Empress Chu

Chapter 32 Care

When Chu Zhao returned home, Chu Ke had already arrived home first. Seeing his son like this, Mrs. Jiang was terrified. Chu Ke didn't want to say anything at first, but the more he was questioned, the more wronged he became, and he told the story in tears.

Chu Zhao beat him up in public, and the third prince's Wenhui post was also snatched away. Jiang almost fainted from anger, Chu Tang was shocked, and Chu Lan was furious.

"Isn't Chu Zhao grounded? When did she go out?"

The servant girl on Chu Zhao's side was aggrieved and helpless: "Miss Ah Zhao closed the door and didn't allow us to enter, and we didn't dare to enter, I don't know that she is not at home."

Jiang was furious: "Whose house is this! Do you listen to her? Don't dare to say anything, do you still have me in your eyes?"

The servants and maids begged for mercy again.

Chu Tang quietly left and came to wait by the courtyard wall near Chu Zhao's small courtyard. Sure enough, not long after, he saw Chu Zhao and A Le come in over the wall.

"You are back." Chu Tang greeted.

Ale was a little wary, but Chu Zhao hummed calmly.

"Brother is back, and my parents are losing their temper." Chu Tang said.

This is to inform, remind?A Le looked at Chu Tang in surprise, but Chu Zhao was fine, and nodded: "It's not surprising."

Chu Tang asked curiously, "Are you really hitting big brother?"

"Fight, he scolded my father in public, of course I have to teach him a lesson." Chu Zhao said, looking at Chu Tang, "I have said that if anyone dares to humiliate my father in front of me, I will not forgive him." he."

Chu Tang smiled and said, "Don't look at me like that, I remember." Then he asked, "You stole the big brother's post?"

Chu Zhao took out the post and shook it: "He is not as good as you and me, but the third prince gave him the post. Do you think there is something wrong?"

Chu Tang was happy when he heard this sentence, but he felt that he shouldn't be happy. Of course Chu Ke is not as good as her, but is Chu Zhao trying to be compared with her?

She also thought it was strange for her brother to get the post.

"You mean, because of uncle," she said.

Uncle is so powerful, how come no one mentioned it before, or it was all disgusted, Chu Zhao came back from a trip this time, and uncle suddenly became a favorite?

Even the third prince looks at his face?

Chu Tang smiled but wasn't smiling.

Chu Zhao saw what Chu Tang was thinking, and didn't even try to explain, she wasn't showing off, if her father was valued by the third prince, it wouldn't be a good thing at all.

So she must prevent Chu Ke from participating in the literary meeting.

Who knows what traps are waiting for Chu Ke at the literary conference, framing Chu Ke is also framing the Chu family, and it must be aimed at his father.

While thinking about it, I heard the sound of chaotic footsteps, accompanied by Chu Lan's scolding, "Chu Zhao! You are so bold!"

Chu Tang gave Chu Zhao a sympathetic look, turned around and shouted, "Father, she's back, and I'm going to tell you."

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In the past, she was particularly afraid of being blamed by her uncle and aunt, but whenever they showed a little displeasure, she felt uneasy.

Now look at it, it's nothing at all for uncle and aunt to lose their temper and reprimand them.

The reprimand lasted for half a day. Chu Zhao sat indoors, washed his hands, drank tea, and took some time to eat some snacks.

No matter what uncle and aunt said, she only said a few words.

"Chu Ke first humiliated my father. If he dares to humiliate my father, I dare to beat him. Even if my father is here, beating him is justified."

"Wenhui's post was lost to me by him. He is willing to gamble and admit defeat. A gentleman promises a thousand gold."

Uncle and aunt said a lot of things in reverse, either angrily or tears, other than that, they couldn't beat her—she wouldn't stand obediently and be beaten.

But Fan Chulan's voice was louder and his attitude was more aggressive, Chu Zhao's eyes were wary, and Ale was also staring at him. The two of them looked like if you dare to fight, I will dare to fight back.

Chu Lan is a gentleman, and she really can't do anything like fight with her niece.

Let the servant come to tie her up—it doesn't look too easy to tie, the maid is actually holding a mallet, looking like she is going to hit someone, I don't know what the trouble will be.

"Lock the door!" Finally Chu Lan ordered, "Don't go out any more."

The gate of the courtyard was locked several times, and these servants and maids were staring at it day and night.

"If you can't stand people anymore, don't eat my food and sell it."

However, Wangchunyuan Wenhui's post was not returned.

"My brother can't even compare to me, so what face do you have to go to the third prince's literature meeting?" Chu Zhao said coldly inside the door, and slapped the post on the table, "If you have to, brother will come and talk to me again." Compete, beat me, I will naturally give it back to him, my uncle has fulfilled his father's duties as a teacher by birthing him, raising him and teaching him, so why don't you even do the learning for him?"

