Family Has a Concubine

Anguo Gongfu——

The four carved windows of the study room are wide open, and the light shines in, making the spacious study room bright.

A middle-aged man sits behind a large nanmu marble case, holding a blood jade inkstone in his hand, which is shiny and radiant. The blood color on the jade is colorful but not bewitching, confusing but not evil. It is a top-level blood jade.

"Even the Duke's Mansion does not have such a jade inkstone." A man in plain clothes stood beside the desk. The man was around twenty-five, with a gentle and handsome appearance. He was Gu Yao, Lin Guogong's most trusted disciple. Gu Yaodao: "I shouldn't have accepted the things, but they kept stuffing them. After all, they are the prince's cronies. It's not good to refute their face too much."

"You refused?" Lin Guogong asked.

"Don't worry, the Duke, the students know the rules in the house, so they dare not obey." Gu Yao said.

Lin Guogong lowered his eyes and put down the blood jade inkstone: "Since they rejected it, they still have to fortify them, so they will accept it. Next time the crown prince celebrates his birthday, ask someone to give him the frozen celadon amphora." While speaking, Then he pressed the center of his eyebrows with his hands, and boredom flashed in his eyes.

Gu Yao nodded hurriedly.

Yesterday, Li Gui, the prince's confidant, came to the door in person and sent a letter of worship, saying that the "Spring and Autumn Ming Mountain Picture" by the former master Chaoyan, I don't know the authenticity, and I want to invite Lin Guogong to come to appreciate the painting together.

Lin Guogong pretended not to be there, and asked Gu Yao to take his servant to receive Li Gui.

It's about appreciating paintings, but no one knows what the prince's purpose is. It's just that he wants to use the reputation and image of the Duke of the country to wash away the stigma.

Thinking of this, contempt flashed in Gu Yao's eyes, this prince is the most hypocritical and hateful. If he really complied with him this time, one would humiliate his reputation, and the other would lose his majesty in front of the crown prince.

At this time, a young servant came in: "Master, someone handed you a greeting card."

While talking, he has already sent the greeting card to Lin Guogong.

Lin Guogong took it over and took a look, only to see that it was a post with plum petals painted in white. This post is very familiar, because this post was made by him.

"Is it King Liang?" Gu Yao frowned.

Lin Guogong snorted softly: "Please come in quickly! I want to see what he wants to do this time."

"No matter what the King of Liang thinks, he is the Duke of the Kingdom." Gu Yao said. "By the way, this is the last post!"

Lin Guogong nodded.

Lin Guogong has a relationship with Liang Wang. Liang Wang also relied on this point, always trying to pull him to stand in line. But the Duke's Mansion has always been neutral and only loyal to the emperor, not to mention standing in line, it is not very close to the princes.

However, Lin Guogong was really annoyed by him, and thinking of that little old love, he gave Liang Wang three posts, saying that he would be given three chances to ask for help, but whether he should or not depends on what Liang Wang asked for.

Just as he was thinking, he saw a young man walking out, followed by a woman in white.

When Lin Guogong saw this woman in white, he was startled. Isn't this King Liang coming? and……

I saw her wearing a chest-length skirt with snow-white silk and dark anemone, and a reddish fox-fur cloak over it. Her hair was combed in a shocking bun, and a long red gold tassel hung from the ruby ​​hairpin of the phoenix spreading its wings. As she walked, the tassels swayed lightly, reflecting her already delicate and charming face brightly and beautifully.

She was dressed in white, which made her look as graceful as a fairy, elegant and elegant, with unique charm.

Looking at her appearance, Lin Guogong couldn't help but think of that little figure who often wanders in dreams. If he grows up, he should be a stunning beauty, but it will be another beauty.

Ye Tangcai had already walked up to Lord Lin, and bowed in a low body: "I will see the Duke."

"Get up!" Lin Guogong's serious face just now, because of her outfit, felt sad, and his voice became a little softer. "Are you the concubine of King Liang?"

