Follow-up (xix) oaths
Now that the misunderstanding between the two of them has been resolved, Lin Dong's mood is extremely good, he looked at Gu Xuefei, who was also smiling like a flower, and said, "Miss Gu, in a few days, I will ask my sister to send an iceman to the door to propose marriage, do you think it is good?" ”
Gu Xuefei hung her head shyly, no matter how bold she was, once it came to her life's events, she would always be a little embarrassed, she wanted to say "good" in a grave voice, but then thinking of her father's opposition to her marriage, her little face began to turn pale.
Seeing this, Lin Dong said with some doubts, "Ancient girl, but...... You don't want to? ”
He thinks it's impossible, this girl obviously has affection for him, how can he not want to marry?
"No, it's not." Gu Xuefei hurriedly raised her head and replied, for fear of unnecessary misunderstanding, and then realized what she answered eagerly, her pretty face turned red again, and she bit her lower lip, "My father and mother...... There...... I'm afraid it's going to be a little ...... Blocking ......"
Lin Dong's brows frowned, Xuanping Hou originally admired him a lot, he could see this, but because of the conflict with Gu Jing, he was not too worried, he could see that Xuan Pinghou was not an unreasonable person, so he relaxed and smiled, "Don't take this matter to heart, Gu girl, I will deal with it, and you can wait for my marriage proposal at home with peace of mind." ”
For so long, the outside world has been mostly opposed to her love, and now when her sweetheart makes herself not have to worry about him handling it, it is undeniable that her heartbeat is intensifying, which is the most beautiful love story in the world, at least for her.
"Last time, my brother was wrong with him, I apologize to you on his behalf......" She felt that she had to take responsibility for her brother's actions, no matter what, it was wrong to hit someone.
Lin Dong raised his hand to signal her not to continue, "Miss Gu, this matter is between me and Brother Ling, it has nothing to do with you, we men have their own way to solve it, you are a girl's family, stay in the boudoir with peace of mind." ”
When Gu Xuefei heard this, she looked at Lin Dong in a little surprise, and she couldn't see that he was gentle and elegant, but she was not disgusted, after all, she had grown up in the care of her parents and brother since she was a child, and she was used to it.
"So, you're not going to forgive my brother?"
Lin Dong stretched out his hand and pulled the naughty broken hair on her sideburns behind her ear, and said with a smile: "Gu girl, I can understand Brother Ling's thoughts, he is just too protective of you, from this point of view, he is a good brother." ”
But that's all, it's impossible for him to reconcile with Gu Jing easily, men have their own way of getting along with men, which women don't need to understand. The pain of the punch on his face, in fact, he can still feel it, it is a man's dignity and face.
As he told his two sisters, it was his business and he was capable of handling it.
In fact, from another level, he is no different from Gu Xuefei's situation, his family also loves him too much, and treats him as a fragile product, not untouched, but he is no longer the child who is lying in bed waiting to die after all.
In a few days, he will be twenty years old, twenty crowned, and he will be old enough to bear everything alone, instead of hiding behind his two sisters for protection.
He wanted their support, not excessive love.
Gu Xuefei didn't know Lin Dong's complicated feelings, and thought that he had forgiven what his brother had done, but at this moment she didn't understand that understanding was forgiveness, but it didn't mean that the relationship between the two would take a turn for the better.
"It's good that you understand that." She smiled at him, so sweet that you couldn't take your eyes off it.
While the two were still talking, Yuzhi suddenly turned her head to look at them, "Girl, Master Zhuangyuan, someone has come up." ”
Lin Dong originally had something to say, but he cared more about her reputation, so he said, "Miss Gu, you go back first." ”
"What about you?" Gu Xuefei asked eagerly.
Lin Dong smiled, "I'm not in the way, men are not like women, their reputation is greater than the sky, you go out first, and I will act later." ”
They had to stagger the time of their departure and not let Gu Xuefei's reputation be tarnished.
Gu Xuefei looked at her lover reluctantly, and couldn't wait to stay with him for twelve hours a day, but the reality did not allow it, so she reluctantly looked back and looked.
