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Chapter 410: Brother Chen, pure and pure

On the evening of the 18th, due to the sudden visit of Princess Chu, the 'expert community' became very noisy for a while.

It wasn't until Xu Shizhong, more than half an hour later, that the eldest Master Huang Huihong realized that the princess had something to discuss with her uncle's family, so he and Qiu Zhiliang persuaded everyone back home to relieve the princess.

For safety reasons, it is not easy for Mao'er to leave the house. This is her first visit since her uncle's family moved to their new home.

After being led into the house by her aunt and sitting down, Mao'er couldn't help but look at the furnishings in the house carefully.

The small courtyard in the expert community was built by Huaibei, with left and right side rooms and a main room in a three-room, two-story format.

In the main hall on the first floor of the Qin family, placed in the middle is an Eight Immortals dining table made by Nanyu with a radius of nearly four feet. There are high chairs and vertical tables for guests on both sides.

The wine set upside down in the tray on the dining table is actually made of sterling silver.

On several walls of the main hall, there are large paintings such as "Flowers Blooming, Wealth and Horses Galloping".

These residents in the expert community can represent the ceiling of the living standards of Caizhou's blue-collar class. When they have money, they naturally want to have some "scent of books", so there are paintings and calligraphy hanging in every hall.

Therefore, it also supports a group of calligraphers and painters from all over the country who come to Caizhou to make a living. The painters' works are priced according to size. Therefore, in the expert community, whose calligraphy and painting is bigger represents which family is richer.

It is understandable that someone who has been poor for a long time and suddenly becomes rich has a tendency to compare. It is better to buy some 'artwork' to decorate one's appearance than to gamble and act like a girl.

Here, Aunt Yan has been holding Mao'er's hand and talking non-stop since she walked in. Uncle Qin Yongtai looked at his niece with a proud smile on his face.

After exchanging pleasantries, Mao'er took an opportunity to look around the spacious but deserted house, and smiled at Mrs. Yan: "Aunt, Shengwu is not at home now. There are only three people in the house, uncle, aunt and cousin, so it seems a little colder. .”

Speaking of this, Mrs. Yan gave her son a sharp look and said angrily: "Who says it's not the case! Your cousin is already twenty-five years old this year. At this age, other people's children have gone to school! Now that life is getting better, your uncle and I I proposed several marriages to him, but he refused, and I don’t know what kind of fairy he was thinking of! Just after a few good days, he didn’t know what his surname was, and he chose it!”

The more Yan talked, the angrier he became, while Qin Shengwen remained silent.

Also, Qin Yongtai and his son are now working in the Machinery Expansion Bureau of the Iron Smelting Institute. Qin Yongtai not only has a generous salary, but also has an expert allowance from the "Engineering Academy". Qin Shengwen is the backbone of the new generation and has an equally generous salary.

Coupled with the fact that Qin Sheng, who has just been promoted to head of the regiment, the family's income is quite considerable, and they really don't have to worry about a wife, but the Qin brothers are not married yet.

Qin Yongtai and his wife were not in a hurry when they saw the grandson and daughter Cheng Huan of another family sitting on their knees.

Seeing this, Mao'er smiled and talked about the story of Zhe Yan'er, the youngest daughter of the Zhe family. Qin Yongtai was fine, but Yan became excited when he heard this.

What a handsome girl!

If the eldest son of his family can marry someone else's daughter, the descendants of the Qin family can also be called 'sons of officials' in the future!

"Needless to say, Mao! As long as she doesn't dislike her, the marriage is settled! From now on, your uncle and I will treat her as our daughter!"

Mrs. Yan quickly agreed without waiting for Mao'er to elaborate. Qin Yongtai on the side also nodded hurriedly.

Only Qin Shengwen blushed and wanted to say something, but Yan took the lead and said: "Da Lang! Why don't you thank Mao'er quickly, haha! It's better to be a family member. Look, Mao'er will think of you first when something good happens to her."

Qin Shengwen behaved a little strangely. At first, Mao'er thought that his loyal cousin was shy, but then, Qin Shengwen suddenly stood up and said with a red face: "Dad, Mom, I already have the one I love! In this life, I have found someone I love." I won’t marry anyone but her.”

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Usually, this eldest son can't do anything with three kicks, but today he dares to refute his parents' face in front of them?

"The words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents!" Qin Yongtai said with a dark face.

Mrs. Yan was so angry that she pinched her waist with one hand and pointed at her son's nose with the other, cursing: "You don't want to marry the daughter of the Jieshuai family, how could you possibly want to marry a princess?"

