Celebrating the Year of the Fish: A Princess is Not a Concubine[GL]

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The second day was the first day of April. Mrs. Zhou said that she would go to Qianlong Temple to worship the Bodhisattva. When Zhou Jinyu learned about it, she couldn't help lamenting how quickly time passed, and it was already April in a blink of an eye.

In the past, when Mrs. Zhou went to Qianlong Temple, Zhou Jinyu would go with her. After all, she was a lay disciple of Qianlong Temple, and returning to Qianlong Temple was like returning to her own home.

However, things are different now. Since Xiao Baozi recognizes her as his master, it is indeed inappropriate for her to go out with Mrs. Zhou. It just so happens that Zhou Linger is already in good health, so he replaces Zhou Jinyu and stays with Zhou. The old lady went together, but fortunately she was also willing to go.

After a while, Mrs. Zhou went out with Zhou Linger. Mrs. Zhou has always been very pious in worshiping Bodhisattvas. Every time she went to Qianlong Temple, she would go early and bring A lot of sesame oil money was paid, and it was said that it was for a few of them to accumulate blessings.

Zhou Jinyu had just sent off Mrs. Zhou, before returning to the mansion, Wei Huanian brought Wei Jingrui there.

Zhou Jinyu walked down the steps. Seeing Wei Huanian get off the car, she didn't know what to say for a while. She held back for a long time before asking, "Why did you come so early today?"

Wei Huanian wore a light green skirt today, his makeup was the same as before, but this green dress complemented it, and it seemed more like a little daughter's home, Zhou Jinyu secretly Sigh, as expected, the little bun lady looks great in everything she wears.

Wei Huanian handed Wei Jingrui to her, frowned slightly, but relaxed again, and replied flatly: "An elder has passed away and needs to go out."

Zhou Jinyu was stunned, and refused to ask any more questions. It would be useless for her to ask too much about this kind of thing, and she didn't know Little Baoziniang's elders, so even if she said some comforting words, it would be harmless and useless. , it is better not to say anything.

Wei Huanian looked at her, and said again: "If I can make it back by noon, I will come to pick Ah Jing back to the residence."

Zhou Jinyu held Xiao Baozi's hand and said doubtfully, "Noon? Is Xiao Baozi only staying at Zhou's house for half a day today?"

Wei Huanian nodded, without saying anything, turned around and got into the carriage.

The coachman immediately raised his whip, shouted "drive", and the carriage drove south.

Zhou Jinyu looked down at Xiao Baozi, and Xiao Baozi also raised his head, looking at her with watery eyes.

Zhou Jinyu sighed: "Is it because the Ching Ming Festival is coming soon? Lord Yan is going to take people into the mansion? Why are people taken away by him every now and then?"

Xiao Baozi blinked and didn't answer her.

Zhou Jinyu gave a helpless wry smile: "Let's go, let's go home, I'll boil sweet water for you and read a book, okay?"

Xiao Baozi's eyes lit up when he heard "Sweet Water", and he felt a little happy for a moment, but when Zhou Jinyu said "reading", he became listless again.

Zhou Jinyu picked him up and told him jokes while walking towards the small kitchen.

Wei Huanian got into the carriage, and the carriage came all the way to Zhuque South Street, the residence of the eldest prince Wei Chenglu.

Wei Chenglu sent the housekeeper Luo Zong to wait in front of the mansion early in the morning. When Wei Huanian arrived, the young big housekeeper Luo Zong immediately greeted him, and said with a smile on his face: "The little man greets the eldest princess, the eldest prince is waiting for you!" It's been more than half an hour for you."

Wei Huayou nodded, and ordered: "Lead the way."

Luo Zong hurriedly led the way, and after a while, Luo Zong brought Wei Huanian to the door of Wei Chenglu's study.

Luo Zong said: "Eldest princess, the eldest prince is inside, you can go in by yourself, the younger one will leave first."

After he finished speaking, he took another look at Wan Qiu who was behind Wei Huanian, and said with a smile: "Miss Wan Qiu, I have prepared some good tea for you, I wonder if I can show you my face?"

