Fair Lady

On the ninth day of the first lunar month in the 18th year of Xiuwu, in the capital, the Yu family mansion, which is preparing for a marriage, is a little more festive than other places, with lanterns and festoons everywhere.The 28th of next month is a good day, and it is also the day when Yu Zhengran, a member of the fifth-rank military department, who is only nineteen years old, married Ma Linger, the most favored granddaughter of General Huwei's mansion.

Yu Zhengran was on a business trip to the Ministry of War, and Yu's mother, Mr. Yu, and Housekeeper Yu were discussing matters in the secret room.

There was a hint of worry in Yu's mother's eyes: "The young master doesn't seem happy at all, why does he look like he's going to be a groom?" Yu Zhengran was never by his parents' side since he was a child, and they brought him up with him. master and servant.

Housekeeper Yu was very puzzled: "I heard that the young lady of the Ma family is very beautiful, and her temperament and talent are the best in a hundred. What do you think this young master hates? Besides, the young master himself has seen that girl before." The marriage was chosen and forced by the lord, but the girl herself is not bad, she is also one of the best ladies in Beijing.

Mr. Yu sighed, Yu Zhengran always said that he would not get married until he was 20 years old, but how could the lord agree?Later, the wedding date was still set in March a year ago. Unexpectedly, with God's help, Ma Ling'er's grandmother died of a sudden illness. Ma Ling'er kept her filial piety for a year, and the wedding date was changed to February 28 this year.

It's been postponed for a full year, but the young master still doesn't seem to be happy about it. It doesn't take two months for the young master to turn 20. Getting married now is close to the "14-year-old marriage" that he himself set.Mr. Yu thought, does the young master have a girl he likes?Could it be that it is Princess Nayan?Princess Yan is also [-] years old this year, and I heard that the Empress Dowager is going to choose a good relative for her among the new talents next year.

certainly.Mr. Yu also got the news that Princess Yan has always admired Prince Yong's son Qi Haoning and wanted to be his concubine, but Ning Shizi didn't seem to have any reaction.

Ning Shizi stayed in Guangdong City for two years, and he was unambiguous when he first passed. He trained soldiers, suppressed bandits, and attacked pirates with ordinary soldiers, and made several military exploits.It is said that, by coincidence, Ning Shizi also became the last disciple of Ouyang Yu, a knight-errant and the owner of "Guiyi Island" in the South China Sea.Martial arts advanced by leaps and bounds.No, two or three months ago, he just became Xinke Wu Jieyuan.

Mr. Yu sighed again, and was about to say something to Yu's mother, when there was a knock on the door with a hidden signal.

Mama Yu opened the door, and the boy in gray clothes outside the door reported back: "The young master is back. There are also Prince Yong's son and Yongping Hou's son."

Mr. Yu said: "You go and greet the guests, I'll go from the back." His identity is a branch of the Yu family, and he runs the Zhiqian private school in the capital.

Steward Yu and Mother Yu nodded, and walked out one after another.

Zheng Ran brought Shujie and Hao Ning to Xiaohua Hall, the Yu family deserved to be a rich family, and the decoration of Xiaohua Hall was rich and unconventional.Experts can tell at a glance that there are weapons, calligraphy and paintings, vases, candlesticks, etc. displayed in the hall.None of them are commonplace.

Shujie laughed and said: "Hehe, the descendants of the Yu family are really extraordinary." He has been to Yu's house several times, all in the study room, and there is not a single piece of decoration that is not a treasure.

Zhengran gave him a sideways glance: "Brother Xia, don't be sour with me. Your family's Qiaoweiju and dragon fruit business has developed rapidly, in just two years. It will be open for half a week, right? Everywhere I heard people say: "When can you eat Qiaoweiju snacks every day, it means you are a real rich person. "

Hao Ning nodded straight: "Yes. Yes, but Qiaoweiju's dim sum is well-deserved, and many people imitate it. Unfortunately, the color, aroma, and taste cannot be compared, and Brother Shujie, your dim sum chef is too good Right, why are there new dim sums coming out all the time?"

Shujie said with a smile: "I really didn't get involved in our family's business. They are all in charge of a few big managers, and they mostly report to Shuwen when they have something to do. Speaking of it, my adoptive father also helped to taste food and give advice. I The only function is to help eat, hahaha."

Zheng Ran also laughed, but the smile didn't reach his eyes, Shu Jie is a really busy person, how could he have time to pay attention to business?

After Shujie returned to Beijing, the emperor made it clear that he would use it again, and everyone was not surprised. Would it be possible to "take away love" if he didn't reuse it?He is the number one scholar in both civil and military affairs, and after a hero, the adopted son of the golden tongue, it is strange that he is not reused.

In the past two years or so, the emperor, who always liked to make private visits in disguise, quietly disappeared twice. Of course, as a personal guard with a knife, Shujie also disappeared.No one knows where they are going, unless someone is unlucky, then everyone can realize where the emperor has been, or where he has been.

Just as they concluded that the disappearance of the emperor must be related to the treasures and firearm formulas left by the previous dynasty, but, as before, no one can know the whereabouts of the emperor.There were also two or three times when the people in Wishing Square stumbled upon what seemed to be the emperor's trace, but they could not be found in a blink of an eye.

Zhengran also tried to test Shujie with "casual" inquiries and concerns, but unfortunately Shujie's thinking was too meticulous and his tone was too tight, but Zhengran almost showed his flaws and aroused Shujie's suspicion.Mr. Yu warned Zhengran about this, and Zhengran also knew that he was impatient. The friendship between the two was indeed good, but it wasn't ready yet.

