The spring rain is falling, Su Mansion.
In the empty courtyard, Su Yuwu knelt silently in the rain.
He had been kneeling for a long time, otherwise the gentle rain would not have soaked his inner and outer robes. The rainwater even flowed down the hem of his clothes, like a gurgling stream, making meandering traces on the moss in the courtyard.
Three steps away, on the stone steps, the eaves of the corridor blocked the rain. Wei Zhengyin looked at his son with a complicated expression, and said in an extremely indifferent tone: "Your father went to your uncle of the Song family yesterday to talk privately. , success or failure depends entirely on God's will. "You should get up first!"
Su Yuwu was obviously stunned, with a hint of joy in his eyes, but soon he suppressed his emotions and said calmly: "Thank you, father and mother."
Wei Zhengyin frowned and asked, "I've gone to propose marriage to the Song family as you wished. Why are you still kneeling?"
"My child wants to go back to Donghu." Su Yuwu said softly but firmly.
"..." Wei Zhengyin was silent for a moment, then sneered and shouted, "Unreasonable!"
She suppressed the urge to cry and said coldly, "Since you are still so confused, then continue to kneel here and wake up!"
After saying this, Wei Zhengyin turned around and walked up the corridor without looking back, and hurried back to the house - as soon as she entered, the door was slammed hard, indicating the anger in her heart.
Su Yuwu was the only one left in the courtyard. He was a little disappointed that his mother left in a hurry, but in the blink of an eye, this disappointment was eliminated.
He still knelt quietly.
Wei Zhengyin spied this scene through the crack in the door. Wei Zhengyin was so angry that her hands were shaking. Aunt Qu poured a cup of hot ginger tea for her to ward off the cold, but she spilled half of it on the ground, and she didn't drink it at all. In his mood, he casually put it aside and said to Aunt Qu: "Mom, look at this traitor! Look at this traitor!"
"Madam, don't be angry. Let's have a sip of tea first and calm down." Aunt Qu persuaded her in a soft voice, but her brows were also furrowed. It was obvious that Su Yuwu's stubborn insistence made this old servant also seek help. Not a good idea.
Wei Zhengyin was coaxed by her repeatedly before taking a sip of ginger tea. She was not in the mood to think about the usual question of too much or too little sugar, so she continued to talk excitedly: "What have I done? What a sin? A good child was sent to Donghu to kill the enemy and serve the country, but he was covered in wounds and almost died in just a few months! If my mother hadn't been so kind to Ji Qubing, I... I don't know what would happen next. Survive! It’s a pity that I saved him, but he’s still so troubled!”
The urge to cry that he had deliberately suppressed in front of his son was finally released now. Wei Zhengyin covered his face with his sleeves and cried bitterly, "He doesn't want all the ladies in the imperial capital, but he only likes Cousin Song's daughter - I'm sorry. It's not that he dislikes the one who was once accused of being a crown prince and lost his appearance, but who doesn't know that the one who is despised by the Holy Emperor? If he marries her and something happens in the harem, should he bring her into the palace or not? Is it convenient for her to show up in public?"
Aunt Qu felt sour in her heart when she heard this, and whispered: "Madam, don't be sad, there is no one here, let me say something heart-breaking... The Holy Master is old, but the Young Master and the Miss Song family are... You are still young. Maybe you won’t have to worry about it in the future?”
"He even argued back by saying that Zang Feng married Chang Ying against the family's wishes and is now living well!" Wei Zhengyin had no intention of listening to what Aunt Qu said at the moment, and just choked the words that she kept in her heart. Pour them all out, "He didn't even think about how Chang Ying's situation at that time could be the same as that of Song Zaishui? Chang Ying's appearance was not disfigured! And it was just a good reputation that was destroyed, and she didn't really suffer a loss! Now Guang'er has everything , Brother is recovering again, who dares to talk about such things in the future? Song Zaishui's scar is always on his face! And Chang Ying didn't disgust the emperor to the point where he didn't like her entering the palace!"
"That's all, he insists on marrying... After all, Song Zaishui is the legitimate daughter of Cousin Song. Not to mention her family background, she is a really good person. Even if her appearance is damaged, it will lead to rumors, but with the methods of this child, she can't even think about it. Will he be knocked down by such an argument and even harm Yu Wu... We all agreed with him. My husband went to discuss it with Cousin Song yesterday!" Wei Zhengyin wiped her tears and choked, "But this child is being raped. What confused me?! I was so seriously injured in Donghu. I lost half of my life when I first heard the news. I didn’t even care about Zhang Ying’s upcoming birth, so I forced Ji Qubing to rush over to save him... Thank God for saving him, his scar has just healed, but he still wants to go into battle?"
