Ajiu

Chapter 75

As soon as she said these words, Empress Zhang frowned slightly, and Madam Jinxianghou and Madam Jinghaihou were shocked.unique?This little girl from the Pei family is unique?Lin Youhui's tense body slowly relaxed, and he was so moved that he wanted to cry, little Ajiu, good girl, what you said is great!You are the little baby of the Pei family, unique!

Ever since the tenth prince saw the three words "Cao Huiyin", he really wanted to reason with Queen Zhang.But in front of so many people, he couldn't say it, he could only bear with it in private, no matter how he acted coquettishly or mischievously, it was absolutely unacceptable for a son to contradict his mother in public.

Now seeing Ah Jiu standing alone, with stubbornness and grievance on her small face, the Tenth Prince couldn't help walking over to stand with her, and said with a smile: "Father, mother, my little junior sister is unique, don't sisters."

Empress Zhang's eyes fell on the face of the tenth prince, complicated and unspeakable.The tenth prince lowered his head and joked softly with Ajiu, "Fortunately, I am a senior brother. If I were a senior sister, my junior sister would not recognize me." Ajiu looked serious, "Senior sister can recognize me, and so can my cousin, senior sister, Cousin, you are not in the same family as me!"

Let me go, the queen's words are very gruff, it sounds like a sister's family, of course not.Whether it is a senior sister or a cousin, in the final analysis, they are only relatives or friends, not family members, and they are not the same as the sisters in the Queen's mouth.

The tenth prince smiled slightly, "Where do we get the senior sister from? Little junior sister, the teacher only has two disciples, me and you, except for us, the teacher is not allowed to accept any more students." Ajiu nodded earnestly, "Yes, no more students! In fact, I think it’s too much to have you, but since I’ve accepted it, I won’t say anything about it, and I’ll be more magnanimous, so I won’t argue with you.” The tenth prince praised: “Young junior sister is so good!” Ah Jiu replied, “Brother Ten Yes, so cute and cute."

The emperor looked at the pair of children in front of him, and remained silent for a while.Mrs. Jinxianghou and Mrs. Jinghaihou were all dumbfounded. Do you dare to understand that the tenth prince and his junior sister usually get along like this?This, what kind of seduction is this?Unheard of.

Zhang Yi and Zhang Tian were accompanying guests. Looking at the white and tender Ajiu in red, and the eloquent Ajiu, they were both curious and envious.Although the Pei family is not from the Zanying family, the bearing and pride of the little girl of the Pei family are not inferior to any noble daughter of the family.Pei Deyin, my family is much richer than yours, we are not as reckless and free and easy as you.

Cao Ying stood not far from Ajiu, her complexion gradually turned pale from reserved at first, and then turned red, the color changed, and her heart was ups and downs.It's really embarrassing for Pei Jiu, whose family background is far inferior to his own, to make the situation like this.

Empress Zhang looked down at Ajiu, with a gentle and loving voice, "Silly boy, you will always be sisters at home in your life." Not to mention the royal family, even civil servants and military generals, which family does not have three wives and four concubines? Hug left and right?It is a luxury for a woman to want to have no sisters.

"No, I will be unique all my life!" Ajiu's voice was clear, like a spring flowing happily in the mountains, but her tone was firm and unquestionable.

"Where can it be?" Empress Zhang sighed, "You are still young, and you don't know that people's hearts are sinister."

Mrs. Jin Xianghou was stunned for a long time, and finally recovered, and no matter how young Ajiu was, she laughed and joked, "Son, in the future you have a little son-in-law, and he insists on adding a sister to you, and you can't help it." of."

It's rude to say that publicly in front of little girls.But she said it in a joking tone, and this is the queen's private banquet, so it doesn't seem too abrupt.After all, when the acquaintances get together, the elders will also tease the little girl. Of course, it can only be done if the acquaintance is very acquainted, knows the root and the bottom, and knows the other party's temperament.

"Don't dare to tell me that I'm not the only one, hmph!" Ajiu waved her little hand heroically, "No more!"

