02 Zhao family

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Lin Qixu was dressed in a homely jade vortex-colored skirt, full of green silk and simply tied up with two green hostas, leaning on the duck down cushion, persisting in embroidery needles, carefully shuttling on it, weaving a white jade Guanyin statue.

As early as more than a month ago, the news that the regent Wang drove to Lianghuai to reform the salt class spread far and wide, and the Lin family was attached to the regent, so they naturally paid attention to it. This white jade Guanyin statue is a congratulatory gift that Zhao asked her to embroider.

He Ling and Yang Yang sat on the colorful embroidery piers on both sides, threading needles for the young lady, and laughing together.

The autumn mood in the courtyard is getting stronger, the gold and silver cinnamon are very fragrant, Yang Yang took the embroidery shed and scissors, and said: "Miss, the young master is back tonight, you might as well make osmanthus cake." ”

She looked at the colorful maple leaves outside, smiled lightly and nodded.

Sometimes, Lin Qixu also thinks that such a day is not shocking, light and skillful, and lives a comfortable and leisurely life. The younger brother is studying outside to gain fame, she can care about a few words from time to time, and make a box of fragrant pastries and meals to send to the school, Qichen will definitely show off proudly, but other classmates are not allowed to taste a little.

It's a pity that the days will never be so warm and dull.

The last period of the boudoir was probably the only tranquility and serenity left to her by Zhao Zhixuan.

However, this comfort was quickly broken by Mama Fang beside the Zhao family.

This grandmother's tone is also perfunctory and disdainful for thousands of years: "Miss, Madame called you over to talk." She looked at Lin Qixu's clothes critically, and said with disgust: "Quickly change the set, even if Mrs. and Mrs. Zhao are lenient, and Miss can't be so willful." ”

Listening to Mama's words, before she was angry, Lin Qixu couldn't help laughing.

Wayward and perverse?

followed Zhao Zhixuan, nothing else learned, and the minions around him all pointed to the deer as horses, black and white.

Standing aside with Ling Yang Yang as a stake, losing the lightness and happiness of the party, they all looked like they were facing a great enemy, and when they took the clothes and ornaments of the young lady, they saw worry in each other's eyes, and they were afraid that the lady would be a moth again.

Mama Fang likes to sprinkle her anger on the young lady's head when she is fine, and when she was a child, it was common to beat and scold her hungry. Naturally, this was all instructed by the lady. She is a grandmother who gradually watched Lin Qixu grow up, watched her expression become more calm and steady, watched her demeanor become more dignified and self-controlled, and watched her tongue become more cautious and sensitive......

Now I saw her under her own insult, not only was she not annoyed, but she was able to turn into the curtain to change clothes with a smile.

The uneasiness in Mama Fang's heart slowly expanded.

Lin Qixu cleaned up neatly, dressed dignified and graceful, and with Mama Fang's extremely critical eyes, it seemed that she couldn't find anything wrong.

The atmosphere in the Shunde Hall was a little solidified, and the people were standing by the curtain timidly, trying to shrink themselves to a smaller size, so as not to obstruct the eyes of the master. Mrs. Chen, who has always been strong and arrogant, cried so much in front of her sister-in-law that Zhao's face was also bad, and the handkerchief in her hand was knotted.

Mama Fang opened the crystal curtain, Lin Qixu walked in with low eyebrows, and it was this scene that fell in front of her.

The eldest girl next to the Zhao family, Lan Qiu, is the best at doing things, came forward to Zhang Luo tea, and hurriedly handed the handkerchief Chen, Chen saw Lin Qixu, who was slim, and stayed for a long time, Fang took the handkerchief, straightened her sideburns, and showed the biggest smile and gentleness for Lin Qixu in her life, and said continuously: "Good boy, stand and do something, quickly sit next to your aunt." ”

Lin Qixu didn't know why, his behavior was more cautious, and he accepted a blessing: "My daughter has seen her mother and aunt." Then he glanced at Zhao's expression, and then sat beside Chen's side in an orderly manner.

Chen took out all his tenderness and patience, and even took off the jade bracelet with excellent water head in his hand, and his eyes were happy and enthusiastic to make Lin Qixu furious, and he could only answer in a whisper, while observing his words and colors, trying to see some reasons for Zhao and Chen's strange behavior.

"Seven Xu, the New Year is nineteen, and our family has no reason to keep our daughter past eighteen. I've already made it clear to my lord, it's the beginning of September, and I'll let you marry your eldest cousin before the end of the year. ”

Mo said that Lin Qixu, Hou and Ling, who were wooden people on the side, were all startled, it was unbelievable.

Chen's eyes were staring at Qi Xu, if she dared to be a little unwilling, wait until she passed the door...... You don't have to go through the door, and before you pass the door, you will ask her to taste it. It's a pity that Lin Qixu has lived eighteen years of quiet, cautious words and deeds, if you want to talk about scheming, maybe she is still immature. But in terms of the skill of pretending to be facial paralysis, even a woman like Chen, who has been immersed in the inner house struggle for more than 20 years, cannot compare.

Her eyes were the same calm and smooth, and her expression was the gentleness and calmness that Chen was most unaccustomed to, she slowly took a sip of tea under the double gaze of Chen and Zhao, and blinked, letting the shock and anger dissipate in the mist for a moment.

In the eyes of others, it is a foggy and misty eyes, which make people look inauthentic and full of peace and dignity.

