Chapter 13
After Zhao Ji left, because the atmosphere was no longer harmonious, the Shen family's female members quickly walked out of the central palace.
Chen Qingqing's face was not very good-looking. Queen Chen seemed to be scolding the prince just now, but in fact she was targeting her.
Chen Qingqing was a little depressed and a little confused. Although this emperor's aunt was not her elder, she had no difference between her and the sisters in the big room when she went to the palace to treat her. Why didn't she leave any face for her today?
The girl who is only fourteen years old is spoiled and has never seen many storms. Even some of her cleverness is used to eat, drink and have fun. Of course, she cannot guess the thoughts of the people in the palace in just a short time.
Shen Jiarong glanced at him and saw Chen Qingqing's listless look, she couldn't help but gloat: "Seventh Sister, the emperor's aunt is the most kind-hearted. You must keep it in a cage. How can the emperor's aunt bear it after seeing it? I know that the seventh Sister has returned from a long time ago and wants to give some strange things to please the emperor's aunt, but you also have to think about the emperor's temper."
Chen Qingqing was too lazy to have these verbal disputes with her.
Shen Jiayi couldn't stand it. She knew that Shen Jiarong had always wanted to be the crown princess, so she whispered: "The fifth sister's desk screen has pleased the emperor's aunt, but unfortunately the crown prince didn't even look at it."
A word was stabbing Shen Jiarong's sore spot like a knife. She blushed: "You..."
Shen Jiayi raised her chin proudly, like a little cockfighting that had only won.
Chen Qingqing heard it and frowned, thinking. Before the prince met her, Empress Chen praised her beauty and was quite interested in her gifts. After the prince met her, Empress Chen immediately changed her face. Thinking of the prince's special treatment to her, Chen Qingqing was shocked. Could it be that Empress Chen misunderstood that she wanted to seduce the prince?
After thinking it through, Chen Qingqing was not depressed. At worst, she would be less likely to enter the palace in the future. The prince was very noble, but she was not so noble that she wanted to cling to her when she met.
When they arrived at the palace gate, the three women got on a carriage.
"Qingqing is wronged." Chen took his daughter's hand and sighed softly.
Chen Qingqing leaned against her mother's shoulder and whispered: "Nothing wronged, I will learn from my mistakes. In the future, when she celebrates her birthday, I will just embroider an orchid to celebrate her birthday."
The daughter's tone was light, and Chen was quite surprised. She looked down and said tentatively: "Empress embarrassing you, aren't you sad?"
Chen Qingqing curled her lips: "She is not my dear aunt, why am I sad?"
Chen was very pleased. His daughter didn't care about Queen Chen's attitude, which means that her daughter was not close to the prince.
But the prince is celebrating his daughter...
Chen did not tell his daughter about this concern. After going to bed at night, Chen confides her husband: "I am a little worried when the prince looks at Qingqing in the daytime."
When Chen Tingwen heard this, he no longer felt sleepy.
He has been back to Beijing for almost a month, and he has heard a lot of gossip about the prince during this period. Regarding the status of the crown prince, Emperor Qingde has not had a lot of descendants. So far, he has four sons and two princesses. Among them, the eldest son born to him and Empress Chen died young, and the three alive sons, except Zhao Ji, the third prince fell and lame one leg when he was first to learn horses. The fourth prince was only seven years old. So at present, as long as the prince does not make a big mistake, he can sit in the East Palace firmly.
As for the prince's character, regardless of the court affairs, it is said that the prince is quite lustful and has not yet been married, so there are seven or eight concubines around the prince, not to mention the palace maids who can warm his bed at any time.
Chen Tingwen has a precious daughter, Chen Qingqing, and he doesn't want to find a romantic son-in-law.
"No matter what the prince thinks, Qingqing's marriage has to be held fast." Looking at his wife, Chen Tingwen said with a serious expression.
Chen nodded: "There is no rush to get married, let's get engaged first."
In mid-July, Chen Qingqing's marriage was still gone. The married fourth girl Shen Jiayue was about to give birth and gave birth to a fat boy weighing seven pounds.
Shen Jiayue married Han Yan, the Imperial Army Captain.
