The Concubine's Survival Manual

Chapter 288

The Fifth Young Master's trip to Yunnan has of course been settled.After the messenger arrived in Yangzhou, the fifth young master simply didn't even return to the capital, so he went directly from Yangzhou to Yunnan to take up his post.On the contrary, Duke Ping was so tired that he sent a few more confidantes to send him the official seal of Guan Fang. Xu Fengjia asked Mrs. Seven, and proposed to Duke Ping that he allocated 5 taels of silver to Fifth Young Master from the official. , as his settlement in Yunnan.

The two brothers went to Yangzhou, and only the young master came back in August. Of course, it was also a blow to Mrs. Tai: the fifth young master didn't even have the courage to face Mrs. Tai and reality... This time, if you want to get him again I don't know what year and month it is.

"It's just that I don't have a superfluous word for He Xian." After the fourth young lady became a mother, she seemed to see that every child was very cute. She was quite critical of the fifth young master's actions, "This child is so young, and the grandmother is already old. high……"

She glanced at Qiniangzi, then stopped talking again.

Seventh Lady's attitude was calm, allowing Fourth Young Madam to discuss, she smiled again and said, "Forget it, let's not talk about these unhappy things, this time entering the palace, what does Fourth Sister-in-law plan to ask Liu Lang?"

The Fourth Young Madam immediately smiled, "It is the best thing to ask for a longevity lock. I want to ask for a small purse embroidered by the concubine for the child, which can be regarded as a blessing from my aunt."

The two sisters-in-law entered Qingpingyuan and showed it to Mrs. Xu. Mrs. Xu was a little surprised, "I heard that Mrs. Han is too lazy to enter the palace. I thought you would also take care of the children at home, Mrs. Mo. I didn't expect such interest."

Qin Niangzi entered the palace this time, and another task was to explain the family affairs to Concubine Xu.Of course it's not impossible for the Fourth Young Madam to get involved, but it doesn't really match her personality. Madam Xu couldn't help but cast a questioning look at Seventh Lady as she spoke.

The fourth young lady rushed to laugh and said, "I want to ask for some mascots for Liu Lang, and it's been a long time since I entered the palace to pay aunt's greetings."

After she said that, Mrs. Xu naturally wouldn't ask any more questions, but the eldest young lady smiled and asked her again, "Do you think we should leave for Tanzhe Temple tomorrow, or just wait a few more days..."

Mrs. Xu has been very keen to give alms in various temples since Mrs. Tai lost her power. Of course, she was very interested in Mrs. Eldest Young Madam's proposal.Seventh Lady listened to her ears, and then looked at the Young Madam.

She bent her lips, turned around and greeted the Fourth Young Madam to leave Leshan Residence together.

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Whether it is the prince's full moon or the canonized concubine, there is a set of etiquette procedures to follow. This time, the empress arranged the two events in one day. Although it is convenient for the wives not to enter the palace twice, but it is also necessary to enter the palace this time. The itinerary is full.Seventh Lady hardly had much time to gossip with her family, and she was exhausted by the cumbersome etiquette.When everything came to an end, it was already noon after receiving the rewarded royal banquet.She looked at the second lady through the crowd, and saw that the second lady was beside the eldest wife, surrounded by a group of noble ladies, so she simply did not go to greet her, but followed the little eunuch sent by Xu Taifei to pick her up with the fourth young lady Entered Cishou Palace.

When Concubine Ning was canonized, Concubine Xu also had a bright face, not only did she attend the canonization ceremony today, which gave Concubine Ning enough face, she even showed her face at the imperial banquet.It was just half an hour earlier than Qin Niangzi and the others, and they hadn't even changed into their dresses when they met at this time.Seeing Qiniangzi's two sisters-in-law, she smiled kindly, "I haven't seen Mrs. Mo for a long time! Even Shanheng hasn't seen your figure for four or five months."

There was a funeral at home before, and it was naturally inconvenient for Seventh Lady and others to enter the palace to pay their respects. The two sisters-in-law looked at each other, and the Fourth Young Madam stepped forward and hugged Concubine Xu's arm coquettishly, "I came to the palace this time to ask for my aunt's grace. Give our family Liulang a little mascot, and let Liulang enjoy your blessing!"

"Aren't I just preparing it and waiting for you to come into the palace to ask for it? If I reward this thing, it would be more effective for you to ask for it yourself." Concubine Xu smiled, as if for the Xu family's ups and downs. It was not heard at all. "Go, take out that plate of things. You pick a few pieces and take them away. There are also some western jewelry they sent earlier. You pick one first, and take the rest back. You choose one of them yourself." In addition, Yu Ping, Yu An and the Han family also have a share."

