[Chapter 4, Volume 4]

Section 391

Duanmu Xinmiao stepped into the flower hall alone, but Duanmu Qin had already arrived first, holding a tea bowl and tasting it.

Seeing his niece coming, he put down the tea bowl, smiled gently, and greeted, "Xin Miao is here?" Sit down, you don't have to be formal. ”

Duanmuqin is middle-aged, and his body is a little fat, but his face is white and his eyebrows are open, and he can get a four-word evaluation of his appearance. He looked like a very kind person, with kindness in his eyes, looking at his niece Duanmu Xinmiao's gaze, revealing a touch of love and pity.

It's just that these kindnesses can't dispel Duanmu Xinmiao's boredom with her family, she sat down without saluting according to her words, and as soon as she sat down, she frowned and asked lightly: "Is there something wrong with the fourth uncle?" If it's okay, I'll go first, I'm very busy right now. ”

"A few days ago, I heard that you were in Xiliang to govern the nobles and lowly, and at first my uncle didn't believe it." Her attitude was indifferent, but Duanmuqin didn't care, and still smiled and said, "I remember when you were a child, you loved to be clean." Once, my uncle went to greet your grandmother, and happened to see you clamoring to eat lotus seed soup, so my uncle fed you a few bites, but a spoonful fell to the ground carelessly, and when it fell, it stained your sleeves, and you didn't eat it immediately, and asked the nurse to quickly bring you clothes to change ...... For this matter, my uncle also asked you to complain for a long time, and when I saw you several times in a row, you pouted at my uncle. Later, it was your eldest sister who came up with an idea for your uncle to buy you several candy figurines before coaxing you. ”

With memories and sighs in his eyes, "In the past, you couldn't tolerate a little dust on your clothes, and I didn't think that one day you would enter the market in person, not avoiding the common people and lowly people, and treating them equally." ”

In the eyes of the children of Valve, who grew up in the unimaginable brocade clothes and jade food of ordinary people, the people of the countryside and the lowly people who can only be exchanged for hard work all day long, no matter how they clean up, they will eventually carry a lingering dirt.

It was Duanmu Xylophone who was surprised that Duanmu Xinmiao could put down his body like this.

Duanmu Xinmiao was not affected by the memories of the past, and still said indifferently: "I was too young at that time to remember." He said lightly, "I'm treating the common people and the lowly people, why is the family unhappy?" I learned medicine by myself, and the restraint when I was studying medicine was given to me by my eldest sister, but it was not the family's money! I have learned this medical skill, and it is my business to treat whom I love, so why can't they get used to seeing it? If you think I've lost the face of the Duanmu family, just expel me from the family tree. I have been practicing medicine since I was under this day, and I expect that with my master's reputation, I will not starve to death! ”

"You are still the same as before, but whenever the family says something to you, you think it is to restrain you and dislike you." Duanmuqin shook his head and said calmly, "Your grandfather and father didn't say that you lost the face of the Duanmu family, but they were worried about your reputation, and they were afraid that these things would delay you from leaving the cabinet." ”

Duanmu Xinmiao sneered and said, "What's the good of getting married?" With the ten-mile red makeup given by his mother's family, he trembled and crossed the door, serving Aunt Weng on the top, perfunctory servants on the bottom, and pleasing his husband on the middle! Maybe as soon as you get married, the newlywed is not yet a full moon, and there are concubines and concubines who come to block it first! After decades of hard work, if you are in a hurry to be blessed and have no children, not only will you be ridiculed by Aunt Weng and dissatisfied with your husband, but the concubines under you are also mothers and sons, showing off their might! The dignified housewife is not as good as the ambassador girl in the old lady's yard! The son of the concubine relied on his father's favor and did not take his mother-in-law into account...... Say a few words to the elders, and you will be beaten to say that you are not kind, and deliberately want to ruin the reputation of the concubine! Rather than marrying into such a family, it was better to stay at home for a lifetime with the reputation of serving your parents, and you can change the archway for eternity! ”

She looked at Duanmuqin coldly and said sharply, "Fourth Uncle might as well say it directly!" My grandfather made a contract with my father, and I didn't have a daughter with enough status, so I hit my head with the idea? Let me tell you, if you want to be that Zhang Shaoguang, I am not Liu Ruoyu! ”

Duanmuqin was silent for a moment and said, "Sister-in-law is indeed very aggrieved in this life. It is true that there were many things wrong with your father at the beginning, but now that the times have changed, he is also very remorseful now, and he repeatedly hopes to compensate you......"

"It was my stepmother who took me back to Duanmu's house." Duanmu Xinmiao reminded, "When I was so excluded by my brothers and sisters that I couldn't stay at home, I had to live in another courtyard, but my father didn't care about my life or death. If it weren't for my stepmother taking me back and protecting me everywhere, I would still be living alone outside! ”

Duanmuqin sighed: "It's not easy for your father! ”

"It's not easy for him, but it's easy for my mother?" Duanmu Xinmiao said disdainfully, "He has never sympathized with my mother, nor has he sympathized with my eldest sister, why should I sympathize with him?!" If it weren't for my mother's advice on her deathbed, I would have ...... a long time ago," she sneered, "If it weren't for the place where I was found, you would have waited for me like this?" After my mother's death, the entire Duanmu family, the one who cares about me the most is not my grandfather or father, nor your uncles and aunts, isn't it my stepmother! If it were her today, I would still be able to warm my heart a little, since it is you the fourth uncle, it is really ridiculous...... When my mother was persecuted by a concubine because she had no children, did you say a word of justice? When my mother died and I was bullied by my cousins, did you pay a little attention? What kind of kindness and good person are you going to come over today? You don't feel shameless, I feel disgusting when I look at you! ”

She stood up and said coldly, "No matter what your idea is, I advise you: if you don't want to die and the net is broken, it's better to be more restrained!" I'm not my mother or big sister! My mother and my eldest sister have been gentle and virtuous all their lives, but what happened to them? Through them, I can see that I can't believe or count on you people! With you gentle and virtuous, you will only fight together and trample people to death like mud! ”

After saying that, she didn't say goodbye, she shook her hand and was about to leave!

