After the matter of tracing the details of the Yu family was entrusted to Zhang Pingxu, Zhang Pingxu came to explain it in person in about two days, which happened to be a holiday.
Wei Changying was worried and asked her husband to listen together behind the screen. Shen Zangfeng simply took her to receive Zhang Pingxu - the legitimate son of the Zhang family in Gyeonggi Province, whose name was Luoning, whose nickname was Pingxu. It was said that he was quite famous in the imperial capital. He is a romantic and talented man who is well-known in the Qin Lou and Chu Halls. However, Wei Changying was not born and raised in the imperial capital, so it is not clear whether this news is true or false from hearsay.
I just thought about the person Princess Linchuan seemed to have chosen as her consort. I expected that the person should be very neat. Otherwise, no matter how good his poetry is, he may not be able to catch the princess's eye, let alone ask the emperor to consider it after hearing it.
I saw it with my own eyes that day. Sure enough, Pingxu's face was handsome and gentle, which was very consistent with the descriptions of most talented people in the storybook "Gifted Scholars and Beauties". Especially his eyes, which looked like a boy or a girl, with peach blossoms in their eyes. It seems to be smiling but not smiling, it means both affectionate and ruthless.
Although Zhang Pingxu looked like he was attracting bees and butterflies, Zhang Pingxu behaved extremely dignifiedly. When he came out to receive Wei Changying with her husband, he only looked at her sleeves and greeted her, and then regardless of whether he answered Wei Changying or not, he looked at her sleeves to greet her. When Chang Ying spoke, he didn't even glance near her. She was so dignified that she was like some woman who is afraid that others will not know her true nature.
Although Wei Changying was not someone who relied on his beauty to the point where he would not be happy when a man did not fall in love with him, seeing Zhang Pingxu being so solemn, he couldn't help but feel a little strange: Could it be that Zhang Pingxu's visit to Goulan Land was just a rumor? Randomly spread? It occurred to me that Zhang Pingxu's appearance is indeed easy to think of as a person who likes to flirt with women. I am afraid that he will be talked about a lot because of this. Zhang Pingxu himself hates such rumors, so he behaves extra dignifiedly, which is also a hint to others not to say anything. Such words are used as a joke.
Although she went out with her husband to greet the guests, Shen Zangfeng and Zhang Pingxu exchanged a few words and then got straight to the point. No one was allowed to interrupt at all, and they could only hear the beginning to the end... Zhang Pingxu sat down. He said: "That Yufu is a member of my uncle's village. He has lived in that village for generations. Because the village is close to the official road, his family has passed down some property from his ancestors and opened a small tea shop at the entrance of the village for people passing by. You said that Jiang Zheng and his son, who had been bodyguards, met Yu Fu. This may be how their relationship came about. This family moved to the imperial capital from there two years ago. It is said that they got an unexpected fortune. I don’t want to live in that small place anymore.”
Shen Zangfeng nodded and asked, "What kind of windfall is this?"
"She has two daughters, both of whom are special. The eldest daughter is said to be a beautiful woman. She happened to be sixteen two years ago. She was originally married to a family in the town. However, the marriage later failed." Zhang Pingxu muttered, "It is said that even the betrothal gift was not returned, and the family in the town actually did not pursue it. They just hired another wife for their son... Yu Yanniang has never appeared again since then. Her whereabouts Even Yu Fu's relatives in the original village couldn't tell clearly. However, I went to the Anshun Inn yesterday to check it out. There was a house near Yu Ji Hu Cake Shop that was owned by a chamberlain from the East Palace. Since two years ago, around the time when Yu Yanniang disappeared from the village, a female family member has lived there. She lives in a simple house. Outsiders only know it as an outer room where the servants keep her. However, for half a year two years ago, it was common for people to come in and out. Even though he is in casual clothes, he has a good manner."
Things were very obvious at this point. Shen Zangfeng nodded: "Sure enough, there is something wrong with the Yu family. The so-called outer chamber that the servants support is probably Yu Yanniang. The prince has always been fond of the new and dislikes the old, so he took her in on a whim. After the novelty passed, he let her go. "Ignore it." He turned to his wife and said, "I think Yu Yanniang was unwilling to fall out of favor. After meeting Jiang Bo, she found out that he was your dowry, and she didn't know where she found out about the lotus girl, so she sent Jiang Bo to her. Reported it. That’s pretty much what happened.”
