It is said that Jia Zheng sent people to the Hanlin Academy to find Jia Cong back home, saying that the eldest man of the Qi State Mansion had come and wanted to marry him. Jia Cong finally had a headache about Chen Ruijin's life experience. If she was an ordinary girl, according to Jia Cong
With her thick skin and sharp tongue, there are ten thousand ways to make her father-in-law happy. If her mother-in-law needs anything, he has a way to satisfy her. But now she resents her mother-in-law in her heart. The blood relationship is still the same, and Jia Cong, the prospective son-in-law, does not know how to deal with it.
suitable.
After thinking for a long time, Jia Cong told the boy: "I happen to have something important to do and I have to meet the prince. You go back first, and I will stop by the prince's palace." The boy didn't dare to be suspicious, so he left first.
As soon as he left, Jia Cong sneaked out of the Hanlin Academy and walked around from the other end of Ningrong Street to Lixiang Courtyard. When he entered the door, he saw Chen Ruijin sitting on the porch. He hurriedly walked over and said: "Second uncle said that someone from Qi Guofu is here.
Do you know?"
Chen Ruijin raised his eyes and glanced at him: "It's me. What are you going to do?"
Jia Cong said: "Of course I listen to you. I am a good man with three obediences and four virtues." Chen Ruijin lowered his head and smiled. Jia Cong took the opportunity to sit next to her and held her hand. "In my opinion, it is not necessarily a bad thing. After so many years,
, do you want to test it again? My father-in-law seems to have a relatively weak temper."
"It's not weakness, it's lack of opinion." Chen Ruijin said, "I listen to my grandfather in all matters. My grandfather doesn't like him very much, but he likes Chen Ruiwen very much. Chen Ruiwen is smart, and many things in the Qi government were done by him when he was half a year old.
It’s up to you.”
Jia Cong nodded and said: "So when you were taken away by Liu Dengxi, my father-in-law may not have been willing. It was Chen Ruiwen who made the decision. Will he... regret it? After all, he is your biological father."
Chen Ruijin smiled bitterly and shook his head: "You're overthinking it, aren't you? He was willing back then. If I don't regret it, it's a pity that I didn't have any news in those years and thought I was dead..." Nai sighed, "
After all, it is my home. During the years when I followed Liu Dengxi, I was much freer than before. Why didn’t I go back and have a look? Why didn’t I try it out?”
Jia Cong couldn't help but hold her in his arms: "If you don't want to remember, forget it. If you want to talk, tell me."
Chen Ruijin gently leaned her head on his chest and said slowly: "I didn't have much hope at first."
When the late emperor was about to die, Situ Pan shut himself up and ignored the emperor because of his suspicion. Liu Dengxi transferred Chen Ruijin from the female guard camp and asked her to do a lot of secret inspections. One day, she happened to pass by Qi Guo Mansion, so she went to take a look.
Look. Several men in the mansion were sitting and discussing matters. Most of them were Chen Yi and Chen Ruiwen. Her father and uncle were listening. They talked about the situation in the capital for a long time, and finally it was Chen Ruiwen's decision: which prince should not rely on him first?
Or the emperor will wait for some time to make a decision.
She originally thought that with the eyesight of everyone in the Qi State Mansion, they couldn't pick out a good lord, so it was better to wait. It was a good idea. But Chen Ruiwen sighed: "There are turbulent undercurrents in the capital, and I don't know who will rule the world in the future."
, it would be inconvenient to discuss the marriage of the three girls. Otherwise, with her appearance, it would not be difficult to have a heir apparent."
Chen Ruijin was silent outside the window for a moment, then turned around to leave. Just then he heard another sentence, again from Chen Ruiwen: "There is no news about the four girls. Could they be gone?"
Then she heard her third uncle say: "There's no telling if she can be kept by Concubine Hui's side."
Her father sighed: "Now there is no hope for me. She was raised by my wife. She is smart and good-looking. She will be able to help you no matter which family you marry." Chen Ruijin closed his eyes and picked up his feet.
