Chapter 152 Tai Chi
At the Prince of Nan'an's Mansion, after hearing all the gossip about the Cheng and Jia families, the Nan'an Concubine's expression became solemn.
They treated the Jia family very well.
But the Jia family clearly knew the relationship between the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and the Cheng family, but they still helped Cheng Luo so much, obviously not taking the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion seriously.
Cheng Feng, the former Marquis of Xinping, was a general trained by their prince.
The fact that he was able to marry the princess also represented the royal family's attempt to win over and guard against the Prince of Nan'an's Palace.
Win them over and keep them, but be on guard...
Concubine Nan'an couldn't help but close her eyes.
Back then, they helped Cheng Feng to hold down Princess Baofeng and fulfill his love affair with his childhood cousin, but they just didn't want Marquis Xinping to be taken away by the royal family.
But I never expected that the two foolish women of the Cheng family were so bold and stupid.
From infancy to adulthood, how many chances do they have in the first ten years?
Since they found out that the princess was on guard, why couldn't they be more careful? Making the accident so obvious was clearly forcing the princess to fight them to the death.
It’s really unbearable to think about the Concubine Nan’an. It makes me angry when I think about it.
The Cheng family died because of their own stupidity.
But the Cheng family died, and their palace lost a lot of military power because of Cheng Feng's death.
Most of the soldiers that Cheng Feng led back then are now in the hands of the emperor.
Now……
Because of the Cheng family, the Nan'an Palace has become a laughing stock of the world, right?
"Go and deliver a letter to Rongguo Mansion."
The Concubine Nan'an wanted to ask what Mrs. Shi meant.
The Jia family did this, and they pretended not to know, and Shen of Ningguo Mansion must have been laughing at home.
"Give the historian another note."
The relationship between the Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and the Shi family has always been very good, but this time...
The Nan'an Concubine suddenly changed her mind and said, "Forget it, let's just forget about the Shi family for now."
Once things get out of hand, there's no room for maneuver.
Concubine Nan'an doesn't want this to happen for the time being.
Jia Lian of the Jia family can now work in the Armory.
"Mother!"
Princess Nan'an said cautiously, "Are we not going to care about the Cheng family?"
"Manage? How do you want to manage?"
The Nan'an Concubine finally had an outlet for her anger. "Bring out old lady Cheng again and let her beat the drum to report the incident?"
The Cheng family is a bunch of idiots.
Either stop her from knocking at the beginning, or don't let her knock. But since she has already knocked the drum, she should fight to the end.
But they actually blamed their own family members for their unclear minds and helped Cheng Luo.
Do you think Cheng Luo will be grateful to them in this way?
Stop dreaming.
People would probably want to peel off their skin and eat their flesh.
"The Cheng family is not clear-headed, and you are not clear-headed either?"
She smashed a cup and pointed at her daughter-in-law, saying, "Get out."
Princess Nan'an was scolded so badly that she couldn't even raise her head. She covered her face with a handkerchief and walked out crying.
But Concubine Nan'an was still not satisfied, because tomorrow's battle would not be easy.
Jia Shishi is the ancestor of the Jia family and naturally stands on the side of the Jia family. Moreover, if the old lady of the Cheng family falls, her granddaughter Yuanchun will be able to control the rear house and no one will be able to suppress her.
From now on, the Cheng family can only live their lives according to the moods of Cheng Luo and Yuanchun.
This is beneficial to both the Jia family and Yuanchun.
So tomorrow, she can only use friendship to tie her down.
Concubine Nan'an dug her nails into her palm and only let go when she felt the pain.
Except in the royal family, she hasn't been forced to this point for many years.
…
At Rongguo Mansion, Grandmother Jia frowned when she received the invitation.
Yesterday she was worried about the Prince of Nan'an. As expected, the Concubine Dowager couldn't wait even a day and would come tomorrow to call him to task.
Alas~The Prince of Nan'an is still the prince with real power, and their family... is not easy to offend!
Grandmother Jia was thinking about how to appease the imperial concubine's anger.
Or rather, she came here this time because she wanted to say something to Lian'er.
After all, the Prince of Nan'an was fighting with someone in Guangnan Prefecture.
The old lady finally felt more at ease when she thought of her promising grandson Jia Lian.
"Has Lian'er been busy lately?"
She asked Wang Xifeng who was serving her.
"All those who should be transferred to Ningxia have been transferred there. He is not so busy recently."
"Well, ask him to come over to my place later."
"Is it because of Concubine Nan'an?"
Wang Xifeng guessed that it was a problem with the post at the Nan'an Palace.
"Yes, the Prince of Nan'an has some relationship with the former Xinping Marquis Cheng Feng..."
