The Imperial Palace of the Capital, the Xiyuan Xiao Chūn Pavilion.

Since early in the morning, this place, which used to be the most peaceful, has suddenly become busy. The four stable women who had been prepared for a long time entered the delivery room with the eldest princess of Anguo, and the mother of several years also followed, as for the remaining girls who had not yet married this year, they could only wait helplessly outside. Within an hour, Zhang Huixin, who was also pregnant with Liujia, hurried over, and almost bumped into his father Zhang Quan, who rushed over in a hurry. And Xiǎo, who was a father, helped NV Er to the yard, and the two who glanced at each other ignored the obstruction of the two mothers outside the delivery room, and actually broke straight in.

So, when Chen Yan hurried to hear the news, what he saw was the closed delivery room of the big mén, the four middle-aged palace NVs with rough hands and feet, and looked at him as if he was a thief. And through the mén window, you can still hear the scolding of the eldest princess of Anguo, and there are vague voices of Zhang Huixin and a man. He thought it was a little strange at first, but after thinking about it, he realized who the man inside was who the man who actually broke into the delivery room was, and he couldn't help but sigh like an adult.

The master's body is so bāng, it shouldn't be fine, right? However, this time it turned out to be a premature birth, and it was said that it was difficult to feed a premature child, but now it has been nine months, and the weather is not a cold winter, so it should be able to survive......,...

Having said that, Chen Yan walked around the courtyard for nearly an hour, and his mind gradually became less stable. He looked inside again and again, only to hear that the master's usual hearty voice suddenly became lighter, even the others, he naturally felt more up, eight times, several times to the delivery room mén mouth to look, but under the cold eyes of the four palaces, he had to retreat. Just when he was spinning in circles and almost dizzy, he suddenly heard only a commotion outside. He turned his head to look over, and saw the figure who came in in a hurry, "After being stunned for a moment, he quickly knelt down."

"The Emperor's ......"

"Okay, okay, when are you going to be wordy about this, get up!"

The emperor didn't even stop walking, and went straight to the entrance of the delivery room. Although the four middle-aged palace NVs didn't dare to stop them, they knelt neatly in front of Mén, "all of them were silent." In the face of this posture, the emperor who came up in annoyance shouted directly through Mén: "Ninth sister, what's going on now!" ”

As soon as these words came out, there was a sudden silence, and even Chen Yan, who had just stood up in the courtyard, was stunned. After a while, a somewhat tired voice came from the delivery room: "At this time, the emperor, what are you doing to join in the fun!" Rest assured, you can't die...... Belch! ”

The sound suddenly stopped abruptly, replaced by a faint shēnyín of pain. Hearing this voice, Chen Yan quietly looked around, and saw that the emperor's face was blue, and he remembered coldly that his sister had said that the emperor and queen seemed to be depressed because of the children in the past, so the queen was depressed, and he couldn't help but pinch a cold sweat for it. But at this moment, he heard the emperor speak again in his voice.

"Ninth sister, listen" The situation on the Jiangnan side has been decided. The fourth brother has negotiated, and the envoys who have paid tribute in the near future will go to Beijing. Luo Xu has already canonized the four major academies in Jinling Mei, and he will be canonized along the road in a few days, and the matter of Guozijian has also been decided. Before Yang Jinzhou took over, he had already led troops to clear several important places, and now the boycott of the market and the examination over there has also died down, and Ah Lan, who wants to come to your house, has also settled down. You can just take care of yourself, and you don't have to think about all that nonsense......"

"Come on, I know, don't shout, your majesty, don't shout, these stable women in there have to scare you to death...... Damn xiǎo monkey, hurry up if you want to land, don't toss anymore! ”

Hearing this, there was a long pause after that, although the emperor couldn't, he could only turn around and take a few steps back, and saw Chen Yan standing there with his head down, not knowing what he was thinking" He walked forward without waiting for Chen Yan to come back to his senses.

"Ah......,... Emperor? "Chen Yan was thinking about whether the eldest princess of Anguo was a male or nv" At this time, he almost jumped up after eating this fright, and when he saw that it was the emperor, he quickly moved his feet and took two steps back, and then said embarrassedly, "I didn't see ...... minister"

"Did your sister give you a letter?"

