Chapter 32: The Storm
Xu Taishou said with a smile, "There are no outsiders today, so I brought two dogs over, and everyone doesn't have to be restrained, the stage has been set up, and my mother will invite all the ladies to watch the play later." β
Mrs. Qian smiled first, "It's okay, I haven't seen the second son for a while." I'm thinking about it. Saying that, he smiled at Mrs. Xu and said, "The second son is now a big winner." These words directly skipped the eldest son, Jiang Ran knew it in his heart, and he could see his status as a fiancΓ©.
At this time, a woman sitting next to Mrs. Xu was not to be outdone, and said, "It's true that I haven't seen her for a long time, and Mochizuki looks more and more handsome, and we have read her cousin Yue a few times,"
Jiang Ran looked over, the woman who spoke was a little similar to Mrs. Xu, thinking that it was the aunt of the Xu family, she looked at the girl sitting in front of the woman, about fourteen or fifteen years old, with thin eyebrows and phoenix eyes, snowy skin and jade appearance, and then looked at Miss Qian beside Mrs. Qian, Miss Qian was dressed in a beautiful outfit, and her expression was quite arrogant.
Both girls were fourteen or fifteen years old.
Jiang Ran understood a little in his heart, thinking that these two furniture had taken a fancy to the second son, Xu Wangyue. One is the cousin of a childhood sweetheart.,The other is an official lady with a comparable family.γ There was a lively look
Xu Taishou brought his two sons over, and there was a young man next to him, Jiang Ran didn't dare to take a closer look, so he retreated to his position and sat down.
Several girls from the Xu family were sitting together.
At this time, a girl in a pink dress greeted Jiang Ran with a smile, "My name is Jun Yao, fifth in line," and pointed to a girl in green next to Mrs. Xu, "This is my third sister, Junhua." Pointing to a girl in a pink dress, Jiang Ran knew that this was the cousin Ke'er mentioned just now, and sure enough, he heard the fifth girl say, "This is my aunt's daughter, surnamed Liu, called Yuke." Jiang Ran greeted with a smile, "Three girls, five girls." Miss Liu. β
The three girls just smiled kindly at Jiang Ran. Jiang Ran only smiled faintly.
In terms of identity, Jiang Ran can't be compared with these girls. What's more, she is no longer the heart of a cardamom girl, and she really doesn't have much to talk to these girls.
Liu Yuke looked at Jiang Ran carefully.
If a few people want to talk about it carefully, Jiang Ran is a small month.
When the marriage contract was made, Xu Wangqian was five years older than Jiang Ran, but the second son Xu Wangyue and Jiang Ran were only three years old, and they were even more age. However, at that time, Jiang Zhengtang was quite respected by the emperor in the Imperial Medical Department, and it was when the wind and water were rising, and the eldest daughter was naturally engaged to the eldest son.
Although Xu Wangyue is also a descendant, he is the second son and was born to the stepfamily, and his identity cannot be compared with Xu Wangqian, so this marriage was decided.
The door is right, if there are no twists and turns, it can be regarded as a golden boy and a girl, and it can be a good match.
It's a pity that later, first the Jiang family was defeated, and then Xu Wangqian was sick.
Now Jiang Ran needless to say, Xu Wangqian can no longer step into the official career, and can only be a rich child for the rest of his life, and has no future.
Jiang Ran looked at Miss Qian and Liu Yuke, and the two were secretly competing. However, Liu Yuke and the Xu family are cousins, and the relationship with the two girls of the Xu family is naturally good, especially the five girls who have been talking, and deliberately leaving Miss Qian aside.
Jiang Ran was not interested in such a little girl's trick.
Jiang Ran just sat quietly and didn't speak.
At this time, Xu Wangyue stepped forward. The girls stopped talking and looked at each other.
I saw Xu Wangyue smiled and stepped forward to salute everyone, Xu Wangyue was about sixteen years old, and it was when the young man was in high spirits. Now he has been tested for Xiucai, and he is handsome and extraordinary. Standing in the center of the hall, it looks like the stars holding the moon.
Xu Wangyue held a picture album, "Grandmother, this is my birthday gift for you with my eldest brother, this picture is painted by my eldest brother, the word is what I mentioned, I wish my grandmother such as the moon is constant, such as the rise of the sun, such as the longevity of Nanshan, not collapsed." His voice was catchy, and his eyebrows sparkled.
After Xu Wangyue finished speaking, all the ladies praised it, obviously the album was prepared by the two brothers together, but at this time, everyone praised only Xu Wangyue, and Xu Wangqian next to him looked a little bleak, and almost no one noticed him.
Jiang Ran couldn't help but glance at Xu Wangqian a few more times, Xu Wangqian was eighteen years old, his eyebrows were gentle, he was as modest as jade in a long robe, Xu was unable to speak all year round, and compared with the second son, he had a little less vigorous youthful atmosphere.
At this moment, Xu Wangqian had a decent smile on his face, but there was no trace of a smile in his eyes, just at a glance, Jiang Ran could see that this Xu Wangqian was living in the shadows, using a gentle appearance to disguise himself.
Jiang Ran is thirteen years old this year, and the marriage contract with the Xu family was when she was six years old, she turned eight when she left the capital, Xu Wangqian was thirteen years old that year, it is her current age, Jiang Ran vaguely remembers that Xu Wangqian at that time was also a high-spirited young man, after losing his voice, his full talent can no longer be stretched, and now he can only become a foil for his brothers.
The Xu family is taking the road of the imperial examination, the brothers of the Xu family are all extremely talented, Xu Wangqian has already won the show at the age of twelve, if it is not for the creation of people, in this hall, wherever he goes, his eyes will follow him, the marriage between the Xu family and the Jiang family will also retreat early, he and she will not be so involved, these noble ladies, the eyes of the boudoir lady will not look at him or look at him.
Jiang Ran sighed, she still didn't want to have anything to do with him in this life, but she had to leave the divorce to him, and she would never let him become a laughing stock again, and it could be regarded as leaving a way out for herself.
She retracted her look, only to hear the aunt and grandmother of the Xu family say, "Mochizuki is worthy of being brilliant, and this congratulatory message is not the same as ours, so I will only say something about blessings like the East China Sea, and longevity is better than Nanshan." β
Everyone laughed.
Liu Yuke smiled coquettishly when she heard this, "My mother is really, the congratulatory message that Cousin Yue said has a source, and my mother doesn't read much, so Miss Qian laughed." She asked with a smile, "Miss Qian wants to come to Hui Zhilanxin, so it's better to explain it to everyone." β
Jiang Ran lowered her head and smiled, this Miss Qian is from the Jiangmen family, she is at a loss at the moment, she can't see these poems at a glance, she didn't understand it before, Cheng Lanxin is like this every time she sells off in front of her.
Miss Qian was really disdainful, but there was a hint of dodging in her eyes, "I'm not as good as Sister Liu, I haven't read those books, and I don't know what the source is." β
Liu Yuke became more and more proud, her eyes looked at Jiang Ran, "Miss Jiang's congratulatory message is also unusual, I think I have also read books, not as good as Miss Jiang" She said halfway, Xu's aunt and grandmother Xu said dotingly, "You girl, you asked your cousin for advice when you were young, and everyone is just as nonsense as you, Miss Jiang's house is a medical student, if you ask her some medical books, she can answer a question or two, you don't mean to make things difficult for others." β
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