Princess Wuyang handed the lotus flowers still covered with dew to Chi Yunzhi before it got dark.
Chi Yunzhi didn't expect that Princess Wuyang would bring the lotus flowers herself, so she enthusiastically invited her to have dinner.
"My mother decided to send Concubine Chi to Baohuang Temple for asceticism. What happened to her really brought shame to our family!" Princess Wuyang said indignantly.
"Everything is decided by the princess. I'm not afraid of being laughed at by the princess. My sister has liked to compete with me since she was young. She thinks that as long as I'm gone, the position of the marquis's wife will be hers. What a ridiculous idea." Chi Yunzhi smiled bitterly and shook her head.
The speaker may not mean it, but the listener may take it seriously. Princess Wuyang knew Chi Miaoyan's thoughts and told the princess when she returned.
Sending Chi Miaoyan to Baohuang Temple was a foregone conclusion.
The next day, the princess invited the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo to go to the Marquis of Wu'an's mansion to test the wife's attitude.
"My daughter is still young, so she has to stay for a few more years. Her father is reluctant to let her get married so early." When the Marquis's wife said this, the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo understood.
She repeated her words to the princess, "I think Miss Bai has the demeanor of an old general, and she has a cheerful personality. It will definitely be a pleasure to get along with her."
"Since the Marquis' wife is unwilling, I can't force her." The princess sent the Duke's wife away and sighed alone.
But before she could finish her sigh, Zhang Youxing came over with Chi Miaoyan.
According to the schedule, Chi Miaoyan should be on her way to Baohuang Temple. Could something have happened?
Sure enough, seeing Zhang Youxing kneeling down obediently, her bad premonition was confirmed.
"Mother, I really like Concubine Chi, so let her stay by my side and serve me." Zhang Youxing said.
Chi Miaoyan also knelt down and kowtowed to the princess earnestly, "Princess, I know I have made a serious mistake. I am willing to be punished, but can you please let me stay by the Second Young Master's side and serve him?"
The princess got a headache just looking at these two people, neither of them was a worry.
The princess dotes on Zhang Youxing, otherwise how could she allow him to develop such a naughty character?
"Xing'er, it's not that your mother doesn't love you, it's just that Chi is too scheming, and your mother is afraid that you will fall into it." The princess wanted to persuade him again.
After seeing how open-minded Chi Miaoyan was, Zhang Youxing wanted to continue, "Mother, please don't worry. Chi is already my concubine, and that won't change. Just punish her by making her copy Buddhist scriptures."
The princess wanted to send her to the farm so that she wouldn't have to see her and be bothered by her, but when she thought that she would feel at ease if she kept her under her nose, she changed her mind.
Princess Wuyang was angry for many days after she learned about this, and Zhang Lanxu was simply speechless about his younger brother.
But after all, this was Zhang Youxing's bedroom affair, and no matter how much Zhang Lanxu said, it was not appropriate for him to interfere.
Chi Yunzhi took Chu to the Chi family's farm to escape the summer heat. There were peach and plum trees all over the mountains, and it was the time when they were bearing fruit.
There are also lotus flowers planted in the pond. At a glance, the lotus leaves are stacked layer upon layer and the lotus flowers are blooming one after another, which looks very lively.
So they stayed here.
The Li family also learned that the carriage that Chi Miaoyan and Chi Yunzhi were riding in was smashed and the two almost fell to their deaths.
She was so anxious and angry that she fell ill again.
Chi Bingwen invited a doctor, as he himself didn't want to step into Li's yard.
It was all because of Li that he was impeached by the Censorate and punished by the Emperor. He had long lost his feelings for his first wife.
He only hoped that one day she would pass away and take Concubine Zhou as his wife.
But he didn't tell anyone about this.
Li fell ill several times in succession. He didn't recover well last time and fell ill again this time. He looked emaciated and barely breathing.
Dozens of days later, during the march, Song Shaoheng actually received a letter from the Chu family.
The letter said that she was found to be pregnant right after he left, and now she was on the balcony with Chi Yunzhi.
"Oh my God! I'm going to be a father again! Brother, you and I are going to be fathers!" Song Shaoheng took the letter and ran to Song Tingyue to show off.
At this moment, the army was stopping to rest, and Song Shaoheng's noisy voice was heard, attracting everyone's attention.
Song Tingyue frowned and glared at him, while Song Shaoheng was completely immersed in his own joy.
"Brother, I'm so awesome! I'm going to have a third child!" Song Shaoheng shouted.
"Is there a letter from home for me?" Song Tingyue interrupted him suddenly.
"No." Song Shaoheng raised the letter in his hand in confusion.
"Go away." Song Tingyue felt inexplicably sour in his heart.
Why didn’t Yunzhi write to him?
Are you not thinking about him?
It's only been a short time since you left, and you've already thrown him aside?
Song Tingyue stood in front of the table in annoyance.
Forget it, if she doesn’t want to write it, then I’ll write it myself.
Song Tingyue picked up a pen and wrote a page of words in a flamboyant style on the letter paper, as if he wanted to write down all his thoughts about her in recent days.
I’ll just write one every day from now on.
Zhang Rongan snatched the letter from Song Shaoheng's hand and began to read, "Oh my, he's going to be a father again!"
"What are you doing?! If you have the guts, ask your wife to write to you!" Song Shaoheng folded the letter and put it into the pocket on his chest, as if this was the only proper way.
Song Shaoheng's words burst Zhang Rong'an's lungs, and he was caught by Zhang Rong'an and beaten severely.
The army continued to march north. The further north they went, the more refugees they encountered, and the situation became increasingly grim.
The scouts reported that the camp would be reached after another 200 miles to the north.
When Bai Yunhe learned that the wife of the Duke of Zhenguo came to inquire about her daughter's marriage, he felt unhappy. The other party was actually proposing on behalf of Zhang Youxing, the second young master of the Rui Palace.
"Don't think that I don't know what kind of person her second son is! I will not allow Jingjing to marry into such a family!" He has fought on the battlefield for many years and is most impatient to deal with these nobles in the capital.
He is well aware of Zhang Youxing's reputation.
He is uneducated and a playboy. Which girl from a good family would be willing to marry him?
Fortunately, they are also a marquisate, and the Rui Wang Mansion does not dare to use its power to oppress others.
Otherwise, he would protect his daughter even at the cost of his life!
"Don't be so excited. I've already turned it down. Jingjing won't get married in the next few years!" Chu found it funny to see his stern face.
"But my daughter can't stay single for her whole life. Do you want to keep her at home forever?" Chu said again.
I don't know what he was thinking about, but this old general who had fought on countless battlefields immediately shed tears. It seemed so awkward no matter how you looked at it.
Men don't shed tears easily, but they do when they are sad.
He was thinking about the scene of Bai Jingjing getting married in the future.
The mother and daughter looked at each other in silence, then turned around and went about their own business.
Thanks to Qingmu Jinbao for the recommendation~
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