Yuxi Episode (Thirty-Two)

After eating breakfast in Kang Wang's mansion, Hong Lang didn't let Lan Ruohong chat with Zhou Shushen, but took Lan Ruohong back to the East Palace.

On the way back, Lan Ruohong took a look at Honglang's face, and said cautiously: "Your Highness, my concubine lives in Prince Kang's Mansion, so it will be inconvenient to go there every day to ask for peace."

Hong Lang said: "From now on, on the first and fifteenth day of every month, it's enough to go there to pay my respects to my concubine. If you have time on weekdays, go to the Palace of Compassion and Ning to accompany your great-grandmother more often!"

Yuxi is getting older and older, although the imperial doctor said he is in good health, but he is still very scared.

"Okay." That's what she said, but Lan Ruohong still decided to go to Kang Wang's mansion more often in the future. No matter what, this is a decent mother-in-law, even if she doesn't like herself, she has to respect her.

After returning, Hong Lang said to Lan Ruohong, "I'm tired these days, go back and have a good rest!"

Seeing Hong Lang being so considerate, Lan Ruohong was as sweet as drinking honey.

After sleeping back into the cage, Lan Ruohong felt much more comfortable.

Zi Yan said: "Master, I found out that Ye Xinyao, a court lady next to His Highness the Grandson, brought some beef noodles to the kitchen yesterday." You shouldn't send such greasy things on your wedding day.

"Is she trusted by the grandson?"

Zi Yan shook her head and said: "His Royal Highness does not allow her to serve her closely, she has nothing to do on weekdays, but she is given by the concubine."

Seeing Lan Ruoyong looking at her, Zi Yan lowered her voice and said: "My servant heard that this maid was originally sent by the concubine to teach His Highness the personnel affairs. But the grandson did not agree, and the emperor died not long after, and she stayed in the East Palace. "

Lan Ruohong's face changed slightly, but he quickly relaxed: "What's your Highness's attitude towards her?"

"Your Highness never lets her get close. Master, there are four maids around His Highness, two of which are given by the Queen Mother. His Highness's food and clothing are provided by these two maids. The other two are all idlers. "The people who served Hong Lang were all selected by Yu Xi at the beginning. It's just that when Honglang grew up, he was canonized as grandson and lived in the East Palace. Two of the four maids who took care of him were older, so Yuxi left them in the Palace of Compassion. The two missing places were filled by Zhou Shushen.

The maid who poisoned Hong Lang was one of Zhou Shushen's picks. After the maid was stabbed to death, the other one was also sent to do rough work. Later, the Ministry of Internal Affairs made up two more. The maid Zhou Shushen gave her has a special status. Although everyone looked down on her, they didn't dare to offend her because Zhou Shushen rewarded her.

Since he was rewarded by the Queen Mother,

That must be a well-behaved man who won't think about things he shouldn't have.

But Lan Ruohong also knew that it didn't matter what the court lady and the women outside were thinking, what was important was what the grandson thought. If he wanted to accept a concubine, he couldn't stop himself.

Just as I was thinking wildly, I heard the servant girl outside calling His Highness Taisun.

Lan Ruohong immediately picked up her mood and greeted her with a smile.

Hong Lang asked with a smile, "Are you hungry? If you're hungry, let them bring food."

"Okay." In King Kang's Mansion, she ate a small bowl of rice and half a bowl of vegetables. I still ate half a plate of crystal cake after I came back, or I would have been hungry.

Lunch is also mainly light.

After lunch, Lan Ruohong rinsed her mouth and said, "Your Highness, you don't have to accommodate me to wrong yourself."

Seeing the surprised look on Hong Lang's face, Lan Ruoyong felt that she might have made a mistake: "I heard from Princess You that you like to eat beef noodles." So, she thought that Hong Lang's taste was relatively strong. Now it seems that she may have taken it for granted.

