This time Lord Hou came back to visit relatives. A letter was reported to the palace, and the emperor returned to the mansion in the afternoon without being summoned.
Yang's belly of more than five months had already shown her bosom, and before she saw Lord Hou salute, she was supported by Zhenbei Hou before she could bend down. Under the watchful eyes of the old lady and a few children, the two of them exchanged eyebrows for a moment. Yang was teary and looked like a little girl. The old lady coughed vigorously to express her dissatisfaction.
Shen Wen felt that maybe it was the feeling of spring, maybe it was because the mother was pregnant, maybe it was because the elder brother was about to get married, this time when the father came back, the overall atmosphere was not as depressing as last time.
The children went up to salute their father after their father met the old lady, and Shen Wen went over to be hugged by his father again by acting like a baby. She leaned on Zhenbeihou's shoulder and explored with her consciousness, and her father's shoulder was completely healed.
Seeing that Shen Wen was cheating again, several older children glared at Shen Wen with hatred. Shen Wen has moved more than an inch in the past six months, she is really a big girl. No matter how thick-skinned she was, she still felt a little embarrassed to be hugged by her father like this. After twisting twice, she slipped down by herself, only holding her father's hand to pretend to be a child.
In the spring breeze, the afternoon sun is bright and warm. Zhenbeihou held his youngest daughter with one hand and supported his wife with the other. Looking at his health, he was lovingly looking at his mother. The tall and straight eldest son who was about to get married, the gentle and smiling second son, the youngest son with sparkling eyes, and the heroic figure The eldest daughter felt joy in her heart for a moment, and the wrinkles around her eyes deepened into laughter.
Under Shen Wen's silly smile is a calmer heart: she just learned a lesson, that is, she should not think that she is invincible just because she knows more. Things are done by people, without people, what can we do with information? If she does not act cautiously and does not plan in many ways, then in the future, the stronger the happiness now, the more tragic the ending will be.
The millennium of wandering completely broke her original frame of thinking. She no longer accepts that someone can deliberately destroy the happiness and happiness of others, no matter how much power and reason they have, they should not have this right.
At the welcoming family banquet held for Lord Hou that night, Shen Wen still sat beside Lord Hou cheekily. She is the youngest daughter, seeing her squeezed over, the old lady let her sit between herself and Lord Hou, without scolding her.
Because Shen Wen seldom gets along with his father, he always wants to seize the opportunity to stay with his father for a while, to find out what kind of temperament his father is, and whether he can expose the prince's conspiracy to his father in the future.
As a habit developed in the army, Master Hou eats very quickly, while Shen Wen is still chewing hard, Master Hou has already put down his chopsticks.
Seeing several children putting chopsticks one after another, Lord Hou said: "Don't learn from those civil servants' families, you can continue to eat." But no one picked up chopsticks anymore.
The old lady smiled and said: "They usually eat well, so don't worry about them not being full." In a word, the dinner was over.
After the meal, refreshments were served, and Lord Hou began to ask the children one by one what they had done. Starting from Shen Yi, they all reported what they did, what martial arts they learned, what books they read, etc. When they came to Shen Wen, Shen Wen said that he didn't read any books, but just practiced some embroidery, and was despised by all the children. a handful.
After reporting on their homework, the old lady said that Master Hou was tired and asked the children to go back to rest. Only Shen Wen hugged Master Hou's arm sternly and kept saying to stay for a while.
The old lady didn't push her too much, she waited until the older children had left before she said, "Wen'er was also invited by the queen, so she's going to the palace to attend the banquet?"
Lord Hou laughed immediately, shaved Shen Wen's face and said, "Wen'er is getting older, and I'm going to see the world."
While Shen Wen showed shyness, he immediately classified Lord Hou into the category of people with low sensitivity.
The old lady sighed slightly and said: "Wen'er had a quarrel with the fourth princess and the prince, I wonder if the queen will..."
Shen Wen immediately said: "Why don't I remember having an argument with them? I always laugh."
Lord Hou laughed: "Wen'er is still right, what's the big deal about the child's family? Wen'er never quarreled."
Shen Wen upgraded Lord Hou to the category of "wooden head".
