The summer has just passed, the cicadas have not stopped, and it is still hot and annoying until noon.

Chu Yao sat by the half-rolled window of the bamboo curtain, bowing her head and sewing a snow-forged shirt.

This material was originally bought by Lu Shaohuai and given to her to make clothes, she was reluctant to wear it, she always felt that she lived in the inner courtyard and rarely went out, so she didn't have to wear such a valuable material, so she planned to make a single shirt for Lu Shaohuai, and the rest of the fabric to make a few short shirts for her son.

My son will be one year old in two months, and he can't walk yet, but he can stand, and he can stand with his little hands swaying from side to side, which is very popular.

As soon as she thought of her son, the corners of Chu Yao's mouth couldn't help but rise a little, but she suddenly thought that her husband had not returned home for many days, and she was inevitably restless again.

As soon as his mind fell, his mind was not in the needle and thread, and he was pierced in the hand after only a few stitches.

Xiu Mei frowned slightly, she pinched the punctured fingertips to stop the bleeding, turned her face away, her eyes fell on the window, and saw her maid Zhiye raise her hand to block the sun, hide under the eaves of the porch, trot all the way along the shade, and dodged into the room.

The summer heat steamed her little face red, and fine beads of sweat appeared on the tip of her nose.

"Young lady, the slave maid heard from the people in the front yard that Lang Jun is back!"

Zhi Ye Fang is thirteen years old, not very stable age, with the liveliness of a girl and the cuteness of a startled.

Chu Yao stood up happily and breathed a sigh of relief: "My husband is finally back!" ”

A few days ago, her husband Lu Shaohuai went out of the city to purchase medicinal materials, and not long after he went, the army of the king of Jinyang arrived in Suizhou City and blocked all eight city gates and a waterway. These days, the people in the city are terrified, and once the city gate is lost and the soldiers are like grates, no one knows what will happen.

Compared with this big event, Chu Yao is still more worried about her husband who is away from home, there is a lot of chaos outside, I don't know if he can eat and live smoothly? Are you embarrassed?

After sleeping and eating for many days, and now that he learned that he had finally returned, a big stone in Chu Yao's heart finally fell to the ground.

She put down the needle and thread, patted all the fine rags on her skirt, and stroked her hair bun, telling Zhiye to see if it was messy, Zhiye pursed her lips and said with a smile that it was not messy, Chu Yao glanced at her, lifted her skirt and walked out of the door.

"It's weird hot outside, the slave maid holds an umbrella for the young lady...... Zhiye took the umbrella and chased after it, but the soles of her young lady's feet seemed to have wind, which was always an inch faster than the umbrella.

The scorching sun is golden, the flowers and trees are sparse, Chu Yao took Zhiye all the way through the flowers and trees, and entered the front yard along the verandah, and before he reached the main hall, he heard Mrs. Lu's crying voice of joy there: "My son is finally back, ask Weiniang to take a closer look, my son has lost a lot of weight, and he has suffered outside in the past few years......"

Chu Yao had some doubts in her heart: How many years? Although Lu Shaohuai has been away for a long time this time, it can be regarded as more than half a month, how did it become a few years?

Pushing aside a begonia that blinded the eyes, Chu Yao saw the scene in the hall.

The hall was lively, Mrs. Lu couldn't help herself with tears in her eyes, Lu Yuanwai stroked her beard and looked relieved, Lu Jia's brother and two younger sisters were also very happy, and the young man who was surrounded by everyone had a thin back, supporting Mrs. Lu who was so excited that she could barely stand on her feet......

This scene is like a long-lost reunion.

Chu Yao knew that the man should be her husband Lu Shaohuai, but no, she felt that it was wrong......

Even though she and Lu Shaohuai have been together less and separated more in the past three years, after all, they are her own pillow people, and they have had the most intimate contact, and she can see at a glance that Lu Shaohuai in front of her is not the husband who has been sleeping with her for three years......

The man in the hall helped Mrs. Lu to sit down, and Chu Yao was able to see his side face, which was seven or eight points similar to his husband.

But Chu Yao confirmed that he was not his husband, and he ...... Who is it?

Chu Yao stood in place blankly, and the begonia branches and leaves that were pushed back were bounced back, and the tip of the leaf was like a sharp thin knife, slashing towards her cheek, and the branches and leaves beside her hurriedly shouted: "Young lady, be careful!" ”

This sound also reached the hall, and the people in the hall looked sideways and looked at her.

Chu Yao also saw the man's face.

