CHAPTER XXXIX
Don't enter the Xie Mansion in your lifetime?
When Ruizhu walked from the kitchen to the window, she heard the lady Xie yelling at the young lady in a loud voice in the room, "Do you think you are still the daughter of the high-ranking scholar?" I don't need you to be so aggrieved, I don't have to be you! After saying that, the thing hit the ground, fell to the ground and crackled.
When someone came out of it, Rui Zhu quickly shrank into the darkness in the corner, and soon there was a strong "clang" of the door, indicating that the person who slammed the door had nowhere to vent his anger.
When Ruizhu went to close the door in a panic and returned to the room, he saw that the porcelain bowl with the porridge spoon on the edge of the kang had been touched to the ground, and there were broken tiles everywhere.
Rui Zhu hurriedly pulled Tan Wanqing up, "Miss, don't scratch your hands, I'll come." Then he took a handkerchief and picked up the tile in his hand, and picked it up in a few clicks, and came back from outside, but saw his young lady sitting back on the kang again, and actually picked up a piece of steamed bread, and ate it slowly with porridge and pine mushroom soup.
The snow-white fingers were in the candlelight, gently tearing the steamed buns, putting them in the mouth, somehow, I felt that the dry steamed bun slices seemed to be extremely delicious, and Ruizhu, who had been half-full, was a little hungry.
Miss Dark Dao's heart is also too big, just now the appearance of Xie Guarding slamming the door and leaving, it seems that he is angry, no, no, don't look at him as a small guard, and his position in the capital is not as good as a civil official of six or seven grades, but in this Wei'an City, it is different, the strong dragon is not as good as the head snake of the ground, it is really the master who covers the sky with one hand, offended him, how can the young lady still have the mind to eat slowly.
Seeing her raise her hand to get the soup, Ruizhu hurriedly stepped forward and stretched out her hand and said, "Miss, the soup is cold, let's take it to the kitchen and heat it up." β
Tan Wanqing glanced at her and touched the bottom of the bowl: "Come up and eat, it's hot in the house, and the temperature of the soup is just right." As if nothing had happened, his voice was as soft as ever, and his face was not half-colored.
Ruizhu hesitated, then got on the ondol and sat at the table, when Lord Xie entered the door, she wanted to be in the house, but Lord Xie stretched out his hand to stop her outside the door, obviously not letting her enter the bedroom, and did not see the lady call her, so she had to run to the kitchen to warm up for a while, and walked under the window again, wanting to know the situation inside, who knew that she only had time to hear a sentence.
That sentence is too reminiscent.
What is grievance? Do you have to? Don't......
Ruizhu watched Tan Wanqing scoop a little soup with a soup spoon and gently put it in her mouth, the pine mushrooms were fresh and delicious, she scooped up another bite, as if her mind was all about what she was eating, but Ruizhu took a piece of steamed bun and stuffed it into her mouth, unable to swallow it, until the thoughts in her heart were overflowing, she couldn't help it, so she moved to Tan Wanqing's side, and said very curiously and carefully: "Miss, that Xie just now, Lord Xie was so angry when he went out, do you want to marry Miss as a wife?" And then was rejected by the young lady fiercely? β
Tan Wanqing paused the spoon in her hand, looked at Rui Zhu in front of her with faint anticipation, and said euphemistically: "Do you think that a young and promising five-rank guard will marry the daughter of a criminal minister?" For a woman, don't you want to be an official? β
Rui Zhu was stunned after hearing this, and the look of anticipation on his face was accepted, "He's just a little five-grade military attachΓ©, and Wei An is so remote, who can control him, what can't he marry, and the young lady is ......"
"Ruizhu." She put the spoon down, looked at her and whispered, "I'm not your young lady anymore, what is the Tan family like now?" We all know very well in our hearts that we are not the time when we were in Tanfu before, but now we are just two fugitives who have nowhere to live, and the poor baba has to rely on others to protect them. β
Ruizhu opened her mouth, didn't say anything for a long time, watched Miss slowly use the porridge, and lightly praised the steamed anchovy she made was delicious, but Ruizhu looked at Miss, chewing and tasteless, looking at Tan Wanqing's face, and thinking about the words when Lord Xie left, was it really not what she thought? But if not, why slam the door and leave? She thought about it, and suddenly her eyes widened, it can't be, that Lord Xie wants Miss to be a concubine......
After eating, cleaning up the table, and after a hurried wash, Tan Wanqing wore a white single coat, sat in front of the warm kang table, silently reached out and gently cut off the long candle core with scissors, and after putting it down, looking at the candlelight, her eyes flashed with the firelight.
The daughters of criminal ministers are often assigned to the Jiaofang Division in Beijing, and they are classified as official prostitutes. Living in a border city, but also a slave and a prostitute, can have a house like now to live in peace of mind, someone to bear, no longer have to be afraid, it is indeed a very small number of good luck.
But this kind of good fortune will not always be around.
Whether to have self-esteem or to save one's life has been one of the most difficult problems to choose since ancient times.
After avoiding it, he reluctantly turned his head and chewed the grass carefully, but it was not so difficult to swallow.
After all, young and promising, and very brave, never in the imperial examination, no recommendation, no ancestral shade, only by virtue of fame to achieve the five-grade official position, is a potential stock with great potential, rare is that the homeless people who do not belong to the jurisdiction, but also very responsible, patted the chest, and said without a conscience, this should be a person who does what he says, is rooted in the red, and can be relied on with confidence.
However, how long is this dependable period, she has to calmly calculate in her heart.
For men, the future has just begun, there is a whole forest of options ahead, once the desire to conquer in the man's nature is obtained and satisfied, when the initial novelty passes, I am afraid it will not be long before she, the daughter of the former prime minister, who is already old and has no self-esteem, will be left behind.
