The Concubine Wushuang of Red Mansion

Chapter 241 The Marriage of Yingchun

The last time she went to Muni Yuan, Si Qi asked her cousin Pan You'an to go and meet her. Pan You'an went, but Muni Yuan was surrounded by Jia Cong's soldiers, let alone men, even male mosquitoes were flying. Not going in.

Pan You'an made a futile trip, and was beaten twice by the guards of Ning Guohou Mansion as a suspicious person. Pan You'an felt angry, and Si Qi waited anxiously for a while. When she came back, she found He found an excuse to go out and had a good time with Pan again.

The Pan family was originally angry with Si Qi for not interceding for Wang Shanbao's family in front of Yingchun and refusing to let Pan Youan get along with Si Qi. Because Si Qi had already been fooled by Pan Youan, "I accidentally fell into his trap. I am him." I will never lose my virginity to anyone else again." Seeing the Pan family treating me like this, I felt angry in my heart. I didn't know how to deal with it, so I went back to the Ningguo Hou Mansion out of anger.

There was a misunderstanding between the two, but Pan Youan still couldn't let go of Si Qi. Taking advantage of the Ningguo Hou Mansion to repair the garden, he took the path of a helper and entered the back garden. By coincidence, he happened to meet Si Qi, and the two met. On the other hand, after some talk, she hugged her head and cried, which happened to be seen by She Yue.

If she had never served Jia Cong, she might be willing to turn a blind eye and hide a few things from her good sisters. But since her monthly salary had increased, how could she be worthy of the good treatment he treated her if she ignored him? ?
At that moment, She Yue told the story about Si Qi. Youshi was shocked and looked at Daiyu with some fear. Once such a scandal in the house was publicized, it would be a disaster for both of them. But she was still a widow. How could it happen? Can you not be afraid?
However, Daiyu just frowned and said, "Anyway, go and invite the second sister and Si Qi. Let's settle today's matter first and then talk later."

Zijuan went to do her business, and Daiyu asked Sheyue to stand up and said, "Don't tell anyone about what you just said. Don't let even the slightest bit of information get out."

"Yes, I know, Madam, don't worry." Is She Yue an ignorant person?
Youshi asked from the side, "Why didn't you say anything before?"

She Yue said, "Grandma Mingjian, it's not that I don't want to say it. Such a thing is very relevant. Even though I knew it, I didn't know how to talk to the two grandmas. I hesitated for a long time."

Daiyu could understand and said, "Are you afraid that if we find out, what will we do to Si Qi?"

This just hit what She Yue was thinking. She lowered her head. She had never wanted to hide this matter, but she just lacked an opportunity to speak out boldly.

After that, Daiyu and Youshi stopped talking about Si Qi. Seeing that Daiyu was so calm, Youshi didn't suspect that she was young and didn't know the seriousness of the matter. Thinking that she must have already figured out how to deal with it, No more worries.

Back then, Jia Cong was still young when she took charge of the Ningguo Mansion, and he was able to protect her from Jia Lian's intrusion and guard the gate of the backyard tightly. Today, Jia Cong is in a high position and is getting older. , the majesty is growing day by day, and when I think about it, the sky is falling, and he is still holding on, so what is there to fear?

Thinking like this, Youshi also became relaxed. While chatting with Daiyu, the three Yingchun sisters arrived in a lively manner, surrounded by maids and women.

You couldn't help but look at Yingchun. After arriving in Dongfu, the servants in the past secretly nicknamed the girl "Er Mu". Nowadays, you can always see a smile on her face, which makes people smile when she sees it. Huanxi Lai is much more likable than in Xifu.

"Eldest sister-in-law, second sister-in-law!" Yingchun took the lead and greeted You and Daiyu. You hurriedly waved to Yingchun, "Second sister, come here and sit down!"

Yingchun didn't know why, but she had no doubts. She just came over obediently and sat down next to Youshi. Si Qi stood behind Yingchun naturally, and heard Youshi saying to Yingchun, "The one I asked you to teach you earlier." How's the chess girl doing? Now I'm learning to play chess with her, how are you?"

Yingchun tilted her head and thought for a while, then said slowly, "Very good. Sister-in-law, do you want to learn to play chess?"

