Chapter 24

not yet.

The furry and cute little boots stepped on the snow all over the ground, making a creaking sound.Xiao Sesu bid farewell to He Huan and He Huan, and walked alone through the bamboo forest and snow field, detoured around the Town God's Temple, and returned to Xiao's Mansion.

Fortunately, it didn't take long to come out this time, and no one in Xiao's mansion noticed anything different.Xiao Sesu returned to Qiu Seyuan, ate something, and just picked up the brocade painting to continue embroidering, when Xiao Ke's maid came to her and invited her to the study.

Xiao Sesu changed into her own clothes and moved to the study.

Other than Xiao Ke, the people waiting to see her in the study this time were the old lady and Mrs. Xue.Since Mrs. Huang has been banned until next spring, she will naturally not be able to come. Now that the old matriarch is in charge of the internal affairs of the mansion, Mrs. Xue's assistance from the side can be regarded as a bargain.

Xiao Sesu foolishly blessed his body, jumped to his seat, picked up a banana as soon as he sat down, and ate it happily.

The old matriarch said helplessly: "With such intelligence and self-cultivation, marrying into King Jin's mansion will only make King Jin hate our Tangcheng Xiao family!"

Xiao Ke also came from sadness, but he could only comfort his mother with a smile: "King Jin is in a high position, and he is tolerant. He and Sese have met before, and I think he takes good care of Sese. Sese is crazy. There's nothing you can do if you're stupid, as long as King Jin treats her as a younger sister, it's not bad."

The old matriarch said: "What kind of sister should I be? It would be great if King Jin can take care of this girl!"

"Mother, don't be angry." Xiao Ke stroked the old matriarch's back, then turned his head and said to Xiao Sesel: "You will get married in two days, remember to go to Prince Jin's mansion, and be your princess well. Don't provoke those concubines of King Jin, and don't embarrass the Xiao family, understand?"

"Understood." Xiao Sesu said while chewing with a mouthful of bananas.

The old matriarch really looked down on Xiao Sesu, and thought she had made it clear, but it would be strange if she could understand it.Momentarily annoyed, the old matriarch knocked on his crutches and said, "Go down, don't hang out in front of the old man these two days. Mrs. Xue, you take her to see the wedding dress Fengguan, and send it back to Qiuse courtyard after watching."

"Yes, my daughter-in-law is going now." Mrs. Xue hurriedly stood up and blessed her, and asked Xiao Sesu to go with her.

When the two left the study room, the old matriarch leaned helplessly on the back of the chair, flicked the armrest with her old fingers, and said in a low voice: "The matter of Xiao Zui...I have discussed it with the elders of Xiao's family."

Xiao Ke said: "How to punish Xiao Zui, and what day it is, all depends on mother's arrangement."

The old matriarch said: "Xiao Zui lost his virginity, even if the Xiao family in Tangcheng lost face, they would still have to deal with it according to the expert law. The elders discussed it. From the fifteenth to the eighteenth day of the twelfth lunar month, Xiao Zui was thrown in the Baizhi River to soak the pig cage. Bar."

Xiao Ke said: "The fifteenth day of the twelfth lunar month is the day when Thurse gets married. This... seems inappropriate."

The old matriarch snorted: "It's not the same every day! It just happened to let outsiders see that our Xiao family values ​​family style, even if it's a day of great joy, what should be punished will still be punished as usual!"

Xiao Ke still wanted to say something, but seeing that his mother had made up his mind, he had no choice but to obey.

Outside the warehouse of the Xiao Mansion, a tree of red plum blossoms was as red as fresh blood.

Mrs. Xue took two maidservants with her hand stove in her arms, letting out wisps of white air.Xiao Sesu followed Xue Shi, and she led her to Xue Shi's room to see the wedding dress of the phoenix crown.

This time the Xiao family invested a lot of money in marrying a daughter, the phoenix crown and wedding dress were arranged by Mrs. Xue himself.

In Xue's room, the wedding gown was laid flat on the small case, the delicate red thread was as thin as fetal hair, gathered together like mandarin ducks and begonias, decorated with lotus, moon blue, and honey-colored crystal beads, luxurious and exquisite.

Xiao Sesel caressed the wedding gown. The fabric was soft and delicate, and the color was like river waves. It was a piece of Shu brocade that could sell for a catty.She remembered that Yu Wangyan's clothes were all woven by Shu brocade.

