Chapter 034: The Relationship between Mother-in-law and Daughter-in-law
Zhao Pei stared at that face and was in a trance for a moment.
It was not the first time he had seen Xie Yinghua, but at this moment she was smiling, her eyebrows were gentle and heroic, but they overlapped with a certain picture in his memory, and at that moment, he almost thought he had seen that person.
When he was about to take that step, he suddenly felt that his sleeve was pulled. He turned his head angrily, but he looked at Du Pingfei's cold and unwavering expression, and his consciousness returned in an instant, and the spiritual platform was clear.
- It's like having experienced a big dream, and I'm tired all over my body.
"Is the emperor tired? Why don't we go back to the palace? Du Pingfei stood up and walked in front of him, blocking his gaze at Xie Fenghua.
She looked at the man who looked a little dazed, remembered the momentary gaffe, and the hands in her sleeves couldn't help but clench tightly.
Fang Cai, seeing the step he almost took, she actually felt nervous!
Zhao Pei didn't look up, so naturally he couldn't see the obscurity between her eyebrows. He rubbed his eyebrows, propped up the table with one hand, and slowly got up and walked to the door.
Everyone immediately knelt down to see off the emperor and queen.
But he didn't want to, Zhao Pei took a few steps forward, suddenly stopped, looked back at the couple standing side by side, his tone was heavy, but he didn't see any waves, "Thinking of the newlywed Yan'er in Dingyuan, the matter of Xie Fu will be put on hold for the time being." Let's do it in three days. ”
"Thank you, Lord Long." Yuan Minzhou and Xie Fenghua hurriedly knelt down.
And this will, like a pebble suddenly bounced into the middle of the lake, caused ripples in everyone's hearts layer after layer - is this a will, or does it mean something else?
For a while, everyone's hearts had already been tossed thousands of times.
It wasn't until the emperor and queen both left that the people watching the ceremony slowly dispersed.
Yuan Minzhou first sent someone to send Mrs. Yuan back to the Hou Mansion, and then took the rest of the Hou Mansion to send off the guests one by one, and he couldn't take care of Xie Fenghua for a while.
Xie Fenghua slowly walked up to Xie Zhengyun, looked him up and down, and saw that he was okay except for his haggard look, so he also put his mind at ease and said with a solemn face: "Second uncle, where have you been in the past two days?" ”
After two days, Xie Zhengyun felt like he had been devastated, and he was more than ten years old in the blink of an eye.
And before, in order not to spoil the fun, he insisted on holding on his spirit and smiling at others, but now that the crowd dispersed, he also showed a tired face, and sighed: "Second girl, I was confused before, so I ended up like this." Xie Fu ...... Xie Fu is afraid that I will be affected by me......"
He bowed his head slightly, and his tone was full of dejection.
In the past two days, he was detained by the emperor in the palace, and watching other court officials fight for the auxiliary canal, a trace of despair has already been born in his heart. Although Prime Minister Sun Cheng and others have always emphasized that his identity in this matter is only an executor, he knows very well that if he really wants to be guilty, he will not be able to escape.
At the beginning, the person who ordered him to build the auxiliary canal was Gong Fanchao, but this person is dead, and he is very likely to bear all the responsibility.
Thinking of this, his heart felt like he was pressing on a stone, and he was about to lose his breath.
Seeing this, Xie Fenghua couldn't help frowning, "Second uncle, things shouldn't have reached the worst step yet......
"No......" Xie Zhengyun shook his head and sighed, "This is also what I deserve." Although you have married the Marquis of Dingyuan and left the Xie Mansion, the second uncle should have advised you not to wade into this troubled water. But the other people in Xie Mansion are innocent, if you have a way, can you save them? ”
"I do my best." Xie Fenghua responded.
After speaking, Xie Zhengyun seemed to be relieved and left with the guards of the heavenly prison.
Xie Fenghua watched his back drown in the dark night, and a sense of melancholy surged in his heart.
She stood in the courtyard with her hands in her hands, and saw that the bright moon was hanging high and the red candle was burning, the red carpet was spread out on the ground, and there was still a little festive atmosphere in the courtyard. As the guests gradually left, the courtyard became deserted, especially next to the gloomy and dark dungeon, and a sense of loneliness arose spontaneously after the excitement.
