Chu Lin calmly finished talking about the past, like a person who stayed out of the matter.

Qin Mu, who was listening on the side, had already sighed again and again, and his heart fluctuated.

When the Yue family had an accident, he was still in the northern frontier, and when he received the bad news, it was a month later when the imperial court transferred him back to the capital.

Qin Mu was shocked and heartbroken, and sent his henchmen to inquire many times, only to vaguely learn a little relieved news, the wreckage found at the foot of Yingyue Mountain at that time was not very sure that it was Yue Wen's, Yue Wen may not be dead.

With this extremely faint hope, Qin Mu has been sending people to explore for many years, but there has been no result, until eight years later, at the palace banquet on the emperor's birthday, he almost recognized the woman next to King Heng as the sister-in-law Chu Rong of the year, and then thought of the marriage between Chu Mansion and King Heng's Mansion, he made a bold guess.

Until now, this guess has been verified by Chu Lin himself.

Facing Chu Lin, Qin Mu was ashamed of his misunderstanding again, and knelt down to thank him again, but after Chu Lin helped him up, he said bluntly: "Everything Chu did was out of blood and family affection, and the general's friendship with the Yue family is truly admirable." Now that the general knows everything, Cher ...... That is, Wenwen, in the future, I hope you will take care of it! ”

Qin Mu sighed when he heard this: "Going around and around, Wenwen has actually gone to King Heng's side now, it's a pity that God wills!" If you want to protect Wenwen, you must first protect King Heng, the meaning of the adult is all understood, rest assured! ”

One mountain does not tolerate two tigers, the prince and the king of Heng, no matter which one ascends the throne in the future, the other will not have a good result. Decades of official career, Chu Lin is very clear, so since he responded to King Heng's courtship, he has already made up his mind to support King Heng, he believes in Qin Mu's friendship with the Yue family, and also believes in the personality of this iron man, so when Qin Mu came to ask, he told the truth without concealment, the purpose is to make Qin Mu also return to King Heng.

Of course, Qin Mu also understands the current situation in the imperial court, in the past, he actually didn't care about the open and secret battles between the princes, and he didn't really care about who would inherit the world in the future, because of the tragic death of his righteous brother Yue Lan, he had already chilled the people in power. But from today on, he has rekindled hope and fighting spirit, and since Wenwen has found it, fully supporting King Heng is the most important thing he will do next.

The two exchanged hearts with each other, and talked about many important things in secret, and two hours later, Qin Mu quietly left the Chu Mansion as when he came.

~~

There are still a few days to go back to Yanzhou, before leaving Beijing, Princess Heng Xu Jinhe wants to go back to her mother's Peiguo Mansion, as compensation for her failure to attend the palace banquet, Song Chen specially accompanied her.

Before going out, Song Chen thought about it and said to Chu Xue, who was dressing him: "You haven't been back to your parents' house for a few months, take advantage of today, go back and have a look, and when you return to Yanzhou, it will be far away." ”

In fact, Chu Xue has long wanted to go back to visit her parents, as Song Chen said, although she is not far from the capital, but as a side concubine, if she wants to go back, she has to ask Xu Jinhe's consent first, Chu Xue is unwilling to beg her, so she has endured it, but now Song Chen took the initiative to speak so intimately, which made her sincerely happy, and she saluted Song Chen with a look of surprise, "Thank you, Lord Wang!" ”

Song Chen smiled and gently pinched her smooth face, "So happy?" ”

She bit her lip and nodded sheepishly.

Song Chen's heart was full of softness, and he added another thoughtful word, "Since this is the case, don't worry, come back after dinner." ”

"Yes."

She saluted again, and smiled sweeter.

So on this day, she was finally able to go back to her parents' home.

The mother had already learned from her father about her participation in the palace banquet, and was relieved that she was favored, but also worried about her favor, so she took her hand and asked, "Princess Heng, is it difficult for you?" ”

She smiled and shook her head, "No, don't worry, mother." ”

She concealed that she went to Funing Palace to copy prayers because she really didn't want her parents to worry.

"Just because you don't have it now doesn't mean that you won't have it in the future, when you go to Yanzhou, we won't be by your side, you need to be more careful."

Mother has lived for decades, even if she has not experienced it, she has heard a lot about the fights between the wives and concubines of other big families around her over the years, how can she know so many ways as a teenage girl? The mother's fears were not unfounded.

But what others don't know is that since she woke up from a coma last time, she has already had the memory of two lives, and more than a thousand years later, although she is not good at history, she has seen a lot of palace fighting dramas, and what she lives in her body is no longer a simple soul like a blank sheet of paper.

This time, since God arranged for her to come back, she could no longer suffer in the hands of the Xu family in vain.

"Mother, don't worry, I understand, besides, there are Yanling and Ruyue, both of them are martial arts and literature, and they can help me a lot." She comforted this tolerant and loving aunt softly, from the age of eight to the present, half of her life is her aunt raising her, in the past when she had nightmares, she had to nest in her uncle's arms to sleep peacefully, her aunt gave her no less love than the eldest brother of the Chu family, and no less than the deceased Sister Xue'er, who was already her mother.

