Marriage of the Di Daughter

Just as Ningyuanhou's mansion was discussing what to do with Jiang Yu'e, in Jiang's mansion, in the courtyard of the third room, Mrs. Yang was arguing endlessly with Jiang Yuanxing about Jiang Yu'e.

"Yu'e is already with Zhou Yanbang now, she can only marry to the Ningyuan Hou's Mansion!" Yang's eyes widened, probably because of Jiang Yu'e's incident, she looked thinner overnight, and her face became more and more ugly. Pointy and thin, with high cheekbones, more aggressive than usual.

"I will never allow my daughter to be a concubine!" Jiang Yuanxing changed from his previous cowardly temperament and competed with Yang's blush and thick neck. He said: "Go and be a concubine for Marquis Ningyuan, in the future her son will be like me, only a bastard!"

This time, even Yang Shi was speechless. She looked at her husband. She didn't dislike Jiang Yuanxing when she married Jiang Yuanxing. Although Jiang Yuanxing was only the concubine of the third room, she was also the concubine of Si Zhilang. It was impossible for her to marry a richer family. . In addition, Jiang Yuanxing looks delicate and weak, and he is not annoying.

But living a life is always daily necessities. The human heart always likes to compare. Compared with the riches and honors of the first and second families, the third family's life is so poor, which makes Yang very annoyed. With unwillingness and blame in her heart, Yang often quarreled with Jiang Yuanxing. Jiang Yuanxing never refuted, but Nuonuo accepted it, and Yang finally saw that this man was not weak, but cowardly by nature, and he could only be a school secretary for the rest of his life.

Now that they have been married for many years, this is the first time Jiang Yuanxing has quarreled with her. And even saying "I can only be a bastard like me", Jiang Yuanxing was obviously out of breath.

Jiang Yuanxing was indeed impatient.

Only he himself knows how humble it is to be a concubine. Although he usually looks at him as if he doesn't care about it, but in front of his two elder brothers, he always has low self-esteem and cannot hold his head up. When he was young, he also imagined that if his biological mother was Mrs. Jiang, then he could have everything that his brother had, and he would be respected wherever he went. When he grows up, he realizes that everything is a person's fate, and God wants him to be born in the belly of a concubine, so his life is destined to be trampled under the feet of his two elder brothers.

His fate cannot be changed, but his daughter can. Jiang Yu'e can choose not to take this path. She can choose not to marry Zhou Yanbang. In this way, her children will not have to suffer such a tragic fate as a concubine.

"Then what do you want to do?" Yang suddenly calmed down. She did not quarrel with Jiang Yuanxing as before, but said almost desperately: "Yu'e's status can only be married to Ningyuan Hou Shizi. Concubine, will they marry Yu'e as their official wife? Now everyone in Yanjing City knows that Yu'e and Zhou Yanbang are together, and no one will marry Yu'e. Do you want her to stay in the mansion forever as an old lady? Or Let her simply cut her hair and go to the temple, and the ancient Buddha will be green for a lifetime?" Yang murmured: "I didn't teach my daughter well, but if you are not a school teacher, if the accident is not Yu'e but the elder Fang’s daughter, it definitely won’t be like this.”

Jiang Yuanxing staggered back two steps as if struck by lightning.

At this time, Jiang Yu'e ran in from the door, knelt down on the ground as soon as she came in, and cried to Jiang Yuanxing, "Father, I don't want to be an aunt, and I don't want to stay in the house forever. It's like this now, if you don't marry For Zhou Yanbang, I have no other way to go, Dad, are you going to force your daughter to death?"

Seeing his wife and daughter like this, and thinking about his current status, Jiang Yuanxing's face was pale, and he could no longer resist. He wriggled his lips, finally closed his eyes, and finally said "OK" after a long while.

And so the dust settled.

...

Time passed unhurriedly, summer finally passed, and autumn came from the distant sky with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.

This summer has been extremely long, and it seems that many extraordinary things have happened in Yanjing City. Think about it carefully, unless life and death are trivial matters. But among the little things, there are also people who talk about it for months.

Zhou Yanbang's luck in Ningyuanhou's mansion is just one.

