Chapter 33: Make Up Your Mind
Qin Tiyi said without delay: "The only condition for taking this thing is that when I want to get this thing back, my cousin must give it to me unconditionally!" ”
Zhou Lingmo's eyes showed doubts, and he didn't understand what he meant.
He nodded, and said slowly: "Since it is for you to keep it temporarily, if you want it, you should give it to you." ”
And in a Fusang window in the general's mansion, the cool night penetrates the house, the lights in the house are faint, the brain is golden, and the smoke is filled.
Xue Baojing Baohua was dressed in red, with his right hand on his forehead, with a hint of laziness and tiredness, his eyes closed, and he breathed the fragrant mist evenly, thinking that he had fallen asleep......
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The scorching sun was high, and the sky was cloudy, and there were only three people like ants under the clouds, crawling hard among the four high walls.
Lin's cloth is dressed in thorns, holding Xue Baojing, who is only five years old, and they are walking on the road in the dust, their whole bodies are sour and numb, all showing the fatigue of the journey.
Xue Baojing's sweat soaked through the brown cloth and flowed down his sideburns into his back, and his mouth was dry and hoarse and tingling.
As the people who returned to the house after the big Si Nong, they had to go to the "Peony Pavilion" to meet the main house.
Bypassing the corridor with many curved thresholds, the "Peony Pavilion" is presented in front of their eyes.
The main room was still taking a nap, and they were told not to disturb in front of the eaves in front of the door, but only to stand in the courtyard, and after a few words of explanation from the grandmother who led them, they shook their handkerchiefs and laughed and withdrew.
The sun is getting stronger and stronger, and the pure white light shines into the eyes, making people feel that the stars in front of them are dim.
The cloth shoes of the Lin family have long been worn and damaged in many places, but the sand and gravel on the ground are ruthlessly heating up layer by layer, and the feet on the ground will immediately become hot and spicy, and the summer cicadas in the grass are flustered.
The mother and daughter sweated like rain, but they couldn't pour out the burning and heat in their bodies, and their own water was passing little by little, and the Lin family was shaking, and his hand was still holding Xue Baojing tightly.
The hour turned, and they stood for two hours at a time.
There was another numbness in his chest, dizziness, and Lin couldn't help but relax holding Xue Baojing's hand.
Xue Baojing hurriedly took off Lin's hand and walked straight to the flower bed.
In fact, Xue Baojing Fang walked into the "Peony Pavilion" and was attracted by the bright little red flower, since you have to wait, why not pick the flowers first for fun!
However, she also believed that her mother would not let her do this, because her mother's hand was tightly gripping her and would not let her get out for a moment.
She stretched out her little hand and plucked the dazzling little red flower and held it to her mother, who looked up with a smile as if seeking praise.
Mother came back to her senses and glanced at the little red flower in her hand.
However, the mother did not smile when she saw beautiful things, and her eyes were full of fear......
Before his mother could do anything, Xue Baojing felt a gust of wind blowing beside him.
"Smack-"
A slap hit Xue Baojing hard, and she suddenly lost her balance and fell to the ground.
At the same time, there was a sound of Suo Suo wafting at the door of the "Peony Pavilion".
Xue Baojing gritted his teeth and burst into tears, looked at the gate of the "Peony Pavilion", and saw a few pink-clothed maids hugging a pair of mother and daughter in brocade clothes to the eaves, looking at the Lin mother and daughter condescendingly.
Presumably, these two are the masters they want to meet.
Lin hurriedly stepped forward, took Xue Baojing in his arms, and covered her mouth, for fear that Xue Baojing would make some noise in his mouth and anger his master.
Xue Baojing didn't shout or cry, she knew that in front of her master, she didn't have the right to cry.
Crying can only show their weakness, and will only become a laughing stock for their indifference.
No one will have mercy on you, sympathize with you.
The high-haired noblewoman's lips were as red as the scorching sun, she shook her fan in her bun and said sharply: "It is worthy of the pheasant brought out by Lord Sinong from Weishui Village!" Even the little pheasant she gave birth to was so uneducated! ”
The high-haired lady covered her face with a fan, smiling gracefully and radiantly.