Just now, the emperor was clearly still concerned about the delivery of the eldest princess of Anguo, and in the blink of an eye, he asked about this stubble, Chen Yan's head suddenly couldn't turn, and he was stunned and said: "Not yet, this is another ten days and eight days without news, and the old lady at home is also a little impatient, and I don't dare to disturb the master." Ah, by the way, Your Majesty, you just said that His Royal Highness King Jing and my sister ......,......

Knowing that Chen Lan did not write back the luàn elephant before Jiangnan and the events afterward, the emperor was stunned. Seeing that Chen Yan's face was full of eagerness, he gradually showed a relaxed expression, and actually bowed his head slightly at the xiǎo guy: "Everyone is back, now that the situation in Jiangnan has been decided, you will tell your grandmother after you go back, you don't have to be heartbroken." But you, I heard, you've started practicing now? It's good to have a heart, but don't be too hasty, that is, the seedlings are fueled! ”

Chen Yan was most concerned about what the situation was in Jiangnan now, but the emperor actually mentioned him, so even if he felt uncomfortable in his heart, he could only lower his head and obediently. However, the emperor seemed to suddenly have a great interest in him, and actually sat on the stone bench under the big locust tree in the courtyard, and beckoned him to come over and ask this and that.

Time passed like this, the voice in the delivery room became softer and softer, the emperor gradually sat down and stopped talking, Chen Yan stood honestly, and others simply didn't dare to move. When a loud baby cry suddenly broke the silence that seemed to have been suffocated, the people in the courtyard were still unmoving, until Chen Yan suddenly cried out.

"Amitabha, Amitayus, Buddha... You've finally appeared! ”

The emperor who breathed a sigh of relief was about to speak, but was amused by Chen Yan's series of words. The next moment, I saw that the big mén in the delivery room was pulled open all of a sudden, and Zhang Huixin, who leaned out from inside, shouted happily: "My mother has added a younger brother to me, I have a younger brother!" ”

As soon as these words fell, she felt a black shadow suddenly rush over, and the whole person suddenly fell back involuntarily, "Thanks to a mother behind her, she didn't fall down." Seeing that it was the emperor in front of her, she lowered her head embarrassedly, and then said with a smile: "The emperor can rest assured, the mother and son are safe!" ”

"That's good..."

After saying those three words, the emperor breathed a long sigh of relief, and when he turned to leave, he suddenly heard a louder cry behind him. He subconsciously stopped, turned his head to look, and saw Zhang Shuan nervously carrying a child out, but when he arrived in front of him, he didn't know what to say, and the hands holding the swaddling clothes were even a little trembling. Faced with such a courtier who was completely different from normal times, the emperor was stunned for a while, and finally reached out to take the swaddling clothes.

At this moment, not only Chen Yan, who was a little farther away, Zhang Xuan and Zhang Huixin, who were close at hand, and even the rest of the palace eunuchs, everyone knew that they didn't make any sound. And the emperor hugged the child with clumsy movements, the initial stiffness on his face gradually softened, and finally he even lowered his head to look at the pink xiǎo face, and let out a soft sigh from his mouth.

"If the sun rises and burns, and this child has made your husband and wife look forward to it for so many years, then name it Zhuo."

Zhang Xuan originally listened to his wife's words and took his son out for the emperor to see, but at this time, in a blink of an eye, the emperor even took the name together, although he was stunned for a while, although he sighed a little in his heart, but thinking about the ranking of xiǎo's children, this name was indeed appropriate, and he quickly smiled and thanked him. When Xiǎo took over the swaddling clothes, seeing that the emperor turned his head and left without saying a word, the back looked at the old man who was a little different, and he remembered for a while that the queen who died last year "I couldn't help but sigh as well."

It wasn't until he gave the child Jiāo to the mother who hurried out that he, as a father, felt the soles of his feet suddenly soften. Compared with the early years when his wife was pregnant and gave birth for the first time, although he was anxious, it was not like this time, and just now when he saw his wife holding back and refusing to make a loud noise, he even felt the pain he felt. So, when he turned around and dragged back a few steps, he helped Zhang Huixin, who was moving over, and then said in a loud voice: "From now on, you are not allowed to drag such a heavy body around, give me a good baby at home!" Looking at the father who was full of anger and roaring, and looking at Zhang Huixin, who was a little dazed, Chen Yan couldn't help but glance back at the direction where the emperor disappeared, and suddenly a feeling of loss suddenly appeared in his heart. He didn't even let people into the delivery room, but quietly walked out of the yard by himself. It wasn't until he finished the long palace road in a daze, got on the horse in front of Xi'an mén and galloped out, and with the wind pouring into the cuffs of his neck, he felt that his eyes were sour and astringent.

