Yan Qingshuang and Lu Yan followed out, and Lu Yan looked at Chu Yunyi's distant figure and sighed: "Actually, the second miss is just as pitiful as you. Pen @ fun @ pavilion wWw. ｂｉｑUｇE。 I think that when she wrote that letter, she was either confused for a while, or she couldn't help herself and was coerced by that damn Chu Xiaolian. ”

Chu Yunxi pondered for a long time, his eyes were deep, and he was silent.

Sending away the mother and son of the Shi family, the eldest lady handed a handwritten letter to Wanting, ordering her to send the letter to her daughter in the palace. Wanting was very unhappy to run this errand to deliver this news to Chu Yunlian, which was like bad news to her, but she didn't dare to disobey the order of the eldest lady. She entered the palace with a stomach full of resentment, and when Chu Yunlian read the letter, she couldn't help but drop a few words of complaint, and Chu Yunlian's uncertain face encouraged her to constantly express her complaints and grievances. It wasn't until Chu Yunlian slapped his palm on the table and swept her jealous eyes with a fierce look that she stopped in fright.

"You go back and tell Madame that I don't agree to this marriage." Chu Yunlian said coldly.

"Hey." Wanting responded happily and triumphantly prepared to leave.

Before she walked out of the door of the Painting Hall, Chu Yunlian beckoned her back again: "You just need to tell Mrs. to let her suppress the Shi family's courtship, and I will say the rest myself." Three days later, I went to Jiaye Temple to offer incense, and you asked Mrs. Shi to quietly invite Shi Gongzi to come to visit, and I came to make it clear to him, so that he died of this heart. ”

Wanting nodded heavily and cautiously pushed the door away.

The eldest lady was very surprised when she learned of her daughter's decision, and she also knew that her daughter had not liked this little sister since she was a child, but after all, winning over the Shi family through this marriage was also extremely beneficial to the consolidation of the prince's imperial power in the future. Although she is not against this marriage, she will not go against her daughter for the sake of Chu Yunxi. Today, for her, her daughter is her greatest comfort and dependence, Chu Yunxi is an outsider in the end, if her daughter doesn't like it, she is naturally willing to follow her wishes,

When Shi Jiaheng was invited by the eldest lady in private, she felt a little uneasy, and she also expected that the crown princess would speak out against it. He knew that moving with affection would not do much to these people who had lived in the palace for many years, and the only thing he could do was to know and reason, and tell her what benefits he would have if he was lucky enough to be her brother-in-law, although it was not his intention.

In the hidden wing room of Jiaye Temple, Chu Yunlian met Shi Jiaheng. One of them lived in the East Palace, and the other worked on an errand in the Yuanxin Palace, but they never met. She had heard of Shi Jiaheng's name for a long time, but when she met today, she really envied Chu Yunxi's blessings. He is gentle and elegant, behaves gently, and as soon as he opens his mouth, he feels that he is elegant, kind and broad-minded, and mellow and modest, and introverted, and he has not been infected with the vices of arrogance and extravagance or feminine and frivolous among the rich and noble children of Chang'an, but is generous and prudent, with a moderate advance and retreat, and a good demeanor.

After Shi Jiaheng finished the salute, Chu Yunlian instructed the maid to look at the tea and invite him to a seat. He sat upright, his eyes did not squint, he was calm and composed, and his gestures showed the general bearing of his command.

Chu Yunlian silently observed him for a while, and said lightly: "Today, the palace invited Shi Gongzi to come to thank you for your favor on behalf of the fourth sister, but the younger sister is not a good match for the son, and the son is also invited to choose another good fate." ”

Shi Jiaheng bowed humbly and asked, "Can the minister ask the princess to tell the reason?" also asked the crown princess to give the minister a chance, and after the crown prince ascended the throne, he would be more loyal and dedicated to serving Longen. ”

Chu Yunlian smiled slightly: "General Shi Lie is a loyal martyr, I and His Royal Highness have never had the slightest doubt about the loyalty of your father and son, even if you and I can't become in-laws, thinking about it will not shake the loyalty of Shi Gongzi in the slightest." As for the reason, naturally my sister is not worthy of the son, with the child's character and talent, even if the prestige of the family is not the right one, it should be matched with the daughter of a scholar family. My fourth sister was born to my father's concubine, and my son is the eldest son and grandson of the Shi family, and my sister is not compatible with you. ”

Shi Jiaheng didn't care: "That's all worldly short-sightedness, my father was born in cloth, and there has never been a concubine in the family." ”