Wan Qiu glared at him, feeling that although the housekeeper was smiling, he still didn't think he was a good person.

Wei Huanian then said to Wan Qiu: "You wait outside, there is no need to come in."

Wan Qiu quickly said: "Yes, Princess."

After Wei Huanian finished his orders, he pushed open the door of Wei Chenglu's study, and walked in.

Wei Chenglu's study was very dark, and when he opened the door, a strange smell of medicine came over his face, Wei Huanian couldn't help frowning, and almost choked out from the smell of medicine.

As soon as Wei Chenglu saw that Wei Huanian had arrived, he immediately stood up from his chair and said with a loud smile, "Yuan Zhao, you are here. This hall has been waiting for you for a long time."

Wei Huanian bowed to Wei Chenglu and saluted: "Brother Emperor, I will come as soon as I hear from you."

Wei Chenglu walked down with a smile and helped her up: "You and I are brothers and sisters, these etiquettes can be avoided."

Wei Huanian just said: "Sister Chen dare not."

Wei Chenglu laughed and blamed and said: "You, but the more you live, the more disciplined you become. I almost forgot the days when you pestered us and accompanied you to the martial arts arena when you were young."

Wei Huanian said: "Yuan Zhao was ignorant when he was a child, so he made big brother laugh."

Wei Chenglu suddenly got a little angry and said, "How did you become what you are now? Do you treat everyone as an outsider now? Do you treat me as an outsider too?"

The expression on Wei Huanian's face did not change at all, he just looked at him and said, "What about Brother Dahuang, Brother Dahuang has also changed, people will always change, why should Brother Dahuang be sobbing."

Wei Chenglu was blocked by her and couldn't say a word, pointing to the seat on one side, he slowly recovered his hypocritical smile and said: "Come on, let's sit down and talk."

As soon as the two of them sat down, Wei Chenglu got right to the point. After all, it was obviously unrealistic to have a brother-sister relationship with Wei Huanian, especially after Wei Huanian had Wei Jingrui, all her thoughts were on the illegitimate son whose father was unknown. It had been a long time since the two had spoken seriously.

Wei Chenglu tilted his head and looked at her: "The head of the old man went to the hospital last night, did you receive the news?"

Wei Huanian looked as usual, shook his head lightly, and said, "I haven't received the news yet."

Wei Chenglu sneered: "Once the head of the old court dies, the vacancy of the head of the Qiulu Academy will be vacated. I am afraid that this fat vacancy will be stared at by the civil and military forces of the whole dynasty." Wei Chenglu asked hesitantly: "Say, father What should I do if the head of the hospital is given to the person at the second child's side?"

Wei Huanian said: "The position of the head of the court will affect the whole body. It is related to the fresh blood of the court. I am afraid that the father will not appoint someone to take over at will. The reason why the old Wang is firmly in the head of the court is because Isn't it also because he doesn't belong to any party?"

Wei Chenglu thought about it carefully, and instantly felt that what Wei Huanian said was reasonable, and quickly said: "Yes, yes, if the father really thinks so, I will feel relieved." He snorted coldly: "If I can't get something, the second child should also get it." Can't get it."

Wei Huanian paused, got up and said, "If Brother Emperor is fine, I will take my leave first."

Wei Chenglu quickly followed suit and stood up: "It's hard for you to come here once, why don't you leave after eating at my house?"

Wei Huanian said: "The head of the old courtyard can be regarded as Ah Jing's half-master. I will go to see him for the last time and see him off for the last time no matter what I say."

Wei Chenglu nodded: "However, you can go to mourn with everyone tomorrow, so that you will look good in front of civil and military officials."

Wei Huanian only said: "I don't want to make face, I just want peace of mind."

Hearing what she said, Wei Chenglu refused to say any more.

Wei Huanian was silent for a while, and then said: "I have to go to the palace to see my mother at noon, is the emperor willing to go with me?"

Wei Chenglu said coldly: "No!"

Wei Huanian said: "Last night, the queen mother sent someone to report that she was not feeling well recently, and her heart always hurt. She went to the hospital several times, but the medicine didn't help. She was in severe pain last night. Someone came and said that he missed Ben Gong and A Jing, and asked Ben Gong to bring A Jing into the palace today to see her."

