Princess Guihe was the first daughter of the late emperor, and the late emperor had his second princess five years after she was born. Princess Guihe was the favorite since she was a child, and was raised in the deep palace and was always regarded as the apple of his eye.
Because the late emperor loved her so much, he had never arranged a marriage for her, and wanted to find her the best and most satisfactory one. Due to
this delay, Princess Guihe grew up to be eighteen years old.
That year, the late emperor suddenly became seriously ill. The crown prince was also seriously injured when he was suppressing the rebellion in the northwest, and the court was in turmoil for a while. The empress at that time, who is now the empress dowager, was jealous of the second prince's power, so she chose to marry her sister, Princess Guihe, to the Duke of Qing, a mansion that was already declining among the dukes.
Although the Duke of Qing was a handsome man, he followed the old Duke of Qing's path of being a skilled worker and was an out-and-out warrior. In addition, he had been in mourning for the old Duke of Qing for three years, and the arranged marriage was called off. At that time, the Duke of Qing was already twenty years old. Princess Guihe was ambitious and could not possibly be interested in him. But the Empress Dowager had already issued an edict, and the late emperor was unconscious on the sickbed, so Princess Guihe had no choice but to marry. Fortunately,
the second prince later ascended the throne and became the current Emperor Hongping. Princess Guihe became the most noble woman in the entire empire. Even the
Empress Dowager dared not put on airs in front of her when she saw her now. Emperor Hongping also took good care of the Duke of Qing's Mansion. The first son born to Princess Guihe was named the Crown Prince just after he turned one year old. In addition, the Duke of Qing and the young Xue Zhi performed very well in the army and made great achievements, which finally restored the glory of the Duke of Qing's Mansion, which was declining.
Just when Princess Guihe felt that life was getting more and more promising, a big thing happened in the Duke of Qing's Mansion. Because of that incident, Xue Zhi left home and stayed away for seven or eight years.
If it weren't for the people who found a fan fragment, Princess Guihe would not even be able to find Xue Zhi until now.
Princess Guihe knew that Xue Zhi had died and turned the fan fragment he carried with him into a pile. She thought that his life must be very difficult now. After asking people to find out the truth, she traveled day and night and rushed all the way here from the capital.
Fortunately, the Xue Zhi she saw today looked pretty good, although his clothes seemed a little too shabby to her, but he had grown taller, darker, and looked more robust.
Princess Guihe thought of some interesting past events, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
The old nanny did not dare to disturb them, so she just stood by quietly.
Zheng Xiu and Old Man Zheng and Old Lady Zheng were eating in the main hall. While eating, they put down their bowls, went to the stove room to get a big bowl of rice, pressed it tightly with a rice spoon, then went back to the main hall to pick up a bunch of dishes, piled up the big bowl like a small hill, and took it out.
Xue Zhi was so hungry that he was panicking. When he saw Zheng Xiu coming out with a big bowl of rice, his eyes immediately lit up.
However, Zheng Xiu did not give it to him
right away, but asked: "Did you know it was wrong?" Xue Zhi nodded like a garlic, "I know, I know, I will never take the children to do dangerous things next time. Good Ah Xiu, please have pity on me and let me eat." As he spoke, he pretended to be pitiful again.
Zheng Xiu sighed helplessly: "You, I hope you can really remember it."
Xue Zhi promised again.
Zheng Xiu then stuffed the big bowl into his hand, "Eat."
Xue Zhi took the bowl and chopsticks and buried his head in eating.
Zheng Xiu curled her lips and turned back to the main room.
In the carriage on the road, Princess Guihe and the old nanny naturally saw it all.
The old nanny couldn't help but say, "This lady from the Zheng family doesn't take our second son seriously. Not only did she not let him in, she also made him stand outside the door to eat."
Princess Guihe smiled slightly, "I think Ah Zhi is quite happy." It was as if he had returned to his carefree childhood. It was his appearance that evoked Princess Guihe's memories. After
Zheng Xiu and Old Man Zheng and Old Lady Zheng finished their meal, they put all the dishes and chopsticks in the stove room, and then went out to see Xue Shao and the two children.
They had also finished eating, and three empty bowls that looked like they had been licked clean were lined up at their feet.
The three stood for a while, and they all lost their patience. They had been talking in a low voice for a while before, but when she came, the big and two small ones straightened their backs.
Zheng Xiu took the empty bowl and said, "Stand for another quarter of an hour."
"Yes!" The three of them answered in unison.
Zheng Xiu went to the kitchen to wash the dishes.
After she left, Xue Zhi also began to ask Zheng Yu, "Your sister punished us to stand, so she should not be angry, right?"
Zheng Yu nodded, "It's usually like this. After being punished to stand for a while, sister won't say anything." Xue Zhi
whistled happily. It's good that she is not angry. Not to mention standing for two quarters of an hour, it's okay to stand for an hour.
Princess Guihe didn't let down the curtain until she saw Zheng Xiu come and called the three of them back to the house.
"Let's find an inn to stay in first."
The old nanny hesitated and said, "Princess, we left in a hurry, and the staff has not been mobilized yet. Would it be unsafe to stay in an inn? Otherwise, shall we go to the post station?"
Princess Guihe shook her head and said, "Staying in the post station is too conspicuous. It will not be good if Ah Zhi finds out." He might just pack up and run away overnight.
The old nanny said no more. Her princess has been worrying about the second young master day and night for so many years, and has sent countless people to search for him all over the world. If the second young master's fan had not been found by chance, her princess would still be worried.
