Madam Hou

Chapter 57

The news of Concubine Chen's pregnancy caused a big commotion among foreign ministers. It would be fine if ordinary concubines were pregnant, but if it was related to the empress, it would always make people sensitive.This news made some foreign ministers breathe a sigh of relief, but it also made other ministers breathe a sigh of relief, and those in the middle were also re-evaluating the power of the Queen's faction and the Concubine Shu's faction.

On the contrary, in the harem, the turmoil caused by this news should be more reserved.In addition to the fact that a fine Ru kiln white porcelain tureen was broken in Ronghua Palace, and Concubine Shu punished a confidant maid next to her for the crime of being unfavorable in doing things, and the concubine Bai was holding the second prince to stay in Lihe Palace. In the inner room, sat brightly all night.As for the other concubines, it was because they had no favors and no children, so their mentality was more peaceful. Apart from a little envy and jealousy in their hearts, the embroidery that should be embroidered should be mourned, and life went on as usual.As for the beauties who have just entered the palace, I haven't even met the emperor yet. My current job is mainly to seduce the emperor. Princes and daughters are still a little far away, so I don't have to worry about it yet.

Outside the palace, when Mrs. Linhou first heard the news that Yanniang was pregnant, she was sitting in the yard picking and choosing from a row of beauties, preparing to choose a pentathlon for her eldest son. Come through the room.Her eldest son seemed dissatisfied with the two maids she had chosen for her before. He heard from the maids serving her son that the eldest young master seldom called Qingwu and Fangzhou in to serve him recently.I don't know if he listened to someone's instigation, but the big man of eighteen or nineteen years old just behaved like an ascetic monk and didn't eat meat, and he wasn't afraid to suffocate himself.

Just when she disliked this group of beauties, beauty is beauty, but there always seems to be such and such shortcomings, Yuan Memo came in from the outside with a happy face, and told her when Concubine Chen was pregnant.

At first she thought she had heard it wrong, so she asked Yuan Momo to say it again, and after confirming that she was right again, she stood up in surprise and joy, clasped her hands together and said a few words to Amitabha, thanking God.In any case, the marriage between Yinniang and Shizi has already been decided and cannot be changed, but it goes without saying that it is better to marry the aunt of the future prince and the daughter of Bapin County Cheng.

After she was happy, Mrs. Linhou thought of her attitude towards Yinniang these days, and said in her heart, "It's broken." She thought that Yanniang would never turn around, and even treated Yinniang indifferently. Well, if it was said that the little girl didn't have any thoughts about her in her heart, she wouldn't believe it.No, she had to mend her relationship with her future daughter-in-law immediately.Mrs. Lin Hou thought about this clearly, and was about to go to the Jingxiang Courtyard when she raised her head. When she looked up, she saw a row of Yingying and Yanyan standing in the yard. She turned her head and scolded the steward who sent these girls over: "Still stunned!" What are you doing? Send these girls back to Zhuangzi quickly. They look like they come out of a whorehouse. The men in the mansion allow you to come in and ruin the family. Take them back to Zhuangzi, and they will not be allowed to enter the mansion again. Come."

The steward felt very wronged. Didn’t you bring a message to the Zhuangzi saying that you wanted to choose a house for the son of the son, and asked me to bring some of the most decent-looking girls in the Zhuangzi into the mansion to pick out for you? Turn around Why do you dislike them for being too beautiful?But the steward was wronged, but he didn't dare to refute Mrs. Lin Hou's words. He bowed and said yes, and took the group of beauties out.

In fact, the beauties also have grievances. Their appearance was given by their parents, and it was not decided by them. Besides, they were selected and brought into the mansion because of their beauty. They neither winked at the young masters nor Deliberately striking up a conversation and throwing a handkerchief, etc., all behaviors are well-behaved, and they were fine just now, the wife also praised them for their ingenuity and ingenuity.Even in sentencing, there must be a crime first, and they don't know what is wrong at all.But even so, even Zhuangzi's steward didn't dare to refute Madam Lin Hou, and they were even more afraid. They followed the steward tremblingly and went out in a single file.

After the steward and the beauties left, Mrs. Lin Hou seemed to be thinking of something again, and said to Yuan Momo: "Well, go and take out the box from my bedside cabinet, let's go to the Jingxiangyuan to have a look Yin Niang."

When Mrs. Linhou arrived at Jingxiangyuan, Yinniang was sitting cross-legged on a kang by the window, hugging her jewelry box and counting the belongings inside.Inside the box was a box full of jewellery, shining golden and shining with pearls.When she first came to the Yongning Hou Mansion, she was innocent, but she didn't expect that she could be regarded as a little rich woman now.These things were all obtained by her in Yongninghou Mansion. When she first came to Yongninghou Mansion, Madam Lin Hou was generous and rewarded her with a lot of jewelry and jade pendants. Later, Madam Lin Hou treated her coldly, but Lin Fengqi came to see her Sometimes, I will bring her some good things from time to time.

When Caizhu came in to report that Mrs. Linhou was coming, Yinniang hurriedly asked Qinghua to put away the box, jumped off the kang, put on her shoes, adjusted her clothes and hair, and then went out to meet Mrs. Linhou.

