Chapter 50: What is desire?
The news of the second young lady's pregnancy spread throughout the Hou Mansion like a gust of wind in an instant.
Qiao's family has been in the door for several years, but it has never been conceived, and he has stopped the second master from accepting people, and the name of jealousy has long been spread. Now that she is pregnant, it can be said that she is raising her eyebrows, and even her breath seems to be much sweeter than in the past.
"The second lady can be regarded as having her wish come true. The young lady's personal maid, Cai Pei smiled and said to the Hai family: "You don't know that Cangmu Zhai is lively and ruthless now, and the second lady's posture seems to want the whole day to know that she is pregnant with a child!"
"She's just happy!" Hai shook the pink baby in his arms, this is her second son, Brother Ming.
"You opened the treasury in a while, and picked two valuable pieces from my dowry to send to her, which can be regarded as my heart as a sister-in-law. ”
Jiang Pei nodded and responded with a smile.
"Pregnant?" The old lady threw the Buddha bracelet in her hand onto the kang, frowned and confirmed with an unhappy face: "Really pregnant?"
"Yes, the doctor has seen it, and it is. ”
Shen Shi felt very special when she heard this, because of an old incident more than ten years ago, she always felt that Pei Jinzhi was not a child of the Pei family, but his mother Han was raped. The son born after the pollution, so he didn't want to see him, thinking that he had polluted the clean bloodline of the Pei family, and now, this dirty bloodline is going to continue, as long as the Shen family thinks about it, they feel very disgusting.
Mother Wang looked at the old lady's changed face, lowered her head tremblingly, and closed her mouth tightly.
"It's okay to have it, she is weird all day long. Zhao Shi said to Pei Yingniang.
"The second sister-in-law is also respectful to you, as you said. Pei Ying's marriage has basically been decided, so now she is embroidering the dowry in the house, and because she is satisfied with her family, she is smiling at everyone she sees now.
"What do you know, your second sister-in-law is modest, but in fact, her heart is very high, even the old family's Hai family is afraid that she will not be looked at by her. "Zhao Shi has a pair of fiery eyes, and he is also extremely accurate in seeing people.
"Alas, there is finally a happy event in the family, the prince some time ago...... But I'm scared to death...... Pei Ying showed a scared expression and muttered, "Fortunately, the second brother was not implicated." ”
After the prince's accident, the emperor dealt with a large number of people in anger, and many heads were chattering down, and the people in the capital were panicked, Pei Jinzhi was not implicated, that is, Amitabha Buddha is thankful.
Zhao Shi listened to his daughter's words, but there was an undeniable expression on his face, and he shook his head and whispered: "It's hard to say, it's hard to say......"
When several female ladies in the Hou Mansion were secretly muttering about the pregnancy of Second Mrs. Qiao, in the study, Pei Jinzhi, as a party concerned, was talking about another more important topic.
"It's already settled?" Dingyang Hou asked with a slight frown, stroking his green beard.
"Yes! It's the county magistrate of Wan'an County, Jingzhou Prefecture. ”
"Wan'an County?" Dingyang Hou muttered to himself, then sighed and nodded: "Jingzhou is remote, I'm afraid it's bitter!"
"Whether it is building bridges and paving roads to encourage people's livelihood, or opening the way of people's wisdom and education, there are few verbose passes. It's easy to make political achievements, unlike powerful places such as Liangguang, which can affect the whole body, but it is not dynamic. ”
"That's right, with your careful ability, it's just easy to evaluate excellent performance, and you have Qiao Ge Lao in the court to pay attention to it from time to time, and after a few years of limelight, it's not too late to return to Beijing to show your ambitions!"
In the court, there was an inextricable fight over the establishment of the crown prince, and even the treacherous and cunning Qiao Ge Lao had to start pretending to be sick to avoid the limelight. Pei Jinzhi, as an old minister of the East Palace, has an embarrassing identity, so it is better to go away for a few years, and then return when the dust settles.
"From a careful point of view, who will the position of the prince end up on?"
Pei Jinzhi shook his head and said lightly: "The eldest prince has a reckless personality, brave and unscrupulous, and has never been liked by the emperor and courtiers, although the third prince is intelligent, but after all, he is still underage, and the emperor is now in the prime of spring and autumn, and his body has always been strong, I am afraid that there are more than ten years to live, and now the two factions have made the entire court a miasma for the matter of establishing the prince, and the emperor is afraid that he will be annoyed!"
At best, it's for the sake of the country's survival, but at worst, aren't you looking forward to me dying early to give up my position?
Everyone in the world spares their lives, and even more so the emperor who sits on the world, and a few are willing to give up the chair under their buttocks.
"That's right! It's better to take a break for now. Dingyang Hou nodded, but his face showed a sense of depression, and he only sighed: "It's just a pity for the prince......"
"Among the emperor's sons, only the prince and the emperor's father and son are the most important, this time the prince died unexpectedly, the emperor's loving heart will definitely pity His Royal Highness, the ancestors and grandchildren get along for a long time, the friendship will be deeper, and the disadvantage at this time may turn into an advantage in the future, it is also impossible. ”
"You said it was......" Dingyang Hou's eyes suddenly lit up.
