The old princess accidentally threw the tea cup, and the maids squatted down to pick it up. However, because of the shaking of their hands, they threw the broken porcelain pieces to the ground several times, making a harsh sound.
"The ancestors spared my life, the princess spared my life." The maid ignored the tiles on the ground and knelt down to apologize.
At this juncture, how could the princess of the county have the heart to pay attention to these. She waved her hand irritably and motioned for the servant to pull the maid out. She said anxiously, "Mother, what can I do, Tartar is here again."
The Tartars are at it again.
This is almost the curse of the Zhao family. The large army of the Zhao family and the Marquis of Changxing were separated, and they gave birth to a daughter alone. Even Chu Jinyao was exchanged because of the Tartars.
And now, they're heading south again.
The old princess found that Zhao's face was really ugly, and couldn't help asking: "Mrs. Changxing Hou, are you okay?"
Zhao shi's face was pale, and he nodded in a trance: "I'm fine."
However, even though she said this, looking at her face, who can really take it seriously
The old princess Xu guessed the reason, she sighed and said: "Don't be afraid, this time is different from the past, since the news from the border can be delivered to us, if we want to come, we can still hold on. It's better than the last time I was beaten. One was caught off guard.”
Zhao shi reluctantly replied, "Yes."
The princess of the county quietly pulled the sleeve of the old princess, and the old princess asked curiously, "What's wrong?"
"Mother, you can't say that." Princess Jun vaguely pointed out, "His Royal Highness... is in Datong."
Datong has always been the front line against the Tartars, and the sword has no eyes. Wasn't that battle countless casualties? And this time, their Prince of Dayan, the crown prince of a country, and the hope of the revival of the officials of the whole dynasty, was stranded on the front line.
The face of the old princess also deteriorated rapidly, she and the princess looked at each other, unable to speak.
"This… "
The female family members sat for a while worriedly. At the time of the Tartar prisoner, Chu Jinyao and Chu Jinmiao had just been born. They didn't understand the cruelty back then, let alone the girls younger than Chu Jinyao. . That's why the ladies sat in one place, frowning, and the young girls didn't really understand what their elders were worried about.
The county chief Lin Baozhu said without realizing it, "The Tartars are here, wouldn't it be enough to fight back?"
Princess Princess smiled bitterly: "How can it be so simple."
Chu Jinyao said in a low voice, "The situation on the front line may not be so bad. Didn't you just say that the prince is still on the front line? With the prince here, the border defense should not be so vulnerable."
Princess Jun glanced at Chu Jinyao and turned her head in a funny way. The old princess also shook her head and said, "You are young and don't know anything. The cavalry of the Tartars is exceptionally powerful. It's like a piece of paper, vulnerable. It's because the prince is in Datong that we are so worried."
Princess Princess became angrier the more she thought about it, she couldn't help patting the table and said, "If this prince would listen to others and come to Taiyuan earlier, how could there be so many things? But the prince is stubborn and refuses to come. It's good, he's stuck on the front line, and we can't prepare well in advance."
Chu Jinyao opened her mouth in shock: "What are you going to do?"
Princess Princess stroked the jade bracelet on her hand and said nothing, while Mrs. Zhao turned back in displeasure and reprimanded: "Jin Yao, elders are talking, how can you interrupt? Why don't you quickly apologize to the princess."
Now Chu Jinyao is really sure, what the princess just said is that if the prince came to Taiyuan according to their ideas, now, he can follow the prince and prepare to escape south together.
It's just that the prince is still on the front line, and the Huailing Palace is afraid of being blamed in the future, so he dare not run away first, as the so-called "preparation in advance".
Chu Jinyao's anger surged for no reason. The warriors in front were still fighting bloody battles, but these pampered royal ladies were already thinking of running away without a fight. That's right, fighting is someone else's business. They hurriedly ran away. If they were defeated, they would save their lives in advance. If they were defeated, they would come back and be their princesses. Anyway, where to watch flowers and birds, buy clothes and do nails
Chu Jinyao bowed her head angrily, Princess Princess didn't have time to pay attention to Chu Jinyao's rudeness, and continued to say worriedly: "Mother, look now, what should we do?"
The old princess thought about it for a long time, and said, "Wait first, let the people below be alert, and don't go out to cause trouble these few days. I think, although the prince is trapped at the border, but there are so many people at the border, presumably the commander-in-chief will definitely arrange it. The prince breaks through. When the time comes, it will not be too late for us to act."
Princess Princess nodded: "Mother is right."
