Chapter 346 The organs are exhausted, and the mistakes are made

The New Year is approaching, and the Yangning Marquis Mansion is gradually revealing a bit of the atmosphere of the New Year. The men and women in the front and back yards were busy, and a few of them couldn't help but think of this time last year. At that time, the third lady Chen Lan had just recovered from her injury, and she was not conspicuous among the several young ladies in the Hou Mansion, but now she is not only the best married, but also has the highest status. Even the stewards of the villages who went to the Hou Mansion to send land rents to the Hou Mansion often whispered when they met them in private.

Early in the morning of the twenty-third year of the lunar month, Zhang Zhuangtou of Tiananzhuang personally escorted more than a dozen carts of things to the Yangning Hou Mansion, and the front yard was almost unpackable. Among them, in addition to necessary things such as rice, flour, firewood, charcoal, etc., there are also all kinds of dry meat, meat and game on the Zhuangzi, and the people in the front yard were very busy for a while. The housekeeper Liu Qing was busy for a while, so he invited Zhang Zhuangtou and Deputy Zhuangtou Chu Si to the house to drink tea, and the topic turned to Chen Lan after a while.

"If you want to say that the third aunt and grandmother, at this time a year ago, she just got a little attention from the old lady, how could she have thought that there is such a situation now? If you want to say that Brother Zhang and Brother Chu are the best vision, it's not the old brother who welcomes you, several Zhuangzi have sent land rent and New Year's goods before, although there are more things than you, but if you count the land rent you have waived, it is still less than you. ”

Zhang Zhuangtou was fine, but Chu Si had not been treated by the Zhu family for many years, and he almost couldn't believe his ears when he heard the words: "The old lady wants to see us?" It's unlikely, there are so many Zhuangzi in the house......"

"There are so many Zhuangzi, but only Tian'anzhuang was given to the long house by the emperor, this old lady alone will definitely meet, not to mention that you also sincerely sent these many things, right, speaking of this, even if you come by chance, when it will be noon, the third aunt and the third aunt will come to the house together, and they will be able to meet at that time."

Since Chen Lan got married, Zhang Zhuangtou and Chu Si have never seen her again, but Chen Yan often goes to Anyuan for a walk around without anything, and they hear a lot of things from her mouth. Therefore, hearing Liu Qing say this at this moment, the two of them were all overjoyed, and Chu Si rubbed his hands and said excitedly: "I knew this was the case, I brought my mother-in-law with me, and they all talked about kowtowing to the third aunt and grandmother, otherwise how could my boys keep up with the fourth young master and learn to read and write?" ”

"Blessed are you, therefore......"

Zhang Zhuangtou was going to do something, so he hurriedly interrupted and said with a smile: "Master Liu, you have lifted us up, if you want to say that you are blessed, where can you be trusted by the old lady the most?" ”

Thinking of the time when he was at a loss after the third master Chen Ying became a knight, Liu Qing couldn't help but smile self-deprecatingly, and secretly sighed that he was a little old after all. After talking to the two for a while, he stood up when there was a banging knock on the door. As soon as he frowned, he stepped forward and opened the curtain, only to see a small guy outside bowing with a smile on his face.

"Manager Liu, the third aunt and the third aunt have already entered the West Corner Gate"

"Ah, it's so early...... Quick, go and inform the old lady, and let the second door prepare. Liu Qing turned around after a few words of instruction and shouted at the two people in the room who were a little stunned, "Lao Zhang, Lao Chu, hurry up, hurry up and go with me to greet you." Compared to kowtowing in front of the main hall later, there are not so many rules."

Zhang Zhuangtou and Chu Si both knew that this was Liu Qing's intention to sell well, so they hurriedly got up, and when they hurried to the second gate outside, they naturally thanked them repeatedly. After walking for a long time, I passed through the last small door, and I saw a bluestone road, several daughters-in-law and mothers were waiting there, and not far away, seven or eight entourages surrounded a green mantle car and a small oil truck slowly coming. Zhang Zhuangtou had seen Yang Jinzhou before, and at this time he stretched his neck to identify it carefully, but after all, he didn't find the third aunt.

