Colorful

Chapter 126: No Hope for Marriage (1)
But she said that today the old lady gave Ji Cheng a big surprise.Ji Cheng's sister-in-law, Fan Zengli, brought Ji Qing's reply, expressing her willingness to marry the Ye family.

It was a good day in summer, and there was still a slight breeze in the morning, so the old lady took a group of granddaughters to visit the garden, and also greeted relatives and friends who lived in Qingyuan.

Although Ye Lang did not live in Shen's house, he brought his eldest son and eldest daughter to the garden to visit the old lady.

Ye Lang's eldest son is eight years old this year, and his eldest daughter is six years old. They are well-bred, polite and informal, with the unique innocence of children, which makes people like it very much.

Fan Zengli stood beside Ji Cheng behind the screen and asked quietly, "What do you think?"

Ye Lang's age was about the same as Shen Yu's, a year or two older, he looked refined and gentle, with a faint smile on his face all the time, making him easy to get close to.Although his appearance is not particularly outstanding, a man doesn't rely on his appearance for a living.

"Although you already have two legitimate sons, the future of your children and grandchildren is based on real skills. If you marry and raise your children carefully in the future, you may not have a bright future." Fan Zengli persuaded softly. Cheng must feel wronged.

What Ji Cheng was thinking in his heart was how to keep Shen Che from interfering in her marriage.Ji Cheng understands the old lady's intentions, marrying into such a family, there is no pressure to have children, Ye Lang already has three concubines, and I am afraid there are concubines and concubine daughters, so Ji Cheng does not necessarily need to spread out.

"I'll let my father decide everything." Ji Cheng turned around and took Fan Zengli's hand, "Sister-in-law is optimistic about him, so it's good to have someone to come."

Fan Zengli smiled immediately, she also felt that this marriage is very good, the sister-in-law is married well, and the Ji family also has an extra help, it is a tall order for a family like theirs to fill in the house for such a family.

"I just don't know what the Ye family thinks." Ji Cheng whispered.

Ye Lang naturally knew that visiting the old lady in the mansion today meant being looked at by the woman, so he specially brought two children, after all, they will be their stepmothers in the future, and it depends on whether they have eyes for each other.If Ji Cheng doesn't like these two children, then there is no need to delay the girl's future.

There are two pairs of embroidered shoes exposed from under the screen, one is snow-blue embroidered with turmeric vines, the other is ai-green embroidered with dark silver wishful cloud patterns.I just don't know who is the right owner of these two pairs of shoes today, but Ye Lang's heart is more inclined to the ai green embroidered shoes, the color is simple and elegant, and the shoes are small and cute.

"I'll go out and see for you." Fan Zengli turned around and went out from behind the screen, and the old lady introduced Fan Zengli to Ye Lang, saying that she was the eldest daughter-in-law of Ji's family.

Fan Zengli met Ye Lang in a graceful manner, and said that she loved the two children very much, and gave one a jade pendant, the best Hetian jade, one with Sanyang Kaitai carved, and the other with fringe Sui Sui Ping An, a homonym for , bottle, and quail, also prepared a jade pendant for Ye Lang's youngest son who was not here.Such a precious jade pendant is naturally what the woman wants.

Ye Lang glanced at Fan Zengli's shoes when he lowered his eyes, they were snow-blue, so that girl Ji must be Ai Qing's.He didn't have much expectations for Xu Xian's wife, but since it was the old lady of Shen's mansion and his aunt Huang's guarantor, it would be good to think about it, and I heard that this Ji girl had some difficulties in childbearing, so she must be able to The three children are treated as her own, which is why Ye Lang is willing to marry Ji Cheng, a merchant girl.He has no shortage of children.

Ji Cheng was not very excited about this marriage that fell from the sky, she actually knew in her heart that this marriage would probably not work out, and she was just hoping for an eventuality.

"Sister Cheng." Brother Hong ran out from nowhere, and held Ji Cheng's clothes tightly.

"Brother Hong, why are you here?" Ji Cheng knew that Brother Hong should be practicing calligraphy at this time in the morning, but for some reason he ran into the garden.

"Brother Ye family came to our house as a guest, and my father gave me permission to come out." Brother Hong waved to Ye Yan who was standing behind him, "Cousin Yan, here."

