Chapter 76: Welcome
Huaiyu's matter has not been resolved yet, and she always has to come to intercede with him.
After instructing Shuangtian, Xu Chuzhuo got up and left the guest room, bypassed the corridor and went to the backyard, and when he reached a corner, he looked left and right at no one, and then slowly squatted down, his eyes red cautiously.
Mother said that the world is bumpy, people have many calamities in their lives, if they encounter calamities, they can't complain about the heavens and others, and they can avoid it. She did so, no one complained, she avoided it if she could, but she had already gone so far, why couldn't she avoid it?
God knows how hard it will take her to forget that there is such a person as Jiang Shen in the world, and finally there is some success, but this person appears in front of her again, like a bad joke that God played with her, angry and powerless.
There is a slight sound of footsteps behind you.
Xu Chuzao was stunned for a moment, quickly wiped his face with a handkerchief, and pretended to be looking at the ants on the ground.
"Isn't it cold?" Someone asked her.
Hearing this voice, Chu Brew breathed a sigh of relief and turned around and said, "I'll go back to His Highness immediately." ”
Chijin looked down at her, his eyes crossed her reddish eyes, and he didn't ask anything, but said, "Today, when I patrolled the city, I saw two very good-looking soup women, so I bought them back." His Royal Highness is already playing with it, so Miss Xu should also go and take a look. ”
Soup Pozi? Xu Chuzhuo stood up, moved his somewhat numb feet, and nodded, "Let's go." ”
She is afraid of the cold, and her favorite thing in winter is the soup woman, and she will hold it whenever she is free. The original one was broken the day before yesterday, and I haven't had time to fix it, but it's good, and there is a new one directly.
The gloomy clouds overhead lifted a little, and Hatsuzo smiled and limped forward with her skirt.
Chijin glanced at her: "Hurt your foot?" ”
"It's not." Bowing his head in embarrassment, Xu Chu said, "I've been squatting for too long, and I'm a little numb." ”
Chijin understood and pointed to the corner on the other side: "There is a stool over there, next time you can go sit and watch the ants." ”
This guy is really ...... Xu Chuzhuo felt funny and a little moved.
Huaiyu was right, Chijin was a very considerate person, he knew that she was hiding from being sad, but he didn't embarrass her.
"Thank you." She said.
Chijin looked at the road ahead as usual: "It's just a soup woman, how can you be thanked." ”
Hatsuzo hooked his lips and nodded at his words: "I'll go see what it looks like." ”
The ordinary soup woman is an oval copper kettle, and the red gold bought back is ingenious, not to mention lightweight, the body is engraved with the pattern of carp and plum, and there are hollow plum blossom carvings on the lid.
Li Huaiyu weighed it in his hand for a while, and said with a smile: "Bought it for me?" ”
Chijin nodded unashamedly.
Looking at the delighted Xu Chuzhuo next to him, Li Huaiyu hooked his hand and called Chijin to him: "Don't you think this behavior is very trying to cover up?" The entire Feiyun Palace knows that I don't need a soup woman in winter. ”
Chijin had a straight face: "Your Highness, it's okay if someone doesn't know." ”
That's right, looking at Chu Brew's happy appearance, obviously she didn't notice other people's thoughts, otherwise with her temperament, she would have to return the things to Chijin immediately.
Huaiyu thought for a while and said: "Chu Brew looks soft, but he still has the toughness of the Xu family in his bones, if you are kind to her because you sympathize with her, you don't have to, she still has me and General Xu." ”
Sympathize? Chijin frowned puzzled: "Where does she need sympathy?" ”
“…… Well? ”
Yu Guang glanced at the people over there, and Chijin said: "Miss Xu is worthy of heaven and earth, and she is also worthy of being in front of others, even if she meets someone who is not ladylike, she is also looking for relief." Now that she is walking on the street, she can win the nods and approval of the people around her, and she can also win the gratitude and support of the poor people, what is the use of sympathy for her? ”
Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, and then smiled: "It's me who is narrow-minded, you can see more than me." ”
"Your Highness don't have to worry." He arched his hand, "Chijin has always been measured in doing things. ”
"Okay." Huaiyu clapped his hands, "I believe you." ”
Xu Chuzhuo only watched them muttering, and didn't care what they were talking about. Stroking the warm soup woman, she breathed a long sigh of relief, feeling her frozen hands warm up a little bit, and her heart relaxed a little bit.
