A Thousand Hills

Chapter 321

The good news of Prince Fujian's Mansion was reported by Da Lang, Er Lang, and San Lang. These three men turned 16 this year, so they don't have to read the books in the palace for the time being.Now following the uncles' internship as a handyman, Dalang is in the Ministry of Rites, Erlang is in the Department of Internal Affairs, and Sanlang is in the Ministry of War. On weekdays, the Eldest Prince is terribly annoyed, and the Eldest Prince wants to save face, so it's not easy to show it.The three of them had just been on errands, and they were very active in the morning court every day. They followed their father to the morning court early in the morning, and went to work in the yamen after the morning court.This morning, the court heard the news that the emperor's grandfather was going to make his grandmother the empress, so the three of them were in no hurry to go to the Yamen, and they rode home together to announce the good news.

Xie Moru didn't expect Emperor Mu Yuan to be as agile, she thought that Emperor Mu Yuan would have to think about it for a few more days.Hearing such a happy event, Xie Moru couldn't help but smile and said, "It's really a happy event."

Under the leadership of Wisteria, all the maids came forward to congratulate the masters, Xie Moru smiled, "Since there is a happy event in the mansion, each person will be paid an extra two months' money. Internally and externally, we should be more cautious in our words and deeds, Mo Lu's arrogant attitude Otherwise, I can't tolerate it anymore."

Everyone first thanked for the reward, and then lowered their hands and said yes in unison.

Xie Moru told Da Lang a few more times, "You are on duty now, and our family has a happy event, so there must be congratulators. What was the past, what is the present? Don't be arrogant because your grandmother was put in the second place. Ang and flaunting their might make people laugh."

Xie Moru has always asked the children to be normal when they are happy and angry, even if the three of them were really excited because of this, they are not such unreasonable children, they all responded positively.San Lang smiled and said, "When I first heard the emperor's grandfather said that he wanted to set up a grandmother, I thought it was a servant. Mother didn't know, but the ministers at the top were all dumbfounded. Even the son, at first he thought that he wanted to set up Zhao. Where's the lady?"

Dalang Erlang didn't speak, but they all nodded when they heard Sanlang's words, that's true.It is indeed surprising that the emperor's grandfather suddenly established a grandmother.Xie Moru smiled, "Your Majesty didn't say that you want to make Empress Zhao. Your Majesty just said that you want to make a queen, but you didn't specify who it is. Even the Fengyi Palace is also a preparation for the queen. Who will be the queen?" , Your Majesty knows very well, and Lady Zhao has accompanied her for many years, and she has all the virtues, but in His Majesty's heart, your grandmother is more suitable."

Da Lang said, "My son also thinks grandma is better."

Saburo complained, "Brother, it would be strange for you to think that other empresses are better than grandma."

Xie Moru smiled and listened to the children talking, and said, "Da Lang, go and tell the Chang Shis about this, and ask them to have fun together."

Dalang went.

For a while, the four side concubines also heard the letter and came to congratulate Xie Moru. This kind of happy event is naturally everyone's happy.The side concubines are no exception, think about it, if the fifth prince is a vassal king, the prince can only be passed on to one person in the future, as for which son to pass on, they probably can't say anything, it all depends on the fifth prince and Xie Moru mean.But if the fifth prince can go one step further and become a great treasure, of course only one person will be passed on to the throne in the future, but the rest of the sons will be vassal kings, and the daughter will be the princess.Not for themselves, but for their sons, the side concubines are also very united, except for Ling Xiao who has no natal family, Su side concubine whose natal family is in decline, both of them have made up their minds in their hearts that they must take good care of their natal family , Can you help His Highness? The two families must not be hindered.

Everyone joked for a while, and when Dalang came back, Xie Moru ordered his three sons to go back to the yamen as errands, and Sanlang asked, "Mother, do we want to have a feast in our house?"

Xie Moru said, "Placing wine is only in our house, wait for you when you are free, there is no need to make a fuss."

Dalang and the others went to the Yamen as errands.

After Da Lang left, Xie Moru also changed into big clothes, combed her hair again, decorated it gorgeously, and went to the palace to congratulate her mother-in-law.Meeting the Fifth Prince in Shuren Palace, Empress Su was very happy.

