The Legend of the Loved One

Chapter 42

The palace people worked quickly and orderly, and within a day, the Daqi Palace had been restored as before. All the dead bodies had been carried away for disposal, and the bloodstains had been washed away repeatedly.Inside the vermilion palace walls, looking around, the palaces are still magnificent, showing the inviolable imperial power and majesty of the master here.

On the third day of the early dynasty, Emperor Jianhe announced to the world the imperial decree to deal with the palace change: the abolished prince Song Zhao intended to kill the king and rebel, was deposed as a common man, and was exiled forever and could not return to Beijing; Without being summoned, he led troops into Beijing, secretly informed the prince of treason, was stripped of his throne, and was imprisoned in Yongzhou.

Corresponding former members of the East Palace Party, including the commander of the Jingwei Division who was recruited by the deposed prince, Zeng Xin, and the former Zhan Shi Hu Jinxing who had been dismissed, were all beheaded and ransacked their homes; even the deposed prince's maternal ancestor's family could not escape , everyone was sent to prison and exiled, not to die well.The most innocent among them is the prince's father-in-law Wang's family. The century-old duke position was cut off, and a once powerful first-class family was reduced to a commoner. They sold the century-old house in the capital and returned to their hometown in desperation to farm. Let anyone bully you.

So far, the battle for the crown prince that has been going on for many years has been decided, and Heng Wang is naturally the biggest winner.

The court is the largest vanity fair in the world. Emperor Jianhe abolished the prince who had been raised for more than 30 years at this age, and King Heng is the biggest contributor to the suppression of the chaos. The successor of the prince will fall to someone else ?A group of ministers who are knowledgeable about current affairs hastened to add icing on the cake, and in the next few days, led by Taiwei Zhou Fuzhi, every day there was a memorial to King Liheng as the prince.

However, Emperor Jianhe did not make a clear statement.

Perhaps the joint betrayal of the two sons this time has dealt too much blow to this mighty king, and he needs time to calm down.

King Heng was not in a hurry, because he knew that as long as Xue Yuesheng who fled in the chaos was caught, his father would still be hit. He had waited for 30 years, so why should he care about a day or two? will not fall into the hands of others.

This time when I left Yanzhou, I had to do one thing after another. It has been a month and a half since I came back. Chu Xue has not returned to her mother’s house in the Chu Mansion. She hasn't visited her parents in person yet.

In a few days it will be father Chu Lin's birthday, although father doesn't plan to throw a big feast, but as a daughter, anyway, he has to go back and have a look.

Seeing that Song Chen has some free time these days, before going to bed this night, Chu Xue said to Song Chen: "My lord, the day after tomorrow is my father's birthday, and I want to go back and have a look."

"Oh? Is Master Chu going to celebrate his birthday this year?" Song Chen asked her.

She shook her head, "That's not true. My father is a low-key person, and I don't like those complicated etiquettes. Besides, there is no five or ten this year. There are so many things happening in the court. He won't celebrate his birthday. It's my concubine who wants to go back." Look, do your best to be filial. Also, I heard that my brother and sister-in-law have come from Jeju, and I haven't seen them for a while, so I miss them very much."

Song Chen thought for a while, then smiled at her and said, "That's fine. You haven't been back for so long, so go back the next day! I'll ask someone to prepare some gifts, and you can bring them back when the time comes."

"Hmm." She nodded.

But I felt a little disappointed. If she was a wife, she could take her husband home to celebrate his father's birthday, but she was just a concubine.

Although she is a high-rank concubine, she is still a concubine.

After breakfast on the third day, Chu Xue tidied up, carefully counted the things to take home, and was ready to go out.Although Song Chen ordered the housekeeper to prepare a car for her, it was probably given to her father. This time, she can see her brother-in-law and two nephews when she goes back. As an aunt, she naturally has to prepare some gifts for the children. There is also the sister-in-law who has been accompanying her brother to perform duties outside, she is gentle and virtuous, and has always treated her kindly, so she also specially prepared a gift.

What was given to the two nephews was the top four treasures of the study, Hu brush, Hui ink, Xuan paper, and Duan inkstone.There are quite a lot of these things in the warehouse of the palace. She just asked the housekeeper a little, and the housekeeper immediately sent someone to deliver the things to her neatly. She is Song Chen's favorite concubine, and now that Xu Jinhe is not here, it is reasonable for the servants to be more courteous.

