Qing Chuan's cousin is reborn

Cao Yin returned to Cao's house on the front foot, and Liang Jiugong came to Cao's mansion on the back foot. He brought an oral order from the emperor.

Although it was a verbal order, the entire Cao family and Mrs. Sun, who was still pretending to be sick, knelt down to accept the order.

Seeing that all the Cao family members had come together, Liang Jiugong said, "It was passed down from the emperor that Cao Yin's second daughter, who is very gentle and gentle, is very happy, and specially bestowed marriage to the eighth elder brother as a side Fujin. The eldest daughter is beautiful and beautiful, Feng Li is always there, and she will enter immediately. palace."

This oral order was similar to what the Cao family thought. The eldest daughter of Cao Yin's two daughters did indeed enter the palace, and the second daughter was also accused of marrying the eighth elder brother, but the Cao family was not happy.

There is not a serious imperial decree, only the emperor's oral order.

Another one, what do you mean by 'the second daughter is so soft and docile that the concubine likes her'?What is a good concubine?Not to mention the imperial concubine Fujin, those side Fujin and even concubine Fujin who were bestowed marriage by the emperor, whose marriage decree was not the queen mother or the emperor, why they became good concubines inexplicably when they came to their house.

It is true that there is no empress in the palace, even if the emperor said something, the favorite concubine is better than the good concubine.

And 'The Eldest Daughter's Beautiful Color'?Is this praising Cao Tinglan's beauty?Which serious concubine would use this kind of praise?It was also named Li Changzai.Is this because he is afraid that others will not know that his daughter is a servant of color?

Sun's breathing was short of breath, and Cao Tinglan, who was named Li Changzai, was as pale as paper.Of course, Cao Zhilan's complexion was not much better either.

This is not over yet, Liang Jiugong said: "The emperor said, since Mr. Cao thinks Concubine Liang is good, the two of them can be regarded as in-laws. Li Chang will live with Concubine Liang in Yonghe Palace when Li Chang is here."

Yonghe Palace.

Liang Jiugong didn't say that since Wu Ya's death, the Yonghe Palace was similar to the Leng Palace, and it was the place where the emperor visited the least among all the palaces.The concubine Liang and concubine Zhang Jiashu lived in it, which of them didn't see the emperor's face all the year round.

Newcomers fall out of favor.

Gee tut.

He lowered his head and looked at the ground as if he was interested in the blue bricks on the ground.If he doesn't speak, everyone in the Cao family dare not be presumptuous.

Cao Yin took a deep breath and kowtowed in the direction of the palace, "I thank you, Your Majesty."

Cao's family is Han Baoyi, and most Han people like to call themselves ministers, only Cao Yin has always called himself a slave.It seems that he is very close to the emperor.

After Cao Yin finished his worship, he bowed his hands to Liang Jiugong, "Dare to ask my father-in-law, can the emperor tell you when Rang Lichang will enter the palace? The slaves can also make arrangements."

Li Chang said the three words out of his mouth so awkwardly, the blood in his heart was about to spit out, and he was suppressed by himself.

Liang Jiugong was finally willing to raise his eyelids to look at him, and he said in a sharp voice, "The emperor said everything should be done according to the rules, but Mr. Cao has a different relationship with the emperor. The emperor specially allowed Mr. Cao to pack a burden for Li Changzai."

Cao Yin gritted his teeth and made a gesture of invitation to Liang Jiugong. "Eunuch, please take a break."

Liang Jiugong will still give this face.Although it is autumn, it is still a little hot.He is not happy to make him wait outside for a few hours.

He lifted his foot and walked in. "Our family has to go back to serve the emperor, please hurry up, Mr. Cao."

After sending Liang Jiugong to the house to wait for him, Cao Yin came to Rongqing Hall where the Sun family lived. At this time, all the masters of the Cao family gathered here, including the sisters of the Cao family who had just been "married" and Cao Tinglan's biological mother. .

Everyone's complexion was not very good, and the Cao family sisters were full of tears.Cao Zhilan was young, she firmly held Cao Li's hand, "Mother, I don't want to marry the eighth elder brother, you haven't seen the appearance of the eighth elder brother, if my daughter married the eighth elder brother, she would die."

Cao Zhilan has been having nightmares ever since Fujin lashed at her with a whip. In her dreams, she was all bloody and bloody from being whipped by Fujin.

Cao Li also felt sorry for her daughter, and she comforted her: "Don't be afraid that it's just marriage. The emperor didn't say that you should marry immediately. When the emperor leaves, mother will ask your father to think of a way."

