Chapter 16: Homecoming
On the way back to Beijing, Hei Si and Feng Ling were in a hurry to find a store, and the two of them ran back and forth for more than ten days, and they also had some friendship with each other.
Hei Si didn't know that Feng Ling was the young lady of the Zhenguo Mansion and his future housewife, and he guessed in his heart that she was the third young master of the Zhengong Mansion.
Feng Ling was grateful to Hei Si for the coolie that he had done for the Zhenguo Mansion, and wanted to compensate him for something. When he was about to arrive in Chang'an City, Feng Ling asked bluntly: "May I ask the fourth brother Hei what he wants, or what he wants to fulfill?"
Hei Si said politely: "I am working for the master, little brother, don't worry." ”
Feng Ling insisted: "Our Guogong Mansion naturally owes you a favor, but it also owes you a favor. ”
Hei Si hesitated and said, "If only the Zhenguo Gong could help my master." ”
Feng Ling laughed: "That's an obligatory thing." ”
Hei Si was very surprised and happy to see her agree without hesitation, he waved to her and galloped away. Feng Ling separated from him, and when it was almost dark, Feng Ling returned to the Zhenguo Mansion.
When she appeared in the Guogong Mansion in a staggered manner, everyone gathered around, and the old lady hugged her and cried loudly: "My baby, my Ling'er has suffered......
The eldest lady and the second lady also cried bitterly, with a baby on the left and a heart on the right, which made the listeners fall and the listeners were sad.
Feng Ling smiled and said, "Grandfather, grandmother, father, second uncle, mother...... We had a smooth journey. Ling'er is tired and hungry now, and she really has no physical strength, Ling'er wants to eat something to rest, and I'll talk about it in detail tomorrow. ”
She felt like she was talking to her family in a dream, and when she came home, her body and mind were relaxed, and she was so tired that she could now fall asleep even when she was standing.
She ate a little, and her maids, who had heard the news, helped her back to her room, she was tired and sleepy, and others helped her to walk and fell asleep. Seeing that she was tired like this, the women cried again, and the men wiped their tears.
Feng Ling was stripped naked by a few maids and put her in a bucket to wash and scrub, and helped her to bed, she slept dizzily, and she slept for two days and one night. In the past two days, the family has taken turns to see if she has woken up, and if she doesn't wake up again, everyone wants to ask the doctor to come and see.
Over there, Hei Si returned to the prince's mansion and respectfully told the prince in detail what had happened in the past ten days. The prince heard him say that the third young master of the Zhenguo Mansion had magical and extremely special kung fu, and his body was like a shadow, and he cut off the fingers of several killers holding swords in an instant. Hei Si praised him for acting decisively and being able to bear hardships and stand hard work......
The prince was curious, whether in his previous life or in this life, he had never heard of such a capable person in the Zhenguo Mansion, who came and went like the wind and a shadow, and this was not something that could take people's heads like a bag? He decided to find an opportunity to go to the Zhenguo Mansion to inquire and see how capable this capable man really was.
He was very satisfied with Hei Si's actions this time, and told Hei Si to rest for a few days before coming to serve. Hei Si hesitated before withdrawing, but still told the prince exactly what he said to the third young master.
He thought that the prince would blame himself for showing kindness, but he didn't expect the prince to smile and say: "This young master of Zhenguo has a good temperament and is worth befriending." ”
Hei Yi gently walked into the study and saluted, and the prince asked, "What's the matter?"
Hei Yi replied respectfully: "First, there is news from Yangzhou that he will bring someone into the palace to visit Concubine Zhang during the Chinese New Year." Second, Lao Huang sent a letter saying that things were going smoothly and waiting for news. 3. The people who followed Wu Renhe spread a message that he would be in Chang'an after the New Year. ”
The crown prince nodded, he was looking forward to the coming year.
The Eldest Princess's Mansion. These days, the masters in the house are in a bad mood, and the lives of the subordinates are also difficult, and they are pulled to the rod at every turn.
None of the people sent out by the eldest princess to hunt down and kill the fourth young master of the Zhenguo Mansion have not returned, and there has been no news back. Later, he quietly sent a group of people to look for it, but there was still no news. And the fourth young master of the Zhenguo Mansion has also disappeared now, this kind of dumb loss has never been encountered in the eldest princess's mansion.