The ones given to mother and sister-in-law were from the most famous jewelry store in Beijing, Fengxiang Tower. Not to mention the high price, because the Hengwang Mansion asked for it by name, the craftsmen in the shop tried their best to make it perfect. Each of the finished products is exquisite and exquisite, showing the royal demeanor.

After all the presents were collected, she got into the carriage and went back to her natal home.

Chu Xue’s elder brother, Chu Jian, is also a hardworking man. Although he can take leave for his father’s birthday, he insisted on delaying his return to Beijing until three days before. Fortunately, his sister-in-law returned half a month early with her two nephews, which made her mother happy too. for a few days.

In fact, as usual, Mrs. Chu can keep her daughter-in-law and grandson with the capital, and only let her son go to other places to perform duties alone, but Mrs. Chu knows that boys must always be by their father's side to grow well. Mrs. Sun wants to be the head of the family, and now letting her go out of town with her son is not only good for the relationship between husband and wife, but also can exercise her ability to be the head of the house, which is not a bad thing.

Although Chu Lin didn't intend to celebrate his birthday, he always wanted to have a family reunion dinner together. Besides, even if he didn't want to, those old friends who had made good friends with the court, such as Zhou Fuzhi, his disciples, the subordinates of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, etc. People still have to come to congratulate with gifts, so it is still necessary to buy good wine and food, and entertain people well in the future.

Chu Xue arrived early, and there were no guests in the house. After meeting her father and elder brother, she went to her mother's place, had some heart-to-heart conversations with her mother, and then looked at her sister-in-law and children whom she hadn't seen for a long time. Her heart, which had been tense for a long time, finally relaxed.

The presents were given out one by one, and everyone in the room was overjoyed. Although the sister-in-law is not a person who admires vanity, women are always tempted when they see the dazzling and exquisite jewelry at first glance. Seeing that everyone liked her gift, Chu Xue was very happy from the bottom of her heart.

Only the mother's eyes hide hidden worries.

The battle for succession has finally come to an end. Once King Heng takes the throne, her daughter will go to the dark harem. Compared with the palace, the harem will only be in dire straits. Even Concubine Jinggui, who has been suffering for more than 30 years, has The Queen's poisonous hand almost killed her by accident, so what about her daughter?
How can the emperor's exclusive favor last forever?
I only hope that her daughter can be strong enough to face the more shocking years in the future.

The female relatives talked for a while in the room, and before they knew it, it was almost noon, and it was estimated that the guests in the front yard were about to arrive. As the mistress of the family, Mrs. Chu came here today because they were all acquaintances. She was about to go out to meet a guest, and she was just about to adjust her makeup and plan to leave the room, but she saw a servant rushing over.

"Madam, Young Madam, Miss, Heng, His Highness King Heng is here, and the master invites you to go out and pick him up!"

Everyone in the room was shocked and quickly walked out of the room.

Chu Xue was even more surprised. When I told him a few days ago, he didn't mention that he wanted to come. Why did he come here suddenly?Could it be that she couldn't bear to part with her and came to pick her up again?But...it's a bit too early, I haven't even eaten lunch yet!

Just as they were thinking, they had already arrived at the door, and Song Chen had just got off the carriage not long ago, and was talking to Chu Lin, Chu Jian and several ministers, they came to him and hurriedly saluted.

Song Chen smiled and took a deep look at Chu Xue.Chu Xue smiled back at him and asked, "Why is the prince here suddenly?"

Surrounded by close family members, Song Chen did not wear his python robe, which seemed to be deliberately low-key, and she was no longer rigid and respectful, and her words were full of ease.

Song Chen said with a smile: "Since it's a family banquet today, how can I not come? I wanted to be with you, but I didn't expect you to come here first without waiting for me."

Everyone was stunned. Hearing King Heng's tone, he valued the Chu family very much, and they all regarded themselves as family members!Also, this young lady of the Chu family is indeed a favorite concubine, the majestic prince even calls himself "I" in front of her.

In fact, hearing what he said, Chu Xue was very happy in her heart. Because of her status as a side concubine, she had always felt a little ashamed of her parents, but now the situation is different. Song Chen is already the successor of Jiangshan, and today he specially came to her natal home To congratulate her father on his birthday, the words are so humble and gentle, which can be said to have greatly saved face for her father.

Most importantly, he values ​​her.

