After listening to Xia Lu's words..,
Madam Jia Feng smiled embarrassedly and said, "I know this is the joy of your boudoir,
I was too rash,
I shouldn't have asked. ",
Xia Lu listened to Madam Jia Feng's words,
She pursed her lips,
She thought to herself, "Big sister,
Since you know..,
Why did you ask..,
Just based on this..,
You can't compare to Uncle and Aunt Xian..,
If you really want to have a good life with Uncle She..,
Don't compare yourself with a dead person, unless this dead person really made him extremely unhappy. Otherwise, a living person can't compare with a dead person. If you compare yourself, you will vomit to death. However..,
Madam Jia Feng asked..,
This also meant..,
That she was indeed moved by Jia Xie.
"It's nothing. Uncle She will be back soon, right?
Rongguo Province is also about to end its mourning period. ",
Xia Lu calculated the time,
It was almost time for Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu to be born.
"Yes,
They should be home by May next year at the latest. "Madam Jia Feng smiled, and her eyes were filled with anticipation.
"That's good." Xia Lu nodded. She thought of Jia Baoyu and Lin Daiyu. That meant that Lin Ruhai was going to Yangzhou. No way, Lin Ruhai was doing well in Lantai Temple, and he had only been there for more than a year. He was transferred so soon? Xia Lu was a little confused. Although she had read Dream of the Red Chamber, many things were vaguely explained in Dream of the Red Chamber. But it was also true. After all, it was written at that time, and there were many literary trials. It was already very amazing to be able to write it like that.
Xia Lu and Madam Jia Feng chatted for a while more. The maid who followed her came and said, "Madam, it's time. The young masters should be back by now," Zi Yuan reminded her from the side.
"I was too engrossed in chatting with Uncle and Aunt She. I forgot." Xia Lu turned her head to Madam Jia Feng.
"You should go back and take care of the children. I'm sorry to have delayed you today. The East Prefecture is not like our Rongguo Province. You're really busy," said Mrs. Jia Feng.
Regardless of whether Jia Feng's words had a hidden meaning or not, Xia Lu took it literally and said, "Then I'll leave first. When Uncle and Aunt She are out of mourning, I'll invite you over for tea."
"Yes." Madam Jia Feng nodded and agreed.
After Xia Lu left, Jia Feng said, "Prepare paper and ink. I want to write a letter to my mother."
"Yes." Qing 'er hurriedly went to prepare.
When Mama Feng received Jia Feng's letter, she frowned tightly. Sure enough, this daughter was not as useful as the eldest daughter. After all, the eldest daughter was raised by the Empress's etiquette instructor according to the standards of a Wangfei. This youngest daughter was really spoiled too much and had no tricks at all.
"You didn't get anything out of him?" Papa Feng asked when he saw Mama Feng's expression.
Mama Feng handed the letter directly to Papa Feng and let him read it himself. Papa Feng took the letter and read it. In the letter, his daughter wrote that Xia Lu's methods were very good. She directly said that Mr. Wu was unwilling to accept a disciple, and that after accepting a disciple, his energy would definitely not be as relaxed as before. She also wrote that for the sake of the Jia family's children, she would not do anything to help outsiders. If she asked about Mr. Wu now, she would be helping outsiders.
"Trash." Papa Feng directly scolded after reading the letter.
Hearing Papa Feng scold Jia Feng, Mama Feng was unhappy. No matter what, she was a piece of flesh that fell from her stomach. How could Master scold her like this? At that time, the Fourth Prince was not favored. Not only was His Highness the Crown Prince above him, but there were also several other princes eyeing him covetously. Who would have thought that in the end, the Fourth Prince would ascend the throne? With our family's situation at that time, our youngest daughter would not be able to marry into a family like the Jia family. How could we have thought of hiring two etiquette instructors for her? Now that her daughter was the Empress, Mama Feng's back in the Feng family had also become stronger. Even if she retorted like this, she also knew that Papa Feng would not dare to do anything to her.
Papa Feng also knew that Mama Feng was telling the truth. At that time, who had pinned their hopes on the Fourth Prince? He had not thought about it, but now it was different from the past. He used to be the son of a third-rank imperial censor. He had no background and no in-laws to help him. Now that he was the Marquis of Chengen, how could he be the same as before? "Alright, alright, I won't argue with you. It's just a woman's view."
Mama Feng suppressed the anger in her heart and thought to herself, Her youngest daughter's methods are indeed not good. In two days, she would still have to go to the palace and find the Empress to bestow her youngest daughter with two etiquette instructors. "What do we do now?" Mama Feng asked.
