Chapter 203: Vinegar Barrel
After eating tea, the sun outside was dazzling, and Li Fei left Li Jiang and Song Duofu to take a lunch break.
After a long road to her head, Duan Jingjing returned to the east wing of the side courtyard where she lived, and walked from the outside to the inner room, and it was dark and dark in front of her. Peng, who had been sitting on needlework in the house, greeted him with joy and said, "The girl is sincere, I finally entered the main courtyard today, and I also accompanied the princess to dinner......
Duan Jingjing held Peng's shoulder before standing firmly, and said tremblingly: "She said, she didn't agree." ”
Only then did Peng Shi see Duan Jingjing's strange appearance, supported Duan Jingjing's arm with both hands, and helped her to the bed, before saying, "What did the girl say?"
Duan Jingjing was sweating finely, but her fingers were cold, and she said, "Today, the princess invited her maiden sister to a banquet, and they ruled over a girl...... The princess said it was an eyesore, saying that she would not agree. When it came to the concubine's room, the princess said......"
Li Fei's words were turned out by Duan Jingjing like a grinding wheel, Duan Jingjing held Peng's hand tightly, and said fearfully: "Mom, the princess doesn't agree, what should I do......?" I can't go back, I don't want to marry a gentleman like a sophomore in high school!"
"How...... How can you ......" It turned out that the princess was not easy to get along with, she was so strong, Peng's whole person panicked, hugged Duan Jingjing and cried: "My hard-working girl." ”
Duan Jingjing trembled in Peng's arms.
His father had been filial piety for 27 months, and he had already left the period of filial piety, and he wanted to make up for it later, so how could he make up for it? The imperial court had a batch of jinshi in three years, and two batches of people were raised, all of whom could be officials. Later, she was entangled by the second son of the high school, and the Gao family asked her to be a concubine, but her mother did not agree, but her father agreed, because the Gao family said that there were people above him who could dredge the official road for her father.
She and the Peng family escaped from Chengtian Mansion, if they really carried their parents behind their backs, they didn't have the money to flee to the capital, and they would have been sent back by their father, and the Gao family couldn't hide it.
Fleeing to the capital, entering the palace and staying, this is the tacit understanding between her and her parents. Anyway, this beautiful and bright body always has to be given to people, to the son of the prefect's family, or to the emperor's son, when she left home, her father pressed her head and said, she must get the mercy of His Royal Highness King Xiang.
"Mom, Mom!" Duan Jingjing cried while covering Peng's chest: "I have no way, and I have no way...... "The father wants to use his daughter to pave the way, she can't enter the palace, even if he sends the Gao family this time, his father is dedicated to managing his future, and he will still make a fuss about her marriage." Entering the Xiangwang Mansion was already the best way out she had fought for, but she hadn't done anything yet, and the princess was like this vinegar bucket, blocking her way out.
After Peng panicked for a while, he secretly gritted his teeth and said: "The prince hasn't returned to the house yet, for the sake of the young master's affection, if the prince is willing to take you in, the princess has nothing to say." ”
Duan Jingjing's eyes blurred from crying, and she looked up at her nursing mother.
"Princess, this is to scare you. "My eldest sister, Peng's has been counting on her for the rest of her life, and she is looking forward to her Li Yu jumping into the dragon gate and soaring. Peng touched Duan Jingjing's soft hair, and said in a low voice: "The daughter-in-law of another family still has a mother's hardness, how can she be tough when she marries the royal family, the royal family is the first in the world, and the prince of the An system has two side concubines and four concubines." She's not comfortable? She's not comfortable, don't marry into the royal family. I heard the lord say that this princess should have been surnamed Zhu, but she followed the surname of her mother's family, since her surname was Li, her grandfather was given the death penalty by the imperial court, and the men of the whole family are still in exile in the southwest. ”
A nurse couldn't say this, these words were pondered by Master Duan and Mrs. Duan.
What is Li Fei's background, before Duan Jingjing left home, the Duan family inquired clearly, but they didn't understand it after inquiring clearly. Li Fei's background is considered a noble daughter of a high family? The family of the Xuanguo Mansion is a first-class high, but Li Fei is not surnamed Zhu, the Li family fell early in the tenth year of Yuan You, Li Fei grew up in the southwest border, she is the granddaughter of a criminal minister, is she still a noble daughter of a high family?
Whether she counts or not, she can't be compared with the royal family!
Duan Jingjing recalled Zhao Yanheng's kindness to her again, and asked her to call her 'Seventh Brother', which made her courage swell again.
After thinking about it for so long, how could it be crushed by Li Fei's words.
At the same time, Song Duofu's heart was relatively big, and he had already fallen asleep, Li Fei passed Song Duofu's couch and walked to Li Jiang across the wall.
Li Jiang shook a jade fan as white as jade, and lay on a mahogany inlaid marble arhat bed with his eyes closed.
"Second sister. Li Fei squatted down with a smile, leaned down on Li Jiang's already obviously bulging belly and said softly: "I'll come to see my nephew, or my niece." ”
Li Jiang lay flat, stroked his stomach and asked Li Fei to listen to the child's heartbeat.
Both of them held their breath, Li Fei put his ear on Li Jiang's belly, listened attentively, listened carefully, a child of more than five months, faintly, could hear that kind of banging sound.
This is the heartbeat of a child, the voice of life.
