Chapter 22 The Broken Gardenia
A gust of wind blew, I don't know if it was due to disrepair or because of something else, the door plaque of the gardenia actually fell down with a "pound".
Because the door plaque was divided into two, the word gardenia fell in front of Xia Chengbo by chance.
Xia Chengbo was stunned at first, excited and cried with joy, and asked cautiously at the half of the door plaque:
"Meritus, is it you, are you back, I knew you would come back today, after all, today is the day we got married."
Half of the door plaque was lying on the ground like that, without movement, Xia Chengbo twitched his shoulders and wept silently.
Bending down, Xia Chengbo hugged the half of the door plaque tightly in his arms, and wiped the dirt on the door plaque with his sleeve.
His eyes seemed to be looking at his beloved, he hugged the door plaque tightly, his steps were as heavy as ten thousand catties, and the courtyard door was pushed open with a "boom".
Raising dust in the sky, Xia Chengbo hurriedly covered his clothes on the door plaque, for fear that the door plaque would be contaminated with dust.
The voice was soft: "Don't be afraid of not being dirty, for your husband to block this dust for you, I know that you love to be clean and crisp, and it seems to be the same as if you were not married before." ”
Xia Chengbo stepped into the gardenia courtyard and picked up the cobwebs, and a burst of gardenia fragrance rushed to his face, and the fragrance was light and comfortable.
The courtyard is overgrown with weeds, but there are only three or four gardenias blooming in the corner, which is particularly noble and holy among the weeds in this garden.
The unfinished swing in the yard was half-drooping as it had been three years ago, but it was not new, but had long since rotted after the wind and rain.
Xia Chengbo's eyes were astringent, and in the past, there would be a gentle and lovely woman standing at the window waving at him and smiling at him.
Obviously, he has a very unscrupulous temperament, and he wants to shout and laugh loudly without any scruples, but he forcibly pretends to be that demure woman.
Xia Chengbo pulled out a smile and looked at the window expectantly, hoping that the woman would still be there waving at him and smiling at him, or shouting and laughing at him according to her nature.
Xia Yan and the others were far away from the pear courtyard, and several people paused to trim their makeup and trim their clothes.
Feng's face was still a little gray, so that he was not as refreshed as Xia Yi and Yuexin, but Xia Xiaoxi looked stupid and confused.
Feng Shi's voice was still a little trembling and asked:
"Where are we going?"
Xia Yi calmed down, raised his little finger and pointed to the southeast: "Auntie, of course we are going to the ancestors at this hour, aunt put her heart in her stomach, don't be afraid." ”
Xia Xiaoxi's neck shrunk, and she whispered as if she had done something wrong:
"Daddy asked me to go to the Crane Courtyard with Sister Huan'er Qing'er to greet my ancestors, but ...... But Xi'er didn't wait for her two sisters there, Xi'er was afraid that her father would be angry and punish Xi'er because of her two sisters. ”
Xia Yi looked at Xia Xiaoxi with pity, she was originally the daughter of the main house but was oppressed by the concubine born to her aunt, and she should have enjoyed the unique honor of the concubine, but because of the uncle's preference, she was not as good as the concubine.
Feng Shi listened to the uncomfortable tightness in his heart, as if he had been scratched with a cat, and it hurt one by one, because of her, Xi'er was treated unfairly, and their big house concubines did not have the honorable concubines of concubines, and there were no rules of concubines.
Xia Yan solemnly pulled Xia Xiaoxi's little meat hand and said seriously:
"Xi'er, if the uncle is still a person who knows etiquette and understands the rules, he won't punish and blame Xi'er, Xia Yunhuan and Xia Yunqing are concubines, they are concubines, they are concubines, they are better said, they are masters and misses, and if they are ugly, their status is low, and they are not serious masters."
Xia Xiaoxi's eyes were confused, her little face was slightly wrinkled, she knew what Gardenia said, she knew it, but her father didn't like her.
