[Chapter 3, Volume 3]

Section 145

The second day is the time to return to the door, Mrs. Su visited her mother at her mother's house, did not return from the night, Shen Xuan went to the court early in the morning, and the two of them couldn't help but be cold and lonely when they went out - only Liu rushed over to tell a few words, explained the prepared rites when returning to the door, and hurried away.

Before the rain stopped on this day, Shen Zangfeng rode with his wife.

The carriage rolled out of the Taifu Mansion, looking out through the silk curtain, the streets of the imperial capital are spacious and tidy, the roadside is lined with willows, the pedestrians are weaving, the prosperity is far better than Fengzhou, and the customs are also different.

…… With such a vibrant imperial city, there is no indication that there are sporadic wars burning in the north and west. In the vast Wei territory, bandits are also rampant, and in many places, even to the point where the people are not able to make a living.

On the way from Fengzhou to the imperial capital, even if he was surrounded by guards and servants, Wei Changying vaguely heard how embarrassed and poor some of the counties he passed by on the road. The misery and helplessness of those ordinary people who were struggling to survive was unimaginable to Wei Changying, who was born with fine clothes and food.

After looking at those ordinary people, and then looking at this prosperous and majestic imperial capital, Wei Changying always felt empty in his heart, inexplicably irritable and worried.

Shen Zangfeng saw her looking out of the car in a daze, and said that she longed for the scenery of the imperial capital, so he said: "I will be on an errand tomorrow, and when I wait for the next rest, I will take you out for a walk?" ”

"Huh?" Wei Changying came back to his senses and said, "It's not ......."

As he was talking, the two horsemen trotted past the side of the car, Xu saw the marks on the car, and the knight wearing a hat reined in his horse and slowed down together, and greeted the car: "In the car, Brother Yao Ye is returning to the door with his wife?" ”

This voice Wei Changying also remembered, and asked in a low voice: "Is it Gu Gongzi?" ”

Shen Zangfeng nodded, lifted the curtain on his side and replied to Gu Yiran: "Exactly, how can Brother Ziming and Brother Gu Xian be here?" ”

Wei Changying had also seen Gu Yiran before, and at this moment, he bowed his head slightly from the curtain that was opened-just saw Gu Yiran, on the other horse, an uncrowned man with long eyebrows and bright eyes, although he was wearing a hat and a robe, he could vaguely feel vigorous, and the two replied together: "I heard that Chen Guang, who was dyed by falsehood, so he was transferred to Chenguang on duty with someone, and now he is going to visit." ”

"Ill? How so? Shen Zangfeng asked in surprise.

But seeing Gu Yiran and the uncrowned man looking at each other, he smiled a little bitterly: "I only found out the news until I waited, and I was about to go to visit and inquire." ”

After a few more words, the two sides said goodbye.

Listening to the sound of horses' hooves in the distance, Wei Changying asked, "Are these your close friends?" ”

"Hmm." Shen Zangfeng was a little absent-minded and responded casually.

Wei Changying asked again: "Who is the hypocrisy?" He's sick, why are you so worried? ”

"It's Zhang Luoning, the son of the Zhang family." Shen Zangfeng groaned, "It might be a little troublesome...... Before I went south to Fengzhou, I had heard rumors in the palace that the saint intended to choose a horse for Princess Linchuan, and someone recommended him at that time. ”

Wei Changying knew that the princess was treated favorably in this dynasty, and the golden branches and jade leaves were all fierce, and it was common for the princess to beat and scold the princess at every turn. Ordinary people are just ordinary people, the children of famous families are self-conscious, and they themselves have grown up with thousands of pets, and they are very impatient to serve. Therefore, I heard that the royal family chose horses, and the children of the Wang clan, especially the children of this sect, were all unwilling to be selected.

