little son-in-law

Five years later, in the winter of Jingping 17

It has been snowing heavily in the capital for days, and the winter solstice finally cleared up. People who have been suffocating at home in the heavy snow for several days can also go out of the house and go to the street to get some air. Most of the places closed their doors to thank guests, even the teahouses and wine shops also lacked the loud chatting and laughing guests in the past, but these days there is news that the emperor's dragon body is getting better, and today's winter solstice solar terms, the street looks like The bustling scene has somewhat recovered. Those who pass by the gate of Prince Ren's Mansion will inevitably talk about a great event in the capital tomorrow. Princess Yun of Prince Ren's Mansion and Chen Guogong's eldest son are going to be engaged. The emperor bestowed the marriage, such an honor is not enviable.

Early in the morning, the servants of Prince Ren’s Mansion were cleaning the road and the garden that had accumulated snow for several days. The sun had not yet risen, but the house was already bright with the light of snow, and the bright moon blew out the lamps and candles outside. People disturbed the princess, opened the door and told them to be more light-hearted.By the time she turned back to the house, Yuyang had already woken up.

"Miss, it's still early. The prince told me before he went to the court that you were busy all day yesterday and suffered from the wind and cold. You are almost busy with things. You just need to wait for someone to come to Chen Guogong's mansion tomorrow. It's nothing important, you can just sleep for a while." Another five years passed, and Mingyue was married as a woman with a son and a daughter.

"Miss, what are you mumbling about?"

"It's nothing, I said time flies." After a night's rest, his body was still a little limp and weak, Yuyang stretched out his hand to Mingyue, "It's so tiring to always lie down, help me up."

Mingyue brought a peach-pink jacket to put on her, and said, "Miss, your complexion is still not very good, is your head still hurting? I heard from Luqiao that you still coughed last night?" She was exempted from the errands on duty at night, allowing her to spend more time with her family.

Yuyang pressed the center of his eyebrows, "It still hurts a little bit, and the illness comes and goes like a thread, and it didn't get better so quickly."

Mingyue added more charcoal fire to the charcoal basin, making the room warmer. "I am tired of doing the engagement of the princess from the beginning to the end. It is finally over now."

Yu Yang nodded with a smile, and asked again: "I heard you talking outside just now, did the snow stop?"

The girl serving outside heard the movement and brought in some washing supplies. Mingyue served Yuyang to put them on, "It's over, it's just in time for tomorrow's princess day, but this snow is really heavy, I'll come over in the morning , Some places that haven’t had time to be cleaned, one foot down, it doesn’t even reach the calf.”

"I don't know what's going on with Jingzhi and Xingzhi on the road. It's cold and snowy this day, which always makes people worry." Jingzhi and Xingzhi have both returned to Linyang since last spring, and only came back once during the Chinese New Year last year Well, the two of them are now 17 years old, and now there are only these two brothers left in Prince Rong's family, without even a reliable elder.

"It should be the snow blocking the way. According to the love of the two little princes for the princess, tomorrow is the big day of the princess's engagement. Since they have received the news, they will definitely come over in person. Don't worry too much, Miss." Mingyue tidied up her skirt, and finally chose a jade pendant carved with plum blossoms from the jewelry box to tie it on. Thinking of Nangong Ningge's other confession, she said: " Miss, the prince said that after the court today, there are still some matters to be dealt with in the palace, and it is estimated that he will come back after dinner."

Yuyang covered his mouth and coughed twice, walked to the shelf where the copper basin was placed, dipped his hands in the still warm water, "The prince is only 11 years old this year, it's too early to start taking over the government now, what he does The emperor's uncle should assist from the side."

Mingyue helped her to be smooth, and after she finished washing, the others went down, and then she closed the door, brought a cup of tea to Yuyang, and asked in a low voice: "Miss, people outside say that the emperor is well, why are you still here?" Let the crown prince go to court?"

