Didn't Love You Enough

Xue Gui's family was gloomy. Who would have thought that a person who went out in the morning would turn into a cold corpse when he came back at night.

Xue Guida was hit and collapsed on the chair, feeling anxious. "what is going on?"

Under the watchful eyes of Xue Gui, the returning servant replied tremblingly: "Today, after having dinner in the restaurant, the young master and the young master of the Zhang family went to the Yihong Building to drink flowers and wine. Afterwards, the young master and the young master of the Zhang family galloped back on the road At that time, for some reason, the young master fell off the horse and hit the ground head first. The little one and the young master of the Zhang family hurried up to check, and saw that the young master's neck was broken, and the young master... was out of breath."

"How could it be! How could it be! Zhiqi's riding skills have always been very good... Even if he drank a little wine, he shouldn't be..." Xue Gui thought who must be trying to harm his son, "Check...check it out for me ..."

Xue Zhiqi's mother, Mrs. Zhao, rushed to hear the bad news and couldn't believe it. "My son... my son... why did you leave before your mother?"

"Wuuu...Master, you want to make decisions for our Zhiqi. It turns out that such a child was spoiled by that Zhang family boy..." Xue Zhiqi was her only son, and she lost her mind. "Wuuuuu... That Zhang family boy is fine, but my son is dead..."

"I will go and find out the truth, and I will give Zhiqi an explanation." Xue Gui thought about the possibility of Zhang Yingxiang murdering his son, but Zhang Yingxiang's father, Zhang Jihe, was his confidant and followed him for decades. Yes, he asked himself that he was good to him, it shouldn't be the Zhang family...

"Woooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo up? It's better, it's better to come to bury her son with her!

In Zhang's study, there are only Zhang's father and son, and the atmosphere is dignified. "What's going on? Can you tell me the ins and outs of the whole thing?"

Zhang Yingxiang was shocked, "Father, I really don't know why this happened? Shao Qi and I went to the restaurant to drink tea and dinner as usual, and then went to the Yihong Building to drink flower wine. We also called two red cards to accompany us. It was very late when we came out, so we rode back on fast horses. Halfway through the ride, we saw Qi Shao fall off the horse by himself, and he didn’t startle the horse at the time. It must be that Qi Shao was drunk and confused. ..."

"Is that caused by drunkenness? How much does Qi Shao usually drink?" Zhang Jihe asked his son.

Zhang Yingxiang also felt very strange, "It stands to reason that Qi Shao's drinking capacity is not so bad, but it is true that Qi Shao fell off the horse by himself. It was late at night, and there was no one else on the road except us..."

Zhang Jihe continued to ask: "Then did anything special happen to you today? Did you have any disputes or grudges with others?"

Zhang Yingxiang thought about it for a while, "No, nothing special happened. Besides, who dares to provoke Xue Jiaqi Shao in the capital?"

Zhang Jihe asked again: "Son, think again? Is there really no one? Did you see anyone?"

"No...it's just me and Qi Shao today..." Zhang Yingxiang scratched his head and tried to remember, "Well... did you meet someone... that's right! When we had dinner in the restaurant today Seeing a young servant with a pretty face downstairs, Qi Shao was very interested and laughed loudly, and then he was glared at by the owner of the servant. After that, nothing happened...?"

"Oh...do you know that person?" Zhang Jihe asked.

"I haven't seen it before, it's a new face. That person is about my age, and looks very cold. But they don't look like some big shots in their clothes. I also promised Qi Shao to help him get that little servant. , but before sending anyone to inquire, Qi Shao fell off his horse. I think this matter should have nothing to do with it..." Zhang Yingxiang said.

"Have you told Xue's family about this?" Zhang Jihe frowned, feeling something strange about it.

"No, I didn't think of it... If Dad hadn't kept asking me, I wouldn't have remembered..." Zhang Yingxiang replied.

"Okay, since you didn't mention that matter at the time, then don't mention it when the Xue family asks you again, so as not to cause trouble." Zhang Jihe told his son, "Stay in the mansion these few days and don't go out."

"promise."

After his son left, Zhang Jihe became more and more uncomfortable.A cruel young man with a strange face and a servant... Who could this be?Zhang Yingxiang is still young, he doesn't know many people, and he has not seen all the nobles in the capital.But the Xue family is everyone, and ordinary people dare not mess with it...

Zhang Jihe walked back and forth in the study, Qi Shao's death had a great impact on their Zhang family.Only his son was present when Qi Shao's accident happened, and the first thing the Xue family wanted to suspect was their Zhang family.But his son really didn't know about it. Zhang Jihe has been by Xue Gui's side for decades, and he knows his temper very well. The Xue family is afraid that they will anger their Zhang family...

Alas... He, Xue Gui's confidant, may have made it to the top...

Zhang Jihe woke up in a daze, hey!Isn't he thinking of countermeasures in the study?Then he seemed to fall asleep.

where is thisZhang Jihe rubbed his eyes and found that he was sitting obliquely on a reclining chair.He was in a tastefully furnished room scented with sandalwood.

