Qiu Chen asked himself......

Could her happy life be lost? Could she have been abandoned or divorced by Qin Zheng?

The possibility mentioned by Tang Lanzhi is like pouring a scoop of ice water on her head in the cold winter, and after a shiver from the spirit of the spirit, it is a chill that spreads from the depths of her bones......

Qin Zheng has always been tolerant, loving, and considerate of her, and has loved and cared for the children, including the non-biological Afu Amandu, and carefully taught and cared for her...... Qiu Chen himself has earned a huge amount of money over the years, not to mention that he is rich enough to rival the country, at least hundreds of thousands of taels of family assets are available. has the title of county lord conferred by the emperor...... Even the most exquisite heir of this era, she also gave birth to three sons and one daughter after marrying Qin Zheng...... With all kinds of things, Qiu Chen felt that he and Qin Zheng would be so dependent on each other, supporting each other to go on, and grow old together. never thought that she would one day lose Qin Zheng and lose her current happy marriage and joyful life......

But this era is different, social ethics and morality restrict people's behavior, even if you don't like your wife, you can take concubines, accept girls, and those who are rich can also raise kabuki and dance girls, and you can also go in and out of the Qinglou song shop openly, looking for joy and getting drunk...... Divorce and divorce are things that end the relationship between husband and wife, but very few people will do it. Not a single incident in a year or even a few years.

In modern times, getting married is not sure that they will grow old together for life, and the rising divorce rate shows that divorce has become a very common thing in modern society, divorce is no longer rare, and there are many people who have been divorced twice and married three times.

But she never thought that she was still there, but she was no longer Jingbeihou's wife......

Qiu Chen thought before that even if she was gone, she already had three sons, Yun'er, Chang'er, and Liang'er, Qin Zheng would marry a wife and have children, and the son of the stepfamily would also lose his identity as the eldest and lose the possibility of inheritance. Whether it's a knighthood or a family business.

No longer Jingbeihou's wife? Even if he was as calm as Qiu Chen, he was stunned by this question!

Seeing that Qiu Chen was still a little ignorant, or a little indifferent, Tang Lanzhi finally said: "If it is, the county lord is no longer Jingbei Hou's wife, then ......"

It's not a concubine, it's a kabuki dancer? Or add a beauty and a room?

was speculating and thinking, when I heard Tang Lanzhi say slowly: "Perhaps, those people are thinking more than just taking a concubine for Jingbei......"

Qiu Chen looked at Tang Lanzhi, his mind was racing, seeing Tang Lanzhi say this, it didn't seem like he was making something out of nothing. It's just that she really can't think of anyone, who wants to worry about Qin Zheng taking a concubine?

"The county lord is still so humble!" Tang Lanzhi smiled, and continued, "The reason why I came here today is to remind the county lord that there are many people who want to take concubines in Jingbei, and all of them are women from noble families and good looks!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled, put a piece of quince into his mouth and chewed it slowly, "The princess has won the prize!" ”

A flash of astonishment flashed in Tang Lanzhi's eyes, and then she laughed, hiding the envy and jealousy that flashed in her eyes, and looked at Qiu Chen with a smile and said, "I'll just say, the county lord is smart!" ”

When she said this, Qiu Chen laughed instead: "What Princess Fu said just now, it sounds like a person in a high position wants to add people to Hou Ye's side...... Don't say how the Hou Ye responds, just say that the Hou Ye has a wife and children, and the children are on the line, and then take a concubine, even if he gives birth to a child, he is just a concubine, and he can neither inherit the title nor inherit the family business, and those who have never seen the world or are greedy for wealth and nobility are just repaid, how can a person in a high position take the trouble to take a concubine for the Hou Ye? Is it just to block our husband and wife? ”

Tang Lanzhi looked at Qiu Chen and shook his head with a smile: "I said, the county lord has always been smart, how can he not understand?" It's just that the county lord doesn't want to figure it out! ”

Qiu Chen was slightly surprised, looked back at Tang Lanzhi and said, "Forgive me for being stupid and not understanding what Princess Fu means." ”

Tang Lanzhi didn't say anything, took the tea, watched the tea powder and fruit crushed on the water slowly suck the water and sank, the picture disappeared, then she raised her eyes, looked at Qiu Chen and said: "I know that the county lord and his wife are very affectionate, and the plaice is deep, Jingbei Hou has a soft spot for the county lord, and his love is extremely heavy, the county lord never has to think about competing for favor, and he doesn't have to be wary of the fangs and claws hidden in the dark corner, which may come out at any time to bite you and scratch your paws...... But has the county lord ever thought that there are always some people who have some things, even Jingbei Hou can't refuse? ”

As he spoke, Qiu Chen put down the teacup that had stirred her up to the point that there was no picture at all, and instead pinched two grains of quince and slowly peeled off the shell.