Hong Lang chuckled lightly: "I like to eat beef noodles, and I also like to eat food like sausage and roasted whole lamb. But these are only eaten occasionally, and I mainly eat them lightly on weekdays."

"Your Highness, I heard that my great-grandmother has always taken care of herself, and has been eating lightly all these years?"

Hong Lang nodded and said: "Yes! I heard from my little uncle that my great-grandmother ate very lightly when she was young. She would only eat a few mouthfuls of greasy food, no matter how delicious it is. "It is probably due to proper maintenance, so Now he is almost ninety years old, and his eyesight and ears are not deaf, and his body is stronger than the emperor's grandfather.

Lan Ruohong remembered these words in his heart.

When returning to the door the next day, the eldest lady of the Lan family dragged her into the house: "How is the grandson treating you?"

Lan Ruohong said with a smile, "Mother, grandson treats me very well."

"Where's your mother-in-law?"

Lan Ruohong said without changing her expression: "My mother-in-law is also very good to me. Mom, don't worry about me." Said

"That's good."

After Hong Lang took Lan Ruoyong to various mansions to meet the elders, he entered the palace to handle the government affairs.

Lan Ruohong took over the general affairs of the Eastern Palace, and soon discovered that among the six stewards of the Eastern Palace, two belonged to Zhou Shushen. However, she did not move these people. If she works hard and works on errands, she can tolerate it. But if she dared to rely on the concubine's relationship to do whatever she wanted, she would deal with it by herself.

Hong Lang didn't see Lan Ruoyong when he returned to the East Palace that day, so he asked, "Where's Concubine Grandson?"

"Back to Your Highness, the concubine is not feeling well, and my mother has gone to visit the concubine at Kang Wang's mansion."

Hearing this, Hong Lang hurried to Kang Wang's mansion. Seeing that Zhou Shushen only had a headache and not a serious problem, she was relieved.

After having dinner with Zhou Shushen, the husband and wife returned to the East Palace.

Lan Ruoyong said worriedly: "Your Highness, the imperial doctor said that the concubine's headache was caused by excessive worry. If she doesn't take good care of it, it will become more and more serious in the future." Simply put, Zhou Shushen used her brain to think too much. Too many, so that it caused the problem of headache.

"I persuaded the concubine mother to let her ignore everything and just play with her grandson." Unfortunately, Zhou Shushen didn't want to listen to her. Up to now, he is still in charge of the general affairs of King Kang's Mansion.

Lan Ruohong said in a low voice: "Your Highness, you should persuade Mother and Concubine more! After all, the body is the most important thing."

"I will." After finishing speaking, Hong Lang held Lan Ruohong's hand and said, "I've worked hard for you these days." After getting married, Lan Ruohong would go to Kang Wang's mansion to pay Zhou Shushen's greetings every other day.

Lan Ruohong smiled and said: "Your Highness, this is what I should do." Not just to win Zhou Shushen's favor, but to have a good reputation.

By November, the story of "Su Sanniang" was also on stage. But this drama is not as popular as "The Story of Qingxuan".

Zao Zao was very disappointed: "I thought there would be a book written by "Qing Xuan Ji" and my mother, under the double influence, this drama would be very popular."

Yuxi laughed and said: "Su Sanniang is a famous prostitute in a brothel, so many people will stop at her, let alone bring a girl who has not been out of the court to the theater."

"The Story of Qingxuan" is not only sensational and tragic, but also because Chen Qingxuan is an official daughter. Such a life experience can arouse the vigilance of those officials and wives. Some shrewd wives of officials will bring their daughters to watch this play. Of course, this is also the result Yuxi wants.

Zao Zao said: "There are not many people who came to see it, and there is no way to continue this play. Mom, Su Sanniang is going to lose money on this play."

"Let this play continue, and I will make up for the lost money." Books alone are not enough, after all, they are only things on paper. Only when it is performed, people can really feel that it will get twice the result with half the effort.

