The Self-cultivation of the Noble Concubine Who Eats Melon

  Chapter 118 119: Either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind

   Song Nanzhen watched the emperor come in and hurriedly got up to salute, with a respectful expression, and stood aside.

  Feng Yi raised his hand to make people stand up, and said with a smile: "Get up, there are no outsiders here, don't be so nervous."

  Song Nanzhen said yes, but he still didn't dare to relax in behavior.

  Song Yunzhao knew that the difference between the monarch and his ministers was not a joke, so her father naturally did not dare to neglect him in the slightest.

  Unwilling to see her father being so cautious in front of the emperor, she smiled and said, "It's time to leave the palace, and the family members are still thinking about father. It is due to the emperor's grace that our father and daughter can meet today, but my concubine should not make things difficult for His Majesty."

  Feng Yi glanced at Yun Zhao, saw that she was speaking very seriously, and was about to say something, when Song Nanzhen asked to resign.

   OK, they are indeed father and daughter.

  Feng Yi could see that Song Nanzhen was nervous and uncomfortable, so he didn't force him anymore, and asked Zhang Maoquan to send him out of the palace himself.

  Song Yunzhao sent his father outside the hall, and said softly, "Father, take care of yourself."

  Song Nanzhen responded with a smile, "Jieyu must take care of herself in the palace."

   "That's natural, you just need to rest assured." Song Yunzhao laughed.

   Staring at the back of her father leaving, her eyes were a little sore, she raised her head slightly.

  Feng Yi looked at Song Yunzhao through the window, taking into account the little movement of her raising her head, and didn't look back until Yunzhao turned back to the palace.

  Song Yunzhao entered the hall, went directly to sit beside the emperor, looked up at his face, and said with a smile, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for allowing me to see my father."

   "Your father has done a great job in disaster relief this time, so it's okay for you father and daughter to meet each other." Feng Yi looked at Song Yunzhao's still red eyes and replied.

  Song Yunzhao glanced at the emperor, covered his face in embarrassment, and said in a muffled voice: "Let the emperor see a joke, I really miss my father."

  Feng Yi responded softly, held Yun Zhao's fingertips, and looked out the window sideways. He didn't have anyone to miss in his life. Even the queen mother who lives in the palace now, he wouldn't think that he still had a mother in this world.

   Soon the rewards for Dali Temple Minister and his party were issued. Dali Temple Minister Han Zhengchun was promoted to Zuodu Yushi. Song Nanzhen was promoted to be a doctor in the household department. Although he was only promoted by one rank, but from the semi-retirement yamen of Taipusi to the sixth department, it can be seen that the emperor really valued his promotion.

  Although it is said that Song Nanzhen was used at the beginning because the emperor favored Song Jieyu, but Song Nanzhen can't stand it because he has done well in errands and has real achievements. It is a bit reluctant to scold him for being promoted by nepotism.

  Song Nanzhen's promotion is a great joy for the Song family. Cai's intention is to throw a banquet to celebrate. The husband's promotion will give her daughter face when she gets married.

   Who knew that Song Nanzhen directly rejected it. At this time, the whole capital is staring at him and his daughter, and they want to put on a promotion banquet. Is it afraid that Yushi has no one to impeach?

  Although he has a relationship with Mr. Han to go south for disaster relief, but the emperor transferred him to Yushitai to be the censor of Zuodu. It is clear that he likes Mr. Han's nature of impartial law enforcement and daring to speak. If he really does something out of the ordinary, Mr. Han will definitely not cover it up for him.

  The two husbands and wives had disagreements and had a big quarrel, which also involved Song Qinghan and Song Jinxuan's marriage, which was even more messy.

  This also involves the dowry for Song Qinghan, Cai's dowry Song Nanzhen will not interfere with which child she gives to, but when he knows that the Cai family has not left a portion for Yun Zhao, he is even more disappointed.

   "She has already entered the palace to become Jieyu, what more dowry do you want?" Cai's face was even more hideous when she mentioned this, "If she hadn't framed her sister in the palace, Qinghan should be staying in the palace now..."

   There was a "snap", and the room fell silent.

