Several girls in Jiafu did not go to the dealer's house for a banquet today, and there was naturally a reason for this.

Since September last year, various families in the capital have frequently held happy events, marrying daughters-in-law, and hiring small and big appointments, especially since the beginning of the spring, they have passed the palace examination, and many families have chosen the current science and technology jinshi as their son-in-law for their daughters. The Jia family originally had three springs, Yingchun was married, the concubine lived in a single courtyard, and did not touch the affairs of the house, it was also quiet and comfortable, and the young couple was newly married, but it could be regarded as loving and harmonious. Xichun at the bottom is still young, and she is a girl from Dongfu, so it's just that. The rest is Tanchun, this year is fifteen, it is a good time to say kiss, a few days ago someone came to the door to ask for marriage.

If another family comes to ask, Mrs. Wang will definitely not agree, where does she care about the future of Tanchun? But the people who came this time were different, they were people from the Nan'an Palace.

Mrs. Wang agreed, but Jia's mother was not very happy, so she returned to Nan'an Wangfu to take concubines for the prince. The concubine is just a nice name, but she is actually a concubine. Although Tanchun is a concubine, in the end, she is the daughter of the Guogong Mansion, if she really goes to be a concubine for the prince of the county, how can she still have the face to go out in the back house? Besides, this county palace is not royal, even if the two governments have always been friendly, Jia Mu is unwilling.

Mother Jia is now old, in addition to enjoying herself, she is also relegating, but she can't resist Mrs. Wang's consent, and even Jia Zheng, who has always been filial, stands on Mrs. Wang's side.

Mother Jia only has two mothers-in-law and daughters-in-law in the upper room, and Mother Jia said with a cold face: "The second family, although the third girl did not come out of your belly, in the end she has been raised in front of you for fifteen years, and she has always been filial to you. ”

Mrs. Wang had a wooden face, her mouth was respectful, but what she said was not like that at all: "The old lady loves the third girl, I raised her, of course it hurts." Now the old lady of Nan'an has personally taken a fancy to our three girls, and she wants to marry her son, for the sake of the heir. The princess in the house has not moved her stomach for four or five years after entering the door, and the old lady wants to find a good girl with a high door to continue the bloodline of the palace, so she fell in love with our three girls, and promised that as long as the three girls compete, if she gave birth to a son and a half daughter, she would be mentioned as a side concubine. The old lady is gentle, according to the daughter-in-law, this is an excellent family affair, after all, not everyone has a good life like a pure princess. ”

Jia Mu scolded: "What do you do with the princess of Panchun!" ”

Mrs. Wang hurriedly bowed her head to make amends.

Jia Mu said: "I know that you have always disliked the Lin family, and you have even complained a lot about Prince Chun, but you have to think clearly, what is the benefit of offending their family to you?" Don't say what you shouldn't say in the future! ”

Mrs. Wang was reprimanded, got up and listened, said yes, and finally said: "Old lady, the family business of the third girl is according to the master's wishes, and it is answered." In a few days the king's house will come to hear the reply. ”

Jia Mu sighed, looking tired and helpless: "I can't say it well, you must respond, but you come back and forth to me, deliberately making it difficult." ”

Mrs. Wang hurriedly said: "Daughter-in-law doesn't dare, it's really a good family matter." The third girl said that she was a girl from the Guogong Mansion, but who in Beijing didn't know that our two rooms had been separated, and the mother was not as good as before in the palace. If you marry this family, the old man may be able to get the capital protection, so that he will not sigh at home all day long, that is, Baoyu will be out of office in the future, and the palace can also help. ”

"If you ask me what to do, it's your parents who call the shots." Jia Mu knew that they had made up their minds, so she could only wave her hand and order them to retreat, and never say anything more.

The mouths of the people in Jiafu were broken, and all kinds of news could not be found.

Although the people from the Nan'an Wangfu didn't say it that day, there are impermeable walls in the world, and Tanchun knew the intention of the palace, which was related to his life, so how could he not worry. She originally thought that even if Mrs. Wang didn't like herself anymore, for the sake of her filial piety, or dragged herself out for a few more years, or promised herself to someone who could benefit, she admitted it, after all, as long as she worked hard, life would always be better. At this time, he learned that he was going to enter the palace to be a concubine for the prince, and Tanchun's heart was cold.

