Chang Anqing

Chapter 71
"Auntie—"

When Yang Jin walked around the screen, he saw that Mrs. Cao was wearing a tan sand embroidered top with a gold-woven peony pattern, a peacock blue and crimson phoenix tail skirt, and a wide-sleeved shirt with crimson piping and gold entwined branches. , In recent days, she looks more and more plump, dressed in luxurious clothes, very much like the lady on the court lady's picture.At this moment, she was reclining lazily on the couch of the imperial concubine carved in red sandalwood and luotian. The maidservant with delicate features and respectful eyes bowed her head and knelt in front of the collapse, holding a small jade roller and rubbing her calf for her, which seemed extremely comfortable.

Seeing Yang Jin coming in at this moment, Cao Shi waved his hand lazily, and the lady beside Wen helped her to get up. Yang Jin also quickly followed and supported Cao's other side.

"Why are you here at this time? Don't say anything in advance. A-niang can also order people to prepare your favorite food in advance."

Mrs. Cao looked at Yang Jin who was in front of her, her eyes were kind and gentle, and then she turned to Lady Wen who was standing beside her and said meticulously, "Instruct the pantry and teach them to add a few more dishes today—"

"Just add Lingxiaozhi, red horned preserved meat, and add a single cage of golden custard and pretzels. These are Jin'er's favorites."

While instructing, Mrs. Cao turned to look at Yang Jin and patted his hand: "Today is a rare opportunity, our mother and two will get together and let my mother enjoy the happiness of the family."

Seeing that Mrs. Cao was in great spirits, Yang Jin suppressed his worries for the time being, forced a smile and nodded, but his heart became more and more complicated.He knew very well what he was thinking now, but he also knew that once the words were spoken, the Cao family would definitely not be as excited as they are now.The ancients said that if you raise a child to be a hundred years old, you will worry about 99 years.

Yang Jin knew from an early age that the Cao family had brought him up to this day, and he experienced a lot of heartbreak and hardship.Although he is the eldest son, he is only a concubine from the inside and outside of the mansion, unlike Erlang Saburo's noble birth and prominent mother family.

Because of this, the people around him seem to be respectful to him, but in fact they don't take it seriously. In the past, he had seen that A-Niang was extremely humble in front of the Taiwei's wife, Li's. He went to the Chaolu Courtyard to stand and wait, and personally served Li's grooming and gargle. When he was a child, whenever Erlang and Saburo were praised in front of everyone, but no matter how hard he tried, he was always invisible like a foil. I can't forget that when there is no one, A-Niang always wipes her tears secretly, looks at him full of guilt and pity, and says, "It's all useless for A-Niang, and it hurts you."

Since then, he has determined in his heart that he will rely on his own efforts to let Aye and the world see his brilliance, so that people around him will no longer despise him, and even look up to him.

He wants to stand in a place high enough and strong enough to tell the world that even if Yang Jin doesn't have the prominent mother family of the Li family, he can support the sky alone, so that A-Niang can be in the Li family and in front of the world. Straighten your back and don't be inferior.

Now he knows that he has done it since he was named a marquis in front of the world that day.

But this is far from enough.

"I heard that the captain has delegated a lot of government affairs to you these days. You can handle it well. What did the captain say?"

Hearing Cao's words, Yang Jin retracted his thoughts, looked at Cao's happy and expectant eyes, and replied comfortably, "Don't worry, Aya, my son will take care of everything that Aye arranges, and he will not teach Aye to be disappointed. "

Seeing Yang Jin say this, Mrs. Cao nods his head in relief and says, "You can rest assured when you do things."

"Recently, my son has been looking at A-Niang for a long time in the future. I don't know if A-Niang is in good health, and can't sleep at night recently?"

Hearing this, Mrs Cao shook her head and said, "With Niang Wen and the others taking care of them, you shouldn't have to worry about it. It's you. Although you are busy with official duties, your health is the most important thing. Don't forget to sleep and eat because of this."

