Blessed

Chapter 96
"Young lady is right, but the second wife has already seen through the third girl." Bai Ji said with a smile, "When the second wife heard what the third girl said, she laughed, and said that if the third girl is really filial, she should quickly settle the marriage so that the marriage will be settled soon." She is at ease, and insists that the third girl choose one of the few." She said the names of several companies and came out.

Yuzhu raised her eyebrows when she heard this, "Third sister has really high vision. The second aunt said that almost all of them are very good. Let's say they are well-known, and they are all successful in their youth." Two of them are Jinshi. After a few years in the Hanlin Academy, his official career will go smoothly in the future.

Bai Ji said, "It's a pity that the third girl doesn't know the second wife's intentions, and thinks that these are not good enough for him. Either she dislikes being a child from a poor family, or she dislikes that he is a concubine. After all, none of them are as she wants. I am afraid that she wants to choose the fourth son to follow him." Mr. Xie is such a talented young man."

"Forget it, we don't need to pay attention to her affairs." Yuzhu really didn't want to talk to the third sister, and she could make trouble as she wanted, anyway, the second aunt had a way to deal with her.

Bai Shao reminded from the side, "Girl, you should drink this bowl of chilled papaya and white fungus soup, and you should have lunch in a while. Cold and hot food should be eaten separately." Since her menstruation, eating at home has become harsh When she got up, she ate a lot, but Mu Shi and licorice wouldn't give her any food.

Yuzhu drank the papaya and white fungus soup, and Bai Shao wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, "Miss, you practiced handwriting all morning, do you want to take a break?" Her daughter has no other hobbies, just reading and writing. The handwriting is also sharp and airy, which is different from that of ordinary girls.

Looking at the lush jujube trees outside the window, Yuzhu rested her chin on one hand and sighed, "I don't know how Brother Che is doing in Qingzhou, when will he be back."

Bai Shao persuaded, "Girl, don't worry, Mr. Xie should be back soon."

Yuzhu sighed, elder brother Che and his family hadn't seen each other for decades, and now he is still a fourth-rank official servant, who knows what happened to the Fu family.According to what father said, Mrs. Xie might have died long ago, and Fu Ronghuo should have married his step-wife long ago and had a child. Brother Che might be in a lot of trouble after returning.

Yuzhu was a bit considerate of Xie Che. In her previous life, her family was looking forward to having a pair of parents. After all, her parents were just his master and mother. He probably wanted to find family members very much.

While thinking wildly, Yuzhu fell asleep leaning on the pillow.

The past few days are hotter than before, and there are several basins of ice in the room, but Baiji Baishao didn't dare to go out, and sat aside to fan Yuzhu.

The bletilla striata was so hot that she was sweating a little, and secretly whispered to the bletilla striata, "It's been too hot these days, hotter than usual, and it hasn't rained for half a month."

"It's going to be troublesome if it doesn't rain." Bai Shao was a little worried, "The weather is abnormally hot, I'm afraid there will be a disaster."

Natural disasters and man-made disasters don't have much impact on the aristocratic family, but the people at the bottom are the ones who are most affected. If the weather continues to be hot and it doesn't rain, the crops in the field will probably die from the sun. There will be no harvest in the second half of the year, and it is only the common people who suffer. them.

Yuzhu woke up sweating a lot, the maids brought hot water in to take a bath, and changed into a skirt with embroidered buds in the color of tender willow buds, looking much refreshed.

In the evening, just after dinner, a nun from the Lu Mansion came to announce the good news in a hurry, saying that Yu Xiang was born and she was a daughter.

Tao Shi was very happy, and rushed to Lu's house that night to visit his daughter and granddaughter.

Yuzhu also wanted to go, but was stopped by Mrs. Mu, "Your second sister just gave birth, and the Lu family must be very busy. It's okay for your second aunt to go alone first. It's not good for all of us to come. Wait three In the future, I will go to the third party, besides, your second sister just gave birth, and she has no strength, so you can't talk to her in the past, she needs to rest well."

Yuzhu said happily, "Okay, mother, I know everything, I'm just happy for the second sister." The second sister's first child was a son, and this child is a daughter. Good luck.

Yuxiang’s daughter went to Yuzhu on the day after her third bath. Yuxiang’s spirit was much better, and she chatted with Yuzhu for a while. The baby was also pink and tender, and Yuzhu didn’t dare to touch her. Be cautious.

Yuxiang's parents-in-law are very kind, and her husband is also very kind to her. She has a son and a daughter. The second sister will live happily ever after.

Ten days later, the weather is still hot, as it is in several states and counties near the capital. The crops in the fields are all sunburned, and the second half of the year may be difficult.Most aristocratic and wealthy families have the habit of hoarding food, and such natural disasters have little effect on them.

Emperor Ruiwu is also in a state of anxiety these days. I haven't seen him go to the summer resort in such a hot year this year. He is too busy. Now there is another natural disaster. Right now, the common people still have some food. It will be troublesome after two months of autumn. .He asked the father-in-law beside him, "Xie Che hasn't returned to Beijing yet?"

Fair and fair, "Master Xie took a month's leave to deal with housework, and he will be back in about a few days."

Emperor Ruiwu didn't say a word. He knew about Xie Che. He didn't expect him to be Fu Ronghuo's day. He knew about Fu Ronghuo and Jiahe back then. Because Jiahe fell into the pond, Fu Ronghuo looked for this The excuse that she was not innocent and refused to marry her was nothing more than knowing that the son-in-law did not have much future in official career, so he was admitted to Jinshi, so naturally he refused to give up his great future.

