Chapter 69: The Gift
Without waiting for Yi Qi Mancao to answer, Yi Qi walked past her. It's just that the itching in the throat is really unbearable, so Yi Qi Wanxi quickened her pace and quickly moved away from Yi Qi vine.
In the place where he was sure that Yi Qi would not be able to see it, Yi Qi held on to a tree and bent over and coughed.
When Ben saw this, a servant girl who was passing by in a hurry stopped and hurriedly stepped forward to greet him.
Yi Qi Wanxi only raised her hand to indicate that it was okay, and wanted to speak, but there was a cough.
After coughing for a long time, there is some slight pain in the lungs.
The maidservant who came to greet her asked Yi Qi Wanxi, who had stopped coughing, with a worried face, and said, "Third Miss, are you just coughing dry?" ”
"Just drink some water." Yi Qi smiled indifferently.
The maidservant stopped talking, and after Yi Qi Wanxi said that it was okay, she retired.
After slowing down for a while, Yi Qi Wanxi also started to walk towards her boudoir.
It was close to noon when Cuizhu came back with her clothes.
Cuizhu handed the wrapped clothes to Yi Qi Wanxi, who took them with satisfaction, and then opened the package on the bed.
When the bright red clothes inside were fully revealed, Cuizhu's eyes widened on the side.
"Three...... Three...... Three Misses. Surprised, Cuizhu was a little out of order, "This ...... This is...... Wedding dress, right? ”
"yes." Yi Qi Wanxi didn't look at Cuizhu, unfolded the wedding dress, and looked at it carefully.
Cuizhu blinked in surprise and asked, "Third Miss, are you going to get married?" ”
"No, it's not." Yi Qi replied softly. Once you're sure you're okay overall, put the wedding dress on the bed and start to carefully inspect the parts.
"Then you ......" Cuizhu was puzzled.
"Hmm." Yi Qi Wanxi didn't mean to explain, and changed the topic, "I'm hungry, let's go cook." ”
Hearing this, Cuizhu suddenly said: "Ah." Then he quit.
After inspecting the wedding dress, Yi Qiwanxi put it away with great satisfaction, and then reloaded it.
Dusk ushers in night, and the night is driven away by the dawn, and so on. Another night ushered in by dusk, that is, the night before the 30th night of October, the night before the birthday of Yiqi Mancao.
Cuizhu told Yi Qi Wanxi that Mo Wen sent Yi Qi Mancao's birthday gift in advance, and said to Yi Qi Mingzhi and Wang: "Our family Ah Yu is not blessed, may the fourth lady choose another lover." ”
Yi Qi Wanxi was painting at the table, and when she heard the words, she smiled lightly, and there was more joy in her eyes, but she didn't reply.
On the same day, Yi Qi Wanxi got up early. put on delicate makeup, wore a lilac brocade long-sleeved cheongsam, a white fur shawl, and chose flat plain embroidered shoes.
At the birthday banquet, when Yi Qi Wanxi gave the packaged wedding dress to Yi Qi Mancao in public, Yi Qi Mancao looked at Yi Qi Wanxi who was smiling, and felt a little uneasy in her heart.
But for the sake of face, Yi Qi Mancao couldn't refuse, so he took it with a smile and said, "Thank you." ”
"You're not curious what it is?" Yi Qi Wanxi saw her turn around and handed it to Yi Yun behind her, and asked.
"Judging from the feel, it should be clothes." Yi Qi Mancao showed a polite smile, "Third Sister Lao bothered, knowing that it was cold, so I added a new dress for my sister." ”
Whatever ordinary people give Yiqi vine grass, Yiqi vine grass should be happy. But because it was Yi Qi Wanxi, Yi Qi Mancao was not happy in his heart.
Xu is because she has a prejudice against Yi Qi Wanxi, so she feels that everything Yi Qi Wanxi does is aimed at herself.
"Why don't you open it and take a look?" Yi Qi smiled kindly and induced softly.
She wants Yi Qi Mancao to open it in front of everyone, and only in this way can she achieve her goal.
