Chapter 33 On Marriage
Shi Qingqing had a very beautiful dream, but I can't remember exactly what I dreamed of, I only remember that it was very beautiful and comfortable.
Shi Qingqing shrank into the brocade on his body, looking for a more comfortable position, and planned to continue to fulfill the dream.
There was a clattering sound of water flowing into the container, Shi Qingqing's body immediately stiffened, and he suddenly opened his eyes, but he saw that the ground was still azure-colored bed tent, and the edge of the bed was carved from mahogany.
Shi Qingqing pursed her lips, her dark eyes turned slightly, with a hazy vapor that was about to wake up, radiant and vigilant.
Shi Qingqing stretched out her tongue and licked her dry lips, tentatively opened her mouth, and called softly, "Xi'er......?" ”
For a long time, no one answered, and even the sound of the water disappeared without a trace, as if there had never been, Shi Qingqing listened with pricked ears, and only vaguely heard the footsteps of the few maids outside who seemed to have hurried back and forth, Shi Qingqing couldn't help but mutter, isn't it, is it in a dream?
After a while, there was still no sound, Shi Qingqing's heart fell to the ground, and the originally straight body was also relaxed, and Shi Qingqing put his head back on the soft and comfortable pillow.
Closed his eyes and muttered, "Xi'er......"
"Awake?" A mellow and low male voice came from the outhouse, Shi Qingqing was shocked, and before Shi Qingqing could answer, the man continued: "Since you are awake, let's get up and have a cup of tea?" ”
The voice was gentle and the tone was smooth, and he couldn't hear the joy or anger, and Shi Qingqing couldn't help frowning.
As the man's words came out, the room suddenly became depressed and breathless like a dark cloud.
But there is some déjà vu.
Shi Qingqing half-sat up, and through the screen, he vaguely saw a middle-aged man in a dark color narrow-sleeved plain robe, holding a porcelain cup shaped like a bamboo knot and drinking tea.
The fog is thick, and it doesn't really look like it.
Shi Qingqing thought about it for a while, and tried to call, "Daddy? ”
Hearing a faint response from the other side, Shi Qingqing hurriedly got up and sat up in his clothes and walked outside.
"Daddy, why are you here?" Shi Qingqing greeted enthusiastically, breaking Fang Cai's embarrassment.
But he didn't want the teacher to be unappreciative, so he glanced at Shi Qingqing lightly, and said in a deep voice: "Sit down!" ”
Shi Qingqing touched Shi Xiang's eyes before he realized, Oh no, I was drunk yesterday......
Shi Qingqing Nunu mouthed, trying to calm himself down and not mess with himself.
So, he hurriedly stepped forward to lift the teapot and added a cup of tea to Shi Xiang, then sat down, poured another cup for himself, and took a sip with both hands.
Shi Qingqing secretly estimated that he didn't know how long he had been here, but he had been waiting for himself to wake up, and he didn't let others serve him, didn't he have other things to do besides educating himself?
Shi Qingqing also knew that no matter how open the folk customs were in ancient times, even if the married woman's family and the man drank outside in the middle of the night, the reputation was not good, let alone the girl's family who had not left the cabinet.
Shi Qingqing hurriedly took another sip, secretly sighed badly, and didn't know how to explain it.
Seeing Shi Qingqing's frightened look, Shi Xiang couldn't help but be in a trance, as if he had never sat with her for tea in his memory, even Xue Tao......
Shi Xiang suddenly realized that his mind was running away, so he hurriedly stopped, coughed dryly to cover up the past, and said, "Qing'er, how are you doing lately?" The teacher asked in a concerned tone.
Shi Qingqing is getting more and more worried, it is better to get straight to the point.
Shi Qingqing nodded slightly, "Thank you daddy for your concern, it's all right." ”
The prime minister would receive a report from the person sent by Zai's father Ao every day to report Shi Qingqing's physical condition, and he had already known that Shi Qingqing's body had the first food of Wu Yuan in Tai Hospital, and most of it was better.
Shi Qingqing knew that this was just the beginning of the conversation, so he slowly settled down and listened to Shi Xiang's next words.
Sure enough, after a while, the teacher's face was stern and said in a deep voice: "Although the Jing family is not as rich as our master's family, but in the end it is also a family inherited from the Northern Xia for a hundred years, and its family style must be not bad, although Jing Yi is not as stable as his Lao Tzu, but he is just young and vigorous, and he is a little greedy for fun on weekdays. ”
Shi Qingqing choked violently after listening to what Shi Xiang said, and looked at Shi Xiang at a loss, "Daddy, you... What are you talking about? ”
Shi Qingqing didn't expect her father to come to kiss her.
Why has it only been a day since Daddy changed so much?
Shi Xiang raised his eyebrows, although he was dissatisfied with Shi Qingqing's reaction, but he also knew that his words were a little too straightforward, so he changed his tone and asked, "Could it be that you already have a sweetheart?" ”
Shi Qingqing was very stunned, "Huh? ”
Seeing that Shi Qingqing was stunned, I don't know if he didn't wake up or didn't understand, so he said again, "I said, do you have a sweetheart, Qing'er?" ”
Shi Qingqing saw that the teacher had raised eight tones, and almost one was unstable, and the porcelain cup in his hand was about to be separated, smashing it, smashing it, and answering carefully, "Oh... Sweetheart? Not yet. ”
Shi Xiang sighed secretly when he heard this, looking at Shi Qingqing's appearance and being very worried, why is it still like this?
