Snow Concubine stood at the gate of the palace and watched the saint's chariot leave. She bowed and bowed. She didn't turn back to the palace until she was far away. Her eyes were indifferent and bored.
"Your Majesty, you don't like the Qin family, so why do you still speak for him?" After returning to the palace, the only confidant, the maid Xiang Huang, handed over a cup of snow lotus tea.
Concubine Xue held the tea and said, "I don't like returning home, but I don't like it even more that my young master has the reputation of being the granddaughter of a guilty minister. It's annoying."
Vanilla smiled lightly: "Are you annoyed because you felt unhappy after hearing those beautiful women in Liyuan talk about the daughter of a guilty minister?"
The beautiful women who have entered the palace have already gone through a round of brushing first. Even if they are not selected, they can still be selected as female officials. They have one more chance than those who have passed through the brushing process. They are all the daughters or relatives of ministers, so they are naturally arrogant.
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Not long ago, Snow Concubine was picking some snow chrysanthemums in Xiangluyuan adjacent to Liyuan. She happened to meet a few young ladies there discussing the beauty and talent of the legitimate daughter of the Yao family of Guanglu Temple. If it weren't for
Something big happened to her father, and he must have been selected before the draft. Unfortunately, he had bad luck, not only his family was ruined, but he also became an official slave.
The beautiful ladies gloated about the misfortune. They mentioned the Yao family, and they couldn't help but mention the Qin family before. They also said that the Qin family also had girls, but unfortunately they were also the daughters of guilty ministers. How could they behave like this with a particularly sarcastic and disdainful tone, which made Xue Bin very angry?
Crush a snow chrysanthemum.
What they said was not necessarily about Qin Liuxi. After all, she did not grow up in the capital. Few people knew that a person like her existed. But others didn't know. How could Snow Concubine not know that if she heard it, it would be like being in the capital?
He slandered Qin Liuxi in front of her.
So, Xuebei, who had always been as calm as Ju and indifferent to worldly affairs, began to punish her. She was accused of talking too much and causing trouble, and she was punished by kneeling for half an hour.
Vanilla came back to her senses from what happened that day and continued: "My little master is not a mortal like me, so he won't care about these reputations. It is an advantage for them to reinstate Lord Qin to his post. He has only been in exile for a year."
Snow Concubine laughed and lowered her voice: "This saint of ours is not one who admits his mistakes easily. Just mentioning this will only increase the chance of the Qin family being rehabilitated. As for the reinstatement of the official position? Regardless of Qin's
Sir, are you unjust? Inadequate supervision means ineffective supervision. Wrong is wrong. There is little hope that the official will be reinstated. And after being exiled, his body and bones are not as strong as before."
Hearing this, Vanilla said: "Does that mean I have to announce a letter to the Lord?"
"Well, let me write a letter." Xue Bin held her chin and played with a string of jade rings on her waist that were pressed against the corner of her skirt. They were a string of white jade carved jade pendants. If you look closely, you can see that they are also engraved with complicated runes.
The news about whether Qin Yuanshan, the former minister of Guanglu Temple, could be rehabilitated was hotly debated in Beijing. Even Qin Meiniang, who had been in Beijing for a while, was so happy when she heard about it that she hurriedly sent an urgent letter to Licheng to inform her sister-in-law.
good news.
No matter whether it is possible or not, mentioning this matter proves that there is a chance. The saint has not expressed his position now, but if a great thing happens, maybe the saint will use the steps to pardon their father and their exile and let them return to Beijing?
But this happiness could not last long. At this time, Qin Meiniang was very worried, because Qin Yuyan and her sisters had returned to the Song Mansion and had been staying there for a while. No news could be spread. She was very anxious, fearing that the Song family would really
What to pickle?
At this time, she felt a little resentful that she shouldn't have been soft-hearted. When she returned to the capital, she had already explained to the Song family that the two sisters now took her surname and established a female household. They came to attend the funeral because it was their sisters who died.
My biological father fulfilled this duty of filial piety.
But the old lady of the Song family held on to the word "filial piety" and kept the person day after day. Later, she took the white-haired person and gave it to the black-haired person. She was depressed and unhappy. She hoped that her children and grandchildren would surround her for a while.
The way he acted with emotion and reason made her soften for a moment.
Thinking about it now, the old lady didn't like the sisters before, so how could she act like a kind grandmother now?
The more Qin Meiniang thought about it, the more anxious and agitated she became, and she was also a little uneasy.
Isn't that old lady from the Song family planning something secret?
When Qin Meiniang thought about her daughter's age, she didn't dare to guess any more. It was almost the Mid-Autumn Festival. It would be a good time to go back to Licheng after the autumn, but it would be cold if it was later.
If the Song family dares to hold people captive, don't blame her for making them look bad.
After making up her mind, Qin Meiniang was about to come, but before she went out, a little girl from the Song Dynasty secretly came to tell her a piece of news. She was the granddaughter of a woman who had been favored by Qin Meiniang in the past, and the news she brought
, almost made Qin Meiniang faint.
As expected, Qin Liuxi was right. The Song family actually wanted to take advantage of their sisters, but they still resorted to slanderous tactics.
They were not at all afraid that Qin Yuyan and the others had changed their surnames. Instead, they felt that it would be better, because once it was done, they would be able to get married without having to keep filial piety for a long time.
Who are you marrying? A widower who can be Qin Yuyan's father. The current Prince Zhao is the successor. And the eldest son of Prince Zhao has grandchildren, not to mention several concubines and concubines, and there are several in the backyard.
A concubine.
Prince Zhao is a descendant of the clan, and Qin Meiniang knows that he is a self-proclaimed man who is a womanizer and a womanizer, and his reputation in Beijing circles is not good.
And what method did the Song family want to use? They actually wanted to confirm the marriage by offending the prince and losing his innocence, regardless of the fact that he was still in the period of filial piety.
vomit.
Qin Meiniang felt like vomiting and was trembling all over.
Shameless and disgusting.
She bit the tip of her tongue hard and asked the girl: "What benefits does Prince Zhao promise them?"
The girl said: "It is to give the fourth master a deputy commander of the Five Cities Army and Horses Division, and the old lady agreed that if the matter is completed, she will let the second master arrange a county magistrate position for the eldest grandma's brother."
Qin Meiniang laughed angrily.
So they traded their daughters for a future.
Isn’t this selling a girl for glory?
Qin Meiniang was so angry that she almost broke her silver teeth. She took a silver stick and handed it to her, saying, "Thank you very much. If you are interested, tell the two girls and I will go there and take them home soon."
Yes, going home, even if they go back to Licheng and live in a thatched house, it is the home of the three of them, not a wolf den like the Song family.
The little girl said: "Madam, please hurry up. I heard that Prince Zhao will come to your door tomorrow afternoon at noon."
After she left, Qin Meiniang slapped herself. She was so stupid. She knew clearly that the Song family was unreliable, yet she would be soft-hearted and leave her two daughters there.
Qin Meiniang licked the blood on her lips, calmed her mind, turned around and entered the house, took out a purse from the baggage she brought with her, poured out something inside, held it in her hand for a while, and then put it into the purse.
Qin Liuxi gave this to her before she left. If she encounters a problem that cannot be solved, she can take this token to the Prime Minister Lin's Mansion to find Mrs. Lin and ask her for help.
She put the exquisite jade piece back into her purse and hurried out the door. She didn't know how Xi'er got involved with Lin Xiangfu. She didn't dare to use this favor easily, but now, she had to use it.
