Koi adopted daughter jumps over the farm gate

Zhen knew that now was not the time to break up with Duke Zhen.

Although the current Zhen Guogong is idle at home, he still has considerable influence in the court.

Fan Shijie, a powerful official in the current dynasty, was the son-in-law of the Zhenguo government.

But when the Bai family arrived in the capital, everything had not yet established itself.

No matter from the perspective of strength or Bai Panmei's future, this is not the time to put the past conflicts on the table with the Zhenguo Government.

What's more, there is no concrete evidence for what the eldest brother of the Zhen family did to the second brother of the Zhen family.

No, the old lady is pretending to be confused, and there is no concrete evidence for her to admit it.

"Fu'er, yesterday we were at our door. Ji Qiu and Zhuang Yuan...the two children had a conflict over a trivial matter. As the saying goes, we don't know each other until we fight. We folded our arms and hid them in our sleeves. From now on we are all a family. ."

The old lady knew that yesterday's events could not be hidden from the Queen Mother, so it was better to be a good person in front of the Queen Mother and take the initiative to mention yesterday's events to cover up the past.

Mrs. Zhen sneered, her eldest aunt is so scheming, yesterday Zhen Jiqiu openly let her servants scream and kill Bai Panmei, the imperial official, which she said turned into "a little conflict between the two children".

"The Ai family has also heard about this." The Queen Mother said directly, "Sister-in-law, it's true, Qiu'er is young and ignorant, what about you? The Ai family heard that you were sitting in the carriage. Because of the collision of a child, Just shouting and killing. But it’s my fault, it’s my fault that I sit in the position of the Queen Mother and allow my family to bully others.”

What the Queen Mother said was straightforward and serious.

The old lady was so frightened that she knelt down, while Zhen Jiqiu knelt beside the old lady and shivered.

It's all the fault of that Bai Panmei.

It's not like Feiyang has never been domineering in the past. If Bai Panmei hadn't made a big deal about this matter, it would have been impossible for the news to reach the ears of the Queen Mother.

"Your Majesty, you are offending me by saying this. My wife... I am guilty." The old lady kowtowed to plead guilty, and gritted her teeth and said, "In order to make amends, I decided to punish myself by copying the Pure Heart Mantra a hundred times."

The Queen Mother said calmly: "You can realize your mistakes, which is more effective than being punished by copying the scriptures [-] times."

Then the Queen Mother turned to Bai Panmei and said, "You did the right thing yesterday."

Bai Panmei raised her hand to thank the Queen Mother for her affirmation.

The old lady's face felt hot, and she felt that the Queen Mother was slapping her in public.

But at the same time, she breathed a sigh of relief. At least the Queen Mother did not continue to entangle herself with the matter of Zhen being sold to Yangzhou.

Then the Queen Mother chatted and laughed with Old Mrs. Bai again, hugging Little Fuyuan without letting go, and asked the small kitchen to prepare food for Little Fuyuan.

"Queen Mother, you have held Little Yuanbao for so long, don't get tired." Old Mrs. Bai said.

"It doesn't matter, this child is blessed. I liked him as soon as I saw him," the Queen Mother said.

"I like grandma too." Xiao Fuyuan said.

"I just heard from your sister-in-law that you also read and write. What books have you read?" asked the Queen Mother.

"I'm reading The Analects of Confucius." Xiao Fukuoka said.

"Where have you read the Analects of Confucius? Let me tell you." The Queen Mother said with a smile.

"I read that wealth and honor are what people want. If you don't get it by the way, you won't get it. Poverty and lowliness are what people hate. If you don't get it by the way, you won't get it. A gentleman should be benevolent. , Is it bad to become famous? A gentleman will always violate benevolence, make mistakes, and make troubles." Xiao Fuyuan's crisp voice sounded in Yuqing Palace.

Old Mrs. Bai looked at little Fuyuan. Although she didn't understand, her little granddaughter could memorize such a long paragraph like Yourong.

"Okay, not only do you have to read it, but you also have to keep the principles in mind." The Queen Mother touched Xiao Fuyuan's head.

Xiao Fuyuan nodded.

When the old lady of the Zhenguo Palace heard this part of Xiao Fu Yuan's recital, she always felt that the Queen Mother and the little girl were mocking her when they sang along, and she looked a little embarrassed again.

At the same time, I was wondering, who is this child?

Why do you please the Queen Mother so much?

