The Queen Mother sent her chamberlain over, and after appeasing Yu Ruiwen, she asked about the marriage with Prince Qi, hinting that the marriage might be brought forward, and said that the Prince of Qi had sincerely sent a gift in person, which was given to Xuanping Houfuji.
Yu Ruiwen was so angry that he almost took action. Fortunately, he still had some sense and knew that this was the Queen Mother's person.
"Xi'er, what does the Queen Mother mean? Do you really want you to marry Prince Qi as soon as possible?" Yu Ruiwen sat in his daughter's room in a bad mood and slammed the table hard, "Nonsense, it's really nonsense, this looks like
What are you saying? It really doesn’t make sense.”
"Father, did you keep all the gifts from Prince Qi that day?" Yu Xijiao comforted Yu Ruiwen by giving her tea, pushing it in front of him and asking with a smile.
"He just threw him there. It would be inconvenient for me to send him back later." Yu Ruiwen said angrily.
The so-called sending them back is inconvenient mainly refers to the fact that such a large number of gifts would need to be sent back with great fanfare. Yu Ruiwen is older, so of course he cannot be as impulsive as he was when he was young, and he will not really send them directly.
In Prince Qi's Mansion, if Feng Yu, a bastard like him, refuses to be accepted and keeps people out of the palace, where will his face go? The most important thing is that his daughter's face will also be lost.
You have to negotiate first before you can send the gift back.
"The Empress Dowager sent her chamberlain over today. My father said that these gifts were not in line with etiquette and he wanted to send them back. The chamberlain actually said that since they were sent here, it was the intention of King Qi and the Empress Dowager, and our family must accept the gifts. He also said that they should be sent back.
The Prince of Qi pays more attention to our family than the princes, so he personally sent the gift to us. This is an honor."
Yu Ruiwen was furious. The chamberlain's words were nice. It was clearly Prince Qi's son who came to visit and wanted to force the marriage in advance. Now it sounded like he valued his family more.
Does Feng Yu value his own family? Yu Ruiwen laughed endlessly.
"Father, since this is the Queen Mother's intention, you don't have to be angry." Yu Xijiao smiled.
"No, I have to go talk to your grandmother." Yu Ruiwen pushed away the tea cup in front of him and stood up suddenly. He was also confused. He couldn't discuss this kind of matter with his daughter, so he had to talk to his mother.
After saying that, he turned around and strode out.
Yu Xijiao walked to the door, and Yu Ruiwen waved to her, indicating that she didn't have to come out, and then hurriedly went to find An and the eldest princess.
Seeing her father leaving in a hurry, Yu Xijiao couldn't help but smile.
"Girl, the eldest princess will scold the Marquis." Mingyue followed her and also smiled. The Marquis is still so arrogant at his age. Needless to say, he will be scolded again.
According to her, this is a good thing, and the Marquis would not be so anxious.
"Grandma's health is much better now, but it's not convenient to go out. My father has something to discuss with grandma, and grandma is also happy." Yu Xi said with a smile.
Although the father is still scolded by the grandmother from time to time, there is no overnight feud between the mother and the son. The father will still go over to discuss things next time. It is much better than before when the two of them stayed in two places. After being scolded once, the father did not come to the door for a long time.
, now the two of them look like a real mother and son.
When mother and son talk, there is no need to be too scrupulous, and there is no need to worry too much about it. If you have something to say, just say it without thinking too much.
Even if it was noisy, it was much better than the cold-heartedness before. Yu Xijiao could feel that although her grandmother still hated her father, she was a little closer than before.
In fact, the same goes for my father. Although he is afraid of being scolded by his grandmother, he will still get over it. It is not like in the past that after being scolded, he could not see anyone for a month or two.
"Girl, are you really going to get married?" Mingyue lifted the curtain.
Yu Xijiao blushed slightly and glanced sideways at her, "How are the preparations in the house?"
"A lot of things are not prepared properly." Mingyue said truthfully. Previously, she was rushing to arrange the wedding of the eldest daughter. She felt that her daughter should not be in a hurry and just take her time.
"As much as you can prepare." Yu Xijiao pointed out that this matter is not just a marriage between two people, but also a matter of safety. The blush on her face subsided slightly, and after a moment of silence she said: "It doesn't matter the quantity, and there is no need to rush.
Please remind me that only when there is a will, we can step up, otherwise everything will continue as usual."
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No matter what, it's best to keep things as usual for now.
The Prince of Qi's Mansion wanted to get married, but the Marquis of Xuanping was not willing to do so. It was impossible for him to cooperate with the Prince of Qi's Mansion so early.
"Don't worry, young lady, I understand. All slaves are waiting for the news from the palace." Mingyue nodded in agreement. This matter is not hers as a servant to make the decision anyway, and of course it is not something she as a servant can say.
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"Let's go!" Yu Xijiao walked out. Today was the day to go to Zhengyuan Hou Mansion. She had made an appointment with Yu Lanyun early.
The master and the servant still passed through the side door and entered the Zhengyuan Hou Mansion.
Yu Lanyun was already waiting in the attic not far away. When he saw Yu Xijiao coming, he hurriedly ordered the maid to welcome Yu Xijiao over, and the two of them sat down again as guest and host.
