Splendid Book

Chapter 68
Zhang Xingzhi was sending the guests away, while the Ji Yu brothers were accompanied by Zhang Xun.Naturally, Ji Qijun and Ji Qishu were also there. Zhang Xun was talking to Ji Yu, and they looked speculative.

Ji Qishu looked at the two of them sideways, feeling a little distressed in his heart, he wanted to remind his cousin, after all, they have been watching Zhang Xun's thoughts for his cousin for so many years.As for Ji Yu, he was a bit skeptical, if he liked Changle, but when he was with them peacefully, he had never heard of him secretly inquiring about Changle.

But he not only saved Chang Le, but also secretly went to see her, but saw that he didn't do anything after that, even Ji Qishu couldn't help it, could it be that the Seventh Prince really just acted bravely?
"Because there were all female guests behind, I haven't congratulated the old lady yet. I wonder if I can let my ninth brother and I meet the old lady now, so that we can go back to meet the emperor on business," Ji Yu suddenly turned and said to Zhang Xun.

Zhang Xun was a little surprised, probably because he didn't expect him to make such a request.But then, he immediately smiled and said: "The seventh prince is too polite to say that. Then I will send someone to the backyard to have a look. If grandma will return to the yard now, then let's go there."

Ji Yu nodded, and Zhang Xun immediately called the boy beside him over.

And when Xu sent someone to find Zhang Xingzhi, he was seeing him off, so the maid hurriedly spoke to the steward.As soon as the steward heard that his wife was in a hurry, he stepped forward and said something after the guest had left.Zhang Xing nodded, and took two steps to the secluded place next to him.

The servant girl knew that the situation was urgent, so she picked up the important ones and said.After she told the story, she said again: "The madam means that she is afraid that the man will talk nonsense, so she wants to ask the master to come forward and have a good talk with him."

Zhang Xingzhi frowned when he heard the words, he was not happy that such a day of great joy had such right and wrong.But I can only follow what Xu said, and quickly send the steward to check to see if Wei Yansheng's guest is still there?
It's just that after thinking about it, he couldn't remember which family in the capital had the surname Wei?But because of the old lady's big day, Zhang Xun also invited some friends, so he guessed that they might be friends of his son?After all, it is said that he is about the same age as Zhang Xun.

In the end, he hadn't looked for Zhang Xun yet, but Zhang Xun patted the boy over again, saying that the Seventh Prince wanted to greet the old lady so that he could go back to the palace for business.Although Zhang Xingzhi thought it was strange, since the Seventh Prince proposed it, it was intentional.

Naturally nodding in agreement.

At this time, the old lady had been helped back to rest in the yard. After all, she was old. Although it was a happy thing, she still couldn't hold it anymore.Shen Changle had something in his mind, so when he spoke, he was a little absent-minded, so that Zhang Ru called her several times before she came back to her senses.

"Auntie, what's the matter?" She smiled awkwardly.

Looking at her appearance, Zhang Ru asked a little strangely: "What are you thinking, child, who is absent-minded when talking to you?"

"It's nothing, just a little tired." Then she smiled at the old lady and said in a gentle tone: "Grandma, it's really lively today."

"It's really lively, and fortunately it's only this time, otherwise my old bones can't stand the toss," the old lady Zhang joked with a smile.

Zhang Ru next to him immediately refused to let go, "Why is it just once, next time when you are 70 years old, our place will be more lively than this."

"I was coaxed by you once, but I won't do it next time. If you want to do it, you can do it for your father," the old lady ignored her and vetoed it. Although this kind of excitement is really festive, it really needs to be done. Apart from other things, the corners of his mouth almost collapsed from laughter.

When the three of them were chatting and joking, a servant girl came to report that the young master would bring the seventh and ninth princes to celebrate the old lady's birthday later.

Hearing this, even Zhang Ru, who was leaning on the couch, sat up at once, looked outside with a light smile and said, "Oh, this is true, these two children are too polite."

Zhang Ru said that she had two children, but it was not because she was the concubine of Anjun, and she was the elder of Ji Yu and Ji Ting.So this claim is quite reasonable.On the contrary, the old lady also showed a surprised expression on her face, obviously she didn't expect this to happen.

On the contrary, Zhang Ru was more anxious, and quickly asked the maid to recomb the old lady's hair again. The heavy things she wore before were removed, and this would just be a writer's usual attire.

When Shen Changle heard that Ji Yu was coming, she should have offered to avoid him.But at this moment, she lowered her head, but she couldn't open her mouth no matter what.She may not have seen him for a long time, so can she be allowed to be willful this time?
So she kept her head down and didn't speak.

And Ji Yu came sooner than expected, just when the old lady remembered that Shen Changle didn't seem suitable here, Zhang Xun had already led him in.

