Blessed

Chapter 94 What did you expect

Back at the Jiang Mansion, the third room had dinner together in the evening, and Yuzhu told Jiang Ansu what she had seen and heard in Longling Pavilion in the morning, "Daddy, do you know someone named Zhong'an? Princess Jiahe shouted after seeing brother Che in Linglong Pavilion With this name, he looked shocked, as if he knew Brother Che's face."

Jiang Ansu knew that this matter was related to Xie Che's background, nodded and said, "There is no such person among the people I know, but it does not rule out that this is a character rather than a name, and not everyone who knows people knows the character. I will let people To investigate, this matter still has to start with the people around Princess Jiahe, since she called this name, she must know her."

Jiang Ansu works in Dali Temple, so he is very familiar with this aspect, so it won't be too difficult to find someone.

Xie Che was not in a hurry, "Thank you, Master." He has no plans to leave the Jiang family for the time being, and his background is not very important to him.

Yuzhu is very well-behaved, and afterwards went to Xie Che's room to comfort him and told him not to worry.

Let's say Princess Jiahe entered the small Buddhist hall immediately after returning to the Duke's mansion, trembling all over, she knelt on the cushion, holding a scroll of scriptures in her hands and reading, her voice was also trembling, remembering the thing she sent someone to do more than 20 years ago.

In fact, the young man named Xie Che is only three or four points similar to Zhong Anchang's, even if someone who is familiar with them sees them face to face, they will definitely not be able to figure out what is going on. fear.

This Xie Che is the No. 21 Scholar, and now she is the Minister of the Ministry of Officials. Even if she doesn't go out often, she often hears about him. She knows that he is the child picked up by the Jiang family in Shao'an City. It happened [-] years ago. At that time, she Maybe he fled to Shao'an city too.Looking carefully, Xie Che's appearance is actually more like her, and because of this, Jiahe knows that this Xie Che is probably their child.

That should be the thing that Jiahe regrets the most in her life. At that time, she was going crazy with jealousy, and she made a heinous mistake in a moment of obsession.

After noon, Jiahe's mood stabilized a lot, and when he came out of the small Buddhist hall, the woman beside him told Shen Mei to wait in the hall.

Jiahe thought about it, and went to meet Shen Mei in the living room. The little girl was very worried about her appearance, "Mother, are you alright?"

Jiahe pulled Shen Mei to sit down on the couch in the inner room, "Ah Mei, my mother is fine, I just had some palpitations just now, you know, my mother has always had this little problem." It's a big problem, so it's okay to rest.

Shen Mei said, "Mother, you haven't eaten yet, I'll call Hanxiao to the kitchen and bring some food over, I'll eat with you."

"Alright."

After dinner, the food table was removed, Jiahe left Shen Mei to talk in the room, hesitated for a while, and she asked, "A Mei, the relationship between you and Fuchang County Lord seems to be quite good?"

Shen Mei smiled and said, "Naturally, Yuzhu and I have played together since childhood, and I like her the most."

"Then how much does Ah Mei know about the young man named Xie Che next to her?" Jiahe was a little uneasy, "I think that young man is pretty good... It's a pity that he is several years older than you."

"Mother, that's Yuzhu's elder brother, but he is not related by blood. He is the child picked up by Yuzhu's parents when they were officials in Shao'an City. After raising them for so many years, it is no different from their own." Shen Mei didn't see that Jiahe's abnormality, "Mother, don't talk nonsense, I also think clearly, Chu Yunwei is very good to me..." She sighed in her heart, a little disappointed, after all, how many years did she like Jiang Jin? easy to put down.

Jiahe laughed, "That's right, that kid from the Chu family is pretty good." After thinking about it, he said, "Amei, you're about to get married, and you should have less contact with Fuchang in the future. When you get married, you should focus on your husband's family. It's not good to go out to play..."

Knowing that Xie Che is their child, Jiahe is reluctant for Shen Mei to contact the Jiang family.

Shen Mei became unhappy, her smiling face disappeared, "Mother, what are you talking about, Yuzhu and I have been friends for a lifetime, why can't I date her when I'm married?"

"Okay, it's my mother's fault, so let's not talk about it." Jiahe sighed.

