The late emperor passed away and the whole country was mourned.

Such a big event is for the common people to postpone the marriage as originally arranged for a few days. Hanging white cloth at the door of their house is considered mourning and has no big impact. As long as the court does not fight and as long as they live well, what does it have to do with the emperor?

Even Aji didn't feel any change in his mood when he heard this news. For her, it was even more shocking to see what happened to Li Zheng if the emperor died. Of course, she just made an example randomly, but there was no meaning of Li Zheng.

She looked at Ning.

Ning smiled helplessly at her and told Wen Mei to tell her that she would wear simple clothes these days.

Asked Mei and left, the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law continued the previous topic.

In the capital thousands of miles away, Zhao Yunting was waiting outside Chongzheng Hall, waiting for the summons of the former Ming King and Emperor Wen of Tang.

Chongzheng Hall was the place where Emperor Wen of Tang handled court affairs.

The cold wind was howling, and Zhao Yunting was in the capital, but he was thinking about Dengzhou's wife in his heart.

The situation in the North Korea is changing rapidly, and the eldest son has his own information channels. He should have known about the matter here, right?

Zhao Yunting clenched his fists angrily.

He thought that everything was under control. The fall of the prince was when the Duke's Mansion was in decline, and it was also when he was about to let Qin back his wife. Unexpectedly, Qin Siyong, the father of Qin, General Zhenbei, was inhumane, and even his mother and brother General Dingxi, wanted to kill him. When General Dingxi rebelled and collaborated with the prince to force the palace, he intercepted him and took his head himself, and surrendered to the current emperor. Emperor Wen of Tang was naturally not stupid. Although the court had the strength to narrowly defeat Qin Siyong, Qin Siyong took the initiative to surrender without paying his troops and soldiers. Now it was a period of time when the overall situation was initially determined to maintain stability. Emperor Wen of Tang immediately passed away and abolished the old prince's circle in the imperial tomb. The old Duke and General Dingxi were the treacherous ministers who encouraged the prince to beheaded the entire clan. Qin Siyong destroyed his relatives for justice and atoneed his sins, and was still his general Zhenbei.

Zhao Yunting could guess what Emperor Wen of Tang asked him to come here to do today. His grudges with the Duke's Mansion have never been hidden from Emperor Wen of Tang. If it weren't for the grudges, Emperor Wen of Tang might not have dared to trust him wholeheartedly.

"Marty, the emperor uploaded you to the scene." Wei Yuan, the eunuch beside Emperor Wen of Tang, walked out with a smile and bowed slightly. Wei Yuan had to be polite to meet this new Minister of Revenue Yanping, who had the ability to follow the dragon.

"It's a blessing to Eunuch Wei." Zhao Yunting treated him with courtesy, then put away his thoughts and followed Wei Yuan and walked into the hall.

"My minister Zhao Yunting, I have met the emperor." When he arrived in the hall, Zhao Yunting leaned over to salute the man in the dragon robe who was approving the memorial behind the desk.

Emperor Wen of Tang did not read him, but got up after writing the last sentence. He personally went over and helped Zhao Yunting up, and then handed him a memorial sent by the northwest border: "Look at this." After that, he turned around and walked to the inner hall to sit down, and a palace maid brought hot tea.

Emperor Wen of Tang slapped it lightly, put it back on the table, looked at the man standing on the side after reading the memorial, and said, "Hu people watched my civil strife and were ready to attack us. What do you think?"

Zhao Yunting spoke calmly: "The emperor had just ascended the throne, but his foundation was not stable. It is not appropriate to carry out wars at this time."

Emperor Wen of Tang nodded, leaned half on the couch, tapped his index finger gently with his knee, and said to him softly: "We have planned a major event before, and we regard the entire Duke's Mansion as the deposed prince's side. Unexpectedly, Qin Siyong had a long time ago with the deposed prince. General Dingxi had a rift and had a deep resentment. Therefore, he saw that I was sure of victory and turned against him temporarily, not only saved himself, but also avenged great revenge. It was extremely cunning and cruel. I didn't want to use such a person, but the Qin family had a great reputation in the border. The Hu people were afraid of the Qin army, so they dared not attack him. At this time, I had no name.

