I do fortune-telling in ancient astrology

Chapter 37

This time, Mrs. Lin was no longer afraid of the eldest daughter-in-law, and yelled at Su Ziyao for three full hours in front of the eldest daughter-in-law's concierge on crutches, calling Su Ziyao "seeking honor and humiliation" and "killing my granddaughter for the benefit of my mother's family";
He scolded Taiwei's mansion, "Why don't you see yourself in the face of drowning, and see that you have done three ways?";
Scolding Wei Mingji as "a rat has skin, but a man has no manners", "the general will look at the crab coldly, and see how long you run wild!"... No matter how much the children and grandchildren tried to persuade him, it was useless, and he was taken away with soup and medicine for rescue until he passed out of anger.

After Wei Mingji and his party left, Mrs. Hou locked herself in the room alone. At first, she could be heard crying loudly, but then her voice gradually disappeared.

The wedding ceremony was too hasty, except for the red lanterns hung during the New Year's Eve, there was no joy in the Lin family. The imaginary scene of red silk hanging under the eaves and servants busy wandering around did not exist.

The entire Lin family was sad and angry, and no one was in the mood to talk about it. Mrs. He and Yunzhu urgently cut a few sheets of "囍" with red silk and pasted them in Lin Xingwei's bedroom.

Fortunately, the dowry was prepared beforehand, otherwise Lin Xingwei would have to marry empty-handed.

In the evening, Madam Hou came to Lin Xingwei's room. It could be seen that she had washed her face and reapplied her makeup, her eyes were still swollen and red.

Mrs. He tried on the wedding dress for Lin Xingwei, and the phoenix crown on her head was still there.Under the light of red candles, Lin Xingwei was bright and seductive.

The mother and daughter sat opposite each other, screened everyone in the check-out room, Madam Hou put a white jade pendant engraved with the word "Secret" in front of Lin Xingwei, and said dryly: "This is your father's most important relic, you have to live well." Keep it and don't show it to others."

Lin Xingwei's eyes were sore, his long eyelashes raised slightly, and he looked at his mother: "Why doesn't mother keep such an important thing by herself?"

It's only one jade pendant. Since she came to this place, she has seen hundreds or dozens of various jade pendants. Anyone with a certain status, regardless of gender, has one or two jade pendants hanging from their waists. Come jingle.

The jade pendant in Mrs. Hou's hand seems to be brighter than ordinary jade pendants. The character "mi" is in small seal script, and it is not an ordinary small seal script. Delicacy is difficult to reproduce.

There is still dark dirt in the crevices of the jade pendant, it can be seen that it does not seem to be wiped and protected frequently, it must have been hidden and never turned over.

Madam Hou's throat choked, and she said: "This thing is important, and my mother is no longer able to protect it. You put it away quietly. The Wei family has a strict family, and you will be able to protect its safety."

Lin Xingwei stared at Mrs. Hou, puzzled that this adornment was so important that she had to rely on the Wei family for protection.

Seeing Mrs. Hou's solemn expression, Lin Xingwei couldn't bear to ask more questions, and silently made a box out, put the jade pendant in it, and then locked it into the secret compartment at the bottom of the dowry box.

After doing everything well, Lin Xingwei asked carefully before going back to the case: "What did Wei Mingji say to mother today? Did he threaten mother?"

"No. He just told his mother one thing." Madam Hou was so sad that she burst into tears again, "After you marry, take good care of General Wei and his family and seniors. Don't be petty and self-willed. He is the most reliable person in your life. rely on."

"My mother is so strange, why did she say so many good things about him? What did he say to his mother?"

The more Madam Hou talked about him, the more curious Lin Xingwei became.

Mrs. Hou put on a forced smile and said, "You know, Your Majesty has many concubines and princes. Although the throne has fallen into the hands of the eldest prince, there are still wolves around. In order to ensure the stability of the crown prince, your uncle and queen will replace you The prince plans to win over Wei Mingji, wants the Shangdu Mansion to be used by the prince, and intends to marry the eldest princess to Wei Mingji."

Lin Xingwei nodded, this is a secret that everyone knows.

Mrs. Hou continued: "If the Shangdu Mansion falls into the hands of the Crown Prince, it may not be a good thing for the Crown Prince to dominate. In order to test Wei Mingji, His Majesty asked him to choose one of the women of the right age who are related to the Taiwei's Mansion as his wife. This is the emperor's favor." He couldn't refuse, so he immediately told His Majesty the mediator that he wanted to marry you."

