Chapter Twenty-Eight: Zhang's Mansion
"Hide! No matter what happens, don't come out. Zhang Qinlan said to Zhang Xinlan, who was hiding behind the screen, that Zhang Xinlan had no trouble convincing her sister to let her arrange today's affairs, how dare she not listen to her? So he quickly nodded.
Zhang Qinlan was relieved to see that her attitude was quite well-behaved.
"Young master, madam, Song Gongzi is here."
"Invite him in." Although Wang Qiumo was begged by his sister-in-law to do this, he was also a little curious about what kind of person his future brother-in-law was.
When Song Jian walked in, he blocked most of the light at the door, Zhang Qinlan felt that the sky was dark, and he waited until he sat down in his seat to see his appearance clearly.
Song Jian is very burly, but it has nothing to do with the word handsome.
Zhang Qinlan glanced at the screen, knowing that her sister must be dissatisfied with the appearance of this future husband.
Song Jian seemed to have something important to do, so he only sat down briefly and said goodbye, the cup was still full of tea, and Song Jian didn't touch it.
After he got up and left, he also glanced at the mahogany screen of the eight immortals crossing the sea, one of Zhang Xinlan's eyes emerged from the edge of He Xiangu's fruit basket, and their eyes intersected just when they met, as if they were pricked by a quenched silver needle, and quickly retracted their bodies, not daring to look at him again.
"What's wrong?" Zhang Qinlan picked up a carved silver burnt blue step hairpin, gestured at the mirror, and put it down again.
"Sister asked knowingly!" Zhang Qinlan knew that her sister was in a bad mood, so she took a table of gorgeous jewelry out for her to choose.
"The man's appearance doesn't matter." Having said that, Zhang Qinlan more or less understood her sister's thoughts.
"My brother-in-law is polite and polite, sister, you don't have a backache when you stand and talk." Zhang Xinlan said dissatisfied. It's not a mother's birth, it's always a father's birth, right? Song Zhi and Song Ling are so good-looking, how can it be his turn......
"You girl! It's getting more and more unruly to speak, this family business is not my master in the end, seeing that the eighth day of the middle winter is about to pass the door, you still give me heart! Zhang Qinlan said, but Zhang Xinlan was still unhappy, and she was a little angry in her heart.
"Forget it, I've been fooling around with you for a day, it's getting dark, I'll send you home first." The winter sky is always darker earlier, the night breeze is slightly cold, Zhang Qinlan helped Zhang Xinlan close her hood, and the eldest sister's caring face made Zhang Xinlan's heart warm.
When the two sisters returned to the mansion, they saw that Zhang Shuo and Xu were in the main hall of the Zhang Mansion, Zhang Shuo kept pacing, and when he saw the two coming back, he opened his mouth and scolded: "Why are you only coming back now!" ”
Zhang Xinlan glanced at Xu Shi in horror, and saw that she also looked worried, "Dad, my mother knew about it when we went out, what's wrong?" ”
"Xin'er, you go back to the room first." Xu Shi spoke, and without waiting for Zhang Xinlan to ask, he cast a stern gaze.
Zhang Xinlan had no choice but to leave, and before leaving, she glanced at Zhang Qinlan.
"What are you doing to her? In the end, it's not a scandal done by Xin'er! After she left, Xu complained to Zhang Shuo.
"What's the scandal?" Zhang Qinlan asked puzzledly, and Xu took a note on the coffee table at hand to Zhang Qinlan.
Zhang Qinlan saw a few lines of small characters written on it, 'Song Blade's son, in the eastern suburbs of Zhang's house. ’
Zhang's house in the eastern suburbs is Zhang Shuo's old house, Zhang Shuo doesn't like to go, and he doesn't let people repair it, it has always been empty, there is only an old housekeeper who guards the door, and he can't hear others standing in front of him.
"Really?!" The sweat in Zhang Qinlan's palm blurred the handwriting on the note.
"Your father has already brought that woman back to Zhang's mansion, can you still have a vacation?" Xu Shi said indignantly that she finally left half an inch of jade onion nails, and she was so excited that she accidentally knocked on the table and broke it, and there was a half-moon-shaped shallow depression on the mahogany tabletop. "That woman still has a big belly, and she's about to give birth!"
"Dad, how can my sister marry such a person? Song Jian, as the eldest son, actually made an illegitimate child first, which is really unusual! Zhang Qinlan said busily, if she gets such a husband, how will her sister live in the future!?
"General Song didn't know about this, and when he learned about it, he was furious and said sorry to me repeatedly." Zhang Shuo got up and paced in the hall, his black and cyan thick-soled soap boots stepping on the ground, making a disturbing 'tuk-tuk' sound, "If you go to the mother and keep the child, this matter is fine." ”
Xu Shi immediately sneered, this sneer with contempt, clearly fell on Zhang Shuo's ears, he snorted heavily, making his beard tremble slightly, but he didn't scold a word in the end.
"Dad, mother! I don't marry, I don't marry! Zhang Xinlan pushed open the door and rushed in, hugging Xu's knee and crying, "Mother! With such a character, how can I marry! ”
Zhang Shuo didn't expect Zhang Xinlan to disobey him, hide outside the door and eavesdrop, and wanted to beat her in a fit of anger, but asked Zhang Qinlan to stop her.
