Gong Fujiao Daughter-in-law

Chapter 5 Fiancee?
Xie Zhiyun's almond-shaped eyes drooped slightly, and he glanced critically at his palm, and then stretched out his hand to Mu Yun.

While Jia Nanny asked Mu Yun to call Zhao Yu, a pair of guards smiled and said, "My lord, wait a moment, it's been cold recently, and Miss is frail, so she still needs to wear a cloak."

Wei Ji nodded at her, and did not go into the main room, still leaning against the screen, looking at Xie Zhiyun lightly.

Xie Zhijun was talking softly with Mu Yun, her eyes did not fall on Wei Ji, but she glanced at his waist.

Even though he was a military officer, Wei Ji always had a piece of suet white jade hanging from his waist.

The white jade is in the style of Ruyi button, simple and unadorned, and the color is also very ordinary, so it is not a rare thing.

Xie Zhiyun has sharp eyes, and since the day she got married, she has discovered that he never leaves her body.

However, Xie Zhiyun didn't want to talk to him about these trivial matters, so he didn't ask them in detail.

Wei Ji seemed approachable, but he never said a word if he couldn't talk, sometimes it was very tiring to talk to him.

Mu Yun finally put a tourmaline hairpin in her hair, and Xie Zhiyun was satisfied.

She seemed to casually gossip about family affairs: "I heard that there is a guest at home, is it a distinguished guest or a distant guest?"

Wei Ji didn't even look at Grandma Jia, and just said, "I don't know."

When he said he didn't know, he really didn't know, it seemed that the visitor came to the door in a hurry, even Wei Ji didn't know the basics.

Zhao Yu also arrived at this time, Xie Zhiyun put on a cloak, and went out of Chunhuating together with Wei Ji.

Although the Wei family has grown into an extremely noble family and their power is overwhelming, forcing the North Vietnamese clan to stay in Yingzhou and not dare to go anywhere, the family still maintains the old habits.

If it weren't for the current Duke's wife, Cui Shi, who also came from a clan, I'm afraid that the Duke's mansion would be built in disarray, and I couldn't bear to see it.

Wei Ji walked in front with big strides, and Xie Zhijun followed in small steps. She was wrapped in a cloak, so she wasn't afraid of the winter cold at all.

Yezhou in winter is not as cold as in the northwest, and the Ziming River in the city has never frozen, and it still flows into the Changshan River.

After walking thirty or fifty steps from Chunhuating, Xie Zhiyun snorted: "What are you doing so fast?"

Wei Ji's footsteps paused slightly, he turned his head to look, and saw Xie Zhijun walking slowly behind him, as if he was enjoying the winter scenery in the garden, and did not catch up with his footsteps.

He frowned, but he didn't get entangled, he just said: "I have something to discuss with my father, so I will go first, you can come to Rongjing Hall later."

After all, without waiting for Xie Zhiyun's reaction, he strode and disappeared among the rockery.

Xie Zhiyun was anxious: "You!"

He said he wanted to go to Rongjing Hall together, and went to wait for her on purpose, but now he left by himself, I don't know if he was careful or careless.

Zhao Yu patted Xie Zhiyun on the back slightly in fear: "Wouldn't it be good for my uncle to go first? We came out early, so we can stroll around the yard for a while."

Coming out of Chunhuating is the newly built garden in the mansion, named Baifang Garden. Earlier, green chrysanthemums were planted, but Xie Zhiyun didn't like the color, so the day before yesterday, they replaced it with camellias that can bloom colorfully in winter.

The shape and structure of Su Guogong's mansion is modeled on the old system of North Vietnam. Most of the mansions are single courtyards, surrounded by the main building, with pavilions and gardens, so that the family can reunite.

Wei Ji is the eldest son, so Chunhuating where they live is near Rongjing Hall, and they can walk there within a minute.

Xie Zhiyun looked at the blooming camellia, and smiled a little more on his brows: "This camellia is still beautiful."

Zhao Yu said: "Miss has always had a good eye."

The master and the servant came to a small path after walking. The path was quiet, and it was covered with dense holly for two weeks. Even in the cold winter, it was still green as new.

On one side of the path, there is the Taihu Stone rewarded by Emperor Tianqi of Beiyue. It is towering and rugged, with jagged rocks, which is very beautiful.

Zhao Yu lowered her voice: "Miss, it's time to go to Rongjing Hall."

Xie Zhiyun nodded, holding her hand and was about to turn around when she heard voices from the other side.

There is another pavilion behind the Taihu Stone, the sound should come from there, vaguely, but clearly heard in the path.

Only a strange female voice sounded: "Why did my sister-in-law make a hasty marriage for Bo Qian? Now that the engagement is done, what should I do when Chun'er finds a home?"

Boqian is Wei Ji's character.

Xie Zhijun's heart skipped a beat, she subconsciously clenched her palms, and the smile on her face disappeared with the wind.

Naturally, there was more than one person in the gazebo. After the woman finished speaking, another voice became very familiar.

That was Xie Zhijun's mother-in-law, Cui Shi.

Cui's voice was gentle and comforting: "Sister-in-law has been away for six years, and the mansion has sent letters many times saying that Wen Chun has not been found. Seeing that Boqian has passed the age of weak crown, if he is not married again, it will be a shame. inappropriate."

"Sister-in-law is Boqian's real aunt, so she should feel sorry for Boqian."

Cui Ji's words and sentences were all gentle, but there was a knife in his words, which pierced the heart of that person.

Sure enough, the man was so angry that he couldn't speak for a long time, and finally said: "Sister-in-law is breaking her promise and breaking the marriage that was arranged long ago."

Cui Ji was still gentle: "Sister-in-law, this is a marriage arranged by the Duke."

