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Chapter 214
The empress dowager returned to Beijing, and the family of the princes in Kyoto had mixed reactions.

The Xue family heard that the Queen Mother had returned to Beijing, and the eldest lady was a little anxious.She said to the old lady: "...the empress dowager didn't like empress empress in the past. I was afraid that empress did not do well and would lose face in front of empress dowager."

The meaning revealed in the words was that although the Empress Dowager is powerful, Jiang is old and spicy. Compared with the Empress Dowager, the Empress is still very immature. The Da Furen is afraid that the Empress will suffer in front of the Empress Dowager.Besides, the eldest lady had often entered the palace before, she knew that the queen mother had always disliked Queen Xue.

Now that Empress Xue is gaining power, will the Empress Dowager find fault in her heart?

The queen is indeed more noble than all the women in the world, but she is not too noble.

The old lady looked calm, and said with a smile: "You, worry about it. It's not like before. The queen mother has been out for so long, if the queen mother can't manage the affairs of the inner palace, it would be too unfilial for the queen mother to worry about it. I dare not say it, but the empress's decency is clear."

This means that the queen mother has been away for so long, if the queen has not controlled the inner palace in her own hands, she should put away her boasting and striving for glory.

The old lady believed that, according to the empress's character, the current inner palace might have been under her control, the empress dowager could not make waves, so there was no need to worry about the empress.

After listening to the old lady's words, the eldest lady remembered her daughter's carefulness: the empress has always been cautious in doing things since she was a child.No matter what she does, she is always tight-fisted.

Among the two noble concubines back then, His Majesty preferred Concubine Sheng more than Concubine Xue.But in the end, it was Concubine Xue Gui who was honored as the mother of the phoenix.In addition to the second prince's reasons, there are also Xue Guifei's own reasons.

His Majesty also values ​​Concubine Xue Gui's prudence.

Her majesty may be displeased with her making decisions before acting, but she cannot deny that such a concubine is more suitable to be in charge of Fengyin.

Others may not know the empress's character, but the eldest lady knows it all.

As a mother, she is always worried about her children.When the old lady said this, the eldest lady also felt that she was a little unfounded, and said with a smile: "Although she is now a queen, I don't worry about her for a moment..."

"Which mother is not like this?" The old lady patted the eldest lady's hand and said with a smile, "In the eyes of a mother, children are always children no matter how old they are."

The eldest lady couldn't help smiling.

Everyone is very interested in the return of the Empress Dowager, but the Empress Dowager is not interested in meeting guests.

Every family thought they were respectable in front of the queen mother, and ordered the madam to hand over the sign to enter the palace to meet the queen mother, but they were rejected one by one. Ten was announced to go to the Palace of Compassion.

The Sheng family was busy celebrating the new year, and Dong Yuan was also very nervous in the first new year after taking charge of the family, fearing that there would be too many visitors and she might fail to do well and disappoint Sheng Changhou.

She was very nervous about maintaining the daily order at home, and even Brother Cheng rarely teased her.

Dong Yuan is too busy, and he doesn't feel like he can't leave Cheng Cheng for a moment like when the child just landed, so Cheng spends most of his time in Mrs. Sheng's Yuanyang Pavilion.

With Brother Cheng by her side, Mrs. Sheng became healthier and healthier.

Sometimes she hugged Brother Cheng for half an afternoon, but she didn't say her arms were sore.

Brother Cheng loves to laugh.Compared with Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi, he seemed to like Sheng Changhou more, and he couldn't stop giggling when he saw Sheng Changhou.

Because Sheng Changhou had an affair with Xue's family, he was originally indifferent to this grandson.But Mrs. Sheng always left Brother Cheng in Yuanyang Pavilion, and he could see it as long as he went back to the inner courtyard.

The white, chubby and cute child is happy to see him, showing bright red gums, and waving his little hands wrapped in brocade clothes to be hugged by grandpa, how can he not love?Sheng Changhou deliberately resisted at the beginning, but later he fell under the sugar-coated shells of Brother Cheng. As long as he returned to the inner courtyard, he would go back to Yuanyang Pavilion to embrace Brother Cheng.

In this way, Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi's right to tease Brother Cheng was emptied by Sheng Changhou.

Seeing that Shengchanghou's often frowned brows are finally relaxed now, and the whole family is happy, Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi are even more afraid to compete with Shengchanghou.

Dong Yuan wanted to bring Brother Cheng back several times, but when Sheng Changhou said, "You've been busy arranging things for the New Year recently, let's take Brother Cheng with you", Dong Yuan was so spineless that he didn't dare to speak again.

Dong Yuan and Sheng Xiuyi both felt a little uncomfortable after Sheng Changhou occupied Brother Cheng.In the past, even if Brother Cheng was resting in Zhenyuan, Wanxi would always bring them over to have a look at the couple.

But after resting in Yuanyang Pavilion, in front of Sheng Changhou, Sheng Xiuyi didn't dare to reach out to hug the child.

In the past, the more powerful the Marquis of Shengchang was, the more Sheng Xiuyi was obsequious.But ever since Marquis Sheng Chang resigned from office, his family let him go, and Sheng Xiuyi couldn't bear to offend his father.

He missed his son and cared about his father, so he could only torment Dong Yuan, whispering in her ear: "Can we have a few more children next year?"

Dong Yuan couldn't help laughing, and said: "Can I add more if I want?"

He held down Dong Yuan, and said in an ambiguous tone: "Try a few more times..."

The hand slipped down dishonestly, rubbing back and forth between her lower abdomen.

Because of this topic, there was a lot of joy between the two of them.It's just that Dong Yuan had to take care of the daily chores at home during the day and serve him at night, so he soon felt too tired to lift his feet.

She has been feeling very tired lately.

