Chapter 49: Zhong Li

"Deng Wanwan is Deng Zongqi's sister?" Wei Changying asked, "In the letter that Ni Hao brought back last time, you mentioned her. ”

Song Zaishui nodded and said, "Coincidentally, the Deng Zongqi brothers and sisters live near here, and I heard it when I was free, as if their father was not in harmony with the clan." It was also embarrassing for Deng Zongqi's brothers and sisters to live in the clan, and after Deng Zongqi made up for Yiwei, he begged Deng Guifei to help him speak, and asked his uncle to agree to let him move out. Of course, the reason is for the convenience of his errand, and his sister came to live with him to take care of the house for his brother. ”

Wei Changying said: "It's really a coincidence...... This Miss Deng family likes her very much when she sees what you wrote in your letter, but what kind of person is she? I don't remember complimenting me like that. ”

Song Zaishui raised his hand to stroke his forehead and said, "Are you embarrassed to compare with Deng Wanwan?" I have a headache when I see you! ”

"What words! I'm your cousin! Wei Changying said unashamedly, "No matter how bad I am, blood is thicker than water!" Like you said, no matter how angry you are, you can't bear it! Who called us flesh and blood? ”

"You ......" Song Zaishui pointed a fan at her and said angrily, "Then why has it been my patience, not you?" ”

Wei Changying smiled and said: "This is also something that can't be helped, who told me to be tricky and pampered, and cousin, you, virtuous and gentle?" I want to put up with my cousin, but what does my cousin have to endure? ”

Song Zaishui was speechless for a moment, knocked a fan on her head, and said hatefully: "I, I really owe you in my previous life!" ”

"Then my cousin in this life has to work hard to pay it back, otherwise what will I do if I have to endure it in the next life?" Wei Changying smiled and hit the grass with the stick, so angry that Song Zaishui rolled up his sleeves, hit a few small people, and pressed her is beating: "I'll just say that, you have to inch in!" You have no conscience! ”

Wei Changying dodged left and right, and said with a smile: "Oh, hey, don't talk about this, cousin still continue to talk about the Deng family brothers and sisters...... Miss Deng has a good relationship with you, why does the concubine ask me? Could it be that the concubine actually wanted to find your cousin, but it was inconvenient, so she took a detour to summon me first? ”

Song Zaishui sat up straight, stretched out his hand to smooth the wrinkles on his clothes, and said hatefully: "I will suddenly be in a bad mood, I don't want to tell you!" ”

"Good cousin!" Wei Changying diligently helped her with the 'flower' hairpin, and poured an agarwood drink flatteringly, holding it with both hands, "You have always loved me, how can you be willing to look at me embarrassed?" Besides, didn't you just say that? It's boring in this yard all day, and it's rare that you have something to worry about...... You just pity your cousin, who has just arrived in the imperial capital, everything is a smear, just waiting for your guidance to 'maze'! If you ignore me, you say that I entered the palace in such a daze, and if there is a mistake, if you are punished, in the end, it is not you who is distressed? ”

Song Zaishui snorted, took a sip of agarwood, and said with a shelf: "I want to eat cherries!" ”

Wei Changying hurriedly handed the cherries again, and after Song Zaishui finished eating the cherries, he raised his head and said, "Seeing that you are considerate, I will pity you and tell you!" ”

"Say it!" Wei Changying tugged at her sleeve and shook it.

"Let it go! You don't want to think about the strength of your hands! You're a snowball when you're too! You don't have to tear my clothes apart! Song Zaishui pushed her away angrily, straightened her sleeves, and said, "This Deng Zongqi and Deng Wanwan brothers and sisters, their parents have passed away, because of their father's death, the clan treated them very coldly, and they didn't treat them badly, they were already looking at the flesh and blood, how could they think about the rest for them?" ”

Wei Changying said: "Didn't the concubine use this nephew?" ”

"Isn't this just going to see you?" Song Zaishui squinted his eyes and said, "Deng Zongqi has been crowned in the year, and he is fifteen years old, but the two brothers and sisters have not yet said goodbye." The concubine was in the palace and wanted to find a "color" person for her nephew and niece, so of course she inquired about the "women" who entered the palace. Don't you have a few uncles who are not married? Deng Wanwan has no parents since he was a child, his brother's official position is not obvious, and the Deng family's family background is far inferior to the Shen family, but you have so many uncles, there are concubines and concubines, if there are concubines who are not very 'colorful', Wanwan is a 'daughter', and there is a concubine as a matchmaker, it is not unworthy. ”

