Traveling through the harem: the favorite concubine

Chapter 93

"You want to marry Jing Ting?"

Huang Wenren stood behind the desk, looking at the young man in front of him who he had praised before, but he felt a little strange in his mind.

"Although my family is poor, I have admired Miss Huang for a long time. I dare to ask you to help me!"

Chen Wenhan lowered his head, with a humble attitude and a gentle tone.

"Last time, I asked Zong Bao to ask you about your marriage. Didn't you say to start a career first and then start a family?"

Huang Wenren tapped the table lightly, and asked in a deep tone.

"I know that I am not good enough for Miss Huang's family."

"Then why do you dare to propose marriage now, because you think that Jing Ting's reputation is ruined now, and you deserve it?" Huang Wenren's tone was a little aggressive, which also made Chen Wenhan speechless for a while.

After a long while, he finally defended: "I didn't mean to belittle Miss Huang, I just admire Miss Huang now, so I dared to..."

"I admire..."

Huang Wenren narrowed his eyes slightly, grasping the meaning of Chen Wenhan's words.

"Jing Ting has been raised in her boudoir, when did you meet her, and why do you admire her?"

"Next... I'm actually..."

Chen Wenhan's heart skipped a beat, and he said, "I have met Ms. Huang several times, and I admire Ms. Huang as a person!"

"you……"

Huang Wenren suddenly stood up from the chair, clenched his fists, and locked on Chen Wenhan with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Chen Wenhan was startled, and took a step back subconsciously, but he didn't know what he was thinking, but he stood on the spot again, just lowered his head.

After a long time, Huang Wenren suddenly walked out of the study without saying a word, while Chen Wenhan stood there blankly, looking at Huang Wenren's distant figure, a little at a loss.

Huang Wenren went directly to the study room arranged for Huang Zongbao, pushed the door open and entered, but surprised Huang Zongbao, who was reading with his head propped up, and almost knocked his chin on the table.

"Third... third uncle, why are you here?"

Huang Zongbao looked at Huang Wenren in surprise, and asked.

With a bit of anger, Huang Wenren directly said in a serious voice: "Zong Bao, Third Uncle has something to ask you, why don't you answer it honestly?"

"Third uncle, you can ask."

Huang Zongbao had a bad premonition in his heart, but he still nodded.

"Let me ask you, have you ever done something unethical?"

"Unethical?"

Huang Zongbao was a little stunned when he heard the words, but scratched his head in embarrassment, "Third Uncle, I didn't cause any serious trouble!"

He did too many unethical things, but when he thought about it carefully, he didn't cause any major troubles.

"I ask you, you answer honestly."

Huang Wenren looked at Huang Zongbao's muffled expression, and immediately urged him impatiently.

Huang Zongbao's face was full of embarrassment, and he simply said directly with a straight heart: "Third Uncle, if there is anything, just tell me directly, don't beat me around and ask me, what am I going to tell you right now!"

"Your friend Chen Wenhan... have you arranged for him to meet Jing Ting? Or have you passed something on to them?"

Just now Chen Wenhan answered vaguely, but Huang Wenren had already heard the meaning. Obviously, he dared to come to ask for marriage because he was sure in his heart. He had a private relationship with Jing Ting. This was not only his courage to come to ask for marriage, but also He held Huang Jingting's handle and was not afraid that he would not agree.

Huang Jingting has been raised in her boudoir, how can she get along with this Chen Wenhan, the only middleman he can think of to facilitate this matter is Huang Zongbao!

However, Huang Zongbao's face changed drastically when he heard the words. The expression on his face did not seem to be fake, and he tried his best to deny: "Third Uncle, where are you talking about? How could I do such a thing, and Brother Wenhan didn't you when you talked about marriage earlier?" Have you already declined?"

"He asked me to propose marriage just now, and said that he admired Jingting, and it seems to me that the two of them are in love with each other!"

"This... this..." Huang Zongbao was speechless for a moment. Although he never followed the etiquette in doing things, he would never go wrong in the general rules. This unmarried man was in such a relationship, and one of the protagonists in the matter was him. One of his friends is his cousin.

Huang Zongbao suddenly had a feeling that was reasonable but not clear.

