swear not to be concubine

Chapter 76

Xu Zhongxuan suddenly raised his head and looked over, with a condensed face, his eyes sank completely, and asked in a cold voice: "What do you mean?"

Xu Miaojin's heart skipped a beat when he was frightened by his cold and sharp appearance, and she couldn't help but took two steps back.

But she still tried her best to suppress the fear in her heart, instead she nodded to him reservedly, and said: "I saw that the second brother seemed to be very happy, his face was flushed, and I don't know if it was because of excitement." It's still..."

Without saying a word, Xu Zhongxuan stood up with his hands on the desk, and said in a cold voice: "The main point. Will this marriage finally work out?"

Xu Miaojin originally wanted to tease him again, but she was still a little frightened by the sudden cold and fierce aura on him.And seeing that although he didn't say anything, he was really in a hurry. Both hands that were propped on the desk were curled up, and a few light blue veins on the back of his white hands were bulging high.

She sighed deeply in her heart, and then said: "It didn't work. Neither Mrs. Jane nor the third aunt agreed."

Although Xu Miaojin said so, Xu Zhongxuan's tightly held heart did not completely let go, and the breath he held was still completely held in his chest, and he was so blocked that he couldn't say anything. It's hard to come out.

It turned out that such a thing had happened in such a short time after he left?It's a loss if it doesn't work, otherwise...

Between the ups and downs, he suddenly felt a little out of strength.

He slumped back into the armchair weakly, his arms were trembling slightly, and the heart in his chest trembled even more violently, there was a kind of joy and sourness that he couldn't express after he found it.

After a pause, he asked Xu Miaojin again in a deep voice: "What's going on? Tell me from the beginning to the end without missing a single word."

Having been in a high position for a long time, if he hadn't restrained himself deliberately on weekdays, the majestic and coercive aura would always be revealed unconsciously.

Xu Miaojin was overwhelmed by his aura of superiority that he casually exuded. After taking two deep breaths, she slowly explained everything that happened on the table earlier.

After Xu Zhongxuan was silent for a while, the first question he asked was: "What was her reaction to this?"

Although he didn't mention who she was by name, Xu Miaojin naturally knew it.

She thought about it carefully for a while, then shook her head, and said with some doubts: "Sister Yan doesn't seem to have any reaction from the beginning to the end, she is very calm. It seems that the grandma is not her and the second brother at all. .”

Xu Zhongxuan relaxed slightly.

Since she didn't respond, it meant that she had no intentions towards Xu Zhongjing. Moreover, she probably knew in her heart that Mrs. Jane would not agree to this marriage.

Xu Zhongxuan immediately frowned, thinking in her heart, why was she so sure that Mrs. Jane would not agree to this marriage?After all, if we were serious about it, the marriage with Xu Zhongjing was actually the one that the Jian family favored, but Mrs. Jian turned down the marriage with those two lame reasons.So what is Mrs. Jane thinking?Up for grabs?But Jian Yan is her daughter, not something.

Suddenly, he thought of something.

On the surface, Jian Yan's clothes have always been extremely exquisite. If you look at it this way, Mrs. Jian should love Jian Yan very much, but only in terms of diet, Mrs. Jian really treats Jian Yan very much. Harsh, even Jian Yan's diet is not as good as the diet of the two maids around her.

In this regard, Mrs. Jian's reason was that Jian Yan had a weak spleen and stomach, and the doctor had repeatedly instructed her to only eat light meals, and she should not eat too much in one meal.But according to the information he asked Qi Sang to investigate, Jian Yan would actually take the money and send Bai Wei to the small kitchen to bribe Mother Xia, just to take back some pastries from time to time.And some time ago, when he had dinner with Jian Yan several times, he remembered that she ate all kinds of meat dishes, and she didn't have any taboos. Afterwards, there was nothing wrong with her body, which shows what Mrs. Jian said The reason is a complete lie.

Then thinking of Jian Yan's versatility, she knows all kinds of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, Xu Zhongxuan's heart is slowly pulled up, and she only feels sore and painful.

He knew that Yangzhou was rich, and there were some people who would buy good-looking virgins from poor families to study and teach them various talents, but in order to keep their bodies light, they would not be fed every meal. Hungry, and when they grow up, those with high qualifications will be sold to officials and wealthy businessmen as concubines.

Mrs. Jian clearly raised Jian Yan as a skinny horse.And her Jian family was originally a wealthy businessman, so she naturally looked down on such wealthy businessmen, she still wanted to give Jian Yan to officials as concubines, and this should be the reason why Mrs. Jian rejected Xu Zhongjing's marriage today .