The head of the army sent northwest to consider the stability of the border, so he had to not move him first. Yunting, Qin Siyong had a son and two daughters, now only one Qin family in your mansion is the pearl in his hand. Before I find the candidate to replace Qin Siyong, I have to complain that you will continue to be in vain with Qin. I will not interfere in the affairs of your mansion, so don’t make too much noise on the surface. But you should understand that if something happened to Qin, Qin Siyong will become a completely lonely person. If you have no worries and hold heavy troops, you will definitely become a confidant of the court.”

Zhao Yunting felt bitter in his heart.

After autumn, Emperor Wen of Tang was just saying this. Now Qin Siyong has no strong father, brothers and nephews, and no son to inherit his status. Even if he has another son, it will only become more than ten years later. As long as he does not rebel, Emperor Wen of Tang wants to have a strong general with no successor and less war. As for whether Qin Siyong will rebel, Zhao Yunting knows Qin Siyong, he only has a wife in his life, and he values ​​love.

This time, the elder daughter was killed in the prince's house, and his son was killed by the second wife's conspiracy for the title dispute. It was not that he expected that Qin's situation would be the only daughter, so he ignored the abuse of the world. Qin's family was good, Qin Siyong would not rebel, and Emperor Wen of Tang would not touch Qin Siyong. If he moved Qin to vent his anger, ruined the overall situation of Emperor Wen of Tang and offended the emperor, what would he do?

No matter how hard he works, he cannot resist the will of the king.

"Don't worry, yourselves, I know what to do." Zhao Yunting said respectfully.

Emperor Wen of Tang was very satisfied. After talking about the big news, he asked about Zhao Yunting's family affairs, "Is Chengyuan eighteen years later? Is it wronged them and their mother and son for so many years. Ning, although Qin cannot move, as long as you can handle the inner house, you can take her back, don't make a fuss that everyone knows her identity. As for Chengyuan, his position as the prince was stolen by the late emperor. I don't want to confer his prince immediately. Let him come back first, spring hunting. If he has the ability to stand out, I will arrange an errand for him. After two years of experience, he will not make any mistakes in his other people. What do you think?" Qin Siyong was a waste of money, and Zhao Yunting was a loyal minister who followed him. Of course, he couldn't be too wronged.

What can Zhao Yunting do? Except for the Qin family's incident, the others are similar to what he expected.

Thanking Emperor Wen of Tang, Zhao Yunting left the palace, blew the cold wind for a quarter of an hour at the entrance of the palace, went back to his house, and picked up his pen to write a letter to his wife.

What Zhao Chen is waiting for is his letter.

"Mother, what do you think?" Zhao Chen discussed with Ning while Aju was resting.

Ning read her husband's letter, smiled and put it aside, and asked Zhao Chen: "If you go back, don't go back, there are undoubtedly only these two roads. Chengyuan, don't worry about your mother, tell me what you think."

Looking at his mother who was calm in the face of change no matter what happened, Zhao Chen felt sour in his heart. He sat down beside her and said, "Mom, I used to change my name and surname to make achievements and make achievements. I will make a future for you. You said I was impulsive and ignorant. First, I might not have made fame and fortune. Second, as long as I succeed, there will always be a day when I return to Beijing. My father will definitely recognize me after I recognize me. This dynasty values ​​filial piety. No matter how much the emperor values ​​me, I will hope that I will recognize my ancestors and return to my ancestors. In this way, I will still have to go back to the Marquis' Mansion. It's just a big circle."

Ning nodded: "It's this reason. There are so many people in the world, and how can it be that simple? If you change your name, you are just an ordinary person. Even if you have good skills and no connections, how can you be promoted in just a few years? Besides, all your abilities are arranged by your father to teach you. He may not be a good husband, but he has tried his best to do his best for you, his son. Therefore, Chengyuan, you are the legitimate eldest son of the Zhao family, and there is no reason to abandon this identity for anyone or anything."

"Mom or I still hope I will go home?" Zhao Chen asked without surprise.

Ning clapped his hand and asked, "Why don't you go back? Are you afraid if you have one more Qin family in the Marquis' Mansion?"

Zhao Chen sneered: "My son has never taken her seriously. Well, now she has a general in Zhenbei to protect her. I will let her see how her backer fell. It is better to bring down a great general than to bully her a weak woman. However, this matter is probably not possible within one or two years. Mom, you have to suffer some grievances. Why don't you go back to the Marquis' Mansion and live in a farm outside. I often take Aju to accompany you?"

