At night, Shen Jin still nestled in Chu Xiuming's arms as usual, and when Chu Xiuming felt that she was asleep, he whispered, "Husband, if... if I really..." Shen Jin said vaguely, But she knew that Chu Xiuming could understand, "You can marry a kind and gentle bride who will be good to the child while the child still doesn't remember anything."
Shen Jin's voice was trembling, but he said it very clearly, as if he had thought about it for a long time, "Don't tell the children these things at that time, you have to treat our children well, even mine... hurt the children together, don't It’s not good for him to have other children.”
"What silly things?" Chu Xiuming felt distressed after hearing this, and patted Shen Jin's back lightly and said, "Silly girl, are you really willing? Why are you thinking about all this?"
Shen Jin didn't cry this time, "I just said it in advance, it's like Mrs. Li didn't expect it to happen... I'm afraid that something might happen and I won't have time to tell you, but you have to promise me that when the time comes, the two of us will marry each other." Let's be buried together, no one else is allowed, okay?"
"It doesn't matter whether you live or die, just the two of us." Chu Xiuming's voice was extraordinarily gentle, with a touch of hoarseness, "You are right, there are many accidents in life, just like I thought I could accompany you in the capital, Then we went back to the border town for the New Year together, but I didn't want to leave when you were pregnant, and let you stay in this place by yourself."
Hearing Chu Xiuming's voice, Shen Jin felt itchy in his heart, but he didn't know what to say, so he rubbed his toes on Chu Xiuming's leg, and Chu Xiuming clamped Shen Jin's leg with his leg, not letting him She made a fuss, and then continued, "It must be hard work."
"I just miss you." Shen Jin said honestly, "I miss you very much."
Chu Xiuming chuckled, his voice a little hoarse and low, "I miss you too."
Shen Jin's voice was a little more natural, "I'm sure, I'm so good."
Chu Xiuming kissed Shen Jin's hair lightly, and said, "Yes, you are so good, why are you willing to let me take care of those who are not good enough in the future?"
Shen Jin laughed, and Chu Xiuming's voice slowly reached his ears, "There are always accidents in life." If that time really came, Chu Xiuming's choice could not be children, "Children are our continuation, but you But it's my only one, so silly girl, you should know what my choice is."
For some reason, Shen Jin's heart completely settled down after hearing these words, "I'm smart, but the child and I will be fine, because you will stay with me and protect me, right?"
"En." Chu Xiuming patted her head lightly and said, "Go to sleep."
"Okay." Not long after finishing speaking, Shen Jin closed her eyes and fell asleep. What really reassured Shen Jin was not that Chu Xiuming said he would protect her, but the one and only one. Why, there is always someone who remembers herself and always thinks about herself, such a man... Shen Jin felt that no matter it was for the child or for this man, she would never let anything happen to her.
The fourth young master of Prince Rui's Mansion did not do much laundry, but he invited some close people, and Chu Xiuming also accompanied Shen Jin to the past. When the child's full moon came, Shen Jin might not be able to come, and the child's Coincidentally, it was the last day of the 25th year of Yongqi, and Emperor Cheng had already sealed his pen.
It was also the first time for Shen Jin to see this younger brother. He was wrapped in a red quilt. When Chu Xiuming helped Shen Jin over to look at him, he felt that the child was small everywhere. Concubine Chen had a smile on her face. The smile was not obvious, but Shen Jin knew that her mother was happy. After she got married, her mother seemed to be lonely. She was in a place as big as the Mo Yunyuan all day long, and she might have remembered every plant and tree clearly. It's clear.
Concubine Chen looked at Shen Jin with a smile and said, "This child is better than when you were young."
"How is it possible." Shen Jin didn't believe it at all, "Didn't mother say that I was the most obedient child?"
Concubine Chen curled her lips into a smile, and said, "I'm lying to you. When you were young, you couldn't do without people. You had to be hugged. You slept in the morning and made trouble at night. When you didn't like it, you would cry. It's not crying loudly, but crying softly." stop."
"No way." Shen Jin thought of how she often said in front of Chu Xiuming how obedient and sensible she was when she was a child, "I am smart and obedient."
Concubine Chen smiled but stopped talking, handed the child in her arms to the nanny, and said, "Go back and rest quickly, don't be tired."
