、、、、、、、、、、 entered the main room, but saw Mrs. Cui sitting next to Mrs. Cen, with a large and two handfuls of gold-framed Baodian inlaid ivory combs inserted in the one-foot-high bun on her head, wearing a primrose-colored large-sleeved shirt, and an eight-panel Luo skirt with royal blue and gold. Peony has a hunch that Mrs. Cui will go to the treasure hall for nothing, and there will be no good things on this trip.

Seeing Peony come in, Mrs. Cui had a smile on the corner of her lips, and seemed to be intimate but picky at Peony who had her hair loosely curled up and was wearing a half-old honey-colored skirt, and after a long break, she reached out and pulled Peony to her side and sat down next to herself, rubbing Peony's hand and said, "Oh, people are getting better and better-looking, but what is this hand?" A pair of tender hands have become like this, this woman's family, the most important thing is these hands. You say that you are not at home to enjoy the blessings, but ride around on horseback all day, in the wind and the sun, what good is it? I also told my family to always worry about you. Those who know say that you are so strong, but those who don't know think that your father and sister-in-law treat you badly. ”

As soon as Mrs. Cen heard this, her already not very good-looking face became more and more difficult to look at, so she could only hold back and look down at the Yuezhou porcelain tea pot in her hand, so as not to let herself have a seizure. When Peony went out, she was worried, and she was distressed by Peony's hard work, but her daughter could only be said by her and He Zhizhong, and she was very distressed when outsiders said a few words, not to mention that Mrs. Cui was obviously not kind to her, she naturally couldn't listen to it.

Peony was uncomfortable with Mrs. Cui's obviously disliked, but pretending to be affectionate, she broke free from Mrs. Cui's hand without a trace, handed a cup of tea to Mrs. Cui's hand, and said with a smile: "Thank you aunt for your concern." You also said that people don't know, and there are more people in this world who don't know the truth but want to talk nonsense everywhere, do the people who are said have to find them and say them one by one? What a waste of energy? In the future, outsiders are just a mouth, so only our own family knows, we like it, we just have a good life, no matter what outsiders say. ”

Mrs. Cui laughed weirdly and said, "Where can this person and person be easily cut off?" It's not like everything will be fine behind closed doors. If others really don't pay attention to it, they really don't know, I'm afraid that only the dead can do it. ”

Peony listened to her tone badly, as if she was very angry with herself, and thought that if she said more, she was afraid that she would choke, and she ignored her, and turned around to tease He Chun, but she didn't hear it.

Mrs. Cen was not polite to Mrs. Cui, frowned and said, "Cousin-in-law, what you said is not right, even if you want to teach us Danniang a lesson as an elder, you shouldn't be dead or alive, you should be taboo." ”

Mrs. Cui said "oops", pretending to be shocked and speechless, and said very sincerely: "It's me who is not good, thinking about things in my heart, and I don't know where I am going." Don't blame me, cousin, don't blame me. ”

Peony got up and blessed Mrs. Cui, didn't smile or get angry, but said, "My nephew's daughter doesn't dare." ”

Mrs. Cen held the teacup with a calm face and poured tea into her stomach to extinguish the fire, without saying a word.

Seeing that no one asked her what was going on in her heart, Mrs. Cui hesitated for a moment and said with a smile: "I'm here to report the good news to you." On the sixth day of the next month, we will marry the nineteen mothers of the Wu family in Qinghe. ”

Peony smiled: "Congratulations first." Nineteen Niang is very good, and she is a good match with her cousin. "If you lose, you don't lose, Mrs. Cen also led several daughters-in-law to congratulate Mrs. Cui together, and the house was lively for a while.

