Chapter 16: Out of reach

Zhao Yan came to him so suddenly, what was it for?

Even Chen Wenli, an old fritter who has been in the court for many years, can't figure it out.

All of a sudden, he didn't know how to speak.

"It was the negligence of the little girl, who actually dropped the things that the girl used with her, and Lord Zhao also came to the door on purpose, as a father, I naturally thanked Lord Zhao. Lord Zhao? ”

Not to mention anything else, it's better to get this Jinpa back in your hands as soon as possible.

It's just that Zhao Yan said Jinpa, but he didn't see him handing the handkerchief to Chen Wenli.

"Lord Chen, this is yours, since this thing was obtained by me after Ling Ai, I specially went here, not for anything else, I just want to return it to Ling Ai with my own hands."

Chen Wenli sighed in his heart: "Could it be that Lord Zhao has hidden something before, and he was still familiar with the little girl before?" ”

Chen Si has already decided on a family affair, so it is reasonable and reasonable, and it is not right to see this Zhao Yan again.

Zhao Yan shook his head: "I have never met Ling Ai, and this trip is mainly to ask her a question." ”

Chen Wenli really believed in his ghost.

All of a sudden, I came to the door to return the Jinpa, and I wanted to ask questions all of a sudden.

He is an official of the imperial court, what do you have to ask a little girl?

Chen Wenli really had the heart to kill Chen Si, he didn't care much about her before, she was going to Long'an Temple and followed her, but now it's okay, I don't know what she did there.

Now Zhao Yan has come to the door with a big man, not for him, but for his daughter, which is really funny in the world.

"Lord Zhao is looking at me like this, don't you believe me? Lord Zhao, after so many years of being officials in the same dynasty, I think we can still trust each other, at least I think so. ”

Zhao Yan's face was calm, but Chen Wenli gradually remembered that Aunt Gu had spent two thousand taels of silver on Zhao Yan.

Of course, in Zhao Yan's opinion, it may not be a lot of money.

But since he has already accepted it, Chen Wenli feels that even if he believes him once, it should not matter.

Before the court, although the two of them were prime ministers, they checked and balanced each other.

But Chen Wenli has a sadness that outsiders don't understand.

He is not the smartest in his brain, and he can only be regarded as upper-middle in reading.

Even if he was an official before, he was only a petty official of six or seven grades.

Chen Wenli was really scolded and scared, of course, when he was young, who didn't come over like that?

Even if the court was turbulent, and later changed the dynasty, he stood on the side of Emperor Yu again, and slowly became official.

And everyone in the world knows that compared with him, who was born in a poor family, Zhao Yan's conditions are too superior.

Born in a veteran family, he studied abroad and traveled in the mountains and rivers when he was a child, and he was very knowledgeable.

Zhao Yan didn't even have to go through the imperial examination before he was promoted to an official, and was deeply appreciated by the first emperor Li Dong.

Zhao Yan stood firm on the crown prince, but after the prince was gone, he still sat in the position of his right prime minister.

From this, you can already see a glimpse of the family power behind Zhao Yan.

Chen Wenli knew that Emperor Yu was jealous of Zhao Yan, but he Chen Wenli dragged his family to lead his family, he just wanted to glorify his ancestors, and he didn't want to become the cannon fodder for Emperor Yu to grasp the court.

Chen Wenli also wants to become an opponent to match them, but at present, it seems that he is not able to reach it now.

Chen Wenli already had an idea in his heart, but he still had to ponder for a while: "It's not that I don't believe Lord Zhao, so let's do it, I'll let the little girl come over now." Lord Zhao, wait a minute. ”

As he spoke, Chen Wenli motioned to a boy not far away to pass the word to him.

The little boy was smart and clever, and when he saw this, he hurried to the inner house.

He wasn't familiar with the road to the inner house, so he could only ask people.

That Miss Chen San, Chen Lu, was returning from Dou's with tears in her eyes.

When he saw the boy beside his father, he called him over.

"If you don't follow your father, what are you doing here in the inner house?"

Xiao Tong scratched his head a little shyly: "If the guests want to meet Miss Chen Si, I was sent to call someone, but I don't know which courtyard Miss Chen Si is in." ”

The good ones saw the four sisters do a lot.

Seeing that Miss Chen San and Chen Lu didn't react, Xiao Tong plucked up the courage to ask her, "Miss San may ask the young lady next to me to show me the way." ”

"Xiaoying, you take him with you."

"Okay, Third Miss."

When the two people walked away, Miss Chen San and Chen Lu were still standing in place and did not move.

Her mind was very confused, and for a while she thought that it was Aunt Gu kneeling in front of Dou in front of everyone, and suddenly thought about her future destination.

Although the fourth sister is determined to be King Wu, at least there is already a fixed matter, even if she dies, she can be regarded as the master. Now that Aunt Gu is on the Dou family's side, it seems that she can't take advantage of it at all.

She is a concubine, no matter how favored Aunt Gu is, she is just a concubine, and the one who has the right to speak in the back is still her mother-in-law Dou.

Miss Chen San, Chen Lu is really worried in her heart.

But she thought of the little boy who asked for directions just now, what kind of guest was that, who actually wanted to see the fourth sister?

Could it be Li Cong, the king of Wu?

Miss Chen San and Chen Lu were very curious.

