The news suddenly revealed by the queen put the Shen family in a state of anxiety. There is no doubt that the Shen Xin couple did not want Shen Miao to marry into the royal family, the most ruthless royal family. Apart from the consideration of many political factors, it was also because the backyard of the royal family was complicated. too easy. Compared with these, the glory, wealth, and supreme honor are not worth the loss.
Shen Xin was determined to marry Shen Miao before the imperial decree. Originally, before entering the palace, due to Madam Su's affairs, Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan also discussed that they should start paying attention to Shen Miao's life-long affairs, Luo Xueyan even ordered her servants to specially I made a booklet, all of which are young talents of the right age in Ding capital. The booklet records in detail the appearance and character of these people, where they live, how many people live in the house, and how many places they have in their hometown. Chu clearly understands. Luo Xueyan also asked Shen Miao's meaning from the side, and after hearing that Shen Miao did not mind looking at her husband in this way, she felt relieved and planned to really look for Shen Miao.
The Shen family holds great power in the Ding capital, which is a very special existence in the eyes of Emperor Wen Hui, so it is not easy to choose people who look like this. Those courtiers, Shen Xin, who were already powerful, didn't think about it, just to prevent Emperor Wen Hui from thinking that they were deliberately allying forces. Therefore, Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin chose those from the upper-middle-class families, who had no ambition, and who were pure and honest families. On the other hand, Shen Qiu was a straightforward person. He also had a lot of good brothers in the Ministry of War, and he could also help him find out how these people were in private.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan planned for Shen Miao like this, but it was beyond their expectations, but when Shen Xin showed a little bit of intention to get married, the other party refused with a smile. Don't be in a hurry to get a wife. Shen Xin had a violent temper and it was painful to hold Shen Miao in the palm of his hand, others did not look down on Shen Miao, and Shen Xin also looked down on others, so he walked away with a temper.
But after coming and going, everyone encountered this situation. Those young talents who have finally found their eyes on them are all looking for excuses to refuse, one or two are coincidences, and more people feel a little unusual. Shen Xin also sensed that there was something wrong, and a military general who was close with Shen Xin told him that now all the courtiers knew that the royal family intended to refer Shen Miao to the present son. Shen Xin was looking for her husband's family for Shen Miao, but who would dare to fight for a woman for the royal family? Although Shen Miao married in the past and avoided the fate of marrying into the East Palace, it would also make the royal family dislike Shen Miao's in-laws.
It was all for self-protection, even if the Shen family had a great career and Shen Miao was smart and calm, no one would dare to marry her.
Shen Xin was furious when he heard the news in the mansion, he only said that he saw that those Qingliu families would not be in the same filth with the world, but he did not expect it to be a tortoise, fortunately he did not marry Shen Miao, so he could not bear the responsibility. Such a person, how could they support Shen Miao in the future.
Shen Miao only smiled lightly after hearing what Bai Lu and Shuang Jiang had inquired about.
Jing Zhe said anxiously, "Why isn't the girl in a hurry? Now the lady and the master are in a hurry. If this goes on, the imperial decree has not been issued for the time being, and it is impossible to find a suitable person."
“The Fu family are not fools.” Shen Miao picked up the hot tea on the table and took a sip, “There will be no way of knowing what the father and mother have come up with.”
Shen Miao knew from the beginning that this method of Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan would not work. As for how the news that she was going to marry the prince spread, needless to say, it was naturally the work of the royal family. The royal family almost unabashedly announced to the world that Shen Miao was the person they saw. How could Ming Qi's courtiers dare to openly oppose the royal family and rob people, so the Shen Xin couple's plan to let Shen Miao marry as soon as possible was doomed to fail.
Gu Yu's throat was a little sore, and he said, "Could it be that the girl really wants to marry His Royal Highness?"
As personal maids, although Jing Zhe and Gu Yu sometimes could not understand what Shen Miao was thinking, they could feel some of Shen Miao's mood more or less. For example, Shen Miao did not like the palace at all, nor did she like the people in the palace. Now if Shen Miao married into the Eastern Palace, she would definitely be uncomfortable.
