Houmen Yixiang

Chapter 117 Is it because of Lu Xinyan?

"Miss, the old lady wants to see you." Qing Tong said outside.

"Understood, I'll go right away."

Lu Xinyan put on a cloak and brought Bai Zhi to Fushou Yuan, "Grandmother."

Feng Shi was leaning on the Luohan couch and dozed off, when she heard the noise, she immediately opened her eyes, "Zhuzhu is here, come and sit down."

Seeing that she looked good, Lu Xinyan sat down next to each other and said, "Grandmother, why are you looking for Zhuzhu?"

Feng Shi asked: "You know about Lian Shi, right?"

"Zhuzhu just heard about it. Grandma doesn't have to blame herself. This is what happened to her."

"Zhuzhu doesn't need to comfort grandma. If something is wrong, it is wrong." Feng sighed, "So grandma just asked the third master to divorce her and return to the house, and did not report the case. After all, grandma was at fault first."

"Grandmother, the matter is over, don't worry about it too much, it will hurt your body." Lu Xinyan took her hand and said.

"Grandmother was not thinking about this, but something else." Feng looked fixedly at Lu Xinyan, "Grandmother was focused on the future of the Hou Mansion, and was worried that she would not be able to explain to the ancestors under Jiuquan after she left, but she forgot Some blessings, can the Marquis Mansion afford it! If they can't afford it, the blessing will turn into bad luck, just like now."

Lu Xinyan's heart skipped a beat and she held her breath.

"Zhuzhu, it was my grandmother who wanted to go wrong before. With your talent, Yu'er will not be worthy of you even if she practiced for ten lifetimes." Feng Shi said: "After returning from the palace, grandmother will immediately arrange for you to reconcile."

"Grandmother." Lu Xinyan's nose was slightly sour.

"You don't have to be sad. Grandma is not as fragile as you think. Grandma only hopes that you will take care of Grandma. If the Hou Mansion is in trouble in the future, you can reach out to help the Hou Mansion from extinction. Grandma will be satisfied. As for the other things, grandma sees it, children and grandchildren have their own blessings, whether they will be rich and rich in the future, or they will have to live up to their own standards, grandma can help for a while, but can't help forever."

Feng's love touched Lu Xinyan's head, "You are a great blessing, our Hou family can't bear it, my grandmother made you suffer a lot for the Hou family, don't take it to heart, when you go back, you will be free So I came to visit my grandmother. The Ankangbo mansion is not a place to worry about. Although my grandmother is useless, she is still a first-class lady bestowed by the late emperor. If someone dares to wrong you after you go back, use the name of your grandmother to scare you They still make it."

"Grandmother." Lu Xinyan's eyes were wet, and tears fell down involuntarily.

She is not Feng Shi's biological granddaughter, Feng Shi values ​​her relatives more than her, there is nothing wrong with that.

No matter what thoughts Feng Shi had, in the end Feng Shi did not owe her anything.

"Okay, don't cry." Feng wiped the tears off her face, and said softly: "I will enter the palace the day after tomorrow, and grandma has nothing to worry about you, but you have to beat the people around you first." Fan, don’t make any mistakes when the time comes, and you still have things to bring back home, you can start packing first. From now on, grandma will still be your grandmother, and you will still be grandma’s pearl.”

"Understood, grandma." Lu Xinyan's voice was hoarse, "That Zhuzhu will go back first."

After Lu Xinyan left, Nanny Sun said, "Madam, have you really decided to let go?"

"It's decided, if I don't let go, I'm afraid I will lose the last bit of blood in the Marquis of Guangping." Feng sighed, "It's true that money disturbs people's hearts! There are so many dowries, and I have to step into it with one and a half feet." The person in the coffin, I don’t need to be moved by myself, but for the future of the Guangping Marquis Mansion, my heart is moved. Perhaps the reason for the current situation of the Guangping Marquis Mansion is that I have been greedy, turned a blind eye to the eldest daughter-in-law I don't care about what she did, I hope she can hold Zhuzhu and let Zhuzhu do her best for the Houfu, which has caused today's consequences!"

"But old madam, if the young lady is framed by the madam and succeeds in using the dowry to secure a future for the son of Lord Hou, with you, the young lady can still secure the position of the wife of the prince, and after giving birth to a child, the future of the Hou family will be The splendor and wealth belong to the young lady."

Grandma Sun said: "Which woman in this world does not do her best for the future of her husband's family after she gets married. It is normal for you to think that way before. On the contrary, it is the young lady, as the wife of the eldest son, who is unwilling to let go of her prejudices and reconcile with the eldest son." , to contribute to the future of the Hou Mansion, really..."

"Aying, maybe Zhuzhu is not completely right in terms of secular morality, but there are some people in this world who are born to transcend the world and cannot be judged by ordinary worldly etiquette! Zhuzhu is such a person!" Feng's face showed deep regret, "Ever since Zhuzhu came back from Zhuangzi and was reborn, I have understood this truth, but after all, I still can't bear to part with the wealth at my fingertips, and I have been reluctant to let it go, which has caused today's Hou Mansion to fall apart!"

"Old Madam, besides the traitors in the Hou's mansion, the accident of the second room and the death of the uncle and young master are clearly instigated by powerful people." Nanny Sun said.

"That's right, but the root of all this is for Zhuzhu's dowry! If you let go early, how could there be so many troubles?" Feng said: "In the Hou Mansion, Zhuzhu is concerned about my feelings, He is afraid of his hands and feet, and dare not let go of his hands to investigate. If he leaves the Hou Mansion, the people behind the scenes will no longer be able to use the people in the Hou Mansion to murder Zhuzhu's property! When Zhuzhu leaves, the crisis in the Hou Mansion will be lifted, and Zhuzhu Zhu can also flex his muscles and find out the real culprit behind the scenes!"

