Duanmujun and Duanmufei looked at each other in surprise, it seemed that the sun came out of the west, and their little starling actually learned another word!

Seeing that Duanmujun and Duanmufei actually ignored him, the little starling became even more angry, chanting the word "bad" repeatedly, quite a posture of magic sound piercing the brain.

"Bad, bad, bad......"

The little fox glanced at the little starling speechlessly, and simply jumped off Duanmu Fei's body, and quickly climbed along a plane tree outside the wall into the Zhanqing Courtyard.

However, the little starling felt that his authority had been challenged again, and he couldn't care about the sisters, so he chased the little fox and flew in the direction of the plane tree, and the black wings swept over the branches and leaves, "Booming", and attracted a wave of branches and leaves, and several plane leaves fell from mid-air......

"Poof!"

Duanmu couldn't help but laugh, and the crisp laughter echoed in the air and drifted away with the wind.

"Big girl, fourth girl." Mama Zhang came out to greet them with a few maids, and the courtyard, which had been quiet for several days, was full of laughter and laughter, and suddenly became lively with the return of the master.

Mama Zhang and the others hugged the two girls back to the house, and Duanmufei went directly to the bathroom to bathe and change clothes. When she came out with a new spring dress, she only felt refreshed and had completely figured it out.

Anyway, after being responsible for Feng Yan, she is not without benefits, the eldest princess of Anping is so good, Ben Xiao is so handsome, the chef of the princess's mansion is so wonderful, and Merlin is also very beautiful...... Well, think about it this way, not only did I write off my previous debts by giving marriage, but I also made a fortune!

Marry and marry!

Duanmu ran towards the window happily, shouting: "Xiaoba, you bully the group again!" ”

Duanmu Fei happily played with the little starling and the little fox, and put aside all the "marriage" and "responsibility" for the time being, and the boat was naturally straight to the bridge, even if the sky fell, there were people taller than her to carry it.

She was just playing, and she didn't notice that Duanmujun was opening the curtain not far behind her, looking at her quietly, his eyes soft and firm.

Duanmujun stayed in place for two breaths, and then silently exited the inner room.

She had been thinking about what her sister said before entering the yard, and she was still a little worried about her sister, until she saw her sister's carefree appearance at this moment, she was finally completely relieved.

In short, it's good that my sister is happy.

Duanmu Jun took Wisteria to the small study, took out the several dowry lists he had drafted before, and carefully read them again line by line, one by one-

A rosewood or huanghuali stepping bed, a three-screen arhat bed, a sour branch wood beauty couch, a piano case, a bookcase, a table of eight immortals, a wardrobe...... All kinds of furniture, woodware, clothes, bedding, books, calligraphy and paintings, dry goods, medicinal materials, antique ornaments, field shops, jewelry and jade, etc., all of them are carefully listed in name and quantity.

Wisteria was waiting on the side, she had also read this dowry list several times, and she felt that it was already thoughtful, but she didn't expect Duanmu Jun to still frown, as if she was groaning.

"It's still a little too thin...... Duanmu muttered softly, thinking that this time is so fast, and he has to hurry up and prepare.

By the way, she will borrow someone from her grandfather tomorrow to go to Jiangnan, and first buy a batch of fine rosewood, huanghuali, jade, and materials.

There are so many things to buy, and the time is a little tight.

Duanmu Jun rubbed his eyebrows, feeling very worried.

She completely ignored that her sister Duanmu Fei was only eleven years old, and it would take at least three and a half years to get married.

Duanmujun picked up the pen, thinking about the three thousand taels of dowry silver that his grandfather had just promised, and added a few more items to the dowry list in his hand.

When she put away the pen, she suddenly found that her back was warm, and when she looked back, she saw that there was a white-haired ball behind her, curled up in a ball, and fell asleep, her round body rising and falling slightly with her breathing.

Duanmujun couldn't help but smile, his eyes were incredibly soft, the room was quiet, the breeze outside the window, and the sound of branches and leaves swaying from time to time made the room more and more quiet and serene.

After the little fox returned to Zhanqing Courtyard from Hanfangyuan, he glued to Duanmuxuan, and the next morning, even Duanmuxuan went to the flower hall to deal with the affairs of the house, and it also followed, and did not move, just curled up in a ball and slept with it.

