Wishing You Eternal Happiness - Chapter 52

The next day, there was a news from the East Palace that Cao, who was only promoted to the crown prince’s concubine, died of a sudden illness last night. It is said that the princess was surprised to hear that she sat up in her dream, and she went half-footed, and she was too late to send her hair, so she hurriedly called the imperial physician to come for diagnosis and treatment, and she personally guarded her. However, when Cao was in Wuding, he suffered from a hidden abdominal pain. Although he was treated with various treatments, the roots were not severed. This time, it suddenly broke out and the attack was fierce. The prince concubine resisted the grief and sent someone to inform the patriarch’s mansion. At dawn, the news reached the Cao family. The Cao family was stunned and crying bitterly. The Cao family’s mother was granted permission to enter the palace. When she was brought in, her daughter had stopped working in the Palace of Bliss, which was dedicated to the funeral of the deceased imperial concubine. She only saw a nanmu coffin with a plain white silk in the hall. The imperial eunuch’s clothing was lined with white, and the black was pressed against the ground. Before, sorrow and cry.

The prince did not show up, but the princess met with Cao’s mother in person, but when he saw his eyes were red and swollen, Weiyu first shed tears. It is said that in the past in Wuding, the Cao family served the prince before himself, and always respected Shuhui. At that time, he had not yet entered the door, and he had already cherished her sisterhood, and now he finally lived in the East Palace. I wanted to stay together. Together, Yu served Prince Yu, but didn’t want her to fall ill last night, too much medicine was ineffective, and she stood by her feet in vain. Heaven and man are forever separated, and grief is hard to bear.

Before finishing speaking, he choked for several times, so that he couldn’t speak, and was supported by the female officer, and tears couldn’t stop.

Cao’s mother had never heard of her daughter’s abdominal pain and old illness before. At first she heard bad news and grief. She was also surprised in her heart, but since her daughter entered the palace, she has never seen her face again, only in the fourth quarter of the season. , Just get some rewards from the palace. Long live now, Jackie Chan, the eldest son is named the prince, and the daughter also rises with the tide. The day after the prince’s wedding, she was appointed as a side concubine to accompany the joy. She still remembers the family’s celebration, triumphant, and never dreamed that Yu Rong had not died, but only a few. God, when I got the news, my daughter was violently killed in the palace, and I was gone even for the last time.

Even though Cao’s mother was suspicious, how dare she question her half a sentence, she only blamed her daughter for her fortune, and she couldn’t enjoy the wealth of this day, and she kept crying. He also heard that the princess said that he could report the Cao’s usual virtues and conduct, and beg for a posthumous posthumous title, so as to add sorrow to the princess, so she knelt tremblingly towards the princess.

Xiao Liege had to report that there was a mourning in the Eastern Palace. After being surprised, he did not think too much, and the imperial pen Zhugou granted the princess’s request. The Cao family was named and buried in the imperial mausoleum. The four court ladies and four eunuchs who had served personally in the past were willing to die as their companion. The funeral was extremely beautiful, and the Cao family was comforted afterwards.

The accident of Donggong’s violent death of the concubine was like a stone thrown into the lake, and even the microwave did not make a few laps, and it disappeared without a trace. Soon, no one mentioned the woman whose life was thinner than paper, but she was the prince. She was just married for a few days, and she was very happy, but she was taboo. It was difficult for her to be young and careless. Not only did she handle it properly, Everything is done personally, and he is also kind and talented, and his reputation is once again renewed. The Zhang family’s court is also more radiant. After half a month, it is the birthday of the prince’s mother. The family members of officials above the fourth grade of Jingfan will all come to celebrate, Queen Zhou’s He also sent people to send gifts, and allowed Zhang Fengtong to return to the province on the same day. Mrs. Zhang’s face was radiant and she went to the palace to thank her.

After waiting for people to leave, Mother Lin entered the hall. Zhou knew that she should have come to report the previous order to secretly investigate the progress of Xiao Lie’s whereabouts on the night of the prince’s wedding, so she withdrew from the court lady eunuch.

