Ming Lan and Mo Lan were very different in terms of their likes and dislikes, and they basically had no similar interests and hobbies. However, the girl in front of them, dressed in beautiful clothes and with beautiful eyebrows, aroused the ire of the two sisters. They both hated her.
"Sister, the white tea you brought me last time tasted great. My mother thought it looked strange at first, and the silver-white buds looked strange, but when I ate it, there was no fragrance at all." Tao Ranju
Inside, several girls were having tea, and Kang Yuan'er held Ru Lan's hand and talked."
Ru Lan pursed her lips and smiled: "My cousin likes it, I should have given you more, but this white tea was given to us by Sixth Sister. You can ask her yourself."
Kang Yuan'er immediately looked at Minglan. Minglan blew the tea lightly and said with a smile: "It's not a good thing. It's all sent by sister Yanran from Yunnan. It's just a rarity. There aren't many in the first place. I can't keep it."
I gave away all the accommodation."
Kang Yuan'er's delicate face fell, and she stared at Minglan and said, "It seems that Sixth Sister doesn't treat me as her sister. Why didn't I have a share in the separation?" There was a hint of anger in his brows.
Mo Lanjiao smiled and said: "Hey, Sister Kang, my sixth sister is the most sincere. Just a little tea, my sisters will get enough points in exchange, so naturally I will do it first inside and then outside."
These words added fuel to the fire. Kang Yuan'er is Aunt Kang's youngest daughter. She has been accustomed to bossing around at home with her mother's love since she was a child. Sisters who were concubines did not even dare to express their anger in front of her. She had never been subjected to such a run-on. After hearing this,
When Mo Lan said this, she immediately sneered: "I even have Wen Ying from my eldest sister's family to give me gifts, but I don't have any share! My sister looks down on me, but I want to talk to my aunt."
Ru Lan also frowned and said: "You too, why don't you give some to your cousin? They are all members of your own family."
Minglan put down the hot tea bowl in her hand, shook her hot hand, and said calmly: "Sister Yanran sent two and a half kilograms of white tea. I sent one kilogram to the old lady in Youyang's hometown, where she was teasing us.
It is really hard to take care of the eldest lady in this room. We grandchildren should be filial. Then half of the catty was given to the lady, and the remaining four sisters were divided between the eldest sister-in-law and sister Yoona. The eldest sister is much younger than me.
If my cousin really likes it, I will write to Sister Yanran later and ask her to send more, but Yunnan is far away, so we have to wait.
Already.
After all, the people Minglan was sharing tea with were all from the Sheng family. Why are you barking at someone with a foreign surname? She didn't even keep it for herself, but gave it all to Hualan. Even if she sued the Wang family, Minglan could tell the truth.
Kang Yuan'er couldn't find an excuse, raised the corner of his mouth in displeasure, and then smiled: "I'm just talking, why should my sister take it seriously?"
She was originally the legitimate daughter of an aristocratic family, but due to her father's lack of advancement, her family's status was often in decline. She could not compare to Hua Lan Ru Lan in terms of food, clothing, housing, and transportation. She only disliked Mo Lan and Ming Lan, and always provoked Ru Lan.
She smiled very kindly in front of her, but behind her back she kept talking to Ru Lan about how powerful she was in front of her concubine sisters at home, etc. Every time she came over, Ru Lan would always get angry with Mo Lan Minglan for a while.
Kang Yuan'er rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "I often hear that Sixth Sister is very skillful with her hands and is very praised for her needlework. Last time I asked Sixth Sister and my mother to make two tents. What happened?" Ming Ming
Lan wrote lightly: "It's early, I'm afraid I have to wait."
Kang Yuan'er was used to getting angry at his concubine sisters, and snorted coldly: "I refuse to give my elders some work. They all say that my sister is filial and virtuous. Is this how you push back? You still look down on my mother?"
Ming Lan glanced at Mo Lan, who was lowering his head to drink tea, and decided to fight alone. Then he looked confused: "Look at what my cousin said, I am not idle. It was hot a while ago, and I was thinking about the children.
It is most easy to catch a cold on a hot day, so I made two soft bellybands made of sandwich cotton and silk for Brother Shi and Brother Quan. I am clumsy and my hands are slow, so it took a lot of time to finish them and send them away. Aunt Kang is the elder.
, will always be considerate of children.”
Rulan's eyes lit up: "That bellyband...you made two of them?" Minglan blinked at her twice and hinted: "Yes."
Ru Lan immediately lowered her head and stopped talking. Every time Ming Lan made something for Hua Lan, she would make two copies, one of which was said to be made by Ru Lan. In this way, Ru Lan could appear to be very virtuous and virtuous among the family members who came and went. Ming Lan
I've always been very knowledgeable about this.
When Kang Yuan'er saw Ru Lan not helping, she became even more angry and said, "When will it be finished? Don't try to delay it. Several sisters in my family have already finished it."
Minglan spread her two white hands and said innocently: "How can we compare with my cousin's family? The fifth sister only has one sister, me, but my cousin's family has plenty of people. Oh, fifth sister, it would be great if you had a few more sisters.
, lively and lively.”
