vs 177 Concubinage and marriage
After Xu Shuxuan and Xu Zhi returned to the ancestral hall together, the eldest princess's gaze aggressively pressed towards them. Pen % fun % Pavilion www.biquge.info
"What did you talk about?" Seeing Xu Shuxuan's leisurely and complacent attitude, the eldest princess was suspicious in her heart, and couldn't help but ask even more angrily.
Xu Shuxuan said with a smile: "Father, mother, just now the second uncle and I had a heart-to-heart chat, I think that the family is still good for peace, how can there be no fight between brothers, and Qingxuan's injury is not serious, why make such a fuss, do you have to remove Mo Xuan?" If outsiders know about this, and think that our Xu family has hidden some unsightly pickled dirty things, or is too ruthless to be strict with the concubine, wouldn't this be even more insulting to the reputation of the Xu family's honesty and benevolence in the past dynasties! β
When the eldest princess heard this, her face was distorted with anger, her eyes were as big as a copper bell, she looked at Xu Rui, the Duke of Wei, and said coldly: "Grandpa Guo, listen, he said that this matter is a big fuss, and things such as pulling out a knife and killing his brother are actually small things in his eyes, so what is a big thing, and it has to wait for this rebel to bury the whole family to be a big deal?" β
At this time, Xu Nuo was also a little unbearable, and continued: "The so-called drawing a sword to kill a brother is just a one-sided statement of your guards Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, my son Mo Xuan has never admitted that he has drawn a sword against Qing Xuan, why does Her Royal Highness the princess impose this trumped-up charge on my son!" β
"Whether or not he drew the knife, Qing Xuan himself knows best!" Xu Shuxuan followed and turned to Xu Zhidao again, "Second uncle, didn't you say that Qingxuan's injury is not serious?" It's better to let Qing Xuan come to the ancestral hall and have a good confrontation with Mo Xuan! β
When Xu Zhi heard this, he was anxious, and hurriedly explained to the eldest princess: "Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, Qing Xuan really only took two punches from Mo Xuan, and there is no big problem, and this matter is indeed Qing Xuan's fault first, and I also ask Her Royal Highness the eldest princess to stop this matter, so as not to really insult the reputation of the Xu family after making a big fuss!" β
The eldest princess looked at Xu Zhi in surprise and inexplicably, she was so angry that her lungs were about to explode, although she had the identity of the eldest princess here, but she was just a woman, and she was not qualified to speak in the ancestral hall of the Xu family, the reason why she had such confidence to call the uncle of the Wang family to come here to open the ancestral hall was to get Xu Rui Wendun's temperament, and the cooperation with Xu Zhi and his wife that he had discussed before, but he didn't think that Xu Zhi's attitude changed immediately after chatting with this stepson.
"Your Royal Highness the eldest princess, in my opinion, if Mo Xuan didn't do anything too out of the ordinary, it is true that he can't open an ancestral hall to expel him for such a trivial matter, and this matter will end like this! Let's go and see Qingxuan! An uncle of the Wang family finally spoke.
The eldest princess had nothing to say, Xu Rui also immediately ordered and withdrew from the ancestral hall, and after that, everyone went to Penglai Pavilion to see Xu Qingxuan, and saw Xu Qingxuan sitting on the edge of the bed with a blue nose and swollen face, still sipping a cup of tea - it seems that he is really not seriously injured, otherwise he would not have the heart to taste tea.
The two uncles of the Wang family shook their heads, said a few words of reassurance, and left. Judging from the expressions on the faces of the two of them, the eldest princess estimated that she would not be able to invite these two uncles to administer justice in the future.
When Xu Shuxuan walked into Xu Qingxuan's bedroom, Xu Qingxuan was instantly dumbfounded, and he couldn't speak with a stiff face and laughed awkwardly for a while.
"Big brother, why are you here, sit! You may be seated! He said.
Xu Shuxuan smiled softly, and sat down on a carved chair made of rosewood, and the two brothers chatted in the room for a while.
After Xu Shuxuan left, the worried Xu Zhi came to Xu Qingxuan's bedside and reprimanded him angrily: "Qingxuan, how do you do things?" You don't even know that your eldest brother sent someone to follow you behind your back, he now has a picture scroll in his hand, but he has drawn all the things that everyone you have seen recently has done, if this thing is stabbed to the emperor, our whole family's life will not be guaranteed! β
"Not only is it difficult to protect the lives of the whole family, but I am afraid that the lives of the whole family are also difficult to protect, right?" Xu Qingxuan smiled coldly, unhurriedly picked up the teacup and tasted it again, and continued, "Father, don't worry, the eldest brother is such a smart person, he won't tell the emperor about these things, unless he really wants to ruin the entire Xu family!" β
Xu Zhi still said angrily: "You shouldn't provoke his fiancΓ©e, your eldest brother treats her as a treasure now, and he also warned me, if anyone dares to touch that girl in the slightest, he will definitely not let this person have a good time, even if it is a brother!" β
After Xu Qingxuan heard this, the teacup in his hand shook, and the joking sneer in the corner of his eyes deepened.