  Cai couldn’t believe that her husband beat her, but Song Nanzhen was furious, pointing at Cai and scolding: "You have hated her since Yunzhao was born. These are all old things. There is no mother-daughter relationship between you and I will not force it. But, what is the truth about entering the palace for election, don’t you know? Who are you dissatisfied with deliberately confusing black and white? Back then, His Majesty let Qinghan out of the palace. Are you questioning His Majesty’s will? Are you going to die? Let it go, don't drag the whole family to be buried with you!"

  Ms. Cai's face turned pale all of a sudden, she didn't think of this under her rage, but she still refused to admit her mistake, and said through gritted teeth: "Now that she stays in the palace and is in the eyes of the emperor, naturally everything she says is right."

   "You are simply unreasonable." Song Nanzhen calmed down quickly, he had never noticed that his wife had become so stubborn, "Since you have given Yun Zhao's share to Qinghan, Qinghan's dowry is enough to marry into the Hou's residence."

   "What do you mean by that? You are a father. Don't tell me your daughter is not willing to add a dowry to her when she gets married." Cai asked her husband to pay for her eldest daughter, so she brought up this matter. Who would have thought that her husband would not give the money.

  Song Nanzhen's face turned completely cold, "You don't know why I did this?"

   Cai's complexion changed again and again, because she didn't prepare a dowry for Song Yunzhao, so the husband wants to give Song Yunzhao the share that was given to Qing Han?

  Song Nanzhen didn't even want to quarrel with her. Before leaving, he said, "You not only have a daughter, but also a son. I not only have your child, but also other children."

  Song Qinghan has been taught badly by the Cai family. If the eldest son continues to be confused, he, the father, will not sit idly by.

  Ms. Cai was shocked. The two have been husband and wife for so many years, and this is the first time her husband has said such words, so she can't help feeling a little flustered.

  Yes, there are also two children born to Aunt Che.

   Cai only hated herself for not being ruthless to get rid of the man back then, but now raising tigers has become a threat to her children.

  Aunt Che knew about the quarrel between the two couples here. She immediately looked into the mirror and dressed herself carefully.

  Besides her, Aunt Feng is poor. She gave birth to her son and died before the full moon. Since then, she has been in a slump and fell ill for half a year.

  Aunt Qin is a few years younger than her, but she has no children, so she naturally lacks confidence.

  Aunt Che carefully covered the fine lines around her eyes with powder, looked at herself in the mirror, and picked out a lake blue dress, outlining the thin waist she had kept for many years.

  Her girl next to her was already waiting outside with soup, and she took the time to make the soup stew in the kitchen, and it was just right to send it at this time.

   What a god-sent opportunity, the master and wife broke up unhappy, and this is giving her a chance.

  Aunt Che didn’t think it was inappropriate for her to take advantage of others’ dangers. To be a concubine is to live in the cracks, not to be smart, and she will end up like Aunt Feng or Aunt Qin.

  She carried the soup to the front study in person, but the guard at the door stopped her immediately when she saw someone.

  Aunt Che said with a smile: "You tell the master, if the master refuses to see me, I will go back."

   "Auntie, wait a moment." The chief follower has a good impression of Aunt Che, although he is favored, he never makes things difficult for servants like them.

   Soon, when Aunt Che got a long-term follower, she carried soup into the study, the curtains by the window of the study were lowered, and the vision in the room was half-lit, Aunt Che became more and more cautious.

  She walked over gently, with a gentle smile on her face, and said softly: "Master, I asked the kitchen to cook your favorite ginseng soup. You have lost weight this time when you are on an errand, so you have to make up for it."

  Song Nanzhen didn't want to see Aunt Che at first, but when he thought of his second daughter's marriage, he still asked someone to come in and ask her. Hearing her caring voice in a soft voice, he couldn't help but feel worried.

   "Let the subordinates do these trivial matters." Song Nanzhen asked Aunt Che to sit down.

  Aunt Che sat down next to the master, brought out the ginseng soup herself, and said with a smile: "I have been used to doing it these years, if you let someone else do it, what should I do?"

  Song Nanzhen picked up the bowl and took a sip. It was a familiar taste. After drinking a bowl of ginseng soup, the anger also dissipated a lot.

