Linglong

Chapter 31

The next day, Uncle Yu really ordered someone to send a thank you gift to the Wang family.

Linglong asked attentively: "Daddy, did you give that letter to Wang Sanlang? What did he say?"

Uncle Yu answered irrelevantly: "Wang Sanlang left for Beyond the Great Wall this morning and is not at home."

"He really left as soon as he said it." Linglong was a little disappointed that she didn't hear Wang Xiaosan's reaction after seeing the joke.

Although disappointed, he didn't think much about it.It is common for Wang Xiaosan to be a person whose whereabouts are erratic, who is still in Shuntian Mansion today, and will go to the outside of the Great Wall or Jiangnan the next day.

Linglong followed Mrs. Qiao to Qiao's Lane.

"Auntie, auntie, look, look, how radiant my cheeks are, and how light my figure is!" Seeing Zheng Shi and Qiao Sirou, she first showed off and pointed to her face, and then turned around twice to show that she was How dexterous and lively.

She was wearing a fourteen-panel wide skirt sprinkled with white magnolia flowers on the bottom of Concubine Yang, and the skirt spread out when she turned it around, which looked very good.Zheng Shi and Qiao Sirou knew that she meant to comfort people's hearts, they were overjoyed and praised her well.

Qiao Zhijun was listening, pretending to be jealous and unconvinced on purpose, "My cousin is so nice, what do mother want me to do? No, mother should praise me too, so that I feel comfortable." Pang thought about the situation, Followed to make fun of, "Although my daughter-in-law is stupid, she can't compare with my younger sisters, but I beg my mother to love me." Competing for Zheng's favor.

Mrs. Zheng was surrounded by her daughter and daughter-in-law to fawn over her, and she was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear, "Success, I will praise you, and I will love you again." After complimenting Qiao Zhijun a few words, she ordered Pang to sit down, " You are all on your own now, don't stand there." Pang was touched, "Mother really loves me, I should be more filial to mother." Standing behind Zheng's back, he was very attentive.

Qiao Sirou curled her lips, "Sister-in-law knows that I have neither a daughter nor a daughter-in-law, so she is so affectionate with her daughter and daughter-in-law at the moment, is she trying to make eyes on me? How can a sister-in-law be so unkind." Mrs. Zheng He laughed at her, "It's impossible to not have a daughter. Even if you give birth to one now, she won't have time to grow up, right? Although there is no daughter-in-law right now, in a year or two, she should marry and go home. Then you Just come and show off in front of me."

Qiao Shi pursed her lips and smiled, "You can also show off to me. Eldest sister, it will take five or six years for Ziming to marry a wife. You have a daughter-in-law, first come and wink at me." There was laughter.

Linglong came here to comfort people today, the task was completed, she felt relaxed, and knocked on the sunflower seeds with relish.

For some reason recently, she loves to crack sunflower seeds, and when she sees sunflower seeds, she can't move.

Qiao Zhijun came over to sit with her and grabbed a handful, "Little cousin, when I was in the capital, I raised a little squirrel, and it could kowtow melon seeds, just like you." Linglong looked up at her, eyes full of Strong interest, "Is that little squirrel beautiful? If it is a beautiful little squirrel, then it must be very cute when it cracks melon seeds!" Qiao Zhijun couldn't help giggling, "Little cousin, you are so funny."

Qiao Shi, Qiao Sirou and Zheng Shi sat idle and chatted about homework, Qiao Zhijun listened, and gently poked Linglong, "Little cousin, can you go and change?" Linglong looked at her expression, guessing that she really wanted to Changing clothes has something to say.If she really wanted to change clothes, there shouldn't be such an excited light in her eyes.

What's so exciting about being like a toilet, she clearly thought of some gossip.

Linglong doesn't really want to go.One is that the melon seeds in front of her are very attractive to her at this moment, and the other is that Qiao Zhijun's way of speaking and habits are more anxious. Gossip is not something to enjoy at all.

But she and Qiao Zhijun were the only two girls in the house, it was a bit unreasonable for her not to accompany Qiao Zhijun, and she seemed to have no sisterhood.Linglong thought for a while, stood up reluctantly, and said with a smile, "Change? Let's go together."

The two talked to Zheng Shi and others, and left the house hand in hand.

Qiao Zhijun pulled Linglong into the wing room, "Hey, little cousin, did you hear what my mother and eldest aunt said?" She excitedly shook Linglong's arm.

Linglong thought about it for a while, and was at a loss, "Auntie and auntie said a lot, which sentence did cousin refer to?" Did Mrs. Zheng and Qiao Sirou say anything special?I have no impression.

Qiao Zhijun looked at her with the look of looking at a fool, hating iron but steel, "Little cousin, they are talking about the marriage of big cousin, you didn't hear it?" Although they are not at the same table as us, they are not far away. You didn't hear me.Alas, Linglong, you are too slow.

Linglong wondered: "Is eldest cousin engaged? Who do you want to marry?" She was so focused on digging melon seeds just now that she really didn't hear Zheng Shi and Qiao Sirou mention Song Changqing's marriage.To put it bluntly, Song Changqing is 17 years old, and he has reached the age of marriage in this era, and it is time to get married.

Qiao Zhijun looked at Linglong with a smile, "You can only ask me about this, I'm sure someone else wouldn't know about it." He looked quite complacent.

What's next?Linglong stared at her speechlessly.Cousin, you are not even allowed to knock melon seeds, and you pulled me out, is it just to look at me so complacently?

