Harem for a living

Chapter 233

"Second brother, I have something to look for you." Xiaosi went back to the South No. [-] Institute and went directly to visit the second prince.The second prince's complexion was a bit bad, after hearing Xiao Si's words, he leaned back casually, and sneered: "Fourth brother, do you still need my help now?"

Xiao Si shook his head: "I'm not here to ask Second Brother for help, but to ask Second Brother."

"Oh?" The second prince raised his eyebrows, and reached out to pick up the teacup on the table: "Then fourth brother, tell me what's going on."

"Second brother knows what happened to the elder sister's family some time ago, right?" Xiaosi didn't go around the bush, and directly stated his intentions: "The Xie family is so crazy that they insulted the elder sister so much. Although there is no evidence for this matter, the emperor does not It's easy to say, but as the brothers of the eldest sister, we can still vent our anger on the eldest sister."

The second prince's complexion darkened. After Tang Wan'er's incident last time, his father severely scolded him.For this elder sister, he actually disliked her very much in his heart, not to mention that she was just a princess, but her father defended her very much.

Just talking about the kindness and resentment between him and his biological mother made him not like the eldest princess.Moreover, when they were alive and well, the first prince and the eldest princess never looked at him as a younger brother.

He was already kind-hearted if he didn't hurt the eldest princess. How could he vent his anger on the eldest princess?Thinking about it, the second prince sneered: "I am not as good as the fourth brother. I have a very favored queen mother. No matter what I do, my father will not care about it."

Smiling mockingly, the second prince went on to say, "I'm not well received by my father now, and if I beat the court ministers again, does the fourth brother think that my brain is broken?"

"Of course not." Xiaosi said with a gentle smile, even if the second prince had a bad attitude, Xiao Si didn't take it seriously at all, anyway, the second prince has no chance of succeeding to the throne, and the emperor's attitude is already very obvious.

Besides, the second prince's biological mother is a criminal woman.For so many years, the second prince's jade certificate has not been changed, even if the father did not scold him, there is absolutely no possibility of him succeeding to the throne in the future.

"Some time ago, the elder sister was in a bad mood, and even the father was angry, and she was very dissatisfied with the Xie family. If we can help the elder sister, the elder sister will be happy, and the father must be happy too. Is the emperor happy?"

Xiaosi said with a smile, the second prince's hand holding the teacup paused.He is not welcomed by his father now, and he doesn't know what will happen in the future. The wedding must go through the procedures of the Ministry of Internal Affairs. The wedding of a favored prince and an unfavored prince is the difference between heaven and earth.

There is also going out of the palace to build a mansion. If they are not favored, they can only find an old house and repair it casually.The most important thing is that the title is still in the hands of the emperor.

The second prince's complexion changed, Xiao Si was not in a hurry at all, just stood up with a smile: "Second emperor brother, think about it carefully, I have to go and talk to third emperor brother about this matter, so I will leave first."

Lobbying the third prince is very simple. The main backer of the third prince is the Empress Dowager Ci'an. Now that the Empress Dowager Ci'an is failing, the third prince is equivalent to having no backer. He can do something to please his father, which is what he wishes for.

The Fifth Prince and the Sixth Prince have always followed Xiao Si's footsteps closely, and have no objection at all, while the Seventh Prince and the Eighth Prince are young, and as soon as they heard that they were going to go out of the palace to beat someone, they immediately geared up for a try, wishing they could fly out of the palace immediately, and even more so. It doesn't take much effort to persuade.

As for the Ninth Prince, he was too young, and his mother and concubine were ignorant, so Xiaosi simply didn't notify him.Anyway, when going to the father's place, he can also use the reason that the ninth prince is afraid of being hurt when he is young.

After Xiao Si gathered all the people together, he asked Chen Manrou for a few more people. Although they now have guards for each of them, after all, all the princes came out of the palace.

Chen Manrou gave it to a large number of people, and Xiao Si knew it well, the emperor must have known about this matter, otherwise, even if the queen mother was the queen, she would not be able to dispatch so many guards, there would be more than 100 of them.

They were about to leave when the second prince hurried over: "You guys are a little too impatient. I was thinking about going there after lunch. I didn't expect that you guys are already ready. gone."

"Brother Erhuang, we are going to set off just because we saw lunch time. During lunch time, people are the most complete." Xiaosi said with a smile, and the second prince squinted his eyes and laughed twice, nodding in response. Said: "The fourth brother is more considerate, then let's go now."

