Chapter 232: A Woman's Heart

The Chu family? Bianliang doesn't seem to have a famous family surnamed Chu, maybe it's not from Bianliang City, and after a long time, Queen Cao guessed in bewilderment.

Seeing that Queen Cao was silent, Cao Yaxin's heart was also a little anxious, and the reason why she allowed Cao Yuan to break her mind was because she felt that since things had come to this point, anyway, when Chu Zhen came to propose marriage, the family would know sooner or later, and naturally there was nothing to hide, and now looking at Queen Cao's appearance, it seems that she is not very satisfied.

Although the marriage is a major event, the order of the parents, and the words of the concubine, the Cao family is ostensibly in charge of Cao Tong, but everyone knows that it is Queen Cao who did not speak, otherwise where is there a place for Cao Tong to speak, if Queen Cao is against it, even if Cao Tong is willing in his heart, he will not dare to open his mouth in favor.

The bystanders were clear, Cao Yuan seemed to see something, and said softly: "Auntie, Chu Gongzi is only sixteen years old, he has already entered the rank of scholar, he can be described as a young talent, he is the same age as Xin'er, and he is in love, it is not an exaggeration to say that it is made in heaven." ”

"Chu Qian." Such an obvious reminder, how could Queen Cao not hear it, seeing Cao Yuan nodding slightly, there was no doubt in her heart, and a satisfied smile gently bloomed between her lips, during the Qionglin banquet, Chu Zhen left an unforgettable impression on her, and then thought about it carefully, she felt that what Cao Yuan said was true, among the powerful children of Bianliang City, it seemed that it was difficult to find a young man who was the same as Chu Zhen and had achieved such outstanding results.

"What does Auntie think? He should be worthy of our family. Cao Yuan said with a smile.

"Barely yes, but." But what? Cao Yaxin lowered her head, her delicate little ears seemed to stand up, and she listened carefully, a smile flashed in Queen Cao's eyes, and she continued: "But when Xin'er fell in love with him, it has reached the point of talking about marriage, why I don't know." ”

Cao Yuan chuckled and said, "Not only does my aunt not know, but even I, who is my sister, just heard about it." ”

"So, he hasn't asked someone to propose marriage yet?" Empress Cao said softly, her eyebrows frowning slightly.

"Chu Zhen has been a little busy these days, so he must not be free." Cao Yuan hurriedly said, telling Queen Cao about the role played by Chu Zhen in the Leng Qing case, as for why Cao Yuan knew so much, it was naturally Gao Shilin's credit, after all, he had been away from home for half a day, and what he had done outside, of course, he had to ask clearly, and Gao Shilin dared to hide it in the slightest.

"Well, I've also heard about it, and it can be regarded as making some contributions to the imperial court." Empress Cao nodded slightly, adding a sentence in her heart, and at the same time saving the face of the Son of Heaven, after all, the strategy of "planting widely and harvesting thinly" for the palace maids will not have a good reputation if it is spread out, fortunately, the matter has only been solved in a few days, and it has not yet spread widely.

"Since you have merit, why don't you see the reward of the official family." Cao Yaxin said softly.

The harem is not allowed to interfere in the government, although at some times, this rule will be directly ignored by the courtiers and officials, but when the Son of Heaven is alive and pro-government, it is often very binding, and it is naturally difficult for Empress Cao to answer this question.

"I know that I care about other people's future before I pass the door, Sister Xin'er is really responsible." Seeing this, Cao Yuan hurriedly laughed and said, resolving this embarrassing atmosphere, Cao Yaxin's little face blushed again, and she stomped on her lotus feet and sneered.

Empress Cao smiled, stroked Cao Yaxin, and said softly, "Xin'er, how did you meet?" ”

As for Chu Qian, she just heard about her reputation and didn't have an intuitive understanding yet, so Empress Cao naturally had to inquire carefully, or she wanted to know what kind of impression Cao Yaxin had of Chu Qian.

Crystal as snow's cheeks were slightly red, recalling the first time she saw Chu Qian, as if it was just yesterday, Cao Yaxin's clear and beautiful eyes were blurred, and she opened her mouth to narrate, of course, in her heart, Chu Zhen's image was naturally flawless, personable, elegant, knowledgeable, gentle and generous

And Cao Yuan also took the opportunity to say a few words about Gao Shilin and his impression of Chu Zhen, what is a best friend, witty and funny, a good teacher and helpful friend, anyway, as long as it is a good word, it doesn't matter whether it matches it or not, it is directly put on Chu Zhen's body.

Listening to this, Queen Cao frowned slightly, and couldn't help but say, "Xin'er, you have only met a few times, and you haven't said a few words, do you know how he feels about you?" ”

After the former queen Guo of the Son of Heaven Zhao Zhen was deposed, the courtiers agreed to welcome the eighteen-year-old Cao into the palace, and the following year was given the title of queen, and Zhao Zhen naturally couldn't talk about how deep love was, or in the harem, there was never the word love, for the benefit of the family, Queen Cao naturally would not show her true feelings.

Sometimes Empress Cao is also thinking that if she was born in an ordinary family, she may be free to choose her own married life, and it is precisely because she knows the helplessness that Queen Cao does not want her favorite niece to have the same fate as herself, so she will tell Cao Tong that if she wants to allow Cao Yaxin to be a person, she must get her consent.

