I want my green plum to become a phoenix (rebirth)

On the day when the examination results were released, Wang Yan and Aniniang also sent housekeepers there in advance, and as soon as the examination results were released, they returned to the house to announce the good news: "My uncle won the first place in the high school examination, and he is the new Huiyuan, Wang Ye, Concubine, I am overjoyed!"

Although Wang Yan and Hui Niang had great confidence in Qin Jiayu's Jinshi, they did not expect to be able to win such a good grade as Huiyuan. Naturally, they were overjoyed. While asking the housekeeper to distribute rewards to the mansion, they asked people to collect gifts and prepared to wait. Plum Blossom Hutong congratulates Mrs. Zou and Qin Jiahong.

The butler said again: "I ran into the chief steward of Qin Shangshu's family under the list, maybe Qin Shangshu will bring my uncle's family to the mansion to celebrate?"

Hui Niang frowned slightly, and said, "It's okay, even if father has this idea, my cousin and aunt won't go there, just follow what I just told you."

It is a great joy for the entire Qin family that Qin Jiayu's high school reunion is a great event, and Qin Mengyuan's sending someone to see the ranking is also the meaning of the title.It's just because of Bai's relationship that Qin Mengyuan and Qin Mengzhang naturally had a little heartache. Zou brought his children to Beijing this time, instead of living in the Shangshu Mansion, he rented another yard to live in. After entering Beijing, he only went to the Shangshu Mansion to pay a visit. Once, the relationship was estranged on the surface, and it may not be warmed up now.

Qin Mengyuan wanted to support his nephew and nephew in the clan to pave the way for his official career, but Qin Jiahong did not necessarily lack someone to support him.Hui Niang heard vaguely a few days ago that Qin Jiahong seemed to be appreciated by a certain cabinet minister, and often went to see him.

However, this cabinet minister is not the chief examiner of this subject—of course the chief examiner of this subject is Zhao Huishen, the chief assistant of the dynasty. Very close, Hui Niang couldn't see his position, let alone see through his intention to promote Qin Jiahong.

But it was still a happy event after all, Hui Niang asked Ban Xia and Zi Su to redress her, and brought two maids to ride in the carriage to Plum Blossom Alley.

Wang Yan rides the horse and leaves Hui Niang in the carriage alone, so Hui Niang lets Zisu sit in the carriage to talk with her.She was thinking about how to get Zisu to reveal some of her feelings—at least she should ask Qin Jiahong which of the two brothers in the next door, which one Zisu really likes?After finding out who the candidate is, this is the best time for Mrs. Zou to talk about it, isn't it?A few days ago, Qin Jiahong devoted himself to studying hard, and Zou's wholeheartedly cared about his son, so he definitely didn't have the heart to help other maids marry each other, but now that Qin Jiahong has won Huiyuan, and the palace examination in a few days may not be able to achieve higher results, Zou can't Are you thinking about other things?

It was at this time that I went to explain the matter to Mrs. Zou, and I was in a hurry to celebrate, maybe it would be done in one go.

However, before she could ask what she wanted to ask, the carriage stopped. Listening to the movement outside, it seemed that it was still parked in the middle of the road—not outside the gate of Qin's house in Plum Blossom Hutong.

"What happened?" Hui Niang glanced suspiciously at Zi Su, and motioned her to ask the people outside the car.

Zisu nodded in understanding, and gently opened the curtain, "Ban Xia, why did the carriage stop?"

Banxia was sitting on the shaft of the car, and it was very convenient to turn around and talk to Zisu. She lowered her body, "Someone from the forbidden army chased after a father-in-law in the palace, and he was talking to the prince... I don't know what happened thing."

Hui Niang heard these words clearly when she was sitting in the car, and she couldn't help but worry: the imperial guards are different from ordinary guards, they are under the direct jurisdiction of the emperor's close servants, and the commander of the imperial guards must be the emperor's confidants, and they To guard the imperial city, unless it is an important matter, it is not easy to face ordinary people, let alone guard anyone other than the emperor and empress.

