The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 159
Not long after the second daughter of Guo Baozhu and Lin Zhu returned to Aju, Queen Xianfei and others also came.

Everyone saluted one after another, and Ah Ju quickly walked a few steps to lead her daughter, wanting to take her to her side to take care of, without showing too much limelight.Cancan obediently let his mother lead her, but Fu Geer refused to leave his sister, holding Cancan's tightly with his little hands, and Cancan walked towards Ah Ju, Fu Geer followed like a tail.

Ah Ju is funny and has a big head, as long as Fu Geer follows his daughter, he will get the limelight if he doesn't.However, the Queen and the others had already approached, and Princess Jing only looked at Fu Geer and smiled again. Ah Ju had no choice but to let go of her daughter, stood on one side, and saluted the Queen Xian Concubine and the others together with the other female relatives.

The queen was wearing a big red dress with golden dragon and phoenix patterns, and she looked much better than she looked in the palace that day. After she sat down, she asked everyone to stand up with a smile, and then turned her eyes to Princess Jing: "Just listen to the laughter from here, What are you laughing at, tell me to make me laugh too."

Princess Jing smiled and said: "Queen, you invited us to appreciate the peonies. It's a pity that all the peonies in your garden have been compared by others. You can ask Brother Fu which peony is the most beautiful." With his son's hand, he coaxed the two children to walk towards the queen.Fu Geer was very familiar with the imperial grandmother, and he also listened to his mother very much, obediently followed his mother, with a bright face, stood still on the spot, and looked back at his mother.

Ah Ju leaned over and gently encouraged her daughter: "Cancan go, please greet the empress, the empress will praise Cancan for being sensible."

Cancan looked at her mother, still hesitating.

"Sister, let's go." Fu Geer shook her hand.

Cancan still has some trust in this new and familiar partner. Looking at the loving queen in front of her, she quietly followed Fu Geer away.

When he arrived in front of the queen, Fu Ge'er spoke clearly: "The emperor's grandmother Wanan."

The queen was about to praise her grandson, but unexpectedly Cancan followed suit, "Grandmother Wan'an."

The voice is crisp and crisp, louder than Fu Geer's voice.

There was a moment of silence around.

Cold sweat broke out on Ah Ju's back, and she knelt down to make amends: "My daughter offended the empress when she was young and ignorant, please forgive me."

The queen waved her hand to signal her to get up, and said with a smile: "A child of this age likes to imitate others, so don't make a fuss. Do I seem to be unreasonable? Get up, don't scare the child." Cancan's head, "Cancan is so smart, my brother didn't speak so well when he was your age."

Seeing her mother standing up, Cancan felt less nervous, and grinned when she heard someone praise her.

The queen asked her grandson again: "Brother Fu knows how to appreciate flowers. Come on, show your grandmother which peony is the most beautiful?"

Cancan looked expectantly at Fu Geer.

How to make my younger sister laugh, Fu Geer has long been familiar with it, looked at Cancan and said: "My younger sister is the prettiest."

Cancan smiled even more happily.

The queen couldn't help laughing, but she didn't say anything. Princess Roujia's birth mother, Concubine Shu, chuckled, and when everyone's attention was on her, she smiled and said to the queen: "Your Majesty, you see that Fu Geer likes Wu Ying so much. The daughter of the Hou family, the little girl and the grandmother also called out, why don't we make a marriage for the two of them, and it will be a good story in the future."

Some of the female relatives agreed.

Ah Ju's face changed drastically, but there was no rule for her to speak at the moment, so she could only stare nervously at the queen.Maybe her daughter's marriage to the prince of King Jing's mansion is regarded by many people as their high praise, but she really doesn't want such a marriage, how old is her daughter, what if she grows up in the future and falls in love with someone else?
Concubine Jing wanted to speak, but the queen glanced at her, and when she turned to Concubine Shu, her face darkened, "Children are ignorant, and if they say wrong things, they are called Tongyan Wuji. Concubine Shu is almost thirty, right? Small, but grown up, his marriage is decided by the emperor, his father and the king, even my grandmother, what Concubine Shu said, is it because she wants to surpass the emperor and me?"