Shen Miao said, "Let's go and see." But she thought in her heart that Ming Qi's royal family, she would never want to marry again. But an imperial decree can be controlled by him. If it doesn't work, she will ruin her reputation. The Fu family said that what they want is not the military power of the Shen family, but they dare not show their true colors to the outside world. . When Shen Miao's reputation was ruined, if the Crown Prince still insisted on marrying her, it would be too ugly. Which is more important, green hat or military power? Judging from Shen Miao's understanding of the Fu family, it must be that military power is important, but if one really wanted to marry her even at the cost of wearing a cuckold, the people would not feel that the Fu family was very affectionate, but would feel that the royal harem was in chaos.
Even if the Fu family were unpopular, they would not dare to let the rumors spread.
It’s just… Shen Miao stared at the floating tea leaves in the teacup and her reputation was similarly ruined.
Fortunately, she doesn't have any sisters, so she won't make the sisters be ridiculed like her. Unfortunately, Shen Xin and the others will definitely be criticized by others.
But this is the last resort, and the only way.
Shen Xin and Luo Xueyan did not know that Shen Miao had already made up her own mind and were still looking for a good husband for Shen Miao. However, the message from the royal family had already spread, and even the Iceman dared not take over the business of the Shen family.
Shen Qiu almost tied a good friend to marry Shen Miao. After being stopped by Luo Xueyan, Shen Qiu, Luo Xueyan, and Shen Xin sat in the room and talked about Shen Miao's marriage with really sad faces.
Luo Xueyan said: "The royal hand is really too despicable. Before so many people wanted to come to visit us to be relatives, but now, all of them have gone around, what is this called!"
"It's all my fault." Shen Xindao said, "I should have set up a marriage for Jiaojiao at the beginning. I thought she was young and would be fine if she waited a few more years, but I didn't think about it."
Shen Qiu scratched his head: "In any case, my younger sister can't marry into the Prince's Mansion. Why should a girl raised by our General's Mansion be a concubine for someone, and a full-fledged wife? The truth of being a concubine."
"No one dares to marry our family now, what should we do?" Luo Xueyan looked a little anxious and asked tentatively, "How about we go outside Dingjing to find a suitable family?"
Shen Qiu was surprised: "Mother, do you want to marry your sister far away?"
Luo Xueyan said angrily, "I can't do anything about it, I'm afraid all the officials in Dingjing know about it, maybe it's spread outside Dingjing, and I have to find some remote places, I don't know. This is what happened.”
"No." Shen Xin categorically refused: "If you marry far away, you will only aggrieve Jiaojiao, and the mountains are far away, and her husband's family bullies her. What should we do if we are far away in Dingjing and can't help?"
Luo Xueyan was annoyed: "This is not possible, that is not possible, what do you say?"
Shen Qiu sighed: "In the end, these people in Dingjing are still afraid that they will be implicated. Could it be that there is no man who favors his sister more than his own life?" Seeing Luo Xueyan staring at him, Shen Qiu quickly added: "Except for Except for me and my father."
Just as he was talking, he saw Luo Ling walking in from outside. Luo Xueyan greeted him to sit down and asked eagerly, "Brother Ling, have you found a suitable family today?"
Luo Ling shook his head.
Both Shen Xin and Shen Qiu were a little disappointed.
Luo Xueyan also lowered her head and looked worriedly at the tea cup in front of her. In the silence, she heard Luo Ling speak softly, "Aunt, uncle, cousin."
The three raised their heads, only to see Luo Ling's expression a little strange, hesitant to speak.
Shen Qiu asked, "Cousin, what's wrong with you? If you have anything to say, it's all from your own family."
Luo Ling took a deep breath and said, "Cousin hasn't found the right person yet?"