Ye Yan came out from behind the tree slowly, her eyes were fixed on Ji Cheng's shoes, the Ai Qing embroidered shoes embroidered with wishful cloud patterns.Ye Yan is already eight years old this year, and his aunt had already said when he was at home that his father would probably marry him a stepmother this time when he went to Beijing, Ye Yan has been paying attention.When he was in Cuixintang just now, he also noticed the two pairs of shoes behind the screen.

Ye Yan looked at Ji Cheng with complicated eyes.The precocious eight-year-old boy who lost his mother already had a strong sense of beauty and ugliness. The person in front of him was more beautiful than he could have imagined.

Ye Yan remembered what his aunt said, if such a person really married his father, would his father only treat them well in the future?
When Ye Yan went to greet his father Ye Lang at night, he looked sullen, and Ye Lang asked, "What's wrong with Ah Yan?"

Ye Yan said: "Daddy, do you really want to marry that Ji family girl?"

Ye Lang frowned: "Who is talking too much to you?"

Ye Yan lowered her head and said, "Daddy, I don't like her."

Ye Lang said: "Who do you not like?"

Ye Yan said: "I don't like that Miss Ji. I saw her at my aunt's house today. I don't like her."

Ye Lang said: "Do you know who Miss Ji is?"

"I know, she's wearing Ai Qing shoes." Ye Yan said angrily.

Ye Lang now doesn't care to ask who is talking too much: "Why don't you like it?"

"There's no reason, I just don't like it anyway." Ye Yan said.

"I see." Ye Lang said lightly.

Although Ji Cheng didn't know the conversation between the Ye family father and son, he could vaguely see Ye Yan's rejection of him during the day. This is the eldest grandson of the Ye family. child.

Ji Cheng folded her hands on her stomach, lay on her back on the bed and closed her eyes. She hasn't made up her mind yet whether she wants to keep this marriage with the Ye family.

"Sleeping so early?" Shen Che's voice sounded above Ji Cheng's head, making her sit up suddenly in fright.

"Why did you come here?" Ji Chengmu stared blankly at Shen Che sitting down beside her bed.

"I guess you're about to get engaged, so you definitely won't go to Jiuliyuan again, right?" Shen Che said, reaching out to touch Ji Cheng's cheek, "You're really not good, thanks to me giving you the opportunity to let you choose yourself, you It really disappoints me, don't you remember our bet?"

Ji Cheng stepped back, swallowed, and the smiling Shen Che made her feel creepy: "How can I refuse my ancestor's kindness? If I refuse, I don't know good from bad, and I only learned about it today." What happened, my sister-in-law has been hiding it from me, do you think I would be happy to be someone's second wife?"

"Girl." Liu Ye'er's voice came from outside, she seemed to hear a man's voice in the room, but she couldn't be sure for a moment.

The sound of Liu Ye'er's footsteps was getting closer and closer, and she was about to turn the screen, Ji Cheng silently mouthed to Shen Che: "Jiuliyuan."

Shen Che was unmoved.

"Please." Ji Cheng almost kowtowed to Shen Che.

When Liu Ye'er turned to Ji Cheng, she looked around and saw no one there, she only thought that she was hallucinating: "Girl..."

Ji Cheng was a little sleepy: "Go and rest, I don't need to be on duty overnight."

On the way to Jiuliyuan, Ji Cheng felt his heart was burning.She thought that she and Shen Che had a tacit understanding, and all their communication could only be hidden in the dark, in a secret room, in a small courtyard where no servants were allowed to set foot in the Jiuliyuan, but Shen Che repeatedly challenged her bottom line, Now it even appeared in her room grandly.

The small courtyard was pitch black, with no lights on, and Shen Che's face was hidden in the shadows, making it even more unpredictable.

Ji Cheng obediently sat across from Shen Che. Although she knew that Shen Che didn't have the spirit of gambling, whoever fouled first would be passive.

Neither of them spoke, the darkness frightened Ji Cheng.

"What do you think?" Ji Cheng couldn't help but ask.

"I'm thinking about what method should I use this time so that you will be obedient from now on." Shen Che's voice had a coldness that made people feel chills from the soles of their feet.

