Ajiu

Chapter 255

"Sister Peng?" The Empress Dowager Zhang stood there in a daze as if struck by lightning when she heard the emperor say this, unable to say a word for a long time.Xiao Shi, you asked sister Peng to come to Ningshou Palace to accompany me, so, what are you going to do with your elder sister and elder brother-in-law?
Unspeakable fear hit her heart, Empress Dowager Zhang forced a smile, "No need, Xiao Shi. Although mother is lonely in Ningshou Palace, it is also quiet. Sister Peng should live in the Princess Mansion. There is no need to enter the palace, really. .”

Ajiu was going to leave with her two children, but she was stopped by Queen Mother Zhang and hadn't left yet.Hearing what the Empress Dowager Zhang said, my heart sank slightly: Just now you kept saying that Ningshou Palace was lonely and wanted a child to accompany you.You want Xiaoshenshen and Xiaoxie, and Ah Ruo Yi is also fine, but when brother ten mentioned sister Peng, you changed your mind and said that it is quiet here.Is it because the tongue is soft, so you can say whatever you want?
Xiao Xie Xie was a child, his face changed very quickly, he was very sad just now, and now he became lively in just a short while.She giggled mischievously, "Grandma's place is quiet, so my brother and I don't have to spend time with grandma, right?"

Empress Dowager Zhang bitterly said, "No need, no need."

It's better for a child like you not to come to accompany me. If you really come, you will probably drive me to death.Alas, what kind of mother raises what kind of child, Ajiu is hateful, and the little princess is the same, like a mother, like a daughter.

Xiao Xie smiled triumphantly, "It's my grandmother who didn't want me to come."

She and Xiaoshen have always had a tacit understanding, and there was no need to discuss it. They both cheered and ran forward, and stretched out their little fingers to the Empress Dowager Zhang, "What you say is what you say, pull the hook!"

Don't play tricks, you say you don't want us to come today, and you say you want us to come tomorrow, you change it back and forth, it's so troublesome!
The Empress Dowager Zhang had never seen such a formation before, and frowned.

The two children looked up at her and stretched out their little hands happily, but she refused to respond.

The emperor coughed lightly, "Queen Mother, the children are waiting for you."

The emperor's voice was gentle and firm, with a terrifying power of its own.

The Empress Dowager Zhang didn't want to pay attention to Xiao Shi like this, but she stretched out her hand involuntarily, and reluctantly hooked Xiao Shenshen and Xiao Xie.

"Xiao Shi, you have become the emperor, it's really different." The Empress Dowager Zhang thought apologetically.

The obedient and well-behaved child when he was young, became the emperor when he grew up, and knew how to handle his mother.

Xiao Shenshen thanked Empress Dowager Zhang for her promise. She was satisfied and ran to the emperor happily, "Father, let's go back. We both want to draw a bright red tree!" The emperor touched their little heads and said softly Said: "Go back first, Dad has something to say to grandma."

Xiao Shenshen and Xiao Xie Xie giggled, "Okay."

The twins bid farewell to the Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor, and followed Ajiu back to Kunning Palace.

After Ajiu and the children left, only the Empress Dowager Zhang and the emperor's mother and son were left in the palace. For some reason, the Empress Dowager Zhang felt a little embarrassed.

"Mother's here is very good, you don't have to worry." The Queen Mother Zhang said embarrassingly.

The emperor looked very gentle, "Mother, you are old, living alone in Ningshou Palace, without the company of close people, how can you not feel lonely? Speaking of it, it's all my fault for not being thoughtful. Since you mentioned this matter today, I can't pretend that I don't know, I must give you an explanation."

The Empress Dowager Zhang thought that this incident was over. After hearing what the emperor said, she suddenly realized that Xiao Shi was not only more majestic than before, but also more stubborn than before. pursue.

"Sister Peng, don't come here! Sister Peng is here, what should your elder sister do?" Queen Mother Zhang said angrily.

The emperor refused to give an inch, "Sister Peng is already a big girl, let her come to Ningshou Palace to accompany you, you will still think about what to do with the eldest sister. Little Xie is only four or five years old. Have you ever thought about what will happen to me and Ajiu?"

The Empress Dowager Zhang was at a loss for words.

Princess Ning Shouchang has only one daughter, sister Peng, and the emperor and Ajiu have only one daughter, Xiao Xie.

"Your eldest sister is married! Sister Peng, she is not a child of our family!" Queen Mother Zhang thought for a while before choking out this sentence.

The daughter is married, and the granddaughter is from another family, not her own child, do you understand?

The emperor smiled lightly, "Mother, you are joking. The princess's descent does not mean that she is married into her husband's family."