As soon as Ji Yu and Ji Ting came in, they bowed their hands to greet the old lady, and said some birthday wishes, and the old lady laughed and said: "I'm bothering the two princes, sit down, sit down quickly."

The maid brought several rose high-back chairs over, not only Zhang Xun came, but Zhang Yang and Ji Qishu also followed, and several other people were said to be helping to see off the guests.

As soon as Ji Ting came in, he saw the girl sitting across from him, she must be thirteen or fourteen years old, so he only thought it was a girl from the Zhang family.But when she looked up, Ji Ting was taken aback.He grew up in the palace since he was a child, and he felt that he had never seen such a beautiful woman.It was his mother, concubine Defei, who was a first-class beauty.

But when the little girl opposite looked up, he was still surprised.Her skin is too fair and smooth, but her complexion is too good, almost from the bottom of the skin, there is a shimmering pink light, a pair of watery eyes, as if to suck away the soul of a person, and her pink lips The petals are even more beautiful than the finest rouge.

Ji Ting was dumbfounded, he just felt that she is so small now, so beautiful that people can't take their eyes off, if she grows up in the future, she will be so beautiful.

And Shen Changle, who was looking up at this time, didn't notice Ji Ting's eyes at all. Ever since Ji Yu stepped into this room, her heart seemed to be not her own, and the frequency of her beating was frighteningly fast.She raised her head pretending to be calm, while Ji Yu was talking to the old lady at this time, with only a beautiful side face facing her.

The 17-year-old Ji Yu seems to have some shadows from his previous life, with a tall and straight figure, his hands are casually resting on his legs, his fingers are shiny and slender, and although his nails are particularly short, they are clean and round.

He wore a bright yellow belt around his waist, and a light purple brocade robe on his body, making him look even more proud and noble.

Well, he never looked at himself, not even out of the corner of his eye.

But in this way, she became much more natural, just sitting upright, listening to what they said in a calm and dignified manner.His voice also seemed to be different from before, with a low and hoarse voice, sounding more like an adult man.

Alas, she was only a child, but he was already a man.

Just when she was thinking lonely, suddenly Ji Yu turned his head slightly, and his eyes quickly glanced at her.

Because the two of them were sitting facing each other, when Shen Changle was sitting upright, his gaze 'coincidentally' was looking straight at him.At a certain moment, the eyes of the two met, and Shen Changle could even see the playfulness flashing in his eyes.

But the heart beat faster again suddenly, a wave of shyness emerged from the body, gradually there seemed to be some heat rising from the bottom of the heart, and the cheeks slowly began to turn red.She lowered her head suddenly, if there was a mirror in front of her at this moment, she would definitely be able to see her cheeks as if they had been burned.

Ji Ting next to him was still wondering which girl from Zhang's family this was, but saw her lower her head again, with a suspicious blush on her cheeks.He couldn't help being a little shy. Could it be that she knew I was looking at her?

"Miss Shen, are you feeling better?" After talking to the old lady, Ji Yu turned to look at the person opposite with a smile and asked.

And almost at the same time, a thought flashed in Ji Qishu's heart, you see, I knew that he must have a purpose for visiting his grandmother, here he is, here he is.

It's just that he asked too generously, so after everyone was surprised for a moment, there was no big emotional change.And Shen Changle also adjusted his mentality in time, don't be nervous, don't be shy, don't bite your lips when talking, and treat him as an ordinary person.

"It's much better, thank you Seventh Prince for your concern," Shen Changle said, if he didn't try his best to control it, he might want to cry.Why is her voice so delicate, just like the Shen Lan she hates speaking, where is that generous Shen Changle?

But the corners of Ji Yu's mouth had already turned up, her shyness fell into her eyes.Although he hasn't seen her in the past two years, his concern for her never stops.Just waiting, just be patient.

"Miss Shen?" Ji Ting asked curiously, so it wasn't Miss Zhang, it was Miss Shen, but why did she seem familiar, this Miss Shen, and then he suddenly realized: "You are the girl from the Shen family saved by my seventh brother what?"

The story of Ji Yu's hero saving the beauty has already spread throughout the capital, so it is impossible for Ji Ting not to know about it.After all, the second brother mentioned it several times before, but Ji Ting had never met Shen Changle, and now he suddenly realized that he suddenly felt a little pitiful, how could she be Miss Shen?
How wonderful it would be if she wasn't that girl Shen.

But it was just a pity, but then his eyes were already turning between Ji Yu and Shen Changle.

Shen Changle did not expect that the Ninth Prince on the opposite side would mention this, but he could only reply: "Return to the Ninth Prince, it is the minister's daughter."

"Don't be nervous, I'm just curious, just ask casually." When Ji Ting received the warning from Ji Yu, his eyes were really scary. He just asked too much, and Ji Ting felt a little wronged.

