"Yan'er, although the Queen Mother has already agreed to this matter, she also sent a letter a few days ago, saying that she had communicated with Concubine Anyuan." In the warm pavilion, on the big kang near the window with a bright red background and a shining gold peony mattress, Qi Shi, who was brightly dressed and had luxurious hair ornaments, gently blew the tea foam in the tea cup, said slowly, and then gently took a sip of tea, and then slowly put down the tea cup and continued, "It's just that you have to know in your heart that the situation is a little different now." If he is only the identity of the prince, then this matter can almost be decided with the queen mother's words. Qi Shi sighed as he spoke, his face seemed to be happy and worried, "He attacked the throne of King Anyuan early, and he also made meritorious contributions some time ago, so there must be many people who think the same as us right now." Although the Queen Mother likes us, but the emperor will have other meanings, and other people will come up with other means, and although our Chen Mansion has some heritage, after all, it is not as beautiful as your grandfather in the court. ”

"My daughter understands." Yan Hong lowered her face slightly, and said softly, "Don't worry, Mrs., my daughter went to Jinyuan last month and visited Concubine Anyuan. The daughter can see that Concubine Anyuan still remembers the friendship between our two families, and ......" Yanhong said this, her face showed a little shame, only to see her pause, before she continued: "Concubine Anyuan treats me with the same affection as before, as soon as we met, I asked why I haven't seen her more in recent years, and said again when I parted, if I have leisure in the future, I can go to Jinyuan to play, and accompany her old man by the way." ”

"Oh, that's what I said." Qi's face was surprised, and then he glanced at his daughter, and pretended to blame, "Why didn't you tell me when you came back, let me think that Concubine An Yuan didn't pay much attention to this matter!" ”

"Isn't my daughter embarrassed, besides, Concubine An Yuan just said that, but she didn't say anything." Chen Yanhong smiled shyly, "I'm afraid that my mother will know too early, so I hurriedly sent a letter to Concubine An Yuan, in case, in case it will be wrong, wouldn't it be a shame." ”

Qi Shi stretched out his hand and nodded Chen Yanhong's forehead and said angrily: "I am smart, I don't understand?" In this kind of matter, before the final decision, everyone says that half is left and half is left, leaving room for each other. However, since Concubine An Yuan can tell you these words, on the surface, she does like you a little. ”

"My daughter is just worried about Brother Mingde's ......" Chen Yanhong's face blushed for a while, then lowered her face slightly, frowned and sighed, "Brother Mingde is a person with opinions, and my wife also knows, this year's autumn hunt, the county lord of Duanyuan will also come with his brother, I heard that the county lord of Duanyuan is also a lady with both talent and virtue, and King Changxin has been very close to the Anyuan palace in recent years." ”

For some reason, when the Duanyuan County Lord was spoken, Tang Luer's face suddenly flashed in Chen Yanhong's mind. The chance encounter in Xiangzhou that night, the picture of the two walking together, really impressed her. Every time she thinks of Shangguan Yu, she inevitably thinks of the scene of the two walking side by side in the crowded night market.

The sense of crisis brought to her by a noble county lord was far less strong than the picture she saw that night.

"Although she is the lord of the county, she is not an orthodox royal relative, and the king of Changxin is just a small king with a different surname, so there is nothing to worry about. Besides, I have seen Duanyuan, and his appearance is far inferior to my daughter. Qi Shi smiled, just thought about it and said, "But it is also necessary for you to pay more attention to it." ”

Chen Yan blushed, nodded slightly, and then asked hesitantly: "The third sister and the fifth sister, does the wife have a score in her heart?" ”

Among the several girls in the Chen Mansion, the one whose beauty can be comparable to Chen Yanhong is the third girl Chen from Aunt Li, but it is a pity that due to various reasons, her family affairs have been delayed again and again, and now they are almost seventeen, and the family affairs have not yet been decided.

Hearing Chen Yanhong suddenly mention the two, Qi's eyebrows raised: "What are you worried about when those two concubines are shipped, no one can take their turn, and there are many young men who come over at that time, and there are suitable candidates for them, you only think about your affairs." ”

Chen Yanhong answered yes, and then saw that Qi had nothing to say, so she was about to leave, but when she was about to get up, Qi asked again: "I heard that you invited the girl who taught you Western painting some time ago, it is not a trouble-free one." ”

Chen Yanhong was stunned, then lowered her face and was silent for a while.

Qi Shi continued: "Another day, let's dismiss her, I want to learn Western painting, there are many suitable teachers, I will ask you to invite another one, don't just find uneducated people to enter the house in the future, break the rules, and your face will be dull at that time." ”

"Madam, let's leave her in the house." Chen Yanhong thought about it, then raised her eyes and said softly.

