Chu Qianchen was just about to get up when he was pressed back by the Shen family.

"Sister Chen, don't go, I'll go." Shen sneered, stroked his skirt casually, and took Mama Chen out.

In the eastern room, only Chu Qianchen, Chu Yunmu and Chu Yunyi were left.

Chu Qianchen actually wanted to go to the palace quickly and discuss with Cheng Linhua how to deal with it, but now that the Shen family was running for her business, of course she couldn't sneak out of the mansion without caring about anything, so she could only stay first.

Chu Qianchen casually rubbed the teacup in his hand and thought quietly.

In Chu Yunyi's eyes, she only felt that Chu Qianchen was worried about this family business, worried that her grandmother and father would embarrass her......

Well, although Chu Qianchen is always partial to Chu Yunmu, he is also his sister, so he can barely comfort her.

"Ahem......"

Chu Yunyi put his fist to his lips and cleared his throat, and before he could organize his words, he saw Chu Yunmu beckoning to Chu Qianchen mysteriously, "Give you a good thing, open your mouth." ”

Chu Qianchen leaned towards him with kindness and opened his mouth slightly.

Chu Yunmu took out a piece of candy from his purse and stuffed it into Chu Qianchen's mouth, and said in a low voice: "This is what I asked people to quietly go to Tangji next to the school field to buy today, it is Tangji's new rose halva, fragrant and sweet." ”

"Don't tell your mother! Otherwise, I'll ignore you! ”

Chu Yunmu warned fiercely, looking at the fierce milk.

Chu Qianchen had rose halva in her mouth, and couldn't help but think of the scene when she met Chu Yunmu in Yanghezhuang last year-

"Hey, take my candy, you don't think you saw me here!"

"This sugar is very sweet, after drinking the medicine, eat another one, and your mouth will not be bitter."

The boy, who had just crawled in from the dog's hole, patted the dust on his body with one hand, and forcefully stuffed her with the other hand a bag of oiled paper, and ran away with a puff of smoke.

Just like Chu Yunmu said, that bag of sugar is very sweet and sweet.

She had never eaten such sweet sugar.

Chu Qianchen smiled and rubbed Chu Yunmu's head affectionately, "Don't worry." ”

Chu Yunmu hurriedly hid, hugged his head and said, "I've said it many times, a man's head can't be rubbed!" ”

He complained and complained, but he smiled brightly.

Looking at this pair of sisters and brothers who behaved intimately, Chu Yunyi once again had a feeling of "he is an outsider", and the roots of his teeth began to pantothenic again.

"Brother Mu," Chu Qianchen smiled and deliberately teased Chu Yunmu, "If you let me knead it, will I give you the pine nut candy I made?" ”

"What did you do?!" Chu Yunmu's eyes lit up like a lit lantern, and he said reservedly, "That'...... I'll barely let you rub it three times. ”

Chu Yunmu sat there obediently and let Chu Qianchen stroke several times.

Chu Yunyi silently looked at Chu Yunmu, who looked like a little milk dog, with disdain, and felt that he was really unprincipled and undisciplined.

There was no need for Chu Qianchen to give him another order, so Amber went back to Wanyan Courtyard to get pine nut candy by himself.

Chu Yunmu stared at the box containing sugar, Chu Qianchen personally touched one out of the box and stuffed it into his mouth, "You can only eat one a day." ”

Chu Yunmu smiled so hard that his eyes narrowed into slits, and he was not polite to Chu Qianchen at all, and he also begged for candy for his pony: "What about Xiaoyun?" ”

"Xiaoyun is also one a day." Chu Qianchen couldn't help but smile again, his heart was soft and warm.

"......" The corners of Chu Yunyi's mouth twitched, feeling that Chu Qianchen was too eccentric: even Chu Yunmu's horse had a share, but he was forgotten!

