No matter how big my family is, I have never had the experience of coming into contact with the outermost tentacles of these very slender and dense families. Now think about it, when I was Sifujin, the natal families of people like the Song family, including her natal family
The seventh aunt and eighth aunt, and even their relatives, and even the seventh aunt and eighth aunt, in the eyes of many ordinary people, they are all related to the royal family and the fourth master's family. But if you ask
Fourth Master and Si Fujin, do they know that there are so many relatives in the family? Do they know that there are so many people outside claiming to be their relatives? At that time, the two of them knew nothing. Who has nothing to do with these trivial things?
The matter is simply not within the scope of consideration, let alone contact.
But now, perhaps he is on the edge of a big family, and all he touches are those families that are far away and out of reach, but everyone thinks they are relatives.
For example, Jia Yun's uncle is said to be an in-law of the Jia family. No one dares to say otherwise.
Another example is that the Zhang family in front of me is actually the sister of Second Sister You's fiancé. In terms of marriage relationship, is it far? Not too far. Counting from my own family, she is still a cousin of the Jia family. A serious cousin-in-law.
As soon as Mrs. Zhang mentioned what the relationship was, Lin Yutong knew who was who.
Knowing who is who, one can't help but ponder a little. Zhang Hua is a small person. But Lin Yutong has a really bad impression of this person. First, he ruined the family business by eating, drinking, whoring and gambling, and was kicked out of the house by his father, especially
The family spent ten taels of silver to cancel the marriage. Secondly, she was bribed by Wang Xifeng to fight the lawsuit.
But now Zhang still says that the two families are related by marriage, which means that the marriage has not been canceled yet.
Is it possible that the family business is not over yet?
After talking too much, Ms. Zhang showed a wry smile: "I'm not afraid of your jokes. In fact, they may not recognize us. They are also talking about breaking off the engagement." A trace of resentment flashed in her eyes, and tears fell down.
: "My younger brothers are not good, but they may not be too mean..."
It was Zhang Hua who set up a trap and fell into the trap. He owed a lot of money, so he gave Zhang Hua ten taels of silver to send him away.
Just imagine, this farmer's family with just a few acres of land can afford to marry their son a daughter-in-law with just ten taels of silver. No matter how bad things are for this family and the You family, they will not be as good as the farmer's family. They originally agreed to marry each other.
Sometimes I thought that my family would be richer, so why couldn't I hire someone with just ten taels of silver?
No wonder the Zhang family refused to agree to it later and only wanted to pester them. It turned out that there was such an inside story. If it were like this, then many top ten people would have an explanation.
But this was someone else's business after all, and Lin Yutong wouldn't say anything else. The daughter of the Qian family next to her also pulled her mother's sleeves and stopped talking.
Mrs. Zhang then calmed down and said, "Look at me, what are you talking about?" Then she enthusiastically stayed with Lin Yutong to eat.
Lin Yutong did not stay much longer because her children were at home. She only left various gifts and then stood up to leave.
After they left, the girl from the Qian family blamed Mrs. Zhang: "Why are you talking about this? Nothing has happened yet, and you are doing this because of uncle's family affairs. Didn't dad tell you not to worry about this matter? We can still live our own lives."
I don’t know why it’s so difficult…”
The corner of Zhang's mouth moved: "Don't you keep your mouth shut?" After saying that, she went to look at the gifts and saw that they were all real things that could be used at home, fifty taels of silver in red seals, several of them were not top-notch, but
It's a fabric that won't look down upon when you wear it. I think it was reserved for my family to cut clothes. It's a very thoughtful gift.
She also regretted a little: "Me too, what do those people do? It's not disgusting to others, but we think we are asking them to do things."
Lin Yutong waited for the fourth master to come back and told the relatives of this family, "After going around in circles, I got involved with the You family again. From what I heard, Jia Zhen and the others actually instigated someone to set a trap for me..."
"Flies don't bite seamless eggs." Fourth Master said, "Don't worry about it. If he was upright, how could he fall into the trap so easily?"
It used to be impossible to hit with eight poles, but now it is possible with five poles. But if you take care of everything, then there really is nothing to do.
In fact, there are two most important things this year. For the family, the Huangzhuang side is naturally the most important. In June, when the rice comes, we will know whether it can be widely promoted. As for the imperial court, most people
He believed that the queen's belly was a first-class matter.
But the Queen, since her belly became swollen, she sees fewer people.