Datong is very close to the capital. After the prince breaks through the siege, no matter from the perspective of safety or reputation, he will not return to the capital. How bad it would be to return to the capital! Therefore, his greatest possibility is to retreat south to Taiyuan, and then go south with the current.
The county owner didn't feel anything at first, but after listening to the words of her mother and grandmother, she was also a little scared. She pulled Princess Lajun's sleeve and asked, "Mother, are we going to flee?"
Princess Princess sighed, hugged Lin Baozhu and said, "Son, don't be afraid, shouting and killing is a man's business. No matter what happens, you are always the county owner."
Chu Jinyao almost sneered, that is, the county head of the royal family, enjoying the support of thousands of people, so do you remember the mission of the royal family? But Chu Jinyao's sanity soon came back, what's the use of talking to these pampered nobles who were confined to the boudoir all their lives. Integrity can only be used to restrain oneself, but not to ask others.
When the princess of the county said this, the girls of the Chu family were also a little panicked. The three girls and Chu Jinmiao whispered: "When will the prince come? Are we going to escape with the prince?"
Zhao shi raised his voice and shouted: "Shut up, don't say these depressing words. There is still a war ahead, what are you talking about?"
Obviously everyone tacitly understands these things, but unfortunately, no one can tell them. The third girl got a scolding, and she felt bad. She lowered her head and thought about the future in a panic.
Up to now, no matter how charming and charming she is, what kind of son, how can she save her own life.
After Zhao's reprimand, the Chu family's female relatives did not dare to speak openly, but kept whispering and discussing this matter with the people around them. Even Linglong whispered, "Girl, what about those things in the courtyard?"
How to do? Chu Jinyao didn't have the heart to think about it yet. She kept thinking, Prince, will he really come
Although the prince's reputation outside is not very good, after all, he dares to shoot his maid in public, which is too fierce in the eyes of the female relatives who have to hire a husband for a wound as big as an embroidery needle. But in Chu Jinyao's heart, she always felt that the prince was a very bloody man, even though he acted brutally, he did not hide his true colors. But if he really flees without fighting, and comes to Taiyuan to take the female stream to the south... Chu Jinyao couldn't tell what she was thinking, she just felt that she would definitely look down on him.
Originally, I was happy to be a guest, but unexpectedly, such a news came from the sky. The female relatives gathered at the old princess' place. The more they thought about it, the more frightened they became. Finally, Mrs. Zhao couldn't help but stand up and say goodbye: "Old ancestor, princess, it's getting late, we have to go back."
The old concubine immediately held back: "How did this happen? There may be chaos outside. How can you go on the road with so many girls? Why don't you take the children and stay there first, wait a few days, the situation will become clear, we will plan together."
Said to plan together, in fact, is to escape together.
Zhao said: "How can this happen? Our old lady is still in the Hou's mansion, and the Hou Ye is also there. How can I live outside by myself. The news just came today, presumably the Tatars are still far away from us. I Go back during this time, you should be fine."
"This..." The old princess thought for a while, and found that it was indeed the truth. The Marquis of Changxing was still in the Hou Mansion, so how could Mrs. Zhao, the Hou's wife, live anywhere else? The old princess can only say: "Well, you bring a few girls, and you must be careful on the road. I will send a few more nursing homes to follow you, to be more secure."
"How did this happen? There are so many people in the palace, you should keep your hands to protect the princess and the county head!" Zhao shi declined.
The old princess insisted, and even the princess said: "Mrs. Changxing Hou, you can accept it. Let them come back when you are safely delivered to Taiyuan."
The Zhao family had no choice but to say goodbye to the old princess and the princess in a hurry, and hurriedly set foot on the carriage back to the palace with a few daughters. When entering the palace, it was a sedan chair and a pomp, but when he left, he was in a hurry. The entire Huailing Palace was shrouded in fear that a powerful enemy was approaching.
After the Zhao family left with the people, the princess of the county also said goodbye in a hurry and took the county owner away. The old princess knew very well that the princess was going back to clean up. After all, she was the princess, and she had the most belongings.
Lan Ze, the maid in the old princess' house, changed a cup of hot tea and asked worriedly, "Old Ancestor, what can we do?"
The old princess slowly leaned her back on the throw pillow, and said leisurely, "Whatever you want, even if the Tartars really come, life will go on as usual. If there is such a day, you can go with the princess."
Lan Ze vaguely heard something wrong: "Old Ancestor, what you said..."
