The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 102

Xie Yujiao had known for a long time that Zhou Tianhao was not a person who played by the rules, but this was too much nonsense, asking the empress to come to a place like them to propose marriage?Fortunately, he can figure it out... Xie Yujiao can now imagine the empress's face that must be stretched longer than a horse, and I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to be a sister-in-law in the future.Zhou Tianhao offended a queen's sister-in-law for this matter, it was really wrong.

Mrs. Xu was only in a daze for a long time, and after Liu Fugen finished speaking for a long time, she was still a little puzzled, and just said in a daze: "Second housekeeper, you...you heard me right? The empress came to propose marriage in person? This... this... ..."

Seeing Xu's lack of opinion for a while, Mama Zhang congratulated her: "Madam, what are you doing here and there, hurry up to the door and welcome in! This is a great joy, our Xie family is going to have a princess La!"

Although Xie Yujiao was a little bit annoyed by this teasing, but when she heard Mama Zhang talking about the princess, she suddenly realized that she was the person in the play.Zhou Tianhao didn't reveal anything about such a big matter as a marriage proposal, he's just a bastard...

"Yes... I will go to greet you in person, Mama Zhang, please tell the servants in the family not to run around, and when they see someone coming in, they should kneel down, and don't offend the nobleman." Xu ordered, At the same time, he opened his mouth and said: "There are many rules for picking up the driver, and I don't understand it. What should I do?"

Xie Yujiao blushed a while ago, but now she has calmed down, so she took Xu's hand and said, "Mother, don't be afraid, since she said she is here to propose marriage, then let's treat her as the one who proposes marriage."

"You child..." Mrs. Xu saw that Xie Yujiao's face was still red, and knew that she must still be shy at this time, so she ordered: "Mother Zhang, take the girl in and dress up first, it's too clean some."

Xie Yujiao didn't know whether to laugh or cry, and said, "Mother, filial piety is still observed at home, why do you want me to be less clean?"

Mrs. Xu was also panicked, and looked at Xie Yujiao's 16-year-old girl, who was slim and beautiful, more mature and stable than before, and said with a smile: "Forget it, just come with me to meet her, so that the queen won't have to worry about it." The empress is to blame."

Outside, Empress Xu was sitting in a gorgeous and noble carriage, surrounded by soft brocade cushions, and several court ladies were serving in a dignified manner.She leaned sideways, resting her chin with one hand, thinking about the words Mrs. An Guo said yesterday when she entered the palace.

An Guogong's family currently does not have a girl of the right age to marry Prince Rui, but Yongchang Hou's Mansion, Cheng Guogong's Mansion, Anjing Hou's Mansion, Jinyang Hou's Mansion, each has a girl of the right age, and the position of Princess Rui has been vacant for a long time. .No matter which family's girls from these families marry into it, it will not do any good to An Guogong's mansion.Now that there is an unknown little person, it is better to give her this face and let her marry into the royal family, so that it will be easier to handle in the future.The emperor doesn't have many brothers, and Prince Rui is the one who is the most favored. A good relationship with Princess Rui will benefit you in the future.

Empress Xu was extremely unwilling to give up her social status to become a matchmaker, but after hearing what Mrs. An Guo said, she had no choice but to agree.Fortunately, the palace has a lot of storage, so I sent someone to take care of it all afternoon, and all the things needed to prepare for marriage proposal were also prepared.

Empress Xu couldn't help but wryly smiled when she thought of this, she would be considered bad luck for eight lifetimes to have such a little uncle on the table.But... so what?Even the position of the emperor was given up by my uncle, so what complaints can I have?
After entering Xie's house, the carriage gradually slowed down. Fortunately, Xie's family is a big family, and the road in front of the gate is also well repaired. Otherwise, a carriage of her size might not be able to drive in.

The eunuch outside raised his voice, and stood outside the carriage to report: "Go back to the empress, the Xie mansion has arrived, the slave has already delivered the message, and everyone in the Xie family has already knelt at the door to welcome them."

