Just as Ningyuan Houfu was discussing what to do with Jiang Yu'e, in Jiang's mansion and the three-bedroom courtyard, Yang was also arguing with Jiang Yuanxing about Jiang Yu'e.
"Yu'e is already with Zhou Yanbang now, she can only marry to Ningyuanhou's Mansion!" Yang's eyes widened, probably because of Jiang Yu'e. Overnight, she actually looked a lot thinner, and her face became more and more faint. Sharp and thin, with high cheekbones, it is more pungent than usual.
"I will never allow my daughter to be a concubine!" Jiang Yuanxing changed his cowardly temper and competed with Yang's blush. He said, "Go to be a concubine for Ning Yuanhou. In the future, her son will be like me and can only be a concubine!"
At this moment, even the Yang clan was speechless. She looked at her husband, marrying Jiang Yuanxing, she didn’t dislike it. Although Jiang Yuanxing was only the concubine of Sanfang, she was also the concubine of Shizhilang. It was impossible to marry a wealthier family. . In addition, Jiang Yuanxing looks delicate and weak, not annoying.
But to live, always chai, rice, oil and salt. People's hearts always like to compare. Compared with the riches and nobles of Dafang and Erfang, the poverty of the three rooms makes Yang also very annoyed. With unwillingness and blame in his heart, Yang often quarreled with Jiang Yuanxing. Jiang Yuanxing never refuted, it was just that Nono had suffered, and Yang realized that this man was not weak in literature, but cowardly in nature, and could only be a school book for a lifetime.
Now that he has been married for many years, this is the first time Jiang Yuanxing has quarreled with her. And even "just like me can only be a bastard" such words were said, obviously Jiang Yuanxing was anxious.
Jiang Yuanxing was indeed anxious.
Only he himself knows how humble it is to be a bastard. Although he doesn't seem to care about these things, he always feels inferior and can't raise his head in front of his two brothers. When he was young, he also imagined that if his biological mother was Mrs. Jiang, then he could own everything that his elder brother had, and he would be respected wherever he went. When he grew up, he knew that everything is human fate. God wants him to be born in the belly of a concubine, and his life is destined to be trampled underfoot by his two brothers.
His destiny cannot be changed, but his daughter can. Jiang Yu'e could not take this path. She could choose not to marry Zhou Yanbang. In this way, her children would not have to become concubines with such a tragic fate.
"Then what do you want to do?" Yang suddenly calmed down. She did not quarrel with Jiang Yuanxing as before, but almost desperately said: "Yue's identity can only be married to Ningyuan Hou Shizi. Concubine, will they marry Yu'e as their regular wife? Right now, everyone in Yanjing City knows that Yu'e and Zhou Yanbang are together, and no one will marry Yu'e. Do you want her to stay in the house and be an old girl forever? Let her simply cut her hair and go to the temple, the green lantern ancient Buddha for a lifetime?" Yang murmured: "I didn't teach a good daughter, but if you are not a school book, if the accident is not Yu'e but the big Fang's daughter, definitely not such a result."
Jiang Yuanxing was struck by lightning, staggering back two steps.
At this time, Jiang Yu'e ran in from the door and fell on her knees as soon as she came in, crying to Jiang Yuanxing and said: "Father, I don't want to be an aunt, and I don't want to stay in the house forever. This is already the case now, if you don't marry For Zhou Yanbang, I have no other way to go, father, do you want to force your daughter to death?"
Seeing his wife and daughter like this, thinking about his current identities, Jiang Yuanxing's face was pale, unable to resist, he squirmed his lips, and finally closed his eyes, before uttering the word "good" after a long while.
The dust settled.
…
Time passed without delay, and summer finally passed, and autumn came from the long sky with the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus.
This summer has been extremely long, and it seems that many extraordinary things have happened in Yanjing City. Think about it carefully, unless life or death is a trivial matter. But in trivial matters, there are also people who have been talked about for months.
The peach blossom luck of Zhou Yanbang in Ningyuan Hou Mansion is just one thing.
