Xiao Fei believed the rumors in Yuecheng that they occupied the elder brother's property like that!
The father does not believe in the mother, the second brother is unreliable, Xiao Fei knows that she has to rely on herself, she must help her mother get her order back, she must make her elder brother forgive her mother, she must—
Take a trip to the capital by yourself!
Episode 6: Xiao Fei's wedding
"Miss Xiao, the Zhennan Palace has sent someone to pick you up!"
In the Jingzhao Mansion, a lady in her forties, wearing a rust-colored gourd double-happiness pattern gown, led a few people into a hall quickly, and the person with a round white face smiling was the Yin of the Jingzhao Mansion. Mrs. Liu's wife.
Xiao Fei, who was wearing a blue dress, was sitting on a mahogany armchair at the bottom, with her waist straight. She stood up, blessed and said: "This junior, I would like to thank Mrs. Liu."
At this time, Xiao Fei's description revealed a little embarrassment, but her demeanor was still so elegant and dignified.
"Miss Xiao is too polite." Mrs. Liu smiled apologetically.
Xiao Fei's eyes shifted to the right, and landed on a green-clothed maid beside Mrs. Liu, she saw that she was beautiful, with a slender figure as tall as a green bamboo, just standing with a smile like this, she had a somewhat heroic temperament.
"My servant Baihui has seen the eldest girl!" Baihui took half a step forward and bowed respectfully to Xiao Fei, "This servant is here to take the eldest girl back to the palace under the orders of the concubine."
Hearing this, Bai Zhou who was behind Xiao Fei was relieved: "The concubine is willing to send someone to pick them up to the palace to meet the prince!"
At this moment, recalling what happened during the one month or so that followed the eldest girl from southern Xinjiang to the capital, Bai Zhou still felt like a dream, and was still in shock.
They were separated from Taoyao in the middle of the journey, and then they were found by the housekeeper Zhu sent by the son of the world. The housekeeper Zhu wanted to send them back to southern Xinjiang, but the eldest girl was stubborn and refused to go back to southern Xinjiang, so she took her with her. They escaped, but fortunately, they were finally sent to Jingzhao Mansion in the capital by the local government with the badge of Zhennan Prince's Mansion.
She has never been as thrilling as this month or so in the past ten years!
Bai Zhou squeezed a handkerchief, wiped the cold sweat from his forehead, and exhaled secretly. The heart that has been floating all this time seemed to have found a home, and finally felt at ease.
When Xiao Fei heard the words "Shi Zifei", she frowned slightly.
She heard her mother mention her sister-in-law several times, saying that she was not filial or virtuous, so Xiao Fei didn't have a good impression of her, a sister-in-law whom she had never met.
Eldest brother is stubborn and ignorant, if mother chooses a good wife for him, she can persuade elder brother to go back to the right way in the future, lest elder brother's marriage is ordered by the emperor, and the emperor's order is hard to disobey !
Hey, think about it, the emperor kept his eldest brother in the capital as a hostage, of course he was afraid of their Zhennan Palace, so how could he find a good marriage for his elder brother! The emperor is afraid that his eldest brother will be divorced from his father and mother!
There is a saying: "Marrying a wife is not virtuous and will bring disaster to three generations."
The older brother is naughty, the older sister is not virtuous. In the future, the couple will have a child, and that child will probably be taught to be a little devil. Thinking about it this way, the future of their Zhennan Palace is really worrisome!
Thinking about it, Xiao Fei frowned even tighter, looked at Baihui solemnly and asked, "Where's big brother?"
Since she came to the capital all the way, she must resolve the misunderstanding between her eldest brother and mother as soon as possible, help her mother restore the imperial concubine's order, and try her best to persuade her sister-in-law, hoping that she can understand the truth of "family harmony and everything prospers"!
Baihui smiled lightly, and replied decently: "Back to the eldest girl, the eldest son is not in the capital these few days."
Xiao Fei couldn't help frowning slightly, almost wondering if her elder brother was avoiding her on purpose.
She still had a lot of questions to ask in her mind, but thinking that this is the Jingzhao Mansion after all, it is not good to overwhelm the host, so she finally held back and said to Mrs. Liu: "Mrs. Liu, thank you for your hospitality, then I will take my leave first. "
"Miss Xiao is too polite."
Mrs. Liu smiled even more attentively, she just hoped to see Xiao Fei away as soon as possible.
