Chapter Seventy-Two: Master Hou
Yongle Hou returned to Bianjing, returned to the Hou Mansion to change into court clothes, and then entered the palace to face the saint, stayed in the palace for nearly an hour, and listened to His Majesty talk about the recent locust plague, so he understood why His Majesty suddenly summoned himself into the palace.
As soon as he left the palace gate, he was pulled aside by He Xijiu, who was an official of the same dynasty, and talked for a while.
Although Yongle Hou is the Hou Ye, and the Guozi Priest Wine is only from the fourth grade, but because the two also had a friendship with classmates when they were young, and Yongle Hou is generous, so the two have a lot less to take into account when they intersect.
Yongle Hou saw that He Saijiu's face was embarrassed, and he seemed to have a hard time speaking, so he only patted He Saijiu's shoulder generously and said, "Old He, if you have something, just say it, why twist it?" ”
Then He sacrificial wine heard Yongle Hou say that he twisted, and his face was pulled down at the moment, how could he use the word twisting to describe it, when he said, "Hou Ye Qi, do you know what happened in the Hou Mansion during the nearly one year you were not in Bianjing?" ”
Seeing that Yongle Hou frowned, and when his eyes were obviously puzzled, he nodded with satisfaction, and told Yongle Hou about Qi Yanran's recent notoriety and what he had done.
Of course, what surprised Yongle Hou the most was that he didn't even know that His Majesty intended to choose Qi Yanran as the crown princess, not to mention that he had already told the world but was demoted to a side concubine because of his reputation.
Sure enough, after He Xijiu finished speaking, he successfully made Yongle Hou's face darken.
So that Yongle waited to return to the Hou Mansion, so he called Qi Yanran over and asked what He Sacrificial Wine said today, and when he learned that what he said was true, he was furious, and immediately locked up Qi Yanran for three days, and then wrote an invitation and sent it to Luofu.
Who knew that the invitation was sent for three days, but there was no reply.
Or when Mrs. Yongle Hou went to the book to send snacks and tea to Yongle Hou, she saw Yongle Hou pacing back and forth in the study, and couldn't help asking, "Master Hou, what's wrong?" But what's so hard? ”
Yongle waited to look at his wife, stopped walking back and forth, sat down, sighed, and told his intentions, and then did not see anyone visit him for three days.
When Mrs. Yongle Hou heard this, she sneered, "You have just returned to Bianjing as an elder brother, how can you not see your own sister and send a post directly to your niece, if I am your niece, I will not come." ”
As soon as these words came out, Yongle waited for a moment, slapped his palms three times in a row, and said with a smile, "I didn't expect that Mrs. was the smartest." ”
Mrs. Yongle Hou smiled, and when she brought an empty invitation for Yongle Hou, she handed it to him with a pen, and after writing it, she handed it over to someone to send to Luofu again.
Only this time, it was given to Mrs. Qi of Luofu.
Qi was in the main courtyard, looking at the post in her hand with a complicated expression, her brother came back and sent her an invitation, but she was not happy.
A few days ago, she knew the invitation that was handed to Cuizhuyuan from the gate, and she was also angry about it, why did her brother come back and give the invitation to Rong Wan first, and even asked Ying Tao to take the female training and female commandment for Rong Wan to copy.
Now, there is still a female training copied on rice paper just sent from Cuizhuyuan in front of him, and the invitation of the Yongle Marquis Mansion was sent to him, although the invitation expressed his feelings in many places that he had not seen for many years, and the credible end was still marked with Rongwan's past.
Although Rong Wan is her daughter, she just can't stand her own family or her husband, in their eyes, it is obvious that Rong Wan has a greater sense of existence, these days of living alone, the past scene lingers, but she doesn't like this daughter more and more.
But now, Luo Qian is gone, what she can rely on is her eldest son, but Luo Jingyu still doesn't know the situation at the border, but now she can only rely on the Yongle Hou Mansion.
Thinking about it, she ordered, "Ying Tao, send someone to Cuizhuyuan, let Wanniang clean up, and follow me to Yongle Hou's Mansion." ”
Ying Tao answered, and went to send someone.
Rong Wan and Qi sat in the same carriage, Qi closed his eyes and recuperated, without saying a word, even if Rong Wan felt a little strange in her heart, she couldn't say anything, and when she arrived at the Yongle Hou Mansion, Qi opened her eyes, and after Rong Wan got off the car, she put aside Rong Wan's hand and helped her down.
Rong Wan withdrew her hand, her eyes were dark, and she followed Qi into the Hou Mansion.
The servant led them to the main hall, but after a while, they saw Yongle Hou coming with Mrs. Yongle Hou's money.
Qi was the first to stand up, and when he saw Yongle Hou walking closer, his eyes were still slightly red, "Brother, sister-in-law." ”
Rong Wan followed behind Qi and bowed slowly, "Uncle, aunt." ”
Yongle Hou nodded, seeing that Qi's eyes were red, he also felt a lot, and sighed, "Qianniang, I haven't seen you for a long time, are you okay?" ”
Qi himself is not very thin, but since Luo Qian's death, he can't eat, can't sleep at night, and fasts, but responds to that sentence, the curtain is swept by the west wind, and people are thinner than yellow flowers.
Qi shook his head, but suddenly couldn't cry, Yongle Hou lost his ground, but it was Mrs. Yongle Hou who stepped forward to comfort Qi a few words, and then gradually lost her tears.
Then, the three of them exchanged pleasantries, from more than ten years ago, to more than ten years later, Rong Wan sat on the side and listened quietly, from time to time she had to carry the gaze that looked over from time to time, but let it blow in the wind and rain, she didn't move.
Xu took into account Qi's mood, and did not say a word about how she married Luo Qian.
The three of them talked for a long time, as if they finally remembered Rong Wan who was left in the corner by them, but they heard Yongle Hou ask, "How old is Wan Niang this year?" ”
Rong Wan raised her head slightly and said politely, "Uncle Hui, Ah Wan is fourteen years old this year. ”
Yongle Hou nodded, and then asked, "Can you be matched?" ”
As soon as I heard it, I knew that the people who didn't inquire much about Rong Wan, because in front of people, if they asked a few more words, the news of Rong Wan and Meng Sheng's marriage would come out, but they didn't ask.
This shouldn't be answered gracefully, but I just listened to Qi's answer, "When my husband was here, I was engaged, and I promised that this year's champion is now the servant of the Ministry of Officials, Meng Sheng." ”
After saying this, he saw that Yongle Hou looked clear, "Your husband is a person who understands and knows how to strike first." ”
When he entered the palace, he had heard His Majesty mention that the top talents in the current department were all excellent, and even the expanded locust plague was governed together with the Hubu Shangshu.
And today's Meng Sheng is still young, and he will definitely do a lot after seeing this appearance.
It's just that Yongle Hou didn't know, although Luo Qian fell in love with Meng Sheng from the beginning, but Meng Sheng fell in love with Rong Wan early in the morning and came to the door to propose.
Thinking about it, Yongle Hou looked at Rong Wan with a smile and said softly, "Wan Niang had a dispute with Yan Ran a few days ago? ”
Rong Wan glanced at Yongle Hou with a complicated expression, then lowered her head again and said nothing.
I only listened to Yongle Hou and said, "Yanran has been spoiled by the old lady since she was a child, if there is something she can't do, Wan Niang should not pay attention to her." ”
Rong Wan couldn't help but sigh silently in her heart, a sentence that she had been spoiled by the old lady since she was a child, she was afraid that it would hurt Qi's heart, thinking that she looked up at Qi's family, and sure enough, Qi's face was stunned, and his expression was even more fragmented.