"Why don't you find a 'sex' wife candidate for Deng Zongqi?" Wei Changying asked curiously, "Speaking of Deng Zongqi, is he older?" I have a sister-in-law! Besides, don't I have sisters in Fengzhou? Maybe that's why? ”

Song Zaishui said: "You just came out of the moon and don't know yet - it's Princess Linchuan who is going to enter the palace to congratulate this time, and she will be sixteen after her birthday, and the royal family has been looking for 'color' horses for Her Royal Highness since last year, and now Queen Gu and Concubine Deng are staring at this matter for their sons and nephews!" Previously, there was a rumor in the palace that the princess herself had a good impression of Zhang Pingxu of the Zhang family, but at the beginning of April, when you passed the 'door', Zhang Pingxu fell ill inexplicably, and he didn't get better. I don't know if it was the queen or the concubine who did it...... Deng Guifei is the most favored and relied on Deng Zongqi among several nephews, unless Princess Linchuan's marriage is confirmed, otherwise Concubine Guifei will not consider other candidates! ”

Wei Changying was surprised: "I heard that because this dynasty treats the princess preferentially, these golden branches and 'jade' leaves have always been arrogant and domineering, and almost all of them are commanding the horses, not to mention honoring their in-laws!" That's why the children of the famous 'door' heard that the royal son-in-law was chosen-in-law, and one hid faster than the other! Isn't that true of Zhang Pingxu? Shen Zangfeng also said before that Zhang Pingxu used Shen Xuan Bulk Disease.

Song Zaishui said: "There are people who are afraid of being royal sons-in-law. But if it is a golden branch 'jade' leaf, how can it really be that no one wants it? Have you ever heard of the so-called 'marrying' a woman to get a princess, and buy it on the ground. The government's statement? This dynasty treats the princess preferentially, but it is not only that the princesses are spoiled and flying, but all those who are still the lord have grace, not to mention that the princess of Linchuan is deeply loved by the saint, it is said that where the princess plays, the saint is not allowed! You said that you have become her colt, do you still have to worry about the future? ”

He also said, "Originally, on Chinese New Year's Eve last year, the ranking was set after the imperial military exercise, and the Holy Lord planned to transfer these people to serve in the army, and the holy decree was prepared. However, considering that among these people, except for your husband, who has already decided to marry you, there are few people who are married or married, and all of them are born with a name 'family', talents and appearances, and they can also be considered as the candidates for Princess Linchuan's concubine, so after this matter was suppressed, until now, if the princess does not finish picking the concubine, they will not be able to go to the army. Otherwise, after Shen Zangfeng took leave and got married, he would not continue to accompany you in the imperial capital, and he would definitely go to Xiliang to accumulate credit. ”

Wei Changying said in surprise: "Is that the case? I had just passed the 'door', and I didn't even dare to ask...... He also said that he did not rank well on Chinese New Year's Eve last year, so he was not appointed! ”

"Your husband is the number one again!" Song Zaishui said, "This ranking is not good, what else is the ranking?" Speaking of which, the one who was originally second only to your husband, Liu Xixun, the sixteenth son of the Liu family, I don't know why it plummeted, and he didn't even rank in the top ten! Looking at it now, does he dislike Princess Linchuan very much, for fear that he will be chosen, so he avoids it? ”

Wei Changying whispered in her ear: "I know this...... Liu Ruoye, the eleventh lady of the Liu family, told me that the Tao was the infighting of the Liu family, and Liu Xixun was affected, so he played abnormally. ”

"Liu Ruoye?" When Song Zaishui heard this, he frowned, and said, "You should be careful of this one!" Don't look at her innocent and cute, sensible and considerate appearance, but in fact she is very vicious and unforgiving, I don't approve of your deep 'friendship' with her. ”

Wei Changying was surprised: "This eleventh miss of the Liu family is indeed 'shrewd', but cousin, why do you hate her so much?" Didn't she offend her cousin? ”