After a while, a black-painted flat-top carriage slowly drove out of Jingzhao Mansion. Mrs. Liu behind the door watched the carriage leave, sheaved a sigh of relief, and sighed in her heart: What is this? Even this kind of thing came to their Jingzhao Mansion.
The most difficult job in the capital is probably his own master, the governor of Jingzhao!
The black-painted flat-topped carriage drove Xiao Fei all the way on the streets of the capital, and drove towards the Zhennan Palace with a clear purpose, driving faster and faster
At that time, Xiao Fei was only thinking about how to deal with her eldest brother and sister-in-law in the future, but she didn't know that the few months she came back to the capital would be the most memorable time in her life, and it would be a turning point in her fate!
She will soon meet one of the most important people to her, her sister-in-law Nangong Yue.
She was really glad that she went to the capital more than six years ago. Although this act was stupid and impulsive, it became the most correct thing she ever did by accident!
Memories of the past flashed through Xiao Fei's dazed eyes like a revolving lantern. Too many things happened in these years
"crackling"
Suddenly there was a fierce and ear-piercing sound of firecrackers outside, the sound shook the sky, and suddenly woke up Xiao Fei, who was wearing a phoenix crown and a robe, sitting in front of the dressing table.
Today, that is, November 15th, she is going to get married at the age of eighteen!
Xiao Fei stared blankly at herself in the bronze mirror. The woman in the bright red wedding dress looked strange but familiar.
Mrs. Quanfu and the maidservants have already helped her to put on her bridal makeup. Her little face is more radiant than snow, her pair of black eyes are shining brightly, and her lipsticked lips are as red as fire, delicate and charming.
She had never looked so radiant before!
The atmosphere in the house was full of joy, and the female relatives ran out to watch the excitement when they heard the sound of firecrackers.
Someone goes out and someone comes in.
"The welcoming team is here!"
Two boys in purple robes ran into Yuebiju excitedly amidst the sound of firecrackers one after another. One was about four years old and the other was less than two years old. The peach blossom eyes are as bright as the stars in the sky.
"Big aunt, the sedan chair has arrived!" Little Xiao Yu and little Xiao Ye ran over holding hands, until they reached Xiao Fei, their two excited little faces glowed with a lovely red glow.
Little Xiao Yu raised his head, stared at Xiao Fei with bright eyes, and blurted out: "The eldest aunt is so beautiful!"
Little Xiao Ye obediently echoed from the side: "The eldest aunt is so beautiful today!"
Tao Yao and Bai Zhou in the room were all beaming with joy and radiant. Xiao Fei will descend to Hell as a princess. This is the biggest joyous event in the Xiao royal family after the founding of Dayue!
Xiao Fei bowed her head and smiled at her two lovely nephews, "Brother Yu, Brother Ye"
During the conversation, I saw Nangong Yue, who followed the two little guys, walked into the room unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "Sister Fei, the son-in-law has already gone to offer tea to the emperor. After a while, the sedan chair I should come here to pick you up."
As she said that, Nangong Yue inevitably felt a deep sense of sadness and reluctance in her heart. Time flies, and it has been a year and a half since the founding of Dai Viet. After Yan Xijun kept filial piety for his aunt for one year, the wedding process has been intensively arranged since April, with three letters and six rituals, and everything is never neglected
Now, her sister Fei is finally getting married!
Xiao Fei looked at Nangong Yue without blinking, her eyes were sour, and she couldn't help but think of her sister-in-law's guidance and kindness to her over the years.
A sister-in-law is like a mother.
Last night was the last night before she got married. The elder sister-in-law slept with her, talked with her privately, and talked about things to pay attention to after getting married. Just fell asleep tiredly.
She really can't repay the kindness that sister-in-law has shown her!
Xiao Fei's lips trembled slightly, and she wanted to say something, but Xiao Yu suddenly asked Nangong Yue: "Mother, after the eldest aunt gets married, can't she come back and live?"
Xiao Xiaoyu pouted at Nangong Yue with a puzzled expression.
He really didn't understand why the eldest aunt couldn't live at home after she got married. Couldn't the future uncle live in their home? !
"Mother, I can't bear to part with my eldest aunt anymore." Xiao Xiaoyu looked up at Nangong Yue pitifully, and stretched out a hand to grab one of Xiao Fei's sleeves, her small mouth shriveled.
