Ajiu

Chapter 152
Nanxionghou was so angry that Zhao Zhen didn't dare to cry, "Brother, please, don't drive me and Aqiong away. The Mei family has a small family, if Aqiong is not in Nanxionghou's mansion If you leave the pavilion, you will be looked down upon if you enter the East Palace! Besides, I... I will go back to Mei's house, so I can't live a life."

During the ten years she lived in Nanxionghou's mansion, although she was not accompanied by her husband, it was a bit deserted, but Nanxionghou was generous and never treated her badly in terms of money and things. Food.Letting her live in Mei's house now would be her death.Mei Ren didn't know whether he was worthless or Nanxionghou deliberately suppressed him, so far he is only a thousand householder, he can't get promoted at all, and he never wants to take money back home.She went back to Mei's house, did she live on the dowry alone?That's just sitting and eating, and it's not as good as it is every day.

Zhao Zhen begged bitterly, but Nanxionghou was impatient, "Don't be annoying anymore!" Pushing her away, he strode away.

Zhao Zhen went to Mrs. Nanxionghou with tears in her eyes, "Sister-in-law begs for our mother and daughter, Aqiong and I are two orphans and widows, who can we rely on when we go out?" Mrs. Nanxionghou sneered, "You Who else do you need to rely on? I decided on Arjun’s lifelong affairs by myself, and never discussed it with my brother and sister-in-law. Auntie, you are out of the court, so go back to your husband’s house, Nanxionghou’s temple can’t afford Bodhisattvas , can’t keep distinguished guests like you and Arjun.”

Zhao Zhen couldn't do without grievances, "I heard what my sister-in-law said. I think it's because Aqiong's marriage is not settled well, so elder brother wants to drive my mother and daughter away? This is what the empress ordered, and Aqiong and I dare not resist." That's all. Sister-in-law, it's a matter of time before someone enters the Eastern Palace, so why do you have to do this?"

Mrs. Nanxiong Hou sneered again and again, "Even if 1000 or 2000 people enter the East Palace, it has nothing to do with us. However, if this person is carried out of my house, it is absolutely impossible. Please go back, grandma. If Ah Qiong becomes famous later, the scenery belongs to you, and we will never follow suit. Pack your luggage when you go back tonight, and move out early tomorrow morning, and sister-in-law, I can only give you this kind of favor."

Mrs. Nanxionghou was also very annoyed at Zhao Zhen's self-assertion, but she was calmer than Nanxionghou and thoughtful.Tonight, I was in a hurry to drive people away, as if I was clearly against Queen Zhang, why not wait until tomorrow to send them away calmly, and only say that Mei Qiong is engaged and is going to marry, which is inconvenient To borrow at my uncle's house again, it sounds grand.

Madam Nanxiong Hou served tea.Zhao Zhen really didn't want to leave, and wanted to beg again, but the mother-in-law in front of Mrs. Nanxiong Hou couldn't tolerate her, she pulled her out even talking and laughing, with infinite strength, Zhao Zhen couldn't avoid it.After Zhao Zhen was dragged away, Zhao Zhen's mother and Nanxionghou's stepmother came tremblingly, "Your sister is going to be driven away too? Your master is doing it and living in the Hou's mansion. There is no brother-sister relationship at all." Mrs. Xionghou's wife smiled, "It turns out that Lord Hou took my aunt back to her mother's house and raised my aunt and sister Qiong for more than ten years. There is no brother-sister relationship at all. Very good, very good. It doesn't matter if there is any brother-sister relationship." , Mother and daughter have a deep bond. Madam Tai took out her private house to supplement her aunt, and she can live well in Mei's house, Madam Tai said yes?" After a few cool words, Madam Tai was speechless.

Zhao Zhen went back to the room, holding Mei Qiong in her arms and crying to death, "Mother just wanted to find you a good place to go, so your uncle turned his back on you! Do you have to marry a small man like your mother? Haha, after a lifetime, does he just take advantage of it?"

Mei Qiong's face turned pale, "Uncle is not such a person. Mother, uncle just doesn't want me to be a concubine. That man... When my father wanted to sell me, uncle became furious, saying that his niece cannot be used as a concubine. "

Zhao Zhen wiped her tears, and said with a sad face: "What's wrong with being a big wife? I am your father's wife, but what kind of blessings do I enjoy? Ah Qiong, the most important thing to marry is that the man has a future,' Ning Wei A heroic concubine, don’t be a mediocre wife’. If you marry someone like your mother, it’s just a lifetime of suffering, so what’s the point.”

Compared with her miserable life, Zhao Zhen would rather her daughter enter the palace.The palace is resplendent and resplendent. It is good to be favored, but not to be favored is also a luxury. If you are lucky enough to give birth to a son, you will at least be a prince in the future.In this way, isn't it much better than marrying an ordinary person, a happy event that fell from the sky.