Qiu Chen shook his head with a smile: "My body has been damaged several times, and I have long been afraid to drink tea, I have been drinking soup instead of tea before, and I suddenly saw this eight-treasure tea a few days ago, and I felt full of interest, not to mention whether I drink it or not, at least the aroma is strong...... I just learned to make tea, and I can't compare with the princess's craftsmanship. ”

"When did Aunt Begonia start drinking Babao tea? I remember you drinking tea all the time! Tang Lanzhi smiled and took a cup of tea, my silver spoon slowly stirred, three stirred and two stirred, after a sentence, she also lifted the silver spoon from the teacup, the tea cup floating in a layer of tea fruit pieces, actually formed a painting, mountains and mountains, the full moon like a jade plate, sprinkled a piece of bright moonlight.

Took two tea cups, Qiu Chen took a silver pick and picked ripe sesame seeds, pine nuts, melon seeds, almonds, crushed raisins and various preserved fruits, more than ten kinds, and picked a spoonful of tea powder, and then stirred it with a silver spoon with a slender handle, slowly rushed into the boiling water, and soon, the smell of mixed with various colors of fruity tea fragrance spread out, refreshing people's hearts.

There is an eight-treasure box on the couch, and the eight grids inside are filled with preserved peaches, dried apricots, dates and all kinds of dried fruits.

Qiu Chen blinked and laughed.

Tang Lanzhi looked at Qiu Chen's eyes and smiled slowly: "Aunt Begonia is still so smart!" ”

This reason is very natural, and it is also the statement that the Tang family claims to the outside world. As far as Qiu Chen guessed, the Tang family did take back this beautiful concubine daughter to say goodbye to her, but as for the goal of kissing, it was very different.

Qiu Chen didn't hide the surprise on his face, and said: "Although Liaodi is no longer a border land now, after all, it is bitterly cold, far less prosperous than the capital, and there is no capital as noble as a cloud, Lanxi has reached the age of looking for relatives, your grandparents took her back, presumably to find a suitable family for her!" ”

The Tang family's planning involves the future fate and wealth of the Tang family, and naturally it also involves the Tang family's daughter Tang Lanzhi. While Qiu Chen was surprised, he couldn't help but guess, what was the purpose of Tang Lanzhi talking to her as an outsider about the Tang family's family affairs? It has been nearly three years since she married into the royal family and was called Princess Fu, Qiu Chen didn't think that Tang Lanzhi was telling her this, she was really looking for someone to talk to her heart.

Qiu Chen guessed that Tang Lanzhi must have something to say when she stayed, and she also guessed what Tang Lanzhi was going to say, which may have persuaded her to support King Fu with Jingbei Hou; Or, at least, seek some support from her...... But she didn't expect that Tang Lanzhi stayed to tell her, an outsider, about the Tang family's plan.

Sure enough, Tang Lanzhi looked out the window for another moment, and then spoke again: "Aunt Begonia, you must have guessed that grandparents must have a plan for Lanxi to return to Beijing, right?!" ”

Qiu Chen smiled slightly, shook Tang Lanzhi's hand, and did not argue, just waited quietly, waiting for what Tang Lanzhi was going to say next.

Tang Lanzhi looked at Qiu Chen, her expression was full of helplessness and sorrow, she sighed before she could say anything, turned her eyes away, looked out the window again, and sighed: "In Lan Zhi's heart, you have always been an aunt like your mother......"

Since coming to Tang Lanzhi to be elected as Princess Fu, Qiu Chen took the initiative to change her title. Tang Lanzhi shirked a few times, and also changed the name of Qiu Chen to her sister. On more formal occasions, it is called 'county lord' or 'lady', and the title of 'Aunt Begonia' has long been sealed in memory.

