Resourceful beauty

Chapter 173 Regret Medicine

"You said King Qi is not only not angry, but happy instead?"

There was something in her heart, although the queen mother lay down, she didn't fall asleep until Sun Defu came back and answered, the stone in her heart fell to the ground.

Sun Defu nodded and said, "The servant also thought it was strange, so after leaving Prince Qi's mansion, the servant went for a walk around the street, and heard something, presumably, it had something to do with Prince Qi's happiness."

"What are you talking about?"

The queen mother turned sideways and asked Sun Defu.

Sun Defu said carefully, "Prince Qi went to the Empress Dowager to beg for favor and promise a marriage. Somehow, it got out of the palace. The number one scholar must have heard about it. Unexpectedly, the wall has ears, so it was rumored."

"complain?"

The Queen Mother frowned, "What did he say?"

Knowing that this was a harbinger of the empress dowager's displeasure, Sun Defu lowered his head and became more respectful, "He took the gossip and rumors in the former capital into his heart, so he felt that Princess Xuanyi was a bit ominous, so he was very sad about this marriage. Zhuangyuan Lang said that if he knew that the high school champion would be bestowed with this marriage, he would rather... rather not go to high school."

"Damn..."

I don't know when she sat up straight, and as soon as Sun Defu finished speaking, the queen mother punched the bed angrily, and her face, which was always smiling, was also full of anger.

"The Queen Mother calms down."

Nanny Lu, who had been waiting by the side, stepped forward to caress the Queen Mother's chest to calm her down, and persuaded her softly: "Princess Xuanyi has the protection of the royal family and the protection of the Queen Mother. She is very lucky. How can it be that those outside People who don’t have knowledge say it’s bad luck? Why do you bother with them.”

Having said that, the queen mother was still angry, "This is the number one scholar who the emperor allowed to participate in the imperial examination and was hand-picked by the imperial pen? The book has been read to the stomach of a dog. Go, invite the emperor..."

Panting heavily, the queen mother raised her eyes and glanced at Sun Defu. Sun Defu nodded, turned and went out.

Half an hour later, Emperor Rui'an, who was sitting in the Yongshou Palace, learned about the affairs outside the palace and Xu Weiran's heartbreaking words from the Queen Mother.

Emperor Rui'an was also a little angry.

It's one thing for Fang Ruxuan's marriage to have other arrangements, but it's another thing to be rejected by others now.

What's more, Fang Ruxuan is the daughter of the royal family after all, no matter what her character is, it is absolutely not for someone like Xu Weiran to judge and pick and choose.

Emperor Rui'an looked at the queen mother with a smile, "The queen mother can't afford to be angry about people outside, so my son will send someone to investigate. If the situation is true, he will be punished severely."

The Queen Mother nodded in satisfaction.

King Qi took a fancy to Zhuangyuanlang, and later denied the marriage because of Zhuangyuanlang's disrespectful words. Fang Ruxuan didn't know about it, and she was only thinking about the sixteenth princess's labor.

In the past few days, Uncle Ningshan's mansion is facing a big enemy, the empress dowager and empress have sent midwife and nanny to the palace, and Uncle Ningshan's mansion has prepared a lot by itself. He was able to eat and sleep, and there was no sign of life. Now, not only Mrs. Ning Shanbo, but even Bai Zixuan, who was always calm, was a little bit impatient.

However, before the good news from Ningshan Bo’s Mansion came, on the tenth day of June, the Ministry of Officials re-issued the appointment documents. Edited by the Hanlin Academy.

Sixth-rank and seventh-rank, the difference between the two ranks is big or small, but it is not a big deal for officials below fifth rank, as long as they are diligent and steadfast, they will go more during the year-end assessment Walking up the road to the peak may not be impossible without leaping up two levels.

But for Xu Weiran, it was like a bolt from the blue.

In Da Yuan's history, he was the first champion who was dismissed before it was reported.

Misconduct?

Is it because the superiors found out that I went to drink flower wine with the same subject?But these days, drinking flower wine is an arty thing, as long as there is no scandal, who will hold on to it?

Or is it because I entertained fellow students wantonly after high school?But this means that he is frivolous and unable to hold his breath, so how could he become misbehaving?

After much deliberation, Xu Weiran was startled suddenly: I'm afraid that those words in Huixian Tower that day were known by the people above.

He knew that the marriage that made him worry day and night would probably not work out, but at this moment, Xu Weiran was not happy at all.

There are still two days before I will go to the Imperial Academy to report, but now there is a thunderbolt from the sky. On that day, the few fellow subjects who were staring at me enviously, I don’t know how to smile in my heart.

After studying hard for more than ten years, in the end, he ended up in such a field, won the number one scholar, and what is the difference from those second-class Jinshi?
It’s fine if I’m just a second-class Jinshi, but after failing the rankings, I was admitted to the palace examination by the emperor, and then won the top prize, and jumped from the bottom of the valley to the clouds. Now, Xu Weiran feels like he fell down instantly Cliff, my heart is empty.

He walked aimlessly on the street for an unknown amount of time. When he raised his eyes, he saw that he had reached the gate of Huixian Building. He could vaguely hear the sound of clinking glasses upstairs.

Fearing that there were people he knew well among those people, Xu Weiran hurried forward a few steps and hid in the alley next to him.

