Ajiu

Chapter 90 Fat?
When Pei Shangshu returned home, he did not discuss matters with his staff in the study of the outer courtyard as usual, but went back to the inner courtyard directly.When he came home, Ah Jiu had just come back from playing outside, with a pink face, sitting on the kang eating snacks.Mrs. Fang sat on the other side, smiling at Mimi, picking up the veil from time to time to wipe the corners of her mouth.Ajiu warmly invited, "Grandma, you can eat it too, it's sweet and glutinous, it's delicious!" Mrs. Fang happily said, "Let's eat it, grandma, I don't like sweets very much." The little girl opened the curtain, "Master Here we come!" Ajiu said "Hey", "Grandfather came back so early today." The old man didn't work overtime, which is very rare.

Ajiu got off the ground cleverly, went up to meet her and called "grandfather" crisply.It was early winter, and she was wearing a homely honey-colored embroidered padded jacket and a light green cotton satin skirt, fresh and beautiful. As soon as Pei Shangshu entered the room, he saw his precious little granddaughter with a smile on his face, "Daughter, what did you teach at school today?" ?" Ajiu took her grandfather's hand and walked to the big kang by the window, and said cheerfully, "I learned painting, and I also learned piano."

Mrs. Fang also came up to meet her, and wondered: "The sun is coming out from the west? Why do you go home so early?" Pei Shangshu sat down on the kang and said with a smile: "I was sitting in the household department, and I suddenly counted my fingers and knew You and your niece were eating snacks at home, so you came back quickly." Mrs. Fang smiled, "Is it because you are hungry." Ordered the little girl to bring warm water over, and helped Pei Shangshu wash his hands, and Ajiu picked up a small piece of hibiscus cake , Handed it to his grandfather attentively, "You can eat it without washing your hands, I'll feed you." Pei Shangshu opened his mouth to eat, and sighed contentedly, "It's delicious, it's so delicious."

Mrs. Fang deliberately said: "What's the rush? It's not too late to eat after he has calmed down and washed his hands and face." Ajiu looked serious, "Grandma, you don't know, sometimes if you want to eat something, it's really urgent, and you can't eat it even for a moment." Can't wait."

Mrs. Fang and Pei Shangshu both laughed, "How did my daughter know?"

"I am like this myself." Ajiu smiled triumphantly.

The lively and lovely little girl made the grandparents laugh heartily, and the hall was full of warmth.

"Would you like to go to the palace to play?" Pei Shangshu asked lovingly.

Mrs. Fang was startled, not understanding why her husband suddenly asked such a question.However, she and Pei Shangshu have been husband and wife for decades, knowing that her husband has always acted safely, although she was surprised in her heart, she did not show any surprise in front of her little granddaughter.

Ajiu tilted her head and thought for a while, "If I go to see His Majesty the Emperor and my senior brother, I'm quite happy. If I go to see Her Majesty the Empress and her relatives, I'm very reluctant." Actually, the old emperor really has no airs , amiable, not obnoxious.The queen can't do it anymore, she has a big airs, no winks, she only cares about her own thoughts, and doesn't think about others at all.Entering her Kunning Palace is really uncomfortable.

Pei Shangshu smiled, "Get ready, baby girl, His Majesty ordered you to enter the palace to play." Mrs. Fang frowned slightly, entering the palace?His Majesty the Emperor?Ajiu's eyebrows were crooked with a smile, "Is it His Majesty's will? Yes, yes." The younger brother's father is a fat old man, a kind fat old man, a very likable fat old man.

Ajiu turned around on the ground, "I want to go into the palace, so what should I wear? Grandfather, grandmother, I have to dress up beautifully." Pei Shangshu said softly: "My daughter, go ask your mother for help. Think about it, okay?" Ajiu happily agreed, Xing Didi went out to ask Lin Youhui for advice.

