Chapter 194: 194 Recognition of relatives
Chapter 194 194 Recognition of relatives
The sun was setting outside and the sky was getting dark.
Some people came in, some went out, and some lit lanterns for her.
As night falls and the temperature drops, even the cicadas quiet down and stop chirping. Summer nights are especially quiet.
"Amber, take this astragalus..."
Chu Qianchen wanted to ask Hu Bo to cut the astragalus, but before he finished speaking, he found that the hand that took the astragalus was a man's hand.
Chu Qianchen blinked and finally broke away from his concentration.
"Your Majesty?"
Only now did she realize that Amber was no longer in the pharmacy, replaced by Gu Jue, and she didn't even know when her assistant became Gu Jue.
"Cang! Cang!"
The sound of the second watch was heard in the distance.
Chu Qianchen blinked again and subconsciously turned his head to glance at the pot leak, and then he was convinced that it was already the second watch.
Chu Qianchen frowned and educated him seriously: "My lord, you are disobedient and stay up late again!"
She made a timetable for Gu Jue. He should lie down and rest before midnight every day. He should sleep for four hours before getting up. It is best to take a nap in the afternoon.
But the prince is always disobedient! This made Chu Qianchen a little distressed.
Gu Jue stretched out a slender index finger and tapped her forehead, and returned her words directly: "Disobedient, stay up late again."
Of course he was referring to Chu Qianchen still working here.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
In her previous life, since the death of the prince, she had been used to making her own decisions, and she was really not used to it for a while. but…
"Sleep." Gu Jue said as he pinched her sleeves. Like a puppet, she obediently put down what she was holding and followed him toward the inner room.
It’s a good day to have someone in charge! Chu Qianchen smiled slightly, feeling sweet in his heart, and responded: "Okay."
So good. Gu Jue also laughed and said, "Can I buy some medicine cabinets for you?"
Chu Qianchen's eyes lit up, "Okay!"
This one deserved to be louder and more pleasurable than the last "ok".
How nice.
In the last life, when the prince saw her studying medicine, he also found someone to make a special medicine cabinet for her. It was a drawing she drew herself, and the prince helped her improve it.
The prince is going to fill her medicine cabinet again!
Chu Qianchen's eyebrows, eyes and lips were curved in laughter, and his steps were light and graceful.
Gu Jue raised his eyebrows, a smile flashed in his eyes, and his pupils shone warmly in the orange light.
This girl was having fun there by herself again, seemingly carefree.
As long as she didn't stretch out her paws, no one would be able to tell that there were sharp claws hidden in the kitten's soft flesh pads.
The kitten slept very much. After lying down, her delicate body gradually curled up into a ball. After a while, her breathing became even.
For Gu Jue, the steady breathing of the person beside him was like the best lullaby. He listened to her breathing and soon fell asleep.
The night breeze outside the window blew through the courtyard, and the cool air was tainted with the faint fragrance of lotus and hibiscus. The moonlight was cold in the sky, and the flowers and trees rustled softly.
The night is both long and short.
In the next few days, Chu Qianchen was very busy. She was busy making medicine every day. She was so busy that she no longer dared to stay up late and went to bed before Haishi every day.
The prince said to lead by example.
Of course she would listen to what the prince said.
One day in between, Chu Qianhuang came to the palace again, but Chu Qianchen was busy making medicine and had no time to pay attention to her. By the time she made a small bottle of pills, it was the night before Gu Jue's departure.
In the past few days, the emperor was still "bedridden", and all government affairs were handed over to the prince Gu Nanjin.
Gu Nanjin was so busy that he wished he could have three heads and six arms, but even so, he still took time to visit Prince Chen's Mansion every day, trying to persuade Gu Jue. However, despite his efforts, Gu Jue did not let go until he left. The princess is accompanying her.
On the seventh day of August, Chu Qianchen sent Gu Jue, Wuhe Jialou and his entourage to the outskirts of Beijing. After leaving the south city gate, they walked an extra three miles before reluctantly asking someone to stop the carriage. .
Chu Qianchen stuck his head out of the carriage window and watched a line of carriages and horses drifting away. The convoys of Nanhao people and Beiqi people were mixed together, like water and oil mixed together, no matter how uncoordinated they looked.
Chu Qianchen's eyes only looked at the back figure wearing a frost-colored cloak.
Suddenly, Gu Jue in front looked back and saw the carriage parked alone a hundred feet away.
On the official road, people were coming and going, and there was a constant flow. Only this carriage stood motionless, as if its time had been stopped.
