Fang Jinyan said: "I just can't bear to let Qiao Heng stay in Fang's house without knowing anything about it, and Qiao Heng still doesn't know who the father of this child is. r />
Leng Yi smiled and said, "That's not necessarily the case."
Fang Jinyan was puzzled, Leng Yi said with a smile: "You are still young and you don't understand. You will know when you get married."
Fang Jinyan became embarrassed and said, "Then why doesn't Shen Mingyu admit that the child in Qing'er's belly is his? Is it just that he is worried that Fang Bingde will be angry if he finds out?"
Zhao Huaishan said: "I'm afraid the child in Qing'er's belly is not Shen Mingyu's."
Leng Yi nodded and said: "Exactly, Huaishan and I coincide with each other."
Fang Jinyan thought for a while, then suddenly patted her forehead and said, "Haha, I know it too."
The three people laughed in unison.
Ciming Hall.
Lu Yuening accompanied the Empress Dowager while talking and embroidering something.
"Yue Ning, I heard someone from the emperor's side said that lately, apart from going to court, the emperor has been playing chess and talking to you every day?"
Lu Yuening was startled for a moment, then stood up, lowered his head and said softly: "My grandson is unfilial. He should not let the emperor waste his time on court affairs all day long. My grandson"
The Empress Dowager smiled lovingly and said: "Sit down quickly, it's not too late for the Ai family to be happy. You two are so good, so the Ai family will be happy to see it, right?"
Lu Yuening nodded obediently, sat down again, took the embroidery disk in her hand and continued to immerse herself in needlework, with a hint of bitterness flashing at the corner of her mouth.
In the evening, the emperor still went to Lu Yuening's palace to have dinner with her.
"Your Majesty, I have a heartless request, and I hope your Majesty can agree to it." Lu Yuening said softly while carefully serving the dishes to the Emperor.
The emperor smiled and said: "Just let the girl next to you take care of you. We are together every day. Where can we find such courtesy and politeness? Tell me, whatever it is, as long as I can do it, I will not let you down." .¡±
Lu Yuening looked at the girls beside him, and everyone retreated.
Seeing Lu Yuening¡¯s serious face and seeing everyone around him retreating, the emperor smiled and said, ¡°Yue Ning, what¡¯s so serious?¡±
I saw Lu Yuening standing up. He walked to the emperor and knelt down, put his hands on the ground, and said solemnly: "Your Majesty, Yuening and the Emperor have been married for more than half a year, but you have never stayed here. Yuening begs you to stay here tonight, risking his life." , Otherwise, Yue Ning will have no face to see the Lu family again, it would be better to be killed"
The emperor frowned and looked at Lu Yuening on the ground. For half a year, if it weren't for the smart and smart woman in front of him, he had been helping him hide the truth from the emperor's grandmother. How could he have a chance to meet Fang Jinyan, and Fang Jinyan could stay in the capital safely like this? He knew that the imperial grandmother must be a person who sticks to her word for him. If she knew that she and Lu Yuening had been married for half a year and still had not consummated their marriage, then Fang Jinyan would be in danger, she thought of this. The emperor knelt down and helped Lu Yuening up personally.
"Fool. You are talking about life and death. I will just stay here tonight."
After hearing this, Lu Yuening shyly leaned into the emperor's arms and said softly: "Your Majesty, Yuening has worked hard waiting for this day. Thank you."
The emperor said in his heart, Jinyan, I'm sorry, in order for you to continue to stay by my side and so that I can see you at any time, please forgive me, it is my last resort.
On the third day after Qiao Heng returned to Fang's house, Qing'er committed suicide by hanging from a beam. When the news reached Fang Jinyan, it was already three days later, which was the first day of Fang Jinyan's birthday.
On this day, Leng Yi agreed to rush back from Jinming Temple in advance to celebrate Fang Jinyan's birthday. Fang Jinyan took Yuzhu and Ziyuan to wait in the ten-mile pavilion outside the city in advance, accompanied by Wang Zhimo.
It's already the twelfth lunar month, and the winter in the north is like a desperate housewife's face being gloomy every day. The north wind is howling, and the heavy snow has completely covered the entire earth. It's hard to see the scenery a hundred meters away, which is completely white. There was only the sound of wind in my ears, and there was only white in front of my eyes. All my feelings were quiet and stagnant.
Wang Zhimo had prepared tents and heating things in advance. He would never go against Fang Jinyan's wishes. Even in such bad weather conditions, Fang Jinyan said that she would wait for her brother outside the city, so the only thing Wang Zhimo could do was to help her. Get everything ready.
A few people were warming up in the tent, eating the leg of lamb that the guards had just roasted, and drinking the osmanthus wine made by Fang Jinyan herself. Since she learned that the rose wine she drank too much in the past was Bai Hong's favorite, and Zha Huaishan brewed it for her personally. After drinking it, she suddenly began to reject this kind of wine in her heart, and evenI don't even like the smell of roses anymore.
"Xiaoyan, tomorrow is your birthday, have you thought about how to celebrate it?" Wang Zhimo carefully shaved off a piece of meat from the lamb bone, first dipped it in honey, and then put it on Fang Jinyan's plate. Breaking it into two, Fang Jinyan no longer has to cut it with her hands and can just put it in her mouth to eat.