Wei Huanian said this on purpose, she deliberately told Wei Chenglu that the eldest grandson Empress was ill, if Wei Chenglu had a heart, he would definitely not pretend that he didn't hear anything.

She knew there was a rift between Wei Chenglu and Empress Changsun's mother and son, but after all, Empress Changsun's greatest wish was to hope that Wei Chenglu, the son of Wei Chenglu, could enter the palace to accompany her and talk to her. Empress Changsun told her several times, just hoping She was able to persuade Wei Chenglu to go to Fengqi Palace.

But Wei Chenglu was obviously destined to disappoint Empress Changsun.

Wei Chenglu said with a blank face: "If that's the case, the hall won't see you off."

Disappointed, Wei Huanian bowed his body and saluted: "My sister will leave."

Wei Huanian turned around and was about to leave when he suddenly heard Wei Chenglu laughing behind him: "Yuan Zhao, I heard that you have been very close to that man named Zhou Jinyu recently."

Wei Huanian paused, looked back at Wei Chenglu, and asked quietly, "What do you want to say, brother?"

Wei Chenglu smiled: "I heard that General Han is already in good health, so your future son-in-law is probably Feng Weizhi, so I advise you, if you like Zhou Jinyu, you should break up with him as soon as possible, but ...But if you really don't want to marry, there is nothing you can do."

Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows: "Huh?"

Wei Chenglu said coldly: "Kill Feng Weizhi, or, kill Father Huang."

Wei Huanian looked normal and said: "I heard that Brother Huang likes to drink recently, I'm afraid he is drunk? I didn't hear anything just now, but since Brother Huang is drunk, I won't bother you, and I will leave first."

Looking at her back, Wei Chenglu couldn't help but said: "Wei Huanian, you should know that you can't escape! You can't escape his tricks at all!"

Wei Huanian didn't stop, with a cold face, he led Wanqiu out of the mansion of the eldest prince Wei Chenglu.

She got into the carriage, gave an order, and the carriage went straight to the mansion of the old man on West Street. Wan Qiu felt that she didn't know what the eldest prince said to her master. The master was obviously mad at the elder prince.

Zhou Jinyu was originally watching Xiao Baozi practicing calligraphy in the study room. After a while, Zhou Xiaoshan knocked on the door and came in. He said that the scholar who claimed to be Zhou Jinyu's senior brother had come again and was taken to the front hall by Zhou Xiaoshan went.

When Zhou Jinyu came to the front hall, he saw Zhao Guangsheng sitting on a chair.

Seeing Zhou Jinyu come in, Zhao Guangsheng opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound, the tears in his eyes could not stop falling.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Jinyu secretly felt bad.

Sure enough, he heard Zhao Guangsheng cry: "Jinyu...the head of the hospital...he...has gone."

Zhou Jinyu felt that the world was spinning for a while, and he almost couldn't stand still.

It seemed that at the moment when he told the news, the laughter and cursing that the head of the old hospital had used to treat her in the past instantly appeared in front of her eyes.

Zhou Jinyu always felt that although the old man had a bad temper and was as stubborn as a donkey, he was a very nice person.

Most of the students in Qiulu Academy are the children of officials, with different backgrounds, but there are also some children from poor families, but as long as there is an old head of the school, at least in terms of academics, he has always treated them equally.

People who study knowledge, no matter what their background is, are not high or low.

So based on this, Zhou Jinyu obeyed him.

When she heard Little Baozi Niang say that someone had gone this morning, she was still thinking about the head of the old hospital, and felt sad for a long time.

Later, when Xiao Baozi tossed and refused to study, she temporarily suppressed this matter in her heart.

Zhou Jinyu said in relief, "Elder brother, my condolences."

Zhao Guangsheng cried so hard that he could hardly breathe.

Seeing him like this, Zhou Jinyu stopped comforting him and let him cry, that's fine.

When Zhao Guangsheng had cried and vented enough, he stammered and said to Zhou Jinyu, "Tomorrow...then...the funeral, you...remember to come."