At this distance, he could no longer see her face clearly, but he could clearly describe every detail of her expression in his mind.
He knew that she would be waiting for him at the palace.
Thinking about it, an indescribable subtle feeling flowed through Gu Jue's heart.
Ever since he went to the North when he was fifteen years old, he had been away from the capital for many years, either in the south or in the north, but he had never been like this. How should I put it, suddenly he didn't want to leave.
A sentence came to his mind: There is too much affection between children and little love between family and friends.
Thoughts only passed by in a flash.
He quickly withdrew his gaze and continued to ride his horse forward.
You have to go early to come back early, right?
At this moment, he believed more than anything that he would get better.
At that time, he can take the little girl to the south of the Yangtze River, to the north, to the northwest...
Horse hooves rumbled, and dust billowed on the official road. After a while, the group of people disappeared at the end of the official road.
Chu Qianchen still didn't move, holding the window with both hands, leaning his head, staring blankly ahead.
Seeing that his princess was about to turn into a husband's stone, Amber cleared her throat and thought of comforting Chu Qianchen. For example, it would be much safer for the prince to leave the capital this time than the last time he secretly went to the northwest with Prince Qin.
Before the words were spoken, Chu Qianchen had already lowered the curtains and said, "Go back."
She returned to the palace with a depressed expression.
Without Gu Jue's absence, Prince Chen's mansion seemed larger and emptier.
Chu Qianchen was dejected. Every day she was either studying thread making from mulberry white leather or petting her cat. She had little interest in other things.
After a few days, she cheered up again. Thinking that she hadn't been to Duke Mu's mansion for a while, she asked someone to prepare a car and go out.
A few days ago, she was busy making medicine for Gu Jue and didn't go out. She only asked Amber to greet Shen a few times, send some Rong Yang Pills she made, and see if she was in good spirits.
Chu Qianchen hadn't come for a few days, but Shen was very excited when she heard that she was here.
"Sister Chen is here, I'm going..."
Shen had long forgotten that there was another person in the room, and couldn't wait to get up, wanting to greet Chu Qianchen in person.
"Eldest sister!" Shen Wan quickly grabbed the eldest sister with a complicated look on her face, "Please finish the matter first."
Shen Wan returned to her parents' home today. She was originally angry at the messy affairs in the county prince's palace, so she came to complain to Mrs. Mu Guogong. Only then did she know that such a big thing had happened at her eldest sister's house, so she hurried to Shen's yard. .
Unexpectedly, Shen was only halfway through speaking when the real owner arrived.
Shen thought about it and wanted to quickly tell the story of how Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang were tricked by Chu Lingxiao.
Shen Wan's eyes widened wider and wider, filled with indignation, shock, distress, hatred and other emotions.
Before she could calm down, she heard Dongmei's salute from outside: "Second aunt, grandma, fourth young master."
The door curtain was opened from the outside, and Dongmei personally led Chu Qianchen and Chu Yunmu in.
Chu Yunmu heard that she was coming and hurried over to pick her up.
Today, Chu Qianchen wore a green lotus-colored skirt embroidered with butterflies and jade hairpins. Her green silk hair was combed into a heart-shaped bun. She wore no more than five pieces of jewelry, including jade pendants, and she was dressed elegantly.
As soon as she came in, it was as if a spring breeze carrying flowers and rain came to meet her, making people feel bright.
This was the first time Shen Wan looked at Chu Qianchen.
Because of the troubles in the county prince's palace, Shen Wan had never liked the children of concubines, so she treated Chu Qianchen indifferently, almost perfunctorily, during the previous few meetings. No matter how much Shen praised Chu Qianchen in the past, she felt that It was Chu Qianchen who had ulterior motives to please Mr. Shen.
She has a biological and instinctive disgust towards Chu Qianchen, until now.
It was as if the veil covering her eyes had finally been lifted, and her vision became clear.
She stared at Chu Qianchen blankly, forgetting to even blink.
The girl in front of her has a pair of beautiful phoenix eyes, a slender figure, and is as tall as Shen, and gradually begins to have the delicate curves of a girl.
Her eyes are clear and clear, her demeanor is elegant and calm, and her steps naturally exude a sense of nobility and brilliance.
For a moment, the figure in front of me overlapped with the image of my eldest sister when she was young in my memory...
In Shen Yuan's heart, it was like a stone stirring up a thousand waves.
So similar.
It's so similar.
Shen Wan murmured to herself in her heart, her eyes were sore, and she felt an almost heartbreaking pain. She felt sorry for her sister and her niece.
