Colorful

Chapter 61
"Oh." Mrs. Qi nodded. Mrs. Qi of the Duke of Qi and the Shen family naturally knew about it. When she was still healthy in the early years, she also visited Mrs. Shen. She had a little impression of Ji Lan, and the most impressive thing was her beauty. Mrs. Qi had also heard the legendary story of Ji Lan.

Ji's family is a merchant, although Qi Hua deliberately avoided it, Mrs. Qi remembered it with a little impression.

"Her brother is studying at Dongshan Academy, and he will take the provincial examination next year." Qi Hua added.

Mrs. Qi nodded, if the young master of the Ji family can nominate Jinshi, the Ji family will naturally be included in the ranks of officials and gentry.

Qi Hua talked with Mrs. Qi for a while, and seeing that she was tired, he left.

Madam Qi was lying on the bed, thinking about Qi Hua's words with her eyes closed.Mrs. Qi Hua's little carelessness could be seen through by Mrs. Si Qi at a glance, and she might be doing her best for her brother's marriage by praising Ji Cheng like this.

Although Mrs. Qi is not in good health, Aunt Wu is taking care of the inner house now, but she comes to report to Mrs. Qi about the accounts every month.

Mrs. Qi naturally knew the situation of the uncle's mansion. Because of her illness, the money was spent like running water. The sons and daughters are all filial people, even the uncle has done his best to her.Now the uncle's mansion is nothing but empty air, instead of finding Qi Zheng a wife from a noble family with a small dowry, it is indeed better to have a daughter-in-law with a generous dowry.

And Ji Cheng's family background is not too bad, her brother is motivated, and her aunt is the third wife of the Shen family, Qi Zheng and the Shen family will also be considered relatives in the future.There are people in the court who are good at handling things, the Shen family has a good prestige in the army, Qi Zheng's future can be regarded as settled, if he can make meritorious service, Uncle Yunyang's title may be regained.

Mrs. Qi fell into a fascination after thinking about it, and she was still tossing and turning at night, but her spirit was not bad, probably because the eldest daughter-in-law had a candidate, and her mind became lighter, but she didn't know Qi Zheng's mind yet, and she didn't know the Ji family's thoughts. That girl doesn't like Uncle Yunyang's mansion, is she willing to use her dowry to fill the deficit of Uncle Yunyang's mansion.

This day Qi was returning from duty in the palace, as usual, he first went to Mrs. Qi's room to say hello.

Mrs. Qi looked at Qi Zheng's face, he was very well-born, his facial features were as delicate as hers, but he still had the heroism of a man, he had the demeanor of his grandfather back then, and more importantly, he had a good character, filial piety and consideration, there is no such thing in the world A better man than him.

At the beginning, Mrs. Qi wanted to find noble relatives for Qi Zheng, but since her illness has been delayed, she has no contact with those noble ladies, and she doesn't know much about their daughters.Qi Zheng didn't care much about the marriage, so he delayed until now.Seeing that her health was getting worse, Mrs. Qi was afraid of delaying her son and daughter, and she was also anxious to arrange a marriage for them, so she lowered her requirements a lot, otherwise Ji Cheng would not be able to catch her eyes.

"Ah Zheng, I'm afraid I won't get better from this illness. It's just delaying time. The only thing I'm worried about is your marriage with Xiaohua. If I don't see you getting married, I won't feel at ease even if I leave." Mrs. Qi pulled With Qi Zheng's hands.

Mrs. Qi's words are commonplace, and Qi Zheng comforted Mrs. Qi with a few old words, allowing her to recover from her illness and relax her mind.

"Ah Zheng, I'm not in good health, so I can't help you to get married. Last time, Xiaohua mentioned a girl named Ji, and he praised her both inside and out. She said that she was beautiful and had a good character. Have you heard of Miss Ji?" Mrs. Qi asked.

The first thing that came to Qi Zheng's mind was Ji Cheng's beautiful face.

"Which Miss Ji?" Qi Zheng asked.

"I heard that she is the niece of the third wife of the Shen family in Tiemao Hutong." Madam Qi kept looking at Qi Zheng, but her son was always admiring, and Madam Qi couldn't see much of it.

Qi Zhengdao: "The last time Xiaohua fell into the water in the Shen Mansion was saved by her."

The matter of Qi Hua's falling into the water was hidden from Mrs. Qi at the time, fearing that she would be worried and her condition would worsen. Later, when I heard from her, Qi Hua had already recovered, and Mrs. Qi didn't pay much attention to this matter. Hearing what Qi Zheng said after a while, he said, "So it's her, she's kind-hearted."

Qi Zheng didn't speak.

Mrs. Qi said again: "Since you have met that Miss Ji, what do you think of her?"

Qi Zheng frowned slightly: "I have met her two or three times from a distance, and we have never spoken to each other. How do I know what Miss Ji is like?"

Mrs. Qi just pretended to be Qi Zheng to avoid suspicion: "Xiaohua seems to like her very much, saying that she is knowledgeable, sensible, intelligent, and I think you are not young anymore, and I won't last long with my body. If I can't see you Marrying Xiaohua, I will not die in peace."

Qi Zhengdao: "Mother, you said this again. The doctor said that your illness has gradually recovered."

Mrs. Qi shook her head: "Ah Zheng, tell me the truth, do you like Miss Ji?"

