Late at night, after Tongxi and Tonggui helped Aunt Xue to sleep, and were about to go out, Tongxi was stopped by Aunt Xue who was sitting on the edge of the bed.
Tongxi's expression changed slightly, feeling a little embarrassed. Tonggui, on the other hand, breathed a sigh of relief, gave his good friend a helpless look, and quickly walked out of the room with foot-washing water.
After pouring out the water for washing feet, Tonggui did not dare to go into the back room and eavesdrop. Instead, he fetched water to wash himself. After leaving some water for his companions, he closed the front and back doors of the main house and went to each other.
Chu Dengzhu checked it once before going to sleep in the maid's night watch room.
But how could I sleep? All I could think about was what Aunt Xue was doing when she left Tongxi behind. Did she really discover something good about Tongxi?
If this is the case, what should we do? Won't his wife drive Tongxi away? Thinking of this, Tonggui was worried about his friend of many years, but he couldn't help but blush, and secretly spat.
She deserved to be kicked out, but she was so brave that she dared to seduce the Marquis openly!
Although the light was dark and she was far away, she was not stupid. Although she was not sure what her friend and the Marquis were doing at that time, it was definitely not a good thing.
For a moment, I thought, if it was not me who lit the lantern but Tongxi, then I should have helped the Marquis to relieve himself. Would the same thing happen again...
Thinking about it, Tonggui, who was lying on the small couch and tossing and turning, couldn't help but reach out and touch his cheeks and facial features, and then his body. When he was about to touch between his legs, he suddenly held back.
Damn it, what are you thinking about? Tongxi still doesn’t know what his wife will do to him. If he dares to think about this, he is really looking for death.
So, I forced the evil thoughts out of my mind and silently waited for the result in bed.
After a while, I heard someone coming back from the main room. Without lighting a lantern, I felt in the dark and climbed into another small couch next to it.
Knowing that it was Tong Xi who had returned, Tong Gui immediately turned over and sat up, asking with concern: "Are you okay?"
There was a slight silence in the darkness, and then a happy voice replied softly: "It's okay..."
"Does the madam know about the affair between you and the Marquis? What does she say about dealing with you? Don't get me wrong, I didn't tell the madam about this matter!"
In the darkness, on another small couch, a little man was sitting in fully clothed clothes. His mood that had just calmed down began to fluctuate again.
Through Tonggui’s words, of course she understood what happened before and Tonggui really saw it!
She didn't suspect that Tong Gui was informing her, because just now she was kneeling in that room, and she was coaxed and frightened by Aunt Xue. She was so timid that she confessed everything honestly.
Afterwards, she thought back and felt that Aunt Xue must have been unsure at first because she was too ignorant. If she had been calmer, she might have gotten over it.
After thinking for a while, Tongxi shook his head and responded: "No, my wife didn't punish me, she just scolded me..."
"How can it be!"
In the darkness, my friend's tone was particularly shocked.
Tongxi blushed furiously, and at the same time he felt happy again. Sure enough, he had committed a serious crime, and even his friends were so shocked when they heard that he had not been punished.
My wife is really kind. From now on, I must repay my wife's kindness well.
While feeling grateful for Aunt Xue's magnanimity, Tongxi couldn't help but recall the scene where he knelt in front of Aunt Xue and replied.
Aunt Xue asked her to honestly explain what happened when she helped Jia Lian to relieve herself. She could understand it. What made her still have some doubts was that after she told her honestly, Aunt Xue asked her to describe the process clearly one by one...
This made her very shy and a little confused.
Could it be that the wife was worried that she was lying and wanted to use this method to determine whether she had lost her virginity? Of course she had not! It was not that she was unwilling, she was willing to devote herself to everything at that time, but the Marquis suddenly thought clearly
Regardless of the stakes, his interest in her was only superficial. After frivolous treatment of her body, he left as if nothing happened.
However, even at this moment, recalling what Jia Lian had done to her still made her heart skip a beat, and she felt that Jia Lian's breath was all over her body.
It was indeed embarrassing. Even my wife acted strangely when she listened to her story.
Finally, my wife was kind and let her go after confirming that she had not lost her virginity.
Although the wife has passed the test, it would not be good if the little sister in front of her spreads her secrets. At that time, not only will the wife's reputation be affected by her, but she will also change her mind if she finds out.