Sitting in front of the dressing table, Yuyang lowered his head and took a sip to moisten his throat, and said: "Always plan early, I heard from the prince that the emperor's health has not been as good as before in the past two years, and this year is especially bad. Even half a year, these years are hard enough for him, five children, and a lot of things in the court are waiting for him to decide. The last time I saw him was when he entered the palace to pay respects to the Queen Mother during the Mid-Autumn Festival. He happened to visit Princess Qingzhi doesn't seem to have changed in appearance, but her spirit is incomparable to previous years." Rong Jin's sudden death was such a blow to that person that both the old prince and the emperor couldn't bear it, so they let go one after another. Nangong Jingshen, who has endured the persecution once, can withstand the second time.

Mingyue shook her head and sighed, straightened the copper mirror and began to comb Yuyang's hair, "The emperor is not yet forty this year, I remember that year the emperor pulled a cart with Nanshan Town and General Shao, and his body was not at all inferior to General Shao's." No, it just looks like this." If Prince Rong was still alive, it would definitely not be the scene of such hard work, but she didn't dare to mention that name in front of the young lady, fearing that it would arouse the sadness of the young lady again.

Yuyang said: "You also said that year, that year was more than ten years ago, well, let's not talk about it, the emperor is just sick now, it's not the last moment, why do we bother to say these things? Auspicious words, if it falls into the ears of others, it will be a story."

"That's right." Mingyue stopped right there, her hands continued to braid and twist, "Miss, let's do a lily moon bun today, it's refreshing and refreshing, and it looks energetic.

"It's up to you. You and Yunzhi will always be by my side these years, so I feel more at ease, but Yunzhi is also engaged, and I'm afraid I won't be able to keep it for a few years."

Mingyue laughed when she heard the words: "Chen Guogong's mansion is in this capital, not far from our Prince Ren's mansion, full of money, half an hour can make a round trip, miss is afraid that the princess will not come back often after she gets married As for me, Miss wants to drive me away, but it’s been more than 20 years, from Anping Mansion to Nanshan Town to Shengjing City, I am reluctant to leave Miss, I have long planned to serve Miss for the rest of my life Yes, I'm afraid that one day my eyes will be dazzled and my hair can't be combed properly, and the lady will despise me."

Yuyang patted her wrist, "When the day you get dazzled, my hair will be gray too, so I don't care about it." She took a selfie in the mirror, stroked her temples and asked, "Mingyue, did white hair grow here?" hair?"

"Wait for me to take a closer look." Mingyue pinned her combed hair with a hairpin, leaned her head closer to her temples, picked out a white hair from a handful of black and shiny hair, and said, "There is only one, miss. How about we pull it out?"

"Forget it, who doesn't have time to grow old." She can see it.

"Miss is only in her early thirties, how can she be old?"

Yuyang sighed softly, "People will grow old as long as they live." Only those who leave early can keep their youthful appearance.

Mingyue didn't want to take her words and continue, but she was afraid that she would keep the words in her heart and make her feel even more uncomfortable, "Miss, do you think of Prince Rong again?" During the two years when Prince Rong was gone, Miss secretly felt sad when she thought of it. Last time, it was just a little better in the past two years, why did I think about it again today, "I heard people always say that they are sad when they are sick, but Miss should take it easy. Now that the princess is engaged, Lord Rong must see it in the spirit of heaven I'm happy for her too."

Yuyang glanced at her in the mirror, "Where are you talking so much? Over the years, you have figured out what you should think about, and you have let go of what you should let go. It's only these few days, maybe it's because Yun Zhi wants to get engaged. I dreamed of him last night, vaguely still at our home in Nanshan Town, he was still wearing the bamboo green thin shirt I cut, standing under the peach tree in the yard, the house was empty, there was nothing, just He was there alone, lonely and desolate, and it was very uncomfortable to see him."

Thinking of all the past, Mingyue couldn't help feeling a little sad when she said this.

"He used to say that he would keep the fruit trees on the mountain, and when Yunzhi got married, he would make a cupboard for her as a dowry. He also said that he would choose a good husband's house for Yunzhi. Now Yunzhi and Ji are old enough to get married. But he is no longer here." That's what the impermanence of the world said.

"Miss, don't worry, the marriage bestowed by the emperor is also very good. The noble family of Chen Guogong, this eldest son of the Chen family is even more talented and virtuous. Even the prince has praised him. The princess will definitely not be affected by marriage. Sorry."

