In the blink of an eye, the New Year has arrived, and the entire Qingyuan County is full of busy celebrations.

Although there were only two people in Ayao's family, she and Fang Bin were also busy early. Killing chickens, slaughtering ducks, steaming steamed buns, frying oil pots, life is busy, but the husband and wife feel as sweet as honey.

On this day, A-Yao came back from outside and was a little depressed, and she didn't have time to clean up the vegetables she had just bought, and she didn't even cook at night, just stayed in the house sullenly, and sighed from time to time.

Fang Bin saw it and inquired before she knew that she was worried about tomorrow's couplet.

According to the custom of Qingyuan County, every year on the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, every household has to paste couplets on the door, in previous years, when Ayao was not married, her father Yao Zhengdong wrote couplets, and then she and Yao Qi served a big bowl of paste together to paste the couplets on the door and door of the house.

Yao Zhengdong is a scholar, and the couplets he writes are not only beautiful, but also always extraordinarily festive, and they look very good on the door. Even the neighbors liked it very much, so they took the red paper and went to Yao Zhengdong's house to find Yao Zhengdong to write a pair.

Tomorrow is the twenty-eighth day of the lunar month, it stands to reason that it is time to paste the pair, if it is placed in normal times, A-Yao naturally does not need to worry, and he has his own father to get it.

It's just that now that she is married, it is naturally different from the past, not to mention that her father has never brought a message back in the capital now, and it seems that eighty percent will not come back this year. In this way, it is difficult to write the right thing.

Today, she asked Aunt Wang next door that Chen Xiucai in the north of the city was very good at writing pairs, so she took a red piece of paper to his house and asked him for help.

Who knew that she had seen a long brigade before she arrived at Chen Xiucai's house, and a large group of people surrounded Chen Xiucai's house, she was afraid that it would not be her turn even if it was dark, so she had no choice but to go home in despair.

After this incident, Ah Yao suddenly missed her father who was far away in Shangjing, and saw that it was about to be Chinese New Year's Eve, and she didn't know how her father was doing alone in Shangjing, and there was no one to take care of her, which really worried her.

Since listening to Jiu Mo and Liuyan's words, Ah Yao wrote a letter to Yao Zhengdong in Shangjing, persuading him to be able to distinguish between right and wrong, and not to be foolish and loyal to King Yin to do things that hurt the people.

It's just that after sending out several letters in a row, there has been no reply to them so far, and Ah Yao's heart has become even more restless, so that she can't lift her spirits all day.

Knowing A-Yao's thoughts, Fang Bin sighed a little helplessly, he can't do anything about Yao Zhengdong now, so the only thing he can do now is to help his wife solve the difficulties in front of him.

He thought for a moment and said, "Isn't it just a pair, you go get pen and ink, and I'll write a try." ”

Ah Yao was worried, and suddenly heard Fang Bin say such a sentence, and she couldn't react for a while, and she was stunned for a moment before her face gradually became happy: "Yes, how did I forget you, your kind of lurking humanity must be first-class." You wait, I'll go get pen and ink. ”

After saying that, Ah Yao took out pen and ink and pieces of red paper in a panic, and smiled at Fang Bin's face: "Xianggong, you can write quickly." ”

Fang Bin frowned, and was silent for a moment Fang took the brush handed over by A-Yao, carefully dipped the ink in the inkstone, and then lowered his head to write, the handwriting was vigorous and powerful, chic and strong, from the first word to the last word in one go, and the writing was extremely beautiful.

After finishing writing, Fang Binfang put down the brush in his hand and smiled at Ah Yao beside him: "Do you think it's okay to write like this?" ”

"The days increase and the years increase the longevity, and the spring is full of blessings and buildings."

Ah Yao picked up the pair that Fang Bin had just written and looked at it carefully, the appreciation and surprise in her eyes overflowing.

"I didn't expect my father-in-law to be so capable, but he is not on par with my father." Ah Yao looked at it for a long time before turning back and praised.