After Yuan Minzhou sent all the guests away, what he saw when he came back was her back independent of the courtyard. For some reason, he suddenly felt that the back was a little special, and he couldn't help but stop and look at it a few more times, and after a moment of stunnedness, he slowly walked up and asked softly, "Now go back to the house?" ”
Now that they have become relatives, there is no possibility of staying in the prison anymore.
Xie Fenghua nodded and walked out with him.
There is already a sedan chair parked at the door, and it is a sedan chair that has never come in handy. Xie Fenghua stared at it, and then asked people to bring two horses, and he turned over on the horse neatly, looked down at Yuan Minzhou, and said, "Master Hou, it's too stuffy in the sedan chair, why don't you ride a horse and walk?" ”
"It's fine." Yuan Minzhou also got on the horse and walked side by side with her.
At this time, it was late at night, and there were no pedestrians on the road. In the distance, there was a very rhythmic sound of bangzi, like floating in the sky, and the sound of horses' hooves, indescribably peaceful and quiet.
Xie Fenghua looked at the dark road ahead, and suddenly turned his head and asked, "Does Master Hou feel wronged?" ”
Yuan Minzhou was stunned, he didn't expect her to ask such a thing, and he laughed out loud for a while, "I should ask you this, right?" But feel wronged? ”
"No, it won't." Xie Fenghua shook his head, his eyebrows and eyes were rare and gentle, and he said with a smile, "I want to thank Master Hou for helping me solve my dilemma." It's just that this will inevitably have a certain impact on Hou Ye. ”
As the so-called words are terrifying, Yuan Minzhou is in the court, and his words and deeds will be noticed by others. is now marrying her at this juncture, almost handing the handle to the other party's hands.
And the Xie Mansion behind her is not a trouble-free person, so she may not know what kind of trouble it will bring him!
Thinking about it this way, he is at a loss!
Yuan Minzhou thought about it, and then knew what she was referring to, and said indifferently: "It's not as serious as you think." It's just a name. What's more, this matter has been approved by the emperor, if someone dares to say anything to their face, isn't they questioning the holy will? ”
Xie Fenghua was stunned, and then relieved.
It seems that she is confused.
After thinking about this, she didn't get too entangled, seeing that the moonlight was very good this night, her mood became extremely relaxed, and on a whim, she started to discuss with Yuan Minzhou.
Yuan Minzhou smiled and shook his head, but he still took her tricks as he could. When passing by a banyan tree, she had the idea of teasing again, and rose from the horse, knocked down the leaves of the banyan tree, and fluttered in the middle of the horse, and the wedding dress was like fire, and the smile was like a flower, like a fairy coming to the world.
Yuan Minzhou inadvertently bumped into those bright and moving eyes, lost his mind for a moment, and his heartbeat seemed to speed up a little. He turned his face away, listening to the soft laughter in his ear, and a strange feeling slowly spread.
When she returned to the Dingyuan Marquis's Mansion, Mrs. Yuan had already rested early.
Yuan Minzhou took Xie Fenghua back to the bedroom.
The bedroom has already been decorated in advance, and it is red inside and out. Xie Fenghua turned around a few times, his eyes stayed on Yuan Minzhou for a while, but he saw him clenching his hands into fists against his lips and coughing lightly, and said a few words to her, and then walked to the soft couch prepared outside to rest.
Xie Fenghua suddenly breathed a sigh of relief, cleaned up briefly, and turned off the lights.
I don't know how long I slept, I heard the sound of opening the door in the haze, Xie Fenghua was extremely vigilant, and he also got up to check for a while, but found that Yuan Minzhou was missing from the house. She pushed open the door, only to see strings of red lanterns hanging outside, and the sky was dotted with stars.
She beckoned Zhuqiu and asked, "What time is it?" ”
"A moment. Young lady, do you want to go to sleep again? After getting married, Zhuqiu was released and came back with the people of the Hou Mansion, and also changed her name with the people of the Hou Mansion. At this moment, he was guarding the courtyard, and as soon as he saw Xie Fenghua's call, he hurriedly greeted him.