Luo Xueyan shook her head and said, "These people in Dingjing are afraid of being troubled by the royal family, so they want to stay far away from the Shen family. It is really difficult to find someone who is suitable and willing to marry Jiaojiao at this juncture."
"Then," Luo Ling paused for a while, before summoning the courage to speak, "I am willing to marry my cousin."
As soon as these words came out, the room fell silent. Even the maids who were waiting on the side did not dare to speak, and silently retreated to the side.
Shen Qiu and Shen Xin stared at Luo Ling, but Luo Ling seemed to suddenly have the courage, and continued to speak: "I know that my right hand is not good now, and in terms of family background and appearance, Dingjing is better than mine. There are many, but... I am willing to marry my cousin, I will always be good to her, I will never take a concubine or take the house, she is the only one in the backyard. Besides..." Luo Ling smiled and said, "If my aunt and uncle are worried about what happens to the royal family. , I can take her back to Xiaochun City, where both parents and grandfather are there, they will also take care of my cousin and will not let her be wronged. When my aunt and uncle go on an expedition next time, they can also go back to Xiaochun City to visit my cousin. "
"Cousin, you..." Shen Qiu was speechless, not only Shen Qiu, Luo Xue Yan and Shen Xin were also a little stunned.
Luo Ling's remarks were plain and simple, without some bells and whistles, but they were sincere. Before that, it was not that Luo Xueyan had not thought about these two children, but seeing that Shen Miao seemed to have only brother-sister friendship towards Luo Ling, she no longer thought about it. But the current situation is different, Luo Ling is the best home than the prince.
Luo Ling was the one that Shen Xin and his wife had grown up with, with an honest and gentle personality, and was good at accommodating people, which just happened to accommodate Shen Miao. It is also the son of the eldest brother of one's own family, and it is like a family. Shen Miao will never be made difficult by her parents-in-law when she gets married. With the love of Luo Lianying and Yu Clan for Shen Miao, maybe they will favor Shen Miaoduo in everything. much more. The most important thing is that Luo Ling can bring Shen Miao back to Xiaochun City, the sky is high and the emperor is far away, no matter how much the royal family is dissatisfied, it will be beyond their reach, just so Shen Miao can avoid the limelight.
As the rivalry between the princes became more intense, the situation in Ming Qi became more complicated, and the Ding capital became more and more dangerous. Shen Xin couldn't leave Dingjing because of military power, but he didn't want to involve his children in a dangerous whirlpool. Shen Qiu was a man and he had already entered the official position, so he could no longer escape, but Shen Miao, Shen Xin always hoped that she could live peacefully and smoothly.
If you marry into the Luo family, it is indeed a good choice.
Shen Xin stared at Luo Ling, but his words were a little sharp: "Brother Ling, now you are marrying Jiaojiao to understand the difficulty, and you are not allowed to meet the girl you like in the future. What will you do then?"
These words were meant to be exploratory, but Luo Ling was suddenly embarrassed. His face turned slightly red, but he still insisted: "I won't meet the girl I like... The only one I like is my cousin."
Hearing this, Shen Qiu immediately burst into joy, slapped Luo Ling on the shoulder, and said, "So, you've already taken a fancy to your sister?"
Luo Xueyan was also a little surprised, Luo Ling had a gentle and self-controlled personality and did not show her emotions very much. Although she was kind to Shen Miao on weekdays, Luo Xueyan thought it was just her elder brother taking care of her younger sister. But I didn't expect Luo Ling to have this meaning.
Luo Ling nodded.
"It's really cheap, you stinky brat." Shen Qiu was suddenly dissatisfied, and said angrily.
"Shut up, Brother Qiu." Luo Xueyan glared at Shen Qiu and looked at Luo Ling, the more she looked, the more satisfied she really became.
Shen Xin and Shen Qiu looked at it but it was not very pleasant, their mood was really complicated, no one married Shen Miao, the father and son were not happy, and some people were not happy when they got married. Especially Shen Xin, he felt that his daughter who was like a flower and jade was brought up, so he married this stinky boy in front of him, and he was cheap.
