I heard my brother is a tyrant

The nanny pushed the younger maids away.Trekking through mountains and rivers to the northwest, the journey was too hard. The girl traveled thousands of miles to join her aunt, how could it compare to going back to the Dingbei Hou Mansion and becoming the daughter of the Hou Mansion?They are Ye Chu's nanny and maid since he was a child. If you add the credit for sending Ye Chu back, He Chou will not have a good life in the Hou Mansion.

In Jiangzhou, they saw Xie Dan's opportunity to go out, dismissed the servants who stayed behind, and secretly took Ye Chu away, planning to take her to Liangzhou, the northern border, to find Dingbeihou.

The two women had never gone out alone, they were not familiar with each other, and Xie Dan was looking for them everywhere, Xie Dan also thought of this, and sent Xu Qi to guard the contact point left by the Marquis of Dingbei. If there is no chance, I have to hide first.

It wasn't until they took Ye Chu's little golden lock and sold it at a pawn shop that Xie Dan found it all the way.When Xie Dan found Ye Chu, the little child had been imprisoned for more than ten days, becoming weaker and frightened.

But they also leaked their whereabouts and attracted pursuers.

On the snowy New Year's Eve, the silver bone charcoal used in the imperial furnace in the basin exudes a warm aroma.The two sat next to each other by the brazier, these past events, the cause and effect, Xie Dan told her all he could tell.

Of course, he concealed his identity and didn't say anything about it, nor did he mention anything related to the Beihou Mansion.The matter of Prince Zhong's Mansion is still somewhat suspicious, and Xie Dan has no intention of letting her have any connection with Prince Zhong's Mansion at all.

Mrs. Ye and Guo Yu were separated from each other because of the husband and wife back then, and Xie Dan was only ten years old at that time, and this kind of inner house matter did not reach his ears, so he was not very clear.All he knew was that Guo Yu must have lost to Mrs. Ye. Mrs. Ye would rather send her daughter to Suizhou all the way back then than hand her daughter over to Guo Yu to raise her. Naturally, Xie Dan didn't intend to let her have more fathers.

The younger sister he raised by himself, his heart, no one can compete with him!What is he, Guo Yu?

If he didn't mention it, Ye Chu wouldn't ask either.After all, Ye Chu subconsciously knew that her father had already died.Ye Chu noticed another piece of information from his words.

"I still have an aunt in Suizhou? Darling?"

Xie Dan replied: "My dear, she is your mother's younger sister."

Ye Chu nodded, and asked again: "Then is she still in Suizhou now?"

"Does An An want to see her?" Xie Dan paused and said, "We never went to Suizhou, and Suizhou is far away in the northwest border. We have never seen her, and my brother doesn't know her very well. If you want to find her She, wait for me to think of a way."

"I'm not looking for her, but I know that my mother has a blood relative in this world. I've never seen her before, and she doesn't necessarily know me."

"We will meet if we are destined." Xie Dan said, took a brass tongs, opened the smoke cage, added a few pieces of charcoal to the brazier, and then covered the smoke cage again.

Ye Chu always felt that the capital city was dry in winter, so the house burned earth dragons and set up a brazier, so the maids built a small palm-sized red clay stove to add moisture, and boiled a pot of water in a small purple sand pot on the stove. A trace of water vapor emerged.Xie Dan opened the small pot to have a look, then added some water, and sat down beside her.

"Don't think about it, it's all in the past." He asked, "Are you sleepy?"

"Don't be sleepy, you have to watch the year."

After talking for such a long time, she almost didn't eat the dinner and New Year's Eve dinner. Ye Chu calmed down, and now she felt a little hungry, so she asked the maid on duty to go to the kitchen to get her something to eat.

Most of the servants in the house gathered together to watch the new year, and the guards had to be on duty as usual. The New Year’s Eve was a sleepless night anyway. For this purpose, the kitchen made a big pot of warm radish and mutton soup to keep out the cold. Always have it on the stove.The cook is already preparing breakfast at dawn, kneading dough, chopping stuffing, and dumplings as usual on the first day of the new year.

Hearing that the girl wanted supper, the cook quickly made some small pearl dumplings, boiled them in the mutton soup, sprinkled with a pinch of chopped green onion and green garlic sprouts, put them in a food box and delivered them quickly.Thinking that it's not just for girls to eat, so they brought two bowls together.

Ye Chu counted and ate the pearl dumplings that seemed smaller than pigeon eggs, boredly, and ate them with a small spoon, one spoonful of soup and water.The dumplings made during the Palace Festival are particular about what fillings are used. This Shuangdong Sanxian dumpling uses mushrooms, bamboo shoots, fresh shrimp, plus side dishes such as fungus and shredded green onions. Rich, soft and tasty, it tastes delicious when paired with big bone mutton soup.

"This way of eating is quite fresh, just like the way of cooking wontons." Ye Chu boasted.

