A Thousand Hills

Chapter 300

When Mrs. Wu returned to her husband's house, it was already time for lunch. She went to Songbai Courtyard first. Mrs. Xie was talking to Mrs. Su, wife of Xie Feng. Mrs. Xie smiled, "Why did you come back so soon, I didn't spend much time with your mother."

Mrs. Wu saluted with a smile, "I was talking to my mother. I heard outsiders say that King Jingjiang surrendered. I expected that there would be a lot of family affairs, so my mother hurried me back."

At this time, it would never be wrong to mention King Jingjiang's surrender. Sure enough, Mrs. Xie's eyes were full of joy, and she smiled, "Yes, we also found out this morning. You go and change your clothes first, and come over to talk later. "

Mrs. Wu responded with a smile, said hello to Mrs. Su, and took her children back to the room.

Mrs. Su inquired about Mrs. Wu's illness, and continued to tell Mrs. Xie about her son, "If Ah Yun can come back, I will arrange the marriage for him in the imperial capital. If he can't come back, I think, let his younger brother marry on his behalf, and then Take your wife there."

Mrs. Xie nodded, "That's the reason. Ah Yun is in his twenties. He was only 16 years old when he went there. At that time, I said that he was still a child. He only went there for a few years of experience. He didn't want to go here. After eight years, he has grown into a young man."

"Yes." Although the son is not in the imperial capital, fortunately, the son is not a weirdo like Li Yu. After discussing with her husband, Su and her husband arranged a good marriage for the son.Even if the son never comes back, it delays the daughter-in-law too.Fortunately, the in-laws are sensible and have never said much.

Mrs. Xie asked, "Ah Yun was originally a fifth grade, right?"

Su smiled, "Yes."

"This time Jiangnan's meritorious service will definitely be promoted again."

Although Su family is concerned about his son, he is also full of joy when it comes to his son's future, "It's all thanks to the mother, and it's also the uncle who cares about that kid and praises him. Otherwise, with so many promising children in our family, how could it be this kid's turn?" I'm going to follow my mother to Fujian." Every time I think of the eldest son, Su is extremely grateful, this step is really right, Su's husband is only a fifth-rank official in Hanlin, of course, the local officials cannot be compared with the official positions in the imperial capital, and the gold content is completely different.But the son is only in his early twenties, and after another 20 years, with the power in the clan, he is not afraid that his son will not be able to succeed.

Mrs. Wu changed her clothes and came to Songbaiyuan, just as she met Xie Yuan's mother, Mrs. Sun, who also came. This old lady, everyone in the family said that she was blessed with future generations, not for anyone else. Her husband died when she was young. Pulling up his son by pissing shit, even with the care of the clan, life is not easy.Xie Yuan studied quite well when he was young, because his family was poor, even though Xie Shangshu told him to pass the merit test first, he didn't take the test, and he didn't want to receive relief from the clan.Xie Shangshu took pity on his talent and ambition, so he let him do some trivial things by his side. Later, Xie Moru went to the domain with the five princes, and the children of his natal family took three of them away. Xie Feng, the second eldest son of the Su family, and Xie Yuan is the next one.As soon as Xie Yuan went to Fujian, luck came. The fifth prince first arranged for him to be a county magistrate. He did a good job, and he was lucky enough to make a small contribution in the battle of Fujian.His contribution is real, but if it wasn't because his surname was Xie, he was a brother of Xie Wangfei's family, no one would dare to covet his contribution, so his contribution would be repaid smoothly.Furthermore, the fifth prince would not wrong him when discussing meritorious deeds, and added a capable comment on his personal ability. Because of his meritorious service in killing the enemy, he was promoted to three ranks in a row and transferred to Fujian Anzhou Tongzhi.This man, if the way of luck comes, he can't stop it. After the war in Fujian, there was four years of chaos in the south of the Yangtze River. So many officials, big and small, died. Xie Yuan was in Fujian, and Fujian was in chaos in the south of the Yangtze River The only province that was not affected in the siege, so his life was safe.During the war, there were many vacancies for errands, and if the imperial court did not have time to appoint them, the fifth prince had to make decisions first and arrange people to do things.As a result, Xie Yuan was promoted again, and was promoted to the prefect of the fourth rank.Counting it, Xie Yuan has the highest official rank among the three clan brothers who followed Princess Xie.

There is a son who is a magistrate, isn't Sun's life a blessing after all hardships.The clan changed her into a new house with Sanjin, bought four maids, and took care of Mrs. Sun attentively.Mrs. Sun is a responsible person, her son has a future in the clan, so she comes to talk to Mrs. Xie from time to time.She is a widow, and what she misses most is her son.