Xie Moru laughed, "Da Lang told me when he went back, and congratulated the queen mother." He said and gave a light salute.

Empress Su smiled and asked Xie Moru to sit beside her, and said, "We girls, don't have to do this."

Xie Moru said, "Speaking of which, I should congratulate Your Majesty, but it's not easy for me to be a daughter-in-law. Don't forget to congratulate Your Majesty next time, Your Highness."

The Fifth Prince said, "What is there to congratulate, Father?"

"Looking at what I said, it's fortunate that Your Highness thinks about His Majesty in everything on weekdays, but how can you only be filial in small things and forget about big things. Your Majesty has been widowed for many years, and now you have the joy of a dragon and a phoenix, shouldn't you congratulate him?" , the old bachelor marries a wife, of course he wants to congratulate.

Fifth Prince: ...his wife was joking...

Xie Moru ignored the Fifth Prince, and turned to Empress Su and said, "The empress is vacant, and everything is inconvenient. Like before, our women's family raised some money to donate porridge and rice to do good deeds. There is no empress in the harem, and the empress dowager is old. , but who should I discuss with? I can only trouble the eldest princess. After having a mother, there will be someone who can discuss these matters."

The fifth prince hurriedly said, "The empress mother is not in good health, I still have to worry about the affairs of the harem, Madam Zhao and Madam Xie."

"That's about the harem, I'm not talking about the harem." Xie Moru said, "The queen mother only needs to enjoy the honor in peace, since the empress Zhao is grateful for her strength, it's okay to appoint them. But, after all, there is a queen mother, the harem , is considered to have a master." No matter what, the status of queen itself represents huge political interests.

The mother, son and daughter-in-law were talking, and concubines from the harem came over to congratulate each other constantly. Empress Su confessed to Dagong Humanely, "Tell my sisters, Your Majesty has not issued an order, and I am not in good health, so it is inconvenient to receive guests. After serving tea, Just ask them to go back to rest." The concubines can see you, but the crown prince and concubine can't see you. The fifth prince is a brother-in-law, so he should avoid it. He got up and said, "Father asked me to go to Qintianjian to choose an auspicious day. I'll go right now, at noon. Come here again, and accompany mother to eat with queen." He said to his wife again, "Wangfei spend more time with mother and queen."

Xie Moru sent him out and was welcoming the Crown Princess to come in. Seeing that Xie Moru had arrived, the Crown Princess knew that she was late. The main reason was that she was shocked when she first heard about it. After regaining my mood, I made some arrangements and changed my clothes again, which delayed the time.However, she is an exquisite person after all, and said with a smile, "I heard the letter, and I was overjoyed immediately, I quickly changed into big clothes and went to the emperor's grandmother to announce the happy news, and then came to the empress mother's place, and asked for a good job, Bringing the rewards that the emperor's grandmother gave to the queen mother together, if you don't think about it, you will be one step too late for the fifth sibling."

Xie Moru smiled, "I didn't go to the Charity Palace, so naturally I was faster than the Crown Princess."

Empress Su got up to accept the reward from Empress Dowager Hu, and said to the concubine, "I have always been quiet here, and it was Concubine Zhao and Xie Guifei who came over, so we know about it. But, after all, Your Majesty has not ordered from His Majesty, dare not be frivolous, and is sick. I dare not go to the Mercy Palace. If I pass my illness, I will be unfilial. Now that the Empress Dowager misses me and rewards me with these many things, I am extremely grateful." Yu Xie Moru said, "You will replace me in a while. Go to the Grace Palace to give thanks."

Xie Moru agreed, there are palace servants outside to entertain the servants from the Palace of Mercy who came to reward things.

The concubine smiled and said, "The matter about the queen mother was said by the emperor himself. As soon as the prince returned to the palace, he asked me to hurry up and congratulate the queen mother. It can't be wrong. Come to think of it, the imperial decree will arrive soon."

Empress Su still said, "One day I don't see the holy edict, one day I dare not pretend to be a queen."

