It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager - Chapter 108

Tang’s house, the concierge opened the door, and when he heard that Master Tang was coming, he was taken aback, and then sent a message inside: “Master, madam, happy event, Missy is back.”

Master Tang was sitting in the car and laughed mockingly when he heard the doorman’s words.

She has been away from home all these years, and the Su family has been called his wife grandiosely, and even the “Second Madam” is not willing to give in. It can be seen how arrogant the Su family has been in recent years.

“Mrs.” is the honorary name given by the imperial court to the imperial madam, and it shouldn’t be called casually. However, in recent years, the trend of extravagance and enjoyment has risen, and the whole people have sought gold and silver, and even officials and royal families have openly loaned money to open shops. As the world values ​​profits, ethics will decline, and restrictions on titles, clothing, etc. will gradually become less stringent.

The Tang family is one of them. If you have money in your family, you can count as three as three.” Whatever scenery is called, even Su’s concubine dare to call herself “Mrs.”.

After the concierge went in to report, no one would come out to remove the threshold, and led Master Tang’s carriage to stop at the second gate. After getting out of the car, Master Tang looked around, and sure enough, there was a sense of arrogance everywhere. Tang Mingzhe almost painted the word “rich” on the wall.

The maid led Master Tang to the main hall. As soon as she approached, Master Tang heard Tang Yanyan’s exaggerated laughter coming from the room.

The maid lifted the curtain for Master Tang, and Master Tang stepped up to the threshold and saw the room full of gold and jade, magnificent and magnificent. Tang Mingzhe and Su Clan were sitting on the carved Huanghuali Grand Master’s chair. Qi Jingsheng was sitting first in the guest seat. Tang Yanyan leaned close to Qi Jingsheng intimately. Seeing the posture, she wished to wrap around Qi Jingsheng’s arm.

When they saw Master Tang coming in, several people couldn’t help standing up. Qi Jingsheng stared blankly, Su clan looked at it secretly, while Tang Yanyan was very contrived. She covered her mouth and deliberately asked loudly: “Big sister, how did you come?”

Master Tang swept around quickly, without seeing Lin Wanxi’s figure, the expression on her face instantly became cold. She was in a bad mood and her tone could not be said to be friendly, and said: “The place I go out is far from here, and the road is blocked.”

Tang Yanyan let out a long “Oh”, and kindly rounded up the field for Master Tang: “My sister just came to the capital, and she must have not found a good location. She lives far away. It doesn’t matter, sister, don’t be embarrassed. The land price in the capital is really too high. It’s expensive, but it’s nothing if it’s just expensive. There are some key areas that you can’t buy if you have money.”

Master Tang smiled and agreed, “Yes, I think so too.”

Tang Yanyan was even happier. She stepped forward and took Tang’s hand and complained: “It’s really troublesome to live in Beijing. Fortunately, brother Qi passed the test of Juren, and her parents-in-law asked for a trust relationship and bought a house near the Imperial College. The Imperial College was full of houses. The children and grandchildren of powerful families are particularly nervous in the nearby houses. I searched for a long time before I found this house for my parents.”

Master Tang smiled and corrected her friendly: “If you are referring to the Su clan, you should call her Xiaoniang.”

As soon as Master Tang said this, the room became quiet. Finally, Tang Mingzhe coughed, and said in all directions: “Okay, let’s sit down. Dinner will be served in a while, Qian Zhijia, you go ask the lady to come over for dinner.”

Qian Zhi’s daughter-in-law responded and turned and went outside. When Master Tang heard Tang Mingzhe go to invite Lin Wanxi, the fire in his heart was temporarily suppressed.

Master Tang sat down with her skirt pressed down, Tang Mingzhe looked back, and saw that he was following-the maidservant, but did not see any man. Tang Mingzhe asked, “Eldest sister, where is your husband-in-law?”

Teacher Tang replied casually: “He has something in the court today and can’t come.”

Tang Mingzhe responded, and the disappointment in his tone was very obvious. Tang Yanyan passed the story of Master Tang to her home yesterday. The female family members regretted the good looks of the eldest lady, but did not pick a good one, but Tang Mingzhe felt that it was not bad.

To marry a young person, whether in business or politics, you will have to struggle for 20 to 30 years. When the power is in control, Master Tang will also be old. But if you marry a man in power right from the beginning, you can immediately save the waiting time in the middle, and it is easier for old couples and young wives to favor favoritism, what does Master Tang want, acting like a baby, isn’t it?