Xu Zhongjing has no official position at present, and Mrs. Jane thinks he looks down on him.

And the reason why Jian Yan's face was so calm at that time was probably because she also knew that Mrs. Jian looked down on Xu Zhongjing.That is to say, she already knew that Mrs. Jane raised her as a skinny horse in order to give it to the officials as a concubine in the future, so she said to him so resolutely, she would rather Death is not a concubine.

When on earth did she start to know about this?And after knowing this, how did she get here all these years?She is so stubborn and strong, isn't it suffering day and night all these years?But her face has always been so calm and indifferent, but she would hide by the pond and cry quietly in the dead of night.

Even crying, I just suppressed it desperately, for fear of being known by others.

Xu Miaojin was still anxiously looking at Xu Zhongxuan, who was contemplating with a condensed face, feeling a little flustered in his heart, and couldn't guess what he was thinking of right now, his face was so frightening.But then she suddenly saw his upper body flung forward on the desk, and his right hand was still pressing on the heart of his left chest, his face was full of pain.

Xu Miaojin was taken aback, hurried forward, reached out and grabbed his arm, and asked, "Brother, what's wrong with you?"

Xu Zhongxuan shook his hand at her, trying to calm down his mood.It's just that the feeling of soreness and pain in my heart is still lingering, and it can't be dispelled no matter what.

"Go and call Qi Sang in." He ordered Xu Miaojin hoarsely.

Hearing this, Xu Miaojin hurried out of the study and called Qingzhu to ask her to call in Qi Sang who was waiting outside the courtyard.

Qi Sang arrived soon, and Xu Zhongxuan was already sitting in the armchair at this time, except that his complexion was a bit gloomy than before, there was nothing unusual about it.

Qi Sang entered the study, and half-kneeled towards Xu Zhongxuan.

"Get up." Xu Zhongxuan said in a calm voice, "Now you go to the third wife and the fifth wife to deliver a message for me."

Qi Sang hurriedly got up and stood up, standing with his hands down, listening quietly to what Xu Zhongxuan said.After he heard it clearly, he hurriedly said goodbye, retreated, and went to pass on the message to Mrs. Yu and Mrs. Ji by himself.

Xu Miaojin was in doubt at this time, and asked in surprise: "Brother, by doing this, didn't you, didn't you mean to the third aunt, the fifth aunt, and Mrs. Jian that you made it clear that sister Yan is the person you fancy? "

Xu Zhongxuan didn't answer, but just lowered his head, reached out and took off the Canaan bracelet on his left wrist, took it with his right hand, and then used his thumb to slowly fiddle with the eighteen polished bracelets one by one. round beads.

He was thinking in his heart that Mrs. Jian looked down on Xu Zhongjing, but he, a third-rank official in the imperial court, guessed that she should still be able to look up to him.That being the case, she would naturally listen to what he said and act accordingly.On Xu Zhongjing's side, Xu Zhongxuan's thumb that was playing with the beads suddenly stopped, and his face became more and more gloomy.

Whether it's a wife or a concubine, he will take Jian Yan into his wings in this life, even if he is his first cousin, he will never allow Xu Zhongjing to covet her.

And his direct cousin, Xu Zhongjing, is currently being scolded by Mrs. Yu.

Xu Zhongjing is 19 years old now, and he has had his own independent small courtyard in the front yard for a long time.Originally, after he returned from the Jade Emperor Temple with Mrs. Wu and the others, he wanted to go back to his room to study, but Mrs. Yu stopped him and asked him to follow him back to her residence. small yard.

Xu Zhongjing had no choice but to obey, turned around and followed her.

After arriving in the Ming Room, Mrs. Yu sat on the Arhat bed in front of her. Xu Zhongjing also wanted to sit down on the official hat chair on the left, but Mrs. Yu stopped her with a loud drink.

"Stand."

Xu Zhongjing has always been a pure and filial person, since Mrs. Yu said so, he naturally stood there respectfully.

The servant girl Ruilan originally wanted to serve tea, but she didn't dare to look at Mrs. Yu's angry face now.Thinking about it again, looking at this situation, her mother and son naturally have something to say, because she winked again and let all the little maids who were serving in the house follow her out.

For a while there were only Yu Shi and Xu Zhongjing left in the room, and Yu Shi asked Xu Zhongjing with a calm face: "Do you know why mother is angry?"

Xu Zhongjing said angrily, "Son, I don't know."

Yu Shi sneered, and said: "You are also an exquisite person, I don't believe that you really don't know."