When Mrs. Sun mentioned her son, her eyes were moist. She was a little weak-tempered. First, she asked if her son could come back. Mrs. Xie said, "Ah Yuan is the head of a house, so I'm afraid I can't leave the residence lightly."

Sun's eyes were a little moist when she heard this, Su smiled, "The world is peaceful now, even if A Yuan can't come back, isn't it the same to send your sister-in-law to reunite with A Yuan?"

Mrs. Sun didn't expect this part, so she hurriedly asked, "Is this okay? I'm a lonely old woman, and I'm afraid that I'll hurt Ah Yuan because of all the expenses."

Mrs. Xie smiled, "Don't worry, A Yuan is now the magistrate. When he was the magistrate earlier, the communication between the north and the south was easy, so he brought back a lot of gold and silver for you. Now the official is bigger than before, and he will serve his mother again. no problem."

Mrs. Sun was very happy when she heard that, she put her hands together and said aloud to Buddha, "I am not blessed in this life."

Wu smiled, "Your old fortune is yet to come. When your aunt hugs her grandson, you will be happier."

Mrs. Sun pursed her lips and smiled, "Borrow a good word from grandma."

Su inquired, "I remember that when A Yuan left, he was not engaged yet. Which house did my sister-in-law choose for him?"

Sun said softly, "It's not an outsider either, my natal niece."

Mrs. Su smiled, "It's really a good marriage to be a relative." But she felt that Mrs. Sun was a little confused. Mrs. Sun's natal family, it wasn't because Mrs. Su spoke badly, and if Mrs. Sun had a promising son like Xie Yuan, Mrs. Su would Will not pay attention to Sun's natal family.Although the Sun family is a small family, they still have hundreds of acres of land and have a total income of several hundred taels a year. Such a family should help the Sun family a little bit, and the Sun family and Xie Yuan couldn't live in such embarrassment before.Don't think the clan doesn't take care of you here, Xie Yuan has a talent for studying, Xie Shangshu said that he will take care of his family until he gets the honor, but the clan takes care of him, it's nothing more than making you have enough food and clothing, but no matter how good you want it There are no days.In the past when Mrs. Sun was a widow and lived a hard life, the Sun family did not help her. As soon as Xie Yuan came to the fore, he saw the sky come to his door and finally fooled Mrs. Sun.If you ask Mrs. Su to say that with Xie Yuan's personality, it's okay to say that a lady from a family of officials and eunuchs is fine, but she didn't know Mrs. Sun was so confused.

Everyone was chatting and laughing, the arrangement for lunch was table noodles. Before lunch, Mrs. Xie’s natal sister-in-law, Mrs. Zhu, brought her daughter-in-law over. When the wife talked about this eldest grandson, she had a sad face. If it wasn't for others, the eldest grandson would be extinct. Even now, he is not as good as Li Yu, at least Li Yu is young!Moreover, Li Yu got married four years ago, and her grandson is in his forties!Still bachelor!Mrs. Zhu and her sister-in-law, Mrs. Xie, cried, "I don't know what evil I did in my previous life. I have such a grandson! I am also short of burning incense and worshiping Buddha and offering three animals. Tell me what happened to that boy!"

Mrs. Xie had no choice but to comfort her sister-in-law. After dinner, Mrs. Su and Mrs. Sun said goodbye. Mrs. Zhu stayed behind to talk privately with Mrs. Xie, her sister-in-law. Mrs. Zhu said tearfully, "It's not for anyone else, I just want to ask Sister, can you be a matchmaker for Ah Yan?"

Mrs. Xie is also very worried about this nephew of her natal family. There is something wrong with Fengshui in this imperial capital. There are a group of golden old bachelors. Zhu Yan is one, Li Yu is one, and Li Jiujiang is one. However, Li Yu got married three years ago Now, Zhu Yan is the leader, and Li Jiujiang is several years younger than him.None of them are incompetent, not to mention their appearance. I wonder if there is a problem with Feng Shui, but they are all bachelors.At the age of sixteen or seventeen, it is not uncommon for them to be grandpas, but in the end, they didn't even become fathers.Mrs. Xie is free, and Mrs. Xie is worried about the parents of those who are not related.What's more, Zhu Yan is still a grandnephew of her natal family. Mrs. Xie asked her sister-in-law, "Who is my sister-in-law? With Ah Yan's official status, as long as the difference is close, there is no one who is not happy."