So he quickly lowered his voice and said to Tong Gui: "Nothing happened between the Marquis and I. It's just that the Marquis was drunk for a while, so... he just teased me a few words. It was for this reason that my wife let me go."
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Good sister, please don’t make this matter public, otherwise I will die. If my wife gets hurt because of this, she really deserves to go to hell!
Good sister, as long as you help me keep the secret, I will listen to you from now on..."
After Tongxi said it, there was no reply for a while, so he asked again anxiously.
Of course she didn't know that Tonggui's thoughts were changing very quickly at this time.
Tonggui really didn't expect that Aunt Xue would not severely punish Tongxi for doing such a shameless thing.
It would be fine to say that Aunt Xue didn't know, but listening to Tong Xi's words, Aunt Xue obviously knew!
Could it be that Tongxi deceived his wife with his clever words? She must be very lucky.
She was drunk for a while, just teasing a few words. She clearly saw Tongxi kneeling in front of the Marquis and didn't get up for a long time. He was hiding between the Marquis and the wall behind, pretending that she really couldn't see her.
?
From this point of view, is this really okay? Then if he meets the Marquis next time, the Marquis will do something to him, and I can't do it...
Stopping her racing thoughts, Tonggui also knew that Tongxi was very nervous at this time. After thinking for a moment, she laughed softly and said: "This is what you said, listen to me in everything, I didn't force you... Okay
, starting from tomorrow, you can get the water for washing our feet every night."
"Yes, yes, thank you sister~"
"Hehe, okay, okay, I'm just teasing you..."
When Tonggui's laughter came out, he had already rolled out of bed, jumped on Tongxi's bed, pressed on top of Tongxi, and asked with a smile: "Let me ask you, you said that Mr. Hou teased you, how did he tease you?"
?Tell me about it. You said, not only will I help you keep your secret, but also if the Marquis 'teases you' again next time, how about I also cover it for you?"
Tonggui was deliberately teasing you with the accent on the three words. This certainly made Tongxi very embarrassed. However, no one is a knife and I am a fish. Tongxi had no choice but to endure the shame and once again confided the shameful but heart-warming words to others.
Things come up.
The two little sisters didn't know how long they had been arguing, and they almost missed getting up the next day.
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The little incident that happened at the Xue family's night banquet was really nothing to Jia Lian.
After returning from the Xue family's banquet, he was still at home, cooking and arranging some trivial matters until the date of the fourth prince's invitation came.
On this day, Jia Lian got up very early to prepare. When the time was right, he rode into the imperial city and arrived at the fourth prince's residence.
I originally thought that the Fourth Prince would hold some kind of "Cuckoo Banquet" on a whim, and would invite all the clan members and princes' children to attend the party. Who expected that the Fourth Prince's residence would be very quiet?
Just when Jia Lian was wondering whether he had misremembered the date and came too early or too late, the guards of Prince Xiao's Mansion invited him into the house very diligently and respectfully.
"Hahaha, Jia Lian... No, it's time to call you Lord Jia now."
The fourth prince still looked careless. He appeared out of nowhere, rushed in front of Jia Lian in a few steps, and punched Jia Lian on the shoulder.
Jia Lian could naturally see that the fourth prince was in a good mood, so after receiving the punch, Fang raised his hands and saluted, saying: "Your Highness is joking. In front of His Highness, a humble minister should not be treated as a 'Marquis'."
The fourth prince curled his lips and didn't bother to correct Jia Lian's politeness. He turned around and called to the guards to fetch the horses, as if he was about to go out.
Jia Lian was puzzled: "Didn't you say that His Highness is planning to hold a cuckoo banquet at your residence? How..."
"Oh, don't mention it. It was supposed to be done, but now it can't be done."
"What's wrong?
"What else can happen? The cuckoos have been taken away. What can I use to hold a cuckoo feast?"
After hearing this, Jia Lian stopped talking.
There are only a few people who dare to steal the fourth prince's things.
As expected, the fourth prince was not a person who could sell his opinions. Seeing that Jia Lian was silent, he immediately spoke up himself.
"My overbearing imperial sister, I heard that I got a lot of precious azaleas, and she happened to be decorating her princess mansion, so she brought people here and gave me all the more than ten pots of azaleas.
gone.
You said, how can I hold a cuckoo feast without cuckoos? I have no choice but to tell the people I invited before and ask them not to come.
As for why I didn’t tell you..."
