Chapter 7 [Relative Marriage]
This Yingying probably did this often, and avoided those people with ease, jumped over the courtyard wall and went out of the inner courtyard, and took them around a few corridors and buildings until they heard the sound of men talking and laughing.
At this time, Yingying gently opened the window in front of her and looked at it, then lifted her skirt and turned in, and then stretched out her head and whispered, "Come in!" So the two of them also flipped in. As soon as Junyi's feet landed, she saw the two sisters squatting on the ground, winking at her vigorously, and looking up, there was a figure floating in the next room, pushing the cup, and immediately squatted down.
This room is usually used by people to keep vigil at night, and during the day, people are working in the outer hall, so there is no one. The three of them crept to the door and opened the door slightly, but unexpectedly, a large screen blocked them, and they couldn't see the people in the hall. Junyi and Yingchun shrank back when they saw each other, Yingying looked at it again, turned around and whispered to the two: "Go to the screen, it's okay, I often listen here, I can't see it over there." So saying, he pulled the two of them forward. The two were afraid that the movement would alarm the people in the hall, so they had to follow her.
The three of them tiptoed to the screen, Yingying first stretched out her head to take a look, turned around and pulled Jun Yi to the front and whispered, "The host and guest seat is Hou Ye Xu." Junyi was given to the side of the screen. Before I had time to stick my head out to look, I only heard the sound of "bang", I don't know who touched the screen between Yingying and Yingchun, and the screen actually fell to the ground! There was silence in the hall, and the men who were sitting in the hall were unconscious, and the three fairy beauties were standing there and looking at them stupidly. Halfway through, an angry and trembling voice rang out in the hall: "Bastards, you, what are you doing there?" ”
The three of them stood there trembling slightly, not daring to answer. The man slapped the table again, stood up from the main seat, and pointed to the three people, "Come on, pull them down for me to beat ..........."
At this time, Jun Yi suddenly walked to the middle of the hall, saluted everyone in all directions, and said, "Hello uncle, hello adults, the little girl is polite." I got up and looked up to see that the guest on the host and guest seat was wearing a light purple dark silk shirt, with a purple silk belt embroidered with a pearl on his forehead, holding a folding fan in one hand, but the other hand was taking the wine and pouring it into his mouth with a calm expression.
"Marquis Xu, Wan'an, the little girl Ye is polite." Jun Yi walked up to the man and saluted.
"Hmm." The man drank to himself, without lifting his eyelids.
"Junyi, since you have met Master Hou and all the adults, quickly retreat." Obviously, Master Zhou was satisfied with Junyi's approach.
"Wait!" Jun Yi bowed to his uncle, and then turned to Hou Ye Xu and said, "Last time, Jun Yi was unfortunately captured by thieves, but fortunately he was rescued by Hou Ye, and he came back in a hurry last time, and he didn't have time to thank Hou Ye before he came." "Marquis Xu saved the daughter of the Marquis of the Protector a few years ago, and then this woman wanted to marry him, and finally everyone in the hall who followed him as a concubine knew it. At this time, when I heard Jun Yi's words, I couldn't help but look at Hou Ye Yu with a lingering taste.
"Miss Ye is polite, this is a matter for this marquis." Hou Ye Xu still said quietly holding his beloved wine glass.
"Oh, yes, the little girl has forgotten that Marquis Xu is the parent official of the imperial history of the inspector hundred officials." Jun Yi bowed forward again, and said softly: "Jun Yi has an official case that wants to ask the adult, and I hope the adult will give advice."
"Miss Ye, please speak."
"Thank you, Master Hou, before that, the little girl still has a few questions to ask."
"Talk" - the appearance of talking quickly about something and getting out of the way if there is nothing.
"Thank you, my lord," Jun Yi Shi Ran said: "My lord, if a parent official wants to accept a woman from a good family as a concubine and this girl is unwilling, and this parent official wants to marry by force, may I ask my lord, is this reasonable and legal?"
"It doesn't fit." Xu Houye replied.
"Since it is not reasonable and in accordance with the law, has this parent official constituted the crime of forcibly robbing a people's daughter, and if so, what criminal law should this parent official be subjected to?"
