Chapter 142 The Crown Princess
"How, is your son-in-law treating you well?" Mrs. Li asked, holding Li Yingru's hand.
Li Yingru smiled: "Well, mother, whenever he has time, he will take time to accompany me, even if he reads, he wants me to stay by his side!"
Mrs. Li smiled and narrowed her eyes: "That's good, then Well, my son is blessed. I can still trust the character of the son-in-law. Between husband and wife, the most important thing is the friendship between the two. The son-in-law is willing to spoil you, but you should not be arrogant because of the favor. You can show some pride in front of the son-in-law when appropriate. But don't go too far."
"Mother, look at what you said, am I that kind of person?" Li Yingru said helplessly; "He is so busy every day that he gets dizzy, and I feel sorry for him before it's too late." Mrs. Li looked at Li Yingru's pink-faced peach
blossoms Looking at her face, and looking at the irresistible smile in her eyes when she spoke, one can tell that the young couple really get along sweetly.
"What about your parents-in-law, how are they treating you?" Mrs. Li asked again: "I have only met your father-in-law once, and he looks very kind. Your mother-in-law is also a very kind person. When you come down to the capital, it's not bad to have such a demeanor, Yingru, you have to respect your parents-in-law, and don't look down on them just because they are country people." "Mother, look at you, where are you talking, I
am People like that, the parents-in-law are pretty good, just..." Li Yingru hesitated.
"What's the matter?" Mrs. Li asked hurriedly seeing Li Yingru like this.
"I didn't know before I got married. I only heard from my husband a few days ago that my husband's second sister was expelled from the clan by my father-in-law. Now my mother-in-law feels sorry for my second sister with all my heart, and often asks my husband to help that second sister!"
" Get rid of the clan! How come? If a woman gets rid of the clan, what status does she have in her husband's family! What's going on?" Mrs. Li asked in surprise.
Li Yingru whispered to Madam Li in detail.
"So that's how it is!" Mrs. Li thought deeply after hearing this: "Your mother-in-law is confused about this matter, you just follow Zhou Yi on this matter, and you can do what he says. And don't reveal it, Don't even tell your father."
Li Yingru nodded, she is not a fool, so naturally she would not spread the matter everywhere: "If it is according to me, I can't wait to beat up that second sister, she dared to harm my husband!" Mrs. Li nodded Li
Yingru "What are you talking about? No matter what, they are the flesh and blood of your father-in-law and mother-in-law."
Li Yingru burst out laughing: "Mother, I was just joking, do you believe it?"
After dinner, Zhou Yi was about to get up and leave. He said to Li Yingru, "Yingru, you can stay at your father-in-law's house for one night. If it's a big holiday, you can accompany your mother-in-law and father-in-law. I'll pick you up tomorrow.
" One street, but Li Yingru can't just go back to her mother's house for a visit.
General Li waved his hand: "How can this be done? It's not a rule. It's so close. You can come back anytime. You can't stay at your mother's house all the time during the Chinese New Year. Go back." Li Yingru pouted deliberately: "Father despises me
now ..." In fact, she didn't plan to stay, Zhou Yi usually stayed in the Yamen until evening before returning home, and now it's just the Spring Festival, so the two of them can have a good time. Thinking of this, Li Yingru was a little embarrassed. Could it be that she is really an outgoing girl?
Mrs. Li also stepped forward and patted Li Yingru on the back of the hand: "Go back, son-in-law's house is deserted now, so it will be more lively when you go back." "
Understood, mother." After Li Yingru finished speaking, she spontaneously hugged Zhou Yi's arm.
"Father-in-law and mother-in-law, let's take our leave."
"Okay, be careful on the road."
After leaving the gate of Li Mansion, the carriage sent by Zhou Mansion to pick them up was already waiting outside.
"Yingru, how about we go back?" Zhou Yi looked at Li Yingru with a smile, and seeing snow flying on her head, he carefully wiped it off for her, and then put the cloak and hat on Li Yingru.