The old lady seemed to have some doubts, Yang said: "Mother, don't worry, how old is Wen'er? He will only be nine years old in August this year. How old is the prince? Could it be that the empress would embarrass the eight-year-old Wen'er for some trivial matter?"
The old lady shook her head slowly.
Lord Hou said to Shen Wen: "Wen'er, remember not to quarrel with others, be more modest when things happen, and be polite to the prince and queen!"
While nodding, Shen Wen upgraded Lord Hou again to the "pedantic" level. She smiled and asked Lord Hou: "Father, is the prince a good man?"
Hou Ye was taken aback, looked around, saw that there were no outsiders, and asked in a low voice: "What does Wen'er mean by that?"
Shen Wenman said childishly and earnestly: "What if he is not a good person, what should I do?"
Lord Hou frowned, and said: "Wen'er can't talk nonsense about such things. The crown prince is the king, and the king is the same as his parents. Our servants must be obedient and not disobey..."
Shen Wen interrupted naively: "Is Jun a good person?"
Yang immediately reprimanded in a low voice: "Wen'er can't ask such a question! It will cause trouble for the family!"
Hou Ye also whispered: "Wen'er, you can't talk about the king, it's a crime..."
Shen Wen opened his eyes wide in fear, and asked, "Why are you guilty? What if you are a bad person? What should you do if you do something bad? What should you do if you want to harm a good person? Are the bad people guilty? Or are the good people guilty?"
Hou Ye straightened his face and asked sternly: "Where did Wen'er hear these questions? Who asked you to ask such questions?!"
Shen Wen said in a daze: "Is there still need for someone to teach? Don't people have good and bad people? Bad people can't become kings? Good people can't be courtiers?"
Hou Ye had a big headache and said coldly, "How dare you say these outrageous things?! Bring me the board!"
Shen Wen burst into tears immediately.
Yang quickly said: "Since what happened in the Marquis of Changle, I usually don't let her leave the house. She hasn't seen much of the world, and hasn't gone to school for a long time. She hasn't studied hard these days. What can she know? Children's house! Go to sleep!"
Lord Hou pulled Shen Wen's hand over, and said sternly: "My Shen family is loyal to the emperor and patriotic, and I will repay it with death. I must never say anything like 'the emperor is a bad person'! Do you understand?!"
Shen Wen nodded with tears in his eyes, and whispered: "What if..."
Lord Hou interrupted: "There is no chance! The king ordered the ministers to die and the ministers had to die! The heaven and the earth have their own way, the king, the minister, the minister, the father, the son and the son! The king is the king! He is the one who manages the ministers and the people. He is the god in the sky and the lower realm, and he cannot be defied! You must be a good courtier, just like the father is the father, and the son is the son! Even if the father is wrong, the son can only speak to the father well, and cannot beat the father. Even if the son is not wrong, if the father beats the son, the son can only Bear with it, and show your sincerity later. You can’t complain, let alone fight back! Otherwise, it will be messed up! If you break the code of ethics, the world will be in chaos, and people will be like beasts! Do you understand? This is a big thing, and you can’t be careless!”
Shen Wen nodded honestly and said, "Thank you dad for teaching." He called Hou Ye a hundred "old-fashioned" in his heart.
Hou Ye said to Yang Shi again: "You can't let her go. Wen'er is getting older, you should read more about 'Nvjie' and so on." Yang said no.
The old lady sighed and said, "Wen'er wanted to learn, so I hired a tutor for them, and Wen'er was tired and sick after studying."
Hou Ye frowned and looked at Shen Wen who was making a pitiful look, waved his hands and said, "Wen Er, go and rest."
Shen Wen saluted, retreated angrily, and sighed secretly.
If it's just because I was young, my father didn't dare to tell the truth to me. But Shen Wen felt that his father sincerely wanted to maintain the relationship between the monarch and his ministers, and to remain obedient to the imperial power. It never occurred to me that if a person with bad conduct becomes a king, he should plan to protect himself.
Shen Wen felt that when it came time to really arrange the specific steps in the future, he could not tell his father his intentions. He probably had to bring in his brothers and plan to deal with the prince and the emperor without telling his father. Otherwise, his father would kill his relatives and confess himself. What can I do
The next day, Zhenbei Hou watched several children practice martial arts in the martial arts field. Lord Hou was standing on a small platform, and Shen Wen was wearing a skirt, standing beside him in a very discordant manner, fearing that others would not see her, he generally applauded the wonderful actions of his brothers and sisters.