She came and took two steps, but she didn't expect her father to have two sentences left. "Oh, that's all, don't think about the fourth girl. Even if he knew that he would be involved in it, who would dare to disobey that father-in-law? That's right.
Our family cannot afford to offend anyone who follows a noble person."
After hearing this, Jia Cong knew that Chen Ruijin had really given up on Qi Guofu, and she was afraid that she would be even more depressed now than when she recalled it. Now that she has freedom and love in her hands, she has traveled all over the world, and her strength is beyond what she could have been before;
Liu Dengxi died again. He didn't dare to offend even a single eunuch in the Duke's palace, which was considered extremely humiliating. So he lowered his forehead and pressed it against hers: "In that case, leave them alone."
Chen Ruijin softly said "Hmm". He closed his eyes and leaned for a while, then suddenly murmured: "I still have nothing after all."
Jia Cong felt sour in his heart. It was difficult for her family to abandon her, and she had grown so big alone in a palace that ate people without spitting out bones. How could she not show her loyalty at this time? He said quickly: "Nonsense. Isn't it me?"
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Chen Ruijin smiled at the corner of his mouth: "Just now, the second master's wife came over and asked me to come over. I said that the third master had something important to do and asked me to go out, so I pretended to leave."
"Yeah. I understand." Jia Cong said, "I'll go around to the front later and test what's going on."
Chen Ruijin nodded, broke free from his arms and sat upright. Jia Cong's arms were empty. Although he was a little reluctant to give up, he had to stand up, straighten his clothes, and turned to go out. Chen Ruijin suddenly said: "Jia Cong, if you have any
If you change your mind, I will kill you."
Jia Cong waved his hand as he walked forward: "Don't worry, that won't happen one day."
"Even if you subdue Liu Xiaoqi's grandfather, and the entire imperial guard surrounds you, and you ascend the dragon throne to rule the world, I still have the ability to kill you."
Jia Cong turned around and saw her standing gracefully on the corridor, holding her left hand on the pillar and smiling slightly. She looked so pretty! He couldn't help but shook his head and said, "In that case, wouldn't it be cheaper for you to guard me for the rest of your life?"
Chen Ruijin tilted his head and said, "Aren't you afraid that I will change my mind?"
"No." Jia Cong patted his chest, "You can't find a man who is more like you than me." He smiled as soon as he finished speaking, "I can't believe it was me who said such sour words!"
He waved his hand and said, "I'm leaving~~" and walked away swaggeringly.
After leaving Lixiangyuan, he went around in a circle and arrived at the main entrance of Rongguo Mansion. Jia Cong threw the horse's reins to the doorman and asked, "What's causing trouble, second uncle?"
Several disciples had originally made a bet. A message came out from the other end of Rongxi Hall with a mouth faster than legs, saying that the young lady from Qi Guo Mansion was the one whom Mr. Cong fell in love with, and now the two houses are about to discuss marriage. Someone in Rong Guo Mansion
Believe it or not, the disciples also started to guess whether Third Master Cong would agree to the marriage. After hearing what Jia Cong just said, those who didn’t guess laughed, squinting their eyebrows and thinking about how much money they had won.
He said in his mouth: "How do you know this? The third master can just go in."
Jia Cong rolled up his sleeves and rushed to the Rongxi Hall. When he entered the hall, he looked up and saw Jia Zheng sitting on the nanmu chair in the main seat, with a smile on his face. The man sitting in the guest seat was wearing a red and golden python arrow.
Jia Cong couldn't help but shiver - this uncle was about the age between Jia She and Jia Zheng, but he was dressed so red, which made future visitors a little uncomfortable. He stepped forward and saluted: "Second uncle.
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Jia Zhengxiao looked at him and stroked his beard: "Cong'er, you're finally here." He pointed at the man opposite him, "Do you know who this gentleman is?"
Jia Cong said: "The boy who came to report the news said that he is Mr. Chen of Qi Guofu."
Jia Zheng said: "Hurry up and kowtow." Jia Cong looked at Jia Zheng inexplicably and responded hesitantly. Jia Zheng urged, "I won't lose you anyway, go quickly."
