swear not to be concubine

Chapter 87

As soon as Mrs. Zhou finished speaking, the room fell silent.

Qin took a peek at Xu Zhongxuan, and saw that the expression on his face was the same as before, with the same faint smile as before, and there was no hint of annoyance.It was as if he hadn't heard those few words Zhou said just now.

Mrs. Zhou felt a little complacent, but felt that Xu Zhongxuan looked very gentle and gentle, how could it be as exaggerated as what Mrs. Qin said?
For a while, he asked the maid who was with him to bring out the meeting gift to Xu Miaojin.

She has seen Xu Zhongxuan, but she has never seen Xu Miaojin.It is the first time for her as an elder to meet this nominal niece, so naturally she should have a little greeting ceremony.

The meeting gift is a red gold hairpin.The head of the hairpin was made into a thin sycamore leaf, on which lay a summer cicada made of white jade.

This is Zhou's own dowry back then.She also had a hard time deciding to take out this hairpin as a gift to Xu Miaojin.

But Xu Miaojin looked at the hairpin in the opened brocade box, and didn't reach out to pick it up, but turned her head slightly and told Qingzhu standing behind her: "Go and take it."

Qing Zhu stepped forward to take it as she said.

Xu Miaojin said again at this time: "Qingzhu, this hairpin rewards you."

After she said this sentence, Zhou's face changed color.

Not to mention that this hairpin is made of red gold and white jade, it is very valuable, and the most important thing is that it is a gift from her, the elder, to the junior, but this junior rewarded the hairpin to the servant girl in front of her, Where does this put her face as an elder?Didn't he slap her in the face brightly?
So Zhou's face darkened, and she asked Xu Miaojin in a bad tone: "Sister Jin, what do you mean?"

"It doesn't mean anything." Xu Miaojin said with a calm expression, "It's just that since my aunt gave me this hairpin, doesn't it mean that this hairpin is already mine? It's hard for me to give my own things to my maid. Is it possible?"

Mrs. Zhou was blocked by her words and had nothing to say, her face turned pale, and she opened her mouth for a long time, but still didn't say anything from you.In the end, she turned her head away, looked at Qin Shi, gritted her teeth and said bitterly: "You, the aunt, don't care about such a concubine who doesn't respect her elders?"

Qin Shi really felt a little helpless for her way of diverting disasters to the east.

Xu Miaojin is naturally not afraid.But the person standing behind Xu Miaojin is Xu Zhongxuan, which is a bit difficult.

Just at this time, Xu Zhongxuan's voice sounded at the right time.

"Auntie, forgive me." His voice was still as clear as ever, flowing unhurriedly like a clear stream in the mountains, "Jin'er was young and didn't know what to do, and offended you. I will blame her."

When Mrs. Zhou heard the words, she just felt a little sad, but suddenly she heard Xu Zhongxuan say to Xu Miaojin: "How did I teach you in the past? Why bother talking to those who are not worthy of respect? Just ignore it. Could it be that the dog bit you, and you still want to bite it back?"

Zhou's face was so gloomy for a moment that water dripped down.

Xu Miaojin couldn't help but burst out laughing, and then said: "Brother taught it. Jin'er remembered it."

At this moment, Qin Shi hastily opened his mouth to change the topic, and led the two brothers and sisters to meet Qin Suxin and Qin Yan.

That's all for Qin Suxin, Xu Zhongxuan heard her call her cousin, and nodded slightly as a greeting.But when facing Qin Yan, he looked at it very carefully.

The boy was tall and slender, with a handsome appearance.There is a basis for advancing and retreating in actions, and he is neither humble nor overbearing when talking with people. A character like pearls and pearls is eye-catching no matter where he is placed.It's just that the aloofness and coldness all over his body are not concealed at all. People will feel that this person is not easy to get along with when they see him.

It's not a good thing to be too hard-edged.However, it is understandable to be considerate of his youthful spirit.And I heard that he has won the autumn exam in this year, and he came to Beijing to prepare for the spring exam next year.If he can become a Jinshi again at that time, with the relationship of cousins, it will always be easier to do things with closeness in the officialdom in the future.

So Xu Zhongxuan's attitude towards Qin Yan was considered polite.

Seeing Qin Yan bowing his hands and calling his cousin, he also returned the salute and called his cousin, but he didn't mean to be arrogant at all.

Sitting on the Arhat bed, Mrs. Qin saw with cold eyes that Xu Zhongxuan and Qin Yan got along fairly well, and wished that Xu Zhongxuan and Xu Miaojin would leave this place as soon as possible—the face of Mrs. Zhou over there was already covered by dark clouds. I was really worried that there would be lightning and thunder in the next moment.At that time, if the relatives are torn apart, it will always be a bit unattractive.And privately speaking, she also wanted to betroth Qin Suxin to Xu Zhongxuan, so she didn't want Xu Zhongxuan and Zhou's to tear their skins apart and quarrel.

