The Wang family of the Red Chamber has a wife

Chongxiao Palace.

An oppressive tranquility quietly diffused, filling this overly gorgeous and somewhat empty palace.Outside the window, the night was already deep, and from time to time there was the sound of iron armor colliding, which seemed extremely light because of the distance, but in this silent night, it was clear and distinct to the ear, it was Long Jinwei patrolling.

The copper spirit crane holds a pine long-necked lampstand. The candles inside are quiet and bright, with a faint scent of pine. This is made by the candle-making craftsmen of the Siwu Bureau. The process is cumbersome, and one incense candle costs a tael of gold. .Although it is extremely extravagant to be placed in ordinary people's homes, it is nothing in this imperial palace.

"Your Majesty, Concubine Lin of Hanzhang Palace has brought you something—" An Fu looked at the emperor who was full of contemplative eyes, looked down at the tea tray in his hand, gritted his teeth, and broke the situation with a loud voice. The silence is heavy.

Tu Gaocheng came back to his senses, stretched out his hand and rubbed his forehead: "Ting'er? What did you bring?" He put the folder he had been holding tightly in his hand on the table, and his gaze fell on the tea tray held by An Fu below.

Opening the half-folded Xue Tao paper that Anfu sent to his hand, the red pink gold-sprinkled paper had meaningful writing in elegant willow style. He scanned it from beginning to end, and the corners of his lips raised slightly He put down the letter paper, and looked up at An Fu: "What time is it now?"

"Your Majesty, it's already Xu time!" An Fu put the blue and white cup on the tea tray beside Tu Gaocheng's hand, and replied after hearing the words.

It's Xu time——Tu Gaocheng was fascinated by looking at the candles that danced a little because of the night wind entering the room. After a while, he waved his hand and beckoned An Fu to come forward: "Go to Hanzhang Palace to send a message, let her go to bed early, I am here today!" There are some things to deal with at night, so I can't pass it."

An Fu retreated in response.

Opening the lotus teacup, inside was the warm and clear tremella lily soup, Tu Gaocheng smiled knowingly, and the irritability caused by this note in his heart faded a lot.

The whole room is brightly lit with candles.

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"Shen'er, come and tell me what's going on?" Tu Gaocheng's eyes were gloomy, looking at the prince kneeling on the ground, this son who was brought up by himself and made him very proud, squeezed his hands and The booklet he was holding was thrown in front of him.

Tu Wenshen raised his head, with some surprise in his eyes, and immediately picked up the folder on the ground.After reading it once, thinking of some things, his hands trembled slightly; but in the blink of an eye, he regained his composure, and he was that dignified prince with both civil and military skills again.

"Father, please forgive me. It's the lax housekeeping of the child that caused the slaves to run rampant! However, the accident was caused by a frightened horse that day. Although the servants had a bad attitude, after the incident, the minister ordered someone to compensate the family. The so-called slavery and murder in the book is really a false accusation!" Tu Wenshen explained in an orderly manner, but he didn't want this explanation to make Tu Gaocheng angry.

Tu Gaocheng laughed back angrily, squinting at the downcast Tu Wenshen: "Shen'er, what compensation did you give that family? Is it just taking his youngest son back to the mansion as a pet? Hmm?"

Hearing this, Tu Wenshen's body froze, and his mind turned rapidly; after all, he had been a prince for more than ten years, so he still had such adaptability: "Report to the emperor, the child has been wronged! I just look at this Although the child is young, he is very clever, because he has studied in a private school for a year, so he can be considered to be well-organized in speaking and doing things—" He paused, his throat was slightly dry: "Father also knows Well, most of the servants around my son are clumsy in speech, so after talking with him, my son develops a love for talent—as for the word of molestation, it is because others see that I value him more than him, and spread falsehoods, Father !"

After a long silence, Tu Gaocheng let out a long sigh while holding his forehead, and said wearily: "That's all, you go down!"

From the corner of the eye, he caught sight of Tu Gaocheng's face, but couldn't see what he was thinking, so Tu Wenshen stood up, saluted slightly, and then backed out as he said.

The relationship between men and men has existed since ancient times, such as King Gong of Chu and Lord Anling, and King Wei and Lord Longyang. Almost every emperor in the Han Dynasty later had this kindness. Nowadays, men from rich and noble families will raise several It's not a big deal for a close servant to moleste a child.

It's just that, although it is said that the surface is calm, the battle for private storage is becoming more and more fierce.The point of raising and molesting children is not considered a flaw in ordinary people, but at this moment, it happened to the crown prince, if it is not handled well, it will easily become a bad deed by others.