Mrs. Cui's mood did not improve a little because of this, but became more irritable, looking at the peony skin and smiling and said: "I heard Luoshan say, a few days ago, your cousin went to your village again?" ”

When Peony heard her say the word "again", her expression was like a sin from Xingshi, and she couldn't help but feel angry, and barely suppressed the dislike and boredom in her heart, and said: "Yes, my cousin said that he was doing an errand for King Ning, and he went to find someone near my village, and that person was not there, so he came over to rest, but it didn't take long for him to find someone, and he left after saying business." But what went wrong? ”

A trace of resentment flashed in Mrs. Cui's eyes, but she quickly replied, "No." ”

Li Xun went to the village to find the peony, Mrs. Cen didn't know about it, and when she saw it at the moment, she couldn't help but be a little worried. Peony smiled at her and signaled that there was nothing, and Mrs. Cen didn't ask much, pretending to know about it for a long time, and said, "I have also heard Danniang talk about this, doesn't my cousin-in-law know?" ”

"It's not a big deal, I can manage so much, but by chance, I just asked." Mrs. Cui was silent for a moment, her expression was solemn, and she said with a bit of majesty: "Danniang, I have something serious to ask you." As he spoke, he glanced at the Xue family, the Bai family and the others who were accompanying the guests.

Although Mrs. Cen hated her for being a fool in her heart, she also wanted to know what she wanted to do when she came to the door, so she glanced at her daughters-in-law, and Xue immediately led a few brothers and daughters-in-law and children out, and sent people away, and she sat down under the porch and guarded the door while doing needlework, not allowing others to come close and not mentioning.

Mrs. Cui straightened her robe, looked at Peony and said sternly: "Danniang, what I want to ask you about next, it's a matter of urgency, you must tell me the truth!" ”

Mrs. Cen was taken aback when she saw her posture like this, and thought that Peony had done something unacceptable, she was nervous in her heart, and she was lucky, and she hated Mrs. Cui for treating Peony like this, and she was a little strange that Peony was disobedient. At the moment, he also sank his face and said, "Danniang, what did you do to make your cousin so angry?" Speak up! If you're right, naturally no one can bully you, and if you're wrong, see if I don't kill you! ”

Peony asked herself if she was guilty, and when she heard Mrs. Cen's words, it was clear that she wanted to support herself and let herself not be afraid, so she smiled comfortingly at Mrs. Cen and said, "Mother, don't worry, I didn't do anything that shouldn't be done." He looked back at Mrs. Cui and said, "Cousin, if you have something to say, just ask, I am frank and open, and there is nothing that I can't tell the truth." ”

Mrs. Cui curled the corners of her lips slightly sarcastically, and said unhurriedly: "Let me ask you, how did you provoke His Royal Highness King Shangning?" Do you know how hard that bothers us? I always thought you were a good boy who was sensible and polite, but who knew you were just as confused! The same is not worrying! ”

She came in a tone of questioning and having already ascertained the facts, rather than a tone of ignorance of the truth, wanting to know the truth, and asking people seriously. This made Peony very unhappy, and felt inexplicable, so he said: "Cousin, let me be clear, how did I provoke King Ning?" What trouble did you get into? I'm confused, where do I worry? You have to make it clear to me, or I won't understand and I won't admit it! ”

Mrs. Cui said sarcastically: "You don't know what you did yourself? Still ask me? Let me ask you, have you seen King Ning? Did you accept the bracelet sent by Meng Ruren? ”

Peony breathed a sigh of relief and said: "It's just that I met from afar, Meng Ruren sent things, I didn't want to come, but I really can't push it off and can't avoid it, in fact, it's because of ......"

Mrs. Cui didn't wait for her to finish, so she grabbed the white and said, "If it's true, then what else do you say?" Now people come to me and ask me for someone, saying that you have already agreed, and I can't do it if I don't agree! I didn't believe it before, but now it sounds true. No wonder me! She has fire in her heart, and she is really angry when she says it, but this fire is not that fire.

