Knowing Sister Mo Ruomei, Shen Yun keenly noticed that Shen's expression suddenly faded.

In the past, Shen Yun knew how much her sister loved Chu Qianhuang's biological daughter, and she also knew that there had been some discord between their mother and daughter recently, but how could mother and daughter have an overnight feud.

Shen Yun smiled slightly, simply became a peacemaker, and took the initiative to propose: "Let Sister Huang come in." “

Shen didn't sweep his sister's face, he just smiled, which was a response.

After a while, Chu Qianhuang walked over to this side, she was wearing a fiery red vase peony pattern gown, combing a double flat bun, and wearing a nanzhu hoop, the jade and round nanzhu shone in the sun.

Her every move is so decent and calm, generous, and the demeanor of a famous lady.

Chu Qianhuang first greeted the Shen family at the top, and then greeted Shen Yun and Gu Zhiyan with a smile: "Third aunt, Qi Niang." ”

Chu Qianhuang looked as before, with a good demeanor.

In the past, Shen looked at this eldest daughter, her eyes were full of smiles, but she didn't know when she looked at her, and she only had a kind of fatigue left in her body, and she didn't want to say anything.

Shen simply picked up the teacup and drank the tea.

Shen Yun looked at the mother and daughter back and forth, feeling more and more embarrassed in her heart, and asked in a warm atmosphere, "Sister Huang, are you used to living in the palace?" Those palace people are all watching people cook, if you are wronged, just tell me and your concubine and aunt, but don't bear it. ”

Chu Qianhuang smiled, "Auntie, don't worry, Her Royal Highness the Third Princess is very good to me." ”

"Originally, I was supposed to come back tomorrow, but the third princess asked me to come back a day earlier, saying that I would stay at home for one more day."

Actually, according to Shen Yun, why did Chu Qianhuang go to the palace to be a companion, but since her niece likes it, she is not suitable for beaking.

"The rules in this palace are strict, and it's hard for you, Sister Huang." Shen Yun sighed and said, "Big sister, I see that she has lost weight, I have a good blood swallow there, I will have someone send some later." ”

Shen Yun was kind, Shen didn't sweep his sister's face, and said lightly: "Sister Huang, I haven't thanked your aunt yet." ”

The maids in the main courtyard on the side were all embarrassed: Mrs. was angry with the eldest girl before, and she refused to see her, and they were uncomfortable to watch. This time, Princess Jing came forward to be the peacemaker, and it seems that the mother and daughter can finally release their previous suspicions.

Only Mama Chen clenched her handkerchief, and remembered the scene when she saw Chu Qianhuang waiting under the porch that day.

Mama Chen felt her heart heavy, and she kept looking at Chu Qianhuang in a daze, and she didn't understand what they said later.

After lunch, Shen Yun once again proposed to take Gu Zhiyan back to the palace.

Gu Zhiyan, who was originally well-behaved and skillful, immediately made a gesture of resistance, grabbed Chu Qianchen's skirt, and was reluctant.

In this regard, Mama Rong, the nurse and the people in the main courtyard have long been surprised.

Gu Zhiyan's whole person was almost attached to Chu Qianchen, and he muttered in his mouth: "Sister, Yueyue." ”

The little black cat, who was still eating dried fish, stopped, licked the tip of her mouth and nose, gave Gu Zhiyan a look, and ate again.

Shen Yun couldn't help but glance at Chu Qianchen more, last time in Mu Guogong's Mansion was like this, her daughter hugged Chu Qianchen's waist and didn't let her go, she couldn't do anything with her daughter, so she agreed to let her come to the Hou Mansion to live.

Chu Qianchen rubbed the top of Gu Zhiyan's hair, "Good, it's time for you to go home." ”

She stuffed a pumpkin-shaped sachet for Gu Zhiyan, and the sachet was filled with spices specially prepared by her for Gu Zhiyan, on which was a black cat fluttering butterfly embroidered by Amber herself, and the flexible and elegant little black cat's four hooves were snow-white, which was clearly embroidered according to the appearance of the moon shadow.

Gu Zhiyan squeezed the sachet tightly in his hand and smiled, his eyebrows and eyes were curved like a crescent moon, and his dark pupils were filled with a happy smile.

The cute and sweet appearance of her daughter made Shen Yun's heart melt.

She saw that her daughter was reluctant to Chu Qianchen and the little black cat, so she said softly: "Qi Niang, the mother concubine promises, will I take you to see my cousin and Yueyue in two days?" ”

Gu Zhiyan compared two fingers, meaning, two days!