The fourth prince was nodding and sighing, as if he was very dissatisfied with Princess Zhaoyang for taking his flowers.
After talking about it, he quietly looked at Jia Lian with a pair of big bright eyes, walked half a circle around him, and suddenly asked very vigilantly: "Tell me, what happened to your boy and my imperial sister, how do I feel?"
Sister Huang, do you care about you?"
Jia Lian's expression did not change, and he replied calmly: "Your Highness, the Fourth Highness, is serious. What can a princess with a daughter of gold have to do with a humble minister? It must be because I gave her a few poems in the first place, and I escorted her this time."
She must have treated me differently because of my return to Beijing."
The fourth prince stopped talking.
The reason why he asked this was that he really felt that the relationship between Jia Lian and his sister was a bit strange.
It stands to reason that if a woman takes the initiative to pursue a man and is rejected, she will probably feel extremely embarrassed.
Of course, her imperial sister is not an ordinary woman. But she is still a woman after all! Even if she doesn’t hate Jia Lian for this, she should at least stay away from her or ignore her, right?
Why does the imperial sister seem to be paying more attention to Jia Lian?
When the former Princess Zhaoyang came to rob him, he could not resist in every possible way, so he could only let Princess Zhaoyang move all his flowers away, while he sent someone to inform those dandies that there was no need to pass the palace.
Xu Shi happened to know that he had invited Jia Lian, so Princess Zhaoyang told him not to notify Jia Lian, saying that Jia Lian escorted her back to Beijing safely this time, which was a great kindness and she wanted to repay her.
It just so happened that her princess mansion was being renovated soon, so she asked me to take Jia Lian there with her today to visit her new princess mansion.
This made the fourth prince a little suspicious.
He didn't speculate too much. He didn't like to think deeply about things. After all, Jia Lian's statement did make sense.
This is not the first day that the imperial sister has treated Jia Lian differently.
Even if Jia Lian was originally asked to serve as the messenger, I heard that it was the imperial sister who personally recommended it to her father!
Not to mention, Jia Lian really contributed a lot to the fact that the imperial sister was able to return to Beijing safely this time.
Isn't this the reason why I personally invited Jia Lian on the second day after he returned to Beijing? Do you really think that he is the prince of the dynasty and that the dignified Prince Xiao is approachable and has no airs?
Thinking of this, the fourth prince calmed down, punched Jia Lian on the shoulder again, and said sternly: "That day at Yanmen Pass, I said that as long as you deliver my imperial sister to Wala safely, I will owe you a second
Personal feelings...
Of course, Prince Wala, a beastly bitch, dares to plot against my imperial sister. Naturally, you will not be allowed to send my imperial sister to Wala, so that promise will naturally not count.
But I, Wei Ling, keep my word. You protected my imperial sister along the way, so I owe you a favor. You killed Prince Nawala and took out the bad temper on my behalf, so I owe you another favor."
The fourth prince spoke seriously and did not give Jia Lian a chance to interrupt.
"Now that you have come into my father's eyes and have been granted a title, I think there is no shortage of people to help you. I owe you so many favors, but it seems like empty words.
Let's do this, if you don't mind, how about I recognize you as my brother from now on?"
Hearing this, Jia Lian subconsciously wanted to decline, but seeing the serious look on the boy's face and his eager gaze, he knew that he was serious. If he refused, he would probably be unhappy.
Thinking about it, the fourth prince was always playful and active, and did not participate in court affairs. Considering that his connections were not important, there was no need to be so rigid in dealing with him.
So Jia Lian smiled and replied: "Thanks to His Highness's favor, I forgive you for being rude. This time I will definitely be on top of His Highness.
However, the etiquette between monarch and minister cannot be abolished. When outsiders are around, we should still treat each other with state etiquette. Otherwise, even if Your Highness doesn't mind, if it falls into the ears of the officials, I'm afraid they will accuse me of being disrespectful and disrespectful."
"It's up to you. Anyway, I treat you as a brother in my heart. I haven't said anything yet. If anything happens to you in the future, as long as it's not rebellion or anything like that, I will definitely help you!" Seeing Jia Lian, the fourth prince agreed, and he felt sorry for Jia Lian in his heart.
He was even more satisfied, so he patted his chest and said.
As for what Jia Lian said about showing off in front of outsiders, he understands and he doesn't like trouble.