It doesn't matter, since you can't avoid it, then face it, life always has to go on, don't you?
When Jiang Shen woke up, he felt that his mind was much clearer, he stared at the unfamiliar bed tent for a while, and then turned his head to look at the side of the bed.
Xu Chuzhuo was sitting with his back to him, holding a needle and thread in his hand, and was carefully embroidering the pattern on the placket of a small gown.
After staring at the gown for a while, and after making sure that it was impossible for an adult to wear it, he said in a hoarse voice: "That child, is it the third brother's or who's?" ”
Startled, he poked a needle in his hand, Xu Chuzao gasped and looked back at him.
I didn't say a word when I woke up, and I was really scared to death when I suddenly spoke.
Jiang Shen frowned, pulled her bloody fingers and was about to bow his head, but Xu Chuzhuo broke away from him, sucked himself, and put his hand behind him.
"I just came to talk to the second son about this." She pursed her lips, "Your Highness is pregnant, and I hope that the second prince will not tell your lord." ”
That's why you're sitting here?
The hand that was frozen in mid-air was slowly retracted, and Jiang Shen felt funny: "How much friendship do you have with Li Huaiyu, do you want to protect her like this?" ”
Xu Chuzhuo thought for a while and said, "When I had nowhere to go, she took me in." ”
How could she have nowhere to go? Such a big Jiangfu...... Jiang Shen wanted to refute her, but when he thought of something, he lowered his eyes.
He is also a very bad person, and he likes to bully people. Knowing that she would be unhappy to see him making love to others, he wanted to get in the way of her eyes, so he wanted to see what she looked like when she was really angry.
As a result, every time in the end, he couldn't find her in Shaohua Courtyard.
Originally, it was strange, I don't know where she hid, but now the truth is revealed, it turns out that she hid in Moju.
Pursing his lips, Jiang Shen said: "You tell me whose child she is pregnant, and I will consider whether to tell the third brother." ”
If it is someone else's, then there is naturally no need to say it, but if it is the Jiang family's bloodline, this matter is a big deal.
Xu Chuzhuo glanced at him, after so many years of being a husband and wife, she could guess some of his thoughts, and after thinking about it, she said in a hurry: "Anyway, it's not...... It's not the king's lord. ”
This man can't even lie to him, and he still wants to lie to him? Jiang Shen shook his head and instructed Shuangtian: "Go find someone in the house and inquire." ”
Frost Tian left in response, and Xu Chuzhuo was a little anxious: "You have to be like this?" ”
"It's about the bloodline of the Jiang family, and you can't be sloppy."
I thought I could persuade him, no matter how bad it was, I could deceive him, but I didn't expect that it would be neither, and Chu Brew was annoyed that he was useless, so he got up and was about to leave.
"Where are you going?" Jiang Shen was in a hurry, got out of bed without wearing shoes, and reached out to grab her wrist.
Xu Chu didn't look back and said, "I'll go and ask someone to prepare the car, so that I can send the second son back." ”
Jiang Shen was angry: "You want me to leave in such a hurry?" ”
"What's the point of the second son staying here?" She said, "This line city is barren, there is not even a red street and smoke alley, the second son might as well go back to Ziyang earlier, and the life is still more chic." ”
Jiang Shen choked and gritted his teeth: "Why didn't I find out that you were so sharp before?" ”
Xu Chuzhuo was silent, his back looked very stiff, and he was still a little angry.
Jiang Shen held his forehead with a headache, and said in a soft tone: "Can't you talk to me for a while?" ”
Chu Zao looked back at him and asked, "What else does the second son have to say?" ”
He has always been able to speak, from the age of seven to the age of seventy, and there is no woman whom he cannot coax. However, now, meeting the pair of black and white eyes in front of him, Jiang Shen was a little unable to straighten his tongue: "You...... Where is the letter of resignation? ”
"Send it to the main city of Danyang and give it to my family."