At this moment, he pondered what Shen Zangfeng meant, so he asked tentatively: "...... him Is this man reluctant? ”

"Nope." Shen Zangfeng touched his chin and looked puzzled, "At that time, I asked me politely in private by the holy order, and Zhang Pingxuan had no intention of refusing to marry. He also explained, "Although Princess Linchuan's temperament is a little tricky, Zhang Pingxu is quite famous in the imperial capital, and Her Royal Highness the princess likes his poems very much, and has praised him several times in front of the saint, so the people around the saint thought of letting him still be Princess Linchuan, and the saint also thought that it was okay...... Why are you sick now? ”

Calling illness a common trick when the children of famous families don't want to be the master, and this matter was privately mentioned in February, and now it is almost time to spread a clear rumor or even give an order, but Zhang Pingxu is sick, no wonder Shen Zangfeng will be suspicious.

Wei Changying pursed his lips: "Didn't Gu Gongzi say that he was sick?" I didn't say that it was a serious illness, maybe it was a headache and brain fever, but it will be fine in two days? ”

Shen Zangfeng thought about it, although Zhang Pingxu was proud of his fame, he was very familiar with the land of wind and moon in the imperial capital, and he had a reputation for being amorous and unruly, but he was not a person who went back on his word. Since he acquiesced to not opposing Princess Shang Linchuan before, there should be no change now, maybe he thought too much.

smiled and introduced the two people he met on the road with Wei Changying: "Brother Ziming, that is, Gu Yiran, what have you seen in Fengzhou?" The one next to him is also surnamed Gu, but he is a disciple of the Gu family in Hongzhou, and now the nephew of the queen's mother, named Gu Wei, is now uncrowned. ”

"I remember that Gu Ziming is Yiwei?" Wei Chang Yingqi said, "This Gu Wei, is it too?" "The queen's nephew, with the means of the queen now, should not fail to raise his mother's family.

Shen Zangfeng shook his head: "Gu Wei is a personal guard. He said, "In front of the imperial martial arts, we are lucky enough to win, so we are familiar with each other among the three guards." Brother Ziming has a humble and tolerant temperament, and there are few children in the imperial capital who are not good friends with him, and the people he interacts with are not limited to the three guards. ”

"What about you?" Wei Changying smiled and said, "I see that you don't have a bad temper, why don't you seem to be as popular as him?" ”

Shen Zangfeng looked at her with a smile and said, "Ah, do you think I don't have a bad temper?" What's not a bad law? Are there any rewards? ”

"You're so good-tempered, what reward do you have to give?" Wei Changying reacted quickly and said immediately.

"Is this forcing your husband to be a little worse for you in the future?" Shen Zangfeng stretched out his fingers and scratched her cheek and said with a smile.

Wei Changying habitually shook his fist at him, and scolded coquettishly: "You dare! ”

Shen Zangfeng touched his chin and laughed.

The two joked a few words and forgot Wei Changying's question, but Wei Changying himself understood after a little thought: Shen Zangfeng always takes the first place, no matter how modest his temperament is, in the end, it is unsightly, where can he compare with Gu Yiran?

In this way, when they arrived at the Wei Mansion, the second son, Wei Changyun, and the third son, Wei Changsui, had been waiting outside the gate for a long time. Seeing the couple getting out of the car, they came up to greet them.

After a few words of greeting, Wei Changyun smiled and said, "Father and mother are already waiting in the hall." And they humbled one another in.

Wei Shengyi also took leave to wait for them on this day, and the two sides saw each other and talked about the situation, so they had to look at each other. Wei Changying saw the second aunt for the first time, and found that they were all the daughters of the Duanmu family, and the silhouette of Mrs. Duanmu was quite similar to the Duanmu family, and the city was not shallow, so she didn't say a word, and looked at Wei Changying's eyes with great love, as if Mrs. Song was in front of her - if you don't know, she also said that today's Wei Mansion is waiting for her beloved daughter to return to the door.

The two cousins, Wei Changyun and Wei Changsui, helped Wei Shengyi receive Shen Zangfeng, and Mrs. Duanmu invited Wei Changying to the back hall to talk.

On this day, the real eldest lady of the Wei family, Wei Changwan, also returned, this eldest lady Wei was beautiful, but her expression was indifferent, she was a little lukewarm to Wei Changying, and her eyes occasionally looked at the accompanying Huang family with a chill. Wei Changying saw it in her eyes, and couldn't help but speculate about what the Huang family had done to this eldest sister in the past, which made Wei Changwan hate her so much that she even became angry.