In the past, he only had a sister, but now he has more grandmothers, more masters, and Mr. Han and Du Ge...... But he could scarcely remember what his father was like; What is his mother, he only has vague marks......

So, when Zhu Shi watched Chen Yan, who was always holding his head high, drooping his head into the room, and suddenly half-kneeling and burying his head on her knees when he arrived at the edge of the couch, she thought that Chen Lan had sent back some bad news, only to feel that something was struck hard in Xiōng's mouth, and an inexplicable panic suddenly permeated her whole body, until Chen Yan said those words with one mouth, her stiff hand finally fell softly on Chen Yan's neck.

"Old lady, the master has given birth to a son...... The emperor is very happy, the master is very happy, and Sister Huixin is also very happy, I think the master is probably even happier...... When I looked at them, I remembered my father, but I had forgotten what my father and mother looked like...... Old lady, I miss them so much, and I miss my sister even more......"

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Nanji City General Military Office.

The family has just moved in, and the original manpower has been transferred to the rest of the families, and the new ones are only Mén Zi and the cook, after Chen Lan settled down, he naturally gradually selected other manpower through Steward Zheng and Boss Mu. In a few days, four mothers-in-law who were in charge of sprinkling and sweeping and serving huāmu walked in, followed by four servants who were in charge of pulping and washing, and then they were selected from the servants who were originally in charge of guarding each household, and the order in the backyard was almost completed. Chen Lan naturally didn't have to do everything in person, and the same affairs were given to Aunt Yun and Aunt Liu, and he was finally able to free up his hands to write letters to and from the capital.

She told the truth about the letter she wrote to her stepmother, Princess An, and it was easier to send it to relatives and friends such as Mrs. Du and Princess Jin, but the remaining letters to Chen Yan and Zhu gave her a little headache. Now when she puts pen to paper, she only feels that the pen is heavy, but after a while, "there are a few more crumpled paper balls in the paper basket."

"Madam, take a sip of tea to moisten your throat."

Seeing Hongluo handing over the tea, Chen Lan took it and took a sip to calm down, then leaned back and closed his eyes thoughtfully. After a long while, she reopened her eyes, took another piece of xiǎo paper, dipped it in ink and wrote it.

The reason why she postponed these few days was that she also wanted to sort out her mood, and planned to downplay the past, but it can be counted as time, and now all kinds of incidents in Nanjing City should have been transmitted to the capital, Chen Yan's ghost jīng's xìngzi, maybe she inquired about everything, she might as well write it clearly, so that the xiǎo guy can further understand the sinister world through this incident, plus even if the letter is copied and sent to the Son of Heaven, she writes it in detail, which can also allow the Supreme to understand the situation in more detail. So, she asked for everything in detail, from the initial rumors to the final turning point, "I wrote four or five pieces of paper in half an hour." Finally, when she put down the pen and waited for the ink on the paper to dry, she stood up with her wrists on her wrists.

"Hongluo, His Royal Highness King Jing invited Xiao Shizi out again?"

Receiving the nod of the red snail in reply, Chen Lan couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Since the Yang family moved into the General Soldier's Mansion, King Jing, who originally lived in the courtyard of the Hou Mansion in Zhendong, moved over, and even Xiao Lang was dragged here to live.

It's just that people live here, but they usually always hang out with Xiao Lang in this kind of noisy situation, this is no longer a micro-service sī visit of the white dragon fish suit, but as soon as it comes out, it has become the target of countless people's attention. They didn't seem to care about this, so the Jiang family's nine xiǎo sisters and Xu family's two xiǎo sisters, who were originally going to this general soldier's mansion, rarely came immediately, and it is said that this is already the scorching early summer season.

