Shouya, no, it should be called Shen Hui now.
Shen Hui and her man came out of the house. One of the couple wanted to go to the academy in the town, and the other wanted to go to the old Shen's house in Kaoshantun. As soon as they went out, they saw Zhang Jinfeng waiting there.
Today, Zhang Jinfeng wore a new emerald green dress, her face was still rubbed white, and her lips were still painted with red rouge, as if she had eaten a dead child. This red, green and green dress is so ugly Ugly, but she still looks like she thinks she is beautiful.
Seeing Zhang Jingrui and Shen Hui walking out intimately, Zhang Jinfeng's eyes flashed with jealousy, but he soon cheered up and proudly showed off to Zhang Jingrui, "Zhang Jingrui, I'm getting married."
Zhang Jingrui didn't expect to see such a shocking thing at the door of his house early in the morning, and even heard such a shocking sentence, the corners of his mouth twitched unconsciously, and he said it lightly.
"Yes, congratulations!"
Zhang Jinfeng stared at his face and found that there was no regret or remorse on his face, so he couldn't help but get a little angry, and said flauntingly, "My father said that he would give me a dowry of ten taels of silver and make my family spiced peanuts." Mi’s prescription was also brought to me as a dowry. Do you know how much that prescription is worth? Let me tell you, it’s worth 200 taels of silver. In fact, these things were originally yours. It’s a pity that you missed them , how? Regret it?"
Zhang Jingrui hehehe, "Did Miss Zhang come to tell me this today? I'm so sorry, I'm very busy and don't have time to talk to you about this. My wife and I are going out now, we will meet later."
Seeing that he was still indifferent to her, Zhang Jinfeng felt even angrier, stepped forward to block their way, and said angrily, "Zhang Jingrui, I've always wanted to ask you, what's so good about Shouya?" How is she better than me? Do you know that she is a girl and maidservant of the old Shen family? How could you prefer to have him rather than me? Could it be that I’m not as good as a bossy girl... "
Since Shen Hui married Zhang Jingrui, her personality has changed a lot, becoming softer, more rational, and more feminine than before.
Today, I saw Zhang Jinfeng coming to provoke her with an unkind expression, and even burying herself in front of her husband-in-law. If it was her in the past, she would have fought with her with her hair pulled out, but now after hearing Zhang Jinfeng's provocation, She was not angry at all, and said with a smile, "Then you have to reflect on yourself, why would my husband prefer a maid like me to a noble Miss Zhang like you? This maid is not as good as... "
"Who says I'm not as good as you? You're just a bastard, why do you compare yourself to me?" Before Shen Hui could finish speaking, Zhang Jinfeng interrupted her angrily and said loudly.
Shen Hui said with a smile, "It's just because my husband-in-law wants me not to want you. If you are really better than me, the one who lives in this yard and stands with my husband-in-law now, isn't it because you are not me! "
"Well, that's why I don't care about living here. I'm just a poor scholar who doesn't even have any fame. What's so great about it? I don't care about it." Zhang Jinfeng said sour grapes when he ate grapes.
After hearing this, Shen Hui immediately quoted a sentence that Zhang Jingrui taught her these days, saying, "What's wrong with a poor scholar, everything is low-grade, only studies are good. Although my husband is not famous now, he will get it sooner or later. It is only a matter of time before the purple-clothed boa robe is in the court, but you, I heard that the man you are looking for is a butcher, so you don’t know what big things you can do in the future.”
Zhang Jingrui was very moved when he heard his wife's words. She believed in herself so much and defended herself. He must study hard, work harder, and strive to be named on the gold list. Only if he can live up to her expectations and trust...
Zhang Jinfeng wanted to bury others but failed, but was buryed by others. He blushed with anger and said, "Don't think that he can become a top official after reading a few books. There are so many scholars in this world. Now, do you think there are a few who can be admitted to the first prize and become a high official? Most of them have lived poorly all their lives, and they have no skills... "
Shen Hui said unequivocally, "So what? At least we have the hope of getting ahead. Unlike you, we can only deal with pigs in this lifetime."
