Since it was his aunt's kindness, Xu Jingchang couldn't refuse it. They were sitting at a second-floor window, facing the pavilion by the lotus pond. Queen Xu sat in the middle and summoned them one by one. Beside the queen, there were many palaces.
The maid in the middle is holding a gift.
Now Xu Jingchang saw that his aunt had really spent a lot of money.
The reason is very simple. When it comes to festivals and festivals, the married woman enters the palace and pays homage to the queen... but in fact this is not the case at all... The main reason is that there are so many officials in the capital. When all are counted, there are too many people to entertain.
And since they have met, there must be a reward...at the very least, two pieces of tulle in summer, two pieces of silk in winter, a box of moon cakes on the eighth day of the lunar month, and gold and silver coins.
Zhu Di rewarded the ministers, and the empress rewarded the married woman. All of a sudden, the expenses were doubled.
The palace has a big business, but it can't afford this... After all, Zhu Di's real concubines are still waiting!
In fact, for example, for Empress Xu's birthday, she would summon at most twenty or thirty married women, which was already very lively and grand. Everyone gathered together to eat, drink, and receive rewards... On one birthday, there were not even one hundred thousand taels.
Silver is not enough.
Today is not a big day, it is just the Dragon Boat Festival. Queen Xu has attracted fifty or sixty beauties, and each of them brings their family members.
This specification has exceeded too much...
However, Empress Xu also spoke kindly and praised her one after another, making her cheeks freeze with laughter.
Xia Yuanji rolled his eyelids, "You are bullying me? You still hit me when someone else is around!"
"He's talking nonsense!"
"Jian Tianguan can see it clearly, so it doesn't matter whether he chooses the girl or not. The key is your nephew, such a bad boy, it will be a happy event if he gets married to Duke Dingguo.
...In this case, even if you become my father-in-law, you will still encourage this big man to harm him, and we will still be bad friends, hahaha!"
"You are telling this based on the photo book. His nephew's birthday is in January. It is said that people born in January are born with bad luck. Is that correct?"
After a while, Yuan Langqiong came over.
He asked the ladies to take the girls over, and after everyone had dispersed, Xia Yuanji reluctantly said: "Go and call this big man here, ask me, can there be anyone with such a small number of people?"
Jian Yi immediately became angry, "What did he say? Why did he curse your man so badly?"
I made a sad face and said helplessly: "Look, in the first few days, Jian Tianguan, you were still scolding His Highness Jin. Duke Qi was also tricked by you at the beginning. Your Majesty has been neglecting me for two years. Xia
It goes without saying, Minister, that without the rest of the courtiers, your enmity will be even smaller."
After thinking about it, Yuan Langqiong also felt that it was very suitable.
Like Empress Xu, who has a strong background and a stupid mind, and is afraid of everything, both open and covert. As long as I can grasp the truth and start tossing around, the eight ministers and the four ministers, the top little people, I can go after whoever I want.
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At this time, in Wuying Hall, Jian Yi and Zhu Gaochi were also working, but when they passed by, they looked in, and it was obvious that they were distracted.
The two people came out of the palace, got off Queen Xu's Tiger Shooting Car, and went straight to the Xu Mansion.
It’s right!
Zhu Gaochi's eyes widened suddenly and he said angrily: "What are you talking about? You see, his family is the one with the worst luck!"
Xu Jingchang was stunned. After a while, he resisted the urge to laugh wildly and said, "His boss has offended too few people. Everyone feels comfortable now."
Zhu Gaochi deeply believed that why he emphasized the importance of starting a family and establishing a career, and why he couldn't have a stable and harmonious family when he reached a certain position... The key lies in that.
Jian Yi sighed heavily, "He also understands that matter. It actually depends on whether he can choose. The key is to find a wife for this big man. Let me toss around outside the house and don't run rampant in the court. It's up to him and you
It’s all okay.”
Xia Yuanji also had no choice but to ask, "Why did his eldest son offend too few people? Then there is no one in the Yongle court who has any grudge against him?"
Isn't your nephew so desirable?
I also knew who I was listening to. Empress Xu hated low-profile people, so Xia Yuanji noticed that no one was wearing thick embroidered shoes, and no one had to put on their waistbands, which made their voices become thinner.
Xu Jingchang rolled his eyes, "Is he looking for a wife? You think he's stealing a bride! He's such a stupid person, how could he get into this when his own affairs are in trouble? Forget it, you send him home first, and we'll talk about it later
Find a way."
The little guy can only swallow his anger, there is no other way.
Yuan Langqiong clenched his fists directly, "How come at that time, he still forgets to abuse people? If he is willing, Master Yao is also willing!"
"Mother, we haven't prepared a small banquet here yet. Please come over."
"He farted!"
But after Empress Xu got married, things were the same...the people on the wife's side needed to be taken care of, and even if there were no children in the future, they had to pave the way for the previous generation.
"Oh! That's it." Xu Jingchang didn't think about it for a while. We walked around Tianjie, walked through the main alley, and arrived at the front door of Huang Guan's mansion. Queen Xu was familiar with the road. Before she left, she saw someone in the study and turned to the side.
Bad saw Huang Guan, Wengshi, and two girls wrapping rice dumplings there.
Before finishing speaking, Xu Jingchang went up to calm down, and then ran over with a smile on his face.
As for that?
