It’s Better to be the Empress Dowager

Chapter 44 First grade

New Year’s Day.

Jinling wants to prepare a grand celebration of the Yuan Dynasty, Zhao Chengjun is in the domain, this etiquette is avoided.

Zhao Chengjun was stationed in the frontier, and he was the uncle of the little emperor, so he was spared, but Tang Shishi and other female relatives did not have such confidence. On the first day, everyone in the palace will greet the mistress, and the seat of the royal concubine will be replaced by the concubine.

Teacher Tang greeted her concubine when she passed away. When she went, she found that the maid and the maids were all around outside, and there was still a person guarding the door. Master Tang’s footsteps gradually slowed down. When Lu Yufei’s nurse saw Master Tang coming, she immediately greeted her diligently: “Girl Tang is here, and the girl is happy for the New Year.”

“Sisters are happy together.” Master Tang stopped halfway in the corridor, looked in the room, and asked, “Is there a guest?”

The grandmother’s smile froze for a while, and she smiled for a moment: “Not a guest, Miss Tang, wait a minute, I’ll go in and tell the concubine.”

Master Tang was waiting outside the corridor holding the stove, and she asked the maid next to her softly: “Which guest came to visit the concubine?”

The maid seemed to be hard to say, but the person who asked the question was Master Tang, and she didn’t dare not say anything, so she could only quickly say: “It’s Mrs. Xu.”

Mrs. Xu? Master Tang frowned. She had known about the officials and relatives of Xiping Mansion. There were only a few who could visit Jingwang Mansion. When did a family named Xu appear in Xiping Mansion?

Master Tang was about to ask which Xu family it was. Seeing the maid’s expression, Master Tang suddenly blessed his soul and thought of a “Xu family”.

The son’s biological parents, Xu Jing and Mrs. Xu.

Xu Jing rescued Zhao Chengjun and died in Yongxi’s three years, leaving only an orphan and a widow in Xu’s family. Zhao Chengjun was grateful for Xu Jing’s life-saving grace and began to support the Xu family. Later, Zhao Chengjun’s fiancée died two consecutively. Zhao Chengjun gave up his thoughts of marriage and adopted Xu Jing’s son as an adopted son, and changed his name to Zhao Zixun.

It is a good thing for ordinary people’s children to enter the palace anyway, not to mention the adopter is Jing Wang Zhao Chengjun. Naturally, the Xu family didn’t disagree. Zhao Zixun’s biological mother, Mrs. Xu, didn’t know whether to avoid suspicion or completely abandon her son. In short, she rarely appeared in front of Zhao Zixun again in the next few years.

This is a good thing for both parties, and both parties have tacitly agreed that Zhao Chengjun will no longer mention the Xu family, and the Xu family will not take the initiative to appear in front of Zhao Zixun. Although it will not be completely cut off, but unless the New Year’s Day, the two seldom move around.

Unexpectedly, on the first day of this year, Mrs. Xu’s family would visit her house and meet the concubine the first time she came. Master Tang understands what the maid and the maid’s expressions are just now. Master Tang also feels embarrassed. She sees the situation badly and wants to retire: “Since the concubine is busy, I’m inconvenience to bother. I will come to greet the concubine later. .”

Teacher Tang didn’t finish talking, the nurse came out from the main room and raised the curtain, and smiled at Master Tang, “Girl Tang, please come inside.”

Yes, now I can’t go if I want to. Master Tang could only bite the bullet and stepped forward. After entering the door, someone stood up and said, “This is the girl Tang that the prince relies on the most. Girl Tang, you can be regarded as looking forward to you, please come inside.”

Master Tang sighed secretly, Lu Yufei played the ball well. She didn’t want to face Zhao Zixun’s biological mother, so she threw the hot potato to Master Tang.

Master Tang said with a smile: “What the concubine Shizi said is unreasonable. Concubine Shizi is very busy, and I am idle all day long. Concubine Shizi wants to see me, so she can send a maid over at any time. How can it be so troublesome that the concubine Shizi said?”

Master Tang walked into the door of the East Chamber, and saw Lu Yufei sitting on the front of the Luohan bed, and on the opposite side was a middle-aged woman dressed in a wealthy manner, but her hands, neck and nails all revealed that she was not commensurate with her rich and noble dress. Rough.

