Chapter Seventy-One: Marriage
"Alone these days, mother, do you still care about your father?"
"Yes."
Aunt Zhou nodded, Mo Xinqing saw that her biological mother was slightly thin and lived in Zhuangzi, but Aunt Zhou's spirit was worse than in Mo's house.
Mo Xinqing originally planned to ask her to give up Mo Guanjie, but Aunt Zhou didn't listen to her at all.
She can only think of a way for Aunt Zhou, and she can't watch her biological mother miserable and lonely.
"If you meet a better man than your father, do you care about your father?"
"Qing'er." Aunt Zhou pondered for a while and said, "It's not that there is no man who is better than your father, but he can take a fancy to me?" ”
Mo Xinqing sighed: "Since that's the case, I'll try my best to help you." As long as you do what I say, maybe you and your father can continue to have a relationship. ”
Aunt Zhou caressed Mo Xinqing's cheek, and her love was overflowing, "Thanks to my mother for giving birth to you, Qing'er, have you prepared for the banquet of Her Royal Highness the eldest princess?" Mother couldn't bear to be wronged, and was forcibly pressed by Mo Xinlan and them. ”
After that, Aunt Zhou took out the eight-treasure gold-inlaid jewelry box from the side, and took out two sets of fine dresses:
"These are all prepared for Qing'er these days, you try it, every time the eldest princess sets up a banquet, the ladies compete for beauty, no one refuses to be subservient, my Qing'er looks good, more outstanding than ordinary girls, once selected by the eldest princess, Qing'er will enjoy endless wealth in the future, you no longer have to please the Jiang family, serve the old lady, and don't have to get close to your aunt several times."
When Mo Xinqing opened the jewelry box, gold, jadeite, and jewelry were dazzling, the bead rings were delicate and new, the embroidery of the dress was very exquisite, and Aunt Zhou took great pains.
Aunt Zhou doesn't look down on Zhou Xiangrui, who is not dead to Mo Xinlan.
"Even if your cousin is my nephew, I still have to say it. Qing'er, he doesn't deserve you! In the past, I didn't know that Qing'er was excellent, so I paid more attention to him and deliberately married your aunt. The two sides have a tacit understanding with each other, since I left the Mo family. I know that you are a capable and ambitious person. “
Even if Aunt Zhou doesn't know who lives there, most of the people who interact with Mo Xinqing seem to be either rich or expensive, and they are mysterious.
Mo Xinqing smiled faintly and said, "Mother, Cousin Zhou is honest and honest, and he cherishes his daughter very much, he is very good." I mentioned this to Cui'er, even if I have the ability again. Don't forget my identity as a concubine, Cousin Zhou and my aunt don't dislike me, and my grandfather agrees to marry me, I'm already very grateful. ”
"Qing'er......" Aunt Zhou's eyes were hazy with tears, and her guilt for her daughter was even deeper, "I delayed you." ”
Mo Xinqing shook his head, "You gave birth to me and raised me, without you, there would be no me." ”
"If you have the attention of the princess of the town country. That's it. ”
Aunt Zhou gestured her gorgeous dress to Mo Xinqing's side, and said with expectation: "Qing'er wants to promise me, no matter what, don't be humble to Sister Lan at the banquet." I'm not by your side, and Jiang is here, you should have shown your elegance a long time ago. ”
"I try my best, the second sister is easy to get along with, and the ninth sister is afraid that it is...... Rival. ”
She can not care about Mo Xinlan, she can't care about Ah Jiu.
Cui'er said outside the door: "Miss Eight, it's time to go home." ”
Mo Xinqing moved the jewelry dress prepared by Aunt Zhou to the carriage, and said goodbye to Aunt Zhou, who was worried about herself.
Aunt Zhou was annoyed that the Jiang family was not approachable, and it was not easy for Mo Xinqing to go out every time. It's even more difficult to come to Zhuangzi," Jiang. You have insulted me several times, I will definitely make you look good! Today I suffer. He will make you pay back twice as much. ”
"The princess of the town country appeared in front of the Yamen of the Fusi of Beizhen?"
Mo Xinqing sat in the carriage and listened to Cui'er's announcement, the news that Lu Lingfeng, the prince of Chengguo, couldn't hear, she Mo Xinqing could hear it, "And An Guogong?" ”
Cui'er nodded, "But the carriage they were in left quickly." ”
Fingers knocked on the window lattice of the carriage, Mo Xinqing held his chin with his other hand, his eyes were deep, and the corners of his mouth were slightly raised, "Regardless of whether the news sent by the master is true or not, just try An Guogong." ”
When she saw superstition, she was startled, and she came up with the idea of letting Mo Guanjie know about the private relationship between Jiang and An Guo.
The princess of the town is the best opportunity to have a banquet!
