Only two days after this incident, Zhou Chengwen suddenly came to Yangzhou. He came suddenly, and did not send a message to the Jiang family in advance.

Early that morning, the housekeeper heard someone knocking on the door, and when he opened the door, he saw Zhou Chengwen leading three or four entourages, dressed in dust, leading horses to stand at the gate.

Fortunately, the housekeeper of the Jiang Mansion has been in charge of the affairs of the Jiang family for more than ten years, although he has not seen Zhou Chengwen for four years, he still recognizes this future son of heaven at a glance, and he is immediately startled.

Xing didn't have his mother by his side to restrain him, Zhou Chengwen didn't wait for the housekeeper to report at all, and strode into the door, shouting excitedly: "Uncle and aunt!" ”

Jiang Hongwen, who was about to have breakfast, heard this call, and saw the housekeeper running in in a hurry, got up and looked, and sure enough, it was the prince's nephew who he hadn't seen for several years.

The couple was about to salute, but Zhou Chengwen waved his hand away. Although he was four years older, his temperament had not changed at all, and he had not seen him for a few years, and he did not show any signs of life, and the big lama sat down at the table, grabbed a piece of snack on the table, and put it in his mouth.

Seeing this, Jiang Hongwen was in the mansion anyway, so he didn't care about any etiquette, but just exclaimed: "Submission, why are you here?" I just received a letter from your mother the day before yesterday, didn't you say that you want to come to Yangzhou? ”

Zhou Chengwen waved his hand: "When my mother wrote the letter, I didn't know that I would be free, and it took two days for my father to let me go out of the palace to Yangzhou to see you." Saying that, he said with a bitter face, "Uncle, you don't know how my father and mother have trained me in the past few years?" said that after I became the prince, I couldn't lose to my third brother in all aspects, so I didn't have time to come to Yangzhou for a few years. ”

Jiang Hongwen said with a straight face: "What the emperor and queen said is that you are the crown prince now, and you will be the son of heaven in the future, of course, you must be better than other princes, so as to live up to your status as a prince." ”

Zhou Chengwen pursed his lips disapprovingly, and turned his head left and right to look: "What about cousin and Ning'er?" ”

Jiang Hongwen said: "Your eldest cousin is now on an errand in the official mansion and went to the yamen early in the morning, the second brother and Ah Yu are still in the army during this time, and only Ning'er is in the mansion." ”

Zhou Chengwen raised his eyebrows: "I haven't seen you for a few years, I don't know what Ning'er looks like?" It's supposed to be a big girl. After speaking, he came to Jiang Hongwen and said with a smile, "My father will choose a concubine for me next year at the latest, I heard from my mother that she wants Ling'er to marry me." ”

Jiang Hongwen's face was slightly slighted, and he looked at the Zhao family next to him quietly, and said: "Chengwen, you are now the prince, and the matter of choosing a concubine is a big matter, and there is nothing to do, so don't talk nonsense." ”

Zhou Chengwen pursed his lips disapprovingly: "What kind of thing, I like Ning'er since I was a child, of course the princess wants her to do it, is it difficult to choose someone else?" Isn't it nice to kiss and kiss? After speaking, he said with a smile, "Could it be that my uncle doesn't want to marry Ning'er to me?" ”

Jiang Hongwen hurriedly said: "No, no, no." It's just that you haven't seen Ning'er for several years, so I'm afraid of ......"

Zhou Chengwen said: "I'm afraid I don't like her anymore? ”

As soon as he finished speaking, Jiang Ling followed the maid into the dining room, she had just been informed that Zhou Chengwen had suddenly arrived. He was still near the door when he heard his voice.

Although this voice is very different from four years ago, she in the previous life was very familiar with this voice, and she naturally heard it immediately.

When she stepped into the door, Zhou Chengwen had already seen her, got up excitedly, strode forward, hugged her shoulders, and tilted his head condescendingly to look at her.

Both of them are no longer children, and this action of sitting up is somewhat out of place. But Zhou Chengwen seemed to take it for granted, and he didn't feel it at all.

He looked at Jiang Ling's flower-like little face, smiled and pinched it with one free hand: "I haven't seen you for a few years, my family Ning'er is really getting better and better." He turned his head to look at Jiang Hongwen, "Uncle, how could I not like Ning'er?" Now when I see it, I like it tightly, if she doesn't be my crown princess, who can do it? ”

Jiang Ling is a person who has lived a new life in the end, and it is not embarrassing and embarrassing, but his words made her feel a little surprised. Break away from him and make a line with him.

The Jiang couple also noticed their daughter's actions as if they were facing a great enemy, and only said that she had grown up to be shy, but they were also a little dissatisfied with Zhou Chengwen's behavior. There is a difference between men and women, and it is always their own daughters who suffer.

Jiang Hongwen cleared his throat and took out the appearance of an elder: "Chengwen, you are not a child's family anymore, you must understand some rules." ”

Zhou Chengwen's eyes were glued to Jiang Ling's face, the girl who grew up really made him happy, and he felt a little wonderful, the little girl in his memory was now so slim.