Madam Lin whispered: “Enjoy my mother, I have searched my own people privately. Two days ago, I finally asked me to snoop out a piece of news that a group of people had gone out that night at the Anding Gate in the north of the city, and one of them was covered with a cloak. He stayed on his head and sat on a horse. He was still on the ground. He couldn’t see his face. Several entourages were not recognized by the city lieutenant on duty. Only one of them showed the palace card to open the door. He looked like a young **** in the palace. When a man left the city, he went north and disappeared. If I was right, that man should be Long Live. Because that night, Li Yuangui went to Pei’s Hexi, and Cui Yinshui was the one who served Long Live. That young **** was like Appearance, it sounds like Cui Yinshui.”

Zhou’s brows frowned.

“The few close guards around the Lord Long live are naturally not able to inquire. I went to test Cui Yinshui’s tone, saying that the mother knew that he had worked hard for Long live and wanted to give him a reward. I didn’t expect this castr to be extremely cunning and say that he is lowly. , Serving long live is a blessing in the past life. I dare not ask for rewards from the empress. If the empress wants to reward, he asks his godfather to accept it. The cubs who have broken off their offspring’s roots are as slippery as a loach. I said a few words, I knew it. I wanted to ask questions from this eunuch. I was afraid that I didn’t have much hope. I didn’t dare to speak too thoroughly. I was afraid that he would turn his head and report to Li Yuangui. I went back. It’s all my uselessness, please punish me.”

Madam Lin said, seeing Zhou’s brows frowning and tightening, she hurriedly fell down and kowtowed. She didn’t listen to her for a long while, and secretly raised her eyes to see her staring straight ahead, as if she was in a trance. Thinking of something, she looked weird, she didn’t dare to make any more noises for a while, just waited with her breath, for a long while, finally heard the queen say: “Are you sure, Long live out of the city that night?”

Mother Lin nodded vigorously, “Nine to all, that’s all for that group!”

Zhou said, “You will send people you trust again to the Ci’en Temple in the north of the city and continue to ask me quietly, if there were any special people in the temple that night, and where did they go.”

Grandma Lin is Zhou’s wet nurse. When Zhou was the master of the old emperor’s marriage to Xiao Lie, she had already followed her. She knew some secrets that were not worthy of outsiders. For a moment, she remembered something and took a sigh of relief: “Niangniang, you mean, Long live Lord went to the place of Ci’en Temple that night?”

Zhou’s facial muscles twitched slightly, gritted his teeth and said: “It’s midnight, privately out of the palace, or the north of the city, not there, where would it be? After so many years, I thought he would have put it down a long time ago. I didn’t expect that now, he still remembers. I only went to the capital for a few days, and the living people didn’t look at them, so they went to the dead to mourn their deaths…”

She stopped abruptly, her lips trembled slightly, ten pointed nails, deeply inserted into the palm of her palm without feeling any pain, she only took a long breath, finally got up, and said coldly: “You should check immediately. Report the news to me.”

Sister Lin responded, got up from the ground, turned around and walked out.

…

On Mrs. Zhang’s birthday, the princess was allowed to return to the prefecture. On the same day, he saw the chariots and horses in front of the house of Zhang’s house. The mother celebrated her birthday. The Zhang family was afraid of collision, so they blocked the whole street when they got up early in the morning. In the evening, at the end of the street, a continuous bright corner lamp lit up, the lights were bright as the day, and the female relatives of various houses came one after another and stopped. The carriage and sedan are connected end to end, filling the whole street, and passers-by are watching from afar, but seeing the BMW car is extravagant and beyond description.

Although Pei Youan and Xiao Yintang had no contact in private, they were still friendly on the bright side. After Xiao was included in the capital, the Pei family, Zhang family, and Zhou family can now be regarded as the most wealthy in Beijing. There are usually a lot of friendships on weekdays. Mrs. Zhang had her birthday today and sent invitations to Pei’s family early. , Invited Mrs. Xin, Mrs. Meng Er, and the newly opened grandmother Pei together as guests.

At the end of the Shen period, Jiafu finished dressing up early, and went out with Madam Xin and Madam Meng. Madam Xin had a carriage by herself. Madam Meng took Jiafu to sit with her. The servants on both sides accompanied her, and she followed the girl and the servant woman in the carriage. Go to Zhang’s house. When he arrived at the door, the waiting wife of the Zhang family steward greeted him in. Before the second door arrived, he saw Mrs. Zhang showing up with the servant and came out to welcome him in person.