When Zhang Jihe walked outside, he saw a young man dressed as a scholar sitting and making tea. His demeanor and smooth movements fascinated people.If it weren't for the situation at this moment, Zhang Jihe couldn't help applauding him in his heart.

"Master Zhang, you are awake..." The young man looked up at Zhang Jihe, his hands were still moving in a leisurely manner.

"Who are you? Why am I here..." Zhang Jihe asked vigilantly.

"I, Zheng Jia, take the liberty to invite Mr. Zhang to come, and please forgive me." Zheng Jia handed the brewed tea to Zhang Jihe, and Mr. Zhang invited. Zheng Jia poured another cup of tea and took a sip by herself.

The name Zheng Jia sounds familiar to Zhang Jihe, wait... Isn't Zheng Jia the number one counselor next to His Royal Highness, the third young master of the Zheng family known as Little Zhuge.

Zhang Jihe took a sip of tea to hide his panic.His son's words flashed through his mind, a cruel young man with a good-looking servant, this... this can't be His Royal Highness the Crown Prince...

Zhang Jihe also heard that His Royal Highness has a very favorite servant.If His Royal Highness... then everything makes sense.It is natural that His Royal Highness is not afraid of the Xue family, and only His Royal Highness can kill Xue Zhiqi without anyone noticing...

"Zheng is here to help Mr. Zhang today, so Mrs. Xue wants your son to pay for his life..." Zheng Jia really admired His Highness the Crown Prince, and actually thought of killing Xue Zhiqi and separating Xue Gui from his confidants.Of course, he would never have thought that the origin of all this was because of Xue Zhiqi's whistle and one sentence, which caused his death...

Seeing that Zhang Jihe was silent, Zheng Jia continued: "Zheng admired a loyal person the most in his life... But it also depends on who this person is loyal to... After Xue Zhiqi's incident, Xue Gui can still regard you as his confidant Is it? For the confidant he no longer trusts and who knows many of his secrets, Mr. Zhang should know what will happen to you..."

Zhang Jihe drank the tea in the teacup in one gulp. He is a smart man. Over the years, he has been able to stand out from many of Xue Gui's subordinates and become Xue Gui's confidant. Naturally, there is something special about him.What Zheng Jia said, he also understands that the worst situation for him is that the Zhang family will fall to the bottom, and he may lose his life...

But let him betray Xue Gui and the Xue family, the consequences are also not something he and their Zhang family can bear...

"I also know Mr. Zhang's concerns, but the Xue family is already in decline, and sooner or later His Highness the Crown Prince will..." Zheng Jia paused meaningfully and said, "Think about it carefully, Mr. Zhang, I believe you can satisfy His Highness the Crown Prince. answer."

Zhang Jihe was still about to say something, but suddenly his vision went dark, and he became unconscious.When he woke up again, he found that he was back in the study, as if it was just a dream and he never left.

In the twinkling of an eye, it was the Laba Festival on the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. Of course, Laba porridge was indispensable for the Laba Festival. Xuanyuan Hancheng entrusted the task of hosting the Laba Festival and delivering Laba porridge to Lin Jiabao a few days ago, with Madam Qiu assisting.Lin Jiabao happily accepted this task, and carefully checked with Madam Qiu about the palace to be dispatched and those in the Prince's East Palace, as well as His Royal Highness' subordinates and court officials.

Lin Jiabao personally inspected the ingredients for making Laba porridge. The Laba porridge in the palace is more elegant.Lin Jiabao remembered that he used to make up eight items at home.But it is different in the palace. Red dates, lotus seeds, walnuts, chestnuts, pine nuts, longan, ginkgo, red beans, peanuts, etc. are added to the white rice...a total of no less than twenty kinds of ingredients.

Early in the morning of Laba, people were ordered to cook Laba porridge in a big pot.After the Laba porridge is cooked, Lin Jiabao presides over the worship ceremony.Under Qiu Nanny's guidance, Lin Jiabao successfully completed one by one.The next step is to send Laba porridge to the palaces, first to the emperor and empress, and then to the prince and other concubines of the emperor.Then those in the Prince's East Palace, and finally His Highness's subordinates, as well as some courtiers' homes, all had to be sent out before noon.

After Lin Jiabao finished his work, Xuanyuan Hancheng just came back from court. "What a good baby! Thank you for your hard work, baby..."

"It's not hard, I'm just giving orders, and it's Nanny Qiu who's helping me. I'll have to trouble Madam Qiu for the small family banquet in the evening, so I chose the menu..." Lin Jiabao said to Nanny Qiu modestly.

"Little Master Lin is absurd, this is what old slaves should do." After saluting to His Highness the Crown Prince, Mother Qiu stepped back knowingly.

Xuanyuan Hancheng kissed Lin Jiabao as if no one was around, "You don't have to worry about these things, you just need to know how to make decisions, and the rest will be arranged by Mother Qiu and the others..."

"No. You ordered me, I always want to do it well..." Lin Jiabao said coquettishly.

Xuanyuan Hancheng fell in love with Jiabao's acting like a baby to him, "As long as you are happy, baby, you have done a good job..."

"Okay, let's have lunch first, and then go to take a nap together..." Xuanyuan Hancheng put his arms around Lin Jiabao and said, "I will let you meet someone on the day of Laba in the evening. You don't have to think too much, you know ?"

