Those matchmakers who persevered and frequently came to the door to tell An Sheng about matchmaking suddenly disappeared, and the door of Xia's house became cold again.

An Sheng thought that his little trick had succeeded, and he was complacent for two days.

As soon as he came back from the medicine house this day, An Sheng was stopped by Xia Yuanwai with a worried face.

These days, he is proud of the spring breeze, every time An Sheng sees him, the corners of his eyes and eyebrows are filled with purple air from the east, and today's description makes An Sheng startled.

"What's wrong? Father? ”

Xia Yuanwai frowned, and said in a deep voice: "Follow me." ”

An Sheng obediently followed him into the study.

"Sit down." Xia Yuanwai raised his chin at her.

An Sheng sat down in the chair across from him and asked worriedly, "Did something happen?" ”

Xia Yuanwai's face was solemn: "Ansheng, Dad has a sentence that needs to be asked to you, you must tell the truth clearly." ”

Such a solemn matter made An Sheng's heart tighten a little more.

"Daddy has something to say."

Xia Yuanwai stared at An Sheng's face and asked word by word, "What is the matter between you and Yu Shizi?" ”

An Sheng couldn't help but be stunned, feeling inexplicable: "What's going on?" ”

"In other words, what exactly is the relationship between you?"

"It doesn't matter, huh? At first, it was barely regarded as acquaintances, but it was when my father had an accident a few days ago, and he acted righteously, and we became acquainted. Ansheng said truthfully.

"If it is an ordinary nodding friend, how can Yu Shizi be willing to travel thousands of miles to help his father find evidence to rehabilitate?"

An Sheng said helplessly: "I have said it many times, Yu Shizi is just for the country and the people, and he has absolutely no selfishness, nor does he mix any personal friendships." ”

Xia Yuanwai was obviously a little disappointed: "Then how could Yu Shizi actually take you to the city to fight horses?" It was vigorously spread in Beijing, and it was said that Yu Shizi was at the gate of Dali Temple, threatening that you were his person? ”

An Sheng immediately felt embarrassed and lowered his head: "That day, it was just that my daughter was anxious to know the news of her father, so she followed her into the palace. As for his unscrupulous words that day, it was a complete misunderstanding, and the daughter once mentioned it to her father. ”

"What misunderstanding?" Xia Yuanwai asked suspiciously.

An Sheng then told Xia Yuan that he had broken into the Dongcheng Cangqiao alone that day, and was slept by Yu Jingyun, and sent back to the Xia Mansion, where he was relied on by the Xue family, and told Xia Yuanwai the truth about packing himself and giving it away.

"Yu Shizi was just mentioning this mess that day, just joking, but he was careless for a while, and he wanted those people behind the scenes to be jealous, and they didn't dare to be unfavorable to his daughter anymore, and he didn't care about his daughter's reputation, and he was spread out."

"That's why." Xia Yuanwai's obvious disappointment suddenly collapsed.

An Sheng asked suspiciously, "What's the matter, Dad?" Why did you suddenly remember to ask this? ”

Foreign Minister Xia sighed: "Father still thinks that Yu Shizi is interested in you, and he has been amorous for so long. I didn't expect it to be a mirror. ”

An Sheng was slightly dumbfounded: "How is it possible, Dad?" Yu Shizi, what kind of character is above the top, how can he fall in love with his daughter? ”

Xia Yuanwai said dejectedly: "But that day, I saw that Yu Shizi was clearly different from you. originally thought that his father is now a household servant, and with today's lintel, even if he is not blessed to be a princess, it is good to be a side concubine. Therefore, in these days, so many people who came to the door to discuss relatives, my father pushed them all. Now it is a chicken flying egg beating, and both ends are empty. ”

An Sheng solemnly said to Xia Yuanwai: "Dad, my daughter doesn't want to discuss marriage for the time being, it's good to send it away." ”

"Joke, you will be seventeen years old in the next year, which is the age of your daughter's family, is it possible to stay at home all the time? Tomorrow, my father will find a painter to come into the house and paint the portraits of the three sisters, but if there is still a little hope, you must give it a try. Xia Yuanwai retorted categorically.

