Chapter 434: The Wrath of the Princess
"Why are you so negligent? You just believe what a few women say. You have to check before reasoning."
"Not to mention Jia Yun , I followed the path of the Thirteenth Master, and now I am very popular with the prince, how can I offend him so easily?" Jia Lian scolded him as if he hated iron.
This time, Wang Xifeng did not scold him, but asked, "How should we deal with it?"
"The fifth sister-in-law will come soon, and you will say that you came specifically to see her." Just ask about the situation and vent her anger for her."
"That's all it can do."
Following that, Jia Lian said, "I know Yun'er, he is always careful in doing things. Be cautious and you won’t do anything without reason. You have to investigate this matter clearly."
"If someone stirs up trouble, you will be punished severely. In this way, you will not only establish rules but also increase your prestige. Isn’t it the best of both worlds?"
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"It's my fault. The second master thought too carefully, so I just followed the second master's wishes." Wang Xifeng stepped forward and took Jia Lian's arm.
Perhaps because of being selected into the Dragon Guard, Jia Lian is not as dissolute now as before. He has more or less the majesty of the head of the family, and Wang Xifeng has become less aggressive.
"Why are you still unhappy after I apologized to you? It was an unintentional mistake."
Unexpectedly, Jia Lian sighed and said, "Why am I angry with you?" , I sigh that Jia Yun was so lucky that he was allowed to follow the path of the Thirteenth Master."
"So what?" Wang Xifeng disagreed.
"So what? This year, another group of Dragon Guards will be released. It is said that those who trained with the Thirteenth Master will be released into the pro-army."
Release It is a common practice to upgrade to a level. The key is that if you move to the guards and close troops, the road ahead will be much easier.
"Then what?" Wang Xifeng still didn't understand.
“You don’t understand even if I tell you.” Jia Lian didn’t want to say any more.
After a few breaths of silence, Jia Lian suddenly had an idea and said, "Girl Feng, now that the Xue family sister has become the princess, you can also walk around more."
There is no other way. Long Jinwei was a mess, and if he wanted to avoid detours in the officialdom, it would be a good deal to follow Zhu Jinghong's path.
Wang Xifeng raised her head and said, "My ancestors have also mentioned this, saying that they want the sisters to go to Prince Xiang's Mansion more often, so that they can reminisce with the princess and see more of the world."
"That's right"
The two chatted for a while, and then Bu came to Wang Xifeng Courtyard. At this moment, she was obviously very uneasy.
Jia Yun wanted to come together, but Bu was afraid that he would be impulsive, so she asked him to wait at home.
Ms. Bu was already ready to explain, but Wang Xifeng personally greeted her and then warmly greeted her.
The two chatted for a long time before Wang Xifeng got to the point and asked about what happened in the afternoon.
After Mrs. Bu finished speaking, Wang Xifeng immediately ordered that the girl who disobeyed discipline would be severely punished, and once again comforted Ms. Bu not to take it personally.
In fact, when talking to Mr. BuAfter understanding the situation, Wang Xifeng also knew that the matter was not simple, so he used this matter to establish his authority as Jia Lian said.
Wang Xifeng’s journey as a housekeeper officially started from this incident.
On the fourteenth day of the first lunar month of the twelfth year of Orthodoxy, the Lantern Festival has come again.
As in the past, a lantern festival will be held in the capital today, and the emperor will climb the tower to accept the worship of all people as he did last year.
The imperial court has its own rules, but at this moment, the palace of Prince Xiang is also preparing for the Lantern Festival.
In the attic in the back garden of the palace, the maids have already prepared a banquet, just waiting for Zhu Jinghong and others to arrive.
Under the loft, there are more than 20 musicians who will perform live.
At the entrance of the garden, Zhu Jinghong and Baochai were walking slowly.
Baochai was naturally alongside him, Yang Jingting was a little behind, and then Keqing and Yinglian followed behind.
"The poem Sister Ting composed yesterday is really a rare and beautiful line, especially the line "Remnant Lotus"
Listening to Baochai's praise of herself, Yang Jingting also smiled , and then said, "Sister Bao, don't praise me anymore, it's just a few nonsense words."
"If we really talk about talent and learning, Sister Bao is much better. She is excellent in all her poems, essays and paintings. Sister Bao It’s enough to be the number one scholar.”
“Look what you said, it’s just a matter of reading a few more books.”
Zhu Jinghong didn’t say a word during the whole process, because he didn’t know what he was saying. Can't get a word in.
As for Keqing and Yinglian, they were walking behind each other arm in arm, talking about the scenery in the garden.
"Your Majesty, please say something." Baochai tugged on Zhu Jinghong's sleeve.
As he walked forward slowly, Zhu Jinghong said calmly, "You are all learned people, and your words are splendid articles. I am a rough man who only knows how to bow, horse, ride, and shoot."
Baochai He replied, "The third sister likes bowing, horse riding, and shooting. When you invite her to your house, someone will chat with you."
"Why do you want to mention her?" Zhu Jinghong didn't want to continue this topic.
