When Chu Yiqing heard this, he quickly said: "Ah Bao is only thirteen. He only started practicing last year. It's too early to be canonized as a prince, and it's even earlier to get married!"
Thirteen-year-old children only go to junior high school in modern times. Chu Yiqing doesn't want A Bao to get married so early, which will be detrimental to his development, and he is not in a hurry to establish a prince. A Bao's experience has just begun!
"We can still postpone the marriage for two years, but it's almost time to talk about the marriage. This time Prince Jieyuan of the Luo Kingdom came in person, not only to re-negotiate the rights of sea passage, but also to discuss A Bao's marriage!" Li Huang said in a low voice.
Chu Yiqing was stunned, "Abao's marriage? Is there a princess in the Luo Kingdom?"
She remembered that Qu Yi only had one sister, Lan Die, and she was still trapped in the capital!
"She is Princess Jiangxue, the eldest daughter of Prince Yuan. It is said that she looks stunning!" Li Huang said with a smile.
"Jiangxue?" When she heard the name Jiangxue, Chu Yiqing instinctively thought of Jiangyun. Now she intended to defeat Luo Kingdom, but she didn't want to get married or anything. Besides, about A Bao's marriage, Chu Yiqing wanted him.
Make your own decisions, love freely, and don’t want A Bao’s life to be a bargaining chip.
"This time the Luo Kingdom has made such big concessions, ceding territory and paying indemnities, and voluntarily and conditionally ceding the sea rights. This is the only request. Many ministers in the court have already written in support!" Li Huang frowned and said, "As an emperor,
There is always such a thing in the house!"
Chu Yiqing turned to look at him and asked: "Are you going to agree?" [
Li Huang shook his head, "No, I have already refused. What I didn't want back then will naturally not be forced on Abao!"
When Chu Yiqing heard this, he felt relieved. He immediately took Li Huang's arm and said, "Then you said it so seriously, and why did you talk about Ah Bao's marriage? You thought you really wanted to agree to marry Ah Bao."
Bao’s lifelong happiness in exchange for Luo Guo’s conditions!”
Li Huang smiled and said: "I do want to tell you about A Bao's marriage, but it's not that Jiangxue, but Hua Lin!"
Chu Yiqing was stunned for a moment, then he understood and whispered: "You have also seen A Bao's attitude towards Hua Lin these years. I have reminded Hua Lin many times overtly and secretly, but Hua Lin is stubborn.
She refused to listen. Just because of this, I specially recognized Hua Lin as my adopted daughter and made her the princess. I wanted to kill her, but now you see, she sneaked out to look for A Bao again, and now there is no one.
News!"
Li Huang sighed, "There has been news for a long time. If it weren't for Hua Lin this time, Abao would not have found the den of thieves so quickly! Hua Lin was abducted by the brothel in Yucheng, but the mastermind behind the brothel may be Chongwen
, so she is safe!"
Chu Yiqing frowned in surprise, Chongwen? After hiding for so many years, he actually went to a small county to do such a sinful business, and even kidnapped his own daughter. It was really...
"Does Hua Lin know about this?" Rather than being shocked, Chu Yiqing was still a little worried about Hua Lin. In the past few years, she had protected Hua Lin very well. Firstly, it was for Mr. Hua's dying instructions, and secondly, after so many years
Later, she and Hua Lin also developed feelings for each other. Although Hua Lin's personality was not very well-behaved, it was only about Abao!
"I don't know!" Li Huang frowned.
"A Bao is still young, but Hua Lin is not young anymore. She is almost sixteen. It seems that she should discuss her marriage with Hua Qi!" Only then did Chu Yiqing understand what Li Huang meant.
If A Bao is not interested in Hua Lin, don't drag Hua Lin with him. Hua Lin is older than A Bao. In Li State, marriage discussions started at the age of fifteen or sixteen.
Li Huang nodded, stretched out his hand and couldn't help but touch Chu Yiqing's belly, and said in a low voice, "Girls here just have to worry when they come down. A Bao is getting bigger and bigger. He
We can’t even guess what he’s thinking!”
Chu Yiqing nodded, but when he was about to say something, he saw Yingqian coming in a hurry. She saluted Li Huang first, and then said to Chu Yiqing, "Madam, the people who went to Lucheng are back. Madam Shan personally brought them with her."
Miss Cui Niu has come to the capital!"
When Chu Yiqing heard that Lady Bell was coming, she quickly asked: "Have the arrangements been made?"
