The Road to Doting Wife

Chapter 88
The second day of the first lunar month is the day when the married daughter returns to her natal home. The bride will go back if there is no accident. If she has been married for many years, if there is nothing wrong with her husband's family, she will also go back to her natal home for reunion.

Lin's family was far away in Dengzhou, Ah Ju felt helpless, Zhao Chen was worried that his wife would be bored in the Hou's mansion and homesick, so he discussed with Ning that some people should go to Guo's house together.The Ning family is not in the capital, so both the Ning family and Mrs. Guo can only stay at home, and we get together to talk to each other, just to avoid too much worry.

After discussing it, Zhao Chen still has to go to Mrs. Tai to ask for instructions, although it is only perfunctory.

The eldest grandson gave her face everywhere, of course Mrs. Tai couldn't disappoint him, so she just let him come back early: "It's Chinese New Year, and your aunt's house has a lot of things, don't bother you for too long." Guo Yi became the commander of the Wucheng army Even Guo Zijing became the commander of the imperial guards at a young age, and the friendship between the two families is only good and not bad.

Zhao Chen responded, exchanged a few greetings and looked back at Zhuxuan.

Ah Ju was ready and was checking the boxing ceremony that Madam Jiang had prepared for her.

She hadn't had an easy time this year, and giving boxing gifts was something she had to learn.The relatives of the Zhao family, Zhao Yunting's colleagues, the Ning family is currently helping Zhao Yunting to take care of the annual gifts of these families. When Ning made arrangements, he called her over and compared the list of gifts in previous years, and explained them to her one by one. .It's like giving the same family, why last year was more and this year is less, which may often involve the change of the man's official position, and the faction in the court.

The first time she came into contact with such complicated knowledge, Ah Ju remembered that it was very difficult, but she kept in mind Zhao Chen's words that this Marquis Mansion will be hers in the future, and now with the help of her mother-in-law, when her mother-in-law gets old in the future, there will be no more People can teach her, but doesn't she have to be alone?She was born in the countryside and started at a low level. Fortunately, she has a considerate mother-in-law, a husband who supports and encourages her, and a reliable helper like Nanny Jiang. With so many people helping her, she must of course get started as soon as possible.

Seeing that she was busy there, Zhao Chen didn't bother her, just sat on the chair and watched with a smile.

In his eyes, his wife is like a baby bird. He takes care of her and protects her, watching her grow up little by little, waiting for her to fly side by side with him.

Everything was ready, the couple went to Xinlan Garden, Ning didn't have anything to prepare, so she put on her veil and set off.

When I arrived at the gate of Guo's house, by coincidence, I happened to meet Mrs. Xu, Mrs. Guo's second wife, who was leading her daughter back to her mother's house.The second master Guo Qi had already helped his daughter Guo Baoyan into the carriage, seeing his wife suddenly stopped and looked at the carriage over there, he couldn't help asking: "What's wrong?"

Mrs. Xu said softly: "That's Uncle Baozhu and sister-in-law coming, let's say hello."

Guo Qi agreed without even thinking about it.

Unlike his elder brother Guo Yi, Guo Qi didn't suffer much since he was a child.The older brother is watching over everything above, and the father at home doesn't have much energy to take care of him, so he has developed a lazy temperament, often going out to travel with others, play cuju and play polo, he is tall and handsome, but his temper is more Soft.After getting married, he saw that his wife had rules for everything, and it happened that he didn't bother to bother about those trivial matters, so he listened to his wife in everything.

Zhao Chen saw their husband and wife, whispered something into the window of the car, got off the horse directly in front of the Guo Mansion, and greeted the two of them.

Xu's eyes kept staring at the Zhao family's carriage, and said with a smile: "Where is your wife? Tell her to come over and ask Baoyan to give her sister-in-law a New Year's greeting." In the past few days, the Zhao family married the eldest daughter-in-law, including the identity of the Lin family, almost all of them are in the capital. It was spread all over the place, and Mrs. Xu wanted to find out something that others didn't know, and it would be good for talking when visiting.

Zhao Chen replied with a faint smile: "My wife is not used to riding in a carriage. Every time I stop, I have to slow down before I can get out. Uncle and aunt are going to Hui'an Marquis Mansion, right? Uncle and aunt will start first, and we will go to the carriage together some other day." New Year's greetings for the elders." But he sneered in his heart, since he asked his daughter to pay New Year's greetings to his wife, why didn't she call Guo Baoyan down?Just let his wife get out of the car directly, is he going to let Guo Baoyan greet his wife in the car after his wife comes over?

Mrs. Xu was not very happy about not being able to see anyone, and wanted to go to the Zhao family's carriage to have a look. Guo Qi saw her thoughts, and stood in front of her without any trace, and said to Zhao Chen with a smile: "Okay, then we Let's go first, you go in quickly, your aunt has been waiting for a long time." He was very clear about his wife talking nonsense, but today Zhao Chenming clearly didn't want to get close to his family, why should they be annoying?

