Chapter 133

Chen Jingzong carried Hua Yang back to the bed, and the two talked for a while, when suddenly there was the knocking of the second watch on the street.

By accident, Hua Yang thought of the old Zeng Ge.

She hasn't seen Mr. Zeng Ge very much in these years, but she met him in the palace in the early years. In her memory, Mr. Zeng Ge always looked like an honest and responsible civil servant.

But an honest person may not be timid. It is said that when the father-in-law was the second assistant, Mr. Zeng Ge often helped the former Chief-of-Staff in the court and the Inner Pavilion to fight against the father-in-law.

But at that time, Mr. Zeng Ge's confidence was given by the former chief assistant. When his father-in-law was promoted, Mr. Zeng Ge immediately turned into a turtle with a shrunken head. He didn't even dare to see his father-in-law. He was sick at home, and his only wish was for the court to hurry upHis resignation was approved, and he was asked to retire and return to his hometown, away from the capital city.

With Mr. Zeng Ge's temperament, did he really have nothing to do with his father-in-law when he died in the middle of the night in his previous life?

Of course, the father-in-law definitely did not really persecute Mr. Zeng Ge, but Hua Yang suddenly suspected that Mrs. Zeng Ge was afraid of him.illness?

If this is the case, Mr. Zeng Ge may live for a while longer, until his father-in-law visits again, and he is scared out of his wits again?

Thinking of this possibility, Hua Yang couldn't sleep.

She didn't expect Mr. Zeng Ge to leave tonight, but she was upset by the situation that she couldn't fully grasp. If her father-in-law wanted to visit Mr. Zeng Ge again tomorrow, how could she stop her?

"Not sleepy yet?"

The lights had already been turned off, and Chen Jingzong could tell that she was not breathing like she was sleepy.

Hua Yang shook his head, hugged his thin waist, decided not to think about it, and adapt to the situation tomorrow.

Chen Jingzong was wondering why she didn't think he was hot tonight, and just about to squeeze her hand, Hua Yang suddenly let go of him, and turned around holding the quilt.

Chen Jingzong: ...

Not long after Chen Jingzong set off the next day, Hua Yang also woke up. He really had something on his mind, and it was even more uncomfortable to lie down.

Taking advantage of the coolness of the morning, Hua Yang took two maids to visit the garden.

Chen Tingjian didn't know what the long princess's daughter-in-law was doing, so he set off early as usual to work in the Inner Pavilion.

In the morning when he and some of his courtiers were meeting in the Palace of Heavenly Purity, an eunuch guarding outside the palace suddenly received a message, so he raised the curtain and poked his head inside.

Cao Li, who was waiting beside Emperor Yuanyou, saw him, walked over, listened to the report, and then walked back.

Empress Dowager Qi asked, "What's the matter?"

Cao Li showed sadness: "My Majesty, Your Majesty, just now Zeng Ge's hometown came to report, saying that just now, Zeng Ge died of illness."

Emperor Yuanyou was taken aback, old man Zeng who begged to sue yesterday, is this gone?

Empress Dowager Qi's eyelids twitched slightly, and she looked at Chen Tingjian.

Chen Tingjian exchanged glances with her, but at this moment he couldn't explain anything, he just said something in memory of Mr. Zeng Ge together with several other ministers.

Having been in the Inner Pavilion for more than ten years, even if they are political enemies, they still have some friendship. As Chen Tingjian spoke, tears fell from his eyes.

When the ministers saw him, they were admiring the power of the Chief-of-Staff, and at the same time, tears were brewing quickly.

Emperor Yuanyou couldn't cry, he sighed heavily, showing his heavy heart.

Empress Dowager Qi made the decision and asked Cao Li to personally go to Zengge's hometown to pass on her oral instructions, rewarding the funeral ceremony, and giving the Zeng family enough dignity.

After several ministers retreated, only Empress Dowager Qi, Emperor Yuanyou, and Chen Tingjian were left in the hall, and Empress Dowager Qi asked Chen Tingjian: "How did you see Mr. Zeng Ge yesterday, why did you leave suddenly?"

