Chapter Seventy-One

Wei Qiang turned to Mama Zhao, who was always one step away from her behind her, her eyebrows jumped, and she said in a good voice: "Mama Zhao, I want to sleep for a while, you can rest too, just have jasper waiting here." ”

"The girl doesn't have to pity the old slave, since the old slave has served the girl by the queen mother's order, she will do her best." Mama Zhao lowered her head and said with a glance: "Girl, sleep, the old slave is waiting here." ”

Listen up! This word is polite and polite, so that people can't find the slightest mistake, like a good slave who is loyal to the master.

But Wei Qiang knew that this qiē was just an appearance, and she was sent by the Queen Mother to monitor her every move! This Mama Zhao looks honest and obedient, but in fact, she doesn't get oil and salt! There's no way she can take her anyway!

Wei Qiang took a deep breath, tried her best to suppress the tyrannical feelings in her heart, sneered, and said, "Since that's the case, Mama will wait!" ”

Since returning home that day, the Queen Mother sent Mama Zhao to say, to "serve" her, but in fact, it is surveillance!

And her good grandfather even locked her up in the Caiwei Courtyard on the grounds that she was sick in bed due to the wind and cold, and no one outside the hospital was allowed to enter, and no one in the courtyard was allowed to come out, which was to completely separate her from the outside world!

Wei Qiang gathered the brocade quilt, turned over and faced the bed, her eyes were torn, and she gritted her teeth where Mama Zhao couldn't see, and hatred grew in her heart.

Sue, Yeon!

If it weren't for her! If it weren't for Su Yan, she would still be the concubine of the Zhenguo Mansion, and she would be the daughter of Aya's thousands of pains! If it weren't for Su Yan, she wouldn't have almost been given up by her grandfather, and she could only spend the rest of her life in the countryside Zhuangzi! If it weren't for Su Yan!

She hates it! Hateful!

***

On the twentieth day of the lunar month, there are three days to be a small year, the goose feathers and heavy snow have been raised and fell overnight, only to stop slowly at dawn, the snow has accumulated a thick layer, a foot to bury the foot and neck, the street sells breakfast hawkers out of the stall early, the high cage drawer is steaming, the scattered pedestrians occasionally stop, spend a few copper plates to buy two steamed buns just out of the cage, hold it in the hand to drive away the cold all over the body.

After a while, the sun slowly rose, the golden brilliance sprinkled on the snow refracted a thousand feet of light, the pedestrians on the road gradually increased, and there were people with sharp eyes to find that the vermilion lacquer gate of the Zhenguo Mansion was wide open, and the slaves came and went, as if they were preparing to welcome someone's arrival.

Towards noon, a carriage drove out of the palace gate, through the wide streets, and finally stopped in front of the Zhenguo Mansion under the gaze of passers-by.

The carriage was about to stop, and a group of brightly dressed people greeted them from the vermilion lacquer gate of the Guogong Mansion, and the first ones were the eldest prince and the second girl of the Guogong Mansion.

Ooh! Pedestrians secretly said in their hearts, what kind of characters are in this carriage? The carriage first drove straight out of the palace, and now let these two golden nobles come to greet them in person! Could it be the eldest princess of Jinyang?

Someone shook his head again, the eldest princess of Jinyang is still in the army, and she has not returned to Chang'an yet!

Everyone was secretly guessing, and saw the two small doors of the carriage open, and a green and pink skirt born smart and lovely maid jumped out of the carriage, and when she stood firmly, the little maid smiled and stretched out her hand to help one person get out of the carriage.

It was a twenty-eight-year-old woman, wearing a pink and white embroidered silk begonia silver mouse trimmed oblique jacket, a royal blue plain satin skirt, and a slender figure, but unfortunately she was wearing a hat on her face, blocking the eyes of outsiders to explore.

Seeing Su Yan get out of the carriage, Wei Yuan smiled and stepped forward, "It's back!" ”

Su Yan gave Wei Zehao a slight blessing and said, "Big brother." ”

Wei Zehao bowed slightly, "Fourth sister." ”

"Alright, let's go in quickly, grandfather, they're all waiting for you!" Wei Yuan couldn't wait, and pulled Su Yan into the mansion.

