Chapter Eighty-Eight: Coercion and Temptation

Although the Chen family is old, but he is not confused, Lu Cheng, as a prince, has never visited the door on the second day of the Lunar New Year, although his visit was very unexpected this time, but as soon as he entered the door, he almost said straight to the point that the Bai family was discussing marriage, how could it be that there was no purpose?

stared at He Changan carefully for a long time, this granddaughter, after the last time she recovered from falling into the water, this is the second time she has seen it, I only feel that this granddaughter is still very similar to her eldest daughter when she was young, I can't tell how much she is captivating, but there is a strong and quiet temperament in her body, which makes this young girl add a lot of attractive places, but, is it really her, will there be such a great creation? After all, the prince has always chosen a concubine, even if the status of the princess is slightly worse, she is generally a girl from the marquis's family, as for Chang'an...... After all, his father was just an earl.

But Daxuan's statute does not clearly say that the princess cannot be the daughter of an earl, thinking of this, Chen hurriedly said: "His Royal Highness the Second Prince thinks that he has listened to the errand, and the old body is not talking to anyone, but is just discussing the family matter that the grandson of the second daughter's family has just decided." ”

Lu Cheng let out a long sigh, and didn't say that he believed Chen's words, but he didn't say he didn't believe it, but just said that he didn't believe it: "Uncle and grandmother, the second daughter of your old man's family, is also the second cousin of the palace, and her son is also my cousin. ”

The second aunt, Bai Yuyun, hurriedly got up and thanked her, after all, the prince's reward was extraordinary, and it would definitely make her and Wang Zhongwang lose face in Dingxi, and even the future Yue family would not be disrespectful to their family because they married their daughter low.

Lu Cheng walked around the room twice, as if he was looking at the various furnishings in the room, and finally stood still before saying: "Uncle and grandmother's room is very brilliantly decorated, but if there is Wu Daozi's authentic work hanging in the center of the main hall, I am afraid that it will make this room more gorgeous." Mao Feng, when you go to get that set of share capital, by the way, you take the volume of Wu Daozi's "Queen Xi" that your father gave to the palace, which can be regarded as the palace's filial piety to your uncle and grandmother. ”

All the discerning people present were stunned, "Empress Xi" is a very expressive volume of portraits made by Wu Daozi, Empress Xi is the queen of Emperor Wu of Liang, Xi Shi, the queen is recorded in the history books: "Hou You*, good at Lishu, read historical biography." The work of female workers is all idle. "When the Xi family was at an age where they could talk about marriage, the Emperor Anlu of the Song Dynasty wanted to ask to marry her, but unfortunately in the end, for various reasons, it was Xiao Yan, Emperor Wu of Liang, who married her. If Lu Cheng wants to give away paintings, what is not good to give, why did he choose such a controversial character Empress Xi?

The reaction of the Duchess of Liang Guo Geng was the fastest among the others, and she quickly knelt down and said: "Second Highness Rong Yu, mother is old, and her body is gradually not as good as before, when she comes in, her mother has been suffering from back disease, and her knees are also faintly painful on rainy days, I am afraid that it is not good to kneel down to thank His Royal Highness for his reward, the concubine is the eldest daughter-in-law, and she should thank Her Royal Highness for her mother instead, and I hope that Your Royal Highness can forgive your concubine and mother." ”

Chen's expression darkened for a moment, it seems that she is not the only one who can see it, but I am afraid that the second prince really belongs to Chang'an, the reason why he came to visit today is just to pass on a word, telling Liang Guogong Mansion and Gongchang Bo Mansion, no matter what, which family comes to propose, they have to block it for He Chang'an, it seems that this girl was weak and sick when she was a child, because her grandmother was powerful at home, and she was bleak and disgraced by the princess of the second uncle's family, and she almost lost her life when she fell into the water. It's just that I thought that after all, it was the second prince who was in decline after all, and I couldn't help but feel a little worried.

Daughter-in-law Geng did this, nothing more than to tell Lu Cheng: Second Highness, my mother-in-law and I have already made mistakes, I understand what your old man meant, and I will never talk about family affairs to Chang'an in the future, my mother-in-law is old, I apologize to you on her behalf......

He Changan is good at tea ceremony, but he has never paid attention to paintings and the like, so he doesn't understand what kind of painting Lu Cheng gave to his grandmother Chen, but seeing Lu Cheng frowning tightly and speaking seriously, it is not difficult to guess that he is wearing his grandmother's small shoes again.

Glanced at Xu Huanche with a slight afterglow, originally Xu Huanche thought that he was already in the hands of the victory and could settle this family matter with Chang'an, but he didn't expect that he didn't know why as soon as the second prince came, his grandmother and aunt changed their tone and never mentioned the matter of their marriage with He Chang'an, so at this time, the look in Xu Huanche's eyes was a little obscure, and he couldn't say whether it was disappointment or anything else.