Although Empress Su is not very favored by the emperor and has little power in the harem, no one else has the ability to be cautious.The Crown Princess sighed in admiration, and accompanied Concubine Su to say something affectionately, and then the eldest princess and princesses who came to the palace to pay their respects came over.Concubine Su has always kept a low profile in the harem, and she doesn't have a deep friendship with the princesses, but now the princesses have to politely call her "mother queen". Princess Wenkang saw that Queen Su's complexion was still pale, and she said after sitting for a while, "Queen Have a good rest, and when you are safe, we will come and talk again."

Princess Wenkang came here in person, and now that they are leaving, Empress Su wanted to get up to see her off, but Princess Wenkang stopped her and said, "Don't come out to blow the wind, and ask you to send us off."

Xie Moru then went to the Charity Palace to thank the Empress Dowager for the reward for Empress Su, and Empress Dowager Hu waved her hand, "The Ai family didn't expect it to be her, but thought it was Concubine Zhao, I have already prepared things."

Concubine Zhao's super strong psychological quality is fully displayed at this moment. Concubine Zhao's complexion remains unchanged, and she smiles at Yan Yan, "Your Majesty is joking, since the Empress passed away, these sisters in the harem, if you want to say who is worthy to be the Empress, that is, Empress Empress Yes. The virtues of courtiers and concubines are no more than one or two tenths of empress empresses."

Concubine Xie also talked about the benefits of Empress Su. Empress Dowager Hu was a little depressed, so it didn't matter who her son was, since it wasn't Hu's family anyway.Hey.Empress Dowager Hu felt a pity.

Empress Su's imperial decree to establish a queen was issued at noon. Empress Su accepted the imperial edict and officially became a queen. Wearing this dress, she went to the Charity Palace to meet Empress Dowager Hu.Empress Dowager Hu said a few pleasant words, "Your body is good for life and will be raised, and there is also the Empress Ceremony. It will be a lively day."

Empress Su responded softly, sat down and said a few words with Empress Dowager Hu, then left and returned to Shuren Palace.

Empress Dowager Hu said to her daughter in private, "Looking at Su's body, it always looks like it can be blown down by such a gust of wind. It's really worrying."

Princess Wenkang laughed, "The empress has always been weak, and she was like that when she was a child. She would get sick every winter. At that time, the empress mother said that she was not in good health. After all these years, she will also be a great-grandmother."

"Hey, that's the same." Empress Dowager Hu nodded her head, "The pot of broken medicine has been boiled for thousands of years, don't tell me, the more it is like this, the longer the life will be."

Princess Wenkang didn't know whether to laugh or cry, "The queen mother can't say things well. If you want me to say, the queen is really blessed."

"That's right, can I be a queen without a future blessing?" Queen Mother Hu unconsciously rolled her lips, "You said, by grace, she was not as good as Concubine Zhao and Concubine Xie when she was young, let alone Concubine Xie when she was old. Merit, I didn't care about the harem for a day. In the end, how could this empress get her turn?"

Princess Wenkang said, "The five princes have made great achievements in the south of the Yangtze River, and the mother is more valuable than the son. But the mother should be more gentle and polite to the queen in the future."

"Aijia isn't gentle and polite enough?"

Although Empress Dowager Hu was slightly displeased with Empress Su's ascension to the throne, but the emperor's son's order has been made, and this matter has been settled, and it cannot be changed.She lived in the harem all her life, although she didn't like Empress Su very much, and she was persuaded by her daughter, but she also knew that she should not be treated like a concubine, so she nodded in agreement even though she was reluctant.

Fortunately, Empress Su lived in seclusion when she was a concubine, and it is the same when she is an empress. She is not in good health, so she changed the concubine's daily greetings to the first and fifteenth day of the Lunar New Year. Even the newlyweds who are waiting to be favored are very kind and often reward them with jewelry and clothing.Everyone felt that with the queen, everyone's life would be better.

In the evening, the fifth prince and his wife said, "I asked Qin Tianjian to calculate. The [-]th of next month will be the auspicious day for relocation. The emperor also agreed, and we will move into Fengyi Palace on April [-]th. The auspicious day for the ceremony will be later. Some, the nearest will be May. The first day of May is a good day."

Xie Moru said, "It's not too late. There are a lot of things to prepare for the ceremony, and the phoenix seal has been there for a long time, but the gold book has to be made now. Also, the queen has a dress, and all the utensils need to be new Do it, even if it is scheduled for the first day of May, the Department of Internal Affairs will have to rush there."