Empress Xu only nodded her head. Ever since she experienced such things as breaking down the city and moving to the south, Empress Xu also took a lot of light on these etiquette things.She wanted to understand more and more that many things that seemed important to her were actually not important when her fate was at a critical moment, such as the mortal beings crawling under her feet.In the matter of life and death, they are all equal.

Empress Xu was about to speak, when the eunuch outside replied: "There are many people watching the excitement around, do you want to drive them away?"

Empress Xu waved her hand and said, "Forget it, there's no need to drive them away, just let the guards stand in front to prevent disturbance."

The eunuch took the order and went away, and shouted to the crowd: "The empress has allowed you to pay homage to Feng Yan, and you will kneel down and do not disturb, and those who violate it will be killed."

The ordinary people who watched the excitement could not understand the first words, but they really listened to the latter sentence. Everyone saw that Mrs. Xu led the Xie family and the whole family were kneeling at the door. The characters all knelt down together, all in the dark.

I saw the bright yellow curtain flashing in front of the vermilion carved lacquer carriage, and a young girl of fifteen or sixteen years old came out. Everyone thought she was the queen, and hurriedly pressed her head down. She is a beautiful maid.

Xie Yujiao also raised her eyes and glanced lightly. The maid was indeed outstanding in appearance, with an oval face, a smile at the corner of her mouth, a pair of apricot eyes looking forward and shining brightly, and she acted with a bit of courage. At first glance, she was a decent court lady beside the empress.

Everyone lowered their foreheads and did not dare to raise their heads for a moment, they only heard her speak crisply: "Your Majesty, we are here."

This sound was originally very soft, but everyone was silent, so they could hear it clearly.The big guys raised their heads slightly at the same time, glanced over to the carriage, and saw a white and slender hand with armor stretched out from the curtain first.

Everyone held their breath because of this, their shoulders sank slightly, Xie Yujiao lowered her eyes and lowered her head.Immediately after the carriage curtain flashed, Empress Xu, wearing a gown with red gold and silver silk phoenix embroidered pattern, got out of the carriage gracefully.

I don't know who took the lead in the crowd, and everyone bowed three times and nine times. Everyone said with a stuttering accent: "The empress is a thousand years old."

Xie Yujiao listened to the sound of prostration one after another, and still felt a little funny in her heart, presumably the empress would remember today in her life.Empress Xu was really a little embarrassed. She thought that the common people were illiterate and might offend her. She didn't expect the people in Xie's house to be so simple and honest. They all knelt down and kowtowed to pay their respects. Some even shook their heads in fright. I dare not lift it.

Empress Xu then said, "Fu'an, reward them with some copper coins."

The leader was too listening, so he gave orders respectfully, and after a while, he brought out a basket of copper coins from the following carriages, and several maids threw them out with their slender hands.At first, everyone didn't dare to grab it, but then someone couldn't help but grabbed it on the ground, and everyone was busy picking up copper coins while thanking them.

Empress Xu smiled and said, "This is a new copper coin made internally this year. Take a few of them back and consider it a celebration."

Mrs. Xu raised her head and took a look at Empress Xu. She could vaguely see that she resembled Duke An, so she didn't dare to go forward to pay her respects rashly, so she led everyone to kneel at the door.Empress Xu dismissed the people, then turned around, and saw the Xie family's family kneeling here, and the mother-in-law was holding a baby who was only one year old.Empress Xu took a glance, but she did not see a man in charge.

"Everyone get up." Empress Xu said, with a bit of majesty in her voice, Xu led everyone to Xie En to stand up, and said: "Please come inside, empress."

Xu grew up in the Duke's Mansion when he was young, and met many rich and noble ladies, but now he has not explained anything to anyone for many years. Now when he sees Empress Xu, he is still a little nervous, and his accent is very strange. Trembling slightly.Empress Xu seemed to see Xu's restraint, with a faint smile on her face, and followed her into Xie's house.