Shen Yun also compared two fingers with his right hand and stretched out his left hand to Gu Zhiyan.

Gu Zhiyan looked up at Chu Qianchen, Chu Qianchen gave her an encouraging smile, and she finally let go of the hand holding Chu Qianchen's skirt and held Shen Yun's hand.

Shen Yun's heart was even more excited, and he kept smiling slightly, moving gently, for fear of scaring his daughter.

Shen Wan glanced at Chu Qianchen two more times, and his gaze turned on her face, especially her beautiful and clear phoenix eyes, feeling that these eyes became more and more familiar.

Who is it like?

Chu Qianchen noticed Shen Yun's scrutinizing gaze and smiled generously.

She wasn't worried about whether Shen Yun would recognize her, and in the current situation, even if Shen Yun recognized her, she wouldn't talk much.

On the contrary, Shen looked at Shen Yun with a slightly thoughtful expression, a little worried that she would recognize Chu Qianchen as the divine doctor of Jishitang, and diverted Shen Yun's attention in a loud voice: "Third sister, since you promised Qi Niang, you can't talk without talking." ”

Shen Yun really took his eyes off Chu Qianchen's face and said with a smile: "Eldest sister, I promised Qi Niang, of course I will talk about it." ”

She didn't want Qi Niang to have a grudge with her for this little thing.

Gu Zhiyan didn't know if he understood, his eyes drooped, and he just looked at the little black cat that was eating happily.

Chu Qianchen gave Amber a look, and Amber picked up the greedy cat and said with a smile: "County Lord, the slave maid and the moon shadow will send you together." ”

So, Gu Zhiyan finally followed Shen Yun away.

Shen also sent Chu Qianchen away: "Sister Chen, you can also go back and rest." ”

Chu Qianchen stood up, blessed and retired.

Chu Qianhuang's eyes flickered, and he still sat there elegantly, his body slightly stiff.

As soon as Chu Qianchen went out, as soon as the Xiangfei curtain was lowered, she heard Shen's lukewarm voice from the other side of the curtain:

"Get on your knees."

In addition to the Shen family, there are only Chu Qianhuang and Mama Chen in the room, and these two words are definitely not said to Mama Chen.

Chu Qianchen's eyelashes, which were as long as a comb, trembled slightly, and his gaze wandered.

She only stayed for a moment, then walked on, leaving without looking back.

Inside the door curtain, Chu Qianhuang looked at Shen's cold eyes and was shocked.

She slowly got up, and then, obediently, knelt on the mirror-smooth ground.

Mama Chen's eyelids trembled, and she hurriedly retreated first, sent away all the little maids who were waiting in the hall outside, and let the eldest maid Dongmei guard the door, and then returned to the second room.

Chu Qianhuang looked at Shen with a blank expression, and there was a trace of grievance in his expression.

Shen asked straightforwardly: "On the twenty-seventh of last month, the day you last returned from the palace, did you hear what Mama Chen and I were talking about?!" ”

Shen seemed to be asking, but his expression and tone were very determined, and when he asked Chu Qianhuang "Did you hear it", it was actually more like questioning.

At this time, Mama Chen, who went back to the house, also heard it, and she naturally knew that the Shen family was just cheating on the eldest girl.

Chu Qianhuang was still confused, and shook his head, "Mother, I came back that day and talked to Ruoxiang under the porch." ”

"If you don't believe me, just call Wakaka to ask."

Chu Qianhuang raised his chin and stared at the Shen family, his expression showing a little grievance and sadness.

"Mother, what do you say to Mama Chen, you still deliberately avoid me, and now you have to doubt me......"

As she spoke, she bit her lower lip with her jade teeth, and her lips turned slightly white.

She turned her face to the side, stubborn as a rose blooming in the sun, as fierce as fire.

Shen stared at Chu Qianhuang tightly, his face expressionless.

She had already asked Mama Chen to ask the maids in the yard, whether it was Ruoxiang who was talking to Chu Qianhuang, or a few little maids who were sweeping in the yard at that time, they all said that after Chu Qianhuang entered the yard that day, he waited under the porch and did not enter the house.

The maids also knew that Shen and Mama Chen had something to say, so they didn't dare to let people in casually.

But even if Mama Chen asked again and again, there was still a thorn in Shen's heart.

This thorn had been in her heart for the past few days, and every now and then it would prick her, so that she couldn't help but think about Mei'er's words.

Even if Chu Qianhuang knelt in front of her like this now, this thorn could not be pulled out.

