my wishful wolf

Chapter 69

Jing An sat at the table, pondered for a long time, and suddenly asked: "Zhou Da, what do you think of Jing Yuan?" Zhou Da didn't expect that the young master would suddenly ask about this matter, but he couldn't answer, he just said: "Jing Yuan Miss Yuan possesses both talent and virtue, as well as an alluring appearance, she is indeed a rare lady from a famous family."

Jing An recalled the past, and asked slowly: "Back then, when Benhou was angry for a while, he made an agreement with those people to make Jing Yuan fall in love with Benhou. I don't care. I still treat each other with courtesy on the surface." Zhou Da listened with bowed hands, without interrupting, Jing An said: "I see that she is determined and I have no interest in myself, so I treat her like a confidant and stop using it as a friend. The gamble is heavy." After finishing speaking, he frowned slightly.

Seeing this, Zhou Da said: "This subordinate is the only person who knows about this matter, Miss Jing Yuan is really admirable." Jing An smiled and said: "That's right, she is the first one not to be moved by this Marquis. Women, in fact, there are countless women around this Marquis, and Jing Yuan is the first one who can be regarded as a confidante." Zhou Da thought for a while, and said: "Miss Jing Yuan seems to regard Master Hou as a confidant. Marquis gets along very well." Jing An said: "That's right, I also like her indifferent nature, although she is the daughter of an official family, she has some knowledge, and when she gets along with me, there are endless gossips outside, she just doesn't care about it. Pay attention." Zhou Da said: "Miss Jing Yuan is indeed rare, but it's a pity..."

Jing An snorted, his eyes became colder, and said: "Later, what happened to her, everyone thought it was the Marquis's fault. I went to ask, Jing Yuan didn't make any excuses, and didn't say who the other party was. Say 'sorry' to me. I know she has something to hide, so I don't ask." Zhou Da said: "Actually, my subordinates also felt puzzled at the time. More than a dozen ministers in the court jointly impeached Lord Hou. Why did Lord Hou not speak out? But only acquiescence?" Jing An said: "If I deny it, they will definitely make things difficult for Jing Yuan again, she is a woman with a strong determination, since she wants to protect that person, I will help her, besides, I usually I have a bad reputation here, and with the bets with those few people, the right time, place and people are gone. It is useless to say more, and it is a loss of posture. Why make those who see my jokes gloat."

Zhou Da sighed, and said: "It's a pity...Zhao San didn't know the inside story, but only misunderstood that Master Hou had insulted Miss Jingyuan, and because of this, he was unfaithful to Master Hou...If I knew he would be like this, I would tell him about it. " Jing An sneered, and said: "What's the use of telling him? He will only believe that you are covering up for me." Zhou Da sighed: "Master..." Jing An said: "This Marquis is the most cowardly But man, since Zhao San has doubts about me and made a mistake again, do you need to explain the past to him in detail? A joke... If he dares to hurt me, I will definitely pay him back a hundred times, ——Ben Hou It's just what I want if I tell him to die without resting his eyes."

Zhou Daqing knew that he had a fierce temper, so he sighed immediately and stopped talking.

When I was outside, a lot of snow melted in my hair, and I didn't dust it off when I came in. Now it is flowery, and my face feels slightly wet. Jing An touched his cheek, and suddenly said: "Tell me, Jing Yuan and Mrs. Yao , which one is better?"

Among the close friends brought from the capital, Zhou Da is considered a caring person, but at this moment when Jing An said this, he was a little startled, after thinking about it, he said: "Of course it is Miss Jing Yuan." Jing An asked Said: "Why?" Zhou Da said: "Miss Jing Yuan is a famous lady who knows everything about piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. Although Lady Yao is beautiful, she has never been more beautiful than Miss Jing Yuan. It can only be said that they are evenly divided, let alone piano, chess, calligraphy and painting. She doesn't know anything, she's just... er, an ordinary village woman."

After hearing this, Jing An's eyes flickered, and suddenly he couldn't help it, and burst out laughing.Zhou Da asked: "Master Hou, could it be that the subordinates have made a mistake?" Jing An said: "No... this Marquis just thought of something funny for a while." Zhou Da dared not ask Jing An what he thought of.

Jing An smiled slightly, feeling better now.It turned out that after hearing Zhou Da's words, he thought that Yue'e was in front of him, and she kept pretending to be a commoner's woman. She was in the Marquis Mansion that day, and he wanted to play chess with her to relax, but she also said that she didn't know anything... Jing An thought for a while, Said: "According to you, she is not as good as Jing Yuan in everything, but why, Ben Hou can't let it go?"

Zhou Da heard this, he was speechless, he is a martial artist, although he got married early, but he didn't quite understand the lingering love between men and women.After thinking for a while, he said: "In the past, when Master Hou met Miss Jing Yuan, Miss Jing Yuan pointed out the intention of Master Hou's visit and refused. Master Hou never cared about it, let alone got angry, but just laughed it off..." Jing An nodded, Said: "Exactly. But...why can't Ben Hou laugh this time?" Zhou Da said: "Perhaps...Hou Ye treats Lady Yao differently." Jing An asked: "Different?" Zhou Da said. Da Ming thought hard, and said: "This subordinate is not very clear, but... Hou Ye went to Liangji again and again, but whoever has been there will always be in a good mood when he comes back. I will be very happy, like today, when my subordinates did not see Master Hou, I thought that Master Hou might go to Liangji... But Master Hou was drunk, how could he go..."