Peony naturally recalled the strange situation of the day, and couldn't help but give birth to a terrible head, she only felt a heart pounding, as if she was about to rush out of her chest, looking at Mrs. Cui with a pale face, her throat tightened: "Ask you for someone?" Who do you want? What did I promise? What is true? Auntie, don't talk like this, and tell me in one breath, okay? ”

Mrs. Cui curled the corners of her mouth and squinted at Peony and just smiled: "Since you have done those things, you should understand that it is naturally for you to be the person - to carry you into the mansion to serve King Ning." Even though I felt shameless when Meng Ruren told me about this at that time, I couldn't stand the fact that you had already done everything. Okay, I won't ask anything else, just to confirm and pass the word to ...... If it's true, I'll immediately go back, get ready, and pick a good day to carry it in. ”

Peony hurriedly said: "I don't have ......"

Mrs. Cui didn't give her a chance to defend at all, and said quickly: "But you have to understand, Princess Ning has just been here, and your situation is also here, I'm afraid that the position is a little difficult, and it is impossible to beat the gongs and drums and show the lights, but if you want to come, you have been prepared in advance, and you have the advantages that others don't have, after you go in, be obedient and gentle, and with our help, you may not be able to come out, you are glorious, and your family will also be stained, even if your nephews can have a good future in the future, this is also a rare opportunity." Actually......" Mrs. Cui slowly dragged out the final note, "you are still quite thoughtful, for you, this is a good one." ”

Mrs. Cui hurried one sentence at a time, and it turned out that she had already decided that the whole thing was made by Peony herself, and she was in a hurry to be a little wife. Peony listened like thunder, the fire arched up one after another, she felt a deep sense of shame, felt that she was humiliated, humiliated her own people, and pretended to be innocent and kind-hearted under the banner of thinking about her. She was angry, she didn't want to lose her temper, but she really couldn't help it, she didn't yell a few times, she was really going to suffocate to death.

Peony thought so, so she did the same, she slammed the porcelain cup in her hand on the ground and smashed it, sneering: "Why! My aunt is ridiculous! What do you want me to do those things, I have been prepared, King Ning's Mansion will carry me into the Mansion to serve King Ning? Are you here to be a matchmaker for your head of the house, or are you here to teach me a lesson? If you come to be a matchmaker, you should have asked my family in advance if they were willing to hire six matchmakers, and there should be a lot of etiquette; If you teach me as an elder, saying that I have done something that I should not do and is not polite, you should listen to me and make a conclusion! As soon as you come, you will put a big hat on me, lest the sewage be poured on me, so you can help people splash it vigorously. but let people think of what is your heart! ”

When Mrs. Cui heard this, she slapped the couch under her angrily and said angrily, "What did you say? I splash you with dirty water? What is my intention? You have done something wrong yourself, and your cousin and I have lost face, and you are not allowed to say a word about you? "She is a small daughter of a household, and she is sick and weak, and she is so sharp-toothed and sharp-tongued, it would be good if someone wanted it, and she dared to think that Ning Wangfu Media would carry her into the door? It's just wishful thinking!

Peony didn't answer Mrs. Cui's words, and said with a bang: "Don't be busy losing your temper first, I still have something to ask you." What did you say earlier? You can't say yes? You mean my marriage, right? I have my own cousin to make decisions for me, and I can also make my own decisions, no matter how bad it is, there are people from my He family who make decisions for me, but I don't dare to ask my cousin and aunt to make decisions for my life's affairs! Since you won't listen to me tell the truth, then don't come to ask me, don't come to help me, I can't afford to be so kind as you! The people who are disgraced are not me, but those who have ill intentions and still have to pretend. ”

Since Mrs. Cui came with malice and wanted to push everything on her, there was no need for her to be polite to Mrs. Cui again. Tearing her face, tearing her face, now it is not she who takes the initiative to provoke Mrs. Cui, but Mrs. Cui who forces her to turn her face. She is glorious in the family as a concubine? What are these words? No matter how much you think she is an eyesore, no matter how much you want to take the opportunity to please King Ning, you can't do such a shameless thing, say such shameless things, right? And so justifiably, acting like a savior on high! It is because the He family has always relied on Li Yuan's official status, so Mrs. Cui can use this posture and tone to her? It's really deceitful, no matter how much the Li family had affection for the He family in the past, they can't stand such a toss!

