Tang Junrou, who still came to the Wang family to do her filial piety today, just happened to hear the contemptuous words of her little cousin.
She looked at Li's mother and daughter in the room through the linghua window, and saw Tang Yunyu burst into tears, lying in Li's arms and wiping her tears. The granddaughter, who was so angry that she cried and ran away, felt a burst of joy in her heart.
Afraid that people would see her, she hurriedly concealed her smile, knowing that if she entered the house at this time, she would be the punching bag for Li's mother and daughter, so she left quietly.
The third girl of the Zheng Guogong's mansion is the companion of the fourth princess and the niece of Zheng Guifei, Zheng Yan. Her wedding ceremony invited almost all the noble ladies from all the prefectures in Beijing. Yunyao is naturally among them.
And she has gone, and the five princesses who are inseparable will naturally follow along to watch the fun.
I heard that the five most favored princesses are coming, so naturally more people are vying to go, and those who haven't received the post are also trying their best to ask for a place for a 'girlfriend'.
For this 'female companion' quota, Nguyen has dealt with several familiar or unfamiliar ladies who came to her door, and taught her how to avoid headaches.
Only when Xu Yunyao told her that Tang Yunyu, who also hoped to follow her, had scolded her, she rubbed her forehead helplessly.
Well, now no one wants to go. She sighed.
Originally, she wanted her daughter to take the two girls in the big room with her, especially Tang Yunrou, who will be fourteen years old next month. Going out and walking around more will be good for her future marriage talks.
But she didn't expect that she hadn't mentioned this to her daughter yet, and the mother and daughter in the big room had already mentioned it through her mother-in-law's mouth. With the girl's temperament, even if she was willing at first, she would definitely not be willing to do so now. .
For that girl, she can only follow her, softly, how can she be forced and pressed. The more you press her, the more she will act against you, and she will not let you wish.
She sighed again.
Wanqin, the maid who was promoted after Cuiwen Biwen got married two years ago, understood her thoughts and asked in a puzzled way: "The third girl rejected the second girl, but if the eldest girl wants to go, please tell the third girl well. , the three girls may not refuse!"
Ruan shook her head: "If Rou girl goes, she will not be able to eat how much she will eat when she comes back, so why bother her."
Wanqin thought about the second girl's temperament, and nodded clearly.
That's right, the second girl couldn't ask for it, but let the eldest girl become it. With her temperament, she may not know how to toss!
Just as Ruan Shi was sighing, the culprit who gave her an incomparable headache hummed a little song, and followed her father's appearance and walked leisurely into the room with her hands behind her back.
"Mother, why are you sighing? Did your brother make you angry again?" Xu Yunyao asked curiously when she saw Mrs. Baozi sighing and looking like she had an extremely headache.
Hearing her mention her son, Nguyen couldn't help but sigh.
The little one is a magic star, and the big one is not too far behind. Sure enough, the children are all debts!
"Is my brother causing trouble again? Tell me, and I will teach him a lesson for you!" Xu Yunyao sat down next to her, quite considerate and authentic.
Ruan stabbed her on the forehead angrily: "Your brother didn't make the mother angry, but your stubborn girl always gives her a headache."
Xu Yunyao looked innocent: "What did I do again? I didn't do anything, I kept packing my things in the house obediently!"
"What did you say to your second sister in your grandmother's house at noon?" Ruan asked helplessly.
Xu Yunyao woke up like a dream, and she leaned on her shoulder and said disapprovingly, "I thought it was such a big deal, so this is what happened! If she told me well, I would agree, but I would have to use my grandmother's hand to suppress it. I have to pretend, I'm not her mother, so I won't get used to her!"
Ruan Shi patiently taught: "It's true that she didn't do it well, and she couldn't blame Baoya for being angry. You can't write two Tang characters in one stroke. If you are close by blood between brothers and sisters, except your brother, they belong to you. These brothers and sisters in the next room are gone."
Xu Yunyao played with the long sash tied around her waist, and responded with 'hmmm', and at a glance, she knew that she didn't listen at all.