It's rare for her to have an appetite right now, so Xie Dan decided to give his servants more rewards for the New Year later on.

In fact, he wasn't hungry yet, so he ate and played with her.A dozen small pearl dumplings, a few slices of mutton, and two pieces of radish in a bowl were made very delicately.Ye Chu ate the dumplings and radishes, but didn't eat much mutton and soup. Xie Dan thought she was a picky eater, and took a spoon to serve her the small dumplings and radishes in his bowl.

As a result, the little girl started to yawn again and again after she was full, and after a while, she shook her head and fell asleep. Xie Dan supported her, and she leaned on his shoulder to continue sleeping. Xie Dan took her to the bedroom and called the night watchman The maidservants came in to wait on her, and the maids took off her coat, shoes and socks, and waited for her to sleep.

***

It's already Yin time, Xie Dan didn't go back to his room, just sat on the outer bed, flipped through idle books and continued to watch the year.When it was dawning in the east, Xie Dan told the girl to catch up on sleep, then got up and asked someone to prepare the horse and enter the palace.

On the first day of the lunar new year, he still has an imperial grandmother in the palace. As the only grandson, the gift cannot be abolished, so as not to be a joke, he will naturally go to pay New Year's greetings.

The ground is covered with snow, Jing Zhaoyin really has rules about the so-called sweeping the snow in front of the door.Chang Shun ordered the servants to clean the inside and outside of Ye's house. The armored guards were sweeping the alley out of the way. Xie Dan rode slowly, and first returned to Zichen Hall from Chaoyang Gate, and the emperor's honor guard went from Zichen Hall to Cining Palace. .

The concubines were all there, and the Empress Dowager seemed to be in a good mood, happily accepting the emperor's New Year's greetings, and said with a smile that the palace was much more lively during the Chinese New Year this year.

The Empress Dowager said: "The Ai family is talking, you drank some wine last night, and there was no one to serve you, which is really worrying. It has been another year, and all the concubines in the palace are doing it for you. I came with you, and I don’t go to court during the New Year’s Eve. The emperor is rarely free, so I invite them to accompany me to be lucky, so that I can give birth to an heir for Da Zhou as soon as possible. At this age, the Ai family can’t wait to hug their great-grandson gone."

The beauties in the room blushed one by one, and the Empress Dowager waved her hands again: "Today's New Year's Day, Ai's family will be the master, and ask the dormitory bureau to arrange a dorm booklet for you."

Arrange a brochure first, and send people over at night.Xie Dan sneered in his heart, but he still said flatly: "It doesn't need to be so troublesome, I just listen to the emperor's grandmother, turn around..."

He glanced at the beauties in the room, and said in a low voice: "Chen Lianjiang, call Wei Fei to accompany you in Zichen Palace in the afternoon."

As soon as this statement came out, the concubines in the palace couldn't hide their expressions. The emperor really summoned the concubines, which was the first time in history.

But, why did it happen to be Concubine Wei!

Chu Congchan was the most impatient, and immediately cast two knife-like gazes at Wei Linbo.Wei Linbo's expression also seemed a little unexpected, he came back to his senses and hurriedly said: "The concubine obeys the order."

"Grandmother, then I will go back first." Xie Dan smiled and nodded, then got up and left.

As soon as the emperor left, all the concubines in the palace had no intention of staying any longer, and the empress dowager was even more unwilling to keep them. She waved them all to go back, and Chu Congchan stayed.

As soon as the crowd left, Chu Congchan cursed angrily: "Dogs that can bite don't bark, this bitch Wei Linbo usually looks honest and upright, but I didn't realize that this bitch dared to seduce His Majesty .”

"She is locked up in the harem all day like you. Do you really think that she has a chance to seduce the emperor?" The empress dowager rubbed her temples with a headache and sighed, "The emperor has already shown great favor to the Duke of Wei. Do you still want to promote the Wei family?"

The Duke of Wei's Mansion and the Chu family have never been in the same camp, and now the Duke of Wei's mansion is not targeting the Chu family once or twice in the court.

"Grandmother, what shall we do? The first time His Majesty summoned his concubine, he even summoned her, Wei Linbo, to accompany her during the day. If His Majesty is really seduced by her, he will call her to sleep with her at night..."

Chu Liu was only focused on fighting for the wind and jealousy, but the Empress Dowager had already thought of another level, if Concubine Wei was allowed to conceive a dragon fetus first and give birth to the eldest son of the emperor... Thinking about it this way, the Empress Dowager felt more and more headache.

The Empress Dowager looked at Chu Congchan and was also a little angry, and cursed: "It's not because you don't live up to it, you know that the pinch must be strong all day long, and you will be rampant in the harem, why don't you put your mind to it? On the emperor!"

Chu Liu is also wronged. She has been in the palace for more than two months. In the end, it would be better if she didn't enter the palace. She can still rely on her status as a "cousin" and send a soup to Zichen Palace under the guise of the empress dowager. .Nowadays, the palace rules are strict, and it is hard to even see the emperor's face.