Mrs. Zhang wore a new brocade dress with a dark vermillion and a longevity pattern, and a wipe forehead embroidered with gold silk inlaid with gems of various colors, rich and beautiful, and the spring breeze was all over her face. He smiled and said: “I just had a birthday, and I didn’t want to disturb you distinguished guests, but the empress said that the princess had worked hard a few days ago, and told her to go home and rest for a while. I thought, since the mother told me so, she simply set up a stage in the garden at home, and invited all the ladies and grandmothers whom she had made on weekdays, and listened to the play together. That would be interesting. Don’t let the house fall, your parents. The son is now highly regarded by the Lord Long live, and I heard that your mansion is also getting more and more distinguished guests. I thought that my wife had no time to come to my humble house today, but she came here, which is really brilliant.”

The eldest son is glorious, Jiafu noticed that Madam Xin smiled unpleasantly, but others couldn’t see it, and didn’t pay attention to it. Mrs. Zhang greeted the second wife again, and finally cast her gaze on Jiafu, taking a look. Jiafu bowed to the meeting, and she smiled and said: “This must be the grandmother who must be married by the long live master, like a jade, I like it when I see it, don’t stand here, go in!” Madam Xin waited in, talking and laughing all the way, passing through several doors, and there was no half of the little servants and servants on the road, all of them were girls and servants, and finally entered the Shout Hall, Zhenlou Treasure House, which was specially arranged for today. The flowers are clustered, and there are many people inside, but when you see the fragrance of the clothes, the jewels, and the scent of powder, they are tangy, and the ladies of the provinces are all bright and beautiful, and the narrative of the narrative, the tea and the tea, With endless laughter, she suddenly saw Mrs. Zhang personally introduce the guests inside, and looked over.

This is the first time that Jiafu has appeared in the entertainment circle of a noblewoman in the capital after marrying Pei Youan.

Xiao Lie’s reliance on Pei Youan is even greater than that of the Wei Guogong of the year. Because of Pei Youan, the Pei family has become the leading high school in Beijing. Xuanhe is just like the grand occasion when Pei Wenjing entered the central palace many years ago. Those female relatives, who did not recognize Madam Xin and Madam Meng, saw that the Pei family arrived, and they all welcomed them with smiles.

Today I am a companion, Jiafu’s dress, naturally, will not deliberately publicize, but he does not dare to neglect. Knowing that your appearance is partial to petite, so you have to dress up in a stable manner. After bathing, lightly sweep the eyebrows, apply a thin powder on the face, lightly apply rouge, dye the lips with red, high-string hair bun, Jin Zan Yu Er. The top skirt is a twelve-line skirt made of gold silk. Each skirt is embroidered with different patterns of flowers and birds in the four seasons. It looks rich in elegance and looks like a phoenix tail when walking. Duan Li crown absolutely.

Pei Youan’s big marriage was not granted by the emperor, and the honor of being on the same day as the prince, but he married the cousin of a Quanzhou merchant. Before Jia Fu appeared, he had attracted the attention of many people. At this moment, he followed the first few women. , Although the position came in the back, but as soon as he entered the Shoutang, his body was full of gazes.

Some of the female relatives in the Shoutang recognized that some Jiafu, such as Mrs. Zhu Guogong and Mrs. An Yuanhou, had come to Pei’s house before, but many of them did not know each other. Naturally, they would introduce the narrative. She smiled and didn’t talk much, but the response was extremely decent, even if some of them despised her family background, who would dare to offend her in the face of Pei Youan’s position today. The seniority is higher than her, all of them are very kind, and her peers, all carelessly flatter, and even bow to knees. The so-called wife is expensive by husband, which is probably the case.

Inside are Mrs. Liu Jiushao and Mrs. Zhang Zhengdao. Zhang Zhengdao’s wealth today depends entirely on Pei Youan’s recommendation. As for Liu Jiushao, when Wuding was upset, he was captured before the battle. If it weren’t for Pei Youan, let’s not say today’s status, at this moment, the whole family is afraid that they have become the ghosts of King Shun’an, and the two ladies are not waiting. Introduced, I came over and talked with Gaffer, with a diligent attitude and gratitude that was beyond words.

