Chapter 108: Forced Marriage
"Honestly, there is no better young talent in the entire capital than His Royal Highness King Wen, but it's a pity that people only treat us Ling'er as a sister, but His Royal Highness King Wen is really inappropriate."
"Although Qin Yatou is a little angry with the little family she learned from her mother, but letting the daughter of a first-class member be a side concubine is too much to give Qin Yushi face, hey, it's just that, I originally thought that Ling'er and King Wen were childhood sweethearts, and when I was a child, Ling'er still wanted to marry him, but now I see that these two people don't have that mind, so let them go."
Wen Ling has been locked in the room for several days, and it is only Wen Ling who is confined, and it is still okay for others to come to see her.
When Gong Ying came, she saw Wen Ling sitting by the window in a daze. Seeing that Gong Ying was coming, Wen Ling jumped up happily, "Sister-in-law, sit down quickly, it's still hello, unlike my eldest brother and mother, I haven't come to see me since my father grounded me." ”
Seeing that Wen Ling was coquettish, Gong Ying smiled and said, "You, don't blame Brother Han and his mother, they have been busy recently." ”
"What's there to be busy, isn't the eldest brother just patrolling around, who eats the bear's heart at the feet of the Son of Heaven and dares to make trouble, so is the mother, I don't know what to be busy with all day, I haven't seen her for several days."
"Having said that, Brother Han wouldn't be so busy on weekdays. No, it's going to be autumn soon. Students from all over the country are emerging in Beijing, and they are all the future pillars of the country. Therefore, Brother Han has to strengthen patrols every day, and he will naturally come to see you after this time. ”
"Okay, okay, big brother is busy, but what is my mother busy with?"
Gong Ying came today, the first was to accompany Wen Ling to relieve her boredom, and the second was to come with Huang Xinrou's task, Huang Xinrou felt that they were of the same age, and it was easy to say anything.
So Gong Ying didn't twist and pinched, and said directly, "Since the Mid-Autumn Festival palace banquet, every day there are official wives who invite their mothers to parties, and their mothers are tired of dealing with these officials and wives every day, do you know why?" ”
"Why?"
Alas, Gong Ying sighed, "Ling'er, do you know that you are fourteen years old this year?" Now you can start getting married, aren't these ladies all beating your idea? ”
Wen Ling stood up in shock: "What? Mother... My mother didn't promise anyone, right? Sister-in-law, you go and help me tell my mother, Ling'er doesn't want to get married, Ling'er is still young, Ling'er wants to accompany her father and mother more, but I can't say it myself. ”
Seeing that Wen Ling hurriedly wanted to run out, Gong Ying hurriedly opened her mouth to stop Wen Ling, "Ling'er, it's not too late for you to listen to me, although my mother did not refuse the invitation of these ladies, but she did not agree to anyone's proposal, they are all well-known figures in Beijing, and my mother can't offend anyone."
Coming here today, my mother wants me to ask what you mean, does the son-in-law in the capital have anything you like? Mother, too, can help you inquire about his conduct and style. ”
Wen Ling blushed and said angrily, "Sister-in-law, you will make fun of me, I am still young, and I don't want to marry yet." Sister-in-law, don't you want me to spend more time with you and your mother at home? And my little nephew, I want to grow up with him, by the way, what is the name of my sister-in-law's little nephew? ”
"My marriage with Brother Han is thanks to you, so I thought how about letting you, who is an aunt, choose a name for him?"
"Me? Are you sure? It's so good that I think about it. Wen Ling supported his head with his hands and thought for a long time before he spoke: "Glory, wealth, money, power, this little guy is not lacking."
I, as an aunt, have nothing else to ask for, I just hope that the little guy can live a safe and happy life, why don't you call him An'er? Sister-in-law, what do you think? ”
"An'er, An'er, peace and joy are good names, I don't have too many requirements for him, and my father and brother Han also mean this."
"You girl, don't try to escape, you have to think carefully about the matter I told you today. You're not too young, and if your father and mother didn't have their own difficulties, they would definitely not force you. ”
Since Gong Ying left, Wen Ling has been locked up for almost half a month, and he is bored all day long. But she really didn't dare to disobey Wen Jinyan's intentions, if she dared to sneak out, she would definitely be punished by her father to kneel in the ancestral hall again.
has been locked up for so many days, and today finally waited for Huang Xinrou. As soon as she saw Huang Xinrou, Wen Ling pounced on her and coquettishly said, "Mother, why did you take so long to come to see me?" You don't even know I'm bored here, and you don't plead with my dad for me to let me out. ”
Huang Xinrou touched Wen Ling's head lovingly, "Although you are not wrong this time, but as a lady, it is always bad to go out and show up all day long, Ling'er, you listen to your mother's words." You are now at the age when you should be married, you are not allowed to go out of the house in the future, stay at home honestly and embroider more needlework, and embroider your wedding dress in this year is the right thing. ”
In Daqi, in order to prove to her husband's family that the newlywed girl is virtuous and virtuous, she will let the newlywed girl embroider the wedding dress by herself, in fact, many of the ladies are hired to do it for them, anyway, they just get a word of praise from others, who really cares, whether this wedding dress has been embroidered by herself?
Hearing this, Wen Ling's face turned pale, and her voice trembled unconsciously, "Mother... Mother, what did you say? What wedding dress? Ling'er doesn't understand what you're saying? ”
"Ling'er, you should have heard your sister-in-law talk about this, right? Recently, there have been a lot of dignitaries and ladies who have hosted banquets for their mothers. Everyone knows what it is, whether they fancy your father's identity and want to climb the high branches, or they fancy your identity and want to curry favor.
My mother doesn't think that any of them is a good match for you, just right, Mu Sheng asked your father a few days ago, hoping to marry you to him after he is in high school. Mu Sheng is a father and mother who grew up watching him since childhood, or an old friend, and he can rest assured that he will hand you over to his father and mother......"
Without waiting for Huang Xinrou to finish speaking, Wen Ling had already stood up in horror, "Mother, you can't do this, Brother Mu Sheng is very good, but Mother." I've always just treated him as an elder brother, just like a big brother, mother, I don't want to marry, I don't want to marry Brother Musheng. ”
"Ling'er, you heard my mother say that there are too many people in the entire capital who want to fight your idea now, whether they are sincere or hypocritical, it doesn't matter if they are just tempting now, if they take the first step to find the emperor to give marriage, it will be too late to regret it."
"Mother, even the imperial uncle will not force me to marry, my father is the prime minister, as long as my father does not agree, who will dare to force me to marry? Mother, Ling'er doesn't want to get married, so let Ling'er accompany her father and mother more. ”