Another face floated in front of Qi Zheng's eyes, bright and charming, with a slightly bigger mouth than others, it should not be pretty, but it was surprisingly beautiful when it was born on her face.It's just that they are too different from each other, and Qi Zheng doesn't dare to dream of marrying her. Since he can't marry the person he wants most, it doesn't matter to him who he marries.

It's just that Qi Zheng never considered Ji Cheng.It is true that Ji Cheng was born with a beauty, and every time he sees her he will be stunned, but Qi Zheng is not Shen Jing, he has too many things to worry about.

His mother has been ill all year round, and his father has not been able to live up to expectations. He has reduced the huge uncle's house to nothing, so that Qi Hua's dowry is not enough, and he has not been able to find a suitable marriage for a long time.All these things weighed heavily on Qi Zheng's heart, and he couldn't breathe.

And Qi Zheng's own future is also bleak. According to his seniority, he should have been promoted a long time ago, but because he has no money to honor his servants, no one in the palace can speak for him, and every chance of promotion is snatched away.

If he could marry the Wang family, all problems would be solved, Qi Zheng sighed slightly.But Ji Cheng is not bad, he is beautiful and intelligent, he likes to paint like him, and the Ji family is not short of money, but Qi Zheng has suffered a lot from being cold-eyed and supercilious over the years, and he knows very well that money can indeed open up certain channels, But some futures cannot be bought with money, he needs a very powerful Yue family.

It was for this reason that Qi Zheng always paid special attention to his clothes every time he went out, to the point of striving for perfection. He knew that if he wanted to win the hearts of his father-in-law and mother-in-law, he had to win the hearts of those little girls first.

"Mother, stop worrying about these things." Qi Zheng didn't answer Mrs. Qi's words directly.

Mrs. Qi thought that Qi was just being shy.

Two days later, Mrs. Qi came to Qi Hua and said: "Last time I heard from your brother that Miss Ji was your savior. I haven't thanked her personally. If you meet her next time, invite her to your home Come and sit down."

As soon as Qi Hua heard it, she knew that her mother wanted to see Ji Cheng, so she agreed.

Ji Cheng got the letter Qi Hua wrote to her from Shen Cui.

"When did you have a relationship with Qi Hua? What did she write to you?" Shen Cui held Ji Cheng's letter in his hand but refused to give it to her.

Ji Cheng stood still quietly, watching Shen Cui jumping around. She was taller than Shen Cui and more agile than her. Seeing the opportunity, she reached out and lightly took the letter from Shen Cui's hand.

"Hey." Shen Cui stomped her feet in dissatisfaction, "Show me, what did she write for you?"

Ji Cheng had already walked away, turned around and said, "Why did I show it to you?" Shen Cui, you treat her well, she only thinks you should, and if you give her a proper brush against her hair, she is more restrained.

Shen Cui couldn't do anything about Ji Cheng, but hated why he didn't take it apart to have a look.

When Ji Cheng opened the letter, the content was not different from what she had expected. Qi Hua invited her to visit Uncle Yunyang, saying that her mother wanted to thank Ji Cheng for saving her in person.

It's been so long since the incident of falling into the water to save someone, and it must be an excuse to only remember to express my gratitude now.

When Ji Cheng greeted her at night, she told Ji Lan about Qi Hua's invitation to her house.

In a sense, Ji Lan and Ji Cheng are the same kind of people, they belong to the category of people who can't afford to be early, so when she heard Ji Cheng say that Qi Hua invited her to be a guest, she knew that there must be a reason for Ji Cheng .She thought about the situation in Uncle Yunyang's mansion, apart from Qizheng, there was probably nothing that caught Ji Cheng's eyes.

Ji Lan had an impression of Qizheng, he was quite upright, and he had been working as a guard in the palace for three years, but he hadn't heard of any progress.She sneered in her heart, Ji Cheng looked smart but he was still too young, his sister was so pretty, and all of them chose embroidered pillows, she thought that Ji Cheng's insistence on not entering the palace was due to other good luck.

"You can go if you want." Ji Lan didn't stop Ji Cheng, even if she suffered in the future, it was Ji Cheng who asked for it.

"I'm going too." Shen Cui interjected from the side.

Ji Lan frowned: "Why are you joining in the fun?"

Shen Cui pouted and said, "Qi Hua's mother is not in good health. Sister Cheng went to see her. It would be bad if I didn't go. After all, our two families also have contacts. It's okay if we don't know, we know." How can you not go?"

Shen Cui's excuse was quite reasonable, and Ji Lan actually wanted to know if Ji Cheng's plan would come true, so she petted Shen Cui's forehead: "If you want to play, just say it, you have to find so many excuses do what?"

Shen Cui acted like a baby in Ji Lan's arms, and the matter was settled.

Ji Cheng took a second look at Shen Cui, this person was a bit strange, she had always looked down on Qi Hua, why was she suddenly so interested in Qi Hua?She didn't believe Shen Cui's words, she had never been such a proper person.

However, Ji Cheng was also too confident in her own judgment, so she made a mistake instead. She never thought that Shen Cui would fall in love with Qi Zheng. After all, compared to the Shen family, the Qi family's family background is a little worse.

When Qi Hua saw Shen Cui, she was very happy. She was already suffering from being squeezed out by the girls in Shen Cui's circle, but today Ji Cheng actually brought Shen Cui here, which means that she can use Ji Cheng's help. Cheng's relationship with Shen Xian, Shen Xun and the others again.

(End of this chapter)