When Zhou Yi picked snow for Li Yingru, his expression was more serious than ever. Looking at Zhou Yi's appearance, Li Yingru gradually became obsessed. Although it was the cold winter season, her heart was so hot that she wanted to jump out.
"Well, our Yingru is so beautiful!" After Zhou Yi praised, his eyes were fixed, and he suddenly pulled the hat that Li Yingru was wearing on his head with both hands, and then got his head under the hat, and pressed the tip of his nose against Li Yingru's. , snorting intertwined, eyes facing each other.
"Xianggong..." Li Yingru couldn't help but her legs became weak, and the hat covered the two of them, and the breaths of the two blended and flowed together, as if they were one.
"Hush." Zhou Yi hissed, and suddenly put his lips on Li Yingru's.
Qingzhu in the carriage of the Zhou Mansion in the distance was about to lift the curtain to come out to call them. Seeing such a scene, he immediately groaned, covered his eyes quickly, and then spread his hands to look through the thin slit. In fact, he couldn't see it either. What, the hat on Li Yingru's cloak was so big that it completely covered Zhou Yi and Li Yingru's heads. From the perspective of Qingzhu, they could only see the two of them sticking very close together, and they didn't know what they were doing.
"Young master, it's true that you are so shameless in public..." Qing Zhu muttered, and then she blushed first, and got into the carriage again.
After a while, the car was knocked lightly a few times.
Qingzhu hurriedly lifted the curtain of the car, and when she saw it, it was indeed Zhou Yi: "Young master, shall we go now?" "
You can drive the carriage back, the young lady and I are going back, and when we go back, tell our parents, Let them not worry." When Zhou Yi was speaking, Li Yingru took his arm and leaned against him tightly, even though it was almost dark, Qingzhu could still see the scarlet color on Li Yingru's face through the light of the snow .
I don't know what these two people did! Seeing the shy look of the Young Madam... Qing Zhu muttered in his heart, and asked hesitantly: "Master, it's cold today, and it will take half an hour to go back!
" Nonsense!" Zhou Yi glared at Qingzhu.
Qingzhu let out an ooh, turned around and dug out two Mrs. Tang from the carriage: "Young Master, Young Madam, you should take this with you. I've been warming it all the time, and it's still hot!"
Zhou Yi laughed: "It's still useful." Then he took a gun from Qingzhu's hand: "We only need one, and you can keep the other one yourself." This moved
Qingzhu so much that he sucked it. Sniffing, "Young Master, you are so kind to me. Young Madam, you are also very kind to me."
Li Yingru was amused by Qingzhu, and she glanced at Zhou Yi jokingly, and then told Qingzhu, "Go back, I will see you I've been waiting for quite a while, go back and warm up by the fire, and have a good rest."
Qingzhu nodded hurriedly.
Zhou Yi embraced Li Yingru and walked forward, Qingzhu drove the carriage by himself, and when passing by them, he even called out: "Young Master, Young Madam, I'll go first." Li Yingru watched the carriage go away, shaking it
funny Shaking his head: "Qingzhu's temperament is quite interesting, Qing'er always likes to tease him, every tease is accurate."
Zhou Yi thought of Qingzhu's appearance, and it was a little funny: "He still has some childishness, and he came here when he was very young. My family."
Li Yingru nodded when she heard the words, she looked at Mrs. Tang she was holding, Zhou Yi put one arm around her waist, and covered her with the other hand, and the two of them were like conjoined twins, " This is why Xianggong, you only took one Mrs. Tang? Thanks to Qingzhu, I thought you felt sorry for him, so I was touched for a while!"
Zhou Yi blinked: "Madam, what are you talking about, I don't understand..."
"Xianggong really listened Don't understand?" Li Yingru looked at Zhou Yi with a half-smile.
Zhou Yi touched his nose and pretended to look around.
Seeing him like this, Li Yingru laughed out loud, and leaned closer to Zhou Yi again.
The two whispered softly, walking slowly in the snow, the snowflakes fell, and the moonlight dragged their figures long.
There is one more person in the family, and the atmosphere is completely different. Li Yingru is cheerful and can talk, coaxing Wang Yan into a smile. Wang Yan is in a better mood, and Zhou's second child is also in a better mood. This year, the Zhou family can be regarded as peaceful. Happy.
