pastoral life

The form for rectification of name has already been handed in, but for some unknown reason, the person in the palace has not approved it for a long time.The crown prince has already arrived in the south of the Yangtze River, the fifth prince has also arrived at the imperial mausoleum, Xue Mingyu is still in the name of the grandson of the Xue family in front of Princess Qing in Prince Qing's residence, nothing has changed.

It was almost eerily quiet.

Mingzhu discussed with Wang Mingchuan about going to see Xue Ren in Xue's mansion, Wang Mingchuan said nothing else, as long as Mingzhu told him in advance when he went, so that he could take leave and go with him.

No matter what, you have to see Yue Zhang.

Earlier, I heard Mrs. Xue talk about Xue Ren's physical condition, but now he is just suffering, and he might just go there one day without being watched.Previously, Xue's family didn't make a statement and they couldn't go rashly. Now that they have reached this point, they can no longer be regarded as passers-by. Therefore, on the second day after Xue Xin left, Mingzhu entrusted Xue's family to accompany Wang Mingchuan. Boyang Hou Mansion.

The courtyard of the third room is leeward, and the place where Xue Ren lives is because the doors and windows are often closed and the smell of medicine is soaked. What, suddenly felt a bit sore nose.

"Your father was carved out of the same mold as you back then, how romantic and handsome."

Mrs. Xue wiped her eyes, and the servant girl who was serving from the side knocked on the door and led the group in. The unpleasant smell became stronger as they went inside. The servant wanted to burn incense to cover it up, but Xue Ren refused to let it go. .He was used to living here, but he didn't find it unbearable. The time spent on the sick bed became more and more unbearable, and he actually realized a little bit of Zen from this bed.

"Third brother, Mingzhu and your son-in-law Wang Mingchuan have come to see you."

Mrs. Xue acted as a middleman. Although they were father and son, it was the first time they met. It would be embarrassing to see them alone, so Mingzhu begged Mrs. Xue to come with her early in the morning.

Xue Ren already knew it when the servants came in to report, and he was not surprised to hear his own sister speak at this time, but just said "uh" in an unclear way. In other words, he pulled Mingzhu a few steps forward, and after Mingzhu stood still, he got closer and sat directly on the carved stool beside Xue Ren's bed.

"Third brother, take a good look. Although this child has a lot of troubles, he has made a lot of money on his own. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is making a lot of money. Besides, your son-in-law is also a rare one." The person who is today is considered a blessing from the ancestors, and our children are all doing well."

When it came to this point, Mrs. Xue couldn't go on talking. Of course, those who are alive now are doing well, but those who died back then are nothing.

Xue Ren was silent for a long time, looked at his own sister, then looked at Wang Mingchuan in the direction, and finally focused on Mingzhu. At this time, his eyes were surprisingly bright, and he didn't have the slightest confusion of a dying person. , a premonition rose in Mingzhu's heart for no reason, it seemed——it looked like a flashback.

"What are your plans for the future?"

Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, but she came back to her senses after a moment. He and Xue Ren had never met each other before, but today, for some reason, there was some sense of closeness between father and son. Xue Ren asked like this He, he answered like an ordinary son would treat his biological father:

"If you want Mingchuan to make up for the vacancy, the family will first go to Beijing and stay outside Beijing for a few years."

Mingzhu mentioned this matter to Mrs. Xue a long time ago, after all, sooner or later, it is better to make it clear from the beginning than to ask people to find out and complain.Although it is not necessary to ask for help, it is impossible to make people push in the opposite direction.If the Wang family had arranged everything, and at the end of the day, Wei Guogong said that helping to fill a real gap in the capital, it would be true that neither side was in the right place.

"It's transparent."

Hearing what Mingzhu said, Xue Ren felt relieved. His father had treated Mingzhu badly in the matter of admitting his relatives, and he thought he would make up for it in the matter of seeking release.Xue Ren thought about it a little in his heart, and then he had a calculation. He held his breath and met several people, and he couldn't bear it at this time. His eyelids drooped and he was about to see off the guests. father.

