The identity of the direct son - Xu I's prosperous world

Dawang Mountain at the end of August, the whole mountain is surrounded by red maple, a gorgeous fiery red, as if it has been splashed with red paint, as the bleak autumn wind blows, there are maple leaves falling to the ground, and the ground is also a layer of red maple leaves, Almost blocking the way.

The Ji family went out early, and it's not too late now.

Climbing up the mountain from the path behind the mountain, even the fifth aunt who is in poor health is willing to walk up the mountain slowly step by step, without saying that she has to take a sedan chair.

There are a few aunts, a few sisters, and maids, women, and servants in the family. There are two or thirty people in a group. They talk while walking, and they walk very slowly.

Ji Heng hugged Brother Ying for a while, and his arms became weak. Brother Ying, who used to be thin, has grown into a meaty ball with plump cheeks.

He was also very happy to be able to walk out of the courtyard of his house and into the forest, and kept jumping off Ji Heng's arms to walk on his own, but Ji Heng didn't dare to let him go, so he called Brother Ying's adoptive mother to come, He was given to his adoptive mother to hold him.

Brother Ying was not very happy, so she pursed her mouth, stretched out her hand towards Ji Heng, and called, "Brother, give me a hug..."

Ji Heng smiled at him, "No, I won't hug you anymore, my arms are sore, I have to throw you down."

Xu Qilang stretched out his hand to Brother Ying, "Cousin hug me."

Brother Ying stared at him, and buried his face in his adoptive mother's shoulder.

Xu Qilang pretended to be hurt and said, "It's fine if you don't want me to hug you. Next time I have something fun, I won't give it to you."

Brother Ying is a smart boy, so he raised his face again and stared at Xu Qilang. Xu Qilang turned his face away pretending to be angry, and Brother Ying softly called him, "Qiqi, Qiqi..."

Xu Qilang said, "Call me cousin."

Brother Ying didn't cry, but looked at him with big black grape-like eyes, her face was as tender as tender tofu, and her small red mouth was pouting.

Ji Heng smiled and shook his head, and said to Xu Qilang, "Let's go to the front."

Xu Qilang then made a face at Brother Ying, frightened Brother Ying and buried his face in his adoptive mother's shoulder. When he raised his head again, Xu Qilang had already pulled Ji Heng and walked forward. .

So he looked at him unhappily and longingly, and wanted to go down to the ground by himself, but the adoptive mother said, "Don't move, brother, you will fall down."

The girls in front walked together, and the third sister picked up beautiful maple leaves from the ground while walking, and put them into the basket carried by the maid, Mu Xue, who followed, and didn't ask the maid to help, thinking that the ones they picked up were not beautiful. The fourth sister held the hand of the fifth sister, and said to the third sister, "Third sister, the maple leaves here are not red enough now, and the maple leaves on the top are more red. You pick them up now, and you have to throw them away." , pick it up again."

The third sister didn't care, and said, "Red is better than red, and this kind of yellow is better than this kind of yellow. You two little girls, don't help me. I will make bookmarks and paper marks. Don't even try to take it from me."

The fourth sister said, "Help you, you don't know what is good or bad, you will definitely say that the one we picked up is not beautiful, fifth sister, right?"

The Fifth Sister and the Sixth Aunt had completely different temperaments, they covered their mouths with a handkerchief and smiled lightly, without speaking.

The third sister was so told by the fourth sister that she reached out to grab her. Ji Heng and Xu Qilang happened to walk over, and the fourth sister quickly hid behind Ji Heng and said, "Let Brother Heng judge, what do you say?" Are you picky enough?"

The third sister stared at Ji Heng and said, "Brother Heng, get out of the way."

Ji Heng smiled wryly, "I'm just a pond fish, don't get me involved."

Mrs. Xu walked in front with a few maids, and she was not with her aunts either. She saw a few children fighting on the stone mountain road, so she hurriedly said, "Don't make trouble on the road, be careful not to fall."