Shen Qiu said: "I'm not wrong, if we Jiaojiao don't have this incident, Dingjing's children can just pick one, it's not an exaggeration to pick an immortal. Who knew this happened... My cousin picked up a leak, I don't know what kind of virtue I have accumulated in my previous life."
Luo Xue Yan was furious: "Stinky boy, try talking nonsense again! A dog's mouth can't spit out ivory!"
Luo Ling smiled and said, "Cousin is right. It's my blessing to marry Jiaojiao, but..." He said, "I still have to ask my cousin's opinion on this matter. If my cousin doesn't want to, I don't need to mention this matter again."
In the end it was still necessary to respect Shen Miao's intentions.
Luo Xueyan and Shen Xin looked at each other, and both understood the meaning in each other's eyes. Marrying or not marrying depends on Shen Miao's attitude in the end, but in this situation, Shen Miao would choose to marry Luo Ling without hesitation, after all, it seems that it is not suitable for Shen Miao to be a side concubine. wonderful preference. Moreover, compared to the prince, Luo Ling's appearance is clear and handsome, and his temperament is gentle and tolerant, which is obviously more in line with the appearance of a good man.
Luo Xueyan said, "Don't belittle yourself, no matter what, your uncle, me, and your cousin are always on your side."
Shen Xin and Shen Qiu were very dissatisfied with being "represented" by Luo Xueyan, but they did not refute.
When several people were discussing this matter, a servant suddenly came to report, saying: "Master, Madam, someone is looking for you in front of the door."
Because of Shen Miao's affairs these few days, people in Dingjing and the Shen family who have some friendship have avoided seeing them, and they will not take the initiative to come to the door, but they did not expect that there would be people looking for them at this time. Shen Qiu asked casually, "Who is it?"
The servant said, "It's Mrs. Ping Nanbo."
Everyone: "… "
When Mrs. Su entered the room, she did not expect Shen Qiu and Shen Xin to be there. Speaking of which, she was still a little afraid of Shen Xin, because Shen Xin and Su Yu had political disagreements in the early years, and Shen Xin had no good face towards Su Yu, so naturally Su Yu didn't think much of Shen Xin, and Mrs. Su even more . If it wasn't for Su Mingfeng this time, Mrs. Su would never have entered the door of the Shen family in her life.
Luo Xueyan asked Madam Su to sit down, and Madam Su and Shen Xin greeted him. Looking at Shen Qiu with a smile, he said, "This is the eldest young master of the mansion. He is really a young man, handsome and extraordinary. At first glance, he is not an ordinary boy."
Shen Qiu even said that he didn't dare, and Madam Su looked at Luo Ling again and asked with a smile, "This one..."
Luo Xueyan explained, "This is the son of my eldest brother, Luo Ling."
Mrs. Su looked at Luo Ling with a strange look, and asked calmly, "Then this young master is married now?"
"I haven't replied to Madam's words yet." Luo Ling replied politely. Immediately, she looked at Madam Su with some doubts, probably because she didn't understand why the woman she met for the first time asked him about his marriage, which was a bit abrupt.
The more polite Luo Ling was, the more strange Mrs. Su looked at him. On closer inspection, there was even a point or two of hostility. Others are naturally at a loss, but Mrs. Su is complaining in her heart. Unexpectedly, there is still such an aged young master in the Shen family house. Judging from the young master's sensible and sensible appearance, it's not bad. One of the easiest things to know about cousin and cousin is what happened. Shen Miao was young and ignorant, so she might be deceived by this cousin. In this way, would Su Mingfeng still have a chance? Madam Su cheered up immediately and was determined to fight for her son.
Because several of Shen Xin were men, it was difficult to sit and listen to the woman's words, so he got up and left. Only Luo Xueyan and Madam Su were left in the main hall. Luo Xueyan asked with a smile, "Mrs. Su is here today, but what is the most important thing?" She was a little anxious without even posting a post. Luo Xueyan had a faint conjecture in her heart, but she didn't dare to think deeply, she just thought it was her own making. passionate.