"I'm old." The old princess closed her eyes, as if recalling the scene when she was young. "I remember that the old county king hated the Tartars very much. He went to dance with knives and guns every morning. He often told me that the Tartars should be completely driven out of Mobei, so that they would not dare to violate my Dayan. It's just a pity He died early, and neither he nor I were fortunate enough to see this day."
"But it's fortunate that he died early. Otherwise, thirteen years ago, seeing us being driven out of the palace like bereaved dogs and escaping everywhere, I would definitely die of anger." The old princess opened her eyes, and flashed in her eyes that were no longer clear. A little light, "I'm too old to run. This time, I won't leave, I'll stay here and accompany him."
Lan Ze was heartbroken: "Old Ancestor..."
"Don't talk about it, I have made up my mind." The old princess made this decision, as if she had put down her burden, and her whole person was much lighter, "If there is a real chaos in the future, I am afraid that there will not be too many carriages, and the opportunity should be left to Young man, when the time comes, you can go with the princess. I know that you have served me lovingly over the years. As long as I say this, the princess will not refuse."
Lan Ze knelt beside the old princess' legs, sobbing silently.
Thinking of the scene just now, the old princess sighed: "The princess is used to respecting her, and even Baozhu has been developed into a arrogant temper. In my opinion, I am afraid that the princess will be secretly happy to be able to act together with the prince."
"How is this possible?"
The old princess shook her head and said nothing: "There are no parents who don't want their children to stand out. The princess has been smooth sailing from the beginning of her boudoir, and she is used to being flattered after she gets married. In that position, after all, isn't she afraid of Baozhu being arrogant and being bullied after she gets married? It's just that after all, it is the position of the crown prince. Empress Wenxiao has passed away, and the prince is not close to the emperor. In this marriage, if the prince doesn't nod his head , I'm afraid others say that no matter how much it can't be done. Originally, we wanted to let the prince come to Taiyuan to recuperate, so that we could logically stay in the palace and let Baozhu and the prince have a relationship. But who can guess that the prince is not willing to come here? ?"
Lan Ze comforted: "Don't worry about the ancestors, the county owner is lively and lovely, and the prince will be heartbroken when he sees it."
It's just that the younger generation likes to hear it, but she, an ancestor, can't also deceive herself and others. The old princess sighed: "It's a pity that the prince refused to withdraw from the border, and the matter of companion reading has been delayed again and again. Originally, the girls from the Chu family came here today, but I had the intention to mention this matter, but it was disturbed by the Tartars. Baozhu's temperament is too arrogant, and she refuses to calm down and study. Now it's good to have elders like us looking after me. When I die, what will she do? Can I find two obedient girls over here and read with her? It's the little things that can make her understand the warmth and warmth of people, and the most important thing is to hone how to deal with others."
"The county lord's life is good. With you and the princess here, the county lord doesn't need to learn this." A servant girl served on the side, and she quickly flattered after hearing the words.
The old princess snorted coldly: "I think the princess and the prince were deceived by your rhetoric! You servants are really hurtful, and even in this world, even a princess has to look at people's faces, she is a county head, or Why don't you need to learn how to behave in a different way from the Wang family? You are just flattering with the princess, and you dare to say such things when you come to me?"
The talking maid hurriedly knelt down, bang bang bang kowtow: "It's not good for slaves, slaves should die for sins, please forgive my ancestors!"
The old princess kept her face silent, Lan Ze quietly kicked the maid on the ground and motioned her to go out quickly. After the people left, Lan Ze fanned and said, "The ancestors don't have to be angry, the juniors don't know anything, don't they all rely on you? With you watching, the people in the palace can support and move forward. "
The old princess sighed: "I'm already old, how can I bother them for a few more years? But now, the princess is so obsessed with the dream of being a princess that she can hardly even listen. It's a good thing to be a princess, but our family You should also think about this possibility."
Lan Ze fanned his fan and said, "It won't be possible. Didn't the crown prince specially give the eldest girl of the Marquis of Changxing's house a make-up ceremony? It shows that the prince knows the power in Taiyuan. Our royal family has a strong family background. The Marquis of Changxing can help, even the prince can't give up such a strong help. Now Xiao Qi also has a prince, and the prince can be said to have no mother's family. In this case, the wife's family is particularly important. The prince gave gifts to the Marquis of Changxing. the meaning of."
The old princess was said to be happy: "If you want to test it, you will also test the Changxing Houfu. How can you test our family across the Houfu?"
"That's what you said wrong. What kind of family is our palace, and what kind of family is the Marquis of Changxing? Since the prince has all the heart to win over the Chu family, how could the prince refuse to show his love to the dignified Huailing prince's palace? Our county master looks good. Cute, straightforward, and with a strong background like the palace, the prince would refuse if he was stupid."
