"Is Deng Wanwan the sister of Deng Zongqi?" Wei Changying asked, "You mentioned her in the letter Ni Hao brought back last time."
Song Zaishui nodded and said: "It's a coincidence that Deng Zongqi brother and sister live nearby. I heard something when I was free, and it seemed that their father was not on good terms with the clan. So Deng Zongqi brother and sister were in the clan. Life there was also awkward. After Deng Zongqi married Yiwei, he asked Concubine Deng to help persuade his uncle to let him move out. Of course, the reason was that it was convenient for him to go to work, and his sister came to live with him. It’s to take care of the house for my brother.”
Wei Changying said: "What a coincidence... This Miss Deng family likes her very much from what you wrote in your letter, but what kind of person is she? I don't remember you ever complimenting me like this."
Song Zaishui raised his hand to touch his forehead and said, "How dare you compete with Deng Wanwan? I get a headache when I see you!"
"What are you talking about! I'm your biological cousin!" Wei Changying said boldly, "No matter how bad I am, blood is thicker than water! Just like you said, no matter how angry and hateful you are, you can't help but bear it! Who said we are close relatives? ?”
"You..." Song Zaishui pointed the fan at her and said angrily, "Then why am I the one who endures this all the time, not you?"
Wei Changying said with a smile: "There is nothing we can do about it. Who told me to be cunning, willful and indulgent, while cousin you are virtuous and gentle? I want to tolerate my cousin, but what can I tolerate about my cousin? "
Song Zaishui was speechless for a moment, then hit her on the head with a fan and said angrily: "Oh, I really owed you something in my previous life!"
"Then cousin, you have to work hard to repay me in this life, otherwise what will you do if you have to endure me in the next life?" Wei Changying smiled and hit the straw with the stick. Song Zaishui was so angry that he rolled up his sleeves, passed the waiter, and pressed her. He gave me a beating: "I just said that, but you took it too far! You heartless one!"
Wei Changying dodged around and said with a smile: "Oh no, let's not talk about this anymore, cousin, let's continue talking about the Deng family brothers and sisters... Miss Deng family has a good relationship with you, why does the imperial concubine ask about me? Could it be that the imperial concubine actually wants to find someone? Cousin, it’s just inconvenient, so you took a detour and summoned me first?”
Song Zaishui sat up straight, stretched out his hands to smooth the wrinkles on his clothes, and said bitterly: "I'm suddenly in a bad mood right now, and I don't want to tell you!"
"Good cousin!" Guard Chief Ying diligently held the hairpin for her, poured a cup of agarwood drink and held it in both hands, "You have always loved me, how could you be willing to see me in trouble? Besides, didn't you just say that? ? It's so boring to be in this courtyard all day long. It's rare that you have to worry about something... You pity your cousin. When you first come to the imperial capital, everything is dark and I'm just waiting for you to give me some advice. What if you don't care about me? "You said I entered the palace in such a confused way and made a mistake on my errand. If I am punished, in the end, you won't be the one who feels bad?"
Song Zaishui snorted, took a sip of the agarwood drink, and said with a smile: "I want to eat cherries!"
Wei Changying hurriedly picked up another cherry and handed it over. Song Zaishui finished the cherry and then raised his head and said: "Seeing that you are considerate, I feel sorry for you. Let me tell you!"
"Say it quickly!" Wei Changying pulled her sleeve and shook it.
"Let go, let go! Don't even think about the strength of your hands! You think you are Snowball! You don't have to tear my clothes apart!" Song Zaishui pushed her away angrily, straightened his sleeves, and then said, "Deng Zongqi and The parents of Deng Wanwan brother and sister have both passed away. Because of their father's lifetime, the clan treated them very coldly and did not treat them badly. It was just for the sake of their flesh and blood, so how could they consider other things for them? ?”
Guard Chief Ying said: "Isn't the imperial concubine going to use this nephew?"