Speaking of it, since Ning Yuan Hou Shizi had been entangled with the two female relatives in front of the guests at the palace banquet, the men envied Zhou Yanbang's blessings, and the women sympathized with Zhou Yanbang's original fiancée. Jiang Youyao is here.
Speaking of it, it was a disaster. Ms. Jiang San could be married to Zhou Yanbang in just one year. Who knew that something happened in the middle. Obviously, he did nothing, and his fiance was robbed. There are also people who are jealous of Jiang Youyao clapping their hands and cheering, saying that everything is retribution. Didn't the marriage of Miss Jiang San be snatched from Miss Jiang Er? It can be seen that it is really my own thing, and I can't grab it.
No matter what everyone said, this romantic affair was finally settled by the marriage of Zhou Yanbang in the Ningyuan Hou Mansion.
Zhou Yanbang will marry Ms. Shen Ruyun of the Shen family as his wife, while the third Ms. Jiang of the Najiang family will be a concubine.
Shen Ruyun was “frivolous” by Zhou Yanbang, and she was Zhongshu Shelang’s younger sister. The innocent reputation of her daughter’s family was the most important, so she had to marry Shen Ruyun in. That Jiang Yu'e, most of the rumors in Yanjing City are that Miss Jiang Wu and her prospective brother-in-law have long been secretive. It was only to cover up this ugly thing that they had to be admitted into the door. It was just that the Jiang family’s third house was of low status and it was enough to be a concubine. Of course, the Jiang family’s third house. Yes, it is invisible that Jiang Yu'e and Zhou Yanbang have long had an affair.
In the eyes of outsiders, Zhou Yanbang's wife and concubine are in his arms, and he has become the brother-in-law of Zhongshu Shelang, the celebrity in front of the emperor, and everyone is very happy. But only Zhou Yanbang knew what it was like.
In Fangfeiyuan, Tonger was sitting on a small stool in front of the house, making a chat with Bai Xue.
"The third lady is not here, the weather has improved a lot these days." Tonger stretched out his nose and took a deep sniff, the fragrance of sweet-scented osmanthus in the air was particularly strong.
Bai Xue nodded seriously: "Yes."
"I just don't know how long the third lady will be confined," Mingyue and Qingfeng finished sweeping the ground, and said with a smile: "It takes more than three or five days to close it."
Jiang Li smiled and looked at the maids in the yard. They have also felt a lot easier during these days. I don't know if it's because Ji Shuran's mother and daughter didn't have time to pay attention to Fangfeiyuan.
Jiang Youyao was banned.
In Fengtang that night, Jiang Youyao and Jiang Yu'e had a fight. It was heard that Jiang Youyao scratched Jiang Yu'e's face. Jiang Li didn't see it, but the maid who saw it said that Jiang Yu'e was bloody. With Jiang Yuanxing's identity, naturally he can't ask Jiang Yuanbo for anything, and he can't do anything to Jiang Youyao. But the old lady was angry, and made Jiang Youyao restrained.
Jiang Li thought, Mrs. Jiang made Jiang Youyao not to punish Jiang Youyao for hurting Jiang Yu'e, but because she was afraid that Jiang Youyao would still not give up on Zhou Yanbang, knowing that Zhou Yanbang was going to marry Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e. Simply cut off her way.
Mrs. Jiang really saved Jiang Li's effort in doing this. Without Jiang Youyao being annoying in Jiang's Mansion, Ji Shuran was also weak and unable to deal with her. These days, Jiang's Mansion was deadly calm.
Jiang Yu'e heard that it was sent to Zhuangzi to heal her wounds, and the marriage with Ningyuanhou's Mansion was also settled. Jiang Li still admired the courage of Ningyuanhou Mansion, and Zhou Yanbang's marriage was settled so easily. By all accounts, Zhou Yanbang can be regarded as a person who has experienced three marriages. It's just the last one, I think Zhou Yanbang is most dissatisfied.
However, Zhou Yanbang was not satisfied, but Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e were certainly satisfied.