What did you say? Chu Lan shook her sleeves and walked away resentfully.

The small courtyard was quiet again. Ale shook the door, and heard the rattle of the lock, and the trembling voice of the servants and maids outside, "Miss Azhao, don't embarrass us."

Ale didn't smash the door and climb over the wall to make things difficult for these servants and maids, he just asked: "Is the meal not delivered?"

The servants and maids breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly said, "Of course." Then they asked attentively, "What would Miss Ah Zhao want to eat?" Even A Le asked, "Miss, what do you want to eat?"

Ale returned to the room in a turbulent manner, and saw that Chu Zhao had taken off the hairpin and loosened his hair, and was resting on the rocking chair. Whenever there was no joy or anger, the young lady's face was always a little sad.

Maybe it's because of being scolded, the old lady is too cruel to the young lady.

If he knew that the old man and his wife treated the young lady like this, the general would definitely be reluctant to send her back.

"Miss, don't be sad." She comforted softly.

Chu Zhao opened his eyes and smiled: "I'm not sad." He stretched out his hand and stroked A Le's cheek lightly, "I was thinking, so many things, you care about it, it's just a matter, if you don't care , it is nothing."

what's up?Ale blinked puzzled, but didn't ask, just nodded vigorously: "That's right."

Yes, that's right, in this life, she will no longer be troubled and restrained by other people's greed, anger, ignorance, resentment and hatred.

Some people die once before jumping out of the bondage, while others are born out of bondage.

Xie Yanfang slowly walked into the East Palace.

This is his second visit to the East Palace. The last time was when the crown princess got married, he escorted the eldest sister as a brother.

But he was even more shy than the bride, hiding behind others the whole time, and didn't talk to anyone.

However, he was so startled that many people never forgot after seeing him.

Along the way, the people in the East Palace, whether they were officials or court ladies and eunuchs, all stopped. Some greeted warmly, some watched quietly, and Xie Yanfang walked past without fear.

The Crown Princess wore a half-new palace attire, sat on the brocade couch in the garden of the Eastern Palace, and dried the half-bloomed spring flowers picked by the maids one by one.

"Are you going to make flower sauce?" Xie Yanfang asked, reaching out to help arrange the spring flowers, "Sister is not at home, so I won't be able to eat delicious flower cakes anymore."

The Crown Princess raised her head, she had an appearance similar to Xie Yanfang, but not as good as him.

She smiled gently: "That's because you are picky, no sister in the family can do it."

"Sister is unique." Xie Yanfang said, "Each sister's flower sauce is different."

The princess sighed softly: "Sisters are all going to get married." Then she looked up at him and said with a half-smile, "If you want to eat flower sauce that will not change the taste for a long time, marry a wife and let her learn how to make flower sauce. "

Xie Yanfang smiled, picked up a petal and put it in her mouth: "It's so troublesome, I just learn from my sister to do it myself."

The crown princess snorted and did not continue this topic.

"Uncle can't control you, and I don't care about you. I know you have your own ideas." She said, asking the maids to carry away the Chunhua shelf, and asked, "Do you have to resign from the errand given by the prince?"

Xie Yanfang nodded: "To express my sincerity, I will come here in person."

The Crown Princess frowned: "I also chose this errand in advance. It won't hinder Yang's interests, but can help them. Isn't that okay?"

Xie Yanfang shook her head: "No, anyone in the world can help the Yang family, but we can't." He looked at the crown princess and said softly, "The Yang family is the relative of the crown prince, not ours."

The Crown Princess understands, they can't offend Yang Shi, but they can't get close to Yang Shi either, this will displease the Crown Prince.

She shook hands and murmured: "Because I became the crown princess, our Xie family will not have a bright future?"

Xie Yanfang smiled and said: "Sister, I am the Xie family, so why do I need an official position as a lord?"

Chapter 33 Yan Fang

My cousin was smart since she was a child, and she became the crown princess not because of the Xie family, but because of Xie Yanfang.

The prince's marriage was originally a struggle between the Yang family and the Zhao family. The empress is gone, and the emperor's love is still there.

Although the Xie family in Dongyang is a rich family, it is only a wealthy family in one place, not a wealthy family in the world. It is nothing in the eyes of the Yang family, the Zhao family and the emperor.

The Xie family never thought of becoming a royal relative.

By chance, Prince Hao Qishe often traveled outside, and came to Dongyang once.

But the prince was arrogant, he didn't see any Dongyang nobles, he didn't attend their banquets, he didn't accept gifts, even the officials were driven away, and he led the people to camp in the wild, riding and shooting, hunting and feasting.

No one dared to disturb them, they could only watch from a distance.

