Chapter 128 129: The child has no mother, it's a long story

  Song Yunzhao turned his eyes slightly and took the warm wine, looked at the emperor and said, "I hereby offer you a toast. This altar of wine was buried by my concubine when I first moved into Wangyou Palace. It is not Qiongzhen jade brewing, but my concubine's heart."

  Lu Zhixue looked at Song Yunzhao. There was a gentleness that was hard to see on her always bright face, and there seemed to be ripples in her eyes, which was different from the Song Yunzhao she usually saw.

  Delicate and soft beauty, don't want the emperor, she is also pleasing to the eye.

  Lu Zhixue's face froze when she thought of this, bah, how could she have such an idea.

  Feng Yi picked up the wine glass and drank it down, looking at Song Yunzhao's eyes with affection, "I will cherish the love of my concubine."

  Song Yunzhao kept smiling, thinking that he was drunk just after drinking?

  Song Yunzhao pretended to be shy, and turned around to pour wine for Han Jinyi and the three of them. The three hurriedly got up and declined, Song Yunzhao said with a smile: "Today, I am the boss. You all sit down. This glass of wine is a toast to the friendship we have had in the past few months since we entered the palace together."

  Han Jinyi and Song Yunzhao have the best relationship, and they drank this wine with confidence.

  Feng Yunjin and Song Yunzhao have never had conflicts, and they have gotten closer and closer in the past few months, and this glass of wine is also in a happy mood.

   Only Lu Zhixue can't drink anymore, why does this sound like a mockery of her?

  What kind of friendship does she have with Song Yunzhao, the friendship of war?

   It's really hard to drink, but the emperor is here to support Song Yunzhao, and she has to drink if she can't drink, and she doesn't have the confidence of Song Yunzhao to turn her face and leave.

  Song Yunzhao was really defeated by Lu Zhixue's expression. He didn't know what he had imagined. This face could open a dyeing workshop.

  Feng Yi reached out and picked up Yunzhao's usual favorite sauced duck and put it in the small bowl in front of her. Then he looked at several other people and said, "During the snow disaster, you can give money to save the people. You are people with good intentions in your heart. When the spring is warm and the flowers bloom in the coming year, the victims of the disaster will set up monuments of meritorious deeds. Then you will all be on the list."

  The three of them were both surprised and delighted. It was hard to believe that such a big pie hit their heads all at once.

  If their names are really on the merit tablet, it will be a great thing for their reputation, that is to say, as long as they don't commit terrible disasters in the palace, they will basically be safe.

  Feng Yi didn't seem to see the faces of the few people. He turned his head to look at Yun Zhao, and saw Yun Zhao's surprised expression. He smiled and said, "I just found out about this. Your father has made great contributions to disaster relief, and the people are grateful to him, so he proposed to erect a monument of merit for him. Your father wrote a letter saying that all those who contributed money and efforts to the people this time should be engraved on it, and I agreed."

   It turned out that Feng Yunjin and the others were a little surprised because of Mr. Song's suggestion, but it made sense after thinking about it.

  Because of this great joy, the three of them retired tactfully after lunch, not disturbing the emperor's getting along with Song Jieyu.

  Song Yunzhao saw off a few people, came back and watched the emperor enter the bedroom, she followed him in, and saw him leaning on the soft pillow, flipping through a book, walked over and sat down next to him, and said softly: "Did the emperor purposely say this in front of Han Guipin and the others, in order to let them remember that this is my kindness?"

  Feng Yi stretched out his hand to pull Yun Zhao into his arms, squeezed her fingertips, and said after a while: "They really benefit from you."

  The empress dowager will return to the palace after a few years, and there is no right chance to be promoted to Yunzhao's position right now, so she can only give her more weight and find helpers.

  He knew that Concubine Han and her had always been on good terms, and that Feng Xiaoyuan had gotten closer to Yun Zhao because of Concubine Lu's affairs. As for Concubine Lu...it doesn't matter.

  If he didn't bother to think about Yun Zhao's situation in the harem at all, he only needs Yun Zhao to do what he wants her to do.

  However, after getting along for so long, his thoughts have changed unconsciously.

