Family Rise: Beginning with Grandfather

Three days passed quickly. Early in the morning, Yu Qingyi took a carriage to Fuhua Mountain in the west of Kyoto. However, when she arrived at Fuhua Mountain, she found that many carriages were parked at the foot of Fuhua Mountain.

"Madam! Those are the officials and relatives invited by the Crown Princess to worship together!"

As Yu Qingyi got off the carriage, Qingxia said softly.

Today, Yu Qingyi wore a golden silk beaded bun on her head, a Chaoyang Five Phoenix Pearl Hairpin, a narrow-sleeved jacket with gold and hundreds of flowers, and a lotus green feather gauze red fox fur crane cloak on the outside. Her outfit looked very dignified and luxurious.

Yu Qingyi looked at Qingxia and Hongyun, who were also dressed exquisitely, and said softly: "Be smart when you see the Crown Princess!"

"Yes!" The two bowed in a gentle manner.

Although they all came from the rivers and lakes, they have also learned etiquette and rules from the maids over the years.

They have practiced the proper posture, etiquette, and rules to follow.

These days, they followed Yu Qingyi to attend various banquets in Kyoto, and they did not behave rudely in front of many officials and their wives.

A moment later, a pair of eunuchs in red rode slowly on the official road at the foot of Fuhua Mountain, followed by teams of eunuchs and guards who came to the foot of the mountain one after another, and finally eight eunuchs carried a sedan chair with a golden top and golden embroidered phoenix and walked slowly.

The sedan stopped, and the eunuchs and maids came forward and helped a woman in her forties who was dressed luxuriously out of the sedan.

This woman was the Crown Princess Yu. Now the Crown Prince is in his forties, and the age difference between the Crown Princess and the Crown Prince is not much.

The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess got married in the 14th year of Chengping, when the Crown Prince was still King Cheng.

The Crown Princess Yu was not of high birth. Her father was only a thousand households, because there was an ancestral system in Dayong: All the descendants of the emperor and the prince, the concubines, and the palace concubines should be carefully selected from good families, and those who are not accepted will not be accepted.

Therefore, most of the queens, concubines, princesses of various kings, etc. of Darong came from the families of grassroots civil and military officials.

The reason is to prevent relatives from interfering in politics.

Although Yu was not born in a high family, she had been the Princess of Cheng for 20 years, and now she is the Crown Princess, and her elegant temperament has long been cultivated.

Now Yu has two sons and two daughters, and the Crown Prince and her have always been respectful to each other, so her position in the East Palace is extremely stable.

When the Crown Princess got off the carriage, many officials and their wives immediately greeted her.

Yu Qingyi could only stand behind and perform a blessing ceremony to the Crown Princess.

I don’t know what was said before, but after a while, all the ladies started climbing the mountain to the Mahayana Temple.

Fuhua Mountain is not high, not as steep as a high mountain, but it has many beautiful views.

It was March at this time, and the grass and trees all over the sky had sprouted, and the dots of green formed a piece. Although it looked a bit monotonous, it was also worth watching.

Yu Qingyi followed behind everyone and went up along the bluestone stairs.

It's not that she deliberately avoided the Crown Princess. It's really that the Crown Princess invited many officials and their wives today, including princesses and other noble ladies, as well as several wives of dukes and old ladies. In terms of status and seniority, Yu Qingyi can't walk in front.

Of course, she won't be the last, because there are still many official ladies behind her.

Nearly forty ladies and ladies, plus the maids who served them, as many as a hundred people walked along the stairs.

After about half an hour, they finally arrived at the gate of Mahayana Temple.

The Mahayana Temple was obviously well prepared, and the monks in the temple had been waiting in front of the gate.

The next thing was a boring Buddhist ceremony. Anyway, Yu Qingyi felt very bored. She followed the crowd, kowtowed, burned incense, and pretended to recite a few sutras.

Well, what Yu Qingyi disliked most was monks, because monks and Taoists were the most difficult to deal with in the world.

Taoists were okay, most of them lived in seclusion in the mountains and forests, and rarely wandered in the world.

There are many monks. There are many nosy monks in the world. Not only do they like to meddle in other people's business, but they are also particularly hypocritical. They will say to you "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha on the spot".

We have a blood feud. Today, we finally meet and are ready to fight to the death.

As a result, a big monk came out at this time and said to you "put down the butcher knife and become a Buddha on the spot without asking any questions. Tell me if it's infuriating or not."

Anyway, Yu Qingyi is not interested in a group of big monks.

After noon, the Buddha worship ended, and the officials and noble ladies took a rest and chatted in the pavilions and towers in the Mahayana Temple.

It's called Buddha worship, but in fact it's a party.

Organized by the Crown Princess, many officials and noble ladies attended the party.

Yu Qingyi found a remote pavilion to rest. In fact, she didn't need to rest. She just wanted to hide in peace.

But her peace was still disturbed.

"Madam Jing'an Hou, the Crown Princess invites you to the room for tea!" A female official came over and bowed to Yu Qingyi and said.

Yu Qingyi nodded slightly, "Then I'll trouble this aunt to lead the way!"

The female official in front of her was already quite old, and looked to be in her thirties.

The maids in the palace were not addressed casually. The younger ones could be called girls, the older ones could be called aunts, and the old ones could be called nannies.

The female official smiled at Yu Qingyi, "Madam, please follow me!"

