Xie Shurou, the fourth lady of the Xie family, experienced two thunderbolts in succession within an hour.

At the end of the hour, a rumor suddenly spread on the street, saying that the emperor had named the eldest lady of the Mu family as a red-makeup general and wanted to follow General Zhenguo on the expedition. After Xie Shurou heard this, she was shocked and panicked, hurriedly changed her clothes, and went to find Mrs. Xie, wanting to apply to go out and go to Mu's house to have a look.

Mrs. Xie was originally very reluctant to let Xie Shurou get involved in these things, but Xie Shurou cheekily grinded her for a long time, and Mrs. Xie couldn't bear it and finally nodded and agreed. Xie Shurou turned around and was just about to leave, when the second sunny day came.

The chief steward of the Xie Mansion came over with a beaming face and passed the message, saying that the emperor had given His Royal Highness King Xin and the fourth lady a marriage, and asked the lady and the fourth lady to prepare to receive the decree.

Xie Shurou was dumbfounded on the spot. She also thought that something was wrong with her ears, so she grabbed Yingxing beside her, and asked in a trembling voice, "Yingxing, did I hear something?" The emperor gave me a marriage? And with whom? ”

"It's a marriage, miss." Ying Xing smiled and replied simply: "Miss didn't hear anything, the emperor gave you and His Royal Highness King Xin a marriage, His Royal Highness King Xin and our Miss are really a pair of beautiful people made in heaven, slave and maid, congratulations to Miss!" ”

"Looking at the children, they are all happy and stupid." Mrs. Xie was also beaming: "Go back and change into festive clothes, so that you can wait for the order." ”

Xie Shurou was stunned for a long time, finally turned around, looked back at Mrs. Xie, and cried.

"Grandmother! The granddaughter doesn't want to get married, and she doesn't want to marry His Royal Highness King Shin. Xie Shurou was really sad, so of course she cried very sincerely, and the beautiful appearance of pear blossoms with rain and rain was a person, and she couldn't help but feel pity and sympathy.

It's a pity that the people who sympathize with Xie Shurou do not include Mrs. Xie.

As soon as she saw Xie Shurou crying, the smile on Mrs. Xie's face immediately disappeared. She sat silently in the chair and listened to Xie Shurou's crying for a while, and then opened her mouth calmly to say a word, which made Xie Shurou stop her mouth all of a sudden.

She said: "The eldest daughter-in-law is really not awake. How did this good child teach her to be a fool? Is the emperor unhappy to give marriage? This is to hold the heads of our Xie family to resist the decree! ”

Xie Shurou originally knelt under Mrs. Xie's knees, crying lively, when she heard Mrs. Xie's words, she was so frightened that she quickly stood up, quickly wiped her tears, and whimpered and said: "Grandmother, it's not good for granddaughters, it's none of my mother's business." The granddaughter wants to marry and leave home, so she can't see her grandmother every day, and she is reluctant to give up for a while, revealing her true feelings, so she says that she doesn't want to get married, and her grandmother must not care about her granddaughter's words. ”

Mrs. Xie's face changed quickly, one second she was gloomy, and the next second she immediately smiled like a flower, with a kind face.

Hearing Xie Shurou admit her mistake, she immediately smiled and nodded at Xie Shurou, looking very gentle and kind: "It's still Rou'er who is well-behaved and sensible." Grandmother naturally knows that you are filial. Fortunately, the emperor gave you to King Xin, this palace is not far away, and you can often come back to see your grandmother on weekdays, otherwise your grandmother will not be willing to do it. Good boy, look, his eyes are red, hurry back and wash up, so as not to wait for the officials of the Ministry of Rites to come and make people laugh. People should say that you, you will cry and marry before you get married. ”

Xie Shurou forced a smile on her face, saluted Mrs. Xie, and prepared to go back. Mrs. Xie beckoned, turned around and summoned her personal maid, and ordered: "Liu Ying, send the fourth lady back to the room to change clothes, the officials of the Ministry of Rites will come over soon to announce the decree, don't delay." Remember to bring a few bright pieces of jewelry, receiving orders is a big deal, don't lose etiquette. ”

Liu Ying agreed with a smile and followed behind Xie Shurou, ready to accompany her back to the room. Xie Shurou stiffened her smiling face, endured the white eyes and saluted Mrs. Xie again, then turned around and walked back, while walking, she secretly cursed in her heart: "Phew! What to accompany her back to the room. This is obviously because she is afraid that she will make trouble again, so she will send someone to monitor her. ”

In fact, Mrs. Xie's worries were also superfluous, and Xie Shurou sighed sadly. In addition to crying in front of her elders, what else can she do! It will not be useful to seek death and life, and suicide will not threaten Mrs. Xie, and besides, she doesn't want to die.

Except for this, that is to escape, but it is impossible to escape. Xie Shurou really traveled here and became the eldest lady of the family, only to realize how ridiculous it was to look at it in modern society in the past.

The maids who serve the ladies are generally born in the family, and the parents are on an errand in the Xie family, and the lives of the family are in the hands of the master, how can there be the kind of maid in the story, regardless of the maid who runs with the young lady?

Xie Shurou is very sure that if she wants to run, Yingyue and Yingxing will definitely take the initiative to report it and will never hide.

The eldest lady can run away from home casually? It's even more of a joke! Not to mention other people's homes, it is her house, every door is guarded by servants and mothers-in-law, people are watching when they enter and exit, and there are guards around the yard, and it is impossible to dig a dog hole and climb out.

Think about it, such a big family, even a professional snitch with high skills can't enter and exit freely, how can a big lady run out smoothly without a golden finger.

Again...... Running out of the Xie family's yard is actually useless. Xie Shurou thought about it carefully, if she really wanted to run, it was not completely impossible. She can also try to use the excuse of going out shopping and secretly urinating in a certain shop, and there may be a chance of success.

But even if she succeeds, she doesn't know what she's going to do next. First, in these years, the risk of a single woman going out alone is much greater than the description, those bullshit stories of the eldest lady breaking through the rivers and lakes are absolutely impossible to happen here, she Xie Shurou can't pick up her shoulders, she can't pick up her hands, and she doesn't have a golden finger, and she can't protect herself when she goes out.

Second, the household registration management in ancient times was also very strict, and the officers guarding the gate of the capital were not ornaments, she was empty-handed, there was no road, I was afraid that she would not even be able to get out of the gate of the capital, even if she ran away, she would be arrested quickly.

Third, and most importantly, it is the most important. Xie Shurou knew that if she really ran away, it would really drive Grandma Xie to a dead end! If she, as a daughter, really resists the decree and escapes marriage, everyone will not hesitate to think that it is Grandma Xie's responsibility, her poor upbringing, her poor management, and all the responsibility is her, and everyone will blame her. The daughter has made such a big trouble for the Xie family, and Grandma Xie may have no better way than to apologize for her crimes with death.

So Xie Shurou couldn't escape, and she really didn't dare to escape.