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The aunt didn't mean to accuse Sang and Huai, but these words reminded Mao'er of the incident between the official and Jia Rou, and he tugged on the handkerchief slightly uncomfortably.

Here, Qin Shengwen, who used to be gentle and obedient to his father's advice, was determined this time.

When his father asked him to kneel in front of the ancestral tablet, he did so, but it was impossible for him to change his mind.

Seeing his uncle whipping out a stick as thick as his forearm and asking him to teach his son before his death, Mao'er quickly stopped him and asked Qin Shengwen, "Cousin, if you find the person you like, just tell him. As long as his character is not bad, he will marry him." Come on, why are you so secretive?"

The Qin family is Mao'er's relatives, and there are many people who want to take advantage of his family.

Mao'er saw that her cousin had been refusing to tell who the woman was, so she was worried that her loyal cousin would be deceived by a woman with ulterior motives.

Qin Shengwen hesitated for a moment, looked at his mother, then at his cousin, gritted his teeth and said, "Mao'er, you know her too. Her name is Kang Yulan. She fled to Caizhou from the Huaihe River Rebellion, and now works as a thread maker at the Xinsheng Textile Farm. long."

Kang Yulan. Mao'er thought for a moment and then remembered that her brother Kang Shitou and Shengwu were close friends of life and death. When Kang Shitou just returned home from Hebei, he came to visit the palace with a letter written by Shengwu.

This woman has a beautiful face and a tenacious temperament. The fact that she was able to escape to Caizhou with her younger brother from the turmoil is proof of this.

Speaking of which, they are indeed a good match. Mao'er couldn't help but wonder: "In that case, why didn't brother tell my aunt earlier? Why didn't he wait until today?"

Qin Shengwen couldn't help but have a look of pity on his face, and explained in a low voice: "Yulan said that she fled to Caizhou with nothing. If she married into our family, she would be looked down upon. She wanted to save a share for herself first. Dowry, let’s talk about marriage.”

Mao'er pondered slightly and sighed: "She is also a strong woman."

At the beginning of the Haishi period, the roads leading to and from the city in Caizhou East were filled with cars and horses and pedestrians.

At this time, most cities and towns throughout the week have either been closed under curfew, or have fallen asleep in the dark.

However, due to commercial needs in Caizhou, the city gates were not closed until the end of Zishi. During festivals and celebrations, the city gates would be opened all night to facilitate entry and exit.

Due to the limited area of ​​​​the city, mobile vendors who often occupied the road for business have been relocated outside the city, forming a night market street that is four to five miles long on both sides of the official road in the east of the city.

It was the peak period of the night market, and workers from various shops and business travelers with accents from all over the world gathered around small outdoor tables to eat, drink and chat.

The resulting low hum could be heard from miles away.

Mao'er's carriage was jammed on the road.

A vendor carrying sweet syrup in front of him caught up with the business and immediately placed the pick in the middle of the road, regardless of the carriages and horses behind him, and scooped up sweet syrup for customers.

Wang En, a disabled retired veteran and now the coachman of the Royal Palace, had a bad temper. After scolding this person, the vendor refused to comply. He jumped three feet high and yelled, "Hit me! If you dare, hit me."

Wang En was so angry that he jumped off the carriage with one leg lame.

The cat in the carriage quickly asked Xiaoman to stop Wang En

He waited there for dozens of seconds until the hawker completed the transaction and the road was cleared again. After Xiaoman returned to the carriage, he said angrily: "Madam, that hawker is really annoying. Just before he left, he winked at Uncle Wang to provoke me!" Xiaoman said, this person deserves to be beaten!"

Xiaoman said she was a maid, but in fact she had eaten, lived, and gone to school with Hutou since she was a child. She was almost raised by Mao'er as a younger sister, so she was quite brave to speak in front of Mao'er.

Mao'er smiled warmly at Xiaoman and said, "That vendor is at fault. The person responsible for night market patrol should take care of it. If Uncle Wang beats someone, it will be different. If the Huainan newspaper in Huainan knows about this, he should fan the flames." , and threw dirt on the prince."

The carriage continued to move forward, its wheels sparkling, and the outdoor vendors selling food from various places outside the carriage gradually retreated, like an ukiyo-e that recorded various aspects of life.

The lights stretched on, making the cat's delicate little face appear bright and dark.

After several years of experience, not only has Mao'er become more mature and graceful, but Han Lu and others who often stay around her have also improved their political acumen.

Just like tonight's visit to Qin Yongtai's house, Han Lu naturally knew that it would be of great benefit to the princess if her cousin could marry into the Zhe family.