Then, Yu Qingyi came to a pavilion under her guidance.

In the pavilion, the Crown Princess was sitting in front of the tea table, eating cakes.

"I, Yang Yu, pay my respects to the Queen Mother Dong, long live the Queen Mother Dong!" Yu Qingyi bowed.

Dong Fei is the Crown Princess, or the Crown Princess, which means the Eastern Palace Concubine.

The Crown Princess raised her head, revealing a beautiful face. Although she was nearly forty years old, there were not many wrinkles on her face, only a few crow's feet at the corners of her eyes.

"Please sit down, Madam Jing'an!" The Crown Princess smiled and motioned Yu Qingyi to sit down.

After thanking her, Yu Qingyi sat down in front of the Crown Princess in a proper manner.

"It's not early at this time. The temple has prepared vegetarian food, but I don't like the vegetarian food here, so I'm eating some snacks here."

"If Madam Hou doesn't mind, you can eat some with me."

The Crown Princess said with a gentle smile and a gentle tone.

Yu Qingyi was not a reserved person, and she was very interested in the snacks in front of her.

"Then I won't be polite!"

After that, she took a piece of red bean cake and ate it.

After that, the two chatted and talked, and the atmosphere was very harmonious.

The Crown Princess's temperament is very gentle, and every move is approachable and friendly. Sitting in front of her will not make you feel humble or trembling, but rather like facing relatives and friends.

Yu Qingyi felt very magical. She was not a person who could easily get close to strangers. When facing unfamiliar people, she would always feel alienated and vigilant.

This was a habit she developed when she traveled in the rivers and lakes before. In the rivers and lakes, you cannot easily trust strangers, let alone get too close to a stranger, otherwise you will not even know how you died.

But in front of the Crown Princess, she quickly let go of her vigilance and alienation.

Most of the content of the two people's chat was the Crown Princess asking about the situation of the Yang family. Of course, she was not going to inquire about the family affairs of the Yang family, but just asking about the situation of everyone in the Yang family, such as whether the eldest brother Yang Mingcheng had an errand, and what the eldest brother Yang Mingzhi did. However, she talked most about Yang Yunxue. After all, Yang Yunxue was in Kyoto, and the Crown Princess knew the Changping Marquis's Mansion well, and praised Yang Yunxue.

After finishing a pot of tea, a pretty little girl came forward and carefully changed a pot of tea for the two of them.

Yu Qingyi looked up at the little girl in surprise, because this little girl was obviously not a maid beside the Crown Princess.

The little girl was about fifteen or sixteen years old, with a round face that was very tender and cute, and she had two buns on her head, which made her look more delicate.

However, what surprised Yu Qingyi was the little girl's hands. They were a pair of hands covered with calluses. Although the little girl tried her best to cover it up, Yu Qingyi still found it.

There were calluses on the tiger's mouth, which was the result of frequent sword practice.

Although the little girl was petite, Yu Qingyi could see at a glance that she was light and had strong hands and feet. She must have practiced martial arts since she was a child.

The little girl in front of her was very similar to Yang Yunxue before, but Yang Yunxue was taller, and the little girl in front of her was petite.

The Crown Princess noticed Yu Qingyi's gaze, took a sip of tea, and then smiled and said, "This is my niece, Zijin, from my mother's family. Zijin, why don't you pay your respects to the Marquis' wife!"

The little girl seemed a little panicked. After being reminded by the Crown Princess, she quickly put down the teapot, bowed, and said, "I meet the Marquis of Jing'an's wife!"

"Haha, there's no need to be polite, young lady!" Yu Qingyi smiled gently.

The Crown Princess said, "Zijin used to live in the Dongping Qianhu Household House, and she didn't learn the rules well."

"Your Majesty, you're joking. I was born in the underworld. If you want to talk about these rules, I don't have anything to say!" Yu Qingyi said.

The Crown Princess couldn't help laughing when she heard this, "I've heard that the wife of Marquis Jing'an is a heroine. Today, I see that it's true!"

Yu Qingyi said modestly, "I'm not a heroine. I'm just a woman from the rivers and lakes. I'm grateful that the Marquis didn't abandon me and was willing to marry me. This is my blessing!"

Hearing her say this, the Crown Princess's smile became brighter.

Yang Zhengshan and Yu Qingyi's marriage is also a good story in the rivers and lakes.

Especially after Yang Zhengshan was made a marquis, many women in the rivers and lakes envied Yu Qingyi.

Among the officials' wives, many people looked down on Yu Qingyi, and of course there were people who looked down on Yang Zhengshan and the Marquis' Mansion.

However, the Crown Princess thought that the Yang family was very good. The affection between husband and wife who were in love and treated each other as equals was always worthy of envy. Although the relationship between the prince and her was also very good, the prince had more than one woman.

"I heard that Chengye is also old enough to get married!" The Crown Princess suddenly turned her words to Yang Chengye.

Yu Qingyi's mind moved slightly, but her expression did not change at all as she said, "Yes, the Marquis specially asked me to come to Beijing just to find a virtuous girl for Chengye!"

"Well, it's time to take a good look." The Crown Princess said casually.

But the meaning was already very clear.

Her niece was here, and she specially invited Yu Qingyi to come here today. Although she didn't say it explicitly, the meaning was already clear.

Yu Qingyi lowered her head and drank a sip of tea, then stood up and left.

The Crown Princess said no more, and watched Yu Qingyi leave with a smile.