The little Xiao Ye on the side also imitated his elder brother, stretched out a small hand and pinched the corner of Xiao Fei's sleeve, and repeated in a childlike voice: "Brother Ye is reluctant to part with my eldest aunt!"
Both little guys really like their eldest aunt. Since childhood, the eldest aunt has been very kind to them. She will take care of them carefully, play with them, draw pictures for them, and teach them to read and write.
Thinking about it, the eyes of the two little guys were already wet like black grapes, and they looked like deer, so cute and pitiful.
The words of the two little nephews instantly touched the softest part of Xiao Fei's heart. After she blinked, her eye sockets turned red and filled with tears, and her heart was as violent as an angry wave. undulating.
She is very fortunate that she is only married now, so she can watch her brother Yu and brother Ye grow up little by little in their infancy. Up to now, she still clearly remembers the first time when brother Yu called her "aunt" The scene, and Brother Ye
Her two little nephews are the smartest, sweetest, cutest, and most well-behaved children!
How could she be willing to part with her Brother Yu and Brother Ye!
"Sister Fei, today is your day of great joy, so don't cry!" Nangong Yue also had wet eyes, holding back her tears and said, "Brother Yu, Brother Ye, let go of your aunt!"
The two little guys looked at each other, still reluctant to part.
Seeing that the three aunts and nephews were about to part with each other, suddenly, an idle male voice said, "The auspicious time has come!" It meant that it was time for the bride to get on the bridal sedan chair!
Several people in the room followed the sound, only to find that Xiao Yi appeared at the door curtain at some time, Tao Yao and Bai Zhou hurriedly saluted Xiao Yi.
Xiao Yi looked at the four people in the room speechlessly, and thought: Isn't this Yan Xijun the son-in-law chosen by Xiao Fei himself? Why are you still crying! The bridal sedan has already entered the door, does Xiao Fei still want to temporarily regret the marriage? !
Looking at this big brother who has always been at odds with her, Xiao Fei felt even more complicated in her heart.
She is not a fool, how could she not understand that Xiao Yi appeared here at this time for her own sake.
Of course Xiao Fei knew that Xiao Yi had always disliked her. She always thought that the person who would marry her behind her back would be her second elder brother Xiao Luan, but she never expected Xiao Yi to come over
Looking at the family of four in front of her, Xiao Fei smiled with her lips curled up, her eyes shining brightly.
The auspicious time has come, no matter how reluctant Nangong Yue and the two little guys are, they must let Xiao Fei leave.
Tao Yao and Bai Zhou put the scarlet hijab on top of Xiao Fei's head.
The two maids were supposed to help the hooded bride to the threshold, but Xiao Yi never played cards logically. Without giving the others a chance to object, he easily carried Xiao Fei, who was wearing a red wedding dress, on his back. His movement was so sudden that Xiao Fei let out a low exclamation in fright, and subconsciously grabbed Xiao Yi's shoulders with both hands.
With this startle, the melancholy in her heart was suddenly washed away by an invisible wind.
Xiao Fei's field of vision was enveloped by the red color of the scarlet hijab, her body bumped up and down following Xiao Yi's strides, and the air was filled with the smell of gunpowder from firecrackers.
"crackling"
Amidst the deafening sound of firecrackers, her Yuebiju was gradually left behind, getting farther and farther away.
Xiao Yi's steps took one step after another
Xiao Fei, who was lying on his back, was in confusion, and many past events appeared in front of her eyes. She thought of her mother, her sister-in-law, Fang Shilei, Yan Xijun, and
When she was randomly stuffed into the sedan chair by her eldest brother, and when the sedan chair was lifted up shaking, Xiao Fei suddenly raised her head, remembering that she had forgotten something.
She forgot to tell the sister-in-law—
Thanks!
Thank you for making her a better person!
Episode 7: Xiao Yu X Xiao Ye
On April 1st, the sun was rising, and the streets in Luoyue City were already full of traffic.
A seemingly ordinary green-covered carriage sped out from the palace, and when it reached a small alley, the carriage stopped.
A small white hand lifted the blue curtain from the carriage, and a seven or eight-year-old boy quickly jumped out of the carriage.
He was wearing a sky-blue silk robe, with a water-green moiré belt around his waist, and his jet-black hair was casually tied up with a bamboo hairpin. Appearance, smart eyes, and generous attitude, it is not a child of ordinary people at first glance.