Xie Zhijun didn't listen to the rest of the words, she tried her best to suppress the surprise in her heart, and walked out of the path lightly while supporting Zhao Yu's hand.

Zhao Yu's complexion is also not good.

The aristocratic family pays most attention to filial piety, loyalty, propriety, righteousness and shame, especially in matters of marriage.

Xie Zhiyun remembered that when the two families were discussing their marriage, the father-in-law said that Wei Ji had never been engaged, so why did he have a fiancée today?

Zhao Yu asked softly, "Miss, what should I do?"

Xie Zhijun took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down: "The visitor should be the Duke's own sister, Wei Ying who married Huzhou Mu in the early years. I remember my father once said that she had a very bad relationship with Huzhou Mu. They had been married for ten years. No children either."

In the early years, ten of the sixteen states in North Vietnam rebelled. Wei Cang achieved hegemony in the troubled times. At that time, Wei Ying's husband died early, and she was young and widowed. Wei Cang decided to marry her to Huzhou Mu who had just surrendered.

Weiying didn't want to at first, but she couldn't squeeze her elder brother, so she had to remarry with tears in her eyes.

Therefore, she has never returned to Wei's house in these years. Even now that Wei Cang's power is in power, and he is the Duke of Su, who is under one person and above ten thousand, she does not associate with Wei Cang.

Because of this, when Xie Zhijun guessed who the visitor was, he skipped her directly.

But he didn't expect this aunt to go back to Su Guogong's mansion.

Zhao Yu naturally didn't know this, after hearing Xie Zhijun's words, Zhao Yu was a little flustered: "The Wen Chun that Mrs. Cai just said is...?"

But after three or five sentences, Xie Zhijun had already recovered, she let out her breath slowly, trying to calm down her mood.

Xie Zhijun raised his eyebrows slightly, and there was a clearly visible alienation and indifference between his eyebrows.

"No matter who Wen Chun is, I am the wife of the eldest son of Duke Su's mansion now. Whether Wei's cheated or regretted the marriage, the outcome cannot be changed."

Xie Zhiyun is worthy of being a prostitute from a wealthy family, and she doesn't panic at all when things happen. After she calmed down, she said to Zhao Yu: "You know this matter, don't talk about it with Muyun and Nanny, don't worry , it's just a trivial matter."

Even so, when she met Ji Xiuxiu, the third sister-in-law at the gate of Rongjingtang, the smile on her face was still a bit cold.

Xie Zhiyun thought to herself that she was the daughter of a family, and she always had to be courteous, elegant and generous in her dealings with others, so even to Shang Ji Xiuxiu, she had always been a dignified and decent elder sister-in-law.

Ji Xiuxiu had an oval face and was slightly plump. Before she walked in, Xie Zhiyun was dazzled by the row of golden hairpins on her head.

"Hey, isn't this elder sister-in-law?" Ji Xiuxiu rolled her eyes and immediately asked, "Why didn't you come here with elder brother?"

Xie Zhiyun's footsteps paused slightly, she looked at Ji Xiuxiu and smiled slightly: "Didn't the third brother come with the third sister-in-law?"

Ji Xiuxiu's complexion changed slightly, but she reached out to support Jin Buyao on her head: "My husband has something to ask father-in-law, so I let him come first."

"That's the same." Xie Zhijun lost two words lightly, and walked directly into Rongjing Hall while supporting Zhao Yu's hand.

Ji Xiuxiu was left standing at the door, looking at her graceful back and rolling her eyes.

"What are you proud of?" Ji Xiuxiu said to her maid, Yuan Bao, "You can play with the daughter of a family. Their Xie family is like a paper lantern, and it can only be bright if you burn the wax with your life."

Yuan Bao hastily tugged at her sleeve: "Miss!"

Ji Xiuxiu snorted, she stood at the door to touch up the makeup on her face, and then entered Rongjing Hall with her head held high.

When Xie Zhiyun arrived at Rongjingtang, the whole family was almost there.

Apart from the Duke and Duchess and the guests, quite a few people were already seated in the listening room.

Wei Ji was talking to his third brother, Wei Rong, while his second brother, Wei Yao, was sitting with his second wife, Yu Hanzhao.

The eldest lady Wei Ningshu sat down at the table, quietly listening to the little lady Wei Ning'an, and the whole listening room was full of joy and harmony, which was a scene of family prosperity.

Hearing footsteps, Wei Ji raised his eyes and glanced at the door.

Xie Zhiyun happened to meet his probing eyes, and immediately remembered the aunt's words in his ears, and his suppressed temper still surged up, and he couldn't help but glared at him.

Wei Ji: "..."

Wei Ji didn't know why she was angry again, so he didn't bother with her and only talked to his third brother.

Wei Rong has just turned eighteen this year, and he is the youngest of the three brothers. He has a handsome face, full of childishness, and is the most normal-looking one among the three brothers.

He said rightly: "Thank you, elder brother, for speaking for me just now. If it wasn't for that, I wouldn't be able to escape this punishment."

Wei Ji nodded lightly: "Your idea is very good, but you are too reckless, there will be no next time."

Wei Rong hurriedly cupped his hands: "Yes, I understand."

In the time of these two sentences, Xie Zhijun has already seen the etiquette in the same room, no matter what the attitude is, there should be a lot of etiquette.

Xie Zhiyun took a few steps forward, and was about to sit next to Wei Ji, when he heard a female voice from outside: "Why are the juniors already seated before the parents arrive? Who taught you the rules?"

The voice was both familiar and unfamiliar, but Xie Zhijun had already figured it out.

The person who spoke was Wei Ji's aunt, Huzhou Mu's wife Wei Ying.

Maybe...she was also the adoptive mother of Wei Ji's former fiancée.

(End of this chapter)