Ah Jin quickly said with a smile: "Hello, sister Hualin!"
Ah Yin felt a little uncomfortable, looked at Ah Jin's face and asked: "Brother, didn't you say you don't like Hualin? You said she is very arrogant, why are you still smiling at her now!"
Ah Jin's face was immediately filled with embarrassment, and he wanted to step forward and stuff Ah Yin's big mouth.
Abao burst into laughter and said, "We finally got together, so stop bickering. I will take you to the streets to watch the lantern show tomorrow. It's the Lantern Festival, and the capital is very lively!"
As soon as he heard that there was a lantern festival, Ah Jin immediately became interested and asked: "Is it the same lantern festival as in the town? Ah Yin and I went to see it last year. It was colorful and beautiful!" [
Hua Lin said with a smile: "The lantern festival in this capital city is famous, and the famous town cannot compare with it. However, there are still four days until the real lantern festival. Can you live until fifteen?"
Ah Jin and Ah Yin glanced at each other, a little unsure, but Pan'er shouted directly: "Pan'er wants to see the lantern festival, Pan'er wants to see the lantern festival!"
Ah Jin immediately encouraged Pan'er and said, "Then you go tell your parents and tell them that you want to see the lantern festival and stay until the fifteenth day before leaving. Do you understand?"
Pan'er thought for a while and asked, "What is fifteen?"
"Just forget it, just say it!" Ah Jin taught Bian Pan'er again, and then let her go to Chu Yiqing's room.
In the room, Mrs. Huangfu and Jin Yu saw that Chu Yiqing was also tired, and were about to say goodbye and go out, when they saw Pan'er rushing in, holding Jin Yu's hand and saying: "Mother, mother, Pan'er wants to watch the lantern festival.
Fifteen, fifteen..."
Jin Yu was stunned and asked: "Who told you that there will be a lantern festival on the 15th?"
Pan'er immediately pointed outside and said, "It's Brother Ajin!"
"This Ah Jin is taking advantage of Pan'er again. He obviously wants to see the lantern festival, but he wants Pan'er to do the talking! Let's see how I teach her a lesson!" Jin Yu led Pan'er away.
"Okay, okay, Ah Jin just wants to see a lantern festival. I haven't seen a lantern festival in the capital in thirty years. Let's stay here until the 15th and then leave!" Old Mrs. Huangfu said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing hurriedly said: "There are servants at home who are stunned. Mother and Sister Jinyu, don't forget to leave. I feel happier that you are here!"
"Zhongzhongzhong, let's stay a little longer and let Jinyu and the children see the prosperity of the capital!" Mrs. Huangfu said with a smile.
Only then did Chu Yiqing ask someone to take Mrs. Huangfu and his party to rest.
Mrs. Huangfu and others were arranged in a cross-yard, where they could be seen as soon as they went out. Two or three days passed like this, and finally on the fifteenth day, early in the morning, Qian and others also tied up their own lanterns.
After hanging it up, I looked from a distance and saw that the street was full of lanterns of all colors and shapes. It was so lively.
Old Mrs. Huangfu settled down in the mansion, but she would always miss the old house of Huangfu's family. On this day, Li Huang sent someone to deliver the key. Old Mrs. Huangfu couldn't hold it anymore and went to talk to Chu Yi.
Qing said hello, and Chu Yiqing said that someone would send a carriage, but Mrs. Huangfu refused at all. She let Zhao Xiaomai drive the carriage, and took Jinyu and the children to the Huangfu Mansion.
When I came here a few years ago, Huangfu Mansion had long been renamed You Mansion. It was the residence of You Li, the eldest brother of You An, the minister of household affairs. Later, You An was implicated in Li Yu's affairs, and You Li's family was also convicted.
This house has always been empty. This time Li Huang took over and renovated it, but did not make any major changes and kept its original appearance as much as possible. Therefore, Mrs. Huangfu recognized this house at a glance.
"Mom, this was my grandpa's house before?" Jin Yu looked at the vermilion door and the white jade steps and couldn't help but said: "Mom really didn't lie to me. Grandpa's house was really rich before!"
