Chapter 218: Testing the Waters (I)
Luo's words made a room of ladies fall silent, and the old lady's face froze, and slowly stiffened into a persimmon face.
You said that you don't have the skills of Mrs. Tai, nor the identity of Mrs. Tai, what kind of big-tailed wolf are you here?
He Shi, the third lady of He, shrank back, first looked at Luo who was shining brightly in the light, and then looked at Xing Zhao who was sitting upright on the small stool next to Luo, the two sisters-in-law were laughing, but in He Shi's eyes, it was like holding a knife in her hand and would put it on her neck anytime and anywhere.
Xingjing's personality is upright, she was only afraid that Xingzhao would be too keen and would hold on to the third room, and she breathed a long sigh of relief when she heard that Xingjing was married to the eldest girl of the Luo family-no matter how good the girl from the scholarly family is, she can't go anywhere.
But looking at it now, this Luo clearly wants to give the He family a dismissal on the first day!
Xingzhao silently counted three times in his heart, one, two, three, as soon as he landed, he got up, and smiled with a smile from the desk next to him and held a plate of pastries in both hands to Luo's eyes, "Sister-in-law try this, custard and crispy, Ah Yu will taste it, it is not much different from the taste in the palace, make it small, one bite at a time, and it will not dirty your mouth grease."
"Don't be hungry!" Second Mrs. He followed behind Xingzhao and smiled to warm up the atmosphere, "When Brother Jing comes back, our new daughter-in-law is soft and delicate, and Brother Jing has to rush up to feed something?" Grandma holding the pastry is called to please her sister-in-law, but Brother Jing'er's care for her daughter-in-law is called erotic Fengyue! ”
In terms of dignity and seniority, the second Mrs. He in this room is the most weighty, although He Lao Er He Huan is incompetent, but he can't stand the innocence of his mother's family and son-in-law's family!
The second lady catered to. Others don't dare not laugh.
Forget the past. Except for that persimmon face. Everyone else was quite happy to see it.
Luo secretly pursed his lips and smiled, blinking his eyes slightly, as if there were stars hidden in his eyes.
Not long after Queen Fang Tuo Xinrong came to the Luo family to ask what she meant, her mother intentionally or unintentionally told her the story of the three generations of the Lin'an Hou He family, and then went to Yuhua Lane to see He Xingjing, as if her marriage with him was ironclad.
Horoche
Luo lowered his head, and crossed his fingers to smooth the golden embroidered Yunxia Zhai pattern embroidered on the hem of his skirt. She is not the daughter-in-law of the He family's son-in-law, let alone the rotten He family's daughter-in-law, she is just He Xingjing's daughter-in-law.
The pair of red candles on the desk in the room burned little by little, and the candle tears flowed down from the fire, until March was cold, and halfway through, it condensed into a series of vermilion wax beads that looked like coral.
Xingjing's marriage was lively until dark, and the whole day was He Lao'er, Xingjing and Xingshi were taking care of the entertainment outside.
He Yan showed up when he was in the church, and after drinking two glasses of wine at the banquet, he never appeared again, and Mrs. He didn't show up directly, and she didn't know if she was fulfilling her promise. It's better to be out of sight.
Xingzhao was scolded by Queen Fang, and he felt more and more that Chen Wan was hiding behind the pillar that day. How did she go all the way from Rongshou Hall through the nine-mile corridor, and then into the main courtyard, and accurately touched Fang Fu's mourning hall? There must be someone pointing her out, as for who it is, Xingzhao selfishly speculated that it was Mrs. He's permission.
For what? Ruining her reputation? Let the contradiction between the Fang family and the Chen family intensify?
Taking advantage of no one, Chen Wan staged such an arrogant and stupid play, which smoothly paralyzed her, and thankfully, she still had Queen Fang by her side to remind her.
Fishing in troubled waters, Mrs. He understands that she is the fish that everyone wants to catch, Sanfang stares at her, the Fang family stares at her, and the Chen family also stares at her, if the water is not muddy, how can the fish escape?
Anyone with a dog-headed military advisor can settle down and count a few points, but just for this lady who raised her single-handedly, Xingzhao felt that he had no way to calm down from the standpoint of a bystander.
Think about it carefully, whether Mrs. Tai is to her, or she is to Mrs. Tai, both of them still have the final bottom line and forbearance in their hearts - they are avoiding each other to play games, and it is inevitable to throw a mouse.
"It's actually hard for a woman to be ruthless."
Shuangfu Street is more and more lively at night, even if Xingming is talking next to him, his voice is almost obliterated in the shouting under the overpass, "Marrying San Lang, I wanted to be ruthless, live a life with respect, and have two or three children to finish this life." But in the end, the heart was softened by Saburo, the heart softened, and the tight string was released, only then did he realize that life was actually like this, and he was very happy. ”
The two sisters walked down the street arm in arm.
Xingming said simply, Xingzhao listened quietly.