The voice is calm, but has its own invisible majesty.

Concubine Shu's heart skipped a beat, the queen pressed her with such a big hat, if she said something wrong, even if the emperor loved her, she would be punished.After thinking about the advantages and disadvantages, Concubine Shu bit her lips and hurriedly knelt down: "The concubine made a mistake, please punish me." But the more she thought about it, the concubine Shu blushed in front of the most prestigious female guests in the whole capital who lost face. white change.

The queen asked her to continue kneeling, and asked her grandson softly, "Tell me, Brother Fu, what should I do if I do something wrong?"

"Mother, my mother admitted it wrong, how could you be so ashamed..." Princess Jiarou couldn't bear it any longer, and rushed out regardless of Concubine Xian's eyes. Glaring, she was not allowed to speak again.

The queen seemed to have never heard of it, still smiling and waiting for her grandson to answer.

Fu Geer looked at Princess Jiarou, met her fierce eyes, and said simply: "Punishment."

As soon as the word came out, Princess Jiarou really wanted to go up and slap him, but she hadn't lost her mind after all, so she could only swallow her anger.

The queen praised her grandson, looked at the peony next to her and said, "Concubine Shu uttered a lie, and immediately went back to Shuning Palace to contemplate for three days behind closed doors. Jiarou was reckless and disrespectful, and went back and copied "Nvjie" ten times and handed it over to the palace for review. Go on down." , don’t disturb the elegance of the ladies.”

"The empress is admonishing the concubine to resign." Concubine Shu's pretty face was whiter than powder, she pretended to calm down and got up, and hurried away with her daughter who was full of resentment.

The queen looked around and said with a smile: "The concubine has done it. As a queen, I can't absolve myself of the blame. I made everyone laugh. Well, everyone, go on enjoying the flowers, don't lose your interest because of it."

The female guests who had been silent before quickly praised the Queen's virtue, and then turned around and scattered in all directions.

Mrs. Guo, the old lady of Ji, stayed here. They are relatives of the Zhao family. It is reasonable for Ah Ju's mother and daughter to stay here.The queen asked them a few words respectively, and after the greetings, she just watched the two children play. It was more comfortable for Geer and Cancan to be alone, and the children's jokes made the adults laugh again and again.

Princess Jing saw Aju's brows were full of worry, and persuaded her in a low voice: "Don't take what Concubine Shu said to heart, Brother Fu Cancan has no playmates around, so it's inevitable to get closer now. After two years of age, you will be sensible. It won't be like this again, and the marriage will have its own destiny in the future."

Ah Ju nodded: "My wife understands." But she made up her mind to try to keep her daughter away from Brother Fu as far as possible in the future, she didn't want others to say that she and Zhao Chen wanted to go to the King's Mansion, and there were too many gossips like this, It's not good for my daughter's reputation.

After the two whispered, the queen suddenly stood up. Aju followed the queen's line of sight and saw a man in bright yellow uniform leading a few people over. The nearby female relatives knelt down to greet the emperor, and Aju also saw Guo Zijing, who was following behind, hurriedly motioned for his sister to salute together.

Lin Zhu knelt down unhurriedly, but when she lowered her head, she took another look at the blue-robed boy standing beside King Rui, and when she looked over, that boy was also looking at her with surprise in his eyes.

Lin Zhu had another guess in his mind. After getting up, he heard Princess Jing call the other party's fourth brother.

She recalled the news that she had heard before, that the second and third princes had already established their residences, and only the fourth and fifth princes were still in the palace. In other words, the fourth prince hadn't gotten married yet?

She quietly looked at the well-dressed girls from far and near, and vaguely understood that this peony flower feast was probably not that simple.

Four princes...

Lin Zhu couldn't help raising her head, but unexpectedly, her gaze met the fourth prince again. Before she had any thoughts, she saw the young man blushing slowly, as shy as when she met by chance.

Lin Zhu lowered his head and smiled, this fourth prince is really interesting.

