The Qinghe County Lord of the Red Chamber

Besides, the next day, Daiyu saw that Shang Chanchan no longer made fan covers, and thought she was immature, so she persuaded: "This is almost done, wouldn't it be a pity to leave it halfway?"

Shang Chanchan then told the story of Shang Chi's exposure of her, and said: "This cover was originally for the filial piety of elder brother letting me go, but who knew it was someone else's cover. Now I have to copy it. With a thousand words, where is the time to do this?"

A thousand words sounds like a small number, but it is not easy to pass the test with Shang Chi. Shang Chanchan is afraid that she will be lucky if she can pick out one passable word out of ten.

Daiyu laughed and said, "How did I persuade you to come? Now you have answered my words."

Shang Chanchan said in her heart: You guys have a good understanding, you can even mention me a little bit, like a family, I have become an outsider instead.

Her thoughts diverged here, and suddenly Fu Ling thought: By the way, a family.Wouldn't Daiyu and her eldest brother have an excellent marriage?

She secretly regretted how she couldn't think of it before.

Sure enough, because she was in this mountain, she only listened to hear about the famous families in the capital, whether there is a man who can match Daiyu, how could she forget her own family!

In terms of official positions, the Manchu court is now equal to Lin Ruhai, and those who can marry the eldest daughter of his family are only those families, and the Baoninghou Mansion is naturally the leader among them.

Moreover, merchants have never had the habit of taking concubines. In Shang Duo's generation, there were only him and the Empress Dowager's siblings, and it was the same in Shang Chi's generation.There is no habit of taking concubines, not to mention the rule that those brothers in Rongguo Mansion need to let two housemates be released before they get married.

Jiang and Jia Min are old friends, and have always loved Daiyu, not to mention his sister-in-law - as far as the benefits of mother-in-law, daughter-in-law and aunt-in-law are concerned, there is no one in the capital who is more suitable for Daiyu than his family.

The more Shang Chanchan thought about it, the more reliable she became: Even Shang Chi himself, the Supreme Emperor and the two saints of the Emperor, had confirmed with their stamps that he was a top-notch young talent in the capital.

Daiyu didn't know why, but she saw Shang Chanchan looking at her with burning eyes, and her eyes became brighter and brighter, which made her a little hairy.

So he gave Shang Chanchan a gentle push: "Okay, how did you get out of your mind?"

Shang Chanchan smiled, and slipped away with a few casual words.

Of course she wouldn't mention it to Daiyu face to face, it would be too abrupt for Daiyu.These matters naturally require the elders of both parties to come forward.Shang Chanchan just waited to turn around and went to beat Jiang's side drums.

Let's say that in the afternoon of the next day, because Daiyu was ordered to go to the empress, Shang Chanchan studied acupuncture in the room alone.

At that moment, Princess Lirong came to find him, walked around Yishi carved lotus leaf partition, saw Shang Chanchan, and complained: "You really started sewing? Because you refused to come twice, Xie Ling He didn't come either. I went to Qianqiu Pavilion at noon, and because I didn't see him, I found out that he followed General Xie to Iron Net Mountain to fight the siege."

Iron Net Mountain is a vast forest, rich in mahogany trees, and a vast grassland with a lot of wild animals, which is a good place for hunting.

This place is enclosed and no civilians are allowed to enter, so many royal families and ministers go here to hunt and play.

It's just that the journey is farther, and it will take a few days to go there.

It's not like the Royal Bieyuan in the suburbs of Beijing. You can go back and forth on the same day, but the deer, elk, sheep, rabbits, and deer in the Bieyuan are all raised by people, not wild animals. They run honestly and are far stronger than vigorous.

Even the fifth prince shot a deer with his small bow when he was learning bow and arrow at the age of seven or eight.

In terms of dexterity, it is really not as good as the big goose on the blue wave pool.

Therefore, the fifth prince lacked interest and refused to go again.

