Chapter 25

The surface of the pine nut candy is clear amber, and the inside is wrapped with broken pine nuts. Holding it in the hand, it exudes sweet and burnt aroma. An Changqing took one and put it into her mouth. The sweet and pine nut fragrance spread on the tip of her tongue, but she didn't feel greasy. He narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "it's so sweet."

Xiao Zhige looked at him attentively, heard him say "sweet", eyebrow peak just slowly flat. Seeing that he had been staring at himself, an Changqing took the opportunity to pick up one and put it to his mouth, learning from him: "reward."

Looking at the pine nut candy in front of him, Xiao Zhige hesitated a little and ate it. Sweet in the mouth opened, but he only caught the moment with the pine nut sugar taste, cool fingertips on the sweet.

Small sugar melts, but sweetness lingers on the tip of the tongue.

An Changqing carefully wrapped the oil paper, stuffed it into her new purse, and hung a packet of pine nut candy on her waist. Another purse was given to Xiao Zhige: "the purse embroidered by Niang and yu'er, one for each person."

The purse is embroidered with two carp playing in the water, one gold and one red, two carp are close to each other's head, and the word "Xiao" is embroidered in the lower right corner. Xiao Zhige's eyes swept an Changqing's waist, and the purse full of pine nut candy was embroidered with the word "an".

Quietly pursed lips, Xiao Zhige will also hang the purse in the waist.

***

before dawn the next day, an Changqing ordered an Fu to find a little beggar and send the letter to him on the way out to court. According to the little beggar's reply, he said that after receiving the letter, the other party didn't hear from him or ask him, so he went to court as usual. But when Anfu came back from the street, he found that the rumor that uncle Zhongyong and his nephew were fighting for a small, widowed and married family had spread all over the streets.

It's not only the common people who are gossiping, but also the clever storyteller who has made up new stories and is spitting at them. For a time, Zhongyong Hou's house was pushed to the top of the storm. How good the reputation of the past was, how many people were watching jokes when it came out.

This is true of all the people, not to mention between the high gates fighting secretly.

This day, after the court, Zhongyong Hou's face was black, which was three points darker than the bottom of the pot. I don't speak to others and leave angrily. The official who didn't deal with him sneered and spoke to the censor doctor in a low voice: "the face was painted so well in the past, but now it's going to fall apart."

After that, tut tut twice, gloating.

Doctor Yushi was a tall, thin, middle-aged man. When he thought of the secret letter he received in the morning, his eyes were shining: "it's not finished yet. Let's wait and see."

***

however, in two days, the Zhongyong Marquis's house became the talk of the people in Yejing.

Originally, it was just about the dispute between my uncle and nephew for a small, widowed and married man. Everyone was lamenting the misfortune of the loyal and brave Hou family. Their good reputation was ruined by the two worthless ones. Later, I didn't know who it was or where I heard the news. I said, "I can't blame both of them. As the old saying goes," the upper beam is not right and the lower beam is crooked. "The lower beam is going to collapse. Is there anything wrong with the upper beam? I heard that This loyal and brave Marquis himself is not upright. Do you know that he has an original match in front of him? They said that the original mate died of illness, but I heard that the original mate was actually killed by Zhongyong Hou alive! "

Listening to the lively people, they took a breath and began to ask questions one after another.

The man who was surrounded in the middle told the story he had heard.

When it reached Zhongyong Hou's ears, the story was eighteen thousand miles away from the original, but he felt dizzy just listening to the sentence "the original match was killed alive by Zhongyong Hou".

It's been so many years and the evidence has been destroyed. Who turned it up?

Thinking of the censor doctor's upright face, Zhongyong Hou was shocked. After his original funeral, his wife's family broke up with him. At that time, his father-in-law was just a censor Zhongcheng, so he naturally ignored him. But now

The more he thought about it, the more he felt strange. He stood up, took the whip hanging on the wall, and strode to the Chaifang.

Wu Liu and Wu Junshu have been in the Chaifang for three or four days.

From that day on, they were taken back to the city by Jing Zhaoyin and sent back to Zhongyong Marquis's house, and then they were locked up here. Wu Liu was bitten off by a crazy woman's ear is only a hasty medicine package up.