The maids who surrounded the high-haired ladies laughed very knowingly, in order to set off the elegance of the ladies and trample on the dignity of the Lin mother and daughter.
Lin didn't say a word, his eyes motioned for Xue Baojing to kneel, Xue Baojing's cheeks were red and swollen, and he knelt on the ground, and a strong smell of dust and blood came to his nose.
Lin pressed Xue Baojing's head, and he also leaned over and kowtowed, apologizing to his mother.
The owner of the "Peony Pavilion" didn't look at the two, rolled his eyes, and said sharply: "Fusang flowers have always only been planted in the "Peony Pavilion" and Sinong Pavilion, although they are only a foil in the hundred acres of peonies, but their flowers have been in my main house, that is, even a petal is not allowed to be touched by cheap maids. ”
Lin leaned over and knelt on the ground, and when he heard this, he couldn't help but tremble in horror and tremble.
Her daughter Xue Yunsang also said sweetly: "Mother, teach her a good lesson!" Let her have a long memory! ”
The high-haired lady shook her fan in satisfaction and smiled again and again.
Afterwards, she said gracefully: "Xue Baojing picked the flowers of the "Peony Pavilion" without permission, and he gave thirty strokes of his cheeks as punishment! ”
After hearing this, my aunt suddenly became energetic, pulled Xue Baojing's collar, and wanted to slap her mouth.
Lin hurriedly snatched Xue Baojing and protected him in his arms, trembling his lips, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's me, it's me who didn't discipline her well, I'll take charge of it!" ”
After saying that, she slapped herself in the face.
Xue Baojing looked at Lin from the side, watching her slap her face over and over again, the corners of her mouth began to ooze blood, the hatred in her heart was extremely painful, but she couldn't say a word in her mouth......
After the palm was finished, the owner of the "Peony Pavilion" squinted at the Lin family, with a thorn in the smile in his eyes, and said slowly: "What kind of mouth are you taking care of, I haven't agreed yet?" ”
After speaking, her face changed, and she commanded fiercely: "Come on, continue to torture Xue Baojing!" ”
Lin's mouth was spilling blood, and his eyes widened with tears, and his eyes were full of consternation......
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Since that time, Xue Baojing has never dared to step into the "Peony Pavilion" again.
She wanted to be able to plant hibiscus flowers in her yard, but was told by her mother that the concubine's courtyard was not allowed to plant the same plants as the main house.
Xue Baojing did not have the right to plant hibiscus flowers in her yard, so she often went to Sinong Shuge and looked at the hibiscus flowers from a distance.
The bright Fuso swaying in the wind was beautiful, and at the same time reminded her of her humiliation and her incompetence!
Her complexion sank, and her brown eyes were covered with a layer of mist.
At this moment, a crimson double-petaled peony-like flower appeared in front of her eyes, extremely beautiful, it was exactly - hibiscus flower.
She couldn't help but look to the left with the hand holding the hibiscus flower, and saw a sturdy young man with black crown and brown eyebrows, a red phoenix like electricity, and a slender figure.
His eyes simply fell on Xue Baojing's body, smiled straightly, and said forcefully: "I saw that you have been looking at the hibiscus flowers over there, so I picked one for you." ”
Xue Baojing thought to himself, he was wearing armor, he should have a military rank, and he entered the Dasi Nong Mansion, but he dared to pick flowers regardless of the rules, and he had the confidence to act like this.
Although she said that she was reproachful, she did not say a tone of reproach, but asked: "What is your official position, and you dare to privately pick the flowers of the Dasi Nong's Mansion?" ”
Zhou Muxian squinted Danfeng's eyes, arched his hands, and said with a smile: "The green grass is from between, and the beauty in pink looks ahead, and the eyes are lonely and hazy, and they want to cry, and no one can bear to see it." ”
"I'm just a general, I just don't want anyone to cry in front of me, and I hope Miss won't report it."
Xue Baojing couldn't help but think, who said that anyone can't bear to see it, only you can't bear it.
Moreover, she has seen the scenery of Sinong Mansion for more than ten years, and she has not tasted it until today.