  Song Nanzhen would not bring up his dissatisfaction with Cai in front of Aunt Che. He looked at her and said, "I already know about Jinxuan's marriage. This marriage is not bad. You should prepare for her well. In addition to the official share, I will add another one to Jinxuan so that she can get married properly."

  Aunt Che was overjoyed and got up immediately, "My concubine is on behalf of the second girl, thank you master, with your words, the second girl will be able to marry decently."

  Aunt Che had known for a long time that Madam would never subsidize her daughter, and she never expected Madam to be merciful. There is a fixed number of public shares, such as the marriage of a concubine, usually a dowry of five hundred taels.

  Aunt Che has saved some private money over the years, leaving half for her son and the other half for her daughter. Coupled with the subsidy given by the master to his daughter, this dowry can be overestimated.

  Aunt Che knew the master's temper well, so she acted very happy and didn't ask for anything else.

   Song Nanzhen couldn't help but compare Cai with Aunt Che, and heaved a heavy sigh in his heart.

   Mrs. Cai is not as good as an aunt who knows how to advance and retreat now.

  Since Aunt Che brought the ginseng soup, she didn’t intend to go back empty-handed. First, she got the dowry that the master gave her daughter to subsidize, and second, she hadn’t seen her for a few months.

  The eldest lady in the east courtyard only smiled when she knew about it. Cai's own dignity was lost by her, and it was her own fault.

  Aunt Che can endure and be ruthless and knows how to advance and retreat. She is willing to wrong herself for the sake of her children. In a few years, it is difficult to say how the situation in this mansion will be.

  However, Yun Zhao had told her that Aunt Che could only fight with Cai, and she had to help Cai take care of the place. Thinking about it, she became impatient to take care of Cai's affairs, confused and confused, and tended to be more stubborn as she got older.

  But for the future of the Song family, for her husband and son not to be dragged down by the Cai family, and for Yun Zhao not to be caught in the palace, she can only grit her teeth.

  Song Qinghan’s wife, the eldest wife of the marriage, had long guessed that she would not be able to withdraw, and Wu Xinhou’s mansion was not a small family, and the marriage was all settled. If she wanted to withdraw without a valid reason, she would offend her to death.

  As for the matter of the concubine, Marquis Wuxin's mansion didn't deliberately hide it. The Song family knew about it, and they readily admitted it, so what else?

  Song Qinghan had to jump into the fire pit she chose.

  The eldest wife of Song Qinghan doesn't care about her marriage, Song Jinxuan has to take care of her here, plus her daughter Ye Xi's marriage, and her son...

  The eldest lady has a dull face, the children of the two brothers of the Song family are all together, and the marriages of men and women are repeated one after another, which will really exhaust her to death.

  According to the order of the teeth, it is natural that Song Qinghan was the first to marry, then Song Yexi, and finally Song Jinxuan. The son's marriage has to wait for her husband's news, so it can be put on hold for now.

   Half a month after Song Nanzhen returned to Beijing, Song Qinghan got married.

  Song Yunzhao is as stable as a mountain in the palace, without blinking an eyelid, it has nothing to do with her.

  After winter, when Song Yexi got married, Song Yunzhao asked someone to give him a box-adding gift. It was a set of jade bowls custom-made by Liushang Bureau for a large price.

  Song Jinxuan's marriage was originally scheduled for next year, but the Yang family came to say that they wanted to send their youngest son to study in an academy in the south after the new year, so it is best to get married before the year and let the young couple go out together after the year.

  Aunt Che is the most excited. After entering the door, she can go out to study with her husband without having to set rules in front of her in-laws. The newlywed couple must have a good relationship. If they return to Beijing after giving birth to a boy and a half girl, the daughter will have a good relationship with her husband and have a child by her side, and her status in the Yang family will be stable.

  Although Aunt Che was tempted, she showed some reluctance in front of Mrs. Cai, saying that she was so eager to let the second girl pass the door, but she didn't think much of her as a concubine. He even deliberately went to cry in front of the master, and even pulled Song Yuming to intercede for his sister, one scene after another.

   Mrs. Cai heard with her ears and saw with her eyes. Aunt Che did not want her to make it happen. The Yang family came to ask for a date, and she agreed to let Song Jinxuan marry years ago.

