swear not to be concubine

Chapter 42

Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning stood still in place, watching Wu Jingxuan rushing all the way.

When she was in the Zhuxia Pavilion before, although Jian Yan disliked Wu Jingxuan's way of stabbing her softly in the back, after all, everyone lived in the same Xu's house, and it would not be of any benefit to her if there was a real quarrel.So when she saw Wu Jingxuan coming, Jian Yan nodded to her politely and called Sister Wu.Xu Miaoning also called Cousin Xuan and it was over.

Wu Jingxuan stood still, looking at Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning standing together.Moreover, Xu Miaoning stretched out her hand, holding Jian Yan's arm affectionately.

Speaking of which, Wu Jingxuan had lived in Xu's house for three or four years, but she didn't get along with any close sisters.

She thought about the situation before, and felt that Xu Miaolan was just a concubine, although Xu Miaoning was a concubine, but the fifth cousin had already died, what kind of atmosphere could there be in the fifth room?Neither of these two cousins ​​could help her, so she didn't put much effort into making friends with Xu Miaolan and Xu Miaoning, but just played with Xu Miaohua and Xu Miaojin all at once.

Xu Miaohua is the only direct daughter of the second room, and she is also the favorite of the Wu family. Needless to say, Xu Miaojin is Xu Zhongxuan's only younger sister, and they will always have a good relationship with them.But after these years, although Xu Miaojin has always been indifferent to her, Xu Miaohua had a good relationship with her at first, but recently, for some reason, she has gradually become estranged.When she was in Zhuxia Pavilion just now, she wanted to destroy Jian Yan's painting, but Xu Miaohua quickly snatched it away and gave it to Xu Zhongxuan.

Obviously in the past Xu Miaohua didn't like to see Xu Zhongxuan very much, but just now he did that, and it was clear that he deliberately bullied her.

Whenever Wu Jingxuan thought of this, she felt aggrieved.But when she saw Xu Miaoning holding Jian Yan's arm so affectionately, she couldn't help but feel a trace of envy and hatred in her heart.

But she didn't show anything on her face, instead she had a faint smile and asked, "Where did you two come from?"

Jian Yan also smiled and replied: "Ning'er and I just sat with Jin'er for a while."

She didn't open her mouth to ask where Wu Jingxuan was going. Firstly, she was not interested in knowing, and secondly, she didn't need to think about it. Wu Jingxuan was definitely going to Ningcuixuan.

When she heard that Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning came from Xu Miaojin, Wu Jingxuan's heart tightened.

It would be fine if there was only Xu Miaojin, what she was afraid of was that Xu Zhongxuan was also in Ningcui Xuan.

When Xu Zhongxuan left from Yuzhao Building, she came out with an excuse and stood under the corridor on the second floor. Seeing Li Nianlan, she immediately chased after her, and shamelessly wanted to give Xu Zhongxuan a sachet.

If Xu Zhongxuan accepts this sachet, it means that he agrees to associate with Li Nianlan. I am afraid that the marriage will be finalized after a while?Seeing Wu Jingxuan up there at that time, she raised her nervous heart and tightly held the handkerchief in her hand.

Fortunately, Xu Zhongxuan didn't pick up the sachet, and even said something about Li Nianlan indifferently, so she was relieved.

Just watching Xu Zhongxuan walk out of the gate of Taoyuan, she couldn't help but suddenly had another thought in her heart.

Is he really on business, or is he thinking about going home to meet someone?Jian Yan offended Li Nianlan just now in the Zhuxia Pavilion, and then Li Nianlan came to the Yuzhao Tower to ask Jian Yanxing for her crimes, but it was such a coincidence that Xu Miaojin's health was not good, so Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning accompanied her back?Is this a coincidence, or is it intentional, so that Jian Yan can avoid Li Nianlan's edge?

Just now she also quietly asked Xu Miaolan, knowing that Xu Miaojin is not in good health, Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning sent her back. It was Xu Zhongxuan who personally said to Mrs. Wu and Mrs. Jian and others, so Wu Jingxuan couldn't help but doubt this idea Did it come from Xu Zhongxuan?If this is the case, then Xu Zhongxuan really cares about Jian Yan.It is also very possible that he got out of the middle not to go to work, but to meet Jian Yan when he came back.

