Chapter 242: A Helping Hand
Yuwen Jinghuai glanced at Chu Yue'an silently, frowned and said, "You still don't regard this king as your own, do you?" ”
Chu Yue'an laughed at himself: "You are the prince, the heavens are noble, I don't dare to be so arrogant." It's not too early at this time, I should go back, otherwise I'm afraid that others will be suspicious. ”
Yuwen Jinghuai took Chu Yue'an's wrist, looked into her eyes, and said in a deep voice: "You trust me?" ”
He didn't call himself "this king", but "me", staring deeply into Chu Yue'an's eyes, so that Chu Yue'an found for a moment that there seemed to be a piece of sincerity hidden in his eyes, however, for Chu Yue'an, the more sincere it is, the more troublesome it is, no matter what, it is categorically impossible for the two.
"Your Highness doesn't have to be like this." Chu Yue'an said lightly, "I think I seem to have made it clear enough with His Highness, it is impossible between me and His Highness, in this case, I will not take advantage of His Highness's sincerity, and my affairs in the future have nothing to do with His Highness, and His Highness doesn't have to worry about it anymore." ”
Yuwen Jinghuai picked the green tendons on his forehead: "Chu Yue'an, why are you so ignorant of good people's hearts?" ”
Chu Yue'an said helplessly: "I'm such a heartless person, it's better for Your Highness to recognize it as soon as possible, I have to go, Your Highness take care of yourself." ”
didn't pay attention to Yuwen Jinghuai anymore, Chu Yuean quietly returned to the place where she watched the play, except for Lu Youming, no one knew that she had left.
Lu Youming asked in a low voice, "What did the second cousin do?" ”
"Izuku." Chu Yuean said lightly, "It's okay." ”
Although Lu Youming didn't believe Chu Yue'an's words, he still didn't ask any further.
The drama sang badly, that is, at ten o'clock for dinner, everyone moved to the front hall to eat, this time there were many distinguished people among the people who came, Su Jiayu never had a table with Princess Zhao and them, and ate with several young ladies of the same age at another table.
Unlike those women who need Chu Yue'an to adjust their bodies, these young ladies who have not left the cabinet are afraid of the reputation of Miss Chu's family, and they are quite uncomfortable at the same table with her, and try not to talk to Chu Yue'an and Lu Youming.
Chu Yue'an felt that it didn't matter, Lu Youming was isolated by the other ladies at this table, and felt a little uncomfortable.
After the dinner, the birthday was over, and everyone said goodbye to Princess Zhao and went back to their respective mansions.
On the way back, Lu Youming sighed a little emotionally: "When I was in Jiangnan before, I was really a frog at the bottom of the well, and today I participated in Princess Zhao's birthday banquet, and I realized that there are so many noble girls in Beijing, and they are all so good." ”
She smiled self-deprecatingly: "I'm not afraid of my second cousin's jokes, I always felt that with my own identity and appearance, the men in this world were chosen by me, and now I see how ignorant I was before." ”
Chu Yue'an smiled lightly: "Everyone has their own strengths, you don't need to be arrogant, isn't your marriage with the Marquis of Zhongyi a certainty right now?" The Marquis of Zhongyi Mansion is very satisfied with you! ”
Speaking of marriage, Lu Youming was not happy at all, she dared to ask, "Does the second cousin really dislike King Chu?" ”
Chu Yue'an knew the little girl's thoughts, and said: "King Chu's temper is unpredictable, he hides deeply, this person is definitely not what you see." Moreover, the situation in the Chu Palace's Mansion is too complicated, there are countless dancing girls and maids in the Chu Palace, and there is an old lady who said that she was a Buddha but never showed up. Although the Zhongyi Marquis Mansion is also a big family, the affairs of the back house are indispensable, but there is still a Ninghou Mansion behind you, and it is not so difficult for you to deal with it. ”
Lu Youming sighed deeply and laughed at himself: "Second cousin doesn't need to persuade me, I know that I don't have this blessing to enter the Chu Palace, it was originally just my wishful thinking." ”
On the other hand, after the guests left, Princess Zhao went to greet King Zhao and asked with a smile: "Your Highness has a special opinion of Miss Chu Er today, has Your Highness's friendship touched her heart?" ”
In fact, Princess Zhao doesn't care very much about her husband seeing Miss Chu Er alone, this Miss Chu Er is a temperamental person, since she was able to refuse the concubine's marriage for the first time, then she will not agree to the prince this time.
However, she has some hope in her heart that the second miss can marry her, at the moment Jiang Meihua's limelight is too strong, and the prince already has the idea of raising her as a side concubine, if Miss Chu Er can marry to distract the prince's attention and ask the two of them to fight, she will also end up with ease.
Although King Zhao was rejected by Chu Yue'an again, his face was not obviously disappointed or angry, but a little more playful, he still trusted his wife very much, thought for a while, and said: "This Second Miss Chu is an interesting person!" She didn't promise this king, but she surrendered to this king! ”
"What do you mean by that?" Princess Zhao asked with interest.
