Chapter 148

Chen Jingzong said that he wanted to have a good talk with his father and son, but Hua Yang didn't take it to heart at all.

She didn't believe that Chen Jingzong would be filial to his father-in-law in a serious manner, but he would not provoke the old man and be scolded in vain by unscrupulous ways.

Unexpectedly, my aunt came to the door suddenly, making her blush.

"Your Chen Silang is so funny. I heard that Pavilion Elder Chen's beard was crooked that day. It's a pity that I didn't have the chance to see it with my own eyes."

Eldest Princess An Le was wearing a satin gold-woven jacket with plum green bottom and sat across from Hua Yang, while peeling a small tangerine, she looked at her red-faced niece Le: "In the end, I still blame you for blaming Chen Silang.Now, if you don't mention him, he wouldn't go to the Emperor Palace to make such a fuss."

Hua Yang secretly gritted his teeth.

She and Chen Jingzong have been married for five years, and when they seldom speak seriously, they stab each other. Chen Jingzong likes to see her stare, and Hua Yang also likes to see him being choked speechless by her.Just because of the father-in-law, the two have ridiculed each other countless times. How could she have expected that Chen Jingzong would be serious this time, and even ran around in front of all civil and military officials!

Hua Yang was only glad that she was not there, so she didn't have to be angry with her father-in-law and the two husbands and brothers.

Princess An Le divided the freshly peeled tangerine into two halves, eating half for herself and giving the other half to her niece.

Hua Yang picked it up, and said angrily: "You are well-informed, and you know it better than me."

Princess An Le smiled mysteriously: "Don't underestimate Auntie, there are people in Auntie's court."

Hua Yang was stunned: "You mean..."

Princess An Le didn't want to mention her own affairs, and continued to talk about her niece and son-in-law: "If you want me to say, Chen Silang is very good. There are too many smart people in the Chen family, so he should have a straight heart like him. If he is like the aboveThe two elder brothers are like male foxes who have become fine, they can only expose others' faults and it is difficult to find out their own faults, so who dares to rest assured to make friends with him."

She blinked at Hua Yang meaningfully.

Hua Yang pretended not to understand.

But she knew better than anyone else that Chen Jingzong was not a straight person, he was all a flamboyant person, even Chen Xiaozong, the Tanhua Lang, wanted to plot against him, but Chen Jingzong plotted against him.And the last time his younger brother called him into the palace, Chen Jingzong could also see that his younger brother was jealous that their husband and wife could go out of the city freely, so he deliberately sold it out in front of his younger brother, and finally begged for a pair of white jade lotus for her.

Therefore, Chen Jingzong's messing around outside the Huangji Hall was also intentional. He used the "quarrel" between the couple to show his "straight intestines" and "true temperament" again.

The ministers are not worth his troubles, he is acting for his younger brother.

A companion is like a tiger, Chen Jingzong has long understood this truth, and will not treat his younger brother seriously just because he is young.

Hua Yang recalled again, as early as when his younger brother was still the prince, Chen Jingzong was very honest in front of his younger brother, even Chen Jingzong would pretend to look at her face before speaking when his younger brother asked him questions.

In other words, the three brothers of the Chen family are actually male foxes who have become spirits, and Chen Jingzong, the youngest male fox, has the deepest morals.

"Hey, it's snowing!"

There was a surprised voice from the little maid in the yard.

But there is nothing to be surprised about. Although it is only the end of October, this is already the third snowfall this winter. The first two snowfalls are not big. wonder if there will be snow this time.

Princess An Le looked out the window and asked, "Is Chen Silang still running back every day?"

Hua Yang nodded.

Princess An Le said enviously: "It's easy to find a priceless treasure, but it's rare to have a lover. In terms of marriage, you are not even a little better than Nan Kang."

Hua Yang didn't take it seriously: "It has nothing to do with that, he just dislikes the bad food in the guard, and the kang is not as comfortable as the bed at home."

Princess An Le looked down, looked at Hua Yang's lips and commented: "Your mouth looks like a petal, but it is actually harder than a stone."

Hua Yang: ...

When Princess An Le left after lunch, there was already a layer of snow on the ground, and snowflakes the size of goose feathers were still falling down one after another.

Hua Yang stood under the eaves and looked out of the city.

