Tianhuang nobleman

Ordinarily, when aunts and aunts return home, the girl's father and brother will entertain the new son-in-law in front, and the mother, sister-in-law and sisters will talk to the girl in the back. When it comes to Bairen's house, he is the only family member in the whole family, so Roujia can only be invited first. Go back and let the servants stay safe, and talk to He Zichen in front.

He Zichen was very respectful, and brought a lot of homecoming gifts, and when he came up, he bowed to Bairen and said hello, calling him "brother", Bairen quickly helped him up, and said with a smile, "Sit down, brother-in-law."

When the servants served tea, Bai Ren thought about what Xi Niang had told him before, and asked as usual: "How is my sister doing in your house? Can you be considerate and diligent in serving your in-laws? Can you do your best in taking care of the family?"

He Zichen hastily put down the teacup and said, "Rou'er... Madam, she is very nice. She went to greet the old lady on the first day she entered the house. She set her mind at night and morning, followed the rules, and served the dishes and tea herself, but..."

He Zichen smiled at Bai Ren: "In front of my uncle, I won't say that polite nonsense, my uncle knows it, not to mention our family now, but it was not separated before, when we were still living with the grandfather, the family There are not so many rules, not to mention that my mother is not the kind of person who can make her daughter-in-law act arrogant, but she was flustered by the whole set of rules of the wife. Above the formalities, and we are small families, we don’t need this ostentation, these can be avoided as much as possible, but the wife obeys the rules very well, she must go to the old lady’s house when she wakes up early every day, the old lady can’t do it, she won’t Tell her what to do, just pull her to talk, I think about it, I am in the yamen every day, there are only the old lady and the wife left at home, it is good for them to pass the time together."

When He Zichen said this, every time he mentioned Roujia, there was a soft light in his eyes. It can be seen that he was very satisfied. He was relieved to hear that Mrs. He was so polite, and nodded with a smile: "Serving mother-in-law, it should be of."

He Zichen smiled, and said again: "It's also good to take care of the wife at home. Everyone in the family respects her. If you get a wife like this, Zichen has nothing else to ask for."

During the conversation, the old butler came up to ask if the banquet could be held. There were only three masters in the whole house, and it was even more desolate to sit separately according to the rules. Bai Ren simply didn't give up the table, pushed aside the screen, and asked someone to invite Rou Jia to the front , used together.

Although there were not many people, but there was less restraint. He Zichen was really happy in his heart, and he didn't care about the reservedness of the Hanlin master. Brother... don't think there are too few people, wait for three to five years, and I will... definitely have children around my knees, and the population will prosper..."

Rou Jia was already shy, but when she heard this, she blushed even more, she hurriedly pulled He Zichen's sleeve, and said in a low voice, "Master, master is drunk."

Bai Ren couldn't help laughing, and sent someone to make sober soup for He Zichen, but He Zichen was still happy, patted his forehead and said: "Madam's lesson is..." After drinking and eating, He Zichen knew that Roujia had her own words Wanting to tell Bai Ren, he smiled and said: "I have been thinking about going to Shumo Hutong to find some good ink ingots for the past few days. Since I came here today, I might as well go and have a look. My wife will sit here for a while, and I will buy some good things. Come back to pick you up."

Roujia felt warm and nodded.

In the inner courtyard, Rou Jia smiled and showed Bai Ren all the homecoming gifts, and said with a smile: "These are all gifts for the wedding day, my mother-in-law found some good ones for me to bring back... This safety buckle water head is very good, it is suitable for you to wear, this is a whole set of gold-painted fans, it will be hot this day, just right for use, this is..."

Bai Ren smiled and La Roujia sat down: "I'll read those things later, let's talk first... How is Mrs. He treating you? I saw how my brother-in-law treats you, it should be good."

Roujia's face was slightly red, and she said softly: "My mother-in-law is an honest person, she is very kind to me. On the second day of marriage, my mother-in-law took me back to the ancestral house of the He family and led me to recognize people one by one. My family respects my mother-in-law who is young and widowed, and raised her husband alone, and even treats me very kindly, without making a fuss. It shows that I have entered a good family. My mother-in-law treats me very well and never asks me to behave. Every day when I go to ask for peace, I only talk and laugh with me, and don't take my mother-in-law's money, and she is sincere to me. Just yesterday... my mother-in-law has given me the keys to the treasury in the mansion and all the accounts. Let me learn from it. Butler, don't worry about me, I really have nothing else to say."

Bai Ren also met Mrs. He, and knew that she was a benevolent person, so he smiled and said, "What about brother-in-law?"

Roujia blushed even more, nodded and said nothing, Bairen breathed a sigh of relief: "So I can rest assured." Roujia lowered her eyes and smiled, and said in a low voice: "To tell you the truth, when I was in the south, I heard that The emperor bestowed the marriage, but my little aunt still wanted to hold the injustice for me, saying that my husband’s family was ruined, and I would have to endure hardships when I married. I was also worried at the time. I am not afraid of hardships. The mother concubine told the little aunt that the marriage that her own brother was looking for must not be bad. Roujia's temperament is really to suffer when she enters the prince's family. , the days to come will be the same..."

Roujia's eyes were red, and she choked up in a low voice: "Looking at it now, it is true that the concubine mother has seen it clearly. She has suffered a lifetime of being married without a partner, and she is afraid that I will be like her, so she is willing to marry far away. You guard, with our palace here, no one dares to despise me..."