Ji Cheng keenly grasped the word "again".

There was a bold guess in her heart that made her feel cold.At the beginning, the enchanting poison in Ji Cheng's body was not common at all, but Shen Che said the name "Magpie Bridge Immortal" in one mouthful. How did Wang Siniang get that medicine?That's not the usual fragrant medicine used in brothels to teach sisters a lesson.

Ji Cheng shivered all over his body: "How did you get the 'Magpie Bridge Immortal' in Wang Siniang's hand?"

Shen Che glanced at Ji Cheng: "You're really smart, you guessed it so quickly."

"Are you still human?" Ji Cheng burst into tears.

Ji Cheng said that when she and He Cheng were about to get engaged, how could Shen Che let go so calmly? She thought he really supported her in marrying He Cheng, and then took his place in Xizhou in the Western Regions. After all, she was too naive .

Shen Che said indifferently: "I said, I gave you a chance, Ah Cheng. Back then I didn't force you to go to Phoenix Terrace, so you could have gone to He Cheng." Shen Che's voice was heard in Ji Cheng's ears It's like it came from hell.

Ji Cheng was furious, and swept all the tea utensils on the table to the ground. Some of them were still intact after turning around on the mat, but there was still a crack in a frozen flower stone cup.This is a set of plum blossom cups that Shen Che spent many years putting together.

"You are shameless! You are absolutely sure that I will not go to He Cheng." Ji Cheng's fingernails got stuck in his flesh, and he wished he could stab Shen Che to death.

Shen Che said: "We have already discussed this issue. Wang Siniang paid a corresponding price, so she bought the 'Magpie Bridge Immortal'. As for what she used it for, when she used it, and who she used it for, I am not sure. Ah Cheng, don't make an accident, and blame all the faults on others."

"You are all sophistry!" Ji Cheng was too angry to vent, "Who are you, you can't figure it out?! You can clearly remind me. And what is Nan Gui's identity? I was poisoned that day, how could she Can you just tell where you are? You don't have the habit of reporting your whereabouts to her!"

Shen Che pretended to think for a moment, and then said: "It's true that I let that happen, it's not bad for me, is it?"

Ji Cheng stretched out his hand and slapped Shen Che.

Actually hit? !

Shen Che tilted his head, but did not slap Ji Cheng back.

Ji Cheng felt that her hands might hurt more than Shen Che's face. After a moment of astonishment, she immediately went into a rage and said, "This time, how do you want to destroy this time? Last time you said that I can't have children, this time it's another What? Did you tell others that I lost my virginity a long time ago?" Ji Cheng's voice was so sharp that it was almost harsh.

"No, just provide Ye Lang with a better successor candidate." Shen Che didn't seem to be affected by Ji Cheng's emotions at all. Whether she was crying or making trouble, he was just watching from the sidelines.

Faced with such a cold person, Ji Cheng's emotions also cooled down strangely, but he still had no strength in his body, so he could only slide and sit on the ground decadently leaning against the pillar.

"Didn't you agree to a game of gambling?" Shen Che walked up to Ji Cheng and knelt down, raised his hand and patted Ji Cheng's head, like patting a puppy or cat.

Ji Cheng patted Shen Che's hand away: "Don't touch me, you make me sick."

Shen Che's face became a little embarrassed, but Ji Cheng felt happy in his heart. When he felt unhappy, she became happy: "Don't force me to die." Ji Cheng gritted his teeth.

"Then be obedient and stop playing tricks." Shen Che withdrew his hands and sat back at the table again, slowly brewing tea, "It's a pity that this cup is just like this in the world."

Only this set?That would be great.Ji Cheng stood up again, quickly walked up to Shen Che, picked up the few surviving cups in one go, and threw them towards the gravel road in the small courtyard.

The crackling sound is very pleasant.

Shen Che didn't move, but it could be seen that he was extremely angry.

Ji Cheng just kept on doing nothing, moved out all the sets of precious tea sets that were placed in the cabinet, and threw them on the ground with a crackling sound. Finally, he was exhausted, and took the copper Chozi that Shen Che was boiling water on the stove with. He got up, threw it to the ground with a snap, and kicked the stove out with another kick.