Chu Yunlian also knew that just saying some humble excuses could not make him retreat at all, so she went off the rails and deliberately provoked him and embarrassed him: "Shi Gongzi has some words that it is better not to make them clear." You must know that it is this family origin that is emphasized in today's world. At that time, your father was just a firehead soldier in the army, if it wasn't for the fact that he happened to save the emperor in the war, he was appreciated by him and stayed by his side, plus my uncle died in battle. How he was able to get to where he is today in a dozen years. And my Chu family was born in the Jinling clan, my ancestor had served in the imperial court in the previous dynasty, and my grandfather was the first military division under Taizu when he founded the country, and he was established as the prime minister at the beginning of the new dynasty. Although my Chu family was greatly injured by the death of my father, the hundred-legged insect died without stiffness, and once I gave birth to a son, I would be the future heir to the royal family, and no one could shake the status of my Chu family. And your Shi family's ancestors are the most honorable but only eight pin county Cheng, how can you get married to my Chu family, I advise you to dispel this idea as soon as possible, don't pester my sister anymore, my sister Jin Zhi Yuye is something you can't climb, even if she can't be the princess in the future, she will definitely be a princess. The general's wife is coveted by others, but we are not uncommon. ”

This remark made Shi Jiaheng's face pale, and if any person with temperament heard it, even if he didn't argue two sentences, he would walk away, although he didn't know how many truths and falsehoods Chu Yunlian's words were, but he already understood her determination to block this marriage, and it was useless to say more. So he walked away with a very sensible and polite manner.

After returning home, Mrs. Shi asked her son bitterly why the crown princess did not allow this marriage, Shi Jiaheng repeated the conversation between the two to his mother, Mrs. Shi sighed a little and said: "Jiaheng, I know that the crown princess humiliated your father so much, you are angry, but you should also tell the crown princess clearly." Our Shi family is not as prominent as the Chu family, she also said that Yunxi is the daughter of a concubine, and the imperial concubine is probably hopeless, even if Yunxi Fuhou can marry a prince, I am afraid that she will be a concubine after all. Once a woman becomes a concubine, it is difficult for her to hold her head up for the rest of her life. And although you are not the eldest son, you are a descendant, if she can marry into my Shi family, she will definitely be your rightful wife, and with your deep affection for her, you will never wronged her. Marriage events, parents' orders, matchmakers' words. Now that her parents are gone, it is the eldest sister who is the mother, and you should persuade her to think twice. ”

Shi Jiaheng shook her head and smiled bitterly: "Mother, haven't you heard the meaning of her words?" If she doesn't agree with Yunxi marrying me, she can find thousands of reasons, and it would be humiliating to say more. ”

Mrs. Shi sighed when she saw her son depressed, and she hadn't eaten half of a bowl of rice for half a day, so she couldn't help but comfort him and said: "Marriage can only do your best to obey the destiny of heaven, and you can't force everything to do, just follow fate." If you two really don't have a chance, don't be discouraged. I know you can't save face, so I have to go into the palace to beg her. ”

Shi Jiaheng hurriedly bowed down and confessed: "Mother, don't suffer this humiliation, this matter is the son's life, and it is a sin to be tired of his mother's work." The mother is grateful to her son for her support in every way, and the mother must no longer compromise for her son, and ask the mother to believe that her son will be able to come up with a perfect solution. ”

Mrs. Shi said sadly: "I know that you are very smart, but the crown princess is unpredictable, and she is Yunxi's own sister, I am afraid that you will not be able to follow your wishes after all." ”

This is also the problem that bothers Shi Jiaheng the most, he was quite annoyed when he tossed and turned between the bed mats at night, he really shouldn't have been so unstable at that time, he lost his fighting spirit when she was provoked by a few words, he should also plan and use the agitation method to force her to tell her true intentions. He always felt that the crown princess was by no means disgusted with the Shi family's ancestors from non-aristocratic families, but according to the words of the crown princess relayed by Chu Yunxi, she should try her best to promote this marriage, after all, his father and brother both have heavy troops, and he is also in charge of tens of thousands of forbidden troops. What's more, the children of the wealthy families in Luoyang, Chang'an, are better than Zheng Alcohol, although the Zheng family bears the name of the nobles of the previous dynasty, it is also quite feared by the royal family of this dynasty, and the status of the king of Dingshan is respected, but there is no real power, and there are few soldiers in his hands, but he is supported by the imperial court, and the prince has no reason not to fight for him if he wants to really defend the imperial power. Thinking of this, his heart suddenly startled, and his mind, which had been carried away by the joy of the days, immediately sobered up. The emperor became more and more alienated from the prince because of the Gu family, if the two Shi and Chu families married at this time, wouldn't the prince be suspected of colluding with the emperor's close ministers and harboring a disobedient heart?

His heart suddenly weighed on a thousand pounds of boulder, only to feel that the future was bleak again, and he couldn't tell the direction. I only thought that Chu Yunxi's intention was to break through the clouds and see the sun, and the rain and fog dissipated, but I didn't expect that this was just the beginning of all kinds of disasters, and once their marriage was involved in the political whirlpool, they couldn't call the shots.