"Don't rush this time, right?" Yi Qi Mancao was a little vigilant in his heart.
Yi Qi smiled a little regretfully, but said, "Yes." I wanted you to share your happiness with everyone. As he spoke, he sighed lightly and sat down, as if he was afraid that others would hear, so he deliberately lowered his voice, "But it's really not in a hurry at this time, and it's not a big deal anyway." ”
Seeing that Yi Qi Wanxi was a little lost, Yi Qi Mancao relented and said, "What my sister said is that I should share my happiness with everyone." ”
So, Yi Qi Mancao took the clothes that Yiyun was holding in his arms, and then slowly opened the package.
Yi Qi Wanxi raised her eyes slightly to look at Yi Qi vine grass who was concentrating on unpacking, and the corners of her mouth unconsciously raised slightly. But she quickly realized, and quickly smiled.
When the clothes inside were revealed little by little, Yi Qi Mancao's expression became ugly little by little.
The packaging fell to the ground, and the red wedding dress with exquisite gold embroidery was perfectly displayed.
For a moment, there was silence in the audience.
"Do you like it?" Yi Qi's gentle voice was especially clear in the silence.
Yi Qi Mancao squinted slightly, and looked at Yi Qi Wanxi's eyes with a little complaint.
"I heard that you will make a family appointment today, so my sister specially prepared this gift for you." Yi Qi smiled gracefully, and her tone was so soft that she couldn't lose her temper.
Yi Qi Mancao was very unhappy in her heart, and she didn't lose her temper. But not because of her smile, nor because of her soft tone.
But......
She knew that she couldn't lose her temper with Yi Qi Wanxi in front of this full house of guests.
Yi Qi Mancao knew that in the eyes of others, Yi Qi Wanxi was a good sister, a good sister who thought about herself.
If he didn't control his emotions first, if Yi Qi Wanxi made a pitiful appearance again, I was afraid that I would fall into the shoes and become a joke in the eyes of others from now on.
Yi Qi Mancao felt that Yi Qi Wanxi must have hoped that she would make a fool of herself, so she would not be able to comply with her wishes.
So, Yi Qi smiled and said, "Thank you Third Sister, Third Sister has a heart." ”
"Don't be polite to me, we're sisters." Yi Qi's smile looked innocent.
After a silence in the audience, there was a commotion, mostly praising the deep love between the two sisters. After the praise, everyone tacitly shifted the topic to Yi Qi Mancao's marriage partner.
After all, no one had heard of the marriage of the fourth lady of the Yi Qi family.
Yi Qi Mancao's face turned pale in an instant. It's not just Yi Qi vine grass, except for Yi Qi Wanxi, Yi Qi Mingzhi and other people in the Yi Qi family don't look very good.
They all knew that the marriage between Yi Qi Mancao and the eldest young master of the Si family had already turned yellow.
But each of them didn't blame Yi Qi Wanxi, because they all thought that Yi Qi Wanxi had been in the boudoir all along, and they didn't know about it.
Yi Qi Mingzhi stood up and wanted to explain, but was interrupted by Yi Qi Wanxi.
Yi Qi Wanxi saw Yi Qi Mingzhi stand up, and hurriedly called him: "Daddy." ”
Yi Qi Mingzhi didn't expect her to suddenly call herself, so he looked at her, wondering what she wanted to do.
"Some time ago, the eldest young master of the Wang family came to propose, right?" Yi Qiwan's smile was still the same, "Why don't you decide the relationship between Young Master Wang and Mancao today?" ”
The tone of asking is very gentle.
Hearing this, Yi Qi Mancao understood Yi Qi Wanxi's intentions in an instant. I couldn't help but be a little scared in my heart, and looked at Yi Qi Mingzhi in horror: "Daddy?!" ”
Yi Qi Mingzhi glanced at Yi Qi vine grass and thought about Yi Qi's words.
He knew that Yi Qi Wanxi would not marry the Wang family, and he had already agreed with Master Wang about the marriage. Now that things have come to this point, it's better to go with the flow.