Tea cups of melons and fruits have been placed in the main hall.Although the Xie family is a local tyrant, it is indeed a door to wealth and honor in the local area. Xu looked at the grand courtyard and main hall, and nodded slightly.I heard that the Xie family is the richest man in Jiangning, and it really deserves its reputation. It is indeed not easy to have such a ostentation in such a short period of time.

Mrs. Xu invited Empress Xu to sit at the main seat, but she didn't dare to sit down, and everyone in the hall also stood.Empress Xu glanced at the crowd, the smile on her face increased a bit, and she said to Xu: "It stands to reason that I will call you cousin."

When Mrs. Xu heard the words, she waved her hands quickly and said, "Your Majesty, don't say that, you don't dare to be a housewife, you don't dare to be a woman."

Empress Xu said, "Sit down, we can talk about things."

Seeing her order to come down, Mrs. Xu had no choice but to sit down in the lower seat, and Xie Yujiao stood behind her respectfully.Empress Xu raised her head and glanced at Xie Yujiao, only to see that although she was dressed so plainly, she still couldn't conceal her brilliance. Standing there tall and graceful, she had a special attraction.That pair of eyebrows were well formed, although they drooped slightly, they were neither humble nor overbearing, and they were no worse than the ladies in the capital.With such a romantic appearance, no wonder he could seduce Prince Rui so fascinated.

Empress Xu withdrew her gaze, and smiled slightly at the corner of her mouth, thinking that Prince Rui, a boy who is usually rebellious, now finds such a powerful-looking wife, who knows whether he will be submissive in the future?
Mrs. Xu looked at Empress Xu with a smile on her face, and her heart calmed down a little, she just said: "Empress Empress, let's have a sip of tea first, this is tea from our own tea garden. I don't know if it suits your taste."

Empress Xu smiled and nodded, picked up the tea cup and took a sip, which was sweet and refreshing: "That royal brother in my palace is used to being mischievous, and doesn't follow the rules in everything, but this is the only one, he admonishes him a thousand times." Wan told me that I must come here in person, and the emperor feels sorry for his injuries, so if he is not allowed to come here in person, it is necessary for Bengong to come here in person."

When Mrs. Xu heard this, she really came to propose marriage... Mrs. Xu felt that she couldn't sit still as she sat on the chair for a while.It's a pity that Xu Yuxing went to the capital early in the morning to give the Ma family a New Year gift, otherwise he could give himself an idea anyway.

Xu didn't know what to say for a while, she just lowered her head and thought for a moment, before she said: "Since it's His Royal Highness Prince Rui's intention, then the women naturally have no objection."

Xie Yujiao stood beside Mrs. Xu, and when she heard this, she let out a helpless sigh.This is someone who came to propose a marriage, but it's like I can't get married, so I agreed in a hurry!
Empress Xu had already guessed that the Xu family would readily agree, and the empress refused to agree to the marriage proposal in person, so did she want to die?Empress Xu breathed a sigh of relief, and was about to continue talking, but Xie Yujiao stood up, bowed respectfully to Empress Xu, and said, "The Empress is willing to condescend to propose a marriage for Prince Rui. The girl is very moved, but the girl has something to say, if His Royal Highness and Empress agree, then the girl will marry."

Mrs. Xu's restless heart hadn't beat steadily yet. I didn't expect Xie Yujiao to run out to talk. How could Mrs. Xu have time to stop her. Hearing what she said, she was too frightened to sit still, so she hurriedly stood up , I will kneel before the empress.

"There is no way for a woman to teach a daughter. Please don't blame Jiaojiao. She doesn't understand these things."

After hearing Xie Yujiao's words, Empress Xu admired her a little more in her heart. At first, she only thought that she looked outstanding, but she didn't expect to have such courage.Empress Xu then asked: "Miss Xie, please tell me, if I can agree, I will certainly agree."