Pei Jinzhi smiled faintly, and only said: "The cicada has been buried in the ground for three years, and the party breaks the ground and sings, and its song is crisp and unparalleled, and all insects are difficult to look at it." At this time, all we can do is lie dormant and wait quietly for the opportunity. ”
When Dingyang Hou heard this, he felt the reason and couldn't help nodding his head again and again.
The two discussed for a long time before they opened the topic, only Dingyang Hou sighed: "This one is a long way to go, and it will be many years before we meet again!"
"Therefore there is one thing to ask my uncle. ”
Dingyang Hou said: "Why should the family say yes, just say it." ”
"Wan'an County is located in a remote area, and the road is even more bumpy and inconvenient. It is not easy for Su Lan to get pregnant, so it is better to stay at home. In the future, I asked my uncle to take care of her. ”
"It's as it should be. Dingyang Hou said with a smile: "It's a pity that you don't dare to coincide, you will go to work next month, I'm afraid that when we meet again, even the children will be very big." ”
Pei Jinzhi shook his head and said lightly: "As long as the family is safe, there will be a goodbye day." ”
The news of Qiao's second grandmother's pregnancy is known all over the house, and although Rong Xia lives in Luzhuxuan, she still hears what she should hear. She didn't feel any sadness or anything about the news, but was a little faintly happy, no matter what, the arrival of a new life will always make people happy. For Qiao Sulan, these days are like falling into a dream, but unfortunately this sweet dream can't last too long, when she learned the news from Pei Jinzhi's mouth that he was about to go away, this sweet dream had the biggest crack, it was absolutely a lie to say that she was not disappointed, and anyone who knew the news of her husband's imminent departure during pregnancy couldn't laugh. Qiao Sulan didn't want to go with her, but the child in her belly was too difficult. She couldn't allow the slightest surprise.
So, in the next few days, Qiao Sulan reluctantly began to pack up for Pei Jinzhi.
Needless to say, the clothes of the four seasons and all kinds of medicinal herbs need to be carefully considered.
Pei Jinzhi's family, who are the most powerful He An, want to follow. In addition, there are two cooks, four rough subordinates, more than a dozen nurses, and of course, a person who Pei Jinzhi asked to follow, which made Qiao Sulan feel very, very annoying.
"It's come to this, why don't you sell this master?" Jiang Pei cautiously persuaded him.
Qiao Sulan's face was colorful, and she kept changing in turns.
The husband is bound to win that cheap girl, and she can't stop it if she wants to. Besides, at this time, the mountain and the road are far away, and the husband has a chance to accept the girl, so it is better for her to open this mouth, so that she can wash away some jealous reputation. However, Qiao Sulan's eyes narrowed, and the corners of her mouth revealed a ruthless coldness, some things still have to be taken precautions early!
"County Order?" Rong Xia opened his mouth into an O-shape in surprise, and asked incredulously, "The young master wants to be the county master?"
Pei Jinzhi nodded, made a stern face, and teased her: "Isn't the young master like it?"
Rong Xia shook his head and muttered very cutely: "Isn't the county master the kind of goatee who looks like a landlord and a rich man?"
A black line appeared on Pei Jinzhi's forehead, flicked her brain, and said helplessly: "Ah Xia said this kind of thing, I don't know how many county masters in the world will cry." ”
Rong Xia looked at Pei Jinzhi's faint smile, but she was a little nervous in her heart, and she asked cautiously, "Jingzhou is far away, right?"
"Well, it's far away. ”
"Then does the young master take Ah Xia with you?"
"Does Ah Xia want to be with the young master?" Pei Jinzhi asked rhetorically.
Rong Xia hesitated for a moment and did not answer.
Pei Jinzhi glanced at her, his eyes were half-narrowed, the corners of his mouth were lightly raised, and his smile was unfathomable.
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When Rong Xia was called to Cangmu Zhai, it was the day before Pei Jinzhi was about to set off.
In addition to Qiao Sulan in the house, the second lady Zhao and the eldest young lady Hai were also there.
The three of them seemed to be talking about something, and as soon as Rong Sharp entered the room, Zhao and Hai looked over. The two of them beat their lungs together in their hearts, but when they saw the girl in front of them, they understood that they were as colorful as the spring light of March, and the mixed body and bottom were full of color, which made people feel pity when they saw it, and they were a rare beautiful woman.
What kind of maid does this look like, they are thousands of delicate boudoir ladies.
"The slave Rong Xia has seen all the ladies. Rong Xia was very nervous in her heart, she always knew that Qiao Sulan didn't like her.
"Well, Ah Xia is here, hurry up!" Qiao Sulan changed her previous coldness and said to Rong Xia very affectionately.
Rong Xia stood up a little flattered.
Qiao Sulan let her come closer, took her hand, and said to Zhao Shi next to her with a smile: "Mother, look at it, how is this girl?"
Zhao Shi smiled faintly and said, "It looks good." ”