  Madam: …

  Song Nanzhen: …

  Song Yunzhao laughed when he heard the news in the palace. Aunt Che is really a talent. Song Jinxuan was raised by Aunt Che alone. With half the skills of Aunt Che, her life in the Yang family will not be bad in the future.

   After all, Concubine Che is just a concubine, and she is subject to too many restrictions. Song Jinxuan was a regular wife when she married, and her situation is much better than Concubine Che's.

  Compared with Song Yexi’s box-adding gift, it’s slightly reduced by 10%. After all, the two concubines are different. If she gave Song Jinxuan more than half of Song Yexi’s gift, it would be easy to be criticized if it was spread out, not to mention whether the eldest lady was happy or not.

  What she prepared for Song Jinxuan was a set of Baifu bowls made of silver. In just a few months, Liu Shangju has earned her so much money.

   Aunt Che cried and laughed looking at the set of silver bowls, grabbed her daughter's hand and said, "As long as Jieyu stays in the palace, with this set of silver bowls, you will be safe in the Yang family."

   "Auntie..." Song Jinxuan also cried, and couldn't bear to part with her auntie. They had been dependent on each other for many years, and lived in fear in the mansion. Others saw her auntie being favored, but they didn't know how difficult it was for her auntie.

   "Why are you crying? It's a good thing. Second girl, you have to laugh. You have to remember, don't mention me as an aunt when you come to the Yang family. You should always mention your wife, respect your wife, and mention your younger brother more often. My concubine will only embarrass you. My wife is not good at all, and she is also your aunt outside. You have to be respectful and filial, and you can't teach others."

   "Auntie, I know." Song Jinxuan cried and nodded.

   "If you marry well, I will watch your brother study and improve. Jieyu paved the way for you. We have to do what we promised at the beginning. When your brother becomes a Jinshi and becomes an official in the future, we will have the opportunity to repay Jieyu's kindness." Aunt Che said softly, "You live your life well in the Yang family. Only when you live well can my aunt's life be easy."

  After saying these words, Aunt Che hesitated for a moment, and then said in a low voice: "You follow to the south. If the academy over there is really good, see if you can let your brother go to study too. The way my wife looks at your brother these past few months makes me a little frightened. I'm afraid that she will do something for the young master."

   Send her son away, so that Aunt Che can really feel at ease.

  She is not young anymore, she can't afford to gamble, if something happens to her son, who will she and her daughter rely on in the future?

  Song Jinxuan was taken aback, "Why didn't you tell me about this?"

   "It's just my own guess, maybe I'm guessing, anyway, you keep it in your heart. Go if you have the chance, just go if you don't have the chance, don't make things difficult for yourself."

  She was also afraid that her daughter would have trouble with Young Master Yang because of her younger brother.

  Song Jinxuan nodded, "I see, Auntie, don't worry."

   Song Jinxuan got married on the sixth day of the twelfth lunar month, and the end of the year came in the blink of an eye.

  The harem has been exceptionally peaceful these past few months. Neither the third concubine nor Qin Xiyue has done anything out of the ordinary, and everyone lives in peace.

  Song Yunzhao knew that the main reason was that the emperor had made a lot of noise in the court in the past few months. After Han Zhengchun became the censor of Zuodu, he really lived up to the emperor's high expectations. He was a machine gun that fired suddenly.

   But Han Zhengchun had reasoned and evidence, which made it impossible to refute.

  Because of Han Zhengchun, Han Jinyi was promoted from Xiaoyi to noble concubine, and even promoted two ranks, which is considered the biggest fluctuation in the harem.

  Han Jinyi was promoted to a noble concubine, and became the highest among their group of people entering the palace, except for Song Yunzhao and Qin Xiyue. Lu Zhixue's face was mournful, but she still congratulated Han Jinyi.

  Song Yunzhao and Feng Yunjin looked very interesting, and the four of them even pooled money, and asked the imperial dining room to send a table of noodles to Wangyou Palace, and had a happy meal.

  When the first winter snow fell, it fell to the ground overnight, and the entire harem seemed like a fairyland. Icicles hung upside down everywhere under the eaves of the palace, colliding with the sun, reflecting colorful rays of light.