At this time, a pretentious voice sounded, "Oh, madam is so powerful, the emperor has issued an imperial decree, and dare to say that there is a way to fix things. Could it be that madam still wants Li Daitao to freeze?"

This is Cao Tinglan's biological mother Zhou, the aunt next to Cao Yin.She was given to Cao Yin by the Sun family, and because of the daughter she gave birth to, she won the favor of the old lady, so she can be regarded as a talker on weekdays.Although she used to rely on Sun's family to create trouble for Cao Li's family before, she would not be as arrogant as she is today, daring to open her mouth to ridicule the head mother.

The Zhou family didn't know the inside story as well as the Cao Li family, and thought that if her daughter became a regular, she would be able to enjoy the blessings along with her.

Cao Lishi glared at her with contempt for Chi Guoguo. "What do you think you are? Ting Lan is my daughter, and the Cao family and Li family will benefit from her becoming a concubine." She deliberately emphasized the word daughter.

It's one thing to look down on Cao Tinglan on weekdays, but another to be disgusted with Zhou.

As long as Cao Yin still wants to be an official and the Cao family wants to be famous, even if she dies, the Zhou family can only be an aunt.Do you really think that Cao Tinglan can stand up if she gains power?

What spring and autumn dreams are you doing?

Seeing that the two were about to quarrel, Mrs. Sun shouted: "Enough, Hongying is your fault this time. You admit your mistake to Mrs. Li, and you will be fined for half a year as a punishment." Hongying is Zhou's name, and this name is still At the beginning, Sun took it.Letting Zhou admit his mistake is also considered Li's face.

The old lady thought she was fair, but Cao Li was very dissatisfied.She had indeed thought about how to make Li Daitao stiff before.Her daughter is only ten years old, and there are at least three years before her wedding, three years is enough for her to plan.

Now being told by Zhou's lowly maidservant, this idea must not work.At that time, she can only watch her daughter enter the eighth elder brother's house.

The eighth elder brother is also useless, the majestic elder brother is actually being manipulated by an orphan.

The Guo Luoluo clan is so arrogant that even the concubine Liang dared to beat her. Wouldn't it be a crime for her daughter to go?

Mrs. Cao Li was thinking about her daughter's future, and Mrs. Sun said again: "Cherry, go to my private treasury and bring the young lady 2 taels of silver." She took Cao Tinglan's hand, "Don't be sad, Enter the palace and serve the emperor well. After a few years to coax the emperor to raise his position, this title is not just a matter of words."

"And you, it is a big event for Li Chang to enter the palace, and it is the glory of our Cao family. She entered the palace for the Cao family and us. Since it is for us, Li Shi, as her mother, take 5000 taels The silver comes out. In addition, another 2 taels of silver will be withdrawn from the public."

"The slaves in the palace are used to stepping on the low and pushing the high, so it's convenient to bring more money."

Mrs. Sun opened her mouth to say tens of thousands of taels of silver, and Mrs. Cao Li looked straight at it.She has been coveting Sun's private property all the time, and even regarded the public silver as her own property. Sun's 5000 taels were gone with a single mouth, and she was so distressed that she almost couldn't breathe.

Cao Li shivered, "Mother, my daughter-in-law doesn't have that much money." Her money was reserved for her son, so why should she give it to Cao Tinglan. "There are only 2 taels of silver in the public house, and Ting Lan takes all of it. What about eating and drinking in the mansion?"

Being stared at by the old lady, she felt a little guilty, gritted her teeth, and said, "You can figure it out, daughter-in-law, daughter-in-law can only give out 5000 taels." If she wasn't worried about Mrs. Sun's preaching, she wouldn't even want to take 5000 taels.

Cao Yin is filial and obedient to his mother's words the most. If Mrs. Sun is unhappy and says something casually, Cao Yin will definitely show her face.

Mrs. Sun still looked at her coldly without saying a word. Mrs. Cao Li was so nervous that she trembled, "Mother, you have to think about Zhilan, our family is not." She didn't say the following words, she believed I understand everything that should be understood. "Bafu Jin didn't like Zhilan at all. If she brought less dowry, would she be able to gain a foothold in the mansion? And Liansheng, he is not young anymore, and he will always marry a wife and have children in the future."

Liansheng is the name of Cao Yin's eldest son. Cao Yong, the eldest son of Cao Yin, was born in the 31st year of Kangxi. He is about the same age as Cao Tinglan.Cao Lishi is the most concerned about his marriage.

