At this moment, Zhao Jingyan stood in the shabby room, watched the thick curtain lift, took two steps forward, and said with an moved expression: "Brother, Lao Ba is back."
Zhao Jingqiong looked excited and looked up and down: "Darker, thinner, and stronger."
Zhao Jingyan looked at him, joy rising in her eyes, "Brother hasn't changed."
Zhao Jingqiong smiled lightly, "I'm old."
"No matter how old he is, he is as handsome, handsome and elegant as before."
"When did you enter Beijing?"
Zhao Jingyan raised her eyebrows and said, "You should be on your way back to the capital at this moment. We will enter from the north gate at noon today. Come and see your brother first."
"Sit down." Zhao Jingqiong hid her excitement, turned around, poured hot water from the stove, and made two pots of tea with her own hands.
Zhao Jingyan took the tea cup and took a sip, her face no longer showing any strange color. In today's world, there is no tea that he cannot drink.
Zhao Jingqiong patted him on the shoulder and said, "Tell me about this year. How is it in the northwest?"
"I'm about to come with my brother one by one." Zhao Jingyan's deep voice came out slowly.
The winter of the 40th year of Baoqing.
December twelfth.
The winter rain is pouring down and the wind is bone-chilling.
Noon.
The prince entered from the north gate of the imperial city on a golden grid. King Kang Zhao Jingyong and King Jing Zhao Jingyong personally welcomed him out of the city.
The carriage drove slowly into the imperial city, and the prince walked down from the golden grid. After tidying up his appearance, he waited for the emperor's summons.
Eunuch Li ushered people in. In the palace, the palace officials had already moved the table and cloth, and passed it to the dining room. Apparently, Emperor Baoqing was waiting for the prince to return and have lunch together.
Zhao Jingyan performed a great ceremony and sat down at the head of the emperor. Emperor Baoqing looked at Yingwu Junlang's son and felt a surge of pride in his heart.
After about half a stick of incense was used for lunch, Emperor Baoqing ordered people to go back.
Zhao Jingyan did not return to Prince Shou's Mansion, but took the golden grid all the way to the Prince's Mansion. Everyone from the Prince's Mansion stood at the gate to greet the Prince respectfully.
The next day, morning.
Emperor Baoqing issued a summons and ordered the prince to supervise the country and take care of all affairs in the court. This move was all expected by the officials.
The emperor has been ill for a long time and it is appropriate for him to recuperate. When the prince returns and the old and new powers change, the time is just right.
The civil and military officials looked at the prince standing quietly beside the emperor, his sword-shaped eyebrows and starry eyes showed calmness and calmness, and there was an unexplainable emotion in their hearts.
Two years ago, King Rui relied on the queen in the palace and was in the limelight, making him the perfect candidate for the throne. Although the wise king was determined to compete, he made one wrong move and fell into a disadvantage. But even so, his strength should not be underestimated.
Who could have expected that in just two years, the situation would change suddenly, King Rui would be banned, King Xian would be outcast, but the one who would really come to power would be King Shou, known as the "Little King of Hell".
Life is full of twists and turns!
Before all the officials could finish their sighs, Emperor Baoqing's deep, steady voice rose again. "Gao Min, the young daughter of the Minister of Industry and Industry, is the eleventh in the family, seventeen years old, from a well-known family, auspicious and virtuous, and gentle and gentle. She is a good match for the prince. I am very happy. I specially betroth this girl to the prince as his concubine. Everything. Etiquette is left to the Ministry of Etiquette and the Qin Tian Jian to jointly handle it. When the spring comes and the flowers bloom, the ceremony will be held.
Get married at a good time. "
As soon as he finished speaking, King Lao Su stepped forward and thanked the prince with a smile, "Congratulations to the prince, congratulations to the prince. This marriage is truly a match made in heaven. I can't wait to beg the prince for a wedding drink."
Zhao Jingyan had long expected her father's thunderous tactics, so she gathered her thoughts and smiled faintly at Old King Su, knelt down and thanked him: "Thank you, my father, for the marriage."
Emperor Baoqing was very satisfied with the prince's attitude and nodded slightly, with a deep look in his eyes.
Upon seeing this, all the officials came forward to congratulate Gao Mingtao, the minister of the Ministry of Industry.
"Next spring, there will only be three or four months to prepare for the wedding. The three matchmakers and six etiquettes must be followed. The Ministry of Etiquette and the Qin Tian Jian will go crazy."
As Jiang Hongwen said this, he looked at Gu Qingguan out of the corner of his eye and peeled another orange for Shi Songyin.
"It's very sweet, try it."
"Thank you!" Shi Songyin took it shyly and gave half to Qingguan.
Qingguan twisted a piece and put it into her mouth, tasted it, and said with a meaningful smile: "It doesn't matter who is crazy, as long as I'm not crazy. You are older than Tinglin, and he is getting married. You It’s time for the head to move.”
Jiang Hongwen and Shi Songyin's expressions changed drastically at the same time.
At this moment, Qian Fu came in a hurry and said, "Master Qi, please go back and say there is something wrong."
Jiang Hongwen twitched his eyes and his face darkened.
When one person attains enlightenment, chickens and dogs ascend to heaven. Nowadays, people in the Jiang family come and go all day long. Even he is so annoyed that he is too lazy to go back when he has nothing to do, so he just stays in Qingfu.
"Did the person who came here say anything?"
Qian Fupai said with a smile: "I just said that our ancestors are looking for you, and didn't say much else."
Jiang Hongwen heard that his ancestor was looking for him, so he didn't dare to delay. He softened his voice and said to the woman in front of him: "You should rest for a while. I'll go back and see what's going on. I'll come see you tomorrow."
"Yeah!" Shi Songyin nodded with a smile.
