Ajiu

Chapter 174 is still young
Awei is the young lady of the Hou Mansion, and she is born beautiful. It is said that it is the best to enter the palace and be a concubine, so as to live up to her natural beauty.But today she is really too old to be his concubine, absolutely not.The prince is young and handsome, but it is a pity that the princess is jealous and ignorant, and cannot tolerate others. The two candidates for the second concubine of the Eastern Palace selected by Empress Zhang, Awei was seriously ill, and the girl from the Mei family was even worse. Fate... Besides, Awei's title is the county head, and she is a daughter of the clan, so of course it is impossible to marry into the royal family.Forget it, Gong Li, don't think about it.

Not in the palace, Mrs. Tai condescended and set her sights on the relatives and ministers of the various families.She thinks that both the Duke of Wei's mansion and the Duke of England's family are not bad. Most of the children are successful, there are few dudes, and there are more promising ones. She can think about it; Well, it seems that Empress Zhang's natal family's Jinxiangbo Mansion is not doing well, but the Crown Princess's natal family is very prosperous.

The Pei family?Mrs. Tai thought for a while, and vaguely remembered that there were still young people in the Pei family who were not engaged. "Let's take a look again, my sister's grandchildren, the grandchildren of the British government, and see whose children are more pleasing to the eye." Mrs. Tai thought smugly.

Mrs. Tai is so proud at the moment, she doesn't even think about it, not to mention a county lord, even if the princess or the lord of the county chooses a son-in-law, it's not all smooth sailing, and it's not like the young talents in the capital are chosen by them at will.

Chen Lingwei ran away in embarrassment, the Qiu family didn't do much to court, Chen Lingyun was out drinking and didn't come back, although Chen Lingfeng was good, he was a half-baby, so he couldn't talk privately.Poor Mrs. Tai is very proud, but she can't find anyone to speak out freely. She has many beautiful thoughts but no one to talk about. She is really lonely like snow.

Mrs. Tai went back to her room alone.

Chen Lingyun didn't return until late at night, reeking of alcohol.He had been in the army for many years, and his living habits were very rough. When he came back, he ordered his servants to drink sober soup, drank two bowls, then undressed, went to bed, fell down, and fell asleep.

Because he drank a lot, he still had a headache when he woke up the next morning. "Eldest Young Master, Eldest Young Master." The servant called him timidly and softly, "Mrs. Tai wants to take Second Miss to the temple to offer incense, and she wants you to go with her." Chen Lingyun opened his eyes with great effort, surprised, " I was rewarded yesterday, of course I went to the palace to thank you today, what kind of incense did I get?" The servant was very obedient, and when he heard what he said, he nodded attentively, "I understand." He rushed out and sent Mrs. Tai The maid repeated it word for word.

Chen Lingyun groaned, and his head hurt even more.Grandmother, you are the wife of the Houfu after all, why don't you do any business at all?By chance, I was able to make this contribution, and Ah Wei has this identity. Why... don't point at you for help, can you not make trouble.

Chen Lingyun got up full of anger, took a cold bath, sat down and ate a plate of steamed buns, a plate of green onion rolls, a plate of steamed buns, a plate of water dim sum, and two large bowls of chicken noodle soup. It's a little better, you can go out to face Mrs. Tai, Qiu Shi and others.

"I have received a reward, and I will go to the palace to thank you the next day." Chen Lingyun met Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Qiu, and patiently told Mrs. Tai, "I will take Awei there together, and the imperial concubine will definitely meet us. , and the Empress, maybe I can see you too." The thirteenth prince was rescued, and Concubine Qiu Gui must be grateful; Ling Wei was named county head, and Empress Zhang should meet her in person.

Mrs. Tai was very displeased, "I am old, my memory is not good, and no one reminded me." As she spoke, she stared at Qiu Shi with disgust.She was very annoyed in her heart, she was dizzy with joy, but Qiu must have remembered it, but she didn't mention a word.

Mrs. Qiu sat upright, as if she didn't hear Mrs. Tai's words, Mrs. Tai was disappointed.

There was a hint of sarcasm in Qiu's eyes.remind?Does this kind of thing need to be reminded?You may not have really forgotten, but you are just thinking about offering incense to the Buddha.In fact, Mrs. Qiu really wanted to ridicule Mrs. Tai, but looking at Chen Lingyun, she decided to keep silent.Why use the advantage of the tongue for a while to make troubles out of nowhere?Today is a good day, relatives and friends will come to the door soon, it is good to be in harmony.

