Jiang Rong walked into the hall, first greeted his grandmother, and then looked at Mrs. Qiao aside:
"Sister-in-law, what's going on?"
"Yingying suddenly had a stomachache in the middle of the night yesterday... The female doctor came to see her and said she wanted to use red blood jade ginseng. There is no such good thing in her yard. We do have it in the warehouse of the house. But the key to the treasure house is Rong'er. You're in charge..."
"But she was afraid of looking for you in the middle of the night and disturbing your rest... so she only used the usual ginseng medicine in the hospital... It was really good luck to save her... The female doctor said that it was almost impossible to save the pregnancy... …”
Jiang Rong looked at Ms. Qiao and raised her eyebrows, "Grandma has said long ago that you have to use all the medicines in the house. Why do you have to do this if you come to get them?"
"But... you and your second brother are both asleep, and I don't think it's good to disturb you..." Mrs. Qiao looked aggrieved.
Jiang Rong was an expert at pretending to be weak. He was very aware of Qiao's tricks and said calmly:
"Sister-in-law, you have to distinguish your priorities. It's just a trivial matter for the prince and I to be woken up in the middle of the night. But the child in your belly is the important thing!"
"It seems that my sister-in-law still treats me and the prince as outsiders, and she treats us so strangely."
Qiao's face froze, "Sister, don't get me wrong, that's not what I meant..."
"Since sister-in-law is too embarrassed to bother me, why not... let me hand over the internal accounts to Concubine Zhao. If you want anything in the future, just go to Concubine Zhao and withdraw it..." Jiang Rong continued to tell them their plans.
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law discussed this at midnight last night.
How to profit from your unborn child.
The mistress of the house is mainly in charge of two accounts. An internal ledger contains various expenses of the government. A foreign account is the store business.
Since Jiang Rong took charge of the family, the old concubine has handed over all the internal and external accounts to her.
Concubine Zhao had long wanted to take away the power of running the family from Jiang Rong, but she had no chance, so their mother-in-law and daughter-in-law decided to use their children as an excuse to put on a play together...
"Rong'er, you're in charge very well." Old Concubine Xie disagreed.
Jiang Rong smiled and said, "Grandma, it's just for a while. Now that my sister-in-law is pregnant, after all, Rong'er is not as considerate as Concubine Zhao, so she should leave it to Concubine Zhao, so that my sister-in-law can also raise the baby with peace of mind. When the child is born in the future, Concubine Zhao will be happy to have a grandchild. , I don’t have time, I just need to take over the accounting chores again.”
Concubine Xie nodded slightly and was very happy with Jiang Rong. This girl has a long-term view and doesn't care about the moment. Be open-minded and aboveboard.
However, Zhao's eyelids are really shallow.
"This is not appropriate..." Concubine Zhao pretended to decline.
Old Concubine Xie was too lazy to talk nonsense with her and said, "If you don't want to, then forget it."
"But for the sake of Mrs. Qiao's unborn child, I have no choice but to take on this important responsibility. To put it bluntly, everything is to blame for Mrs. Qiao's failure. She was born a little weak this time, and I'm afraid she will have to worry about too many things later. Still. Let me take care of her..." Concubine Zhao quickly took over the words, her eyes fell on Jiang Rong, half-smiling but not smiling:
"Girl Rong has more important things to do. It's hard to worry so much about Mrs. Qiao."
Concubine Li complimented her at the right time: "What's the important matter?"
"Of course I have given birth to a son with the crown prince!" Concubine Zhao smiled proudly.
……
Come out of Songhe Hall.
Jade felt aggrieved for Jiang Rong, "This concubine Zhao is really cheating on you! She took advantage of Mrs. Qiao's pregnancy to share your power, and she used the child to exploit you everywhere."
"If I didn't want it, she wouldn't be able to separate it." Jiang Rong was happy to see this happen.
In her memory, Qiao was unable to keep this pregnancy due to poor health in her previous life.
At that time, Jiang Rong only held the internal accounts because he had never taken care of business.