The same thing is to be obedient. What the little girl said just now made the old lady feel good, but Lan Ze said that it can make the old princess feel comfortable from the bottom of her heart. The old princess smiled and nodded, "You're right. After the war has subsided, the jewels will still need to be planned. It seems that things like reading and practicing rituals can no longer be left to her. "
"You mean..."
"When the wind outside calms down, let a few girls from the Chu family come to read and write with Baozhu. She is so noisy, she hardly looks like a girl."
Lan Ze heard this, his mind moved slightly, and he asked without expression: "There are five girls here today, old ancestor, who do you like in your heart?"
"I do think that the five girls in their family are pretty good." The old princess was tired of talking, and the maid served and reclined on the Arhat bed. Lan Ze took down the small kang table, knelt on the feet, and gently fanned the old princess. The old princess said: "After Baozhu and the others went out, what the little girls said in the small flower hall, Qiubo all told me one by one. The poor are not humble, the wealth is not changed, and they are not as disgusting as other people's sisters. The poor love the rich, and they are ashamed to mention their poor relatives. This kind of temperament is very good. If you find a playmate for Baozhu, family background is second, and good temperament is the most important thing."
Lan Ze heard it, and said with fun: "I see that the five girls of the Chu family are also first-class in appearance."
"Yes, but this girl is very lucky. Although their Changxing Marquis Mansion is not as good as our palace, but in Taiyuan, they are also well-known people. When we seek the crown prince, we must find some help. If they have the heart, they will keep the fifth girl with us. The palace is not bad either."
"Ah? Old Ancestor..."
The old princess stretched out her hand and stopped Lan Ze's unspoken words: "This is still a non-event, don't say it, it will ruin the reputation of other people's girls. If not, if this doesn't happen, then even the in-laws will not have to do it in the future. There are children and grandchildren, and after they come, we will see each other slowly, whether it is to be a cousin with the son of the second family or to a distant son, there is no rush for a while, and there is time for these juniors to choose by themselves."
The old princess was talking about the family visit of the Marquis of Changxing today, and on the other side, the princess of the county was also talking about it.
"Baozhu, look, among the girls in the Chu family today, which one suits your eyes?"
The county owner raised his head and thought about it, and asked, "Whoever I like, can I keep anyone to play with me?"
"What to play with you is to accompany you to study!" Princess Jun corrected her daughter's words with hatred, and then continued to ask, "Listening to your voice, is there a candidate?"
"I think the person in purple clothes today is not bad." The county owner added, "It's the one who was held wrong."
"She." Princess Jun said indifferently, "I remember she was ranked fifth, she seems to be called Chu Jinyao. You actually like her?"
"Yeah, isn't it?"
"It's not bad, it's just..." Princess Princess hesitated before saying something, and finally said, "She looks too... dazzling."
The county owner blinked, not understanding what this had to do with it. The Princess Princess sighed worriedly when she saw her daughter's performance.
Mother and grandmother think completely different things. The princess of the county was crazy and wanted her daughter to be the crown prince. She even thought that after a few days when the Tatars called and they fled with the prince, there might be a chance for Baozhu and the prince to coexist. Usually, the etiquette is strict, and the female family members and the male outsiders hardly see each other, but at this very moment, it is obvious that they can't take care of so much. They are the royal palace, the most honorable family in Shanxi, and they will definitely be the closest to the prince on the road in the future. In this way, when adversity sees the truth, the crown prince may have some pity for Baozhu.
If this goes well, then Baozhu has a few beautiful companions by his side, it is not a good thing, but a big bad thing!
The princess of the county is already a wife, so she thinks of the doorway of the inner house almost naturally, but Lin Baozhu has not yet married, how can she think of such things as the way of wives and concubines? Princess Princess reminded several times, but in the end it was annihilated between her lips. Forget it, my daughter is still young, why should she worry about these things? No matter what the difficulties, she, the mother, can settle it for her daughter, right
Therefore, what Princess Princess prefers is actually the fourth girl of the Chu family, Chu Jinmiao.
Chu Jinmiao is weak and talented, and coughs after walking two steps. With such a person accompanying Baozhu to study, Princess Princess is very relieved. With knowledgeable people like Chu Jinmiao urging her, Baozhu will definitely be able to make progress, and looking at Chu Jinmiao's body, she doesn't worry about her thinking. Even if it becomes a dowry in the future, I am afraid that Chu Jinmiao is not a good child, and even if she can give birth, she is not a long-lived.
