Ma Erniang's Splendid Pastoral

Chapter 262
"Why don't I remember." Old Liang Wang sneered, "Seeing that he is living in poverty, I am happy in my heart. Now let her granddaughter enter my Liang Wangfu to enjoy the blessings, there is no way."

"You..." Old Concubine Liang was really speechless, this man's mind is smaller than the eye of a needle.

A day later, Liu Zaicheng was so hungry that he screamed, "I'm dying...I'm dying..."

Liang Wang and his wife followed the old Concubine Liang to surround the big bed, seeing their son's pale lips and blood loss, everyone felt distressed.

"Mother... Concubine mother, Cheng'er wants to marry the fourth mother of the Ma family, so you agree?" Concubine Liang wiped her tears.

"Who said I didn't agree, it's your father who didn't agree."

King Liang sighed, "I'm going to find my father."

Liang Wang found the old Liang Wang, "Father, Cheng'er has not eaten for two days."

"Being starved to death." Old Liang Wang was so angry that he didn't look good on his son.

"Father, Cheng'er has made a lot of progress this year, and he is doing well in general affairs. You can see that he has performed well, so..."

"I disagree!"

"Father, but you know Cheng'er's temperament. He wants something, and he won't give up until he gets it." Liang Wang had a headache. It is simply impossible for him to marry the young lady of the Ma family.

Old Liang Wang just didn't let go.

The old Princess Liang felt sorry for her grandson, she wiped her tears and cried all the way to the old prince, "Zi Xie, if you don't let go, Cheng'er will starve to death, you have to bear it."

"Father..." Concubine Liang also wiped her tears and knelt down in front of him, "Cheng'er hasn't eaten for two days, you know, this kid is honest, if you don't promise him, he won't eat tomorrow... "

……

Old Liang Wang's head was about to explode from the noise of these women.

-

Xiao Lin and Liu Zaili unexpectedly met at Wuwei Shishi Store, "Are you here to buy pastries too?"

Liu Zaili nodded, and looked at the servant behind him, who had a lot of pastries in his hand.

"I bought it for my wife and children, you are..."

"Me too." Liu Zaili's face was light, "my wife is pregnant."

"Congratulations!" Xiao Lin was really happy for him.

"Thank you." Liu Zaili was also happy when he heard that his wife was pregnant because he had always wanted a child.

"It's rare to meet, why don't we find a place to have a drink and chat casually?" Xiao Lin happily invited.

Liu Zaili looked up at the sky, "Okay, but the time can't be too long."

"I understand, pregnant women are unreasonable."

Hearing this, Liu Zai smiled knowingly from his indifferent face, and became much more cheerful in an instant.

"If you have something you don't understand, ask me, I have experience."

Liu Zaili glanced at him in disbelief.

"Believe it or not, I am the father of three children. Before they appeared in front of others, I have personally experienced many things, and I really know a lot." Xiao Lin said proudly.

"Really?" Liu Zaili became interested.

"Of course, I know better than anyone else the reaction to being pregnant with a daughter and the reaction to being pregnant with a son."

"Haha..." Liu Zaili finally laughed heartily, "Then I really want to ask for advice." I haven't laughed out loud for a long time, so it turns out that laughing is like this, it's been a long time.

Xiao Lin patted him on the shoulder proudly, "Then you will pay for the meal tonight."

"Go, what are you going to pay for the meal? If I go to your restaurant to eat, I still have to pay for it?" Knowing that this guy knocked on the door, but he didn't expect it to be buckled on his own head, Liu Zaili refused, glanced at him, resolutely disagree.

"Haha..." The two men chatted and laughed, and soon arrived at Xiao Lin's nearest restaurant. Before closing the door, Liu Zaili turned his head, "Qianye—"

"Father-"

"Go back and tell Madam, just say that I drank with Mr. Xiao, go back later and ask her to wait."

"Yes, Master." This was the first time that Master had someone send a message to Madam, and Qianye quickly went out to answer in person.

Xiao Lin took advantage of his time to talk, and asked the steward to order the dishes and bring the good wine. For him, it was normal for him to have something to say to his wife, so he didn't find it strange at all. After Liu Zaili finished his orders and greeted him, the two of them sat down at the small round table together and ate quickly.

After two glasses of wine, Xiao Lin asked with a smile, "Are you busy recently?"