When Gaffer and the two wives were talking, they suddenly saw Madam Meng taking a woman, leaning towards him wipingly, wearing new tufts of oily purple dress, full of pearls and green eyes, and two eyes. Looking at it, with a flattering smile on his face, he immediately recognized that it was not someone else, it was Mrs. Song, the grandmother of Brother Quan.

When the Song family was the emperor of Shun’an, it was a good place for several years. Later, Xiao Lie hit the capital, but the army had not yet arrived. It is said that among the officials who surrendered to him in secret, the Song family was among them. After Xiao Lie ascended the throne, he was also exempt from the Song family, but he seemed to dislike the Song family. The official position was dropped and then dropped. From the first second-ranking member to the now inconspicuous Taichang Temple Liupinsi Cheng. In such an occasion, it was Mrs. Song who went through the camp and gave a generous gift, and finally got the invitation post and was able to stand here at this moment.

The second lady smiled and led Madam Song to Jiafu, turned her back, frowned, and whispered: “Afu, this woman has been pestering me just now. I am really afraid that I will take her to talk to you. If you have her, you have to bring her, you just need to deal with a few words, and just send it away.”

When Jiafubei got married, Mrs. Song had come to the house with a brazen politeness. In addition to bringing back the treasures she had previously given, she also gave away many other things. How would Meng want her benefits? As soon as the person was sent away, he immediately asked the person to pick the extra thing back.

I remembered that my mother used to beg for everything, because of the anger I had suffered in front of her, it was enough to not see people, and now that she was still brazen and wanted to talk, how could she have a good face, suppressed the disgust in my heart, and smiled: “Godmother Always good?”

Mrs. Song hurriedly waved her hand and said with a smile: “How dare you be called by grandma like that? What kind of godmother am I. Grandma calls me my wife, and I worship Buddha! I heard that my wife is still in Beijing now? I miss it a little. I have been thinking about visiting my wife again, knowing that she is busy, and I am afraid that she will be disturbed by visiting the door rashly. I wonder if these few days will be convenient?

After the news that he had been married to Pei Youan by the emperor arrived in Quanzhou, his brother Zhen Yaoting went on his way to the capital. When he met, he picked up his mother Meng and returned to Quanzhou.

Gaffer would not deliberately humiliate this snobby woman in public to vent her anger, but she would not let her entangle her with snakes and sticks, saying: “My mother is really busy. It’s also very scarce. If the lady has nothing to do, I can take care of my mother’s heart.”

Mrs. Song nodded her head: “Yes, yes, the concubine is exhausted, so take a good rest…”

Gaffer smiled faintly, turned her face, and stopped talking to her.

A palace **** suddenly entered the house and reported that the princess had arrived. The people in Quanshou Hall immediately stopped what they were doing, followed Mrs. Zhang, and greeted them out.

Jiafu followed the crowd to the second door and stopped. He saw a full guard of honor outside the door. The **** and the court lady held a towel and fanned. A little **** bent forward and opened the sedan chair curtain. Zhang Fengtong got down from the sedan chair and Mrs. Zhang brought the whole family. , To welcome her in, the pomp is extremely vast.

Jiafu and the others separated on both sides of the tunnel, watching Zhang Fengtong being surrounded by others, smiling inwardly. She was dressed in a palace costume, graceful and luxurious, and the lights illuminated her whole person brilliantly. The demeanor of the future queen of the Wei Dynasty was fully displayed. The lady who was about to walk closer, those ladies under the second grade led the young ladies who followed, Bowed to her one after another.

Jiafu was in the forefront, and he was exempt from kneeling when he saw the princess. Seeing her passing in front of her, Zhang Fengtong turned her head, as if she had accidentally seen Jiafu, with a smile on her face, stopped, folded over, and walked in front of Jiafu.

Jiafu bowed to her as usual. She let the courtesy be exempted, and by the way, let those who were kneeling on the side of the road join together, and laughed at everyone: “Ms. Pei and I were old friends in the past. I’m sorry, this is a good opportunity tonight, and it’s a good time to have a free talk with Madam Pei.” After speaking, she took Jiafu’s hand and asked her to join herself, and then smiled at Madam Zhang: “Mother, remember to wait for the next general. Madam Pei’s position is arranged near me.”

When everyone saw that the princess was also greenish, they cast their gazes at Jia Fu, becoming more and more envious.

