Zhou Qin went to the capital for six or seven years, and never came back during this period. One is because she is busy, and the other is because her fate has not come for a long time, and she doesn't know how to face these people who care about her when she comes back.

She came back this time to reward her as a messenger.

At the end of last summer, just a few months after the new emperor ascended the throne, a rare heavy rain caused the water level of the Yellow River to soar, causing floods in several provinces, especially in Shandong. Zhou Shu donated food and medicine, assisted in disaster relief, was promoted to first-class uncle, and was given 100 acres of medicine field, which was raised to 1,500 stones.

Jian Ying mobilized the businessmen of Jinan Mansion to donate more than 10,000 pieces of old clothes, quilts, tents and other things, which also made great contributions.

The reward should have been awarded a long time ago, but the great freeze caused by the flood lasted until the beginning of spring. Now that the people of the disaster-stricken provinces have begun to sow seeds and restore stability, they are focusing on rewarding meritorious deeds and issuing a decree.

The family put down the incense case in front of the main hall, and received the decree three times and nine bows, Zhou Shu called the three treasures over to meet the aunt, and then busily went to the ancestral hall to worship the holy decree, hung the plaque, and put Jian Ying and Zhou Qin's aunt and sister-in-law to the back house to talk.

"I haven't seen you for a few years, the big and small treasures have grown into big and small men, and the three treasures have grown so tall, I don't dare to admit it." Zhou Qin held Jian Ying's hand and sighed.

"He wasn't three years old when you left, and now he's almost ten years old, and children are the same every day." Jian Ying smiled and looked at Zhou Qin.

Seeing that she was dressed in a palace dress, her body was slender and straight, her eyes were bright, her face was ruddy, and her eyebrows were heroic. The gestures are down-to-earth and generous, and the whole person is different from when he was at home.

"Sure enough, women have to have their own careers, look at you now, it's really not what it used to be."

Zhou Qin's eyes fell on her round belly, "Isn't the second sister-in-law doing well?" This baby should be a niece, right? ”

"Who knows?" Jian Ying touched her stomach, "I'll talk to your second brother, whether it's a man or a woman." After giving birth to this, I will not give birth again. ”

She also said this when she was pregnant with the Three Jewels. For the first few years, I had been taking the pill to avoid the child. The three treasures grew up day by day, no longer clinging to her coquettishness, and she felt like something was missing.

Zhou Shu has always wanted a daughter. The two of them discussed it and decided to have another one before Jian Ying was thirty years old.

I don't know who spread it, and now most of the people in Jinan Mansion know that Uncle Zhongyong and Mrs. Bo want their daughters crazy. The lady, who had many daughters, was kind enough to bring her little clothes to wear. Those who want to have a son ask for a set of small clothes with three treasures by the way.

In fact, the small clothes worn by the three treasures have already been sent, and the ones that were sent out were all made by Jiang Ma and Xueqin later.

Although Jian Ying has no habit of cleanliness. But it's not just something that anyone sends you that dares to use it. In these years, health and epidemic prevention are not so advanced, who knows if there are infectious diseases or something?

She didn't believe this, and in order to show her posture, she asked Yuanfang for a set of small clothes to put under the pillow.

Probably in families. Yuan Fang is also a mother-in-law, and after marrying Monkey Kui, she gave birth to three daughters in one go. A few days ago, I was diagnosed with a happy pulse. The people in the front and back yards have already begun to bet, and it is said that only Hou Kui himself has bet on his son. Everyone else bet on their daughters.

Yuan Fang didn't care, in her words, it wasn't her son who would give birth again. Didn't her father get a son after giving birth to nine daughters?

Speaking of which, Yuan Fang's father is also a person who is very happy.

After Miaoori left the palace, she went to the widow's ~ women's ancestral hall to visit Lingruo, and after staying for a while, she liked it there. With the dowry money, he bought a piece of land, built a house, and settled down.

