Chapter 26: The Second Cousin of the Straw Bag
The young man is seventeen or eighteen years old, and he is still Zhou Zheng, but the flattery on his face has destroyed these Zhou Zheng.
He didn't look at Han Youning, he walked quickly in front of Zhao Chengyuan with a smile, and made a long salute, his face was about to hit the ground.
He fluently said the opening sentence that he had memorized countless times in his heart, "Han Siqi of the Dingguo Mansion greets the prince and His Royal Highness the prince." Xiaosheng came to pick up his cousin back home on the orders of his grandmother. ”
Although he was born in the Dingguo Mansion and was a noble family, his father only sealed a petty official from the fifth grade. The children of the high-ranking families he befriended were only born in the county prince's mansion, and he wanted to show his face in front of the top noble people like the King of Jin and the crown prince, and the opportunities were very few.
Today, such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, and no one else comes to steal his limelight, how can he not be proud and frightened?
Zhao Chengyuan glanced at him lightly, "It turned out to be the second son of Han." Since you have the heart to pick up people, why don't you wait at the dock in advance, but you are so late? ”
Han Siqi just straightened up, never thought that he would be questioned, and he couldn't help but panic.
Grandmother knew that Chen Youning was coming to Beijing, but she didn't take this Miss Biao seriously, so she pretended not to know, and she didn't send someone to pick her up at the dock. But this morning I got the news that the prince was going to the dock, so my grandmother hurriedly sent him here.
He hurriedly bowed down again and replied, forcing his composure.
"When my grandmother heard the rumors yesterday and knew that the Chen Mansion had suffered a catastrophe, she cried so sadly that she cried all day, and finally fainted...... When my grandmother woke up, she was full of regret and hurriedly sent Xiaosheng to pick up her cousin at the dock. Lord Lao rescued him with righteousness and escorted him all the way, and my grandmother said that she would come to thank you for coming to the door. ”
He is quite complacent about his own wit, he has a wide range of friends, and he has seen a lot of big scenes, how can this kind of scene be difficult to stop him?
Han Youning was secretly funny, Wen was just the stepmother of Dingguo Gong, and the stepmother cried and fainted for her stepson Yue's family, and he also made up such nonsense.
Looking at his triumphant appearance, I'm afraid he is still self-absorbed, and he really takes others for fools.
She, the second cousin of straw bales, is proficient in eating, drinking, prostituting and gambling, and her biggest advantage is self-confidence.
Although he tried his best to make a sad appearance, he was hollowed out by wine at a young age, and his voice was vague and a little angry, which made people feel false. Even if it's true, it feels very fake to the ears.
Zhao Chengyuan's expression was gloomy, "The Dingguo Mansion really respects the rules, and you have to wait for the old lady to speak when you go out to pick up relatives." ”
Han Siqi was choked up, and he was angry in his heart, didn't he say that the prince of Jin ignored mundane affairs? Why is he still so meticulous in other people's family affairs!
He didn't dare to show dissatisfaction on his face, and explained busily, "Father has been busy with official business for the past two days, and my mother has to serve my grandmother again, so I was so busy that I forgot to arrange ......"
"You don't have to explain to the king, since you have come, the girl will be handed over to you. If something happens to her in the capital again......"
Zhao Chengyuan smiled faintly, "That's worth playing." ”
After he finished speaking, he took the horsewhip from Ye Chang's hand and turned over on the horse.
Zhao Chen stepped forward and said respectfully, "Uncle Huang, wait a while, the handover here will end soon." The nephew's trip is to welcome the emperor's uncle, and there is no reason for you to return to Beijing alone. ”
"No need, you're busy with business."
Zhao Chengyuan glanced at Han Youning, who had been hiding behind Lu Rin, and left on his own.
Dressed in white and on a white horse, his back was quite free and easy, and he walked away past the soldiers surrounded by layers.
Han Youning heard the warning meaning of Zhao Chengyuan's words. Now that her father and brother are not in the capital, her step-grandmother Wen and her second uncle Han Jun are in charge of the Guogong Mansion, if something happens to her, they are afraid that they will not be able to get out of it.
However, in his previous life, Marquis Yongping did not assassinate her again in the capital territory, he should be afraid of attracting everyone's attention to him. After all, he went to Xiangping Mansion two months ago, and Chen Mansion had an accident shortly after he went. If she is assassinated in the capital again, those smart people in the capital will soon guess the truth.
With Zhao Chengyuan's departure, a large number of guards and officials followed, and the dock suddenly became much more empty.
Han Siqi couldn't help but be disappointed when he saw Zhao Chengyuan leave so quickly.
He wanted to talk to King Jin more and show his talents in front of him. The emperor values the King of Jin, and if the King of Jin can say a few good words for him in front of the emperor, his future will be bright.
He snorted secretly, and left, he didn't care much, and he didn't think that he could really get close to King Jin. If the prince hadn't come to the docks, he wouldn't have come!
Now that the eldest sister has grown up, she is about to reach the age of marriage. If the grandmother wants to get closer to the prince, she naturally needs to brush up her good feelings in front of him. The future crown princess and the future queen must be virtuous and virtuous, from a benevolent family.
He glanced at Han Youning with disgust, and shook his head with a flat mouth. It's a difference from his eldest sister!
No wonder King Jin dumped her to him like she got rid of a big trouble, and she was fat like this! Where is the delicate and lovely fifteen-year-old girl in Yuandundun?
It's really a lowly thing from a merchant!
It's just that he still has to pretend in the end, after all, he came today to brush up his favor in front of the prince.
He first said hello to Lu Rin, and the two of them had also drunk together. After that, there was a shelf of the noble son, and he walked up to Han Youning arrogantly.
His tone was contemptuous, with a look of condescension, "You are Chen Youning?" ”
Han Youning is not surprised by Han Siqi's attitude at all, he can always find a strong sense of superiority from places where others are inferior to him. She is now just an orphan girl who came to join her relatives, and her father is a businessman, which is as humble as grass in Han Siqi's heart.
She blessed her body, and first completed the most basic etiquette, "Second cousin is polite." ”
There are still so many officials, so many pairs of eyes, so many mouths. If there is something wrong with her, it doesn't have to be until tomorrow, and the reputation of Miss Dingguo's Mansion as uneducated will spread.
She's not afraid of a bad reputation, but there's no need to suffer the dirty water that can be avoided.
Han Siqi's eyes suddenly became interested, the girl's voice was clear, and there was a bit of softness that the women in the capital did not have, which tickled people's hearts.
He couldn't help but look Han Youning up and down carefully, his eyes were contemptuous, and he didn't shy away from it.
Upon closer inspection, I found that her appearance was extremely beautiful. Although the body is fat, the fat place is not ambiguous, and it is as soft and white as a sweet and juicy peach, which is extremely attractive......
There was a bit of lewdness in his eyes, and there was a frivolity in his voice that couldn't be concealed, "It's really a pitiful little child." But how do you know I'm your second cousin? ”