Don't leave early, don't leave late, insist on leaving after Chen Tingjian's visit, and when the news spreads, those people will use this to slander Chen Tingjian.

Chen Tingjian bowed and said: "Mother, yesterday evening, I really planned to visit the Zeng Mansion after leaving the palace, but my granddaughter Wan Yi accidentally injured her ankle and cried out in pain, and my wife was concerned about it.The steward came to find the minister to return to the mansion, so the minister went back to the mansion first, intending to visit Elder Zeng Ge again tonight, how could he expect to be delayed because of this, and there is no chance to see Elder Zeng Ge for the last time."

After speaking, he sighed regretfully.

Empress Dowager Qi breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, the Chen family had this incident, which helped Chen Tingjian escape a trouble.

"The world is unpredictable, Mr. Ge doesn't have to blame himself, by the way, how is Wan Yi's foot injury?" Empress Dowager Qi expressed her concern appropriately.

Chen Tingjian: "The doctor has seen it and said there is no serious problem, but the little girl is so delicate and cries too hard, which really frightened the elders in the family."

Emperor Yuanyou has been listening silently. He has some impressions of Pavilion Elder Chen's granddaughter. My sister seems to like her very much. don't remember her facial features clearly. just remember that when he saw that girl, he thought that she was comparable to Pavilion Elder Chen.Chen looks so much better!

Chen Fu.

Hua Yang didn't ask the maids to pack up for now, she was still waiting for a message.

Elder Zeng Ge and Chen Tingjian were together in the Inner Pavilion, and the superficial harmony was still there. Now that Elder Zeng Ge died of illness, when the Zeng family reported the funeral to their relatives and friends, the Chen family was also included.

Mrs. Sun is the mistress of the family. After hearing the news, she sent her maids to inform the third daughter-in-law in time.

Hua Yang came to Chunhetang to sit with his mother-in-law and learned some details, for example, Mr. Zeng Ge left only this morning.

Hua Yang's mood is somewhat complicated.

In the previous life, the father-in-law went to visit, but Zeng Ge passed away in the middle of the night. In this life, the father-in-law did not go, but Zeng Ge persisted until the morning, and perhaps saw his wife, concubine and grandchildren.

Therefore, Mr. Zeng Ge is really afraid of his father-in-law!

Since there is nothing she needs to do on the Chen family side, Hua Yang went back to the eldest princess' mansion that day.

When Chen Jingzong came back in the evening, Hua Yang mentioned the matter to him.

Chen Jingzong didn't quite understand what she meant. Did she feel sorry for the loss of another Inner Pavilion old man in the imperial court, or because Zeng Ge and his own old man were political enemies, and she told him this as good news?

Not sure, Chen Jingzong just nodded to show that he knew, and then began to eat.

Seeing that he didn't take this matter to heart at all, Hua Yang couldn't help feeling a little regretful.

If Chen Jingzong knew that his father-in-law almost went to visit Mr. Zeng Ge, it was because of her that he avoided this trouble, Chen Jingzong must praise her, right?

Hua Yang is not a saint, sometimes she does good deeds, and she also hopes that others will appreciate her and praise her well.

But saying it would require explaining a lot of things, and Hua Yang didn't want to move the old lady of the Chen family out every time, so he might as well just pretend it didn't matter.

She chatted about other things: "Tomorrow I will go to Hongfu Temple first. You don't need to go back to the city after you come out of the guard. Go directly to Hongfu Temple to find me."

This time, Chen Jingzong understood that the departure of Mr. Zeng Ge had no effect on her, and not every old man in the Inner Pavilion could win her favor.

Why is my old man's life so good?

Chen Jingzong chewed the meat in his mouth hard, and asked her after eating: "The imperial court has lost a court elder, do you still have the mood to go sightseeing?"

Hua Yang raised his eyebrows: "Didn't you insist on strolling with me?"

Chen Jingzong: "I set the seventh day, and you set the ninth day."

Hua Yang sneered: "It's fine if you don't go, I just don't want to make a fuss in such a hot day."

