It was already completely dark, and Yang Jin Zhou had just stepped into the house.

The food in the kitchen had been heated two or three times, but Jiang couldn't wait for his son to be unwilling to eat first, and Chen Lan seemed to be tired from the road, and he had no appetite at all at this time. So, as soon as Yang Jinzhou entered Mén, before he could say a few words, he saw Zhuang's mother take someone to set up the table, and the table was full of dishes.

"When I left the palace, it was already late, and I forgot to ask people to come back first and report that you would eat first, I had already eaten in the Qianqing Palace."

This sentence surprised the Jiang family, but Chen Lan joked with a smile after Zhuang's mother and the others retreated: "Even if it is a banquet in front of the emperor, who doesn't know that people are in the palace, even if the emperor is not in front of them, no one dares to feast on it. Besides, if I don't wait for you to come back, my mother and I are both uneasy, and I really don't have much appetite. I had accompanied Mrs. Du Ge and Sister Du Daxiǎo before, and I had already used dim sum. ”

Although the Jiang family had never seen the emperor, she knew what was going on with the banquet, so she naturally agreed with Chen Lan's words. However, unexpectedly, I saw Yang Jin Zhou showing a slight embarrassment, and only after a long time did he say: "When the emperor gave the banquet, because the emperor was not there, His Royal Highness King Jing was accompanied, I was afraid that the wall would have ears, so I buried my head in hard work, and as a result, a table of dishes was almost swept away by the two of us." ”

Thinking of the actions that the two of them took after glancing at each other at that time, Yang Jinzhou couldn't help but have an urge to smile bitterly. And although Chen Lan has never witnessed it, he can imagine that kind of strange scene - two people sit opposite each other, but they deliberately don't look at anyone, holding chopsticks there and eating and drinking like grabbing food, and finally end up in a mess. After laughing, she asked with interest, "What about later?" ”

"Later...... Later, His Royal Highness King Jing went back, and the emperor summoned me, saying that Liaodong had won a great victory, and asked me if I intended to go to make meritorious service and lead the army. ”

As soon as these words came out, Jiang immediately became nervous: "Then you nodded?" ”

"Mother, it's not like I haven't fought before. This seems to be a great opportunity to be rewarded for meritorious service, but since Zhendonghou has already played such a good situation, I will go over like this, it is no different from picking peaches by homeopathy. I bluntly said that I am not familiar with Liaodong, not to mention that my qualifications are shallow, and I am not enough to take on this important responsibility. Yang Jinzhou glanced at Chen Lan as he spoke, and seeing that his eyes showed deep concern, he smiled and said, "Don't worry, looking at the emperor's appearance, it should just be a casual question, listening to my words, I laughed at yínyín praised me for not being greedy for merit, and asked me who I think is qualified to be the deputy marshal of the Pingdong Army." ”

Yang Jinzhou's betrayal made the Jiang family very anxious, and he couldn't help but ask, "Who did you recommend?" ”

"It's Nanjing guarding Xu Yang." Yang Jinzhou saw Chen Lan smile at him, and his mother Jiang also suddenly realized, so he stood up and served two bowls of rice to his mother and wife, "First, he was the former Liaodong General Soldier, and he had a good set of leading troops to fight; Second, when I was in Nanjing, I had already cooperated with him a few times, and I knew some of his strategy and purpose of leading troops; Three to ...... I think the emperor is also quite fond of him. Otherwise, I wouldn't have brought it up, and the emperor would not have been surprised. ”

"Amitabha, I finally failed the calculation of others!"

Anyway, when the big stone in his heart fell, the Jiang family immediately became appetizing. Since she knew that Yang Jinzhou was full in the palace, she didn't care about him, she used it sweetly, but she didn't notice that Chen Lan was just a little lazy and pulling the remaining half of the bowl of rice. However, Yang Jinzhou saw it in his eyes, and when the husband and wife returned to the room together, he had to ask softly: "What's the matter, I have no appetite when I go home?" ”

"In the afternoon, the kitchen made jujube cakes, and when I was with my sister Zheng'er, I ate half of the extra piece, maybe I had accumulated food, and I didn't have any appetite just now." Chen Lan didn't care, after all, her appetite outside was too good, and now when she came home and saw that the table was full of dishes, it was not a big deal. It's just that what Du Zheng said to her, she also took this opportunity to take it out and tell Yang Jinzhou, and sighed at the end, "I'm only worried a little now, if I want to split up, who will the old lady follow?" ”

"If according to the convention, Yang Ninghou is the son of an old lady, of course, he has to support his wife for the rest of his life. But if that's the case, xiǎo four don't want to say it, and the old lady herself won't feel comfortable. However, Xiǎo naturally had to leave the Hou Mansion after the family was divided, and if the old lady moved out of this place where he had lived for most of her life with him, it might not be so easy to accept emotionally. Yang Jinzhou thought about it, and his sword eyebrows were already tightly screwed together, "I saw Xiǎo Si in the Qianqing Palace today." It's just a face saint, and I can't speak, but when I left the palace, Gonggong Xia gave me a ride, and it is said that since we left, Xiǎo Si has almost always been on duty, and he has not rested for a day, no wonder he looks thin. "What?"

Chen Lan stopped all of a sudden, and a nervous expression appeared on his face; "It stands to reason that the guards are all on duty every three days, how can he be on duty all the time? What did Grandpa Xia say? You must know that he has never returned to the Hou Mansion, what should he do with his literary and martial arts classes? The marriage is imminent, and many things are also for him to do by himself......"