What kind of temperament his daughter is, he understands that Peony is definitely not the kind of person who is moved by wealth and power, and takes the initiative to seduce men regardless of shame. Mrs. Cen stroked her chest, suppressed her monstrous anger, and scolded Peony: "There are no rules! No matter how dissatisfied you are, no matter how wronged you are, you shouldn't smash things and yell at your cousin, what kind of system is this? ”

But she didn't ask Peony to apologize, but looked at Mrs. Cui with wide eyes, and said vigorously: "Cousin-in-law, this is not a tantrum, saying cool things, who to hold accountable, and who to blame to clean up, what is going on, you have to tell it carefully." shouted and scolded the child like this, and asked her to go to Ning Wangfu to be a nameless concubine, saying that she had done something wrong and embarrassed you, and then saying that she was actually quite thoughtful. How did she know what was going on? What exactly are you trying to say? Don't say she's a teenage child, even me, I don't understand what you mean. I only know that anyone who is shameless will be very angry, and if it is you, see if you are annoyed? There must be some misunderstanding in the middle that we don't know about. Cousin-in-law, you said what you want to say, and it's not too late to listen to our Danniang make it clear before making a conclusion. ”

Mrs. Cui had long expected that Peony and the He family would have such a reaction, and even because she knew that it would be like this, she would take the initiative to attack and condemn Peony as soon as she came, otherwise she was afraid that she would be kicked out as soon as she opened her mouth.

Just now she was pierced by Peony's words, and she hated Peony in her heart to forget her form, but at this moment she calmed down again, she observed Peony's pale face because of anger, and sighed: "I know that it is difficult to be a good person, whether you believe it or not, I don't want to care about this matter, and I am also very rare." I don't care about it, Meng Ruren asked me for King Ning, and said that Danniang accepted something, and it was allowed, I want to stop it, or don't care, people want to say that I don't know how to lift, jealousy, bad people and good things, and your cousin is eating under others; If it is managed, some people will say that your cousin and I sent our niece and daughter to be concubines in order to please King Ning, and we are all faceless and skinless. I was angry and anxious, but I couldn't.

But who called me the child's aunt, and who told us that the two of us were so close? No matter how big the grievances are, I have to bear them, but no, am I just here to scold? Being scolded is a trivial matter, but now I can't get out of it. If you want to blame, you can only blame Danniang for being good-looking, why do you want to provoke others! Pick up someone's stuff! It's not that I don't want to be in my own family, you know, although there is no marriage book, but the hired wealth is also, this name of marriage is not good, and Ning Wangfu is not easy to provoke!

I'm also anxious for you, but I can take 10,000 steps back and think about it, this matter is not a bad thing for Danniang, only good. King Ning is young, and he is a famous beautiful man, not to mention that his status is noble, his people are precious, and his future is unlimited, there are few people in this world, and Danniang Yuan is not wronged, not to mention who can tell if she is Jin Zunyu's life in the future? At that time, your family will be blessed with it. ”

The more Peony listened, the more cold her heart became, Mrs. Cui is worthy of being an official lady who has been in the officialdom of the shopping mall for many years, and has always been like a fish in water. As soon as he came, he buttoned his hat to himself, saying that he was immoral, and first said something "Although there is no marriage letter, but the employment is also rich"; Then he said that he had made various benefits of concubines for King Ning, and promised a beautiful and illusory scene. This is coercion, intimidation, and gali temptation, in fact, it means that she should be obedient, obediently according to their arrangement, and give her all the bad notoriety to bear together, and the rest of the people are noble and innocent, righteous and awe-inspiring, only she is the woman who has ill intentions and is desperate to seduce men everywhere for the sake of her superiority.

