The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 18 A bolt from the blue, twists and turns

She was still wearing a green robe that was not old, and still had a calm expression on her face. As soon as Liuli entered the studio, she saw Pei Jiu standing in front of the desk with her hands behind her hands. When she nodded to herself, her eyes were on hers. There was a pause on the forehead.

Liuli's heart was numb at this moment. After giving him a slight blessing, she got straight to the point, "I've been waiting for a long time, Mr. Pei. May I ask if you have any advice?"

Pei Jiu didn't speak, but glanced at Xiao Tan behind Liuli. His expression was still very calm, but even Liuli suddenly felt a chill in his heart. When he looked back, Xiao Tan had already bowed his head and left in a hurry.

After another long silence, Pei Jiu said, "Pei just wants to tell Madam Kudi that the prince of Hedong, Pei Ruzhuo, has always wanted to find you."

That dandy boy! A self-righteous and frivolous face suddenly appeared in front of Liuli's eyes. Has he always wanted to find himself? What does he want to do? But Pei Jiu continued, "The incident at Ci'en Temple that day has been spread a little bit. Pei Ruzhuo is the most arrogant and cannot tolerate such things."

Liuli couldn't help but frowned and said, "Then what does he want!"

Pei Jiu said calmly, "Of course I will find you and take you as my concubine. In this way, the joke in the past will become a romantic story."

Even though Liuli was full of grief and indignation, she couldn't help but be stunned at this moment - what kind of stupid logic is this? Has this guy Pei Ruzhuo been kicked in the head? He was obviously the one who caused trouble in the first place, so even if he fought back, why was he related to the joke, concubine Ji?

Pei Jiu suddenly asked, "Zilong... when will Pei Erlang plan to hire someone?"

Liuli looked at him blankly, completely confused as to why he got into this again, and blurted out, "It's only in the past two or three days." Then she came to her senses and said, "How do you know?"

Pei Jiu did not answer, but lowered his eyelids and said calmly, "I wonder if Mrs. Kudi has met Zilong. He has a prudent character and is a rare gentleman. If you have no objection, you can ask your dear relatives to settle the matter as soon as possible to avoid Long nights and many dreams.”

Liuli looked at him in surprise, but saw Pei Jiu calmly glance at the thin wall separating the studio from the private room, and suddenly understood: Pei Jiu must have heard what his aunt said to him that day, and he had known about her aunt a long time ago. The Erlang mentioned is the one he met at Ci'en Temple... Yes, he has no obligation to tell himself this, but what does he mean by saying this now? She really didn't want to be the concubine of that dandy, but she also didn't want to be the concubine of this gentleman! Could it be that in the eyes of these people named Pei, it was an honor for her to be someone's concubine? The rising anger made her voice become uncontrollably sharp, "What if there is any objection?"

Pei Jiu was silent for a moment, but his expression did not change at all. "If this is the case, Pei Ruzhuo will send a matchmaker to the door in the next two or three days."

Liuli felt that the thunder was rolling and lasting. Today, Pei Jiu's understatement was enough to split her into pieces... Finally, she couldn't help but ask, "What on earth do you want to say? Why is Pei Ruzhuo?" He knew where I was, how could you know he would send a matchmaker? "

Pei Jiu raised his eyes and looked at Liuli with clear eyes, "Because I will tell him."

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 Jingzhi has been in a bad mood for the past two days.

At the beginning of the afternoon, when he was checking the accounts at Mingxin Embroidery Workshop in Yankangfang as usual, he was hurriedly called home by Mingzhu, the most powerful maid around his wife Shi, and his mood became even worse.

Mingzhu, who was walking next to him, glanced at Jing Jingzhi secretly and thought in his heart: Wouldn't it be a good thing to have a matchmaker, and an official matchmaker, come to propose marriage to the aunt? Why would my wife jump up and ask her to come to A Lang? Why does Alang look like this again? She has been serving the lady for many years, and she has never seen her lose her temper like this... But Jing Jingzhi asked, "Did you hear clearly, it is indeed the official matchmaker invited by the Pei family? What else did the lady say?"

Ming Zhu nodded hurriedly, "The official matchmaker was welcomed in by the maid. When the announcement was made, it was clearly stated that it was the Pei family who invited the matchmaker. The lady asked the maid to go out and pour some tea, but for some reason, when the maid came back, the lady was full. His face was full of worry, and he just asked the servant to go home quickly to Alang, but he didn't say why. "

Jing Zhi frowned tightly. Speaking of which, ever since Liuli's aunt came to An's house triumphantly to announce the good news the day before yesterday, he felt like he was holding back his anger. Although he had also felt that Liuli's marriage was difficult before, he thought that he still had two years to slowly figure it out. He never thought that she would be forced to become a concubine so soon! Thanks to this child, he has been going to Jiavalpu to do work every day these past two days... However, that is the Pei family, which has deep roots and luxuriant leaves. In the decades since the founding of the Tang Dynasty, there have been many prime ministers and generals, and the court is everywhere. The Pei family, compared to the An family, was just a little ant, and he didn't have the guts to interfere in any way - realizing this made him particularly annoyed.

 Just what is going on today? It's not surprising that the Pei family sent a matchmaker. What's strange is how they found their own home. What's wrong with the lady?

In a blink of an eye, they had arrived at the door of An's house. The door had already been opened. Xiaotan stood at the door and looked around. Seeing Jing Jingzhi and Mingzhu, she patted her chest and took a deep breath. She lowered her voice and said quickly, "Alang is finally back!" After that, he followed Mingzhu winked.

