Chapter 43: The Marriage Book
At the end of October, as Dali Temple escorted the Lin family's criminals to the capital, the Lin family's smuggling of cold ice and ambush law soon spread in the capital and caused great turmoil.
Because the Lin family's crimes are very easy to remind everyone of the cause of the prince's death, everyone is speculating whether there is a necessary connection.
And after the Qi family learned the news of the Lin family's accident, Qi Zhilan immediately went to Beijing to thank Gu Huanyi in person.
"Fortunately, you persuaded me to think twice at the beginning, otherwise our family and the Lin family would really suffer from this unwarranted disaster."
Gu Huanyi said: "I just think that Lin Youhai's character is not very good, and I don't know that their family is so bold that they dare to do such a thing!" ”
Qi Zhilan said carefully: "The Lin family colluded with the Beiyi people, and the smuggling alone was enough for them to take their homes and exile, if it was...... If there is also collusion with the Beiyi people on the National Defense Force aircraft, it is a serious crime to exterminate the nine clans. ”
Although she didn't say it directly, she was obviously suspicious that something happened to the Gu family, whether it would be caused by the Lin family leaking the military plane and colluding with the Beiyi people.
She is a boudoir woman who would be so suspicious, what the people in the court will think, there are even more explanations.
Gu Huanyi thought of what Li Congxin told her, so she said: "If the Lin family risks the great crime of exterminating the Nine Clans and treason, there must be a reason, and there should be an unclear truth behind it. ”
Qi Zhilan held Gu Huanyi's hand and said, "Don't be too sad, there will be a day when the truth will be revealed." ”
Gu Huanyi said: "You don't have to worry about me, it's been more than a year since my family had an accident, and what I can accept is unacceptable, I have accepted it all now, and nothing can knock me down." ”
Qi Zhilan sighed: "It's worthy of you, if it were me, I wouldn't be able to bear it no matter what." ”
Qi Zhilan came from Dancheng, and she was in a bit of a hurry to get back that day, so Gu Huanyi left her to stay.
The thank you gift she brought was the fresh autumn crab in season, so Gu Huanyi asked Mama Miao to go to the Song Mansion and invite Song Xiangjun to come over for a small gathering.
Song Xiangjun and Qi Zhilan are both people who like piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and they get along faster than Gu Huanyi, but in half a day, they joined hands to "squeeze" Gu Huanyi and ridiculed her about practicing calligraphy.
"I know about my cousin's calligraphy, but she is coming to Yan Ti, which I never expected."
The women of the imperial capital, the hairpin flower of the thin gold body or Cao Zhenxiu, which is popular nowadays, are known for their beauty and softness.
But Gu Huanyi's enlightenment was followed by her brother's teacher, and Yan Zhenqing's calligraphy copied was the most dignified and majestic.
Qi Zhilan said with a smile: "Although she doesn't follow the crowd, it is also in line with her identity as a tiger girl, and no one will say anything." ”
After talking about this, Gu Huanyi took the opportunity to ask: "Whose words are the words of the emperor man?" ”
Song Xiangjun said: "Naturally, it's Yan Ti and Liu Ti. ”
Gu Huanyi thought of the prophetic letter in his hand and asked, "Isn't anyone practicing Zhao Ti?" ”
Zhao Ti refers to the character of Zhao Mengfu, who is famous for his charm and beauty, and advocates that "calligraphy and painting are the same", and pays attention to the painting in the book, and there is a book in the painting.
Qi Zhilan said: "Naturally, there are also people who write about Zhao Ti, but because His Majesty once said that Zhao Ti is too exaggerated and doesn't like to see Zhao Shu, officials generally don't use it." ”
When Song Xiangjun heard that Gu Huanyi asked about the man, she naturally thought of Li Congxin, the prince of the Ming Dynasty who had gone to the Qin Society to pick her up, so she said: "But what the prince of the Ming Dynasty wrote seems to be Zhao Ti." ”
Gu Huanyi was caught by this sentence, and asked with a serious expression, "Really?" Do you have his pen and ink in your hands? ”
Song Xiangjun faintly felt that she was very nervous, but for some reason, she said cautiously: "I haven't seen the works of the prince of the Ming Dynasty, but once when Fang Yurong wrote an article, the font changed, saying that it was in Linzhao style. Everyone asked her, His Majesty doesn't like Zhao Ti, why does she still want to learn? She said that it was because she thought that Zhao Ti, the son of King Ming, was particularly good-looking, and she admired it. ”
Because of this little episode, Gu Huanyi was a little absent-minded.