This is much higher than the rate of return of Shonen Lang. Tang Mingzhe was uncharacteristically, and looked forward to Master Tang’s return to her family. He waited left and right today, and finally waited until Master Tang came over, but unfortunately found that she was the only one.

What’s even more regrettable is that Tang Mingzhe’s husband-in-law seems to be not as good as Tang Mingzhe imagined.

Master Tang’s carriage is very simple, and it takes so long to reach the Beimen Bridge from home, which shows that the residence is also very remote. Although Master Tang’s costumes are gorgeous and there are many servants, the clothes can cost a few dollars, and Tang Yanyan said yesterday that she paid for these clothes.

Tang Mingzhe looked more and more disappointed, and subconsciously, he even despised the servant behind Tang Master. Hiring someone can cost a few dollars, and the Tang family can buy a girl for ten taels of silver. A person’s carriage, clothes, and outfits truly reflect strength.

They just sat down, and there was a maid’s greeting from outside. Master Tang heard the voice and stood up: “Mother!”

Almost at the same time, the curtain was lifted from the outside. Lin Wanxi saw that it was indeed Tang Shishi, tears fell in an instant: “Master.”

When Master Tang saw Lin Wanxi’s eyes sore, he almost shed tears. For six years, she didn’t dare to think or ask, suffocating her breath and walked forward, afraid that she would never see Lin Wanxi again if she slackened a little bit. Lin Wanxi is thinner than when she entered the palace, with gloomy eyebrows, but fortunately, apart from her poor complexion, she has no other problems.

Lin Wanxi hugged Tang Shishi, crying out of breath, and kept calling Tang Shishi’s name. The maids recognized that this was the princess’s biological mother, stepped forward to support Lin Wanxi, and carefully served Lin Wanxi to sit down: “Madam, it hurts you to cry too much. You sit down first, and speak slowly.”

Lin Wanxi and Tang Master’s mother and daughter recognized each other, and Qi Jingsheng looked at her with a look of loneliness in her eyes. Su realized that something was wrong with Qi Jingsheng, his eyes narrowed, and he smiled softly: “Madam, it’s rare for the eldest to come back. Don’t miss the time because of crying. It’s not easy for the eldest to go out. We haven’t seen you for so many years, let’s talk more. Speak, don’t be sad and weeping.”

Lin Wanxi stopped her tears for fear that Master Tang would be affected by her. Master Tang was distressed when she saw her mother. She glanced at Su and said, “It’s okay. I live separately from my mother-in-law. I don’t usually serve the elders. If I want to go back to my mother’s house, I can be the master without asking others.”

Su Shi smiled: “That’s great. I almost forgot, the eldest lady is married to the master official, which is naturally different from being a wife like Yanyan.”

Speaking of Master Guan, Lin Wanxi wanted to cry again. Yesterday, the Su clan revealed the things on the street to Lin Wanxi with a smile but a smile. He also specifically explained that the son of Master Tang’s husband’s family is as old as Qi Jingsheng. Lin Wanxi was the only daughter in her life, and she loved her more than her eyes. She suddenly learned how Tang Shishi married a man who was old enough to be her father.

Lin Wanxi cried all night yesterday, and today she secretly warned herself that she must put a smile on her daughter, so as not to make Master Tang sad anymore. But Lin Wanxi’s tears didn’t keep up, and Su Shi just mentioned it, and she couldn’t help it.

Lin Wanxi quickly wiped away her tears, and smiled at Master Tang: “It’s okay, it’s fine to be married. My uncle has a position, you don’t need to do everything yourself, and you don’t need to serve your mother-in-law. What a good day.”

Master Tang thought for a while, but didn’t have any impression of Zhao Chengjun’s official position, so he said truthfully: “He doesn’t have an official position yet, so I can’t say that he is an official.”

People from the Tang family sighed together. With the last glimmer of hope, Tang Mingzhe asked, “My uncle has never been appointed an official, and there is always a position in the family, right?”

Master Tang recalled carefully, Zhao Chengjun’s father was the emperor, and his elder brother was also the emperor. It seemed that they had no official positions. She replied: “His father and brother are not officials. Uncle seems to have them, but they are all out of town, and they haven’t been in contact for many years.”

This is the truth, the princes are not allowed to return to Beijing without imperial edict, and are not allowed to go privately. Two powerful vassals colluded with each other, what do they want to do, rebellion?