In fact, she had thought about this problem early in the morning.According to Xu Zhongxuan's current status, I'm afraid his wife will definitely come from a wealthy family in the future.She was just Xu Zhongxuan's aunt, she didn't talk about it through a layer of belly, and she was very indifferent to him when he was young, she didn't have any good words to him, how much respect can he have for her in his heart?Isn't a wife still watching how her husband treats her aunt and she just follows?It is better to start planning now than to have a bleak evening when you get older.

If you can't hold Xu Zhongxuan, you can think about holding his wife.So this wife had better be the one she appointed.And thinking about it this way, her niece from her natal family was the best choice.Not to mention the aunt and niece relationship, and when she saw Qin Suxin today, she had good eyebrows and eyes, and she was also a beauty that I felt pity for, but she was timid and timid, so I thought it was a good idea Well done, he is really a top candidate.

Qin still thought in her heart that even if Qin Suxin could not become Xu Zhongxuan's official wife in the end, even if she only became a concubine, she would have some blood relationship with her when she gave birth to a child in the future.At that time, no matter how well I teach them, I won't end up with no relatives around me when I grow old.

Once this idea was made up, Qin Shi naturally didn't want Xu Zhongxuan and Zhou Shi to have any unhappiness.At least on the bright side it is impossible.

So she smiled at Xu Zhongxuan and the others: "I am chatting with your aunt here, and it would be boring for you to come and listen. Even so, it is the first time for Brother Yan and Sister Xin to come here. It would be good for you to take the two of them for a stroll in the garden. You don’t need to come back to me later, just go directly to Songhe Hall. The old lady knew they were coming, so she said she would invite them to a banquet.”

The last time Mrs. Jane's family came, Mrs. Wu hosted a banquet to welcome them. This time, Mrs. Zhou and the three of them came. In order not to show that they favored one another, Mrs. Wu naturally had to host a banquet to entertain them.

Xu Zhongxuan and Xu Miaojin originally didn't want to stay here too long, but when they heard what Qin said, they also got up and left.On the other side, Qin Yan and Qin Suxin immediately got up to leave, and followed Xu Zhongxuan and Xu Miaojin out.

Xu Miaojin and Qin Suxin have nothing to say.What Xu Miaojin did in the room just now was obviously embarrassing for Mrs. Zhou, so Qin Suxin naturally had some thoughts in her heart.Besides, she was originally a timid and timid person, and she will be in a strange place for the first time, where the wealth and prosperity are something she has never seen before, so she can't help but feel very flustered in her heart, and for a moment, she just tightly clutches her clothes The sleeves followed everyone behind and looked around.

On the other hand, Qin Yan didn't panic at all, he just walked in front side by side with Xu Zhongxuan.

It's just that he doesn't talk much, even when Xu Zhongxuan asks him a few words, he only answers them in a few words, and he doesn't want to say a word more.

Xu Zhongxuan frowned. His little cousin seemed a little too arrogant.

Young people can be arrogant, can be supercilious, just feel that they are the most powerful and unique in this world.But it’s fine to hide these in your heart, it’s not so good to show them clearly on your face and let others see them.

But he didn't show anything, just talking to Qin Yan occasionally in a gentle manner.

Jian Yan was sitting by the window, embroidering lotus leaf koi pictures on the embroidery frame with her hands, and talking to Bai Wei at the same time.

What she meant was that she had made up her mind, let Brother Zhou work hard for a few more months this year, and saved as much money as possible. When the spring of next year came, she would find a way to get rid of the golden cicada's shell, and the group went to that remote place. The small town has since changed its name and lived a free life.

Bai Wei was worried, so she just asked: "How did you find a way to get rid of the golden cicada's shell? After all, we are not men, and it is difficult to come up with this Xu house on weekdays. And the wife is very careful."

Jian Yan smiled and said: "I've thought about this in the morning. Didn't Ms. Zhou often send me a post asking me to go out to appreciate calligraphy and painting? When did my mother not let me go? After all, Ms. Zhou's uncle is the chief minister of the dynasty. She naturally hopes that the relationship between me and Ms. Zhou will be better. It will be much better if I can speak in front of Mr. Zhou. In the spring of next year, we will ask Brother Zhou to copy a post and send it over , just said that it was a post from Miss Zhou, asking me to go out to appreciate calligraphy and painting. At that time, I took you and April out without any salutes. I packed up the gold and silver softly and took them out as clothes bags. You will be suspicious. When you get outside, you will only be accompanied by a coachman and two servants. Brother Zhou will invite a few people to pretend to be bandits to restrain them, and will not let them go home for the first two days. Come here, when we are far away from Tongzhou, we will find any openings at random, just pretending that they escaped privately. When they return to Xu's house, they will naturally say that they were robbed on the way, the three of us We were taken away by the robbers. At that time, my mother and the people in Xu's house saw what they said, so they had no choice but to believe it. I'm afraid that my mother would not want to find us back because of my reputation. After all, I was hijacked by robbers No matter how innocent I am, my reputation is already bad, so what's the use of getting it back? It's nothing but a laughing stock, and I'm just ridiculed by others. It's better to simply treat me as dead. Even the officials would not report it. Or maybe the coachman and the two boys were cowardly. After such a thing happened, they would not dare to go back to Xu's house after escaping. If they fled privately, then Our matter is a case without a head, and there is no place to pursue it even if we want to pursue it. Wouldn’t it be better then? It’s just waiting for them to investigate later. The few of us have already arrived in that remote town, where we lived If you don’t know us well, who will know us? It’s just that you really met someone who you knew in the past, and with the household stickers in hand, this is a new identity. It’s just that you recognize the wrong person, and I don’t know you. That person, what else can he do? The world is so big, there are not too many people who look like him, so where are we going to pursue it?"

