Just when Fang'er was mourning and crying, and Zhong Jinchuan was comforting with kind words, Qingdai's voice suddenly came from the room, which was an octave higher: "I said Sister Fang'er, you are really a dead eye." What is the point of not worrying about some happy things under the festival, but crying and wiping tears here all day long for things that have passed! Could it be that my lord, madam, can they relax after staying in the prison of the Criminal Department for so long? Cardamom and I are worried and scared outside every day with Miss, so it's easy to run around for a living? For a while, Mademoiselle even "

Qing Dai stopped suddenly, she sniffed, and then continued: "In short, it is not easy for everyone to live during this time, we can all be fine, why can't you get over this hurdle, and you have to make such endless trouble?" ”

Inside, Fang'er seemed to say something softly, but unfortunately the voice was too small for Zhong Ziyuan to hear clearly. Zhong Jinchuan said quite approvingly: "Yes, what Qingdai said is very reasonable."

Zhong Ziyuan smiled faintly, she could imagine Fang'er's face flushed and helpless when she was choked. She sneered softly and did not continue to listen, but turned and walked away. There is a green daisy pestle there, it is estimated that even if Fang'er wants to play the little white flower who has been wronged, I am afraid that it will have no effect!

When I came to Mrs. Zhong's room, I happened to see Cardamom come out lightly, and saw her only lowered her voice and said, "Madame just fell asleep."

The Zhong family's dinner on the first day of junior high school was a little late, and the atmosphere was a little quiet. Zhong Jinchuan kept peeking at Mrs. Zhong, but Mrs. Zhong was tall. Eating elegantly and by himself, as if nothing had happened, he didn't pay attention to him.

So Zhong Jinchuan turned his attention to Zhong Ziyuan for help. Every time there was a conflict between the two in the past, Zhong Ziyuan was coquettish and stupid to mediate. Who knew that today she was like a different person, only looking down at the bowls in front of her, and refused to even raise her head.

Zhong Jinchuan had no choice but to pretend to cough, coughed, but there was no response, and he coughed again. Still unresponsive, he continued coughing. Zhong Ziyuan was forced to do nothing, so he had to raise his head. looked at Zhong Jinchuan and said very seriously: "Father, but your throat is uncomfortable?" It's better to let Cardamom go and get Xuejin throat lozenges! ”

Zhong Jinchuan's face froze, and he had to sneer: "Forget it." Don't bother. He finally bowed his head honestly and ate his meal. Zhong Ziyuan caught a glimpse of Mrs. Zhong, although she did not squint. The corners of her mouth turned up slightly, and a hint of a smile almost overflowed, and she endured it again. Zhong Ziyuan was a little ridiculous, it was quite interesting to look at the pair of people in front of him, who were already eighty miles away, playing tricks.

After dinner, Zhong Jinchuan honestly went back to the study, and Zhong Ziyuan accompanied Mrs. Zhong to the soles of her shoes in the warm pavilion. In the end, this is a new home, and the big things are not bad, but some of the commonly used small things are still not complete. Nothing to do left or right. Mrs. Zhong simply added it herself, which can be regarded as a way to pass the time. Cardamom was not idle. Sit quietly on the side and twist the hemp rope.

Zhong Ziyuan knew that it was Zhong Jinchuan's as soon as he saw the size, Zhong Jinchuan often went up the mountain to collect medicine when he was young, and the soles of his feet were a little different from others, especially wide. Only the shoes made by Mrs. Zhong herself are the most comfortable for him to wear.

Zhong Ziyuan held her chin and quietly watched Mrs. Zhong half-hang her head, extremely serious flying needle walking. The soles of her shoes were thick, and for warmth and comfort, she also put a soft layer of cotton between cardboard and cotton.

Madame Chung was very patient, first piercing a small hole in the sole of her shoe with an awl, and then threading a thimble through the hole with a thimble. When taking the sole, first put two circles along the contour on the edge, and start to stagger the stitches in the middle, and the forefoot and heel parts should be denser, and the arch of the foot should be thinner, which is a very tedious and eyesight work.

Mrs. Zhong wore a brocade jacket with new lilac cuffs and embroidered with a lotus pattern, and the dim candlelight illuminated her no longer youthful face, but there was a quiet and picturesque beauty.