Jia Cong knew in his heart that this man was Chen Ruijin's biological father. In any case, Chen Ruijin's genes contained half of his DNA, so it was not an exaggeration for his prospective son-in-law to kowtow a few times. So he knelt down in front of Mr. Chen and kowtowed firmly. He rang his head three times. Mr. Chen was so happy that his beard stood up and he stood up to help him: "My dear nephew, please get up quickly."
Jia Cong stood up with a confused face and said to Jia Zheng: "Second uncle, why did you call me here?"
Jia Zheng smiled and said: "Cong'er, you are very happy. Brother Chen Shi has taken a liking to you and wants to accept you as his son-in-law."
"Um..." Jia Cong froze, "Um...should I discuss this matter with my father?"
Jia Zheng snorted: "Aren't you used to making your own decisions?"
Mr. Chen smiled and waved his hand: "Mr. Zheng, please stop coaxing him to do tricks."
Jia Zhengnai said sternly: "I just want to ask you, you have always brought the big maid beside you, called for order, but is it still there?"
Jia Cong said: "Here she is. Second uncle asked her what she was doing?"
"Do you know who she is?"
"I know!" Jia Cong said, "It's just that my nephew has to accuse his uncle, so I can't tell you."
Jia Zheng was stunned and looked at each other a few times. Mr. Chen couldn't help but asked: "You know?"
Jia Cong said: "I naturally know the origins of the people close to me. Otherwise, if spies or assassins from another family come, wouldn't I die very quickly?" Looking up, Mr. Chen's expression changed. He must have changed his face. There must be something going on here, so he thought for a moment and said, "My nephew has a few words that he wants to say to Mr. Chen alone. I ask my uncle for your forgiveness."
Jia Zheng said hurriedly: "Just keep talking! Don't worry about me."
Jia Cong nodded and led Mr. Chen to the wing next door. In the early years, this was where Mrs. Wang entertained guests. Now she has been paralyzed in bed for many years and no longer uses it. He then invited Mr. Chen to sit on the chair on the east side. , and ordered his servants to guard the door, closed the door, and sat down next to his father-in-law, saying in a low voice: "Something has happened in my nephew's house recently, and it is not time to investigate in detail. If there is any strange news, I hope you can Uncle Chen Shi, don’t be surprised.”
Mr. Chen was confused. He thought for a long time before he hesitated and said, "What do you mean by a good nephew?"
Jia Cong said: "Sister Dian's background in our family is quite deep, so I can't tell anyone casually. When she first came here, because the eldest maid I used to be with was Hong. Sister's surname was Chen, and the other eldest maid 13 Romance Sister was originally He was an orphan who didn't know his surname, so he gave it to him casually. I named my sister as 'Chen'."
Mr. Chen became more and more confused: "Is it... like this?"
Jia Cong sighed in a low voice: "I'm not young anymore, and my father always forces me to get married. But now I only have my sister Qi. Dian. I can't marry a maid, I won't agree to it. So I married him. Several people discussed and found an identity for her. There were many people with the surname Chen in the court, and they probably mentioned Qi Guofu casually. If they want to borrow the identity of your house in the future, they will naturally discuss it with your house. However, your house is also a state. We can’t afford to borrow such a high lintel for the Duke’s mansion.”
This statement was completely different from what he heard. Mr. Chen was completely dumbfounded. It took him a while to say one word: "Huh?"
Jia Cong turned his head and looked at him: "May I ask, Uncle Chen Shi, where do you always get the news?"
Mr. Chen was stunned for a long time, and Jia Cong asked again. Mr. Chen said in a humorous manner: "I don't know who sent the message. A scholar came to our house to pay homage and said congratulations... said that my nephew is planning to marry me." Our fourth girl is getting married, but because we don’t know her identity, the Rongguo Mansion refuses to agree to the marriage."
Jia Cong's eyes lit up: "What kind of scholar?" He cursed in his heart. This kind of mindless work of ruining people has always been done by his own family, but now someone is treating him like this? Sure enough, the cycle of cause and effect is retribution.
Unhappy. Mr. Chen talked for a long time, but couldn't tell what the scholar looked like. He only knew that he was short and thin, with a delicate appearance, and looked like a teenager in age. He had two beards. Jia Cong nodded: "Thank you very much.