"Well, accompany me to burn incense for him after breakfast. Yunzhi is going to be engaged. As a father, he should also inform him." Rong Jin was buried in the imperial mausoleum after his death, and they couldn't go to worship all the time. A memorial tablet was enshrined to him in the small ancestral hall at home.

In the morning, I went to talk to Yunzhi again, and had lunch with her. The snow stopped today, but the wind was still very strong. When Yuyang went out, he was blown by the wind, and his head hurt even more. After drinking the medicine, he returned home in the afternoon. The room rested, and in a half-dream and half-awake, I heard someone approaching slowly, "What's the matter, Mingyue?" She didn't sleep soundly at all, and woke up whenever there was any movement.

Mingyue's face was full of joy, "It's a good thing, miss, the two little princes are here, and miss was worried about coming this morning."

Yuyang was also happy in his heart, "Oh, when did you enter Beijing?"

"It is said that last night, I went to the palace early this morning to greet the empress dowager. The empress dowager and the emperor greeted her. The empress dowager left lunch, and they came here as soon as they left the palace. It has been nearly a year No, the two young princes are getting better and better, and they look like grown-ups, and when they talk about marriage, I'm afraid that many princes and ladies will be so anxious that they can't sleep or eat."

"I'm afraid the Empress Dowager and the Emperor have already planned their marriage. Are they still waiting in the hall? I'll go and have a look." Yuyang said as he was about to get out of bed.

Mingyue quickly pressed her leg and said: "Miss, you just took the medicine, your complexion is really bad, you are so pale that you don't even have a trace of blood, you can't hide it from the two little lords, they should be worried when they see it, It's better to rest for a while before going, I don't think the little prince will leave immediately."

"That's right, the emperor's side is still sick, so I won't cause trouble for them here, how about this, you go and order the people below to warm up the east room, and lead them there to warm their feet first, Let Yun Zhi come over and talk to them, they are all brothers and sisters of our own family, and these etiquettes are not restricted in our house, just tell them, I will go after a while."

"Yes, miss, I'll go right away."

"By the way, they like to eat chestnut cakes and mung bean cakes. Let the kitchen make some hot ones and send them over. I just came in from the cold wind outside, so don't drink too much tea. Cook two bowls of almond lotus seed dew for them."

Mingyue smiled and agreed repeatedly, "Yes, yes, miss, I've written it all down, is there anything else you can order, miss?"

Yuyang rubbed his forehead, "I can't think of much at this moment, you can see what to add, and you don't know if you can stay for dinner tonight, you should let the kitchen prepare what they like to eat on weekdays the dishes."

"Miss, if you have other orders, I will go down first."

"Go ahead, let Luqiao come in by the way, I have something to ask her."

Mingyue went out, and a maid named Luqiao opened the curtain and came in, "Ma'am, Aunt Mingyue said you are looking for a slave?"

"Luqiao, where did you get those two new cotton padded clothes I just made last month, go find them, I need them today."

Lu Qiao asked with a smile: "Ma'am, is it one snow blue, one pine flower green, and the two with fox fur collars?"

Yuyang nodded, "That's the two."

Luqiao replied: "I was ordered by my wife to put it away in the cabinet outside. I will find it now."

"Big Brother, Second Brother, I've been thinking for the past two days that you should be here." Before I saw anyone, the sweet and crisp voice that belonged to girls had already entered.

"Princess, come in quickly, it's cold outside, why did you run out without adding a cloak?"

"It's okay to take these two steps, and besides, my brothers don't come easily, so I can't care about it." The girl who entered the door was only fourteen or fifteen years old, with a beautiful appearance, and she was wearing a reddish red flowered narrow sleeve. Short jacket, with a silk belt around the waist, and a tea-white floor-length skirt underneath.

"Brother, I don't want to say it. You just want to come. Look at us again." The two teenagers who had already got up in the room, one in navy blue and the other in blue, were tall and straight, inheriting the two The father's good looks are all people can't take his eyes off the Zhilanyushu-like figure, and the person who is talking is wearing a blue-colored Xingzhi. Compared with the increasingly calm Jingzhi, his brows are more lively. But this is only in front of close people. Outside, people will say that the two young princes in Prince Rong's mansion are already very dignified regardless of their young age.