"It will be arranged in a villa on the outskirts of the city!" Yingqian saw Chu Yiqing's energy and she smiled and said, "Miss Lingdang is here too!"
When Chu Yiqing heard that Bell, whom he had not seen for four or five years, had arrived, he immediately looked back at Li Huang.[
Li Huang frowned, "No, you are inconvenient now. Have you forgotten the blessing last time? You almost scared me to death that time. You are definitely not allowed to run around this time!"
"Ever since I found out I was pregnant, you have not allowed me to leave the palace. It has been more than half a year. I feel really depressed and panicked. Now Lingdang and her daughter are all here, as well as Cui Niu, who has been waiting for Lei Sheng for so many years.
It's her that Lei Sheng misses so much, why don't you let me go out and meet her? You can't recruit her into this palace. There are many rules in this palace, so don't scare people!" Chu Yiqing said in a low voice.
Li Huang shook her hand and knew that she was depressed these days, so he said: "Then let them come to the city. I heard that a Buddhist Laughter Hall has just opened in the city, which is best at making tofu and vegetables.
All kinds of delicacies from mountains and seas taste very good, I will take you to try them, and you can meet them there!"
When Chu Yiqing heard this, he quickly asked: "Is there no memorial to be approved?"
"Even if there is a memorial, it is not as important as your matters!" Li Huang said with a smile.
Chu Yiqing nodded, and the two of them took each other back to the room. Chu Yiqing chose a navy blue brocade double-breasted blouse for himself, with two kingfishers squatting on the branches embroidered on the corners.
Cute, with a pearl white lake crepe skirt underneath, without any embroidery lines, covering her rather big belly, hanging loosely, as elegant as the most elegant clouds in the sky, with her long black hair tied into a double spiral
There is a crested hairpin with a large pearl in the mouth, a butterfly pendant made of two small pearls on the ear, and a jade bracelet on the hand. The warm mutton-fat white jade occasionally shakes.
, emitting a warm radiance, beautiful and unobtrusive.
Li Huang also changed his clothes, a bamboo green brocade shirt, a dark green belt embroidered with gold threads with cloud patterns, an autumn fragrance brocade purse embroidered with a tiger descending mountain pattern, a jade pendant with a hollow dragon pattern, and black silk
He was tied with a silver crown and looked even more handsome.
The two of them had not left the palace for a long time, and they had almost forgotten how the other looked in casual clothes. Now they stood together, looking at each other in the mirror, feeling increasingly satisfied.
"The master and his wife are such a perfect couple!" Yingqian couldn't help but admire.
Chu Yiqing smiled, took Li Huang's hand, and the two left the palace in a carriage.
In the elegant room of Foxiao Hall, Lady Lingdang was very excited. She had not seen Chu Yiqing for a long time, and she missed him very much.
Ling Dang Niang's appearance has not changed much in the past five years, but she is wearing an off-white, dark gold-threaded double-breasted jacket with lotus embroidery, and a horse-faced skirt with a violet plate and embroidered bergamot flowers underneath.
She tied up her hair with a phoenix fairy bun, and only inserted a plain silver phoenix hairpin with two chicken hearts and tassels on her right temple. Her style was elegant. She was no longer like the village woman before, but now she was a serious housekeeper.
It’s done.
The cute and sensible little Lingdang has grown up, with an oval face, willow-leaf eyebrows, and snow-white skin. She wears a tight-fitting coat of honey-colored gold woven silk, and an azurite-colored gold embroidered cotton skirt underneath.
Slim and graceful, full of energy.
Sitting awkwardly aside is a sixteen or seventeen-year-old woman, wearing a pink cardigan and a pleated skirt. She has a simple hair and no jewelry, but she has a gentle and kind look between her eyes.
She was the purchasing maid of the wealthy Chen family next door to Chu Han's Chu Mansion. However, after the Chen family moved away three years ago, Lei Sheng asked Chu Yiqing for help, and Chu Yiqing also ordered Master Shi of the Chu Mansion to bring Cui.
Niu bought it and sent her to Lucheng Flower Mansion, where she has been taught by Ling Dang Niang, and now she has become a big girl.
"Madam, will the Queen really come?" Cui Niu has not seen Chu Yiqing in the three years in Lucheng. In her mind, she also saw Chu Yiqing in white clothes during Chu Han, and she couldn't bear it at this moment.
I couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"The Empress attaches great importance to Lei Sheng, otherwise she would come to see you in person?" Lady Lingdang took Cui Niu's hand and said, "Don't be afraid, if the Empress opposed you, she would not have asked Chu Han's Shi family sister-in-law back then.
