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At this moment, I suddenly heard the horse's hooves stop next to the sedan, and a deep voice said: "Madam, if you feel unwell, please tell me and we can go slower."
Gu Sui'er shook her head. After shaking her head, she realized that the person couldn't hear her, so she said, "It's okay."
Jiang Zheng listened to the voice inside, which was very low and weak. He couldn't help but think of the scene in the inn that night again, and couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
My young master is not a bad person who bullies weak women. However, something like this happened due to some strange combination of circumstances. It was just a fate.
He frowned and said respectfully: "We will arrive at the county soon. We will rest then, then change the carriage and continue on our way."
Gu Sui'er nodded slightly, but she was thinking in her heart that the Marquis Mansion was so far away, and she didn't know when she would be able to see her parents again.
When he arrived in the county that night, Jiang Zheng booked the only inn in the county and stayed with the group. In the meantime, Jiang Zheng ordered people to bring hot water and food. Gu Sui'er was very hungry now, so when she saw the food, she ate without caring about anything else.
Jiang Zheng was originally going to come in to tell her about tomorrow's itinerary, but when he saw her eating deliciously through the window, he withdrew.
On the second day, the carriage was indeed changed. The carriage was spacious and many times more comfortable than the ox-carts in the village. Gu Sui'er was afraid of catching the tadpoles in her belly, so she leaned on the pillow beside her and lay down.
On this day, they didn't rest and kept on the road. At noon, Jiang Zheng opened the curtain and handed in a pack of hot pancakes with meat and a cup of tea. He said, "I feel wronged, little madam."
Gu Sui'er was speechless, took over the pancake and ate the meat, and drank the tea.
After Gu Sui'er finished eating, Jiang Zheng ordered to continue on his way. This time the carriage moved faster than before noon.
In this way, the carriage traveled for four days before arriving at a place. Gu Sui'er heard that it was extremely lively outside, with cries and frolics, and knew that this was a lively street. However, she had no intention of looking at it at this time. She just held her belly and felt the tadpoles in her belly.
In fact, when she lay down, because her belly was so thin, she could feel that the tadpole was already the size of an egg, but she still liked to call it a tadpole.
The carriage drove for who knows how long before it came to a stop. The tall courtyard wall was higher than the house at home. There was a vermilion gate with a black plaque hanging on it. There were two big stones beside the gate. The lion looks a bit scary.
After entering the house, Gu Sui'er saw several nuns. The nuns asked Gu Sui'er to get off the carriage, get on a small green oilcloth sedan, and then carry her in from a long corridor.
The small sedan was not as stable as the carriage, so the curtains of the sedan flickered. Gu Sui'er looked out through the curtains of the sedan and saw that the house was huge, bigger than their village. It was full of houses with blue bricks and red tiles, and carved beams. The painting of the pillars was spectacular at the time, and there were also flowers and plants in bloom, and bursts of fragrance filled the air.
This was something Gu Sui'er had never seen before. To her, it was like entering another world.
Gu Sui'er touched her belly blankly, and suddenly remembered the person who bullied her that night at the inn. In fact, I didn't even see what he looked like. I only remembered his eyes. It was deeper than the water in the Black Dragon Pond in their mountains. I couldn't see the bottom at all. People in the village say that the Black Dragon Pond has no bottom and leads all the way to hell. No matter how good your water quality is, if you fall in, you will never get out.
That person must be the third young master of Mr. Hou’s family.
Gu Sui'er couldn't help but shudder.
She touched the sedan window and suddenly thought of Jiang Zhenglai, who had been riding beside the carriage for the past two days. During the past three or four days, he had been taking great care of her, always riding silently beside the carriage during the day.
She was afraid of this kind of strange man in her heart, but she was far away from the familiar village and family, and came to a strange place alone. She was used to seeing the figure guarding the carriage, but she felt that that figure was missing, and she felt completely helpless. .
Gu Sui'er smiled bitterly in her heart, knowing that this was all wrong. It was just like a little rabbit coming into a strange world and thinking that the first person it saw was its relative.
Gu Sui'er calmed down and continued to look at the house. As he was looking, the sedan turned around and entered a moon-shaped arch, then passed through the corridor beside it and continued to move forward. The scenery here is different from the previous one. There are mountains, water, and many trees, and for a while, the cry of cicadas can be heard.
When the sedan finally stopped, it turned out to be a house with two buildings. There were bananas in front of the door and some other flowers and plants.
Gu Sui'er was helped down by a nun: "The young lady has finally arrived. Come with me to see the old lady."
