Headwind of the Red Mansion

Chapter 6

After taking a bath, Qin Keqing looked at the rosy and rosy figure in the bronze mirror and sighed: "Why are you so good-looking? Why hasn't he come to propose marriage to you?"

"Girl, the Jia family sent a matchmaker to propose a marriage, and they are talking to the master in the front hall!"

Just when Qin Keqing was complaining about herself and admiring her loneliness, there was a brisk voice, and the orb came flying over, with an excited expression on her face.

Qin Keqing's hands trembled, the silk handkerchief was clenched tightly, and then she stood up gracefully, pretending to be lazy and lazy: "Come on, let's go and have a look..." But her heart couldn't help beating wildly with "bang bang".

"My dear girl, you are like this... spread the news and throw someone to death." Baozhu was anxious.

"We... just hide in the side room and eavesdrop!" Qin Keqing couldn't help but feel her cheeks burn slightly.

Men are afraid to enter the wrong line, women are afraid to marry the wrong man.

Knowing almost nothing about the person to be entrusted to, it is inevitable to feel uneasy.

A few people sneaked into the side room of the front hall, crowded their heads, and peeped out through the cracks in the windows.

……

"Wait, you mean that you were entrusted by the third-class general Jia Zhen of the Ningguo Mansion to propose marriage to the little girl on behalf of his son Jia Rong?!" Qin Ye looked at the smiling matchmaker opposite him with frowning brows, with a look of astonishment.

"Who said it wasn't?! Then Jia Rong is the only son of the Ningguo Mansion. He is 17 years old this year. He is a good-looking talent. If a noble girl enters the door, she will be the grandma of the Ningguo Mansion..."

"???"

Qin Keqing, who was eavesdropping in the side room, was stunned as if struck by lightning.

"Are you sure it's Jia Rong, not Jia Qiang who just came back from the border?!" Qin Ye reconfirmed suspiciously.

"Jia Qiang was kicked out of the Ningguo Mansion by Master Zhen, how could it be possible to propose marriage for him?!" The matchmaker continued, "Master Zhen is very satisfied with this daughter-in-law, and all the dowry gifts are full.

Let's follow the six steps for a rich family to marry a wife, step by step!

First is 'Na Cai', which means I come to propose marriage, then 'Ask Names', to exchange the names and dates of birth of both parties, and the third step is 'Naji', to retrieve your daughter's name and horoscope for divination in the ancestral temple.

The fourth step is "acceptance", sending the betrothal gift, the fifth step is "asking for a date", setting the wedding date, and the last step is to welcome the relatives.

Uncle Zhen has even booked a wedding room, which is the most magnificent Tianxiang Building in Ningguo Mansion. "

"Rumble..."

Hearing the words "Tianxianglou", Qin Keqing, who was eavesdropping in the side hall, staggered like five thunders and almost collapsed on the ground. His face turned pale, he kept silent, and trembled.

Although Jia Rong and Jia Qiang are cousins ​​of Ningguo Mansion, there is a world of difference between them, and the gap between them is like heaven and hell.

"Help me up... go in..."

"Girl..." Ruizhu was shocked.

"Help me in..." Qin Keqing's weak voice was extremely firm.

With the support of Baorui Erzhu, Qin Keqing walked tremblingly in front of her father, the wind swayed the willows, Yingying knelt down, and Lihua said with rain: "Father, my daughter fell into the water and was rescued by Jia Qiang. She has a relative of the skin. This life is very special." If he doesn't marry, he hopes his father will take care of him."

She cried out sadly in her heart, "Master Qiang, where are you? Why haven't you come to propose marriage? If you abandon me, Qing will die!"

……

Ningguo Mansion is an exquisite courtyard garden with verdant trees, sparkling exotic flowers, pavilions and pavilions, sparkling pool water, and the westerly wind is suddenly tight, and you can still hear the singing of warblers.

The winding path connects to the rooftop, and a melodious ringing of bells comes from a high place with the wind. The matchmaker looks up and sees a majestic towering building, with copper bells hanging on the cornices swaying with the wind, and a gilt plaque written on the door hangs high. Big character "Tianxiang Tower".

The entire highest floor of Tianxiang Building is the restricted area of ​​Jia Zhen, the patriarch of the Jia family and hereditary third-rank general Wei Lie. Even You Shi, who has been righted, is not allowed to enter.

Matchmaker Wang came back disappointed in her marriage proposal, and was led directly to the mysterious tall building by Jia Zhen's personal maid, Yin Die'er, when she answered the question.

"This, is it really a wealthy family?!"

Even though Matchmaker Wang had expected the luxury of the Ning Mansion, when she walked into the huge bedroom, she was still stunned.