Unexpectedly, Xie Yanfang turned over into the prince's hunting ground alone, stood on the hill and shot away the prince's prey with an arrow.

At that time, Xie Yanfang was 13 years old.

Sneaking in privately, armed with a murder weapon, this young boy could be besieged and killed on the spot. Mrs. Xie, and even the entire Dongyang officials and dignitaries cannot escape the responsibility.

But when he was surrounded, the young Xie Yanfang didn't show the slightest fear, he just held the prey and said with a smile: "It turns out that the prince's archery skills are not as good as mine."

The prince is so good at martial arts, how could he let this young man die with the pride of winning himself.

So the two competed in archery and riding skills, and even the thin Xie Yanfang dared to lift the stone lock.

After a game, the two of them talked not very happily, but they had a good time.

In the end, the prince asked him if he would accept it with a long knife in his hand. If he accepted it, he could die.

Xie Yanfang was still not afraid.

"I was born with no worries about food and clothing, quick and smart, I can learn what I want, and I can search for what I want." The 13-year-old boy smiled openly, "I heard that the prince is good at riding and shooting and has great strength, so I came to see it with my own eyes. I saw it today. If it is done, there will be no regrets, and you will die when you hear the Tao."

The prince was both angry and funny: "Then punishing you alone will fulfill you."

Xie Yanfang thought for a while: "If His Highness really wants to punish me, why not marry my sister."

This is even more ridiculous, being able to marry the crown prince is the most glorious thing in the world, and in the future one will become a descendant, and there are countless aristocratic families vying for it.

This kid actually said that this is punishment, which is really disrespectful.

"Marrying the crown prince is of course the most honorable thing in the world. I, Xie, will also be in the spotlight, but for me, under the spotlight, I will definitely be scorched. I will be considered to be honored by Your Highness if I behave. If you make a slight deviation, you will be accused of tarnishing your brilliance, and you will not be reckless in this life."

The prince laughed out loud. He doesn't like scholars, especially treacherous scholars like the third prince who pretend to be crazy. This Xie family boy is also treacherous, but treacherous is as honest as a warrior.

That's right, it's not easy to become his crown princess. Xie's taking away the position of crown princess will inevitably anger Yang's and Zhao's. To bear their anger and get involved in disputes, Xie must suppress Yang's and Zhao's The Yang family, or the Zhao family, was trapped, and the two parties competed, which turned into a three-party fight.

This is what the prince wants.

But those aristocratic families in the capital are afraid of the Yang family and the Zhao family and are unwilling to fight, which also despises him as the crown prince.

Unexpectedly, such a young man from the Xie family would dare to recommend himself. The prince is brave and admires brave men the most, so Xie Yanfang was asked to leave quietly on the same road. The next day, he met with the family of local officials and specially talked with the head of the Xie family. .

At that time, the head of the Xie family didn't know what happened until a month later, the crown prince asked the emperor to make a decree that Dongyang Xie's daughter would be the crown princess.

Only then did the family know what happened. Grandpa, dad and uncle were almost scared to death.

The princess couldn't help but pursed her lips and smiled.

As the eldest daughter of the Xie family, she is a unique candidate. From a young lady of a noble family, she has become a princess, and in the future she will be the empress of Da Xia, the most honorable woman in the world.

When she was a child, she didn't tell a fortune teller that her fate was precious, and she was not treated differently. Her status today was obtained by her cousin.

At the age of 13, he was able to make the Xie family famous all over the world.

The 23-year-old Xie Yanfang naturally makes Xie more worry-free.

"You have your own discretion in these matters, so I won't worry about it." The princess said with a smile.

Xie Yanfang nodded: "Sister, I told you when you got married that you only need to be a good wife and mother, and you don't need to worry about other things." Speaking of this, she glanced at the Crown Princess, "For example, you and the Crown Prince Don’t do the business of picking errands for me together.”

The crown princess scolded: "I am close to the crown prince. As a husband, he asked me casually, and my wife also answered casually. Isn't that okay?"

After finishing speaking, seeing Xie Yanfang's half-smile expression, he waved his hands.

"Yes, yes, sister, I understand, brother, don't worry."

Xie Yanfang smiled and didn't say any more.

"Is everything okay at home?" the princess asked, "I heard from them that Yan Lai was extremely disobedient, causing trouble all day long and affecting the reputation of the family. When that woman came to the door with her child, she should have been beaten to death." , It’s been so many years, who knows if he is the blood of our family.”

"Whether it is our family's blood, our family has the final say. As for the reputation, sister, don't worry, other people are disobedient and cause trouble, it will not damage Xie's reputation, but it will make Xie's reputation even stronger." Xie Yanfang said, Speaking of this, he smiled, "Because Mrs. Xie has me."