That grandma was wearing gold and silver, and her style was much better than the ones Gu Sui'er had seen before.
Gu Sui'er naturally lowered her head in response.
Mammy helped Gu Sui'er into the house. Once inside, the atmosphere was completely different from before.
In the large main room, there were a group of wives with buns and some girls without buns, and an old lady sitting in the middle.
Gu Sui'er glanced at the old lady and felt that the old lady was like the Queen Mother from heaven descending to earth. She was so shining and golden that she lowered her head without even daring to take a closer look.
Sitting in the room is the old lady of Ruiding Hou Mansion, who is also the direct aunt of the current emperor, the direct sister of the late emperor, and the eldest daughter of Emperor Gaozu - Princess Shengping.
This eldest princess of Shengping was favored by Emperor Gaozu and Queen Gaozu. Later, she married the old Ruiding Hou who had made great achievements in the war, and gave birth to Xiao Bingzhang, the current Ruiding Hou. Although the late emperor is no longer here, the current emperor still respects this aunt very much.
The eldest princess of Shengping is now old. She is half leaning on the pillow and looking at the girl who is walking over.
At first glance, it was a bit surprising.
I had only heard that Aheng had a girl outside, and she had a dark knot, so they said they would take her into the house quickly and take good care of her, but they didn't expect that the girl turned out to be so beautiful.
The eldest princess of Shengping was born noble and pampered. She usually likes girls who are generous and decent. She wants to be on the stage. She is the most timid, timid, ignorant, shy and can't talk. She feels that she can't be on stage.
But now, looking at the girl in front of me, she is obviously a little timid with her head lowered, but she feels cute, gentle and lovable.
She smiled and waved, indicating that she should come forward and take a closer look.
Gu Sui'er hurriedly stepped forward and stood in front of the "Queen Mother" with her head bowed.
The eldest princess of Shengping asked Gu Sui'er to raise her head and look at it carefully. Although this girl couldn't escape the rural atmosphere and her eyes were filled with fear and uneasiness, she still had a clear aura. Looking closely at her eyebrows, she was pretty. , that’s called a good-looking person, every part of this face is not exquisite.
I looked at Gu Sui'er's belly again. It was so big that she was probably five months old.
The eldest princess of Shengping suddenly smiled, took Gu Sui'er's hand, and asked about the child in her belly.
Gu Sui'er came to this fairy's mansion and listened with trepidation to the questions asked by this extremely noble old lady, and answered them one by one.
"Excellent. Now that you've come to our house, you can take care of your baby with peace of mind. This is the eldest lady of the house, Ah Heng's mother. If you need anything, just ask her."
Gu Sui'er looked over and saw a lady beside the eldest princess Shengping. She looked very noble. Her hair was combed in a bright bun and she wore a lot of gold and silver on her head. She had a long face, was a little thin, and looked serious. Don't like to laugh.
She thought, Ah Heng looked like the Third Young Master, and the Third Young Master's mother. Should she be called mother too
So she called out in a low voice: "Sui'er has met her mother."
When she said this, everyone else present laughed, but no one said anything.
Mrs. Ruidinghou said with a serious smile, nodded and said: "This time it is the old lady who takes the decision to bring you into the house. Aheng lives in Tingzhuyuan. You can live there first. We will worry about everything after Aheng comes back."
The eldest princess of Shengping asked Gu Sui'er a few more questions. They were all about her family life. When she talked about her pregnancy, she couldn't help but ask how she was living these days. In the meantime, she asked an old doctor to come over and ask Gu Sui'er some questions. Diagnose the child's pulse.
After diagnosing the pulse, the old doctor came to ask: "Has this young lady ever eaten anything bad?"
When Princess Shengping heard this, she looked at Sui'er.
Sui'er was silent for a moment, then understood, and whispered: "My family bought abortion pills and I took them. But I vomited some of them later."
When she said this, everyone looked at each other, a little surprised.
This is the flesh and blood of Young Master Ah Heng. It was hard-won. Did you never expect that he was almost killed in the countryside
Princess Shengping hurriedly asked: "What happened next?"
Sui'er thought for a while: "There was some blood, but not much, and then there was no movement."
I quickly asked the old doctor, who replied: "I think the fetus in the belly is weak after all, and the little lady is also weak and needs to be nourished. I will prescribe another prescription and take the medicine according to this, three times a day." "
The eldest princess Shengping breathed a sigh of relief, recited Amitabha, and told Sui'er: "This is finally a close call, and the little fetus was saved. It can be considered that he is very lucky and has a great future." Remember, you can’t do such stupid things.”