The identity of the eldest princess is indescribably precious, she is the aunt of the present, she is the youngest sister of the former emperor, and the only princess living in the world now. His Majesty has always respected her very much, and she was a high-ranking official in the past, but after the death of her concubine, her son was able to become a high-ranking official. Therefore, the eldest princess's mansion is both powerful and powerful.
The subordinates of the Eldest Princess's Mansion can be domineering in Chang'an, and no one dares to speak. provoked the people up and down the eldest princess's mansion, the high-ranking families were waiting for revenge, and the civilians could only wait for death.
Now the master of the mansion is aggrieved, the subordinates are unlucky, and there is no trace of the joy of the New Year in the eldest princess's mansion.
The eldest princess's daughter-in-law, Wu Shi, was sitting in the main room at this time checking the accounts in the house, and her personal maid Xiaohong put a cloak on her and exchanged it for a cup of hot tea.
Wu put down the account book in his hand and asked, "Is the princess still angry?"
Xiaohong said sadly: "Yes, today's big girl beside the princess has a golden ring with five sticks, and yesterday it was a silver ring, alas, when is this a head." ”
Wu smiled faintly: "This time she was afraid that she touched the tiger's buttocks." You take care of the people in our yard, and if you are caught and punished, I will not be able to protect you. ”
Xiaohong led the order to go out to spread the word, and after a while, he came in and said, "Uncle is back, and he went to the fox spirit in the backyard." These days, that vixen can coax the uncle well.
Wu didn't care: "I don't have to worry about someone to serve me." He and his wife were on the same road.
Her husband felt that the Wu family was rigid, incomprehensible, and too disciplined. He liked to run to the concubines in the backyard, where he was coaxed and coaxed, and the women used all kinds of means to win his favor.
Men are like this, they always have to marry a capable wife who doesn't understand the amorous feelings, and spoil a charming concubine with all kinds of amorous feelings.
He carried the child to the eldest princess's room under the birth of Wu's son, and the eldest princess raised the good child into a waste.
As soon as the Wu family thought of her son's character, she hated the two mothers and sons, and she even wondered: Is it that the eldest princess has a feud with the Wei family, and she has to raise the two generations of grandchildren of the Wei family into waste.
The eldest princess's daughter-in-law, Wu, she is the eldest daughter of Wu Changgui, the waiter of Taifu Temple, and the daughter of the waiter marries to the eldest princess's mansion.
The eldest princess was able to agree to this family because of the persistence of the concubine.
The eldest princess had asked for the horse herself, and she fell in love with the glorious man on the horse at a horse race, so she approached her father and asked for a marriage. The first emperor asked the Wei family to withdraw from the marriage contract of his eldest son, and married the eldest princess three months later. For the sake of the whole family, the Wei family gave up his cousin, who had a marriage contract since childhood, and became Youzhou's concubine.
The horse and the eldest princess respect each other like guests, and they can't talk about much love, but they can also get along in harmony. The colt has always respected the eldest princess and rarely admonishes her waywardness. On the contrary, the colt always said, "The princess is noble, and it is impossible to overstate it." "To see is to connive, but in fact to ignore it.
The two have respected each other all their lives, but they have never entered each other's hearts, and what they want may not be suitable for them.
When their son came of age, the eldest princess wanted to marry a princess for her son. For the first time, he objected, saying, "Most of the women of the high gate are pampered, and their sons are not comfortable when they marry home. It is better to marry a low-door person, who is virtuous, gentle and decent, and it will be a blessing for the family to manage the inner courtyard well. ”
The eldest princess held her breath in her heart, she thought that this was the feeling of the horse. Although she was angry, she still admitted that what the colt said was right, and she did not want her only son to be suppressed by her daughter-in-law.
So, she followed the advice of the concubine and set the eldest daughter of Wu Changgui, the squire of Taifu Temple. This woman is well-mannered, gentle and virtuous, and is a suitable candidate for the main mother. At present, she is also one of the few people in the Eldest Princess's Mansion who keep courtesies.