King Xiu is a prince, and his descendants can only inherit the title of Duke.
The prince of Jin'an County is specially granted by the emperor. Although they are brothers and sisters, their status is higher than others.
The prince of Jin'an County walked quickly and knelt down in the middle. He first saluted the princess above her and then returned the salute to his brothers and sisters.
"Okay, family, please don't go out." Princess Xiu said then, extending her hand.
The children in the room all sat down one after another.
"Cong Lang, I heard that you sat in your father's mourning hall all night again last night." Princess Xiu said, looking at the young man with tears in her eyes, "Don't do this again. You came from a long distance and cried for three days.
How can I explain to the emperor if I am so exhausted?"
"My parents were kind and kind, but my son cannot fulfill his filial piety, and I feel really sad." Prince Jin'an leaned over and said, his voice hoarse.
Princess Xiu raised her hands to wipe her tears.
"Get up quickly and stop saying these words," she said.
A brother over there stepped aside, and the king of Jin'an County bowed and returned to his seat.
The room was quiet and solemn.
"Your father is no longer here, so everyone's homework must not be lost." Princess Xiu said.
The children responded in unison.
Princess Xiu said some more words, nothing more than explaining daily trivial matters.
As he was talking, another voice came from outside the door.
"Mother."
Accompanied by the sound, a young man was swept in like a gust of wind. He was also dressed in mourning clothes. He was thirteen or fourteen years old, and his face resembled the portrait of the Prince of Jin'an.
Seeing him come in, Princess Xiu immediately smiled and stretched out her hand.
The young man did not salute, but went straight to the princess and sat down.
"Huang Lang, where have you been? Are you back so late?" Princess Xiu put her hand on his shoulder and asked with unabashed affection.
"Mother, I went to the warehouse to find the calligraphy and painting that my father gave me." The young man said with a sad expression, "I was lazy before, and my father warned me with calligraphy and painting, so I hid it deliberately. At this time, my father
I’m no longer here, I…”
When he said this, his eyes turned red and he choked with tears.
Princess Xiu’s tears had already fallen.
"Good boy, your father knows what you are thinking, so don't be sad," she said hurriedly.
The young man nodded, then looked into the room and smiled at Prince Jin'an.
"Brother," he said, stood up and saluted.
The prince of Jin'an County returned the courtesy with a smile.
After chatting and joking for a while, the prince of Jin'an County stood up and left.
"You go and have a rest early." Princess Xiu said, and then added, "Don't be restrained at home."
Prince Jin'an bowed his head to thank him, said goodbye to his brothers and sisters, and then got up and went out.
The door was closed, blocking the view inside, but more lively chatter and laughter could be heard.
"..Mother, you also need to get more rest..."
"...Brother, you can see who took away my jade staff yesterday..."
The brothers and sisters chatted enthusiastically, eliminating the dull and formal atmosphere just now.
Prince Jin'an turned his back to the main room and stopped for a moment without moving.
"Prince?" the maid in the corridor asked in a low voice.
The King of Jin turned his head, showed a smiling face, bowed his head and saluted into the room again, turned around and strode away.
He strode all the way, holding his head high, and the attendants waiting outside the princess's courtyard could keep up with him.
I kept walking, as if I didn't know where I was going, but I kept walking without any fear.
The attendants behind him did not dare to make a sound and followed each other in silence until King Jin'an himself stopped first.
"Uh." He looked around for a moment, "Where is my place?"
After saying that, he smiled again, showing his thin white teeth, which contrasted with the white lights on the roadside.
"I was too young when I left. Although my family has not changed, I don't even remember it." He laughed.
The attendant responded with a smile while busy leading the way.
Everyone turned around and headed in one direction.
The night was deep, Prince Xiu's Mansion became quiet, the white thorny lanterns were like stars, and it felt a bit cold.
A strange cry came from a corner of Prince Xiu's Mansion. It seemed like a night owl chirping or a human voice wailing, but it disappeared as soon as the ears turned and did not attract anyone's attention.
An attendant raised his foot and kicked him, causing the people on the ground to roll over.
The indoor lights are like beans, and the shadows are blurry.
"You're really tough, Prince, so I'd better not say anything." He turned around and whispered.
The Prince of Jin'an County walked out from the black shadow by the wall, still wearing the white filial piety clothes, but with a white brocade handkerchief in his hand, which was currently covering his mouth.
"He is a loyal and loyal man." He said slowly, taking away the handkerchief, with his usual bright smile on his face, looking at the people on the ground who didn't know whether they were alive or dead.
The attendant raised his foot and kicked the person on the ground. The person rolled around but did not wake up.
Prince Jin'an looked at the people on the ground, and the dim light made his face flicker.
"Actually, it doesn't matter whether you say it or not. I don't need to know who wants to harm me. I just need to know that someone wants to kill me." He said slowly, then waved his hand, "No need to ask him.
Now, you can play whatever you want, but you have to fulfill his loyalty no matter what."
The attendant smiled and responded yes.
Immediately, two or three more people came out, kicked the man up and turned around. Under the light, the man's bare legs were covered with white bones and some bloodshot flesh hanging on them. It looked like they had been scratched all over.
came down.
After this kicking and beating, the man woke up, opened his mouth and screamed. A servant had already stretched out his hand to pinch him, and at the same time flashed a cold light in his hand.
"Master Liao, don't worry, the prince said you don't need to answer." The attendant chuckled.
