Chapter 224: Under Bodhi (Fat Chapter)
The Chu family soon sent someone to send a dowry list, this marriage was given by the old emperor himself, Chu Chen proposed to Bai Qishan in advance, and did not specifically find a matchmaker, but he felt that the etiquette was not sincere enough, so he found Wei Guogong's mother, Mrs. Fu as a matchmaker, and came to Chengenbo Mansion to go through the motions. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Mrs. Fu is very old, and she is also a very good character, and she is still a first-class wife, and she is very angry when she speaks: "If Uncle feels that something is not enough, or something inappropriate, the old man will turn around and bring it up with the Chu family." ”
Baihu held a heavy dowry list in his hand, and was surprised by the unfathomable financial resources of his senior brother, just the shops and objects listed on the list could support the expenses of tens of thousands of people in Qingfeng Village for two years.
"Uncle? But the Chu family's dowry is not counted? "Old Mrs. Fu was personally invited by Chu Chen, and she should do her best.
The corners of Baihu's mouth twitched: "Old Mrs. Fu, I won't tell you, this is the first time to 'marry a daughter' in late life, I have to discuss it with Sister Su, and it will not be too late to explain it to the Chu family when the time comes." ”
Mrs. Fu almost didn't squirt out a sip of tea, as if others were 'marrying a girl' full of experience, she had no daughters under her knees, and her only granddaughter was out of the cabinet so far, but she still smiled and said: "Uncle don't worry, the old student is just here to pass on a word, this matter still depends on the meaning of the white girl, I heard that Lord Bai depends on his beloved daughter in everything, and the master Taifu has also explained, the white girl said what to do, let's do this thing!" ”
The white tiger quietly pressed down the hot dowry list, and said in his heart, this ..... Where should he get the dowry? You can't lose the face of Bofu, but the gold, silver and money are all left to the brothers of Qingfeng Village, where will he bring all of them to the capital?
In general, the amount of dowry and dowry should be kept on a par to reflect the family's heritage and the importance attached to the daughter who marries.
The white tiger felt that his heart and liver were about to be broken.
After the old lady Fu conveyed Chu Chen's meaning, she successfully completed the task, the old man smiled from ear to ear, and there was an old girl in the Fu family who had not yet come out of the cabinet..... There is still room for improvement, but he is handsome and masculine, and he has a knighthood, so he is a good candidate.
The old man returned to the Wei Guogong Mansion with a careful mind, and mentioned the matter to his son Wei Guogong on the same day.
Wei Guogong has two sons and one daughter under his knees, although the Fu family is not the founder of the country, but when the old emperor killed his brother and usurped the throne, he made a contribution, although he has no real power, but the family status is unshakable.
"Does Mother really think Cheng Enbo is a good match?"
Mrs. Fu glared at her son: "Can I still look away?" Rong'er is nineteen! Where to find the right husband? Hmph, I'm afraid that the white tiger won't look down on our girls, this matter has to be considered in the long run, and we must not lose face. ”
It's not okay to speak directly, it's okay to arrange a 'chance encounter' or 'look at each other'.
At this time, the white tiger practiced in the courtyard, kept sneezing a few times, and now he was resting, he rarely stayed in the house, and after a few sets of punches, he sweated all over, and the snow-white shirt was wet with sweat, sticking to the strong muscles, and even a few abdominal muscles in his abdomen could be seen.
Chun Xia blushed and handed over a cotton towel, and he asked, "Miss, can you get up?" I heard that she asked Chu Chen to go to the suburbs today? "Lonely men and widows, what is there to go in this suburb? The white tiger felt that it was necessary for him to follow.
In other words, it's really hard to be a parent.
Chun Xia bowed his head slightly and said, "Back to Uncle, Miss got up early in the morning and dried preserved fruits in the courtyard." ”
When Baihu heard this, he went to his own room to prepare to bathe and change clothes, who knows if Chu Chen would suddenly come to the house and take people away.
