The back house of Ningguo Mansion.

Mrs. You chatted with her stepmother and sister for a while. When they heard them cautiously ask why she was quarreling with Third Sister You, she couldn't help but put the tea cup heavily on the table and said angrily: "It's not because of Mr. Liu!"

"Mr. Liu? What Mr. Liu?"

Mrs. You asked in surprise. Seeing that Mr. You didn't speak, but looked at Sister You aside, she quickly turned around to ask what happened.

After Second Sister You expressed her sister's feelings, You continued to sneer: "Because she repeatedly begged her, I kindly asked someone to inquire about it. Who knew that Young Master Liu was determined to travel to Wuxi Country, even if he was on the way?

No surprises, no danger, you may not be able to come back in three to five years."

"Mr. Liu said that he didn't want to delay her, but she actually asked me to arrange for her to have a private life-long marriage with Mr. Liu! How dare I make the decision in such a matter? I told her to ask her mother first, but she was annoyed.

Use some gossipy things to taint my innocence!"

After saying these words that were 70% true and 30% false, Youshi gritted her teeth and asked: "Does it mean that my sister's reputation has been ruined, so what good can I do to her?!"

Seeing that her stepdaughter was very angry, and hearing that her daughter was going to have a private life with someone without telling the family, Mrs. You suddenly jumped to her feet and said, "What a heartless little girl, don't be upset, girl, wait until I get back to have a good time."

Clean her up, tie her up and kowtow to you to apologize!"

Youshi knew that she was more powerful if she only opened her mouth, and it would be good if she could get a 30% discount on what she said, so she did not point out that she could really kidnap Third Sister You to admit her mistake.

Then he sneered and said: "Kowtow to make amends. She is the one who wants to be a chaste and martyr woman and build a memorial arch. I can't afford it."

Madam You became even more embarrassed when she heard this, and even Second Sister You was chatting with her at the side.

At this time, a servant girl outside suddenly reported that the red sedan coat had been removed and the dimensions and drawings were all ready. She asked if the things should be sent to the Jiao family and asked to compare and prepare them; or if the family would order the styles directly and then

Send it as a congratulatory gift.

Youshi pondered for a moment and then said: "We may not be satisfied with what we ordered, so we might as well send the sedan clothes and the pattern over and let them compare and make a new one."

The servant girl agreed and left.

He grabbed a silver butterfly from the lower side, bowed and said, "Madam, I'd better take a walk, just in time to bring the shoes that Grandma Zhu wants."

Youshi knew that she wanted to go to Jiao Shun to please him, so there was no reason why she should not allow it.

At that moment, Yindie led two servants and delivered the things to Jiao's house.

Because it was not yet time for serious preparations, the Jiao family was not as lively as the Xing family. There were only a few maids gathered in the corridor, chattering and making something.

Seeing that it was Yindie who had brought something, Xiangling hurriedly took the initiative to greet her, and said with a smile: "Sister Lao, it's just an accident that we are in such a hurry. We are following my wife to see Jishi - sister, please go first."

Put the things down and I will report them to our master later."

Hearing that Jiao Shun was not here, Yindie was inevitably a little disappointed and waved to the two maids to send the things into the east chamber.

Seeing that Yu Chuan and the others were still arguing, she couldn't help but pulled Xiang Ling out of curiosity, and said to the corridor, "What are you arguing about?"

Xiangling said helplessly: "Yuchuan suggested that we pool some money together to buy a gift for Miss Xing - but the amount she mentioned was a bit large, and Wu'er was a little reluctant to come up with it, so she suggested making some strings or something to send it over.

As a result, the two of them got into a fight. Qingwen wanted to break up the fight, but Yuchai said a few words to her, so she..."

The speaker has no intention but the listener has intention.

After hearing this, Yindie looked at the jade bracelet carefully for a long time. She had already obtained You's promise and would transfer it to Jiao's family when the time came. With such scheming methods, this jade bracelet might be her biggest rival in the competition for the job of "carrying a concubine" in the future.

!

After coming out of Jiao's house, Yindie went to Li Wan's house again, worried.

Unexpectedly, Li Wan was also worried.

Seeing that Yindie was coming, she hurriedly pulled her into the inner room and whispered: "I heard that our wife is not very happy about Miss Xing. She probably thought that Jiao Shun was living in this house, but she invited the eldest wife's niece with great fanfare.

Being a concubine will inevitably make people laugh if word spreads about it."

If you think about it carefully, it is indeed true.

It would be fine if Jiao Shun lived outside, but he acted like this in Rongguo Mansion. Once word spread outside, the two heads of the household, Mrs. Jia Zhengwang, would inevitably be criticized.

Li Wan then asked: "It's difficult for me to contact him here. You go back and try to send a message to him, so that he can try to eliminate it, so that he doesn't get the fat in the end and end up with nothing."

Yindie nodded repeatedly and reported the matter to Youshi when he got home.

But You didn't panic at all, and said with a smile: "Whenever I talk about Chang Qing, she always looks disgusted, but this time there is any trouble, she shows her bias."

Yindie couldn't help but remind: "Madam, you should have informed me about this earlier!"

"No need."

Youshi waved her hand: "No matter what the second wife does, can she still get past Mr. Zheng? Your uncle Jiao has already laid an ambush over there. I expect that the second wife will be dead by then, and I will never dare to ruin his good deeds!"

