Xia Chen asked softly: "Grandmother, is Sister Jinghua getting married?" ”

The old lady nodded: "Yes, the date is set for the eighth day of the sixth month." ”

Xia Chen said: "It's February 17 now, and there are only more than three months left, grandmother can't be reluctant, right?" ”

The old lady stroked her hair: "Of course I can't bear it, but my daughter's family always has to get married." Grandmother is worried that the eldest son of the Yan family is over forty years old and has a wife's room, and his aunt also has six rooms. Speaking of this, he took Xia Chen into his arms: "Chen'er, you have to fight." ”

No matter how much the old lady feels sorry for her granddaughter, she can only open one eye and close one eye. She knows how this Xia Mansion came about, and she knows even more that this family affair is just a transaction! How many generations of the Xia family have been desperately trying to get the Xia family out of the military household, and how many people have died on the battlefield, but only the three grades of officials can get the whole family out of the military, what kind of miracle can be established! Seeing that there is a glimmer of hope in this generation, for the sake of grandchildren and future generations, it is worth the price.

Xia Chen was stunned, Xia Jinghua wanted to marry someone who was old enough to be her father and be the seventh aunt! Xia Zhongyang and the Qian family are too ruthless. "Grandmother, is Sister Jinghua willing?"

Tears overflowed in the old lady's eyes: "Captain Yan is in a high position, we can't afford to offend!" For the sake of the Xia family, she is unwilling and willing, my hard-working granddaughter. He choked up as he spoke.

Somehow, these words made Xia Chen's heart unspeakably uncomfortable, and many scenes of bullying men and women came to mind. And Cen Shaoze also mentioned that Taiwei Yan controlled the government, excluded dissidents, and framed Zhongliang, and what was even more hateful was that he whitewashed the peace, blindly flattered, and did nothing practical except to collect money.

Xia Chen said: "Grandmother, don't be sad, aren't you tired?" Chen'er helped you back to the house to rest, Chen'er bought the jujube paste cake that her grandmother loved to eat, and when you turned around, you felt that there was no taste in your mouth and ate a piece. "Older people don't usually like sweets, and the reason why they often want to eat something is probably because there is a fire in the liver and bitterness in the mouth, which is what she just heard from an old woman in the pastry shop.

Helping the old lady back to the room, Xia Chen came to the guest room where Han Ran was staying, saw that he was packing his luggage, and said, "Second uncle is going back?" ”

Han Ran turned around: "Well, I'm going back to prepare for the horse walk." ”

Xia Chen was a little reluctant, but he also knew that he had to go back. "Second uncle, tell my grandfather, grandmother and eldest uncle, I'm fine here."

Han Ran nodded, stretched out his hand and patted her on the shoulder: "Chen'er, this place is no better than our family, you have to think twice about everything, and you can't be willful." ”

"I know."

Han Ran smiled: "The conditions of the Xia family are good, take this opportunity to study hard." ”

"Hmm. When will the second uncle leave? ”

"Tomorrow morning."

Xia Chen accompanied Han Ran to talk for a while, then went to her courtyard, and when she passed by Tingyuxuan, she heard the noise of people inside, she slowed down and listened carefully.

"Xia Yarong, let me out! Let me out! The sound of pounding on the door was accompanied by Xia Jinghua's crying.

"Eldest sister, don't embarrass my sister, this is my uncle's order. Besides, the dowry has already been accepted, and you will only hurt yourself by doing this. Xia Yarong persuaded.

"Yes, Miss, don't cry and break your body."

"Sister Yarong, please, let me out, please......" Xia Jinghua kept begging.

After a while, Xia Yarong said, "Eldest sister, if you promise me not to go to my uncle and aunt, I will let you out." ”

Xia Jinghua immediately said, "Okay, I promise you." ”

Xia Yarong instructed Yahuan: "Cui'er, open the door." ”

"Second Miss...... This ......"

"It's fine."

Immediately after, several exclamations came at the same time. "Miss!" "Big sister!"

Xia Chen subconsciously turned his head, only to see Xia Jinghua running out of the gate of the Moon Cave Courtyard and rushing straight to Old Taijun Xu's courtyard. With her long hair and bare feet, she still has the appearance of a lady. Xia Yarong and several maids chased after her, shouting and following. None of them noticed Xia Chen and Yueniang.

Yueniang couldn't help but sigh: "I didn't expect that this eldest lady of the Xia family is still a fierce child." ”

Xia Chen chuckled: "I hope she will make a fuss for a few more days." In this way, the Qian family will not have time to pay attention to themselves, and after the scientific examination, it will be too late for them to regret it.

