box of hearts

Chapter 142 Congratulations to the Groom (12)
The light shone in the bedroom of the Palace of Compassion and Peace. Xi He was half lying on the couch with a pair of soft silk stockings exposed. : "It was originally a casual birthday, so it's not worth mentioning at all. Besides, even if it's a whole birthday, what kind of status is that Duan family, and he deserves to have a birthday? But now it's not only the order of the officials, but even the kings of various counties, princes, The Hou's Mansion also sent people to present birthday gifts with name cards. The slave heard people say that there were quite a few expensive treasures such as Qinan incense skewers and Qiongyao jade cups on the gift list. It was really like celebrating the birthday of a princess. It's normal for the princes and lords to prostitute themselves for fun and throw their hair around, but if they really take it seriously and make a big fuss, they will inevitably become a laughing stock. If you say that the reputation of our regent prince is all ruined by this "Ms. Duan" "It's on me. Alas, but then again, the master also knows that those who are slapping their buttocks and farts are not all like flies, they will sneak in when they see the cracks, and they can't be stopped. I'm afraid it's not true if they are so flamboyant. His Majesty's original intention."

Xi He listened, and kept sneering, "Even if it's not the intention, it's not a decent thing. Wouldn't it be a waste of your reputation if you let your temper stir up heated discussions?"

"The painstaking care of the master, it's best to be able to meet alone, and tell the regent to know in detail." Zhao Sheng stepped forward, with extremely delicate warmth on his rough face, almost kissing each other On a pair of ink jade lotus leaf pendants under the ears, "Why don't you invite Mr. Ying Xi from Qianqing Palace to come forward?"

Xi He raised his eyes and came obliquely.Since the day when it snowed early last year, she has never seen Qi She in private again, and the only few meetings she had were either the court meeting for the New Year's Day or the grand banquet for celebrating achievements.When she just wanted to be hugged tightly by him in the bed curtain and have a heart-to-heart talk with mouth to mouth, all she could do was talk to him through the civil and military officials in the golden palace. Tasteless scene talk.Thinking of her bitter lovesickness that turned around all night and could not sleep one after another, Xi He's hatred for Qi She's empathy and ignorance disappeared. Fall [9].

Looking at Zhao Sheng—the only half man who understands and cares about his own thoughts—Xi He timidly sighed as a tacit consent.

Zhao Sheng took half a step back, but knelt down on his knees, "Don't worry, master, I will leave everything to the servant."

Apart from Xihe, it seemed that many people were in the same bad mood on this day.Zhang Yanshu, the former Zuo Shilang of the Ministry of Rites and the current Minister of the Household Department, is one of them.

But when he saw Qiao Yunze, Zhang Yanshuben's bad mood got even worse.As the Prince Regent's confidant, it is inevitable that people will come to congratulate his favorite concubine Duan's birthday. However, he claims to be a gentleman, but he is really displeased to flirt with the prostitute who accompanied him in the past. The famous prostitute has a deep relationship with her son-in-law.Turning back and forth, he slapped the desk, "Look at your listless face, what do you look like!"

Qiao Yun, who was seated next to his head, jumped up and bowed again. His demeanor was not a bit obscene, but only indescribably rich and dignified. "Father calm down, the son is not listless, but because he sees his father worrying about business affairs, thinking about how to share his worries for his father, he is in a state of mind for a while, and asks his father to punish him."

Zhang Yanshu sighed, feeling a little guilty.This son-in-law who calls himself "Father" has been worth more than ten sons since he entered the family. Not only is he in harmony with his beloved daughter Qin Se, making the family even more happy, but he has also become his right-hand man in court affairs. Not caring about anything.What's more, it's really unreasonable for a young man to be unreasonable by digging up some old accounts to blame him, so he waved his hand apologetically, "Forget it, sit down."

Qiao Yun returned to his seat, his handsome appearance was overflowing with concern, "Dare to ask that my father is so worried, but is it still for the servant Zheng Zhi?"

Zhang Yanshu scratched his sparse beard with his little finger, and said without hesitation: "Oh, there is this smelly and hard stone that stumbles my feet. There are soft nails everywhere, making it difficult for people to walk. How can we free our hands and feet to rectify the finances?"

"My son has the guts to ask, has my father ever thought of using extraordinary means to get rid of this stumbling block?"

"I've thought about it, but it's easier said than done. This Zheng Zhi used to be a lecturer of Jingyan[10]. His character and knowledge are all respected by scholars. If you can move him, if you die suddenly at this juncture for no reason, wouldn’t it be a crime? On the contrary, it would be even more difficult for the Regent.”

The word "Regent" made Qiao Yunze's face twitch subtly, and he lowered his head to cover it up, "Forgive my son for offending, the so-called 'extraordinary means' is not the best policy to be straight to the point, and sometimes find another way, but the will will be bright."

