Fair Lady

Without Sima Yan's operation, the wonderful "Zheng Qi Dou Yan" at the Plum Blossom Banquet in the An Guo Gong's Mansion quickly spread in the capital.Nowadays, no one in the capital knows that there is not only Marquis Yongping who is the number one scholar in civil and military affairs, but also Princess Qi who is equally talented in both civil and military affairs.

As for the second master Xia Shuwen who is about to take the talent test, everyone doesn't seem to need to speculate about it. Maybe he will be a civil and military double champion in two years.

It's a pity, the Second Marquis's Mansion has already announced that there is no rush for the second master's marriage, it will be decided later.

Sima Yan didn't fall behind either, and spread the reputation of "worthy of being a talented woman".After all, there are not many people who know the plum blossom font. At present, the only ones everyone knows are Princess Qi and Princess Yan.

The worst loser of the Plum Blossom Banquet was Chen Yueying, the third daughter of the Chengyi House. Even girls from other branches of the Chen family were questioned because the daughter of the first branch of the scholarly family was too embarrassing.Uncle Chengyi almost spit out old blood in anger, but, to Chen Yueying's surprise, her father didn't reprimand her, didn't even look at her, and waved her away.

Chen Yueying was secretly thankful, but Mrs. Chen's feet were trembling. She knew uncle, so she didn't want to pay attention to Chen Yueying at all?

Sure enough, right after, Uncle Chengyi said coolly but firmly: "Leave the affairs of the mansion to Hao's daughter-in-law. Hao's daughter-in-law, Yu'er and Lin'er (two concubines) will follow you in the future, you To choose two good nurturing mothers, you need to pay more attention on weekdays. It is not necessary to be talented, the most important thing is to know what is good and what is bad, and to have self-knowledge.”

Nian'er was stunned for a while, and seeing her husband Chen Wenhao gave her a "reassuring" look.Only then replied: "Yes, my daughter-in-law knows." Fortunately, the two concubine sisters-in-law are much better-behaved than Chen Yueying, and their qualifications are not bad.

Chen Yueying had just stepped out of the room, when she heard this, she instinctively turned back to Madam Chen to support her: "Why? Mother is still here, why should my sister-in-law be in charge? Wouldn't it be embarrassing to spread the word?"

With a "slap", Chen Yueying was stunned, the one who slapped her turned out to be her mother who loved her the most.

Mrs. Chen shouted in a low voice: "Kneel down!" She regretted it, and she really regretted it in a mess.She herself gave birth to a son and a daughter.The son was being disciplined by the uncle, and Chen Yueying was the only one who taught her beside her, so naturally she was particularly fond of her.But only now did she realize that her pampering not only harmed Chen Yueying, but also harmed herself.

Chen Yueying glanced at her father, whose face was dark but silent, and dared not speak.Kneel obediently.

Uncle Chen still didn't reprimand her, but looked at Mrs. Chen: "From now until she gets married, you should teach her with all your strength, at least understand the basic principles and etiquette. If she makes any troubles again in the future, you will be punished." You are no longer the daughter of my Chen family. And you, go to the family temple. Remember. Without my permission, you mother and daughter are not allowed to leave the mansion in the future. Daughter-in-law Hao, you can find a time to go to the Lianghou mansion , to formally apologize to Princess Qi on behalf of our uncle's residence."

Nian'er quickly complied, although she knew that Shuyao would not care about Chen Yueying at all, but this was the attitude of her father-in-law and uncle Chengyi after all.

Sincerity uncle nodded.gone.

Chen Yueying was completely paralyzed: no longer the daughter of the Chen family?What's the meaning?The father actually moved the idea of ​​driving her out of the house?

Chen Wenhao looked at his only sibling and shook his head, he couldn't blame his father for being cruel.The most important thing for a scholarly family is reputation. This time, my father was really angry, and he still had to bear the pressure from the clan.

"Mother, let's go first. Father is under a lot of pressure. You..." As a son, Chen Wenhao really couldn't say anything about his mother. He also reminded his mother that he spoiled his sister too much.But every time she said it, the mother pointed the finger at Nian'er, thinking that Nian'er had instigated it, so he didn't dare to say it again.

Mrs. Chen slumped on the chair with dull eyes. What she is worried about now is that there should be people or letters from her natal family.Her natal family is also from a scholarly family, and the reputation of her inability to discipline her daughter has spread, and the aunts of her natal family will be implicated to some extent.

Chen Yueying was startled: "Mother, mother, why is this happening? The big deal is that I can't play the zither well. Why did my father treat me like this?"

Mrs. Chen sighed, this daughter still doesn't know what's wrong?Reluctantly said: "Since you know that you are not good at piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, why do you dare to provoke others?" Still rushing to the front?This is not only a problem of ability, but also a problem of character.

"I..." Chen Yueying was stunned, how could she... how could she have thought that Xia Shuyao would not only know how to write plum blossom characters, but also lead an army and pull her to perform together?

Naturally, Shuyao was not interested in knowing the situation of Chen Yueying, who was being used as a gunman. She was shocked by the news brought back by Mama Liu.

"Do you want to live? There is such a medicine in the world?" Shu Yao was surprised.The name of the medicine alone makes people shudder.

Mother Liu nodded, with a disdainful expression on her face: "Murong Shangshu is probably too weak to cry now." Murong Shangshu has been considered shrewd and capable all his life, and he didn't want to be "pickled" into a living dead by his own children when he was dying.

