happy event

Chapter 135

Guanshi Zhang was already full of joy in his heart, and kept thanking God for his kindness.Originally, he was thinking about how to get his wife to pass things on to the second young lady, but he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to give the gift directly to the beautiful lady when he came to pillow when he was dozing off.

When Second Sister Cao heard that there was something good to look at, she responded enthusiastically, "What kind of good thing is it?"

Manager Zhang also ignored the rules, and hurriedly interjected, "Second Miss, those big pieces of jade have been put into the warehouse by Madam, it's not too late to go back later. But I still have some good cloth here, Second Miss can go first have a look."

While talking, he opened the cloth bag in his hand.The four high-quality brocades shone gorgeously under the sun. The second sister Cao liked to do needlework the most, and she was attracted to them almost immediately.

She joyfully took the top piece of brocade with silver and red woven lotus patterns, and shouted excitedly, "Sister-in-law, look at how good the material is, it must be very beautiful to make a small jacket in winter."

Dong Rong smiled and nodded, "No, it's not bad to make a cloak with white fox fur trim." After finishing speaking, her eyes seemed to casually glance between Zhang Guanshi and the remaining pieces of fabric, although she didn't say anything more , but the eyebrows are raised.

Zhang Guanshi was stunned, and quickly put away the look of envy in his eyes, and said in a low voice, "These few horses were given by a friend of mine, but I have no home or room, and I have nowhere to put them. If two Miss, you can use it if you don’t mind it, the color is bright, and it’s great for getting married.”

The second sister Cao blushed when she heard the words, and hurriedly rolled up the piece of silver-red brocade and put it on the cloth bag, she refused, "I don't want it! I only touched it a few times because I saw that the material was good."

Manager Zhang was so anxious that he almost stuffed the material back into her hand, but he didn't lose his sense of proportion, and tried his best to make amends, "Second Miss, don't be polite, it's really useless for me to keep this material in my hand."

Second Sister Cao still waved her hand and refused to accept it, and even tried to find a way for him, "If not, you can take it to the cloth shop in the city for consignment, and you will definitely be able to sell a lot of money."

Guanshi Zhang's forehead was covered with sweat, and his normally slippery and dexterous tongue was almost tied up now.Dong Rong watched from the side, although she felt a little strange in her heart, but after all, it is not good to embarrass this important housekeeper too much.So he opened his mouth and said, "This material is really good, let the second sister keep it. Manager Zhang paid ten taels of silver to the account, and I bought these few horses, how about it?"

Although this was different from the original idea, Manager Zhang knew it was the best result. After all, there were no daughters from good families and they would not accept gifts from men casually.He hurriedly replied, "Yes, ma'am. This saves me having to go to the city to find a shop to consign."

Dong Rong smiled faintly, asked a few more trivial matters and let him go down.

Second sister Cao got four horses of good material at once, and she was so happy that she almost jumped up.But she is not that ignorant child. Sitting next to her sister-in-law, she hesitated and said, "Sister-in-law, this material is too expensive, you can keep it and make clothes yourself. I... I don't like this color too much..."

Seeing the little girl's face full of reluctance, Dong Rong felt amused, reached out and patted her on the shoulder and said, "Why are you being polite to my sister-in-law? Pick two of these four horses and put them in your dowry box. Let's make coats and wear the next two horses in winter."

Second Sister Cao's eyes lit up with joy immediately, and she responded with a smile, "Okay, then I will make a big coat and a cloak for my sister-in-law, and I will use that pink and purple horse to make sure it looks good!"

The more she talked, the more excited she became, and she couldn't help opening the material and making gestures.Dong Rong also became interested, and proposed to replace the cotton in the padded jacket with down, which might be warmer and lighter.

The two aunts and sisters-in-law were chatting and discussing with a smile, until Zizhu brought the lunch, they still had something to say.When it was time to eat, Second Sister Cao took the sewing basket and started working.

Dong Rong took this travel note to accompany her, and gradually fell asleep when she became sleepy.The hustle and bustle of Kyoto was everywhere in the dream, and that man rode a tall horse proudly passing by in the street, attracting many women to chase after him obsessively.She was so annoyed that she wanted to scold, but she didn't want the dream to change, and the man was wearing a red robe and a crown to marry a very beautiful woman...

When I woke up, needless to say, I was sweating profusely again.The second sister Cao was frightened and hurried forward to inquire. Naturally, Dong Rong would not talk to her about her hidden worries, so she just found an excuse and diverted the conversation.

At this time, in Kyoto, which is [-] miles away, idlers in the streets and alleys are also talking about it.A few days ago, the emperor's elder brother Zhongshan Wang was seriously ill, which cast a layer of sadness on the peaceful capital of singing and dancing.

It turned out that the only heir of the Zhongshan Palace was also His Royal Highness, who died of illness a month ago, and Princess Zheng was so sad that she also went with her son.The king of Zhongshan lost his wife and son in old age. Under the double blow, how could he not suffer from cough, and it was so aggressive that his sputum was even bloody.Everyone has heard a lot of tragedies, but it is really rare for the whole family to report to Lord Yan, let alone the noble royal blood, no wonder everyone sighs a few times when they talk about it.