Shen Yi shot the arrow on horseback and hit the bull's-eye. Shen Jian danced the sword. Shen Wen knew that the sword weighed more than twenty catties, but in Shen Jian's hand it looked like it was two or two heavy. His movements were strong and fast, and it was obvious that he had worked hard. Lord Hou didn't nod to the two children, but he didn't say anything.
Shen Zhuo learned the sword, but compared to his fourteen years old, he is clumsy with the big sword. Hou Ye left the stage and corrected several movements one by one.
In the end was Shen Xiang. Shen Xiang was dressed in a red short suit, with a prancing horse and a long spear, gesturing a set of marksmanship.
Lord Hou is good at guns himself. Shen Xiang is a beginner, and his movements are obviously not smooth. Lord Hou asked someone to lead his horse, raised the gun, mounted the horse, and met Shen Xiang. Give her instructions while sparring with her.
The three elder brothers stood beside Shen Wen and watched from afar. Shen Zhuo said enviously: "I should make more mistakes, and let Dad teach me more."
Shen Jian gave Shen Zhuo a contemptuous look, but Shen Wen felt that Shen Jian might have the same thought.
After half an hour, Lord Hou and Shen Xiang rode back to the stands. The two got off their horses and walked back to the stage. Master Hou said to the children, "You are all good, keep practicing." The children all agreed in unison, only Shen Wen watched with a smile.
Lord Hou looked at Shen Wen and asked, "Wen'er, what kind of martial arts did you practice?"
Shen Wen shook his head and said, "Too tired, I don't want to practice."
Since hearing Shen Wen say "You are a bad person" last night, Lord Hou has been worried about Shen Wen, fearing that this child will go astray. At this time, seeing that Shen Wen was afraid of crying and tired, he was even more unhappy, frowned slightly and said: "Wen'er, in order to live in the world, you must be able to endure hardships, otherwise how can you be successful?"
Shen Wen asked puzzledly: "Why do you want to become a weapon? Can't you not become a weapon?"
People around laughed softly, and Lord Hou sighed: "Although you are not a man, you don't need to go to the battlefield to guard the border, but as a woman, you will marry someone sooner or later. My Shen family has been generals for generations, and you will probably marry into one of them in the future." Master, you should know some martial arts at least."
Shen Wen still didn't understand: "Why do you need to know martial arts when you marry into a general's family? Because they will beat me, do I have to fight them?"
Everyone laughed, and Zhenbeihou also laughed: "The person who dares to beat my Zhenbeihou's daughter probably hasn't been born yet!"
Shen Wen thought that he was not only beaten, but strangled to death in his previous life, his eyes were moist for a moment, and he blinked a few times to cover it up.
The Marquis of Zhenbei said again: "Wen'er, practice martial arts to strengthen your body. In the future, you must honor your parents-in-law and take care of your children. If you are in good health, you will be able to take good care of the family and will not waste your work due to illness."
Shen Wen pouted and said: "I was exhausted from practicing martial arts, but in the end I went to work for someone else's house. I don't practice, and I will stay at home in the future, and I will not marry anyone."
Lord Hou became angry: "What are you talking about?! If you don't marry, it's unfilial to be a child!"
Shen Wen twisted and said: "I'm just staying at home with my parents, how can I be considered unfilial?"
Hou Ye sighed: "How did your mother teach you? I have to tell her well!"
Shen Wen immediately took the opportunity to say: "It's not like I don't know anything. I can read and write poems! Listen to me: the spring breeze is weak in March, and there are many passers-by going north..."
Hou Ye even shook his head: "This kind of sentence can't be eaten as food. What's the use of writing poetry...!"
Shen Wen jumped and said, "It's useful! If I become a talented woman, I can marry a civil servant in the future."
Everyone laughed, Shen Xiang pinched Shen Wen's face: "You are so ashamed! Say you want to get married now!"
Shen Wen cried aggrievedly: "It's not that I want to marry, my father said that if I don't marry, I have to talk to my mother..."
Everyone smiled and embraced Zhenbeihou and went to lunch together.
