Today is a day off. Chen Qing came back from the examination room and went directly back to the mansion. Zhao Qiaoyun confirmed his happy pulse yesterday, which really made him happy for a long time. If the Yu sisters were not a little younger, Chen Qing would have wanted them to get pregnant as well.
A big family, full of children, has always been Chen Qing's dream.
When the carriage arrived in front of the mansion, Chen Qing unexpectedly saw a young man wandering in front of the mansion, carrying a box of cakes in his hand. Judging from his appearance, he should be a scholar.
Chen Qing told Yan Jun: "Go and ask that young man what he wants to do?"
Yan Jun got off his horse and walked over quickly. After asking a few questions, he took the young man to Chen Qing's carriage and said, "To report to the capital, this young man said that he is a relative of my wife. He took part in the imperial examination this time.
Come visit Madam."
Chen Qing was startled and asked quickly: "What relative?"
"He said his aunt was the lady's mother."
Chen Qingxiao asked: "Is your surname Chao?"
The young man quickly bowed and said: "The villain Chao Qing, my grandfather is named after him."
Chen Qing heard from his wife that Lu Yihao and Chao Buzhi were in-laws, and Chao Buzhi's daughter was his wife Lu Xiu's mother. She had died of illness for many years, so this young man was his wife's cousin.
"Since we are relatives, why don't you go into the house? Wander outside."
The young man was a little embarrassed and couldn't answer for a long time. He was the scholar Chao Qing. The cousin he was going to meet in the afternoon was Chen Qing's wife Lu Xiu. But he was not as flamboyant as Lin Jianqing. Even his two good friends Su Ce and Zhong Huan were
I didn’t know that he was the cousin of Mrs. Xuanfu.
The reason why Chao Qing hesitated was that he was afraid that Lu Xiu would misunderstand him and think that he was looking for a relationship. He had absolutely no such idea.
Chao Qing smiled bitterly and said: "Reporting to the Xuanfu Envoy, I was just thinking that I should come back after the results are published. It is easy for people to misunderstand me now."
Chen Qing chuckled and said to Yan Jun: "Please come and sit in the living room for a while, and I will inform Madam."
Yan Jun took Chao Qing to wait in the atrium, and Chen Qing went directly to the back garden.
When I came to my wife's Ningbi courtyard, I saw her sitting in the room chatting with Zhao Qiaoyun. My daughter was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and a little maid was gently rocking the basket beside her.
"The official is back!"
Lu Xiu stepped forward and took off Chen Qing's robe, and said with a smile: "I was talking to Qiao Yun about inviting a wet nurse!"
"Invite a wet nurse for Xue'er?"
"It was for Xue'er. The midwife Qiaoyun needs now is not a wet nurse."
Chen Qing smiled and nodded, "Let's discuss it later! You have a cousin here who is in the living room."
Lu Xiu was stunned for a moment, "My cousin?"
"My name is Chao Qing, do you know?"
Lu Xiu suddenly said, "Ah! It's Chao Erlang from my uncle's family. I haven't seen him for ten years. Where is he?"
Chen Qing smiled and said: "I met him at the door and asked him to wait in the living room. He is in the living room. You go and have a look! I will take care of Xue'er."
"Xue'er knows someone."
Lu Xiu quickly ordered the maid, "Go and find the third lady!"
The little maid ran away, and within a moment, Yu Ying hurried over. Unexpectedly, Chen Qing was also there. Yu Ying was startled and quickly saluted.
Chen Qing smiled and waved his hands, "Don't worry about me, I'll go to the study to see my little baby."
Lu Xiu made arrangements and went to the atrium accompanied by a large group of maids.
Chen Qing gently rocked the cradle and looked lovingly at his daughter who was sleeping soundly. His heart almost melted. This little guy was born like a kitten. Now he is very strong and has a rosy face. It is really not easy!
Zhao Qiaoyun next to him sighed, "I also want to have a daughter."
Grain Won
"Why?" Chen Qing turned around and asked with a smile.
Zhao Qiaoyun said with some sourness: "Who asked her father to be partial? He just stared at his daughter and couldn't pull his eyes out."
Chen Qing laughed and said, "I like both my son and my daughter. I am not partial."
