It's March of the year, the time when the warbler flies and the grass grows, the waist of the woman in Beijing has returned to its original slenderness, and the south wind sends it, and the fragrance is all over the city.

It is still Banyan Street, and the second of them enters the house, and the corner of the green tile is still bathed in the slanting sun.

The man in the long robe, his chin was already bearded, he pressed the iron ring on the door with one hand, but he obviously hesitated, the distant sunset, shining on his side, the corners of his lips were still deep.

The other hand, which was behind his waist, unconsciously clenched gently.

Under the banyan tree in the courtyard, a square table, the woman holding the bun put down a plate of smoked meat in her hand, and seemed to have a heart, and her eyes were staring at the hidden green throttle.

As soon as the woman's footsteps moved, the door squeaked softly.

The maid, who had just put down a pot of broth, greeted the blessing and said with a smile, "The chief is back."

Autumn Frost has not yet been blessed, but she has been held by the clear sky, she only smiled: "It's early today." ”

"I thought the lady was waiting for me." The little ridiculous words of the male owner made the little maid who came to arrange the dishes curl the corners of her lips, and secretly looked at half of the hostess's cheeks, which suddenly seemed to be dyed with delicate colors by the neon of the distant sky.

It's not a noble house, so naturally there are not many rules and dogmas, and after a meal, there is a lot of laughter.

But the food is enough, the clear sky is obviously still drinking, he waved his hand, let the two little maids retreat freely, and let the nurse take her son to the backyard to play, he cuffs lightly, holding the pot to the cup, but it is for the autumn frost to pour wine, regardless of the moon at this time, the sky is dim, after the sake is full, the corners of his lips are not smiling, and he said very solemnly: "I heard that the second sister-in-law came to look for you again." ”

Qingtian is an orphan, although he was later adopted by the royal servants, the adoptive mother's family was already placed in Chuzhou by the princess of Chu, and lived by herself, and the second sister-in-law had no one else, which was the wife of Qiuyue's brother, Hu.

Qiushuang was slightly stunned, her eyes drooped slightly, hiding her inexplicable emotions.

"I'm dragging you down." The clear sky sighed, but Qiushuang raised her eyes again, reached over and held the fist resting on the table: "For your wife, I only feel that the celebration is like this, and the husband is so resting." ”

The moonlight is not clear, but the twilight is heavy, and the eyes of the autumn frost are the earliest bright stars in this dusk, and the brilliance is obvious.

She made this choice back then, and she never regretted it.

Witnessing the clear sky and her cousin Qiuyue, they fought and quarreled until they agreed to each other, but she was a bystander at that time and ignored it indifferently.

At that time, Qiushuang did not touch the selfishness of her children, and she had never been in love, she positioned herself as a cronie around the princess in the future, a suitable candidate for internal affairs, and the only "strong rival" was Xia Ke.

She even reminded Qiu Yue: "If you really marry Qingtian, you will no longer be able to wait for the princess in the future, at most, that is, the little lady or Xiao Langjun's nanny." ”

Qiu Yue poked her forehead at that time: "My good sister, she is still on an errand in the palace, and she can marry Ruyi Langjun, isn't it the best of both worlds, I don't want to do that internal affairs, how heavy it is, and my temperament is even more unsuitable." ”

But what Qiu Shuang was thinking at the time, she just wanted to share her worries with the princess, although Xia Ke was more capable, but one person inevitably took care of it, isn't there a right-hand man in the world?

At that time, she regarded the clear sky as a quasi-brother-in-law very early, and whenever she heard Qiu Yue say more about the clear sky, the more she understood the clear sky, from the love to the pity, she only felt happy for Qiu Yue.

A person who can be trusted by the prince will naturally not be dirty.

Sometimes Qiushuang can't help but think about who her husband will be in the future? She is not proud of marrying into an official family, and she doesn't even want to be worthy of a good citizen, in fact, it is an honor to be protected by the princess in her life.

Qiu Shuang never thought that Qiu Yue would suffer an accident, and suddenly, when she saw her again, her sister would become a cold corpse.

She still remembers that Lantern Festival night, before the upheaval, the two sisters were lying in the bed, when the marriage contract between Qiuyue and Clear Sky had been decided, and her sister talked about the little bits and pieces of the moon before the clear sky flower, such a happy smile.

Then, she also witnessed the pain of the clear sky, and used wine to drown her sorrows in that bleak time.

Many times, she hesitated not far away, saw the clear sky pulling the gray crossing, and wept bitterly while recalling Qiuyue's words and deeds.

She is Qiuyue's relative, but she deeply feels that the original clear sky knows her sister better, all preferences, and many loves and hates.

When my sister was buried, the clear sky lingered in front of the grave, and insisted on enshrined the autumn moon tablet, which was engraved with "My Wife".

