Chapter 220 Reunion

In the pavilion, the autumn wind never stops. Outside the pavilion, hundreds of flowers are blooming. Even if the autumn branches are drooping, they can't block the brilliant sunshine from shining in. The shadows of the two people extended from the ground to the steps. Both the monarch and the minister looked relaxed and casual.

"Hehe." With Li Zhi's permission, Chen Heng chuckled first and then said loudly, "I would like to ask your Majesty to find a house for me and use it for other purposes in the future."

Hearing this, Li Zhi frowned slightly, with an expression that said, "You're just bothering me about this." He looked Chen Heng up and down, then played chess, and asked, "Why, have you been wronged at your teacher's house? He laughed again and encouraged, "If you have any grievances, just tell me and I will make the decision for you."

"No, no." Chen Heng didn't dare to accept these words, he didn't even dare to move his hands, and quickly shook his head, "I'm old enough, it's time to move out on my own."

At your age, you are not even twenty yet. Li Zhi sneered and glanced at the shy-looking ministers. Suddenly, he came to his senses and laughed: "Okay, okay, I have indeed grown up. I have also begun to understand some things about Muai..."

Li Zhi's laughter was too wild, which made Chen Heng a little embarrassed. The latter lowered his head slightly, waited until Li Zhi stopped laughing, and asked: "Tell me, which girl do you like? Do you need me to grant you a marriage?"

"Your Majesty, please take care of me. If I can't handle this matter, I would like to ask your Majesty to come forward and make the decision." Chen Heng quickly rejected Li Zhi's proposal. He hasn't mentioned this matter to the Lin family yet, so asking Li Zhi to come forward can cut the mess quickly and get it done in one step. But if the Lin family doesn't like me, it will leave an impression on my teachers and mistress that I am using His Majesty's favor to forcefully suppress others.

Getting married is not enmity. It is best if we can understand and respect each other. Seeing that Li Zhi was a little confused, Chen Heng briefly explained what happened between him and Lin Daiyu and Zhen Yinglian.

This matter is really confusing. Back then, Yinglian ignored her own safety and took the risk to come to the academy to find her. She had made a tacit agreement with her at that time, and Yinglian kept this verbal agreement and waited year after year.

A person must be conscientious. The other party will not fight or grab, but will only act as a silent explanation flower in the dark. However, Chen Heng does not want to make Yinglian suffer unnecessary injustice.

"What about the children of Lin Qing's family?" Li Zhi listened to the Yangzhou girl for a long time, and then asked about Lin Daiyu's situation with great interest.

Speaking of this, Chen Heng really couldn't find many words. He murmured for a long time before saying: "I and her are childhood sweethearts and childhood sweethearts."

With just these eight words, Li Zhi had already understood the feelings between Chen and Lin. Looking at the young minister in front of him, he couldn't help but smile and said: "Since the girl from Yangzhou you mentioned is not well-connected, you might as well take her as your concubine and save yourself a lot of trouble. In my opinion, Lin Qing has always had a broad mind, so it is inevitable would agree."

Chen Heng naturally knew this truth. But if Jin takes Yinglian as his concubine, it would not be an insult. Thinking about the other party's waiting in Yangzhou day by day, although Chen Heng never expressed it in words, he felt very clear in his heart. Immediately he said in a deep voice: "My lord, I feel guilty."

Li Zhi took a deep look at Chen Heng, and he understood this minister a little better.

"So, you thought of marrying the daughter of the Lin family as your first wife and that girl from Yangzhou as your second wife?"

"Yes." Chen Heng nodded.

"What if the two families disagree?" Li Zhi asked again.

"Then I will keep begging you day by day, and there will always be a time when the elders are willing to let go." Chen Heng chuckled, and said shamelessly, "If it's true, things are urgent. Please make the decision for me, so as not to make mistakes. The age at which I got married."

After saying this, Chen Heng quickly stood up from his seat and bowed deeply to Li Zhi. The latter laughed loudly and said, "Have you used everything Master Pei and Lin Qing taught you?"

Then he said, "I know about this. It's just such a small matter. Why don't you ask the prince to help you?"

They had been chatting about family matters earlier, and Li Zhi's tone was relaxed and casual. Chen Heng didn't want to dwell on these ordinary words. But just when he was about to speak, he thought about Master Pei's teachings on weekdays, and his heart seemed to be suddenly struck by lightning. Busy continued to bow his body and said sincerely: "I am your Majesty's minister. Now the elders of the family are not in the capital. If anything happens, it is natural that you should ask your Majesty to make the decision."