  He personally put Yun Zhao on the opposite side of everyone in the harem, and now he has to spend more thought to keep her safe.

  He is a little bit jealous of her being wronged now.

  Even the sins that I have done, I have to clean up by myself.

  Of course the emperor can’t tell Yun Zhao that I didn’t feel good about you back then, and now I can only make up for it.

  He felt the warmth from Yun Zhao that he had never had before, so he became attached to him and wanted to take care of him.

   Song Yunzhao didn't think too much about it, he just thought that the emperor might want to increase her weight and give her the ability to fight the queen mother because of her coming back to the palace.

  The emperor is really worried about his harem.

  No matter what, if the result is good and what she wants, then everyone will be happy.

  Song Yunzhao hugged the emperor's waist tightly, "Thank you, Your Majesty, I know you are for me, and this concubine is really touched."

   It would be better if she was not used as a weapon.

  The two of them couldn't take a rest, because there was a palace banquet in the evening, and Meng Jiuchang came to invite the emperor to the Taiji Palace soon, and Song Yunzhao also had to make up and change clothes, and it took a lot of time to complete the whole set.

  Song Yunzhao sent the emperor out, Feng Yi stood at the eaves of the porch and looked at the palace lanterns that were fully hung, and at the door **** that Song Yunzhao had pasted with his own hands, and stared back at her, "I heard that you failed to hang up the palace lanterns, I will hang them up for you next year."

  Throwing down these words, Feng Yi left in a hurry.

   Song Yunzhao was a little dazed looking at his back as he went away. She always felt that the emperor was running away in a hurry. Was it her illusion?

  Song Yunzhao didn't think too much, the emperor's thoughts were as deep as the sea, and he couldn't figure it out after guessing.

  Number Yu and the people in the temple are already busy, putting out the clothes to be worn for the evening to check to see if there are any wrinkles or dirt or any inappropriate places, Xiangxue is taking out the dowry box to choose the jewelry for the dinner.

   This is Yun Zhao's first annual banquet after entering the palace, and it is also very important to appear in front of many wives, not to mention Yu Yu and others, even Yun Zhao himself values ​​it very much.

  She decided to do her own makeup. Others said that she was a vixen who won the emperor's favor. How could she let others say that the emperor was a superficial person who only looked at the face, and she couldn't let these ladies look down on herself.

   Only relying on the face, are there few beauties in this harem?

   Of course there are quite a few, but it's only based on face? It has long been the same fate as Zhu Cairen and Chen Chongyi.

  In this kind of formal occasion, you can't paint yourself too frivolously, you should be more solemn. In view of her foundation here, she decided to make her makeup more bright and generous.

  If you really make yourself a vixen, it may be okay to be promoted to the concubine in the future, but if you go up a step, the reputation of a vixen is not a good thing.

  The position of queen, she doesn't even think about it now, as long as there is no queen on top of her head, it doesn't matter whether she is a queen or not. A concubine can be a domineering concubine, but a queen can't.

   Tut.

   is also troublesome.

   Facing the mirror, she drew carefully, and she slightly lowered the arcs at the end of her eyes, so that she would not look too charming. The eyebrow peaks were also drawn this time, and she looked a little thicker, neutralizing her overly bright facial features.

  Xiangxue watched carefully from the side, and when the master finished putting on makeup, she felt that it was really miraculous. Now the master looked a little more powerful, and a little less easy-going and gentle than before, carefully remembering the master's technique just now.

  Song Yunzhao went to pick out clothes after putting on her makeup. Nanny Yu prepared three sets, and she immediately fell in love with the bright purple palace dress. The long skirt was stacked on the couch, and when she put it on behind her, it complemented her beautiful appearance and gave off a bit of atmosphere. The whole person's momentum was different.

  Nurse Yu and the others stared blankly for a moment, Song Yunzhao smiled lightly, sat on the clinical couch, looked at Xiangxue and said, "Go and see, if the eldest aunt enters the palace, please invite her here first."

  Xiangxue quickly responded and turned around.

  Nurse Yu smiled and said, "There are quite a few wives entering the palace today, and now that the master's family is in full swing, there will be many people coming to see him."

  Song Yunzhao is not surprised, the wife's diplomacy is unavoidable at all times and in all over the world.