Jing Jingzhi glanced at Xiaotan in surprise - it was strange that the official media would find her home. What was even stranger was that these two maids had seen the world, so why were they both so angry? He was surprised in his heart and couldn't help but quicken his pace. When I came to the upper room, I saw an official matchmaker in a blue coat and skirt sitting on the west couch with an impatient face. Looking over, I could only see her two black eyebrows that were barely drooped. On the bulging cheeks. Mr. Shi sat opposite Xiao Xiao. Seeing Jing Jingzhi come in, the two of them stood up at the same time. Jing Jingzhi almost took a step back - this official matchmaker was actually no shorter than him!

I saw that she had received a blessing first, "Is this the Fourth Master of the An family?" Jing Jingzhi calmed down and cupped his hands slightly, "I am exactly the same."

A smile appeared on the big round face of the official media, "I came to your house to propose marriage on the orders of Pei's house. I want to take Mrs. Kudi of your house as my concubine, but my wife said that I can't make the decision. Now that the husband is back, can you give me a gift?" It’s accurate, I still need to go to Pei Mansion for business.”

Jing Jingzhi looked at Shi with confusion: Didn't the Pei family already agree that they would take the aunt as their concubine? But why did the official media come after me? Seeing Mrs. Shi's face full of anxiety, she winked at him for killing the chicken and wiping his neck. She couldn't help but feel confused, so she waved her hand to her, and then smiled at the official media, "This lady doesn't know something. This Madam Kudi is just An." Although An knew about this, he still asked his wife to go to Kudi's house to propose marriage." Seeing that Mrs. Shi was relieved.

The official media frowned slightly and asked, "Does Mrs. Kudi live here?"

Jing Jingzhi nodded. The official media said, "That's it. The Pei Mansion has explained that Aunt Kudi will always live in your mansion, and the marriage can be decided by her uncle's family. I wonder what An Langjun is trying to shirk? Could it be that he is unwilling? Thinking about the lintel of Hedong Gongfu, the prince What kind of status do you have? Even though the lady of your house is a concubine, she has sent a slave to marry you, and you have to pay the betrothal gift, so what else can you do?"

Jing Jingzhi's eyes widened as he listened. He turned back to look at Shi, only to see her nodding and shaking her head, with a puzzled look on her face. Jing Jingzhi said, "Madam, are you talking about the Crown Prince Pei from the Hedong Palace? Not Pei Erlang from the Pei Duwei family?"

The two dark and long eyebrows of the official media suddenly stood up, "Why is the husband saying the same thing? I am confused when I treat you as a wife. Is there any other reason here?"

Jing Jingzhi felt his head was pounding: Why did another Hedong Gong appear? Even in the Pei family, the Hedong Duke's Mansion is one of the most noble. It is much more difficult to deal with than Duwei Pei. If he sneezes, a little person like him will have no place to live in an instant. . With a change of heart, he made up his mind not to accept this hot potato that flew from nowhere. He said with a smile on his face, "To be honest with this lady, An Mou doesn't know the beginning and end of this matter, and it's hard to ask about it, so why not How about Mr. and Mrs. An accompany you to Kudi Mansion, so that I can explain things to my father face to face."

Official media are so well-informed that they can tell at a glance that Jing Jingzhi has made up his mind not to take the decision. She just wanted to throw away: a little Hu businessman actually dared to talk to Lord Hedong! But thinking of the bounty promised by Mrs. Pei, she calmed down her anger and nodded, "That's all, I'll help you two."

Shi Shi came over hurriedly and led the official media out. When they arrived at the outer courtyard, Jing Jingzhi ordered someone to hitch a donkey cart. For some reason, the donkey cart didn't come out for a long time, and the matchmaker became even more impatient. Mr. and Mrs. An went to hurry people with smiles on their faces, and it took them a long time to see the cart before it was finally driven over.

 A moment later, at the door of Kudi's house, the official media's face turned completely dark, and his voice changed slightly, "Your Alang is not here?"

Uncle Pu grimaced and nodded, "How dare you deceive Mr. Lang and the two ladies? Today, Alang went out to do business early in the morning, and he didn't tell the old slave when he would return."

The official media lowered his head and thought for a while, then turned around and said coldly, "Mr. An, please give me a clear explanation. Has Aunt Kudi already made a decision, or is your mansion unwilling to allow her to enter the Hedong Palace?"

Jing Jingzhi hurriedly said, "It's true that An has never heard that my aunt is married to someone else. It's just a matter of marriage. Naturally, it's what the parents say. As an uncle, how can An have the guts to make a decision?"

The official media asked again, "What happened to Captain Pei's Mansion?"

Jing Jingzhi said with sincerity, "An only knows that my aunt is a concubine of Pei Duwei's family. I seem to have heard her mention it, so I don't dare to make any assumptions." - Although the woman was sure of it, after all, As a concubine, the matchmaker of the Pei Duwei Mansion would become very difficult to explain. At this time, how could he pat his chest and talk about how the Pei Duwei Mansion was? Of course, the more vague the better.

The official media stared at Jing Jingzhi, unable to tell what was going on on his face. They could only snort and say goodbye lightly. They refused to ride in Anjia's donkey cart again and turned around and hurried away.

Seeing the fat official matchmaker twisting his waist and disappearing around the corner of the road, Mr. and Mrs. An looked at each other, shook their heads, and were about to get in the car and leave, but they heard Pu Bo lower his voice and said, " Please stay, my Alang invites you two to come to the upper room to talk." Jingjing Zhi turned around in surprise, only to see the door of Kudi's house opened a little more, and his maid Mingzhu poked her head out with a wary face.

  p.s. Thank you to my dear Congjia Cup for voting for me as a PK, and also to my dog-loving classmate Kelly for the pink vote. Thank you for your support, which allows me to wander around the top 20. The scenery is quite good. Well, I am not asking for PK votes anymore. I will continue to ask for pink and recommendations...Thanks to classmate Ming Juana for her friendly guest appearance.

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