[eighteen]
Zhou Jinyu felt that he had never been so embarrassing since he had lived to such an age!
She lay on the ground with a red face, pouted her buttocks, and buried her old face in her elbows. She didn't come out, and she didn't come out.
"Ah! Fourth Young Master, why did you fall! Get up!"
Zhou Xiaoshan had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly called out to come over to help her.
When Zhou Xiaoshan forcibly pulled her up from the ground, she finally forced herself to accept the reality. The woman five steps away was looking at her with great interest, and there was a hint of a smile in her beautiful eyes. She didn't know what she was thinking .
When was the last time you saw her?
Was it as embarrassing as it was today when I saw her last time?
The answer is obvious.
No.
Zhou Jinyu wanted to cry without tears, and hurriedly pushed Zhou Xiaoshan away, then forcibly picked up the dignity that he had lost for a long time, saluted the woman very solemnly, arched his hands, and revealed two rows of The very harmless little white tooth bent down: "Madam, Xiaosheng is being polite."
Seeing her pretending to be serious, Wei Huanian didn't point it out, and nodded slightly: "Young Master Zhou is polite."
Then there is silence.
The death-like silence was like before the two armies went to war, so solemn that she could even hear the rustling of peach petals falling in her ears.
Wen Neng sang loudly and talked eloquently about life with the ladies and sisters in Baoxiang Pavilion, and Mr. Zhou, who Wu Neng climbed a tree on the wall and fought with Poppi scoundrels in the street, was once again stuck in front of this woman.
Seeing his young master's hesitant appearance, Zhou Xiaoshan just thought that the husband and wife hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he said very acquaintedly: "Fourth young master, madam, I won't disturb your reunion, my villain will leave."
Zhou Jinyu didn't understand what he said, "Hey... you?"
Zhou Xiaoshan gave her a look of "I understand, I understand", nodded to her very solemnly, and backed away.
Zhou Jinyu: "..."
This Zhou Xiaoshan!He was thinking about where to go again!
Right now, the woman's appearance is all over the country, especially when her pair of phoenix eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling are looking at her, Zhou Jinyu just thinks that he has seen the fairy sister in the Heavenly Palace.
While my heart was pounding, I was thinking, is there such a good-looking person in the world?
Wei Huanian was stared straight at by the young man in front of him, he lowered his eyes uncomfortably, and said with a smile, "Master Zhou, won't you invite me into the room?"
Zhou Jinyu's heart skipped a beat again, even her voice was so nice.The soft tone seemed to carry an invisible force, and penetrated into her heart along her ears, scratching and scratching, scratching and scratching.
The woman in front of her raised her eyebrows slightly, waiting for her response.She suddenly realized that it was wrong for her to stare at others like this!Immediately blushed and said: "Ah! Yes, yes, please come in, madam, please come in quickly."
Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows and said yes with a smile.
The two entered the outer hall. Although the east courtyard where Zhou Jinyu lived was a side courtyard, it was extremely spacious and grand.
There are two avenues in Chang'an City where dignitaries gather to choose residences. One is called Suzaku Ave. Generally, adults of the third rank and above will live there. It is close to the imperial city and convenient for going to court.Secondly, it is this Xiyan Street. Although the houses on Xiyan Street are not as grand as those on Zhuque Street, they are expensive to build.
So the east courtyard where Zhou Jinyu lives is actually big, even the outer hall is twice as big as the outer hall of ordinary people.
Wei Huanian looked at the empty outer hall. Apart from a few simple screens and a stove for burning incense, there was an empty Bogu shelf in the east, and there was nothing else.
But she took another look and saw that there were many storybooks on the bottom row of the ancient shelf. From her position, she could vaguely see the striking big words on the storybooks: "The Evil Lord's Paradoxical Maniac" Concubine", "The Young Master Who Can't Stand Up and Her Personal Maid", "Jin Ping Mei", "The Prince He Sings Every Night".
Wei Huanian walked over, picked up the "Prince She Sings Every Night" that was closest to her right hand, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Are these the books that Young Master Zhou usually reads?"
Zhou Jinyu blushed and said in embarrassment, "Ah, yes."
Wei Huanian stared at the picture of the two charming villains together on the paper, and pointed to her curiously, "What's this about?"
Zhou Jinyu saw that he couldn't escape, so he simply smashed the jar and answered without changing his face: "The palace, conspiracy, deep sadomasochistic love, women disguised as men. It's two people, the story of two people falling in love."
She didn't dare to tell Wei Huanian directly that this was a story about two women falling in love, and thanks to the fact that one of them was dressed as a man on the cover, Wei Huanian couldn't tell.
Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows, and said approvingly: "Hearing you say that, it's really a good book."
"That's natural!" Zhou Jinyu nodded proudly, and said to Wei Huanian with joy, "To tell you the truth, I have read this book at least twenty times, and I can see the difference every time I read it If you want to see it, I can lend it to you for half a month!"
Wei Huanian could tell that this was already the biggest concession she had ever made.But she didn't intend to let Zhou Jinyu give up her picture book that she had read twenty times, she put it back again, and said with a smile: "I appreciate Mr. Zhou's kindness, but unfortunately, I can't read it." It’s too much effort to read this kind of picture book about foolish men complaining about women.”
"Oh, tell me this," Zhou Jinyu turned his eyes, and immediately pointed to the book "The Evil Lord's Mad Concubine in Another World" and said, "I don't complain about this book, it's so sweet, if you want to read it, just take it."
Wei Huanian looked at the book with great interest, clasped his chin with his index finger and said, "What kind of book is this?"
Zhou Jinyu introduced: "Heaven's proud son, reunited after a broken mirror."
Wei Huanian stared at her for a while, and finally said with great regret: "But, I don't like this one either, and I'm going to betray your kindness."
"It's okay, it's okay, if you can't read it, you can't read it!" Zhou Jinyu said that he completely understood her: "Then I will collect other picture books sometime later, and then I will show it to you."
Wei Huanian said, "Okay, thank you, Young Master Zhou."
"You're welcome." She smiled again and showed her small white teeth.Seeing that Wei Huanian was wrapping up his outer robe, he came to his senses and hurriedly asked, "Ah...are you cold?"
Wei Huanian was startled: "It's okay."
Zhou Jinyu stood up to close the window, and apologized with a smile: "At the beginning, my mother insisted on moving here to get closer to the Qingfeng year, but this house is an old one, a little damp, so it's not a good idea." I just kept the windows open to let the sun shine in to disperse the moisture, so I'll close the windows now to save you from catching a cold."
Wei Huanian stood up: "Don't bother, I'm leaving after I finish talking with you." It was getting late at this time, and it was almost time for Ah Jing to have dinner, and she was worried that the maids would take care of her, so she wanted to go back to feed her herself He is good.
Zhou Jinyu still went to the window and closed the wooden windows. When he came back, he brought Wei Huanian a cup of tea, gently pushed it to her, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I don't have anything to do. Don't worry, you can sit for a while and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body."
Wei Huanian looked at Zhou Jinyu's considerate appearance, and the scene of her taking care of Ah Jing last time suddenly flashed in his mind.It's no wonder that Ah Jing likes her so much, she is so delicate and caring, anyone who sees her will probably feel at ease.
Wei Huanian drank tea for a while, and listened to Zhou Jinyu humming softly while sitting on the side. After listening carefully, he realized that she was singing that country tune just now.
Wei Huanian curled his lips and said with a smile, "I'm just bored, otherwise, why don't you sing me another song?"
"Huh?" Zhou Jinyu was taken aback, a little surprised and a little happy and said, "Do you actually like listening to my songs?"
Wei Huanian said slowly: "I'm usually bored at home. No one sings these things. I just heard your singing and found it quite interesting."
Zhou Jinyu was suddenly deeply moved. After all, in this world, no one would listen to her singing except the deaf and dumb old beggar who was begging along the street on Zhuque Street.
"Then..."My Sister Climbs to Your Husband's Bed", have you heard it?" Zhou Jinyu asked: "If you haven't heard it, I can sing it to you."
Wei Huanian smiled and said, "Okay."
