Chapter Twenty-Eight: Marriage Proposal and Withdrawal of Marriage
With Chu Jingyan's help and coping with Grandma Sun's assessment, Chu Jiayin naturally has no reason to fail. Grandma Sun was also relieved to see that Chu Jiayin was becoming more and more knowledgeable and beautiful.
After more than a month, Chu Jiayin was finally allowed to go to the ground by Grandma Sun and Peach Blossom.
Chu Jiayin cheered and ran towards the courtyard of Linglong Pavilion, she had been reading the swing in the courtyard for a long time.
Linglong Pavilion.
Chu Jiayin was lying comfortably under the apricot tree, with a volume of "Book of Songs" on her face, the breeze blowing, the apricot blossoms gradually fell, and the flower rain began to fall, Chu Jiayin's light gauze skirt rose softly, and the silver threads shining in the sun lit up this roll of spring.
Chu Jingyan sat at the stone table not far away and played against him, glancing in the direction of Chu Jiayin with his eyes.
"Second brother, I want to take a nap, stop playing chess, play a tune for me." Chu Jiayin's delicate voice came from under the pages.
"You're used to calling people." Chu Jingyan rolled his eyes rarely, but he still took out the flute and played a soft tune.
Chu Jiayin and Chu Jingyan have lived in Linglong Pavilion for a while, and the two get along very harmoniously, the old lady sent a lot of people to serve, Chu Jingyan knew that there was an old lady's eyeliner, but he didn't say anything.
Chu Jiayin eats, drinks and has fun in addition to studying, and now lives in the same courtyard, eliminating a lot of time for walking back and forth, and becoming more and more lazy. She has also made great progress in her studies, at least now she has some ink in her stomach.
"My sister is really at ease during this time, but poor grandmother is old, but she is still working hard for her sister's affairs."
There are still unpleasant things in this Linglong Pavilion, such as now, annoying people come here to find a sense of existence.
"My sister's place is quite far from here, I don't know what happened, so my sister will work hard to come to me and my second brother's Linglong Pavilion to chew the root of the tongue." Hearing Chu Yun's yin and yang strange voice, Chu Jiayin also learned her tone and returned to her mouth.
"That's a long story, but the front room is very lively today." Chu Yun didn't seem to hear Chu Jiayin's intention to chase away guests, but instead looked at the front yard of Linglong Pavilion with interest, "This small courtyard of Linglong Pavilion is very chic, second...... Brother Jingyan, won't you invite me to sit down? β
Chu Jingyan coldly spit out a word: "dirty." β
Chu Jiayin almost laughed out loud, the second brother did a good job!
"You ......" Chu Yun stomped her foot fiercely, "Today, Mrs. Qi came to the door to propose to Chu Jiazhen for the little son of the Qi family, but Mrs. Song threatened to withdraw from your sister and you, I hope you won't be too sad, sister, and can sincerely bless Sister Jiazhen." β
Chu Yun quickly finished speaking, brushed his sleeves and left.
Propose? Retirement?
The amount of information contained in Chu Yun's short sentence is not small, Chu Jiayin actually didn't react much, the little son of the Qi family proposed to Chu Jiazhen for a long time, and she didn't care about the Song family's marriage contract, so she retreated.
Chu Jingyan looked at Chu Jiayin's rather relaxed expression, but couldn't help but ask, "Are you...... What do you think? β
"Of course I'm happy, Sister Jane has found a good match, it's a happy event." Chu Jiayin's happy tone did not seem to be fake.
"What about you? You weren't ...... before Do you really like that Song Gongzi? Chu Jingyan's voice carried a hint of eagerness that even he couldn't detect. During this time, getting along with Chu Jiayin had already changed his previous impression of Chu Jiayin, and even gave birth to a bit of inexplicable feelings that he couldn't even say. Song Shuming is by no means a good match for Chu Jiayin, Chu Jingyan thought, this is probably his concern as a brother.
"I was ignorant before, and I was confused by Song Shuming's appearance for a while, so I relied on the identity of my fiancΓ©e to entangle Song Shuming for so long, don't you look at it, the surname Song is actually not a good person, and he will retire if he retires." Chu Jiayin waved his hand absently.
"Is the skin confused?" Chu Jingyan hooked the corners of his lips with a smile.
"What?" Chu Jiayin didn't hear clearly and leaned closer to Chu Jingyan, but he was stunned for a while. The young man in white stood under the apricot tree against the sun, with these petals scattered on his shoulders, and his right hand was still holding the jade flute that had just been played for her.
Chu Jiayin couldn't help but think of the poem he had just memorized:
There are bandit gentlemen, such as cutting and learning, such as grinding, stinging, and stinging. There are bandits and gentlemen, and they must not be ridiculed.
"Miss, the Song family is really too deceitful!" Peach Blossom's angry voice interrupted Chu Jiayin's thoughts.
Chu Jiayin hurriedly removed the gaze that fell on Chu Jingyan, she was really fascinated by the ghost just now, and she actually stared at the future great strategist for so long, she just wanted to please Chu Jingyan to save her life, where did she dare to think anything wrong. There is a knife on the head of the color word, the color is empty, and the color is empty. Chu Jiayin hurriedly recited silently in his heart.
"The Song family wants to quit their relatives, right? Chu Yun came here just now and told me the news. Calm, calm. Chu Jiayin rubbed Peach Blossom's head.
