Episode 19 The Fake Princess

Accompanied by high-pitched scolding, there seems to be an elegant and low sound of the piano, the sound is not loud, I can't tell whether it is a guqin or a guzheng, anyway, the sound of the piano is quaint, melodious and complacent.

The insults outside were sharper and sharper, in stark contrast to the melodious sound of the piano, and the scenery was so bad that it made people want to rush out and strangle the scolding mother-in-law to death.

Xiang Xiaoqiang beckoned to Hu Jiong, Hu Jiong immediately understood, and whispered in Xiang Xiaoqiang's ear to translate. Of course, those words that were too ugly were replaced by him with less harsh ones. Xiang Xiaoqiang frowned when he listened. Hu Jiong is a person he understands, although his position is low, but he is very loyal to himself. What's even more rare is that he is only loyal to himself, and will not try to please the people around him. He would never hide anything from himself in order to help Xiuxiu cover up.

Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but stare at Xiuxiu.

Xiuxiu picked it up?

At this time, Xiuxiu was already very uncomfortable, leaning against the wall, biting her lip, constantly looking at the front yard, listening to the sound of the piano, wanting to rush out but not having the courage. She turned her face to look at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and suddenly saw doubt in his eyes.

Xiuxiu trembled, her face turned pale and said:

"Your Excellency...... It's not like that...... It's not ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang stretched out his hand to take Xiuxiu in his arms, and said warmly:

"I know, I know ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang gently patted her on the back while listening to the sharper and sharper insults in the front yard. Xiang Xiaoqiang comforted Xiuxiu while motioning to Hu Jiong to continue translating.

Hu Jiong followed Xiang Xiaoqiang's order and translated softly.

The shrew in front continued to scold:

"Shang Xiaojun, you woman, what are you pretending! You let Xiao Xiu'er's little fox go to Beijing to hook up with the powerful, and you succeeded, right? Yes? Now your whole family has their foxes tails cocked? You put colorful feathers on your daughter's pheasant to fill the phoenix, and you changed your mother's surname...... Do you think we all don't know? Yes? Before Xiao Xiu'er went to school, why didn't you have the surname Shang? Why is the surname Wu? ”

As soon as Hu Jiong's "simultaneous translation" was translated here, Xiang Xiaoqiang's heart was like thunder, his mind was blank, and his heart was pounding. Xiuxiu also heard this, raised her head suddenly, looked at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and cried:

"To your lordship...... You...... Listen to me...... I ......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's head was cloudy, but he still held Xiuxiu in his arms, stroked it gently, and subconsciously, the gentle words in his mouth came out:

"I know, I know...... I...... I don't know what your last name used to be, but I love you, not your last name......"

Xiang Xiaoqiang's intimate words made Xiuxiu let go and cried bitterly on his shoulder.

Xiang Xiaoqiang gently stroked her, although he said so, but when he looked down at Xiuxiu in his arms, two words couldn't help but pop up in his mind: fake......

…… Xiuxiu and "Ryukyu Princess", who I have always thought I was proud, turned out to be a "fake"? …… Although Xiang Xiaoqiang himself knows that he fell in love with Xiuxiu, not because of her noble status, but because of her person, since he knew that she was likely to be the princess of the Ryukyus, as any man who was going to marry her, how could he not have the excitement of taking a big advantage? It's like "picking up leaks" in the world of collecting, the great joy of buying something for a small amount of money and later learning that it is a rare treasure is indescribable.

Although Xiang Xiaoqiang does not plan to use Xiuxiu to pull a relationship with Shang Wangfu, nor does he plan to get the identity of a "Ryukyu horse"; Although he said: Whether Xiuxiu is a princess or not, she is the princess in his mind; But he is also a man, and he is always free from certain vulgar ideas. The girl who can be a little secretary by her side, who can hold in her arms, and who can even press under her is a princess...... Although there is no title and is not officially recognized, she is indeed a real princess...... This kind of pleasure, Xiang Xiaoqiang is very eager to have.

Now there is a sudden suspicion, although he feels that his love for Xiuxiu will not weaken, but the doubt and awkwardness in his heart are like a walnut stuffed under the bed, which is uncomfortable.

Sandwiched between the scolding sounds, it is still the sound of the piano, as if it is unaffected.

Xiang Xiaoqiang bowed his head and asked softly:

"Xiuxiu, who is playing the piano there?"

Xiuxiu raised her face and said aggrievedly:

"It's my mother......"

Although Xiang Xiaoqiang thought that it might be Xiuxiu's mother, he was still secretly surprised. Being scolded by people blocking the door, and still being able to play the piano so comfortably, this is really ...... Xiang Xiaoqiang was immediately full of curious respect for the mother-in-law he had never met.

He patted Xiuxiu and said to her:

"Let's go in and meet her old man."

Then he walked lightly into the front yard, for fear of disturbing the sound of the piano.

There was only a small open space in the front yard, planted with various flowers and plants, and a small bamboo shelf was crawling with vines and a few gourds.

Next to the gourd vine, the dappled moonlight sprinkled on the ground, and the back of a woman sat in a wheelchair, stroking the piano, as if deeply intoxicated by the sound of her own piano, deaf to the scolding outside the door.

A young man behind her stood with his hands down, but looked up at the door from time to time, his back moved, as if he couldn't bear it and was about to rush out to fight at any time, but he looked at the woman who was playing the qin, so he had to stand in a proper manner, and he didn't dare to move.