"They're in the car." Liu Qing bumped Zhang Zhuang's head with his elbow, reminded him softly, and then sighed, "Didn't you see the empty horse?" It is the third aunt's mount, but it is only placed next to it for standby, but the person is in the car with the third aunt and grandmother. Speaking of which, it wasn't like this before, and the third aunt was as careful as a hair. ”

Zhang Zhuangtou saw that the person was approaching, and he only had time to nod, forgetting all the words, and Chu Si was even more happy to ignore the others. When the two cars stopped, the sharp-eyed Liu Qing recognized it, and the small oil car behind him came down with Aunt Liu and Qin Fang Hongluo, the door of the car in front opened the roller shutter and pulled up, and it was Yang Jinzhou who jumped out of the car first, he personally reached out in front of the car to help him, and waited until Chen Lan stepped on the stirrups to get out of the car, but he still didn't let go, and the two walked over.

"Third aunt, third aunt and grandmother."

As soon as Liu Qing took the lead, everyone saluted in unison. Yang Jinzhou bowed his head lightly as always, but Chen Lan looked at these people while laughing and saying that he was not polite, and as soon as he recognized Zhang Zhuangtou and Chu Si, he immediately showed a look of surprise: "Zhang Zhuangtou, Chu Si, you two are here to send the New Year?" Didn't you say earlier that all taxes will be exempted this year? ”

"The third aunt and grandmother, the little ones are here to send the New Year's example, and the fourth watch will set off, rushing to the first wave of the city when the city gate is opened. Although the third aunt and the fourth young master were sympathetic and free of money and grain, this year's harvest was good, plus there was a lot of game before winter, the fish in the pond, the lotus root in autumn, and the dried flowers in summer were all sold at a good price, so they sent so much. Most of them are produced by Anyuan itself, and a small part is honored by the tenants of Tiananzhuang. ”

Hearing Zhang Zhuangtou's words, Chen Lan suddenly became even more happy, and only after asking a few more words did he enter the door, but he instructed Liu Qing to entertain this group of people on his behalf. Walking all the way inside with Yang Jin, she suddenly whispered: "The time in Anyuan can be regarded as the first time the two of us have joined forces, right?" ”

"That's right, you make a plan, I contribute, and I make a lot of money." Although it was less than a year since then, Yang Jinzhou always had a feeling of a long time ago when he remembered that time, and he unconsciously smiled at this time, "If someone told me at that time that I could marry you back, I would definitely think it was a pipe dream." ”

"Be proud, don't think I'm going to get into trouble with the roar of the Hedong lion in the future."

Although the couple's little muttering is inaudible to others, they can see it, but one person still pretends to turn a blind eye, and the scene of not squinting is naturally quite spectacular. When they entered the main room of Liao Xiangyuan, they both gave the Zhu family a salute in the bright room, and Chen Lan saw that in addition to Chen Xi and Chen Qing, Chen Han and Chen Ting, the unmarried grandchildren, Su Yi and Chen Yun, the couple, had arrived early, but Chen Bing was nowhere to be seen, and he had a little understanding in his heart.

Sure enough, when Zhu smiled and asked her to sit next to each other on the right side of the soft couch, he explained casually: "Mrs. Yang is sick, and your second sister is serving next to her, so she can't come back today." Your second uncle is also in poor health, so your second aunt has to accompany him. It's you, it's been early in such a cold weather, and you don't know how to maintain it, it's only been a few days."

"Old lady, isn't it a New Year's celebration today, my mother urged me and my uncle to come out early early in the morning, saying that don't let you wait. As for me...... Look at my complexion, every day I make up for this and that, my mother and uncle can't wait for me to eat fifteen or sixteen chickens a day, where is it like there is no one who has been well raised? ”

Zhu couldn't help but laugh when he saw that Chen Lan was talking interestingly. But at this time, Su Yi, who was below, answered with a dry smile: "What the third aunt said is that people like Jingyuan, let alone fifteen or sixteen chickens a day, even fifty or sixty, don't care." ”

This extremely unpleasant remark suddenly made the room that had just been filled with joy suddenly become silent. Chen Yun glanced at her husband, and after being stunned, she frowned deeply; Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, as if he hadn't heard; Yang Jinzhou looked at Su Yi with his usual cold gaze, and saw that his gaze at his wife was a little indescribably hot, and he suddenly felt a little annoyed. As for Chen Lan, who was sitting next to Zhu, he didn't move at all, he didn't even blink his eyelids, but gently pressed Zhu with his right hand.