After Ah Jiu left, Mrs. Fang hurriedly asked what was going on, and Pei Shangshu of course told her in detail.Mrs. Fang frowned, "One, I don't believe that the Empress would really allow the Tenth Prince to choose by himself; second, even if he can choose, I'm not happy just because Empress Zhang looks down on our precious little Ajiu." Pei Shangshu smiled, "The children are just playing together. They are so small, so don't think too much. If Queen Zhang hadn't said that she has sisters, I wouldn't be so strict with the Tenth Prince. Madam, children Still young."

Ajiu came in front of Lin Youhui happily, and spun around proudly, "Does it look like a butterfly?" Lin Youhui smiled sweetly, "Yes, very much like it." Ajiu, good girl, if you are more proud, you can really fly Woke up.

Ajiu threw herself into Lin Youhui's arms, and begged her to help choose a beautiful dress, which would be comfortable to wear when entering the palace.Lin Youhui smiled, "Okay, my mother will help you choose. You are going to the palace, and you should wear something more luxurious, such as a red silk jacket and a satin Xiangshui skirt, okay?" Ajiu nodded in satisfaction.

"Why are you going to enter the palace all of a sudden?" Lin Youhui asked casually as he embraced his daughter.

"His Majesty the Emperor wants me to play in the palace. The prince is probably gone. He has lost a son, so he is a bit lonely." Ajiu leaned on Lin Youhui's lap, smiling.

Lin Youhui smiled slightly.Probably, the prince went to Nanjing, and the Marquis of Jinghai went to Nanjing, and the situation changed.

Lin Youhui caressed little Ajiu lovingly.Daughter, mother doesn't care about anything else, as long as you are safe and happy, it doesn't matter if it's in the palace or anywhere else, as long as you like it.If you don't like it, no one can force you.

Ah Jiu followed Pei Shangshu into the palace.Holding grandfather's hand, walking on the clean palace road, breathing the fresh air, Ajiu had a happy smile on her face, which was very pleasing to the eye.In the deep palace, it is rare to have such a lively little girl. She smiled sweetly and refused to hide her innocence at all.

After arriving at the Qianqing Palace and seeing the emperor, Ajiu obediently stood beside her grandfather, not saying much.The emperor looked at her with a smile, and praised: "Ajiu, I haven't seen you for a few months, and your life is getting better and better."

Ajiu had only pretended to be a little lady for a while, and when the emperor praised her, she immediately became excited, "Really? Really? Your Majesty, when the weather is cold, I will eat too much, and if I eat too much, I will feel a little bit tired." Fat." The corners of Pei Shangshu's mouth twitched, little Ajiu, good boy, this one in front of us is...so tall, wouldn't it be nice to mention the word "fat" in front of him?
The emperor looked again carefully, and said with certainty: "Ajiu is neither fat nor thin, it's just right. You are young, that's how you should be." A thin little girl is not good-looking, she is still the cutest if she is fat and white.

Ajiu nodded hurriedly, "Yes, yes, Your Majesty, you and I think exactly the same, what a coincidence!" The emperor smiled, "This is called a hero who sees alike." Ajiu smiled like a flower, "I I think so too!"

After hearing this conversation, Pei Shangshu didn't know how to speak.After thinking about it, he simply responded with silence.

The tenth prince slowly poked his head out from behind the screen, staring at Ajiu happily.Ah Jiu was very clever, and saw him too, and gave him a big smile.Junior brother, what are you doing behind the screen, are you ashamed to face others?

The tenth prince was really embarrassed to show up because of Pei Shangshu's presence.He was expelled by Pei Shangshu more than once, and he felt shameless.

Attracted by the bright smile of the junior junior sister, the tenth prince did not hide behind the screen, and came out to meet the emperor in a respectful manner, "I greet your majesty." The emperor felt happy when he saw his little face flushed, "Xiao Shi, Pei Shangshu Take Ajiu into the palace to play, and you will be the master for father, so that you can entertain Ajiu." The tenth prince blushed and agreed, and said to Pei Shangshu in a panic: "I will take good care of my junior sister." After finishing speaking , without looking at Pei Shangshu's face, he pulled Ajiu away.

