Chapter Thirty-Eight: The County Lord
Faced with this answer, Qin Ke was very confused. "Words * love * first * hair
"My sister?" He looked at Qin Wan puzzled, and after making sure that it was not his daughter who had said the wrong thing, he frowned, and said with some depression, "I don't have any friendship with them." ”
He was the first child of the saint and had eight younger brothers and seven younger sisters. In terms of birthdays, King Liang, King Qi and the eldest princess are the same age as him, and the rest of the younger brothers and sisters are a little different in age from him, and there are few contacts, that is, a general face.
The third brother, King Qi and the eldest princess, are compatriots of the same mother, and he has a good relationship with King Qi, but he is ...... When he is accustomed to being pampered, powerful, and extremely prominent, how can he take such a risk for him? Pei Xi didn't even trust his biological grandfather, and felt that Luoyang Pei's road was completely different from Pei Xuzhi's path, not to mention that he and Dangli had no common interests? Put your only hope in her...... Unreliable, very unreliable.
However, if the profit is not good, who else can?
The second princess Pingyang has been disgraced since she was a child, raised by Concubine Bai De, and she is so low-key that she doesn't seem to be like she is alone, don't expect her to come out at all; The third princess pavilion Tao is competitive and looks down on him as a brother; The fourth Xiangcheng and the fifth Xincai's biological mother have no power or power, and they definitely dare not meddle at this time; The sixth princess Huyang and the seventh princess Leping were younger, and when he went out of the palace to build a mansion, these two were not born at all, and they couldn't make friends if they wanted to.
Qin Ke thought about it, but felt that none of the seven sisters could be trusted, life and death were entrusted, and there was inevitably a little sadness between his eyebrows, but he overheard Shen Man asking: "Sister's words, Lord Chen Liu...... Probably too, right? ”
"Manniang?" Qin Ke looked at his wife in surprise, seeing that Shen Man's expression was very solemn, his eyes were full of sourness and longing, and his heart was full of pain. Rao is like this, he didn't want to trouble the county lord Chen Liu, so he had to reply stubbornly, "Sister Zhen's situation is already embarrassing, thanks to the pity of the saint and Queen Mu, for our affairs, she went to the palace more than once to intercede, and she hurt Queen Mu, I don't know how sad my life is now!" ”
Qin Wan had heard his parents mention the name of Lord Chenliu more than once, but he didn't know the specific identity of the other party; Pei Xi also told her that if she wanted to return to the capital, the preservation of the county lord Chen was very important. Therefore, her eyes widened and she asked with some puzzlement, "Can Aunt Chen Liu help Aya?" That's great! ”
Seeing his daughter's cheering appearance, Qin Ke couldn't bear it, walked to the side of the bed, and sat down slowly.
He looked at Shen Man gently, his eyes didn't blink, he didn't dislike her rugged body at all, but tucked the quilt for her to save his wife from catching a cold.
After doing this, Qin Ke beckoned, motioned for his daughter to sit on his lap, and said softly: "Bao'er, let's not trouble Sister Zhen, okay?" ”
When Qin Wan heard this, his big eyes were full of grievances: "Why! ”
Qin Ke touched her head and sighed: "Little fool, you don't want to think about who can be the county lord." ”
Qin Wan was very unconvinced by his father's evaluation, and opened his mouth to come: "Naturally, she is the prince's daughter-in-law...... Alas? The prince's concubine? ”
According to the rules of Great Xia, the title of the county lord can only be enjoyed by the prince's concubine, and it is the same as the princess. Even if it is the daughter of the prince's sister or the prince's concubine, she can only be named the county lord, and the difference is only in the distinction between right and subordinate, but ...... This age and generation are not matched!
The ninth uncle of the crown prince has no children and no daughters, and even if he has a daughter, it cannot be Qin Wan's aunt; The daughters of the saints are all princesses, so it is impossible to keep a county lord, can it be......
Seeing his daughter's surprised appearance, Qin Ke sighed lightly and nodded: "That's right, Sister Zhen is the only granddaughter of Emperor Taizong, the only concubine of the abolished prince, and the only county lord since the founding of Great Xia." She was titled as soon as she was full moon, and her name was also given by Taizong, she ...... It's only a year older than me. ”
All the princesses are titled by the name of the county, but the county lord takes the county as the title, and Chen Liujun leads seventeen counties, which is extremely rich...... It is not difficult to imagine how Taizong, Empress Mingde, the abolished prince and the crown princess, who gave birth to three sons in a row, loved this little girl. If there is no accident, she will become the first princess in the history of Great Xia, with the support of her grandparents, grandmother and three brothers-in-law, and live a life of noble and pampered and carefree life, but unfortunately, the arrival of Princess Guangning of the Southern Dynasty broke this qiē.
The waste prince is madly infatuated with Princess Guangning, and under the coquettishness of this stunning beauty, he is extremely cold-blooded and indifferent to his wife, and he does not care about the three sons and one daughter born to him, only Princess Guangning and the child she gave birth to are fate. In the end, the three emperors and grandsons "died of illness" for no apparent reason, and the crown princess was sick; The second emperor and grandson wanted to find trouble with Princess Guangning, but was kicked in the heart by the deposed prince, hurting his heart, and it didn't take long for him to go; Witnessing this qiē, the great emperor Sun was grieved, spitting blood from his mouth and completely collapsed.