Mrs. Huangfu nodded and sighed: "Glory and wealth are just passing smoke. Look, now there is only one house left!"
Seeing that Mrs. Huangfu was a little sad, Jin Yu comforted her in a low voice.[
A man who looked like a housekeeper was standing at the door of Huangfu Mansion, and there was a woman next to him. When they saw the carriage stop, the two of them hurried forward, bowed and asked respectfully: "Is this Mrs. Huangfu?
Little Mu Liu, this is Ju Ma, greetings to the old madam, Madam and Grandpa Yuan!"
Mrs. Huangfu opened the curtain and said quickly: "You two are welcome, you are..."
"The younger one and Ju's mother are the servants arranged by the Crown Prince's Mansion in the Huangfu Mansion. Just now the Crown Prince's Mansion has sent people over, saying that it's the old lady and Mr. Yuan. Madam is coming, so the younger one and Ju's mother have been waiting for a long time!"
Mu Liu said quickly.
Mrs. Huangfu nodded and got out of the car on the bench Mu Liu brought. After a while, Jin Yu and the children also got out of the car with the help of Ju's mother.
Looking up at the gold-plated words "Huangfu Mansion", Mrs. Huangfu couldn't help but burst into tears. She murmured in a low voice: "Old man, it's a pity that you won't see this day. We are finally going back to this house!"
"Mom, don't get excited. Let's go in and take a look. See if it's still the same as before?" Jin Yu said quickly.
"How can it be the same? It's been thirty years!" Mrs. Huangfu wiped her tears and walked into the house as she spoke.
As soon as she entered the house, Mrs. Huangfu was stunned and speechless. When she came here before, there were many peach trees planted under the eaves of the house. It was March in spring, and the peach trees planted were spitting out
Fang Rui, white and pink, but now those peach trees have all been changed into the plum trees before. Although it is winter now and the branches have not sprouted yet, this scene...
"Old madam, this is what the Crown Prince meant. The Crown Prince found some old people in the Youfu Mansion and restored the place based on their memories. The Crown Prince also tried to find the old people in the Huangfu Mansion before, but it was a pity.
It has been almost forty years, and even the youngest servants and maids have become old men and women, not to mention that the Huangfu family was in exile, so it is really difficult to find them!" Mu Liu said quickly.
"Your Majesty, you have taken such trouble, Your Majesty, you have spent so much thought on me, an old woman. In my heart..." Mrs. Huangfu shed tears again.
"Mom, now that the house is back, we can live a good life, and you can live up to my grandfather's family. Mom, don't be sad!" Jin Yu quickly advised.
Mrs. Huangfu quickly wiped her tears and sighed, and then said to Mai Xiang and others: "Hurry up and take a look, this is your grandfather's home. If it hadn't been for what happened back then, you would still be the young ladies in this house.
Where is the young master?" Mrs. Huangfu said as she led the children to look around. She became more and more excited as she watched. Finally she got tired and sat on the main seat in the hall, looking around excitedly.
Mai Xiang held Pan'er's hand and stood aside obediently, while the two skinny monkeys Ah Jin and Ah Yin were wandering around in the front and back of the hall, causing Jin Yu to yell loudly.
"Stop yelling at them. For so many years, I have been dreaming about today's scene, full of children and grandchildren! You should let your sister-in-law come and see it, she must be very happy!" Mrs. Huangfu said excitedly.
"Mom, please don't mess with my sister-in-law. It's not like you don't know that my sister-in-law has only stopped living in the past two years and is living a down-to-earth life with Wu Laowu. If you tell her about this, what if she is old?"
I'm sick again..." Jin Yu quickly waved her hand.
"How can it be possible? Your sister-in-law is almost fifty, how can she still be as frivolous as before? No way!" Mrs. Huangfu waved her hand and "touched" the chair under her.
Go and say: "Look, this is pure mahogany. Although the style is different, the feeling is the same! By the way, Jinyu, you and your mother go and see when your mother and your father got married.
The room we live in, last time I came here, Mr. You didn’t let me enter the inner hall, and my mother didn’t even look at it!”