Ru Lan had a strange look on her face. Not to mention her concubine, she didn't even want her biological sisters. Mo Lan burst into laughter, then covered her mouth and trembled slightly. Kang Yuan'er stamped her feet and said, "Who said this? I mean
You are too slow!"
Minglan said seriously: "What my cousin said is that I must practice harder and learn more from my cousins. No matter what, I have to catch up with the embroidery ladies outside!"
Even Rulan couldn't help but curl up her lips this time. Aunt Kang was patient and bitter, and she often made things difficult for common people to have children. There was no easy way to marry, and there was no easy way to marry. Aunt Kang came so many times, and Minglan only saw two.
The two girls from the Kang family who were born as concubines were born as beautiful as flowers. Unfortunately, one was timid and trembling and could not appear in big scenes, while the other was trying to please her aunt and sister.
Every time she saw this kind of scene, Minglan thanked God for allowing her to be reincarnated into that kind of family. Otherwise, she might have turned around and died immediately. Having said that, Kang Yuan'er was also bullying the weak and afraid of the strong, but she just saw that she had neither
The biological mother had no brothers, so she always picked on the weak ones.
Kang Yuan'er was furious, but couldn't come up with anything to argue. Ming Lan would never let anyone take advantage of her literally.
At this time, there was a sudden noise outside, and there seemed to be a dispute. Ru Lan frowned and asked Magpie to go take a look. After a while, Magpie came back and said with a smile: "Girl, it's no big deal. Xi Zhi is trying something new in the house."
When Xiye saw the hairpin, he thought it was because he was short. Unexpectedly, it was sent from Xizhi's family, so he had a few quarrels. After asking me to talk to him, we made up again."
Ru Lan was about to speak, but Mo Lan rushed to speak, half jokingly and half serious: "This girl is too ignorant. Although they are both born in the same family, I am happy that both the master and the wife are able to help me."
, my brother and sister-in-law are capable, Xiye’s mother has retired early, and I’m a drunkard, how can I compare with Xizhi? Even if I compare, I also want to see if I am worthy or not?”
Kang Yuan'er's face was livid, Ru Lan was a little uneasy, but she didn't know what to say. Mo Lan glanced at them deliberately, and then said to Magpie: "Also, although they are all girls in the girls' courtyard, they each have their own mothers, and their surnames are ancestors.
They are all different. If you keep an eye on other people’s affairs all day long and open a dyeing workshop for two cents, don’t take yourself too seriously."
Kang Yuan'er stood up slapping the case, his little hands with bulging veins turned red, and said angrily: "What do you mean?!"
Mo Lan pretended to be surprised and said: "I just taught the girl a few words without beating or scolding her. Could it be that my cousin feels uneasy? I don't dare to overstep my bounds. If I like to discipline the girl, I will do it in my own courtyard." Mo Lan looked at Kang Yuan'er with a smile. Her backer had never been the Wang family. Kang Yuan'er often ridiculed her status as a concubine. Aunt Kang even actively persuaded the Wang family not to find a good match for the concubine, so as not to suppress her in the future. The first wife has deep grudges.
Kang Yuan'er was extremely angry, said a few more words, and left unhappy.
Minglan looked at the trembling leaves on the branches outside, which seemed to be falling gradually. She turned around and smiled with Rulan: "It's getting cold. My father's knees will always hurt when he gets cold. Why don't you make a pair of knee pads with your father?" "Fifth sister, how about you rub the flannel?"
Sheng Hong knew how much he valued his daughter, so it was difficult to lie, but it was still possible to lend a hand, so that Sheng Hong could praise her a little. Ru Lan immediately said happily: "Okay, I have just the right place here." There are some good ingredients, you can choose later." In fact, even the kneading work was done by the girl, so she simply provided some materials.
According to the official system, the women in the inner house were not required to listen to plays or hold big banquets. Anyway, they could visit relatives, do needlework, and gossip, and the days would be passed.
But the men felt uncomfortable. The sons of the powerful officials in the capital endured it for the first few months, and the powerful families gradually revealed their true colors. Some gathered at home to have fun, some went to the red light district to have fun, and some secretly Touching the concubine.
When the new emperor ascended the throne, the ministers did not know the emperor's temper yet, so they were a little timid in writing the memorial. Unexpectedly, a young man who had just been assigned to Sheng Hong's unit handed over a booklet and handed over the poems of a lot of young and old people in the capital. Things got aroused, and the emperor's face turned livid with anger, and he lost his temper at the court meeting on the spot.
He finally became the emperor. In order to keep his father's filial piety, he did not dare to sleep with his concubines, did not dare to hold a banquet, and even the female musicians in the palace dispersed. He lived a purer life than a monk, and lived a life purer than needing spring water. But How dare the people below, who are enjoying the royal salary, dare to set fire to the people?! They think he, a state official, is a dead man!
The emperor acted quickly. First, he greatly praised the stupid green censor, praising him as "upright, loyal, filial, and not a person who tends to flatter others." Then he immediately promoted him to a higher position and rewarded him. Then, he ordered the governor of Shuntian to intensify the crackdown. , Yan Guan widened the supervisory function, and 50% of the troops were ready to arrest people at any time.
