Wonderful Puppet

On the bustling street, two tall, dark-eyed men stood out. People passing by couldn't help but take a second look, but they didn't realize it and walked on their own.

The man in the black robe turned his head to the unremarkable middle-aged man and said, "Li Shaoqing, what happened to the matter I asked you to inquire about?"

The man who was questioned had a strange expression on his face.

After all, he was the young minister of Honglu Temple, but he turned out to be a matchmaker.

But I can't afford to offend this master.

Although the Manwei Kingdom is a barbaric place in the hearts of the people of the Great Zhou, it is undeniable that this small country has extremely strong fighting power. Especially this time, the emperor paid great attention to them, and intended to betroth Princess Chuxia to Da Zhou. The prince is the best proof.

"Second prince, I have already inquired about it. The eldest girl in Zhen Guogong's mansion is exactly 14 years old." Li Shaoqing said a little funny.

Now the capital has spread the news about the prince and the eldest daughter of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion, but the person involved is completely unaware of it and entrusts him to inquire about it.

It seems that the second prince is really interested in the eldest girl of Zhen Guogong's mansion.

"She looks like she is fourteen or fifteen years old, and she is also very beautiful, isn't she?" The second prince was worried and asked again.

Annoyed that the rules of the Great Zhou Dynasty are inexplicable, men and women will get married without even seeing each other, aren't you afraid of marrying an ugly monster or a coward?

The women in the Manwei country choose their husbands in the arena, and when a man marries a wife, he chooses the beautiful girl he likes in various grand gatherings of singing and dancing.

Li Shaoqing was a little embarrassed: "Second prince, I have no chance to meet that girl. But I heard from my wife that among the three girls in the Zhen Guogong's mansion, the eldest girl is the most beautiful."

"Then it should be her!" The second prince's eyes lit up, and then he was a little annoyed, "Can't we meet?"

Li Shaoqing was taken aback: "Second prince, this, this is not allowed. In our Da Zhou, men and women have different seats at the age of seven, and in a family of fastidious people, even brothers who have reached the age of ten have to be moved to the outer court. What's more, the outer court male."

Seeing that the second prince was quite dissatisfied, he couldn't help but said: "Da Zhou is different from your country..."

"It's not the same." The second prince frowned, "It's much more open than ours, men and women can sleep together without even seeing each other."

"Ahem!" Li Shaoqing coughed violently, looking at the second prince with trembling lips.

This is the words of the matchmaker's order.Not open, open!

Roaring in his heart, as an official dealing with foreign guests, especially an official who was instructed by the emperor to treat the other party well, Li Shaoqing had no choice but to swallow this old blood silently.

It was still the eldest prince who patted the second prince on the shoulder: "Second brother, we are going to do as the Romans do. If you like that girl, don't make things difficult for her."

Ouch.The ears are deaf.

Li Shaoqing wanted to cover her ears.

What do you like or not? How can you say such words!

The second prince nodded and touched his chest unconsciously.

He misses her, misses her crazily.

She was really the most beautiful girl he had ever seen, with her long hair brushing his cheeks like the most beautiful Gesang Medo in full bloom.Burning his heart.

Li Shaoqing turned her head silently.

Honglu Temple is really not a place for people to stay, and they always have to deal with uncivilized people.He, he quit!

The birthday banquet of Mrs. Zhen Guogong's old lady is approaching, and the inside and outside of the Duke's mansion have been cleaned up completely.

Guests from afar have been arranged in the guest room, and many people from the clan have also come.

The Luo family is in Qinghe, a county very close to the capital.

The original head of the patriarch was Lao Zhen Guogong, and Lao Zhen Guogong's cousin took care of Qinghe's hometown. After Lao Zhen Guogong became stupid, the custodian took over the patriarch's position logically.

The person who came to celebrate his birthday this time with the longest seniority was the clan chief's wife, Tang family.

The two sisters-in-law and sister-in-law hadn't seen each other for several years, the old lady was very happy and called all the juniors in the house to see her.

Zhen Miao's foot injury is not yet healed, but as a bride, she can't be absent on occasions like this. It can even be said that she is the one who is important to introduce.

Sure enough, Tang shi pulled Zhen Miao to look left and right, and found a pair of heavy gold bracelets, with eight rubies the size of cat's eyes embedded in the bracelets.

Zhen Miao's hand was a little soft.

Well, where did this rich old lady come from!

Then Luo Zhiya came out to see the ceremony, the old lady took a closer look: "This is Yuan Niang, why haven't I seen you for a few years, and you are so skinny?"

The old lady couldn't hide what was on her mind, so she glanced at Tian with some dissatisfaction.

Tian almost knelt down.

She really annoys this old lady the most!

It is clear that the father-in-law is the Duke of Zhenguo, she is the daughter-in-law of the patriarch, and she is better than the old lady, but the old lady is not surprised, she has a very good relationship with this old sister-in-law, which makes them juniors dare not speak out .

Yuan Niang has lost weight in the past few days, but she looks good, with big eyes, so thin, she is obviously more attractive, this old lady doesn't know what she looks like!

The old lady understood.

In the early years, the situation was unstable. It's not that they had never fought wars. The clansmen guarding Qinghe also suffered hardships. There were even days when three meals were not enough. luck.

"The girl is getting older, it's a stroke." The old lady relieved Luo Zhiya.

