Chapter 44

Outside the main hall, Jiafu noticed that Pei Youan, who had been walking in front of her just now, was in front of the steps, and her footsteps gradually slowed down. She didn't know if she was waiting for her.

Since he was slow, she chased after him with a few quick steps and entered with him.

There were still candles burning in the hall, and there were servants and maids standing on both sides, but no sound could be heard. Mrs. Pei was sitting in the middle, and Mrs. Pei Quan, Mrs. Xin, and Mrs. Meng were on the left and right. Pei Xiulo did not see Pei Xiuzhi.

As soon as she entered, Jiafu felt that countless eyes were turned to herself, so she lowered her eyes slightly, followed Pei You'an to Mrs. Pei, and bowed to the old lady first.

Mrs. Pei usually wears a lot of dark clothes at home, but this morning she wore a new dress with a dark gold swastika pattern on the bottom of agarwood. Pei Youan got up, and Jiafu still knelt down. She took two pieces of needlework prepared by the bride and honored the elders from Madam Liu, who was following her, and presented them with both hands respectfully. A pair of black velvet wipes the forehead, and the other pair of soft-soled women's boots with azurite cloth embroidery. Although the embroidery is exquisite, the material is quite simple. At first glance, it looks like a local thing. , looked at Jia Fu again, with a hint of disdain in his eyes.

Yuzhu wanted to pick it up on her behalf, but was stopped by the old lady and picked it up herself.

Jiafu said softly: "Grandmother, I use it to wipe my forehead and the weather is cold, and the boots are suitable for this season. I think that grandmother is rich and prosperous, even if the fairy clothes in the sky are brought to my grandmother, it may not be uncommon, because it is the granddaughter's wish, and the grandmother wears it. Comfort is the most important thing, so I simply used the home cloth from my hometown to make shoes, which is better than soft and comfortable, especially when the weather is hot. Suspect."

The old lady touched her forehead and the embroidery on the upper of her boots. She nodded and smiled: "Those fancy and expensive things are just good-looking, and no one doesn't have them. I'm old, and it's rare for you to be so considerate. For my thoughtful consideration, my grandmother will take it and wear it when the weather is hot. If it is good, then you can make me two more pairs, and I will send it to a few old sisters."

Jiafu smiled and agreed, took the old lady's reward, and thanked her. When she got up, the disdainful Pei's servants just now looked at Jiafu with a different look.

Pei You'an remained expressionless, glanced at Jiafu, and took her to greet Mrs. Xin again.

Mrs. Xin sat in a chair, and on the other side was the empty seat of the late Duke Wei. She also had a smile on her face. She sat up straight, drank a mouthful of Jiafu and offered tea, collected the sample needle and thread, and gave the greeting ceremony. Then came Pei Quan and Mrs. Meng Er.

Pei Quan has always been on the air, and is usually unsmiling at home. This time, he knew that it was because of his long-term nephew that he had to be promoted. When Jiafu greeted him, he was very kind, and Mrs. Meng even more. It was affectionate, clinging to Jiafu's hand, and smiled at Pei You'an: "After the bridal chamber last night, none of your aunts and aunts came out, and none of them didn't praise Afu. Not to mention her good looks, it's even more rare to be virtuous and considerate. Look, old lady. I don't like it either. My niece, I used to think that my daughter was hurting, but now that you are married to You An, you can be regarded as a real family. You and Afu, this is the fate of the previous life, destined. " Then he waved his hand and called his son.

Pei Xiuluo respectfully called Jiafu "sister-in-law".

Pei Xiuluo was about the same age as Pei Xiuzhi, only half a year younger than him, but his fate was completely different. He has no grace, and he can only earn fame and fortune by himself. Naturally, someone like Pei Youan who was admitted to the jinshi examination in his teens would rarely get one or two in a hundred years. The imperial examination was not easy, and Pei Xiuluo studied very hard, but now he only has the reputation of a scholar. Fortunately, he was able to enter as a tribute student. I went to study in the imperial eunuch, waiting to participate in the Enke that the new emperor will open next year. The marriage has also been decided, and I will wait for the exam to be completed.

It is said that Jia Fu and he are cousins ​​and their relationship should be better. When I was a child, it was true. Pei Xiuluo was very kind to Jia Fu, and she always smiled when she saw her, but one time, when Jia Fu came to Pei's house, he accidentally bumped into a girl who was a few years older than him and was in the early stages of development. Next to the rockery in the back garden, he kissed his mouth and touched his chest. At that time, he was quite frightened and ran away quietly.

At that time, Jiafu was still ignorant and did not understand human affairs, but she also vaguely knew that it was not easy to let others know about this, let alone let him touch his hair or pinch his face as before, and no one said anything, but after that , I stopped approaching him alone, and when I grew up, I didn't come to Pei's house often, and the relationship gradually faded.