Speaking of which, ever since Ningyuan Hou Shizi quarreled with the two female relatives in front of the guests at the palace banquet, the men all envied Zhou Yanbang for being able to enjoy the blessings of being equal to everyone, while the women unanimously sympathized with Zhou Yanbang's original fiancée. Jiang Youyao came.

Speaking of it, it was a sudden disaster, Miss Jiang San would marry Zhou Yanbang in just one year, who would have known that something like this would happen halfway. Obviously did nothing, the fiancé was robbed. There are also those who are jealous of Jiang Youyao clapping their hands and applauding, saying that everything is retribution, isn't Miss Jiang San's marriage taken away from Miss Jiang Er? It can be seen that it is really my own thing, and I can't grab it.

No matter what everyone said, in the end this romantic affair was resolved by the marriage of Zhou Yanbang in Ningyuan Houfu.

Zhou Yanbang will marry Miss Shen Ruyun as his wife, and at the same time take Miss Jiang San as his concubine.

Shen Ruyun was "frivolous" by Zhou Yanbang, and she is the younger sister of Zhongshu Shelang. The innocence of her daughter's family is the most important thing, so she had to marry Shen Ruyun into the family. As for Jiang Yu'e, most of the rumors in Yanjing City are that Miss Jiang Wu and her brother-in-law-to-be have been hiding in Chencang for a long time, just to cover up this scandal, and they have to be admitted into the door as a last resort. It's just that the third wife of the Jiang family has a low status, so she can just be a concubine. Of course, the third wife of the Jiang family It was also agreed, which invisibly proved that Jiang Yu'e and Zhou Yanbang had an affair for a long time.

From outsiders' point of view, Zhou Yanbang, with his beautiful wife and concubine in his arms, has become a celebrity in front of the current emperor—the brother-in-law of Zhongshu Shelang, and everyone is happy. But only Zhou Yanbang knew what it was like.

In Fangfei Garden, Tong'er sat on the small stool in front of the house, playing netting with Bai Xue.

"Miss San is not here, the weather has been much better recently." Tong'er stretched out her nose and took a deep breath, the scent of sweet-scented osmanthus in the air was particularly strong.

Bai Xue nodded seriously: "Yes."

"I just don't know how long the third lady will be confined," Mingyue and Qingfeng said with a smile after sweeping the ground, "It would be better to be locked up for another three to five days."

Jiang Li smiled and looked at the maids in the yard. They have relaxed a lot these days. I don't know if it's because Ji Shuran's mother and daughter have no time to pay attention to Fangfeiyuan.

Jiang Youyao was grounded.

That night in Fengtang, Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e were fighting, and it was heard that Jiang Youyao scratched Jiang Yu'e's face, but Jiang Li didn't see it, but a maid said that Jiang Yu'e was bleeding profusely. As Jiang Yuanxing, he naturally couldn't demand anything from Jiang Yuanbai, nor could he do anything to Jiang Youyao. But the old lady got angry and ordered Jiang Youyao to be grounded.

Jiang Li thought, Madam Jiang grounded Jiang Youyao not because she punished Jiang Youyao for hurting Jiang Yu'e, but because she was afraid that Jiang Youyao would still not give up on Zhou Yanbang, knowing that Zhou Yanbang was going to marry Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e, she would do something stupid, Just cut her off.

Mrs. Jiang really saved Jiang Li's energy by doing this. Without Jiang Youyao being annoying in Jiang's mansion, Ji Shuran probably has no energy to deal with her. These days, Jiang's mansion is terribly peaceful.

Jiang Yu'e heard that she was sent to Zhuangzi to recuperate from her injuries, and her marriage with Ningyuanhou's mansion was also settled. Jiang Li still admired the courage of the Ningyuan Houfu, and Zhou Yanbang's marriage was settled so easily. Counting it, Zhou Yanbang can be regarded as a person who has experienced three marriages. It was just the last one that Zhou Yanbang was most dissatisfied with.

But Zhou Yanbang was not satisfied, but Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e were definitely satisfied.