Madam Su sternly said, "What is Madam thinking about about what I said to Madam the other day?"
Luo Xueyan was startled, what did you say a few days ago? What were they talking about a few days ago... was Su Mingfeng and Shen Miao's marriage
Luo Xueyan couldn't help feeling a little terrified, she said, "Could it be that Madam Su has not heard the rumors in the market recently?" Although she also hoped that someone would marry Shen Miao, the more the better, to give Shen Miao more choices, but she did not hope it was a lie In the case of facing the other party and making the other party unlucky, the words are also candid.
Madam Su said, "What rumor?"
Luo Xueyan's heart sank, and she simply said, "It's the rumor that the crown prince wants to marry our daughter into the manor."
"So that's what happened." Mrs. Su smiled and said, "I heard about it. The Shen family girl is so beautiful that even the royal family is concerned about it."
When Mrs. Su said this, her expression was not twisted at all, even more magnanimous than Luo Xueyan. On the contrary, Luo Xueyan couldn't understand it. Was Mrs. Su's heart too big? Did she not understand at all what the royal family meant for Shen Miao or did she not care at all
"Have you heard about this, are you still considering the marriage between the young master of the Su family and the little girl?" Luo Xueyan asked.
"Of course you have to think about it." Mrs. Su nodded: "You can't be so domineering. You can't just let the Su family care for Shen girl, and don't allow other family members to care for Shen girl, right? Madam, our Su family has a good temperament and is not so domineering."
Luo Xueyan felt that Mrs. Su's thoughts were different from her own, so she made it clear and explained it to her in detail, she said, "The prince intends to accept the little girl into the East Palace. Since they are all mothers, I The little girl didn't want to be a concubine, so she wanted to get married earlier. But since the rumors have spread, the people who were looking for it before tried their best to shirk it. The lady also understands, who would be at this time Dare to marry a little girl, that is to oppose the royal family, annoy the royal family, and then I'm afraid I will suffer some hardships... Madam Su, now you understand what I mean? Do you still want to marry this family? "
The sincerity of these remarks was not concealed in the slightest, and the disadvantages were bluntly shown to the other party. Instead, Madam Su laughed slowly and said, "Does Madam think I'm a fool, please don't understand this?"
Luo Xueyan didn't understand even more now. After understanding the disadvantages, she still wanted to get married? Aren't the Su family afraid of causing trouble
"Don't hide it from Madam." Madam Su said with a smile: "The situation in Dingjing is too complicated now. My master often talks about avoiding trouble and avoiding trouble. He probably avoided these mundane things without thinking about it. In the past two years, Ping Nanbo The family has already withdrawn from the court affairs. Speaking of which, since the official family has almost been cleared away, there are not so many concerns about doing things. The reason why I married this family is naturally aware of the dangers involved, but who would let Ming Does Feng like it?"
Luo Xue Yan's eyes widened, and she asked in a voiceless voice, "Like it?" She always thought that what Madam Su said that day was just a polite remark, or it was made up to make up for her. Looking at Mrs. Su's expression now, it doesn't seem to be fake.
"Of course." Madam Su said, "If Mingfeng didn't like it? How could I keep pestering Madam?" She sighed, "I've never seen a girl Mingfeng liked, but I know that my son is dead brains. , As long as you like something, it will be too late to change it. Since you like Miss Shen, it will be very difficult to like other girls in the future. I am afraid that he will get into a dead end, so it is better to fulfill his wish." Madam Su looked down and looked down. He pointed at his fingertips: "Because of the relationship of the Su family, Ming Feng can only hide his clumsiness and can't show his strength in his official career. We are already ashamed of him. If we don't let him get his wish in the marriage, the master and I only feel that we owe him. I can't make it up for the rest of my life."
Luo Xueyan listened, and a feeling of affection gradually developed in her heart. She was a mother, and naturally she could figure out something.