Ruan Shi reluctantly pinched the soft flesh by her cheek, and no longer bothered about it, she asked, "You are too old, and there will be people around you when you go in and out. Mother plans to choose a girl to serve you. Do you want to choose one in the house, or do you want me to buy it from outside?"
After Bi Wen got married, she simply came back and became Xu Yunyao's housekeeper. Xu Yunyao has spent more time in the palace than at home in recent years, so Bi Wen can take care of her properly by herself. , But in the end, as he grew up, he couldn't be without people around him.
"I'll pick it out in the house first, and I'll buy another one if I don't like it." Xu Yunyao rubbed against her, not paying much attention to the authentic.
"That's fine. The family knows the basics, and the errands are easier to get started with."
Arriving at the mansion, Xu Yunyao unlocked the longevity lock that he had been wearing all the time and put it beside the pillow, and called out 'Awu' a few times, but only heard a faint hum, but he was not very present. Lie down intentionally.
Yan Wu in the longevity lock pricked up her ears and listened to the movement outside. After a while, the familiar even breathing came, she pouted, then turned over, and snorted again.
In the main room of General Zhenyuan's Mansion, Mrs Yun combed her hair full of blue silk and said, "Tomorrow, Chang'er and I will go to Duke Zheng's mansion, and by the way, let's see if there is any girl suitable for Brother Liang. He grows like a day. The marriage can't be delayed any longer, someone else's family like him has already married and had children, but he has never even decided on an individual."
Du Chengzhong casually echoed twice, but he was a little absent-minded. He couldn't help but think of drinking with a few colleagues tonight, listening to the other side's mouth full of praise for the young general who made military exploits.
At such an age and with such achievements, I don't know which family taught such a promising child. If he could have such an outstanding son, he would be willing to live ten years less in his life.
It is a pity that he has no children. After the wife gave birth to her daughter, she has been unable to spread good news for so many years. Several times, he even thought about whether to carry a concubine again, and give birth to a son in the future. It is to keep it, but as soon as the idea came up, he dismissed it, and his heart was full of guilt for his wife.
He had clearly promised her that she would never have anyone else, so how could he go back on his promises? That's really not what a man does.
"...What do you think?" Yunshi turned around and saw his absent-minded appearance, and couldn't help but called out, "Husband? Husband?"
"What?" Du Chengzhong finally came back to his senses and smiled apologetically at her, "I didn't hear it clearly, what did you say?"
Yun Shi walked up to him and sat down, and asked with concern, "I see that you have been a little bit nervous these days, but what's bothering you?"
Annoying? His biggest worry now is that he has no children, but can he tell his wife this? Naturally it is impossible, so he smiled and said: "It's nothing, maybe the imperial army won the battle, which reminds me of the days in the army before, but in the blink of an eye, so many years have passed."
"People always have to look forward, let the past pass! It's late at night, it's time to rest." Yun shi comforted a few words indifferently.
Tomorrow, she will also attend the wedding ceremony of the three girls in the Zheng Guogong's mansion. She has to sleep early to keep her spirits up and face the noble ladies of the various palaces in Beijing in the best state.
Du Chengzhong nodded.
Just when he was in a daze, he suddenly heard someone screaming in his ear: "Du Chengzhong, you murdered your own flesh and blood, you have no humanity, I curse you to have no successor in this life, no son to die!"
He woke up suddenly, his chest heaving up and down, and he wiped his forehead with his hand, and then wiped the sweat from his hands.
It turned out to be a nightmare...
Is it a nightmare? The next moment, his heart tightened and he subconsciously clenched his fist.
No, that wasn't a dream. More than ten years ago, someone had indeed yelled at him in despair and grief.
Could it be that he has been childless for so many years because of the curse that year? No, no, he quickly dismissed the idea.
Simply ridiculous! If there is really a curse in this world, then if people in the world have hatred for someone, and it can be fulfilled by cursing like this at will, what kind of chaos will the world be like
He comforted himself like this, and closed his eyes again, intending to fall asleep, but his mind was in chaos. Those memories buried by time were like a flood without a dike, and they kept coming towards him.