She was happy in her heart, and the look of joy naturally flooded her cheeks. She was about to invite him into the hall, but she heard another call, and another guest arrived.

Everyone didn't leave, they looked at the door, waiting for the new arrivals.

But the new guests were Qin Mu and his son.

In fact, based on the previous situation, Chu Lin did not intend to invite Qin Mu. After all, they had been cold for so many years before, and after being honest, they also met in private to avoid others' eyes and ears. , especially aroused Xu Jilin's suspicion.

But under the current situation, King Heng has already won, and the two of them always have to meet frequently as assistant ministers. Moreover, once King Heng ascends the throne, it is not impossible for the Yue family's case to be resolved. For this purpose, the two of them urgently need to be together To ease the relationship in front of everyone, but in order not to appear abrupt, always find a suitable opportunity.

And the last time the Chu family was assassinated, it was an excellent opportunity for Qin Yuan to come forward to help.

In the eyes of the outside world, the grace of saving lives is beyond heaven, so Chu Lin naturally wanted to thank the Qin family, so he took advantage of this birthday banquet to take the lead in showing his favor and inviting Qin Mu and his son into the home, and Qin Mu has always been The magnanimous warrior over there took the initiative to show his favor, and he also went down the steps, and brought his son who was the lead to the banquet together.

After all, the Chu family will definitely benefit from King Heng in the future, so it is not a bad thing to befriend them.

But Chu Lin never expected that Qin Mu and his son would come one after the other with King Heng at this juncture. In this way, Qin Mu and his son would naturally meet Wenwen face to face. Can?Can Wenwen do it by herself?
Under the watchful eyes of everyone, what should I do if I accidentally show something strange?
But he couldn't allow him to think too much, Qin Mu and his son had already been invited in.

Qin Mu and Qin Yuan saw the carriage of King Heng's mansion outside the gate, and they already guessed the situation inside. As soon as they entered the door, they saw King Heng was still in the courtyard, so they hurried forward to salute. King Heng is very close to the people today, facing the help The key person to his success even helped him up himself, and said politely: "General, you don't need to be too polite. I'm going to accompany Ai Ji to a family banquet today. We are all relatives and friends. Just be an ordinary person like me."

"Yes, yes." Qin Mu straightened up with a smile, but his heart skipped a beat.

Ai Ji?So, Wenwen is also here?

Chu Xue has been shocked since hearing the transmission.

Uncle Qin Mu?

How long has it been since I heard this name?
For her, this name was always associated with her father, so when she saw that figure she hadn't seen for many years approaching step by step, memories about the past suddenly flooded out.

When she saw Qin Mu's face clearly, her body couldn't help but tremble.

Uncle Qin Mu, who used to be a hero, has grown old. Although his figure is still tall and straight, his temples are slightly frosted... If his father is still alive, he should be the same age as the person in front of him.

Tears were about to gush out, but she couldn't, if she shed tears to a strange man in public, how would she explain it?
Just when the Chu family, who knew the truth, was worried about her, Zhou Fuzhi on the side laughed, "This is the first time this old man has seen the son of General Qin's family. He is indeed a handsome man, very much like General Qin's back then! By the way, I heard that the last time When the Chu family was assassinated, it was Mr. Qin who rescued him, this courage is really admirable!"

This sentence reminded Chu Jian, and he hurriedly said: "Master Zhou said, I really thank Mr. Qin for what happened last time. General Qin and Mr. Qin are really great benefactors of my Chu family. Please accept the next obeisance." Said to go forward and salute.

Hearing what her elder brother said, Chu Xue knew the situation that day. Although she was King Heng's side concubine, she was still the daughter of the Chu family. She should go forward with her elder brother to thank her for saving her life.

But since it was Young Master Qin who saved his father, isn't it Brother Qin Yuan?
Is this young man in front of him really Brother Qin Yuan?

Unable to think again, she hurriedly followed in the footsteps of her elder brother Chu Jian, and saluted Qin and his son, "Thank you General Qin and your son for saving their lives."

This is probably the only chance in this life to salute Uncle Qin Mu in an upright manner.

After being stunned, Qin Mu hurriedly returned to his senses, and said politely: "Ma'am, I am serious, I can't afford your gift! Please get up, please!"

She forcefully smiled and got up, and retreated behind Song Chen.

But Qin Yuan saw her appearance clearly as early as the moment she walked over.

Wenwen!

(End of this chapter)