Mrs. Zhong saw that Zhong Ziyuan had not spoken for a long time, so she raised her eyes and glanced at her. Seeing that she was in a daze, she was surprised: "What are you thinking, child?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan let out a long breath and said flatteringly: "Mother's hand is really skillful. I must have felt very warm when I thought about my father wearing these shoes! ”

Mrs. Zhong laughed, put down the needle and thread in her hand, looked at her for a long time, and said slowly: "Don't care about your father, I just ask you, when does your general Wu Xian plan to officially come to the door to propose?" He jumped over the wall and climbed the window, and I can only put up with him this time. If there is a next time, see if I don't kick him out with a big broom. ”

Zhong Ziyuan's face turned red, but he said generously: "He will go on an expedition soon, and he won't do such a ridiculous thing again!" ”

"Expedition! Where to go? When to go? Are there any dangers? Mrs. Zhong was anxious when she heard this, and hurriedly asked a series of questions.

It turned out that Guo Chenghe's other purpose was to tell her that on the fifth day of the new year, he would lead his 10,000 horses to set off at Juchong Pass.

Zhu Xian has already discussed with the ministers of the DPRK and China in the past two days, but the vast majority of people still can't bear this breath, and Zhu Xian decided to launch a counterattack against the Khitans' active provocation this time. Led by the old marquis of Ming Kegang, 200,000 horses have begun to gather from various garrisons to Chang'an City one after another.

It is estimated that with the unremitting efforts of Empress Guo, Guo Chengsi failed to become a pioneer officer as he wished. I could only accept the task of escorting grain and grass aggrievedly. The so-called three armies have not moved, and grain and grass go first. It will take a few days for 200,000 horses to gather, but there are still 100,000 hungry people waiting in Juchong Pass. Therefore, Guo Chengsi must escort the grain and grass on the fifth day of the Lunar New Year and set off for Juchong Pass in advance.

Hearing that Guo Chengsi was only responsible for escorting grain and grass, Mrs. Zhong's heart was slightly relieved. She still couldn't help but complain: "This war is together, and I don't know when it's a head, so it's a matter of the two of you."

"Naturally, the affairs of the two of us will have to wait until the war calms down." Zhong Ziyuan said categorically.

Mrs. Zhong felt more and more worried when she heard this, and said, "You will be seventeen in the New Year, how can such a big girl not get married?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan sneered and said, "Isn't there only one in our family!" She pouted in the direction of the side house. Curious: "Sister Fang'er is twenty-two years old after the New Year, and I don't know when she started to think like this about her father, what do you plan to do in the future?" ”

"She's thinking. I've been looking at it for three or four years. It's just that she hid herself very well at that time, and your father was busy and away from home during the day, so I ignored it. Mrs. Zhong shook her head helplessly, suddenly raised her eyes to look at her, and said, "What are your plans?" ”

As the head of the house, she naturally has countless drastic means to deal with an ambitious maid. But she always thinks about the love of these years and Zhong Jinchuan's feelings. I can't be ruthless.

Zhong Ziyuan smiled and whispered Guo Chengsi's proposal. When Mrs. Zhong heard this, she thought for a moment. Some hesitated: "It's good, but I've mentioned it to her a few times over the years, and I want to find a matchmaker to find a good family for her to marry." But every time she refused, can she agree this time? ”

Zhong Ziyuan smiled: "This is different. Think about it. These people all know the roots, they have both ability and some family background, aren't they better than those matchmakers who talk nonsense? And this time she went out, she was the head lady of the family, and no matter how much she was better than being a concubine. But if you have some brains, you should know how to choose. ”

After a pause, Zhong Ziyuan sighed again: "Fang'er is at the age when love first blossoms, but she only stays in the inner house on weekdays. There were just a few men dangling in front of her, and she would naturally be overwhelmed by her father's graceful demeanor. It is estimated that she didn't think much about it in the past few years. So I hid this admiration well. But this trip to Jinbei frightened her, so desperate to catch something, her father was closest to her and naturally became the driftwood she wanted to catch. "Zhong Ziyuan studied psychology for a year before, so she analyzed Fang'er's current psychological state.

Cardamom couldn't help but interject; "I'm afraid that Sister Fang'er is now in the tip of the horns, and she won't be able to turn around for a while. However, I see that she likes to talk to Sister-in-law Liu every day, so it is better to let Sister-in-law Liu persuade her, but I am afraid that she will listen to her. ”

"Not bad!" Zhong Ziyuan agreed: "You go and call Sister-in-law Liu, and let's sum it up together." "Hey!" Cardamom agreed, stood up and wanted to leave.

"Wait!" Mrs. Zhong stopped Cardamom, then turned her head to Zhong Ziyuan and said, "I don't look at when, if you have anything to say, let's wait until tomorrow!" ”

Cardamom subconsciously looked at Zhong Ziyuan, and Zhong Ziyuan laughed and said, "Then listen to my mother, and I'll talk about it tomorrow." Cardamom sat down again. Mrs. Zhong looked at it in her eyes, smiled, lowered her eyes again, and seriously picked up the soles of her shoes.

