Chapter 219 New and Old

Shuiqiu Niang frowned and was about to speak. Qingzhi gently said, "There is something that hasn't been reported to the princess," Qingzhi said, leaning two steps forward to the kang, and whispered about the fact that Mother Wu called out the fifth prince out to reprimand in the morning. Li Tian took a soft breath of breath. This mother is so strict, really It is admired and admirable!

"This is nothing," Shui Qiu Niang smiled bitterly and said, "In the past, she was under one person and above ten thousand people in the hidden mansion. The chief aunt of the house had something to deal with, but she has never been ruthless, and so did several masters. Except for the uncle who raised in the empress dowager's palace since childhood, several other masters were taught the rules by Mother Wu, even the officials She was often blocked and persuaded. Later, the official family took office, and I don't know if she had persuaded her again. Although she was harsh, she was extremely fair. Later, although she didn't care about anything in the palace, no one dared to underestimate her.

Li Tian sighed heavily. What can be done for this kind of un Concerned person who has nothing to ask for except the noble pursuit of morality? Shui Qiuniang looked at Li Tian, who kept sighing and advised, "The reputation of a woman's family is the most important. Now because of the fifth master, your reputation has been passed down like this. Anyway, you have to put up with the matter of Mother Wu. It's a big deal to save your reputation."

"Well, I can't think of any good way," Li Tian answered in a low voice, "The house hasn't been cleaned yet, and such a man has been added, and the things outside are also one after another. Yue Niang and others don't know if they have been to Yizhou."

"Don't worry. There are me and Mother Wen in the house, and there are several clues that people have been staring at. The matter of Yizhou Prefecture, the Jiang family, a generation of eunuchs, has its own background, which is not a big deal." Shui Qiuniang gently persuaded her, Li Tian nodded, and the two said a few more words. Qingzhi reported outside: "Mother Xiong is here." Shui Qiuniang got up and left. Mother Xiong lifted the curtain and came in. Qingzhi retreated to the door of the upper room to guard, and Yingluo took the needle and thread to guard the door of the wing room.

Li Tian motioned Mother Xiong to sit on the kang. Mother Xiong whispered, "Second Master Ding of the Duke of Lai's Mansion will leave for Ningqian Mansion tomorrow. His luggage has been packed. There are not many things. There are many people, and two concubines. Second Grandma Chen didn't go. Second Master Ding turned to several families today to leave. It was almost dark before he went to Dongyang. It took more than an hour for the prince's mansion to come out. Li Tian listened carefully, and Mother Xiong continued, "There is gossip among the matchmakers who come to the teahouse that Liu Shumin, the grandson of Liu University, and the ninth wife of the Sun family are not at odds. It seems that this marriage is negotiable." Li Tian raised her eyebrows slightly and squeezed a smile at the corners of her mouth. Because of Yao Shisi's trouble, the step that Liu Dashi had been steadily going to take is so blind. Liu Dashi has been more than 60 years old. If he hasn't stepped up this time, it is almost impossible to have such an opportunity again. I don't know if these eight characters don't agree. Is the Liu family unwilling to get along, or the Sun family refuses to marry their daughter?

"Also, in the afternoon, the king's palace of Jian'an County first invited Dr. Qiao to go to the house. Half an hour later, he came out to pick up Dr. Xu. Dr. Qiao was good at gynecology. Dr. Xu was the best at treating pregnant women and children. It seemed that someone was pregnant. He even invited two imperial doctors. I'm afraid Princess Zhu was pregnant." Mother Xiong added her own analysis, and Li Tian was very surprised: "Are you pregnant so soon?"

"What's this fast?" Mother Xiong smiled and said, "It's been half a year since we got married, and it's time to be pregnant." Li Tian breathed softly: "It's best to diagnose the pulse of pregnancy. First, please ask Dr. Qiao and then Dr. Xu. It seems that you have just been pregnant, and the pulse is unstable. Dr. Qiao dare not make a decision. That's why he invited Dr. Xu again. If so, the letter of pregnancy will not come out for a while."

"Well, is this the flower party of Jian'an County Palace the day after tomorrow?"

"It's just that Zhu can't come out to treat guests at the flower meeting." Li Tian took a sip of tea and motioned to Mother Xiong to continue. Mother Xiong continued, "The wife of the Leng family took a fancy to the granddaughter of Prime Minister Fan, who is the seventeenth wife of the fourth uncle of the third prince concubine Fan's family. She said that she was combinding eight characters." Li Tian put down the cup in her hand and frowned angrly. Mother Xiong looked at her and smiled, "Sun Liu has been asked to hand this letter to Jiang Jiuye. Alas, according to me, the wife of the Leng family only stared at other people's family power, which is a little contemptible."

Li Tian sighed and turned her head to look at Yingluo and said, "Send a proper person to tell Mrs. Jiang Qi. On the day of the flower meeting in our house, ask her to bring Mrs. Leng to me to have a look. To put it gently, don't say what I mean." Yiluo replied with a smile, "The last time I went to the Prince's Mansion of Nanning to deliver snacks, and Mrs. Leng was also there. Hearing from Mrs. Jiang Qi, Leng Tanhua asked Master Jiang Jiu to take care of the house before she took office, and Master Jiang Jiu asked her to take care of Mrs. Leng and asked Mrs. Jiang Qiniang to come here, which was just right."