Ning shook his head and picked up his letter and said, "What kind of grievance will I suffer? My mother has only one title in her life, that is your father's wife. Now she is alive, but she just can't bear to leave you. She wants to see you get married and start a career, and see how many grandchildren you have for me. Chengyuan, remember, as long as our family can live together, it doesn't matter what my mother deserves. Besides, your father arranged for me as your adopted mother. If she is not an aunt, she will not care about me. I live in Xinlanyuan myself. You and Aji can come to see me every day. What's the difference between living here? And Aji, you can't stay at home every day when you have errands. With your mother in the mansion, you can feel at ease when you are doing a job outside, right?"

From childhood to adulthood, everything my mother did was for him.

Zhao Chen didn't know what to say, so he asked Ning to sit down. He took a step back and knelt down in front of her: "Don't worry, my son will definitely make a name for himself as soon as possible and let the Qin family suffer the consequences as soon as possible."

Ning shook his head and laughed, pulling him up, "It's good to remember some things in your heart. No matter year or two, do your best, but don't take it as a burden. Apart from those bad things, there are many more worthy of our concern, right? Just like my mother has you, and if you have Aji, you will have sons and daughters in the future. Okay, you don't have to worry about me. You explain things clearly to Aji earlier, coax her, and then go to your father-in-law and mother-in-law to apologize. We will also set off at the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. This year, let's go to the capital."

Thinking of Aji, Zhao Chen's expression softened, but there was a bit of worry and hesitation between his eyebrows.

"What, I'm afraid Aji will be angry and never want to see you again?" Ning guessed it at a glance.

Zhao Chen was a little embarrassed when his thoughts were seen through, but he didn't want to bother his mother about the couple's affairs, so he stood up and said, "Mom, please rest. I will tell her today that if the son doesn't coax her well, I will help me persuade her tomorrow."

Ning nodded with a smile.

Zhao Chen turned around and walked out.

The sky became gloomy at some point, and tiny snowflakes fell on his face, quickly turning into water, cool.

Zhao Chen was stunned for a while and walked towards his yard. When he stepped into the door, the snowflakes were already big.

Aji was still asleep, and Madam Jiang and Lu Yun were guarding the outside room. Hearing the footsteps, Madam Jiang immediately guessed that it was Zhao Chen who had come back and quickly got off the bed. Before he could go out, Zhao Chen had already walked in, waved his hand and signaled that the two of them not to speak, and raised their chins to the inner room.

Madam Jiang replied softly: "Grandma is still asleep, and she will wake up after two quarters of an hour."

Zhao Chen took off his cloak and handed it to her, "Madam is here to watch, don't let others get closer to this place." After that, he went in directly.

The first time Madam Jiang got Zhao Chen to give this order, she knew that the two masters must have something to discuss, so she immediately winked at Lu Yun. The two sat at the door of the main hall, pretending to be watching the snow, but actually stared at any figure in the corridor that might be close.

Snowflakes fell, and the ground soon covered with white.

Compared with the outside room, the inner room is a bit warmer, with the best silver frost charcoal smokeless and smellless. Two pots of cold orchids on the round stool are bright like snow and the other is bright and goose yellow. It is pleasing to the eye at a glance.

But Zhao Chen just glanced at the other side accidentally when he entered the house, and his eyes fell on the orchid that was blooming in the big red quilt on the kang.

She fell asleep quietly, her pretty face flushed, and a little hand reached out from the quilt with a naughty fingertip, her five fingers were slender, and the cleavage on her nails had been washed away by her, revealing the originally slightly powdered neat nails. The crescent white underneath was adorable. Zhao Chen couldn't help but want to hold this little hand, but he was about to touch it, and suddenly he shrank back. His hands were still cold, and it was not good for her to wake her up.

Withdrawing his hand, Zhao Chen leaned on the edge of the kang, quietly took off his boots, and then carried the pillow she placed beside him, and gently lay down beside Aji. The soles of his feet were a little cold. He carefully touched the quilt and occupied a little space on the edge so as not to touch her. The posture was comfortable, and Zhao Chen looked at his sleeping wife silently, his thoughts gradually faded away.

Why tell her?

I have made up so many lies, but I can't make up this time.

In fact, when I first wanted to marry her, I was because I was unable to say anything in front of her, and I had to marry her. The way I thought was perfect, all for dealing with her parents. In front of her, I never pretended to be a good person, and became his woman, and I had to obey him? Then I said a few good words and she would be willing to leave with him. But he really overestimated himself, and when she cried, he would be unable to make up. When she smiled, he wanted to see more. He would say to her as much as she said good words, and would be embarrassed at first, but when she saw her smiling, he would immediately stop caring.

