The Protagonist’s Halo

Chapter 180 Ancient orphan

The remote northeast corner courtyard of the Zheng Mansion has deep flowers and trees, and it is indescribably elegant and quiet.

“Miss.” The maid Qingluo was full of anger and displeasure. She carried the food box and crossed the threshold to enter the house. “The servants in the house are really outrageous. The young lady is filial, so why did the kitchen bring them here? Such plain food.”

“It’s okay.” Xiao Han put down the scroll in his hand, glanced at the dishes Qingluo took out of the food box, and smiled, “I am also used to vegetarian food.”

Qing Luo pouted: “Miss is pure filial piety. She has been a vegetarian every day for three years, and she has become too filial. If she is filial, she can’t make up for it.”

Although I disliked that the dish was more than light, and there was no fishy fish, Qingluo still carefully arranged the bowls and chopsticks to serve the soup and vegetables.

Xiao Han said that he was accustomed to eating vegetarian food, but he also agreed with Qingluo’s words. The original girl was too sincere in keeping filial piety. He insisted on being a vegetarian every day for three years, copying the sutra of filial piety in mai, never broken.

Even a young and strong man may not be able to stand it, let alone a girl who is only 13 or 14 years old.

Now it’s more than just thinning and weight loss, it’s just a weak willow and the wind blows down.

But who asked the little girl to keep filial piety for the whole family? Xiao Han sighed in his heart.

Originally known as Yi Xia, the grandfather of the Yi family was born in loneliness. He served as a general under the great ancestor emperor of Liang. It was only in middle age that Yi Yunzhang, Yi Xia’s father, had a son. He also joined his father in the barracks. He has made great achievements in the battle. What is even more gratifying to General Yi is that Yi’s father and his wife Zheng had three sons and a daughter after they got married. Yi Xia is the youngest daughter.

However, Zheng was weak and died soon after giving birth to Yi Xian.

Both Yi’s father and a few elder brothers love Yi Xia very much, but because they have been fighting outside for many years, they have not been able to accompany them much.

Three years ago, the border was in a hurry and Beiyan came to commit the crime. Yi Xia’s father and several brothers were ordered to lead the army to the battlefield. In the end, they were all martyred in the battle of Jinshigu.

In just a few days, both father and brother died, and Yi Xia became an orphan.

Since the grandfather of the Yi family, all three generations of men from the Yi family died to defend Liang’er. After this battle, the reputation of the Yi family’s loyalty spread throughout Daning and was praised by the world.

The current emperor also named Yi’s father the first-class Jingzhonggong, and gave Yi Xian the marriage to the fifth prince Zhao Chengwei. He only married after filial piety. After this move, both the government and the public praised His Majesty for his benevolence and righteousness, and treated the orphans of heroes favorably.

Who didn’t know that the five princes came from noble concubines and were the most favored princes among the princes.

Qingluo also thought in her heart that the young lady is the future concubine of the fifth prince. If Zheng Mansion really dares to neglect, the imperial concubine and the fifth prince will definitely be the masters of her family.

Xiao Han will not judge the imperial concubine and the fifth prince who have not yet met. She only crossed over not long ago. The memory of the original body is as simple as a piece of white paper. The most profound thing is the grief from the news of the death of the Yi family’s father and brother. Yes, some other things are also derived from Qingluo’s verbal rhetoric and observation of the surroundings.

Adhering to a vegetarian diet and reciting the sutras daily, it is indeed a filial piety for the original girl, but it may not be kind to others who just let it go.

The Liang Dynasty was harsh on women’s ethics. After the death of her father and brother Yi Xia, she was an orphan, even if she was the only bone and blood of Duke Jingzhong, she could not attack the nobility or stand up, so she was taken over by her uncle Zheng’s house.

Not to mention the common vegetables and tofu porridge in the three meals, the decoration in the house is also extremely clean. There is no silk and satin clothing. Xiao Han also knows this so-called uncle’s family.

It’s no wonder that even Qingluo, a careless silly girl, feels that Zheng Mansion is neglecting her family. She has been with Yi Xia since she was a child. When he was in Yi Mansion, Father Yi and a few brothers were either in the field or in the barracks. In the mansion, there is only one master who is vulnerable to flaws, and the good things in the family come from flaws. In comparison, the past few years in Shouxiao have been much harder.