In contrast, Yang Jinzhou met with his subordinates every day to familiarize himself with military affairs, or to inspect the garrisons around him; Although Luo Xu also squeezed here to borrow it, after the canonization of the four major academies of the Mausoleum Mansion, he often held poetry meetings and literary meetings in various places in Nanjing, and received Jiang Hui Shilin in every day; The two of them seemed so normal that they couldn't be more normal.

She was thinking about whether those daughters were thinking more about King Jing or counting on Xiao Lang more, when she suddenly heard a small sound, and when she raised her eyes, she saw Aunt Liu coming in from outside. When she got closer, Aunt Liu didn't bother to curtsied, and directly bent down to her ear.

"Madam, that Deng Ji of Jinling Academy has been escorted to Nanjing City. It is said that after he arrived at the Governor's Palace, he admitted that he was resentful of his cousin Deng Zhong at the beginning, and he was arrested by the master for no reason, so he secretly made someone plan a boycott of the market and the examination, etc., in short, he took everything on himself. It is said that Chen Lan was about to hit the pillar after the painting, and was shocked when he heard this, and immediately turned to look at Aunt Yun, and asked bluntly: "Is the person dead?" ”

"Not dead." Aunt Liu also had a palpitating expression, and she couldn't help but hold down Xiōng's mouth, "Fortunately, the tiger master was next to him at that time, and he stopped the person with his big hand." Although the old man was not there, the tiger master was stunned to refute Governor Feng's reply and brought the people back to our general military mansion. These are all reciprocated by the xiǎo ding and xiǎo wu who followed all the way. ”

After a Deng Ji, who had already been taken down by Yang Jinzhou and detained, was sent to the Governor's Palace, he confessed to this kind of lie as soon as he opened his mouth, "Chen Lan naturally won't believe it." In addition, when she heard that Qin Hu and the governor had clashed, her heart was even brighter. After only a while, she asked again: "Uncle Quan didn't go to the governor's office...... I remember that he invited Xu Shoubei to patrol the military horses on the Xiǎo campus today? Are you back now? "Mrs. Huiyu, the old man is still in the xiǎo school field, and he hasn't come back yet. Since that Deng Ji was escorted back, Yang Jinzhou himself did not go to the governor's yamén, but let Qin Hu escort people over, and made such a big incident and directly brought people back, Chen Lan didn't believe that this was pure negligence. As soon as she thought about it, she instructed Hongluo: "Go to the front and pass on my words, mén is watching, no matter where anyone comes from, they will block the car." If you want to find the master, bother them to go directly to the city xiǎo school; If you want to find His Royal Highness King Jing, I remember that today he went to Xuanwu Lake with Xiao Shizi; As for looking for Luo Shizi, just go straight to Jinling Mansion to study. Let's just say that today I am fasting in the Buddhist hall with the old lady and will not see any guests.

The person Ah Hu brought back made him optimistic about himself, and he still wanted some manpower. ”

This is a clear prevarication, Aunt Liu saw that Hongluo promised to leave quickly, and she followed Chen Lan to the east courtyard to see the Jiang family. As soon as she entered the house, she saw Zhuang's mother standing next to her holding a letter and reading something to Jiang's family, and for a moment she remembered that when she entered the second mén, it happened that Zhuang's mother had picked up the letter on mén, and at that time, because of Qin Hu's return, she didn't care about anything else for a while, and even forgot to ask where the letter came from.

"You came just in time, this is a letter from Mrs. Zhendong Hou." , Jiang beckoned Chen Lan to sit down, and immediately took the letter from Zhuang's mother, changed hands and gave it to Chen Lan again, "You take a look first." Because of Xiao Lang's words before, I have always been worried that Mrs. Zhendonghou will not get along, so I was embarrassed when I considered the letter before, and now I am relieved to see the reply. She herself is sick, but she still doesn't forget that her son came out to do things alone for the first time, coupled with the previous assassination, that worry is really real, and she really pities the hearts of parents all over the world. The last time I wrote a letter, I also tactfully told her about Xiao Lang's situation. One is to ask if there was a marriage contract in the past, after all, Xiao Lang may not remember it clearly; Second, I also want to ask, the emperor has the intention of giving marriage. ”

Jiang said this, Chen Lan stood there and looked carefully at the two or three pieces of letterhead in his hand, and only looked up when he finally gave the word marriage. As soon as her eyes touched Jiang's, she saw the smile in her mother-in-law's eyes.