Sold you from the Chen family and sent you to Lucheng for me to teach you personally!"
Cui Niu nodded quickly and thanked Ling Dang Niang again, "Thank you, Madam. If Madam hadn't taken Cui Niu in, Cui Niu would have been sold to nowhere!"
"Okay, this is all in the past!" Ling Dang's wife smiled, but still looked at Ling Dang with some worry, hesitated for a moment, and said, "Ling Dang, do you remember what I said to you on the road?
If you can meet the eldest prince this time in the capital, you must abide by your duty. Now that you have grown up, you are no longer the little girl you were before!"
Lingdang bit her lip, she naturally understood what her mother meant. In the past six months, in Lucheng, many princes and nobles had proposed marriage to her, but she rejected them all. When Lingdang asked her, she didn't say anything, but Lingdang's
I understand in my heart, but now, Abao is already the eldest prince, and will still be the prince in the future. Lingdang's status is really high. Lingdang is not a person who doesn't know how to advance and retreat, so naturally she doesn't want her daughter to upset Chu Yiqing!
"Mom, I know!" The joy on Lingdang's face solidified in an instant. She lowered her head and touched the veil.
Lady Bell nodded, and now she heard the voice of the waiter shouting, and then the sound of going upstairs.
"I'm afraid it's coming!" Lady Lingdang stood up quickly and said.
Ling Ding also cheered up now.
The door opened, and Chu Yiqing let Li Huang help him in. Ling Dang was stunned and quickly knelt down while holding the bell.
"Sister-in-law, what are you doing? We haven't seen each other for so many years and you are giving such a big gift when we meet!" Chu Yiqing smiled and held his waist while waving his hands and said, "Okay, get up quickly. It's not convenient for me now, but
I can’t help you personally!”
Chu Yiqing had already said this, but Lady Lingdang still dared to kneel on the ground. She quickly stood up and said, "I didn't expect that Your Majesty would also come. This..."
When Cui Niu heard that this handsome and noble man turned out to be the emperor, she was so frightened that she knelt on the ground again and kowtowed.
"Are you Cui Niu? Get up quickly!" Li Huang said softly, first helping Chu Yiqing to sit down.
Cui Niu quickly got up, but her face turned pale with fright, and she stood tightly behind Ling Dang Niang.
Chu Yiqing looked Cui Niu up and down, remembering that she vaguely looked like this, but she had become prettier over the years. Then she turned her eyes to Lingdang and couldn't help laughing: "Lingdang, why are you standing so far away?
?Did you stop kissing Aunt Chu?"
Lingdang hurried forward, held Chu Yiqing's hand and said, "Why don't you kiss me? Lingdang misses Aunt Chu the most, but we just can't see her!"
Chu Yiqing held Lingdang's hand and said with a smile: "Yes, it's been four or five years, and you have grown into a big girl. If I weren't standing next to your mother, I really wouldn't dare to recognize you.
The little girl has become a great beauty now!"
Lingdang lowered her head shyly, her long eyelashes flickering, very docile.
"Lingdang's temperament is still so docile, it makes people like it just by looking at it!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile, holding Lingdang and sitting next to her, "A'bao will be back in a few days, he will definitely see you when he comes back.
I’m so happy, I used to think of you often!”
Lingdang was also happy when she heard this and nodded obediently, but she still secretly glanced at Lingdang's mother.
"Sister-in-law, you and Cui Niu should sit down too. Today we are just going to have a meal and enjoy the household chores, which can also be considered as a way to wash your hands!" Chu Yiqing smiled and motioned for Ling Dang Niang and Cui Niu to sit down.
Seeing that Chu Yiqing had settled down, Li Huang said, "I'll go to the next room and pick you up later!"
With a room full of women, it was inconvenient for Li Huang to be here after all.
Chu Yiqing nodded and whispered something to Li Huang. Li Huang smiled softly, shook her hand and went out.
Lady Lingdang looked at it with envy in her heart. After Li Huang left, she said, "Madam, I still treat you as I did before. It's really enviable!"
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "You mean, brother Shan is not good to you? If he is not good to you, just tell me and see if I can't spare him!"
Lady Lingdang quickly said: "What could be wrong!"
Although Lady Lingdang said this, there was a hint of sadness between her eyebrows, as if there was something unspeakable.
When Chu Yiqing took a look, he knew something in his heart. He was guarding the bell and Cui Niu and didn't want to ask in detail, so he started talking about Cui Niu and Lei Sheng.