Zao Zao shook her head and said, "Mother, I can't ask for your money. If I can't support it, I'll find Ayou." Her mother's dowry has been distributed to her four younger brothers. Although there are still some things on hand, they are all Priceless treasure. How can these treasures be exchanged for silver.

"Don't worry, Niang Qian still has some money." Back then, the division of the family only divided her dowry, but the ladder was still in his hands.

Zao Zao originally wanted to refuse, but seeing Yu Xi's expression, he finally nodded: "Okay."

"The Story of Qingxuan" spread to the south of the Yangtze River very quickly because it was too hot. In the south of the Yangtze River, there was also an upsurge.

Chen Huan's wife, Mrs. Liu, was a guest to see this play, and her expression changed drastically after watching it. But seeing that everyone was concentrating on watching the show, he quickly adjusted his mentality.

After watching the play, Mrs. Liu hurried back: "Go, call the master back quickly, and tell him that I have something important to find him." When Chen Xuan eloped, Mrs. Liu even gave birth to a child. Of course, he knew everything about her.

Looking at Liushen Wuzhu's wife, Chen Huan asked anxiously, "What's the matter?" He knew his wife's temperament well, and she wouldn't be scared like this if it wasn't for a major event.

Mrs. Liu said eagerly: "Master, I watched a play at Feng's just now. It was said that a girl from the official family named Chen Qingxuan eloped with her cousin, and my mother was mad and my father was sick. She died of illness to the family. Brother encouraged her to elope for money, abused her in every possible way when she couldn't achieve her goal, and later sold her into a brothel because she couldn't pay her gambling debts. Chen Qingxuan committed suicide not willing to be humiliated." Things are different, but mostly the same. Most importantly, the names are all similar.

The reason why Mrs. Liu was in such a panic was because she was helping her eldest daughter to see her. If Chen Qingxuan's incident comes out, her children's marriages will be in trouble.

Chen Huan's heart also sank to the bottom: "Who made up this drama?" If this happened, the reputation of the Chen family would be ruined.

"It is said that this play was passed down from the capital." As for the person who wrote the play, she was not sure.

Chen Huan felt relieved, maybe it was just a coincidence: "You tell me about this play from beginning to end."

Describe the content of the whole play in detail from beginning to end. The further he talked, the softer Liu's voice became. Although my sister-in-law was to blame for falling into such a fate, Zhen Ye was too nasty.

After listening, Chen Huan felt relieved: "Don't worry, everything else is different except for the similar name. Others don't dare to guess without real evidence."

After a pause, Chen Huan and Mrs. Liu said: "You go to your second brother and younger siblings now, and tell them about this. Don't let people see the clues." After suffering for so many years, Mrs. Chen passed away at the beginning of this year . After the funeral, the two brothers separated. According to the rules, 70% for the eldest son and 30% for the second son. The industries selected by Mr. Chen Er are all promising, so the relationship between the two brothers is also quite good after the separation.

Liu was a little worried: "Master, are you really all right?"

"As long as we stabilize ourselves, nothing will happen. After all, it has been more than ten years." As time goes by, many things are gradually forgotten.

The husband and wife, Mrs. Liu went to the second room to talk about it. And Chen Huan, go find out the source of this play.

Chen Huan didn't come back until dark.

Mrs. Liu hurriedly asked: "Master, who made up this play? Is it the Zhao family?"

Chen Huan shook his head and said, "No, this play is based on a story, and the person who wrote this story is the current Queen Mother. If I guess correctly, the old lady I saw in Luoyang should be the Queen Mother."

Liu's heart ached: "Why did the Queen Mother do this?"

"It's meant to be alert to the girls in the boudoir, don't believe the man's sweet words, don't be deceived." When he said this, Chen Huan looked a lot more relaxed. As long as it wasn't made by the opponent's Zhao family, I'm not afraid.

Mrs. Liu was startled, but quickly said: "When it's my birthday in a few days, I'll also invite the troupe to perform this play."

Chen Huan nodded.