"Third Uncle, I swear, I really don't know about this matter! Yes, Chen Wenhan met Cousin Jing Ting. The first time I went to Beijing with him, Cousin Jing Ting seemed to be returning to Beijing. She was in a carriage. I accidentally bumped into him, but that time, Cousin Jing Ting didn't show up at all. If I hadn't recognized the maid next to her, I still don't know that the person in the carriage that day was Cousin Jing Ting. Back, a few days ago, Chen Wenhan came to look for me after the palace examination, and accidentally bumped into Cousin Jingting on the way, but I didn't see any intersection!"

After hearing this, Huang Wenren's face was slightly relieved, thoughtful: "Could it be that this is the only relationship Chen Wenhan mentioned?"

On the contrary, Huang Zongbao said strangely when he heard the words: "But I was present at the two meetings, and I didn't see anything at all. How could Brother Wenhan come to propose marriage!"

Huang Zongbao was also a little upset at this time. Hearing from Huang Wenren's mouth that Chen Wenhan went to propose a marriage, his impression of Chen Wenhan suddenly changed a little.But he didn't want to think too much, he just thought he thought too much.

But Huang Wenren was still a bit scheming after all, Huang Zongbao's words also awakened him, and the matter might not be that simple.

Huang Wenren returned to the backyard with a sullen face, and told Mrs. Huang the whole story, and then said: "You find Jing Ting's personal maid to interrogate, and the things in Jing Ting's room, you Check it out carefully, if Jingting really has a relationship with a foreigner in private, the Huang family will really be ashamed!"

Mrs. Huang naturally distinguishes the priorities. When she heard about this, her face turned pale with fright, and she nodded in agreement.But secretly decided in his heart, this matter must be investigated clearly.

Although Mrs. Huang is easy to soften her heart when it comes to her daughter, she is a vigorous and resolute master. Over the years, she has been taking care of Huang Wenren's back house neatly.

As soon as Huang Wenren stepped out, Mrs. Huang took the two most trusted old servants to search Huang Jingting's room. She searched everything up and down, but found nothing. Mrs. Huang's heart just settled down. , but still worried, and asked two old servants to check the corners and some places that could be disassembled again.

This time, they really found something, which was hidden in Huang Jingting's poetry collection.Three private letters!
Madam Huang suppressed her dizziness, and took out the three letters for a look, only to feel that her eyes were dark, and she almost fainted on the ground.You don't need to read the content on the letter paper, just look at the handwriting, and you will know that it is not the handwriting of your daughter's family at all.

In the past few days, the side of Zhaoyang Hall has already been busy, all the daily utensils, things the master used, people and even pets have been packed properly.

Since the early morning of this morning, Luanjia has been traveling from the imperial palace to the summer resort in the suburbs of Beijing.

Mr. Cao Rui was in charge of the security matters for this trip. The master and his son walked forward and backward, and the servants who followed formed a long queue, and the people in the place where they traveled had already been driven away by the guards. It was really quiet on this journey , only the sound of horseshoes can be heard.

Princess Anrui grew up so big, it was the first time she left the palace, and it was also the first time she had the opportunity to go to the summer palace. She was naturally full of curiosity about the outside world, but she sat beside Ruyi in a regular manner, and took it over. Shaoyao's work takes good care of Ruyi.

Originally, Princess Anrui was arranged for a car alone, and Ruyi's car was arranged with Zhao Qingze, but along the way, Zhao Qingze's car was not clean, and there were often memorials.

Zhao Qingze was also afraid of disturbing Ruyi's rest, so he asked someone to prepare another car for Ruyi, and invited Princess Anrui to accompany Ruyi to relieve boredom.And Princess Anrui didn't know that Ruyi was pregnant in her stomach at this time.

When Xianshi saw Ruyi for the first time, Princess Anrui was busy and nervous, but Ruyi's belly was not very obvious, so she really didn't notice it.

She carefully put the plums in Ruyi's hand, but she stared at Ruyi's belly and couldn't help but sigh in her heart, this Concubine Zhao is really lucky, she already has a prince under her knees, and she is pregnant again just now.Those concubines without heirs in the harem will probably become jealous if they find out.

But those things don't have much impact on Princess Anrui, on the contrary, she is now trying her best to please Ruyi. The better Ruyi is, the better it is for her.

With a slight smile on her face, she said to Ruyi: "My lady, is it boring to sit in the car? If it's uncomfortable, eat some sour plums."

"It's okay, An Rui, you don't have to take care of me."