"I'm not troubled either. After all, "The previous marriage between Brother Quan and Luo Shizi was given by the emperor, you and Uncle Quan Qinse are harmonious, and Luo Shizi and Sister Zhang Jiada are also very harmonious, so it can be seen that the emperor's mandarin duck score is good, and it may not be known if you order it again." If that really means that, here in Jiangnan officialdom, I'd better blow the wind as soon as possible, lest those people with a heart make something that can't be opened. Unexpectedly, "Mrs. Zhendong Hou replied to me in this letter that Xiao Lang had never had a marriage contract, and it may not be known whether the emperor would grant marriage." If she can, she wants to ask me to give Xiao Lang something sè, it doesn't matter if she lowers her head, the most important thing is that her family is innocent, her mother's family is thin, and she doesn't need any family. ”

If someone else made such a request to the future daughter-in-law, Chen Lan's first reaction was that she felt that this was her mother-in-law's hope that the future daughter-in-law's family would be weak and easy to control in the future, but Mrs. Zhendonghou was such a person "and has the identity of a mother-in-law, how can she be afraid of her daughter-in-law?" Therefore, she only thought about it and understood the deep meaning. At this moment, after reading the letter, she casually gave the letter to Mother Zhuang on the side, and whispered to Jiang: "Mother, I am young and almost know nothing about the Zhendong Hou Mansion, do you know who else is in the family of Mrs. Zhendong Hou?" "Mrs. Zhendong Hou? "After the Jiang family married from Jiangnan to the capital in the past, because she was the eldest daughter-in-law of Runing Bofu, she carefully did some homework on those noble names. But now she recalled it for a while, and then she shook her head and said, "I think about the Nuer Gancheng in Houyuan Town, Zhendong, and I have also inquired about some Pi Máo, but now that it is old, I can hardly remember it clearly." I only remember that the lady didn't seem to be out of her name, as if it was set by the first lady, and the marriage was very low-key. The imperial court gave the title, because the town of Zhendonghou is different from other nobles, and according to the custom, the wife of Zhendonghou was not summoned to live in Beijing. Speaking of which, the Hou Mansion of Zhendong has little contact with various families, so those famous people in the capital may not know as much about it as the people of Jiangnan. In this way, the choice of a wife in the Hou Mansion of Zhendong may not be based on family background and talent, which is probably also determined by the special geographical location of Nuergan and the situation on all sides.

Chen Lan had about a number in his heart, so he avoided talking about Qin Hu's matter, and listened to the Jiang family with his fingers one by one as if he was interested, counting the ladies he had seen a few days ago. In the end" she saw her mother-in-law shaking her head helplessly, so she smiled and said: "Although my mother was entrusted by Mrs. Zhendonghou, this matter is not in a hurry, you can look at each other slowly and leave, and in the end, not only do you have to let Mrs. Zhendonghou nod, but Brother Xiao himself has to admit it." ”

"Where is there no hurry? He is half a year older than his brother Xiǎo, and he should have started a family a long time ago. The whole brother was dragged by the war in the town outside, he is a dignified son, and he only has one younger brother, so he should have spread the branches and leaves of the family earlier! Speaking of this, the Jiang clan suddenly remembered something, and glanced at Chen Lan again, "The Zhendong Hou Mansion is not the same as other hereditary nobles, other hereditary nobles, the wives will have no sons for a while, and the elders have to urge the concubines to accept the house, not to mention that the Zhendong Hou Mansion is thin." They have always had few side cousins, and they have always been very early. If I were Mrs. Zhendonghou, I would have been in a hurry to ask my daughter-in-law for a long time! ”

Chen Lan couldn't help but laugh when he listened, and out of the corner of his eye, he suddenly caught a glimpse of the west mén curtain moving, and Yun'er lù showed half of her face, winking at her and snorting, as if she had something urgent. At that moment, she casually found an excuse to stand up, and when she saw Yun'er outside, she asked bluntly, "What's the matter?" ”

"Madam, Xiao Shizi is back alone! It happened that the Governor's Mansion sent someone to our big mén mouth to ask for someone to no avail, and he had a dispute with the ménzi, and Xiao Shizi didn't know where the anger came from, but he was straight...... Hit someone directly! ”