He remembered the desperation of the woman he loved to marry another person, the indulgence after becoming famous, and even the cowardly woman who once gave him the idea of marrying a wife.
Yes, it turned out that he once thought of marrying another person.
He kept thinking like this, until the sky was bright, and there seemed to be a faint sound of cock crowing in the distance, and he fell asleep in a daze.
On the day of Zheng Yan and the wedding ceremony, Xu Yunyao casually called out "Awu" when she put on the longevity lock, and the answer to her was that soft hum.
She didn't care either, and followed Ruan out, ignoring Tang Junyu's hateful eyes behind her.
Tang Junyu hated her to death, she just wanted to stare a hole in her back.
"I said long ago, even if you use your grandmother to oppress her, the dead girl will definitely not agree to take you there. Besides, how can grandmother embarrass her direct relative for your granddaughter who is separated by one floor. The one of her. From the very beginning, it was a mistake for you to use your grandmother's hand to force her into submission." Tang Huaixing came over at some point and said to her with a sneer.
"What does it have to do with you! Who let me have no good fortune, I have a promising father, and I see that there will be a promising brother." Tang Junyu's face was cold.
"Tang Huaizhou is promising? In order to please the third uncle, what can't his husband say? If Tang Huaizhou is really promising, why don't you see him try it out this year? Just wait, I will be there one day. Completely defeated him in the examination room!" Tang Huaixing sneered, full of confidence in his future.
Tang Huaizhou just relied on having a good father, and he didn't have to rely on anything, and he was able to make a fortune with his talent.
"Don't worry, when Big Brother will be the No. 1 in high school in the future and have a good future, it will definitely make you feel bad about it!" He assuredly assured.
Tang Junyu snorted lightly, but her expression softened a bit.
Although she does not have a promising father, she does have a promising elder brother. Now she is not yet eighteen years old and has already won the Juren. Looking at the entire Daqi, how many Juren can you pick out? indivual
When Xu Yunyao arrived at Zheng Guogong's mansion, she found that the fifth princess had already arrived, and was surrounded by everyone impatiently like the stars holding the moon. When she saw her figure, she immediately walked over to her, her tone hard to hide. : "How? I didn't expect that I would come earlier than you, right? The Fourth Emperor is still on the way at the moment!"
Xu Yunyao is funny. The more valuable a person is, the more she has to appear at the end of the show, so that her dignity can be seen.
With the exception of the silly girl, the fifth princess, she didn't care about this at all, and she came when she wanted to.
"I really didn't expect you to arrive so early." Xu Yunyao smiled, looked at Zheng Yan again, and presented the congratulations that Ruan's had prepared for her, "Congratulations to Sister Yan."
Zheng Yan took it with a smile: "Thank you, Sister Yunyao."
"Sister Yunyao attracted the Fifth Princess, which is the best gift for Sister Yan, so why bother to prepare anything else!" The county magistrate of Jiaping, who had already reached her last year, covered her mouth and chuckled.
"The county owner is joking, the fifth princess has been looking forward to Sister Yan's wedding ceremony, and she has confirmed the date with me again and again for this!" Xu Yunyao said innocently.
She's not an idiot, so naturally she can't recognize the title of 'Left and Right Royal Princess'.
The fifth princess smiled and nodded in agreement: "Yes, yes, I just want to see how sister Yan's wedding ceremony is different from that of the previous royal sisters."
While a few people were talking, the Fourth Princess arrived, along with her, and the reward that Zheng Guifei gave to her niece.
Naturally, Fuzhong made another good move to welcome the arrival of the princess.
After the ceremony was completed, the fifth princess pouted in Zheng Yan's direction, and gently touched Xu Yunyao, who was beside her: "Sister Yan has reached the wedding ceremony, isn't that soon like Sister Three Emperors and the county magistrate of Jiaping? In general, I'm ready to discuss marriage."
