It took only two cups of tea to walk there, so I called the bearers off, and the two walked hand in hand in the dim morning light.Vendors who get up early to do business are already busy opening their shop doors, and the sound of unloading boards can be heard everywhere.Song Yin joked with him, "You have been promoted, you should celebrate, are you going to have a banquet at home?"

He put his hands behind his back and sighed, "It's considered a moment of crisis, so there's nothing to celebrate. It doesn't matter to me, anyway, Prince Yu and Prince Yu are enemies, so I'm not afraid to offend him. What about you? What do you say, Ama?"

Song Yin said: "My third younger sister is in the palace, not facing the emperor, what should I do with Yu? Besides you, the Banner Master has to stand aside. The emperor recruited cabinet ministers last night, I don't know how the final agreement was made..."

She didn't mean the speaker, but the listener meant it, and she laughed vigorously, "Stand aside, the banner master. I like to hear that. He used to be a super-rank, and I was a second-rank, a bit far behind. Now I You know what I'm happiest when I've been promoted to the first level? It's not that I became Dazhangjing and Guangzong Yaozu. I'm not much worse than him. Even if I fight with him in the ring, I don't have to give in to him. I'll let him down if I want. Chaotian, what a pleasure! But don't worry, I can't fight him head-on. I act according to orders, not avenging private revenge, at most stumbling and making him suffer. You said you want to celebrate, yes It's time to celebrate, let's go to dinner tomorrow, the table has been delayed for more than a month, and it won't work."

She hummed, "I'll be on duty tonight, and I'll be off duty at noon tomorrow, how about you?"

He said: "I'll take a rest, but Lord Long Live is in a hurry to dispatch the guards of the two banners and plans to send the people with the yellow banners to the south of the Hall of Supreme Harmony, so it's not as loose as before. I'll pick you up at noon, let's Let's go out together. After eating, you go home, and I will come to the palace again."

"Then how anxious are you? If you don't wait any longer, no one will miss that meal." She didn't say it too thoroughly, but she just cherished the time with him, eating and talking, not in a hurry. It's better to be slow.

The relationship between them is not like ordinary men and women, they are always in a hurry, and they don't even have time to spare.He is currently a new official. When he was the commander, he only took care of his own area. Now that he is the Minister of the Interior, the entire Forbidden City is under his control from south to north, and he is busier than usual.He felt a little ashamed of her, "Sister, I have to be busy in the future, you won't blame me, will you?"

She smiled, "You are busy and I am not idle, let's be each other!"

It's true, it's the same thing, don't care about anyone else.Rong Shi always felt that he had taken advantage of it, so take his father as an example, a bachelor, in charge of all the ancient book collections in the imperial city, repairing books for the emperor, and also the chief master of the school and the sub-school, he was busy for a long time No one was seen for a month.The wife at home is considered considerate, and she poked her head and scolded when she was annoyed. The house is all supported by women, and there are red and white things in this family, and there are no men around. It's all women's entertainment.If she is with Songyin, I will be busy as you are busy, and in the future, she will just let the servants do the work, and she will not think that he has no time to accompany her.It's just that we get together less and leave more, and I don't know how to worry about it.

He lowered his hand to hold her, and clasped his fingers tightly with her. Her fingers were thin and soft like a girl's, as if they would be broken as soon as they were pushed.She leaned over, leaned on his arm, and said softly: "That Yichen, I entrusted him to Shunfu of the manufacturing office, and asked him to wait at the gate of the palace every morning. He will follow suit when buying outside. Be diligent, let him approach those imperial merchants when he gets his hands on it. If it is done well, he will make a fortune very quickly."

He didn't care too much, "I'm ashamed of you worrying about that. In fact, he's a distant relative, so he can find an errand as he pleases, as long as he doesn't starve to death."

Song Yin really wanted to talk to him about her worries, but she couldn't, for fear that he would think she was petty.He answered casually, and then talked about Lu Runlai, "It's pitiful that he was so injured, and the Queen Mother also took it easy. Although he is a eunuch, he is very respectable. Isn't insulting him insulting the Lord Long Live? That's all right now, Beating him until his legs were broken and his arms were broken, forcing the emperor to be cruel, what good is there for me? I have to go and see him later, I wonder if he is better."

Rong Shi was dissatisfied when he heard it, "Where did you say the cane was hit?"

It was a strange question, "Of course it was spanked on the butt."

"His ass is hurt, you go and see...you can't look at his ass, it's not good."

Song Yin looked at him like a fool, "You just treat other people's ass there and let others see it casually? I see what his butt is doing, it's all scratched and it doesn't look good."

He pouted and twisted, "Why don't you stop watching, I'll just send someone to bring him some nourishing things. Don't run there, men and women are different."

