Chapter 143 Calculation
Concubine Jian didn't know why she should thank her sister-in-law?
Could you please thank your sister-in-law's relatives or neighbors for telling her about her?
But Concubine Jian was gentle by nature, so she smiled at her sister-in-law and bowed politely.
"Sister-in-law, this is the first time we meet, I'm sorry for being so rude."
Sister-in-law Jian waved her hands repeatedly: "It's okay, it's okay. Hey, this is your niece, right? Let your aunt take a look."
Concubine Jian also brought her daughter here today.
Although her daughter is still young, she wanted to let her daughter go out for a walk.
At this moment, Mrs. Jian couldn't let go of the child, "Oh, look at this little guy, his eyes are so bright, and he's so white, so cute!"
Sister-in-law Jian also said, "Sister-in-law is a queen in the palace, how can the child she raises be bad?"
As she spoke, she fished out a copper coin from her pocket and stuffed it into the child's swaddling clothes.
Bian Sai also said: "This is a gift from my aunt to the child. It's the first time we meet, so I have to give the child something."
Seeing this, Shaoyao, the maid who was following behind him, couldn't help but become anxious.
The copper plate was so dirty, with oil stains stuck on it, it was almost impossible to see the shape of the plate.
Just put it on the fourth young lady like this?
Concubine Jian tried to hold back, but couldn't help herself and suggested, "Mother, let the maid hold the child. It's not easy for you to come to see me, and I don't want you to be tired."
"How can this be considered tiring? I'm holding you steady!" Mrs. Jane did not let go.
"But……"
Sister-in-law Jian didn't have time to listen to their conversation. She quickly raised her child forward and said, "Sister-in-law, come and see your eldest nephew Yaozu. By the way, this is your first time meeting your nephew, right?"
It was indeed the first time we met.
Concubine Jian instantly understood what her sister-in-law meant.
But she looked troubled: "Sister-in-law, but I don't have any copper coins."
She usually tries to save as much as possible at home, so why would she deliberately carry copper coins when going out?
"What copper coins? Just give your nephew a casual gift." Mrs. Jian said, looking at the hairpin in Concubine Jian's hair.
This looks expensive, right?
Concubine Jian touched the silver bracelet on her hand and felt reluctant to part with it. It was one of the few decent pieces of jewelry she owned.
She boldly refused: "Mother, I can't find a gift for my nephew at this moment."
Sister-in-law Jian couldn't wait to ask, "How could there be none? Look at the hairpin on your head. It looks so good. Why don't you give it to your nephew?"
She can wear it for a while to show off, and then sell it for money.
"Sister-in-law, what are you talking about? Does my nephew need a hairpin?"
"If he can't use it, then I should use it. What's the big deal? It's a way to honor my ancestors and show filial piety to his mother," said Mrs. Jian righteously.
Concubine Jian was speechless for a moment.
"Mother, sister-in-law, this hairpin was given by the princess, and cannot be given away casually."
Sister-in-law Jane muttered: "You can't just give it to anyone, isn't it just right to give it to your sister-in-law?"
What these people said became more and more outrageous.
The maid Shaoyao stood up with a stern face and said, "Concubine Jian, if you give this hairpin out, don't blame me for reporting it to the princess.
When the time comes, not only will you be punished, but also the people involved," she looked at Mrs.
"And the person who got this hairpin" She looked at Sister-in-law Jian again
"They will all be punished, with the lighter punishment being caning, and the heavier punishment being death!"
Sister-in-law Jane was so frightened that she dared not speak for a moment.
Madam Jian, after all, was a scholar, so she dared to stand up and refute: "You are just a maid, what qualifications do you have to talk too much in front of the master?"
"Humph!"
Shaoyao was even more arrogant than her, and raised her chin slightly: "Although she is a maid, she is also a maid in the palace. The princess gave the hairpin to Concubine Jian, so it doesn't matter if she wears it.
If one day the princess finds out that the things she used before appear on other people outside the palace, then..."
Shaoyao sneered, her tone meaningful.
This time, even Mrs. Jane didn't dare to speak.
Shaoyao looked at Concubine Jian in one go, "Concubine, don't waste time. You still have to serve the princess. Have you forgotten the rules?"
Concubine Jian knew that Shaoyao was doing this to help her get out of trouble, so she quickly said, "I'll go right away, mother, I'll go first."
Leaving now?
Mrs. Jane had not received the return gift yet, so she took advantage of this opportunity to quickly take back the copper coins that she had just stuffed into the little girl's hands.
"Sister-in-law, since you didn't take the money this time, let's give you the gift next time. I will also give it next time." If the sister-in-law refused to give it, she would not be willing to give up the copper coin.
Shaoyao signaled to Juhua to go to Madam Jian and bring back the fourth young lady. But when Juhua was about to go to pick her up, Madam Jian refused to let her go.
She rolled her eyes, thinking of the child she had just seen who had been born in the Fuwowo, and the forgotten memories flooded her mind again.
"You should take the child back. This one is just a girl, so why don't I take her home and raise her while you take good care of your nephew.
You gave birth to a money-losing baby, but now you have a son, that's good."
What is this nonsense?
Concubine Jian was so angry that she was shaking all over: "Mother, that's my daughter, not a money-loser!"
Sister-in-law Jian rolled her eyes at her and said, "Sister-in-law, I'm not saying anything bad about you, you're just a blockhead. If you gave birth to a little girl and brought back a big son, even if the prince knew about it, he would definitely praise you."
How can there be such a shameless person in the world?
Seeing that her master was only in tears and couldn't even speak clearly, Shaoyao quickly spoke again: "How dare you! This is the royal bloodline. To confuse the royal bloodline is a capital crime!"
"so serious?"
Mrs. Jane's heated brain cooled down and she felt a little regretful, but Sister-in-law Jane was unwilling to give up. Her eyes flashed and she came up with an idea.
"How about this, let's secretly switch the baby. Our Yaozu will suffer a little, and you, the sister-in-law, will raise the baby as a girl. Is that okay?"
"Yes, let's do it!" Mrs. Jane also thought this was a good idea, and told her grandson to enjoy life in the palace.
He must be happier than the child I just met.
Concubine Jian’s first reaction was, how can this be possible?
"Mother, that's my daughter—"
Mrs. Jian said impatiently: "Just think of it as if you gave birth to a boy, how wonderful!"
"That's right. This won't work and that won't work. What do you think we should do, sister-in-law? You always disobey mother. This is too unfilial."
Concubine Jian looked at her mother and saw that her mother did not refute but instead showed agreement. Her body began to stagger.
Why is she unfilial?
Since she entered the mansion, she had given most of her savings to her mother, and was reluctant to even buy her some decent jewelry and clothes. In the end, she was being unfilial.
Shaoyao took a deep breath. Her master was too soft-tempered, so she had to do it.
"No! Confusion of the royal bloodline is a capital crime."
She even added: "Young Master Yaozu will also be beheaded by then."