Mrs. Tai got angry with a straight face, but Chen Lingyun ignored her and ordered her sister, "Ah Wei, put on your makeup and go out with brother." Chen Lingwei obediently agreed, "Yes, brother." Before she had time to thank her brother, It was her elder brother's meritorious service that gave her this honor.

The two brothers and sisters bid farewell to Mrs. Tai and Mrs. Qiu, and went out.Chen Lingyun didn't ride the horse, and sat in the carriage with his younger sister. Chen Lingwei knew that his brother had something to tell her, so he put on a flattering smile, "Brother, this is the first time I have encountered such a thing, and my heart is in a mess. Going to burn incense, I was confused and wanted to follow..." At this point, she stuck out her tongue mischievously, pretending to be cute, trying to get away with it.

When Chen Lingyun was loved and pampered by his parents when he was a child, he had a very bad temper, willful and irritable, and would draw out his saber at every turn and chop off his head.Later, his mother was forced to become a monk, and his father disappeared. He lived with his uncle Chen Zhuang, and his temper restrained a lot.Of course, his uncle treated him very well, but an uncle is an uncle, not a father.To his uncle, he didn't dare to be as capricious as he was to Chen Yong.

"Awei, my brother never told you what kind of life I lived in the Northwest." Chen Lingyun said slowly: "Uncle is a very brave general. Whenever there is a war, he always takes the lead and takes the lead. I admire him very much." Uncle, I want to learn from him, I want to become a general who leads the army like him, but when I followed him to the battlefield for the first time, I was frightened, really frightened. There was blood rain all over the sky, corpses everywhere, There are soldiers lying on the ground with arms and legs wailing, and they will beg you desperately, 'Kill me, please, kill me', because they are too wounded and it is too painful to live."

Chen Lingwei's face turned pale with fright.

Since her serious illness, although she has almost grown up, she is still significantly thinner than before.Chen Lingyun gave her a pitiful look, "Awei, my brother has never had the heart to tell you, but if you don't tell you, you don't know what brother's heart is, and don't know how difficult brother is."

After Chen Lingyun went to the battlefield for the first time, he couldn't even eat, and whenever he closed his eyes, he had nightmares.Chen Zhuang told him without mercy, "If you want to be an upright man, then bite the bullet and rush forward; if you want to be lazy, it's easy, I'll send you back to the capital right away, you're living under the eyes of your aunt, Be an obedient bastard and let her reward you with a bite of food. Ling Yun, you have no third way to go."

Chen Lingwei looked at her brother with tears in her eyes, her eyes full of pain.Both of these paths are difficult, and if it were me, I would not want either.I don't want to fight desperately, and I don't want to drag out an ignoble existence, I don't want...

"I chose to bite the bullet and rush forward." Chen Lingyun smiled, "I can't be a turtle, I would rather die than linger in the Linjiang Marquis Mansion. Awei, my brother almost died on the battlefield several times. I died, but I stood up hard. I told myself, I can’t die, I must live, I have a little sister, she has no parents, if she has no brother, she can only be slaughtered. "

"Brother" Chen Lingwei choked up and cried out, with tears in his eyes.

Although she is a concubine, although she has lost her father, she has not suffered too much with Mrs. Qiu fighting against her, and Chen Zhuang and Chen Lingyun constantly bringing back banknotes and property from the northwest.She enjoyed everything her uncle and brother brought her with peace of mind, never knowing what they had experienced.She never knew that her brother loves her so much. She knows that her brother treats her well, but she doesn't know that her brother treats her so well.

Chen Lingyun frowned, "Why are you crying? You're about to enter the palace, your makeup is messed up, what do you look like?"

"Well, stop crying." Chen Lingwei hurriedly took out her handkerchief and carefully wiped away her tears.

"Awei, my brother wants you to marry a good man and live a good life, you know?" Chen Lingyun said a little carelessly: "My brother is a man, so it's okay to marry a few years later, but you can't, wait any longer You are an old lady. The Qiu family won't bother to look after you, your grandmother is unreliable, and you can't look down on the officers that your brother goes to and from. Now that you have this level of status, I hope you can use this to get married, and my brother can forget it It's a matter of concern. Awei, we don't have a father, and mother can't help me at all, so we can only rely on ourselves."

Chen Lingwei nodded with a sob.

"Be cautious in your words and deeds." Chen Lingyun explained worriedly.

"Yes." Chen Lingwei agreed meekly.

"The husband doesn't have to come from a high school. He has a good character, is willing to make progress, and is willing to treat you well. This is what matters."

"Ah."

The speed of the car was very fast, and it reached the gate of the palace without knowing it.