Jing An listened blankly, thinking only in his mind: different, different.What Zhou Da said, I couldn't hear it anymore, the hangover soup relieved the remaining alcoholic power, and my heart gradually became clear, as if I had returned to the wind and snow, before the good memory, someone bumped into him and slammed into him, because of the alcoholic power Because of this, he couldn't stand upright and fell to the ground. The man came over unexpectedly and was thrown away by him. The man cursed angrily. He thought in his heart that if he took a step closer, he would kill him immediately.Unexpectedly, she appeared...

Jing An thought very clearly about the scenes, how she persuaded the man away, how she turned to look at him, how she comforted him, how she stretched out her hand to pull him up.How to hug him, even when he fell down, still not forgetting to protect him, what does she think of herself... Why does he always need her protection? !
Jing An was furious.That village woman... what's so good about her, why did he think about it all the time, he can't enjoy the banquets and dances, and he will automatically go to Liangji when he is drunk.That day, when he heard Xiao Lang and his colleagues talking about Mrs. Yao's marriage in the county government office, he thought he could control it, and laughed flawlessly, but the waiters around him were so frightened that they knelt down to plead guilty, all around Trembling, he was puzzled, and asked Zhou Da, only to realize that his face was hideous and ugly at that time, why... He was just laughing it off!Shouldn't it be calm and slightly contemptuous?What he is best at is acting, how could he fail...

Seeing Jing An clenched his fists on the table, Zhou Da knew that the master was annoyed again, but no one knew why he was annoyed, maybe he himself was ignorant.

Let's talk about Yue'e's family, Yao Liang discussed the wedding date with Yue'e, and said: "Brother Su Qing asked someone to calculate, and said that the tenth and eighth of this month are both good days. I think it would be good to set it on one of these two days. "Yue'e said: "Today is already thirteen, isn't this just a few days' work?" Yao Liang smiled and said: "Sister, you don't know, brother Su Qing has been waiting for many years, and now that the happy event is coming, you will fulfill his wish." It's just a wish." Yue'e lowered her head and smiled, and said: "When did you get so close to him?" Yao Liang said: "Brother Su Qing is a rare good person, I wish my sister would marry him as soon as possible, so I don't have to think about it now. Work hard." Yue'e said nothing.Yao Liang said: "Sister, how about just the 89th? I checked the almanac and it also said that it is suitable for marriage. How? How?" asked her repeatedly.

Yue'e looked up at him, smiled and said: "Then it's up to you, it's only a day away..." Yao Liang said happily, "I will tell brother Su Qing tomorrow, he will be happy." Then he said, " Sister, if you want to get married, naturally you have to prepare some dowry and buy some new clothes. The money we sell for burning plums is enough to spend carefully." Yue'e said: "No need to be like that... It's true to be frugal, we still have money The money owed to others, you need to pay back." Yao Liang then remembered the matter of Jing'an, thought for a while, and said: "Sister, don't worry, Mr. General is an excellent person, and he is not short of the hundred taels of silver. Don’t pursue our debts, just pay them back carefully in the future.”

Yue'e sighed, and said: "I want to pay it back earlier, so I can feel at ease earlier." Yao Liang was puzzled, and said: "My sister's marriage is a big event, so I can't be careless. By the way, how could I forget?" She patted her head, got up and ran to the inner room, Yue'e asked: "What are you going to do?" Yao Liang came back, grinning, and said: "Sister, don't worry, brother Su Qing is all ready, it shows that he is careful." As he spoke, he put down a half-sized leather case in his arms, and said, "Sister, look——"

Yue'e asked: "This leather case...didn't you bring it back in the afternoon? It's mysterious..." Yao Liang smiled and opened the leather case. Yue'e looked down, but was surprised. , first placed a pair of dragon and phoenix gold bracelets on top, shining brightly, pressing down on the things below, next to the gold bracelets, there was a smaller box, Yao Liang also sighed, apparently just saw it, and took out the bracelets , but saw the red wedding dress at the bottom, shaking it in front of her face, a mass of splendid brocade, full of joy, intoxicating eyes, Yue'e was stunned to see it, Yao Liang took out the small leather case, opened it to have a look , but saw a pair of gold flower earrings inside, two long crested hairpins, and the crested hairpins on the hairpins were biting beads.