"What hope?" An Sheng asked curiously, "What does the portrait do?" ”

"Don't you know? Yu Shizi is now choosing the princess, almost the entire capital, how many dignitaries in the court are painting portraits of their daughters, hoping to be selected and glorify the lintel. Nowadays, painters and matchmakers in Beijing are hot. ”

It's no wonder that in the past two days, all those noisy matchmakers have disappeared, and they turned out to be fighting to earn matchmaking money from the Hou Mansion.

Yu Jingyun chose a concubine with such fanfare, but indirectly relieved himself.

"If Yu Shizi really likes his daughter, why bother going around in circles? Obviously, I don't have any heart for my daughter, so why should I go and humiliate myself? Let's let the two sisters come, both of them are above their daughters, which is amazing at first sight, and I believe it is even better. ”

Xia Yuanwai glanced at An Sheng helplessly: "You are not young now, you must also start to learn to dress up yourself, don't dress up so frugally every day." was originally tender-faced, and when he went out, he looked like a maid who went out of someone's house, and it is no wonder that the prince of the world gets along with you day and night, which can be described as a building near the water, and he is indifferent. ”

An Sheng said nonchalantly: "I am in the medicine house every day, and my clothes are too cumbersome, and the flowers are full of flowers, which is even more inconsistent with my identity." I can't let go of things at all. ”

"Your current identity is the second lady of the Shilang Mansion, not a junior apprentice in the medicine house." Xia Yuanwai carefully corrected.

"Even if I dress like that, won't the matchmakers follow one after another? Most of what the world values is identity, how do they care about how I am born? Ansheng continued to quibble.

"You have missed such a good opportunity to soar, and you are still so eloquent. Isn't it the icing on the cake to dress up more pleasing to the eye? Otherwise, you will only appreciate you if you are blind. Xia Yuanwai was so angry with her that he didn't choose to say anything for a while.

An Sheng actually wanted to say that there was also a blind Guan Hetian. But when I thought about Guan Hetian's evaluation of herself, she suddenly died down again.

Xia Yuanwai repeatedly confirmed: "Are you really unwilling to run tomorrow?" ”

An Sheng shook his head and smiled shyly: "No need." ”

Xia Yuanwai could only wave his hand at An Sheng, and said dejectedly: "Go back." ”

There was no good anger in his voice.

An Sheng stood up, blessed his body to Xia Yuanwai, opened the cotton curtain and walked out, only then did he pat his heart, relieved.

It's just a mess of mandarin duck spectrum!

Xia Yuanwai watched her figure disappear in the courtyard, and asked aloud, "Can you draw it?" ”

A middle-aged man wearing a square scarf and looking like a scholar walked out of the inner room, holding a portrait of the ink that had not yet dried.

An Sheng's delicate appearance flashing with a pair of big eyes jumped on the paper.

"Back to Lord Xia, it has been outlined, please take a look, if you are satisfied, the villain will polish a few strokes, and you can do it."

Xia Yuanwai walked closer and glanced at it, and bowed his head with satisfaction: "Yes, just this one." The left and right are just throwing bricks and attracting jade, the prince of the Hou Mansion and all the daughters have all seen the little girl, and it doesn't matter what the appearance is. ”

The painter took a deep look: "I wish the adults in advance all their wishes come true, and the second lady has to find a good son-in-law." ”

Xia Yuan laughed heartily and rewarded the silver taels, full of pride.

An Sheng got up and went back to his room, and sat blankly for a while, feeling a little bad in his heart.

What my father said was merciless, but there was indeed a little truth, and it was just that his words were not rough. Are you really that bad? Don't others bother to look at themselves?