On the same day, the emperor and the crown prince were reported to the emperor and the crown prince about Zhenbei Hou's every move at home, plus Shen Wen's words and deeds.
The prince laughed: "Can you write poetry?"
One of the staff joked, "It's kind of doggerel."
The prince said: "Let someone tell the queen about this."
Shen Yi's wedding went smoothly, the scene was not extravagant, and not many people came. Although Zhenbeihou was the chief of the generals, he did not invite many generals to the banquet, so as not to make the emperor suspect that he had formed a gang. And the military officers didn't have much interaction with the civil servants, so naturally not many civil servants came.
The Liu family is already half-declined, and the dowry is not rich, and the dowry is not carried by the servants of the family, but hired people. It is conceivable that the Liu family does not have many servants.
The mighty Marquis of Zhenbei married the granddaughter of a former civil servant. Everyone said that this was a sign that the Hou's government wanted to avoid the limelight. Reminiscent of what the crown prince did to the young girl of Zhenbeihou's mansion, many people sighed for Zhenbeihou's mansion.
The Zhenbeihou Mansion is still very festive, with red silk and red lanterns everywhere. The food at the banquet is abundant and abundant, and the wine is drunk as much as you want.
Mr. Zhang of the Pingyuan Hou Mansion brought Sixth Miss Zhang Yunjin and several Zhang family children to watch the ceremony. Zhang Yunjin and Shen Xiang haven't seen each other for a long time. After seeing the bride's worship, they hid in the boudoir and chatted for a long time, while Zhang Yunming pulled Shen Zhuo away from the accident, and went to play chess after the wedding. He never let go of him. Zhuo was depressed.
The old lady felt that Shen Wen and Shen Xiang were still young and shouldn't be building a new house, so she let them rest after the dinner. Shen Wen didn't go to sleep right away, but at night, he wore black clothes and hid on a big tree in the Hou Mansion. She took advantage of the wedding banquet to visit the First Prince's Mansion back then, but now she is using herself to judge others, so she has to be more careful.
After waiting for most of the night, Lord Hou and Mrs. Yang had already gone to bed, there would be no secret meeting, and no one around came to visit the Hou's mansion, so Shen Wen went back to sleep.
The next day, the bride confessed to her relatives. Shen Wen went to the hall early in the morning to huddle with everyone and waited for Shen Yi to bring Liu Shi. The old lady took the seat, followed by Lord Hou and Mrs. Yang, with children beside them.
Shen Wen watched quietly, Yang's complexion was rosy, and her lips were smiling. The old lady put on airs, and occasionally glanced at Yang Shi, showing some disapproval. Shen Wen secretly dubbed the old lady: Who are the newlyweds? Although Xiao Biesheng is newly married, you can't be so blatant, can you? I think back then when Old Hou Ye and I... Shen Wen were assigned here, the old lady sighed as expected, and Shen Wen almost laughed.
Both the old lady and Mrs. Yang have straightforward temperaments, and they put everything on their faces. Shen Wen sighed secretly, which made her dare not seek a parent who could cooperate with her in the mansion.
Shen Yi and Liu Shi walked in, both of them were a little shy. Shen Yi's face, which always had a solemn expression, rarely showed a trace of embarrassment, and Liu Shi's face was even flushed, and he didn't lift his eyes.
In the previous life, Shen Wen somewhat looked down on this sister-in-law, thinking that she was not worthy of the elder brother he admired. Not to mention the decline of background, the appearance is not so outstanding, and the daily attire is not exquisite. Not long after entering the mansion, he started to take care of things. The rice, oil, salt, soy sauce, vinegar and tea were very mediocre. It was because of good luck that she gave birth to two sons and firmly occupied the position of the eldest daughter-in-law of the Hou Mansion.
At that time, my sister-in-law respected me, and I felt that she was trying to curry favor with me, because I was a young lady of the Hou Mansion and was born to be taller than her. The elder sister-in-law prepares the dowry for herself, buys items little by little, and later checks the gift list, which is what the elder sister-in-law should do. The sister-in-law gave birth to two sons, who were mischievous every day. The sister-in-law's housekeeper is busy, and she is the youngest in the house, so they always come to bother her. At that time, I saw that they did not listen to discipline, and could not beat and scold them. I thought in my heart that if they were my children, I would beat them into obedience. How could I spoil them like my sister-in-law...