The two children ran out of the palace hand in hand, arrived in the hall, sat down quietly and talked.

"Junior Sister, I haven't seen you for several months, but I miss you."

"Ten brother, look, have I gained weight? I eat a lot in winter."

"No, Junior Sister, it's just right for you. If you increase it by one point, you will be too fat, and if you lose it by one point, you will be too thin."

"You are kind and honest, you really have vision."

The two laughed happily at the same time.

The tenth prince carefully took a pouch from his waist and opened it, "Little Junior Sister, I saved this up with great difficulty. Strange stones are hard to come by." In the pouch were two very small strange stones, one really looked like a small melon , even the texture is similar to a real melon; one is like a pigeon egg, lifelike.

Ajiu was a little embarrassed, "Brother Ten, if you have good things, you can keep them for fun, and keep them for me if you don't need them." The tenth prince said seriously: "It's beautiful and cute. If Brother Ten has good things, I will leave them to you." Stubbornly stuffing the purse to Ajiu, "Don't be polite to Brother Ten."

Ajiu was wearing a big red silk jacket, and the tenth prince was wearing a big red embroidered dragon silk robe with nine groups of dragons. The two children sat together, looking as pretty as dolls on New Year pictures.

The emperor looked at the two children from a distance, his eyes were as gentle as water.What is a golden boy and a jade girl, Xiao Shi and Ajiu.

"Pei Qing, are the two children a good match?" the emperor asked with a smile.

Pei Shangshu is an honest person, and he only speaks the truth, "Talents are well matched, but families are not well matched."

The emperor couldn't help smiling, "It's rare, Pei Qing, you are willing to admit that the two children are a good match." Pei Kai, Pei Kai, in your mind, is there anyone else who is worthy of your precious little granddaughter?

"As long as the talents match well, that's fine. Nothing else matters. Pei Qing, if you must be in the same family, how will my sons and daughters get married? There is no way." We've got to get wives, don't we?

Pei Shangshu said sternly: "Princes and wives, it is better to be virtuous and magnanimous. The little granddaughter of the minister is not suitable."

The emperor wondered, "Could it be that little Ajiu will not be virtuous and generous when she grows up?" Eye-opening.

Pei Shangshu looked serious, as if he was discussing state affairs with the emperor, "She must not be virtuous, she must not be generous. First, she is a cheapskate, and second, the Pei family has no intention of teaching her to be virtuous and generous. "

"Why?" The emperor raised his eyebrows.

"The whole Pei family is united and intends to marry the minister's little granddaughter to a well-matched family. She is as poor as the Pei family and cannot afford a concubine just like the men of the Pei family." Pei Shangshu replied calmly.

The emperor was choked hard.

He is a lecher himself, if anyone wants him to live with only one woman, it will make him sick if he is not guaranteed.But he couldn't criticize Pei Shangshu's words. "Civil officials don't love money, and military generals don't fear death." This is the ideal official in the emperor's mind. Pei Shangshu is just the civil official who doesn't love money, and the civil official that the emperor admires.How can civil servants not love money is hard to say, but it is difficult for officials with wives and concubines to not love money, and this emperor knows it well.

The emperor had a huge harem, and he knew too well how much money, manpower, material and financial resources it would cost to raise a woman.If a civil servant is romantic and has many beautiful concubines, is it possible that he is not corrupt?It may be possible for wealthy families, but the problem is that there are only so many wealthy families, and most people still have to rely on themselves.Keeping beautiful concubines while maintaining incorruptibility is tantamount to nonsense.

