The Road of the Concubine's First Wife

Chapter 207

The Mansion of the Nine Princes in the capital.

The man in fancy clothes glanced at Chu Dichen, with a faint smile in his eyes, "Ninth Brother, this is the first time I've seen you so restless, what's wrong?"

"Brother Huang, you didn't come here on a special trip to humiliate me, did you? If you have something to say, talk about it, and if you have nothing to do, please go back." Chu Dichen has not been in a good mood recently, and he is a little too impatient. It has been almost ten years since he and Qiao Jiuxiu parted. It's the day, hasn't she finished the belt yet?He was always waiting and looking forward to it, and he couldn't come to the door to urge him, so he could only wait at home for Qiao Jiuxiu to send someone over every day, but he didn't wait for someone to come over for a few days, but he was looking forward to the emperor's arrival.

Chu Diyan shook his head. He knew his younger brother very well. He always looked like he didn't care about anything. He had never seen him so anxious. He thought it was very interesting, so he shook his head slightly, "No rush, no rush. , this matter is not urgent, and it is not very important if it is important, please tell me first, why are you so anxious?"

"Am I anxious?" Chu Dichen's face was a little unnatural. This matter was already a bit embarrassing. He, the majestic prince, would be so abnormal because of a belt. I don't plan to ask for it anymore, I'm afraid I won't know how to behave in the court in the future.So he quickly laughed twice, "Brother Huang, you are absolutely wrong, I am not anxious, look, I am not anxious."

Chu Diyan shook his head, with a serious expression on his face, he patted the table lightly, and said in a half-joking tone, "Ninth brother, do you really think I can't see it? Or, you don't know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is What's the end?"

If ordinary people heard this sentence, they would have the meaning of kneeling down and begging for mercy, but Chu Dichen's expression was quite calm, "Of course I know, but it's just the nine clans connected with each other. Anyway, my nine clans are your nine clans, you If I'm willing, I'm willing."

"You!" Chu Diyan was blocked by this sentence, and could only shake his head slightly, "Well, it's fine if you don't talk about it, and I can't force it, anyway, it's the same sentence, when you need help, say Just one sound."

Chu Dichen nodded, this matter is over, suddenly saw a guard barged in, then knelt down, holding up a bundle of burdens with both hands, "My lord, this is brought to you by the servant girl sent by the Ninth Miss of the Qiao Mansion."

Chu Diyan gave Chu Dichen a funny look, he liked to see him showing embarrassment, waved his hand at the guard, and beckoned him to back down, the guard put down the burden and ran away.It's not that he lacks vision, he doesn't know that the prince is receiving distinguished guests, and he needs to slow down even the most important things.But before, the prince had said very clearly that the package sent by the Ninth Miss of the Qiao Mansion is the most important thing. No matter whether he is reviewing the memorial or receiving guests, he must hand it over to him at the first time, otherwise he will eat it. He can't walk around, so he has nothing to do.

"Tell me, what's in it." Chu Diyan asked, and opened the bag himself. Even if Chu Dichen wanted to stop it, he had no choice but to blame Qiao Jiuxiu in his heart. Don't send it late, I chose such a time.Brother Huang always likes to tease himself, and he is afraid that he will make a big fuss about this matter again.

"It's a belt." Chu Diyan had already unwrapped the burden, and a white gold jade belt appeared in front of the two of them. The belt was extremely gorgeous, and it was inlaid with two huge jade stones. At first glance, it was Hetian jade. Fineness.Both sides of the belt are fixed with gold thread. Although the style is simple, there is a hint of domineering in the simplicity. The pattern on the top is also very simple, but every stitch and every thread can show the extraordinary skill of the embroiderer .

"This belt is pretty good." Chu Diyan felt sincerely. Although the palace gathered the best embroiderers in the capital, he had never seen such exquisite embroidery work. It was simple and clean. From the mistakes of needle and thread, it can be seen that the person who made the belt must be Hui Zhi Lan Xin.He used to hear Qiao Yuanxiu say that his ninth younger sister was the best at embroidery, but when he saw her today, he realized that what she said was true.I had a plan, so I continued to jokingly say, "This belt is very beautifully made, so I have a thick skin and begged for it from the ninth brother. I wonder if the ninth brother agrees?"

If it were something else, he would not frown if Chu Diyan liked it, but this belt is definitely very meaningful, even if he wants to get it from a brother who has been with him for many years, Chu Dichen has a hundred hearts If he didn't want to, it was as if his heart had been hollowed out, and he quickly snatched the belt, "Brother Emperor, a gentleman doesn't take what others like. Just let me do it for you."

"Return the original words, it's just a belt, why are you like this?" Chu Diyan became a little angry, "Say it, it's not that you don't regard me as the emperor's brother."

