Chapter 36 Marriage
Yan Qingge was fat before he was reborn, and it was inconvenient to go out and walk. But everyone has the heart to enjoy the scenery, she stayed at home bored, and slowly became fond of reading travelogues, thinking that the beautiful scenery that was read on the travelogues was just decorated by the reader with gorgeous rhetoric. It is only today that I truly realize that the real beauty is more beautiful than the travelogue.
Just lying like this, the boat rocked gently, through the lotus leaves, you can see a thin green light through the lotus leaves, smell the fragrance of the lotus leaves, it seems that everything is enough.
Someone wanted to disturb Yaxing, and on the bridge above their heads, there were footsteps and the sound of talking to the three of them. Ling Xiao, who had just fallen asleep, was also woken up, moved his body, and half-sat up.
The people on the bridge didn't know that there was someone below, and they were muttering.
"Sister Minlan, Sister Mincai, aren't you really tempted?"
As soon as Yan Qingge heard this voice, he knew that it was Yan Shuyu.
A soft female voice said: "Where do we have my sister's talent, and besides, we are concubines, how can the elder brother of the Ling family take a fancy to us." ”
Ling Xiao under the bridge was stunned, and looked at Yan Qingge with wide eyes, looking incredulous, if it weren't for Yan Qingge's quick eyes and covering her mouth, she would have called out.
Another soft female voice said: "Yes, not to mention that there are two of us, and there is only one elder brother of the Ling family, even if it is successful, there will definitely be one in the future who will marry a certain concubine according to my mother's arrangement." One marries so high, the other marries so low, it doesn't work. ”
"I don't have to worry about this, my sisters don't have to worry about this, and Ling Lie is not the only good man in this world." Yan Shuyu swore and said: "My mother often said that there is nothing difficult in the world, but I am afraid of people with hearts." Since one sister can marry Ling Lie, the other will definitely not marry badly. ”
Ning Minlan and Ning Minzhi sisters were silent for a while, and one of them suddenly whispered: "This year's lotus appreciation party, no one from the Wei family came. But I heard that at the banquet tonight, his third son, Wei Qiao, will arrive. ”
Another female voice echoed: "Wei Qiao's literary brilliance is extraordinary, and his appearance is also excellent, even better than the second son of Wei who is engaged to Sister Minzhi, how can we two concubines think about it." ”
Yan Shuyu immediately said, "Why can't you?" I think the talents of the two sisters are also made to be mothers. Sister Minzhi has a gentle personality and is an excellent person, if any sister is lucky enough to be a sister with her first, and then a concubine, wouldn't it be a good thing? ”
The two concubines paused for a moment before reopening their voices, and their voices were even gentler than just now: "We two sisters are a few years older than our sister, but we don't have the talent of our sister. In this matter, we will rely on my sister's instructions to find Ling Lie's son here first, and act as you say. That Wei Qiao, tomorrow night's banquet, we will secretly point it out to you. ”
Ling Xiao had never seen such a brazen person again, he suddenly broke free of Yan Qingge's hand, and the boat he drove swayed, and the lotus flowers all over the boat turned over and floated outward.
The small bridge was already narrow, and almost in the blink of an eye, the lotus flowers were swept out of the bridge hole by the water waves, and the water surface was full.
The three people on the bridge were originally taking pictures by the railing, but suddenly saw a bunch of lotus flowers floating out below, and suddenly felt that something bad was going to happen in their hearts.
Sure enough, a coquettish reprimand broke out under the bridge: "You three shameless things, dare to miss my brother!" ”
The water under the bridge rippled, and a small boat was propped up, Ling Xiao rocked the boat, carrying Yan Qingge, standing at the bow of the boat with a fierce attitude, glaring at the three of them.
Ling Xiao and Yan Qingge came out of the boat from under the bridge, and the two sisters Ning Minlan and Ning Mincai of the Ning family were so frightened that they almost fell to their knees like chaff.
Yan Shuyu, who was still calm and indifferent, strategizing and helping the Ning sisters find a husband, was also frightened, and her face was pale.
Ling Xiao didn't expect that he was just taking a cool breath, and he heard such a big secret, quickly rocked the boat, reached the shore a few times, jumped on the case, and said to the three people on the bridge: "You wait!" ”
Yan Qingge followed ashore, looked at the three of them, and finally only stared at Yan Shuyu, and said, "Sister, do it yourself." ”
Ning Minlan and Ning Mincai were so frightened that they cried out, and asked Yan Shuyu what to do. Yan Shuyu calmed down and said: "When others ask, you say you don't know, and bite to death to say that they slander us." There are no other witnesses, empty mouths and white teeth, what can they do with us. ”
Ling Xiao blew back to the courtyard where they lived like a little whirlwind, found that He was not there, went to the princess, and rushed to the princess's house like a little whirlwind, without waiting for Zizhu to report, he lifted the curtain and ran in out of breath, knelt down in front of the princess with a plop, and said without a head: "The princess is my brother's master, and my brother would rather never marry a wife than a concubine of the Ning family for the rest of his life." ”
Mrs. Ning Jiang was also sitting in front of her, her face changed when she heard this, she was not good in front of the princess, and said with a smile: "Ling Xiao, what's the matter, my little face is red, but who bullied you." ”
It's okay if she doesn't say it, Ling Xiao listened, and tears fell like broken pearls.
At this time, Zizhu led Yan Qingge, who was running like him, and was sweaty. Yan Qingge knelt next to Ling Xiao, met everyone's puzzled eyes, and whispered the words he had just heard.
He Shi listened, hugged Ling Xiao, who was crying and couldn't get angry, in his arms, and coaxed him distressedly.