The last sentence was of course directed at Qin Niangzi.

The Fourth Young Madam immediately happily followed the palace people into the inner hall to pick out jewelry, leaving the space in the main hall to Concubine Xu and Seventh Lady.

Concubine Xu immediately suppressed the smile on her face, lowered her head and meditated, and after a while, she asked lightly, "I heard that Mrs. Zhang left a letter for you before committing suicide?"

As soon as Qin Niangzi heard this, she knew that Concubine Xu had a rough idea of ​​Wufang's downfall in her heart. She didn't dare to neglect, and took out the last letter from Mrs. Wu Shao from her bosom and sent it to Concubine Xu, softly Said, "Auntie, this is..."

"Your second sister has entered the palace a few times, and she will also enter the Cishou Palace." Concubine Xu couldn't see any joy or anger on her face, so she sent a message to Seventh Lady, and then she couldn't wait to unfold the letter paper, and read the fifth young lady's last words intently. letter.

Er Niangzi never said that she had visited Cishou Palace.

Seventh Lady's heart suddenly warmed up: Second Lady's work is like this, not only in place, but also never takes credit.

A woman like Concubine Xu who is rolling around in the harem will not fail to understand what the second lady's visit means, let alone understand the attitude of the entire Yang family on this matter and what it means.

Although there are many things to discuss about the eldest wife's personality, the second lady and the sixth lady can always make the seventh lady feel that it is not too unfortunate to be born in the Yang family.

Seventh Lady then calmed down and stared quietly at Concubine Xu, waiting for her inevitable next words.

Of course, this letter was also written by Mrs. Fifth Young Madam. Concubine Xu may not even know the shadows of many things mentioned in the letter. Presumably there will be many things to explain to Concubine after a while.Not to mention the sharp slander against Mrs. Tai, it must definitely touch Concubine Xu's rebellion.

Concubine Xu read Mrs. Fifth Young Madam's letter over and over again, but her reaction was beyond Seventh Lady's expectation.

She closed her eyes, sighed exhaustedly, and pushed the letter paper aside again. After a long time, she asked Seventh Lady in a low voice, "Brother is not too angry, right? Mother's life, are you going well now?"

Seventh Lady couldn't help but startled.

She pondered for a moment, then decided to tell the truth, "Since the incident came out, grandma has been sick for a long time. We went to see her, but the old man didn't let us in. She felt a little closed in the Leshan residence. Before entering the palace this time We met once, and Xiao Qi asked grandma if she had anything for you, and grandma said, she is fine, and I hope you will take care of yourself."

Concubine Xu bowed her head and pondered for a long time before she broke into a faint smile.

She seemed to accept Mrs. Tai's actions without any struggle, "Okay, it's not too bad for this matter to come to such a result."

If Concubine Xu doesn't need anyone's persuasion, she has already accepted that Mrs. Tai sold her dowry in private, and supported Mrs. Wu to embezzle official money and buy family property outside.She acquiesced and even encouraged Mrs. Wu to drug Wu Niangzi, so of course she can't say anything about Duke Ping's handling of Mrs. Tai.But these things the old man did, after all, there is no real evidence, after all, it is based on the account book, and this account book Mrs. Xu has not even read it. According to Qin Niangzi's thinking, she at least has to spend a lot of time to convince Mrs. Xu However, the Xu family did not indiscriminately wronged Mrs. Tai.

I didn't expect Concubine Xu's attitude to be so thought-provoking...

Seventh Lady immediately felt that something was wrong.

She cautiously asked Concubine Xu, "Did Second Sister say something unpleasant to you—"

Concubine Xu was taken aback by what she said.

"What?" She raised her voice in surprise, and then laughed, "Silly boy, nothing!"

Her attitude towards Qin Niangzi was a little more affectionate, and she patted the back of her hand again, before she said with emotion, "My aunt is in her 40s this year, and she can see many things more clearly than your juniors."

Concubine Xu's face suddenly showed traces of helplessness and sadness. She carefully considered her words and said slowly, "I know your grandmother better than your juniors..."

Seventh Lady understood everything at once.

Mrs. Tai may have asked Taifei Xu for help in private, and she has confessed her own statement to Concubine Xu.

But Concubine Xu's understanding of her mother is much deeper than Mrs. Tai imagined.Or her judgment of the current situation is much more accurate than Mrs. Tai's. In this matter, she may have made her own judgment before seeing the evidence from Ping Guogong.

It's only natural that the old man's heart is haggard even if his own daughter refuses to help her.

Suddenly, she also felt a nameless emotion welling up in her heart.

The cycle of karma and unhappy retribution, Mrs. Tai's fate is not her own choice.

(End of this chapter)