Chapter 21: Love and Hate
Han Maodian is the prince of Pingxi. When Dasheng Taizu fought the country, there were two sworn brothers who helped each other in life and death. Taizu was very affectionate, and he personally promised to share the country with two good brothers. Taizu personally named Han's second brother as the only king with a different surname in Dasheng: King Pingxi. The king of Pingxi guarded the northwest and had 200,000 mercenaries.
Three years ago, the prince of Pingxi entered Beijing to meet him, and Zhou Baozhu saw the elegant and handsome Han Maodian at the palace banquet, and since then he fell in love at first sight and couldn't extricate himself.
can't extricate himself from Han Maodian, in addition to Zhou Baozhu, there are other capital Shuyuan. Han Maodian is dignified and talented. captured the hearts of a large number of girls in the capital. Including the lord of Binh Duong. The county lord of Pingyang and Zhou Baozhu have been enemies since childhood, and the two are either compared to clothes or jewelry. Now that I like the same person, it is naturally another open and secret fight.
Fortunately, the queen was very happy with the prince and kept him in Kyoto to be with the eldest prince. In fact, everyone knows that Han Maodian is really a proton.
But this is good news for these two little girls. After all, the two of them can often see their sweethearts at large and small banquets. Both are the pampered daughters of the family and are lawless. The pursuit of a sweetheart is naturally more straightforward and bold than the average boudoir woman. At a time when many boudoir women could only be crazy at Han Maodian. The two of them already dared to take the initiative to come forward to talk and chat. A year ago, the king of Runan fell out of favor, and the lord of Pingyang no longer became Zhou Baozhu's rival. But this year, Han Maodian seemed to have disappeared from Zhou Baozhu's world. She never saw him again.
Until a month ago, the Grand Prince's Mansion held a cherry blossom viewing party. Zhou Baozhu saw it at the banquet and hadn't seen Han Maodian for a year. He was eighteen. Every move tugged at her heartstrings even more. Everyone wrote poems praising flowers, and she also picked up the pen and wrote a love poem to Han Maodian, telling her thoughts about this year.
This was a very bold move, and when she returned home, her father banned her feet. Although Dasheng is open, the confinement of women is still very deep, and Zhou Baozhu has already ruined her reputation.
"In the past, I only used to fool around with you, but now you are not too young, if you are still not ashamed, I will not have you as a daughter!" This was the first time that her father was angry with her, and the first time he said something serious to her. For that Han Maodian. But what? He didn't respond. Today, it also attracted Pingyang to come to the door to make this scene.
"So, did you give up?" asked Nie Xiaofan.
"It's not that I'm giving up, it's just that I'm tired. I've done a lot.
Did you know? He came to the capital in the winter of his first year. It's bitterly cold. I was afraid that he would be homesick, so he wore men's clothes all over the street looking for things from the northwest and sent them to Pingxi Wangfu. I even bought the night pot in the northwest. When I saw him again, he was still polite and detached, and he didn't even say thank you.
But I'm not angry or sad. That's what I love about him. If he had the slightest response, I think I'd still be trapped.
But in three years, he hasn't even let me fart. I don't care if my impulsiveness makes me a laughing stock, but my family does. My biological mother left early, and everyone in the family spoiled me, even the old lady treated me differently from other children and grandchildren. I never abused my reasoning for him again. After Zhou Baozhu said this, he was relieved. smiled sweetly at Nie Xiaofan.
Love unscrupulously, and see clearly. It was the first time Nie Xiaofan had seen such a woman.
"Why are you telling me this?" Nie Xiaofan asked, it seemed that the two had met for the first time, right?
Zhou Baozhu said indifferently: "I just figured out these things, and I told you in a panic." ”
As he spoke, he had arrived at the back door of the Zhou Mansion, and the route out had changed. The door is also a remote corner door. The carriage was waiting at the door.