I just heard Madam Su say again: "But Madam, don't worry, although our Su family is no longer an official family, we have enough money and there are many shops, so you won't have to worry about eating and drinking. After Miss Shen gets married, my master and I will take her up with her. As her own daughter, Ming Feng is old-fashioned and kind, and there will be no other women in the backyard. The population is simple, although Miss Shen can't be as prosperous and rich as in the Prince's Mansion, she still lives contentedly and freely."
Luo Xue Yan's heart moved, Madam Su's words were said to have reached her heart. She did not ask how wealthy the person Shen Miao married was, as long as the other person was upright and behaved well and treated Shen Miao well, it would be better if the person was simple. Su Mingfeng is really a good candidate.
Thinking of Luo Ling just now, Mrs. Su began to hesitate. Luo Ling is certainly not bad, but if Shen Miao wants to go back to Xiaochun City, if Su Mingfeng, Shen Miao can stay in Dingjing.
This time, due to various considerations in her heart, Luo Xueyan did not reject Madam Su, but only said that she was thinking about it again. After Madam Su left, Luo Xueyan went to Shen Xin to discuss the matter. Of course, the most important thing is to look at Shen Miao's intentions, both of them are young talents, as long as it is clear that Su Mingfeng has no problem, then Shen Miao will be able to see her future husband by herself.
This matter came to Shen Miao’s ears for some reason, when Luo Tan came to look for Shen Miao, she was overjoyed and said, “Little cousin usually stays at home, but I didn’t expect that the fragrance of wine is not afraid of the alley. Shen, look, Brother Ling and the young master of the Su family are here, as well as the prince. These are three peach blossoms, and in the eyes of others, I'm afraid they will die of envy."
Shen Miao was very helpless. Luo Ling actually proposed to marry her at this time, of course Shen Miao felt that she did not expect that Madam Su would come to take care of this marriage for Su Mingfeng.
Originally, the fact that Madam Su wanted to marry the Shen family made Shen Miao suspicious enough. I was afraid that Su Mingfeng was trying to find out the identity of Xie Jing Xing. Now that it has reached such a point that the Su family would marry themselves even at the expense of being an enemy of the royal family, Shen Miao felt that Su Mingfeng was more and more dangerous. Thinking that Su Mingfeng’s matter is best left to Xie Jingxing to solve by herself, but… Shen Miao glanced at the window, she did not know when this person would come back, it was an eventful season, but she chose to disappear at this time, for no reason, Shen Miao felt a little bit in her heart dissatisfied.
Luo Tan continued: "When I hung the red rope on the bond tree in Putuo Temple before, the red rope you threw is a good place to hang it, little cousin. I looked at the place where the red rope was There are a lot of side branches that stretch out the branches, I am afraid it is the peach blossoms today, I think three peach blossoms in this mere are not enough, maybe there are six, seven or eight."
Shen Miao said while holding the teacup, "You are cutting window grilles, just how many flowers you want?" Luo Ling has a kind personality, and the Su family is a wonderful family. It is very easy to find two people who are not afraid of becoming enemies with the royal family. Rare, how can there be anything else? But I thought of what the mad Taoist said before: I was afraid that there would be a peach blossom, and I couldn't help but jump in my heart. Could it be true that the Taoist said it
Luo Tan continued to talk to herself, "But little cousin, the red rope you hung ended up on a high branch. That high branch should be your destination. I wonder who my brother-in-law is?"
Shen Miao took a sip of tea and absentmindedly listened to Luo Tan's serious nonsense.
"It would be great if it was Prince Rui!" Luo Tan slapped her hand: "Then I will rise as the tide rises, and I am Prince Rui's sister-in-law!"
Shen Miao was drinking tea when she spit out all the tea, almost choking herself.
Unexpectedly, Luo Tan’s words became a prophecy, Shen Miao’s peach blossoms would not come, it would be shocking, the mere three flowers were indeed underestimated.