Chapter 106 Approaching the Double Ninth Festival and returning on the way

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, the Double Ninth Festival will be in the middle of the eyes. The people of Jinyangjing will resign. The people of Jinyang will all have to climb high families to "avoid disasters", insert doghouses, and pray that the wind and rain will be smooth in the coming year. When it comes to the nobles, there will be banquet of "appreciating chrysanthemums" and "drinking". However, this year, the Empress Dowager is still ill, and it is not good for all prefectures to hold a banquets, and the festival is coming. But it looks a little lonely.

Huang is still very busy. Although due to the Empress Dowager's illness, she can't "visit the youth" and "climb the high banquet" as in previous years, but it is inevitable for the family to reunite in the high pavilion and set up a family banquet. New brewing ** wine and steaming Chongyang cakes are all routines. Only this year, because Su Yu, the third master of the state government, has issued an edict. After returning to Beijing to report on his work, the family letter was sent. He had already set off from Qiongzhou. Counting the days, he may be able to go to Kyoto before the Double Ninth Festival. Of course, Huang will sort out the courtyard where he has three rooms to live in Beijing.

The third master has become an official before he is weak. He has been practicing in the Guozijian for more than a year, and then was released to Danzhou. Three years ago, due to the death of the old prince, Su Yi should have left Dingyou. Unexpectedly, when the Japanese pirates in the South China Sea were in chaos, Ding'an and the two counties of Qiongzhou Prefecture were attacked. Not only was the official office burned by the Japanese pirates, but the two county magistrates and their families all died. During the Japanese Rebellion, the people of the two counties were killed and injured. The family's wealth and grain were looted by the Japanese pirates, and countless wives and daughters were "raped and killed" by the Japanese pirates.

Danzhou also experienced the invasion of Japanese pirates at that time, but because of Su Yi's strict prevention, he wiped out all the bandits and protected the lives of the people of Danzhou and the two counties under his rule. In addition to his anger at the governor of Qiongzhou, the emperor could not help but praise Su Jian.

Therefore, he seized the situation and was promoted to the governor of Qiongzhou. In a blink of an eye, he has been in office for three years. During this period, although the Japanese pirates repeatedly attacked, killed, looted and looted, but were suppressed by the government in time and did not cause disaster.

It has been three years since the death of the old prince and his family returned to Beijing, but they have not seen each other in Qiongzhou for three years.

Huang pointed to the servant to replace the new brocade curtain quilt and the embroidered porcelain bottle, while listening to the gossip of Mother Lan beside her: "Madam has been tossed for several days. She is so busy that she turned around. Seeing that her waist has lost a circle again, the maidservant looks at it as a real pain. She can't stand these things. Just let the maidservant stare at it. Madam is still Let's go back and have a rest for a while.

"The third brother hasn't returned for three years, and my mother has been worried about it. There can't be any negligence in returning from afar." Huang leaned on a few, held a pen to sketch on the thin book, frowned to review the gaps, refused Mother Lan's proposal, and suddenly remembered another thing: "Is the yard where Ba Niang lives safe to be picked up? In a blink of an eye, she has been crowded in the Jinger courtyard for several months, and I was busy with Zhang Luo and neglected her.

Mother Lan sighed: "Madam really didn't say anything. Ba Niang, a common daughter, is not worthy of the madam's attention. There are slaves and maidservants staring at. According to the lady's words, they should be regulated in Sanniang's yard... On the contrary, Liu Niang, who is also the same age as Ba Niang. She should have her own yard. The slave maidservant looked at Man Ziyuan seriously. Yes, but the lady said she would give it to Qi Niang..."

"The wind is not in a hurry." Huang saw that the two servants brought in a jade screen and placed it in front of the bed, and quickly said, "As soon as the Double Ninth Festival passed, the climate will be cold day by day. Although this jade screen is exquisite, it is very cold in his eyes. It's better to change it to a brocade screen. I remember that there are still a few pictures in the warehouse, and the background color is red, which is very suitable for the cold. Put it in the season and change it quickly. Staring at the servants and moving the jade screen out, he said to Mother Lan, "If it hadn't been for the empress dowager's illness, Chen'er's personal affairs would have been settled. Even so, I guess it would not have been delayed through the next winter. When Chen'er came out of the cabinet, Zhilanxuan was ready-made, and he would only move the soft to save trouble."