Ruyi said with a smile, touched her stomach, and saw that Anrui had a panicked expression on her face, so she explained, "My pregnancy is quite comfortable, and I don't have any symptoms. It's quite quiet."

After hearing this, An Rui looked at Ruyi's belly with some curiosity: "Imperial Concubine, can I touch your belly?"

"You touch it."

Ruyi was taken aback, but it might as well be that the other party made this request, but seeing that Anrui also seemed to have a look of regret and panic on his face, she nodded with a smile, and put her hand gently on her stomach, the child has not yet started. Move up, and you can still feel the fetal movement in the future.

"really?"

An Rui's face was full of surprise, full of disbelief.

"You're getting married soon, and you'll know when you have children."

Ruyi joked with a smile, which made Anrui blush a little.This made her choose a son-in-law, and she was never hidden from her from the beginning to the end. Of course, she knew the purpose of being brought out.

"Imperial concubine, in fact, it is enough for the emperor to make the decision. I believe that the emperor will choose a good family for me."

Although An Rui was extremely happy to be able to choose a son-in-law by himself, he still said something sincerely.

"This son-in-law, after all, wants to live with you, so you should choose it yourself." Ruyi said with a smile.

"Then... the imperial concubine and empress will watch it with me."

An Rui bit his lip and said with a blushing face.

Compared with the buildings of the imperial palace, the Summer Palace is naturally not big, but the construction is very exquisite and ingenious. The whole palace is built against the mountain, and there are many gardens and landscapes. And being in the mountains, the temperature is naturally much lower. Li just approached here, and he felt very comfortable.

Ruyi and Zhao Qingze naturally lived in Kyushu Qingzhai, the largest one in the summer resort. Princess Anrui was assigned to Lanfang Pavilion, the best residence near Kyushu Qingzhai, because there were few masters who came to the summer resort this time. .

The people below are busy putting away their luggage, and the house has already been smoked with various wormwood to repel insects, and now there is only a faint fragrance of grass and trees. When Ruyi arrived at the residence, she felt a little tired, so she was helped to rest .

With this sleep, she simply slept until the next day. When Zhao Qingze came back, Ruyi had just eaten the food served in the dining room.

Maybe it was because she had slept for a long time, but she was really hungry. Ruyi had a big appetite. After eating a large bowl of chicken noodle soup as the main course, she also had cakes such as rolls and a lot of side dishes.

"After arriving here, your appetite is really much better!"

After Ruyi rinsed her mouth and wiped her mouth, Zhao Qingze said with a smile, "I was in the palace first, and you can't eat too much, and you lost a lot of weight when you were pregnant, but I was so worried."

"Maybe it's too hot in the palace, and I don't want to move on weekdays, and naturally I don't want to eat."

Ruyi smiled, and said again: "I've slept for a long time, Princess Anrui may be bored coming here alone, so let her come and accompany me for a walk later."

"That's fine, An Rui is a person who understands the rules, so I don't worry if she is with you." Zhao Qingze wanted to accompany Ruyi to have fun, but there was too much business on hand.

"When I finish my work, I will have dinner with you and An Rui."

After Zhao Qingze said this, he seemed to think of something suddenly, and thought about it and said: "When An Rui comes over later, you can ask me who is in love with me, and I let her hide behind Look at each other, after reading the picture, ask her to let me make the decision, I'm afraid I dare not say it."

"Have you seen each other?"

Ruyi asked a little curiously, Anrui also asked her to watch with him at first, and didn't want her to sleep and miss these many things.

Zhao Qingze nodded with a smile, and said again: "I saw that An Rui might have taken a fancy to someone. When I asked her, her face was red, but she didn't dare to say it. It's really anxious."

"Princess Anrui has always been cautious. I'm afraid she is not close to you as an older brother, so don't dare to say it!" Ruyi said with a smile, "I will ask carefully later."

Ruyi has been by Zhao Qingze's side for these days, so it can be seen that although Zhao Qingze has acted a little harshly, it is not that he does not care about his family, but it may be that his methods are too severe, which makes his brothers and sisters afraid to get close.Not to mention the brothers who were severely punished by him, those married princesses dare not enter the palace.

Ruyi asked Anrui to accompany her for a walk, and she didn't ask seriously, just asked casually. At the beginning, Anrui kept her mouth shut, until she talked too much later, and Anrui herself was somewhat different from Ruyi. Being close, but revealing the meaning implicitly.