"Sister Huang." Shen called out in a hoarse voice.

Chu Qianhuang looked at her again, and the girl's proud face showed a trace of extremely suppressed injury.

Shen's heart was even heavier, how could she want to question her daughter like this, but what her daughter had done in the past few months was really disappointing to her.

She took a deep breath and said the decision that she had already thought out for a long time: "I will resign the position of the third princess's companion to the queen mother for you, and when your second sister gets married, you will go to Shangde Academy to attend classes." ”

What the?! Chu Qianhuang's eyes widened for a moment, almost to the extreme, and he couldn't believe his ears.

Of course, she knew what Sheung Tak College was.

The girls who will be given Shangde College do not have a good reputation, and they are often the girls who are not favored or disliked in the various houses, and those who have a flawed reputation.

Shen rubbed his eyebrows a little weakly, and said in a deep voice: "Sister Huang, it's time to break your temperament." ”

"......" Chu Qianhuang felt as if he had been stabbed again, and his eyes became bottomless.

Her lips moved, and she fell silent.

Chu Qianhuang didn't speak, and Shen didn't speak.

The mother and son looked at each other quietly, as if they were silently fighting and fighting.

There is an indescribable depression in this quiet, which makes people feel stressed and breathless.

Mama Chen was anxious in her heart, looking back and forth between the Shen family and Chu Qianhuang.

During these days, she watched the mother and daughter go against each other and drift away from each other, which was extremely uncomfortable.

Of course, she knew that the person who was more uncomfortable was the Shen family, and Chu Qianhuang's performance hurt the Shen family more than Chu Lingxiao, after all, the Shen family had high hopes for Chu Qianhuang, her biological daughter.

Mama Chen took two steps forward and walked to Chu Qianhuang's side, trying to persuade her not to be so stubborn.

Before Mama Chen opened her lips, she heard Chu Qianhuang speak first: "Okay." ”

After a pause, she continued: "Mother, I promise you that after the second sister gets married, I will not enter the palace." ”

She sighed lowly, and sincerely admitted her mistake: "Mother, I have something wrong these days. ”

"Since the death of my grandfather, I have watched the Hou Mansion gradually decline, and I think that I am the daughter of the Chu family, thinking about everything the Chu family has given, and I should do something for the family, so I want to enter the palace to read to the third princess as a companion and please the queen."

"It's me who is too utilitarian."

"I went to be a princess to read with my father, in fact, it is also my father's meaning, I see my father ...... with you"

She pursed her lips hesitantly, as if she felt that as a daughter, she should not gossip about her parents, and her expression was gloomy.

She paused again, her voice softer, "I want to please my father, I want you and my father to settle their old suspicions." ”

“……”

"I was wrong, mother."

A thousand thoughts turned into the last four words, and her eyes gradually moistened.

Mama Chen also sighed in her heart and persuaded: "Madam, the eldest girl knows that she is wrong. ”

"Mother, I will listen to you in the future." Chu Qianhuang looked at Shen without blinking.

Shen Shi looked at Chu Qianhuang who was kneeling on the ground, his gaze was fixed, and he did not waver in the slightest.

The girl in front of her is her own daughter, pregnant with a child born in October, and is a part of her.

She doted on her, taught her, raised her, watched her grow up little by little, and expected her to live a glorious life in this life, worthy of her heart, like a phoenix in the sky, spreading her wings and soaring.

She gave her daughter this name, which is her hope for a better daughter.

It wasn't until these months that she gradually realized that her daughter was not what she had thought she was......

The daughter was wrong, and she was wrong.

If you don't raise it, it's your mother's fault.

No man is born wise or learned. Shen told himself in his heart.

Although the thorn in her heart was still there, she was finally relieved: "Mama Chen, help her up." ”

Mama Chen hurriedly helped Chu Qianhuang up, she knelt for a while, her knees were a little numb, so her movements were stiff and slow.

Mama Chen was very distressed, and personally bowed down to stroke Chu Qianhuang's skirt, dusted off the dust on her head, and sat down with her.

Shen took a sip of tea and said, "It's only a few days since your second sister married His Royal Highness King Chen, so after you enter the palace this time, come back early." ”

Chu Qianhuang responded softly.

Mama Chen brought her tea, Chu Qianhuang thanked Mama Chen, and when she took the teacup, the fingers holding the saucer were slightly forced, so that the fingertips were a little white.

She lowered her eyes and took two sips of tea, and her mood gradually calmed down.