Mrs. Xue picked up the phoenix crown and tried to wear it on Xiao Sesel first. It seemed that it made Xiao Sesel's face more beautiful. Mrs. Xue smiled, "It's all good now, it's not in vain!"

Xiao Sesu said childishly: "Thank you, Aunt Xue, for your trouble."

Xue said: "It's not too much trouble, it should be done, right? I'll take care of this matter, don't worry, I'm much better than Huang's poisonous woman!"

Xiao Sesu twitched his fingers, pretending that he didn't hear Xue Shi's words.

"Alas..." Xue suddenly sighed.

Xiao Sesu asked, "What's wrong with Aunt Xue?"

Mrs. Xue sighed and said: "Although you are stupid, your marriage is very good. No matter how many daughters want to marry King Jin, you will not be able to marry. Once you marry, you will become a concubine. If my family is also lucky, then it should be How wonderful! You don't want to marry a high family, just be a decent official wife!"

What Yiqiao was referring to was Miss Fifth, her boudoir name was Xiao Yiqiao.Xiao Sesu continued to remain silent, listening to Mrs. Xue start scolding Mrs. Huang's mother and daughter again.

"That Mrs. Huang! I've always felt that she has a wicked heart. She really isn't a thing! Let's look at how many of her children are born. One is ignorant and the other is mediocre and incompetent. Xiao Wencui is even more embarrassing. Throwing it home, only Xiao Shutong can barely see through it!" Then he patted Xiao Sesu on the shoulder, and sighed: "But at least they still have parents and mothers, and you and Zhiyuan are pitiful, so young and without a mother, I don't know how much the siblings have suffered in private."

Xiao Sesu nodded, shook his head, and nodded again.

Xue only thought that Xiao Sesu didn't understand, and now he talked about Xiao Sesu's biological mother.

"You and Zhiyuan's maiden name is He. She has a very good temper. She can take care of and tolerate me as a concubine. I'm not afraid to tell you that although I'm jealous of her, I have a good impression of her. When you were four years old She was pregnant with Zhiyuan, she was in very good health at that time, and the doctor had seen her fetus, she was very healthy, so when the news of her dying in childbirth spread all over Xiao's residence, I couldn't believe anything."

Xiao Sesu stared at Xue Shi without blinking.

Mrs. Xue said: "Your mother left after giving birth to Zhiyuan. Zhiyuan had a very poor body and almost died on the same day. She had to use the medicine she begged from the palace to carry it. This matter made the master very troubled. It's like peeling off the skin, but on the day your mother was buried, you cried so sadly that you fainted beside the coffin, and when you woke up, you were diagnosed with stupidity. After all these years, you still have the intelligence of that time. Sigh , you mother and son are three, why are you so miserable!"

Xiao Sesu lowered his head and sighed silently.This is the way things are in the world, good things are unparalleled, and misfortunes never come singly.

This night, Xiao Sesu didn't leave the Qiuse courtyard, but sat by the window all the time, embroidering brocade pictures.

The jinse had fifty strings for no reason, embroidered one by one, and the silver candles in front of him also changed from long to short, changing one after another.

It was too late, and Luyi couldn't bear to see the past, and yawned while persuading Xiao Sesu to go to bed early.Only then did Xiao Sesu pack the embroidery in a lacquerware treasure box, and went to rest on the couch.

Lying on the pillow, Xiao Sesur couldn't help thinking of the concubines that Emperor Tianying had given Yu Wangyan, and told Xiao Sesur intuitively that there might be undercover agents of the princes hidden among those women, which would be detrimental to Yu Wangyan.

She won't allow that to happen.

In this life, even if she doesn't love Yu Wangyan, she will do her best to protect him and repay his infatuation.

I didn't sleep well that night, and when I woke up, I saw thick frost on the window paper.

Xiao Se let out a sigh of relief, got up quickly, and sneaked out of Xiao's mansion before dawn.

On the 49th day of the twelfth lunar month, it was the [-]th and [-]th day of Zhang Jinse's death, and it was also the day before Xiao Sesu was going to marry. She was going to Zhang Jinse's grave.

The sky was gray, the snow was flying, and the morning wind was bleak, rushing to the suburbs.

In the outskirts, there are many dead trees, and the fallen leaves are turned into mud beside the tombs. It is silent and desolate.

No one will come here, Xiao Sesu brushed aside the branches, but saw two lines of shallow footprints on the snow.

who is it?