Of course, she also noticed another veiled burning gaze.Lin Zhu knew that it was King Rui who was looking at her, but now she just felt disgusted.Princess Rui is right next to him, does King Rui still expect her to be tempted?What do you take her for?
The emperor came to see the two children only after hearing about them, teasing his grandson, and soon left with the two princes.

The female guests continued to admire the flowers.

Guo Baozhu wanted to go to the toilet, so he approached Lin Zhu and asked her if she wanted to go. Lin Zhu didn't feel that way, but her good sister needed company. She also wanted to see more of the inner courtyard of the palace, so she agreed to go with her.Guo Baozhu then went to talk to Mrs. Guo, Mrs. Guo nodded, and told them to go early and return early, not to run around halfway, and asked the big maid to follow.

"Auntie, where is Baozhu Azhu going?" Aju, who had just finished speaking with Princess Jing, turned her head and saw the two younger sisters walking away with a smile, and asked Mrs. Guo worriedly.

Mrs. Guo replied in a low voice.

Ah Ju breathed a sigh of relief, it's not just that she wants to sneak away.

In the imperial garden, King Rui was admiring the flowers with Emperor Wen of Tang. He saw his little eunuch gesturing from afar, and he knew it in his heart. After about a quarter of an hour, he said to Emperor Wen of Tang: "Father, my son suddenly remembered that he was with you when he was young. The second elder brother and fourth younger brother are playing on the edge of Jinghu Lake. I want to take the fourth younger brother there for a stroll, and the fourth younger brother seems to have lost his soul after coming out of the peony garden. , I also want to teach them some ways to get along with each other."

That girl Lin Zhu was becoming more and more seductive, no wonder his stuttering brother fell in love with her at the first glance.

Having been punctured, the fourth prince blushed slightly again.

Emperor Wen of Tang took a look and realized that his son really fell in love with someone, so he patted his son's shoulder with a smile: "Go, go, turn around and tell your father which girl you have a crush on, and your father will make the decision for you." He loves to talk, he is usually boring like a gourd, he doesn't want to choose a concubine for him, he thought that his son had no intention of love between men and women because of his stuttering, now look at it, dare to love him, he likes to choose by himself, look at the blushing look, the second and third have never had it.

With permission, King Rui led the fourth prince away.

Out of Emperor Tang Wen's sight, the fourth prince looked at his elder brother in front of him with a puzzled expression on his face.He was raised by the Queen's side since he was a child, and he has a good relationship with King Jing, but he really doesn't have much brotherhood with King Rui.

"Fourth brother, tell me, which girl do you like?" Arriving at Jinghu Lake in the northeast corner of the Royal Garden, King Rui stopped under a willow tree, turned around and asked with a smile.

The fourth prince was silent, he couldn't say well, and he didn't want to.

King Rui didn't speak, he looked forward at the lake view, his eyes froze suddenly, pointed to the east and said, "Look, fourth brother, there is a girl over there, do you think she really wants to enjoy the scenery, or is she trying to make an excuse?" To attract our attention? The girls from the Xungui family like this kind of trick the most, but this one looks good, if the fourth brother is not interested, I will take it."

The fourth prince looked casually, and saw a pair of master and servant standing side by side by the lake. After seeing the girl who was facing this side, he said dumbly: "Lin..."

"No, she's going to jump into the lake!" King Rui quickly interrupted him, striding over there.The fourth prince's line of sight was blocked by him, and the next moment he heard a clear sound of falling into the water, and looking again, there was only one maidservant who panicked and ran to call for help.Maid is fine, the people in the lake...

The fourth prince's heart skipped a beat, and he chased after him without even thinking about it. It was the girl he had his eye on, and it was over after being rescued by King Rui.

It's just that he stays in the palace all the year round, because he doesn't like to socialize with others and doesn't learn kung fu very much. How can his physical strength compare to that of King Rui, who is praised by courtiers for his literary and martial arts?The distance between the two grew wider and wider, and the fourth prince's eyes were red with anxiety. Hearing his sweetheart's cry for help in the water, he felt all kinds of unwillingness...

