Chapter 20: Asking for Marriage in Person
If the eldest princess knew that Jin Yan was willing to ruin her life for Qin Yu and Nan Qin Jiangshan, she would be heartbroken.
She worked hard to raise her daughter who was in the palm of her hand, but she didn't expect to choose the path she didn't go. At that time, I am afraid that I will regret not taking over the marriage of Xingyang Zheng from Mrs. Youxiang.
But no matter how many feelings you have, what can you do? By then, it will be too late.
After Xie Fanghua and Mrs. Ming agreed, they came out of the small study and came to the warm pavilion.
As soon as the two sat down, there was a burst of laughter and frolic outside, and after a while, Chunlan led Jin Yan and Yan Lan to come.
The two came in with a smile, and when they saw Mrs. Ming sitting here, they quickly put away their smiles and gave Mrs. Ming a salute.
Mrs. Ming smiled and waved her hand, "I haven't seen Lord Yan for a few days, your injuries are healed?" ”
"It's all right, thank you, Madame." Yan Lan smiled and straightened up.
"The eldest princess and Mrs. Hou are here?" Mrs. Ming asked with a smile again.
Jin Yan said, "My mother is here, and I'm looking for my aunt." ”
Yan Lan shook her head, "My mother has a big belly, I can't come, I heard her sigh before I came, saying that she is indispensable to the annual flower viewing party, and this year I have something in my stomach, and I tossed her bitterly." ”
Mrs. Ming was amused, "I heard that Mrs. Hou is pregnant with a little son this time?" ”
Yan Lan nodded and said with a smile, "Yes, it's still Fang Hua who can see the pulse." ”
"Mrs. Hou is happy this time." Mrs. Ming said.
Yan Lan shook her head, "My mother is not the happiest, the happiest person is my brother, he said that there is finally someone who will stand up to the Hou Mansion in the future." He will do whatever he wants in the future. ”
Mrs. Ming laughed, "Master Yan Xiaohou is said to have worked very hard in recent days, and it seems that he is tired. ”
Yan Lan nodded again and again, "That's it, every day when he goes back to the house, he falls asleep, and he says that he has to squeeze out even the time for drinking." ”
"These young sons in our Southern Qin Capital are all adults in a blink of an eye, each with talent, working together, and not afraid of Northern Qi." Mrs. Ming said.
"Exactly!" Yan Lan snorted, "Qi Yan is too deceitful, if I see her, I will definitely dismantle him." ”
"Come on, you, Qi Yanqing is said to have high martial arts, if you really see him, how far away to avoid him, the fool will come forward." Jin Yan pushed Yan Lan, "How many catties and taels do you have?" Even Lu Xueying couldn't beat it, and she also dismantled people into eight pieces. ”
"You sniff me again." Yan Lan pushed Jin Yan back, rattling, "I can't do it, isn't there still Fanghua here, she can." ”
Jin Yan laughed, "Didn't you just tell me that she was going to have a baby?" How can you forget it in the blink of an eye? You dare to pull her out and see if Qin Zheng doesn't clean you up. ”
"yes, I forgot, forget it. Qi Yan lightly let the emperor clean it up. Yan Lan grinned and grabbed Xie Fanghua's arm, "I'm just waiting to be the child's godmother, these days, my mother and I are learning to make children's clothes, my mother said that my brother's clothes are enough to wear, and next, I will make my godson's clothes." ”
Xie Fanghua was speechless, "I'm not pregnant yet, it's too early." ”
"Not early, not early, if you have a child in your belly, how delicate should it be? Change more than 100 sets a day, prepare early so as not to be caught off guard. Yan Lan said.
Xie Fanghua was speechless.
Yan Lan stabbed Xie Fanghua and whispered, "Were you pregnant yesterday?" ”
Xie Fanghua's face turned red, stretched out his hand to tap her head, angry and laughing, "Are you ashamed?" You haven't discussed kissing yet, and you dare to say it. Who else is willing to marry you? ”
Yan Lan stuck out her tongue, "There are no outsiders, and I'm not afraid if no one marries me, I'll recruit a son-in-law." ”
Xie Fanghua was speechless.
Jin Yan immediately clapped her hands, "This is good, I agree." ”
The three of them were talking and laughing, and there was another sound of talking outside, Jin Yan glanced out and said, "Zheng Yewei, Wang Ziming, Cheng Yuping, and Song Qinran are here together." After a pause, he said, "The dresses are showmanlike, as if they are going to participate in the draft, it's too grand." ”
As soon as she spoke, Jin Yan was suddenly happy, "Aren't the Queen Mother and the Emperor coming today?" On days like this, that is, you are still dressed up as before, not carefully. ”
"Aren't you too?" Yan Lan retracted her neck and retorted to her.