The nobles never had to consider their livelihoods, and the young ladies began to take care of them from birth. Their hands were as tender as green onions, and most of them had beautiful long nails. Not like the woman in front of me, who has short stubby fingers, rough skin, and even calluses on her fingertips.

Master Tang’s pretender didn’t see it, and asked: “This lady is…”

After Tang Shishi entered the door, Lu Yufei stood up to greet Mrs. Xu, who was still sitting on the Arhat bed. Now when asked by Master Tang, she just got up and made a gesture, saying: “I am the Xu family, the late husband Xu Jing. I have been away for many years.”

In fact, Master Tang knew her identity, but at this moment, she pretended to suddenly realize, and said: “It turns out to be Mrs. Xu. Disrespectful, please sit down quickly.”

Master Tang gave a surrender, and Mrs. Xu really sat down. Master Tang still kept smiling, but sighed in his heart.

If everything develops according to the plot, then after entering the palace later, Zhao Zixun will take Mrs. Xu into the palace and serve as the queen mother. The mother-in-law to be pleased by the concubines is such a character, whether it is a good thing for Tang Shishi, Zhou Shunhua, or Lu Yufei or Ren Yujun.

It can be seen that Lu Yufei didn’t want to face this master, otherwise, as soon as Master Tang came, he would immediately pull Master Tang in like a help. Lu Yufei sat down opposite Mrs. Xu with a strong expression, while Master Tang moved the embroidered pier by the maid, and Xu Xu sat in front of the footsteps.

Everyone was very embarrassed for a while, and no one in the room spoke. Mrs. Xu was also embarrassed. She grabbed the veil and said, “I haven’t seen the son for a long time. Unexpectedly, the son is married to his wife. The son of the son is too thin and the **** is small. I am afraid it will not be good for future generations.”

Master Tang was drinking tea, and almost choked when he heard this. Lu Yufei’s face turned dark. She was worried that she was Zhao Zixun’s biological mother, and she barely turned her face, but the tone of her words was obviously colder: “I come from a scholarly family. My parents taught me to read rationally, benevolence, justice and faith when I was young. I look forward to being a qualified mistress in my husband’s house. My wife is not a concubine, but she is responsible for the rise and fall of the family, and the heirs continue. How can we take the quality of birth as the standard?”

The dissatisfaction in Lu Yufei’s words was very obvious. Mrs. Xu’s expression stiffened. Master Tang didn’t want to involve herself in it, so he quickly said: “What the concubine Shi Zi said is correct, and Mrs. Xu also means this, but the words are not as elegant as the concubine Shi Zi concubine. .”

Mrs. Xu caught the steps and said immediately: “Yes, that’s what I meant. A daughter-in-law doesn’t care whether she is talented or not, the most important thing is to have children. If she can’t give birth to a child, even if she is a gifted daughter, it’s useless to marry home. ”

Lu Yufei’s expression is still bad, but when it comes to having a baby, she can’t make any sense. Master Tang unhurriedly lifted the tea cover and said: “The concubine of the elder concubine has just been married, so there is no need to rush for the matter of the heirs. Moreover, the concubine of the concubine has already given two concubines for the elder son. It’s beyond the concubine.”

Mrs. Xu looked better when she heard that Lu Yufei took the initiative to take Zhao Zixun’s concubine. Mrs. Xu seemed a little hard to speak, and asked: “Is he… okay?”

Seeing that no one was answering, Master Tang took the initiative to say: “There are loyal ministers and famous teachers outside the world, and there are good wives and concubines to take care of him. Of course, I have a very good time.”

Mrs. Xu gave a long answer, her expression sad, she didn’t know if she was happy or disappointed. Mrs. Xu suddenly became sad, and tears fell: “When he left me, he was still such a tall boy. The tree climbed the wall in the sky, and he was so noisy. In the blink of an eye, he has grown so big. This is me. The mother didn’t see anything, and she felt a pain in her heart, but she was afraid of being bad for him, so she didn’t even dare to approach the palace. Over the years, I’ve been standing far outside, staring at the door all day, looking forward to it. When he enters and leaves the palace, he can let me have a look from a distance. The concubine has not yet given birth to a son, and you will understand when you give birth. If you take your son away, it is simply a piece of meat in your heart…”

Mrs. Xu cried without warning, and some of the words in the words were very inappropriate. What does it mean to be good for the son of the world and not be able to appear in front of the son of the world?