"The old lady is very thoughtful."

Feng smiled wryly, "It's all over, what else can I do? Could it be that I just watched the Hou Mansion go extinct? I only regret that I understood it too late!"

-

Next door is the study of the prince's mansion of the Duke of Zhen.

"Young master, the prince of Guangping Hougong is asking to see you."

"What is he here for?" Xiao Yichen behind the desk pursed his thin lips tightly, his expression quite gloomy.

The little monkey said: "With a generous gift, it is said to be a thank you for your life-saving grace, young master."

Xiao Yichen was full of hostility and said: "No need, let him go away!"

Defiled his hands, defiled his other courtyard, defiled his prince's mansion, he was furious when he thought of it, and wanted to defile his eyes?

"Young Master, Mrs. Gong came here at the behest of Mrs. Gong. Mrs. Gong is a first-class wife granted by the late emperor, and the two houses are next to each other. I don't see... Isn't it very good?" What's more, tell people to go away?

Monk Zhang Er, the little monkey, was puzzled. He didn't understand when the prince next door offended his young master, and he was helping him catch the murderer behind the scenes!

Xiao Yichen frowned fiercely, gritted his teeth and changed his words, "You tell him that this son is not free now, let him wait outside first."

The little monkey opened his mouth, "Yes, master."

It's obviously nothing important, why make people wait?Still waiting outside instead of asking to come in and wait, when did the young master become so unkind?

The little monkey came to the gate, "Gong Shizi, I'm sorry, my young master has gone somewhere, and I can't find anyone for a while, please wait here for a while, and I will pass it on."

"It's all right, I'm the one who interrupted you, I should send someone to deliver the invitation first, and I'll come to visit when Shizi Xiao is free." Miyata Yu smiled, "Brother Monkey, do you want to send this gift first? "

Brother Monkey?The little monkey couldn't help being happy, this name is so nice!He suppressed his smile, "The young master never accepts gifts, I can't decide this matter."

"Then I'll wait a little longer, brother monkey."

Although Miyata Yu had no skills, he had never tried to be so kind to a servant before, but because Xiao Yichen saved his life, he didn't feel any grievance in his heart.

The little monkey was about to turn around and enter the mansion, when he turned his head and saw Xiao Yichen in a crescent brocade robe, walking down the corridor with an expressionless face.

He hurriedly shouted: "Master, I found you! Mr. Gong brought a gift to visit you, thank you for saving your life earlier!"

I was thinking in my heart, young master, please don't tear down my platform!

"Meet Xiao Shizi!" Miyata Yu was overjoyed when he saw Xiao Yichen, and hurriedly greeted Xiao Yichen.

Xiao Yichen walked over, his light glazed eyes quickly gliding over Miyata Yu's body, his voice was cold, "Xiao has something important to go out, please speak quickly if Gong Shizi has something to say."

He didn't look at Miyata Yu, his thin lips were tightly pressed, and his whole body exuded an aura that strangers should not get close to.

Miyata Yu was stunned, and smiled, "Shizi Xiao, I was very grateful to you for your rescue a few days ago, and the entire Guangping Marquis Mansion is very grateful. Today, my grandmother specially ordered me to come to the house with a small gift to express my gratitude."

Xiao Yichen's expression remained unchanged, "Xiao saved you because of other people, it has nothing to do with you, Mrs. Gong's kindness, Xiao appreciates it, please come back!"

Miyata Yu was stunned, "Because of others? Who?"

"You don't need to know." Xiao Yichen snorted softly, his eyes quickly gliding past Miyata Yu, "Xiao has something else..."

When that strong sense of repulsion surged into his heart again, Miyata Yu's male intuition suddenly awakened, blessed to his soul, and blurted out a sentence, "Is it because of Lu Xinyan?"

The bright red door was ajar, and a man in a crescent brocade robe stood there condescendingly, his eyes staring, neither admitting nor denying, "Xiao has something to do beforehand, so I won't send it off."

No matter how Miyata Yu reacted after speaking, he passed him proudly without squinting.

The little monkey followed immediately.

Miyata Yu's face instantly became extremely ugly.

He asked so bluntly, but Xiao Yichen did not refute, what does that mean?It means that at the Lanying Villa, he thought that Xiao Yichen had repeatedly rescued Lu Xinyan, and there was something tricky between the two of them. It was not because of his wild imagination, but the truth!

The servant holding the gift at the side asked cautiously, "Master, what should we do now?"

"Stupid thing that doesn't have a brain, what should I do? Go home!" Miyata Yu kicked the boy's calf forcefully, and grinned in pain because he pulled the wound too hard.

The boy didn't dare to get out of the way, he took a breath, "Yes, young master."

Miyata Yu angrily walked back to Guangping Marquis Mansion.

When the gatekeeper Uncle Fu saw him, he immediately said, "Your Majesty, the old lady wants to see you."

In Fushouyuan, seeing Miyata Yu's angry face, Mrs. Feng asked, "Yu'er, what happened, who made you angry? Didn't you go to thank Prince Xiao?"

"Your family is busy, how can you have time to deal with people like your grandson?" Miyata Yu said firmly.

Seeing his expression, Feng Shi guessed that he was angered by Xiao Yichen, so he reprimanded: "Xiao Shizi's temperament is a bit cold, but he is your life-saving benefactor, even if his words are not warm, you can't put on a face."

As soon as Miyata Yu heard the words of the savior, remembering that Xiao Yichen said that he saved him because of others, he became furious and sneered again and again.

It's his business that he doesn't like his wife, it's no one else's turn to think about it!
"Yu'er, what's the matter with you?" Feng frowned.