Chen Heng finished his sentence, but did not get an immediate reply from Li Zhi. Seeing this reaction, a flash of certainty flashed through his heart. Sure enough, something must have gone wrong somewhere.

What could it be? He thought carefully about the recent past and suddenly realized that he wanted to take credit for Bao Qin. Recently, Chen Heng has only had contact with Prince Li Xian on this matter.

What should I do, continue to pretend to be deaf and dumb? Or should we express our will? How does His Majesty define this matter in his mind? Did Prince Li Xian say it himself? Or did you know it from others?

Two different news channels directly determine the change in the nature of this matter. For the first time, Chen Heng felt what it means to accompany a king like a tiger, and why Li Zhi would attack at this time.

It’s just that no matter how much you think about it right now, it’s useless. How to get through this level is the key. Chen Heng's mind raced, and he suddenly thought of Master Pei's words about being a minister.

No matter what tricks Li Zhi wanted to use or what thoughts he had. At the moment, the best way is to make him believe that he has no other intentions. What's more, if Li Zhi had meant to question him, he would not have said it so casually. He would have taken the opportunity to beat himself up.

"Your Majesty, are you talking about the Xue family in Yangzhou?" With an idea in mind, Chen Heng immediately took on the attitude of a loyal and honest minister and said bluntly, "Your Majesty's birthday will be in two days, and the Xue family in Yangzhou should be on the way to the capital. By then, Your Majesty will understand my intention."

"Oh, so..." Li Zhi dropped a piece and said lightly, "The Xue family in Yangzhou also prepared a gift for me?"

"Your Majesty, it was not prepared by the Xue family in Yangzhou." Chen Heng said bluntly again, "It was prepared by the people of Yangzhou."

Hearing this, Li Zhi relaxed his brows and chuckled. The tense atmosphere in the pavilion eased a little. "Okay! Lord Chen, if I am not satisfied with the things they send, I will only ask you."

"Yes." Chen Heng accepted this sentence respectfully.

"Why don't you get up?" Li Zhi looked at the young man bending his body. He thought this minister would say that His Majesty had not allowed him to get up. Who would have thought that Chen Heng would insist on asking, "Your Majesty has not agreed to my request, I dare not stand up."

"Hahahaha." Li Zhi laughed, "Okay, stand up. I agree to your request. If your teacher is really persistent, just come to the palace and I will issue an order to grant you marriage."

Chen Heng was overjoyed, and hurriedly raised his sleeves to wipe the sweat from his forehead, and said happily: "I obey your order."

"Humph." Li Zhi looked at his demeanor and couldn't help but snorted, "Tell me, what kind of house do you want?"

"It's good to be big and cheap. Your Majesty, you also know that my family is short of money, and the housing prices in the capital are too expensive. It's better to be close to the palace, so that it's convenient for me to go to court..."

"You might as well ask me to reward you with a house." Li Zhi laughed and scolded, then turned to Xia Shouzhong and said, "You ask someone to do this."

What this means is that it will be done privately, and it will not be in the name of a reward from the palace. Xia Shouzhong understood and said, "Your Majesty, rest assured. I will definitely prepare a house for Lord Chen for future family use."

The two men sat back in their previous positions, and Li Zhi began to remind Chen Heng, "I have found a house for you, and I have also agreed to your marriage. Think about it carefully, where is the mistake in this matter."

Seeing Chen Heng lost in thought, Li Zhi added, "If it is good, you can take the house. If it is not good, you can stay in the local area for a while and wake up your mind."

Li Zhi's words were harsh, but when Chen Heng heard it, he felt that he was not at a disadvantage anyway, and felt much more relaxed. He was different from most people. Compared with fighting in the capital with many rules, he still felt that the freedom in the local area was better and more comfortable.

To answer this question well, you must first understand where Li Zhi violated the taboo. After thinking about it carefully, Chen Heng understood where he was wrong. After all, the Xue family in Yangzhou had some money. It would be strange if Li Zhi did not suspect that such a person was hooking up with the prince.

In addition, the Xue family is still connected with the four great families in Jinling. Although the term "Yangzhou Xue family" has already indicated the current situation of the Xue family being divided into two branches. But Master Pei said that since ancient times, the emperor has been a lonely man, and suspicion is a necessary quality of a king.

Chen Heng had thought about the doorway here at the beginning. At this moment, he only slightly considered the words, and answered directly to the point, "Your Majesty, it's really hard to ask you to come forward for the Xue family's matter."