It will take some time to investigate such a matter. During this period, the marriage between Jiang Jin and Kong Yunyan has been decided, and the name, Najib, and Nazheng have been set.

In the middle of June, Jiang Ansu finally found out who this Zhong An was, and he couldn't help frowning while looking at the documents in his hand in the yamen.

After Shen Shi went home for dinner, Jiang Ansu called Xie Che to the study.Large pieces of wax are burning on the coral wood screen candlesticks, and candlesticks are placed at the four corners, making the whole study room very bright.Jiang Ansu handed the found things to Xie Che, "Look at this, if nothing is wrong, this should be your background."

"I asked someone to investigate. Zhong'an is a word, and his original name was Fu Ronghuo. Fu Ronghuo and Jiahe were indeed old acquaintances. They were in love with each other back then. After Jiahe had an accident, he had to marry Shen Wei and Shen Guogong. Since then, the marriages have been different. Irrelevant. Fu Ronghuo's original partner was surnamed Xie, and they had a son. The year my wife and I picked you up, Fu Ronghuo's wife and children disappeared, and there has been no news since then. Fu's family and Xie's family are both in Qingzhou Yes, Qingzhou is not far from Shaoan City."

The Fu family and the Xie family were not from the capital, but from Qingzhou. Fu Ronghuo got to know Jiahe when he went to Beijing to rush for the exam, and the two fell in love with each other.In fact, Jiang Ansu didn't investigate the relationship very clearly, because the time gap is too long.

After Fu Ronghuo passed the Jinshi exam, something like that happened in Jiahe, and the two parted ways. Fu Ronghuo went back to marry Xie Yu, and returned to Beijing to enter the Hanlin Academy for several years before returning to Qingzhou as an official.

At that time, Xie Yu stayed at Fu's house in Qingzhou and was pregnant, while Fu Ronghuo was far away in the Imperial Academy in the capital. Until Xie Yu disappeared with the child more than a year after giving birth, Fu Ronghuo, who was far away in the capital, never saw his wife and children for the last time.

Xie Che's expression was solemn, and the materials in his hand included the portraits of Fu Ronghuo and Xie Shi. Looking carefully, his appearance was indeed somewhat similar to Fu Ronghuo's, but his eyebrows and eyes were more similar to Xie Shi's. Xie Shi is a beauty.

Jiang Ansu continued, "Xie's boudoir name is Xie Yu. When I picked you up, you were only over a year old. In the bag, there were only your name and the Chinese character for birthday, and a jade pendant with the word Yu engraved on it. Ah Che, they should be your parents, as for why your mother took you to Shao'an City, it's been too long, and Master can't find out."

As for why Xie Yu disappeared with the child, no one knew about it.The Xie family was considered a family in Qingzhou, but the Fu family was just an ordinary family at that time, because they entered the Xie family's eyes and married Xie Yu because they passed the Jinshi examination.

"Thank you, Master." Xie Che said calmly.

Jiang Ansu asked, "What is Ah Che's plan? Your father returned to the capital a few years ago and stayed in the capital for a few months, and was sent back to Qingzhou by the Holy Master. He has been staying in Qingzhou all these years."

Xie Che raised his head and said, "After Ah Jin gets married, I will go to Qingzhou." It's not that he recognizes his ancestors and returns to his ancestors, but he must meet up.

"That's okay." Jiang Ansu couldn't help asking when he thought of other things, "Ah Che, you are also twenty-four, your marriage..."

Mrs. Mu also asked about Xie Che's marriage several times, but he always said that he was not in a hurry and didn't want to get married.The Mu family is not his own mother, so he can't make decisions for him in many things, and can only listen to him.But the Mu family also treated him like his own son, because his marriage was so anxious that Jiang Ansu felt sorry for his wife, so he couldn't help asking at this moment.

Xie Che looked at Jiang Ansu, his eyes were radiant and radiant, "Master, this disciple is interested in someone, but she is still young, we have to wait for two years, when she grows up, disciple will express his heart."

That's it, Jiang Ansu heaved a sigh of relief, "This is also very good. Let me talk to your wife, she is worried about your marriage, and she is a little angry. It's over, it's getting late, you should go back to rest earlier, Yuzhu these days I have always been thinking about you, your life experience, you decide whether to tell her or not."