Xue Ren turned his head stiffly and didn't want Mingzhu to look at his face any more. He only stretched out his protruding hand with intertwined blood vessels and waved at them. Xue covered his mouth and dared not cry out. People opened the door to send these people out, but the door was only opened a small crack, and the cold wind came in and made people wake up. Mingzhu subconsciously blocked the wind with her body, but Xue Ren's voice rang out behind them. stand up.

"You two... are fine."

The wind made people unable to keep their eyes open, and when they tried their best to see the scene in front of them clearly, two drops of tears dripped out for no reason.

**

The night wind subsided, and Hou Boyang heard that his third son was going to see him. He seemed to have expected something. The old Hou didn't even put on his cloak and ran over. I heard the cry of the servant girl.

The next day, white lanterns were hung on both sides of the gate of Boyang Houfu.

According to the maid on duty that night, the third master kept holding Hou Ye's hand, and he didn't let go even when he closed his eyes.

**

The rectification of the name was triggered by Xue Ren's death. In order for Mingzhu to wear hemp and filial piety for Xue Ren justifiably, the emperor expressed his position the day after Xue Ren left.The Hou Mansion is also efficient in doing things here, setting up an incense case to invite the clan elders to enter the genealogy, it really caught up with Xue Ren's spirit guard.Originally, Mingzhu was married to someone else and didn't have to stay for three days, but he just stayed and even took Wang Mingchuan to stay with him for three days.Although Xue Ren was only his father-in-law, Wang Mingchuan, a son-in-law, didn't need to worry about Xue Rending, but even though he didn't throw away his official position, he was not sloppy at all.

Mingzhu is a man, and the only man in the second room, so even if he marries as a wife, he can handle the matter of keeping filial piety flexibly, it depends on whether the husband's family values ​​it or not.Wang Mingchuan's move is to give Mingzhu enough face, which is tantamount to telling everyone that he does not regard Mingzhu as a woman, but as a partner who lives with him on an equal footing as a man, and the two live together in poverty and wealth. Jing's story was suddenly spread as a good story. Even the seven-year-old children in Jingzhong knew that Tan Hualang and his wife were inseparable from each other. Those girls who have not left the court are also envious of this pair who have supported each other until now. A legendary story that never dies.

Naturally, there are also people who are jealous of Wang Mingchuan and climb up a good relative to spread rumors and make troubles, but because of Wang Mingchuan's habitual good reputation, and Boyang Houfu and Wei Guogong's government deliberately suppress it, these rumormongers are not pleased. with benefits.

Some people are good, so it is natural that some people are not good. Xue Mingyu never showed her face during the whole mourning period.

"Get out, get out of here!"

Xue Mingyu did not follow the fifth prince to the imperial mausoleum, he would not have been able to go to a place like that, not to mention that it is the practice of the dynasty for princes to leave Beijing for their relatives to stay behind, so he has been staying in Prince Qing's mansion these days without leaving home to concentrate on looking after his face injury.There are few male wives in the families of high-ranking officials and dignitaries in Beijing, and there is no one of the same level as Princess Tongqing. It is a bit inconvenient for a female wife to invite him to socialize. In addition, after the incident of the prince, people do not want to be here at this juncture. It was the emperor's bad luck, so after being Princess Qing for such a long time, no one came to the house to communicate with Xue Mingyu, so that until now, no one has heard the news of Princess Qing's disfigurement.

Not injured, but completely disfigured.

At the beginning, Xue Mingyu had to wear powder on his face when he had an injury, but later he applied it a few times because of his frequent interactions with the fifth prince, which already made the wound worse. In addition, Xue Mingyu used some talisman water and incense ash for medicine in a hurry. Yin, the face that had only two small cuts earlier now has two big scars.

But at this time, news spread that Xue Mingzhu recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan.

Xue Mingzhu recognized his ancestor and returned to his clan, so what about the one he found earlier?No one mentioned it, the Xue family still recognized him on the surface, even as an adopted son, but anyone with a discerning eye can see that Xue Mingyu's status is not as good as before.

