Chapter 5 Hiring, unwilling to marry
After the marriage between Du Mi and Shen Changfeng, the son of the Shen family, was decided, the Shen family was anxious to rejoice the only son, and Jiang Hou was in a hurry to marry his sister in order to avoid the draft in the palace.
The Shen family is a wealthy family on the boundary of Chuzhou, and the dowry is very spectacular.
Du Mi is not allowed to go out, but Chunhua is free.
Hearing the noisy suona gongs and drums outside, Chunhua couldn't help it, and after Du Mi agreed, she threw down the mandarin duck playing in the water pillowcase that was embroidered on her hand and went out.
After coming back, Chunhua's eyes were bright, and she excitedly described to Du Mi the ten-mile red makeup on the long street, and told her that the neighbors said that the Shen family had made a bloody investment, and also said that Du Mi would marry the Shen family to be happy.
"Miss, you don't see how long the dowry line is." Speaking of this, Chunhua didn't care about embroidery anymore, "The slave maid has never seen so many dowries, that is, the famous Miss Jiangmen in Chuzhou got married, and the dowry at that time was not more than half of Miss Yours!" ”
Still lying on the bed. Du Mi was not interested, half-lowered his eyes, and let out a few faint sounds.
The wounds on her body are still not healed, but the small wounds on her face are beginning to heal, and from a distance, most of her face is covered with black scabs, and it looks strange.
At this time, the appearance of drooping eyebrows and drooping eyes looked even more listless.
Chunhua gestured for a long time without waiting for half a sound, and couldn't help but turn to look at her, "Miss, aren't you happy about so many dowries?" ”
Chunhua asked sincerely, as if she really didn't understand why Du Mi didn't react when she heard so many dowries.
Du Mi lifted her eyelids at this time, and her voice was a little hoarse when she spoke, "How about ten miles of red makeup, and what about the phoenix crown?" It was he who gave me the entire Shen family as a dowry, and I was indifferent. ”
Chunhua became more and more puzzled, "Why?" ”
Du Mi tugged at the corners of her mouth, and her eyes flashed with mockery, "Silly Chunhua, their Shen family wants to marry just a lady who can be happy, and it doesn't have to be me, what is so happy about this kind of marriage that everyone can do." ”
Chunhua, who has been instilled with 'the words of the matchmaker of her parents' to decide the major events of marriage since she was a child, still doesn't understand the unwillingness in Du Mi's words, "Then what kind of marriage lady will feel happy?" ”
What kind of marriage......
Du Mi's expression was momentarily distracted.
But after a moment, she lowered her eyelashes again, and a smile appeared on her green face, she stretched out her finger and tapped the corner of Chunhua's forehead with her fingertips, "If only I could know." ”
Chunhua comforted: "Miss, maybe the son of the Shen family is a good match for Miss, and this day will not be known until later." ”
Du Mi narrowed her eyes, cracked the corners of her mouth, and sneered twice, "Heh, heh." After that, he pushed the embroidery shed on Chunhua's hand again, "Embroider your mandarin ducks and play in the water, your young lady is in a bad mood, and I don't want to hear anything about the Shen family recently." ”
The next day, Chunhua saw that Du Mi had a slightly angry expression on her face.
Chunhua was happy in her heart, and took Du Mi's arm and said: "Miss, Chunhua promises not to mention anything about the Shen family again, Miss come and embroider with the slave maid, seeing that the auspicious day is just a few days away, this pair of mandarin duck pillows and mandarin duck quilt covers are all - woo woo woo - "
Du Mi casually picked up a piece of pastry from the pastry plate and stuffed it into Chunhua's mouth, blocking her chatter.
Du Mi turned over angrily by her, stuffed the pastry into her mouth, and chewed the pastry in her mouth as if venting.
Embroidered mandarin ducks? Dream on!
The two masters and servants in the boudoir said a word to me, but I didn't know that there were people in the courtyard outside the door who passed by here and listened to all the words of the master and servant in the house.
What I heard happened to be the part where Du Mi laughed at the Shen family's dowry.
Jiang Hou, who was waiting on the side, looked nervous, and kept carefully glancing at the back of the noble lord in front of him with his eyes.
I was afraid that the stable life I had asked for for Du Mi at that time would be burned down.
Li Mu has always had a cold face, and he can make people tremble three times without moving his eyes, he snorted coldly, and his afterglow swept slightly towards Jiang Hou behind him, and his voice was like a blade wrapped in ice, "She is not too ambitious." ”
was so frightened that Jiang Hou groveled, and he didn't dare to make a sound.
Li Mu only said this sentence and left, Jiang Hou's heart hanging in his throat finally fell, and he followed Li Mu to the door of the mansion.
After sending Li Mu away, the expression on Jiang Hou's face relaxed.
Seeing that people were leaving, Cai Qing dared to step forward, glanced left and right at the movements of the slaves around him, and then asked softly, "My lord, why did your lord come here today?" But for yesterday's barbarians? ”
Jiang Hou rubbed his brows with a little headache, "I thought he was here for our captured barbarians." ”
Guiqing also wondered, "Isn't it?" ”
Jiang Hou shook his head, a chill appeared on his rough face, "He came today to ask a little about the boundary of Chuzhou, it doesn't sound like he is selling with a collaborator. State case. This noble lord is very unpredictable, and this time I offended him-"
Jiang Hou scolded his mother heavily.