The tenth prince and Ajiu were chatting happily while their heads were side by side. The emperor looked over from a distance, and felt that the two children were really a good match, and even the back of their heads were equally good-looking.Such two children can't be together, is there any reason?
"My queen and I, Xu Xiaoshi chooses his own concubine." The emperor looked at Pei Shangshu like a demonstrator, "What about your family? Whether Xiao Ajiu likes it or not, will your family take it to heart?"

Pei Shangshu solemnly said: "If little Ajiu likes it, no one in the Pei family will be willing to force her."

Do you love children more than anyone else?This, the Pei family will not lose to you.

The emperor snorted, "That's very good. Pei Qing, the matter of the two children depends on their own opinions."

The emperor was extremely proud.Pei Kai, Pei Kai, is there a girl in my Xiaoshi who doesn't like it?Did you see how close the two children were?When they grow up, Ajiu likes it and nodded, I see what else you can say.

Pei Shangshu didn't hesitate, "Your Majesty said it depends on the child's own will."

My little Ajiu is smart, it's not easy to lie!
One is full of self-confidence and feels that the charm of his precious son is unstoppable; the other is full of confidence and believes that his precious granddaughter is too smart and will not be easily deceived.With such confidence, the emperor and Pei Shangshu happily reached an agreement.

The tenth prince and Ajiu haven't seen each other for several months, and they had a lot to say, so they talked for a long time in the hallway, and then went to the palace backyard to see exotic flowers and plants, elephants, peacocks, etc., and had a good time all afternoon.It was getting dark, and the two reluctantly parted.

After this, Ajiu would be summoned to Qianqing Palace from time to time, and the emperor would joke with her with a smile on his face, and then the tenth prince would take her around.The tenth prince was very willing to let the junior sister, and the two children were very harmonious together, but the tenth prince never asked the junior junior sister to visit his mother, and the junior junior sister never greeted His Royal Highness.

Qianqing Palace is the emperor's bedroom, the head of the Hou San Palace, and it is also the place where the emperor handles daily government affairs.Ajiu, a five or six-year-old girl, can frequently come and go to the Qianqing Palace, speaking of it, it is considered a strange thing.

Wei Guogong donated a prison student to Pei Sanye.Supervisors can also directly participate in the general examination, without first passing the examination. Mr. Pei went to Wei Guogong's mansion to thank his father-in-law, and returned to Pei's house with a sad face, "Lady, if I fail the examination, you will go back to your mother's house alone in the future." Bar."

I have no face to accompany you.

Mrs. Xu smiled softly, "What about it? Mr. Mr., of course it's good to win, but it's not a big deal if you don't win. You are still so young, and you will have a long life in the future." Mr. Pei was even more worried after being gently persuaded by his wife .Alas, my father-in-law is expecting so much, and my wife is so gentle and considerate, if I am not in high school, how dare I see them.

Pei Shangshu specially called Mr. Pei, "Sanlang, it's time to work hard." Mr. Pei complained, "Father, thinking about what you and your father-in-law expect of me, I can't sleep well, and I can't even read books well. .”

Ajiu was sitting on the kang playing Nine Rings, and she could hear what her grandfather and third uncle said clearly.

She jumped off the kang and ran to Mr. Pei with a serious face.

Third Master Pei squatted down and looked at her with some anxiety, "Ninny, what's the matter?" Why did he look at the third father like this, as if he was angry with the third father.

Ajiu looked serious and serious, "You work hard, you passed the exam, I will call you third father!"

It was as if she called the tenth prince "Little Junior Brother" in her heart, but said "Brother Ten" on her lips. In her heart, she was willing to call Third Master Pei the third father, but she always said that she was the third uncle.

Third Master Pei's heart skipped a beat, "Really, little Ajiu, are you willing to call me third father?"

Ajiu nodded solemnly.

Third Master Pei was gearing up, "Okay, in order for little Ajiu to call me third father, I will definitely work hard, and I will pass the exam no matter what I say!"

The corners of Pei Shangshu's mouth curled up.

(End of this chapter)