Mrs. Huangfu got up and went to the inner hall again happily.
Jin Yu quickly followed.
In the inner hall, Mrs. Huangfu's expression was even more excited, because the general outline of the inner hall had not changed, it was just repainted brand new. According to her memory, she opened the door of her new house, looked at everything in the house, and once again
Tears filled my eyes.
"Mom!" Jin Yu hurriedly came in and said, "Mom, you've been crying for a long time, be careful!"
Mrs. Huangfu couldn't care less at the moment. She looked at the furnishings in the house and said, "Although the furnishings are different, this house and the doors are the same as before. It seems that there are not many people living in this house!"
Jin Yu nodded and said with a smile: "Mom, I really didn't expect that after so many years, this house is still there!" [
Mrs. Huangfu nodded, stepped forward and touched the brocade quilt on the bed, and whispered: "If only I could stay here for one night!"
"Mom, I've known for a long time that you had this idea, so I told you when you came here that you can stay as long as you want!" Jin Yu said with a smile.
When Mrs. Huangfu heard this, she felt even happier and sat down on the bed. But when she thought about it, she couldn't help but said: "Oh, no, we can't go up tonight. It's the Lantern Festival tonight, and we have to go with your sister."
Pass!"
Jin Yu quickly said: "The emperor sent someone to announce the decree a long time ago, saying that it is the Lantern Festival for the girl to enter the palace with blessings. I look at it, we will spend it in this mansion by ourselves. Mother, you can also tell us some old sayings.
Tell me about grandpa and dad!"
When Mrs. Huangfu heard this, she said: "Your sister has not yet given birth. It has only been twenty-two days, and there are still eight days left. Why did the emperor let her enter the palace! And blessings, too young, the weather is
It’s cold…”
"Mom, don't worry about it. The Emperor and the Queen Mother want to see blessings during the Lantern Festival. Can you still refuse? Besides, before I left, I told my sister to wear more clothes so that she can lie down perfectly.
If you don’t sit, you will never stand if you can sit. Since there is a sedan chair for this round trip, it won’t be tiring!” Jin Yu said quickly.
Mrs. Huangfu could only nod her head and said nothing more. When she thought of celebrating the Lantern Festival in this old house today, which was the first time in her thirty-seventh year, her heart couldn't help but be filled with unspeakable emotions.
Taste.
It is said that the emperor sent someone to announce the decree early in the morning, asking Chu Yiqing to go to the palace with blessings to attend the palace banquet of the Lantern Festival in the evening. Chu Yiqing couldn't escape, so he had to ask someone to fetch water to cleanse his face and take him into the palace.
The face was lightly brushed with jasmine flowers, and it looked like it was filled with joy. Then she put on the court clothes of the crown prince's concubine, and followed the sedan chair sent by the palace with the nanny.
Mrs. Xu entered the palace holding a small blessing.
The palace banquet was held in the main hall of the harem. It was said to be a palace banquet, but there were only three people, the Queen Mother, the Emperor and Concubine Rou. Not even Li Huang, who had been in the palace, showed up.
Chu Yiqing vaguely felt that something was wrong, so he stepped forward to greet the Queen Mother. After the Emperor saluted, he slowly sat down. After a while, the eunuch came over and placed the dishes and chopsticks in preparation for serving food.
This is the first time Chu Yiqing has entered the palace after giving birth. The people in this palace have always been red-headed and white-haired. They know that Chu Yiqing is not only the prince's favorite, but also the emperor who wants to give him some face. Now
There is another grandson of the emperor. Although she is only a concubine, she is treated like a principal concubine.
Chu Yiqing knew that he was in the limelight now, and considering the death of Concubine Wu a few days ago, the emperor might still have a grudge in his heart, so he softly said to the father-in-law who was receiving him: "This father-in-law, I am just a concubine.
, look at this pair of bowls and chopsticks, it seems that they are the rules that a royal concubine should have, maybe my father-in-law made a mistake?"
