Chapter 8

Leaving Uncle Zhongyong's Mansion, Ah Bao thought about it, and asked people to turn the carriage to the dried fruit shop on Qianyuan Street in Dongshi City to buy some preserved fruits that his grandmother and several aunts, aunts and sisters loved to eat.

It's so embarrassing, how can a girl buy a big bag of preserved fruits like this? Most of them just buy a little bit to save face.

After buying the preserved fruit, Ah Bao went home.

However, shortly after the carriage left the East Market, it suddenly stopped.

Ah Bao was rummaging through a few pieces of preserved fruit, and while tasting the taste, he stuffed Yan Hui to let her give an evaluation, and when he saw that the carriage stopped, Yan Hui hurriedly swallowed the preserved fruit and asked, "Brother Ah Tie, what's wrong?" ”

"Wild goose back girl, the road is blocked, something is happening ahead." The coachman, Ah Tie, replied.

Hearing this, Ah Bao stretched out his hand and quietly lifted the curtain, looked out, and soon saw that not far ahead, a team of people and horses riding on tall horses blocked their way, and these people were dressed very familiarly, with red-edged robes on a black background, and the word "Jin" embroidered on their chests.

Yan Hui also saw it, and his face suddenly became ugly. Yan Hui is still haunted by what happened on the day he returned to Beijing, although it is said that Ah Bao's accidental injury has nothing to do with the King of Jin, but after the King of Jin swaggered their carriage back to Beijing spread in the capital, her girl's reputation has risen again, this is not counting, she is worried that her girl's family affairs will not go too well.

This group of people blocked the intersection, and most of the passers-by knew who the road was as soon as they saw the clothes on the knights, and left very interestingly, without even onlookers, which was really documentary. Po looked through the gap between the horses and saw the people surrounded in the middle, who seemed to be arresting the prisoners again?

Ah Bao only glanced at it, and immediately said, "Let's take a detour." "Can't I hide if I can't be provoked?

"Yes."

Ah Tie was about to listen to his master's words and detour, suddenly Ah Bao's eyelids jumped, and he found that the knight on one of the horses looked at him suddenly, obviously in a group of big men, but it seemed to be independent, very existential, so that people could put their eyes on him at a glance, a pair of lacquer-like ink eyes were extremely sharp, and the sight fell very accurately on Ah Bao's half-hidden face who was peeking at the curtain.

It's King Jin!

Ah Bao was startled, as if she was locked by some powerful malicious feeling that sent chills down her spine, and hurriedly shook the curtain and hid in the carriage and pretended to be dead. Ah Bao now understands why so many people in the capital don't want to see King Jin, this look is too terrifying, so terrifying, the person who is locked in those eyes will feel that he has committed some heinous evil deeds, and he doesn't want to look at him at all.

Yan Hui saw that she looked like she was out of breath, and she was so angry that she almost wanted to roll up her sleeves and run out of the city to find the person who scared Ah Bao - she had stayed at the border for a long time, and Yan Hui had done this kind of thing a few times, and every time she was so angry that her head was hot, and she rolled up her sleeves and dried it up, and when she was done, she was about to collapse, squatting in the corner and the background was black.

The carriage was just about to turn its head when an unfamiliar voice that Ah Bao had heard several times came: "Hey, you are the coachman of the five girls in the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, right?" I remember you, are there five girls in it? Since it's the fifth girl, let's go over directly, don't get in the way. ”

Chang Yuan's big mouth!

Ah Tie was originally a personal soldier beside Ah Bao's father, and his foot was injured and lame in a war against Beiyi, which was not conducive to walking, and after quitting the battle, he was arranged by Ah Bao's father to be a coachman for his daughter. Ah Tie has been on the battlefield, seen blood, and killed people, although the guards of the Jin Palace's mansion have a murderous aura, but Ah Tie is still calm, nodded lightly to Chang Yuan, who came out of the ranks, and said, "I'm afraid I'm afraid to disturb your lordship." ”

Chang Yuan glanced at King Jin not far away, and laughed out of two dimples, "It's okay, it's just that a few splashes suddenly came, let's just fork them off." As he spoke, Chang Yuan waved his hand, and the guard who was blocking the way escorted a few people to get out of the way in an orderly manner.

Ah Tie glanced at the people who were being held, I am afraid it is not as simple as splashing skin, Ken Jiao jumped, with a respectful and grateful expression on his face, and said: "Then thank His Royal Highness King Jin and all the adults." ”

The wheels of the carriage were turning, and when he passed by King Jin, a clear and soft female voice came from the carriage: "Thank you King Jin." ”

King Jin looked cold, sitting high on the horse, his handsome face was cold and ruthless, but his eyes were a little unfathomable looking at the tightly covered carriage.

Until the carriage left a certain way, King Jin said: "Escort them back to the prison!" ”

"Yes!"

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Ah Bao quickly put aside the matter of meeting the King of Jin, and returned to the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion, Ah Bao first went to visit his grandmother, and found that the old lady's face was light and light today, and he didn't want to bother more, so he gave the old lady the preserved fruit in a beautiful small jar, and left.

The weather in March was warm, but the room was still a little cold, and the old lady was old, more afraid of the cold, and sat next to the kang with a blanket on her knees.

