Although Wei Changying sent Mrs. Liu away and asked Mrs. Huang to remind Wei Shengxian, it was still a step too late.
Huang returned to Jintong Courtyard after it was dark, and said with a very solemn expression: "When I went to the eldest aunt's wife, the eldest aunt's wife had just received the news of the Liu family's marriage proposal, and was about to send someone to the second aunt's wife. After asking about Mr. Liu Shiliu and hearing what the maid said, the eldest aunt cried on the spot and said... I'm afraid it's too late! "
Wei Changying was surprised and said: "How could this happen? In just a few days, could it be that we have reached Najib? How is this possible!"
"I didn't ask for it. I just asked for my name yesterday." Huang sighed and said.
"Since we just asked for names, it's not impossible to refuse now!" Guard Chief Ying said in surprise, "Why is it too late?" Yes, the marriage was not finalized until Najib.
Now it's just a question of name. Although the birth date and birth date are handed over, if you go back on it now, it doesn't count as canceling the engagement.
Huang said with a wry smile: "Because Mr. Taiwei did not go to my aunt's wife to propose marriage, nor did he go to the governor's office... but to the grandfather of the two cousins!"
Wei Changying couldn't help but change his expression, and subconsciously said: "After all, we are the grandparents of the two cousins. Even if...even if I don't like that my eldest aunt has no children, do I still want to harm my direct granddaughter?"
Mrs. Huang sighed: "Young madam, you don't know the troubles in my eldest aunt's husband's family! My aunt's mother-in-law, the direct grandmother of the two cousins, has passed away long ago. Now the two cousins do not have a grandmother - but There is a great aunt!"
"Aunt?" Wei Changying was startled and asked, "Is she my uncle's aunt?"
"Exactly," Huang said, "Aunt Song was a young widow. Because she had no children, she returned to her parents' home to live. It is said that she served her parents very carefully. There is an archway of her chastity and an inscription on her filial daughter outside the Song family's mansion. Because of her reputation as a chaste and loyal woman, the girls of the Song family have always asked her for guidance, except for the two cousins under the eldest daughter-in-law's knees. After giving birth to the two cousins, Aunt Song wrote a letter asking her to send the two cousins back so that Aunt Song could teach the two cousins in person - but Mrs. Song was reluctant to part with her daughter and felt that Aunt Song was teaching the family. The lady was too harsh and harsh, so she didn’t agree! This greatly offended Aunt Song!”
Wei Changying frowned and said: "Although my aunt didn't agree, I thought she would have said it tactfully. Why did she offend her so much? Besides, the two cousins were only so old at that time and they were thousands of miles apart. How could any elder be so inconsiderate?" of!"
Mrs. Huang pursed her lips: "Young lady, you don't know the thoughts of these fierce women. These people are the hardest to please but the easiest to offend... Well, young lady, you don't need to pay attention to them. Speaking of which, the eldest aunt follows her husband. After returning to the capital, he would rather buy a house to live in alone than go back to live there, just because he couldn't stand Aunt Song! This time, Mr. Taiwei sent people to the two cousins' grandfathers to propose marriage. The two cousins' grandfathers had already married. I agreed. Now even if Mrs. Aunt goes back and asks for permission, Aunt Song will definitely stop her!"
"She is just a widow." Wei Changying said disapprovingly, "The real decision-maker is the grandfather of the two cousins! How can a direct granddaughter be so patient?"
"Old Mrs. Song is very patriarchal. He is very complaining about the childlessness of his eldest aunt, and he doesn't even like the two cousins." Mrs. Huang said, "Besides, you don't know that Aunt Song … Mrs. Auntie said that when she came back from Zezhou, she specially prepared generous gifts for everyone in her husband’s family. However, when it was Aunt Song’s turn, she accepted the gifts, but instead brought tea to the two cousins in a weird manner. Demonstrate etiquette and say, "Every lady should stay at home and wander around with her parents. What does this mean? Come on, let me see. Is there any way to save her now?" , don’t say she’s my niece when you go out! I can’t afford to lose that person!”