After the banquet was over, she went to the study to take out the prophetic letter, and carefully read every word.
In the past year and a half, this letter has been seen by her as a rough edge, and she has long memorized it, and the handwriting has been engraved in her mind.
But she never found anyone with similar handwriting among the people around her.
Could it be Li Congxin? Li Congxin has been free recently, and he will go to Gu Mansion to have dinner with Gu Congxin in the evening.
Today he knew that Gu Huanyi was going to have a small reunion with his sisters, and he didn't plan to go, but he received a report from Liu Pei, saying that Gu Huanyi had left him a good crab to eat with him.
He came back early from the Beijing army, saw the feast on the table, and asked, "Didn't you say that there are guests at home?" ”
Gu Huanyi warmed the rice wine on the table and said, "Miss Qi rested with me for the night yesterday, and the family sent someone to ask early in the morning, so it is inconvenient for me to stay with her for a long time." Sister Xiangjun's homework was also heavy, so she left early. ”
Li Congxin smiled and sat down: "It's cheaper for me." ”
The two were eating, because the crab was cold, Li Congxin allowed Gu Huan to drink two glasses of rice wine to warm his stomach today, and he also drank a few more glasses.
When dinner was almost over, Gu Huanyi and Li Congxin complained: "My sister asked me today, why did you come to the Qin Club to pick me up, and what is the relationship between the two of us?" I don't even know how to answer. ”
Li Congxin looked at her and said, "Just say it." ”
Gu Huanyi shook his head and said: "You said that you wanted to marry me in March, and it has been more than half a year now, except for a festival gift from the palace, there is no indication until now, I have no name and no point, how can I say it directly." ”
Li Congxin was more serious about this matter, and explained to her: "It's my fault, I didn't make it clear to you." My father has agreed to our marriage, but because he is not allowed to enter Beijing without an edict, he plans to ask the Marquis of Fen to come to the door to propose marriage for me. But Marquis Fen was preparing for the eldest son's wedding before, and my family was still buying a bride price, so it was delayed. But since my father discussed with Hou Ye that he would go to the Song family a few years ago to say that he would propose marriage, there would be no mistakes. ”
Gu Huanyi was happy to learn that he had been handling the marriage of the two, but she did not forget the purpose of today's dinner, so she said: "There is no evidence, do you dare to leave a note?" ”
Li Congxin showed a hesitant look.
Gu Huanyi said: "Look, you are just prevaricating me with words." ”
Li Congxin sighed and said, "It's written for you." ”
The two got up and came to the study, Gu Huanyi thought of the guess in his heart, and his fingers trembled a little.
She subconsciously pressed the edge of the table, and her fingers picked at the hard solid wood one by one.
Li Congxin was studying ink, caught a glimpse of her small movements, and understood why she suddenly had to make her own notes.
Neither of them spoke, Li Congxin quietly wrote down the "marriage contract", and dried the pen and ink and handed it to Gu Huanyi.
"I am willing to tie the red rope with Qing, conclude a good relationship, refer to the mandarin couple and make an alliance first, and I would like to make this covenant."
The upright Euclidean positive letters, evenly stopped on all sides, and equipped on all eight sides, are completely different from the ethereal flying Zhao body in the prophecy letter!
Gu Huanyi held this marriage contract, his brows furrowed, and he heard Li Congxin ask, "But the words are wrong?" Where to change? ”
Gu Huanyi hurriedly came back to his senses, shook his head and said, "No, no, it's very well written." ”