But she is not the child who was frightened, nor was she the child who was dazzled by a sweet date and a big cake in the sky. She has seen life and death, and she believes that most people will show their good side in most cases, but she also knows that people's hearts are unpredictable, and human nature will be distorted and feelings will deteriorate in the face of interests. She's just been out of a cage and breathing freely for a few days, and they want to put her in a cage where she'll never get out of the day? Dream on! Go to hell!

But what's the use of blindly arguing with Mrs. Cui? It's just a waste of spirit. Peony closed her eyes, and when she opened her eyes again, her eyes were already clear, although her voice was still trembling and unstable, her emotions had been controlled: "Cousin, listen well." Here's what it was like that day......" she summed up after describing it: "Believe it or not, I never provoked anyone, said anything I shouldn't say to anyone, or did anything I shouldn't have done. Mother, do you believe me? In fact, I don't care what others think of me, I'm mainly talking to you. ”

Mrs. Cen said with a solemn face: "I believe you." I know best what I taught my daughter. Don't be afraid, do whatever you want, no one can bully you. ”

Peony shook Mrs. Cen's hand gratefully, raised her eyes to look at Mrs. Cui and smiled: "I don't know, the side puppet, a string of wooden beads that was forcibly put on, turned out to be used for employment?" In this way, not only I have a share, but also Xue Niang. What a noble and good thing to enter the Ning Palace's mansion as a concubine without a name, but I can't find it with a lantern, so I have to go to General Huang's house to report the good news as soon as possible! You wait, I'll find Xue Niang to go with King Shaining, and the two of us will have blue eyes! After saying that, she really walked out.

Seeing that her expression was wrong, Mrs. Cen hurriedly shouted, "Danniang, what are you going to do?" ”

Mrs. Cui didn't expect that Peony should not live or die no matter how coercive and tempting, this sex is so strong, where is the soft, timid little girl who was afraid of things before? Seeing that she was going to find General Huang again, she hurriedly said, "Danniang, what are you messing around?" What does this have to do with General Huang's family? ”

Peony looked back at Mrs. Cui and smiled coldly: "Why is it not his family's business?" His daughters were inexplicably given a string of cheap wooden beads, isn't it his family's business? Don't worry, cousin, I won't disgrace you and my cousin this time and cause you trouble. No matter what the Huang family does, I will go to the street with a sign on my head, which reads: I He Weifang has no relationship with Shi Li Yuan, the governor of King Ning's Mansion, all my life and death behaviors are my own volition, no one forced me, don't blame Li Yuan. Then he crashed to death in front of King Ning's mansion, gave an explanation to the people in the whole capital, and left you a clear name, so as to save you embarrassment and embarrass you. In this way, you don't have to be afraid, I am worthy of you. ”

Peony gritted her teeth and walked out resolutely, asking her if she really dared to go to King Ning's mansion to make trouble? She dared. In this world, she has nothing to do, just a group of family members who do their best to take care of her, fearing that she will be wronged. She failed to repay them and always caused them trouble. This time, it was the Li family who helped someone to calculate her, what else could she do? Didn't the Li family want to take this opportunity to curry favor with King Ning? Yes, when this matter not only can't be done, but will become a stain on King Ning and Li Yuan, who would dare? Don't be ashamed, don't die, who can do anything to her?

Xue Shi heard the voices in the house outside one after another, and listened to everything that happened. Hearing that Peony said that he wanted to go on the street with a card, he felt childish and frightened, and saw Peony step out of the door with one foot, so he threw the needlework basket in his hand to the ground, strode forward and hugged Peony's waist, shouting: "Danniang, you are confused!" Are you going to kill your father and mother in a hurry? Your brothers are still here, who dares to force you to death, me and your brother, and your nephews are fighting hard with him! ”

Peony looked at the unfeigned anxiety and anger on Xue's face, and big tears fell out at once.