A Thousand Hills

Chapter 112

On the second day, Cui Shi did not wake up as early as before, she slept soundly, she slept until dawn before getting up to wash and wash, after seeing the two daughters, Cui Shi had breakfast, put on light makeup, and went to the palace.

Concubine Zhao saw that Mrs. Cui was a bit haggard, and said, "You don't look very well, are you tired?" As a serious daughter-in-law, Mrs. Cui has nothing wrong with her except for giving birth to two daughters. Concubine Zhao is very concerned about her daughter-in-law.

Cui touched her face and smiled, "It's okay, I don't feel anything."

Concubine Zhao said something about taking care of her health, and then asked about the full moon wine for her second granddaughter. Cui smiled, "Aunt Wenkang, sister Changtai, sister Yongfu, and several younger siblings have all gone. My aunt likes sister Xi very much. Hey, I even specially gave Sister Chen a set of small jewelry."

Concubine Zhao was also delighted to hear that, and smiled, "Sister Chen is eccentric, and it's time to attract people. Next time you enter the palace, you bring her here. I haven't seen her these days, and I miss her very much."

Mrs. Cui agreed, and said something about the full moon wine, which made Concubine Zhao happy. When she talked about Mrs. Zhang, Mrs. Cui said, "I ask myself that I treat her well. When I first started, I knew that she was serving His Highness." , I passed Minglu for her. She gave birth to Brother Hao. I called the yard alone and arranged for a nanny and maid to serve her. Your Highness's eldest son is also my son. I am the aunt, so it is my duty to bring Hao Geer up to raise him. Your Highness said that he is afraid that Hao Hao will feel uncomfortable after being separated from his biological mother. For the sake of the child, I will Let her take care of brother Hao. I don't want her to be so ignorant. On days like yesterday, she quietly sent a nanny to ask me, why can't I invite the imperial doctor? Or is it that I am a mean person and she doesn't care about things? If there is a trouble, I won’t hire a doctor for brother Hao? The mother and concubine don’t know, those relatives, sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law were all there yesterday, and those relatives who came from my mother’s family, she is like this, even if I take care of the incompetent Name, what good is it in the palace? I was angry at her for being ignorant, so I asked Mother Li to teach her a few words, and at night His Highness said I was harsh. I asked her to ask the reason. On such a good day yesterday, she You came to my yard in white." Cui said sobbing.

Concubine Zhao said angrily, "What do you want her to do with something like this!"

Cui wept, "I've dealt with it."

"In the past few months, I want to have a baby, and with the addition of confinement, the rules will be looser. She is also the person on the top of His Highness's heart. His Highness thought I was jealous. If I were such a person, how could I be flattered at the beginning? She. It was because she had served His Highness for many years, and she didn't want to be so ignorant of flattery. Internally, she failed His Highness's expectations. She didn't take good care of my Brother Hao, which caused Hao Brother to be injured. She was ashamed outside, and shamed His Highness above. I thought, I still have to choose a dignified and courteous person to serve Your Highness. I am young, and I have to ask my concubine to choose a few side concubines for Your Highness to enter the mansion. The concubine just chooses people, and I order someone to clean up the courtyard. In the future, if I recruit a lady and give birth to more children for me and Your Highness, I will be worthy of Your Highness and my concubine mother."

Speaking of which, Mrs. Zhang was sent by Concubine Zhao to serve her son. At the beginning, she saw that Mrs. Zhang was smart, so Concubine Zhao sent her away. Now that she is being slapped in the face, Concubine Zhao doesn't think it's good for her. After all, Mrs. Cui is only She is a decent daughter-in-law, Cui did nothing wrong.Concubine Zhao Gui has been in charge of the palace for many years, so she is not a fool, and she will not think that the daughter-in-law is not good just because the maid she sent was disposed of by her daughter-in-law. , you must not stay in the mansion to make people laugh." Taking a breath, Concubine Zhao comforted her daughter-in-law, "What's the hurry about the side concubine, you are still young. Besides, suddenly you are a fourth-rank side concubine. You can't see this thing after looking at it a few times and saying a few words. Even Mrs. Zhang, if I hadn't seen her to be sensible back then, I wouldn't have made her serve beside Axi. , you are still young, and you will know later that it is the most difficult thing to watch people. Even if you want to praise your side concubine, you don’t have to worry if you ask me to tell you. Not all of Yanxi’s side are lowly maidservants like Zhang’s. Those who are responsible know how to serve and respect you, and slowly think about what is good, and it’s okay to flatter you a little bit.” He didn’t agree to the side concubine’s matter.