Shen Ruyun also got her wish, and married Zhou Yanbang, whom she had admired for a long time. Jiang Li thinks that Shen Ruyun's life will not be easy in the future. Shen Ruyun is narrow-minded and domineering, but there is a scheming and flattering Jiang Yu'e to contend with. And Zhou Yanbang himself didn't admire Shen Ruyun, and if things went on like this, he would definitely complain to Shen Ruyun. When these few people were together, they were not afraid that Ningyuanhou's mansion would be in trouble.

Evil people have their own difficulties, and it is really perfect to put Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e together.

Thinking of the farce in Ningyuanhou's mansion in the future, Jiang Li couldn't help but want to laugh. Just as she was thinking, a young voice came from her ear: "Are you Sichun? Or Sichun?"

Jiang Li looked up, and Jiang Jingrui was looking at her narrowly, as if he had caught Jiang Li's little secret, and he didn't think it was enough, he leaned forward and said, "Tell me, what is the favorite of the second lady in our house?" Young master? Young master, I will help you find out the truth."

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Tong'er stood up abruptly, and said: "My lady is innocent, I have never seen many men, what is Sichun, if the second young master talks nonsense again, be careful that the second lady will teach you a lesson!"

"He even threatened my mother to sue," Jiang Jingrui opened his mouth wide, "Jiang Li, your maid is too vicious."

Jiang Li was really too lazy to care about him, Jiang Jingrui always seemed to have nothing to do, and came here in a blink of an eye. Mrs. Lu was also really surprised, Jiang Jingyou took care of him so well, why did he indulge Jiang Jingrui so much? Could it be that a crying child really has candy? The more lawless Jiang Jingrui is, the more no one dares to control him? This is not right, if Xue Zhao dared to do this, he would have been punished by Xue Huaiyuan and complained endlessly.

"What's the matter with you here?" Jiang Li asked.

"Three days later, it will be Mid-Autumn Festival. There will be a lantern festival at night. Do you want to go and see it?"

Jiang Li: "Don't look."

"Don't watch?" Jiang Jingrui widened his eyes, looking at Jiang Li as if he was looking at a monster, "Why don't you go? There are so many delicious and fun things to do at the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, and you haven't been there before... Cough, have you ever been there before?" I have been there many years ago, and now it is more lively than before, why not go?"

Jiang Li said: "I don't want to go." Standing up, she was about to walk into the house. Unexpectedly, Jiang Jingrui stood up like a rascal, pestered her in and out and asked, "Jiang Li, you have a problem! The ladies next to me are looking forward to the mid-autumn festival. If you don’t go, what’s the matter? Everyone in our mansion will go out that day. If you don’t go, why are you staying in the mansion, playing leaf cards with the grounded Jiang Youyao? Or copying Buddhist scriptures with grandma?”

Jiang Li's good temper made him a little impatient, and said: "There is no reason, if you don't want to go, you just don't want to go."

Jiang Jingrui stood where he was, Tonger Baixue and the others looked at Jiang Li together.

Only then did Jiang Li feel that her tone of voice was a little heavy, she calmed down, and said to Jiang Jingrui warmly: "I don't like excitement, too many people will inevitably bump into bumps, I'm really scared, if you want to go, go by yourself, I'll be alone It's okay if people don't go." Although the tone was gentle, it was involuntarily affirmative.

Jiang Jingrui dawdled for a while, and finally found that Jiang Li didn't seem to have any intention of changing her mind, so she had to leave dejectedly.

After Jiang Jingrui left, Jiang Li didn't bask in the sun in the yard, but went into the house by herself.

After Jiang Li entered the room, Bai Xue asked Tong'er suspiciously: "Why is the girl unhappy?"

Tong'er shook her head: "I don't know, maybe the second young master is too annoying."

In the room, Jiang Li sat facing the window.

In the green leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, there are small light yellow flowers blooming. Although they look inconspicuous, they are more fragrant than other bouquets. Many ruined flowers also fell under the tree, from light yellow to golden, and finally into fragrant flower mud, ashes to ashes, dust to dust.

It's Mid-Autumn Festival again, Jiang Li thought silently.