Mrs. Zhu sighed, "If you are an ordinary person, you can't bother my sister. I thought, Ah Yan didn't have a heart, but at that time, your elder brother was so stupid that he couldn't figure it out and was not happy. That child, Ah Yan, my sister also I know, the most stubborn, one-sided, no, it will delay the child." Then he complained about the old man.

Mrs. Xie's mind has been immersed in the joy of the fifth prince's victory. For a moment, she didn't think who Mrs. Zhu was talking about, so she couldn't help asking, "Which lady is the sister-in-law talking about? Since it was the one that Ah Yan liked before, how many years has it been since then?" , is it possible that the girl of the adult family has not allowed others?"

"No." Mrs. Zhu was a little embarrassed, but said bravely, "It's Miss Jiang who is on good terms with Princess Min."

Mrs. Xie was taken aback, "Miss Jiang?" Well, wasn't it just some rumors and misunderstandings at the beginning.

"When Ah Yan was working in Nan'an Prefecture, Miss Jiang went to Nan'an Prefecture, and Ah Yan's heart was moved. At that time, the family felt that Miss Jiang had no father and mother, so her life was a bit tough... Later, this matter did not happen. But who knows that Ah Yan is such a wicked person. Since then, his family has told him a hundred and eighty marriages, and none of his family is willing. He is really an enemy in his previous life, and he met such children and grandchildren." Mrs. Zhu said and cried, saying Depressed, really old tears.If you want to put it in someone else's house, the children don't like it, it's nothing if the children don't like it. Marriage is always the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker.In other words, according to the law, if the parents are willing, the marriage is completed.But Zhu Yan is different, this person has been quite extraordinary since he was young, and now he is even a governor, the first-class real power figure in the old Zhu family, even Mrs Zhu, who is a grandmother, dare not cooperate with the family to give Zhu Yan got engaged behind the scenes.In the past, there was no way out, there were wars in the south of the Yangtze River, and there was no news from the north and the south. Now Jiangnan is Jingping, and Mrs. Zhu can't bear it anymore. She made a big wish in front of the Buddha. .So, as soon as she heard that Jiangnan had won, she came over to discuss with her sister-in-law.

Mrs. Xie felt a little unbelievable, and she couldn't help asking, "Sister-in-law, I don't want to say anything else, is Miss Jiang willing?"

Mrs. Zhu said very earnestly, "If you want to, you have to ask, but there is a glimmer of hope, and Brother Yan can't be called the last one! I heard that Miss Jiang and Niangniang are good friends. This, I don't know if it can be done." Please ask my sister to help me find out a thing or two."

Mrs. Xie felt a little embarrassed, but Mrs. Xie couldn't refuse such a white-haired sister-in-law, so she could only say, "Our sister-in-law is not an outsider. I have something to say, so I just say it."

"Sister just talk."

Regardless of the fact that the relationship between Mrs. Xie and Xie Moru is not as close as that of ordinary grandparents, Mrs. Xie is not waiting for idlers. Although Xie Moru doesn't talk about the relationship between Jiang Xingyun and Xie Moru, Xie Moru values ​​Jiang Xingyun very much. Thank you My wife has a clear heart.Without him, in those few years when Jiang Xingyun was in the imperial capital, Jiang Xingyun would live in the Wanmei Palace when the plum blossoms bloomed in winter. Xie Moru had never invited her to live in Wanmei Palace, so Jiang Xingyun could live in it, so it can be seen Two people friendship.Therefore, Mrs. Xie is very cautious about Jiang Xingyun, she said, "This Jiang girl is not an ordinary boudoir girl. I heard that she is very good at martial arts. A few years ago, the eldest prince went to Fujian to send the army to meet bandits. Thanks to Miss Jiang for saving her life. Because of this matter, she accumulated meritorious service later on, and she received a third-rank salary from the imperial court." First of all, Jiang Xingyun's official rank is no lower than that of Zhu Yan, the governor of this place. If we don't talk about official rank, Mrs. Xie has another As for the embarrassing thing, Mrs. Xie and Mrs. Zhu said, "There is another important thing. I'm afraid my sister won't know it. Miss Jiang made great contributions in this battle in the south of the Yangtze River."

Mrs. Zhu was excited about being Jiang Xingyun's granddaughter-in-law, and asked quickly after hearing this, "What great achievement?"

"The king of Jingjiang had a general named Zhao, named Zhao Yang, a well-known general who was stabbed to death by Miss Jiang." Mrs. Xie felt a slight chill in her mouth when she said this, Jiang Xingyun did have the ability , but Mrs. Xie also has to say that Miss Jiang is not a match for ordinary people.He can kill General Jingjiang with a single sword. If anyone marries Jiang Xingyun and offends her one day, it is estimated that the man's family will die.The Zhu family is a civil servant family.

