Yingguo Gongfu.
The autumn wind is cool, but the interior is warm and fragrant. The long couch was near the window, and there were desserts and fruits on the short red lacquer table. The maids who stood on the ground and waited on each other from time to time gave each other a wink, or snorted, or made secret gestures, and their brows were beaming, but there was no time to be honest. The young man was about to move when he was hooked, and suddenly a little girl ran in outside and said crisply, "The madam is here."
Everyone's faces were solemn, and the maids lowered their eyebrows and stood quietly. The young master's legs were no longer shaking, and his bones were no longer soft. Holding the book, he quickly looked like a dog. When the lady in gorgeous clothes entered the door, what she saw was such a meticulous and line-drawn picture of "diligence and learning".
Qin shi supported the maid's hand and sat on the couch. The young man got up and saluted, called "Mother", and sat down next to her. Qin shi took his hand and said angrily, "It's dark, why don't you turn on the lights in the house? Carefully, your eyes are broken."
When the maids heard the words, they immediately lit the lamp and brought new tea. The young man said indifferently: "Looking at it, I don't feel it. Why is my mother here now?"
Qin Shi said: "Go to the front yard to meet your third uncle, discuss some things, come back and pass by your place, just come in to have a look. It will save you another trip at night."
The boy rolled his eyes: "Is it about my big brother?"
Qin shi looked at him: "You know as much. You don't study well all day long, you only ask about these things that you don't have."
"It's spread all over the capital, why do you want me to ask about it?" the young man laughed, "Isn't it because my leg is broken and I can't stay at the border, so I can only go back to Beijing to retire."
Hearing this, Mrs. Qin pursed her lips, but did not reproach her, she only instructed the servants around her: "Go down, I'll talk to Ya'er for a while."
Everyone withdrew from the house, the two big maids were guarding the corridor, and the rest went to play in the yard. The young masters are all cute and charming little girls, among which there are quite a few innocent and chivalrous women. The two good friends got together, murmured, talking about what they heard in the young master's room, and one of them said: "No wonder the eldest son wants to live outside. If he is at home, he might be rubbed by him."
Another person smiled and said: "That's not necessarily, you don't know that when he was at home, when our wife and young master saw him, it was like a mouse seeing a cat. He looked like a character of zhilan and jade tree, but his temperament was like wind and thunder. That's what a real man is called."
"The eldest son is a young hero, and he can't be mentioned in his own family. It's just that our young master has no heart, and he is far away from the eldest brother, and only listens to those bastards."
Another girl patted the back of her hand: "You know again? It's not from a mother, how can you be considered a 'big brother'. Seriously, only the second girl, the current Princess Qi, can call him big brother, As for our young master and that concubine Liang Di, in his heart, he is afraid that they are three thousand miles farther than their cousins."
Former Duke Ying Fu Tingzhong's first wife died early, leaving behind a son and a daughter, the eldest son Fu Shen and the second daughter Fu Ling. At the age of seventeen, Fu Ling married the third prince, King Qi, as his concubine. The successor Qin family had two daughters and one son, and the third daughter, Fu Ting, entered the palace and was selected as the prince Liangdi. The fourth son, Fu Ya, and the fifth daughter, Fu Xi, are still young, and they are all raised by their mothers at home.
When Qin shi passed by, Fu Shen was already sensible, and he was not close to her. After Fu Ya was born, the two became more estranged. Because Fu Shen, the eldest son, was standing in front of him, Fu Ya would not be able to attack him in the future. Due to their limited status, conflicts between Qin Shi and Fu Shen are inevitable.
However, before the Qin family could take any small action, Fu Tingzhong was assassinated in the northern Xinjiang. At that time, in order to win over the hero, Emperor Yuantai treated the generals very favorably, so he decided not to downgrade and directly let Fu Tingxin inherit the title of Duke Yingguo. Later, Fu Tingxin passed away, and the border battle was tight, and Fu Shen went directly to the battlefield before his filial piety expired. The Duke of the country has been hanging in the air, and the officials of the Ministry of Rites have gathered together and simply let the third master Fu Tingyi attack the Duke. When Fu Shen made his contributions to the dynasty, Emperor Yuantai named him the Marquis of Jingning.
Taking this opportunity, the Qin family proposed to let Fu Shen live in Beppu on the grounds of having a double noble family and "a big tree attracts the wind".
Fu Shen knew what abacus she was playing, but she was thinking about the title and wanted to squeeze herself out. The Qin family is short-sighted, but the new Duke Ying Fu Tingyi thinks farther. The real reliance of the Fu family is not the title of the duke of the country, but the iron cavalry of Beiyan. However, the three generations of the Fu family have close ties with the Beiyan Army. If this goes on, the Beiyan Army will sooner or later be renamed Fu Jiajun. What does this make the world think, and what will the person on the dragon chair think
Therefore, it is better to retreat instead of advancing. In the future, Fu Shen will take over the Beiyan Army, but Yingguo Gongfu, or the Fu family, this behemoth can no longer be tied to the Beiyan Army.
After weighing the importance, we have the current situation: Fu Shen, the commander-in-chief of the Beiyan Army and the Marquis of Jing'an, opened the mansion alone and hardly ever communicated with the Duke's mansion; The sons and daughters live in the Duke's mansion, and when Fu Ya is an adult, he will invite him to be the heir.
