Scheme of the Official Descendant

In early November, Yanbei ushered in the first snow of this year.

Although the first snow did not fall much, it continued to fall for many days. The whole city of Yunyang was a vast expanse of white from a high point of view, but the bluestone pavement in the city was very wet and slippery. Not only did the pedestrians slip, but also the carriages hit several vehicles. It may be because there are more people going to and from Yunyang city these days, and the snow on the ground has been trampled on before it has been compacted. Even though the urban defense department, which is specially responsible for the safety of the inner city, sends people to clean the main roads in the city every day, there is always a layer of ice residue left behind by the snow on the ground.

The people of the imperial court came to Yanbei in mid November. I heard that because of the continuous snow and wind on the road, they turned over and delayed for several days, so they didn't arrive on the day of the old princess's birthday.

Although it was late, all the people who should have come also came.

The Empress Dowager and the emperor still gave the old princess many rare treasures as birthday gifts, and then expressed their regret for the death of the son.

After the prince died, Yanbei palace sent people to the capital to deal with the follow-up affairs and return to the Shizi's bones. On the other hand, they also wanted to ask the court for an explanation. But the son of the world was suddenly assassinated that day. Although several suspected assassins were caught later, they committed suicide on the spot, so there was no evidence of death in the end. Naturally, the imperial court would not give the Yanbei palace the opportunity to shift the responsibility to itself. Therefore, in the end, the Yanbei palace tried to hold the court accountable, but it could not provide any convincing evidence, so it had to let it go. However, the knot between the Yanbei palace and the Imperial court remained.

In addition to the officials of the two ritual departments, there were also several eunuchs and mothers around the Empress Dowager and the emperor. When the business was almost over, a eunuch said to the king of Yanbei: "it has been a long time since Duke Lu, who is beside the empress dowager, has come to Yanbei. Before we came, the Empress Dowager also said that Duke Lu would go back to Kyoto after finishing his work. Her old man can't leave Duke Lu to wait on him."

Duke Lu has been handed over to Xiao Shun by Xiao Jingxi for a long time. Now I don't know if there is any life left. It's OK to be dead. I'm afraid that life is not like death.

When the Yanbei palace sent official documents to the imperial court, he once mentioned lightly that Duke Lu had been held accountable for the crime of deceiving the monarch. At that time, the court did not respond immediately. Now the Empress Dowager's people put forward this matter in front of Yan Beiwang. They also know that the Empress Dowager is not aware of it, or that she has deliberately come to find fault.

The king of Yanbei picked his eyebrows and thought about it. Then he asked the princess sitting beside him: "which Duke Lu is he talking about? Why didn't I remember him? " When it comes to cheating and cheating, the king of Yanbei, who has been in the army for many years, has no pressure.

Eunuch:

The princess thought about it for a while, and Wensheng reminded the prince, "listen to Jingxi before. A while ago, the palace seems to have disposed of several eunuchs who deceive the emperor for the imperial court? However, I never ask about the outside world, and I don't know exactly what the situation is. " The princess also played Tai Chi.

The king of Yanbei touched his chin and nodded. Then he said to the eunuch, "I'm rare to be in the mansion all year round. I don't want to ask about sesame matters. You'd better ask my son about this." The responsibility has been cleared.

The eunuch gasped at the corners of his mouth, and he was speechless.

However, an old mother who came with the eunuch and didn't speak up all the time said, "I don't know where the second young master is now? There is also a good order about the second young master here. If the second young master is in the mansion, can he come out to receive the order? "

Yanbei and the princess looked at each other, and the princess told mother Xin: "send someone to the villa to find the second childe. It is said that the Empress Dowager Yizhi has arrived, and let him come back to receive the order."

Xiao Jingxi came back to his house an hour later. During this period, the eunuchs' mothers were all led down to have a rest. Xiao Jingxi didn't come back to Xiao Jingxi's house. They didn't disclose in advance, because the prince and the princess didn't go to inquire about it.

After Xiao Jingxi returned to the mansion, the mother with the Empress Dowager's Yizhi was invited to come again.

In front of Xiao Jingxi and the princes and concubines, the old mother dictated that the Empress Dowager would give Xiao Jingxi a marriage, and that it would still be the daughter of the Empress Dowager's family, Miss Yan.

After listening to the Empress Dowager's instructions, Yanbei king and his concubine did not say a word. The king looked at Xiao Jingxi and drank a sip of tea in the ground.

Xiao Jingxi said calmly: "thank the Empress Dowager for her love. It's a pity that the minister has already got an engagement. The wedding date is set in September of the next year."

The old mother didn't take it seriously when she heard the speech: "there is the Empress Dowager's will to push away the marriage before the childe. Is it difficult for that girl to have the dignity of Miss Yan?"

