The fifty-sixth chapter Wang Xuan took a concubine
July 17, this day is Xu Rongman's fifteenth birthday, however, except for Dong Xiaoyou and Biluo, there is no third person in the palace who knows...... What's even more ironic is that today is also the day of great joy for Wang Xuan's concubine. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
Three days ago, Wang Yan found Dong Xiaoyou, hoping that she could play the jade zither as a distinguished guest on Wang Xuan's happy day, "Sister Rong'er's piano skills are known as a must in Youzhou, and the last time my eldest brother married the princess, Sister Rong'er's jade hall was really full of praise from those guests." ”
Dong Xiaoyou heard it at the time, and immediately thought that Wang Xuan's concubine day was the same day as his birthday, is this a ridicule of her? Or is it pure coincidence? There was a wry smile on his face.
Biluo also thought of it immediately, she looked at Dong Xiaoyou's expression, and wanted to open her mouth to refuse the matter for her, but Dong Xiaoyou told her not to speak, and then, Dong Xiaoyou still said generously: "Since Sister Yan'er has come to ask Rong'er, if Rong'er refuses, it will be too bad to know what to do." But Rong'er was worried that she would not play well and lose face in the palace. ”
Yan'er grinned: "Sister Rong'er is too worried, just with your piano skills, plus now you are still the favorite concubine of King Luling, it will only add glory to our Wang family." ”
Dong Xiaoyou slightly felt that when Wang Yan said "King Luling", her eyes were inadvertently a little sharp, which made her feel that her gaze became a little stinging.
"Since that's the case, then Rong'er agreed, but what tune to play can be chosen by Rong'er, right?"
"That's natural, Sister Rong'er is a talented girl in Youzhou, what tune should be played on such an occasion, there is no need for Yan'er to talk more, but Sister Rong'er is really smart and clever, knowing that it is just a concubine after all, and it should not be played the same tune as when the eldest brother marries the princess, so the princess will be dissatisfied...... Yan'er wanted to remind Rong'er's sister on the day of the concubine, but she didn't expect Yan'er to be a mediocre person. Wang Yan smiled brightly, but this tone made Dong Xiaoyou feel very uncomfortable: it seems that Wang Yan is also looking at herself with more complex thoughts like others......
In fact, the reason why Dong Xiaoyu wanted to play other tunes was just because it was her birthday, so she decided to play a completely different piece of music from the past, but she didn't expect that such a simple idea made Wang Yan think crookedly, she had no intention of deliberately currying favor with anyone, even if it was now a princess on a front.
But Dong Xiaoyou has already seen it, when everyone is unsatisfactory, it will be more practical to be eager to defend himself, since Wang Yan wants to think like that, then let her be, after using her brain too much, she will get a head when she gets old, Dong Xiaoyou just smiled slightly and nodded at Wang Yan.
Wang Yan originally wanted to use these words to make Dong Xiaoyou's face ugly, but she didn't expect Dong Xiaoyou to just smile and say nothing now, but it made her really feel that this woman is really not as simple as her appearance and age. So, I was also a little reluctant to stay longer, since Dong Xiaoyou had already responded, it was time to get up and leave.
After she left, Biluo asked, "Miss, in three days...... It's your fifteenth birthday, so why don't you say it and reject it? ”
Dong Xiaoyou looked at Biluo's concerned eyes, and was very happy in his heart: at least there are people who really care about themselves. Indeed, on his birthday, not only did no one come to celebrate him, but he had to force a smile and make fun for someone else's wedding banquet, and that person was still his "ex-husband", how wronged should he be......
But these days, Dong Xiao's meditation has opened up a lot of things, and the long-term plan of life is to pay more attention to "gain" and pay less attention to "loss", so that when he was originally melancholy, he can also make himself happier, why bother to increase the burden on his psychology for a momentary situation?
She smiled and said, "Sister Biluo, with your words, I am content, at least you can remember my birthday." ”
"Miss......" Biluo looked at her sadly, but found that Dong Xiaoyou's eyes did not have the slightest sadness and grievance.
"What? Is it Miss's birthday in three days? How can that be! Ginkgo and Bailing listened to their conversation, but they were indignant about it.
The reason why Dong Xiaoyou is generous to everyone many times is actually related to the two of them: one is Mrs. Zhang's eyeliner, and the other is Liu Ying's eyeliner.
Dong Xiaoyou said to the two of them: "Okay, don't be surprised, since you also know Miss Ben's birthday, then, after the banquet is over that night, prepare some delicious fruit pastries for me, Miss Ben will not refuse to come." "Instead of being embarrassed and sad about these little things, it is better to be happy to be a foodie.
