Chapter 282 Ru Lan’s Growth
With Zhang Qingzhi’s help, it became easier for Zhao Xing to handle government affairs in the next few days.
After a few days of contact, Zhao Xing also understood why Zhang Qingzhi took more than 20 years to reach the sixth level.
Zhang Qingzhi speaks very straightforwardly. Even if Zhao Xing makes any mistakes, he will point them out.
Although Zhao Xing didn't listen and he didn't forcefully give advice, as the saying goes, loyal words are hard on the ears. Normally, colleagues would point out other people's faults easily and naturally they would not be liked by their colleagues.
Moreover, according to Zhao Xing and Yin Hanzhang's investigation, Zhang Qingzhi never made friends and was popular, and he was not popular. It was strange that such a person could be promoted.
However, Zhao Xing likes people like Zhang Qingzhi very much.
Zhao Xing is not a person who cannot listen to what others say, but he resents being like Sima Guang, who thinks he is right and keeps telling the truth even if he doesn't listen.
Zhang Qingzhi points out things that he thinks are wrong, whether you listen or not, he will not mention them again.
Whatever you tell him, he will do it seriously.
In Zhao Xing's opinion, he is much better than those officials who always give advice and give up their work.
My father's health has improved a lot in the past few days. Although his energy is still not very good, his complexion looks much better than at the beginning.
In the evening, Zhao Xing visited his father and left the palace with Zhang Guifen.
"Your Highness, the Queen Mother said that I don't have to go to the palace every day to serve you. I want to go back to the British Palace tomorrow." Zhang Guifen said.
"Well, I won't go back with you." Zhao Xing nodded.
The army will set off the day after tomorrow, so it's normal for Zhang Guifen to want to go back and have a look.
"Didn't His Highness say before that after the Lantern Festival, the concubines would be allowed to go home to visit relatives? After His Highness ascends the throne in a few months, it will be difficult for them to leave the palace. How about letting them go home and visit as well? ." Zhang Guifen suggested.
Hearing this, Zhao Xing patted his forehead and said: "I have been busy and forgotten during this period, so let them all go back tomorrow."
"Well, I will come back later. In the East Palace, my concubine asked someone to inform them." Zhang Guifen said.
The couple talked all the way back to the East Palace. Zhao Xing went to Shulan Pavilion to see his daughter, while Zhang Guifen returned to Chunhe Palace and arranged for someone to go to several concubines to inform them that they could go home to visit relatives tomorrow. .
"Hurry up and let me hug Sister Jing."
Zhao Xing walked into the main hall of Shulan Pavilion and saw Shulan holding her daughter. The little one was awake at this time, with her little hands stretched out as if to catch something. .
"Your Highness is feeling cold, so let's wait first."
It is said that a mother is strong, and Shulan never refused Zhao Xing in the past.
Now that I have a daughter, I have begun to learn to reject Zhao Xing.
"Haha, I was negligent."
Zhao Xing was not angry either. He sat down next to Shulan, looked at his daughter and said, "By the way, you haven't been back to your parents' home for a long time." , All the concubines and concubines in the East Palace can go back to visit relatives tomorrow, so you should go back and have a look."
Shulan was a little moved when she heard this, but she looked at her daughter in her arms and shook her head, and said, "Sister Jing just now. Not long after the full moon, I couldn't stand the trouble, so I decided not to go back."
"It's okay, just leave Sister Jing to the nanny," Zhao Xing said.
"My father and mother have come to see me because of His Highness' grace. If there is a chance in the future, I will not come back tomorrow." Shulan still couldn't let go of her daughter.
Zhao Xing didn't try to persuade her anymore after hearing this. He rested for a while, waited for the coldness in his body to dissipate, then took over his daughter and teased her for a while.
The little guy played for a while and then fell asleep. Zhao Xing handed the child to the nurse to take him down.
"I will rest here tonight." Zhao Xing said.
Shulan is now twenty-six or seventeen years old. She has just given birth to a child, and her body is even plumper, like a ripe peach, very attractive.
"Then let me help His Highness wash up."
Shulan's face turned slightly red when she heard this, her eyes flashed, and she was very excited.
When she was five or six months pregnant, Zhao Xing dared to favor her. In the following months until now, he has not been favored, so naturally he misses her very much.
“Yes.”
Zhao Xing nodded and went into the inner room with Shulan.
After they washed up, they got on the bed.
Shulan's canteen is completely sufficient for Sister Jing, but Sister Jing is usually fed by a wet nurse, and Shulan only feeds her once in a while.
Zhao Xing, the father, can only do it for him.
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The next day, Zhao Xing went to the palace. Zhang Guifen and several concubines left the East Palace and went home to visit relatives.
Only Li Yunchu and Shulan were left in the East Palace.
When Rulan and Minglan took a carriage to Sheng's house, Mrs. Wang and her daughter-in-law Haishi were waiting at the door.
After not seeing each other for a long time, it was necessary to exchange greetings. Haishi reminded: "Mother, it's better to go in and talk first."
Madam Wang was pulling Ru Lan to talk excitedly when she was suddenly beaten. Broken, he glared at Heidegger dissatisfiedly.
But he still said: "Let's go inside and talk first."
"Look, madam." Mother Liu raised her chin towards the street on the left.
Mrs. Wang looked over and saw an old carriage coming this way, her face turned cold: "Why is she back?"
"Mom, who is it?" Ru Lan was confused. road.
"Who else could it be? Mo Lan." Mrs. Wang curled her lips.
"Fourth sister?"