But now Shen Wen looked at the shy Liu Shi, and realized that this was a sixteen-year-old girl who was still studying in school in her later life, and probably spoiled without cooking or washing her clothes. Here, she entered a big strange family alone, she had to serve the elderly, love her husband, and take care of the children in the future. In the special situation of the Hou's Mansion, after she had a child, her husband went to the border and stayed together less often, so he didn't show her much love and affection. But at the last moment, she sent her son away. She would rather commit suicide than be humiliated. She gave everything for this Marquis Mansion that never raised her...
When Mrs. Liu came to Shen Wen, Shen Yi said in a low voice: "This is my little sister." Mrs. Liu called out with a smile: "My little sister." He handed over a purse. Shen Wen took the purse, returned a purse to Liu Shi, and rushed forward to hug Liu Shi, sweetly shouting: "Sister-in-law! You are so kind! I like you!" She resorted to the honey method she always used.
Everyone in the room laughed, and Liu blushed and whispered, "I like... little sister too."
Shen Wen pulled Liu Shi again and said with a smile: "Sister-in-law will give birth to a son in the future, send it to play with me, I can also teach them how to read!"
These words sounded normal, but Liu Shi, who had just passed the personnel affairs, blushed to the base of her neck, and said "Thank you sister".
Everyone laughed again, and the old lady smiled and said: "You know now that your sister-in-law is going to have a son? And 'them'? It seems that there are more than one. Come on, get a box of fruit for the second lady."
Yang said angrily to Shen Wen: "You know how to please."
The old lady hurriedly stopped Yang Shi and said: "Don't talk about her, don't talk about the good things."
Mrs. Liu recognized her relatives, and the old lady said something about a happy couple. Master Hou and Mrs. Yang just passed the spring breeze last night. At this time, they want to teach the two children to love each other, give birth to a precious son early, and so on. Just three sentences, the whole family went to have lunch together, Mrs. Liu was the bride, so she didn't need to be served, and Mrs. Yang was pregnant again, so everyone sat around and ate happily.
After the wedding, Yang didn't care about anything anymore, and spent every second counting to be with Lord Hou, always looking reluctant to part with him.
The Marquis of Zhenbei lived for a few more days, and then went back to the north. Yang didn't cry and make a fuss this time, because Shi Helin said that if a pregnant woman has too much joy and sorrow, the child will have problems in the future. Yang shed a few tears, watched her husband leave helplessly at the gate of the house, then lost her energy and went to rest again.
The old lady didn't force Yang Shi either, seeing that the end of March and spring were approaching, she handed over a post to the palace about Yang Shi lying in bed, apologizing Yang Shi for not being able to attend the Queen's silkworm kissing ceremony and dinner, but knowing that after the ceremony, she had to bring Shen Xiang and Shen Wen went to the palace for a banquet.
The fourth prince has been living in Qin Quan's clinic for more than a month. The rash gradually subsided, but she started vomiting and diarrhea again, making the room smelly, and the imperial doctor who went to see the doctor couldn't help but cover his nose. Judging from the pulse condition, the fourth prince is indeed weak and weak, and his complexion is also sallow and dry. The imperial doctor has personally touched it, so there is no possibility of cheating.
It seemed that Ding Neishi couldn't stand the smell, so he and Qin Quan put the fourth prince on a board and carried him to the yard every day, letting him bask in the sun and get rid of some of the smell.
Qin Quan said that the fourth prince was suffering from intestinal addiction (dysentery) and other plagues. One of the imperial doctors had diarrhea after drinking a cup of tea there, and was frightened to death.
Ding's servant told Concubine Jiang Shu's family about the fourth prince's critical illness, saying that in order to save the fourth prince's life, he needed a lot of money and medicine. This time, the Jiang family almost brought gold and silver mountains here. Real gold and silver consultation fees, various nourishing medicinal materials, sent countless, and Qin Quan shamelessly kept them. This made Shi Helin tell everyone that Qin Quan had caught a wealthy family who could blackmail him, and he just begged for money so hard! Shi Helin even ran to Jiang's house to recommend himself, saying that if he handed over the fourth prince to him, he would guarantee to cure him within seven days.