Now that Pei Xiuluo is a talented person, gentle and elegant, Jiafu thought about the time when she accidentally bumped into it when she was a child, it was probably what he did out of curiosity when he was a teenager, but there was always a lump in his heart. Seeing him calling him sister-in-law, he smiled.

Brother Quan was also brought in by the nurse. He was much taller than a year ago. He seemed to be a little afraid of Pei You'an. He stood motionless and was taught to call Jiafu "Auntie". Jiafu prepared a set of clothes for him, and the nurse took it for him. He timidly called Pei You'an "Uncle" again.

Jiafu noticed that Pei Youan seemed to like children quite a bit. Seeing Brother Quan calling him, he not only smiled, but also reached out and touched his head.

Mrs. Pei glanced at the sky outside the door and said, "Xiuzhi was supposed to come in the morning, but his illness is not yet healed, and his health is important. I told him to recuperate first. Afu is not an outsider, so there is no need to be strict about etiquette. Now, You'an, you can take Afu into the palace to thank you, and come back to worship your ancestors."

Pei Youan responded, and Jiafu followed him to say goodbye to everyone and left the central hall. Sandalwood put a soft satin cloak on her body, and Jiafu went out of the gate, got into the carriage with Pei Youan, and went to the palace.

At this time, it was just dawn, and the carriage was rushing along the road, and there were few pedestrians on both sides of the road. Pei You'an seemed to have the habit of not letting go of scrolls. After getting in the car, he took a book from a suitcase in the corner and read it for himself.

Jiafu sat beside him, bored, she couldn't help stretching her neck: "Big..."

She paused for a while, then changed her mind: "What book is your husband reading? I used to love reading books at home, maybe I've read..."

Pei You'an didn't lift his head, just closed it, showed the title page to her, and said lightly, "Lunheng."

Jiafu is naturally not a talented girl, but she really likes to read books since she was a child. Her father is very open-minded and does not limit her to read only daughters and daughters. I have also read a lot of miscellaneous books such as portraits and songs. I just saw the book in his hand, and the corners are a little fluffy. It can be seen that he often reads it, and he should like it a lot, so he wanted to find a topic to talk to him, and listen to him now. In response, he glanced at the front of the book, closed his mouth, and stopped talking.

Pei You'an heard her suddenly quiet, raised his eyes and glanced at her.

Jiafu smiled awkwardly: "Husband is really well-read."

Pei You'an didn't respond, turned his face back, and continued to open his book.

Jiafu was a little boring, she was in a daze for a moment, and couldn't help but think of last night.

After the incident last night, although he also treated him tenderly, she could sense that he was just reluctantly having the same room with her.

To be honest, Jiafu originally had some confidence in her body. After all, she had experienced two men in her previous life. Whether it's Pei Xiuzhi or Xiao Yintang, in this kind of thing, after getting close to her body, she doesn't need to deliberately wrong herself to do anything, they are all infatuated with her.

But last night, she received a blow.

She quietly glanced at him again, and saw that his eyes were always on the scroll, her mood suddenly fell, she leaned her head in the corner, closed her eyes, and did not speak again.

Pei's house was not very far from the palace, the carriage drove for a while, then gradually slowed down and stopped.

The palace has arrived.

Gave opened her eyes. Seeing that Pei You'an had gotten up and got off the carriage. Eunuch Cui Yinshui was waiting at the gate of the palace, and when he saw Pei Youan down, his eyes lit up and he quickly greeted him.

Jiafu was helped down by Mammy Lin, who was in the carriage behind, and stood still.

Cui Yinshui had approached and called out to Mrs. Pei, then turned to Jiafu and called her "Madam" with a smile on her face. Jiafu nodded with a smile, and joined Pei You'an, followed him into the palace gate, went to Xiyuan, and finally to Chengguang in front of the palace.

There is still a moment before the Ministry of Rites arranges Mian Jun to thank him.

When Cui Yinshui went in to report, Jiafu suddenly felt a little nervous, and subconsciously looked at Pei You'an beside him. Seeing him standing tall, his eyes were solemn, he was standing beside him. , As if gaining strength, he slowly exhaled, and his heart settled down again.

Xiao Lie sat behind the imperial case, his eyes were slightly puffy, as if he hadn't slept well last night. After the two of them knelt down side by side to thank him, let him flatten, and looked at Jiafu with a satisfied expression on his face, the eunuch offered his reward. Jiafu knelt down again and thanked the emperor for his generous reward to her mother's family.

Xiao Lie and Yan Yue said: "No need to be more polite. Your Zhen family has merit. If you serve You'an well in the future, it is your Zhen family's loyalty to me."

Jiafu quickly glanced at Pei You'an beside him.