Because of this matter, Emperor Ruiwu looked down on Fu Ronghuo, and hadn't given him a good official position all these years. It was really unexpected that the talented Xie Che would be his child.But the two haven't seen each other for 20 years. He doesn't have any prejudice against Xie Che. He is a man of great talent. Naturally, he won't have any prejudice against Xie Che because of Fu Ronghuo's matter.

The prince Zhao Zhen on the side also stepped forward and said, "Father, are you worried about disaster relief?" Every time after a natural or man-made disaster, the imperial court will send officials to rescue and care for the victims.

Emperor Ruiwu nodded, and Zhao Zhen also said, "Royal father, this matter can be done by my son."

Emperor Ruiwu glanced at him, and said in a bad tone, "Have your concubines settled yet?"

"It's all been resolved." Zhao Zhen also had a calm face, "I want to thank my father for your understanding." Back then, he only had Yuning in his heart, and the other concubines had never touched him until now. Yuning was pregnant with a second child, so he sent the three side concubines out of the palace, and compensated each family a lot.

Although the concubine's family had resentment, it was difficult to speak out. After all, the crown prince had never even touched their bodies. It would be embarrassing if he really wrote a booklet and played it to the emperor. He had no choice but to accept the crown prince's kindness and find another family for them. .

After the emperor found out about this, he scolded Zhao Zhenyi, and didn't say anything else.

Emperor Ruiwu saw that the prince's handsome face was not at all uncomfortable. He scolded the brat in his heart and asked him, "Then when will you make Concubine Jiang the right concubine?" With just such a grandson, I hope that he is the legitimate eldest grandson of the emperor.

Zhao Zhen also grinned, "Father, this matter is not urgent, we will wait until the drought is resolved."

Emperor Ruiwu cursed again, "I think it's better to do it sooner. It will be an auspicious day in a few days. I will announce the decree and settle the matter earlier. It's just a good time to have a wedding. Let's be happy."

"The sons and ministers all listen to the father."

Emperor Ruiwu waved Zhao Zhenyi to go down, and asked the eunuch to call for the third prince, Zhao Minyi.

Zhao Min also came over quickly, Emperor Ruiwu saw the tall young man who was about [-]% similar to him walk in, feeling a little emotional in his heart, the two chatted for a while, Emperor Ruiwu talked about the drought, Zhao Min also said , "Father, are you worried about the drought? This son wants to go to the disaster relief this time, and I beg Father to do it."

Emperor Ruiwu already had this idea. For his three sons, the throne can only be chosen between the crown prince and the third prince. The fourth prince's temperament is not suitable.The prince handles things very calmly, he prefers the third prince in his heart, and rarely asks him to help with things.

This time is different.

Emperor Ruiwu thought about it and agreed, "Go ahead."

Disaster relief is the most troublesome. It needs to appease the victims and do a good job in the post-disaster work. It takes several months to go there.Zhao Min also went back to Qingsi Palace and talked to Concubine Mu Gui, Concubine Mu Gui couldn't help complaining, "Why are you talking to your father about this, this kind of thing is thankless, and if you do it well, it will only be credited to you If you don't do well, you will be blamed by your father when you come back."

Zhao Min also sighed, "Concubine Mother, Royal Father can make Darui country prosperous today. I admire Royal Father very much, and I want to be a person like Royal Father in the future. Royal Father is not easy to fool. If you really want to To make him fall in love, you must have real skills. You see, all these years, the father has not made up his mind to abolish the crown prince. I am afraid that he will not be able to do so now. The only bargaining chip for the son is no longer the father's favor, but the real ability .”

Concubine Mu Gui frowned and said nothing, and said after a while, "Forget it, forget it, you bring more guards, those places are poor and remote, and it is easy to make troublesome people, your safety is the most important thing."

"Mother and concubine don't have to worry, son and minister."

At the beginning of August, Xie Che finally returned to Beijing, first went to the palace to meet the emperor, the emperor had sent the third prince to help the disaster, so there was nothing wrong with Xie Che, let him go back and have a look, and report to the Yamen as soon as possible.

Back at the Jiang Mansion, Xie Che went straight back to Fuyun Courtyard, Yuzhu hid in the room and drank iced sugar water, when the maid said that Xie Che was back, she immediately jumped off the imperial couch, put on her embroidered shoes and ran out, Baiji shouted from behind, "Girl, Be careful."

As soon as Yuzhu left the room, she saw Xie Che standing under the verandah, looking at her with a smile on her face.

Yuzhu cheered, and rushed towards him holding the corner of her skirt. Xie Che grabbed the little girl's shoulders and prevented her from pounced on her, and said gently, "I just came back. I'm covered in dust and sweat, so don't get it on you!" , I just go to see you first, go back to freshen up and come back later."

"I won't dislike Brother Che." Yuzhu was very happy, "Brother Che, I really miss you."

She misses all her family members, only the fifth elder brother Jiang Po did not see him when he came back from the imperial temple. He loves to travel around the world, ranging from a few months to a year, and he has not returned home until now.

Yuzhu was thinking about it, so she threw herself into Xie Che's arms without hesitation at this moment, only to hear a deep smile on the top of her head, Xie Che stroked her back, "Okay, I'll go back to the room to freshen up before coming over Looking for you."

Yuzhu knew that he wanted to tell her about Qingzhou, so she nodded, "Brother Che, let's go."

(End of this chapter)