Qiu Chen blinked, reached out to hold Tang Lanzhi's arm, sat next to her, and asked softly, "What's wrong?" Why did you suddenly call it like that? ”

It's just that Tang Lanzhi at that time was carefree, her eyes were crystal clear, and there was no impurity; Unlike now, her face has not changed, but her eyes have long since lost their original clarity and purity, and under the blank and helpless surface, she can't see through it deeply.

The two met for the first time in Anyang, Tang Lanzhi was still a twelve or thirteen-year-old girl, innocent, lively and carefree, with a bright smile like the spring sunshine, and she was called 'Aunt Begonia' softly!

Abandoning the people who were waiting, Qiu Chen slowly took steps and approached Tang Lanzhi with light steps. There were still two or three steps away from her, Tang Lanzhi slowly turned her head, raised her eyes to look at Qiu Chen, and then, with blank and helpless eyes, shouted, "Aunt Begonia!" ”

Just now, Qiu Chen noticed that Tang Lanzhi only drank a few glasses of lychee wine, and did not drink too much, but claimed that she was not strong enough to drink, so she let people help her down. Looking at this situation at this time, Tang Lanzhi is more like she has something on her mind.

sent most of them away, and even Wang Jingshu took Song Xi'er to say goodbye and leave. Zhao Yuzhen helped Yi Xuan to return to Zitengxuan one step earlier, Qiu Chen turned back to the Magnolia Pavilion, in the huge Magnolia Pavilion, Tang Lanzhi sat alone on the soft couch in front of the window, leaning on a large pillow, looking at the large plain white world outside the window with clear eyes, looking a little distracted.

Before leaving, everyone made an appointment for a reunion, which was set in the wax moon half a month later. At that time, the plum blossoms will bloom, and you can enjoy the plum blossoms.

The big guys got together, drank another cup of tea, talked for a while, and reluctantly said goodbye and returned.

Qiu Chen asked for hot water, asked everyone to wash and comb in turn, sorted out their clothes, and everyone who had just been full of joy and joy returned to an elegant and noble lady again.

I rested in the half-acre garden, drank tea, and the wine gradually dissipated, and it was not the end of the day.

Chang Jiayi looked at Tang Lanxi, whose cheeks were dizzy and became more and more delicate, the smile on her face was still the same, but a touch of pity flashed involuntarily in her eyes.

Flowers, vegetables, melons and fruits...... A group of people were lively and happy to play in the greenhouse for nearly an hour, the snow was covered outside, but the greenhouse was drenched in fine sweat, and then they returned happily, and did not return to the Magnolia Pavilion, in the grass house of the half-acre garden, set up an oven, set up a shabu-shabu, and sent the venison that had been slice and pickled before in the kitchen. Shabu-shabu is made of fresh fish to make the soup base, milky white and fragrant, there are cut paper-thin mutton, venison, and the most rare variety of fresh vegetables in the winter month, the big guys don't need to be served, they each put their favorite food into the pot to shabu, eat while shabu, and also exchange with a few people who barbecue...... There are also wild wine, cherry wine, pomegranate wine and other fruit wine and Jinhua wine to accompany the meal, the vegetable is fragrant, the wine is mellow, the laughter is bursting, it is really hearty to eat, and the heart is satisfied with drinking. In the end, these ladies let go of the shackles of their weekdays, laughed enough, and ate enough, Song Xi'er's little face was flushed, and she lazily stroked her stomach and took a nap according to Qiu Chen. Tang Lanxi lay directly on Chang Jiayi's lap, holding her mouth and laughing: "Before entering Beijing, I always felt that I couldn't be happy anymore, but I didn't expect that I could still have such a good time......

Seeing Song Xi'er like this, a few little girls were naturally unambiguous, and with some difficulty, they broke five or six ears of corn and handed them to the girls to hold, and then turned back satisfied.