He opened his mouth, but Xu couldn't say anything more, smiled and told Zhao Chen a few words, turned around and got on the carriage.

Inside the carriage, Guo Baoyan had been quietly looking at the tall, heroic and beautiful man outside through the crack of the curtain, and when she heard her mother coming up, she quickly sat upright, with a complicated feeling in her heart.

No matter how beautiful Lin is, her background is still not worthy of him...

The carriage shook suddenly, and the curtains swayed, Guo Baoyan couldn't help but glanced outside again.The carriage moved forward, but the man turned around without hesitation and went to the back, his profile was flawless like a beautiful jade.

Zhao Chen didn't know that someone in the leaving carriage looked at him secretly, he walked to Zhao's carriage with a smile, and helped his mother and wife down.The three of them had just taken two steps towards the Hou's mansion, when there were already brisk footsteps coming from inside, and Guo Zijing's slightly displeased persuasion, "Don't run away from Baozhu!"

Before the words were finished, Guo Baozhu had already run out. When he saw them, his eyes were crooked with a smile, and he smiled to greet the three of them, and then took Aju's arm, "Sister-in-law, you are so late. I know you are coming today. Get up and wait."

Guo Zijing walked up to the group of people without haste, and when he heard his sister's words, he sneered and said, "It's a pity that you have the nerve to say, who would rather skip breakfast than wake up?"

The white lie was exposed, Guo Baozhu pursed his lips, and gave his elder brother a hard look.

Guo Zijing ignored her, and bowed respectfully to Ning Shi, Ning Shi smiled and took the two seals from Wenmei, and handed them to his niece and niece respectively.Ah Ju also prepared one, and after handing it to Guo Baozhu, she looked at Zhao Chen. Seeing that Zhao Chen hadn't moved, she was a little helpless, and saluted Guo Zijing.

Whether Zhao Chen wanted to admit it or not, Guo Zijing was their elder brother.

Guo Zijing accepted Ah Ju's gift, and took out the Feng Hong prepared for his younger siblings, just as he stretched out his hand, Zhao Chen quickly snatched it away, and said flatly, "It's a waste."

The action was sudden, and no one expected it.

Ah Ju didn't understand why Zhao Chen wanted to snatch it, Guo Baozhu rolled his eyes, leaned into her ear and whispered: "Sister-in-law, I think uncle doesn't want you to accept things from other men, even if that person is me. Brother, hehe, Uncle is really narrow-minded..."

Ah Ju immediately blushed, and glanced at Zhao Chen quietly. Does her husband really think so?
But Zhao Chen turned his head towards the main entrance of Guo Mansion, his face was expressionless, only the roots of his ears were slightly red.

Ah Ju lowered her eyes, her heart was more sweet than embarrassing.

Guo Zijing saw the changes in the expressions of the couple, he just thought it was funny, he didn't care about Zhao Chen's overbearing and rudeness, and stretched out his hand to invite them in.

The female relatives stayed in the house to talk, Zhao Chen went outside with Guo Zijing.

The weather has been good these past few days, the sun is shining brightly, and it is warm on the body.

Guo Yi was not at home, Guo Zijing invited Zhao Chen to drink tea in the front hall.

Neither of them was a talkative person. Nuo Da's hall was silent, only occasionally when a man put down the teacup, there would be a soft sound.

In the end, it was Guo Zijing who spoke first, "This year is the first New Year since the emperor ascended the throne. After this year, the court will change, and the guards in the palace will also change. In early March, the emperor will go to Mulan Paddock for spring hunting. Please invite the sons and daughters of the clan, the families of the ministers, and the families of officials above the fifth rank to go along with them, and select the best ones to replace the vacant guards."

There was no change in Zhao Chen's face, he had already learned about this from his father, but he also knew that Guo Zijing had good intentions, so he put down the teacup, looked at him sideways, and signaled him to continue talking.

"Two days ago, the emperor revealed to me that the commander-in-chief of the imperial guard and the commander of Jinwu's forward guard will also be replaced. These two are both official third-rank official positions, and they are also the highest-ranking guards in this vacancy. The difference between the two, you can tell clear?"

Zhao Chen nodded: "The imperial bodyguards always guard the emperor's left and right sides. They are the most valued by the emperor among the bodyguards. There are 60 people in total. They are led by the left and right commanders and take turns accompanying them. The Jinwu guards are responsible for guarding the imperial city and serving the emperor. When the emperor is in Beijing, the Jinwu guards only The imperial city needs to be guarded, and when the emperor travels, the Jinwu Guard will also assign manpower to accompany him."

"Then which one do you want?" Guo Zijing asked with interest.Of course, he dared to ask such a question, not because he was capable of helping Zhao Chen arrange it, or because he blindly believed that his relatives would be able to capture him easily, but because after Zhao Chen returned to Beijing, the two brothers had discussed each other several times in private, and every time he was defeated. .Losing to his aunt who is four years younger than him is certainly not something to be happy about, but Guo Zijing did not lose his face. Zhao Chen has suffered all the way, and he is destined to work harder than others, and the teacher Zhao Yunting hired for his eldest son is also rare. Can't be asked for.