"Your Majesty understands that my wedding is not long, it's okay."

Xiao Lin glanced at him meaningfully, "How come I heard that the emperor seems to be using Princess Huo's nephew—Sima Wanli!"

Liu Zaili raised his eyelids, "Isn't it normal for flowers to bloom and fade as spring goes and autumn comes?"

Xiao Lin smiled, "Yes, it's normal."

Liu Zaili put down the wine cup, "I heard that the Sima family sent their eldest granddaughter, Sima Changyue, to the palace, and once they entered the palace, they sealed the second-class Shuyi, aren't you worried?"

"I said I'm not worried, even happy, do you believe me?"

Liu Zaili stared at him a few times, "Isn't it enough to hide your strength and bide your time?"

"When did I hide my strength and bide my time?"

Liu Zaili's eyes were full of inquiry, "You mean, the current situation is also the pinnacle of your life?"

"Not necessarily."

"What does that mean?"

Xiao Lin picked up the wine glass, raised his head and drank a glass of wine, "When it is prosperous and then it declines, whether it is perfect...everything has its own rules. I don't know what other people want, but although I, Xiao Lin, don't know The age of destiny, but also know how to plan ahead."

Liu Zaili followed suit and drank a glass of wine. After drinking the wine, he hooked his lips into a smile, "We are all in our early twenties, not in our thirties. It's the prime of life, are you willing?"

"What about you, are you willing to hang around your mother-in-law from now on?"

Xiao and Liu looked at each other, and everything they understood was kept silent.

-

Concubine Xiao Gui never cared about new beauties entering the palace before, and she never experienced 'but seeing new people laugh, but hearing old people cry', it is different now, she has experienced it, this feeling is really uncomfortable, uncomfortable like A thousand ants devour the heart.

Why, why, I have a son, but the Holy One doesn't love me anymore?She really couldn't figure it out, no matter how much she thought about it, she couldn't figure it out. Could it be that a woman really became a thing of the past after giving birth?Then...then I...

Concubine Xiao looked at her son in the cradle, son, you have become the heart of your mother, but your mother has become old and pale because of giving birth to you, and was abandoned by your father. I... I can... I can only rely on you in the future, you You have to live up to it!

Concubine Xiao Gui, who had not been favored for three consecutive months, finally realized that she was out of breath, and became the yellow flower of yesterday in the eyes of the emperor. She really couldn't be reconciled!

The big maid came in from the outside, waved her hand, and the little maids and old nuns who were serving in the hall all retreated.

When the maid who inquired about the news came back, Concubine Xiao Gui put away her disappointment and raised her face: "How is it?"

"Go back to your mother, this servant has found out that the Holy Majesty did not go to the newcomer Sima Shuyi today."

"Where did it go?"

"Go to Ma Shurong's place?"

"Where is she?" Concubine Xiao Gui sneered, "It's just that she gave birth to a girl, so what's there to do?"

Seeing the master's gloomy expression, the maid of honor said cautiously: "I heard that the Holy Majesty is not very warm to the new princes, but likes the princess instead."

"No matter how little it is, she is still a girl. How could His Majesty..." Xiao Guifei looked at her son in the cradle, her teeth itching with hatred, "Could it be that my son is not as good as the princess?"

The grand lady backed away secretly, the master was really in a bad mood, she was afraid that it would spread, she would be scolded or slapped in the mouth, she dared not.

-

Ma Hui'er had already discovered that Sheng came to her Shurong Hall three times a month, it had been several months, and nothing could be shaken.

She was secretly relieved, hugged her daughter in front of him, and said softly, "My lord, look at Le'er has grown up a bit."

Emperor Yuantai stretched out his fingers and touched his daughter's little face lightly, and said with a smile, "Le'er... Le'er... Father Emperor came to see you Luo..."

Princess Yunle, who will be one year old in two months, saw someone talking to her, Yiyi was so happy, "Father...uh..."

"She seemed to call me just now, didn't I hear it wrong?" The 40-year-old Emperor Yuan Tai, with a formal smiling face, was a little excited by the child's call.

"Yes, Your Majesty, Le'er can say a word sometimes."

"Ten months, I can utter a word, not bad, not bad..." Emperor Yuan Tai reached out to take his daughter and put it in his arms, "Unexpectedly, my daughter is quite smart, and she can be called father."

