Chapter 45: Marriage
The two looked at each other for a long time, and they were about to spark, but Zhao Wennian suddenly laughed helplessly: "You, like your mother." ”
arguing with the elders, Luo Tingchen was also very embarrassed. He looked down at his toes, and then quickly looked up at his uncle: "Prince......"
"Well, that's all for later." The little uncle patted Luo Tingchen on the shoulder: "It's a good thing to have momentum, but it's equally important to walk steadily." ”
Luo Tingchen still had to persuade, but Zhao Wennian had already shook his head at him: "Eggs are not only put in one basket, especially the basket itself is still unstable. ”
Speaking of this, Luo Tingchen also knew that empty words could not be persuaded. He himself expected this result, so he quickly let the matter go.
No matter how serious the consequences, this is indeed a matter for the future. As long as it doesn't happen tomorrow, he and Manman can always think of a solution.
Besides, isn't he going to be with the king tomorrow? There is really something, and there is a place to call for help.
"If you refuse to ask me, then how are you going to gain a foothold in the palace?" Saying this, Zhao Wennian was full of worry.
In the past, he paid less attention to this nephew. After the meeting, he deliberately found out all Luo Tingchen's articles and studied them carefully.
Among his peers, Luo Tingchen deserves the word outstanding. can look at the world, learn and have a lot of power at home, and the king of the county will be able to recruit top talents.
"Do you think that the king of Hejun recruited you because you are knowledgeable?"
Luo Tingchen knew his level, so he naturally didn't dare to be arrogant. But my uncle asked, and he didn't give an answer, as if he didn't respect him enough, and the ghost made the gods worse, he smiled and said, "Maybe it's fate?" ”
The prince standing in the clouds, and Luo Tingchen, who was stepped into the dust, fell in love?
Zhao Wennian looked at Luo Tingchen, who looked serious, nodded his shoulder and smiled easily: "You, you look serious and gloomy, I didn't expect to have such a narrow side." Good, good, young man, it's good to be funny. ”
Luo Tingchen was stunned for a moment, and then laughed as well.
Since discussing with his sister, he has ruined the family affairs of Roman and Pei Junlin. The burden on his body seemed to be much lighter all of a sudden. He lived more and more like a teenager day by day, laughing more and more every day.
Because of this laughter, some stagnant atmosphere dispersed, and the whole study room was a lot more relaxed. Luo Tingchen took the opportunity to take advantage of the long to the end, and said solemnly: "My nephew is incompetent, and he has made the house slave dominant all these years. Now if you want to send money, you have to let the minions approve it first. ”
Speaking of this, Zhao Wennian couldn't help but be angry.
Zhao Pingniang has cut off contact with his family over the years, he was still secretly taking care of Zhao Pingniang's shop at first, but later he saw that Mama Pei was capable, and he was afraid that he would be found out and disgusted by Zhao Pingniang. When Wanzhaoyuan straightened out the business, his people completely withdrew, and they never interfered in the affairs of Zhao Pingniang's shop.
He never expected that Zhao Pingniang would be able to completely entrust his life to a minion.
This house slave, or the entire Zhao family, doesn't look down on Mrs. Pei.
If it was in the past, he would have to say a few sarcastic sentences anyway. can think of Zhao Pingniang's wrinkled face, and the wisps of black hair sandwiched in the black hair, in the end, swallowed all the unpleasant words.
"Don't worry, my uncle will help you take it back. A mother-in-law, you can't put it in your uncle's eyes. ”
Luo Tingchen didn't answer, and a long bow went on again: "Uncle is in charge of the Zhao family, and he is already lacking in skills. The nephew himself also wants to experience experience, so he dares to ask his uncle not to interfere, and to recommend a few capable and reliable shopkeepers to his nephew. ”
Looking at the respectful but not humble nephew in front of him, Zhao Wennian's chest once again rose with strong appreciation.
At a young age, he knew that he was self-reliant, and he could grow up in the countryside without being humble or arrogant. Chong'an wanted to learn from his brother three or four points, and he was also very content.
"The shopkeeper will choose slowly first, and I will send it to you in two days. Are the people around you settled? Zhao Wennian sat down according to Luo Tingchen, sat back on the main seat himself, and raised the teacup to Luo Tingchen from afar: "There is a Pei Junjie by your side all the year round, and now he has been taken away, and there is no one to call him." ”
This matter was discussed by Roman and Luo Tingchen before. She thinks that the prince only brings a golden cinnamon when he travels, what kind of score does her brother pose? Besides, when I went to the palace to practice, I naturally listened to the orders of the prince. The prince's business, no matter how small, is not a trivial matter. The people around him must go through three hardships and five grinds, and they can be really reliable before they can be put around.
Luo Tingchen felt that it made sense.
Although the little uncle is definitely reliable, it is better to start his own affairs slowly. So, he put down the teacup and refused with a smile: "Junjie has never served me, and I occasionally have to take care of him first." So, I'm not in a hurry, I'm slowly looking for a suitable one. ”
Contrary to the seriousness of the study, Mrs. Luo and her party, who were visiting the garden, were very relaxed, and laughter came from time to time.
Zhao Pingniang was homesick, and the eldest lady specially led her to visit the house. Walking down this way, looking at the familiar scene, the estrangement between Zhao Pingniang and her mother's family has completely disappeared.
She felt comfortable, but her legs and feet were really tired.