On the eighth day of the first lunar month, the empress sent posts to officials of the third rank and above and wives who had orders, inviting them to have a tea party on the tenth day of the first lunar month. Li Yingru also received it, and the Queen's post included Li Yingru and Wang Yan.
As soon as Wang Yan heard that she was also invited by the queen, she immediately panicked: "Well, what am I going to do here, I don't understand anything!" Wang Yan's hands began to tremble.
Li Yingru hurriedly comforted her: "Mother, it's okay. A banquet like this is just about eating and drinking, as long as there are no mistakes in etiquette." "But, but I don't know how to salute. What should I do?" Wang
Yan Looking anxiously at Zhou Yi: "Liulang, why don't you tell the queen that I'm sick, so I don't want to go to this banquet..."
Zhou Yi was a little helpless, how could he tell the queen? Posting the post is also a sign of respect for him. He quickly comforted Wang Yan: "Mother, it's okay, please Anli and let Yingru teach you, she will always be by your side when the time comes, and will remind you, we can't refuse the queen's post."
Zhou Laoer also said: "Yan Niang, you just learn from your daughter-in-law and ask for alms. The Queen will post a post for you, which is a great honor to our family. If you refuse, it will be a great honor to Liu Lang Not good."
Hearing what they said, Wang Yan could only reply uncomfortably: "Okay then."
Li Yingru smiled and comforted Wang Yan softly: "Mother, don't worry, when the time comes, we will salute the queen, and we will be seated right next to you." Just go to eat and talk less."
"Is that all right?" Wang Yan asked hesitantly.
Li Yingru said without hesitation: "That's all right."
Hearing what Li Yingru said, Wang Yan felt at ease.
Wang Yan learned etiquette from Li Yingru for two days. On the tenth day of the first lunar month, Zhou Yi sent them outside the palace gate, "Mother, don't worry, it's okay, Yingru, take good care of mother.
" Now, don't worry, my mother-in-law is smart, I will teach her the etiquette, and nothing will go wrong. You can go to work." Hearing what Li Yingru said, Wang Yan became more confident, and the more she looked at
Li Yingru, the more Feeling pleasing to the eye, he also said to Zhou Yi: "Yes, Liu Lang, you go to work, mother is fine."
Zhou Yi nodded. He did have a lot of things to do. What Zhou Yi wants to run is a comprehensive school that can broaden the horizons of students and liberate their minds. All kinds of teachers are needed. Most of these people have weird tempers. He asked the person in charge of the Da Viet Times to collect these strange people and compiled a list a long time ago, but so far less than half of them have agreed to come to the commercial academy to teach. The rest of them are far from the capital. Zhou Yi, who was nearby, was going to come to the door himself, even if he visited the thatched cottage three times. As for those who were far away, he had to let his subordinates invite them. After all, he really couldn't let go of the mess in the capital.
After Zhou Yi arrived at the Commercial Academy and explained some things to the subordinates in the ministry, he led people towards the suburbs of Beijing non-stop.
When he left the city, Li Yingru and Wang Yan also arrived at the palace.
Most of the people who came today were noble ladies, even if they were upright officials, most of their wives were from scholarly families. Everyone has their own style. In comparison, Wang Yan who was being supported by Li Yingru seemed a little timid.
Judging by Wang Yan's appearance, these noble ladies would not blatantly laugh at them because of their own upbringing, but they have their own methods to easily show that Wang Yan is out of gregarious.
A few glances exchanged between each other, revealing a tacit meaning.
Wang Yan was very nervous at the moment, but she didn't have the heart to observe those things. Li Yingru supported Wang Yan, pretending that she didn't see their silly tricks, and whispered something in Wang Yan's ear from time to time, reminding her what to pay attention to.
When they arrived at the queen's palace, everyone saluted the queen. Wang Yan and Li Yingru stood in the second half. Seeing so many people, even if there was a slight mistake, they could fool them. Wang Yan was greatly relieved.