He was not overly worried about the crown princess's opposition, just because he had already thought of a way out. And now this retreat has become the biggest obstacle for the two.

Moving out of the Holy Lord to suppress the crown princess should have been the most correct choice. Using the guilt of the saint for his deceased sister to fulfill his niece's happiness should have been a sure thing.

He was ready to ask the emperor for his marriage, but now this thought made him break out in a cold sweat.

The two of them are in such a special position, in a dilemma. Unless the two of them give up their identities at the same time and become ordinary people, no one will take advantage of their marriage. It's just that it's easier said than done. He suddenly envied Lin Risheng very much, it turned out that it was a kind of luck that he could choose to be an ordinary person.

When Shi Jiaheng was still in distress and had no way to follow, Chu Yunlian had already made the first move and welcomed the owner of another immortal lock into the Chu Mansion.

Chu Yunlian gave her a more formal identity than Shangguan Xueyu, saying that she was the second daughter of her aunt and the niece of the Lu family, named Bai Linglin.

But Chu Yunxi soon learned her hidden identity, her delicate temperament similar to Bai Qiao made her stunned for a moment when she first saw her, and when she was in a daze, she leaned into her ear and turned to support her, and whispered: "Why didn't my sister bring the immortal lock today, I also have one, I wanted to use it to distinguish the real from the fake with my sister." ”

Chu Yunxi instantly understood, and when he stared at her, he became more and more uneasy. And she seems to be beautiful, with good speech, and between expectations, delicate and exquisite. And the makeup is gorgeous, the cherry lips are bright, the eyebrows and eyes are charming, and the posture is pretty. Although she is a girl, she pretends to be enchanting, quite the same as Shangguan Xueyu, but she lacks a little bit of her calmness. It was the first time she had met her distinguished family, and she was inevitably a little flustered, even if she hid it just right, it still made Chu Yunxi feel that she was struggling to cope, and her temperament was not suitable for such a heavy outfit and hard performance. She should be quiet and gentle with a little stubbornness, gentle and beautiful with some tenacity.

She used the image of Bai Buckwheat to set Bai Linglin, and found that the two of them were not similar at all.

Bai Linglin greeted her relatives one by one. The Lu family still put on a cold posture, and in her eyes, the bewitching woman was a dangerous signal, in contrast, the Chu sisters who stood on the side were too introverted and silent, elegant and indifferent, and it was too pleasing to the eye, especially when Bai Linglin and Shangguan Xueyu stood side by side, talking and laughing with Yan Yan cordially, she was even more bored for no reason. So when she was eating at night, she just dealt with a few sentences casually, then shirked her physical discomfort and put down the dishes and chopsticks and went back to the room.

Several people at the dinner table immediately became embarrassed, and they dispersed after eating for a while. Bai Linglin deliberately returned a meaningful smile when she passed by Chu Yunxi's side. Chu Yunxi deliberately excused himself and walked around the courtyard a few times, waiting for everyone to return to the room, and then walked to Bai Linglin's room.

When she knocked on the door, she found that the door was unlocked, and she knew that Bai Linglin was waiting for her on purpose.

After she entered the door, Bai Linglin was not as polite as she was in the front hall, but said in a very familiar tone: "I've been waiting for you for a long time, please take a seat." If you have any questions, just ask, and I will know them all. ”

Chu Yunxi sat down nervously, took the cup of tea she handed over, and said in a thoughtful voice: "Who are you?" ”

Bai Linglin smiled calmly: "Who am I?" Of course, I am not the niece of the eldest lady, and I have no blood relationship with the Lu family. Who am I? She laughed, "Am I not you?" ”

Her hand trembled, and the tea in the cup spilled out, burning the back of her hand, but she didn't feel the pain at all, only asked in a trembling voice, "Who told you?" ”

She raised her head and sneered, "Of course it's my adoptive mother who adopted me." ”

Chu Yunxi put the teacup on the table, leaned over and asked, "What's your adoptive mother's surname?" ”

Bai Linglin smiled calmly, blew the tea unhurriedly, caught a glimpse of Chu Yunxi's anxious look, and whispered slowly: "My adoptive mother's surname is Sun." ”

Chu Yunxi's doubts deepened.

Bai Linglin chuckled: "She is not surnamed Huang, nor is she a midwife." ”

Chu Yunxi's eyes flashed, and he was silent in thought.