"No." Ye Tangcai was a little uncomfortable, and quickly denied it. Looking up, he saw Lin Guogong was a handsome and elegant man who was nearly forty years old. "The concubine is Ye Shi, the wife of Saburo of the Chu family."

Lin Guogong raised his eyebrows lightly, and said: "The king of Liang called here, what's the matter?"

"My concubine asks the Duke to do me a favor." Ye Tangcai said, "The Duke must have heard about the prince's affairs recently. My family has been implicated and I want to ask the prince for help, but His Royal Highness will not see me. I learned recently that, The crown prince invited the Duke to come, so I want to ask the Duke to bring me along."

Lin Guogong raised his eyebrows, Liang Wang wanted to plot against the prince again! "I will not accept the prince's invitation, let alone help King Liang."

Looking up and seeing her attire again, she said, "An Guo Gongfu never participated in the struggle between the princes. You go back and tell King Liang that it is useless even if you use the deceased person and this old relationship!"

Ye Tangcai frowned slightly, and saw that she took out a hairpin from her sleeve and pinned it in her hair.

When Lin Guogong saw this old pearl hairpin, his heart was shocked, and the old things from his youth kept coming up.

Then, his face turned cold. He just said, don't take advantage of the deceased, don't take advantage of this old relationship, but she became more and more unscrupulous!

Lin Guozheng was about to scold, but Ye Tangcai said coldly: "If there is no emotion, how can you use it? If there is emotion, how can you use it?"

Hearing this, Lin Guogong was shocked. If there is no emotion, how can it be used? If there is love... I have been ignoring King Liang for many years, can I be worthy of this love?

If you don't care, why should you mind if others use this feeling?

Lin Guogong's mood was mixed.

Looking at Ye Tangcai in front of him, he seemed to see that girl again, a ten-year-old girl with a snow-white skirt fluttering, hands behind her back, slightly crooked body, squinting her eyes and smiling, and called out to him "'Brother Xun." The golden tassels on the hairpin swayed dazzlingly on her forehead.

Lin Guogong's mind also swayed slightly with that memory, but soon regained his clarity.

His gentle but oppressive eyes fell on Ye Tangcai: "Smart teeth! This old relationship, my father-in-law will not forget it. But, it's just this one time. Give me back this hairpin!"

Ye Tangcai was startled, then pulled out the simple pearl hairpin from her head, presented it, and put it on the large nanmu desk.

Lin Guogong picked up the hairpin, and saw that the two strands of the silver hairpin had turned black, but the pearls on it became more and more lustrous and faint purple with time. Isn't this a matter of course? This is the East China Sea pearl that I spent a lot of effort to find back in the past. Naturally, it has its uniqueness.

The things that were sent out back then have returned to my hands today.

The old love that was sent out was also taken back, so let's bury it in time!

"But... Grandpa." Gu Yao, a doorman at the side, said, "If you go to the Prince's Mansion and bring this little lady with you, if something happens later, then..." Then you will fall into King Liang's plan , let the prince misunderstand that the Duke's mansion is on the side of King Liang?

Ye Tangcai said: "I already have a way to enter the prince's mansion, so I don't implicate the Duke." If he is implicated, he will naturally not be willing to help her.

Gu Yao frowned, and said again: "If you go to the prince's mansion this time, won't you fall into the Lin family's family style? Others don't know, but at least in the eyes of the prince and others, the Lin family is in collusion with him."

Lin Guogong raised his sword eyebrows, which is why he resolutely refused to go to the Prince's Mansion. If this matter goes his way, it will open a gap. How can he be his emperor teacher in the future?

Ye Tangcai laughed, "The Crown Prince invited the Duke to visit the painting, and everyone knows the intention. If the Duke accepts him, he will indeed lose his family style and majesty in front of the Prince. But the Duke is the teacher of the future emperor." , Educating him is also a duty, why don't you come to the door and teach him a lesson."