The third sister responded, not to catch the fourth sister, the fourth sister smiled and took Ji Heng's arm, and laughed at the third sister in a low voice, "They said that the best place to find marriage is in Jingling Temple."

The third sister's cheeks flushed suddenly, and she scolded the fourth sister in a low voice, "Ji Qingqiong, see if I will tear your mouth apart when I go back. This kind of words are also said by a girl from a good family, and they were overheard on the road. , you let me crash into the wall, didn't you?"

The fourth sister and the third sister were born of the same mother, and they lived together since they were young. I am afraid that they would talk about everything in the boudoir, so the fourth sister had no scruples about talking outside, and was scolded by the third sister. The elder sister's expression just restrained a little, and she stopped talking.

Ji Heng smoothed things over, "Actually, it's nothing."

Xu Qilang also said, "I didn't hear that."

The third sister snorted, walked forward a few steps quickly, and ignored them.

The third sister went up to Mrs. Xu and started talking with Mrs. Xu.

The fourth sister's expression calmed down, and she was even a little worried, and whispered to Ji Heng, "Brother, is the court choosing a queen for the emperor?"

Ji Heng knew that the fourth sister was teasing the third sister, and he was probably worried about her. He nodded, "Well, I'm choosing. The eldest daughter of the Yongchang Hou Mansion and the granddaughter of Mr. Li Ge are both of the right age. Duke Pingguo There is also a granddaughter in the manor, but I heard that she is still young, and other adults have recommended her, so the final decision is up to the Queen Mother to decide."

During the rebellion against the King of Wu, the Zhao family made great contributions. In addition, something happened to the youngest son of the King of Shu. The emperor knew that it would be no good to fight the queen mother now, so he still wanted to ease the relationship with the queen mother. The choice of the queen should be the queen mother in the end. make a decision.

However, no matter who the empress dowager chooses, the emperor probably will use this woman as a buffer, and will not trust and like her. The reason is only because this woman was chosen by the empress dowager. In the future, the queen mother will be dealt with. At that time, the queen chosen by the queen mother may not have a good ending.

Thinking of this, Ji Heng's eyes darkened.

Ji Heng said so, how could the fourth sister not know what Ji Heng meant? Ji Heng didn't mention their Ji family's daughter in his words. If you want to say, Lord Ji stood up in the chaos of King Wu this time. Great merit, plus he is now a senior minister, and he is also considered to be among the nine ministers. It is said that when Mr. Ji comes back, he can still join the cabinet. The status of the daughter in the family will naturally rise accordingly. You can also choose among the queens, but why are you a concubine?

The fourth sister thought so, and took another look at Ji Heng.

After all, she felt sorry for her sister's high spirits, and wanted to enter the palace, so she whispered to Ji Heng, "Brother, I know that my daughter's family can't say such things, but you also see the third sister's thoughts in your eyes." , you always accompany the emperor, so you can speak for the third sister."

After the fourth sister said such words, she was nervous and ashamed, her cheeks were already blushing, and through the thin veiled mask, she could also see that her face was as red as maple.

Ji Heng sighed softly, he didn't know what the third sister was thinking, and said, "This, we still have to wait for father to come back, and let father make up his mind."

The fourth sister let out a slightly disappointed "Oh", but immediately regained her energy and said, "It really depends on father's idea."

After walking for a while, there is a slightly open place in front, and there are two gazebos, from which you can enjoy the scenery. There is also a young monk who has been sweeping the maple leaves from the temple on the mountain above, and is currently sweeping the area. open land.

Everyone felt tired after climbing for a while, so they rested in the gazebo. Because there were many female relatives, the little monk sweeping the floor was very embarrassed and avoided it to the side. Ji Heng looked at it and felt very embarrassed. He walked over to talk to the little monk, performed a Buddhist ceremony, and asked, "Master, which temple are you from?"

