Chapter 47: The General's Mansion
When the maid Xiaoyu heard this, her face was a little puzzled, "Madam, do you really know that girl?" Then the marriage book in her hand is also real? ”
"Mouthy!" Mrs. Xiao glared at the maid Xiaoyu, and said with displeasure on her face: "Xiaoyu, listen, the prince has had a lot of things recently, so you don't need to tell him about such trivial things, do you know?" ”
"Yes, ma'am, ...... What about that girl? Now they are still waiting outside the door! ”
"Go, you go and bring people into the side hall."
"Yes, ma'am!" The maid Xiaoyu answered, and then bowed and retreated.
Mrs. Xiao's eyes showed a cold light, and the corners of her mouth hooked up a sneer: "Eighteen years, no one cares about the ...... of the marriage contract"
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Yan Zixi was walking back and forth outside the Zhenguo General's Mansion, looking a little nervous, her hands were clenched together, and she felt a little bottomless in her heart.
"That marriage letter can't be fake, right? Will it provoke the anger of General Zhenguo, and then send someone to arrest me and kill me? ”
Yan Zixi poked her head into the gate, and when she saw that there was still no movement, she became more and more anxious.
"No, no, I'd better hurry up, or I'll really be arrested...... I heard that this general is the younger brother of the saint, and he is also a relative of the emperor, if the marriage certificate is really fake, it will really become a big crime to deceive the king......"
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi turned around and was about to leave, but was stopped by the maid Xiaoyu who ran out in a hurry.
"Girl, stay, my wife is invited!"
When Yan Zixi heard this, she was like being struck by lightning, and secretly said in her heart, it's over, I can't slip away if I want to.
Yan Zixi turned around slowly and smiled awkwardly at the maid Xiaoyu, "That'...... Can I stop going? ”
"Girl, what do you mean by that?"
"Well, I think there may be something wrong, you just thought I hadn't been here!" After speaking, Yan Zixi turned her head and left, but was dragged back by the maid Xiaoyu.
"Girl, Madame is already waiting for you in the hall, if you leave now, the slave will not be able to deal with her!"
"Uh...... That...... All right. ”
Yan Zixi nodded, and then asked again: "By the way, this young lady, did you notice how your wife looked after hearing the news?" ”
"How's your face?" Xiao Yu thought about it for a while, and said with a smile: "It's hard to say, I was surprised at first, and then I was a little curious, so I asked me to call you in......"
"That's it, it's okay......" Yan Zixi took a breath, it's okay, it's okay, everything will be fine if you don't get angry......
Yan Zixi patted it, and then followed the maid Xiaoyu into the general's mansion......
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With a muffled squeak, Mrs. Xiao walked out slowly and softly with the support of an old woman.
The afternoon sun was particularly dazzling, shining in from the sky, and the golden hairpin and phoenix hairpin on Mrs. Xiao's head were particularly dazzling.
Seeing Mrs. Xiao coming, several maidservants in the corridor hurriedly knelt down, with a look of fear on their faces.
The owner of the General's Mansion is none other than the younger brother of the current saint - Xiao Qianshan, the fourth prince of Xiao Qianshan, the famous general of the Great Xiao Dynasty.
His son not only inherited his title, but also became a girl with a unique hair.
Three years ago, when he first landed on the battlefield, he led 5,000 iron cavalry to break the 30,000 thieves in the Hexi Corridor.
In the same year, he went south to quell the turmoil, and in one day he went down to Wanzhou, Leizhou, and Yuezhou three counties, and countless people surrendered to the wind, and he was crowned a rebellious general.
Two years ago, the war in Beiliang began, traveling 30,000 miles north, suppressing 100,000 enemies, iron hooves passed everywhere, frightened, ghosts cried wolves, and Beiliang humiliated and sued for peace. Returned, sealed the town of the North King Wushuang General.
The Great Xiao Dynasty has been founded for hundreds of years, and he is a peerless person with the usual name of "peerless", and he is one person for this!
As his mother, Mrs. Xiao naturally would not let her son marry such a wild girl of unknown origin.
Even if she has a marriage certificate with her!
The sun was shining, and the old lady hurriedly held up an umbrella to support Mrs. Xiao, walked through the corridor, and slowly came to the outside of the side hall.
However, Mrs. Xiao did not rush in, but stopped and silently looked at Yan Zixi, who came in with Xiaoyu.
When her eyes swept over the girl in the side hall, her brows furrowed slightly.
Yan Zixi was wearing a simple plain clothes, her appearance was upright, but she was not ugly, especially those eyes, which turned from time to time, and seemed to be very clever.
Mrs. Xiao doesn't like such a clever girl, she is too scheming, and she will only invite trouble.
Continue to look, Yan Zixi was sitting in the seat fiddling with her luggage, never stopped from beginning to end, the fragrant tea next to her had been drunk to the bottom, and the tea leaves were held in the cup, which was very rude.
Mrs. Xiao immediately turned around and said to the old woman, "Old Grandma Rong, help me go back?" ”
"Why, ma'am, don't you want to see this girl? Why go back now? The old lady was a little puzzled.
Mrs. Xiao snorted lightly in her mouth, and said disdainfully: "What else is there to see, isn't this already seen?" ”
While Mrs. Xiao was talking, Yan Zixi, who was sitting in the room, seemed to hear the movement here, and quickly stood up and came out to see what was going on.