"Saburo is a very gentle person, and you know, my personality is very anxious, and I do things recklessly. When I got married, I relied on your sister, the matchmaker of the eldest princess Xinrong, the maid dared to fight, and the chopsticks dared to fall, but San Lang never cared about these things from me."
This is the first time in so many years that the two sisters have spoken.
Xingming said with a little emotion, but Xingzhao was very happy to hear it - Xingming did not mention the Li family Lang in a word.
It is difficult to get out of the feelings of youth, how many people are mistaken for life as soon as they see Xiao Lang? How many people are obsessed with unforgettable, miserable and miserable life?
Xing Mingsheng is open-minded in personality.
At the beginning of the lanterns, the two sisters avoided the carriages and horses and walked on the side of the alleyway, most of them were talking and listening.
The road is not long, and when his eyes can see the two sedan chairs waiting on the side of the road, Xingming hesitated for a long time, paused, lowered his voice and asked, "Does Aunt Wan's death and He Xingxiao's illness have anything to do with you?" ”
Xingzhao frowned and looked at her.
Xingming glanced around with a pair of eyes, and asked again calmly: "Does it have anything to do with you?" ”
"Yes."
Xingzhao spoke softly and said very calmly: "It was I who told He Xingxiao that she and her aunt could only live one, He Xingxiao chose to live, and Wan chose to commit suicide." After a pause, his tone changed slightly, "It may not be that he committed suicide, but that he killed him." If he kills, it must not be me, it must be He Xingxiao. ”
Xingming gasped, his face full of disbelief.
Both of them were standing in a place where the gray wall and green tiles were sheltered from the light, but Xing Ming still pulled Xing Zhao over, blocked it with his body, and said in a hurry: "It turned out to be true!" Last time, my second sister-in-law's in-laws came to Wang's house as a guest, and my second sister-in-law talked in the inner compartment, and my second sister-in-law turned around and told me that it was the lord of Wenyang County who covered the sky with one hand, and forced my biological father's concubine and sister to a desperate place, so that the concubine had to commit suicide by throwing herself into the lake! ”
Xingzhao raised his eyebrows and cut to the topic in a deep voice: "Who is that in-law wife?" ”
"My mother's family is a big family in Anhui, and I am not outstanding in Dingjing City. can marry into the Chen family, her husband is Chen Xian's nephew! It's a side branch of the Chen family, but if you look at the current situation of the Chen family, the prime minister's concierge is all seven-grade officials, even if it's just a side branch, you can't underestimate it! I thought they were ruining your reputation, after all, the Chen family and the Fang family were fighting fiercely, but on second thought, the matter involved the He family, and it was impossible to fabricate something to ruin your reputation! You are the one who bears the royal decree of marriage, and your reputation and fame, what does it matter? was ruined like this in the market and court, and now it is whispered and stingy in the small circle, if it spreads, do you want your reputation to be gone?! ”
Xingming was very anxious, and his stature was high, so he completely gathered Xingzhao under his own shadow without paying attention.
However, there was no light on the gray wall, it was so dark, the shadow backlight was long, and Xingzhao always felt like he was being robbed
Since it is the Chen family, speaking of which, Xing Zhaoruo is stupid if he doesn't understand what the Chen family wants to do.
"Third sister, don't panic." Xingzhao's tone became relaxed, "Can reputation be used as food or clothing?" You also said that I was given the marriage by the emperor, as long as the holy purpose is there, the words have not reached the ears of the emperor, and the emperor will not make a decree to repent of the marriage, even if my reputation is bad, His Royal Highness Duanwang will have to marry! ”
"The emperor can't hear it if he doesn't go out of the deep palace, but what about King Duan? King Duan is a person who walks in the court, if he hears that his future princess is a ruthless and immoral woman, what should he think? Even if you grew up together, is it nice for a woman to have blood on her hands? When a man hears it, even if he doesn't say it, he must have a mustard in his heart, and when the time comes, what should you do? Empress Fang can't protect you for the rest of your life," Xing Ming pondered as he spoke, "Hurry up and let the queen mother and Pingxihou suppress this before this word spreads." Fame can't be eaten or worn as clothes, but the most important thing for a woman in a family is fame! You haven't been married, you don't understand, who likes dirty water among men? They all like a pool of clear water, the water is smart, both dignified and delicate, and there are many requirements! And a woman is like a pool of clear water, sinking a stone down, even if the water rises deeper, others can see it at a glance! ”
Xingming was worried about her reputation, worried that the sixth prince would dislike her when he heard this
Between people, there is a sincere heart for a sincere heart, she treats Xingming with sincerity, and Xingming also treats her with a sincere heart, anxious about what she is anxious about, and thinks about what she thinks.
"He dares to dislike me!"
Xingzhao smiled and spoke, and comforted Xingming in a gentle voice, "If he dares to dislike me, he will be impatient!" ”
There was no wind in the quiet night, and His Royal Highness King Duan, who was holding a roll to welcome the moon in his hand, sneezed inexplicably. (To be continued......)