When several horses were driven to the inn door, they caused a commotion.
"Uncle Cheng, what do you think of these horses?" Yi Cheng asked.
Mr. Cheng only glanced at it briefly.
"Is it the best horse to drive on the road?" he asked.
Yi Cheng nodded repeatedly.
"Of course, I picked it myself." He said.
"I believe in your judgment." Mr. Cheng smiled and threw a bag of money over. "For your trouble, take it to have some tea to cool down."
Yi Cheng reached out and took it, smiling broadly.
"Uncle Cheng, you are so polite." He said, and while he was busy greeting the horse seller, Uncle Cheng also asked his men to settle the bill.
"...This Mr. Cheng is really generous...Look at the horses they are using now, they haven't run very far. They need to replace them with new ones..."
"...I don't even care about the price, but I still pay for all the hard work... It's great to have people like this come to our inn every day..."
"...It is said that I am in a hurry to return to my hometown. The elders in my family are ill, so I am in such a hurry."
"Ah, that's really a filial son..."
The people chatting outside the window walked away, and Mrs. Cheng was still looking outside with an angry expression.
Have you seen it? Mr. Cheng has become a generous person. When has he ever been so generous? In the past, he was only generous at home when he bought his favorite tea, and let the rest of the family eat an extra bowl.
Tea felt so distressed that it was like cutting out flesh.
Generous, they are all generous, why is that Guanshi Cao, that Ban Qin, and now Mr. Cheng? Isn’t it because he is not spending his own money?
That bitch is a fool. If she had this money in her hands, she would never waste it like this!
Mrs. Cheng Er turned around angrily, but her body tilted and she almost fell down with a cry. Fortunately, the maid beside her moved quickly to catch her.
"Madam, please be careful."
Speaking of being careful, Mrs. Cheng Er looked at her legs with hatred.
Although it was not broken as rumored by the outside world, it was a broken muscle and a broken bone. The swelling only subsided a few days ago, and I was bumpy on the road like this. I wonder if it will really break when I return to Jiangzhou.
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"Ma'am, let's eat."
Outside the door, a maid came in with food and said.
"What's the rush? I'll eat whenever I want." Mrs. Cheng said angrily, "I can't eat."
"It's better to eat something. The horse has changed. He will definitely leave immediately. Once he leaves, he doesn't know when he will stop." said the servant woman.
When she thought of this, Mrs. Cheng Er wanted to go crazy. She couldn't help but think that she really stretched out her hands to cover her hair and screamed like she was venting. The servants and women tried to comfort her over and over again.
But compared to before, I received more advice and less comfort.
After all, it seems that Mr. Cheng has made a comeback at this time, and is even more powerful than before. It is said that the official status that Mr. Cheng relied on before is no longer guaranteed.
If Mrs. Cheng is really as serious as Mr. Cheng said, they would rush back just to see each other for the last time, and then the second Mr. Cheng would have to worry.
Ding You has been here for three years. Who can say for sure what will happen in three years?
They were good people as the second lady, but the eldest master was their support. They persuaded the second lady Cheng to eat haphazardly, but there was no order to set off on the road.
"Are you leaving? Are you leaving? If you don't leave, will you have to sleep outdoors again after dark?" Mr. Cheng shouted angrily. As he walked towards Mr. Cheng's house, he saw Mr. Cheng holding a letter.
Frowning expression.
"Letter from home?" Mr. Cheng Er was frightened by his expression and his heart skipped a beat. Could it be that his mother had really...
"It's Shiro's letter." Mr. Cheng replied.
If that bitch maid dies, it will be something worth celebrating.
Mr. Cheng Er was looking forward to it.
"What's the matter?" he asked hurriedly.
"My dear girl's marriage is decided." Mr. Cheng said, seeming to be a little distracted.
Set?
"With whom?" Mr. Cheng Er shouted, suddenly feeling even more ridiculous. It's really ridiculous. His daughter's marriage has been decided, and he, the father, doesn't even know! Ridiculous!
"Prince Jin'an." Mr. Cheng said.
Jin'an! Prince of the county!
Not even a high-ranking official, but the king of Jin'an County!
Mr. Cheng Er felt like his head was pounding. This happiness came so fast that he couldn't bear it.
"...Hurry, prepare the car and go, let's go back to Beijing." He shouted.
The marriage must be done quickly, otherwise if something unexpected happens to Jiangzhou's mother, the marriage will be delayed.
How do you prepare for a royal marriage? There are so many things to do, it’s overwhelming just thinking about it!
Mr. Cheng was shaking all over and couldn't stand. When he raised his head, he saw Mr. Cheng sitting still.
"Brother, what are you doing? Leave quickly." He shouted.
Mr. Cheng shook his head.
Can't leave.
"Can't leave?" Mr. Cheng Er asked in surprise, "What are you talking about? She is getting married, how can we, the eldest relatives, not be there?"
Yes, if she got married, how could the eldest relative be absent? But she asked him to leave the capital immediately.
This woman has always been determined in everything she does. If this marriage was expected, how could she let them leave immediately?
Is it unexpected?
So do they go back or not?
Mr. Cheng lowered his head to read the letter. This was what Cheng Silang said. He only described what happened, but did not say that he wanted them to come back. Moreover, Cheng Jiaoniang did not ask anyone to send a letter.
Listening to her words, she said that they should return to Jiangzhou immediately, but she did not say that they should return to the capital, so...
