With this explanation, Shen was actually still a little uncomfortable in his heart.

She shook her head secretly: Hey, Sister Huang'er is too rough in her work.

"Ah Zhi," Mrs. Tai's face was solemn, and she turned to Shen and said, "Aunt Jiang has also been punished, and Mama Cui is also dead, so this matter will end here." What do you see? ”

She used a questioning sentence, but the attitude was clear. The reputation of the Chu family can't be flawed for Grandma Cui to be a cheap maid, let alone affect her son's errands.

She is the lady of the house, and her words naturally have some weight.

However, Shen shook his head and said calmly: "Mother, there are no rules, there are no rules, and so are the family rules. ”

Shen has never been the kind of person who is strong in pinching the tip, and it is okay to be on the side, but in this matter, her attitude is very resolute.

What are you kidding, she was thinking about how to quarrel with Chu Lingxiao again, so as not to annoy him.

Made? How can it be!

Shen sneered in his heart, but his face remained silent, and he continued: "If the order changes, in the eyes of the emperor, we will only think that our Chu family has no rules and no rules, and the internal government is not cultivated. ”

Mrs. Tai: "......"

Mrs. Tai was like a fish in her throat, she never expected that the Shen family would refuse her.

However, it is impossible for her to put down her status as a mother-in-law to "beg" the Shen family for the sake of a concubine.

Mrs. Tai looked at Chu Qianchen who was sitting on the side again, and saw Chu Qianchen sitting elegantly with his hands on his knees, his back straight, and his whole person exuded a calm and pleasant temperament.

A touch of disgust flashed in Mrs. Tai's eyes, and she felt that Chu Qianchen was really too wooden, at this time, as a daughter, shouldn't she go and beg the Shen family to spare her mother-in-law?!

If Shen didn't agree, she would cry again, or kneel down, and sit motionless like this, what's the matter!

Although Aunt Jiang is just a concubine, she is also Chu Qianchen's mother-in-law, Chu Qianchen is getting older, in order to please her mother-in-law, she doesn't even care about her own mother-in-law?!

Useless stuff!!

"Sister Chen," the more Mrs. Tai looked at Chu Qianchen, the more she felt that this granddaughter was unpleasant, and scolded sharply, "Just now your eldest sister asked you if Aunt Jiang is okay, why didn't you go back?" ”

"Can't answer, or is it deliberately in the face of your big sister?!"

Mrs. Tai's words were obviously angry, and Chu Qianchen didn't even raise her eyebrows.

She looked at Mrs. Tai with a calm expression, and was about to speak, when Shen Shi had already taken a step forward and said, "Mother, Aunt Jiang is grounded. ”

What she meant was that she didn't let Chu Qianchen go to see Aunt Jiang.

Mrs. Tai's face stiffened again.

In just one cup of tea, she was lowered by the Shen family one after another, and her face was very bad.

The atmosphere in the room also became solemn and depressed.

"Mrs. Tai, the second lady is here."

At this moment, the sound of the report outside broke the condensed atmosphere.

Soon, everyone from the second, third and fourth rooms arrived one after another.

No matter who you are, as soon as you step into this Rongfu Hall, you feel that the atmosphere is a little stiff.

Mrs. Tai's face froze, full of unhappiness. A maid in the second room was a little slower when she saluted, and she was scolded by Mrs. Tai, so frightened that the little girl quickly knelt down and burst into tears.

At this moment, everyone didn't dare to speak casually, and the air was so oppressive that people couldn't see it.

It didn't take long for Mrs. Tai to send them all away, and many people only felt relieved.

After coming out of Rongfu Hall, Chu Qianhuang said to Chu Qianchen with an apologetic face: "Second sister, it's me who is not good, I didn't expect my grandmother to be angry with you." It's that I don't think about it enough. ”

"Sister Huang," Shen looked at his daughter's eyes with a rare sharpness, and said with a straight face, "You didn't think about it enough. ”

"What's wrong, you go back and think about it, don't go out of your yard until you figure it out."