Gu Sui'er nodded and responded in a low voice.
Here, the eldest princess Shengping gave Gu Sui'er some more instructions, and finally told Mrs. Ruidinghou: "You must remember to take good care of this child. She has Aheng's blood in her belly, so you can't be careless."
Mrs. Ruiding Hou said respectfully: "Mom, please feel free to say that everything that needs to be prepared has been prepared."
As spring turned to summer, Gu Sui'er's belly became bigger and bigger. By counting on her fingers, it was already five months since that incident.
Gu Sui'er didn't eat or drink at first, but later she couldn't help but her mother-in-law Gu Sui'er cried beside her and told about the past.
When Gu Sui'er was born, she was originally a very smart child. Later, when Sui'er's mother carried her on her back to pick wild vegetables in the mountains, she accidentally bumped into a stone, and she became dull from then on.
Gu Sui'er's mother thought that if Sui'er hadn't become stupid, maybe she wouldn't have encountered this kind of thing, and she wouldn't have ended up where she is today.
Gu Sui'er's mother cried for a while, and sometimes she cried and said that if Gu Sui'er was gone, she would not be able to live anymore.
Gu Sui'er couldn't bear her mother crying, and finally got up and opened her mouth to eat.
Gu Sui'er's parents now don't let Gu Sui'er work and only let her recuperate at home instead of going to Gu Sui'er's aunt's house. Now everyone in the village knows about this, so there is no point in hiding. It is better to stay at home, with parents taking care of you, and take good care of yourself.
At first, Liu Er came to talk to Gu Sui'er. Later, when she saw that everyone was talking about Gu Sui'er, Liu Er's wife scolded Liu Er again: "What do you think this is? If you try to get close to me, I'll damage your reputation! Why don't you hide now!"
After hearing this, A Liu stopped looking for Gu Sui'er.
There were other sisters in the village who also sympathized silently, but no one dared to talk to Gu Sui'er.
In the summer, under the shade of old trees, Gu Sui'er sat blankly on the front steps alone. Sometimes, she touches her belly.
In fact, she could feel that there was a little tadpole swimming around in her belly.
That little tadpole is an evil obstacle.
Gu Sui'er felt disgusted with this little tadpole at first, but later on, the little tadpole always moved, as if it had touched the tenderest part of Gu Sui'er's heart.
Gu Sui'er couldn't help but touch her belly, wondering what this little tadpole looked like.
Thinking of this, Gu Sui'er suddenly burst into tears.
She knew that this little tadpole was a miserable child.
He is also a miserable person.
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On this day, Gu Sui'er's family was eating around the table in the yard. Suddenly they heard something moving outside. Then, they saw several people who looked like officials in gorgeous clothes coming in. The one at the front was a mother-in-law, wearing gold. She was wearing silver, and her clothes were also made of brocade, embroidered with beautiful patterns, which were hard to buy even in the town.
As soon as this group of people came in, Gu Sui'er's parents were a little stupid. They had only been to the town for so long, and the wealthy families in the town were not as well-dressed as these people.
The leading mother-in-law stepped forward and said, "This is the Gu family. We came here to propose marriage on the order of my wife."
At this time, everyone in the village also saw this group of decent strangers entering the village, and they all followed and came to the door of their homes to watch the fun.
They were all shocked when they heard that this respectable stranger was talking about proposing marriage and talking about prince.
When the mother-in-law saw that this family lived in a mud house, the doors and windows were dilapidated, and the parents were dull and honest, she knew that they were just ordinary farmers, so she stepped forward and explained: "The head of the family is Ruiding today." Hou, now I have been specially asked to come here to propose marriage, and I am talking about the third son of the Hou."
After saying this, he waved his hand, and for a moment he saw officials wearing decent clothes behind him picking up the burdens wrapped in red silk and placing them in the yard.
We raised chickens at home, and sometimes we couldn't clean up enough to get rid of the chicken droppings. Some of the bright red satin packages even pressed against the chicken droppings. Unfortunately, the yard was too small to accommodate them.
The biggest official that people in the village have ever seen is the town official, and the next higher up is the county official in the county government office. However, they have only heard of this kind of Qingtian lord, but have never seen it.
Now they heard that the Marquis who proposed the marriage was some kind of Marquis, but they were shocked. In the village next door, someone was marrying a daughter-in-law. They also went to listen to the opera, and they knew that the Marquis must be a very important official. Well, I'm afraid he's even bigger than the county master.
The crowd exploded at this moment. Everyone was squeezing their heads to see the fun. There were also naughty children who climbed up the trees outside the yard to peek inside.