"Also, even if my husband has never made a fortune in his life, I will never make him hungry, and my family's life is definitely better than yours!"
Zhang Jingrui laughed, his handsome face was a little tender, he held Shen Hui's hand and said, "Daughter-in-law, it's getting late, let's go."
After finishing speaking, he turned to Zhang Jinfeng again, and said flatly, "Please give way, you are blocking the door of my house."
Zhang Jinfeng's heart trembled, and he couldn't help taking a step back.
Zhang Jingrui took Shen Hui's hand and walked past Zhang Jinfeng calmly.
Shen Hui laughed as she walked, and said in a low voice, "What kind of man is he who has the courage to marry her?"
Zhang Jingrui smiled slightly and said, "Never mind him, it's none of our business, what matters is that we just close the door and live our own lives well."
"That's right, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the door, don't care about other people's roofs, let's go..." Shen Hui echoed, she now reads to Zhang Jingrui every day, has learned many idioms, and likes to use a set of idioms when speaking.
The couple left affectionately, Zhang Jinfeng failed to humiliate others, but was humiliated by others, stamped his feet angrily, turned around and ran away.
…
At this time, in the capital, in Shouxian Palace.
Empress Dowager Xiaoduan leaned on the eight-step bed, lovingly looking at her youngest son who came to pay her respects.
The Empress Dowager's illness has recovered seven to eight out of ten. Although she still can't get out of bed, she can at least sit up and down freely, and she can talk to her children for a while when she is full of energy.
"Old Qi, what's going on in the court these days?"
Chunyu Huang was dressed in black, sitting tall and straight on the chair opposite his mother, and said in a deep voice, "The general situation of the government has basically stabilized. The sons of the dead officials and soldiers have been ordered to be buried generously, and their families will be compensated. The vacancy of the minister of the court The son also ordered to select excellent talents to supplement, and has ordered Ying Tianfu to thoroughly investigate the matter. I believe that the murderer of this incident will be brought to justice soon, so as to comfort the souls of the imperial brother and all the dead courtiers..."
The Queen Mother listened, nodded in satisfaction, and said with a smile, "You have done a good job, and your action style still has the demeanor of your father."
Chun Yuzhen knew in his heart that what the empress mother meant meant that he was like the emperor father, and meant to support him as the new emperor.
If this sentence is not obvious enough, the Empress Dowager's next sentence is simply straightforward, "The Empress Dowager believes that after you practice, you will do better than your father."
Chun Yuxuan said, "Thank you, Queen Mother, for trusting my son, and I will definitely live up to Queen Mother's expectations."
"Well, as long as you have the heart, you are smart and wise. As long as you put in a little effort, you will be able to satisfy the people of the world."
Princess Yurong smiled and said, "The queen mother doesn't need to urge you any more, the seventh brother is hardworking enough, you see it's only been a few days, the court is now in order, and the rumors in the market have gradually subsided, the common people His panic has also been appeased, and the funeral matters of the emperor's brother and the prince's princes have also been properly arranged. These are all thanks to the seventh brother. You can see that he has worked so hard during this period, and he is quite emaciated... "
When the Queen Mother heard this, she hurriedly looked at her son carefully. After a closer look, she saw that dark circles were visible under the eyelids of her son, and she said distressedly, "You are the same child. Although state affairs are important, no matter how important it is, it is not as important as your body. Look at your eyes, they are all scratched, and so are the people who serve you, they are not dedicated at all, why don't you know how to watch you go to bed early?"
Hearing the old lady's dissatisfied chatter, Chunyu Yu hurriedly said, "It's none of their business, it's the son who chooses the seat, it doesn't matter, it will be fine after a while."
Hearing the word choosing a seat, both the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan and Princess Yurong understood what was going on, the empress dowager snorted, and muttered, "What about choosing a seat, I obviously missed your girl, you really looked at me Are you confused, don't you know anything?"