Qi Shi frowned: "What?" ”

"Mrs. doesn't know, last month when I was in Xiangzhou, I met her and Brother Mingde shopping in the night market together, and the two looked at it, it seems that they are quite close." When Chen Yanhong said this, she gritted her teeth and said, "My daughter has never told my wife before, I just think that this matter is too shameless for me, how can I be compared to a little girl who is nothing!" Now, Brother Mingde is about to come over, and his daughter always feels uneasy in her heart, for fear that the two of them will meet again, and if something happens in her life, her daughter's thoughts will not be in vain! ”

"There is such a thing!" Qi frowned again, then looked at Chen Yanhong carefully for a while, and then asked slowly, "Do you see clearly?" ”

"At that time, my daughter just didn't believe it, so I also went forward to say hello to Brother Mingde, and I really didn't read it wrong...... Chen Yanhong sighed deeply.

"How did you come across a piece?" Qi pondered secretly for a while, then shook his head and said, "It's just a wild girl, it's worth your care, even if you really like it, King Anyuan, at most, she will be a favorite concubine in the mansion, and she won't even have a serious name, and in another two years, she will forget about it." And now there is no shadow, what are you doing in such a hurry, you can't forget what you learn on weekdays! ”

Chen Yanhong sighed in her heart, she didn't know how to tell the Qi family, every time she thought of the scene of the night market, the sense of crisis in her heart surged.

After a long time, Chen Yanhong said carefully: "Mrs. still remember Aunt Xu back then, if it wasn't for the pressure of my grandfather at that time, my father would ...... him."

Qi was stunned, and suddenly her daughter mentioned the person she hated the most back then, and her face immediately sank.

"My daughter is just afraid of what if." Chen Yanhong lowered her face and continued.

"Then what are you inviting her into the house!" Qi Shi frowned, "There was such a thing this morning, my face was lost, I didn't say anything because I took care of you, if you know that this is the case, I sent someone to tie her up." ”

"The second brother is interested in her." Chen Yanhong raised her eyes and sighed, "Besides, she hasn't done anything wrong, and she has always been friendly with me, I can't bear it, and I feel a little guilty in my heart." If she can come to the second brother's side, the second brother will treat her well, and our house's daily food and clothing will not treat her badly, so that I can feel better. ”

"She meant that too?" Qi narrowed his eyes, thinking hard about what that girl looked like. She had seen it once before, but she had seen it from afar, and she hadn't looked closely, if it weren't for Chen Yijie's fall injury today, she wouldn't have remembered such a person.

Chen Yanhong nodded: "Although I haven't said it explicitly, I can see it, I'm afraid it's thin-skinned, it's hard to say, and the second brother is an urgent person, so this happened today." ”

Qi Shi frowned and said: "The status is too low, how can I let her enter the mansion, even my aunt and grandmother can't, and besides, that girl is too different, not a safe material." ”

"In the end, she is also from a good family, Aunt Gu in the second brother's room is still from Lichun Courtyard, isn't it more ......" Chen Yanhong said and held Qi's hand and said, "Mrs. should give her daughter a face, it can be regarded as a pity for the second brother's infatuation, you didn't see the second brother fall like that, and let people not go over to embarrass Miss Tang." ”

"You are a smart man, but you can't stand being too soft-hearted. For this kind of person, it should be the idea to cut the grass and eradicate the roots, rather than find another way out for her. Qi thought for a long time, and sighed helplessly, if it weren't for the thought that would block her daughter's future, she would not agree to this. Before, an Aunt Gu made her breathless, and now she has added another surname Tang, I really don't know what kind of blessing that girl has cultivated in her life!

After Chen Yanhong saw that her mother was also convinced, she finally breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and then got up to say goodbye. Then he went to Chen Yijie, planning to tell him the good news as soon as possible and discuss it with him.

On August 20, just after dusk, a three-masted and five-sail fortune ship slowly docked at the dock port of Xingqi Island. A short time later, a young man with a grim face dressed in a dark satin hairy bow sleeve python robe and hard-soled leather boots walked out of the cabin with a tuk-tuk tuk voice, followed by several equally expressionless attendants.

There was a carriage waiting on the shore for a long time, Shangguan Yu just got off the boat, someone stepped forward to salute, he only nodded slightly, and then glanced at the port, and saw that there were no idle people here.

"The prince is tired from long-distance work, and the mansion has been taken care of for the prince." Master Chen's Mansion, Chen Jiansheng stepped forward to clench his fists, bowed his head and said respectfully, and then raised his eyes slightly to look at the boat, and wondered: "It's just that Concubine Anyuan is ......?"

"Lord Chen doesn't have to be polite, this time, it's good to stay alone and listen to Tao Pavilion." Shangguan Yu walked forward and said, "Grandmother has something to delay, come back in two days." ”

"Yes." Chen Jiansheng answered, and asked people to prepare for escort. However, Shangguan Yu turned around and said: "Lord Chen doesn't have to make such a big fanfare, it's not good to disturb the people, and it's too late now, Lord Chen will say hello to Old Man Chen on behalf of Gu, and visit the mansion another day." ”

"Yes." Chen Jiansheng didn't dare to object, and after seeing King An Yuan and his party leave, he returned to the house with a not very strong heart. (To be continued...... ）