Youshi really expected it.

In the Hall of Rongxi.

Mrs. Wang was talking about this matter with her husband.

"It's okay to pay for the rest. He took my sister-in-law's niece as a concubine in our house. I'm afraid if word spreads..."

When Mrs. Wang said this, she took it back again: "I don't want to stop him from taking a concubine, but he shouldn't make such a fuss with gongs and drums. Either he takes the girl Xing quietly, or waits until she moves out.

No matter how much we do, we can still save some face for us."

After hearing this complaint, Jia Zheng responded to the question with a smile: "The Department of General Affairs has prepared a draft, and it is recommended that the inspection team and the handyman office work together to summarize the previous experience of promoting the New Deal, and then use it as a basis.

According to the benchmark, relevant personnel from each department will be gathered together for three months of training so that the new policy can be fully promoted after the year."

"Brother Shun specifically recommended to the Ministry that I should take charge of this matter. If everything goes well, if there are vacancies in various departments next year, I will definitely be able to fill them with this merit - alas, I have wasted most of my life in the Ministry of Works, and now I can't

I can finally show off my talents.”

Mrs. Wang's expression changed after hearing this, and she immediately changed her position: "Actually, it is his family's fault. Since even the eldest brother and sister-in-law did not come forward to stop it, how can we cause trouble?"

"That's the truth."

Jia Zheng nodded slightly and changed the topic: "Where is Baoyu? Could it be that he is struggling with the sisters again?"

"How could it be!"

Mrs. Wang said hurriedly: "Baoyu encountered some setbacks in the palace yesterday and was scolded by the master. He got up early this morning and studied hard behind closed doors in the study."

Jia Zheng stroked his beard slightly again and nodded. Although he did not speak, he was obviously very satisfied with the answer.

"master".

On the contrary, Mrs. Wang became worried: "This time Baoyu was embarrassed by His Majesty in person, could it, could it..."

She couldn't tell what would happen at the moment, but she was just worried and suspicious.

"It doesn't matter."

Jia Zheng waved his hand and said: "Brother Shun asked about the story in detail yesterday and said that Your Majesty had many suggestions. As long as the evildoer is willing to study hard and let Your Majesty see his progress, it may be a good thing.

"

To put it bluntly, Emperor Longyuan was a bit fond of being a teacher, but he preferred to maintain his own identity and was unwilling to treat those eunuchs and maids as his apprentices. Most of the people around him who had sufficient status were not interested in these ingenious and obscene skills.

Now that I caught such a brother-in-law, it was like thunder from heaven and fire on earth.

but……

Jia Zheng said with a straight face: "As the saying goes, good things come with misfortunes. If this evil obstacle is still just laziness and fun, and is questioned again and again by Your Majesty, I am afraid that this good thing will turn into disaster."

Got it!"

As he said this, he glanced at his wife and said, "When you have time, tell the old lady more about the truth behind this."

Mrs. Wang knew that this was also a warning to herself, telling herself not to miss Baoyu's bright future because of doting.

In the past, she could not see the way forward clearly and could not bear to bear the hardships of Baoyu, but now it was the most critical moment. Therefore, Mrs. Wang hurriedly nodded in agreement, saying that she would definitely do the old lady's work and would never delay her efforts to win the Holy Family.

event.

At the same time, he couldn't help but sigh: "Thankfully, Brother Shun is very perceptive and can understand His Majesty's profound meaning."

Previously, she had to give up intervening in Jiao Shun's concubinage due to the situation. Now that she heard that Jiao Shun helped Bao Yu figure out the holy intention, she completely threw the matter out of her mind.

Although Rong Guofu's face is important, it is not as important as her husband's future, and it is even less worth mentioning than her son's future!

After figuring out the joints, Mrs. Wang couldn't help but ask with bright eyes: "According to Brother Shun's wishes, our Baoyu's coming and going, doesn't it mean that we are half a class with His Majesty?"

Jia Zheng's face also showed uncontrollable pride. He was about to tell his wife not to talk nonsense outside, but he heard Wang change the subject: "It's strange that this morning, even the Zhenguo government sent someone to come, beating around the bush.

Find out Baoyu’s birthday and horoscope."

Jia Zheng was surprised when he heard this and blurted out: "Are you sure it's the Duke of Zhenguo?"

In the past, the Eight Dukes were all led by Rongning and Ningfu, but in recent years, the Zhenguo Palace has come from behind. After all, your majesty’s current birth mother, Queen Mother Niu, was born in the Zhenguo Palace—the head of the Zhenguo Palace, Yong Yi Bo Niu, succeeded the clan.

He is the brother of the Queen Mother.

"There shouldn't be anything wrong."

Mrs. Wang nodded at first, but then her face became full of confusion: "I just asked around and found out that Uncle Yongyi has no legitimate daughter, only a niece who is about the same age as Baoyu."

If it was really Uncle Yong Yi's legitimate daughter, she wouldn't have to hesitate, but this was another layer of separation.

Although she is also the niece of the Queen Mother and the cousin of His Majesty, but...

Jia Zheng saw what she was thinking and couldn't help but snorted: "Why, are you tempted? But I don't know how you are going to explain it to the Xue family after agreeing to the Zhenguo Mansion?"
To be continued...