She is an unmarried woman and a girl who lives in a huge house, and it is inevitable that there will be some crooked ideas from those with bad intentions. Yuan Fang's father often went over to take a turn because of Yuan Fang's instructions, helped her when she had something, and drove away the bad guys for her a few times.

As the days went by, Miaoori had a good impression of this simple and honest man. After a few hints, Yuan Fang and her father didn't open up.

Yuan Fang's father was not an elm pimple, but he didn't think about it at all. Miao Weaving is nearly two rounds younger, not as old as the first few daughters in front of him, and he is a concubine in a big family, he wants money and money, and he wants to be good-looking, how can he dare to move that kind of mind as a poor widower?

He is helping Miaoori with the mentality of taking care of the younger generation.

Miao Weaving made him shoes for several years, but he just didn't understand the amorous feelings, and finally ran out of ways, so he wrote to Jian Ying to ask for it.

When Jian Ying saw the letter full of girlish feelings, she laughed for a while, and chatted with Zhou Shunian, "Sun Juren is in his early Chinese New Year's Eve, he is famous, he values love and righteousness and loves his daughter, she suspects that she is a scholar, and she can't talk together, but she called a rough man in his forties who can't read."

Is it true that the man has forty-one flowers? ”

Zhou Shu was too lazy to take care of the affairs of a concubine who had already taken a leave, and Jian Ying and Yuan Fang muttered and tossed for a long time, and finally made the two of them into a couple.

Miao Weaving was very angry, and gave birth to a son in the second year of marriage, which made Yuanfang and her father so happy.

Yuan Fang doesn't know what genes or inheritance, she only recognizes a reason, her father can give birth to a son, and she can too, it's a big deal to have a few more.

Saying this, Xueqin and Xiaozhen came in to deliver refreshments, and Zhou Qinjin and the two of them were dressed as women, and they couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If you don't pay attention to this, you are all married." ”

She has not come back to the capital over the years, but she often corresponds with Jian Ying. Jian Ying occasionally mentions the people around her, she knows that Yuan Fang and Monkey Kui have become married, Yunzheng and Jinping and Yinping have also found their favorite people to marry, and even Luo Yuzhu hooked up ~ The only daughter of a merchant's family, inherited a large shop, and gave birth to several children, these two have not been settled.

Xiao Ji was not enlightened, and it was not until he was twenty years old that he had some affection for Hui Bai, who was waiting for gray hair.

Xueqin didn't want to get married at first, and wanted to learn to comb herself. Later, I inexplicably looked at Shi Quan, so I worked with Hui Bai Xiaozhi and solved it internally.

These two couples still have no children, and they are still serving in front of Jian Ying. After the other few got married, they either worked with their husbands as the stewards of Zhuangzi and the pharmacy. moved out of the Bofu, or changed Changqin to shifts, lived in the mansion behind the house, and only came over when he was on duty.

After Xueqin got married, her temperament became more and more pungent, and when she heard Zhou Qin's emotion, she asked in turn: "Third Miss, you have been in the capital for the past few years. Didn't meet someone you liked? ”

Seeing Zhou Qin smiling and silent. Immediately realized that there was a situation, "It seems that there is, Miss Three." Tell me what that person's last name is, what is his name, and what does he do? ”

Jian Ying also looked excited. looked at her and urged her to speak quickly.

Zhou Qin smiled shyly. "His name is Mu Feng, and he is a guard."

"Guards?" Jian Ying remembered that when the decree was delivered just now, there were two men in green clothes and boots, dressed as Ouchi guards, standing behind her. Hurriedly asked, "Is it the one with a round face and a white face, or the one with a slightly dark square face?" ”

A flush flew on Zhou Qin's face. "It's the square-faced one."

"Well, he's tall enough. The shoulders are wide enough, and the whole body is full of tendon meat, and after you get married, life will definitely be very harmonious. Jian Ying touched her chin and smiled meaningfully.

Xueqin and Xiaodi both looked at Jian Ying with admiration, they were also there when the decree was delivered just now, but they didn't notice that there were guards standing behind the third lady, let alone seeing if there was meat on their bodies because they had square faces and round faces.