After finishing speaking, Yan Qingge kowtowed to the princess and said: "Princess, our Yan family's family style is not strict, my mother was absent early, as the eldest sister, I didn't teach my sister well, it's mine, and I ask the princess to punish me." ”
Princess Rouhui's eyes were full of complicated light, she looked at Yan Qingge, and said slowly, "You raise your head." ”
Yan Qingge raised his head, and his quiet gaze met Princess Rouhui's eyes. Princess Rouhui looked at her, as if remembering something from the past, and sighed softly: "Like! It's like! Then he said, "It's not your fault." You're only ten years old, and you're still a little person, so how can you help others bear the wrong truth? The dragon gave birth to nine sons, each of which is different, not to mention that you were not born of the same mother, and of course your character is different. This palace won't blame you, get up. ”
Mrs. Ning Jiang couldn't care about anything else at this time, and hated the two concubines who violated the yang and yin in her heart, so she personally stepped forward to pick up Yan Qingge, and knelt in front of Princess Rouhui instead, and said: "Princess, this is because the concubine is not strict in discipline, so that the two concubines who are not successful have thoughts that they should not have. Punish me or punish me. ”
Princess Rouhui smiled: "Sister Jiang, hurry up, how old are you, you can also learn from children." This palace is holding a lotus reward party, not a punishment meeting. ”
Jiang's heart was in turmoil, and he said, "The concubine has one more thing to ask the princess for help, so I don't dare to get up." ”
"Say it."
"Minzhi, the daughter of the concubine, will marry the second son of the Wei family in September. If the news of the three sons of the Wei family of those two bastards Xiao Xiangwei spreads, I am afraid that the Wei family will have a bad heart. I hope that the princess will help the concubine cover up this matter. Jiang said mournfully.
The most favored of the Wei family is the youngest son Wei Qiao. Ning Minzhi married the Wei family, it was originally Gao Pan, not to mention that the Ning family died several old people one after another, Ning Minzhi has been filial piety until now, and it has been twenty years old when she got married. Wei Jiaken has waited for so many years, and he has already done his best. Once the matter of Ning Mincai and Ning Minlan gets into trouble, if the Wei family is willing to marry Ning Minzhi and go over, they have to say both.
"This incident didn't happen in the first place, so why bother hurting others for something that didn't happen. You say, "Isn't that right?" The princess smiled and looked at the seven or eight people seated. Except for Ling Xiao, who was still ignorant, these people all nodded in unison. It seems that the princess is going to help cover up this matter.
Princess Rouhui said to Ling Xiao intently: "Little Ling Xiao, this palace assures you that the wife your brother will marry in the future is definitely very noble. Wipe your tears and don't be sad. However, you have to promise this palace that you can't tell what happened today, otherwise it will make your sister Ning Minzhi unable to marry. ”
Ling Xiao nodded as if he didn't understand, wiped his tears and said, "I know." ”
The matter came to an end, and Princess Rouhui stopped mentioning it, and no one else mentioned it.
It was almost noon and everyone dispersed.
Not long after he went back, the Jiang family came with Ning Minzhi, whose eyes were red. Ning Minzhi should have cried at home, she thanked Yan Qingge and Ling Xiao again and again, saying that the two sisters-in-law had been sent home by a car just now, if Yan Qingge and Ling Xiao hadn't collided in this matter, I was afraid that her marriage would really be yellow.
She is now twenty years old, and if she is divorced again, she can only marry a widower as a stepmother, and half of her life is ruined.
Before leaving, Ning Minzhi kept a pair of verdant jade bracelets in his hands for Yan Qingge and Ling Xiao, saying that there would be a retribution in the future.
Seeing Ning Minzhi away, Yan Qingge hesitated and said to the He family: "Mrs. Ling, the two concubines of the Ning family have been sent home, and my sister-in-law is more culpable than them, so she must be sent away, and she can't stay on the princess Zhuangzi." ”
He said: "Don't worry about it, the princess has already asked someone to send her away." It's hard for you as a child to think so much, it's really hard for you to have such a sister at home. If I want to change my family, Ling Xiao has this kind of sister, but I am afraid that I will be dismantled and eaten by others, and I will eat it dry. ”
Because of the princess's deliberate concealment, the fact that three concubines were sent away in Zhuangzi did not cause any topic. Only Yan Shuyu made a lot of noise yesterday by composing poems and scolding Ling Lie, and suddenly disappeared, but she was asked by several people. It's just that no one knows where she is, so she can't help it.
Ning Minzhi came a lot more than before, after her two sisters-in-law were sent home, she stayed with Ling Xiao and Yan Qingge almost all the time.
Taking advantage of the fact that the adults were not paying attention, she also secretly told the two children that the reason why she was not at the house on the first day of coming to Zhuangzi was to help the two sisters-in-law see each other, and visited several ladies and ladies with her mother, so as to find out whether the family got along well, so as not to marry her two sisters-in-law and suffer the hardships of her mother-in-law and sister-in-law in the future.
Unexpectedly, Ning Minlan and Ning Mincai were fooled by Yan Shuyu, and they floated into the sky, not only did they want to fly on the branches to be phoenixes, but they almost hurt her, they are really good people who are not rewarded.
After this incident, Ning Minzhi and Yan Qingge can be regarded as friends. Compared with Ling Xiao, there are more words between Ning Minzhi and Yan Qingge. Ning Minzhi felt that Yan Qingge knew a lot and was also precocious, and told her a lot of problems that she was facing when she was about to get married, and Yan Qingge helped her with advice, which was really effective.
Ling Xiao couldn't interject, so he had to stare at the side with wide round eyes, listened to it, and suddenly pouted: "I will never marry again!" ”