Choi agreed.

Concubine Zhao specially called the eldest son of the emperor into the palace and told him, "You are a bitch talking about your daughter-in-law."

The eldest son of the emperor didn't expect Cui Shi to go to the palace to complain, and said, "It's just a little thing, it's worth for her to go to the palace and talk to mother, but let mother worry about me."

"I don't think I'll worry about you, but you should understand. If you praise a bitch like this, you also think about your wife. She goes to the palace to honor me every day, serves the queen mother, and takes care of the inner room for you when she returns home. You raise your children. Think about it, you won’t hurt her heart like this.” Concubine Zhao cursed and tried to persuade her, and there were some things in her heart that she couldn’t say straight out. The Yongding Marquis Mansion is not easy to get along with, you treat him My daughter is not good, and I still want his family to help you in the future, you are dreaming.

The eldest son of the emperor was very dissatisfied with Mrs. Cui, and said, "My concubine doesn't know, she looks generous, and her heart is hardened. Yesterday, she directly killed A Luo, and A Luo served me for a while, and gave birth to brother Hao. Instead of looking at the monk's face, look at the Buddha's face."

Concubine Zhao thumped the couch angrily, and said, "What's wrong with her serving you? Let her go to serve you. It's her duty to serve you, and it's only right for her to do her duty! She has done her duty, so it is impossible to give her meritorious deeds! What is she, she deserves a rift between you and your daughter-in-law! If your daughter-in-law is bitter and jealous, why would she enter the palace and let me choose for you? Choose a side concubine? Such a lowly maid who doesn't keep her duty, even if your wife doesn't deal with her, I can't let such a lowly maid stay by your side."

The eldest son of the emperor did not speak.

Concubine Zhao sighed, "Think about it, the old saying goes that if a husband and wife are of the same heart, their benefits can cut through gold. Do you think it is easy to be a princess? Your daughter-in-law is married to you. First, you must respect the queen mother and me, and second, you must respect me." Raise your children for you, control the inner room. She is in charge of the affairs of the house, and she should be responsible. You think she is hard-hearted, but think about it, this management of the inner room is the same as your job in the court. Soft-hearted and easy to talk Can it work? Why should there be rules in the world? Without rules, the world will be chaotic. The same is true for a family. You will not be happy if she kills a lowly maid. But let me tell you the truth, if she doesn’t Don't ask, just let it go, let Mrs. Zhang be Zhang Zuozhi in the mansion, I'm not happy. What happened yesterday, do you think Mrs. Zhang didn't want her mother to be abrupt about Sister Xi's full moon wine in a hurry? In the world, Mrs. Zhang is not the only one who is smart. Let me tell you, the eldest princess and other princes and concubines have already noticed that your house is restless, and the concubine is bullying the master. The eldest princess said that Mrs. Zhang is ignorant , not worthy of raising the emperor’s grandson. Let me ask you, why didn’t you allow your wife to raise Brother Hao?”

The eldest son of the emperor said, "My aunt has always had a bad temper. When she speaks, she has a few nice words."

"You miss your aunt so much?" Concubine Zhao stroked her chest and said, "But you also think about it, your father is the only younger sister, and your uncle is the Marquis of Yong'an. According to the rules, Changtai's treatment is even higher than that of Yongfu. Even Changtai's son-in-law has a decent appearance and has learned to work in the Ministry of War. Your aunt's words are not nice, but your father is willing to listen to what she says , your imperial grandmother is willing to listen. Your imperial grandmother is a person who can be happy and angry, but think about it, is your father a stupid person? Why would your father listen to what your aunt said? It is what your aunt said Even if it doesn't please you, what she said is reasonable! She is not a talkative person, you are her own nephew, she will not let her nephew and daughter-in-law pass you by, but her temper is not easy to think about, so she will say casually someday Come out, do you think your father will be happy? You are going to blame your father for your famous matchmaker for a lawless concubine. What is this, this is spoiling concubines and killing wives!"

The eldest son of the emperor felt aggrieved, and hurriedly said, "Mother, you know that I have always treated Cui Shi with courtesy. Yesterday she insisted on disposing of Zhang Shi, but I didn't stop her."

"You," Zhao Guifei sighed, "I ask you, why did you not allow Mrs. Cui to adopt Brother Hao?"