For the seat of the Ninth Five-Year Lord, which man born in the royal family would not feel a little bit excited?Since ancient times, the royal family has had fierce strife and disputes. Even Tu Gaocheng succeeded to the throne in the past, and he was also killed in a bloody storm; the son of the son, or the eldest son of the son of the son, is an even more obvious target!Because of this, Tu Wenshen has always been cautious in his words and deeds on weekdays, not daring to slack off in the slightest.

It has been a hundred years since the founding of Da'an. Three generations of emperors practiced health and well-being and followed the teachings of Huang and Lao. Finally, the foundation was stabilized and the treasury was enriched. However, there are Menghu in the north and Chengqiang in the west. It was pirates who were rampant; not to mention that there are remnants of the former dynasty who are unwilling to give up among the people, and they are changing from time to time. They were the ones who did the moon sacrifice assassination before.

Faced with such a situation, the next generation of emperors in Da'an must be vigorous and resolute, able to turn around.As for Tu Wenshen, no one knows better than Tu Gaocheng, a real father, that he has a kind and generous temperament, and to put it bluntly, he is indecisive!This point can be seen from the attitude towards those assassins during the Mid-Autumn Festival.

But after all, Tu Wenshen was his son whom he had carefully raised for 15 years, even after leaving the palace to build a mansion, Tu Gaocheng valued him very much, how could he give up so casually?However, his temperament really needs to be sharpened, so Tu Gaocheng will not intervene in the battle between the princes, the purpose is to use pressure to make Tu Wenshen become decisive.

However, after this incident, Tu Gaocheng was disappointed again.

After three generations of the Da'an Dynasty, they had already developed a dark guard that belonged exclusively to the royal family, so Tu Gaocheng could clearly see the turbulent undercurrent in the ruling and opposition parties.The impeachment note this time is nothing more than a product of the princes' game about reserve positions.

What Tu Gaocheng didn't care about was whether or not the prince indulged in slavery and committed murder. As soon as he got this letter, he immediately sent his secret guards to investigate, but he got the news that the prince was newly recruited for molestation!The point is that this pamper is not what the prince thought at all. He is just an innocent young son of a flower farmer. His real identity is the brother-in-law of Zhen Xiwen, the youngest son of the Zhen family, and the son of Zheng Mingsi, a doctor of the Ministry of Industry. Outhouse!

Zheng Mingsi's concubine is only 13 years old this year, and it was obtained when Zheng Mingsi got married for two years. Originally, Zheng Mingsi wanted to take this child home, but his wife, Mrs. Chen, was diagnosed with a pregnancy pulse, so They dragged on and on.When the child was two years old, his mother died of an illness due to years of mental depression; at this time, the Zhen family was rising, and Mrs. Chen took advantage of her sister's influence to have the right to speak in the Zheng family. Zheng Mingsi didn't want to offend her, so he simply went Place the child in foster care with a farm family.

Originally, this matter was an old account and no one went to check it. Who would have thought that Zhen Xiwen knew about it from somewhere.He saw that the child was born with a beautiful appearance, but he was raised in a farmhouse with a simple personality, so he took this matter to discuss with Zheng Mingsi.After more than ten years, Zheng Mingsi's attitude towards this concubine is already dispensable, not to mention that he has always been quite flattering to this brother-in-law, so he agreed.

It's a pity that this child saw his biological father overnight. Between great joy and great sorrow, he treated Zheng Mingsi with great admiration, not knowing that he had become a pawn arranged by others.

The servant startled the horse and ran into people, the rumors in the market, the prince loves the people like a son, the combination of these words should have earned him a good reputation; however, the person behind the scenes operated until the end, but it turned out that there was an extra charming, innocent and well-behaved person in the prince's mansion. The young boy named He Zheng.

The point is that the emperor knew about the existence of this little boy.

Raising a child is nothing, exquisite and beautiful things are always hard to let go, whether it is a person or a thing; but therefore it is a stupid choice to abandon the basics.

When Tu Wenshen left the palace to build a mansion at the age of 15, he had already married the Crown Princess, the granddaughter of the emperor Cui's family.The Crown Princess is also considered a virtuous person, and the backyard of the mansion is full of flowers. However, since He Zheng entered the mansion, the whole backyard has unanimously met this young boy.

In Tu Gaocheng's view, the prince made at least three mistakes.First, he didn't check his identity clearly, and brought He Zheng into the mansion only relying on the first image and one-sided words; second, he didn't know how to check and balance, which caused the backyard and even the princess to be a little cold towards him; third, The most serious point is to lie to his father. If he can tell this matter frankly today, Tu Gaocheng will naturally tolerate his young and frivolous love because of this trust.

Unfortunately, Tu Wenshen concealed the truth.

"Anfu, come in!" Tu Gaocheng looked at the four-volume lotus leaf brush washer with cracked ice in Fangge Kiln on the desk, and gently stroked the pink and moist enamel with his broad palm. With a piece of paper, a few strokes were sketched, and the ink bleeds instantly.