"Go to the palace and find the Empress. Jing Niang is useless, so we can only have the Empress put pressure on Ningguo Province," Papa Feng said.
"I understand." Mama Feng nodded. It just so happened that she had something to find the Empress.
"Niang niang, the Marquis of Chengen has sent in a token," the Empress's servant said.
"Mother hasn't entered the palace in a long time." The Empress's face revealed a happy smile. She said, "In a moment, go tidy up a bit. Wrap up some of the mother tree Da Hong Pao tea leaves that the Internal Court Bureau has just offered. Also, bring some of the new rouge and face powder from the Internal Court Bureau and have mother take it back."
"Niang niang is truly filial. Never mind the tea leaves, niang niang doesn't like to drink that tea. However, niang niang likes the new rouge and face powder from the Internal Court Bureau the most. This servant saw that the new rouge and face powder are all of the best quality, much better than the previous rouge and face powder. There's also that eyebrow daisy, it's even better than the conch daisy," the servant said.
"Alright, the Internal Court Bureau has given so much, and I can't use it all. You don't have enough status to use this. Wouldn't that be a waste? It's better to have mother take it back and let the older sisters and younger sisters at home use it." As the palace maid said, the Empress herself really did like these rouge and face powder.
"Niang niang niang is so filial. This servant's heart aches for niang niang." The servant was the Empress's dowry servant. She had followed the Empress from the Feng family. She had seen the Empress's filial piety to the Feng family, but the Feng family might not be of the same mind as niang niang. Although the Emperor respected niang niang in the inner palace, niang niang did not have a child and could not be so self-righteous. Every time the wife of the Feng family came, she would only urge the Empress to seize the time to give birth to a di son. This child was not born so easily.
The Empress smiled and patted the servant's hand. She knew that this servant was fighting injustice for her. But speaking of which, although she was the Empress of the middle palace, the Emperor Emeritus was still there, and the Empress Dowager was also there. There were several mountains above her, and below her, there were noble consorts and others who were eyeing her phoenix throne. She looked noble, but in reality, she could only be careful. The Empress sighed. She really couldn't give birth to a di son. She should make other plans.
She had to seriously consider her mother's suggestion to let the daughter of the Feng family's side branch enter the palace and give birth to a di son to be placed under her. However, there was no rush now. The Emperor was still young. Only by giving birth to a prince a few years later would he have an advantage. Otherwise, if he wasn't careful, he would be like the late Crown Prince.
The Empress received the invitation. The next day, Mother Feng entered the palace.
"Mother hasn't entered the palace for a long time. Did something happen outside?" the Empress asked.
"There is indeed a matter. Ningguo Province has invited a teacher for several of their children. Some people have come to our house and want this teacher to accept their children as students." Mother Feng didn't hide anything and directly said.
The Empress's expression became indifferent. She said, "This teacher must have a great background. These people who used their connections should have spent a lot of money."
Mother Feng could naturally see that the Empress was unhappy. She hurriedly explained, "His background is indeed great. He became a Jinshi at the same time as the Jia Jing of Ningguo Province. At the age of 16, he took the third place in the imperial examination. Later, he resigned and hid from the world. Now that he has returned to the capital, there are naturally many people who want to be his disciples. Unfortunately, this person is also stubborn and doesn't accept anyone. Now, he is relying on Ningguo Province. Ningguo Province has stopped those people who want to be his disciples. Didn't they come to our house? You also know that our family relied on you to be conferred the title of Marquis Chengen. You have no children. Those families in the capital don't put our family in their eyes. Your father also wants to use this matter to warn others of our family's ability. "
"Ability? What ability does our family have? The capable grandfather has already passed away two years ago." The Empress felt vexed. She now hoped that her grandfather was still alive. At least, she wouldn't let her father make a mistake.
"Yunniang, how can you say that?" Mother Feng called the Empress by her maiden name. She was a little unhappy.