Miyata Yu suppressed her anger, "Grandmother, my grandson has some pain in his chest. If you have nothing else to do, my grandson wants to go back and rest."

He avoided talking about it like this, Feng Shi couldn't say anything more, "Grandmother has something to discuss with you."

"Grandma please tell me."

"You and Zhuzhu have been married for almost four months, and you have always hated seeing each other. Grandma loves you as well as her, so grandma thinks, after returning from the palace, it's better for you to reconcile..."

"No! Grandson disagrees!" He didn't want to make money for those adulterers!Miyata refused loudly.

Feng was startled, "Yu'er, why don't you agree?"

Miyata Yu said: "Grandson misunderstood her before, but now grandson knows that he was wrong, and is willing to take the initiative to make up with her, please grandma give grandson a chance!"

"You?" Feng Shi didn't expect that Miyata Yu would suddenly change his sexuality. It was obviously a few days ago that the quarrel broke out, and he even hid outside.

"Grandmother, after my grandson went through the ghost gate this time, he thought about a lot of things, and decided to change his past mistakes, work hard, and carry forward our Hou Mansion."

Feng's heart couldn't help but rejoice, Zhuzhu also went to Zhuangzi at the beginning, and her temperament changed drastically after returning, maybe Yu'er can do the same?
She was full of expectations, but luckily she didn't lose her mind, "Grandma has already told Zhuzhu about this, if you can win her heart back, grandma will naturally agree, but if you can't..."

Miyata Yu said: "The grandson will try her best to win back her heart! Grandma, you just wait until next year to have a grandson!"

Feng Shi laughed heartily when she heard this, and couldn't help but imagine Lu Xinyan gently hugging a chubby little doll, sitting next to her.

-

After Lu Xinyan returned to the pomegranate courtyard, she asked Nanny Lu to call everyone in the courtyard to give a lecture.

"After entering the palace the day after tomorrow, you must be extra cautious in all your words and deeds. Don't take the initiative to cause trouble and don't be afraid of it. Don't panic when encountering anything. Send someone to notify me. I will uphold justice for everyone." Lu Xinyan said: "September 28 is February Princess Chang’an’s 16th birthday, Princess Chang’an has reached the age of choosing a son-in-law. This time the emperor will hold a big banquet for her, and all the children of the family will be present. The clothes worn by Princess Chang’an at the banquet are very likely to be from Hua Yi. Choose one of the two winners and tailor it for Princess Chang'an!
Regardless of whether I will be selected or not, the Empress Dowager thinks highly of her grandmother, and will definitely keep her on the princess's birthday, and those who follow me into the palace will stay in the palace for a few more days!So let me put my ugly words first, during Princess Chang'an's birthday, there are many sons and daughters of the family, everyone, please don't be fooled, distracted, make untimely actions, and tarnish the reputation of grandma and the Hou family!If I find out, I will never let it go! "

At the end of the sentence, the voice is rare and severe!

Qingtong Baizhi Xiaohe Xiaoyueren couldn't help lowering his head and said: "Understood, miss."

Shu Yun's face turned red. On the surface, Lu Xinyan said this to everyone, but in fact, she said it specially for her. In order to save her face, she called everyone to listen together. She bit her lip, "Yes ,Miss."

"Nurse Lu, the pomegranate yard will be handed over to you for a few days. If you have nothing to do, go out as little as possible. Don't get angry if you have something to do. Bear with it if you can. I will deal with everything when I come back."

If she is gone, who knows if Jiang Shi, Miyata Yu and the others will take the opportunity to make trouble for the people in the yard?

"Understood, Miss." Nanny Lu said.

Xiao He waved his fist, "Aunt Lu, if anyone dares to bully others in our yard, you can go to the little monkey for help and beat them to pieces!"

"You're not here, how can the little monkey listen to people?" Lu Xinyan deliberately teased her, "Why don't you stay and protect our yard."

"Miss~" Xiao He shouted resolutely.

Originally, Lu Xinyan did not intend to bring Xiao He into the palace, the palace was too complicated, and Xiao He was too simple, fearing that she would suffer a dark loss.

But Xiaohe acted like a baby and begged her, saying that she might only have the chance to enter the palace once in her life, and that 22 was her 13th birthday, so she should fulfill her birthday wish.

Lu Xinyan's heart softened, and she agreed.

Seeing Xiao He acting coquettishly again, Qing Tong couldn't help but roll her eyes, "Xiao He, miss is teasing you."

Xiao He stuck out her tongue playfully, "Sister Qingtong, I know, I just want to act coquettishly with Miss."

"I can't stand you." Qingtong trembled, "Keep getting bored, I'm going back to my room."

After the little monkey followed Xiao Yichen for a short distance, the crescent-colored figure in front of him stopped suddenly, and the little monkey almost bumped into it.

"Master, what's the matter?"

The crescent-colored figure turned around, "Go home."

The little monkey was stunned, "Didn't you say that you have an appointment with an important person? Why didn't you go?"

The tall and handsome figure was getting smaller and smaller, and the little monkey realized belatedly: Master Ganqing just said something important, and it was just an excuse to drive away Mr. Gong Shizi!

Master, how did you become like this?The little monkey thought sadly.

-

Early the next morning, Nanny Lu knocked on the door hastily, "Miss, something happened to the third lady who was dismissed home."

"What happened?" Lu Xinyan sat up from the bed, the weather turned cold, and she was lazy.

"The third lady hanged herself last night." Mother Lu said, "The maid who went in to clean it this morning found it."

Lu Xinyan raised her eyebrows, surprised but not surprised.

Not surprisingly, Lian shot and injured Miyata Yu, and the people behind the scenes will definitely not let her go.

