Jia Yao of the Red Chamber

Chapter 56 The Empress Dowager and Mo Lanyan's Palace

Because of Mo Lanyan's big marriage, the emperor gave him a ten-day holiday.After Jia Yao returned home on the ninth day of their wedding, they spent another day comfortably in the Jingyang Hall, and Mo Lanyan was going to serve as a council member every day.

Jia Yao knew from these days that Mo Lanchang was always dealing with things in the study quietly, and Gao Shuhe was often guarding at the door, and no one was called to wait on him, so she knew that Mo Lanchang was watching every day. Leisurely, in fact, the situation is not peaceful.Now that she has become the hostess, she naturally wants to help her husband block the sight of outsiders.She doesn't know if there are Mo Lanyan's brothers in Jingyang Palace, but she knows without thinking that there are people from the emperor.Mo Lanzhang thought about it, but he didn't know what kind of rules he was.Jia Yao can't solve this problem, but if Mo Lanchang needs her cooperation, Jia Yao, who is as clever as Jia Yao, will naturally cover it up for Mo Lanchang.

Jia Yao had heard Mo Lanyan say in a cryptic manner that he hadn't made any big moves recently, but other people had done two unwise things.Jia Yao knew who the other person was, and knew that Mo Lanyan was telling her not to be bullied in the palace.Both the First Prince Concubine and Concubine Rong had their handles on him.Jia Yao knew that even in the bed of husband and wife, some things cannot be said without scruples.She is already very happy that Mo Lan is willing to support her like this.On the last night of Mo Lanyan's vacation, when she changed into her pajamas and was lying on the bed, she heard Mo Lanyan say this.Jia Yao smiled with satisfaction, raised her head and kissed Mo Lanyan's chin lightly, and said softly, "Go to bed earlier today. You have to go to court tomorrow morning!"

Mo Lanyan took her into his arms, resting his chin on her soft long hair. "Okay, go to sleep."

When she first got married, the old lady told Jia Yao to come and accompany her often.In the past two months, apart from paying her respects normally, Jia Yao often came to see the old lady when she had nothing to do.Sometimes I bring some food that I made myself, and sometimes it is two sewing items suitable for the elders.There is no shortage of good things for the old lady, but these kind-hearted elders are rare.

After getting along for several months, the old lady liked Jia Yao more and more.Apart from the fact that this is her most valued granddaughter-in-law, the little girl Jia Yao is pretty and has a sharp mouth, and she is quite favored by the old lady.The eldest concubine is also dignified and good-looking, and she is also the grandson and daughter-in-law of the old empress. The old empress often called her to talk to her.However, the elderly are mostly eccentric.Now that there is a third grandson and a daughter-in-law, and they are from the next generation, there is no such thing as mother-in-law and daughter-in-law who don't like her. The difference between the old lady's treatment of the eldest prince and concubine and Jia Yao is immediately apparent.When the two granddaughters-in-law greeted each other, although it was not intentional, the First Prince and Concubine would inevitably be left out in the cold.

Fortunately, the first princess is indeed the eldest daughter of the Xie family, and the gentle and decent smile on her face is so kind from the beginning to the end that no one can pick a thorn in her face.Although the first princess was left out in the cold, it seemed quite pitiful to watch Jia Yao and the old queen talking coquettishly.But Jia Yao is not the Holy Mother, she knows that the relationship between herself and the eldest princess is impossible to get better, that is, they are destined to be hostile, so why bother to pull her out.Therefore, Jia Yao often let the embarrassing situation where the eldest princess and concubine sat alone, unable to answer her questions.Her perception ability has always been very strong, Xu Shi has practiced Taoyao Jue since she was a child, she has always had a mysterious and mysterious intuition about the good and evil of people.The same malice she felt from Concubine Rong and the First Concubine made Jia Yao unable to like them no matter what.

The old queen is getting old, and because of being the queen, she loves Mo Lanzhen and Mo Lanzhen brothers the most, and now she also likes Jia Yao, this delicate and sweet little granddaughter-in-law.In addition, Mo Lanzhang had told her earlier that the old queen was a smart person, and told her not to worry about anything.Although she obviously favors the brothers Mo Lanyan and Mo Lanzhen, and they come from the Wula family, but she just prefers them in life, not too much, and she has never interfered with the affairs of the previous court at 01:30, and has never talked to the emperor. The son asked to be promoted to the mother's family.Therefore, Mo Lanyan's father has always been extremely filial to the old queen.Although the emperor looked kind, but compared to staying aloof from his son, the mother-child relationship with the old empress was more sincere.

fair enough.Mo Lanzhang actually respects the imperial grandmother who loved her since she was a child.When he was younger, it wasn't that he didn't want the emperor's grandmother to stand up and support him, but after the death of his mother, he realized that it might be wise to take the initiative to reduce the bargaining chips behind him.

Now in the harem, the emperor's family only dotes on Concubine Rong, the biological mother of the fourth prince, who is also called Concubine Rong, who is in charge of palace affairs.When the empress had just passed away, the emperor's attitude once caused many people in the court to think that as long as the concubine Rong whispered in their ears, the possibility of the fourth prince would increase.But his attitude of not promoting Concubine Rong's mother's family a little bit is slowly confusing people's hearts.And those small families who couldn't hold back and took refuge with the fourth prince at the beginning were never used by the emperor.However, it was refrigerated, and it was still standing there at a moderate level.