"That's natural. You see that there are so many ladies around Mrs. Zheng Guogong, but many of them have a crush on Sister Yan and want to marry her back and be a daughter-in-law!" Xu Yunyao glanced at the nobles surrounding Mrs. Zheng Guogong. woman.
"Sister Three Emperors, the county magistrate of Jiaping, and Sister Yan, and there will be Sister Four Emperors in a few months, so aren't all four of them picking husbands? If they are the same person, wouldn't they have to fight each other? Rack?" The fifth princess clicked her tongue.
"Yeah, how do you like the same person, then they will have a fight, and whoever wins will take the beautiful man home." Xu Yunyao replied solemnly.
The fifth princess giggled and reached out to pinch the soft flesh by her cheek: "Look at this serious nonsense, this princess believes in your evil!"
The two were talking and laughing like no one else was around, which attracted many noble ladies who were planning to mix with the Fifth Princess with a familiar face, and did not dare to disturb them.
Soon, Zheng Yan walked over with the maids and welcomed them into her room to talk.
In addition to Xu Yunyao, the fifth and fourth princesses, and the county magistrate of Jiaping, there were also four noble girls who were familiar with Zheng Yan. Among the four, the youngest looked about the same age as Xu Yunyao.
After Zheng Yan's introduction, Xu Yunyao knew that she was a girl from the Zhenyuan General's Mansion, her surname was Du and her name was Xingchang, and the other noble ladies called her '嫦er' one by one.
It turned out to be the daughter of the general's wife who married a lover...
The little girl looked a little shy, saluted the princesses and county magistrates in a soft voice, and met them with each other, so she sat obediently to the side, quietly watching everyone joke and joke.
Today, Zheng Yan was given a hosta by the concubine, the fourth princess who praised her, and the fifth princess, the most favored princess in the palace, came to congratulate her. Naturally, she was in a very good mood, and she couldn't hide the smile on her face.
They were all young girls, and someone mentioned their future husband-in-law while talking and laughing, which made all the daughters both shy and curious.
While pushing and shoving, I don't know who touched who first, but bumped into the maid who was carrying the brewed tea, only to hear a few 'Oops', except for the fourth princess, fifth princess and Du Xingchang, The clothes of the rest of the girls were more or less stained with tea stains.
"If the sisters don't dislike it, why don't you change into my clothes for the time being. Sister Yao is about the same size as my sixth sister, why don't you change into hers first?" Zheng Yan reprimanded the maid before she suggested.
Xu Yunyao looked at the tea stains on her chest, and reluctantly agreed.
This position is so eye-catching, you can't just wear it and go back, right
Her own maid came over and led them to the room to change their clothes. Zheng Yan pleaded guilty to the two princesses and went down as well.
Xu Junyao took off the longevity lock on his neck and put it aside, and then took off his soiled clothes under the service of the maid of the Duke's Mansion, and put on the new clothes of the Sixth Lady of the Duke's Mansion. fit.
She straightened her long hair in front of the bronze mirror again, and walked out after she realized that there was nothing wrong with her body.
As she walked, she felt as if she had forgotten something, and when she touched the position of her chest, she suddenly realized.
She had forgotten the longevity lock.
Hearing that she was going to retrieve the longevity lock she had forgotten in the house, the maid hurriedly led her back again. But Xu Yunyao looked left and right on the dresser where the longevity lock was placed, but she couldn't find it.
She suddenly became a little anxious. This longevity lock is gone, but the stupid Yan Wu is still attached to it...
The maid who accompanied her back also helped to find it. The two almost turned over the dresser, but still did not see the longevity lock.
Xu Yunyao called Yan Wu's name over and over in her heart, but she never responded.
She became more anxious.
"Are you looking for a longevity lock?" Suddenly a maid came in and asked.
"Yes, yes, can you see it?" Xu Yunyao asked hurriedly.
"I picked it up. I wanted to send it back to Miss Tang, but I happened to meet the county magistrate of Jiaping on the road. The county magistrate learned that I was returning something to Miss Tang, and he said that she could give it to the girl." The maid was busy.
