The little girl of the landlord's house

Chapter 103

After Empress Xu came back from Xie's house, she didn't go directly to Zhou Tianhao, but went to the Emperor's Palace of Qinzheng.Zhou Tianhao is the only unmarried prince in Dayong. How can he be the only one who has the final say on his marriage.

Although the emperor was benevolent, he couldn't help becoming angry when he heard this. Xie Yujiao's words obviously violated the dignity of the royal family.

"This girl from the Xie family is too whimsical. How could the lord of Dayong go to one of their landlord's houses to be his son-in-law? It's just ridiculous!" The emperor took a sip of tea and threw the teacup heavily on the coffee table.

Empress Xu only hurriedly comforted her and said: "Your Majesty, don't be angry. Even though you said so, the prince may not agree. According to my concubine, this matter may be let alone. The prince's disposition has always been unrestrained, and there has never been anything that can really fetter you." Let alone such a small country girl? Maybe he just had a whim, and it will be forgotten in a few days."

"Emperor's sister-in-law's words are different, and my younger brother will not marry Xie Yujiao in this life." As soon as Empress Xu finished speaking, Zhou Tianhao appeared at the door of Qinzheng Hall, with a rare solemn look on his face, "Don't talk about Jiaojiao. Just let the younger brother live in the Xie family, even if the younger brother is really the son-in-law of the Xie family, the younger brother is also willing."

"You..." The emperor's face burst into flames when he heard the words, and he pointed at Zhou Tianhao and said, "It's fine for you to be a maverick, but how can you be so rash in matters of marriage? You let the royal family lose face Where to put it?"

Zhou Tianhao frowned and thought for a while, then he just said: "Brother Huang, if you feel that face is important, you can publish an obituary, saying that Prince Rui was seriously injured and died during the defense of the capital, and my ministers will leave the palace immediately. From now on , has nothing to do with the Dayong royal family!"

"You..." The emperor was furious, but he looked at Zhou Tianhao with some disbelief and said, "You have disdained the status of the royal family since you were young, and you don't even want to be the emperor. What is it for?"

Zhou Tianhao lowered his eyes, lifted his robe suddenly, and knelt down to the emperor: "Brother Emperor, in my heart, there are some things that are more important than the position of emperor. I don't want to give up those things because of the position of emperor. For example... The brotherhood with the emperor, and Jiaojiao."

The emperor glanced at Zhou Tianhao who was kneeling on the ground, turned his head and closed his eyes secretly. In fact, he knew that he could not keep him. The wealth and power of the royal family were not what Zhou Tianhao wanted, and his heart was always wandering outside.

"Dayong needs you, and I need you too!" When the emperor said these words, his voice trembled slightly. He turned around and helped Zhou Tianhao up, with a gleam of heat in his eyes, and asked, "If I let you You come back, will you come back?"

"Brother Huang asked a good question. I will ask Jiaojiao in the future. If she is willing for me to come back, I will come back."

Empress Xu stood beside the emperor. For a moment, she suddenly envied that girl named Xie Yujiao. The emperor might never give her such an expression in his whole life.

"Your Majesty, there is a saying that if you order tofu in brine, you can drop one thing for another. I'm afraid the prince has been subdued now. After so many years, it's so easy to have a girl he can fancy, and the concubines can't bear to break them up." .”

Zhou Tianhao didn't expect Empress Xu to intercede for him, so he only glanced at her gratefully, bowed his head and said, "Thank you, sister-in-law, for your fulfillment."

The emperor felt a little exhausted for a moment, so he took a few steps back, sat on the armchair behind him, and said: "You have made up your mind, then I will fulfill you, but your status as Prince Rui, I If you want to take it back, the Dayong imperial family can't make such a big joke... Do you understand?"

Hearing this, Zhou Tianhao's face became a bit more solemn, and he lifted his robe again and knelt down and said: "I failed to defend Dayong's capital until the Tatar soldiers came to the city. I am guilty, please forgive me, brother!"

The emperor looked at Zhou Tianhao's broad chest and straight back, and lost his strength again: "You... just, you have even thought about the crime of resigning..."