"Then, isn't that Brother Hao is still young?" The eldest son of the emperor really has some affection for Zhang Shi, and now he will not push this matter to Zhang Shi, he would rather bear it himself.

Concubine Zhao couldn't break her son's small thoughts, and said, "But you have to know, your wife is kind. Do you think she wants to do something to Mrs. Zhang or brother Hao? Brother Hao carried him into her yard, and there is a It's her fault if it's not a little bit, how can she treat Brother Hao badly? She doesn't have a son, what's wrong with adopting the eldest son? Mrs. Zhang has no knowledge, so you are also confused. Mothers are more expensive than sons, and sons are more important than others. Your mother is expensive, Mrs. Zhang comes from a humble background, if you want to praise Brother Hao, you should agree to your daughter-in-law. If she has never had a biological son, Brother Hao raised by his aunt's side, just to promote his status, and he is the eldest son, In the future, it will be easier for you to be crowned son. If your daughter-in-law has a son in the future, what harm will there be if brother Hao builds a good relationship with the younger brother who will inherit the palace in the future?"

"You may not like your daughter-in-law very much, but since your daughter-in-law married you, there is nothing in her heart that is not for you. You are a concubine, and you hurt her heart like this. Think about it, you did this thing, right?"

The eldest son of the emperor argued, "I just want to raise Hao's brother Cui when he is older."

Concubine Zhao sneered, "Then go back and ask, see if Mrs. Cui will take over Brother Hao? Wait for Mr. Hao to be older? Hmph! That Mrs. Zhang obviously wants to raise Mr. Hao well before going to marry the princess. Does she think that everyone in the world is a fool!"

Seeing the stunned look of the eldest son, Concubine Zhao secretly sighed, the world is not stupid, it is her son who is stupid.

Fortunately, the eldest son of the emperor got some advice from his mother and concubine. After thinking about it, he went back to Cui's house and mentioned the issue of Brother Hao's upbringing, but Cui refused to accept it. Cui said flatly, "Sister Chen It's time to be naughty, and sister Xi is young, so I'm afraid I won't be able to take care of her. Nanny Li is His Highness's nanny, so His Highness has nothing to worry about."

Cui said again, "I told my concubine about the side concubine, but my concubine didn't agree. This year, my concubine has a lot of affairs. I'll talk to my concubine again when I'm free next year."

The eldest son of the emperor held Cui Shi's hand, and said in a low voice, "Stop talking, I was the one who was not good in the past. What kind of side concubine should we accept? There is no shortage of people in our house."

Cui's tears fell, and the eldest son of the emperor patted her on the back. Cui cried, "I have never been angry like this since I was a child. You turned against me for a concubine, and you have never been so angry in your life." Don't even bother with me."

Mrs. Zhang is dead. The eldest son of the emperor did not dare to save Mrs. Zhang yesterday.Cui's cry, compared to yesterday's fierceness, the eldest son of the emperor suddenly felt that Cui was a lovely person.At the moment, Haosheng comforted Cui Shi, the eldest son of the emperor didn't take any airs of the prince anymore about the private conversation between the young couple, and talked for a long time.

Cui thought, a man is mean, if he just indulges, he won't know how you are.

After Cui's reconciliation with the eldest son of the emperor, she didn't feel wronged by what the eldest son of the emperor said before, especially since Zhang's incident, the concubines around the eldest son of the emperor were as obedient as cats, and they were afraid of causing trouble. With Cui Shi.Mrs. Cui will not treat them harshly, but she will not treat them particularly leniently. A maid is a maid, and she will never be promoted just because she slept with the eldest son of the emperor.The work that should be done, the rules that should be followed, should be done and followed, and Cui should be punished and beaten for any violation, and he will not be merciful.

And the eldest son of the emperor has also developed a memory, so he no longer cares about concubine Ji, let Cui take care of it.

Therefore, the whole house is peaceful.

Seeing that the Longevity Festival is approaching, the big furniture is busy.

Fortunately, Longevity Day is a time for the eldest son of the emperor to compete with the second prince in private, as long as the other princes' residences are not rude, it will be fine.After the Longevity Festival, Xie Moru organized another tea party, and this time invited all the sisters-in-law.The eldest son of the emperor knew about this and said, "What are you going to do, the fifth daughter-in-law is a rascal." His daughter-in-law used to be so generous, so when the fifth daughter-in-law went to drink at his house that day when the girl was full moon, she would put The feng shui of his house has been ruined, and his wife's temper has changed drastically now.