Jia Lian cupped his hands and felt a little speechless. The fourth prince really had no taboos. How could he be so worried about his rebellion?
After leaving the mansion from the main entrance, the fourth prince's horse was soon brought out, and Jia Lian and the fourth prince rushed to the other side of the imperial city.
Not long after, we came to a secluded and majestic area. This place seemed a little further away from the palace than the fourth prince's Prince Xiao's Mansion, but the nearby roads and high walls were more orderly and solemn.
After walking around a long section of high wall, we arrived at the main entrance of a mansion.
After the fourth prince dismounted, he looked up at the plaque that had been replaced with the words "Princess Zhaoyang's Mansion", with unspeakable envy in his eyes.
"Jia Lian, you see, my father is partial and gave such a good house to my imperial sister! When I was about to turn sixteen, he just asked someone to build a palace for me, and he said it was
You deliberately stay closer to the palace so that you can discipline me more easily."
Jia Lian heard what the fourth prince said and looked towards the gate of the princess mansion.
Just looking at the black door that has obviously been newly painted but still looks desolate and heavy, you can tell that the house inside is not simple.
The fourth prince was still complaining: "You don't know, this was the house of my uncle, Prince Bo Yi Zhong. Legend has it that he almost...
All in all, this house has been abandoned for almost twenty years, and no one dared to ask the emperor for it. Until the emperor returned to Beijing, for some reason, the father gave this house to her as a princess residence."
Prince Yoshitaka!
Jia Lian was shocked, finally knowing the value of this house.
Even though he might have been just an infant when the incident happened, nearly twenty years later, his influence still lingers in Beijing, and it is a topic that many people keep secret.
It was also when Jia Lian was investigating Qin Keqing's identity that he vaguely knew some of the inside story of that year.
It can be said that at the beginning, this person was mainly not bad, and there was no such thing as Emperor Ningkang later.
I don’t know if the house that was once owned by such a sensitive person was given to Princess Zhaoyang. Is it a good thing or a bad thing?
But Princess Zhaoyang is only eighteen or nineteen years old this year. Thinking about what happened in the past, it is impossible to have anything to do with Princess Zhaoyang, so there is no need to be nervous.
Probably the emperor or the queen mother saw that it was a pity that such a big house had been vacant, so in order to make up for Princess Zhaoyang, she gave it to her.
No matter how glorious the past was, it was just the past after all. With Emperor Ning Kang's current strength, there was really no need to fear a dead man.
After being led into the palace by the palace servants, the fourth prince became familiar with him. He took Jia Lian around the princess's palace and introduced various buildings and scenic spots to him.
It was as if his imperial sister's home was his home, so casual.
Jia Lian shook his head inwardly, but he couldn't help but feel some affection for the fourth prince. After all, he was his cheap brother-in-law. Wouldn't kissing his sister be equivalent to kissing him?
"His Royal Highness Prince Xiao, Lord Jia Hou, and the princess are at the martial arts arena. Please come over."
A eunuch hurried over to report the situation. After hearing this, the fourth prince said to Jia Lian, "Let's go. It's quite far from the martial arts arena. Let's ride there."
I have to say that it is worthy of being the former Prince Yoshitaka Chitose's house. Even though it has been abandoned for more than ten years, it still has an extraordinary style.
Not to mention anything else, just the size. Judging from the footprints that Jia Lian walked on, it is much larger than the original Rongguo Mansion. It is estimated to be much larger than the largest palace that Jia Lian has ever visited, the Beijing Prince's Mansion.
This is not in the major state capitals in the south of the Yangtze River, but in the most precious imperial city in the world!
Occupying such a large house here can be said to be a symbol of identity and status.
Look here, there are many large and small gardens, a martial arts arena, a colosseum and a horse farm, all kinds of large facilities.
Not to mention the fourth prince, even Jia Lian could not help but feel a bit envious as he went deeper.
Sure enough, there is no comparison between people.
Everyone used to say that Princess Zhaoyang was the most favored princess of the Tian family and the most dazzling pearl in the world, but Jia Lian didn't feel much about it.
At this time, he had just made up his mind to leave the palace and find another residence, so he directly got a top-notch prince's mansion!
Jia Lian doesn't know if there is any palace in the entire Wei Dynasty that is bigger and more majestic than Princess Zhaoyang's palace. Even if there is, I'm afraid it can't surpass the top three, right?
this……
All I can say is, our daughter-in-law is really amazing.