Chunyu Yu didn't shy away from it, and said with a smile, "Since the mother understands the son's thoughts, why not make the decision for the son and let the son marry his wife back as soon as possible, so as to save the son from having trouble sleeping and getting sick. It hurts too."
"Don't be so talkative, Aijia asks you, are you really determined to marry her?" The queen mother said seriously, "Don't you really dislike her background? Don't you want to find a noble woman to be the emperor's... wife?"
Chun Yuxuan smiled and said, "If you talk about family background, who can compare to the emperor's wife? The daughter of the Prime Minister's wife, the number one lady in the capital, but so what?"
As soon as Empress Chen was mentioned, the smile on the Empress Dowager's face disappeared suddenly, and the shadows between her brows gathered suddenly, as if she was talking happily and suddenly talked about her sworn enemy.
"That poisonous woman, how can she be called a human being?"
Empress Dowager Xiaoduan knew long ago that the reason why the emperor was always against Lao Qi and why she fell ill was the idea of that poisonous woman, if Lao Qi hadn't returned in time and brought back the spiritual spring water that saved her life I'm afraid that her old life will be lost in the hands of that poisonous woman.
And his eldest son, who was also instigated by that poisonous woman, became cruel and suspicious, unfilial and disrespectful, and even attacked his own mother and younger brother.
Together with her once-favorite grandson, she was also taught to be insidious and cunning by this vicious woman.
The prince used to be very dependent on her grandma, and has always respected and loved her. The queen mother also loved her grandson sincerely, and the degree of love was only limited to her own young son.
However, at the most critical moment, that little wolf cub watched her being poisoned by his father and queen and nearly killed her, but he refused to say a word for her, and he did not come to see her poor Old lady, it really made the old lady feel very cold, she just felt that she had loved that wolf cub all these years for nothing.
Now, in the heart of the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan, no matter whether it is the emperor, the empress or the prince, or even those princes who died innocently, in the eyes of the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan, they all deserve to die. It's definitely not a good thing. If you die, you will die. It's not a pity at all!
Of course, what she hates the most is Empress Chen. Although the Empress Dowager is chilled by her son and grandson's ruthlessness, they are her sons and grandsons after all. People have the problem of protecting their weaknesses. When a mistake is placed in front of them, people will instinctively choose to push the mistake to someone they don't like. Although the emperor and the crown prince both have inescapable responsibilities in this incident, but in the case of the empress dowager In his heart, most of the queen's responsibilities were instigated and instigated by him, who spoiled his son and grandson, so he had the deepest resentment towards her.
Princess Yurong said, "Since the accident, she has been crying all day long and has been ill for many days. I heard that she even refuses to take medicine now. It must be enough to burn all thoughts. A woman , I am middle-aged, but lost my husband and children, I think it is retribution."
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan said coldly, "How could such a heartless woman like her live enough just because she lost her son and husband? Ai Jia doesn't think she will give up all her thoughts, maybe she did it on purpose. To deceive us by appearance, what are you planning in private?"
"Lao Qi, you can't take her lightly just because of her appearance. That woman is a poisonous snake. She will jump out and bite you when she can't read it. You must be careful."
Chun Yuyu laughed and said, "Mother, you are talking about your son marrying a wife, how can you get it on her? Since you hate her so much, she will just vent your anger on you when your son ends up. Why bother with her?" ?”
Empress Dowager Xiaoduan hurriedly said, "No, Ai's family heard that there are rumors that you did this, saying that you want to abolish the emperor and stand on your own feet, but no matter how you spread it, there is no evidence. If she dies at this time, it will be impossible People think you were murdered? You must be the first person to be suspected. Someone will definitely think that that bitch blocked your way to become emperor and was removed by you.
You are a person who wants to do great things, and you have to set an example for the world, and you must not bear the stain...
Hearing the queen mother's words, Chun Yuzhen was moved and said, "The queen mother has thought carefully about her son, and the son is very grateful. In the future, I will think carefully about everything, and I will definitely live up to my mother's hopes."