"Then I'll start singing."
Zhou Jinyu was a little embarrassed. In the past, she seldom sang in front of people, because as soon as she opened her mouth, everyone disappeared inexplicably, so she was really nervous in front of Wei Huanian.
Wei Huanian was slightly startled, and said with a smile, "Yes."
Zhou Jinyu straightened up, cleared his throat pretentiously, and sang:
"Lang Jun...Lang Jun..."
"You have a bad heart!"
"My sister...my sister..."
"You, Hong Xing, are out of the wall!"
"Hey, hey~"
"Oh, oh, oh, hey~"
Wei Huanian looked at Zhou Jinyu, who was blushing and singing at this time, and frowned slightly when he heard the words and sentences in her mouth, and unconsciously remembered something——
Last night, the dark guard Jinfeng handed over a message, saying that her future son-in-law, Feng Weizhi, and the Princess of Yunnan, Zheng Nishang, were somewhat unclear.
Thinking of Zhou Jinyu's little song at the moment, it really fits the occasion.
An hour later, when Wei Huanian returned to the mansion, the sun had already set on the western mountain.
When the little maid saw her coming back, she immediately brought a cup of warm tea and put it on the table. Wan Qiu helped her take off her cloak. Seeing her complexion, she worriedly asked, "Master, are you alright?"
Wei Huanian waved his hand feebly, and pressed his slender index finger on his forehead: "It's nothing, but my head hurts."
Wanqiu wanted to invite the imperial physician immediately, but was stopped by Wei Huanian, who only said, "Let me take it easy."
Late autumn can only be.
"Did Mr. Zhou agree to be the young master's master?" Wan Qiu asked.
Wei Huanian nodded: "Yes, but I didn't reveal her identity to her, but said that I will send someone to pick her up in five days."
Wan Qiu said with a smile: "The servant has been arranged in advance to tidy up a new house and come out for Mr. Zhou to live in."
Wei Huanian nodded: "Okay."
At this moment, the butler came forward, saluted Wei Huanian and said, "Princess, someone came from the empress's palace just now and asked you to enter the palace, but I sent you away because you were not here."
Wei Huanian thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "I know."
As soon as the housekeeper left, Wan Qiu complained in a low voice: "Why did the empress let you enter the palace at night? The palace is almost under curfew. If you enter the palace, it will be recorded in the book. Anyone can read the book. What is the empress? What do you think, this is not for you to make it clear to others—"
Seeing that Wei Huanian was deep in thought and silent in late autumn, he knew he had made a slip of the tongue, so he stopped talking.
Wei Huanian didn't know what came to mind, he took a sip of the tea in his cup unhurriedly, and said, "Since the Queen Mother's order has come down, we can just enter the palace."
The more Wan Qiu thought about it, the more she felt unwilling, so she said it out: "Then, will the Empress avoid seeing you again this time?"
Wei Huanian glanced at the basket of portraits piled up in the corner, and said slowly, "Probably not. After all, some things are imminent, and the empress might not be able to wait any longer."
Wan Qiu was stunned: "Princess, what did you say?"
Wei Huanian didn't explain much. Last night, the secret guard Jinfeng just handed over the news. In addition to the secret letter that said Feng Weizhi and Zheng Nishang were struggling, there was also a letter that only wrote a few numbers: Zhongshu Sheng Confidential letter, Your Majesty will take another test in Chunwei next month, and Enke will take office.
It is said that it is an extra test for the world's sons, but Emperor Tianshun's intentions are clearly revealed. I am afraid that it is paving the way for the first son of the capital, that is, her future husband Feng Weizhi. After all, the choice of the son-in-law must be fame in the body.
But what is the use of these superficial efforts?
Now that Feng Weizhi has no fame, isn't his portrait listed in that basket along with other young masters?
Thinking of this, Wei Huanian's face no longer had that indifferent look after all, and a trace of coldness flashed in his phoenix eyes.
An hour later, Wei Huanian entered the Fengqi Palace of Empress Changsun. It was already night, and when he heard the eunuchs outside the palace knocking loudly, the palace people in Fengqi Palace were all quiet and quiet. Somewhat scary.
Empress Changsun was lying on the soft bed, her expression a little complacent. When she looked at Wei Huanian, she felt more and more sorry for her daughter.
She knew that Wei Huanian didn't like Feng Weizhi, and Feng Weizhi's grandfather was a ruthless person like Han Fengxin. Han Tixin hated the eldest grandson's family so much because of his son, how could Wei Huanian marry well?
It's just that the emperor's order is hard to violate now, and she is a woman, so there is nothing she can do.
Thinking of this, Empress Changsun couldn't help trembling under the flickering candlelight, and asked Wei Huanian who was sitting below: "Are you blaming me?"
Wei Huanian frowned, lowered his head and said, "I don't blame you, my son."
When Empress Changsun heard this, she felt more and more guilty towards her daughter. She sighed and said, "I have seen that child Wei Zhi. Last time he followed his father, Minister of the Household Department, to greet me. His appearance is also first-class. One is good."
Wei Huanian slightly startled his head: "Yes."
Empress Changsun thought for a while, and then said: "Today, I heard that when your elder brother came into the palace, he accidentally spilled tea on a painting that your father wanted to send to Nan Chen."
Wei Huanian frowned: "Father, do you want to rebuild the old relationship with Nan Chen? Eldest brother is fine, what does Father say?"
Empress Changsun said indifferently: "Your father didn't like your elder brother at all. He scolded your elder brother in front of all the courtiers on the spot, and even beat him. Meng Changru persuaded him, and thanks to Meng Changru exist."
Meng Changru is the prime minister of Dashun, he is in charge of Zhongshu Province, and he is a first-rank official. He is the top civil official in the world.
Wei Huanian was silent for a while, and couldn't help but said: "Father was originally afraid that elder brother would be involved with Meng Peng and other civil servants. It's good that Prime Minister Meng didn't intercede. Doesn't this pleading confirm the involvement?"
"Why don't I know this, but no matter how much Xiang Meng avoids suspicion, it's not easy to watch him being reprimanded by your father in front of the court civil and military..." Empress Changsun sighed: "You have time to go to his house to see Look at him, he hasn't come to my palace for a long time, and I don't know if he is doing well."
Wei Huanian bowed his head: "Yes, my son knows."
Empress Changsun was speechless for a moment. Such an obedient Wei Huanian made her feel a little strange. She clearly remembered that Wei Huanian was not like this in the first few years.
In the fifth year of Tianshun, when the Great Jin Dynasty had just been established for less than fifteen years, the Khitan invaded, and the emperor personally led the conquest. Wei Huanian followed the emperor to the battlefield without saying a word.
Empress Changsun cried and made troubles for this.
At that time, Wei Chenglu, the eldest son of the emperor, had just been abolished as the prince, and the emperor imprisoned him in the clan mansion, and the sixth prince was still young.Wei Huanian was the only one who could speak her own words to Empress Changsun, and she came to tell her again that she was going to the battlefield, after all, she was determined.
Later, news came back from the palace that something happened to the eldest princess on the battlefield and she was nowhere to be found. She couldn't sleep all night long, holding Xiao Liu in her arms and crying all day long in Fengqi Palace.
Thinking of this now, she just felt that she was becoming more and more useless, unable to protect her, watching her daughter who was so resolute and unyielding in the past, become the submissive temperament she is now.
Seeing that Empress Changsun was about to cry, Wei Huanian immediately stood up. She walked forward slowly, took out the silk handkerchief in her sleeve, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Empress Changsun's eyes.
After wiping away her tears, she sat back peacefully.
Empress Changsun opened her mouth, but finally stopped saying a word about this matter.
Wei Huanian sat in her palace for a while, and asked Aunt Liusu, the eldest maid next to the empress, about the empress's daily routine and diet, and instructed: "The empress has lost a lot of weight recently, so don't take care of yourself."
The queen listened and nodded: "This palace can save me."
Wei Huanian said: "Well, if the queen mother has nothing else to do, the minister will retire."