"Mother......" A dark glint flashed in Chu Qianhuang's eyes, and the hand hidden in his sleeve shook it inadvertently.

They are still at the entrance of the courtyard of Rongfu Hall.

At this moment, there is not only Chu Qianchen behind her, but also her sisters Chu Qianwu and Chu Qianying, as the eldest daughter, it is the first time that she has been reprimanded by her mother like this in front of her sisters.

She even saw the girl in the second and third bedrooms who had not gone far away, and also looked back at her.

Chu Qianhuang felt that his face was hot.

"If you don't understand, don't come out for your grandmother's birthday." Shen said lightly.

In her opinion, her daughter has not experienced anything since she was a child, and she is still a lot worse in dealing with people, and when there was nothing to do before, she couldn't see it, but when something happened, she was frizzy and disorganized, and she wanted to do it one by one.

It's not going to go on like this.

With Chu Qianhuang's identity, she will at least marry into the prince's family as a wife in the future, and like her, she will suffer hardships in the future.

Chu Qianhuang clutched the handkerchief tightly with a pair of plain hands, and responded in a low voice: "Yes, mother." ”

A faint flush appeared on her cheeks, which were as white as the first snow, and she blushed with shame.

The thirteen-year-old girl was in the prime of her youth, her sideburns were black, and a few red ribbons hung in front of her hair, and when the wind blew, the ribbons fluttered and intertwined with the flying willow branches.

The girl's figure is graceful, like a weak willow supporting the wind.

Shen looked at his daughter and felt pity, but after all, he hardened his heart and didn't comfort her.

It doesn't matter if you make mistakes, your daughter must learn to introspect.

The Shen clan casually sent the others away, and Chu Qianhuang also returned to his Yuelu Courtyard.

The lights in her room were not extinguished all night, and it was bright all night, and she went to Shen's place the next morning without breakfast.

"Mother, I was wrong." Chu Qianhuang sat beside Shen with a low voice.

"I heard the emperor's tone from Aunt Guifei, and I should come back to tell you and grandmother, and I shouldn't make my own decisions."

"You have your ideas and considerations, I am still young, I have experienced few things, my horizons are inevitably not broad enough, and there are limitations, if I don't do it well, it will be self-defeating, and I have a good heart but I have done bad things."

Her hands were kneading a light gauze handkerchief embroidered with red lotuses, and the whole person was wilting, like a delicate flower lacking water.

"You!" Shen sighed helplessly.

"I'm so self-righteous." Chu Qianhuang's voice became lower and lower, and he pulled the handkerchief in his hand at once, and the corner of the handkerchief embroidered with red lotus was torn out with several twisted cracks.

Seeing his daughter's depressed expression, Shen's heart softened.

This daughter of hers has been bright and generous since she was a child, no matter who sees it, she has to praise a few words, even the Shen family rarely sees her daughter like this.

Shen taught her softly: "Do you think I quarreled with your father for Aunt Jiang?" ”

Chu Qianhuang's eyelashes like butterfly wings blinked, as if to say, isn't it?

Looking at her ignorant look, Shen's heart was as soft as spring water, and he said affirmatively: "No." ”

Shen thought for a while, considered his words and said: "Not long after the emperor ascended the throne, he still hasn't controlled the entire court in his hands, and our Chu family has declined since your grandfather passed away. ”

"The Chu family can't afford to toss again."

"Now the situation in the court is very complicated, your aunt is a concubine, our Chu family should be more cautious, at this time, we should not get involved."

She originally wanted to mention King Chen, but when it comes to King Chen, it is inevitable that she will have to say a lot of past events from the first emperor, which is too complicated, I am afraid that if she says it, her daughter may not be able to understand, so she deliberately changed the way her daughter can understand.

Chu Qianhuang listened carefully and nodded obediently: "Mother, I understand." ”

She also thought that the Shen family meant that Gu Nanzhao was the prince, and the Chu family had better avoid suspicion.

Her hand was still unconsciously pulling at the handkerchief, and there were more cracks in the handkerchief.