Surprisingly, Lian Shi had already taken precautions, but still failed to avoid the fate of being killed, but lost his life in one day and one night.

"Grandmother knows?" Lu Xinyan asked.

"Should have known by this time."

"Bring in water, I'll go see grandma."

"Yes, ma'am."

In the Fushouyuan, Mrs. Feng was sitting on the couch of Arhats, resting her eyes with her eyes closed, with a gloomy expression on her face.

"Old Madam, Young Madam is here to see you." Nanny Sun said standing outside the curtain.

"Let her in quickly."

Grandma Sun lifted the curtain, "Young Madam, please come inside."

"Grandmother, I just heard about the third cousin." Lu Xinyan cut to the chase.

Feng opened her eyes with worry on her face, "Zhuzhu, do you think she died because she was suspended and went home, and she hanged herself, or was it artificial?"

"Grandmother, according to what Zhuzhu saw, the possibility of the third cousin committing suicide is very small." Lu Xinyan said.

"tell me the story."

"Not to mention anything else, for the future of the fifth brother and the seventh sister, it is impossible for the third cousin to hang herself, otherwise she would not take the risk to take action against the son."

Feng sighed, with even more worry on her face, "Grandmother thinks the same way. Grandma is not sorry for her death, but grandma is worried that Jian'er and Qian'er will encounter unforeseen disasters like Jieer and Meier did. If they don't Good luck for Jie Er and Mei Er, those three bedrooms..."

"Grandmother," Lu Xinyan whispered close to Feng's ear, "I have already sent someone to secretly protect Fifth Brother. As for Seventh Sister, I told Qingtong to keep an eye out."

Feng's heart was relieved, "Zhuzhu, do you think grandma wants to bring Qian'er to the Fushouyuan?"

"Although Seventh Sister is well-behaved, grandma, you are not in good health, so you can't worry about it. Besides, what if the person behind the scenes accidentally injures you against Seventh Sister?" Lu Xinyan said: "Zhuzhu's suggestion is not as good as this. After returning from the palace, Zhuzhu took Seventh Sister to live in the Pomegranate Garden for a while."

Feng objected, "Just now you said that if the person behind the scenes hits Qian'er, he will accidentally hurt grandma, and grandma is also worried that he will accidentally hurt you."

"There is Qingtong Baizhi in my yard, and I also raised a shrewd parrot, it will be fine." Lu Xinyan said: "Let's just say so, grandma, I will enter the palace tomorrow, Zhuzhu wants to go back and check carefully Let's see if there are any mistakes or omissions in the outfit for entering the palace."

Seeing her insistence, Feng Shi stopped persuading her, "Zhuzhu, can you talk to grandma again? Grandma still doesn't know something!"

"Grandma please tell me."

"After Jie'er and Mei'er were killed last time, you told grandma that someone in this mansion harbored resentment towards grandma and Lord Hou, deliberately took advantage of the chaos to hurt Jie'er and Mei'er, and wanted to frame grandma and Lord Hou! But since then, That person has remained silent until this time when Yuer's accident happened, and Lian's immediately followed. Could it be that the person behind the scenes killed Lian because he hated grandma?" Feng said puzzledly: "Grandmother intuitively felt this matter. It's not that simple!"

It's really not that simple!Last time, Lu Xinyan suspected that the real person behind the scenes was Gong Xuan's biological mother, but she couldn't find any clues. This time, Lian hanged herself, which further confirmed her speculation.

It's just that she can't tell Feng Shi about this matter yet, so she can only say perfunctorily: "Grandmother, Zhuzhu has no clue about this matter now."

Feng Shi glanced at her, not sure if she believed it or not, "Since you have no idea, go back first, we will talk about everything when you come back from the palace."

Feng wanted to tell her about Miyata Yu's disapproval of reconciliation and what he wanted to make up with her, but after thinking about it, he decided to give up.

It's better not to interfere in the affairs of the two of you, whether it's fate or evil, everything depends on fate, let God arrange it!

Although the Lian family was divorced, they were still the biological mothers of Gong Jian and Gong Qian. They were too young, so the Feng family asked the third master Gong Hao to accompany Gong Jian and Gong Qian to Lian Mansion to express condolences.

At night, before Lu Xinyan was about to turn off the lights and go to sleep, Qingtong came to deliver a letter from the outsider Tianshu.

It must be something urgent that it was delivered so late.

Lu Xinyan opened the door, took the note from Qingtong, and couldn't help frowning after reading it.

Qingtong couldn't help asking curiously: "Miss, what did Uncle Tian say in the letter?"

"It's about the Buddhist hall. Uncle Tian found some clues." Lu Xinyan said with a sullen face, "Go to bed early, and I'll tell you when Uncle Tian has more clues after returning from the palace."

"Understood, miss." Qingtong shrugged and left.

-

Before dawn the next day, Fushouyuan, Pomegranateyuan, and Gongjin's Fusangyuan were busy.

The kitchen prepared hot water for breakfast early in the morning, and the stables also started to feed the horses early in the morning. The noise of coming and going was too loud, and Jiang Shi, who had not slept well recently, was awakened.

She was about to ask what happened outside, when she suddenly remembered that today was the day when Feng Shi accompanied Lu Xinyan into the palace.

I sneered twice in my heart, and thought viciously: God bless that bitch for offending nobles in the palace and committing a crime of disrespect!The old lady is unable to keep her, so she will be divorced from the house!

Gong Yu also woke up, stroking the still obvious scar on his forehead with one hand, his eyes glowed with resentment, resentment why all these good things fell on Lu Xinyan, resentment that Jiang Shi would rather her daughter wear a sheet of paper for Gong Tianyu's sake. Disfigured face!
Hating and hating, she thought of Wu Sheng, with rare tenderness in her eyes, she thought to herself, even if others despised him, he would definitely not despise him.