Sure enough, her handsome facial features are very similar to her husband.

There was a hint of pain on her cheek, and she instinctively stroked it, catching a glimpse of the red stain on her fingertips, and the person fainted.

She has had this problem of fainting when she sees blood since she was a child, so she pays attention to it on weekdays and tries not to let herself see blood, but today she was in a trance for a while, and she made a mistake.

Fortunately, although the onset of this problem was fast, it had no effect on the body, and I woke up after a cup of tea.

At this time, she was already in the flower hall, and when Zhiye saw her wake up, she hurriedly handed over the prepared tea.

After bowing his head and taking a few sips, he heard Mrs. Lu say, "Zhiye, you go outside and wait first, and I will say a few words to Yao'er......"

The master's mother's order, Rong didn't know that Ye said no, she glanced at Chu Yao worriedly, and had to bow down and retreat.

The feeling of dizziness gradually faded, and the memories before fainting quickly came back in her mind, Chu Yao looked at Mrs. Lu, her mother-in-law, her expression was tangled at this time, and she opened her mouth but wanted to speak and stopped.

Chu Yao didn't speak first, just looked at each other quietly.

This matter is so weird that she is even wondering if she is wrong, that person should be Lu Shaohuai.

She thought about it in her heart, her eyes were still on Mrs. Lu, and after staring at it for a long time, Mrs. Lu finally opened her mouth with difficulty.

"Yao'er, since you saw it just now, I can't hide it from you anymore, the one in the hall is my real son Shaohuai, he has been away for more than three years, and now he finally returned safely......"

When Chu Yao heard this, his hand holding the cup was a little unsteady: What is the real Lu Shaohuai?

Who is the "Lu Shaohuai" he married?

How could there be two Lu Shaohuai?

"My son Shaohuai, fortunate to look very similar to the prince of Jinyang, three years ago, the king of Jinyang failed to raise an army, temporarily taoguang to raise obscurity, waiting for the opportunity, the prince of Jinyang and Shaohuai exchanged identities, stayed in Suizhou to mediate secretly, and now several important city gates in Suizhou have long been replaced by the people of the king of Jinyang, and the army of the king of Jinyang should be combined with the outside. Shaohuai's return home today means that King Jinyang's army has entered the city, and His Royal Highness the Prince naturally doesn't need to pretend to be Shaohuai anymore......"

"The prince of Jinyang...... Swapping identities...... her expression was blank, and she felt ridiculous, "Since he is the son of the world, why did he ...... in the first place? Will you marry me? ”

She is just the most ordinary woman, her family is not good, she has no father and brother to support, and she can only rely on her sick and weak mother for her life. And the other party is His Royal Highness the Prince, the son of the ambitious King of Jinyang, how can he be able to enter his eyes?

Mrs. Lu explained: "The prince is going to stay in Suizhou for a long time, and he needs a wife who can not only take care of his daily life, but also hide his identity for him. In this way, I will gather for him, and among the girls I like, only your birthday is the most suitable for His Royal Highness......"

This was not a tact, Chu Yao naturally understood: "In this way, I am just a pawn for him to disguise his identity......"

Mrs. Lu waved her hand: "I can't say that, although we deceived you at the beginning, this is not only not a bad thing for you, but a great good thing." Soon after, the prince will be successful, and His Royal Highness will be the prince. You followed him, and gave birth to a son for him, and entered the East Palace with him in the future, although the position of the crown princess did not dare to think about it, but at least you can be a good lady or a Chenghui, and the most unfortunate thing is to be a Fengyi, which is also a blessing that the girl next to you can't ask for in her life......"

What kind of blessing is this? Chu Yao sneered: "You think this is a blessing, why didn't you pick your own girl to marry him in the first place?" ”

"How do you know you didn't pick? At the beginning, I first picked out the school-age girls in my mother's family, but their birthdays didn't match, so I asked you to pick up such a big bargain. Mrs. Lu said, "However, the eight characters of our family Mingshu are also consistent with His Royal Highness the Prince." Previously, it was difficult for her and His Royal Highness the Prince to pretend to be brothers and sisters, but in fact, His Royal Highness the Prince has already agreed, and in the future, he will ask Mingshu to enter the palace with you as a companion......"

Lu Mingshu is the third girl of the Lu family, twenty-eight years old, it is a good time to say that she is married, and she was born in a rich family like the Yuanwai family, and there was an endless stream of people who came to the door to say that she was close, but Mrs. Lu made an excuse to push it, saying that the girl was still young and wanted to stay for another two years.

