Good morning Mr. Zhongtang

Chapter 62

When Tong Wanrou returned to the capital again, Ling'an had already been there for five months. She sat in the carriage with him in her arms, bumpy and bumpy, but he didn't mind at all, she was very obedient.When he woke up, his mother fed him with milk, and when he was sleepy, he slept in a small cradle his father made for him.

This time, Fu Heng did not come back with Tong Wanrou and the others. Instead, he had to wait until the year after the year to finish all the matters in Shanxi before returning for the New Year.

When Tong Wanrou returned to the mansion, Mrs. Li brought all the people in the Fucha Mansion out to welcome their mother and son. When she saw her grandson, Mrs. Li couldn't wait to take it, she loved her very much.

Two clever maids came out of the mansion, one on the left and the other on the right were about to help Tong Wanrou, Tong Wanrou waved to them with a smile, went to Li's side, and watched the little guy Ling'an quietly eating his little finger.

"Ling'an is destined to be with grandma after all. When we were in Shanxi, except for me and my husband, only the nanny could hug him. Everyone else would always cry when they hugged him."

Tong Wanrou said this to Li Shi, and Li Shi was elated when he heard it, wishing to rub the little meat balls in his hands into his flesh and blood, and said to Tong Wanrou:

"This child looks exactly like Heng'er when he was a child, but thanks for your hard work, Wanrou, go in quickly, I've got some tonics stewed for you."

Tong Wanrou smiled and hooked her into the house, and all the servants in the mansion respected her. It seems that in this short period of one year, Mrs. Li has already tidied up the people in the mansion, quite dignified by the mistress, but He has no pretensions towards her at all, no different from before.

After entering the gate, the other aunts in the mansion greeted her. Tong Wanrou stepped forward to give everyone a unified blessing, even if it was a greeting, this Ann was only invited because she was a junior, and there was no other meaning.

After Tong Wanrou exchanged harmonious greetings with them, she was taken back to the main courtyard by Mrs. Li.

After Ling'an was full of milk, she was carried to bed by Tong Wanrou's nanny, so that the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law had time to sit down and chat.

"My husband said that he would try his best to come back before the new year's [-]th. There are many things in Shanxi, so he can't let go completely for a while." Tong Wanrou personally poured a cup of tea for Mrs. Li and handed it to her before sitting down next to her.

Mrs. Li nodded and said: "I know he's busy with business, but luckily he'll be in Beijing next year, so I can take care of him nearby. This year has been hard for you two."

Tong Wanrou smiled: "Mother, it's not hard, the husband took good care of us."

Li Shi couldn't help laughing when she heard her defending her son so much.He said to him again: "This time Heng'er was able to transfer back to the capital so quickly, Concubine Xian has put in a lot of effort, and she will see the palace in a few days. Let's go to the palace together to see her."

When Tong Wanrou heard that she was able to enter the palace, she immediately regained her spirits: "Yes, my daughter-in-law will definitely go together. How is sister in the palace?"

Mrs. Li nodded: "Okay, it's good. My position is right, and there will be no hindrance to her promotion. I only heard from Mrs. Xuanwu Hou two days ago that the emperor finally moved his mind to become a queen. Concubine Xian."

Tong Wanrou's face showed surprise, and she was about to exclaim, but Li Shi pressed her shoulder, made a silent gesture to her, and then compared the surroundings, telling her that the wall has ears, Tong Wanrou then straightened her posture, and said to Li Shi smiled and said:

"So, very good."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and smiled in unison.

Because they all knew that if the concubine Xian could be crowned empress successfully, then their position in the Fucha Mansion would be truly stable.And it will also be of great benefit to Fu Heng's future official career, so it's no wonder that Tong Wanrou couldn't restrain her surprise, and laughed when she thought about it.

While talking, a servant outside came in and announced: "Ma'am, Fifth Aunt is asking to see you outside."

Li's face changed, and he said coldly: "No, let her go back to the Buddhist hall, and the matter of becoming a monk will never change."

The servant led away.

Tong Wanrou wondered: "Why is Fifth Aunt going to become a monk?" It seems that many things really happened this year.

Mrs. Li nodded, not hiding anything from Tong Wanrou, and said directly: "Yes. She made a mistake. Although the master is protecting her,...for the sake of the Fucha family's reputation, I have to dispose of her. Maybe she became a nun. It's the best thing for her."

"What happened to Fifth Aunt?"

Faced with Tong Wanrou's question, Mrs. Li hesitated, sighed deeply, and said, "It's just something that will hurt the face of the Fucha family, and although the master is the leader of this matter,... it is definitely not something that the family can do." Tolerant."

After listening to Li Shi's words, Tong Wanrou knew that there must be many ulterior secrets in it.As for these secrets, since Li Shi didn't tell them once, it meant that she felt that Tong Wanrou was not suitable to listen to this matter. In this case, Tong Wanrou would not ask more questions.

On the second day after Tong Wanrou came back, Li Shi took her to greet Li Rongbao. Li Rongbao had been ill recently and had been resting in bed all day. When Tong Wanrou saw him, his face was very pale. With a light cough.

Today's Tong Wanrou is the son and daughter-in-law, and her status in the Fucha Mansion can be imagined. Li Rongbao couldn't help explaining a few more words to her, and Tong Wanrou agreed to everything.