Their wife really has good eyesight.

The two exchanged glances, and then both retreated, planning to go over and take a look in person before anyone left, so as to palm the third lady's eyes.

Without others, Zhou Qin felt much more comfortable, so he told Jian Ying in detail about the matter between him and Mu Feng.

This Mu Feng was originally a guard who worked in the palace when he was still a prince, and when Fang Yiyun was running a women's school outside, he was one of the people responsible for protecting Fang Yiyun. Later, when the saint ascended the throne, Fang Yiyun became the queen, and she couldn't go out of the palace at will like in the past, she went out to run away when there was something, and Mu Feng and others became her full-time guards.

At first, she didn't have any special feelings for Mu Feng, she just felt that he was a very serious and conscientious person. As long as she leaves the palace, he will be there, and he will definitely follow her every step of the way.

Later, when I chatted with another guard, I learned that Mu Feng had not taken a vacation since she was assigned to protect her. Every time it was his turn to take a vacation, he had to spend a lot of twists and turns to change his vacation with the person who should be on duty.

In her carriage, she always prepared mung bean soup and sour plum soup in summer, red date tea and ginger soup in winter, and all kinds of moisturizing and dry-removing fruit cakes in spring and autumn.

He did these things far beyond the scope of a guard's duties.

Zhou Qin is already in his twenties and thirty, if he can't see that he is interested in himself, then he has lived all these years in vain. So she found an opportunity and asked him bluntly, "Do you have a crush on me?" ”

Probably didn't expect her to be so direct, there was a moment of astonishment and embarrassment on his face, and he quickly returned to normal, nodding solemnly, "Yes, I admire Lord Zhou." ”

"What about after admiring it?" She pretended to be calm and asked, but her heart was beating hard.

"'If Lord Zhou can see the upper and lower, he will show the saint and the queen mother, and ask the two to give marriage; If Lord Zhou doesn't look down on the subordinates, he will continue to admire them alone, and the adults should not know about it, and it is good to ignore the subordinates. ’”

Zhou Qin had a straight face, a thick voice, and vividly learned Mu Feng's expression and tone.

Jian Ying couldn't help laughing, "And then you're all right?" ”

"Where? I'm not going to be so casual. Zhou Qin wrinkled his nose, "I asked the queen mother to check his details carefully, he is three years older than me, he is an orphan, and he was sent to the palace at a very young age."

was originally going to be a eunuch, but because of his good bones, he was selected to the guard camp. When the Holy Mansion left the palace, he was assigned to the Prince's Mansion. In addition to practicing martial arts, there is nothing wrong with liking to drink some alcohol when he is not on duty......

I think the other person is not bad, so I told him to get along with him first. After being there for a while, I talked to him a lot, and I got to know him better.

I came back this time, not only to pass the decree, but also to show you, if the mother agrees, the second brother and sister-in-law also think that he is a good match, and we plan to get married. ”

"Definitely a good match." Jian Ying immediately said, "Where can I find the man who is willing to put down his body and prepare hot tea and hot soup for you this year?" There are no messy people in the family, or a high-paying and high-career career, and the most important thing is that body......

Anyway, I have no opinion, and your second brother and mother must also have no opinion. ”

Zhou Qin breathed a sigh of relief. "Hearing my second sister-in-law say this, I'm relieved."

"Don't you miss the person who commented on your poems?" Jian Ying looked at her narrowly.

"What's on your mind?" Zhou Qin smiled open-mindedly, "I don't even know if he is round or flat, it's just a dream, and it's over when it's done." ”

The two of them gossiped around Mu Feng for a while, and Jian Ying asked about Fang Yiyun's situation, "Is the queen mother okay?" ”

"Spirited." Zhou Qin said with a smile. "It's the ministers who come and go all day long. Fortunately, the saint protected her and burned all the folds that impeached her.