Mother Lan heard this and asked in a low voice, "Did the lady really refer to the second prince?"

Huang's face is slightly solemn: "We have a calculation in our hearts that the holy will has not been determined for a day, so we can't open it up."

"I don't want to save... Well, the second prince is not as good as the third prince in the future..." Before Mother Lan finished her words, it attracted the Huang family's sharp eye.

M Mother Lan hurriedly silenced, but she was still happy after all.

She was originally the wet nurse of the Huang family. Looking at Huang's trembling life in Jianning Houfu, she finally did not attract the fear of the wife of the Houfu. She looked forward to such a good marriage. In the middle of the beauty, she is the successor. There is also a strong mother-in-law suppressed above, and there are several not biological sons below. The legitimate daughter, although those children look clever, they may not be as intimate as they seem to their wives. Besides, after all, Sanlang is the origin of the Huang family, but because Su Wei, who has an ex-husband, has nothing to do with the title.

Mother Lan has always been a little indignant in her heart, thinking that if the eldest wife really becomes the third prince's concubine, she will support Su Wei in the future, let alone think about the title, but marrying the second prince's mansion... The second prince has no power, and he is afraid that he can't even seal a prince. Even if he is crowned as a prince, he will only be an idle clan in the future. Well, there is nothing to be afraid of... When the eldest princess passes away, the wife will completely survive. The matter of the title may not be unmanageable.

At the thought of this, Mother Lan looked at Huang's eyes even more lovingly. Her wife is really a virtuous woman, but I'm afraid she has never planned for Sanlang... When the time comes, there will be some persuasion and reminders.

If Su Xing inherits the title, the middle gift of this government will change sooner or later. Even if Su Xing is a pure filial person, she will treat his wife like a biological mother in the future, but the future mistress may not reuse their old servants.

It is not comparable to Sanlang. After all, it is the biological son of the Huang family. If Sanlang inherits the title in the future, the husband will not lose the power of the family. At that time, the "loyal servant" beside her wife will have the prestige of pointing and calling for wind and rain.

Mother Lan thought happily, but instead of mentioning the marriage of the eldest son, she talked about the third master's family: "I want the maidservant to think that the lady doesn't have to be so careful. The third master's return to Beijing this time is just a debrief. Over the years, the people of Qiongzhou have been able to live and work in peace and contentment, which is not all due to the third master. They want to debrief their duties. After that, the emperor will also let the third master be re-elected. The meaning is that the third master is just a linger for a while and won't live for a long time. It's enough to clean up a courtyard. There is no need to pick up the courtyard for Qi Niang.

Huang shook her head and said, "The emperor is very trustworthy to our house. In those years, the third brother released it, but it was just to give him a chance to practice. How can the mother and the third brother be separated? The South China Sea is not peaceful after all, and the emperor will not let the third brother be re-elected."

Mama Lan has no knowledge in political affairs. Hearing this, she was slightly surprised: "Listen to what my wife said, is the third master going to be a Beijing official this time?" At that moment, he was a little anxious and lowered his voice: "Madam, don't blame me for talking too much. I'm thinking about it, but it's all for my wife. Madam... has always trusted the third lady."

In those years, Huang married the government, and the eldest princess was more wary of her. Instead, she was the third wife, Xu, who was born in a family. On the surface, she was gentle, but acted very decisively. She was very devoted to the eldest princess. In those years, the middle-fed Huang family had no right to get involved, but Xu Xiang to help the eldest father-in-law. If it hadn't been for the release of the third master, I'm afraid that the middle gift of the government would have fallen into the hands of the third wife.

This trip to Beijing for a long time is a threat to the Huang family.

