Vol 2 Chapter 412: happy event

In early November, Yanbei ushered in the first snow of the year.
Although the first snow did not fall too much, it was lingering for many days. The entire Yunyang city was white from a height, but the bluestone road in the city was very slippery, not only for pedestrians. Walking slipped, and even the carriage hit several. It may be because there have been more people traveling to and from Yunyang in these days, and the snow on the ground was trampled before it was compacted. Even the City Defense Department, who is responsible for inner city security, sent people to clean the main roads in the city every day. , But there is always a layer of icy left behind after snow has melted on the ground.
The imperial court member was Yanbei who came in mid-November. I heard that because of the continuous wind and snow on the road, the car turned over and delayed for several days, so I did not arrive on the birthday of the old princess.
Although it was too late, all that should have arrived.
The empress dowager and the emperor still rewarded the old princess with many rare treasures as birthday gifts, and then expressed regret about the death of the elder son.
After the death of the son, the Yanbei Prince's Mansion sent people to the capital, while handling the follow-up matters and welcoming the bones of the son, it also meant to ask the court for an explanation. It was just that the son of the world was suddenly assassinated that day. Although a few suspected assassins were later caught, those few committed suicide on the spot, so in the end there was no evidence. Naturally, the court would not give the Yanbei Palace a chance to transfer the responsibility to itself, so in the end, the Yanbei Palace wanted to be held accountable to the court, and could not produce valid evidence, so in the end it had no choice but to do it. Yes, but the knot between Yanbei Palace and the court is left.
In addition to the two officials from the Ministry of Rites this time, there were also a few eunuchs and mamas around the empress dowager and the emperor. When the business was almost over, a said to King Yanbei: "Gonggong Lu, who is next to the empress dowager, has been in Yanbei for some time. Before our family came, the queen mother said, let Gonggong Lu go back to Kyoto after the business. , Her old man can't do without Grandpa Lu waiting for her."
Grandpa Lu had already been handed over to Xiao Shun by Xiao Jingxi, and now he didn't know if he was still dead. It's okay if you are dead. If you are alive, I am afraid that it is not as good as death.
When Yanbei Palace sent official documents to the imperial court before, it lightly mentioned that Lu Gonggong had been held accountable for deceiving the emperor, but the imperial court did not immediately respond. Now the Queen Mother raised this matter in front of King Yanbei, and they also knew that the Queen Mother did not know yet, or she knew that she came to find fault deliberately.
King Yanbei raised his eyebrows and thought about it, then calmly asked the princess sitting beside him: "Which father-in-law is he talking about? Why doesn't this king have any impression?" Speaking of shamelessness, the king of Yanbei who has been in the army all year round. There is no pressure to do it.
Eunuch: "..."
The princess thought for a while, and warmly reminded the prince: "I heard that Jingxi mentioned earlier that the palace seemed to have dealt with several eunuchs who cheated the for the court? But the concubine always does not ask outside matters, what is the specific situation? I'm not sure." The princess also started Tai Chi.
King Yanbei touched his chin and nodded, and then said to the eunuch: "This king is a rare man in the house all year round, and Zhima has always been asked about trivial matters. You should ask my son about this matter." The responsibility was completely pushed away. .
The corner of the eunuch's mouth twitched, and he was really speechless.
But an old maid who had been silent with the said: "I don't know where the second son is now? The slave and maid have a decree concerning the second son. If the second son is in the mansion, can he come out to take the decree? "
The king of Yanbei and the princess looked at each other, and the princess told Mother Xin: "Send someone to the villa to find the second son. It is said that the queen mother's decree has arrived, so he will come back to take the decree."
Xiao Jingxi returned to the mansion after an hour. During this period, these eunuchs and wives were led off for a round of rest. Xiao Jingxi did not come back and did not disclose the purpose for Xiao Jingxi. , Because the prince and the princess did not deliberately inquire.