"Isn't this what I want to see you?" Song Zaishui narrowed his eyes and said, "Deng Zongqi has been crowned in his 19th year, and Wanwan is fifteen years old, but the brother and sister have not said goodbye yet. The imperial concubine is in the palace, and she wants to marry her nephew, The niece, of course, asked the married women who entered the palace to find someone. Don’t you have several brothers-in-law who are not married? Deng Wanwan lost her parents when she was young, her brother’s official position is not prominent, and the Deng family’s family background is far inferior to that of the Shen family. But you have so many brothers-in-law, including legitimate concubines and concubines. If you have a concubine who is not very outstanding, Wanwan is your legitimate daughter after all, and it is not unworthy to have a noble concubine as a matchmaker. "
"Why aren't you looking for a wife for Deng Zongqi?" Wei Changying asked curiously, "Deng Zongqi is older, right? I also have a sister-in-law! Besides, don't I have sisters in Fengzhou? Maybe that's the reason?"
Song Zaishui said: "You are just out of the moon, but you still don't know that the Princess Linchuan you are going to the palace to congratulate this time will be sixteen after her birthday. The royal family has been looking for a consort for the princess since last year, and now Gu The Queen and Concubine Deng are both keeping an eye on this matter for their nephew! There were rumors in the palace earlier that the princess herself had a crush on Zhang Pingxu of the Zhang family. However, in early April, when you just came in, Zhang Pingxu Xuji fell ill for no apparent reason and has not recovered yet. I don’t know whether it was the queen or the concubine who did it... Concubine Deng was the most favored and dependent on Deng Zongqi among her nephews. Unless the marriage of Princess Linchuan was confirmed, the concubine would not be the one to do it. No other candidates will be considered!”
Wei Changying was surprised: "I heard that because this dynasty treats the princess so favorably, these wealthy people have always been arrogant and domineering. Almost all of them bossed around the prince-in-law, not to mention being filial to their parents-in-law! So when the sons of famous families heard that the royal family was choosing a son-in-law, they all compared themselves to each other. One can hide quickly! Isn't that the case with Zhang Pingxu?" Shen Zangfeng also said before that Zhang Pingxu used Shen Ming to spread the disease.
Song Zaishui said: "It is true that children from famous families are afraid of becoming the royal son-in-law. But after all, how can it be possible that no one really wants a golden branch? Have you ever heard of the saying, 'Marry a wife to get a princess, and a flat land to buy a government official'?" This dynasty treats princesses favorably, not only to pamper the princesses to the point of being domineering, but also to grant favors to anyone who respects the Lord. What's more, Princess Linchuan is deeply loved by the Holy Emperor. It is said that the Holy Emperor will do whatever the princess says! If you lose her consort, do you need to worry about your future?"
He added, "Originally, on New Year's Eve last year, after the martial arts performance in front of the emperor, the rankings were decided. The emperor planned to allocate these people to serve in the army, and the imperial edict was drawn up. However, considering that among these people, except your husband, who has already decided to marry you, , there are few people who are engaged or married, and all of them are from well-known families, talented and beautiful, and can also be considered as the candidates for the princess of Linchuan, so this matter has been suppressed until now, and they can't go until the princess has finished selecting her husband. In the army. Otherwise, Shen Zangfeng would not continue to accompany you in the imperial capital after taking leave to get married. He would definitely go to Xiliang to gain merit. "
Wei Changying said unexpectedly: "Is that what happened? I just came in and didn't dare to ask in detail... He also said that he had a bad ranking on New Year's Eve last year, so he was not appointed!"
"Your husband-in-law is number one again!" Song Zaishui exclaimed, "This ranking is not good, what other ranking is good? Speaking of which, the one who was second only to your husband-in-law, Liu Xi, the sixteenth son of the Liu family Xun, I don’t know why, but he plummeted, not even ranked in the top ten! Now look, does he dislike Princess Linchuan and avoid it for fear that he will be chosen? "
Wei Changying whispered in her ear: "I know this... Miss Liu Ruoye, the eleventh daughter of the Liu family, told me that it was due to internal fighting in the Liu family and Liu Xixun was affected, so he performed abnormally."
"Liu Ruoye?" Song Zaishui frowned when he heard this and said seriously, "Be careful with this one! Even though she looks innocent, cute, sensible and considerate, she is actually very vicious and unforgiving. I don’t approve of you having a close relationship with her.”
Wei Changying said in surprise: "This eleventh lady of the Liu family is indeed very smart, but cousin, why do you hate her so much? Could it be that she has offended my cousin?"