"Father... Father... giggle..." Xiao Yunle danced happily, in her father's arms, her small body kept moving around, very cute.

"Good boy..." Emperor Yuantai's outstretched finger was picked up by his daughter and gnawed. "This child, I just praised her, and even dared to gnaw my finger."

Ma Huier smiled and said, "Leer's teeth are about to grow, and she has to grind her teeth recently, so she has to gnaw on everything she sees."

"Are you going to grow teeth?"

"Yes, my lord."

Emperor Yuan Tai curiously opened his daughter's small mouth and looked, "Hey, there are really two grains of millet coming out." He smiled happily.

Seeing the emperor patiently talking about his daughter with her, at this moment, Ma Huier felt that the Holy Majesty was a man from an ordinary family, and she was a woman from an ordinary family, and they enjoyed family happiness together.

Emperor Yuantai gave his daughter to Ma Hui'er until the palace people called for dinner, "Let the nanny feed her, and let her sleep after feeding."

"Yes, Your Majesty, this concubine knows."

The nurse in charge heard the emperor's words and had already stepped forward, and when they finished speaking, little princess Yun Le was also taken away.

"Let's eat."

"Yes, Your Majesty." Ma Hui'er served the emperor with food together with the palace people. Whenever he stayed for dinner at night, she knew that His Majesty would stay overnight tonight. This had become a default.

After finishing his work, the emperor didn't sink his head into sleep as usual, hugged Ma Hui'er, and smiled softly: "I heard that you don't often write letters back?"

"On the fifteenth day of the month and twice at the end of the month."

Yuan Tai said: "You can write a few more letters to your family."

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Ma Hui'er was about to straighten up and salute the emperor, but he pressed her shoulders, "We talk about the usual things, so we don't need to salute."

"Yes, my lord."

"This time the Ma family married the old grand master's daughter, how much gift did you give?"

"Return to the Holy One, follow the usual palace rituals." At the beginning, Ma Hui'er thought that the Holy One was in a good mood and cared about her family, but she actually mentioned the marriage of Da Lang in the Sixth Uncle's family. She felt that the Emperor seemed to ask her about Min The matter of the cousin, but the matter of the family of the cousin Min, she doesn't know anything!

Sure enough, Emperor Yuantai asked later, "I heard that the old grand master married his eldest granddaughter to Ma Erniang's elder brother because he liked Ma Erniang. Do you know about this?"

Ma Hui'er replied: "When we were in Yunshui, the old grand master lived in the natal family of the concubine of Beijun, that is, my sixth uncle's house. Probably because she knew my sixth uncle's family, the old grand master was willing to marry her granddaughter."

"I see." Emperor Yuan Tai smiled, as if he had nothing to say.

Ma Hui'er felt it, and at this time she wanted to take the initiative to say something. After thinking for a while, she said, "Not only did the old grand master have contact with the Sixth Uncle's family, and he wanted to get married with them, even the King of Beijun had contacted my Sixth Uncle's family first. Uncle's family, he is willing to marry cousin Min."

"You mean the daughter-in-law Xia Zi'an found himself?"

"...Yes, Your Majesty..."

Emperor Yuantai's arm embraced the concubine, and his fingers lightly touched the concubine's shoulder and arm, as if he was thinking about something, or closed his eyes and fell asleep.

Ma Hui'er felt that there was something wrong with the Holy Spirit, and it was about the Beijun Palace, but she didn't know anything, and she didn't dare to talk nonsense about things she didn't know.

She buried her head in sleep, and the man beside her was different from ordinary people, she didn't dare to cry, she snuggled into his arms, and fell asleep while sitting up.

When Emperor Yuantai woke up from his contemplation, he found that the concubine in his arms had fallen asleep, and smiled. I still want you to say something, but you are so good, you fell asleep.

Emperor Yuantai gently took his arm away, put the concubine under the bed, sighed, buried her under the bed, closed his eyes, and fell asleep.

The next day, the emperor left, and Ma Huier wrote a letter from home to Mrs. Ma San, but there was nothing in the letter about the Beijun palace. Laughing, shook his head secretly, didn't understand the meaning, is it a good thing, or...

The servant is still standing in front of the dragon case waiting for the letter.

"How to deal with it."

"Yes, Your Majesty." The servant took back the letter and handed it to Ma's house as normal in the palace.

