Chapter 485 Time Passes by Part 1
Ten years later.
Danzhou, Chen Mansion.
It was a sunny winter afternoon. Rong Yue and Madam Chen were sitting in the courtyard, sewing and embroidering knee pads for their husbands.
I heard Mrs. Chen smile and read:
"My wife told me yesterday that the military training will be over soon, and we will have a month of leisure time. Jingyan and I can go out for a walk. They are so busy all day long that we can't see the end of it. We haven't been out for a long time to relax."
Rong Yue also smiled and replied, "There is no snow in Danzhou. Nian Wan has always wanted to see what snow looks like. This time I have a lot of free time, and it is New Year's Eve, so I can take Nian Wan back to Kyoto with me."
The Nian Wan that Rong Yue mentioned was her and Xiao Jingyan's adopted daughter.
Five years ago, Madam Jing passed away, and at that time Zhaohua needed a trustworthy person to help her train her personal soldiers.
Xiao Jingyan volunteered to take on this position, and Rong Yue also came to Danzhou with him.
At that time, Prince An of Qi Dynasty had already died, and Rong Yue, as the concubine of the previous emperor, was not allowed to openly ...
Fortunately, Chengyu's adoptive parents, Mr. and Mrs. Chen, were in Danzhou.
So Zhaohua bought them a big house and asked them to live together, which would be lively.
Every New Year’s Eve, when Xiao Jingyan returned to Beijing to report on his work, he would bring Rong Yue to stay in Kyoto for a while.
Nian Wan was an abandoned baby adopted by chance after Xiao Jingyan and Rong Yue came to Danzhou.
The small knee pad placed next to Rong Yue's hand at the moment was meant for her precious daughter.
Mrs. Chen took the kneepad and fiddled with it, saying jokingly:
"Ms. Rong's hands are really deft. If it were me, I would never be able to do such delicate work properly."
Rong Yue smiled, "Sister, you are being modest. When you were taking care of Chengyu in the past, you paid attention to every detail. How could you fail to do these trivial tasks of taking care of a child?"
When mentioning Cheng Yu, Mrs. Chen's smile lines deepened.
Although she and Cheng Yu had not seen each other for more than ten years, they still exchanged letters every year.
In the letters, Chengyu would call Zhaohua "A Niang" and "Mother".
And all this was also agreed by Zhaohua.
"Speaking of Cheng Yu, he is now the General of the Cavalry. At a young age, he has already made great military achievements for the Qi Dynasty. His majestic demeanor makes the southern barbarians tremble in fear. Compared with the former General Ning, he is even more powerful."
When Mrs. Chen said this, her tone was full of pride.
And Rong Yue knew that she also had regrets in her heart.
So he patted the back of her hand gently and said comfortingly:
"On New Year's Eve last year, Zhao'er told me that if there is a suitable opportunity in the future, Chengyu will come to visit in person to thank you and your wife for raising me."
Mrs. Chen's eyes turned red, and she waved her hands and said indifferently:
"Why do you mention these? It is a blessing for both of us to be able to take care of Chengyu."
Then he changed the subject and asked:
"Did you hear that this year's third place winner is a woman?"
Rong Yue smiled and nodded, "He came from Danzhou. Such a happy event is known to everyone, how could he not know about it?"
Mrs. Chen couldn't help but sigh, "In the past, people thought that women were virtuous if they had no talent. Now that the imperial examination system has been changed for five years, women, like men, can also change their fate through studying.
At that time, many people were pessimistic, saying that even if the imperial examination was open to both men and women, it would be difficult to see a woman win the top three. Now, in just a few years, a woman has won the third place, which is really a great thing. "
As she spoke, Mrs. Chen glanced sideways at the slightly open diamond-shaped window in the side hall.
Inside the palace, Nian Wan was writing on the imperial edict.
Madam Chen asked Rong Yue with a smile, "Nian Wan is six years old now, but I see that you and Jing Yan are not planning to let her pursue a career in government?"