"How can I be the same? Basically, the person who decided to get married. Jin Yan said.
When Yan Lan heard this, she immediately leaned over and whispered, "You really decided?" No matter how good Zheng Xiaochun of the Zheng family in Xingyang is, he is not as good as our emperor. What if you regret it later? ”
"No regrets." Jin Yan said categorically.
Yan Lan pursed her lips, "But it's too far for you to marry into the Xingyang Zheng family." ”
"It's not too far, as long as you are not afraid to toss and walk, you will come back when you say that you will come back, you can go and see me." Jin Yan said.
Yan Lan blinked, thought for a while, and said, "I haven't been out of the capital yet, if you get married, I'll give you a marriage." ”
Jin Yan was stunned, "Is there a rule for handkerchiefs to be handed over to the bridal?" ”
"The rules are set by people, when Fanghua got married, didn't we go to the palace to accompany us?" Yan Lan turned her head and asked Xie Fanghua, "Fanghua, it is said that Xingyang is very fun, let's go together when the time comes, okay?" ”
Xie Fanghua's eyes moved slightly, and he nodded with a smile, "If you can at that time, it doesn't hurt to send Jin Yan." ”
Jin Yan raised her eyes to look at Xie Fanghua, just met her gaze, and suddenly smiled, "If you two are not afraid of the long road, you can really send me to marry, then it's fine, so as not to make me nervous." ”
Yan Lan immediately said, "You also agree, then it's decided." ”
"Her promise doesn't work, the eldest princess has to agree." Mrs. Ming, who had not answered, said with a smile.
"Yes!" Yan Lan looked at Xie Fanghua, and her spirit suddenly dispersed when she heard the eldest princess, "The eldest princess is the most particular, I guess she doesn't necessarily like the two of us, I'm afraid that the two of us will make trouble." ”
Xie Fanghua smiled, "Now that the people of the Zheng family in Xingyang have not entered Beijing, it is too early to say this." ”
Jin Yan nodded.
After the three of them spoke, Zheng Yewei, Wang Ziming, Cheng Yuping, Song Qinran and others came, and the warm pavilion was suddenly crowded.
Everyone greeted each other and exchanged pleasantries for a while, Mrs. Ming stood up and said with a smile, "You sisters talk, I'll go and find the ladies to stay." ”
"Have you arrived?" Xie Fanghua asked a few people.
Several people nodded in unison, "We all went to the house with my mother." ”
"Sixth aunt, in this way, let's go to the water pavilion to enjoy the flowers together." Xie Fanghua said.
"Yes, in this warm pavilion, I just sit and chat, and I don't have any money to appreciate." Yan Lan waved her hand, "Let's go together." After the words fell, he said to Mrs. Ming, "I heard that the seats of Madame, Miss and the male guests are all separated, but they are all in the water pavilion, and Madame doesn't have to go by herself." ”
Mrs. Ming smiled and nodded.
The group talked and laughed and left the warm pavilion and went to the water pavilion.
Today's weather is fine, the sun is not too hot, and the lake breeze blows in the water pavilion, which is somewhat cool.
Xie Fanghua and others came to the Water Pavilion, and saw the ladies and the princess staying in one place, talking, laughing, laughing and admiring the flowers.
Xie Fanghua, Jin Yan, Yan Lan and others gave gifts to the ladies.
The ladies smiled and looked at the young ladies, although Xie Fanghua was slender and thin, but her eyebrows were picturesque, her temperament was respectful, and she was slim and distinguished among the young ladies. Everyone secretly praised, no wonder this little princess provoked many people in the capital, and the emperor and the little prince almost turned against each other.
After some greetings, Princess Ying smiled and asked Xie Fanghua, "What about Xue Ying?" ”
"Sister Yi wants to see bauhinia, and sister-in-law took her there." Xie Fanghua said.
Princess Ying laughed, "The bauhinia flowers in the courtyard of our eldest prince are indeed worth seeing. After the words fell, he smiled again, "Just now Qin Tian came and dragged Qin Hao away, and also said that he was going to see Bauhinia, which was a coincidence." ”
Mrs. Ming was stunned.
Xie Fanghua's mind moved slightly, she raised her eyes and glanced at Bauhinia Garden, and when she saw Xie Yi walking away with Lu Xueying in her arms, Xie Yi's face didn't seem to be very good, she remembered that day when Qin Tian was eating wine with Qin Zheng, Yanting and others in Luomei Residence, she said that she liked Xie Yi.
Yan Lan also looked at Lu Xueying and Shay, and immediately said, "They're back." ”
Mrs. Ming and the others also looked at the two.
At this time, Shay suddenly raised her hand to cover her face with her sleeve, but after a while, she put it down again, and her whole little face instantly smiled, and when she saw everyone, she raised her hand.