"En." Lin Jiabao obediently leaned on Xuanyuan Hancheng's body, and went to have lunch together.

Mrs. Song accepted the Laba porridge and thanked her.When I learned that it was sent from Pingle Garden, I felt mixed feelings.Hearing the words of the little eunuch who brought the Laba porridge, he knew that there would be a family banquet in the Changle Palace at night, so he asked the big maid beside him to give him some rewards, "Understood, go and answer."

It seems that His Royal Highness really treats Lin Xiaoshi differently.Song thought that she was two years older than His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, how could she compete with that young and beautiful one now... Sigh...

When Mrs. Yu learned that Laba porridge was distributed from Pingle Garden, she was very angry.It seems that this Shuang'er is not as stupid as he seems, and he can actually let His Royal Highness hand over the hosting of the Laba Festival to him... You know, the Crown Princess presided over this matter in previous years!

When Mrs. Yu heard that there was a family banquet in the Changle Palace at night, she immediately asked the maid to dress her up, thinking that she would be the one with Lin Jiabao at night!

In the evening, when Xuanyuan Hancheng brought Lin Jiabao to Changle Palace, Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Song had already arrived with their daughters.

When they saw His Royal Highness, they saluted and greeted His Royal Highness, "His Royal Highness..."

"Exemption..." Xuanyuan Hancheng took Lin Jiabao to sit in the main seat. "Today is a family banquet in the East Palace, so there is no need to be too formal."

Xuanyuan Hancheng and Lin Jiabao introduced Mrs. Song and her eldest daughter Kang'er, and Mrs. Yu and her second daughter An'er.

Kang Er lived up to her usual liveliness, and looked at Lin Jiabao timidly, full of fear in her heart.

Xuanyuan Hancheng first asked Mrs. Song and Mrs. Yu about the bodies of their two daughters, and then announced the opening of the meeting.

The maids came in with exquisite dishes, Xuanyuan Hancheng shook Lin Jiabao's hand under the table, the baby looked a little nervous.

Feeling Xuanyuan Hancheng's encouragement, Lin Jiabao also relaxed slowly.Lin Jiabao is also familiar with dining etiquette these days, and eating is also very pleasing to the eye.

Today's menu was selected by Lin Jiabao, of course Xuanyuan Hancheng and his own favorite dishes.Lin Jiabao is not picky about food, he has a good appetite, and eats with relish.Seeing the baby's appearance, Xuanyuan Hancheng's appetite also greatly increased...

Seeing Lin Xiaoshi contemptuously in her heart, Yu Shi thought to herself that she really has never seen the world.After taking a few mouthfuls of food, Mrs. Yu stopped moving her chopsticks.

Today, a dish of steamed shad was very delicious, and Lin Jiabao ate it very happily.Xuanyuan Hancheng motioned to Shu Ya who was at the side to prepare some vegetables for the baby, and Shu Ya knowingly picked up another piece of fish for Lin Xiaozhu, picked out the thorns carefully, and then gave Lin Xiaozhu to enjoy.

The meat of the fish is delicate, and Lin Jiabao savors it carefully in his mouth.

Seeing Lin Jiabao's appearance, Mrs. Yu covered her mouth and smiled. "Master Lin, I'm afraid I haven't eaten much shad before, haha..."

"Yes..." Lin Jiabao nodded truthfully.In Xuzhou, which is an inner road area, fish is more expensive. The meat dishes that the Lin family eats are usually chicken, duck and pork, and other fish, shrimp and crabs are rarely eaten.It was only when I went to the palace and served as a servant of His Royal Highness that I was lucky enough to eat many delicacies that I had never heard of before.

After hearing this, Mrs. Yu couldn't stop laughing, and wanted to say something more, but when she found that His Royal Highness was looking at her coldly, she immediately stopped talking.

From the beginning to the end, Song was like an invisible person, watching His Highness the Crown Prince's protection of Lin Xiaoshi and Yu's ignorant provocation.

After the meal, Mrs. Yu still spared no effort to show off to His Royal Highness, "Your Highness, you haven't come to my place for a long time, Qinqin misses Your Highness very much..."

Xuanyuan Hancheng was indifferent to Yu's performance, "Let's stop here for today... let's all go away..."

Xuanyuan Hancheng and Lin Jiabao returned to Pingle Garden, and waited for the two of them to wash up and lay down on the bed, "Okay, I've met the person I want to see. Darling, must you be tired today..." Xuanyuan Hancheng hugged the baby in his arms inside.

"I'm not tired..." Lin Jiabao whispered to Xuanyuan Hancheng: "Can I not see them often in the future?" He didn't like that Yu Shi very much, he didn't like the way Yu Shi looked at Xuanyuan Hancheng.

"Of course, baby. You won't have a chance to see them in the future." Xuanyuan Hancheng knew that it would be difficult for him to let the baby face them.

"Am I very bad, and I don't want my husband to see them..." Lin Jiabao said sullenly.

"My dear...I just like you badly..." Xuanyuan Hancheng kissed Jiabao happily, and the baby finally became possessive of him...