It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to enter the palace with my grandmother this time, otherwise I would have been able to meet him.

Hey, when will we see him again?Gong Yu's heart was full of tenderness.

Just after dawn, several carriages from the Guangping Hou Mansion set off for the palace.

Greasy and tall horses, surrounded by rattan-yellow cloth embroidered with gold thread, beads made of glass and broken jade swaying gently, and the crisp sound of the horse stepping on the stone slabs, become a beautiful scenery in the capital in the morning.

Under the majestic palace walls, the heavy palace gates are slowly opened, and the palaces are unfolded one by one, with a magnificent atmosphere, like entering a dignified new world.

The Guangping Hou's party got off the sedan chair in front of the palace gate, led by Eunuch Lin, the chief eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace, and walked in through the small side door on the left.

The palace rules were strict, and everyone followed Eunuch Lin with their heads half down, staring at the road under their feet without moving their eyes.

Eunuch Lin admired secretly in his heart, the Guangping Marquis Mansion has good rules, even the maid who entered the palace for the first time can be so polite, no wonder the Queen Mother looked at the old lady Gong differently.

The Empress Dowager lived in the Longevity Palace, which was not called this name originally, but now the emperor is filial and expects the Empress Dowager to have a long life, so he named it the Longevity Palace.

The Empress Dowager is old, likes to be lively, and likes to see young and beautiful young women. Therefore, the maids in the Longevity Palace are all dressed in bright yellow or pink palace attire. At first glance, they look like they have entered the spring flowers.

"Old Madam Gong, Fourth Miss Gong, Young Madam Gong, please wait here first, this servant will report to the Queen Mother." Eunuch Lin said in a sharp voice.

"There is Eunuch Lao Lin." Feng smiled and stuffed a red envelope into Eunuch Lin's hand. The private rules in this palace are like this. If you don't accept it, you will offend the other party. Eunuch Lin didn't refuse. After nodding his thanks, he went in Notified.

Standing outside, Lu Xinyan and her group could vaguely hear laughter from the Longevity Palace. One of the voices was somewhat familiar. She lowered her head and thought for a while, and recognized the owner of the voice, Princess Changping Wu Wan.

Before entering the palace, Lu Xinyan knew that this trip to the palace would not be easy. Wen Ruxiang and Shen Yuyan had accidents one after another. Even if Wu Wan didn't know all about it, most of the inside information must have been known. Now such a good opportunity, she would definitely not Let yourself go easily.

Qingtong Baizhi and the others stood neatly, even Xiao He, who loves the bustle the most, kept her head down and never looked around.

Lu Xinyan was satisfied in her heart, this little girl looked innocent, but in fact she was really sensible when she was sensible, just like now, when she told her not to look around in the palace, she really resisted.

Eunuch Lin came out soon, "Old Madam Gong, Fourth Miss Gong, Young Madam Gong, the Empress Dowager is here to invite you."

After a pause, "Princess Changping is also here." This is to thank Feng Shi for the red envelope just now.

"Thank you Eunuch Lin." Feng said gratefully.

When Feng Shi, Gong Jin and Lu Xinyan entered the hall, even if they didn't raise their heads, they could see the gorgeous and luxurious decorations in the hall from the corner of their eyes, "My wife (little girl) has seen the Empress Dowager and Princess Changping."

A kind voice said with a smile: "Quickly get up, give me your seat."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager."

After several people sat down properly, the queen mother took a closer look at them, with two points of surprise and jokes, "A Bing, I haven't seen you for more than half a year, but you are living younger and younger, looking at Bi Ai's family It’s not only five years younger, it’s at least ten years old, oh no, no, no, if you have any secret recipes, please hand them over quickly, Ai’s family will reward you!”

Ah Bing is Feng's boudoir name, and the Empress Dowager called her so in a sense of intimacy.

Feng covered his mouth and smiled and said, "The empress dowager, who in this capital does not know that the empress dowager has a good face, which is better than those twenty-eight young girls, so please stop laughing at your servants."

The Queen Mother laughed loudly, "Hahaha, Ah Bing, how dare you say that the Ai family's grandchildren are more than twenty-eight, and the Ai family is still twenty-eight? You really want to laugh at the Ai family, don't you?"

Wu Wan, who was dressed in bright brocade red palace attire, said coquettishly: "Grandmother, Mrs. Gong didn't say anything. If you go out with Chang Ping, outsiders will think we are two sisters."

The queen mother smiled and nodded Wu Wan's forehead, "You girl, you are joking with A Bing about the emperor's grandmother."

"Changping is just telling the truth, Mrs. Gong, right?"

Feng's naturally cheered, "The princess is right."

The queen mother giggled for a while, before saying: "Ah Bing, you are really young and good-looking with your makeup today. The Ai family has not seen you so energetic for a long time."

"My wife has made the queen mother worry." Feng Shi has been ill for several years, and every time she enters the palace, her complexion is not very good. The queen mother once asked the imperial doctor to take her pulse, saying that it was a problem that happened when she was young, and she can only take care of it carefully, " All of this is due to Zhu Zhu, the minister's wife and granddaughter-in-law, today's clothes and makeup are all made up by Zhu Zhu for the minister's wife."

Not only her, but also Gong Jin, even if Lu Xinyan had quick hands and feet, she was exhausted early in the morning.

Lien passed away the day before yesterday. Although she has nothing to do with the Hou Mansion now, for the sake of Gong Jian and Gongqian, the Hou Mansion will try to keep a low profile and dress as modestly as possible during the first seven days.