Fang Bin turned his head to look at her, his eyes were full of doting: "This couplet is my wish for you, a long life and a thousand years of blessings." ”

Ah Yao couldn't help blushing for a while: "What is a hundred years and a thousand years, and it is not a king eight?" I only want to join hands with you for the rest of my life, and I will grow old. ”

"Yes, it will." Fang Bin shook A-Yao's hand and said with a serious face.

"By the way, hasn't the lady also read some books, why don't you try it too?"

"Me?" A-Yao was stunned, her face was a little unconfident, "I'm a half-ass, I'm afraid I can't match your one-ten-thousandth." ”

Fang Bin saw her hesitation, held her soft hand tightly, and encouraged: "Now that only the two of us are here, are you still afraid that your husband will not be able to see it?" ”

Ah Yao pursed her lips when she heard this, and her heart was already eager to try.

Fang Bin smiled and picked up the brush and handed it to her: "I haven't seen the lady's words yet." ”

A-Yao took it hard, turned her head to look at the night that was gradually darkening outside, and after a while, there was a light in her eyes, she hooked her lips and wrote seriously.

"The fifth watch is divided into two years, and every year is satisfied, and even two years old and happy overnight."

When Ah Yao was proud of her achievements in one go, she didn't realize that the man next to her was already deep-sighted......

After waiting for a long time without expected praise, A-Yao couldn't help but feel a little disappointed, and couldn't help but pout: "What, am I not writing well?" ”

"No, that's good." Fang Bin came back to his senses, his face was calm, and the words he said revealed an inexplicable meaning, "This pair is suitable for Chinese New Year's Eve, and it is too early to write it now." ”

Ah Yao nodded: "It's really early, just now this pair suddenly popped up in my mind, and I wrote it down without thinking about it." ”

Fang Bin smiled and brushed her hair hanging in front of her sideburns, and said softly: "Hungry, I'll cook tonight, you have a good rest." ”

Ah Yao smiled obediently: "Xianggong is so caring today, he is indeed hungry." ”.

Fang Bin entered the stove room, and his face sank a little again.

A picture gradually emerged in his mind, a study, a couplet, and the inscription "Yao Yao" under that couplet.

This pair was seen in the study of His Royal Highness King Zhao in the previous life.

At that time, A-Yao had just married King Zhao as a side concubine, and Fang Bin, who was the hidden guard of His Royal Highness King Zhao, had never seen her.

On that day, he reported something important to King Zhao, but saw him in the study looking at the handwriting couplet in a daze, and the couplet was the one made by A-Yao just now: "The fifth watch is divided into two years, and the two years old are happy every year." ”

"Seven Shadows, do you know what it's like to like someone?" After Fang Bin finished reporting, King Zhao suddenly asked questions without warning as if he hadn't heard it.

Such an abnormal His Royal Highness King Zhao made Fang Bin stagnant for a moment, and then returned to his previous coldness: "My subordinates don't know." ”

Regarding Fang Bin's answer, King Zhao didn't show much surprise, but lowered his eyes again to look at the inscription under the couplet, and couldn't help but touch it with his hand, his cheeks were slightly red, thinking that he had drunk wine.

"If you have a woman you like one day, you must give her happiness and protect her, don't be like this king, you can only push her away and hurt her." King Zhao suddenly said drunkenly.

"The subordinates don't understand the relationship between men and women."

King Zhao suddenly laughed: "In this world, even the most ruthless and unrighteous man, there is always a woman who will make him change and make his heart soft. ”

……

Fang Bin's thoughts turned around a little, looking at the flames burning in the furnace, he couldn't help but sigh: "His Royal Highness King Zhao's words are accurate. ”

In the previous life, he didn't know much about the entanglement between Ah Yao and King Zhao, but he only knew that because Ah Yao was the daughter of the traitor Yao Zhengdong, and Yao Zhengdong was the most trusted person of His Royal Highness King Yin, Ah Yao was not favored by King Zhao.

It wasn't until after Ah Yao committed suicide that King Zhao suddenly became decadent, and he gradually understood a little.

is picturesque, beloved and red-faced, His Royal Highness King Zhao finally chose the former.

However, he should be grateful to King Zhao for choosing the throne, because if it weren't for this, he would not have pity for Ah Yao who was in a desperate situation, and he would not have an inextricable love root.