Seeing that her smile was a little far-fetched, Jiang Hongwen thought a little and whispered: "Would you like to eat the walnut cakes from the Archway at the West Head of the City? I'll bring you a pack tomorrow?"
"The walnut cakes there are crispy and fragrant. I like to eat them." Shi Songyin had a sad look on his face one second, but his eyes lit up the next.
Gu Qingguan wiped the orange juice on his fingertips with a towel and said with a smile: "It's a good relationship and I'm craving it, so why don't you bring me some too."
Jiang Hongwen rolled his eyes at her and exhaled a puff of cold air from his nose, "I can't do without you, my aunt."
Gu Qingguan covered his mouth with a chuckle and said, "Songyin, look at him, he has confused the generations, calling me my aunt, what do you think he means?"
Shi Songyin laughed loudly and waved his hand towards Jiang Hongwen, telling him to leave quickly so as not to be teased again.
Ever since the two of them got along, Qingguan had been teasing Jiang Hongwen a lot, always saying that he was blind to gold and jade, and had once let down Songyin's love for him.
Jiang Hongwen was dragged by his pigtails. He was angry and angry, annoyed and annoyed, so he could only stay down and be a companion. A lot of interesting things happened at that time.
Jiang Hongwen felt excited when he saw his beloved being so considerate. He blinked at Shi Songyin before leaving.
We drove all the way back to the house at high speed, and we were already in the courtyard of our ancestors in half a stick of incense.
In the main room, the ancestors and the three ladies gathered together. Grandma Zhu stood behind the ancestors to wait on her as before.
When the ancestor saw him coming, his eyes narrowed and he smiled, "Old Seven, you came just in time. I am discussing your important matter with your mother and aunt."
Jiang Hongwen's heart skipped a beat, thinking that Gu Qingguan's bad mouth, how good but not good and bad actually made it right for her. Mrs. Zhang saw her son stunned and said: "After the Chinese New Year, the sixth girl will be sixteen. She is a big girl, and it is time to take care of things slowly. Our ancestor will celebrate his seventieth birthday next spring, and the prince will be celebrating his birthday." Wedding, the house is too busy, I have discussed your marriage with the old lady, and will put it in early autumn.
, do you like it? "
Mrs. Zhu smiled happily and said: "Lao Qi, my wife and I are optimistic about the future. On the second day of August, we will have good luck and good luck. It couldn't be better."
The second lady joked: "It's better to get married as soon as possible, so that you won't have to run to that courtyard every two days and not see anyone all day long."
The third lady, Mrs. Han, had a sweet face and a bitter heart, and said: "A girl as good as Miss Six should marry her as soon as possible so that she can rest assured. Lao Qi, you are more blessed than your sixth brother."
Jiang Hongyan has been discussing it personally until now, and it's really hard to achieve anything high and low.
People with similar family backgrounds are worried about having his concubine Wu Yanling in his room, while those with poor family backgrounds are looked down upon by the Han family. After choosing for a long time, I was dissatisfied with the left and dissatisfied with the right, so it was delayed.
Jiang Hongwen felt bitter in his heart and couldn't express it. Thinking about Tinglin's explanation, he could only accept it with a smile, "Everything is decided by the ancestors. But I don't know if the emperor will let him go. I heard that The emperor is not in good health these days."
After all, the ancestor became a spirit. He thought about it and said: "When the prince returns to the court, there are some things that should be avoided. Everyone in the imperial hospital has real abilities. You can't point fingers at her and just press the button first." Let’s start things slowly on the second day of August.”
When Mrs. Zhang heard this, she felt happy. Isn't it something that should be avoided
That girl had almost risked her life because of those rumors before, so this time she could use this reason to leave the palace.
She smiled quickly and said: "Everything depends on the ancestors."
Seeing that the situation was over, Jiang Hongwen didn't say much for the sake of unnecessary trouble and agreed with a smile.
Seeing how well-behaved he was, the ancestor couldn't help but say a few more words, "She doesn't have a boss in her house, so we abandoned those common etiquette and asked your sister-in-law to go there in person and take care of the affairs of the house. It’s taken care of.”
Zhu smiled and said, "You don't need to tell me, ancestor, I'm about to go there too. Shen has been feeling a little uncomfortable these past few days, so I need her to take a pulse."
Han said casually: "It's not happening again, is it?"
Zhu's heart trembled. She was counting the days before the little day, but it had already been three or four days.
When the ancestor saw her expression, he immediately understood something and said happily: "With the right luck, we will be blessed with double happiness in the coming year. In that case, you don't have to go tomorrow. Let the girl come. I haven't seen you for some time." , That’s weird. Lao Qi, go and invite him yourself.”
"Yes, ancestor!" Jiang Hongwen agreed.
"By the way, please invite Ms. Shi from her mansion as well." Mrs. Zhang suddenly spoke.
Jiang Hongwen was so surprised that his eyebrows stood up, "Why did you invite her here?" Mrs. Zhang ignored her and smiled at Mrs. Han aside: "Brother and sister, please meet that girl. I saw how she looked last time. She has a very good temper. She was also from a wealthy family. The Shi family had great status in Jiangnan, and her sister-in-law was the second daughter of Duke Lu. The master of the Shi family did not even have a concubine for her.
If you accept it, you can see that the house is very well behaved. Ancestor, what do you think? "
"I don't know about others, but I know that the second son of the Lu family is a lucky one."
Women who can be praised by the old lady are all very human. When Mrs. Han heard this, her eyebrows suddenly lit up and she said heartily: "Please come, please come together."
Jiang Hongwen's scalp exploded at this moment.
His uncle's.
It's messed up, it's messed up, it's all messed up. No, we have to discuss it with Tinglin quickly.