In the first month, Nancheng became more lively, with children running through the alleys and women leaning out.

"Mrs. Cheng is back!"

"Really? It's finally back! ”

Everyone kept talking and laughing, and their eyes were all looking at the mansion over there.

Compared with the bustle outside, the courtyard was very quiet, and Cheng Ji and others, who were going to visit by Steward Cao, politely stopped them.

"I'm tired, take a break, and I'll see you later." He whispered.

That's nature, the return of the dust is to take a good rest, they naturally know, but there should still be etiquette.

Cheng Ji and the others nodded with a smile.

"Steward Cao, you didn't buy a girl to boil water for cooking, it's better to let them help." He pointed to the women behind him.

Several women rushed forward.

"No, no, no." Steward Cao refused again, "You know the rules of my lady." ”

"I said that you don't have to go, then the lady won't use us as an envoy, and if she goes, she will only serve as a guest."

In the alley, the woman who had the honor to accompany Cheng Jianniang on her last trip laughed and looked at the people who turned around with a little regret.

“… Oh, speaking of going out with this lady, this life is not in vain....that eats, drinks, and lives...."

Although I have heard it many times, but everyone still unconsciously stops and listens again, everyone will substitute themselves when they listen, this lady will treat these two women like this, and it will inevitably treat them like this, thinking that there is such a little lady in this world who treats them so kindly, every time I think about it, I feel warm.

Chunlan will fan the stove more vigorously. Bubbling in the casserole on the stove.

"Don't be angry. Just simmer over a low heat. Banqin came in from outside and said.

Chunlan hurriedly put down the fan. With a bit of humor.

"Sister Banqin." She shouted, looking at the girl in front of her, who was both familiar and unfamiliar.

"My wife and I are fishing here, it's scary for you to suddenly run out."

"I have a recipe that may save the life of the fourth son."

Voices echoed in my ears that seemed to be far and near.

"Why are you in a daze?" Banqin smiled, reaching out and shaking it in front of her eyes.

"Thank you, Sister Banqin, for taking care of my brother." Chunlan came back to her senses, bent down and saluted.

Banqin smiled and bowed.

"I want to thank you for taking care of my lady at that time." She said.

Chunlan smirked.

"I can't afford it, it was my sister who helped me first, if it weren't for you. The fourth prince has long since died. She said.

"My lady said that not everyone will do it, so if you meet it, you should cherish it and thank you." Banqin shook her head and said.

"Hey, what are you two playing? Don't burn the rice. Jin Ge'er said from outside the door.

The two girls who were saluting each other looked at each other and smiled.

"The lady is up."

Steward Cao's voice came from outside, and Banqin hurriedly responded, serving the food and setting up the food box with Chunlan, and walked towards the inner courtyard with it.

As the twilight deepened, the lanterns in the courtyard were lit, and the door of the main hall was slowly opened. Showing a woman seated upright.

In early spring, the weather in the capital is still very cold.

When the king of Jin'an, who was wearing a large cloak, heard the laughter in front of the queen mother's palace. He turned around to leave, but was stopped by the attendant.

"Your Highness, Niangniang, please come in." The chamberlain said with a smile.

The king of Jin'an had to step in.

The warmth in the hall is strong, the fragrance is striking, in addition to the queen mother, there are also concubines and a few concubines, and a strange little lady, when she saw the king of Jin'an come in, she lowered her head.

"I'm here to ask my mother for the fragrant drink I ate last time, and the sixth brother likes it very much." Wang Shili of Jin'an County said.

The Queen Mother smiled and motioned for him to sit down.

"Sixth brother can't do without people." King Jin'an said hesitantly.

"Weilang, sit down." The Queen Mother said, with a little persistence.

The king of Jin'an had no choice but to sit down.

"Look, how thin you have become." The Queen Mother pointed at him and said to the other concubines.

The concubines all looked over, and the little lady sitting behind the concubine also looked up quickly, and then lowered her head again.

"How can you be thin?" King Jin'an said with a smile, stretched out his hand and touched his face, "This is called Changkai, doesn't Niangniang think I'm more handsome?" ”

This made everyone laugh, and the little lady with her head down also raised her sleeve to cover her mouth.