Although the Nan'an Wangfu is the most prominent and powerful of the four kings, the reputation of that prince is really not good, and even the girls in their inner house have heard a lot. Besides, the daughter of her own dignified Guogong Mansion went to serve as a concubine for a lifetime...... Where is there a lifetime, if you really become a concubine, even if you have a big scheming ability, it is useless. To say something that shouldn't be, even if the princess dies one day in the future, she will still be a concubine, how can anyone straighten the concubine? It's a joke to spread out, and it's not allowed by law.

Let's take a look at Aunt Zhao and Aunt Zhou in the house, which one is easy,

Originally, he had a little hope, but when he learned that Mrs. Wang left Jia's mother to go to the room, she had a smile on her face, and Tanchun knew that there was no change, and she threw herself on the bed and cried.

Outside the door, Xiangyun and Baochai came together, but it was not easy to enter at this time, so they had to talk to the waiter and avoid it for the time being. Along the way, the two of them were silent. Although Xiangyun was engaged early, the Wei family was not hired, and her uncle and aunt ignored it, so she was naturally worried. Baochai is waiting for a good match, and there is a sister-in-law in the family who is messing around, so her mood is naturally not easy.

Xichun went to the Kucui Nunnery alone, but when he saw Miaoyu, he didn't say a word.

If in the past, Xichun still wanted to become a monk and change her home, but when she learned that the empty door was not clean, she didn't know where to go.

The eighteenth day is the birthday of the old uncle of Chengping Bofu, although the old uncle has been in bed to recuperate, but as children to be filial, it is necessary to hold a big event, invite guests. Prince Chun's Mansion also received the post, and Tu Yan naturally wanted to go there, but Lin Qingyun was resting at home, directing the egrets to pack up their things and go out of the city tomorrow to live in the village.

Before leaving, she explained to Tu Yan: "The prince can take it easy, don't get drunk, otherwise I won't ask the girl to open the door when I come back late." ”

"Don't worry." Tu Yan naturally knew what she meant.

After sending someone out, Lin Qingyun paced to Qingfeng Mingyue Courtyard, chose a book and sat among the flowers to read, but it was difficult to concentrate. Today's trip to Chengping Bofu is in someone's calculations, even if he already knows the other party's calculations and is on guard, but he didn't follow them together, and he was always worried in his heart.

However, he said that Tu Yan arrived at Chengpingbo's mansion and was personally received by the eldest master, and he first went to the upper room to see Chengpingbo and said a few words.

Although Cheng Pingbo is old and has been sick for many years, he is not confused, and he knows many things outside. Seeing Tu Yan standing in front of him so healthily, he said yes again and again, and let the eldest master entertain him. The old uncle was not in good spirits in the end, and he didn't stay long.

The birthday banquet was very richly prepared, there were all small plays, no one dared to pour wine for the prince, and he only drank a cup to celebrate his birthday. After the retreat, everyone moved to the side to watch the play, but the eldest lord said to Tu Yan: "I heard that the prince is quite proficient in the garden, but there is a new one in our house, and there are still two points of interest, if the prince does not dislike me, I will lead the prince to go shopping." ”

"There are female dependents in the house, how can it be good to collide." In vain refused.

But the eldest lord said: "It's okay, the ladies are not in the garden today, and if anyone goes in, there will be a subordinate to pass through." ”

Tu Yan glanced at him, and finally smiled: "Since the eldest master is so gracious, I will be disrespectful." ”

The eldest man was overjoyed and was busy leading the way.

As soon as I arrived in the garden, a subordinate suddenly came running: "Master, something happened ahead, waiting for the master to cook." ”

"Why do you have to look for me? Didn't you see the prince here! What about the second master? What about the uncle? ”

"The uncle and his friends are drunk, and the second master is accompanying the guests, so he can't be free." The servant whispered in his ear again, and his face was still anxious.

Tu Yan said very considerately: "If the eldest lord has something to do, just go, I will walk around the garden." ”

When the eldest lord heard this, he saw that he only had a happy father-in-law with him, so he felt that it was better to take this opportunity to get out and walk away. He apologized again and again, and went with the man.

Tu Yan asked, "It's all done?" ”

Father-in-law Le bowed his head and replied: "According to the prince's wishes, everything is done." ”

"Hmm." Tu Yan walked into the park, crossed the □□, and went straight to the rockery by the lake.