He looked at the emperor in the seat, but did not look at her.

Gave bowed her head in response. After getting up, according to the rules, I will go to Jiefu Palace to thank the Queen again.

Li Yuangui personally led Jiafu over there. When they arrived at Jiefu Palace, Jiafu entered and saw Queen Zhou sitting in the hall, with Zhang Fengtong sitting on the side, and a female crown wearing a yellow shirt and holding a whisk in her hand.

The female crown was still very young, only in her mid-twenties. She had an excellent appearance, her eyebrows were trimmed and her lips were full of teeth and red lips.

Jiafu did not recognize this beautiful crown. After bowing to the Queen of Zhou, and meeting with Zhang Fengtong, Zhang Fengtong introduced the female crown to Jiafu, saying that she was a monk in Baiheguan in the south of the city. The son used to be famous.

At the beginning of King Shun'an's rise to power, he was opposed by a group of courtiers who were loyal to Emperor Tianxi. Among them was a Hanlin surnamed Chi, who was a sacrificial wine at the Imperial College at the time, and a master of calligraphy and painting in the world. He was very prestigious and opposed King Shun'an. Secretly joined the ministers and called for a thorough investigation of the Shaodi falling from a horse. At that time, the King of Shun'an held back, but later, he charged Chi Hanlin with a treason charge. The family of more than 100 members, all the males were executed, and the female relatives were cut into slaves.

This female crown is the granddaughter of Chi Hanlin. She was only fourteen years old at the time, and she already had the reputation of being the number one talented woman in the capital. When she jumped down, she happened to be crushed on a passerby, and she didn't die, but the news spread quickly, public opinion was boiling, and the community composed lyrics and sang songs to praise her integrity. King Shun An granted her pardon and allowed her to become a monk. Later, Xiao Lie came to the throne and rehabilitated the group of people that year, including Chi Hanlin. Since then, this female crown has frequented the palace and became close friends with the crown princess Zhang Fengtong. She has a great reputation and is also admired by many men, many of whom A dignitary, but she insisted on refusing to marry the common man, and has been her Jurchen.

After introducing the female crown to Jiafu, Zhang Fengtong said to the female crown with a smile: "She is the newlywed wife of Lord Pei, the Zhen family in Quanzhou."

Chi Hanzhen turned his cold eyes to Jiafu, and after a moment of fixation, he got up from his seat and bowed to Jiafu. There was no smile on his face, and his eyebrows were implicitly high.

Jiafu knew at first glance that the beautiful Taoist priest in front of her was Chi Hanlin's granddaughter.

Chi Hanzhen didn't look at Jiafu anymore, and turned to Queen Zhou and said, "Thank you for your care, but now I have no intention of returning to the vulgarity. When Hanzhen goes back, she will ask the master to open an altar for her to pray for blessings. If there is nothing else, Hanzhen will return first. "

The Queen of Zhou smiled and said, "The emperor has already settled the injustice for your grandfather Zhao Xueping. I was thinking of you being so young that you are a little bit pitiful. I only called you into the palace yesterday. It's okay, you come and go often, you used to be known as a talented woman, and it would be good to teach me the scriptures in the future."

Chi Hanzhen responded, saluted the queen and Zhang Fengtong again, turned and floated away.

Queen Zhou turned to Jiafu, looked kindly, and said some gossip, Jiafu responded, and finally resigned, Zhang Fengtong sent her off, Jiafu refused, but Zhang Fengtong insisted on sending her outside the hall, held her hand, and said, "Sister Zhen , I originally wanted to repay, but I didn't know the origin of you and Lord Pei, so I made a misunderstanding. Now I know that I was also told by my mother, and I regret it very much. Don't blame me. Fortunately, the prince and Pei The adults are like siblings, and you and I will naturally be like sisters in the future, if you have nothing to do, remember to enter the palace often, and let's move around more."

Jiafu agreed with a smile, and repeatedly asked her to stay. Zhang Fengtong stopped and watched Jiafu leave with a smile on her face.

Still being led by Li Yuangui, Jiafu went back to Chengguang Hall, halfway through, her heart skipped a beat and her footsteps stopped.

Pei You'an stopped on the palace road in front and was talking to a woman.The woman with a graceful back and fluttering yellow shirt was the female crown prince Chi Hanzhen who had just left.The two seemed to have known each other before.Not knowing what to say, Chi Hanzhen bowed deeply to Pei You'an, as if she was extremely grateful, and then continued to move forward.

When the female Guanzi left, Pei Youan turned her head and saw Jiafu who was parked on the side of the road. She raised her brows slightly and walked towards her. When she got close, she said to Li Yuangui, "I'm sorry father-in-law, the emperor's side is all right.I'll take my wife out of the palace first."