Love, that's why.

From then on, Autumn Frost realized that she could no longer reduce the clear sky to the ordinary.

Attention, gradually deepening.

She can't tolerate Clear Sky's godmother and "sister" having ulterior motives for him.

She thought that it would be good if there was such a person who could completely replace Qiu Yue and treat the clear sky wholeheartedly.

Grandmother also wanted to let the clear sky find another good match, and began to watch the royal servants.

Occasionally, Qiushuang heard the discussion of others - although the clear sky is trusted by the prince, but who doesn't know that he enshrines the tablet of Qiuyue and treats a dead man as his wife, but Qiuyue and the princess have that kind of relationship, who dares to say irresponsible things? The girl married in the past, but also held a concubine ceremony, and she couldn't raise her head for a lifetime, although the slave status was lowly, but in the final analysis, Qingkong was also a slave of the palace, and she didn't have to marry a person who was also a slave, and she was also regarded as a concubine.

Qiushuang therefore persuaded the clear sky, although he and Qiuyue had made a marriage contract, he had never been hired to marry, so why insist on worshipping? With this heart, it is enough.

But the clear sky was red, and he was silent for a long time, and in the end it was just a flicker.

Whether it is a taboo in the autumn moon or a taboo in death, the clear sky is remembered in my heart, and I worship and remember it, and it will be the same for several years.

Later, she heard Qingkong promise to her grandmother: The elders cherish it, I miss it in my heart, and I dare not give up on myself, but from now on I regard Qiuyue as my wife, and this heart is more dedicated, if others can't accept it, I don't want to force others.

So in the Mid-Autumn Festival of that year, she went to the Liuguang River with a clear sky, put the lantern for the thought, and prayed for peace under the autumn moon spring, at that time, Qiushuang said, I am willing to marry, and I don't care about Qiuyue's sister growing up in Erxin, even in this life, in your heart, I will live forever, no complaints.

In this life, I am willing to be a slave, I am secondary, and I have the only vision, and it is enough to be white.

This is Qiushuang's love and determination.

She also thought that once she proposed this, Qingkong probably couldn't bear to refuse.

She is wishful thinking, perhaps for the rest of her life.

But even if she never has that person's heart, she has to replace her sister, take care of him, have children, and make his incense continue, so that he can live up to the promise of Mount Tai of the clear sky to the autumn moon.

What Qiushuang thought at the time was so simple and resolute, that's it.

But life will always be unpredictable, giving people so many problems, although insignificant but unbearable -

For example, she and Qiu Yue's sister-in-law Hu.

After Qiuyue's death, the princess returned, because the princess insisted, and because Qiushuang and Qiuyue's brother had been taught by Su Xun since childhood, when the official system was reformed and the imperial examination was implemented, both of them could enter the office, so Mama Yang finally made up her mind to accept the princess's permission, and the whole family was freed from slavery.

Only Qiushuang insisted on marrying Qingtian, although Qingkong has become the head of the palace, but his identity is still a domestic slave, belonging to a lowly family, Qiushuang is both the wife of Qingtian, and the household registration follows her husband.

But right now, Yu Fenggui, the king of Chu, is the auxiliary king, and the military and political affairs are in his hands, the emperor is not in power, and the auxiliary government Wang Weizhen Dalong, as the head of the Chu Palace, is those noble ministers, and no one dares to slack off.

Hu's husband is Qiuyue's elder brother, the second in the family, and Qiushuang's cousin.

In that year, the assassin emperor was deposed, and now the saint ascended the throne at a young age, the imperial examination was not suppressed and moved according to the time, Qiushuang and Qiuyue's eldest brother were respectively tested for fame, because Dalong and Beiyuan started a war, and then fought against the Qin family's anti-party, there were many vacancies in the officialdom, Yang Mama's two grandsons were released, Qiushuang's brother even went to the border as an official, and Qiuyue's brother also went to the head of any county in the county of the poor ridge.

Qiuyue's brother is a marriage that was determined after taking the examination for fame, the Hu family was originally a squire's daughter, although it was a family of cultivators and scholars, but in fact, because his father and ancestors were not good at management, the two generations were far away from officialdom, and life was also stretched, but because Qiuyue's brother was originally a slave, Hu always thought that he was a low marriage.

She inquired that her sister-in-law Qiuyue died because of the princess's captivity, and she thought more and more that the auxiliary prince and his wife should be compensated, and she was unconscious.

The Hu family got married, did not want to go to the poor land with her husband, stayed in Kyoto, and forced Qiushuang many times, and wanted to use her mouth to teach the princess of Chu to convey to the prince the intention of letting the "second brother" be transferred back to Kyoto, Qiushuang naturally would not listen, Hu manipulated, but also did not want Hu's trip to leak, causing criticism, it was perfunctory.

