In early May, the weather in Beijing was already hot.
It was not yet the hotter season, but a basin of ice was placed in the study room of the Gao family, adding a bit of coolness and moisture to the air, making Gao Lingbo, who had just washed away his fatigue, even more comfortable.
However, my body felt comfortable, but my mind felt anxious and angry.
"Confused! How can we let Mr. Cheng go!" he shouted with raised eyebrows.
"Sir, I can't let you go." Several subordinates said sarcastically.
"It was Chen Shao who criticized him. He has always been against his father. He didn't want Cheng Dong to come to the capital in the first place. He had long wanted to drive Cheng Dong out." Gao Xiaoguan said carelessly at the side.
"There are so many people he wants to drive away. How can he drive them all away? What do you want them to do?" Gao Lingbo raised his eyebrows.
"It's really hard to stop him. It just so happens that my mother has been reported to be critically ill just like you." A subordinate said, "If we try to stop him, I'm afraid that Chen Shao will find a reason to embarrass you."
"It's making things difficult for me? If he's making things difficult for me, I will find a way to deal with him. If the soldiers come, the water will be blocked and the earth will cover it up." Gao Lingbo sneered, "You are so hesitant, in the final analysis, you don't take Cheng Dong seriously."
"Father, it doesn't matter if he leaves. It's not difficult for us to go to Jiangzhou. We're still worried that he might run away." Gao Xiaoguanren said.
The existence of Mr. Cheng Er is not just a matter of parents’ orders.
"You only have marriages in your eyes, and marriages are no big deal!" Gao Lingbo said angrily, shaking his head.
How could that woman be so focused on marriage like other women? If she really cared about marriage, why would there be such a rule not to marry the rescuer?
Forget it, I'd have known that if I hadn't done it personally, things would always go wrong, and now things are completely different from what I expected, so let's just deal with the immediate situation.
"Someone, please send my post to Mrs. Cheng, and I will pay you a visit," he said.
"Father, do you want to see that woman in person?" Gao Xiaoguan asked, with a look of disdain on his face, "She is worthy..."
"More worthy than you." Gao Lingbo said angrily and threw the post away.
The young official Gao shrank his head and did not dare to speak anymore. He watched the young man hurrying out with the post.
The news of Gao Lingbo's arrival in Beijing naturally soon became known to those who should know, and the actions of his young boy going out to Cheng Jiao's parents' house were also seen by all the spies.
"Master Gao is more eloquent than his son." Old Mrs. Chen said with a smile.
"So what, she's not going to marry him!" Chen Shao said.
Old Mrs. Chen couldn't help laughing.
"Xio's nonsense." He quickly stopped laughing and scolded.
Chen Shao apologized to his father and touched his beard.
"It has already become such a mess. That Gao Xiaoguan is obviously deliberately retaliating and getting married like this. Even if Gao Lingbo is involved in Zhou Zhou, he can be Zhou Zhou for a while. How can he be Zhou Zhou for the rest of his life? How can she live like this?
How could someone not be a fool actually get married because of a few words from Gao Lingbo?" he said.
Old Mrs. Chen shook his cattail leaf fan and smiled.
"Maybe not for other women," he said, "but if it's her, how she can live her life doesn't seem to be a big problem..."
There's no telling what this woman will do.
"I can't figure it out, I can't figure it out." Old Mrs. Chen said as he shook his fan.
At the same time, Qin Hu also put down the tea bowl in his hand.
"That's right, this woman always doesn't act according to common sense." He said to himself, "It's not impossible for Mr. Gao to convince her."
If you are convinced, then you will actually get married.
Got married…..
Qin Hu stood up, grabbed his robe, put it on and walked out quickly.
"Thirteen."
Mrs. Qin's voice sounded from behind.
Qin Hu stopped and turned around and called his mother.
"I'm going out, I'm in a hurry," he said.
"Come here, I have something to ask you." Mrs. Qin waved and said with a smile.
Qin Hu had no choice but to turn around and walk over.
"What does mother want to ask?" he asked.
"Where are you going?" Mrs. Qin said with a smile.
Qin Hu called his mother helplessly.
"Go where you want to go." He said, saluted, turned around and walked away quickly.
"Do you still want to meet someone you want to see?" Mrs. Qin laughed from behind and followed a few steps further, "Thirteen, just thinking about it won't do it. You have to say, this is a good opportunity."
Qin Hu didn't know whether he heard it or not, but he led the horse and went straight away.