At this time, Xu Shuxuan was also called into the study by Xu Rui, Xu Rui wanted to ask Xu Moxuan's origin and what was going on with the blood test that day, but Xu Shuxuan only replied: "Father, I hope that Mo Xuan's affairs, you don't care, although he is not your son, but I treat him as a brother, and the third uncle is such a son, do you have to drive him out of the Xu family, so that the third uncle will be lonely for life in the future?" β
As soon as he said this, Xu Rui felt guilty and speechless, and the father and son were relatively silent for a long time, and in the end, no one spoke, Xu Shuxuan took the lead out of the study and took Xu Moxuan back to Tingyu Building.
As soon as he entered the Yulou, Xu Moxuan said guiltily: "Big brother, I'm really sorry, I almost caused trouble for you again this time, but, Xu Qingxuan, this bastard, he deliberately calculated me, I just slammed him with two fists when I went in, and he began to scream like a pig, I have never seen him like this, until the eldest princess's guards brought the yacha to arrive, I didn't know that I had fallen for this bastard!" β
Xu Shuxuan replied with a faint expression: "I know." You didn't get into trouble, it's just that the lesson you gave him this time is not enough, be smart in the future, don't let him know that you hit him! β
Hearing Xu Shuxuan's answer like this, Xu Moxuan's eyes widened in surprise, which didn't seem quite like what the eldest brother said.
"And Xu Qingxuan, we all underestimated him in the past, he has too many unknowable secrets, if you really fight him, you may not be able to beat him!" Xu Shuxuan added again.
Xu Moxuan laughed unconvinced: "No, big brother, did you underestimate him, or did you underestimate me, just like his hanging boy is about to be blown down by a gust of wind, I can't beat him?" β
Xu Shuxuan looked at him and said solemnly: "Ah Ling tested him last night, he is a martial artist, just this point, we were deceived by his appearance!" β
At the mention of Ah Ling, Xu Moxuan's eyes became a little gloomy, as if he wanted to ask something, but he couldn't ask.
Xu Shuxuan saw his thoughts, and said ashamedly: "I'm sorry, Mo Xuan, Ah Ling...... I'm afraid I won't be able to give him back to you anymore! β
"What is Big Brother talking about? Ah Ling was originally your fiancΓ©e, what else...... You still haven't paid it back to me? Xu Moxuan sneered, but it was unnatural in his eyes, in fact, he had already thought in his heart that Ah Ling was now the eldest brother's person, and he searched all night but did not find Xu Qingxuan to get the antidote, so the eldest brother could only save Ah Ling in that way, which was also the last rescue method he thought of when he sent her to the eldest brother's bedroom.
"I know your feelings for Ah Ling, but the eldest brother is more selfish than you, maybe in this life, I can't let go anymore!" Xu Shuxuan suddenly said another meaningful sentence, this sentence disappeared into the wind lightly, but it was so far away.
Xu Moxuan heard the meaning of these words, his heart was slightly astringent, and he smiled bitterly: "Big brother, I know what you are worried about, this, I can assure you that in this life, I will never overcome, as long as you don't bear her in this life!" β
"Actually, for me, her marriage to you is the best comfort for me, at least, I can still see her often!"
After Xu Shuxuan heard his last sentence, his heart was slightly tizzy, and he was speechless for a long time.
It was a long time before he said, "No, I'm not worried about that!" β
After a pause, he asked, "Mo Xuan, will you always believe in Big Brother?" β
"Of course!" Xu Moxuan replied decisively, as if he had thought of something, and asked, "Big brother, are you afraid that I will turn against you for Ah Ling?" β
Xu Shuxuan did not deny it, he pondered for a while, and said: "Now this Guogong Mansion is full of traps, we have to take every step of the way, always be wary of others, in order to live a more stable life, in this situation of tigers and wolves, I also let Ah Ling marry here, I don't know if I can completely control the situation in the future?" β
"Mo Xuan, the only people I can trust now are you and the third uncle, so I don't want to ......"
Before Xu Shuxuan finished speaking, Xu Moxuan interrupted: "Big brother, you want me to believe in you all the time, but why don't you have confidence in me?" β
Oh, yes! Why is he so nervous, why does he have no confidence in Mo Xuan?
Xu Shuxuan didn't answer, the autumn breeze was refreshing, and a fallen leaf happened to fall on his jade-white hand, he just couldn't help but think of what the Seven Sages of the Bamboo Forest said: Heaven and earth are four o'clock, there is still news, let alone people?
He himself will change, can Mo Xuan always keep his heart unchanged?