"Last year when Lei Sheng was leaving, he begged me to make the decision for him, and I always agreed. However, due to many delays, I received the news that they were coming back, so I thought about getting it done!
"Chu Yiqing looked at Cui Niu with a smile, "If you have any requests, just ask!"
Cui Niu had never dared to raise her head. When she heard this, she quickly waved her hands and said, "Cui Niu, how dare you? As long as Lei Sheng doesn't despise me, I'm just a little maid serving others, then I will be my parents!"
Now let’s not mention that Lei Sheng is a popular person around the eldest prince. Lei Sheng’s father, Sun Mingfa, is now a sixth-grade agricultural officer. He has a big house in the capital and is a popular person in front of the queen. Such a family background is indeed Cui Niu’s.
The little maid would never dare to match her in her dreams!
"As long as you and Lei Sheng are in love, that's it!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile, "Then just stay in Bieyuan for a few days, and when Lei Sheng comes back, we can discuss the marriage!"
Cui Niu quickly responded and knelt down to thank her again.
"Okay, get up quickly. From now on, when you marry Lei Sheng, we will be a family. If you don't care about the people in the palace, you can just call me madam!" Chu Yiqing said with a smile.
Cui Niu quickly responded again.
After a while, the food came out, and it was just like the rumors. The ingredients were all made of tofu and vegetables, but they were decorated with various delicacies from the mountains and seas. It was very pleasing to the eye.
Chu Yiqing said with a smile: "I suddenly wanted to be vegetarian, so I came here. This Buddha Xiaotang is a newly opened vegetarian restaurant. It is all vegetarian. I was afraid that you might not be used to it, so I asked Yingqian to bring it from the palace.
Anchovy fins, red plum blossoms, Kung Pao hares, and coriander-popped pigeons are out for you to try!"
Yingqian put the food box on the table.
"These are all vegetarian dishes? Isn't this a crab!" Ling Dang's mother was stunned and quickly picked up the chopsticks. Whoever saw the "crab legs" fell off. It turned out that the fried bamboo shoot slices were filled with tofu and turned into crabs.
The appearance of the legs.
Although Chu Yiqing didn't like this kind of vegetarian food, eating some vegetarian dishes was good for his health, so he immediately smiled and nodded.
"Madam, please take the trouble. We can eat whatever Madam eats. There is no need to prepare anything else!" Lady Lingdang said, but her eyes were still glancing at the royal meals brought out from the palace. The taste must be different when cooked by the royal chefs in the palace.
!
Chu Yiqing smiled and said: "As a family, what we eat is based on the atmosphere. We can eat whatever we like!"
Bell Girl quickly responded.
Cui Niu also raised her chopsticks at the urging of Lady Ling Dang. Now she is still a little unclear. She feels like she is in a dream. The big-bellied lady with a gentle smile in front of her is really...
The legendary Queen Shennong?
At this moment, on the official road in the capital, the eldest prince Li Yi was in high spirits, and the four guards and military advisors beside him were also in high spirits.
"Young master, I didn't expect that the people of Yucheng loved you so much that they sent you ten miles away!" Sun Leisheng laughed and said, "Young Master has done a great thing this time!"
Li Yi curled his lips and said regretfully: "It's a pity that the mastermind behind the scenes ran away!"
Sun Leisheng was startled and asked: "How can you be sure that there is someone behind this, Master?"
"I clung to the wall and eavesdropped on their conversation that day. Chengkun couldn't be wrong when he called that man his eldest brother! Unfortunately, I didn't see his appearance clearly at the time. I only remembered that his voice was weird and he seemed to be hurt!"
Abao recalled.
"Young Master has sent Yayoi to continue the investigation in Yucheng. I believe there will be news soon!" Sun Leisheng said quickly, "It's just that my subordinates are curious. This kind of aftermath is always done by subordinates. Why did Young Master send Yayoi this time?
Do you want to do it? I am afraid that Yayoi is not with the young master, and the young master is not used to it!"
Abao looked at him sideways, "You really don't know?"
Sun Leisheng was startled and quickly said: "I really don't know. Didn't my subordinate do something to make the young master angry?"
Sun Leisheng quickly scratched his head and tried to think back.
"Have you forgotten what you asked my mother to do before you left? Boy, wait until you marry the beautiful girl!" Abao leaned over from the horse and put his arms around Sun Leisheng's neck, "Now Cui Niu is waiting for you in the capital!
"
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People say that a cycle of seven days is really good. Xiaoyao is not in a good state today. He is so tired and wants to rest again. Wow.