The old lady touched the Buddhist beads made of small sandalwood on her wrist, looked at the small jar resting on the small table, and said, "Except for Mom, what do you think of the brocade girl?" ”

Except that her mother was sitting on the pedal massaging her legs, she smiled and said, "The fifth girl is naturally very good." Glancing at the old lady, she said: "Although the fifth girl often stays at the border, she has not forgotten the old lady's teachings, and her dignified bearing is not inferior to the noble daughter of the family in Beijing, which shows that the old lady is very good at teaching people." ”

The old lady smiled and said, "You old thing, just use words to coax me." ”

"How can it, the slave maid is telling the truth, look at the girls in our house, they have all grown up in front of the old lady since they can speak, and the old lady carefully guides and teaches them, which noble girl can compare to the bearing of the girls in our house? And there is no girl in any family who is obedient and filial to the girls in our house, and they all love the old lady very much. ”

The old lady hooked the corners of her mouth, except for her mother's words, she listened very well, not that she boasted, there is indeed no girl in any house who has the friendship and filial piety of the girls of Weiyuan Houfu, although the concubines are different, but in addition to the degree of food and clothing, all granddaughters are the same. And the old lady is also carefully trained for her granddaughters, and if she is well trained, it will be easier not to say that she will be close in the future, and if she marries well, it will also be beneficial to Weiyuanhou.

However, when the old lady's comfort was remembered about her granddaughter's marriage, she was a little depressed and sighed, "Jin girl is seventeen years old this year, and she should have returned to Beijing last year, but because of the busy war last year, the road back to Beijing was not very smooth, so she could only stay in Jingcheng for another year, which delayed her lifelong event, and this year no matter what, she had to plan for her." Just ......"

It's just that they were originally optimistic about Li Mingjin's father's current military exploits, and they were all a little moved, but because the King of Jin was forced to send people back to Beijing at that time, there was no news, which made the old lady angry. Obviously, they have already explained what happened, but some people prefer to be smart, and in order not to offend the King of Jin, they have pretended to be dead and ignored the temptation of the Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

"The fifth girl Jiren has her own natural appearance, I believe she will not be bad." Xu's mother said.

The old lady rubbed her temples and said, "The fourth child doesn't know what happened to Lu Dao now, he sent his daughter back, and he also wanted to find a good family for her in the capital." Mingjin is also my granddaughter, no matter how annoyed she is, I also hope that she will marry well, but I hate this evil obstacle, I want to die or live for a woman, and I don't even go home, I deserve his daughter to be hated now......"

Listening to the old lady's angry scolding, Xu's mother didn't say anything. In the past ten years, as long as the old lady thinks of her four sons who are far away at the border, she will be angry, and every time she is angry, she will involve negative emotions, and then the innocent five girls will be implicated. The old lady is very good to her granddaughters, impartial, but she doesn't know how to deal with the five girls, especially when the five girls are older and more like the dead fifth lady, she will always arouse the remorse in the old lady's heart, thinking that if she did not agree to marry Miss Tian for the fourth son, the mother and son would not be separated. This mood went on for so long, and the old lady could only be cold.

Mother Xu sighed in her heart, the fifth girl looked like an easy-going person on her face, but in fact, she understood in her heart that she had been coldly watching the ladies in the house over the years, shrewd, delicate, dignified, well-versed and cowardly, but no one understood like the fifth girl, the little person, as if she had seen through everything, no matter good or bad, she smiled.

Mother Xu brought a cup of tea and asked the old lady to drink some to moisten her throat, and it happened that at this time, Mrs. Weiyuan Hou came over with a few posts.

Mrs. Weiyuanhou smiled with joy in her eyebrows, first asked the old lady to say goodbye, and then said with a smile: "Mother, just now the prince's mansion sent news that the prince's concubine was born." ”

After hearing this, the old lady was in a trance with the cup in her hand, and she didn't care about the water splashing her hands, and said excitedly: "But really? It's male or female. ”

Mrs. Weiyuan Hou said proudly: "The father-in-law who came to report the good news said that it was a boy. ”

The old lady hurriedly folded her hands, recited the Buddha name, and said, "The Zheng girl has finally come out!" ”

After hearing this, Mrs. Weiyuanhou's eyes were also a little moist. Li Mingzheng, one of the current prince's side concubines, is the first daughter of Mrs. Weiyuan Marquis, and the eldest girl from Weiyuan Hou's mansion, who was assigned to the prince as a side concubine seven years ago. The prince is a generous and benevolent person, he does not value women, and he values the princess very much, if it weren't for Li Jiyao's great contribution in Jingcheng at that time, Li Mingzheng would have no chance to be elected to the prince's mansion as a side concubine.

For so many years, Li Mingzheng has been quietly in the prince's mansion, every time Mrs. Weiyuan Hou went to visit her, she found that her daughter was lonely, always faint, and her heart was extremely sad, until she was diagnosed with pregnancy last year, Mrs. Weiyuan Hou really put her mind at ease, as long as her daughter has a child by her side, she will not be bad in the future anyway, and the princess has been infertile for many years, and finally got pregnant and gave birth to a son three years ago.

"The Zheng girl is a competitive person, you go to see her tomorrow, and bring some suitable things by the way, as for medicinal materials, you don't need to send them, so as not to be taken advantage of." The old lady commanded.

Mrs. Weiyuan Hou replied with a smile, and said: "Mother, there is another post here, it is the flower viewing banquet of the eldest princess of Changping, and the girls in our house will be invited to enjoy the flowers in five days." ”

The old lady's heart moved, touched the Buddha beads on her wrist, and said, "The beloved son of the eldest princess of Changping is eighteen years old this year. ”

As soon as Mrs. Weiyuan Hou heard it, she knew what the old lady meant, and said with a smile: "Yes, I heard that Zhou Yu, the son of the eldest princess, is a talent, a promising young man, and he participated in the scientific examination last time, and he also won the third place in the second class." ”

The old lady smiled lightly: "Since it is the invitation of the eldest princess, let's bring a few girls from our house." Well, Mingjin, Mingfeng, Mingyi, and Mingyue all brought it. ”

"I'll tell them about it at dinner."