When Shen Zixin returned to Shen's house, the gloom in her eyes had already dissipated, and her previous clarity was restored. She got off the carriage and went to Zhou's house.
"Mother, I won't go to the plum feast." Shen Zixin smiled and said to Mrs. Zhou, seeing that Mrs. Zhou was still worrying about what clothes she should wear that day, she hurried up to stop her.
Hearing her daughter's words, Mrs. Zhou was obviously taken aback for a moment. Her face darkened, and she asked the lady next to her to go down first, and looked at Shen Zixin displeasedly, "What's going on? Are you afraid that you won't be able to attend the plum appreciation banquet? I said Yes, if your father disagrees, I have a solution."
Shen Zixin smiled and shook her head, "No, mother, I figured it out, I don't want to marry the prince anymore."
Zhou seemed to have heard some joke, and stared at Shen Zixin, "What did you say?"
"Mother, I'm telling the truth, what my father said is right, life in the palace is not as easy as I thought, I don't want to enter the palace anymore." Shen Zixin said firmly, "Mother, don't quarrel with father over this matter. "
"Your father doesn't want you to live a life of glory and wealth, but I can't let my daughter be wronged." Zhou said angrily, "Look at how many people are flattering Shen Ziqiao now, she used to be an idiot, a joke in the whole capital. "
Shen Zixin frowned and said, "Mother, why don't you see that Jiaojiao is married well, she is also your niece."
"If it wasn't for her, then you would have married Qi Zheng." This was Zhou's knot in his heart.
"Mother, do you know that when Qi Zheng was still a fool three years ago, Jiaojiao discussed marriage with him? Do you know that Jiaojiao and Qizheng have known each other for a long time, and uncle also intends to marry Jiaojiao to him?" What?" Shen Zixin looked at Zhou and asked seriously.
Zhou's eyes flickered, and he turned his face away, "How do I know about this, who told you about this?"
"You already knew!" Shen Zixin sighed, "Mother, it's not that Jiaojiao stole my marriage, it's because you think Qi Zheng has become the hero of the Great Zhou and the future general, so you want to go with Qi Zheng before Jiaojiao comes back. The family made a marriage arrangement, but Mrs. Qi didn't have that intention, isn't it?"
"Little Gu is Qi Zheng's stepmother, so naturally she doesn't want Qi Zheng to have a wife with a prominent family background." Zhou said disdainfully, "Anyway, I have my own opinion about your marriage. You don't need to talk about it anymore."
Shen Zixin said, "Mother, you know my father's temper. Who can change what he disagrees with?"
Zhou Shi curled her lips and snorted, but guilty of not persisting any longer.
"Mother, I'm going to see grandma." Shen Zixin said with a smile.
Mrs. Shen has finally recovered a bit in the past two days. Already able to get out of bed and walk a few steps.
When he came to De'an Courtyard, Shen Xiao was already talking with the old lady.
It was about Shen Zikai's marriage.
Because Shen Zixin hadn't left the cabinet yet, she withdrew after paying respects to Mrs. Shen, and the Zhou family presided over the family reunion, and now the eldest son of the eldest house is getting married. She was going to stay.
"Do you want to say goodbye to Brother Kai?" Zhou's eyes lit up, and he said with a smile, "Uncle. My natal family has a niece who is about the same age as Brother Kai. She is proficient in piano, chess, calligraphy and painting; I’ve passed that girl, and I like her very much. I think it’s better for us to hurry up and propose marriage.”
Shen Xiao smiled calmly. "Brother and sister, you don't know, brother Kai has already been engaged, and this marriage was arranged by his mother."
"No!" Mrs. Shen said with a gloomy face, her old and sallow face showed displeasure, she said firmly, "That girl from the Zhu family is not good."
"Mother, you haven't met the girl from Zhu's family, so how do you know she's not good? I've already dragged Aunt Pan's family to propose a marriage. Let Brother Kai marry Miss Zhu this month." The old lady said forcefully in front of her.
Mrs. Shen was so angry that her chest heaved, but she could only speak a few words, "No, I won't! The Zhu family... no!"
"Mother, I know you don't like Lihua, but Zhu's family is a century-old scholarly family. Miss Zhu is well-educated, gentle and obedient, and she happens to be a good match with Brother Kai. What's your dissatisfaction?" Shen Xiao asked in a deep voice.
Because this marriage was arranged by that bitch Pan, she is dissatisfied!
"Uncle, since mother doesn't like it, why not..." Zhou still wanted to speak for her niece, but Shen Xiao gave her a sharp look and was too scared to speak.
"Mother, Mrs. Pan has been dead for so many years. Why do you still have to worry about it? Brother Kai is your own grandson and the eldest son of our Shen family. Don't you want to look at him? This marriage of the Zhu family is treachery, how will brother Kai behave in the military camp and how will he serve the public in the future? You don’t want to... our Shen family’s son will be given a reputation for being dishonest.” Shen Xiao said Very sincere, with a heavy tone.
Mrs. Shen snorted, "Excuse."
"Mother, you have been feeling better recently, so you should take a good rest and wait to drink tea from your granddaughter-in-law." Shen Xiao didn't care about Mrs. Shen's displeasure, anyway, he expected that she would not agree.
Mrs. Zhou hurriedly said, "Mother, Xin'er is not young anymore, shouldn't she..."
"Don't you want... let... Xin'er go...to enjoy the plum feast?" Mrs. Shen asked with difficulty.
"Yeah, it's just that the second master doesn't agree." After speaking, Mrs. Zhou took a cautious look at Shen Xiao.
Shen Xiao said lightly, "Duke Zhen's second son has reached the age of marriage, and he is a perfect match for Xin'er. I met Duke Zhen yesterday, and he also intends to marry our family."
How can Duke Zhen's second son compare with the prince!
Zhou's idea was to let the old lady open her mouth to let Shen Xiao send Xin'er to the plum feast, but before she opened her mouth, Old Shen's lady became drowsy and lost her spirits.
"Mother is tired, Mama Li, hurry up and take care of the old lady to rest." Shen Xiao interrupted Mrs. Zhou, and asked Mama Li to help Madam Shen lie down on the bed.
"Sister and sister, the old lady is not feeling well, so don't let her worry about these trivial matters." Shen Xiao frowned and said to Zhou.
Zhou Shi gritted her teeth and had no choice but to bow her head and say yes.
At that time, Shen Ziqiao and Qi Zheng had come to Zhuangzi on the outskirts of the city, Zhuangzi was at the foot of the mountain, the forest was completely white, Zhuangzi was very big, and there was a large grassland, which was already covered with thick snowflakes.
"Let's make a snowman, Qi Zheng." It was the first time Shen Ziqiao was able to play with the snow to his heart's content at such an age, and she was so happy that she forgot the cold.
"What kind of snowman can you build?" Qi Zheng asked with a smile, reaching out to support Shen Ziqiao's waist, in case she accidentally slipped and fell.
Shen Ziqiao held the snow, "Didn't you play with snow when you were young?"
He was often hit with snowballs when he was a child, Qi Zheng smiled, watching Shen Ziqiao happily build a snowman, directing the two maids to find branches for her, and handkerchiefs for her, having a great time .
"Go and ask someone to boil ginger water first, and give it to the young lady later." Qi Zheng explained to Mo Zhu, walked towards Shen Ziqiao with a smile.
(I will not give in, I will still write H, huh!)