The reply was quickly delivered to Yao Xia.

When the envoy handed the letter to her, she was on her way with her brother Yao Gui to greet Mrs. Yao, so she did not open it immediately.

When I arrived at Mrs. Yao's courtyard, I saw that my aunt Pei was already sitting in the hall, and my mother Zeng, and my cousin Yao Ran was already there.

Pei Shi, who was sitting on the side of Old Madam Yao, listened to the movement, turned his head slightly and glanced at the brother and sister who were late.

Yao Xia and Yao Gui both subconsciously wanted to shrink their necks, and bowed their heads and entered the hall to salute.

The hall was a little weird, the atmosphere was strangely tense, Yao Xia quietly glanced at her mother Zeng, only to see that her lowered eyes were a little red, and she pursed her lips slightly, as if she was holding back tears.

Looking at the eldest aunt Pei Shi quietly, I saw that in addition to the usual cold and stern complexion, there seemed to be a trace of suppressed cold anger between her eyebrows and eyes, as if she was about to attack in the next moment.

What's going on?

Yao Xia was apprehensive, but he didn't dare to ask.

"What is Asha holding in his hand?" At this time, Mrs. Yao's smiling voice sounded: "Which girl's letter came?" ”

Yao Xia knew that her grandmother's words were meant to make fun of her and ease the atmosphere, so she didn't notice anything unusual, and stepped forward with a smile: "Back to grandmother, it's a reply from my sister of the Chang family." ”

A person like her, who has no heart and no lungs and only knows silly pleasures, is the most suitable to ease the atmosphere in the home, and it is a must-have product at home - because of this awareness, the little girl has always spared no effort in easing the atmosphere in the home.

However, what she didn't see this time was that Pei Shi, who was originally cold-faced, suddenly added gloom to her eyes when she heard the words "Sister Chang Family".

She looked at the letterhead in Yao Xia's hand.

"Chang's?" The kind-faced old lady Yao asked with a smile: "Is that the Chang girl from Xingningfang that you have been talking about for the past ten days?" ”

"Exactly!"

"The second sister is not just chattering." Yao Gui sighed: "The second sister now dreams of being a family with the Chang family girl, and when they meet, they will send their grandchildren to exchange for the Chang family lady." ”

"Brother wants to be beautiful, even if Brother wants to change it, the Chang family is afraid that he is not willing to ask for Brother, who wants to do this bloody business."

"The second sister is scolding me for being ugly in a different way? A-Niang, you are here to judge! ”

Looking at this pair of living treasure-like children, Zeng, who was originally red-eyed, couldn't help but cover his mouth and smile, and said angrily: "Okay, what are you talking about." ”

Pei Shi, who was sitting on the side, had his folded hands and ten fingers tightened silently.

"However, the elder sister of the Chang family is not in good health, and she has been recuperating in the house these days, and I have written to invite her out several times, but I have not been able to do so." Yao Xia said, and went to open the letter with a smile: "Reply to the letter at this time, or you can go out and walk around." ”

Old Madam Yao nodded her granddaughter's forehead and said with a smile: "The girls in the capital, you are not willing to leave any of them, if you are born as a man, how can you pay it back?" ”

"Grandmother doesn't understand, if I were a man, these beautiful sisters wouldn't pay attention to me!" Yao Xia was full of joy: "Fortunately, I'm a girl!" ”

Old Madam Yao, Zeng's family, and Yao Gui all laughed when they heard this.

Only Pei's face was still cold, and he didn't squint, as if he had isolated all the excitement.

Yao Ran looked at her mother quietly, and pursed the corners of her lips in a complicated mood.

In the eyes of her mother, a lively personality like the second sister is out of line, and if she says something funny, it is not dignified.

Since she was a child, her mother did not approve of her getting too close to her second sister, and she grew up obediently under her mother's guidance, so she could only watch the lively and funny second sister get closer to her grandmother from a distance...... Even if her grandmother is fair and never biased, she often praises her for being knowledgeable, calm and dignified, saying that she and her second sister have their own strengths, and even often let the second sister learn more from her, but she knows that there is a difference between liking and liking.

But it's also human.

If she can choose, she is willing to stay with her second sister, relaxed and comfortable.

On the contrary, who wants to be tied up and so dull that people have nothing to say about her?

She never blamed her mother—she used to think that her mother had grown up under strict etiquette, and that it was understandable that she was more stubborn and depressed.

But nowadays, it's not just about stubborn repression......

Since the return of Duchess Zheng Guo's flower party, her mother has become more and more difficult to get along with, and the whole person is depressed beyond measure.

Yao Ran knew that this was related to the fact that her mother wanted to facilitate her relationship with the Wei family, but she did not get an enthusiastic or 'flattered' response from Duchess Zheng Guo, and it was also related to the origin of the letter in the second sister's hand at this time......