When Chu Qianhuang looked at Shen again, a faint smile tugged at the corner of his lips, "Mother, I want to go to Wanyan Courtyard to find the second sister, the third aunt and the seventh mother are here, I was so busy talking to them, I forgot to tell the second sister and the third princess that Her Royal Highness gave me some bead flowers, and specially said that she was going to give it to the second sister." ”

"Her Royal Highness the Third Princess has been very fond of her since she met her second sister once by chance in Yunting Pavilion, and she always mentioned her to me. When I went home today, she almost followed, but the queen persuaded me. ”

She had a lovely smile and a brisk voice, clearly intent on livening up the atmosphere.

Shen just said, "You go." ”

After Chu Qianhuang luggage, he retreated.

After the Xiangfei curtain fell, after a slight shaking, it stood still.

Shen looked at the Xiangfei curtain in a daze, his face had already changed, and he was no longer graceful and gentle before.

All that remained on her face was weakness and exhaustion.

The sky outside became gloomy at some point, the sun was blocked by thick clouds, and even the room was darkened, which made Shen's face more and more unsightly.

Mama Chen chuckled in her heart and asked in a low voice, "Madam, is there anything wrong with what the eldest girl said?" ”

Shen shook his head.

The explanation given by Chu Qianhuang just now was reasonable, and his attitude was also very sincere.

But because of this, Shen Shi felt disobedient and uncomfortable, which was an indescribable feeling.

Mama Chen also thought about it again and said comfortingly: "Madam, are you thinking too much?" The big girl understands that you are good for her. ”

"I hope so." Shen rubbed his eyebrows again and sighed, "Maybe I'm really not a good mother." ”

Mother and daughter are connected, she should have noticed that her daughter's temperament was wrong, a few years earlier, she could take her closely, stare at her, and break her temperament little by little, now that her daughter is almost fourteen years old, her mind is too heavy and not something she can control.

Shen's eyes looked out the window again.

The clouds in the sky seemed to be thicker, layered on top of each other, as if they were about to fall at any moment.

At this moment, Chu Qianhuang had already walked outside the courtyard.

She glanced back at the main courtyard, then continued to walk forward, as she had told the Shen family, to Wanyan Courtyard.

She didn't stay long in Wanyan Courtyard, and after handing over the box of beads and flowers given by the third princess, she took her leave.

This one in and one out doesn't even have a cup of tea.

Chu Qianchen ordered Amber to send off the guests, leaned lazily on the Taishi chair, and casually took the red gold filigree beaded bracelet from the box, and played with it casually.

Since she and Chu Qianhuang tore their faces on the way to the palace on the Wanshou Festival, Chu Qianhuang has never come to find her alone, and they have met occasionally, and they only have ordinary sisters to greet each other, and each other's well water does not interfere with river water.

She put down the bracelet, went to the inner room to change into a jasper-colored dress, and then went out with the amber.

Today is the day to go to Chenwangfu every three days for "follow-up".

That is, it is a matter of pretending, even the medicine box that Amber proposed to go to is actually empty, and the girl is only going to King Chen's mansion as a guest.

Every time the housekeeper would lead Chu Qianchen to a hall and prepare tea, pastries, melons and fruits, books, chessboards, etc., and respond to her needs, almost worshipping her as a bodhisattva.

Originally, today is no exception.

Chu Qianchen planned to drink a cup of Longjing tea and leave, but there were already people waiting for her in the hall today.

Su Mu was wearing a blue dark striped straight jacket, and he was reading a book in the hall, looking elegant and elegant.

However, no one who knows him will be deceived by his appearance, after all, he is the leader of the Wanshou Festival martial arts test, and his skills are also among the best among the military generals in Beijing.

Chu Qianchen knew him for two lives, and his experience was naturally more profound than others, and he guessed that he had nothing to do but ascend to the Three Treasures Palace.

There must be some reason why he's here.

Chu Qianchen motioned for Amber to wait under the eaves, and crossed the threshold into the hall by himself.

"Commander Su." Chu Qianchen nodded slightly at Su Mubai, which was regarded as a greeting.

"Second Miss Chu, please take a seat." Su Mubai put down the book in his hand and stretched out his hand to make an invitation.

Chu Qianchen sat down with kindness.

"This morning we received a flying pigeon from the northwest, which is a handwritten letter from the prince." As Su Mubai spoke, he observed the change in Chu Qianchen's expression, and immediately noticed that her eyes outside the veil had brightened significantly, shining like jewels.

Su Mu's white eyes flashed, and he felt that there was a play.

