Chapter 115: Situ Gongzi (1)
About half a month has passed since Han Xi entered the palace, and Han Xiao should also pretend to be Chen Erxin and enter the Prime Minister's Mansion. Situ Xi is extremely concerned about the marriage of his only son, so he chose his son's marriage this time.
I heard that this Situ Gongzi is not Situ Xi's wife, Princess Chengping, but is actually a concubine. His mother's status is low, and she is not treated by the eldest princess, and she doesn't even have a name. However, Situ Xi only has this one son, and he also loves him very much. Because of Situ Xi's hard work, the emperor promised that his descendants would inherit his official position in the future. So Situ Xi thought about marrying a noble wife for his son to make up for his shortcomings in life.
After all, he is the son of Dazaifu, and the emperor personally ordered the selection of candidates, and the selected official ladies also attach great importance to it. In addition to Chen Erxin, Zhang Qingru, the daughter of Zhang Quanze, the assassin of Youzhou, Xiao Xingrou, the daughter of Xiao Meng, Taichang Temple, and Ji Yeying, the granddaughter of Ji Changqing, the general soldier of the Northwest. These young ladies will all be taken into the capital, and then go to the Prime Minister's Mansion to live for a while, waiting for Situ Gongzi to choose. One of them, once chosen, will be the wife of Situ Gongzi and the mistress of the Prime Minister's Mansion in Japan. This kind of glory is even more noble than the position of most concubines in the palace!
In order not to arouse the suspicion of others, Han Xiao specially went to Huainan early and lived in Chen's mansion. It happened that after Chen Zhiyuan passed away, the Hu family sent most of the slaves away, leaving only her and a few heartfelt old slaves in the mansion. Han Xiao pretended to be Miss Chen () to stay in Huainan, and she would not be exposed.
Er Xin also came back with Han Xiao, and the mother and daughter met again. Tears rippled. Under Er Xin's persuasion, Hu Shi was happy to help Er Xin play a play. Anyway, Er Xin had already made a relationship with Fang Wu, and the Hu family didn't want their daughter to marry into the Shenfu compound and be bound by it for the rest of her life. Han Xiao only needs to pretend to be Er Xin to enter the Prime Minister's Mansion and wait for the opportunity to find the country's broken mountains and rivers painting. When Situ Gongzi chooses to choose, he can try not to be selected and retreat.
After Han Xiao stayed in Chen's Mansion for five or six days, the capital sent someone to pick her up. The person who came said that he was inviting Miss Chen to live in the Prime Minister's Mansion for a while, and Han Xiao simply packed up and set off with them. Because there is no shortage of manpower in the Prime Minister's Office. Han Xiao only brought Han Yue with her.
The other three young ladies also entered the Situ Mansion with Han Xiao. You can see it. Each of them is well-groomed. Han Xiao was the most low-key among them, and she only wore a cherry-red Luo skirt casually, unlike the other three who were looking forward to becoming the next housewife of the Situ family.
Situ Xi personally led the housekeeper to greet them, and Han Xiao could finally meet this enemy face to face. And not in my mother's memories. I thought that Situ Xi's mind was so vicious and cunning. He should be a treacherous person. Unexpectedly, the middle-aged man in front of him described Sven as gentle and elegant. The appearance is also quite outstanding.
Situ Xi only wore a homely blue-gray robe, which became more and more approachable, and at first glance, he looked like a teacher in a private school. He kindly stroked the neatly groomed beard on his chin and said with a smile: "Your nieces have come from afar, it's really hard!" The old man has ordered someone to prepare a few side rooms and arrange for the waiting manpower. It's been a long time, so let's go and take a rest first. If you need anything, just tell the people and don't see it! ”
Situ Xi's words seemed to be as if these girls came to his mansion just as guests, and they never mentioned the matter of their in-laws, but they also eliminated their tension and restraint.
Seeing that Situ Xi was in a high position and an elder, and that he could be so peaceful with them, the four of them all followed the rules and courtesies, and felt more and more that marrying into Situ Mansion was a good choice.
Han Xiao looked at the three people beside her quietly: Zhang Qingru in pink clothes looked gentle and shy, very delicate and delicate of a small jasper, Chu Chu posture, and endearing; Xiao Xingrou, who is dressed in blue, has the most beautiful appearance, and I heard that she is especially good at music, but her temperament is cold and lonely, and she is an iceberg beauty; And Ji Yeying, who was born in a family of military generals, is a little more heroic than other women, and her appearance is charming and neat, and she can be seen to be a cheerful and cheerful person. And the real Chen Erxin is from a scholarly family, full of poetry and books, and emphasizes etiquette cultivation. These four young ladies are from different backgrounds, and they are all first-class beauties in appearance, and they have their own merits, and all of them are untouchable. It seems that Situ Xi has really put a lot of effort into choosing a daughter-in-law! It is a great blessing for this Situ Gongzi to have any of them as his wife!
Situ Fu arranged these four young ladies into a two-entry courtyard, and each of them sent another maid to serve them, and each courtyard had four small maids to help. Han Xiao lives in the "Yaxuan Pavilion" on the west side of the outer courtyard, and the maid who serves her is named Chenlu, and she looks very clever and sensible. Han Yue and Morning Dew together put the cold things in place. Ji Yeying, who lived in the same courtyard with Han Xiao, after she cleaned up, she took the maid to sit here with Han Xiao.
Ji Yeying wore a peach-colored gauze skirt covered with a madder embroidered passionflower gauze dress. She entered Han Xiao's room with a smile, and the maid who followed behind her saluted Han Xiao: "Ran'er, I've seen Miss Chen." ”
Seeing this, Han Yue and Chenlu also hurriedly saluted Ji Yeying. Han Xiao also bowed towards Ji Yeying and smiled: "Miss Ji." ”
Ji Yeying hurriedly waved her hand: "I can't stand this gift!" I heard that Miss Chen is a year older than me, if you don't give up, Ah Ying will call you 'Sister Chen'." We live together, and it can be regarded as fate, so Ah Ying thought about coming over to chat with Sister Chen and get to know each other better. ”
Han Xiao saw that she had a straightforward temperament, and she felt a little more fond of it in her heart, so she nodded: "Sister Ji is willing to call me sister, which is Erxin's blessing." I don't know the place here, and it's a pleasure to be accompanied by my sister. ”
Ji Yeying looked at Han Xi, blinked her bright eyes, and said with a smile: "I have long heard that the daughter of Lord Chen's family is knowledgeable, and when I met my sister today, I realized that what I said was true!" My sister is different at first glance, she is beautiful and has a gentle personality. Fortunately, I don't live with Miss Xiao's ice cube face, otherwise I would have died of cold even in this summer! I saw that Miss Zhang was also a timid and not good at speaking, the two of them were together, the courtyard must be quiet, there was no sound! ”
Han Xiao heard Ji Yeying speak so directly and interestingly, and couldn't help laughing out loud: "Miss Xiao is a little colder, she is a cold beauty." ”
"Where is the cold, it is obviously the high!" Ji Yeying pursed her lips dissatisfied, as if she didn't like Xiao Xingrou very much, "But since you are so proud, why did you come here and wait to be picked?" ”
"The emperor personally selected, where can we be the master?" Han Xiao sighed. Although she only came over in place of Chen Erxin, she couldn't help but feel sad for these official ladies. Although he was born prosperous and wealthy, he was unable to make decisions about his marriage. I don't know if one day, I will be married to someone I have never met. Fortunately, she is not Chen Erxin, she used to steal incense, and when she met a man like Rong Gongzi, she came to this world in vain. (To be continued......) R1292