Qing Luo took out a bowl of soup from the soup bowl, and said, “I go to the kitchen at night and ask them to simmer chicken soup. It would be nice if the grandmother was there. The chicken soup she made was nourishing and not greasy. The lady likes it the most. .”

Grandma Sun is Yi Xian’s nurse. In addition to Qingluo, there are other maids, but the general’s family is in decline. Even the only descendant Yi Xian has to live with her uncle’s house. People in the General’s mansion naturally walk away. Scattered scattered.

Yi Xia also feels that it is not good to live with her uncle’s family and be a filial piety.

The grandmother was going to come with Yi Xian, but Aunt Qiu persuaded the nurse to get older and her children would also take her back to support her.

In the past few years, the old man in the General’s Mansion has only been a silly girl, Qing Luo.

Xiao Han looked at the tofu soup and lost his thoughts.

After crossing over, she gave herself a pulse. This frailty was not only the root cause of the three-year filial piety, but also unknowingly being drugged in the diet. The weight is not much, it will only make people weaken slowly, and there is no difference, unless it is a person like Xiao Han who has accumulated a few lifetimes and is skilled in medicine.

What is even more strange is that the original body of Shou Xiao for three years, this medicine started six months ago.

Who is the person who prescribes the medicine and what is the purpose?

Xiao Han thought about it for a while. There were two of her most coveted. One was the wealth of the Yi family.

Don’t underestimate this family wealth. The grandfather of the Yi family was a founding feat. He accumulated a lot of wealth during the war. Yi’s father fought all the year round, and he won countless spoils. Although all the men of the Yi family died, it was because of the emperor. The care for the orphans of the heroes did not follow the so-called law. The daughters of the households could only get 20% of the family property. Instead, all were attributed to the flaws. Even the emperor specially showed kindness, and others did not dare to covet it.

The accumulation of three generations of nobles and honors now fell on Yi Xian alone, even if he hadn’t seen it with his own eyes, Xiao Han could guess that it was absolutely rich. Yi Xia stayed at his uncle’s house, and this large fortune was naturally in the Zheng mansion.

The second is the marriage given by the decree of the gods today.

I learned from Qingluo that this marriage looks too good, even too good.

Emperor Liang was passed down for three generations, and the war has ended. Bei Yan, who threatened the border of Liang, was beaten severely in the war three years ago and needed to rest. He made a peace treaty with Liang. For this reason, Liang married a royal princess. .

Now we are in an era when the beams of the imperial family are firmly seated and the country is gradually beginning to move towards its prosperity.

Emperor Liang An, Zhao Han, was forty-two years old and was still very young. Since he took the throne, he has opened up the territory and the weather has been smooth, and he is naturally energetic as the emperor, but the prince under his knees is not as expected.

The first queen was abolished because of the exclusive power of her relatives, and the second prince raised by her knees was also disgusted by the emperor and sent to the fief early. The three princes and the fourth princes are ordinary concubines, their performances are mediocre, and they have no reputation in the courts and the public. The other princes are still young and have no sense of existence. Only the five princes have the highest background, are outstanding in civil and military skills, are the most favored, and are vaguely established as princes.

One signal that can be seen both inside and outside is that Zhao Chengwei, the fifth prince, has not yet been crowned king.

In general, the king will be divided into future territories, and the current emperor has also appointed the county king to even the adult princes who do not like it very much, but he has not made any will for the five princes.

It was a good thing for the five princes, Zhao Chengwei, but for the flaws, it was a curse rather than a blessing, which was equivalent to roasting on the fire. I don’t know how many people would like to replace it.

Three years have passed, and I don’t know how many people still remember Yi Jia Zhonglie. When the marriage was originally given, the world would still feel that the emperor treated the orphans of the heroes favorably, but now I am afraid that more people feel that an orphan is not worthy of the future prince, or even the future emperor. .

What would the imperial concubine and the five princes in the palace think?

Don’t blame Xiao Han for the most malicious speculation. She has just passed through, and for the sake of her own safety, she has to think about the worst of all situations.

Fortunately, Yi Xian has been devoted to her filial piety for the past three years, otherwise the bright spears and dark arrows outside will be enough to kill her, and it will not drag her now.

Xiao Han was thinking about it, drinking soup slowly, his stomach still needs to be filled. There is no spiritual energy in this world, but it is still possible to cultivate the true energy, and it will be resolved when the time comes. In the weird and unpredictable surroundings, it is better for her not to behave strangely.

