Chapter 13

Chaoyue looked at the fire in the stove and asked Zhu Er to watch it. She wiped her hands and walked out of the kitchen.

The light rain is still falling, slightly denser than in the early morning.

She picked up the umbrella by the door, opened it, and walked towards the main room with small steps.

Chaoyun just wiped all the rooms except the inner one, and she was so busy that her face was flushed and her cheeks were sweating. When she saw the sisters who appeared at the door, she made a silent gesture, and then came over with a copper basin, two maidservants, each with a small bench, were sitting under the eaves and whispering.

Chaoyue looked in the direction of the inner room worriedly: "The princess is still awake? The porridge in the pot has been hot for so long, it's almost thick."

Zhao Yun smiled, picked up the towel from the copper basin, and wiped his face first.

Her complexion is fair, but now she is a little blue.

Chaoyue cared about her again: "Did you not sleep well last night?"

Chaoyun nodded.

There used to be four big maids by the princess' side. When they were in Capital City, the four of them took turns keeping vigil. Now she and Chaoyue are the only ones who come to Ling Zhou. Chaoyue is tired enough to take care of three meals a day, so the vigil is completely exhausted.Handed over to Zhao Yun.Chaoyue hasn't kept vigil for too long, and the princess and her son-in-law were not diligent in that aspect when they were in Capital City, so it is naturally difficult to guess the truth.

Considering that the son-in-law was still in mourning, Chao Yun hesitated for a while, but decided to keep the matter a secret, not even the good sister who would never reveal the secret.

Just thinking of the movements he heard last night, Zhao Yun's face became hot.

Suddenly, there was a crisp bell in the room.

The princess is awake!

The two servant girls looked at each other, Chaoyue went back to the kitchen to prepare breakfast, asked Zhu'er to fetch water from the water room, and Chaoyun brought a pot of tea into the inner room.

After putting away the teapot, Chaoyun came to Babu's bed and deftly raised the outer gauze curtain.

Hua Yang was lying on the bed weakly, unable to exert himself lazily.

She looked at Chaoyun, and then at the closed carved window in the distance.

The light outside the window was dim, and Hua Yang was a little confused: "Is it dusk?"

She vaguely remembered that Chen Jingzong wanted to hug her when he got up in the morning, but after she chased him away, she fell asleep again. Could it be that she slept all day?

Chao Yun said with a smile: "It's just the first moment, but it's raining, and the room is dark."

Hua Yang understood, and asked again: "Where is the son-in-law?"

Zhao Yun's face became slightly complicated: "The son-in-law has gone to the garden, he is not afraid of the rain, he said he wants to take advantage of the coolness today to do the rest of the work."

How can there be such a son-in-law, at least he is also the fourth master of Ge's hometown, but he behaves like a boy doing rough work, not particular at all.

The princess called out like that last night, is it possible that the son-in-law is also using the methods of those countrymen to torture the princess?

With this in mind, Chao Yun worriedly observed the master on the bed.

In the hot summer, Hua Yang put on the thinnest jackets. The thin brocade looks like the wings of cicadas, especially on the shoulders and arms, which can't hide the beautiful skin at all.

Zhao Yun only took a look, and found several bruising marks.

Her face turned pale, and it was hard to hide it.

Hua Yang followed her gaze and looked at her shoulder, but there was nothing unexpected. After a brief calm, she said nonchalantly: "I'm thirsty, pour me a cup of tea."

Chaoyun had no choice but to pour tea first.

Hua Yang sat up slowly.

When she was drinking tea, Chao Yun saw more traces, couldn't bear it any longer, and asked in a crying voice: "Princess, is the son-in-law bullying you?"

Roughness can bear it, if the son-in-law dares to torture the princess, she will go back to Beijing to complain in front of the emperor and queen even if she dies!

Hua Yang looked at her distressed and gritted teeth, and said with a light smile: "He dare not."

When she asked Chen Jingzong to turn around and hug her last night, she was already ready to be "taken in an inch" by him. Anyway, as long as she was awake, she would definitely not let Chen Jingzong succeed like last time and take three risks.There is a danger of bad health if you eat two Bizi Pills within a month.

And Chen Jingzong did not let her down, no matter how greedy he was, he would not dare to go against her wishes and forcefully fight the king.

Chao Yun wiped his eyes and saw the princess smiling dignifiedly and calmly, so he believed that the princess really didn't suffer, and then recalled the voices he heard last night...

Chao Yun, who had never experienced love between a man and a woman, suddenly understood what was going on. It was probably like being bitten by a mosquito, and it was both painful and satisfying when he grabbed it hard.

Hua Yang took a comfortable warm bath, and after having "breakfast", she sat by the opened carved window, waving a round fan and enjoying the rain.

In my memory, this light rain should not last for too long, and there will be more than half a month of scorching heat. Everyone is looking forward to the rain to cool off, but the rain really came, but it was a heavy rain.For three days and three nights in a row.