"I'll think twice about it later. When I encounter a big event, I will come to ask my mother, and I will no longer make up my own mind. Chu Qianhuang looked directly into Shen's eyes and said seriously.

Shen gently touched his daughter's jet-black green silk and fair cheeks, with a loving expression, "Didn't you sleep well last night?" Go back and rest a little longer. ”

"Mother, I'm in good spirits!" Chu Qianhuang said with a smile, and there was a look in his eyes again, "I'll go see Brother Mu." ”

Chu Qianhuang got up, and his long eyelashes covered the glow in his eyes.

She took the big girl to the back of the blue yarn cupboard, and after a while, Chu Qianhuang's brisk voice came from the side of the blue yarn cupboard: "Brother Mu, why are you still lying in bed?!" ”

Shen glanced in the direction of the blue yarn cabinet, the corners of his lips curled, but then his lips straightened again, and his eyes were a little emotional and a little embarrassed.

Mama Chen has served by Shen's side for more than 30 years, and she can see what she is thinking at a glance, and she said softly and comfortingly: "Madam, the eldest girl is still young, and she has not yet reached the end of her life, so she has to teach her slowly." ”

Shen picked up the teacup, sipped the tea slowly, and didn't say anything.

Mama Chen changed her words, and talked to Shen about Mrs. Tai's birthday with a smile: "Madam, the slave maid sees that the weather has been good these days, and Mrs. Tai's birthday banquet is also festive, and the slave and maid will let the subordinates hang up the red lanterns later......"

As Mama Chen said, five days later, April 20, was a sunny day.

Chu Qianchen got up early in the morning, because she was going to pay homage to her birthday for a while, she put on a new dress specially prepared by the Shen family, and even her hairstyle was a little more complicated than usual, Amber gave her a lily bun, and put on matching beads, earrings, collars and bracelets.

The cardamom girl was originally a young woman, and she only needed to dress up a little to look bright and moving, and she felt a sense of accomplishment when she saw amber, and she felt that her own girl was really too plain on weekdays.

The master and servant left Wanyan Courtyard together and went to the main courtyard first.

Although Mrs. Tai's birthday is not a whole birthday, and there is no banquet for guests, only her family sits together to eat a feast, but the Hou Mansion is still very cautious, and the corners and corners have been carefully arranged, and you can see red lanterns and colorful flags everywhere, which complement each other with the full court of this April, and the purple and red.

Chu Lingxiao and several brothers all deliberately asked for leave, and before the time came, the masters of the Hou Mansion gathered together, and arrived at Rongfu Hall one after another, with fragrant clothes and sideburns, and it was very lively.

After the people in each room arrived, they began to kowtow to the He family according to the order of generations, and presented the prepared congratulatory gifts, including jewelry, ink treasures, ornaments, and female red ......

After Chu Lingxiao and Shen's generation sent the congratulatory gifts, it was the turn of the juniors below, and Chu Qianhuang was the first to give her birthday gifts.

"Grandmother, these are the shoes that your granddaughter made for you."

Mrs. Tai has always liked this eldest granddaughter the most, and she was so happy that her eyes narrowed with a smile, and she said yes in a row, took the shoes in her hand and looked at them carefully, from the pattern to the embroidery, and praised it.

The grandmothers and maids next to them also joked a few words, and the atmosphere was happy.

After Chu Qianhuang finished his birthday gift, it was Chu Qianchen's turn next.

Chu Qianchen walked slowly to the futon, and at this moment, a mother-in-law came panting and said happily: "Mrs. Tai, His Royal Highness the Second Prince has come down!" ”

With these words, the atmosphere in the room immediately underwent a subtle change, and most of the people were in high spirits.

The second lady Liu immediately smiled and said: "Mother, His Royal Highness the Second Prince must have come to congratulate you on your birthday, he is really filial!" ”

Mrs. Tai loved to hear this, and said with a happy face: "Quick, invite the second prince quickly!" ”

The mother-in-law hurriedly smiled and left.

