The female supporting role never believes in fate

In the afternoon of early summer, the sun is warm but not hot.

"Here, here is the dress that the queen mother made for you and some jewelry that suits you. The queen mother doesn't like to see you off, so let me do it for you. And this waist card, if you want to enter the palace to see the queen mother, you can hold it The card enters the palace immediately."

At the gate of the palace, Li Mian handed over the items prepared by the queen to Cheng Yuguan.Cheng's father and son, and Huo Changlin were waiting a few steps away. Cheng Fangchuan had left the palace long ago.

Cheng Yuguan took over the burden and the jade token, feeling a lot of reluctance in his heart.

Only after experiencing the days of being helpless can one know how much one yearns for and relies on the empress and the fourth prince who can rely on themselves. By their side, they don't have to think about or do anything.

It's a pity that she is not a carefree girl who grew up, and she cannot rely on others wholeheartedly.

In her belief, she must grasp something to make herself more valuable, so that she can live a calm life.

The environment in the palace is not suitable for her.Trapped in a boxy world every day, facing all kinds of people, always beware of other people's words and deeds, just to avoid causing trouble to others.

She can live this kind of life for a while, but not for a lifetime.

"I was born as a bird without feet, and I only believed in my own hard work. I will come back when I make a living for myself. At that time, I will repay my aunt and accompany her well."

The queen was lonely in the palace, but she couldn't stay with her. Cheng Yuguan took the badge and looked at the palace wall behind Li Mian.It seemed that through the thick palace walls, the queen could be seen looking at her.

Hearing what Cheng Yuguan said, Li Mian couldn't help but rubbed her head, "You are pretty bright on weekdays, why do you always belittle yourself? You have bad horoscopes, and you are a bird without feet. That is to say, even if I don't want to recognize Cheng Hou, my mother and I will help you to be an heir. Even if you want to go out and make a living, it's what you want to do. You don't need to make excuses to belittle yourself, everyone's choice is different, There is no right or wrong. If you don’t need this waist card for a while, put it away first, and when you think about it, come here. The queen mother will always be your real aunt, and I will still be your fourth brother. "

Cheng Yuguan held back his sore nose, "Well, I got it, fourth brother."

"That's right." Li Mian smiled, "Okay, you go, I'll be back."

After speaking, Li Mian patted Cheng Yuguan on the shoulder, turned around and entered the palace gate.

The thick palace gate creaked shut, and Cheng Yuguan came to the uncle, no, it should be his father now.

"Dad...Dad."

Cheng Yuguan yelled uncomfortably.

When Cheng Lang listened, he thought it was a little funny, so he turned his head away, not to let this cousin who always cares about face see.

Cheng Liuchuan had a calm expression on his dark face, "You're not used to it, so it's better to call you uncle, don't worry about those false names."

He knew that Cheng Yuguan had been independent since she was a child, and said that she was raised by the nanny, but in fact, when Yuguan was very young, she gradually took charge of the family.

It is said that she is the eldest lady of the Hou Mansion, but in the countryside, even though he, the patriarch, deliberately takes care of a nanny and an orphan girl, it is not as simple as talking about it.The things to live are thicker than leaves, and no father supports her to the death. She is forced to grow up when she is too young.

Just now Yuguan told the fourth prince that she is a bird without feet, Cheng Liuchuan can understand.A person who walks the world alone without the support of his parents has no harbor for staying?Not to mention a little girl.

"You are capable, and uncle will not force you to be your master. From now on, we will be the same as before. You make suggestions, Lang'er and the others charge forward, and uncle will back you up."

"Yeah, little sister, why did you enter the palace and become sentimental. If you want to embroider at home and be a virtuous lady, it's not impossible. Tell me early so we can make arrangements in advance."

Cheng Lang smiled and said carelessly.

Cheng Yuguan was still immersed in the parting and emotions, but when he heard this, his face remained motionless, and he kicked the third cousin staggeringly with a flick of his leg.

Cheng Lang rubbed his legs and grinned, "I thought you had become a lady, why are you still the same."

The family chatted and laughed, while Huo Changlin waited for a long time, seeing that neither the Cheng patriarch's family nor Yuguan took the initiative to answer his feelings, he smiled wryly and took the initiative to step forward.

"When the accident happened suddenly, your grandmother couldn't accept it for a while, so our Huo family went back to our hometown in the border. Later, the sky was high and the road was far away, and there was no order. The Huo family's military family could not return to Beijing at will. It's your biological father, you will definitely be well taken care of as a daughter of the Hou family, but now it seems that's not the case."

Huo Changlin explained a few words with a wry smile, and said no more.

If Yuguan resented his biological father so much that he insisted on breaking away from the relationship, leaving aside his status as the concubine's daughter and stepping out of another family, then his maternal ancestral family might become even more alienated in Yu's care.