Yue'e said: "Where did these come from?" Yao Liang said: "Brother Su Qing gave it to me and told me to bring it back to my sister. I went to fetch water after I got home and forgot for a while..." Yue'e said: "It's so precious, how can I accept it from him? If we talk about the dowry, I gave it the day before. What are you doing...to make him spend money." Yao Liang also hesitated for a while before saying: "It must be Brother Su Qing I know we didn't do this, so I'm afraid that my sister will be in trouble..." After thinking about it and laughing, she said, "Does my sister feel sorry for brother Su Qing? What are you afraid of? In the future, when my sister enters Su's house, I will have to take these back." Yue Ehong He frowned, and said: "You are more and more fond of talking nonsense, quickly put away your things and read some books." Yao Liang put away his things and carefully hid them.just came back.

Yue'e was thinking about something, Yao Liang looked at her and called out: "Sister." Yue'e agreed.Yao Liang said: "Sister, you will get married in a few days...I...I have something to say to you." Yue'e looked at him then and asked: "What's the matter?" Yao Liang said: "Sister, I I know you want me to take the imperial examination, and I will be an official in the future, but..." Yue'e asked: "What's the matter?" Yao Liang bit his lip and said, "Sister, this matter was given by my father." What I said, you don’t know... Before my father left, he told me that we are not allowed to return to the capital in this life. I will do anything in the future, as long as I am not allowed to be an official.” Yue’e was surprised and said: “What are you talking about? " Yao Liang said: "I dare not lie to my sister, she also knows it. Before my father left, I did order like this." Yue'e looked at Yao Liang, and asked after a while: "Is there a reason?" Yao Liang Liang said: "I was young at the time... I just remember that we escaped from the capital with great difficulty. My father must have been afraid that there would be something wrong when he returned to the capital." Not bad... I forgot about this." He frowned.

Seeing that she was silent, Yao Liang was afraid of her displeasure, so he said, "Sister, you don't have to worry about it. Actually, I... don't like clerical jobs either." Yue'e was startled, and asked him, "What do you want?" Yao Liang said: "Actually, I really admire General Xie in my heart. I want to be like him, a general who protects one side and can charge forward. Even if I can't personally kill the enemy with a knife, as he said, it is good to be able to command strategies. .”

Yue'e looked at Yao Liang's agitated face, she couldn't say the "No" that rushed to her throat, she thought for a long time, got up silently, and said, "It's late at night, let's sleep first." Yao Liang Pulling her sleeves, she shouted: "Sister..." Then she said, "Sister, if you are unhappy, I will... just stop thinking about it." Seeing that he is so sensible, what can Yuee say?He just said: "No, it's just that you have to think about it carefully." After saying that, he pushed his hand away, turned and went out.

During the few days from the [-]th to the [-]th, Yue'e didn't go out to open the shop again, but just kept at home, feeding the chickens and teasing the tiger's head every day, and lived a leisurely life.In the past few days, the wound on the chest has gradually healed. When I left the Marquis's Mansion earlier, Jing An sent a bottle of ointment from the capital, and Yue'e applied some ointment when she had time. Now the wound has healed The scar has receded a lot, leaving only a shallow trace.The thumb of the left hand will also be raised well and can move freely again.

On the [-]th, Yao Liang asked several colleagues in the yamen to help, and pasted the red couplets he bought with various "囍" characters everywhere. Not long after, Xi Niang and a little girl also came to the door. It was Su Qing who was afraid that Yue'e was the only one in Yao's family, and without a girl to help, he would be in a hurry, so he called for help.Yue'e was sitting in the back room, facing all those wedding clothes and jewelry, a little at a loss, Yao Liang let the two women in, Xi Niang opened her mouth and praised, saying: "Ms. How beautiful." The little girl was sent by Su Qing's family, so she smiled and said, "Congratulations to my wife, I will change my name to Young Mistress in the future." Yue'e couldn't help being shy.The little girl said to Xi Niang again: "You old man, don't just look at people, hurry up and dress up."

Immediately, these two people changed Yue'e's wedding clothes first. Yue'e had never worn such bright clothes, and felt uncomfortable and at a loss for a while.Only then did I see Su Qing's foresight, so I asked two helpers to come here in advance, and now Yue'e just sat obediently in front of the dressing table, and the bride put out the box, mirror, rouge, gouache, etc., to paint Yue'e's eyebrows and powder , combed that black hair, and tidied it up for more than an hour before it was considered done.Yue'e stared blankly at the person in the mirror, feeling more and more unfamiliar, her heart was just thumping, and the thumping kept beating, probably because she was too happy.

After Xi Niang finished dressing up, she smiled and said, "I'm considered a knowledgeable person, but this is the first time I've seen someone as beautiful as the bride." Ma'am, I'm also dumbfounded, no wonder our young master refuses to do anything, we don't want anyone else, just wait for grandma." The two flattered in every possible way.Yue'e's face was originally painted with rouge, but now it was even redder.The eyes of the person in the mirror are like autumn water, his cheeks are flushed, and his head is full of pearls and emeralds, he really looks like a fairy concubine.

Then Xi Niang taught Yue'e some etiquette, how to get on the sedan chair, how to get off the sedan chair, and how to worship the hall, all of which she took the trouble to explain.I waited from noon until the afternoon, and it was almost evening when the sound of gongs and drums and blowing and beating came from outside.

(End of this chapter)