"I'm afraid there are... think about it, there are people who can get along with you, Wu Shan, Xie Jin, Huang Xiaoru... you can also call those guys father-in-law! Not yet, you have been playing chess with Rong Guogong for a year
, if I didn’t have an illegitimate son or something, you would be able to accept it.”
"Huh, let him stop causing trouble." Xia Yuanji said angrily: "If someone from Qinhuaihe is found, he will embarrass the Xu family."
"Oh, why is it so difficult to find a wife for him?" Yuan Langqiong pondered for a long time, then said reluctantly: "Let him go back first. You have to entertain you when such a young woman retires from the palace, so you can be lazy. For the sake of
His eldest son, a full seven hundred thousand taels of silver was wasted... It makes me heartbroken to receive such a small reward."
Jian Yi's old face turned pale in an instant. He who is surnamed Xia is still successful, so he comes to threaten you? He also pees and takes a photo!
Huang Guan said with a smile: "In that case, Lord Dingguo should also take action. There will be less people and less effort."
From outside the palace to inside the palace, everyone was staring at that trivial matter... But the person involved, Yuan Langqiong, held his chin, looking more and more tired, his eyelids stopped fighting, they said that looking at the big sister can refresh him, no matter what
Going to sleep?
"You are making no sense!"
Seeing that it was past noon, the imperial kitchen brought lunch. Taking the opportunity of eating, the two anxious people got together.
Yuan Langqiong said helplessly: "Auntie, you are a kind person. You are in a small court and everyone has a falling out. You care about the consequences, but you are asked to marry someone else's man and call him father-in-law...
There's always a thorn in your heart, it's time to pull it out!"
A hero is short of breath, but a son and a man are in love.
Yuan Langqiong also sighed in his heart, he said that these nobles are just fine, and they are afraid of the tiger men. Why are these civil servants still flocking to them?
"Is the Crown Prince here too?" Huang Guan was about to stand up and salute, but Queen Xu stopped him, "Don't be too polite, it's important to make rice dumplings." I casually patted Xu Jingchang's belly, "Have you seen any? I want to fill that bucket.
A hundred or ten would be enough."
Queen Xu was stunned for a long time, and then said bitterly: "You understand, has he heard that every girl who comes over must first introduce herself to her family... There is no son of Jian Tianguan, and there is no grandson of Duke Qi.
, before you heard that, the girls outside your eyes were replaced by these old faces."
Yuan Langqiong was stunned, there seemed to be several of them.
It's equivalent to the monkey without a tight ring under his head. Only such a person can live in harmony with the little guy... In fact, the fact that Queen Xu is liked by others has nothing to do with me being controlled.
The two people were noisy and their voices became quieter. The people inside listened faintly and raised their little thumbs one by one. Look, they are worthy of being the pillars of the country. They forget about the little things of the country while eating. We, Xiao Ming, are not lucky!
"He said it first!"
"If that's the case, if you go down the street and touch each other one day, if you see which one is wrong, you can pay the bride price."
Thinking about it, Xia Yuanji was quite happy. Look, that's not the charm of the Xu family. Our old Zhu family is far behind.
Xia Yuan Yoshinai got up and went to greet his wife. At least she wanted to say something polite and drink some wine with her.
Those are not layers of shackles that trap people.
When Empress Xu said something, Xu Jingchang first exclaimed, "In front of my mother, he asked his father to pick up the leftovers from his cousin. That's deceiving him!"
Xu Jingchang asked helplessly: "What should we do? Under the court, can he find someone who looks comfortable?"
Queen Xu said: "You have been hiding here with Huang Bashou for those few days... Distant relatives are like close neighbors, and our family is clean."
Yuan Langqiong was so slow that he swore loudly, "You have seen through it all, my mother's work here is in vain, he should wait for now!"
"How are you? Are you worried about your family's choice?" Zhu Gaochi said with a smile.
I can only occasionally raise my head and glance squinting upstairs... The worst thing this boy can do is remember his aunt's kindness. You are blowing in the wind and suffering from fatigue, and he is looking down at the young lady in the capital. Even your majesty has
Not that lucky!
Yuan Langqiong was also beside him, saying, "Brother Xian, what's going on with him? Cheer up, those girls are all wrong, he has to pick one!"
Yuan Langqiong was slightly surprised, "So, the old monk is really dead?"
Xia Yuanji thought for a moment and suddenly came up with an idea, "Well, your Majesty will have a draft in a while. How about you save the worst ones and give them the top picks?"
At that time, Little Fatty Zhu said: "Mom, if he thinks that's okay, let's go find it among the people. Anyway, my cousin only wants beautiful ones, so you can help me choose them!"
"What's wrong with Qiukou Xiao? Could it be possible to turn conflicts into friendship?" Xia Yuanji snorted.
Jian Yi gritted his teeth and suddenly smiled and said: "Xia Shangshu, I'm just hiding it from you. You know a little bit about the Book of Changes, and he can also wear clothes... His face is so bad, it's because of it."
Only Empress Xu and Little Fatty Zhu were left, enjoying an incredibly expensive and useless blind date. Empress Xu had no choice but to do so.
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Yuan Langqiong rolled his eyelids and said, "You think so too, but look at whoever you marry, they are all comfortable."
"Wait a minute, why do you feel like you're going in the right direction? That's Yu Street!" Xu Jingchang said in surprise.
Yuan Langqiong thought about it seriously, looked up again, and shook his head reluctantly.
One by one, they all brought the girls.
Xia Yuanji was stunned for a moment, then he understood and sighed secretly.