With the example set, the Metropolitan Procuratorate immediately got busy. Sheng Hongji had some foundations, so he naturally did not want to offend too many powerful people, so he only chose some light things to write about. However, those petty officials who were waiting for the bad guys were very timid. Almost all the fresh seafood in the capital was impeached. In ancient times, the moral requirements for men were very simple. Baishan filial piety was the first, and the new emperor was in the name of "doing filial piety for the late emperor." No one had anything to say, especially Qingliu. Yan Guan originally disliked Quan Jue's family.
In just half a month, the emperor punished more than a dozen families in one breath, ranging from fines to salary, demotions, and reprimands.
There were a dozen or so conspicuous relatives of the emperor who refused to obey the rules and insulted the inspecting officials in the street. The emperor immediately sent out the Imperial Guard, took them into the palace and gave them a beating. After they recovered, they were dragged into the dormitory of the Imperial College and imprisoned. I got up and invited some doctors from Hongxue who hate evil to hold a training class, focusing on learning etiquette, justice, integrity, loyalty, filial piety, and justice."
The emperor personally sent two bachelors to conduct regular inspections, and they randomly ordered the memorizers. Those who couldn't memorize the book were not allowed to go home. Those who despised the teacher were beaten again. Damn, those who couldn't accept your demo!
Those dandy boys are so busy fighting cocks and running dogs, bullying men and dominating women. They have no time to learn cultural knowledge. The detention period has been extended again and again, and the weather is getting colder. They are still eating steamed vegetables and steamed buns in pain. A few of them are particularly lawless.
His nose was bruised and his face was swollen after being beaten. Among them, the one who cried most loudly was the baby son of the eldest princess of Qingning. She cried and went to the palace to plead for mercy. Unexpectedly, she even surrendered to the empress dowagers of the two palaces, but was stopped outside.
A chamberlain read the edict coldly: "The death of your father-in-law has caused the whole country to mourn. Your royal bloodline has been deeply favored by the emperor. How can you tolerate dissolute and rebellious people? It is useless to keep such an unfaithful and unfilial person."
After Princess Qingning heard this, she was horrified. Emperor Renzong had always been kind and kind, showing partiality to the emperors and grandsons at home and abroad, and seldom punished the powerful people who were related to the capital. Only then did the princess realize that the emperor had been replaced.
, no one dared to enter the palace to beg for mercy. After these dandies left the training class, they had to go to the palace to express their gratitude. They all said that their cultural level had made a qualitative leap, and it would no longer be a problem to write some couplet invitations for their families in the future.
, a few of them were traumatized during the labor reform period, and they were able to compose two crooked poems out of emotion, which were plain but neat.
After such a blow, everyone inside and outside the court knew whether the new emperor was wise or not was another matter, but he was definitely not easy to mess with, and he was not as easy to influence as the old emperor.
"The emperor is trying to establish his authority." Sheng Hong stood in front of the case, wearing a round-collared blue robe. He finished writing a word, then stroked his long beard under his chin, "That's right, first be shocked.
Let’s talk about other things after we get to Jingli.”
Chang Bai, who was standing aside, pondered for a moment and said softly: "Your Majesty has ascended the throne, are you still dissatisfied?"
Sheng Hong changed a tube of red purple hair and wrote a small inscription in the corner of the calligraphy: "Of course, King Jing is the fifth son of the late emperor. In terms of tooth order, he should be the one to ascend the throne. However, the late emperor did not like his tyrannical temperament and sealed his title early."
After the Shenchen Rebellion, the late emperor rushed to appoint the mother of the current emperor as his queen. However, due to the collapse of his direct lineage, he only established this prince. How can King Jing be convinced?"
Changbai nodded slightly and said more clearly: "Now that the status of monarch and ministers has been determined, justice is on the emperor's side. I only hope that the emperor will be magnanimous and don't care about King Jing; peace will not be easy."
Sheng Hong stopped writing, as if he was quite satisfied with his handwriting, so he put down his pen, took his private seal and stamped it, and said to his son: "The royal affairs are not something we can get involved in; we should think more about our own family."
After the small scarlet seal was stamped, Sheng Hong said again: "The old lady said in the letter that the eldest lady is afraid that this will be the day when Brother Wu will have to live in Dingyou for a year. It's a pity that he has the general position."
He has been sitting there for a whole year."
Changbai whispered: "My cousin's affairs are easy to handle. He does his job very well and gets along well with his superiors and colleagues. We will help him recover after nine months. But...my aunt came again yesterday."
Already."
Sheng Hong raised the banner and looked at it. He frowned when he heard this: "The problem with your uncle is not that we are unwilling to do our best. It's just that he relies on his talent and arrogance, talks nonsense about the rights and wrongs of the cabinet, and is so bold that mosquitoes dare to scratch his legs."
Changbai didn't like Uncle Kang either, but he was a relative after all. His aunt came to visit him many times, but he couldn't ignore it, so he said: "Why don't we help some cousins? I think he is still stable enough to be used."
Sheng Hong put down the banner, walked back and forth a few steps, raised his head and said, "That's okay."