Xiao Jingxi laughed: "this I'm afraid it's not right. "

The old Mammy was a little unhappy when she heard the speech: "so, the second young master wants to resist the imperial edict?"

Xiao Jingxi sat there thinking for a moment, and then laughed at the old mother: "on the status of dignity or not Why don't you care for me, mammy? Miss Yan is the daughter of the Empress Dowager's mother's family. Naturally, she is very noble. The one who has an engagement with me is the legitimate daughter of the first emperor's granddaughter, Princess Jiayi. The Xiao family is a minister of the Li family. If they want the Yanbei palace to repent without any reason, they are afraid that they will not be able to face the emperor. "The old mother choked and said, "I don't know what Princess Jiayi, granddaughter of the first emperor, princesses and ladies are all in Kyoto."

At this time, the king of Yanbei said, "you have been in the palace all the time. It's no wonder that you don't know. Before his death, the former Emperor left an edict to his royal highness, pardoned him and made him king of the river. Princess Jiayi is the legitimate daughter of the king of the river

Naturally, the old mother knew about it. The Empress Dowager was furious about it. No one in the palace dared to mention anything related to the king Xian or the king in the river. Otherwise, he would die.

"The edict..." The old mammy opened her mouth and wanted to say that the edict was false, but she was an old man in the palace after all, and when she opened her mouth, she realized that there was something wrong with her words. Whether the imperial edict in the hands of King Xian is true or not can not be discussed by one of her maids. Even the emperor and the Empress Dowager have not publicly indicated that the imperial edict in the hands of King Xian is false.

The old mother gave a cold sweat and looked at the king of Yanbei. She didn't dare to do it again.

The king of Yanbei didn't care about his words with a servant.

The old mother had a task in her body, and continued: "if this marriage is really unavoidable When the second young master arrives, he can imitate the old prince and marry two wives. Miss Yan is also a well-known and reasonable lady. " This time, the old mother was clever and said that Xiao Jingxi would marry two wives, but she didn't say who was older or who was younger.

Yan Beiwang nodded his head and said: "as a man, three wives and four concubines are very common."

When the old mother heard this, she thought that the Yanbei palace would agree. She was about to say a few more words. However, the king sighed again, looked at Xiao Jingxi a few times, and regretted: "but I'm afraid that my son is not blessed. He has been thin since he was young, so it's good to get a wife. Marry two? Tut If you don't have that diamond, you'd better take care of porcelain. " Yanbei Wang shook his head.

Princess:.... "

Xiao Jingxi's eyes jump, but also thanks to his city hall is very deep, just did not let the smile on his face collapse.

But Yan Beiwang was so shameless and shameless that he couldn't even talk about the old mother.

Other people's father directly said that his son was not good, and his physical condition could not control the second daughter. What else did he let others say? Peony flowers die, do ghosts also romantic? This is not a marriage match, but a deliberate attempt to make a fortune.

Finally, the old mother beside the Empress Dowager was defeated. She could only think of going back and asking the Empress Dowager to make a decision. The Yanbei palace is so tough to resist and disobey the order. To tell the truth, several palace people dare not to fight hard in the Yanbei palace. After all, Duke Lu is a warning here. If you lose your life, you may not be able to find justice.

The people who came from the imperial court did not stay in Yanbei, so they returned to Beijing the next day and left Yunyang city. But the fact that the Empress Dowager wanted to marry Yan's daughter to the second son of the Xiao family was still passed on.

Yanbei people were all talking about it, but they all felt that if the court had to give a marriage, the second master Xiao would probably follow his grandfather's example and marry two wives. Anyway, it's a big deal for the Yan family to be a decoration when they get married. The Yan family is thousands of miles away from Yanbei. Even if they want to support their daughter, they can't save the near fire. There is no need to directly offend the Empress Dowager and the Yan Family for this small matter. Men have three wives and four concubines, not to mention the second son of Yanbei palace.

Ren Yaoqi naturally heard the rumors from the outside. Even if she didn't take the initiative to inquire about it, because of her current engagement with Xiao Jingxi, some people took the initiative to make things happen to her.

So on this day, when Ren Yaoqi and Li went to an old lady's birthday party, they heard someone talking about it in the garden.

A woman said with great interest: "I heard that Miss Yan is a rare beauty. Because Xiao looks like the Empress Dowager when she was young, she is favored by the Empress Dowager. It's a pity that we didn't get a chance to see it. I don't know who is higher and who is lower than Miss Ren's appearance? "

Another said: "it's not that she didn't have a chance to see her. I don't know if she can marry us in Yanbei? It's also an opportunity to meet at that time. "

"By the way, isn't it from Kyoto? It is said that she met Miss Yan in her boudoir. If you are really so curious, you can ask the old and the young women of the Su family

Some people are not satisfied with the way: "the girls in Kyoto are better than those in Yanbei?"? I look at the Ren family, who is very good-looking, and I heard that Xiao is like wanguifei who was in favor of the Imperial Palace in those years. "

"It's also true. We didn't have a chance to see the lady, but the lady was so popular that she must be more beautiful than Well, better. "

Ren Yaoqi listened for a while. Although she didn't deliberately hide her whereabouts, the young girls were chatting with each other and didn't notice her coming at all.

