As the clock ticked, it was February.

In the middle of spring, the whole Weihe Plain swept away the cold of early spring, the willows on both sides of the Weihe River are still brilliant, after a few spring rains, the mountains, rivers and mountains seem to be dyed into colorful magnificent landscape paintings.

On the sixth day of the first month of February, the Qinghe Marquis Mansion lit up lanterns and firecrackers, because the third lady Meng Wan gave birth to a daughter to the Qinghe Marquis.

This is already the fourth daughter of the Marquis of Qinghe.

Although the Marquis of Qinghe did not show any displeasure, and warmly entertained the relatives and friends who came to congratulate him and the princes and ministers in the mansion, after the news spread, the atmosphere in the whole Xianyang became extremely strange.

"Sister-in-law, what did you do to make people angry, God let you give birth to so many daughters?" After a wedding banquet, Meng Yun quietly pulled Chen Xu to a corner and asked in a low voice.

"Isn't it good to have a daughter?" Chen Xu rolled his eyes at Meng Yun depressedly, "You are not a daughter yet, and I am already four, you are only one!" ”

"This ...... This is different...... Meng Yun was anxious, "Although my concubine is indeed a daughter, but there are already two long sparrows, and the fourth princess seems to be pregnant again, maybe it will be a son this time......"

"Hey, you've changed sex, haven't you been to Huaping Palace to sleep with the princess for a long time?" Chen Xu looked his eldest brother up and down with some astonishment.

"Hehe, at this time and that time, I did snub the princess before, so I went to Wencun to compensate for it when I had nothing to do in winter, but I didn't expect to get pregnant, my father is very happy, and he is ready to recommend me to the emperor to go to the field as a county commander, I am afraid that we will not be able to meet often in the future!"

"When the prefectural order?" Chen Xu's eyes widened, he looked Meng Yun up and down three or four times, and finally nodded and said: "Although my uncle doesn't look like a county order, as long as you work hard, you will definitely be able to do a good job, and it is also an excellent opportunity for you, after three or five years, you will definitely be able to be promoted to a county government official, and it is not impossible to be transferred back to Beijing after seventeen or eighteen years to be a second- or third-grade official?" ”

"Seventeen or eighteen years? How long is it going to take? Meng Yun opened his mouth wide in a daze.

"Nonsense, the main position of county officials is to be assessed and transferred once in five years, you are now in the fifth grade of the official position, adjusted once in five years, after fifteen years, jump three levels just two grades, with my father-in-law and I to help you, as long as you do not make mistakes, there is still a lot of hope to become a second-grade officer after the age of forty......"

"Ga~" Meng Yunwei screamed and shook his head like a rattle, "I still don't want to be a county magistrate, I am almost out of strength to visit the garden at the age of forty, and I am still a fart official!" ”

"Ordinary officials are like this, now the household is under the management of Feng Xiang, the legal system is strict, now there is no special merit or the emperor's exceptional promotion no one can skip the level and transfer, the official rank is strictly in accordance with the five-year evaluation, if the uncle feels that the promotion is too slow, there is also the best way to join the army, the accumulation of military merits is much faster than being an official, a war to kill a monarch, at least can be rewarded at the fifth level, and even like the Marquis of Yinshan, it is not ......impossible to be a marquis in a war."

As soon as he heard about the war, Meng Yun's face became even darker, his handsome face was distorted like a shoehorn, and he pulled his hair vigorously and said: "Let me go back and think about this matter, when the county order is too slow, it is not good to eat, sleep and have fun when you go to war, alas~"

"Uncle is so smart, how can he spend all his thoughts on eating, drinking and having fun, this time Dawan is envoy to our country, maybe soon the news of the Western countries will come back, in the future, the war between my Daqin and the West will inevitably be unavoidable, ordinary soldiers are naturally dangerous to fight, but my uncle will operate a glider, and if it is equipped with Taiyi Shenlei, it will be easy to conquer the city!" Chen Xu patiently explained.