Mr. Cheng collected the letter in his hand.
"Prepare the car and set off," he said.
Mr. Cheng Er nodded happily and rushed out first without any further urging, but he soon realized something was wrong.
"What's going on? What's going on? Aren't you going to the capital?"
"Second master, I didn't say to go to the capital. The eldest master said he was going back to Jiangzhou."
Return to Jiangzhou?
Why are you going back to Jiangzhou?
"Since we're talking about getting married, someone will naturally come to us. We'd better wait in Jiangzhou."
Mr. Cheng Er looked at Mr. Cheng who was sitting calmly in the car and was dumbfounded.
He didn't know whether he was stupid or whether Master Cheng was stupid.
"Cheng Huai! You are crazy!"
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The girl's parents were so calm, but the boy's relatives were very lively at this time.
"This is the first marriage of our young generation." The imperial concubine said with a smile.
The concubines present all laughed and said some appropriate words.
The Queen Mother smiled even more from ear to ear.
"Yes, we have to take care of it properly." She said, asking if the news from Prince Xiu's Mansion had been sent.
The imperial concubine smiled and answered yes.
"Sent it, I guess Princess Xiu will receive it in three days," she said.
The Queen Mother nodded with some relief.
"Although Princess Xiu and the others are biological children, they are still guests when they come to the capital. We still have to handle the marriage," she said.
The imperial concubine responded yes.
"That's natural." She smiled, "Prince Jin'an grew up under the Queen Mother's knees."
The Queen Mother sighed even more.
"Where is the prince?" she asked, "didn't he come today?"
"Your Majesty, it's at the Queen's place," the maid on the side said hurriedly.
The Prince of Jin'an County was not that close to the Queen originally, but it was after the accident of the second prince.
He was filial to the queen on behalf of the second prince.
The emperor once sighed like this.
The second prince was most filial to the queen, and the accident happened because he went to pick wintersweet for the queen...
The Queen Mother's eyes couldn't help but feel sour.
"It's so fast." She changed the subject and said, "I think when I stood up to my legs... I grew so tall in the blink of an eye."
The Queen Mother spoke and gestured.
"It is so difficult to raise a child so quickly."
While they were talking, Concubine An was announced outside the door.
Concubine An is now the envy of everyone in the palace. The emperor accompanies her every night and provides her with all the food, drinks and fun she wants.
Seeing the potbellied Concubine An coming in with a smile on her face, the Queen Mother first extended her hand to excuse herself.
"Why did you come out? It's very hot today." She said.
"The imperial doctor asked me to take a walk, and I came to see if there is anything I can do to help," Concubine An said.
These words made everyone in the palace laugh, and the imperial concubine also laughed, but her smile was a little mocking, and her eyes fell on Concubine An's bulging belly.
"What can you do to help? Just be nice and help." The Queen Mother smiled.
While they were joking, the concubines stood up and left, and the other concubines dispersed on their own. Seeing Concubine An's awkwardness in sitting up, the Queen Mother was very worried and asked two chamberlains to personally escort her back.
"The royal concubine."
Concubine An looked at the imperial concubine in front of her and shouted.
The imperial concubine stopped and looked over.
"Sister An Fei, what's the matter?" she asked with a smile.
Concubine An was supported by her maid and came forward.
"I'm afraid of the heat now and want to add more ice," she said.
Nowadays, the harem is represented by the imperial concubine, and the food and clothing expenses are fixed, but the rules are dead and the people are alive.
"My sister is joking, you don't have to tell me this," the imperial concubine said.
The two of them were talking, and the chamberlain in the Queen Mother's Palace next to them smiled and spoke.
"Two ladies, let's go over there and talk under the pavilion. We can't do it under the sun," he said.
Look at how expensive it is... you can’t even bask in the sun?
The imperial concubine sneered in her heart, her eyes fell on Concubine An's belly involuntarily, and she couldn't help but hold the hand in front of her.
"It's nothing, Madam, let's talk as we walk." Concubine An smiled and extended her hand to invite you.
The imperial concubine went first with a smile.
"...Of course I have to tell my wife, don't mess with the rules." Concubine An answered Shicai's words with a smile.
Do you break too many rules?
The imperial concubine sneered in her heart, little bitch, you have already told the emperor, come to me and sell it for good, who do you think you are a fool?
"My sister is too caring." She smiled and stepped down the steps.
Concubine An watched her step and hurriedly followed her.
"I don't dare to worry too much because I'm afraid that my wife will worry too much." She smiled.
This is really arrogant!
The imperial concubine paused slightly, looked back at Concubine An, and her eyes still fell on Concubine An's belly.
This is what I rely on...
"Sister is joking," she said, turning her head and continuing to walk.
An Fei paused, glanced at the steps, shook her hands tightly in front of her, gritted her teeth and stepped out.
"Your Majesty, please listen to my explanation..." she said, grabbed the imperial concubine's arm, and immediately let out an ouch.
The imperial concubine was startled when her arm was suddenly grabbed, and she subconsciously threw her away.
"What do you do..." she shouted, but before she could finish her words, she saw An Fei falling down from her side, and the rest of her words turned into a scream.
Screams pierced the sky above the palace.
The noise caused the other concubines who had not gone far to look over, and the two people who were walking from a distance stopped.
Prince Jin'an, who happened to see the man rolling down, could not hide his surprise.
