It was Sister-in-law Xiang who fell directly this time, and Qiang'er ran over: "Mother Xiang, how do you pull it?" ”

Qiang Er probably doesn't know what I mean by buttoning her up.

"It's okay, it's okay, little miss, you go to the kitchen and tell the cook, I'll ask her to make you snacks." Sister-in-law Xiang squeezed out a little smile. Qiang Er cheered, "Brother Button, let's have a snack." ”

"Little Miss, you go eat, talk to your mother!" Sister-in-law Xiang pushed her out alone.

"Oh, Brother Button, I'll bring it to you, you wait for me." She rode away on the wooden horse, and her cheers could be heard in the distance. Sister-in-law Xiang hurriedly closed the door and knelt down.

"Old lady, lady, you have tormented the slave, this kid, this kid ......"

"Sister-in-law!" I got up and helped her up, pulled her to sit down, and let out a long sigh, "Your Majesty wants to give her a marriage, but I didn't want it, you also saw it that day, can you sleep if you marry such a Qiang Er to a rich family?" Qiang Er is so happy to be by my side, I think she will always be so happy. ”

"Feihong, Qiang'er is not stupid, but her mother is reluctant to let her suffer. If you want to learn lacquerware, okay, tomorrow my mother will let you get out of the way and send you to learn, there is no condition. Qiang Er is still young, three years later, maybe Qiang Er has opened her mind and wants to live like her eldest sister? Mei Niang thought for a moment and exhaled, "Niang's biggest hope is that Qiang'er will live an ordinary and happy life, so she doesn't care who the other party is, as long as she can afford to give Qiang'er this." You want to learn the craft, and if you succeed and Rose likes you, you can take Rose with you. Listen clearly, if you take Qiang'er away, you will have nothing to do with the martial family, and Qiang'er will have nothing to do with the martial family. What the samurai can give you is to let go! ”

"Isn't marrying a Qiang a condition?"

"No, if you don't marry in the Tang Dynasty, you can't marry you according to the law. So, it's just wishful thinking on the part of the mother. If you really want to learn lacquerware, just reply to your surname and go out to learn art, and the tuition fee will be paid by the samurai. As for the future, we will talk about it in the future. ”

"Yes!" He knelt down and kowtowed to me and my mother-in-law. Half of Qiang'er's matter is solved, I breathe a sigh of relief, but thinking about it, it seems that craftsmen are very bitter, really let Qiang'er suffer? I can't make up my mind, forget it, just like Mei Niang said, I'll talk about the future in the future. But I always felt as if something was missing, so I patted my brain and looked at my mother-in-law.

"Mother, what did I forget?"

My mother-in-law glanced at me, looked at the button, and smiled lovingly: "Button, you have always loved Qiang'er, but you like her and want to marry her?" ”

I patted my brain, yes, I didn't even ask the willingness of the button, damn, I've been the master for too long, I forgot about it, marriage is a matter of two people, I didn't even think to ask this boy.

"Yes! I'm sorry, sister-in-law, button, I should ask you if you want Qiang'er first. Qiang Er is very beautiful, very well-behaved, very cute, I really don't know how cute her two sisters are, I thought everyone loved her as much as I did. ”

"Little Miss is very cute." Sister-in-law Xiang glanced at Mei Niang and said in a low voice.

"Button, what about you? Do you like Rose? I stared at the big boy, "Even if you don't like her or don't want to marry her, I'll send you to learn a trade, don't worry." ”

"The villain likes it, it's just ...... It's just ......" he took a deep breath and knelt down, "If the villain can really learn the craft, and the little lady is willing to endure hardships with the villain, the villain can't ask for it, it's just ...... It's just that the villain can really take the little lady away from the martial arts family? Won't the eldest lady and the second miss dislike the little lady in the future? ”

"If Qiang'er really chooses you, then she has nothing to do with the martial family, and from now on, the eldest sister and I will think that without this sister, you can live the life you want, and we won't bother you. Will you be disappointed? Mei Niang said very clearly.

"Thank you, ma'am!" I saw that he was visibly relieved, did he also want to break off with the martial arts from now on? Maybe that's for the best.

Sister-in-law Xiang's mother and son went out, and I looked at Mei Niang and smiled.

"Alas! Mei Niang is out of school. The mother-in-law knocked on Mei Niang's forehead.

"It's better than blue." I rubbed Mei Niang's hair, and I was happy to see her hair unkempt.