At this time, there was already a person on the edge of the rockery, and it was Zhang Ming. Zhang Ming is twenty-eight this year, and he is still clear, but the arrogance between his eyebrows in his early years has worn out a lot. Seeing Tu Yan, he hurriedly bowed and saluted: "The lower official has seen Prince Chun." ”

"Lord Zhang is exempt. I invited Mr. Zhang to come here, just to see the play, Mr. Zhang does not have to be suspicious. Tu Yan looked at this Zhang Ming a few times, a little pity. According to Zhang Ming's talent and learning ability, and the sharp energy in the past, if it can be used, it must be a good help, but unfortunately it was ruined by a calculated marriage.

Zhang Ming was puzzled when he heard this, but seeing that the other party had no intention of saying more, he had to stand quietly aside.

Not long after, I suddenly heard a woman's scream, accompanied by the sound of falling water, almost at the same time, I saw the eldest man in the house walking briskly in front of the rockery alone, shouting "Fu'er" anxiously. As soon as Zhang Ming heard it, he knew that it was the third girl from Chengping Bofu, and Zhao Yunshuang had a close relationship with the third girl He recently, could it be that the third girl fell into the water? But...... Glancing at Prince Chun beside him, and thinking of the eldest master of the He family who was alone, Zhang Ming intuitively felt that there was another article in it.

"Master Zhang, let's take a look." Tu Yan ignored Zhang Ming's face full of speculation, and led the way in the direction where the voice came from.

Tu Yan didn't get too close, stood behind a tree, and clearly saw a few people by the pool, but those people didn't notice the three of them. Zhang Ming also questioned at first, when he saw a young girl who was drenched in his arms and held up by a man, he knew why he didn't show up. In summer, the clothes are light, and they are even more close to the body when they are stained with water, but they don't show anything, and they also show the woman's beautiful figure, but whoever abides by the courtesy of a gentleman will not look at it much.

"Are you, you, how are you?" The eldest master of the He family saw this scene as soon as he arrived, and he was really shocked when he had made all the preparations.

At this moment, the person who rescued He Yuefu was not Prince Chun Tuyan or Father-in-law Le, but Jiang Cong from Lin'anbo Mansion!

He Yuefu, who was choking on water and pretending to be drowsy, heard that her father's voice was wrong, and when she opened her eyes, she was also stupid. Then he realized the current situation, his face turned pale, and he left Jiang Cong with a scream, and the wolf squatted down with his body in his arms, and instantly burst into tears, crying and choking: "It's not ......"

Because he was choking with sadness while crying, the words in his mouth were slurred, and no one could understand them.

Jiang Cong enjoyed a "beautiful woman out of the bath", but the hero saved the beauty but was disgusted, and he was not satisfied. At this time, even if he made a polite appearance, he was still a gentleman in the eyes of the He family's father and daughter. Jiang Cong turned his back to avoid He Yuefu's embarrassment, and pretended to be kind and said: "The younger generation is rude, and it is urgent to save people, and I hope that the old man will forgive me." ”

Master He shook his hands and completely lost his words, just because his heart was disrupted, and he didn't know how to deal with it.

Jiang Cong said empathetically: "The girl's body is delicate, beware of catching a cold, let's ask the third girl to go back to the room first." I rarely see Lao Shiwen on weekdays, so I take this opportunity to talk more. ”

He Yuefu was sensitive at this time, and when she heard the words, she burst out fiercely: "Daddy, I don't want to marry him!" ”

Jiang Cong changed his face and smiled cynically at the corner of his mouth: "Third Miss He, I have a life-saving grace for you, you and the life-saving benefactor have such an attitude?" Besides, you hugged me so tightly in the water, I thought you were interested in me, and I saw it, I didn't want to ruin your reputation before I married you, if you say anything disrespectful, then this son will not serve! ”

He Yuefu, who was ashamed of her words, was flushed.

"Jiang Cong!" Master He was furious, and humiliated his daughter so much in front of him, He Zeng took him in his eyes.