I just heard Baochai say, "It's easy for you to hide yourself from a distance. I go to the palace every day to say hello, and Sheng'er always pesters me and says she wants to come to the house as a guest. Now I'm almost embarrassed." Talk to her."
"Let's talk about it some time later."
While they were talking, they had arrived at the attic and then went upstairs to sit down together.
As a big family, they could only get together briefly at noon, but in the evening they had to go to the palace to accompany the emperor and empress and participate in the lantern festival held tonight.
"By the way, find a time in the next two days to summon the wives of the royal officials. One, chat with them, and the other, ask them what difficulties they have at home."
Baochai nodded, and his words summed up the meaning, which was to win people's hearts.
"In addition to Wang Changshi's wife, there are other ladies."
Strictly speaking, Wang Pei'an is the only official in the palace.
"ServantPlease also invite all the wives of the General Banner of Wei Baihu"
"I understand"
There is no need to say how important the guards are, but Zhu Jinghong puts them on the same level as Wang Pei'an The status still surprised Baochai.
The next second, Zhu Jinghong put vegetables in Yang Jingting's bowl and said at the same time, "Girl Ting, come and eat this. It should suit your taste."
< p>Just such a small gesture made Yang Jingting feel sweet and felt that it would be good to live like this."Thank you, Your Majesty"
Seeing this scene, Baochai felt like it was a good idea to live her life like this. My heart was as calm as an old well, thinking about when to summon my official wife.
However, Keqing and Yinglian were sitting at a small table alone and were not qualified to participate in the dinner.
The family banquet only lasted for half an hour and ended with the eunuch's instructions. In addition to calling Zhu Jinghong and Baochai into the palace, the queen also did not forget her niece.
The three of them changed into formal clothes, and then rode a carriage into the palace. Baochai and Yang Jingting talked a lot along the way, and Zhu Jinghong rarely interrupted.
Enter Kun. Ning Gong was just talking to the queen, and Zhu Yunsheng showed up again, pestering Zhu Jinghong to go out to play.
During this period, both Xiangyun and Daiyu took leave of absence. , which made her dormitory much deserted, and her life was extremely boring.
There was no other way, so Zhu Jinghong could only agree to take her out of the palace in a few days. Anyway, it would take one day. p>
At night, the three brothers Zhu Jinghong accompanied the emperor and climbed onto the tower of Daming Gate again. The lights were still extraordinarily brilliant tonight.
The Emperor also climbed up to the tower here to accept the ceremony. He received the worship of all the people in the world and once again proved the emperor's status as a filial son.
In Zhu Jinghong's view, if the old man had been acting for a few more years, he might have felt filial.
On the eighteenth day of the first lunar month of the twelfth year of Zhengtong
At the east door of Prince Xiang's Mansion, several women stood outside the door with embarrassed faces, waiting for the call.
These people are the wives of the royal officials. Baochai chose to summon them today. For this reason, she specially turned away other visitors.
There were nine people present, among whom Wang Xu was undoubtedly the calmest. Just because her husband was Wang Pei'an.
Everyone waited outside for more than ten minutes before the eunuch came out and told them that the princess wanted to summon them.
Good guys, this is what happened. People are nervous, and they are even more nervous after hearing this.
Except for Wang Xu, the fifth-grade imperial concubine, the other wives of the general banner of hundreds of households are basically just ordinary women. To put it simply, they are just ordinary women. They just haven't seen much of the world.
The prince and concubine are a being that they cannot look up to. They are even from two different worlds. How can they not be nervous about meeting these people at this moment? p>
Of course, there are degrees of nervousness. Some people just feel uncomfortable. In more serious cases, they have dry mouth and tongue, and in the worst case, they can't even walk steadily.
This is of course a bit funny. But alsoVery true.
Fortunately, people can adjust themselves. After these women comforted and encouraged each other, they finally returned to normal on the surface.
Soon everyone was led outside the Tongxin Hall, where Princess Baochai was quietly painting with her pen.
"Princess Qi, everyone has arrived and is waiting outside the palace"
"Well, please come into the main hall"
"Yes"
p>After giving these instructions, Baochai put down his pen and picked up the painting. The picture above depicts the family banquet two days ago.
Hearing the movement in the main hall outside, she put the drawing paper back on the table and walked out.
She was dressed more elegantly today and seemed relatively approachable.
In the main hall, although all the women have stood still, most of them are still a little panicked, so that beads of sweat appear on their foreheads.
No matter anything else, the affluence in the palace made them look so shabby that they didn't even have the courage to look up.
"The princess has arrived"
Hearing the girl's shouts, everyone present paid homage.
"Get up, don't be restrained." Baochai's voice was particularly gentle.
At this time, everyone stood up one after another, but still did not dare to look at Baochai. < /p>
With Baochai's words, everyone present raised their heads slightly, and then looked at Baochai with a smile on his face.
It turned out that the princess was so kind and kind. This was the unanimous thought of everyone at this time.
By this time, their mentality gradually calmed down, and then Baochai motioned for them to sit down.
