Qing Wu Red House

Chapter 162 The Mother of One Country

On the sixth day of March in the eighth year of Hongzheng, the army that went to Annan to quell the rebellion finally returned in triumph, and the entire city of Shangjing was in a state of boiling.As early as a few days ago, Emperor Hongzhen had issued a decree to let the two princes and all civil and military officials go five miles outside the city gate to greet them.

Because the triumphant team will pass through Ping'an Street, as early as this month, there were rich and noble families who booked all the restaurants and restaurants next to Ping'an Street, and of course the Ningrong Second Mansion never fell behind.

Mother Jia was very concerned about this matter, and had long ago promised that the girls would take them with them to meet the triumphant soldiers.As early as the fifth day, I told the housekeeper at home to make proper arrangements for the trip on the sixth day.

In the early morning of the sixth day of the sixth day, Jia Mu took Wang Xifeng, Li Wan and Baoyu to Ping'an Street in their respective carriages.The private rooms on Ping'an Avenue were reserved by Jia Zhen. Originally, he didn't take the old lady's orders seriously. After Jia Mu repeatedly asked, he realized that all the good places had been reserved.

At this time, the benefits of Yuanchun's shooting of the Six Palaces became apparent. Hearing that Jia's mansion would also reserve rooms, many of the mansions voluntarily gave up their locations.This kind of action made Jia Zhen feel very radiant on her face, and even walked a little straighter.

And Daiyu knew that Ao Jian had also booked a room on Ping'an Street, so she asked Nanny Song to accompany Xiang'er, and went to her private room with Ao Jian.And she drove with Xiangyun early in the morning and went out with Jia's mother.

On the [-]th of last month, Daiyu and a group of sisters and Baoyu officially moved into the garden.Because at that time Daiyu already knew that Lin Haorui was going back home soon, and the hotel had only three small rooms, she entrusted Aojian to take Xiang'er back to the herb garden in advance.And Nanny Song, as the most important nanny in charge of the Lin family, also returned to the herb garden with Xiang'er.

And Daiyu moved into the hotel with Zijuan, Qingwen, Erqian and a few little girls.Xueyan, Xiuju and Mu Qing also returned to the herb garden to help Mrs. Lin with the matter of getting rid of clothes.In a few days, Xiangyunfu came to visit again, and lived with Daiyu in the hotel.Ever since hearing that Lin Haorui was conferred the title of 'Champion Marquis', Xiangyun has been clamoring to meet Lin Haorui for a while.The funny Daiyu couldn't help laughing.

"Sister Lin? Will Cousin Lin be in the team coming back here?" Xiangyun didn't stop for a moment even when he was sitting in the car, he lifted the curtain to look outside, and asked Daiyu some weird things matter.

Daiyu was also in a good mood, almost answering every question: "It should be, I don't know." In fact, Daiyu really wanted to find someone to ask if her brother was also in the triumphant team, but She also knew that no one could answer her question.

But Xiangyun still asked: "Is Cousin Lin good at martial arts? Why am I in a daze? I heard from Sister Bao that Cousin Lin was born as a scholar." Daiyu sighed: "My brother learned from Zen Master Huijing. Does martial arts count? Gao Qiang, I don’t know, but I know how to be good.”

"I have admired the heroes who fought on the battlefield since I was a child. When Cousin Lin comes back, Sister Lin will be kind enough to introduce me. It can't be like the small courtyard rented by Sister Lin's house last time. Salute!" Xiang Yun smiled heartily.There is no twitching attitude of a little daughter at all.Daiyu knew that Xiangyun was a simple-minded girl, and her motives were completely different from those of Aunt Xue who suddenly showed affection to her these two days.

"That's natural. When I go home, I'll send someone to send a post to pick up Sister Yun to stay there for a while. At that time, Sister Yun should not refuse." Daiyu smiled, and she was already looking forward to the day when she would go back to the herb garden.

"Naturally, I have long wanted to visit Sister Lin's garden!" Xiang Yun smiled.While the two were talking, they had already arrived at the restaurant that Jia Zhen had packed.From this position, it can be seen that the current Jia Mansion is indeed quite different.

This restaurant is the largest restaurant on Heping Avenue, and it is owned by Jia Zhen.It is the private room on the second floor of this restaurant. When you open the window of the private room, you can just see the whole Heping Avenue.The line of sight is very good.

