Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 39

It was night, Qi Haocheng hugged Liu Xuer who was already asleep, and her breath smelled faintly of the fragrance of her hair. It was the first time since Qi Haocheng grew up that he felt that what he wanted could not be completely obtained in his hands, and a smooth life had arrived. Here, he encountered such a problem. The appearance of this woman was like a knot, which made him stop for too long.

It's not that he didn't feel the regret of his father and the ridicule of the people in the capital, maybe he asked too much, he wanted to sit in Nanyang Hou's mansion, but he didn't want to let go of her in his hands.

Zhuge Yuxin is a person who is not difficult to get along with, but she is a woman with great personality. She is a noble daughter of an aristocratic family and is loved by thousands of people. Their marriage contract has been agreed since they were very young. The appearance of Liu Xuer is Zhuge Yuxin. The first stain in his life that cannot be erased, but what Qi Haocheng is not worried about is that the more arrogant a person is, the less he will disdain to use despicable means to make Liu Xu'er disappear.

Similarly, it is not easy to bring her into the Hou Mansion.

Maybe it's because life has been too smooth, Qi Haosheng is unwilling to let go of anything he wants, just like back then, it belongs to him and can only belong to him, anyone who thinks about it will be punished...

The snow, as Yingxiu expected, did not stop until Laba. Even though she was in the Shen Mansion, she had no information from the outside world. She had heard of the gathering of disaster victims inside and outside the capital, and the serious disasters in various provinces. The number of people has exceeded [-].

The first person to open a warehouse to give out porridge was not the Shen family that Yingxiu had mentioned earlier, nor was it a powerful family in the capital, but an ordinary official who happened to live near the gate of the city. He started to give out porridge on the third day after the heavy snowfall. , people in the capital imitated extremely quickly, and the amount of porridge donated by ordinary officials was quickly overwhelmed, and the troops of the major palaces alone were huge.

This kind of porridge is no match for more and more victims. It is freezing cold, even if they are not starved to death, many who cannot survive will freeze to death. A small wind and cold can kill people. Wan'an Temple opened a temple to help For the victims, the surrounding area of ​​the capital is gray even to the sky.

At night, ten minutes after the lights were turned on, there was no one on the official road in the capital. A carriage ran quickly, leaving two lines of carriage marks in the snow. The carriage stopped after arriving at Prince Ding's Mansion. Quickly entered the palace.

The study room was brightly lit. Su Kun looked at the express and frowned deeply. The disasters in the capital were so severe, not to mention the border areas and those towns adjacent to the barbarians. Although his subordinates tried their best to remedy the situation, there were still a lot of deaths , Morale is so low, when those warlike people among the barbarians take the opportunity to attack the city, they will have no power to fight back.

"My lord, the seventh prince and Young Master Qiao have arrived." There was an announcement from outside the door, and then the door opened, and the seventh prince Su Lin quickly walked in, took off his robe, and his face was uglier than Su Kun.

"It's really deceiving!" Su Lin slapped the table hard again angrily, and looked up at Su Kun, "Fourth brother, why don't I go back to Luzhou for you this time."

"It's easy to say." Su Kun shook his head. Not long after he returned to the capital, someone from the emperor asked him to go back to Luzhou to watch. He has one.

"Fourth Brother, I think you can try what Seventh Brother said." Qi Haoming finished reading the bulletin Su Kun handed him, "The people in Luzhou live not far from the barbarians. The natural disaster is serious in Luzhou, and the barbarians must also be affected. If they really want to fight, their main purpose is to test Luzhou's military situation, so as long as there are people in command at this time, they will definitely not dare to act rashly."

"Yes, brother is right. That's what I mean. Fourth brother, I will watch over those savages for you, so that you can stay safe in the capital and save those people from jumping up and down." Su Lin and Su Kun They are not brothers from the same mother. Su Lin's mother and concubine are a sister of the queen. After giving birth to Su Lin, she died. The queen raised the child under her own name. Su Lin has been headed by her brother since she was a child, and everything must be done. He learned everything, even the matter of leading soldiers to fight. If the queen hadn't fallen ill, Su Lin might really be wielding a knife in the frontier at this moment.

"You can only talk on paper, and you can't go to that place."

"Fourth brother, you didn't just talk on paper when you went there, why don't we go out to fight now, and if you win, let me go for you!" Su Lin was very arrogant, and Su Kun was not good at fighting back then, Now he is 19 years old, why not!

"Nonsense! Life is no joke!" Su Kun flashed his fist. As the leader of Luzhou President, he did not want to withdraw from this position and replace it when he returned to the emperor. It is hard to guess his thoughts. Today's The capital is not as peaceful as it used to be. If he is allowed to go to war without any worries, Su Kun will start to hesitate.

"Fourth brother, why don't you understand!" Su Lin walked up and down in the study angrily, and suddenly stood in front of Jinze, "You, tell me, if I go to Luzhou, how can I not be able to restrain those savages? of!"

Hearing his childish words, Qi Haoming couldn't help laughing, "Fourth Brother, I think Seventh Brother can go. With his temperament, girls in the capital are definitely not willing to marry him. Maybe he went to Luzhou. Maybe marry a barbarian princess."

When Qi Haoming said this, the atmosphere eased a little, and Su Kun smiled, "That's right, he looks like that, there is still a girl in the capital who is willing to marry him."