Seeing that Yang Jin nodded in response, Cao's eyes drooped slightly as if thinking about something, and then raised it again: "These days, my mother is very good, but there is only one thing, and I am still a little worried-"

Catching Yang Jin's gaze, Mrs Cao smiled gently and said, "You should also take your marriage seriously."

As he spoke, Mrs. Cao rubbed the blood ruby ​​ring around her index finger and continued, "Now you're in your twenties, and there are only two side rooms around you, how can a few concubines do it, there should always be The main house of the master, I will give birth to your first son as soon as possible, and I will also teach my mother to enjoy the blessing of having a grandson."

After that, Mrs Cao looked at Yang Jin inquiringly and said, "Can you go to Yongning County Master these days? Treat people well on weekdays and let them see your goodness. The little lady's family likes delicious food. Yes, good-looking, you always have to do what you like—"

"Auntie—"

Just as Mr. Cao was babbling, Yang Jin suddenly interrupted, and he taught Mr. Cao to be a little surprised. After all, this child has never been so rude on weekdays.

At this moment, in the silence, Mrs. Cao saw Yang Jin looking at him with a firm gaze, and said earnestly, "My son doesn't want to marry Ah Man."

"What did you say?"

Almost at the same time, Mrs. Cao stood up abruptly, and the woman who was beside her was shocked, Wen Niang hurriedly stepped forward to help her, but was blocked by Mrs. Cao by raising her hand.

"Are you confused? Are you joking with me?"

Seeing Cao's nervous expression, Yang Jin's face was heavy, and he slowly got up and couldn't help lowering his head and said, "What my son said is what he said in his heart, son, he doesn't like Ah Man."

Hearing Yang Jin's repeated firm words, Mrs Cao felt a "squeak" in her heart. She only felt that the old worries were not settled, and the new worries rose again. She couldn't help frowning, but she didn't get angry. Instead, she stood for a long time. With a deep sigh, he said, "This is a mess. Since ancient times, the marriage of children and children is the life of the parents. The matchmaker's words, do you like it?"

Hearing this, Mrs Cao smiled, pulled Yang Jin to sit down again and said, "Look at you, Aye, who had never met face to face back then, so he went to Longxi to ask Li's family to marry the Taiwei's wife. After listening to your grandfather's words, I promised to marry you, Aye, and I'm living a good life now. It can be seen that it's right to be in love for a long time. If you don't like it now, how can it mean that you won't like it in your whole life? "

After saying that, Mrs. Cao gave Wen Niang a wink, and Wen Niang immediately agreed: "What Madam said is that Dalang Jun, non-slaves and maids are talkative, Yongning County Master is a famous beauty in Chang'an, with a prominent family background and a personality. Excellent, Dalang-Jun usually likes to ride horses and archery, and the county master is also good at riding and archery, so what a perfect match with Dalang-Jun, Dalang-Jun should not think about it at this time."

Seeing Wenniang's words, Yang Jin's response was not received for a long time, Cao gradually became worried, and Wenniang looked at each other silently again, hesitantly looked at the person in front of him and said, "Could it be that you are now being sealed as a marquis? Do you think Yongning County Master is not worthy of you?"

"Naturally not—"

Yang Jin blurted out when he heard the words: "Aman is very good, how can my son think so."

"That's it, you also think that Aman is very good, and the two of you are also affectionate to each other. If you can be together, the relationship will only get better and better in the future, so why worry——"

Seeing Cao's insistence on this, Yang Jin's eyebrows became heavier and tighter, and after standing for a long time, he finally said: "My son only has brother and sister love for Aman, and he has never thought of men and women. The son really does not want to go against his heart like this and ruin Aman. , I hope Auntie is perfect!"

"destroy?"

When Mr. Cao heard this word, he felt extremely harsh. It was the first time that his eyebrows stood upright. He couldn't hide his anger and said, "You are the marquis who was proclaimed by the Son of Heaven, and the youngest marquis in my dynasty. Aristocratic family, you should also be in the same family, how can you be so self-deprecating!"