Just this moment made everyone nervous again, because this courtesy was too much.
But under Baochai's strong request, everyone had to sit down with great anxiety, and then listened to Baochai say some caring words.
Baochai asked about everything from food, rice, oil and salt to support for the elderly and the young, making everyone present deeply feel the palace's concern.
Among them, the one whom Baochai received the most courtesy was Wang Pei'an's wife, Mrs. Xu.
"You are from out of town, and you have to buy everything for your family. Your family is much more difficult than theirs because of the low official salary in the capital."
"Thank you for your consideration, my dear wife." The family is taken care of by the prince, and life is very good now."
Wang Xu talked eloquently, "We still have a balance of thirty taels of silver that the prince rewarded us on New Year's Eve last year, and our family is still receiving it. "Imperial salary"
"On New Year's Eve, the palace rewarded you with thirty taels," Baochai suddenly asked.
She is very sensitive to numbers, so she gave Wang Pei'an's family a reward of one hundred taels, which was her special order.
"Yes, the royal palace has given many rewards in the past few months. Not only has my wife and my family become much better off, they even have a surplus." Mrs. Wang Xu showed a sincere and grateful smile.
Following Wang Pei'an as an official everywhere, she has not had a comfortable life for more than ten years.
She originally thought that the high prices in Beijing would make life more difficult. When she first came here, she asked the neighbors to see if she could find some laundry and mending work to supplement the family income. She has been doing this these years. Came here.
Unexpectedly, after settling in, the palace would give me rewards every year and festival. Not only could I have food and drink, but I could also make new clothes, which made my life much better than before.
"You guys are doing well, and the prince and I are relieved." Baochai smiled.
Next, she chatted with everyone for a while before letting everyone leave.
When leaving, Baochai ordered everyone to give two pieces of brocade cloth, and asked everyone to be grateful again.
After these people left, Baochai asked Ying'er, "Send someone to the treasury to check the accounts. Is the reward given to Wang Changshi's family that day a hundred taels?"
" "Yes"
Baochai has always been aware of the messy activities in the house and has the idea of rectifying them.
But because she had not been canonized before, and the Chinese New Year was coming soon, she temporarily suppressed the idea of rectifying the family tradition. After all, harmony was still the main focus during this important period.
However, what happened today made Baochai have an attack.
Now that the Lantern Festival has passed, it is natural to sort out the mess in the house.
About ten minutes later, a maid came to report that the treasury records did indeed exclude the corresponding amount of silver.
Baochai could predict this. There would only be more silver in the treasury, and there would be no possibility of losing a few taels.
In other words, the one hundred taels of silver awarded to Wang Pei'an left the treasury, but he only received thirty taels, and the remaining seventy taels disappeared.
Picking up the tea cup, Baochai said slowly, "I ordered the servants who received the silver coins and distributed the silver coins that day to be brought outside the palace."
"Yes" Ying'er replied.
Having been with Baochai for so long, she certainly knows her girl very well. The current situation seems calm on the surface, but in fact it is already burning with anger.
Of course, Yinger does not have to do these things herself. She passes the message to the maid on duty in the palace, who will then pass it directly to the eunuch on duty outside the palace, and then to the person in charge of the matter. Deng An, and then Deng An will hold the person in charge accountable.
A royal palace involves hundreds of eunuchs and maids, and the procedures are so complicated.
Unfortunately, Deng An is not at home today, but was ordered to inspect Zhuangzi below.
This huge palace naturally has many properties. In addition to being in charge of affairs in the palace, Deng An and Zhang Pingan are now responsible for inspections.
Of course, it doesn’t mean that Deng An can’t handle the matter without him. After all, there are several eunuchs in charge under him.
What is even more unfortunate is that Chen Chong, who is in charge of this matter, is not here either.
Finally, Supervisor Ding Liping accepted the order and ordered people to retrieve Chen Chong. At the same time, he screened out the people who distributed silver that day.eunuch.
A total of six people responsible for this matter were taken outside Tongxin Hall less than two moments after Baochai gave the order.
A few people were kneeling on the spot, not knowing what happened. After waiting for a while, they saw a female official walking out.
When the visitor came closer, someone asked, "Aunt Dong, I don't know what the servants are here for."
This person is one of the four female officials in the palace. Dong Fang, the eunuchs in the house all respectfully call her Aunt Dong.
"The silver reward on New Year's Eve will be distributed by you."
Several young eunuchs looked at each other, and one of them replied, "Report it to aunt, that's right."
Dong Fang snorted coldly, and then asked, "Who delivered the silver reward to Wang Changshi?"
Hearing this, several young eunuchs all looked tense. Then they all looked at the second eunuch on the left, who was the one who gave Wang Peian the silver coins.
"Reply to my aunt, it was given by the servant"
"How much did you give?"
"One hundred taels"
"Really? But Mrs. Wang Changshi said that they only received thirty taels." Dong Fang's tone became harsh. Please remember to collect it. The website is the latest and fastest without anti-theft. To find books and add books for free, you can join the qq group 952868558