Chapter Forty-Six: Meet at the Lantern Festival
Feng Fanyi didn't expect that she had made such a big move, and the Pei family had no intention of letting go, she was really panicked at this moment, and knelt down in front of Feng: "Auntie, you want to save your niece!" β
She personally pushed her reputation to the edge of the cliff step by step, in order to let the Pei family marry her, but who would have thought that the Pei family would be so tough, and there was no intention to negotiate at this juncture.
Looking at Feng Fanyi's actions, the corners of Feng's lips sneered slightly, and his dark eyes contained unconcealed disappointment: "It's all this time, are you still playing with me?" Fanyi, you made a mistake in this move. β
If it was an ordinary family, she might have a way to get that person to marry her, but that family is the Pei family, the maiden family of the queen of the Middle Palace, the hereditary and powerful Pei Guogong Mansion of the Great Zhou, and it is a family that doesn't even give her husband's face.
This time, my mother-in-law went to no avail.
"Auntie......"
Feng Fanyi's pale face was not flushed at all, and his narrow eyes were covered by fear after all, and there was too much confusion in his murmuring voice.
"Fanyi, things in this world are always more complicated than what you see, and we are like a speck of dust in front of power, small and helpless."
After Feng Shi walked out, he looked at the open sky, listened to the heart-rending cry behind him, and did not relent, and turned around, perhaps after trying this so-called helplessness and hesitation, she would eventually grow up.
Although the price is terrible.
She always thought that she was a smart lord, so she took her to the night banquet of Pei Guogong's mansion, but she didn't expect it to ruin her life.
The Pei family acted quickly, and the Duchess Pei Guo just had a face-to-face with the old lady of the Feng family, and the Feng family made enough concessions.
When Duchess Pei Guo left the Ye family, she even came to sit in the old lady's garden, looked at Gu Jinshu who was standing quietly on the side, and couldn't help but feel a little surprised and curious: "This little girl's face is tight, but is it a girl in the house?" β
"I came from Qinzhou to see my old woman."
The old lady couldn't help but talk a little more when she mentioned her grandson, which made the people of Pei Guogong's Mansion also have a plan, it was not a secret that Ye Wanyu of the Ye family married a scholar from Qinzhou, and she could guess Gu Jinshu's identity with a little stroke.
"Since it's the granddaughter of the old lady, you can move around a lot in the future."
Although the Duchess of Guo has a noble status, her ancestors and the Ye family also have a close relationship with the old family, and she has always met in front of the old lady as a junior.
"This child is very scared of life when he first comes to accompany him, and it is good to have a few familiar little sisters to get along well."
The Duchess threw out an olive branch, and the old lady naturally wanted to catch it, after all, it would be beneficial for Xiao Shu'er to have a relationship with Pei Guogong's Mansion in the future. After sending the Duchess away, the old lady ordered someone to go to Feng's to inquire about the news, and after the subordinate returned to Gu Jinshu, she understood the cause and effect.
"Concubine?"
The old lady's surprised voice blurted out, and there was a bit of disbelief between her eyebrows, obviously she didn't expect the Feng family to make such a concession, nor did she expect the Pei family to make such a move.
"It is said that the Pei family promised the Feng family a six-rank official position, which made the old lady fully agree."
The mother-in-law replied softly, you must know that when the old lady of the Feng family took Feng Fanyi away just now, she was about to get wind under her feet, which showed that she was overjoyed.
"With a concubine, how can you compare to a serious housewife?"
Of course, the old lady just sighed, no matter how the Pei family and the Feng family negotiated, their Ye family could finally pull out, as for whether Feng Fanyi's future life was good or bad, who cared?
Feng was seriously ill because of Feng Fanyi's concubine, so the so-called poetry club Gu Jinshu and Ye Qingdai failed to go after all, but Zhen Xinyu came to the door.
Several girls sat in the pavilion of the Ye family, and there were no people waiting around them.
"Feng Fanyi's road is bumpy."
Zhen Xinyu touched the celadon tea cup in her hand and sighed slightly, which showed that she was not very optimistic about Feng Fanyi's actions.
"Her eyes are above the top, and she deserves to be killed."
Ye Qingdai didn't have the so-called sad spring and autumn, and analyzed the cause and effect with a smile, which made Zhen Xinyu feel funny: "You are not afraid that this word will reach your mother's ears." β
"Mother is a master of inner show, and her heart is bright!"
Ye Qingdai shrugged her shoulders indifferently, and Zhen Xinyu also smiled and agreed, the Ye family's housewife is indeed a smart master, otherwise it would be impossible to stand firm all these years.
seems simple but is actually smart, such a woman really won't be angry because of human words.
Just from the fact that she treats concubines without guilt, not everyone can do it, but it is precisely because of this that her reputation in the capital has always been good, which can be called a virtuous sentence, and no one will associate her with a jealous woman.
But is she really desireless? Not really.
"At the poetry meeting a few days ago, you can make me wait, just say how to compensate me!"
It stands to reason that Zhen Xinyu is a concubine and will not get too close to Ye Qingdai, but who made her the only girl in the Ye family, the right attendant of the Ministry of Rites?
"Look at Sister Xinyu's appearance, I'm afraid I have another idea!"
"Although the weather is about to start to cool down recently, sometimes the heat wave is still blowing, how about we meet to go boating on East Lake?"
East Lake is one of the few grand scenery in the capital, especially in the middle of summer, all kinds of boats on the lake, which can be said to be overwhelming.
"This ......" Ye Qingdai didn't accept it, and whispered after thinking about it again and again, "Originally, I naturally wouldn't refrain from your sister Xinyu's invitation, but I'm afraid I won't be able to be free in the last few days, after all, something like this just happened, and my mother is still sick." β
"Who said it's been a few days? Half a month later, there will be a river lantern festival in East Lake, and my aunt's body will probably have improved by then. β
Zhen Xinyu knew that she was worried and said things with a smile, while Gu Jinshu on the side was slightly distracted when she heard the words 'River Lantern Festival'.
ββOnce, there was a person who filled the entire East Lake with river lamps for her, but the so-called affection was just a flash in the pan, and the pain he brought to himself was far more unforgettable than Shen Qingci.
"Jinshu, what's wrong?"
Ye Qingdai called her a few times but didn't see her react, and couldn't help but stretch out her hand and dangle it in front of her eyes, and Gu Jinshu smiled embarrassedly after coming back to her senses, and there was no lack of apology between her words: "Two sisters are embarrassed, I just never let go of the lanterns, so I was a little distracted for a while." β
"When the time comes, you will see the grand scene of the capital." Ye Qingdai didn't doubt it, but turned around and asked Zhen Xinyu, "But you still made an appointment with someone else?" β
"I'm going to go to Pei Guogong's Mansion for a walk, Pei Yuniang's Nizi is getting more and more tired, and she can't see anyone several times."
Zhen Xinyu's voice was helpless, and Gu Jinshu on the side heard that she was going to Pei Guogong's mansion, and her face instantly became a little more bright.