But at the same time, Xiao Han didn’t stop Qing Luo from going to the kitchen to make trouble for her. At night, someone came to the Hanzhiyuan where Xiao Han lived.

It is the aunt of Zheng’s house, Qiu’s family.

Uncle Zheng Tong was only a fifth-tier Beijing official, and his original partner died young and has not been renewed. Your concubine Qiu Niang’s wife is the steward. From the information learned in the past few days, this aunt Qiu is also quite favored, in charge of the power of the house, and the servants also call her Mrs. Qiu.

Because she controls the back house of Zheng Mansion, Zheng Tong has only two daughters under his knees. The eldest daughter is still from the original wife. She was married in the first two years, but she is a poor talent. The youngest daughter Zheng Shu is from Aunt Qiu.

Aunt Qiu was still graceful and charming when she was over thirty. She was a beauty. She apologized and laughed softly when she came in. “It’s all careless people who forgot that Miss Ciao was filial the previous two days. She still followed the previous example, concubine. I have already punished them, so I won’t be able to wait any longer.”

Xiao Han smiled, “It’s just a trivial matter, I don’t have to blame myself.”

“Miss Biao just treats Zheng Mansion as her own home.” Aunt Qiu said softly, “The concubine also specially paid some money from her own body to buy some bird’s nests, and let the people in the kitchen stew it to make up for Ms. Biao. Body.”

I said a few words around the bird’s nest, and the meaning of the words was nothing but the Zheng family and how much her Aunt Qiu took care of the niece Yi Xian.

It sounds a little funny, the Yi family is rich, and what a bird’s nest is. But Aunt Qiu’s words are enough to coax the little girl who doesn’t know anything, and she is the only relative, and she still knows affection.

Xiao Han didn’t care about the few bird’s nests. She was even more curious whether the medicine was from the Zheng family.

Aunt Qiu changed the subject again and said with a smile, “The girl is also showing filial piety. I let Shuer come to Hanzhiyuan more, and your sisters also talk a lot.”

Xiao Han nodded slightly. He used to be Shou Xiao, not only did he stay behind closed doors, but also rarely saw guests.

…

“Cousin.” A beautiful and stunning girl in pink walked into the house, followed by two maids.

She is Zheng Shu, the daughter of Zheng Tong and Aunt Qiu.

Zheng Shu inherited the beauty of Aunt Qiu, and the blue is better than blue, like the first blooming of flowers, the eyes are full of autumn water, and the eyes are very moving, the smile is full, and the cuteness is endless, not to mention the quality of the clothes. The golden hairpin, the precious jade bracelet on his hand, adds a bit of brilliance.

Xiao Han’s eyes moved slightly, and Aunt Qiu was extremely doting on her daughter.

The Zheng family has been in decline since Yi Xia’s grandfather. With the family background and salary of his uncle Zheng Tong, I am afraid that he cannot afford Zheng Shu’s expenses.

What the Zheng family didn’t have, and where did they come from? As early as when they met Aunt Qiu, Xiao Han had guessed.

There is no fish when the water is clear.

But one problem that cannot be avoided is that if the original body is really just an orphan without relatives, it is not surprising that her family has been greeted by her relatives, but Yi Xia also has an identity, the future five princes who will be married by the emperor. Zhengfei.

I would like to ask, who would dare to be greedy for the dowry of the future prince and concubine of Mo, for fear that he would die.

Don’t look at Xiao Han when he learned of his own situation when he first put it on, he even frowned and frowned at the marriage, not caring much. But without this level of identity, Xiao Han would dare to say that the original body, one master and one servant, would be bullied even worse. In a world where men are inferior to women and respectful of ethics and education, orphans without fathers and brothers are bullied by others.

For Xiao Han, it was nothing more than the difference between dying faster or slower.

Zheng Shu seemed inadvertent, and curiosity appeared in his soft and beautiful eyes, “Cousin has seen the five princes?”

Xiao Han pursed his lips and said with a smile, “I have met several times.”

Father Yi and his three elder brothers have been stationed in the frontier for many years. The emperor showed great kindness to the Yi family. The imperial concubine called Yi Xia, who was still weak, into the palace. She came down several times and had contact with the fifth prince Zhao Chengwei. In the original impression, The imperial concubine empress was highly favored but gentle and kind, and was also very good for the flaws at that time.