The Jiang family sent someone to ask what the palace meant, and the palace asked them to listen to the imperial doctor. The imperial doctors said that the fourth prince's body is too weak now, so he should not move easily, and let Qin Quan raise him first.
Qin Quan seemed to be afraid that everyone would not know that he had got the money, so he drove his brand new carriage to the market to buy things from time to time, naturally he would meet Shi Helin many times.
Shi Helin was clearly holding his breath, as soon as he saw Qin Quan's carriage, he ran over to curse a few times across the street! On this day, the two of them were clearly going in different directions, Shi Helin saw Qin Quan's carriage, turned around and led his little apprentice to chase it until he reached the carriage.
Shi Helin said loudly: "Brother! Is that patient of yours still not recovering? If you keep treating him like this, that person will really die!"
Qin Quan asked people to stop the carriage, jumped off, and shouted at Shi Helin in front of everyone: "You always said that he is going to die. It's been more than a month. Isn't he still dead? This is me. His medical skills are superb, and he cured his smallpox!"
Shi Helin said: "Last time I said it wasn't smallpox, you didn't treat it right, it hurt his vitality, that's why he was bedridden."
Qin Quan said: "That's not true! That's smallpox! I cured it, but he was weak, so he got intestinal addiction again!"
Shi Helin said: "Intestinal addiction is caused by heat. You must use cold medicine to treat smallpox. What kind of internal heat does he have? If he continues to treat like this, his life will not be long!"
Qin Quan said angrily: "Senior brother is used to scare people! He is my patient. I will treat him according to my belief. I don't believe he will die here!"
Shi Helin also said angrily: "You don't believe that he will die, so he won't die? According to your treatment, this person will live for another two months at most!" The fourth prince should be able to go to the ground in one and a half months. The month should be enough.
Qin Quangao shouted: "Just because you can't earn this money, you curse my patient like that?"...
Seeing that they were arguing violently, Duan Zeng leaned back against the carriage to watch the excitement, covered himself with his body, and stuffed a pack of pills into the carriage through the gap in the carriage.
Shi Helin and Qin Quan quarreled with each other until their faces turned red. Finally, Duan Zeng went to help Shi Helin's arm and said, "Master, don't be so angry. Let's go to work first. The Hou Mansion is still waiting." He persuaded Shi Helin to leave.
Qin Quanqi grunted and said to Shi Helin's back: "You are only allowed to treat illnesses in the Marquis of Zhenbei, and you are not allowed to treat illnesses for a son from a rich family. What kind of elder brother is this?" Because of his status as a prince, Qin Quan told others that he picked up a son from a rich family. After finishing speaking, Qin Quan got into the carriage with a grunt, picked up the pack of pills on the carriage and put them in his arms - Bone Pills, the bone-nourishing medicine specially prepared by the senior brother for the Fourth Prince, this is the second batch Alright, with another batch, the fourth prince's legs should be healed.
The queen, who was busy with the silkworm kissing ceremony, listened to the debate about Qin Quan and Shi Helin, and heard the imperial doctor's disdainful evaluation of Qin Quan's medical skills, so she asked the imperial doctor to continue watching in the medical hall, without taking the fourth prince back to the palace . Can't you live another "two months"? If the fourth prince died outside, it would save a lot of talking.
The prince had some doubts in his heart: Why can't the fourth prince get better from this illness? Let people closely monitor Qin Quan's medical center. However, the reported news was that no suspicious person approached the clinic at all, Ding Neishi didn't even see anyone from Jiang's family, and it was Qin Quan's decision whether to accept or not to accept the things sent. And Qin Quan had earned enough money, so he didn't usually receive patients anymore, and only kept busy with the fourth prince, except that he liked to go shopping sometimes, and showed off to his senior brother Shi Helin. The two people quarreled as soon as they met, and they didn't perform any behavior of passing anything at all.
The prince couldn't see anything unusual, so he just asked them to keep watching, and report back as soon as the fourth prince came into contact with other people. He broke his head and couldn't think that what the fourth prince needs now is not to contact others, but to lie there without moving.
Jichun is the last month of spring, March in the lunar calendar. Thousands of flowers spit out the show, and the spring is at its peak.
The queen's pro-silkworm ceremony was held as scheduled.