.When the spy is found out, he will give Uncle Chen Shi a thank you gift."
Mr. Chen thought for a while and said: "My dear nephew, my little girl was taken away after urinating, and she has never been found. I heard that your maid looks a bit like my third niece. If it is really her...
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Jia Cong shook his head: "Sister Dian is not related to the third lady of your house. No one will know them both at the same time. If she is really the lady of your house, my nephew will not dare to take her."
Mr. Chen was stunned: "Why is this?" Jia Cong remained silent. Mr. Chen thought for a long time and suddenly said, "Oh, you can't be a...nephew who can't be with Xue Pan..."
Jia Cong shook his head gently: "How can I compare to Brother Xue? He has been with the Liu family for many years, and they are in love with each other. Ali..." He sighed, "That little brother from the Liu family is really better."
I'll go there." Mr. Chen opened his mouth and then closed it. Jia Cong laughed at himself, "Well, everyone has their own destiny. Since Uncle Chen Shi is suspicious, do you want to see my sister when she comes back later?"
Mr. Chen was stunned again and said after a while: "No need. I've been bothering my nephew for a long time today. I still have some trivial things at home, so I'll take my leave first."
Jia Cong quickly stood up and bowed and said: "My nephew is sending my uncle off." Then he politely sent Mr. Chen out of the gate.
He did not go back directly to his house, but walked around the courtyard wall back to Lixiangyuan. He saw Chen Ruijin still sitting on the porch. Jia Cong stepped forward and was about to speak, but Chen Ruijin said: "I heard everything."
Jia Cong said "Oh": "I heard it."
Chen Ruijin sneered and said: "Chen Ruiwen, Third Sister and I have known each other for a long time, so it obviously can't be someone else. Those nonsense words I told Third Sister in Wu State that year must have been spread by her back to Beijing. Mr. Chen thought that
You are really a cut-off man who just wants to marry a maid and show off. He refuses to come to see me today because he doesn’t want to recognize me now, for fear of disturbing the matter. If it were you, there would be too many maids, so why bother?
Lai Fei marries a young lady from the government and has to take care of his wife’s family?”
Why couldn't Jia Cong guess it? Chen Shishu obviously didn't care about his daughter's lifelong happiness. It would be okay even if she married a Duanxiu in the name of a maid. Chen Ruijin felt cold again. He comforted:
"You two haven't seen each other for many years, so it's not surprising that your relationship is indifferent."
Chen Ruijin was dumbfounded: "Are these words meant to comfort people?"
Jia Cong touched the back of his head: "Leave him alone. I'm too lazy to go back to the Yamen. What should we have for dinner?"
Chen Ruijin stood up and said, "You can figure it out. I have something to do first. It doesn't take much effort."
"Come back for dinner?"
"Go back." Chen Ruijin went back to the house to change clothes and left after a while.
That night, the two of them were sitting in the courtyard enjoying the cool air. Shi Li suddenly jumped down from the wall and said, "Chen Ruijin, did you kill Lin Luan?"
"Yes." Chen Ruijin said calmly.
Shi Li said angrily: "I still have many uses for this person! How can you kill her? You can't keep her for a few days, can't you bear it any longer?"
"No." Chen Ruijin said, "I can't bear her even for a day."
Jia Cong looked at the two of them and asked, "What did Lin Luan do?"
Chen Ruijin glanced at him: "What do you think?"
Jia Cong suddenly remembered the "scholar" Mr. Chen mentioned, and said in a voiceless voice: "Is she the one who went to Qi Guofu to stab someone in the dark?"
Chen Ruijin said: "You just want to think about who else knows my identity and would go and seduce Qi Guofu."
Shi Li said: "I can't guarantee that it's someone else."
Chen Ruijin waved his hand and said: "It can't be anyone else. Young scholars don't have beards, unless they are women pretending to be wearing a beard." Then he raised his head and looked at Shi Li, "On the contrary, it's Uncle Shi. I'm afraid there are a few things.
Tell me more clearly. I don't know what you want to do."