Chapter 33 Relatives
Sheng Hong is actually very sober, so even if he dotes on his concubine and favors Lin Xiaoniang in all aspects, he is far from the point of destroying his wife.
And Lin Xiaoniang is also a smart person. She dared to attack those concubines, but she never thought of harming Mrs. Wang, including their children.
Because the laws of the Song Dynasty strictly prohibited the straightening of concubines, once the names of concubines were determined, there was no possibility of changing them.
Even if the main wife dies, the concubines are not allowed to be straightened out.
Lin Xiaoniang also comes from a family of officials, so she naturally knows this.
So even though Sheng Hong knew what she did, he pretended not to know and tolerated it because of his love for Lin Xiaoniang.
But Liu Sanshi's words made him mistakenly think that the officials were beating him up, so he was very decisive in dealing with Lin Xiaoniang's issue and would not waver in any way.
After Sheng Hong left, Lin Xiaoniang sat down, her face gloomy.
She really couldn't figure out why Sheng Hong suddenly changed so drastically.
It wasn't like she hadn't thought about whether it was because Sheng Changbai was called to read to the prince.
However, after thinking about it, I think it is impossible.
As for Mrs. Wang, she didn’t think about it at all.
If Mrs. Wang had this ability, she would have used it long ago.
Xue Niang walked in, looked at Lin Xiaoniang who was unconscious and had an ugly face, she bowed and said, "Miss, the eldest lady only left ten people, and the rest were taken away."
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Lin Xiaoniang came back to her senses after hearing this, waved her hand and said: "Take it away, take it away, go and find out who the master saw after receiving the order yesterday."
Something is bound to go wrong. Because, since it's not the cause of Sheng Changbai and Mrs. Wang, there must be some other reasons.
And Sheng Hong spent the night at her place the day before receiving the order, and everything was as usual yesterday.
This change probably occurred after receiving the decree.
Xue Niang left in a hurry after hearing the words and came back about half an hour later.
"Mother, after the Lord saw off the angel yesterday, the officials from Yangzhou came. The Lord hosted a banquet in honor of the officials. After the officials left, he went to the old lady's place. After about a stick of incense, he came out and returned to Weirui. Xuan." Xue Niang said.
After hearing this, Lin Xiaoniang frowned slightly. Is it because of Mrs. Sheng?
But Mrs. Sheng has always disliked her since she found out about her affair with Sheng Hong.
For this, Sheng Hong was reprimanded, and he was disheartened. From then on, he almost never asked about the affairs of the Sheng family.
However, after thinking about it, Lin Xiaoniang found that apart from Old Mrs. Sheng’s reasons, there might be other reasons.
Although she didn't know the reason, she still felt that Sheng Hong's change in attitude was related to Mrs. Sheng, and she secretly resented it.
But Mrs. Sheng’s courtyard was full of her people, and they were so guarded that even if she wanted to take revenge, she couldn’t find a way.
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Zhao Xing did not know what happened in Yangzhou. The day before the New Year, he finally had a free day. From then on until the end of the Lantern Festival, he did not need to learn etiquette.
After getting up in the morning and washing up, I ran twice in the yard, then stood there for a while, cleaned up and went to pay my respects to Empress Cao.
After having breakfast with Queen Cao, Zhao Xing came to Yonghe Palace.
After learning that her son was coming, Concubine Zhu, who had not seen her son for a while, actually came out in person, took her son and looked at him, and kept mumbling about losing weight.
"Concubine, my son has been busy learning etiquette during this period. I have not been able to come and talk to my concubine from time to time. Please forgive me, concubine." Zhao Xing apologized.
Although they are mother and son, there are rules in the palace and they cannot go out for a walk after a certain time.
He has been busy studying and learning etiquette during this period, and has not been here for nearly a month.
"My mother and concubine all know it, so I'm not surprised." Concubine Zhu suppressed the excitement in her heart and pulled her son into the palace.
"Quick, ask someone to bring over some of Fu'er's favorite snacks."
Concubine Zhu pulled Zhao Xing to sit down and ordered.