Xie Yujiao then lowered her head, thought for a while, then raised her head, as if she had made up her mind, and said, "Your Majesty also saw that although there is a male in the Xie family, he is just a baby waiting to be fed. As the daughter of Xie's family, the daughter is obliged to guard the family business and ensure that the people of this side live and work in peace and contentment. Therefore, Minnv has an unfeeling request. After marriage, she can stay in Xie's family. If His Highness agrees to this, then Minnv will Marry, if His Highness refuses to agree, then the girl will not marry for life."

How could Empress Xu think that what Xie Yujiao was going to say was to let the majestic Dayong prince live in Xie's house?This... Do you want the face of the royal family?Empress Xu's face was faintly angry when she heard the following words.But after all, she is a person who has experienced big storms, and immediately put on a pleasant expression, with a slight smile from the corner of her mouth, she said: "This question... I can't promise you for His Highness Prince Rui."

Xie Yujiao also knew that she would definitely annoy the empress if she raised this question, but if some things were not made clear from the beginning, it would cause trouble if something happened in the future.With the current situation of the Xie family, she must not be able to leave.Not to mention that Xie Chaozong was still young, Xie Yujiao also felt a little bit pained by the way Xu and everyone in his family doted on him.

If the posthumous child born after so much hardship is finally turned into a prodigal son by the Xu family, I am afraid that Mr. Xie will not rest in peace in the underground.

"Empress, the people's daughter also knows that this is a bit difficult for others, but as a human woman, the people's daughter has to do this, and I ask the empress to learn from it."

When Xie Yujiao finished speaking, Xu Shi couldn't help but shed tears, and only held her hand and said, "Jiaojiao, leave us alone and be your princess well. I will definitely take care of your brother, no Add to your confusion, okay?"

Xie Yujiao patted the back of Xu's hand, and said flatly: "If mother can really support this family, maybe there will be no Xie Yujiao today."

Mrs. Xu didn't understand the meaning of this for a while, but she also knew that her thin shoulders couldn't bear the Xie family at all, but... if this ruined the golden relationship between Xie Yujiao and His Highness Prince Rui, she would be very worried. Can't bear it.

The Xie family serving in the hall were all moved to tears when they heard this. Empress Xu glanced at it lightly, and suddenly remembered the time when she entered the Duan Palace as a princess.

At that time, the present emperor was still Prince Duan, but there was already a concubine in the mansion, only because the side concubine was weak and had nowhere to go, so another side concubine was accepted.As a prostitute of the Duke's Mansion, she was naturally against this marriage, but the Duke of Anguo's Mansion at that time was also facing a predicament.Old An Guogong is old, and there are no high-ranking masters in the previous generation, and even among the young masters in the younger generation, there are not too talented and intelligent people.The only hope for everyone is her...

At that time, Empress Xu married Prince Duan as a side concubine for the sake of the family, but now Xie Yujiao refuses to leave the Xie family, so why not?Empress Xu sighed lightly and said: "Forget it, I will drive back to the palace in a while, and I will ask Prince Rui for you, if he agrees, then I will officially choose an auspicious day for the zodiac, and issue an imperial edict. If you still have any dissatisfaction, then I won’t bother you anymore.”

Hearing this, Xie Yujiao only lifted up her dress, knelt down and kowtowed respectfully to the queen, raised her eyes and said, "Thank you, empress, for your fulfillment."

Xu's heart also dropped, pulling Xie Yujiao up.

Empress Xu didn't stay at Xie's house much, because of the "problem" Xie Yujiao raised, so that she didn't keep the bride price she originally brought.After Mrs. Xu sent Empress Xu away, she dragged Xie Yujiao to talk in the main room.

"Jiaojiao...you...you let me tell you what's good about you!" Mrs. Xu felt her back was sweating when she thought of what happened just now. If the empress was furious, she really didn't know what to do.

"Mother doesn't know what to say, so don't say anything." Xie Yujiao calmly lowered her eyes, took Xie Chaozong from Zhang's mother's hand, and hugged him. He had just eaten milk and was falling asleep right now.