At this moment, a clear voice came from outside: "What the fourth brother-in-law said, let alone fifty or sixty, for my third sister's recuperation, it is five or six hundred a day, and my third brother-in-law has nothing to be reluctant to do is that the third brother-in-law can't afford it, and my younger brother; I can't afford it, and the old lady; The old lady can't afford it, and the county lord and the emperor."

As he spoke, Chen Yan entered the door, and his aggressive gaze glanced at Su Yi's face viciously, and immediately fell on Chen Lan, but after all, he stepped forward to salute Zhu first, and then called Chen Lan a flattering sister. Zhu looked at his very changing face, angry and funny, and told him to come forward and see the other siblings and two brothers-in-law, and then ordered someone to sit on his left.

"You, I only have your sister in my heart"

"How can this be? Naturally, I still have an old lady in my heart. Chen Yan blinked with a smile, and didn't look at Su Yi, who was pale, because he said with a smile, "Just now Zhang Zhuangtou and they came to Tian'anzhuang, I heard that they actually received half a bear skin by chance, and they made a bear skin cushion for the old lady in Ming'er." ”

Zhu was happy to hear this, and Chen Ting, who was standing and snuggling beside her, suddenly raised his head and asked, "Old lady, is Dad coming back for the New Year?" ”

Hearing this, the room fell into silence for a while, and then Zhu touched Chen Ting's head with a smile: "Today the Yamen is sealed, and your father will come back early." ”

Seeing that Chen Ting was stunned and showed a bitter face that was not happy, Chen Lan couldn't help but glance at Mother Wu, and seeing that she was also a little surprised, she couldn't help frowning slightly. Sure enough, the next moment, Chen Ting hugged Zhu's arm and begged expectantly: "Old lady, can I sleep with you tonight?" I'm afraid ......"

Chen Lan couldn't help but glance at Yang Jinzhou, and when she saw that he was also looking over, there was a trace of unbearability between her eyebrows, and she couldn't help but sigh secretly. Today is the twenty-third year of the lunar month...... But tomorrow is Mrs. Xu's May Seventh Day, and tonight is to wait for May Seven. If Chen Ting was a few years older and was in that white mourning hall, he might only have sorrow, but at his age, he felt more than the fear that penetrated deep into his bone marrow.

Thinking of this, she hesitated for a while and was about to speak, but Chen Yan on the side had already walked over, pressed the little guy's shoulder, and said with an angry face: "Didn't you tell me last time that you want to be a manly husband when you grow up, why are you afraid now?" So, I'll be with you tonight, right? ”

Chen Ting's face turned red at first, and when he heard the last sentence, his eyes lit up for a while, and he grabbed the corner of Chen Yan's clothes, and asked mercilessly: "Fourth brother, what you said is true, don't lie to me?" ”

"What are you lying about, your fourth brother, am I such a boring person?" Chen Yan smiled, bent two fingers on Chen Ting's little head like his former sister, and then patted his chest and said, "The gentleman said that it is difficult to chase the horse, I will come here to pick you up at night, you can clean up by yourself."

"Hmm"

Seeing that the two brothers were unusually harmonious, the Zhu family was very relieved, and Chen Qing and Chen Han quietly glanced at each other, and they both showed relieved smiles. Because it was a small year, they laughed for a while, and when it was time to eat at noon, the group accompanied Zhu to the main hall Furui Hall, and saw a group of people who had been waiting here for a long time, and then ordered to pass the meal. Several daughters-in-law were busy opening tables and chairs, etc., and there was news from outside, saying that Chen Ying, the Marquis of Yangning, had returned.

Xu was the director of the Yamen on the last day, and Chen Ying didn't have time to go back to Qingxi Residence to change out of that official uniform, at this time he was wearing a regimental collar shirt with a red satin embroidered unicorn and Bai Ze Daduke pattern, a black gauze hat inlaid with jade beads, and a jade belt around his waist. He is an elder, and when he entered the door, the juniors saluted one by one, he answered slightly, and then stepped forward to see the Zhu family, and after sitting down, his eyes fell on Chen Lan and Yang Jinzhou.

"On the last day of this seal, Uncle Quan won't go to the yamen?"

"Previously, Father-in-law Xia brought the emperor's edict, saying that it was not too late to wait for the yamen to open the seal and then reinstate after the year, so he was still on vacation at home for the past few days."