Bai Ren also felt uncomfortable when mentioning Lingnan Princess, he took a deep breath and said: "Sister, don't worry, I won't let mother and concubine be like this for the rest of my life."

Roujia burst into tears and nodded: "I know... Although it came out of a mother's belly, you have been different from me since you were a child. You will have great promise in the future... It's just that you miss it too much, don't you?" I intentionally forgive you. In the past year, the mother and concubine's life has become much better. Although the father and the king can't go to the mother's concubine's courtyard once in ten days and a half months, he has never wronged his mother in terms of food and clothing. You are very popular with the emperor here, and after marrying the crown prince, you are more polite to your mother. Although the side concubine Xia always wants to make trouble, she has restrained herself a lot. .”

"And..." Roujia is pure and kind-hearted, unable to say harsh words, hesitated and said, "This time Wenyu and Kangtai are called back by the king like this, there must be a big scene, and the side concubine Xia probably won't be busy with others gone."

Bai Ren smiled faintly: "They did it to themselves, who is to blame? I can only hate Empress Feng for making such rumors before your big wedding. Mrs. He and brother-in-law didn't mention this matter, did they?"

Rou Jia wiped away her tears, shook her head and smiled: "No... When talking about your mother's family, the mother-in-law only mentioned you and the concubine mother, never mentioning others, and the husband never said anything else, you just need to rest assured."

Bai Ren nodded and smiled again: "Just look at how the father will teach our good brother and sister when we go back this time."

An hour later, He Zichen came to pick up Roujia, and Bai Ren asked the two of them to prepare what he had prepared, including the congratulatory gifts from Qi Xiao, so that the wedding was considered over.

After sending the person away, Bai Ren wanted to read a book for a while, but he didn't expect the old housekeeper outside to report, and Shun Zi came.

Bai Ren was both funny and sweet in his heart, he only came back for a day, and Qi Xiao was picked up by someone.

Bai Ren has very good manners, never relying on Qi Xiao to favor him, he bosses Qi Xiao's servants around, every time Shun Zi comes to pick him up, Bai Ren asks the old housekeeper to take him to the flower hall to drink tea and rest before leaving, this time The same is true, but the old housekeeper shook his head and said: "No, he came on horseback and said he has something to do with the prince."

Bai Ren was puzzled: "Call him."

Not long after, Shunzi came, and after saluting Bairen, he looked at the people in the room, and said in a deep voice, "I have something to tell Your Highness."

The maids serving in the room understood, bowed and retreated one by one.

Bai Ren frowned slightly: "But Your Highness..."

"No." Shunzi shook his head, "It's news from the gambling house...My son, something happened to the second son of your mansion."

"Second Young Master and Second Young Lady went back to Lingnan a month ago. There was nothing wrong with the journey. After passing through the southern border, the team sent by the Imperial City to escort the two masters came back... Who knows that something happened after that."

"After passing the southern border, the group of them walked another [-] miles. Because it was getting late, they rested. At night... the second son was probably bored, so he called the singer in the tavern to relieve his boredom. Others have no way of knowing how they lived. They only know that the servants went to knock on the door the next day, but they could not wake up after a long time. Lying on the couch, his face was blue and gray, he couldn't even wake up, everyone rushed to invite the doctors, and after that, several doctors took the pulse and said..."

A look of disdain flashed in Shunzi's eyes, and he continued: "It is said that the second young master was overindulged, his body was weak, and he was exposed to the wind and cold, so he fainted. Afterwards, the servants searched the things in the house and found a bag of Wushi San, I heard from those singers, it was the second young master himself who said that this is the 'Xiaoyao Pill' that he bought on the road, it is not harmful to the body, and he forced them to eat it last night, everyone in the room ate it After taking that medicine, one can imagine..."

Bai Ren was startled: "Then what? Can it be rescued?"

Shunzi nodded: "We have been rescued, but... there are too many losses, and that place seems to be ineffective. According to the old doctor who treated the second young master... it will be barely usable in the future, and it will not be used on the heirs." I can."

Bai Ren couldn't react for a while, and said in a low voice: "Who did this...was it the prince's hand? Can it be covered up?"

Shunzi shook his head: "No, we only followed up with the news today. Those kabukis left one of our people behind. We have to ask more about the previous matter, and the bag of five stones, is it really five stones? Whether it is powder, or other poisonous drugs, we have to investigate again, but as far as we can see, there is no loophole in it, maybe... it is really the second young master who has lost his life."

Bai Ren was a little relieved: "I tell the people at the gambling house not to investigate any more, and immediately withdraw all the people in the south, and don't keep any of them. From today on, everyone will keep a low profile and do nothing. Wait for me Order again."

Shunzi was taken aback: "Why is this? The prince doesn't want to find out who did it?"

Bai Ren shook his head: "Of course I want to investigate, but this matter is no small matter. My father will definitely investigate after he finds out. Although it was not done by the prince, if my father finds someone here, he will definitely become suspicious. , when the time comes, I will follow the clues to find out, won't I be tired of the prince?"

Bai Ren murmured softly: "This Zhuangzi said it was given to me, but if one day someone reveals the truth, it will still be blamed on the crown prince. At that time, the crown prince will not be able to argue with it, and he will be a scapegoat for nothing... Listen to me, now Self-preservation is the top priority, and they don’t seek meritorious deeds, but seek no faults, they just need to stay quiet and don’t get ahead, and wait until the cusp is over.”

Shunzi sighed softly in her heart, her master didn't hurt the wrong person after all.