Moreover, he seemed to have come back a bit late, as soon as he entered Beijing, he was regarded as a witness by the emperor and participated in the succession of Yuguan.There are so many things going on, Huo Changlin couldn't say anything more before he sorted it out.

"You can come to Huo's house if you have something to do in the future. Don't say anything else, Huo's house will always be your other house. "

Originally, he wanted to say, let Yuguan go home to see his grandparents. In this situation, Huo Changlin was a little speechless.

After a pause, Huo Changlin stretched out his hand, patted Yuguan's arm tentatively, and turned to leave.

Cheng Liuchuan looked at the lonely back of this military man with a temperament similar to his, and did not speak.

Cheng Lang muttered, "Little sister, your uncle seems to be pretty good, not that hypocritical."

Cheng Yuguan nodded after listening, "Yes, he should be a good man, but he is not my good uncle."

Cheng Lang scratched his head when he heard this.

Cheng Liuchuan patted his son.As a son, he had both parents and was loved by his elder brother since he was a child. How could he know the pain of Yuguan being forced to support the family since he was a child.

When she needed to rely on her most, no father or uncle appeared at all, and at this moment, a single sentence could bridge the gap.

Some people, are good people.But he is not so competent as a father, uncle, and other relatives.

"Let's go, Uncle, it's time for us to go. We have to send your batch of goods over there quickly. It's the first time we go out to do business in Bingzhou, so we have to be careful. In the future, can our Cheng family's stone materials bloom everywhere? But it depends on whether the head is turned on properly!"

In a blink of an eye, Cheng Yuguan adjusted his mood and got down to business.

Cheng Lang also looked at his father.He has been in the capital for many days, and he has long been thinking about his family's business.

"Father, I bought a shop on Zhuque Street. It is adjacent to Chujing Official Road to the west and Yujie Street to the east. It is very convenient."

Cheng Lang has not been idle these days, besides coordinating Yuguan, he has also selected a pavement in Beijing, which will be the place for the Cheng family's stone materials to settle and retail in the capital.

Hearing what his son said, Cheng Liuchuan nodded, "Suzaku Street is not bad. Let's go, I've booked a yard in Shisanjian Building, and all the goods and people are there. Let's go back first and then make plans."

"go!"

...

"Your Highness, Miss Cheng and Patriarch Cheng went to Thirteen Buildings in the west of the city."

Li Mian stood on the pavilion of Ninghui Palace and looked into the distance, when Lin Jing suddenly appeared and said back.

Li Mian was a little surprised when he heard this.

"No wonder there is no information about General Cheng in the official post. It turned out that he settled down in Shisanjianlou."

Hearing what the fourth prince said, Lin Jing nodded in agreement, "Isn't it? It seems that Patriarch Cheng really didn't take his title of General Shenwei seriously, and instead of going to Dongcheng, he went to Thirteen Buildings where merchants gather. No wonder our people didn't wait for Patriarch Cheng ahead of time."

Li Mian turned to look at Lin Jing, "What's going on with them?"

Lin Jing replied solemnly, "Patriarch Cheng's group of one hundred and ten people are all tough and sharp, and they should be experts in the clan. They are pushing a hundred and twelve carriages, loaded with stones mined from the hills near Cheng's village, and they should be sold to the south. My son, I'm staying in the capital right now, and I'll be leaving in a few days."

Hearing this, Li Mian nodded, "The people in Chengjia Village have practiced martial arts for generations. Due to the teachings of their ancestors, they can't bully the weak and bully others, so they have been trapped in Chengjia Village for a long time. They are all skilled and have a lot of strength. They adapt to local conditions and do stone business. It's just right, I can use my strengths. No one will compete with the clan of Cheng's [-]th Kong Wu."

Lin Jing nodded, "Who says it's not? I heard that this was Miss Cheng's idea, and she insisted on it. That's why the business in Chengjia Village has grown stronger. Now they have covered the Northland market, and now they want to expand further No. I don’t know what Miss Cheng’s status is in Cheng’s Village, but when my subordinates went to inquire, they all admired Miss Cheng when they mentioned her. I didn’t despise Miss Cheng at all because she was a woman.”

"She has such an arrogant temper, even if she doesn't want to be the daughter of the Marquis Mansion, she can't tolerate others looking down on her."

Li Mian said in a low voice.

Lin Jing didn't hear His Highness's low voice clearly, but didn't dare to ask more questions, and only asked respectfully, "Your Highness, Miss Cheng and the Cheng family have joined together, our people, do you want to continue to inquire?"

Li Mian thought for a while, then shook his head, "There's no need to inquire, just keep two people behind, and withdraw the rest."

"Yes!"

...

"Miss!"

"Miss!"

"Miss is back!"