Chu Yunyi picked up the teacup angrily, not looking at Chu Qianchen, at this time, Chu Qianchen pushed the box in his direction, "Brother Yi'er, do you want to eat?" ”

To tell the truth, Chu Yunyi is so old, he has long passed the age of loving sugar, but now it is not a matter of a piece of sugar, he earns a breath.

"Yes!"

Chu Yunyi said categorically, feeling a little proud in his heart: This is what Chu Qianchen wanted to give him to eat, not what he begged for!

He took a pine nut candy into his mouth, and the corners of his mouth curled slightly. Well, it does taste good.

Chu Qianchen looked at Chu Yunyi's eyes with a little smile.

"Ma'am." With a respectful female voice, the curtain of Xiangfei was "brushed" and lifted, and the Shen family, who had walked a stick of incense, came back, and there was no joy or anger on her bright and dignified face.

Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunyi's sisters and brothers all saluted Shen, and Shen said softly: "Sister Chen, Brother Yi, you can stay and have dinner together." ”

Chu Qianchen responded, but Chu Yunyi politely refused: "Mother, when I went out to inquire about the news, I asked Yu Qi and them to go to Yunting Pavilion for dinner, and I want to ask them about the news again." ”

After a pause, he awkwardly added, "I won't tell my father." ”

Shen went with him and asked Dongmei to send him out.

After walking out of the east room, Chu Yunyi heard Shen's gentle voice sound behind the door curtain: "Sister Chen, don't worry, with me, I won't let you marry in vain......"

Chu Yunyi's footsteps paused.

Shen didn't say what happened when she went to Rongfu Hall just now, but, thinking about it, she knew that she must have broken up unhappily.

Chu Yunyi just stayed for a short time, and continued to walk out, saying in his heart: He was just because he had a soft mouth and couldn't eat Chu Qianchen's candy for nothing, so he reluctantly helped her to inquire about the news!

That's right, that's why!

Chu Yunyi strode away, staggering past the two little maids who had returned from the meal.

On this day, when Chu Qianchen accompanied Shen and Chu Yunmu to dinner, it was already dusk when he returned to Wanyan Courtyard, and the sunset in the west reflected the sky red.

Chu Qianchen asked Amber to stand guard outside the small study and entered the small study alone.

She pushed open the window facing the backyard and called softly, "Xue Fengyan." ”

As soon as the last word fell, Xue Fengyan hung upside down from the eaves, and then landed lightly on the ground.

And Chu Qianchen didn't even raise his eyebrows, as if it wasn't a big deal at all.

Xue Fengyan jumped into the small study from the window, sat down on a chair by the window unceremoniously, and poured himself a cup of warm tea. He had been waiting for Chu Qianchen for almost an afternoon.

Chu Qianchen also sat down, and there was only a wishful little square table between the two.

"Can you contact the prince, how long will it take?" Chu Qianchen asked straightforwardly.

Xue Fengyan swallowed the tea in his mouth and replied: "The flying pigeon transmission may not be able to reach the hands of the prince, if you hurry up, it will take at least seven or eight days." ”

"Then drag it out first." Chu Qianchen narrowed his eyes and said decisively.

"......" Xue Fengyan raised his sword eyebrows, and it was difficult to hide his surprise.

Because Chu Qianchen followed the Shen family into the main courtyard, he never came out, Xue Fengyan couldn't wait for anyone for a long time, so he simply went back to the palace more than an hour ago and discussed it with Cheng Linhua, and everyone felt that it was better to drag this marriage for the time being.

The most important thing now is that the news that the prince is not in Beijing must not be leaked, otherwise it will ruin the prince's affairs.

Xue Fengyan casually played with the white porcelain teacup in his hand, and looked at Chu Qianchen's eyes with a somewhat complicated look.

Originally, if the object of this decree was not Chu Qianchen, this matter could not be simpler, they would not have to be embarrassed at all, what if they directly resisted the decree, but this matter involved Chu Qianchen, so it became difficult to do.