Duanmuqin shouted in a deep voice: "You stop me!" ”

Duanmu Xinmiao ignored it, and walked to the door until he turned around and said mockingly: "What kind of majesty, fourth uncle!" This is Mingpei Hall, not Jinxiu Hall! The head of the family here, my brother and sister-in-law, regard me as much more important than you. If the two of us get together, they'll help me privately, believe it or not? It's okay if you don't believe it, it's you who will suffer when the time comes! ”

"Wei Miao brought you a message!" Duanmuqin had a calm face and said coldly.

Duanmu Xinmiao's face changed, and the foot that was about to step out of the threshold was retracted, but she thought for a while, and then sneered and said, "Do you still want to use the big sister to coerce me?" I recognized the Shen family lord and his wife as my stepfather and mother-in-law, and I agreed to let them help take care of the eldest sister and Sui'er, but my stepmother didn't say it, but I told my stepmother clearly to protect you for me! What's more, the eldest sister is the royal daughter-in-law and the queen mother, if you want to embarrass her, you have to see if the eldest sister will run to the saint to complain! Do you really think that our sisters can only let you pinch in the palm of your hand and rub it flat and round at will? ”

Duanmuqin let out a long sigh and said, "I'll say it again, there is no intention to threaten you at home!" Isn't Wei Miao the blood and bones of the Duanmu family? Although the Duanmu family has been dormant over the years, it has not been so angry that it has played prestige on its own people! Wei Miao did bring you a message, and after knowing that I was coming to Xiliang, she took the initiative to send someone to Duanmu's house to tell me! ”

Afraid that her niece wouldn't believe it, she would leave with her hands, Duanmuqin hurriedly said, "She hopes that you will return to the imperial capital as soon as possible, don't delay your youth!" That's what your stepmother meant, and you're eighteen now! ”

Duanmu Xinmiao frowned, and then sneered: "Then who are your candidates?" Tell me about it? ”

Duan Muqin frowned and said, "Wei Miao told your grandfather and father that your marriage, she has to discuss it with your stepmother, and then ask you what she means before deciding." Your grandfather and father also promised not to interfere. If you don't go back to the imperial capital to discuss with your eldest sister and your stepmother, how can you decide on a candidate? ”

"What kind of benefits did the big sister promise you?" When Duanmu Xinmiao heard this, not only did he not breathe a sigh of relief, but his face became heavier, and he turned around and asked!

No matter how good his temper was, Duan Muqin Ren was laughed at angrily: "What benefits can Wei Miao promise to the family now?" In your eyes, the Duanmu family is so unbearable, treating their own daughters like foreign enemies?! It seems that for hundreds of years, you are the only one who is hostile to the family like you, right? ”

"For hundreds of years, as the daughter of the Yuan Match but despised by her biological father, I also want to know if I am the only one?" Duanmu Xinmiao immediately said-for-tat.

"......" Duanmuqin was silent for a long time before he said, "Your father really regrets it now." ”

"Because he never thought I would be so good at medicine?" Duanmu Xinmiao said mockingly, "So you didn't take advantage of me when I was still young and ignorant?" ”

Although Duanmuqin is quite a city government, he also felt a headache and couldn't do anything about his niece who had such a deep prejudice against the family, paused for a moment, and sighed: "You have been wronged too much in the past, but many of them were suffered without your father's knowledge, not your father's intention." Now your father has chosen Hao Miao as his heir, although there is your stepmother and Hao Miao's own talent, but it is also considering that Hao Miao's mother and son have not treated you badly......"

"That's because I had already moved out of Duanmu Mansion at that time, and they wanted to bully, but they couldn't bully." Duanmu Xinmiao was not moved, and said lightly.

Duan Muqin had nothing to say at all, and said with a wry smile: "Then how do you think the family should make up for you now?" Originally, the family wanted to choose a good husband for you, but the family chose it for you, and you must have thought that it was going to trap you. So your marriage can only be handed over to Wei Miao, so that you can rest assured. You don't lack anything on the side...... Your father said last time that he planned to give you more dowry, and subsidize you in private compared to the example of Wei Miao when he came out of the cabinet, but I don't think you may take these things to heart......"

Before he finished speaking, he saw his niece who was still indifferent and estranged, and suddenly smiled all over his face, and said diligently and happily: "Oh, is this true? Fourth uncle, you shouldn't lie to me, right? The eldest sister will go out of the cabinet at that time, because she is married to His Royal Highness the Prince, and the makeup is more than when the aunts are out of the cabinet. Compared with the share of the big sister out of the cabinet, you have to add it to me? It's true? ”

"......" Duanmuqin was stunned for a moment before saying, "This is naturally true, you ......"

"Fourth uncle, I know that you love me the most!" Duanmu Xinmiao said with a smile on his face, "If you have any sends, just say it!" Tell me anything! As long as the niece can do it, she will not refuse! We are relatives and blood, I don't help others, and I don't dare to snub you, Fourth Uncle! Isn't it? ”

Not only that, but she even turned back to the hall, took the tea set from the hand of the somewhat stunned maid, and filled the tea cup for Duanmuqin with her own hands - looking at the niece who was close at hand, and suddenly behaved very affectionately, Duanmuqin's face gradually floated a helpless wry smile, and asked word by word: "Xin Miao, you are really ...... Duanmu family So far apart? ”