Zhang Yanshu was aroused, "Why?"

"Our goal is not to make Mr. Zheng die. As long as he can obediently leave the household department and stop causing trouble to his father, the problem will be solved."

"You don't know that letting a living person go out vertically is thousands of times more difficult than letting a dead person go out sideways."

"My son has an idea, but I don't know if it will work."

"You tell me the details."

Qiao Yun lifted the weight lightly and only gave one word: "Ding You."

"Ding You?"

"Ding You is the ancestral system of the imperial court. If the parents of an official die, no matter what the official or position of the person is, he must immediately suspend his post and stay in his ancestral home for 27 months before he can resume. With these 27 months, with your father you If you say that you can secure the position of Da Situ, I am afraid that even the high position of the cabinet assistant minister will be just a bag of money. When Zheng Zhi is reinstated, it will be a thing of the past, what can I do?"

"Hiss, it is of course a wish to let him go back to his hometown Ding You, but this Zheng Zhi's parents are still alive, and his body is strong, and for a while--" Zhang Yanshu cut himself off, blushing because of his slow reaction, and followed by The joyful look appeared, and the two patches of red on his face did not fade for a long time. "Okay, okay! You young people still have smart brains and lots of ideas."

Qiao Yun said modestly: "Father is too much. The son knows that the father has already considered this level, but it is difficult to make a decision because of the relationship between people. If the father agrees to these unclean things, let the son do it for the father. .”

"Be sure to do it neatly, and don't show your feet."

"Son understands."

On the side wall between Weng and his son-in-law hangs a scroll with the inscription "Sincerity and Sincerity". Zhang Yanshu at one end of the scroll looks at Qiao Yunze at the other end. fear.

Zhang Ruijiao, Miss Zhang's gaze pierced through the autumn water, and it was with great difficulty that she looked back at her husband and son-in-law when the night dew was cold.Still holding the pen in his hand, he didn't care to let it go, and leaned forward, "Tomorrow, I want to talk to Dad, don't let him keep you so tired, if you talk about it, it will be midnight."

Qiao Yun, on the other hand, let two maids with combed hair unload his clothes, and smiled at his sweet wife's coquettishness, "You don't know how much I wish I could divide it into two halves, one half to relieve daddy's worries, and the other half to relieve your boredom. What? , and writing poetry again? I’m three months pregnant, and I’m still doing these energy-consuming pen and ink dramas all the time, isn’t it making me feel worried outside?”

Zhang Ruijiao showed a happy smile, and stroked her abdomen with her hands.She was wearing a delicate goose-yellow pop-padded cotton jacket, her face was bulging, and she smiled and showed two small canine teeth. She didn't look like a pregnant woman at all, but looked like a young girl. "Okay, I just don't touch these things in the future. Anyway, even if I really become a brow-sweeping talent, I won't be as good as you in the end. What's the point?"

Qiao Yun leaned over and whispered sweetly: "All the eyebrow-sweeping talents in the world add up, and here I am not as good as you."

The maids twitched their eyebrows and tactfully withdrew.Zhang Ruijiao laughed again and again, and held Qiao Yunze with both hands, "It's been hard for you these days. I suffered from nausea in the first few months of pregnancy. It's so inconvenient for you to sleep alone."

Qiao Yun is also in the attitude of being close to each other and the beautiful family of the fairy family, "For you and the baby in the womb, what is this? You have a good rest at night, and call me if you feel uncomfortable, ah."

Since Zhang Ruijiao was pregnant with Liujia, Qiao Yun set up another bed in the bedroom, and the husband and wife slept separately.In fact, this is a great relief for Qiao Yunze, who can not have to fulfill that annoying responsibility for several months, especially today - "her" birthday.He recalled the past as far away as in his previous life. Every year on her birthday, he would always draw a portrait of her.In the first few years, she didn't have any good clothes herself, so she borrowed the clothes from the older prostitutes who were out of the game to wear. ...Growing out of the unsuitable luxurious material, like a green shoot, sitting there with a smile for him to paint.He painted her year after year, drawing a national flower in full bloom.Then her most beautiful youth was moved into a flower pot made of gold.He had heard of the great favor she had received from the Prince Regent, and he had also heard the gossip about it from the ladies of the court.Those gossips don't understand that this is not the regent's disgrace at all, but his luck - a poor man who can't even keep the woman he loves the most, can only lose her to death or another man insect.What he was most afraid of still happened. He knew that Qing Tian had a change of heart and fell in love with the Prince Regent—why not?Even he himself would fall in love with the Regent!Since he can even love Zhang Yanshu.Is it funny?The reason why he, Qiao Yun, lay down on his wife's immature body was because of her father, an old man.From head to toe, his marriage is just a year-end relationship, a broken relationship, which makes people more and more disgusting every day.Fortunately, he also has a woman who is sick of himself.

(End of this chapter)