When Xie Fenghua first heard this title, he was still in a trance, and it took a while to come back to his senses and ask, "Where did Master Hou go?" ”
Zhuqiu hurriedly shook his head, "This ...... The slave doesn't know either......"
At this moment, I suddenly saw Changying walking over lightly, and when I saw her, my eyes suddenly lit up, and I ran forward and said, "Young lady, you can wake up." Hou Ye also said to let his subordinates come over and take a look, and if necessary, please go to the study! ”
"Something?" Xie Fenghua couldn't help asking.
Changying nodded hurriedly, "Something." You'll find out when you go. ”
Xie Fenghua's heart moved, and he hurriedly walked to the study.
……
At this time, the sky was still a little dark.
The red lanterns in the Hou Mansion were hung high, one by one, swaying slightly with the night breeze, adding a strong warmth and festivity to this night.
Xie Fenghua didn't stop at his feet, and he walked to the door of the study after a while. Pushing open the door, he found that in the study, Yuan Minzhou was sitting opposite a person, the person's back was slender and straight, his hair was slightly messy, his lips were tightly pursed, and his side face showed a bit of sharpness and sharpness that belonged to a teenager.
Xie Fenghua was stunned, and he couldn't even move his steps for a while.
This person is Dou Changke, who has not been seen for a long time.
He's really alive!
For a while, a bright smile bloomed on her face, she trotted in front of Dou Changke, grabbed his shoulders, looked up and down, left and right, and said excitedly: "You kid is fine!" ”
As soon as he saw her, Dou Changke's eyes suddenly widened, and he didn't react for a while.
And Yuan Minzhou was surprised by her familiar and natural attitude, his eyes turned around the two of them, and suddenly said, "You came quite fast!" As soon as Commander Dou entered Tianjing, he was brought to the Hou Mansion. Now, you can rest assured. ”
Xie Fenghua was startled, his hands quickly let go of Dou Changke's shoulders as if they were burned, and laughed dryly, as if he wanted to hide his embarrassment. She took a deep breath and said with great sincerity: "Master Hou, thank you!" ”
And Dou Changke also came back to his senses at this time, jumped up in shock, grabbed her shoulders, and shouted excitedly: "Boss! You're still alive......"
Before he finished speaking, when he glanced at the big red wedding dress on her body, he suddenly realized something, suddenly let go of his hand, took a few steps back, shook his head and said, "No, you are not the boss!" Who are you? ”
Xie Fenghua held back the bitterness in his heart, pulled the corners of his mouth and said, "My name is Xie Yinghua." ”
Dou Changke said in disbelief: "You are the eldest sister?" ”
As he spoke, he circled around Xie Fenghua for a long time before he said, "This momentum is quite similar to the boss." I heard that you asked Dingyuan Marquis to find me? ”
Xie Fenghua nodded hurriedly, but his eyes were staring at that face, as if he didn't think it was enough, "Yes." I was also thinking of trying my luck, who would have thought that you were still alive. So where are you now? ”
Yuan Minzhou stared at her and said from the side: "My people found him in Mocheng. ”
Dou Changke also nodded, "Yes." If it weren't for Lord Hou's people coming to me, I wouldn't know that so many things had happened in Tianjing. There are still people who want to splash dirty water on the boss, these people are simply not human. ”
Compared with these, Xie Fenghua is more concerned about his whereabouts these days, "At the beginning, you didn't follow my sister's side?" Why ......?"
Speaking of the past, Dou Changke's expression also became cold, and said, "You are wrong. I wasn't with my boss at the time. I took 20,000 men and horses to attack the elite division of the Xiyu Kingdom, but I didn't expect to pounce and encounter shrimp soldiers and shrimp generals. After quickly eliminating those enemies, I led my troops back, but I got the news that the boss was ambushed in the Valley of Ink Soul, and hurriedly took the soldiers and horses to the Valley of Ink Soul. As a result, a group of men and horses came out halfway to block the way, and then led us into the deep mountains and forests, and got lost. And by the time I came out with the people, the boss had already died. I felt strange in my heart, so I took it upon myself to break up the 20,000 horses into pieces and hid them in Mocheng, intending to investigate the original truth. ”
"Did you find anything?" Yuan Minzhou asked.