Cai Qing and Li Mu have only met twice, but they also know that this highness is not easy to get along with, "It would be good to catch the people behind the scenes as soon as possible and send this noble lord away as soon as possible." ”
Jiang Hou raised his feet and walked to the practice room, and said, "Lao Tzu's legs and stomach are still shaking. Your lord has received an imperial order to investigate the sale of collaborators. In the case of the country, it seems that the person behind the scenes is about to be found out, and the result is that the iniquity. The obstacle was destroyed, and he didn't ask for the sin on the spot. It is already extraordinarily gracious to take a life. When Du Mi was mentioned, Jiang Hou didn't even want to pronounce her name.
Evil. The word obstacle is gritted teeth.
Today, he was reprimanded by your lord.
and reminded him that there are only nine days left before the appointed date, and if he can't find the person behind the scenes, his life will not be guaranteed.
I want him to be the deputy general of Zhenguan, Chi. After many years on the battlefield, he had already been confused about life and death, but he never imagined that his life was not lost on the battlefield, but was sold by the enemy. In the hands of the villain of the country, it is really infuriating!
Only then did Cai Qing remember to reply, "Yesterday, I tortured those barbarians, and the torture was used, but no one is willing to confess who is behind the scenes." ”
Jiang Hou snorted heavily from his nose, "That group of miscellaneous soldiers is just the lowest level of soldiers, and they know a fart about the above!" ”
"Then this case is imminent," Guiqing frowned, "where should I start?" ”
"You ask Lao Tzu?" Jiang Hou stopped suddenly, glared at Guiqing angrily, and smashed at Caiqing with anger and scolding: "Who is Lao Tzu going to ask?" ”
The two have worked together for many years, Jiang Hou's angry eyes are terrifying, but Yan Qing has long been used to it, and he can even hold his fists and reply very calmly: "My subordinates don't know." ”
"You-" Jiang Hou angrily tapped the food green twice with his fingers, and finally withdrew his hand and changed the topic with anger, "The person hired by the Shen family is here today?" ”
"I came at noon, and the dowry was still piled up in the side hall, so could the deputy general go over and count it?"
Jiang Hou has never regarded silver as an overly important person, and he is also tired of these worldly false courtesies, so he waved his hand casually, "You draw up a dowry list, and add the dowry to the sin, and the obstacle is to marry in the past." ”
"Yes." Yi Qing replied without surprise, "That...... The lieutenant wants to go see the young lady? Yesterday, when the lowly official went to deliver the medicine, the young lady said to the lowly that she had already made a mistake and wanted to compensate the deputy general in person. She was a girl in the end, first frightened, and then so badly whipped, when she went to the lowly position, she lay on the bed, and she was so pitiful, and after seeing the lowly position, she only cried and said that she knew that she was wrong, and her crying eyes were red. ”
When she said that she was panicking, her face did not change and her heart did not beat.
He couldn't bear to see the little girl being pitifully locked in the house, and then married to the Shen family like this, afraid that the little girl would still not be able to think about it. If the deputy general can go, the two will talk about it, and they can untie the knot in the future.
When Jiang Hou heard this, his Hades-like expression turned slightly, and he raised his eyebrows slightly, "She really knows that she is wrong?" ”
"If the adjutant doesn't believe it, go and see for yourself." Yan Qing said, sighed, and said with pity: "In three days, she will marry into the Shen Mansion, and they all say that the girl who marries out is the water that is spilled, and I am afraid that it will be difficult to see the young lady alive in the future." ”
Jiang Hou was instantly moved.
The Shen Mansion is a high-rise mansion compound, although the head of the Shen family and the mother are easy-going people, but the compound always has the rules of the compound, how can it compare to the freedom and ease that he came from the general's mansion.
The little girl is accustomed to the temperament of Xiao Ye, she is a young eagle with wings spread in the desert, and she will be locked in the canary's cage in the future, how pitiful it should be.
Jiang Hou's feet turned in a different direction, although he didn't say anything, but the direction under his feet was in the direction of Du Mi's small courtyard.
……
"Silly Chunhua, their Shen family wants to marry just a lady who can be happy, and it doesn't have to be me, what is so happy about this kind of marriage that everyone can do."
"If only I knew."
……
Du Mi's lonely words suddenly sounded in his ears.
Jiang Hou's steps slowly stopped.
He has always been decisive in making decisions, and he will not ask for other people's opinions, and he has never even mentioned half a sentence to Du Mi about the marriage of the Shen family. He thinks that the Shen family is the most suitable candidate at the moment, but does Du Mi think so? She is no longer a 10-year-old ignorant milk doll, but has grown into a girl with a heart.
He was a little afraid to face the little girl.
I didn't dare to look at the portrait of the deceased wife, and her face showed a sad face.
Cai Qing, who was following him, couldn't help but ask, "Adjutant General?" ”
Jiang Hou restrained the tenderness on his face, clenched his hands into fists, and said sharply: "Don't go!" Follow Lao Tzu to the barracks and bring out all the soldiers and cubs stationed at the bayonet that day, and Lao Tzu will interrogate them one by one! Lao Tzu doesn't believe it, he can't catch the traitor in ten days, the thief is coming! ”
Seeing that he had made up his mind, Cai Qing knew that he had no intention of persuading him again, and he no longer persuaded him, "Obey!" ”
Jiang Hou walked towards the gate of the mansion with a ruthless face, one hand on his waist, clutching the grip of the leather whip, like a cheetah waiting for an opportunity to attack.
He is bound to be guilty of meritorious deeds.
If the little girl is not happy after marriage, he can rush to the Shen family with confidence, bring the little girl home, and let her be an eagle in the desert again.