Text: Chapter 2 and the Rite of the Flute

"Master, why do you have to be so angry! Isn't he just a fool making trouble? It's not a big deal to yell at the door with him! Don't be angry about this," Mrs. Ling knew the truth of the matter, and comforted her.

"Madame, you say this is a trifle? Is it a trivial matter for a fool to shout at the door all day long that he wants to marry Pei Han as his wife? Your mother's heart is big enough, how can my daughter be a fool who thinks about it all day long. General Ling retorted with red eyes.

"Today is the gift of Peihan and Lu, less is better than more; For the sake of your daughter, you will be angry! Besides, this Wang Si has been stupid and crazy since he was a child, and he recently shouted at the door to marry his daughter-in-law and marry Ling Peihan, he must have been instigated by a reckless man in the countryside, how could a fool know about marrying a wife! Why should we bother with this? "Mrs. Ling was originally a virtuous person, thinking that her daughter had turned fifteen years old today, and it was supposed to be a day to perform the rites of harmony, but when General Ling returned from a long absence, she happened to meet the fool Wang Si singing and dancing at the door, but she said that the jade rabbit in the sky accompanies Chang'e, and the beauty in the world is rare to get; Only Peihan touched my heart, touching her like picking stars.

General Ling listened to Wang Si's poem about his daughter, and when he saw that the family at the door didn't seem to hear it, he didn't move; Then he hated and was angry, and beat people on the spot, and when he entered the door, he called the housekeeper to lose his temper in a storm.

"Madam, this is not a trivial matter, a fool dares to act so recklessly! And what does the world think of the majesty of my general's palace? With Pei Han's life's events as child's play, rap and play, how will she marry a wife in the future? This bad influence insults my Ling family's style, despises my Ling person's integrity, and tarnishes my daughter's innocence," General Ling said in a few simple words, and the stakes were at stake.

Seeing that Mrs. Ling was silent, General Ling said solemnly, "Find out the day when Wang Si came to the door to shout, and beat the guards that day with fifty boards, and fine them for three months; All will be severely punished! And find out the person who instigated Wang Si to make trouble, send it to the yamen, and accuse him of slandering the court officials, the crime is unforgivable! ”

However, it was said that Ling Peihan's father was the mighty and famous general of Zhenguo, and the military region under his jurisdiction had the discipline of steel, and the soldiers he brought out were invincible and invincible. 's mother is the daughter of the former prime minister of the imperial court, and she is talented and good-looking, proficient in the art of war; It is a unique and stunning beauty in this country; With such a talented and beautiful marriage and a prominent family background, everyone in the world covets it.

Ling Peihan is only fifteen years old today, and there has been an endless stream of people proposing relatives in the past few years, either merchants who are rich in the world, or nobles who are relatives of the emperor; In the past 100 days, there have been countless matchmakers; General Ling refused one by one, thinking that Ling Peihan was indeed too young to make a marriage as early as possible, and hoped that his daughter would be better off in the future; Second, the Ling family has been the door of tiger generals for generations, and they are honest and honest in life, so they feel that it is rare for people who match Ling Peihan with the same smell as copper coins.

The peach blossoms are red in the middle of the mountain, and the catkins float on the wind and water; Prosperous and contending, each proud of its own branches.

Dressed in a snow-white skirt, three thousand green silk hanging down to the waist, looking at the posture of the figure, Ling Peihan sat under the pear tree embroidery, the snow-white pear blossoms hung all over the branches, and everything around was intoxicated with bursts of fragrance and luxury.

At this time, I heard the maid Cuizhu shouting from afar, "Miss, you are very beautiful!" Although this tree is beautiful and white and flawless, it is much inferior to my young lady. ”

"Cuizhu, don't talk nonsense," Ling Peihan looked at her beautifully, deliberately cautious and angry; Cuizhu is not unreasonable, Ling Peihan was born when the pear blossoms are in full bloom, and it is the birthday at dawn, so General Ling named Peihan, meaning the morning after the rain; And Ling Peihan has a talent and beauty that is better than his famous mother.

Therefore, Beizhou has 'unparalleled in the world, the daughter of the Ling family; A hundred flowers are not as beautiful as three points, and the smart and prehistoric history is not a good story to describe her.

Ling Peihan was silent, lowered his head indifferently, and continued what he was doing.

Cuizhu saw that she was silent and a little impatient, so she began to shout, "Master is back, my eldest lady; It's a fire in the front hall! ”

"Daddy's back? Why are you so angry at the door? He frowned slightly and slowly got up.

"Miss, this is a long story, it seems to be because of you, it is said that there is a fool at the door who said that he wants to marry a woman like Miss You, but he often shouts at the door, and the housekeeper who guards the door feels that it is nothing, and today he happened to be bumped into by the old man, and then he was punished ......"

The breeze is coming, and the petal pear blossoms are fluttering and sprinkling; Ling Peihan gently pinched the petal that fell on the embroidery with his plum blossom fingers, raised his head slightly sadly and asked Cuizhu lightly, "The mortal dust that fell into it has been a lifetime, and the branches that have been changed are just beautiful for a while; As a last resort, it is fate. ”

Seeing Ling Peihan say such a thing, Cuizhu looked at her young lady in confusion, it stands to reason that she should have hurried to see General Ling, and then begged to spare the house slave, but now she is blindly abnormal; I pity those falling petals, and Cuizhu doesn't know that Ling Peihan is lonely and melancholy when she sees this situation; Sigh when there will be this day again.

"See my father, Pei Han is not filial, how can my father be so angry and hurt for his daughter!" Ling Peihan walked to General Ling and saluted slightly.

General Ling is very angry, when he saw his beloved daughter, his fiery temper disappeared in an instant, he touched his fair cheeks, and said lovingly, "Good daughter, I haven't seen you for a few months, today is your gift, this look is more handsome than when I saw your mother." ”

Ling Peihan's face was slightly red, "Dad, don't make fun of your daughter, your mother's appearance is something that her daughter can't envy, so if you are pitied by the sky, my handsome mother will marry you."

"My daughter is right, my father is blessed, and I ...... to have you and your mother by my side."

A man's crisp and magnetic voice interrupted General Ling, "I'm afraid my daughter won't be able to accompany me~."

Ling Peihan heard the prestige and went to see a few people walking in at the door, and a man led by him had already stepped into the hall and walked towards General Ling; The person who came was about thirty years old, his footsteps soared, and his clothes flew flying; handsome facial features; He is Liu Chuyun, the imperial envoy of the imperial court, with a holy decree of gold and silk in his hands, and his face is happy. This Liu Chuyun is a filial son, generous, Yushu is in the wind, and he is also the only son in the family; was originally a cultivator of Penglai; Later, because of his father's illness and death, he begged hard to step into the prosperous world, first, the Liu family could not cut off the incense, and Liu Chuyun must complete the task of inheriting the ancestry; second, the emperor admired Liu Chuyun's talent very early; asked Liu's father, Liu Chuyun went down the mountain to return to the customs, and he had to return to the court to serve; Therefore, taking up the position of imperial envoy and doctor is also an inviolable father's order, and the emperor's order does not dare to push.

"General Ling, someone Liu is so polite!" Liu Chuyun bowed modestly.

"Brother Liu is serious! You can come here and really make the house shine! When General Ling saw Liu Chuyun's sudden visit, it was difficult to find his intention, but he still greeted him with a smile. This General Ling is very arrogant in his life, dancing with knives and guns, and is honest, although he has a relatively harmonious relationship with the ministers on the surface, he basically does not have close contacts in secret. I was even more surprised to see Liu Chuyun today.