Zhou Tianhao didn't speak, but lowered the pressure on his back.

In the evening of that day, at the gate of the rear corner of the Jinling Palace, a plainly decorated tung oil-roofed carriage gradually walked away.Yun Songcao got into the carriage, looked back at the dark palace, retracted his head again, and asked with a bit of reluctance: "Your Highness, are you really going to Xie's family to be your son-in-law?"

Zhou Tianhao closed his eyes and leaned against the carriage, and only slightly raised his eyebrows when he heard the words: "Stop talking nonsense."

After all, Yun Song was a little reluctant, and said again: "Although Your Highness usually travels around, but there is always time to come back, and now he leaves as soon as he wants..."

Zhou Tianhao didn't wait for Yun Song to finish, he just cleared his throat and said, "You talk too much nonsense, if you talk nonsense again, let Miss Xie sew your mouth shut."

The main room of Xie's family, Xu family, Xie Yujiao and Xu Yuxing are having dinner together.When Xu Yuxing came back, Mrs. Xu told the story of the Empress Empress's visit earlier in the morning.

In fact, when Xu Yuxing returned to the city this morning, he met that group of people. At that time, everyone was asked to avoid it. Therefore, Xu Yuxing's carriage also stopped by the roadside for a long time, but he never asked where those people were going.He didn't hear about it until he went back to Xie's house.

"It's not easy to take back what you say. You don't have to worry too much, sister. The empress will definitely bring this word with her."

When Xu heard this, she only sighed and said, "I'm not afraid that she won't help Jiaojiao carry this message, I'm afraid..." What Xu was afraid of was naturally Zhou Tianhao's refusal to agree.Although Xie Yujiao didn't explicitly ask Zhou Tianhao to be her son-in-law, it's just that she lives in her daughter's house, so what's the difference between her and her son-in-law?

Besides, even if he really wants to recruit a son-in-law, he must be poor. With the conditions of the Xie family, he might not even be able to find someone with some roots in the family.As long as he can support his son, who is willing to give it to someone else as a cow or horse?
Thinking of this, Mrs. Xu felt a little depressed again, she just shook her head and said, "Forget it, this is probably fate."

Xie Yujiao kept her head down and said nothing. She didn't want to say anything. She knew that her request was too much, but she also knew that Zhou Tianhao would definitely understand her. If he refused, then they would not be able to get together after all.

Xu Yuxing raised his head, looked at Xie Yujiao in a daze, and asked her, "Jiaojiao, is today's dish not to your liking?"

Xie Yujiao raised her head, took two more mouthfuls of rice, put down her chopsticks and said, "I'm full, I'm going to play with Chaozong."

Seeing Xie Yujiao's leaving back, Mrs. Xu felt a little depressed again, the table full of dishes didn't move much.

It was snowing outside again, and there was a lot of noise. Xu Yuxing wanted to persuade Xu Shi a few more words, but felt that there were only a few words to go back and forth, so he didn't say much.The maid at the side filled another glass of wine for him, and Xu Yuxing downed a glass, burning it from his throat to his chest.

"Drink more slowly." Mrs. Xu persuaded, and said: "If this matter is really not possible, then after the Qingming Festival this year, let Jiaojiao make arrangements for her son-in-law."

Xu Yuxing nodded. He also had some things in his mind these few days. The old lady of the Ma family mentioned Xu Huiru's marriage to him again, but Xu Yuxing was really prejudiced against the second young master of the Ma family, so he didn't agree for a while, which made the old man The wife felt unhappy again.

Xu Yuxing said: "I want to find another marriage for Hui Ru. If there is a suitable candidate for my sister, she will also pay attention to it for me. It doesn't matter if it is an official family. Even if it is not as rich as the Xie family, as long as the family style is good. It’s okay to be a little rich and secure.”

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu also became curious, and said, "Why? You don't like the second grandson of your mother-in-law's family?"

Xu Yuxing said casually: "I have been spoiled since I was a child, so it is inevitable that the situation is a bit absurd. Now I am only 16 years old, and there are already two rooms in the house." After all, Xu Yuxing was born in the government of An Guo, so these things are still very taboo.