You think the princess is an ordinary woman, after leaving the cabinet, she will be a member of her husband's family, and her mother's family can't control her?

Empress Zhang was speechless.

"Anyway, mother just doesn't want my sister to enter the palace! Xiaoshi, mother has two sons and two daughters. Your elder brother can only die in Fengyang, and Fushou has a bad temper. You can't turn the corner in three or two years. You should stay in Liaodong for more time." Good day. Your eldest brother and Fushou are not in the capital, and only you and Ningshou are in front of mother..."

The Empress Dowager Zhang was talking, feeling sad and choked up.

Ever since the emperor told her to let sister Peng enter the palace to accompany her, she knew that the emperor couldn't tolerate Ning Shou and wanted to drive Ning Shou out of the capital.

Didn't your elder sister just give me such an idea, and it's not worth it, so you can't tolerate her, right?She is your own sister!
Queen Mother Zhang kept crying, as if she wanted to soften Xiao Shi's heart with her tears.

The emperor sat down beside her, and handed a brocade handkerchief in her hand, "My mother, my eldest brother-in-law has always wanted to be an official in the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, and I will let him fulfill his wish."

The Empress Dowager Zhang cried even more sadly.Jiangnan can't do it either, going to Jiangnan means leaving me!
"Xiao Shi, you heartless child, you want to drive your own sister to the south of the Yangtze River, and break your mother's heart..." Empress Dowager Zhang accused sadly.

The emperor said slowly: "Mother, I have only ascended the throne not long ago, and the affairs in the court are complicated, and I am very troubled. I really don't want to go back to the harem after exhausting my energy and wisdom in the previous court, and have to guard against this and that again. I am extremely exhausted." Eldest sister often enters the palace. I know what she said to you and what she provoked you. Did you know that I warned her? I told her clearly that if anything happened again, I would transfer my eldest brother-in-law Get out of the capital."

"I don't ask much, but I just want to be the emperor conscientiously, keep the ancestral foundation, and give Xiao Zhengzheng a peaceful and prosperous life in the future. Also, I want to live happily with my wife and children, and I don't want to be disturbed by others." Empress, I did this because I wanted to be quiet."

Me and Ajiu, the children, and He Lele are living a fairy-like life.What does the eldest sister always want to mess with?Let her go to the south of the Yangtze River, a land of fish and rice, a land of prosperity, where they are pampered, prosperous and rich.But don't make any more waves in the palace.

"I want the children to stay by my side..." Queen Mother Zhang cried and refused.

The emperor was very principled, "Brother, this life is the fate of old and dead Fengyang, needless to say. The eldest sister and the second sister are grinding their temper outside. If they can respect me and Ajiu as emperors and empresses, or settle for the next best thing, no need to talk about it." If there is trouble in the palace, I will allow them to return to the capital."

I'm not trying to be against you, I just want to be quiet, is that too much?

The Empress Dowager Zhang didn't reason with the emperor either, she held the emperor back and asked him to keep her brothers and sisters.

"If the eldest brother takes the throne at this moment, I will take over." The emperor suddenly asked: "Mother, will you be reluctant to part with me? Will you beg the eldest brother to keep me?"

The Empress Dowager Zhang was startled, a little dazed.

Probably not.It's not that he doesn't love Xiao Shi, but that he knew from the time Xiao Shi was born that he would be a prince when he grew up, and he wanted to be a feudal prince.The three older ones are different. I thought that the three of them would stay with me for the rest of my life...

The Empress Dowager Zhang couldn't cry anymore.

"The eldest brother-in-law and the second brother-in-law are men, with ambitions in all directions, and they all want to make contributions. I can't confine them to the capital." The emperor's tone became gentle again, "Don't worry, mother, although the eldest sister and second sister are out of Beijing, the identity of the eldest princess, Her honor has not changed, she is still the proud daughter of heaven."

"As for Sister Peng, didn't you mention euphemistically before that you wanted to give Sister Peng the title of princess? It's up to you."

The emperor comforted Empress Dowager Zhang a few words, then changed the subject and proposed to give Sister Peng a title.

The princess's daughter cannot be compared with the prince's daughter. The prince's daughter is usually named princess, and if the princess's daughter is named princess, it is a special favor.

Empress Dowager Zhang's originally gloomy heart had a slight light again.

It is better for Ningshou to go to the land of fish and rice in the south of the Yangtze River, than for Fushou to be dispatched to the bitter cold land of Liaodong.Sister Peng has the title of princess, this title is a small matter, the key is that with this title, no one will think that Princess Ning Shouchang fell out of favor and was kicked out...