Shen Jin touched her stomach and nodded, "Okay."
Princess Rui arranged for Chu Xiuming and Shen Jin to use the same yard as before, because tomorrow will be the New Year, so the two of them will stop running back and forth. After all, Shen Jin has a big belly, and riding in a carriage is a bit of a pain. Go back after the third day of junior high school.
Prince Yonglehou and Shen Qi returned to Yonglehou's mansion after the child's third bath. Anyway, they still had to stay in Yonglehou's mansion on the first day of the Lunar New Year. Shen Qi and Shen Jin also greeted each other. She didn't have a few words to say, she just waited for Shen Qi to come back when she was in the second year of junior high school, but Shen Jin felt that Shen Qi had lost some weight, so Shen Jin pursed her lips and didn't say anything.
Shen Qi originally wanted to ask Shen Jin if he knew about Li's affairs, but Shen Jin's brows and eyes were full of joy, and his whole body was also nourished. In the end, he didn't say anything, and even wanted to escape, and rushed to Yongle Hou Shizi together After leaving Prince Rui's Mansion, she was afraid that she could not help but speak out, which would eventually make Shen Jin feel bad.
During the time when Shen Jin was in Prince Rui's Mansion, neither Shen Rong nor Shen Hao saw anything, but Shen Jin didn't ask anything. After the third year of junior high school, Chu Xiuming accompanied Shen Jin back to Yongningbo Mansion, and sent him off when he came. There were a lot of presents, and they brought a lot when they left. Shen Qi sent Yongning Bo and his wife off, Shen Qi couldn't hold back and asked, "Mother, do you think my sister knows about Mrs. Li?"
Princess Rui looked at her daughter's haggard look and said, "What do you think?"
Shen Qi couldn't tell, if he knew why there was nothing strange, if he didn't know why Shen Rong and Shen Hao were not there, but he wasn't surprised at all, Princess Rui sighed and said, "Is it important?"
Hearing her mother's words, Shen Qi couldn't answer, is it important? She didn't know either, she just wanted to know.
Princess Rui walked slowly inside with her daughter, and said, "Whether Miss Jin knows it or not, she understands in her heart that no matter what others do, her own life is the most important thing. With me, I will never let you down." You are just like Li Shi."
"Mother." When Shen Qi heard her mother mention Li Shi, her body froze for a moment. She was terrified that day, with so much blood, Li Shi's screams seemed to be still in her ears, and her father's words to protect the child …Did she also bleed a lot when she had a miscarriage
"What is Li's identity, and what is your identity?" Princess Rui stretched out her hand to hold her daughter's hand, and said, "Even if they are in Yongle Hou Mansion, they don't have the guts to protect you."
Shen Qi bit her lower lip, Princess Rui's hands were very soft, a pair of pampered hands, "It's always a big hurdle for a woman to have a baby, but you have to give birth, unless you are willing to look at other women and your husband's children , inherit it all."
Princess Rui didn't say anything more, "Girl Jin is not as good as you in terms of identity, appearance, and even piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, but she can see through and open up better than you. Qi'er, you are my only daughter. But I don't want you to live so hard, so you don't need to live as tired as Jin girl, but... you should learn from Jin girl to see some things more openly."
"Yes." Shen Qi agreed.
It's just that both Princess Rui and Shen Qi don't know, Shen Jin doesn't really care or has nothing to do, it's just that Chu Xiuming calmed down after a little uncomfortable emotion, Shen Jin is actually a little proud of herself It turns out that not only is she inseparable from her husband, but even the husband is also inseparable from her.
On the carriage back home, Shen Jin was sitting in Chu Xiuming's arms, and she moved her feet a little uncomfortable. Not only her legs but also her feet are a little swollen now, and now she is wearing boots, although they are warm, they have been worn for a long time It still made Shen Jin feel uncomfortable, even if the boots were specially made bigger by Zhao Momo and the others.
As soon as Shen Jin moved, Chu Xiuming noticed it. He first knocked on the door three times, and Shen Jin found that the carriage stopped quickly. Then Chu Xiuming let Shen Jin sit in his arms, put his arm around her back, and turned sideways. Go and take off Shen Jin's boots. She wears cotton socks on her feet, so she won't be cold in the carriage. When the boots are taken off, Chu Xiuming hugs Shen Jin again, knocks on the door again, and the carriage is gone. On the road again.
