Chapter 36: Respect each other as guests
"Look! Fang just said that when he grew up, this would be completely revealed. This disaster relief is about the suffering of thousands of people, even their lives, but you say it's not fun. Sima Qu's expression was a little serious, even a little heavy.
In this snowstorm, many people and livestock froze to death. Some people were also displaced by the collapse of their houses due to heavy snowfall.
While speaking, Mother Wen stepped forward and whispered to Zhong Xiaoniang that it was time to eat.
Zhong Xiaoniang interrupted the small talk between the two fathers and daughters, and the family sat down at the dinner table, and they had breakfast happily.
During the banquet, Zhong Xiaoniang's expression was calm and calm, and she diligently served dishes for Sima Qu, and she didn't say a word about last night's incident. Between the lines, they all cared about Sima Qu meticulously, and they were very respectful.
Sima Qu wanted to speak several times and stopped, and the atmosphere was particularly depressing.
Sima Daiyuan can't stand this kind of atmosphere, let her stay for a moment longer, the more dangerous it will be.
She divided five by two, ate a few bites at random, and smiled easily: "Father, Auntie, my daughter has eaten, you eat slowly, and my daughter has gone back to the house to learn calligraphy." ”
With that, he got up and saluted, and was about to leave the room.
Zhong Xiaoniang looked at Sima Dai's rice bowl that she hadn't eaten yet, and asked worriedly: "Dai, are you feeling unwell?" Why is your appetite so bad today? ”
"No, my daughter is fine. The father and A-Niang have not seen each other for many days, and the daughter doesn't want to snatch love from the knife, so she missed the opportunity for her father and A-Niang to cultivate the love of the plaice. She smiled evilly, and quickened her pace towards the door.
Zhong Xiaoniang muttered embarrassedly: "This kid, why is he so respectful and inferior?" So disproportionate? "Let's go ahead and eat.
Without Sima Daiyuan, the atmosphere was even more depressing. Sima Qu drank the porridge in the bowl with a snort.
He glanced at Zhong Xiaoniang uncomfortably, rubbed his palm on his leg involuntarily, and smiled a little unnaturally reluctantly: "There are many official duties in the Yali, and I also eat well, so I will go back to the Yali first, Jia Yun, you use it slowly." Seeing that you have lost a lot of weight recently, eat more. ”
The maid next to her was waiting with a washbasin filled with hot water and a square towel, Sima Qu said, put her hands into the basin and simply scrubbed twice, picked up the white square towel next to her and wiped her hands dry.
Just when he was washing his hands, Zhong Xiaoniang had already filled the ginger jujube soup with his own hands and brought it to him.
When he turned around, Zhong Xiaoniang said softly: "This is the ginger and jujube soup I specially asked the kitchen to boil, you drink it while it's hot before leaving." For so many days, you have been running around, the frost and cold are heavy, and it is inevitable that you will be contaminated with some cold air, and this soup will drive away the cold. ”
Sima Qu looked at the steaming bowl of ginger and jujube soup, did not refuse, picked up the small spoon in the bowl, and tentatively took small sips and sent it to his mouth.
While he was eating ginger and jujube soup, Zhong Xiaoniang dodged vaguely: "Husband, the concubine wants to discuss something with you?" ”
The movement in Sima Qu's hand suddenly stopped, frowning slightly, and a sneer hooked up at the corner of his mouth.
Outside, he has to work hard as an errand and return home, but he still has to face the exploitation of these houses.
The Wuhu Pavilion has just finished asking for it, and the Liuying Pavilion is about to start again. Fortunately, Lu Xiaoniang, who listened to Xue Pavilion, was quite understanding, and had no desires or desires, otherwise, she wouldn't be able to deal with him splitting him in half.
If time can be turned back, he will never enjoy the blessings of these three wives and four concubines again, and he must be a couple for the rest of his life.
He asked coldly, "What's the matter?" ”
Zhong Xiaoniang glanced at the maids and mothers-in-law waiting around, and did not say anything, Mother Wen was very discerning, and sent the maids and mother-in-law who were waiting in the house out in a low voice, and gently closed the door.
There were only two people left in the house, she and Sima Qu were left, and she said unhurriedly: "You see that Dai Yuan has already passed the age of jasper, and the so-called woman is not left, and the concubine is such a girl, and she can't bear to marry her too early." But you can't delay your child's happiness because of reluctance, right? Husband, do you see if there are any good people, help Dai pay more attention. ”
Zhong Xiaoniang thought before that she was such a baby daughter, so she must keep her eyes open and choose high-ranking officials and nobles for Dai Yuan.
But when she heard Liu Liyue's three words from Sima Daiyuan's mouth yesterday, her thoughts were completely overturned, she couldn't wait any longer, and she had to finalize Sima Daiyue's marriage as soon as possible.
It turned out to be a matter of marrying for the child, and when Sima Qu heard this, he suddenly felt a sense of relief.
He looked at Zhong Xiaoniang suspiciously, and said with a smile: "In the past two years, there has been no shortage of good people who have come to propose marriage, and you have asked me to politely refuse." Is it really reluctant to give up a child? Still don't like it? ”
Zhong Xiaoniang sighed: "Sister-in-law is the eldest sister, and this marriage is also to set an example for the younger sisters, of course, you can't be too hasty." If you get married, not only can you not set an example for your younger brothers and sisters, but you will also wipe your husband's face. No matter what, you have to ask for the right marriage, husband, do you think the concubine is reasonable? If you can climb the high-ranking officials and nobles with a solid family background, it will be beneficial and harmless to the Sima family and the concubine. ”
"It's also the reason, do you have someone in the picture? If so, you can find a matchmaker to find out. ”
"In this Luoyang City, there are also high-ranking officials and nobles with rich family backgrounds, Chu Nanxuan, the only son of the hussar general Chu Minghong, is in the year of the weak crown, handsome and handsome, excellent martial arts, is a first-class candidate; The three sons of the Assassin Mansion are also at the age of marriage; Looking further down, Zhao Wenyun, the younger brother of Zhao Wenwu of the Praetorian Guard, is also at the age of marriage, although he is still not famous, but his brother can do this, and he should be much worse. ”
Zhong Xiaoniang is really a lion's mouth, and she picked up the high-ranking concubine and said.
"What you said, the conditions are good, but you also have to think about it, this is really good with your sister-in-law, these are all sisters-in-law. Not to mention the sister-in-law's concubine at home, with her big grinning and frizzy temperament, can she reach such a high door? We pick people, and people don't pick us. I put out the words of my sister-in-law to be married, if there is a favorite sister-in-law, I will come to the door to propose, and then choose a person with excellent conduct, as for whether the family is rich or not is secondary. ”
Sima Qu's heart is like a mirror, although she cherishes Zhong Xiaoniang's mother and daughter very much, but Zhong Xiaoniang's birth cannot be changed, and Sima Dai's identity cannot be changed.
Moreover, Zhong Xiaoniang was an unmarried daughter at the beginning, and her notoriety has long been outside. Even if it is plated with a layer of the skin of the daughter of the mansion, it may not be able to enter the eyes of those high-ranking officials and nobles.
Sima Qu treated Sima Daiyuan's marriage so hastily, Zhong Xiaoniang was aggrieved and panicked, and her anger was forcibly suppressed by her.
After being stunned for a while, she said calmly: "Everything is up to the husband, the concubine grew up living a hard life, but I don't want my sister-in-law to follow in my footsteps again, I hope she has a smooth life." ”