Su Lin was angry for a while, he was indeed notorious in the whole capital city, starting from the emperor and empress planning for his marriage, Su Lin cried for no less than ten ladies from aristocratic families, scaring away countless ladies who were interested in him, For one thing, she had changed her original intention and refused to marry this prominent person even if she died.

Su Lin was loved by the emperor very much, because he looked very much like his dead mother and concubine. It was precisely because he was not destined for the throne that the emperor wanted to arrange for him a century-old family with a deep foundation. Luckily, she was blessed by the aristocratic family and would not be slaughtered by her brothers, but Su Lin was very resistant. She procrastinated until she was 19 years old, and finally offended all the ladies from suitable aristocratic families in the capital.

One day he even ran to the queen and said that his two favorite women in the world, one became the wife of the emperor's father, and the other became the wife of the fourth brother, so he didn't want anyone else, but he could Consider liking a man.

From then on, the palace no longer helped him discuss marriage, and he was happy to relax.

"Fourth brother, I will be fine when I go to Luzhou. You just need to stay in the capital with peace of mind. The day I come back is the day you take that seat!" Su Lin suddenly looked at Su Kun seriously, and the study fell into dead silence again. , This is the first time that things have been put on the table.

Su Kun sighed, "Brother, he will be a good emperor."

"If the eldest brother succeeds to the throne, I have no objection, but now, fourth brother, you have also seen that Concubine Zhang Gui is becoming more and more rude to the queen mother because of the emperor's favor. Such a woman will one day let her ascend to the high position. Any one of us will be let go!" Su Lin is more aware of the situation in the palace these years than Su Kun, the Ninth Prince has gradually grown up, and Concubine Zhang Gui has begun to be impatient.

"If you want to go to Luzhou, I promise you." After a long time, Su Kun said.

Qiao Jinze pushed Qi Haoming out of the study, leaving the two brothers to discuss on their own. When they arrived at the courtyard where Qi Haoming was temporarily staying, Zhuo Ye had been waiting there for a long time.

"Master, it's time to take the medicine."

Qi Haoming took the medicine and has lived in the Ding Palace for quite a few days. Maybe he was too impatient, but felt that the effect was very slow. "I also brought the things that Yingxiu asked me to send over today." Qiao Jinze handed him the brocade box.

Inside is the pen specially ordered by Yingxiu. The clear jade is coiled on both sides of the pen end, and the carving is exquisite.

"In ten or so days, I should return to Nanyang Marquis Mansion, and then I will ask my father to propose marriage." Qi Haoming put the pen back into the brocade box, with a warm smile in his eyes.

"I heard the Seventh Prince mentioned the two strange men in Ding Wang's mansion. The news that you are recuperating here will spread soon." Qiao Jinze came to see Qi Haoming this time, and he only felt that his complexion had improved. Quite a few, "People in Prince Ding's Mansion have a lot of talk, and this matter can't stand some transmission."

"It doesn't matter, let them guess. It's impossible for them to see me walking out of the Prince Ding's mansion standing up. By the way, if you go to Luzhou with Seventh Brother, you will miss the eldest brother's wedding."

"I can't make it back to the grandson's wedding. Luzhou is remote, and the living habits there are not suitable for the Seventh Prince. Anyway, I have lived there for a few years, so I can take care of it." Uncle has lived in Luzhou for a few years, and the Seventh Prince desperately needs a trustworthy person to go with him.

"It may take several years to go this time." Qi Haoming looked at Qiao Jinze, "You must remember to come back when the time comes."

In a few days, after Laba, there was news that the Seventh Prince was named the Grand Commander of Luzhou, and went to Luzhou to defend the city. For a while, the capital was full of joy and sorrow. Qiao Jinze only had time to say goodbye to Yingxiu and the others before embarking on the road to Luzhou , Yingxiu embroidered a safety talisman for him overnight, and sent it to Wan'an Temple to pray for blessings and consecration.

When this first snow melts a bit, the New Year is coming.

Lanterns and festoons also began to be decorated in Shen's residence, and the streets and alleys were filled with the joy of the approaching New Year. In the small kitchen of Yun Academy, Ziyan and Heping'er were kneading dough together to make glutinous rice balls.

Mrs. Shen was busy giving gifts to various houses, while in the Nanyang Hou's mansion, Qi Haoming was talking about marriage negotiations with Lord Qi.

"Isn't there a strange person in Prince Ding's mansion, is your leg still not healed?" Qi Zhongyang was still a little dissatisfied with the Shen family's marriage. Shen Heye was just a small official, the eldest lady of the Shen family He doesn't even know how to be worthy of his own son.

Qi Haoming showed a look of pain on his face, "Father, the master said that the child is lucky to be alive now. If it is not for the precious medicinal materials that are taken all year round, the child may never be able to honor his father in the future."

"But the Shen family is too..."

"Marry a wife and ask for a virtuous person, and my child only asks that she will not dislike me."

"That's all." After a long time, Qi Zhongyang sighed. The eldest son fell in love with a prostitute, which almost discredited the Nanyang Houfu. If you don't agree, do you really want to see him alone for the rest of your life? Although it's wrong for the Shen family to be inappropriate, at least he likes it...

(End of this chapter)