Li is such a reason, but it doesn’t work if you say it out.

Lu Yufei obviously felt that having such a mother-in-law was very embarrassed, and even his face changed. Master Tang also wanted to please Mrs. Xu in the future, so he had to hold it along: “Mrs. Don’t cry. The prince and the prince know your hard work over the years. The prince treats the prince as a parent and is dedicated to his responsibility. Mrs. Xu can rest assured. Today is the first day of the new year. It is auspicious to laugh more. Mrs. Xu will wipe away tears quickly.”

There is a saying among the folks that the first day of the new year symbolizes the luck of a year. If you cry on the first day, you will be crying in the next year. Mrs. Xu really stopped when she heard that she wiped her face with her veil.

Everyone in the room heaved a sigh of relief, and cast thankful glances to Master Tang. Mrs. Xu wiped her tears and said: “I know he is doing well, otherwise, I won’t be able to last for so many years. The whole family is looking forward to him. It is not convenient for me to be a widow. Thanks to my maiden brother for inquiring about the news. Give it to me. Only then did I know what the eldest son is doing. For so many years, no one in the Xu family has mentioned the eldest son. Only my mother’s family has been thinking about it. But two days ago, my brother made negligence when he was inquiring about the news. Others trapped them and are now being held in casinos. My younger siblings and I almost cried and lost our eyes. I remembered that when the son was a child, he loved to be close to his uncle, so I came to the palace and wanted to ask the son to find a way to rescue his uncle. ”

Master Tang even breathed a sigh of relief when he heard this, and finally said his mind. Master Tang doesn’t believe in the saying that “the Chinese are trapped by others” at all. The Tang family owns a casino, and what is right and wrong at the casino, doesn’t Master Tang still understand?

Master Tang asked casually: “Is it Wang Tu in the whole world? Even gambling houses must abide by the court’s decree. Does the wife know why Ling brother was detained by the gambling house?”

Mrs. Xu pursed her lips and said, “I owe some gambling debts. But not many. My own brother I know best. He is just a little addicted to gambling and will never commit major things. The numbers mentioned by the casino must be someone else. The design lied to him.”

Master Tang said oh, knowing it clearly. It turns out that you owe money for gambling. There is no big or small gambling addiction, and you will bet on the small ones, and in the end, it will definitely evolve into big gambling.

Lu Yufei couldn’t bear it when she heard that she was the daughter of the Lu family. The relatives she used to communicate with were not official family members of the same class, or a scholarly scholar of the same class. How can you gamble before? Lu Yufei patiently ran out, and said coldly: “I remember Mrs. Xu’s words. When the son comes back in the evening, I will mention it with the son.”

After speaking, Lu Yufei picked up the tea, looking impatient. After that, Mrs. Xu tried to talk to Lu Yufei, and Lu Yufei ignored them.

Mrs. Xu was so boring to beg, she couldn’t sit down anymore, stood up and said goodbye.

Lu Yufei was obviously relieved, as if wishing her to leave quickly. Lu Yufei saw that Mrs. Xu’s face was not good, but he didn’t care. Mrs. Xu is not her mother-in-law. Lu Yufei is married to Prince Jing’s Mansion. Who is the Xu family?

Master Tang’s eyesight was extremely fast, and immediately followed suit to say goodbye. After she walked out of the gate of Yinianyuan, Mrs. Xu pulled Master Tang and tried to identify with Master Tang: “Ms. Tang, do you think the concubine of the world is embarrassed by me? Poor me, tears in my nose and tears up my son. In the end, my son returned to someone else’s house, and even my wife didn’t like me…”

Teacher Tang heard something wrong, and quickly cut his words: “The concubine of the empire is straightforward, and the wife may have misunderstood. Madam, I remembered that the prince asked me to do something for me. I have to go back and resume my life as soon as possible, so I can’t send my wife out of the house. Madam. Go slowly, I’ll be one step ahead.”

Teacher Tang finished speaking, and quickly left with the maid. Teachers and students of Teacher Tang ran in a hurry because they were afraid of being entangled. Naturally, they didn’t see Zhou Shunhua coming from another road after she left.

After walking away, Master Tang asked Du Juan in a low voice, “What the **** is going on with the Xu family? Has Mrs. Xu been here before?”