Lin Dong was afraid that she would not be able to bear it, so he gently pushed open the door behind him and went out.
Gu Xuefei sighed, the reunion has always been so short, and I don't know when the next time we meet?
After a long sigh, she also saw someone coming up the stairs, and pretended to be looking at an antique treasure.
Kuang Chaoyun at the window lattice ducked out of the door when Lin Dong pushed the door out, and his body was hidden against the protruding wall, and his eyes were reluctant to watch the green clothes gradually disappear from his eyes.
It turned out that he had planned to propose marriage to the daughter of the Gu family, knowing that it was one thing, and hearing it with his own ears was another, hiding the bitterness in her eyes, she turned around and turned back along the way she came, so that her mother could not find her.
Kwong Tai was looking at a string of fine jade beads, and saw his daughter walk in listlessly, "Where did you go?" I can't find you, how about helping me see this string of beads? ”
Her husband's wife is celebrating her birthday this month, and she has to send a good birthday gift no matter what.
Kuang Chaoyun sat down with a dress, took the jade beads handed over by his mother and looked at them, "This color is verdant, I see that the water head is quite good, and there are not many flaws in the beads, mother, sending this string is both decent and not eye-catching, I think it's okay." ”
It's not a good thing to be too showy, Mu Xiu will destroy it in the forest wind.
Kuang Tai smiled with satisfaction, "Since you also said yes, let's skewer it." Then he handed the beads to the shopkeeper and asked him to wrap them.
My daughter is now more and more presentable, and she has nothing to teach her, so I hope that she can choose a suitable marriage, so that she can sit back and relax.
The mother and daughter were about to leave after finishing their errands, Kuang Chaoyun subconsciously looked up at the stairs, and sure enough, he saw someone coming down from above, and it was really Gu Xuefei.
Just now, through the window lattice, she couldn't really see it, but now when she looks at it, she can naturally feel the extravagance of Gu Xuefei, although she can't be called aggressive, but she has the style that a high-ranking concubine should have.
Kuang Tai saw his daughter staring at Gu Xuefei, and reached out and pulled her sleeve to save her daughter from being rude, "Sister Yun." ”
"Huh?" Kuang Chaoyun returned to his soul at this time, and hurriedly turned his head to look at his mother.
Gu Xuefei, who had already walked down the stairs, had already noticed Kuang Chaoyun's gaze, she stopped in front of the mother and daughter, and also looked at Kuang Chaoyun's appearance curiously. Dressed in a lilac outfit, the girl in front of her is more elegant and beautiful, and her appearance is delicate, and she has a good impression after only a few glances.
"This girl, we've met?"
Otherwise, what is the reason for her staring at herself?
Kuang Chaoyun's face turned red, she was fascinated just now, so she was rude, just because she wanted to see what Lin Dong's favorite woman looked like, and she looked even more beautiful when she looked closely. After the embarrassment, she shook her head lightly, "No, I just saw that the girl was good-looking, so I took the liberty to look at it a few more times." ”
"My daughter rarely does this, and I invite the girl Haihan." Kuang Tai was busy exonerating his daughter and looked at Gu Xuefei apologetically.
Gu Xuefei smiled unconcernedly, "Madame and the girl are polite, I am not the unforgiving lord, besides, this girl still praises me for my good looks, I am too late to be happy." ”
Kuang Chaoyun looked at Gu Xuefei's down-and-out appearance, he should be an excellent person to get along with, compared with the previous Qi Ling'er, the princess's concubine, she is also the princess's daughter, but Qi Ling'er is not qualified to carry shoes for Gu Xuefei. No wonder Lin Dong will be fond of her, such a woman will be tempted by her.
To have good looks, to have a family background, Gu Xuefei deduced what it means to be perfect in her mind, at this moment, the jealousy in her heart suddenly disappeared, "The girl really has no shelf, I still rarely see ...... in the capital"
"Of course, although our girl is the daughter of the Marquis of Xuanping, she has always gotten along very well." Yuzhi on the side said proudly.
