Red Mansion and Crimson Pearl

Chapter 310 I didn’t agree!

Sure enough, early the next morning, Feng Tang’s wife, Hou, entered the palace and went to Fengzao Palace first.

Concubine Jia invited them to have lunch, and in the afternoon the two of them went to Yanjia Palace to ask for an audience.

When the Empress Dowager heard that Concubine Jia was coming, she thought of Jia Rong's matter. After thinking about it for a while, she finally sighed, gave her some face, and let her in.

However, Daiyu and Tanchun were allowed to go out through the back door and play in Taiji Palace. They were just not allowed to go to Ganlu Palace and they were not allowed to come back before Concubine Jia left.

Daiyu was eager to do so, so she pulled Tanchun out.

Although Tanchun also wanted to meet Concubine Jia, when she heard that there was also Madam Feng, she guessed what the matter was. She blushed and obediently followed Daiyu.

Concubine Jia and the Marquis' wife greeted the Queen Mother and exchanged greetings. Concubine Jia smiled and asked, "Why didn't you see Sister Zhaoqing and Sister Yimin?"

The Queen Mother said calmly, "The two girls have been confined on the boat for so many days, they are bored. I let them go out to play. The Taiji Palace is so big, they can go for a walk."

The Marquis's wife thought, isn't this just right? She smiled and asked, "Oh! That's a pity. My mother's shop has newly made some beautiful velvet flowers. I brought some to the princess and the county lady. I wanted them to try them!"

As he spoke, he presented two boxes of velvet flowers as an excuse.

The Queen Mother thought it was unique. She held it in her hand and looked at it for a while, then smiled and said to Cheng Qian, "It is beautiful."

"Why don't you try it?" Aunt Meng, who was secretly eating fruit nearby, came over when she heard this and looked at the empress dowager's head again.

The empress dowager had just woken up from a nap, and there was only a gourd jade hairpin in her hair.

The Queen Mother glared at him and said, "What nonsense! Get out of here!"

Aunt Meng stuck out her tongue and walked away.

Seeing this, the Marquis's wife quietly stood up, pulled Aunt Meng over and winked at her, "I feel a little uncomfortable in my stomach."

"Oh, then come with me, I'll take you to the bathroom." Aunt Meng pulled the marquis's wife and went to the back.

Zijuan heard it all clearly, pursed her lips and smiled, then followed quietly.

"I wonder which route the princess and the others took for sightseeing? I seldom come to Taiji Palace, and I also want to go out and take a look." The marquis's wife tested Aunt Meng.

Aunt Meng was a little confused and frowned: "I don't know either."

Zijuan took a half step forward and interrupted gently, "When we were leaving the palace, I heard the two of you talking about going to see the plum blossoms. Isn't there a plum forest behind Zhaoqing Palace? I guess you went there."

The Marquis's wife was overjoyed and nodded repeatedly: "The plum forest in Zhaoqing Palace is very famous. It is said to be red! Is it far away?"

"It's not far. But Madam has entered the palace, so it's not convenient for her to walk around. Otherwise, how about I accompany you to take a look?" Zijuan offered herself with a smile.

The marquis's wife smiled brightly, took Zijuan's hand, praised her repeatedly, and followed her out.

The Queen Mother saw Madam Hou following Aunt Meng to change her clothes, so she took the opportunity to comfort Yuanchun:

"Your East Palace's Jia Rong was instigated by someone to make trouble, and when the trouble got out of hand, he was silenced. Did you know? His Majesty even went to see his burial."

Concubine Jia's eyes suddenly turned red, and she forced a smile: "Thank you, Your Majesty and the Queen Mother, for your sympathy and tolerance.

"He brought it upon himself. It's just a pity that the direct bloodline of the East Palace has been cut off.

"My ancestor is so sad about this that he is sick. I was just thinking of asking for permission to go home and take a look."

The Queen Mother was shocked: "Is your grandmother's condition so serious that she needs you to go home to see her?"

Concubine Jia couldn't hold back any longer, tears fell down: "Yes. Doctor He went to see me the day before yesterday, and told me that it would take at most another ten days or half a month."