The line of sight followed the footprints, and then fixed on the grave.

It was that person, he had been standing in front of the grave for a long time, so long that his hair and shoulders were covered with snow, but he still didn't realize it.

"Jinse..." Yu Wangyan stroked the tombstone.

Under the cold stone tablet, his beloved woman fell asleep.

"Jinse, if you marry another person in this life, you must marry someone who will treat you well for the rest of your life. You died a miserable death in the last life, so you should be able to get double happiness in this life." Yu Wangyan stroked the tombstone and smiled wryly, "I don't know now , where did you reincarnate, the past and the past have long been forgotten, even if you and I can meet again, you don't recognize me, and I don't recognize you..."

The wind and snow blew his voice, and it cruelly tore through Xiao Sue's ears.

His nose was sore, Xiao Sesu's body trembled slightly, but a few jackdaws on the tip of the tree were startled.

Yu Wangyan's eyes swept over immediately, Xiao Sesu looked away a little embarrassed, and walked out.

"King Jin..."

"It's you." Yu Wangyan was silent for a long time before slowly asking: "What are you doing here?"

"I... I'm here to see sister Jinse."

"Do you know Jinse?"

"I know... sister Jinse once taught me embroidery."

Yu Wangyan frowned, thinking of the brocade painting he wanted from Luyi, his eyes dimmed, and he said, "So you and Miss Luyi both know Hunan embroidery."

"My embroidery doesn't look good." Xiao Sesu smiled with difficulty.

Walking to the tomb, staring at the words on the tombstone, feeling desolate and painful.

Yu Qingyang abandoned her, and the Zhang family didn't dare to take her, and finally buried her bones in this small earthen bun, so they had to come up with the words "Zhang Jinse's Tomb".

All of this is bestowed by Yu Qingyang, but it is also the end of her blindness!

The emotion of grief and indignation was very clear at this moment, like a sharp arrow piercing Xiao Sesu's body, she suddenly wanted to cry, hugging her tombstone and crying.

"Miss Xiao Si." Yu Wangyan noticed that Xiao Sesu's mood was wrong.

Xiao Sesel said: "I...I miss sister Jinse, she took me to the market before, and bought me candied haws, big and red candied haws..."

Yu Wangyan was silent for a long time, and said slowly: "Miss Xiao Si, I am ashamed of you, and some things are destined not to be given to you."

"what?"

"Why do you need to know?" Yu Wangyan said, "You are like a child, it would be better if you don't understand human affairs. Carefree, no matter how many people ask for it."

Xiao Sesu was sad and speechless, who knew her sadness?

"King Jin." Xiao Sesur murmured, "Why do you like sister Jinse? Is it sister Jinse who often takes you shopping and buys you big and red candied haws?"

"No..." Yu Wangyan looked down at the tombstone, a halo of memories appeared in his eyes.

He will never forget that two years ago, he was plotted against by members of the Yu clan, and he had to fall into the cliff to avoid being chased and killed, triggering the sleeping blood centipede in his body.

That time, he was lying under the cliff, and he no longer had any illusions about survival.

But Jinse appeared, and she and several young ladies went out for an outing. They were laughing and laughing, but she was the only one who noticed his blood and quietly looked for him.

He will always remember her quiet, beautiful and affectionate smile and the concern in her eyes.

It was she who cut his own arm and dripped blood into his wound, calming the blood centipede and saving his life.

Yu Wangyan murmured: "If there is no Jinse, the king would have died two years ago."

Xiao Seshu was shocked, and then tightened the cloak, wrapping it tightly around the trembling body.

It turned out to be that time!
At that time, she found Yu Wangyan because she smelled the poisonous centipede.Mother once told her that her blood can suppress vicious poisonous insects. She tried to save someone, but she didn't even know who she was saving...

Xiao Sesu choked up: "Why didn't you tell sister Jinse about this earlier? At least let her understand..."

Hearing this, Yu Wangyan's whole body turned cold, and his cold gaze fell on Xiao Sesu's face.

"How do you know, the king never told Jinse."

Xiao Sesu's heart sounded like a drum, just now she slipped her mouth in a daze, how can she make up for this lie now?
Zhenshou looked at Yu Wangyan, his cloudy eyes were stupid and panicked, like a frightened deer, Xiao Sesu was about to speak when he suddenly heard a commotion not far away.

"Little brat, you're going to play hooky when you get up early in the morning! Where do you want to run away to?"