Thinking of this, the smile on Wu Jingxuan's face became a bit forced.

Jian Yan didn't want to say anything more to her, so she planned to say goodbye.At this moment, Wu Jingxuan could be heard asking: "What's in this square box? Where did it come from?"

Jian Yan became a little impatient.It's okay to ask her and Xu Miaoning where they are from, it's just a polite way.But how can you ask what someone is holding in their hand?Where did it come from?The left and right are not stolen.

So the smile on Jian Yan's face faded a bit, she just said simply: "It's just some pastries."

What Wu Jingxuan thought in her heart was, could it be that Xu Zhongxuan sent them off?

She knew that if she asked Jian Yan, she might teach her to prevaricate casually, so she smiled and asked Xu Miaoning: "Where did you and your cousin get these pastries?"

Xu Miaoning didn't need to talk about it.But on second thought, doesn't cousin Xuan like elder brother?But the elder brother didn't like her very much, so he might as well tell the truth that it was a gift from the elder brother, and be angry with her.

So she told the truth: "Brother gave it to me. My brother sent someone to go to Wulilou to buy it. At noon, brother ordered a table from Wulilou to treat my cousin and me to eat." There is a large table of dishes, including cherry meat, sweet-scented osmanthus fish sticks, Longjing shrimp, bad duck letter, etc. We can't finish it. After the meal, we drink tea and talk together. By the way, the elder brother and I Cousin is playing chess together."

Jian Yan could only listen to her hand holding her forehead.However, she did not stop Xu Miaoning.

Just now in Zhuixia Pavilion, Wu Jingxuan stabbed her twice with a soft knife.She thinks that although she is not a bad person, she is not a good person either. It's fine to say things like a smile, but if she really does it, she feels that she doesn't have such a good stomach, so she might as well let Xu Miaoning say these things, so that To avenge myself for being stabbed twice in the back today.Presumably, Wu Jingxuan must have felt very uncomfortable hearing these words, maybe even worse than being poked with a real knife.

The reason why Jian Yan dared to let Xu Miaoning say these words without stopping her was because she was not afraid of Wu Jingxuan, and she didn't feel that she would pose any threat to herself.The tricks Wu Jingxuan knows are not for her boasting, she can guess them even if she thinks about them with her knees.

So she just turned her head away and looked at the willow tree with light green and gold.

Sure enough, hearing what Xu Miaoning said, Wu Jingxuan felt her heart tense, her hands and feet were cold, and the smile on her face couldn't hold back.

"Big cousin, he has been with you just now?"

Xu Miaoning nodded innocently: "Yes. The eldest cousin was with us just now, and he has been talking and laughing with us all the time."

She knew that Xu Zhongxuan not only said very little to Wu Jingxuan, but also never smiled.

Wu Jingxuan couldn't help but looked up at Jian Yan, her eyes flickering.

Jian Yan pretended she didn't see it, she just lowered her head and said to Xu Miaoning: "Mother and aunt are back, let's go back quickly."

Then she raised her head, smiled at Wu Jingxuan, and said: "Sister Wu, don't be offended, Ning'er and I will go back first, you can take your time, we won't accompany you."

After all, without waiting for her to answer, he just pulled Xu Miaoning and left.

Wu Jingxuan stood on the spot, tightly holding the handkerchief in her hands, her chest heaving sharply, thinking about it, she was really pissed off by Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning.

Xueliu on the side looked at her worriedly, and was about to say something, but after thinking about it, she still didn't say it in the end, just stood aside quietly with her head down.

After a while, Wu Jingxuan flicked the handkerchief in her hand, and continued to walk in the direction of Ning Cuixuan.

In Ning Cui Xuan, Xu Miaojin was chatting with Xu Zhongxuan.

"Brother, you lied to Sister Yan just now. You said that you don't like sweets, but I remember that you like salted plums, salted kumquats and other candied fruits the most, and all kinds of pastries I like it too."

Xu Zhongxuan reached out and touched his nose, and then replied: "I don't say that, will your elder sister Yan accept those pastries?"