After saying this, Youshi and Daiyu couldn't help but laugh. Youshi said, "I'm old, what kind of chess should I learn to play? Just learn from someone who knows a little bit about it. If any of you come to me to play, I can't win, no?" Do you lose all the time?"

The words made everyone laugh.

Daiyu changed the topic at this time and said, "Last year I planted a lot of water hyacinths in the garden, and now they are all blooming. I got two plum vases carved from Hutian kiln a while ago. I thought they were too simple and elegant. When I think about it today, It's perfect for planting hibiscus."

Youshi is going to play a double act with Daiyu. After hearing this, how can anyone not admire her?He said hurriedly, "Let's see who picks the two water lilies. If we let the women and boat girls pick them, it would be a bit vulgar in your words."

Xichun covered her mouth with a smile and joked, "I didn't expect that my sister-in-law has learned to use the word 'vulgar' when speaking now."

Youshi said angrily, "You are only allowed to say 'vulgar', but I am not allowed to say it? Who of you will go?"

Tanchun felt that what happened today seemed unusual. When she came just now, she heard from the maid in the yard that her second brother had taken a man to the back garden, and it was just when she saw the man at the corner gate. That day, her second sister But I bumped into that man.

Xichun was about to take the initiative to invite Ying, but Tan Chun gently pulled her sleeve. Although she didn't understand what was going on, there must be something fishy, ​​so she sat down again for the time being, and Daiyu set her sights on Yingchun again. , "Sister-in-law is assigning tasks to the three of you!"

Yingchun saw that everyone was looking at her. Thinking that no one was doing the errands, she hurriedly stood up and said, "How about I go ahead? If the lotus you pick doesn't look good, don't blame me."

"When have we ever blamed you?" Youshi smiled.

Daiyu pursed her lips and smiled. When Yingchun went out, she couldn't wait to get up and looked out the window. It seemed that she could know right now whether Yingchun would like the man, but she never thought about whether the man would. On Yingchun, in her mind, Brother Cong would never do anything he was not sure of.

Jia Cong was eager to marry his sister, but he couldn't say it clearly. It was not because he was afraid of being infamous for forcing his subordinates to marry his sister, but because he was a modern soul. How could he be a feudal parent and do such an arranged marriage?
Jia Cong led Jiang Xiang to the back garden. Half of it had been renovated, but the curtains had been drawn on the other half, which was still being repaired.

In the original work, the two people stood on the edge of the pool where the concave crystal stream pavilion was built. They saw the setting sun casting golden light on the blue waves of the pool. The breeze was blowing, sparkling waves appeared, and the green lotus spread. , water lotuses or Ye Ye Zhu Hua are blooming, or standing upright with their buds delicately. The weeping willows on the shore dance with the wind, like long-lasting love. The soft branches and green leaves are lightly stirring the lotus beside the pond.

The two talked for a while, and Jia Ping hurried over and whispered a few words beside Jia Cong. Jia Cong smiled and said to Jiang Xiang, "There is something urgent to deal with. You wait a moment, I will come soon."

At this time, Jiang Xiang had a premonition that the highlight was coming. His heart was beating loudly. He moved to a willow tree and stood still. He broke off a willow branch and made a fishing gesture, so that no one would notice him. Come with ulterior motives.

After standing for about a while, I heard a thin and soft voice, "I don't know what kind of hibiscus my two sisters-in-law want. Pink or white? Long or short?"

Jiang Xiang heard that it was funny, but it was just water lotus. No matter how short it was, the short ones could not be made longer, but the long ones could be shortened. There were also pink and white ones, so get some of them back, no matter how short they were. Enough?

It’s so... stupid!
When he couldn't help but stretched out his neck and looked in the direction of the sound, he couldn't help but be stunned. He had never seen such a soft and graceful girl in his life, as delicate as the water in this pool that broke at the touch of a finger. Lotus makes people look at it from a distance but not play with it.

Yingchun didn't notice that she was being spied on. She led Si Qi over slowly. She was so frightened that Jiang Xiang pressed her back tightly against the old willow tree. She heard the footsteps behind her tree. When he stopped at a distance, he saw a wrist like a tender lotus root, its jade fingers stretched out towards the nearest water hibiscus.