Huang smiled faintly, helped Mother Lan's hand get off the kang and went to see a few pots of begonias moved by the servant of the flower and grass house. Compared with the two pots of purple chrysanthemums in the house, the courtyard seemed more busy. After all, it has not been lived in three years. Although the vegetation has been arranged to be taken care of, there are still some Neglect, there are many places that need to be repaired. Xu came from a famous family and grew up with brocade clothes and jade food. He paid special attention to the scenery of flowers and plants. Huang didn't want her to pick out any omissions.

Pointing to put a few pots of seasonal flowers under the steps and looking for a slightly secluded place to sit down, Huang said, "Isn't it distressed to see that I'm tired? When the third sister-in-law comes back, I will also have an extra helper.

"Madam! This house gift can't be modest. You are the wife of the Duke of the country and the mistress of a family. You must firmly defend the right to take charge of the gift. Huang's carelessness made Mother Lan very anxious. If Xu's palm feed again, would the Duke's wife still be the mistress of the Duke's mansion? If this spreads, those noble women will despise their wives. For so many years, they have been working hard and cautious to fight for the right to give up, but they can't be taken away like this.

Huang shook his head: "You! It's really a waste of worry. How can the mother and her old man be unknown? In those years, I just entered the door and became a stepmother. It is reasonable for my mother to be worried about her. The third sister-in-law is the eldest daughter of a famous family. She is talented and decisive and capable. She is well-organized in handling housework, and it is normal for my mother to like her. However, at present, my mother has given me a house to me. How can she go back on her point? "

"The lady has always been kind and generous, but the maidservants are still worried..." Mother Lan is not as optimistic as Huang. She looked coldly. Although the eldest princess gave the middle gift to her wife, she has still been a little indifferent to her over the years, which shows that she may not be reserved in her heart.

"Mother has always been fair. What is there to worry about?" Huang smiled again: "Think about it, what does the second sister-in-law usually do in front of her mother?"

Suddenly mentioning Li's, Mother Lan was very puzzled: "The second lady was born in poverty, and her temperament is so insignificant and domineering. Naturally, the lady doesn't have a good face for her."

"Mother is right. Think about Aunt Mei again. In terms of her birth, although she is not a famous family, she is much better than the second sister-in-law. The father of Aunt Mei also has a teacher-student friendship with the second brother. When Aunt Mei was still in the boudoir, her mother also loved her very much... In terms, Aunt Mei entered the government and won the heart of the second brother. I mean, if the mother really hates the second sister-in-law and only waits for the eyebrow aunt as before, how dares the second sister-in-law to dictate in front of the eyebrow aunt?

Mother Lan thought about it carefully and nodded in favor: "It's strange. Since Aunt Mei was brought into the house, the old lady's attitude towards her is very different. Aunt Mei wanted to say hello to Yuanying Hall, but she was rejected by the old lady."

"In my mother's eyes, even if the second brother and sister don't know the importance, they are also the second brother's wife. In fact, she alienated the second sister-in-law's status, to prevent the second sister from being disrespectful to the main room, and instigate the second brother to spoil his wife." Huang Shi smiled and said, "My mother can still treat my second sister like this. Over the years, she must have seen my words and deeds. How can she treat me badly?"

The master and servant were talking about their minds, but when they saw Linglong coming far away, they just shut their mouths and greeted them with a smile on their faces.

However, the eldest princess invited Huang to go to Yuanying Hall for lunch.

"Mother is in good interest today." Huang's feeling is slightly rare.

"The Grandfather returned home early today. At this time, he was in Yuanying Hall. The Third Highness, together with the Grandfather, talked with his wife for a while, so he stayed in Yuanying Hall for dinner." Linglong explained a few words slightly.

It turned out to be the arrival of the third prince!

Mother Lan was shocked. Her previous husband said that the marriage between the old lady and the second prince had been ten*. How could the third prince still come to the door? And unlike the previous few times, this time, the eldest princess was happy to stay for dinner! Mother Lan secretly looked at Huang, but saw that her wife was still smiling. She didn't seem surprised, and Mother Lan was even more confused.