Jiang Cong was not afraid of him at all, and said with a smile: "I know, Miss Fang Cai must have mistaken me for a cousin, earlier outsiders said that I was somewhat similar to my cousin, I still didn't believe it, but now it seems to be true, otherwise how could Miss let me save it." Alas, Miss is really affectionate, and her cousin has not been allowed to divorce for so many years, if Miss is really unforgettable, I am willing to be a lobbyist. The old aunt and grandmother are looking for a side concubine for their cousin, and according to the talent and family background of the third lady, she definitely deserves to be the side concubine of the world. ”

Jiang Cong's cousin is Huo Yan, the son of Nan'an Wangfu, and his aunt and grandmother are the old concubines of Nan'an.

Jiang Cong is the only grandson of Lin'an Bo Mansion, and since he was a child, he has developed his domineering and romantic temperament. Although Huo Yan is the prince of the palace, he has a few points in talent, but he has the same problem as Jiang Cong, that is, he is greedy for beauty, so the relationship between the two cousins has been good since childhood.

Master He's face turned purple because of Jiang Cong's unceremonious words, and it took a long time to lower his voice and compromise: "What about Master Jiang?" ”

Jiang Cong immediately laughed: "The old man just calls the junior Wen Zhe." The younger generation admires the three girls, has the heart to ask for marriage, and hopes that the old man will agree. ”

The rest of the incident did not continue to peep, Zhang Ming followed away with doubts, and when he left the garden, Zhang Ming still did not understand the other party's intention of inviting him to watch this scene. Zhang Ming only vaguely felt that the third girl of He was not accidentally overboard, if it was deliberate, the calculating person would definitely be Jiang Cong, who was notorious outside, but ......

Pure Prince!

Tu Yan said lightly: "Master Zhang, do you know that Mrs. Zun is extremely friendly with this third girl?" Mrs. Zun is indeed smart, but there is a good saying: if people don't know, they can't do it unless they do. This king has always been on the basis of facts, and has never been soft on women. ”

Zhang Ming was stunned, and something seemed to flash through his mind.

suddenly remembered that he and the Zhao family were in this family business, the two families were fundamentally different, and he was a □□ petty official at that time, how could he be selected by the Zhao family as a son-in-law? He married a girl from the Zhao family, and I don't know how many people are envious, but how do you know that he is willing? When I went back to the Zhao family for a banquet, I got drunk and went to the wrong place, and I bumped into the opposite side of the Zhao family girl by mistake. He had a marriage contract at that time, so he politely refused, but the girl of the Zhao family actually went on a hunger strike, and wanted to find a short-term view, only saying that the name was ruined and he had no face to live...... Later, he married each other in the end.

Looking at the things of the He family today, how similar they are.

After marriage, he already knew that it was the Zhao family who designed him, but he was married, and the Zhao family did treat him well, although Zhao Yunshuang was strict with him, he was also a gentle wife, and he was good at poetry and books, and the husband and wife often wrote poems, so what is the point of pursuing the past? The only thing that is uneasy and guilty is that she has lost Miss Lin. Zhao's vinegar is so jealous that he doesn't even dare to mention his ex-wife, let alone others, who knows that even so, after so many years, Zhao has become more and more suspicious, and he is still angry with Miss Lin.

Help He Yuefu design Prince Chun and stimulate Princess Chun......

Princess Chun is pregnant, in case there is a mistake under the stimulus......

Zhang Ming returned to the house in a daze, but saw Zhao Yunshuang greet him with a gentle and concerned face, handed a handkerchief to wipe his face, sent hangover soup, and asked him who he saw and said today. Zhao Yunshuang has been like this since she entered the door, gentle and virtuous, taking care of herself inside and out, except for being suspicious, the people who serve him are all small servants, and a few girls can only be regarded as flat-headed and straight-faced, but all the little looks are adjusted with various considerations.

"Third master, there's a letter from home." Zhao Yunshuang handed over the letter, and there was no abnormality on her calm face.

Zhang Ming took the letter and saw that although the wax seal was there, he had been passive, but he was very careful when he resealed it. He was not surprised, since he went out of the country last year, his parents wanted to take a concubine for him, and the Zhao family made a big fuss, and since then, she will open it if she writes to her, although he knows, but he has no choice but to let her.

His parents didn't care about the affairs in his room, just because he had been married for a few years, Zhao was never pregnant, he was twenty-eight years old, and his parents saw that his two brothers had both children and daughters, so they naturally worried about him.