"He's a eunuch, how can there be any difference between men and women?" She puffed up her cheeks at this point, "You have a cousin in your family. I heard that your old lady wants her to be your child. Open branches and leaves for you, is there such a thing?"

He was taken aback, "Who is this planning me behind my back? Our old lady never said that. The Rong family is a scholarly family. How can they hire people and find concubines at the same time? This is not something people do."

"You don't mean that, what about others?" She said sourly, "Maybe they have this purpose in mind. Now that the words are out, they also force the old lady to give a letter, isn't that the idea?" She paused and asked He, "Tell me, is Cousin Yizhuang good-looking?"

He frowned and thought for a while, "Short, like a half-grown child, what's so good-looking! No matter how good-looking you are, I like you like this. You are heroic and handsome, and you have to have face."

Songyin buzzed in his head, and looked down, it was a woman's figure.She blushed immediately, and hugged her chest to prevent him from seeing, "You keep chewing your tongue!"

He smiled shyly, "That's what I said, it's a child who looks like a mung bean sprout. My vision is high, I don't like that, don't get me wrong." Looking forward, After crossing the Tongzi River is the Donghua Gate. The guard standing on the gate pressed his knife. He gently tugged at her sleeve, turned his head, and kissed her on the face.

Song Yin was so close to him, she was too embarrassed to continue making trouble.I just think this person is really rascal, she is not allowed to see Lu Run, but I stay under the same roof with my cousin.She got jealous and made fun of her figure, what the hell did she mean!
She looked at him resentfully, "Kiss again if you have the ability."

As expected, he had the ability to kiss her on the face, then moved over and kissed her again mouth to mouth.This kind of thing is addictive, and both people like it.At the time when the honey was mixed with oil, someone shouted from behind: "Rongshi, who are you sucking with?"

Song Yin panicked, a person who is usually so prudent, forgot today that Donghuamen is not a good place to talk about love.This place, especially at this time, is full of officials who have entered the palace and are waiting to go to court. They are entangled here, and they are almost ashamed to be bumped into.

She covered her face, turned her head and saw that it was Prince Wu Gong, she wiped her head away in fright.After passing the Donghua Gate, I heard Rong Shi showing off with Prince Gong, "I'm going to marry a wife, the best wife in the world... It won't be long, when the time comes, I will post a message to Lord Wu, you must come ..."

She didn't dare to stay, and hurried across the inner stone bridge.I don't know if it's an illusion, but the guards looked at her differently, maybe her ugly appearance caught the eyes of others, and they all laughed at her!

She raised her head and wailed silently, her fame was ruined and her old face was humiliated!She blanched her hands into her hair and scratched it hard a few times. When she entered the House of Internal Affairs, her hat was crooked and her temples were scattered, as if she had escaped.She, Ama, was taken aback, "Did you meet a robber? How did this happen?"

She drooped her head and said nothing, and went back to her room.

After finishing her official duties for the first half hour, she left the inner court to go to the Town God's Temple. When she arrived in front of Lu Run's enclosure, she saw that the grape racks were not as good as the day before, and the dead leaves fell on the bamboo tables and stools. Unspeakable depression and neglect.She walked over, swept the fallen leaves with a flick of her sleeve, scooped up a ladle of water to water the flowers and plants under the eaves, and then went in to visit him.

He was still lying on the kang, looking after a teenage child in front of him. When he saw her, he hit Qian'er and said, "Master Tong is here?"

Song Yin nodded, "Zaichun, how is your godfather?"

Zaichun looked back, lowered his hands and said, "Master Meng, I was in great pain last night, and it was much better after a night. The emperor sent someone to send Baiyao, and the servant put it on the godfather. The wound has dried up, and it is gone." There's blood coming out."

Song Yin heaved a sigh of relief, "That's good." Passed over the paper bag in his hand, "It contains wild ginseng, look at it and cook a white tiger soup, so that you can benefit your godfather."

Zaichun took it with both hands, bowed and went out.Lu Runfang raised his head and said awkwardly, "I'm so disrespectful. Please forgive me for not being able to get off the kang. Master Tong, please sit down."

Song Yin didn't take it seriously, "You're too polite, we're not strangers, so you don't have to be polite. I'm concerned about your injury, and I'll come to see you after the assignment of the Ministry of Internal Affairs." He said and looked at his face carefully After all, he was tortured, and Yuan himself was not very good, so he looked a lot haggard.She asked him in a soft tone, "What do you think? Is the imperial doctor from yesterday okay? Why don't you get another one."

He smiled. Even at this point, he is still warm and affectionate, without any sharp edges. "If you have an injury, you have to take care of it slowly. You can't get rid of it with any doctor. Sit down, let's talk about it." Let's talk later."

Knowing him for so long, he has never offered to talk to her.Songyin hurriedly said hello, and pulled Mu Zi to sit down in front of his kang.

(End of this chapter)