A hint of murderous intent appeared on Dou Changke's face, "In the battle of Ink Soul Valley back then, someone fornicated with foreign enemies and leaked the boss's deployment plan. Yes, the elite division that I was supposed to be up against ended up being a shrimp soldier and shrimp general. The elite divisions of the enemy army in the west were twice as large, and they all surrounded the Ink Soul Valley, and the 80,000 horses in the valley were almost wiped out. ”
Yuan Minzhou's face changed greatly, but he heard him say again: "This is not the most important thing. The most important thing is that the boss folded 80,000 soldiers and horses in the Valley of Ink Soul, and I still had 20,000 horses in my hands, and when I finally defended Mo City, there were not many soldiers at my disposal. And the imperial court has been slow to send troops to reinforce, otherwise the boss will not bury the bones of Mocheng. ”
Thinking of this, Dou Changke slammed his fist on the table.
And Yuan Minzhou couldn't believe it: "Impossible." The imperial court obviously sent 50,000 soldiers and horses to reinforce it, how could it not be? ”
"What's in it if I lie to you?" Dou Changke was also stubborn, and immediately refuted, "I once asked the veterans in Mocheng, and they all said that during the period when the boss was defending Mocheng, he didn't see any reinforcements from the imperial court. If there are 50,000 reinforcements, with the boss's ability, she will definitely be able to turn defeat into victory. Why did he die in battle until the last moment, defending the city of ink with his own flesh and blood? ”
Yuan Minzhou sat down in despair, as if he had thought of something, turned his head to look at Xie Fenghua, the pain in his eyes was visible at a glance, "You already knew this was the case, didn't you?" ”
"I once told Hou Ye, but Hou Ye didn't deny my speculation?" Xie Fenghua didn't look at him, but stared at the ground.
She has changed her identity, and although many things happen to her, she can't say them all. Fortunately, Dou Changke, this kid, is still alive, and he peeled these pre-death doubts in front of Yuan Minzhou for her.
Now, no one should doubt it, right?
But Yuan Minzhou couldn't say what it was like in his heart.
Although he had heard similar speculations before, there was no evidence at that time, and he also had a trace of luck in his heart. Now, Dou Changke's words naturally cannot be faked, and he will also tear apart the little luck left in his heart.
What is it that he threw his head and shed blood to defend his family and defend the country, but he was framed and killed in the military aircraft incident?
At this moment, the emotions accumulated in his chest erupted in an instant, he looked up at Dou Changke, and asked in a deep voice, "What about the 20,000 soldiers and horses under your command?" ”
"Now in Meuse." Dou Changke said in a deep voice, the young man's face was resolute, his eyes were firm, Xie Fenghua looked at him secretly, and found that he had not changed much, and his heart was slightly comforted.
Yuan Minzhou inadvertently raised his eyes, and when he saw such a calm and gentle gaze, he couldn't help but look at her a few more times, then looked away, and asked lightly: "Commander Dou, if you want to appear as a witness, are you willing?" ”
As if he understood what he was going to do, Dou Changke patted his chest and said without hesitation: "But if it's about my boss, Master Hou will just give orders." My life should have been left on the battlefield, but now that I survived, I couldn't steal my life. ”
Yuan Minzhou hurriedly thanked him, and then ordered Changying to take the person down and settle it, and left the study with Xie Fenghua.
At this time, it was dawn. There are also some swarthy skylines, slowly flooding with a piece of fish belly white, followed by white surging, turning out layers of light red, pink and other brilliant colors, welcoming the rising sun.
Xie Fenghua squinted slightly, this moment was full of soft light, and the gloom in his chest seemed to be slowly illuminated. She took a deep breath, the fragrance of plants and trees penetrated into her lungs, and she was cool and cool, and her ups and downs in the study were also swept away.
She stopped, looked at the man beside her, and hesitated, "What is Master Hou going to do?" ”
She remembered that this person once said that if Xie Fenghua really died in a conspiracy, even if it was to subvert the court and beyond, she had to find out the truth and return her innocence.
Yuan Minzhou didn't look up, his eyes stared at the ground, and only after a moment did he say, "This is not the result you guessed a long time ago?" What do you think I should do? ”
"Huh?" Xie Fenghua was a little stunned, and some couldn't keep up with his train of thought, "What does Master Hou mean?" ”
What do you mean?