When Zhang Ming read the letter, he found that the letter was sent in mid-April, according to the past practice, he would arrive in the capital in half a month at the latest, when did he receive it after a month or two? The first thing he thought of was Zhao, only she dared to do such a thing, and then looked down, in addition to asking Zhao if he was pregnant as usual, the letter mentioned one more thing: Princess Chun is pregnant!

The most sensitive person in the Zhao family is Lin Qingyun, and when her parents mention each other, it is equivalent to directly stimulating her. I can't complain that she came up with such a bad idea for He Yuefu.

"Yunshuang, don't have any more dealings with Miss He San in the future, I don't care about the past, otherwise ......"

"How else?" Zhao Yunshuang has been paying attention to Chengping Bofu, although there is no news at this time, but when she heard Zhang Ming's words, she understood that he knew.

"You do these things thinking that others don't know? Today, I am with Prince Chun. Zhang Ming sighed, only feeling tired, he couldn't escape from the capital, and he no longer had to deal with Zhao Yunshuang and the Zhao family, let alone get involved in the party of the king of Dingjun. He San, the third girl, is going to marry the eldest son of Jiang in Lin'anbo Mansion. ”

The previous words only made Zhao Yunshuang nervous, and the latter sentence was fatal.

She is smart in the end, and she understands that He Yuefu has such a result, which must be a bureau set up by the pure prince, but no one in the bureau knows it. If she dares to do something more, I'm afraid that the result will be even more terrible than He Yuefu.

After taking care of this matter, Tu Yan took Lin Qingyun out of the city the next day.

Tu Yan has a hot spring village outside the city, surrounded by mountains, which was specially allocated to him by the emperor from his own imperial village when the palace was opened. When they arrived in the village, the two changed into the clothes of ordinary people, Tu Yan was like a scholar, and Lin Qingyun pretended to be a talented wife, and she didn't wear anything to cover her head. It inevitably arouses suspicion, and even Bailing and others did not bring it, but only brought an eleven or twelve-year-old girl from the village, and echoed the identity she played. Of course, the guards were disguised and followed far away in the shadows.

Lin Qingyun asked Bai Lu and the others to clean up their things in the village, while she went out with Tu Yan with great interest.

Out of the door, Zhuangzi is backed by mountains and forests, with Zhuangtian in front and villages in the distance. At this time, it was still early, and the weather was rarely cool, and there were many people working in the fields. The two picked a small path that was still easy to walk, and looked at the crops in the field while walking, Lin Qingyun used to be a peasant girl, so she pointed to the crops in the field and deliberately tested him.

Tu Yan carefully helped her, and said with a smile: "You can't beat me, when I went out to play around Beijing, I saw these things and made jokes, so I studied a lot for this good student, I know many crops in the north and south, and you may not know as much as me." ”

"Since the prince is so knowledgeable, then tell me, what kind of dish is in that bowl?" Lin Qingyun pointed with his hand.

It's not noon at this time, and it's not a dense farmland, so there are some bud rice seedlings planted in this field, and it's time to hoe the weeds. In the far away from the field, two figures squatted there to pull weeds, and at the head of the field was a little girl who had just delivered food, looking eleven or twelve years old, wearing coarse cloth and green clothes, her hair was neatly combed, and she looked delicate. She came to deliver rice with a bamboo basket with a piece of blue cloth on top to block the ashes, the rice was a few coarse grain cakes, a large porcelain bowl mixed with unknown green vegetables, and a clay pot, which should be water.

When the little girl saw them coming, she was a little restrained, pursed her lips, turned her head and shouted on the way she came: "Grandma! ”

After a while, an old lady with a basket came over. The old lady looked seventy or eighty years old, lean and lean, but she was in good spirits, her face was ruddy, her face was always smiling, her eyes were squinted, but she was simple and kind. The old lady carried a bamboo basket in her arm, scissors in one hand, and wild vegetables in the other, and most of the basket had been picked.

Lin Qingyun took a closer look, the wild vegetables in the basket were a little familiar, and finally a yellow flower emerged from the vegetable leaves and recognized that it was a dandelion. She has also eaten this kind of wild vegetable in the past, the common name is mother-in-law, and every spring in March and April, she picks to chop the stuffing to make dumplings, and also makes cold salad.

Looking at the dish in the coarse porcelain bowl, she knew what it was.