"The disciple knows."

The next day after leaving the Yamen, Xie Che went to Yuzhu's room and saw her holding an embroidery frame doing embroidery work. He walked over and saw that she was embroidering a bunch of peony flowers. The embroidery work was only average.

Xie Che chuckled, "Where is Yuzhu embroidered?"

"Brother Che is here." Yuzhu straightened up, a little embarrassed, "I just embroidered for fun." She didn't have the nerve to tell him that she embroidered for herself.

The two went to sit down on the couch, Licorice brought hot tea in and then backed out.

Xie Che took a sip of hot tea, and told Yuzhu about his life experience that Master told him yesterday. Yuzhu was a little dazed, and asked, "Then brother Che wants to leave?"

Xie Che smiled and said, "I won't leave. I'm still an official in the capital. Going to Fu's house is just to confirm my status. I can't stay in the Hou's house forever. I need to establish my own family in the future." No matter what happens in the future, if he wants to marry Yuzhu, he can no longer stay in the Jiang family, he needs to establish his own family.

Yuzhu breathed a sigh of relief, as long as Brother Che is still in the capital.

Xie Che looked at Yuzhu gently, "Is Yuzhu reluctant to part with me?"

"Of course I can't bear to part with brother Che." Yuzhu replied seriously, "I hope that my family can always be together. Brother Che is my brother, so naturally we have to be together." She hates her family parting the most, and the only thing she cherishes most in this life is family affection .

family?Xie Che chuckled, one day, he will become her real family.

In a blink of an eye, it was the sixth day of the seventh month, the day when Jiang Jin welcomed the bride, the Hou Mansion was busy all night, and the Mu family even stayed up all night, excited.These days, she also wants to think about it. Ah Jin insists on marrying the daughter of the Kong family. The marriage is settled, and there is no way to go back on her word. The little girl has no other disadvantages except that she is too weak. Years, if you don't believe it, you can't change her temper.

In fact, the Mu family doesn't need a strong daughter-in-law, as long as she has a calm temper, not too weak, and don't even be able to control her servants.

Yuzhu was also very excited. She had three sister-in-laws above her, all of whom were cousins, but this one was her own sister-in-law. After the family was divided, the elder sister-in-law was the eldest, and she was in charge.

Just after Maoshi, Yuzhu got up and got dressed. Today is a big day, she deliberately chose a little more festive clothes, a hibiscus-colored gold tuanru skirt, and a pair of embroidered shoes are also light peach-colored.Jiang Jin was already in the main courtyard, and Mu and Jiang Ansu ordered some things. When Yuzhu passed by, Mu's clothes were stained with tears, and he choked up again and again.

It was also rare for Jiang Jin to see him emotionally, her eyes were slightly red, "Father, mother, I will spare them all."

Mrs. Mu wiped his eyes and said, "You go and eat something, there are still a lot of things to be busy in a while, and I will go to greet the relatives when the auspicious time comes."

Jiang Jin was indeed busy with a lot of things, so she had to listen to Mu's words and go eat something first.

Seeing Yuzhu outside, Mrs. Mu even called people in, "Mother's Jiaojiao, why did she get up so early today? She will go back to her room to sleep in a while. The auspicious time for your fourth brother to welcome the bride will not be until after noon, so it's still early." Seeing some beads of sweat on Yuzhu's forehead, she took out a handkerchief to wipe it off, "But it's hot? Mom made porridge in the morning, drink some first, and bear with it. You've been here for menstruation, and you're a big girl. Even on weekdays, don’t eat too much cold food, you don’t have anything in your stomach in the morning, and don’t drink cold food, these things must be remembered on weekdays.”

It's more than July, and the weather has long been hot.

Yuzhu responded obediently, "Mother, I know all about it."

The Mu family used porridge and side dishes, and Yuzhu went back to Fuyun Courtyard to rest. Today, the fourth brother was overjoyed and invited people from the Duke's Mansion.Jiahe didn't want to come, so it was natural that Mrs. Liu took her children out to socialize.Mrs. Liu's daughter, Shen Yan, was married long ago, so she only brought Shen Mei and Shen Xian, not even her own son, Shen Lin.