"Brother, please tell me about the second brother. It's been a long time since I saw him, and he never knows how to give in to my sister." Yun Zhi pulled Jing Zhi's sleeve, complaining not very seriously.

"Big brother will help you teach him a lesson later. We didn't have time to rush over when you were Jiji a while ago. This is a gift for Jiji only for you. Open it and have a look." Jing Zhi pulled her over and handed her one with a smile. A square rosewood carved wooden box.

"What's inside? The box is so delicate." Yun Zhi asked curiously while opening it.

Xingzhi stopped teasing her, and interjected, "It's a pair of dragonfly jade hairpins carved with rattan flowers. You should be able to wear hairpins when you get old."

Yunzhi was surprised when he took it in his hand, "The emerald color is so good, it seems to be able to drip down, and the pattern is even more unique. The pair of dragonflies perched on the vine flowers are clearly visible and lifelike. It's hard for my eldest brother and second brother to find it for me. This sweet gift."

Xingzhi said: "It's good if you like it. Daddy said back then that you see many ordinary phoenix hairpins, butterfly hairpins, flower hairpins, etc., and you won't be very happy. Only this pair of dragonfly and emerald jade hairpins are more unique and lovely. You should like it."

Yun Zhi sat down and asked softly, "Did Daddy leave this for me?"

Jing Zhi smiled, "This was originally a congratulatory gift from the Yuechi Kingdom to the Empress. Daddy said you would like it. After he left, the house reorganized the warehouse, and we put it away with special care." Daddy was no longer around. Asylum, they were forced to grow up overnight. "Yunzhi is engaged tomorrow, and after the engagement, she will be a big girl. In the morning at the old ancestor's place, her old man still talked about you."

"The empress dowager also rewarded a lot of things this time, and my mother also said that it's time to go to the palace to thank you after these two days of busy work."

"Today, according to what the old ancestor said, it's not too late for you and your mother to go after the new year. The palace is not very stable recently. You don't want to go if you can. Originally, Ning Zhi and the others wanted to come together today, but Mrs. Su They were all waiting in the study room, and he couldn't leave. Qian Zhi and Qing Zhi were in front of the emperor again." Jing Zhi said slowly, and when they left the palace, they still addressed him as the emperor, so as not to give the truth and arouse suspicion.

"Is the emperor still not recovering from his illness?" Now that she has grown up, she already understands that Uncle Jing back then is now the Holy Majesty.

Jing Zhi said: "There are good times and bad times. The imperial doctor said that it is because of the deep depression in my heart, and the soup and medicine have little effect."

Mingyue came in with boiled lotus seed almond milk and some small snacks. After setting them up, she retreated to the outside room, leaving a space for the brothers and sisters to talk about themselves.

"Big Brother, Second Brother, hurry up and use it while it's hot, it won't taste good when it's cold."

Jing Zhi blew on the hot air, and said, "Tomorrow is a good day for you, I shouldn't have said this to you."

"We brothers and sisters don't say these outlandish things, big brother, second brother, how long can you stay in Beijing this time?"

"I made arrangements before coming here. Ming Ting and Uncle Xiao Mo will take care of Linyang. If there is no accident, my elder brother and I plan to stay for a few more days this year. We will sweep the tombs for Grandpa and Daddy before we leave. Your Majesty is like this now. We I don't feel at ease when I leave. Ning Zhi is young, even though the emperor and uncle are taking care of him, we are brothers after all, staying here can help a little." Xingzhi said this.

"Uncle Xiao Mo has returned to Linyang?" Dad boarded a boat and left for the sea five years ago. The only familiar people around him were Uncle Xiao Mo. For more than two years, everyone would rather believe that Dad just left and never left. I stopped searching until I found little Uncle Mo near the Xuefeng Mountain in Nanshao three years ago. I didn't know that my father died only five months after he left, and was buried next to Grandma Xuan.