Sure enough, as Chen Lingyun expected, Empress Zhang personally received the pair of brothers and sisters, and highly praised Chen Lingyun for rescuing the thirteenth prince from the water, "Chen Tongzhi saved a prince, which is a great contribution!"

If it weren't for Chen Lingyun's cleverness, the thirteen princes would have had three advantages and two disadvantages.The emperor was getting old, and he couldn't even imagine what it would be like to send a white-haired man to a black-haired man.

Chen Lingyun has been an official for many years, and the words on the scene are naturally very good, "The minister is just doing a little effort, and I dare not take credit. This is the thirteenth prince's blessing and fate, and it is His Majesty the Emperor's blessings."

Empress Zhang praised him for his humility and courtesy, and just as he was boasting, Concubine Qiu Gui came.She met Empress Zhang, and thanked Chen Lingyun with tears in her eyes, "Good boy, thanks to you." Your father helped me back then, and now you have saved my son's life. Lingyun, I don't know how to repay you.

Chen Lingyun couldn't do without being humble again, "Where is it, it is the thirteenth prince who is blessed and destined."

Concubine Qiu praised and praised Chen Lingyun, thanked and thanked, and pulled Chen Lingwei away with tears in her eyes, "Let auntie take a look, this is the first time auntie has seen you since you were sick. Look, you have lost so much weight. My heart hurts to death." When mentioning that illness, Chen Lingwei blushed with embarrassment, and said vaguely: "It's much better now, much better."

Empress Zhang's complexion changed.The girl in front of her was supposed to be Xiao Shi's second concubine, but now she has become some kind of county lord, what a nonsense.His Majesty's edict has been issued, and her status as the county head cannot be changed, so she can only admit it, but in her heart... it is as uncomfortable as it can be.

Concubine Qiu pulled Chen Lingwei to ask questions, "Awei, you haven't settled your marriage yet, right? This is not going to happen, big girl, I can't delay." Chen Lingwei blushed, her head could not be lowered, she couldn't say anything Come on.

Concubine Qiu patted her hand, "Don't worry, there is an aunt."

Awei, my aunt will definitely make a good relationship for you.

After the thirteen princes fell into the water, the emperor had no intention of spending the summer in Nantai, and moved back to Qianqing Palace when he was ready to be raised.It was a big event for the emperor to move back to the Qianqing Palace. Empress Zhang led the concubines to welcome him. The three members of the crown prince's family even went to Nantai in person and brought the emperor back from Nantai.The emperor was overjoyed when he saw Xiao Zhengzheng, and hugged him personally, reluctant to let go.

"Tonight's family dinner is to celebrate my move back to Qianqing Palace, and also to celebrate Xiao Shisan's remaining life after the catastrophe." The emperor announced with a smile.When he is old, he feels happy when he sees the family reunion and sees his children and grandchildren laughing and talking in front of his eyes.

Everyone laughed, and the thirteenth prince bowed his head in embarrassment.Empress Zhang said lovingly: "It's a happy event for Your Majesty to return to the palace. Little Thirteen survived a catastrophe, and there must be future blessings. It should be celebrated." The Thirteenth Prince thanked him with a blushing face.

Something happened at the family banquet that night that made the emperor laugh out loud.Wasn't Concubine Qiu thinking about finding a good son-in-law for Chen Lingwei? During the family banquet, she asked, "Who has a handsome and gentle young man of seventeen or eighteen years old, who is not yet married?" The concubines knew that she was going to be a matchmaker. He tried his best to save face, "I heard that there is a servant surnamed Yuan in the Imperial Academy. The young man in the family is handsome and handsome. No matter where he goes, he stands out from the crowd." Well, I heard that there is unstoppable courage." Someone said, "Isn't there an older brother in the princess's natal family who is not engaged? He is a handsome and gentle young man of seventeen or eighteen years old."

Concubine Qiu's eyes lit up.The Pei family is good, the men in the Pei family are good-looking, good-natured, promising, and they don't take concubines!If Awei married the youngest son of the Pei family, wouldn't she be very comfortable?

"Princess Concubine, let me make a matchmaker for your natal brother, okay?" Concubine Qiu asked earnestly.

"Not good." Ajiu smiled and said naturally: "My starling is still young, so we don't talk about marriage."

She smiled very decently, and her tone was relaxed, as if she was not rejecting people, but casually chatting about family affairs.

"My starling is still young"... She is married and has children, but she talks about her natal brother in such a tone.The emperor looked at Ah Jiu who had a lovely smile on his face, and couldn't help laughing out loud thinking about what she had just said.

(End of this chapter)