marriage gentleman

Chapter 24

Chen Li never expected that his daughter would do such a thing as running away from marriage, and immediately hated Rong Zheng so much.For more than ten years, he has been a father and a mother, and he has worked hard to raise Nanzhu, almost holding it in his hands for fear of falling and holding it in his mouth for fear of melting, but now he ran away with a sick child!Chen Li was so angry that he blew his beard and stared, almost out of breath.

It's okay to be angry, but the daughter's troubles still have to be cleaned up.

Chen Li ordered the servants in the mansion to keep silent, and secretly sent someone to look for Nanzhu.But searching for a few days still failed, Chen Li began to regret that his daughter was taught martial arts when she was a child.

Chen Li sighed, and counted the days, six days later it will be the day to marry the Shen family, if there is no bride in the sedan chair at that time, how should he explain to the Shen family, and how to explain to His Majesty.

Chen Li was so worried that his hair started to turn gray, and he was trembling when he went to the court in the morning. When he saw his future in-laws, he felt extremely guilty, and the way His Majesty looked at him was quite strange.

Chen Li spent a few days in fear, and three days before the Shen and Chen families got married, the emperor suddenly summoned him.Chen Li was so frightened that he broke into a cold sweat, he turned a corner and asked Jiang Dezhong what was going on.Jiang Dezhong said with a smile: "According to His Majesty, it seems to be related to Ling Qianjin."

As soon as these words came out, the cold sweat that had just dried up broke out again on his back. Chen Li wiped his forehead and asked, "Mr. Jiang, do you know what it is related to?"

Jiang Dezhong said meaningfully: "Your Majesty's meaning, I dare not speculate."

Chen Li wiped off his cold sweat again, and when he was approaching the imperial study room, his calves trembled a few times. He had never been so panicked and nervous when he first saw the holy face of the gold list winner, but now that he is old, he is worried about his daughter.It is difficult to repay the debts of children.

Chen Li swallowed, looked at Qi Guang who was in front of the case, and quickly lowered his eyes.

"Wei Chen greets His Majesty."

Qi Guang said with a smile: "Chen Qing doesn't need to be too much, get up."

After Chen Li got up, he looked at Qi Guang calmly.The emperor's expression should be because he still doesn't know about his daughter's elopement.He was slightly relieved.

At this time Qi Guang said again: "May Qianjin be safe?"

Chen Li coughed lightly, and said, "The little girl is at home waiting to be married, everything is fine."

Qi Guang looked at Chen Li and asked, "Is everything ready for the marriage in three days?"

"It's all... all ready."

Qi Guang said with a smile: "That's good. Before, the widow heard rumors that Ling Qianjin didn't like the son of the Shen family, and she ran away from marriage a few days ago. It seems that it's just a rumor."

Cold sweat broke out on Chen Li's forehead, and he suddenly felt a little dry.

"Yes Yes."

He originally wanted to say that his daughter had breakfast with him this morning, but looking at the emperor's staring eyes, he couldn't speak for a while.

At this time, Qi Guang smiled and said: "Chen Qing must have had breakfast with Ling Qianjin this morning. After all, my daughter will be married in a few days, and it will not be so easy to eat together in the future."

"Yes... yes." Chen Li was a little limp.

Qi Guang said again: "It happens that the widow has nothing to do today, so let Ling Qianjin come and accompany the widow for lunch."

Chen Li's complexion changed drastically.

Qi Guang suddenly said: "Forget it, let her get married with peace of mind."

Chen Li felt as if he died in a short moment, his throat was up and down, and his heart trembled again and again with fright.He raised his sleeves and wiped his cold sweat, and said, "...Yes."

Looking at his appearance, Qi Guang felt that he should stop molesting him, otherwise Chen Li would have to be taken to the imperial hospital before she got down to business.She cleared her throat, deliberately put on a straight face, and said: "Just now it was regarded as the punishment for Chen Qing's bullying the emperor. I am a kind person, just scare you and forget it."

Chen Li was startled for a moment, but then he realized that his face turned pale again.

Qi Guang Zhiyi asked, "Do you know what's wrong?"

Chen Li knelt down and said: "This minister is guilty. This minister should not have lied to His Majesty. It is my fault. This minister is not good at discipline. This minister is willing to bear all the punishment."

Qi Guang raised his eyebrows.

"Oh? This is one of the bullies, what about the second one?"

Chen Li was stunned for a moment, he just couldn't think of any other things he had done to bully the king besides the incident of his daughter running away from marriage.Qi Guang kindly reminded: "At the time when the widow chose the concubine for the emperor's brother, Chen Qing added a few strokes to Ling Qianjin's portrait, I still remember it vividly."

