The heroine Jiangshan

Chapter 167
The new wind blows snowflakes all over the ground, and the branches and eaves are covered with fine and dense icicles.

This seems to be the coldest day in the twelfth lunar month. There are fewer people in the streets and alleys of the capital, and everyone hides in the house to keep warm.

However, in Song Guogong's mansion, the young Song Guogong Zhao Xuan and his friends enjoyed the snow in the garden with great interest.

"Brother Xuan, the plum blossoms in your house are blooming really well."

Yun Ruochen's whole body was wrapped in a black bell, most of his small face was covered by the white hair on his neckline, only revealing a pair of beautiful dark eyes.

In the past, she loved red clothes, but when she came to Zhao's house, she still carefully selected the filial clothes, and he was still in mourning.

Although she was dressed thickly, her movements still gave people a light and beautiful feeling.

In fact, Yun Ruochen was not cold at all.

The abundant spiritual energy nourished her veins, and her whole body was warmed by the spiritual energy. The practice for more than a year has been very effective, and her body is now in good health.

Helpless, the nuns and maids did not dare to let her go out of the palace wearing only a thin cloak, they insisted on wrapping her tightly and holding a stove in their hands.

Originally, when she was leaving the palace today, even her father said that the weather was bad and she was not allowed to go out. It took her a lot of effort to let her father let her go.

It's so boring to stay in the house all day long.It's more interesting to play with Gu Che to find Zhao Xuan!
Gu Che and Zhao Xuan walked half a step behind her, with smiles on their faces.As long as Yun Ruochen is happy, they will naturally be happy too.

Zhao Xuan resumed his cool attire of a young man in white.

He was still in mourning, and he didn't wear the luxurious jade belt and purple gold crown, but he didn't need these unnecessary things to add glory to himself.

Zhao Xuan, who was 15 years old, already looked like a young man.Although he couldn't compare with the tall and strong Gu Che, his figure was still slightly taller than his peers.

He gently raised his hand, folded off a branch of red plum blossoms in full bloom, and handed it to Yun Ruochen, and said with a smile: "If Chen'er likes it, you can fold some back to the palace and put them in a vase to enjoy."

Yun Ruochen smiled, buried his face in the plum blossoms, and sniffed the faint fragrance of the flowers.

"There are also plum blossoms in the palace, but they are all white plum blossoms." It is said that it was because the first emperor didn't like red plum blossoms, so Yun Ruochen will not talk about it.

Gu Che is the kind of person who will never be able to learn elegance in his whole life, so he interjected in a very unpleasant way: "The flowers are beautiful but you can't eat them. I'm hungry after wandering in the garden for a long time. Ah Xuan, have you prepared a meal for me? I said that I would come to taste your chef's handicraft."

Zhao Xuan and Yun Ruochen laughed together, this guy!

In fact, Gu Che's heart is bad. Although he is "ignorant and incompetent", he has read many novels.Those gifted scholars and beauties in the book always express their feelings to each other when they are admiring the flowers and the moon. Just now, I saw that the atmosphere between the two is so harmonious, hum...he just wants to destroy it!

He likes Zhao Xuan, a good friend, but he likes Ruochen even more, so don't blame him!
Yun Ruochen might not understand what he was thinking, but Zhao Xuan was like a mirror, taking them to the Nuan Pavilion in the garden for dinner, while turning his head to look at Gu Che with a half-smile.

Even with Gu Che's thick skin, he couldn't resist Zhao Xuan's sneer attack, and he felt uncomfortable.

Yun Ruochen didn't care about the undercurrents of the two of them, and she put all her energy on observing the Feng Shui of the entire mansion of Duke Song's Mansion.

What a fine house!

Especially in this back garden, the spiritual energy is surging, more abundant than the Yanyu Lake in Xihua Palace.She never thought that there would be such a spiritual acupoint in the central area of ​​the capital, and she was very moved.

He happened to be carrying a few jade artifacts with him, and he would find a chance to bury them in the plum grove for a year or two, and they would definitely be able to develop useful magic artifacts.

Because Zhao Xuan was still a vegetarian, Yun Ruochen had thoughtfully said that it was good for them to eat vegetarian dishes today, don't break the rules just because they entertained them.Zhao Xuan knew that Yun Ruochen was not being polite, but a kind of respect for his deceased father.

Therefore, the lunch he asked the cook to arrange today is Yun Ruochen's favorite mushroom hot pot.Although the ingredients are all vegetarian dishes, they also have a special flavor.

Not long after the meal, Duke Song's Mansion welcomed another regular customer, Chu Qingbo.

Chu Qingbo had obviously heard the news of Yun Ruochen and Gu Che's visit from the servants who welcomed him in. He was not surprised when he met Yun Ruochen, but Yun Ruochen had some small thoughts in his heart.

Seeing Chu Qingbo's ease in and out of the mansion, he naturally came here often, so he could directly enter the inner courtyard without notification.

It was no secret that the Chu family and the Zhao family were closely related.

Apart from the fact that Gu Che and Chu Qingbo were relatively unfamiliar, they were also considered acquaintances, and eating hot pot together just instilled in their relationship.

Chu Qingbo's dining posture was a bit more elegant than Zhao Xuan's. Purely from the perspective of appreciation, Yun Ruochen still liked to dine with such an eye-catching handsome man.

Besides, Chu Qingbo didn't just have a good skin.He is knowledgeable and humorous, and he can talk about a lot of allusions even after eating hot pot.