Thinking of the grievances my granddaughter suffered innocently, I couldn't bear it.

Luo Zhihui came out to greet her.

She is only one year younger than Luo Zhiya. She has a fair oval face and eyes that look like black grapes, which makes her look intelligent. Coupled with her demure temperament, this appearance is most popular with the elders.

Sure enough, although Tang's rewards were the same as Luo Zhiya's, she smiled a lot more, and even praised Song's ability to educate.

Tian's angry seven orifices smoked, but he didn't dare to say anything, he only hoped that the birthday banquet would pass quickly, this old lady should get out of here!

Next is Luo Zhizhen.

The third girl was only six years old. Ever since her nanny was dealt with, she had been silent all day long, standing there like a little mouse. It took a long time to say a word of greetings, and then she fell silent.

Tang frowned, she couldn't say much in front of so many juniors.I won't look any more after taking a golden bead flower.

"Yuan Niang, take your two younger sisters down to play." The old lady said.

Luo Zhiya didn't move.

Seeing that everyone was looking over, she knelt down softly: "Grandmother, the elders are all here today, and the great-grandmother is also here. My granddaughter has a few words to say."

The old lady was holding tea: "Yuan Niang, speak up if you have something to say."

Luo Zhiya didn't move, and knelt straight: "Grandmother, the rumors of the past few days. In the end, the granddaughter was involved and the Duke's mansion was ashamed. The granddaughter asked me to copy the Buddhist scriptures behind closed doors for a year, and bless the elders in good health. The government is safe and sound."

"Yuanniang, what are you talking about?" Tian exclaimed, and looked at the old lady, "Old lady, Yuanniang is innocent in this matter, she didn't delay like this—"

The old lady understood what Tian meant, and looked at Luo Zhiya on the ground: "Yuan Niang, your mother is right, you are innocent and suffer. There is no need to punish yourself, and grandma is not such a foolish person."

Luo Zhiya's expression was firm: "Grandmother. You and mother love me, and my granddaughter understands. It's just that since the granddaughter is involved in this matter, it is right and wrong. Asking grandma to agree to the granddaughter's request is the granddaughter's fault, and I will be punished for this." punishment."

What Luo Zhiya meant by saying this was that he took the matter of shocking the horse onto himself, and saved Zhen Miao in a dignified manner.

After all, it is from the position of the Duke's Mansion.Damage to her boudoir's reputation is much better than damage to Zhen Miaoqing's reputation.

Da Zhou is more open-minded than before, and her reputation is at best a little blemish.But it would be a joke if a married woman was hugged by a strange man in the street.

Luo Zhiya's attitude really made the old lady take a high look. At the critical moment in her heart, this granddaughter can still understand clearly. The grievance suffered this time will definitely be compensated in the future.

Tian caught a glimpse of the old lady's expression, and secretly smiled in her heart.

In exchange for the old lady's guilt, to be honest, it is not certain whether she will suffer in the future.

Then he glanced at Zhen Miao quietly, seeing her reaching out to take a piece of sweet-scented osmanthus cake and stuffing it into her mouth, watching with a smile.

I couldn't help but exploded my lungs.

This, how thick-skinned this is, Yuanniang has expressed her position like this, she, the chief culprit, will at least have to fidget, she actually eats sweet-scented osmanthus cake!

Could it be that she really thought that it was Yuan Niang who was hugged in the street!

"Mr. Zhen, what do you think?" Mrs. Tian asked unconsciously.

All eyes looked over.

Zhen Miao blinked her eyes and looked sincere: "Second Aunt, I'm just Yuan Niang's cousin, so I don't have anything to say."

Tian's mouthful of blood came up.

What is giving advice to Yuanniang? Who made the mistake? Others don't know, but you yourself don't know?

The old lady felt suspicious from the bottom of her heart, she didn't feel anything when she saw Zhen Miao like this, she sighed and said, "Since that's the case, let's follow Yuan Niang's wishes. Grandmother has written down your grievances."

"Grandmother—" Luo Zhiya's eyes were slightly red.

Only then did the juniors back out.

The old lady left Tian and Song behind: "In front of your fifth aunt, let's put the old man's worries in the early years. The child of the He family has been here for a while, and I watched it coldly. Okay, although I have eye disease, my daily activities are not hindered. What do you two think?"

"My daughter-in-law doesn't have any objections, I just listen to the old lady." Tian said without hesitation.

What is she afraid of, since the old lady allowed Yuan Niang to close the door for a year and take the matter of the startled horse onto herself, it is impossible for the old lady to marry her to a blind man!

Neither for Yuan Niang nor for the He family.

The reason for marrying the girl from the Duke's Mansion is to repay her kindness. The old lady will never marry her granddaughter who has just lost her reputation and let the He family talk about it.

And for Yuanniang's grievance, the old lady will not let her be wronged to marry a person with eye disease.

Song smiled faintly: "My daughter-in-law also listens to the old lady."

The old lady sighed softly: "Er Niang is smart and quiet, and she is a good match with Brother He's family, so let's settle it for them."

After everything was settled, Mrs. Song still smiled and went to Luo Zhihui's place. (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

ps: Thanks to Princess Nong Nong, amiliakj, Shen Junqing, and Hua Jieyu for the rewards of peace charms, thanks to Mao You Ji for the rewards of sachets, and thanks to the pink children's shoes.