Zhu Yunxi did not stay here to eat. His status was too high. If he had eaten here, the Zhao family, mother and daughter, would not be able to have a good meal.
In the side hall of Kunning Palace, Zhao Ning'er drove all the slaves out, gave her mother a dish with chopsticks, and whispered.
"Mother, if my daughter is not ruthless, how could you talk about the official position in front of His Highness?"
"What kind of family is ours? My father used to hold an official position as small as a sesame seed, but now he is a marquis. Because of his daughter, who wouldn't fawn over him?"
"Our family has no support in the court. What will others say in private?"
"What if, my daughter said what if, if something happens, how will it end?"
"Don't ever think that if your daughter becomes a concubine, she will be able to speak well and her family will rise to the top. If there is anything missing at home, your daughter will have a private house to subsidize you. It doesn't matter about money. Even in official positions, there must be no wrongdoing.
think!"
"You are not worthy of your position and will cause trouble!"
"Look, among the ladies in this palace, no matter how favored the old man is, how many of them are from the natal family who are in power?"
Seeing her daughter's gentle words, Mother Zhao's face improved a lot, and she still said a little aggrievedly, "I just said it casually. How could I think so much as a woman? You came out of my belly, even if you are...
Becoming a queen is also a piece of meat that has fallen from my body. If a mother and daughter have to be so considerate when talking to each other, what are they talking about?"
After saying that, two tears fell down.
Zhao Ning'er felt uncomfortable. She wiped her mother's tears with her own hands and said softly, "Just now, it was my daughter's fault. But there are so many people here, so my daughter has to do this. It's better for your daughter to hit you than to be poked in secret by others."
The backbone of our family.”
After saying that, he picked up some food for his mother and asked, "Mom, you don't like to talk about this at ordinary times. Why did you think of this today? Did someone say something to you and dad?"
"How can anyone say that? Your father wishes he could live with the door locked every day, and not see anyone who comes to visit him!" Mother Zhao sighed, "Mom, look at your father, the Marquis he is now, is not as happy as he was when he was a petty official!
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This is the prudent way to run a household. Zhao Ning'er nodded and said, "That's right. Let's live our own lives behind closed doors and not get involved with anyone else's family." After saying that, she added, "Mom, you still have to
Do you remember the commander of the Royal Guards who often visited our house and called me brother-in-law with my father?"
"Remember, your father secretly scolded him several times, saying he was not a good guy, Smiling Tiger!" Mother Zhao whispered, "Hey, when you said that, I remembered that I haven't seen him here for a few days."
"Mom, you really don't know anything?" Zhao Ning'er smiled and lowered her voice, "He is dead!"
"Ah?" Zhao's mother exclaimed, "No way, I'm younger than your father!"
Zhao Ning'er didn't say anything, she just smiled, pointed to the sky, and then said, "It's too powerful, too ostentatious, the whole family..."
"Ah!" Mother Zhao couldn't help but cover her mouth, her face full of horror.
"If we talk about relatives, our family looks noble, but how does it compare with the Lan family?" Zhao Ning'er asked again.
Zhao's mother's eyes became more and more frightened. She still knew about the Lan family.
Seeing that her mother was scared, Zhao Ning'er didn't want to say any more. She turned to her eldest sister and asked, "How is brother-in-law?"
"Your brother-in-law was suddenly promoted a few days ago, but he couldn't sleep well for several nights when he came home!" The eldest sister of the Zhao family was a weak-tempered woman, and she didn't ask or speak, and said, "I told you several times, and I felt uneasy."
Then he hesitated and said, "However, our mother-in-law is showing off. She always says that she is related to the Tian family whenever she meets her. Good things come quickly. These days, all the relatives who are beyond the reach of the Luo family come here to join in!"
Zhao Ning'er frowned and suddenly cursed, "Old witch, if you don't become a witch, you will die!" Then she said angrily, "Sister, when you go back, tell your brother-in-law that you should live separately. Just say it's me who said it.
You are looking for a small courtyard next to our house and don’t get involved with the Luo family!"
"I've said it before, but your brother-in-law is a filial son!" said the eldest sister of the Zhao family, "Let him separate from my mother, that's not..."
"Isn't it filial after separation? It doesn't matter whether you are filial or not!" Zhao Ning'er said in a tone that left no room for doubt, "Just because of your old lady's ignorant temper, she might bring trouble to the Luo family sooner or later. Are you related to the Tian family? He
Who is the Luo family? There are so many royal relatives in the capital, and if any member of the family stretches out their little finger, it will be thicker than his family’s waist, so we must distinguish between them!"
"But..." The eldest sister of the Zhao family wanted to say more, but looking at Zhao Ning'er's expression, she was horrified and did not dare to speak again.
At this time, she finally realized that the concubine in front of her was no longer just her sister. She could no longer question or refute what she said.
"We should just separate. Your mother-in-law makes me angry just looking at her!" Mother Zhao also said, "Humph, I really don't know how such a good person like my eldest son-in-law can fall in love with such a mother-in-law! I am so embarrassed!"
Later, Zhao's mother felt a little disappointed again, "Hey, I thought that my daughter would have a good life after marrying the royal family. But now it looks like her life will be better, but she still has to be careful about her conduct! It's difficult, it's really difficult!"
"It's just for a while!" Zhao Ning'er lowered her head and touched her belly, with a different kind of light on her face, "When he grows up, he will naturally take care of his mother clan!"
Mother Zhao also looked at her daughter's abdomen with a sacred smile on her face.
My daughter is pregnant with a dragon. As long as it is a boy, he will be the eldest son of the royal family and the future prince. From now on, the Zhao family's good days are ahead, so why are you anxious?
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Zhu Yunxi left Kunning Palace and walked slowly towards the East Palace without sitting in a sedan chair. He was in front, and the palace attendants followed carefully not far behind.
The Zhao family is a low-key family. Although Zhao Sili is already the head of the country, he is not public at all. Zhao Sili's name cannot be seen at all in the anecdotes about the wealthy families in Beijing that are posted every day.
"He is a decent person!"
Zhu Yunxi secretly thought that the more responsible he was in his heart, the more he wanted to make arrangements.
Don't look at the monk's face and look at the Buddha's face. Although there is no woman in the palace whose natal family is powerful. But if her natal family is too shabby, Zhao Ning'er's face will not look good.
"It's not good for a high official position, let alone in the military!"
Zhu Yunxi was thinking as he walked, and suddenly an idea came to him.
Once the commercial tax matter is passed, the capital will set up a city gate tax supervisor at the canal wharf. Then let Zhao Sili be the tax supervisor. With his cautious and cautious temperament, nothing can go wrong.
Thinking of this, he extended his thoughts to other places. The tax supervisor in the capital was very vacant, and if Zhao Sili was in charge, he would be Zhu Yunxi's pocketbook. So who would be used in other places?
With Jiangnan's finances and taxes in hand, there is nothing to cause trouble in the North.
After thinking about it, Zhu Yunxi passed through the Dong'an Gate and entered the back garden of the East Palace. At this time, the sky was dim and the palace people had not yet lit up the lights.
However, a light was burning on the second floor of the Bei Tower next to the garden.
That was Miaoyun's residence. With the title of beauty, she had an independent courtyard and palace servants to serve her accordingly.
Then, Zhu Yunxi walked slowly towards the light along the flower path.
~~~I will take some time to read and write another chapter to pay off the debt of one chapter.