But this time, the Hu family actually went to the palace and complained in front of Princess Changle's maid.

Who is Princess Changle?

It is the eldest daughter of Yu Feng and Yijing, Guan Xi, that is, Xiaoxiao.

When Qiushuang married Qingkong, she lost the right to manage internal affairs, but because she insisted, Yijing was also very reluctant, although she gave Qiushuang and Qingkong another private house, she still let Qiushuang be the nanny of her only daughter, but Wanxi was summoned to the palace by the Queen Mother for about 100 days a year to be accompanied by Xin'an, Qiushuang had a lot of idleness, but a few days ago, when the Hu family went to the palace, Princess Changle happened to be there, although Qiushuang was psychologically prepared for this matter to be publicized, so as not to alarm the princess, I didn't expect Qingtian to hear about it so soon.

She remembered the words and deeds of her second sister-in-law Hu that day.

is also a young woman in her twenties, although the Hu family is embarrassed by her mother's family, but she still has some foundation, in the end she has never worked as hard as a farmer, since she got married, she is even more pampered, and her life is more leisurely than that of ordinary eunuchs.

"There's nothing unpleasant to say, why should Shuangniang scruple? To put it on, you are still a slave in the palace, and it is no longer in accordance with the rules to see your mother's family here, and then you send people out more and more unseemly, I am a sister-in-law, reminding you that you should be thoughtful. The words are also reasonable, but between the words, the corners of the eyebrows and lips, all show sarcasm and contempt for the autumn frost.

"I'm here today, because my heart is depressed, to say, although my uncle is a slave, he is the head of this Chu Palace, no one dares to underestimate it, let alone mention your second brother, who is now an official, without saying a word, he relied on the prince, and plunged into the place where the birds don't, and desperately managed a poor place to be so prosperous, and finally lived up to the grace of the prince and took on the stigma of carrying cronies, but some people look down on us, my mother's family is also a family of cultivation and reading, the big family in the Eastern Ming Dynasty, there have been high-ranking officials and ministers, how do you know, Just because you are married to a slave, you are ridiculed! ”

When Hu Shi said this, he dragged the silk handkerchief and shot it directly on the case: "What is the Xue family?" When I came to Dongming, I was not as good as my family, but it was the official son of Dalong who got the knot of Jin, and he should have been exterminated a long time ago, but now it's good, Xue Jialangjun just hit a lifter, and his tail went up to the sky, don't put us in his eyes, just like that, Xue San still wants to compete with your second brother for the lack of the head of the household department, but people keep saying that they are nothing more than a slave, and they dare to try in vain? It's not us who hurts this, it's my uncle, or even the prince's face! ”

In fact, the Hu family is very fond of vanity, but there are those who are high and arrogant, and they especially despise the Hu family's self-proclaimed cronies of the palace, and sometimes ridicule them as domestic slaves, which has nothing to do with Qiushuang, but whenever the Hu family is humiliated, they will count the accounts on Qiushuang's head, and many of them come back to complain, obviously to vent their anger, but in fact they just want to force Qiushuang to speak and help her husband be transferred to Beijing.

In stark contrast to the Hu family, Qiushuang's sister-in-law Dong family, on the family background, the former is also a slave, less than the Hu family, but now she is in office with her husband, and she is quite famous in the local area.

To put it mildly, the Dong family is Qiushuang's sister-in-law, and if it is said that it is even more important than the Hu family.

Therefore, Qiushuang never took Hu's words to heart, and at this time, he was ashamed to hear the clear sky, and his heart ached.

But she didn't have time to convince herself more, her body was already weightless, the strength of her arms wrapped around her shoulders, and her nose was suddenly filled with a warm and familiar breath, and in an instant, her heart beat like a pound, but her breath seemed to stop.

The wine was poured to the fullest, but no one drank it.

Autumn Frost felt that the momentum of happiness was so turbulent and calm.

And not far away, in front of the corner gate of the Chu Palace, the red sandalwood car had just stopped.

The golden crown is purple, the phoenix hairpin is red, and a pair of people go down hand in hand.

This is the auxiliary prince and his wife have just returned home from the palace, but the princess has not had time to appreciate the twilight outside the Zhengzheng Fang.

A little man sprang out and pounced heavily—

Yijing looked at his empty arms, turned his face, and saw the reunion of father and daughter like a long-lost reunion, and was suddenly lost.

Xiao Xiaowu didn't realize it, she was coquettish in the arms of the auxiliary king, and then walked behind the prince before she stretched out half of her face with a pitiful expression.

Yu Feng was secretly amused, touched the top of her daughter's hair, looked at his wife with a serious face in a moment, and coughed: "It's useless, Xiaoxiao, what trouble have you caused again, hurry up and explain." ”