Can you not be in a hurry?If he finds the formula for firearms, his father will be able to rise up quickly, so he won't have to marry Ma Ling'er?Every time he thinks of getting married, his mind is filled with the whirling image of the little fairy, which makes his head hurt and his heart hurt even more.He hadn't seen Little Fairy for more than two years, but that little figure and pure and bright smile became more and more clear in his mind and heart.

The little fairy must have grown up a lot, right?However, even after returning to the capital, it will become increasingly difficult to see him in the future.It's a pity that the little fairy is too young, otherwise he would be sure that his father would allow him to marry the little fairy.

Alas, just because I am secretly depressed, the key now is to know the whereabouts of the firearm formula as soon as possible.

So far, they are not sure whether the emperor has found something or whether the firearms have begun to be manufactured.Neither the General Huwei's mansion nor the Ding family who served in the Ministry of War knew anything about it.

Of course, Zhengran's father and Mr. Yu also doubt whether the Ma family and the Ding family have not fully trusted Zhengran, so this time Zhengran must get married as scheduled, and there is no way they can avoid it.

Ding family.Thinking of Ding's family, Zhengran hated Ding Meier again.With the help of Concubine Ma, Ding Meier did enter the palace as she wished.Originally, the bedtime arrangement was going to be smooth, but it just so happened that the emperor went out of the palace suddenly, and when the emperor finally came back, Concubine Ma hesitated again, because... Ding Meier is indeed so beautiful!

With all this tossing and tossing, Ding Meier has been in the palace for a year, and she still hasn't been favored.It doesn't work at all.

Useless woman!Zhengran cursed secretly in his heart.Last night, Mr. Yu was still telling him that his father wanted him to make Ma Ling'er fully rely on her as soon as possible after getting married, and to use Ma Ling'er to make Concubine Ma trust him.Both father and Mr. Yu believe that as long as the emperor sees and tastes Ding Meier once, Ding Meier's chess piece will definitely be able to survive.

"Brother Zhengran, what are you thinking about? Hehe. I'm lost in thought." Hao Ning lightly pushed Zhengran's arm.

"Oh, it's not all because of you mentioning the color and fragrance of Qiaoweiju Dim Sum," regained his senses and said with a smile, "It made me miss the birthday cake again."

"Hahaha," Shujie said with a smile, "Yes. This year I will give you a double-layered birthday cake, and now we have writing on the birthday cake in Qiaoweiju. For the birthday of the Empress Dowager in the third year of junior high school, the upper layer of the birthday cake There is a big birthday character, which the Queen Mother likes very much. Now, when the time comes, I will ask them to write you the four words "Happy Birthday". She said. 'Happiness' is the best blessing."

"That's a good relationship," Zheng Ran readily accepted. "It's a gift from the host, it can't be too small."

"Hahahaha" the three laughed.Hao Ning really likes the feeling of laughing and talking with Shujie and Zhengran, it really feels like his own brother.

"By the way, Shujie," Zhengran said, "Why didn't you go back to Yulin this year for the New Year? Are you afraid that your sister-in-law will be unhappy?"

Shujie shook his head confidently and said with a smile: "No, your sister-in-law has always been sensible. Yao'er and Wen'er are here with her!"

Hao Ning also said: "Sister-in-law is very good to sister Yao'er and Shuwen. I am envious after seeing it. If my elder brother is here, maybe I can have such a good elder brother and sister-in-law."

Thinking of sister Yao'er, Hao Ning's face became more melancholy, what a coincidence, when he came back and passed Yulin this time, Shuyao happened to be picked up by Zhang Caishu to accompany Xia Ruoyun in Lucheng, Xia Ruoyun had just given birth to a precious girl.

Hao Ning himself didn't know why, when he failed to see Sister Yao'er, his heart immediately felt empty, maybe, the purpose of his transfer to Yulin Yongping Mansion was simply to see Sister Yao'er.During the two years in Guangdong City, every night when people could not fall asleep, those bright and clear eyes would often pop up in his mind, blinking at him gently...

Hao Ning's melancholy and daze became "sadness" in the eyes of Shujie and Zhengran. They all knew that the elder brother Hao Ning was talking about was his biological elder brother who died young, not the current concubine elder brother in the palace.

Zhengran patted Hao Ning's shoulder comfortingly: "Isn't your elder brother accompanying your mother and concubine now? You are destined to be brothers in the next life."

Hao Ning smiled: "Exactly. When I was very young, my concubine always said that I was very close to my elder brother. When I was a little older, I had many habits that were the same. When we were young, we all liked to smell our feet. I also like to pick my feet, haha, when I was very young, I rushed to hold chopsticks, but I used my left hand. Also, you didn’t expect it? When I was a child, I was sloppy when I walked, like a female duck. It took many years to correct it. My eldest brother is also the same, but before the father, queen and concubine could correct him, he..."

Zhengran's smile froze instantly...

He remembered that when he was a child, Yu's mother always made fun of him, saying that he liked to hold his feet and smell them;

When he was a child, he used his left hand to hold chopsticks and pens. Everyone thought he was left-handed. Unexpectedly, he used his right hand naturally after he was six or seven years old;

Also, a picture popped up in my mind: every night when he was sleeping, Mr. Yu fixed his feet with wooden planks, and walked repeatedly in the yard every day. Mr. Yu followed with a thin whip... (To be continued .If you like this work, you are welcome to vote for recommendations and monthly tickets. Your support is my biggest motivation.)

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