"Brother Huang, I have always respected you. I can give you everything else, but this belt is not good. I didn't even snatch the country from you back then, so you wouldn't even keep a belt Give it to my brother."

Chu Diyan shook his head, this was the first time he saw such a pitiful expression on his face, but the smile on his face suddenly disappeared, and he became a bit serious, "Ninth Brother, is this belt really that important to you? ? You disdain Jiangshan, why do you attach so much importance to this belt?"

The question has already been asked about this, and Chu Dichen also knew that he couldn't hide it, so he could only let out a sigh of relief, and talked about all the pasts between himself and Qiao Jiuxiu, and finally said that he hoped that the emperor would give him a marriage, so that he could Drink Qiao Jiuxiu together forever.

Chu Diyan thought for a while, and he knew that the belt had other meanings. I am afraid that the ninth younger brother is deeply in love with Qiao Jiuxiu, and he has no way to extricate himself.He motioned Chu Dichen to sit down, and said earnestly, "Ninth Brother, logically speaking, if you find the girl you like, I should bless you from the bottom of my heart, and then hold a grand wedding for you. Although Miss Qiao's identity is somewhat It's embarrassing, but if you want to be a princess, it's not impossible, as long as you tell the outside world that she is the daughter of the Qiao family. But, now is an extraordinary period, I'm afraid it won't work. "

"Why?" When Chu Dichen heard what happened before, he was secretly happy, but the last sentence made him feel like he was on ice, "Brother Emperor, I just want to marry a woman I really like, can this not work?"

"Brother Sanhuang has always been very prejudiced against me, and he has mastered the outline in the court. We have spent a lot of effort and finally collected a lot of evidence that he intends to usurp the court. It will be over soon. At this time, if you hold a meeting with Qiao Jiuxiu If you have a grand wedding, Brother Sanhuang will find out how much you care about her, and if you use her to threaten you, wouldn’t it be delaying our grand plan?" Chu Diyan sighed, and he had no choice but logically Said that the emperor should let the third brother do it, but the father thought that his temperament was too cruel, so he chose himself with a gentle temperament.

Chu Dichen lowered his head. Of course he knew that this was definitely not the time for his son and daughter to love each other, but he couldn't let Qiao Jiuxiu become someone else's wife. He really didn't want to miss her like this, and it would become his life's regret.But he didn't know when the fight with the third brother would end, and he didn't know that Qiao Jiuxiu could wait for him for a few years.I can only sigh, "Brother Huang, I know you will think that I am worthless, but I still want to marry Qiao Jiuxiu as my wife. For me, she is what I want most in my life. I hope you can make it happen." Me. I promise, I won't delay the big things."

"You." Chu Diyan shook his head, "Is she really so important to you?"

"Yes." Chu Dichen didn't pause for half a second, but spoke resolutely.Seeing that he was so persistent, Chu Diyan could no longer say anything to refuse, and could only fulfill his good intentions, "Okay, I agree with this matter. But you have to promise me one thing, first Don't make a fuss, just marry her in casually. To the outside world, others will only think that you have another concubine casually, so naturally they won't think too much about it. This can also protect her to a certain extent. Wait until the situation stabilizes a little , you tell her the truth again, then let her be the concubine, and then hold a grand wedding, is that okay?"

Chu Dichen nodded. Although Qiao Jiuxiu might be wronged by this, there was no other way.

Chu Diyan shook his head, "Ninth Brother, I really want to know, is this Qiao Jiuxiu really so good? I can actually get your heart." Although Chu Diyan had met Qiao Jiuxiu before, he felt that she was just an ordinary girl. My little girl is only fifteen or sixteen years old, how could she fall into the eyes of her younger brother.

Chu Dichen didn't answer his question directly, but just shook his head and asked, "Brother Huang, don't you also like Qiao Yuanxiu? I think this is the strength of Qiao's daughter, she can please us royals."

"I like Qiao Yuanxiu." Chu Diyan didn't deny it, "but what I like is from love to courtesy. There are many concubines in the palace, most of them are the daughters and relatives of officials. I must need a bowl of water." Be fair, you can't take sides, and you can't be selfish. You know, if I like her too much, it will probably bring her a catastrophe."

It's not that he doesn't know about the battles in the harem, as long as he doesn't overdo it, he tries to turn a blind eye.It must be known that where there are people, there will be fights. He can't drive away all the women in the harem, so there is no way to avoid the fight.

So he valued Chu Dichen very seriously again, "Ninth brother, you have to remember, as long as those who do great things don't have things that you care about the most, otherwise it will become your weakness."

Chu Dichen shook his head, Qiao Jiuxiu was already the most important thing to him, and as for doing big things, it's better to leave it to other people.

(End of this chapter)