Yinniang knew the news of Yanniang's pregnancy earlier than others, so she had expected that Mrs. Linhou would come to Jingxiangyuan and why.

Mrs. Lin Hou came in from the door unhurriedly, looking dignified and elegant. Her face showed the kind of smile that Yin Niang would see when she first entered the Hou's mansion. She was gentle and kind, as if she was facing someone close to her. younger generation.Yin Niang hadn't seen Madam Lin Hou smile at her like this for a long time.

Mrs. Lin Hou smiled and entered the door, helped Yin Niang, and said gently: "It's almost my family, why should I be so polite, get up quickly." Then she took her hand and entered the door, walking back and forth. Said: "I've been busy these days, but I haven't come to see you for a long time and neglected you. How about it, the maids and women below are not careless in serving you, right?"

Yin Niang smiled shyly, and said: "A dozen or so maids serve me alone, which is considerate. The maids in the mansion are enthusiastic, and even the maids who have not been assigned to this yard like to rush over to serve me, so I just For example, Elder Brother Qingwu who is next to Brother Shizi loves to run into my yard every day or so, grabbing Qinghua and Qingteng to do things, so that Qinghua and Qingteng seem to be alone."

What is the meaning of these words, Yin Niang believes that Mrs. Lin Hou can understand, but Mrs. Lin Hou can reprimand Qingwu without changing her face: "This Qingwu, I can't do my duty well. You still like to come to your yard to mess around." After talking, the two sat on the kang, and Mrs. Lin Hou patted Yiniang's hand, and continued: "Don't worry, I will do it myself for such a ignorant girl. I taught her a lesson for you. If there is another girl like this who doesn't wink in the future, you can just tell me, and I will clean her up for you."

"Madam is busy, how can I bother Madam. By the way, I heard that Madam is choosing a girl to serve Brother Shizi?" He lowered his head and smiled shyly, and continued: "I heard that they are all selected by Zhuangzi. Yes, it should be a very beautiful sister, I wonder if I will be lucky enough to catch a glimpse..."

"Nonsense, nothing." Mrs. Lin Hou interrupted Yin Niang, then turned her head and reprimanded the maid next to her pretending to be angry: "Which one of you is talking nonsense in front of Miss Yin, and it is reported that In this way, if I find out, see if I won’t tear your mouths off.” Then she turned her head and said to Yin Niang: “Don’t listen to the maids gossiping, there are already Qingwu and Fangzhou around you. , where do you need to add another girl to serve, you have a room full of Yingying Yanyan, you can't ruin the body of the man. Besides, you have already engaged with the prince, so the things in the prince's house should wait for you It's up to you to go through the door."

Yin Niang said shyly, "It's Madam who praised me."

Mrs. Lin Hou patted Yiniang's hand and said, "This is what it should be. Oh, yes..." As she spoke, Yuan Momo, who had been standing next to the box, came forward and took it from her Put a box on the Kang table on the kang, open the box, and inside the red brocade, put a jade bracelet of suet jade.The whole body of the jade is milky white without variegation, just like the skin of a newborn baby, it can be seen that the quality of the jade is of the highest quality.Mrs. Lin Hou picked up the jade bracelet and said to Yin Niang: "This jade bracelet was a gift given to me by Mrs. Tai when I entered the door. Now I will give it to you. I hope you will keep it safe. In the future, you and your son will be together." After giving birth to a child and having a daughter-in-law, I will give the bracelet to my granddaughter-in-law, and it is best to pass the bracelet on from generation to generation." After speaking, she put the bracelet on Yinniang's wrist.

Yinniang's hand bones are small, and the bracelet looks a bit big in her wrist.The bride glanced at the bracelet in her hand, flattered and said: "Ma'am, how suitable is this!" As she said that, she was about to stand up, and Fuli thanked her.

Mrs. Lin Hou quickly pressed her down and said: "Whatever is suitable or not, whether it is early or late, it is all for you."

Then the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law-to-be had a lot of back and forth, which was very enjoyable.

After Mrs. Lin Hou left, Qing Hua opened a pair of surprised eyes, and said to Yin Niang in disbelief: "Miss, this Mrs. Lin Hou has changed really fast." Obviously, the last time we met, I still wished that Miss would disappear before her eyes. In a blink of an eye, it was as if nothing had happened, the two of them were as good as mother and daughter.

Yin Niang touched the jade bracelet in her wrist, looked left and right, appraising the value of this jade bracelet in her heart, when she heard Qing Hua's words, she replied casually: "Mrs. Just like Mrs. Linhou, she couldn't hide her face before seeing her, and even when she came to see her, she would show a little unnaturalness.But Mrs. Lin Hou's situation changed, and she could immediately wipe her face and talk to her, and she never felt uncomfortable from the beginning to the end, and she could act as if nothing had happened between them.To put it nicely, it means being able to bend and stretch, but to put it bluntly, it means being shameless and skinless.

After looking at the bracelet in her hand, Yinniang put down her sleeves, and continued: "In two days, we will go back to Yangjiaoer Alley to see my mother and Pingniang. Finally, we can be more relaxed and free, just to mend our relationship with me, Marquis Lin Madam will definitely not stop us. And Sister Yun, I haven't seen her since her accident, and I don't know how she is. In a few days, we will also go to Weibeihou's house to see her. "

(End of this chapter)