After saying that, Mrs Cao fell down and sat back in anger, and no longer looked at Yang Jin sideways, and only held Sipa's hand tightly and clenched the front of the shirt tightly.

Wen Niang hurriedly stepped forward to support Cao's consolation, and then looked at Yang Jin and said with great pain: "Darlangjun, Madam is only your son, and you are Madam's only hope in the Yang family. , how can Madam gain a foothold in the Yang family—"

Yang Jin's heart was touched when he heard the words, and when he looked at Mrs. Cao, who was extremely sad and angry, he felt that he was very unfilial. He immediately knelt down with a "bang", bowed his head in front of Mrs. Cao's couch and explained, "A-niang, son. It's not that I disobey you, but A-Niang has raised her son for more than [-] years, so she should understand that if her son likes A-Man for love, he will fight hard, and no matter who he faces, he will never give up without a fight. But my son has no intention of Aman, and if he only marry her because of the Li family, it will ruin her and his son as well."

Hearing Yang Jin's words, Cao's expression was shocked, but he didn't look back, but he was dazed and shed tears, and he didn't even try to brush it away.

"My son just wants to support A-Niang by himself, and I don't want outsiders to say that my son is getting better because of his nepotism-in-law. I hope A-Niang will understand and I hope A-Niang believes in her son."

Having said that, Yang Jin didn't say more, as if waiting for the final judgment, he knelt there quietly, his back was straight, but his head was lowered and he didn't move.

After a long time, she seemed to be able to hear each other's breathing. The lady on the side was trying to figure out whether to blurt out to break the tranquility, but she saw that Mrs. Cao finally moved. Stare for a long time and speak.

"How can A-niang not believe you?"

Cao's tone returned to calm, her brows were gentle and loving, and she stretched out her hand to slowly support Yang Jin's arm. Yang Jin raised his head in a daze, and met Cao's loving eyes, but felt that his heart was getting more and more sour and could not bear to look directly.

"Jin'er, you are a man, and you are fighting outside, but you don't know that the fighting in the back house is no less than the battlefield."

Hearing this, Yang Jin's back froze, and seeing that Cao's eyes were too complicated, he seemed helpless, confused, and sad.

"Although A-Niang's book is not as much as you read, she also knows the story of the previous dynasty."

While speaking, Mrs. Cao looked at Yang Jin deeply, and said seriously and desolately: "The story of Mrs. Ji Qi, her beloved son Liu Ruyi and Empress Lu, who was favored by Emperor Gaozu of the Han Dynasty."

At the moment when the words were finished, the atmosphere instantly became cold and quiet, and Yang Jin's eyes suddenly moved, and he felt like a blow to the head, which made him froze.

In just a few short numbers in the history books, he read out the cruelty of the harem.

Qi Ji became a human being, and Liu Ruyi was poisoned.

No matter how dangerous it is, he doesn't care whether he succeeds or not, but as a son of man, how can he see his mother being burdened by himself and falling into such a situation!

No, can't--

"The tree wants to be quiet but the wind doesn't stop, Jin'er, it's not my mother who forced you. Now we are in the rapids. If we don't go upstream, we will be pushed into the abyss. It's too late to regret. to gamble."

Speaking of this, Mrs Cao's voice gradually became choked up, full of grief.

"Only by marrying the Li family can we fight for the first-line advantage for us. For the Yongning County Lord, the Li family is bound to remain neutral in our battle with the Taiwei's wife, and even turn to support us. This is undoubtedly a Weakening Li and Yang Yan is the best strategy for us to increase our chips."

Hearing this, Yang Jin could no longer refute.

He knew that what Cao said was right.

There is nothing in this world that is foolproof. Since he cannot guarantee the outcome, he can only do as A-Niang said.

He is very aware of the Li family, it was only in the past, but now he has made great achievements and made a young man. Once Yang Yan sits on the throne in the future, when the Li family controls the Taiwei's mansion behind Aye, Mrs. Qi and Liu Ruyi's relationship The end, I'm afraid it will be the end of him and A-Niang.

Then, he is unfilial.

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