In a hall of the thirteenth building, ten tables and chairs were set up for a banquet to celebrate Cheng Yuguan's return.

Everyone is related to the Cheng clan, and before Cheng Yuguan returned, they didn't know what to do.After all, one side is the pampered daughter of the Hou's mansion, and the other is a businessman who eats and sleeps in the open. In anyone's opinion, as a woman, it is the best choice for the young lady to stay in the Hou's mansion.

It's just that the business in Chengjia Village was strongly advocated by the eldest lady from the beginning, so the patriarch decided to try it.Every step is guided by the eldest lady. If the eldest lady goes, they will always feel uneasy.

Now that the eldest lady has returned, it is obvious that they have not given up on them. Naturally, everyone's hearts are very excited, and the shouts of "eldest lady" are getting louder and louder.

Cheng Yuguan and the patriarch's uncle took the throne and held up the teacup in front of them.

"Please don't be polite, relatives. We have important business to come out this time, and we must open up the trade route from our Chengjia Village to Jingzhou. From now on, we will no longer be what others say, but just sit on the ground at home and fight fiercely. To be a householder, but to be a large number of stone merchants. So without further ado, let’s set off tomorrow morning, drink this cup, eat this meal, and then go to have a good rest. I will replace wine with tea here, let’s do it first For respect."

Cheng Yuguan, who came out of the palace, has returned to his former neat and sassy side.

"Yes, Miss!"

"Listen to Miss!"

Everyone picked up the wine glasses in front of them and drank them all in one gulp.

At the beginning of the banquet, Cheng Lang sat next to Cheng Yuguan, gorging himself, and kept saying, "Since you separated from me, I haven't eaten well or slept well all the way, I'm fine today, I want to satisfy my hunger. For the shop in the capital, you can arrange someone to take it over later, and leave for Jingzhou tomorrow, I will definitely go with you!"

Cheng Liuchuan looked at Cheng Yuguan, and Cheng Yuguan smiled, "Third cousin can't sit still, it's good to run more. Uncle, there are three cousins ​​with me, so you can stay in the capital for the time being. In case we get a letter along the way Ask for help, you can also mobilize people in the capital."

Although Cheng Liuchuan was the patriarch, he never competed with Cheng Yuguan in terms of business. From the conversation of the three of them, it was not difficult to see that Cheng Yuguan was in charge of business.

Because he knew that although he was the one who took the initiative in the business of Chengjia Village, Cheng Yuguan was the one who promoted it from the very beginning.Without her persistence, Chengjia Village would still be guarding the family land, living a life of watching the world and farming the land, and it wouldn't be as impressive as it is today.

Therefore, when Cheng Yuguan said that, Cheng Liuchuan nodded, "That's okay, there are many old friends in the capital, and I will also reconnect with a few old friends in the capital, so as not to need help when the time comes, and I have to hold my feet temporarily."

The Cheng family was the leading family in the capital back then, and because a family with two princes was too eye-catching, Cheng's father insisted on returning to his hometown.

Now that decades have passed, the old Chenghou passed away early, and the new Chenghou has lived up to what he was able to do back then, and gradually became lonely.With his branch, it won't be too eye-catching to reconnect with old friends from the past.

Cheng Yu nodded.

...

"Mother, this is Yuguan's successor book."

Cheng Fangchuan, who hurried back home, came to Jingyuan Hall, and showed his mother the letter of succession signed by the empress.

The old lady held the book of succession in her hand, and finally calmed down after several emotional ups and downs.

"After all, it's our Marquis' Mansion that fell, and the empress dared to make the decision. If your father was back then, he would not speak, and others would not dare to point fingers at him."

The old lady couldn't help but think back to the time when the old Hou Ye was majestic and capable, and he was full of old times, even the emperor had to worry about the old Hou Ye's thoughts.

Hearing what his mother said, Cheng Fangchuan couldn't help bowing his head in shame.

"So the marriage between Yulou and the fifth prince must be successful. Our Cheng family must have a prince and concubine, so as not to fall out of the many aristocratic families in the capital."

The old lady said firmly.

Cheng Fangchuan also came alive, "Naturally, Yulou was carefully cultivated by the Yang family and you since she was a child. She is the leader of the Beijing Poetry Club and the face of our Houfu. Her marriage will definitely be successful."

Speaking of Yulou, Cheng Fangchuan couldn't help mentioning Cheng Yuguan, "It's a pity that Yuguan, the empress loves her so much, if she is still at home, it must be a great help."

Speaking of Cheng Yuguan, remembering the eyes that were as unruly as Huo's back then, the old lady's eyes were far away, "No one can act so capriciously, and there must be a price to pay."

"Mother, what do you mean?"

"It's nothing, if you know that you are suffering outside, there will be a day when she begs to come to your door."

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