After throwing something to vent, Ji Cheng clapped his hands and sat down in front of Shen Che, stretched his neck: "Okay, are you so angry that you want to kill me, then kill me."

Shen Che didn't move for a long time, and finally stretched out his hand, gently stroking Shang Ji Cheng's neck.Ji Cheng blinked his eyelashes, but he didn't close his eyes, but looked at Shen Che stubbornly and obstinately.

Shen Che's hand slid to the back of her neck, with a little force, Ji Cheng was hugged by him.

His lips were bitten painfully, and Ji Cheng almost tasted blood: "Do you like being strong on women that much?"

Shen Che let go of Ji Cheng's lips, pressed his forehead against hers, and said after a while: "I don't have the habit of forcing women."

Ji Cheng opened his mouth and wanted to refute, wasn't it on the day of Sanhaoju?
Shen Che distanced himself from Ji Cheng and said, "Whether a woman is serious about resisting me is still clear."

Ji Cheng's face turned red and white, and then turned red again: "What are you implying?"

Shen Che sneered: "Is it so hard to admit it?"

Ji Cheng turned his eyes away, and wanted to drink tea a little bit, but she dropped all the tea making things.

Shen Che's words revealed the darkest corner of Ji Cheng's heart that cannot be understood by outsiders.She has to admit that at the beginning, she just wanted to break the can, and for her, it made no difference whether it happened once or twice.Since Shen Che wants it, she can give it too, anyway, she doesn't care.What she cares about is that since Shen Che likes him so much, she wants him to like him enough to be infatuated with, reluctant to part with, wanting to stop, and then be used by her.

Ji Cheng now feels that he is also quite whimsical, that idea is really ridiculous.

"Okay, I hit you, you beat me, I cursed you, you fell as much as you could, have you calmed down?" Shen Che sat next to Ji Cheng, who was sitting with his legs folded and knees bent, and helped her sort out the messy things. hair on the temples.

"Don't touch me." Ji Cheng's voice came from his knees muffled, Shen Che's behavior of slapping you and then giving you a date made Ji Cheng extremely disgusted, "I'm leaving." Ji Cheng stood up , she needs to recuperate before she can face Shen Che again.

Shen Che didn't stay with Ji Cheng, he just said, "I'll have someone bring up some more tea sets, can we break them again tomorrow?"

Ji Cheng ignored Shen Che at all.

"Tomorrow, I will ask Nangui to invite you."

Ji Cheng straightened his back and got into the closet.Naturally, it was hard to sleep at night, Ji Cheng hadn't figured out his deep thoughts after much deliberation, was teasing her like teasing a thing?
But rabbits will bite when they are cornered.

Ji Cheng got up in his clothes at night, and sent a secret letter to Mei Changhe who was far away in the Western Regions. The letter also came with a musical score, which was in Mr. Lian's collection. It was transcribed by Ji Cheng, and it was said to be long lost. She thought Fang Xuan would be interested in Ji Kang's "Guangling San".

The next day, even though Ji Cheng didn't want to, he still went to Jiuliyuan.The broken teacup tiles in Jiuliyuan have been cleaned up.

When Nishang was cleaning the courtyard in the early morning, she couldn't believe what she saw.Shen Che's favorite set of frozen flower stone plum blossom cups were all broken. She heard the sound last night and felt something was wrong, but she didn't dare to come up privately. Seeing the fragments now, Nishang couldn't help but look up at Shen Che : "Young master, this is..."

Shen Che just glanced lightly: "Bring out some new sets of tea sets." Shen Che paused, "Bring up the few sets that are not used frequently." Even Shen Che had to feel pain.

When Nishang walked out holding the fragments, she was still in a daze.

It was the first time Yuyi saw Nishang so distracted: "Sister Nishang, what's wrong with you?"

Nishang murmured: "Young master's frozen flower stone cup is broken, and he doesn't care at all."

"Frozen flower stone?" Yuyi was surprised. She had heard from Nishang that this set of cups was never allowed to be touched by others. No matter whether it was cleaning or storage, only Nishang could handle it alone.And Yuyi also heard that one of the frozen flower stone cups was carved out by Shen Che himself after three years of searching for the stone in the mine.

"Did you break it yourself?" Yuyi asked.

(End of this chapter)