The only thing that gave her a headache was the eldest princess. ”

Jian Ying knew who she was talking about. "What's wrong with Xiao Lelin?"

"When the emperor didn't abdicate, she was still hiding. Now it's okay, blatantly raising a male pet is here, and the people in the eldest princess's mansion are half angry with her. Zhou Qin said angrily. The saint didn't have time to care about her, the emperor and the queen mother only knew how to travel in the mountains and rivers. For the sake of royal decency, the queen mother has to clean up the mess for her from time to time.

Forget it, let's not talk about her.

The queen asked me to bring you a lot of things, all of which came to the palace from the subject country a few years ago. I want to see you sooner. I came back first, and it would take two days for things to arrive. ”

Jian Ying nodded, and asked again, "How is Prince and Princess Yong?" ”

A year before the abdication of the Emperor Taishang. Prince Lao Yong passed away, and Xiao Zheng inherited the title. Because we must keep filial piety. He doesn't run around either. She often corresponds with Zhou Shu, and she doesn't like to inquire about what the gentlemen talk about.

Duan's princess was so busy that she only brought a few words of greeting when she gave the gifts, and there was no contact on weekdays.

"It's good, it's just that I'm busy cleaning up the wine table for that prince all day long." Zhou Qin has a lot of opinions about Xiao Zheng, a man who invites a bunch of fox friends and dog friends to his house for a banquet at every turn, and asks women to work behind him, with a disgusted expression.

Jian Ying also sympathized with the Duan family, "She is just too virtuous." ”

"That's right, sister-in-law." Zhou Qin suddenly remembered something, "I saw Aunt Su in the capital...... Su Xiulian and Sister Xin are here. ”

"Ah, I know, Xiao Su wrote to me that Hong Dacheng performed well in the army, was promoted to the capital, and now he leads a thousand men and horses." Jian Ying smiled, "I remember that she said that she was going to be transferred to the Gyeonggi camp, and you might see her often in the future." ”

Zhou Qin was surprised, "I see, I saw her with a man, and I was afraid that I would be embarrassed to see me, so I didn't say hello to her." ”

After a pause, she said, "Second sister-in-law wants to know about Lord Chu?" ”

"My genius cousin?" Jian Ying smiled and shook her head, "Don't you say that I've heard enough, didn't he just refresh my eldest uncle's record and become the youngest pavilion elder in history?" ”

Zhou Qin looked at her face, "But he hasn't married a wife yet......"

"Maybe he likes men, respect him." Jian Ying has nothing to do with herself.

Zhou Qin's lips moved, and she wanted to say something, but Xueqin entered the door to report, saying that the Fang family and Concubine Qi Shu couldn't wait to see her, and sent someone to tell her to hurry back to the house. She pressed the bullet and took her leave.

After seeing Mu Feng, the Fang clan was very satisfied with him, and nodded immediately.

Zhou Qin stayed in Jinan Mansion for half a month, inspected the women's school factory in Jinan Prefecture, and then rushed back to the capital. It didn't take long for the saint to marry her and Mu Feng, and gave her a mansion, and they got married in the capital.

The Fang family took the Ji family and Concubine Qi Shu to handle the wedding for her with the dowry, Jian Ying was too heavy to go over, Zhou Shu couldn't rest assured that she couldn't go over, so naturally she couldn't go over. On the day of marriage, Zhou Yuan, who was a county magistrate in the suburbs of Beijing, replaced his brother and put Zhou Qin on a sedan chair.

A few days later, Jian Ying launched a full-term moon and gave birth to a daughter as she wished, with a nickname called Beibei and a big name called Mingzhu.

This belated little girl was treated as a baby by her father and third brother as soon as she was born, and even Tie Gu rushed to recognize her as a goddaughter in her busy schedule, and left her words down, and she would pass on the four seas to her in the future.

Jian Ying once stood under the plaque of the imperial gift, and said to Zhou Shu unashamedly: "When our daughter grows up, let's marry her to whoever is not pleasing to the eye!" ”

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