Han Yan is a famous lonely man in the capital. He was born to defeat his parents. When he succeeded, he had a marriage contract and died. Therefore, even though Han Yan was a successful official career and became a fourth-rank captain at a young age, no lady in the capital dared to marry him. Later, the fourth girl Shen Jiayue went to the temple to burn incense and met a drunk noble child. The other party wanted to tease Shen Jiayue, but Han Yan happened to meet him and saw the unfair hero saving the beauty.
Shen Jiayue didn't care whether Han Yan defeated his wife and insisted on marrying, and the marriage was done.
On the day of the third day of the Sakura, all the female members of the Shen family went to the Han Mansion to congratulate him.
The carriage of the third bedroom was at the end, and the eldest lady got off the carriage of the third bedroom had not stopped yet.
Chen Qingqing quietly opened a curtain and saw a tall and majestic man standing in front of the Han Mansion. He was about twenty-six or seven years old, with thick eyebrows and tiger eyes, and majestic.
"The fourth brother-in-law is pretty good." Chen Qingqing put down the curtain and turned around and said to her mother.
Chen smiled and said, "You little girls know how to look at your face. In fact, the most important thing in choosing a husband is the other person's character. As long as the other person is willing to treat his wife, it will be fine if his appearance is not bad."
Chen Qingqing raised her eyebrows: "Mom said it nicely. If it weren't for your outstanding appearance, would your dignified daughter of Duke's Mansion fall in love with him? When you married into the Shen family, your grandfather hadn't become a cabinet master."
Chen's ears were hot, let alone, what she saw at the first glance was indeed her husband's appearance.
"Get out of the car, don't talk nonsense." Retorted with guilt, Chen pretended to be angry and changed the subject.
Chen Qingqing laughed.
After a while, the three sisters Chen Qingqing stood in front of Han Yan together and called out to brother-in-law.
Han Yan was not good at speaking. Facing the three sister-in-laws who looked like flowers, he forced a smile and pointed inside and said, "Get in quickly, Jiayue has been looking forward to you in the morning."
So the three little girls left their elders and went to the backyard to visit Shen Jiayue.
Shen Jiayue's room was a little stuffy, full of faint milk smell. Shen Jiarong was not used to it, so he subconsciously slowed down. Only Shen Jiayi and Chen Qingqing came to the bed anxiously.
Shen Jiayue was lying on the bed wearing a middle-clothed shirt. When she saw her two sisters, she smiled happily, and then scolded Chen Qingqing: "Seventh sister is so cruel. She hasn't known to come and see me for so long."
Chen Qingqing acted coquettishly: "It's too hot. Even if I want to come, will the fourth sister be willing to let me go out in a hot day?"
Shen Jiayue made a gesture to twist her mouth.
Chen Qingqing went to see her little nephew with a smile, but the newborn boy had a wrinkled face and looked like a monkey, so he really had nothing to look good about.
When the eldest wife and elders came, Shen Jiayue asked the three little girls to go to the garden.
Compared with the Shen Mansion, the Han family's house was shabby, and the garden behind was even more visible. The three sisters were casually strolling around and sat in the pavilion beside the lotus pond to rest.
"Hmph, it's said that the fourth brother-in-law defeated his wife, and the fourth sister is not doing well now?" Shen Jiayi said with a grudge, and then was very proud: "You don't know, the fourth brother-in-law is very nice to the fourth sister. When the fourth sister was pregnant, she was so sick of morning sickness that she couldn't eat. The fourth brother-in-law accompanied her to stop eating, saying that she wanted to share the joys and sorrows with the fourth sister."
Chen Qingqing was surprised that there was such a good man?
Shen Jiarong shook the round fan and sighed at the small garden of the Han family: "The fourth brother-in-law is very good, but the family is a little poor, so I feel wronged with the fourth sister."
Shen Jiayi doesn't like to listen: "Fifth sister is really a tone. Even the fourth-rank military officer can't catch your eye. I wonder what kind of noble son-in-law you will marry in the future."
Shen Jiarong smiled but said nothing. When she became the crown princess, it was the day when Shen Jiayi knelt down for her.
It was quite interesting for the two to quarrel. Chen Qingqing was in high spirits when she suddenly saw a figure turning from the entrance of the garden. She was a man taller than Han Yan, holding a girl of four or five years old in her arms, blocking his face.