This is probably Xiuxiu's mother and younger brother, right?

This scene surprised Xiang Xiaoqiang, and his heart was full of deep respect for her mother. He tiptoed around to the side, trying to get a closer look at them.

The moonlight sprinkled on this woman's body, and Xiang Xiaoqiang was even more surprised. This woman looks like she is only thirty-six or seventeen years old, and more importantly, although she is also handsome, she doesn't look like Xiuxiu at all! There is no place like it at all!

Could it be that Xiuxiu really picked it up?

The woman was in a wheelchair, appeared to have disabled legs, and was dressed in coarse cloth clothes, plain, but elegant. In front of the wheelchair is a small broken table with a guqin on it. Xiang Xiaoqiang saw clearly, it was not a guzheng, but a guqin. She hooked her head, spread her arms, and plucked the strings one by one, closed her eyes, and moved her head slightly, fully absorbed into her own sound.

This is Xiuxiu's mother? Shang Xiaojun? The owner of this "Pinxian Academy" and the "Teacher Shang"?

At this moment, the shrew outside the door was still scolding, not tireless at all, Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't wait to rush out and kill the mother-in-law who was sceasing to be beautiful.

The young man behind Shang Xiaojun looks like he is ten ** years old, and the young man is also clear-eyed, and he looks much like this woman, and he looks like a mother and son. He lowered his head, his face flushed, his fists clenched tightly.

Suddenly, he saw Xiang Xiaoqiang, pointed at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and exclaimed:

"Ah......h

Shang Xiaojun didn't stop stroking the qin, but looked up at Xiang Xiaoqiang, looked at him in surprise, slowly showed a relieved and satisfied expression, smiled at him and nodded slowly.

Xiang Xiaoqiang also nodded at a loss, responded, and stood there with his hands crossed, looking embarrassed, as if a thief had been caught. He never expected that his son-in-law would meet his mother-in-law for the first time, and it would be like this.

…… Did she recognize me as Xiang Xiaoqiang? Then you should know that I'm her son-in-law, right?

But the young man obviously recognized it, looked at Xiaoqiang eagerly and adoringly, and rubbed his hands excitedly. If I hadn't been afraid of my mother, I'm afraid I would have rushed over to talk to my brother-in-law a long time ago.

Xiang Xiaoqiang remembered Xiuxiu at this time, he turned his head suddenly, and saw Xiuxiu secretly leaning on the small round door in the front yard, covering her mouth, quietly crying, looking at her mother's back eagerly, but still didn't dare to come over.

Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but sigh at the strictness of his mother-in-law's family education, a pair of children were educated in a proper manner, as long as the mother was playing the piano, no matter how excited she was, she didn't dare to move around.

Shang Xiaojun's hands quickened, and soon the rhythm became high-pitched, and the music entered the end. The last string, the end of the song, the aftermath lingers.

Xiuxiu ran over with her head down, went to her and shouted "Mommy" with her head down, and then threw herself into her mother's arms and cried bitterly.

Shang Xiaojun probably saw her son-in-law first, and estimated that her daughter would also come, so she didn't seem too surprised, but just hugged Xiuxiu and comforted her softly, making her cry in her arms.

At this time, the young man also strode over, looked Xiang Xiaoqiang up and down excitedly, and said in a trembling voice:

"You...... Are you Lord Xiang? ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang patted him on both arms, looked at him too, and said with a smile:

"I'm Xiang Xiaoqiang. You're Xiuxiu's ......."

"Brother-in-law!" The boy shouted excitedly, "Sang-su is my sister, I'm her brother!" ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang saw that this brother-in-law admired him quite a lot, and he was quite happy, and just wanted to ask him what his name was and where he went to school, Xiuxiu ran over with tears in her eyes, bowed to Xiaoqiang and said:

"My lord, my mother asked you to come over."

Xiang Xiaoqiang hurriedly followed Xiuxiu to his mother-in-law, took a deep look, and said:

"Son-in-law to meet my mother-in-law!"

Shang Xiaojun looked up at Xiang Xiaoqiang, and then at Xiuxiu, smiling with satisfaction.

"Xiaoqiang," she nodded with satisfaction, "treat my Xiuxiu well." ”

As soon as Shang Xiu's mother spoke, it turned out to be a Ming official dialect with a round voice. Xiang Xiaoqiang couldn't help but be secretly surprised.

"Please rest assured, mother-in-law."

Shang Xiaojun said meaningfully:

"To love someone is to love her person, and nothing else. …… You remember this, Xiaoqiang. ”

Xiang Xiaoqiang felt sweat on his back, and repeated:

"Please rest assured, mother-in-law."

"Well," Shang Xiaojun smiled with satisfaction, and said, "Since you're here, I'll have to go out and explain." Hehe, I didn't want to pay attention to their ...... Push me out. ”

Xiuxiu's younger brother wanted to push his mother, but was secretly pulled by Xiuxiu.

Xiang Xiaoqiang answered "yes", then went around to the back, pushed up the wheelchair, and carefully pushed Shang Xiaojun to the door.

Xiuxiu's younger brother couldn't bear it anymore, but now that he saw his brother-in-law coming, he was even more confident, grabbed over and lifted the latch, and pushed open two doors at once.

On the bluestone road at the gate, there was already a large circle of onlookers, and a woman in her thirties was dancing and scolding. Seeing the door of Pinxian Academy open and Shang Xiaojun appearing, there was a sudden silence, as if he had pressed the pause button to watch the film.