The father-in-law quickly smiled and said: "Concubine Chu, who in this palace doesn't know that although the concubine is just a side concubine, she enjoys the treatment of a full concubine. Even the son you gave birth to is named a county king.
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Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "The concubine is the concubine. Unless the emperor personally orders it, I can't accept it. Please ask the father-in-law to change all the dishes and chopsticks!"
The father-in-law was startled and was in a dilemma when he heard the emperor ask: "What's wrong? But what's wrong?"
The father-in-law hurried forward and reported to the emperor in a low voice. The emperor frowned slightly and seemed to understand something, so he said: "Concubine Chu, there is no need to take off your clothes. I have already prepared an imperial edict to promote you to the title of princess.
It’s just that I pressed it and didn’t send it out! Now you can just accept it with peace of mind!”
Chu Yiqing was startled, and looked up at Li in surprise. Concubine Li? What on earth is the emperor planning?
The Queen Mother also smiled and said: "This is the result of the discussion between the Ai family and the emperor. Now that you have given birth to another heir for Huang'er, you should be rewarded, so the Ai family proposed to make you the princess. However,
…”
Li stroked his beard and said: "The two princes in the court are still firmly opposed, so I will hold back for the time being. If Concubine Chu makes another meritorious service..."
Chu Yiqing looked at the empty seat next to her. Ever since she entered the palace, Li Huang's seat had been empty. On the way, the father-in-law said that Li Huang was sent by the emperor to have important matters outside the palace. After a while,
She just came back. Now that Li Huang has not come back, the emperor and the queen mother have mentioned the matter of the princess to her. It seems...
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly and raised his eyes and asked: "Excuse me, what kind of contribution does the emperor want me to perform? Now that I have just given birth to a child, I am still in confinement. I don't know what great things have happened in Li country. I want a child."
A woman who is still in confinement comes forward to perform meritorious service?"
Although Chu Yiqing spoke softly, his words slapped the emperor in the face. The emperor was startled and was about to get angry when he saw the Queen Mother quickly said: "Yiqing, you misunderstood. It's really because of your special status.
This prince's party is really worried about you. A few years ago, the four cities of Yanjing had new city lords, did you know?"
Chu Yiqing naturally knew that before she forced City Lord Bai to abdicate and install her own people, the person who now serves as the temporary city lord is Lei Yuan. All matters in the four cities of Yanjing, no matter how big or small, will be reported to Lei Yuan.
Yuan reported that Lei Yuan went to the four cities of Yanjing years ago and has not come back yet.
Chu Yiqing smiled lightly: "Of course I know!"
"The four cities of Yanjing have always followed your lead. Now you are the crown prince's concubine, but you have the military power of the four cities of Yanjing in your hands. It seems a bit... speaking of it, you are a woman after all.
It’s just a husband teaching his son, why not..." the Queen Mother said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing curled his thin lips, raised his eyes to look at the Queen Mother and the Emperor, and sneered: "The Queen Mother, that's not what the Emperor said that day when he asked me to fight the drought. The Emperor told me that when the country is in trouble, every man is responsible.
, even women should do their best! Besides, when did the emperor treat me as an ordinary woman? I became a powerful country, but I even went to the battlefield!"
The emperor's face looked a little embarrassed.
"Concubine Chu, this woman will marry a chicken and follow a chicken and a dog will follow a dog. You are now married to the crown prince. It is rare that the emperor does not care about your status as a princess in the previous dynasty. He went against all opinions and made you the royal concubine. In the future, he will wait for the crown prince.
Once you take the throne, you will be the queen, but if you are a female and have so much military power in your hands..." Concubine Rou persuaded in a low voice.
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "Ms. Roufei is wrong. Yiqing is marrying a chicken and following a chicken, marrying a dog and following a dog. The military power is not in my hands, but in the hands of the prince. Doesn't the emperor even believe in the prince?"
The smile on Concubine Rou's face froze, and she did not dare to speak again.
Li had been sullen and silent, but the two couples seemed to be discussing it, and they actually agreed. Although he had admitted that Chu Yiqing was his daughter-in-law, he had always had a grudge against the identity of the former princess.