Facing Chen Lan, who was asking questions, Yang Jinzhou wanted to interrupt her at first, but looking at the kind of wife who was as nervous as a calf cow, he couldn't help but stir people in his arms: "You, don't be so nervous!" When I went in, he still had the heart to make a face at me while people were not looking, and it seemed that he was okay at the time. Besides, others can't think of the pestle in front of the emperor, and I heard that the other three guards who were sealed at the same time were all on duty once or twice and then no longer announced. ”

It is a good thing to be favored by the emperor, but it is said that accompanying the king is like accompanying the tiger, although Chen Lan and the emperor have seen the warmth of the Son of Heaven when they get along, but more often they understand the unpredictable Tianwei. So, Yang Jinzhou's words didn't dispel her worries at all, but she was even more upset in her heart, and she tossed and turned before she fell asleep this night.

Early the next morning, after breakfast after the morning province, she wanted to go back to the Yangning Hou Mansion to have a look, but the Jiang family not only agreed, but also pushed Yang Jinzhou to accompany her. So, she asked Aunt Liu to prepare a pocket of Cangzhou golden silk xiǎo jujubes, and gathered three other items for a total of four local products, and then got in the car and set off. When he arrived at the Liao Xiangyuan of the Hou Mansion and saw the Zhu family, he sent something to greet him, and the Zhu family sent everyone else out, looking at the xiǎo couple in front of him and sighing.

"Xiǎo Sidu hasn't been back for almost a month. I only sent a letter saying that I couldn't get out of the house on duty, and I wanted to go into the palace several times to visit the imperial concubine, but the imperial doctor said that the imperial concubine should recuperate, and my legs and feet became more and more unfavorable, and I was in a hurry to die! ”

Chen Lan originally wanted to see the Zhu family and ask Chen Yan about the situation, but the old lady was more anxious than her when she opened her mouth, and she could only swallow back the inquiry that came to her mouth, and glanced at Yang Jinzhou again. Sure enough, Yang Jin Zhou knew the meaning of the song when he heard the strings, and immediately said: "Don't worry, old lady, when I entered the palace yesterday, I met the fourth brother in the Qianqing Palace. I couldn't say anything more, but he told me that everything was fine, so please rest assured. ”

"Did he say that?" Zhu, who was originally a little sluggish, suddenly became a big lifter, and actually leaned forward and asked eagerly, "This is a month to eat and live in the palace, people look like they are still jīng gods, have you lost weight?" ”

Of course, Yang Jinzhou didn't dare to tell the truth, and said that Chen Yan was doing well.

At this moment, the Zhu family took a long breath, and Zheng's mother, who was the only one waiting next to her, was even more relieved, and hurriedly tiptoed outside, and after a while, she came up with a bird's nest, so she coaxed the Zhu family to eat it. Probably let go of his thoughts, and only talked to Chen Lan and Yang Jinzhou for a short time, Zhu was sleepy, and it happened that Chen Ting came back, Chen Lan asked Yang Jinzhou to take the sixth brother to the courtyard to talk, and he persuaded her to take a nap first. It wasn't until she came out of the West House with Zheng's mother that she turned her head and asked, "Look at this, the old lady hasn't rested well lately?" ”

"Isn't it? The first few days were better, but I didn't see the fourth young master's person, the old lady was worried and worried, and even asked the Korean Duchess to go to the eldest princess of An Guo to inquire. Although the eldest princess asked the old lady to relax her heart, and said something like the fragrance of plum blossoms coming from the bitter cold and the edge of the sword being sharpened, the old lady said yes, but she actually couldn't listen to it in her heart. After all, it is already ironclad that the third master will come back to sacrifice prisoners, how can the old lady not worry? The second old man also added luàn to this knot, and a few days ago he was troubled by someone for a dusty nv, which made the old lady angry. At such an age, he has no self-respect at all! ”

Every family has a scripture that is difficult to read, and in a century-old family compound like the Marquis of Yangning, all kinds of things are endless. Chen Lan was angry when she saw Mother Zheng talking and talking, she was silent for a while, and when she saw that there were no outsiders around, she suddenly asked, "Mother Zheng, what do you think about the Yangning Marquis Mansion if it is divided?" ”

"Separation?" Mother Zheng didn't react at first, but then she couldn't help but gasp, and shook her head again and again, "Sangu nǎinǎi, you can't help it." After the separation, the fourth young master must go out alone, but the third master will never let the old lady out of the house. Take 10,000 steps back and say, even if the third master is willing, the old lady has lived here for most of her life, how could she be willing to give up the Hou Mansion to the third master like this? ‘

"Mother Zheng, at this time and that time, is the dead thing in this deep mansion compound more important, or is the old lady's person more important?" Chen Lan remembered the uneasiness when Du Zheng conveyed this, and after calming down, he said word by word, "Take a step back at this time, and maybe you will take a step forward in the future." The third uncle's xìng son is the most anxious for quick success, even if he doesn't stay for a long time when he comes back this time, maybe he will stir up the wind and rain, in this case, why don't we make it clear with him first? The old lady is old, and she wants her grandson to live together, and no one can say. The old lady gave him all the Hou Mansion, and for other things, was he embarrassed to pull down his face and fight with the old lady?