The man seemed to know something and struggled hard. He looked at the young man in white in front of him with fear in his eyes.
But it was still too late, and the attendant cut off his tongue with a knife.
Blood splashed all over the floor. King Jin'an took a step back and waved his handkerchief gently, as if to dispel the bloody smell.
Manager Liao fainted and died on the ground.
Prince Jin'an took one look, turned around and went out.
The winter night wind whistled by, blowing the lanterns on the porch.
The young man glanced at the night sky. There was a crescent moon hanging sideways. The light was shining, and there was no smile on his jade-like face. He just looked at it in silence for a moment, then turned around and walked slowly along the corridor. Bai Bai
Under the piercing lamp, the bright white figure looked particularly slender and lonely.
When it was daylight, Chen Shao had already left the palace gate and arrived at the foot of the imperial city.
Along the way, the numerous civil and military officials who dispersed the dynasty all gave way.
This was the first day that the Minister of Civil Affairs, who had been away from home for nearly two months, returned to the court. Countless eyes followed him, including those who were happy and those who were jealous.
Just now, after the meeting of the Yue Dynasty was over, the eldest prince who was in charge personally stopped Chen Shao and said that the emperor wanted to see him.
What does this mean? It means that Chen Shao is still the most reliable person in the eyes of the emperor. Originally, the only chance to replace him was when his father Ding You died, but now, this opportunity is gone.
The disease that even the imperial doctors were unable to cure was actually cured.
This Chen Shao is really lucky.
Chen Shao didn't pay attention to these looks. He was still thinking about what he had just met.
After dismissing the eldest prince, the emperor discussed government affairs with him alone. The monarch and his ministers had a very happy conversation. On the one hand, it showed that although the emperor said he was ill, he was in good spirits. On the other hand, it also showed that the emperor relied heavily on him.
He became famous at a young age, but fortunately he did not fall into ruin. He passed the imperial examination and was trained under the emperor's deliberate cultivation. Just after his death, he was finally entrusted with an important task and his mother died of illness. Although he could win his love, the emperor did not give up for his reputation.
Instead of doing this, he was asked to worry about it for three years. Unexpectedly, when he was entrusted with an important task again, his father would...
Fortunately, fortunately.
It could be seen that the emperor was relieved, otherwise he wouldn't have made such a joke.
"I heard that all the birds in the city are being chased, and I am only asking for the Chen family's side." The emperor smiled and said, "Remember to send it so that I can have a taste of your Chen family's good oriole."
Chen Shao couldn't help but smile.
He was famous among the government and the public by his literary name, but he did not expect to become famous among the common people in Beijing by his food.
I think it won't be long before Chen Shao will be known as Chen Huangque among the people, right?
Chen Shentong became Chen Huangque, and suddenly he became a lowly person. The span was too big.
Why did it happen suddenly?
Since the woman came in, the old man's condition has improved. Moreover, she wanted to eat the oriole in the first place, otherwise the cook would not have made it.
This small thing that is not allowed on the table according to village customs can be so delicious.
Sure enough, vulgarity is elegance.
This woman is really weird and interesting.
Chen Shao entered the house, changed into his regular clothes, and immediately walked to his father's yard. As soon as he entered the yard, he saw the young and old sitting opposite each other in the wide open door.
Although thin but energetic, the white-haired old man reclined and sat cross-legged, the girl with black hair and plain robes and long sleeves sat upright, facing each other across the chessboard, and the girl in bright red robes dangling with her head next to the chessboard.
Chen Shao stopped for a moment, as if he was not far away from breaking the early winter chess game.
"Madam, don't you know how to play chess?" Old Mrs. Chen asked.
Cheng Jiaoniang has been looking at the chessboard for a long time.
"I can't remember," she said.
Can't remember? Yes? Or not?
Old Mrs. Chen was a little puzzled for a moment.
"I can play Shuanglu, grandpa, sister, let's play Shuanglu together." Danniang said, interrupting the conversation between the two.
The old man held the black piece and dropped it. After a while, he held the white piece again. It turned out that he was amusing himself alone.
"Father." Dan Niang, who was facing the door, saw her father and shouted happily.
Chen Shao came in, knelt down and saluted, greeted his father, and expressed his gratitude to Cheng Jiaoniang.
Cheng Jiaoniang returned the gift.
"Although it's much better, I still don't want to walk too much at the moment." She said to Mr. Chen, "Haste makes waste. If you get sick again at this time, no matter how much money you have, there is nothing I can do."
Mrs. Chen laughed and patted his leg. The temptation of being able to walk was too great.
"Just apply the acupuncture for another five days and you'll be fine. You can recover by taking medicine alone," Cheng Jiaoniang said.
The father and son were overjoyed. First, they finally no longer had to suffer that kind of pain. Second, it also meant that recovery was getting closer.
"Thank you so much, madam." Chen Shaosurong thanked her again.
With the father and son talking, Cheng Jiaoniang stood up and left, and Danniang naturally followed.
"It will snow in three to five days." Cheng Jiaoniang said, looking up at the sky.
"Really? Great, then we can go to the mountains to enjoy the snow." Danniang said happily.
After walking not far, I heard women talking and laughing, and then I saw four or five women walking towards them. When they saw Cheng Jiaoniang and Chen Danniang, they all stopped.
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Double updates will resume tomorrow. Well, it’s actually only a thousand more words.
Also, thank you to the Taiwanese book friends, the number of golden tickets has exceeded 100, thank you, thank you. (To be continued)