She recalled the first time she came to Yanjing City with Shen Yurong, and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in Yanjing City for the first time. Mid-Autumn Festival is the time of reunion, she misses her father and Xue Zhao who are far away in her hometown, and she is always very sad. Shen Yurong held her hand and said to her: "From now on, this is your home. You haven't seen the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in Yanjing City, right? It's no worse than Tongxiang. I'll take you to see it, and I'll take you there every year in the future. Look, you're going to love it here."

Shen Yurong took her to watch the Lantern Festival.

Different from a small place like Tongxiang, if Tongxiang is simple, natural, warm and lovely, Yanjing City is prosperous, meandering, lively and crowded. It was the first time for her to see so many lanterns. The riddles written by the vendors who guessed lantern riddles were always extremely simple. She and Shen Yurong always guessed right. The little boy I met by chance.

She still remembered a lantern riddle called "Looking for him thousands of times in the crowd", she guessed it was "Pan", and Shen Yurong whispered in her ear: "This word is like I treat you."

He "hoped" for her. At that time, she thought it was true and really believed it, but she didn't know that after that "hope", there was another "death".

He is looking forward to his death, so that no one can stand in his way.

Jiang Li clenched her hands into fists, took a deep breath, and then slowly let go of her palms.

She didn't want to indulge in the memories of the past, but the more cruel it was later, the clearer the memories of the past seemed. Jiang Jingrui wanted her to go out to watch the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival, but Jiang Li was afraid, she was afraid that once she went out, memories would be everywhere, the past everywhere.

That would be too cruel, she would rather not look at it, and always only remember the ugly face of the other party, so that the beauty of warmth will not be broken, and it will be sealed underground, as if it has never been used in the first place.

She doesn't ask for trouble.

...

In the inn in Yanjing City, one room was very brightly lit.

Ye Shijie was sitting in the room, carefully turning the candle wick in the lamp, and while it was moving, a sound came from the direction of the door behind him, and someone opened the door and came in.

Ye Shijie stood up and turned his head to look, with a little excitement on his face: "Second Uncle!"

The person who came was a thin, middle-aged man with a gentle appearance, wearing a feather crown, white clothes, and two silver ribbons hanging down. He looked like a scholar, but there was a hint of sly wisdom in his eyes. He closed the door, stepped forward quickly, and shouted: "Shijie, you are promising!"

He walked up to Ye Shijie and patted Ye Shijie on the shoulder: "I've heard about you, and many people praised you along the way. That's right, give our old Ye parents face!"

This man is Ye Shijie's second uncle, the second master of the Ye family in Xiangyang, Ye Mingxuan.

Ye Shijie looked behind Ye Mingxuan, but didn't see anyone else, and asked suspiciously: "Second Uncle, why are you alone? Where's my father?"

Speaking of this, Ye Mingxuan frowned slightly, and the joy just now was slightly diluted, he said: "Your grandmother is not in good health, she fainted at home a few months ago, and now she can't do without people around her. Xiangyang's business also has There is some trouble, not to mention your father, your third uncle has returned to Xiangyang."

"What?" Ye Shijie was taken aback, "What happened?"

"It's not a big deal." Ye Mingxuan came back to his senses, and patted Ye Shijie's head, "I came here this time to give you some banknotes, and to collect the business of Yanjing City by the way. You are an official now , manage places where a lot of silver is needed, although it is said that wealth should not be revealed, but it should be used where it should be used, and our family is not short of this silver."

Ye Shijie was still a little uneasy, and asked, "Second Uncle, is there really nothing wrong? I want to go back and see my grandmother."

"It's not long since you took office. How can you return to Xiangyang for such a long time? It's okay. Your grandmother is not a serious problem. You can stay in Yanjing City with peace of mind. When you get a firm foothold here, we will move our family to Yanjing City." The capital city is not too difficult, well, I reckon it will have to wait for you to be promoted to the third grade, in fact, it will be done in three to five years." He rubbed his chin and thought.

Ye Shijie was a little speechless, thought for a while, and said to Ye Mingxuan: "Second Uncle, do you still remember Aunt?"

Ye Mingxuan was slightly taken aback, and looked at Ye Shijie.