A group of people rushed in again, the vermilion lacquer door slammed shut, and passers-by came back to their senses, secretly saying strange and strange! Aren't the four girls in this town's Guogong Mansion just ten years old? Where did this come from, a fourth girl?

Putting aside what outsiders think for the time being, Su Yan followed Wei Yuan around the shadow wall and passed the front yard, and saw a hanging flower door, followed by the hall, and after the hall, she entered the courtyard on the east side.

"This is my grandfather's yard." Wei Yuan whispered in Su Yan's ear intimately.

Su Yan nodded, and followed her into a large room in the front, and the one sitting on the main seat in front was the old town prince that Su Yan had seen that day, Wei Zhenghui and Wei Zhengyuan's brothers sat on the left and right sides of his head, Chen sat under Wei Zhenghui, and a middle-aged man sat next to Wei Zhengyuan, Su Yan had never seen it.

After looking at it secretly, Su Yan narrowed her eyes, slowly stepped forward, knelt on the futon that had been prepared in the middle and made a big salute, "Grandfather." ”

Lao Zhen Guogong nodded and answered.

Su Yan also knelt down in front of Wei Zhengyuan, paused, and said, "Father." ”

Hearing her salutation, Wei Zhengyuan's expression froze, and he looked at Su Yan with a complicated expression, "Hmm." ”

Seeing Lao Zhen Guogong and Wei Zhengyuan, Su Yan stood up and said to Wei Zhenghui: "Uncle." ”

Seeing Chen again, Chen stepped forward to help Su Yan and said kindly: "Good boy, you can be regarded as back." ”

Saying that, she took a boxy black lacquered wooden box from the maid behind her and handed it to Su Yan, and said with a smile: "I didn't find a chance last time, but this time it can be regarded as a given." ”

The elders did not dare to resign. Su Yan took it herself, "Thank you, auntie." ”

She took Su Yan's hand with one hand, pointed to the middle-aged man beside Wei Zhengyuan and the woman beside him with the other, and said, "This is your third uncle and third aunt." "Lao Zhenguo has a total of three sons under his knees, the first two are his son-in-law Wei Zhenghui and Wei Zhengyuan, and the last Wei Zhengyang is a concubine.

Su Yan saluted in turn and got a pair of jade bracelets.

Seeing everyone in the house, Chen ordered a woman who was guarding the door, "Go and call a few sons and girls." ”

The woman took the order and left, and after a while, four more people came in, two men and one woman, Chen pointed to the seventeen or eighteen-year-old young man who had not reached the weak crown and said, "This is your second brother Zeyuan." He pointed to the two boys and girls who were about ten years old on the side and said, "This is your third brother Zejun and fifth sister Lan'er." ”

The second son, Wei Zeyuan, and the fifth girl, Wei Lan, are both three rooms and one line, Wei Zeyuan is from the Wang family, and Wei Lan is from Aunt Zhao.

As for Wei Zejun, he was born to Wei Zhengyuan's Aunt Lin, and he is Su Yan's half-brother.

After Su Yan recognized them one by one, Chen said again: "Your eldest sister Wei'er was married last year, and she can't see her today, and you sisters will see her again when she comes back another day." ”

Su Yan nodded spontaneously.

"Now that you have returned, you can get along with your brothers and sisters, and don't give birth to filth." Wei Zhengyuan, who had not spoken all this time, suddenly spoke.

The faint accusation in Wei Zhengyuan's words made Su Yan stunned for a moment, and then she laughed secretly, saying in her heart that her father was complaining about Wei Qiang!

Sure enough, Wei Zhengyuan immediately said to Lao Zhenguo: "Aya, since Yan'er has returned, shouldn't you lift Qiang'er's grounding?" ”

The three-room Wei Zhengyang couple stayed out of the matter, Wei Zhenghui and Chen both showed disapproval on their faces when they heard this, and seeing Wei Zhengyuan's insistence, the old prince sighed and waved his hand to show his decision.

Out of the courtyard of the old prince, Wei Zhengyuan left under the pretext that there was something in the yamen, and the rest of the people also dispersed, and Chen and Wei Yuan accompanied Su Yan to the Yuqing Xiaozhu that was prepared for her in the morning.