The Chinese New Year is always extraordinarily festive, and Fang Bin experienced such a lively life for the first time, and he felt a lot of feelings in his heart.

He was brought into the bell tower by his master since he was a child, and what he cultivated was ruthlessness and ruthlessness, ruthlessness and determination.

Later, he was sent by his master to work beside His Royal Highness King Zhao, he was a hidden guard hidden in the shadows for twenty-four hours a day, and his only task every day was to protect the safety of His Royal Highness King Zhao, and the life he lived was monotonous and boring.

It's not that he hasn't seen all kinds of lively banquets in the palace, but those joys are just a deliberate disguise under the deterrence of power, and there is no human affection at all.

And now, what he feels is the comfort and happiness that he has never felt before, and this qiē was given to him by his A-Yao.

On the night of Chinese New Year's Eve, the two had dinner, hugged each other, sat in front of the window and watched the stars ripple in the sky, listened to the cold wind rustling the window paper, and watched the fireworks streak a brilliant color in the dark sky.

Ah Yao leaned on Fang Bin's arms, looked at the fireworks that bloomed in the air from time to time, and suddenly sighed lightly: "I don't know what Daddy is doing now." ”

Fang Bin lowered his head and sniffed her smooth and white forehead, and said with doting: "Perhaps, he is also thinking about you." ”.

Yao Zhengdong didn't go home for the New Year after all, and on the first day of the Lunar New Year, he finally asked people to bring a letter back from Shangjing, saying that the capital was busy with affairs and would not go home. He said a few words to his family, and then announced a major event that shocked everyone - Yao Zhengdong accepted the nominal daughter.

The letter said that the woman was only twenty-eight years old this year, her name was Yao Qian, and she was accepted as a righteous daughter by Yao Zhengdong because she was homeless, and she served under her knees every day.

For this news, Fang Bin was the most shocked in his heart.

If his guess is not wrong, this Yao Qian's fate will be the same as that of Ayao in the previous life.

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In the blink of an eye, spring has begun, the ice and snow have melted, the warbler flies and the grass grows, and the willows are beautiful.

Out of February, A-Yao's "Yao's Clothing House" officially opened.

Wang Tianyong is really capable, and he has done a very prosperous business in the first month of opening, and he has earned more money than expected.

Ah Yao's embroidery skills became popular in this Qingyuan County for a while.

Because Ayao taught her embroidery skills a few years ago, she is not busy now, she washes and cooks at home all day, plus a few silvers, so it is enough.

Because of Wang Tianyong's ability, Ayao's family has become richer day by day, and even Aunt Wang's family has begun to gradually improve.

On this day, as soon as A-Yao finished looking at last month's account book sent by Wang Tianyong, she heard a knock on the door outside, A-Yao put down the account book in her hand and went to open the door, but she couldn't help but pause when she saw someone coming.

After a moment of silence, Ah Yao called: "Auntie, why are you here?" ”

The person who came was Ah Yao's stepmother, Chen.

The Chen family has never been very kind to Ah Yao, and since Yao Zhengdong went to Beijing, Ah Yao and the Chen family have rarely interacted.

In addition, the Chen family helped Cui Zhishen and Jiumo to kidnap Ah Yao, and Ah Yao was even more cold to this stepmother, and the two have never met again.

On weekdays, if there is anything in the Chen family, Yao Qi or Yao Jing comes to run, and Ah Yao has never refused anything because of the sisterhood. It's just that now that the Chen family has come in person, it makes Ah Yao muttered in her heart, and she only thinks that it will not be a trivial matter.

Chen smiled and greeted Ah Yao: "Yaoyao, have you had lunch?" ”

For Chen's sudden affection, A-Yao felt a little goosebumps, but she had to respond as politely as possible: "I've eaten, is there anything wrong with my aunt?" ”

Listening to A-Yao's unwelcoming tone, Chen was a little embarrassed, but he also forced a smile: "Can I go in?" ”

Ah Yao hesitated for a moment, and turned sideways to invite Chen into the house.