The two granddaughters, the palms of the hands and the backs of the hands, made the Sun family feel distressed, not to mention the Cao Li family who carried Liansheng.She knew in her heart that there must be more than the little money that Cao Lishi said, for the sake of her grandson, she could only say: "Okay, 5000 taels is 5000 taels, don't hurry to get it."

After Mrs. Cao Li left, Mrs. Sun asked the girl to give Cao Tinglan an extra 5000 taels of silver.She burst into tears, "Don't be surprised by your mother, after all, it's not your own. It's not easy for her to give out 5000 taels. But don't be afraid, your father and I will make up for what's missing. We won't treat you badly." your."

Cao Tinglan lay in Sun's arms and cried, "Grandma, I can't bear you."

Sun's tears fell again, "My Lan'er, even grandma can't bear you. It's all your stupid mother's fault."

It was like this again, Sun once again dumped the blame on Cao Li.

After crying for a while, she wiped her eyes, "Don't be afraid, grandma thought that if you enter the palace, it would be best for you to go to Concubine Tong's side. Concubine Tong is the emperor's cousin, and the emperor will go to her place every month to do it." Do it, this is your chance. Now that the emperor has assigned you to Concubine Liang, don’t be afraid. I heard that Concubine Liang is weak. If you live with her, she will not dare to control you, and you can feel at ease Some."

"There are also old sisters that my grandmother knows in the palace. When I turn back, my grandmother will write to them and ask them to take care of you. By the way, I will also help to inquire about the conduct of these noble people."

Cao Tinglan was uneasy, she felt a little bit regretful now, if she knew earlier, she would stay with the Crown Princess in such a shameless manner.

The prince is thirty this year, more than a round older than her, she can barely accept it.The emperor will be fifty this year. To put it bluntly, how many years can he live.What will she do then?

I heard that in the past few years, apart from Concubine Shu, who gave birth to a sixteenth elder brother, there were no other heirs in the palace.Everyone is discussing in private that the emperor is dead.

Didn't she want to be a widow when she entered the palace?

Thinking of her tragic fate in the future, Cao Tinglan felt sad.

She didn't dare to let her elderly grandmother discover her thoughts, fearing that her grandmother would also be worried, so she forcefully held back her tears.

The entire Cao family only treats her sincerely, and she doesn't want her to worry about her at such an old age.

Mrs. Sun stuffed 5000 taels of silver, and Mrs. Cao Li took out 5000 taels, plus 2 taels from Gongzhong. A total of 5 taels of silver were stuffed into Cao Tinglan's bag in front of everyone.

"Today I gave Ting Lan 5000 taels of silver. I said that the two granddaughters are the same. When Zhilan gets married, I will also give 5000 taels of silver."

She said this to Cao Lishi, and Cao Lishi's stinky face softened a little when he heard this.

Cao Li didn't know that the reason why Sun took the 5000 taels of silver to the public was because Cao Yin took another 5 taels of silver.Compared with this 5 taels, what is 5000 taels of silver?

In this way, Cao Tinglan followed Liang Jiugong and was carried into the palace in a small sedan chair.

Knowing that Cao Tinglan had been granted permanent residence, Concubine Xuan immediately went to find Yun Rou. She looked at her carefully, and seemed unable to utter a thousand words.

Yunrou felt uncomfortable being watched by her, she put down the notebook in her hand, and said helplessly: "I have something to say, why is my sister doing this? Could it be that there is something dirty on my face?"

Concubine Bao Xuan was not embarrassed when she was caught, she said: "There is no dirty thing, our concubine Shu Gui is still so naturally beautiful. Didn't I hear that the emperor accepted the eldest lady of the Cao family, I am worried that you will feel uncomfortable."

Concubine Xuan has long since lost her feelings for the emperor, she doesn't care who the emperor accepts, no matter who it is, it can't threaten her status anyway.The only thing she was worried about was Yunrou. Yunrou was not very old, and she was afraid that Yunrou would take the lead.

She stretched out her hand and squeezed a grape into Concubine Xuan's mouth, then fed herself one too.These grapes were bought by the sixteenth elder brother when he went out to play early in the morning. They are big, sweet and seedless, and they are better than those brought in as tribute from the palace.

Yun Judao: "Sister thinks I'm such a stingy person?" She sat up straight, reached out and fiddled with the grapes on the jade plate, "Didn't we agree that no matter what happens to his harem, we can live our own life with peace of mind Days. Don’t say that he just sealed Li Chang’an today, even the noble concubine Feng Li, I don’t blink my eyes.”