Yao Ran looked over and saw that Yao Xia had already unfolded the letter, and first said happily: "Sister Chang is really much better!" ”

It's just that I'm a little disappointed again: "But the elder sister of the Chang family said that tomorrow she will go to Dayun Temple with General Chang to pray for blessings...... You'll have to wait until you get back before you can see me. ”

Yao Gui laughed: "Then you also go to Dayun Temple, won't it?" ”

"That's right!" Yao Xia hurriedly grabbed Mrs. Yao's arm: "Grandmother, will you take me with you?" ”

At this time in previous years, the saint went to the Dayun Temple to pray for blessings, and all officials of the third grade and above had to accompany them, and the family members of the officials could also go together, fasting and copying scriptures in the temple to show their sincerity.

Yao Yi is the secretary of the Sanpin Dali Temple, and his mother, Mrs. Yao, has a fate, and because of the sincerity of the Buddha, she will go with the car every time in the past few years.

"This prayer ceremony, seven days before and after, you haven't been there in previous years, can you stay?" Old Madam Yao asked with a smile: "If you are not careful in your words and deeds, or if you want to come back in two days, and it reaches the ears of the saint, you will be punished for losing your reputation." ”

"Grandmother, don't worry, I will be obedient!" Yao Xia hurriedly raised his hand to make an oath and promised.

There is a sister of the Chang family, don't say that it has been seven days, it is seven years, and she can stay there!

"Would you like to go with me, cousin?" Yao Xia asked with bright eyes.

Yao Ran subconsciously said: "I won't go, and there are still family mottos that have not been copied." ”

Yao Xia sighed in his heart.

My cousin was punished by my aunt for copying the family motto again?

Ah Niang often said that if such a sensible cousin was her daughter, she would kowtow in front of the Bodhisattva 300 times a day until the Bodhisattva could not stand it and begged her to stop.

But such a cousin always has endless books to copy, and she can't endure endless punishments.

But Yao Xia could only complain about Yao Ran in her heart, in front of Pei's family, she didn't dare to say a word.

Pei Shi looked at his daughter at this time, but said, "After you come back from Dayun Temple, it's not too late to copy it." ”

Yao Ran was stunned.

Pei Shi immediately looked at Old Madam Yao and said calmly: "This time, I originally planned to go with my mother to pray for the saint to bless Dasheng, so I will bring Ah Xia and Ran Er with me." ”

Old Madam Yao nodded with a smile: "Okay." ”

Although I don't know what kind of style the eldest daughter-in-law is smoking, she wants to join in the excitement unusually, but she has no reason not to agree.

Yao Ran had a chill in his back, and his mind was in a mess.

My mother does not believe in Buddhism and has never participated in the blessing ceremony over the years, so why is it abnormal this time?

Yao Ran's eyelashes trembled slightly, and he looked at the letter in Yao Xia's hand, and couldn't hear any other sound for a while.

……

"A-Niang...... Did you cry before my brother and I went? But what kind of dispute did he have with his aunt? After leaving Old Madam Yao's place, when he returned to the Zeng family's courtyard, Yao Xia asked in a low voice.

"Where do I dare to argue with her, I just sit there and let her sneer and sneer." There was only one bride-in-law in the room, and Zeng dared to sigh.

"What is that for?"

Zeng: "It's because of Ding'er......"

"Brother?" Yao Xia blinked his eyes: "Brother naughty provoked the eldest aunt?" ”

In addition to her elder brother, she also has a younger brother, Yao Ding, who is only five years old this year.

"It's provoked, but it's not because it's naughty." Zeng said helplessly: "Before, the old lady asked me to discuss with your father, and asked us if we would like to pass Ding'er to the long house......"

Yao Xia's eyes widened: "Passing on my brother to my eldest uncle and aunt?" ”

"Or else? Your eldest uncle's career is smooth, but he still has no children, which is really difficult......" Zeng's words brought those private things: "Your grandmother is inevitably worried, seeing that your eldest aunt has become more and more depressed in recent years, and has quarrels with your eldest uncle from time to time...... Only after thinking of such a way to come out, it is also to calm your aunt's heart, so that she can understand that the long house will not carry a concubine into the door and give birth to another concubine. ”

"Then the eldest aunt will definitely not be happy." Yao Xia sighed: "Where did the children in our second room get into the eyes of the eldest aunt?" Maybe I think my mother wants to use my brother to steal my uncle's property. ”

"I'm really telling you to tell me!" Zeng Shi glared at his daughter, and immediately thought of Pei's cold knife-like words, and his face was a little embarrassed: "Although her words are roundabout, they are exactly what they mean, and they are much more difficult to hear than this." ”

"If it weren't for your grandmother's repeated discussions with us, I wouldn't have been willing to make up my mind! Our family rejoices, where is we willing to send Ding'er to her to suffer? ”

"Originally, she didn't want to do it for their long time, and no one could force anyone, but she still said so many stinging words, treating me like a thief with ill intentions and not being able to get on the stage......"