But I didn't expect that my cousin would refuse such a good thing!

People like Han Lu and Bai Lu had lost their illusions about 'love' because they had been kidnapped by bandits in their early years.

Therefore, not only did she not understand Qin Shengwen, she was even a little angry that your family was taken care of by the princess. Now that the princess needs you, she is still stepping back!

However, after all, he was the princess's cousin. Han Lu did not dare to accuse him, so he just said vaguely: "Madam, if this matter doesn't work out, how can we tell Madam Zhe?"

Mao'er, who was looking out of the car window, came back to his senses when he heard the sound, but said: "I'll write and ask Sheng Wu."

In the middle of Hai hour.

Mao'er returned home, but found that something was wrong with the atmosphere in the back house.

No candles were lit in Yunong's Wangxiang Garden and Ayu's Rouzhi Garden. On the contrary, Caihua's Qingpu Garden was brightly lit, and from time to time a few playful laughter floated out of the garden.

The two's personal maids and Ru'er were guarding the gate of the garden. When they saw Mao'er approaching, they became visibly nervous. Ru'er wanted to go back to the garden to report the news, but Mao'er called out rather majestically.

"Ru'er, stop!"

After all, he was the master of the back house. A hint of domineering power made Ru'er afraid to move.

At this moment, Cai Hua's drunken laughter came from the second floor, "Your Majesty, come on, come and catch me. If you catch me, I'll let you have fun."

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There was a sudden silence in the garden, and Ru'er wanted to find a crack in the ground and crawl in.

Mao'er had roughly guessed what was going on upstairs, and walked towards the stairs with a small face. Before going upstairs, he turned around and said, "You are all waiting outside the hospital."

After that, he slowly went upstairs.

At the end of June, the heat has reached its peak.

In the flower hall on the second floor of Qingpu Garden, the outer wall of the wine bottle on the table is covered with a layer of water droplets, probably because it contains chilled wine.

Mao'er gently pushed the door open and entered, only to see seven or eight empty wine bottles lying on the table. Among the four sisters, Ayu, who drank worse than Mao'er, was leaning on Cai Hua's big bed, looking into the room. The scene giggled.

Chen Chu, with his face covered with Cai Hua's handkerchief, was groping around in the room.

Cai Hua and Yu Nong, like butterflies in flowers, walked around Chen Chu with staggering steps.

As if she was worried that Chen Chu wouldn't be able to catch her, Yu Nong kept reminding her of her location with giggles. Cai Hua hid behind a flower and repeated the line that Mao'er heard just now downstairs, " King, come and catch me, hey hey hey." It was obvious that several people were drunk.

What's even more eye-catching is that, whether due to the heat or other reasons, Yu Nong and Cai Hua took off their outer shirts, leaving only a layer of gauze, with their underwear looming underneath.

It makes people's blood rush.

Three black lines floated on Mao'er's forehead. Unexpectedly, Chen Chu, who didn't know whether he was alive or dead, happened to touch her side, and he jumped forward and hugged the person in his arms.

"Well, it's not Hua'er. It's not Yunong either."

Chen Chu made his own judgment based only on the feeling on his butt.

Yunong, who was already drunk, was still giggling when she saw this. However, although Ayu was also drunk, the cat falling from the sky still startled her, and she stood up hurriedly.

"Officer, you are drunk."

The cat in Chen Chu's arms shouted softly. Chen Chu quickly let go and pulled off the veil on his face.

"Haha." After laughing awkwardly, Chen Chu forcefully explained: "My wife is back. I have been working hard recently. Let's have a drink and relax."

At this time, the whole family was here, and they were all drunk. Mao'er planned to talk to him tomorrow, so he nodded, "The officials should rest early, Ayu and Yunong, please go back to their respective courtyards."

Ayu, whose face was as red as a monkey's butt, quickly straightened her clothes and walked over in a dangling manner.

Yu Nong, who was drunk, looked at Mao'er, then at Chen Chu, and finally at Cai Hua. She seemed to have not yet understood the situation, and said in a daze: "Sister, sister, Cai just said, today The four of us will sleep in Qingpu Garden tonight."

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Mao'er's chest heaved and almost exploded with anger. The 'four of us' mentioned by Yu Nong was naturally the four drunk people in front of him.

Are you sleeping with someone else?

It sounds like it was organized by Cai Hua.

Mao'er tightened her mouth, turned to glare at Cai Hua, lowered her voice and said angrily: "It's you who did it again!"

Ok?

Why Mao'er uses the word 'and' is because in the early years, in the duty room of Caizhou Dutong Yamen, Mao'er got drunk once by Cai Hua, and the three of them had sex.