Chen Jingzong continued to eat.

On the bed, he pulled a long princess who was too lazy to look at him into his arms, and kissed her ear: "When will you leave the city tomorrow?"

Hua Yang closed his eyes, and said in a cold voice, "I'm not going out of the city, I want to stay at home to remember Elder Zeng Ge."

Chen Jingzong: "He hasn't served the court for two years, why should you remember him?"

Hua Yang: "I am willing."

Chen Jingzong: "Then it's better to go to Hongfu Temple to offer incense for him, it will be more sincere."

Hua Yang: "Alright, I'll go in the morning, and I'll be back after offering incense."

Chen Jingzong bit her earlobe.

Where is the real bite, obviously to flirt.

She didn't want to make Chen Jingzong wishful, so she covered her ears.

Chen Jingzong changed it to kissing the back of her hand: "You are partial to the old man first, and I deliberately find fault with you."

Hua Yang: "Since when did I favor my father?"

Chen Jingzong: "If it was an old man who had an accident today, would you still be in the mood to go to Hongfu Temple? They are all elders, how can you, a long princess, treat them differently."

Hua Yang gritted his teeth: "They are indeed all pavilion elders, but only Pavilion Elder Chen is still my father-in-law. Of course, I will not treat my father-in-law and ordinary pavilion elders equally."

Chen Jingzong: "But you never treated us father and son equally, unless you treat me a thousand times better than him, otherwise I can care about you for the rest of my life."

Hua Yang: "It's up to you to worry about it, just don't disturb my sleep."

As she spoke, she wanted to move into the bed.

Chen Jingzong hugged her waist.

Hua Yang pinched his hand.

Chen Jingzong inhaled: "Can't you boast that I am better than him?"

Hua Yang laughed: "Let's not talk about you, even if you three brothers combined, they can't compare to my father's service for the court."

Chen Jingzong: "Now you can say that, when I reach his age, I will definitely be better than him."

Hua Yang: ...

She couldn't refute this, because she had never seen what achievements Chen Jingzong made in his previous life when he was in his fifties, because he didn't have that opportunity at all.

Afterwards, Hua Yang thought of when his father-in-law was twenty-five years old. At that time, his father-in-law was still working in the Imperial Academy, and he was not taken seriously by many people.

And Chen Jingzong at this age has already made military exploits.

Although his commander position has the affection relationship between her and father-in-law, his bloody battles on the battlefield are all on his own.

"You have one civil and one martial arts. It's not a comparison at all. Why do you have to compete with your father?"

Hua Yang said helplessly, she took the initiative to soften her attitude, because she didn't care about his previous ambiguity.

Chen Jingzong turned her around, looked at her and said, "I'm not fussing with him, I'm fussing with you."

Hua Yang raised his eyebrows again.

Chen Jingzong used his fingertips to trace her slender and proud eyebrows: "Forget about when you first got married, you always looked down on me."

Hua Yang: "Why don't you think about your virtues at that time."

Chen Jingzong: "As long as you treat me better, I will not treat you that way."

Hua Yang: "To each other, as long as you behave more gracefully, I won't look down on you everywhere."

Chen Jingzong took a heavy breath: "I don't like everything? I don't have anything to satisfy you?"

He knew that she despised him at that time, but wouldn't he say that he was useless against his conscience?

Hua Yang lowered his eyes.

Chen Jingzong raised her chin, with a fierce look in his eyes: "If you don't make it clear tonight, none of us need to sleep."

Hua Yang pretended to be trying to remember, and said after a long while: "At that time, you could barely see your face, but if you were any uglier, the father-in-law's face would not be able to keep me, I will definitely move back to the princessgovernment."

Chen Jingzong: "Besides the face, what else?"

Hua Yang shook his head.

Chen Jingzong didn't believe it, he took her hand and put it on his body: "Don't you like it here?"

Hua Yang is about to screw it up.

Chen Jingzong rushed over, pressed her down and kissed her hard: "Tomorrow night at Hongfu Temple, if you dare not go, I will show you as a monk."

Hua Yang: ...