"If you think about it this way, even if the queen mother tolerates her life, it's worth it. As for your marriage, the Ai family feels that the emperor has just passed away and such a big incident happened in the court. If a daughter-in-law is not good, she will be criticized by others, and it is not too late to marry after the national filial piety, anyway, you two are already in love and live together, so why care about your status?"
After hearing the words, Chunyuzhen was silent for a while, and said, "Mother, Lan'er is already pregnant. I don't want the child to be born without a name or distinction, and I don't want to wrong them. However, since the mother thinks that she should marry after the country's filial piety, the son I don't dare to disobey it, it's just that the grievance of the two of them needs to be appeased."
The queen mother paused and said, "She's pregnant? How do you want to appease her?"
Chunyu Yu said, "It's true that I'm pregnant. It's almost three months. My son doesn't want anything else from his mother. He only asks that his mother might be monogamous for the rest of our lives. Don't force your son to be a concubine, let alone force Lan'er to accept someone else. Even if Lan'er gave birth to a daughter in one birth, or even two births, three births and four births in succession, the queen mother should not put pressure on her. The two of us have a lifetime to give birth to a son sooner or later. I will never let the blood of Chunyu's family be cut off by me..."
Hearing this, Empress Dowager Xiaoduan and Princess Yurong were silent, they both looked at each other in blank dismay, speechless for a long time.
After a long time, the queen mother finally spoke and said, "I never thought that I would raise such a son who values love and righteousness. Anyway, since you have made up your mind to do so, the queen mother will not interfere with you, but you will be the one who will do great things in the future. Don't be influenced by women like your imperial brother, although I don't like that girl, but I won't make things difficult for her, as long as she doesn't do anything that hurts the country, the mother will accept her."
When Chun Yuxuan heard this, he was overjoyed, and immediately stood up and respectfully bowed to the empress dowager, "My son, thank you for your success, and I also thank you on behalf of your daughter-in-law and your grandson!"
"Get up, don't be poor, just don't give you beautiful and beautiful concubines, but the queen mother still has to give you some good women, so that they can help the queen mother take care of your body." Empress Dowager Xiaoduan said solemnly .
Chun Yusu frowned, showing displeasure on his face, "Mother..."
The Empress Dowager Xiaoduan said to Chunliu as if she didn't see it, "You go and send Wang Momo, Chen Shanggong, Bai Ren and the cook who often makes me Bazhen soup to Prince Zhan's mansion..."
It turned out that they were women, aunts, cooks, etc. Chunyu Juan realized that he had misunderstood, and unconsciously raised the corners of his lips, and looked at his mother with a smile.
This old lady looks dignified and calm, but she is actually quite humorous and naughty...
That night, the women selected by the Empress Dowager for Chunyu Jue were sent to Prince Zhan's Mansion, and began to take care of his daily life. Chunyu Jue saw that they were all elderly and stable and reliable, so he readily accepted them. Arrange them in the mansion and let them take care of themselves.
Now, King Zhan has completely controlled the overall situation in the court. He has successively appointed more than a dozen of his confidants to take up important positions vacated by the court, and those important institutions have also been replaced by his people. It can be said that, Now he is in control of the power, and he is only one title away from the real emperor.
Just when Chun Yuzhen was managing the government affairs, arranging the emperor's funeral ceremony, and stepping towards the throne step by step, a shocking news suddenly broke out in the court.
The emperor actually has a son!
It turned out that when Emperor Jian'an was staying in the palace for summer vacation a few years ago, he once got drunk and met a court lady. Because the maid was of low status and she was not very beautiful, the emperor threw her aside after waking up. When she was taken back to the palace, there was no canonization or any status for her.
Unexpectedly, that court lady was lucky. After being blessed by the emperor once, she unexpectedly conceived and gave birth to a prince.
It's just that the maid's status is low, and no one cares even if she gave birth to a prince. After all, there are so many noble concubines in the palace who have given birth to princes one after another. The emperor has no shortage of sons, so the sons born by the court lady are naturally possible. no more.
So that maid has been living in the palace with the prince she gave birth to until now.
