964 Epilogue - The Children Are Grown
Earlier, Su Yan also joked that if the sons of Ling Xiuqi and the three county lords of Chen Wangfu looked like Ling Xiuqi, they would not be like Yaonan's appearance, and they never thought that their three children would be more like the three county lords and Chen Wangfu.
Ling Wei is close to the Jiang family, and she has also learned the minds of the Jiang family's Yu family and the Shen family, and the daughter-in-law who enters the door must be virtuous, have to go to the hall, enter the kitchen, and have a good appearance......
Over the years, Ling Wei and the Yu family and the Shen family are like friends and relatives, and the relationship between the two families is very good, and occasionally there are some small conflicts with Su Yan, which can also be eased and resolved through the Yu family and the Shen family. In front of people, Ling Wei always praised Su Yan, and the heart blockages that Su Yan added to her were only told to the Yu family and the Shen family, once they knew, the Yu family would always teach Su Yan in private when she returned to her parents' house, and the Shen family talked about a bunch of truths.
Su Yan was not angry, so she naturally said something about Ling Wei again. "Look at what she is used to Yaonan, three watches in the middle of the night, Yaonan said that she was hungry, she actually got up to cook food for the child, how can there be a child who eats in the middle of the night, she is tired and doesn't say it, and the child can't digest it after eating......"
Occasionally, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law have their own reasons.
Yu's and Shen's became two-headed persuasion and two-headed talking.
No matter what, the small contradictions between the mother-in-law and the daughter-in-law continue, but there are no big contradictions, but the entire imperial city knows that Concubine Ling Jing of the palace on the left shoulder and the princess's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law are the same as mother and daughter, and even the queen mother in the palace heard it and said with a smile that she wanted to learn from Ling Wei.
The spring shirt in the hibiscus tent is thin, the scenery is beautiful, and the spring color is sultry.
Su Yan lay in the crook of Yu Wenyan's arm, and every time Yu Wenyan came back from an errand in the palace, she couldn't wait to be a wolf. This time is no exception.
When the children were older, they knew that their father had returned. Stay away. Yaodong is the governor in the end, and he knows what is going on between men and women. On his sixteenth birthday, Ling Wei chose a beautiful and intelligent girl to give him a room. This is also an unwritten rule in various families, as early as fifteen years old, and eighteen years old later, but Ling Wei felt that sixteen years old was just right, plus Yaodong had been practicing martial arts since he was a child, so he was supposed to be an eighteen or nineteen-year-old boy from other people's homes. Beibei and Yaozhong heard that Yu Wenyan was back and wanted to come to Qinsetang to join in the fun, but they were reprimanded by Yaodong.
Although Yaodong has a hippie smile in front of outsiders. Somehow, the younger brothers and sisters in the family are still a little afraid of him, and when he doesn't laugh, he looks more and more like Jiang Shuncheng when he is serious.
Su Yanjiao \ gasped again and again, "Yaodong wants to ask for a battle to ......"
"I thought I was good at reading a few books on the art of war, his martial arts were good, but he was going to go on a ......" Yu Wenyan shook his head, always feeling that Yaodong lacked actual combat experience and acted calmly. Yaodong is a big difference compared with Prince Yu Wenheng. Prince Yu Wenheng returned from studying art in Guigu Palace, and his martial arts and schoolwork were personally inquired about by the emperor, and he made rapid progress, "Father entered the palace yesterday." begged the emperor and said that he would go on an expedition, and he didn't look at how old he was. ”
Sixty-year-olds are also joining in the fun. Now even Yang Bingzhong says that he is old and has resigned from the army. Caring for the elderly at home, he devoted himself to raising his three grandchildren to learn martial arts.
Su Yan heard Ling Wei talk about this. "My father asked for war and went to war, saying that he wanted to make meritorious contributions and earn fame."
The old prince is a lot old, and he wants to make a name for himself, and he still wants to do it for the youngest YCIS.
Yaodong has to inherit the throne of the world, Yaonan is named Wei Pinghou, but Yaozhong has nothing, the old prince loves Yaozhong the most, and thinks Yaozhong is very similar to him when he was a child, the same eyebrows and eyes, the same cuteness. Since YCIS was two years old, their grandparents have spent more time together than anyone else.
Su Yan raised her head: "My father went out to fight for Yaozhong; Yaodong went on the expedition to prove that he had the ability to do it, and he was not a member of the royal family; ...... you go on the expedition?"
Yu Wenyan raised her eyebrows and hugged her tighter, "What do I think, don't you know better than me?" ”
"Uh......" He went out for her.