Everyone in the hall looked out of the hall, waiting for the second prince to come, but Chu Qianchen was not shocked.

Chu Qianchen congratulated his birthday in a proper manner, and presented another forehead.

Mrs. Tai was still annoyed by Chu Qianchen about the events of the day before yesterday, so she praised it lightly, and handed it to Mama Wang casually.

Chu Qianchen didn't care about it, anyway, this forehead was bought casually in the embroidery workshop, and it didn't take her much effort, but it was just used to make up the numbers.

She got up and stepped aside, and almost in the next moment, she saw a young man with a long figure and a lake blue brocade robe walking into the courtyard with the maid.

Gu Nanzhao strode towards this side, and his whole body naturally exuded an extraordinary elegance and nobility, and his gestures were compelling.

He went from far to near, with a gentle smile on the corners of his lips and under his eyes.

Chu Qianling stared at Gu Nanzhao with burning eyes, watching him gradually get closer, only his handsome face in her eyes, and everything around her seemed to be far away from her.

As soon as Gu Nanzhao entered the house, Chu Lingxiao and the others all got up to greet him, and were about to salute him, but he stopped him first: "Uncle, today I am here to celebrate my grandmother's birthday, regardless of monarchs and ministers." ”

Gu Nanzhao has visited the Hou Mansion from time to time since he was a child, and everyone in the Hou Mansion is familiar with him, so he is not restrained or polite.

Mrs. Tai's loving gaze fell on Gu Nanzhao, and she felt that this prince's grandson was really good anywhere. She smiled even more kindly, "Your Highness, you really have a heart. ”

Gu Nanzhao smiled slightly, and made a long bow to Mrs. Tai, "My grandgrand's grandmother wishes my grandmother a long life like the East China Sea!" ”

He presented a white jade Guanyin statue as a birthday gift, and also brought a pair of jade Ruyi and a century-old ginseng prepared by Concubine Chu Guifei.

Mrs. Tai's whole face was radiant, and she looked several years younger all of a sudden.

The maid hurriedly added a seat and added a Taishi chair to Gu Nanzhao beside Chu Lingxiao.

After Gu Nanzhao sat down, the birthday ceremony continued again, and it was Chu Qianling's turn next.

Chu Qianling was also like the rest of the Chu family, first knelt down and kowtowed to Mrs. Tai, and then gave her a female red made by herself.

As soon as she got up, she couldn't help but look in the direction of Gu Nanzhao, her eyes outside the veil shining.

However, Gu Nanzhao didn't look at her, he was looking at Chu Qianchen who was sitting next to Chu Qianhuang for a moment.

Today's Chu Qianchen is wearing a blue lotus-colored embroidered butterfly and orchid skirt, and her slender waist is tied with lilac-colored silk, which echoes with the lilac-colored silk flowers on her sideburns.

Gu Nanzhao's eyes brightened a little more, as bright as stars. I haven't seen him for a month, and his dust sister is even more beautiful!

Chu Qianchen, this fox! Chu Qianling was angry and angry, and her silver teeth were almost crushed behind the veil.

Her blood surged up, and her eyes were slightly dazzled, and she almost didn't fall back on the futon, but fortunately, her big maid quickly supported her.

What birthday gifts did the other people give or say in the back, Chu Qianling didn't pay attention to it at all, and Gu Nanzhao firmly occupied her mind.

She looked at Gu Nanzhao, and Gu Nanzhao looked at Chu Qianchen.

After another half an hour, all the juniors of the Chu family also gave Mrs. Tai their birthday gifts, and the maid hurriedly put away the futon.

"Grandmother," Chu Qianhuang said with a smile, "My sisters and I have also prepared a birthday gift for you." ”

She high-fived twice, and two maids waiting under the porch came in, and together they unfolded a picture scroll, which was a "Hundred Longevity Picture" overflowing with ink.

