Chapter 269: Choosing a mate

Approaching the Spring Festival, the plum blossoms in the Shuying Garden also seem to sense the festive atmosphere and compete to bloom. Whether it is white or red, it is unbridled and dazzling, and it is not inferior to the spring and summer when the flowers are blooming.

After several heavy snowfalls, the weather was freezing cold, and Feng Yi had already ordered Duan Yingyu to go out for horseback riding. Duan Yingyu had nothing to do, so she came to Shuying Garden to take a stroll. First, in order to relax, and secondly, you can also cut a few plum blossoms and bring them back for the mother and sister to watch.

As soon as he entered the garden, he saw several familiar figures from a distanceβ€”Mu Lan, the aunt in charge of Jingyi Palace, Xia Xi, the chief eunuch, Huiqin, the maid of the palace, and Qiu Lu, the chief manager of his own palace.

How did a few of them end up here? It's not like you're here to pick plum blossoms, is it? How can this kind of thing be done by a big palace maid or a big eunuch like them? Curiosity drove Duan Yingyu to go around the path next to him behind a few people, ready to eavesdrop.

"Father-in-law Qiu, if you don't help us, how can we send our things out for money?" Mu Lan said disappointedly.

"That's it, I'm waiting for the end of the year! We can't get out of the palace again, and we can't give away the things we want to bring home! Alas! Xia Xi sighed.

"The emperor just rewarded me with an old mountain ginseng a while ago, and my mother is still waiting for it to be cured! Now Father-in-law Qiu, if you don't go, you won't go, what should we do? "Huiqin is in a hurry.

"Alas! It's not that I don't help, it's that this time is different! It's not that you don't know that there is such a big thing in the master's mother's family, and I, a slave, dare to commit a crime at this juncture? Qiu Lu waved his hand and said: "If you are bold, you will ask Father-in-law Dequan if he will help?" Now that the palace is full of queens, she still dares to go her own way. ”

Duan Yingyu listened to it and understood what they were doing.

The palace rules stipulate that palace people are strictly forbidden to give and receive private gifts with people outside, and even relatives cannot come and go at will. Many palace maids and eunuchs have been rewarded by their masters, and if they want to take out the palace to exchange for money, they have to sell it through a "Chinese person" who often has the opportunity to leave the palace. Obviously, Qiu Lu is doing such a "middle man" in private behind his master's back.

However, Duan Yingyu was also a little puzzled. It is said that Qiu Lu, as the chief eunuch of the first palace, is rich, and there is no need to risk being a "middleman" to earn that little "hard money". Why did he bother? Duan Yingyu decided to listen to it further, but this one is terrible!

"Forget it, this can't be all blamed on Father-in-law Qiu. He has helped everyone a lot in the past, and he also has his difficulties. Let's not embarrass him! "It's still Mu Lan's general knowledge.

"Yes, what Sister Mumei said is true. Qiulu, don't take it to heart, we all understand! Xia Xi hooked Qiu Lu's shoulder, and turned back to his usual thief appearance and asked, "Hey, I heard that your master is going to marry the little prince?" Really? ”

"Is that still fake? I heard it all for real! "Huiqin, who walked in front of the emperor, naturally knew the inside story better than them.

"Really! But King Xian is still a hairy child! Hehe...... "Mu Lan covered his mouth.

"Shhhh The concubine hasn't had time to mention the matter of marriage to King Xian, because she is afraid that her son will not be happy! ”

After that, what these people said, Duan Yingyu couldn't listen to it anymore. He turned around and quietly exited the garden, and ran all the way back to Ganquan Palace.

"Mother! Mother! Duan Yingyu hurriedly broke into Feng Yi's dormitory.

"Yingyu? What's so in such a hurry? Feng Yi pulled her son over and threw off the snow on the corners of his robe for him: "Look at the snow and mud on your boots, don't pick them up anymore, and you're cold again!" ”

"Gee, leave that alone. Mother, my son-in-law has something important to ask you! Duan Yingyu held Feng Yi's arm with a serious expression: "The mother concubine has made a marriage for her son in private?" ”

Feng Yi was stunned by his question, and then smiled with relief. She touched her son's increasingly resolute face and said, "Yes, it's a very good family." ”

Duan Yingyu childishly shook off her mother's hand, very angry: "Erchen's lifelong event, how can the mother decide it herself without consulting with Erchen?" Again...... Besides, Erchen is still young and doesn't want to get married! ”

Feng Yi was angry and funny: "Talking about children again, aren't you?" Where did the mother decide privately, isn't this just about to discuss with you? Sit down and we'll have a good talk. ”

Duan Yingyu was pulled by Feng Yi to sit on the stool, still looking angry. He shook his head desperately, but he disagreed: "No! No way! Anyway, I said that I wouldn't get married! "If he wants to marry a woman he doesn't know, he won't be happy!

"I didn't let you get married immediately, I just settled down first. Besides, you haven't seen which girl it is, so you just said no? Feng Yi took out the portraits of the two sisters of the fairy family, and it was very embarrassing to hold them in her hands.

"Don't look at it, don't look at it! Anyway, Erchen just doesn't like it! For some reason, at the moment when the mother concubine said that she was going to marry him, Duan Yingyu had an unruly and delicate face in his mind. He quickly shook his head and dispelled this "terrible" hallucination.

"Yingyu, you just listen to your mother, can you take a look?" Feng Yi held the portrait and begged: "Don't let down the hard work of the mother and the queen......"

"Oops, I'm not looking at it!" Duan Yingyu subconsciously waved his hand, and hit the painting scroll in Feng Yi's hand impartially.