Xu Zhongjing just lowered his head, pursed his lips, looked at the stone bricks on the floor, and didn't look at Mrs. Yu.After a while, he just said in a low voice: "The son really likes Miss Jane, and hopes that his mother will be happy, so go..."

Before he could say a word, Mrs. Yu had already stopped drinking.

"Like it? Since marriage is the order of the parents, the words of the matchmaker, what do you want to do?"

"Mother's words are wrong." No matter how pure and filial Xu Zhongjing is, when Yu Shi said these two words, he felt rebellious in his heart, "A wife is a person who spends her life with her son. What's the point of marrying someone whose son doesn't like it and confronting her every day?"

Yu Shi only thought in her heart that her son had always listened to her words the most, and never dared to contradict her loudly, but now, for Jian Yan, he dared to disobey her words like this.

So she disliked Jian Yan even more in her heart.But the son was her own after all, and she didn't want to cause a quarrel between the mother and the son. Since then, Xu Zhongjing has held a grudge against her in his heart.

So she thought for a while and then asked: "Let me ask you, what good will it do you for you to marry Miss Jane?"

Seeing her asking such a question, Xu Zhongjing was overjoyed, thinking that Mrs. Yu had let go of her mouth.So there was a little bit of joy on his face, and he said: "I married her as my wife, and I look at her every day, and I feel happy in my heart. This is the greatest benefit for my son."

Mrs. Yu sneered, and then asked: "You just face her every day, don't you need to eat or drink? Or don't you need to take the merit test?"

Xu Zhongjing was startled for a moment, and then said: "Of course my son will work hard to get his name."

After a pause, he continued: "A man should support his wife. After marrying her, his son will study harder so that she can live a better life in the future. "

After hearing this, Mrs. Yu was relieved, but also slightly sour and jealous.

She was a widow in the early years, and she put all her thoughts on Xu Zhongjing, but now he said that she would study harder for Jian Yan, so that she could live a better life in the future, and she was a mother Where is it placed?

Mrs. Yu tried her best to suppress the sourness in her heart, and then said: "But Miss Jian is just a daughter of a merchant. Even if you have obtained fame and entered an official career, what can you do for you? That is Her Jian family is rich, but after all, her father has died long ago, and all the ancestral properties and shops in Longxing Mansion have been sold. The money in Mrs. Jian's hands is just dead money. Come in. Besides, she has an elder brother who is a direct relative. Does Mrs. Jane not think about her son's future? How much dowry can she have to accompany Miss Jane? She has no power, no money, my stupid son, She will only drag you down in the future, so what can she do to help you?"

"Mother," Xu Zhongjing said hastily after hearing this, "Son doesn't mean to ask her to help me."

"Of course I know what you mean." Mrs. Yu looked at her son quite sadly, hating him for not being up to date, "but who is not a pair of snobbish eyes? Even if you enter the official career and become a high-ranking official, The female relatives in the backyard naturally have to communicate with each other. At that time, your first wife is just a business woman, what will others think of you? No one is willing to associate with her, and thinks it will belittle their own status. Don't say that you will If it affects your official career, it will even affect your children's marriage in the future. After all, businessmen are looked down upon by others, and those who are waiting for officials will only think that they are full of money. Now you I am still young, and I only think about the word "like" with all my heart, but how many years can this love be maintained? After a long time together, her face is aging, do you still like her? It will be too late to regret it gone."

After all, Xu Zhongjing was young, and he didn't expect that there were so many reasons for this, so he couldn't help but slowly lowered his head.But in the end he still whispered: "Son, son doesn't care about these things."

"You don't care," Yu sneered, "but I care about your mother, and your children will care about it in the future. Could it be that you want your children to hate you as a father in the future?"

Seeing that the expression on Xu Zhongjing's face became worse and worse, Yu was afraid that what she said was too harsh and forced him, which would not be good.So she softened her tone again, and persuaded: "It's just a business girl. If you really like it, after you win the second list of Jinshi, mother will personally mention it to Mrs. Jane and let Miss Jane be you." My concubine, it's the same if you love her more in your private heart. As for the candidate for your wife, my mother has her eyes on someone. The third girl of the Su family has a gentle and soft life, and my mother looks at her coldly. She also seems to be interested in you. Besides, her father is the third-rank minister of Taichang Temple. If you can marry her, it will be of great benefit to your career in the future. It's just that you are now I don't have fame, but I'm afraid that people will look down on me..."

Before he could say a word, he suddenly heard a little maid outside the door come in to announce that the eldest son's attendant, Qi Sang, had come.

(End of this chapter)