Who dares to bring me a sister back, return it, don't want it.Want me to be virtuous and generous?Bah, the only daughter of the Pei family, don't be offended by this!

How can you allow others to sleep soundly on the side of the couch!
Mrs. Jin Xianghou was dumbfounded, she couldn't continue joking, and the smile on her face froze.Not only Mrs. Jin Xianghou, but also all the noble ladies present were surprised.This little girl from the Pei family is too domineering, right?Humility and obedience, she is not in the slightest.

The tenth prince clapped his hands vigorously and applauded, "Little sister is right, she is right!" The emperor looked at him helplessly, his eyes were full of sympathy, Xiao Shi, what is your name, is this the time for you to applaud?You should also applaud her for saying this, you... what will you do in the future.

Empress Zhang was stuck in her chest and couldn't lift it up, almost suffocating herself to death.

She didn't take Ajiu seriously at first, but she was the granddaughter of the prefect of Suzhou and the daughter of an editor of the Hanlin Academy. Her foundation was shallow and her family was poor.The tenth prince likes Ajiu, and she didn't take it seriously when he got close to Ajiu, thinking that the tenth prince is just a child's heart, and he will naturally forget it when he grows up.Even when he grew up, he was still infatuated, and he was brought into the palace to be a second concubine, that's all.

When Empress Zhang was the crown princess, the East Palace brought in beauties one after another, including ladies from the uncle's mansion, and daughters from civil servants.If the family is of high rank, the girl will have the title of second concubine as soon as she enters the door. If the family is not good, she will not be promoted to the title until after she has children or has served for many years.From Queen Zhang's point of view, with Ajiu's family background, being able to be the second concubine as soon as she entered the door was considered a good treatment for her.

Empress Zhang began to plan the marriage of the Tenth Prince two years ago. After her natal sister-in-law mentioned Cao Ying, Empress Zhang looked at her coldly. , nothing was not to her liking, and she firmly remembered what the emperor had promised, so she nodded and spit out.Originally thought that it was just a tacit understanding between the two sides, and when the tenth prince grew up, it would be put on the bright side, but unexpectedly a junior sister appeared in the middle, disrupting her plan.

When her natal sister-in-law Mrs. Jin Xianghou came to the palace to ask Zhun Xin'er, Queen Zhang got mad.Your Majesty, you said that Xiao Shi's marriage is under my control, yet you allow Xiao Shi to go out of the palace at will and give names to the little girl of the Pei family, aren't you embarrassing me?What I said must not be ignored. I am the queen, so I can't go back on my word.

Empress Zhang called Lin Youhui and Ajiu into the palace, and raised the idea of ​​sisters, in order to wake up the Pei family: Your girl can only be a younger sister, or you should call her sister obediently, or stay away from the tenth prince, and stop doing everything possible to seduce her.

It is also in the heart of Mrs. Anjing Haihou: You see, no one will touch your girl's status.

According to Queen Zhang's thinking, it would be best for Lin Youhui and Ajiu to bear the humiliation and call "Sister".After all, the tenth prince is her beloved youngest son, and she doesn't want to disappoint him.However, if Lin Youhui refuses to let Ajiu be called "sister", then she, as a mother, must take good care of her daughter, and don't let Ajiu and the tenth prince meet again, and there will be no further involvement.

It was originally a very simple matter, but who knew that the emperor came, who knew that Ajiu would have such neat words, "I was born unique!" She was only five years old and full of childishness. If Empress Zhang was fussing with her, she would appear to be disrespectful; if she was to teach her a lesson, she was afraid that she would not be able to speak to a child like Ajiu. Empress Zhang couldn't predict what earth-shattering words she would say.Moreover, Ajiu looks immature, but in fact she speaks in a very orderly manner, and her vocabulary is different from that of ordinary children. It is not easy to teach such a child.

Empress Zhang smiled and looked at Lin Youhui, "It seems that Deyin and Huiyin are not destined to be sisters, what a pity." Lin Youhui respectfully blessed, "My little girl and Miss Cao must have no destiny. My little girl She is unique in Pei's family, from now on, throughout her life, she will be unique in her own family."