On the other hand, the old lady and Zhang Ru looked at each other, and there were really endless words in their eyes.

After Ji Yu left, the old lady saw that Shen Changle was also tired, so she asked her to go back to rest.It would not be too late to return to Duke Wei's mansion tomorrow.But after she left, Zhang Ru became a little anxious, and immediately said: "Mother, why do I look a little bit wrong?"

"Did you see it?" The old lady laughed at her, Zhang Ru is naturally a formidable person, but sometimes her temper is a bit more violent, and she is not as meticulous as Xu's.

"Mother, don't make fun of me," Zhang Ru said anxiously, "How do I see that the Seventh Prince is interested in Chang Le?"

"Isn't it just Shangxin? How long has it been? You still ask us about Changle's body." Zhang Ru couldn't figure it out. After all, she knew a little bit about the temperament of the Seventh Prince. The land is so gentle, but there is something weird about it.

On the other hand, the old lady smiled, but there was no tension on her face, she just said: "It's just a trivial matter, I see you are excited. Don't talk nonsense about this matter, even the prince is not allowed to talk about it, otherwise others will think We Changle cling to wealth and honor."

"Mother, how can I talk nonsense, this is related to Changle's lifelong event, I am not worried for her," Zhang Ru said softly, a little embarrassed.

"The important matter of marriage is the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents. Even Ling Cheng is not in a hurry yet. Why are you so anxious as an aunt? If you are really anxious, you should take care of her more, so as not to talk about marriage in the future When you get married, your eyes are darkened," said the old lady.

Unexpectedly, Zhang Ru laughed, but lowered her voice and asked, "Mother, what do you think of our Qishu family?"

"Qishu?" The old lady thought for a while, squinted her eyes, and asked, "But what did that kid Qishu say?"

"What can he say, a half-grown child who doesn't understand anything. I just saw that he is about the same age as Changle, and he is such a close cousin, who knows everything," she couldn't help but help He rubbed his temples, and smiled softly, "Besides, don't worry about Changle being my daughter-in-law. I will love her all my life."

The old lady naturally knew the benefits of being closer, but she also had a plan in her heart.

"If you want to talk about getting closer, your family is not the only one. Qishu doesn't understand anything, but there is one in my family," the old lady felt funny when she thought about it.

Zhang Ru was a little surprised, but after thinking about it carefully, he asked, "But Brother Yang?"

Zhang Xun has already made a marriage arrangement, and is just waiting to get married at the end of the year.So naturally it can't be him, and the age is not suitable.On the contrary, although Zhang Yang and Chang Le are a little different in age, they are still suitable.Besides, brother Yang really treats Changle differently.

She pursed her lips and smiled, and said, "If it's really Brother Yang, then I won't mention it. Anyway, I'm most at ease with my sister-in-law's temper, and besides, you and dad are here. If Changle really gets married, I'd rather do not worry."

"Forget it, I'm not in a hurry right now, Changle is still young, and there's still time to see each other from next year," said the old lady, on the contrary, not in a hurry.When a little girl gets married, it is not as good as when she was at home. Firstly, she has to honor her parents, secondly, she has to serve her husband, and she will have children in the future. Naturally, it is not as comfortable as being a noble girl at home.So the old lady thinks that she can stay longer, even if she stays until she gets married at the age of 16, that's fine.

Shen Changle was still thinking about Wei Yansheng at first, but after being disturbed by Ji Yu, after returning to the yard, his mind was full of him.

He grew up, no, it should be, he became a man.

Shen Changle buried his body on the couch, couldn't help but look down at himself, as if he was still a child.

Because of Shen Lan's begging, Shen Hui didn't tell her mother about it immediately, but when Chen got into the car, she glanced at the clothes on Shen Lan's body and asked lightly: "Sister Lan's clothes Where did it come from?"

"I accidentally stained my clothes earlier, and my third sister lent them to me," Shen Lan said sullenly, with her head down.

Looking at her appearance, Shen Hui thought that she was also frightened, so she felt a little soft-hearted for a while, thinking about going back and talking about it.Naturally, Mrs. Chen didn't know what the two sisters were thinking, but she just glanced at Shen Lan with some dissatisfaction, and turned her head away again.

After returning home, Shen Lan hurriedly bid farewell to Mrs. Chen, and went to Aunt Han's yard.Before she left, Aunt Han dressed her up meticulously, so as soon as she came back, Aunt Han immediately noticed that her clothes had changed.

"Auntie," Shen Lan yelled, tears almost falling down.

How can this be done, but Aunt Han has an idea. Seeing that she is about to cry, she quickly told her not to worry and talk.Shen Lan had no choice but to tell the story from the beginning to the end. Originally, she wanted to show her face in front of Mrs. Changping Hou, but she ended up in such a mess.