But if you want to enter the palace today, you can't be too simple and elegant, which will touch the mold of the nobleman, especially the empress dowager likes bright colors now, so Lu Xinyan chose a pine flower stone green embroidered phoenix wearing a peony pattern for Feng, and two sapphire blues were inserted on the peony head. The emerald green peacock hanging hairpin is low-key, simple and luxurious.

"Oh?" The queen mother raised her voice excitedly, "I've seen Jin'er Ai's family a few times, but today I look even more handsome than before. Is it also thanks to your granddaughter-in-law?"

"Go back to the queen mother, yes." Feng said with a smile.

Only then did the queen mother shift her gaze to Lu Xinyan, she only glanced over slightly, and Lu Xinyan felt the pressure of Mount Tai, and couldn't help straightening her back.

"Look up and let Aijia take a look." The voice was still smiling, but it lacked the kindness of talking with Feng Shi just now.

"Yes, empress dowager." Lu Xinyan raised her head slowly, and saw a woman in a dark blue palace dress sitting in the middle of her head, with a rich and beautiful face, and her facial features could vaguely see the beauty of her youth.

The queen mother is 59 this year, and because of proper maintenance, she looks like she is only in her 40s. When she looked at Lu Xinyan, her eyebrows flashed sharply, and soon changed into a kind smile.

"Almond eyes and fine nose, black eyebrows and peach cheeks, with a graceful figure, she is a rare beauty." The Queen Mother paused a few times on her body, then looked at Feng, "Ah Bing is very lucky."

Before Feng could answer, Wu Wan interrupted with a smile: "Grandmother believes that Chang Ping is not exaggerating now, right? Looking at this capital, there are not many who can match the appearance of Mrs. Gong Shao." People, even Brother Sanhuang and Cousin Gongsun, are full of praise."

No wonder the Empress Dowager's attitude was a bit strange, it turned out that Wu Wan had blown the wind in the Empress Dowager's ear early in the morning!She, Lu Xinyan, is already a married woman in name, and it was rumored that she was praised by other men. It was clearly said that she was promiscuous and flaunting her beauty, especially the one who was the empress dowager's grandson and the other was the empress dowager's nephew, whether it was true or not No wonder the Queen Mother would be happy to see her!
Feng's eyelids twitched, "Back to the Empress Dowager, since ancient times, the color of the women in the backyard is second, and the character is the most important. Zhuzhu is not only beautiful, but also virtuous and virtuous in character. It is indeed as the Empress Dowager said. Such a granddaughter-in-law is really a blessing that my ministers have cultivated in several lifetimes!"

Seeing her defending so openly, the Empress Dowager raised her eyebrows slightly, and her complexion looked a little better. The Feng family is not an ordinary woman. Since the young lady of the palace can get her favor, there must be something extraordinary about her.

Seeing that the Empress Dowager's attitude had changed, Wu Wan secretly glared at Feng Shi, and then said: "Grandmother, you don't know how bad the rumors outside are, saying that Mrs. Gong..."

"Rumors stop with wise men!" The melodious female voice sounded softly.

Wu Wan's complexion changed, "Bold! I'm talking to the imperial grandmother, how can it be your turn to intervene?"

"Back to the princess, because the protagonist in your rumor just now is the minister's wife, and the minister's wife has no choice but to stop it." Lu Xinyan said neither humble nor overbearing.

"Why, are you guilty? Afraid of being known by the imperial grandmother?" Wu Wan sneered.

"My wife just doesn't want the princess to be deceived by the rumors, and she uses the rumors to mislead the queen mother." Lu Xinyan said: "On the day of the banquet at the Marquis of Wuyang, my wife had no intention of meeting the third prince and Gongsun Gongzi because she was discussing poetry with Miss Shen. It just so happened that the poem written by the minister's wife caught the eyes of the Third Prince and Gongsun Gongzi, at that time the first prince, the second prince, the princess, Miss Shen, Miss Du, and others were all present, and the minister's wife really didn't know where the princess heard the rumor!"

Feng said with a smile: "It seems that the third prince followed Concubine Xiao's preferences."

The queen mother paused, "Sheng'er really likes poetry, but it's because his mother and concubine Xiao Guifei have always loved poetry. In order to please his mother and concubine, Sheng'er will go to ask for new good poems whenever he hears about them. , I think it must be so, and outsiders have misunderstood! As for Mo Bai, that boy is a flirt, his grandmother and his mother can't do anything about him, but he is flirtatious, but he never has any ambiguity with women. Aijia is very relieved!"

"Imperial Grandmother..." Seeing that the Empress Dowager started to favor Lu Xinyan, Wu Wan became a little anxious.

The Empress Dowager glanced at her, "Mrs. Gong is right, rumors only stop with wise men! There are some people in the market who like to gossip. As a princess of a country, you should clearly prohibit it. How can you listen to it and believe it?"

That tone was ambiguous, Wu Wan's lips turned pale, and she didn't dare to say anything more.

The Empress Dowager turned to Lu Xinyan again, and said with a smile: "It's not easy for a woman to survive in this world, and gossip can kill people. I believe that Mrs. Gong Shao did not exceed the rules, but she must be more cautious in her actions in the future, so as not to lose her tongue and make her defense weak. "

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your reminder, my wife will definitely keep it in mind!" Lu Xinyan said.

On the surface, what the queen mother said was to favor Lu Xinyan, but in fact Lu Xinyan knew very well that the queen mother was protecting the dignity of the royal family.

A prince was rumored to be ambiguous with a married woman, and a princess didn't find out the truth, but instead helped to spread these rumors. If it was revealed, the royal family would lose face!

So the best way is, no matter whether the rumor is true or false or someone fabricated it casually, firmly deny it on the surface first. As for how to investigate in private, and how to deal with it if found, that is another matter.