Now, something happened to the emperor, and the crown prince and all the princes went with the emperor. Seeing that the emperor has no heirs, the throne is about to fall into the hands of King Zhan, but such news broke out suddenly, which really shocked the government and the public, and made all the people in the court People were amazed.
After Chunyu Xun heard about this incident, he was really taken aback, and immediately sent someone to thoroughly investigate whether the incident was true.
After hearing this, the Empress Dowager Xiaoduan was so angry that she slapped the table and scolded Empress Chen for being insidious, despicable, and shameless.
Don't even think about it, you know that Empress Chen did it.
After experiencing the initial collapse, Empress Chen gradually regained her composure. When she saw Chun Yuzhen inserting her confidants into the court and controlling the overall situation of the court, she suddenly realized that she could no longer be so decadent. If he continues to let things go like this, Lao Qi will soon ascend to the throne. And once he aspires to be the great treasure, he will definitely settle the score with himself. At that time, not only her, but even her mother's family will also follow suit, and her whole family will fall into a state of eternal doom...
She couldn't let this kind of thing happen, so she turned out the hole card that had been hidden for seven years, and wanted to give Chun Yuxuan a fatal blow.
That child is indeed the emperor's child!
At this moment, she pushed the child to the front just to give Chunyu a difficult problem.
If Chunyuxuan was ambitious and killed the child for himself, it would prove that the rumors outside were true. He was the one who did the assassination of the emperor. He will definitely be criticized by the people all over the world, and will be used by those who are interested in making a fuss. Even if he ascends to the throne, this country will not be stable.
If he cared about his reputation and allowed this child to ascend the throne smoothly, even if he secretly controlled the government and held great power, as long as she was still the emperor's aunt, she would definitely find a chance to overthrow Lao Qi and avenge her son.
how to count? It's all a good deal!
After Chun Yuzhen investigated the origin of the child, he did not hesitate much, and immediately made a decision to let the child inherit the throne, and he would be the regent, assisting him until he reached adulthood.
This decision was strongly opposed by all the officials in the court, and everyone came forward one after another, asking Chun Yuzhen to establish himself as the emperor, and they all said that the prince was young and was raised by a court lady from a humble background, and they were afraid that he would not be able to be entrusted with the world!
There are also people who organize people to petition in front of the palace gate, asking Chunyu to ascend the throne and inherit the great rule. Some people asked the queen mother to come out to preside over the overall situation and choose a suitable new monarch...
All of a sudden, the people in the government and the opposition were full of enthusiasm. In the streets and alleys of the capital, the common people were discussing a lot. Who will ascend the throne and who will be the emperor has become the hottest topic in the capital now!
Empress Chen sat firmly in her Fengzao Palace. From time to time, she heard the palace people come to report to her the outside news, and heard that the courtiers and common people all supported Chunyuzhen and wanted him to become emperor. Don't worry, because she still has a chess piece, as long as she makes this move, she is not afraid that she will kill Lao Qi.
…
Jizhou city
Shen Ruolan still doesn't know that the turmoil in the capital is turbulent, treacherous and indistinguishable, and she is still in a happy pregnancy.
Ever since Chunyuzhen lifted the government ban, she really wandered outside for a few days, but after a few days, she felt that it was not interesting, so she stayed in the house all day long and didn't go out much.
One day, she was watching the gardener planting flowers in the garden at the mansion, when she came outside to report that Princess Rong Xin and Mrs. Lu had visited.
Shen Ruolan heard from Chunyuzhen that this Princess Rongxin is Lu Yuan's mother, and as for Mrs. Lu, she is the Princess An'an that she hates.
Although Shen Ruolan hates Princess An'an, Lu Yuanneng stood by Chun Yuzhen's side without hesitation at the most critical moment. For Lu Yuan's sake, she felt that she should put aside her personal grievances and treat these two guests well. .
At that moment, Shen Ruolan immediately ordered the guests to be invited to the mansion, and she went to receive the guests in person.