In fact, this kind of banquet is quite boring, but the political significance it represents cannot be underestimated. The wives who were invited by the queen also reflected from the side that at least last year, their respective husbands were doing well in the court. Of course , the kind that relies on hereditary titles is another story.
When the banquet started, it was nothing more than watching songs and dances, drinking tea, and chatting. The queen would order a few ladies to talk at random.
But the seemingly random behavior may not be simple at all. The wife who was pointed out shows that her husband or son is showing her face in front of the emperor.
Today the Crown Princess is also helping the Empress to entertain guests. Li Yingru looked at the Crown Princess and found that she is really beautiful and beautiful, and the willows are weak and the wind is walking.
When Li Yingru looked at the Crown Princess, the Crown Princess also happened to look at Li Yingru, but what surprised Li Yingru was that she felt the hostility in the Crown Princess' eyes.
Li Yingru's intuition has never been wrong, she was puzzled and at the same time raised her vigilance, and she looked away lightly.
"Mother, you see what I said is right, nothing will happen." Li Yingru picked up a chopstick for Wang Yan and put it on her plate.
Wang Yan nodded, and said in a low voice, "You're right. There are so many people, so let's just keep quiet." The mother-in-law and
daughter-in-law wanted to eat and drink together, and then just follow the crowd to end the banquet and leave the palace. .
However, after talking with the ladies, the queen suddenly clicked on Wang Yan and Li Yingru. The queen smiled, looked at the seats where Wang Yan and Li Yingru were sitting, and said in a gentle voice: "Speaking of which, this year's banquet is very exciting." There are new faces, Mrs. Zhou, Mrs. Zhou."
Li Yingru hurriedly helped Wang Yan up, and walked to the middle of the hall to salute. Although Wang Yan was a little flustered, she followed Li Yingru's approach, but Because of tension, etiquette is somewhat nondescript.
There was faint laughter in the hall.
Seeing this, the princess also covered her mouth with a handkerchief, and the sarcasm flashed in her eyes.
Knowing that these people were laughing at her, Wang Yan was so ashamed and angry that her hands trembled. Li Yingru grabbed Wang Yan's hand.
The queen glanced lightly at the other ladies in the hall, including the crown princess, and successfully shut them up.
"Empress, after receiving your post a few days ago, my mother-in-law was very excited when she thought of meeting the mother of a country. I was afraid that I would be a little rude. Before my mother-in-law fell asleep last night, she was looking forward to seeing her today. !" Li Yingru said crisply, supporting Wang Yan.
Li Yingru's remarks directly turned Wang Yan's timidity into the excitement of seeing the queen. Regardless of whether this statement is true or not, at least it is very pleasant to the queen's ears.
The queen smiled and said: "Oh, so that's how it is. Isn't that my palace? Mrs. Zhou, you have raised a man of great ability for the court. Both the emperor and this palace should thank you very much!
" , is what a concubine should do, no... no, it's what a woman should do." Wang Yan supported Li Yingru's hand, and even if she tried to be more assertive, she still said the wrong thing.
This time, the ladies in the main hall laughed louder than before, but it was suppressed after all, and among the many laughter, the most pleasant one was that of the Crown Princess.
"Ying Ru, I..." Wang Yan was so anxious that she was about to cry.
"Mother, it's okay, they just laugh as if they didn't hear you." Li Yingru patted Wang Yan on the back, glanced at everyone, and then at the princess.
Seeing Wang Yan like this, the queen couldn't talk to her any more. After rewarding her with some things, she asked Li Yingru to help Wang Yan back to her seat.
Until Wang Yan returned to her seat, the Crown Princess was still covering her mouth and looking at her with a soft sneer.
"Crown princess, go and see how many melon slices are left." The queen gave the princess a faint look, and ordered while drinking tea.
The crown princess was shocked by the queen's cold stare, and hurriedly responded with lowered eyebrows.
Back to her seat, Wang Yan hurriedly asked Li Yingru nervously: "Yingru, what I did just now, will the Queen blame me and punish me?" "Mother, no, you are thinking too much,
Queen Isn't it very kind to you?" Li Yingru hurriedly comforted Wang Yan.