Compared with Su Yuwu's choice of daughter-in-law, Wei Zhengyin was depressed but could not resist her son's insistence and had to agree. Su Yuwu's insistence on continuing to Donghu was the key to Wei Zhengyin almost vomiting blood!
She only has such a son!
Last time, it was Ji who cured illness and rejuvenated her, so she didn't have to send her white-haired person to a black-haired person. Now Ji Qubing is far away in Fengzhou! If something unexpected happens to Su Yuwu again, even if Ji Qubing goes north immediately after receiving the news, he will have to make a prescription to preserve the body after this long journey!
In order to dispel the idea of her son continuing to go to the battlefield, Su Xiuwei and Wei Zhengyin tried their best to talk to each other and even beat their chests to death, but they could not sway Su Yuwu's mind. In order to get her parents' permission, Su Yuwu even knelt down in the court to plead.
He started kneeling the day before yesterday. At that time, Su Xiuwei was so angry that she tossed her sleeves and said bitterly: "Then just kneel! After all, we will give birth to you and raise you, and your longevity will not be ruined by your prolonged kneeling." go!"
As a result, yesterday morning, the couple opened the window with a lot of thoughts, and saw their son still kneeling in the courtyard... It was a cold spring, and the night dew was heavy, and he actually knelt like this all night!
After Su Xiuwei closed the window with a livid face, she grabbed her favorite ornament and smashed it to the ground!
This matter in the third room could not be hidden from the big room, which had been watching here. Before noon yesterday, everyone in the whole house knew about it. Mrs. Deng, who loved the younger generation the most, came over personally to persuade her. The Qian family came with her and stirred up trouble with her eccentric temperament. The two young ladies in the second room used their status as cousins and their age to act coquettishly and get entangled...
But Su Yuwu just said a few words to Mrs. Deng, asking her grandmother to take care of herself and go back to the upper room first. After that, regardless of whether others coaxed, persuaded or scolded him, he remained silent.
It was so silent that everyone could only chat and leave.
The silence made Su Xiuwei and Wei Zhengyin feel as cold as ice.
It was noon yesterday when they saw Su Yuwu still insisting on kneeling. Worried about his injury and his body still not fully recovered, the couple discussed in a low voice. Su Xiuwei let out a long sigh, changed her clothes and went out to discuss with Song Yuwang. The matter of getting married.
Wei Zhengyin deliberately delayed telling his son the news, thinking that he would be exhausted by now after kneeling for two days and two nights. After receiving the news that someone had gone to the Song family to propose marriage for him, he should have given up the idea of going to Donghu. After discussing it with her husband, Wei Zhengyin and her husband had the same opinion: the Song family could marry, but Donghu definitely could not. Let him go again!
Compared with the position of the Lord, being an only son is definitely more precious!
Wei Zhengyin would not have overlooked the gloating that could not be concealed from the corners of his eyes and eyebrows when Mrs. Qian accompanied Mrs. Deng to persuade Su Yu to dance! Due to the reputation of the eldest wife of the Su family who almost forced her legitimate daughter-in-law to death, it was very difficult for her remaining legitimate son, Su Yuliang, to marry her. She had no choice but to lower her demands and no longer expected to marry her legitimate daughter-in-law. , princesses... Even so, the family was not enthusiastic about her proposal of marriage.
After all, the family was not stupid, and Su Yuliang clearly had no hope of becoming the head of the clan. If he had any hope, Su Pingzhan would have started cultivating him, the eldest son of the family, long after Su Yuxian died of illness. As a result, after all these years, Su Pingzhan remained silent between Su Yuliang and Su Yuwu. This was obviously because he had a crush on the son of the third family, but he was afraid of hurting the eldest family's face and fearing conflicts between the heirs. .
What's more, Su Yuliang also lost the opportunity to go to the border to make contributions... The mother-in-law above was so unkind. Because she competed with Su Yuwu for the position of the clan leader, she might be embarrassed by the new clan leader in the future. I have no future, and my mother has some examples of harsh wives. Who would be stupid enough to marry their daughter to the Su family’s eldest son? Even if she is a stepmother, there are not many people like Mrs. Zhang who do not regard her first wife's legitimate daughter as a human being - Liu Ruoyu has always assumed the identity of a princess, and because of this status, it is difficult for others to say that Mrs. Zhang did not find a way for her stepdaughter. A good marriage.