"It's not that you are retiring from your family, it is more excessive than retiring from your family, the Song family said that Miss, you are arrogant and domineering, you are not reckless in your abdomen, and you are only worthy of being a side room when you marry!" Peach Blossom was so angry that tears were about to fall.
"What's going on?" Chu Jingyan didn't sound like he had much mood swings, and there was a chill in his voice. In any case, Chu Jiayin is his life-saving benefactor, how can he allow others to bully him like this.
"It must be Chu Yun's slut! Outside, there was a rumor that you had made several gentlemen angry. Even the gentlemen spread the word, and there were good people to verify, and those gentlemen didn't say much in the face of the old lady, but outsiders seemed to be already acquiescing.
Mrs. Song came to the door this time, the old lady naturally should not, Mrs. Song said, in a few days, it will be a flower viewing banquet that all the nobles in the capital will attend, and then it will not be a little clever to fool the past, if you don't behave well...... Then either you will withdraw from your family, or their Song family will only let you be small. β
Chu Jiayin knew in her heart that the reason why Chu Yun told her that the Song family was coming to quit her relatives now was because she was worried that she still had affection for Song Shuming, so she swallowed her anger and was willing to make a side room, or she could prove that the rumors spread by Chu Yun at the flower viewing banquet were just slander.
What Chu Yun wanted to see was to go to Mrs. Chu and Mrs. Song to make a fuss by herself, so that she would have a reputation for being dominant. Although the last banquet left a good impression in front of some ladies and ladies, but in the end it was a small-scale family banquet, and this time her notoriety spread throughout the capital. Only the flower-viewing banquet can make her prove herself.
In the previous life, although she was not angry with the gentlemen, she was also ruined by the rumors released by Chu Yun early, and the flower viewing party was even more humiliating, and the Song family also proposed to withdraw from her relatives at that time, it was she who disregarded her shame and let go of all her pride to let the marriage contract continue, and after marrying into the Song family, she was also looked down upon by Mrs. Song.
Chu Jiayin changed her mind, in this life, she really doesn't care about the marriage contract of the Song family, but if she wants to retreat, she can't be humiliated by Chu Yun to let the Chu family retreat!
"Miss, what should we do now?" Peach Blossom asked anxiously.
"Of course, I'm going to congratulate Sister Jane." Chu Jiayin smiled brightly.
"Miss, the flower-viewing banquet is coming soon, aren't you worried at all?" Peach Blossom was so anxious that she stomped her feet again.
"You have to believe in the second brother, and you have to believe in your young lady and me." Chu Jiayin patted Peach Blossom on the shoulder, and smiled at Chu Jingyan again, "Second brother, you said yes." β
"Hmm." Chu Jingyan nodded lightly.
Peach Blossom looked at the two people who sang and harmonized, and wanted to cry without tears. Chu Jingyan's talent is believed in her, but her young lady, Peach Blossom really thinks it is unreliable.
"The Song family is really too much!" Chu Jiazhen was also trembling with anger when she learned about it, and reached out to the table to flick it, and the teapot and teacup fell to the ground.
"Hey, hey, I'm not angry like this, Sister Zhen, what are you doing so badly?" Chu Jiayin laughed.
"Before you pass the door, the Song family has bullied you like this, Song Shuming is definitely not a good match." Chu Jiazhen said seriously.
"I will retire sooner or later from the Song family's family affairs, Sister Zhen, don't worry." Chu Jiayin patted Chu Jiazhen's hand, which was considered comforting, "I also want to congratulate Sister Zhen and the little son of the Qi family." β
Chu Jiazhen's cheeks suddenly swelled with two red tides, and the ruddy spread from her cheeks to the corners of her eyes and eyebrows, and then she was determined: "Yinyin will also meet very good people, not Song Shuming, there must be better and more worthy people, just wait for Yinyin in the near future." β
In a blink of an eye, it was a flower-viewing banquet, which was actually more like a large-scale spring outing, and it was a grand gathering for all the young talents and boudoir ladies in Beijing.
This time, it was inconvenient for Mrs. Chu to go out with her, and Chu Jiazhen also thought that she couldn't get on the stage, so she didn't want to join in the fun, but Chu Jingyan set off together. Seeing this, Old Madam Chu's heart was a little calmer, Chu Jingyan and Chu Jiayin got along well during this time, if Chu Jiayin encountered any problems, he would definitely not ignore it, and he could help Chu Jiayin a little bit.
"Hasn't the second brother always disliked this kind of occasion?" Chu Jiayin asked suspiciously.
"I've been bored at home for a long time, so I'm going out to see the excitement this time." Chu Jingyan responded lightly.
Chu Jiayin looked down at the white gauze skirt she was wearing, then looked at the white brocade robe on Chu Jingyan's body, and clapped her hands: "Second brother, we are wearing brother and sister clothes this time!" β
Sibling...... Pretend? Chu Jingyan smiled faintly.
Also going out with Chu Yun was Chu Yun, and her outfit this time was a lot more fashionable.
Chu Yun glanced at Chu Jiayin, clenched the fist hidden in her sleeve, today's flower viewing banquet, even if Chu Jiayin is lucky enough to pass the talent test, she must let Chu Jiayin ruin her reputation!