It turned out that he was reluctant to marry the girl, but he had already made a plan for Lu Mingshu to marry the future prince.

Chu Yao sneered and put down the cup: "She doesn't have to be my companion, just give her all this blessing." ”

The strength in her body had recovered, Chu Yao stood up, and without the constraints of etiquette as a daughter-in-law in the past, she walked out without saluting Mrs. Lu and saying goodbye.

Seeing her leave, Zhiye also hurriedly followed with an umbrella.

When Mrs. Lu saw her angrily leaving, she couldn't help but smile a little triumphantly.

***

Chu Yao's steps became faster and faster, and the joy when he came was gone, replaced by full of resentment: This family affair was a game they did from the beginning, what about the prince of Jinyang? What about becoming the prince of the East Palace in the future? Why did they lie to her and still want her to be grateful?

She hates sharing a husband with the woman next to her, and she hates the identity of the prince of Jinyang!

In recent years, wars have broken out, and in order to suppress the forces of all parties, the monarch of Daliang has gone crazy to recruit troops everywhere. The wealthy families could protect themselves by giving the capital prisoners money, but the poor families could not come up with enough money, and many men were forcibly requisitioned by the government.

Chu Yao's two elder brothers were forcibly taken out of their homes by the people of the government in this way, and they have not been heard from until now, and their mother is worried day and night, and they fall ill, and they have not been well again and again......

The king of Jinyang was one of the causes of the war, and now the son of the initiator was in front of his eyes, and he felt deeply hated when he thought that he had cared for him for three years and worried about him.

"Young lady, you go slowly, the slave can't keep up......" The umbrella in Zhiye's hand was hung by a branch, and he had to pause. When she carefully removed the umbrella, Chu Yao had disappeared.

Chu Yao returned to the courtyard, she has always been gentle, she can't do things to vent when she drops things, and she feels uncomfortable not doing anything.

Glancing at the half-made garment on the low table by the window, she walked over, took the scissors from the basket, and picked up the garment to cut it......

But this material is really expensive, and it's a pity to cut it......

Chu Yao used to live a hard life, and she had a bit of frugality in her bones, which made her unbearable to do anything to this snow-white material.

That's it, change the size, and go back to make a shirt for your mother, but the sins done by others can't be angry with the clothes.

While laughing at her lack of interest, she sat down, took the clothes apart, cut off some of the fabric, and sewed them again according to her mother's measurements.

A wave of anger gradually fell in her flying needle line, and she began to think calmly about what she should do next.

Zhiye walked into the room, put the umbrella away, and turned his head to see Chu Yao sitting quietly by the window, his eyebrows hanging slightly, his thin wrists twisting, and the needlework in his hand was shuttling in the snow-white satin.

The shadows of the trees outside reflected on her beautiful and graceful face, and the woman by the window was as tranquil as a painting, as if she had never been out of the courtyard.

"Young lady, you have only fainted once, go to the bedroom to rest, it's not too late to turn back on this dress. And when I saw Lang Jun in the front hall at that time, why did I think it was a little weird. And the wound on your face, the slave and maid will find some medicine to apply some to you, but don't leave a scar......"

"No, I want to stay by myself for a while, you go out first." Chu Yao didn't raise her head when she said this, she just did the work in her hands wholeheartedly, Zhiye had never seen her like this, and she didn't dare to ask more, so she had to go out first.

When twilight rose, Chu Yao finally finished her clothes, she raised her head and rubbed the back of her sore neck, and her thoughts returned to this world.

The cicadas outside the window no longer felt noisy, she thought about all the stakes of this matter, and she already had a choice in her heart.

She wanted to go see her son first.

An hour ago, the nurse came to look for her with him, and she was not at peace at that time, but she hugged him and asked the nurse to take him out.

The nurse spread a piece of felt under the tree outside the courtyard and laid out some knick-knacks for him to grab and play. I was tired of playing, and I was carried back to the room by the nurse to sleep.

Chu Yao came to the bedroom, and the villain was sleeping with his arms raised.

She sat on the edge of the bed, touched his little hands and feet, and looked at her son's little face, as if she couldn't see enough.

I don't know how long later, the sound of footsteps behind her, she looked back: it was him back.

She stood up with no expression on her face: "His Royal Highness the Prince ......"

The other party stared at her silently for a while, thinking that she already knew everything, so he didn't need to explain more.

"What's wrong with your face?" He asked.

"Let's leave." She said.

He looked stunned for a moment before he said, "I'm talking about your face." ”

"I say, and leave."