How can people's hearts be so vicious? It is said that people who have cultivated for a hundred years can cross the same boat, and a thousand years of cultivation can sleep together. Chu Lingxiao and the eldest sister have been husband and wife for more than ten years!
Shen Wan clutched the handkerchief tightly, her eyes dark.
"elder sister!"
At this time, Gu Zhiyan's soft and crisp voice broke the sad, sad and slightly depressing atmosphere in the room.
She stood up from Shen Wan, trotted happily towards Chu Qianchen, her usually dull eyes ignited with brilliance again.
Gu Zhiyan threw herself on Chu Qianchen and hugged her slender waist, which made Shen Wan unable to bear to look at her.
In addition, Shen Wan could not help but feel a little sad in her heart. Qiniang liked Chu Qianchen very much from the first time she saw her in the Hou Mansion. Could this be the fate between their cousins? !
Chu Qianchen called out "Qiniang" and rubbed the top of Gu Zhiyan's soft hair, then took her hand and walked to Mrs. Shen together.
Chu Yunmu, who was following Chu Qianchen, was a little envious. He also wanted to go over and hold Chu Qianchen's other hand, but suppressed it with all his strength.
He is five years old, not a child anymore! He put his hands behind his back, acting like a little adult.
"Mother." Chu Qianchen bowed his knees and saluted Mrs. Shen first.
Even if she hasn't taken Shen's pulse yet, she can tell from her complexion that she has been in good condition these past few days and is taking better care of herself.
"Sister Chen." Mrs. Shen took one of Chu Qianchen's hands and smiled happily, wanting to reintroduce Chu Qianchen to Shen Wan, "I'll meet your aunt soon..."
Mrs. Shen originally wanted Chu Qianchen to call Aunt Shen Wan, but halfway through her words, she remembered that Prince Jing was Prince Chen's cousin, and her words stopped abruptly.
She looked a little strange.
Chu Qianchen could also tell what Shen was thinking, so he smiled and called Shen Wan: "Aunt."
"Sister Chen is so good!" Shen Wan smiled.
No matter how much she disliked Chu Lingxiao and Aunt Jiang, she would not show it at this time and ruin the atmosphere, nor would she want to **** the pain in the eldest sister's heart.
Shen Wan took off a bracelet inlaid with eight precious gold and mutton fat white jade from her hand, put it on Chu Qianchen's wrist herself, and said with a smile: "This is a meeting gift from my aunt."
Shen Wan didn't mention the past, just thinking that today was the first time she met Chu Qianchen.
"Thank you, aunt." Chu Qianchen accepted it generously.
Mrs. Shen kept staring at Chu Qianchen with burning eyes, reluctant to look away.
She knew that Gu Jue wanted to **** Nan Hao's envoy out of the capital, and because she didn't want to cause trouble to Chu Qianchen, she had been holding back for the past few days. After all, Chu Qianchen is already a married girl. Whether she can live a good life in the future depends on her husband's family.
King Chen had a good impression of Chu Qianchen, and Mrs. Shen really didn't want to displease King Chen because of these scandalous things in the Hou Mansion.
When Gu Zhiyan saw Shen Wan giving the bracelet to Chu Qianchen, she also took off her own bracelet.
"Meeting gift." She also wanted to put her gold bracelet on Chu Qianchen's hand, but she was young and the bracelet was too small, so it couldn't fit on Chu Qianchen's hand.
Chu Yun was overjoyed, rolled his eyes, took off a piece of jade pendant from his waist and gave it to Chu Qianchen without hesitation, "Meeting gift."
As soon as Gu Zhiyan was anxious, he took off his gold collar and insisted that Chu Qianchen sit down while he put on the gold collar for her.
Chu Qianchen felt warm in his heart, letting the two little guys "join in the fun". When Mrs. Mu Guogong came after hearing the news, she saw this heartwarming scene.
Shen Wan smiled and said to Duke Mu: "Mom, we are giving a gift to Sister Chen. Do you want to make up for it too?"
Mrs. Mu Guogong was eager to give Chu Qianchen more good things, so she said yes repeatedly and ordered the maid to get her jewelry box.
Everyone gathered around Mrs. Mu Guogong and sat down. After greeting each other, Mrs. Mu Guogong asked cautiously: "Sister Chen, can you stay a little longer today?"
"Grandma, just tell me what you have to say. Since the prince is not here, I have nothing to do." Chu Qianchen said with a smile. She was very busy these days.