   Others were admiring the snow, but Song Yunzhao was worried about the possibility of a snow disaster when he saw such a thick snow. Unexpectedly, her worry became a reality. This heavy snow covered dozens of miles inside and outside the capital, and it is said that many houses were crushed and collapsed by the snow overnight.

   Song Nanzhen had experience in disaster relief, and was named by the emperor to follow the Minister of the Household Department.

  Song Yunzhao was silent for a moment, always thinking that his father is taking the route of a professional disaster relief household, which is quite unique.

  Because there is such a snowstorm in the book, the heroine also made meritorious service and gained a good impression in front of the emperor.

  When Song Yunzhao was hesitating whether to cut off the scorpion, he didn't expect Qin Taifu and Qin Xiyue to move faster than her.

  The most effective way to win the hearts and minds of the victims is to build porridge sheds to give out porridge. People whose houses have collapsed have no place to eat, and the porridge from the porridge sheds can save lives.

   Qin Taifu joined forces with the aristocratic family in the capital to do this immediately, and Qin Xiyue took out his own money and sent it back to the Qin family, asking Qin Taifu to buy rice and cook porridge.

  Song Yunzhao didn't know what else to say besides being silent when he found out.

  The heroine deserves to be the heroine. This is because she saw Han Jinyi copying her promotion path, and she wanted to catch up.

  Song Yunzhao felt that his position as Jieyu was in jeopardy, and he had to do something.

   But the heroine of the porridge did it, so she didn't want to follow her behind to pick up leftovers.

  She couldn't think of a good solution for a while, so she called Anshun to ask, "How did the capital deal with the heavy snowfall in previous years?"

  When I was in Nanyu, I rarely encountered such heavy snow, and there was only a thin layer of snow over there.

  Anshun hurriedly replied after hearing the words: "The first is to sweep the snow. The people in the palace should sweep it up as soon as the snow stops, otherwise it will not be possible to delay the trip of the masters. The second is to pad the soil. For example, the snow is so heavy this time. The palace people can't clean it up in time to allow the road to pass, so they can only simply sweep the snow and then spread a layer of soil. But because it takes too much manpower and material resources to do so, the road to pave the soil can only be the road."

  Song Yunzhao understood, and after asking again and again, he realized that the snow in the palace was swept by the palace people, the snow guards in the inner city did it, and the snow in the outer city and the major roads in central Beijing was swept by the garrison.

  This time the snow was so fierce that it was about a foot thick overnight. Not to mention the snow in the capital, even the snow in the inner city and the palace would take a lot of time to clean up.

  There is no one who can borrow, Song Yunzhao was thinking about the food, Qin Xiyue preempted it, so she could only think about the clothes. The common people can survive the snow disaster safely if they are full of food, but she can't do it alone when preparing clothes.

  With such a chance to make meritorious service, how could she let Qin Xiyue dominate.

  Song Yunzhao doesn't have enough appeal now, so he can only use the momentum.

   Who borrowed it from the harem?

  Concubine Zhuang is scheming and pretends to be virtuous. If she is allowed to take the lead, she will definitely take credit for her own merits, and maybe she is thinking of kicking herself out of the game halfway to dominate the scene.

   Concubine Wan was designed as a talented woman with a cold heart. This kind of trivial life does not fit her temperament. Besides, Song Yunzhao and her aura are at odds and cannot cooperate.

   Then only Concubine Lu is left. Concubine Lu is very angry and arrogant, but she looks a bit smart and not too greedy. For example, in the case of the imperial dining room, she made a mistake. Although she didn't apologize, she secretly made up for herself.

  Among the three concubines, Concubine Lu can barely be considered a partner for cooperation.

  If you find a leader, you have to recruit your own little partner. The more meritorious service you have, the better. In short, Qin Xiyue must not let Qin Xiyue get the big head.

  Song Yunzhao didn't intend to take the credit of Qin Xiyue, but he couldn't let her take this opportunity to overwhelm him.

  In the palace, either the east wind overwhelms the west wind, or the west wind overwhelms the east wind.

  If she is overwhelmed by the heroine, she will not only lose face, but may even lose her life.

   The 6,000-word update is complete, happy weekend, cuties.

  (end of this chapter)