The scroll flew out, fell to the ground, and unfolded on its own. Duan Yingyu glanced at it inadvertently, and was suddenly shocked and frozen! He pointed to the person in the painting and stammered, "This ...... This ...... How could it be them? ”

"It's just them!" Feng Yi picked up the scroll and put it on the table to relay: "General Xian Moyan's two daughters, speaking of which Yingyu you have also seen, shouldn't you be a stranger?" ”

They're not strangers, they're just a lot of bad fate! Duan Yingyu only felt a burst of burning blood and qi surging, heading straight towards his Heavenly Spirit Gai.

"Oh, my son! What's wrong with you, why is your face red like this? Seeing that his son's face turned red instantly, he knew that he was shy, and those who didn't know thought he had a fever!

"W-What? How can I blush?! The concubine is wrong! Duan Yingyu wiped his face indiscriminately. Fang Cai's inexplicable excitement made him feel scared.

"If you say no, you don't have it. But among these two girls, the emperor only allows you to choose one. So, now the concubine wants to ask you what you mean. Feng Yi knew that her son was ashamed, and she didn't break it.

"What do I mean...... What can Iβ€”What can I mean? Duan Yingyu turned her head away, pretending to be disdainful.

Knowing his son Mo Ruomu, his reaction was so awkward, Feng Yi dared to be sure that there must be an "inside story" in this! Feng Yi was tempted and pointed to the fairy cherry on the portrait: "The mother concubine is good to look at this girl in a pink shirt." At a glance, you can see that when she grows up, she is also a good woman who is gentle and virtuous! ”

"What a thing! She is a little girl, and the mother concubine is not face-to-face, can you see this? Duan Yingyu pursed her lips disapprovingly, obviously not interested in cherries.

"Oh, that's right...... Then let's choose this red dress! You see, she is extraordinary, bright and bold, and she is also a handsome girl! The mother is also very satisfied, what do you think? Like it or not? ”

"What are you satisfied with! Who likes her too! Duan Yingyu stood up from the stool and said in an exaggerated tone: "Mother, don't you know this fairy pomegranate, how spicy and unreasonable she is!" Talking can choke people, a whole little pepper! If you choose her to be your daughter-in-law, you must be so angry with her! How can a son-in-law be so unfilial and marry a daughter-in-law who does not obey discipline and let the mother worry about it? No, no, absolutely not! He kept waving his hand as he spoke.

"You hate pomegranates so much?" Feng Yi suspected that her son was not right.

"Nasty! It's especially annoying! Duan Yingyu nodded vigorously.

"Well, since you don't like her......" Feng Yi made a helpless expression, Duan Yingyu interrupted her with anticipation, and asked, "The mother concubine returned to this family business for her son?" ”

Feng Yi rolled up the scroll and knocked on her son's head, and said angrily: "If you don't like pomegranates, then marry cherries." In short, choose one of the two, and the mother will decide for you! ”

"Huh? No, Princess! Please, the retainer will never marry a cherry girl! Duan Yingyu wrapped her arms around Feng Yi and clasped her hands together to make her own.

"Why not?" Feng Yi feigned anger and turned her head to ignore it.

"Mother, Erchen and Cherry are not ruthless, they are tied together, they will not be happy!" Twisted melons aren't sweet!

"Feelings can be cultivated. When the concubine first married your father, she didn't have feelings, but after a long time, she naturally had feelings. Feng Yi didn't bother to listen to her son's crooked reasoning.

"No! Erchen just didn't agree! "Duan Yingyu is simply stubborn to the end, can the cow still press his head if he doesn't drink water?

"You! You are deliberately trying to kill your mother! You...... You unfilial son! Feng Yi scolded her son while thinking about the difficult situation of her mother's family, and unconsciously shed tears.

Seeing her mother crying sadly, Duan Yingyu panicked. Hurriedly knelt at Feng Yi's feet and confessed his mistake: "Erchen is wrong!" The sons should not disobey the mother and concubine, it is the sons who are not filial! Don't be sad, mother, it's a big deal...... It's a big deal, the retainers just agreed! He was ruthless and said "against his will".

"Really? You promised? You promised to marry the daughter of the fairy family? Feng Yi instantly withdrew her tears and burst into laughter.

"Hmm." Duan Yingyu nodded with a dark face, and he pointed to the red-clothed girl who took the lead in the portrait: "However, Erchen wants to marry Immortal Pomegranate." He didn't want to "harm" the obedient little sister Cherry, so he simply took the knife on her sister's "female devil". Anyway, they still have an old account to settle!

"Yes, pomegranate is good! Pomegranates have many seeds, good intentions. It's up to you! Feng Yi snickered, she had already seen that his feelings for pomegranates were more "strong".

At this time, far away in the courtyard of the General's Mansion, he was sneezing with his sister to build a snowman's fairy pomegranate for no reason.

"Ahh Pomegranate rubbed her red nose.

"Sister, are you catching a cold?" Cherry took a breath of heat into her palm, the weather was so cold!

"I'm so well, how can I get sick? Someone must be speaking ill of me behind my back! Pomegranate sniffled nonchalantly. I have to say that Niko's sixth sense is sensitive!

"Ouch, sister, you're so sloppy! Let's see who dares to marry you in the future! Hee-hee......" Cherry snickered and teased her.

"Phew! Do you dare to curse me for not being able to get married? I'm going to marry the best Langjun for you to see! As he spoke, he threw a snowball at the cherry.

"Oops!" Cherry was tricked and shot back unconvinced: "Sister is not ashamed!" I want to get married! ”

The two sisters kept bickering with each other, and the snowballs shuttling back and forth kept flying. This happy "sisterly war" came to an end with Zimo's call to "have dinner", and it is unknown who will win or lose......