When Yingluo answered, Mother Xiong waved her hand. Yingluo was understanding and stood outside the curtain. Mother Xiong moved and said in a low voice, "The princess made the matter a little clear. The Zhang family was defeated more than ten years ago. Many of the servants defected to other families. There are two families in our village came out of the Zhang family. Sun Liu found several women who served in Zhang's house in those years, and now they are 60 or 70 years old. Fortunately, they haven't got home yet. Besides, this is not a secret matter.

Li Tian waved her hand and motioned to Mama Xiong to say directly. Mama Xiong hurriedly skipped these and went straight to the point: "When the official married Zhang's house, there was no concubine around her. It is said that there was no big girl in the room. She said that the two had a very good relationship after marriage. Within a few months, Zhang was pregnant, but the first child was not guaranteed. I lived. I had a small labor in three months. I heard that the official family was very sad. They did a month of magic for the fetus that had not been three months in Puji Temple. Within a few months, Zhang was pregnant again. Who knows that this time, they did not save it? I heard that someone approved the order of the official family, saying that if there was no concubine, there was no direct descendant. After a long time, the official The family accepted two concubines, one is Zhang's dowry girl, surnamed Shen, and the other is Aunt Yao.

Mother Xiong didn't know what to sigh. She sighed gently and then continued, "The next year, the eldest prince was born, and Aunt Shen was only half a month late. She also gave birth to a son, but she died before the full moon and didn't have time to have any teeth. The eldest prince was born for half a year, and Zhang was pregnant again. This time it was indeed much smoother. In October, she was pregnant and gave birth to a princess, who was the later Princess Furong, but Zhang's family collapsed. I heard that the official stayed straight in front of Zhang's spirit for three days and three nights and did not wake up. Later, after a year of filial piety, the official refused to marry again. It was useless for the former emperor to say anything. Later, the former emperor took the lead and accepted the side concubine Sun, and then later After the Liu family entered the door, the hidden residence has been presided over by the Sun family. A few years later, the official family accepted Ye Guifei, who is the eldest daughter of the royal palace of Dongyang County and has a noble status. After entering the door, the Sun family retreated, and the hidden residence has been transferred to the hands of Ye Guifei. Alas," Mother Xiong sighed: "At that time, Qian I really don't know what's going on. Huang, the biological mother of the fifth master, entered the door half a year later than Ye Guifei. When she gave birth to the fifth master, she died of illness. When Princess Furong was 13 years old, she didn't know what had happened. On the surface, it was said that Sun had poisoned Princess Furong. Some people said that Sun ins instigated Princess Furong to kill her brother, and some people said that the Zhang family borrowed blessings. Princess Rong poisoned Ye Guifei. Anyway, everything she said. Princess Furong died, and Sun also died of a violent illness. The second master has been imprisoned since that year. The Zhang family and the Sun family have also suffered one incident after another since that year, and gradually fell down. A year later, the third master's biological mother, Liu Shi, also died of illness. It is said that Liu is extremely timid. , she was scared to death. A few months before the official's accession to the throne, more than half a month after the tragedy of the old lady and the old prince in our house, Aunt Yao died of illness. Later, the official family became a great position. After entering the main ban, only accepted Jiang Guifei. Jiang Guifei has been favoring the special room over the years, and the harem has stopped.

Li Tian took a soft breath of cold breath and looked at Mother Xiong and whispered, "It is said that the official family thought about Zhang in their hearts that they would not continue to marry. Why do I always feel that's not the case? The official family is powerful. If they really miss Zhang like that, how can they let the Zhang family fail? Broken root? Even if it doesn't make sense to help before the throne, what about after the official's accession to the throne? What have officials done over the years is not a sacred dictatorship? Even for Zhang's sake, we can't let the Zhang family break the root like this?

"That's true." Mother Xiong nodded in favor: "I heard that Zhang has been spoiled since she was a child and has a very delicate temper. She said that Aunt Shen was pregnant with another one after Zhang's pregnancy. Zhang didn't restrain her to wait by her side. After giving birth, she died of illness. Can such a person make officials miss it for a lifetime? Anyway, okay, why do you just inquire about these things about Chen Guzi's rotten sesame seeds? These are all the secrets of the official's hidden mansion. If people know, this is to peep at the official's family and have ulexplicit intentions!"

"Alas," Li Tian rubbed her eyebrows angrally, "I don't want to ask. Isn't there nothing I can do? The officials are almost 70, how many years can they last? If... I don't want to know more to see if I can sort out some clues, I have to be a little prepared."

"How can we figure this out?" Mother Xiong looked at Li Tian for a while and said, "Speaking of which, so is the fifth master. Since he doesn't want to fight for this position, why is he going through this mixed water? How good it is to hide far away, whether it's the old man or the fourth master. Who can be without a prince? At this time, he has made great credit to Qingtian and is also a prince. Anyway, it's a disaster to shock the master!"

"Mother," Li Tian lowered her shoulders helplessly: "He married me. What will happen if the fourth master really becomes the throne? He has to think more." Mother Xiong half opened her mouth in a daze and sighed heavily for a long time: "Alas! No wonder the girl is so worried, but that's not what she said. Why did such a wise official refer to such a close relative?

"Let's not say these useless words. M Mother has worked hard. Go back and have a rest. The fifth master will also be back soon. We have to discuss with him about the old thing in the backyard." Li Tian interrupted Mother Xiong's words. Mother Xiong agreed and stood up and withdrew.