Ruosu instructed the maids in the courtyard to wash the freshly picked fruits, and then dig out the kernels with a knife, put them one by one, and dry them on the bamboo shelves in the courtyard, and after a few days, they can be pickled with white sugar.
When Chu Chen stepped into the begonia, he saw Ruosu digging the core of the fruit intently, and his pink cheeks were slightly red because of the sun, which was more attractive than the tender fruit.
He didn't know that his plain was able to work!
Chu Chen approached quietly, close enough to smell the fragrance of her daughter's house before stopping, the tall figure blocked the sunlight above Ruosu's head, she suddenly looked up and saw Chu Chen's warm and jade-like face: "You... It's coming. "It's so early! The dew on the mountain hasn't dried yet.
Chu Chen looked at the fruit in her hand, took it, tasted it and said, "What are you doing?" Let the next person do these things, in case I hurt my hand, I will feel distressed. ”
Hearing this, the servants of Haitang were very conscious and quietly walked away, only Qiaoyun and Qiaoyan stood in the corridor, ready to listen and send at any time. Although Qiao Yan and Qiao Yun didn't want to stay, they had to stay, and they definitely couldn't leave Miss and Chu Chen alone.
Ruosu's pink lips tugged, and she wiped her hands with a handkerchief: "It's too much to worry about, I followed the master to study medicine, and this knife skill will naturally not be bad." "If you don't believe me, I can try to stab you a few times.
Chu Chen frowned: "What do you call me?" The marriage has been made public, and you and I still need to be so polite before? Brother Chu will be unhappy. "He's getting more and more sassy.
Ruosu suddenly felt a little cold, and goosebumps appeared on his arms: "That.... Wait a minute, I'll go into the house and change my clothes, and I'm ready to go." ”
Who has Chu Chen waited for? But right now, Master Taifu can only eat fresh fruits and wait for the beauty.
After half a pillar of incense, the carriage departed from Chengenbo Mansion and drove to Nanshan on the outskirts of the city.
When the white tiger came out of the clean room, he learned that the people had left, and he held on to the vermilion column on the verandah and was depressed for a while.
Chun Xia asked puzzledly: "Uncle, Mrs. Chu is the future uncle of our family, why does the slave and maid look at you and don't worry that he will go out with the young lady." "In Lingnan, it is normal for men and women who have been married to travel together to watch a play, listen to a song, swim in a mountain, and play in the water.
Baihu only felt that no one understood him: "Master's heart, how can you wait to understand!" Go down, don't upset you here. "It's all eyeless things, I know that I want to be with the two of them, but I don't know how to delay.
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An hour and a half later, the carriage stopped at a tea stall to rest, and after about a stick of incense, it was time to reach Nanshan.
Chu Chen only took Wang Pu and an accompanying shadow guard, while Ruosu's carriage escorted Donglai and Donggo, and Qiaoyun and Qiaoyan were among them.
The stall owner of the tea stall looked at these people with extraordinary appearances, especially the man at the head, handsome and tall, with an outstanding bearing, and at first glance, he was not an ordinary passerby, so he smiled complimentarily, revealing his two front teeth: "A few guest officers, what kind of tea do you want to drink?" The small shop has oolong, Tieguanyin, all of which are new teas that have just come out, and a few people are pleased. ”
Before Chu Chen could speak, Wang Pu said, "Get two pots of clean boiled water." He handed the stall owner two copper kettles with double thin necks.
The stall owner's face sank, how much can boiled water be sold for? Before he could react, Wang Pu threw a piece of broken silver in his hand: "Don't go yet!" ”
Now, the stall owner is so happy, even if he sells tea for half a month, he can't earn this money. So he ran to the stove behind the tea stall, waited for the water to boil, and prepared to fill it.
Ruosu's carriage stopped next to the tea stall, and the carriage was prepared with fine tea leaves, which only needed to be soaked in hot water and drinked.
Chu Chen rode on a tall horse, looked around, and temporarily ruled out danger, he always likes to be prepared for danger in times of peace.
On the tea stall, there are five or six other pedestrians resting here, these people are all wearing melon skin hats, wearing muslin pattern straight jackets, at a glance are the people of the capital.