A group of people walked out of the palace in a mighty manner and went straight to Xie's house.Along the way, many people watched. Although the princes also went out of the palace to play, such a uniform team is still rare.

The Xie family was even more terrified, even the old matriarch rushed to the door and saluted the princes: "I don't know that the princes are here, so I ask the princes to forgive me for being late."

"Come on, you are Xie Ping'an's great-grandmother?" Xiaosi spoke first. At first, she told the eldest princess that the concubine in the temple was very effective. She was the younger brother and sister in the next room. Xie's family has a large population, because the old lady is still alive. Therefore, people in five lifetimes live together, and there is no separation at all.

However, this old lady is not Xie Ping'an's great-grandmother, but his step-mother.Xie Ping'an's next-door cousin is the great-grandson of the old matriarch.

"The minister's wife is right." The old lady replied respectfully, although her expression was respectful, she did not show any fear. Since the eldest princess has married into Xie's family, filial piety is naturally her priority.Furthermore, what the great-granddaughter-in-law said was also heard from others.

And the grand princess's attitude of being the heir became anxious, so she went to the temple, and she couldn't blame anyone else.Even the royal family has to be reasonable.He thanked his family, but he was not a vegetarian.

"The old lady looks very healthy." Xiaosi said with a smile, and walked slowly inside as he said, "I heard that Xie's carved beams and painted buildings are ingenious and fascinating, and they are second to none in Beijing. I don't know Do you have the honor to ask the old lady to show us around?"

The old matriarch's face froze for a moment. Xie's mansion has a large population, and it is a century-old family. It covers an area of ​​over hundreds of acres, which is comparable to half of the imperial palace. If it is really a circle, especially her, Will there still be life?
But the ones in front of them are all princes, what they are saying is - please ask the old lady to take us on a tour, can she directly refuse?
"Being able to lead the way for the princes is my blessing." The old matriarch responded with a forced smile, and gestured with her hand: "Princes, please go this way..." It's not enough to just lead the way, and I have to explain the things in the mansion. some scenes.

This kind of aristocratic family pays the most attention to allusions, even the placement of a stone must be quoted from the classics.So, within two courtyards, the old lady was out of breath, felt dizzy, and wanted to faint.

Xiao Si was very considerate, and immediately said: "If the old matriarch is not feeling well, let's go back first. My elder sister lives in Xie's mansion. In the future, our brothers will come to visit the elder sister. Sometimes we have the opportunity to visit Xie's mansion."

If you really walk around, not only is the old lady tired, but among them there is also a third prince who is sick. A few of the younger ones are okay, and they can be carried by the guards directly, but the third prince is old, so he can't It's too embarrassing.

So the old lady rested, and they happened to rest too.

When a group of people arrived at the main hall, the old matriarch breathed a sigh of relief, and Xiao Si smiled and said, "Can the old matriarch tell me about the layout of the courtyards in Xie's mansion? I'm curious, where does my elder sister live. "

The old lady took a sip of tea and began to explain one by one.Xiaosi nodded after listening to it: "So, the old man of the Xie family lives on the right, and the second old man of the Xie family lives on the left?"

The old matriarch nodded, and before Xiaosi could react, the second prince's expression darkened: "Presumptuous! Does the Xie family not understand the rules? Zuo Weizun, since the old matriarch is the eldest son of the Xie family, why didn't he live on the left side?"

The old matriarch's face froze again, Zuo Weizun's statement was not very particular when allocating the yard, okay?Everyone thinks which courtyard is the main courtyard because of which courtyard is bigger and more refined?
At the beginning, in order not to leave anyone speechless, she purposely placed the big house in the most exquisite courtyard, okay?
The third prince said weakly: "By the way, why is the second old man of the Xie family not here? Could it be that our brothers are not qualified enough to let the second old man come out to greet him?" In fact, they chose to come to the Xie family today, and the second old man of the Xie family has A hobby - like flowers.

A few days ago, there was news that someone had planted top-quality Phalaenopsis and sent it to Pinlanxuan today.It's no wonder that the second old man of the Xie family didn't go, but they picked the right time.

The old matriarch's face changed, and he quickly smiled and said: "The third prince forgives the sin, it's not that the dog deliberately neglected the princes, but that the dog is not at the house at the moment, and just left the door an hour ago. I don't know the princes. will come..."

So, blame yourselves for not saying hello.

Xiao Ba frowned: "Are you blaming us for coming to the door without saying hello?" Being young has its advantages, you don't have to reason with them.