Xu Miaojin thought for a while, then nodded, and said, "Yes."

After a pause, she sighed again, and said, "I really envy Third Sister, who has such a good cousin. Brother, you don't know that Sister Yan is the most kind and kind-hearted person. Originally, I I don’t have much contact with her, but the third sister said that I am not in good health, I don’t go out often, but I am bored in the yard all day, sister Yan heard that when you are not around on weekdays, she will be fine Come to see me with my third sister, talk to me, or invite me to go out to play together, and treat me well without pretending. Unlike Cousin Xuan, she never comes to my yard on weekdays The door, but every time you wait for the day to take a bath, she will definitely come. Look at me as a child, don't you know anything? She didn't come to see me, but she clearly wanted to talk to you. "

After Xu Zhongxuan heard this, he thought in his heart that Jian Yan often came to Jin'er on weekdays, but she didn't come when he was resting, probably because she was afraid of bumping into him.

It's just why she hides from herself like this.Afraid of others gossiping?Still afraid of him?But looking at it coldly these days, Jian Yan doesn't seem like a person who is afraid of people.

Xu Zhongxuan thought about it for a while, but he didn't come up with any idea, so he simply stopped thinking about it and just asked Xu Miaojin: "Just now I saw that you eat more than usual."

"On weekdays, I eat alone. What's the point? Naturally, I eat less. But just now, I'm happy to have you with me, so I will naturally eat more."

Xu Zhongxuan's heart moved, and he asked again: "Then you can eat with Ning'er and her cousin every day from now on."

Xu Miaojin looked up at him in surprise, thinking that she still didn't understand what he meant.

Xu Zhongxuan patiently explained: "Ning Cui Xuan, where you live, and He Xiang Yuan, where Ning Er lives, were both playing together on the [-]st day. Why don't you just have dinner together? Whether it's in your Whether it's Ning Cui Xuan, or in Ning'er, or in her cousin's house, the three of you eat together, and you also have a companion, it's better than eating alone every day."

Xu Miaojin thought he was very tempted by his proposal, but still hesitated: "Will Ning'er and Sister Yan agree? If they agree, will Fifth Aunt and Mrs. Jane agree?"

"You don't need to worry about these things." Xu Zhongxuan said lightly, "Let me speak out, and they will definitely agree."

Xu Miaojin looked at him, and then burst out laughing.

"Brother, what you said is so domineering."

But she also knew that if Xu Zhongxuan came forward to talk about this matter, Fifth Aunt and Mrs. Jian would definitely not object.If it is serious, who would object to what the elder brother said in this huge Xu family?The name of the Xu family in Xianghe is now supported by the eldest brother.

The two of them were drinking tea while chatting gossip.Xu Miaojin asked Qingzhu to take out all the dim sum in the square box, and the brother and sister ate the dim sum.

Xu Miaojin said that the dishes delivered by the small kitchen every day are not as good as before, and the meat dishes have also been reduced several times.She asked the servant girl to inquire about it, and she said that Mrs. Wu said that the current income of the family is not very good, so she tried to cut down the expenses. To be reduced.Qin and Feng quarreled for a while over this matter, saying that Wu was not good at housekeeping, but how much money was wasted because of the huge expenses in the past?Both of them were scrambling for the housekeeper, but Wu shi wouldn't let go, so the two of them had no choice but to point fingers and scold Huai every day.

Xu Zhongxuan heard this, and just said: "You don't have to worry about these things. You don't even need to ask a tailor to make clothes for each season. There are many famous tailor shops in the capital. Choose a day, you, Ning'er, and her Cousin is going to the capital together, first to buy clothes, and second, I can take you for a stroll. As for the small kitchen, I will ask Qi Sang to find Mother Xia, and tell her, in the future, you and Ning'er, I will pay for all her cousin’s food, and let her cook some good food for you alone every day. If you want to eat something, just tell her that’s all.”

Xu Miaojin snorted and said, "I don't bother to let them go dog-eat-dog. Speaking of which, everyone in this family has a pair of snobbish eyes, and their actions are either based on money or power. What should I do to get along with them? I Just guard my Ning Cui Xuan, and live my own life. The left and right will not shorten my food and drink, so what should I be afraid of?"