Zhou Jinyu nodded: "I will go early."

After Zhao Guangsheng delivered the letter and was about to leave, Zhou Jinyu immediately took out a 100 tael bank note and wanted to give it to Zhao Guangsheng.

Zhao Guangsheng was stunned, and quickly refused: "Don't...I...no...no way!"

"Take it, take it as my wish for my old benefactor." Zhou Jinyu said, and forced the banknote into Zhao Guangsheng's hand: "The old benefactor's funeral is all up to the elder brother, he is decent For the rest of my life, if I can't walk decently when I leave, I'm afraid I can't feel at ease, so you accept the bank note."

Zhao Guangsheng glanced at Zhou Jinyu gratefully, and nodded solemnly: "I... will!"

Zhou Jinyu was relieved, the head of the old courtyard was completely empty, and he had never had a son or a daughter in his life, and his wife left early, and now that he is gone, what can Zhang Luo do if he has no money?

After sending Zhao Guangsheng away, Zhou Jinyu went back to his study.

When Xiao Baozi saw that he had come back, he who had been sleeping on the table sat up cleverly, then quickly picked up the pen on the table, and wrote on the paper under the pen, pretending to be very hardworking.

Zhou Jinyu was still immersed in the sadness of leaving the head of the old courtyard. Seeing her listless look, Xiao Baozi got up from the small chair, came to Zhou Jinyu, tugged at her sleeves, raised his head and stared blankly. looking at her.

Zhou Jinyu smiled and shook his head: "I'm fine, don't worry."

Xiao Baozi was still staring at her, obviously not believing what she said.

Zhou Jinyu squatted down, pressed his two little arms, and couldn't hold back his tears anymore: "Little Baozi, my master is gone, and he will never come back."

After Zhou Jinyu finished speaking, she broke down in tears.

Just now in front of Zhao Guangsheng, she didn't cry, she seldom cried in front of outsiders, but now, facing Xiao Baozi, she couldn't suppress it anymore.

Little Baozi was obviously a little flustered by her sudden abnormal mood, he looked at Zhou Jinyu for a while at a loss, and finally he raised his little hand, and gently helped Zhou Jinyu wipe away the tears from his eyes.

Zhou Jinyu smiled wryly and said, "You have improved, and you have learned to comfort others."

Xiao Baozi blinked, and helped her wipe away the newly shed tears.

Zhou Jinyu took a deep breath and stopped her tears. She couldn't scare her son.

So he let go of Xiao Baozi, went out to the yard to wash his face in cold water, and then returned to the study, continuing to stare at Xiao Baozi to practice calligraphy.

When Zhao Guangsheng returned to the mansion at the head of the old courtyard on West Street with the silver ticket, Wei Huanian's carriage had just arrived. As the oldest senior senior of Qiulu Academy, Zhao Guangsheng had naturally met Princess Yuanzhao.

Immediately, she knelt down and saluted from a distance: "Student...bye...bye bye...the eldest princess!"

He was already stuttering, but when he saw Wei Huanian's noble posture, he stuttered even more, and he didn't even dare to look at him.

Wei Huanian walked in, and Fang said: "Stay flat, I'm going out in modest clothes today, so there's no need to be polite."

Zhao Guangsheng straightened up: "...Yes!"

Wei Huanian followed Zhao Guangsheng into the mansion, and as soon as he entered, Wei Huanian directly explained his purpose: "I am here to send the head of the elderly home for the last journey."

Zhao Guangsheng respectfully took her to the room at the head of the old courtyard. Wei Huanian looked at the thin-faced old man on the bed. He was just lying quietly on the bed, wearing a thin gray shirt that he usually wears on his body, as if he had just slept. The look of being caught.

In the past five years, she has seldom asked about court affairs in the open, and has little contact with ministers in the court. Even if a minister came to her house, she could almost hide as much as she could. .

But the old head of the hospital was an exception. Later, she wanted to find a master for Wei Jingrui, and he was one of the top three Confucian scholars in the world, so Wei Huanian sent someone to find him.

Who would have thought that he was also stubborn, so he refused straight away, thinking that Wei Huanian was trying to win him over.