"Didn't they send someone to tell the eldest aunt after they agreed this time? It is said that Aunt Song said, 'the two daughters of the fourth family have been delayed by the fourth daughter-in-law. What kind of good thing can you teach me? Now that I am lucky enough to be able to marry into a wealthy family, our ancestors have really accumulated a lot of virtue. We need to remind our fourth daughter-in-law to pay close attention to the rules and not to indulge in unfilial piety and humiliate us. The face of the Jiangnan Song family, young lady, you think such a person..."
Wei Changying said in disgust: "What an old woman with no moral integrity!" He then asked, "Then is this how Auntie listens?"
"What can you do if you don't listen?" Mrs. Huang said, "Who told our old lady to go back to Fengzhou? If our old lady were here, she wouldn't dare to embarrass the uncle who was raised by the old lady herself even if she had ten courages. But now our Ruiyu Hall has no elders to speak to us in the imperial capital, and the eldest aunt is suppressed by her seniority - even the second aunt is helpless. After all, the eldest aunt is the wife of the Song family, so she can teach her a few words about being an aunt. My daughter-in-law and grandniece were discussed by the younger generations of my parents’ family, but in the end it was our Ruiyu Hall who was in the wrong.”
Wei Changying hurriedly asked: "What about writing a letter to grandma now?"
"It's too late!" Huang said, "Even if you use pigeon letters, it won't work. Do you think the two cousins' surnames are Song or Wei? Their grandfather made the decision, and even their father can't change it, let alone their grandmother." "
"..." Wei Changying thought for a long time before saying, "It's too late today, you can invite me tomorrow..." After thinking for a long time, he sighed, "My husband is not here, so it's not easy to invite my brother-in-law over. I wanted to ask someone to come over." Talk to Liu Xixun and let him think of something. This marriage will be bad for both parties, and he knows it."
Huang mused: "I think Mr. Liu Sixteen also understands what the young lady is worried about. I'm afraid he is already thinking of something."
"Since Marquis Weiyuan has kept Liu Xixun and Liu Youzhao in the imperial capital for so many years... do you think they have a perfect plan?" Wei Changying frowned and murmured.
Now I can only comfort myself like this.
However, two days later, things backfired again—
Empress Gu used the excuse that the Crown Princess Liu Ruoyu was gentle, virtuous, filial and sensible, so she was so pleased that she decided to personally marry the Crown Princess's younger brother Liu Xixun.
When he heard the news, Prince Shen Xun was leaning on the brocade couch, holding two beautiful concubines on his left and right. The three of them were all in disheveled clothes and showing off their beauty from time to time.
Not far away from him, Crown Princess Liu Ruoyu held a silver cup in her hand and sat cross-legged on another low couch calmly and calmly. The dozen or so snacks on the couch beside her were all a little lighter. The scene in front of her seemed to be... Turn a blind eye.
Shen Xun's hands slid up and down under Concubine Ji's clothes. Concubine Ji glanced at Liu Ruoyu with a look of fear, and dodged with annoyance - every time she dodged, she happened to hit some places into Shen Xun's palm...
However, no matter how intoxicated their expressions were and how melodious their moans were, Liu Ruoyu remained calm and calm, and even had the leisure to remind them: "It's cold today, and there is no earth dragon burning in the palace. Your Highness, please be careful not to catch the cold."
"It is said that the daughter of Yue is virtuous and generous." Shen Xun lazily raised his head, looked at his princess with a half-smile, and said, "You are really virtuous! We are not even full moon yet, so we are alone like this Are you not jealous at all when I favor my concubine in front of you?"
As soon as he finished speaking, the two concubines lost no time in saying in a panic: "I know that I am guilty! I beg the Crown Princess to forgive me!"
The voice of apology was as melodious as an oriole coming out of the valley, and it was so cute and endearing that Shen Xun couldn't help but kiss one of the concubines on the cheek. However, Liu Ruoyu didn't even blink, and said with a faint smile: "I have a beautiful appearance and a beautiful appearance." Simple and stupid. I am lucky enough to be able to match His Highness, but I think I am not worthy of Your Highness. Now that His Highness has Jie Yu and flowers by his side, I am very happy, so how can I dare to be jealous? "
The two concubines were speechless for a moment as if someone had pinched their necks. However, Shen Xun smiled and said meaningfully: "I'm afraid I've seen more women than you know in your boudoir. In order to retreat." We have seen too many people who want to refuse but welcome others in order to advance.”