The maids of the palace showed strange expressions together. The words of the princess sounded right, but thinking about it carefully, I always felt that something was wrong.

Tang Mingzhe’s last hope was shattered. He originally expected this to be a powerful official who is not confused but has power in his hands. Unfortunately, it sounds like a mediocre, unachievable old acid scholar. Tang Mingzhe was disappointed, hoping to have a rich family background with the other party, he asked, “Why didn’t my uncle come?”

“I don’t know.” Tang Shishi quietly looked at the man opposite, until now, he has been weighing her value. Teacher Tang suddenly became disappointed and said indifferently: “I never ask about things outside. I don’t know who he will meet or what guests he will meet.”

Su clan heard the words and asked: “In that case, the eldest lady is in charge of the inner house.”

Master Tang shook his head and looked at them with frank doubts: “Why do you want to take care of yourself? Obviously there is a woman in charge.”

“What kind of property does Uncle’s family have?”

“Probably there is a piece of land.” Teacher Tang shook out Zhao Chengjun’s family background very honestly. Zhao Chengjun does have a piece of land, which is not too big, just as many as one province.

Tang Mingzhe’s expression was tangled, and he asked, “Where are the shops?”

Tang Mingzhe showed a hesitant expression, and Tang Mingzhe understood that most of it was gone.

Tang Mingzhe sighed deeply. He had no official position, no wealth, no future, and old age. He was really useless and could not be compared with Qi Jingsheng. Lin Wanxi almost cried when she heard.

She was afraid of making Master Tang sad, so she endured it all the time. Su sees Lin Wanxi’s expression, and the corner of his mouth climbs up

With a faint smile, she was like an enthusiastic aunt, comforted with concern: “My uncle has a mediocre career. As long as his children and grandchildren are prosperous, they can thrive. I heard Yanyan said that when I met you yesterday, your eldest son was also there. The second uncle said that your eldest son Fengshen Junyi is a talented person, and at first glance is the material for reading. I don’t know which test the eldest son took, and is it the same year as the second uncle?”

“He.” Tang Shishi didn’t even think about it, and replied casually, “He has helped his father with things these years, and he has never heard of his end of the scientific examination. I guess he will not take the test.”

Su’s eyes widened in disbelief. This is simply an unexpected joy. From the family, to the assets, to the future and the descendants, the husband’s family of Master Tang is not as good as the Qi family. When Shishi Tang entered the palace, he was pretending to be like that, and the Su clan secretly worried whether they would offend a future concubine. In the end, Master Tang married someone who was not as good as Qi Jingsheng in all aspects.

How to say this kind of thing, it is really pleasant.

Tang Yanyan chuckled, then just pretended to cover her mouth. Qi Jingsheng was a little embarrassed and a little bit pitiful, so he comforted Master Tang and said: “It’s okay, thirty-six lines, and you may be the only way to get the top prize in the imperial examination.”

“I know.” Master Tang smiled lightly at Qi Jingsheng, “Xie Qi Shixiong.”

Qi Jingsheng once liked watching Master Tang smile the most. During his long study career, her smile became his only motivation for working hard. As long as he passed the exam, the Tang family would marry her to himself. Qi Jingsheng continued to work hard for this, constantly stimulating his head to pierce the bone. He began to pass the exam for a child student, thinking about waiting for a while, waiting for the wedding to be held. Later, he passed the exam, and he felt that she would be happier to marry her as a judge.

When Qi Jingsheng worked hard to recruit people, what he was waiting for was not the marriage news of the two, but the news of Master Tang’s entry into the palace.

He finally became Juren, but he also lost her forever.

Now Master Tang also sat facing him and smiled, but Qi Jingsheng lost the courage to approach him. He married her another, and she married as a woman, and the marriage contract eventually became empty.

How sad the world is.

Tang Yanyan found out that Qi Jingsheng’s catalog mourned, and she was very unhappy. Since Master Tang entered the door, Qi Jingsheng seemed to have lost his soul. How long Master Tang has been married, Qi Jingsheng still can’t forget. Tang Yanyan was angry, and deliberately smiled and said to Master Tang: “It’s okay, it’s good to be old, and it will hurt people when you get older.”

Master Tang stopped, seemed to think about it, lowered his head and smiled slightly: “That’s right.”