Later, Wei Huanian went there in person and explained why he came, so he agreed to let Wei Jingrui go to Qiulu Academy to study with the students.

But later, because of Wei Jingrui's own reasons, nothing happened that day.

Wei Huanian was silent for a while, then looked up at the crude furnishings in the room, and sighed secretly in his heart, he couldn't help but sigh in his heart that a generation of great Confucians lived in such poverty.

Before leaving, Wei Huanian asked Zhao Guangsheng, "Are you going to handle the funeral of the head of the old courtyard?"

Zhao Guangsheng nodded again: "Yes!"

Wei Huanian looked at Wan Qiu, and ordered Wan Qiu to give Zhao Guangsheng the money.

Wei Huanian said: "You are a good person, please take care of this matter."

Now Zhao Guangsheng didn't dare to accept what he said, he stammered and explained: "Small... villain dare not! Jin... Brother Jinyu... gave... the money!"

Wei Huanian raised his eyebrows: "Zhou Jinyu?"

Zhao Guangsheng was taken aback, the eldest princess also knew about Zhou Jinyu?Although he was puzzled, he nodded immediately.

Wei Huanian glanced at Wan Qiu, Wan Qiu was immediately dissatisfied and said: "The princess rewarded you with money, you just keep it, besides, the princess's money is not for you, but for the old courtyard chief, take it!"

After Wan Qiu finished speaking, she also forcibly stuffed the bank note into Zhao Guangsheng's hand.

Zhao Guangsheng opened the crumpled bank note in a daze, only to see "Official note from the Ministry of Household Affairs, 500 taels" written on it in large characters.

Just as Zhao Guangsheng was about to kneel down to thank him, Wei Huanian had already taken Wan Qiu out of the mansion.

Zhao Guangsheng was grateful in his heart, bowed to Wei Huanian's back several times, and then got up, picked up the wet handkerchief that was soaked in water in the copper basin beside the bed, wrung it dry, and wiped the old head's face again wipe.

He thought in his heart that if the funeral was held tomorrow, he might not be able to do it alone.After much deliberation, he couldn't find any reliable person. After all, it was a funeral, and those officials and young masters were probably not willing to talk about it, and they might have to trouble Zhou Jinyu.

Thinking of this, he prepared to go to Zhou's house to look for Zhou Jinyu.

Wei Huanian left from the capital of the old courtyard on West Street, and the carriage went all the way to the Zhou Mansion. After picking up Wei Jingrui, he was about to enter the palace.

The carriage traveled southward from Xiyan Street, went straight through Zhuque Street, passed through the Imperial City Office, and arrived at the majestic main gate of the Imperial Palace.

As soon as Wei Huanian got off the carriage with Wei Jingrui, he heard someone behind him say: "Princess, long time no see, how have you been?"

Wei Huanian paused, then turned around, it was the national teacher Yuan Tianfang.

He was dressed in white clothes, with a smile on his eyes, as if he didn't look like a person in the world. If it wasn't for his special status, walking on the street with his appearance, there would be many girls crying and wanting to marry for him.

Yuan Tianfang suppressed the longing for her in his eyes, and only saluted very restrainedly: "My minister sees Princess Yuanzhao, Princess Wanfu Jin'an."

Wei Huanian just nodded slightly to Yuan Tianfang: "The national teacher is polite."

Wei Huanian didn't want to talk to him, so he took Wei Jingrui's hand and turned to leave.

Suddenly, Yuan Tianfang asked behind her: "Does the princess have someone she likes?"

Wei Huanian couldn't help frowning, and turned to look at him: "What does the national teacher mean?"

Yuan Tianfang knew that he had slipped his words, so he returned to his detached and exiled immortal appearance, and said with a smile: "I see that there seems to be a peach blossom between the princess's eyebrows, which seems to have not yet bloomed, maybe it's not the red luan star moving?"

Although Yuan Tianfang pretended not to care, he couldn't help asking: "Princess, can you tell me, who is that person?"

Wei Huanian said in a deep voice, "It's not convenient."

……

Zhou Jinyu has been a little sad recently.

Because since Wei Huanian became pregnant, his temper has become more and more strange.