"Okay, I know you're good-looking, and the mourning family is honest." The Queen Mother smiled, "He is him, you are the elder brother, he is the younger brother, you love him, you don't have to do it yourself, the slaves and maids have the duty of slaves and maids, and you also have your duty, Wei Lang, can you guard him for a lifetime?" ”

"Of course I'm going to guard him for the rest of my life." The king of Jin'an County said, "Niangniang, I don't ask for anything else, I don't ask for a title, I just want to let me stay in the capital, Niangniang, don't drive me away..."

He said this in a hoarse voice.

"Don't go, don't go, no one will drive you away." The Queen Mother immediately said, patting his arm, "The mourning family is saying, you can't forget yourself, just take care of him, and you should be kind to yourself." ”

The king of Jin'an County breathed a sigh of relief, saluted the queen mother, and raised a smile.

The Queen Mother reached out and nodded at him in disgust.

"This kid has a straight heart, he has a tendon for whomever he wants, he followed the mourning family when he was a child, and the mourning family is not in good health, let him go out to live in the palace, you see that he is crying to death or alive." She said to the concubines with a smile.

"His Royal Highness is a person who values feelings, so it is rare." The concubine smiled, glanced at the little lady behind her intentionally or unintentionally, and stretched out her hand with a smile when she thought of something, "It's really rude, why hasn't Ah Yun seen His Highness yet." ”

The little lady sat up straight with a little apprehension, took two steps back, and rushed to the king of Jin'an County.

"The Wu clan has seen His Highness." She said, her voice soft.

"This is Concubine Zhu's little niece." The concubine smiled and said to the king of Jin'an County, "Follow my mother to the capital, Concubine Zhu specially called in to meet her." ”

The king of Jin'an nodded and returned the salute, and returned to his seat, as if he inadvertently raised his sleeves to cover up his cough.

One of the chamberlains, who was kneeling by the door, got up and went out.

“… Princess Shuhui is at Concubine Zhu's. Very happy. The little princess also likes it. Both of them slept together at night. Guifei smiled and continued to talk about Concubine Zhu.

"It's better to have more fun with the kids." Another concubine quipped.

The king of Jin'an got up and retired.

"Your Highness, the fragrant drink you want is with Concubine Zhu, please ask Your Highness to get it yourself." The concubine said with a smile, looking at the little lady Wu beside her, "By the way, send the little lady Ayun back to Concubine Zhu." ”

Little Lady Wu was a little nervous when she heard this, and her head hung even lower.

"Don't dare, bother Your Highness." She whispered.

King Jin'an smiled and got up.

"What's this bothering about?" He laughed.

"Let's go." The concubine said to Little Lady Wu.

Little Lady Wu responded with a salute and stood up. When the king of Jin'an County took a step, he lowered his head and followed in small steps.

Seeing the young man and woman leaving, the concubines in the palace exchanged glances and laughed in a low voice.

"How? It can be regarded as a talented woman. The concubine chuckled under her breath.

"The people of the Zhu family are naturally not badly educated." The Queen Mother nodded and said, she sighed, "You're right, you can't delay Wei Lang, if you continue like this, he will be abolished." ”

". Don't worry too much. The concubine smiled, "Someone in the family has taken care of him." It's good to be intimate and considerate with him, so that he can take care of King Qing, and someone will take care of him. ”

The Queen Mother nodded and smiled.

"That's how it should be." She said.

The words in the palace, who were walking outside, did not hear the kings of Jin'an.

"How old are you?" He turned around and asked Mrs. Wu.

Wu Xiaoniang didn't seem to expect him to take the initiative to talk to herself, and she couldn't help but be a little nervous when she opened her mouth to ask her age.

"By March it will be sixteen." She said with her head down.

"Oh." King Jin'an nodded, looked back at her, and smiled, "Then you are not small." ”

The woman was proud of her long and graceful body, and the little lady Wu blushed and lowered her head.

"Zhu Niang's family is from Ningzhou, do you also live there?" King Jin'an then asked, with a bit of curiosity.