On July 17, when the auspicious time came, Wang Xuan took a dressed girl back to the palace, Dong Xiaoyou knelt on the VIP seat while playing "A Little Gold", although it was different from "Jade Mantang", but the style of music was brisk and beautiful, but it also made the guests praise. Dong Xiao smiled and thought: If you play a song "Zhaojun's Resentment" for them, I don't know what the people of the Wang family will become, but this kind of joke still can't be made indiscriminately, at least I eat and live in the Wang family now, I should still give others some face, and the most important thing in being a man is not to be too desperate for others.
Because today is a concubine, there are very few guests invited, only a few, and even the people of the Xu family did not come, Dong Xiaoyou breathed a sigh of relief for this, there are fewer people, she can play more easily, and if the people of the Xu family do not come, she does not have to worry about what her relatives look at her at this moment.
When Wang Xuan led the girl through the side door and stepped into the main hall together, Dong Xiaoyou saw the girl's appearance clearly: her eyebrows were refreshing and lovely, her big eyes were slightly closed, her nose was small, her goose egg face was fair, her body was short, she looked quiet and beautiful, which made people feel that she was not as sassy as the princess, and she did not have Xu Rong's bewitching charm, but she was as kind as the girl next door. Seeing that Wang Xuan smiled so much that a pair of big dimples were left on his face, he knew that he was very satisfied with this woman. When Dong Xiao saw it, he couldn't help but say with disdain in his heart: It's really a big carrot, except that their Wang family can be powerful and blessed in Youzhou, he has no other strengths, and he doesn't rely on the "second generation of nobles" of the family.
But the princess didn't have her idea, looking at Wang Xuan's joyful expression when she married the girl just now, the princess's face was a little not good-looking, but she still smiled stiffly, accepted the woman's kneeling, and held her hand and said affectionately: "Good sister, in the future, we can be sisters, you just have to concentrate on serving the good Wang Lang, and the palace will not treat you badly." ”
Dong Xiaoyou looked at these sympathetically, on the one hand, she admired the princess's show, which can really be said to be the performance of the "actress", and on the other hand, she felt that if her husband was so open-minded and looking for a mistress, she would definitely not bless him, and he would definitely curse people.
The ceremony of taking a concubine is naturally much simpler than marrying a wife, after worshipping the elders and princesses, the maids took the girl down, and Wang Xuan stayed in the main hall to toast the guests one by one, Dong Xiaoyou stopped playing the kite at this time, although she hated the guests looking at herself from time to time with various eyes, but she could also see it, anyway, her reputation was already like that, what else could she care about? So, she took care of herself and continued to be her foodie. In ancient times, there were no drinks like cola, and Dong Xiaoyou didn't like to drink, even if it was these rice wines, she didn't like it, so the drink she drank was the honey juice specially prepared by the Wang family, and while eating various dishes, she drank honey water, which still made her eat very happily.
Wang Yan quietly came over and said to Dong Xiaoyou, biting her ear and saying, "Sister Rong'er, I heard that the concubine my eldest brother married this time is called Zhang Xiu'er, who is the daughter of the Youzhou horse trafficker clan, and she is only thirteen this year. ”
"Thirteen? So small? Dong Xiaoyou looked at it in surprise, originally thought that he was young enough to marry before the age of fifteen, but he didn't expect that now Wang Xuan has married an even younger, the entire underage girl, in modern times, Wang Xuan can go to prison for the second time. She frowned: "Why do you want to marry into the Wang family at such a young age?" ”
Although Wang Yan has been lukewarm with Dong Xiaoyou recently, she has always been a girl, especially fond of gossip, she said triumphantly: "It's not that their Zhang family is short of money now, I heard that their Zhang family's son Zhang Shiping has nothing to do, and he actually raised military funds for the rebels in Zhuo County for free, and the old lady of the Zhang family was so angry that he vomited blood. Otherwise, they will have no place in Youzhou. ”
Dong Xiao thought about it for a while, and felt that things might not be so simple, since the Zhang family was willing to spend a huge amount of money to help the rebels, it was nothing more than a reputation, and for businessmen, a good reputation was a golden signboard. So Zhang Shiping's gratuitous donation, where is the behavior of less and no more? She, the future person, knows that the Yellow Turban thief can't become the climate, and now at the critical juncture, the Zhang family can help the Youzhou Rebels regardless of their own gains and losses, and they will definitely be praised by the world in the future, so it seems that Zhang Shiping is stupid? Or is it stupid for the Wang family, who has not done anything until now, but is just constantly absorbing black households and expanding their own power? Thinking about it like this, she despised Wang Xuan even more, a man in his twenties didn't have a little assertiveness in front of major events, and he didn't give advice to his family, it was really useless, but unfortunately now he has nothing to do with the Wang family, and he is not suitable to come forward to give any advice to Master Wang.