The Empress Dowager said: "A Bing, it's rare for you to come to the palace with the energy. This time, you should stay here for a few days and talk to Ai's family."

These words meant to make them retreat, how could Feng's not hear it?
She smiled and said, "Empress Dowager, if you don't tell me, the ministers are planning to stay in your palace for a few more days, and then leave after enjoying the nobility of the palace! Since you have taken the initiative to mention it, let the ministers bring it to you first." Pack your luggage and come back to talk with you later."

"You and Jin'er live in the side hall of the palace. The room has already been tidied up. As for Mrs. Gong Shao..." The Empress Dowager hesitated for a moment, as if she was considering how to arrange Lu Xinyan.

Wu Wan whispered: "Grandmother, Mrs. Gong Shao is the winner of the Huayi Festival. This time, she entered the palace mainly for performance. If she doesn't live in Baihua Palace with other people, I'm afraid it will cause suspicion."

Although her voice was not loud, everyone in the palace could hear her. Lu Xinyan curled her lips, "The empress dowager, the princess is right, the minister's wife should live in the Baihua palace."

This time the Feng family brought Gong Jin into the palace with her, the queen mother had known about it long ago, but she only arranged for Feng family and Gong Jin's residence, which meant that the queen mother did not want Lu Xinyan to live in her side hall at all!Lu Xinyan knew it well, so she took the initiative to find a way out for both parties.

The Empress Dowager said: "Since that's the case, come here, take Mrs. Gong Shao to Baihua Palace and settle it properly."

"Thank you, Empress Dowager, my wife will leave first."

Seeing Lu Xinyan turn and leave, Wu Wan quickly sneered across her lips.

The Baihua Palace is not far from the Longevity Palace, and it takes about half an hour to arrive.

The little maid who brought them here said: "Young Madam, Yang Cairen is in charge of the arrangement of the Baihua Palace's courtyard. Please wait here for a while. The servants are still alive, so I will leave first."

"Thank you." Lu Xinyan winked at Bai Zhi, and Bai Zhi quietly stuffed a red envelope into the hand of the little maid.

The little maid probably hadn't been in the palace for a long time, and she hadn't enjoyed this kind of treatment before. She blushed and was about to thank her, when two mocking voices came from behind her, "Yo, this hasn't even started yet, and you're starting to buy people?"

When Lu Xinyan and his group came back, they saw two young and beautiful women standing not far away with a few maidservants. One of them was slender, with a face like a full moon, and a gentle smile. He was No.2 in the Huayi Festival. , Li Qinxuan of the Li family of Jiangzhou, whose father is the magistrate of Jiangzhou.

The other person is petite, with a dazzling orange skirt, the lucky one at the Huayi Festival, who was removed from No.4 for plagiarism and promoted from No. , whose father is the deputy envoy of Qingzhou Salt Transport Department from Wupin.

It was Yang Liu'er who spoke just now, with a look of disdain on her face.

Li Qinxuan smiled awkwardly at Lu Xinyan, "Sister Liu, don't talk nonsense, Madam Gong Shao is just expressing her gratitude."

"Sister Li, how can I be talking nonsense? Didn't you see that they came from that direction? The eunuch who brought us here just now said that the Queen Mother's Longevity Palace is over there!" Yang Liu'er raised her voice, "It turns out that someone is It has something to do with it, it seems that this time, it's probably a default decision."

The Empress Dowager intends to select one of the top three winners of the Huayi Festival to make a costume for Princess Chang'an's 16th birthday. This news has already been spread in private.

The clothes of the concubines and princesses in the palace are made by a special bureau in the palace, and they are rarely purchased from outside. Therefore, if we can make a costume for Princess Chang'an this time, it will surely shock the world!

At the last Huayi Festival, Lu Xinyan's name was unknown, and the other ten contestants, except Wen Ruxiang, did not take her seriously, and did not guard against her at all. Who would have thought that she won the championship in the end, and those people secretly regretted it. Blame myself for underestimating the enemy.

Especially Yang Liuer, who was rated as No.4 at the beginning, beat her chest and regretted it. Fortunately, something happened to Wen Ruxiang in the end, and Yang Liuer changed from No.4 to No.3, so she didn't regret it completely.

Entering the palace this time, Yang Liu'er was trying her best to win the Queen Mother's favor and become the candidate to make a dress for Princess Chang'an, but not long after entering the palace, she saw Lu Xinyan and the others coming from another place. Out of curiosity, he asked, and found out that Lu Xinyan's grandmother, Gong Feng, had a good relationship with the Queen Mother. This time, Feng brought Lu Xinyan into the palace, and first went to meet the Queen Mother.

Yang Liu'er's enthusiasm was suddenly poured with cold water.

She has already shown her face in front of the queen mother, and someone has said good things for her, so how can others have any chance?
Because I was so jealous, when I saw Lu Xinyan, I didn't feel good about it.

The little palace lady was so ashamed that she quickly stuffed the red envelope into Bai Zhi's hand. After Lu Xinyan took it, she stuffed it back into the little palace lady's hand, and said with a smile: "In this capital, ladies and gentlemen from rich families, go out and drink tea and listen to music. It's common to reward everyone when you're happy. You brought us to Baihua Palace just now, thank you for your hard work."

The so-called gifts from the elders cannot be denied. With Lu Xinyan's status, the little maid also knows the rules. In addition, she made it clear that the rules in the capital are like this. If you don't accept it, you will be looking down on people.

The little maid thanked her and left with a blushing face.

After she left, Lu Xinyan glanced behind Yang Liu'er, and suddenly grinned at her, "Miss Liu will have to come to the capital often in the future, if you don't understand the rules in the capital, you will be laughed at. You don't know which country you came from bumpkin."