He also casually told a little joke about two southeast people eating hot pot, which was really funny and made Yun Ruochen laugh again and again.

Gu Che hadn't seen Yun Ruochen smile so heartily for a long time, and he looked at Chu Qingbo with sharper eyes.

If I remember correctly, this Mr. Chu used to be very aloof and arrogant, and looked down on people.

How could the proud Mr. Chu become "Chu Chunfeng" after living in the capital for more than a year, so gentle, funny and friendly?
Zhao Xuan didn't say anything, just lowered his head to pick up some food for Yun Ruochen, and occasionally glanced at Chu Qingbo.

After Yun Ruochen and Gu Che left together, the two returned to the inner hall to dismiss the servants, and Zhao Xuan put away his smile.

"What do you want to do?"

Zhao Xuan's voice was a bit colder than the snow outside the window.

"What do you say?"

Chu Qingbo leaned on the window sill, looking directly at Zhao Xuan who was sitting at the table. "What do you think I'm doing?"

"Qingbo, I know your ambition. I also promised that I will help you."

"But you shouldn't try to curry favor with the princess... Do you want to get more from her?"

"Isn't the position of the governor of the southeast not enough for you?"

It was rare for Zhao Xuan to talk so much, but Chu Qingbo just laughed.

"Zhao Xuan, you yourself are the hereditary Duke, but you don't know about other people's affairs, how can it be so simple..."

"Song Guogong can be hereditary, but the governor of the Southeast Water Transport has never been hereditary!"

Chu Qingbo looked away and didn't speak again for a while, and the room suddenly fell into silence.

That's right, he was flattering Yun Ruochen.

To curry favor with his savior, or his partner who had worked with him for a short time.

During the more than a year of living in the capital, Chu Qingbo silently observed the court from a corner out of people's sight.

Before going to Beijing to rush for the exam, his ideal is to be admitted to the first-class Jinshi, to gild his official career, so that he can smoothly take over the governor of Southeast Water Transport in the future.

He is very smart, he knows it himself, and people around him praise him all the time.But after a long time, he realized that his field of vision was still too narrow.

Many things... such as the reduction of clan salaries and land fiefdoms that started when the first emperor was still in essence the disobedience of the dissatisfied central government.And the wealthy clan in the southeast has always been the most "disobedient" group.

The emperor is busy putting down the rebellion caused by his brother, but the battle is always over.

When the imperial court frees up its hands and accumulates strength, maybe it will attack the southeast.The imperial court has too much opinion on the southeast's failure to pay taxes every time. It has been heard that many ministers are trying to take back many industries and powers in the southeast.

Things in the southeast involved a lot, and their inextricable relationship with the Zhao family of the former royal family made the relationship between the people in the southeast and the central court always very delicate.

So far, the dignitaries in the southeast are still trying to maintain a "dangerous balance".

Sending southeast reinforcements to Beijing this time to quell the chaos, if it wasn't for Zhao Xuan's push, it might not have been possible - the southeast people are often happy to see wars in the Central Plains.This will fish in troubled waters.

Chu Qingbo thinks that Zhao Xuan is amazing, he can clearly understand what the southeast people should do.You have to show your favor to the imperial court before you can take the initiative.

You see, after the rebellion was quelled, Zhao Xuan Fuling returned to the southeast, and the honor guards all the way back were of the highest standard, representing the court's support for the Zhao family.As soon as he returned to Beijing, he would assume the title of Duke of Song, and his Zhao family's family business could be passed down steadily in his generation.

The emperor owes him favors.

As for the Chu family, the imperial court also treated them kindly.However, the Chu family's status as the "quasi-southeast king" made the court very afraid...

"Zhao Xuan, I won't do anything against the princess, don't worry."

"I just want to have a good relationship with her. Everyone knows that Princess Huarong is the actual master of the harem and has great influence on the emperor. In the future, the Chu family will rely on her a lot."

"The Chu family wants to keep their current territory and show their loyalty to the emperor. Perhaps marriage is a good way... I will ask my father to find outstanding children in the family."

"Didn't it mean that the emperor is going to choose a son-in-law for Princess Huarong?"

Zhao Xuan turned his face away to avoid Chu Qingbo's gaze.

Because in Chu Qingbo's eyes, there was not a questioning look, but a faint sarcasm.

Zhao Xuan understood very well——

Chu Qingbo was mocking him, the Duke of Song, who was not qualified to marry the princess at all.Whether it is the royal family or the ministers, they will not agree to a prince's son-in-law.

But the children of the Chu family are different.

As the Chu family's spokesperson in the capital, the conversation between Chu Qingbo and Zhao Xuan has always been very straightforward. The two of them have long been in a relationship where one prospers and the other suffers.

This conversation also hinted at Zhao Xuan's help.

If the princess married someone from the southeast, then the wealthy clan in the southeast would have an extra way to deal with the emperor.

Whether it's good for the Chu family or the Zhao family, it's all beneficial and harmless, isn't it?

"Zhao Xuan, to tell you the truth, my family's children are rushing to the capital to take the exam. It will be Chunwei soon."

what?
Zhao Xuan narrowed his eyes and looked even colder.

The Chu family moved so fast that the news came out in the capital that the princess was going to choose a son-in-law, so they prepared a candidate and sent them to Beijing?
but……

What does Chen'er think about her lifelong event?
　After finishing the two sessions, the daily update should be resumed... right...

　　
　
(End of this chapter)