Zhumen Chunshen

Chapter 54

Suddenly smelling footsteps coming, the little eunuch sang long and clear, "The prince is here--" Everyone kowtowed and sang together according to what they knew in advance, "See the prince, and greet the prince!"

"Calm down quickly. Today I'm going out of the palace alone in casual clothes. I specially wished my teacher's mother a birthday. You don't need to be too polite!" Prince Zhou Jingyu said in a warm and gentle voice. Said: "Gu intends to celebrate the birthday of the teacher's mother, but I don't want to cause trouble for the teacher's mother!"

"Where is the crown prince! The crown prince is here, so luxuriant and radiant, the old woman can't even look forward to it!" Old Madam Yun smiled, and Master Yun also hurriedly spoke on the side.

Zhou Jingyu smiled, then sighed again: "I haven't seen my teacher's wife in the past few years since my master left. Is my teacher's wife always in good health?"

"Thanks to the crown prince, the old lady is alright, the crown prince is more magnanimous than before!" Old Madam Yun said with a smile, hearing Zhou Jingyu mention her husband, her eyes turned red, and the crown prince felt a little sad for a while.

The Empress Dowager controls the government, and all government affairs, big or small, are handled by the Empress Dowager. The difference between the Empress Dowager and the Son of Heaven is nothing more than a title.It is conceivable how difficult the life of the emperor is, and it is even more difficult as the prince.In the past, when Yunxiang was around, the prince still had something to rely on in his heart. Occasionally, someone would gossip, and someone with weight would tell him a thing or two. After Yunxiang passed away, the only way for the prince to study behind closed doors is left. No, unless called by the emperor's grandmother, he hardly even comes out of the gate of the East Palace!This time, when he came to Yun Mansion to celebrate the old Matriarch's birthday, it was because the Empress Dowager asked on a whim for some reason, so he dared to follow the trend.

"Prince, please speak upright inside!" Master Yun bowed and raised his hand as an invitation gesture.

"Yes, yes, look at my old lady who is so confused that she has kept the prince standing here!" Old Madam Yun smiled, and a group of people accompanied the prince to enter along the middle hall door.

It wasn't until the sound of trampling footsteps went away that Yao Cunhui and a group of female relatives slowly raised their heads and stood up, and everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.Although they didn't even see the prince's face, but only saw a corner of the apricot robe and the boots embroidered with the four-clawed golden python, everyone still felt very excited, their eyes sparkled, and they discussed and talked in low voices.

Yao Cunhui led Yao Shizan and stood in the crowd, but only smiled and said nothing.

Then the housekeepers and ladies of Yunfu came to greet them with a smile, and led everyone into the spacious flower hall to rest for a while, and then they had to send the prince off after a while.

When the crown prince arrives, the whole family will pick him up and see him off. This is an indispensable etiquette.

The prince also knew that although he had given Old Madam Yun great dignity by coming here to pay his respects, it had also caused a lot of inconvenience to others, so he handed over the birthday gift and paid his respects, only sitting for a cup of tea. Get up and drive back to the palace.

All the female relatives kneeled by the roadside to send off the prince respectfully as if welcoming him, and then went back to the hall to accompany Old Madam Yun.The birthday celebration atmosphere suddenly became lively, and everyone surrounded the old lady Yun chatting and laughing excitedly, admiring the birthday gifts sent by the prince: suet jade bergamot, red coral birthday star, crystal embroidered screen with twelve landscape figures, red gold inlaid gemstone birthday gift. Bowls and other things, as well as the agarwood dragon head crutches and jade ruyis given by the queen mother, the compliments are like flowing water.Old Madam Yun was also full of joy and emotion, chatting and laughing with everyone.

In this lively occasion, Yao Cunhui would not easily intervene, just watched with a smile on the sidelines, and occasionally said a word or two to the girls around the same age.

She turned her head suddenly, and was startled in her heart: Yao Shizan is gone!

Yao Cunhui's face changed slightly, and he looked around every corner of the hall carefully, but he still couldn't see the small figure of Yao Shizan, so he panicked immediately.

Yao Cunhui didn't dare to yell, so she hurriedly got up and asked the maids and women serving in the hall in a low voice, had they seen the young master of the Yao family?
How many maids and women do not like to watch or listen to the excitement?They all shook their heads and said they hadn't noticed, and finally asked someone who knew, who said that Young Master Yao went to play in the garden with his third young master and several relatives' sons and young masters!

Yao Cunhui's heart tightened, he told the maid a few words, and hurried towards the garden by himself.

There are so many people today, and we are guests at my grandmother's house, what if something unexpected happens!
Yao Cunhui walked into the garden without stopping and searched all the way. Across a section of rockery, he saw Yao Shizan and other five or six children of similar age laughing and joking on the grass by the lake. There were several maids and boys with crew cuts beside them. Taking care of it, Yao Cunhui finally let go of his heart.

In a blink of an eye, seeing Wu Jin standing not far away, silently watching the direction where Yao Shizan and others were playing, Yao Cunhui breathed a sigh of relief and walked towards Wu Jin.