Everyone was talking about it, why did that great official want to marry Gu Sui'er? Is it possible that you don't know what's going on with Gu Sui'er
There was also the old man who knew things, stroking his beard and said: "I'm afraid there is some mystery!"
Gu Sui'er's father and mother were stunned at this time, and they didn't know what to say. They were afraid of showing their cowardice, but it was inappropriate not to say anything. After a while, Gu Sui'er's father finally said: "Are you going to bully my daughter?"
The matchmaker smiled and said: "What are you talking about? If your daughter goes to the Hou Mansion, she will be wearing gold and silver, and there will be servants serving her. Although she is a young lady, you have to know that the three of us The young mistress who is facing the young master has not come in yet. Once you enter, you will become the master, and that means you can be as comfortable as you want."
After hearing this, Gu Sui'er's parents thought that if their daughter had such a good future, it would be good, but -
Gu Sui'er's mother looked at Gu Sui'er who was hanging her head silently, carefully pulled the matchmaker aside, and asked in a low voice: "My little girl, in her belly..."
The matchmaker took a look at Gu Sui'er and knew it well. She patted Gu Sui'er's mother's hand and said with a smile, "Madam, don't worry, we all know this."
Even though Gu Sui'er's mother came from a country family, she didn't feel doubtful, and Gu Sui'er's father lowered his head and didn't speak.
Gu Sui'er's younger brother was young, but he could see how his sister could recruit such a respectable family to propose marriage.
Seeing the excitement, people in the village started talking about it.
After a while, Gu Sui'er touched her belly, finally stood up, and whispered: "Mom, let me go."
As soon as these words were said, everyone was shocked, thinking that Gu Sui'er was really stupid. During the marriage discussion, a girl like her actually said this.
Although she is no longer a girl, she has not left the cabinet after all!
The matchmaker didn't care about this. Seeing that Gu Sui'er agreed, she immediately nodded and said with a smile: "That's good. In a few days, our Lord Marquis will send someone to come to meet the bride."
After this group of people left, people from the village poured in. Everyone smacked the astonishing betrothal gift, and discussed the decent people just now, and how luxurious the carriage they came in was.
Suddenly, Aunt Wang next door asked, "Who is this Lord Ruiding? How do you know each other? How do you want to marry Sui'er properly?"
While saying this, his eyes glanced at Gu Sui'er's belly.
Gu Sui'er's father couldn't explain the reason, so he could only say: "We don't know, but since the betrothal gifts have been sent, I guess it's not a joke."
Everyone admired the betrothal gift and encouraged Gu Sui'er's father and mother to open it. Gu Sui'er's father and mother actually had doubts in their hearts, fearing that someone was here to coax them to play, but who would take such pains to coax them, a villager
Now the neighbors helped open the betrothal gifts, but they were all dumbfounded. They were all made of fine satin, and even the most expensive cloth shop in the town did not have such good materials. There are also those light and soft gauze, some red and some cyan, all thin and transparent, but I don’t know what they are used for.
In addition to the clothing materials, there are also various pastries, beef, mutton, pork, etc., all of which are complete, as well as the chicken on the plate. The most surprising thing is that one of the boxes contains white money!
This really shocked me. Who among the bankers has seen so much money!
Gu Sui'er had already gotten up and entered the house, sitting on the bed and stroking her stomach in a daze.
The neighbors talked a lot, some were envious, and the unmarried young girls were all red-eyed, thinking that they would never have such a blessing in this life. There are also those who are not optimistic about it, thinking that this matter is strange and may not be a good thing.
Of course, there was also the old man stroking his beard, looking at all this inquiringly, thinking about the child in Gu Sui'er's belly, maybe there was something behind it.
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After everyone dispersed that day, the Gu family all went to bed, but Gu Sui'er couldn't fall asleep. She only stared at the dark roof with her clear watery eyes.
In the next few days, there were always good sisters from the neighbors coming to inquire about it. A Liu came to the door frequently, wanting to touch the green gauze and saying enviously: "That's the green gauze tent. I heard it is very good." I’m afraid it will cost a few taels of silver per horse.”
However, Gu Sui'er had no joy on her face, she just lowered her eyebrows and said nothing.
A few days later, a sedan suddenly appeared in front of the house. It was carried by two people and had red flowers on it. The leader was riding a tall horse.
Gu Sui'er's father looked over, and at the front was a tall man, about twenty years old, wearing silk and satin, very respectable.
Presumably this is the third young master who is going to marry his daughter.
He hurriedly greeted him, but he was at a loss and didn't know what to say.