"Big girl, it's already mid-March, isn't it almost time to buy summer clothes?"

"The day before yesterday, when the slave opened the warehouse, she found that a window was bitten by rats at some point, and the bamboo curtains of the Xiangfei in the warehouse were moldy, do you want to quickly purchase a new batch before the summer?"

"Big girl, the Buddha Bathing Festival is coming, in previous years, Mrs. Tai had to 'give beans to get married', I don't know ...... this year"

The housekeeper and the grandmother were doing things one after another, and the hall was very noisy, but the little fox seemed to be completely unaffected, and fell asleep with his eyes closed, which attracted the curious glances of the housekeepers and grandmothers from time to time.

I don't know how long it took, its fox ears suddenly moved, looked up towards the outside of the hall, and the next moment, I saw a girl in Tsing Yi running panting, and said: "Big girl, Mama Fang from the Anping Eldest Princess's Mansion is here and asks to see Mrs. Tai, but Mrs. Tai and the second lady went to Zhuangzi early in the morning. ”

Duanmu moved his eyebrows, and ordered calmly: "Go and invite Mama Fang." ”

Duanmujun also knew Mama Fang, last year's Double Ninth Festival, when she and Duanmufei went to the area of Qianfeng Mountain to step on the autumn, they met Anping and Feng Yan by chance, and this Mama Fang was by Anping's side at that time.

The maid in Tsing Yi took the order and left, and as for the few housekeepers in the hall, they were casually sent away by Duanmujun, saying that they would discuss it tomorrow.

After a while, an old lady wearing a stone blue dark striped gown came to the flower hall with the girl in green clothes, her gray hair was neatly rolled into a neat bun, and a jasper flat square was inserted, and her face was round and kind, and she was generous in her description.

When Mama Fang saw Duanmu sitting at a carved mahogany round table, her wrinkled face inevitably showed surprise. She originally thought that the person who saw her would be Mrs. Duanmu, but she didn't expect it to be the sister of the future young lady.

"Miss Duanmu, I haven't seen you for a long time." Mama Fang smiled and curtsied at Duanmujun, respectful, well-behaved, and handed over a big red gold post with both hands, "Her Royal Highness the eldest princess asked her to go to Huangjue Temple yesterday to find the host master to calculate, April 15 is a good day, and Her Royal Highness will come to the house to exchange Geng posts." ”

The emperor just issued an order yesterday, and the Anping Eldest Princess's Mansion set a day for the exchange of Geng posts this morning, and ordered her cronies to visit her in person, and her attitude was respectful enough to see her sincerity and solemnity.

The wisteria on the side hurriedly took the big red gold post, and then presented it to Duanmujun.

Duanmujun accepted the post, a bright light flashed in Jian Shui's eyes, and said with a smile: "I'm tired of Mama Fang, and I ask Mama to greet His Highness for me when I go back." When we are free, my sister and I will go to the mansion to visit His Highness. ”

"You're welcome, girl." Mama Fang saluted respectfully again, her round face was full of smiles, and she was actually secretly relieved in her heart.

She knew that the four girls of the Duanmu family were close to Her Royal Highness the eldest princess and Gongzi, and they also got along well, but getting along was one thing, and marrying into the princess's mansion was another.

After all, the status of the Princess Mansion in Dasheng is too delicate and embarrassing.

Before coming, Mama Fang was inevitably worried that although the emperor gave her marriage, but in case the Duanmu family was unhappy, she would inevitably shake off some faces, but now seeing Duanmujun's smiling appearance, she was relieved.

Not to mention the He family, at least Duanmuxuan can see Duanmufei's attitude towards this marriage, and this marriage does not seem to be a hot shaving of his son-in-law.

Duanmu left Mama Fang to say a few words, and then ordered Wisteria to personally send Mama Fang to Yimen, and Wisteria watched the green canopy carriage of the princess's mansion leave the house.

The carriage galloped all the way through several streets and returned to the Princess's Mansion on Zhongchen Street, when it was not yet noon.

After Mama Fang got out of the carriage, she rushed directly to Yuhuatang to return to An Ping.

