Gonggong Yang's voice was so cold that he was about to fall out of the ice slag, which meant that Chaolu would either be honest or die cleanly, and no one here would get used to her.

Gonggong Yang still breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, it was the five princesses who made a fuss, so he couldn't make a long face in front of the four girls.

"......" Chaolu was cold, angry, annoyed and hateful, and now even a eunuch dared to climb on her head.

She was more puzzled in her heart, obviously the Third Emperor Brother said that as long as she did it, she would be able to get out of the North Third Institute, and now she has done it, why didn't anyone come to save her!

Chao Lu bit her lower lip, and remembered what Han Xingfang had just said, and remembered the cold-blooded ruthlessness of the Three Emperor Brothers, for the Three Emperor Brothers, family affection is nothing at all, and people only have the difference between having use value and not......

And is my current self worth enough?!

Chaolu's body collapsed suddenly, as if it had been crushed all of a sudden, and he looked at the empty doorway in despair.

Duanmu Fei and Han Xing had long left Chaolu behind, and after they left the North Third Institute, they went to Zhongcui Palace to see Duanmu Guifei.

Since her daughter returned to the door in the third dynasty, Duanmu Guifei has not seen her daughter for half a month, and when she saw her daughter coming, she was overjoyed, and hurriedly instructed the palace people to prepare her daughter's favorite snacks.

Duanmu Guifei affectionately took her daughter's hand and said, "You look fatter!" You haven't caused any trouble for the ponies these days, have you? ”

Duanmu Guifei said while observing her daughter's complexion, and seeing her ruddy face and bright eyes, she felt relieved.

Duanmu Guifei was happy, but Han Xing's pretty little face was wrinkled, and she pouted and complained: "Mother, how can anyone be like you!" "Shouldn't normal people ask if their married daughter has been bullied by her son-in-law?

Duanmu Guifei stretched out her finger and nodded affectionately on Han Xing's forehead, "Will you suffer?" If you suffer a loss, won't the whole world know about it?! ”

Hanxing stuck out his tongue and smiled, lively and playful.

Duanmu snickered while covering his small mouth, his shoulders shaking slightly.

The ladies of the Zhongcui Palace next to them also couldn't help laughing. Since the fourth princess got married, this Zhongcui palace has been deserted a lot, and it is rare for the concubine to be so happy.

The atmosphere in the hall was light and cheerful, and laughter was constant.

Suddenly, the smile on the corner of Duanmu Guifei's mouth narrowed, her eyebrows frowned slightly, she looked at Duanmu Fei on the other side, and asked, "Sister Fei, your grandfather...... How's it going? She asked vaguely.

Duanmu Fei knew that Duanmu Guifei was asking about Duanmu Xian's recent impeachment.

Duanmu smiled, blinked his black and white eyes, and said with a smile: "Aunt Guifei, my grandfather is very good, has a good appetite, and sleeps well." ”

Duanmu Guifei wanted to speak and stopped, looking at Duanmu Fei's eyes a little complicated.

She also knew that Duanmu Fei was to make Han Xing angry, so that those imperial histories in the court would be targeted.

Duanmu Guifei sighed and said, "It's also that this palace has not thought about it enough. The main palace will let people go to the North Three Institute to keep an eye on Chaolu, and she won't make any more trouble. ”

As she spoke, Duanmu Guifei's pupils became like frozen lakes.

Although she is a concubine and can't punish the emperor's daughter, it is still okay to send someone to the cold palace to keep an eye on Chaolu.

If people don't offend me, I don't offend anyone.

Since Chaolu died by himself, then he doesn't have to be polite!

Han Xing nodded, and said after that: "Mother, this is long overdue!" ”

Duanmu Guifei glanced at Han Xing lightly, meaning, let her say a few words.

Hanxing obediently went to drink tea.

Duanmu Guifei stroked her sleeves, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Sister Scarlet, this impeachment is not a big deal, you tell your grandfather not to worry about it." These literati love to chirp crookedly when they are idle, and the more they deal with them, the happier they become. ”

"Aunt Guifei is right." Duanmu Fei nodded obediently, and said, "Don't worry, my grandfather has been busy sending his cousins to study recently, and he doesn't have time to pay attention to these gossips." ”

Duanmu Guifei was stunned, but it was the first time she heard about this, and she asked curiously: "What academy is your grandfather going to send them to?" ”

Han Xing also just knew, raised his head from the tea cup, looked at Duanmu Fei with a sad look, and seemed to say, Cousin Scarlet, she didn't know to say such a big thing earlier.