"Mother, I feel guilty for making uncle angry." Mei Qiong said in a low voice, "But I don't regret it, not even half of it. Others have lived their lives..."

I once saw him from such a far and humble place, and I was astonished as a heavenly man; I used to think that the noble prince was out of reach, and I would never have the chance to see him again; I once thought that I could only marry an ordinary man, the gloomy Suddenly, someone told me: You can marry him, you can marry in the East Palace, you can become his second concubine. This temptation, how to resist, how to resist.

Nanxionghou's fierce opposition made Mei Qiong feel extremely guilty, but it did not shake her determination to become the crown prince's second concubine.This kind of opportunity is too rare for Mei Qiong, to be able to be with the person she has secretly admired for many years, to be able to obtain a status that she never dared to imagine before, to have all the love and power all at once, such an opportunity, she would rather Will not give up even in death.

Zhao Zhen shed tears for a while, watching the little girl pack her luggage.Mei Qiong was sitting alone under the lamp, her thin figure was somewhat desolate. "I don't dare to expect to be as blessed as Ajiu, but give me a little of Ajiu's good fortune, just a little bit."

I have known her since I was a child, and I don't know how many times I have been jealous of her.It's also a girl's family, and the birthdays are only a few days apart. Why is Ajiu so much loved, but I am... Give me some, Ajiu, your good fortune, I just need a little to be satisfied.

"Ajiu, when you were born, your grandfather gave you such a nice name. What about me? I kept calling me "big sister" until I was about to go to school, and no one thought of giving me a name. I, "Joan" "The word, I made it up by myself. I even made up my own name, and I have to plan my own future. Ajiu, I'm not like you. Your parents have prepared everything for you, but I have no one." You can rely on."

Dad is that kind of person, and mother can only cry and cry, no one can be trusted.

Mei Qiong sat dryly under the lamp until midnight, and then fell asleep dully.

The next day, a skinny old servant came to Mei's old house to take Zhao Zhen and Mei Qiong back to Mei's house.Mrs. Nanxionghou came to see her off with a smile on her face, "The Mei family sent someone to pick them up, so we couldn't stay even if we wanted to. Sister Qiong is getting older, and it's not suitable to live in my uncle's house. Go back to Mei's house and have a good time." Live, if you lack something, don’t be polite to your aunt.”

Zhao Zhen was furious.Mei Ren is out of town with his good cousin, where can someone from the Mei family come to pick him up?That's just an old servant, and maybe you fooled him into it, you're ashamed to say it.

After all, she had lived in Nanxionghou's mansion for more than ten years for nothing, Zhao Zhen couldn't speak bad words, forced a smile on her face, took Mei Qiong and Mrs. Nanxionghou's wife to say goodbye, and left her natal home.

"I will be promising in the future, won't my uncle recognize me?" Mei Qiong looked back repeatedly, reluctantly.

After Chen Lingyun was on duty, he went back to the Jinwu Guard's duty room to change his clothes and planned to leave the palace.A waiter came to Guangfu Palace and brought him a plate of dim sum, "Give it to the imperial concubine." Chen Lingyun thanked him, and said with a smile: "I'm going back now, go home and eat slowly." Two handkerchiefs wrapped the snacks, carried them in their bosom, and left the palace.

When they arrived at a secluded place, Chen Lingyun took out a small note from the snack box and looked at it, his expression changed.This girl, Awei, doesn't want to marry a young military officer, so what's the matter with wanting to enter the East Palace on a whim?

Chen Lingyun rode quickly through the downtown area and returned to Linjianghou's Mansion.After returning home, I found out that Chen Lingwei went out to worship the Buddha with Mrs. Tai, without even drinking her saliva, she got on her horse again and went straight to a secluded temple in the suburbs.

In the temple wing, Mrs. Tai was taking a nap, while Chen Lingwei and a beautiful middle-aged nun were sitting and drinking tea in the other room.The middle-aged nun's voice was soft and soft, revealing an indescribable coquettishness, "...What happened to the second concubine? What happened to the concubine? As long as you are favored by the crown prince, you will have great fortune in the future." Chen Lingwei listened absent-mindedly, "Really? But elder brother and fifth uncle don't allow it."

"What do they know?" The middle-aged nun smiled, "Although your fifth uncle has many wives and concubines, they are all incomprehensible. He doesn't know how charming women can be if they are charming. Your elder brother is even more of a fool. He He hasn't gotten married yet, so he doesn't understand the matter between men and women."

Chen Lingyun has been delaying her marriage with Qiu Gui, the concubine daughter of the Qiu family. Qiu Gui had no one to care for her in the Qiu family, and she was repeatedly delayed by the Marquis of Linjiang. Lingering sick for several months, died with hatred.The aunt Qiu's family wanted to make another daughter of the Qiu family for him, but Chen Lingyun refused, claiming to be a filial piety for Qiu Gui. The Qiu family couldn't do anything with him for a while, so he was old and still single and unmarried. .