Lin Guogong's eyes flickered slightly: "Oh, what a tricky girl."

This is a good way to kill three birds with one stone!

Although Lin Guogong's mansion has produced emperor teachers for generations, it is still under the imperial power. No matter how virtuous and prestigious the Duke's Mansion is, it cannot hold back the emperor's anger. It would be fine if the prince is a broad-minded man, but obviously, he is not!

Originally, the prince invited him repeatedly, but it seemed too dangerous for him to keep refusing.

Now this girl's method is good, she came to teach the prince a lesson. One is to solve the troubles of the prince, two is not to lose the style of Lin's family and the majesty as the emperor's teacher, and the third is to return the old love of Liang Wang. As for what King Liang was going to do...he didn't want to worry about it.

Now that the prince has lost his virtue, he came to teach him a lesson. The prince felt ashamed and dared not complain.

Thinking of this, Lin Guogong heaved a sigh of relief, with a smile on his face.

Ye Tangcai discussed with Lord Lin for a while before leaving the mansion.

...

When we returned to Dingguobo Mansion, it was almost dark. Qiuju was holding a glazed lantern, standing at the door and looking around, watching Ye Tangcai come back from a distance, she was overjoyed and rushed over.

"Girl, you're finally back!" Qiu Ju said with a bitter face, "It seems to be getting colder after dark, go back soon."

After speaking, he took Ye Tangcai by his arm and led her into Qiongmingxuan.

Several people entered the room, Xicijian had already prepared the stove, Ye Tangcai and Huiran sat on the Arhat bed and roasted their hands, Qiuju brought hot tea: "Where did you go? Did you go back to your mother's house? "

Ye Tangcai nodded: "Yes!"

Qiuju worried: "Have you seen Miss Ling? What did the old lady say?"

"I can't see anyone, the old lady and sister-in-law are locked up!" Ye Tangcai sighed quietly, "We can't delay any longer, we have to find a way to help a group of sister-in-law!"

"Then... how can we help?" Qiu Ju asked anxiously, "The old man hates girls the most..." As she spoke, she carefully glanced at Ye Tangcai, "We can't persuade you either."

The corner of Ye Tangcai's lips twitched: "Let's...find someone to put pressure on grandfather! Let's ask His Royal Highness the Crown Prince for help."

"What?" Qiuju exclaimed, with an extremely complicated expression: "Prince... His Highness the Prince..." Isn't it with Miao Ji and Duanxiu?

Qiuju has complicated feelings for the prince.

In the past, she admired and admired the prince very much. She was distinguished and handsome. Another nobleman who let girls into the mansion, but he and Miao Ji and...

Qiuju was even more conflicted about this matter, she hoped that the world would know that Miao Jihe had really broken his sleeve, and then Ye Lingjiao could be saved. But I also hope that the world will not know, so that the prince's reputation will not be damaged.

After thinking about it, she said, "I think Mr. Miao is real...but His Royal Highness is just implicated."

Ye Tangcai nodded and said, "Yes! Hehe, His Royal Highness is kind and merciful. Naturally, we can't see my sister-in-law getting hurt, so let's go and help him! Bring the post."

Qiuju's eyes lit up, she hurried into the bedroom, brought a post, Ye Tang wrote it, and asked her to send it to the Prince's Mansion.

The Crown Princess said before that if Ye Tangcai sends a post, it must be delivered to her.

The Crown Princess took the post from Qin Se, snorted coldly when she saw it, and patted it on the coffee table: "The one who married Miao Jihe is her sister-in-law, right? She actually asked us to come here... Doesn't she know His Highness has been implicated in this matter? Now only that Ye Lingjiao is married can the crown prince be freed from it...how did her mind change?"