Jia's mother was very satisfied with this place: "Zhen'er did a good job, she has a heart." Jia Zhen smiled flatteringly: "Look at what the old lady said, this is not what a grandson should do. The old lady and The girls are joking, I have already ordered the store to prepare the special dishes in this store, and they will be presented in a while."

Wang Xifeng smiled at the side: "In my opinion, big brother Zhen should not be too busy. We all bring food, the old lady is at this age. How dare we let the old man eat outside at will, in case he hurts his body, We can't eat and walk around."

Yuanyang directed the girls to take out the snacks and other things from the food box, and also smiled: "What the second grandma said is exactly, you have to persuade the old lady more in a while." Jia Zhen smiled and said: "Sister and Girl Yuanyang, don't be impatient. The dim sum in this shop is very good, and the ingredients are all so particular, I went to the kitchen to check it out, the old lady can try it, it will be fine."

Yuanyang breathed a sigh of relief: "Then there really is Mr. Lao Zhen."

At this time, Jia Mu was sitting on the right seat, listening to several girls chattering about the story of Huo Qubing, the famous general of the Han Dynasty, and seeing Baoyu sitting quietly beside her, she couldn't help asking: "Why don't you go talk to your sisters?" They were joking, what's the fun of sitting here."

It's not that Baoyu doesn't want to joke with the sisters, it's just that he is a little distracted when he sees Daiyu looking forward to Shenfei for a while.Jiamu followed Baoyu's line of sight, and smiled secretly from the side and nodded.

It was almost noon when there was a sudden noise outside.The girls all looked out the window at the same time, and saw a group of people stepping forward in the distance, and the ordinary people watching by the roadside couldn't help cheering.

Daiyu was a little excited, and let Xiangyun pull her to look at the still blurred team.I saw a big dragon flag flying, and the first thing that caught everyone's eyes was the two princes and brothers of Emperor Hongzhen.Prince Wen had already taken off his military uniform, but he was still riding his horse, walking towards this side while chatting and laughing with Prince Min.

Behind several royal relatives and relatives, there is this soldier who has just returned in triumph.The first ones to take the lead are Yang Ziqian, Governor General Yang and the sons of the Yang family.Daiyu knew that at this moment, Mrs. Yang, Mrs. Yang, Wushuang and the others must also be watching the son of the Yang family return in triumph.It's a pity that Yang Anmin died on that battlefield after all, which makes people sigh with regret.

Suddenly, Baochai turned her head and smiled: "Sister Lin, look quickly, it is Cousin Lin who is back."

Daiyu was startled immediately, and then she gathered her mood and looked downstairs.I saw my elder brother in white armor riding behind the Yang family on a tall horse.Although the person looks a little dark and thin, he is still full of energy.

Seeing her brother, Daiyu finally let go of the heart she had been carrying all day long, and couldn't help smiling reassuringly.In a blink of an eye, beside Lin Haorui, Chu Tianyou, who was also in white armor, also came back with the big army.

Daiyu couldn't help frowning slightly, it seemed that Brother Chu was really in the Annan battlefield, why there was no mention of it in his achievements in countering the rebellion.certainly.Daiyu would not think that Chu Tianyou's performance was too bad and he didn't make any meritorious service.She still knew Chu Tianyou very well, even if her brother didn't do any meritorious service, she wouldn't be surprised, but Chu Tianyou definitely wouldn't.

Daiyu was lost in thought.Seeing that Chu Tianyou raised his head suddenly, looking this way, he happened to meet Daiyu's eyes.Chu Tianyou smiled recklessly, still in the same foolish way as before.He reached out to touch Lin Haorui who was beside him, and gestured towards him.

Lin Haorui followed Chu Tianyou's line of sight.Seeing Daiyu standing leaning on the railing, looking to be doing well, she couldn't help but smile in relief.Naturally, Daiyu saw her brother's heart-warming smile, and her eyes turned red for a moment.

Baochai murmured from the side: "As expected, he is also there."

Daiyu was too excited to hear what Baochai said, but Yingchun couldn't help but look at Baochai curiously.And Xiangyun called for Daiyu to immediately send someone to wait for Lin Haorui at the gate of the palace.Once the team is dispersed, they will be taken to Rongguo Mansion.