The foreign accounts are still in the hands of Concubine Zhao.
Jiang Rong treated Mrs. Qiao very well, giving her whatever she wanted to protect her and raising the fetus. But later, Mrs. Qiao had a miscarriage, but she cried and blamed the medicine she gave her for not being old enough...
This resulted in the medicine being weak and unable to save the child.
If Mrs. Xie hadn't thought that Jiang Rong was not to blame for this incident, otherwise she would have been kicked out of the North Palace long ago for plotting against the royal bloodline.
If the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law didn't cause trouble, Jiang Rong would take the initiative to hand over the internal accounts to Concubine Zhao.
She didn't have time to worry about Mrs. Qiao's raising a baby.
Now she only cares about one thing, dealing with Prince Duan as soon as possible to prevent the Northern Palace from getting involved in the throne crisis.
"Sister-in-law—" Xie Ruojiao came to Songhe Hall to greet her grandmother. She bumped into Jiang Rong and said with a smile:
"I received a post today. It was a poem and essay meeting on the Lotus Appreciation Couplet organized by Qianjin, the director of the Hanlin Academy... Are you interested, sister-in-law? Let's go together tomorrow?"
The person in charge of the Hanlin Academy is the Duanwang Party.
"No." Jiang Rong immediately understood that Prince Duan was taking action. He looked at Xie Ruojiao and said:
"I'm going to bid farewell to Chi Moyan tomorrow. Is Jiaojiao free to accompany me?"
Because the provincial examination is approaching.
Chi Moyan had to return to the capital of Jiangnan Province to take the provincial examination.
So I packed my luggage recently, entrusted my mother to Jiang Rong, and set off tomorrow.
"Okay!" Xie Ruojiao agreed immediately.
Anyway, hanging out with my sister-in-law is more interesting than going anywhere.
……
Beppu Nanyuan.
"Young Master, today the daughter of the Hanlin Academy sent a greeting to the second young lady... If Prince Duan intends to take advantage of the second young lady, this must be Prince Duan's arrangement." Xiao Nanxing reported.
Xie Lingxi's face was expressionless and her eyes were cold, "You find a reason not to let her go tomorrow."
"The Crown Princess has already stopped her." Xiao Nanxing hurriedly greeted her: "You and the Crown Princess really have a good understanding and can think of everything together."
Xie Lingxi's eyes flashed slightly and her mood improved slightly. She looked at Xiao Nanxing and ordered:
"Watch every move of the Duanwang Party. If you send an invitation next time, intercept it."
"Yes." Xiao Nanxing accepted the order.
Jingzhe walked in and reported: "Young Master, the Crown Princess is here."
The coldness on Xie Lingxi's face disappeared, "Let her in."
He also ordered:
"Bring in more ice mirrors."
It was a hot summer day and the weather was hot. Jiang Rong has a delicate body and is very afraid of heat. But she is afraid of heat and prefers to hug him.
"Husband!" Jiang Rong happily took small steps and bumped into Xie Lingxi's arms like a gust of wind, smiling brightly.
Xie Lingxi caught her familiarly.
Xiao Nanxing smiled and said, "The Crown Princess is so happy, but what happy event is there?"
"I received the brocade from my husband and I like it very much." Jiang Rong said with a smile. I added in my mind that my husband took the initiative to kiss me yesterday.
But this matter cannot be explained to outsiders.
"As long as the Crown Princess likes it. There is a piece of brocade, just like the Crown Princess is unique in the Crown Prince's heart." Xiao Nanxing praised.
She is unique in her own mind.
Xie Lingxi felt inexplicably embarrassed about having her thoughts revealed, so she changed the subject and said:
"Is there a problem?"
"I want to borrow some secret guards from my husband to escort Chi Moyan back to the south of the Yangtze River. The eldest princess's palace may hold grudges about the ring battle not long ago. In the capital, it is difficult for her to take action, but outside the capital... just in case Just in case, it's better to prepare for a rainy day." Jiang Rong got straight to the point.
Whatever she was worried about, she told Xie Lingxi what to say.