"Oops, seeing Shay's face makes people feel better." Princess Ying said with a smile, "Every time I see this child, she is lively, and her smiling face is more beautiful than my flowers in the courtyard." ”
"Princess, don't praise her, I'm blushing for her." Mrs. Ming hurriedly said.
"When I saw her, I remembered Li'er, since a letter came a few days ago, saying that she was recuperating from her injuries in Lin'an City, and there has been no news so far, I don't know if the injury is healed." Prince Ying said again.
"Don't worry, mother, after these days, the injury should be almost better." Xie Fanghua said.
Princess Ying nodded.
At this time, Lu Xueying and Shay came to the front and greeted the ladies and ladies together.
Shay's tone was cheerful, "Hello ladies, hello sisters. ”
"Mrs. Ming is really blessed, don't be polite." A lady smiled and waved her hand.
Princess Ying was just about to praise Xie Yi again, when she raised her eyes and saw Qin Hao and Qin Tian walking out, Qin Tian drooped her head and walked beside Qin Hao, looking listless, she said funny, "What's wrong with this kid today?" Why don't you have energy? ”
No one answered.
Mrs. Ming glanced at Xie Yi, and saw that she had already let go of Lu Xueying, who was holding her, and turned to save Xie Fanghua, the smile on her face was still bright, and her subordinates quietly pulled Xie Fanghua's sleeves, as if they wanted to talk to her, and they didn't care about others at all, she looked away and looked at Qin Tian and Qin Hao.
Xie Fanghua felt that Shay was tugging at her sleeve a little tightly, although she smiled, as if to hide the uneasiness in her heart, and there was some annoyance in her breath. She vaguely guessed that after Qin Tian came to Prince Ying's mansion, he should be looking for Shay, and heard that Lu Xueying took her to Bauhinia Garden, so she probably begged Qin Hao to take him there, it seems that he should have said something to Shay. She patted Shay's hand and didn't say anything as a sign of comfort.
Xie Yi tugged on Xie Fanghua's sleeve again, and whispered in a tone that embarrassed that few people could hear recently, "Sister Fanghua, I want to relieve myself, I just took care of the flowers, can you take me to find a thatched house?" ”
"This kid, just let the maid take you there, what are you doing with Fanghua?" Mrs. Ming turned around and scolded Shay, "Fanghua still needs to entertain guests." ”
"It's okay, they're all good sisters, you don't need to entertain. I know that this Yi sister of the Xie family is the most sticky to her Fanghua sister, so take her with you. Yan Lan immediately pushed Xie Fanghua with a smile and teased, "Lest she go to the wrong hut." ”
Shay's face flushed, "Sister Yan made fun of me. Although he said this, he still dragged Xie Fanghua and left.
Xie Fanghua knew that Xie Yi was afraid that she had something to say to her, and it was inconvenient for many people here now, so she nodded, smiled and walked out of the water pavilion with her.
Encountering Qin Tian and Qin Hao coming head-on, Xie Fanghua gave Qin Hao a light salute, "Big brother." ”
Qin Hao hurriedly staggered a step, avoiding her courtesy, he hadn't seen her for many days, and changed his former appearance to be polite and polite, "Brother and sister don't have to be polite." ”
Xie Fanghua glanced at Qin Hao carefully, the frivolity between his eyebrows had dissipated, and it seemed that he had really corrected a lot. She smiled a little more, "Qin Zheng is not in the mansion, and the male guests who came to the mansion today will work hard for the eldest brother to entertain." ”
Qin Hao hurriedly said, "My younger brother and sister are polite, they are all my own family, and the second brother is not here, I will try my best to be considerate." ”
Xie Fanghua nodded.
Qin Hao walked towards Prince Ying and Princess Ying.
Qin Tian paused, raised his eyes to look at Shay, opened his mouth, and was about to speak, when Shay suddenly warned in a cold voice, "Let me tell you, if you dare to talk nonsense here today, I will definitely not be able to spare you." ”
Qin Tian's face changed.
Shay dragged Xie Fanghua away.
Qin Tian turned around and saw that the two of them had already walked a few steps away, he gritted his teeth and shouted, "Sister Fanghua." ”
Xie Fanghua glanced at Xie Yi, and seeing that her little face was tense, she looked away and looked at Qin Tian.
Qin Tian bit his lip, his face revealing a pleading look.
Xie Fanghua sighed, turned his head, and walked through the corridor with Shay.
Qin Tian saw that the two of them were gone, he lowered his head and stood in place, motionless.
Qin Hao walked a few steps, and when he saw that Qin Tian didn't follow, he wanted to turn back, but when he saw that all the ladies were watching, he hesitated, walked towards the ladies again, came to the front, and saluted the ladies.