"Taiyi Divine Thunder?" Meng Yun's eyes lit up and then quickly dimmed, and he shook his head slightly and said: "Even if there is Taiyi Divine Thunder, but the glider is still very dangerous, flying too high is easy to have an accident, flying too low and not being able to avoid the bow and arrow, especially when landing, once it falls into the local camp, I am afraid that it will not be abused into a dog!" ”

Chen Xu thought about it and shook his head and said: "It's really more dangerous, I won't talk about these topics today, you came to give gifts and eat wine today, isn't it just to sarcastically ridicule me for giving birth to a daughter, don't forget, this is your niece!" ”

"So what, it's not like marrying a rammer to spoil it in the future!" Meng Yun pouted.

Chen Xu: ......

He decided not to speak to these ancient people who were severely patriarchal.

It's too much to talk about.

What's more, he is indeed a little troubled now.

Nima gave birth to four daughters in a row, is this God's punishment for telling the story of the seven fairies when Lao Tzu crossed over back then?

And as soon as he thought of this, Chen Xu couldn't help but make a big swing.

"Seven fairies, could it be that Lao Tzu still has to give birth to three daughters before he counts?" Turning his head to look at the many guests who were already full of wine and food and ready to leave, Chen Xu muttered and walked out.

"Master Hou, it turns out that you are here!" Chen Xu just walked to the aisle, but he might as well be grabbed by an arm enthusiastically by a hand, and when he looked up, it was Chen Ping.

"Master Hou, guests are looking for you everywhere to resign, but you are hiding here to chat with Master Meng, thank you Lord Hou for your hospitality, you are ready to go back to the house with plenty of wine and food!" Chen Ping smiled slightly drunk and gave up his hand.

"Well, there are a lot of people at the banquet today, and there are indeed a lot of slackness, you are not an outsider, just come and go, what are you looking for me, go!" Chen Xu waved his hand angrily.

"Yes, yes, quit!" Chen Ping turned around after giving up his hand, and his face instantly became a little strange.

Qinghe Villa is very lively, the luxury carriages in the courtyard are densely packed, and the carriages and horses outside the courtyard have been lined up a mile away, with the end of the wedding banquet, countless guests are in groups of three or five with drunkenness from all over the hall to leave, in the steward and housekeeper and other warm farewells to leave.

"Imperial Doctor Xu, wait!" Chen Ping came out to look for his carriage, but just happened to see Xu Fu and Fang Sheng, the two imperial doctors, who were about to wait for the carriage to leave, so he hurriedly greeted him.

"It turned out to be Secretary Chen, forgive your sins!" Xu Fu and Fang Sheng hurriedly turned around and said hello, and at the same time felt a little curious, although they knew each other, they didn't have much intersection, and they didn't know what Chen Ping was doing when he suddenly stopped them.

"Imperial Physician Xu and Imperial Physician Fang have superb medical skills, and I want to ask the two of you about something, I don't know if it's convenient?" Chen Ping bowed his hand and said.

"Secretary Chen, but it's okay to ask, if we know, we won't hide it!" Xu Fu hurriedly said.

Chen Ping looked around and found that all the people who came and went were guests and servants of the Hou Mansion, so he pointed to Xu Fu's carriage and said, "This matter is related to the Hou Ye, it is a little secret, so what about going to the Xu Taiyi car?" ”

"Okay, please!" When Xu Fu Fangsheng heard that it was related to Chen Xu, he didn't dare to be careless, so he led Chen Ping to board the carriage, and closed the doors and windows before speaking, "It's quiet here, Secretary Chen, please speak!" ”

Chen Ping's face became a little serious and said, "Ping wants to ask the two imperial doctors, is it normal for the Hou Ye Mansion to give birth to four daughters in a row?" ”

Xu Fu and Fang Sheng glanced at each other with strange expressions, and both had wry smiles on their faces.

After the news of Chen Ping's birth of a daughter spread from Meng Wan, it can be said that they have heard countless people ask them privately.

"Secretary Chen, Yin and Yang are harmonious and multiply, this is the road of humanity, which is beyond human control, not to mention that having children and daughters is related to luck, and there is a certain number in the dark, and we really can't answer it!" Xu Fu shook his head.

"Brother Xu is right, Secretary Chen don't have to worry about this, although the Marquis of Qinghe has a lot of wives and concubines, and it is indeed embarrassing to give birth to four daughters in a row, but the way of heaven is like this, there is no law at all, how can you force it to have children, maybe...... Maybe the next Qinghe Marquis is still a daughter, and it is very likely that ......"