"My concubine, I told my mother when I came here that I will have lunch with you here at noon and then go back. I want to eat the food you cooked." Zhao Xing said with a smile.
"Okay, okay, my mother will cook it for you in a moment. What do you want to eat?" Concubine Zhu said in surprise.
"Everything made by the mother-in-law and the concubine are all loved by the children." Zhao Xing said. "You, you are still the same as before, very sweet." Zhu Guifei scolded with a smile.
"My mother and concubine have wronged my son, and what he said is true." Zhao Xing pretended to be aggrieved.
The mother and son talked about their family affairs for a while, and Concubine Zhu said: "By the way, your Majesty came here to rest two days ago and told me that your uncle will come to Bianjing after the new year."
"Father, has your uncle been promoted?" Zhao Xing frowned.
Naturally, the uncle mentioned by Concubine Zhu could not be Cao An, but Zhao Xing's biological uncle.
The Zhu family used to be a family of officials. Zhao Xing's grandfather was a transshipment envoy for the sixth grade when he was in his thirties. If he had been alive, his future would not be bad.
Unfortunately, he died young, leaving behind a son and a daughter, and his family was in dire straits.
Concubine Zhu’s elder brother, who was Zhao Xing’s biological uncle, was only a teenager at that time and had average knowledge. His father had passed away and he had no restraints.
He began to wander around Goulanwashe, completely abandoning his studies.
I was in my early twenties and took several exams before passing the county exam. I had almost no chance of becoming an official in my life.
However, Concubine Zhu turned out to be very beautiful when she grew up, so he came up with the idea of letting his sister participate in the show girl selection.
At that time, Zhao Xing's maternal grandmother had already died in depression. The eldest brother was like his father, so Concubine Zhu could only obey.
With her extraordinary appearance, Concubine Zhu was selected as a beautiful lady. In the end, she was loved by the officials and was named a talented person.
After Concubine Zhu Guifei became a talented person, Zhao Xing's uncle also benefited from it and was awarded the seventh grade county magistrate.
Later, Zhu Guifei's mother was granted the title of imperial concubine based on the wealth of her son, and Zhao Xing's uncle also became a prefectural general magistrate.
Zhao Xing frowned because he didn't have a good impression of this uncle. It wasn't that he asked his mother to participate in the show girl selection, but that his uncle had a poor official reputation.
In the past, when Zhao Xing was not born, his talented brother became the county magistrate due to nepotism, and no one looked up to him at all.
After all, there are many concubines in the official harem, so who would care about a talented brother?
So he was quite honest at that time.
However, everything has changed since Zhao Xing was born.
Zhao Xing is the only son of the official family. As his uncle and future uncle of the country, there is naturally no shortage of people to please him.
As a result, his uncle refused to refuse anyone who came, and even relied on his status to do whatever he wanted in the local area. Even Zhao Xing heard about it in the palace.
If it weren’t for his status as Uncle Zhao Xing, there would be countless people who would impeach him.
At this time, Concubine Zhu told him that his father said that his uncle was coming to Bianjing, instead of his uncle writing a letter to tell his mother. Apparently it was his father who promoted him again.
"Well, His Majesty said that your uncle will be promoted to the right to advise the doctor." Zhu Guifei said.
"Mother, concubine, didn't you dissuade my father?" Zhao Xing frowned.
There were two official agencies in the Song Dynasty. One was the Yushitai, which was responsible for supervising all officials.
The other one is Jian Yuan, whose duty is to hear rumors and report things.
To put it simply, if you hear any rumors or rumors and feel it is necessary to report them, you can report them.
In addition to this was the duty to correct the emperor's faults.
The highest official position in the Admonition Court is the Admonishment Officer. In the Song Dynasty, Zuo was respected, which means that Zhao Xing's uncle directly became the second-in-command of the Admonition Court.
Zhao Xing is not afraid that he will not do well, but he does not want his uncle to come to Bianjing.
Now that Zhao Xing is about to be enthroned, he has come to Bianjing and more people are fawning over him.
Judging from the bad things he did in the local area, he probably won't stop when he comes to Bianjing.
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