Duanmu Fei could only smile flatteringly at Han Xing, she also forgot, after all, she was so busy every day.

"Donglin Academy in Jizhou. The mountain chief there is an old acquaintance of his grandfather......" Duanmu Fei answered truthfully, including Duanmu Xian's plan to take a few small ones to the mansion for enlightenment.

Duanmu Guifei listened to Duanmu's eloquent words, while drinking tea, sighing in her heart, feeling that her father was really not easy, not only to worry about the court, but also to worry about her brothers, to help them worry about raising their children, I just hope that her brothers can understand their father's hard work.

Duanmu Guifei raised her eyes to look at the blue sky outside the window, and the monotonous and sharp cicada chirping echoed in the courtyard outside, endlessly, with a kind of hoarse powerlessness.

In mid-July, the weather was getting hotter and hotter, and Duanmu Xian planned to send a few older grandchildren to the academy in the autumn to take care of everything as soon as possible, and then asked Duanmu Heng to personally go to the door to meet his sons and tell him about his plan.

The fourth and fifth rooms reacted the fastest, and immediately took advantage of Duanmu Xian's rest to personally send several young sons to Duanmu Mansion.

The youngest of these children is only four years old, and the oldest is only eight years old, and they are all just children, but they are surprisingly adaptable to leaving home to live with their grandfather, after all, before the separation of several rooms, they had already lived and studied in the outer courtyard with Duanmu Heng, and now they have moved back again.

Several cousins got together and had endless words to talk about, running to play in the courtyard, while Duanmu Xian, Duanmuteng and Duanmu Shuo, father and son, sat in the main hall, looking at the children in the courtyard through the open window from time to time.

The fourth old man Duanmuteng and the fifth old man Duanmushuo have always been more fearful than respectful of Duanmuxian, and in the main hall, the atmosphere is slightly stiff.

Duanmu cleared his throat and reluctantly found a topic: "Father, these children will bother you in the future." ”

Of course, Duanmuteng and Duanmushuo are reluctant to have their sons, but if they don't send their children over, these children will only drift apart from Duanmuxian and Duanmuheng in the future. For the sake of the future of the sons, and in order for them to get a better upbringing, the children must also be sent.

Duanmu Shuo hurriedly echoed: "If a few of them are disobedient, father, even if you are punished, don't be polite!" Filial piety comes out under the stick! ”

Duanmu Xian glanced at the two concubines lightly, "You don't have to treat me as a flood beast, I should be taught and punished." ”

Duanmuteng and Duanmu Shuolian claim to be.

In the main hall, there was silence again.

The two brothers exchanged glances with each other, and finally, Duanmuteng said hesitantly: "Father, in fact, someone came to me two days ago to find out why they split up. ”

Duanmu Xian raised his eyebrows, his eyes sharp.

Duanmu Teng's heart was a little weak when he was paired with the upper Duanmu Xian, and he said hard: "The other party also hinted in his words, saying that I have been in this position for too long and can be promoted." ”

In fact, when the other party first came to find him to explore the wind, Duanmuteng only thought that the other party was curious, after all, since the separation, there is no shortage of good people who have come to him to inquire about this matter, Duanmuteng did not dare to say more, and he has always been perfunctory.

However, this time is different.

The other party clearly hinted that they could try to help him get promoted.

The promotion of the imperial court has its own set of rules, not to mention the evaluation, there must be a suitable vacancy, his promotion, it means that an official is transferred from his position, which can be said to affect the whole body, promotion is not something that can be achieved casually!

Obviously, the other party wanted to use this as a quid pro quo, and the other party felt that Duanmu Xian didn't care about his room, and he would definitely agree for the sake of his future.

In this way, Duanmuteng figured it out, the other party didn't ask casually out of curiosity, but had other plans.

The more Duanmu Teng thought about it, the more he felt that Rumang was on his back, this time, even if it wasn't to send a few sons over, he also wanted to go to Duanmu Mansion to see Duanmu Xian.

"Father," Duanmuteng looked at Duanmu Shuo, who was sitting opposite him, "Not only me, but also someone from the fifth brother's side who went to him to find out about it, and promised heavy profits." ”

Duanmushuo hurriedly expressed his loyalty and said: "Father, my son didn't dare to respond, he only said that father, you are here for us to start our own business." ”

Duanmushuo has no talent for reading since he was a child, so he will manage the affairs of the house, he has neither fame nor official status, and there will be more places where they need to rely on Duanmuxian in the future.