Chen Lingwei was very distressed, "I don't know what to do, I really don't know." The eldest brother and fifth uncle refused, and the aunt didn't care, but grandmother and mother readily agreed, very much in favor.Who should you listen to?The East Palace sounds very tempting, but the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess are already married, will he be able to snatch the Crown Prince over?I am good-looking, but the princess is also very beautiful.

"Prince Princess looks amazing." Chen Lingwei thought about Ajiu's appearance, and was really not confident.

"Stupid child, whether a woman is beautiful or not is second to none. The most important thing is to be charming to the core." The middle-aged nun smiled softly, "Mother will teach you many skills so that men can't do without you." ..."

Chen Lingwei looked at her in astonishment, "What are you going to teach me? Let me tell you, I don't want to learn that...that dirty stuff."

The middle-aged woman laughed loudly, "What's dirty? Awei, that's called romantic..."

The door was kicked open abruptly, Chen Lingyun stood outside the door with a livid face.

Seeing his angry look, the middle-aged nun blamed him, "Ling'er, what's wrong with you? Who provoked you?" Chen Lingwei stood up timidly, "Brother, I..." Thinking of his confession, she lowered her head in shame .

The middle-aged nun raised her slender hands, poured a cup of tea and put it on the table, and smiled at Chen Lingyun, "Ling'er, come over for a cup of tea, mother has something to tell you." Chen Lingwei also smiled, " Brother, are you thirsty? Sit down and rest for a while."

Chen Lingyun stood at the door for a while, then strode over, pulled Chen Lingwei up, and walked out the door without saying a word.The middle-aged nun frowned, "Ling'er, what's wrong with you?" Chen Lingwei noticed that her brother was very angry, so she quickly waved at the middle-aged nun to signal her to stop talking.The middle-aged nun snorted coldly, and said angrily: "Every one of them will grow up, and they will show their own mother's face!" Chen Lingyun stopped, pulled Chen Lingwei, and left without looking back. .

"Call Mrs. Tai and go back home." Chen Lingyun gritted his teeth and ordered.

Mrs. Tai was woken up, full of displeasure, "I kindly let Awei reunite with your mother and daughter, what did I do wrong?" Until getting into the carriage, Mrs. Tai was still chattering.Chen Lingyun's face was livid, and he ignored her.

Back in the Linjiang Hou Mansion, Chen Lingyun stuffed his sister back into the room and locked the lock with his own hands, "You dare to sneak out, I will break your leg!" Seeing that his face turned pale with anger, Chen Lingwei didn't dare to say more Talking, sticking out her tongue, got into bed and went to sleep, thinking hard last night, she was very sleepy.

Chen Lingyun avoided the wife who wanted to scold him, and went to his fifth uncle, Chen Zhuang, for help, "Fifth uncle, Awei has been summoned by the queen." Chen Lingyun was very frustrated, "The crown prince and the princess have been together since they were young. The brothers and sisters I know have a good relationship. Awei entered the East Palace, what can I do? I will ruin my whole life."

Chen Zhuang laughed loudly, "Uncle Wu has a solution." He took a small glass bottle and went back to the Linjiang Marquis Mansion with Chen Lingyun.Arriving in front of Chen Lingwei's room, seeing the big copper lock, Chen Zhuang smiled and shook his head, "Ling Yun, you are messing around. If the queen's order comes down, can you still lock the door to prevent her from coming out?" Chen Lingyun blushed, " Yes, Fifth Uncle, I’m thinking about it.”

Am I in such a hurry that there is nothing I can do?

Chen Zhuang entered the door, woke up Chen Lingwei, smiled and handed her two pills, "Girl, take it, eat it soon." Chen Lingwei took it in his hand and asked curiously: "Uncle Wu, what is this?" Chen Lingyun didn't understand either, "Uncle Wu, even I haven't seen this before, what kind of good is it?"

While Chen Lingwei was asking, she casually put the pill in her mouth. After a while, her face turned pale, "Brother, I feel bad, I feel bad..." Chen Lingyun was shocked, and walked towards her quickly, "Awei, you What's wrong?" Chen Lingwei glanced at Chen Zhuang in surprise and disbelief, and fell into his brother's arms.

Chen Lingyun hugged his sister's gentle body, and looked at Chen Zhuang with grief and anger, "Uncle Wu, why, why?" Chen Zhuang rolled his eyes at him, "It's all about making this unlucky child seriously ill, and it'll be fine after that. Why are you in a hurry." Chen Lingyun slowly understood, and complained: "You told me, you almost didn't scare me to death."