After Xiao Jingxi returned to the mansion, the mother who came with the empress dowager's decree was invited over again.
In the presence of Xiao Jingxi and the prince and princess, the old mother dictated the empress dowager's verbal order, that she wanted to give Xiao Jingxi a marriage, and the gift was the queen mother's maiden girl, Miss Yan.
King Yanbei and the princess did not say a word after hearing the words of the queen mother. King Yanbei glanced at Xiao Jingxi, and the old took a sip of tea on the ground.
Xiao Jingxi calmly said: "Thank you, the Queen Mother, for showing her love, but unfortunately the minister already has a marriage contract, and the wedding date is set for September next year."
The old mother didn't take it seriously: "There is the queen mother's will, and the previous marriage of the son is rejected, is it possible that the girl and the lady of the Yan family are noble?"
Xiao Jingxi smiled: "This...I'm afraid it's wrong."
The old mother became a little unhappy when she heard this: "So, the second son is trying to resist the decree?"
Xiao Jingxi sat there thinking for a moment, and then smiled at the old mother: "On the distinguished status or not...Is it better for the mother to help me care? Miss Yan is the daughter of the empress dowager's maiden, and her status is naturally very honorable , And I have a marriage contract with the first emperor’s direct-granddaughter Jiayi, the maternal daughter of the princess Jiayi. The Xiao family is a courtier of the Li family. If the Yanbei Royal Mansion wants to repent of the marriage for no reason, the Xiao family is afraid that they will not be able to face the first emperor.
The old mother shuddered when she heard the words, and then said: "The old slave doesn't know what Princess Jiayi, the granddaughter of the first emperor, and all the princesses are in Kyoto."
At this time, King Yanbei said: "You have been in the palace. I don’t know or blame. Before the emperor died, he left a will to His Royal Highness Xian Wang, pardoning King Xian and naming him King of River, Jiayi County. The Lord is the daughter of the King in the River."
The old mother naturally knew about this, and the queen mother was furious about it, and no one in the palace dared to mention things related to King Xian or King of the River, otherwise they would lose their lives.
"That imperial decree..." The old mother opened her mouth to say that the imperial decree was false, but she was an old man in the palace after all, and she realized that there was something wrong when she spoke. Whether the imperial decree in the hands of Xianwang was true or false could not be discussed by her servant. Even the emperor and the queen mother did not publicly state that the decree in Xianwang's hands was false.
The old mother let out a cold sweat, looked at King Yanbei, she didn't dare to do it again.
King Yanbei didn't bother to care about the pros and cons with a minion.
The old mother has a mission, and she continued: "If this family can't get rid of the facts... the second son can follow the example of the old prince and marry two rooms. Miss Yan is also a reasonable and well-known lady." This time the old mother. Mother Fang was smarter, she only said that Xiao Jingxi should marry two houses, but she didn't say who was the big one.
King Yanbei nodded and said, "As a man, three wives and four concubines are normal."
The old mother was overjoyed when she heard the words. She thought that the Yanbei Palace wanted to agree, and she was about to say a few more words. She didn't want the Yanbei King sighed again, looked at Xiao Jingxi a few times, and said with regret: "It's just that this king's son is afraid that this is not the case. Fortunately, he has been thin since he was a child, and it would be nice to be able to marry a wife. Marry two? Tsk...I still do porcelain work without the diamond." King Yanbei shook his head.
princess:"……"
The corner of Xiao Jingxi's eyes jumped, and because of his deep city palace, he didn't let the smile on his face collapse.
It's just that the king of Yanbei is so shameless and muddy that even the old mother can't speak.
My father directly said that his son could not do well, and his physical condition could not control his two daughters, so what else did the family say? If you die under the peony flower, you can also be a ghost? This is not a marriage match, but a deliberate fate.