Shen Ruyun was also considered as getting what he wanted and married Zhou Yanbang, who had long been his favorite. Jiang Li thinks that Shen Ruyun's future will not be easy. Shen Ruyun is narrow-minded and domineering, but there is a scheming and flattering Jiang Yu'e to contend with. And Zhou Yanbang himself did not admire Shen Ruyun. If things go on like this, he will definitely complain about Shen Ruyun. When these people are together, they are not afraid that Ningyuan Hou's mansion will not be frightened.
The wicked have their own wicked grind, and Shen Ruyun and Jiang Yu'e are brought together, and it is really complete.
Thinking about the future farce of the Ningyuan Hou Mansion, Jiang Li couldn't help but want to laugh. As he was thinking, a young man's voice came from his ear: "Are you Sichun? Or are you Sichun?"
Jiang Li looked up, Jiang Jingrui was looking at her narrowly, as if he had caught Jiang Li’s little secret, and stepped forward as if it wasn’t enough, “Speak out, what is the favor of the second lady in our house? Young master? I'll help you explore the truth, my little master."
"What nonsense?" Tong'er stood up and said: "My lady is innocent, and the man has never seen a few of them. If you think about spring, the second young master will talk nonsense again, and be careful that the second lady will teach you!"
"This also threatens my mother to sue," Jiang Jingrui opened his mouth, "Jiang Li, your maid is too fierce."
Jiang Li really didn't bother to care about him, Jiang Jingrui was as if there was nothing to do, and the gods swayed here. Lu's is also really strange, Jiang Jingyou is so good, how can he be so indulgent to Jiang Jingrui, is it really a crying child who has candy? The more lawless Jiang Jingrui is, the more no one dares to care about him? This is not right. If Xue Zhao dared to do this, Xue Huaiyuan would have been punished and complained long ago.
"What's the matter with you?" Jiang Li asked.
"Three days later, it will be the Mid-Autumn Festival, and there will be a lantern festival in the evening, do you go to see it?"
Jiang Li: "Don't look at it."
"Don't look?" Jiang Jingrui widened his eyes, looking at Jiang Li like a monster, "Why didn't you go? There are so many delicious and fun things at the Mid-Autumn Festival Night Lantern Festival. You haven't been there before... Well, you went before. It's been many years ago, and it's more lively now than before, why not go?"
Jiang Li said, "I don't want to go." He stood up and walked into the house. Unexpectedly, Jiang Jingrui stood up like a rascal, and pestered her in and out and asked: "Jiang Li, you have a problem! The lady next to you is looking forward to the annual Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival. If you don’t go, what's the matter? That day everyone in our mansion will go out. If you don’t go, why stay in the mansion and play the leaf card with Jiang Youyao who is restrained? Or accompany grandmother to copy the Buddhist scriptures?"
Jiang Li's such a good temper made him a little impatient, and said: "There is no reason, I don't want to go, I don't want to go."
Jiang Jingrui stood in place, Tonger Baixue and the others also looked at Jiang Li.
Jiang Li felt that the tone of her speech was a little heavier. She eased her mind and said to Jiang Jingrui warmly: "I don't like the excitement. There are too many people to avoid bumping into each other. I'm really scared. If you want to go, go by yourself. It's okay if people don't go." Although the tone was gentle, he couldn't help but say yes.
Jiang Jingrui lingered for a while, and finally found helplessly that Jiang Li didn't seem to want to change her mind, so she had to leave dejectedly.
After Jiang Jingrui left, Jiang Li went into the house without basking in the yard.
After Jiang Li entered the house, Bai Xue asked Tonger in doubt, "Why is the girl upset?"
Tonger shook his head: "I don't know, maybe the second young master is too annoying."
In the room, Jiang Li was sitting against the window.
In the green leaves of the sweet-scented osmanthus tree, there are small light yellow flowers that look inconspicuous, but they are more fragrant than other bouquets. Many dilapidated flowers also fell under the tree, turning from light yellow to golden, and finally into fragrant flower mud, dust returning to dust, soil returning to soil.
It's Mid-Autumn Festival again, Jiang Li thought silently.
