Chapter Ninety-Five: Selfishness
Such a heart-wrenching conversation between mother and daughter also happened in the Eldest Princess's Mansion and Xiangwang's Mansion.
Duanyu found that since she came back from the Jin Palace, Du Xuexian had been depressed, and sometimes she could even catch a glimpse of her daughter crying alone at the flowers and plants in the garden, which made Duanyu a little worried.
This time, Duanyu had just returned from a noble lady's party, and when she passed through the garden, she saw her daughter secretly sad at a withered osmanthus tree. Quietly approaching, you can still hear Du Xuexian's sad words: "The white arboreal crow in the atrium, the cold dew is silent, and the wet osmanthus is silent." Tonight, the moon is bright, and I don't know whose house the autumn thoughts are. [Tang Wang Jian's "Fifteenth Night Moon Watching Du Langzhong"]"] "After being sentimental, I didn't forget to use my sleeves to stain the tears on my face.
Duanyu couldn't stand it anymore, so she hurriedly walked up to her daughter and rudely broke off a fallen osmanthus and crushed it under her feet.
"Mother, what are you doing here?" Xue Xian was surprised by her mother's sudden attack.
"I'm the one who asked you what you're doing! Since you came back from the Jin Palace, you have become wrong, and you don't say anything when you ask you. Cheng Tian put on a miserable and miserable appearance, do you want to die in a hurry? Now you can tell me clearly, what happened on the fifth day of the new year? Duanyu asked urgently. Du Xuexian is her most beloved daughter, and she is also concerned about chaos.
"I went to the cloister during the banquet that day and met the prince...... Du Xuexian told her mother how she confessed to the prince and how she was rejected.
After hearing this, Duanyu was like thunder: "What an arrogant prince!" Even the daughter of this palace dares to dislike it? Who does he think he is, his biological mother is not a wasted queen yet! He doesn't want you to be he's blind, why are you crying? Are you afraid you can't find a better one? ”
"The prince is the best! Could the mother have found a more noble and distinguished man than the crown prince? Du Xuexian retorted.
"What's so good about the prince? Can he abolish the Xia clan and allow you to be in the right place? In the future, you will be the emperor with three palaces and six courts, but you can only condescend to concubines! How can the daughter of this palace be a concubine? Not even the emperor's concubine! "Duanyu has been competitive all her life, and it is enough for her to be annoyed that she married an incompetent husband, how can she tolerate her daughter being a concubine?
"My daughter knows! The prince doesn't like his daughter, and his daughter won't be obsessed with herself. But these are the daughter's own business, and the mother still doesn't have to ask. Xuexian is tired, so retire first! Xue Xian doesn't want to get entangled in this matter, she has her own opinions on emotional matters, and she doesn't need others to interfere.
The county lord of Xiangwang Mansion, Huan Zhen, is as related as Du Xuexian, but unlike Xuexian's arrogant self-purification, although she already knows Xian Yuanshao's intentions, she has always refused to give up. She begged her mother to think of a way for her, and Yao Xi had no choice but to consult with King Xiang.
In the end, in order to love his daughter, King Xiang could only cheekily visit the Immortal General's Mansion to talk about the marriage of his children. King Xiang was sincerely asking for marriage, but he was unexpectedly rejected by Xian Moyan in a few words! King Xiang was not only angry with the fairy old fox half to death, but also lost face, returned to the mansion and was furious, and warned his daughter to die early and marry the fairy family.
"The immortal family does not allow marriage, we don't marry this in-laws. Anyway, the concubine didn't take a good look at his family's second son! Why does the prince need to be so angry? Yao Xi stroked King Xiang's back and smoothed him down.
"The daughter of this king has taken a fancy to the 'demon king' of the immortal family, which is a blessing he has cultivated for several lifetimes! But Immortal Mo Yan didn't know what to do, and he refused this king without even thinking about it! And the reasons are even more absurd! It seems that King Xiang is not angry because he can't get married, but the reason is that the other party's refusal angered him.
"What ridiculous justification?" Yao Xi was curious.