Hou Ye replied: "If the facts are established, he should be punished, and if he is convicted of robbing the people's daughter, he should be demoted according to the law of our dynasty and fined a certain amount of family assets."
"Oh," said Junyi slowly, "the little girl has remembered what the adults said, and the adults here have heard the fair and strict words of the adults. After a pause, he said, "May I ask my lord again, do you know why a man in this world would ask to marry a woman with three media and six certificates?" ”
Xu Houye raised his eyebrows, but still replied, "Because men have affection for women." ”
"Oh, if you are a sentient person, why does the man take her as a concubine?"
Xu Houye chuckled and said: "That's the concubine's affection for the man, and the man just fulfills her." As soon as these words came out, a man's laughter suddenly sounded in the hall.
Jun Yi said with a calm expression: "If that concubine is ruthless to a man, why does this man accept her?" ”
"When" the wine glass was thrown on the table, Xu Houye said impatiently: "That is, women beg for cheapness and men misbehave." Is Miss Ye still satisfied with this answer? ”
"Satisfied."
"If you are satisfied, can Miss Ye tell what is going to happen today?"
"That's natural, the little girl just doesn't understand why the Hou Ye wants to force the little girl to be a concubine."
"Hahaha....... Hou Ye Xu laughed, picked up the cup that had just been filled with wine by the maid, and said, "When and where did Ben Hou send someone to take the girl as a concubine?" ”
"Oh, could it be that the Zhou Mansion is deceiving the little girl? Wronged Hou Ye? ”
When Master Zhou, who was already restless, heard this, he couldn't hold back any longer, "That, Master Hou, that Old Madam Xu has indeed hired my niece a few days ago." ”
"Oh," that Marquis Xu was stunned, and turned his head to call the little guy behind him, "Luzi, have you ever heard of it?" ”
The little guy replied: "The villain heard that the old lady in the house is indeed preparing to be the first aunt of the new master, and the date has been set, on the seventh day of the fourth month, because the Hou Ye will be busy with the case, and he has not had time to report to the Hou Ye." ”
When Hou Ye heard this, he frowned, his face showed displeasure, he lowered his head and groaned for a while, the corners of his mouth suddenly turned up slightly, and then he recovered his composure and said: "Since the mother has decided, the mother's order must be obeyed." When Master Zhou heard this, his expression was relieved, and his eyebrows smiled.
"Oh," Jun Yi said again, "Then the Hou Ye is going to force the little girl to be a concubine?" ”
"The marriage is a major event, the order of the parents, the matchmaker, Ben Hou is on the order of his mother, and Miss Ye is on the order of her uncle, so there is no such thing as forcible acceptance, right?" Hou Ye Xu smiled slyly.
Jun Yi also said: "Okay, even if the Hou Ye didn't force it, then why did the Hou Ye take the little girl as a concubine?" ”
"Ben Hou said, it's just on his mother's orders," he paused, and then looked at Jun Yi sarcastically, "And Ben Hou's mother thinks that Miss Ye is a virtuous and virtuous woman." ”
"Oh, I thought that Master Hou was a man who stood up to the sky, but he was still a child who had not been weaned from breast milk, and he didn't even have a claim for this concubine, why should he accept a little woman and not say what it is, even if it is so, it is better to break off with the little woman as soon as possible, otherwise the little woman will not let people say that it is a pleading, and Lord Hou cannot let the world think that it is 'do-for-no-end'." There was another muffled chuckle in the hall.
Xu Hou Ye gritted his teeth and said: "Okay, it is Ben Hou who thinks that Miss Ye is virtuous-good-Shu-virtuous, so he is interested in the girl, so he accepts it, is this satisfactory to Miss Ye?" ”
Jun Yi nodded, smiled slightly, and blessed again: "Naturally satisfied, but-" paused, "But Hou Ye not only thinks that the little girl can bear the four words of virtuous and virtuous lady, but also has an interest in the little girl, according to what Hou Ye said before, then he should show sincerity and let the little woman know his affection, right?" Otherwise, Hou Ye is in charge of hundreds of officials, wouldn't it make people think that Hou Ye, you even have love for this child and marriage, and the marriage is just a joke, how can you make the hundred officials, and even the people below believe in Hou Ye's words and deeds, and morality? Hou Ye is in a high position, and any words and deeds should be exemplary! ”
"Then how can Miss Ye feel that Benhou is sincere, in line with words, and acts as an example for the officials and the people?" Xu Houye only felt that his teeth were about to be crushed, but Ye Junyi still looked unfazed.