In Dong Xiaoyou's trance, Wang Xuan also came to Dong Xiaoyou's table with a wine glass, this is the first time the two of them have met since Dong Xiaoyou woke up with a fever, Wang Xuan's original face froze suddenly, his face became not very good-looking, just staring at Dong Xiaoyou, she is wearing a set of willow blue white silk embroidered purple cuckoo pattern pleated skirt today, the bun on her head has been changed back to a young girl-like hanging shawl, only on the top of the head there is a handful of emerald feathers and jade hairpins, which looks both glamorous and immature, and, only about posture, She is naturally Wang Xuan's wife, Liu Ying, and Xinna's concubine Zhang Xiu'er can't compare. In Wang Xuan's eyes, this became the pain in his heart.
Dong Xiaoyou looked at him differently, guessing that this person probably couldn't let go of himself in his heart, and now the relatives and guests in the entire hall are looking at this, she doesn't want to provoke anything else, so she quickly got up and picked up a glass of honey water, and said to Wang Xuan with a smile: "Young Master Wang, today is the day of your concubine's great joy, Rong'er just played a song "A Little Gold" for the young master, which is to wish you and Sister Xiu'er can get along like a fish in water, and then add branches and leaves to the Wang family." Come, Rong'er will do it first as a respect. After speaking, she drank the cup of honey with a proud face.
Wang Xuan was both angry and reluctant in his heart, but he couldn't break out, the little guy in the back received the gaze of Master Wang and Mrs. Zhang, and quietly pulled the hem of his clothes behind, Wang Xuan understood, but his face was distorted in pain, and finally said: "...... Thank you, Miss Rong'er. Then he closed his eyes and drank the wine from the glass.
Seeing Wang Xuan turn around and go to salute the wine of the other guests, Dong Xiaoyou breathed a sigh of relief, seeing the approving gaze from the princess's side, Liu Ying was still quite satisfied with her decent performance, and she smiled. People say that a man should be able to afford to put it down, but now it seems that this Wang Xuan must be a person who can't let go of it after picking it up, this kind of person can't make a big deal, but his heart can't be bad. If he could have half the depth of Uncle Liu Bei, I am afraid that he would not be a county official for a long time.
"Did you see it, that is Xu Rong, a famous talented girl in Youzhou, she was originally the concubine of the young master Wang, and later she was taken in by the king of Luling, and now she is still a distinguished guest in the Wang family."
"The daughter of the Xu family is so good, in the face of her former husband, she didn't have the slightest nostalgia, and she played such a cheerful piece of music just now."
"Sure enough, it's better if this kind of woman is not Wang Xuan's concubine now, lest she use some poisonous tricks to harm the Wang family."
"Looking at her indifferent appearance, I didn't expect her appearance to be so beautiful, and she is also a heartless person, so Young Master Wang's expression is very difficult to give up, it is really a waste of the feelings of the young master of the Wang family."
"Well, Hugh has to say more...... Now that they are the favorite concubines of King Luling, who dares to offend? Even the princess of Wannian has to give three points to her. ”
"Hmph, what's that? It's just a lowly woman who uses some shady means......"
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Seeing a few female guests sweeping over her from time to time with the eyes of looking at dirty things, the eyes of those men were also very obscene, and after listening to these miscellaneous words, Dong Xiao was so angry that she wanted to stare at those people hard, but she found that Wang Yan on the side looked at her with a look of pride and disdain, these words should not be deliberately let Wang Yan let herself hear, right? After all, the decoration of the seat seems to be arranged by Wang Yan, isn't it that Wang Yan is quite happy to see that she has been living happily recently, thinking that she doesn't know what people outside say about herself, and she specially arranged it like this, so that people can say it in her ear? Such a dim thought flashed in her heart, Wang Yan smiled diligently, but the gaze on herself was like a thorn, if she was really angry with these words, wouldn't she call this girl's wish? Dong Xiaoyou has been reminded by Yizhen recently, and he considers himself an outsider, so he sees the problem much more clearly, and his mood is naturally a higher level.
"Come, Sister Yan'er, I'll pour you a glass of honey water, let's do it." Thinking of this, Dong Xiaoyun immediately let go of the unhappiness in his heart, and poured a glass of honey water for Wang Yan with a smile.
“…… Okay, Sister Rong'er is really sensible. Wang Yan's eyes really flashed a hint of surprise, but she didn't expect that even the unclean words of these guests could not shake her in the slightest, it seemed that the ignorant and stupid look in the days when she first joined the palace was really pretended, Wang Yan secretly hated and said: Even rumors don't work...... Hmph, don't give this girl get carried away! Sooner or later, I'll call you back to the prototype!