Because Zhu Wu said earlier that Su Yan should be matched with a great talent like Luo Siyuan and Tang Guan. Later, there were some civil servants and celebrities who had the same feelings, and over time, it became a knot in Yu Wenyan's heart, he worked hard to learn martial arts, and worked hard to be a great hero, all in order to prove to the world that he was worthy of her.
Yu Wenyan always felt that his son was young, and his father was too old, and both the old and the young asked to fight, so he had to ask for the battle of Da Liao.
Su Yan habitually drew circles on his chest, scratching his body and mind, "Yaodong begged me to come to me, thinking that when you went to the west, it was not much bigger than Yaodong, since Yaodong wanted to go, it was better for him to go." Men always have to hone one or two to grow up, and you and I are not worldly people, and we can't always keep them under our arms. ”
Yu Wenyan frowned slightly, "The crown prince has also repeatedly asked for war to go on the expedition, and the queen has spoken, if you want to go on the expedition, you have to let him marry the crown princess first." ”
Su Yan couldn't help frowning slightly when she thought of the children's marriage, "Last time, my sister-in-law picked five good girls, but Yaodong didn't even look at any of them. I heard that the queen chose a lot for the prince, but the prince never looked at it and kept silent about getting married. Both of these children, I don't know what they think. ”
The queen also selected two talented and good-looking women from the Yang clan and listed them as candidates for the crown princess, and most of the women of the other clans except the Jiang clan were engaged early, and there were also noble girls selected next to them, and Yu Wenheng couldn't see any of them. Yang Yunping asked a few questions, but he didn't say a word.
Yu Wenheng has an introverted temperament, does not smile, and has a majestic atmosphere, like today's emperor, because of his temperament, the emperor also has a lot of love, plus the birthday of the queen mother, the queen mother is also partial. Yang Yunping disdainfully said that Yu Wenheng is Yang Yunping's only son, although Yang Yunping has two princesses, but only gave birth to Yu Wenheng's son.
Yu Wenhui and their son Yaodong are completely different from Yu Wenheng's temperament, Yu Wenhui has a lively and cheerful temperament, laughing and scolding is common, the number of serious times is only a handful, and he is the most capable of coaxing women to be happy, he can coax Ling Wei and Su Yan, even Xixi and Beibei can also be coaxed by him, and they will be happy when they see him.
Yu Wenyan sighed lightly, "When you look back, you found an opportunity to probe Yaodong's tone, I see that he is not interested in someone outside." ”
"The person I like ......" Su Yan muttered, she really couldn't figure it out, Yaodong was only thirteen years old when he went down the mountain with Yu Wenheng. Yu Wenheng is only fourteen years old, where are they interested in someone? Now it has been down the mountain for a few years. It was also time to get married, but neither of these two children found a suitable girl. "I'll go back and ask."
Yaodong was worried about what Su Yan promised him, and as soon as he returned from the palace, he immediately went up to the Moon Viewing Pavilion.
So Yeon and Yo Nam teach the essentials of painting.
"Mother." He whispered.
Su Yan raised her eyes to look at him, wearing a battle robe and armor, her eyes were shining, and she looked like Jiang Shuncheng between her eyebrows and eyes, no wonder the Jiang family's brothers and nephews were a little afraid when they saw him, except for looking like Jiang Shuncheng. But there is more easy-going in his temperament, "You came back so early today?" ”
He followed the prince all day long in the imperial guard camp, and recently Su Yan heard that the fourth prince born to Concubine Duan and the sixth prince born to Concubine Liang were close to Yu Wenheng, and they were about to become Yu Wenheng's shadow, and the three of them often went in and out of the imperial guard camp. "The imperial guard camp came back as soon as it practiced, Duan Concubine Niangniang responded to the Fourth Prince's Royal Highness to go to the battlefield, Concubine Liang Niangniang also responded to His Royal Highness the Sixth Prince, and the emperor also relaxed slightly to the prince, I ...... here"
Concubine Zhang Jinjuan. After giving birth to the sixth prince Yu Wenyi, Jin was named a concubine, and the good concubine was equal to the virtuous concubine, which was located before the concubine. Because of the good concubine, she has a gentle temperament. He is a well-known loyal and virtuous person in the harem, although he is not very beautiful, but he also walks safely all the way.
The emperor spoke. As long as his parents answered, they would not object.
After all. Yaodong is So-yeon's eldest son.
Su Yan smiled slightly and said to Yaonan, "You practice first." I'll go to the side hall to talk to your eldest brother. ”
Yaonan responded, Su Yan got up and walked to the side hall, and Bai Zhu led the girl to make tea.