She grew up with Gu Xuefei, and naturally favored her own girl, and there was no better princess in the world than the girl.
"It turns out that the girl is from the ancient family of Xuanping Hou." Kuang Chaoyun exclaimed deliberately and hurriedly bowed, "There were many rudeness before, so don't take it to heart Miss Gu." ”
Kuang Tai was also a little surprised, but then he thought that this was the capital, and the royal family was all over the place, and it was not uncommon to meet a prince's daughter. Relying on her age and fate, she only nodded slightly.
"The girl is very polite." Gu Xuefei hurriedly reached out to help Kuang Chaoyun and held the other party's hand affectionately, "I don't know the girl's surname yet?" When we meet, we are fated. ”
She has a very good impression of the woman in front of her, and she doesn't look like a merchant girl, so she must be from a good background.
Kuang Chaoyun said with a smile, "My surname is Kuang, my maiden name is Chaoyun, and my father is an official in the capital. ”
Gu Xuefei doesn't have many friends, because her mother is very detained, and the people who come and go are only those girls, and now she is happy when she sees Kuang Chaoyun at first glance, so she also learns from the other party to introduce herself, "My surname is Gu, my girlfriend's name is Xuefei, and my father is also an official in the capital." ”
Kuang Chaoyun looked at the other party's smiling eyebrows, and the smile in his eyes increased, and he had a very good impression of Gu Xuefei, and sighed again in his heart that he really had no fate with Lin Dong.
If Gu Xuefei was a woman who was arrogant and intolerable, she might still be able to fight for her love with her conscience, but now seeing the other party's sincere smile, she really can't do anything to steal her lover with a knife in her back.
Stop, stop, stop, this heart is over.
Two girls of the same age hit it off at first sight, holding hands and walking forward as if they could not finish talking, Kuang Chaoyun did not talk much calmly, but there was a reliable taste; Gu Xuefei is not deeply involved in the world, and how lively her words are, the two are unexpectedly harmonious.
When they arrived at the gate, the grandmother sent by Gu Guo's family came in a hurry, and her face was full of vegetables, which showed that she was pulling hard in the thatched house.
"Is Mama alright?" Gu Xuefei asked, she still felt a little sorry for this grandmother in her heart, and it should be regarded as an apology to reward this grandmother when she turned around.
"Back to the girl's words, the old slave is fine......" Before she finished speaking, her expression was difficult to look at, obviously she wanted to run the toilet again, "Girl, the old slave ......"
"Mama, let's go, I'll go home when I'm more comfortable." Gu Xuefei said.
When the grandmother heard this, she hurriedly glanced at Gu Xuefei gratefully, and after hurriedly bowing, she rushed to the latrine.
Kuang Chaoyun glanced at the direction of the grandmother's departure, and wisely did not say a word, it is better not to ask about some things than to ask.
Gu Xuefei explained, "My grandmother has a bad stomach, so she was rude." ”
"It's fine." Kuang Chaoyun said with a smile.
Gu Xuefei shook Kuang Chaoyun's hand, "Miss Kuang, he has the opportunity to meet again in the future, I have to go back to my house at this time, and I ask Miss Kuang to forgive me." ”
"Miss Gu will leave first if she has something, don't worry about me, let's meet again another day." Kwong Chaoyun is empathetic and authentic.
Gu Xuefei smiled apologetically at the other party, if it weren't for her mother's severe grounding, and she couldn't stay out for too long to make her mother suspicious, she would definitely chat with this new friend for a while.
Yuzhi stepped forward to help her girl get into the carriage, and then blessed Kuang Chaoyun, and then stepped into the carriage by herself and pulled down the curtain of the carriage.
When the carriage set off, Gu Xuefei also waved her handkerchief at Kuang Chaoyun from the window.
Kuang Chaoyun also waved his handkerchief at the other party in response, and then watched the Gu family's carriage drive away with a stunned expression.
"Sister Yun, you and this ancient girl are compatible, did you only know each other today?" Kuang Tai's family had not intervened in the young girl's conversation before, but when he saw the girl from the Xuanping Marquis Mansion leaving, he stepped forward to say to his daughter.