Zhao Chen smiled bitterly at the sleeping person. He once couldn't understand why his father was so persistent with his mother. Only after he met him did he understand.

There is no reason, she just can make him into another person.

Just as he was lost, Aji's eyelashes trembled, Zhao Chen's heart jumped, she had already opened her eyes. Seeing that the man was really back, Aji couldn't help laughing and wanted to sit up, "When did you come back?"

Zhao Chen held her down and stopped her from moving, and squeezed onto her pillow and hugged her with the quilt, "I just came back, why did you wake up?"

Aji buried her in his arms and yawned, then turned her face to show him. She also looked at his handsome face and smiled, "When you exhale, you blow it on my face. I wake up after a lot of times." After saying that, he stretched out his arm from the quilt to touch his hand, and it was a little cold, and then said, "I'm up, come in and lie in a while, it's just hot inside."

"Let's lie down together." Zhao Chenwu asked her to move and began to untie her outer robe. If it weren't for the coldness of her body, he would have been hugging her to sleep together. Now that he has been warmer after taking off the outer robe, he immediately lifted the quilt and crawled in, hugged her tightly, deliberately pressing her face, "Is it cold?"

Compared to her little face, which was sleeping warmly, his face was of course cold.

But Aji felt sorry for him. For more than a month after getting married, she had known Zhao Chen's scoundrelity for a long time. For example, when she was asleep today, he was caught by him. If he wasn't afraid of her ice, he would climb up as soon as he entered the door. How could he be honest and watching from the side?

He gave her 30,000 taels of silver notes, which was not as considerate as these trivial matters, which made her feel more heartwarming.

Sometimes Aji can’t figure it out, why did Zhao Chen change so much before and after getting married?

Ignoring his nonsense, Aji hesitated for a while, slowly pulled the man over and held his hands in his arms to warm his hands. When he was kind to her, she would treat him the same way. Isn’t that the couple?

Zhao Chen was stunned for a moment and looked down at her. Her cheeks were red and she lowered her eyes shyly.

One day, Zhao Chen might have caught the right people and the peanuts that climbed up quietly, but today he didn't have that leisure and leisure. He wished he would always be drowned in her tenderness like water, and be warmed by her forever, so he would not come out.

"Aji, you are so nice to me." If you don't want her to catch a cold, Zhao Chen took back his hand and took the person into his arms again, smelling her hair fragrance.

Aji smiled softly in his arms and said nothing.

The room was quiet, and the man didn't bother her, just snuggling together, as if he was about to fall asleep or just ignorant when he just woke up. Aji was really reluctant to let go. But she used to go to Ning's side at this time, but now she won't go as soon as Zhao Chen comes back. What would Ning's thinking?

"You rest, I'll go and talk to my mother." Aji raised her head from his arms and discussed with him very much.

Zhao Chen kissed her forehead and still hugged her: "No need to go, it snowed when I came back. I was afraid that you would catch a cold. Let's have dinner here and go over and enjoy the snow with her tomorrow."

"It's snowing?" Aju asked in surprise.

Her watery eyes were bright and there was a surprise inside. Zhao Chen kissed her eyes again, "Get up and enjoy the snow?"

Aji nodded.

Zhao Chen sat up, stretched out his hand to pull the curtain open, then carried his wife who had already stood up to him, and let her lean against him. He pulled the quilt and wrapped them up. Fortunately, Aji only exposed her little head and leaned against the man's generous arms like a little girl. Zhao Chen liked her childlike appearance and couldn't help but bow his head and kissed her again.

Aji didn't expect that she would look at the snow like this, but it felt pretty good.

Outside the window are flowers and trees with leaves falling, dark green cypresses, and undulating courtyard walls. Further out is the bleak winter forest. The snow keeps falling. I don’t know how long it took, the trees turned into white trees. The courtyard wall was covered with a white veil, and the bleak forest also turned into white, with less loneliness and more spectacularity.

The two of them sat like this, listening to the sound of snow falling outside.

Perhaps the man's arms were too warm, or the house was too quiet, Aju unknowingly became sleepy again, and her eyelids gradually closed.

"Aji, are you sleepy?" Zhao Chen withdrew his gaze from outside and saw her appearance. He couldn't help but smile and kiss her nose.

Aji cheered up and shook her head. It was almost time to have supper, and she couldn't sleep even if she was sleepy.
To be continued...