Wang Yan thought about it for a while, and breathed a sigh of relief.
Everyone was talking, talking and talking, someone just mentioned, "Master Zhou and his wife are really in harmony with each other. On the night of the New Year's Eve, I heard that the two of them hugged each other in the snow. It's been a while!"
Qi Shushu looked at Li Yingru.
Li Yingru's face didn't change at all, she is married now, she is no longer a girl, she doesn't have to pretend to be shy anymore, and what's the matter with getting closer to her husband?
She raised her teacup with a smile and looked at everyone: "That's right, my husband said that he wanted to go for a walk that night. As a wife, I naturally want to accompany him." When she said it so openly, it was hard for others to say
anything , the queen said with a smile: "It's a good thing for a husband and wife to have a good relationship." She directly changed the topic.
The tea party finally came to an end. During this period, Li Yingru concentrated on taking care of Wang Yan, instead of talking about those right and wrong, she also tried to test Wang Yan with others. Those who wanted to see her jokes subtly resolved the past.
As soon as the tea party was over and the wives had left, the queen's face turned cold. She threw the teacup on the table heavily, and glanced at the princess: "Go and call the prince.
" The queen's cold face has something to do with her.
The queen is not like other concubines who beat and scold the maids when she is in a bad mood. On the contrary, she looks very kind on weekdays, but she has a strong aura, and when she turns cold a little, all the maids shiver.
The crown prince's uterus was in the palace, and the crown prince arrived at the Summer Palace in a short while.
"Queen, what did you call my son?" the prince asked with a smile after greeting the queen.
The queen said coldly, "Go and ask the crown princess yourself!"
The crown princess said ah.
The prince hurriedly asked: "Crown princess, didn't I ask you to learn how to manage the back house with my mother? Why did you make my mother angry?" "
I didn't, I didn't do anything..." The princess said blankly.
"Didn't do anything! The good one didn't do anything!" The empress seemed to be trying her best to endure her anger. Hearing what the princess said, she swept the teacup to the ground.
The prince was also frightened by this incident. In his heart, his mother had always been a person who did not show any emotions or anger.
"Hurry up and tell me, how did you make the empress angry!" The prince turned around and shouted at the princess.
The concubine was also startled by the queen, and hurriedly knelt on the ground: "Husband, trust me, I really didn't do anything to the queen, mother, I know you don't like me, but even if you are angry, you should let me know the reason." Ah..."
The queen stood up abruptly: "Do you know why this palace is so angry? It's you idiot who clearly made a mistake but still doesn't know where he is wrong! How can you help the crown prince fight if you go on like this? Take care of the queen house, and be a good housekeeper?"
The crown princess stuck her neck: "Mother, your words are too hurtful, I am not worthy of being a crown princess, so who is worthy? Is that hag of the Li family?"
As soon as the words came out, the queen and the prince looked at the princess together.
The princess came back to her senses, only to realize what she said, she was so frightened that she was out of her wits, and hurriedly crawled on the ground: "Mother, don't be angry, my daughter-in-law is talking nonsense..." "Hehehe, okay, it's really good
, Crown Princess, I said before that you don't have the means to manage the back house. Now, it seems that you really underestimated you. You even dare to put people in my palace. This means is really good! Prince, you Let's figure it out!" The queen sat back on the couch and waved her hand.
"You are so brave!" The prince walked up to the princess and slapped her suddenly: "Quickly apologize to the queen mother!
" Confidence: "You hit me, prince, you actually hit me?" She was beautiful, and the prince has been doting on her in the past few years since he married her. Even though the prince has many concubines, he has never threatened her. A person of high status appeared, and now he was slapped by the prince, only felt that the sky was dark, and a huge wave was coming.
The prince turned his back to the queen and gave the princess a wink: "Quickly apologize to the queen!
" Let's not mention it for the time being, just listen to what good things your good princess has done today!" The queen didn't know the prince well, interrupted him, and said coldly.