Mrs. Jinghai Hou has always been conceited. When she heard Lin Youhui's "arrogant" words, she couldn't help but sarcastically said, "When Ling Ai was young, Second Grandma Pei was in charge. When Ling Ai grew up, she became someone else's family. Can you handle it? That's a big deal." Lin Youhui smiled slightly, and was about to refute, but saw Ajiu running over, standing in front of Mrs. Jinghaihou, waving her little hand as boldly as before, "No more !"

I'm speaking Chinese, I said no, you can't understand, can't you understand?Why are you still talking to my mother.

Mrs. Jinghaihou put on a straight face, "Miss Pei Jiu, have you read the Commandments for Women? Women should be humble and obedient, not arrogant like you, who refuse to accept even half a grievance!" Mrs. Jinxiang Hou stopped joking, Seriously said: "Son, if you keep doing this, you will inevitably encounter setbacks and bump into walls in the future."

If you are so savage, just wait for the wrestling, your head will be bloody.

Ajiu smiled mischievously, "If I am like me, my grandparents and parents love me, and my eight brothers treat me as a treasure, and I have to wrong myself, wouldn't I be stupid? Ladies, I am not a fool."

Ajiu looked at Mrs. Jinghai Hou and Mrs. Jinxiang Hou with a smile, her eyes were full of disdain.You two are idiots, the emperor is here, and you don't even look at the emperor's face, what are you arguing about?If he doesn't speak now, you two can't pretend that he doesn't exist!

The tenth prince came over with a smile and praised Ah Jiu, "My little junior sister is not stupid, my little junior sister is a smart child, unique and unparalleled in the world!" Ajiu's smiling eyebrows curved, "Tenth brother, you really have vision!"

The emperor, who had been silent for a long time, laughed, "These two children are bragging about each other, so they are not shy. Queen, I am hungry, can I give you a feast?" Turning to look at Queen Zhang, he asked humorously.

Empress Zhang hurriedly said: "It's already ready, Your Majesty, please take a seat." The emperor nodded, smiled and waved to Prince Ten and Ajiu, "Little Ten, Deyin, two naughty children, come quickly and sit with me." Ten The prince and Ajiu agreed and walked towards the emperor.

Empress Zhang's face froze, and she smiled and said, "Your Majesty really likes children." She also waved at Cao Ying, "Huiyin, am I lonely sitting alone? Come and stay with me." Empress Zhang greeted her, she was overjoyed, and walked obediently to Empress Zhang.

Ajiu approached the emperor, raised her face, and smiled sweetly, "Your Majesty, can I still be called Ajiu? The name you gave me is so nice that I don't even want to call it." She smiled flatteringly, The pear dimple is intoxicating, revealing a mouthful of small white teeth like braided shells.

The emperor made a straight face on purpose, "Ajiu, don't you think the name I gave is ugly?" Ajiu lowered her voice and told him quietly, "The name sounds nice, and most importantly, it's very stylish! But, how cute I am , but this name has nothing to do with cuteness, it is too noble. Your Majesty, I will be called Deyin when I grow up, okay?"

The emperor was very happy when he heard her begging in soft words, he pretended to think about it, nodded, "Success, I will call you Deyin after you reach Ji." Ajiu thanked obediently, and the tenth prince showed off: "Little sister, Is my father fine?" Ajiu nodded vigorously, "Well, your father is so kind!"

The emperor walked in the front, and Empress Zhang looked at the front, chatting and laughing, the one big and the two young were in a good mood, so let's not mention the suffocation in my heart.

The banquet was set in the side hall, and a large floor-to-ceiling red sandalwood carved screen was placed in the middle, with the emperor and empress at the top, and the crown princess, Mrs. Jinxianghou, Mrs. Jinghaihou, Lin Youhui and others on the outside of the screen.

