Daughter Reborn as the Head of the Family

Qiu Yun nodded and replied: "It's done. I've settled elsewhere to rest. I'm just waiting to see you tomorrow."

"Who are the ones brought back?"

"Beside Madam, there are Aunt Tian, ​​two sisters, Xiangqin and Xiangzhu, and three second-class maids, Lan'er, Qier and Hui'er, who used to serve in Madam's courtyard."

These are the dowries brought by my mother from the Zhang family.

Aunt Tian was my mother's wet nurse when she was a child. Xiangqin and Xiangzhu had also been with their mother since childhood. They had never married. The remaining Lan'er, Qier and Hui'er were their mothers.

A maid whom I bought from outside a year before my own death.

My mother originally planned to train these three people by herself for three to five years, and then send them to her to serve them. They would also follow her out of the palace in the future.

My mother always feels that there are not enough maids around her, so she wants to select as many pleasant maids as possible for her.

But later, when my mother passed away, the matter was shelved.

When she left the Duke's Mansion, besides the caring Qiu Yun, there were several second-class maids by her side.

After Mrs. Shen entered the house, she also sent them to Zhuangzi for retirement.

Because today is the big day for the announcement of the results, ordinary people will go to see the excitement.

Who would have thought that the emperor would be so fickle that he revoked his intention to break off the engagement, made his own lady Princess Ronghua, and now wants to ask his own lady to remarry into the Fifth Prince's Mansion.

Sister Xiangxiu was waiting at the entrance of the palace for her to come.

After all, for any respectable family in the capital, if a young lady in the family has an affair with another young lady's fiancé, it would be too late to hide the matter. It would be trivial to break off the engagement, and it would be extremely serious if the two families break up and turn from in-laws to enemies.

possible.

I don’t know when they will be able to come out of the palace, and I don’t know if they can catch up to see the announcement of the results.

Qiu Yun blew out the candles in the room and only lit a small and exquisite enamel oil lamp on the low stool next to the bed in the back room.

Song Jinyue only asked Manager Song to bring back the wives and maidservants from when her mother was still alive. No matter how many there were, she would not be able to accommodate these people in Mingzhuxuan for a while.

"Second Miss Song, please go in and talk. Your Majesty is still waiting for you." Xiangxiu looked at Song Jinyue and motioned for her to follow her in.

Only the emperor dared to think about this.

She slowly lowered the gauze curtain on the bed to cover it.

When I woke up in the morning, the sky was overcast and there was a thin drizzle of rain in the air.

There were some mixed feelings in her heart. Yesterday when she entered the palace, Lord Wei did not call her princess. Today when he entered the palace, he called her princess. Does this mean that the emperor has given up on asking her to marry the fifth prince?

Already?

Song Jinyue specially wore a light orange double-breasted Confucian jacket today, accompanied by a dark orange pleated skirt. The skirt was embroidered with fine plum blossoms with crimson silk thread. It was very appropriate for this season.

Pushing open the black window coffin with auspicious cloud patterns carved on it, I saw the gloomy sky outside the house. The sporadic light rain was blown by the wind and fell on Song Jinyue's fair face. A cold wind poured into her body from the collar inadvertently.

I saw her figure on the palace road from a distance, so I came forward to greet her.

"Master Wei."

"Oh, I see."

"Miss, tell me, if the emperor forces you again, what should we do..." Qiu Yun couldn't help but sigh to herself.

Seeing that the doors and windows in the house were all locked, Qiu Yun lay down on the bed outside and rested peacefully.

Qiu Yun then helped the young lady get on the carriage sent by the palace.

Song Jinyue nodded slightly.

Song Jinyue bowed to him before following Mr. Wei into the palace.

Where else can sisters from the same family be married to one person?

There was also a hint of darkness and loneliness in Song Jinyue's eyes.

Song Jinyue looked at the head guard and saw that he waved her hand to follow Xiangxiu in.

"Excuse me, Lord Wei." Xiangxiu said after seeing the ceremony.

Grandma Yuan patted the back of Song Jinyue's hand and continued: "Second Miss, be careful in everything."

"Princess Ronghua."

The carriage started slowly. Although the sky was gloomy today, there were more people on the streets of the capital than usual.

The faint yellow glow of the oil lamp looked extremely soft and friendly.

Then he followed Xiangxiu and entered the Zhaohua Hall.

The young lady who committed something scandalous will definitely be sent to the ancestral hall and imprisoned for life.

Song Jinyue asked softly.

"Master Wei, I didn't know that Your Majesty summoned me to the palace today..."

Song Jinyue couldn't help but shiver, Qiu Yun hurriedly stepped forward to close the carved window coffin, and couldn't help but said: "Miss, please don't catch a cold."

The chief health officer smiled and shook his head and said it was okay.

Song Jinyue shook her head violently. The emperor invited her into the palace this time, presumably to ask about recruiting a son-in-law?

Song Jinyue nodded slightly, and then she was about to enter the palace with Qiu Yun. Nanny Yuan went out to see her off.

"Second Miss, don't worry, I've taken note of this."

But yesterday her father had already offered a discount to find a son-in-law for her.

Song Jinyue only had a few mouthfuls of hot porridge, while Qiu Yun had already taken a heavy silver-gray cloak and walked over.

She suddenly stopped and then remembered something. She turned back to look at Nanny Yuan and said, "Nanny, ask Jiao Ming to accompany Miss Qin to the City Patrol Department today to see the release of the results."

Song Jinyue was extremely satisfied. After drinking the soup, she sat in the room for a while and then went to bed again to rest.

This time, the Chief Guard did not take her to the Imperial Study Room, but went directly to Zhaohua Hall, the Queen's aunt's residence.

Wealthy families in the capital would also go there to see if they could find a good son-in-law for their daughters.

As soon as she finished speaking, Nanny Yuan came in with a cup of hot porridge, looked at the second young lady, and said: "Second young lady, Manager Cai Song came back and said that someone from the palace has been sent to take you into the palace."

The Chief Wei stopped, looked at Song Jinyue, and explained with a smile: "Princess, there is no need to be nervous. The Emperor summoned you today just to inquire about the Duke's condition."

After saying that, she put the hot porridge on the table. Song Jinyue frowned slightly. She just entered the palace yesterday, and the emperor summoned her again today?

Her anxious heart finally relaxed a little.

With a heavy heart, the carriage slowly stopped at the palace gate. After getting off the carriage, the chief guard was waiting for her at the palace gate.

Nanny Yuan took the big cloak and waited for Song Jinyue to get up before tying it for her. Then she picked up the hand stove from the table and put it on Song Jinyue. She said: "It's overcast today, but it's quite cold. Second Miss, please don't do it."

Just freeze it."

If the emperor really insists on doing this, what should she do?

Walking under the corridor, Xiangxiu deliberately slowed down and looked back at Song Jinyue, "Second Miss Song, don't be nervous. Your Majesty stayed in the Empress' Palace yesterday. This morning, she saw the Empress mentioned you, so she summoned you in again."

I came from the palace to ask you to spend more time with your concubine to talk to me."

Song Jinyue's heart finally calmed down a little.

When they entered the palace, they saw the emperor playing chess with the queen.

The two of them were so lost in thought that they did not notice that Xiang Xiu had walked in with Song Jinyue.

The emperor lost a piece and turned around to serve tea when he saw Song Jinyue standing at the door. He smiled and called her over, "Yue'er is here. Come and help your aunt. Her chess skills are really bad now."