"Oh?" After hearing this, Li Zhi felt even more strange. Is there anything in the world that he can't come forward for? He glanced at Chen Heng, wanting to see what this kid could say.

"This second son of the Xue family is actually a girl. I want to ask the prince to go to the palace and ask the queen to give her a decree to keep her."

Letting Li Zhi come forward in person to give a decree to the daughter of a commoner is purely to make Li Zhi unhappy. Unless it is a figure like Qin Liangyu of the former Ming Dynasty, it is qualified for Li Zhi to come forward in person.

"Are you serious?" Li Zhi raised his eyebrows, looking incredulous.

Chen Heng said immediately, "I dare not say a single word of falsehood. The imperial physician sent by Your Majesty to Shenzhou that day also took the pulse of Xue's Erlang. Your Majesty, please call the imperial physician and ask him and you will know."

Before Li Zhi could speak, Xia Shouzhong had already turned and ran out. While waiting for the imperial physician to come, Chen Heng roughly talked about the customs in Yangzhou and some trivial matters of the Xue family.

When the imperial physician arrived, he did answer Baoqin's true identity. Li Zhi's doubts were gone, and he laughed heartily: "Zhixing, Zhixing, you only know how to make trouble."

This hurdle was finally passed. Although Chen Heng's forehead was not sweaty, the big stone in his heart finally fell to the ground, and he hurriedly agreed: "Your Majesty, you don't know that if it weren't for her daughter's body, this daughter of the Xue family could really be called a talented and learned woman, a hero among women."

Li Zhi didn't care. All he wanted was an answer. No matter how talented a woman is, she is still a woman.

"Come, come, play chess with me again."

"Yes."

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Daiyu was free today, so she only took Zijuan and Xueyan with her. She went to the inn where Baoqin lived and visited her sister.

The house where Baoqin lived was a single-family courtyard, which was very spacious. The scenery in the courtyard was neat, with flowers and trees planted, and the sound flowed like water, adding to the autumn atmosphere. Although the objects inside were ordinary, Daiyu was still amazed when she came here, and said with a smile: "Sister, I don't know which good boy will marry you home in the future."

They were able to rent a courtyard in the expensive capital for long-term residence. The wealth of the Xue family in Yangzhou can be seen.

Baoqin led Daiyu through the courtyard, and asked Chunyan to tidy up the documents on the table, and said with a smile: "Sister, what good thing has happened? Why do you talk about marriage and marriage as soon as you open your mouth?"

"Sister, you don't know." Daiyu couldn't hide the smile on her lips. She moved her chair to Baoqin's side and whispered into his ear, "Brother has awakened."

This pair of beautiful ladies are wearing bright-colored clothes today. Sitting side by side in the spacious hall at this moment, it really feels like sinking fish and falling geese flying together.

As the instigator, Bao Qin was not surprised in his heart, but pretended to be surprised on his face and said, "What does Sister Lin mean by enlightenment?"

"Hehe." Lin Daiyu snickered like her brother. The two of them were exactly the same in some details of their lives. "He showed his feelings to me... oops."

The girl herself didn't even finish her sentence, but her face turned red and red. Daiyu's appearance as a young girl's love for spring is difficult for others to see.

Bao Qin smiled and nodded. She knew that as long as her eldest brother wanted to understand this matter, he would take action immediately. It has always been the elder brother's advantage to keep his word. It's just that I have to be a good person and do it to the end. After helping Sister Lin, I also have to help a bunch of big brothers.

"Finally, the clouds opened and the moon shined. Congratulations to Sister Lin. It seems that my sister will have to sit at the head table for this wedding banquet." Bao Qin chuckled and played with the folding fan in his hand, like a good gossip. The suave young man asked, "I wonder how this good brother of mine expressed his feelings to my sister?"

"You still expect him to say something nice." Daiyu pursed her lips and held her chin with her hand, saying sweetly, "He just said to me, "The Willows on the Moon."

Thinking of the tension in her brother's eyes and the forced composure on her face when her brother said this, Daiyu still felt sweet in her heart.

"Forget it, it's not difficult to be an honest person." Bao Qin smiled and shook his head, "But Sister Lin, has my eldest brother told you about Sister Zhen?"

Bao Qin didn't believe that Chen Heng would hide such a big matter without explaining it clearly.

Sure enough, Lin Daiyu nodded and said: "He made it clear last night. He said he would ask His Majesty for a decree, and then go to his parents to explain it clearly."