"Wei... Weichen..."

Seeing his stammering, Qi Guang didn't care about it anymore, just now he was punished by scaring him.

She said: "Forget it, it's just a trivial matter, not an example. The widow has already talked with Shen Qing a few days ago, and this matter can be made up for. The Shen family proposed marriage to the Chen family. Firstly, Shen An, the son of the Shen family, has reached the age of marriage. Second, Shen Qing heard that your girl's temperament is gentle and just like Shen An. Although Shen Qing said a lot of good things about your girl a few days ago, I can be sure that no one in the Shen family has seen your girl. There are still three days left before the wedding day, you can find a girl to marry on your behalf. As for the elopement between Chen Nanzhu and Rong Zheng, the widow will suppress it, and no third person will know about it."

In this way, Chen Nanzhu's reputation can be preserved, the Chen family will not feud with the Shen family, and the majesty of the Tian family will not be lost, killing three birds with one stone.

Chen Li never thought that the emperor would be so kind, which changed him greatly.

Qi Guang said: "I met Nanzhu when I left the palace in Weifu, which can be regarded as a fate. Since Nanzhu has made her own choice, I will not force her. As for what Chen Qing wants to do, I will not stop her , after all, this is also your Chen family's family business."

Chen Li burst into tears of gratitude.

"Thank you, Your Majesty, for not punishing me."

Qi Guang said: "Let's step back and prepare for the wedding." After a pause, she saw Chen Li's lips move, as if hesitating to speak.She said: "Chen Qing, what else do you want to say?"

Chen Li kowtowed, and said again: "Thank you Lord Long En."

After Chen Li left, Qi Guang touched his chin, this feeling of being grateful is not bad.In the list left by his mother before her death, Chen Li was in the untrustworthy category, but just now his eyes were very sincere.After settling the matter of the Shen and Chen families, the next step is the matter of the sixth prince. Qi Guang handed over this matter to Lu Li, which saved her a lot of thought.In half a month, it will be late autumn. Every late autumn, there will be a hunting in Dazhou, which is a custom established by the ancestors.

There is an archery range in the palace.

Qi Guang held a big bow and aimed at the bull's-eye. With a movement of his elbow, an arrow feather hit the bull's-eye.Jiang Dezhong cheered from the side: "Your Majesty's archery skills are excellent!" Qi Guang sighed, and said: "Thanks to my mother for forcing me to learn archery."

Back then she hated learning archery very much, but her mother said that the emperor of the Great Zhou Dynasty must be able to learn archery, so she had no choice but to bite the bullet. Fortunately, she was quite talented, and after learning for half a year, she had achieved some success.Later, she often sneaked out of the palace with a bow and arrow, learned how to be a chivalrous man, and rescued many children who were bullied.

Jiang Dezhong continued to flatter.

"The late emperor was wise!"

Qi Guang hit another arrow, and when he hit the bull's-eye again, there was applause behind him.Lu Li approached with a smile, and said, "Your Majesty's archery skills have become more and more sophisticated."

Qi Guang saw Lu Li and gave Jiang Dezhong a look.

Jiang Dezhong understood, and immediately took his bow and arrows and left the archery range quietly with some palace people.Qi Guang also took a step forward and walked to the nearby pavilion.The autumn chrysanthemums are in full bloom, and there is a faint fragrance of chrysanthemums.

Qi Guang folded a chrysanthemum and asked, "How is the sixth prince's affairs going?"

Lu Li said: "I already have two candidates in my mind, but there is still one candidate in the palace. I want to go and have a look. I will report to His Majesty after confirming the candidate."

Qi Guang was startled.

"You mean the son of Nanfengxuan?"

Lu Li nodded: "The age just matches, and the parents in the family died early, and there are no relatives in the world, so he is quite like the previous sixth prince."

Qi Guang didn't ask which son it was, she said generously: "Okay, you can go and have a look, and if you agree, you can take it to the prince's mansion. You are the widow's fiancé, and you will take care of the affairs in the harem sooner or later. There is no need to report these matters to the widow, you can decide on your own."

Qi Guang practiced bow and arrow all morning, and he was a little tired at this time.She yawned, handed the chrysanthemum to Lu Li, and said, "Let's have dinner with me tonight."

In late autumn, the chrysanthemums are in full bloom, with tender yellow stamens and a strong chrysanthemum fragrance.

Lu Li focused his gaze on the chrysanthemum for a moment, then smiled and said, "Jing Heng understands."

(End of this chapter)