The luxurious bedroom has a unique style, luxurious and extravagant.

The gauze tents of various colors hang down to the ground, the wind blows the gauze, it is confusing and confusing, and the incense is wafting, making people even more intoxicated.

A huge bronze mirror with smooth water surface stands behind the couch, and all activities in the couch area are presented in the mirror.

On the left side of the couch is a huge sturdy copper column, which is peerless and independent, and on the right side is a rolled-edged copper flower plate of several types of abalone, which makes people wonder at a glance.

In the north, there is a begonia-style long incense table with purple lacquer depicting golden landscape patterns. On the long table are bronze carved plum blossoms and three milk-legged incense burners, Longquan celadon wine pots and cups, small lotus petal saucers, and a small blue and white porcelain wine jar. Purple stone inkstone, a piece of sapphire animal head paperweight, a row of Hu Ying brushes and a small bowl with lotus petal pattern and chicken heart.

Jia Zhen has loose long hair and freehand brushwork. She is only under 40 years old, and her swollen eyeballs are blue. At the moment, she is painting with a brush dipped in ink to draw a picture.

Through the erratic and hazy veil, I saw a stunning bearded girl in a transparent white gauze, praying devoutly to the Buddha in a kneeling posture.

After a long time, Jia Zhenfang closed his brush, his usually stern eyes were full of appreciation and praise at the moment, and sighed: "Even if I try my best, I can't draw the beauty of fairies."

After all, he invited Orchid to watch it.

Hu Ji stepped forward slowly, with a graceful figure and beautiful eyes drooping. When she was in front of Haitang Changxiang, when she raised her eyes, she was stunned.

In the painting, it is clearly a woman that has never been seen before, and I am just a substitute, making the appearance of the woman in the painting.

"You come to see too?!" Jia Zhen waved to the matchmaker.

"Huh? Isn't this Miss Qin who I went to propose marriage just now?" The matchmaker looked at Danqing in the painting and was stunned.

"Is the marriage proposal done?!" Jia Zhen asked without raising her head, still immersed in the painting.

"Uncle Zhen, something unexpected happened!" the matchmaker said angrily.

"Oh?!" Jia Zhen then set up the brush and looked at the matchmaker.

"Qin Keqing doesn't want to marry Jia Rong..." Matchmaker Wang looked at Jia Zhen whose face changed drastically, and hurriedly said, "She only wants to marry Jia Qiang, who just came back from the Liaodong border."

Following the matchmaker's explanation, Jia Zhen's complexion darkened.

In the morning, Jia Zhen also went to Tiekan Temple to offer incense, praying to Buddha to bless Ningrong Mansion to be prosperous forever, with wives and concubines in groups.

I never thought that the Bodhisattva would come to fruition just after the incense was burnt.

A fairy-like woman appeared in his vision.

That kind of otherworldly and clean temperament seems to not belong to this world, and the temperament is as noble as moonlight.

That startling glance was deeply engraved in his mind, and it strongly impacted his countless hearts, and he even felt ashamed of himself.

Then think about the women around me, they are all vulgar fans, vulgar!
Afterwards, I found out that Fairy was the daughter of Qin Ye, the fifth-rank doctor of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce, and my mind suddenly came alive.

Although Jia Zhen inherited the title of Duke Ning, although she experienced a second-class reduction, she still inherits the third-rank general Wei Lie, which is much higher than Qin Bangye's rank, and she suddenly feels superior.

Taking a concubine, Qin Ye is a fifth-rank civil servant, so he definitely would not agree.

A genius-like idea came to mind, allowing his son Jia Rong to marry Fairy Qin, as long as he entered the Ning Mansion, he would be a member of the Jia family.

In the Ningguo Mansion, he is like an earth emperor, and everything is up to him?
The key is to beat down the fairy high in the clouds, and the satisfaction and shock it brings is unimaginable.

When this idea was born, it was like a weed growing in my heart, and it grew uncontrollably, numb, itchy, and even more flustered. This feeling was only experienced when I first tried Fengyuqing nearly 20 years ago.

After returning home from Tiekan Temple, he entrusted Wang Po to propose marriage impatiently.

"So, Jia Qiang's rebellious beast is back? Just rely on him? The toad wants to eat swan meat!"

"The daughter of the Qin family fell into the water, just when she was rescued by Jia Qiang, and there was an inevitable skin contact. Jia Qiang threatened to marry her, so she vowed to marry Jia Qiang to the death?"

As Jia Zhen murmured, she felt that the response was extreme, and it was so absurd that it was unreal.

"Tomorrow morning, I'm going to the Beijing Prince's Mansion. In the afternoon, we will go to the Qin Mansion to propose marriage in person!"

(End of this chapter)