Her words were quite tentative, after all, it was rare for a daughter to be so enthusiastic about a friend she had just met.
Kuang Chaoyun hid the look of amazement in his eyes, and said lightly, "Mother doesn't need to worry too much, I do know Gu girl for the first time, maybe it really is a familiar acquaintance at first sight, she is very peaceful and talkative, and it is also beneficial for me to associate with her." ”
She chose some words that her mother likes to hear as shields, as for the words in her heart, she can't say it, if she lets her mother know that she has true feelings for Lin Dong, her mother will definitely reprimand her.
If this love has a chance to blossom and bear fruit, she must tell her mother truthfully, but it is destined to be her unrequited love, so there is no need to tell the world to let people know.
Kuang Tai's really listened to his daughter's words and didn't ask any more questions, her husband's official can only be described as insignificant in the capital, and it is also very beneficial to associate with her daughter with a prince like Gu Xuefei.
Gu Xuefei, who was in the carriage on the other side, personally closed the curtains of the carriage when the carriage was far away, sat upright, took the tea handed by the maid, and she blew lightly on the tea.
"Girl, you are too easy to trust people, this Miss Kuang is not a high-ranking concubine, you treat her like this and are too condescending, who knows what kind of heart she deliberately came up to get close to the girl?" Yuzhi couldn't help but nag, "Girl, do you know, how many officials is her father?" ”
Gu Xuefei turned her head to look sideways at her maid.
Yuzhi stretched out five fingers and smacked her tongue, "Five-grade official, girl, do you know that this five-grade official can smash one out of a casual smash in the capital, and having a relationship with the daughter of such a petty official has the identity of a fallen girl......
Gu Xuefei stuffed the teacup in her hand into Yuzhi's hand, "Yuzhi, you better drink more tea and say less." Seeing that her maid was not convinced, she smiled again, "Yuzhi, what if her father is a fifth-grade official?" Miss Kwong is Miss Kwong, her father is her father, and I am friends with Miss Kwong, not with her father. ”
After experiencing Lin Lu's incident, she learned not to look at people based on their status, but only on whether they are noble or not, and as for their identity, they are actually floating clouds. Besides, she could see that Kuang Chaoyun's eyes were clear, and he shouldn't be a treacherous person, so it was enough.
"Girl, ...... you" Yuzhi didn't expect her own girl to change like this, and she didn't know whether to be happy or worried, after all, her own girl was born noble.
"Yuzhi, don't say it anymore, in the future, you have to learn to look at people with the right eyes, don't learn from other people's snobbery, you have become a fish-eyed bead." Gu Xuefei educates her maids.
Since she has the heart to marry Lin Dong, not only herself, but also the subordinates around her must be readjusted, and in the future, she cannot contradict Lin Lu's family because of her subordinates, thus making Lin Dong embarrassed, this is one of them; Second, she really thinks that it is not easy for Lin Lu's family to get mixed up today, at least she is affectionate and righteous to Lin Dong, which is worthy of her filial piety and respect.
Yuzhi was still mostly happy about the change of her own girl, and nodded with a busy smile, "Yes, girl, the slave has written it down." ”
Gu Xuefei's face eased slightly, and she began to tell Yuzhi to straighten out the people in her small courtyard.
Yuzhi hurriedly wrote down her girl's instructions one by one, it seems that the girl has really begun to pave the way for the future, she should also cooperate with the girl, and she can't drag the girl back.
Not to mention how Gu Xuefei trained the subordinates around him, after Lin Dong and Gu Xuefei separated, he went to Xiangyang Hou's Mansion to find his eldest sister, and after so much time, some things should be put on the agenda.
Lin Long was teaching Xiao Wuye Yaochen to learn to write, his hand was still gently shaking the cradle on the side, Xiao Liu was sleeping soundly in the cradle, and his little nose was even more bubbling.
The two nurses on the side are waiting, such as Zhuang and other big girls or sitting on the pedal or sitting elsewhere doing manual work, this moment of the South Park is very quiet.