"younger brother!"
Following the boy's impatient urging, the other chubby little hand slowly opened the curtain, revealing a round face with red lips and white teeth. It seems to be about four years old, and its appearance is six or seven points similar to his elder brother.
The little boy jumped out of the carriage unhurriedly, with a small mouth curled up and a slight smile, showing a calm demeanor.
He is wearing the same blue robe as his elder brother. When two similar little boys stand together, they are like magnets attracting the attention of others. Walking down the painting in general.
"Aunt Haitang, let's go." Xiao Yu waved to Haitang who was driving, and was about to leave with his younger brother when he heard a soft "meow" sound from the carriage.
The three cats in the house had different meows. Xiao Yu knew who the voice belonged to as soon as he heard it. He couldn't help but show a helpless expression. Little Xiao Ye also heard it, and blurted out in surprise: "Go!" There was a bright smile on his cute little face, and his whole person suddenly became more lively.
The next moment, a corner of the curtain moved, and a black and white cat's head poked out. Go looked at Xiao Yu expectantly with green eyes.
Xiao Yu sighed, and could only pat himself on the shoulder and said, "Come on."
Go seemed to understand it, and called "meow" again, this time, the cry was full of excitement. The cat jumped nimbly and landed on Xiao Yu's shoulder lightly.
The two brothers took the cat to the direction of Zhenbei Street, leaving Haitang to watch the two young masters go away. She didn't follow, but raised her eyes to meet a dark guard hiding in the tree. They exchanged a look, and the next moment, the hidden guard disappeared...
Outside the alley, the passing of the two boys and a rich cat attracted a lot of curious eyes, and those passers-by secretly speculated that these two young masters of a rich family did not know.
The Xiao family brothers grew up being "watched" since they were young, and they have long been used to other people's gazes, but something is different today.
Xiao Yu patted the cat on his shoulder reassuringly, Xiao Ye raised his chin, and said to the cat on his elder brother's shoulder: "Go, you have to be good, don't run around!"
This Zhenbei Street is one of the busiest streets in Luoyue City. The North City Gate is directly ahead. At this moment, there are stalls everywhere on both sides of the street, and the shouts of vendors can be heard endlessly.
For young children, the gadgets and snacks sold in these stalls are very interesting. You can see the children who linger around the stalls and refuse to leave. If the accompanying adults are soft-hearted, they will give them to their children buy something.
Although the Xiao Yu brothers are young, they are used to seeing the world, but they are still attracted by the bustling scene in front of them. I bought all kinds of gadgets, even went to eat two delicious small dried fish.
Before he knew it, Xiao Yu discovered that only a small half of the string of copper coins given by his adoptive father was left in his purse.
And the peddlers and shopkeepers on the street knew from the way the two brothers were buying things that they were masters of money. Wherever they passed, they would receive bursts of warm and friendly greetings.
"Young master, buy a fan."
A chubby peddler had stretched his neck and waited for a long time. Seeing that they finally came, he hurriedly opened a folding fan and greeted them.
"Brother." Little Xiao Ye looked at the folding fan in the vendor's hand with bright eyes, and tugged on Xiao Yu's sleeve.
Like his younger brother, Xiao Yu's gaze was also attracted by the picture of a cat fluttering against a butterfly painted on this folding fan. The cat in the painting happened to be black and white, with a chubby body flying towards the butterfly. up.
but…
Xiao Yu stuffed his purse, struggled for a while, and took out a few copper coins to buy the folding fan, then said to little Xiao Ye with a bitter face: "Brother, we only have thirty copper coins. But the homework assigned by the adoptive father has not been done yet!"
Little Xiao Ye was still looking at the folding fan with great interest, but when he heard this, his brows also frowned, and the two brothers stared with big eyes.
Go standing on Xiao Yu's shoulder looked back and forth between the Xiao brothers curiously, and made a "meow" sound in doubt.
After Guan Yubai taught the two brothers yesterday, he assigned a homework for them to experience the "business" of "Scholar, Farmer, Industry and Commerce" today. For this reason, Guan Yubai specially gave the two brothers a bunch of copper coins.
Xiao Yu sighed heavily, and muttered, "Daddy is really bad."
Last night, Dad found out that they were going out today, and specially told Haitang to take off all the jade pendants, gold collars, and jade hairpins on their bodies. They called it private visits in micro-services. Now it seems that Dad clearly didn't want to pawn shop for them. Opportunity! ..