  She is not a fairy who doesn't care about everything. Of course, these things cannot be avoided, and she has no intention of avoiding them.

  ***

  The palace is bustling, and everyone is preparing for the dinner party.

  At this time, the atmosphere of the Song family outside the palace was not very good, and the people in the west courtyard held their breaths and did not dare to breathe.

  Today is obviously a good day, but the lady cannot attend the palace banquet. It is clearly written on the list that the lady is allowed to enter the palace for the banquet, and that’s all.

  Song Xunran is an official outside, so he can't come back this year, and the elder can't go back to Beijing to reunite with his family. Fortunately, the second master arrived in Beijing with his second wife, and the Song family suddenly became lively.

  The eldest lady was talking to the second lady, "There is only one girl, Yunmei, left in the long house. He Chang wants to take a few younger brothers to watch the year in the outer courtyard and it is difficult to come into the inner courtyard. I will entrust Yunmei to the second younger siblings. Please take care of me."

  The second lady was all smiles. Although she was in Nanyu, she had heard that Yun Zhao was very close to the eldest lady, but she almost had a quarrel with her mother.

  She is not surprised at all, Cai Shi was unfair to Yun Zhao when she was in Nanyu, but although she is the second sister-in-law, because she came from a merchant, her husband is also a concubine, so she has no confidence to say Cai Shi.

  Besides, when I came to Beijing this time, I still have something to ask the eldest lady. Of course, the second lady agreed to this matter, and said with a smile: "Don't worry, sister-in-law, I will take good care of Yunmei. There is only one girl in our family who is not married, so she must take good care of her."

  The second lady sighed very much, why didn’t she have a daughter, who would have thought that Yun Zhao would have such an opportunity now, if she also had a daughter, she could use Yun Zhao’s name to make a good family, which would also be a help to her sons.

  I don’t have a daughter, but fortunately my niece has a good relationship with Yun Zhao, because the second wife also feels that her waist is a little bit straighter.

  The eldest lady looked at the second lady and smiled kindly, "There are only a few people in our house. The uncle and Bo Ran and their father and son are both in office. The boys in Jichang are not married yet, and there are only the second and third younger siblings plus Yunmei in the inner courtyard. I think it's better to call a few aunts out to have a good time, so as not to be deserted during the Chinese New Year."

  Second Madam immediately understood what Da Furen meant. Although the marriages of the concubines in the eldest house did not look high-end marriages, but when you think about it carefully, the marriages are all good. After that, the future will not be wrong, so Da Furen wants to flatter a few concubines, and the concubines who are about to marry are also honorable.

   "My sister-in-law is thoughtful. You are right. The Chinese New Year should be lively and lively. Let me take care of this matter." How can the second wife not be happy, a promising aunt has a different weight.

  She still has to endure it, until her son can pass the examination and become an official, then she and her husband will really stand up.

  In addition to her own two sons, Aunt Zhu’s concubine also brought her to Beijing this time. She didn’t like to see Aunt Zhu’s mother and son before, but she wasn’t as tense as Cai and Aunt Che.

  In Nanyu, she had heard about the actions of the eldest lady. After careful consideration, she felt that she still had little knowledge. After all, it was the eldest lady who was powerful, so what about the concubine and the concubine?

  She wanted to keep the three brothers in Beijing to study, and she had to ask the Da Furen to nod for this matter, so now Da Furen asks her to help, of course she is willing to do her best, and she can ask for help later.

  The eldest lady and the second lady were talking lively, but Mrs. Cai was sitting alone in her room.

  Song Yunzhao entered the palace, Song Qinghan and Song Jinxuan were both married, Song Yuyue was going to watch the new year with her cousins ​​in the outer courtyard, and her husband was going to the palace to attend a palace banquet.

  Ms. Cai was in a very bad mood, especially the faint laughter coming from the east courtyard, which made her even more upset.

   She really gave birth to a good daughter. What the palace banquet list said was His Majesty's will, but if Song Yunzhao hadn't said something, how could His Majesty have ordered the eldest lady to enter the palace?

  Just as she was thinking, Mother Zhao hurried in, "Ma'am, Mrs. Uncle is here."