Empress Changsun looked at Wei Huanian at this time, and suddenly realized that Wei Huanian had become different. In the past, Wei Huanian would hug her arm affectionately, and then call "mother queen" to act like a baby. He also boldly stepped on her when he was a child. Father's leg, pulling his beard to play.
But today's Wei Huanian is safe and well-behaved, very much in line with her original expectations.
But when Wei Huanian really became like this, she felt that something was wrong.
What's wrong?
Seeing that Wei Huanian was about to walk out of the gate of the inner hall, Empress Changsun suddenly stood up: "Yuan Zhao!"
She called Wei Huanian's title, which she always liked to call her when she was a child, Yuan Zhao, Yuan Zhao, mother's little Yuan Zhao.Every time Wei Huanian heard her yelling like that, he would giggle.
Wei Huanian paused, turned around, and said softly, "Mother, I'm here."
Empress Changsun sat back down again. She wanted to ask her again, did she blame her?No wonder she acquiesced in her marriage to Feng Weizhi.But she also felt that even if she asked again, Wei Huanian would definitely still have the same answer.After all, he waved his hand and said weakly: "It's nothing, you can step back."
Wei Huanian nodded and left the palace gate.
At this time, Wan Qiu was already waiting outside the hall. She stepped forward to wrap Wei Huanian in brocade fur. Seeing that there seemed to be tears in Wei Huanian's eyes, she thought she was dazzled.
"Princess..." she called out tentatively.
Wei Huanian looked at her sideways: "Huh?"
Wan Qiu took a closer look again, Wei Huanian's expression was as usual, and his eyes were full of clarity.
Wan Qiu smiled and said, "Let's go back home quickly, it's cold outside."
When Wei Huanian returned to the mansion, Wei Jingrui had already fallen asleep.
When he was sleeping, he was actually the same as a normal child, and even much more well-behaved than a normal child.He likes to curl up and cling to the wall, so the quilt often falls off his body, which makes the maids take turns to watch the night, and cover him in time when the quilt falls off.
Right now, most of the quilt on Wei Jingrui's body has been pushed away by him, so that half of his small chest and two white and tender arms are exposed outside.
Seeing that Wei Hua was approaching, the maid who was on duty at night knew that she had neglected her duty, and immediately wanted to apologise.
Wei Huanian waved his hand and told her to back down.
Wei Huanian came to the bedside, covered Wei Jingrui with the bedding himself, and then went back to the room.
Zhou House.
At night, Zhou Jinyu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep, and only then realized what he had promised him.
When the woman came in the afternoon, she had explained to her the reason for her visit. The woman said that because Xiao Baozi's master had just left, the mansion didn't know where to find another master for Xiao Baozi, and asked someone to inquire about her. Zhou Jinyu It was Tanhualang from the previous year, and now he came to find her.
Zhou Jinyu was flattered by her praise, and she didn't realize until the woman left that she had agreed without saying a word just now.
She really likes Xiao Baozi, but with her talent and learning, whether she can teach Xiao Baozi well is another matter.But the problem now is that her mother, Liu Shi, is restraining her feet. She was just released from the ancestral hall, but she was easily not allowed to leave the mansion.
This made it difficult for her.
Before the woman left, she looked at her and said, "Five days later, I will send someone to invite Mr. Zhou to the house. What do you think Mr. Zhou will do?"
She replied repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
She had already agreed, and it was too late to regret it now.
But she just called her Mr. Zhou.
Mr. Zhou...
Just such an ordinary "Mr. Zhou" three words, softly read from the woman's mouth, it was so pleasant to hear, her ears were almost crisp, so that she agreed without even thinking about it. .
But the problem is that Liu Shi doesn't let her go out.
Zhou Jinyu lay on the table with his chin propped up, his whole body was listless, like a little pug basking in the sun, his whole body was full of laziness.
When Zhou Xiaoshan came in, seeing her sad look, he expressed sympathy for her 12 points, thinking in his heart that once his wife left, the fourth young master would have to endure the separation of husband and wife and the difficulty of reuniting father and son. What a tragedy in the world!
Zhou Jinyu sighed while laying on his stomach: "Oh..."
Zhou Xiaoshan followed her and sighed: "Oh..."
When Zhou Jinyu heard Zhou Xiaoshan sigh, she felt even more sad.
Only then did she remember that just a few days ago, the eldest princess also came to her on the pretext of finding a master for her son.
Is it difficult-
Now is the time for the gentlemen who are preaching and accepting their karma to return to their hometowns for the elderly?
But it's just the beginning of spring, even if you want to resign, won't you resign at the end of the year?
Ugh.
Is even the admirable job of 'Sir' so childish now?
Anyone!
In the end, she rolled over and got out of bed, and decided to go to her mother Liu's to find out.
It was late at night, and Mrs. Liu was still settling accounts in the study. Zhou Jinyu saw her knocking the abacus "snapping", her brows were tightly frowned, and she shuttled back and forth between the abacus, the ledger, and the pen from time to time.
She hesitated at the door for a long time, Liu Shi was too busy to talk to her at all.
Zhou Jinyu finally worked up his courage and said, "Mother, my son has something to tell you."
Liu stopped what she was doing, looked up at her and said, "Say."
Zhou Jinyu immediately stepped forward and said flatteringly, "My son wants to leave the house in a few days."
The abacus in Liu's hands was still beating, and Zhou Jinyu sighed inwardly. She might not be able to learn this double-minded skill of her mother in this lifetime.
Liu Shi said sternly: "No."
Zhou Jinyu suddenly asked loudly, "Why?"
Mrs. Liu raised her eyelids to look at her, and she immediately faltered again: "Mother, my son has been grounded for a long time, at worst, next time I see Li Wei'an, I will continue to avoid him and never fight again, do you think so?"
Mrs. Liu raised her head, at this time she was alone in the study, the servants would not dare to come in, and now it was night and no one came, so she did not wear a veil.
At this time, apart from the wrinkles on her face, there was a large scar. Zhou Jinyu's heart suddenly twitched when he saw it, and he swallowed all the words he wanted to say.
Seeing that she was silent, Mrs. Liu asked, "What are you going out of the house for?"
Zhou Jinyu quickly said, "I—"
"No matter what you want to do, you can't do it," Liu interrupted her: "The city of Chang'an has not been peaceful recently. Originally, the old lady told me that I didn't believe it, but I saw a lot of golden armored guards patrolling the streets today. They sent strange and suspicious people to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, fearing that something might happen."
Zhou Jinyu was stunned: "Golden Armored Guard? Isn't that guarding the city gate? How come he started patrolling?"
Mrs. Liu put the ledger heavily on the table: "You don't care what to do with so much, you stop thinking about leaving the house as soon as possible, and focus on the business!"
"Business? What business?" Zhou Jinyu muttered reluctantly: "Anyway, I don't take over Qingfengnian, so what else can I do."
"What did you say!" Liu Shi was angry: "What are you talking about?"
Zhou Jinyu lowered his head: "My son is wrong."
Mrs. Liu got angry when she saw how she climbed when she saw the pole, but she looked like a fool, and said slowly: "Your grandma told me today that since you and the little princess have divorced, she wants to marry you." I'm looking for a marriage for you, I've already taken a fancy to that girl of the Sun family, I used the name of your son-in-law as an excuse to shirk it, but if the son-in-law is settled at that time, she will order to bring this up again."
Zhou Jinyu quit at that time: "A girl from the Sun family? Which girl from the Sun family is the one that weighs 230 pounds?"
joke!
That young lady from the Sun family ran on the street, and even the ground trembled several times!
If she was allowed to marry, wouldn't she be poor just eating pearl rice!
She shivered in fright, don't don't!
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Liu became furious when she heard this, and wanted to whip her: "I'm not telling you about that girl, it's because you're old enough to marry, she The old man also likes to match these things, and thinks that the girl of the Sun family is easy to give birth to."
Zhou Jinyu curled his lips: "Pigs are easy to breed."
Mrs. Liu dropped the abacus in her hand and stood up to you, turning around to grab the whip hanging on the wall.
Zhou Jinyu quickly admitted his mistake again: "My son is wrong, my son is wrong, Auntie, forgive me, my son is wrong!"