This is very good. Companion reading should have the appearance of companion reading, how can it overwhelm her daughter's demeanor? On the contrary, it was Chu Jinyao, who almost stepped on all the taboos of Princess Princess.
Princess Princess did not know that what she was thinking and thinking was already completely different from that of her mother-in-law.
Princess Jun hugged Lin Baozhu, her eyes flickered, and she whispered in a low voice: "Mother's sweetheart. Don't worry, you were born to enjoy happiness in this world, you don't have to worry about anything, your own mother will take care of it for you. ."
This is the case with the Crown Princess, as is the case with the dowry.
In the eyes of the princess, instead of choosing a partner to read, she would choose a dowry who can assist her daughter in the future, help her daughter, and give birth to her daughter when necessary.
Princess Princess had already decided on the name Chu Jinmiao in her heart. As for the other, she has to take a good look.
On the same day, the Zhao family hurried back to Taiyuan with a family of children. Fortunately, it was just rumors of war that there was no riots among the people, and the road was fairly peaceful. When halfway through the road, when he met someone from the Marquis of Changxing who came out to help, the Zhao family felt even more relieved.
As soon as he returned to the mansion, Mrs. Zhao didn't care to greet Mrs. Chu, and hurriedly went back to the house to clean up. At this time, the news of the Tatar prisoners had already reached the Marquis of Changxing, and everyone in the manor was in a mess, and no one cared about Zhao's rudeness.
Chu Jinyao was sitting in Chaoyun Courtyard, just after taking a sip of water, she saw Linglong beating around the corner to test: "Girl, are we going to clean up the courtyard?"
Chu Jinyao raised her head and saw Linglong's earnest eyes. Bogujia Waigong's mama, Lilac and others also stared at her for a moment.
Everyone felt that the prince would flee without a fight, and soon, Taiyuan would be exposed to the iron hooves of the enemy.
Chu Jinyao put down the tea cup, and looked at these people carefully: "Do you really think that the prince will withdraw from the front line? Will the tragedy of thirteen years ago be repeated again?"
When she said this, Grandma Sun laughed when she heard it: "Otherwise? Even a general who eats imperial rations is not willing to die in vain, but he is the prince, the prince Longsun, and the nobleman of Tianhuang, and we can count on him to give his life and stand up for us. Can't you be on the front line?"
Mammy Sun's words are unpleasant, how can you say such a prince? Grandma Gong frowned secretly. Although she disliked it, she didn't refute: "Girl, you can't take chances at this time. Now you can clean up early, and when you run for your life in the future, you will have an extra chance to survive!"
Life is at stake, and no one is qualified to speak. Chu Jinyao couldn't convince these maids, but she had an almost stubborn insistence in her heart: "He won't."
"What did you say girl?"
"He wouldn't do this." Chu Jinyao also knew that she was ridiculous, she didn't even know the prince, but she dared to brag about such a sea mouth in front of everyone, "I believe His Royal Highness, he will not let the horseshoe of the Tartars, across the border."
Mammy Gong thought that she was old and used to seeing Qianfan. Hearing Chu Jinyao's childish words, she should have thought it was ridiculous, but when she looked up and saw Chu Jinyao's eyes, she couldn't speak for a while.
Chu Jinyao's eyes are round and big, with long and thick eyelashes, looking gratifyingly tight. However, now, those beautiful eyes are clean and playful, full of solemnity, and the light in the pupils is almost impossible to stare at.
She said that the prince will not do this.
The day after the battle report came, Xuande City was broken, and the Tartars raised their machetes and shouted their victory on their horses.
On the third day, the crown prince personally led three thousand Jingwei to go out to the north. After a few days of tug-of-war, Xuande was finally retaken with difficulty.
The loss of every city has made the people of Shanxi panic all day long. Chu Jinyao stayed in Mrs. Chu's house all day long. Her family was fully armed and planned to abandon the house and flee south if something went wrong.
However, the news of the fall continued one after another, and the news that the prince recaptured the city gate also came like snowflakes.
The 800-mile expedited military newspaper that the chief assistant of the cabinet urgently ordered the prince to withdraw from the border has been piled up like a hill, but there is still news of the prince on the battlefield. Datong's general army rarely disobeyed the imperial order and refused to remove the prince's military power.
Finally, after a long tug-of-war, news of the Yan army's counterattack came from the front.
The prince traveled thousands of miles in a hurry, went deep into the hinterland, and burned down the tooth tent of a tribe of Tartars.