Song Zaishui said: "I don't go out in the backyard all day long, and I haven't invited her to come over, how can she offend me?" I've heard something from the bend. He asked, "Do you know Zhong Jie?" ”

Wei Changying was at a loss: "Who?" ”

"Zhong Xiaoyi's younger brother." Song Zaishui reminded, "Zhong Xiaoyi was favored before, didn't the saint send Deng Zongqi and them to Qingzhou to pick up his family members into Beijing and reunite with Zhong Xiaoyi?" ”

Wei Changying said: "Ah, it's him? I haven't seen this person, so it's no wonder I don't know. ”

"I also happened to be on the same road as them to the north, so I found out." Song Zaishui took the fan twice, put it down again, and said, "After this Zhong Jie entered Beijing, because of Zhong Xiaoyi, he also got a chance to face the saint." The saint sealed him a lieutenant of Zhenwei from the sixth grade, and rewarded the mansion with money...... He lived with his wife and sister in the imperial capital, and often reunited with his sister and brother. ”

"And then?"

"Then, it's like this, Zhong Xiaoyi and this Zhong Jie have a young sister under their heads, as if they are called Zhong Li." Song Zaishui recalled, "Even if you are old, you should be a person, I heard that I was almost going to marry in Qingzhou, but because Deng Zongqi and his party rushed there, Zhong Jie went back to his relatives over there and took his sister to Beijing." Now that he has arrived in the imperial capital and faced the saint again, of course, he has to choose a better marriage for Zhong Li, which is also human nature. ”

Wei Changying smiled and said, "Then how did you get involved with Liu Ruoye?" Isn't Zhong Jie looking around, but he actually took a fancy to Liu Ruoye's father or brother? ”

"You've heard about that?" Song said unexpectedly.

Wei Changying was even more surprised: "Really? Is Zhong Jie interested in Liu Ruoye's father or brother? ”

"Brothers, of course." Song Zaishui couldn't cry and laughed, "The fifth master of the Liu family - he has a wife and children, where does this Zhong Jie look up to him?" ”

"I heard that Liu Ruoye's father is an official worshipping the Zhongshu 'squire' Lang, whose grade is the fourth grade, and he is also an important minister in the court, so Zhong Jie feels sorry for his sister and feels sorry for his sister, but where does he have the confidence to look down on him?" Wei Changying laughed and laughed.

Song Zaishui clapped his hands and said: "That's really it, you listen to me, Xiaoyi is just six products, the saint reads Zhong Xiaoyi's face, and rewards Zhong Jie from the six grades of Zhenwei Lieutenant, this family is spinning horizontally and vertically on the six products." Asking us to come and see that Liu Hai is of course not worth mentioning, even if Zhong Li is asked to be Liu Hai's concubine, we also think that Liu Hai is willing to want her is good. But Zhong Jie was originally from a common people, and he heard that he didn't even know a few words, so he didn't think so! ”

Liu Hai is Liu Ruo's 'jade' and Liu Ruoye's father.

Wei Changying asked curiously, "What does he think?" ”

He felt that his sister was the saint's favorite concubine, and he was the saint's brother-in-law. He didn't understand what the four products and six products were, and he was impatient to ask clearly. Hengzhu felt that since he was a relative of the emperor, he would have to say goodbye to his sister, and the children of the Manchurian Imperial Capital, as long as they were not from the clan, would have no problem. Song Zaishui also 'revealed' his 'lust' when he said this, and said, "So once Zhong Li rode to the street, and saw Liu Ruoye's brother Liu Ruowo from the curtain of the car, young and handsome, with luxurious clothes...... Zhong Jie inquired, saying that he was the son of Liu Hai, and he didn't tell Zhong Xiaoyi, so he went directly to propose marriage! ”

Wei Changying was speechless and said: "There are actually official media who are willing to accept this mission? "Zhong Jie doesn't understand, can't the official media not understand?

Song Zaishui smiled and said: "The countryside is talking about relatives, it's all about finding someone who is about the same, and they all ask for money after the official media." Although Zhong Jie was rewarded with money and silk by the saint, and the family did not have to worry about food and clothing, he was still reluctant to 'spend' the money, so he sent an elderly and steady servant to Liu's house to say. ”