Chapter 824 An Old Friend Appears in the House

"What does she mean?" After the eldest princess left, the wife slapped the table with her hand so hard that the tea cup on it jumped and almost fell down.

Shao Jing looked inside the room and saw that only Nanny Yu was standing behind Madam Tai, so she sat down, picked up the tea cup in front of her and took a sip: "The eldest princess is threatening us with Jiang's affairs. "

"Blackmail us? What do you care about our business? Even if something really happened, it's not our business. Second child, you are too timid. What are you afraid of? You are just a fallen eldest princess. Is it possible to return the favor? You can really make a fuss in the court!" The madam didn't believe it and said angrily.

Just now, Shao Jing had always been weak against the eldest princess. She was so angry that she wanted to stand up for a long time. She didn't believe that the eldest princess Ruian would really do this.

"I didn't do it before, but now I do!" Shao Jing shook his head with a gloomy face, "It's as if the person you are marrying is His Highness King Chen!"

"So what, it's just a..." The Madam knew she had made a mistake when she said this, so she hurriedly shut up. No matter how sick the child was, it was not something that others could say casually. Both the Queen Mother and the Emperor obviously doted on the sick child.

"Yes, in the past, if the eldest princess made trouble, it was just a matter in the backyard. If the eldest princess couldn't cause trouble in the front court, it would be useless even if the eldest princess went to court to see the emperor! But it's different now, she can be said to be Because of King Chen's affairs, King Chen gained the emperor's trust. If someone plots his marriage, it will indeed be regarded as a matter of the previous dynasty, and..."

Shao Jing stopped here.

"And what?" Mrs. Tai said anxiously. She came here late and had no idea what the eldest princess and Shao Jing had said before.

"Moreover, the eldest princess wants to accuse me of lax governance in front of the emperor and ask me to divorce my wife!" Shao Jing said with a heavy face. He could not do either of these two things.

If he is not strict in running the family, the Yushitai will be involved. How can he sweep the world if he doesn't clean one house? How can he help the emperor govern the world if he can't even take care of his own family affairs? As for divorcing the Jiang family, he will not Agreed, it's not just the names of his children, but also other things. Even if Jiang died, he would not give up.

"What are you afraid of? Your Majesty still cares about such things!" Mrs. Tai said angrily after hearing this. Although she was a little weak, she still felt that she and the eldest princess had fought against each other for so many years, and even now the eldest princess can't. No matter what she does, there is no need to be afraid of her.

"Mother, just because you didn't care before doesn't mean you don't care now. Now King Chen is here!" Shao Jing was not as simple as Mrs. Tai thought, so he shook his head and said with a bitter smile.

He didn't dare to really go up to it, it wasn't worth it for some property.

"But this will all belong to Hua'an from now on. How can you tell him that you have ruined this mansion like this!" The wife slapped the table beside her hand heavily and said angrily.

She planned to leave everything in this house to her eldest grandson, but now that the dowry matter has interfered with it, so much has been lost.

"We'll talk about Hua'an later!" Shao Jing shook his head. He had to retreat from this step. After finishing speaking, he said doubtfully, "Mother, do you think the eldest princess is different this time? Could it be because of what the fifth niece said? ?”

"This... it shouldn't be possible. She has only just returned home. We haven't met the eldest princess before!" The madam said hesitantly. She had doubted this before, but after thinking about it, she felt it was not the case.

"It's not the best. If the fifth niece is really so scheming, it will not be a good thing for the entire Xingguo Palace!" Shao Jing frowned tightly.

The madam's face turned pale, her eyes suddenly widened and she said, "You don't mean to..."

"Mother, don't worry, it won't happen for the time being!" Shao Jing shook his head.

"Then it's best. Fifth Girl's current status is extraordinary, so you can't act in vain." The Madam breathed a sigh of relief and reminded him, "She is now helpful to our house."

"I know, mother, please go back first and quickly prepare the fifth niece's dowry to satisfy the eldest princess and prevent her from having other troubles!" Shao Jing said.

"Since you have decided so, let's do this!" The madam sighed, her whole body was so weak, she felt that she was really old!

Aunt Yu came over and tapped her lightly on the back a few times. A trace of panic flashed in her slightly lowered eyes, but she still suppressed the panic and tried to look calm as water.

Shao Jing glanced at Aunt Yu, then turned back to Mrs. Tai, and said nonchalantly: "Mother, what should I do about Hua An's marriage?"

"Let's do it before the fifth girl. How can there be no one in this mansion who hasn't gotten married yet? It's really against the rules for a young girl like her to get married. Your Highness, King Chen, isn't better than King Yue and King Zhou." Your Highness is young, why do you want to get married so early?"

The madam said in confusion, feeling increasingly irritated.

There is basically nothing else going on in Zhao Shangshu's house. Let's start the ceremony in the next two days. Hua An is not young and originally wanted to get married early, but Shao Wanru is getting married so early now. As the eldest brother, Being in a hurry to get married seems to be in a hurry.