Who doesn't expect to get a little glory from marrying their daughter to a high family, but marrying her daughter to Su Yuliang has no benefits and makes her daughter feel wronged. Who is willing to do such a disadvantageous thing
In the end, it was Mrs. Deng who came forward and privately assured that Qian was just hurt for a moment and was not really harsh on her daughter-in-law, so she hired Su Yuliang. It was also because Pei Meiniang had made a big fuss before and the reputation of women in the clan had been damaged. Pei Liniang, another legitimate daughter of the Pei family.
From the name, you can tell that Pei Liniang is a biological sister to Pei Meiniang, the fourth young lady of the Shen family. She has the same father and mother, and is only two years younger than Pei Meiniang. With her sister's example in front, everyone speculates that the temperaments of the biological sisters are always somewhat similar, so it is difficult to predict the marriage. In this way, Mrs. Min was reluctant to marry Pei Liniang to Su Yuliang. At first, she rejected Mrs. Deng in person and said: "My family has a low lintel, and girls have little knowledge and courage. I'm afraid that when I come to your house, I will see you." The rules in your family are very strict and I’m scared.”
Mrs. Deng has a good temperament, but for the sake of her grandson's marriage, she can only make excuses with a junior: "My family actually doesn't have any strict rules. Otherwise, wouldn't you think that my grandchildren are very lively?"
"I have heard about Mrs. Qian's love for her biological daughter. I have always heard that you are a kind person." Mrs. Min deliberately emphasized the word "biological" and said, "It's just that Mrs. Qian has always been very strict with her daughter-in-law." , I’m afraid that my girls will be spoiled by me and won’t be able to bear it.”
Mrs. Qian was nearby at the time. She wanted to speak several times angrily, but Mrs. Deng glared back at her with rare sternness... Mrs. Deng showed her face and talked kindly for a long time before Mrs. Min agreed to go back to discuss it with her husband.
After this discussion, the marriage was agreed to, but the Pei family also put forward a requirement that must be met, otherwise they would rather not get married: that is, one full month after the couple's wedding, Su Yuliang must work outside, and he must Take Pei Liniang with you.
The Su family has to worry about any position. The Pei family's request is that no matter what official position you take, it cannot be near the capital! And this term will last at least three to five years!
This request made it clear that she did not believe Mrs. Deng's promise, and was afraid that Pei Liniang would be bullied by the Qian family after she came over, so she wanted her daughter and son-in-law to stay far away. If they are not together, there is only so much Qian can do to bully his wife. In three to five years, Pei Liniang will have a son and a half at her knees. At that time, she will return to her husband's family and have the support of her children... Considering that her sister Pei Meiniang is fierce and good at arguing, it will not be so easy for Qian to bully her!
How dare a mere aristocratic family be so arrogant! Qian was so angry that she almost fainted! He ran directly to the upper room and told Mrs. Deng that she would not want the daughter of the Pei family even if she had a perfect destiny! As a result, Mrs. Deng gave her a cold look and asked, "If you don't want the Pei family daughter, do you plan to give Liang Er a place to settle down in a branch of the famous family?"
Qian finally came to her senses after being poured cold water on her. If Mrs. Deng hadn't come forward, many ladies would have left if she just heard her talk about getting married and immediately changed the subject. If she persisted, they would have left. Already…
Because of Shen Zangzhu's incident, there are already people in the imperial capital saying, "How much do you hate your own daughters to get married to the eldest lady of the Su family?"...
The Pei family also takes a fancy to this, which is why they are so confident.
The son was no match for the third wife, and the daughter-in-law was hired by such a family. During the engagement days, Mrs. Qian’s face was so gloomy that water dripped from her face! As a result, just a few months later, Su Yuwu also caused trouble. Not only did he want to marry the eldest lady of the Song family, who everyone knew was good-natured, but her appearance was disfigured and the emperor despised her, she also insisted on continuing to fight on the side. -Wei Zhengyin didn't even need to look closely to know that Qian, who was secretly happy in his heart, would definitely pray to heaven and earth for Su Yuwu to die neatly in Donghu after he returned!
How could she let this vicious sister-in-law get her wish? ! (To be continued)