"Didn't Master Hou tell the little girl just now, and the adults are witnesses. Hou Ye has affection for the little girl, so he should ask to marry the little woman as the wife of the main room according to the three media and six certificates mentioned above! ”
"Hmph," Xu Houye snorted coldly, "It turns out that the girl is here to ask for a name today, okay, okay." He stood up angrily, and after a while, he returned to his normal state and sat down, took and drank the wine, and said slowly, "Okay, Mrs. Madame, Benhou will hire Miss Ye as Benhou's main wife, Miss Ye is satisfied now?" ”
"Satisfied, the little lady was very satisfied with the answer of the Hou Ye. However, "
As soon as he heard it, Xu Houye was annoyed again, what is this woman going to do? But........ Hmph, "But what?" ”
"Since Master Hou hired the little girl as the wife of the main room, it is time to talk about the dowry." Ye Junyi said with a smile.
"What, ........ Ahem....... Okay, okay, how much dowry does Miss Ye want to extort, let's talk about it. Xu Houye felt panicked in his heart.
Master Zhou also said, "Junyi, don't be presumptuous." ”
Jun Yi ignored it and continued to say: "Master Hou said that he hired me as his wife, if the dowry is not good, but it is still a concubine, wouldn't it make people laugh at the little woman." If you arrive at the Hou Mansion, the Hou Ye denies that the number of ceremonies has not arrived, what is the lady, and the little woman is regarded as a concubine, it is not impossible. In fact, the little woman's requirements are not high, just according to the dowry when the little woman's uncle asked to marry her uncle, and she will bother her uncle to draw up a list for the Hou Ye. ”
Ye Junyi thought that the man must have been more annoyed this time, but unexpectedly, he closed the folding fan, and simply said: "Okay, everything depends on the girl, if Benhou doesn't have such money, he will sell the Yasukuni Marquis Mansion and exchange the dowry, and ask to marry the girl as the husband of the right room, and then the girl will be ten-points-wind-light." ”
Jun Yi said softly: "Hou Ye Xu, don't do this, the little girl is going to marry the Hou Ye to enjoy happiness, and she sold the Yasukuni Mansion, where will I, the lady of the Yasukuni Mansion?" If the Hou Ye is really poor in money, aren't there still a few noble concubines in the family? It would be worth a lot of money if you sold it. ”
"Humph!" Hou Ye Xu was so angry that his whole body trembled and snorted. Jun Yi blessed him with a good demeanor: "I'm waiting for the good news of the Hou Ye, how many days are you booked first?" Oh, on the seventh day of the fourth month, the time to prepare the dowry is a little tight, so I won't disturb the Hou Ye to go home to prepare, and the little woman is here to say goodbye. Thank you, Lord Hou, for solving Junyi's questions today. ”
"No thanks, Miss Ye and Lord Yun have been alone in the mountains for five days, and it has been spread all over the capital, and they can't get married if they want to come. Anyway, Ben Hou should do good deeds today to give Miss Ye a good death. "Hou Ye Xu was so angry that he didn't choose his words, and he lost his demeanor in front of people.
"Ha, Hou Ye actually regarded robbing the people's girls as doing good deeds today, I really don't know what code Hou Ye usually uses to supervise hundreds of officials." After speaking, Ye Jun's family no longer looked at the annoying man, pulled the stunned Yingying and Yingchun and walked out.
"Ben Hou's future wife, the door is here, no need to open the window."
After listening to Hou Xu's words, Yingying and Yingchun were both in the same body, and they couldn't advance or retreat. Ye Junyi didn't seem to hear it, and continued to climb the window and wall back the same way, and the two sisters were deeply encouraged and followed closely behind.