In the end, the old mother next to the queen mother was defeated, and she could only think about going back and asking the queen mother to decide. The Yanbei Palace had such a tough attitude to resist the decree. To tell the truth, several palace members did not dare to stand firm in the Yanbei Palace. After all, there is also a lesson from the past, such as Lu Gonggong, who may not be able to find justice if he loses his life.
People from the imperial court did not stay in Yanbei much, so Qichen returned to Beijing the next day and left Yunyang City. It was just that the Queen Mother wanted to marry the Yan family's daughter to the second son of the Xiao family, but it was still passed on.
The people of Yanbei heard all the discussions, but everyone felt that if the court had to give a marriage, Young Master Xiao would most likely follow his grandfather and marry the two rooms. Anyway, if the Yan family’s daughter is married back, it’s a big deal. The Yan family is thousands of miles away from Yanbei. Even if you want to support your daughters, you can’t save the fire from a distance. There is really no need for this little thing directly. Offending the Queen Mother and the Yan family, a man with three wives and four concubines is usually very common, not to mention the second son of the Yanbei Palace.
Ren Yaoqi naturally heard the rumors from the outside, even if she didn't take the initiative to inquire, because of her current marriage contract with Xiao Jingxi, someone took the initiative to make things happen to her.
So on this day, when Ren Yaoqi and Li went to a birthday banquet for an old lady, they heard someone in the garden discussing the matter.
A woman said with interest: "I heard that Miss Yan Jia is a rare beauty. Because she looks like the empress dowager when she was young, she was loved by the Queen Mother. It's a pity that we didn't have a chance to see it. I don't know if it is better than Miss Ren Jia. Who is taller and lower than his face?"
Another human said: "It's not that I didn't have the chance to see it. Maybe she will be able to marry us in Yanbei in the future? There will also be a chance to see her."
"By the way, isn't the Su family grandma from Kyoto? I heard that she met Miss Yan family when she was in her boudoir. If you are really so curious, you can ask the Su family grandma."
Some people were dissatisfied and said: "Is the girl in Kyoto better than our Yanbei? I looked at the Ren family and looked very good. I heard that she was like the concubine Wan who dominated the harem back then."
"That's also true. We didn't have the chance to see Concubine Wan, but the concubine empress was so favored back then, she must be better in appearance than... well."
Ren Yaoqi listened for a while. Although she did not deliberately hide her whereabouts, these young girls were chatting up and didn't even notice her coming.
Until the sound of footsteps sounded on another path, a few more people came towards this side.
Then Ren Yaoqi heard the sound of two groups of people greeting each other. Ren Yaoqi also walked out and was about to walk around them, but heard someone say: "Huh? Isn't this Miss Ren?"
Now the third house of the Ren family has been separated from the Ren family, and Ren Yaohua is married again, so everyone calls Miss Ren Yaoqi, and no longer ranks in the title.
Ren Yaoqi only stopped, and turned around and saw that it was the second lady of the Meng family who stopped her. Although she and this lady Meng were not familiar with each other, they had a relationship in several ways.
Ren Yaoqi smiled and nodded, and walked over to say hello to the ladies she knew.
The faces of the few people who were still talking about Ren Yaoqi were obviously a little uncomfortable. They didn’t know if Ren Yaoqi heard the discussion behind their backs, but even though the two Meng family girls were there before, they did it from beginning to end. He didn't say a few words, and there was no embarrassment on his face.
"Miss Ren came to visit the garden too?" someone asked cautiously.
Although Ren Yaoqi's previous status was not a big deal, when he changed from Xianwang to King of the River, Ren Yaoqi had a marriage contract with Xiao Jingxi, and everyone looked at her differently. Even the ladies are divided into different categories. Of course, there must be a lot of envy and hatred.
Ren Yaoqi nodded and smiled: "I am going to the warm room."
When everyone saw her face as usual, they breathed a sigh of relief, and the atmosphere became more active. These girls are three or four years younger than Ren Yaoqi. They don’t play together on weekdays. Although they meet occasionally, Ren Yaoqi’s identity is not what it used to be, and everyone treats her more. Unexpected curiosity and inquiry.