"She said in the letter that she has a deep relationship with Ye Lingjiao, and she doesn't believe in Miao Jihe, but she believes in the prince." Qin Se's eyes flashed coldly, and she mocked: "I'm afraid there is no way to ask for help. Or... I didn't want to miss her little girl, but I just wanted to use this as an excuse to hook up with you again, my lady!"

The Crown Princess nodded after thinking about it, since she kicked out Chu Miaoshu last year, she never called Ye Tangcai again. Ye Tangcai naturally felt that she was "out of favor" because of Chu Miaoshu's involvement, so she also came to give gifts before the Chinese New Year. I was too busy at the time, and I also wanted to hang out Ye Tangcai, so I never called her into the mansion.

Ye Tang picked such a chess piece, so she naturally didn't want to lose it. Now that the melon fields and plums are under the sun, it's better to make less trouble!

"Go outside and tell her maid that marriage is the order of the parents, and the matchmaker's words, how can I go over the past and do things that hinder the marriage." The princess said.

Qin Se agreed and turned to go out.

Qiuju was waiting at the Chuihua Gate, Qinse replied the princess's words, and Qiuju was secretly disappointed.

One is to worry about Ye Lingjiao, and the other is to be disappointed at the indifference of the Crown Princess. She also thought that even if Ye Lingjiao couldn't be helped by this matter, the girl and the Crown Princess could get in touch again. When the Crown Princess summoned her, those who came and went would be able to come to the Prince's Mansion often again.

Where did I think of...

After Qiuju went back, she told Ye Tangcai about the matter, her eyes were red: "I'm afraid the lady has forgotten the girl."

The crown princess's name is Ye Tangcai, but it's just elegant things like wiping flowers and making tea, and there are too many people who can replace her. Thinking about it, Qiu Ju was secretly annoyed, she hated Chu Miaoshu to death.

Ye Tangcai said, "I'll go there in person tomorrow."

"This..." Qiu Ju was startled, and after thinking about it, she nodded, "Now I can only be a dead horse as a living horse doctor." Anyway, it's not a loss to try.

Early the next morning, Ye Tangcai finished freshening up and went out with Qiuju and Huiran.

Arriving at the East Corner Gate of the Prince's Mansion, Ye Tangcai handed over the post.

When Qin Se received the post, she frowned, walked to the Zhenghua courtyard and said to the princess: "Madam, that Ye Tangcai is here again, this time in person, and is waiting outside the east corner gate! Is it right?" Drive people away?"

The crown prince's stern face sank, she gritted her teeth and said, "Just like to stick up like this, you little bastard!" I only thought that Ye Tangcai ignored her when she saw her, so I was anxious, and only wanted to get close to the prince again.

Qin Se was a little speechless, Ye Tangcai posted it up, isn't it exactly what you have always wanted? Isn't this what keeps her hooked? However, now is really not the time to tick.

"Don't rush, just go out and refuse her, don't speak too harshly." The princess said.

If the tone is too harsh and cold now, maybe this Ye Tangcai will give up and never dare to approach her again. If he called her again in the future, wouldn't he be slapped in the face?

With a promise, Qin Se turned around and left the house.

Qin Se went out of the east corner gate, and saw Ye Tangcai standing there with two maidservants, wearing a red tumbler hood, holding a small hand stove in her hand.

"Miss Chu, last time my mother said that marriage is the order of her parents, and she can't go beyond this rule according to the matchmaker. Don't make things difficult for my mother, please come back!" Qin Se said.

"But... it's just a trivial matter... Your Majesty, as the Crown Princess, as long as she has a word, as long as the Crown Prince has a word, my grandfather will not force my little girl to marry Miao Jihe." Ye Tangcai said, wiping away tears .

Qin Se said: "Our mother and the prince are not people who use power to oppress others. Grandma Chu should understand, please go back!"

"I, I won't go back, I won't see my empress, I won't see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, I won't go back!" Ye Tang said, and knelt down with a plop.