But for herself, she needs to keep her current stable life first, try to prolong the time that will be rejected as much as possible, and find a life that suits her identity to survive before she loses her protection.
After thinking about it for a long time, she sighed softly, she is now exhausted and at the end of the road, and there is only such a way to go.
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When he returned to the barracks, the depression in Lord Xie's chest had been stirred for a long time, and when he entered the garrison mansion, he saw large and small red lacquer boxes piled up in the backyard, and there were many soldiers moving. β
"What's going on?" Xie Chengzu handed the black charcoal head to his soldiers, glanced at things, and asked.
"It's the centurion under Du He, who wants to marry the second lady of the Qu family, and will be hired tomorrow, the Qu family has sent a lot of things, and wants to borrow them in the backyard of the adults to store them, and if they are left for one night, they will be carried away tomorrow."
This thing, who would have thought that after drinking a wine, the centurion could also take advantage of the daughter of the Qu family, at that time it was seen by many people, and the rumor was boiling, the second lady of the Qu family was looking for death and life all day long, the Qu family was almost sad and broken, and the Lord was not there several times, in desperation, he could only grit his teeth and marry the daughter of the flower and jade to the centurion, and even the dowry was prepared, and he brought it at night, just thinking about marrying in a hurry, the centurion was lonely since he was a child, grew up in the army, and the whole family was not hungry for one person, and no one helped to manage the marriage, He had to come forward.
Xie Chengzu didn't care about Miss Qu's family, he was not going well in his heart, and when he saw these red, red, green and green things that were married, it was very eye-catching, so he handed over the reins and turned around and entered the house.
Du He came head-on, someone under his hand was about to get married, he also followed the light on his face, and when he saw the adult, he said: "My lord, Zhao Shi is going to get married, and the daughter of the Qu family who married him, Ming'er is a subordinate hir, this matter is still thanks to the blessing of the adult, otherwise how can it be his turn, it is said that the second daughter of the Qu family looks like a fairy, and they all say that he can marry after taking great luck." β
Against the light, he didn't see the ugly look on the adult's face, the emperor was not in a hurry, and the eunuch who was in a hurry followed behind and said: "Now even the small stone smaller than the adult is going to get married, and the adult has to hurry up, it's not a matter to always put people outside, and that one is much more delicate than Miss Qu's, or not a big person, just take advantage of the joy of the stone to settle down early?" This house is really deserted, there really has to be a woman in it, adults don't know the benefits of women, there is a caring person living here, the whole house is full of warmth, and the wonderful thing will naturally be clear to the adults when they arrive......"
Xie Chengzu pursed his lips and took off his clothes, belt, shirt, and cuffs while walking towards the inner house, until he walked into the inner room and completely shut the chattering Du He out of the door.
Only then did he turn around, and with an annoyed face, he kicked open the stool that was blocking the way at the door, and the poor crescent armrest was kicked out of the way, and several fell to the side.
There was no hot water in the inner room, only cold water, which was particularly cold and biting in winter, but for those who marched and fought in battle, such coolness had long been accustomed, he angrily took off his clothes, scooped up a scoop and poured it on his head, in the splashing water, the lean body was in full view, and the water droplets fell down the powerful shoulders and back to the slightly bulging abdomen, and the long and slender legs.
He stood against the wall for a long time, gritting his teeth and looking down, only feeling sarcasm, he really thought that he couldn't find a woman, so he had to ask you?
Du He was locked outside, and he heard something kicked down inside, and then there was the sound of water splashing on the ground, so he turned around and walked back in surprise, and secretly said in his heart, where did the adults come from, what kind of evil fire did they make, and they kicked the chair and poured cold water.
After a long time, after taking a shower, I came out of Lord Xie, and when I left the inner house, I still followed the day before the snow, with a gloomy face, and after passing through the hall, Du and Guo Xing, Zhao Shi and others were around a table.
ββ¦β¦ You can't let Lord Yuezhang give a dowry, you have to send the second lady of the Qu family something, hurry up and pick, these are your sister-in-law looking for the best craftsman in the city, from his family spent a deposit to beg, or the top of the adult's name, willing to take it out, all the new tricks, the city guarantees that there is no weight, this woman, I like these gold, silver, shiny things, you choose one first, your sister-in-law is still asking me to do it, I have to leave a payment for your sister-in-law, and the rest of Ming'er has to be returned to others intact. β
"How can I pick this woman's things."
"At first glance, I haven't given women anything, like brothers learn to do something, pick those golden, thick, heavy, heavy and heavy, affordable and valuable to ensure that they like it!"
"Don't make up your mind, the Qu family is very rich, but it's not like those brothels who are shallow-eyed, choose some exquisite ones to be likable, look at this ......"
"That's too fine......"
"But it's exquisite, this set of craftsmen has been carefully carved for more than half a month, but these sets are the most expensive, and the appearance is also the most outstanding, but it is not sold if it is less than a hundred taels."
"One hundred taels? Big brother, what are you laughing at, these together are not two or two, just this bit of gold is worth a hundred taels? Zhao Shi's eyes stared at the copper bell, the money he had exchanged for his life in the past few years was worth the price of jewelry?
"Women's things are sold in craftsmanship, you don't understand, this is still a cheap price, what is the Qu family, you send a jewelry of ten taels or twenty taels, in the eyes of others, it is all rags, besides, the dowry has been prepared for you, you always have to send some good things, just take this set, don't let people look down on you."
Du He was just about to take the set of jewelry in his hand, and decided for Zhao Shi, who was unwilling, but before he could put it in his hand, suddenly a hand reached over and took the set of jewelry, and his gloomy eyes looked at the jewelry again, glanced at the stunned few people, and closed the box.
"Pick something else, I want this."