The next day, Zhong Ziyuan got up early in the morning, and sure enough, after seeing Sister-in-law Liu come out of her mother's room, she went straight to Fang'er's room. She pursed her lips and smiled, and then took the cardamom in the carriage and went out. The doors of the shops along the way are closed, and today is only the second day of the Lunar New Year, and there are still not many pedestrians. The carriage of the Zhong family did not stop, and went directly to the Fengtai camp on the outskirts of Beijing.

Guo Chengsi is very busy in the barracks, and the army is about to depart, and there are countless preparations to be done in the early stage. Countless thick ledgers and maps filled his huge bookcase. There were constant scribes with books in their hands, and generals in armor going in and out of his barracks, and guards taking his orders one by one. Everyone was busy, and the entire camp was in a tense state, and there was no New Year's atmosphere at all.

Zhong Ziyuan only glanced at it from a distance, and did not go in to disturb, but turned a corner to go to Zhao Yiming's barracks. Unexpectedly, she pounced, but a familiar soldier told her that Zhao Yiming and a few old brothers had made an appointment to go to Liu Shangshu's Mansion to pay New Year's greetings, and she was dumbfounded if she would come back for a while.

Out of the camp, Cardamom asked with a blank eye, "Childe, where are we going now?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan said helplessly: "The person I want to find is not found, it is not appropriate to go anywhere at this time, let's go back!" ”

It took two hours to come back and forth. When I finally returned to Zhongfu in a carriage, I saw a few Dawan horses tied to the door.

"A guest at home?" Zhong Ziyuan couldn't help but be surprised.

Cardamom also jumped out of the carriage, and said with a smile: "It seems that this guest is not small, should we avoid it?" ”

Zhong Ziyuan is wearing men's clothes at the moment, so it is naturally not suitable to swagger in her own yard, so the corners of her mouth curved and smiled: "Naturally, you have to avoid it." ”

The two of them were like thieves and prepared to slip back to the room along the wall, but as soon as they stepped into the small garden of the inner courtyard, they found that in the pavilion of the small garden, there was a man dressed in black wearing a gray squirrel's head and sitting with his back to them. The man seemed to be pouring himself a wine jug in his hand.

Cardamom frowned and said quietly, "Who is this?" Why did you come to our backyard to drink? ”

Zhong Ziyuan also looked puzzled, but if he wanted to go back to the room, he had to pass through here, which would inevitably alarm this strange man in black. She looked left and right again, and she didn't even see a single Zhong family, and she couldn't help but wonder even more. After thinking about it, she straightened her robe and stepped forward, hugged her fists and saluted, and said, "I don't know who this son's surname is, why is he hovering in my backyard?" ”

The back of the man in black stiffened obviously, and after a moment of silence, under Zhong Ziyuan's puzzled gaze, he finally put down the wine jug in his hand and slowly turned around. A handsome face that she couldn't wait to see again in this life suddenly appeared in front of her.

Zhu Yi's dark and deep eyes narrowed slightly, and his surprised and greedy eyes kept rolling on her. Zhong Ziyuan only felt a "buzz" in his head, and the hairs on his body seemed to explode, and he was immediately full of vigilance.

Zhong Ziyuan's defensive attitude finally angered him, his eyes flashed with the light of a yin owl, and he said sarcastically: "Jia Ming? Zhong Ziyuan? Which one is the real you? ”

Zhong Ziyuan sighed in his heart, what should have come has always come. Thinking that it only took one night for Liufu to find him, with the power of Prince Rui, it took so long to find him, and it seems that Zhu Fei has also contributed a lot.

She said helplessly: "Jia Ming is me, Zhong Ziyuan is also me, it's just a title, why should Prince Rui be entangled!" ”

Zhu Yi smiled bitterly: "I guessed that 'Jia Ming' is a 'fake name', but I didn't guess that you are the daughter of the envoy of the Zhong Academy." ”

Zhu Yi stood up and slowly approached her. Zhong Ziyuan originally stared at him senselessly, but his figure was too tall, his eyes were too hot, his face was too cold, and the smell of wine on his body was too strong. When his figure firmly blocked the last ray of sunlight in front of her, a strong fear quietly rose in her heart.

Cardamom tried to stand in front of her, but he threw it aside without pity. Zhong Ziyuan exclaimed in surprise and wanted to pounce over to take a look, but he grabbed his arm hard. He gently pinched her delicate chin like a caressing, and said softly and eerily, "Leave Fei and return to me." Although I can't make you a concubine. But you will be the only mistress of Prince Rui's mansion, and the child you give birth to will be the future Prince Rui! ”

Zhong Ziyuan bit her lip, stared at him, and said incredulously: "Prince Rui, please respect yourself, the princess you just married." Where does this put your princess? (To be continued.) )