However, Dad also said that there is no unparalleled road.
He and his younger brother still have more than 30 copper coins, so they haven't come to a dead end!
Xiao Yu's eyeballs rolled around, and he seemed to be talking to himself: "Father said, business is buying and selling. Go, since we bought it, we should sell it now, don't you think so?"
"Meow!"
As soon as Go heard his name, he yelled in unison, not knowing whether he agreed or opposed.
Little Xiao Ye looked at the basket in his hand, narrowed his eyes with a smile, and asked, "Brother, shall we go to set up a stall?"
The two brothers looked at each other with great interest.
They found an open space on the side of the street, bought a piece of blue coarse cloth and spread it on the ground, and spread all the things in the basket on the coarse cloth.
The two brothers squatted behind their stall, and Mao Weiqi squatted among them.
For a while, this booth, which was different from the surrounding ones, attracted many curious passers-by, surrounded by three floors inside and three floors outside, and it was very lively.
But Xiao Yu soon realized that the situation was not good. There were many passers-by watching, but each of them was either deliberately talking to the two brothers, or bargaining.
The former was wasting his saliva for a long time, and he couldn't earn a single copper coin, while the latter was not much better, planning to use three copper coins to buy the leather ball that he and his younger brother bought for five copper coins.
If things go on like this, even if they sell out all the things in this stall, there will not be many copper coins left.
Although the adoptive father didn't stipulate how many copper coins they had to take back for homework, but what they took out was obviously a bunch of money, and if they took back only half a penny, it would be too detrimental to his face!
Xiao Yu handed over the work of greeting the guests to Xiao Ye, while he squatted on the ground thinking hard. Is there any way to earn more coins? !
Little Xiao Ye shouldered the heavy responsibility entrusted by his elder brother responsibly, and answered whatever others asked, for example:
"My name is Little Leaf."
"I'm four years old."
"This is my brother."
"My brother and I are surnamed Lin."
"Our cat is called Go."
"This comb has three copper plates."
"..."
When he was thirsty, he picked up the fruit on the green cloth, wiped it with a handkerchief, and ate it gracefully.
As time passed, the sun rose higher and higher, unconsciously, half an hour passed, but they hadn't sold a single item, and the passers-by who were watching gradually became bored and dispersed a lot...
At this moment, a few boys and girls passed by talking and laughing, and they inevitably noticed the two boys, and walked over curiously.
One of the young men in blue robes waved a folding fan and chatted with them enthusiastically: "Little guy, where are your parents? Are you lost?"
Little Xiao Ye shook his head solemnly: "We are not lost, my brother and I are selling things."
The boys and girls quickly glanced at the things on the stalls of the two little guys, and immediately saw that these brothers probably bought gadgets at the market, and now they want to sell them again. They quickly exchanged a look, and they couldn't help but laugh.
Another fourteen or fifteen-year-old girl in pink also squatted down, pointed to the cat squatting between the two brothers on purpose, and said, "Little brother, is this cat yours? My cat just needs a companion." , how about selling it to me?"
Little Xiao Ye shook his head solemnly: "Go is not for sale."
The smile on the face of the girl in pink grew stronger. How could she not see that the cats of these two little guys were raised to be slick, and they were obviously raised by the family's pampering, so how could they sell them? Just teasing two kids.
She was about to say something more, when another child voice said with a smile: "Go is not for sale, but sister, this comb is for sale."
Xiao Yu approached the girl in pink with a comb, and said familiarly: "Sister, it's spring, and it's time for cats to moult. Sister bought a comb for your cats. Let's comb the fur! And this..." As he spoke, Xiao Yu picked up another fist-sized piju, "This piju is most suitable for cats to play with, sister, look."
Xiao Yu casually threw the Piju on the green cloth, and the Piju rolled out.
"Meow!" Go yelled excitedly, and rushed over, first grabbed Piju with one claw, then bitten it back to Xiao Yu and let it go.
"Meow." It squatted there obediently, raised its round head, and looked at Xiao Yu expectantly.
The series of Go moves amazed the girl in pink, clapped her hands and praised: "Little brother, your cat is really smart!"
Little Xiao Ye puffed out his chest proudly, and replied solemnly: "Of course." Their cats, Xiaobai, Xiaoju, Xiaohui, and Hanyu, are all smart!