"You already know it in your heart, don't you?"

Zhao Chen smiled, knowing that Guo Zijing wanted to test his judgment, so he said in a low voice: "Although the official ranks are the same, the commander of the imperial bodyguards often accompany the emperor, so he is undoubtedly more trusted by the emperor. Because of this, the emperor cannot Leave two important posts to the family. My father and my uncle are on the same line, but they have one piece of paper and one weapon, so the emperor can use them at ease. If we occupy two guards to command, once someone wants to plot rebellion, it is basically impossible to persuade you It is equivalent to persuading me, the emperor has to defend, so I have no choice but to run to Jin Wu's avant-garde commander, it depends on whether the emperor dares to use me."

Jinwu Qianwei guards the imperial city, which is the living place of the emperor's family, and it is also an important position.

Hearing that he understood, Guo Zijing felt relieved, a smile appeared on the corner of his mouth, and he comforted him: "Don't worry, the emperor is a wise man, not a suspicious person."

In fact, the Zhao family had a great advantage in Tang Wendi's heart.When Zhao Yunting took refuge in Emperor Tang Wen, he had already confessed his family fortune. It was a desperate attempt. With the fake death of the Ning family, Emperor Tang Wen had an excuse to punish the Zhao family at any time. Emperor Wen naturally felt at ease, as long as Zhao Chen was good enough, it would not be impossible for him to lead the imperial guards.He first reminded Zhao Chen not to stare at the commander of the guards, just because he was afraid that his hopes would be too high and the gap would be too big. Fortunately, Zhao Chen knew it well.

After talking about this matter, Guo Zijing told Zhao Chen some other outstanding children in the capital, and Tang Ying was the first to be mentioned, "Tang Ying is ruthless, and her personal morality is not good, but these are not considered good in the nobles of the capital. Big mistake. His skill may not be as good as yours, but he is a descendant of the royal family. If he wins, the emperor will be honored. If you and Tang Ying compete for the top position in the end, you can decide whether to win or lose."

Even if Tang Ying wins, he may not be able to get the commander of the guards. If he loses, the commander of Jinwu's avant-garde guards will not be able to escape, and Long Yan will be happy.

And this choice can only be made by Zhao Chen.

Before I knew it, it was noon and the banquet was about to begin.

There were only six people in total, and they simply sat at a table.

Mrs. Guo asked her son, "What did you and Cheng Yuan talk about?"

There was nothing to hide. Guo Zijing briefly mentioned the vacancies of the two guards, and only mentioned their respective positions, without any details.Those are things that men need to consider, as long as mothers, aunts and others know the result, they are all good jobs anyway, no matter who they are.

Ning didn't pay too much attention to this matter, his son has long been able to take charge of his own affairs, and he has a good idea of ​​how his official career will go.

Ah Ju looked at her husband apprehensively.Judging from Guo Zijing's tone, these two vacancies must be filled by the top two of the crowd. She knew that Zhao Chen was outstanding, but with so many people, would he really be able to win?Of course she was happy if she won, and she wouldn't feel bad about Zhao Chen if she lost, but she was just worried that Zhao Chen would be unhappy.

Zhao Chen could see what his wife was thinking at a glance, and when he returned to Wangzhuxuan, he put his arms around someone and asked, "Why, I'm afraid your husband-in-law can't compare to them?"

How dare Ah Ju admit it, trying to change the subject failed, so she could only politely say: "In my eyes, you, you are the best."

It was very rare for her to say such a thing, Zhao Chen didn't force her anymore, and said: "What are you talking about in the room, you are very happy, tell me about it."

Ah Ju breathed a sigh of relief, and whispered to him, "... Baozhu said that there will be no curfew in the city for three days around the fifteenth day, and she asked me if I want to go with her to watch the lanterns."

"No." Zhao Chen said firmly.

Ah Ju actually wanted to go, and Zhao Chen was so kind to her, she didn't expect Zhao Chen to directly veto it, she was dumbfounded immediately, the joy on her face was quickly replaced by surprise and grievance, but she still pretended not to care, He lowered his eyes and said, "Well, the street must be very messy, just look at it at home."

Zhao Chen was amused by her, and bit her ear: "Do you really think I don't want you to go out to relax? Silly, I won't let you go with her, because you want to go with me, just the two of us, but if you really want to go with Baozhu Together, I listen to you."

It turned out that he thought so, Ah Ju blushed, because of his misunderstanding.

He deliberately misled her in the middle of what he said before, Ah Ju turned his head to hide, panting slightly and asked: "I'll accompany Baozhu, are you sure you won't stop me?"

"No, but you have let me down, I will make you unable to land for three days." Zhao Chen gently said the threat, and decided to let his wife have a taste first tonight, lest she make a wrong decision.

(End of this chapter)