The emperor respected his elder brother, and the empress dowager felt sorry for his son, so good medicinal materials were rewarded in the palace every day, and the imperial doctors also lived in the palace to treat him calmly, but King Zhongshan's condition did not improve.Everyone said in private that once King Zhongshan left, the entire palace would have no heirs to inherit it, and it was afraid that it would be ruined.

As a result, just when everyone was sighing, news suddenly came that the Concubine Liu of the Zhongshan Palace had recently been rectified so that she could take care of the trivial matters of the palace. A few years, and now I come home when I turn [-].

The palace was in decline, and King Zhongshan had no heirs except his two daughters who had become monks. In addition, the Liu family was firmly seated as the princess. Needless to say, the succession to the throne by this boy who had been away from home for many years was as sure as a nail.

Some people envy this kid's good luck, while others say sourly that the earth leopard is blooming.Of course, there are also those smart people who just laugh and say nothing. How many people from high-ranking families can climb to high positions just by luck?It is the five or six children who the palace claimed to have died of illness, where are the innocent souls still wandering now?But as the old saying goes, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, don't care about the frost on the roof of others, and it has nothing to do with him, it's good to drink tea and listen to the excitement.

However, because of the joy of the son-in-law who had returned from a long journey, the entire Zhongshan palace almost set off firecrackers for several days and nights. If the palace fell, the first unlucky servants would be them.Either being given away or being sold, there is no way to be at ease in the palace.Now that there are successors in the palace, they finally don't have to worry about not being able to find anything in the future.

Compared with ordinary people who maintain a wait-and-see attitude, the royal family is uncharacteristically high-profile.After hearing that his elder brother had an heir returning from afar, the emperor recruited his nephew into the palace the next day.As a result, the emperor was extremely happy to see that his nephew was not only not a bit of a philistine and vulgar, but also handsome and eloquent.After studying a few poems, calligraphy, painting and horseback riding and archery, he directly decreed that his nephew should be the son of the king of Zhongshan.In the end, seven or eight carts of gold, silver and jade were rewarded, as well as two BMWs and three precious bows.

Naturally, the queen mother, the grandmother, couldn't be left behind. She hugged her handsome grandson and yelled for a long time. Finally, she rewarded her grandson with three carts of cloth for making clothes, and two carts of tribute paper and fragrant ink for her grandson to practice calligraphy and painting.If it wasn't for the late night, it was not easy to stay overnight in the palace, she even held her grandson's hand and refused to let him go.

The royal family treated them so favorably, and all the courtiers seemed to have found the weather vane. Posts inviting the prince of Zhongshan to a banquet quickly filled the study of the palace, and the seven or eight concierges of the palace were even more reluctant to accept the red envelopes.

For a time, the prince of Zhongshan quickly became a member of the upstart in Kyoto.And after he attended several noble banquets, he was crowned the most favored noble son on his head.Almost all families with daughters are secretly inquiring about the prince's preferences, planning how to send their daughters to the palace to be the prince's concubine.After the old prince passed away, Princess Liu was a step-wife who had been strengthened, and her waist was not strong. Wouldn't it be her own daughter who had the final say on the entire palace?

Just like that, the whole capital became noisy because of the return of Prince Zhongshan's son.If you don't know a few gossips about the prince of Zhongshan, you will be despised even if you go to a teahouse or tavern.

In this regard, the protagonist, Prince Zhongshan, seems to have no idea that he has become the object of public discussion.In addition to taking care of the old prince and accompanying the queen mother in the palace every day, he would occasionally go out to hunt in the city. He was really proud of the spring breeze and lost many ladies who arrived after hearing the news; A large group of imperial eunuchs covered their faces and sighed.He is so talented, handsome and unrestrained, he is only better than the old prince back then.

At dusk that day, in the inner courtyard of the Wangfu, Princess Liu was drinking white fungus soup slowly, while listening to the old mother's report, the corners of her mouth slightly curled up triumphantly.Is there anything in this world that can make a mother more happy than her son being praised?

The old mother knew the princess's temper best, and kept flattering her, "Your Majesty, you don't know, after those Taizi students were impressed by the Shizi, they hurried forward to pay respects, and even invited the Shizi to visit the Taixue as a guest. Although the old slave is only a servant of the palace, but at that time he was so proud that he wished he could lift his chin to the sky. The old slave wants to congratulate the empress, the hardship has finally come, the son is both civil and military, filial and sensible, and the empress can enjoy peace and happiness in the future. "

Concubine Liu put down the tea bowl, raised her hand to straighten the broken hair on her temples, and used this to hide the smugness in her eyes, and finally said lightly, "You don't have to praise him to the sky, he looks like an adult, but he is still a child The temper of the child. The well-behaved palace doesn't want to stay longer, and has to run out every day. By the way, the sewing room is ready, and I will take the eldest son back to Liu's house tomorrow, and his clothes can't go wrong."

(End of this chapter)