She had read her mother's account books and checked them secretly, but now she had to pretend to check them again.
Yu Lanyun came here with books. During this period, Yu Lanyun helped the old lady organize the belongings in the house. She still knew very well about the eldest aunt's jewelry.
"The earrings with pink pearls and southern pearls are inlaid with precious stones. I heard that they were the favorites of Madam Zhengyuanhou in the past." Yu Xijiao didn't hide anything. She spoke straight to the point when they met, and then turned around and started from Mingyue.
He took out a small jewelry box from his hand and pushed it in front of Yu Lanyun.
After opening it, what you see is a pair of earrings.
"Have you seen the clan sister?" Yu Xijiao asked.
Yu Lanyun's eyes widened suddenly, and she paused in astonishment. Then she picked up the earrings and said, "I saw that my eldest aunt has worn these beautiful and outstanding earrings. Although aunty rarely wears them, I have definitely seen them."
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After he finished speaking, he looked at them carefully and nodded affirmatively: "They are the pair from the eldest aunt."
Open the account book at hand, turn to that page, and then push it over, "Clan sister, take a look."
Yu Xijiao took it and looked at the page. She remembered her mother's pair of earrings. The description above only contained two simple words, "lost."
When I checked before, I did it secretly. I just took a general look and didn't ask specifically, "Sister, who wrote these two words?"
In fact, these two words are not only found here, but also in the upper and lower rows. The ones missing are all my mother’s precious things in the past.
"Sister, these things have disappeared a long time ago. They were gone when my mother took over." Yu Lanyun said with certainty, "The Ning family was in charge of the house at that time."
"Can you find the housekeeper who recorded this?" Yu Xijiao asked.
"I heard that the clan sister sent someone to say that it was the eldest aunt's jewelry, so I asked people to check it. I asked people in the house, and they all said that this booklet was taken out from the Taifu's house. It should have been at the Taifu's house before.
After my wife died, many people were sold."
Yu Lanyun checked specifically to be prepared when Yu Xijiao asked.
"Mrs. Tai's handwriting?" Yu Xijiao thought thoughtfully.
"It should be Mrs. Tai's handiwork." Yu Lanyun affirmed again. She had previously asked the servants left in the mansion to prove this certainty.
"There are none of these things in the things left by the madam?"
"No, the wife left a lot of jewelry, some of which are relatively good, but the most precious ones from my uncle are not there. Of course, the wife herself doesn't have the most precious ones, but the cousin disappeared before. I don't know.
Is it in her hands? Did she take it away?"
Yu Lanyun hesitated and said.
For her, Yu Lanxue's disappearance was a big problem. She didn't know where she went or what she took with her.
"It's impossible for Yu Lanxue to take her away." Yu Xijiao said.
Others didn't know where Yu Lanxue had gone, but she still knew it. Even if Mrs. Yu secretly sent it to the palace later, it would be inconvenient to send such a dazzling gift. After all, Yu Lanxue's current status in the palace was only average, so
There is no benefit in sending garish things to her.
"It's impossible for the eldest cousin to take her away. The most likely thing is the madam. The madam... probably won't give it to the second aunt." Yu Lanyun said.
Mrs. Yu's temperament is extremely greedy. Only the juniors have always respected her, and few can get her favors. Even if there are some, they are very ordinary and absolutely impossible to take.
It is possible for Yu Lanxue and Yu Lanyan to produce something high-quality, even if it is from the Ning family, but the possibility of these two is almost gone.
It was indeed Mrs. Yu.
Back in Dali Temple, Mrs. Yu only told her one secret, but it seemed that she had another secret. Nine times out of ten, this secret was in the hands of Zhang Wanyin.
Flipping through the book, there were a lot less good things in the book, and what was left was not even as valuable as what was missing. Of course, these remaining parts were now secretly sent to Qi Di.
She came today to prove this.
"Can I take the booklet?" Yu Xijiao put down the booklet and asked.
Yu Xijiao expressed this intention when she sent someone over before.
"Okay, I've already had someone make a new copy and mark it up, and this copy is basically gone." Yu Lanyun sighed, his cousin was in Qi, and the rest were sent to his cousin.
That's right, this booklet is just a past record now, nothing serious.
And she has already asked someone to copy it again.
"If the clan sister needs it, just take her away."
"Thank you sister, I really need it. After all, these earrings are now delivered to me." Yu Xijiao closed the booklet and sighed.
"Who gave these earrings?" Yu Lanyun couldn't help but asked curiously.
Yu Xijiao shook her head, not intending to explain clearly. It would be best if the seventh princess's affairs were less involved: "An unexpected person, I didn't expect that she could get this from Mrs. Yu Tai."
This was said in a vague way, and it was particularly pointed out that this was an unexpected person. Yu Lanyun paused, knowing that there were some things that he was not comfortable asking about.
If you don't talk about this thing, let's talk about another thing. The relationship here is also quite important. She can't make the decision for the moment, which feels ridiculous, but she doesn't dare to refuse.
"Clan sister, Prince Yangshan asked Princess Li to send someone to tell her that she wanted to keep some of the second sister's books."