Entering the house, Chen sat down on the wooden pier next to the table, looking at the new furnishings in Ah Yao's house, Chen's face changed, and soon returned to a charitable expression: "The layout in your house is different from before, it seems that the business in the shop has been good recently, right?" ”

As for Chen's thoughts that she couldn't tolerate her well, A-Yao had already recognized it, but now she didn't know the meaning of her words, and said with a smile: "The shop has just opened, where it will be very good, but it's just a slow exploration." ”

The smile on Chen's face faded, and the corners of his lips smiled a little stiffly: "No matter what, you have to pay attention to your body, don't get tired." ”

"Auntie is worried, I will." Ah Yao replied politely, but she was very uncomfortable with Chen's closeness.

Chen also seemed to see Ah Yao's thoughts, and said with a ashamed face: "I know that Cui Zhishen's matter has caused you harm, and you must have complained about me in your heart, but I was also forced at that time, I am a woman's family, and they don't bully as much as they want." I also panicked in the face of so many people's commotion, I hope you don't worry about me for the sake of your aunt raising you for so many years, after all, we are a family, and your father who is in harmony is also at ease in Beijing, isn't it? ”

"Aunt Yan zhòng, don't mention this matter again." Ah Yao said this, but she became more and more angry in her heart, saying that she was forced, when she was taken away, no one stopped Chen from going to Fang Bin for help, Yao Qi was knocked unconscious, but she stayed at home well. Speaking of which, isn't she wishing that something would happen to Ah Yao?

Chen smiled wryly: "Yes, it's all over." ”

"Is there something wrong with my aunt coming here today?"

Chen nodded: "It's not a big deal, is it...... Kiki's marriage. ”

"Aki's marriage?" Ah Yao suddenly fell into her mind, Yao Qi is fourteen years old this year, and she is indeed at the age of engagement, "Auntie has a suitable family?" Have you discussed it with your father? ”

Chen sighed, and then continued: "Do you still have an impression of your father's righteous daughter Yao Qian?" ”

Ah Yao nodded, Daddy did send a letter back last year to say that he had accepted the nominal daughter Yao Qian, but he didn't know what Chen meant.

"Your father sent a letter back a few days ago saying that he plans to marry Yao Qian to His Royal Highness King Zhao as a side concubine, in the name of me and his own daughter."

"His Royal Highness King Zhao?" Ah Yao was a little puzzled, "Isn't my father a member of His Royal Highness King Yin, why did he marry Yao Qian to King Zhao?" ”

Chen shook his head: "I don't know about this, but it's naturally a good thing to be King Zhao's side concubine, and our family doesn't have a daughter, why is it cheaper to have a righteous daughter, although you are married, don't you still have Qiqi, can you tell your father and let him consider marrying Qiqi?" ”

"This ......" A-Yao pursed her lips, full of doubts in her heart, but she didn't know what to say.

Seeing her like this, Chen thought she didn't agree, and continued: "I know that you and Qiqi have been in a good relationship since childhood, and she is also considerate to your sister, I think you also hope that she can marry a good family in the future, and now you can marry King Zhao as a side concubine, what a rare opportunity, you will definitely help, right?" ”

Ah Yao's face was a little solemn: "Auntie, I heard that the Zhaowang Mansion and the Yin Wangfu are fighting fiercely, it is difficult to say who will gain power in the future, you let Ah Qi get involved like this I am afraid that it will hurt her, not to mention, her current age is okay, and it is inevitable that she will marry earlier." ”

"How could it be harming her, Kiki was born to me. Even if His Royal Highness King Zhao loses power in the future, he is still a prince, the royal prince is noble, and the emaciated camel is bigger than the horse, so I don't believe that I can still lose Qiqi. What's more, if he sits in a high position in the future, then Qiqi is likely to be the imperial concubine, or even the mother of the country. When the time comes, even your sister will be stained with it, right? ”

Ah Yao couldn't help but smile bitterly, she didn't read many books, but she also knew that throughout the ages, how many people in the upper position did not step on the corpse of their brother to sit on the throne of God? Even today, it is the world that was taken from the hands of the former prince.

The change of the throne, which time is not a river of blood and corpses everywhere?

Yao Qi is the sister she cares about the most, and she only hopes that her sister can be happy and safe.

