marriage gentleman

Chapter 18

After talking with Zhou Muqing, Qi Guang became more and more sure that Chen Nanzhu's sweetheart would not be Zhou Muqing.If it's not Zhou Muqing, then who is it?Qi Guang was curious. To be favored by a beauty like Chen Nanzhu, he must be a peerless young man.

Qi Guang thought about it, but he couldn't think of a reason, so he called Jiang Dezhong, checked all the sons in the capital, and compiled a list of all the names with clear names or with clear letters.

Jiang Dezhong said: "Your Majesty, in terms of familiarity with every household in the capital, who can compare with the servant of the road?"

Hearing what Jiang Dezhong said, Qi Guang also remembered.Shang Luli knew old man Qin's distant relatives by heart, so he was the most suitable person for this matter.

She asked Jiang Dezhong to call Lu Li without any hesitation.

Lu Li also came quickly, in less than half an hour, he appeared in the imperial study room.

Qi Guang asked: "Is there any son in the capital with the word "Qing" in his name or in his character?"

Lu Li thought for a while and said, "According to Weichen's knowledge, there are 29 people in total." He smiled slightly, and said, "Your Majesty wants to know Miss Chen's sweetheart?"

Qi Guang coughed lightly.

She looked at Lu Li, and suddenly said, "Oh? Could it be that you know?"

Lu Li said: "Your Majesty, there is no way to check one by one. It is better to ask Miss Chen directly. I heard that Miss Chen doesn't like to get acquainted with the noble girls around her because she has practiced martial arts since she was a child. Your Majesty is a woman, and she is also a woman." , as long as Your Majesty asks cleverly, Miss Chen's defenses will surely be broken."

"Good!" Qi Guang paused, and said again: "We must find a way to ask Nan Zhu out, otherwise Chen Li will be exposed as soon as he comes back."

Lu Li said: "Didn't Your Majesty accept Miss Chen's token? Someone will send a post with the token to Chen's mansion, and make up the wording at will. Miss Chen will not refuse the appointment even if I think about it."

Qi Guang immediately wrote a post, calling Jiang Dezhong to send it to the Chen Mansion under the name of the Wen Mansion.

Wen Zhong is a sixth-rank farmer of the Ministry of Industry, Wailang, and has seven daughters in his family.Qi Guangwei was outside, and he often got the name of Wen Zhong's daughter.Once he was almost spotted, Qi Guangcai greeted Wen Zhong.The clerk Uiro was terrified, and whenever someone mentioned it later, the clerk Uiro could only acquiesce, so that Wen Zhong's regular wife mistakenly thought Wen Zhong had a daughter from a foreign family several times.

Qi Guangdao: "The widow has made an appointment with Nanzhu to go to Nanhua Temple to offer incense in five days. It happens to be a holiday in five days. You, Jing Heng, will come with you."

As soon as the words came out, Qi Guang himself was stunned.

I don't know when, but she was more used to having Lu Li accompany her out of the palace in micro-clothes instead of Ah Qing.Five days later, there was a light rain in the morning, and fewer people came to Nanhua Temple to offer incense.Nanhua Temple, which was full of people in the past, is much cooler today.When Lu Li and Qi Guang arrived at Nanhua Temple, Chen Nanzhu hadn't arrived yet.

Qi Guang and Chen Nanzhu met in the bamboo forest outside Nanhua Temple.

The ground in the bamboo forest is also wet, but the bamboo fragrance is quiet and quiet, which has a special artistic conception.

After waiting for a while, Chen Nanzhu hadn't arrived yet.

Qi Guang looked around and tiptoed lightly.

At this time, Lu Li found a dry boulder and said, "Ah Xin, please sit here first, maybe it's raining and the road is difficult, so Miss Chen is late. I'll go get something in the carriage. "

Qi Guang said "hmm".

After a while, Lu Li returned with clean shoes and socks in his hands.

Qi Guang couldn't help but startled.

Because of the rain, she walked all the way to the bamboo forest, accidentally wet her shoes and socks, stepped on her feet, it was wet and sticky, quite uncomfortable.But she never said it, she didn't expect Lu Li's observation to be so subtle.

Lu Li said: "Going out in rainy days makes your shoes and socks wet, so I prepared a few new pairs of socks and cloth shoes when I left the house this morning."

After that, he squatted down on one knee, took off Qi Guang's shoes and socks, and held his small feet with his broad hands. The cold and warm touch made Qi Guang's heart feel strange.

The socks are just the right size.

Qi Guang couldn't help but asked in surprise, "Jiang Dezhong told you?"

Lu Li said: "A few days ago, I asked to see Your Majesty, and when I was waiting outside Chengqian Palace, I happened to chat with Eunuch Jiang for a while."

Qi Guang said: "Jing Heng has a heart."

Lu Lidao: "Your Majesty is my fiancée, so I should pay attention."

Jiang Dezhong's mouth has always been strict, he was able to tell Lu Li, and it took a lot of effort to get Lu Li.What I have to say is that Lu Li really cares about him.

Qi Guang's heart moved, and he was about to say something when footsteps suddenly sounded not far away.