Mrs. Mu Guogong observed Chu Qianchen's face and said carefully, "Your uncles, aunts, and cousins all want to meet you."
As she spoke, Mrs. Mu Guogong became more cautious, fearing that Chu Qianchen would not agree.
There is no news about Chu Qianchen and Chu Qianhuang being transferred, but almost everyone in the Shen family knows about it except for the very young ones.
However, this happened so suddenly that Mrs. Mu Guogong only came to her senses and realized that she had not formally introduced Chu Qianchen to her family.
Originally, she thought that after Shen's body recovered, they would go to Prince Chen's Mansion to talk to Chu Qianchen about this matter. But when Chu Qianchen came today, she couldn't wait any longer.
Chu Qianchen: "..."
Chu Qianchen's eyelashes fluttered slightly, but he neither said yes nor bad.
Mrs. Mu Guogong felt that this matter was interesting, so she advised: "Sister Chen, I know that you don't want outsiders to know about this for the time being, so don't worry, today is just a member of the family, your biological uncle... I guarantee that you will definitely No outsiders will know.”
Prince Mu and others have long wanted to meet Chu Qianchen, but they have never had the chance and it is inconvenient to visit Prince Chen's mansion rashly.
The family education in Duke Mu's mansion was very strict. Since Mrs. Mu Guogong said so, Chu Qianchen still believed it.
but…
Chu Qianchen's eyes were deep and calm, and he reminded rationally: "The person I am marrying is King Chen."
Everyone knows that King Chen has been displeased with him for a long time. Once he knows that the granddaughter of the Duke of Mu has become Princess Chen, he will definitely be dissatisfied and fearful of the Duke of Mu. In the future, several uncles will even The official careers of my cousins are about to be bumpy.
Chu Qianchen just said this, and Shen Wan couldn't figure it out, but Mrs. Mu Guogong, who is so sophisticated, understood it as soon as she heard it.
Mrs. Mu Guogong couldn't help but hear the heartbroken sigh of her eldest daughter:
"Mom, Sister Chen, this child is having a hard time."
"She simply has a delicate heart and considers everything...except herself."
Mrs. Mu Guogong's heart felt cramped again.
The eldest daughter is right, Sister Chen is really a very distressing child.
She thought about the Shen family, but she forgot that the Shen family was her maternal family. They were all her elders, and they should have supported her as a junior.
Mrs. Mu Guogong took Chu Qianchen's hand, patted it, and said, "This is not something you, a child, should worry about!"
Shen also looked at Chu Qianchen expectantly.
Facing the loving and gentle eyes of Mrs. Mu Guogong and Mrs. Shen, Chu Qianchen was speechless and finally nodded.
Seeing this, Mrs. Mu Guogong was overjoyed. She smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, wrinkles formed in the corners of her eyes, and she kept saying: "Good boy! What a good boy!"
Shen shi and Shen Wan exchanged a look, and the two sisters were also smiling. Probably Chu Yunmu and Gu Zhiyan were the only ones who couldn't figure out what was going on. The cousins looked at each other.
Immediately afterwards, Mrs. Mu Guogong sent someone to call back all her sons who were on duty, for fear that Chu Qianchen would regret it.
The Shen family is a century-old family, but the family in Mu Guogong's palace is not prosperous. Shen Zhi's generation only has two legitimate sons, one concubine, and two sisters, Shen Zhi and Shen Wan.
Mrs. Mu Guogong knew what was appropriate, so she did not plan to notify the side branches of the Shen family. She planned to wait until the Chu family officially opened the ancestral hall in the future.
Mrs. Mu Guogong was in a good mood, so she did what she said, and ordered everyone to go to the main hall of the inner courtyard.
Chu Qianchen was still a little confused.
So fast?
She had never interacted with Mrs. Mu Guogong in her previous life. All she knew about her came from other people's words. They said she was from a hairpin family, that she was graceful and magnanimous, that she was capable of change...
But now, Chu Qianchen felt that Mrs. Mu Guogong seemed to be somewhat different from what she knew.
Her grandmother was really... vigorous and resolute in her work.
Mrs. Shen had been paying attention to Chu Qianchen and saw what she was thinking. She smiled and said, "Your grandmother has a short temper and always does whatever comes to her mind."
As daughters, Shen and Shen Wan knew their mother's temperament. Shen Wan also joked about the interesting incident when Mrs. Mu Guogong chose her daughter-in-law: "Your grandmother went to Prince Li's Mansion to attend a flower appreciation party. I have chosen an aunt for your two uncles.”