Xu Zhongxuan couldn't help laughing and said: "You have sharp teeth, I don't know if your husband-in-law will bear it in the future."

"Brother," Xu Miaojin is a little girl after all, she couldn't help but blushed when she heard Xu Zhongxuan teasing her like this, and said angrily, "What nonsense are you talking about?"

After a pause, he thought about going back jokingly, so he said, "Brother, when will you find me a sister-in-law? If you come back after marrying a sister-in-law, tell me to let my sister-in-law take care of the house, I promise Everyone in the house dare not object."

Xu Zhongxuan didn't speak, but ate the silver roll in his hand slowly with his head down.

The surface of the silver silk roll looks white as snow, and it tastes soft, sweet and delicious.

Seeing that he didn't speak, Xu Miaojin continued to tease him: "Brother, what kind of sister-in-law do you want to marry? It's fine if Cousin Xuan is like that, she just looks gentle on her face, but when she stabs someone softly in the back Some things are unambiguous. You don’t know how she is in Zhuixia Pavilion today, she is so picky between Sister Yan and Li Nianlan, I wish she would be happy when Li Nianlan ridiculed Sister Yan. In this way Forget about people with bad character.”

After a pause, seeing that Xu Zhongxuan was always not answering, just slowly eating the silver roll in her hand, she said again: "Brother, why don't you marry Sister Yan to be my sister-in-law, how about it?"

Xu Zhongxuan's hand tightened, and he pinched two holes in the soft silver thread immediately.

"You're a girl, what are you talking about?" He raised his voice slightly, and his face darkened, but it gave off a somewhat stern feeling.

Seeing this, Xu Miaojin laughed out loud.

"I knew it. Brother, you have always been a cold-faced and cold-hearted person. You don't pay attention to anyone's life or death. How have you ever cared about others like this? You let me pretend to be bad, and let sister Yan The reason why I came back with me was to prevent Li Nianlan from getting into trouble with her? It was also because I thought the dishes at noon today were not good, so I asked people to go to Wulilou to get a lot of dishes, and finally they pretended to serve me Good name, I gave Sister Yan a box of pastries. Even when you were talking to me just now, you would talk about Sister Yan from time to time. Brother, if you didn’t have intentions for Sister Yan, how could you be so abnormal today? ?”

Xu Zhongxuan has always known that Xu Miaojin is smart and careful, thinking that his abnormalities cannot escape her eyes, so he simply no longer denies it.

"It's not like what you said. I just think Miss Jane is not like other girls, she..."

Without saying a word, suddenly saw Xing'er lift the curtain and walk in.

"Eldest son, girl," she blessed Xu Zhongxuan and Xu Miaojin, and reported, "Biao girl is calling the door outside, saying she wants to come and see if she is getting better. Girl, do you want to open the courtyard door for cousin?" Girl come in?"

After Jian Yan and Xu Miaoning left, Xu Miaojin immediately asked people to close the courtyard door, which also meant to prevent Wu Jingxuan from coming.But I don't want people to come here now.

Xu Miaojin frowned, and said displeasedly: "It's very annoying. Sure enough, she will run to me when it's the day when the elder brother sleeps."

Xu Zhongxuan said with a smile: "Since you don't want to see her, then don't let her in."

Xu Miaojin nodded, then turned her head and told Xing'er: "Don't open the courtyard door, just talk to her through the courtyard door, and ask her to care, but I have already taken medicine and rested, let her Come see me again tomorrow."

After a pause, he added: "Also, tell her that the Eldest Young Master left earlier, and he is not here now."

Myolie agreed to go.Xu Miaojin hurriedly turned her head and asked Xu Zhongxuan: "Just now, what did you say about Sister Yan?"

Xu Zhongxuan didn't say anything, just smiled and continued to eat cakes, no matter how much she pestered her, she didn't say a word, but told her not to say these words, let alone to Jian Yan.

She is already avoiding herself like this now, if she is taught that she is interested in her, won't she be going to hide in the end of the world and never see him again?

(End of this chapter)