"Xian Moyan said that his son has already married, and he thanked the king for his kindness." King Xiang took a sip of tea to suppress the fire.
"Now that you have hired someone, it is indeed not good to get married to us again. It's just that I've never heard of the news of the second son of the immortal marriage, which family's daughter is it? Yao Xi felt that it would be understandable if the immortal family refused to marry because of this.
"This king's anger is here! If it is a noble woman, this king will also stop here. But what his family set was a lowly maid from a big family! Could it be that the daughter of this king, the lord of the dignified county, is not as good as a servant girl? Isn't this a sincere disgrace to this king? How can this king swallow this breath! The more King Xiang thought about it, the more angry he became, so he simply shook his hands and left, and Yao Xi also cautiously followed out.
And Huan Zhen, who had been hiding outside the door of the main hall and eavesdropping just now, gritted her teeth with hatred, she didn't expect that she would lose to a little-known maid! She wanted to see which audacious maid dared to rob her of a man? If only she found out that there is that slut who is good-looking! Huan Zhen is unwilling, even if her father does not allow her to worry about Xian Yuanshao anymore, she will not give up. Huan Zhen secretly made up his mind to use his own methods to win back his sweetheart!
The disputes between the princes and nobles continued, and there were many troubles for ordinary and lowly people.
At the moment, Su is worried about the lack of the arm of Yiren by his side. She has always protected the Yiren very well, and the Yiren are usually only responsible for choreographing songs and dances in the workshop, and never perform on stage, so few people in the outside world pay attention to the Yiren. But somehow he was looked at by the Inspectorate Zuo Governor Yu Shi Fangtong, and he ransomed himself, and finally sent him to be a concubine for the Protector. Tassel didn't want Yiren to leave, but Fang Tong's family was so powerful that she couldn't afford to offend, so she could only watch Yiren jump into the fire pit. Tassel also made this matter known to Qin Yan, Qin Yan naturally would not be unable to get along with Fang Tong because of a small chess piece, and he felt that Yiren's entry into the Guogong Mansion might be beneficial to his future plans. Since Qin Yan said so, Tassel had no choice but to give up.
However, the cause of the incident is clearer than the color of the water.
Since the water color became the Oiran of the Joy Fang, it became famous for a while, and there were countless guests who came to visit, including a noble son named Fang Heqiu.
When it comes to this, Fang Heqiu has a great background, he is the young Zhan Shi of the Zhan Mansion. Of course, he is most famous as the son of Lord Yu Shifang, the Left Governor of the Inspectorate.
Fang Heqiu's status is precious, and no one dares to slack off, so he naturally became a distinguished guest in the workshop. Fang Heqiu fell in love with Shui Se, and often spent a lot of money for her, and over time, the two of them who were "in love" got closer, and Shui Se, who had always been clean and self-conscious, was willing to break the principle for him, and allowed him to become a guest of the curtain.
The first day of the first month of last month coincided with the birthday of the water color, and Fang Heqiu naturally wanted to come to cheer for the beauty. Not only did he reward Shui Se after the first dance, but he also spent a lot of money to buy out the rest of the day for Shui Se, saying that he wanted to celebrate her birthday with Shui Se alone. Fang Heqiu was generous, and the tassel was not easy to say, so he could only let the other girls take the remaining two performances.
Back to the water-colored boudoir, the two of them are in love. After that, the water color lay on Fang Heqiu's chest, and from time to time peeled a grape and fed it into his mouth, but gradually he found that he seemed to have something on his mind, and his mind always slipped away inadvertently.
"Qiulang?" Shui Se called Fang Heqiu several times but didn't see him react, pretending to be annoyed and beating him on the chest, and complained: "Qiu Lang, what's wrong?" Ignore the slave family! ”
"Oh, my beauty, don't be annoyed! I'm not thinking about things. Fang Heqiu comfortingly branded a kiss on his water-colored cheek.
"What do you think about like this? Tell the slave family about it too. Maybe the slave family can do some small part? "Listening to all kinds of news, this is the duty of the water color.