When Bai Wei heard it, Jian Yan's words were indeed flawless after careful consideration.

only……

She glanced at Jian Yan and saw that she was embroidering a lotus with her head down.

The goose-yellow stamens of the lotus were already embroidered, so she embroidered the outer petals with pink silk thread.

"Girl," Bai Wei finally asked through gritted teeth after hesitating for a moment, "but I see that the Eldest Young Master is really kind to you. This slave is thinking, if you can follow the Eldest Young Master, why bother to go?" What about suffering in a remote town?"

Zhou Lin said that the small town is located in the northwest, and the sky is full of dust and sand in winter, and there is little greenery in spring, so the environment is really difficult.

Jian Yan's hand stopped, and after a while she raised her head and asked calmly: "Bai Wei, but you don't want to go there because you dislike the difficult conditions in that town?"

Bai Wei hurriedly said: "Your servant never meant that. What the girl told Brother Zhou back then, the household allowances for your servant and Siyue are all the status of good citizens, and they are no longer slaves. The servant and Siyue are grateful to the girl It’s so tight, people who are willing to follow the girl in the ends of the earth, water and fire, how can they dislike the hardships there? It’s just that the slaves have been looking at the eldest son with cold eyes recently, and they are really kind to you. I feel in my heart that if the girl follows the eldest son , it’s not necessarily a bad thing.”

"How good can it be?" Jian Yanfu lowered her head to embroider lotus petals again, her hand holding the needle was steady and did not tremble at all, "Tang Xuanzong was kind to Yang Yuhuan, but Yang Yuhuan was not Is she just a noble concubine? The queen's seat is nothing to her. It was Tang Xuanzong who suffered a disaster. In order to protect himself, the first thing he thought of was to give Yang Yuhuan a three-foot white silk. Why didn't he think about it at the time? How did he take pains to get Yang Yuhuan to be by his side? So these are good, it’s good to be moved occasionally, but it’s far from enough to use it as the capital to settle down.”

Bai Wei nodded half-understood, but didn't quite understand the meaning.It's just that the low meaning in these words can still be heard somewhat.

Seeing that Jian Yan was still embroidering lotus with her head down, and thinking about what she said just now, Bai Wei felt a little uncomfortable.

So she stepped forward and persuaded: "Girl, I have been embroidering for half a day, why don't I go out with you? I don't want to embroider this lotus leaf koi picture in a short while, and I will do it when I come back later." Embroidery is the same. If you just keep embroidering like this, it will be bad for your eyes."

Jian Yan didn't really want to go out.Bai Wei knew the scruples in her heart, and said with a smile: "Although the eldest son is taking a bath today, the servants have inquired about it early in the morning. Today, the eldest wife's sister-in-law and her family will come over, so the eldest son will naturally go to the eldest wife's side to meet them Yes, how could this meeting be in the garden? Ladies, just go out for a stroll at ease. Otherwise, we will just stroll around here. If we really find that the eldest son is coming, it is the same to rush to hide in the yard .”

Jian Yan was determined after hearing what she said, and after thinking about it, she also left the needle and followed her out.

I have been embroidering lotus flowers here for half a day, my eyes are almost blue, and my head is also dizzy.

In the extreme of early winter, there is a lot of residual lotus on the water, and the willow leaves on the bank are withered and yellow, which does not have a sense of depression and tranquility.

After the cold wind blowing by the water, Jian Yan felt that her mind was much clearer, so she also chatted and laughed with Bai Wei.

After going like this for a while, I suddenly saw a group of people meandering over there.

At first, Jian Yan only thought that it was the other members of the Xu family who came to visit the garden, thinking that they had also seen her and Bai Wei now, it would be bad if she avoided the yard now, what would people think if they saw her Woolen cloth?Mo Ruo continued to stay here, and when the pedestrian came over, he just greeted him generously.

It's just that when the pedestrian got closer, she didn't see the people next to her clearly. The tallest person she saw first was Xu Zhongxuan, so Jian Yan didn't think about being rude, she was busy Bring Bai Wei and want to go back.

But out of the corner of her eye, she suddenly caught sight of the person standing next to Xu Zhongxuan, and she immediately felt as if she had been struck by lightning, her feet were nailed in place, and she couldn't even move a step.

(End of this chapter)