-

Mrs. Ma San received her daughter's words, all mentioned above were how the emperor treated her well, how good her life was, how naughty and cute the little princess was, and how she was loved by the emperor.

In addition to being happy, Mrs. Ma San understood what her daughter meant. Mother knew that you had benefited from the Beijun Palace, but Min'er didn't care about her little effort at all. How do you want your mother to return favors?
Besides, this kind of favor can't be repaid, then you can do well in the palace, maybe there will be a time when you will repay it one day.

-

Counting the days, there is still less than half a month before returning to the north. Whether it is the Ma family or the Beijun Wangfu, everything has been tidied up. The [-] troops in Xicaogou have also been arranged by Zhang Nianmei, and everything is in order. Ready to go.

But the core character of the whole incident——Xia Zhen, played chess or teased his son all day long, neither in a hurry nor in a panic.

Ma Min'er was calm on the surface, but her heart was actually not calm. Master Feng's words kept circling in her mind. Xia Zhen was her husband, and no matter what he did, she would support him unconditionally.

But when she thought about the feudal monarchy, she felt a headache again. If Xia Zhen continued to resist like this, leaving a thorn in the emperor's heart, she might not have a good life in the future.

How can we dispel the emperor's suspicion of the Xia family, which has military power alone?
After thinking about it, she felt that there was no solution, because the imperial power and the military power were not in the hands of the same person, no matter how she tried to countermeasure or ease it, it would be an effort, unless the military power was in the hands of the emperor.

But the military power is all in the hands of the emperor, who would work hard to repel the enemy.

No solution, boring!
Mr. Wei of Jingzhao Mansion has already handled the case of stealing the house deed. This case made his heart very angry, and he punched the table angrily, "Is there any law for the light sentence?"

The staff standing beside him shook their heads, "Grandpa, the Sima family, a relative of Huoshan's palace, sent a granddaughter to the Holy Majesty, and when she enters, she will be granted the title of second-class Shuyi. The favor is so great, we..."

Lord Wei sighed, "These old clans... well, who let the surname be Liu?" He waved his hand, "It's time to go down!"

The servants and staff packed up one after another, and after getting into the carriage, he suddenly said, "Go to the teacher's house."

"Master Wei—do you want to take that eighth-rank official with you?"

"Take him?"

The aide nodded: "Yes, my lord, Commander Feng mentioned in front of me that my lord wants to meet the complainant of this case, and he wants to know whether there are many unhealthy tendencies in the capital."

"Then ask someone to go to the alley and bring him here."

"Yes, my lord!"

-

Feng Jiangyi has been waiting at home for the news of Xia Zi'an's entry into the palace, but it has been two or three days without any movement. It's time for dinner, and another day has passed.
With a long sigh, "Give me a few more days off."

"Father, it's not a solution for you to ask for leave all the time."

"If you don't ask for leave, the emperor will attack Xia Zian. This is not what I want to see." Feng Jiangyi sighed, "I really want the horse to run, but also want the horse not to eat grass. There is such a beautiful thing in this world. .”

Feng Zhiping couldn't figure out these complicated power struggles, it gave him a headache when he heard it, and he didn't know how to comfort his father.

At the door of the study, the servant said: "My lord, Master Wei is here."

"Let him in."

"Yes, my lord."

Master Wei brought Jing Wenxuan, an eighth-rank official, into the study, and cupped his hands, "My lord——"

"Daojun, sit down."

"Thank you, my lord."

"Who is this--"

"He is Lang Jingwenxuan, the eighth grade school secretary of Yushitai."

Jing Wenxuan didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to meet the old Tai Shifeng, and hurriedly bowed and saluted excitedly, "The villain pays homage to Mr. Feng!"

Feng Jiangyi calmly looked at the young man who was saluting opposite. There were not many young people who could use the ancient method to salute. That's right, "Old man, I seldom heard of Jing's surname?"

Jing Wenxuan said: "Villain surnames are rare."

"Look at you doing the ancient ritual, you..."

"The villain was born as a commoner."

"That's how to learn the ritual of the ancient law?" Feng Jiangyi asked.

Jing Wenxuan replied: "The villain is lucky. There used to be a great Confucian living in the small village. The villain is fortunate to be his student and learn a thing or two."

"I don't know if the Confucianism you speak of is..."