Concubine Xuan felt relieved when she found that Yunrou's face really didn't seem to be serious.She laughed when she thought of something, "It's interesting to say that the emperor, it's fine for him to praise the second lady of Cao's family as delicate and soft. Although this word is not very good, it can be justified. Listen to what he said to us, Li Chang. If the wording of "the color is beautiful" is spread, there is no fear that our Li Chang will be ashamed to be a human being."

She leaned over to Yunrou and whispered, "Hey, what do you mean by the emperor? He treats the Cao family"

Yun Rou also leaned over, and she said, "I think it's probably nine out of ten."

The emperor is not deaf and blind, what they all know, can the emperor not know?

'Niang Niang Ming' Is this because I am worried that my family will not die fast enough?

That is the Cao family, the emperor is concerned about Sun's affection, so try another family?

Although the emperor thought that the Sun family would not touch the Cao family for the time being, it did not prevent him from being unhappy and disgusting to the Cao family.Li Changzai is a good example.

And the eighth elder brother, she guessed that the eighth elder brother had left a knot in the emperor's heart after all, otherwise he would not have sent him to the concubine Liang.

Concubine Xuan smiled happily, "Oh, I really want to see Li Changzai's face."

Yunrou smiled, like a hundred flowers blooming, she said: "There will be a chance."

The opportunity came soon, and Li Chang followed Concubine Liang to greet the Queen Mother on the second day after entering the palace.A group of people gathered at Concubine Tong's residence. Concubine Tong was stunned when she saw Li Chang. She was in charge of the concubine's sleeping. Yesterday, no eunuch came to tell her that the emperor was lucky that Li Chang was here.

The rules of the harem are like this, no tea can't be served if there is no bed attendant.

Li Changzai didn't know the rules when she first came here, she could understand, why didn't the concubine Liang also understand?

Being watched by so many people, Concubine Liang was very embarrassed, she was a little timid.

Guo Guiren looked down on Concubine Liang's appearance very much, her eyes rolled, and the meaning of the smile on her face was unclear.

"Miss Liang, the maid behind you looks so familiar."

Palace maid?

Li Chang raised her head abruptly, but suddenly remembered something and lowered her head.She bit her lip tightly, her face was ugly.

She was already prepared to be made things difficult for her. She thought it would be the favored Concubine Shu, but she didn't expect that Guo Guiren would be the first to stand out.

It's fine for Concubine Shu, who has a favorite and a son and still occupies a high position.Why is Guo Guiren a person who has fallen out of favor a long time ago?

Don't think she doesn't know that the emperor brought Guo Guiren just for the sake of the fifth elder brother.Guo Guiren humiliated her so much, and the fifth elder brother still wanted the support of the Cao family, which is really a dream.

Concubine Liang moved, but she still spoke: "This is the emperor's new concubine, Li Changzai."

The emperor assigned Li Changzai to her, and she should protect her as much as possible.

Li Chang stood up from behind Concubine Liang, she knelt on the ground and said: "The concubine has seen Concubine Tong and Concubine Shu..."

She is familiar with the people here, and now she has the lowest status and has to salute everyone she sees.

Li Chang was kneeling on the ground, Concubine Tong looked at Concubine Shu, and signaled her how to deal with this matter?

Yunrou was also a little confused, she didn't know either.Since she entered the harem, no one has entered the harem again, and this is the first time she has experienced this.

Seeing her expression of not wanting to take matters into her hands, Concubine Tong felt a little headache.She said: "Li Chang, get up before you. Concubine Liang, Li Chang didn't understand a lot of things when she first entered the palace. You have nothing to tell her. I won't talk about the big truth. If she makes a mistake, she will lose it." Also yours."

Concubine Liang quickly stood up, "The concubine understands."

Seeing that Li Changzai didn't understand, Gui Guiren "kindly" said: "There are rules in the palace. New concubines who have not entered the palace are not qualified to visit the empress before going to bed. Although there is no queen in the palace now, the one who is in charge of this matter now is Concubine Tong. Therefore," she raised her eyebrows, "do you understand?"

Li Changzai looked pale.Concubine Liang did tell her about this before she came here, but she thought it would not be surprising if there were too many people, so she acted more positively and tried to make a good impression on others.

Who would have thought that the rules in the palace are so strict, it's all wrong?