Mrs. Xu also lowered her eyebrows slightly when she heard the words, and said again: "It's not a big problem to open the room. As long as he loves Huiru, that's okay. If it's that kind of unclear, it won't work, but I just watch it." Huiru seems to like him a lot."

"This is what bothers me. He is so glib at such a young age, there are not many maids in the family who have not been taken advantage of by him. It is really a headache, but it is not as good as his concubine brother." Mrs. Ma only got such a son when she was in her early thirties, so naturally she raised her like a baby in her palm.

Mrs. Xu frowned when she heard this, but Xie Yujiao's marriage wasn't enough of a headache for her now, and with Xu Huiru's incident, she felt more and more difficult to deal with.

Xu Yuxing poured another glass of wine, and was about to drink it down, but was stopped by Mrs. Xu: "This drinking can't solve the problem, if that's the case, I'll help you find it first."

Xu Yuxing nodded, still drank the wine in the glass, and said: "My mother-in-law invited you and Jiaojiao to their house on the fifth day of junior high school. Promise for you."

Mrs. Xu is a daughter-in-law in Xie's family alone, and she has lost all contact with her original relatives. The relatives of Xie's family are all in the clan, and they usually come to pay her respects, and Mrs. Xu does not need to go out, so she lives in seclusion.Ordinarily, the relatives from the north now came to the south, so they should also get in touch. It's just that those rich and powerful families might not be able to let go of their dignity for a while, and make friends with rich locals like the Xie family.

It's just that when the Ma family came to Jinling, their house was placed by Xu Yuxing, and they had Liu Fugen's help, so it was a courtesy to invite Xu and Xie Yujiao over.

When the carriage traveled halfway, it was already dark. Fortunately, it was snowing outside, but against the grayish-yellow sky, the road ahead could still be seen clearly.Zhou Tianhao's injuries are still not healed, and when the weather is bad, the pain will be more serious.He was too hasty when he left, he only brought a few clothes, not even a hand stove, at this time it was very cold in the carriage, and Zhou Tianhao's face became even more ugly.

Yun Song was wrapped up like a dumpling, and while driving the carriage, he glanced into the carriage and said to Zhou Tianhao, "It's a hell of a weather, it's snowing again."

Zhou Tianhao also saw the snow outside through the curtain of the car, but he was grateful for the snow, otherwise he would not be able to see the road on this moonless night, let alone drive.Mammy Liu advised Zhou Tianhao to leave the next day, but he couldn't wait to tell Xie Yujiao the good news.Perhaps for him, the identity of the royal family has always been a shackle, and he has been imprisoned under this shackle for 20 years. What he desires more is love and freedom.

"The snow is falling well, and we can still follow the road ahead." Zhou Tianhao said in a low voice with a hoarse voice.

Outside, Yun Song smiled and said, "Your Highness is right, if it wasn't for the snow, I really wouldn't be able to see the road."

Zhou Tianhao nodded and smiled, and closed his eyes tiredly. After a while, he would be able to see Xie Yujiao and hold her in his arms without any scruples.

Xu Yuxing drank a little too much, so Xu ordered the servant girl to take him to the front yard, where he sat alone in the hall and sighed.For Xu, this day is really too long.She only made her wish early in the morning, hoping that Zhou Tianhao could propose marriage to Xie Yujiao as soon as possible. Who knew that she had guessed the beginning, but not the result.

Xie Chaozong was tired from playing, Xie Yujiao carried him to Aunt Shen's place, straightened his clothes, and walked into the hall.

When Mrs. Xu saw Xie Yujiao coming out, there was still a little bit of reluctance in her eyes, so Xie Yujiao did it, and the maid brought hot tea, and the two remained silent for a while.Xie Yujiao took a sip of tea, and then said: "I just heard the conversation between my mother and my uncle. There is no need for my mother to find a son-in-law for me."

Upon hearing this, Mrs. Xu raised her head and looked at Xie Yujiao firmly, "You... what do you mean?"

Xie Yujiao lowered her head, tapped the teacup in her hand, and said in a low voice: "I like Prince Rui, if he refuses to let me live in Xie's house, I will never marry for life."