"Now only Mei Niang is missing, what kind of family do you want to marry?" Mother-in-law is more concerned about this.

Mei Niang didn't talk, as if she felt that it was a problem that was not nutritious. I avoided her gaze, just as Qiang Er came back with a snack, and when I didn't see the button, I was about to cry. I deliberately teased her, snatched her snacks to eat, and there was a commotion in the study again. Mei Niang combed her hair and despised me. Finally enough trouble, I asked Qiang'er if she wanted to get married, and she asked me what it was to marry? I said that it was like Li Niang who was dressed beautifully in a sedan chair today. She nodded hurriedly, saying that she imagined that Liniang was so beautiful to marry, how spirited! The mother-in-law laughed and looked at Mei Niang, "See, my sister wants to get married, why don't you want to?" ”

"Nope! I don't want to drink bitter medicine. She finally combed her hair and said coldly.

"Bitter medicine?"

"Didn't my mother take bitter medicine every day after getting married?"

My mother-in-law was stunned for a moment, and immediately glared at me, I made a strange face and hugged Qiang'er and snickered. But seeing that her mother-in-law didn't relax, she had to clear her throat.

"Life is a ...... made up of countless helplessness"

She seemed to know that I was going to say this, and immediately said, "When it comes, I will bear it silently, because I have to live." ”

I said that, but when it came out of her mouth, I felt a grit of teeth. Suddenly I felt so cold.

A few months later, under the holy decree, Mei Niang entered the palace to be elected. I said she was only fourteen, and someone said that she was sixteen years old, which is a good age.

Although Mei Niang's entry into the palace is something I have known for a long time, it is still difficult to let go when it comes to the end, and after hearing the news, I still cry day and night.

My mother-in-law, like me, refused to pay attention to me after receiving the holy decree, complaining that if I had chosen someone for Mei Niang, I would not have today's situation. What can I say? Tell her that this is Mei Niang's life?

The atmosphere at home was so depressing that it seemed to make people breathless, but the men in the family were all happy, and Yuan Qing's attitude towards Mei Niang also took a 180-degree turn. The "relatives" of the Wu family, who had gradually estranged from us, also poured into the house at once, and I was so tired of it, so I took my mother-in-law, Mei Niang, and Qiang Er to Daye Temple to pray for blessings. Mei Niang has been quiet since she took the order, and I don't want to talk to her about anything, I don't want to interfere with her thoughts, or rather, I don't know what to say to her.

Before going to Daye Temple, I sent my sister-in-law to Jun's house to say that Aoxue took the children to go, and my mother-in-law should be happy to see her grandchildren! Seeing my mother-in-law and Aoxue talking softly, and the children playing together, I gently retreated, I thought Shiju should be waiting for me not far away.

Sure enough, in the backyard where we last met, Shi Ju was waiting for me with his back hand. It's been three years, and we haven't seen each other since that time, but he has been in contact with Xiang's sister-in-law and his wife, and he has been involved in many things in the family, I know but I haven't asked. He heard my footsteps, turned around, and thought he had saluted me.

I returned the salute and smiled: "I'm sorry second brother!" ”

"You know it's going to happen, why not stop it?" He's not welcome, he's here to quarrel with me today anyway.

"Because I can't stop it, I watched your eldest brother die in my arms, and I can't stop it. I tried, and he said to me, don't! He wants to live with his head up all his life, and he doesn't want to live incognito like you. Mei Niang too, this is her life, her history, all I can do is to quietly guard her. ”

"What will happen to Mei Niang?"

"Second brother!" I looked at him weakly, and he knew I couldn't speak.

"My father-in-law's asthma is serious, and my mother-in-law and I are planning to move to a warmer place in the south."

"Well, I will also take my mother and children to move to Chang'an, Liniang and Mei Niang are there, and I will protect them."

"Got it, I'll discuss it with Ah Xiang." He nodded, I didn't say thank you, and the two of them just stood there quietly.

"Will Mei Niang be happy?" As I finally left, he looked at me and asked.

"I don't know, happiness should be my own feelings! But she is very strong, she will have many children, she will ......" I thought about shaking my head, I couldn't say any more, and looked into his eyes, "Second brother, please try to live, you will see a Mei Niang who will surprise you very much." ”

Finally came to the day when Mei Niang entered the palace, when she got into the car and entered the palace, Mei Niang smiled back at me and said, "Seeing the Son of Heaven is not a blessing?" ”