Zeng said that he was aggrieved and wanted to shed tears again.

"Since she married her uncle, it seems that the entire Yao family owes her, everyone has to look at her face, and offer her as Guanyin Bodhisattva, what kind of sin have I created, I knew it was ......."

Seeing her say this in one breath, she was so aggrieved that she couldn't breathe, Yao Xia took over the words, and her surrogate mother spoke: "I knew that this was the case, it was a knife frame on your neck, and you didn't marry Daddy?" ”

"That's right!" Zeng wiped his tears with a handkerchief while crying.

Yao Xia sighed: "But who told Daddy to be good-looking." ”

"That was once upon a time!" When Zeng said this, he hated it even more: "Where else can I see it now?" His face, with an epiphany-like flowering period, has been handsome for a few days! ”

The mother-in-law on the side couldn't laugh or cry when she heard it - or how could it be a mother and daughter?

At this moment, a female envoy walked in quickly.

"What's wrong?" Seeing that the female envoy had a different expression, the mother-in-law asked.

Zeng also wiped away his tears and looked over.

"Madam, that aunt in the west courtyard of the long house...... Nope. The envoy lowered her voice and said.

Gone?

Zeng and his mother-in-law glanced at each other, and their faces changed slightly.

In the end, Zeng only sighed long: "I've been sick for so long, and I don't have to suffer anymore......"

……

The death of Yao Yi's concubine did not cause much splash.

The matter of driving to Dayun Temple can not be delayed, and after explaining the funeral that night, the next morning, the Yao family left early.

Chang Suining also sat in the carriage to Dayun Temple.

At this moment, she saw the bright yellow Luan driving in front of her through the curtain raised by Xi'er.

Chang Sui Ning was distracted, and a young man's voice came into his ears: "Ning Ning, the sword boy has investigated clearly......"

Chang Suining looked at Chang Sui'an, who was riding a horse and following the car.

The young man on the horse leaned slightly in her direction and whispered, "Then Pei's is really here too." ”

Chang Suining nodded, with more affirmation in his heart.

Before the moment of clarity, no one dared to assert the identity of the murderer, but Pei's move undoubtedly confirmed a suspicion.

I have inquired before, since the completion of the Dayun Temple, the Holy Book Emperor will lead his ministers to the temple every year to pray for blessings, but this eldest daughter of the Pei family has never been there.

"Pei Min, the secretary of the Ministry of Rites who has been sick for many days, can he accompany him this time?" She asked in a low voice.

Chang Suian shook his head: "I haven't seen it, only Pei Min's eldest son and wife are here in the Pei clan this time." ”

That's Pei's brother.

Chang Suining nodded: "Got it." ”

A group of people and carriages drove mightily, and in the sound of horseshoe bells, everyone rushed to Dayun Temple before noon.

When Chang Sui Ning got off the carriage, he saw Cui Jing in front of him turn over and dismount.

On the day of the ceremony, he was dressed in a round-necked purple robe, embroidered with gold thread on his chest and shoulder sleeves, stepped on riding boots, and wore a sword at his waist.

He looked sideways slightly as if he had noticed something, and when he was caught off guard, he collided with Chang Suining's line of sight.

Only for a moment, but indifferently retracted.

Chang Suining: "? ”

Why did she think that when the other party looked at her, the focus was on her head?

You know, when she focuses on other people's heads, there is usually only one possibility - she wants to screw it off.

At this time, most of the officials' families got out of the carriage one after another, and Chang Suining saw the Yao family's daughters not far away, Yao Xia was secretly waving at her.

Chang Suining smiled and nodded in response.

Yao Ran followed Yao Xia's line of sight, and quickly retracted his gaze.

Pei Shi on the side never squinted, as if he had never noticed the movements between the little girls.

Pei Shi walked forward, and his gaze finally fell on a figure among the officials in front of him.

At the same moment, Chang Sui'an also looked at the figure and asked Jiantong in a low voice: "That's Dali Siqing, right?" ”

He had met Yao Yi, but only one side.

After getting the sword boy to nod, Chang Suian quietly cast a serious gaze-

He looked at this Yao Tingwei, he did look mediocre, if the full score was ten, he would give five points, and one point would be added for the sake of the other party to middle-aged decrepitude, and even if Ning Ning's biological mother was very beautiful, under such dilution, the child born would be at most seven and a half points......

Therefore, Yao Tingwei will definitely not be Ning Ning's father.

In this way, Chang Suian completely put his heart back into his stomach.

At the forefront, the Holy Book Emperor dressed in the crown of the dragon had slowly stepped down from Luanyu.

Chang Sui Ning looked at it from afar, and his ten fingers tightened slightly unconsciously.

Since that kneeling farewell fifteen years ago, she thought that she would never see the queen again.

Today, the two are more in one, so it's late, everyone forgive me.

(Recently, Yi is fierce, my mother has been a sheep _(:З"∠)_ Everyone try to pay attention to protection)

(End of chapter)