King Rui glanced back, extremely proud.

He also didn't want to torture the fourth younger brother like this, but with the fourth younger brother by his side, the emperor shouldn't suspect that this was a trick arranged by him.

Quickly jumped into the water, King Rui quickly hugged Lin Zhu's waist, and when the two came out of the water, he grabbed Lin Zhu's hand that was about to hit him, and threatened in her ear: "That's right, that person is This king sent you to catch you, Lin Zhu, what are you pretending to be, you like this king too, don’t you? Now cooperate with this king obediently, this king will give you the position of side concubine, and I will favor you more than the princess in the future, otherwise You just wait to die of old age in the side courtyard of the palace!"

As he spoke, he groped around Lin Zhu's waist with his big hands, and when he touched the gap pierced by the dagger, he squeezed hard and then poked it in, "It's as thin as fat, Lin Zhu, play with me in the water for a while, wait for the onlookers After coming here, this king will take you ashore again!"

Instead of saving people ashore, they swam away from the shore.

The man's big hands moved around her body, Lin Zhu struggled desperately, and when he was about to call out, King Rui pushed him into the water.When she was in pain and despair, she heard someone jumping into the water. She struggled to get out of the water, unable to see clearly, and only instinctively asked the Fourth Prince for help.

But they didn't know that the fourth prince was standing on the shore at this time, anxious.

He can't water.

He could only watch helplessly as Guo Zijing quickly caught up with King Rui and punched him.

King Rui was in pain, his gaze swept across Guo Zijing's stern face, he looked at each other for a moment, and left resolutely.If Guo Zijing made a move, he would definitely lose someone. If he stayed here, the emperor would be able to guess what happened at a glance.Guo Zijing is not a fool, for Lin Zhu's sake, he would think of a good excuse.

Guo Zijing wanted to kill King Rui, but now he could only hug Lin Zhu and swim to the shore.

Lin Zhu burst into tears: "Brother Guo, he sent someone to arrest me, please help me, I will be finished if someone sees me..."

Her skirt was almost ripped open, and Guo Zijing's hand directly touched her skin. He believed Lin Zhu's words, but his heart was burning with anger, and he didn't know how to answer her.When he reached the shore, he quickly took off his robe to cover Lin Zhu, and prepared to leave the place first with the person in his arms.

"Give it, give it to me!" The fourth prince stopped in front of him, staring at the girl in his arms who was completely covered by the robe, "Lin, Miss Lin, I marry, marry you!"

Lin Zhu turned his head in disbelief, revealing his eyes to the blue-clothed boy in front of him.

The fourth prince looked at her beggingly, and reached out to her, "Marry, marry me..."

There was a human voice in the distance, and it was too late to hide, Lin Zhu's thoughts changed sharply, and finally he looked up at Guo Zijing: "Brother Guo, let's go, I, I..." I couldn't speak anymore, and closed my eyes.But both men understood what she meant. If she had to marry one person, she would choose the fourth prince.

The fourth prince was ecstatic, and quickly took off his robe, wanting to put him in his arms.

Guo Zijing looked at him, his hands tightened more and more, and finally he turned around suddenly and jumped into the lake again.

The fourth prince was stunned.

Lin Zhu was even more frightened and angry, "What are you going to do! Let me go!" He didn't know what the consequences would be!

Guo Zijing looked at the girl in his arms, saw the drops of water rolling down from her black eyebrows and eyelashes, looked at her ruddy lips, and said calmly: "The fourth prince has a concubine maid by his side. The two are childhood sweethearts, and they are not a good match for you." He was still young and didn't understand the complexities of the palace, so he couldn't just watch her jump into the fire pit.

"No!" The fourth prince roared loudly, "No, you give her to me!" It was the first time in his life that he said it so clearly.

Lin Zhu pushed Guo Zijing anxiously: "Did you hear that? Let me go!"

"Someone is here." Guo Zijing pulled the robe that she had flung off to the top of her head again, and carried her up to the shore from the side of the Fourth Prince without any refusal.

(End of this chapter)