Their Ye family has three sons and one daughter, and the only daughter is Ye Zhenzhen, who is also his younger sister. It's just that this younger sister was unlucky and died too early, and it's embarrassing to mention it.

Ye Shijie observed Ye Mingxuan's expression, and said cautiously: "A few days ago, I met my aunt's daughter...cousin."

"Jiang Li?" Ye Mingxuan responded very quickly, and immediately said Jiang Li's name.

Ye Shijie breathed a sigh of relief. Fortunately, Ye Mingxuan didn't forget that there was such a person as Jiang Li. Now that I still remember it, it would be easier to talk about it. Ye Shijie told Ye Mingxuan all the things Jiang Li had met these days, what Jiang Li had said to him, and the rumors about Jiang Li in Yanjing City. . He also had a lot of confusion about Jiangli and couldn't understand it. Now he finally has someone who can talk to him, and he can talk to him when he speaks out.

After finally finishing speaking, Ye Shijie's mouth was already parched, he took a sip of the tea on the table, and said, "Second Uncle, what do you mean by Jiang Li? Is this to rebuild the old relationship with our Ye family? But she At the beginning, I also said that I disdain to be with merchants, but now I am getting more and more incomprehensible."

After all, Ye Mingxuan was older than Ye Shijie. After hearing Ye Shijie's words, he didn't answer immediately. Instead, he thought about it carefully and said, "I understand what you said. It's not unbelievable to listen to people's one-sided words in everything, but I don't believe it." Jiang Li, but I can't trust the Jiang family. Although the Jiang family is an official household, sometimes the official household is not as open as a merchant. I'm afraid this is not Jiang Li's original intention, but the Jiang family is behind the scenes, although our Ye family has nothing to plan , but you must be cautious." Ye Mingxuan knocked on the table and said, "How about this, find a chance, I want to meet Jiang Li, whether it's true or not, you'll know once you try it."

"Second Uncle," Ye Shijie asked hesitantly, "Jiang Li didn't mean to say that she humiliated the merchant. Do you think this is true?"

Ye Mingxuan smiled. When he smiled, the businessman's shrewdness was diluted a lot, and he looked like a scholar again. He said: "It's not impossible. But, even if someone instructed her to say this behind the scenes, as long as she believed us at that time, we would be If we tell the truth to our face, we can take her away, but she didn't believe the Ye family."

"Maybe she was too young at that time, too young, so she was easily intimidated by others." Ye Shijie couldn't help but said.

Ye Mingxuan didn't speak, just looked at Ye Shijie with a smile, which made Ye Shijie feel uncomfortable. He asked, "What, what's the matter?"

"It's nothing." Ye Mingxuan said: "Yes, children are indeed easily bewitched by others, so if it is true, we will not blame her, but we will blame ourselves for not discovering this at the beginning. But now she is not a child, listen From your point of view, she is a girl with ideas and courage, this time, she can express her true thoughts, and she can choose whether to believe us or not."

"Everything will be known when we meet," he said.

...

Su Guogong's mansion.

In the chilling autumn, the garden in the Duke's Mansion is still full of flowers.

Duke Su's mansion doesn't seem to have the depression of autumn and winter. Lord Su has raised flowers in the mansion, and naturally some of them can bloom in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Peach blossoms will not bloom in autumn, but there will be chrysanthemums in autumn, and lotus will not bloom until winter, but there will be red plums in winter.

Of course, ordinary peaches, plums, chrysanthemums and plums are not in the eyes of Su Guogong. The flowers raised by Su Guogong's mansion are more delicate than most people in Yanjing City. It won't work if it's cold, or it won't work when it's hot. It won't work if there is too much water, and it won't work if the soil is shallow. I have to prune her branches from time to time, catch insects, and find a comfortable place for her. It can't be too cramped, and it can't be too spacious. It cannot be scratched by cats or pecked by birds.

Everyone in the Duke's Mansion, from the housekeeper to the guards, down to the person pouring Yexiang, is an expert at growing flowers. If it's a flower that ordinary people can't grow well, go to Su Guogong's door and squat, and when the boy goes out in the morning, he will catch a question and keep it clear.