Nie Xiaofan was helped into the carriage by Liu Xin, and Lian had not yet come out. Nie Xiaofan hesitated for a long time, but still said to Zhou Baozhu: "If you say these words to Prime Minister Zhou, he should be very happy." ”
Zhou Baozhu was puzzled, and Nie Xiaofan said: "Zhou You regards women as his life, and I have heard of them in Changping. If Han Shizi is your beloved, how can Zhou Youxiang let you fall in love for three years without success? Have you ever thought about this?"
Zhou Baozhu simply sat in the carriage, pulled Nie Xiaofan and asked, "If my father had long thought that I was impossible with Han Maodian, why didn't he stop me from the beginning?
Why? Why not stop it?
Nie Xiaofan was also thinking about this question.
"Perhaps, Zhou Youxiang can't bear to stop you. I'm afraid that you will be sad, but he knows you well enough to know that you will figure it out one day. Look, haven't you figured it out now?" Nie Xiaofan replied with a smile.
Zhou Baozhu was suspicious, and waited until the Lian family came, and then let Nie Xiaofan leave. When he came, he also asked Nie Xiaofan to come and accompany Mrs. Zhou.
The carriage clicked forward, and Nie Xiaofan finally breathed a sigh of relief. Just now, he just casually made an excuse to Zhou Baozhu. As for why Zhou Youxiang didn't stop Zhou Baozhu from expressing his love for Han Maodian in the first place, Nie Xiaofan hasn't figured it out yet. The only thing she knew was that Zhou Youxiang was loyal to Emperor Chengshun. And the king of Pingxi supported his own army, which was feared by Emperor Chengshun. These two families are like a feud, and they have been fighting openly and secretly for many years. This is still when the original owner was in Changping Zhuangzi, and overheard Zhou Qiaoqiao's master mention such a sentence.
Because it was about the lover's uncle, the original owner remembered it very clearly.
Speaking of the lover, Nie Xiaofan thought of the young man again. At present, there are seven or eight points that may be Zhou Chongxuan, but unfortunately he didn't have the opportunity to ask just now. I don't know if Lian Shiqing is clear. Lian smiled from the moment he got into the carriage, and it seemed that he was not lightly scolded by Chen.
Nie Xiaofan thought about it for a long time and decided to ask directly. Not so many routines. "Auntie, do you know that just now in Zhoufu Garden, there was a son who almost injured someone by shooting an arrow. I don't know which son of the Zhou Mansion he is? ”
Lian asked, "Can you see him clearly, how old is he?" "Sixteen or seventeen years old!"
Lian Shi thought for a while and replied, "That must be that Zhou Jiulang, undoubtedly." In the Zhou Mansion, only Zhou Jiulang, the only son of Lord Wednesday, is this age, and his temperament" Lian said this, suddenly stopped, and looked at her with a meaningful smile.
"Seeing that my aunt is in a good mood, I don't know what gift the prime minister's wife chose for Concubine Min. It's better to listen to my niece and let her gain knowledge. Nie Xiaofan hurriedly changed the topic.
Lian Shi smiled even more when he heard this, "What else can there be?" Sister Fan, my aunt told you." Everything in this world has value, and it is the heirloom left by those celebrities, and it is regarded as a priceless treasure. The Prime Minister's wife and I discussed for a long time, Concubine Min Guifei became a monk at a young age, and it was better to send the painting of Saint Wu Daozi's "Bodhisattva". Coincidentally, this painting is in my mother's home Qingzhou. This thing is worth more than the gadgets I gave to the old lady!"
Nie Xiaofan said in his heart, even the wealth of the family is really not something that I and other little **** can imagine. A coral tree full of pearls can be used as a knick-knack.
Liu Xin told Nie Xiaofan a few days ago that Lian's eldest brother dragged his family to Beijing. Thinking about this, this is a big move by the Lian family.
Nie Xiaofan's mind changed, the eldest daughter of the second room of the Zhou family wanted to go to the queen's palace to be a female official. This means that the Zhou family is actually close to the queen. On Concubine Min's birthday, how could the prime minister's wife give such a valuable gift? This truth should be understood by the Lian family. I think it's a willingness to fight and a willingness to suffer. It's just something you want. Since the Chen family has received such a big gift, I think the purpose of coming to the Lian family has also been achieved.
(To be continued)