After that, she withdrew, and Li Rongbao kept Li Shi by his side to wait on her.

After Tong Wanrou returned to the room, she felt that Li Rongbao's condition was not good. The whole room was filled with the smell of traditional Chinese medicine. If it was an ordinary illness, it might not be so strong. Seeing that his complexion was really bad, he tended to explain why host.

Feeling apprehensive, he hurried to the back of the desk and wrote a short letter, and handed it to Fu Lu, who was obviously taller, and asked him to find a fast horse to send it to Fu Heng who was far away in Shanxi.

In her letter, she did not expressly suspect that Li Rongbao was exhausted. She just wrote down all the situations when she saw Li Rongbao today. Fu Heng should be able to make a judgment. Heng's sadness is kept to a minimum, and he does not hope that there will be a day when Fu Heng will be sad because he missed it.

On the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month, the first snowfall in Beijing this year fell from the sky, and without any warning, heavy snow fell.

Li Rongbao's illness seemed to be onset very quickly. By the time everyone realized it, the medicine and stones were useless. Mrs. Li hurriedly asked the mansion to send a letter to recall all the descendants who were away.

Fu Heng, who was supposed to be the last to arrive, was the first to come back.

But in fact, he had already started on the road several days ago, and after receiving Tong Wanrou's letter, he made arrangements for Shanxi's affairs overnight and came back.

Li Rongbao looked haggard, and Fu Heng saw him for the last time, and after hearing some final explanations, Li Rongbao closed his eyes and left in peace.

The Fucha Mansion fell into deep sorrow.

Originally, Tong Wanrou thought that she would be the saddest one based on the relationship between Li Shi and Li Rongbao for so many years. However, Li Shi was strong enough to hold the airs of being the head of the house in this troubled autumn, so that the turbulent Fucha Mansion would not be in trouble. Falling down in confusion because of Li Rongbao's departure.

Fu Heng is the legitimate son. After he returns, he will be able to handle Li Rongbao's affairs together.

Although Tong Wanrou was bound by her children, she also followed Li Shi to deal with many trivial matters, which relieved Li Shi a lot of burden.

But there are also many problems that come oncoming.

The first one is the succession of the head of the family. Although the Li family has been strengthened and Fu Heng is now the son of the eldest son, after all, the rise of the Li family is too short, and the prestige that should be established has not yet been established, and Fu Heng used to be the youngest among the sons. Yes, so many family elders refused to accept him as the head of the family.

Fu Heng is not interested in the affairs of the head of the family. He thinks that whoever likes to do it, he is only focused on the officialdom.

At Li Rongbao's funeral, many ministers from the court and central government came to express their condolences, and even the virtuous concubine invited an order to come back and offer incense and kowtow to Li Rongbao, but people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs watched, but Li Shi and her did not even speak a few words , Concubine Xian must go back to the palace.

"Mother, don't worry, when the new year comes, it will be the day to see the palace, we have plenty of time to talk."

Concubine Xian comforted Li Shidao in this way.

Mrs. Li nodded to express her understanding. Concubine Xian also knelt down beside Fu Heng who was kneeling to burn the paper. The maid immediately handed over a stack of yellow paper. Concubine Xian said to Fu Heng while burning the paper:
"The battle of Jinchuan, Naqin retired, and now the emperor is short of a strong general to fight in Jinchuan, can you do it?"

Fu Heng paused when he burned the paper, turned to look at his sister, hesitated for a moment, then nodded to Concubine Xian and said:

"Row."

Concubine Xian smiled at him, put some paper in her hand into the fire, and said:
"After Naqin is here, you are no longer the emperor's confidant. If you can win the battle of Jinchuan, it will be enough to replace Naqin's position in the emperor's heart."

"..."

After Concubine Xian finished speaking, she stood up without waiting for Fu Heng's response, and was escorted out of the Fucha Mansion by Mrs. Li and Tong Wanrou surrounded by everyone from the House of Internal Affairs.

Before getting into the car, Concubine Xian grabbed Tong Wanrou's hand and said:

"Recently, the current situation is a bit chaotic. When the situation is settled in the future, my sister will invite you into the palace to meet again."

Tong Wanrou smiled gently at her, nodded and said, "Yes, my sister-in-law still wants to serve my sister."

Concubine Xian was amused by her, and said: "Fu Heng will have great promise in the future. Your only wife, at least she will be the wife of Yipin Gaoming. I dare not let you serve me anymore."

Tong Wanrou and Mrs. Li looked at each other, and Mrs. Li nodded to Concubine Xian, then pointed to the chariots and horses:
"It's cold, madam, get in the car quickly, don't catch the cold."

Concubine Xian said goodbye to them for the last time, and finally boarded a luxurious carriage.

Tong Wanrou and Li Shi waited until Xianfei's chariot and horses were out of sight before turning around and entering. On the way, Tong Wanrou asked Li Shi:
"Mother, what do you mean by sister's words?" She had expected that Fu Heng would be promising, but Concubine Xian deliberately brought it up to say something. Does that mean that she is planning something for the husband.

Mrs. Li shook her head and said: "I don't understand what their siblings said. Forget it, anyway, it's their business, we just need to stabilize the house."

"..."

Tong Wanrou saw that Li's face was tired when she spoke, so she hurriedly stepped forward to support her and walked into the mansion.

These days, mother-in-law is indeed too hard.

(End of this chapter)