Seeing that Linglong didn't ask eagerly, Qiao Zhijun felt a little disappointed. He cleared his throat, and his face became serious, "Little cousin, do you know that there is a Chongshan Hou Mansion in the capital?" Linglong also looked solemn, "Little sister only knows that there is a The Marquis Mansion of Heqing, and the rest of the Marquis Mansions, don’t know anything about it.”

Qiao Zhijun saw that the little cousin who grew up in Shuntian Mansion was so ignorant that even the Chongshanhou Mansion didn't know about it, so he couldn't help but look at her with pity, "This Chongshanhou Mansion belongs to the founder of the country, and the ancestor Xu Decai fought with the Taizu Emperor. Jiangshan, the military exploits are great, and he has made great achievements. Little cousin, do you know? Master Xu uses soldiers like a god. The capital Jiangcheng guarded by the famous general Wang Te of the former dynasty is like a piece of iron. He just took it with only 5000 troops. down!"

Cousin, are you going to start with the history of the founding of the country?Linglong's scalp was numb.

Fortunately, Qiao Zhijun didn't go too far, and quickly returned to the main topic, "Xu Xiaotong, the current Marquis of Chongshan, is a very kind person. I met him in Heqinghou's mansion. He is fat and white, and he laughs when he sees everyone. , has a very good temper. His wife, Mrs. Wang, comes from a famous family, and she is very generous. When I saw her, I felt extremely envious..."

Seeing that Qiao Zhijun didn't know what to say, Linglong clapped her hands and laughed, "Cousin, this Lord Xu and Mrs. Wang must have a beautiful and generous daughter, right? Well, I understand, I understand."

Qiao Zhijun laughed, "What do you understand? Little cousin, I haven't talked about the real master yet."

"Really?" Linglong smiled silly.

Cousin, you are too calm.Next time you want to talk about gossip about the capital, I... I'll just pretend my stomach hurts...

Qiao Zhijun proudly said: "The Marquis of Chongshan's mansion is very eye-catching in the capital, not because of Marquis Chongshan himself, but because of Marquis Chongshan's younger brother, Xu Xiaohe, the left governor of the Governor's Mansion of the Chinese Army. Xu Xiaohe has a lot of background, he When I was young, I went to the Daben Hall to accompany the prince to study. I was so lucky that the late emperor personally ordered him to read with the Seventh Prince. Little cousin, you must know that the Seventh Prince at that time is now the Holy Majesty."

Linglong nodded, "Yes, I know."

If I don't even know this, you'd think me a fool.

To say that Qiao Zhijun is really a considerate host, she talked to Linglong with vigor, ordered the maid to bring some tea, and specifically said, "I need sunflower seeds, remember?" The maid agreed and walked out quickly.

When a plate of delicious melon seeds was placed in front of Linglong, Linglong felt much better. She grabbed a handful and kowtowed with a smile, "Cousin, keep talking, I'm listening." Come on, at this time, even if you change the topic from Beijing If you get to Nanjing, I won't care about you.I have no opinion.

Qiao Zhijun saw that his little cousin was eagerly waiting to hear, so he knew everything he wanted to say, "Little cousin, think about it, since Dudu Xu was the emperor's companion back then, he naturally has an extraordinary friendship with the emperor, right? He is a very popular figure in the capital, besides being the governor, he also serves as the commander of the Huben Guard, so he is really favored by the emperor."

Linglong really wanted to ask, "Is this the real master? He has a lovely daughter?" However, seeing how interested Qiao Zhijun was, she decided not to interrupt her and let her say whatever she wanted.

Qiao Zhijun finally talked about the rightful lord, "Captain Xu is already very powerful, isn't he? His wife is even more extraordinary, she is the queen's sister! Although she and the queen are not of the same mother, the queen takes good care of her, and the queen takes care of her. She also treats her children differently. She only has one daughter named Xu Chuanjie..."

Cousin, thank you, you finally talked about this girl.Linglong looked at Qiao Zhijun moved.

"Xu Chuanjie lives in the palace for more than half a year, do you know that? It can be seen how much the queen loves her." Qiao Zhijun showed envy.

Linglong understood her feelings very well.If in Linglong's previous life, someone could live in Zhongnanhai, Linglong would also envy her.

Who doesn't yearn for the seat of the highest political power.

"Auntie fell in love with Xu Chuanjie?" Linglong asked casually after drinking a mouthful of tea with dry mouth.

Qiao Zhijun made a bitter face, "There are too many people who fall in love with Xu Chuanjie. She has just reached the age of Ji this year, and the beggars have broken down the threshold of Chongshanhou's mansion. The eldest cousin is a promising young man, but the capital is like a big cousin. There are too many children of such famous families."

Alas, it is difficult to marry Xu Chuanjie.

"Yes, too many." Linglong agreed.

Qiao Zhijun talked about Xu Chuanjie's detached position in the Beijing ladies' circle, her talent and character, and he couldn't help admiring her.

Linglong kowtowed the sunflower seeds, and stayed with her for a long time very kindly and patiently.

Back in the room, Linglong sat beside Qiao Sirou, and asked innocently, "Auntie, if a girl's parents are powerful, and she grows up spoiled and pampered, what would she look forward to the most?" Qiao Sirou couldn't help but ask. Startled.

What is she most looking forward to?
Qiao Sirou was thoughtful.

Linglong did not expect that Xu Chuanjie, a noble lady from the capital whom Qiao Zhijun admired, would come to Shuntian Mansion not long after.She came with her uncle Chong Shanhou, her aunt Mrs. Wang and her cousin Xu Chuanxing.Marquis Chongshan succeeded Liu as Commander.Commander Liu returned to Beijing with another appointment.

(End of this chapter)