Until another footstep sounded on the other path, and several more people came towards this way.

Then Ren Yaoqi heard two groups of people greeting each other. Ren Yaoqi also came out and was about to walk around them, but he heard that there was humanity: "eh? Isn't this miss Ren? "

Now Ren's three rooms have been separated from Ren's family, and Ren Yaohua is married again. Therefore, people call Ren Yaoqi Miss Ren, and they don't add rank in the address.

Ren Yaoqi had to stop and turn around to see that it was the second miss of the Meng family who stopped her. Although she was not familiar with this Miss Meng, she also had several relationships.Ren Yaoqi nodded with a smile and went over to say hello to some girls she knew.

A few people who were still talking about Ren Yaoqi were obviously uncomfortable on their faces. They did not know whether Ren Yaoqi had heard their behind the scenes remarks. However, although Miss Meng was present before, she did not say a few words from the beginning to the end, and there was no embarrassment on her face.

"Miss Ren is coming to visit the garden, too?" Someone asked cautiously.

Although the status before Ren Yaoqi was nothing, she changed from King Xian to King in the river, and Ren Yaoqi had an engagement with Xiao Jingxi, so people looked at her differently. Even if she is a lady in a big family, she can be divided into three or six grades. Of course, there must be a lot of envy, jealousy and hatred.

Ren Yao period nodded his head and said with a smile, "I'm going to the warm room."

When they saw her face as usual, they were relieved and the atmosphere became more active. These girls are three or four years younger than Ren Yaoqi. They don't play with each other on weekdays. Although they have met occasionally, Ren Yaoqi's identity is not the same as before, and people have more curiosity and inquiry about her than before.

A bit lively, he asked: "what does sister Ren like to do at home? I like to kick shuttlecock, but unfortunately it's cold now. The elders are not allowed to go out of the house

Ren Yao said with a smile: "I'm afraid of the cold. In winter, I only dare to read books and practice calligraphy in my room."

When they saw that she was kind and easy to speak, they became warm.

There is humanity: "I don't like reading and practicing calligraphy, but my mother forced me to practice, saying that I was afraid of embarrassing me in the next year's golden banquet."

Miss Meng said with a smile, "speaking of the golden banquet, you should consult Miss Ren. She was one of the last Champions. "

The Yun family's Qianjin banquet was originally held once every two years, but it has not been held since the last time Ren Yaoqi attended it. I don't know whether it was because of the accident or because of some taboo. It was not long ago that the cloud family released news that it would continue to hold the Qianjin banquet in the summer. These famous ladies were eager to show up at the Qianjin banquet and get a good place To find a good marriage.

People gathered around Ren Yaoqi and asked her about the golden banquet. Ren Yaoqi also answered one by one.

"I thought the golden banquet would not be held again. I heard that it was Miss Yunda who convinced Mrs. Yun and Mrs. Yunda."

"I have also heard that many people have asked Miss Yunda about the Qianjin banquet. Miss Yunda has always been very good-natured, so she promised to go back and ask for the elders in her family. She didn't want to really succeed."

"It's said that because the golden banquet was not held several years ago, the banquet next year will be more lively than the previous years. I don't know what kind of grand occasion it is."

"I won't know then. You can get the invitation from the cloud family with your family background."

Ren Yaoqi listened to them talking about the Qianjin banquet without interrupting. However, I was moved a little when I heard that next year's golden banquet was strongly advocated by Miss Yun.

After that, they talked about something else. Ren Yaoqi stayed for a while and left.

It seems that the Yun family's Qianjin banquet is really going to be a big one. For a while, Ren Yaoqi always hears about the Qianjin banquet next year. But she has no plans to attend this year.

In this way, soon to the twelfth month, and to the most lively new year's day of the year.

In the past, Ren's family went back to the old house of Baihe Town for the Spring Festival. This year, because Ren San's father had been removed from Ren's family, they didn't plan to go back to Baihe Town. So when they were still far away from the lunar new year, Li and mammy Zhou were busy half of the Lunar New Year's goods, for fear that it would be too late in the twelfth lunar month. This was the first year they had lived by themselves. Naturally, they were very cautious. They were afraid that something would go wrong and the new year's day would bring bad luck.

When Li took Ren Yaoqi and a group of servant girls to prepare for the Spring Festival, a news came from Lei's family, which made both Li and Ren Yaoqi surprised and pleased.