He laughed a little louder, and Xue'er in the cradle began to cry. Yu Ying quickly said "Shush!" to Chen Qing. She picked up Xue'er, patted her back gently, and hummed a nursery rhyme. After a while, The child fell asleep again.
Chen Qing gave Yu Ying a thumbs up, winked at Zhao Qiaoyun, and the two of them got up and walked out quietly.
"Aying is really nice, gentle and kind, everyone likes him." Zhao Qiaoyun whispered as he walked into the yard.
"Isn't Alian unpopular?" Chen Qingxiao asked.
"A-Lian's character is too fierce, like a fierce horse. When others complain a few times, Ah-ying will just smile and not take it to heart. But A-Lian will definitely push back tit-for-tat and hold grudges."
Zhao Qiaoyun made no secret of her dissatisfaction with Yu Lian. In fact, Zhao Qiaoyun was not big-hearted. The conflict between her and Yu Lian was that Yu Lian said something on the second day of the first lunar month, which deeply hurt her.
The three of them were concubines at the same time. Chen Qing originally promised Yu Lian to give her a night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber, but Lu Xiu arranged the night of flowers and candles in the bridal chamber to Zhao Qiaoyun.
As a result, on the third day, Yu Lian said to Yu Ying in front of Zhao Qiaoyun, "It's not the first time to have sex at the wedding anyway, so why do you have to steal someone else's?"
This is actually an allusion that Zhao Qiaoyun was once Wanyan Helisa's concubine. Although Wanyan Helisa disliked Zhao Qiaoyun for being too thin and was unwilling to touch her, in name, she was indeed Wanyan Helisa's concubine.
It was this sentence that stung Zhao Qiaoyun. She is still dissatisfied with Yu Lian to this day, but it can never be seen on the surface. Only the two of them know it in their hearts, and Yu Ying also knows that she has been trying to reconcile the relationship between them.
"Oh! It seems that your relationship with Alian is not harmonious?"
Chen Qing caught the dissatisfaction in Zhao Qiaoyun's tone. He knew Zhao Qiaoyun very well. Zhao Qiaoyun was very cautious and would never comment on others in front of him. It was obvious that she was very resentful towards Yu Lian.
Zhao Qiaoyun held Chen Qing's arm and said with a smile: "Actually, it's nothing. It's just trivial things between women. If you put four spoons in a bowl, they will inevitably bump into each other."
"A bowl with four spoons is a wonderful metaphor. I always think that a teapot needs four teacups."
"The official said so himself!"
Zhao Qiaoyun smiled slyly, "There are only four tea cups, not the fifth one."
"I won't think about it for now. By the way, I have something I want to hear your opinion on."
"What does the officer want to say?"
"Liu Guangshi asked me for help, hoping that I would support him with 20,000 barrels of kerosene. I want to sell it to him at a high price, but I don't want to have anything to do with him. Do you have any good ideas?"
"I recommend Zhang Sima to the officials. He is good at strategizing and will definitely be able to come up with a complete plan for the officials."
"You know how to dodge!"
"The little girl now only cares about having children and not caring about military affairs."
The two walked away talking and laughing...
Yu Ying overheard the conversation in the yard from her room. She was really worried about her sister Alian. Alian's words about the second wedding ceremony really offended Zhao Qiaoyun.
Ah-Lian has had this character since she was a child. She is straight-forward and can’t hold a grain of sand in her eyes. The wedding night was arranged by her wife, so she can’t blame Zhao Qiaoyun.
This is also the first time for Madam to consider Zhao Qiaoyun, and Alian has already had affairs with Guanren countless times. More importantly, Zhao Qiaoyun has a higher status than them, so there is nothing wrong with Madam's arrangement, but Madam doesn't know that Guanren has already agreed to it.
Alian.
With A-Lian's implacable personality, she didn't dare to mess with his wife, and would definitely find an opportunity to stab Zhao Qiaoyun hard, and the feud between them was thus forged.
Ah Lian was only favored by the officials in bed, but Zhao Qiaoyun was able to solve problems for the officials in government affairs. The officials must value Zhao Qiaoyun more, and Zhao Qiaoyun is still a princess, so if anything happens...
After thinking about it, Yu Ying felt that she still had to find a way to reconcile the two of them.