An Ping, who wore a scarlet peony flower entwined branch pattern carved silk gown, sat on a three-screen Arhat bed with sour branches and wood, and held a pastel teacup with an elegant and slow posture, sipping hot tea gently.

"Your Royal Highness the eldest princess," said an old lady with a short figure and gray hair standing in the room, "Mrs. Tai remembered the eldest prince, and she was overjoyed when she heard that the emperor had given the eldest prince a marriage yesterday, so she specially sent slaves and maids to go on this trip." ”

"Mrs. Tai said, the emperor's decree to marry is also the luck of the Feng family, the eldest prince should be married, the Feng family will take care of it, His Royal Highness is relieved."

"Fortunately, the fourth girl of Duanmu is still young, so she is not in a hurry, you can take your time with three books and six ceremonies!"

The old woman talked endlessly, foaming at the mouth.

Anping drank tea by himself, and it was not until the other party finished speaking, then he put down the teacup leisurely and said lightly: "Ah Yan is the son of this palace, so he won't work to seal the family." ”

The old lady's face suddenly stiffened, and she wanted to say something, but she saw that An Ping impatiently made a gesture of serving tea to the guests.

Ziyue hurriedly took two steps forward and stretched out her hand to the old lady to make a petition.

The old woman's wrinkled face stiffened, and she hesitated to look at the east window, where a handsome young man in a dark robe sit.

"Eldest son, you haven't been to the house for a while, Mrs. Tai, please have time to go back and sit. Mrs. Tai has been looking forward to your visit! The old lady bowed her knees at Feng Yan and said.

Feng Yan ignored her at all, and since Mama Fang entered the house, he looked at her with burning eyes and didn't blink.

The old lady looked at the mother and son who didn't eat oil and salt, and had no choice but to retreat, feeling helpless, it was not good for her to go back to Mrs. Tai like this!

Seeing that Ziyue had sent people away, Mama Fang stepped forward and walked quickly to Anping's side, only to feel that if Feng Yan continued to look at it like this, her clothes were about to burn.

"Your Highness, Childe." Mama Fang blessed the mother and son, and said, "The post has been sent out......"

Hearing this, a silly smile appeared on Feng Yan's face, and his bright phoenix eyes narrowed into two thin slits.

A little maid refilled Anping with a cup of hot tea.

What a stupid son! An Ping shook his head while holding the new tea, looked at Feng Yan with disgust, and couldn't figure it out in his heart: such a stupid son, he can only look at his face, and he actually let him ask for a daughter-in-law inexplicably? ! Could it be that Scarlet's eyes were blurred, or did her son do something to deceive him?

Mama Fang then said: "The lady of Duanmu Mansion went to Zhuangzi early this morning, and it was the Duanmu girl who received the slave maid. As she spoke, Mama Fang frowned slightly, and her expression was a little speechless.

There is still a month before the change of Geng post, if Mrs. Duanmu does not come forward at that time, how can it be good?

An Ping slowly brushed off the floating leaves on the tea soup with the tea lid, she knew the situation of the Duanmu family, and she understood what was going on as soon as she heard it, the willow eyebrows were slightly raised, and the bright face was still smiling, and Yun said lightly: "It's okay, the eldest sister is like a mother." ”

Feng Yan didn't hear Mama Fang's voice at all, he was now full of thoughts about changing Gengti, and counted silently in his heart, there are still thirty days, a month is too long!

I don't know if I can be a little bit earlier...... Feng Yan looked at An Ping expectantly, the eyes of the mother and son intersected in mid-air, and An Ping reminded with a smile before Feng Yan: "Ah Yan, you should also go to the palace to 'thank you'." ”

An Ping's red lips were raised high, and his beautiful phoenix eyes shone as bright as the rising sun.

Feng Yan was stunned, his eyes flashed, and he immediately stood up, dusted off his robe casually, and responded with a smile.

So, half an hour later, Feng Yan appeared in the emperor's imperial study.

"My nephew is here today to thank the emperor's uncle."

Feng Yan stood on the other side of the imperial case, bowed to the emperor solemnly, and bowed his head to thank him.