"You must have gone to look for Little Sister first, but Little Sister didn't get it, so you came to this consort for help. You want this consort to use my status as the Empress to force Ning Guo Manor. Mother, this consort is begging you to behave. Daughter is in imminent danger in the palace, so don't cause any more trouble for this consort. Is Ning Guo Manor something our family can provoke? Do you know, even now, Jia Zhen of Ningguo fu has been teaching His Majesty's son for five days a month, rain or shine? It can be seen how important Ningguo fu is in His Majesty's heart. What does daughter count for? Although I'm the Empress, the mother of the world, the Grand Empress is still here. Daughter doesn't have any children, and those concubines and concubines with children, which one of them isn't eyeing daughter covetously? Daughter doesn't have any power in the inner palace, and our Chengen Marquis fu has only been raised by daughter's status. In court, our family has no real power. Ningguo fu only needs to move a finger, and it's enough for us to drink a pot. You don't want to rope in this kind of family, and instead have daughter use her status to suppress them. What are you thinking? "The Empress was really anxious this time. One by one, they couldn't recognize their own status. Grandfather was still here, and there was still Grandfather to suppress them. When Grandfather passed away, they began to make mistakes.
Mother Feng was speechless by the Empress' words. After a long silence, she said, "Your father also hopes that you can have a better life in the palace. After our family's power is strong, even if you don't have children, others won't dare to bully you." Mother Feng said a lie that even she didn't believe.
The Empress was so angry that she laughed. "For me?" The Empress sneered. "Just think of it as for me. Is it really better for the Feng family to have more power? No emperor would be able to tolerate the influence of foreign powers, right? "
Mother Feng was shocked and hurriedly said, "We didn't mean that. We definitely didn't mean that."
"I understand." The Empress naturally understood that even if the Feng family wanted to, they didn't have the guts. It was only because of the change in the social circle that brought about a sense of disparity. In the past, she was a prince's wife, and her grandfather was a third-rank imperial censor. Although the Fourth Prince wasn't favored, in the circle of imperial censors, their family was still considered top-notch. Now, she was the Empress, and the Feng family had leaped into nobility. In the circle of nobility, the Feng family was somewhat lacking. In addition, her grandfather had passed away, and the Feng family only had an empty title. In order to climb up the ranks, they had hardened their hearts and started to study.
However, with just her father's methods, how could he compare to those people? Even if he was swallowed up, he still helped count the money. "Go back and tell Father to stop delving into it like this. In another two years, this empress will choose a child from one of the Feng family's side branches. At that time, this empress will give birth to a son who will be raised by this empress. With an imperial heir, the Feng family's status will naturally rise. It's better than him casually delving into it and entering someone else's trap." The empress sighed.
"Your Highness, you agreed? Weren't you unwilling all this time? "Mother Feng asked carefully.
"Who says this consort isn't willing? This consort has been wanting to adopt for a long time, but the current princes aren't suitable. They're too old. A prince born in two years is more suitable." Actually, she also had her own thoughts. She still hoped that she could give birth to a child herself. However, in order to appease the Feng family, she gave herself two more years.
"I understand. It's been hard on you, Your Highness." Mother Feng wiped the tears from her face.
"I'm the daughter of the Feng family after all. We're bound together for good or ill. There's nothing hard about it," the Empress said.
"Your Highness has always been so calm and restrained," Mother Feng said in a daze. Then, she thought of Madam Jia Feng and said, "If only your younger sister had a little bit of your demeanor. It's all my fault for spoiling Jing Niang too much. She's been married for so long, but she's still so naive."
"What's wrong with Jing Niang?" The Empress frowned and asked.
Mother Feng told the Empress about Madam Jia Feng's letter. Although it was wrong for her to look for Jing Niang, Jing Niang was dismissed with just a few words. This was even more infuriating.
"Jing Niang's personality is indeed a little simple, and some of her thoughts are written on her face. Previously, I advised her to take the child back and raise him well. Now, that child is already six or seven years old, and he grew up with the Prince. He has the guidance of the two Grand Scholars of the Jia Family, and he has the guidance of the Tanhua Scholar of the past. No matter how you look at it, his future is boundless. At this age, that child is also sensible. When the time comes, it won't be easy for him to do anything." The Empress sneered.
The Empress sneered. "Isn't that so? In the end, I've spoiled her too much and raised her to be ignorant. Can Your Highness give her two etiquette instructors? With an etiquette instructor by her side, she can mature faster, "Mother Feng said.
"It's not difficult for me to give her two etiquette instructors, but with her stubborn temper, will she be willing to accept it?" The Empress knew her younger sister. She was muddle-headed. If she lived in the depths of the palace, she would probably be eaten alive. Fortunately, she married into Rongguo Province. Rongguo Province's population was sparse now, and her mediocre methods were enough to deal with it.
"Your Highness, I'll persuade her. Don't worry," Mother Feng promised.
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