"It's much more comfortable." Shen Jin moved her feet and said.
Chu Xiuming responded, "Go back and scald your feet with hot water."
Shen Jin nodded. It has been almost a year since they left the border town. Obviously, the capital is the place where she has lived for a long time, but Shen Jin misses life in the border town even more. This year's Prince Rui's Mansion seems a bit deserted, and Shen Xuan has not come back yet in central Fujian. Although Shen Zi wanted to come back, she was not allowed by Prince Rui's mansion. Concubine Xu and Shen Jing were locked up, Shen Hao and Shen Rong were also punished, and they were not even released during the Chinese New Year. Those who stayed with King Rui, Only Shen Qi and his wife were left, and they also had Shen Xi.
"I don't think Shen Rong asked Shen Hao to do it." Shen Jin said.
Chu Xiuming responded. Although it wasn't cold inside the carriage, he still took the cloak and covered Shen Jin's feet.
Shen Jin whispered, "Shen Rong is not that stupid."
Chu Xiuming took a piece of dried peach and put it on Shen Jin's lips. Shen Jin opened his mouth and put it in his mouth. It was sweet and sour and a little salty. He squinted his eyes in satisfaction and said, "My sister looks a little haggard, I want to come I was scared, thanks to our early return."
"Yes." Chu Xiuming said.
When the carriage stopped, Shen Jin wanted to ask An Ning to come up and help her put on her boots. She couldn't bend down at all, but Chu Xiuming let Shen Jin sit up first, and then carefully connected Shen Jin's feet to her calves with his cloak Wrapped it up, put Shen Jin's own cloak on her, and then hugged Shen Jin horizontally and got out of the carriage.
An Ping and An Ning looked at each other, An Ning followed Chu Xiuming into the yard, An Ping got into the carriage and packed Shen Jin's things.
Zhao Nanny was already waiting in the yard, the room was very warm, Chu Xiuming put Shen Jin on the bed, Zhao Nanny waited on Shen Jin to change clothes, An Ning went to the side to fight, Chu Xiuming also changed into regular clothes, Zhao Nanny Momo then said, "A few people came to the mansion two days ago, they said they were relatives of Concubine Chen, and they came to look for Madam."
"Mother's relative?" Shen Jin was stunned and looked at Zhao Nanny.
Zhao Nanny said, "Yes, I also said something about Concubine Chen, because this old slave doesn't know much, and I don't know if it's true or not, so I arranged for someone to stay here first."
Shen Jin frowned. She had never talked about her mother's natal family with Zhao Mama and others. Naturally, Zhao Mama didn't know if it was true or not, so it was really difficult to deal with those people, so she had to arrange for them to live first. Then let people watch.
Chu Xiuming pressed Shen Jin's forehead with two fingers and said, "If you don't want to see him, send him away."
Shen Jin grabbed Chu Xiuming's hand, shook his head and said, "See you."
"Tomorrow." Chu Xiuming said.
Shen Jin smiled and nodded, "Okay."
Zhao Nanny saw this, although Shen Jin didn't say anything, but she saw that no matter whether the relative was true or not, it seemed that she was not close to Concubine Chen and his wife, so she thought about it, and helped Shen Jin change into a regular dress , she didn't stay in the house any longer, so she retreated first, and when Madam Zhao brought the freshly boiled goat milk from the kitchen, An Ning also brought water and waited for Chu Xiuming and Shen Jin to freshen up, and Shen Jin brought hot water After drinking a bowl of Hu Hu's goat milk, he exhaled slowly and said, "It's still comfortable at home."
"Madam, do you want to burn your feet?" Mother Zhao asked with a smile.
Shen Jin thought for a while and nodded, "Get a bigger basin, and my husband and I will soak together."
Zhao Mama responded with a smile, and immediately asked the little girl to prepare. After a while, someone came over with a basin and water. After mixing it, Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming. She moved Yuandun to sit opposite Shen Jin, and took off her shoes and socks without asking the maid to serve her. Shen Jin couldn't bend down, but An Ning helped her take them off.