She raised her eyes and saw that it was Chen Nanzhu.

Chen Nanzhu's face looked a bit haggard, her eyes were blue, and she seemed to be ill. Walking in the bamboo forest with an umbrella, she felt a little weak, unlike the heroic figure in the Yuelao Temple a few days ago She is very different.

Qi Guang couldn't help being surprised, thinking that there was nothing wrong with Chen Li going to court these few days, so could it be that something happened to Chen Nanzhu's sweetheart?
She jumped off the boulder and waved, "Nanzhu, here."

Chen Nanzhu walked slowly with downcast eyebrows, she forced a smile and said, "The road is slippery, so I came a little late."

Qi Guang looked at her expression, and said after a while, "You seem to have something on your mind."

Chen Nanzhu said: "Ah Xin really has sharp eyes."

She also didn't know how her father found out, who actually knew who her sweetheart was. For the first time, her father, who had never lost his temper with her, was so angry that she scolded her so much that she didn't dare to take a breath. Shut up in the wing room and think about your mistakes behind closed doors.If she hadn't seen Ah Xin's invitation, she might have to be confined for half a month.

Hearing what Chen Nanzhu said, not only Qi Guang was curious, but also Lu Li beside him was a little curious.

Chen Li's love for his daughter was known by the entire court, but now he shut up his daughter who was usually reluctant to say a word for half a month. Who is Chen Nanzhu's sweetheart?
Qi Guang and Lu Li looked at each other.

Lu Li's eyes said: Your Majesty, please ask me politely.

Qi Guang understood what Lu Li meant, she said: "Nan Zhu, who is your sweetheart?" As soon as the words came out, Lu Li coughed heavily.Qi Guang gave him a look back: I don't know what euphemism is.

Chen Nanzhu said: "He...he is a prince."

Qi Guang couldn't help but startled.

Royal prince?Besides her younger brother, who else is the prince in the Great Zhou Dynasty?
Qi Guang was astonished!Unexpectedly, Chen Nanzhu's sweetheart would actually be his imperial brother!She couldn't help being overjoyed, it happened that she also wanted to find a concubine for the emperor's younger brother, and now a girl came to her door.Last time, Chen Nanzhu's maid also said that her sweetheart was called Qing Gongzi, but now it seems that it must be the alias of the emperor's younger brother.

Qi Guang said: "You are the daughter-in-law of the Minister of Rites, and it is not a disparity in status to be matched with a prince. Besides..." The voice stopped abruptly, and she suddenly remembered something.

If Chen Nanzhu's sweetheart is the emperor's younger brother, then why would Chen Li be so angry that she would shut the door and contemplate her mistakes?It is a great joy to be able to climb the royal family.When she became Princess Min, she became a member of the Tian Family from now on.And as far as she knew, Chen Li also admired the emperor's younger brother quite a lot, so how could there be such a big reaction?

Lu Li said, "Is it King Min?"

"No."

This "no" brought Qi Guang back to his senses. Seeing that Chen Nanzhu spit out these two words without the slightest hesitation, Qi Guang suddenly felt aggrieved.What's wrong with her imperial brother!Chen Nanzhu said it without even thinking about it!
Qi Guang suddenly felt disgusted.

Lu Li glanced at Qi Guang and said, "There is only one prince in Dazhou."

Chen Nanzhu took a deep breath and said, "No, he is not the prince of the Great Zhou, but the sixth prince of the Great Wei."

As she said this, a distant memory gradually floated up in Qi Guang's mind.

When she ascended the throne, old man Qin asked her how to arrange the sixth prince.At that time, she was so busy with the enthronement that she didn't have the time to think about the sixth prince of other countries.

Twenty years ago, the year before Qi Guang was born, Great Wei and Great Zhou fought over the border states. The war lasted for a year. Finally, Great Wei surrendered and was willing to cede land for compensation.At that time, Qi Guang's father was still in power. He asked Wei to send a prince to be a hostage for 20 years to ensure that there would be no more wars in the future.Da Wei agreed, and sent the sixth prince, who was only five years old, over.

Speaking of which, there was an accident when sending the hostages to Dazhou.

The sixth prince was kidnapped before, but he was found back in less than half a day, and it was a false alarm.But precisely because of this false alarm, the Sixth Prince, who was already exhausted, became so weak that he became a sick child after arriving in the Zhou Dynasty. He has been shutting the door in the mansion at the foot of the capital for so many years. out.

Gradually, everyone almost forgot the existence of such a No. [-] person.

But now the 20-year agreement has come, but the Great Wei has started a war, and the sixth prince's body can't stand the long-distance fatigue at all, so he never mentioned the matter of returning to the Great Wei, Qi Guang also forgot, until now Chen Nanzhu raised it.

Qi Guang finally understood why Chen Lihui was furious.

Leaving aside the sick child, when Wei sent the Sixth Prince over, it was obviously tantamount to giving up on the Sixth Prince, and as far as Qi Guang knew, the Sixth Prince was only born to a maid in the Great Wei, no wonder Chen Li was angry.

(End of this chapter)