Duanmu Xian stroked his beard and asked, "Fourth, who is the one who came to you to inquire about the news?" ”

"My son doesn't know." Duanmuteng was a little embarrassed and shook his head, "It's the day before yesterday, when my son was listening to the play in Jiusiban, someone came over to a table, saying that he had a relationship with me in a poetry meeting. Originally, he just talked to me about the drama, chatted and chatted, and then inquired about the separation of our family......"

To tell the truth, Duanmuteng is not unmoved by promotion, but he still understands the truth that there is no white pie in the sky.

Since the division of the family, Duanmuteng has completely understood the reason why it is not easy to be in charge, and he is always cautious.

used to live in Duanmu Mansion, with Duanmu Xian, they had the confidence to do things, and Duanmu Xian had to carry them when something happened, but after the separation, he was the head of the family, and the family had to rely on him to stand up, take one step and think three steps, for fear of making a mistake, and this day was trembling.

This time it was wrong at first glance, and it was clearly aimed at their family, so he discussed it with Lao Wuyi, and the brothers simply took this opportunity to come and tell Duanmu Xian.

No matter how stupid they are, they know that the Duanmu family is divided into several rooms, but as long as Duanmu Xian is still firmly seated in the position of Shoufu in the court, he is the son of Shoufu, and others will respect him for three points, as long as Duanmu Xian falls, he will also finish playing!

Duanmu Xian narrowed his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I know about this." His shrewd eyes shone sharply.

After a pause, Duanmu Xian praised again: "Fourth, you did a good job in this matter." sighed in his heart: After the separation, the fourth child has grown a lot.

Duanmu Teng received a rare compliment from Duanmu Xian, and he was overjoyed, and he was about to be humble, when he remembered one thing, "By the way, father, that person also mentioned Sister Fei at that time......"

Speaking of Duanmu Fei, Duanmu Teng's expression was a little complicated.

This Duanmu family, he is first afraid of Duanmu Xian, and the second is the little niece of this long house, after all, she is now Cen Yin's sister-in-law, and it is very likely that she will be the mother of a country high up in the future.

Duanmu Xian's eyes lit up, and the teacup he had just picked up was put down again in a moment, and he asked, "What did he say?" ”

After thinking about it, Duanmuteng said: "He said that Sister Scarlet is not only outstanding in learning, but also has good fortune, which is a noble life...... There are many beautiful words. ”

Because Duanmu Fei was hidden by Cen and had a relationship with Mu Yan, it was not that no one was envious or jealous of him on weekdays, so Duanmu Teng didn't care about it originally, thinking that the other party just had nothing to say.

Besides, he can't talk to someone about his little niece as a big man, he just casually echoed a few words, didn't think much about it, and now he suddenly thought of it, and for the sake of prudence, he mentioned it with Duanmu Xian.

"......" The corners of Duanmu Xian's mouth twitched, he had just praised the fourth child, and now he had the urge to retract the preface.

The person who inquired about the news was obviously setting up something about the little granddaughter, that is, the elm head of the fourth child couldn't hear it, originally, he could have taken the opportunity to trap the other party's intentions......

Duanmu Xian rubbed his eyebrows, and said in his heart: It's okay. The fourth child knows that he has made a lot of progress when he comes to tell him.

Duanmuteng said this, Duanmu Xian also took it to heart.

The Duanmu family's position in the court is quite delicate now, and just relying on the little granddaughter Duanmu Fei means that Mu Yan and Cen Yin can be close to each other, and they can't be offended by both ends.

Every time Duanmu Xian thought about it, he felt as if the whole family was standing on a tightrope between two cliffs, and below was a bottomless abyss, they could only move forward step by step, and if they were not careful, they would fall to the ground.

This is also the reason why he insisted on separating the family, for fear that his children and grandchildren would mess up with the Duanmu family.

Duanmu Xian felt that his hair was really gray.

"Fourth, fifth," Duanmu Xian settled his mind, and Zhengse admonished, "Although the family is separated, you must remember that we are both surnamed Duanmu, whether our family will become a family in the future, or will it decline from now on, it is not enough to rely on me and Ah Heng, but also on you." ”

Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo hurriedly stood up and solemnly said to Duanmu Xianzuo: "Thank you for your teachings." ”

Duanmu Xian stroked his beard and nodded in satisfaction. It's okay to be stupid, don't be smart and cause trouble for your family, it's already a good thing.