In marriage, it is always the girl's family who suffers.

For this marriage, the emperor played Chongxi's name, the marriage has dragged on for a long time, and when the marriage is withdrawn in the future, it is Chu Qianchen's reputation that will be damaged the most.

In the future, when others mention her, the first thought will be-

She is a girl who was given by the emperor to King Chen.

They sat together for an hour with a room of stinkers, and couldn't think of a safer way. They all know that Chu Qianchen is very important to the prince, the prince's injury is too serious, they have invited countless famous doctors for the prince, and they all say that the prince will not live this year.

Only Chu Qianchen confidently said that she could save the prince, and she did have this ability.

Speaking of Chu Qianchen's amazing medical skills, even Cheng Hualin couldn't help muttering: "Although the emperor must be uneasy and kind, maybe the second girl Chu is really the prince's lucky star." ”

In this world, the doctor who can save the prince, except for Chu Qianchen, I am afraid it will be difficult to find a second one.

Cheng Hualin handed over the important task of persuading Chu Qianchen to Xue Fengyan, and Xue Fengyan could only respond head-on.

Just now, after returning from the palace, he pondered on the roof alone for a while, and he didn't think about how to speak, but he didn't expect Chu Qianchen to take the initiative to make this suggestion, which was quite unfavorable to herself.

Does she know what effect this marriage will have on her future......

Xue Fengyan stared at Chu Qianchen in a daze.

For them, the prince is naturally more important than everything, but people are not grass and trees, who can be ruthless, Xue Fengyan is also a little sorry for Chu Qianchen in his heart.

Chu Qianchen could see at a glance what Xue Fengyan was thinking, but he didn't say much, Yun Danfeng smiled lightly.

She casually pushed the box at hand towards Xue Fengyan, "Do you eat sugar?" ”

Xue Feng's hand was faster than his mouth, he took a pine nut candy to eat, and an inexplicable feeling rose in his heart: Obviously he was seven or eight years older than her, why did he feel like he was being treated as a younger brother by her?

Was it his delusion?

With this strange thought, Xue Fengyan jumped out of the window and left again, and hurriedly returned to the palace.

After Xue Fengyan left, Chu Qianchen called Amber in and asked her to give her a hand:

"Amber, you mashed this medicine."

"This flavor medicine should be baked slowly over a simmer, you can get me a stove for me......"

"And this flavor has to be steamed in wine, tomorrow you go to buy jar rice wine."

“……”

Chu Qianchen continued to prepare the medicinal materials for making big pills, and he didn't take this marriage to heart at all.

Looking at Chu Qianchen's unhurried appearance, Amber was really anxious for her girl: the day is going to fall, why doesn't the girl know to be worried!

Chu Qianchen saw that Amber didn't move, and looked at her suspiciously, "Amber? ”

Amber wanted to speak and stopped, but after all, she didn't speak, turned around and went out to help Chu Qianchen carry the stove.

Chu Qianchen was busy and had no distractions.

For her, it couldn't have been easier.

When the prince received the news, what should she do, she listened to the prince.

The most important thing for her now is to make big pills.

Except for Chu Qianchen who was not in a hurry at all, everyone in the house was worried.

After Chu Lingxiao returned to the outer study from Rongfutang, he was furious and smashed all the things in the room, and the news inevitably reached the ears of the Shen family, and the Shen family just didn't know, anyway, Chu Lingxiao smashed the things of their Chu family, and he could smash as much as he liked, even if he burned the outer study, it was his own business.

Chu Lingxiao has long been unable to affect the Shen family, and it is Chu Qianchen who worries the Shen family.

This night, she tossed and turned, and almost didn't close her eyes all night.

Early the next morning, the Shen family got up early in the morning and asked someone to pass the word that Chu Qianchen didn't have to go to Rongfutang, and then he hurriedly went out and went back to his parents' house.