At this moment, she was in a dilemma, she didn't know whether she should continue to follow with a cheeky face, or stop here and go back to be honest.

Concubine Tong generally would not make things difficult for her concubine easily, so she could only sigh and said, "Forget it, since you are here, you can follow after a while. Remember, the Empress Dowager is not allowed to intervene without asking you. This is the rule."

Li Changzai breathed a sigh of relief, she smiled gratefully at Concubine Tong Gui, "Yes, the concubine made a note of it."

This test has been passed, Guo Guiren curled her lips, she still wanted to continue to watch Li Chang's jokes, but now it seems that she can't watch it.

Cao Tinglan was carefully cultivated by the Cao family. After the first time she was ashamed of being smart, she calmed down completely.

The emperor never summoned her, so she just hid in her room behind closed doors.

There was no excitement to watch, and the concubines also quieted down.Others don't care if Li Changzai is favored or not, but Guo Guiren is a little regretful that he failed to use Li Changzai to drag the Cao family into trouble.

The fifth elder brother said: "Don't worry, Er Niang, Khan Ama has a lot of trust in the Cao family now, we can't be anxious, the more anxious you are, the more likely you will make mistakes, and let people catch you."

Guo Guiren was still a little dissatisfied, "Your Majesty, the Cao family is so obvious, why can't he see it? Is it true that Lao Ba has won over these talented people from Jiangnan? And Ba Fujin is really useless, one The little girl can't be cured."

I thought how powerful the eight blessings could be, but let the girl from the Cao family enter the door.

Good thing now, with this relationship, the eighth elder brother has a legitimate reason to go in and out of Cao's house. With Cao Yin's help, he is like a duck to water in Jiangnan.

"It's also my fault that Er Niang can't speak Chinese, you follow the queen mother..." Guo Guiren is a true Manchu noblewoman, and the Manchu nobles especially look down on the culture of the Han people.The higher the birth, the more so.

For example, what she learned since she was a child is the Manchurian style. It is okay to let her ride a horse and bend a bow, but sometimes she can't understand Chinese.

The queen mother is a Mongolian, let alone Chinese, she can't speak Manchu very well.The fifth prince grew up with her, and one can imagine his Chinese proficiency in this environment.

She herself didn't realize that her words meant to blame the Queen Mother.But she didn't even think about it, if it wasn't for the queen mother, the fifth elder brother would also be given to other concubines to be raised.Can other people be as meticulous as the Queen Mother?

The fifth elder brother raised his hand to interrupt her, "Emiang, literati love to stick to words, especially those who are very pedantic. You know me, I am the most impatient with these things."

He said this not only to comfort Guo Guiren, it's not that he hasn't had contact with those literati these days, but these people are full of courtesy, righteousness and shame all day long.

For his unspeakable thoughts, if he gets close to these people, he will not be drowned by the spit star.

Guo Guiren didn't think much about it. In her heart, her son was always good, but his luck was bad.She nodded, "That's true. The emperor will go on a southern tour and go hunting in Mongolia. That's your home field."

Mongolia's influence on the Qing Dynasty was very important. Compared with Mongolia, these people seem to be really unimportant.

After successfully fooling Guo Guiren, Fifth Prince was relieved.He nodded solemnly, "Emiang, don't worry, I will. When you have nothing to do, go to the Queen Mother's side more often. If you want Mongolia's support, the attitude of the Queen Mother is also very important."

Speaking of Guo Guiren, I couldn't help but sigh, "It's because Er Niang is too anxious. If Er Niang hadn't randomly guessed what the emperor was thinking, she wouldn't have offended the Queen Mother."

Speaking of this, she began to wonder again, "You said that the emperor didn't treat the Cao family that way before, why did it change this time?"

She thought and thought, until now she still didn't understand why the emperor changed his attitude.

If the emperor had not suddenly changed his attitude towards the Cao family, even if the queen mother knew that she had gone to the Cao family, she would not be as she is now.

Speaking of this matter, Fifth Brother also frowned.In his 'memory', Khan Ama has always been very kind to the Cao family. Even after Sun's death, Khan Ama did not forget to promote the Cao family.

This time it was really weird.

He said: "Forget it, we can't figure out what Han Ama is thinking. It's good that he has changed his attitude towards the Cao family now."

The Cao family is obviously tied to Lao Ba's boat now, since they are not his people, of course the less attention the better.

If it weren't for the fact that he didn't have the handle on the Cao family, he wished that Khan Ama would abolish the Cao family immediately.