Yuan Minzhou couldn't say how he felt at the moment. He could feel some irritation, but he didn't know where it was coming from.
If you can't figure it out, you don't think about it.
He took a deep breath, looked up at the colorful clouds in the sky, squinted slightly, and said, "Leave this matter to me!" Now that there are many impeachments of the Xie family in the imperial court, it also takes a moment for me to send Commander Dou to the emperor. Rest assured, though, it won't be too long. ”
His ability, Xie Fenghua is naturally trustworthy, and when he heard this, he just nodded, and said with great gratitude: "Then I will thank Master Hou first." ”
"It's all a family, what are you polite to me?" Yuan Minzhou subconsciously made a joke, but then he remembered that the person in front of him was really a family with him.
The thought of spending his life with someone suddenly gave birth to a wonderful feeling in his heart.
was about to say something, but saw Zhuqiu walking quickly, and saw the two of them hurriedly saluting, "The slave has seen Master Hou, young lady." I'm going to give tea to my wife later, do you ......?"
"Oops! I almost forgot! Xie Fenghua almost jumped up, and ran towards the bedroom like the wind.
Yuan Minzhou looked dumbfounded, couldn't help laughing, and thought silently, it seems that it is not bad to go on like this.
……
After a period of busy work, Xie Fenghua finally packed himself up and walked to the main hall with Yuan Minzhou.
Along the way, she was actually a little uneasy.
Her impression of Mrs. Yuan only stayed at the last time when Xitang was disrupted. Yuan Minzhou also has a younger brother, both brothers were raised by Mrs. Yuan, in the Liang Dynasty's law of taking men as the sky, it can be seen that Mrs. Yuan's ability is great.
And such a woman must also be a person who has been through the wind and waves for a long time, and her mind is firm, and her vision must be very broad, far from being comparable to those deep house ladies in Tianjing who are full of calculations and camps.
Whether it is in the past life or in this life, Xie Fenghua has very little experience in dealing with women, not to mention that she is such a not simple character in the first place, for a while, she was inexplicably uneasy, and when she was about to walk to the main hall, she suddenly couldn't move.
"What's wrong?" Yuan Minzhou also stopped, and when he saw her little face that was almost wrinkled, he suddenly laughed out loud and said incredulously, "You shouldn't be afraid, right?" ”
From now to now, it seems that she has never shown such a look.
But, scared?
Is it possible?
This person, but even Queen Du dares to calculate!
But how did he know that there was a kind of magical woman in this world, independent of all kinds of demons and monsters.
- That is, my mother-in-law!
When Xie Fenghua heard his words, she immediately rolled her eyes angrily, and there was a bit of depression in her tone that she didn't even notice herself, "Master Hou, there are rumors among the people that an ugly daughter-in-law will always be a little uncomfortable ......when she sees her in-laws."
Yuan Minzhou suddenly cried and laughed, "What are you afraid of?" You're not ugly! ”
Xie Fenghua was speechless for a while.
That's not the point, okay?
In the past, when she was in the border city, her soldiers also married their daughters-in-law, and the group of rabbit cubs always said in her ear that her mother-in-law saw how picky her daughter-in-law was, and she wanted to wipe her eyes when she married in the future.
At the time, she was quite scoffing.
In her opinion, the relationship between mother-in-law and daughter-in-law is the most critical factor in the harmony of a family, and it is also another lifeblood of the family. Although there are few people in the Hou Mansion and there are not as many conflicts and disputes as the family, she does not dare to take it lightly.
She is a new bride, to put it bluntly, she is also a newly married "mother", can she not have a contradiction with Yuan Minzhou's native mother?
That's obviously impossible!
Thinking of the wedding that was hastily completed in the prison yesterday, Xie Fenghua's heart suddenly jumped. If her mother-in-law was to attack her about the wedding, how would she respond?
Do you kneel down and listen to the training, or do you kneel and listen to the training?
It seems that they can't escape the end of listening to the training?
Thinking about it like this, Xie Fenghua felt that his legs were so heavy that he couldn't move!
She looked up at the sky and felt that her mother-in-law was more nervous than the first time she went to the battlefield to kill the enemy.
In a moment, she felt like her heart was about to pop out!
This life is so difficult!