Her mother nodded, and embraced her like a child, but tears welled up in her eyes.

God took away her daughter, but sent her a daughter, eight years, this well-behaved and sensible, suffering but strong child in her arms has already become her own flesh and blood, seeing her daughter go to a distant place to bear unknown dangers, how can she rest assured?

Chu Xue in her arms endured and endured it again and again before she held back her tears.

In the end, her own family is relaxed, from noon to evening, a few hours passed quickly, and before I knew it, it was dinner time, and my father, who was busy with business, cleared all the people in the dining room, and asked her, "This time I went to Yanzhou, everything must be cautious, especially the things of the year, and I must not show flaws to make people suspicious." ”

Chu Lin knew very well that after the drunkenness of King Shen at the palace banquet a few days ago, everyone present at that time had probably noticed Xue'er, since Qin Muneng came to find him because of her appearance, Xu Jilin was very likely to be suspicious, and it was very likely that Xu Jinhe would test her, although there were no flaws in her body for a long time, but being careful was not a bad thing.

She understood what her father meant, nodded and said, "Don't worry, father, I understand all this, and I will pay attention to it." ”

After a while, the scene of the palace banquet came to her mind again, she suddenly remembered something, and asked her father: "My daughter has a doubt, where did Uncle Xiaocheng go back then?" ”

Chu Lin sighed when he heard this, "When he sent you down and left, a few days later, there was news that Yingyue Mountain got off the car and was destroyed, and there has been no news of him for so many years, so it is really unpredictable whether he is alive or dead now." ”

She also sighed in her heart, if it wasn't for Uncle Xiaocheng back then, she would definitely die at the hands of Xu Jilin, she desperately hoped that Uncle Xiaocheng was still alive in the world, but where was he? Thinking of the steward that night for a moment, she immediately denied this possibility, and the appearance of her voice did not match in the slightest, maybe it was just a coincidence.

Seeing that she was distracted, her mother called her softly, and she hurried back to her senses and dispelled the worry in her mother's eyes with a smile.

After dinner, it's really time to leave, and as for the next time I go back to Beijing, I don't know when it will be. She reluctantly said goodbye to her parents, put on a thick coat and was about to go out, but saw the butler hurrying into the hall.

"Mrs. Lord, His Royal Highness King Heng personally picked up the young lady, and she is about to arrive at the gate of the mansion."

The three people in the hall were all full of surprise and hurriedly went out to greet them.

When he arrived at the door, just as the carriage of King Heng had stopped, Chu Xue watched Song Chen, who was dressed in a silver cloud-edged blue-gray brocade robe, slowly descend from the carriage, his movements were calm and elegant, just like the smile on his handsome face after he saw her.

For some reason, her heart moved without warning, as if she was being pulled by something in an instant.

"I don't know Your Highness, the minister has missed the welcome, and I ask Your Highness to surrender."

As his father bent over, everyone in the house saluted.

"My lord, this king is here to take Xue'er back to his home, so he couldn't greet him in advance, so I hope your mansion will understand me in such a hurry." Song Chen hurriedly stepped forward to help Chu Lin up.

After everyone was calm, he looked at Chu Xue on the side, and said softly: "Even the thick clothes are on, are you planning to go back?" ”

Chu Xue nodded and smiled, "I was about to go out when I heard that you were coming." ”

"In this way, I won't go into the house to bother, this king will take Xue'er back to the house first, it's cold, please go back to the adults and Mrs. too."

"Yes."

After Song Chen and Chu Lin said goodbye, they naturally took Chu Xue's hand and got into the carriage.

The voices of everyone in the Chu Mansion sounded behind him, "Congratulations to the prince." ”

Looking at the carriage of Hengwang Mansion that was gradually moving away, Mama Wang said to Madame with relief: "The prince is so good to Miss, Madam, you can be relieved." ”

Hearing that it was the same thing, it was more relieved to see it with her own eyes, and the lady nodded and breathed a sigh of relief.

In the carriage, Chu Xue looked at Song Chen curiously, "Did the prince come directly from the Peiguo Mansion?" ”

"What's the matter, I'll go home in the afternoon." Song Chen looked back at her.

"Then why did you make another trip? The concubine came by carriage, so naturally there was a car to send the concubine back. Chu Xue was puzzled.

Song Chen looked at her but there was something in his eyes, "I'm used to seeing you as soon as I go home, and when you don't think about it, I have to come out to pick you up in person, and I can see you early." ”

He didn't blush at all when he said such nice words, who could believe that this was the majestic and dignified King Heng on weekdays.

Her heart warmed, and she leaned into his arms with the corners of her mouth, and he also took it with his hand, and sighed softly above her head, "I regret it a little, I shouldn't have let you stay until after dinner, so that I didn't even eat dinner well." ”

She chuckled, raised her face and coaxed: "Then when you go back to the house, the concubine will accompany the prince to have another meal?" ”

"No need, eat you. How can the rice be as delicious as Cher? Cher is beautiful and delicious......" Looking at her sweet smile, he began to tease her ear in a serious way, and his hands became unruly.