Liu Ruoyu was startled and then laughed and said: "If Your Highness doesn't believe that I am really not jealous, I can't do anything about it." She was not interested in Shen Xun from the bottom of her heart, and she didn't expect to spend the rest of her life with him. She just wanted to use him. As a royal concubine, she wanted to take revenge on Zhang Shaoguang and her son... Don't expect that such magnanimity and tolerance would make Shen Xun mistakenly think that she was trying to arouse his interest by refusing to welcome him
"You can be a virtuous crown princess if you want!" Shen Xun pondered for a moment, then suddenly remembered the news he had just heard, and his heart moved, and he said, "Isn't it because of you that the Queen Mother gave your brother a marriage? This Song family Miss, I heard that she is your sister-in-law from now on, so I will believe you."
Such unethical words came naturally to Shen Xun. Liu Ruoyu seemed to be stunned for a moment, then returned to normal, and said with a smile: "The marriage decree is all the routine of Li Si and Pian Liu, with the back and forth of gorgeous rhetoric, who doesn't have both talent and virtue? When I gave my concubine the title of prince, Isn’t it the same as the concubine’s will? But does your highness think that I can bear those praises? It’s just a royal favor.”
"If you don't want to be fooled by Gu, just say so." Shen Xun said mockingly, "Sure enough, you came out after just one try? Gu said you were just pretending." The two concubines responded with a hint of ridicule.
"The Song family lady has seen my concubine with her own eyes." Liu Ruoyu still said calmly, "To put it bluntly, although the appearance can be called beautiful, it is nothing more than that. My mother is now nearly four years old. Ten years, in total, she is a generation older than this young lady from the Song family! However, if this young lady from the Song family stands with my mother, she is not as beautiful as my mother! As for my younger sister Ruoye, that is even more so! It can easily eclipse her!"
She said mockingly, "I don't mean to be disrespectful to the Queen, but I think so-called beauty is actually a comparison. If compared with an ugly woman, even an average appearance will look pleasing to the eye; if compared with a real beauty, Not to mention the queen, but compared to my mother, what does Miss Song mean?"
The marriage ceremony of the Crown Prince of the Wei Dynasty requires six rites like ordinary people, but there is no need to go in person for the wedding ceremony, so Shen Xun has never met Zhang Shaoguang, let alone Liu Ruoye. He was a lustful person, so he couldn't help but feel a little excited when he heard this. He subconsciously pushed away the two concubines, leaned forward and asked, "Are your mother-in-law and my sister-in-law really so horny?"
Liu Ruoyu seemed alert and immediately stood up and said: "Your Highness, I just asked someone to make chicken soup for you in the small kitchen. I'm afraid it will be ready now, so I'll go and have a look first!"
Her obvious avoidance made it even more real. How could Shen Xun care about the chicken soup? He immediately said impatiently: "I don't want to drink the soup!" He saw the two concubines next to him, and then thought about being in front of the concubine Ji's waiter. In front of him, it was really outrageous to ask the Crown Princess to recommend his mother and sister... He frowned, kicked Concubine Ji whom he had just kissed before, and kicked him off the bed. He scolded: "You are a cold-blooded person. I never see you wanting to be alone with the Crown Princess." Are you talking? Get out of here!"
The concubines had long been accustomed to the prince's behavior of loving him like treasures when he liked him, giving him whatever he asked for, and abandoning him like worn-out shoes when he didn't like him, showing no pity. At this moment, no one was surprised, and they all timidly bowed and retreated obediently. Down.
When they arrived at the door, Shen Xun shouted again: "Don't talk too much about what you just said! If anyone dares to discuss it in private, I will skin her skin to make a drum. Do you understand!"
"I don't dare! I must be obedient!" All the servants and concubine Ji felt a chill. At the same time, they remembered the rumors in the East Palace that there were drums like a mountain piled up in a certain room...
After dismissing the people, Shen Xun narrowed his eyes and beckoned Liu Ruoyu to come closer: "Good Yu'er, come and talk to Gu... How did your mother and sister have such a beautiful relationship, so what if they are better than you?" (To be continued)