Xiao Sesu turned around and saw a boy from a farm family running towards him. Behind him, his mother probably came to catch him. Seeing him running too fast, he simply bent down to pick up a handful of snow, squeezed a snowball and smashed it. come over.

"Little bastard, I let you run!"

The snowball hit very fast, but the direction was biased towards Yu Wangyan's side.Without even thinking about it, Xiao Sesu hurriedly stood in front of Yu Wangyan.The snowball hit Xiao Sesu directly on Xiao Sesu's face, and as she yelled, broken snow splashed down.

"Miss Xiao Si!"

The body that fell backwards was supported by Yu Wangyan. Because the strength of the snowball was too great, Yu Wangyan did not forcefully stop Xiao Sesu, but fell down on the snow with her in his arms.

Xiao Sesu quickly wiped off the snow on her face, the pain made her frown.Seeing this, the peasant woman over there quickly apologized and hurried after her son.

"King Jin, you...you didn't hurt from the fall, did you?" Xiao Sesu asked in a low voice.

Yu Wangyan didn't answer, took out Zhang Fangpa from his clothes, and carefully wiped Xiao Sesu's face.There was a mass of redness and swelling on the white and tender skin, which was obviously hit hard by the snowball.Seeing that Xiao Sesu still cared about him after suffering from pain, Yu Wangyan felt guilty, maybe he shouldn't have doubted her just now.

"You came to Jinse's tomb alone, did you hide it from your father?" Yu Wangyan asked.

Xiao Sesel said: "My father won't let me run around, but I want to see sister Jinse. I haven't seen her for many days."

Yu Wangyan's heart was shocked. Could it be that she doesn't even know what "death" is?
Xiao Sesu murmured: "Last time, sister Jinse lay in a black wooden box and was buried in the soil. I don't know when she will come out again, and I want her to take me to buy big red and big candied haws ..."

At this point, I couldn't continue, Xiao Sesu's eyes were red, and his throat was already choked up.

Yu Wangyan didn't speak either. He glanced at the cold tombstone and helped Xiao Xiao up.

He probably misunderstood her.As Shan Zong said, she is just a stupid woman, she blocked the snowball for him, how can he doubt her anymore?
"Miss Xiao Si, I will take you back home."

"Okay." Xiao Sesu lowered her head, blinking vigorously to cover her tears.

Taking a last look at his tomb, the name of his previous life engraved on the tombstone is gradually blurred in the flying snowflakes...

At the beginning of Mao Shichu, Xiao Sesu returned to Xiao Mansion under the escort of Yu Wangyan.

She watched Yu Wangyan disappear at the other end of the street, then returned to the Qiuse Courtyard, and continued to embroider the Jinse picture.

In order to complete the brocade picture before getting married tomorrow, Xiao Sese stayed up all night, and finally completed the last stitch at the dawn of the second day.

After washing her face and carefully putting on the embroidery, Xiao Sesu called for Lu Yi to check the things that came with her.Mrs. Xue soon brought someone over to dress up Xiao Sesu.

Today the red plum blossoms in the Xiao Mansion are in full bloom, the bright red looks like a bride's hijab.

Xiao Sesu didn't know under what kind of eyes she was carried out of the Xiao Mansion, she only knew that it was her younger brother Zhiyuan who was carrying her back.Zhiyuan's body is not wide, but he carried his sister firmly on his back, stepping on the petals of red plums, and walked out of Xiao's mansion.

Xiao Sesu was sent to the sedan chair.

Lvyi supported the sedan chair, as if crying softly.She has been in Xiao's residence for many years, no matter how unhappy she is, this is her home.

The procession to see off relatives got up their sedan chairs and left with drums and gongs.

In the sedan chair, Xiao Sesu held a lacquerware treasure box in his hand, inside was an embroidered brocade picture.

She didn't close her eyes all night, she was too tired and fell asleep leaning against the back of the chair.

From Xiao's Mansion to King Jin's Mansion, you have to cross three streets, and you will pass the Baizhi River across Shunjing.

When passing by the Baizhi River, Xiao Sesu was awakened by Luyi's scream.

"Oh, that's not it! Miss, miss, look!"

"Luyi, what's the matter?" Xiao Sesu asked sleepily.

Luyi shouted: "Miss, over there is Miss San, tied to a wooden frame and soaked in the white paper river!"

(End of this chapter)

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