But when Ruyi heard this, she was surprised. She didn't expect Anrui to fall in love with Lord Ning.

Isn't this Marquis Ning the family that originally planned to marry Prime Minister Huang's family?However, fortunately, this marriage did not come to fruition, otherwise An Rui would have paid by mistake out of infatuation.

Perhaps infatuation is not counted as infatuation, at most, it is just meeting once and having a good impression.

"Since I like it, I'll tell the emperor about it." Ruyi didn't promise that Anrui would get what she wanted, but Anrui could feel the sincerity in Ruyi's words.

"Thanks to the imperial concubine, if the emperor doesn't like it, then the emperor can make the decision, and it doesn't matter to Anrui."

Princess Anrui quickly smiled and said to Ruyi.

In the evening, after the three of them had finished their dinner and sent away An Rui, who had been cautious all the time, Ruyi told Zhao Qingze what she had asked earlier.

Hearing Ruyi's words, Zhao Qingze was a bit surprised, but at the end he said with a smile: "My imperial sister has a good eye, and she immediately spotted the champion I chose!"

"Number one?"

Ruyi subconsciously repeated the question.

"Yes, I read the test papers these days, except for Huang Zongbao, this little Ninghou did well. Since Huang Zongbao intends to give it a chance, the number one will go to Ninghou. However, he has a title, and this number one is just icing on the cake."

"At the beginning, you said that you planned to choose one of the children of the aristocratic family to be the son-in-law, and give the second place..."

Ruyi hesitated, wondering if she should intercede for Anrui, the son-in-law of this dynasty seldom holds real power, and Ninghou Zhao Qingze seemed to value him a little bit, it was impossible to stop using this person just because Anrui liked her Of course, this is obviously unfair to Ning Hou.

After all, not everyone wants to be a consort in name only.

Zhao Qingze understood Ruyi's concerns, he smiled, patted Ruyi's hand, and said, "Since An Rui likes it, I will naturally fulfill it."

"Would that be unfair to Marquis Ning?"

Ruyi is a little worried. This son-in-law who was obtained at the expense of the No. [-] scholar is probably not willing to do so. This person originally had the title of Marquis. Since he still wants to become an official through the imperial examination, it is obvious that he does not want to be a mediocre person. .

"Where do you want to go!" Zhao Qingze laughed when he heard the words, "Naturally, he is the number one scholar. Anrui has a good eye. The best one among the people selected at a glance, this Marquis Ning, was just thinking about it. Let me be a companion, but since we have found a match, it’s no big deal. Although the son-in-law seldom holds real power, but if he is truly talented, can I really let him stay at home.”

Of course, the most important point, Zhao Qingze didn't tell Ruyi that although Anrui was a royal princess, she didn't have any siblings, and her mother's family was in decline, so even if she married a powerful person, it didn't matter much.

In the prime minister's mansion, Mrs. Huang was holding the three letters. She looked at Huang Jingting who was stubbornly kneeling on the ground with mixed feelings in her heart, but suddenly she threw the three letters in front of Huang Jingting.

"mother……"

When Huang Jingting saw the three letters, her complexion changed drastically, and her pale lips moved, but she couldn't explain it.

"I only think you are arrogant. Your father and I are both responsible for your desire to be a queen, so I have always indulged you. You rejected the Cao family and Ninghou's mansion. You made a big mistake. I was still thinking about how to smooth things over for you, but you actually corresponded with other men in private."

"mother……"

Huang Jingting's mind was blank at this moment, she could tell that her mother would definitely not help her this time as before.

"Do you have any brains? The reputation of your daughter's family is a big deal. You have already made such an impression in front of outsiders, yet you still do such shameless things."

Mrs. Huang was talking, but tears were streaming down her face.

"Mom, I just...I just think Wenhan is talented. I just want to discuss poetry with him."

"How dare you make excuses!"

Mrs. Huang wanted to beat this ignorant daughter severely, but she held back in the end, she just said with infinite disappointment: "Discussing poetry, since you like talented scholars, first time, your father and I chose Ninghou Ye for you." , have status and knowledge, why don't you want it!"

"That's nothing more than a deceitful dude. My daughter won't marry such a drunkard."

Huang Jingting spoke subconsciously, and Mrs. Huang laughed angrily at Huang Jingting's words.

(End of this chapter)