"What did you say to him again?" Qin Shizhong came out and said, "Thirteen has grown up and is an official now. Don't tease him all the time."
Mrs. Qin shook her fan and smiled.
"How big is it? If it's really big, you won't even be able to win over the person you like." She laughed and looked at Shi Qin with her face covered with a face fan, "This is really not like his father at all."
When Qin Shidao was teased by his wife, he immediately pretended to be annoyed and hummed with a straight face. The servants around him laughed and pretended not to hear or see.
The couple were chatting and laughing before going out. Someone came to report that Zhou Hui had arrived.
"Liu Lang, Thirteen just left in a hurry." Mrs. Qin said with a smile, looking at the young man saluting in front of her, and added, "I don't know where he went. Since I became a Jinshi and got an official, I have been socializing a lot.
Already."
Zhou Hui responded yes.
"Of course it can't be the same as before. It was the same when I was in the army." He said, bowing and leaving.
Looking at Zhou Hui riding away, Qin Shidao frowned.
"Why did you lie to him?" he asked.
"What do you know?" Mrs. Qin said, "You must know that this boy from the Zhou family can probably hug a beautiful woman. If that happens, what will happen to our thirteenth family?"
Qin Shishuo shook his head with some disapproval.
"Qi Qi is a small person." He said.
"You can't be a man when it comes to your children's marriage. It's unfair." Mrs. Qin said with a smile, "It depends on God's will."
Qin Shi laughed when he spoke.
"Is this God's will?" he asked.
You obviously did this deliberately.
Mrs. Qin raised her eyebrows and smiled.
"It was God's will that he met me," she said.
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Zhou Hui returned home in despair. Mr. Cheng and Mr. Cheng and his family left the capital in a hurry, seeming to have taken away the liveliness of this section of the capital. Now the whole street is talking about "A Night Alone"
Entering the mountain stronghold, the divine light protects the body and scares the thieves. However, no one talks about the marriage disputes between the high officials and the children of the Cheng family.
This is the capital city, a capital city where new things are constantly emerging, and a capital city where no matter how lively and noisy it is, it can disappear in an instant.
"Father," Zhou Hui shouted, looking at Mr. Zhou who was sitting in the hall drinking tea and listening to the maid singing, "What should we do about that matter?"
"What is it?" Mr. Zhou asked lazily.
"My dear mother's marriage." Zhou Hui said in a muffled voice.
"Oh, there's no need to worry, Jiaojiao'er has her own idea. We'll do whatever she asks us to do." Mr. Zhou smiled, tapping his hands on his knees in harmony with the little maid's singing.
Zhou Hui wanted to say something but didn't know what to say.
"Then, then, you have to ask," he said.
"What's there to ask? Why don't you drag it now?" Mr. Zhou said, "It's good to drag it."
To put it bluntly, my father is still... afraid.
After Master Cheng's analysis of the matter related to Prince Ping, Master Zhou still backed down when he thought of the situation that the Zhou family would face if they were to get married. What's more, Cheng Jiaoniang didn't have to rely on their Zhou family.
It’s also good to drag…..
Zhou Hao sighed inwardly.
How can it be done by procrastinating! This kind of thing needs to be done quickly and messily!
If you don't ask, I'll ask.
Zhou Hao took a deep breath, saluted, stood up, excused himself and walked out.
Yes, I'll ask and help her. Is there anything I can't ask?
The thoughts became more and more determined, and Zhou Hui's pace couldn't help but speed up.
I'll ask her, ask her.
When Zhou Hui went out, Qin Hu had already eaten a cup of tea brought by Ban Qin.
In summer, the hall is open and the windows are covered with screens, which contrast with the green bamboo and red flowers outside the window, and the birds feeding on the corridor are chirping.
"Although postponing this matter is a solution, it cannot solve the root cause." Qin Hu said.
"Not necessarily." Cheng Jiaoniang replied.
Qin Hu smiled, picked up the tea bowl and took a bite again.
"Actually, I should persuade you to marry Liu Lang." He said suddenly.
Cheng Jiaoniang raised her eyes to look at him, and Banqin, who was sitting next to him and fanning lightly, also looked over.
"But, I can't say it." Qin Hu said with a smile, "Because I think it might be true this time, and you will really get married."
"What's wrong with marriage?" Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head and said.
Qin Hu smiled and answered yes.
"Yes, marriage is not a child's play." He said, "But I always want to regard it as a child's play."
Banqin looked at him even more puzzled.
"Because...in that case, your rules will be child's play." Qin Hu smiled and looked at Cheng Jiaoniang.