Chu Qianhuang said again: "Grandmother, this "Hundred Longevity Picture" was written by me and several younger sisters. ”

This "Hundred Longevity Map" is completed by the girls in the various rooms of the house, different people have different pen skills, and the girls do not need to take the imperial examination, and most of the people's words are just upright and beautiful.

However, Baishoutu was originally a happy picture, and Mrs. Tai didn't care about this at all, she was even more happy, and praised: "Sister Huang, you are all filial." ”

Mrs. Tai carefully looked at the "Hundred Longevity Picture" in front of her, pointed to a line of words and said, "Sister Huang'er, you wrote these 'longevity' words, right?" Your words have been refined again. ”

Mrs. Tai was quite satisfied, and felt that the eldest granddaughter entered the palace as the companion of the third princess, and it was indeed beneficial to learn from the palace master for a while.

Chu Qianhuang smiled, "Grandmother is really like a torch." ”

The implication is that Mrs. Tai guessed correctly.

A seven or eight-year-old girl in yellow said coquettishly: "Grandmother, guess which words I wrote!" ”

"Do you still have to guess?" The third lady stretched out her finger and pointed at the little girl's forehead, and said in a disgusted tone, "The ones that the dog crawled on are what you wrote!" ”

One sentence made the whole room laugh, and the atmosphere became more relaxed and lively.

Chu Yunmu also looked at the "Hundred Longevity Map" curiously, scratched his little face with his fingers in confusion, looked at Chu Qianchen and asked, "Chu ...... Ahem, second sister, didn't you write it? ”

It's strange, didn't the eldest sister just say that they all wrote?!

But when he looked at it, why didn't there be a word that looked like it was written by the second sister......

Before Chu Qianchen could speak, Gu Nanzhao had already said, "These words were written by Sister Chen." ”

He pointed to the hairpin and seal body of "Baishou Tu" with a folding fan, his handsome face was gentle and elegant, and his smile was gentle and elegant like a spring breeze.

Chu Qianchen calmly bowed his head, the corners of his lips were slightly curved, and his expression was detached.

Chu Qianling stared at Gu Nanzhao deadly, feeling that her heart hurt like thousands of needles pricking, how she wished he was smiling at her.

But......

Her eyes looked at Chu Qianchen again, the day before yesterday, the eldest sister had to speak for Chu Qianchen in front of her, saying that Chu Qianchen was not intentional, and said......

Chu Qianling only felt that his left hand wrapped in gauze was faintly painful, and his eyes flickered brightly and darkly.

The others commented on the words on the "Hundred Longevity Map", and Mrs. Tai asked Mama Wang to put away the "Hundred Longevity Map".

A housekeeper came to ask Mrs. Tai if she had moved to the theater.

There is a theater in the Hou Mansion, and today's birthday banquet for the wife specially invited the famous opera troupe Huajia class in the capital to sing.

Mrs. Tai got up with the support of the eldest girl, and said to a few grandchildren with a smile: "I know that you can't sit still, and you can't bear to watch the play, you can accompany His Royal Highness the Second Prince to play by yourself, don't be restrained." ”

"Grandmother, then let's go to the garden with my cousin for a while." Chu Qianhuang said with a smile.

These juniors are not very old, and they are really impatient to sit in the theater and watch the play. For them, it's better to go to the garden and play with pitchers, archery, wooden shooting, hammering pills, etc., which is more interesting.

Chu Yunmu was very happy, and hurriedly said: "I want to play pitcher!" ”

He grabbed Chu Qianchen's sleeve, "Second sister, let's play pitching pots." I'll tell you, I'm very good at pitching pots, and I'm ...... every shot," Chu Yunmu bragged about himself.

Chu Qianchen originally didn't want to go to the garden, but thinking that Chu Yunmu had been bored for a month in order to support his legs, and with his temperament, it was not easy, so he temporarily changed his mind again, and said in his heart: Let's play with Brother Mu for a while.

Chu Yunmu's legs were not fully raised, so he was carried to the garden on his shoulder.

In April, the garden is at its most gorgeous, with a warm spring breeze and the fragrance of flowers, as well as butterflies and birds frolicking and flying in the tops of the flowers.