Liu was so out of breath, she turned around and stared at Zhou Jinyu, raised her finger to poke her on the head, and said, "You!"
Zhou Jinyu obediently let her poke her, and when Liu's anger calmed down, he probed, "Are you planning to marry your son a daughter-in-law as well? But it's up to me to marry a girl from a good family." Spoiling, isn't this hurting other girls? I don't like it anyway."
Mrs. Liu paused for a while, then Fang said: "If you want to deceive people, this is the only way."
Zhou Jinyu suddenly bared his teeth and grinned, and asked in a wicked way, "Can the son choose himself?"
Liu Shi: "What?"
Zhou Jinyu said: "Son, choose by yourself. Anyway, they are all placed at home as decorations, so let him choose by himself."
Mrs. Liu said angrily: "Nonsense! How can such a thing let you do nonsense!"
Zhou Jinyu sighed in disappointment: "Oh."
She originally wanted to say in the next sentence, if she was allowed to choose, would she choose the success of marrying a daughter-in-law and giving away a son.
But Liu Shi has obviously cut off her thoughts.
But even if Liu Shi agrees, she is not sure whether the girl she wants has a husband.
Even if she didn't have a husband, she couldn't be sure that the girl would like her.
Even if the girl likes her, she is reluctant to let the girl marry and become a widow.
So, everything is just talk.
Ugh.
Sad people.
Just go back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Xiaoshan came to tell Zhou Jinyu that the weather would change today, and it would definitely rain heavily.
Zhou Jinyu is convinced of this. Zhou Xiaoshan's predictions have always been more accurate than the national teacher who stepped on the star building. There is no other reason, but because Zhou Xiaoshan's old man, Zhou Cheng, has bad legs. ’ shouted that his leg hurts, so Zhou Xiaoshan has been using his father’s leg pain to ‘spy on the secret’.
Sure enough, at noon, the gloomy sky was dark, and the thick clouds rolled in the distance, as if a monster was wantonly puffing up the thick fog, gathering in groups.After a while, big raindrops fell.
She stood at the threshold, rolled up her trouser legs, and held an umbrella in her hand, trying to figure out whether she should go out to soak in the spring rain.
If you go out, you will most likely catch a cold from the rain.But if she didn't go out, she would watch the small raindrops falling from the sky, and after a while, they would converge into a small river on the ground. The small river was very shallow and crystal clear, which made her feel a little itchy. I don't want to waste this spring rain.
In the words of the little prince Sun Hao, Zhou Jinyu's love for rain and snow has reached a point where he feels very incomprehensible.
Zhou Jinyu once said frankly to him: "The reason why I love rain, snow, and all things in nature is because they are clean enough."
Sun Hao shook his head: "I don't understand."
Zhou Jinyu said: "Whenever a rain falls, the filth of this world seems to be washed away by them."
Sun Hao still shook his head: "I still don't understand."
Zhou Jinyu didn't want to talk to him anymore. After all, people like Sun Hao, whose minds are only watching operas and listening to music, don't understand such noble feelings, but the young ladies in Baoxiang Pavilion are different. They are very good at chatting, they can accompany dignitaries to chat about their family, country and world, and they can chat with her about love affairs.
But her "Fengyue" is really Fengyue.
After all, she didn't dare to go out in the rain, because of the rain, Liu Shi didn't go to celebrate the harvest today, passing by her courtyard gate, she saw her foot that was slightly tentatively trying to step out of the house, and yelled from afar To her: "Zhou Jinyu!"
"what?"
She raised her head and saw Mrs. Liu passing in front of the door. She was so startled that she shrank in immediately.
When the rain stopped, the little prince Sun Hao came.
At this time, he was still wearing the court clothes he wore when he entered the palace, and the servant was holding a wet umbrella that had just been put away, and it seemed that his boots were already soaked.
As soon as Sun Hao came, he yelled loudly: "Brother Jinyu, great joy, great joy."
Zhou Jinyu asked Zhou Xiaoshan to serve him hot tea to drive him away from the cold, and asked, "What big event?"
Sun Hao said with a smile in his eyes: "Do you know what the Lord Long Live said today?"
Zhou Jinyu: "Huh?"
Sun Hao said with a smile: "Long Live Lord said that this year there will be an additional test of the Spring Festival. The imperial edict has already been drawn up, and we are waiting for the final nod of Long Live Lord to distribute it to all counties. Isn't this a happy event? ?”
Zhou Jinyu didn't know what to think of, and suddenly laughed: "This is indeed a great thing. The group of people who failed because of their own incompetence in the first year, but caught me for several months, finally got a second chance this time." This is my chance. Then should I go to Qianlong Temple to burn a stick of incense for them, and wish them all the gold medal titles?"
Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing: "You Zhou Jinyu was personally promoted by the Lord Long Live in the first year. This is an extraordinary promotion. It's not in the rankings, and they can't be sour on you. Let me see, They are grabbing you, a person with the best life, to vent their anger for failing."
Zhou Jinyu said: "Isn't that right! Still writing sour poems and spreading them secretly among the academies, I really think I'm deaf and can't hear."
Sun Hao said: "They don't think you are deaf, they let you hear it on purpose!"
Zhou Jinyu glared at him: "That's the only way to hate it!"
Sun Hao: "Hahahaha."
Sun Hao just covered his stomach and laughed for a while, then said: "Hey, Brother Jinyu, since Long Live Lord is willing to try Enke again, why don't you try again? If you win this time, You and my brother are in the court together, so we have someone to take care of you. With your talent, you will definitely be the top of the high school this time."
"No, no." Zhou Jinyu shook his head, looked at him and said, "You weren't in the Gongyuan that day, so you didn't know that when Long Live Lord mentioned me as a flower hunter, he was already displeased after hearing my name. The faces of all the judges have been opened, so I had no choice but to give me this Tanhua. But you think, my little prince, I have the title of Tanhua for nothing but have not been appointed as an official. Don’t you see something? ?”
Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment: "Yes, but why does Long Live Lord target you alone?"
Zhou Jinyu smiled wryly and said, "It's just a blame, I miscalculated his temper."
Sun Hao didn't understand: "What?"
Zhou Jinyu stopped talking: "It's nothing."
The imperial examination paper that day was not because she wrote it badly, nor was her point of view wrong, but because Emperor Tianshun just didn't like her flamboyant temper and was too clever, so she deliberately let her fall to the seventh place of 180. Can't even get into the top three.
Therefore, when the little prince Sun Hao came to ask her to take the exam again, she said nothing and didn't want to go again. Even if she answered the exam paper well, the emperor would definitely not want to see her because of what happened last time.
The little prince Sun Hao asked again: "Are you going? Are you going or not?"
Zhou Jinyu fell on the bed with Erlang's legs crossed: "Anyway, I can't pass the exam, so why waste that effort?"
Sun Hao retorted: "Then you have to try it!"
Zhou Jinyu replied to him: "Isn't it good to lie down in the house?"
Sun Hao was speechless: "...Got it! You lie down, I'm going back home."
When Sun Hao was leaving, Zhou Jinyu sent him out, and he suddenly remembered Zhou Jinyu's choice of son-in-law, so he asked tentatively, "Jinyu, you don't want to be the princess's son-in-law, but for Princess Zheng?"
Princess Zheng is the only daughter of Prince Zheng Shiduo of Yunnan, Zheng Nishang.Zheng Nishang was engaged to Zhou Jinyu when she was a child, but Zhou Jinyu never took it seriously. Besides, Zheng Nishang might not be happy about this marriage.
Zhou Jinyu replied: "No, I don't like her like that. I like to be able to sit quietly and listen to me when I sing."
"...This is impossible, you should give up your mind." Sun Hao directly vetoed it without even thinking about it.
Zhou Jinyu retorted: "Who said no?"
Sun Hao held back and held back, but couldn't help but say: "Jin Yu, thanks to you
Zhou Jinyu felt that he had never been so embarrassing since he had lived to such an age!
She lay on the ground with a red face, pouted her buttocks, and buried her old face in her elbows. She didn't come out, and she didn't come out.