The fifth watch of the Shen family hurriedly went out, there was no one on the street, the carriage galloped all the way, and she arrived at the Guogong Mansion in front of Mu Guogong.

At the beginning of the day, the sky was white and the sky was bright.

Mr. and Mrs. Mu Guogong had just finished breakfast, and Mrs. Mu Guogong looked at her daughter in surprise and asked, "Ah Zhi, why are you here?" ”

"Because of the marriage?" Mu Guogong guessed a little about his daughter's intention.

Shen nodded, and looked at her father, she didn't go around in circles, and said bluntly: "Father, do you know what the emperor is thinking?" Is there room for this marriage to turn around? ”

Although Mu Guogong was not in the school yesterday, his news was far better than that of the Shen family and Chu Yunyi, and he knew very well about the emperor's taking people to the Chenwang Mansion and the subsequent marriage.

"What kindness can the emperor have towards King Chen?" Mu Guogong said with a little mockery in his eyes, slowly brushing his beard, "Yesterday, I went to King Chen's Mansion for the marriage decree, but there has been no movement in King Chen's Mansion so far, it seems that King Chen is indeed seriously ill." ”

"The emperor is in the name of Chongxi, most likely because he wants to get a concubine to humiliate King Chen."

"The emperor should have planned yesterday's incident, and he will perform such a play in a hurry, I'm afraid he won't change his mind easily."

At the very least, the weight of the Yongding Marquis Mansion was not enough to make the emperor change his mind.

Mu Guogong's expression gradually became solemn, and most of the courtiers, including him, actually saw that all this yesterday was a game that the emperor had been planning for a long time.

What they are worried about is whether King Chen can survive in the end, and King Chen's life and death will inevitably affect the entire Great Qi.

"......" Shen's brows furrowed tightly, and he clenched the handkerchief tightly with his bare hands.

She couldn't sleep last night, she thought about it over and over again, and knew that it would be difficult for the emperor to take back her fate, but at this moment, when she heard her father say this, she still poured a bucket of cold water on her head.

Duchess Mu Guo next to her saw her daughter's worries, and asked with some curiosity: "Ah Zhi, I remember that girl was from the aunt surnamed Jiang, right?" Why do you care so much about her? ”

Duchess Mu Guo wondered how the eldest daughter cared so much about a concubine.

Shen Shi Zhengse said: "Mother, Sister Chen is a very well-behaved and caring child, and she also saved Brother Mu'er's life. ”

Shen quickly told Chu Qianchen how she saved Chu Yunmu, including how she healed Chu Yunmu's broken leg.

Mu Guogong and Mrs. Mu Guogong glanced at each other, both slightly moved, they didn't expect so many things to happen in the past few months, and the eldest daughter didn't tell them at all.

Duchess Mu felt sorry for her daughter, and her heart was a little sour: Hey, her eldest daughter is strong.

Shen Shi froze, looked at Mu Guogong and said solemnly: "Father, even if Sister Chen'er really wants to marry into the Chenwang Mansion, she can't be so nameless." The decree of God made her marry the day after tomorrow, this ...... This is child's play! ”

"Father, is there a way to persuade the emperor, at least to give enough wedding ceremonies, so as not to make this child's future road difficult."

Shen said with a long sigh.

That holy decree asked Chu Qianchen to marry in three days, or Chongxi, this is simply stepping on human dignity on the ground and treating Chu Qianchen as a concubine.

But if it is after three books and six ceremonies, even if Chu Qianchen is married, it will be a dignified prince and princess.

Even if King Chen really can't stand it, then Chu Qianchen is the princess of Chen, and with the royal family here, even the emperor can't just remove her from the jade.

What's more, their emperor has always wanted to be faced, otherwise why would he go to great lengths to act in such a drama for the sake of a marriage!

Mu Guogong nodded and responded.

Even if it was for Chu Qianchen to save his grandson's life, this love had to be returned.

As for whether it can be done or not, then we can only do our best and obey the destiny of heaven.