"Mother, what should I do if this news gets out?" Although it seemed that there was no one around at that time, who knows if there is anyone, and the scholar is so poor, if he deliberately spread the matter Go out, and come to marry me when the time comes, what can she do.

Aunt Han was frightened to death when she heard it, but who was she? When she was a teenager, she dared to hold her cousin's hand and hand herself over to him.Even if the old lady firmly disagrees with her entering the mansion, she still has a means to get in.

So after a moment of fright, she quickly restrained the expression on her face, and asked a few more questions in detail. When she learned that she had left Shen Hui's handkerchief there, Aunt Han wished she could kiss her little cheek. The two of them really deserved to be her good daughters. Even at such times, they could not be chaotic and respond as quickly as possible.

"Don't worry about this matter, leave it to me to handle it," Aunt Han smiled softly, with a smug smile on her lips.

In the evening, Shen Lingchang came over as usual.Although Aunt Han is already in her 30s, she is considered a half-mature lady.But compared to those fresh and delicious little girls, she is more able to cater to Shen Lingchang in the bed, not to mention that she has tried her best to serve Shen Lingchang recently because of the Changping Hou Mansion.Now is the time to get the results.

After the two of them were sweating profusely on the bed, Aunt Han lay on Shen Lingchang's body. Her soft body was warm and delicate. Her body was tightly pressed against his. tight.

Aunt Han knew that this would be a good time, so she whispered: "Master, there is something I don't know whether I should say it or not?"

"What's the matter?" Shen Lingchang closed his eyes, his voice was tired and excited.

Aunt Han whispered a few words in his ear, after Shen Lingchang listened, he suddenly opened his eyes, the original fatigue seemed to be swept away, leaving shrewd and sharp eyes.He asked a little angrily, "But really?"

"What's wrong with that? You don't know how pitiful Yue'er is. She was pushed into the lake by that wild man just because she broke the big girl's good deed. The third girl was also there at the time," Aunt Han said swearing Yes, Shen Lingchang couldn't help but believe it.

But Shen Lingchang was still puzzled, after all, he knew Shen Hui's temperament, and she was not that kind of out-of-the-way girl.And she stayed at home all the time and rarely went out, so how could she know any scholar?
"Changle is also there?" It's just that Aunt Han said Shen Changle's name so confidently that he couldn't believe it.

Aunt Han nodded, covered her face and said: "Is it possible that I can lie to you as a concubine? If it wasn't for the good of the girl in this family, why should I be such a villain. After all, the eldest girl is the elder sister, if something happens to her , the girls in our family don’t want to be human anymore.”

Shen Lingchang was a little irritable, and the previous comfort disappeared.

"The second girl said that the eldest girl's handkerchief is still in that person's hand. Do you think it's fake?" Aunt Han said in a low voice.

Shen Lingchang didn't speak, but Aunt Han felt complacent in her heart.The reason why she dared to tell such a big lie was because Shen Lingchang would not question Shen Hui and Shen Changle face to face. After all, this was a scandal about the second wife, so naturally he would not be so stupid as to ask his niece.As for Shen Hui, according to Aunt Han's understanding of him, she knew that he would not ask.

Probably because of being a bastard, Shen Lingchang has a gloomy temper, and likes to keep things in his heart, even if there is a misunderstanding, he will not take the initiative to ask.He would only send someone to investigate in private, but Aunt Han would not be afraid to investigate, because Shen Hui's handkerchief was indeed in the hands of that poor scholar.

When Yan Liu looked back, she saw the scholar picked up the handkerchief and stuffed it into his sleeve.

"It's really unfortunate for the family," Shen Lingchang patted the bed hard, Aunt Han sat up quickly, touched his chest, and comforted him softly.

Afterwards, she said lightly: "I heard that the eldest girl is discussing marriage now. If this matter is to be publicized, what should I do?"

Shen Lingchang naturally knew about Shen Hui's relationship with the Marquis of Changping, but he didn't expect such a thing to happen.His face was gloomy, and Aunt Han said in a low voice: "Speaking of which, it is true. If the eldest girl really has someone she likes in her heart, she can just come and beg the master and madam. Why do you meet in private like this. "

"Absurd, the words of the matchmaker ordered by the parents, there is no reason for her to speak," Shen Lingchang said coldly.

Aunt Han dared not speak.

She knew what happened today, so it was a big success.She had already planted this seed of doubt in Shen Lingchang's heart.It's just that she didn't expect that the one who came behind was so fast, and so fast.

People from the Marquis of Changping actually came to propose marriage, but her family didn't publicize it, they just entrusted someone to reconcile, and they wanted the eldest girl to go back to marry on her birthday.

Originally, seeing the lukewarm people over there, Mrs. Chen thought it was a waste of time, but who would have thought that such a turnaround would occur.

Dang even went back to Shen Lingchang happily.

(End of this chapter)