Song Xi'er nodded proudly, clicked, broke an ear of corn, held it up in front of Tang Lanxi and said, "Do it yourself, put it in a shabu-shabu pot or bake it later, it's all excellent!" ”

Tang Lanxi exclaimed: "I also heard my father say that there are people in the capital who have Xingong Jiahe good seeds, and the yield per mu is more than 1,000 catties." I see! ”

As she spoke, Song Xi'er led Tang Lanxi and two or three other little girls to the side of the corn, and Song Xi'er pointed to the ears of corn to show a few people: "Oh, here!" This is called corn, and it is also imported from overseas. It is extremely prolific, and even the current emperor praises it as 'Jiahe', saying, 'There is no hunger in the Ming Dynasty with this thing!' ’”

Song Xi'er smiled brightly and said proudly: "You can look carefully, this is not sorghum." Sorghum is the spike on the top of the head...... This is not a tassel on the top of the head, but a tassel on the waist! ”

Tang Lanxi became excited when he saw it, and interrupted Song Xi'er and said: "The one I know is sorghum, and we have the most crops on our Zhuangzi!" ”

As she spoke, Song Xi'er raised her eyes and saw an inconspicuous clump of corn on the other side of the greenhouse, and hurriedly pointed it out to Tang Lanxi: "That ......"

Tang Lanxi had never seen several kinds of melons and fruits, and asked curiously with joy and excitement on his face, while Song Xi'er introduced Tang Lanxi familiarly like his own things, "...... This is a persimmon, this is a pepper, this is a cold melon, also known as a watermelon, and this is a red persimmon is a pumpkin...... These things are all imported from overseas, and they have just arrived in our Ming Dynasty, and they are far from being planted. ”

In this era, watermelon has not yet become popular, and it cannot be eaten every day in summer, let alone in the winter months when the snow is frozen.

Song Xi'er and Tang Lanxi were quite compatible, and after entering the greenhouse, they immediately ran out cheering, first ran to the peach tree and cherry tree to look at the flowers, and then quickly diverted their attention, skipped a flower area, and walked to the melon and fruit area.

Under the peach blossom and cherry tree, two stump tea tables are placed, the tea table and tea stool are polished with tree stumps, retaining the original shape of the stump, removing the bark, polishing and roughness, only a layer of varnish and anti-corrosion, two sets of purple sand tea sets are placed on the table, and the water boiled on the red clay stove next to it is spitting hot...... Red flowers and green trees, vegetable orchards, in it, quite a return to the countryside, back to the true artistic conception.

also because Qiu Chen loves to come over to spend time, the greenhouse has naturally undergone a certain transformation.

The thick blue triangular cotton curtain was lifted, and everyone stepped into this door, and what they saw was like an instant change of season, full of purple and red, verdant and dripping, and there were red and green persimmons, red and green peppers, purple eggplants, and emerald green cucumbers...... There are also a few peaches and cherries that have bloomed, pink and white, and the clouds are steaming and blue, and they are brilliant into a winter spring scene.

In view of Qiu Chen's love to be here in winter, he connected the greenhouse with the half-acre garden, so that from the main house of the half-acre garden through a semi-enclosed corridor, you can directly enter the greenhouse.

Everyone laughed and got off the Magnolia Pavilion and took the warm sedan chair all the way to the half-acre garden.

In this cold winter moon, you can pick flowers, melons and fruits by yourself, and it is extremely rare to see the eyes full of purple and red, flowing green and dripping green, and the attraction is so great that it should be gathered, only Wang Jingshu and Song Yunhui should be slightly full, and when Song Xi'er's inquiring eyes turned around, the two also smiled and nodded.

After sitting for a while, Song Xi'er raised her hand and said: "The county lord of Anning not only has an excellent view here, but also has an excellent place to go, the flowers are full of flowers, purple and red, and there are also melons, vegetables, fruits and vegetables, crisp and sweet." Where can we go to enjoy the flowers, we can also pick melons, fruits, and vegetables with our own hands, and after a while, we can barbecue meat and make shabu-shabu to eat......"

Since it is the name of the Women's Red Society, it is necessary to take out everyone's needles and threads to communicate. Of course, there are also a few like Song Xi'er and Qiu Chen, who are not interested in female workers at all, looking at other people's needlework or neat or delicate, admiring and sighing, and soon losing interest.

Among the guests, only Qiu Chen, Chang Jiayi, Tang Lanzhi, Yi Xuan and Zhao Yuzhen are married, and the others are all eldest ladies and little girls who have not yet come out of the cabinet, or gentle, demure or lively, but they are all smiling.

On the Magnolia Pavilion, a brazier was lit the day before, and now it has already been baked as warm as spring in March, and even the two south-facing windows are opened to enjoy the snow, and the house is not cold at all.

Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er led the guests to the back garden in two batches, and the last group was led by Qiu Chen himself, all the way in.

Due to the small number of invitees, it was only half an hour before they arrived.

Qiu Chen pondered in his heart, but the smile on his face remained unchanged, he said a smile and greetings to everyone, personally led Tang Lanzhi and Chang Jiayi to the warm sedan chair, and watched the four warm sedan chairs go all the way to the back garden, and then returned to Songfeng Courtyard with Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er, ready to welcome other guests.

Yang Jingyong's mother is a girl from the Tang family. Tang Lanzhi married King Fu and became a princess, and now there is another talented and good-looking Tang Lanxi......

Qiu Chen pursed his lips and smiled, his eyes swept over Song Yunhui and Tang Lanxi, these two are both concubines, and their words and deeds are indeed completely different. It seems that Tang Lanxi is not only confident in appearance, nor is he good at barbecue as Chang Jiayi said...... In terms of speech and behavior, it seems to be refreshing and cheerful, but there is no inappropriate sentence, which shows that he is thoughtful at a young age...... With such a look and such a scheming character, what plans did the Tang family make to take this back to Beijing?

When Tang Lanxi didn't speak, he only felt that his appearance was outstanding, and when he spoke, it was a sudden call, crisp and crisp, with a Liao accent, and it also brought out the straightforwardness and arrogance of a northland woman.

Song Xi'er said this is a little reckless, and it is also a little rude, if you are small-minded, you will offend your subordinates if you can't say this. Fortunately, Chang Jiayi is familiar with her unobstructed temperament, even if she has no face, she will not bother with the little girl. Song Yunhui has also been in contact with Song Xi'er a few times, so it is not too surprising. Only Tang Lanxi was a little embarrassed, her face was slightly red, but she still generously grabbed Chang Jiayi's arm and said: "When I was in Fengtian, I really thought I was good-looking, and when I returned to the capital, I realized that my eyelids were shallow, and when I saw the princess and cousin before, I felt that they were all like fairies, and now I saw a few sisters Song and all my sisters, all of them are all good-looking, good-looking, good-looking, well-dressed, and even indescribably good-looking in words and actions...... Ouch, I don't have enough eyes for the ground! ”

Before she finished speaking, Tang Lanzhi covered her mouth and laughed. Qiu Chen also laughed out loud, pushed Chang Jiayi and said, "Your cousin has been compared to your cousin!" ”

Song Xi'er was pure and kind in her heart, and said bluntly: "Yes, yes, I have always thought that Sister Jiayi is the best-looking, and when I met Sister Lanxi today, I realized that there are people outside the world......"

"Sure enough, they are all first-class appearances and first-class talents!" Qiu Chen stepped forward and grabbed Tang Lanxi and Song Yunhui's hands, looking up and down in admiration.

Qiu Chen secretly compared Tang Lanxi's appearance with Wang Jingshu and Song Xi'er, and Wang and Song were not as good as them. This is still Tang Lanxi's young age and has not yet fully grown up, if it takes time, wouldn't this person be a peerless person?

Tang Lanzhi was followed by her cousin Tang Lanxi, and Chang Jiayi was followed by her sister-in-law Song Yunhui. Song Yunhui has seen Qiu Chen, Wang Jingshu, and Song Xi'er before, and she is a beautiful, gentle and quiet little girl. Tang Lanxi was born to the concubine of Tang Yanjue, the uncle of the Tang family, and has been following Tang Yanjue in Liaodi, without his mother-in-law, he was almost raised according to his daughter-in-law. The appearance is as Chang Jiayi said, it is extremely outstanding, although it has not yet grown up, but it has a bit of peerless beauty, Tang Lanzhi beside her is delicate, Song Yunhui is quiet and beautiful, Chang Jiayi is mature and gorgeous, but they all lose color in an instant, and they are reduced to green leaves.

After laughing and greeting, Tang Lanzhi and Chang Jiayi smiled sideways and introduced the little girl behind them respectively.

Qiu Chen naturally said with a smile on his face: "The princess doesn't dare to take this seriously. A few of us found an excuse to have fun together, but we didn't dare to expect the princess to come out of the time, otherwise we would have posted an invitation a long time ago. ”

First Zhao Yuzhen, then Tang Lanzhi, although there were two more people who dared to break in at this day's party, they were really not bad guests.