Ren Yaohua has been pregnant for two months.

Ren Yaohua is a relative in August. Now he just arrived in the twelfth lunar month and found that he was pregnant for two months. How can it not be surprising?

Li even cried with joy: "thank God, thank God! This year, we should pay homage to our ancestors and Bodhisattvas, and let them all come to bless our Hua'er's success as a man and the safety of our mother and son. " Li's life, to now, if there is any regret, it is that she failed to give birth to her husband a son.

Because of this guilt in her heart, even when she was bullied by Aunt Fang, she didn't have the strength to fight back. She is always guilty of Ren Shimin and Ren's family.

So now I heard that Ren Yaohua was pregnant. How could she not be happy for her daughter?

Mother Zhou followed Li for many years. Naturally, she understood what she was thinking and immediately became red in her eyes: "don't worry, madam. Both of us are lucky people. The eldest lady will certainly be able to kill a man at one stroke."

Ren Yaoqi is also very happy for Ren Yaohua. With children, Ren Yaohua can really stand firm in Lei's family.

After happy for a long time, Li Shi was also worried: "Hua'er is young and her first child. Lei's family doesn't have an elder looking for me. I'm not at ease."Mother Zhou said: "I think the eldest lady sent someone back to tell us the news, but also want to help her family? The new year is coming soon, and the Lei family must be too busy. "

According to the law, it's not easy to spread it out after less than three months' pregnancy. Ren Yaohua has a strong temperament, but he is also a person who knows the importance and dare not be arrogant.

Mother Zhou reminds Li that this year is also the first year Ren Yaohua spent in Lei's family. She is also the mother of Lei's family. She needs her to stop everything in Lei's family, including sacrificial rites. It's ok if she usually falls down. Now that she's pregnant and less than three months old, how can Ren Yaohua survive?

Thinking of this, Li couldn't sit still. She got up and said, "I have to go to Lei's house to see her. I have to teach her face-to-face about some things."

Mother Zhou quickly stopped Li: "madam, it's already late today. It's better to go again in two days. I still need to prepare some things for the eldest lady, and then I will send them to Lei's house. "

Li thought that there was some truth in what mother Zhou said, so she no longer insisted on visiting Ren Yaohua now: "yes, yes, we should prepare some people for her. Oh, no, it's the twelfth month. I'm so busy here. The Lei family must be more busy. Or Mammy, you go to Lei's house to help Hua'er first. I'll be relieved if you are here. "

"But this side of the house..."

Li Shi immediately said: "I still have a period at home. It's important for you to take some useful things to Lei's house to help Hua'er."

Mother Zhou could not help but look at Ren Yao.

Ren Yaoqi thought about it and nodded: "mother and Mammy's worries are reasonable. Things at home have been almost busy before. There is nothing wrong with my mother and me. Mammy is still going to stay with her sister for a while and come back after the new year's day. "

Mother Zhou was also worried about Ren Yaohua. Seeing that both Li and Ren Yaohua said so, she immediately packed up her things, took some very capable maids and women and rushed to Lei's house.

After two days, Li took Ren Yaoqi to Lei's house to see Ren Yaohua. He also took two carts of food.

Ren Yaohua received the news that Li wanted to see her. Originally, she wanted to go out to meet her. However, she was stopped by a room full of people. Finally, she had to wait in her own yard.

When Ren Yaoqi entered the house, he looked at them casually and found that almost all the attendants in the room were the dowry brought by Ren Yaohua. There were two maids in the Lei family who could serve in the house. They looked ordinary and honest.

Ren Yaohua looks very good. She is a little fatter than she was at home. When she saw Li and Ren Yaoqi, her eyes were full of joy. She was much softer than when she was a girl at home. Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua so much that he felt more at ease. Ren Yaohua had a good life.

Ren Yaohua chatted with Li and Ren Yaoqi for a while, and asked all the family members and things. Li also thought of his words for two days, one by one told down, Ren Yaohua also listened carefully, although Li said a lot of nagging and some repetition, Ren Yaohua was not a bit impatient.

The atmosphere in the room was just right. Turnip came in and reported that uncle was back.

As the owner of Lei family, Lei Ting was very busy at the end of the year. However, because Ren Yaohua is pregnant, no matter how busy he is, he will come back with his wife and daughter for three meals every day, and he will not go out to socialize at night. Mother Zhou stayed in Lei's house for two days. Now she is satisfied with the uncle, and she smiles when she sees him.

Now it's not meal point. Thunder came back at this time when he heard that his mother-in-law had come, so he came back in advance.

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the marriage date of Xiao Jingxi and Ren Yaoqi has been changed to September next year. Those who are afraid of subscribing earlier have not noticed it, especially o (∩)_ ∩)o。

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