The three words made the young boys and girls burst out laughing, and the laughter made the atmosphere much warmer.
Xiao Yu hurriedly said while the iron was hot: "Sister, the cat is very smart! You just need to play with your cat a few times with Piju, and it will learn it too! Buy a comb and Piju now, and you can get a free one." Oh, the fan, it only costs twenty copper coins! Sister, look, the cats on this fan are so exquisite and lovely!"
Xiao Yu was talking frothy, praising and praising the comb, leather ball and fan.
The little Xiao Ye on the side blinked suspiciously. He clearly remembered that he and his elder brother spent a total of ten copper coins on the comb, leather ball and fan. Why did the elder brother sell it for twenty copper coins
Little Xiao Ye looked down at Go, and asked silently with his eyes: Go, do you know
Go tilted his head and gave a suspicious "meow".
And Xiao Yu was still talking about sales: "And this big brother, do you want to see it too? This rattle boy will definitely like it, and this sachet matches your clothes so much, big brother!..."
After those boys and girls left, the items on the booth were less than half.
Xiao Yu cheerfully counted the dozens of copper coins from the first business, and said with a smile: "Seventy copper coins were sold, plus the original thirty copper coins, it just happens to be a bunch of coins!... Brother, clean up!" After a while, we can go to the foster father to hand in homework!"
The two brothers worked together to put the rest of the things back into the basket, and slowly returned the same way.
In the distance, Xiao Yu's triumphant voice could be heard coming from the wind: "...it's the words of farmers and farmers, the words and deeds of scholars and scholars, the skills of workers and workers, and the words of merchants and businessmen."
"Meow?"
Episode 8: Xiao Yi X Nangong Yue on Weifu
"Boom—"
At dusk, there were bursts of muffled thunder in the sky, and amidst the lightning flashes, the torrential rain poured down, and the bean-sized raindrops "cracked" on the big trees, roads, and houses by the roadside...
The dense rain curtain turned the surrounding into a vast ocean, and the road was muddy.
In a small inn on the side of the road, there are many guests sitting in the lobby on the first floor at the moment, either to shelter from the rain, or to stay overnight.
Outside the house, thunder roared continuously, and suddenly it was vaguely mixed with the sound of horseshoes and wheels, getting closer and closer, and after a while, a green-covered carriage was seen speeding in the rainstorm, and stopped outside the inn.
The tall and thin Xiaoer put on his coir raincoat and bamboo hat, and hurried out to greet him, "Dare to ask the guest officer, but do you want to stay? There are still a few rooms in this shop!"
"My son and wife are going to stay..."
"Boom, boom—"
There was another burst of thunder, which almost suppressed the outside voices, and the guests sitting in the lobby drank tea, ate, and talked alone.
After a while, I saw that Xiao Er ushered in a young couple who seemed to be in their mid-twenties. The couple were both dressed in purple. , I couldn't help admiring:
What a perfect couple!
At this time, a silver lightning suddenly exploded in the dark sky outside, making the lobby brighten up. The white light of the lightning made the skin of the two people more beautiful than snow, especially the appearance of the two women. The beautiful purple robed man, with a pair of peach eyes that are brighter than the stars, is so handsome that he is not like ordinary people.
If it wasn't for some kind of wilderness here, it would almost make people think that it was a vixen who turned into a human and came to the world to confuse all living beings.
The man in purple robe held a water-green handkerchief, carefully wiped off the almost non-existent raindrops on the woman's shoulders, and asked with a smile, "Ah Yue, are you hungry?"
Nangong Yue smiled slightly, and said: "A Yi, it's almost time for dinner, let's use some things first, and then go upstairs."
"Two guests, please come here." The thin little Er greeted them graciously and sat down at the table by the window, "I don't know what the guests want to use? We have a lot of special dishes in our store, such as spring bamboo shoots, shiitake mushrooms and chicken soup, thousands of pieces of meat. , steamed sea bass, red bean cake, scallion steamed rolls..." Xiaoer introduced it eloquently, with joy in his eyes.
Xiao Yi casually ordered a pot of Pu'er tea, and asked Xiao Er to serve six or seven special dishes, and Xiao Er left with a happy smile.
"Cough cough cough..."
From the table on the right came the sound of a woman's suppressed coughing. Nangong Yue looked around and saw a couple sitting at the table a few steps away, looking in their early thirties.