The women who are related to Taiwei's mansion, besides herself, are most likely cousin Su Ji, who was born to her uncle, and the eldest princess, Chu Jing, who was born to the empress.

Although Lin Xingwei is the granddaughter of the Taiwei, at that time Lin Xingwei was delicate and self-willed, and his background was shallower than the other two.Besides, Nanyang Marquis Mansion is not too dependent on Yangsu's family.

Therefore, His Majesty can't rest assured that Wei Mingji chose Lin Xingwei.It's just embarrassing Wei Mingji, no wonder he was forced to ignore the Lin family's love after he proposed marriage to Lin Xingwei.

Mrs. Hou said again: "In order to dispel His Majesty's worries, Wei Mingji told His Majesty that among the younger generation, he had no other desire for power and prosperity, but only for beauty. He said that he had long coveted you and asked His Majesty to grant you to marry him." .”

Lin Xingwei sighed deeply. She herself had never seen her own face clearly in the bronze mirror. People often said that Princess Youning was beautiful and beautiful, and she was the most beautiful in Beijing. If she was not so domineering and more virtuous, With both good looks and good looks, the person seeking marriage will definitely step through the threshold of Nanyang Marquis Mansion.

The court fights for profit, and mortals sacrifice.

Lin Xingwei understood better the real reason why the rightful owner of her body committed suicide. She was afraid of Wei Mingji's title of "Devil" on the one hand, and more afraid of being involved in court battles.

There is no Marquis of Nanyang in the Nanyang Marquis Mansion, and the righteous master knows that he has no backing, and will definitely become cannon fodder for the powerful to fight for power and profit, so he escapes disaster with death.

Thinking of this, Lin Xingwei's back was sweating profusely, and the golden phoenix hairpin in his hand fell onto the table with a bang.

"Mother, even if I marry Wei Mingji, my uncle and aunt won't let it go, and Wei Mingji doesn't really love my daughter, the future of my daughter..." Lin Xingwei's delicate face was filled with sorrow.

"Ran Ran doesn't have to worry too much. If you can't stay in Beijing in the future, you can go to Beihai County and go to the Wei family's aunt. Today I see the Wei family, they are loyal and have no intentions, and they will definitely not embarrass you." Madam Hou's earnest heart, for Lin Xingwei planned the most stable path in the future.

Lin Xingwei was heartbroken when he heard this, his throat quivered, and he asked, "After I get married, what are my mother's plans? You are the only one left in this house, and my grandfather and uncle will definitely say goodbye to my mother."

It is common to seek power through the marriage of children, not to mention that Mrs. Hou is beautiful, and she is not yet forty, even if she remarries, there is nothing wrong with it, as she is afraid of being used by the Taiwei House.

Madam Hou wiped away her tears with her sleeves, and said slowly: "Wei Mingji told me today that no one will inherit the title of Marquis of Nanyang, it's just an empty shell, if you can marry early and give birth to a son, let him have the surname Lin and inherit the title of Marquis of Nanyang. If he is rejected as a ready-made son-in-law, the Lin family will not be able to find a suitable partner to marry for a while, so let me put the Lin family first."

The corner of Madam Hou's mouth chuckled: "He really thought of everything in order to get married with our family. If I have a grandson in the future, I will definitely not be teased by your grandparent's family."

Well, the pressure is on Lin Xingwei again. She wants to protect Wei Mingji from being wooed by the crown prince, and also protects her mother from being remarried by Xu's relatives. She also wants to give birth to a son who will be the leader of the Lin family. This marriage is really killing three birds with one stone. It's really wonderful !

"That doesn't have to be so fast." Lin Xingwei said dissatisfied: "The deadline of three to five days can always be evened out."

Anyway, hang a red silk on the eaves, paste two more Chinese characters "囍", and invite more guests and friends.

Mrs. Hou said: "Mother also mentioned that Wei Mingji's expedition is coming soon, and we can't wait that long. It's for the good of everyone, so hurry up."

Lin Xingwei has ten thousand alpacas galloping past him, what kind of life is this!If you want to get married, you can at least give it a buffer period. If you don't fall in love at first sight, at least you can have a long-term love.

Well, this kind of marriage with ghosts, even if they have been married for decades, may not be able to fall in love for a long time.

　Thanks to @弱冻在床 for the upvote.

　　


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