"Who is that?" Chen Qingqing asked Shen Jiayi curiously. There were not many customers in the Han family, and Chen Qingqing thought Shen Jiayi would know him.
Shen Jiayi stretched her neck and looked over. After seeing the girl's face clearly, Shen Jiayi widened her eyes and asked Shen Jiarong in disbelief: "Look, is that the second princess?"
When Shen Jiarong saw it, he was really!
The second princess? The daughter of Concubine Chun? The man holding the second princess...
A bad guess surging in his heart, Chen Qingqing stared at the tall man. Finally, the man turned sideways and showed his face, with long eyebrows and phoenix eyes, and a handsome face with a smile. Who is not Li Zhi?
Chen Qingqing was very angry, why did this guy come?
"That's the Marquis of Pingxi?" Shen Jiarong whispered.
Shen Jiayi nodded and guessed: "My fourth brother-in-law must have invited him to the bar when doing things under him, but I don't know why the second princess came with her."
Just as the two were talking quietly, Li Zhi walked towards the pavilion with the second princess in his arms.
Chen Qingqing bit her lip and sat down without moving. If she had a chance later, she insisted on asking Li Zhi clearly.
The second princess was the supreme. When Li Zhi approached, Chen Qingqing and the three daughters stood up at the same time and walked out of the pavilion to salute the second princess.
The second princess blinked her beautiful Danfeng eyes and glanced at Shen Jiarong who looked familiar. Shen Jiayi quickly settled on Chen Qingqing's face. After looking for a while, she tilted her head and whispered to her uncle's ear: "Uncle, that sister is so beautiful. She is the best except for her mother."
However, the girl's baby had not mastered the skills of whispering, and her voice was a little high, and all the three girls in front of the pavilion heard it.
Shen Jiarong and Shen Jia looked at Chen Qingqing with interest.
Chen Qingqing was praised by a girl in front of Li Zhi, and her face was a little hot.
She lowered her eyes and heard Li Zhi ask, "Which sister?"
Chen Qingqing:...
She dared to bet with her life, and Li Zhi did it on purpose!
Because the second princess has not spared their courtesy yet, Chen Qingqing cannot leave, so she can only bend her knees and sulk.
"That." The simple second princess stretched out her chubby little finger and pointed at Chen Qingqing and said.
Li Zhi glanced at Qingqing, not knowing whether it was because of shyness or anger, and he turned into a scorching cheek, and also said to his niece in a "whisper" way: "Wanwan looks better than her."
The second princess smiled happily.
Chen Qingqing could no longer help it, so she looked up and glared at Li Zhi, and immediately looked away after glaring, and was too lazy to look at the other person.
Li Zhi smiled and reminded his niece to be exempted from gifts.
Chen Qingqing stood up straight, so angry that she didn't want to get entangled with Li Zhi. She pulled Shen Jiayi and was about to leave. Unexpectedly, the second princess spoke first and pointed at her and asked, "Who are you? Have you ever entered the palace before? I've seen them, but I haven't seen you."
Chen Qingqing had no choice but to answer: "My daughter Chen Qingqing is the daughter of Chen Tingwen, the doctor of the Ministry of Revenue. She entered the palace many times when she was young. She was released with her father in the past three years, so she had no chance to meet the princess."
The second princess said "Oh" and didn't know what to say. Suddenly her elbow was hit, and the red cloth ball she was holding fell out. She rolled on the ground and just rolled to Chen Qingqing's feet.
"My ball fell!" The second princess was anxious.
Li Zhi said: "I'm sorry, Miss Seven."
Chen Qingqing took a deep breath, bent down, picked up the ball, then lowered her head and walked to Li Zhi as a respectful look, holding the ball with both hands.
The second princess was about to get it, but Li Zhi got the ball in advance.
The ball is gone, but there is something more to Chen Qingqing's palm.
In front of everyone, Chen Qingqing was shocked and had no time to see what it was, so he instinctively shrank his hand first.
"Thank you." Li Zhi stuffed the ball back into his niece's hand, and looked at Chen Qingqing with a smile on his face.
Chen Qingqing pursed her lips and was about to reply to him lightly, but Li Zhi left with the second princess, as if he was disdainful to look at her more.
Chen Qingqing:...
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