Lin Dong couldn't help but be stunned when he saw this scene when he came in, especially when he saw his eldest sister shining with his mother's brilliance, which made it difficult for his eyes to be diverted.
Of the three siblings, only he received the least maternal love, and in the growing up period from childhood to adolescence, Kwon Meihuan was absent, so that his maternal love has been missing.
At this time, he couldn't help but think about marrying Gu Xuefei and giving birth to a child that belonged to them as soon as possible, so that he also had a home of his own, a wife and children, and such a peaceful life could belong to him.
"Brother Dong." Lin Long saw his younger brother standing in front of him for a long time without saying a word, and he was still standing in place in a daze, and even opened his mouth to call a few times but did not respond, so he couldn't help but aggravate his voice.
"Huh? Sister. Lin Dong came back to his senses and hurriedly gave Lin Long a look.
"Why do our brothers and sisters need to see each other like this." Lin Long snorted.
As soon as Ye Yaochen saw this uncle, he hurriedly got up and rushed over, "Uncle." ”
Lin Dong grabbed the nephew and kissed him on the cheek, "Do you miss your uncle?" ”
"Yes." Xiao Wu is very sweet-mouthed.
Lin Long looked at the uncle and nephew angrily, "Why don't you hurry down and give your uncle a salute?" Where have you learned the etiquette you've been taught these days? ”
"It's okay, sister, to paraphrase what you just said, everyone is a family, why do you need these false courtesies." Lin Dong stretched out his hand and rubbed the top of Xiao Wu's head, with a touch of love in his eyes.
"How can this be the same? Now is the time for him to learn the rules, otherwise his skin will be itchy, and he will not be on the beam for three days. Lin Long said.
Xiao Wu didn't dare to disobey his mother's words, got down from his uncle's body, and made a serious salute.
Lin Dong picked him up, sat down beside the eldest sister, and put Xiao Wu on his lap, "Sister, don't be too strict." ”
"He's often naughty, and if he doesn't put some rules on it, it would be bad, didn't he get into trouble again? Playing with fire with the children of the people in the house, he almost burned the place in the people's room, you say he is not skinny? Lin Long exposed Xiao Wu's old bottom, "As a result, his father was punished, do you dare to say that you haven't?" ”
Seeing her son looking at her, she asked unceremoniously.
"Mother." Xiao Wu called his mother dissatisfied.
The third brother and the fourth brother were really cunning and pushed him out to confess, but he couldn't argue, but the third brother and the fourth brother slipped away quickly, and he didn't let his father grab the pigtails, so he was unlucky.
Lin Long glanced over, and Xiao Wu immediately wilted.
"Sister, boys don't have to be more honest." Lin Dong felt that it was harmless, and when he grew up, he naturally understood the rules.
"I remember you weren't like that when you were a kid, how well-behaved you were back then." Lin Long sighed, "It is said that nephews are like uncles, but none of these five naughty eggs resemble you, and as for this, it doesn't seem to be a safe master." ”
Her hand shook Xiao Liu's cradle lightly, and when she said this, the maternal love in her eyes was not a lot.
Lin Dong smiled, how could he be the same? He didn't have a healthy body at that time, and he didn't have the money to be naughty and mischievous, so in addition to drinking medicine or drinking medicine for three days and two days, bed rest became the most important thing for him.
Lin Long glanced at his younger brother's expression, knowing that he must have something to say when he came to him at this time, so he said to Xiao Wu, "You go eat something, my mother has something to say to my uncle." ”
When Xiao Wuyi heard this, he immediately jumped down from under Lin Dong's legs happily, and after saluting his mother and uncle, he quickly lifted the curtain and went out.
Lin Long saw that his teeth were itching again, this kid was really underbeaten, it seemed that he had to tell his husband and let him teach this child a good lesson, otherwise he would be another troublemaker.