Tang Yanyan looked at Master Tang’s smile, and instinctively told her something was wrong. Will a woman who marries an old man she doesn’t like smile like this? Tang Yanyan felt that something was wrong and asked: “Sister, why did you marry outside the palace when you obviously entered the palace? How did you and your eldest brother-in-law succeed?”

Teacher Tang was about to speak, when suddenly there was a voice calling for heaven and earth outside the door. A housekeeper ran over with his hands and feet, crying and crying: “Master, the big event is not good. The outside of the house is surrounded by people from Beizhen Fusi. The other party also asked us if this is the Linqing Tang family.”

“What?” Tang Mingzhe stood up, his hands and feet cold in panic, “Jin Yiwei! How could you provoke them?”

The housekeeper also fought two battles: “I don’t know. Master, did you accidentally provoke a big man when you bought the shop some time ago? We can’t afford to offend Jin Yiwei.”

“I think.” Tang Mingzhe panicked around on the ground, muttering words in his mouth, “If I can get in touch with those big people, and I can’t flatter me in time, how can I offend it? Which one is it that actually climbed to the top of Jin Yiwei?”

When Master Tang heard Beizhen Fusi, he had a strange feeling. Before she could express her suspicion, another housekeeper ran over with both hands and feet, and said in a panic: “Master, those Jinyiwei are very polite. They said that it was just a misunderstanding. They were looking for someone for Prince Jing, not trying to embarrass the Tang family. .”

“King Jing?” Tang Mingzhe frowned, “Which prince is this? I seem to have never heard of it.”

Sure enough, Master Tang sighed and said, “Father has never heard of it, because King Jing has been in the fief and only arrived in Beijing yesterday.”

Tang Mingzhe raised his eyebrows suspiciously and asked, “How do you know?”

While talking, the outside door was pushed open. Teacher Tang turned his head back and saw Zhao Chengjun appear outside the door with a calm face. The sunshine in Jinling was cold and pale, Zhao Chengjun stood at the door, tall and valiant, his expression cold, as if covered with a golden light.

He saw Master Tang, obviously relieved, and walked straight towards Master Tang: “You really are here. You have said that you are waiting for me at the gate of the palace, why did you leave by yourself?”

Master Tang stood up and said indifferently: “I am not going to any dangerous place when I go back to my natal house. It is not necessary for you.”

Zhao Chengjun was so angry that he shouldn’t have any expectations of Tang Shishi. It was only the next day that he made such a big “surprise” for him. Zhao Chengjun received the news that Master Tang had left by himself. After he came out and asked people, no one knew where Master Tang had gone. Zhao Chengjun was almost scared to death.

The commander of Beizhen Fusi followed and said with a smile: “King Jing, now that the princess has been found, our brother will withdraw first.”

Zhao Chengjun held back his anger and cast a secret look at Tang Shishi, then turned to greet Commander Jin Shi: “Thank you. I changed the King of Japan to do it himself, and invite everyone to drink.”

“His Royal Highness’s wine, the next official must be there.” Commander Jinshi clasped his fists, glanced over Tang Shishi quickly, and said with a smile: “The next official sees the princess. The next official has another important task. If you don’t accompany me, I will leave first.”

Teacher Tang nodded faintly, and smiled as a response. Zhao Chengjun sent the commander Jinshi out. The group of Jinyiwei came and went quickly, like a gust of wind. Before Tang Mingzhe could react, Jinyiwei had already left.

Tang Mingzhe tried to digest what he heard. Although the conversation just now had a few words, the amount of information contained was terrible. Jin Yiwei surrounded their house just to help a prince find the princess? Moreover, the Prince Jing came directly to Master Tang, and the other person was named Princess Tang, and Master Tang responded.

Tang Mingzhe was stunned for a long time, and finally, Su asked tentatively: “The princess is’

“Me.” Master Tang sat back and rolled up his sleeves carelessly, and said, “Sit down, what are you doing while standing.”

Everyone in the Tang family was shocked, unable to understand what had happened for a while. Only Tang Mingzhe went black and almost fainted. At this time, Zhao Chengjun came back from outside. He saw that Tang Mingzhe’s expression was not so good. After all, he thought this was Master Tang’s father, his father-in-law, for the sake of the harmony of husband and wife, he had better respect his father-in-law.

So Zhao Chengjun took out his most kind posture, smiled, and slightly bowed his hand to Tang Mingzhe: “Father-in-law.”

Tang Mingzhe rolled his eyes and passed out completely.