So someone asked where is the best place in Yanjing City? It's not Baiyun Mountain, it's not Qingdao Temple, it's not the palace, it's not the boat, it's the Duke's Mansion. That is the best colors in the world gathered together in one place, which is incompatible with the gorgeousness outside. Some people say that if it weren't for Duke Su's moodiness, no one would dare to provoke him, and people who peek at the garden of the Duke's mansion every day would knock down the outer wall of the mansion.

It is so beautiful.

And I don't know if the more beautiful the place, the more beautiful the people it raises. All the servants, servants, guards and thugs in the Duke's mansion are all as beautiful as flowers. Although they are not as beautiful as Duke Su, they will probably fascinate them if they go outside.

Really puzzling.

At this moment, someone was talking in the study of Su Guogong's mansion.

Kong Liu slammed his fist on the table and said in a rough voice, "Tomorrow will you go to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival?"

"I won't go." Ji Heng answered him two words simply and neatly.

"Why?" Kong Liu asked, "Don't you want to see what the king is doing?"

"It's no use going there before he can do it." Ji Heng said casually: "It's the same every year, it's boring."

"There will be gold this year." Lu Jisi, who was sitting on the other side, said in a gentle manner, and did not forget to stroke his pointed goatee: "Don't you like watching theater very much?"

"That's right, that's right," Kong Liu also said, "Jin Mantang, I heard it's much better than Lao Shizi's popular lovesickness class before."

Ji Heng glanced at him, you know, the lovesickness class that was famous all over Yanjing City before was famous because of Liu Sheng, but Liu Sheng, the little student who always sang Dan roles, thought that he shouldn't get up, and even took advantage of it. When he came to the Duke's mansion to celebrate the old general's birthday, he tried to climb Ji Heng's bed. But Ji Heng was disgusted, Ji Heng broke his leg and threw him out, and even escaped from Yanjing City overnight with the lovesickness class.

It would be easy to lose his life if he offended Su Guogong.

The lovesickness troupe disappeared from Yanjing City, and no other troupe rose up. Not long ago, Jin Mantang came and said it was pretty good.

Seeing that Jiheng still didn't answer, Kong Liuda shouted: "If you don't go out, Lu Xiaohuzi and I will have to accompany you in the Duke's mansion for one night on business. Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival! Jiheng, Duke Lord, my lord! Can you be a little human? Even beggars have to celebrate the festival!"

Lu Ji didn't speak, but with a smile on her face, she also echoed Kong Liu's words very much. Ji Heng looked up at the two of them, and after a while, said: "No."

Kong Liu was discouraged all of a sudden, and was about to refute, when the door opened suddenly, and Ji Heng's grandfather, the old general, walked in.

In the weather at the end of September, the old general was still shirtless. He should have just returned from practicing swords in the yard, and there were still glistening beads of sweat on his forehead. However, his sword energy should have spoiled a lot of flowers raised by Ji Heng as usual. Seeing that there were still a few fallen petals floating on the old general's head, Lu Ji's eyelids couldn't help but twitch. He recognized it, the petals were like the "Xiangxuehai" that Ji Heng bought from a foreign businessman for 1,000 taels of silver, so a few petals are worth a hundred taels of silver.

No wonder the servants of the Duke's Mansion always say that the most extravagant is not Ji Heng, but the old general. I really don't know how such a grandfather who doesn't care about fragrance and jade can get along with Jiheng.

"Are you going to the Mid-Autumn Festival Lantern Festival tomorrow?" The old general was full of anger, his voice was loud, and he looked at Ji Heng with some regret in his eyes, "I wanted you to stay in the mansion to practice swords with me, but I just heard that you are here It's a pity that there was no Lantern Festival in the house."

Just when Kong Liu was about to say, "It's a pity that Ji Heng won't go again", he heard Ji Heng's regretful voice: "It's really a pity."

Kong Liu looked at Ji Heng in surprise, and Ji Heng smiled and said calmly: "Grandpa can practice alone in the mansion, it's better to practice in an open space, we will go out and come back very late."