Unfortunately, Lin Yutong happened to be one of the people who met the Queen.
Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang must enter the palace every month now. They go in to see Yuanchun. Today's Yuanchun is not the same as before. After the Supreme Emperor moved out, Emperor Zhenglong naturally occupied the palace. How much does this occupy?
In terms of aspects, including filling up the huge harem. Yuanchun had his own palace, and the entry of Jia Mu and Mrs. Wang into the palace became a monthly event.
Lin Yutong heard that Jia Mu also handed a sign to the Queen, but her sign was not picked up at all.
Lin Yutong felt very embarrassed when he found out about this. The queen is pregnant, and everyone knows that she is not seen anymore. Especially since you are not the wife or mother of an important minister, but the grandmother of a concubine. Why should the queen see you? Besides, you are not the wife or mother of an important minister, but the grandmother of a concubine. Why should the queen see you?
, according to the agenda, if you submit a sign to meet the concubine, it is an application for introspection, and the queen has approved it. If you kowtow to the queen outside, it is considered to be a thank you. If the queen meets everyone, she will be exhausted and unable to finish all this work in a day. Deep
Lin Yutong, who knew the pain involved, put herself in someone else's shoes and knew that the Queen hated people who lacked self-awareness.
Jia Mu probably thought about it when she went back: "...After all, it's not as good as before. When the old Duke was still alive..."
Of course it was different when the old Duke was alive. Whatever Lin Yutong's treatment is now, I guess she was also treated in the same way at that time. Comparing before and after, I naturally feel uncomfortable.
Anyway, for several months in a row, every time I went to the palace and came back, I would get a little sick. Every time I got sick, I would send someone to ask for something. The things were not expensive, just things like sherbet. This
Either there is a real shortage of things at Jia Mu's side, she is just passing on the news: I am sick, please come and see me quickly.
Lin Yutong won’t go!
She wasn't feeling well physically, she was feeling bad mentally. She didn't know what to ask for when she went there.
Anyway, every time I asked the person who sent someone to ask, "What happened to the old lady? Didn't she ask the imperial doctor to take a good look at her? Did she identify the disease?"
The girl sent by the family said: "There is nothing wrong with me. It's just that I'm old and tired from the trip to the palace."
Since I'm tired, I won't go to the door. Otherwise, the old lady will have to support me, let alone being tired? Then I asked people to pack up the medicinal materials and other things, and sent the maid at home to deliver them. Let's forget about it.
It’s over.
Perhaps Lin Yutong was too ignorant. As a result, the weather was hot that day and the fourth master was not at home. The rice was about to be ripe. He and Yu Liang were both busy. Shao Hua happened to bring Brother Yi over again.
Shao Hua's belly is now growing, and he is a little pregnant. People are afraid of heat. Isn't this because the Zhang family of the young mother's husband is urging the marriage. Urging the marriage is also a sign of respect for the woman, and it does not mean that the marriage will happen immediately. 4.
What I and Lin Yutong mean is that if my daughter gets her haircut next year, it’s okay to get married after that. At any rate, she has to wait until the second half of next year.
Even if it is the second half of the year, it is time to prepare for this small dowry.
Originally, she wanted to discuss it with Qi, but Qi rarely went into the city at her parents' academy. Shao Hua happened to come over. She was afraid that Lin Yutong had not done this before and had made some oversight, so she came over to help with the details.
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The two of them were lying on the couch outside talking, and Liuli was asked to write down whatever came to mind. The young mother was embarrassed to listen, because the two children were taking a nap inside, and she was watching the children inside.
As a result, I didn't spend much time talking when someone came in a hurry to report that the old ladies and eldest ladies in the house, as well as all the girls and grandmothers, were here.
Ouch! You didn’t even say hello in advance.
Lin Yutong frowned, and there was no smile on his face when he went out to pick her up. Instead, he complained: "The old lady is becoming more and more casual now. In this hot day, I only said that she felt uncomfortable two days ago, and I didn't dare to disturb her.
Sister-in-law Gang also said that I would like to greet you. I said forget it. Today, the days are long and the nights are short. You, the old man, have to take a few sleeps during the day, and you are asking us to mess with you. I just sent someone to take care of you today.
The peaches that came down are sent to you, maybe the people who are going have not arrived yet."
Wang Xifeng put it aside and laughed: "We've just arrived. The peaches taste particularly good, and the old lady feels energetic. She doesn't want to stay at home. No, it's coming. No one can stop it.