When she saw Mrs. Xiao wearing a noble dress and a golden hairpin and a phoenix hairpin, she couldn't help but be shocked, and she was stunned in place, and she didn't react for a long time.
Xiaoyu, the maid who went to report, couldn't find Mrs. Xiao, and turned back, just seeing this scene, and hurriedly walked over to remind Yan Zixi.
"Miss Yan, what are you still doing there? This is the wife of the general of Zhenguo, why don't you meet the general's wife? ”
Xiao Yu knelt down for Mrs. Xiao as she spoke, and said with a frightened face: "Madam, I went to look for you, neglected discipline, and disturbed Madame and asked Madame for forgiveness!" ”
Xiao Yu put her head on the ground, and quietly tugged Yan Zixi's dress with her hand.
Yan Zixi reacted at this time, so she followed the example of Xiao Yu next to her, and also knelt down to Mrs. Xiao, and called out in her mouth.
"Yan Zixi, a folk girl from Ningcheng County, Yangzhou, meets the general's wife!"
Mrs. Xiao glanced at her coldly and said expressionlessly, "Get up, come in with me!" ”
Mrs. Xiao originally didn't want to see Yan Zixi, but now that she was bumped into her, it was not good to leave directly.
Yan Zixi let out a sigh of relief, and hurriedly thanked her.
"Thank you, ma'am!"
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After entering the side hall, Mrs. Xiao sat on a high seat, Old Lady Rong served aside, and the maid Xiaoyu led Yan Zixi and then walked in.
After Yan Zixi saluted Mrs. Xiao again, she hurriedly said, "Mrs. Xiao, this time the folk girl came from afar to ask to see you to find out ......."
"Wait!"
Without waiting for Yan Zixi to finish speaking, Mrs. Xiao directly interrupted her words.
Mrs. Xiao saw that Yan Zixi had already stretched her hand into the baggage, guessing that she was about to take out the marriage letter, so she stopped her in time.
Mrs. Xiao smiled slightly, stretched out her hand and motioned for Yan Zixi to sit down first, and then took a cup of tea from Mama Rong's hand, and after taking a sip gently, she said slowly.
"You've just come to the capital, right? Have you seen the Konoha Kitayama? Or go to the pear orchard to see the Hundred Flowers Festival, where the literati and scholars gather, and the scenery is extremely beautiful......"
Yan Zixi thought to herself, why did this Mrs. Xiao ask some inexplicable words as soon as she opened her mouth?
But the people are the general's wife, and they all asked so, and they can't help but answer.
So Yan Zixi also replied with a smile: "Mrs. Huiyu, the folk girl is also a newcomer to the capital, and she has not been to these places yet, if she has the opportunity in the future, she will definitely take a look......"
"Oh? Is it? When Mrs. Xiao heard this, a sneer of disdain suddenly appeared on the corner of her mouth, "Listen to your words, did you come to our Zhenguo General's Mansion first as soon as you came to the city?" ”
"Yes, ma'am!" Yan Zixi didn't dare to hide anything, and replied truthfully.
"I see." Mrs. Xiao glanced at Yan Zixi from the corner of her eye, and the ridicule on her face became more and more intense.
Hmph, a wild girl from a poor countryside, when she first came to the city, she didn't go to enjoy the beautiful scenery and see the scenery, but came to the general's mansion to talk about the marriage contract as soon as possible, which is simply ridiculous!
Yan Zixi saw that Mrs. Xiao's expression was uncertain, and she didn't understand what she meant by her question and answer.
She just felt uncomfortable staying here for a second longer.
Forget it, let's quickly take out the marriage book and ask what is going on, it would be great if the marriage contract could be dissolved.
Yan Zixi thought to herself, she couldn't be bound by a marriage contract and was forced to marry a man she didn't know, what a tragic thing it was!
Thinking of this, Yan Zixi rummaged through the marriage letter in her baggage.
Seeing this, Mrs. Xiao's eyes froze, and her face became gloomy.
"Don't look for it anymore, even if you really bring that marriage letter, I will never agree to this marriage!"
Yan Zixi didn't expect the other party to say such a thing at all, and there was no reaction for a while, so she was stunned......
"Eighteen years ago, your father saved my master, and your mother happened to be pregnant with you. My lord and your father made a marriage contract for their fingers......"
"Original...... It turns out that this is ......" Yan Zixi was a little excited when she heard her life experience, and interjected without waiting for Mrs. Xiao to finish speaking.
This caused Mrs. Xiao's dissatisfaction even more, she glared at Yan Zixi coldly, and said with an indifferent expression: "Miss Yan, right?" Do you think you can still count the marriage contract from eighteen years ago? What's more, your parents are just grass people, and they still want to climb the dragon and the phoenix? Let me tell you, as long as I am in the General's Palace, this marriage will never be possible! ”
Yan Zixi originally wanted to explain that she had no intention of this marriage contract, and this time she went to Beijing on purpose, just to find out her life experience and withdraw from the marriage by the way.
But when Mrs. Xiao was so unscrupulous, arrogant and contemptuous in her words, it really made Yan Zixi very unhappy in her heart. When he was about to speak, he swallowed the words back.
Mrs. Xiao put down the teacup in her hand, stood up, walked in front of Yan Zixi, and sneered in her mouth.
"Miss Yan, I see that you are also a clever person, and you should understand what I mean by this. Go back and tell your parents to keep your feet on the ground and don't think about one step to the sky. Later, I will send someone to give you some silver taels, and you can bring them back, and this marriage will be over, what do you think? ”