Shen Jin's feet are much smaller than Chu Xiuming's. They are white and tender, and they look chubby because they are a little swollen. He is very proud to step on Chu Xiuming's feet, "Actually, even if I meet people from my mother's family, I will I don’t know it, because I’ve never seen it before.”
Chu Xiuming listened quietly, Shen Jin stepped on Chu Xiuming's feet, then asked someone to add some hot water, and continued to soak, "Mother seldom mentioned these people. Back then, mother... didn't you?" Those who are willing to enter the palace as concubines are like my grandfather betrothed my mother."
Although soaking feet in hot water is very comfortable, Chu Xiuming didn't let Shen Jin soak for too long. After asking An Ning to help Shen Jin dry, he hugged Shen Jin directly to the bed, and waved his hands to make the servants in the room retreat , the two of them took off their clothes and lay down under the quilt. Shen Jin nestled in Chu Xiuming's arms and said with a smile, "Husband, you are getting lazy."
"That's right." Chu Xiuming said with a smile when he heard the words. In the past, when he didn't marry a wife, he either practiced martial arts, soldiers, calligraphy, or dealt with various things all day long. I didn't come down, but I didn't know what to do when I was free, so I became more and more busy.
Although Shen Jin wasn't sleepy, lying in her husband's arms like this in winter was extraordinarily comfortable, and said, "But after my grandfather is gone, they... In fact, they didn't expect their mother to be able to enter Prince Rui's Mansion at first. An official is a concubine, but one of my grandfather's friends can't stand it, and I don't know how to get in touch with the concubine's natal family, knowing that the concubine is taking a concubine for King Rui, so he pushed the mother up."
"I heard from my mother that my grandfather's family was not poor, and even very rich. When they knew that my mother was going to enter Prince Rui's mansion, the matter was a foregone conclusion. They knew that they had offended my mother severely, so they simply offended her to the end and accepted Princess Rui. Mother was not allowed to take anything away, even what my grandfather and grandmother had left for mother, and finally my mother secretly took this jade pendant in all clothes." Shen Jin felt that There must be something else, just like when the mother became a side concubine, if they knew the news, would they have made a fuss? I will ask, so as not to upset my mother.
And did they really not come to the palace to look for their mother? If it was just these things, my mother wouldn't have held grudges for so long.
But Shen Jin would not ask any more questions, anyway, she would never see these people again in the future, so why bring up these things to make her mother feel uncomfortable.
Chu Xiuming responded, "No matter what their purpose is, just get rid of them, and don't let them disturb your mother-in-law."
Shen Jin nodded, at least in Uncle Yongning's mansion, she can be the master of the house, but in Prince Rui's mansion, Concubine Chen can't do much, so it's better for them to come to find her than to go to Prince Rui's mansion to find her mother. I am afraid that the time is not in a good mood.
Only when she saw these people did Shen Jin realize why Madam Zhao would keep her, and she didn't know which cousin was 60 to 70% similar to her mother when she was young. Shen Jin looked at it for a while before saying ,"sit down."
Shen Jin inevitably paid more attention to the girl who was similar to her mother, but found that she was just similar in appearance. After she finished making it, she always looked at the bracelet on her hand and the hair accessories on her head, and also looked at the house. The decorations in the middle, thought they were done secretly, but they didn't know that Shen Jin could see clearly from the main seat.
"Princess, I'm you..." the oldest man said as soon as he sat down.
Shen Jin frowned slightly, and heard Anping reprimand, "Madam hasn't asked you anything yet, who told you to?"
The man's face became extremely ugly, and he wanted to say something, but another man next to him tugged on his sleeve, and then he shut up.
Shen Jin said, "Are you my mother's relatives?"
"Yes, yes." The middle-aged man responded in a row, "I..."
"I haven't heard from my mother." Shen Jin interrupted them calmly, "It's the first time I know that there are still people in my grandfather's family after all these years."
Except for Shen Jin, the faces of all the people present were not good-looking. Shen Jin continued, "Anping, go ask Yue Wen to bring two people over."
"Yes." An Ping respectfully replied.
"What is this for?" said the man who had just pulled the middle-aged man's sleeve, "Could it be that the princess has become Mrs. Yongningbo, so she doesn't recognize the poor relatives of my grandfather's family?"