Song Zaishui said: "I guard the backyard all day long and don't go out, and I haven't invited her to come over. How could she offend me? I heard Wanwan say something." Then he asked, "Do you know Zhong Jie? ?”
Wei Changying was confused: "Who?"
"Zhong Xiaoyi's younger brother." Song Zaishui reminded, "Zhong Xiaoyi was favored before. Didn't the Holy One send Deng Zongqi and the others to Qingzhou to bring his family members to Beijing to reunite with Zhong Xiaoyi?"
Wei Zhangying said: "Ah, is it him? I have never seen this person before, no wonder I don't know."
"I just happened to go north with them, so I found out." Song Zaishui slapped his fan twice, put it down again, and said, "After Zhong Jie entered Beijing, he got a chance to meet the saint because of Zhong Xiaoyi. Your Majesty He was given the rank of Zhenwei Captain, who was promoted to the sixth rank, and was given a residence, money, and silk... so that he, his wife, and his sister could live in the imperial capital so that they could reunite with each other more often. "
"Then what?"
"Then, it's like this. Zhong Xiaoyi and Zhong Jie have a younger sister, I think her name is Zhong Li." Song Zaishui recalled, "Looking at the age, it's time to get married. I heard that we almost got engaged in Qingzhou. , because Deng Zongqi and his party rushed there, Zhong Jie returned to the marriage there and took his sister to Beijing. Now that he had arrived in the imperial capital and met the emperor again, of course he had to choose a better marriage for Zhong Li. This is also a human thing. Common sense.”
Wei Changying said with a smile: "Then how did you get involved with Liu Ruoye? Could it be that Zhong Jie looked him over and over, and actually took a fancy to Liu Ruoye's father or brother?"
"Have you heard about this?" Song Zaishui said unexpectedly.
Wei Changying was even more surprised: "Seriously? Is Zhong Jie interested in Liu Ruoye's father or brother?"
"Of course he is a brother." Song Zaishui said at a loss of whether to laugh or cry, "The fifth master of the Liu family has a wife and children. How can Zhong Jie like him?"
"I heard that Liu Ruoye's father was a minister of Zhongshu. His rank was the fourth rank and he was also an important minister in the court. Zhong Jie loves his sister very much, but how can he have the confidence to look down on him?" Wei Zhang Ying It's both a joke and a joke.
Song Zaishui clapped his hands and said, "That's really it. Listen to me, Xiaoyi is only in the sixth rank. The Holy Master thought of Zhong Xiaoyi's face and rewarded Zhong Jie from the sixth rank of Zhenwei Captain. This family is all in the sixth rank." Turn around. Of course it is nothing compared to Liu Hai. Even if Zhong Li is asked to be Liu Hai's concubine, we think it would be good if Liu Hai is willing to take her. But Zhong Jie is from a commoner background. He doesn’t even know a few words, but he doesn’t think so!”
Liu Hai is the father of Liu Ruoyu and Liu Ruoye.
Wei Changying asked curiously: "What did he think?"
"He feels that his sister is the Holy Emperor's favorite concubine, and he is the Holy Emperor's brother-in-law. He doesn't understand what the fourth and sixth grades are, and he doesn't have the patience to ask clearly. Anyway, he feels that since he is a relative of the emperor, then he will give it to his sister. As long as they are not members of the royal family, there will be no problem in talking about marriage." Song Zaishui also showed a mocking expression when he said this, "So one time Zhong Li was riding on the street and saw Liu Ruo from the car curtain. Ye's brother Liu Ruowo was young and handsome, and was dressed in luxurious clothes. After returning home, Ai Ai confided his feelings to his brother... When Zhong Jie asked someone to find out, he said he was Liu Hai's son. He didn't tell Zhong Xiaoyi and went to propose marriage directly! "
Wei Changying was speechless and said: "There is actually an official media willing to take this job?" Zhong Jie doesn't understand, but the official media doesn't understand
Song Zaishui said with a smile: "When we talk about marriage in the countryside, we always talk to someone similar. After going through the official media, we always ask for money. Although Zhong Jie received money and silk from the Holy Spirit, the whole family has no worries about food and clothing. But he still couldn't bear to spend the money, so he sent an older and steady servant to Liu's house to tell him. "(To be continued)