Rong Yue looked at Nian Wan lovingly and said calmly:
"Her mind is not there. She is just as obsessed with poetry and painting as her father. My husband and I thought that we should let our child do whatever she likes. Anyway, women and men have almost equal rights in the world nowadays. Even if she specializes in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, she will not be easily looked down upon like we were in our time."
I don't know if the little guy in the hall heard their discussion.
Nian Wan glanced at them subconsciously, then picked up the drawing paper at hand and walked towards them with a happy face.
She spread out the drawing paper in front of the two of them, tilted her head and asked:
"Mother, aunt, do you think my painting is good?"
The child drew a picture of spring flowers.
Hundreds of flowers bloomed on it, each with its own beauty, and the clusters of flowers were charming.
Although his brushstrokes are not strong enough due to his young age, it is not easy for a five-year-old child to draw like this.
Rong Yue did not blindly praise Nian Wan just because she was her daughter. Instead, she gave some pertinent advice.
"Overall it's good, but the colors are too bright, which makes it hard to grasp the main point and it seems to be overshadowing the main theme."
But Nian Wan didn't seem to agree with her opinion.
"But each flower should have its own beauty when it blooms. Didn't my mother always tell her daughter that every flower in the world should bloom as hard as possible and grow into its most beautiful form?"
Rong Yue couldn't help laughing, and turned to Mrs. Chen and joked:
"Look, this little mouth is just like her father, she started to teach me the truth in a few words, haha~"
Mrs. Chen gently stroked Nianwan's fair cheek and asked her,
"What does Xiao Nianwan want to do when she grows up?"
Nian Wan said seriously, "When I grow up, I want to be the best painter in Qi Dynasty like Master Nalan!"
The Lord Nalan mentioned by Nian Wan is Nalan Ruo, the most prestigious master of immortal calligraphy in Ruyi Pavilion in the palace.
She was the most famous painter in the Qi Dynasty and also a remarkable woman who was talked about by everyone.
Mrs. Chen encouraged Nian Wan and said:
"Then work hard. Auntie believes that you will achieve your wish sooner or later."
After Nian Wan ran to the side to play, Mrs. Chen asked Rong Yue in a low voice,
"I heard that Nalan Ruo is the former Concubine Zhen in the palace, Nalan Ruge. But the Nalan family refused to acknowledge her and insisted that she was the second daughter of their family. Didn't you go to the palace during the New Year's Eve banquet last year? You have known Concubine Zhen before, so you should recognize her."
Rong Yue smiled and shook her head, "Princess Zhen had a deep love for the late emperor, and she died after the late emperor's death. How could she be as glorious as she is today? Besides, Lord Nalan is now married, has a harmonious relationship with her husband, and has two sons. If she was really the late emperor's concubine, how could anyone dare to marry her? I don't think His Majesty would allow her to stay in the palace to serve."
"That's true." Mrs. Chen sighed with a smile, picked up her needle and thread, and continued to sew and embroider the kneepad.
"After all, this is not something we should worry about. We should just live our own lives well, and that's all."
As they were talking, they heard laughter coming from the door.
Looking up,
Seeing the door of the mansion was pushed open, Xiao Jingyan and Chen Ge walked in side by side.
Rong Yue saw Xiao Jingyan holding a lot of fresh meat, eggs and fish, and Chen Ge also carrying two pots of wine.
Both of them were facing behind them, and it was unknown who they were talking and laughing with.
Thinking that there was a guest at home, Rong Yue was about to get up and go to greet him,
But Xiao Jingyan suddenly looked at her and laughed loudly:
"Rong'er, look who's here?"
After the two of them entered the door,
Rong Yue just saw that behind them was a man in military uniform, leading a black horse, and was slowly stepping into the threshold...
The boy is tall, with broad shoulders and a narrow waist, handsome and heroic.
At this moment, he was smiling proudly at Rong Yue and Madam Chen from afar.
When Mrs. Chen saw the visitor, she was obviously more excited than Rong Yue.
She had been holding the needle tightly in her hand, but in her panic she accidentally pierced her finger.
Seeing her looking at the newcomer at a loss, she finally called out with trembling lips and teeth,
"Yu...Yu'er?"
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