"I'm not a narrow-minded person." Daiyu's intelligence allowed her to know that men nowadays are rarely infatuated with two people for the rest of their lives. As long as her brother treats her well as always after marriage, that's enough. "When the time comes, I will get along well with Sister Zhen."

Baoqin let out a sigh of relief and finally said with confidence: "If the eldest brother can really get the will from His Majesty, then the elder sister and the eldest brother can be regarded as lovers and finally get married. It really couldn't be better."

"Sister Lin, my eldest brother is gentle and upright. You will not be wronged if you are with him. But my sister often hears that when it comes to husband and wife, treat each other with respect and treat each other as guests. When you get married in the future, don't let your temper get the best of you."

The depth of love and the confusion of meaning. Bao Qin knows too well that a person's excessive love will make his heart worry about gains and losses. She got through it on her own, but she was afraid that Sister Lin wouldn't be able to figure it out in the future.

This is a sincere advice between sisters, and Daiyu also knows it. I also know that Bao Qin said all this for the benefit of herself and her brother. He hurriedly said: "Don't worry, sister, it's easy for me. If it's really... oh, I won't let him get into trouble."

Seeing Sister Lin showing her daughter's shame, Xue Baoqin laughed loudly, "Hahahahaha."

After the two finished chatting about the matter, Baoqin asked a few more details about last night. They then turned the conversation to the Xue family who would be arriving in Beijing tomorrow. This was the first time Daiyu knew that it was the palace order to invite Xue Ai and Xue Biao to come. She hurriedly asked: "But what good thing happened? "

"Uncle Laurin came forward and asked for a reward from the palace for our family."

"Aunt Lin, this is something that hasn't happened yet." Lin Daiyu was a little embarrassed and couldn't stand the teasing of her good sisters.

Baoqin smiled again and explained all the causes and consequences. Daiyu who just listened was also very surprised, and said: "I didn't expect that the business on Qiupu Street in Yangzhou has already gone to Shenzhou. Is this Qingniwa a fun place?"

"It's still a small fishing village now." Baoqin also heard a lot about Qingniwa during this period, and said with emotion, "But in a few years, I'm afraid there will be earth-shaking changes. Sister Lin will just wait and see, I can't say From now on, the elder brother’s name will be written in the state annals of Qingniwa, and the local people will also build a statue of him.”

State Chronicles, if only I could leave a seal here. My brother can already be said to have left his name in history. Lin Daiyu felt even sweeter in her heart and didn't know what to say for a moment.

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In the middle of the night, inside Lin's house.

Chen Heng was writing documents in the room. The Maritime Affairs Department had just been set up in the court to coordinate the shipping of Qingniwa, Jingshi and Yangzhou. Li Zhi specially promoted Chen Heng to the Sixth Section to give him special supervision on this matter.

Chen Heng had to present a copy of the clauses inside and submit them to Li Zhi for review by the staff of the government office. Of course, Chen Heng cannot be the only one to do this. There is also a dedicated person in charge of it from the Ministry of Revenue. The two resolutions will be brought to the imperial court together and handed over to Li Zhi for judgment.

While she was busy, Daiyu pushed in the door with tea. When she saw Chen Heng looking up at her, she smiled and said, "I knew you were busy with official duties, so I... I made some tea."

Don't tell me, it will be so refreshing to secretly have a private party with my future little wife at my future father-in-law's house. This feeling is really exciting.

Seeing that it was Sister Lin who was coming, Chen Heng immediately put down his pen, suppressed his thumping heartbeat, and sat down with Daiyu, "What is Sister doing?"

This kid was not stupid. He knew that Daiyu must be embarrassed because of her blushing face, so he took the initiative to change the topic.

"Brother, why don't you guess it?" Daiyu stretched out her hand to hold down the teapot. Hey, this young lady is still playing.

Chen Heng happily accepted the appointment, sniffed the air, and said, "But it's Longjing tea."

"No." Daiyu smiled reservedly and shook her head proudly.

"Is it Biluochun?" Chen Heng blinked.

Daiyu couldn't help laughing, "Haha, brother, guess again."

"If you keep guessing like this, I'm afraid the tea will get cold." Chen Heng deliberately made a bitter face and looked at Daiyu's proud face. He thought about what happened at home recently, and suddenly remembered that a guest sent some "Shizhou Yulu" to the teacher.

"But Shizhou Yulu?"