Mrs. Mu Guogong joked in a half-serious, half-joking way: "A family has girls from all over the world, and if there is a good girl, it is natural to act quickly."
She said this just to make Chu Qianchen happy.
"Grandma is right." Chu Qianchen nodded seriously and couldn't help laughing.
While talking and joking, everyone became less alienated and more close to each other.
Mrs. Mu Guogong told herself in her heart not to rush, this person's feelings should be cultivated slowly.
After a while, Mrs. Mu Guogong's Crown Prince arrived in a grand manner together with his sister-in-law and the girls below.
Chu Qianchen had visited the Duke's Mansion three times before, but only the first time was more formal. Mrs. Mu Guogong asked her eldest granddaughter Shen Congzhen to take Chu Qianchen for a walk in the garden. Most of the Shen family had never seen her. .
The main hall became lively with their arrival.
Everyone couldn't help but glance at Chu Qianchen, sizing her up, with curiosity and sadness in their eyes.
In particular, Shen Congzhen's expression was the most complicated.
The last time Chu Qianchen came to the Duke's Mansion, Shen Congzhen was just curious about what the future Princess Chen would be like. She never thought that when they met next time, Chu Qianchen would have another identity besides Princess Chen. She She is the biological daughter of her eldest aunt.
Although she had known this news from her grandmother for several days, until now, seeing Chu Qianchen sitting next to Shen with her own eyes, Shen Congzhen still felt that it didn't feel real.
Although the little girl looked serious, she was only in her prime after all, so she couldn't help but look at Chu Qianchen a few more times.
Chu Qianchen smiled kindly at her, his smile was bright and bright, and Shen Congzhen felt that he was dazzled by this charming smile again.
Mrs. Shizi and others actually had a lot to say, but they were all worried about Mrs. Shen and Mrs. Mu Guogong. On the contrary, no one dared to ask Chu Qianchen for fear that any words of comfort would hurt people again.
After two more cups of tea, Mu Guogong and other men from the Shen family also rushed back one after another.
The main hall was full.
Shen Congzhen took the initiative to ask for help and led Chu Qianchen to recognize his relatives one by one.
"Grandpa, grandma."
Chu Qianchen knelt on the futon, kowtowed to the second elder of the Shen family, and offered tea.
The two elders of the Shen family laughed so hard that their eyes narrowed into slits. They said hello repeatedly and took out the greeting gifts they had prepared long ago.
Two boxes of heavy jewelry were not only a meeting gift, but also the dowry they gave Chu Qianchen. No matter what happens to the Chu family, this is their granddaughter, and they will always seek justice for her and give her the best!
Next, Chu Qianchen kowtowed to Mrs. Shen and offered tea, calling sincerely: "Mother."
Shen's mood was like a flood bursting from a dam, almost losing control, and her eyes became wet again.
She took the tea and helped Chu Qianchen up herself. When she looked at her daughter, who was as tall as her, she gradually calmed down again, as if a huge stone had fallen from her heart.
Previously, Chu Qianchen insisted not to let the Chu family open an ancestral hall. Shen understood her concerns and followed her, but deep down in her heart, she always felt that this was not practical.
These days, she has been working very hard to take care of her body, because she doesn't want Chu Qianchen to have to worry about her as a mother after getting married. She knows that she is very uneasy deep in her heart, always having nightmares, and often She wakes up in the middle of the night, afraid that when she wakes up, her daughter will be gone and her daughter will not recognize her.
Until now, Shen's heart is finally at ease and at ease.
All the ancestors of the Shen family should have seen it. This was Shen Zhi's daughter, and half of the Shen family's blood was flowing in her body.
Shen Congzhen led Chu Qianchen to the Crown Prince Mu and introduced him: "Cousin Chen, this is my father. You should call him uncle."
Next, Chu Qianchen did not kneel again, but called his eldest uncle, offered tea, and went to his second uncle's side.
It took half an hour just to recognize the relatives.
Chu Qianchen remembered everyone and got a lot of greeting gifts. As for the greeting gifts she wanted to give to her cousins, she could only owe them for the time being.
The Shen family is a scholarly family. Chu Qianchen thought about giving the Four Treasures of the Study to all her cousins and jewelry to her cousins. It just so happened that last time she went to Duobao Zhai with the prince, she ordered some small jewelry and cute things. The gold and silver needles were originally intended to coax Gu Zhiyan and Chu Yunmu.
Now it's just right, it can come in handy.
Why does this week go by so fast, sad
(End of chapter)