"The master has passed away. Before he passed away, he made the villain swear that he would never reveal his first and last name."

Grand Master Feng smiled, stopped asking him, and turned to Master Wei about the house theft case. Master Wei recounted the case angrily, "Old Grand Master, tell me, what should we outsiders do?"

"Yeah, it's really a headache." Feng Jiangyi said, "It would be great if they don't go back to the north. In this way, I can still ask them for help. Now..."

"Teacher, can you ask them for help in this kind of thing?" Master Wei was surprised.

"It's always good to have an idea." Feng Jiangyi sighed.

"Oh." Master Wei didn't expect that the teacher would say such words to an outsider, and he didn't dare to say more.

But Jing Wenxuan interjected: "The clan is unscrupulous, and it's not just you, my lord, who are worried, the Holy One is even more worried."

Wei Daojun didn't expect that this little official would dare to intervene, and just wanted to stop him, but was stopped by the teacher's eyes.

"Oh, listening to Mr. Xiaojing's tone, it seems that there is any way?"

Jing Wenxuan said: "The Yushitai is useless. If the duties of the Yushitai are exercised and they are allowed to speak up on the holy board and exercise the functions of supervision and supervision, everything can be put on the surface, and everything will be discussed. Being able to discuss and discuss openly can solve a lot of things!"

"Then how can we not be in vain?"

Jing Wenxuan replied unhurriedly: "Aspiring and courageous upright literati are dispatched from the Imperial Academy, and let them take up positions such as Yushi doctor or Zhongcheng to speak to the emperor. I believe that literati who want to govern the country must Dare to advise, for those who dare to advise, they can go to the three provinces (Shangshu Province, Menxia Province, Zhongshu Province, which are equivalent to prime ministers and ministers). Officials who affect the incident are not allowed to be promoted to the three provinces, and I believe that many people will not hesitate to give advice."

"A thorough analysis of the advantages and disadvantages of Yushitai proves that you have been thinking about this issue for a long time?"

Jing Wenxuan saluted and said, "It's not that I've been thinking about it for a long time, but my great Confucian master has been thinking about it for a long time, but it's just that I haven't had a chance to realize it."

Lord Wei frowned and said, "My lord, isn't Yushitai a shortcut for officials to get promoted?"

"It's not a shortcut. People who can serve in the Hanlin are also people with both talent and wisdom. Although Yushitai can't have specific experience on the job, if it really performs its functions, it is also an experience. It is unpaid to be promoted to the three provinces."

"My lord..."

Feng Jiangyi raised his hand.Master Wei stopped talking.

"So, who do you think is suitable?"

"Three people are more suitable."

"Those three people?"

"Master Zhou, a bachelor of the Imperial Academy, Lord Luo, a minister of the Imperial Academy, and Jing Wenxuan, an eighth-rank official of Yushitai."

It is really a formidable young man to recruit talents without avoiding himself, and dare to recommend himself. Feng Jiangyi has to consider the feasibility of the matter, and the more he thinks about it, the more he feels that it is just right for Yushitai to play a role at this time.

He narrowed his eyes and raised the corners of his eyebrows, "Sure enough, it's the person Ma Erniang helped. Okay, I'll go to the Holy One tomorrow to deal with the Yushitai matter."

Jing Wenxuan knelt on both knees, bowed and kowtowed: "The old grand master is indeed the brawn of the country, and his work is thunderous and popular, and the villain admires him."

"The matter has not yet reached the emperor's side, and there is nothing to be done. You should get up first."

"In this world, as long as someone wants to do something, there is nothing impossible." Jing Wenxuan raised his head and said solemnly.

"Okay, well said."

-

"Okay...so...that's great..." Liu Zaicheng got up weakly from the bed, "Grand...grandfather, you finally agree!" Before he finished a sentence, he couldn't hold his breath.

"Smelly... brat, you..." Old Liang Wang looked at his grandson who hadn't eaten for three days, really angry and distressed.

"Grandfather... father... what about the matchmaker?"

The old Princess Liang came in from the outside, "Cheng'er, don't worry, grandma has found you the best matchmaker, and we will propose marriage tomorrow."

"Thank you grandma!" Grandpa finally agreed, and Liu Zaicheng was relieved and collapsed on the bed.

"Cheng'er...Cheng'er..." Everyone exclaimed.

(End of this chapter)