The two continued to walk towards Yingyue Xuan, Yueniang wanted to speak several times, and finally couldn't help but say: "How many women are not bitter, Miss Xia's life is ruined." ”

Xia Chen raised his eyes and looked at Yueniang: "That's the woman who accepted her fate, didn't Yueniang meet happiness when she escaped from the song and dance workshop?" ”

Yueniang still said with palpitations: "That's also a life of nine deaths!" Having said that, Miss Xia is different from me, she doesn't have a chance. ”

Xia Chen was a little puzzled: "Why did Yueniang say that?" ”

Yueniang said: "The kind of place in the teaching workshop is ushered in, if you have the heart, there is always a chance to escape, plan carefully in advance, hide for ten days and a half months and not be caught back, it will be basically fine, but if you marry into the official family, even if you escape to the ends of the earth, you will be arrested sooner or later, and a lady like Miss Xia can be said to have no understanding of the outside world, even if she escapes, the end may be even worse." ”

"That's right." Hearing Yueniang say this, Xia Chen immediately understood, not to mention that with the power of the Yan family, it is easy to catch a weak female stream, just to say that in the Great Cloud Country, women rarely have the opportunity to go out to see the world, a girl like Xia Jinghua who can be regarded as a beautiful girl, she is not allowed to show her head before she gets married, she is completely a frog at the bottom of the well, she is not like Yueniang who still has the opportunity to meet a few friends, understand the world and people's hearts, and may be abducted and sold and count the money for her!

Thinking of this, Xia Chen felt that the women of this era were really pitiful, the world was big but there were so-called moral rules everywhere, and there were too few paths they could choose. Fortunately, he pretended to be a man, otherwise he would have been forced to marry a man who might not even have met him.

Back at Yingyue Xuan, Lu'er hurriedly greeted him: "Third young master, the third master is here, and now the hall is waiting for you." ”

Xia Chen frowned slightly, he came to Xia Mansion from her, and when he heard the news about Xia Feiyang, he was always just drunk, and he suddenly came to find him, so what happened?

As soon as he entered the house, he saw a young man with a thin face sitting on a chair drinking tea, to Xia Chen's surprise, his eyes were very bright, how could such a person be a drunkard alone?

Xia Feiyang saw her lose his mind slightly, and then hurriedly lowered his eyes as if he was a little afraid of making eye contact with her, and looked at the ground in front of Xia Chen: "Chen, it's Chen'er, right?" ”

"I've seen the third uncle." Xia Chen gave a salute. I wondered for a while, am I so scary? Or is there something wrong with this Xia Feiyang?

Xia Feiyang took a deep breath, barely squeezed out a smile and glanced at her, but still immediately looked away and pointed to the chair on the side: "Come and sit, I want to talk to you." ”

Xia Chen sat down: "I heard that the third uncle has been in poor health recently, but he is getting better?" ”

"Ah, alright, alright."

Xia Chen smiled slightly: "So Chen'er doesn't have to worry about it." I wonder what the third uncle wants to talk about with Chen'er? ”

Xia Feiyang's eyes kept staring at the teacup: "Big brother asked me to send you to the official school tomorrow, huh...... What are you missing? Just talk to me. ”

Xia Chen said: "Chen'er doesn't lack anything, it's just that Chen'er doesn't want to go to school so soon, can the third uncle think of a way for Chen'er to let Chen'er play for a few more days?" ”

Xia Feiyang raised his head violently when he heard this, with an angry face on his face, staring at her with burning eyes: "You, why are you still in the mood to have fun!" ”

Xia Chen was shocked, did this gentleman take the wrong medicine? She blinked her eyes twice, put on an innocent and scared look, and said non-really: "Third uncle, what did Chen'er say wrong?" ”

Xia Feiyang said coldly: "You are not too young, how can you be so playful if you are going to take over the Xia family's family business in the future." ”

Xia Chen said in his heart when he heard this, this Xia Feiyang is really strange, but when he said this, he was a little heartbroken, could it be that he was looking forward to his success? It's unreasonable, as far as she knows, Xia Feiyang and Xia Zhongyang are brothers from the same mother, even if he doesn't have a good relationship with his eldest brother, but he has children and daughters, how can he value his nephew so much? Unless......

"What my uncle taught me was that Chen'er knew that he was wrong."

Xia Feiyang's expression softened a lot: "Study hard, don't let down your father......" Speaking of this, he pressed his chest and coughed lightly.

The cold glint in Xia Chen's eyes flashed: "Uncle, you said that my father is ...... Is it really dead? ”

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