At noon on the next day when the heavy rain fell, the river section south of Shiqiao Town finally swelled under the monitoring of the people. The river water rolled up the silt and branches washed down from the upstream and rushed to the town.When the water ran out, the homeowner had to take his family and move in a hurry.

This is a flood.

When the flood had spread to more than half of the town, and the rain showed no signs of abating, Gongpa made a decision to lead the whole town to move to the mountain behind.

According to the local people, there will be a small flood here every few years, and the flood will recede after the rain stops. However, the mountain behind has never collapsed and landslides.They will all go to the mountains to take shelter temporarily, and then come down after the rain subsides.

The common people were not surprised, and few of them were really afraid, but it was the first time for Hua Yang in his previous life to experience such a thing, and he felt that the sky was about to collapse!When she was carried up the mountain by Chen Jingzong, she looked at the yellow muddy water that almost flooded the streets of the town, and her mind was filled with the terrifying picture that sooner or later the flood would rush to her feet and engulf her.

She had always disliked Chen Jingzong, and she was in such great danger because she came to Ling Zhou with him. When Chen Jingzong finally put her in a safe place, Hua Yang looked at him as if he was an enemy.

When the flood finally receded, although Chen's house did not suffer a major disaster, the yard was covered with sand. Hua Yang watched the maids around him busy cleaning up, and it became more and more unbearable.

During the two years in Ling Zhou, Hua Yang thought that she had already experienced all the pains in the world, such as poor food and sleep, insects that could appear at any time, and even more deadly natural disasters.

Of course she knows that there are still many poor people suffering from hunger and cold in this world, but she can't understand it without seeing it, and only regards her own suffering as the most bitter in the world.

It wasn't until Chen Jingzong died on the battlefield, becoming the first among her relatives and friends to die violently, and it was not until she witnessed the grief of the Chen family, that Hua Yang understood what their relatives and friends would suffer when other soldiers died.

That was the first time that Hua Yang personally felt the heaviness of the war hidden under the simple word "victory or defeat".

It wasn't until Chen Bozong died unjustly in prison, and until he witnessed the rest of the Chen family wearing thin prison clothes and leaving in despair in the cold and snow, that Hua Yang realized that the so-called hardships she had experienced were nothing at all.

Reborn at the age of eighteen, Hua Yang is still Huayang, the Hua Yang who would never wrong herself if conditions permit, but she has more experience in her previous life, she no longer finds the cramped Si Yitang unbearable, no longerI no longer feel that Chen Jingzong has nothing to offer, and I am no longer afraid of the upcoming mountain torrent that seems to be terrifying but actually did not cause any civilian casualties.

On the contrary, she wanted to use this flash flood to expose Qi's greed in advance.

The East Court embezzled 120,000 taels, most of which were collected after the father-in-law was promoted to Chief-of-Staff, but there were also more than 20,000 taels collected before the father-in-law became Chief-of-Staff.

In other words, that ledger has already appeared, and when the mountain torrents come and everyone in the Chen family brings their wealth to transfer, the Qi family will definitely bring that ledger!

But Hua Yangkong knew that the ledger was in Qi's hands, and she still needed someone to help her "get the stolen goods"!

Chen Jingzong is her perfect candidate.

After one month and five days, Chen Jingzong finally built the garden!

The ground is covered with pebbles, with several bluestone roads criss-crossing it. The green bamboos and maple trees were dug from the mountains, and the few clumps of peonies came from a large flower-growing family in the town. Only the set of stone tables and benches was sent to the mausoleum.I bought it in the state city.

The light rain fell very timely, the bamboo and maple in the garden were green, and most of the peonies had bloomed, but there were still a few buds with dewdrops.

At dusk that day, Hua Yang came to the garden to enjoy the flowers, and met Mrs. Sun and her two sister-in-laws.

Luo Yuyan, who was already eight months pregnant, had a more pronounced belly. She had a delicate face, and she intimately held Mrs. Sun's arm to comment on the scenery. The elder sister-in-law Yu Xiu was not good at words, and she followed two steps behind.

"The princess is coming!"

Seeing Hua Yang, Sun smiled more lovingly.

Luo Yuyan pursed her lips, and let go of her hands tactfully.

No matter how sweet her mouth is, no matter how good-looking she is in front of her mother-in-law, in the eyes of her mother-in-law, let alone her and Yu Xiu, even a few of her own sons can't surpass Hua Yang.

"Mother is also here to enjoy the flowers." Hua Yang walked to her mother-in-law and said with a smile.

Mrs. Sun smiled: "Yeah, the fourth child usually looks rough, but I didn't expect him to be able to tidy up the garden so well. I don't think he will need to move it anymore. Let's just keep doing it like this."

Hua Yang looked around, and with the current conditions of the Chen residence, the garden was indeed very good.

Luo Yuyan knew that her status was inferior to Hua Yang's, but she was so filial to her mother-in-law that she was inferior to Hua Yang because of her status. She felt uncomfortable and rubbed her stomach.I can't read, so I have to follow the path of a military officer. Now you can see that it is better to practice martial arts. See how capable the fourth brother is. He can do so much by himself without being tired. Unlike his third brother, who farmed with his fatherFor two days, my back hurts."