Now that Xie Ling went to Iron Net Mountain, he was only anxious to get angry.However, due to his high status, apart from the emperor, even his own uncle, General Xie, would not dare to take him there.So the fifth prince could only complain to his cousin twice in the palace.

Shang Chanchan looked at the fan cover in her hand, thinking that if the green leaves of the emerald bamboo were added with some yellow buds, it would look more tender.

Yin said to Princess Lirong: "He went hunting with General Xie, that's the truth, and it has nothing to do with me."

Princess Lirong smiled and said: "Okay, then I will make a deal today, when Xie Ling comes back from Iron Net Mountain, the four of us will have everything, and no one will be left behind!"

After nearly a month, the anger in Shang Chanchan's heart gradually disappeared.

The enthusiasm for needlework is almost exhausted, so I nodded in agreement.

When she saw Xie Ling again, she couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Not only she laughed, but also the fifth prince and Princess Lirong laughed. The fifth prince even pointed to a bloodstain on Xie Ling's face and said, "I heard that many children from aristocratic families went hunting this time. Did you fight with others?" No?"

Xie Ling shook his head: "It's just that the rabbit falcon flapped its wings."

Shang Chanchan asked, "Rabbit falcon?"

Xie Ling felt a little embarrassed towards her, turned sideways so that she would not see her, and replied: "It's an eagle."

Princess Lirong smiled and said: "Okay, you guys are talking now. I'll give you a cup of tea and let's talk, so we can play together again."

Seeing that Xie Ling was holding something wrapped in cyan satin in his hand, he couldn't help asking curiously: "What is this? Your apology?"

Xie Ling nodded, and unfolded the satin, only to see a piece of black fox fur that was as black as ink inside, without any trace of variegation.

Princess Lirong's temperament, if it is a piece of precious jewelry, she may not know it, but she does understand these prey, because she is afraid that Shang Chanchan will not know, so she explained: "Chibei's talk said: the dynasty is very expensive black fox, second ermine , the second lynx cat. Therefore, Chanchan, this is indeed a great gift. Even in Iron Net Mountain, it is not easy to get.

Pointing to Xie Ling again, he said, "No wonder there is a cover on his face. Just look at this, let him say something."

After speaking, he and Xiao Rang went to tinker with a new cage of pigeons.

Now that the Empress Dowager Shang is protecting them, they played more blatantly.The Qianqiu Pavilion was almost assigned to them, and the palace people knew to avoid it.

Xie Ling said in a low voice: "I said the wrong thing that day. From then on, I won't say anything again."

Seeing that Shang Chanchan was silent, he continued: "When I was young, I couldn't speak. It's one thing to think in my heart, but it's another way to say it. So many times, I would rather not speak."

"It's just that day, listen to you..."

Shang Chanchan just raised her head and glanced at him, Xie Ling saw that her eyes were not friendly, so she stopped quickly and did not repeat what happened that day, so as not to argue again.

Xie Ling only put the fox fur in his hand on the stone table, and said to Shang Chanchan: "At that time, you asked me, would you like to be on your team? I said, you talk, I will do things."

Xie Ling said solemnly: "From now on, it will be like this. You say it, and I will do it."

Shang Chanchan smiled: "Then how do I pay back what I owe you?"

Xie Ling shook his head: "I owe it to you. Let's not talk about what you told me about the Qin family in the past, which is considered to have given the credit to our Xie family, but only about Mr. Zhou's matter this time. I have inherited Brother Ling's favor."

Shang Chanchan nodded: "I like to hear that."

Seeing that she was finally willing to talk to him like before, Xie Ling couldn't help showing a smile.

But then he turned serious again: "This time I went to Iron Net Mountain with my father because I heard that Zhongshun Prince's Mansion and Dongping County Prince's Mansion are both there."

When Shang Chanchan heard that it was a serious matter, she became serious.

"The one who went to the Prince's Mansion of Dongping County is Qin Mao, the grandson of the eldest son."

Fearing that Shang Chanchan would not know, Xie Ling added, "In the past, it was because his biological father was weak that the Dongping County Prince's Mansion adopted a concubine Xian."