His heart sank, and Jiang Shen was slightly annoyed: "You can't wait for everyone to know that we are leaving?" ”
Taking a deep breath, Xu Chuzhuo felt a little funny: "Second son, did someone force you to write this letter of resignation with a knife?" ”
“…… Not really. ”
"Then since you've written it all, why can't I give it to my family?" Her throat ached, and she said, "Those who have been abandoned must give an explanation to their families, right?" ”
"I ...... I didn't mean that. He wanted to bite his tongue, "I want to say, I can take back the letter of resignation." ”
Angry that he didn't know what to say, Xu Chuzhuo looked left and right, picked up the teacup on the table and stuffed it in his hand, poured a half-cold tea, splashed the water with his hand, and asked him with red eyes: "Can the water be taken back?" ”
Jiang Shen was stunned, and then took her hand, pinched the teapot and poured a new cup: "Is this okay?" ”
Xu Chuzhuo: "......"
Putting the teapot into his hand, she said, "I wish the second son a new cup of tea that can taste good, and the little girl will leave first." ”
"Xu Chuzhuo!" Jiang Shen called her.
As if he hadn't heard, the person in front of him didn't look back, as if he was in Yinping, and left his sight without the slightest nostalgia.
Jiang Shen looked at the door of the room blankly, and suddenly felt that it was really difficult to coax a woman, she was clearly not angry before, but now it was good, he couldn't do anything to make her angry.
"Childe." Shuangtian, who inquired about the news, came back and arched his hand, "I have asked, and everyone in the house said that the ...... in the stomach of His Highness It is the flesh and blood of the shopkeeper Lu. ”
"What?" Jiang Shen came back to his senses in shock, "You didn't inquire wrong?" ”
Shuangtian shook his head: "I asked a lot of people, and they all said that, it doesn't look like a lie." ”
How could it be Lu Jingxing? With such a big belly, it should be five or six months old at first glance. Five or six months ago, wasn't Li Huaiyu still by Xuan Jin's side?
His face was a little ugly, and Jiang Shen was silent.
He suddenly felt as if he wasn't the worst.
"Your Highness."
Just Wu came back, and told Li Huaiyu everything that happened at Changlin Jun's birthday banquet, and added a sentence at the end: "My subordinates don't understand what Ziyangjun means." ”
Jointly signed a letter to reduce or exempt excessive taxes and miscellaneous taxes? Huaiyu was half-leaning on the soft pillow, and his expression was very strange: "He is ...... It's going to be against Huailin too. ”
"What do you mean by that?"
Huaiyu said in a low voice: "The taxes of my Danyang land are not under the control of Kyoto, so why not his purple yang land?" Since he brought the Jiang family to Ziyang, he has not been in contact with Kyoto, and he has not been able to draw or pay taxes, nor has he entered Beijing to report on his work, and he is completely independent of the imperial power as a fief. ”
In this case, how will the excerpt be written? It must be an attitude that expresses the wishes of the feudal lords in various places, and asks the emperor to reduce taxes, anyway, it has nothing to do with him, and it is other fiefs that want to reduce taxes.
Chang Linjun's fools, do you really think that Jiang Xuanjin is kind enough to speak for them? I didn't know that as soon as the excerpt was handed over, in the eyes of the emperor, they all became people in the same boat as Ziyangjun. Under the current situation, it has undoubtedly become a bargaining chip used by Jiang Xuanjin to balance the emperor.
An Emperor Ziyangjun still had the intention of fighting, and his troops were stationed in Linjiang Mountain. So what if there are Changlin Jun, Pingling Jun, and Gongyi Jun behind Ziyang Jun? Added up, but it is half of the Northern Wei Dynasty, how dare he move?
Li Huaiyu sighed: "I can now imagine Huailin's expression when he saw the excerpt. ”
thought that if Jiang Xuanjin was eliminated, he would be able to completely stabilize his country, but who knew that Jiang Xuanjin escaped from Shengtian, and gave him a big gift that shook the society with his backhand.
Aren't you afraid of my 100,000 troops? Then I not only hold the troops tightly, but also the surrounding feudal monarchs, are you afraid?
Looking at Jiang Xuanjin's attitude, it seems that she is not as rigid and loyal as she imagined, even if there is an old man Jiang pressing on him, he doesn't seem to have any intention of going all the way to the dark.
It's just that no one can say what the future situation will be, Jiang Xuanjin's move, until the end, no one knows whether it is good or bad.