She lightly lifted the hem of her skirt with her other hand, and saw that half of her body was already hanging in the water. Jiang Xiang was so frightened that when she was about to scream, the maid in front of her grabbed her and said, "Girl, this is terrible." You can’t do it, what will happen if you fall in?”

Jiang Xiang saw the dumb girl taking two steps towards the shore and asked with some sadness, "Why isn't the boat lady coming?"

"Don't worry, girl, I'll go take a look." After saying that, the maid held up the hem of her skirt and ran quickly. The girl said "Hey", thinking that she was trying to stop him, but she had already run away.

We usually talk less during the Spring Festival, which is only compared to exploring the spring and celebrating the spring. It is still much more lively than before in Xifu.

She couldn't help but take a step forward. Suddenly, she felt that something was wrong. When she got closer, she saw that there was an extra person beside the old willow tree. At first glance, it looked like he had come out of the willow tree. He was so frightened that he stepped back and tripped on a pebble. Somehow he slipped and fell to the ground.

"Uh!" Jiang Xiang stretched out his hand to give him a hand, but he had no choice. One was on the embankment, and the other was under the embankment, separated by a gentle slope.

But at this moment, Jiang Xiang saw two lines of clear tears on the face of this girl, Qishang Saixue, and was frightened to death.

"Girl, you, you, you..." Jiang Xiang walked over quickly and wanted to reach out, but felt it was inappropriate. When Yingchun saw this person coming, he was actually alive, and he was very scared, "You Who is he? Why are he in my back garden?"

"I, I am the person in front of the Marquis. It was the Marquis who brought me here." Jiang Xiang never dreamed that Yingchun fell so hard that her butt hurt, so she couldn't help but shed tears. It was also because she was so scared. In her life, it was rare for her to even see her father and brother, let alone a strange man.

After hearing this, Yingchun breathed a sigh of relief and looked at the person through her tearful eyes. She actually felt that he looked familiar. After thinking about it carefully, she saw him at the corner door of his house. At that time, this person was led by Brother Cong. As soon as I entered the door, I believed what he said.

The pain in Yingchun's tailbone was a bit severe. She propped herself on the ground and tried to get up, but the slightest movement caused some pain.

This industrious girl would get tired even if she walked a few steps, so it was quite a big thing to fall down so hard.

This was simply unbelievable for a general like Jiang Xiang. Seeing that Yingchun couldn't get up, Jiang Xiang became anxious and wanted to help, but he didn't dare. He couldn't help but stretched out his hand, feeling that it was an offense to the girl. His skin is slightly plump, he has a medium-sized figure, his cheeks are freshly peeled, and his nose is greasy. He is gentle and silent, and looks approachable, and his heart can't help but feel ready to move.

If the Marquis is willing to promise this girl to him, and Jiang Xiang is so happy that she wants to jump, she will inevitably worry about her own conditions, and how can she be worthy of such a young girl like tofu?

Yingchun struggled twice, and finally got up with Jiang Xiang's help. She hurriedly took two steps to the side, farther away from Jiang Xiang. She guarded against Jiang Xiang like a wolf, and couldn't help but look at him. Fan.

Although this man was dressed in military uniform, he looked like a scholar. His eyes were clear and open, and he was not scary.

"Girl, don't think I'm a rude martial artist. I also studied in the early years and was a scholar. I won't... dare not offend the girl." Jiang Xiang took two steps back and distanced himself from Yingchun. .

"Ah!" Yingchun was surprised. She knew that when Jia Zhu became a scholar, her family was as happy as if she had been given a title. Baoyu was forced to study just to get into school. Brother Cong became the head of the Jiangning Mansion. He is also a scholar.In Yingchun's eyes, a scholar had a great reputation. It was no wonder that Brother Cong treated this person with special eyes and brought him to the back garden.

Jiang Xiang was amused by her cute appearance and laughed. When she smiled, her starry eyes were slightly curved and her white teeth were exposed. This made Yingchun happy, but she realized her gaffe and quickly looked away.