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"Please come inside quickly, look at the poisonous sun." Lin Yutong said, and helped the person go inside.
The courtyard where I live is not enough. There is a main hall for entertaining guests, which is a good place. We welcome people in and serve them various fruits and yogurt. "Try them all to see how they taste."
Mrs. Wang nodded: "It tastes light, but I taste it quite well."
The bowls are made of sweet white porcelain, and each one is well-shaped and looks more delicate than the gold, jade and glazed ones.
Mrs. Xing, who rarely goes out to be a guest, couldn't put it down while holding the bowl: "It's hard to find such a thing."
"It's not worth asking someone to send a set to my eldest aunt later." It's the most troublesome to entertain guests, especially uninvited guests like this. Here you send someone to ask for a table, and there you have to find a topic to talk about.
Let's chat here. For example, Youshi and Li Wan, they paid more attention to Shao Hua's belly and talked about these topics with Shao Hua. Wang Xifeng felt uncomfortable seeing other people's big bellies, so she also came closer and only served Jia Mu.
That’s all.
Sanchun followed, and Baochai also came with her. The young lady invited her to sit in her room. Sanchun followed quickly, but Baochai sat here.
Aunt Xue was followed by Yu Liu. From the moment she came in, her eyes followed Lin Yutong, as if she had something to say, but Lin Yutong just disappeared. Aunt Xue looked at Yu Liu in warning more than once, but did not stop her.
A persistent look.
Seeing Lin Yutong busy here and there, Jia's mother pulled her to sit next to her: "Ladies in the family, if you come to visit us, it's nothing important. Just a homely reception will be fine. Don't be busy. We haven't seen each other in the past half year."
Come and talk to me."
Lin Yutong thought: Here we come!
Sure enough, I heard Jia Mu whisper: "I went to see my queen a few days ago, and she is much thinner than before. Your wife and I are afraid that she will report good news instead of bad news, and will not tell us the truth. On the contrary, you,
Chang Jingong and she are sisters, but you sisters are easier to talk to each other than us."
Lin Yutong laughed: "My old lady, in a family like ours, how can there be one or two uncomfortable things in a day? To say that it's all going well is definitely to coax you. But this is true.
It's not necessarily bad. It's just those things. Things in the palace... others don't know, but you know..."
Aunt Xue suddenly said: "I heard that Concubine Zhou's family sent a girl to the palace to serve their empress. I wonder if this is true?"
She is quite well informed.
After all, the Xue family often dealt with the Ministry of Internal Affairs, but their information was more sensitive than elsewhere.
This thing is true. The empress of the Zhou family... is also pregnant, and she has found a girl from her family... In fact, she is her favorite. Lin Yutong really knows about this. The nanny next to the queen quietly told her,
Tell her to forgive the queen.
The queen took this matter very seriously: "Not to mention the queen, even when I was in the palace, there were some people who were not clean and couldn't serve them. There were also some who had to wait for a neat girl once or twice. We have to do it for
I've been so angry for a long time that I can sit in my current position?"
Lin Yutong sighed: "Yes! You can't do anything without paying a price." It is not easy to secure the position of queen.
The queen also laughed: "It's not scary to have too many women in the palace. What's scary is that the emperor can only be spoiled by one person. That's what really causes bad things."
That's the truth! Therefore, in the Queen's view, the situation is not too bad.
Now that Concubine Zhou is mentioned here, everyone knows what Aunt Xue's plan is. But Concubine Zhou is different from Jia Yuanchun. Concubine Zhou's natal family has long since surrendered to Emperor Zhenglong, and she is a veteran of Qiandi.
Today's new rich, like Concubine Zhou, represent Emperor Zhenglong's attitude towards one party. Therefore, it would be okay for Concubine Zhou to do such a thing, but if Jia Yuanchun did it, it would be a taboo.
When Mother Jia came today, she actually asked about the pregnancy of the Queen and Concubine Zhou, but Aunt Xue changed the topic to the matter of Concubine Zhou being able to take people in to serve her.
These are completely two different things.
Lin Yutong only shook his head: "Where can I talk about the palace affairs?" She gave Aunt Xue a soft or hard push, then patted Jia Mu's hand and said in a voice that could be heard by two or three people.