But after thinking about it, this is Qing'er's lifelong event, so he said patiently: "Qing'er, what do you think of Jingyi?" ”
Shi Qingqing's eyelashes drooped, and his lips were pursed into a line, but he didn't answer immediately.
At this time, the teacher is not in a hurry, after all, it is a daughter's family who encounters this kind of thing, no matter how stupid she is, how can she not be ashamed.
Thinking of this, he added some silver charcoal to the small copper stove on the table, poured himself a cup of tea, and continued to taste the tea.
Shi Qingqing was not so leisurely, but he drank wine once, and he even reached the point of talking about marriage......
Looking at his father's appearance, it seemed as if he had made a decision, but I didn't know how much of his opinion was true when he asked in his mouth?
Shi Qingqing's brows frowned slightly, and then he let go, put the cup that had been cold in his hand back on the pear blossom wooden table, and carefully coveted Shi Xiang's face, "Daddy, the appearance of the eldest prince is good, but he is a little stingy, yesterday I had to take my daughter to the mountains to drink, because my daughter rarely goes out, she really can't resist the beautiful scenery of the mountains and flowing water, delicious wine and food, and the breeze and bright moon in the mouth of the eldest prince, so he went with him, but I didn't expect that after getting there, the eldest prince only gave wine to drink, There is no appetizer! ”
Shi Qingqing saw that the teacher's face was as usual, so he said boldly.
"Daddy, it's okay to teach according to Daddy, it's just that this first meeting is ......."
Shi Qingqing cried and mourned, his whole face was full of grievances, this time he was only allowed to drink, and he didn't even give him any snacks, if he married in the past, his life would not be too poor!
When the teacher heard this, he was also unhappy, how could he be so stingy when he was the son of a scholar, but if he was just drinking......
"Qing'er, you were just drinking last night?" The teacher asked tentatively, a pun intended.
Shi Qingqing nodded heavily when he heard this, looking aggrieved.
When the teacher saw each other, he placed the cup on the table heavily, made a bang, and his thick eyebrows locked deeply, "Why don't you have a snack?!" ”
So, because of the stingy character of not even giving food and drinks, the matter had to be stopped.
Shi Qingqing saw that Shi Xiang had no intention of mentioning Jing Yi for the time being, and was afraid that Shi Xiang would think about it for a while and see the loopholes in it, so he tentatively opened his mouth and changed the topic, "Daddy, I have also been here for a long time, when will I return home?" ”
Hearing this, the teacher looked over, brushed the robe on his lap, and met the light green gaze of the teacher, with a little apology in his eyes, "A few days ago, your aunt passed by in front of your house, and went in to see if there was anything missing, who knew that as soon as I entered, I found that there was a big problem with your house, and it was okay to block the wind on weekdays, but the warmth was not enough, and I couldn't even shine in the big sun, so your aunt said that she would renovate the house for you, and when you were sick, just go and live." ”
Shi Qingqing couldn't help but smile bitterly, after more than ten years, did he even think about that house!
Shi Qingqing tried his best to dissolve the sourness in his heart, and only said lightly, "Then please thank Daddy for Qing'er." ”
Shi Xiang pretended to be resentful and glanced at Shi Qingqing, "What are you talking about, it's all a family." ”
Shi Qingqing smiled lightly when he heard this.
The teacher also knew that this sentence was said too late, but fortunately, it was said in the end.
As for this knot, it seems that we have to take our time.
For a while, the two had different thoughts and stopped talking.
"Knock-" At this moment, Mr. Xia stood outside and bowed and knocked on the door, "Master, Master Zaifu asked the slave to come and let you go to the Punishment Department together." ”
Criminal Department? Isn't that the jurisdiction of the Seven Princes......
Shi Xiang's heart turned a hundred times, his eyes were obscure, and he muttered for a moment before he said, "I know, you go and wait outside first!" ”
Manager Xia bowed down to receive the order, said yes and walked outside.
Seeing this, Shi Qingqing said busily and considerately: "If Daddy has something, please go and get busy, Qing'er's body is no longer in trouble." ”
Shi Xiang was also very pleased to see that Shi Qingqing also understood some human feelings, and looked at Shi Qingqing and nodded lightly, "It's okay, I'll send someone to pick you up and go home later!" ”
Shi Qingqing smiled obediently when she heard this, and hurriedly got up and went to get Shi Xiang's skushi, "Got it, Daddy, be careful on the road." ”
The teacher snorted and walked out the door.
Shi Qingqing suddenly thought of something, and hurriedly called, "Dad? The teacher turned back in surprise, raised his eyebrows and asked, what else is the matter?
Shi Qingqing just looked at it and didn't speak.
Shi Xiang thought that it was just the youngest daughter's family that could not be separated from her father, so he smiled at Shi Qingqing to show relief, and then turned around and walked outside.
Fang Yi took a step, but he heard a voice behind him that was light to the dust, "Dad, I dreamed of my mother's kiss, she looked at Qing'er with blood on her face, but she didn't speak, is my mother strange Qing'er?" ”
The words were like a thousand pounds falling to the top, and they smashed into Shixiang's body, and the raised steps stopped, but he didn't turn around again.
How could Xue Tao blame her daughter, she blamed... I'm afraid it's myself, such words are wandering in the heart of the teacher, but how can I say it.
But in an instant, the foot of the prime minister's back-patterned beast-faced official boots hit the ground heavily, and he walked straight out of the door and walked outside.
From beginning to end, not a word was spoken.
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