Lin Dong took a sip of tea and chose this time to speak, "Sister, I talked to Miss Gu, and she also said that she would respect Erniang, she didn't know Erniang's dedication to our sister and brother before, so she would behave like that." ”
Lin Long nodded, and said with a faint expression, "This is very good, you are concerned about her, if she can treat Erniang well, this house will be quiet, and it will be of great benefit to you and Erniang." ”
"That's what I thought too." Lin Dong tried to ignore the indifference on the eldest sister's face, he knew that it was indeed a bit difficult to let his family pick up Gu Xuefei now, but over time, he believed that they would all be able to see Gu Xuefei's advantages. "If I can, I hope to propose to her as soon as possible."
"You don't need to worry about this, I have discussed it with Erniang and your second sister, and I will personally come to the door to propose marriage for you on an auspicious day of the zodiac." Lin Long smiled this time.
The Gu family is a big family, she has to give this face to the other party, coupled with the previous unhappiness, it is not easy to untie this knot.
When Lin Dong heard this, the smile on his face deepened, "Then there are Sister Lao and Second Sister Erniang." ”
"You are our relative, as long as you are happy, we are satisfied." Lin Long said, "When this ancient girl comes in and takes care of you wholeheartedly, I can also let go of my heart, I hope that she can open up the branches and leaves for our Lin family as soon as possible, our old Lin family is too thin." ”
Now that the people in the third room of the Lin family have removed Lin Chuang, who has been expelled from the clan, counting Lin Biao, there are only two cousins, where can they afford the door? It is urgent to spread branches and increase the number of heirs, and she can only count on Gu Xuefei.
Lin Dong's face was slightly embarrassed, but the clenched teacup revealed his thoughts, and he had the obligation to inherit the Lin family.
With the eldest sister's letter, he knew that things were roughly settled.
However, before proposing, he still needs to talk to Gu Jing.
Gu Jing was stunned when he received Lin Dong's greetings, during this time he was recuperating in the house, except for his right hand and hanging it on his neck with a scarf, the other skin injuries were almost all healed.
Flipping through the greeting post in his hand back and forth, a smile of interest appeared on his face, he really didn't expect this champion to find him.
"Someone, prepare the carriage."
He jumped out of bed and asked the maid to change into a set of clothes for going out, no matter what, he would go to Lin Dong for this appointment.
When he arrived at the long pavilion in the suburbs, Gu Jing jumped out of the carriage, and at a glance saw Lin Dong standing with his hands behind his back to him looking at the river, so he raised his steps and walked over and stood side by side with the other party.
"I thought you wouldn't want to see me." As soon as he opened his mouth, he said something that was not beaten.
Lin Dong looked at him sideways, his gaze resting on his injured right hand, "Your injury is not healed?" ”
Gu Jing raised his right hand, which was still hanging with gauze on his chest, "It doesn't hurt anymore, but then again, your second sister's hand is so ruthless, she almost didn't abolish my right hand." ”
After speaking, he also glanced at Lin Dong defiantly.
Lin Dong narrowed his eyes slightly, "Gu Shizi, I won't apologize." ”
Their sister's move was for him, so he couldn't waste their hearts no matter what, not to mention that Gu Jing did it first, and Gu Jing did it first when it came to bullying, which should be a lesson for Gu Jing.
"I didn't expect you to apologize." Gu Jing lowered his right hand again, his expression looked at Lin Dong seriously, and at this moment he called him by his name, "Lin Dong, can you swear to be good to my little sister for the rest of your life?" ”
Lin Dong thought that Gu Jing would oppose this marriage to the end, so he didn't expect the other party to ask like this, "Gu Jing, you don't object?" ”
Gu Jing couldn't hide the loneliness in his eyes, "Is my opposition valid?" Little sister, she cares about you, as a brother, I only hope she can be happy, and nothing else matters. ”
Lin Dong saw the other party's frank appearance, and now it seems that this ancient son can be seen.
He didn't squirm, raised his hand and made a vow, "If I can marry Gu Xuefei as my wife, I will definitely cherish my love and cherish her, never abandon her, and only be good to her for the rest of my life, if I violate this oath, let me cut off my children and grandchildren." ”