: "...You and your wife can't be anxious. If you are anxious, you will naturally make your wife more anxious. At this time, you have to be more steady. Let others live their lives. We just have to do our own thing.
Not to mention that we still don’t know whether we will be a prince or a princess when we are born, but even if we are born as a prince, how long will it take for the little prince to grow into the eldest prince? What’s more, when he grows up... it will be even more uncertain at that time. Don’t
Let’s not talk about it, let’s talk about Prince Yoshitaka, who has been the crown prince for nearly thirty years. What’s the result? There are so many variables, why are you staring at these? On the contrary, it has aroused taboo.” She whispered:
"If you remember my queen, you can go there occasionally when the weather is nice. After all, you are getting old. Don't you worry about me after all this trouble? I will think in my heart that it is because of her own reasons.
It’s hard for my grandmother to be affected by this.”
The previous words are very reasonable. They are bold, but it is precisely because of their boldness that they say what others dare not say, which makes them more credible.
The dissatisfaction I felt before was completely gone because of these heartfelt words.
Mother Jia grabbed Lin Yutong's hand and said, "You are the only child who is honest and dares to say these things."
Mrs. Wang was also happy in her heart. The first words made sense, and the latter words were just in favor of Mrs. Wang. She didn't want to follow the old lady every time she entered the palace. The mother and daughter wanted to talk privately, but it was because the old lady was there that they never found her.
Chance.
So he hurriedly said: "I just said, this child has absolutely no reason to be separated from us."
Lin Yutong asked: "Where are you talking about? How come we are divided?" She told the story one by one: "The Empress Dowager Qian'er called, the Qian'er Princess Zhongshun called again, the big county in the mansion
The master is now old enough to prepare for the dowry. Not long ago, the uncle from the Qian family went to Beijing with his family. In the meantime, there were two elderly people from the Qi family who were in-laws celebrating their birthdays. The Zhang family came here to urge the marriage and were discussing it with their sister-in-law.
As for the dowry matter... The family property is not big, but there are many things to do. And there are not as many people as there are helpers in the house. Even if this grandma is not here today, another grandma must have agreed to it. I have only one person here.
Me and no one else."
Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "This is the disadvantage of brothers breaking up early."
Lin Yutong laughed: "Even if we don't separate, no one will help me. My younger siblings stay with Brother Ying and spend most of their time in the academy."
Mrs.
Lin Yutong couldn't answer these words. Is there anyone who talks like this? She said it unintentionally, but the listener did. She envied the mother-in-law who had no mother-in-law to serve, and the sisters-in-law to worry about. Doesn't that mean she didn't want to serve Jia Mu?
Is this mother-in-law, Mrs. Wang, this sister-in-law a little troubled?
Although this is all true, the truth is easy to say but not easy to hear!
After saying this, everyone fell silent for a moment. Not only Lin Yutong didn't know how to answer the conversation, but others also didn't know how to cover the topic for her.
On the contrary, it was Baoyu who took a bunch of things from the table on one side and asked, "Sister Tong, what is this?"
Lin Yutong glanced at it and discovered that it was a literacy card made for Brother Yun. There were some pictures on it to help the child remember. When asked, she said, "...this kid, why did you leave this thing here?
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Baoyu looked at Lin Yutong in surprise: "Sister Tong can even write a book."
This is not writing a book, this is...
Just as she was about to explain, she noticed that the things on the card were somewhat different from what she had written before.
There are pictures and words on the front, but annotations are written on the back, just like a dictionary, explaining the word.
Xue Baochai also leaned over to take a look and said: "It's really easy to understand. It's more suitable for young children than Three Hundred Thousand."
Lin Yutong laughed: "The front is for my child's enlightenment, and the back is for the child's father to fill in when he has time. I don't have the ability."
When Mrs. Wang saw Baoyu agreeing with this approach, she felt happy and said hurriedly: "Tong Yatou really puts a lot of thought into raising her children. This is exactly the same as the empress. The empress was also like this when she was at home.
I hugged Baoyu and taught him how to read. Now every time I go to the palace, I am always asked, has Baoyu made progress in studying? I don’t know how to answer."
As he spoke, he carefully looked at the expression on Jia Mu's face.
Jia Mu didn't say anything, but went to look at Baoyu. When she saw him turning over the cards, without saying anything else, her nose became sore, "Looking at me, I don't know what your plans are, but you don't want me to love Baoyu... Let's just let it go."