"Murong Shangshu has already run out of fuel, the eldest prince is afraid that he will be further suspected by the emperor, so he got the 'husband' from the Miao village, and Murong Ziye has to spend money to buy it himself, 2000 taels of silver." Mother Liu really looked down on Murong. Zi Ye betrayed his father just for the promise that Ding You would continue to be an official in Beijing after three years.

Shuyao still couldn't believe it: "It doesn't matter if you're alive or panting, and you still have a pulse, after all, you've been saved, right?"

Mother Liu shook her head: "The Miao family's medicines are all strange and weird. 'Ghost Face' has heard of this medicine before. The person who took this medicine is actually dead, but I don't know what the mystery is in the medicine. Shriveling, it will not rot, as if asleep, and there will be a weak pulse. This kind of state of the living dead can last for four or five months, but once the pulse stops, the corpse will turn into a dead body in an instant after three days. A puddle of blood."

Shu Yao couldn't help shivering: "How could Murong Ziye and Concubine Li treat their father like this?" He was not allowed to live in peace after death, and finally there was no bones left?

Mother Liu sneered: "These people only have interests in their hearts and eyes, and they only complain that Murong Shangshu can no longer protect them or help them."

"It's what you deserve," Mother Liu suddenly changed the subject.There was excitement on her face, "Then Jia Qiaoniang has a quick mind, and immediately urged Murong Ziye to let Murong Jun and Zhen Keling, Zhen Keying and Murong Zhi get married immediately. Murong Ziye is naturally happy, otherwise, wait for the news of Murong Shangshu's death to be made public." , have to wait another year."

Shuyao thought for a while, then smiled: "Just let them get married? I'm afraid it's not that simple anymore."

Mother Liu also laughed: "We might as well wait and see?" Jia Qiaoniang, a girl who was born as a maid in a merchant's mansion, is thoughtful, decisive, and ruthless, which is really not easy.In comparison, Mrs. Zhen and Mrs. Lin, the mistresses of Zhen's mansion, are much worse than Jia Qiaoniang.

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There are already signs of spring in Guangdong City in early February.Qi Haoning was going to visit one of the two islands that the imperial court wanted to build.General Haiyong hesitated and said: "The weather is getting warmer now, and the sea bandits are also dispatched, my son, why don't you wait until the Water Dragon King is caught..."

Qi Haoning waved his hand and interrupted him: "I must see the situation on the island with my own eyes before making any plans. Half a year has passed in the blink of an eye. I can't wait any longer. Besides, the pirates are cunning, I If they don't move, they won't move."

General Hai Yong frowned: "That's what you said, but...who?" He jumped up and quickly opened the door.

Two children rolled in.One is Haier, the grandson of General Haiyong, and the other is Damao, the grandson of Mrs. Liang.The two probably leaned against the door just now.The door opened suddenly, rolled in unprepared, hurt from the fall, and yelled.

But Qi Haoning still keenly discovered that Da Mao's instinctive protective action is not simple, and it is not something that a child from an ordinary merchant's family can understand.Qi Haoning could conclude that none of the guards around him would make such strange movements.Including the two who taught Da Mao Kung Fu.Because, the instinct of learning martial arts can be seen by him.It was one of a series of actions.

Da Mao got up and hurried to help Hai'er first (Hai'er should have been stuck to the door before, and rolled the farthest, almost knocking down the table leg), with a timid face, as if he knew he had gotten into trouble , but his eyes scanned the desktop very quickly, and there was a drawing there.

Qi Haoning sneered, judging from the series of reactions the child came in, at least after three or four years of intensive training, just like the "Ghost" of the Great Zhou royal family, they all started training with three or four-year-old children.

However, Da Mao has a simple, honest and well-behaved surface, and is often bullied by Hai Er, who is younger than him, and his disguise is not so good.

Hai'er's face flushed red, but relying on her grandfather's love for him, she hugged General Haiyong's thigh with an "aggrieved" face: "Grandfather is bad, why did you open the door suddenly? Haier was about to knock on the door."

General Haiyong squinted at him: "Oh? Just about to knock on the door? Do you always knock on the door? Where have you learned all the rules?"

Seeing the wind turn, Haier rushed towards Qi Haoning: "Brother Ning, Haier came to ask you to play backgammon, and Brother Yunxiao outside your door didn't know where he went, so Haier lay on the door to see if there was anyone inside. "

Yun Xiao appeared at the right time: "Master, I suddenly had a stomachache, so I left for a while, what happened?"

Qi Haoning exchanged glances with Yunxiao, and said with a smile, "It's nothing, your stomach hurts, which made our Haier's butt hurt, hahaha."

Seeing that Qi Haoning and the others changed the subject with a smile, Da Mao stopped asking any more questions, secretly heaved a sigh of relief, and moved his body inadvertently. His position and posture made it difficult to see the drawings clearly.

It's a pity that before he could stand up, Qi Haoning laughed and put away the blueprint as if unintentionally, folded it and put it in his arms: "Uncle Jing (General Haiyong's name is Qi Jingyu), I really promised Haier I played chess with him today, so we might as well talk about it later." Even though Haier is small, she has a very meticulous heart, and she also has sympathy and care for Da Mao's grandchildren. The subtleties of Da Mao or Mrs. Liang are more subtle than those who specialize in stalking.

General Haiyong was about to nod, when someone came to report back: "Master, Miss Cousin has come to greet you."

"Oh? Chan'er? Okay, okay, I'll go right away." General Haiyong looked delighted. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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