"After the emperor moved daddy into the imperial mausoleum, there was no need for him to guard the tomb, so Uncle Mo went back.", The chestnut cake in his mouth always felt that the sweetness was gone today, Yun Zhi swallowed it reluctantly, and didn't plan to eat any more She hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "I used to worry about making people sad, so I didn't dare to ask, but I have been wondering for many years. Although my father has never been in good health, he has been taken care of by an imperial doctor. No matter how you say it, you will go, and daddy will avoid going away because of this, it seems that he has already known it in his heart."

Xing Zhi tilted his body, fell into distant memories, and said: "Speaking of this, we have no way of knowing. In those few years, Dad seemed to be always busy with things, but he could always take a day or two to accompany us. He left Two days ago, he took us to Qingxi Valley to enjoy the peach blossoms, and bought wild rabbits roasted by the farmhouse on the side of the road. All four of us went there except Qingzhi. Dad held Qianzhi in his arms, and the two of us led Ningzhi. , Ning Zhi was greedy, and almost threw himself on someone else's grill, and was picked up by his father. The peach blossoms were so beautiful that year. After Dad left, there were no such good peach blossoms." How wonderful it used to be , Now thinking about it, it hurts so much, sometimes it hurts so much, he doesn't even dare to think about it, "Everything looks the same as usual, and none of us have noticed that Daddy wants to leave." Xingzhi said halfway silence.

Yun Zhi looked at Jing Zhi, Jing Zhi shook his head to signal not to disturb him, and he continued: "It's not right to say that no one noticed, Uncle Xiao Mo vaguely guessed something, so Dad finally agreed to bring only Uncle Mo together Let's go, at the beginning, they went south by boat all the way, away from Daning, and after that, every time they arrived at a port, when replenishing supplies, daddy took them off the boat for a stroll, even though daddy didn't say it himself, but Uncle Mo said that At that time, my father's health was not good enough, he couldn't sleep all night, he kept crying for pain, and no matter how many painkillers he took, it was about the fourth month after they left. During the rest, Dad was in a coma for five days before waking up. Afterwards, Dad decided to turn around and go to Nanshao. They lived at the foot of Xuefeng Mountain for half a month. The day Dad left happened to be Grandma Xuan's birthday. He also went to grave Granny Xuan for the last time. When he came back, he said he was tired. Uncle Mo told him to lie down and sleep. Then Uncle Mo went to the village at the foot of the mountain to buy some rice. When Daddy was there, people had already left, and there was no one around him when he left, Uncle Mo said, Daddy looked very calm and not in pain." Jing Zhi paused uncontrollably when he said this, and quickly continued : "Uncle Xiao Mo obeyed Daddy's previous last wish and buried him next to Grandma Xuan, without leaving the grave."

Dad thought carefully beforehand and made proper arrangements, just because he didn't want people to be hurt again because of his death, but it hurt Dad and tried his best, and it was only a delay of two years. Before he found it, although he had a bad feeling in his heart, everyone They were still looking for it with a glimmer of hope. Once it was confirmed, Grandpa Huang didn't even survive three months. His heart disease relapsed and passed away. Soon Grandpa followed suit. Father Huang's spirit also collapsed in that year. .Father's remains were moved into the emperor's mausoleum by his father himself, and his father stayed in the emperor's mausoleum for three days. At that time, they were really afraid that his father would never come out again.The five of them were guarding outside the tomb door at that time. After the father came out, he only said one sentence. He was the closest and could hear it most clearly. The father said, you are still young, your father doesn't want me to accompany him like this of.The days are too hard, and the royal father can't hold on now after all.

Sure enough, there was still no time to eat dinner, people from the palace said that the emperor was not well, so Jing Zhi and Xing Zhi hurriedly said goodbye and left.

Yun Zhi was always uneasy, so he went to the small ancestral hall alone, knelt down in front of Rong Jin's spiritual tablet and kowtowed respectfully three times: "Daddy, Yunzhi is going to be engaged tomorrow, Daddy, I wish you good health in the next life, If there is no more disease, Yunzhi will still be your good daughter in the next life." The beaded hair rope fell gently on the cheek, and it was the last one after leaving Nanshan Town for 12 years. That year's Lantern Festival, in the shadow of lights and fire , her father has the lightest and warmest eyebrows and eyes in the world.

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