It was about the same time, Mu Guogong got up and was about to go out, he was about to go outside, he thought of something, and asked: "Ah Zhi, do you know how the emperor chose the concubine under your knees?" ”

Shen Shi was also puzzled by this matter, shook his head and said, "Father, I don't know. ”

"Last month, the concubine Niangniang once asked me to take Sister Chen into the palace once, and when Sister Chen and Sister Huang followed the second prince to the imperial garden for a walk, they saw the emperor, and that was it."

"I asked Sister Chen, she and the emperor didn't talk at all, but Daoist Xuanjing was also there at that time, and gave her and Sister Huang a string of flowing beads."

The Shen family can only temporarily blame Chu Qianchen for his bad luck, maybe the emperor had this plan at that time, and it happened that Chu Qianchen fell into the emperor's eyes that day.

Mu Guogong didn't say anything more, and hurried to the court.

Shen didn't go back at all, stayed at his parents' house and waited for news.

Duchess Mu quietly made a look, and her personal mother understood what she meant, and silently dismissed the other subordinates, giving their mother and daughter space to speak considerately.

Duchess Mu Guo considered her words and asked cautiously, "Ah Zhi, have you been having a bad time with your son-in-law recently?" ”

Shen's lips pursed slightly, nodded, and acknowledged.

Duchess Mu Guo sighed and said with some embarrassment: "This family affair is wronged by you." ”

Back then, Duchess Mu Guo did not approve of this marriage, but the Shen family owed the old marquis a life, and the old marquis personally came to marry the eldest daughter for the eldest son, and the sincerity and etiquette were sufficient.

In order not to embarrass her parents, the eldest daughter took the initiative to accept the marriage.

Duchess Mu also knew that her eldest daughter had not lived happily in the past ten years after marriage, and her heart was pinned on a pair of children.

Fortunately, Sister Huang and Brother Mu are both promising.

Duchess Mu Guo's eyes flashed slightly, and she hesitated and said: "Ah Zhi, although you like this concubine, you can't ignore Sister Huang'er, Sister Huang is your biological daughter." Besides......"

"This Sister Chen was born to that Aunt Jiang."

"She wasn't born to you, so how can you expect her to be completely of the same mind as you."

Duchess Mu Guo was also afraid that one day Chu Qianchen would stab the Shen family for the sake of her biological mother. After all, it is indispensable to guard against people.

"......" Shen's eyes widened slightly, and his mother's voice seemed to be close and far, as if separated by a membrane.

Her heart was bright, and she clearly realized one thing in her heart: it was Sister Huang who said it.

It was Sister Huang who came to the Guogong Mansion, and she also mentioned Sister Chen to her mother, and used the way she once treated Chu Qianling to sue Sister Chen'er "moisturizing things silently", which affected her mother's perception of Sister Chen.

Shen only felt a slight chill spread rapidly throughout his body.

She has been cold to Sister Huang for so long, and it still seems that it has no effect.

Sister Huang still doesn't feel that she is wrong, she is still getting worse.

For this daughter, Shen was even more disappointed, weak, and his eyes were full of unspeakable sadness.

Duchess Mu Guo felt that her daughter's mood was a little wrong, and called softly: "Ah Zhi? ”

Shen Shi took a deep breath and cheered up, she didn't mention Chu Qianhuang, and directly changed the topic: "Mother, although Sister Chen'er was born to Aunt Jiang, she fell in love with me and Brother Mu. Mu Ge'er also likes his second sister very much. ”

The more the Shen family praised Chu Qianchen, the more Duchess Mu Guo felt that the Shen family was coaxed by Chu Qianchen and felt that Chu Qianchen was speculative.

After all, the Shen family is her mother-in-law, and Chu Yunmu is the future son of the Marquis of Yongding, for Chu Qianchen, it can be said that it is beneficial and harmless to please the Shen family and Chu Yunmu.

"Ah Zhi ......"