They were hungry for three or four days, and they had no strength to quarrel. They all leaned on the firewood pile.

A loud bang suddenly came, and the roar of the loyal and brave Marquis rang out in his ears: "get up!"

Wu Liu and Wu Junshu were surprised, subconsciously turned up and knelt on the ground. The loyal and brave Hou's face was calm, and the whip was lashed on them: "my business for more than ten years has been ruined by you two idiots!"

The whip fell on his back and burst into tears.

Wu Junshu's body was shaking, even his teeth were shaking. Wu Liu, who had been there for generations, was a little tougher than him. He hid and howled, "you call mother! I want to see my mother

"Today, my mother can't save you," he said with a cold smile

……

When he came out of the wood room, his anger was almost vented, and Zhongyong Hou regained his serious appearance. Leisurely Li Yi Pao, went to the study, behind him the little boy was silent."What happened to the widow?"

"Back to the Marquis, the child is lost. People are still in the hospital. "

"Find a chance to shut her up and don't let anyone find out. In addition, I'd like to talk to Jing Zhaoyin again. It's time to take care of those nonsense storytellers in the street. "

"Yes."

"Wait..." Zhongyong Hou stopped and said, "I'll send another gift to the prime minister's office. I said that I'll take my son to make amends in a few days."

***

after the trouble of Zhongyong Marquis's house came out, an Changqing specially called a tailor from Tian Yi Fang to cut new clothes for Yu Shi and an Xianyu. It's very lively outside these days, but he has issued a strict order in the house not to discuss the affairs of Zhongyong Marquis's house. So an Xianyu doesn't listen to any gossip these days.

Looking at an Xianyu's innocent and lively appearance, an Changqing pondered for a moment and said, "today I will go to my father and ask him to give up marriage."

Yu was worried: "will your father agree?"

Prime minister an has a close relationship with Zhongyong marquis. Although such a scandal has happened in Zhongyong Marquis's house, it has little influence on the two families. On the contrary, it is at this time that the two families will fall out of marriage, which may lead to bad relations between them.

An Changqing also thought of this, but now it's just an appetizer. If an Zhike agrees to divorce, it's better. If he doesn't agree There's always a way to push him back.

Then he said, "I have a way. Just wait for the good news. "

Yu was still worried. Seeing this, an Xianyu took her arm and said with a smile, "since my brother said that, there must be a way. Don't worry about it

……

After leaving the Qingwu courtyard, an Changqing asked people to prepare chariots and horses to go to an Fu.

He hasn't been here once since he picked up his mother and sister. An Changqing got down from the carriage, looked up at the plaque on the top of his head, and walked in slowly with people.

An Zhike went to court and was dealing with official documents in the front study. Then he heard the servant report that the princess had come, and his face sank. Since an Changqing married into the palace of the northern warlord, every time he came back, nothing good happened.

In the flower hall, Li's family had already sat beside him.

An Changqing looked at her and saw that her face was waxy yellow. Although she was still well dressed, the fatigue between her eyebrows could not be covered up. It looks like It should be the sun's who made trouble for her.

After drinking half a cup of tea, an Zhike arrived. He seemed to be the same as before. He was gentle and modest: "why don't you send someone to tell the princess that she is coming? It's better for the government to prepare ahead of time. "

"Don't bother." An Changqing opened the door and said, "did your father hear all the rumors outside?"

The smile on an Zhike's face faded a little: "listen to some."

"I wish my father had heard. Wu Junshu is not a good match because he has a bad moral character. Let's take this opportunity to cancel the marriage. " An Changqing said in a light voice, "what does father think?"

An Zhike looks dark and unclear. She looks at him with her eyebrow. After a while, she suddenly sneers: "you had to take Xian Yu out. Would you have this idea?"

He looked straight at an Changqing, and his eyes were sharp as if he wanted to break his appearance and go straight to the heart.

"Father is joking." An Changqing said slowly: "the outer room is Wu Jun's book, and it's Wu Jun's book and Wu Liu's book that rob people. What's the matter with me?"

An Zhike's eyes were heavy, but he couldn't see through the son of commoner. An Changqing sat there with a straight back and a calm posture. He had gone further and further away from his timid little son in his memory.