The emperor was obviously in a good mood today, and his whole person seemed to be several years younger all of a sudden. He looked at Feng Yan, who was in the cabinet with him, laughed loudly, and asked, "Ah Yan, what do you think of this marriage that I have given?" ”

The nephew was very happy. Thank you to the emperor's uncle. Feng Yan thanked the emperor again, his handsome face glowed with a jewel-like luster, and his face was radiant.

Looking at Feng Yan's happy and distracted face, the emperor thoughtfully turned the mutton fat white jade wrench on his thumb, a sharp light flashed under his eyes, and a certain guess appeared in his heart: It seems that Feng Yan should not know about the shadow guard.

Anping's tone was really tight, and he didn't even say anything about his own son.

So good, then, fifteen years ago, no one will talk about it again, and everything will be settled.

Thinking about it, the emperor's eyes gradually precipitated, and his heart was completely put down.

The emperor took two sips of hot tea in the teacup, seemingly careless, and his mind was still flying: this time, it can be regarded as the best of both worlds, he is as good as he wants, and Feng Yan is also happy...... If there is anyone wronged, it is the little girl of the Duanmu family.

However, this is also for the sake of Dasheng's Jiangshan Sheji, and the little girl makes some small sacrifices, which is also helpless.

The warm tea entered his stomach from his throat, and the emperor only felt that his whole body was comfortable, and the turbidity was swept away.

After he put down the teacup, he casually asked as if he was a Taoist: "Ah Yan, can you decide when to put down the Geng post?" ”

"In the middle of next month." The smile on Feng Yan's face became brighter and brighter, and he described the undisguised eagerness.

When the emperor saw it in his eyes, he felt more and more interesting, leaned back in his chair leisurely, and sighed with some emotion: "Ah Yan, the years are like a shuttle, in the blink of an eye, you are almost sixteen and have grown up." ”

"When you have a family, you can't mess around like you used to."

"Your mother only has a son like you, and you and your daughter-in-law must be filial to your mother in the future."

The emperor is like an ordinary uncle who admonishes his nephew, earnestly teaches, and Feng Yan responds from time to time.

After the emperor casually talked to Feng Yan for a while, he sent him away under the pretext of government affairs.

"Uncle Emperor, the nephew will retire first." After Feng Yan clasped his fists and saluted, he turned around and walked towards the curtain behind him embroidered with a five-clawed golden dragon.

The door was suddenly opened from the other side, and a big red figure walked in, and the other party's narrow and charming eyes were just facing the phoenix eyes of Shangfeng Yan, and they smiled politely at each other, and passed by.

The curtain was raised and lowered, and soon it was calm, and only the emperor and Cen Yin were left in the imperial study.

"Your Majesty." Cen Yin walked to the emperor's imperial case and saluted the emperor.

"Ah Yin, you're here." The emperor looked at Cen Yin, his mood was better, his eyes crossed him and looked at the five-clawed golden dragon embroidered on the curtain behind him, and his eyes bloomed with an unusually bright light, "I have been thinking about it for many years. ”

Speaking of which, whether it is the Yang family's edict or Anping's shadow guard, it is thanks to Cen Yin that it can go so smoothly.

Ah Yin is really capable...... Not only competent, but also loyal.

Is there a small number of smart and capable people in this court?!

There are a lot of them, but these people have selfish intentions, either for themselves, or for relatives and friends, unlike Ah Yin, who is dedicated to his own consideration, and has no other intentions!

"Congratulations to the emperor, you have fulfilled your long-cherished wish!" Cen Yin congratulated the emperor again, and then, he seemed to hesitate, and after a pause, he reminded the emperor again, "Your Majesty, this shadow guard is true or false, now I am afraid that only the eldest princess of Anping knows ......"

The smile on the emperor's face froze at the corners of his mouth, and his eyes narrowed, becoming dark little by little. yes, what if An Ping is lying to him?! You have to check him to rest assured!

Who will check it?

The emperor naturally thought of Cen Yin, and raised his eyes to look at Cen Yin in front of him.

"Ah Yin, the person I trust the most is you. Only you can do this! As he spoke, the emperor took out a golden token and a note from the box on the side, and solemnly placed them on the imperial case, "You personally go out of Beijing for a trip." ”

"Your Majesty, the ministers will live up to their trust." Cen Yin Zhengse received the order, and asked again, "It's just, Your Majesty, what should I do with this shadow guard?" ”

The emperor was silent, half-lowered his eyes, and rubbed his fingers a few times on the teacup beside him, as if he was groaning.