Li Huang, for this woman, even gave up the throne. How dare he hand over the entire Li Kingdom to Li Huang now? What if this woman steals the kingdom...
"The prince has arrived!" Suddenly, the voice of the chamberlain rang out, and Li Huang was seen striding into the main hall.
The emperor was obviously a little surprised, but he still asked: "Why did you come back suddenly? Have you finished what you were asked to do?"
Li Huang stepped forward, glanced at Chu Yiqing and the children first, and after confirming that they were safe, he stepped forward to salute the emperor, raised his eyes and asked: "Father, you have never asked for anything from me.
What happened to Yiqing and the child entering the palace?"
There was a bit of embarrassment on Li's face, "That's right, your emperor wants to have a baby, so he invited you to come to the palace to have a look. It just so happens that tonight is the Lantern Festival, so we just want to spend the festival together."
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Li Huang's face was still cold: "But Yiqing is still in confinement, and the child is less than a month old, so it is really not easy to be out for a long time! Can the emperor see the child now? Then the grandson will be sent to
Yiqing and the child were sent back!"
The Queen Mother was startled, and when she was about to say something, Li Huang walked directly to Chu Yiqing and whispered: "Go back with the child first, and be careful on the road!"
"What happened?" Chu Yiqing took the opportunity to ask.
"It's okay, let's talk about it when we get back!" Li Huang said in a deep voice, motioning for Chu Yiqing to leave first.
Chu Yiqing had no choice but to take the nanny and leave first.
Li Qi's face turned pale and he said coldly: "What do you mean? Could it be that I can still harm Chu Yiqing and his real grandson?"
Li Huang looked back and refused to give in: "I know what my father means, but I have clearly told my father that even if my father makes Yiqing his concubine, Yiqing will never hand over the four cities of Yanjing.
If my father believed in Yiqing, he would never have such thoughts!"
"You...did you know that the rice fields in the capital, Lucheng, and Pingliang were all rented by Chu Yiqing? I thought Chu Yiqing was doing it for Li Guo. In the final analysis, she was doing it for herself.
She is a woman, if she has no selfish motives, why is she doing so much behind her back?" He said sternly.
When the secret guard reported that Chu Yiqing owned all the rice in the capital, Pingliang, and Lucheng, Li felt that he had been tricked by Chu Yiqing. With the south-to-north water diversion, it turned out that it was Chu Yiqing's power that had grown stronger.
"Father, I have known about this for a long time. Yes, the land was leased in the name of Yiqing, but it was Yiqing who first provided nearly one million kilograms of grain to settle the people. Your Majesty, you also know that at that time
In such a situation, without Chu Yiqing's food, the people would have been unable to survive long ago, and the society would be in turmoil..." Li Huang said coldly, unless he had to, he must not tell the whereabouts of the Shura Kingdom's dragon vein, otherwise it would happen again
It caused an uproar.
"Now that the shortfall in building the river channel has been filled by my sons and ministers, the treasury has been filled. What else does the father have to be dissatisfied with?" Li Huang asked again.
"After all, Chu Yiqing has been planning for herself. Since she married you, everything belongs to our Li country. Why doesn't she want to bring the four cities of Yanjing..." Li Qing's face turned red.
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"Father, if the Qing Dynasty didn't have the four cities of Yanjing, Chu Han, and this extraordinary agricultural skill, how could the Qing Dynasty have tolerated the Qing Dynasty? I'm afraid I would have died early in the morning!" Li Huang said coldly.
Li paused and said something.
"The four cities of Yanjing are just talismans for Yiqing. Why can't my father tolerate this?" Li Huang said in a deep voice: "If my father is not worried, my son and Yiqing will leave the capital and become a couple."
Chu Han still can't hand over the wild couple to the four cities of Yanjing. It's the only thing that can save Yiqing's life. If my father insists on wanting it, I will be unfilial!"
Seeing that the conversation between the two was getting worse, the Queen Mother had no choice but to smooth things over and said: "Huang'er, it was your father who suddenly got this news. He was really shocked. Think about it, most of the fertile land in the capital city, Pingliang, and Lucheng is now