It was almost time. Jiang Xiang heard the sound of hurried footsteps not far away. It was not good to stay here all the time, so he hurriedly said, "Girl, Jiang Xiang, I am waiting here on the order of the Marquis. There are still people at this time." It's urgent. If the Marquis comes soon, I hope that the girl will report it on my behalf. I'll take my leave first."

After Jiang Xiang finished speaking, he was about to leave. Where could Yingchun give him a message? He hurriedly said, "Hey, I, I'm leaving."

With that said, Yingchun was about to move forward. Jiang Xiang hurriedly refused to her. In a dilemma, Jiang Xiang had to say, "In that case, I just heard that the girl is here to pick flowers. Why don't I help the girl pick some flowers?" , take the girl back and stay here to wait?"

Yingchun pursed her lips, as if there was no better way.

Not far away, Jia Cong stood on a hillside and looked over. Jiang Xiang entangled several willow branches together, hung his body towards the pond, and folded several water lotuses with one stretch of his hand, just like The ones he thought of before were all long, which could be shortened, pink, white, or red.

Yingchun looked at the flowers Jiang Xiang handed over, and then glanced at the violently swaying willow branches. Several broken branches fell on the water, rippling in the microwave and gathering in one place.

At this moment, her heart actually became a little peaceful. She took the flowers hesitantly and forgot to say thank you. She turned and walked forward. Jiang Xiang saw a stain on her skirt behind her, but It’s not easy to tell her either.

The beautiful woman has gone away, and Jiang Xiang stands still on the path like a statue. Above his head, the setting sun sheds light spots from the leaves, floating leisurely on his body, making the scene more tranquil. .

Until the figure of Jia Cong appeared in his sight, he came to life like a portrait. He quickly took two steps and knelt down facing Jia Cong.

"Master Hou, this subordinate deserves to die!"

"How to die?"

"I just accidentally met... the lady of the house. I fell in love with her at first sight and want to propose to the Marquis."

How could Jiang Xiang not know that what happened today was arranged by Jia Cong? He even thought of Xu Shi, who had glanced at each other through the carriage window at the corner gate. That's why the Marquis wanted to make this happen. fate.

In this case, he couldn't let the Marquis speak first. Anyway, if he asked for this favor, even if the Marquis was unwilling, he would not lose a piece of flesh.

Jia Cong bent down and gave him a hand, "Get up and talk!"

Jiang Xiang stood up hurriedly, stood quietly with his head lowered, and said, "You are the first to follow me, and you have been for two years. You should know that I am a person who always likes to speak openly and openly about some things. Come and go straight, don't like to make calculations.

My second sister has grown up, and I originally wanted to mention this matter some time later, but to tell you the truth, early this morning, the eldest master of Xifu was exiled from the city and verbally promised my second sister to someone else. "

When Jiang Xiang heard this, he was confused and didn't understand what the Marquis meant.

Jia Cong was very satisfied when he saw the annoyed look on his face. If Jiang Xiang remained indifferent after hearing this, he would not be able to marry Yingchun to anyone else even if he raised her to old age.

"No, Lord Marquis, verbal promises don't count!" Jiang Xiang was a little anxious. Is it possible that the girl he finally fell in love with only has these two sides?God, isn't this a joke?

Jia Cong was a little funny, but his face was serious, "Just now, Second Master Lian of Xifu brought that man over to tell me that I am opposed to this marriage."

"Well done, Lord Marquis!" Jiang Xiang breathed a sigh of relief and asked again, "I wonder who this person is? What qualifications do he have to ask to marry the second girl in the house?"

"Sun Shaozu of the Sun family of Datong..."

Before Jia Cong finished speaking, Jiang Xiang shouted, "Master Marquis, this person is absolutely unacceptable! It's not because my subordinates are maliciously slandering him, this person is really not a good match."

Sun Shaozu was waiting for an official in the capital, and he was a member of the general family. Jiang Xiang was not familiar with him, and had heard of Sun Shaozu's name. Whenever she thought of such a delicate girl, she wanted to marry an ambitious man like Sun Shaozu, Jiang Xiang felt that this was not pushing the girl into the fire pit?
Thinking of this, Jiang Xiang once again begged Jia Cong, "Master Hou, although I am not a rich and powerful person, I am willing to treat the two girls wholeheartedly. Please consider me. If you can get your permission, I will give you the opportunity." I will never let the two girls down in my next life."