   Cai was taken aback, "What is she here for?"

   "Mrs. Uncle said she was going to the palace for a banquet, and happened to pass by our house, so she came in to say hello to you."

  Master Cai collected herself and went out to welcome people in.

   Mrs. Nan Bo was dressed in an imperial dress today, and Cai stood in front of her with a very unsightly expression.

   Mrs. Ding Nanbo smiled when she saw Mrs. Cai, "I thought I haven't seen my sister for a long time, so I happened to pass by here, so I came to have a word with you."

   Mrs. Cai invited people into the room to sit down, and then said; "Sister, why bother, you still have to go to the palace so don't waste your time."

   Mrs. Ding Nan Bo looked at Mrs. Cai's expression very ugly, she waved her hand to let the waiter go down, and then said softly: "I just found out about the palace banquet, why didn't you let anyone pass me a message?"

  Ms. Cai felt ashamed, how could she say it out, she said with a straight face: "There is nothing to say."

  Mrs. Ding Nan Bo sighed, "Why are you still so stubborn? Sylvia is married, but you still have Yue Yue, so you have to think about him."

   "Let me ask Song Yunzhao?" Cai almost jumped up, "I can't even dream about it."

   Mrs. Ding Nanbo frowned when she saw her, she looked at her sister and said, "You are mother and daughter after all, so there is no overnight feud. You treated Yun Zhao a little unfairly before, even if you bowed to her, it's okay. The talk is over, why bother to embarrass yourself. Look at today, you should be the one to go to the palace banquet, and the result? It's your sister-in-law who took advantage of it."

   "You just came to tell me this?" Cai was so angry that she bowed her head to Song Yunzhao?

  With Song Yunzhao's temperament, even if she lowered her head, she wouldn't expose it. If she was born by herself, wouldn't she know who she is?

   Mrs. Ding Nanbo heard her sister's tone, and knew that she had made this trip in vain, "I'm also doing it for your own good. Now Yun Zhao is just a Jieyu, and she may go further in the future. By then, will the eldest lady be required to come forward for matters involving the palace? Then you will really become a joke, and you will also be involved. What good marriage can you talk about?"

   Cai's face was as black as the bottom of a pot, and this time he didn't say a word.

   Mrs. Ding Nanbo breathed a sigh of relief when she saw it, and said slowly: "What you said about what you did, I would be ashamed to ask me to see Yun Zhao. When you entered Beijing, you had to take her to the uncle's house anyway."

   Mrs. Cai kept her mouth shut, and now she came to blame her, but she didn't ask her a question back then.

   "I'm going to save my face this time. When I enter the palace and talk in front of Jieyu, you mother and daughter will not go on like this. If Jieyu lets go, you can no longer be willful." Madam Ding Nanbo warned.

   Mrs. Cai laughed mockingly in her heart, what kind of dream was she, as long as Song Yunzhao's stinky and stubborn temper would never be explained to her. No matter what she said, my sister would not believe it. It would be better to let her go in front of Song Yunzhao to be the leader, which is better than her saying 10,000 words.

   "If my sister has the heart, just go." Cai said.

   Mrs. Ding Nan Bo nodded in satisfaction, "That's right, it's getting late, I'll take a step first, and talk to you after I leave the palace."

   Cai sent the man away, and his mood became even worse.

  My own elder sister came to persuade her to bow her head for the sake of benefit, and the relationship between sisters was nothing more than that.

  As the sun was getting late, the lights inside and outside the palace were lit up one after another.

  Song Yunzhao's place was very lively. The news that the emperor had a meal with Concubine Han in Wangyou Palace was widely spread, but the people in the palace were taken aback.

   Who doesn't know that Song Jieyu is very protective of food, treats the emperor like her own waistband, wishing she could hide it all the time, but now she is willing to let Han Guipin and the others meet the emperor in Wangyou Palace.

   Can't guess Song Yunzhao's mind, but the result can be seen, at least they can see the emperor.

   I never knew that it was so difficult to meet the emperor after entering the palace.

  Because of this, the number of people coming to Wangyou Palace suddenly increased.