Wei Changying couldn't help but be surprised: "How come the prince didn't bring her into the East Palace? Although she was engaged, but the prince has even taken her away. I guess this woman's husband's family is just a commoner? Does the prince care about this?"
"Mrs. Bi Guo passed away two years ago. At that time, His Majesty also sent the attendants to the Gu Mansion to express condolences." Shen Zangfeng explained, "Empress Gu was extremely sad at that time. How could she allow the prince to accept someone at this time? For the sake of the prince's reputation. Neither can."
Mrs. Bi Guo is the mother of Queen Gu, the old lady of the Gu family in Hongzhou, and the direct maternal grandmother of Prince Shen Xun. Of course, as the prince, there is no need to mourn for Mrs. Bi Guo. However, the Holy Emperor, who was only a few years younger than Mrs. Bi Guo, sent his attendants to express his condolences. However, at this time, the prince admitted an engaged girl into the East Palace... Shen Xungan If such a thing happened, Queen Gu would also stop him.
Because of the death of Mrs. Bi Guo, Yu Yanniang, who was favored by the prince at that time, could not enter the East Palace and could not become a legitimate prince's concubine. Originally, it would not be impossible to enter after Mrs. Bi Guo's mourning period, but the prince liked the new and disliked the old too quickly. , thinking that before it was time for Yu Yanniang to come in, the prince lost interest in her, so he left her in the house owned by his servant and left her to fend for herself.
The Yu Fu family, who had been favored by the prince because of their eldest daughter, may have thought that they could achieve success through their eldest daughter, so they simply left the village and moved to the imperial capital with the whole family. But he didn't expect that the prince's interest would be so short-lived. Not only would the eldest daughter's position be in embarrassment - it was not easy to live in the imperial capital, and the expenses were not comparable to those in the village where they lived before. Even if they had received the money the prince had given Yu Yanniang when they paid tribute, they had lived in the imperial capital for a year. After half a year, I felt a little bit too much... If I just went back to the village, I would be unable to step down, so I had to open a cake shop near the eldest daughter's house to provide subsidies.
It happened that Jiang Zheng was staying at the Anshun Inn and bumped into them - Jiang Zheng didn't know about the lotus-picking girl in Chuncao Lake. He had been implicated because his father had lost his escort and had to join the Wei family. He hadn't seen his old friends in decades. When we meet by chance, we have to tell each other our farewells with regret.
The Wei family in Fengzhou is famous all over the world. She has been tutored by the Wei family's direct daughter, and she also came to the imperial capital and was highly relied on... These are not shameful experiences. Although Jiang Zheng has rich experience in the world, he did not expect to meet him when he was a escort in the past. Jiang Zheng, who was born in a poor family, would be related to the high-ranking Crown Prince, and in order to get Yu Yanniang back in his favor, he did not hesitate to murder him to please the Crown Prince - so Jiang Zheng unpreparedly revealed his current identity, and Yu Fu reported to Yu Yanniang over there In front of him, he went to instigate the prince to take revenge.
After sorting out the general story of the matter, Wei Changying was quite speechless, wondering whether this meant that the prince misunderstood the instigation of the treacherous villain, or was the prince's own attitude dangerous
While she was calculating here, Shen Zangfeng asked Zhang Pingxu a few more details. Zhang Pingxu explained them one by one. Seeing that Shen Zangfeng had nothing to say, he took his leave.
Shen Zangfeng didn't stay with him, and just said: "You are in good health. It's time to go back and rest early. I have a lot to do with you today."
"Why are you so polite? I'm just repaying your favor last time." Zhang Pingxu smiled lightly and said, "One of my servants saw the second daughter of the Yu family who was pretty outside the Yu Ji Hu Cake Shop, so I wanted to take her as a waiter. Concubine, I couldn't find anyone who knew them, so I went to the village where they came from to see if I could find someone to make a deal with. Oh, I came here today, but I just heard that Mrs. Sister-in-law has a good personal relationship with Miss Duanmuba. Yesterday, Miss Duanmuba was still a good friend. I personally came to visit Madam-in-law... So I came here to ask for a favor. I wanted to ask Madam-in-law for help and to ask Miss Duanmuba to diagnose me. After all, I have been sick these days, and the doctors I hired before always couldn't explain the reason, and I always felt a little worried. "
Wei Changying heard that his words meant that he wanted to completely separate the relationship. Shen Zangfeng looked calm and was not surprised. Instead, he responded matter-of-factly: "Miss Duanmuba is a woman after all. I'm afraid it's not convenient for you to diagnose and treat Pingxu. Or you can try asking Doctor Ji, but I’m busy with my family affairs recently, so I’m afraid I won’t have time to take care of this matter.”