Princess Rong Xin is a kind and gentle elder. When she saw Shen Ruolan, she said lovingly, "Miss Shen looks really good, even my An'an is going to be compared to you."
Hearing this, I knew that His Royal Highness the Eldest Princess got along very well with his wife, otherwise he wouldn't have said that.
Shen Ruolan subconsciously looked at Princess An An, but saw that An An was not at all upset by her mother-in-law's words, and said with a smile, "Although mother is telling the truth, my daughter-in-law will never admit it."
After speaking, both mother-in-law and daughter-in-law laughed, and the atmosphere was very warm. Shen Ruolan also laughed and said, "I heard that Mrs. Lu is known as the most beautiful woman in the capital. How dare I, a country girl, compare with you? Don't take it." I made fun of it."
"How can you say it's a joke? If you don't believe me, the two of us will go out and ask people who don't know us, and they will definitely say that you are prettier than me." Princess An'an said generously.
Seeing her gentle and generous appearance now is very different from her hypocritical and cunning appearance a few months ago. Could it be that she has changed her temperament after she became pregnant
After sitting down, Shen Ruolan looked at Princess An'an's slightly protruding belly, and couldn't help asking, "Madam Lu is already pregnant?"
An An heard the words, rubbed her stomach and smiled shyly, and said, "Exactly."
Shen Ruolan is also a pregnant woman. Pregnant women and pregnant women will naturally have a lot of topics when they are together, so the two chatted.
During the period, mother Mu heard that there were guests, and because she was worried about Shen Ruolan, she also came to meet her.
Unexpectedly, Eldest Princess Rong Xin met Mu Shi. They attended a banquet together more than ten years ago. .
The old friends knew each other, and the two of them were of the same age, and their personalities were both kind. Naturally, there were more topics to talk about when they were together, so they chatted lively...
Because the conversation was very speculative, Shen Ruolan specially ordered a banquet for them at noon, and also spread the news that the little domesticated actors came to sing operas for fun.
The Mu family and Princess Rong Xin both like to listen to operas, and the little opera actors in Prince Zhan's Mansion sing and perform new repertoires, all of which are from the thirty-six strategies compiled by Shen Ruolan. Fascinated.
When Mu and Princess Rong Xin were concentrating on listening to the play, An An pretended to go for a walk and invited Shen Ruolan to go with him.
Because Shen Ruolan had a very speculative chat with her today, she didn't refuse and walked out with her.
When the two reached a pavilion, An An bowed deeply to Shen Ruolan.
"Ms. Shen, An An was ignorant before, and she was fascinated by love for a while and offended the girl. I hope that the lady will forgive An An for her unintentional mistake."
Seeing her sincere apology, Shen Ruolan helped her up personally, and said politely, "We are all young people, and there is always something impulsive. If you know your mistakes, you can correct them. There is nothing good about it. Your man and mine are the best brothers, so what can I do?" Maybe it's your fault?"
Hearing what she said, An An seemed to be relieved, she pursed her lips and smiled, and said gratefully, "Miss Shen, thank you, you are such a gentle and generous woman, no wonder King Zhan likes you so much..."
Shen Ruolan smiled and said, "Everything is in everyone's eyes, you say he likes me, why doesn't General Lu like you as much as he likes me!"
Hearing this, An An's expression froze instantly, and the smile lines on his face seemed to be engraved.
Lu Yuan likes her very much, but that was a long time ago. Now, the relationship between the two of them can be described as 'respecting each other like a guest'. Ever since he married him, he has always treated him politely. , Courteous, although she has not suffered any grievances, but how can she not feel the rejection and alienation from the depths of his heart
She laughed a few times to ease the embarrassment, she chatted with Shen Ruolan again, the two returned to their seats and continued to watch the theater.
These playbooks are brand new, there is none outside, Princess Rong Xin was so fascinated, she read one after another, and did not go back until sunset.
On the car going back, An An smiled and said, "Mother stayed in the palace for a day, how do you look at Miss Shen? Is he worthy of King Zhan?"