The eldest cousin's name is Zhao Chengyuan, he was born handsome and dignified, and he is quite talented, but his conduct is extremely bad. At the age of twelve, he was admitted to Xiucai, but unfortunately his life was not very good, and he was only raised with his younger brother at the age of last year, three years older than himself, and it is rare for him to have no family at the age of twenty-one. But Lin Qixu knew that his uncle's heart was higher than the sky, and the favorite lady looked down on the Zhao family, and the right family was not satisfied.

Since the middle of the year, my aunt raised her eyebrows, swept away the chagrin and sadness of the past nine years, and proudly picked up her daughter-in-law.

But how can you pick on your own head?

Zhao's original plan, Lin Qixu secretly sneered, did he really think she was stupid.

"Seven Xu don't have to be shy, men should get married, and women should get married. The third cousin that your mother chose for you was too wooden. Or the eldest cousin is more compatible with you, the eldest son and grandson, with outstanding appearance and fame. What do you think? Zhao has suffered several losses at the hands of Qixu, but he is still in front of the master, and he does not underestimate her at all, and then he said, "I don't have children, I really feel sorry for you, you are the only daughter of the master and me, dignified and atmospheric, at a glance, everyone is beautiful, and I plan to record you in my name and marry according to the etiquette of my daughter." In the future, you will be the eldest daughter of the Lin clan chief. ”

Lin Qixu listened to her words that could disgust the overnight meal, and the scene in front of her aunt's death bed, her sister's smiling face, and the bitterness of how many days and nights she and her younger brother depended on each other shouted in her heart, and finally condensed into an unforgettable hatred, which accumulated in her chest for many years and year after year.

She endured and endured, and when she opened her eyes, she was gentle again.

"Did my father ever know? A talent like the eldest cousin, Qi Xu knows that he is not worthy. The hatred could not be vented, and slowly, it turned into an innocent smile on the lips, and a gentle serenity of a soft whisper.

Lin Qixu looked at Chen's stiff expression all of a sudden, and Zhao's face slowly took off the gentle mask, peeling off the green armor, she thought, vicious, fierce, and unreasonable, this is the style of painting that should be.

This kind of warmth and beauty will make her fantasized.

The Zhao family has been arrogant and domineering all her life, and she has never known what concession is, not to mention that the Lin family sisters and brothers are the biggest shame and hatred in her life, and she almost immediately turned cold: "I will tell the master, the matter of marriage, the order of my parents, and the words of the matchmaker." You just have to wait for the marriage in peace. ”

's father vetoed her marriage with the Zhao family's concubine, and Qi Xu knew it clearly.

Especially after her younger brother was raised, her father paid more attention to her, and almost made up his mind to pick a good family, first, for the dignity of the Lin family, and secondly, to help Qichen. How can a woman be sent by a maiden concubine at will?

How to deal with the Yue family in the future, and what is the face of him and his son.

It's just that......

On the eve of Chen and Zhao's madness, she retired with a smile.

It stands to reason that the Zhao family will take out the previous set of scolding her and beating her. The Chen family is even more unwilling to be ignored by a lowly maid like this, and will definitely do something out of the ordinary.

But today, Chen actually swallowed his anger and laughed: "Qixu still embroiders a congratulatory gift to welcome the king, and my aunt is not forced to stay." Go for it. ”

Lin Qixu didn't take this seriously, his younger brother didn't want her to marry into the Zhao family in every possible way, and his father was also quite disgusted with marrying the Zhao family.

But looking at today's signs, the Chen family seems to rely on her, and the Zhao family has also made up their minds. In the past eighteen years, her father has urged Zhao more than once to record her and her younger brother in his name, but Zhao has prevaricated for various reasons.

But today, for the marriage of her mother's grandson, she is not only willing to be recorded as a concubine, but also made a promise to marry her eldest daughter, which means that her dowry will be much richer.

Of course, only on the surface.

Because as soon as she got married, her aunt could justifiably take away her dowry, and she felt sorry for her daughter-in-law and niece, and she could pinch her at will, and there was no mother's family to support her.

Lin Qixu has always been thoughtful about things, although her father attaches importance to her, but it is far from the point of tearing her face with the Zhao family. The younger brother is young and fledgling, and his words do not carry much weight. At the moment, the whole thing is turned over and over again, and I can't help but panic.

The eldest cousin only cares about Yushu in the wind, but he is worse than his mother, he is modest and polite in appearance, and he once smoked a maid alive in private.

She whispered to Heling: "Go and inquire, what happened to the eldest cousin or the Zhao family, no matter how well things are covered, there will be traces." "There's a silver bar in his sleeve, and it's heavy.

He Ling was already in a hurry, seeing that the master had been calm before he stabilized his mind, and when he heard the master's orders, he knew the seriousness of the matter, so he nodded desperately with red eyes and hurried away.

Lin Qixu settled down and planned to go to the Chunshen Pavilion, and the purpose was a piece of decaying pomegranate flowers, the flower bones curled up, drooping the withered leaves, she was quite shocked to see.

Pomegranate flowers, also once red like fire in August.

Sniffing the cinnamon fragrance floating in the air, refreshing and refreshing, Lin Qixu silently calculated the situation.

Suddenly, there was a chaotic sound of footsteps, and the woman's heart-rending cry, out of instinctive reaction, she avoided the dark hole in the rockery around her, and the lush wisteria covered her light body, and she couldn't help but hold her breath.