At this time, Tanchun suddenly shouted: "Sister Feng, come quickly. I saw Lian's second brother!"

Wang Xifeng's heart was already itching, but she had been with Jiamu all the time, and she never stood by the window like a few little girls. Now when she heard Tanchun's cry, she hurried forward.Looking down along Tanchun's hand, he saw Jia Lian in military uniform.Riding a tall horse and walking in the middle of the team.Wang Xifeng had never seen that high-spirited look.

In a short while, the triumphant team passed through Ping'an Avenue with a stampede. The family members waiting on the street were laughing and crying, all in a huge surprise.

Seeing the girls, Jia Mu was also very excited, and said with a smile: "Okay, the team has also seen it. Come sit down and have lunch. Before dinner, you can see Lian'er and Rui'er back home. .”

Only then did everyone return to the table excitedly, still discussing the victory of the army.

Sure enough, in the evening.The servants who went to the gate of the palace to wait for Jia Lian and Lin Haorui finally greeted them like stars holding the moon.Both of them met Jia Amnesty, Jia Zheng and others in the outer courtyard first, and then hurried to Jiamu's courtyard.

Jia Lian has a calm demeanor, while Lin Haorui is high-spirited.The two walked in side by side, which made Mother Jia feel pleasing.Without waiting for Jia's mother to speak, Jia Lian and Lin Haorui knelt down at the same time, and Jia Lian choked up and said: "The unfilial grandson Lian'er is back, everything is going well for the old ancestor!"

Originally, Jia's mother was still full of joy, but seeing Jia Lian kneeling suddenly, the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back.She hurriedly beckoned: "Come in front of grandma, let grandma have a good look." Then Jia Lian took a few steps forward quickly.Seeing Jia Lian's introverted demeanor as if he had been baptized, Jia's mother couldn't help but feel excited.

Anyway, this is also his grandson.Jia's mother said repeatedly: "Okay, okay, okay! Our Lian'er has come back safely. Go and see your mother and aunt!" Jia Lian then nodded, and hurried to Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang to pay homage and see you .

Mrs. Xing was fine, she was smiling.Although Mrs. Wang smiled on the face, her heart seemed to be gouged out by someone, and it was painful.In a blink of an eye, seeing Baoyu still smiling heartlessly, I couldn't help but feel even more bitter.But in face, Mrs. Wang wiped away her tears: "You are doing well, you are back. These days are hard for you."

Jia Mu smiled and said, "Go and see your wife, she's worried about her these days."

Wang Xifeng was looking at Jia Lian intently at this moment. At this time, Jia Lian was full of confidence, even when she married herself that day, she had never seen such a look.

Wang Xifeng was in a trance, and when she heard what Jiamu said, her face turned red involuntarily.Tanchun had the sharpest eyes, and said with a smile, "Sister Feng is blushing, this is really an eye-opener!" Everyone laughed, and Wang Xifeng blushed and gave Tanchun a slap.

Jia Lian had already stood in front of Wang Xifeng.The voice was deep and pleasant: "Thank you, lady."

Wang Xifeng burst into tears at Jia Lian's words.She wiped away her tears in a panic, and said softly, "Our son is still waiting for you to name him." Seeing Wang Xifeng like this, Jia Lian also felt a burst of emotion when thinking of Wang Xifeng's transformation and grievances in the past few years With emotion, looking at Wang Xifeng's eyes are so gentle that water drips out.

And Lin Haorui had already stood beside Daiyu when Jia Lian was visiting the elders, and whispered to Daiyu about the recent situation.Daiyu also wanted to go back to the hotel as soon as possible.Have a good talk with your brother.

But things don't always go as expected. When Jia's mother was happy, she set up a banquet in the yard.Jia Zhen and others from Dongfu also came to congratulate.After Jia Lian and Lin Haorui finished their dinner, it was already midnight.Daiyu couldn't bear to fall asleep.

In the early morning of the second day, both of them got up early and rushed to the palace to wait for the reward from Emperor Hong Zhen.Emperor Hong Zhen was really happy this time.All these soldiers were rewarded, and the Yang family was even more rewarded.Everyone is talking about the achievements of the Yang family this time.But at this time, the Yang family silently held a funeral for Yang Anmin, and then closed the door, not accepting other people's congratulations.