"Master, come out, why don't you ask someone to send me a message?" Yao Cunhui asked Wu Jin.If Yao Cunhui agreed with Yao Shizan to come out to play, the maid beside her would definitely send her out to explain something, but this time even Hong Liao and Hong Zhi didn't know when Yao Shizan slipped out of the house.

"The villain knows it well. With the villain here, nothing will happen to the eldest and young master." Wu Jin bowed slightly, his tone was calm and confident.

"But I'm worried," Yao Cunhui was a little annoyed, staring at Wu Jin and said slowly: "I believe in your ability, but don't you think you should tell me more or less? Wu Jin, do you know what your biggest problem is? ?Your biggest problem is that you know what you know and don’t talk about it. No boss will like a subordinate like you. Even if you do the job well, you make the boss feel uneasy. I like this feeling!"

Wu Jin suddenly raised his eyes and stared at Yao Cunhui in surprise, a trace of injury and shock flashed across his eyes, and he murmured: "But, this villain is for the sake of Miss, today is a good day for Mrs. Yun, Miss Cheng Huan's knees, little sister You don't want to disturb Miss!"

"I understand what you mean. Although you are well intentioned, it also makes me fearful, doesn't it? You think about what I just said, and think about why you have been a guard of the Imperial Forest Army for so many years. Scapegoat, weigh yourself!"

Yao Cunhui looked directly at him, and what he said was merciless.This is not the first time Wu Jin has committed this problem. He doesn’t say anything when he encounters something, but he just does it silently, but I don’t know how people will know if you can’t do it if you don’t say it?Is it so difficult to make a report in advance, talk about the plan, and explain it?People are still apprehensive and uneasy, what should I do in case of an accident?You did things well without making a fuss, making the worried person look like a fool!
Wu Jin's body was shocked, and he froze on the spot, unable to make a sound for a while.

"My little man, thank you for your advice." Wu Jin finally came back to his senses, bowed deeply to Yao Cunhui with his restrained face, and for the first time there was a kind of enlightenment in his heart.

Yao Cunhui sighed softly, and her tone softened a bit: "It's good that you can understand what I mean, take a good look at the young master, don't let him quarrel with the young masters, I'll go back to my grandmother first!"

"Yes, Second Miss!" Wu Jin bowed and saw Yao Cunhui off, and then slowly raised his head until Yao Cunhui's back disappeared in front of him.

"Hui'er!" Suddenly a person sprang out from behind the rockery, Yao Cunhui was startled and was about to exclaim, when she saw clearly that the man with jade crown and hair and long robe was Shen Quan, she hurriedly covered her mouth and lightly He patted his chest and exhaled: "Brother Shen, why is it you!"

"Take a step to talk!" Shen Quan smiled lowly, and pulled her into the rockery cave with nine twists and turns.

this?Yao Cunhui was startled, and he couldn't help being pulled in by him. She couldn't help but feel a little funny: men and women in this era are really open-minded, and even an honest gentleman like Shen Quan doesn't care about doing such a thing.what is this?A private meeting in the back garden?
"Say what you have to say, if someone sees it, my reputation will be completely ruined!" Yao Cunhui said jokingly.

"Hehe, it's okay if someone sees it, at most we'll get married right away." Shen Quan smiled casually, as if it wasn't a big deal.

Yao Cunhui's face became hot, lowered his eyes slightly, and spat softly: "What's the matter, tell me quickly, I have to go back to my grandmother!"

"Hui'er," Shen Quan suddenly held her hands tightly, his eyes as deep as the sea fixed on her quietly, and said in a low voice, "I'm going to go to war next month."

"What!" Yao Cunhui stopped struggling with his hands, and his whole body froze in vain. Suddenly, he seemed to have fallen into a boundless abyss, and his heart was full of panic. He just stared at him with wide eyes, not daring confidence.

No matter how sad the life of Yao Mansion is, how exhausting the calculations step by step, as long as she thinks of him silently watching her and protecting her, her heart will be at ease and stable.

Although she walks every step by herself, she knows that as long as she takes a wrong step and steps back, he will be her solid support, and his support is enough to make her start all over again!
But today he told her that he was going to war!Not only would he have to stay thousands of miles away from her, but the fighting and struggle he would have to face would be even more tragic than what she would have to face!
"Hui'er, don't worry," Shen Quan felt a pain in his heart, he held her hand tightly, pursed his thin lips, and stopped talking.I won't worry about you looking like this!
"It's so sudden," Yao Cunhui forced a smile, still feeling lost in her heart, and asked, "Where are you going? How long?"

"Western Region." Shen Quan breathed out softly: "It's hard to say how long you will go, maybe one year, maybe two or three years, maybe four or five years——no, Huier, three years, at most three years! I will definitely come back, and when the time comes, I will marry you as my bride!"

"Okay," Yao Cunhui had a sore nose, blinked his eyes to suppress the tears in his eyes, and said with a pair of clear and beautiful eyes, "I'll wait for you! No matter how long I will wait for you, Shen Quan, you You must come back and take me as your bride!"

(End of this chapter)