Jia Cong said, "You just saw that my second sister is a very weak person. I am determined to protect her temperament for the rest of my life. If you can agree, after marrying my second sister, you will have no children for forty years." Fang takes a concubine, I am willing to risk the disapproval of the world and try my best to complete this marriage, of course, the premise is that my second sister can agree."

Jiang Xiang was overjoyed and said hurriedly, "Master Hou, even if he is forty and has no children and refuses to take concubines, my subordinates can do it, as long as Master Hou is willing to do it!"

Jia Cong was very satisfied and nodded slightly.

After Yingchun led Si Qi out, Tanchun couldn't help it anymore and hurriedly sat down next to Daiyu, took Daiyu's arm and shook her, saying, "Good sister-in-law, tell me quickly, what is the second sister going to do?" Already?"

Only then did Xichun react and said, "Okay, the eldest sister-in-law and the second sister-in-law are hiding something good from us. The third sister-in-law also knows it, but I don't know. It's hard to hide it from me."

Youshi couldn't help laughing, but didn't speak.

Daiyu was helpless and said, "Don't you know that, and you still ask me!"

Tanchun said "Ah", but she didn't expect it to be true. At this time, she became anxious again, "Who is it? I wonder how the second sister looks at each other?"

Daiyu shook her head and said, "If you ask me, I don't know either. I only know that he is the one chosen by Brother Cong. I don't know anything about him, how old he is, or what his family background is."

Youshi said, "Since Brother Cong likes it, there should be no difference. But why is this matter so urgent?"

Even Daiyu didn't give any advance notice.

Daiyu said, "Speaking of which, I should tell my second sister about this first, but it's too late."

Daiyu was afraid that people would misunderstand Jia Cong, so she told the story about the elder master "selling" Yingchun to Sun Shaozu for 5000 taels of silver. If the second sister went to that house, she might not live for more than a year. How could she be willing? She was also afraid of long nights and dreams, so she settled the matter as soon as possible.

However, the Marquis also said that if the second sister is not satisfied and chooses someone else in the future, there is no need to worry about family background. Life is always how people live. What matters is that they have good character and are willing to treat the second sister sincerely. . "

Tanchun and Xichun first paled when they heard that marrying a woman was tantamount to reincarnation for the second time, and then they quietly felt relieved after hearing what they said next. With their second brother here, they would still be lucky in this life. A lot of.

Just as they were chatting, they saw Yingchun and Si Qi coming back in a hurry, as if there were rabbits chasing them. Everyone stood up and watched Yingchun come in from the outside with a few water hibiscuses in her hands. General's face was flushed, and the circles under his eyes were a little red. His heart skipped a beat, and the atmosphere became tense for no apparent reason.

"Second sister, what's going on? Who bullied the second sister?" Daiyu hurried over and asked, supporting Yingchun.

Youshi took the water lotus in Yingchun's arms and looked at Si Qi with a slightly stern look.

Yingchun shook her head gently, biting her lips lightly. Just thinking of that person, her heart skipped a beat and her head lowered lower. Even though she was still an idiot, she had some sense of it at this time. .

Daiyu hurriedly helped Yingchun to sit down on the Arhat bed, but Yingchun refused to sit down. She patted her behind and Si Qi hurriedly came over and wiped the dirt on her skirt with a handkerchief and said, "Girl, just now, I was One person was so frightened that he fell down.”

"Ah!" Xichun exclaimed and asked, "Second sister, what kind of person is she?"

Yingchun looked at Daiyu at this moment and said, "That man said he was brought in by Brother Cong, and he is also a scholar."

Hearing this, Daiyu couldn't help but feel pleasantly surprised and relieved, and asked, "Second sister, how did you fall? Do you want to call a doctor?"

Yingchun shook her head hastily, "No, no need, it doesn't hurt anymore."

Just when everyone was getting angry and didn't know how to ask, Jia Cong came in.

(End of this chapter)