But what the old nanny did not say was that the second young master seemed to be enjoying his current life very much, and he would not be willing to leave for a while.
Xue Zhi thought that Zheng Yu had said that once Zheng Xiu punished them to stand, the matter would be over.
Unexpectedly, in the next two days, the little girl would not let him into the house, and asked him to sleep with the children, and she never gave him a good look. No matter if he was deliberately joking or acting stupid, she never smiled.
This was really frustrating.
He hesitated for a long time and went to the street for a stroll.
Passing by a newly opened jewelry shop, there was a worker outside soliciting business -
"Dear guests from all over the country, come in and take a look, our shop is newly opened, and we are offering a big opening reward! Buy jewelry from our shop and make your sweetheart and wife happy..."
Xue Zhi stopped.
The waiter quickly stepped forward and said, "Sir, please come in. We are having a grand opening party. Come in and have a look. It's ok if you don't want to buy anything." Then he invited Xue Zhi into the store.
Xue Zhi went in to have a look. He didn't know anything about jewelry, so the waiter introduced it to him. The waiter was also a knowledgeable person. He didn't look like a wealthy man in his clothes, so he didn't introduce any flashy items. Instead, he introduced small things like hairpins and earrings.
Xue Zhi followed and took a look. Needless to say, he really liked a pair of pearl earrings. The pearls were not big, but full and round, with a circle of lace outlined with silver thread.
He kept his eyes on them for a while, and the waiter took the earrings in his hand and said with a smile: "You have a good taste. The earrings are unique in style. They are the specialty of our craftsmen. Look at the pearls and the craftsmanship... You can't find anything similar in the whole town. I wonder if it's for your sweetheart or your wife?"
Thinking of Zheng Xiu, Xue Zhi couldn't help but smile, "For my wife."
He asked about the price, and the waiter said: "It's a gift for the store's opening, so everything is cheap. Such a pair only costs two taels of silver."
Two taels of silver, not cheap, but not expensive either. Xue Zhi was a little undecided for a moment. The little girl seemed quite angry, and he didn't know whether such a pair of things could make her happy.
The waiter saw his hesitation and thought that he thought the price was too high, so he said, "Sir, why don't you choose another one? It will be cheaper if you buy two together. I will make the decision for this pair of pearls and give you one and a half taels of silver."
Xue Zhi's eyes wandered around the counter again...
Everyone in the family had returned home that day, and when Xue Zhi entered the house, everyone was waiting for him.
Because of the stupid things he did two days ago, Zheng Xiu was still angry, so she said to him: "Didn't you say you were going for a walk? Why did you come back so late?"
Xue Zhi smiled flatteringly, "I didn't pay attention to the time and got delayed."
Zheng Xiu didn't say anything to him, and the family started to eat.
After dinner, Zheng Xiu cleaned the table, washed the dishes, and felt a little tired, so she went to the bathroom to take a shower.
After taking a shower, she came out and wiped her hair while entering the house.
Xue Zhi sat on the stool waiting for her, and when he saw Zheng Xiu come in, he took her dry towel very attentively and wiped her hair.
Zheng Xiu sat on the stool and let him wipe it, saying: "Don't think that if you behave well for two days, the matter of you taking the children to the river can be covered up..."
A pair of unique pearl earrings was handed to her.
There is no girl who doesn't like to dress up, let alone something so beautiful and unique. Zheng Xiu still frowned and turned to ask him, "Did you buy it?"
Xue Zhi nodded, "I bought it for you. Good Ah Xiu, don't be angry, okay?"
He admitted his mistakes with such a good attitude and bought things to appease her. Zheng Xiu was actually no longer angry, but she still snorted, "Don't think that a small piece of jewelry can appease me..."
Xue Zhi took out a pearl and silver hairpin from his pocket like a magic trick, "The other two?"
Although the pearl and silver hairpin was separated from the earrings, Xue Zhi felt that if these two things were worn as a set, especially on Zheng Xiu, it would look very good. So he bought them together.
Zheng Xiu held a silver hairpin in one hand and an earring in the other, and couldn't help but ask with a smile: "Who taught you to do this?" She had seen a passage on Weibo before, saying that there is nothing that can't be solved by a piece of jewelry in front of girls, and if there is, then buy two pieces. I didn't expect Xue Zhi to have such a coaxing idea. Xue Zhi
scratched the back of his head and said honestly: "The shop assistant said that it would be cheaper to buy two."
So that's it. Zheng Xiu couldn't help laughing, saying that he didn't have such an idea.
She smiled, and Xue Zhi smiled too, which meant that she was not angry anymore!
"How much silver is the total for the two pieces?" Zheng Xiu asked with a smile.
"A total of five taels." Zheng Xiu told the truth.
Who knew that Zheng Xiu's face would fall all of a sudden, "Have you used up all the money I gave you last time?"
Xue Zhi didn't dare to laugh, "Yes, yes..."
Zheng Xiu was angry again. She knew that this guy would spend money lavishly, but she didn't expect that he would spend five taels in just one hour!
Seeing him like this, Xue Zhi obediently took the quilt on the kang in his hand, thinking that he would have to sleep with the two children again tonight.
"What are you doing?"
"I, I'm going to sleep with A Yu and the others." In order to avoid being chased away by her again, it would be more decent to go away by himself.
"Come back and sleep on the kang, you're annoying!"
"Hey!" Xue Zhi responded happily and climbed onto the kang nimbly.
Zheng Xiu carefully placed the two pieces of jewelry in her dressing table, and then continued to dry her hair.
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