Yang Jinzhou owed, and replied quietly. And Chen Ying smiled slightly, and then said as if carelessly: "Although you are not the palm print of the Right Army Governor's Mansion, after all, you are still in charge of the Shenji Battalion, even if you are on vacation, you can't stop watching it all." You know, even at this time, Wei Guogong and Han Gong Ke are still outside the city......" Speaking of this, he suddenly paused, and then patted his head in self-defeat, "I'm old, and my memory is not good." You are in charge of the Shenji Battalion, and the edict just issued early this morning was that the Duke of Yingguo Yong immediately took charge of the Shenji Battalion. Even the Imperial Horse Supervisor has already selected two commanders. ”

As soon as these words came out, the room suddenly fell silent. Chen Lan swept his eyes casually, and when he saw that everyone from the Zhu family to several brothers and sisters, everyone was suspicious, even Su Yi, and immediately understood that the news must have just been announced, and it might even be that Chen Ying rushed back as soon as he learned about it. Squinting at Yang Jinzhou's face that had not changed at all, she smiled and said, "It turns out that the third uncle also came back with such good news." Uncle Quan is young and knowledgeable, I have always been worried that he has such a big responsibility, and he often has to enter the palace to take the imperial horse supervisor and the army, and now he has finally unloaded, or the emperor cherishes talents. ”

Seeing Chen Lan looking at it, Zhu immediately nodded and said: "Not bad, Amitabha, the emperor has the wisdom to know people and the wisdom to use people, and young people have too many burdens, and it is easy to be unconvinced." You two have had little time since you got married, and now it's time to take advantage of this to take advantage of this. ”

Chen Yan was angry, but as soon as Chen Ying came, she deliberately mentioned these disappointing topics, so she simply followed her grandmother's words and said to herself with a smile: "Yes, yes, maybe this means that the emperor is sympathetic to the third brother-in-law and the third sister's newlywed Yan'er, but he doesn't have time to be together, and the extra kindness allows you to be able to relax, this is still a while before the New Year, I want to think about what fun places are near the capital......"

He is not now a young master of a family who rarely goes out from the night before to the Hou Mansion, he turns to martial arts classes at both ends of the day, and he mixes outside all day long, and he has not been to places like restaurants and restaurants, and he is like a treasure for a while. What is the golden platform of Dongyue Temple, what is the Baiyun Temple of Nanhaizi, what is the Diaoyu Tai of Lugou Bridge...... All in all, the gushing rhetoric hooked Chen Qing and Chen Han together, but Chen Ying couldn't help but cough heavily, so he stopped talking.

Chen Ying looked at the two newlyweds opposite, then stood up and said, "Shuquan, and Ziyi, you two come out with me, I have something to say to you." ”

Although the Zhu family was quite unhappy when they heard this, they couldn't oppose it clearly, so they could only watch Chen Ying take Yang Jinzhou and Su Yi out of the house. As soon as the three men left, the atmosphere in the room that had just been quite stiff seemed to be swept away. Zhu hurriedly motioned for Chen Lan to come over, and the grandfather and grandson quietly avoided going to the east room to talk.

"What's going on, how can you not know the news that he knows?" Zhu Shi became anxious as he spoke, and couldn't help but slam his palms together, "Looking at his appearance of a bamboo in his chest, is there something going on?" ”

"Old lady, today is Xiao Nian, don't think about these worries anymore." Chen Lan stepped forward and gently supported Zhu's arm, and smiled easily, "I'm still waiting for you, the old ancestor, to open a banquet outside."

"Lan'er, if you want to die in a hurry, I can't do it" Zhu grabbed Chen Lan's hand vigorously, and even shook it again, "He is a person with the nature of a tiger and a wolf, and you don't know that if you don't solve his matter, we can have a good reunion dinner for this young year?" You don't have to worry about what he is wrong with Uncle Quan, or what news he will smash...... You must know that he called Su Yi too."

"Don't worry." Chen Lan winked at Zhu, and then smiled slightly, "After he went to the Zhendong Hou Mansion that day, Shuquan told me that now I have to take recuperation as the first priority, and the most important thing is to cultivate a white and fat person, and leave everything else to him." Since he is so sure, why should I think about it? Could it be that I was born to work hard? ”

Zhu Shi was happy with Chen Lan's relaxed tone, but when she thought about what she said just now, she felt that it was really reasonable, so she nodded helplessly and said, "Well, if you think about it, your uncle will not be fooled by your third uncle...... Alas, I wish he had been away from home as before, so that I could live two more years."