Although he didn't agree with Jiang Hongwen's old-fashionedness, he also nodded perfunctorily: "Got it, uncle." ”

Jiang Ling looked left and right, then tentatively glanced outside the house, and asked, "Cousin, did you come to Yangzhou alone?" ”

Zhou Chengwen nodded: "The affairs in the palace are busy, and the queen mother can't leave, so I'll be alone this time." ”

Of course, Jiang Ling was not asking Empress Jiang. She received a letter from Zhou Chengzhi last month, saying that she planned to come to Yangzhou, so she thought that he would go all the way with Zhou Chengwen. But it seems, it doesn't seem like he came.

For some reason, she was a little lost.

Jiang Mansion does not have Jiang Hao and Jiang Yu, Zhou Chengwen must be pestering Jiang Ling. Jiang Ling is really like a great enemy, especially when she heard that Empress Jiang and Zhou Chengzhi both intended to make her the crown princess, she was even more afraid of returning to the old path of the world, and she couldn't wait to hide away.

But Zhou Chengwen has been the prince for two years, and his temperament has become more and more domineering, every time she wants to run away, he will bluff her with the posture of the prince. Jiang Ling is not afraid of him, but he is always the prince and a distinguished guest in the family, so he can't offend him too much.

Zhou Chengwen was a master who couldn't sit still, he was tired for many days, and he didn't want to rest in the house, so after breakfast, he took Jiang Ling out to play.

Jiang Ling had to be perfunctory all the way.

She pinched her fingers and calculated, today is the day when Yunwei Tea House has a carriage and horses returning from the capital, and it is also the day she receives the letter.

Taking advantage of the time when Zhou Chengwen went to the opera garden to listen to the drama and was fascinated, she quietly slipped out and went to Yunwei Tea House.

In the past four years, she has corresponded with the third prince Zhou Chengzhi, and no one knows about the fact that she has become a pair of intimate pen pals who have nothing to say. After all, there is a difference between men and women, and if they are found out by their parents, they will probably worry too much. And she just wants to understand Zhou Chengzhi, so that he doesn't have a big change in temperament when she doesn't know, lest she will be powerless to change in the future and have to repeat the tragedy of the previous life.

The shopkeeper of Yunwei Tea House is over fifty years old, known as Uncle Zhao, and every time Jiang Ling sends a letter to get a letter, it is in his hands. Over the years, the two have become acquainted. However, Jiang Ling was still unsure whether Zhao Bo knew that the person she communicated with was the second prince of the dynasty.

When she came to the door of the tea house, she saw two juniors, but she didn't see Uncle Zhao. Then he asked, "What about Uncle Zhao?" I'm here to get the letter. ”

Xiao Er saw her and pointed upstairs: "Is it Miss Jiang?" Uncle Zhao asked you to go to the second floor to get the letter. ”

Jiang Ling didn't think much about it, approached the tea house, and followed Xiao Er, who led her upstairs. Xiao Er stood at the door of the room in the center of the second floor and pushed it away slightly: "It's inside." ”

With that, he turned and went downstairs.

Jiang Ling listened to the silence in the room, a little strange, pushed the door open with his hand, and said, "Uncle Zhao, I'm here to get the letter." ”

She had just stepped into the threshold under her feet, and the door behind her suddenly creaked shut, she was startled, but when she heard other movements, she thought that the wind was causing trouble, and she breathed a sigh of relief, and spoke again: "Uncle Zhao, I brought a letter from the capital!" ”

Still no one answered.

In the center of the room was a thick gauze curtain, which hung from the beam to the ground, and the wind from the lattice gently blew in, and the curtain also fluttered slightly.

Faintly inside the curtain is a large case, and there seems to be a vague figure behind the case.

Jiang Ling thought that the figure was Uncle Zhao, but she called twice, but no one answered, and she didn't know what kind of medicine was sold in this gourd, so she had to be suspicious. She cautiously walked to the curtain and called again: "Uncle Zhao, is it you?" I'm Jiang Ning, and I'm here to get the letter. ”

Still no one answered.

Jiang Ling's heart hung slightly, and he pouted: "If you don't agree again, I'll be angry." ”

After speaking, he simply stepped forward and reached out to pull the gauze curtain open.

The breeze blows, and the curtains flutter. The person sitting behind the pear blossom wood case was not Uncle Zhao, but a young man in white clothes.

The young man sat upright, holding a pen and ink, and looked at it with a slight smile. His hair was simply tied up with a hosta, and the green silk hung down and cut his head, which was clearly separated from the white clothes. The face is like a beautiful jade, the eyes are like stars, and the handsome eyebrows fly obliquely into the temples, although he is only a teenager, he has a bit of arrogance and uninhibited evil spirit.

Jiang Ling froze in place, she knew that Zhou Chengzhi was outstanding, but she also lost her mind because of this young man who came suddenly. Everyone has a love for beauty, whether she has lived two lives or is just a thirteen-year-old girl, she has to admit that Zhou Chengzhi at this time is really good-looking.

Her Jiang Ling fell in Zhou Chengzhi's eyes, which made a trace of satisfaction float in his eyes.

A thirteen-year-old girl is the age when love first blossoms. So he deliberately washed away the dust along the way and cleaned up to leave a good impression on this encounter.

"Is Ning'er going to be angry?" Zhou Chengzhi got up and walked in front of Jiang Ling, who was still distracted.

She had grown up, no longer the same child she had been four years earlier, but closer to what he had seen her for the first time in the previous life.