Xie Yujiao patted Xie Chaozong, leaned on the kang, and said: "Although this important matter of marriage depends on the orders of parents and the words of matchmakers, since I have met His Highness Prince Rui in private, the two must also understand something. He should understand that if I leave the Xie family at this time, it would be unfilial."

Hearing Xie Yujiao's words, Mrs. Xu just sighed, frowned and said, "It's unfilial for you to leave Xie's house, but have you ever thought that he is Dayong's prince, and you let him come to us? Unfaithful!"

Xie Yujiao frowned and thought about it?Have it?I didn't make him unfaithful, it's just a question of residency... But, if he really lives in Xie's house, if he gets up early to go to court, wouldn't it be that he will leave at midnight?

Xie Yujiao's words made some sense after thinking about Xu's words... It's just...it's impossible for her to leave Xie's house at this time.

Empress Xu sat in the carriage with her eyes closed, and the maid at the side covered her with a quilt, and said in a low voice, "Is the empress really going to speak for Miss Xie? Those words made the servants want to laugh, It's actually the idea of ​​some country women, how can the dignified prince live in their house? Does the prince still want to be their son-in-law? "

Empress Xu was also worried about this matter, but the emperor gave the matter to herself, and if she couldn't do it, she would be guilty of the Sacred Heart.But in this case, it really made her unable to ask.

Empress Xu sneered, rubbed her temples slightly, and said, "Your Majesty thinks highly of Prince Rui, if it wasn't for Prince Rui's plan this time, the capital might be destroyed by the Tatars early in the morning, and we If he were to die there, let alone move south here, Dayong was almost defeated."

Recalling the non-stop southward migration in those few days, Empress Xu was still so afraid that she would fight a cold war. Those antique utensils that she had cherished were gone because there was not enough time to bring them out.

There were clamoring and killing sounds everywhere outside the city. Such a prosperous and magnificent capital instantly turned into a terrifying Shura hell.The emperor said that they would go back eventually, but... how would they go back?
Empress Xu couldn't figure it out, and she didn't continue to think about it.

The palace in Jinling was not even much bigger than the Fengyi Palace where she lived before. It was difficult for the desolate royal family to maintain its original dignity.

"Forget it, today is different from the past, as long as Prince Rui agrees, this palace is just a messenger."

Zhou Tianhao originally wanted to go with him, but yesterday invited several imperial physicians to the palace to have a look, and they all agreed that the recovery of the wound was a bit slow, and if he didn't take good care of it, there would be sequelae in the future, so Zhou Tianhao had no choice but to stay in the palace with peace of mind Waiting for news from Empress Xu.

Yun Song's butt healed very quickly, and it really was rough-skinned and thick-skinned. Early in the morning, he was ordered to go to the empress's bedroom to inquire about news.At noon, I saw Empress Xu's Luanjia coming in from the main entrance of the palace.Seeing that Yu Jing was also inside, Yun Song quietly beckoned him to pass.Yu Jing slowed down his pace, slowly came out of the crowd, and walked towards Yun Song under the white marble railing with his waist bent.

"Hurry up, hurry up, is it finished?" Yun Song took out a piece of broken silver and handed it to Yu Jing, waiting for his answer with wide eyes.

Yujing bit the piece of silver into his mouth, wiped it on his chest and said, "What is it? It's probably going to be mushy."

"What do you mean?"

"What do you mean? Your master likes this girl very much. He said that he would let your master be his son-in-law. When he asked him if he would like it, the queen's face turned green when she heard that."

When Yun Song heard the words, his mouth widened in surprise, and he only stammered for a moment: "Xie...Miss Xie really said that?"

"Is it false? I'm standing at the door, can I hear it wrong?" Yu Jing said, only nodded and said: "This matter is probably going to be confused..."

Yun Song slapped him on the forehead, and stooped towards the courtyard where Zhou Tianhao lived.

(End of this chapter)