Duchess Mu was about to talk to Shen in detail, but Shen had already cut off her words first: "Mother, I am also very bored in the Hou Mansion on weekdays, and it is good to have Sister Chen's child to talk to me." ”

After seeing people's hearts for a long time, Mama Chen really felt that Chu Qianchen was sincere to his wife and the fourth young master, and even did not hesitate to contradict the Hou Ye.

Mama Chen saw the opportunity to interject and said: "The slave maid looks at the second girl is indeed a good one, acting generously, neither humble nor arrogant, and Aunt Jiang's temperament is very different. ”

"Sometimes, the slave maid feels that the second girl looks a little like the young lady in a trance, and when the phoenix eyes look back, they are very similar."

Mama Chen is the bride of the Shen family, and she is the old man of the Mu Guo Mansion, and these words come out of her mouth, naturally there is a certain weight.

Duchess Mu Guo was diverted and asked, "I remember that she is as old as Sister Huang, and she is only thirteen years old, right?" ”

"It's thirteen." Mama Chen said, "Although the second girl is young, her temperament is very calm and downright, even yesterday the emperor decreed that she should be happy for His Royal Highness King Chen, and the second girl is not impatient, and she has not shown her timidity in the face of Hou Ye's anger, and she has always comforted Mrs. ”

Mama Chen really admires Chu Qianchen, if it is an ordinary girl's family, and she suddenly suffers such a catastrophe, she is afraid that she will cry and cry a long time ago, and she will be messed up, that is, Chu Qianchen is calm and calm, and she can still throw the holy decree to the fourth young master to play.

"She's not afraid?" Duchess Mu asked casually.

"She, she will live the same life when the sky falls." Shen sighed, and remembered that Chu Qianchen said that she didn't plan to get married, and felt worried: If a girl's family can be pampered and grow up, why should she be so strong!

Sister Chen'er doesn't know how many times she has grown into the current tough and willow-like appearance in how many times she has been frustrated.

Duchess Mu took another sip of tea, and said in a subtle tone: "I haven't seen you praise her so much before. ”

Shen smiled silently.

Duchess Mu sighed secretly in her heart, she knew that her daughter was not stupid, and she should mention it.

Since my daughter likes that girl, let her go.

Anyway, Chu Qianchen is just a concubine, no different from a pleasing maid, just coax her daughter to be happy...... Besides, she's going to get married soon, anyway.

Duchess Mu didn't persuade Shen anymore, and said according to her wishes: "Next time, you bring her to show me." ”

Shen Shi replied: "Sister Chen is a good child, mother, you will definitely like her." ”

Duchess Mu Guo was noncommittal and changed the topic: "Ah Zhi, it's rare for you to come, don't be in a hurry to leave, stay and have lunch with me, I'll let the kitchen cook some dishes you like." ”

Shen originally planned to do so, so he responded with a smile, reported a series of dish names, and asked, "Is the chef in the kitchen still from Wang Anren's family?" ”

"It's still her, and now she's in charge of the kitchen with her daughter-in-law." Duchess Mu Guo smiled and gossiped with her daughter.

The atmosphere is good, warm and happy.

Until the beginning of the year, the maid trotted to him: "Mrs. Tai, Grandpa Guo is back, listening to Chang Sui, Grandpa Guo accidentally broke his foot." ”

The mother and daughter were suddenly silent and looked at each other, and Duchess Mu Guo hurriedly ordered: "Quick, go and ask for a doctor." ”

After a while, Mu Guogong was carried to the main courtyard by someone, and with him was a blue-robed man in his thirties, with a slender and straight figure, a handsome face, and a pair of eyes that were bright.

"Cousin," Shen looked at the visitor with a slight surprise and smiled, "Have you returned to Beijing?" ”

"Just arrived yesterday." The man smiled slightly, and the smile softened his already tough features.

He just stood there so casually, like a pine, with a tenacity in the silence.