Feng's expression was a little cold, it was she who was too cowardly and incompetent, which would cause the current situation of the big house, if she could be stronger, she would not be so aggrieved by her and Xi'er's mother and daughter.
Seeing Xia Xiaoxi's appearance, Xia Yi knew what it meant to be gradual, she didn't expect Xi'er to change all at once.
Looking at the appearance of the sister-in-law, I know that the sister-in-law will not be bullied by anyone as before.
Although the sister-in-law is good, this temperament is too weak, and she is really married from her father and husband at home.
Yuexin's eyes were a little complicated and a little confused, why did the little master care so much about the grandmother and daughter, although the little master and Miss Xi'er had some feelings, but they were not deep.
Yuexin didn't have the slightest affection for the young grandmother, after all, the young grandmother was as good as the master at the beginning, who knew that the master's love was gone, and she didn't take care of the little master at all.
No matter what reason the young grandmother treats the little master like this, Yuexin looks down on her, although people go to the tea to cool it, but the young grandmother's tea is too cold.
Xia Yi sighed lightly: "Let's go, don't delay the hour, the Crane Courtyard may be lively at this time." ”
Several people had different thoughts and didn't say anything all the way.
Before stepping into the crane courtyard, you can hear the bustle inside only at the door, and the voices of the maids laughing and saying hello come and go.
As soon as Xia Yu and the others stepped into the courtyard, the maids and daughters-in-law asked An Dao to be good one by one.
Although Xia Yi doesn't come to this crane courtyard often, he still knows that there are a few maids and wives in this crane courtyard, looking at the extra faces, this time to say hello to the ancestors, I'm afraid that the second grandfather, the third grandfather, and the fifth grandfather are here.
Xia Yu's grandfather, Marquis Xia, is the eldest son of the princess, and he inherited the title of duke, and the second grandfather and the fifth grandfather are all siblings of Xia Yu's grandfather.
Only the third grandfather and the fourth grandmother who married in Yizhou were born from the equal wife Deng great-grandmother.
Among the several grandfathers, except for her grandmother Min who raised her grandfather by the side of Deng great-grandmother because of her grandmother Min's body, except for her grandfather and third grandfather who were successful in the entire prince's mansion, the other two grandfathers were not only mediocre but also became stubborn children.
The ancestors of the Marquis of Xia's Mansion followed the founding emperor to fight in the south and the north, and won the honorary title and never disdained it.
Her great-grandmother, Min, is simply not comparable to her great-grandmother Deng.
Deng's great-grandmother was born in the Yizhou Deng family, one of the three major families.
The Deng family has been inherited for thousands of years as a scholarly family, and thousands of scholars and scholars have regarded the Deng family as the head of the Qing Stream, and almost half of the civil officials who are officials in the court are protégés of the Deng family.
One can imagine how influential the Deng family is.
Deng great-grandmother is a descendant of the Deng family, if it were not for the grace of saving her life, how could Deng great-grandmother succumb to marry her great-grandfather as an equal wife, and the daughters of the Deng family are directly concubines when they enter the palace.
Her great-grandmother was not bad, but she was a stingy and greedy person who did not know the general situation.
Min great-grandmother was born in Min Nanhou's mansion for this woman's main house, Min Nanhou was really an upstart back then, the rules and etiquette were much worse, and the Min family who taught him was a small family.
I don't know if Great-Grandmother Deng will come today, you must know that Great-Grandmother Deng had moved out of the Prince's Mansion when she was still a Regent.
The relationship between my grandfather and my great-grandmother Deng was much deeper than that of my great-grandmother, and my great-grandmother loved Xia Chengzheng and Xia Chengbo as her own grandsons.
Deng great-grandmother especially loves Xia Chengbo the most, today is Xia Chengbo's life day, Deng great-grandmother because of his grandfather and Xia Chengbo is afraid that they will also deign to step into this Xia Gonghou Mansion.