Mother Luo saw that she dozed off during the day, and remembered that the two of them were in love these days. Several times at night, she asked for water twice, and took advantage of the time when the maids were out, she secretly said to Dong Yuan: "...if you are too tired, , Just tell Shi Ziye clearly. Men are like children, no matter how careful Shi Ziye is, he doesn’t know about your body. You have to tell him, how will you get in the future when you are young and don’t know how to take care of yourself?”

Mother Luo knew that Dong Yuan hadn't arranged a date for her aunts for several months, and Mrs. Sheng hadn't said anything about it. Naturally, Mother Luo would not mention Sheng Xiuyi's going to the aunts' place or arranging a housemate.Seeing that Dong Yuan really couldn't handle it, he advised her to exercise restraint.

Young couples are just at the age of glue, they can do whatever they want without too many scruples?

Dong Yuan was most afraid of hearing such words, and his face flushed red.She vaguely responded to Luo's mother's words, and quickly interrupted Qiangwei's marriage: "... Has her dowry list been drawn up yet? Why haven't you brought it to me?"

It was agreed earlier that Qiangwei would marry Laifu.

The twelfth lunar month has not been a good day.

It wasn't an excellent day until the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month, and Qiangwei's wedding was also postponed to the twentieth of the twelfth lunar month.

Recently, Qiangwei has been hiding in the room, not serving Dong Yuan, Xun Fang, Bi Qiu, and Yao Tao are in charge of Dong Yuan's errands.

Last time Aunt Fan bumped into Dong Yuan because of Ruxiang, Xun Fang slapped her twice, which made Dong Yuan look at Xun Fang with admiration.On weekdays, looking at Xunfang who is quiet and silent, she is actually a formidable one.Thinking that she was rewarded by Mrs. Sheng, just like his dowry maid, Dong Yuan has the intention to use her again.

If Qiangwei had a child in the future, there would be someone on her side who could replace Qiangwei.

Thinking about it, Dong Yuan didn't wait for Luo's mother to answer, and asked again: "Is it mother, Ju Hong and Xun Fang who are doing the buying of the rose dowry?"

This was what Dong Yuan had specially ordered. She wanted to give Xun Fang a chance to show off her talent, to see if she had the ability.

Mother Luo saw that Dong Yuan quickly changed the topic from her and Sheng Xiuyi's affairs to Qiangwei's marriage, so she knew that she would not listen to other people's advice on such matters.Luo's mother didn't want to make Dong Yuan unhappy by talking too much, so she smiled and followed her words: "The list was only drawn up yesterday, and the dowry was also completed yesterday. Ju Hong and Xun Fang are still matching, let's see if there is something missing. When it is aligned, I will show it to you..."

Dong Yuan nodded slightly, and then asked Mother Luo: "Is Xunfang still capable of doing things?"

Luo's mother could also see Dong Yuan's intention to promote Xunfang, and said with a smile: "I used to serve by my wife's side, and she was born in the mansion, so I handled things very well. It's just that I'm a bit bored, and I don't know how to talk... "

Luo's mother guessed that Xunfang might replace Qiangwei in the short term and help Dongyuan manage the Jingsheyuan, so she compared Xunfang to Qiangwei's when she commented on Xunfang.

Compared with Qiangwei, Xunfang's words are indeed not sharp enough.But compared with other maids, they are not stupid.

Dong Yuan smiled, didn't say anything more, and asked Mother Luo to quickly arrange Qiangwei's dowry.

It has been snowing recently, and Shengjing has not had good weather since late October.

In the blink of an eye, it was the end of the year, and the day Qiangwei got married turned out to be a rare auspicious day.

Although the sun was out, the ice on the ground melted, so the road was muddy, which added a little unsatisfaction to the happy event.

But everyone in Jingsheyuan is still extremely happy.

Mrs. Sheng asked Kang's mother to send a bag of 50 taels of silver to add to Qiangwei's box, and also sent a jewelry box.Although it has not been opened, it is very heavy, and there should be a lot of jewelry.

The second grandmother, Ge Shi, also asked the maid to give 30 taels of silver, a slightly lighter jewelry box.

Qiangwei picked them up, and accompanied by Xunfang and Biqiu, went to kowtow to Mrs. Sheng and Second Mistress respectively.

The dowry that Dong Yuan bought for Qiangwei was even more generous.

Qiangweilei resigned from Dongyuan, boarded the carriage to welcome her relatives, and went to Laifu to live in the rice shop on West Street.

Laifu has been running a rice shop on West Street for Sheng Xiuyi, which is relatively large.In Sheng Xiuyi's own words, Mipu was just a cover-up, and he explained it to his family.

Laifu is actually managing some "bad" business for Sheng Xiuyi.

After Qiangwei got married, she did not go back to Dongyuan's house during the three dynasties, but went to the house where her parents lived in Zhenxianhoufu East Street.

Dong Yuan asked her to come in after the Lantern Festival.

Qiangwei used to be in charge of Dong Yuan's money.Before she got married, she gave the key to Mother Luo.

Her other matters were handed over to Xunfang for the time being.

As the end of the year approached, Dong Yuan became more and more busy preparing for the New Year.

On the contrary, Second Mistress was at leisure.

Last year, she also helped Mrs. Sheng prepare for the New Year, and she was too busy to touch the ground.Now Mrs. Sheng doesn't care about anything, and Dong Yuan doesn't say anything, so it's not easy for Second Mistress to take care of her.

She was a little bored.

It happened that the weather was bad, and the second master didn't bother to go out, so the couple started gossiping in the inner room.

"Tell you something very interesting..." Second Master suddenly lowered his voice and said to Second Mistress, "Did you know that elder brother almost killed Prince Xingping a few days ago?"

(End of this chapter)