After hearing this, Mrs. Xu felt even more headache. She didn't know what to say for a while, but said with tears in her eyes, "I...how did I give birth to such a stubborn girl like you!"

Xie Yujiao lowered her head. She may be really stubborn in this regard, but Xie Yujiao really can't accept the blind marriage of the ancients.For the sake of the Xie family, she could try to recruit a son-in-law, but now that she has Zhou Tianhao, no matter how hard she tries to recruit a son-in-law, no one will be able to catch her eye.Instead of this, it would be better not to marry.

Xie Yujiao was thinking about how to reply to Mrs. Xu's words, when suddenly a woman rushed in from outside and said, "Miss, madam, Mr. Yang is here, he is at the door!"

Xie Yujiao's brows flickered, the cup in her hand shook, and she let it go hastily, without even bothering to put on the cloak, she walked outside.

It's so late at night, why did he come here at this time?Xie Yujiao had too many uncertainties in her heart, she just wanted to see him, and see him right away.

It had been snowing for more than half an hour, and a thin layer had already accumulated on the ground, and the embroidered shoes were a little slippery when walking on it, but she didn't care about it at all.Go through the narrow passage on one side, one in and one in, and go outside.Xie Yujiao walked to the door of the main hall, and saw Yun Song supporting Zhou Tianhao, coming out from behind the screen wall.

At that moment, she suddenly stopped, as if she had already guessed the answer.Zhou Tianhao looked at her with a somewhat unruly eyes but rare tenderness.

"Jiaojiao, from now on, I will be the son-in-law of the Xie family." Zhou Tianhao looked at her, and said this sentence calmly from the corner of his mouth, "I am no longer King Rui of Dayong, Zhou Tianhao."

Xie Yujiao felt her heart soften, tears had already flowed down, she covered her mouth and began to cry, her body trembling slightly in the snow.Zhou Tianhao walked over and held Xie Yujiao in his arms.There was a unique fragrance on the girl's body, Zhou Tianhao closed his eyes, sniffed it lightly, and said with a smile, "I thought you would be so happy that you couldn't find Bei, but I didn't expect you to cry so sadly."

Xie Yujiao suddenly heard these words, she couldn't laugh or cry for a while, she didn't think of Zhou Tianhao's injury, she clenched her fist and punched Zhou Tianhao.Zhou Tianhao snorted, frowned in pain, but held Xie Yujiao's little hand reluctantly and said, "Why, just coming here is like murdering your own husband?"

Xie Yujiao blushed more and more as he spoke, and twisted her hands to break free from Zhou Tianhao's restraint. She moved a little, but suddenly raised her head and asked Zhou Tianhao, "Why are your palms so hot?"

Zhou Tianhao's face was pale, but he was reluctant to let go of Xie Yujiao, he just smiled and said, "It doesn't matter, the weather is a bit cold, and the wound hurts badly."

Xie Yujiao's complexion changed immediately, she only lifted her head and poked it on his forehead, and said angrily, "If you want to die, why bother to come here, and let our Xie family post the coffin money."

After Xie Yujiao finished speaking, the tears fell down her face again, she couldn't help but wiped again, and helped Zhou Tianhao go to the place where he used to live.

The snow outside was getting heavier, Zhou Tianhao was lying on the bed with a severe fever, and his mind was a little groggy.Xie Yujiao twisted a handkerchief and put it on his forehead, and sat on the edge of the bed to listen to Yun Song.

"Your Highness heard this, so I went to find His Majesty. I didn't know what I said. When I came back, I packed my luggage and came out of the palace." Yun Song didn't dare to say anything else. It is said that the emperor was so angry that he threw the teacup .

When Xie Yujiao heard this, she laughed instead, she just stretched out her hand to hold Zhou Tianhao's palm, and said with a smile, "Come out as soon as you come out. Could it be that my Xie family can't afford you two idlers?"

When Yun Song heard this, his face was really jittery. Miss Xie is really a powerful character, and she doesn't blush when she says such shameless words?Your Highness is Dayong's Highness, how can you still take a fancy to their Xie family's money?But now it seems that there is really no other place to go.