The old lady's smiling face was deformed, and she didn't even dare to speak.Xiao Wu snorted coldly: "I see, your Xie family is very brave. My Sanhuang brother is not in good health and can't drink this herbal tea, but you are drinking herbal tea. What's your intention?"

There were a lot of people at the time, and the servants didn't know the taboos of the princes, so they all served the same tea, Xiao Wu naturally seized the opportunity to make use of it.

Xiao Liu was not far behind, and snorted twice: "My Seventh Brother is changing his teeth and can't eat sweets. What do you mean by serving this cake?"

The Xie family is really suffering and can't tell, they just want to knock their heads to bleed to show that they don't want to neglect any prince.It's just that this group of people are here to find fault, so how could they give up so easily?
"I heard that Xie Jiasanlang is superb in martial arts. It happens that among the guards I brought, there are several masters. I wonder if I can ask Xie Jiasanlang for advice?" The second prince smiled again. Xie Jiasanlang's wife is The one who urged the eldest princess to offer incense.

Xie Pingan is Xie Jiaerlang.

The old matriarch had no choice but to ask someone to go outside to clean up the venue, and watched Xie Jiasanlang being beaten up by the guards in turn, but couldn't stop him.

Until the Eldest Princess spoke up to smooth things over: "It's getting late, Second Emperor Brother, if you don't go back again, the Empress Father and Queen Mother will send someone to look for you."

Xiaosi patted his head: "Oh, Xie Jiasanlang is really strong in martial arts. The competition just now was so exciting that I lost track of time. Thank you Eldest Sister for reminding us, we are going back to the palace right now."

The rest of the people also responded casually, expressing that they would return to the palace on time.Xiao Ba looked up at the eldest princess with a small face: "Elder Sister, if you are unhappy here, you can go back to the palace to live. The queen mother said that your palace has been reserved for you according to the conditions before you got married." It’s well furnished, and you’ll be happy when you go back to live.”

The eldest princess was stunned for a moment, and then she smiled brightly: "Thank you eighth brother for your words, please also tell my mother that after a while, I will go to the palace to visit father and mother. By the way, I remember The queen mother likes Wu Daozi's paintings the most, and I just got a copy a while ago, so I asked the eighth emperor brother to bring it back to the queen mother."

The seventh prince and the sixth prince also kept the eldest princess acting like a baby, and let her go back to the palace to see them when she had time.The five princes and above are all older, so they won't act coquettishly, but they will tell the eldest princess carefully.

By the way, I shot at the Xie family members with the eye knife, and I also wanted to blame Xie's son-in-law—when my eldest sister was in the palace that day.How delicate and beautiful as a flower, after only two or three years in your Xie family, you are thinner than Huang Hua. How does your Xie family take care of my elder sister?

Mrs. Xie apologized tremblingly, and she has a new estimate of the weight of her daughter-in-law.At the same time, I felt a little grateful in my heart, because the princes were blaming them on the surface.

But in fact, it was the Xie family who were to blame.Alluding to the Xie family's mistreatment of the eldest princess, the Xie family is in charge, but Mrs. Xie.

Everyone in the Xie family was terrified when they heard this. They thought that the Eldest Princess was a married princess who fell out with the Empress Dowager in the harem, and their relationship with her successor was not very good, so they dared to plot against the Eldest Princess secretly.

After all, no matter how much the emperor loves the eldest princess, he will not care about her affairs after she gets married.Men have never been able to intervene in the affairs of the rear house.What's more, the emperor is the lord of the world, so he has no reason to intervene in the affairs of the courtier's backyard.These things, only women will intervene.

But looking at the current situation, who said that the relationship between the eldest princess and the successor is not good?
The second room of the Xie family was even more panicked. After seeing off the princes, they immediately gathered at the old matriarch for a meeting with one theme - we offended the eldest princess, what should we do in the future?
After discussing for a long time, they finally came to a conclusion - if they offended the eldest princess and the royal family, they would definitely not get well in the future, so it is better to separate the family as soon as possible, so that the eldest princess can dissipate her anger.

It is said that the eldest princess wanted to separate the family a long time ago.It is said that the most urgent hope of the eldest princess is to separate the family.

The emperor listened to the reports of the guards in the palace, and finally cursed with a smile - these bastards are still too young!By the way, send someone to Xie's house to make amends, saying that the children are ignorant.

However, the pride and flaunting in your words, the emperor, should not be so obvious. Everyone knows that your son is very united, and your son is also very filial.

(End of this chapter)