Hearing Cao Yaxin's narration, Queen Cao naturally knew her affection for Chu Qian, but no matter how she sounded, it looked like Cao Yaxin was secretly in love, and they didn't respond at all.

Cao Yaxin's little face slowly turned red, and she said shyly: "That day, my father and my second uncle quietly discussed, yes, I naturally didn't want to, I ran out secretly, met him, and after knowing what was going on, he promised to come to propose marriage in a few days." ”

If Chu Zhen is here, he will definitely cry out for wrongdoing, obviously he just promised to help solve Leng Qing's matter, how did it get to Cao Yaxin's mouth, but it became to the Cao family's proposal, which has its own reasons, in Cao Yaxin's heart, the best way to solve this matter is naturally Chu Zhen to go to the family to propose marriage, so that Cao Yan's thoughts can be dispelled, and what other way is better than this.

Maybe there is some wishful thinking, but the girl's mind has always been difficult to fathom, even if Leng Qing's matter has been successfully resolved and the crisis she is facing has been lifted, Cao Yaxin directly ignored this, thinking that since Chu Zhen promised herself, it would definitely come.

"Hmph, uncle, Guangdao, without my permission, you dare to make this idea in private, and you must make them look good." Empress Cao snorted coldly, and glanced coldly at Cao Tong, who was waiting not far away, which made Cao Tong, who had been paying attention to the situation here, shudder inexplicably, and the bad feeling in her heart became more and more intense.

Secretly praying for his uncle and father, Cao Yuan smiled and said: "Auntie, since Gongzi Chu knows the news, he can make this decision, obviously he also has Xin'er in his heart, and as far as I know, when Chu Qianjin was the first, the people who came to the door to say their relatives gathered in the mansion, but they were rejected one by one. ”

Women seem to be more sensual, and always like to connect some indefinite information according to their own ideas, Cao Yuan is like this, Cao Yaxin is no exception, hearing this, the little face bloomed with a bright sweet smile, and Queen Cao is also like this, her niece has said so, how can it be fake, it seems that the kid is also sincere to Xin'er.

"He said he came to propose marriage two days ago?" Queen Cao was thoughtful, and when she saw Cao Yaxin nodding, her eyebrows frowned again, and she shook her head slightly and said: "You guys are messing around, marriage matters, how can you be so child's play, you haven't gone through Nacai, asking names, Najib, and Nazheng, how can you jump directly to the invitation date, how can this become a gift, how can it show the world." ”

As mentioned earlier, in ancient times, etiquette governed the world, and etiquette maintained the stable development of society.

At that time, she was in a hurry and didn't take it so much, and after being reminded by Queen Cao, Cao Yaxin also felt inappropriate, and hurriedly asked, "Auntie, what should I do now?" ”

"Chu Zhen is full of reading, how could he not think of this, otherwise he would have gone to the Cao family to propose marriage." After a deep groan, Empress Cao said softly: "It has been a few days since Leng Qing's matter, and I haven't seen him make any moves, obviously he also has concerns in his heart, how can he dare to do such a rash and rude thing." ”

"Then why didn't he tell me?" Cao Yaxin complained angrily, but she was inexplicably relieved in her heart and accepted Queen Cao's explanation.

"There is no order from his parents, no words from the matchmaker, and he hasn't even made a draft post, how can he tell you." Empress Cao chuckled lightly and said thoughtfully: "Besides, how can he be the master of marriage, he may want to come, but someone will stop him." ”

"What do you mean by that, Auntie?" Cao Yaxin said confusedly.

"Auntie's meaning" After all, she was one or two years older, and she knew more about the world, Cao Yuan immediately understood the meaning of Empress Cao's words, and said softly: "The elders of Prince Chu are against it? ”

"Why should they object." Cao Yaxin was anxious.

"Not necessarily against it." Glancing at Cao Yuan approvingly, Empress Cao said softly, "Maybe there is another reason." ”

Whether she felt that she couldn't climb high, didn't dare to have extravagant hopes, or didn't want to fall into the reputation of tending to be inflammatory, Queen Cao secretly thought, persuaded Cao Yaxin, who looked gloomy, and waved her hand gently, Cao Tong, who had been waiting for a long time, was overjoyed when she saw this, and hurriedly ran over, and laughed as if she was flattering, this time she was not called the queen, and called directly and intimately: "I don't know what Sister Yi commands." ”

Cao Yi is also Queen Cao, and her beautiful face showed a smile rather than a smile, and said lightly: "Cao Dudian is polite, I think I am just a little girl, how dare I have any orders." ”

"How dare I here." Cao Tong said depressedly, if it weren't for the two juniors here, in order to maintain his image, Cao Tong would probably cry.

"What is there to dare to do in Cao Dudian, by the way, there is also a Cao Du Eunuch." Cao Yi said sarcastically: "The two pillars of the Cao family, the pillars of the imperial court, I thought they were humble gentlemen, but I didn't expect that they would only secretly calculate a little girl. ”

Even Han Bin's ancestor has moved out, what can Cao Tong do, he can only listen to the training with his head down, praying in his heart that Cao Yi's voice is a little quieter, and the two juniors are just that, don't let those palace maids hear it, otherwise tomorrow will be full of rumors all over the city.