Chapter 49

After entering the hall, the three brothers of the Chen family first went to salute their parents.

Chen Jingzong basically just stood by, and his two elder brothers expressed their filial piety.

Sun smiled and said: "Okay, wash your hands quickly, and sit down, the children are already hungry."

Chen Bozong took the lead to salute and retreat.

Hua Yang watched Chen Jingzong walking towards her, his eyes seemed a little fierce, but when he looked carefully, it was the same as usual, as if she had just misread it.

Chaoyun took a warm wet towel and sent it to the son-in-law.

Chen Jingzong wiped his face and then his hands.

It has been sunny recently, the road is dry, and the horses gallop past, naturally raising a lot of dust.

However, Chen Jingzong rode fast, and there was less dust on his body, and the dust raised by his steed fell on Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong behind.

The maids brought the food, and the three generations of the Chen family who had been away for more than a month had a warm reunion dinner.

Chen Tingshi from the East Court did not show up, saying that he had caught a cold.

After the meal, Chen Tingjian looked at his three sons: "You all come with me."

Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong followed immediately, but Chen Jingzong didn't want to move, Hua Yang secretly twisted him under the table, and then twisted him up.

Chen Tingjian took his sons to the study room and asked them one by one about their handling of government affairs in the previous month.

He asked carefully, and there was no problem with the response of the sons. Chen Tingjian listened silently, and if he felt something was wrong, he would give some pointers.

Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong were still young, while Chen Tingjian had worked in six of them for a period of time. His experience was so rich that he was more than enough to be an official mentor to any son.

This father-son conversation was destined to take a while, so Chen Jingzong found a chair for himself and sat and listened.

The corners of Chen Tingjian's eyes twitched, Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong pretended not to see it.

Before he knew it, half an hour passed, and at this moment, it was finally Chen Jingzong's turn to answer.

Chen Tingjian took a sip of tea, and just about to speak, Chen Jingzong yawned.

Chen Tingjian glared at him and told the third child to go back first.

Chen Xiaozong knew that something must have happened in Lingzhou City, and it was related to the fourth brother, and the elder brother also knew about it.

Although he was curious, since his father thought it was unnecessary for him to participate, Chen Xiaozong resigned sensiblely.

Chen Bozong sent his younger brother out of the study. He stood at the door, looked around, and made sure that only his father's loyal servant was guarding the door. He met his eyes and closed the door again.

"Sit down too." Chen Tingjian pointed to another empty chair and said to the eldest son, there was no reason for an older brother to stand and watch his younger brother reply.

Chen Bozong rode the horse and stood for half an hour. He was indeed a little tired. After thanking his father, he sat down as if nothing had happened.

Chen Tingjian looked at the fourth child: "The princess has written a letter to the emperor about King Xiang?"

Chen Jingzong was not surprised at all that the old man knew about it, and said casually: "Well, the emperor should have read the one sent on the ninth day of the lunar new year."

From Ling Zhou to Capital City, the home letters of ordinary people will be delayed for about a month on the road, and the ordinary paperwork of officials will take half a month. If there is an urgent report, it can be delivered within three or four days at the earliest.

Hua Yang's letter to the family in the palace was sent to the official post for ordinary documents.

Chen Tingjian pondered for a moment and asked, "Have you read the letter from the princess?"

Chen Jingzong's eyes were strange: "Didn't you always tell me to abide by the dignity in front of the princess? Then how can I, a little son-in-law, read her letters to the emperor well?"

Chen Bozong frowned and said: "If you have seen it, you will say that you have seen it, if you have not seen it, you will say you have not seen it. You are so yin and yang."

It's fine to be rude to them, and it's so rude to talk to my father, what a shame!

Chen Jingzong put his hands behind his head, leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes and rested for a while, and briefly recounted Hua Yang's letter.

Chen Bozong was still worried that the emperor would blame the princess for making a big fuss. The vassal kings of various places have more or less illegal actions. It is really not a big crime to enslave soldiers to build gardens. At least no emperor in this dynasty will convict the vassals for such reasons.king.

It's fine for the fourth brother to be scolded, and the whole family will take care of what happens, but they don't want to affect the father-daughter relationship between the princess and the emperor because of their own affairs.