Little Lady Wu nodded, boldly looking up at him.

"Yes." She said that the young man's side face in the sunlight was dazzling, and she couldn't help but soften her steps.

"Are you alright?" The king of Jin'an County hurriedly stretched out his hand to help.

was held by the young man's hand, Wu Xiaoniang's heart was about to jump out, and she froze for a while.

"Don't be nervous, there's nothing to be afraid of in the palace, the mothers are very easygoing." The king of Jin'an County retreated after a while, and said with a smile.

As he spoke, there was the sound of footsteps behind him, accompanied by the shouts of children.

How could anyone in the palace shout like this, Wu Xiaoniang looked back, and saw a short and fat person rushing over, glaring, grinning and drooling, just like the ghost slave mask worn at the New Year's Lantern Festival.

Little Lady Wu screamed in fright, stretched out her hand to hit, and hid backwards on one side.

A hand grabbed her arm and blocked her.

"It's okay, it's okay, don't be afraid." The voice of the king of Jin'an came from his head, "He is ignorant and scares you, so I will take him away." ”

There was still residual warmth on her wrist, the figure disappeared from front of her eyes, and she couldn't open her eyes when the sunlight poured down, and when she came back to her senses, the ghost slave and the young man in front of her were gone.

Little Lady Wu stood in place in a daze, like a dream.

The Queen Mother put down the marigold in her hand heavily, and the light sound made the concubine and Concubine Zhu in front of her tremble slightly.

"Let the Imperial Doctor take a look, don't be frightened." The Queen Mother said slowly.

"No, no, mother." Concubine Zhu hurriedly said, "Ah Yun, she's fine, it's just too sudden, she thought that others were playing with her." ”

"It's not a joke, King Qing still really beat her?" The Queen Mother looked at her and said lightly.

The concubine glared at Concubine Zhu.

"Niangniang, this is also an accident, who wants King Qing to run out suddenly" She hesitated and said.

"Suddenly?" The Queen Mother glanced at her, "You mean that the king of the county arranged it at this time?" Did the king of the county deliberately scare her? ”

didn't wait for the concubine to speak, just looked at the waiter on the side.

"Say." She said.

“… The king of the county and the little lady Wu talked and laughed, pestered the little lady Wu to ask a lot of things, asked her how old she was, praised her for her height, and asked where her home was... I also comforted Mrs. Wu not to be nervous..."The waiter said.

Where is this disgusting, it's clear that I like it very much, and it's a long-winded conversation.

"Niangniang, I didn't mean that..."The concubine said aggrievedly, "I just said that King Qing suddenly ran out like that, and the children's family will inevitably be frightened..."

"Then find someone who won't be intimidated." The Queen Mother said, "If a person is really educated, dignified and courteous, how can he be frightened by the wind and grass, and he is angry." ”

Concubine Zhu cried all the way from the Empress Dowager's palace to the concubine's palace.

"What are you crying about, it's not that you're a little child." The concubine said angrily.

"Niangniang, when she says it, she means me, about our family." Concubine Zhu cried.

"You deserve it." The concubine was even more angry, "You didn't tell her about King Qing?" Didn't you tell her that King Qing and the King of the County were inseparable? ”

Concubine Zhu wiped away her tears.

"I, where did I think that I would take King Qing with me at this time." She said, busy and remediating, "I'm going to tell my family..."

"No need." The concubine snorted, "It's too late to know, give the opportunity to others." ”

In King Qing's palace, King Jin'an gently patted King Qing who was asleep, with a heavy expression.

"Your Highness, Concubine Zhu is here to send incense drinks." The chamberlain came in and whispered.

The king of Jin'an nodded, and the chamberlain retreated again.

King Jin'an's gaze fell back on King Qing again, and he smiled self-deprecatingly.

"Sixth brother, I still want to use you as a gunman." "Come to think of it that way," he said, "I'm no different from those who laugh at you and hate you. ”

He paused here and reached out to take King Qing's hand.

"However, we still have to go on like this, because there is no way back." (To be continued......)