Mrs. Zhu and Mrs. Xie are worthy of sisters-in-law, Mrs. Zhu is old, when she heard this bloody incident suddenly, she felt dizzy, her eyes were dark, her heart was beating wildly, and she had symptoms of irregular heartbeat.After a while, Mrs. Zhu took a sigh of relief. With trembling hands, she stroked her forehead and said, "Then, let me think about it again." Although she wanted her grandson to marry and have children, when she thought of Jiang Xingyun, a murderous type like Jiang Xingyun, Mrs. Zhu The wife, who was born in a civil servant family and then married into a civil servant family, has lived more and more timidly for more than [-] years, and she is a little undecided.

There were people who were as happy about Jingjiang's surrender as the above-mentioned people, but naturally some were not. In the eyes of the world, the most unhappy person should be Donggong.There are also rumors that after the princess heard the news in the Palace of Mercy that day, she was restless and forced to smile all day long.However, Donggong will never admit it, and the fact is that Donggong is quite gracious in the face of major events in the south of the Yangtze River and the surrender of Jingjiang.When the news of Jiangnan’s pacification came back, the Donggong was the first to congratulate Emperor Mu Yuan. Moreover, after Emperor Mu Yuan rewarded the Prince of Min’s Mansion, the East Palace also rewarded the Prince of Min’s Mansion, and the reward specifications were only slightly inferior to Emperor Mu Yuan’s.Now, the crown prince praises his fifth younger brother for his ability inside and out, and he has lived up to his holy hope.The Crown Princess also praised Mo Ru from top to bottom for being virtuous and capable. The fifth prince was away in battle. Xie Mo Ru was filial to his parents, raised his children to his subordinates, and took care of the affairs of the whole family. There was no such capable and virtuous person.

Everyone thinks that the prince's words are routine, but those who are interested in the crown prince's words need to think deeply, and some people think that what the prince's concubine said is really good.Not to mention others, when the crown prince was not in the East Palace, there was a commotion in the palace, and the crown princess did not take good care of the grandson, otherwise the grandson would not have hurt his foot.That time when there was chaos in the palace, the outside of the palace was also not peaceful. There were also rioters in the Prince of Fujian's mansion, and the King of Min was not in the palace. Concubine Xie took good care of the young highnesses and did not hurt a single hair.

It's still the same old saying, people should die if they compare with others, and they should be thrown away if they compare goods.Can the crown princess not be dedicated to her eldest son, but the son is hurt.The Prince of Fujian's mansion is full of concubines, and Princess Xie is able to take care of the children properly. Moreover, the young highnesses in the Prince of Fujian's mansion are good at their homework, and they are well-known among the powerful.What does this mean? It means that Concubine Xie is not a fake virtuous, and the bastards are all educated with all their heart.You must know that the emperors and grandchildren are also fiercely competitive. Although various resources are very superior, it is not easy to stand out among the emperors and grandsons.If the King of Min was in the imperial capital, everyone could still say that the King of Min raised the children well. These years, the King of Fujian has been away, no matter how biased people are, they can't deny the credit of Princess Xie.

Therefore, everyone did not take what the crown prince said seriously, but everyone took what the crown prince said seriously.

Even the eldest prince said to the eldest prince concubine in private, "Hey, although I have always looked down on that rascal from the Lao Wu family, but he is slightly better than the crown princess." At least he took good care of the child.Although the eldest prince's IQ has not been very good, his vision of seeing things is very simple. If there is chaos in the palace, even if the East Palace is burned down, it will not be a loss to keep the children. .In the eyes of the First Prince, this is a sign of incompetence.

The First Prince Concubine has always been kind, although the First Prince used to have the heart to fight for glory and boast when he was in front of the imperial court, but in recent years, the Fifth Prince has suddenly emerged, and his momentum is unstoppable. Said, "The grandson is the son of the concubine's direct relative, and he sees it as seriously as the concubine's eyes. The concubine would rather have an accident by herself than have an accident with the grandson. Your words are too hurtful."

"I'm just telling you that." The eldest prince doesn't sympathize with the princess at all. Why is it that other people's children are fine, but hers has an accident? Isn't it just incompetence?The eldest prince said, "What's the use of regretting, take good care of the child, and you don't have to regret it today."

