Chapter 59

The gold and silver jewelry, silk and satin, antique calligraphy and paintings, high-quality wood, etc. copied from the Xiangwang Mansion, together with the other courtyards he built privately, are worth tens of millions of taels when converted into silver.

When King Xiang's family was escorted out of the city, the people in Ling Zhou "sent them off along the road". If the guards hadn't stopped them, the rotten leaves thrown by the people could have killed King Xiang.

It seems very miserable for the dignified vassal king to be reduced to such a state, but if he is not a vassal king and does not have the blood inherited from an old ancestor with Emperor Jingshun, with the crimes he committed, he could grow a hundred headswas hacked.

In the past few days, the streets and alleys of Lingzhou City are talking about King Xiang being abolished.

At dusk, a Uppong boat was mixed among other cruise ships, moving slowly on the Linghe River.

There are all kinds of shops along the banks of the river. At this time, restaurants and teahouses are the busiest.

When the awning boat was about to pass by a teahouse, a high-pitched shout suddenly came from inside the teahouse: "Come on! Shut his mouth and hit me!"

Inside the Wupeng boat, Hua Yang felt that this sentence was very familiar, and subconsciously approached the screen window, looking towards the teahouse on the shore.

When Chen Jingzong saw it, he signaled Fugui outside to stop the boat, and moved to the shore.

The shop of the teahouse was not big, because the business was very hot, and a pergola was propped up by the river, and six or seven tables were placed under it.At this time, people in common clothes gathered in the arbor. Through the gaps between the figures, Hua Yang saw a white-faced storyteller in his forties sitting in the teahouse, holding a whip in his hand, and doing it happily.The action of beating someone, while imitating the woman's words vividly: "Who are you, who has eaten the heart of a leopard, and even molested our princess!"

Hua Yang: ...

Sitting opposite, Chen Jingzong observed her expression, and said, "If you don't like to listen, I'll ask someone to arrest the storyteller and give him a lesson."

Hua Yang shook her head, as far as she had heard so far, although the storyteller made up some words, they did not offend her.

After the storyteller finished her passage, he even told the story of the son-in-law making a big fuss at Xiangwang Mansion, and praised the son-in-law riding on the horse as "extraordinary in martial arts" and "imposing in appearance".

With an expression of falsehood, Hua Yang urged: "Let's go, there's nothing to listen to."

Chen Jingzong: "I love to listen."

Hua Yang went to look at the other side of the river.

After the storyteller rested, the common people drinking tea chatted about the princess and the son-in-law with relish.

"One time when I was shopping on the street, I met my son-in-law riding a horse back to the city. He is indeed handsome and handsome, at least eight feet tall, not to mention how majestic he is on a horse!"

"Of course, if the son-in-law is not good-looking, can he be chosen by the emperor as his son-in-law?"

"The princess is as beautiful as a fairy, and has the heart of a bodhisattva. She is willing to avenge justice for our people. I heard that the concubine has also done a lot of practical things for the military households in the guard. From this point of view, the concubine and the princess are really a match made in heaven..”

When these words floated into the cabin, Hua Yang saw that Chen Jingzong's eyes were full of smiles, so beautiful that he almost paid for it.

"Could it be that you arranged these people in advance?" Hua Yang asked suspiciously.

Chen Jingzong put away his smile, looked at her and said, "I'm really trusting, and I should tell them to praise me instead of flattering that you and I are a match made in heaven."

Hua Yang: ...

He's too tall to grow any longer, that's why his skin is getting thicker, isn't it?

The man who was truly made for her has not yet been born, and Chen Jingzong only became her son-in-law because of his luck.

At the end of April, Huu Mu and his wife still did not return to Shiqiao Town. It was not until the Dragon Boat Festival that the yamen and the guards were closed for three days. Chen Jingzong and Chen Bozong took their wives back to the Chen family's ancestral house.

Chen Tingjian went out to greet him in person, and when he saw Hua Yang, he made a big gift: "Abandoning the king is a disaster, but fortunately, the princess is the master of the people. The princess is kind and loves the people. It is really a blessing for the people of Ling Zhou."

Hua Yang gave him a hand, with a sincere look on his face: "Father's praise, I just presented the grievances for the people to the emperor to know, and I dare not take credit for it."

In this life, she has indeed helped the people of Ling Zhou, but without her father-in-law's lawsuit against King Xiang in her previous life, Hua Yang would have no way of knowing the evil of King Xiang and the suffering of the people of Ling Zhou.Ordinary officials either did not dare to offend the vassal king, or did not persuade the father to punish King Xiang. Only the father-in-law stepped forward. Although he succeeded in overthrowing King Xiang at the time, he was later liquidated by the court because of this move, which affected the family and grandchildren..

If the people of Ling Zhou really want to thank them, they still want to thank their father-in-law.

Hua Yang said some polite things in front of the imperial envoy, but now what he said to his father-in-law was from the bottom of his heart.

Chen Jingzong saw admiration on her face.

It's so strange, it's obvious that she has done great good deeds, but she seems to want to give the credit to the old man.

Chen Tingjian felt the princess's sincere humility.

A princess who was supposed to be pampered and pampered in the capital followed their family all the way to Lingzhou to mourn.With the character of a saint, if he is a man, the prince of this dynasty must be a princess, and he will definitely become a generation of Mingjun in the future!

Chen Jingzong saw Canruo Xingchen's appreciation and affirmation in the eyes of the old man again, not to mention him, even Brother Zhuangyuanlang had never received such treatment!