"Not stupid." Daiyu smiled, then moved her hand away, and urged, "Drink it quickly, otherwise the tea will get cold and hurt your stomach."

Not knowing who had just made him guess again and again, Chen Heng smiled without saying a word, just brought the teapot over and poured himself a cup. Lin Daiyu, who felt guilty about her brother's smile, began to argue, "Who told you to guess wrong all the time?"

Chen Heng had discovered that since the two of them had a crush on each other. His sister didn't even call him brother anymore, but he didn't care, and just coaxed her, "What your sister said is right."

Lin Daiyu's face turned red again, and Zijuan behind her couldn't hold it back, and couldn't hide her smile even with her handkerchief. If she wasn't worried about the lady's questioning, she really had to get up and go outside to close the door for the two of them.

Daiyu glanced at Zijuan, and hurriedly changed the subject embarrassedly, "Brother, what are you writing?"

She just asked casually, but Chen Heng got up directly, took the documents on the table, and told him what he had done bit by bit. Occasionally, during the conversation, Chen Heng would ask Lin Daiyu what she meant. It was both inspiration and respect for the other party's ideas.

He didn't want Lin Daiyu to waste her talent, and no matter how good a virtuous wife is, she should cultivate it.

Zijuan huddled by the candlelight, watching the two people in the distance talking to each other, having a pleasant and tacit understanding, and felt that the world was beautiful like this.

After a while, Lin Daiyu finally couldn't hold it in anymore and asked Chen Heng about the result of his visit to the yamen today. Chen Heng knew that his sister came for this. He originally wanted to whet Daiyu's appetite, but seeing the other party's expectant look, he couldn't bear to see this look turn into disappointment. So he said: "Your Majesty promised me that he would help me find a house and grant us marriage."

Daiyu was stunned at the time. She didn't expect the good news to come so quickly. Zijuan in the corner was terrified when she heard it. This young master Chen was too neat when doing things. Just a few moves, and he got this done? !

"Then... then..." Lin Daiyu panicked immediately. She thought that good things would take a few more steps, but she didn't expect it to be done so quickly. When she thought that she would marry her brother in the near future, she was embarrassed to stay for a moment.

"I...I, I'll go back first, brother."

"Hahahaha." Chen Heng laughed wildly and said proudly, "The tea maker is leaving before we finish the tea?"

Lin Daiyu stamped her feet in anger, and the pearl hairpin on her head trembled. She said, "Sister Xue said that the brother of the Xue family will arrive in Beijing the day after tomorrow. Brother, don't forget to go there..."

"Okay." Chen Heng nodded. He has been busy recently, and if his sister didn't remind him, he would really forget.

"I heard that several relatives came to the Jia family, and mother said that she would take us back in a few days. If brother doesn't want to go, we can stay at home and read books together."

Feeling his sister's thoughtfulness, Chen Heng felt very sweet in his heart and agreed, "Okay, I'll listen to you."

This kind of wife singing and husband following is really annoying. Lin Daiyu didn't know what to say. After a while, she said, "I went out today and bought some gifts for Sister Zhen. Brother, please take leave and remember to bring them when you return to Yangzhou. I think Sister Zhen will understand my intentions after seeing the gifts I gave her."

Hearing this, Chen Heng was even more shocked. After a long time, he got up, stepped forward in the panicked eyes of Sister Lin, stretched out his hand and gently hugged Sister Lin. The atmosphere turned into an indescribable ambiguity with the swaying of the candlelight.

Smelling the faint fragrance on the other person, Chen Heng said seriously, "Sister, we will be fine in the future."

Lin Daiyu didn't care about talking. It was the first time she knew that her brother had such courage. Suddenly being embraced by her lover, she felt dizzy and almost fell into her brother's arms.

With Zijuan, Chen Heng didn't dare...Even if Zijuan was not there, Chen Heng would never dare to mess around. After hugging her gently for a while, he reluctantly let go of her hand and said, "Sister, go back and have a good rest. Tomorrow, I will go back to Yangzhou to get the money from home, and we will go to see the house together."

With a pair of watery eyes, Daiyu also looked at Chen Heng with nostalgia, then lowered her head and said "hmm", and turned away with the dumbfounded Zijuan.

The moon is on the willow branches, and people make appointments after dusk. The ancients were not deceiving me!

Hahahaha, it's so cool to write. I was in a mediocre state these two days, but when I woke up in the morning, a book friend praised me in the book friend group. I took off at that time, and the inspiration in my mind jumped out, and it was so cool to write. Thank you book friends~~~