Su Yan's five children, regardless of whether the boy or the girl is over the age of three, will send the nurse, except for Xixi, who did not return to the Jiang family until he was four years old, and the others are almost all carried by Ling Wei. When Ling Wei was the busiest, she had to take care of three children by herself, and she was busy, but she was very busy. In those years, Su Yan took over the affairs and trivial matters of the palace, and Ling Wei was all about the children. Later, when Yaozhong was three years old, he was taken to Weizhou by the old prince, and Beibei and Yaonan gradually grew older, and Ling Wei was idle again, so she took over the affairs of Fuzhong again.
Su Yan looked at Yaodong for a while, "You tell your mother the truth, last time your eldest aunt mentioned five girls from good families to you, but you didn't look at any of them, do you have a favorite girl in your heart?" ”
"I didn't ...... No! Yaodong opened his mouth almost without thinking.
Su Yan squinted her eyes slightly, although Yaodong left home at a young age, this is her son, "Among these five girls, there are talented, virtuous and famous, and talented and beautiful, why don't you look down on any of them?" I can't guess the reason for someone other than you have someone in mind? ”
Yaodong hung his head, losing his previous confidence, "No...... There is no ......"
But looking at his appearance, saying no, is more affirmative and persistent than saying "yes", Su Yan said: "What kind of girl is it?" Can you tell me about it? ”
Yaodong didn't want to say it.
Su Yan was waiting, looking at him doting from time to time, "Your father and I are not worldly people, I think I can make you fall in love, I must be a good girl." ”
Yaodong recalled what happened after going down the mountain, he and Yu Wenheng walked very slowly all the way, although they were accompanied by guards, but they just wanted to have a good time on the road, and they were away from home for too long, and they didn't know what the situation was at home. When I was on the mountain, I listened to the uncle, uncle and brothers in the door talk a lot about Suyan.
After Yu Wenheng reached the age of six, he was introduced by Su Yan to worship under the door of the Guigu Palace to learn art, and before he started, there were already two guards who were slightly five years older than him entered the Guigu Palace, and they were secretly protecting Yu Wenheng.
Yaodong also went up the mountain to learn art at the age of six, and there were two of his guards on the same mountain.
Yu Wenheng started earlier than him, he is the nominal "senior brother", and they are the same age, but they are quite close to each other, in order to hide his identity, Yu Wenhui called him "Ling Yaodong", following the surname of his grandmother Ling Wei; Yu Wenheng is under the pseudonym "Yang Yu". In those years, the people on the mountain never doubted their identity.
When going down the mountain, passing through Chang'an, Yu Wenheng said, "Yaodong, it's better to stay here longer." ”
Yao Dongfang heard that when the emperor was young, he met Su Yan who was studying art outside Chang'an City, and the two hit it off at first sight, but they didn't know each other's identities, and they didn't know what it was.
On the third day of living in Chang'an City, a young girl suddenly broke into their lives, it was a girl surnamed Yi, smart, intelligent, and happy. Just like the sunshine, it can always infect people's hearts. When he laughs, he is like a silver bell, although he is only a teenager. But she is very bold, she dares to go through the rivers and lakes alone, and her martial arts moves are very unique.
Su Yan smiled, Yaodong didn't want to marry a wife, and so did Yu Wenheng, it seemed that she couldn't get rid of the girl surnamed Yi. She said softly, "This girl must be beautiful?" ”
Yaodong thought thoughtfully, "It's not very beautiful, it's just very interesting." ”
He lowered his head, his smile full of joy. "At this year's Shangyuan Lantern Festival, Yulang and I met her again in the Lantern Market, she was much more beautiful than then, and she still loves to laugh. That night, she won so many lanterns by herself, and we had never seen such a clever woman, as if nothing could bother her. ”
Memories are always good, and when they separated, he and Yu Wenheng were very reluctant.
He paused. Immersed in memories, "I asked her privately if she would marry me when she was older." She said she'd tell me the answer when she turned eighteen. ”
Eighteen years old, that is, there are still some days left until now.
Yaodong lowered his head and smiled stupidly: "When we are separated." We made an appointment to wait for the Shangyuan Festival when she was eighteen years old. She came to the Imperial City Lamp Market to look for us. He paused, "It's the next Shangyuan Festival." She will come back to the Imperial City. ”
Su Yan groaned: "The girl surnamed Yi ......"
There are not many people with the surname Yi in the Celestial Empire, but if you look closely, there are many of them.
"Are you going to wait until the next time you see her?"