She sat in front of the dressing table, took a self-portrait in the mirror, squeezed her eyebrows, and felt that her facial features were also upright, and her eyebrows and eyes were not dull.

Otherwise, why are there so many outstanding men around him, and they all treat themselves as children?

Master is like this, and so is Yu Jingyun.

She was really frustrated.

Especially when I think of Leng Nanxian's derogatory treatment of her on weekdays, I don't feel good in my heart.

Even his own master doesn't look down on him, let alone others.

Ansheng deliberately got up a little early on the second day.

Turning the suitcase upside down, there are several sets of winter dresses she newly added, I didn't care when I bought it, but now I really wear it, I feel a little tired, and I feel that each one is not satisfactory.

The bun that was split in two was disrupted and coiled on the top of the head, and the bangs were also braided into small braids, revealing a smooth forehead, and two kinds of gilt hairpins and gold-inlaid jade heads.

In this way, it looks really ripe.

There is a ready-made rouge gouache on the dressing table, which was added when An Ran was not married. She tossed for a long time, wiped and washed, wiped again, drew her eyebrows, dotted her lips, and was visibly radiant.

She was secretly a little complacent. When the Dragon Boat Festival opened the door of the room, he walked proudly past her on his toes, and the skirt of the waist bloomed a delicate lotus flower at her feet.

Walk out of the moon gate, look back at the Dragon Boat Festival, and look east with a pergola to determine the direction of the sunrise.

She playfully squeezed her eyes, blew into the medicine house like a gust of wind, and turned around twice proudly in front of Leng Nanxian.

Leng Nanxian is tending to a few butterfly incense plants in the backyard, wrapping them in thick cloth to keep out the cold, and when the spring of the next year begins, tender yellow flowers and bones can emerge, and the peculiar aroma attracts many colorful butterflies.

His sleeves rolled up, revealing his well-proportioned arms, oblivious to her "head-scratching gestures."

An Sheng was unwilling, and Fu deliberately shook it in front of him. It is the rising sun, and the golden hairpin ring reflects the sunlight a little dazzling.

Qianzhou passed by, turned back, and asked in surprise, "When did we plant a cash cow in the medicine store?" ”

An Sheng glared at Qianzhou fiercely, and his head rattled with a bell.

The corners of Leng Nanxian's lips twitched, and he said impatiently: "Is this a deliberate attempt to show off your wealth to Master?" Do you carry all your belongings on your head, and do you sink or not? ”

An Sheng had long expected that it would be a sneer, but he didn't expect that he didn't even have a word of praise, and he was a little frustrated.

"Do you have to to the point where I'm not happy?"

Leng Nanxian pretended to look at her seriously, and nodded thoughtfully: "Well, it's good-looking, this hairpin is really good." ”

As soon as he raised his hand after speaking, he took off the hairpin on her bun and handed it to Qianzhou on the side: "Recently, there is a shortage in the medicine house, and there is no silver to buy grain and rice, and the master is feeling that it is a little difficult to raise you." These two hairpins will cover the cost of your daily meals. ”

An Sheng was a little unconvinced: "A hairpin is enough for me to eat for a long time." ”

Leng Nanxian snorted lightly: "How much can you eat yourself, don't you count it in your heart?" ”

An Sheng could only shut up indignantly.

Qianzhou proudly weighed the golden hairpin, and smiled: "Today at noon, the tooth sacrifice." ”

An gritted his teeth angrily and snorted softly: "I can't hold you to death!" ”

As soon as the words fell, a wet handkerchief was thrown over: "People who don't know, they think that we have a monkey in the medicine house, and the painting is really ugly." ”

An Sheng was annoyed, but he couldn't have a seizure, so he snorted angrily, shook off the handkerchief, turned around and left.

"Hey, what are you going to do?" Leng Nanxian asked with a little amusement.

An Sheng didn't look back: "Climb the pole!" ”