Daxing Zuowei, Fugui led to the White Snow Pagoda, and persuaded the master who came out wearing a cloak: "This time the snow is heavy, you can stay in the guard for two nights, and the long princess will not blame you."

Since the master got the horse of a thousand miles, he didn't need to be rich to get up early and greedily follow him, but Fugui loves his master dearly.

Chen Jingzong: "What do you know?"

He didn't explain too much, he walked around to the side of the Snow White Tower, turned up, and ran straight outside, that is, the body of the Snow White Tower was pitch black, so he could see that there were so many people and horses in the flying snow.

Fugui looked at his master's back that was getting further and further away, and suddenly curled his lips.

Why didn't he understand, the son-in-law just likes to sleep in the same bed with the long princess, but Fugui feels that even if he is really given a fairy, it's not worth it for him to freeze himself into a dog.

In a snowy day, there were fewer people entering and leaving the city gates. Chen Jingzong came quickly, delayed for a while when entering the city, and then rode his horse towards Eldest Princess’s Residence.

When there was movement in the yard, Hua Yang approached the glazed window and saw Chen Jingzong wearing a cloak coming along the corridor, while walking, flicking the snow off his hair and shoulders.

The exhaled breath turned into a cloud of white mist on the glass window, making it hard to see clearly.

When Chen Jingzong looked up, he only saw a hazy picture of a beautiful woman leaning against the window.

With just one glance, Chen Jingzong felt it was worth it.

The dinner was served on the couch in the second room, and the kitchen warmed a pot of wine for Chen Jingzong.

This jug is Hua Yang's birthday gift to Chen Jingzong this year. It is a thin-necked jug with a peony pattern chiseled in golden silk.

Chen Jingzong still remembers the day when Hua Yang gave the gift, she said this: "It's cold, since you like to drink, I'll give you a wine jug, and you will be allowed to drink a full jug in the winter to warm up your body."

What made Chen Jingzong happy was even more beautiful than when she gave her a peony handkerchief for the first time.

Before seeing the jug, Chen Jingzong imagined the kind of big jug commonly used in ordinary restaurants, filled with at least two bowls of wine, but Hua Yang took out the gift box from behind, long and narrow, Chen JingzongJingzong secretly thought something was wrong.

Sure enough, she looked like a very luxurious and exquisite holding pot, with a long and thin neck, and the bottom of the pot was not as big as her fist, and all the wine was poured out, only half a bowl!

At this time, Chen Jingzong picked up the slender wine pot again, turned it upside down and poured it into the bowl until no more drops came out.

But he couldn't deny that the jug was really beautiful, especially the peony patterns carved on both sides of the pot belly, which were placed aside, as if she was smiling at him.

"Auntie came today and told me about the good things you did in the morning." Hua Yang opened his mouth slowly.

Chen Jingzong: "You have so many ear rewards."

Hua Yang: "You dare to do it, are you afraid that I will not know?"

Chen Jingzong: "I'm not afraid. I respect the old man. Anyone who hears about it will praise me."

Hua Yang looked at his naturally cheeky expression, and felt that even if his younger brother was coaxed by him, it could only mean that Chen Jingzong's morality was too high, not that his younger brother was credulous.

After dinner, the two of them went to the beauty in the corridor to enjoy the snow.

The maids all retreated, and there were only the two of them in the whole yard, and the falling snow was everywhere.

Chen Jingzong was afraid that Hua Yang would be cold, so he hugged her in his arms, Hua Yang admired the snow, his eyes were always glued to her face, looking at her long and thick eyelashes, and her delicate lips.

Looking at it, Chen Jingzong turned away from her face.

Hua Yang closed her eyes, let him kiss gently and deeply, but soon leaned into his arms, a small snowflake flew down the tip of her nose, and then melted silently in the fiery breath of the son-in-law.

The cloak has become a burden, the long princess is sweating from the heat, and her cheeks are flushed.

Chen Jingzong finally picked her up and strode back to the inner room.

"My aunt said that the eldest brother and the third brother are like a fine male fox."

"Then what am I?"

"I didn't use metaphors, I just said that you are straight."

"No one's intestines are straight, I only have the straightest place."

"..."

When the heavy snow melted completely, it was already the tenth day of November.