These people just glanced at Chu Chen and the others a few times, and then started the topic again.
"Wen Tianyou is really bold, even the wife who was married by the emperor dared to divorce, and on the same day, he raised the deceased concubine as the main house, it is really a strange news, a strange news!"
"When people are dead, what is the use of raising a position? I heard that Lord Wen's original wife was hanged in the Wen family's cemetery, which is weird. ”
"Who knows how people die? The little wife of the brother-in-law of the nephew of my distant cousin works in the Qiao family, and the eldest daughter of the Qiao family is an indecent master, and she must have let Lord Wen wear a green hat on her head, so she got the killer, who is Lord Wen, let alone kill his wife, in my opinion, he even killed anyone. ”
"No, no, no, it's all a fool's opinion! Do you know which tree the eldest daughter of the Qiao family hanged herself on? ”
The rest of the people shook their heads, all full of curiosity, and the common people were extremely interested in the gossip of the powerful family, as if they were talking about it in their spare time.
The man smiled proudly, and then said, "It's under a Bodhi tree in front of the grave of Lord Wen's noble concubine!" ”
Everyone suddenly took a deep breath, as if they had heard something terrible, and sighed for a while.
Someone took out the tone of 'detective' and said: "In this way, the noble concubine must have died unexpectedly, Bacheng was killed by the eldest daughter of the Qiao family, Lord Wen is ...... Spoiling a concubine and killing a wife? No, isn't his concubine also dead! It's not a favor, it's not a favorite. ”
Chu Chen frowned, his eyes were dark, and he was Wen Tianyou's concubine! He didn't know where the soreness came from, so when the stall owner offered two pots of boiled water, Chu Chen took the reins, turned the horse's head and left.
Ruosu's palms were cold, and she felt the carriage start moving again, and she shook her senses.
Don't want to think about it .... You shouldn't think about the past anymore..... What kind of person Wen Tianyou is, it has nothing to do with her, and now it has nothing to do with her.
I have already made a lifelong agreement with Chu Chen, some people, some things, I can't think about it anymore!
The carriage stopped again after a short time, and Qiao Yun opened the curtain and said, "Miss, we are here." ”
Ruo Su got out of the carriage and saw that Chu Chen didn't seem to be in a high mood, and his eyes were even more obscure when he looked at him, as if he was puffing up, and.... There's a little bit of emotion in there.
She asked, "You... Brother Chu, why are you unhappy? ”
Chu Chen didn't know why he was unhappy, in short, he didn't want his Su Su to have anything to do with others, even Wen Tianyou's concubine had the same name, he also felt uncomfortable: "You come here, I'll take you around." "I finally looked forward to the opportunity to be alone.
Ruo Su lowered his eyes and pondered, pursed his lips, turned around and asked Qiao Yun to take the sickle and bamboo basket from the carriage, and there were several people present, each with a set, even Chu Chen was no exception.
Chu Chen's two right-hand men looked at their master, holding a sickle in their left hand and a bamboo basket in their right hand, they couldn't hold back and laughed. You must know that the master's hands are used to level the world with a pen.
“.... Su Su, you asked me to come over today, do you want me to help you collect medicine? Chu Chen seemed to be questioning, and his attitude was a little serious.
Ruosu raised his head and looked at him high above, with a serious face: "I heard that Brother Chu is very good at kung fu, there are a few rare herbs on the edge of the cliff, I have asked Donglai and Donggo to come here, but the two of them can't do it, so I can only trouble Brother Chu." ”
The request of the beautiful woman is always difficult to refuse.
Donglai and Donggo's faces are dark, and they will collect medicine, so what are they doing with them?
Chu Chen suddenly leaned over, his handsome face was so close to Ruosu, so close that he breathed and smelled, his body was entangled, and the inexplicable soreness in his heart disappeared because he was needed by her.
"Since Su Su believes me, of course I'm going to do it, but.... How are you going to thank me when it's done? ”
The girl's complexion is porcelain white, like a piece of jade in the sun, Chu Chen is very happy to pull her into his arms at this moment and cherish her fiercely.