Calling the Queen Mother great-aunt, could it be that she is Fu'er's daughter? "Sister-in-law, this is Fu'er's youngest daughter, Xiao Yuanbao." The old lady's confused eyes could not escape the Queen Mother's gaze, and the Queen Mother cleared her confusion.

"Ji Qiu, this is your cousin. Look, your cousin knows how to read and understand principles at such a young age. You should also learn from it. Don't just dress up and behave arrogantly all day long. The flesh and blood of our Zhen family cannot be given to you. The Zhen family has lost someone." The Queen Mother didn't wait for the old lady to react and scolded Zhen Jiqiu who was standing aside.

Zhen Jiqiu's face turned pale.

The Queen Mother usually treated her and Fan Lingyi indifferently, and would not directly reprimand them.

But today she was reprimanded in Yuqing Palace in front of the palace and the Bai family. If these words were spread from Yuqing Palace, she would become the laughing stock of the noble ladies in the entire capital.

Just as embarrassing as my cousin Fan Lingyi.

"Yes, thank you for your teaching, the Queen Mother." In front of the Queen Mother, Zhen Jiqiu naturally did not dare to be presumptuous, so she had to obey the instructions.

Zhen Jiqiu saw the Queen Mother turning to talk to Xiao Fuyuan with a smile.

Xiao Fuyuan, a country girl, won the favor of the Empress Dowager when she first came to the capital. She even called the Empress Dowager grandma, but Zhen Jiqiu was not convinced.

The nails clenched in the palm of the hand and almost bled.

"Mr. Fulong, this is the Queen Mother's favorite chestnut cake, please try it." Grandma Chang personally brought the newly produced chestnut cake from the small kitchen to Xiao Fuyuan.

The eyes of the old lady of Zhenguo Palace and Zhen Jiqiu were filled with disbelief at the same time.

This country girl had only been here for one day and she was named the head of the village.

This shows the Queen Mother's favor towards the Bai family.

As for Fan Lingyi, the old lady has not given her a title despite begging her so many times.

This little girl overwhelmed all the girls in the Zhen family and the Fan family.

"Sister-in-law, look at how handsome the little girl from Fulong's family is. I fell in love with her as soon as I saw her. Don't say I'm partial. She, the head of Fulong Village, was not sealed in the past two days. She was sealed as early as the year before last. Before finding Fu'er, Xiao Yuanbao was granted the title of village head because of the discovery of Yanshu seeds. Speaking of which, it's all fate." The Queen Mother glanced at Zhen Jiqiu and said lightly, "So don't worry about the village head, sir. Princess, if you can afford it, the emperor will grant you the title."

The old lady felt angry.

In other words, her grandson is not worthy.

Zhen Jiqiu was also very embarrassed because she mentioned that Princess Yun'an was a fake several times behind her back.

"Sister-in-law is getting old. She will definitely be heartbroken when she sees Fu'er. I won't let you eat in the palace." The Queen Mother fed Xiao Fuyuan a piece of chestnut cake and then turned to the old lady and said.

"Eunuch Hong, please send the old lady out of Zhen Guogong's Mansion, and take some of the paper I used to copy scriptures to my sister-in-law." The Queen Mother waved to Eunuch Hong.

The old lady of Zhenguo Palace almost lost her breath.

What does it mean to give her the paper to copy scriptures?
Isn't it just to punish her openly?

But she couldn't care so much anymore. She wanted to return to the house quickly and tell her son about the affairs of Zhen's house.

After the old lady left, the Queen Mother left the old lady and others to eat. Naturally, Aunt Chen, mother and daughter were also left to eat.

During the confrontation between Mrs. Zhen and the old lady, Aunt Chen had a transparent background throughout.

After she came out of the palace, she decided to go to the old lady of Zhenguo Palace to establish relations with her.

"...Tell my aunt in detail how you were sold to Yangzhou in the first place?"

After the meal, the Queen Mother called Mrs. Zhen to her side alone and asked her carefully.

"At that time, all the female relatives in our family were sold, and Uncle Feng thought of a way to save us..." Mrs. Zhen fell into memories, and the Uncle Feng she spoke of was Feng Ying, the current Marquis of Zhongjing Mansion.

But she was only ten years old at the time, and her parents were dead, so she was filled with misery and confusion. The specific details were not very clear.

But on the way to being sold, I heard the official sigh: "It's true that when disaster strikes, you don't care about family ties, even your niece, and sell them for 500 taels of silver. And Zhen Chen is also a decent gentleman. Just collect the money and leave.”

She was shocked to realize that she had been sold by her trusted aunt and cousin.