The Book of Raising Children by Houmen

Chapter 48
Zhao Jing was a little taken aback when she heard this, she didn't expect the queen mother to be so anxious that she wouldn't have to live in the palace for years, so Zhao Jing could really go back to Gulou Street and her brother Sister-in-law Chinese New Year?

Coming out of Yongshou Palace and boarding the carriage to Wu'anhou's Mansion, Zhao Jing's heart was truly relieved.It seems that the empress dowager is determined to let herself out of the palace this time. Thinking of this, Zhao Jing couldn't help laughing, feeling as happy as a bird out of the cage, thinking that the days of trembling are finally over, Zhao Jing clasped her hands together and recited a few times silently. It is true that she has accumulated virtue in her previous life, and she can come out of the palace alive in this life.

Zhao Jing went back to Marquis of Wu'an's residence, only to hear that Mrs. Jing Guogong had come. Mrs. Jing Guogong was the cousin of the Empress Dowager, with a distinguished status.Because Jing Guogong's family made great contributions in supporting the late emperor, after the founding of the country, they were named first-class Dukes of the state, and their family background is prominent.For Marquis Wu'an, who has been a bachelor for more than ten years, he is actually lucky to be able to marry a girl from Duke Jing's mansion. Of course, the premise is that there are no tricky words in it.

It's just that the gossip that Zhao Jing heard in the Marquis of Wu'an in the past few days showed that Mrs. Hou's pregnancy was a bit strange.Of course, these words did not reach Mrs. Xu's ears, otherwise, I don't know how much trouble there would be.

Because Zhao Jing was sent by the palace, she heard that Mrs. Jing Guogong was here, so she naturally wanted to see her. She had just come back from the outside, and she was very cold, so she sat in Baoxia for a while, and asked the maid to go to Songhe Announcement in the hall.

Mrs. Jing Guogong's slightly piercing voice came from the main room.

"My daughter followed your son, and she didn't enjoy the blessings of a day. Now that she is dead, can't she even wait for the order of the second rank? Old lady, if you are practical, you should go to the palace to ask the emperor And the Queen Mother, let them decree that my daughter is the second-rank wife, and wear her imperial clothes and make-up into the coffin."

Zhao Jing frowned slightly when she heard it outside, the queen mother's order is: follow the regulations of the wife of Zheng Erpin.But when Zhao Jing came, the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion had already finished encoffining Mrs. Hou, besides, it was a new dynasty, and the entire court only had a few official orders of the second rank. It would take a lot of time to prepare the court clothes. After half a day, Lord Hou went to the expedition. Naturally, he did not submit a letter to the court, but asked the Ministry of Rites to submit it to the emperor and seal it for Mrs. Hou.

People are dead, what's the use of fighting for these now?
Zhao Jing felt that it was meaningless at all, but this really stumped Mrs. Xu, how could she know what an edict is not an edict? When she came out, the empress at that time rewarded her with a set of clothes, and she later found out that it was the official uniform of the second rank.

"Dear family, I don't understand these things. It's just a piece of clothing. The clothes I made for my daughter-in-law are not bad. They are embroidered with gold thread and inlaid with pearls!"

Zhao Jing was drinking tea from a teacup, and couldn't help but spit out half a mouthful of tea after hearing this sentence. At this time, the little maid had already gone inside to answer, so she put down the teacup, and slipped in through the curtain with a short body , blessed Mrs. Jing Guogong and Mrs. Xu.

Seeing Zhao Jing, Mrs. Xu immediately stood up as if she had seen a life-saving straw, and wanted to greet her personally. Zhao Jing hurriedly helped her to sit down, and Mrs. Xu couldn't help but said: "Miss Jing, you Let’s talk about it, what exactly is this imperial order? Isn’t it just a suit of clothes? It’s really uncomfortable to wear.”

At this time, Zhao Jing could only hold back her smile, and comforted Mrs. Xu, she said: "For you, it is indeed just a suit of clothes, but for some people it is not. It is fame, it is profit, and some people spend their whole life Something everyone wants to hold on to."

What Zhao Jing said was correct, but it sounded so harsh to Mrs. Jing Guogong's ears. There was a bit of anger on that dignified and majestic face, and Zhao Jing swept her lightly. With a glance, he stood up and said to Mrs. Jing Guo: "Mrs. Guo is eager to love her daughter, and the slaves know it, but the Queen Mother has already issued a decree. All the funeral regulations of Mrs. Wu'anhou are handled like the second-ranked lady. Except for the imperial orders, which cannot be produced due to time constraints, the other corresponding regulations are no different from those of the second grade!"

Mrs. Jing Guogong also knows that Zhao Jing is a person who can speak in front of the empress dowager, and now that she is present, she is not easy to make trouble, otherwise, with her old lady Xu as a country woman, she can only be deflated portion.If she hadn't been in a hurry to find a husband's family for her daughter, Mrs. Jing Guogong would never have married her into the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion. Who knows that her daughter is a poor man, and it's fine if she doesn't keep the child. After all, she is a wild species. , but she didn't even save her life, and Mrs. Jing Guogong complained about her and hated her, but now she was a little sad.

"My poor daughter, I don't care about you..." Mrs. Jing Guo stood up, covered the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, stood up and walked away with a few women and maids.

Seeing her domineering look, Mrs. Xu felt her chest ache from anger, and when they were far away, she dared to pat the table and said: "You bully me as an old woman, if you really love your daughter, don't change her to raise her up." The appearance of falling down when the wind blows, even my grandson can't keep it, I haven't looked for you yet!"

After Zhao Jing heard this, she couldn't help laughing again. The old lady seemed to be very powerful at home, but who knew she was a paper tiger, completely helpless in front of Mrs. Jing Guogong.In fact, Zhao Jing also understood that a grassroots old Fengjun like Mrs. Xu would definitely not be able to go with a daughter-in-law like Mrs. Jing Guogong.

As the saying goes, things of a feather flock together and people are divided into groups.

"Miss Jing, I am making you laugh." The old lady herself felt ashamed.

Zhao Jing only smiled and said: "What's the matter, the old lady just doesn't understand the rules here, it's nothing, anyway, Mrs. Hou passed away, and she won't have any dealings with Mrs. Jing Guogong anymore, old lady Just don’t forget to take it to heart.”

Zhao Jing glanced at the living room, Sun Yu'e and Han's mother were not there, probably the old lady was going to meet guests, so she didn't let them stay with her.Seeing the old lady's dejected look, Zhao Jing couldn't help but sympathize with her a bit.

(End of this chapter)