Generally, girls at the age of eleven or twelve have already begun to develop. They are graceful and beautiful. Ji Heng is a boy, but at the age of eleven or twelve, the body has grown taller, and there is a distance from the roundness of children. The face as bright as the moon, a pair of peach blossom eyes, and deep black pupils seem to be able to absorb people's souls. The little master is only fourteen or fifteen years old. When he asked him, he blushed instantly, and hurriedly read a few words. He sounded the Buddha's name and said, "It's in the Anfu Temple above."

Seeing Ji Heng's thoughtful expression, he quickly explained, "Anfu Temple is a small temple, and the incense is not very prosperous. You haven't heard of it before. But our presiding officer is very good at reading faces, so it is easy not to show people. "

Ji Heng smiled, and said, "How far is Jingling Temple from here?"

The little master said, "It's just above Anfu Temple, seeing how many of your benefactors have female relatives, I'm afraid it will take half an hour to go."

Ji Heng nodded and thanked him.

After the Ji family rested, they continued to move forward. On the mountain road above, there were no maple leaves to pick up, and they were all swept into the grass on both sides of the road by the little master just now.

The little master was still standing on the open land, looking up at the Ji Mansion's family walking up all the way, thinking of the beautiful young master just now, he quickly calmed down and continued sweeping the floor.

Ji Heng walked up a section, and he really saw a small monastery by the side of the road, it was indeed small enough, there was only one main hall inside, and there were two small monk rooms behind it.

In front of the temple, there is a straw shed for tourists to rest, and there are stools. If you want to drink water, there are also teapots and teacups.

Ji Heng couldn't help feeling that the host inside was a pretty good person.

Because Wu Yiniang was in poor health, she had to sit down and rest again. Mrs. Xu called a servant into the temple to ask for hot tea. Ji Heng stood on the edge of the cliff and looked at the scenery below. From here, the capital could be seen far away. , the houses in the bustling capital stretched far away in the sun, the palace buildings were majestic and neat, and the Penglai Pool, which was considered large enough in the palace, did not look vast and boundless.

Ji Heng felt a gaze, and if he felt it, he turned around and found that it was an old monk looking at him. The old monk said to him, "The benefactor looks very noble, and he is destined to have three sons."

Ji Heng stared at him blankly, surprised at his words for no reason.

Mrs. Xu also heard it, and was taken aback for a moment. She stepped forward to talk to the old monk, and asked eagerly, "Master, are you telling the truth?"

The old monk said, "Poor monks never tell lies."

Mrs. Xu wanted to ask again, but the old monk had already turned around and left.

So Mrs. Xu happily and generously asked him to donate 200 taels of incense, which was originally donated to Jingling Temple.

Along the way afterwards, Mrs. Xu became elated, and the more she thought about it, the happier she became. A few aunts probably knew about it, and only the sixth aunt had a bad face.

Ji Heng is still so young, and he hasn't even grown up yet. Even if the old monk said it, no matter whether he took it seriously or not, he wouldn't be happy if he could have several sons in the future.

Most of the aunts still didn't pay much attention. Only Xu felt that the old monk's words reassured her. In fact, Ji Heng's body was like that, and she always felt that Ji Heng might not have the ability to have children in the future.

This joy has always supported Xu, she climbed up to Jingling Temple with all her strength, and Ji Heng followed her. He was at a loss and a little bit indifferent about the fact that he would have three sons in the future.

At the gate of Jingling Temple, I met another rich family who came to worship. They came from the front mountain in a sedan chair, and they were getting off the sedan chair in front of Jingling Temple. Xu immediately recognized the wife of the other family who got off the sedan chair. Asked Xue Xue, the steward beside her, to go to greet her, and the other party's mistress also looked over, and when she saw Mrs. Xu, she smiled, stepped forward, greeted Mrs. Xu, and said, "Mrs. Ji, long time no see. Now, your family also come here to offer incense?"

Mrs. Xu said, "Mrs. Lin, it's been a long time. Taking advantage of the good autumn weather, our family will come out to get some fresh air, and also come to worship Buddha and offer incense."