"Ah! Fourth Young Master, why did you fall! Get up!"
Zhou Xiaoshan had sharp eyesight and quick hands, and hurriedly called out to come over to help her.
When Zhou Xiaoshan forcibly pulled her up from the ground, she finally forced herself to accept the reality. The woman five steps away was looking at her with great interest, and there was a hint of a smile in her beautiful eyes. She didn't know what she was thinking .
When was the last time you saw her?
Was it as embarrassing as it was today when I saw her last time?
The answer is obvious.
No.
Zhou Jinyu wanted to cry without tears, and hurriedly pushed Zhou Xiaoshan away, then forcibly picked up the dignity that he had lost for a long time, saluted the woman very solemnly, arched his hands, and revealed two rows of The very harmless little white tooth bent down: "Madam, Xiaosheng is being polite."
Seeing her pretending to be serious, Wei Huanian didn't point it out, and nodded slightly: "Young Master Zhou is polite."
Then there is silence.
The death-like silence was like before the two armies went to war, so solemn that she could even hear the rustling of peach petals falling in her ears.
Wen Neng sang loudly and talked eloquently about life with the ladies and sisters in Baoxiang Pavilion, and Mr. Zhou, who Wu Neng climbed a tree on the wall and fought with Poppi scoundrels in the street, was once again stuck in front of this woman.
Seeing his young master's hesitant appearance, Zhou Xiaoshan just thought that the husband and wife hadn't seen each other for a long time, so he said very acquaintedly: "Fourth young master, madam, I won't disturb your reunion, my villain will leave."
Zhou Jinyu didn't understand what he said, "Hey... you?"
Zhou Xiaoshan gave her a look of "I understand, I understand", nodded to her very solemnly, and backed away.
Zhou Jinyu: "..."
This Zhou Xiaoshan!He was thinking about where to go again!
Right now, the woman's appearance is all over the country, especially when her pair of phoenix eyes that seem to be smiling but not smiling are looking at her, Zhou Jinyu just thinks that he has seen the fairy sister in the Heavenly Palace.
While my heart was pounding, I was thinking, is there such a good-looking person in the world?
Wei Huanian was stared straight at by the young man in front of him, he lowered his eyes uncomfortably, and said with a smile, "Master Zhou, won't you invite me into the room?"
Zhou Jinyu's heart skipped a beat again, even her voice was so nice.The soft tone seemed to carry an invisible force, and penetrated into her heart along her ears, scratching and scratching, scratching and scratching.
The woman in front of her raised her eyebrows slightly, waiting for her response.She suddenly realized that it was wrong for her to stare at others like this!Immediately blushed and said: "Ah! Yes, yes, please come in, madam, please come in quickly."
Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows and said yes with a smile.
The two entered the outer hall. Although the east courtyard where Zhou Jinyu lived was a side courtyard, it was extremely spacious and grand.
There are two avenues in Chang'an City where dignitaries gather to choose residences. One is called Suzaku Ave. Generally, adults of the third rank and above will live there. It is close to the imperial city and convenient for going to court.Secondly, it is this Xiyan Street. Although the houses on Xiyan Street are not as grand as those on Zhuque Street, they are expensive to build.
So the east courtyard where Zhou Jinyu lives is actually big, even the outer hall is twice as big as the outer hall of ordinary people.
Wei Huanian looked at the empty outer hall. Apart from a few simple screens and a stove for burning incense, there was an empty Bogu shelf in the east, and there was nothing else.
But she took another look and saw that there were many storybooks on the bottom row of the ancient shelf. From her position, she could vaguely see the striking big words on the storybooks: "The Evil Lord's Paradoxical Maniac" Concubine", "The Young Master Who Can't Stand Up and Her Personal Maid", "Jin Ping Mei", "The Prince He Sings Every Night".
Wei Huanian walked over, picked up the "Prince She Sings Every Night" that was closest to her right hand, and couldn't help but smile and said, "Are these the books that Young Master Zhou usually reads?"
Zhou Jinyu blushed and said in embarrassment, "Ah, yes."
Wei Huanian stared at the picture of the two charming villains together on the paper, and pointed to her curiously, "What's this about?"
Zhou Jinyu saw that he couldn't escape, so he simply smashed the jar and answered without changing his face: "The palace, conspiracy, deep sadomasochistic love, women disguised as men. It's two people, the story of two people falling in love."
She didn't dare to tell Wei Huanian directly that this was a story about two women falling in love, and thanks to the fact that one of them was dressed as a man on the cover, Wei Huanian couldn't tell.
Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows, and said approvingly: "Hearing you say that, it's really a good book."
"That's natural!" Zhou Jinyu nodded proudly, and said to Wei Huanian with joy, "To tell you the truth, I have read this book at least twenty times, and I can see the difference every time I read it If you want to see it, I can lend it to you for half a month!"
Wei Huanian could tell that this was already the biggest concession she had ever made.But she didn't intend to let Zhou Jinyu give up her picture book that she had read twenty times, she put it back again, and said with a smile: "I appreciate Mr. Zhou's kindness, but unfortunately, I can't read it." It’s too much effort to read this kind of picture book about foolish men complaining about women.”
"Oh, tell me this," Zhou Jinyu turned his eyes, and immediately pointed to the book "The Evil Lord's Mad Concubine in Another World" and said, "I don't complain about this book, it's so sweet, if you want to read it, just take it."
Wei Huanian looked at the book with great interest, clasped his chin with his index finger and said, "What kind of book is this?"
Zhou Jinyu introduced: "Heaven's proud son, reunited after a broken mirror."
Wei Huanian stared at her for a while, and finally said with great regret: "But, I don't like this one either, and I'm going to betray your kindness."
"It's okay, it's okay, if you can't read it, you can't read it!" Zhou Jinyu said that he completely understood her: "Then I will collect other picture books sometime later, and then I will show it to you."
Wei Huanian said, "Okay, thank you, Young Master Zhou."
"You're welcome." She smiled again and showed her small white teeth.Seeing that Wei Huanian was wrapping up his outer robe, he came to his senses and hurriedly asked, "Ah...are you cold?"
Wei Huanian was startled: "It's okay."
Zhou Jinyu stood up to close the window, and apologized with a smile: "At the beginning, my mother insisted on moving here to get closer to the Qingfeng year, but this house is an old one, a little damp, so it's not a good idea." I just kept the windows open to let the sun shine in to disperse the moisture, so I'll close the windows now to save you from catching a cold."
Wei Huanian stood up: "Don't bother, I'm leaving after I finish talking with you." It was getting late at this time, and it was almost time for Ah Jing to have dinner, and she was worried that the maids would take care of her, so she wanted to go back to feed her herself He is good.
Zhou Jinyu still went to the window and closed the wooden windows. When he came back, he brought Wei Huanian a cup of tea, gently pushed it to her, and said with a smile: "It's okay, I don't have anything to do. Don't worry, you can sit for a while and drink a cup of hot tea to warm up your body."
Wei Huanian looked at Zhou Jinyu's considerate appearance, and the scene of her taking care of Ah Jing last time suddenly flashed in his mind.It's no wonder that Ah Jing likes her so much, she is so delicate and caring, anyone who sees her will probably feel at ease.
Wei Huanian drank tea for a while, and listened to Zhou Jinyu humming softly while sitting on the side. After listening carefully, he realized that she was singing that country tune just now.
Wei Huanian curled his lips and said with a smile, "I'm just bored, otherwise, why don't you sing me another song?"
"Huh?" Zhou Jinyu was taken aback, a little surprised and a little happy and said, "Do you actually like listening to my songs?"
Wei Huanian said slowly: "I'm usually bored at home. No one sings these things. I just heard your singing and found it quite interesting."
Zhou Jinyu was suddenly deeply moved. After all, in this world, no one would listen to her singing except the deaf and dumb old beggar who was begging along the street on Zhuque Street.
"Then..."My Sister Climbs to Your Husband's Bed", have you heard it?" Zhou Jinyu asked: "If you haven't heard it, I can sing it to you."
Wei Huanian smiled and said, "Okay."
"Then I'll start singing."