Mo Xinqing took the superstition from Cui'er's hand, checked it according to the code, her expression slowly became cautious, the two willow eyebrows were furrowed together, and Cui'er asked tentatively, "Is there something?" Didn't you say that Commander Lu is not your master's man? ”
"It would be nice if King Lu Yan was from our side."
Mo Xinqing felt a little regretful and smiled, "Lu Tianyang was seriously injured, and he offended the county lord of Zhaohua, and the position of the commander of the Beizhen Fusi is only afraid that he will not be able to sit steadily." Cui'er, do your best to let the dead soldiers on Zhuangzi leave the imperial capital. ”
"Lu Tianyang has found a clue?"
"Save more dreams at night." Mo Xinqing said cautiously: "King Lu Yan has never suffered such a heavy loss in these years, because he was assassinated, Jinyiwei and Dongchang's banners tracked down the murderer as if they were crazy, in case the whereabouts of the vanity leaked, and then affected the overall situation of the master, it would not be good." Pity...... It's a pity, I wanted to use this knife on the eldest princess! ”
Originally, this group of dead soldiers with strong martial arts and strong skills, Mo Xinqing planned to use them on the princess of the town mayor, but later her master spread the word to assassinate Lu Tianyang, forcing Mo Xinqing to change the plan temporarily, and now for the sake of insurance, Mo Xinqing can only let the remaining dead soldiers leave the imperial capital.
"The slave and maid see that Lu Tian has a big life and is just lucky."
"Hmm."
Mo Xinqing's carefully planned assassination was actually dodged by King Lu Yan, and a trace of unconvincing welled up in her heart, "But he didn't end up benefiting." ”
She flicked the letter and smiled playfully: "It is more plain that the prince of Chengguo is the enemy, and the life of the commander of Lu is sad." I never expected that Lu Shizi's hatred for King Lu Yan would be so heavy, you would rather harm yourself...... Is there any relationship between them? ”
"Slave and maid let people inquire again?"
"No, you should be more careful at this time. Since the master taught me the power of the imperial capital, I must not let the master down. If there is a feud between them, sooner or later I will see the clues, the Duke of Chengguo and the lord of Zhaohua County are very short, and Lu Shizi has them as a backer, how can King Lu Yan still have the heart to care about other things? ”
"Miss Eight often says, fishing in troubled waters, the slave maid only understood today that you are talking about troubled waters......"
"Big fish are hard to touch."
Mo Xinqing smiled faintly, "Nailing the ninth sister." Maybe I can find out the news of King Lu Yan from her, and it doesn't seem like a mediocre friendship between them. ”
"Miss Eight means that Miss Nine is fond of Lu Tianyang, who has no father and no mother?"
"I'll have to look again to find out, Mrs. Jiang...... I'm going to be disappointed. Maybe one day I'm in a good mood, and I will fulfill the ninth sister. ”
Let the prince of Anguo not choose. Ah Jiu was actually close to Lu Tianyang, Mo Xinqing was deeply amused, it turned out that the ninth sister also had a time when she was stupid!
"Cousin Zhou!"
Mo Xinqing was slightly shy, with affection, and as soon as she entered the Mo family, she saw Zhou Xiangrui going out with an angry face, and asked tentatively: "Who made my cousin angry?" ”
“……”
In the face of the affectionate and beautiful girl, Zhou Xiangrui has to suppress no matter how angry he is.
Especially Mo Xinqing is gentle and considerate, she is really a perfect and caring cousin.
Zhou Xiangrui showed a hint of a smile. "Nothing."
Mo Xinqing asked very relationally: "If there is something, my cousin can't hide it from me, although I am useless, I will try my best to help my cousin." ”
"Good!" Zhou Xiangrui nodded, if Cousin Lan could be like Cousin Qing, how good would it be?!
After not seeing Cousin Lan for a few days, he found an excuse to come to the Mo family under the pretext of asking Mo Guanjie for teaching, Mo Guanjie was serious and responsible, and it was not easy to fool. Zhou Xiangrui was first called to the study by Mo Guanjie to tutor in his homework, and Zhou Xiangrui, who was originally in Guozijian, was miserable in the face of the strict teacher Mo Guanjie.
finally survived until Mo Guanjie let him go, and Zhou Xiangrui met Mo Xinlan who returned from going out. I also saw Mo Xinlan and Lu Lingfeng, the prince of Chengguo, talking very happily, they seemed to have endless words, Mo Xinlan's friendship with Lu Lingfeng could be seen by fools.
Zhou Xiangrui knew that he couldn't compare to Lu Lingfeng, but he still stepped forward and wanted to drag Mo Xinlan away and sue Lu Lingfeng...... Cousin Lan was his, which made Lu Lingfeng retreat.