Grandmother Jia explained the relationship between these families to Wang Xifeng in detail, "Our family has always had a good relationship with the Nan'an Palace. Now the imperial concubine is probably very dissatisfied with our family because of the Cheng family's affairs."
Wang Xifeng: “…”
She didn't know what to say for a moment.
However, helping Princess Baofeng to relocate her grave was something that even the retired emperor approved of.
Why was Concubine Nan'an dissatisfied with their family? As a woman, Wang Xifeng felt that Princess Baofeng was too weak, but she still sympathized with her. After all, she was facing the Cheng family. If it were her...
"Madam, we have to tell our eldest sister about this. She will be the mistress of the Cheng family in the future."
Today, the Marquis of Xinping is the emperor's legitimate nephew.
Prince Nan'an wants Master Cheng to be like his father, but that is impossible.
They couldn't attack the Cheng family, but they attacked their family...
In any case, Wang Xifeng felt uncomfortable.
Moreover, the Second Master had told her that when working for the court, he only had to listen to the Emperor.
Others...
"Yes, yes, yes. Someone, go and get the young lady over here."
The old lady was very experienced. Seeing her grandson's wife's expression, she said, "Don't worry. I won't make things difficult for Lian'er." She would never make things difficult for her grandson because of outsiders. "I just want to tell him that if he can take proper care of his in-laws and old friends within the rules, he should do so. If he can't... he should naturally take care of himself first."
People like them can't be too ruthless.
Otherwise, if something goes wrong, it would only take a moment to fall down.
"Yeah! I know."
Wang Xifeng smiled and served the old lady a cup of tea.
As long as the old lady in their family is not confused and does not interfere, everything else will be fine.
Wang Xifeng, who has gotten to know her father-in-law well, no longer thinks that he is unreliable and has gotten along well.
Compared to my second uncle, he is really the best.
Although there was one more aunt in the family because of my father-in-law's death, their family still couldn't lack that one room, let alone that little monthly allowance.
When she can help, she feels that she must help.
Besides, Cousin Bai is very ambitious, and Cousin Mei seems a bit like her in some ways.
And she is still studying in Dongfu.
Because she is already the mistress of the house, it is not easy for Wang Xifeng to join in the fun. Now she can only envy her younger sisters equally.
Yuanchun arrived very quickly. When she heard that Concubine Nan'an would come tomorrow, she might come to question us. She frowned slightly and said, "Grandma, don't worry. In what position can she question us? She is not a member of the Cheng family."
Besides, if my uncle and brothers don’t help Cheng Luo and me, are we going to have to watch the Cheng family bully our son-in-law just because of him, the Prince of Nan’an?
There is no such thing as this in the world. If she really asks, she would be being unreasonable."
“…”
Grandmother Jia patted her granddaughter's hand, feeling very relieved. "That's true, but people always like to talk about the side that is beneficial to themselves. Our family and the Nan'an Palace have a long-standing friendship. More friends mean more paths. We can't just think about offending them."
The children are all learning from Dongfu’s niece-in-law.
It's not that it's impossible, but Shen is already a first-rank imperial concubine, and Zhen'er and Rong'er are filial, so she has the capital.
But when the children get married, how many of them can be like the eldest granddaughter Yuanchun, who doesn’t even have a mother-in-law?
In the capital, most families are like theirs, with two layers of mothers-in-law.
"As long as you stick to what you think is your bottom line, you can be careless about the rest."
"Hmm~"
Yuanchun nodded.
Wang Xifeng was standing nearby, listening to the old lady teaching her granddaughter, and benefited a lot from it.
Time passed quickly. The next morning, when the old lady heard that the concubine had arrived, she went to the second gate to greet her in person.
Before knowing the other party's specific attitude, Grandmother Jia didn't want her granddaughter to suffer, so she pretended to be confused and didn't let Yuanchun come.
The two of them greeted each other warmly, chatting and laughing, and walked all the way to the flower hall. Only when they sat down did the Nan'an Concubine pretend to sigh and said, "I think the old lady also knows why I came today."
She raised the question in order to test Lady Jia's attitude first.
As long as the other party seems a little guilty, she will let go and do what she wants.
otherwise……
"Is it because of the Cheng family?"
Grandmother Jia did not hesitate. "Did the old lady of the Cheng family ask the imperial concubine for help?" She looked disapproving. "I am not speaking for Yuanchun and Luo'er of our family. It is really that the Cheng family went too far back then."
Although my niece-in-law Shen has not changed much in the ups and downs of those years, when she let go of all the past with her nephew Jia Jing, she no longer tolerates any sand in her eyes.