! You are the parents of the child, and you have the final say on how to arrange it. But just one thing, if my Baoyu is forced to get sick again, I will not comply. "
Mrs. Wang was overjoyed: "Everyone listens to the old lady."
It's just as if Baoyu didn't hear what was said here, or it's as if it wasn't him who was talking here.
Lunch is served in the garden. The garden at home is not big, but it is well kept. It is the coolest place to have it in the garden.
I didn't make the banquet noodles at home, so I couldn't make it in time. I went to an outside restaurant to order the banquet noodles. This is the best banquet noodles in the capital.
Tanchun was a thoughtful person. He saw the words on the food box on the side and asked Lin Yutong in a low voice: "How much is this table worth?"
Wang Xifeng raised her eyebrows and raised the corners of her mouth slightly, but she didn't say a word and just listened.
Lin Yutong said: "Nine taels and nine cents."
It’s only ninety-two yuan, which is more than half the price of making the banquet noodles at home. It also includes dried fruits and various fruits, as well as wine and fruit pulp. After all, it’s even cheaper.
Xue Baochai laughed with Lin Yutong: "Tan girl is only interested in money now. How can she look like a young lady from the Duke's family? Even that small family definitely doesn't have such calculations."
Lin Yutong said: "People say that you will not be poor until you have enough food and clothing, and you will never be poor forever. If you come from a small family, what you say is not unreasonable. I think the third sister is very good like this."
Tanchun didn't care what Baochai said, but asked Lin Yutong: "I heard from my sister before that the garden at home can earn one or two hundred taels a year?"
"It's not just this garden." Lin Yutong laughed: "This garden is not big. It includes the flowers and willows planted in each courtyard. Calculated in this way, it is almost the same."
There are various varieties of flowers in the garden, and the rare flowers and plants that are divided every year can be sold for a lot of money.
Tanchun's eyes lit up: "According to what my sister said, our garden can cost more than one or two thousand taels of silver a year."
If you calculate it that way, it's correct.
But Li Wan shook his head: "I thought it was too good. The population here is simple, and the servants are not that stupid. There are only one or two disobedient ones, just sell them off. With us
This kind of influence in the house can affect the whole body, and it is different to sell a slave to get a piece of it. Therefore, others can enforce orders and prohibitions, but our family cannot. If the output of that garden can feed a whole garden
The girls and servants are pretty good. Can we still expect to make a profit?"
There is some truth to this.
After being noisy for a long time, they were sent away. Today, including the master and his servants, a total of sixteen tables were opened.
The master sat at two tables, and the eldest girl brought the old lady who was close to her, and sat at six more tables. The little girl sent the old lady to take the people who carried the sedan chair, and these were eight more tables.
The master used a banquet worth nine liang and nine yen, the eldest girl used a banquet worth six liang and six yen, and the rough servant used a banquet worth three liang and three yen.
But the master only spent a total of nineteen taels, while these girls and servants, big and small, spent a total of sixty-six taels.
The young lady smacked her tongue: "This is more than three times the master's expense. After a long time of trouble, in these wealthy families, it is not the servants who work to support the masters, but the masters who support the servants."
Lin Yutong took the opportunity to say to his young mother: "So, you must remember the lessons of the Jia family. This arrogance is not staged by servants. Do you think there are really many masters in the Jia family?"
Not many! Compared with other families who often have more than a dozen children, their family is actually not very lush. There are only a few masters, but on average, a master has to be served by several people. These people are just like those who grew up in the Jia family.
The attached organisms on a big tree become more and more greedy as they cling to them.
After this time of socializing, I realized that the Jia family really regarded themselves as outsiders. People would come when they were told to come, and when they came, they would have to entertain them with a feast. Lin Yutong felt that this account was not worth it, and thought to himself, next time
If you call me again, I'd better go. Just take this as a rule. My family's money is not brought by strong winds.
Because of this expense, Lin Yutong refused to give any more expensive things to the Jia family, such as gifts.
The next gifts are rice fish raised in the rice fields or lively shrimps. When it comes to the Mid-Autumn Festival, no other gifts are prepared. They are crabs raised in water from the rice fields. I catch a few baskets and give them away.
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It's the Mid-Autumn Festival. The Jia family is shouting. Neither Lin Yutong nor the Fourth Master are going. There will be no reunions on this festival this year.