Yang Liu'er's face flushed with anger, she is also the daughter of a fifth-rank official's family, why doesn't she even understand this rule?It was just a deliberate sarcasm just now, but she was ridiculed as a bumpkin from the countryside!

At the moment, my mind became hot, "You are from the capital, so you are amazing? What's the big deal in the capital!..."

"The capital city is at the foot of the emperor, the most supreme place in the Tianwu Kingdom!" A proud female voice sounded behind Yang Liu'er, "Who are you? You dare to say what is so great about the capital city in the palace, do you want to be punished by the nine clans?"

"See Yang Cairen." Several palace people outside Baihua Palace saluted.

The blood on Yang Liu'er's face faded quickly, she turned around and saluted with everyone: "See Yang Cairen."

The winner of the Huayi Festival performed in the palace, and the three judges at that time, Concubine Kong Shufei, Concubine Yang and Concubine Chen, were in charge. Yang Cairen was the distant cousin of Concubine Yang who appeared with Concubine Kong Shu in the previous Huayi Festival. Concubine Yang will arrange Yang Cairen is responsible for the residence.

Yang Cai was born quite plump, with skin that can be broken by blowing bombs, and a very beautiful appearance. Although his status is not high, but relying on his cousin Concubine Yang, he is quite domineering in the palace.

She squinted at Yang Liu'er, "Just now you are the one who looked down on the capital, the palace, and the emperor?"

Yang Liu'er's legs trembled, she only said what's the big deal in the capital, how could she look down on the palace and the emperor?Once this unwarranted crime is suppressed, won't the Nine Clans be punished?
She hurriedly knelt on the ground, "Back to Yang Cairen, my daughter didn't mean that just now, it's just that Mrs. Gong said that my daughter is a bumpkin from another place, and my daughter made a mistake in a moment of anger. Please Yang Cairen carefully investigate!"

Although Yang Cairen is a bit domineering in the palace, but people always treat Concubine Yang two points for her face, why are they really afraid of her?Now that Yang Liu'er knelt down, her face was full of panic and fear, which immediately pleased her!

Li Qinxuan hurriedly followed and knelt on the ground, "Yang Cairen, Sister Yang really made an unintentional mistake earlier, please forgive her this time."

Yang Cairen was even more satisfied, "You are Yang Liu'er among the three of us? Since you have the same surname as this palace, let's forget it this time! But you have to remember, this is the palace, and you will have to deal with everything you say and do in the future." There are rules and regulations, and you must not make mistakes again! Do you understand?"

"Thank you Yang Cairen!" Yang Liu'er said gratefully.

"You are the young lady of the palace, Lu Xinyan?" Yang Cairen's charming eyes swept over Lu Xinyan's body, looking at the waist, with jealousy in his eyes, "It is rumored that you are beautiful, and your temperament is comparable to Chang'e in the sky. From this point of view, it’s nothing more than that.”

Lu Xinyan said modestly: "The rumors in the market are exaggerated, the posture of the minister's wife Puliu is hard to be regarded as elegant."

Only then did Yang Cairen feel two points of satisfaction, "It counts as you have self-knowledge."

She ordered someone to open the Baihua Palace, and after entering, she pointed casually, "You, Yang Liuer, the courtyard on the left, you, Lu Xinyan, the courtyard on the right, you, the one in the middle."

"Yes, Yang Cairen."

"Don't make loud noises in the palace, don't make a fuss about anything, you know?"

"Understood, Yang Cairen."

"The performance will be tomorrow night. Get along well these two days. If my palace finds out that someone is making trouble, I will definitely report it to the queen. I will never let you go lightly!"

"Understood, Yang Cairen."

"I'm leaving first."

"Yang Cairen walk slowly."

Yang Cairen walked away with his head raised and his not-so-slender waist twisted after finishing his prestige.

"Sister Li, I'll go back and put my luggage first, and I'll come find you later." After Yang Liuer greeted Li Qinxuan, she left without looking at Lu Xinyan.

Li Qinxuan bowed to Lu Xinyan and apologized: "Mrs. Gong, Younger Sister Yang has a straight temper, sometimes she likes to play a little childish temper, but she is really kind, I hope you don't take it to heart."

"Miss Li said that she has lost her temper as a child, how could I, an adult, care about her?" Lu Xinyan said.

"I thanked Mrs. Gong on behalf of Sister Yang." Li Qinxuan said softly, "I see Mrs. Gong has a lot of luggage, do you need my help?"

Lu Xinyan smiled and refused, "Thank you, Miss Li, my maidservants are quick and will be fine soon."

Li Qinxuan said softly: "See you later, Mrs. Gong Shao."

After the two nodded goodbye, they went to their own yards.

Not long after entering, Qingtong suddenly shouted, "Be careful! Stand still! There are snakes!"

snake?The backs of Lu Xinyan and the others felt cold, and they immediately stood there obediently, holding their breath and not daring to move, letting the hairs on their bodies stand on end.

After Qingtong shouted, she quickly pulled out a hairpin on her head, and flung it out forcefully, "It's done."

They turned their heads slowly, only to see a big green snake with the thickness of three fingers nailed to the ground by a hairpin seven inches away, struggling within less than one meter of them, the timid Lieyue screamed suddenly, and He quickly covered his lips and hugged Shu Yun.

Baizhi is a doctor who is used to seeing poisons, but she is calm. Xiaohe has seen many snakes in Zhuangzi since she was a child, and she looks good.

Ma Dan, she is most afraid of this slippery thing!After taking a look, she quickly turned her face to the side to calm herself down, "Bai Zhi, do you see if the snake's fangs are there?"

If it's gone, it means it's just a prank. If the fangs are still there, it's clear that someone wants to put them to death!
(End of this chapter)