When Gu Liniang came to the door, it happened to be New Year's Eve, and Su Yueling had already returned to the mansion from the hot spring village to celebrate the New Year.
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the princess's mansion can be said to be full of joy. All the servants received red seals, and even the rough servants had a corn-shaped gold ingot. Because of the cold weather in the capital, everyone was given two gold ingots.
There were five kilograms of cotton for the new clothes. The first-class maids like Sheng Nan and Song Xiaoqiao also got extra gold rings.
Everyone around was busy preparing for the New Year's Eve banquet in the evening, so Su Yueling was slowly flipping through the account books. The account books here gave her a headache, and she was more accustomed to modern accounting methods.
So she asked Biyu to sharpen her ink and prepare a form, and then let the people below learn it. If the form is recorded, it will be clear at a glance. If you make a fuss about the accounts, it will be easier to be discovered.
When she was halfway through writing, Yuan Baoshu came over to look for her.
"Sister-in-law, do you still remember Zhang Chengwang's ex-wife who was divorced?"
Su Yueling nodded, "It seems to be called Gu Liniang, right?"
Yuan Baoshu said with emotion: "I didn't expect that she was also in the capital. She just came to see the concierge. Because she was from Lushan Village and she claimed to be our neighbor, the concierge told me and I met her.
Hit her."
"She asked about Zhang Chengwang."
When Su Yueling heard about the gossip, she immediately became energetic, "What did you say?"
Yuan Baoshu said: "Of course I told the truth, saying that he passed the examination as a scholar. I think she is quite happy."
"She must be living a good life in the capital. She must be married to her husband. She is wearing jade brocade, her hands are white and tender, and she looks like she has never done any work."
A piece of jade brocade costs dozens of taels of silver, and ordinary people would be reluctant to buy it to wear. Although she only wore orchids and silk flowers on her head, the jade table she wore on her hands was of good quality.
Su Yueling revealed the big news in an understatement, "She did not marry her husband, but became Xi Mubai's concubine."
Although Gu Liniang is a few years older than Xi Mubai, she is still in her twenties and as well-born as a blooming flower.
Su Yueling said this to let Baoshu know better and not to believe Xi Mubai's story.
She added: "Xi Mubai has several outhouses outside, and there are also many unnamed maidservants at home who he has touched."
Yuan Baoshu thought that her sister-in-law had heard it from someone else, and she looked surprised.
"He's not married yet, right?"
She hadn't even gotten engaged yet, but there were so many women around her. What shocked her even more was that Gu Liniang was actually his concubine.
Su Yueling thought that Gu Liniang came to inquire about Zhang Chengwang's current situation so that she could make next plans. Could it be that she was returning to Guangning County?
Yuan Baoshu said: "She also asked me if our family will go back to Lushan Village soon? If so, she also wants to go back together."
"I originally thought she was going back with her husband."
Su Yueling recalled the original plot and said, "It's probably that Xi Mubai wanted to abandon her, so she wanted to go back to Zhang Chengwang."
When she left, Zhang Chengwang was a child, but now he is a scholar, a scholar in his twenties... No wonder Gu Liniang wants to turn around.
Yuan Baoshu's eyes widened, "But Zhang Chengwang has remarried, so she can't be a concubine, right?"
"Maybe she wants to be the rightful lady." Su Yueling was previously confused as to how Su Yuewei came to Beijing, but now she has a guess...
Yuan Baoshu frowned, "Then she is really shameless."
Yuan Baoshu really hated Su Yuewei, but if Su Yuewei was divorced, she couldn't help but feel that Gu Liniang and Zhang Chengwang were bullying others too much.
Su Yueling said: "She will definitely go back."
The Zhang family will be lively when she returns. As the person who indirectly pushed her, Su Yueling is quite looking forward to it. She does not sympathize with Su Yuewei. This person will never do anything if he gives her a chance to rise.
Only Zhang Chengwang can cure her.
Yuan Baoshu said in a determined tone, "If she wants to go back, she can go back by herself. Anyway, don't try to take advantage of our motorcade."
Otherwise, with Su Yuewei's temperament, she felt that she would probably blame their family for the incident. She did not dare to blame Zhang Chengwang, she would definitely blame their family.
Su Yueling actually didn't care about this, everything was up to Baoshu herself.
"If you don't like her, just tell the concierge not to let her come to the door."
After Yuan Baoshu talked about this with her sister-in-law, she quickly put it down and went to check the clothes she would wear when entering the palace tomorrow. Her brother and sister-in-law wanted to take her and her second brother into the palace together this time to open her eyes. Yuan Baoshu
I have never been in a palace before in my life, so it is not an ordinary excitement.
Fortunately, during this time, Aunt Zheng taught her some court etiquette and some things to pay attention to when walking in the palace, which also gave her a little more confidence.
The New Year's banquet in the palace was held at noon on the first day of the Lunar New Year, and Su Yueling and the others set out from home immediately.
After arriving at the palace, their family was divided into two teams. Su Yueling took Yuan Baoshu to greet the Queen Mother and the Queen, while Yuan Suijun took Yuan Suifeng to the Hall of Supreme Harmony.
At this time, there was a chariot waiting for Su Yueling. Su Yueling sat on the chariot, which saved her the effort of walking. She asked Baoshu to sit with her.
There are only a few people who can own chariots in the palace, and Su Yueling happens to be one of them.
Yuan Baoshu refused, "No, I just ate too many snacks in the carriage and I just wanted to take a walk to eat."
When Su Yueling saw this, she didn't force her. She just asked her to hold a Tang Pozi in her hand to avoid catching a cold.
They went to the Queen Mother's side first, and the Queen Mother was also there, which saved Su Yueling the trouble of having to make another trip.
The Queen Mother was getting older and was afraid of the cold. The earth dragon in the palace was very hot. As soon as she came in, the heat hit her face.
Because her sister was there, Su Yueling still led her to the Queen Mother. The Queen saluted her, but before she even bent her knees, the Queen Mother hurriedly asked her to get up and praised Yuan Baoshu.
"Is this your sister? She looks like a quiet girl."
Su Yueling smiled and said, "You can't forget about me, the old person, when you have a new person."
The Queen Mother smiled and said, "You are still so jealous. Don't worry, I will give you the biggest red seal this year."
Su Yueling was unceremonious, "Then I will ask them one by one."
The Queen Mother's temperament is similar to that of her grandmother. She doesn't like to be coaxed, but likes others to argue with her.
After hearing this, the Queen Mother was really happy and felt that Su Yueling was still close to her.
Grandma Shi personally helped her take off her down jacket. The maid next to the Queen Mother served her and Yuan Baoshu a cup of white fungus and snow pear soup. Su Yueling also ordered an orange slice cake that she liked.
From the beginning to the end, she looked at ease and calm, as if this place was her own home, which stunned the other ladies in the palace who were talking to the Queen Mother.
They had heard about Su Yueling being favored before, but it was one thing to hear about it, and it was another thing to see it with their own eyes. After they came in, they just drank tea and there was white fungus and snow pear soup to eat.
This is especially true for Mrs. Xi, who can be said to be very happy. The more favored Su Yueling is, the more help she can give to her grandson in the future.
Her eyes fell on Yuan Baoshu, who was sitting quietly next to Su Yueling, drinking white fungus and snow pear soup. Perhaps because of the heat, her cheeks were lightly pink.
The more Mrs. Xi looked at it, the more she liked it and felt that this was her destined granddaughter-in-law.
Next, we just have to wait for the arrangements from the two nuns.