"What's wrong with this kid?" Princess Ying waved her hand and asked Qin Hao.
Qin Hao raised his eyes and looked at Lu Xueying.
Lu Xueying shook his head at him slightly.
Qin Hao immediately said, "He has a pair of crickets, he loves them very much, he brought them here today, and he was just snatched by Yan Ting, so he is not happy." ”
"My brother is here too?" Yan Lan looked at Qin Hao, "Why didn't you see him?" Where did he go? ”
Qin Hao shook his head, "After snatching Qin Tian's cricket, it disappeared, I don't know where it went." Qin Tian couldn't find him, so he was angry. ”
When Princess Ying heard this, she immediately laughed, "How old are you, you still play with crickets, and there are still people robbing them." ”
"His crickets must be very good, and my brother can't look down on crickets, let alone rob them." Yan Lan said.
Qin Hao nodded.
When the words fell, he beckoned to Qin Tian, "Tian'er, come here." ”
Hearing this, Qin Tian looked up, quickly straightened his expression, and walked over.
He came to the front and greeted the ladies.
Princess Ying smiled and asked, "Why didn't the concubine come?" ”
"The concubine said that she was an old man, so she wouldn't join in the fun." Qin said.
Princess Ying said funny, "Where is the concubine old?" After the words fell, he asked him, "Qin Hao said that your crickets were robbed by Yan Ting?" ”
Qin Tian glanced at Qin Hao and nodded.
"Later, the eldest aunt will help you come back, don't be upset." Prince Ying looked at his bitter face and patted his head with a smile.
Qin Tian's face flushed, hesitated for a moment, and suddenly plucked up his courage, raised his head, looked at Prince Ying, and said seriously, "Auntie, you really have to help me come back, my pair of crickets are ready to be used for proposing." ”
Prince Ying and Princess Ying were stunned.
All the ladies were also stunned, and they all looked at Qin Tian.
After Qin Tian's face turned red after saying this, he took a step back, but he still didn't run away in the sight of everyone.
After Princess Ying was stunned for a moment, she couldn't help but smile, "You want to take a pair of crickets to propose?" Hey, let's talk about it, let the aunt listen, whose girl did you fall in love with? ”
Qin Tian bit his lip and said nothing.
Prince Ying approached him, "Still shy?" I've heard that the concubine has been looking for you for a candidate these days, but you don't like it. It turned out that I had a girl I liked. After a pause, he said, "These girls who came here today are all like flowers, they must be talented and talented, they must be good-looking, they are all very outstanding, and none of them are bad." Which do you say? The ladies are here, so maybe they will answer you. ”
Qin Tian glanced at Prince Ying and Princess Ying again, but did not speak.
All the ladies looked at him, laughing and speculating in their hearts, thinking about whose girl did the Eighth Prince fancie?
"If you say it, the eldest aunt will just help you say something. If you don't say it, we'll go enjoy the flowers. I won't help you find Yanting for a cricket. Prince Ying smiled and teased Qin Tian.
When Qin Tian heard this, he immediately said, "I want to ......," the words fell, he looked at Mrs. Ming, and said with certainty, "Ask Mrs. Ming to marry the second lady of your mansion, Shay." ”
Everyone was stunned, and some people who knew the inside story of the old lady of the Xie family's sixth room and Concubine Lin as a matchmaker for Xie Xi suddenly sighed secretly.
Princess Ying seemed to have known about it for a long time, and said with a smile without much surprise when she heard this, "It turned out to be Shay's little girl, you kid is really discerning." After the words fell, she looked at Mrs. Ming and smiled, "Just now I praised Shai, and you still said that you were blushing, what is happening now?" The beggars came to the door. ”
Mrs. Ming just felt that Xie Yi went to the Bauhinia Garden to enjoy the Bauhinia in order to drag Lu Xueying away and let her talk to Xie Fanghua, why did it happen that Qin Tian also went to see the Bauhinia flowers? How many times has he been in and out of the British Prince's Mansion, hasn't he seen bauhinia? What's more, Shay's face was wrong when she just came back, she was still strange, she didn't expect it to be ......
She didn't know how to answer Princess Ying's words for a while.
There is a pity in the family, I like Qin Tian and I like it more and more autistic, since I learned that he refused, I am so thin that I am not in human shape.
Now he has a crush on his sister Shay.
What does this make him a mother?
For so many years, the Eighth Prince has indeed never interacted with Xie Xi, and Xie Xi's current appearance is indeed no wonder to him. But how could he like who is bad, who is not good for whom he asks to marry, and who he actually asks to marry Shay?
And a pair of crickets asked to marry, which was rare in ancient times.