No face, no prominent background.

He even lost the official position he had earned through his own hard work earlier.

He, Xue Mingyu, now only has the vacant title of Princess Qing, but since he got married, Prince Qing has never entered his room, until now the two of them are worse than passers-by.It's ridiculous that the only tenderness between the two of them was the time when they met each other for the first time, and sent them to the door in a daze. Since then, they have never even held hands, let alone gotten close.

And that only time of tenderness and survival also ruined his only way out.

What a joke, hahahaha, what a joke!

Concubine Qing has become more and more difficult to serve recently, and the servants who were close to her tried to persuade her a few times but it didn't help and she stopped trying to persuade him.Recently, as the injury on her face got worse again, the concubine didn't want to see anyone anymore, so she only had three meals a day brought to her room, and then she had to be taken away after eating, and she wouldn't even leave a waiter on weekdays Therefore, it was not until the servant who delivered the food knocked on the door and entered that it was discovered that Princess Qing had been dead for a long time.

The half of the face covered with wounds was also covered by thick powder for the last time.

"Come... come quickly! The princess committed suicide!"

**

After going through the whole set of procedures, Mingzhu has already lost several laps of weight. During this period of time, she didn't sleep well, eat well, and was in a bad mood, so after tossing about Xue Ren's funeral, he fell down and became seriously ill. Chuan originally wanted to ask for leave to take care of him for a few days, but Mingzhu put the overall situation first and pushed him back.Wang Mingchuan couldn't hold back Mingzhu and had no choice but to give up. He still went to the Imperial Academy, but all the entertainment on weekdays was postponed.Because of Xue Renxin's funeral, it made sense for him not to participate in these things. Although Wang Mingchuan didn't wear filial piety, he couldn't be too ostentatious, so no one could find fault with him.

"Is there something wrong today? Why did you come back later than usual?"

As soon as Mingzhu drank the medicine, Wang Mingchuan came back from outside the house. The night in early spring was still a bit chilly. He was afraid that Mingzhu would be frozen, so he went to take a bath first to make his body hot, and then got into bed and hugged Mingzhu in his arms. into his arms.

"Today, my second uncle asked me to go to Houfu."

Wang Mingchuan tightened his arms. The person who had been fattened up by him earlier became ill and returned to his previous appearance. After a while, he needs to ask a doctor to take care of him.

"But about Fuling's return to Xianglin?"

Wang Mingchuan kissed Mingzhu's lips and said proudly:

"This is whose husband and wife are so smart."

Mingzhu didn't have much strength and didn't want to talk to Wang Mingchuan, so she just used her mouth to laugh at him for being shameless. Seeing that Mingzhu's spirit was finally getting better, the latter was relieved a little, and continued to say,

"The Xue family's ancestor's grave is in Xianglin. It is human nature to let the father-in-law's fallen leaves return to their roots. Today, the Marquis asked me what I meant, and said that before he left, he said that he would take this opportunity to release us from the capital. Yongzhou is not far from Xianglin. He happened to beg for grace for me and send him there."

It wasn't until now that Mingzhu suddenly realized why Wang Mingchuan chose Yongzhou when there were so many suitable places.

"You expected the Xue family to admit me back?"

"You are the grandson of the Xue family, and it is only a matter of time before you recognize your ancestor and return to the clan. I thought I would have to wait a while. Choosing Yongzhou is just to give us another way to leave the capital. Although it is a bit hasty at this time But it just happened to satisfy our hearts, and it will save us long nights and dreams if we finish early."

The news that Xue Ren was almost exhausted was not a secret at the time. Wang Mingchuan just took this into consideration when he chose to retreat. With the same location conditions, choosing Yongzhou just made things more certain. Just a few.Because Wang Mingchuan was concerned about Mingzhu's feelings, he didn't tell him about it beforehand. Now that everything is settled, it doesn't matter whether he says it or not.

"When will you leave Beijing?"

"There should be a transfer order the day after tomorrow at the latest, so you can take care of it, and don't go on the road with illness."