Xu Moxuan saw that he was silent, his expression became a little sad and solemn, and he said in a deep voice: "I know, you are afraid that I am impulsive and will be used again!" Last time, I doubted my eldest brother because of a few words from that woman, it was my fault, but today, I am willing to make a blood oath in front of my eldest brother, no matter what happens in the future, I will never betray my eldest brother! β
After he finished speaking, he was about to pull out a knife and cut his wrist, but fortunately, Xu Shuxuan stopped in time and said, "Stop!" Who wants you to swear blood! β
Xu Shuxuan suddenly stood up from a Hunan concubine chair, walked in front of Xu Moxuan, took the knife in his hand, his eyes reflected the light of the knife seemed to be more cold and sharp, and after a while, he said: "Keep this knife to deal with the enemy!" Mo Xuan, can you put aside your past prejudices and go and reveal a message to Lu Yanzhao, asking him to ambush some Jinyi guards on my way to marry Ah Ling on the day of my wedding! β
"Why?" Xu Moxuan asked in amazement.
Xu Shuxuan condensed and replied in a deep voice: "I'm worried that Yan Fan will appear on that day......"
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After Han Ling returned to the Anguo Mansion, he was worried all night, and it was not until the next day that he heard rumors in the capital that Xu Qingxuan went to the Guangning Bo Mansion to get hired and carried the tenth lady of the Han family, Han Yanna, a noble concubine, into the door of the Wei Mansion, and as for Xu Moxuan's beating of Xu Qingxuan in the Yamen, it was lightly passed on as a joke between brothers, and then it was slowly forgotten as time went by.
In the blink of an eye, in October, the autumn is high and cool, the bustling streets of the capital are fragrant with osmanthus, and a large area of golden yellow moistens some brilliant colors for the autumn when the leaves are gone.
Han Ling and Xu Shuxuan's wedding date is also set on the fifteenth day of this month, it is said that it is also an auspicious day with a full moon, meaning happiness and longevity, on this day, not only the Wei Mansion and the Anguo Mansion are very busy, even the teahouses and taverns in the capital are talking about the beautiful marriage of this pair of stunning people, the literati have endowed it with gorgeous poems, and the stories about them have also been passed down to the household name.
For Han Ling's marriage on this day, Yang Shizhong, the Duke of Anguo, and the old lady also came to the capital together, and even the eldest cousin Yang Shengzhi also took advantage of the opportunity to change the guard and rushed back from the northwest.
Yang Qiuxuan was busy for Han Ling's dowry for more than a month, and when it was time to give the makeup, when the fifth uncle and two cousins sent the forty-six dowry out of the door, Han Ling was shocked when he saw it.
In addition to these, Yang Qiuxuan also quietly gave a beautiful box to Han Ling, Han Ling quietly opened it, and saw that it was full of land deeds and house deeds, as well as some silver tickets.
The Yang family has no one to do business, they all rely on the court to serve the court, and the 3,000 households given by the title are taxed, and it is not easy to come up with so many dowries, and Yang Qiuxuan also gave her these in private.
"Mother, how can there be so much, I don't need so much, you better keep it for your cousins and cousins in the future to add gifts or dowries!"
Yang Qiuxuan said angrily: "Many of them are the ones you helped your mother to come back from the Han family, and the people you arranged over the years have also managed very well, several dyeing workshops, teahouses and restaurants are running well, this is what you deserve, and some are the hearts of your grandfather and uncles, silly boy, how can you say no?" β
"My mother and uncles all hope that you can live well in the Xu family, although money is something outside your body, but in the end it can reduce some trouble for you, and a big family like the Xu family, the Shili heirloom, is not looking down on the family of military generals like us, my mother really doesn't want you to be wronged after marrying in."
"However, it's not bad for Xu Shizi to treat you, I heard Zi Yi say that he really loves you!" Yang Qiuxuan smiled and said, "Just one point, Ah Ling, you must listen to your mother, don't have a child so early, the son of the world loves you, and you must also take care of your body." β
Han Ling couldn't help but burst into tears, hugging Yang Qiuxuan and almost crying, because of the memory of her previous life, she was always worried that her life with Shu Xuan would not be too long, so it would be great if she could give birth to an heir for him as soon as possible, but as soon as her mother said this, her heart was set up and down, both moved and a little sad.
"Okay, mother, I'll listen to you!" She said in a choked voice.
Yang Qiuxuan also called Mama Yu and Yan Ziyi together, and told them repeatedly: "When I go to the Xu family, Miss will rely on you to take care of her, and I will only rest assured if I let you go with her." β
said, and specially said to Yan Ziyi: "Ziyi, this time it is really troublesome for you, after the dust settles and Ah Jiu also gains a firm foothold in the Xu family, you can leave on your own, and there is no contractual relationship between you and me." β
Yan Ziyi replied indifferently: "It doesn't matter, anyway, I'm also a person, I used to be free and easy, and now it's good to find something for myself to do, and your daughter, I like it too!" β
Yang Qiuxuan smiled, and when she was sorting out some clothes for Han Ling, Qiao'er opened the curtain and broke in, shouting to Han Ling: "Miss, that Miss Zhang from the Changguo Mansion is here again, saying that she has something urgent to talk to Miss." (To be continued.) )