"I think it's a pity if this shadow guard is abandoned......" Cen Yin said slowly, his feminine voice soothing like a spring breeze.

The emperor squinted his eyes thoughtfully, pondering: the shadow guard left by the first emperor was used to arrange some secret assassinations, to find out information, and to control those feudal officials and noble generals guarding the border passes...... It's a pity to be scrapped.

Speaking of which, the errands performed by this shadow guard are similar to those of the East Factory, and Ah Yin is safe and reliable......

"Ah Yin, this shadow guard will be temporarily returned to the East Factory, and you will control it." The emperor said in a deep voice.

"Yes, Your Majesty." Cen Yin responded again.

The matter of the shadow guard was finally settled, and the emperor's face was dyed with a smile again, and after taking a sip of warm tea to moisten his throat, he said with a smile: "This time it is really thanks to the little girl of the Duanmu family, I thought that I had to ask the queen to add a makeup to her." ”

Cen Yin smiled slightly, and said to the emperor with a leisurely expression: "Your Majesty, if you give the fourth girl Duanmu a room of Chengxin paper and makeup, you want to please her more than any baby." ”

The emperor remembered the small appearance of Duanmu Fei when he asked him for the heart paper the day before, and couldn't help but let out a hearty laugh again, and said: "Ah Yin, you reminded me that this gift should be given to other people's favorites, and I have to ask Hanxing to ask for me ......."

The emperor said that he would let Han Xing go to Duanmu's house to ask Duanmu Fei for him, but in fact, it was just a pretext, his real purpose was to let Hanxing run away to calm Duanmuxian's heart, lest that suspicious old man be cranky and think that he was dissatisfied with Duanmu's family.

"It's better for Her Royal Highness the Fourth Princess to go back in a few days, and I don't know when Mrs. Duanmu will return to ......the house," Cen Yin mentioned casually.

The emperor raised his eyebrows and asked, "That aunt is not in the mansion?" ”

"Mrs. Duanmu and the second lady went to Zhuangzi early in the morning," Cen Yin replied unhurriedly, "Today, the Eldest Princess of Anping sent someone over to discuss the exchange of Geng posts, and the eldest girl of the Duanmu family received them. ”

The emperor frowned, his face sank instantly, his eyes became dark, and he said slowly: "But the Duanmu family is dissatisfied with this marriage?" ”

Although Anping is a little bad on his side, the holy will cannot be violated!

"Duanmu Shousuke doesn't dare to be dissatisfied." Cen Yin hooked his lips and smiled, and his beautiful face became more and more gorgeous.

The emperor thought about it, and his brows stretched a little.

Yes, Duanmuxian, the old fox, doesn't dare to show it even if he is really dissatisfied...... This practice is clearly that the woman in the house is messing around.

This He's.

The emperor's eyes flashed, he shook his head thoughtfully, and sighed: "Duanmu Xian, this old fox, usually looks quite shrewd, but he can't even help a woman in the house!" There was a hint of ridicule in his tone.

"It's not easy for Shousuke Duanki." Cen Yin sighed as if embarrassed, his long narrow eyes shining like a starry sky.

The emperor lowered his eyes, his heart moved, and after thinking about it carefully, he also felt that Duanmu Xian was not easy.

He is also his aunt and the sister of the Queen Mother......

Thinking of the Empress Dowager He in the palace, the emperor couldn't help but think of the incident in the Changqing Mansion last year, and a disgusting feeling instantly surged in his throat......

The emperor felt a pang of disgust in his heart, and picked up the teacup in disguise, hiding the different colors on his face.

The He family, it's really hard to put into words.

The women of the He family are, and the men of the He family who are in the court are also, relying on being relatives, they are arrogant and domineering, and they are carried away with their own relatives, and they have been repeatedly impeached by the imperial history in the court, if it were not for the pressure of the emperor, their He family would not even be demoted to three levels!

The emperor brought the teacup to his lips, and his eyes became more and more gloomy and cold, as if he was about to set off a storm.