Wangfu little dumb wife

Chapter 197 Unexpected (2 more)
Hearing his mother's voice suddenly, Lu Yanqing's whole body weakened, and he turned to look at the eldest princess, his voice seemed a little disturbed, "Mother... why did you come out?"

The eldest princess glanced at Lu Yanqing, "Today is the birthday of the palace, and all visitors are guests. If you want to make a name for the princess, you should treat others with courtesy and not be rude."

The corner of Lu Yanqing's mouth curled down, but he didn't dare to follow his mother's wishes, and reluctantly asked Song Wei.

Song Wei didn't seem to hear it, his gaze was fixed on the familiar face of the eldest princess, and he couldn't move away for a long time.

He who has always been calm, now the shock on his face is too obvious.

Lu Yanqing was furious when she saw it. His mother's beauty was well-known in the entire Chu Dynasty, not to mention the capital, but it wasn't up to a country bumpkin to covet her.

"Look again, I will dig out your eyeballs and feed them to the dogs!"

The sound of Lu Yanqing gnashing his teeth quickly put Song Wei's thoughts back into place.

He withdrew his gaze, bowed his hands and saluted, "Song Wei, the editor of Weichen Imperial Academy, met the eldest princess."

The eldest princess never expected that Song Wei would come to him suddenly, and the first time she saw him, her expression was a little complicated.

There were so many people at the moment, the eldest princess just pretended not to know her, and asked aloud, "Why did the Hanlin officials come to my palace?"

Song Wei said slowly: "I heard that the eldest princess likes Mr. Jin Chaoliu's calligraphy. It just so happens that I have one in my hand, but it is difficult to distinguish the authenticity. I want to ask the eldest princess to help me grasp the eyes."

The eldest princess looked at him with a smile, "Then why did you choose to come today?"

"I also heard that the eldest princess lives in seclusion all year round. If you come here on weekdays without incident, it will disturb your peace, so I rushed to the eldest princess' birthday banquet today."

The eldest princess curled her lower lip, "The emperor asked you to come, right?"

Song Wei: "..."

He may have underestimated the princess' mind too much.

In fact, it's not that the eldest princess has sharp eyes, but that she knows Song Wei too well.

His temperament has always been calm, and now he is a newcomer in the officialdom, so he must be extremely cautious in his conduct and actions, and he must step firmly every step he takes.

If it wasn't for his life, how could he come to the princess mansion to ask her to appraise paintings on his birthday?
Song Wei didn't feel embarrassed when he was directly exposed by the rightful master before entering the gate, his expression was still open, and he said truthfully: "Although it was sent by the emperor, this painting has been in my collection for many years."

He didn't say anything like "I hope the eldest princess will accept it with a smile", he was just stating the facts.

I thought I would be rejected, but the princess suddenly chuckled, "I believe you."

Lu Yanqing looked at the eldest princess wonderingly, "Mother?"

The eldest princess told him directly, "Yan Qing, invite Master Song to the tea house alone, and I will come later."

Knowing that Song Wei came here with Emperor Guangxi's orders, Lu Yanqing did not dare to do it again, and led Song Wei to the tea house.

During this period, Lu Yanqing muttered a few words, but Song Wei didn't listen to him. He kept thinking about the scene he saw outside the gate.

Even after many years, he still felt that it was impossible for him to admit his mistake.

The appearance of the eldest princess is exactly the same as that of Aunt Lu.

It's just that the eldest princess has a cold temperament, not as approachable as Aunt Lu.

Is it a coincidence, or are they the same person at all?

Song Wei was thinking hard when he heard the voice of the eunuch calling for the princess to arrive.

Song Wei hurriedly got up and stood aside, bowing his head.

The eldest princess walked into the tea house, asked Lu Yanqing to lead the servants back, and sat down slowly with an elegant posture.

Picking up the teapot, poured clear tea into the teacup, then looked at Song Wei, who was facing downcast eyes, with a slightly curved lip, "The emperor didn't say anything other than asking you to bring a painting. ?”

Song Wei nodded, "The emperor just ordered the servants to come and give the eldest princess a painting as a birthday present."

"Oh? Then if I don't accept it, what should you do?"

Song Wei said calmly: "This gift is the emperor's wish, and it is the eldest princess's right to accept it or not. This minister is just an errand runner and has no right to interfere with the eldest princess's choice."

The Eldest Princess paused while drinking tea, put down the teacup, and suddenly sighed, "It's been fifteen or sixteen years since I've seen him, and Saburo's temperament really hasn't changed at all."

An understatement of a word made Song Wei's handsome face show signs of stiffness.

Back then, when he saw so many guards with long swords taking Aunt Lu away, he guessed that her identity must be unusual, and the jewelry that Wen Shun unintentionally dug out later became more and more certain of his thoughts.

However, Song Wei had guessed many possibilities, but he hadn't guessed that Aunt Lu would be the daughter of the Empress Dowager, the younger sister of the first mother of the Holy Mother.

It was even more unexpected that she would be Lu Yanqing's biological mother.

The sudden truth caused some of Song Wei's previous cognitions to undergo earth-shaking changes.

Especially regarding Lu Yanqing's identity, he had a subtle conflict in his heart.

Song Wei clearly realized that the reason why he resisted Lu Yanqing was to complain for Wanwan.

The servants near the teahouse were all evacuated, and no one spoke in the teahouse, and the atmosphere was strangely quiet.