There are not enough embroiderers in this mansion, both for Shao Hua'an and Shao Wanru. It seems that we need to pick some more embroiderers from outside. There must be no shortage of embroidery made from outside. Just think of these worries Everything will fall on her in the end, and the wife feels a headache.

The third daughter-in-law's health also goes up and down, and she is very unreliable.

"Your Aunt Lu asked her to take care of things. I'm getting older and there are always times when I feel weak mentally and physically!" said the Tai Fu. Aunt Lu is Shao Jie'er's biological mother.

"Okay, mother, I will let her follow the third younger sister and help!" Shao Jing nodded, but his thoughts fell in another direction, and the corners of his eyebrows were tightly folded...

Shao Wanru accompanied the eldest princess all the way out. The maid and mother-in-law were a few steps behind them, and they happened to be unable to hear the whispers between them.

"Grandma, is it really possible that my mother is..." Shao Wanru bit her lip and expressed her doubts. This thought became even stronger.

"Don't worry Zhuo Zhuo, grandma will investigate. If your mother really died unjustly, I will definitely not let them go. No one in the Xingguo Duke's mansion will let them go!" The eldest princess gritted her teeth and said, Ren Shi was strong, At this time, his eyes were also slightly red, but he still pulled his delicate granddaughter to comfort her.

It was originally just a reason to force Shao Jing, but now like Shao Wanru, the eldest princess also thinks it is very possible.

Jiang valued property as much as his life, and was so cruel. It was impossible to say that he would really attack his daughter. When her daughter came back with the posthumous son of Prince Xingguo, the entire Xingguo Palace treated her like jewels, even though her daughter was already unconscious. But he was still protected tightly.

Now that I think about it, if I really did anything, it's actually quite normal!

"You should be careful in the house and don't let others see your mind. Grandma thinks that your second uncle is not a simple person. In the past, I really underestimated him, thinking that he was only good because of his kindness. It has been recognized by many people." The eldest princess squeezed her granddaughter's cold little hand again and said with concern.

She had already lost a daughter and could not afford to lose her only granddaughter.

"Grandma, don't worry, I will be careful!" Shao Wanru nodded, thinking carefully about his second uncle just now, secretly observing his situation, knowing that he had aroused the suspicion of his second uncle, and now he was still in the Xingguo Duke's mansion. , although this marriage is good for the Xingguo government, there is no guarantee that other things will happen.

For the current plan, he can no longer show his sharpness.

"If you have anything to do, go to grandma. Grandma will think of something for you. Don't do it yourself." The eldest princess was still worried and warned again.

Shao Wanru nodded repeatedly and answered each one with a smile. Seeing the satisfied trust on her delicate little face, the eldest princess felt sour in her heart again.

Shao Wanru sent the eldest princess to the door, watched the eldest princess leave, and then took a deep breath. Just as he was about to turn around, he suddenly glanced at a figure from the corner of his eyes and stopped immediately.

"Who is that?" Shao Wanru asked the housekeeper of the outer courtyard who was standing in front of him with a smile.

What she saw was a hidden figure diagonally facing the outside. It just passed by in a flash, but because she had only seen it this morning, she recognized it at a glance.

"The fifth lady is talking about Young Master Yan, right?" The housekeeper's eyes were quite sharp. Even though he was a figure, he recognized him immediately and asked with a smile.

Shao Wanru's heart skipped a beat. It was indeed Yan Xi from the previous life, but she didn't expect to see him in the Xingguo Duke's Mansion. Was he really Jiang's distant nephew? Liu's eyebrows frowned slightly.

"Is that Mr. Yan? Is he a relative of the family?" Shao Wanru asked calmly.

"He's not a relative in the house, he's the son of an old friend of the Duke of Guo. I heard that he had a very good relationship with the Duke of Guo. This time he came to Beijing to take the exam and stayed in our house. The exam will be held in a few days, Master Yan. Maybe he needs some other things, he rarely comes out in the past!"

The housekeeper from the outer courtyard introduced him fawningly.

"Have you been living here for a while?" Shao Wanru asked unexpectedly.

"It's been about a month or so." The housekeeper thought for a moment.

Shao Wanru glanced at the place where Yan Xi disappeared and said casually: "This Young Master Yan looks different from the previous princes. He is a serious student."

"No, Mr. Yan is completely different from Mr. Wang. He studies very hard on weekdays. Even if Mr. Wang comes to invite him to go out for fun, he has never gone out!" The housekeeper nodded repeatedly, knowing that the prince Shao Wanru was talking about was Wang Shengxue. .

Compared with this Young Master Yan, Wang Shengxue is not even worthy of carrying his shoes. The two people cannot be compared at all. This Young Master Yan is promising at first glance. He was the first Jie Yuan before. Now he will definitely be named on the gold list. The Duke of Guo ordered him to serve Mr. Yan well!