Zhou Jinyu was a little embarrassed. In the past, she seldom sang in front of people, because as soon as she opened her mouth, everyone disappeared inexplicably, so she was really nervous in front of Wei Huanian.
Wei Huanian was slightly startled, and said with a smile, "Yes."
Zhou Jinyu straightened up, cleared his throat pretentiously, and sang:
"Lang Jun...Lang Jun..."
"You have a bad heart!"
"My sister...my sister..."
"You, Hong Xing, are out of the wall!"
"Hey, hey~"
"Oh, oh, oh, hey~"
Wei Huanian looked at Zhou Jinyu, who was blushing and singing at this time, and frowned slightly when he heard the words and sentences in her mouth, and unconsciously remembered something——
Last night, the dark guard Jinfeng handed over a message, saying that her future son-in-law, Feng Weizhi, and the Princess of Yunnan, Zheng Nishang, were somewhat unclear.
Thinking of Zhou Jinyu's little song at the moment, it really fits the occasion.
An hour later, when Wei Huanian returned to the mansion, the sun had already set on the western mountain.
When the little maid saw her coming back, she immediately brought a cup of warm tea and put it on the table. Wan Qiu helped her take off her cloak. Seeing her complexion, she worriedly asked, "Master, are you alright?"
Wei Huanian waved his hand feebly, and pressed his slender index finger on his forehead: "It's nothing, but my head hurts."
Wanqiu wanted to invite the imperial physician immediately, but was stopped by Wei Huanian, who only said, "Let me take it easy."
Late autumn can only be.
"Did Mr. Zhou agree to be the young master's master?" Wan Qiu asked.
Wei Huanian nodded: "Yes, but I didn't reveal her identity to her, but said that I will send someone to pick her up in five days."
Wan Qiu said with a smile: "The servant has been arranged in advance to tidy up a new house and come out for Mr. Zhou to live in."
Wei Huanian nodded: "Okay."
At this moment, the butler came forward, saluted Wei Huanian and said, "Princess, someone came from the empress's palace just now and asked you to enter the palace, but I sent you away because you were not here."
Wei Huanian thought for a while, then said in a deep voice, "I know."
As soon as the housekeeper left, Wan Qiu complained in a low voice: "Why did the empress let you enter the palace at night? The palace is almost under curfew. If you enter the palace, it will be recorded in the book. Anyone can read the book. What is the empress? What do you think, this is not for you to make it clear to others—"
Seeing that Wei Huanian was deep in thought and silent in late autumn, he knew he had made a slip of the tongue, so he stopped talking.
Wei Huanian didn't know what came to mind, he took a sip of the tea in his cup unhurriedly, and said, "Since the Queen Mother's order has come down, we can just enter the palace."
The more Wan Qiu thought about it, the more she felt unwilling, so she said it out: "Then, will the Empress avoid seeing you again this time?"
Wei Huanian glanced at the basket of portraits piled up in the corner, and said slowly, "Probably not. After all, some things are imminent, and the empress might not be able to wait any longer."
Wan Qiu was stunned: "Princess, what did you say?"
Wei Huanian didn't explain much. Last night, the secret guard Jinfeng just handed over the news. In addition to the secret letter that said Feng Weizhi and Zheng Nishang were struggling, there was also a letter that only wrote a few numbers: Zhongshu Sheng Confidential letter, Your Majesty will take another test in Chunwei next month, and Enke will take office.
It is said that it is an extra test for the world's sons, but Emperor Tianshun's intentions are clearly revealed. I am afraid that it is paving the way for the first son of the capital, that is, her future husband Feng Weizhi. After all, the choice of the son-in-law must be fame in the body.
But what is the use of these superficial efforts?
Now that Feng Weizhi has no fame, isn't his portrait listed in that basket along with other young masters?
Thinking of this, Wei Huanian's face no longer had that indifferent look after all, and a trace of coldness flashed in his phoenix eyes.
An hour later, Wei Huanian entered the Fengqi Palace of Empress Changsun. It was already night, and when he heard the eunuchs outside the palace knocking loudly, the palace people in Fengqi Palace were all quiet and quiet. Somewhat scary.
Empress Changsun was lying on the soft bed, her expression a little complacent. When she looked at Wei Huanian, she felt more and more sorry for her daughter.
She knew that Wei Huanian didn't like Feng Weizhi, and Feng Weizhi's grandfather was a ruthless person like Han Fengxin. Han Tixin hated the eldest grandson's family so much because of his son, how could Wei Huanian marry well?
It's just that the emperor's order is hard to violate now, and she is a woman, so there is nothing she can do.
Thinking of this, Empress Changsun couldn't help trembling under the flickering candlelight, and asked Wei Huanian who was sitting below: "Are you blaming me?"
Wei Huanian frowned, lowered his head and said, "I don't blame you, my son."
When Empress Changsun heard this, she felt more and more guilty towards her daughter. She sighed and said, "I have seen that child Wei Zhi. Last time he followed his father, Minister of the Household Department, to greet me. His appearance is also first-class. One is good."
Wei Huanian slightly startled his head: "Yes."
Empress Changsun thought for a while, and then said: "Today, I heard that when your elder brother came into the palace, he accidentally spilled tea on a painting that your father wanted to send to Nan Chen."
Wei Huanian frowned: "Father, do you want to rebuild the old relationship with Nan Chen? Eldest brother is fine, what does Father say?"
Empress Changsun said indifferently: "Your father didn't like your elder brother at all. He scolded your elder brother in front of all the courtiers on the spot, and even beat him. Meng Changru persuaded him, and thanks to Meng Changru exist."
Meng Changru is the prime minister of Dashun, he is in charge of Zhongshu Province, and he is a first-rank official. He is the top civil official in the world.
Wei Huanian was silent for a while, and couldn't help but said: "Father was originally afraid that elder brother would be involved with Meng Peng and other civil servants. It's good that Prime Minister Meng didn't intercede. Doesn't this pleading confirm the involvement?"
"Why don't I know this, but no matter how much Xiang Meng avoids suspicion, it's not easy to watch him being reprimanded by your father in front of the court civil and military..." Empress Changsun sighed: "You have time to go to his house to see Look at him, he hasn't come to my palace for a long time, and I don't know if he is doing well."
Wei Huanian bowed his head: "Yes, my son knows."
Empress Changsun was speechless for a moment. Such an obedient Wei Huanian made her feel a little strange. She clearly remembered that Wei Huanian was not like this in the first few years.
In the fifth year of Tianshun, when the Great Jin Dynasty had just been established for less than fifteen years, the Khitan invaded, and the emperor personally led the conquest. Wei Huanian followed the emperor to the battlefield without saying a word.
Empress Changsun cried and made troubles for this.
At that time, Wei Chenglu, the eldest son of the emperor, had just been abolished as the prince, and the emperor imprisoned him in the clan mansion, and the sixth prince was still young.Wei Huanian was the only one who could speak her own words to Empress Changsun, and she came to tell her again that she was going to the battlefield, after all, she was determined.
Later, news came back from the palace that something happened to the eldest princess on the battlefield and she was nowhere to be found. She couldn't sleep all night long, holding Xiao Liu in her arms and crying all day long in Fengqi Palace.
Thinking of this now, she just felt that she was becoming more and more useless, unable to protect her, watching her daughter who was so resolute and unyielding in the past, become the submissive temperament she is now.
Seeing that Empress Changsun was about to cry, Wei Huanian immediately stood up. She walked forward slowly, took out the silk handkerchief in her sleeve, and gently wiped away the tears from the corners of Empress Changsun's eyes.
After wiping away her tears, she sat back peacefully.
Empress Changsun opened her mouth, but finally stopped saying a word about this matter.
Wei Huanian sat in her palace for a while, and asked Aunt Liusu, the eldest maid next to the empress, about the empress's daily routine and diet, and instructed: "The empress has lost a lot of weight recently, so don't take care of yourself."
The queen listened and nodded: "This palace can save me."
Wei Huanian said: "Well, if the queen mother has nothing else to do, the minister will retire."