If it had been in the past, he would not have speculated on it at all. But now an Changqing has to be on his guard.

With two admirations and three regrets in his eyes, his thoughts returned to a long time ago. An Changqing is his youngest son. He was born when his relationship with aunt Yu was hot. When he was just born, he was lovely and had been coaxed by him. If it wasn't for later

Unwilling to recall the past, an Zhike stops thinking and says an Changqing's expected answer: "the Zhongyong Marquis's house has sent someone to send a generous gift to apologize. An and Wu are family friends, so they are not ready to break their engagement for such a small matter. Junshu is out of line this time, but which man doesn't steal it? That woman is loyal and brave. Hou Fu will handle it well. Xian Yu is ready to marry at ease. "

Li also echoed: "yes, looking at the children in Yejing, Junshu is already clean. As long as he doesn't carry people into the mansion, no matter how hard he tosses, he will not be able to go to the head lady. "

The couple sing in unison, as if Wu Junshu is a good match after the village.

An Changqing sneered, looked at Li Shi and said with a smile, "I'm worried about my sister's marriage. My mother still cares about herself. I heard that derrentang has changed its owner?"

according to the message from the eyeliner, after sun long's funeral, sun went back to his mother's house for a few days, and soon after returning, he changed his family. Derentang is the most profitable shop in the Li family's industry. Now it is controlled by the sun family. Li doesn't know what heartache is like.

Moreover, sun did not give Li less trouble in the mansion. Now the prime minister's mansion has no subsidy from sun, and has begun to run out of money. It's no wonder Li is so haggard.He stabbed Li's pain accurately. Li's face changed and he closed his mouth reluctantly. He had poison in his eyes, but he had to pretend to smile: "then you father and son talk, I'll go to the kitchen to prepare dinner."

After Li Shi went out, an Zhike snorted coldly: "it's not necessary to mention the matter of divorce. Since the date of marriage has been set, it will not be changed. "

An Changqing didn't see much anger, so he just got up and said, "I just hope my father won't regret what he said today."

Looking at his back, an Zhike's face changed, but he finally settled on disgust. This child was born to conquer him. I had known It's better to drown him.

***

on the way back to the palace, you pass through Yongle street, but the busy street is a little lonely at this time, even the teahouses and restaurants are deserted, and several officers and soldiers are driving away with weapons.

"What happened?" An Changqing lifts the car curtain and looks out.

Anfu was also surprised. He stopped a passer-by who left in a hurry and asked, "what happened?"

The passer-by was a little impatient. When he looked up, he saw the familiar royal carriage. He thought that the person sitting in it might be the princess. He was surprised and overjoyed, and then he replied, "I don't know. This morning, jingzhaofu sent officers and soldiers to the teahouse and restaurant to arrest people. Several storytellers were arrested. The big guys don't dare to do business any more. They all hurry home. "

Mr. Shuoshu Isn't that what happened to Zhongyong Houfu? It seems that rumors can't be suppressed, so we can only make such a bad policy.

An Changqing waved her hand and let the man go. Signal an Changqing to return to the Palace first.

When he got back to the palace, he went to find Xiao Zhige in a hurry. Unexpectedly, as soon as he opened the door, he saw that Xiao Zhige quickly hid something under his desk. An Changqing's footstep is one meal, doubt a way: "Wang Ye is doing what?"

Xiao Zhige looks calm, eyes and he looked at each other for a moment, then moved away: "read a book."

Then he saw that an Changqing still looked at him, coughed and asked, "how about going to the prime minister's office today?"

Although he knew that he was changing the topic, it was not the time to break the casserole and ask to the end. He was still thinking about something more important, so he followed his words: "no surprise, I won't give up."

Xiao Zhige said: "in a few days, you don't have to say that he will be anxious to get rid of the relationship."

"But..." An Changqing was a little worried and said, "there has been no movement on the side of the imperial censor. When he came back, he saw Jing Zhaoyin catching those storytellers in the street. If it was more than two days, no one would dare to see the jokes of Zhongyong Marquis's house."

"Can the censor really wade in this muddy water?"

"Dig your own grave." Xiao Zhige shook his head and said to an Changqing, "you are too impatient. The two armies are fighting against each other. What they are fighting for is patience."

Whoever panics first loses half.