Chapter 537: Dodging the Draft
"I'm sorry for her, what does it have to do with you?" Leng Lingzhe coldly brushed away Shen Mu's hand and said, "I wanted to say it before, Shen Mu, how I am with her, how I treat her, it's all a matter between us, you are just an outsider." ”
"Leng Lingzhe! We've been through so much together, and I'm an outsider in your eyes? Shen Mu clenched his hands into fists, and his muscles burst out.
"Or what do you want me to do with you? Friend? A friend who has always coveted his friend's wife in his heart? Leng Lingzhe looked at him and smiled coldly, "I'm not that big-hearted. ”
Shen Mu said in surprise, "I gave up early, don't you know?" ”
"But ask your own heart, have you given up?" Leng Lingzhe smiled sarcastically, "You still care about her and like her." ”
"Otherwise, you wouldn't have reacted like this when I just said that I wanted to expand the palace draft."
Shen Mu froze in place, and heard Leng Lingzhe say, "Shen Mu, you can leave." ”
The next day, at the court of Leng Yueguo, Leng Lingzhe issued a holy decree in public, recruiting all kinds of beauties who have reached the age of sixteen from all over the country for the draft.
This is a big deal, no matter what family has to report to the school-age woman, even the Shangjia family is no exception.
Mrs. Guan, who learned the news, almost fainted, although the Guan family was far away in Lingnan, far away from the capital, but every region had to make a register, and a big family like them couldn't hide.
"How is this good, with Rongrong's appearance and character, it will definitely be selected, but how can our family Rongrong go to that kind of place, the harem concubines are three thousand, and they don't spit out bones when they eat people, and the one above has abolished the harem before, so why do you want to open the harem now?" Mrs. Guan was so anxious that even the emperor scolded her.
"Mother, be careful!" Guan Jingyan frowned, although this is in the Guan Mansion, but the truth of the disaster from the mouth still needs to be known.
Master Guan sighed, "I'm afraid it's too late to set up a family affair for Rong Rong now, unless the two sides hide the time of exchanging Geng posts from the government." ”
"But this is the sin of deceit, how many people are willing to do this? What are people trying to do? Master Guan frowned, as if he was ten years old.
Zhao Qiujin listened on the sidelines, but she was not anxious about being included in the roster of show girls, she only suddenly felt a dullness in her chest, but she had a strange feeling of being betrayed.
For some reason, when she heard the word draft, she felt very uncomfortable. She didn't think about it either, she just thought she really didn't want to participate in the draft.
At this time, I heard a report from the porter, and the eldest wife of the Jiang family came to visit with a post.
"When did the Jiang family have a relationship with us? I don't see it, I can't see it, I'm annoyed. Master Guan wanted to refuse with a wave of his hand, and the porter was about to go back, but he heard Mrs. Guan shouting eagerly.
"Wait!"
Mrs. Guan was thinking about her social circle in the past, is there any reliable family that can be married, if it is a good one, it is not a grievance, Rongrong, if it is not a good one, it should be avoided and calamity, if it is not good, it will be pushed out of Ayan as an exchange.
Just thinking about this, the Jiang family came, and it was still the eldest lady who came, that is, the eldest grandson's mother who Rong Rong had just asked before.
Mrs. Guan's heart was half relieved, and she instructed the porter, "Quickly invite Mrs. Jiang to sit down in the flower hall, and I will go over immediately." ”
She got up, ready to change into decent clothes, and explained to Zhao Qiujin, "Rongrong, I can probably guess why Mrs. Jiang is here, you go back to the room to freshen up and change, my mother will check for you first, if it is done, I will send Chun Chan to call you over." ”
Zhao Qiujin was a little surprised, and guessed some clues, "Mother, is it really necessary?" I'm not happy with Mr. Jiang. ”
"It's okay, it's okay if it's not good, it's okay to refuse, originally we had to choose," Mrs. Guan said with red eyes, "It's not okay now, if you are selected, you will enter the palace, and my mother is reluctant." ”
Zhao Qiujin was silent for a long time, isn't he just marrying someone? I really can't leave, so I nodded, "Rong Rong listens to his mother." ”
The most important thing is that she doesn't want her mother to be sad.
Mrs. Guan put her mind at ease, changed her clothes and walked to the flower hall, only to see a lady with a good temperament and proper maintenance sitting on the seat, wearing an elegant lake blue gown, and only a pearl fine stripe jade hairpin on her hair, but she looked very good.
"It's Mrs. Jiangda, right? I've kept you waiting. Mrs. Guan walked in with a smile and said to the other party.
Mrs. Jiang hurriedly got up, with a smile on her face, "If it's anywhere, I came here rashly and bothered me." ”
After Mrs. Guan invited Mrs. Jiang to sit down, she was not familiar with it, but Mrs. Jiang was very talkative, and getting along with others also gave people a feeling of spring breeze.
For this mother-in-law, Mrs. Guan is still very satisfied. She nodded inwardly.
Mrs. Jiang and Mrs. Guan exchanged a few words and then cut to the chase, "I heard that Mrs. has an only daughter under her knees, and she looks good, but is there such a thing?" ”
Mrs. Guan covered her mouth and smiled, "What's the matter, it's all nonsense from those people, what is my daughter like, don't you know how I am a mother?" ”
"Look at what you say, but I want to see you more and more." Mrs. Jiang did not hide her interest in Zhao Qiujin, and she really wanted to know that her son, who had never been in oil and salt on weekdays, took the initiative to mention a girl in front of her for the first time.
Although this girl is rumored to ...... It doesn't seem to be very good, from the countryside, but it's better to be famous than to meet, and his son is also a mother, and if he is just a vulgar fan, he will not be able to look down on him.
For example, the cousin girl in the family, when she thought of this, she felt a wave of anger in her heart, such a fox and a charming child, she actually wanted to be the eldest daughter-in-law of her Jiang family, and she didn't look at what kind of identity she was.
Mrs. Guan sent the spring cicada to call Zhao Qiujin, and when she heard the light footsteps outside the flower hall, she said that Rong Rong was coming, only to see that the crystal curtain was raised by the maid from both sides, Zhao Qiujin moved slowly, the skirt almost did not swing, and stepped into the flower hall.
Mrs. Jiang looked at the girl in front of her curiously, only to see that the other party was wearing a lilac embroidered pear flower cardigan skirt, covered with a snow-blue gold gauze shirt, and only a white jade southern pearl hanging bead hairpin was inserted obliquely on the bun, which was simple and elegant, luxurious and not vulgar.
Mrs. Guan took Zhao Qiujin's hand and introduced her, "This is the eldest lady of the Jiang family," Zhao Qiujin obediently gave Mrs. Jiang a salute after hearing this, generous, thoughtful and decent.
"Mrs. Jiang, this is the little girl, her name is Jingrong."
"It's a good name," Mrs. Jiang smiled, nodding secretly in her heart, she was indeed a beautiful and lovely person. She said that her son's vision is not bad.
Just this number of rites is raised by a big family, not comparable to the cousin girl from a small family in her family. I couldn't help but feel a little more disgusted with Yun Yao in my heart.
Thinking of the purpose of today's visit, Mrs. Jiang took out an invitation letter and handed it to Mrs. Guan.
"Three days later, Jiangfu will hold a flower-viewing banquet, and I hope Mrs. Guan can enjoy her face to participate."