She had followed the Dou family out of the mansion before, so she had seen the king of Wu through the carriage.

It's just that King Wu drove the horse too fast, but she saw a face full of scars, which others said was a very terrifying face. It's just that impression at first glance, in fact, she didn't see it clearly.

Except for a little maid beside him, there was no one else.

Miss Chen San's mind moved: "I won't go back to the yard first, I just remembered something, I need to ask my father, otherwise I will always be unstable in my heart." ”

"But miss, the master is greeting guests outside."

"What if there are guests, I'm not rude, I don't care about anything, I will naturally wait for my father in a place where no one is. This question is so important that I must ask him to feel at ease. ”

Although the little maid knew that this Miss Chen San had another purpose, she was just a young lady, and she could only listen to her.

"Then miss, let's go and go back quickly, otherwise when my aunt comes back, I should ask you again."

With someone on the side, Chen Lu was much bolder.

As for the way to the outer courtyard, even if there is no one with Chen Lu, he is very familiar.

Chen Wenli actually didn't like girls to run to the outer yard, and always felt that it was wrong, so the girl's family should stay in the inner house to provide embroidery for female workers.

But Miss Chen San is very curious about everything outside, and she naturally wants to know more and more things at her age, so sometimes she will ignore Chen Wenli's rules and go directly to him to ask for advice.

There are many times when Chen Wenli sighed in front of her: "Among all the children, only you are the most like me, easy to learn and etiquette, but it's a pity that you're not a boy, and it's a pity that you're not my daughter." Alu, it's a pity that you are a concubine. ”

The third lady, Chen Lu, is also congested, but she was born by herself, but she wants to rely on herself in the future.

She is the life of a concubine, but she must not be just a concubine arranged by others.

The guards in the outer courtyard are still very strict, and when they saw Miss Chen San coming, they all looked at the ground in a low voice: "Third Miss, now the master is still entertaining guests, and it is inconvenient to see you for the time being." ”

Chen Lu played with the Jinpa in his hand: "Do you know who is coming?" I don't have to see my father right now, you just take me to an empty room, and I won't go out. When my father took care of the guests, it was the same when I came out to see him again. ”

"This?" The two guards looked at each other, hesitating.

"What's wrong? What a remarkable character is coming this time? I have been waiting by the side, don't worry, I haven't made a mistake in so long, and my father will not blame you. ”

After Chen Lu's words, even if the two people were reluctant in their hearts, they also let her in.

"The person who came is indeed extraordinary, I heard that it is Lord Zhao, the right prime minister."

No matter how Ren Chen Lu thought about it, he couldn't think that the fourth sister Chen Hua had anything to do with the right prime minister.

She was convinced that she had come to the right place.

When I heard that the right prime minister Zhao Yan wanted to see him, in fact, it was not only Chen Wenli and Chen Lu who were puzzled, but even Chen Hua didn't know why.

In Miss Chen Si's memory, there is actually no such person as the right prime minister.

Miss Chen Si is a girl in the boudoir, and she rarely goes to the outer courtyard, but she knows that her father is the prime minister of the current dynasty, and his official position is good.

But in the memory of the little princess Chen Hua, she knew a little about this Zhao Yan.

She hadn't seen this person, she had only heard it in Sikong's mouth.

The right prime minister Zhao Yan, the son of a family, has deep family power.

In the Chen Dynasty, his father also had a lot of scruples about their family, but the Zhao family at that time did not seem to have anyone who was a big official in the court.

After the Li family was proclaimed emperor, the Zhao family entered the court again.

Sikong said that it was her father who called the emperor too mediocre and incompetent, and the people of the Zhao family were too lazy to clean up his messes for him, and they had been raising troops behind his back.

No, as soon as the Chen Dynasty fell, the Zhao family invaded the court with an absolute attitude.

In the court ruled by Li Dong, many important official positions were occupied by people from the Zhao family.

The people of the Zhao family are capable and famous.

Li Dong's years as emperor were actually not easy at all.

However, Zhao Yan, who was born like this, actually wanted to see her.

Chen Hua was really puzzled, but they were waiting in the outer courtyard, so it was impossible for her to be puzzled for too long.

Chen Hua just hurriedly changed his clothes, combed his hair again, and then followed the little boy to the outer courtyard.

When I arrived, Chen Wenli was drinking tea with Zhao Yan, and the two of them talked for a while.

Chen Wenli was actually a little impatient, but Zhao Yan smiled so well, he could only fry cold rice with him again and again.

When Chen Hua came in, he found that the atmosphere between the two of them was a little strange.

Zhao Yan sat opposite Chen Wenli, smiling and not answering.

He was not a young man, but he was not too old, he should be around thirty years old.

Chen Hua never searched for this person in her memory, but she still saluted the two of them.

"Father, I don't know what I'm looking for my daughter for?"

"It's not me, it's this Lord Zhao. You kid, just go to Long'an Temple, how can you drop all the things that the girl's family has with you? No, Lord Zhao wants to return it to you in person, Lord Zhao is really not easy to go on such a personal trip, haven't you thanked others? ”

Chen Hua listened to what Chen Wenli said, and his heart panicked for a moment.

And Zhao Yan raised his head when he heard the voice, and the moment he saw her, the cup in his hand didn't know how to take off his hand and fell on the table.

"Bang!"