Arriving at the Duke's Mansion, Shen Mei felt as if she had entered her own home, she was very familiar with it, and said to Shen Xian, "Brother, I'll go find Yuzhu to play with, you can go shopping by yourself."

Shen Xian said lightly, "I'm fine, let's go with you."

Shen Mei was a little bit reluctant, if her elder brother was around, she wouldn't even be able to talk to Yuzhu.But seeing her eldest brother follow her step by step, muttering something, he can only let him follow.

When I went to Fuyun Courtyard, Bai Shao Baiji was guarding under the verandah. When I saw Shen Mei, I saluted and said hello, "The princess is well, my girl got up too early today, and now she is resting on the couch again, but girl Having said that, if the princess comes over, just go directly into the house."

Shen Mei and Shen Xian entered the room, walked around the screen, and saw the bright red flowers on the imperial concubine's couch, the jade beads leaning on the pillow leaning on it, a hibiscus-colored skirt, like silk and blue silk scattered on the pillow, a small jade face, It looks clear and beautiful.

There are ice basins in the four corners of the room, so you won't feel stuffy, so there is a royal blue satin thin blanket draped around Yuzhu's waist.

Seeing that she was sleeping soundly, Shen Mei couldn't bear to disturb her, so she quietly went out and called Baiji Baishao to bring in some fruit and hot tea.When she went back to the room, she saw her eldest brother sitting on the grand master's chair on one side, his eyes were on Yuzhu who was on the imperial concubine's couch.

She blinked, the eldest brother didn't even know she came in?Shen Mei carefully looked at the expression on the eldest brother's face, there was no usual indifference at all, and his brows and eyes were extremely soft.

Shen Mei seemed to have expected something, her heart was shocked, and she murmured, "Brother, you..."

Shen Xian turned her head, the softness in her eyebrows and eyes disappeared without a trace, leaving only indifference, "What's wrong with Ah Mei?"

"Brother, you..." Shen Mei wanted to ask him, but there was movement on the imperial concubine's bed.The two turned their heads to see that Yuzhu was rubbing her eyes, half-sitting with sleepy eyes, and her hair was a little messy.

It was only then that Yuzhu realized that there were two other people in the room. She rubbed her eyes and saw that it was Shen Mei and Shen Xian. She jumped off the bed and put on her embroidered shoes, and said happily, "A Mei, Brother Shen, you are here."

She knew that Shen Mei was in love with the fourth brother, and she was hesitant when sending the post. It was Ah Mei who sent the maid to pass the word, saying that Jiang Jin was married and she would come to the mansion for a banquet.Seeing that Ah Mei's figure is a little thinner now, but there is no gloomy look between her brows, Yuzhu felt relieved after thinking that her heart knot had been untied.

Shen Mei was too embarrassed to question her elder brother in front of Yuzhu, so she could only hold back her thoughts, and stepped forward to help Yuzhu to sit on the armchair beside her, "Are you awake?"

Yuzhu smiled and said, "I got up too early in the morning, and I can't bear it now."

Shen Mei handed her a cup of tea, Yuzhu took a sip and looked at her with a smile, "A Mei, thank you for coming." Thank you for letting go.

Shen Meijiao said angrily, "You are too outspoken. Of course, I will come when your fourth brother gets married. I will also come when you get married in the future." Speaking of Yuzhu's marriage, Shen Mei looked at her elder brother. At a glance, seeing him sitting upright, I hummed in my heart, telling you to pretend that the person you like is Yuzhu.

She really didn't expect that the cold-tempered elder brother would have a crush.

The three of them talked, and the time passed quickly. When the auspicious time came, they went to the front yard together to watch Jiang Jin go out to greet her relatives.

He is dressed in red, riding a tall horse, handsome and extraordinary.

Shen Mei sighed in her heart, after all, there is still no destiny.

Jiang Jin rode a steed to the Kong family to meet her relatives. Along the way, many people gathered around and talked about it.His thoughts turned away.As for why he knew the concubine of the Kong family, it was still a matter of his childhood, when he returned to the capital with his family, and he was only about 11 years old.