Lu Lingfeng did leave, but Mo Xinlan had a big quarrel with Zhou Xiangrui about this, and said ruthless words, even if there was no Lu Lingfeng. She Mo Xinlan will not marry Zhou Xiangrui.
"By the way, I embroidered shoes for my aunt. Just my cousin will take it back by the way. ”
"Hmm."
Mo Xinqing's face was full of sincerity, and Zhou Xiangrui followed her into the Mo family's back house again.
Along. Mo Xinqing quickly made Zhou Xiangrui smile again, and the relationship became closer and closer.
After the Jiang family heard about it, they didn't stop Mo Xinqing, but whenever someone from the Fuguo Mansion came to visit Mo Xinlan and them, the Jiang family never stopped them.
"It's a pity for your eighth sister."
"It's not a pity."
Ah Jiu was punished by the Jiang family for copying big characters because of the fact that he had just come out for Uncle Lu, put the brush in his hand on the pen stand on the kang table, and secretly pinched his sore forearm:
"His arsenic, my honey. Eighth Sister has always been a person with ideas, and it is difficult to figure out her thoughts until the end. It is expected that Gao Pan will suffer all the grievances and hardships for Gao to marry, and it is better to choose a husband who is easy to get along with, Zhou Gongzi's family background and character are good, and he doesn't have to worry about others after getting married with the talent of the eighth sister. ”
"With the noble people that the eighth sister has made friends over the years, once she marries the Fuguo Mansion to ensure the wealth of the Zhou family and has another son, she will be able to gain a firm foothold in the Fuguo Mansion, and even influence the position of the Zhou family of the Fuguo Gong."
Listening to Ah Jiu's analysis, Jiang Shi asked lightly, "You can understand it, if you were Sister Qing, would you choose Zhou Gongzi?" ”
"No!"
Ah Jiu looked down at the big characters written, "I can't become the eighth sister, my husband can only have me in his heart from beginning to end, he still has to understand me, support me, and have enough courage to stand with me." Of course, when he falls into adversity, I will support him without hesitation. I don't want a half-hearted, easy-to-grasp man as a husband. Even if Zhou Gongzi falls in love with the eighth sister in the future, there will always be someone else's shadow in his heart......"
"Ah Jiu."
"If I don't get a husband like that, then I'd rather marry a stranger."
Ah Jiu looked at Jiang, "For strangers, my requirements will be much lower. ”
Jiang Shi understood that this was Ah Jiu suing herself, and several cousins of the Jiang family were not among her choices.
Jiang Shi poked Ah Jiu's forehead, "There are peaceful and prosperous days, but I have to take the most difficult road, why did I give birth to such a stupid girl as you?!" ”
Ah Jiu married back to the Jiang family to be the ancestor of the Jiang family, with his maternal grandfather and grandmother protecting him, who in the Jiang family dares to bully and embarrass Ah Jiu?
Ah Jiu's husband didn't dare to take a concubine. After all, only Ah Jiu is Jiang Shoufu's bloodline, and his successor son can't catch up with his biological daughter Jiang.
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Mo Xinqing is not only an excellent female celebrity, but also embroidered with exquisite patterns. Her cooking skills are also very good, and she has mastered several secret medicinal food skills. This is also her best trick to please the old lady and the old commanders.
There was once an old man who couldn't eat food, and it was the medicinal food she cooked that made her appetite great, and until now Mo Xinqing is still the most honored guest in the old man's mansion.
Although Mo Xinqing has a prominent reputation for being good at cooking medicinal food, there are not many people who can let her cook herself.
Today, Zhou Xiangrui feasted, Mo Xinqing made a table of medicinal meals, took out the best alcohol, and brought Mo Junyong as a companion.
"The second sister refuses to come?"
Mo Xinqing asked in a low voice under the corridor. "I invited my second sister to dinner, it has nothing to do with my cousin, and she refuses?"
Cui'er shook her head, and the corner of Mo Xinqing's eyes looked at the window that revealed a gap, "Then forget it." ”
Walking into the door, Zhou Xiangrui clenched the wine glass in his hand and poured a sip of wine, Mo Xinqing smiled: "Cousin, drink slowly, no matter how good the wine is, it is easy to hurt yourself if you are greedy for a cup." ”
Mo Junyong pressed Zhou Xiangrui's arm. "You ......"
"I'm fine."
"The second sister was frightened today, I asked people to see it, and she was still lying on the kang. The cousin is reluctant to get up from the kang of the second sister, and when the second sister is rested, she will be able to be with her cousin. ”
"Cousin Lan doesn't look down on me!"
Zhou Xiangrui laughed and said, "I should be self-aware, why should I be cousin Gao Panlan?" She is the son of Chengguo, not mine...... What am I? How can the Fuguo Mansion be compared to the Lu family? The Zhou family now looks at other people's faces, and I don't know it! ”
"Cousin!"