"You take a good rest, sister Peng will come to accompany you soon, and Ajiu and I will bring our children to visit you often." The emperor promised.

Empress Dowager Zhang kept a straight face and did not speak.

Princess Ning Shouchang left the capital with tears in her eyes.

She didn't want to leave, but the son-in-law was willing, "How rich is Jiangnan, princess, I want to go even in my dreams."

In fact, the son-in-law can't be the home of Princess Ning Shouchang, but the emperor has made up his mind, and the Empress Dowager Zhang doesn't count, so what can Princess Ning Shouchang not want to leave.

At this time, Princess Ning Shouchang finally felt the pain: Xiao Shi has grown up and is the emperor, and his will cannot be violated.

Sister Peng watched helplessly as Princess Ning Shouchang often entered the palace but did not get close to the queen, and only conspired with Queen Mother Zhang. She knew it was not the way to go, and she strongly agreed with her to leave, "The country is picturesque, you go out to open your eyes!" You Don't think about embarrassing your aunt anymore, your uncle won't allow it.You, go outside for a walk, and come back with an open mind, everyone will be happy.

After Princess Ning Shouchang and her son-in-law left the capital, the emperor gave Sister Peng the title of Princess Taiyuan and entered the palace to accompany the Queen Mother Zhang.

Princess Taiyuan is gentle and considerate. With her by her side, although Queen Mother Zhang still feels unsatisfactory, she still smiles from time to time.

With the Princess Taiyuan in Ningshou Palace, the emperor and empress were relieved a lot.

Ajiu originally liked sister Peng, but now she naturally likes her even more.

When Princess Ning Shouchang left the capital, she was full of resentment. After arriving in the south of the Yangtze River, I don’t know whether it’s because of the beautiful scenery and good life, or because she thought about it. Pay attention to suitable marriage, "...you are her real aunt, sister Peng's marriage, I let you decide."

The emperor read the letter and looked at Ajiu apologetically, "Junior Junior Sister, Brother Ten is also worried about Sister Peng's marriage."

He is the emperor, and there are very few young people who can appear in front of him, most of them are middle-aged people or even old courtiers with gray hair.Where the young, unmarried young man was, he did not know.If this matter is entrusted to him, it will actually be entrusted to the Ministry of Rites and the Clan's Mansion. He can't rest assured that these yamen are handling affairs. This is nothing else, it is sister Peng's life.

Ajiu agreed with a smile, "Leave it on me!"

Brother Ten, you are busy with work, leave the family affairs to me.Sister Peng is a lovely and good child. I have to find her a son-in-law who is worthy of her, so that I can't live up to it.

Ajiu, who loves to worry, began to enthusiastically choose a husband for Sister Peng.

What Empress Dowager Zhang likes is the grandnephew of her natal family, the children of the Zhang family.Ah Jiu didn't have any prejudice against the Zhang family, so she called the child to Kunning Palace and had a look for herself, "So, do you also want to marry Princess Taiyuan?" Seeing that dude, Ah Jiu was furious.

The child of Zhang's family is named Zhang Xiong, and he is handsome, but his eyes are cloudy at a young age, and he can tell that he has been drinking too much.Such a young man can only be entrusted to a lifelong lover in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Zhang. If someone with long eyes changes, he will not promise a girl to him.

Ajiu pushed it directly, and chose another one.After picking and choosing, Ajiu likes Zhang Fang from the British government the most.At this time, Ying Gong was the elder brother of Concubine Duan, and Zhang Fang was his eldest grandson. He was just 20 years old this year, full of vigor, determination, and a very talented young man.

Ajiu asked Concubine Duan to bring Zhang to Kunning Palace as a guest. Of course, sister Peng also came, looking out from behind the screen.

Seeing Zhang Fang's handsome face, sister Peng blushed suddenly.

Of course, sister Peng is happy with this marriage, and the British government is also wishing for it.Sister Peng is the niece of His Majesty the Emperor, Princess Taiyuan, and has a very good temperament. To marry such a eldest daughter-in-law, what more can a husband ask for.

The Empress Dowager Zhang was not very satisfied at first, "Concubine Duan's natal family? It's a good family. But after all, it's not as good as Jinxiang Bo's house." However, Princess Ning Shouchang's parents-in-law are still in Beijing, and the two old people praised Zhang Fang very much. Absolutely.The Lu family also agreed, the Zhang family also agreed, and the emperor and empress also agreed. The Empress Dowager Zhang was alone and helpless.

The marriage between Princess Taiyuan and Zhang Fang was settled in this way.

(End of this chapter)