She recalled the first time she came to Yanjing City with Shen Yurong and spent the Mid-Autumn Festival in Yanjing City for the first time. When the Mid-Autumn Festival was reunion, she missed her father and Xue Zhao, who were far away in her hometown, and was always very sad. Shen Yurong took her hand and said to her: "From now on, this is your home. You haven't seen the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival in Yanjing City. It's no worse than Tongxiang. I will take you to see it, and I will take you there every year from now on. Look, you will like it here."
Shen Yurong took her to the lantern festival.
Unlike a small place like Tongxiang, if Tongxiang is simple, natural, warm and lovely, Yanjing City is prosperous, bustling, lively and crowded. It was the first time she saw so many lanterns. The riddles written on the riddles by those who guessed the lantern riddles were always very simple. She and Shen Yurong always guessed accurately, and the lanterns won could not be held in their hands, so they were given to Lu. The child who came across by chance.
She still remembered that there was a lantern riddle called "Looking for Him Thousand Baidus in the Public". She guessed it was "Pan". Shen Yurong whispered in her ear: "This word is like me to you."
He "hoped" for her. At that time, she thought it was true and really believed it, but didn't know that there was a "death" after the "hope".
He is looking forward to his death so that no one can stand in his way.
Jiang Li clenched her hand into a fist, took a deep breath, and slowly released her palm.
She didn't want to indulge in the memories of the past, but the more cruel she later became, the clearer the memories of the past became. Jiang Jingrui asked her to go out to watch the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, but Jiang Li was afraid that when she walked out, there would be memories and the past everywhere.
That would be too cruel, she would rather not look at it, and always remember the ugly face of the other party, so that the warmth and beauty will not be broken, and it will be sealed in the underground, just as it has not been used in the first place.
She will not ask for trouble.
…
In the inn in Yanjing City, one room was very brightly lit.
Sitting in the room, Ye Shijie was carefully flipping the heart of the candle in the lamp. It was moving. A sound suddenly came from the direction of the door behind him. Someone opened the door and came in.
Ye Shijie stood up and turned his head to take a look, with some excitement on his face: "Second Uncle!"
The visitor was a thin middle-aged man with a gentle appearance, wearing a crown, white clothes, and two silver ribbons hanging down. He looked like a scholar, but there was a sly Linghui in his eyes. He closed the door, and quickly stepped forward, shouting: "Shijie, you are promising!"
He walked up to Ye Shijie and patted Ye Shijie hard on the shoulder: "I have heard about you, and many people have heard praises of you along the way. That's right, give us old Ye's parents' face!"
This man was Ye Shijie's second uncle and the second master of the Ye Family in Xiangyang, Ye Mingxuan.
Ye Shijie looked behind Ye Mingxuan, did not see anyone else, and asked suspiciously: "Second Uncle, why are you alone? My father?"
Speaking of this, Ye Mingxuan frowned slightly, and his joy just faded slightly. He said: "Your grandmother is not in good health. I fainted at home a few months ago. Right now I can't live without people. Xiangyang also has business. After some trouble, let alone your father, your third uncle is back to Xiangyang."
"What?" Ye Shijie was taken aback, "What happened?"
"It's not a particularly big deal." Ye Mingxuan recovered his senses and patted Ye Shijie on the head. "I'm here this time to give you some cash receipts and collect the business from Yanjing City by the way. You are now an official. , It’s necessary to spend more money on the top and bottom. Although it is said that money should not be revealed, it is still necessary to use the place that should be used. Our family does not lack this silver."
Ye Shijie was still a little unreasonable, and asked, "Second Uncle, it's really okay? I want to go back and see my grandmother."
"It’s not long since you have just taken office. How can you have such a long time to return to Xiangyang? It’s okay. Your grandmother is not a major problem. You can stay in Yanjing City with peace of mind. When you have a firm foothold here, we will move our family to Yanjing. It’s not difficult to get to the capital. Well, I guess that will have to wait for you to be promoted to the third rank. In fact, it will be done in three to five years.” He touched his chin thinking.