"Okay, if you have something to say, it's not too hot, is it?"

Chen Jingzong spoke suddenly, interrupting the sympathy between elder Ge and the princess.

Chen Tingjian's gaze passed over the fourth son, and without further ado, the dislike had already been revealed.

Chen Jingzong has long been accustomed to it. When Hua Yang saw him, he looked at the father and son and smiled: "Father, if you want to say credit, the son-in-law secretly collected the criminal evidence of Xiang Baoshan and others after entering the guard, which saved a lot of money for the imperial envoys investigating the case."Less effort, otherwise the case may have to be delayed for a while longer."

Chen Tingjian said solemnly: "He has been honored by the emperor's grace to serve as an official in the guard. These are all his duties, so there is nothing to worry about."

Hua Yang: ...

Sun wiped her sweat with a handkerchief, and said with a smile, "It's quite hot, let's go in quickly."

After gathering in the hall for a while, the three young couples were going back to the west courtyard to change their clothes.

Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong were surrounded by children, and it seemed that Hua Yang and Chen Jingzong were very quiet.

After returning to Siyi Hall, Hua Yang looked at Chen Jingzong's face and teased: "Why, father won't praise you, are you upset?"

Chen Jingzong glanced at her and said: "It's a matter of my duty, and it's really not worth mentioning. If he praises me for such a trivial matter, I'll have to see if the sun is coming out from the west."

Hua Yang: "Then what are you doing with a straight face?"

Chen Jingzong stopped talking.

Chaoyun and Chaoyue came in with freshly drawn water and helped the couple clean their faces and wash their hands.

After a short break, went to the main house for a reunion dinner, and Hua Yang didn't mention it again.

She lay down on the bed until after dinner, but she saw Chen Jingzong sitting in front of her dresser, looking down at the mirror.

The dressing table is not big, and Hua Yang can still use it normally. He is a nine-foot strong man with his legs squeezed there, which is ridiculous no matter how you look at it.

Hua Yang couldn't help asking: "What are you taking pictures of?"

Chen Jingzong stroked his chin and asked in the mirror, "What if I keep a long beard like the old man's?"

Hua Yang: ...

She tried to imagine Chen Jingzong's appearance, and the more she thought about it, the more disgusted she became: "If you dare to stay, don't appear in front of me again."

Chen Jingzong tilted his head and looked at her strangely: "I thought you liked it."

Hua Yang frowned: "When did I like it?"

Chen Jingzong paused, and said, "Don't you appreciate the old man's behavior?"

Hua Yang was already lying down, but when he heard this, he sat up, glared at him and said, "I appreciate my father, one is because my father is old and it is normal to have a beard, and two is that my father is refined and elegant, and he keeps such long hair.The beard is very fairy-like, not only me, but anyone who sees it will praise my father's good demeanor. But you are so old, and you have a big beard at a young age.Long beard, I don't know how messy it will be."

While talking, Hua Yang actually felt sick.

When Chen Jingzong saw it, he immediately stopped his thoughts, sat on the bedside and said, "I'll just talk casually, if you don't like it, I just don't want to stay, as for that."

Hua Yang covered his chest with one hand, raised his head, looked at his face a few times, and hummed: "You can still see your face now, you are not allowed to grow a beard until you are forty."

Chen Jingzong lowered his eyes, touched the side of his lips, and asked in a low voice: "You want to control me until I'm forty?"

Hua Yang: "What's the matter at forty? As long as I don't like it, you can't grow a beard at fifty."

Chen Jingzong laughed: "At that time, I didn't grow a beard, and I didn't have dignity in front of the children."

Hua Yang wanted to say more, but Chen Jingzong suddenly rushed over and pressed her on the bed.

Hua Yang didn't quite understand, he was bickering just now, why did he get interested?

The main house, Chunhetang.

When Chen Tingjian came back after talking with his eldest son, he saw his wife sitting in front of the dressing table, humming a local tune softly while her hair was still black.

Chen Tingjian asked with a smile: "The children are all back, so you are in such a good mood?"

Mrs. Sun glanced at him indifferently, stopped humming, and pursed the corners of her mouth, with a look of disgust.

Chen Tingjian paused, bent over and stood in front of the sink washing his hands, carefully recalling today's events, and finally he was sure that he did not offend his wife in any way.

Even so, when he sat on the edge of the bed, he still tried to ask: "Did I provoke you again?"

Sun: "Who else but you?"

Chen Tingjian: "Why did I mess with you?"

Sun: "My son has made great contributions to eradicating corrupt officials. Even the princess praises him, but you don't give him a good face."

What else is Chen Tingjian doing? Hearing this, he shook his head, lay down on the bed and said, "The boss and the third official are good, I also have the same expression, why should I be special to him, they are all married people, don't they want to be like Sanlang?", Praise even facing the book?"

Sun: "It's as if the fourth child was smart in reading when he was a child, and you praised him."

Chen Tingjian: "What are you boasting about? The more you boast, the more complacent you are. Parenting should be strict. The boss's number one scholar and the third's third prize are not boasted."

Sun: "When you praise the princess, why does your mouth look like it's been smeared with honey?"

Chen Tingjian was straightening his beards one by one. Hearing this, his hands shook, and he looked at his wife in disbelief: "You are so open-minded, how decent it is to spread this word!"

Sun: "Of course I didn't mean that. In short, you treat the fourth son as well as you treat the princess, and the fourth son will not look at you coldly every day."

Chen Tingjian scoffed: "If he is as humble and courteous as the princess, I won't look at him coldly every day."

Sun: ...