If she showed weakness to Concubine Nan'an at this time, she would know what Concubine Nan'an said. Given Shen's personality, she would probably never set foot in their West Mansion again.
What's more, although Shen's actions were a bit radical, they were also based on many considerations.
The retired emperor did feel guilty towards the Jia family after Zhen'er was assassinated.
This time, the Jia family went to help his poor daughter move her grave, and it was at the request of his grandson that the Jia family could take responsibility even if there were some mistakes.
So what does this have to do with the Jia family? "Why did the emperor reward the Jia family? Isn't it because he also loves Princess Baofeng?"
No matter whether you feel heartbroken or not, you still have to say the polite words.
"They are using Princess Baofeng's excuse to prevent the tomb from being moved because Luo'er's last name is Cheng."
The old lady said, "You know, Luo'er was deeply hurt by them. When she came to beg for mercy that day, she specifically mentioned Chen Tang, the son of the former Minister of Works Chen. Didn't the child take his mother's surname?"
She didn't give Concubine Nan'an any chance to get angry. "It's just that the Cheng family changed their tune early and held down Old Madam Cheng. Otherwise, if the emperor doesn't support his nephew, can he support someone outside his family?"
Nan'an Concubine: "..."
What else can she say?
All I could do was sigh again, “Yeah!”
The attitude of the emperor emeritus has changed, so the emperor is more confident.
This is the key.
The Jia family also realized this and dared to do so.
"Then Old Madam Cheng still thought that since her family was able to win, she wanted our Nan'an County Prince's Mansion to help out again."
"Please don't!"
"No, I just came to talk to the old lady."
It's impossible to do this! Concubine Nan'an took a sip of tea and said, "But why did I hear that the second master of the mansion is really going to retire?"
If she is not feeling well, then the old lady can't expect to feel comfortable either.
"He is still young. I remember that the old Duke liked him the most."
Grandmother Jia: “…”
What can you do if you have an unfilial son?
The old lady had long thought that there was a possibility that someone would stab her in the face.
"It's like a tree. When it's young, it's straight, but as it grows, it becomes crooked. There's nothing we can do about it."
The old lady sighed, "Fortunately, the Duke didn't target them at all."
This generation of the Jia family is no longer good.
But the next generation rose up again.
"Retire if you want to. There will always be food at home."
Anyway, it's embarrassing to be an official.
After the old lady had to face this fact, she actually let it go. "For a family like ours, as long as our children and grandchildren don't go out and cause trouble, and don't become playboys and prodigals, that's all that's needed."
Gambling was banned, even concubines were not allowed to play. It would not be easy for future children of the Jia family to ruin the family.
It was precisely because she realized this that the old lady did not stand up to oppose.
"……Yeah yeah!"
The Concubine Nan'an didn't expect to hit such a wall.
Although the older generation worked hard to earn this huge fortune for their descendants, and the children did not have to work so hard, who would not want a long life and prosperity? How many generations have the Jia family had?
But when she thought about the fact that other people's grandchildren were gradually growing up, she could only suppress her depression.
"I feel relieved that the old lady can think so openly."
Wang Xifeng, who was hiding inside, listened to their conversation and it would be a lie to say she didn't admire them.
They seemed to be talking calmly, but every word they said was full of venom! "In a few days, it will be August, and the weather will be nice and crisp. How about we make an appointment to go to Wan'an Temple to pray for peace?"
Concubine Nan'an smiled and changed the subject.
If something cannot be done, then don't do it.
Nowadays, there are many people who wish the Jia family to be more unlucky than they do.
But if she had made the appointment last year, the Jia family would definitely have gone.
This year……
Especially since they had just stabbed each other, Concubine Nan'an believed that Old Madam Jia would not agree.
really!
"No, I'm old now and my legs and feet are getting worse. The other day the doctor told me to walk less."
Grandmother Jia lied with her eyes open.
She knew that Concubine Nan'an was just speaking casually, and it would be a joke if the Jia family took it seriously.
If the Jia family wanted to go to Wan'an Temple, why would they be willing to submit to others and follow the people from Nan'an Palace?
Choose a good day, say hello first, and then go as a family.
Anyway, Grandmother Jia is old and is no longer willing to flatter others.
Moreover, after the turbulent period when her eldest uncle and the Duke died, Grandmother Jia deeply realized that many times, it is not effective to flatter others with all your might.
A blacksmith must be strong himself.
You are no longer capable of this. People who used to be in your circle will kick you away immediately.
The old lady refused as she originally intended, but she had no idea how many twists and turns were involved.
What she didn't know was that Concubine Nan'an was waiting for her to refuse, to avoid someone dragging her family into suspicion when they took action.
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