The housekeepers and grandmothers of the Hou Mansion knew that the sons and girls accompanied the second prince to play in the garden, and set up a few iron kettles and some bamboo arrows for throwing pots in the open space by the small lake as quickly as possible.

Everyone played with the pitcher, the people were good at pitching, whether it was a son or a girl, most of them grew up playing pitching pots since childhood, and their skills were extraordinary.

"Whoosh!"

I saw a bamboo arrow thrown out of their hands, falling into the pot piecemeal, the crisp sound of falling the pot came and went, of course, there were occasional misses, the bamboo arrows not only fell into the air, but also fell into the small lake behind.

The crisp laughter of young people and girls wafted in the air, filling the lakeside......

Chu Yunmu was like a bird that had been released out of a cage, playing crazy.

Chu Qianchen just watched them play in the pavilion on the side, as if he was separated from them by an invisible barrier, detached from the outside.

"Sister Dust." Gu Nanzhao appeared at the entrance of the pavilion and looked at Chu Qianchen with a warm smile, full of affection.

Chu Qianchen looked indifferent, and called lukewarmly: "Cousin." ”

Gu Nanzhao felt a little uncomfortable in his heart, in the past, every time he came to the Hou Mansion, Chu Qianchen always smiled brightly and coquettishly when he looked at him, unlike today, she was extremely cold to him.

Gu Nanzhao couldn't help but think of the scene last month when Chu Qianchen personally begged her aunt to allow her not to be a concubine, and his heart tightened for a while.

He told himself: No. Sister Dust is just playing tricks with Sister Ling, and she is angry for a while, so she will say this.

Gu Nanzhao took a deep breath, calmed down, and walked to Chu Qianchen's side and sat down.

He looked at the people of the Chu family who were having fun outside the pavilion, and knew that time was running out, so he hurriedly said, "Sister Chen, you know my heart for you...... I want you to be my side concubine. ”

After a pause, he said eagerly: "I haven't opened a mansion to marry a concubine, and according to the rules, I can't set up a side concubine first." Sister Chen, you go to the house first, and when the concubine enters the door in the future, I will immediately ask for a seal for you. ”

They are cousins and sisters, and they have a deep affection for growing up together since childhood, and no matter who his concubine is in the future, it is impossible to compare the affection between them.

Gu Nanzhao stared at Chu Qianchen with burning eyes, and reached out to grab Chu Qianchen's bare hand.

Chu Qianchen got up and happened to avoid Gu Nanzhao's hand.

She lightly dropped four words: "I don't want to." ”

"Your Highness, I have no intention of you, I hope you will choose another good match."

Chu Qianchen consciously made her words clear, she blessed him detachedly, bypassed the stone table in the center of the pavilion from the other side, and walked out of the pavilion directly.

"Sister Dust!" Gu Nanzhao also got up, and his heart suddenly shrank, shrinking even tighter.

He had a feeling that Chu Qianchen seemed to be a little farther away from him.

Where did he upset his sister again?

Could it be...... Because he mentioned the concubine?

Gu Nanzhao sighed faintly in his heart. Of course, he also wanted to marry her as the main concubine, but the status of Sister Chen's sister was lower after all, she was just a concubine of the Hou Mansion, and it was impossible for her father and mother to agree to her becoming the second princess.

Chu Qianchen didn't care what Gu Nanzhao thought at all, and left directly.

If Gu Nanzhao wants to accept her as a side concubine, he must obtain the consent of his mother-in-law, and his mother-in-law knows her intentions. With her mother-in-law here, Chu Qianchen doesn't have to worry that her family affairs will be inexplicably decided.

Moreover, she has no interest in family affairs or anything.

In this life, she just wants to cure the prince, and then, like in the previous life, follow the prince across the battlefield!

Thinking of Gu Jue, Chu Qianchen's phoenix eyes were so bright that they seemed to be shining light, like the sun in the sky.

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It's not divided into chapters~ The number of words is only a lot more, what's it?