"You—" Qin Se's expression changed. Looking left and right, fortunately this is Jinglong Street, where the Prince's Mansion is located, there are not many people in the first place, and the alley of Dongjiaomen is very few people dare to enter. And Ye Tangcai's body is delicate, maybe he can't do it after kneeling for a while, so he said: "If you want to kneel, just kneel!"

After speaking, he entered the door.

Ye Tangcai knelt there for a while, and within a quarter of an hour, she slumped over and over again. Finally, after kneeling for another quarter of an hour, Hui Ran and Qiu Ju helped her up and left.

Seeing that she is so delicate and weak, Qin Se can't stand it after kneeling for a while, and she must not make a fuss, so she breathed a sigh of relief and left it alone.

No, Ye Tangcai came back the next day and handed over another post, but Qin Se didn't see her anymore.

Ye Tangcai knelt outside again.

At this time, in the distance, two luxurious sedan chairs with black lacquer canopy came slowly, seeing someone blocking there, the bearers stopped far away.

The servant who was following outside the sedan chair handed over the post, and the guard at the gate immediately stepped forward when he saw it: "Please refer to Mr. Lin Guogong, please refer to Mr. Lin Shizi."

But Ye Tangcai was still kneeling at the door, blocking the way. The guard was in a hurry and rushed to chase him away: "Grandma Chu, please get out of the way!"

"I...I won't go! Let me see His Royal Highness the Crown Prince!" Ye Tang said weakly and helplessly, pressing the corners of his eyes with a veil.

"You——go away!" The girl Qinse inside told her not to be rough on the third grandma Chu, but now that Lin Guogong is here, it's really ugly for her to kneel here, and she's blocking the way.

"Huh... what's going on?" A gentle voice came from the sedan chair behind.

"Your Majesty Lin doesn't know something..." The guard looked puzzled, "This third grandma Chu has a little friendship with the princess concubine, but she didn't want to, but because of her own family affairs, she insisted on helping her. But it really helped Damage to the empress's reputation. Isn't this embarrassing? Fortunately, the empress is magnanimous and doesn't care about her, how can I expect her to be like this..."

"I just want to see His Highness the Crown Prince, His Highness is kind and virtuous, and he will help if you can do anything." Ye Tangcai stroked her forehead as she said, looking like she was about to faint at any time.

The Wen Run voice in the sedan chair at the back said: "Then let her see it. If the request is really unreasonable, let her give up and send her away as soon as possible. Otherwise, how decent is it to kneel here all day?"

"This..." The guard looked puzzled.

"What's the matter, I still have to take care of it." A voice from inside sounded.

"Then, there will be Prince Laurin." The guard walked aside after saying that.

"Thank you, duke, thank you, son." Ye Tangcai stood up with a happy face, holding Qiuju's hand.

Two sedan chairs were carried through the gate, and finally stopped at the hanging flower gate.

Ye Tangcai also walked in, and saw that the first person to get out of the sedan chair was Lin Guogong, dressed in a silver-gray crane cloak and wearing a white jade crown, he was not young, and looked elegant and stable.

The person who got off the second sedan chair was a young man in his early twenties. His appearance is similar to Lin Guogong's Wugong, with sculpted eyebrows and long eyes, and a blue ancient embroidered straight gown, which makes him look calm and handsome. I am full of respect for everyone's solemnity.

This is Lin Mojin, the eldest son of Duke An, known as the head of the five great talents in the capital.

As for his talent, no one knows. He has always been low-key, and he never competes with others in poetry and painting. Because he is the eldest son of Duke Anguo's family, he is a master of poetry and etiquette, and he has a detached bearing. The title of the head of geniuses.

Lin Mojin has never admitted that she is a genius.

"See Lin Guogong, see Lin Shizi." Ye Tangcai stepped forward to salute.

Lin Mojin's gentle eyes fell on her, and she felt that she was really a beauty! Then smiled lightly: "Let's go!"

A servant girl had already come over to lead the way.

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