concubine daughter

Chapter 41
The emperor once bestowed the word on Hongzhen, and he has a special relationship with him. If Hongzhen came out to solve the problem, he would reward him greatly.

"Hongzhen's method is not bad, it's right. I heard that the queen mother made you a servant of the family. It's just a petty official, not enough for glory. Why don't I make you the Marquis of Tong Ding and give you the mansion and fief of the Marquis of Tong Ding, the rank of which is low. The first rank of the Marquis is the first rank."

Hongzhen immediately thanked him, and at this birthday banquet, Hongzhen and Manqing stole the limelight, and everyone secretly hated him.

Manqing was also happy for Hongzhen, as long as the Tongdinghou Mansion was completed, they could move out of the Jianguohou Mansion, and then they would be safe, but the position of the Kaiguohou should not be left to that traitor Hongjie to snatch it. Hongzhen will not move out.

After the congratulatory gifts were presented, all the guests sat down neatly and drank at the table of the Eight Immortals.

Hong Zhen and Man Qing tacitly chose the Eight Immortals table which was the most biased. There were only the two of them at the whole table, and the others were busy currying favor with Lord Hou, so naturally they would not sit at this partial table.

"By the way, what is the mystery of that antique vase that makes Lord Hou very happy." Hong Zhen stroked his pointed chin, and turned his eyes to Man Qing suspiciously.

Man Qing picked up the lychees on the side, peeled them open with her hands, took out the white flesh in the middle, and put them in her mouth. Feeling a chill in her heart, she smiled sweetly. She couldn't tell whether she was laughing for the lychees. , still smiling for Hongzhen, "This time it's finally your turn to guess."

Hong Zhen drank a glass of wine out of taste, but Man Qing hurriedly stopped him, jokingly said, "Don't drink, lest you have sex." Saying this, she covered her mouth and smiled.

"You are really... Sigh, what is the reason that makes Hou Ye smile."

"Because..." Man Qing looked around, "The magic is in the vase. The Marquis has little military power, so I took advantage of this and asked the general for a military order of [-] troops and the documents delivered by the military order. The general once I said that as long as I marry you, he will be good to my mother. Now that I broke my promise, I said this to him, and he agreed without thinking. Because the emperor is present, I am afraid that he will say that Lord Hou has ulterior motives. Then hide it in a vase, only let Hou Ye see it, and Bo Hou Ye smiled."

Hongzhen didn't say much, but instead said, "The general's troops are terrifying after all, even [-] soldiers and horses are willing to be willing to transfer them away. What's your mind?"

It's not that Man Qing didn't think of this problem, but it's none of her business after all, it's better to let it go, she just said, "Be careful."

The two were chatting, when they suddenly heard the eldest lady's shout from Zhongju, although the voice was not loud, it could be heard by everyone, and when they were almost powerless, most of the people heard the sound and rushed over.

Man Qing also came with Hongzhen who was pretending to be sick, and saw everyone forming a circle, the lady's body was twitching, even the dark brocade robe on her body looked terrible, let alone the look in the eyes of the lady at this time He looked straight at Man Qing's face.

"It's not good." Thinking to himself, Man Qing immediately put on a calm face, deeply afraid that the emotion of fear would arouse the suspicion of the people around her, it was really impossible to guard against, how could the eldest lady of Ningyao Mansion have to plot against her?
Hong Zhen stretched out his cold right hand slightly, and lightly covered Man Qing's jade hand, with affection in his eyes, as if telling Man Qing: Don't lose your sense of proportion, and use the same to respond to all changes.

Man Qing nodded knowingly, trying to calm herself down.

The eldest lady pointed at Hongjie, Hongzhen, Hongyi, Junxi, and Manqing once, intending to say that they were plotting to do something wrong and intending to hurt her, but just relying on her pointing fingers, they would not be punished by Lord Hou.

Man Qing let go of Hong Zhen's hand, and seeing that the people around her were motionless, she boldly came out and greeted the emperor and Lord Hou, "Madame is not feeling well, I have some medical skills, and I would like to do my best."

Lord Hou seemed to trust Man Qing very much, and nodded towards her. Man Qing stabbed the lady in the back to stop the convulsion, "Fang Ci, help the lady return to Liuxiaju."

Fang Ci is Da Furen's personal maidservant, she is only twenty this year, she has always been respectful, courteous, modest, she is respected by the servants, and she is even more loved by Da Furen.

"Yes." Fangci and Man Qing helped the lady up together. While everyone was not paying attention, Man Qing secretly pulled out the needle on the back of the lady and replaced it with a new one. Secretly hidden in the sleeve.

Seeing his wife leaving, Lord Hou looked at Man Qing suspiciously, and asked, "Why don't you feel the pulse of Ning Yao's wife?"

"As for Lord Hou, my medical skills are poor, and I am not suitable to treat the eldest lady. Besides, there are people who don't want me to intervene, for fear that I will be responsible for this crime alone." Man Qing lowered her head slightly, and the golden hairpin on her hair shook slightly. with.

The emperor laughed loudly, as if he was helping Man Qing out of the siege, "Hahaha, you are interesting, prevent others from punishing you for the crime of misdiagnosis and poisoning, and walk in front of others, so that no one will suspect you." When the emperor said this, no one dared If you make a mistake, you don't dare to impose a crime on Man Qing, "It's really as smart as a mother."

Man Qing's heart was shocked, and when she heard the emperor slipped her tongue, she immediately smoothed things over for the emperor, "The aunt is clever and clever, and is deeply loved by the emperor and empress dowager. The concubine absolutely dare not compare with the aunt."

The emperor paused for a moment, then laughed again and again, "I said it was bad, it should be that the blue comes from the blue, and it is better than the blue."

Man Qing bowed her head and smiled, retreating into the crowd.

After the birthday banquet, Lord Hou immediately began to investigate the matter of the eldest lady's convulsions.

"Grandma, Master Hou passed on the third master to Dinghu Residence." Haitang's tone was a little flustered, and the look on her face was also full of worry. She seemed to care more and more about Hongzhen, and she might be an infatuated woman and affectionate. .

Man Qing leisurely fiddled with the puppet in her hand, and said lightly, "Understood, close your ears, and then step back."

Haitang's heart turned cold, she lowered her head aggrievedly, "Your servant obeys orders." Then, she took a few steps back, raised her eyes to look at the careless Man Qing, and backed away angrily.

Yun Zhi was also a little bit disappointed, and asked, "Why isn't Grandma nervous, Third Master?"

"It's okay for Haitang to be anxious, it's inevitable to fall in love with each other after a long time, how come you, elder sister, have become an infatuated person?" Man Qing joked playfully, which Yunzhi heard was ridicule.

"Grandma's words became more and more bitter... The servant is just worried about grandma's status." Yun Zhi defended herself, but she didn't expect the seriousness of the matter.

Man Qing put down the puppet, picked up the jasmine tea at the side, took a sip, slightly moistened her dry red lips, and sighed, "If this matter only involves Da Furen, I will do my best. It's a pity that in the current situation, I can't do what I want. There are too many grievances and grievances involved in this matter. Since I was saved by the emperor, I shouldn't get involved."

(End of this chapter)