The fifth prince has one more thing to tell his wife, but it is related to his own family, he was a little embarrassed, and said, "Since the queen mother is the master of the harem, we are descendants of the first son, you know that the treatment of the first prince is also different."

Xie Moru laughed, "It's a long story. When we were just married, His Highness was in charge of the Ministry of Rites at that time. If I remember correctly, it was His Highness who wrote a letter to tell His Majesty the difference."

"That's right, you reminded me of that." The Fifth Prince quietly said to his wife, "The Minister of Rites, Qin Shangshu, said that he will write a letter to fight for the treatment of our family as the first prince."

Xie Moru had a natural expression, "This is what it should be. If the Ministry of Rites cannot submit the letter, it means that the Ministry of Rites has neglected its duties. Your Highness, what are you embarrassed about? Not only you and me, but also the concubine and the children need more monthly salary Rice." Back then, Xie Moru couldn't understand the madness of the royal family. At that time, it was the fifth prince who was in charge of the Ministry of Rites, so Xie Moru urged the fifth prince to write a letter.From then on, the treatment of the direct prince is different from that of the concubine prince. Among them, not only the salary of the direct prince is different from that of the concubine prince, but also the salary of the concubine of the direct prince and the children of the prince's house.The rules of the royal family have always been cumbersome. Take the time to say, Dalang and the others are all concubines of the prince's mansion, and once they receive their salary, they are no match for the concubines of other families' prince's mansion.Now that the fifth prince has been promoted to the first son, although it is inconvenient to be a prince, the treatment of the first prince is also different from that of the concubine prince. The treatment of Dalang and others is comparable to that of other princes in the mansion .

Seeing his wife's natural tone, the fifth prince felt a little more at ease.This sudden promotion to the first prince made the fifth prince quite uncomfortable.

The treatment of the first prince is up to the Ministry of Etiquette. Emperor Mu Yuan has just been named a queen, so naturally he will not treat his fifth son poorly in these trivial matters.What's more, the fifth son is in a hurry to clean up the mess for the Ministry of Punishment. The fifth prince first took General Lin Fan and Lord Zhong to find a Wujin mansion. The location is good and the house is well protected.Lin Fan didn't have much time to deal with the fifth prince. He was a general, and the fifth prince was the more prominent prince and prince. One of them was cloud and the other was mud. Now that the fifth prince invited him, Lin Fan naturally had to go.After arriving at the mansion, the fifth prince took them in to have a look, and asked them, "What do you two think?"

Lin Fan said, "It's a nice house."

Mr. Zhong himself said yes.

The fifth prince said, "My father ordered me to find a place for King An to live in. King An is young, and the two of you have friendship with the ancestors of King An. If you think it's okay, I'll send someone from the Ministry of Industry to repair it. Out of the regulations of the king of the county, so that the king of An can move in."

The two couldn't help being surprised and delighted when they heard this, Lord Zhong was especially grateful, he stood up and bowed to the end, "Your Highness is concerned about them, as long as they can live in peace, it will be a great kindness, and I dare not think about the throne of the county king."

The fifth prince lifted Mr. Zhong up with both hands, and sighed, "I really can't get involved in the matter of the Ministry of Punishment before, hey. Now that this matter is over, I won't say anything else. Of course there is a title, and Jiang Anben is The descendants of the descendants, when the descendants came to the imperial capital, I got along quite well with him. Speaking of which, King Jingjiang also listened to the instigation of concubines and villains, so he went astray and made his descendants suffer. Now the father will hand over the arrangement of them In my hands, I'm afraid you two have never dealt with me before, so you will know later. Now that the war is over, the previous grievances and grievances are all over. You can just work in the court with peace of mind. What will happen to King An in the future? You see, no one has left him alone."

The two quickly thanked the fifth prince again.