"This ......" after Wu thought about it, he was very incomprehensible, "He is famous in the Jiang family, but there are still generations of loyal and good royal pens, how can he do this?" ”
Huaiyu speculated: "Maybe it has something to do with the soldiers in Linjiang Mountain?" I heard Qingsi say that the situation on the other side of Linjiangshan is a little tense. ”
Wu said: "After all, it is still the land of the Northern Wei Dynasty, and Ziyang Jun does not let the imperial court troops get close to the Ziyang border city within ten miles, which is a bit excessive, no wonder the Kyoto side reacts greatly." ”
It is a rule between countries not to allow troops to be close to the border city for ten miles, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is a provocation within the Northern Wei Dynasty.
Bai Hao, who had been silent beside him, spoke: "Let's not worry about these anyway, the land of Danyang is located in the west of Ziyang, and even if the people of the imperial court attack it, there is Ziyang in front of them." ”
Speaking of this position, it is also interesting, the terrain of Ziyang is like a crescent moon, horizontal in front of Danyang and Kyoto, and now, it looks like a shield in front of Danyang.
The people of the imperial court couldn't even get close to Ziyang, let alone Danyang.
"Since it's none of our business, let's talk about some other good news." Just Wu said, "Your Highness, do you remember Nanpingjun?" ”
Li Huaiyu said: "How can I not remember his old man?" At the beginning, the feudal monarchs from all over the country had objections and gathered in Beijing, Li Shan pushed me to meet that group of monarchs, if he hadn't protected me, I would have been lifeless to return to the palace. ”
Wu nodded: "Changlin birthday banquet, Nanping Jun also went, there was a gift to be given to his subordinates, but his subordinates went alone, and no one could transport so many things, so he entrusted Changlin Jun to send it, count the days, and it should be there in two or three days." ”
Huai Yule said: "This is indeed good news. ”
Chang Lin Jun has no grudge against her, but the relationship is not close. After all, the fiefdoms are adjacent, and it would be good to have the opportunity to pull two sentences.
The same news reached Jiang Shen, but it was different.
"What did you say?" Jiang Shen stood in the room, his face was ugly, "The third brother is here?" ”
Shuangtian nodded: "The news that Lord Yufeng just sent people said that Jun Shang and Changlin Jun were on their way to the first-line city, and asked if Gongzi was okay." ”
If Jiang Xuanjin came at another time, Jiang Shen would scold him at most without making a difference, but now......
Thinking about Li Huaiyu's belly, Jiang Shen shook his head again and again: "No, he will be angry." ”
The entire Jiang Mansion knows how much Ziyang Jun values the former Mrs. Jun, if the news only reaches his ears, there is still room for him to ease, but if he is directly allowed to see it, then what is it?
Jiang Shen got up and wanted to go out.
However, there was a guard at the door, and as soon as he stepped out with one foot, two knives came horizontally.
"Childe has a good rest." The guard said expressionlessly, "Your Highness commanded, I will wait here to protect the son." ”
Bah! Protect him and still point a knife at him? Jiang Shen gritted his teeth, thought about it, or let Shuangtian go out, and let him stop the third brother from coming.
Jiang Xuanjin was in a very good mood all the way, even if the closer he got to the first-tier city, the more barren it became, his eyes were shining.
"Master, do you want to go to the second son first?" Take advantage of the hypocrisy to ask.
Jiang Xuanjin was very inexplicable: "What are you looking for him for?" ”
His own master was in a good mood, and he also became bold and fat, and joked: "If you don't look for the second son, then what are we going to do in this line city?" ”
Jiang Xuanjin pursed her lips, and the light in her dark eyes was even brighter, like a black pearl that had just come out of the water, and there was moonlight flowing in it.
Chang Lin Jun next to him looked at him dumbfounded, thinking that this is not right, right? The gentleman I saw in Ziyang was not like this, when he was serious, he could scare him, an old man with two rounds of age, speechless, why did he turn his face and become so gentle again?
Still...... Still a little joyful?
Sitting in a precarious position, Chang Lin Jun began to recall, wondering if this Ziyang Jun was dropped somewhere, and he didn't find out?
"Your Majesty!"
I had already walked outside the first-tier city, and someone suddenly blocked the road in front of me. When I looked up, I saw that Shuangtian and Yufeng had come back together, and their faces were not very good-looking.