Ruo Su made a mistake again, and muttered: "It seems that there is really no free lunch in the world, Brother Chu has excellent means, this favor is really a gesture for you, how can you still be grateful?" Medicinal materials are used to heal the sick and save people, and Brother Chu's move is a great goodness. She sneered.
Wang Pu and several maids behind him began to snicker again.
Chu Chen stood up straight and asked Ruosu, "What medicine do you want to pick?" Tell them to go, and as for the cliff, you will go with me. "I'm still thinking about the time to be alone.
Qiao Yun and Qiao Yan followed behind Wang Pu and the others, the two of them had been by Ruosu's side for a long time, and many medicinal materials could also be identified, and Wang Pu and the others also knew a little about pharmacology, so it was not difficult to pick up the medicine.
Ruosu was led up the mountain by Chu Chen, she didn't know how she walked, but she felt that she was pulled by his broad hand, and her steps became very light, and she reached the top of the mountain without effort.
There is still a thin mist on the top of the mountain, unknown wildflowers are everywhere, the colors are bright, the surroundings are quiet, and the occasional birdsong is also heard from a distance, which has a sense of paradise.
His hand was still tightly held in Chu Chen's palm, and Ruosu looked up at him: "It's here, it's on the edge of the cliff over there, when you pick it, pay attention to leaving the roots, and it will grow again in the next year." ”
Chu Chen hooked his lips and smiled: "Su Su's whole mind is on the Qihuang technique, there is no one here, you and me...." His voice became low, hinting at something.
Ruo Su looked at him dumbly, and there seemed to be some kind of strange ambiguity between the two.
The eyes of the beauty are very clear, as if they can see the heart of the person, Chu Chen's eyes slowly fell on the pink lips in front of him, shiny and moist, smoother than the freshly washed fruit, and when tasted, it looks like a delicate tofu brain.
The bamboo basket in Chu Chen's hand suddenly fell to the ground, and his hands wrapped around the beauty's thin waist, and raised her steadily higher, so that she was at eye level with herself, the tip of her nose was against the tip of her nose, her eyes were looking at her eyes, and her lips were slow.... Approached the lips.
Ruosu didn't push it away in a hurry, although she was also very scared, she remembered that when she drugged Chu Chen in Lingnan, she secretly asked him what he wanted to do the most, and his answer was that he wanted to kiss himself.
The medicine is from the master's hand, and there is no mistake.
He also wants to kiss himself now, right?
Ruo Su tried to calm herself, smelling the ambergris on Chu Chen's body, she was a little sleepy, and she couldn't help yawning.... It was purely unintentional, just because of Chu Chen's taste, which made her feel very secure.
But at this time, Chu Chen was hit hard, he had been chased by the nobles for many years, although he was not the son of the Israeli servant, but he was still very confident in his charm. He's all like this.... She yawned? Are you bored?
"I...."I really didn't mean to, if I can't speak.
Reliving a life, Ruosu is not a yellow flower girl who is not enlightened about anything, nor is she as observant as ordinary women in the boudoir, people who have died once will probably not take these false etiquette so important, and she doesn't want to spoil such a good atmosphere.
"You still don't like me?" Chu Chen asked, feeling very lost, otherwise there would be no other reason, with the person he liked, he would never feel bored and wanted to sleep.
Ruo Su understood that Chu Chen was angry, she sorted out her thoughts, didn't care about anything, and kissed him directly.
Lips to lips, soft and incredible, accompanied by a faint sweetness, Chu Chen's body stiffened, one hand around Ruosu's waist, the other hand touched her back, tightly pressed, trying to make her closer to him.
Both of them had their eyes open, and they could see each other's eyes, and they both felt weird at the same time.
"Close your eyes." After vaguely, Chu Chen said ambiguously, and the hand pressed on her back began to move dishonestly, Ruosu didn't know what to do next, and she never took the initiative, so she did what Chu Chen said.
She slowly closed her eyes.