Lu Cheng hung the Duchess of Liang Guo for a while, and then helped her up: "The Duchess of the Kingdom is like this, the palace really can't stand it, if the palace punishes the Duchess of the Republic of China for this trivial matter today, I am afraid that tomorrow, the princess of the palace will go to the palace to visit the palace." ”

After that, Lu Cheng sent something to the Duke of Liang Guogong and Mrs. Liang Guo and other elders in the name of filial piety, and when he walked to Mrs. Hou Shizi of Anshun, he also said specially: "This palace heard from my cousin Lin Ge'er that his aunt is now pregnant. The Xu family can also be regarded as a relative of our royal family, the eldest son of the Marquis of Anshun is still the uncle of the palace, but it is a pity that the day is not a holiday, so that the uncle died young. The father also once said that everything is good in the Anshun Marquis Mansion, but it is a pity that the heirs are thinner, and now that the wife of the prince is pregnant, it is really a happy event, and it must not be too difficult to worry about other things, and the son of the Anshun Marquis Mansion is the most important. ”

He Changan couldn't suppress the idea of wanting to laugh out loud in her heart, she really didn't expect that Lu Cheng was naïve like this, not only to threaten his grandmother and eldest aunt, but now even Xu Huanche's mother and his third aunt refused to let go, but also to talk about the heirs of the Marquis of Anshun's mansion. But after all, the room was full of elders and brothers and sisters of ordinary generations, and if she laughed in public, she was afraid that everyone would think she was going crazy. Therefore, He Changan could only make a trembling appearance on his face and listen to the arrangement arranged by his elders, but his heart was already soft, and he had to know that after living two lifetimes, this was the first time that a man cared about her so much before he got her good.

Naturally, there is a little joy in her heart, but I am afraid that if she really marries Xu Huanche, who she has no feeling at all, she will never have such a heart-pounding feeling in her life, right?

Duchess Liang Guo looked at Lu Cheng like this, and also understood that as long as the Bai family did not really decide He Chang'an's marriage, the second master would not easily attack the Bai family, after all, Queen He Rui is also a member of the Bai family, even if she has passed away for many years, she still plans to have bones and tendons, but she thinks about it more long-term, He Chang'an, the niece, if there is a chance in the future, she must deepen her relationship with Liang Guogongfu, Liang Guogongfu is the silent help behind Lu Cheng, if he succeeds, he will definitely have the merit of the dragon in the future, but he is afraid of relying on the dragon, and after the success of the rabbit and the dog, if there is a good in-law relationshipFor example, Tang Taizong of the year treated the eldest grandson's family, even if the second prince really wants to kill them all one day, I am afraid that he will look at Chang'an's face and hesitate, right? Thinking of this, Geng hesitated and said: "It is rare for His Royal Highness to come to the Liang Guogong Mansion, the Guogong Mansion is simple, and the food made is naturally not as good as the imperial kitchen in the palace, but it can barely be eaten, it is not as good as the Second Highness......

Lu Cheng shook his head: "No, this palace is the prince, it is not easy to get out of the palace once, the blessing of the palace to the Liang Guogong Mansion has been delivered, the palace now has to go back to the palace to ask the father and queen mother, there may be a family banquet in the palace at night, so I will go back first, if there is a chance next time, I must go to the Liang Guogong Mansion to disturb it." Liang Guogong is the cousin of the palace, and when the cousin goes to the court, he will have the opportunity to see it, and when the palace happens to be free, there are some questions that he does not understand in government affairs to consult his cousin. ”

Before Lu Cheng returned to the palace, Empress Chen of Fengqi Palace went to Yanqing Palace first, the emperor was originally tired of criticizing the fold, and a squire from the military department said that the year before, the border passes of Daxuan, such as Tanzhou Lingzhou, had a small Nan'an people harassing the border, and the border officers should be punished, the emperor smiled, and before he could reply, he heard that Empress Chen asked to see him, and quickly let her in.

Originally, because the night of Chinese New Year's Eve was a night banquet in the palace, and the first day of the first day was the emperor's banquet for courtiers, so today is a small banquet where the concubines and concubines with children in the palace and the princes and princesses get together, and people are not much more important, so the empress should have been very busy today, she appeared in the Yanqing Palace, and the emperor was also surprised.

Leaning on the wide seat of the imperial study, he closed his eyes and recuperated, but said: "Today is the second day of the Lunar New Year, I remember that there is going to be a small family banquet, why do you have such free time to come to Yanqing Palace?"

Empress Chen smiled gently and dignifiedly: "Even if the concubine is busy, she always thinks that it would be good if she could take a break in her busy life, and so does Your Majesty, this mountain of twists and turns, after all, there is no time to review it in one day, Your Majesty still has to pay attention to the good rest, government affairs are important, and the health of the dragon body is not inferior to it." ”

The emperor's mind was thinking about the matter of the soldier's servant, and he was slightly distracted, and replied unhurriedly: "Thank you for the queen's care, but today's thing is better to finish today, and Jiangshan Sheji can't afford to delay." Is there something wrong with the queen coming to Yanqing Palace?"

The smile on the corner of Empress Chen's mouth stiffened slightly for a moment, but it quickly returned to normal: "The concubine really has something to tell Your Majesty, Brother Fang Caicheng and the two brothers and sisters of Keyi came together to ask for peace in the palace, and then a little eunuch from the Second Emperor's Palace came and didn't know what to say, so he saw Brother Cheng'er's brows tightened, and he hurriedly retreated, leaving Keyi alone in the palace, and making the boss of Keyi unhappy." ”

The emperor opened his eyes and raised his eyebrows: "Oh?"