As the youngest daughter of the Chu family, she was not raised for entering the palace, so she had such a temperament.Before Xie Dan ascended the throne, the Chu family had already started to discuss marriage with her, planning to marry her to a marriage partner with a good family background. When Xie Dan ascended the throne, the second sister who was going to marry the second prince entered the nunnery, but she was sent to the palace. Sit on the bench.

The glamorous daughter of the Chu family was originally just a pawn of the family, so only glamor was left.

However, even though these aristocratic noble daughters were raised by command since childhood, even though they were used as pawns, they were still wholeheartedly for the family.

Half an hour later, Wei Linbo went to Zichen Palace with two maids and a cup of tonic soup.Chen Lianjiang greeted her from the hall and led her all the way into the side hall.

Chen Lianjiang looked a little weird, bowed and smiled and said, "Miss Wei, Your Majesty ordered you to come to the Zichen Hall every three days from today until the Lantern Festival. You will sit in this side hall. Tell the servants what to do. Come in the afternoon, and you can go back in the afternoon."

"Understood." Wei Linbo responded, and asked in a low voice, "Is Your Majesty in the main hall?"

Chen Lianjiang bowed and nodded: "It's about the emperor's whereabouts, the slaves should not know. But you don't have to be cautious in this side hall, no one will disturb you."

Wei Linbo obviously breathed a sigh of relief. She guessed that the emperor was not around, so she relaxed a lot. She didn't treat Chen Lianjiang as an outsider, and complained: "Eunuch Chen, you don't have to be so respectful to me, it's all for His Majesty. When it’s Chinese New Year, His Majesty will use me to make things difficult for the Sixth Palace, and there are so many people in the Palace who are beating me up and cursing me.”

Chen Lianjiang smiled, bowed and said, "Your Majesty, sit down, and this servant will bring you some fruit and snacks to calm you down."

He understood completely now.

Chen Lianjiang came out of the side hall, and as he walked, he couldn't help covering his mouth and laughing. As expected of the emperor, you said it's a Chinese New Year's Eve, and this block is quite strong.

***

After staying up late to watch the New Year, Ye Chu slept all morning.

Anyway, there are no elders in the family who want to pay New Year's greetings. On the first day of the new year, Xie Dan sleeps in and no one dares to disturb her if Xie Dan doesn't talk about her.The servants in the courtyard were all light-footed, and the maids put down the bed curtains to block the bright light outside, allowing her to sleep soundly.When she woke up after getting enough sleep, she didn't know whether it was morning or evening.

When I asked, it was already lunch time.Ye Chu then asked, "Where's brother?"

"My lord stayed up all night watching the year, and he is resting in his room." Chun Jiang said.Xie Dan went out early in the morning and came back from the palace half an hour later. Hearing that Ye Chu was still awake, he also went back to his room to catch up on sleep.

Ye Chu yawned and asked, "Aren't you sleepy?"

Chun Jiang laughed and said, "Girl got up late, so we all slept in longer. Sister Hui went out to play in the snow in the middle of the night last night, and she hasn't woken up yet."

Since his brother didn't get up, neither did Ye Hui, so Ye Chu lay on the bed for a while.She fell into a dazed sleep, and slowly remembered that a very important event seemed to have happened last night.

After thinking about it, it's actually not a big deal.

Her brother is not her real brother, but it doesn't seem to matter.Ye Chu decided not to think about it, otherwise his brother would be sad again.

The maids came to help her freshen up. On the first day of the new year, the maids also changed into new clothes and jewelry for the New Year, and all four of them wore brighter silk flowers on their spring hair.

They picked out a peony-shaped brocade bedding for Ye Chu, with auspicious velvet flowers on her head, a red gold and ruby ​​necklace with eight treasures on her neck, and a few more jewelry than usual.

After dressing up, they chatted and laughed around Ye Chu one by one, and asked for the New Year's reward. Ye Chu asked Chunchao to get the purse that he had prepared earlier, which contained gold and silver zizi made into various shapes. The maids got it. They all gathered around her and said some auspicious words for the New Year.

Chunliu was clever and playful, took the purse and said a lot of auspicious words, and then said with a smile: "Do you think the girl has grown two inches in stature since spring? Look at this thong, the girl is not tall at all. Gao, I haven't worn this kind of long skirt very much, and now I can hold it up. The girl looks so good in this dress."

Chun Jiang answered: "If there is no two inches, there is more than one inch. At this age, the girl just happens to be tall."

Xie Dan walked in leisurely, and when he heard this, he pulled Ye Chu to make gestures on his chest, and said with a smile, "I've really grown taller. It's grown by an inch and a half."

When spring first came from Luzhou, it didn't reach his chest, but now the little girl has grown to his chest.Xie Dan couldn't help but feel a sense of accomplishment.

The author says:

Wei Linbo: That's right, everyone is a tool man, and I am the broom in the emperor's hand!