Jia Lian was not immersed in various celebrations as before.Instead, he stayed in his own courtyard every day, playing games with his eldest sister and fat brother.Seeing her husband like this, Wang Xifeng thought it was the best day in the world.That's all.

And Emperor Hongzhen's award to Lin Haorui can be said to be a post-reward. Not only did Lin Haorui be awarded the title of a champion, but also a fourth-rank guard with a knife in the Imperial Guard, becoming the youngest fourth-rank official in the history of Daqi .

Although Lin Haorui was terrified of such an arrangement by Emperor Hong Zhen, he had once shirked it on the grounds that he was still keeping his filial piety.But because Lin Ruhai's filial piety is about to end, it is not convincing.It was refuted by Emperor Hong Zhen.

So, in the afternoon after the awards were awarded, Lin Haorui took Daiyu to Mother Jia's place to ask for resignation, saying that he was going back to the herb garden to get rid of the service.Although Jia Mu was unwilling in every possible way, she also knew that she could not stop this, so she reluctantly agreed.

In this way, Daiyu finally officially returned to her home after leaving the herb garden for more than half a year.The herb garden was as comfortable as ever, although this time there was no Tenman by his side.I don't know what happened to Tenman, and I don't know what kind of things my brother has experienced in the past six months. With so many questions, Daiyu just tidied up a little, and brought Zijuan and Qingwen to visit. Arrived at Lin Haorui's Wangshan Pavilion.

As soon as he entered the Wangshan Pavilion, he saw Chu Tianyou in white clothes, practicing martial arts with a long sword in his hand.Daiyu chuckled and stopped to watch.Chu Tianyou knew that Daiyu was coming, he danced a few times and then stopped, looking at the girl whom he hadn't seen for more than half a year.

Daiyu smiled and said, "Brother Chu, it's been a long time. My brother and I are very worried about disappearing from the palace examination for no reason!" It’s just that I think going to Beijing is too boring, so I just go out for a while. Who knew that everyone would go to such lengths to find me.”

Lin Haorui heard the voice in the study, and also strolled out: "How dare you say, if the master hadn't seen your veins clearly, the sky is so big, where can we go to find you?" Chu Tianyou didn't care She smiled and said, "Why bother looking for me? I'm such an old man, what could happen to me? Well, don't talk about me so badly. Sister Lin came here to ask about that What happened on the Annan battlefield."

Daiyu raised her eyebrows, looking at Chu Tianyou's obviously dodging expression.She was slightly surprised in her heart, such a evasive expression was really not suitable for Chu Tianyou, in Daiyu's impression, although in normal times, Chu Tianyou didn't care much about anything.But when encountering major events, there is almost nothing that can stop him.It can also be said that in Daiyu's impression, the three words Chu Tianyou represent omnipotence.

But with Chu Tianyou's expression now, could it be that there is some unsolvable difficulty?But seeing Chu Tianyou obviously dodging, Daiyu still decided to let him go, and not to dwell on this issue anymore.She looked at her brother, and just about to open her mouth to ask about Tenman, she saw the boy outside rushing in.

Daiyu smiled slightly, it seems that after her brother came back, he really became busy.Lin Haorui also frowned and shouted: "What's the matter, so flustered?"

"Back to the uncle, I just got the news. The emperor has clearly issued an imperial decree to appoint the eldest daughter of Chief Governor Yang as the second queen. At this time, Chief Governor Yang is in the front hall, saying that he wants to see the uncle!" The servant quickly Said.

Daiyu looked at Lin Haorui in surprise, and for the first time felt that she couldn't turn her head around.The emperor, the second empress, and Governor Yang actually wanted to see his brother.Is there something here that she doesn't know?

No, didn't the ancestors always say that the emperor intended to make the virtuous concubine the empress?Why is there another eldest daughter of the Yang family now?This eldest girl of the Yang family is probably Sister Yang's aunt and Sister Teng's aunt.Daiyu shook her head vigorously, feeling extremely confused.She looked to her brother for help, but found that Lin Haorui was looking at Chu Tianyou with a serious face.

Could it be that this matter has something to do with Brother Chu?Daiyu was even more confused.