Eldest Princess Rong Xin said with emotion, "I think that girl is not only beautiful in appearance, but also graceful in her demeanor, and she is also well-mannered when she speaks and acts. There are only a handful of noble girls who can catch up with her, regardless of her family background, she is indeed worthy of Lao Qi."
Upon hearing this, An An's eyes immediately flashed an imperceptible hostility, but the hostility came and went quickly, only fleeting, so fast that Princess Rong Xin didn't notice it at all.
An An said, "What my mother said is very true. Miss Shen is indeed an outstanding woman. Otherwise, King Zhan would not have given up his position as the commander of the 300,000 troops in Jizhou for her. How much I love her!"
After a pause, he continued, "Before the assassination of the emperor and the prince, the situation in the court was turbulent. Thanks to King Zhan's proper planning and efforts to turn the tide, the overall situation of our Chu State was stabilized. King Zhan's actions this time really contributed to the community. The future is also limitless, my daughter-in-law thinks that we should make good friends with this Miss Shen."
Eldest Princess Rong Xin smiled, "It's good that you can think so, and it proves that you are a person who understands the world. In fact, it's not that we are utilitarian, it's just that people have the instinct to seek advantages and avoid disadvantages. Since making friends with her is very important to us. There is a lot of benefit and no harm, so why don't we do it?"
An An said with a smile, "That's why the daughter-in-law tried her best to persuade her mother to visit Prince Zhan's mansion and make friends with their mother and daughter!"
The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law looked at each other and smiled, as if knowing each other, and said nothing more.
After returning to the mansion at night, An An was sitting in the room reading a book, when Lu Yuan came back, he asked when he entered the door, "Did you go to Zhan Wang's mansion to meet Miss Shen?"
An An closed the book, got up and came over to help him undress, "I went, I went with my mother, I still had dinner there, watched a play, and came back in the evening."
Lu Yuan hesitated for a moment, and said, "Then did she feel hostile to you because of the previous incident?"
He was still thinking about that time when An An framed her for pushing her.
As soon as he mentioned this quarrel, An An's face blushed suddenly, and she said unnaturally, "No, it's all in the past, it's another misunderstanding, and no one will take it to heart."
"It's fine if you don't have one. If you have a chance in the future, you can apologize to her, so that she can know that we are not the kind of people she imagined." Lu Yuan continued to order.
An An lowered her head and responded softly, her complexion was already very bad, but her head was lowered and Lu Yuan didn't see it.
After changing his clothes, he went to the Songhe Garden where the eldest princess lived, to pay his respects to the eldest princess, and went to eat with her by the way.
Zhihua led the people to set up dinner, and said with a low smile, "Princess, today is fifteen, and you have passed three months, and the master will definitely live here tonight, and the slave has already ordered people to burn it. Water, I picked the petals, you can take a good bath after eating later, make yourself fragrant, so that you can make me like it... "
An An listened, with a wry smile on her face, and said lazily, "Got it, you have a heart."
She was already three months pregnant, and if he wanted to come, he would have already come. There is no need to wait for the first and fifteenth day of the lunar new year. Since they got married until now, although they have slept on the same couch several times, But he didn't touch her once, and she didn't know what happened to him. He used to love and pursue herself so passionately, but now, he lost interest in himself as if overnight. Could it be because it was too easy to get, so Do you not cherish it
Or did he empathize with someone else and fall in love with someone else
But if he fell in love with someone else, why didn't he marry him into the mansion
Although she has always been a bitter and jealous temper in her heart, she has always been a gentle and virtuous wife on the surface, and she will never make the mistake of being jealous. If he really married another woman in the mansion, she would be jealous There are a thousand or ten thousand people who are unwilling, and they will not show it on the surface, but will only cause obstacles behind their backs.
Therefore, there is no such thing as him hiding his sweetheart for fear of her jealousy.
She thought about it for several months, but she still didn't understand why Lu Yuan was indifferent to her, so she just pretended that nothing happened and continued to live...