"Dad, my sister is right. Although Song Jian has been very popular in the Western Realm in recent years, he is still young, and General Song is not only his son, Song Ling is extraordinary and talented, and he is backed by the Prime Minister's Mansion, when he grows up, I don't know what the situation will be!? Song Blade's character has been corrupted, why should we put my sister in? Zhang Qinlan patted Zhang Shuo's chest as she said to help him calm down.
"And what do you say? The marriage between the Zhang Mansion and the Song Mansion is known all over the capital! If you quit now, Qin'er! Where do you let Daddy's old face go?! The more Zhang Shuo spoke, the more angry he became, and he only felt that his chest was depressed and uncomfortable.
Zhang Qinlan said softly, "You don't have to withdraw from your family, just change your bride." ”
Hearing this, Zhang Xinlan stopped sobbing and looked at her sister with hope.
Zhang Shuo looked at Zhang Qinlan, looked solemn, waved her hand away, and snorted coldly: "In the end, it is the sister of a mother's compatriot, you can think of it." ”
Xu's right hand was clenched into a fist, his nails were deeply embedded in the flesh, and he didn't feel any pain.
Zhang Qinlan knelt down without panic and said, "Daddy, don't be angry, and listen to me." You only have a sister, an unmarried concubine, shouldn't you plan well? When you gave your sister to the Song family, although you considered it, I felt that this family affair was worth considering. You have a lot of military power, and what general doesn't look at you with a blank eye? It's really not good to get too close to a certain general, if you marry a concubine, it's fine, but if it's a concubine, this is really tied together. If you do anything in the future, you may be entrusted, saying that you are faking public affairs and selfishness. ”
Zhang Xinlan glanced at Zhang Shuo, only to see that his expression was somewhat relaxed, and she was overjoyed.
"General Song has won the trust of the emperor, and it is indeed worth wooing. Song Jian is in our hands, the Song family is already at a loss, we are willing to marry them and cover up this matter for them, they should be thankful! If we say that we will exchange the concubine for the heir, the Song family will not agree. After Zhang Qinlan finished speaking, she still knelt in place without moving.
Xu has been married to Zhang Shuo for more than 20 years, and knowing that he is now going down the stairs, he made a sad gesture, walked up to Zhang Shuo and said: "Master, Qin'er was just diagnosed with a two-month pregnancy a few days ago, don't let her kneel." ”
Zhang Shuo was a little confused, he even forgot about it, and hurriedly went to help Zhang Qinlan, "You have a body!" Kneel as you want! ”
"Qin'er just made Daddy unhappy, so why kneel?" Zhang Qinlan showed a childish demeanor, and softened her voice again: "I know that my father is all for our good, but this Song Blade City Mansion is quite deep, and I didn't see it for a while." My husband has a very good temperament, I am pregnant and can't serve, my mother-in-law rewarded him with two maids, he didn't even touch it, saying that he was afraid that I would feel uncomfortable. ”
In fact, Zhang Qinlan's words had already persuaded Zhang Shuo, and he glanced at Zhang Xinlan, who was still slumped on the ground, sighed, and said to Xu: "That's it, it's up to you to decide this matter." ”
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'Bang! A purple jade flower bottle smashed towards Song Blade, but he reacted very quickly and turned his head, and the flower bottle smashed on the door frame.
"You still have the face to hide?" Song Ling's eyes were scarlet and his eyes were about to split, and he pointed to Qiaoge who was kneeling on the ground, and the other party couldn't help but tremble slightly. "Do you know who sent this woman here? It's the Zhang family! Taiwei Zhang personally brought this woman over! I've never been so ashamed in my life! ”
Song Jian knelt on the ground and was silent for a long time, as if he had turned into a stone sculpture.
"It's not that you don't have a room at home, and you allowed your soldiers to keep a prostitute in the west, and I don't know it, but why do you want this woman? What's going on in your head? Song Jian looked at Qiaoge who was paralyzed on the ground, there were only three women in his life, and the Liu family didn't even have much impression that night, why did Song Jian fall in love with his nurse, Song Ling was really puzzled!
"I did it wrong." Song Jian suddenly spoke, his voice like a dagger, short and sharp. "It's just that Qiaoge is my own son in the womb, and I hope that my father will show mercy to their mother and son."
Song Jian apologized neatly, but Song Ling was caught off guard, and he looked at his eldest son with some confusion. Every time he faced Song Jian, Song Ling always felt very strange, Song Jian seemed to put on a mask and hide his true self behind his back.
In the western frontier, they were each in charge of an army, and they met less often than in Beijing. In him, Song Ling can't see a trace of himself, unlike Ruohui, who is the same as himself in terms of appearance and temperament.
"Could it be that you still want to accept this woman? With such a background, how do you let this child live?! ”
Qiaoge suppressed it for a long time, and finally couldn't help but sobbed softly.
"Qiu Rong will be the biological mother of this child, as for her, continue to be a nurse." Qiu Rong is a common room of Song Blade.
Every word of this sentence pierced into Qiaoge's abdomen like a spike, the pain in her abdomen was unbearable, she felt wet under her body, and couldn't help but start screaming, Song Zhi's brisk voice sounded in her ears out of place.
"Maybe one day, you'll have to rely on me for your life."