The Queen Mother remained silent for a while before she said, "Wait a few more days. If you go well, she will be more confused and her condition will worsen.

"Tomorrow I'll ask Zhaoqing to go there and bring Xiao Meng with him to give your old lady a thorough checkup."

Concubine Jia wiped her tears and said, "Yes! Thank you, Empress Dowager, for your mercy!"

Seeing that the Queen Mother was in a low mood, Cheng Qian hurriedly changed the subject: "It's really strange that the Imperial Concubine and General Feng's wife came together today. Is there something going on?"

Concubine Jia then remembered, wiped her tears and smiled: "Yes. There is an important matter that requires the grace of the Empress Dowager. It's just that the Marquis's wife was embarrassed to come by herself, so she asked me to come along."

The Queen Mother raised an eyebrow: "Oh?"

Only then did Concubine Jia tell the story of how Feng Tang had personally proposed to the Emperor in front of the Emperor yesterday, and how the Emperor had instructed the Marquis's wife to find her and ask the Empress Dowager together.

He smiled again and said, “I knew Yimin would have great luck, but I didn’t expect it to come so soon.”

The Queen Mother's face suddenly turned cold, and she snorted, "My daughter has been with me for less than a whole day, and you come to snatch her away! I won't give her to you!"

Concubine Jia smiled and said, "How can it be so fast? The three books and six ceremonies will take at least half a year! Besides, the Empress Dowager will have to teach me so that I won't be wronged when I go out.

"Although the Feng family is sincere, and General Feng wants to resign and stay at home to enjoy his grandchildren, it's impossible for her to get married tomorrow, right?

"It's just that the Feng family thinks Yimin is really good, so they want to take advantage of the fact that other families haven't reacted yet and seize the opportunity first!"

These words touched the heart of the Queen Mother. She snorted again, but felt relieved. She leaned back on the soft pillow and said reluctantly, "They have good taste!

"But I can't bear to give it up now, so I'll wait for another thirty or two years."

Then he asked Concubine Jia, "How old is Feng Ziying?"

"He's not that old, only eighteen." Concubine Jia laughed, "It's just that General Feng and the Marquis' wife only have this one precious baby, so they are anxious."

"Well, I remember Feng Tang is not young anymore, so it's no wonder he's anxious." The Queen Mother thought for a long time and reluctantly said, "We'll have to wait a year.

"I still have to take good care of our Yimin. Although it is possible to take care of him at their house, it is not as complete as the palace."

Concubine Jia repeatedly said yes. Then she asked with a smile, "Does the Queen Mother mean that she agrees?"

"No!" The Queen Mother immediately turned hostile, "I just said to wait and see! Wait!

"I haven't even asked our Yimin if he's willing! How can we just rush into this?!

"Don't lie to me!"

Concubine Jia chuckled: "How dare I?"

Cheng Qian also laughed: "That's great! With this happy event, everyone feels more relaxed!"

The smiles of Concubine Jia and the Empress Dowager faded at the same time.

The Queen Mother turned around and called out, "Zijuan, Zijuan!" She then asked, "Where is Zijuan? That girl is kind and considerate, and I'm using her well. Go check and see where she is. Tell her to come quickly."

Cheng Qian smiled and asked someone to find her, and joked, "People say that other people's crops are better, and your own children are better.

"How nice of you, Queen Mother! Now even the maids belong to her! There are only four maids around Zhaoqing, and you can take one!"

The Queen Mother laughed and spit at her: "You didn't say that you are not as good as Zhaoqing in educating and educating people, but you said that I am stingy!

"Why, I have Yimin, a filial daughter, and Zhaoqing, a caring little cotton-padded jacket, you lonely old woman, are you jealous?

"If you're jealous, go get a goddaughter too! I'm not stopping you!"

Cheng Qian slapped her own mouth and said, "I told you not to talk too much! The Queen Mother is surrounded by many young and beautiful women with pearls and jadeite around her now! You old-fashioned old man, get out of here! Don't be a nuisance to others!"

The Queen Mother laughed.