Fang Jinyan was lying on the soft couch and looked at Wang Zhimo opposite her. Today he was wearing a crescent-colored brocade robe with fur edges. The clothes were embroidered with gorgeous patterns on green silk. One look at the clothes showed that they were of good quality. The person wearing this outfit is about seventeen or eighteen years old. He has a square jaw, clear eyes, and slanted eyebrows. He looks very handsome. His whole person gives people the impression of majesty and nobility. .
But it was such a person who was so willing to let go of all his stature in front of him, as if he was even humbler than the servants around him. Thinking of this, Fang Jinyan couldn't help but sigh in her heart and said to herself, right? He should be better. No one in this world will be nice to you as a matter of course. You should know how to accept and repay what the other party has given. Although it may not be equal, you can't turn a deaf ear or be ungrateful. .
"Yuanxiu, to be honest, I don't want to forget it. It's such a cold weather, and the Queen Mother is not in good health recently. Sister Bai Hong runs to the palace all day long, even though the Queen Mother has no intention of summoning me. , but I can't hold a big banquet outside the palace, it's really inappropriate." Fang Jinyan said, picking up a piece of meat and putting it on Wang Zhimo's mouth.
Wang Zhimo paused, ecstatic in his heart, but showed no expression on the surface. As if this was a common thing, he opened his mouth and ate the meat. Without looking at Fang Jinyan, he chewed and said lightly: "That's what you said. However, this is your first birthday in the capital. Yesterday, I told my eldest brother and Li Changzai, how about I spend a simple birthday with a few of my best friends at Lord Leng¡¯s house, what do you think?¡±
Before Fang Jinyan could speak, she heard someone outside the door saying, "Sir, someone from the Leng Mansion is here. They say they have something urgent to do to see Miss Fang."
Wang Zhimo frowned slightly. He knew that in such weather, if there was nothing important, he would not rush out of the city to tell Fang Jinyan. However, the Leng Mansion usually sent people to find Fang Jinyan, but it must be the Fang family's business. Thinking of this , Wang Zhimo didn't wait for Fang Jinyan to speak, stood up, looked at Fang Jinyan, and motioned for him to go out and take a look first.
When he walked outside the door, he felt the chill outside. Wang Zhimo couldn't help but shrink his neck. The maid behind him quickly held an umbrella and came over. When the man saw that Wang Zhimo was coming out, he quickly stepped forward and knelt down to salute.
"The housekeeper of the Fang family, Li Jie, wishes to greet you."
Wang Zhimo raised his hand, and the man stepped forward and whispered: "Sir, someone from the Fang family said that their seventh aunt has hanged herself."
Wang Zhimo thought that it was indeed a matter of the Fang family, and she was still the girl who used to be around Fang Jinyan, but the next day was Fang Jinyan's birthday, and such a thing was really an unlucky thing now.
"No more?" Wang Zhimo asked gloomily.
"I heard that she was rescued at that time and she is fine, but Qi Yiniang didn't eat or drink. Our master had no idea, so he thought that Qi Yiniang only listened to the fourth lady in the past, so he asked the servant to come and reply."
Wang Zhimo glanced at the man, with a cold look in his eyes, as if it was hundreds of times colder than the twelfth lunar month of winter. The man quickly knelt down and said: "Don't worry, sir, I will never dare to tell the fourth lady my identity. Even everyone in the Fang family wouldn¡¯t dare.¡±
Wang Zhimo sneered and said: "You can't guarantee it for everyone in the Fang family, huh! But the matter is now over. There are some things that can't be hidden and there is no need to hide them. It's just that you don't need to tell others about this matter. I will naturally find a suitable time to tell her. of,"
"This slave understands."
"I remember hearing from Jin Yan last time that you were the one who lured her into the house when she came back this year, right?"
After hearing this, Li Zhe didn't expect that a person who cared about national affairs all day long would actually remember this little minion of his, and he was just a minion of the Fang family.
"I'm scared, I thank you for remembering me."
Wang Zhimo smiled, looked at Li Zhi, and said: "After all, you are up to date, but in just one year, you have become the housekeeper of the Fang family."
Li Zhe said quickly: "Thanks to the Fourth Miss's promotion, Li Zhe will never forget the Fourth Miss's great kindness in his life."
Wang Zhimo said: "Just remember, don't repay kindness with enmity."
"Even if I have millions of heads, I would not dare to betray the fourth lady." Li Zhe said and knelt down and kowtowed.
At this time, Fang Jinyan and Ziyuan came out. Wang Zhimo glanced at Li Zhi.Satisfied, he quickly stood up and walked towards Fang Jinyan, then knelt down and saluted.
"Jinyan, hurry up and go into the tent on such a cold day. Li Tie, you can also go in and talk." Wang Zhimo said, and then motioned for Ziyuan to help Fang Jinyan back.
Li Zhi followed a few people into the tent, and the warmth that hit his face quickly warmed up Li Zhi's body.
Yuzhu handed Li Tie a cup of hot tea, but Li Tie didn't dare to take it. Fang Jinyan said softly: "Steward Li, there is no need to be formal. You have also seen Mr. Wang. Hurry up and drink a cup of hot tea to warm yourself up."
Li Zhi stole a glance at Wang Zhimo and saw that Wang Zhimo's eyes were not looking at him at all, but staring at Fang Jinyan, so he drank the glass of water with confidence.
"I have met the Fourth Miss. Tomorrow is the Fourth Miss's birthday, so I would like to congratulate the Fourth Miss in advance." After saying that, he put down the cup and knelt down to salute Fang Jinyan.