He started to find reasons to quarrel with her at every turn, but she didn't dare to speak back, so she could only be scolded in the end.

She became more and more suspicious that Wei Huanian no longer loved her.

Finally one day, she cried and made a wish to the gods and said: My God, even if I become a fish, it is better than being scolded by my wife all day long.

That night, the god gave her a dream and said: This god heard your prayer and expressed great sympathy for your experience, so I agreed to your request and let you be a fish for seven days.

So the next day, when Zhou Jinyu woke up, she was surprised to find that she had really turned into a red fish.

She was lying in the transparent fish tank, unable to speak, only "gurgling" and spitting bubbles.

She was quite panicked at first, but then she thought about it, being a fish is pretty good, at least she won't be scolded by her wife, and besides eating and sleeping every day, wouldn't she be happy.

Moreover, there are a lot of servants and nannies at home, so there is no need to worry that Wei Huanian will not be taken care of by anyone for the past seven days.

So she jumped out of the fish tank, and tapped a text message to Wei Huanian with her tail: "Honey, I'm on a business trip in a hurry. I'll be back in seven days. You have to take care of yourself."

After sending the text message, she jumped back into the fish tank.

She was in the fish tank, quietly waiting for Wei Huanian to fly into a rage after seeing that text message.

But there was nothing. After reading the text message, Wei Huanian simply replied with a few words.

Immediately afterwards, she walked to the window, watched the passing vehicles outside the window for a while, and then turned to listen to the prenatal education music.

Zhou Jinyu thought: So calm?Does the wife no longer care about herself?

Since Zhou Jinyu got married, he once again felt a so-called sense of crisis.

At night, Wei Huanian had already fallen asleep.

Looking at his wife lying on the bed, Zhou Jinyu suddenly missed the days when she was fighting with him.

Well……

The water in the fish tank is so cold.

I want to hug my wife to sleep!

Oh, bear with it.

On the second day, Wei Huanian went downstairs to have breakfast, and then returned to the bedroom of the young couple.

Then, Zhou Jinyu saw that she started to open the cooker, took out the clothes that Zhou Jinyu had randomly thrown in, neatly folded them, and put them in one by one.

He took out their wedding anniversary photo album and started looking through it.

Zhou Jinyu was a little moved. It turned out that his wife still cared about him so much.

woo woo woo...

Moving.

The next night, the day without my wife hugging me to sleep was still so difficult.

And she has a fish in the fish tank, which means nothing at all.

On the third day, Zhou Jinyu was on the verge of going crazy. She wanted to talk to her wife, but when she opened her mouth, she spit bubbles again, unable to utter a word.

As soon as he opened his mouth--

Gollum. . .

Gollum. . .

full of bubbles

After a few days like this, Zhou Jinyu suddenly began to miss the days when he quarreled with Wei Huanian.

On the seventh day, Zhou Jinyu thought, oh my god, I'm finally getting rid of the boring life of being a fish, my wife, I'm coming back soon!

Then, she listened to Wei Huanian answering the phone.

Wei Huanian immediately said, "Okay, I'll be there right away."

Zhou Jinyu instantly became alert.

who is it?

Wei Huanian went out quickly, Zhou Jinyu waited at home for a long time, and at night, he finally waited until Wei Huanian came back.

Then, she saw Wei Huanian carrying a cat with tiger stripes in his hand.

Zhou Jinyu: "..."

Then, the little tabby walked slowly and arrogantly towards the fish tank.

He stretched out his tentative paws towards the fish tank.

Then, it opened its "bloody mouth".

Zhou Jinyu shouted, "Ah! Don't!"

Then, she woke up.

And Wei Huanian was sleeping next to her, with a big belly, breathing steadily.

Wei Huanian was woken up by her, and slapped her lightly: "What are you yelling!"

Zhou Jinyu groaned from being beaten, and said aggrievedly: "Honey, I suddenly think you are very beautiful and cute!"

Wei Huanian muttered, "Have you put honey on your mouth? Are you not mad at me?"

Zhou Jinyu hastily kissed him stupidly: "I love you, wife, woohoo!"