Recently, Jia Baoyu, the rookie of the Jia family, and Xie Zhiqing, the younger brother of the eldest concubine of the Xie family, have caught the emperor's eyes the most.These two families are considered to be inseparable from each other, and now they can be regarded as standing on opposite sides.Jia Yao still remembers an old incident when she was a child. When Jia's mother was choosing a wife for Jia Lian, she once fell in love with Miss Shi's family, but she was actually the cousin of the eldest princess.If Mother Jia had really chosen that Miss Shi at that time, it would be embarrassing now!But if this is the case, maybe she won't be given a marriage to Mo Lanyan?

Not to be given a marriage to Mo Lanyan?If this matter had been placed before, she would have jumped up happily.But thinking about it now... Thinking of Mo Lanyan hugging herself before going to court this morning, Jia Yao's face was a little blushing with happiness... This guy is not so annoying, he will marry when he is married Come on!

At that time, Taoxi and Xingzhi were waiting beside Jia Yao for needlework, and when they saw Jia Yao, who had invited Ann for the old lady and came back, sitting at the table and looking at Jia Yao who was embroidering a purse for Mo Lan, they were inexplicably dazed, their faces There is also an unknown blush on it.Then I knew that my lady was thinking of the third prince.Looking at each other, they both covered their lips and laughed silently.After the two maids, Bi Jun and Bi Qi, got married, the two of them chose to stay, and together with the paper patterns and flower eggplants added later, they became Jia Yao's four maids.They have been serving Jia Yao for a long time. Although Jia Yao is more disciplined than other young masters and ladies, they will benefit more if they do what Jia Yao ordered.Jia Yao didn't mix up with maids and mothers, and couldn't tell the difference between master and slave.At first they saw the maids in Baoyu's room with envy, but later, when the charming girl got married, Qingwen let Jia Yao get rid of her, and Mrs. Jia Muwang always looked at the maids in Baoyu's room not very pleasing to the eye. , They just put away those envious thoughts, and feel that it is safer for them to be like this.

They work as maids.Accompanying my young lady to get married, I knew that the young lady didn't have the intention to wait for their obsessed pets. I can't say whether I'm lucky or disappointed, but I don't think about it anyway.But naturally, the higher the status of the lady, the better off they will be.Now seeing that my young lady gets along well with the third prince, they also have status in Jingyang Palace, and their life is no worse than in Jia's mansion.

At this moment, seeing my young lady embroidering a purse for the third prince, I fell into lovesickness for the third prince (children, you have misunderstood... lovesickness is not enough). Let's do it.No sound disturbed Jia Yao's thoughts.It is the time when the room is quiet and the twilight of the setting sun in winter warms it up.Suddenly footsteps sounded, which disturbed the maid who was straightening the silk thread at the table, and also disturbed Jia Yao who was standing in front of Chen Si.

Mo Lanzhang walked in in the evening light of early winter, with three points of fatigue and seven points of relaxation between her brows, and a few traces of... pride?

Jia Yao went up to meet him and covered him with a cloak to block the wind.The style of this cloak was outlined by Jia Yao in the style booklet sent by the weaving mansion, and then slightly modified.The collar is turned up and divided into two layers with the raw edge at the back.Because the raw edge was dyed black in a narrow strip, it didn't look cumbersome, but it added a bit of shrewdness to Mo Lanyan.Asked the emperor to look at it and even praised a few words, saying that it would be more tidy for Mo Lanyan to have a concubine now.

Mo Lanzhang held the hand stove that Jia Yao handed over, and first warmed her hands a little.He leaned down and rubbed Jia Yao's forehead lightly, "What are you doing?"

Jia Yao turned around and picked up the half-made purse to show him, "I'm thinking about making another purse to match your stone-blue robe, so that you don't have to wear the new robe again, and just hand over the things to Gao Shuhe to hold it." .It takes a lot of money to get back and forth."

Mo Lanzhang never cared about the tricks, and most of the men on the left and right didn't care much about how they dressed.He just took a look, and then said to Jia Yao, "Even if you don't do it for me, I would like it too. Just don't tire yourself out."

Jia Yao laughed and said, "What a waste of time! How are you doing today, I think you are very tired? But outside..."

"It's a good thing to say." The tired look on Mo Lanyan's brows was still there, but she added a bit of joy, "It's just that I'm going to the south of the Yangtze River recently. The emperor specially allowed me to do it alone."

Jia Yao now has some sources of news of her own. Knowing that the Zhen family in Jiangnan is quite unwilling to be lonely, but in this winter, she still feels a little bit reluctant to think that Mo Lanyan will go to Jiangnan alone. . "Do you know how long it will take?"

Mo Lanyan stretched out her index finger to scratch the bridge of her increasingly handsome and delicate nose, "I'll be back before the New Year's Eve. Yao'er doesn't have to worry about me, I'm there too... just one thing, I'm afraid I'll miss you too much Yao'er is gone, don't think about food and drink, how can this be good!"

Jia Yao turned her head and got rid of his fingers, "Slick tongue!" But she felt relieved in her heart.Since Mo Lanzhang is happy about this, he must have his own influence when he comes to Jiangnan.How can I not plan well and go there alone.She thought for a while, and then said, "So when is it decided to leave?"

"Three days later, I still have to deal with the matter here. I'm not in the capital, and someone took advantage of it." His eyes were slightly deep, and he looked straight at her, "Yao'er is doing well here. Wait for me in Jingyang Palace. I will return in triumph."

When Jia Yao heard him use the word triumph, she felt a little uneasy for no reason, but she didn't want to make him feel at ease, so she forced a smile and said, "Okay, I will be fine and wait for you at home."

At home... Mo Lanyan hugged her, her heart was full of soft emotions, if I win this time, we can go out of the palace and build a mansion when we come back.That is, we can have our own home. At that time, I will not hide everything from you, okay?