“During the cousin’s filial piety, the noble concubine and the five princes gave a lot of things. His Royal Highness has also personally visited the Zheng Mansion, but unfortunately I didn’t see the upper cousin.” Zheng Shu said a lot of envy.

Well, I haven’t seen him as Shouxiao, but it seems that Zheng Shu did. Xiao Han replied with a gentle smile, “Your Majesty, and the concern of the Five Princes, I am naturally grateful.”

Xiao Han could bear his temper, and drew some words from Zheng Shu. Even though it was deliberately hidden, it is not difficult for Xiao Han to see Zheng Shu’s admiration for the five princes, as well as a touch of jealousy that cannot be concealed under his eyes.

Not to mention that Zhao Chengwei, the fifth prince in the original memory, looks handsome and elegant, is the son of a noble concubine, and has a noble status. Among the princes, the most likely candidate for the prince has also attracted countless people.

Xiao Han was not interested in the thoughts of the Fifth Prince or Zheng Shu, but she was still able to stand her temper and guided Zheng Shu to say more. She kept filial piety for three years and didn’t know anything about outside affairs. The maid Qingluo had a simple and straightforward temperament, and at best listened to the gossip of the mansion.

When it was time for dinner, Zheng Shu also stayed to have dinner together. Seeing that Zheng Shu also ate the dishes that had been manipulated, and the people around her were not unusual. This dispelled Xiao Han’s suspicion that the person who prescribed the medicine came from Zheng’s mansion.

Zheng Shu kept praising the five princes, either praising him for his literary and martial arts, or saying that he was polite and polite in his stay.

There is a lot of nonsense, but it is not useless. Even if Zheng Shu is just a lady boudoir, he still knows some big news about Beijing. One of them made Xiao Han a little concerned. Zhao Chengwei, the fifth prince, went to the North for half a year to serve as a supervising army.

Zhao Chengwei went to the army to serve as a supervising army half a year ago, and his original body was secretly poisoned about half a year ago. Is the time so coincidental? Xiao Han raised his eyebrows slightly.

In the next few days, Zheng Shu came to Hanzhiyuan almost every day, but she didn’t know much about it. After Xiao Han couldn’t hear any useful information in her mouth, he didn’t feel in the mood to pay attention to her anymore.

It was easy to send her away, except that he had to copy Buddhist scriptures for his father and brother.

Xiao Han showed a gentle smile on his face, “Uncle and Aunt Qiu treat me like close relatives. If my cousin copied the Buddhist scriptures with me, my father and brothers would be happy under Jiuquan.”

“The cousin is very filial, how dare you take her, she still stayed soon.” Zheng Shu took the initiative to take the maids away.

When she turned around, Zheng Shu couldn’t help complaining to her relatives. She was still unwilling to go to Hanzhiyuan. She was so lifeless, she didn’t know how unlucky it was. As soon as Yi Xia became filial, her mother asked her to move around more often.

Zheng Shu mumbled his thoughts, “It’s nothing more than an orphan without a father or a mother. She still lives and eats in our house now.”

In the past, Yi Xia was a lady of the General’s Mansion. Although there are relatives, the Zheng family has a hard time entering the General’s Mansion. But now that Yi Jia Erlang died in battle and martyred to the country, her cousin still has to be put under the fence.

“What stupid things are said, be careful to let people listen to it.” Aunt Qiu was more mindful than Zheng Shu, and she was a little jealous of the identity of Yi Xian’s future five princes.

Zheng Shu twisted his kerchief, still curling the corners of his mouth.

Aunt Qiu was not willing to say anything hard to her only daughter, so she turned to euphemistically, “You have to rely on her for your affairs with the fifth prince.”

Hearing the words’five princes’, Zheng Shu blushed on his face, “Mother, what are you talking about?”

Yi Xia stayed filial piety in the Zheng family for three years, and even rarely stepped out of the room, so he could have a feast with Zheng Shu. Zheng Shu’s resentment and jealousy towards her was not for the fifth prince.

According to the family of Zheng family, Zheng Shu is also a boudoir girl, and she couldn’t get in touch with the imperial palace like Zhao Chengwei, the fifth prince. However, when Yi Xia arrived at Zheng’s Mansion after the death of his relatives, the five princes also accompanied him on a trip.

On that side, Zheng Shu’s heart fell on the fifth prince Zhao Chengwei.

The fifth prince was young, not only handsome, but also the extravagance of his gestures, which was not comparable to ordinary princes and nobles.