Chapter 107: Nothing to do but ascend to the Three Treasures Palace
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Zhu Bin is the brother of Princess Jinyue's mother, the mother is known for her beauty, his appearance is naturally not bad, his eyebrows are trimmed, and he looks very handsome, but it is a pity that his white skin and the jade crown on his head add a bit of femininity, and he does not look as heroic as ordinary men.
Because the fifth prince had calculated Chu Qinghe, Xue Su had never had any good impression of him. She admits that she has a small heart and can't hold grudges the most, but a despicable and shameless sinister villain like this, even if he has a noble status, has to be avoided far away, and the province falls into the trap again.
The beautifully shaped diamond lips pursed slightly, and Xue Su said, "Your Highness, the courtiers will go to the capital, and there are still a lot of chores waiting to be dealt with at home, if you don't tell you, the courtiers will go back first." โ
The woman's voice is delicate and soft, like a yellow warbler out of the valley, crisp and pleasant. The fifth prince has been living in the palace, I don't know how many beauties he has seen for so many years, but there has never been one like Xue's, delicate and charming, even if he is married and pregnant, he can still tug at his heartstrings, making him toss and turn at night and sleepless, eager to bring people to his side, wanton love.
Such a beautiful woman actually married a reckless man like Chu Qinghe, who didn't know anyone, and it was really a flower inserted in cow dung.
Secretly slandered in his heart, the fifth prince did not show anything on his face, but spoke considerately, "It's the fault of the palace, it delayed the time of the lady, and please don't be surprised." โ
Xue Sulian didn't dare, she lowered her head, she didn't even want to look at this person for half a look, she just wanted to get out quickly.
At this moment, Lian Sheng sat in the carriage, stretched out his hand to open the curtain a slit, and inadvertently caught a glimpse of the eyes of the five princes, which were very hot, like a burning fire, exactly the same as when his uncle looked at his aunt.
sighed in her heart, she didn't expect that the dragon son and phoenix grandson in front of her would covet her aunt's beauty, and she was really a hypocrite, otherwise how could she worry about other people's wives?
Xue Su returned to the carriage and looked at the little girl's pale face, she said, "But your body is not very comfortable?" I'll ask someone to ask a doctor to check your pulse when I go home, and the weather is cold now, dripping into ice, don't get cold. โ
Liansheng shook his head slowly, but did not speak.
The coachman whipped the horse's back, and the sound of the whip breaking through the air came in, and when she was about to reach the mansion gate, her expression recovered a little, grabbed the woman's hand, and said in a trembling voice, "Auntie, did the fifth prince have a mind for you?" โ
Hearing this, Xue Su's face changed, and he lowered his voice to reprimand, "Don't think nonsense, most of the nobles in the capital care about their backgrounds, how can they look down on muddy legs like us?" What's more, I am also married, I am the wife of the Auxiliary Marquis, and the fifth prince is not a fool, so he will not have thoughts that he shouldn't have at all. โ
said this, but she held back an evil fire in her heart, and the little hand hidden in the sleeve cage squeezed the palm of her hand hard, and green tendons burst out on the back of her hand.
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After returning to Tonghua Lane and resting for a few days, the five princes never appeared again, Xue Su's hanging heart finally let go and began to prepare congratulatory gifts for the Zhou family.
Zhou is a widow, with her daughter to marry, if no one supports the field, she will be disgusted by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, and when the mother and daughter are wronged, maybe they will go back to the Hou Mansion to toss. Prepare now and save yourself the trouble of the future.
Steward Li was sent to the Zhou family to deliver the congratulatory gift, but Xue Su had a matter on his mind, but he felt a lot more comfortable. Probably because of the experience of being a mother, her pregnancy was not hard, except for the poor appetite when she was just pregnant, there were no problems after that, and her body was very healthy.
After another two months, Xue Su's body became more and more bulky, she handed over Yan Ruyu's matter to Liansheng, and she mentioned a few words from the side, but there was nothing wrong with it.
On this day, she was resting in the courtyard, only to see Chunlan speed up her steps and approach, and said, "Master, Mrs. Tan and Miss Tan are outside the door and want to see you." โ
To be honest, Xue Su has no patience for the Tan family, but Mrs. Tan is also Chu Qinghe's stepmother, if she turns people away, others will only think that she doesn't understand the rules and is an unfilial person, and she will ruin the reputation of the Fuguo Marquis Mansion.
"Invite someone in."
Staring at the master's towering belly, Chunlan couldn't help but feel a little distressed, but she was just a little maid, and she couldn't help her wife share these chores, so she had to take care of it carefully.
Soon, the mother and daughter of the Tan family walked to the courtyard, and saw Xue Su sitting on a wicker chair, with a hint of disdain on the woman's beautiful face, but she was deep in thought, and immediately restrained her expression, and did not show it too much.
The little hand caressed his belly, and Xue Su was just about to get up and salute, but was stopped by Mrs. Tan.
She looked extremely kind, as if the previous grievances had never happened, and said softly, "We are all a family, you are already pregnant with hard work, so you don't have to care about these little things." โ
The maid brought the tea cup to the three of them, Xue Su took a small sip of almond tea, and tasted the sweet taste, her eyes narrowed slightly, just like the crescent moon hanging on the night, seductive.