These two people are both old and mature, so how can they not see that the fifth prince is showing his favor intentionally. They have heard a lot of news even though they are just idle jobs in the court these days.The fifth prince's mother-in-law is now the queen, and it would be a joke to say that the fifth prince has no idea about the East Palace.The East Palace is the first day of junior high school, and the fifth prince is here to do the fifteenth day.The fifth prince was willing to take care of King An, and the two were also relieved.It's not easy to be a surrender. If the Ministry of Punishment hadn't done too much, they wouldn't make a sound.It's just that the Ministry of Punishment acted viciously, and these surrenders inevitably felt cold-hearted.The fifth prince was able to come and say a few soft words. Seeing this, the two of them were happy to climb up the big tree of the fifth prince, and they couldn't help but get closer with each other.

The fifth prince arranged the residence of King An, and Emperor Mu Yuan was not stingy about the title, so he made Jiang An, who was under eight years old, the king of the county, gave him a mansion, and appointed two gentlemen to teach Jiang An homework.

The fifth prince also went to visit Jiang An in person, and told his mother to take care of him.

The fifth prince felt a little uncomfortable after returning home, and said to his wife, "Fortunately, we won at the beginning, otherwise, if we were captives, and if we watched our children and grandchildren live like this, it would be worse than dying in the city back then."

Xie Moru said, "Your Highness has always been soft-hearted. Think about it, Your Highness, who has ever lived a happy life among the kings of subjugation. In the chaos in the south of the Yangtze River, hundreds of thousands of soldiers and civilians died in the war. These people, the same There are relatives, friends, parents, wives and children. The descendants of Jingjiang look miserable today, which is also the cause and effect of the past. The matter of the Ministry of Punishment is just for Li Xiang to sit on the wax, but here, I am afraid that there are too many people who are pushing. The Jiangnan nobles who are almost wiped out, but they are still alive and can talk to the court, so it is inevitable that they did not get a hand in it."

The fifth prince sighed, "So, the higher the position, the more prudent you must be in your actions, otherwise, the retribution will come in the future, and it will really be the children and grandchildren."

The fifth prince sighed for a while, and decided to work harder on his son's education.There is one more thing to discuss with his wife, and he said, "The Dalangs are also old, and King Jingjiang has several great-granddaughters of the right age. I told my father, if we don't want to get married, I personally mentioned this matter. You Look..." This matter was brought up by the fifth prince, but he was still a little bit reluctant to ask his son to marry him.

Xie Moru thought about it for a while, and said, "As long as it is not the main wife, the concubine is fine. But, don't send them all to our house, it's not like there are no princes and grandchildren in the other prince's house."

"I know." The Fifth Prince said, "Just rest assured."

Xie Moru said, "I have already prepared the courtyard where Dalang and the others got married. I thought, Your Majesty may also propose marriage to them, so I will clean it up first, and see what needs to be repaired. Clean it up in advance, it should be a mess Yes, it’s time to mount the frame, we don’t need to worry about the furniture, we have our own daughter-in-law to marry.”

The fifth prince was delighted when he heard this, "Don't be in a hurry, even if you want to get married this year, you will have to go next year to get married. I don't expect them to get married too early. When the date of the big wedding is set, it's always urgent to tidy up half a year in advance."

Xie Moru also agreed.

The fifth prince has always done things in an orderly manner. He not only made arrangements for King An and other descendants of Jingjiang, but also told his father about the marriage with Jingjiang, "Dalang and the others have reached the age of marriage, so the concubine is fine."

Emperor Mu Yuan said, "I have my own discretion in this matter." There are many granddaughters and great-granddaughters of King Jingjiang. He went to the harem and sealed a concubine.Furthermore, the meritorious generals in the south of the Yangtze River say that they are married, which is more like a reward.Humiliation or humiliation, if you want to survive, you don't care about this much.

The fifth prince got the big head, his father was partial to Da Lang, he didn't give it to the concubine, he gave it to the side room... The point is, the main room has not been seen yet, the side room is the first to enter the door.The fifth prince was very pleased, and Xie Moru complained, "What are you doing? I mean, after Dalang's weddings, I will let them in."

The fifth prince said, "Father, what can I do if I reward you together? Don't call it consummation. The Da Langs are just sixteen, and they are still a little small."

Xie Moru took a look at her husband, and said, "Talk to Dalang Erlang Saburo about the reason behind this. When some Jiang girls enter the house, I will first order someone to clean up the yard and live in it. The main wife must come in, and the concubine can only be consummated."