The Fourth Master was summoned by the Supreme Emperor, and even Emperor Zhenglong and other princes went to spend the festival with the Supreme Emperor. Where is the Queen? She stayed in the palace to take charge. During the festival, she also entertained some courtiers who were favored by Emperor Zhenglong.
Family members, including Lin Yutong.
These princesses are common, but there is another lady whom I have not seen very often.
Princess Zhongshun smiled and said: "You don't know her, she is Mrs. Jinghaihou."
Wen Tianfang’s mother?
This relationship is really wonderful. Lin Yutong went over and bowed.
Mrs. Hou quickly avoided her and helped Lin Yutong up: "Mrs. Jia is really good-looking."
After hearing this, many people looked in the direction of Yuanchun.
Yuanchun actually didn't feel that comfortable in the palace. On such occasions, she rarely had the chance to speak. Seeing everyone looking at her, she only nodded with a reserved smile.
When these people looked at Lin Yutong again, they felt that she looked similar. She wanted to say she was dignified, but this one was more dignified than the empress.
The queen laughed: "She is very good, you should get close to her. I really like her temperament..."
Lin Yutong said hurriedly: "There is no such thing as the empress. Whether it is good or not depends on others..."
The queen laughed again: "It's my wife who sells melons."
Regardless of the tone of speaking or the content of the words, the intimacy shown is by no means ordinary.
Mrs. Wen couldn't help but look at Lin Yutong twice. It was rare for Gaoming to be so comfortable in the palace.
After seeing the ceremony, the queen waved to Lin Yutong: "Come and sit down. I will ask you to come and serve me today."
Just use Lin Yutong to serve you everywhere, just to express your attitude.
Lin Yutong also understood this meaning. From the outside, he saw that the Fourth Master was close to the Supreme Emperor, but he did not see Emperor Zhenglong very often. This inevitably led to many speculations. Not to mention that the Queen really liked to be with him, but she just didn't.
Like, in front of so many people, I have to show a different intimacy from others, just for the sake of the relationship between father and son in the Tian family.
This was something that was tacitly understood, so Lin Yutong took advantage of the situation and sat down beside the queen's desk.
The queen asked Princess Zhongshun again about the marriage of the eldest princess. Prince Zhongshun and his wife were marrying a daughter for the first time and were preparing a dowry, but... the son-in-law has not been confirmed yet.
The royal family is basically like this. I wish I could go through all the families with boys in the world to see whose children are better.
Princess Zhongshun really has a candidate in mind right now: "The children of the Xungui family... after counting the children, it turns out that the eldest son of the Jinghaihou family is a good one... and he is engaged to someone else..."
Mrs. Wen quickly saluted: "You fell in love with the wrong person."
But I didn't dare to listen to this seriously.
Then the princess said again: "However, following their family has made me fall in love with a good one." As she said this, she felt quite proud.
Lin Yutong opened his mouth and couldn't help but let out an "ah" sound.
The queen looked over and said, "But guess which family it is from?"
Lin Yutong looked at Princess Zhongshun and saw her nodding slightly, so she whispered to the queen: "... Lin Ruhai has a young master who is the brother-in-law of the heir apparent of the Wen family. He is handsome, well-behaved, and a good boy.
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This matter can't be said in a big way, but at this time, the hint was revealed. The palace did not want the candidate for the son-in-law to be cut off, and also asked the Wen family and himself to go back and say hello to the Lin family.
I don't want to be forceful. If the Lin family is interested, Lin Ruhai should ask King Zhongshun to mention this matter in a subtle way.
Lin Yutong has been in and out of the palace frequently in the past two years, and is very familiar with this princess. Speaking of it, she is also a good candidate. She is dignified, noble, and friendly. Whether it is temperament or appearance, she is the best choice. What's more,
She was born into a noble family. The emperor still has no daughter, and she is the eldest daughter of King Zhongshun. Not only the prince and his wife are interested in her, but also the palace, the queen and the emperor are very fond of the child.
This dynasty has very strict control over the prince-in-law, but the commander-in-chief... does not say that he is not called to hold office.
Since it has no impact on your career, where can you find such a good match?
Lin Yutong and the Wen family's wife looked at each other and saw happiness in each other's eyes.
Mrs. Wen's joy is easy to understand. Her son's brother-in-law married this princess, which will be of great help to her son's future. But what she doesn't understand is that Mrs. Jia's eyes are bursting with joy.
Joy does not seem to be fake at all. It is actually genuine joy.