Empress Changsun looked at Wei Huanian at this time, and suddenly realized that Wei Huanian had become different. In the past, Wei Huanian would hug her arm affectionately, and then call "mother queen" to act like a baby. He also boldly stepped on her when he was a child. Father's leg, pulling his beard to play.
But today's Wei Huanian is safe and well-behaved, very much in line with her original expectations.
But when Wei Huanian really became like this, she felt that something was wrong.
What's wrong?
Seeing that Wei Huanian was about to walk out of the gate of the inner hall, Empress Changsun suddenly stood up: "Yuan Zhao!"
She called Wei Huanian's title, which she always liked to call her when she was a child, Yuan Zhao, Yuan Zhao, mother's little Yuan Zhao.Every time Wei Huanian heard her yelling like that, he would giggle.
Wei Huanian paused, turned around, and said softly, "Mother, I'm here."
Empress Changsun sat back down again. She wanted to ask her again, did she blame her?No wonder she acquiesced in her marriage to Feng Weizhi.But she also felt that even if she asked again, Wei Huanian would definitely still have the same answer.After all, he waved his hand and said weakly: "It's nothing, you can step back."
Wei Huanian nodded and left the palace gate.
At this time, Wan Qiu was already waiting outside the hall. She stepped forward to wrap Wei Huanian in brocade fur. Seeing that there seemed to be tears in Wei Huanian's eyes, she thought she was dazzled.
"Princess..." she called out tentatively.
Wei Huanian looked at her sideways: "Huh?"
Wan Qiu took a closer look again, Wei Huanian's expression was as usual, and his eyes were full of clarity.
Wan Qiu smiled and said, "Let's go back home quickly, it's cold outside."
When Wei Huanian returned to the mansion, Wei Jingrui had already fallen asleep.
When he was sleeping, he was actually the same as a normal child, and even much more well-behaved than a normal child.He likes to curl up and cling to the wall, so the quilt often falls off his body, which makes the maids take turns to watch the night, and cover him in time when the quilt falls off.
Right now, most of the quilt on Wei Jingrui's body has been pushed away by him, so that half of his small chest and two white and tender arms are exposed outside.
Seeing that Wei Hua was approaching, the maid who was on duty at night knew that she had neglected her duty, and immediately wanted to apologise.
Wei Huanian waved his hand and told her to back down.
Wei Huanian came to the bedside, covered Wei Jingrui with the bedding himself, and then went back to the room.
Zhou House.
At night, Zhou Jinyu tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep, and only then realized what he had promised him.
When the woman came in the afternoon, she had explained to her the reason for her visit. The woman said that because Xiao Baozi's master had just left, the mansion didn't know where to find another master for Xiao Baozi, and asked someone to inquire about her. Zhou Jinyu It was Tanhualang from the previous year, and now he came to find her.
Zhou Jinyu was flattered by her praise, and she didn't realize until the woman left that she had agreed without saying a word just now.
She really likes Xiao Baozi, but with her talent and learning, whether she can teach Xiao Baozi well is another matter.But the problem now is that her mother, Liu Shi, is restraining her feet. She was just released from the ancestral hall, but she was easily not allowed to leave the mansion.
This made it difficult for her.
Before the woman left, she looked at her and said, "Five days later, I will send someone to invite Mr. Zhou to the house. What do you think Mr. Zhou will do?"
She replied repeatedly: "Okay, okay."
She had already agreed, and it was too late to regret it now.
But she just called her Mr. Zhou.
Mr. Zhou...
Just such an ordinary "Mr. Zhou" three words, softly read from the woman's mouth, it was so pleasant to hear, her ears were almost crisp, so that she agreed without even thinking about it. .
But the problem is that Liu Shi doesn't let her go out.
Zhou Jinyu lay on the table with his chin propped up, his whole body was listless, like a little pug basking in the sun, his whole body was full of laziness.
When Zhou Xiaoshan came in, seeing her sad look, he expressed sympathy for her 12 points, thinking in his heart that once his wife left, the fourth young master would have to endure the separation of husband and wife and the difficulty of reuniting father and son. What a tragedy in the world!
Zhou Jinyu sighed while laying on his stomach: "Oh..."
Zhou Xiaoshan followed her and sighed: "Oh..."
When Zhou Jinyu heard Zhou Xiaoshan sigh, she felt even more sad.
Only then did she remember that just a few days ago, the eldest princess also came to her on the pretext of finding a master for her son.
Is it difficult-
Now is the time for the gentlemen who are preaching and accepting their karma to return to their hometowns for the elderly?
But it's just the beginning of spring, even if you want to resign, won't you resign at the end of the year?
Ugh.
Is even the admirable job of 'Sir' so childish now?
Anyone!
In the end, she rolled over and got out of bed, and decided to go to her mother Liu's to find out.
It was late at night, and Mrs. Liu was still settling accounts in the study. Zhou Jinyu saw her knocking the abacus "snapping", her brows were tightly frowned, and she shuttled back and forth between the abacus, the ledger, and the pen from time to time.
She hesitated at the door for a long time, Liu Shi was too busy to talk to her at all.
Zhou Jinyu finally worked up his courage and said, "Mother, my son has something to tell you."
Liu stopped what she was doing, looked up at her and said, "Say."
Zhou Jinyu immediately stepped forward and said flatteringly, "My son wants to leave the house in a few days."
The abacus in Liu's hands was still beating, and Zhou Jinyu sighed inwardly. She might not be able to learn this double-minded skill of her mother in this lifetime.
Liu Shi said sternly: "No."
Zhou Jinyu suddenly asked loudly, "Why?"
Mrs. Liu raised her eyelids to look at her, and she immediately faltered again: "Mother, my son has been grounded for a long time, at worst, next time I see Li Wei'an, I will continue to avoid him and never fight again, do you think so?"
Mrs. Liu raised her head, at this time she was alone in the study, the servants would not dare to come in, and now it was night and no one came, so she did not wear a veil.
At this time, apart from the wrinkles on her face, there was a large scar. Zhou Jinyu's heart suddenly twitched when he saw it, and he swallowed all the words he wanted to say.
Seeing that she was silent, Mrs. Liu asked, "What are you going out of the house for?"
Zhou Jinyu quickly said, "I—"
"No matter what you want to do, you can't do it," Liu interrupted her: "The city of Chang'an has not been peaceful recently. Originally, the old lady told me that I didn't believe it, but I saw a lot of golden armored guards patrolling the streets today. They sent strange and suspicious people to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice, fearing that something might happen."
Zhou Jinyu was stunned: "Golden Armored Guard? Isn't that guarding the city gate? How come he started patrolling?"
Mrs. Liu put the ledger heavily on the table: "You don't care what to do with so much, you stop thinking about leaving the house as soon as possible, and focus on the business!"
"Business? What business?" Zhou Jinyu muttered reluctantly: "Anyway, I don't take over Qingfengnian, so what else can I do."
"What did you say!" Liu Shi was angry: "What are you talking about?"
Zhou Jinyu lowered his head: "My son is wrong."
Mrs. Liu got angry when she saw how she climbed when she saw the pole, but she looked like a fool, and said slowly: "Your grandma told me today that since you and the little princess have divorced, she wants to marry you." I'm looking for a marriage for you, I've already taken a fancy to that girl of the Sun family, I used the name of your son-in-law as an excuse to shirk it, but if the son-in-law is settled at that time, she will order to bring this up again."
Zhou Jinyu quit at that time: "A girl from the Sun family? Which girl from the Sun family is the one that weighs 230 pounds?"
joke!
That young lady from the Sun family ran on the street, and even the ground trembled several times!
If she was allowed to marry, wouldn't she be poor just eating pearl rice!
She shivered in fright, don't don't!
"What are you talking about?" Mrs. Liu became furious when she heard this, and wanted to whip her: "I'm not telling you about that girl, it's because you're old enough to marry, she The old man also likes to match these things, and thinks that the girl of the Sun family is easy to give birth to."
Zhou Jinyu curled his lips: "Pigs are easy to breed."
Mrs. Liu dropped the abacus in her hand and stood up to you, turning around to grab the whip hanging on the wall.