Folding the piece of paper, he casually pointed to the folder that Tu Wenshen had just left in place: "Pick it up and burn it, find a bag with a water field grid, put it in, and then, along with this letter, order someone to cover it in secret." Send it to Tian Cheng!" While talking, he threw the envelope in his hand to An Fu.

Looking at Tu Gaocheng's face, An Fu felt a lot more at ease, and smiled as usual, "Your Majesty, I know that the paddy fields are blue and purple. What do you think, Your Majesty?"

Tu Gaocheng leaned on the large rosewood embossed chair, opened his eyes when he heard the words, and cursed without anger: "Ghost monkey spirit!" Because he stayed up most of the night, his voice was slightly hoarse: "If the prince is soft-hearted If you refuse to deal with this matter, or use other methods, you can arrange it!"

"Yes!" Anfu understood.

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"Ahhhh-"

As if she had never heard of her precious son's self-entertainment background, Shi Qingwan was sitting on the kang, calculating the remaining money at home, and carefully checking the estimated expenses for this month with a pen and paper.

Although Wang Ziteng is only a fourth-rank bodyguard now, but he had the merit of saving him back then, and now he is a nostalgic person, so he will not be bad in his official career in the future; in addition, the Wang family and his wife are very good at life Yes, both of them were born in honorable families, so they can still enjoy themselves in the middle and upper circles of Beijing.It is precisely because of this that the exchange of courtesy has greatly increased.

Looking at the banquet to be attended in the next half month, Shi Qingwan couldn't help but feel a little headache, the gift was the next best thing, but the time was too intensive.Wang Ziteng and Wang Ziteng are two best friends. First, Chen Yude's mother's [-]th birthday, and then Su Heye's son's third birthday. These two families must prepare well; Wu Fangchen, or his son who catches Zhou, or the old lady at home treats guests to the theater and enjoys flowers, and they can't refuse.

"Why are you sighing?"

Startled by the sudden voice behind her, she recognized who it was. Shi Qingwan turned her head and glared at him reproachfully, but she couldn't hide her surprise: "How come you walk like a cat without making a sound? It makes people jump." !" After seeing his face clearly, he hurriedly put down the pen and paper in his hand and stood up: "What's the matter? It's covered in mud——"

Wang Ziteng looked at the two sweet pear dimples on the side of Shi Qingwan's cheeks, and then at her son who was placed on the mattress beside her, his eyes fell on the splashed mud spots below his waist, and he smiled with the corners of his mouth: " I'll talk to you later, I'll go wash and change my clothes first!"

Shi Qingwan nodded, and hurriedly ordered the maids to fetch water from the kitchen.

He ordered the nanny and servant girls to watch over Brother Cong, and Shi Qingwan immediately followed into the bathroom.Wang Ziteng was telling the maids who were pouring water to retreat, when he saw Shi Qingwan coming in, he stretched out his hand to test the temperature of the water: "It's just right, come and wash my hair for me!"

"Didn't you say you went out on business? Why did you come back a day early?" Shi Qingwan picked up the horn comb and acacia oil on the hollowed-out bath stool next to her, and tore apart Wang Ziteng's hair.Her black hair, which she had no time to take care of after so many days of running around, was originally thick and stiff, and it was even more difficult to comb it now; after a lot of effort, she finally combed her hair, poured acacia oil and rubbed it.

Wang Ziteng squinted his eyes and leaned on the bathtub, because his back was facing, so Shi Qingwan couldn't see his expression as sharp as a blade at the moment.But it was only for a moment, and he withdrew all the sharpness from his body: "It's just a few thieves. I lost one in the woods on the border of Xizhou, and it took a little effort to find it; it was supposed to be a good day's rest." , but I was afraid that the night would be long and dreamy, so I rushed back overnight--" After a pause, he stopped, there are some things that are not suitable for the family to know.

There was a pause in the movement of her hands, and a trace of distress flashed in Shi Qingwan's eyes, and her fair and shiny fingers interspersed with the black hair, making her look extraordinarily gentle and tender.Massaging the top of his head according to the acupuncture points, she carefully sent the spiritual energy over bit by bit.

After her hair was rinsed and wrapped in a towel, Wang Ziteng grabbed her hand that hadn't been dried and pecked lightly: "Go and eat first, brother Cong is time to breastfeed, I might as well , don’t starve you two, I’ll be there later!”

Standing outside the door, Shi Qingwan listened quietly to the sound of water in the house, then turned and left quietly.Feelings should be built like bridges to communicate with each other, but this is not the case for everything; some things, if you don’t want to tell me, I won’t ask, because I understand that it’s out of protection and love.