This person is related to the Lin family, she knows this. But it is said that such a relationship cannot be close. Unexpectedly, she is actually really happy for that person. If you really say that, this temperament is very endearing. He is so honest and honest, no wonder
The Queen likes it so much.
This topic was brought to an end and soon branched out.
Among the people who came this time, there was also a plainly dressed princess. Lin Yutong had never seen her before. Seeing that the queen did not introduce her, she stopped asking. But she had some guesses in her heart that this was the only one dressed as a widow.
People are afraid that this is the concubine of Prince Zhongyi. There is a woman in almost the same dress standing behind her, so this person should be the concubine.
When these princesses enter the palace, some of them will bring their concubines with them. The concubines stand behind them and are given seats when they take their seats.
Looking over there a few more times, I saw the woman who was suspected to be the concubine of Prince Zhongyi, constantly looking in the direction of Yuanchun. Yuanchun looked more reserved than before, and she seemed to be a little afraid of this concubine.
She silently withdrew her gaze, and Concubine Zhou turned to talk to Lin Yutong over there, asking about the rice: "The rice flower fish that was brought into the palace before was not big, and it looked like it was less than a pound, but it turned out to be me.
Delicious food that I have never tasted before. Now that I have a body, I am picky about food, but this one can be eaten. It is a shame that our champion, such a great talent, can still do what an old farmer does."
Lin Yutong was busy and modest: "There are 360 professions, and all of them are number one. Food is the most important thing for the people, and farming is a big deal. The man in our family always says when he comes back, he is the only one in this profession."
Meng Tong, there is still something to learn."
As he spoke, the table was sent over.
The maids on the side came up to pour wine, and the first glass was given to the queen. It was a must-drink.
But as soon as the wine entered her nose, Lin Yutong frowned. This was a kind of flower and fruit wine. It had a very mixed smell, but there was a faint smell of another kind. Her expression changed slightly, she reached out and pressed her hand on the queen's hand, shaking her head gently.
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The queen was stunned, and the waiters beside her were also stunned. Then her expression changed, she realized what she was doing, and took two steps towards Lin Yutong to kiss her.
Lin Yutong whispered: "Bring a pot of rice wine for both the queen and Concubine Zhou."
Concubine Zhou looked at the wine bottle that had been replaced, then looked at the Queen and Lin Yutong. Then she realized what was going on. Her hand shook involuntarily, and the cup in her hand rolled to the ground. There was a sudden silence in the hall.
The queen's expression remained unchanged and she smiled: "But your hands are numb again?"
Some people's hands and feet will become numb during pregnancy, which helped Concubine Zhou cover up her gaffe.
Concubine Zhou forced a smile, stretched out her hand and rubbed it: "It may be that I have suffered a lot, but my hands are numb."
The queen wanted to tell Concubine Zhou to rest, but after thinking about it, she decided to forget it. Just leave it where she could see it, so as to avoid any accidents and she couldn't explain clearly. Thinking like this, she felt anxious in her heart.
stand up.
Lin Yutong sent the person who was serving the dishes, and he hesitated personally to pick up the dishes for the Queen: "My Lady, don't drink too much, try this, I think it tastes very good."
The queen glanced at Lin Yutong and felt inexplicably calm.
Therefore, there is nothing inappropriate about eating vegetables, toasting and drinking for a whole dinner.
But because of this, the banquet went very quickly. After the process was completed, the banquet was over. The women were sent out of the palace, and someone was secretly sent to the palace outside the city to inform the emperor.
In the end, only Lin Yutong and Princess Zhongshun stayed.
The queen then showed something strange. She was nervous and had some stomachache, and it looked like she was going to give birth prematurely. But she still arranged things first and said to Princess Zhongshun: "You stay with Concubine Zhou, don't leave. Don't call her easily."
Eat, and don’t ask her to drink anything handed to her..."
Concubine Zhou saw that the sweat on the queen's head was falling and she still arranged it like this, so she hurriedly said: "I won't eat or drink, and I won't go anywhere. Don't worry, my queen."
The queen nodded, turned around, held Lin Yutong's hand, and looked at her, as if to say: At this time, the only one I can trust is you.
Lin Yutong helped her go inside: "As long as I'm here, I guarantee that the empress and the little prince will be safe."
Princess Zhongshun looked at the midwife who was blocked outside and was a little stunned. Was she actually going to ask this top lady to deliver the queen's baby?