Duanmu Xian changed his words and said, "The courtyard is ready for a few small ones, you two go and see if there is anything missing." ”

Duanmu Shuo said with a smile: "Father, Sister Jun has always done things properly and meticulously, where there will be something missing." I and the fourth brother are five big and three coarse, how can there be a careful sister! ”

Their brothers have sent several sons, so naturally they will not be entangled in these little things, and it is for this reason that they did not bring the mother-in-law of the family, lest this woman suddenly be reluctant and make jokes.

"Let's go over and have a look, and let a few of them settle down."

Duanmu Xian said as he got up and walked towards the outside of the hall, Duanmu Teng and Duanmu Shuo naturally followed, and also recruited several sons.

Everyone walked towards several courtyards in the northeast, and several children obediently followed behind the elders, not daring to play anymore, and their manners were upright.

Duanmu Xian was also paying attention to the performance of several grandchildren, and he was quite satisfied, and said: "Sister Scarlet asked Ah Yan to borrow two martial arts masters, and she will come to the mansion tomorrow, fourth, you will send Brother Jin tomorrow." ”

Duanmu Teng was stunned, a little surprised that Duanmu Xian intended to let his son Duanmu Jin practice martial arts.

He quickly came back to his senses, for fear that Duanmu Xian would misunderstand his unwillingness, so he praised with a smile: "Father, Sister Scarlet really has a heart!" No wonder Brother Jin often praises his fourth sister in front of me for being good and ingenious. ”

Duanmu Xian was quite satisfied with Duanmu Teng's reaction, so he added an extra sentence: "Brother Jin'er's riding and archery skills are good, so just try to practice, and you can't put down reading." ”

Duanmu Teng said yes again and again, and praised Duanmu Fei again.

Duanmuxian likes to listen to people praise his little granddaughter the most, and his face inevitably shows a trace of pride, and he said in his heart: The little granddaughter is so good, it is also taught well by himself.

Duanmu Shuo is very good at looking at his face, and he also praised: "Sister Scarlet and her sister are both good children, they really do their best for the family, and both sisters can do ......"

Duanmuxian was happy at first, but when he listened to it, his heart was congested: these two girls are capable and smart, but they are not worry-free at all.

He rarely took a day off, and the sisters ran out early in the morning, and they didn't know if they were hooked up by a stinky boy.

Mu Yan is not in the capital now, and the answer seems obvious.

Thinking of an unspeakable character, Duanmu Xian's head began to ache faintly, and he wanted to sigh again.

Duanmuteng and Duanmu Shuo saw that Duanmu Xian was still happy at first, but suddenly his face changed again, and they were all confused, feeling that his father's heart, the needle at the bottom of the sea, turned his face like turning a book, it was really unpredictable.

The sisters who were worried about Duanmu Xian went out early this morning, and Duanmu asked Cen Yin to plant flowers.

Duanmujun bought back the house on Zhongchen Street for some days, originally Duanmujun was going to live in that house after his sister got married, and now, the situation has changed again, she is afraid that she will not be able to live in this house, even so, in Duanmujun's heart, this is still the first house that belongs to her, she still goes there from time to time to stay for a long time, sometimes by herself, sometimes with Duanmufei.

Last time, Duanmufei said that the small garden in the house was empty and a little thin, so Duanmuxuan bought some flower seeds and planned to plant them himself.

The sisters calculated that Cen Yin should rest today, and went to Cen Mansion early in the morning to bring people with them.

Duanmufei, who was the proposer, was lazy, sitting under the shed, eating all kinds of chilled sherbets.

Hey, this one tastes good!

Duanmu Fei drank another cup of sherbet, was very satisfied with the sherbet with a peach fragrance, beckoned and ordered: "Pothos, prepare two more pots of this sherbet, and my sister and Cen Gongzi will drink it in a while!" ”

Duanmu Fei was happy in his heart, and said secretly: Fortunately, there is Cen Gongzi, he can be lazy!

And Duanmujun and Cen Yin are planting flowers in the shade of the tree, Cen Yin turns the soil, and Duanmu is sowing seeds.

Spring is the most suitable for sowing, there are not many flowers suitable for summer sowing, Duanmu Jun bought some marigold and daisy seeds, and bought some flower seedlings, and chose a shaded place to transplant flower seedlings.