Chen Tingjian waved his hand and said: "The emperor is the most defensive, the princess will sue this, the emperor will only hate King Xiang."

Although the emperor is greedy, he is still a wise emperor on the whole, who can tell who is right and who is wrong.

But Chen Tingjian still warned the fourth child: "You don't want to involve the princess in whatever you do in the guard, no matter what trouble you encounter."

Chen Jingzong sneered back, this is a gift sent by King Xiang to Hua Yang, otherwise he would not ask her for money even if the guard was short of money.

Chen Tingjian continued to ask his son about the situation in the guard.

Chen Jingzong: "Spring plowing is about to begin. I plan to take back all the fields occupied by others and distribute them to military households according to the original division of military fields."

Military fields are used to raise soldiers, which is enough to ensure that military households have enough food and clothing. Now the fields of military households have been taken by King Xiang and local officials.If you can't be satisfied, how can you have the strength to practice.

Chen Tingjian: "How can someone spit out the fat that people have swallowed?"

Chen Jingzong: "Of course it doesn't work to be urged by others. Who am I? There is an old man on the upper floor and a princess wife next to him. Who dare not give me face?"

Chen Tingjian: ...

He thought that his son had some brilliant tricks, but in the end he still relied on his status as the son-in-law to act.

"All according to the rules, don't give others a handle."

Obviously, the youngest son's affairs should be the most difficult to solve, but the youngest son is lucky enough to become a son-in-law, so he can get twice the result with half the effort, and he doesn't need Chen Tingjian's help to make suggestions.

Chen Jingzong left first.

Chen Bozong refilled a bowl of tea for his father, and said in a low voice: "Father, although the fourth brother is a little reckless, but his heart is righteous, let alone, at least the more than a thousand soldiers who were enslaved by King Xiang have returned to the guard."After practice, those people in Xiang Baoshan tried to win over the fourth brother with their beauty, but the fourth brother has a firm mind and was never bewitched."

Chen Tingjian snorted, "If he didn't even have this redeeming feature, I would have resisted the decree before letting him marry the princess."

Chen Bozong: "The princess is willing to cooperate with the fourth brother in this scene, maybe she doesn't have no affection for the fourth brother."

Chen Tingjian: "The princess has a kind heart. She just wants to help the soldiers in the guard. It has nothing to do with the children's personal relationship."

Chen Bozong was silent for a moment, and said: "The fourth brother seems to be cynical, but actually treats the princess with great respect. That day I just reminded him that the emperor might misunderstand the princess's pampering and capriciousness. The fourth brother became very angry and refuted me one by one."

"Really, how did he refute it?"

Chen Bozong told the truth.

Chen Tingjian sighed: "Princess is neither arrogant nor indulgent, but also understands the general situation and considers the overall situation. It is indeed too wronged to marry into our Chen family."

Chen Bozong: ...

As the son and eldest brother, he has really tried his best to ease the relationship between his father and his fourth brother!

Si Yitang.

Chen Jingzong came back too late, Hua Yang almost fell asleep.

Sleepy to sleepy, watching Chen Jingzong standing by the hanger taking off his coat, Hua Yang still reminded: "Don't forget to take a bath."

Chen Jingzong looked over unexpectedly: "Did you soak?"

Hua Yang: ...

Just go back to the ancestral house for one night, and she will leave at noon tomorrow, how greedy she is to bring that kind of thing back!

Chen Jingzong understood, and casually put his outer robe on the hanger.

Chaoyun and Chaoyue brought in a bucket of warm water together.

After they retreated, Chen Jingzong wiped a wet towel silently. After wiping, he put on his underwear, came to the bed, and chatted with her: "I saw a bottle of peach blossoms on the table, where did it come from?"

Hua Yang smiled and said, "Wan Yi picked it."

Chen Jingzong: "I thought you only liked peonies."

Hua Yang: "I like pretty flowers, and I love peonies the most. By the way, what did father tell you?"

Chen Jingzong: "When you mention this, I get sleepy."

Hua Yang pushed him angrily, since there was nothing to talk about, she turned her back and went to sleep alone.

Chen Jingzong came close to her suddenly, and his palm landed on her abdomen.

Hua Yang thought that he was thinking of something unreasonable, so he took his hand away, and he stretched it out again after shaking it away. Apart from that, he didn't do anything else.