Fang Heqiu summed it up, maybe this matter can really help, so he didn't shy away from it: "That's the case, a while ago, my father had a bit of a stiff relationship with an important minister in the DPRK and China because of a misunderstanding, and now he wants to ease up, and he is hesitating about what way is more appropriate." I think men, nothing more than love money, power, women, these three things, that adult's official position is not low and there is no shortage of money, the wife and concubine in the family are old, so I thought of giving him a young and beautiful woman. ”
"Isn't that normal! Pick a daughter from a white family to be a concubine for a big official......" Shui Se was vetoed by Fang Heqiu before he finished speaking.
"No, no, no! You can't choose the daughter of a serious family. Today's saint is sensitive and thoughtful, if the emperor knows, I am afraid that he will suspect that our two families are forming a party for personal gain. So I discussed with my father that it would be best to send a geisha to the Qing Qi, so that it would not only achieve the goal, but also not appear grand and deliberate. Even if the emperor knew about it, it would only be regarded as a man's pleasure on the field. As he spoke, his eyes scanned back and forth on Shui Se's body, and Shui Se pushed his head angrily, gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, you have no conscience!" Hit me with the idea? It's a pity that I'm not a clear guy anymore. If the big man your father wants to please doesn't dislike the ruined concubine, I don't have anything to mind! Shui Se was obviously joking when she said this, and Fang Heqiu also knew that she was joking, so instead of being annoyed, she pretended to beg for mercy and coaxed: "Ouch, how can I give up my beauty!" I'm telling you this just to get you an idea. The girls in your Joy Shop are not badly qualified, but I don't know which ones are clear? Please ask the beauty to introduce me to Lang Jun! ”
Shui Se snorted lightly, and then he was willing to stop and turned to the topic: "Hmph! We have a lot of money in the house, but ...... There is only one who is eligible. "The color of the water is mysterious.
"Why?" In addition to asking for beauty and innocence, there is nothing else, there are so many such girls in the Joy Place!
"Stupid! Your father sacrificed beauties to please others, in case the one sent is a delicate and brainless, I don't know when it will anger the master's family, and then you won't blame your father? Since you want to send it, you must choose a clever and good person, and blow the pillow wind from time to time, and still ensure that your father has a good relationship with that adult? The water color is reasonable, and even Fang Heqiu has to admire.
"Wonderful, wonderful! Or a beauty is thoughtful! Who is the person who meets the standards that the beauty is talking about? Fang Heqiu was anxious to get an answer.
"You come closer, I will listen to you......" Shui Se said all the advantages of the Yiren, Fang Heqiu decided to go back and discuss with Fang Tong at the moment, if it was finalized, he would come to redeem the person in two days. Seeing that the goal was achieved, Shui Se nodded with a smile, and specially instructed him: "Qiu Lang remember not to tell others that it is the Yiren girl mentioned to you by the slave family!" Yiren is the owner's favorite general, if the owner knows that I recommended her, the slave family is afraid that they will not be able to stay in this workshop. Don't come forward when you ransom someone, just send someone in your father's name......"
"Okay, it's all up to you." Fang Heqiu doted on the beauty and took the beauty into his arms again.
After Fang Heqiu left in the evening, Shui Se sat in front of the dresser and stretched out his hand to gently touch his reflection in the mirror, and muttered: "At the beginning, the owner of the workshop let you bear the responsibility alone for the Baoyi people, and you were lonely on Huangquan Road. I can't kill Yiren to accompany you, but now I can avenge you by pushing her into the fire pit! Flower Dance ...... Rest in peace. ”
That's right, Shui Se has always been angry about killing the flower dance and not killing the Yiren for the owner of the workshop, and she just wants to take this opportunity to drive the Yiren out of the Appreciation Place. In this way, she will become a unique arm of the owner! As for the Iraqi people...... Although Fang Heqiu didn't say it explicitly, she also guessed the identity of the person the other party wanted to please. If the other party is really the Feng family, the mother of the Feng family is not a master to be messed with, and the Yiren will wait to be trampled to death when they enter such a family!