This court puts more emphasis on civil servants. Luo Yuyan's words seem to be admiring Chen Jingzong, but she is actually showing off that her husband Chen Xiaozong can read.

Farming is just a way for the members of the Chen family to pass the time. No matter how well they do it, it is not worthy of praise. There is no such thing as Tanhualang's fame.

In this case, Luo Yuyan has said many times before.

In his previous life, Hua Yang had always been ashamed of Chen Jingzong's vulgarity. Every time he encountered such a situation, although Hua Yang didn't like to hear it, he knew it was the truth and didn't bother to refute Chen Jingzong.

But it was different now, she knew that Chen Jingzong would be a hero on the battlefield, so she didn't want to condone Luo Yuyan's derogation anymore.

"Third sister-in-law said that, the implication is that military officers have no other use except for their strength?"

Hua Yang was still smiling, but his eyes on Luo Yuyan faded.

She is a princess, and it is her kindness to be kind to others. If anyone dares to push their noses in the face, Hua Yang will not be considerate of whether the other party is pregnant or not.

Luo Yuyan's expression changed drastically.

She didn't expect that Hua Yang would argue with her just by saying it casually. Obviously, Hua Yang would acquiesce in what she was like before, and would only despise Chen Jingzong.

Luo Yuyan glanced at her mother-in-law in a panic, subconsciously denying: "No, the princess misunderstood, I really admire the fourth brother, look at how beautiful this garden is, sister-in-law, don't you think so?"

In desperation, Luo Yuyan turned around and pulled Yu Xiu over. As long as Yu Xiu agreed with the yard, she would have to go down the steps.

There are four mother-in-law and daughter-in-law. Compared with Hua Yang and Luo Yuyan, Sun's mother-in-law's background is low enough, but her father was a juren when he was alive, and he was an instructor in the official school. He was an official.

Yu Xiu was even lower, her father was just a scholar.

Back then, Father Yu and Chen Tingjian went to Lingzhou City to participate in the autumn festival, when a carriage rammed into them on the road, Father Yu pushed Chen Tingjian away at a critical moment.Chen Tingjian was unscathed, but Yu's father was hit by a carriage and limped, and he could no longer take the imperial examination.Chen Tingjian was grateful for his friend's life-saving grace, and suggested that as long as Yu's father gave birth to a daughter in the future, he would marry his eldest son.

With this arranged childhood marriage, Yu Xiucai was able to marry the number one scholar, Chen Bozong.

Yu Xiu has a gentle temperament and is cowardly because of her background, but she is not stupid, and it can be seen that the two noble siblings are angry.

Yu Xiu didn't dare to speak for anyone, and lowered her head habitually.

Luo Yuyan shook her arm anxiously.

At this time, Hua Yang suddenly let out a chuckle, a light and short laugh, but it was full of ridicule towards Luo Yuyan.

"Mother, please continue to reward me. I'll go find the son-in-law and tell him the compliments of the third sister-in-law. He must be happy."

Hua Yang had no intention of watching Luo Yuyan continue to make a fool of herself, nodded to her mother-in-law, and led Chao Yun away.

As soon as she left, Luo Yuyan's tears came down, and she looked at Sun with grievance: "Mother, I really didn't mean that, the princess misunderstood me..."

Sun's heart is clear, if Luo Yuyan is not pregnant, she will have to knock a few words, but looking at Luo Yuyan's big belly, it is not easy for a lady from the Hou family to follow her all the way to Ling Zhou, so Sun pretends to be confused and smilesPatting Luo Yuyan's hand: "Okay, okay, what's the matter, don't cry, my mother will clarify the misunderstanding for you, the princess will not blame you."

With this step, Luo Yuyan stopped crying with two sobs.

After that, Mrs. Sun went to find Hua Yang, after all, she wanted to help "clear up the misunderstanding".

As soon as she left, Luo Yuyan showed no grievances, and turned to question Yu Xiu: "Sister-in-law, you shouldn't answer the question I asked you just now. Could it be that the garden built by the fourth brother is not good?"

She was respectful towards Hua Yang, but Luo Yuyan was full of arrogance towards Yu Xiu.

Yu Xiu still lowered her head, clutching her cuffs helplessly.

Luo Yuyan snorted, asked the maid beside her to hold her hand, and walked slowly back to Fucui Hall.

Yu Xiu continued to stand beside a clump of peonies, ready to wait for Luo Yuyan to go away before going back.

"Madam, you are the elder sister-in-law, why should you be afraid of the third lady?"

The maid, Bi Tao, came closer, with a hint of hatred for iron and steel. She was the big maid that the Sun family gave Yu Xiu when Yu Xiu first married into the Chen family.

Yu Xiu shook her head with a wry smile, bent over and squatted down, and pulled out a slender weed that had just emerged from the peony bushes after the rain.