A carriage was parked at the entrance of the alley, as if it was waiting for someone. After a while, two women came to the depths of the alley.

The woman walking in front was tall and tall, wearing a veiled hat, she couldn't see her appearance, but she could be judged to be a young and pretty woman by her graceful figure.

The woman behind her is in her 20s, presumably she is her maidservant.

Xu Weiran only glanced at it, then shrank against the wall, afraid of offending them.

"Chuang Tzu, you can go and have a look some other day to see if there is anything missing. Those children are growing up, so don't treat them badly..."

The woman in front of her seemed to be giving orders, her voice was soft and soft, very nice.

The woman behind her responded, and waited for the coachman to take off the footstool, then dodged and opened the curtain.

At this moment, a gust of wind blew by, and patches of black clouds rolled up from the sky, as if it was going to rain.

Xu Weiran looked back subconsciously, and saw that the white gauze in front of the woman's veil was blown away, revealing her celestial figure.

Curved eyebrows with willow leaves, double pupils of autumn water, slightly raised nose, and delicate red lips.

Against the girl's fair complexion, she was really flawless.

With just one glance, Xu Weiran was stunned. In his chest, his heart was beating rapidly.

In 18 years, this feeling seems to be the first time.

It was also the first time that, like an apprentice, he belatedly chased after the carriage for no reason after it drove out.

The rumbling thunder covered his call, and it seemed that in an instant, the carriage drove out of the alley and galloped away.

Bean-sized raindrops fell with a crackling sound.

Xu Weiran panicked and hid under a nearby shed.

"Young master, would you like a bowl of wontons? The wontons from the shop are the most famous ones nearby. They are cheap and delicious..."

The gray-haired old man warmly greeted the only guest in the shed.

After waking up early to receive the new letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials, he escaped out of his wits without a single grain of rice. At this moment, smelling the faint scent of fragrance that permeated his nostrils, he really felt a little hungry. Xu Weiran nodded, " That will trouble the old man."

However, he still stared at the long-lost carriage in front of him with nostalgia.

There was a rippling in his heart, and Xu Weiran couldn't help a slight smile on his lips: But I don't know, which lady is that mansion? No, if you come to ask for marriage, you are still somewhat sure, right?

While speaking, a large bowl of wontons was served.

Sure enough, it was delicious, smooth and refreshing, Xu Weiran ate it happily, and when he thought about the charming mood just now, he felt that there was not a single pore of discomfort in his body, and even the bad mood of being reprimanded was swept away.

Just halfway through eating, he heard the sound of wheels approaching, Xu Weiran raised his head, and saw the carriage that he had just seen before, and it drove back again, and stopped directly in front of the wonton shop.

This time, the small shed was completely covered.

Simply because it was raining heavily outside and no customers came, it would not delay the store's business, but from this point of view, this lady's family is also very powerful, otherwise, who would dare to do this?

In this way, the woman's family background is not ordinary, and she matches her own family.

Xu Weiran became a little more curious about the identity of that young woman as she had a little more hope that this marriage could be formed.

While thinking about it, the curtain of the carriage was lifted, and the maid got out of the carriage with the food box, ran into the shop and said to the old man who had already been waiting in front of the stove: "Uncle Li, there are two big bowls of fragrant wontons, as usual, with appropriate amount of dried shrimps. , appropriate amount of chopped green onion, no coriander."

"Okay, girl kapok, wait a moment, it will be ready soon..."

The old man smiled wrinkledly, squatted down and pulled the bellows a few times, and got ready slowly.

When the wontons were out of the pot, the old man turned around and took the food box from the kapok, opened it, took out the two red lacquer bowls inside, scalded them with hot water, put the cooked wontons into the bowls, and put them in again. Put it in a food box.

A bowl of wontons cost five cents, and Kapok handed over a tael of silver. He just smiled and said, "We won't pay for it next time."

In an instant, the carriage disappeared in the torrential rain.

The old man standing in front of the pot and stove was rubbing the silver in his hands, his face was wrinkled with a smile, but he didn’t look like a philistine at all. The old woman who was sitting in front of the panel making wontons kept looking at the carriage, and when she looked back at her old man’s stupid look, Smiling and sighing, "Hey, it's like this every time. This young lady must be a Bodhisattva from the sky. We are lucky to meet..."

every time...

Not to mention his good looks, he is also kind-hearted.

In his heart, Xu Weiran made another comment on the young woman, only thinking that she was more suitable for him like this.

After eating a bowl of wontons, I felt warm all over my body, but the rain outside gradually subsided, pattering on my body, even if I walked all the way back, I would not get sick.

Xu Weiran planned to go back.

After paying the money, Xu Weiran asked the old man, "I don't know which house that lady is from just now? Look, it seems that I have a special liking for the old man's wontons."

The old man was overjoyed when he heard someone praise his wontons, he shook his head and said: "I don't know, but I have seen the sign of Prince Qi's Mansion on the car a few times, presumably it is a lady from Prince Qi's mansion."

Prince Qi's Mansion?
There are only three young ladies waiting to marry in Prince Qi's Mansion, one was grounded, and the other was weak and rarely showed up in front of people since childhood, and the only one left is Princess Xuanyi.

Xu Weiran was struck by lightning.

(End of this chapter)