  Song Yunzhao didn't expect such an effect. It's not easy to shake people's face this New Year's Eve. Fortunately, the eldest lady entered the palace, and she immediately found an excuse to make people angry, and then she was slightly relieved.

  When the lady saw Song Yunzhao, she asked strangely: "Why is Jieyu's place so lively today?"

  Song Yunzhao:…

  It's really a child without a mother, it's a long story.

  After knowing the truth of the matter, the eldest lady smiled and said: "It's not surprising that people in the world seek profit."

  Song Yunzhao nodded, indeed.

  The eldest lady saw that Yun Zhao was not in high spirits, so she changed the subject and said, "Jieyu asked me to come, but what's the matter?"

  Song Yunzhao looked at the eldest lady when he heard the words, "This time when the auntie comes to the palace banquet, there will definitely be many people who will inquire about you. Then you don't have to cover up for my wife and me, just tell the truth."

  The lady hesitated, "This is not good for Jieyu."

  Song Yunzhao said coldly: "The relationship between me and my wife has been what it was before, and it will be what it will be in the future, and it will not change because of anything. So the more people know about this matter, the better. What is right and what is wrong, it doesn't matter if I am not filial, and it doesn't matter if I say anything else. In short, if more people know about this matter, the danger is getting smaller and smaller for me."

  The relationship between her and the Cai family has long been used to make a fuss. She is just a Jieyu now, and this matter does not hurt her too much. When she goes further, this will be a big problem.

  If she bowed to Cai Shi for the sake of fame, wouldn't she be controlled by Cai Shi?

  As far as Cai's temperament is concerned, Song Yunzhao would rather overturn the table than bow to her.

  So, at this time, the attitude of the eldest lady is very important.

  The eldest lady obviously understood the danger here, looked at Yun Zhao and said, "Since Jieyu has made a decision, I will help you out. However, for the third brother, you have to explain it to him later."

   In order not to hurt the relationship between father and daughter.

  Song Yunzhao said with a smile: "I will explain clearly to my father, but for my uncle and cousin, I need my aunt to write a letter to explain."

   It is in Yun Zhao's best interest only if the family members agree with each other.

  The lady nodded, "Don't worry, I will explain it to Gui Ni."

  Song Yunzhao sighed, "I've made my aunt bother."

   "What's the matter, the family should watch and help each other." The eldest lady said with a gentle face. "There is one more thing to tell you. Your second uncle's family also went to Beijing to celebrate the New Year. They asked me to convey their regards to you."

  Song Yunzhao was quite happy, "I haven't seen my second uncle and second aunt for a long time, how are you two?"

   "It's all right." The eldest lady said cheerfully, "This year, Xie's business has benefited a lot from you, and your second uncle's business has also improved a lot."

  Song Yunzhao understood that it was not good for the Xie family to repay her directly, so he turned a corner.

  The eldest lady took out an envelope from the armhole, "This is what your second uncle asked me to hand over to you."

  Song Yunzhao was taken aback, "Auntie?"

   "You spend a lot of money in the palace, and it's not easy to manage up and down. Take it. Besides, you deserve it." The eldest lady put the envelope directly in front of Yun Zhao's desk, and said in a slightly lowered voice, "Your second uncle asked me to ask, do you want to continue the business with the Xie family?"

   "Ask me?" Song Yunzhao asked in surprise.

  The eldest lady smiled, "Of course I have to ask you. If you think it's inappropriate, your second aunt will cut off the business with her natal family first, and you are the most important thing."

  Whether the Xie family made a profit from going south to help the disaster, or the Xie family also contributed to the snowstorm, now the Xie family's reputation in the capital has been opened up, of course Yunzhao is responsible for this.

  The Xie family is naturally willing to have more contacts with the Song family, but there is no reason to let one party back in business, and this road will not take long.

   Rather than fighting against each other for the sake of benefit in the future, it is better to clarify the matter now.

   It mainly depends on Yun Zhao's meaning.

   Besides, the large branches of the Xie family tree may not all be descendants of honest businessmen, so the Song family has to make a choice when dealing with them.

   Today’s update is here, my little cuties. Thank you for all the cute bug catchers. After reading everyone’s comments, they have been revised. Thank you again.

  

  

  (end of this chapter)