Before the internal affairs government was hired, Chu Qianchen did not turn his face because Han Yuchu couldn't find the prince, he felt that there was a drama in this marriage, and the original certainty of only five or six percent rose to seven or eight percent.

It is up to people to plan things, and it is up to heaven to make things happen.

"Commander Su, when will the prince come back?" Hearing Gu Jue's letter, Chu Qianchen breathed a sigh of relief, and thought: Since there is news from the prince's side, presumably the people of Lin Guoren should solve it.

Relieved, she felt that Xue Fengyan was really unreliable, the prince came to the letter in the morning, and he didn't tell her earlier!

Outside the hall, Xue Fengyan, who was lazily leaning on a branch to hide, felt the tip of his nose itch a little and sneezed.

The corners of Su Mubai's lips curled higher, and he felt that whether his prince would be lonely for the rest of his life depended on himself.

He could see that Chu Qianchen had respect for the prince but no love for men and women, so she could not hesitate to bet on her reputation for the sake of the prince.

She didn't plan to marry the prince, so she has been asking for news from the prince all these days.

However, in his opinion, Chu Qianchen cares about the prince, and the prince also cares about her.

That's enough.

It's a fitting business.

Su Mubai sighed softly and made a worried look.

Chu Qianchen's heart was put down, and he hung up again, and hurriedly asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Could it be that the war has changed? It's impossible, just Lin Guo, how can he be the opponent of the prince!

Su Mubai wanted to speak and stopped, and sighed: "The prince just repelled the Lin army, and set off from the northwest overnight, but the northwest is thousands of miles away from the capital, even if it is fast, it will take seven or eight days to reach the capital." ”

"You also know the prince's physical ......"

"Didn't Qin Xiguang stop the prince?!" Chu Qianchen frowned.

Although before leaving, she gave the prince her special pills, but the prince's body was full of holes, and he was most tired of it.

"Can he stop the prince?" Su Mubai asked rhetorically.

He took out a piece of silk paper from his sleeve and put it on the coffee table between the two, "This is a letter from the prince, the prince asked 'us' to try to postpone the wedding date by another three days, and he will rush back as soon as possible." ”

Su Mubai deliberately said "we" and included Chu Qianchen in it, so he almost said that they were on the same front.

Chu Qianchen took the letter and unfolded it quickly.

The purpose is Gu Jue's familiar handwriting, the pen is strong, and the pen is wandering.

She read the letter at a glance, and there were actually not a few words in this letter, which was probably what Su Mubai meant, and the last sentence was that after he arrived in the capital, he would personally face the saint and leave everything to him.

Leave it all to him.

Chu Qianchen stared at the last line of words, with mixed feelings.

The prince is always like this, a person carries everything on his back, and protects them under his wings, this is the case in the previous life, and it is still the same in this life.

"Are there more people staring at King Chen's Mansion on the street today?" Chu Qianchen stared at the piece of silk paper and suddenly asked.

The corners of Su Mubai's lips curled, and he said in his heart: As he expected, this second girl of Chu is really keen!

"It should be Jinyiwei's people." Su Mubai stood up, walked to the window, and looked out the window with his back to Chu Qianchen, "That day, the people from the Internal Affairs Office came to inform the wedding, but we ignored it, and from the next day, the number of people outside has doubled, and the emperor really cares about the prince's 'condition'." ”

Chu Qianchen's brows furrowed even tighter.

Since the emperor can break into the palace once, he can have a second time.

As long as the emperor did not see the prince with his own eyes, I am afraid that he would always have some doubts about whether the prince was really seriously ill, and with the emperor's suspicions, once this doubt is piled up to a certain extent, it may explode.

Chu Qianchen thought for a while, put down the silk paper, and said, "The best way is to brake quietly." ”

Su Mubai's lips curled higher, and he sighed in his heart: It seems that Chu Qianchen cares more about the prince than he thought!

Otherwise, this plan would never have gone so smoothly.

Xue Fengyan on the big tree outside the window happened to see Su Mubai's fox smile, and goosebumps suddenly appeared all over his body.

When Su Mubai turned to face Chu Qianchen, his expression had returned to normal, and his expression was solemn, "What does Second Miss Chu mean?" ”

Looking at Su Mubai's deep and wise eyes, Chu Qianchen felt that familiar feeling in his heart.

Combined, she has known Su Mubai for more than ten years.

This person is the nine-tailed old fox, who has always had a lot of eyes, and he often digs a pit and makes people jump into it.

As it is now, he dug a hole for himself.