Early in the morning, Chen Tingjian took his eldest and third sons out.

Chen Tingjian sat in the car, while Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong rode horses. Although the former Zhuangyuan Lang and Tan Hua Lang were both in their thirties, they were still slender and handsome, and they attracted a lot of attention along the way.

The three of you walked out of the city gate and walked ten miles away before stopping at a teahouse by the roadside.

Chen Tingjian got out of the car, ordered a pot of tea with his two sons, and sat at the same table.

The three masters were all wearing regular robes, but their appearance and demeanor were there, and the waiters in the teahouse all directly called the official, and served them carefully.

Chen Tingjian faced the official road, touching his long beard occasionally.

He was silent, he was not sure what big event was planned in his head, so Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong didn't talk, they just accompanied their father silently.

At three poles in the sun, a carriage suddenly appeared on the official road in the direction of Beijing. The driver was driving the carriage, and a 20-year-old attendant was sitting on the other side of the carriage.

The entourage noticed the three of Chen Tingjian in the teahouse at a glance.

The Chief-of-Staff is famous for his beautiful beard, and the attendant hurriedly said to the carriage behind him, "My lord, look at the teahouse by the roadside."

As soon as he finished speaking, the owner of the car said: "I saw it, let's stop."

Soon, the carriage stopped in front of the teahouse.

When He Qingxian showed his thin figure in common clothes, Chen Tingjian smiled and greeted him with his two sons.

"I haven't seen you for more than 20 years, Brother He is still handsome." Chen Tingjian looked at his old friend who had just stood on the ground and said.

He Qingxian snorted, and looked him up and down: "It's been twenty-five years, and I've already become a bad old man. What kind of charm do I have, but the Chief-of-Staff is very energetic, if I hadn't raised this well-known dogBeautiful beard, I dare not recognize it."

After speaking, he looked at Chen Bozong and Chen Xiaozong brothers again.

The two brothers saluted together, one dignified and restrained, the other graceful.

Chen Tingjian smiled and introduced to He Qingxian: "This is my eldest son and third son. I will ask Brother He to take the trouble to teach me more in the future."

He Qingxian: "One champion and one candidate, I don't dare to fight with others. Isn't there another son-in-law who has made military achievements at a young age? Why didn't I bring it together?"

Chen Tingjian smiled slightly.

Chen Bozong explained: "The fourth brother has something to do today, so I'll ask him to visit my uncle another day."

He Qingxian was noncommittal.

Chen Tingjian pointed to the tea table and said, "Sit down and chat?"

He Qingxian: "It's freezing cold, hurry up and go to the city."

Chen Tingjian got into the carriage with him, the one owned by He Qingxian.

The Chen Bozong brothers continued to ride.

He Qingxian lifted the curtain to have a look, then snorted heavily again.

Chen Tingjian: "We were far away in the past, and you didn't know them. Now that you see them, you can tell whether they have real talents or a vain reputation. You shouldn't wrong the two children just because you don't like me."

He Qingxian: "I only know that if I am the elder of the Inner Pavilion, it means that my son has the talent of the top scholar. In order to avoid suspicion, I will ask the emperor to only appoint them to be ordinary Jinshi, so as not to chill the hearts of the world's students."

Chen Tingjian: "I am not as good as you in terms of integrity, but the children have their own prospects, and I don't bother to do things like fishing for fame."

He Qingxian: "That's all for now and then. When you and I were still working in the Imperial Academy, when did you dare to be in the limelight? After entering the Inner Pavilion, you naturally feel proud. I'm afraid that in a few years, your family's boss will also be called the boss."A small pavilion is old."

Chen Tingjian: "One day I am in the Inner Pavilion, and he is one day in Dali Temple. Brother He can rest assured."

He Qingxian was silent.

Chen Tingjian: "This time I invite Brother He to Beijing, hoping that Brother He will help me carry out reforms, and I also hope that Brother He will abandon the past and work together with me."

He Qingxian: "Your New Deal doesn't work at all. Since you asked me to come, you should listen to me!"

After finishing speaking, He Qingxian opened a box at his feet, and took out a thick memorial: "This is the new policy I want to implement. Please take a look, and I will hand it over to the emperor tomorrow."

Chen Tingjian: ...