The eldest concubine thought, men really don't feel pain in their backs when they stand and talk. The eldest concubine herself is also a mother, and said, "The grandson's injury is not very serious. Besides, in history, Sun Bin and now Liu Fufeng both have legs and feet. Those who are not flexible can do a hundred times better than those who are alive and kicking. As long as people have the ability, they are not afraid that they will not be famous in history."

The eldest prince choked the eldest princess to death with a single sentence, because the eldest prince asked, "In your opinion, does the grandson have the skills of Sun Bin or Liu Fufeng?" The eldest prince is not stupid. People, their own ability surpasses their background, but for more people, the biggest reliance is their background.The grandson belongs to the latter category. The grandson's greatest reliance is that he is the eldest son of the prince.Originally, with such an identity, as long as the ability and conduct are consistent, basically everything will be available for a lifetime.As a result, the partial grandson suffered from physical problems.Even the First Prince doubted the grandson's succession status. As the First Prince and Concubine said, it's not that people with disabilities are worthless, but in fact, there is only one Liu Suifeng in the entire Eastern Mu Kingdom.These days, although they are not purely based on looks like the Wei and Jin Dynasties, people also have requirements for appearance. There are four requirements for a woman's moral character: virtue, appearance and merit, appearance is the second.That is, men's imperial examinations have appearance ratings, A, B, C, D, and four. Basically, you have to be rated as D, even if you are talented, it is also difficult in the future.Liu Fufeng was bad at the beginning, even with the status of the eldest grandson of Duke Pingguo, it would be difficult to get a job in the court, if he hadn't met the Fifth Prince who was so short of people at that time, it would be hard to say in this life.

The eldest prince thought about the situation of his prince's younger brother's family, and hoped that his most hated fifth brother would come back and pull the prince down, so that he, the fisherman who is the eldest brother, would benefit!
The eldest prince made up his mind, so he inevitably went to ask Zigu about it with Bai Yun, whom he had always trusted.As for Zigu's answer, this is for later, so I won't mention it for the time being.

The third prince did not have the same feelings as his elder brother about the fifth prince's return to the imperial capital. The third prince belonged to the type of smooth sailing since he was a child, but there was one thing. When he grows up, marry a wife and start a family as an errand, he is not as good as the fifth younger brother, so the third prince came here without slipping along the way.In fact, it's not that the third prince didn't think about that seat, but, if he had the guts to think about it, the third prince would not think about it after considering his own strength.Not for anyone else, these older princes all received a post in each of the six ministries after they got married, and the third prince was assigned to the Ministry of Punishment.The head of the Ministry of Justice is his grandfather. It stands to reason that his grandfather is his hard-core supporter.The fate of the third prince was unlucky, the Xie family was indeed his natal family, and it was also Xie Moru's natal family, and Xie Moru married his fifth younger brother.As for his wife's family, Duke Chu's mansion is even more unscrupulous. He went to burn his fifth younger brother's hot stove early. As soon as the Wu family kept their filial piety, Princess Xinzhe lacked a companion to read, and the third prince's mother-in-law, Mrs. Chu Guogong, went crazy The fart asked Princess Changtai to send her granddaughter to make up for the companionship left by Miss Wu's family.So, thinking about it this way, the third prince can only continue to be moderate.

The fourth prince is the one who is the happiest of the fifth prince. He and the fifth prince have always had a close relationship. Coupled with the rift between the fourth prince's Yue family Nan'an Hou Mansion and the East Palace, the fourth prince is looking forward to his fifth brother all the time. Get rid of Donggong, and his fifth younger brother will eat meat, and he will drink soup.What's more, this time the father-in-law will come back with the fifth younger brother, every time the fourth prince thinks of his father-in-law's bad luck, tears will flow out of his eyes.Unlucky to meet the prince, hey, the two of them, Weng and son-in-law, are simply out of character with the prince.

As for the sixth prince, well, the position of the sixth prince is irrelevant. Since returning from labor reform, Emperor Mu Yuan arranged a good job for this son to manage the clan mansion.You must know that the old Mu State was founded only three to fifty years ago. Emperor Mu Yuan was the second emperor, and Emperor Mu Yuan himself was still the only son. Therefore, this mansion was rebuilt by his six sons through labor reform. Emperor Mu Yuan pointed out a few rooms , the newly opened Yamen, one can imagine the political status of the Sixth Prince.

Even the seventh prince, who was about to get married, heard about King Jingjiang's surrender, and prepared a considerable gift for the Prince of Min's residence.

It has to be said that the king of Fujian has not yet returned, and the situation in the imperial capital is already imminent.

(End of this chapter)