"Miss Chu Er told this king something, his brother Chu Qinghua's death may be related to Sun Liangpeng, and she wants to avenge her brother." King Zhao said.
Princess Zhao frowned slightly: "Sun Liangpeng is the nephew of the Queen Mother, if she wants to take revenge, she will inevitably offend the Queen Mother, so she wants His Royal Highness as a backer?" That makes sense, but is her word credible? ”
"This matter needs to be investigated again." King Zhao said, "If this matter is true, we can help Chu Yue'an, let him go out Sun Liangpeng, and cut off one of the empress dowagers' arms." ”
After returning to the Hou Mansion, Chu Li took Lu Youming back and asked about the details of the banquet, but he just concealed Chu Yue'an's departure halfway, afraid that his mother would be open-mouthed and make arrangements everywhere.
Chu Li was also a frequent visitor to these banquets when he was a teenager, and he was not interested in the scene of the banquet, but just asked his daughter if she had left a good impression on those noble ladies, Lu Youming answered truthfully, which made Chu Li's heart feel a lot more steady: "Our trip to the capital is the right one, and now we are only verbally married to the Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion, and only when the Marquis of Zhongyi's Mansion makes a letter of appointment, can I really settle down in my heart, and then I can leave the capital with confidence." After I leave, you will live here and learn for a long time, your grandmother loves you, and no one dares to wronged you. ”
As soon as Chu Yue'an came back, she was invited by Chu Yueyun, Aunt Xiang's stomach was a little uncomfortable, it turned out that Chu Li didn't know how to make trouble again today, it was too hot, and she wanted someone to prepare ice cubes for her to cool down, and the tea she hated to drink was the Longjing of the old year, she looked down on her, and wanted to plant some bamboo in the place where she lived, but the people couldn't cope with it, so she had to invite Aunt Xiang to come, after her toss, Aunt Xiang finally appeased her, and after coming back, her stomach was faintly uncomfortable, for fear of causing unnecessary trouble, She didn't ask Chu Yueyun to ask for a doctor.
It's just that Chu Yueyun couldn't wait, so as soon as the second sister came back, she pulled her over.
Aunt Xiang is now eight months pregnant, and this is the time to be careful, Chu Yuean took the pulse and said: "There is some fetal gas, but it is not serious, I will prescribe a pair of fetal pills, and it will get better after taking it." In addition, Aunt Xiang, your body is already weak, and you will give birth in two months, so don't work hard now, the most important thing is to have a good baby. ”
Aunt Xiang frowned: "Then what's the matter, Second Miss, your birthday is coming soon, this time I will naturally be the family, so I will definitely not be able to wronged you, how can this birthday banquet be beautiful." ”
Chu Yueyun said with a smile: "We all remember the second sister's birthday, if the mother is at ease, leave this matter to her daughter and Yuexi, and promise that the second sister will not be wronged." ”
"This ......" Aunt Xiang has always wanted to repay Chu Yue'an's kindness, so she wanted to make her birthday lively in person, and she was ...... at this time
Chu Yue'an smiled lightly: "You have this heart, I am already very moved." After all, the Zhao family has only been there for a short time, and I can be regarded as having filial piety on my head, if it is too lively, it will be criticized. I think it's as simple as having a light meal with friends and family. You also know my temperament, it's too lively, I don't like it. ”
Chu Yueyun said with a smile: "Mother, I still listen to the second sister in this matter." And leave this matter to me, you don't have to worry about it, the most important thing at the moment is to give birth to a healthy brother or sister. ”
It was impossible for Aunt Xiang not to worry about it, because the next day Chu Yuan had another situation, and he pampered a girl who served him closely. These days, he has also been hit hard, and the pressure in his heart is also great, but the two aunts in the house, Aunt Xiang is pregnant and has a good relationship with Chu Yue'an, he doesn't dare to get too close to Aunt Xiang, Aunt Qian is too wooden and boring, I really don't like it, I just asked for a girl, I originally wanted to give some silver to send things away, but I didn't expect this little girl to be a ruthless character, so she immediately hanged herself, and then was rescued, and the matter went to the old lady.
It's not a big deal to have multiple aunts or multiple rooms in the house, the old lady took the girl into the house, but she didn't give the aunt's name, if she is pregnant, it's not too late.
Chu Li looked at his brother's situation, and stuffed the two beautiful maids beside him to his brother, firstly, because her brother had been annoying her recently, she felt it, this move was to please her brother, and she also came to install eyeliner in the Hou Mansion, so as not to have no right to speak in the future.
For his sister's kindness, Chu Yuan didn't accept it all, firstly, he felt that he was old and lacked energy, secondly, he knew his sister's plans, and thirdly, Aunt Xiang was about to give birth, and at this time, he was making so many moths come out, and he was afraid that she would be cold-hearted.
All in all, after making a fuss, Aunt Xiang has one more sister, and the others are nothing, she is not a jealous person, since she has accepted the house, even if she has no name, she is still good to live for.
It's just that Chu Yuan's sneaky appearance before made his daughters look down on him a little bit.