Xie Yujiao looked at Yun Song's unnatural walking posture, guessing that he must also be injured, so she asked the maid to find a servant to help him with his daily life.He himself stayed by Zhou Tianhao's side.

Zhou Tianhao slept for a while, became a little more awake, stretched out his hand to rub his brain, and when he lowered his eyes, he saw Xie Yujiao lying asleep beside his bed, showing a section of fair wrist.

Zhou Tianhao originally felt a little hungry, but at this moment he couldn't bear to wake her up, so he held her arm that was like a severed lotus root, and gently kneaded it a few times.Xie Yujiao fell into a deep sleep and didn't even wake up, so Zhou Tianhao had no choice but to close his eyes again.

It was already five watch when I woke up from this sleep.Because it snowed all night, it was white outside, when Xie Yujiao opened her eyes, she saw that she was wearing a big cloak, and the two maids were also dozing off on the chairs.Xie Yujiao probed Zhou Tianhao's forehead, and the fever subsided, so she was happy to turn around and go out to have a look, when she heard a few gurgling sounds, which came suddenly, Xie Yujiao only looked down at her stomach, and found that There was no movement, just in doubt, there was only a burst of sound.

Xie Yujiao turned her head and glanced at Zhou Tianhao, who was still sleeping soundly... It's true that he was so hungry and still able to sleep... Xie Yujiao smiled slightly, and saw that the maids hadn't woken up yet, so she put on a big cloak , went to the kitchen.

It was just dawn at this time, and the snow in the courtyard hadn't been swept away, Xie Yujiao walked along the hand corridor to the end, entered the narrow passage, and went to the kitchen with one foot deep and one foot shallow.

A fire had just been lit in the kitchen and was about to boil hot water, when the woman who was making the fire saw Xie Yujiao coming in person, she greeted her in a hurry and said, "Why did Miss come here in person, do you want to change your breakfast today? "

Xie Yujiao usually only cared about eating and drinking, but now she saw that the people in the kitchen started working before dawn, and it was really hard work, so she said, "I will prepare the rest after my wife orders, first cook a bowl of pork liver porridge for me, and send Go to the side where uncle lives in the front yard."

Hearing this, the woman only responded, and started to wash the rice. Xie Yujiao said again: "Choose the best rice to boil, and boil it until it is rotten. Cut the pork liver into small cubes. It should not be too big."

The mother-in-law was muttering in her heart, so fine, could it be that it was made for the young master?But when did the young master live in the front yard?
After Xie Yujiao finished giving these orders, she went back to the Xiulou where she lived. After washing up, she asked the magpie to comb her hair and rummaged in the dowry for half a day before giving back the Hetian jade hairpin that Zhou Tianhao had touched that day. I found it, wiped it gently with a handkerchief, and put it on top of my head.

When the magpie saw it, it only smiled secretly.

When Xie Yujiao went back to Zhou Tianhao's side, the pork liver porridge in the kitchen had already been delivered, the room was burning with a stove, and the room was filled with heat as soon as the curtain was lifted. On the round mahogany table with a waist, he was eating spoonful by spoonful.

"Drink a bowl of porridge first. It's still too early. There is nothing else prepared in the kitchen." Xie Yujiao came on snow, with many snowflakes on the tips of her embroidered shoes. The snow parted, and half of the delicate embroidered shoes were wet.

When Zhou Tianhao saw her, he wished he could hold her feet in his hands to warm them, and said distressedly, "Is it cold outside? I just got out of the bed, and it's still warm inside."

"You!" Xie Yujiao glared at Zhou Tianhao fiercely, and was about to scold someone, when a maid outside brought hot tea in, Xie Yujiao picked it up, and continued: "Eat your porridge well, and drink the medicine after you're done." , and sleep well, today I will go out with my mother for a walk, you just stay at home, you are not allowed to wander a step."

"Tsk tsk..." After Zhou Tianhao ate a bowl of pork liver porridge, he regained his energy: "I got married the first day, so are you so tight?"

(End of this chapter)