After a while, the eldest princess spoke first, "Sanlang don't have to restrain yourself, come and sit down and talk."

Song Wei didn't move, "The eldest princess has a noble status, but I still stand up and answer."

With the sound of "Elder Princess", the distance was virtually opened.

There was a look of desolation in the eldest princess's eyes, "I actually kind of miss you calling me 'Auntie' back then."

As he spoke, he raised his eyes to look at Song Wei, saw that his expression had not changed much, and looked away again, "You have helped me take good care of Wanwan all these years, and I owe you a thank you for more than ten years, and I will make up for it today." superior."

"Wanwan is my wife now, it is only natural to take care of her, the eldest princess does not need to thank the humble minister."

"You kid." The eldest princess laughed, her tone full of helplessness, "I have taken care of my daughter to your home, and when you see me, there will be a 'princess princess' on the left and a 'princess princess' on the right, and then call Wrong, I don't recognize you as a son-in-law."

Song Wei was silent, changed his words, and yelled "mother-in-law" calmly and without a clue.

This man was probably born with such a temperament.

The eldest princess didn't force him to shout again with emotion, but beckoned him to come and sit down.

Song Wei walked to the table and sat down slowly.

The eldest princess poured tea for him herself, and couldn't help but ask, "How is Wanwan doing?"

Song Wei listened, thinking that the eldest princess might have been secretly observing Wanwan's situation, that's why she asked so naturally.

"Very good. After recovering my voice, my temperament is more cheerful than before."

Hearing that he said yes, the eldest princess felt at ease, "I'll ask someone to prepare some supplements in a while, and you bring them back to her, just say that you bought them yourself, don't mention me to her."

Fearing that Song Wei would misunderstand that she would not recognize her daughter, the eldest princess added another sentence, "The incident back then was too involved, and it cannot be explained clearly in one or two sentences. Regarding the truth behind it, I hope Wanwan will never know it for the rest of her life. As long as she is safe, I would rather be dead in her heart."

Song Wei recalled that at the end of last year, Father Wen had told him alone when he took Zhou and Wen Shun to the Song family for a New Year's gift, if one day accidentally ran into Wanwan's biological mother in the capital, don't let Wanwan know of her existence, Some truths, I am afraid that Wanwan will not be able to bear it.

Hearing the same words from the Eldest Princess, Song Wei thought for a moment, but still asked the doubts in his heart, "Is Wanwan not the second uncle Wen's biological child?"

The eldest princess didn't intend to hide it from him, "Wanwan's biological father is my current husband, son-in-law Lu Xingzhou."

Hearing this answer, Song Wei was somewhat surprised.

But if you think about it carefully, it makes sense.

How could Aunt Lu, who is so resolute, turn around and remarry a strange man?

It's just that the father-in-law changed suddenly, and it was the son-in-law who had met him because of Lu Yanqing earlier in the morning. Song Wei was unlikely to be able to change in a short time.

The eldest princess also saw his hesitation, "I heard from the concubine that you have met each other a long time ago, maybe you didn't get used to it for a while, it's okay, we didn't expect to recognize Wanwan back, your father-in-law is still you Uncle Wen, this will not change. "

A lot of guests came outside the door one after another. The eldest princess was mainly busy entertaining, so she didn't have time to talk about anything else. She just glanced at the long box on the table and said to Song Wei: "I accept this painting, you can go back to do business with peace of mind. .”

When he came out of the tea house, there were servants from the princess mansion leading the way, ready to send him out of the mansion.

When arriving at the front yard, Song Wei inevitably bumped into Lu Xingzhou.

As if Song Wei's arrival was unexpected, Lu Xingzhou was a little lost.

"Song Wei? Why did you suddenly come to the princess mansion?"

As Lu Xingzhou said, carefully observing the emotions on his face, he wanted to judge whether Song Wei had met the eldest princess.

Song Wei saluted, and said truthfully: "My minister was ordered to come to give the eldest princess a gift."

Lu Xingzhou narrowed his eyes, "The emperor asked you to come?"

"Exactly."

"So, you have already met the eldest princess?"

"Weichen just came out of the tea shop."

Lu Xingzhou took a deep breath, it seemed that A Yin had already told him something.

Without waiting for the other party to speak, Song Wei offered to leave first, "I have to go back to report. If the son-in-law has nothing to do, I won't stay any longer."

Thinking about what should be explained, Ah Yin should have explained everything, so Lu Xingzhou didn't say anything more, and ordered someone to send Song Wei out of the mansion.

Song Wei returned to the palace immediately.

Emperor Guangxi was surprised when he learned that the eldest princess had collected the painting.

You know, in previous years, no matter who gave it to him, his younger sister would always return it without mercy. This year, it was the first time she accepted it so calmly.

Even if accepting a painting doesn't mean anything, Emperor Guangxi feels relieved.

He looked at Song Wei, "You have done a great job this time, how about I give you a promotion?"

Song Wei shook his head, "This minister has not been in the Hanlin for a long time, and he has not made any political achievements. The emperor's promotion of this minister at this time is actually making enemies for him. If the emperor insists on rewarding him, he might as well grant his wish. "

"Oh? What wish?"

Song Wei raised his eyes and looked at Emperor Guangxi, "I want to ask the emperor for a place in the Hongwen Museum."

"It's that simple?"

"This is the only thing I want at present."

"Okay, I'm sure."

Don't get promoted and get rich, want a quota?As expected of the person he likes, he has backbone!

(End of this chapter)