Ye Shijie was a little speechless. After thinking about it, he said to Ye Mingxuan, "Second Uncle, do you remember Auntie?"
Ye Mingxuan was startled slightly and looked at Ye Shijie.
Their Ye family has three sons and one daughter, and the only daughter is Ye Zhenzhen, who is also his sister. It's just that this younger sister is fateful, died too early, and it's embarrassing to mention it.
Ye Shijie observed Ye Mingxuan's face and said cautiously: "A few days ago, I saw my aunt's daughter... cousin."
"Jiang Li?" Ye Mingxuan reacted extremely quickly and immediately said Jiang Li's name.
Ye Shijie breathed a sigh of relief in his heart. Fortunately, Ye Mingxuan had not forgotten that Jiang Li still had such a person. Now that I still remember it, it’s easier to talk about it. Ye Shijie told Ye Mingxuan about the things Jiang Li had encountered these days, what Jiang Li said to him, and the rumors about Jiang Li in Yanjing City. . He also had a lot of confusion about Jiang Li, and he couldn't understand it. At the moment, he finally had someone who could discuss it.
After finishing speaking, Ye Shijie was already dry and dry. He picked up the tea on the table and took a sip, and said, "Second uncle, what do you mean Jiangli? This is to repair the old with our Ye family? But she I also said that I would disdain merchants, but now I don’t understand it more and more."
After all, Ye Mingxuan is older than Ye Shijie. After listening to Ye Shijie’s words, he did not immediately answer, but after thinking about it, he said, "I know what you are saying. It is natural that you can’t believe it when you listen to others. I don’t believe it. Jiang Li cannot trust the Jiang family. Although the Jiang family is an official household, the official household is sometimes not as open as a merchant. I am afraid that this is not Jiang Li’s original intention, but the Jiang family is pointing behind it, although the Ye family has nothing to do , But the heart of defensiveness is indispensable." Ye Mingxuan knocked on the table and said: "Well, let's find a chance. I want to meet Jiang Li. If you are true or false, you will know when you try."
"Second Uncle," Ye Shijie asked hesitantly, "Jiang Li said that she humiliated the merchants, which was not what she meant to say. Do you think this is true?"
Ye Mingxuan smiled. He smiled. The businessman's shrewdness has faded a lot, and he looks like a scholar. He said, "It's not impossible. It's just that, even if someone instructs her to say that, as long as she is willing to believe us at the time, Tell the truth in front of us, we can also take her away, but she didn't believe the Ye family."
"Perhaps she was too young at the time, too young, it was easy to be frightened." Ye Shijie couldn't help but said.
Ye Mingxuan did not speak, but looked at Ye Shijie with a smile. Ye Shijie was uncomfortable watching. He asked: "What, what's wrong?"
"Nothing." Ye Mingxuan said: "Yes, children are really easy to be confuse, so it is true, we will not blame her, but we will blame ourselves for not discovering this. But now she is not a child, listen In your case, she is a girl with ideas and courage. This time, she can tell her true thoughts, and she can also choose whether to believe us or not."
"Everything will be known when we meet," he said.
…
Su Guo Gong Mansion.
In the deadly autumn, the garden in the Guogong's mansion was still full of flowers.
It seems that Guogong Mansion does not have the depression of autumn and winter. The flowers of the government of Su Guoguo are naturally blooming in spring, summer, autumn and winter. Peach blossoms do not bloom in autumn, but there are chrysanthemums in autumn, and lotus flowers do not bloom until winter, but there are also red plums in winter.
Of course, ordinary peaches, plums, chrysanthemums and plums are not in the eyes of Su Guo Gong, and the flowers raised in Su Guo Gong's Mansion are more delicate than most people in Yanjing City. It won't be frozen, and it won't be hot. Too much water won't work, and if the soil is shallow, it won't work. She must be pruned from time to time, catch insects, and find a comfortable position for her. Can not be scratched by cats, nor be pecked by birds.
Everyone in Guogong's mansion, from the housekeeper and guard to the night fragrance, is a master of flower growers. If ordinary people don't raise flowers well, go squatting at the gate of Su Guo Gong, and when the young man goes out in the morning, he will catch a question and keep the best words.