The originally sweet and heartwarming atmosphere suddenly became dangerous, and Chu Xue immediately lowered her head and resolutely resisted with a red face.

In any case, it must never be the same as last time......

"Don't be like this, concubine, concubine doesn't like to ......be in the car," she whispered to him.

"Why don't you like it? I think it's good. He grabbed her hand with great ease, and then opened his mouth.

"Cold ......"

She lowered her head to avoid him, and at the same time held back the heat and effort to be ignited by him, and finally found a reason for a while.

"There's a quilt on the couch." He replied in a hoarse voice.

“……”

Her hand had been restrained, so she had to bury her face deep in his arms, trying her best to avoid his lips, tongue and breath, and in a hurry, she found another reason to push, "No...... The concubine is sweating a lot today, and she hasn't bathed yet, so when she returns to the mansion, the concubine is finished bathing, okay? ”

Hearing the word "bath", Song Chen gradually stopped moving, the distance from Chu Mansion to Hengwang Mansion was indeed not enough to toss, and she had already tasted the taste of being in the carriage last time, as for the "bathing" she just mentioned......

I haven't really tried it.

So Chu Xue finally arrived at King Heng's Mansion safely and greeted Xu Jinhe, but half an hour after she returned to Wantang Garden, a wide bath bucket filled with hot water was placed in the bath room, and a prince with anticipation was waiting on the side......

Just like a sheep in the mouth of a tiger, there is nowhere for a beauty to escape.

She was ashamed and remorseful, and wondered what the maids thought of her when they carried hot water for the generous tub......

~~

In the early morning of the day before the princes left Beijing, the emperor specially summoned King Heng to the imperial study of the Qianhua Palace.

After leaving the birthday banquet on the night, the scene of King Shen's drunkenness in the Qingde Palace, the emperor had heard about it early on the second morning, although it was due to King Shen's drunkenness, for his fifth son, the emperor had no high hopes, but the prince and King Heng handled things at that time, and the emperor had his own evaluation in his heart.

"Son-in-law, see father." Song Chen walked in and knelt solemnly.

"Flat." The emperor raised his hand and asked lightly: "There is nothing else to call you to come, I want to hear your opinion on the matter of asking for tax reduction and exemption in Weizhou performed by the household department of the court today." ”

Song Chen bowed his head and said solemnly: "For the sake of the people of Weizhou, it is certainly beneficial for the people's livelihood to ask for tax reduction, but Erchen thinks that just reducing taxes is not a good solution to the problem of Weizhou in the long run. ”

"Huh? So what do you think is a good policy? Let's hear it. The emperor motioned for him to continue.

"Weizhou used to be rich, but in recent decades it has become poor, and the main reason for this is nothing more than the annual spring drought that leads the villagers to have no harvest. Erchen believes that if you want to solve the spring drought in Weizhou, you should dredge the Tongji Canal that has been silted up for many years. In addition, Sizhou and other places in the southern section of the Tongji Canal are flooded again and again every time they enter the flood, and if the Tongji Canal is dredged, the south water can be used to raise the north field, which can solve the flood in the south and the spring drought in the north, which is a good strategy to kill two birds with one stone. ”

Song Chen stopped saying and looked at his father.

Father pondered for a moment and nodded in agreement, "It's indeed a good idea, but as you said, the Tongji Canal has been silted up for many years, and if you want to dredge it, it will take some effort, do you have a judgment in your heart?" ”

Song Chen also nodded and said his thoughts, "If it is silting, it will be more difficult to dig hard, Erchen believes that the people's livelihood plan can not be delayed for a long time, if from now on, you can dredge a section from Weizhou to Jeju within half a year, first divert water, and after solving the spring drought in the coming year, continue to dredge to the south, and it will take about another year or two to get through." Once all of them are connected, it can not only solve the current perennial natural disasters, but also restart the transportation along the coast, presumably without much effort, not only Weizhou, but also the people in all parts of the Tongji Canal can benefit. ”

After thinking for a while, Emperor Jianhe showed a smile that was not usually satisfied, "As you said, Weizhou is not far from your Yanzhou, you are responsible for this matter, and I will inform the Ministry of Industry that next spring, I hope to see your results." ”

Song Chen paused, and then respectfully, "Erchen takes the order." ”

Weizhou belongs to the imperial court, and the states along the Tongji Canal are not within the scope of his Yanzhou.

But whatever that means now, it will be when he will be in a better position to see the results next year.

After the father and son finished talking about business, Emperor Jianhe said slowly: "I'm going to leave tomorrow, and I haven't said goodbye to your mother yet, right?" It just so happens that I also want to go out for a walk, let's go to Funing Palace together. ”

"Yes."

Song Chen responded.

The father and son went to the Funing Palace where the concubine was respected.