After transplanting another flower seedling, Duanmujun, who was squatting on the ground, raised his head, his eyes were bright, and his cheeks were flushed with petals.

She raised her eyes to look at Cen Yin in front of her.

Cen Yin, who was wearing a bamboo green straight jacket, was turning the soil with a hoe, on his white jade-like face, his long eyelashes hung down slightly, the lines of his side face were so soft, and there was a faint smile on the corner of his lips.

A thin layer of sweat oozed from his sideburns, and the sweat dripped in the sunlight and shone brightly.

On weekdays, Cen Yin always looks calm and relaxed, and this is the first time Duanmu Jun has seen him like this.

The smile on Duanmujun's lips spread to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and her heart was even softer as water, as if it was about to overflow.

How can anyone be so good-looking!

When you smile, when you are silent, when you frown, when you shine...... And now!

He's so good-looking at any time!

Duanmu Jun stared at Cen Yin for a moment, reluctant to blink.

Cen Yin couldn't stand being stared at by her, she stopped turning the earth, and almost at the same time, Duanmujun, who was squatting on the ground, stood up.

Duanmujun naturally took out the handkerchief on his waist, walked towards him, and said, "Master Cen, bow your head." ”

Cen Yin subconsciously bowed his head.

Duanmujun stopped at one step, stood on tiptoe, pinched the handkerchief and carefully wiped the sweat droplets from the corners of Cen Yin's forehead, moving gently, and straightened the crooked belt for him.

Cen Yin didn't dare to move, so she could only obediently dress her, and the thin clothes didn't seem to be able to separate the temperature of her fingers.

The corners of the lips are curved.

She loves to take care of him and do things for him, even if it's the smallest thing!

After Duanmu Jun straightened his clothes for Cen Yin, he took the water bladder from the side, handed it to him, and looked at him with a smile, "Drink some water." ”

Cen Yin "obediently" took the water bladder, raised his head and drank most of the water in the water bladder, and the Adam's apple rolled up and down.

Duanmu Jun looked at him, the corners of his lips raised, remembering when he was a child.

She remembers that when she was a child, her father also planted flowers with her mother, her father turned the soil for her mother, her mother sowed seeds, and wiped her sweat and handed water to her father......

It's just a family doing a very ordinary thing together, but it's so deeply engraved in her heart.

This is also the reason why Duanmu Fei proposed to plant flowers that day, and Duanmu Jun couldn't wait to agree.

Cen Yin could feel that Duanmujun's mood seemed to be very good, and he was stunned. Does she like to grow flowers so much?

Duanmujun looked around at the flowers and seedlings that had been planted in most of the surroundings, and said with a smile: "Master Cen, in autumn, the weather is neither hot nor cold, and there are more flowers and plants suitable for planting, we can plant some hosta flowers, osmanthus, nasturtium, or something is good." ”

The more Duanmu Jun thought about it, the more he looked forward to it, his eyes were shining, "Until next spring, this garden will definitely be able to bloom beautifully, Xiaobachi must like it!" ”

"We can enjoy the flowers and drink tea in that pavilion, and let Hachi play and toss casually in the garden by himself."

"We can also go boating on that little lake, and the boat is swinging on it, which is perfect for a break. When I was a child, I accidentally fell asleep on the boat, and my parents looked for me everywhere, but they couldn't find me, but they were in a hurry......

Duanmujun's voice bubbled like the hot spring water, flowing in Cen Yin's heart, and the picture she depicted also appeared in front of his eyes.

Bang bang bang!

Cen Yin's heart beat faster, and his heart throbbed.

In a trance, he had the illusion that she was decorating their home.

This is the most ordinary life, but it is the life he can't ask for.

Can he really do it?

OK......

Cen Yin looked at Duanmu in a daze, and there were some ripples in his narrow eyes, as soft and warm as a spring breeze.

"Big girl, fourth girl!"

At this moment, an excited loud voice broke the original warm and peaceful atmosphere, causing everyone to frown slightly.

A little girl in Tsing Yi ran over panting, out of breath, and before she could stabilize her breath, she gasped and said, "Oh no, old lady...... Sick!! ”

“……”

“……”

Duanmu Fei and Duanmu Jun both widened their eyes in disbelief, and their pretty faces turned pale.

Duanmu stood up from the recliner in a scarlet manner, Duanmu's hand slipped, and the water bladder in his hand fell to the ground with a "snap", and the remaining water in the water bladder flowed all over the ground......

(End of chapter)