Shang Chanchan thought for a while, and then asked: "Isn't there no legitimate son in the Zhongshun Palace?"

Xie Ling nodded.

In the Zhongshun Palace, no matter whether it is the first concubine or the second concubine, there is no legitimate son.Even Princess Yunrong is the only prostitute.

So now there are really not many daughters left in the royal family, and there are two fifteen or sixteen-year-old prince's daughters, who are the legitimate daughters of the abolished prince Yizhong, and they are surrounded by their own fathers.Although he could have the title of a princess in the end, but it is just a stick made of coptis wood, which looks decent on the outside and bitter on the inside.

All the high-ranking families in central Beijing were afraid that their son would end up being such a county matriarch.

Although Prince Zhongshun has no sons, but because he is very romantic, there are seven or eight sons of various backgrounds.Among them, Xiao Ming, who ranked second, had the highest family background, and was the son of a side concubine.This time, he took the other three younger brothers to Iron Net Mountain.

Sure enough, she was quite close to the grandson of the prince's mansion of Dongping County. It can be seen that Concubine Xian and Prince Zhongshun's mansion already have a tacit understanding, and even the descendants of the prince are close.

Xie Ling said: "Xiao Ming even mentioned that he was busy preparing the land dowry for the princess recently. He even boasted to others that the marriage of the princess has been settled. He is an excellent family and is just waiting for the imperial edict."

Fortunately, Xiao Ming is not stupid, knowing that the imperial decree has not yet been issued, he dare not publicize it, no matter how others ask, he never vomits.

Shang Chanchan nodded: "I heard from the Empress Dowager that Prince Zhongshun entered the palace two days ago and stayed in the Taishang Palace for a day. It must be to ask for this matter."

Xie Ling frowned slightly, and his face became more and more serious: "I grew up in front of the old saint since I was a child, but I feel that the temper of the old saint has become more and more weird in the past two years. Although I know that brother Ling predicts things like a god, he should have made arrangements long ago, but this matter will change sooner or later."

If Prince Zhongshun could really grind out an imperial decree to marry Shang Chi and Princess Yunrong, this matter would be irreversible.

Shang Chanchan smiled: "What did you say just now? From now on, I talk and you do things. Why are you still so talkative now?"

For the first time in his life, Xie Ling was disliked by people for talking too much.

Shang Chanchan continued: "It should be in the next few days. You just have to wait and see the result."

After Mr. Zhou's incident, now the eldest prince is in the same line, not to mention Cheng'en Gongfu, even His Royal Highness himself admires Shang Chi's handling of affairs very much.It is as invisible as the horns of antelopes, and what is even more rare is that all parties can be thoughtful.

Hearing what Shang Chanchan said today, Xie Ling knew that Shang Chi should have made arrangements, so he was relieved.

So I went back to the original question: "From now on, don't you annoy me?"

Shang Chanchan brushed the fluffy black fox fur with her hand, and suddenly said: "I have never asked you why you gave false testimony for me when you were at our house that day." She raised her head, her eyes were shining brightly, almost staring Go to Xie Ling's heart: "Is it because I am the daughter of Marquis Baoning?"

Xie Ling shook his head.

"Because I am the same person as you."

"If that day, you were the one who provoked Zhou's daughter first, I would choose to protect myself and not stand up because you are the prostitute of Bao Ninghou and I cannot let the Cheng'en government offend your family."

"But since I stood up that day, it wasn't for your identity."

In fact, Xie Ling's best choice that day was to stay in the room and not make a sound.Anyway, why bother to get involved in the affairs of Nan'an County Prince's Mansion and Baoning Hou's Mansion.Besides, the Marquis of Baoning may not accept his favor, maybe they fear him because he knows the truth.

Xie Ling continued: "You should have heard of something. In the past, many people in Beijing made fun of me because of your word "uncle". Said that my Xie family was afraid of flattering Baoninghou's mansion, and even my eldest grandson was teased by a girl's family. Then they beat me on the spot and lay me down for a month."