Half an hour later, the Hou Mansion of Yong'an.

"Mrs. Qiyu, Childe is back."

Mrs. Yong'anhou, who was anxious in her heart, got up when she heard this: "What about others? Hurry up and let him come to me. ”

Before he could finish speaking, a familiar young figure appeared at the door.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou breathed a sigh of relief.

As long as Pei Zhang goes to Cheng's house, Cheng Jinrong will definitely be soft-hearted. In a few days, he will obediently return to Pei's house.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou stepped forward with a smile: "Azhang, you came back early." I thought you'd come back after dinner at Cheng's house......"

Before he finished speaking, he was startled by Pei Zhang's strangely pale handsome face: "Ah Zhang! What's wrong with you? ”

Pei Zhang didn't speak, and looked at Mrs. Yong'an Hou with a pair of eyes.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou was furious by her son's eyes, and squeezed out a smile and said softly: "Azhang, what are you doing with me like this?" When I went to Cheng's house today, did you see Jinrong? ”

Pei Zhang still didn't speak, and continued to stare at Mrs. Yong'an Hou.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou felt a sigh in her heart, and suddenly flashed a bad premonition: "What's wrong?" Could it be that you and Jinrong had a quarrel? ”

Pei Zhang exhaled the turbidity in his chest deeply, and his voice was tense: "Mother, why does Cousin Rong suddenly want to return to Cheng's house?" ”

He knows Cheng Jinrong.

Cheng Jinrong is gentle and good-natured on weekdays, almost never angry, and rarely blushes with others. Today, Cheng Jinrong is cold and resolute, very different from usual.

There must be a reason for this!

Under Pei Zhangming's gaze, Mrs. Yong'anhou's heart beat faster and pretended to be calm: "I don't know what's going on." She had been sick for two days, and no one had come to visit her. Now that I'm willing to come out to meet someone, I'm going to go back to Cheng's house with one mouth. Mrs. Cheng was also called by her. ”

No matter how much we tried to persuade her, she just wouldn't listen and insisted on leaving. We had no choice but to let her go. ”

"She's most willing to listen to you on weekdays. I specially asked someone to send you a message to ask you to go to Cheng's house to meet her. What exactly did she tell you? Why are you so angry? ”

Pei Zhang's thin lips pursed extremely tightly, and he didn't say a word about the scene that happened half an hour ago, and continued to ask: "Mother, are you hiding something from me?" ”

Mrs. Yong'an Hou was also annoyed, and her face sank suddenly: "You think I'm hiding something from you!" ”

"Over the years, you can see how I have treated Jinrong. I don't treat my own daughter as well as her. She didn't miss the Pei family's nurturing kindness to her, and she was bent on leaving. Do you want to blame me! ”

Pei Zhang: "......"

Wrong!

If it weren't for a weak heart, how could he be so impetuous, and be so angry with his two words?

It's clearly a cover-up!

What secret is my mother hiding?

Pei Zhang was suspicious in his heart, but the expression on his face softened: "I just asked casually, why should my mother be angry." Of course I know how well my mother treats my cousin. ”

Things that were taken for granted in the past, but now when you think about it, it is also strange and strange.

The Cheng family is a family of Xinglin, Cheng Fang is the deputy envoy of the Tai Hospital, and Cheng Wang is a six-grade medical officer in the border army. But these are really nothing to the Pei family, who are prominent and upstart in the capital.

Empress Pei is the younger sister of her father, Yong'an Hou, and her feelings are deep, there is no doubt about it. Aunt Pei Wanru, who has been dead for many years, is just a concubine, and she left Beijing at the age of eight and returned to her old house, and she has not seen her father for many years. Where does the deep brother-sister friendship come from?

My father had six sisters-in-law and more than ten nieces combined.

The only one who can be regarded as his own by his father is Cheng Jinrong.

Why exactly?

……

Pei Zhang's heart was clouded with a haze.

The voice of Mrs. Yong'an Hou sounded in his ears: "That's it! Jinrong is young and willful, and I can still deal with her. Zhang, don't take it to heart. If you have free time, go to Cheng's house to see her. ”

After a pause, he whispered pointedly: "In a few days, Jinrong will be in time, and it is also the age to talk about marriage." Your uncle is far away at the border, and it must be the Cheng family who takes care of her family affairs. You go to the Cheng family and get closer to the Cheng brothers. ”

The implication is self-explanatory.