The coughing woman was wearing a grape-colored ruyi-patterned flower gown, her thick black hair was tied into a crescent bun, and a flying swallow hairpin with eight treasures holding pearls was inserted. She looked dignified and beautiful. A handkerchief covered his mouth and coughed lightly.
"Ming'er, did you catch a cold in the rain just now?" The man next to the woman looked at him with concern. The man was wearing a blue brocade robe with cloud patterns and a belt inlaid with sapphire around his waist, which looked very talented.
"Master, I'm fine, but my throat is itchy for a while." The woman said.
"Ming'er, I think it's raining heavily, and it won't stop for a while. Why don't we stay here for one night and go back tomorrow morning? You should rest early tonight." The blue-robed man said softly.
The woman stopped coughing quickly and responded.
After that, the man in the blue robe called the tall and thin little girl over, asked for an upper room, and then ordered the maidservant in green at the side: "Xia Lian, go to the carriage and get the lady's clothes. "
"Yes, master." The maidservant in Tsing Yi hurriedly put on her thick coir raincoat and went out.
"Master Ding, Mrs. Ding, this way please!"
The thin second led the couple up the stairs, and the sound of their footsteps gradually faded away...
"Master Ding and Mrs. Ding have such a good relationship!" In the corner of the lobby, a middle-aged woman with a round figure in a blue dress said with emotion, she looked back from the direction of the stairs with envious eyes, and looked at it again. Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue, when her eyes shifted to the gray-clothed man with a sloppy beard beside her, only disgust was left in them.
She pushed the big man in gray and complained: "Father, I was also caught in the rain, why didn't you ask me if I was okay?"
The big man who was drinking didn't pay attention, and was pushed so that half of the glass was spilled. He looked at the wine spilled on the table innocently and distressedly.
At this moment, another short and chubby waiter came quickly with several plates in his hand, and quickly brought hot tea and snacks to Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue's table, but he retorted meaningfully to the woman in Tsing Yi: " This eldest sister, there are some things that should not be taken on the surface."
The woman in Tsing Yi's eyes lit up immediately, and asked curiously: "Second brother, do you know something inside? Tell us about it."
A few other guests also looked at the fat Xiaoer curiously, and a gray-haired old man urged: "Brother Xiaoer, don't be foolish, just say it!"
After serving the last plate of dim sum to Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue, the fat boy walked a few steps towards the woman in Tsing Yi, glanced at the direction of the stairs, and lowered his voice slightly: "Master Ding and Mrs. Ding It's a wealthy gentry from Ding's village next door, this Mr. Ding's surname is not Ding..."
When the fat boy mentioned this, the gray-clothed man suddenly realized, and blurted out: "Could it be that Mr. Ding barged in the door?" There was a trace of disdain in his words.
This man has hands and feet, so if he insists on being a door-to-door, it's because of his poor character!
At that time, people often looked down on the son-in-law. For example, in the Central Plains of Dayu, since hundreds of years ago, there have been laws expressly stipulating that the son-in-law should not be an official in the court.
"It doesn't matter whether you marry a wife or get married, it doesn't matter if you live as a couple. As long as you live a good life, it doesn't matter!" The woman in Tsing Yi didn't think so, and said, she looked at Nangong Yue, and talked to her, "This girl, don't you think so?"
Nangong Yue was suddenly accosted, startled, subconsciously glanced at Xiao Yi, what she thought in her heart was that she would not dare to marry the dignified prince of Dayue!
Xiao Yina is the worm in Nangong Yue's stomach, just looking at the eyes and face of his princess, one can tell what she is thinking.
He raised his eyebrows and smiled, with a hint of naughtiness in his bright smile. He crossed the table and took Nangong Yue's bare hand, and said affectionately: "Ah Yue, for you, even if my father-in-law and mother-in-law let me I am also willing to become a married woman." After speaking, he got a little excited, "Actually, 'Nangong Yi' sounds pretty good too!"
Outside the inn, Zhou Dacheng had just settled their carriage, and was going to come in, but just heard this sentence outside the threshold, he couldn't help but stop, feeling that he had heard something he shouldn't have heard.
He thought about it, and then retreated silently. He'd better feed the horses first.
The corners of Nangong Yue's eyes twitched, she knew that Xiao Yi was in high spirits, so she didn't answer, but the woman in Tsing Yi was quite moved when she heard it, she pushed her man roughly, and spilled the remaining half glass of wine in half.