She gently took the hibiscus flower from Zhou Muxian's hand, sniffed it with a smile, and was all happy.
"Since the young lady is happy, my goal has been achieved, and there is still something to do next, I won't stay too long and say goodbye."
Xue Baojing wanted to stretch out his hand to stay, but before the words could be spoken, Zhou Muxian had already walked away.
Xue Baojing's phoenix eyes reflected the back of the young man's majesty, and he brushed the fragrant Fusang flower in his hand, and said with a slight smile on his pink lips: "Today, someone is more charming than this flower!" ”
"Do you want to marry the partial general Zhou Muxian?"
Xue Baojing's father, Xue Jincheng, twisted his eyes and sat on the crane, like an Antarctic fairy on the fairy mountain.
After the general had left, she had sent someone to inquire, and that there was only one team of forbidden troops who had come to discuss the payment of military salaries with Dasi Nong that day.
The person who is a general is Zhou Muxian.
Xue Baojing's pink skirt was still clinging, kneeling on the ground dignifiedly, looking weak everywhere, but her eyes were firm, and there was this undeniable insistence in her tone.
"Yes".
"The daughter has never begged her father for anything, but this is the only thing that the daughter must agree to when she begs her father."
Xue Jin said succinctly: "You have always been cautious, as long as you can truthfully answer your father's questions, and your father assures you that he will take your request seriously. ”
Xue Baojing straightened his face and pursed his lips and nodded.
"First, explain the reason why you want to marry him, and second, he has not come to the door to propose, how are you going to marry him?"
Xue Baojing secretly thought in her heart that as the concubine of the Dasi Nong Mansion, she would not be Xue Jincheng's best political bargaining chip, nor would she be the best bargaining chip for others to get Xue Jincheng's help.
Instead of marrying with a traditional scholar clan that pays attention to the difference between respect and inferiority and the distinction between concubines and concubines, like her mother, she is a concubine and swallows her anger in front of the main house, it is better to choose not to respect her heirs, and to pay more attention to her personal ability.
He is a dragon not a thing in the pool, and one day he will soar into the sky for nine days!
Thinking of this, Xue Baojing slowly spoke: "As far as I know, the partial general has made great achievements in war, and he has been promoted in a short period of time, which has caused a lot of pressure on the Queen Mother. ”
Xue Jincheng squinted his eyes and looked at Xue Baojing noncommittally.
He dragged his long white beard and said thoughtfully: "The Later Han Clan has indeed made the old nobles feel threatened, and they have complained in front of the Empress Dowager Ming. ”
Xue Baojing looked directly at Xue Jincheng, with the determination of a strong man to break his wrist, and said sharply: "Therefore, I hope that my father will persuade the Empress Dowager to marry her daughter and Zhou Muxian, and let me monitor the general to reassure the Empress Dowager." ”
Although Xue Baojing said so, she had no intention of helping the Queen Mother to monitor Zhou Muxian and become an enemy with her, but she just wanted to marry Zhou Muxian with the help of the Queen Mother.
Xue Jincheng frowned slightly, as if he was thinking.
After a long while, he bent his eyes to stare at Xue Baojing, with a smile in his eyes, which was more penetrating.
Xue Jincheng said in a deep voice: "I'm asking your own reasons. ”
Xue Baojing couldn't help but be stunned, and after a while, she said categorically: "My daughter thinks that he is the one who can bring happiness to her daughter!" ”
Xue Jincheng's eyes wandered, not distinguishing between joy and anger, and only nodded slightly, indicating that he agreed.
When Xue Baojing walked to the door, Xue Jincheng spoke, and his voice was slightly vicissitudes.
"It's your own choice, don't regret it!"
For the king's one-day grace, the concubine has been a hundred years old.
Send a message to the crazy villain's daughter, be careful not to let others lightly!
She doesn't regret it, and she doesn't give herself a chance to regret it.
Including her daughter Zhou Fumei, all the unfair treatment she suffered as a concubine cannot be repeated in Fu'er!
Xue Baojing made up her mind!
She made up her mind seventeen years ago!
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