Zhou Jinyu quickly admitted his mistake again: "My son is wrong, my son is wrong, Auntie, forgive me, my son is wrong!"
Liu was so out of breath, she turned around and stared at Zhou Jinyu, raised her finger to poke her on the head, and said, "You!"
Zhou Jinyu obediently let her poke her, and when Liu's anger calmed down, he probed, "Are you planning to marry your son a daughter-in-law as well? But it's up to me to marry a girl from a good family." Spoiling, isn't this hurting other girls? I don't like it anyway."
Mrs. Liu paused for a while, then Fang said: "If you want to deceive people, this is the only way."
Zhou Jinyu suddenly bared his teeth and grinned, and asked in a wicked way, "Can the son choose himself?"
Liu Shi: "What?"
Zhou Jinyu said: "Son, choose by yourself. Anyway, they are all placed at home as decorations, so let him choose by himself."
Mrs. Liu said angrily: "Nonsense! How can such a thing let you do nonsense!"
Zhou Jinyu sighed in disappointment: "Oh."
She originally wanted to say in the next sentence, if she was allowed to choose, would she choose the success of marrying a daughter-in-law and giving away a son.
But Liu Shi has obviously cut off her thoughts.
But even if Liu Shi agrees, she is not sure whether the girl she wants has a husband.
Even if she didn't have a husband, she couldn't be sure that the girl would like her.
Even if the girl likes her, she is reluctant to let the girl marry and become a widow.
So, everything is just talk.
Ugh.
Sad people.
Just go back to sleep.
Early the next morning, Zhou Xiaoshan came to tell Zhou Jinyu that the weather would change today, and it would definitely rain heavily.
Zhou Jinyu is convinced of this. Zhou Xiaoshan's predictions have always been more accurate than the national teacher who stepped on the star building. There is no other reason, but because Zhou Xiaoshan's old man, Zhou Cheng, has bad legs. ’ shouted that his leg hurts, so Zhou Xiaoshan has been using his father’s leg pain to ‘spy on the secret’.
Sure enough, at noon, the gloomy sky was dark, and the thick clouds rolled in the distance, as if a monster was wantonly puffing up the thick fog, gathering in groups.After a while, big raindrops fell.
She stood at the threshold, rolled up her trouser legs, and held an umbrella in her hand, trying to figure out whether she should go out to soak in the spring rain.
If you go out, you will most likely catch a cold from the rain.But if she didn't go out, she would watch the small raindrops falling from the sky, and after a while, they would converge into a small river on the ground. The small river was very shallow and crystal clear, which made her feel a little itchy. I don't want to waste this spring rain.
In the words of the little prince Sun Hao, Zhou Jinyu's love for rain and snow has reached a point where he feels very incomprehensible.
Zhou Jinyu once said frankly to him: "The reason why I love rain, snow, and all things in nature is because they are clean enough."
Sun Hao shook his head: "I don't understand."
Zhou Jinyu said: "Whenever a rain falls, the filth of this world seems to be washed away by them."
Sun Hao still shook his head: "I still don't understand."
Zhou Jinyu didn't want to talk to him anymore. After all, people like Sun Hao, whose minds are only watching operas and listening to music, don't understand such noble feelings, but the young ladies in Baoxiang Pavilion are different. They are very good at chatting, they can accompany dignitaries to chat about their family, country and world, and they can chat with her about love affairs.
But her "Fengyue" is really Fengyue.
After all, she didn't dare to go out in the rain, because of the rain, Liu Shi didn't go to celebrate the harvest today, passing by her courtyard gate, she saw her foot that was slightly tentatively trying to step out of the house, and yelled from afar To her: "Zhou Jinyu!"
"what?"
She raised her head and saw Mrs. Liu passing in front of the door. She was so startled that she shrank in immediately.
When the rain stopped, the little prince Sun Hao came.
At this time, he was still wearing the court clothes he wore when he entered the palace, and the servant was holding a wet umbrella that had just been put away, and it seemed that his boots were already soaked.
As soon as Sun Hao came, he yelled loudly: "Brother Jinyu, great joy, great joy."
Zhou Jinyu asked Zhou Xiaoshan to serve him hot tea to drive him away from the cold, and asked, "What big event?"
Sun Hao said with a smile in his eyes: "Do you know what the Lord Long Live said today?"
Zhou Jinyu: "Huh?"
Sun Hao said with a smile: "Long Live Lord said that this year there will be an additional test of the Spring Festival. The imperial edict has already been drawn up, and we are waiting for the final nod of Long Live Lord to distribute it to all counties. Isn't this a happy event? ?”
Zhou Jinyu didn't know what to think of, and suddenly laughed: "This is indeed a great thing. The group of people who failed because of their own incompetence in the first year, but caught me for several months, finally got a second chance this time." This is my chance. Then should I go to Qianlong Temple to burn a stick of incense for them, and wish them all the gold medal titles?"
Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment, and then burst out laughing: "You Zhou Jinyu was personally promoted by the Lord Long Live in the first year. This is an extraordinary promotion. It's not in the rankings, and they can't be sour on you. Let me see, They are grabbing you, a person with the best life, to vent their anger for failing."
Zhou Jinyu said: "Isn't that right! Still writing sour poems and spreading them secretly among the academies, I really think I'm deaf and can't hear."
Sun Hao said: "They don't think you are deaf, they let you hear it on purpose!"
Zhou Jinyu glared at him: "That's the only way to hate it!"
Sun Hao: "Hahahaha."
Sun Hao just covered his stomach and laughed for a while, then said: "Hey, Brother Jinyu, since Long Live Lord is willing to try Enke again, why don't you try again? If you win this time, You and my brother are in the court together, so we have someone to take care of you. With your talent, you will definitely be the top of the high school this time."
"No, no." Zhou Jinyu shook his head, looked at him and said, "You weren't in the Gongyuan that day, so you didn't know that when Long Live Lord mentioned me as a flower hunter, he was already displeased after hearing my name. The faces of all the judges have been opened, so I had no choice but to give me this Tanhua. But you think, my little prince, I have the title of Tanhua for nothing but have not been appointed as an official. Don’t you see something? ?”
Sun Hao was taken aback for a moment: "Yes, but why does Long Live Lord target you alone?"
Zhou Jinyu smiled wryly and said, "It's just a blame, I miscalculated his temper."
Sun Hao didn't understand: "What?"
Zhou Jinyu stopped talking: "It's nothing."
The imperial examination paper that day was not because she wrote it badly, nor was her point of view wrong, but because Emperor Tianshun just didn't like her flamboyant temper and was too clever, so she deliberately let her fall to the seventh place of 180. Can't even get into the top three.
Therefore, when the little prince Sun Hao came to ask her to take the exam again, she said nothing and didn't want to go again. Even if she answered the exam paper well, the emperor would definitely not want to see her because of what happened last time.
The little prince Sun Hao asked again: "Are you going? Are you going or not?"
Zhou Jinyu fell on the bed with Erlang's legs crossed: "Anyway, I can't pass the exam, so why waste that effort?"
Sun Hao retorted: "Then you have to try it!"
Zhou Jinyu replied to him: "Isn't it good to lie down in the house?"
Sun Hao was speechless: "...Got it! You lie down, I'm going back home."
When Sun Hao was leaving, Zhou Jinyu sent him out, and he suddenly remembered Zhou Jinyu's choice of son-in-law, so he asked tentatively, "Jinyu, you don't want to be the princess's son-in-law, but for Princess Zheng?"
Princess Zheng is the only daughter of Prince Zheng Shiduo of Yunnan, Zheng Nishang.Zheng Nishang was engaged to Zhou Jinyu when she was a child, but Zhou Jinyu never took it seriously. Besides, Zheng Nishang might not be happy about this marriage.
Zhou Jinyu replied: "No, I don't like her like that. I like to be able to sit quietly and listen to me when I sing."
"...This is impossible, you should give up your mind." Sun Hao directly vetoed it without even thinking about it.
Zhou Jinyu retorted: "Who said no?"
Sun Hao held back and held back, but couldn't help but say: "Jin Yu, thanks to you
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