With a light cough, Mrs. Tan glanced around, but she didn't see Liansheng, she couldn't help but ask:
"What about Liansheng, why haven't you seen it?"
Because the little girl is not Chu Qinghe's niece, the Tan family didn't care much when they saw her in the past, and that negligent attitude was like treating the subordinates, and it was not an exaggeration to say that it was a matter of coming and going, but at this moment, Mrs. Tan suddenly mentioned her, if you want to say that there is no cat, Xue Su will definitely not believe it.
Her eyes flickered, she put down the tea bowl and asked with a smile, "What's the matter with my stepmother looking for Liansheng?" She went to Yan Ruyu early this morning, estimating that she would not be able to return home until it was dark. โ
Hearing this, Mrs. Tan frowned almost imperceptibly, and couldn't help but persuade, "Su Niang, it's just that you run your own private restaurant, why bother to let Liansheng get involved?" She has reached the age of discussing relatives, if she doesn't learn to be a housekeeper at this moment, won't she suffer a loss if she marries someone in the future? โ
Glancing at Tan Yuanqing with a smile, Xue Su said, "The so-called family has a hundred female families, Liansheng is a girl from our Fuguo Hou Mansion, naturally we can't just find someone to marry, not to mention, Yuanqing is four years older than her, and she hasn't decided on a marriage yet, so why should the girl be in a hurry?" โ
Hearing this, the light smile on Tan Yuanqing's face could barely be maintained, she held Jinpa tightly, and reluctantly smiled, "Didn't you say Liansheng?" How did you move the conversation to me? โ
"Yuan Qing is a well-known talented woman in the capital, and she has a Buddha nature, who can marry you, that is a great blessing, you are not an elder and have no relatives, how can you let a child go over?"
Although there is nothing wrong with this, it is awkward to hear it in the ears of the Tan family's mother and daughter.
Pursing her lips, Mrs. Tan continued, "I have a cousin named Heng Kaiqi, who is twenty-two this year, and has just participated in the examination, becoming a tribute, and is also quite a talented person. โ
"Only twenty-two years later, he became a tribute, if he really has both ability and political integrity, and after a while, it will be the palace test, maybe Heng Gongzi will get the blue eyes of the saint and soar to the sky."
Although Xue Su didn't stay in the capital much in her previous life, because Wang Youqing won the champion, she also made a special inquiry and remembered the name of Bangyan Tanhua. Heng Kaiqi does have the ability, he won the list, and then directly entered the Hanlin Academy, he was born handsome and beautiful, not much worse than the surname Wang, and there is no meaning of Princess Shang, so he naturally became a candidate for a son-in-law under the list.
Unexpectedly, within a few months of Heng Kaiqi's marriage, he went to the land of fireworks, he was not like Zhou Zhen, he went to the Qinglou Chu Pavilion, and he was looking for a beauty to accompany him, this list of eyes loves the joy of breaking sleeves and peaches, and he likes tall and strong men, such a little man is very rare, so he has a dispute with people, and the private affairs are boiling, and everyone knows it.
Right now, Mrs. Tan wants Lian Sheng to marry Heng Kaiqi, maybe she also knows what kind of virtue her nephew is, so she will come up with such a disgusting idea.
"Mother-in-law, don't worry, the bandits in Jindi have almost subsided, and in less than a month, the Hou Ye will return to Beijing, and then we will discuss this matter again, okay?"
How could Mrs. Tan agree? She forced a smile and said, "Su Niang, the day after tomorrow will be fifteen, why don't you take Liansheng to Huguo Temple to burn incense, and look at each other directly, if you cast your eyes, wouldn't it be beautiful?" โ
The little girl was Zhou Zhen who she saw in Huguo Temple before, and when she heard these three words again at this moment, Xue Su only felt that the root of her teeth was itchy, and she slowly exhaled a breath of turbidity, "Men and women are seven years old at different tables, and they meet secretly, if you let others know, don't you think that the Chu family doesn't understand the rules?" Our family came out of the ravine, and it was not easy for people to look down on, but we still had to be cautious in our words and deeds. โ
"The Heng family is an imperial businessman, there is only such a concubine in the family, it is not an exaggeration to say that the wealth is monstrous, Liansheng is blessed when he marries, and he will never be wronged at all."
"Marriage is a good combination of two surnames, the upper is to serve the temple, and the next generation is to succeed the next generation, the Heng family is rich and noble, but our Hou Mansion is not the kind of broken settlement that only cares about money, it mainly depends on the character and temperament, only if the two of them get along, can they live for a long time."
Seeing Xue Su's virtue of not entering, the mother and daughter of the Tan family were so upset that they couldn't do it for the sake of this marriage, otherwise Liansheng didn't get married, and the 200,000 taels of silver promised by Heng's mother before would be lost.
Tan Bixing will soon enter the court as an official, Yuan Qing has to fight for the position of the five princesses, I don't know how much money is spent on the place, although Tan Zheng is the secretary of the military department, but he has never been greedy for ink, all these years the expenses in the house have been embezzled from Mrs. Tan's dowry, if there is no more income, soon the Tan family will be overstretched, and the scenery of the past will be gone.
Therefore, she knew that something was wrong, but she still agreed to Heng's mother's request and came to the Fuguo Marquis Mansion for this trip.