Now they are guarding an eunuch from the palace to spread the word... What happened to the palace?

She frowned, feeling that the days were like years, she wished she could rush over to hear what the eunuch had to say.It's just because of decency... Just as he was holding back, Kang Jian, who was at Wang Yan's side, turned his horse's head and walked over.

"His Royal Highness." He didn't let Ban Xia pass the message, but directly approached the car curtain, and the voice floated into the car through the gap of the curtain, "The prince asked the little one to come over and tell you that we can't go to the Plum Blossom Hutong. I have to rush to Duke Huai's Mansion... Your Majesty, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine have already rushed there. The lord has already asked the housekeeper to deliver the letter in Plum Blossom Alley, my uncle, wife and uncle will not blame you."

"What's the matter?" Wang Yan has been studying in the court for so long to run errands, and he works with senior and prudent courtiers. Naturally, there will be no omissions in the world, so Animian can rest assured to leave these matters to him.She only cares about one thing now: what did they go to Duke Huai's mansion for, and what happened?

"Just an hour ago, people from Duke Huai's Mansion rushed into the palace to deliver a letter, saying that something was wrong with the eldest grandson of the emperor. His Majesty sent almost all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital to Duke Huai's mansion to treat the eldest grandson of the emperor, and brought the empress and concubine to go there in person. Visiting the eldest grandson of the emperor, I'm afraid it's..."

Hui Niang was startled, then said softly: "I see."

In the car, Zisu naturally also heard what Kang Jian said, her face was full of regret, and when Kang Jian's hoofbeats went away, she sighed: "How old is the eldest grandson of the emperor...not yet two years old, right? Pity……"

Hui Niang is also still dazed, she doesn't meet the emperor's eldest grandson much, and she won't talk about it when she gets married. noodle.When she first married Wang Yan, she heard the empress and concubine Qing mention that the eldest grandson of the emperor was not in good health, weak and sickly. When she met several times, she only felt that the child was weak.But no matter what, she never thought that this child who had only met her a few times would be so fragile.

Speaking of which, as the eldest grandson of the current emperor, although his father is not a prince, he also represents a kind of "elder" to some extent. It stands to reason that he is even qualified to succeed to the throne before his father.

"The eldest grandson of the emperor, inherit the great fortune of the world", this is what the emperor himself said at his three baptism banquets, and even his nickname is "Cheng'er", which is Wang Heng's biggest reliance in competing for the reserve position now.

Unfortunately……

When the group of them arrived outside Duke Huai's mansion, the whole mansion was covered in white, which meant that the eldest grandson, Wang Cheng, had passed away before they arrived.It stands to reason that when a child who is less than two years old dies like this, ordinary people will not hold a big funeral, but the death of the eldest grandson of the emperor is naturally different.

Hui Niang got out of the carriage and pinched herself so hard that her eyes turned red.

In Duke Huai's mansion, there were cries one after another, some attendants saluted and led them into the main hall: Emperor Longning sat in the middle of the hall, the third prince Wang Heng was on his lap, weeping uncontrollably.The imperial concubine pointed at a young daughter-in-law with hatred on her face, and when Aniniang walked closer, she realized that the young daughter-in-law was Princess Huai Cao Zhaoting: she was dressed in simple clothes, her hair was only tied behind her head casually, and her eyes were rustling. With tears in his eyes, he didn't show any expression.

The queen sat on the side, weeping, but she looked like an outsider no matter what.After Wang Yan and Hui Niang entered the room, they saluted the elders, said a few words of condolence, and after getting a signal from Emperor Longning, they silently stood beside the queen.

Not long after, the four, five, and six princes also brought their concubines to Duke Huai's mansion, Cao Shangshu's family, deacons and ministers from the Ministry of Rites and Qin Tianjian also came to Duke Huai's mansion to ask the emperor's eldest grandson. funeral agenda.

Emperor Longning endured his grief and decreed that all funeral arrangements for the eldest grandson of the emperor should be arranged according to the grandson's specifications.