"Brother Fang, don't talk nonsense!" Xu Fu nervously looked at the guests and servants coming and going outside the car window, and quickly interrupted Fang Sheng's words.

"Forgive sins, forgive sins, so-and-so did say the wrong thing!" Fang Sheng hurriedly stopped talking.

"We are all ordinary people, so naturally we can't interfere with having children, but what if we are immortals?" Chen Ping thought for a moment and asked.

"Why did Secretary Chen say this?" Xu Fu and Fang Sheng looked at each other, not knowing what Chen Ping meant.

"Ping is saying that Hou Ye gave birth to four daughters in a row, could it be deliberately arranged by the gods!" Chen Ping was silent for a moment before speaking.

Xu Fu and Fang Sheng's faces were even more strange, and they shook their heads together after staring at each other: "Secretary Chen himself said that we are all ordinary people, how do we know about immortals, but since we are immortals, I want to come...... I think it can be arranged......"

"Have the two imperial doctors ever heard of the legend of the Seven Fairies?" Chen Ping asked with a serious face on his face.

"Naturally, I have heard that the Qinghe Theater has also rehearsed this mythical story!" Xu Fu and Fang Sheng nodded together.

Chen Ping opened his mouth but still swallowed back the words behind him, stood up and arched his hand and said, "It's okay, today is Ping Reckless, disturb the two imperial doctors, farewell!" ”

"Hey, Secretary Chen, wait!" Fang Sheng grabbed Chen Ping and said with a strange face, "Why is Secretary Chen in a hurry to leave, are you saying that the story of the Seven Fairies is related to the daughter of Qinghe Hou?" ”

Chen Ping was silent for a long time and then nodded slightly, sat down again and whispered: "Don't hide it from the two of you, Fang Caiping went to say goodbye to Hou Ye, and listened to Hou Ye talking to himself about the Seven Fairies, and also said that he might have three more daughters......

"Really?" Xu Fu and Fang Sheng stood up in exclamation almost at the same time.

"Hou Ye's words are clear to hear, and he will definitely not be wrong, but please don't spread it to the two imperial doctors, otherwise I am afraid that Hou Ye will be unhappy!" Chen Ping nodded and said.

"So there are really gods arranging it?" Fang Sheng opened his mouth wide and stayed for a long time, then sat down and said.

"If it is someone else, it may not be possible, but everything is possible when it falls on Hou Ye, do you know where the story of the Seven Fairies comes from?" Xu Fu was stunned for a long time and slowly sat down to speak.

"I heard that the Seven Fairies told the story by Lord Hou, and now it is known to the whole world, what does Brother Xu mean by this?" Fang Sheng asked.

"At the beginning, Fu fell into the mountain bandit nest in Qinghe Town, Pheasant County, and was later rescued by Hou Ye, and then stayed in Qinghe Town for more than a year, the story of the seven fairies is told by Hou Ye after he first got the book of heaven, from the very beginning of the story of the Cowherd and the Weaver Girl to the myths and legends of today, the original ...... It turns out that Hou Ye has known for a long time......"

"What does Master Hou know?" Fang Sheng asked excitedly.

"Hou Ye has long known that he will give birth to seven daughters, and these seven daughters may be the seven fairies of the mortal world......" Xu Fu's face was dull, as if muttering to himself.

"Huh!?" Chen Ping and Fang Sheng were instantly stunned.

"I see, no wonder a certain has always felt weird, three ladies and two concubines, even gave birth to four daughters in a row, this kind of thing originally revealed a strong weirdness, when I heard the story of the Weaver Girl descending to earth, everyone thought that the machine that could weave Yunxia brocade was just a legendary story, but I didn't expect that now Qinghe Hou has made this kind of loom, could it be that all this really has its own providence in the dark, and it is all arranged by Taiyi Immortal Venerable......" Fang Sheng, who came back to his senses after a long time, grabbed Xu Fu's arm excitedly and shouted.

"Shhhh Xu Fu and Chen Ping's faces changed drastically, and Chen Ping even choked Fang Sheng's neck.

"Secretary Chen let go, if you don't make a loud noise, it's ......" Fang Sheng rolled his eyes when he was strangled, and gasped hard after breaking Chen Ping's hand.