If you have a temper and liveliness, she asks very familiarly: "What does Sister Ren like to do at home? I like to kick the shuttlecock, but unfortunately it's cold now, and the elders are generally not allowed to leave the house."
Ren Yaoqi smiled and said, "I'm afraid of the cold, so in winter I only dare to stay in my room, read a book, and practice calligraphy."
Seeing that she was kind and talkative, everyone became enthusiastic.
Someone said: "I don't like to read and practice calligraphy, but my mother forced me to practice, saying that I was afraid that I would be embarrassed at the wedding banquet next year."
Ms. Meng Jia smiled and said, "Speaking of the Golden Banquet, you should ask Miss Ren for advice. She was one of the leaders of the previous session."
The Yun family’s daughter-in-law banquet was originally held every two years, but it hasn’t been held since the last time Ren Yaoqi participated. I don’t know if it was because of something happened at that time or because of some taboo. The family only released the news that they will continue to hold a banquet for their daughters in the summer. These famous ladies are looking forward to showing their faces at the banquet, and they can find a good marriage if they get a good ranking.
Everyone gathered around Ren Yaoqi and asked her about the wedding banquet. Ren Yaoqi also answered one by one.
Someone said: "I thought that the banquet for the daughter would never be held again. I heard that Miss Yun was the one who convinced Mrs. Yun and Mrs. Yun."
"I also heard that many people asked Miss Yun about the daughter-in-law banquet. Miss Yun's temperament has always been good, so she agreed to go back and ask the elders in the family.
"I heard that because the golden banquet was not held in the past few years, the golden banquet next year will be a bit more lively than in previous years. I don't know what kind of grand occasion it is."
"I won't know when the time comes. You can get the invitation from the Yun family based on your family background."
Ren Yaoqi listened to them talking about the wedding feast without interrupting. But when I heard that Miss Yun's banquet for next year's daughter-in-law was strongly advocated, my heart moved slightly.
Then everyone talked about other things, Ren Yaoqi stayed for a while, then left.
It seemed that the Yun family's daughter-in-law banquet was really planning to do it in a big way, and for a while after that, Ren Yaoqi always listened to people mentioning the matter of next year's daughter-in-law banquet. But she has no plans to participate this year.
In this way, it will soon be the twelfth lunar month, and it will be the most lively festival of the year.
In previous years, the Ren family had returned to the old house in Baihe Town for the New Year. This year, because the Ren San had been removed from the family by the Ren family, their house did not plan to return to Baihe Town. So when there was still a long way to go before the New Year, Li and Mother Zhou were busy with the New Year goods for a while, for fear that it would be too late in the twelfth lunar month. This is still their first year, so they are naturally very cautious.
Just when the Li clan led Ren Yaoqi and a group of maidservants to prepare for the New Year, a news came from the Lei family, which made both Li clan and Ren Yaoqi surprised and happy.
Ren Yaohua has been pregnant for two months.
Ren Yaohua is the pro of August Cheng, and now it's only in the twelfth lunar month that he found out that he was two months pregnant, why not surprise people?
The Li family even cried with joy: "Thank God, thank God! This year, we must pay respect to our ancestors and Bodhisattvas, and let them all come and bless our Huaer to be a man in one fell swoop, and mother and child are safe." Li's life, now, if there is any regret, then It was because she failed to give birth to a son for her husband.
Because of the guilt in her heart, even if she was bullied by Aunt Fang when she was at Ren's house, she didn't have the confidence to fight back. She is always ashamed of Ren Shimin and the Ren family.
So now I heard that Ren Yaohua was pregnant, how could he not be happy for her daughter?
Mother Zhou has waited with Li for many years. She naturally understood what she was thinking, and her eyes were red immediately: "Don't worry, madam, our two ladies are blessed people, and the eldest will definitely be a man in one fell swoop."