In winter, the flowers withered and the trees withered, and everywhere was bare, and the same was true in Yuqing Xiaozhuzhong, Chen pointed to the flowers and plants in the courtyard with only the branches left: "The one under the window is the ginkgo tree, a little farther away is the begonia tree, and under the corridor are some small flowers and grass." ”

Chen smiled, pointed to a vacant field and said: "If it is cold today, it is not good to plant new seeds, and when the spring is warm, you will order someone to move what flowers you like, and this yard will be yours in the future, just arrange it according to your preferences." ”

Su Yan nodded in response, and thanked softly: "Uncle Lao worked for me." ”

"I put a vine trellis in my small building and planted a few grapes, so that I can lie down under the trellis in the summer and enjoy the coolness, and when the grapes are ripe, I can pick grapes to eat, killing two birds with one stone. Isn't there still a vacant space in the courtyard of the fourth sister? Let's put a pergola then! Wei Yuan pointed to an open tunnel in the courtyard.

Chen glared at her when he heard this, and said with a smile: "You should be like you?" I don't know how old I am. ”

Wei Yuan pursed her lips and squeezed her eyes at Su Yan.

Su Yan smiled when she saw this, and took the initiative to say: "I was thinking about what to plant in such a big open space, and the second sister gave me the idea, I also like to eat grapes, but unfortunately it's winter, and when spring begins, I'll find someone to build a shelf and plant a few grapes, and I'm waiting to eat grapes!" ”

"Listen, Auntie!" Wei Yuan raised his chin at Chen, and his smug little appearance made Chen laugh for a while.

A few people entered the house, and there were all kinds of beds, chairs, and makeup tables inside, all of which were exquisite and precious, and as for the small items such as the sachets at the head of the bed, they were also very much in line with Su Yan's intentions, which showed Chen's intentions.

Seeing the servants put the things in the courtyard in place, Chen took Wei Yuan and left.

***

After lunch, Su Yan was thinking about taking a nap when someone came from outside the hospital, saying that it was a will from the palace.

When Su Yan arrived, everyone in the Guogong Mansion had already arrived, and after a while, Wei Qiang was late, and it was the chief eunuch in the Empress Dowager's palace who announced the decree. ”

Su Yan was stunned for a moment, bowed her head and said, "The courtiers are here." ”

“…… Wei Yan of the Zhenguo Mansion has a good temperament, is gentle and humble, and is named the lord of Anchang. ”

After announcing the decree, Gonggong Hu did not rush to leave, but came to Su Yan, bowed down to Su Yan and said: "County lord, the queen mother ordered the old slave to pass the word, and the county lord will enter the palace after arranging all the things in the house, and she thinks about the county lord." ”

As soon as Gonggong Hu walked out of the mansion with his front feet, two more wills came one after another.

First of all, Emperor Ming Zhao's will gave Su Yan a waist card, and since then, Su Yan can enter the palace at any time without having to pass it on.

Later, Queen Zhuang gave Su Yan a lot of silk and satin jewelry, and at the end she said that Su Yan would often enter the palace to accompany her.

Three wills in a row blew up everyone in the Zhenguo Mansion for a long time before they came back to their senses, and everyone knew that the three above were supporting the newly recognized four girls! With these three here, the nobles and nobles of Chang'an City will have to weigh their own catties before dealing with this fourth girl of Wei in the future.

Lao Zhen Guogong and Wei Zhenghui didn't think about it, Chen and Wei Yuan were happy, and on the way back to the backyard, Wei Yuan smiled and took Su Yan's arm and said, "This time you are really the most valuable among the nobles in Chang'an City!" I was worried that you would be wronged, but now it seems that you have been worried in vain! ”

Wei Qiang looked at the two people in front of him who were talking and laughing, holding her hands hard, her fingertips clasped into her palms, her eyes full of unwillingness.

Wei Qiang was named the county lord when she was born, and she was a rare rank among the nobles of Chang'an, she has always been proud of it, and now Su Yan was named the county lord as soon as she came, and there was the will of the emperor and queen, Wei Qiang only felt as if she had been slapped hard, and her cheeks hurt hotly.