When the ladies of the main hall were at the banquet, Chen Ying was talking to her two nieces and sons-in-law in the outer study. He made a big wish to Su Yi in just a few words, and seeing that his face was flushed and he couldn't hide his excitement, he looked at Yang Jinzhou, who was sitting quietly on the side.

"The emperor heard that Xiao Peng, the second son of the Marquis of Zhendong, loves to read, and has been ordered to be summoned to the capital to extend it to the country's prison; Because of this, Luo Shizi made a meritorious suggestion and entered the Hanlin Academy to revise; Zhang Jiong, the prince of Korea, was an adult and loved the history of the country, so he ordered him to go to the Imperial Palace, and the people of the Hanlin Academy revised the "Taejo Hadith"; Although Duchess Weiguo is still pregnant, the palace has already rewarded a lot of things, and even her deceased parents have been posthumously sealed; In contrast, Uncle Quan, you didn't get anything, on the contrary, the two most important errands were lost, you need to think about why there is such unfairness. ”

"Thunder, rain and dew are all Jun's grace, and besides, people make the best use of their talents and make the best use of things, and I don't think there is any injustice."

Eating Yang Jinzhou's words, Chen Ying's face couldn't help but sink a little. Stabilizing his angry impulse, he suddenly snorted lightly: "The people of the capital all say that Longquan Nunnery befriended bandits, so they set fire to kill people on the street, but what happened that night, others don't know, you and I should know that Lan'er and the owner of Longquan Nunnery have long known each other, has she ever told you this?" Not only that, but the owner of Longquan Nunnery also left evidence for the two attendants......"

Before he could finish his words, Yang Jinzhou suddenly interrupted him: "How does Master Hou know what the master of Longquan Nunnery left behind, and who did he give that thing to?" ”

Seeing that Chen Ying's face was stiff and did not answer, he stood up and said lukewarmly: "Trust between husband and wife is important. Even if Madame had something to hide, I had no suspicion of her. As for what Hou Ye just said, if it weren't for rumors and slander, I believe there would be a holy judgment. The so-called three people become tigers, Zeng Zi kills people, and the emperor will never be deceived by such a small trick. ”

"You ......"

Chen Ying was furious for a while, Huo Ran got up and was about to have a seizure, when a call in a low voice suddenly came from outside. He angrily ordered to come in. Suddenly, a little maid entered the study, glanced at Yang Jinzhou, and he peeked at Chen Ying again, then lowered his eyes and saluted, and then said respectfully: "Third master, Jingyuan sent someone to bring a letter, saying that he asked the third aunt and the third aunt to go back as soon as possible, and the angel in the palace came, and the way was ...... The Tao is ordered to give Mrs. Tai and the third aunt and grandmother a decree to seal the canon"

At this moment, a smile finally appeared on Yang Jinzhou's always cold face. Seeing Chen Ying's surprised look, he preemptively asked: "Did you mention the person who came to report the letter, who came to seal the decree?" Again, what is this commandment? ”

The little guy's head hung down more and more: "Back to the third aunt, it's Gonggong Qu who is the master of ceremonies." As for this commandment...... It is said that Mrs. Feng Yipintai and Mrs. Yipin. ”

Mrs. Chen Ying was shocked for a while, you must know that her husband and wife are honored, and there has never been a wife in history who is higher than her husband, and low ones abound. Previously, Chen Lan got married in October, and the annual seal has always been in March, so he didn't catch it in time. But now this has sealed a first-class lady, which means that Yang Jinzhou must be an official and a knight

Yang Jinzhou didn't look at Chen Ying, whose face was uncertain, and only after nodding did he turn around and arch his hand to Chen Ying and said, and then strode out of the door. When he returned to the main hall Furui Hall, he saw that the wind was heard from top to bottom, and he was congratulating Chen Lan around him, and Zhu even took Chen Lan directly in his arms.

"Good boy, among the sisters, you are the most prominent, this time you are Mrs. Yipin, and then I think about it, I will follow your husband into the super product"