Zhang Pingxu hummed, cupped his hands and said, "That's it, farewell!"
Shen Zangfeng asked Shen Zi to see off the guests on his behalf.
It seems that the relationship between Shen Zangfeng and Zhang Pingxu is just a casual acquaintance... But Shen Zangfeng entrusted him with the task of finding out whether the Yu family was related to the prince, although this was because the Yu family was originally from Gyeonggi. , it is most convenient for the Zhang family to inquire, but this matter will determine whether the Shen family will start Yichu...
Wei Changying was confused and wanted to ask her husband for details, but Shen Zangfeng stood up and said, "I'm going to see my father. I may not come back for lunch."
"...Okay." Knowing that this was a big deal and he had to talk to Shen Xuan, Wei Changying did not dare to delay him, so he could only sigh and watch him go away. He stood in the hall for a while, and then went out and asked to wait outside. The servants looked back worriedly.
Huang and others didn't know what Shen Zangfeng was planning. Seeing Shen Zangfeng walking away alone, Wei Changying came out later and was obviously in a bad mood. She only said that she was aggrieved by Jiang Zheng and she and Shen Zangfeng might have a dispute, so they started talking to each other. He gestured with his eyes, thinking about how to solve her problem.
Later, Wei Changying remembered what Shen Zangfeng had said before and said, "I'll have lunch for myself later. My husband is going to my father's place and I won't be back for lunch."
Huang took the opportunity to ask, "Master, isn't this Xiu Mu?"
"You should also fulfill your filial piety on holidays." Wei Changying said in an understated way, but he couldn't hide the heavy feeling in his heart. This scene made Huang and others see it, and they began to think twice about what they wanted to say.
After lunch in such a dull atmosphere, Huang and others had not yet thought of how to persuade them. At noon, Wei Changying was lying on the soft couch to take a nap, but he could not fall asleep. While he was tossing and turning, a low voice came from outside. As soon as she spoke, she stood up and asked Zhu Shi, who was waiting in the inner room, to go out and see: "Is your husband back?"
As he spoke, he sat up and ran his hands through his hair.
Zhu Shi went out for a moment and came back. He looked a little nervous and said: "It's Mr. Zhu from the front. It's Guard Jiang who has developed a high fever and came to ask Madam for help!"
Wei Changying was also surprised when he heard this. He pondered for a moment and said decisively: "Ask someone to prepare a car! Go to Ji Zhai in the east of the city!"
Zhu Shi was stunned for a moment and said subconsciously: "But, young lady, we didn't make an appointment with Doctor Ji!"
"I can't control that much anymore." Wei Changying called Qinge and Yange to help him wash up, and said hurriedly, "Duanmu Xinmiao has rescued people, will this mean that Uncle Jiang is gone? Too much Bring some people, if Ji Qubing dares not to save him... I want to see if his bones are really as hard as the rumors say!"
After hearing this, Mrs. Huang, who came in with her legs crossed, said hurriedly: "Young lady, please be patient. Guard Jiang's life was saved by Miss Duanmuba. Divine Doctor Ji is thinking of Miss Duanmuba's face, so he may not stand idly by."
Because he was worried about the big thing Shen Zangfeng said, Wei Changying was a little impatient now, and he said distractedly: "Anyway, he has to be saved if he doesn't... Go to the front to help and carry Uncle Jiang to the car! Put more quilts on the car, Don’t let Uncle Jiang’s bones get out of place again!”
In a hurry to find Ji Qubing for help, Wei Changying didn't even have the time to go to Mrs. Su to explain and ask for instructions, so he ordered Wan to go and say: "Auntie, please go and apologize to my mother for me. Uncle Jiang will be with me for five years." He has been teaching me martial arts since I was a child. Although I am a guard, I have always been treated as an elder. Something unexpected happened today, so I am afraid it will be delayed... When I come back, I will go to my mother to apologize!"
After finishing speaking, without waiting for Wan Shi to say anything, he led Huang Shi and others away in a hurry. (To be continued)