The voices of the Tenth Prince and Ajiu, and the emperor's laughter continued to be heard from inside the screen. Mrs. Jinghai Hou heard it, and her chest felt tight.Looking up, Lin Youhui was drinking fine wine gracefully, and wanted to ridicule Lin Youhui, but suddenly lost the mood.

After the banquet, the emperor took the tenth prince and Ajiu to the Qianqing Palace. Although Empress Zhang had a smile on her face, she became more and more reluctant.Mrs. Jinghai Hou felt bored, so she wanted to leave early, but Queen Zhang didn't keep her, so she pulled Cao Ying to say a few affectionate words, and ordered the palace servants to send her out.

Cao Ying got into the carriage, and the tears she had been holding back finally flowed down. She choked up and threw herself into Mrs. Jinghaihou's arms, "Mother, why are we here to suffer this kind of humiliation?" Mrs. Jinghaihou was so distressed, Coaxed softly, "Daughter, the matter is not yet settled, don't worry, don't worry." Cao Ying cried even harder.

The tenth prince is so beautiful, his eyes are more dazzling than the brightest stars in the sky, but his gaze only stays on his little junior sister, he never looks at anyone else...

Not long after Mrs. Jinghai Hou left, Mrs. Jinxiang Hou also left.Lin Youhui was the latest to leave, until the tenth prince played with Ajiu in the palace for a long time, and then happily left with the two top-quality Shoushan stones bestowed by the emperor.These two extremely high-quality Shoushan stones are delicate and fat, translucent, and they look extremely beautiful. Ajiu, a little money fan, is holding the valuable Shoushan stones, smiling without disturbing her mouth.

Ajiu left happily, and Empress Zhang's face sank like water.

In the evening, the emperor came to Kunning Palace, and the empress did not look very well when they met.The palace servants stood silently by the side, their hearts raised in their throats.

"I just gave the name Deyin to the little girl of the Pei family, and you come up with a Huiyin, what do you want?" The emperor's voice was flat.

Empress Zhang was silent for a moment, a little aggrieved, "The emperor clearly promised me that Xiao Shi's affairs are all up to me." You said I was the one to make the decision, don't you forget?

The emperor was startled, and after thinking carefully for a long time, he recalled that when the tenth prince was just born, he really felt sorry for the queen's difficulty in giving birth, so he said this.

"The empress is interested in a girl from the Cao family, isn't she? I don't understand why the empress is in a hurry to make a decision when the two children are still so young and their temperament has not yet settled down?" the emperor asked slowly.

Well, you call the shots and let you call the shots.However, why do you want to settle down for your child at such a young age?You know what it's like when two kids grow up?
Empress Zhang touched the jade bracelet in her hand, and said slowly: "That happened a year ago. The Qiu family was arrogant and domineering in the Kunning Palace, and I was so angry that my chest was tight. I was lying alone on the bed at night, unable to breathe. At that time I thought, what will Xiao Shi do if I can't get up at one breath and leave? Boss, Ning Shou, and Fu Shou are all married, so I have nothing to worry about. Close your eyes."

"So, I struggled to get out of bed, and wanted to show Xiao Shi a capable Yue family and a virtuous concubine. The Cao family and the Zhang family are in-laws, and they know each other well, so I took a fancy to it." Queen Zhang said lightly, As if talking about something trivial.

The emperor was choked and speechless.

Empress Zhang sneered repeatedly in her heart, picked up the teacup, and took a sip slowly.

The emperor was silent for a while, and then slowly said: "My heart for Xiao Shi is the same as yours. Empress, if Xiao Shi likes a girl, you don't have the heart to let her down, right?"

Empress Zhang smiled, "Of course not. I risked my life to give birth to him, so how can I give him the slightest grievance? Your Majesty, if he likes the little girl of the Pei family, he can marry her as the second concubine. I will definitely let him get his wish. "

"Queen, you were born in the Marquis's Mansion, and you have always valued the Duke's Marquis's Mansion. You don't understand civil servants, especially Pei Kai." The emperor smiled, "Pei Kai will never agree, do you understand?"

(End of this chapter)