However, the seventh lady Wei Changjuan, who was only eleven years old, was very enthusiastic, and pulled Wei Changying to chirp and ask questions, and even Mrs. Duanmu was not too able to intervene. Wei Changjuan is pretty, fresh and bright-eyed, wearing a red-colored folded peony flower wide-sleeved shirt, tied with a silver clay powder silk skirt, and a double snail, her dress and temperament look similar to Shen Zangning, and she is a lively and noisy little girl.

At first, Wei Changying had to answer a few words, but it didn't take long for her to be alone.

The voice of the seventh lady was crisp and fast, and the topic was also imaginative, from the food and clothing of the imperial capital all the way, Wei Changying felt dazzled when she heard it. even talked about the palace - Wei Changjuan said that he was very familiar with several princesses in the palace, and when he said this, he was interrupted by Mrs. Duanmu coughing, and asked about how Wei Changying was used to living in the Shen family, how Aunt Weng was and how she was.

Wei Changying naturally said that everything was fine.

Mrs. Duanmu said: "Originally, your eldest aunt and second aunt were going to come over, but your eldest aunt felt cold two days ago and couldn't get up; As for your second aunt, if you want to come to Changying, you also have a letter......

Wei Changying now has a total of three aunts alive, of which only the second aunt Wei Zhengyin is a concubine, and Mrs. Song only trusts her own flesh and blood, and she neither cares much about her children, nor does she often mention it. Therefore, Wei Changying only knew that her eldest aunt Wei Shengxian married into the Song family, and her third aunt Wei Shengshi married into the Zhang family, but the specific children and so on were not clear.

However, she knew that these two aunts should not be in the imperial capital, and when she heard Mrs. Duanmu's words, she was surprised: "The eldest aunt has come to the imperial capital?" What about the third aunt? ”

"Your eldest aunt moved to Gyeonggi to take up a post, and your eldest aunt also came back, and she only arrived about five or six days ago, so I think I haven't had time to send you a letter yet." Mrs. Duanmu said, "Your third aunt is still following your third aunt in Yanzhou. ”

Since Wei Shengxian was mentioned, Wei Changying wanted to ask a few more words, and Mrs. Duanmu sighed: "Your eldest aunt and your eldest aunt are fine." It's just that they have been married for many years, but they only have two girls under their knees, and recently it has been rumored that the Song clan intends to persuade them to have a step-heir. ”

Wei Changying asked cautiously: "What about the eldest aunt?" "Since Mrs. Duanmu said so, she may have been entrusted by Wei Shengxian to wait for her to return to the door.

"Your cousin Xiyue is fifteen years old, unless God is pitiful, otherwise the heir will definitely be succeeded." Sure enough, Mrs. Duanmu took a sip of tea, frowned and said, "It's just...... What your eldest aunt means is that they have not had a son under their knees for so many years, so it is better to wait for your cousin Ru Xuan and cousin Xiyue to come out of the cabinet before discussing it. ”

Although Song Ruxuan and Song Xiyue are both girls who can't inherit incense, they are both the biological flesh and blood of Wei Shengxian and her husband. Even if he succeeded to an heir, Wei Shengxian was always partial to his own children. However, once the heir enters the door, his status is higher than that of the two daughters.

Not to mention, if the heir is already married, the woman he marries is not very virtuous...... In addition, if the heir's parents and uncle are still alive, they privately instigate the instructions behind their backs, and the miasma is smoky - Wei Shengxian hopes to be able to marry the two daughters with determination, and the dowry that should be given is posted in the private room, and there is nothing to fear about the heirs at this time - this is also human nature.

Wei Changying heard this and knew that she was indeed waiting for herself: Wei Shengxian had a headache because of the pressure from her husband's clan, but the son of the Song family she married was also a side branch of the Song family, and the owner of the Song family was her maternal grandfather, and the next lord and her own uncle were not in the imperial capital now?

Although Wei Changying has never seen his uncle, he is the only brother of his mother, and when he visited Song Zaishui, he asked her to convey it, and he expected that Song Yuwang would have to give his niece some face. After all, for Song Yuwang, this is just a matter of casual words.