Ren Yaoqi is also very happy for Ren Yaohua. With a child, Ren Yaohua can truly gain a foothold in Lei's family.
After being happy for a long time, Li was a little worried: "Hua'er is young and her first child. There is no elder in the Lei family looking for it. I, I don't worry."
Mother Zhou said: "Presumably the eldest lady sent someone back to tell us the news, and she also wanted her natal family to help her out? This is about to celebrate the New Year, and the Lei family must be too busy.
It stands to reason that it is not easy to spread after being pregnant for less than three months. Although Ren Yaohua has a strong temperament, he is also a person who knows the importance and dare not act aggressively.
After Mother Zhou reminded him, Li also thought that this year was also Ren Yaohua’s first year in Lei’s family. She was also the mistress of the Lei family. All things in the Lei family, including sacrifices, would require her abbot. No matter, now that she is pregnant and less than three months old, where can Ren Yaohua hold it?
Thinking about this, Li couldn't sit still, and stood up and said, "I have to go to Lei's house to see her. I have to teach her some things in person."
Mother Zhou hurriedly stopped Li: "Madam, it's not early today, so let's go again in two days. The slave and maid also need to prepare some things that the lady can use, and then send them to Lei's family. it is good."
Li thought that there was some truth to what Mother Zhou had said, so he stopped insisting that he was going to visit Ren Yaohua now: "Yes, yes, I have to prepare a few people for her. Oh, no, it’s the twelfth lunar month. I'm too busy to touch the ground. The Lei family must be busy. Or mother, go to the Lei family to help Hua'er. I will rest assured with you."
"But here at home..."
Li immediately said: "I still have a period of time when I have me at home. It's important that you take a few useful ones to Lei's house and help Huaer."
Mother Zhou couldn't help but look at Ren Yaoqi.
Ren Yaoqi thought for a while and nodded: "Mother and grandma are justified in their worries. We have been busy with family affairs before, and there is nothing wrong with my mother and I. Grandma should stay with my sister. For a while, I will come back after the New Year's Day."
Mother Zhou didn't worry about Ren Yaohua. Seeing both Li and Ren Yaohua said so, she immediately packed her things, took a few very capable maids, and rushed to Lei's house.
Two days later, Li took Ren Yaoqi to Lei's house to see Ren Yaohua, and also took two carts to eat.
When Ren Yaohua received the news that Li wanted to see her, he originally wanted to go out to welcome Li, but was stopped by a room of people, and finally could only wait in his yard.
When Ren Yaoqi entered the house, he looked around randomly, and found that almost all the servants in the house were the dowry that Ren Yaohua had brought in. There were also two servants in the Lei family who could enter the house to wait on them. Seeing that their appearance was just ordinary, they were all honest duties. Look like.
Ren Yaohua looked good, he was a bit fatter than when he was at home. When he saw Li and Ren Yaoqi, his eyes were full of joy, which made her look much softer than when she was a girl at home. Ren Yaoqi looked at Ren Yaohua a few times, and his heart became more emotional, and Ren Yaohua had a very good life.
Ren Yaohua chatted with Li's family and Ren Yaoqi for a while, and asked all the family members and matters. Li also urged what he had thought about for two days, and Ren Yaohua listened carefully. Although Li babbled a lot and some repetitions, Ren Yaohua was not impatient at all.
The atmosphere in the room was just right, and Turnip came in to report that his uncle was back.
As the head of the 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 a day, and will not go out to socialize at night. Mother Zhou stayed at Lei's house for two days, and now she is one hundred and one thousand satisfied with this uncle, and she smiles when she sees him.
It was not yet time to eat. Lei Ting came back at this time because he heard that his mother-in-law was here, so he came back early.
The marriage date of Xiao Jingxi and Ren Yaoqi has been changed to September next year. I am afraid that the subscription will be too early and will not notice. In particular, o(∩_∩)o.
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