The five princes agreed.

As expected, Emperor Mu Yuan was also thinking about the marriage of Da Lang and the others. He had already thought about it, and he didn't ask the fifth prince, Xie Moru, to worry about it, so he decided on the candidate.Dalang chose the eldest daughter of Princess Yongfu's family, Erlang chose the great-granddaughter of Zhao Guogong's family, and Sanlang chose the girl of Chu Guogong's family, who was the one who would accompany Sister Xin.You said that marriage refers to Saburo's marriage, so Xie Moru didn't say anything.But Dalang Erlang's marriage caused Xie Moru to lose his appetite greatly.This is really the kiss that my grandfather pointed out!
Xie Moru is really not a picky family, even though the Zhao family is the eldest prince's mother family, as long as the girl is good, Xie Moru will recognize it.But with Princess Yongfu's temper, Xie Moru was really worried about her daughter's upbringing.

Xie Moru privately said to the Fifth Prince, "I often have girls in Duke Chu's mansion. She often accompanies Sister Xin to study, and she often comes and goes in our mansion. She is quite clever and matches Saburo. Zhao Guogong's mansion Erlang is lucky if he has the temperament of Concubine Zhao. I am just worried about Princess Yongfu's daughter, let alone the princess. Otherwise, what will happen to Dalang's life in the future? Pass?"

At this point, the fifth prince had no choice but to persuade his daughter-in-law, "In the future, it's up to you to make decisions about the daughter-in-law's coming in. No matter where she is inappropriate, people can just teach her. Besides, Sister Yongfu's temper has improved a lot over the years. The Wu family Girl, don't you get along well with Azhi's daughter-in-law?"

Xie Moru said, "It depends on the luck of Da Lang's wife."

The fifth prince comforted his wife again, "I'll give you a trick. You ask Azhi's daughter-in-law for a while, and then ask Mrs. Wu Guogong to come over and talk, and then you will know."

In short, Xie Moru didn't like this marriage very much.

In fact, Xie Moru is not the only one who doesn't like it. Princess Yongfu received the marriage gift that day. She was worried for three days and three nights without closing her eyes. I've known her since I was a child, there is no such shrew in the world. With a mother-in-law like her, she can't live alone in the house, how will our eldest sister live in the future."

Concubine Wu comforted his wife and said, "It's not that the eldest sister has no parents. Besides, I think His Highness Fifth is also kind, not such a mean person."

"Fifth brother is very kind, but which daughter-in-law does not live with her mother-in-law, and has nothing to do with her father-in-law." Princess Yongfu regretted it, "If I had known today, I would not have quarreled with Xie back then. It doesn't matter if you let her do it, it's just for our eldest sister." As she spoke, her eye circles were red with distress, as if she could already foresee her daughter's bitter life in the future.

The two parents-in-law and mother were not very happy, but the Fifth Prince and Concubine Wu got a little closer, and the Fifth Prince even privately talked with Concubine Wu about returning to the title of the Wu family. I will mention the happy event with my father. However, I don't want to talk big to my brother-in-law."

Concubine Wu said, "The Wu family was supposed to treat crimes, so how dare you think about attacking the noble. Your Highness can help me to ask, I am very grateful." Li Shangshu's criminal department said that the case was Wu Guogong's mistrust of alienation, this hat On top of that, Consort Wu had long since given up on the title.

The fifth prince was the first to talk about the ugliness. Seeing that Consort Wu knew it well, the fifth prince was relieved, and persuaded Consort Wu once more, "Brother-in-law, be at ease, there must be an explanation."

When the fifth prince was winning the Sacred Heart, he quietly mentioned it to his emperor father, saying, "Since the third division has come to a conclusion about the Jiangnan matter, the Wu family can't hang it like this. It's not for anyone else, but for the sake of Yongfu Huangjie." Think about it, she has been haggard a lot for this in the past few years."

The next day, Emperor Mu Yuan ordered Consort Wu to take over the title of Viscount.

Consort Wu thanked his in-laws, the fifth prince, very much.

Donggong watched the comings and goings of the Fifth Prince's Mansion, and said to Li Xiang, "We have been fooled by the Fifth Prince!"

(End of this chapter)