The lord of Chen Liujun lost her brother and mother who loved her, and her biological father was deposed as the crown prince, even if Queen Mu took pity on her and took her to her side to raise, she could not soothe the pain in this little girl's heart, let alone change her embarrassing position.
Because of this, for Qin Ke, the eldest son of the unpopular sage, she has a bit of sympathy, and the two embarrassing people get together, and I don't know when the relationship is really close.
Qin Ke no longer remembered how many good things Lord Chen Liujun had said to him in front of the saint and Empress Mu, and how many times he had helped him. Obviously, he was careful every step of the way, but he still tried his best to help him, the cousin who fell in love. Her goodness is pure, unadulterated, without the slightest hint of speculation. It was he who hugged his daughter and repeated in a low voice: "Sister Zhen is doing well...... It's not good, either. "How can you let her get involved in right and wrong again for her own sake?
Pei Xi said to Qin Wan that Lord Chen Liujun was deeply favored by the saint, if it weren't for her own observance of her duty and living in a simple place, in terms of influence on the saint, Princess Dangli would have to go backwards. After all, for the only flesh and blood left by his brother, in addition to his own pity and pity, he also has to consider the problem of face. Therefore, Pei Xi told Qin Wan to find a way to move the king and write a letter to the lord of Chen Liu.
Shen Man is not easy to force this, but Qin Wan, as Qin Ke's only daughter, has no problem coquettishly playing tricks. But before you mess around, you have to ask clearly...... "Didn't Aya say that Aung is a very good, very good person?" He must be better to Aunt Chen Liu than to his own daughter, how could Aunt Chen Liu have a bad time? ”
Qin Ke smiled bitterly, and said helplessly: "Yes, it is indeed better for the sage to treat Sister Zhen than to treat Dangli, even if he chooses a husband for them, he will also give the best marriage to Sister Zhen, but ......" This just led to the tragedy of Lord Chenliu.
Although the princess and the county lord are both genuine, the princess has tuien, the eldest son and the youngest son can be knighted, if they marry the person who attacks the lord, they are the eldest son, the second son and the youngest son are awarded a generation of titles by the court, and the daughter also has a title. These are all rules of etiquette, and there is no doubt about them. As for the county lord, especially the county lord Chen Liu, who has never been able to become a princess in his life, his status is much more embarrassing. What's more, Lord Chen Liujun has always been cautious and low-key, even if the saint knighted her son, she would refuse, even more ......
Princess Dangli is the favorite daughter of the saint, whoever marries her will have security in this life, but during that time, the children of the powerful family did not dare to show too good, why? Didn't you know that the saint put his niece first, lest he fall into the eyes of the saint and marry the lord of Chen Liu?
The thoughts of these people can be seen clearly by the saints, and the county lord Chen Liu is also very clear. Because of this, when Gao Heng, the prince of Shenguo, tried his best to show his strength, everyone's eyes lit up, and they felt that Gao Heng was very fond of Lord Chenliu, and the sage was also very happy, so he naturally gave Gao Heng and Lord Chenliu a marriage, and spared no effort to promote this niece and son-in-law in business.
At that time, the acting king was still happy for this cousin who was close to him, thinking that she had finally found someone who treated her sincerely and did not care about her status as the daughter of the abolished prince. Who knew that Gao Heng spit out the truth after drinking, and he actually thought that he was nearly two years younger than the lord of Chen Liu, so he would not be chosen as her husband, and he could only compete for the throne of Princess Dangli's concubine, so he showed that he had to work so hard.
Thinking of this, Qin Ke couldn't help but sigh.
The sage thought very well, and chose such a noble-born, self-motivated and capable husband for Sister Zhen, and fortunately he continued to shelter Sister Zhen after a hundred years, but ...... Most ambitious people are not affectionate, as if they are high-balanced.
Sister Zhen was not happy about this matter and treated him coldly. He didn't think about how to coax back Sister Zhen, who was pregnant, but he relied on the fact that the officials had become bigger and bigger over the years, and his status had become more and more stable, and he began to raise the concubine. Sister Zhen's life is getting more and more difficult. Even so, when she knew that he was exiled, Sister Zhen still knelt in the palace every day and pleaded for him, until Queen Mu couldn't bear it anymore and grounded her......
For his sake, Sister Zhen's already embarrassing situation was even worse, and it had reached the point where she couldn't even send someone to see him. How can I let her risk her life again to help their family spread the word? Therefore, Qin Ke shook his head and said resolutely: "No, this thing is absolutely not okay." ”
Qin Wan knew that his father seemed to be gentle, but he was actually quite stubborn on some issues, no wonder Pei Yuanjun would say that it was not difficult to write the "Duren Sutra" at all, it was rare to convince the acting king, but fortunately, Pei Xi gave her a trick.
"Yes...... Aunt Zhen is so kind, she must be thinking about Aya in her heart...... Qin Wan squeezed out tears and looked at his father pitifully, "Bao'er heard others say that if she has a brother, Bao'er will be more confident." For Aunt Zhen, Aya is like her brother-in-law, and if Aya is in the capital, it can also be regarded as her arm...... Bao'er really wants to go to the capital, see Ah Weng, see Uncle Jiu, and see Cousin Boqing! ”
In the end, she couldn't hold back the sadness in her heart and began to cry.
Qin Ke looked at his daughter who vented her fear with crying, and then looked at his wife with the hidden expectation in his eyes, and his right hand clenched the sheets tightly, but he never said a word.