"Yes. What you have promised cannot be changed. ”
So-yeon asked, "So, the prince also likes her?" ”
Yaodong thought for a while, Yu Wenheng was one year older than him, and now he didn't mention marrying the crown princess, now he thinks about it, he really likes Miss Yi, Miss Yi is so beautiful, her eyes are so clear and unstained, she is always so happy and comfortable, she cries when she wants to cry, she laughs when she wants to laugh, and her heart is the same.
Su Yan was also young, and at that time she was also entangled between Yu Wenyan and Yu Wenxuan, and after some trade-offs, she finally chose Yu Wenyan. "Hui'er." She rarely calls Yaodong like this, and there are a few times in Yaodong's memory, with solemnity and seriousness.
Yaodong looked at her sneeringly.
Su Yan said: "No matter who Miss Yi chooses in the end, don't embarrass her." If she chooses Yulang, you have to learn to let go, for Miss Yi, your letting go is the happiness she seeks with peace of mind. ”
Yaodong hooked his lips and smiled, "Why does my mother think that I will lose." Miss Yi often laughed at Yulang, saying that he kept a straight face all day long, as if he had borrowed 100,000 taels of silver from him and not repaid it. ”
How could he understand that sometimes deliberately scolding that person, where he really didn't like it.
A few days later, Su Yan entered the palace to meet the queen mother and queen.
During the chat, they talked about the marriage between the prince and Yaodong.
Reprimanded left and right, Su Yan told Miss Yi about it.
Yang Yunping exclaimed: "The third sister is saying...... Both of them are in love with Miss Yi? "How is this good, the emperor and Yu Wenyan fell in love with Su Yan at the same time, and now that the children are older, they actually have the same story as the previous generation.
Su Yanyun said lightly: "Since this is what they have agreed on, let them go back." There is only one girl, I believe this is the best secret between the children, and the second sister should not force the prince, but it is two years late. ”
Yang Yunping smiled bitterly: "Where am I forcing him, it is obvious that those civil and military ministers in the court are forcing the emperor." said that the prince is not young, and it is time to marry the concubine. ”
For so many years, if anyone can't say it, Yang Yunping is willing to say it to Su Yan. She knew that once she had something, So-yeon was the one who would always be on her side and would do her best to help her.
Back then, in order to enter the palace to take care of Yu Wenheng, Su Yan was so tired that her fetus was not guaranteed, and Yaodong had no younger siblings when she was five years old, Yang Yunping felt very guilty at that time, if Su Yan couldn't give birth to other children from now on, I was afraid that she would feel sorry for Su Yan for the rest of her life. Fortunately, Su Yan gave birth to a few more children later, and Yang Yunping's guilt was much lighter.
What Yang Yunping said was the truth, the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty were eyeing the prince, thinking that this was the position of the prince, and the Yang family was also an imperial family, and the power of the Yang family was not obtained because of a daughter who was the queen, but all by Yang Bingzhong's father and son fighting for their lives with a sword and a sword. If any courtier marries his daughter or sister-in-law to the prince, he will become the prince's in-law, and he can be regarded as preserving his glory and wealth.
And the one who shouted the most was the person who knew that his daughter was on the list of princesses to be selected, ostensibly for the royal family, but in fact, they fought fiercely behind their backs, and they all wanted their daughters to sit on the crown princess.
Su Yan said: "I have responded to Yaodong's request and allowed him to invite him to fight in Daliao." He studied art in the mountains for many years, just for the opportunity to show his ambitions, and let him go. ”
Yang Yunping chatted with Su Yan for a while, and felt that Su Yan's words were quite reasonable, and he also responded to the invitation of the crown prince Yu Wenheng, and couldn't help but say a few good words for Yu Wenheng in front of the emperor.
Seeing that Yang Yunping agreed, the emperor didn't say much, and the next day he agreed to allow Yu Wenheng to ask for war.
A few days later, the prince of Northern Qi was appointed deputy marshal of the expedition to Liao, worshiped Yang Yunjian as the marshal, and Yaodong as the vanguard general, and led the troops to the border of the Great Liao.
In the end, the old prince ignored everyone's opposition and secretly followed Yaodong and others to Beiguan.
It wasn't until more than a month later that Su Yan and Yu Wenyan knew that the old prince had stolen the war in Beiguan.
When Yew Chung heard about the old prince, he cried a lot about it, and Ling Wei comforted her before she calmed down.
In the sixteenth year of Tianxing, Yaodong and Yu Wenheng spent their time in the Beiguan military camp, and occasionally heard good news from the north, saying that the Celestial Empire had won another battle and severely defeated the spirit of the Great Liao people.
In these years, the Northern Qi State was rich and strong, and compared with the beginning of the emperor's accession to the throne, it showed a completely different situation. (To be continued......)