But before Cai Hua could speak, Yu Nong, who was completely drunk, chuckled and said naively: "I can't even hide it from my sister. This is not the first time."

Got it!

Pig teammates, pig teammates!

Cai Hua looked at Yu Nong speechlessly.

Mao'er could naturally tell that what Yunong said was not the first time, and it certainly did not include the earlier ones. In other words, Caihua, Yunong, and even Ayu had such ridiculous things with Chen Chu.

"Cai Hua!" Mao'er ignored the two accomplices Li Yunong and Ayu for the time being, and stared at Cai Hua, the initiator and organizer of the case, with gritted teeth.

With Cai Hua's nature of acting without rules and regarding ethics as nothing, it is not surprising at all that she would do something like this.

Cai Hua, who had not heard Mao'er call him by his first and last name for many years, saw that the matter had been exposed, and angrily said to Yunong: "What a little trumpet! I won't call you next time."

"How dare there be a next time?"

The cat growled, as if it was about to explode.

Hey, if the kitten doesn’t show off its power, you think I’m hello kitty!

Anyway, it was already like this. Cai Hua broke the pot and said: "You and I need to be decent and dignified outside, and the prince needs to be majestic and decent outside. If we go back to the house, how tired will we be with putting on airs all day? This is our back house. Home, why don’t you be happy at home!"

Chen Chu, who had been standing by and pretending to be transparent, and Yu Nong, who looked aggrieved because Cai Hua said, "I won't call you next time," listened to Cai Hua's speech and nodded in agreement.

At first listen, Cai Hua's words make sense.

But Mao'er, who has recently acquired a lot of historical knowledge, thinks that his officials are responsible for doing great things. There are no wise and good kings in the history books who are so...so debauched!

So, Mao'er expressed her thoughts with a straight face. Of course, she did not use the word 'debauchery' to her official.

But no one in the royal family knew as much about history as Ayu, who had read more than ten thousand volumes.

Everyone was very drunk tonight, and even Ayu was much more courageous than usual. She couldn't help but say some fair words for her uncle, "Sister, this is not necessarily the case. Hanwu Liu Che was a talented man, right? But there is a clear record in the history books. Yes, there were two queens and six concubines, and the number of concubines and maids in the harem was even more than a thousand. Taizong of the Tang Dynasty was called an emperor throughout the ages. He had fourteen named concubines. From this, we can see that our prince is already pure and pure. .”

"Pfft, cough, cough~"

Even though Ayu was speaking for herself, Chen Chu almost laughed out loud when he heard the four words "Bingqingyujie" and hurriedly coughed to cover it up.

When it comes to 'debating', Ayu is indeed better than Yunong! Cai Hua hurriedly continued: "Exactly! What matters whether you are wise or not depends on the peace of the country and the prosperity of the people. What does it have to do with the enjoyment of the boudoir? Those who write history are all hindsight. If the country is well governed, then Even if he has three thousand concubines in his harem, he can be described as a hard-working emperor who is not close to women! If the country is in a mess, even if there is only one person in his harem, he will definitely be described as a debauched and ignorant king."

Seeing that the whole family didn't help him, Mao'er, who only thought about the officials, couldn't help feeling aggrieved, but he also felt that if he just left like this, it would be too damaging to the majesty of the lady.

Then he bit the bullet and scolded Ayu in a low voice, "Ayu was born into a scholarly family, and he also followed the nonsense! I will be fined half a month's salary!"

Immediately afterwards, he stared at Yu Nong with those peach blossom eyes that were not very lethal, and cursed: "And you, you are already a mother, put on your clothes quickly! I'm fined half a month's salary!"

"Huh? Another punishment."

Yu Nong instantly grimaced. As the most out-of-the-box person in the palace, Yu Nong never made big or small mistakes.

It has only been six months this year, but her monthly salary has been fined six or seven times, and it is almost gone!

Finally, Mao'er looked at Cai Hua. She knew that Cai Hua had a unique status in the hearts of officials. Although Chen Chu stood aside obediently and said nothing to avoid damaging the authority of Mao'er's back house, Mao'er Still couldn't help but glance at the official quickly.

Seeing that the official didn't look unhappy, he said to Cai Hua: "Sister Cai will be fined one month's salary and grounded for ten days!"

As the 'organizer' of the debauched party, Cai Hua was naturally punished more severely than others.

After announcing the punishment decision, the aggrieved Mao'er quickly turned around and went downstairs to avoid losing Jin Doudou in front of several sisters.

