Chapter 3: The Marriage of Expectation
In the early morning, the subordinates of the mulberry house cleaned as usual and served the ladies of the various courtyards.
In Meiyuan, Biluo was carrying the water, followed by two girls to groom and dress up her own lady, but as soon as she entered the door, she saw that the young lady was already dressed neatly, still in the short and light green clothes, with black hair braided into long braids hanging on one side, elegant and indifferent.
The plum blossom wood hairpin in the hair room is very old and unworthy of her, but Ah Jiu carries it every day.
"Miss, where are you going?"
Bi Luo saw that Miss Nine was going out again, so she hurriedly stopped her, and she was still a little anxious.
She is sixteen years old, she grew up with Ah Jiu, and she is like a sister, but Ah Jiu has a weak temperament and doesn't like to talk much.
"The Doctor's Chamber."
Yesterday, for the sake of the village's sister-in-law Xiu, I didn't see a doctor all day, and I suffered a lot of losses, so I had to go early today.
seems to be elegant, and she doesn't eat the fireworks of the world, but she is actually a small money fan.
"Biluo, don't get in the way."
But the little girl in front of her kept blocking her and wouldn't let her go out.
Ah Jiu was a little angry, and his face sank.
She was angry, but even Beichen was afraid.
"Miss, you can't go out today, the lord said, the Huai'an Hou Mansion has sent someone to talk about family affairs, you have to go over."
Even if she is afraid, she has to stop it, today is a lifelong event for Miss.
Ah Jiu was slightly stunned, and a trace of unexplained surprise crossed his indifferent eyes.
"Huai'anhou?"
She thought she had misheard and repeated it again.
"Yes, have you forgotten that you have had a marriage contract with the little marquis of Huai'an Hou since you were a child? Now that you are in the year of time, you should also ...... Get married, miss, let's put the matter of the hospital aside for a while, if the lord knows that you are still going, he will definitely be angry. ”
Biluo is ready to dissuade her bitterly.
But who knows, her young lady suddenly turned around, put down the medicine box that she regarded as more important than her life, sat in front of the dresser, and removed her long braids.
"Make it pretty."
Ah Jiu looked at himself in the mirror indifferently.
I never felt that there was any good or bad looks, but at this time, she really hoped that she was born better.
Biluo and the other two girls saw the young lady's reaction, and at the same time looked at each other with joy and tacit understanding, as if they knew their young lady's thoughts, it turned out that she wanted to marry so much.
Master Sang Zhengyuan, that is, Ah Jiu's father, and stepmother Liu, are discussing Ah Jiu's marriage with the matchmaker sent by the Hou Mansion in the front hall at the moment.
Although Sang Zhengyuan is not a big official, he is also the official of the imperial capital, with three concubines in the family, five sons, and four daughters, and Ah Jiu is the last.
"Master Sang, the old lady means that the mourning period of the little marquis has just expired, and this marriage is ...... It's not appropriate to make a big deal, just invite two relatives and friends, and good colleagues in the court, I don't know what you think, Master Sang? ”
The matchmaker looks amiable, but she has a bitter feeling.
"Well, what the old lady said is reasonable, it's just ...... This marriage was made by the Emperor himself, I don't know if the Holy One has anything to say about this marriage? ”
Master Sang's face changed slightly, and he was obviously not very happy when he heard this.
But he didn't say much, filial piety comes first, and he has nothing to do about the old marquis.
"Naturally, the old lady entered the palace and saw the Queen Mother and the Holy Lord, which is also what they meant."
The matchmaker doesn't smile, although she still speaks kindly, but she has an urge to beat people.
"In that case, then according to the old lady's wishes, I don't know when this wedding date will be?"
Although Master Sang didn't want his daughter to marry so hastily, since the saint and the queen mother both meant this, there was nothing to be done.
"The eighth day of next month."
"The eighth day of next month?"
Master Sang was startled, and his voice was inevitably louder, and it happened that he was heard by Ah Jiu who came in a hurry.
"Yes, the old lady also wants to get married as soon as possible, Master Sang, what do you mean......"
"No, I'm not allowed, it's less than half a month before the wedding, let others think about Ah Jiu, and we Ah Jiu don't have time to prepare."
Master Sang immediately refused, it was too much deception, should he marry a concubine? Not only is it not a big deal, but it is so sudden? Let others talk about his daughter, I don't know, I think something unseemly happened to marry him in such a hurry.
Although he doesn't like Ah Jiu on weekdays, this is a matter of his face, this is a marriage given by the Emperor Taishang himself, of course, it must be done in a beautiful way to win glory for his Sang family.
"Master Sang, this ...... The old lady has chosen a good day to prepare, you see......"
The matchmaker looked embarrassed.
Master Sang blushed this time, there was no room for negotiation, it just didn't work.
Seeing that the scene was so deadlocked, the Liu family next to him pulled Master Sang and whispered a few words, persuading him, to see some open, after all, this is the meaning of today's saint and the queen mother, how can they resist the decree and disrespect?
It's a big deal, just prepare more for the dowry, so that Ah Jiu can marry beautifully.
Master Sang had a dark face and didn't want to compromise.
"Then the eighth day of next month."
Ah Jiu was listening outside, for fear that his marriage would be disrupted, but in fact, it would be good to be so fast.
is still dressed in green clothes, this time it has become a long skirt, slightly powdered, long hair pulled into a bun, and Ah Jiuluo appeared generously.