Mo Junyong said: "You are confused! The second sister and the prince of Chengguo are just nodding friends, where can they be the people of the prince of Chengguo? These words were heard by others. The second sister's reputation was ruined. What's more, the father and the ninth sister have mentioned that the prince of Chengguo will discuss marriage with the daughter of His Royal Highness the Prince. Once they are married, how do you let the second sister deal with herself? ”
Zhou Xiangrui lowered his head. "Isn't it confused, cousin doesn't know yet? Well, instead of forcing Cousin Lan, it is better to fulfill her and ...... in the future She's just my cousin. ”
“……”
Mo Junyong was silent, he didn't approve of Mo Xinlan marrying to the Fuguo Mansion, and preferred his only sister to marry the Qingliu talent, "Even if the prince of Chengguo asks to marry the second sister, I won't agree." ”
Mo Xinlan's marriage, Mo Junyong's interference may be stronger than Mo Guanjie and Jiang's, Zhou Xiangrui raised his head unwillingly, and had some expectations for this, Mo Junyong avoided his gaze, "I don't agree with you either." ”
"Cousin......"
"She has always been surnamed Mo, and the Mo family should not be marrying with Xungui. Besides, what is there about my cousin that deserves me to marry my sister to you? Are you a scholar or a great archer? Just relying on the glory of the Fu Guogong in the past, drunk and dreaming of death, what is the point? ”
Zhou Xiangrui was silent, with a look of shame.
"Just being good to my sister can't give her a peaceful and prosperous life, how can I marry my sister to you? Your Majesty's heart is getting heavier and heavier now, and more and more nobles have been implicated over the years, and the second sister has worked hard for her grandfather, isn't she afraid that her grandfather's title will not be guaranteed? Cousin Zhou is a boy of the Zhou family, don't you feel embarrassed to rely on the help of my Mo family's daughter? ”
"Third brother."
Mo Xinqing didn't expect Mo Junyong, who had always only read sage books, to think so much, "My cousin is not useless, the third brother is too serious." ”
"It's not that my cousin is still saved, but repent, and I won't waste my tongue much today."
These days, Mo Guanjie has taught Mo Junyong a lot, and Ah Jiu is reunited on the side, in terms of vision and mind, Mo Junyong is much more open than before, a few days ago, Ah Jiu pulled Mo Junyong to meet Jiang Shoufu.
This is very beneficial to Mo Junyong's growth, reducing the empty talk of scholars and paying more attention to the current affairs of the court.
"Cousin, it's time for you to do something."
“……”
"Even if it's not for the second sister, you should do something for the Zhou family, drunk and dreaming of death...... How many years can you get drunk? ”
"I ...... I'll think about my cousin's words today. ”
Zhou Xiangrui nodded solemnly, a trace of light burst out from his eyes, and Mo Xinqing smiled faintly: "If the third brother and cousin can spread their wings, I haven't bothered to cook this meal in vain." ”
"Thank you, Cousin."
"No thanks."
Zhou Xiangrui kept Mo Xinqing's beauty in his heart.
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"The eighth sister personally sent her cousin out of the door?"
"Yes."
Mo Xiang nodded; "I heard that Miss Eight also prepared a food box for the old lady, which was filled with medicinal food for the Duchess of Filial Piety. In the past year, Miss Eight has rarely cooked again, and this time ...... I'm afraid that Miss Eight's drunkard doesn't mean to drink. ”
In the Zhou family of Fuguo Gong, Mo Xinlan's status has always been much higher than Mo Xinqing, and she is more loved by Fuguo Gong, and her grandmother hinted at Mo Xinlan several times, but she was fooled by her gags.
"That's it." Mo Xinlan smiled bitterly, "Since the ninth sister has no intention of her cousin, it is better to fulfill the eighth sister." ”
"Zhou Gongzi doesn't have to marry Miss Eight, no matter how good she is, she is also a concubine, Zhou Gongzi will succeed him in the future, that is, Mrs. Shizi has a short field of knowledge, and she was confused by Aunt Zhou. Marriage with other families can also give the government more help. ”
Mo Xiang said softly: "With the third young master and you, even if the Mo family no longer marries their daughter, they will still stand on the side of the Duke of Fuguo." ”
Mo Xinlan's eyes flashed, and she closed the account book, "This matter is not for you to discuss, sue Mother Li and let her sell the coal immediately." This matter can't be delayed any longer, and King Lu Yan will never let people hoard goods cheaply. ”
"The slave understands."
Mo Xiang knew that Mo Xinlan had already listened to this.
P.S. Ask for two pink tickets. (To be continued) R655