Jiafu thanked him for not being enough, but Zhang Fengtong sincerely invited him again. Knowing that he couldn’t get rid of it, he smiled and thanked him.

After entering the banquet hall of the Shoutang and arranging the seats, Jiafu was indeed placed at the table of Zhang Fengtong, in order to be seated. The person who sits together is not a super-rank dictator, but an elderly person of high morality. Since Jiafu was the youngest, he was the next first, sitting opposite Zhang Fengtong.

The birthday feast was opened, and everyone moved their chopsticks.

This kind of occasion is not a place for full stomach. Jiafu had eaten before he came out and was not hungry. At this moment, Mrs. Qin Guogong, who was sitting by the side with his chopsticks, only went up to the dishes in front of him. I just clamped two chopsticks slightly.

Zhang Fengtong smiled and said, “My mother’s birthday is today. I am very grateful to all the elders who came to the family to congratulate you. Although I am called the princess, I am actually young. I toast a glass together.”

After she finished speaking, a palace man held a hip flask in his hand and came up to pour wine for the guests at the table. First, the wine cup in front of the princess, then rotate in turn.

The ladies at the table are humble.

Gaffer glanced over the hip flask in the palace man’s hand. He glanced at it accidentally, but his heart moved slightly.

The belly of this jug has a round tip and its shape looks the same as an ordinary jug, but the background color is bright yellow, which is exclusively used by the royal family. The belly is burnt with a dragon and phoenix and auspicious cloud pattern. The dragon and phoenix are vivid and exquisite. Knowing, it should be the imperial thing in the palace.

Gaffer always felt that this jug was a bit familiar, as if he had seen it somewhere before, but couldn’t remember it for a while, trying to search for memories, the palace man poured the wine one by one, and gradually turned to Jiafu, she finally thought about it. stand up.

The year after Xiao Yintang became the emperor in the previous life, he sealed a concubine with the surname Liang. At that time, the Liang family had a vaguely rising state, and the Zhang family was everywhere. The concubine Liang was also famous for virtue. After entering the palace, within half a year, she became a concubine second only to Zhang Fengtong in status. But at the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year, Zhang Fengtong feasted at the harem and the palace banquet of the court officials and his wife. The concubine Liang was drunk. Not only did she lose her way, she also verbally abused the queen, and stripped her clothes indiscriminately. The banquet, the news came out of the palace, the Liang family lost all face, and Xiao Yintang also disliked her extremely. Concubine Liang kept calling injustices, saying that she was framed by others. After drinking, she became delirious. Xiao Yintang was also a shrewd person. He thought about it and ordered someone to conduct a thorough investigation. Finally, it was found that a concubine surnamed Zhu was jealous and hated Concubine Liang. At the palace banquet, he bought the palace and used a handful of Yuneng craftsmen. The made hip flask, the famous Yuanyang Qiankun flask, looks the same as an ordinary hip flask on the outside, but there are hidden organs in the interior. Button, this part of the drink comes out, no one else is aware of it. At that time, Concubine Liang had drunk the medicated wine by mistake, and this made a ugly appearance in public.

After Xiao Yintang learned the truth, he ordered Concubine Zhu to be tortured, but she had already committed suicide in advance. The hip flask was later brought to Jiafu by Xiao Yintang to relieve her boredom.

Gaffer suddenly understood everything.

Why did the invitation indicate that she must come to the banquet with her? Why did Zhang Fengtong want her to sit at the same table?

If nothing had happened on Jia Fu’s face, with the smile she should have, watching the palace man finished pouring the wine to Mrs. Qin Guogong beside her, she lifted the pot to her side, just like before, and stretched the spout to the one in front of her. Wine cup.

She could see clearly, the palace man’s thumb, at the moment of pouring the wine, changed a small button on the top of the handle. The movements are extremely subtle, if it weren’t for her deliberate attention, it would be absolutely hard to detect.

The golden wine was poured into her cup steadily. At this point, the entire table was full of wine, and the palace man gently placed the flask in front of Zhang Fengtong, and then left.

Gaffer suppressed the violent fluctuations in her heart and slowly raised her eyes. Seeing Zhang Fengtong getting up, holding up the wine glass, her eyes were smiling, she glanced at the whole table, and finally fell on her face, saying: “This cup, respect me first. Wei Feng adjusts the rain to be smooth, long live forever, please drink together.”