"Presumptuous." An Ning scolded angrily.
"That's not the reason. If you can't do it, you can report it to the government. It depends on the government. Is it possible that Yongning Bofu can bully others? If you have the ability, you can kill me." The man stood up and yelled loudly.
"So what if you beat him to death?" Chu Xiuming came in from the outside and said, "Drag out and hit me."
"Yes." Yue Wen happened to bring someone in, and when they heard it, two people grabbed the man who was talking and dragged him out. Before the man could even howl, Yue Wen took his jaw off.
Seeing Chu Xiuming, Shen Jin rolled his eyes and smiled and said, "Husband."
Chu Xiuming nodded, sat next to Shen Jin, glanced at those people, no matter whether they were begging for mercy or crying, their voices were stuck in their throats, and they only felt as if a knife had been put on their necks It will fall down at any time.
When the girl who looked somewhat similar to Concubine Chen saw Chu Xiuming, her face turned red and she was full of shyness, her eyes only focused on Chu Xiuming, she didn't care about anything else, and she was even dragged out It was her father who had forgotten that person. Chu Xiuming and Shen Jin didn't speak, and no one in the room dared to speak. It was eerily quiet for a while, as if they could hear the sound of people outside being beaten with a board.
The girl bit her lower lip, walked to the center of the hall with small steps, knelt down, raised her head slightly, and said, "I beg my cousin-in-law to forgive my father's unscrupulous words for a while, he is just angry He couldn't help but say those words, it wasn't his intention, the little girl's family was in trouble, so she came to the capital from all over the world, I thought my cousin could take me in for a few days, and moved out when we found a place to stay, Who would have thought that my cousin would not even..."
"Which one is your cousin?" Shen Jin looked at the crying girl and suddenly asked, "Which one is your cousin's husband again? Did you just say it was my mother's relative? Is there any evidence?"
The girl cried pitifully, "The little girl heard from my father that the little girl looks somewhat similar to the cousin... the Princess' mother."
Shen Jin pretended to be confused in front of Princess Ruyang, because Princess Ruyang had a higher status than her, and without Chu Xiuming by her side, even so, Shen Jin didn't suffer at all. With Xiuming around again, there was nothing to be afraid of, so he said directly, "There are similarities between people. I never knew that there was such a relative in my family. If I thought about it, it was a fake."
Chu Xiuming's expression was indifferent, and he didn't even look at the girl below. After Shen Jin finished speaking, he responded. Shen Jin looked at Chu Xiuming, "Husband, I don't want to see them anymore." The face looked at Shen Jin in horror.
Shen Jin looked at them with some doubts, and then looked at Chu Xiuming, but Chu Xiuming knew why those people were frightened. In fact, when Shen Jin said that he didn't want to see him, he just didn't want to see him. He had no other meaning, and said, "Okay , Yue Wen sent people to Minzhong, before he went, let them speak, who told them to come."
Yue Wen heard the words and said respectfully, "Yes." Chu Xiuming didn't say who it was in the hands of, but Yue Wen also knew that, seeing that Chu Xiuming had no other orders, he directly asked someone to drag everyone away.
Shen Jin asked, "Minzhong?"
"En." Chu Xiuming responded, "Those pirates occupy an isolated island, and after they are captured, people will be needed there."
"Can't they come back?" Shen Jin asked.
Chu Xiuming said, "I won't let them come back."
Shen Jin nodded and said, "That's good."
The arrival of these people was too coincidental for Chu Xiuming to be suspicious, so they arranged for someone to let them speak before sending them away, and it is unknown whether they would do other things before sending them away. After all, Chu Xiuming is not For a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person, Mother Zhao understands in her heart that she cannot keep a woman who is somewhat similar to Concubine Chen, because that person is not only similar to Concubine Chen, but also somewhat similar to Concubine Chen.
But no one will tell Shen Jin about these things, those people are not hard-headed, but within two hours, Yue Wen sent a message to Chu Xiuming, who did not expect these people to listen to other people's words, and even specially attracted them One can imagine what was going on in Yongningbo's mansion, but no matter how many people there were, Chu Xiuming just nodded, and after a few orders, Yue Wen went down to get busy.