At that time, he still had a little childishness. One day, when he was free to go to the market, he met a thin and weak girl kneeling in the middle of the road and crying, with fruits and vegetables scattered all over the floor beside her.

The little girl was crying so sadly that he wanted to leave, but suddenly he thought of his younger sister, who was misunderstood by the world and was a fool at the age of three or four. At that time, he firmly believed that her sister was just a late enlightenment.Seeing this miserable little girl crying, she thought of Jiaojiao, and couldn't bear it, and it was also a blessing for Jiaojiao, so that she would wake up early.

Thinking of this, he stepped forward and asked, "Why are you crying?"

The little girl was startled, she looked up at him, her face was full of tears, her chin was pointed, but she had big eyes, her body and face were a little dirty, she cried even more sadly when she saw him asking.Impatient, he asked again, and someone else answered for him, "This young master doesn't know, she is the youngest daughter of the nearby Kong family, but her aunt is a hag, and she was asked to work when she was five or six years old." Every day, let her go out to buy vegetables, cook rice, starch and wash clothes. Some playful boys on the street know about this and always like to bully her. Every time she goes out to buy vegetables, she will bully her, dirty these fruits and vegetables She will have to be beaten up when she goes back."

I see.He originally thought that this little girl was about the same age as Jiaojiao, and he didn't want to be two years older, it was really pitiful.

At that time, the Jiang family did not have any wealth, and he did not have much money, but he still had some. He took out half a piece of broken silver and bought some fruits and vegetables on the ground again, put them in the basket, and took her hand again, "Let's go." Come on, I'll take you back."

Along the way, the little girl held his hand timidly, her fingers were slender, as if they would break if folded, which shocked him.

After that, he would occasionally meet this little girl when he went to the market, and sometimes he would help her when he saw her being bullied, drive away those naughty children for her, and then send her home.

Until the Jiang family prospered later, he still occasionally went to the market to see the little girl who was growing up.

Over the years, she was bullied but she didn't cry, only her face was numb.As far as she was concerned, she couldn't get rid of the Kong family, couldn't get rid of her aunt, couldn't get rid of this fate, and all that was left was numbness.

In the next few years, he rarely saw Yunyan go out. Her aunt thought she was too beautiful, fearing that she would cling to the rich and powerful, and the gain would outweigh the gain, so she was imprisoned at home.What Jiang Jin didn't expect was that it was just an act of kindness when she was a child, but when she grew up, she missed that little girl.

Now, he is finally going to marry that little girl, and he doesn't know if she still remembers him.

All the way to the gate of the Confucian family, a Quanfu man got on the sedan chair with the bride on his back.Jiang Jin turned her head to look, the bride was dressed in bright red, with a phoenix crown and a rosy drape, and she had a slender figure.The Kong family happily followed them out, congratulating continuously, only Mrs. Kong forced a smile on her face.

Instead of looking at them, Jiang Jin reined in the reins, turned the horse's head, and led Huaqiao back to Jiang's Mansion.

Compared with other aristocratic families, the Kong family's dowry is not much, only 66 liters, and Jiang Jin bought it for the bride with private money, and no one in the Kong family dared to touch this dowry.

There were still discussions along the way.

"This little daughter of the Kong family is really blessed. She thought she was going to be spoiled to death by her aunt, but she never thought about it. What a blessing."

"That's right, marrying into Jiang's family is a real nest of wealth and honor."

Of course, there are also those who speak badly, "I don't know what method this daughter of Kong Xiao's family used to make the Fourth Young Master Jiang propose to marry her. She is a household doctor, young and promising, it would be better to choose a girl from the right family. "

"Tsk tsk, the youngest daughter of the Kong family is very clever."

Jiang Jin raised her eyebrows, fortunately she didn't take these gossips seriously.

When Jiang Jin welcomed the bride back to the Jiang Mansion, worshiped the heaven and the earth, and sent the bride back to the room, Jiang Jin still had to drink with the guests.

The female relatives at Yuzhu's side also happily ate vegetables and drank fruit wine. Yuzhu didn't dare to touch Yuzhu at all, but she still remembered that she didn't drink even a drop of wine, even fruit wine.

(End of this chapter)