At this moment, Lu Yuan was having dinner with Princess Rongxin in the Songhe Garden. The mother and son chatted while eating, and the atmosphere was very warm.
"Mother, I heard from An An that you watched the play at Lao Qi's until the night, is it really so beautiful?"
"That's natural, son, you don't know, those scripts in Lao Qi's house are not available outside, they are really good scripts, those dramas are more than a hundred times better than those performed by outside troupes."
In order to make his son believe her words, Her Royal Highness the eldest princess casually told him two books, one is "Empty City Strategies" and the other is "Straw Boat Borrowing Arrows", which fascinated Lu Yuan and said, "Mother, when are you going to Prince Zhan's Mansion? Take me with you when you go back next time, and I'll go and listen to the show at their mansion too."
The eldest princess said, "To be honest, I haven't heard enough. I'm planning to visit again in the next few days. I just don't know if it will be rude to visit so frequently, and I don't know if Miss Shen will get bored."
"No, absolutely not!"
Lu Yuan said convincingly, "Don't look at that girl who looks deserted and not very easy to get along with. In fact, she has a very good heart. You don't know that she has done many good things, which are impossible for ordinary women to do. of."
In order to convince his mother of Shen Ruolan's character, he even told the story of Shen Ruolan helping those abducted women who were abandoned by their families.
"In fact, he can completely ignore those women, and he has nothing to do with her, but she is too kind, and can't bear to see them helpless and homeless, so she takes them all under his hands and gives them back. Rented a house, found a job, let them have the means to make a living, and can live on their own ability... "
"She also raised a beggar grandson in her hometown, and treated them as her own family. There were also a few girls in her family who were originally sold to a brothel by the fathers of those girls, but were later She was rescued, she is really kind, you can get along with her at ease, after getting along for a long time, you will know her benefits."
When Princess Rongxin heard Lu Yuan's full praise for Shen Ruolan, she couldn't help but raised her eyelids to look at him, and said meaningfully, "Son, how do you know her so well? Could it be that you also fell in love with her?"
When Lu Yuan heard this, he felt like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, his face flushed and his fur exploded.
"Mom, what are you talking about? Friends' wives are not to be teased, am I such a shameless person?"
Eldest Princess Rong Xin saw her son was so excited, with a look of blown hair, and hurriedly comforted Shun Mao, "Don't get excited, mother just said that casually, come, come, eat a piece of rice field eel to calm down, and by the way, to nourish the kidney. "
As she spoke, she thoughtfully picked up a piece of eel and put it in Lu Yuan's bowl.
The corner of Lu Yuan's mouth twitched, "Mother, your son's kidneys are very good, and he doesn't need supplementation."
Eldest Princess Rong Xin hummed, "You're still talking, I've asked you, you haven't touched An An since you married her, and you don't have any other concubines, so it's hard to change it. Is it enough to be a monk?"
"Mom, do you even want to inquire about this?"
Hearing that his mother even wanted to interfere with his own bed affairs, Lu Yuan suddenly collapsed.
The eldest princess said, "I am your mother, so of course I have to care about my own son. Let me tell you, although indulgence is not a good thing, but abstinence is not a good thing either. If you hold it in for a long time, it will be easy to suffocate it. How many more grandchildren would you like to have fun under your knees? If you don’t sleep with women, where do you want me to find so many grandchildren?”
Lu Yuan rolled his eyes and said, "Mother, the situation in the capital has stabilized now, my son will send someone to take you back to Beijing tomorrow."
"Brat, do you dislike your old lady? Want to drive your old lady away? Dreaming!"
Eldest Princess Rong Xin peeped at her son, and the old god said, "If you don't give me more than five grandchildren, I will live here in Jizhou..."
"To be honest, son, mother really wants you to marry Ning'er. Ning'er is a good girl. Although she is not as beautiful as An An, she is honest and kind, and she is tolerant and considerate. She will definitely get along with An An and Mu. Won't make your backyard goofy...
Lu Yuan said irritably, "Mom, let's talk about this later. My son has been upset these past few months and doesn't want to think about men and women."