"Look at him!" The woman in Tsing Yi said angrily, pinched the man in frustration, and said to herself: How can I pick such an elm lump with my blind eyes!
The big man in gray saw that there was less than one-third of the wine in the glass, and his heart ached. He said angrily, "I'm just kidding! You really mean it! Ask him if he wants to marry his daughter?" !"
The big man in gray snorted coldly and gave Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue a sideways glance. Seeing the demeanor of the couple, they were from wealthy families. If it wasn't for the fact that there were no males in the family to continue the incense, who would want to hire a wife! What kind of good man can be recruited by recruiting? !
Recruiting for your daughter? ! Xiao Yi couldn't help but his eyes lit up, he looked at Nangong Yue with piercing eyes, and said excitedly: "Ah Yue, let's find a bride for my daughter in the future!" If his future son-in-law really loves their daughter, he should naturally be willing to marry her!
Nangong Yue became more and more speechless, and wanted to remind Xiao Yi that they only had two sons and no daughter!
"Ayi..."
Before Nangong Yue finished speaking, the atmosphere around her suddenly became a little weird. Several guests all looked in the same direction—the direction of the stairs.
Nangong Yue also followed the gazes of those people, and saw a blue-robed man with good features standing in the middle of the stairs at some point, it was the married Mr. Ding.
Master Ding stood on the stairs and looked down at the crowd, with a faint smile on his lips and deep and quiet eyes.
The woman in Tsing Yi and the others couldn't help but look away stiffly, talking about people's right and wrong behind their backs and being caught by the person concerned, wouldn't that be extremely embarrassing. Those people were either drinking, eating, or chatting with friends pretending nothing had happened.
As for Xiao Yi, he didn't care about Mr. Ding at all, he only thought about his daughter-in-law, he gently shook Nangong Yue's hand, and asked, "Ah Yue, what do you think?"
Nangong Yue really didn't want to continue this topic, so she answered vaguely, thinking: Anyway, they don't have a daughter!
"Second Brother," Master Na Ding said nonchalantly, "Please also trouble the kitchen to cook a bowl of hot ginger soup for my wife to drive away the cold."
Fat Xiaoer was very embarrassed, and hurriedly echoed: "Master Ding, wait a moment, I will let the cook cook for you." Saying this, Fat Xiaoer hurriedly stepped back.
Afterwards, Master Ding went upstairs. His footsteps were neither too fast nor too slow, neither light nor heavy, but they clearly echoed in the ears of those guests, and they all held their breath subconsciously.
After the faint sound of closing the door came from upstairs, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.
The gray-clothed man glared at his wife, and said angrily, "Your mother-in-law has a long tongue, and I want you to tell people right and wrong behind your back!" He also wasted a good glass of wine!
The woman in Tsing Yi also felt a little guilty, said a few good things, ordered a jug of wine for the man, and coaxed the man into a happy smile.
After that, there was no more disturbance in the lobby, and the diners all had their meals.
After Xiao Yi and Nangong Yue had finished eating, the sky had already completely darkened, but the rain showed no signs of abating. Obviously, there was nothing else to do in this small inn, and the guests who stayed overnight rushed to Back to the room.
That night, thunder, rain, and lightning sounded continuously, almost drowning out the sound of beating outside.
Nangong Yue was exhausted all the way, fell asleep as soon as she touched the bed, and fell unconscious... until there was a scream outside that almost knocked the roof over:
"ah-"
The continuous hysterical screams obviously belonged to a woman.
Soon, there were several "squeaks" of the door opening from outside, and several voices said cursingly:
"Who?!"
"It's disturbing and clean in the middle of the night!"
"Still letting people sleep?!"
"..."
But the woman's screams continued unaffected, Nangong Yue lost all sleepiness, opened her eyes, only to find that there was nothing around her, and Xiao Yi didn't know where she had gone.
"Ayi..."
Before the words fell, a familiar tall figure walked into the inner room. The oil lamp beside the bed gave off a dim light. The man's fair face and slender neck were as delicate as white porcelain, and his description became softer and more charming.
Of course it was Xiao Yi.
"Ah Yue, get up. I'm afraid I won't be able to continue sleeping tonight." Xiao Yi said slowly.
The screaming outside finally stopped, Nangong Yue sat up holding the thin quilt, and raised her eyebrows suspiciously as a question.
There is no need for Xiao Yi to answer,