"What's wrong?" "You have something to say in the car, don't get in the way." ”
Shuangtian shook his head: "Changlin Jun can go first, the third son, please listen to the slave!" ”
Jiang Xuanjin opened the curtain when he heard the voice: "What's the matter?" ”
Running to the side of the car, Shuangtian arched his hand: "Pass on the words of my son-in-law, please go back to Ziyang, don't go any further." ”
Squinting his eyes, Jiang Xuanjin's voice turned cold: "Reason? ”
"Childe said, Ziyang has a lot of affairs......"
With a sneer, Jiang Xuanjin said, "You either tell the truth or get out of the way." ”
Do you have a lot of affairs in Ziyang, do you need them to remind you? What's more, I've already arrived in a first-tier city, what's going on with turning back now?
Shuang Tian was stunned, and said hesitantly: "My son-in-law said that I can't tell you the reason until I have to do it, but if you have to go to the city, then instead of letting you be kept in the dark, it is better to know in advance and be prepared." ”
What is so serious? Chengxu turned his head curiously.
Jiang Xuanjin looked at him steadily, as if he had some premonition, and the light in his eyes sank little by little.
The princess's mansion was ready to welcome the guests, and when she heard the news that Chang Linjun and his party had entered the city, she wrapped her tiger skin cloak and took the others out to greet her.
When I woke up in the morning, it was still a sunny day, but now I look up and there are gloomy dark clouds overhead.
"Could it be that it's going to rain?" Qingxian muttered.
Bai Hao sighed into his hand and said, "If it is going to snow, it will be snowy, and on such a cold day, you have to freeze when the rain falls." ”
It rarely snows in first-tier cities, and you can't see it once in a few years, so it's good if you can catch up. Huaiyu smiled, saw Changlin Jun's Wang Qi from a distance, and walked over with his stomach in his arms.
"Changlin Junshang." She said, "After six years, I don't know if my body is still healthy?" ”
The entourage around all knelt down towards her, and Huaiyu stared at the carriage headed by her, waiting for Chang Lin Jun to come out to answer and greet her.
However, after waiting for a while, there was no movement in the car.
Huaiyu was stunned for a moment, and got closer: "Changlin Junshang? ”
A slender hand stretched out and lifted the curtain of the car, and a pair of dark eyes of the people inside met hers, like ice hanging on the eaves in the depths of winter, cold and sharp.
With a shock in his heart, Li Huaiyu took two steps back, it was too late to cover his stomach.
"How...... How are you? ”
Jiang Xuanjin pinched the car curtain, her eyes swept over her bulging belly, and her voice was low: "Why can't it be me?" ”
Pinching himself to make sure it wasn't a nightmare, Huaiyu turned around and left.
The burst of incense behind her came quickly, and she didn't take two steps before her shoulder was grabbed.
"I thought you didn't want to see me, so you didn't go to Changlin." He came up from behind, and the fingers on her shoulder trembled slightly, "So you didn't dare to see me?" ”
"Your Highness!" Just Wu and the others ran up together, wanting to protect her, but they didn't dare to approach by Jiang Xuanjin's eyes.
"You ......" Huaiyu felt that his throat was a little dry, looked left and right, and said as if he had nothing to say, "You like fox fur cloaks?" ”
"Li Huaiyu." His voice was low and trembling, "How long are you going to tease me?" ”
She teased him? His nose was inexplicably a little sour, Huaiyu turned his head, met his eyes, pointed to his stomach and said, "This is you teasing me." ”
God knows how happy she was in her arms and wanted to tell him, and how desperate she was to be on death row.
From heaven to earth, that is just the time of one day.
Now that he knows, what does he want? This is her child, and it has nothing to do with him, even if he wants to admit his mistake......
"Her Royal Highness the Eldest Princess." Cheng Xuan suddenly spoke, interrupting her thoughts.
Huaiyu turned his head sideways, and he could hear him say: "Even if my master is wrong, when he marries you, he treats you sincerely, don't you think it will be a shame to do this?" ”
What? Huaiyu was puzzled, the situation at that time, she didn't say that it was forgivable, right? Who is to blame?
"Just go in and say anything, there's something wrong here." Yu Feng said, "Chang Lin Jun is still waiting behind. ”
Jiang Xuanjin pinched her shoulder, let go again, lowered her eyes, and said with pale lips: "Your Highness, please." ”
This look doesn't look like joy at all, but like ...... Extremely depressed with grief and anger?
Li Huaiyu was at a loss, and was taken by Jiang Xuanjin to his mansion, looking down at his steps, it was really vain and messy.