So people asked where is the best place in Yanjing City? It's not Baiyun Mountain, it's not Qingdao Temple, it's not a palace, it's not a painting boat, it's the Guogong Mansion. That is the gorgeousness that gathers all the best colors in the world in one place, which is incompatible with the outside world. Some people say that if it weren't for Su Guo Gong's moodiness, no one would dare to provoke him, I'm afraid that people who peep at the Guo Gong Mansion garden every day can overthrow the outer wall of the mansion gate.
It is so beautiful.
And I don’t know if the place is more beautiful and the people raised are also beautiful. The servants and guards in the entire Guogong's mansion are all beautiful and beautiful, although they are not as beautiful as Su Guogong, they can be fascinated by taking them outside.
It's really hard to understand.
At this moment, someone was talking in the study of Su Guo Gong's mansion.
Kong Liu punched the table with one fist, and said with a rough voice: "Tomorrow the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival, are you going to go?"
"Don't go." Ji Heng returned his words simply and neatly.
"Why?" Kong Liu asked: "Don't you want to see what the king is doing?"
"It's useless to go before he does it." Ji Heng said casually: "It's the same every year, it's boring."
"There will be a full house this year." Lu Ji, who was sitting on the other side, said gently, and did not forget to stroke his pointed goatee: "Doesn't you like to watch theaters?"
"Yes, yes, right," Kong Liu also said: "Jin Mantang, I heard that it is much better than the lovesickness class that was popular in the sky before Na Rao Shizi."
Ji Heng glanced at him. You must know that the Acacia Class, which was full of Yanjing City before, was born because of the Liusheng market celebrity, but Liusheng, the young student who always sang Danjiao, had thoughts that shouldn't be taken advantage of. He tried to climb Ji Heng's bed when he came to the Guogong Mansion to celebrate the birthday of the old general. But Ji Heng was disgusted. Ji Heng discounted his leg and threw him out, and even took the Xiangsiban and escaped from Yanjing city overnight.
Annoyed Su Guo Gong, losing his life is light.
The Acacia troupe disappeared from Yanjing City, and no other troupe rose up. Not long ago, a Jinmantang came here, which is pretty good.
Seeing Ji Heng still not answering, Kong Liu yelled: "If you don't go out, Lu Xiaobeard and I will have to accompany you in the official mansion for one night. Tomorrow is Mid-Autumn Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival! Ji Heng, Duke Guo Lord, sir! Can you be a little human? All beggars have to celebrate the festival!"
Lu Ji didn't speak, and smiled, but he was very much in line with Kong Liu's words. Ji Heng raised his eyes and glanced at both of them. After a long while, he said, "No."
Kong Liu was frustrated at once, and was about to refute, when the door suddenly opened, Ji Heng's grandfather, the old general walked in.
In the weather at the end of September, the old general was still shirtless. He should have just returned from sword practice in the yard, with shiny beads of sweat on his forehead. However, his sword aura should have ruined a lot of Ji Heng's flowers as always. Seeing a few decayed petals floating on the old general's head, Lu Ji's eyelids couldn't help but jump. He could recognize that the petals resembled the "Xiang Xuehai" that Ji Heng had bought from a foreign merchant for a thousand taels of silver before. These few petals are also worth a hundred taels of silver.
No wonder the servants of the government always said that the most extravagant is not Ji Heng, but the old general. Such a grandfather who didn't pity Xiangxiyu, really didn't know how to get along with Ji Heng.
"Tomorrow you are going to the Mid-Autumn Lantern Festival?" The old general was full of anger and said loudly. He looked at Ji Heng with a little regret in his eyes. It's a pity what lantern festival is said in the room."
When Kong Liu was about to say, "Don't regret Ji Heng and don't go," he heard Ji Heng's regretful voice: "It's really a pity."
Kong Liu looked at Ji Heng in surprise. Ji Heng smiled and said with a composure: "Grandfather can practice in the house alone. It's best to practice in the open space. We will come back very late when we go out."