"What?" she asked puzzled.

Chen Jingzong: "See if you have gained weight."

Hua Yang: ...

The next morning, Hua Yang went to Chunhetang to talk with her mother-in-law, mainly to praise Chen Jingzong's achievements in the guard.

In the previous life, the relationship between the husband and wife was cold, Chen Jingzong would not take the initiative to mention these things to her, and Hua Yang never thought about asking, so she didn't know any advantages of Chen Jingzong except that he could see and hear Chen Jingzong's flaws.

Now that she knows that he is a hero on the battlefield and a good official in the guard, Hua Yang wants to let his mother-in-law and father-in-law know that their fourth son is no worse than his elder brothers.

Sun said with relief: "Finally, he has done some practical things. It is not in vain that the emperor's empress chose him to be her son-in-law."

The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were chatting well, and suddenly the children cheered from the small garden.

Sun asked the maid to go and see what happened.

The little servant girl ran for a while, came back and said with a smile: "Old lady, princess, the son-in-law is going to play with Eldest Young Lady and the others."

Mrs. Sun looked embarrassed: "I just praised him a few words, and he went up to the wall to expose the tiles. The boss is not young, and he went to be the king of children."

Hua Yang: "It's rare to come back, let him go."

After a while, Hua Yang took Chaoyun back to Si Yitang.

Children's laughter and shouts came from the garden from time to time.

About two quarters of an hour later, Chao Yun came in, with a strange look on his face, and said: "Princess, the son-in-law just sent a message to Zhen'er, saying that he is thirsty and wants to drink tea."

Hua Yang: "Then you ask Zhen'er to send it to him, get a few more tea bowls, and prepare two pastries for Eldest Young Lady and the others."

Zhao Yun glanced carefully at his master, and said bravely, "My son-in-law said that he wants to drink the tea you personally brought over."

Hua Yang slowly put down the book in his hand.

Chao Yun blushed for his son-in-law, so let's drink tea as long as he asks for so much.

Hua Yang didn't want to get used to Chen Jingzong's new problem, but she was a little curious why this man suddenly made such a request. Although he was thick-skinned, he had never done this before.

Anyway, she was fine, and when Chaoyun prepared the tea and pastries, Hua Yang took Chaoyun over.

In the small garden, Chen Jingzong and the children had just finished kicking a wave and sat at the stone table to rest.

"The Fourth Aunt is here!"

Sanlang was the first to discover the princess.

Chen Jingzong looked over, it was only the end of February, the sun was a little brighter, and she was about to hold an umbrella.

The umbrella surface of green silk, the beauty with skin better than snow.

The children were all dumbfounded.

Chen Jingzong coughed, and after attracting the attention of his nephews and nieces, he chuckled softly: "Seeing how much your fourth aunt likes me, she personally brought me tea."

Four children: ...

The gift of tea is true, but "I like it so much" I really didn't see it.

Walking up to Hua Yang, Chaoyun asked Chaoyun to open the food box, put the teapot and tea bowl in the middle, and put the pastry on the side of the children.

Erlang rolled his eyes: "Fourth aunt is so kind, she even specially brought us food."

Hua Yang sat down on the stone bench Wan Yi let out, and said with a smile, "You're tired from playing, let's have a sip of tea first."

Erlang laughed.

Wan Yi and Da Lang both understood what he meant, so the fourth uncle really put gold on his face just now.

Only Sanlang threw himself on the pastry.

After seeing the children, Hua Yang turned his gaze to Chen Jingzong, just in time to see a drop of sweat rolling from the corner of his forehead.

She said disgustedly: "I'm sweating, why don't you wipe it off?"

Chen Jingzong: "I didn't wear a handkerchief."

Erlang immediately dug out his and handed it over.

Chen Jingzong glared at his nephew, then said to Hua Yang, "I only use yours."

At this time, Wan Yi leaned into Hua Yang's ear and whispered something.

Only then did Hua Yang know that when Chen Jingzong came back last night, because no one came to pick him up, he was sympathized by Sanlang, so now he wants to save face.

Staring at the worthless man, Hua Yang silently took out a snow-white handkerchief and motioned Chen Jingzong to stretch his face over.

Then, Hua Yang wiped off the sweat for him with his own hands.