"Mother, it's my son's fault. I didn't take good care of the Crown Princess." "
You are wrong. You have indulged the Crown Princess too much. Put your concerns aside. Crown Princess, let me ask you, why did you laugh out loud today?" Mrs. Zhou?" The queen looked at the princess firmly.
The Crown Princess never thought it was this reason. That's right, she bought a court lady from the Empress. She knew that the Empress didn't like her, so she wanted to inquire about the news, just in case. She never expected that the Queen would say that she is not yet the Empress Li's dominatrix who is suitable to be the Crown Princess.
How can such words keep her from being depressed. Today in the hall, due to the Queen's presence, she couldn't do too much. Seeing Wang Yan make a fool of herself, she wanted to ridicule and ridicule. Although it is not Li Yingru, Wang Yan is always her The mother-in-law is a family. If the mother-in-law is ridiculed, where can the daughter-in-law have the face?
But of course you can't say this, the princess covered her face: "Mother, I couldn't help laughing when I saw everyone laughing. I didn't mean it..." "
Idiot!" The palace sneered: "Are you Who, you are the princess, you are a member of the royal family, and your words and deeds represent the royal family and the prince. Mrs. Zhou is a country woman, she has no knowledge, but she has raised a good son! Zhou Yi has the ability Extraordinary, highly valued by the emperor, as long as you have a little brain, you will know the importance of Zhou Yi to the crown prince. But you are lucky, my palace will carry the sedan chair in front, and you will tear down the stage behind. If Zhou Yi knows today's situation and knows At the banquet hosted by Bengong, her mother was ridiculed by the princess, the good daughter-in-law of Bengong. What do you think he thinks? What do you think he thinks about the prince? It’s embarrassing for you to do such a stupid thing Say that you don't know what's wrong! You don't know the seriousness, and sooner or later you will spoil the prince's great affairs!" The queen's words were like sharp knives, directly piercing the prince's body.
The princess immediately burst into tears, and knew that she had caused trouble: "Mother, prince, I didn't think so much..." "
It's because I didn't think so much, that's the key, that means you have no brains, like you , I have a face, but my head is empty, I am in trouble and I don’t know it, the prince will be harmed by you sooner or later." Speaking of this, the queen took a deep breath: "Prince, abolish the princess, the queen will choose another one for you. A virtuous woman!"
As soon as the Queen's words came out, the Crown Princess collapsed to the ground instantly.
The prince looked at the princess's flowery face, and now his eyes were hazy, which added to the beauty. After all, he didn't want to, so he knelt down in front of the queen with a puff: "Mother, the princess knows it's wrong this time, you just look at the son-in-law. In terms of face, please forgive her once, after all, she and Erchen have been deeply in love with each other for the past few years, and Erchen, Erchen really can't bear it..."
Seeing the crown prince pleading for him, the crown princess hurriedly kneeled in front of the queen: "Mother, I know I was wrong, so please forgive my daughter-in-law this time. I really love the crown prince. I will definitely study hard in the future and think twice before doing anything. Queen Mother, please!"
The crown prince's neatly combed hair is already messed up, and the golden steps are crumbling, but her appearance makes the prince feel pity even more.
The prince kowtowed to the queen: "Mother, please give the princess one more chance, forgive her this time, and I will discipline her well in the future!" The queen closed her eyes, took a step back and
sat down, "Prince, this palace has already treated her well." You said that if something goes wrong with you in the future, it must be because of women's sex, that's all, a hero is sad for a beauty, I know your temperament, if you know it, you won't be able to pull it back." At this point, she sighed deeply In a tone: "Forget it this time, but when you go back, you must teach the princess well, go!"
The prince and his wife were overjoyed when they heard the words, and kowtowed to thank the queen.
The queen looked at the backs of the prince and his wife, and smiled wryly: The children are really wronged, no matter how cold-hearted she is, no matter how tough she is, she still can't bear to make the prince sad.
Two flowers bloom, each representing a branch.
Zhou Yi led the crowd to a village named Changqing not far from the capital, and before entering the village, he heard a commotion: "Everyone, go and see, the second idiot from the Li family is jumping off the cliff again!"