What's the rule? Banqin didn't react for a moment, and Qin Hu seemed to continue talking without letting them think too much.
"Ms. Cheng, at this time, why not change the rules? Because the people involved are of high authority, it is not the most suitable and best for the Zhou family to marry you, but my family can, and my Qin family can take care of this matter.
And there is no need to hurt yourself.”
He said it in one breath, looking at the woman sitting in front of him.
"In this matter, it's better for me to come forward."
"What's going on?" Cheng Jiaoniang asked.
Qin Hu was startled when he asked this question and laughed a little. Didn't you understand? How is it possible? Well, let's make it clearer.
"You have saved my life, and you are married to my family. This is a reasonable story. Even if the Queen Mother Ping Wang is not happy, it cannot be unreasonable in the end, let alone my Qin family..." He said seriously.
Cheng Jiaoniang shook her head before she finished speaking. Although she didn't interrupt, Qin Hu stopped talking on his own.
"It's because of this matter." Cheng Jiaoniang said, smiling and saluting, "Mr. Sir, don't bother, you really don't need to worry about this matter."
Still like this….
Qin Hu looked at her.
This woman was sitting in front of him. This scene was no longer unfamiliar to him. He was even the person who could get along with her the most. He had swam on boats, admired lanterns, watched dances, and admired flowers.
…..
But why do they feel so strange? No matter which time they sit opposite each other like this, it always seems to be the first time.
So close, so far.
"Okay, madam, I need to worry about it later." He smiled.
Cheng Jiaoniang smiled and thanked her again.
Qin Hu's horse galloped away from the door. When Zhou Hui came to the street, he stopped his horse and looked at Qin Hu, who didn't see him, passing by.
It turns out he is here.
Have you thought of another solution?
But he seems a little distracted...
Thinking of this, Zhou Hao urged his horse forward again. After taking two steps, he suddenly reined in the horse and looked forward with a slightly surprised look on his face.
Another person came to Cheng Jiaoniang's door. The young man dismounted under the summer sun. His clothes were simple, but he still attracted attention.
The man dismounted and raised his head. Although he couldn't see the description clearly, he could feel the ease and ease. He quickly walked up the steps and knocked on the door. The door opened quickly and the man stepped in...
Why is he here?
Oh, when did he come back?
Zhou Hui's gaze couldn't help but sweep across the street. There was a stream of people and noisy vendors, but with his keenness, he could see that there were people with sharp auras scattered among the surrounding crowd, surrounding the Cheng family house.
"His Royal Highness the County King!"
Seeing King Jin'an standing in the courtyard, Banqin, who had not believed the boy's report, shouted in surprise.
"Why are you here?"
Striding through the sunlight, Prince Jin'an smiled as he stood under the mottled shadows of the trees.
"I'm back from my errand," he said.
It's really strange. This is his first time in this house, but why does he feel like he's home...
No, no, how can you say that? It should be a familiar feeling.
Prince Xin'an of Jin'an County nodded and looked at the woman and maid in front of him.
Because people are familiar, things are also familiar.
"You're back from work? Why is there no movement for such a big thing?" Banqin said with a sigh.
Prince Jin'an shook his head.
"After something so embarrassing, you still have the nerve to make a big fuss? I almost want to dig a hole in the ground and come in from outside the city," he said.
Banqin was amused.
"What is this embarrassing thing? Your Highness." She smiled.
"You little maid, it seems that you are the same as that noisy Banqin. I tried my best to persuade the bandit, but I almost died in the village and managed to escape with a firework. Why do you have to tell me this?
Come out?" Prince Jin'an frowned and said.
Banqin laughed so hard that he could barely straighten his back.
Cheng Jiaoniang also smiled slightly.
"That's not a shame." She said, "Luck doesn't come out of thin air. You deserve it."
He had heard many words of praise, but when the words "you should be" came into his ears, his smile couldn't help but spread from the bottom of his heart.
"Your Highness came today to ask our lady to congratulate you?" Banqin asked with a smile, leading the way to greet you.
Today, after hearing these three words, King Jin'an seemed to have thought of something and stopped laughing, and straightened his expression.
"No." He said, "I came here today to tell you something."
Cheng Jiaoniang, who had already walked to the corridor, turned to look at him.
"What I want to say is." Prince Jin'an stepped forward and looked at her, "Cheng Fang, will you marry me?"
ah?
What?
Banqin felt that she heard something but didn't seem to hear it. She looked at the young man standing in the courtyard in a daze.