The mother and son didn't like Fu Shen very much. The Qin family didn't see him as good because of a guilty conscience, for fear that he would bite back; Fu Ya probably felt that Fu Shen didn't kneel and hold the position of the prince to him, and he was born to owe him .
In the main room, Qin shi said with a straight face: "You can talk about your mouth at home, don't talk about it when you go outside."
"Mother—" Fu Ya threw a fruit into his mouth, dragged his voice long, and said dissatisfiedly, "He has already separated the Fu family, why are you afraid of him?"
"What do you know, this is so nonsense," Qin slapped him lightly on the leg, "His parents' spiritual positions are here, but they live in another place, so why not the Fu family? After all, he It's your elder brother, who has been in a high position at a young age. Although his temper has been restrained in recent years, he was also a demon king who was unwilling to forgive others in his early years. Be careful, don't blame him. "
Fu Ya snorted nonchalantly.
Qin Shi: "In a few years, the family will ask for a seal for you. Your third uncle is partial to Fu Shen, and I hope you make mistakes. At this time, you must not make mistakes, remember?"
She lowered her voice: "I will bear with you, then the dukedom and family business of this country will be yours. No one will try to snatch it from you. Even Fu Shen... can only stand by and watch."
Qin Shi's voice was low and almost whispering, Fu Ya's heart moved, and he raised his head: "Mother..."
"Mother has a way," Qin Shi shook his hand heavily, "Don't worry."
East Palace.
The Crown Princess Cen took off her head full of pearls and emeralds in front of the bronze mirror, and the maid who waited on combing her hair leaned down and whispered, "Niangniang, today Mrs. Qin of Yingguo's palace sent her family to send her family to Fu Liangdi to say hello, and sat in the hall and talked for a long time. talk."
After thinking about it for a while, the Crown Princess understood and smiled, "Let her go. I heard that the Marquis of Jingning has returned to the capital. Madam Qin must have been uncomfortable, so she rushed to ask our Highness."
The maid was her confidant's dowry, and she said incomprehensibly, "But isn't the Marquis of Jingning...?"
"He is disabled, but he hasn't fallen yet," Cen said, "Jingning Hou's reputation among the people and people in the court is very high, and he still holds the military power in the northern border in his hand, even if he returns in the future, The Beiyan Army is full of his old direct descendants, and they are still answering every call. To be disrespectful, let alone Madam Qin, even our Highness has to avoid him by three points."
Cen's father was Cen Hongfang, the Jiedushi envoy of Jingchu, and he had some friendship with Yingguo's mansion. If Fu Shen hadn't gone to Northern Xinjiang, maybe Cen Hongfang would have regarded him as one of the candidates for the good son-in-law of the East Bed.
Regardless of his temperament, the Hou Jingning has a very upright body, is young and heroic, and has made great achievements in battle.
Cen said, "I remember that Fu Liangdi has a younger brother who will invite Prince Ying to be the prince?"
"Yes."
"At that time, our Highness originally had a crush on Jingning Hou's sister-in-law, Princess Qi, and asked someone to ask the Fu family privately. At that time, Yingguo Gongfu was still in charge of Fu Erye, because that was his eldest niece, he It's not good to be the master without authorization, so I took this matter to ask Jingninghou. Jingninghou is about the same age as Fu Liangdi's younger brother. Hearing that his sister was not happy, he refused without saying a word. Their Fu family are hard-headed and try to offend. His Highness will also choose a sweet marriage for his sister."
She stroked her temples, and a shallow, unprovoked grief suddenly filled her heart.
Princess Qi Fu Ling, she has such a good brother, which is really enviable.
"Back then, for the position of the heir, the Qin family sacrificed her face, sent her daughter into the palace, and split up the family, and it was a mess. What was the result? King Qi, the Qin family can only rely on Fu Liangdi for anything, and try to avoid the palace, just like being a thief." Cen sneered, "If her son has half of the responsibility of Jingning Hou, why would Fu Liangdi swallow her anger under my hands? , do a little fu low."
The maid didn't know that the three words "Jingning Hou" touched a distant and vague regret in her heart, but she felt that the Crown Princess was extremely sharp tonight, so she responded quickly: "Then... Niangniang, do you want to let her stay away these days? Your Highness?"
Mr. Cen looked at the bronze mirror and pondered for a moment, then waved his hand after a while and said, "No need. The mud can't support the wall, and it's useless for His Highness to lift them up."
It's night, in the East Palace Chunfang Pavilion.
Crown Prince Yunliang stayed here, Liang Di Fu Ting waited for him to take off his coat and finished his washing. Although he was diligent as usual, there was always a sullen look between his brows.
The beauty was worried, her eyebrows were slightly frowned, and she didn't have a romantic mood. The prince was delighted when he saw it, and couldn't help but go up and hug him for a while.
After the clouds cleared, he asked lazily, "What? What troubles are you worrying about?"
Fu Ting hurriedly got up and knelt down beside the bed to plead guilty: "Today, my mother sent someone to tell me something, and the concubine was so frightened that I was in a trance, so please forgive me."
The prince raised his hand and hugged her back: "I forgive you for your innocence. What's the matter, talk about it."
Fu Ting's brows stretched, as if he had seen a savior, his eyes filled with reverence and trust, and he held the prince even more gracefully.
She leaned closer to the prince's ear and sighed like blue: "Tell Your Highness, this is about the elder brother of the concubine, the Hou Fu Shen of Jingning..."