Li Fei listened to it with satisfaction for a while, and greeted: "What about the boy, or the girl, I am the little aunt, the third aunt!"
"You......" Li Jiang wanted to say, when her sister-in-law Jiao was pregnant in the past, and now when she is pregnant, looking at her joy on the side, she likes the child's energy, if she is pregnant, she may not know what the softness will become. However, Li Fei is not pregnant now, and all the words were held in Li Jiang's mouth, and he said, "You come and lie down, I have something to say to you." ”
"Well, I have something to say. Li Fei let the second sister sleep inside, she slept outside, the two of them lay down, a small Luohan bed was just enough, she said first: "I haven't seen a girl named Xiaoman, she's still an eyesore." If I hadn't arranged her for you, Aunt Le Jia wouldn't have said anything about me, I'm now Princess Xiang, so I don't have to use such a good identity in vain. ”
"No need, a hairy girl, I can handle it. Li Jiang closed his eyes and said, "Brother Xi is not an official, he is just a doctor who studies and practices medicine." The concubine has one wife and one concubine, and the concubine has to be elected after the age of forty. Raising a concubine, this is a right attached to power, and Xiaoman can only be a girl. ”
Li Fei put his head on his hand and said: "Although this dynasty has a clear iron law of taking concubines, it has always been a fictitious thing, officials, rich families, and businessmen, as long as they can raise them, they are not controlled." ”
The fan in Li Jiang's hand turned upside down, fanned over from the left, and a slight breeze blew both of them over, Li Jiang said: "Forget it, it's always for this kind of thing, I'm afraid that Brother Xi will be caught in the middle and embarrassed." And I really have the heart of filial piety to my mother-in-law. I think that our Li family was relegated to the southwest, all the way over, the eldest aunt is not like that, I was only a few months old, if I hadn't married Brother Xi and was taken in by the Lejia, I'm afraid I would have died. Although this marriage was proposed by my grandfather, the son was born by my mother-in-law, and my mother-in-law took pity on me and agreed. So, my mother-in-law is different from other mothers-in-law, and I have the grace to live. ”
Li Fei was silent.
The upbringing they have received since childhood, in addition to the family relationship between relatives, also has the kindness of living in the world.
The thousand-year-old story of winning people's kindness, remembering is not counting, what do you have to do to repay this kindness?
Li Jiangwan said: "Seeking wealth, seeking power, and seeking people, you really approved all the twists and turns of the concubines." On the other hand, a girl, I moved her with wealth, I pressed her with power, and my mother-in-law was far away in Jinling, so I didn't believe that I couldn't accept a girl. ”
"What does my brother-in-law say, what is his attitude?" asked Li Fei repeatedly.
Li Jiang turned his head sideways and bit Li Fei's ear, and said, "Your brother-in-law knelt on the bed and swore to me that he wouldn't dare again." Keep this girl, even if I am entertained by colorful clothes. I hold the silver and the man tightly in my hands, she is a maid who works and does things, she is safe and divided, when she is eighteen years old, I will put a thick dowry, and marry her decently, otherwise it will ......"
Li Jiang also did the hated thing.
Li Fei took a long deep breath and said, "If you have an idea, just keep it." ”
"How did you say those things to people's faces today. Li Jiang pinched Li Fei and said with a smile: "It won't be said to me, nor is it for Duofu, a room full of maids, and a cousin who used to accompany him...... My aunt has been strong for half her life, and she was capsized by a cousin girl in the gutter, and I can't listen to a single cousin. ”
"Prevention is better than prevention. Li Fei grinned and said, "The prince is so handsome and noble, something is really going to happen and make me sick." ”
"Oh~" Li Jiang dragged out the tail note for a long time.
"All living beings are suffering!" Li Fei clasped his hands together against his chest and said: "I really don't want to do things that embarrass women, so I explained this kind of thing thoroughly early on, and drew the Tao clearly, and if anyone dares to violate the ban, don't blame me for not giving face." ”
Li Fei is still very kind, and he doesn't say a word more in front of the second sister.
Duan Jingjing is a girl's family, even if she is coerced by the prefect's family, the Duan family makes a reliable little servant ask for help from the Xiangwang Mansion, which is no faster and safer than a girl and an old woman coming to the capital, besides, the Xiangwang Palace, there are always a few reliable people who can send messages. Now that the innocent girl lives in the palace, she will be criticized if she doesn't pay attention to it, and the Duan family's behavior is already suspicious. It's just that Duan Jingjing didn't show her tracks, she lived for so many days and echoed the etiquette everywhere, looking at the appearance of a person with rules, Li Fei couldn't drink it all at once, just took advantage of the situation, knocking and knocking.
Li Jiang listened to the words and fell asleep.
Li Fei got up quietly and walked outside, Shui Shan and Xiao Man immediately got up from the low couch.
"Princess...... Empress. ”
Xiaoman knew that his wife was blocking her grandmother, she was just a grain of millet, what could she do. Grandma's sister, the princess of King Xiang, stood in front of her like a mountain, and the hand that guided her salute was wrong.
Li Fei walked around Xiaoman twice, gently took her hand, slapped a silver ticket of one hundred taels on her palm, and said with a soft smile: "This princess is a real person, so it is enough for you to be a little smarter." Serve the princess's sister well, and your benefits are indispensable. ”