Although the ministers were amazed, Emperor Longning was in the most distressed moment, and they dared not persuade him.Besides, the deceased was already dead, and the weight of the emperor's grandson and the emperor's prince in the hearts of the courtiers was also very different. After a few winks at each other, they accepted the order and handled it accordingly.

As soon as the ministers came, the female relatives avoided the backyard one after another. When the news came, Cao's face was still sad and joyless, and she was still crying silently with no expression on her face. The expressions were mixed, only the imperial concubine's face flashed with ecstasy, and the next moment, she threw herself on the ground regardless of her image, shouting that Emperor Longning was merciful, and let her grandson return home with peace of mind.

Seeing all this, Hui Niang felt mocking: Wang Cheng's death had brought him a title and more political capital for Wang Heng, and the noble concubine was satisfied with it.But if Wang Cheng knows the personnel, after knowing these things, can he still be "at ease"?

She turned her head calmly, only to see that the empress was looking at the imperial concubine indifferently.She couldn't help but her heart moved: Just now the noble concubine said those words in front of the empress, and the empress let her speak such nonsense?

However, given the empress's residence and recuperation, she naturally wouldn't choose the imperial concubine's gift right now.The eldest grandson of the emperor had just passed away, even if it was to appease his concubine and his son, it was impossible for Emperor Longning to blame them for their inappropriate words at this moment.

According to the customs of the country, the elders do not mourn the younger ones, especially the royal family.Although Emperor Longning lost his beloved grandson, it was only for the people in the Ministry of Rites to take care of him and even raise the standard - but he himself had no reason to stay in Duke Huai's mansion.In the evening, everyone had a hasty meal in Duke Huai's mansion, and then went home.

The princes naturally had to escort Emperor Longning, Empress and Concubine back to the palace first.

In Duke Huai's mansion, the noble concubine behaved like a lady in charge, once she got out of Duke Huai's mansion, she didn't dare to compete with the queen, she kept a low profile, and waited for the queen to get on the sedan chair before boarding the sedan chair behind.It wasn't just sobbing during the period, which attracted the maids around her to comfort her in a low voice.

If it hadn't been for what she said in the inner courtyard, Hui Niang might still feel that she was really sad for her grandson's death.But with those words, when she looked at the imperial concubine, she inevitably felt a little confused. She felt that she was acting like Zhang Zhizhi, just to show Emperor Longning, and wanted him to favor Wang Heng more—it would be better It would be better if the traditional position is given to Wang Heng.

From the standpoint of Huiniang, she naturally felt that the imperial concubine and Wang Heng were not greedy enough, but—after all, she still had an expectation for "human nature is inherently good", believed that "a tiger's poison does not eat its offspring", and she was unwilling to send Wang Heng to a better place. Vile direction guessing.The eldest grandson of the emperor has been weak and sick since he was a child. Wang Heng would not hope for his son's early death, let alone cause it by himself.If you look at it this way, the death of the eldest grandson of the emperor is indeed because he was young and unlucky and could not bear the "great luck".

That being the case, the noble concubine and Wang Heng wanted to take advantage of Emperor Longning's mourning to achieve their goal, but it was nothing more than a smooth sailing.

This was the thing that went over and over in Anise's mind all night.She had something on her mind, so she couldn't sleep well, she turned over twice in a row, making Wang Yan unable to sleep peacefully.He waited for a while before opening his mouth, "Why haven't you slept yet? Did you get scared after seeing Cheng'er?"

Hui Niang was taken aback, "What's so scary about this?"

Wang Yan pursed his lips, "When you look at Cheng'er, you worry about our son in the future..."

Hui Niang couldn't help laughing, "Where is this? There is no child yet. There is no reason to worry about these things in advance." After being interrupted by Wang Yan, she forgot to think about the imperial concubine. The emotion in that sentence seemed a bit wrong, she asked back with some surprise, "You...why are you thinking about this?"

Wang Yan shook his head, remained silent for a while, then turned over and said, "Go to sleep."

Hui Niang stared at his back for a moment, then turned over and silently closed her eyes.This time, he fell asleep quickly.

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