Cui said, "All the brothers and sisters will go, and Changtai's sister will also go. It's not good if I don't go alone."

The eldest son of the emperor was very surprised, "With the temperament of the fifth daughter-in-law, you really dare to associate with her."

"Look at what your Highness said." Cui glanced at her husband and smiled, "The fifth sibling is a nice person, but straighter. By the way, the fox fur robe you are wearing that is hot inside and out is made of leather given by the fifth sibling. .”

The eldest son of the emperor immediately wanted to change into another one, but Cui Shi ignored him. The eldest son of the emperor ordered the servant girl to find him a change of clothes. Too."

The eldest son of the emperor was so angry that he began to undress his robe again, and said angrily, "We don't have any clothes at home, or what? Do we have to wear the leather she gave me?" Yes, his salary will not drop, but the second prince's salary will rise.Thinking of this, the eldest son of the emperor gritted his teeth with hatred.

Cui said with a smile, "Just kidding, this is the leather His Highness gave me last time, and it is the same as this one on me. Really, you really believe it." She tidied up her husband's robe with a smile.Ever since she turned her face around, the Cui family seemed to have grasped the temper of the eldest son of the emperor, and the two of them got along more and more freely.After tidying up the clothes and robes of the eldest son of the emperor, the two of them had breakfast together, the eldest son of the emperor went to the yamen, and the Cui family went to the fifth prince's mansion to attend the appointment.

Having been with Xie Moru several times, Cui felt that talking to Xie Moru was more comfortable for her than talking to her husband.The two of them actually have common hobbies. Xie Moru likes gardening, planting flowers and grass, and tidying up the garden.Cui Shi also liked this when she was in her boudoir, but since she married into the royal family, there were too many things to do, so she let it go.Seeing Xie Moru's narcissus here, Cui talked about what kind of pots the narcissus uses and what kind of stones are put in it to fix the rhizome of the narcissus. At the end, she clapped her hands and said, "I have to raise a few pots when I go home." She also thought It's clear, instead of living in a wimpy life, it's better to love yourself more.Although she doesn't have the ability like Xie Moru, she still has to work hard to live a smooth life.

The third concubine Chu smiled, "Cousin has loved this since she was in her boudoir. I used to have a pot of Wei Zi, but it looks like it won't make it. Cousin will raise it after a few days."

Cui smiled, "Flowers have their temperament, some like water, some like drought, some like shade, some like sun, know their likes and dislikes, and you can grow them well." In fact, this is the principle of growing flowers. It's the same reasoning as guessing a man, but she realized it after a few years of frustration.

The sisters-in-law were very happy, and Cui Shi said that she would be the host next time, and all the sisters-in-law and aunts-in-law were invited to come and play, and everyone agreed.At today's tea party, Cui Shi was the last to say goodbye, and quietly asked Xie Moru, when she introduced, she invited Princess Yongfu together, if Xie Moru would mind.If it was someone else, Cui would never ask such a question, she is also a person of status, the mistress of the eldest son's mansion, who she wants to invite or not is her own business.But Xie Moru was different, she had to be careful with Xie Moru, especially now the relationship between the two families, her husband had always had some opinions on Xie Moru, since he wanted to be an owner, Cui naturally wanted to be considerate.Everyone knows about Xie Moru's holiday with Princess Yongfu.Moreover, Xie Moru never invites Princess Yongfu to tea parties.However, Xie Moru had a feud with Princess Yongfu, but there was nothing wrong with the eldest son's mansion and Princess Yongfu.Therefore, if Mrs. Cui invites Princess Changtai, of course she must invite Princess Yongfu.She just asked Xie Moru first, and if Xie Moru was not happy, Cui planned to persuade Xie Moru, and talk about the principles of harmony between sister-in-law and so on.Xie Moru didn't want Xie Moru to be startled, and then smiled, "What's the problem, don't worry, sister-in-law, I had some disputes with Princess Yongfu when I was young, and it has been many years."

Cui smiled, "I see that you have never invited Princess Yongfu, and I think you are a little awkward."

"I have quarreled before, and I don't know each other well, so I don't have much to say when we meet."

Xie Moru frankly left Cui Shi speechless, Cui Shi said, "You are too straightforward."

"Perhaps I was a censor in my previous life."

Cui Shi made her laugh, and the two talked a lot, seeing that it was getting late, Cui Shifang left.

(End of this chapter)