Bai Linglin waved her red sleeves, bringing out a cool breeze, and her moist red lips spit out slowly: "But her husband's sister is surnamed Huang." She used to be the most famous midwife in Chang'an. ”

Chu Yunxi raised his head and quietly listened to her say, "The day you entered the mansion was also the day I left the mansion. Huang Midwife took me out, and I was about to die, but she couldn't bear to throw me away, so she took me home and handed it to my younger siblings and asked her to bury me. My adoptive mother and adoptive father had been married for three years but had nothing to do, so she took advantage of her husband's return to her hometown to lie that she was pregnant, and only stuffed cotton pillows into her robe to disguise, and waited until she was full-term to buy a baby. Today, when she saw a baby in her arms, she intended to revive me and make me her daughter. She tossed around all night and managed to revive me. She carefully hid me, and when Huang Midwife came back, she told her that she had given birth to a baby girl, just because I was born prematurely, I was already small, after half a month of recuperation, she didn't even see that I was the baby who was dying that day.

After my adoptive father came back, I sold my property with my husband and moved back to my hometown with my wife and children. When I was seven years old, my adoptive father got into an argument and was mistakenly killed. Soon my mother also contracted a vicious disease and died, and before she died, she was worried that I would have no support in the future, so she returned the immortal lock to me, told me my life experience, asked me to go to my uncle, and asked him to take me back to Chang'an to find relatives. After my mother died, my uncle came forward to preside over the funeral, and I begged him to take me to Chang'an. My uncle didn't believe what I said, and instead sold me to a family to be a rough washing girl. One day I went out into the street to buy needlework and thread, and I was abducted by a blind man on the side of the road, and then I was controlled by a gang of wicked men who trained us to go out into the street to steal money and steal money in the streets, and to set a daily limit, and if we were short, we would be severely beaten. A few years later, when I was stealing something again, I happened to run into my ruthless uncle. At that time, I would rather be sold again than beaten again, so I deliberately stole from him, and deliberately caught him. I recognized him, and he rescued me, but his family was too poor to support me. He had seen that he had suffered outside in the past few years, and he couldn't bear it, so he asked someone to find me a good place, although he was a current person, but in the end it was very different from the past. But I was still thinking about my biological parents, so I managed to leave home. Without entanglement in Beijing, I could only go back to my old job of stealing. Maybe it was the guidance that made me finally return here, to my home. ”

Chu Yunxi listened very seriously, but she was still full of questions, she was silent, her brows were tightly locked, and she always felt a little strange.

Bai Linglin also knew that her one-sided words were difficult to be trusted, so she added a very credible evidence: "I know you can't fully believe it. But you can write to someone and you'll be convinced. She is Chen Siyu, Miss Chen, when I was sold into Mingbi Villa by my uncle, she knows my adoptive parents' family very well. Even if I can lie, but Huang Maternity is not made up by me, the immortal lock is also fake, and the date of birth on it is not something I can fake, plus Miss Chen and the surviving uncle, these two witnesses, you should have a number in your heart. ”

Chu Yunxi's frowning brows did not stretch, but he said lightly: "I know what you said is true. If you really lie to me, you don't have to involve Siyu, it's too risky. And what you said is basically consistent with the facts I know, and there is no discrepancy. ”

Bai Linglin smiled lazily: "So you have recognized my identity?" ”

"Yes." Chu Yunxi said solemnly.

She chuckled, then her face changed, her sharp gaze swept over, and she asked, "Don't you feel a little guilty?" ”

Chu Yunxi was speechless. She continued to scream: "You have usurped my identity and robbed my parents. You enjoy the glory and riches of the rich and the rich. I have been displaced, I have suffered, I have been humiliated by the wicked, I have been innocently re-sold, I have been oppressed by others, and I have nowhere to redress my grievances. All my pain is because you have taken over the magpie's nest. Do you dare to come to verify my identity today? What qualifications do you have? ”

Chu Yunxi sighed sadly and said mournfully: "But you don't know that I have been miserable all these years. It's not like you're pampered and carefree, as you say. ”

Bai Linglin sneered: "Why do you pretend to be pitiful in front of me. My mother died for you. That alone makes me jealous. ”

Chu Yunxi's heart was cut by her blade-like words, blood trickled, and the pain was incomparable. She endured the mental pain and bowed her head and said, "Yes, I'm sorry for you." ”

Bai Linglin saw that there were tears in her eyes, and seemed to be very painful, and said with satisfaction: "It's good that you know that you are wrong, but just apologizing can't make up for my loss after all." Well, I need your favor first, and you have to show sincerity. ”

Chu Yunxi nodded. She rolled her eyes, leaned over to her, and asked a little shyly, "Do you know a person named Shi Jiaheng?" ”

Chu Yunxi was stunned for a moment, and hesitated for a moment before admitting: "Know"

Bai Linglin's eyes were shining, her cheeks were slightly red, and she couldn't help clapping her hands with joy and said, "That's great, I'll let you find a way to let him come to see me." ”