Ru Lan heard the words and looked at the old carriage. There was only a driver driving the carriage, not even a maid following him, and she smiled and said: "Mother, I remember her dowry was quite large, right? Why didn’t she even have a maid, and the carriage was still so shabby?”
"Haha." Mrs. Wang smiled and said, "That Wen Yanjing is just a poor scholar, and he didn't pass the exam. He is completely dependent on her to support him. The whole family is sitting on nothing. Why don't we save some money?"
"That's right." Ru Lan nodded and said, "Let's go."
"Huh?" Mrs. Wang was stunned, looked at her daughter strangely, and said, "Don't wait for her to get out of the car and ridicule her. What did she say?" "Forget it." Ru Lan shook her head.
Just now she heard how miserable Mo Lan was, and she did feel a sense of relief.
However, it soon became boring, and he no longer even had the intention to read Mo Lan's jokes.
Madam Wang wanted to say something else, but Ru Lan pulled her directly inside.
Minglan hesitated and followed.
Haide had no choice but to stay.
As soon as Mo Lan got out of the carriage, she saw the backs of Mrs. Wang and others entering the door.
Mo Lan looked in a daze at the luxurious carriage parked at the door and the imperial guards standing on both sides of the door. There are also the palace ladies who are walking in carrying various gifts.
“Fourth sister!” Haishi stepped forward to greet her.
“Second sister-in-law!”
Mo Lan came back to her senses and thanked her for her blessings. She smiled and said, “Why are the fifth and sixth sisters back today?”
"Don't the fourth sister know?" Haishi said in surprise: "I thought the fourth sister knew, so she came back specially."
The smile on Mo Lan's face froze, and she said: "I haven't been back for a while, so I came back specifically to have a look."
"Then go in and talk first."
Hai Shi didn't expose her either. In the past, when Mo Lan came back, she would rush Sheng Hong to sleep at home, and she never came back the rest of the time.
"Second sister-in-law, I'm going to see third brother first."
After entering the door, Mo Lan said.
"Then you go, I'll go to the main hall first." Haishi said.
"Yeah." Mo Lan nodded.
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When Ru Lan and Ming Lan came back, they naturally had to go to Mrs. Sheng to say hello first.
Old Mrs. Sheng happily asked about the current situation of the two of them, and then asked about Shulan's situation.
I was relieved to learn that although Shulan gave birth to a girl, His Highness the Crown Prince liked her very much.
In fact, Dafang went to the East Palace to see Shulan before, and he said that His Highness the Crown Prince did not neglect Shulan because she gave birth to a sister.
But these words coming from Rulan and Minglan made Mrs. Sheng believe them even more.
After chatting for a while, Mrs. Wang wanted to talk to Ru Lan about herself, so she resigned and left.
Haizhi also bowed and left after seeing this.
"Quick, let me take a good look."
Old Mrs. Sheng stretched out her hand and looked at Minglan with excitement.
After Minglan married into the East Palace, she only came back once during the Mid-Autumn Festival last year. Several months have passed now.
Minglan quickly stepped forward and took Old Mrs. Sheng's hand.
“It looks like I have gained some weight and looks good, so I feel relieved.”
Mrs. Sheng looked at her for a while, then she pulled her to sit beside her with a smile.
"My granddaughter is fine, so grandma, don't worry. Grandma looks a lot thinner," Minglan said with red eyes.
"No, since Miss Six left, the old lady has been the same as before, eating vegetarian food every day, how can she not lose weight? The old lady has said it several times, but to no avail. The old lady listens to Miss Six the most, You have to give me some advice," Fang's mother said.
"Grandma, did you give your granddaughter everything at the bottom of the box, so you were frugal? If so, your granddaughter will have all those farms and shops sent back." Minglan said.
“What nonsense are you talking about?” Mrs. Sheng glared and said, “It’s not like you don’t know who your father is. Even if I have nothing, how dare he short-change me? I’m just used to fasting. "Recite the Buddha's name"
Minglan naturally knew that Sheng Hong couldn't shortchange Old Mrs. Sheng, so he just said this to force Old Mrs. Sheng to eat more good things.
She insisted that if Mrs. Sheng continued to eat fast, she would send those farm shops back and let Mother Fang supervise them.
Old Mrs. Sheng scolded her for a while, but she couldn't stop the smile on her face.
"By the way." Minglan said: "Grandma, just now at the door, my granddaughter saw that the eldest lady seemed a little dissatisfied with the second sister-in-law. What's going on?"
"Huh, She is too busy." Mrs. Sheng snorted coldly and told the story.
Zhao Xing asked Sheng Changbai to follow Hai Wenyou to Jiangnan, but retained Sheng Changbai's official position.
Later, seeing that he would not be able to come back soon, he asked someone to take over the post of county magistrate of Sheng Changbai.
Hai Shi can only return to the Sheng family first.
Madam Wang has always disliked Haishi, and since the two have been living apart since their wedding, Madam Wang said that she would send a few maids to Jiangnan to serve Sheng Changbai.
It is said to be serving, but in fact it is to have sex.
As a result, Sheng Hong scolded him and left the matter alone.
But because of this incident, Madam Wang became even more dissatisfied with Haishi.
"Don't worry about these nonsense. Go and see your mother and brother first, and come to my place to have dinner with me later." Old Mrs. Sheng said.
"Well, the granddaughter will go first."
After Minglan saluted, she left Shou'an Hall with her maid and went to Wei Xiaoniang's yard.
When they were almost there, Mo Lan walked out of the side road.
"Sixth sister, can we chat for a few words?" Mo Lan said.
(End of this chapter)