When Zhao Xi saw it, he hurriedly instructed the maids beside him: "Let's go to the evening pavilion in front to rest, you go over and clean up first." ”
I heard that it was Zhao Xili's family now, and Zhao Pingniang couldn't help but turn her head to look at her. I saw that she smiled back dignifiedly, and then began to order tea, snacks, cushions, and pillows......
No personal preferences, no small details have been taken care of.
When the group walked to the evening pavilion, the pavilion was already surrounded by a veil. There was a small cooking stove inside, and the maid was making tea in it.
Zhao Xi personally raised the veil and welcomed everyone into the pavilion to rest.
When I entered the room, I found that the stone table was already full of food. According to everyone's taste, the plate is finely arranged. The seat has been padded with thick cotton cushions, and the soft pillows at the back are soft and comfortable.
beckoned everyone to sit down, and immediately a maid came over to pinch her shoulders and beat her legs.
Such a thoughtful and meticulous arrangement, if she hadn't seen it with her own eyes, Zhao Pingniang would have found it hard to believe that it was arranged by twelve-year-old Zhao Xi.
"Xi'er is really capable." She took her sister-in-law's hand and praised her niece sincerely: "Meticulous, thoughtful and skillful, the girl raised by my sister-in-law is really too good to praise." ”
Zhao Chongan couldn't sit still, and was spending his whole stomach trying to get Roland to go out to play. Zhao Xi was full of thoughts on Zhao Chong'an, for fear that this little demon king would cause trouble and make everyone unhappy, so she didn't notice Zhao Pingniang praising her at all.
Roman squatted in front of the tea stove and watched the maid make tea intently. Hearing this, he turned his head and smiled at his mother: "Mother, can't you finish boasting?" If you see your sister taking care of the accounts and managing the shop again, how can you praise it? ”
Zhao Pingniang subconsciously looked at the eldest lady, the eldest lady smiled with her eyebrows, glanced at Zhao Xi proudly, and then patted Zhao Pingniang's hand and said modestly: "It's still far away, you are an aunt, so it's natural to look at her anywhere." ”
"Mother, don't believe it, my aunt is modest." Roman walked to his mother's person, and took the place of the maid to help her beat her shoulder: "It is said that my sister is helping my aunt take care of the house, but in fact, the Zhao family is basically taken care of by my sister." The eldest aunt's dowry shop is also in the hands of her cousin, and the big ideas in the business are all in the hands of my sister. ”
The eldest aunt pressed hard, and the pride in her eyes overflowed. Roman first playfully squeezed his eyes at the eldest aunt, and then continued: "Mother didn't see it, my sister's abacus was playful, and my uncle praised it." said that in two years, my uncle would not be able to beat my sister. ”
Zhao Pingniang was overjoyed, her face was full of surprise: "So powerful? ”
Zhao Wennian has been very proud since he was a child, he praised the junior is nothing, and it is too difficult for him to say that he will be surpassed.
"It's all Manman's exaggeration." The eldest lady glanced at her eldest daughter and saw that she was taking Zhao Chongan and Luo Lan to catch butterflies outside, and she was even more satisfied: "My own child, how do you look good at Wen Nian." ”
Without waiting for Zhao Pingniang to speak, Roman had already turned around and squeezed the maid away, and he gave his eldest aunt a shoulder slap: "Uncle also hurts me." You are so humble, when will my mother see the gap between me and my sister, and let me experience and learn skills? ”
Her hands were neither light nor heavy, and her tone was delicate and soft, and the eldest lady laughed when she heard it: "You still use experience? I just met your sister twice, and your sister has opened and closed her mouth to Manman, and I can't wait to give you all the net worth. If you have such a skill, why do you need to take care of your own family? ”
"I've seen my aunt three times, and my aunt didn't open her mouth and shut up Manman, and she was full of satisfaction to help Manman's plan. Man Man and his sister fell in love, how can they coax people? ”
The eldest lady couldn't cry or laugh, and took Roman's hand and liked to pat it a little: "You, you......"
"Mama Pei stopped three shops in ten days, I begged my mother last night to ask my mother to give me these three shops. But no matter how much I asked, my mother didn't agree. said that it was not appropriate for his daughter's family to show his face, and said that managing housekeeping was a man's business. The shop is not in the hands of Mama Pei, so my brother should take care of it. ”
Roman took advantage of the situation and nestled into the arms of the eldest lady, hugged her neck, pouted, and his face was full of grievances: "Uncle, listen to it, my mother would rather close the shop than let me go through the training." I have my own shop in the future, don't I have to be blind? ”
The eldest lady looked at Zhao Pingniang with an inquiring eye.
Thinking of Zhao Xi's excellence, Zhao Pingniang was a little uncomfortable: "Although it is only eleven, it is not far from fifteen." Although the matter of marrying in front of him did not hurt Manman's reputation, the Pei family was blown open at that time, and there was more or less rumors. We live in Wanzhaoyuan, which is already very criticized, and Manmanruo still runs on the street all day long......"
The folk customs of this dynasty are relatively open, and there is no rule that men and women do not see each other before the marriage, and it is not impossible to come out and walk around after marriage. But the big families are much more exquisite, and the noble family is even more strictly ruled.
After all, marrying into the door is to be a good lady, responsible for socializing and socializing with major families, and maintaining a relationship with the face of the face. Showing up since he hit the boudoir is not respectful enough. If you are small, you will be in the eyes of money, and you will become a joke.
Pei Junlin had an accident, and Zhao Pingniang knew that it was unreliable to marry low. In this way, I have to cherish Roman's reputation even more, for fear of hindering her future marriage.