Chen Shi looked at her reluctant face, and suddenly felt a little unhappy in his heart: "What, you don't want to?" ”

"Auntie, you don't understand the political affairs of the court, you will put Aqi in danger like this." Ah Yao tried her best to keep a calm mind and comforted.

Chen pouted: "Why, I don't understand court politics, do you think that your father let you read a few more books to understand court politics?" I think you're afraid that Kiki will marry you better than you in the future, right? It's not that I'm talking about you, we Qiqi are kind to you, and we don't care about your eldest sister because of Brother Jing'er, the younger brother of the same mother, and you are not grateful for being a sister, but you are still jealous, how can there be a person like you in this world? ”

"Auntie, what are you talking about?" Ah Yao was also angry in her heart, "How can Ah Qi also be my sister, am I still hurting her?" If marrying King Zhao is really a good thing, how could Daddy let Yao Qian marry him? ”

"It's not that your father doesn't love Kiki, you think I don't know, since I was a child, your dad only cared about you, when did he take our Kiki to heart, if I hadn't added a man to the family later, maybe your family would have treated our mother and daughter."

Ah Yao was angry, but she didn't want to talk for a while, Chen already had such thoughts, what was the use of saying more.

Chen was still unwilling, and continued: "I wrote back to your father a few days ago, asking him to marry Qiqi, but he didn't listen to it, and scolded me, saying that I was a woman with shallow eyes, but it was good for us. I don't believe it, if you hadn't married yet, your father would have been thinking about you, and now he is too lazy to care about Qiqi now. As an official in the capital, it's just a matter of not taking us over to enjoy the blessings, but now this is a posture to abandon us! ”

Ah Yao was helpless for a while: "King Zhao's Mansion and Yinwang's Mansion are in dire straits, Daddy is really doing this for your good." ”

"I thought that even if I offended you, but Kiki will be good with you after all, you won't care about this matter, but I don't want to, you actually breathe out of the same nostril with your father, it seems that I came in vain today. That's it, you and your family live your own life, whether our mothers are dead or alive, you don't need to interfere! ”

Chen said that, he got up angrily and left.

A-Yao had a headache for a while, and felt that she was holding back a breath in her heart, but she had nowhere to sprinkle, and it was really uncomfortable.

It's just that remembering Chen's words just now, she couldn't help but be puzzled.

Daddy married Yao Qian to King Zhao as a side concubine, why is this?

King Zhao wants to hate King Yin and his father to the core, how can he treat Yao Qian well? Or is there some big conspiracy hidden here?

Ah Yao was puzzled, and when Fang Bin came back, she couldn't wait to tell him about it.

Fang Bin's brows furrowed when he knew this, but there was not much surprise on his face, as if everything was expected by him.

"Do you know anything? Why would Daddy do this? Seeing that he was silent, Ah Yao asked eagerly by tugging at his sleeve.

Fang Bin pulled Ah Yao and sat down on his lap, and said in a deep voice: "I'm afraid this matter is a little complicated. ”

"What's a complicated law?"

Fang Bin paused, and reached out to stroke the hair in front of Ah Yao's sideburns: "Ah Yao, there are some things that are inconvenient for you to know. ”

"But that's my father, how can I tolerate him being in danger?"

"But you did your best, didn't you? It's your father's own choice. ”

Fang Bin's inexplicable words made Ah Yao stunned for a moment, and it took a while to react: "You...... How do you know? She has written a lot of letters to her father in the past few days, persuading him to abandon the dark and turn to the light, she has always done these things behind Fang Bin's back, and she still can't hide it from him if she doesn't want to.

"I just, I don't want my dad to get hurt, no matter what he does, he's my daddy." Ah Yao lowered her head, and there were tears in her eyes.

Fang Bin patted her back and comforted her softly: "Don't worry, with me, I won't let him have anything to do." ”

"Really?" Yao sniffed and asked uncertainly.

Fang Bin rubbed her cheeks dotingly: "Have I ever lied to you?" ”

Ah Yao's heart gradually settled down, buried her head in Fang Bin's neck, and stayed silent.

Fang Bin stretched out his hand to wrap his hand around her, and his gaze in the distance was a little deep, revealing a hint of complexity.