Chen Zhuang stood up and took a few steps in the room, "If Awei really enters the East Palace, the situation is unpredictable and we can't control her at all. Not only will she not be favored, she will be miserable for half her life, and I will be implicated if I don't keep up with you." .Pei Kai and Pei Mi look gentle, but they can’t be offended. Ling Yun, as generals, we won’t do well if we fight with these civil servants.”

Chen Lingyun hesitated and said, "I didn't think about fighting my uncle's family."

Chen Zhuang sighed, "Of course you can't fight, and you can't fight if you want to. You see military generals fighting civil servants, can military generals take advantage of it? Ling Yun, your father entrusted you and Awei to Uncle Wu before he died. Uncle Wu doesn't care. No, as long as you can stand up and marry a virtuous wife in the future, and Ah Wei can marry a solid and reliable family, Fifth Uncle will be worthy of your father."

Chen Lingyun's eyes were red, "Uncle Wu is kind to me, Awei, I will never forget it for the rest of my life."

Chen Zhuang patted him comfortingly, turned around and left.

Chen Lingwei fell seriously ill, had a fever and cough, and gradually lost weight.Chen Lingyun sent someone to tell Mrs. Jin Xiangbo euphemistically, "Sister She may have bumped into something in the suburbs. The doctor said that after taking two doses of medicine, it is still not good, so I will prepare for the funeral." Mrs. Jin Xiangbo went to see it in person. , I felt very unlucky, and I couldn't hide it, so I had to report the truth to Queen Zhang.

After tossing and tossing, there was only one Mei Qiong left, and Empress Zhang was very displeased.

When the Crown Princess came to pay her respects, Empress Zhang told her kindly, "Mother showed Xiao Shixiang a secondary concubine, she is delicate and gentle, and she will definitely serve Xiao Shi and you well." The Crown Princess thanked him politely, "The queen mother is worried. The queen mother looks good, so it will be fine."

Empress Zhang didn't expect Ah Jiu to agree so readily, she was a little caught off guard, and hurriedly added, "She is your former friend in the boudoir, and she is also relative to you." Ah Jiu smiled, and said slowly: "She is with me. It doesn't matter whether she's a friend or a relative. As long as she's innocent, that's enough."

Empress Zhang heard it, but didn't understand what Ajiu meant.

It wasn't long before she realized it.

When Empress Zhang mentioned the matter of the second concubine of the East Palace, neither the emperor nor the crown prince objected.The queen wanted to order someone to come to Mei's house to announce the decree the next day, and the crown prince kindly advised her, "The girl from the Mei family wants to enter the East Palace, and her father is not here. How can I make it happen?" Queen Zhang thought so, and pushed back the date push.

Mei Renmei Qianhu was transferred to Beijing. "The eldest sister is going to marry into the East Palace, and she will be the crown prince and second concubine!" Mrs. Mei and Mei Qianhu's mother and son were elated. It's time to send, all the benefits brought by that girl Mei Qiong belong to my son!
The Mei family of four rushed into Beijing excitedly.

When they returned to the capital, Mei Ren became a loving father for the first time, and gave the elder sister a scarlet gold face, "Elder sister, this is the dowry that father gave you." Liu Shi looked at the yellow face, very reluctant However, if you can't let go of the child and don't let the wolf go, the eldest sister can't let her be too shabby if she wants to enter the East Palace.I felt distressed for a long time, and finally had to forget it.

Mei Qiong accepted it sadly, and thanked her in a low voice.

This is the first time in my life that I saw something given by my father, Mei Qiong smiled sarcastically.

Queen Yizhi arrived at Mei's house, and the whole family was happy.Mei Qiong was full of longing to marry into the East Palace, and lived a happy life from then on. Mei Qianhu began to fantasize about how her father-in-law, who became the prince, would get promoted and make a fortune. Save all the jewels and treasures that were rewarded, and use them for her good grandson to marry a wife...

When Mei Qiong was preparing to marry into the East Palace, something happened to Mei Qianhu.

All the filthy things he did during his tenure were revealed: eating empty pay, accepting bribes, embezzling farmland, killing good people and taking military merits... Any one of these crimes is enough for him to go to prison, and all of them are added up. his life.

Mei Qianhu didn't believe that he would be punished, "I am the prince's father-in-law, I am the prince's father-in-law." He still had this thought in his heart until he was quickly taken away by the Dali Temple yamen servant.

The evidence of the crime was undeniable, and Mei Qianhu was quickly convicted, executed, and all his family property was transferred to the government.

The crown prince personally showed the document of Mei Qianhu's conviction to Empress Zhang, with a very respectful expression, "Mother, a son cannot be the daughter of a guilty minister. Second concubine, it doesn't matter how low her status is, but her net worth must be clean."

The net worth is clean, the net worth is clean, and at this moment, Empress Zhang understands the meaning of Ajiu's sentence "As long as her net worth is clean, that's enough".

(End of this chapter)