Seeing this, Cai Hua looked at Chen Chu, and then licked her lips in the direction of Mao'er's back. Chen Chu didn't need to remind him, he already chased after him with a smile.

"Cat, cat?"

The cat was angry and took a few steps forward, pretending not to hear, but still slowed down at the courtyard gate.

The two walked out side by side, and accompanied by the evening breeze, their conversation was vaguely transmitted back to Qingpu Garden.

"Cat, are you really angry?"

"no!"

"Aren't you still showing off your face?"

What was said in the middle could not be heard clearly until the two of them turned a corner and passed behind Cai Hua's bedroom. Mao'er's voice full of grievances came to the ears of the three sisters again, "Aren't I worried about the official's health?" . Mao'er is not a jealous person, but he was worried that you would play too crazy and get hurt, so he stood up and became a bad person. Since the officials are annoyed, I won't care about it in the future!"

"No matter what, I have to take care of it! If the cat doesn't care about me, I won't get used to it! Haha"

"Officials, please don't be playful and smiling. Recently, Mao'er has been worried about Jiarou all night. That Mian'er is a bloodline of our family and has been hiding in the palace with no name and no status. Mao'er can't bear to separate their mother and daughter. So far, she still can't I didn’t think of a way to get the best of both worlds.”

"Haha, Madam is so virtuous." Chen Chu flattered, slightly embarrassed.

Mao'er, however, made a small face and said aggrievedly: "The official bullies me just because Mao'er is easy to talk to. Every time the sisters come into my house, the official cooks them before telling me. Mao'er I'm not an unreasonable person. Next time, can you please tell me first?"

"OK."

"Is the officer really prepared for a next time?"

"Uh"

The conversation between the two gradually became inaudible.

On the second floor of the Qingpu Garden Boudoir, three little drunkards, Cai Hua, Yu Nong, and A Yu, were lying on the railing of the corridor in the same posture. Until they could no longer hear at all, Cai Hua frowned and looked at the red-faced Yu Nong, and said dissatisfied: " Didn’t you say that the princess is visiting the bride today and won’t be back tonight?”

"I"

Because he provided wrong information, he was killed by Mao'er tonight. Yunong was at fault, so he had to apologize, hugged Caihua's arm, shook it, and said softly: "Nunu also heard what Li Cuilian said, Nunu. I don’t mean to cheat on Sister Cai.”

"Huh~"

Cai Hua pulled out her arm in disgust and cursed: "Ganggun, I'm not a prince, don't be Nunu, Nunu, I got goosebumps all over my body when I heard this!"

Having been together for many years, Yu Nong knew that the more Cai Hua behaved like this, the more it showed that she didn't take it to heart.

On the other side, Ayu looked at Hanchundang, where candles had just been lit, and couldn't help but worry: "Sister Cai, what about the grounding?"

Caihua was grounded for ten days, and Ayu was worried that because of her temperament, she might not be able to obey the princess' discipline, which might lead to even greater trouble.

Unexpectedly, Cai Hua curled up her charming eyes and smiled, and said calmly: "Then I won't go out for ten days. If you two are free, come and talk to me more often."

A Yu glanced at Cai Hua unexpectedly. Cai Hua seemed to know what A Yu was thinking, but said: "She always treats me as a sister and relative. How can I dismantle her at the critical moment? We are all a family, and we are not If you fight with outsiders, how can you take advantage of total losses?"

When Ayu heard this, she suddenly found Si Mingwu in the back house of the palace. The reason why the palace was so happy and harmonious was that the princess treated people sincerely, but more importantly, it was Cai Hua's transparent and clever way of seeing through the world.

Sister Cai does have a strong temperament outside, and it is not an exaggeration to describe her with words such as being calculating and ruthless.

But at home, she is not only able to deal with all kinds of human relationships skillfully, but she also has an open-mindedness towards her family that is hard to find in the world.

Ayu feels that having such a family is really a practical and happy thing.

Thinking of this, Ayu, who gradually became familiar with Cai Hua, boldly said, "Sister Cai, there are many rumors about you, but others don't understand you."

It was originally a compliment, but Cai Hua glanced at Ayu sideways, then stretched out her white and tender arms to catch a handful of the invisible night wind, and said nonchalantly: "There are so many mediocre people in the world, what do I want them to understand about me? All I need is , As long as the person I love understands me, it will be fine."

　A big chapter of more than 6,000 words.

　　I'm really sorry.

　　The New Year is approaching, and my work has been very busy recently. I was very sleepy after I got home yesterday afternoon. I wanted to get up and work for half an hour, but ended up sleeping until four o'clock this morning.

　　Just added it.

　　

　

(End of this chapter)