When Pei Zhang heard the word marriage, Jinrong's cold and ruthless face flashed in his mind, and his heart seemed to be pierced by a sharp blade, which was painful.

He subconsciously concealed the fact that Cheng Jinrong had broken up with him, and hummed in a low voice.

Mrs. Yong'an Hou stretched her brows, and there was a smile in her eyes.

Pei Zhang saw it in his eyes, and the mystery in his heart became bigger and bigger. pretended to hesitate and whispered: "Mother, my cousin Rong and I grew up together. I don't find fault with her family background. However, I am afraid that someone in the Pei family clan will provoke trouble. ”

Pei Zhang is the eldest son of the Marquis of Yong'an, and once he gets married, he will ask for the title of son. His wife is Mrs. Hou Shizi of Yong'an. She is also the future wife of the Pei family.

When it comes to getting married, pay attention to the right person. Pei Zhang's wife should be a famous lady.

Cheng Jinrong is outstanding, but he is more than a step behind in terms of family background.

The shrewd and snobbish Mrs. Yong'an Hou replied without thinking: "Your father and I can deal with these little things, you don't need to worry." ”

Pei Zhang smiled very cooperatively, looking at the smiling eyebrows of Mrs. Yong'an Hou, for some reason, a trace of coolness swelled in his heart.

……

It's getting dark.

Yong'an Hou was in a bad mood, pushed the banquet for entertainment, and returned to the Hou Mansion.

The husband and wife hastily ate dinner, retired from the house, and sat opposite each other in the room and whispered.

“…… Master Hou, Jinrong, this girl, does she know something? Mrs. Yong'an Hou frowned, her face full of worry: "Today seems to be a different person." In case ......"

"No in case."

Under the bright candle flame, Yong'an Hou's handsome face was gloomy and cold: "The secret of the year, everything that was known has been extinguished." Now the only people who know the truth are you and me, as well as the green daisy and woad around the queen. ”

"Qing Dai Sheadan has always been by the queen's side, you and I are tight-lipped, how can Cheng Jinrong peek into the secrets of the year?"

"No way!"

Mrs. Yong'an Hou was still uneasy, and said in a low voice: "However, Jinrong's words and deeds today are very different from usual. I always felt a little uneasy in my heart. ”

"Ah Zhang went to Cheng's house today. When he came back, he refused to say anything. However, the depression in his expression could not hide from me. must have had a quarrel with Cheng Jinrong. ”

Yong'an Hou snorted: "This is not a good thing!" A yellow-haired girl can't be coaxed! ”

Mrs. Yong'an Hou couldn't help but argue for her son: "Ah Zhang is young and hot-blooded, and he has a lot of affection for Cheng Jinrong. It is inevitably affected by Cheng Jinrong. I have already told Master Hou about these. It was Hou Ye who insisted on keeping Azhang in the dark completely. ”

Yong'an Hou snorted again: "A dignified seven-foot man, his children are in love all day long, what can he do in the future." ”

Mrs. Yong'an Hou has only one son-in-law, Pei Zhang. There are three concubines in the house.

As soon as she heard this, Mrs. Yong'an Hou was full of displeasure, and glanced at Yong'an Hou: "Hou Ye only has one son-in-law, and he still hopes that Ah Zhang will have a good future." ”

The title and family business belong to her son. The concubines don't want to get involved.

Yong'an Hou was impatient with the quarrel, and said coldly: "No matter what, Ah Zhang will definitely marry Cheng Jinrong as his wife!" ”

Over the years, with the intentional connivance and acquiescence of the husband and wife, Pei Zhang and Cheng Jinrong have often seen each other, a pair of young girls and girls, and their feelings are secret.

The Pei family promised to be the wife of the son, this family business, Cheng Wang could not be.

Queen Pei in the palace had no way to refuse.

As long as Cheng Jinrong marries into the Pei family, Queen Pei will not dare or be able to make any waves, so she can only continue to be a puppet stand-in and sit in the middle palace.

When the second prince was named the prince of the East Palace, the Pei family became the prince's foreign family, with the merit of the dragon, holding power, and enjoying decades of wealth.

At that time, Empress Pei can "die of illness".

A mere Cheng Jinrong, whether he lives or dies, is also under the control of the Pei family.