After thinking quickly, Yi Qi Mingzhi laughed twice and said, "Yes, I plan to settle this matter today." Then he moved his gaze to a richly dressed man in his forties next to him, and asked him in a consultative tone, "I wonder what Master Wang thinks?" ”
Master Wang thought that when he and his son came to propose marriage to marry the third lady, Yi Qi Mingzhi's attitude was not clear. Now it seems that it is because Yi Qi Mingzhi wants to marry his fourth daughter to his own family.
That old man Wang just wanted to form a family with the Yiqi family, and the third and fourth ladies were both daughters of the Yiqi Mansion, and which one to marry was not to marry.
If I am picky now, I am afraid that I will make Yi Qi Mingzhi unhappy, and I am afraid that this matter will be so yellow.
And today's relatives and friends are here, Yi Qi Mingzhi will definitely not regret what he said. It is very safe to settle this family business today.
With confidence in his heart, Master Wang stood up, smiled in agreement, and said, "Then it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and today you will order the marriage of the daughter and the dog?" ”
Without waiting for Yi Qi Mancao to object, the elders had happily decided this matter for her.
Yi Qi Mingzhi made a decision, and Yi Qi Mancao could only accept it. But he was very unwilling in his heart, so he looked at Yi Qi Wanxi with resentment.
Yi Qi met her gaze generously, her eyes revealing innocence and doubt, as if asking Yi Qi Mancao: Did I do something wrong?
Yi Qi Mancao secretly swallowed this breath and gave Yi Qi Wanxi a roll of his eyes.
Yi Qi Wanxi was not dressed very warmly, and the cold soaked her body, which made her cough from time to time. So she went back to the boudoir first on the grounds of being unwell.
After walking a short distance, I heard Yi Qi Mancao's voice: "Third sister." ”
Yi Qi turned around and looked at Yi Qi vine grass. Because his throat was too itchy, he covered his mouth and nose with a handkerchief and coughed lightly. Then he smiled and asked her, "Why did you come out?" ”
"I told my dad that I didn't worry about you, so I came to see you off." Yi Qi Mancao's gaze was cold.
"I have Cuizhu, so I won't bother you." Yi Qi smiled lightly. After speaking, he turned around and planned to leave.
As soon as I started, I heard the voice of Yi Qi vine grass again.
"Thank you for this gift." Yi Qi Mancao spit out word by word very clearly, and each word was very forceful.
Hearing this, Yi Qi Wanxi knew why Yi Qi Mancao wanted to send herself. It's nothing more than feeling aggrieved in my heart and wanting to scold myself.
In fact, Yi Qi Wanxi can also understand her feelings, after all, if she is forcibly married to a person she doesn't like, she will definitely be angry.
Therefore, feeling Yi Qi Mancao's hatred for herself, Yi Qi Wanxi smiled indifferently: "Didn't you say that anything I cherish, you will cherish it for me?" ”
"What......" Yi Qi Mancao thought of what Yi Qi Wanxi had said in her room when she was seriously ill, and her heart was a little weak for a while. Then I thought that I was still locked up before, and when Yi Qi Wanxi came to see her, what she said to her was relieved.
"My father cares about this marriage very much, and I will pay attention to it." Yi Qi raised her eyebrows lightly, and her tone was still soft, "Then I'll leave it to you." ”
I didn't expect Yi Qi Wanxi to say this, Yi Qi Mancao organized the language in his mind. Before the language could be organized, I heard Yi Qi's gentle voice again.
"I know you're better than me." Yi Qi smiled calmly and approached Yi Qi Mancao.
Seeing Yi Qi Wanxi approaching him, Yi Qi Man could instinctively take a step back.
Seeing this, Yi Qi Wanxi stopped, looked at her with a light smile, and said softly: "I'm just a sick seedling, I won't rob you." Everything I hold dear will belong to you, and the burden of the family will eventually fall on your shoulders, so you don't have to worry. ”
Looking at Yi Qi Wanxi, who was too calm in disbelief, Yi Qi Mancao shuddered unconsciously, shook his head gently and stepped back, and muttered, "You are simply sick." ”