Xu Yunyao breathed a sigh of relief, and then hurriedly went to find the county magistrate of Jiaping to get back his longevity lock.
As she walked, her heart skipped a beat, and she seemed to hear a scream in her ear, and her face changed suddenly.
Ah Wu!
However, he said that the county magistrate of Jiaping looked left and right with the longevity lock, and said with contempt: "The style is old and the quality is not good, this kind of vulgar thing, but Tang Junyao is too embarrassed to wear it all day, and it is not good. Shameful."
After he finished speaking, he threw it casually, only to hear the sound of falling into the water with a 'dong', and the longevity lock fell into the small pool.
"County Lord! Isn't that bad? After all, this is Miss Tang's thing." Her maid was a little hesitant.
"What are you afraid of, this kind of thing, the county owner should compensate her for ten or eight." Jiaping county owner didn't care.
The maid of the government's government who led the way hesitated for a moment, but walked over quickly and squatted by the pool, reaching out and groping at the place where the longevity lock had fallen.
"What are you doing with it? Are you afraid that the county owner won't be able to pay for it?"
The pond was not big, it was originally planted with lotus flowers, and the water in the pond was dry, but the mud at the bottom of the pond was thick. Yixi, grabbed the thing and pulled it hard.
I just heard the muffled sound of something pulling out the mud, and then the maid screamed in surprise: "I found it!"
The county magistrate of Jiaping suddenly fell back to the truth, snorted again, and turned his face away.
Before the maid had time to clear the longevity lock covered in mud, Xu Yunyao arrived.
"County Lord, where is my longevity lock?" Xu Yunyao asked impatiently.
The county magistrate of Jiaping avoided her sight with a guilty conscience, and quickly glanced at the maid who was holding the longevity lock.
Xu Yunyao followed her line of sight, and naturally saw the longevity lock covered with mud.
"What's going on?" She sank.
"What's the matter, but I just accidentally threw it into the pool, and someone picked it up, what do you think?" Jiaping County Lord was dissatisfied with her attitude.
Anyway, she picked up all the things, she insisted that she had missed it, what could she do
The maid had cleaned the longevity lock, wiped off the water droplets with a handkerchief, and respectfully handed it to Xu Yunyao: "Miss Tang."
Xu Junyao hurriedly took over the longevity lock, and for a while, he couldn't care about the county magistrate of Jiaping, and kept calling Yan Wu's name in his heart.
But still couldn't hear the familiar voice, let alone see the familiar figure.
Awu, if you don't respond to me again, I'll be annoyed! She frowned, waited for a while, and looked around again, but she could neither get a response nor see the 'ghost'.
For some reason, she suddenly panicked, calling Yan Wu's name over and over in her heart.
Ah Wu, if you don't speak and don't show up, I'm really going to be annoyed!
The Jiaping county magistrate saw that she was holding the longevity lock and stared intently, and then looked around for a while as if she was looking for something, and asked in puzzlement: "Hey, what are you doing? This thing is made of gold, and it fell into the mud. Inside, it won't break if you drop it, what are you staring at it for?"
Xu Yunyao turned around, her eyes cold to the bone.
The head of Jiaping County shivered, annoyed at his own reaction, and said firmly: "Could it be that you are still thinking of using this to blackmail the head of the county?"
Xu Yunyao had no intention of arguing with her more, and just left with one sentence 'you'd better pray she's all right' and left.
"I'm still praying that it's all right? Not to mention that it didn't break at all. Even if it did, ten of the county magistrates could afford it!" The county magistrate of Jiaping got angry and shouted at her back.
Xu Yunyao didn't expect that for the next few days, Yan Wu never appeared, and he never even responded to her, as if it never existed, and the longevity lock was just an ordinary longevity lock.
She was flustered, anxious, and afraid, and didn't understand what was going on. She was still in the longevity lock before she went out, and she could still feel her presence throughout the ceremony.
Why did it disappear in such a short period of time
She thought of the scream that seemed to be filled with infinite fear that day, and her face suddenly turned pale.