Fortunately met when I was not married

Chapter 35

Chapter 32 Engagement

She looked at the two small characters against the light for a long time, and suddenly thought of the word "雨" in his name!So, Silk, Secretary?think?She was shocked!But in turn, it was rejected very quickly!how could be?It must be overthinking, it must be!Her face became slightly hot, how could she be so cranky?Remember his head?When I usually see him and Pei Yunkuang together, I don't see how respectful he is to Pei Yunkuang. It must be that the two have an excellent friendship in private. He also said that he will make meritorious service to seal his wife's shadow. This should be aimed at the little princess. Bar?It must be, only meritorious service and knighthood can match the family status of the little princess.

She put away the comb, and put away the random thoughts just now.

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Pei Yunkuang's "injury" took half a month to heal.On the day of returning to the palace, Mrs. Xu got the news early and waited at the gate of the palace eagerly.

Pei Yunkuang came in and saw her, smiled slightly, stepped forward and said, "It's windy, let's go back to the house." Saying that, he went straight to the study.For half a month, she went to Guifu Garden almost every day, but every time she was blocked from the door.Seeing him now, she had nowhere to express the grievance in her heart, and she didn't dare to express it. Her eyes almost watered, and she couldn't help looking at Si Tian.She did not follow behind him, but with Liu Chong and his wife.Seeing Su Pian, she felt even more awkward.In the past, there were two sisters, Su Pian, who finally sent one away and married the other, and now Si Tian is here again.Judging by his behavior, he cares more about her than Sister Su Pian.

She has always complained about the injustice of the heavens, marrying into a prince's family, all she has to do is her beauty and scheming.She thought that when the concubine was gone, he would straighten her up, even if she didn't straighten her up, she would monopolize him for a while, as long as her stomach was strong enough to give birth to the eldest son, there would be no worries for the rest of her life.It's a pity, if he doesn't come, how can her stomach live up to it?

She followed behind him, feeling sore and bitter in her heart, but she didn't dare to show any grievances.He looked back at her, and said politely and softly: "I'm recuperating these days, I don't feel well and don't want to see people, don't mind."

She felt a little better, forced a smile and said: "I dare not."

He walked to the door of the study and said: "That's good, you go and rest, I have a bunch of letters here to return."

Reluctantly, Xu turned around and left, only to see Si Tian coming from the corridor.Red face and black hair, bright eyes and white teeth, the crimson skirt flutters like a butterfly with light steps.Youth is so exciting, it's a pity that she has missed it.At this moment, as a woman, Xu's eyes lighted up, and she didn't know whether it was envy or jealousy.She was a little different from usual, but after a closer look, she found that her hair style had changed.

Xu's heart tightened suddenly, the last touch of greenness on this girl seemed to be transformed into a butterfly overnight, bright and fresh, which made people look sideways.The wind blows the corner of the skirt, she is like a long-held bone flower that is about to bloom, the petals are slightly opened, and the fragrance hits.

She looked away and stepped down the steps.The maid behind her said in a low voice with her eyebrows: "Princess, she has been staying in Guifu Garden for the past half month."

Xu snorted from her nasal cavity, even if she likes him, or he likes her, so what?At that time, Su Wan cried in front of him for a long time and refused to enter the palace, so what happened?It was not sent to the palace that night.

Si Tian is still working in Pei Yunkuang's study.

It's the same for him, and it's the same for her.

He is restrained, she is rational.

All is well.

On this day, Si Tian saw Pei Yunkuang taking Su Pian and his wife out, so he took the time to ask the housekeeper for an hour's leave and go home.Since he was "assassinated", she didn't bother to go home, and she missed her mother very much.

Back home, Xi Ran hurriedly asked: "Is the prince's injury serious? Who did it, can you find it?"

She hesitated for a moment, and said: "My lord's injury is healed, and I don't know who did it." She couldn't tell the truth in front of her mother, and felt very uncomfortable.

Xi Ran breathed a sigh of relief.That day Aunt Yang went out to buy vegetables to celebrate Si Tian's birthday, and when she came back, she was shocked and told her about King Anqing's assassination. At that time, she was so worried that she almost went to the palace to see if her daughter was safe.After thinking about it, if something happened to Si Tian, ​​the palace would definitely send someone to notify her. She waited all night and saw that there was no news, so she was relieved.No news is good news.

She hurriedly ordered Aunt Yang to cook some good dishes to make up for her daughter's birthday.

Si Tian smiled: "Mom, you still think of me as a child, so you know how to miss some delicious food?"

Xi Ran took her hand and said with a smile: "The day before yesterday, Aunt Wu heard that I was back, so she specially came to our house to see me."

Si Tian said "Yes".Uncle Wu was a business friend of his father during his lifetime.After a long time, the two families got acquainted, and Aunt Wu and mother also became acquainted, and they often came to visit.

"She said that Rong'er was admitted as a scholar. When spring comes, she has to take the spring exam in the capital."

"Okay."

"Silly girl, what Aunt Wu means is that she wants you to be her daughter-in-law."

A red cloud immediately flew over Si Tian's face, and said in a low voice: "Mother, didn't father refuse before, why did you bring it up?"

Xi Ran sighed: "Didn't your father wholeheartedly want you to marry into a scholarly family? Although Wu Rong has good character and appearance, he is a businessman. This kid is also striving for success, and he is dedicated to studying. Now he is a scholar. If Chun After trying to get the ranking, I will be an official family from now on."

"Father rejected the marriage back then, wouldn't they have any grudges in their hearts? Why did they come to propose marriage?"

"Your father declined on the pretext that you had already made an appointment with someone. I heard from Aunt Wu that Rong'er met you once and liked you very much. Now that he has won the prize of a scholar, and heard that you and the Lin family have divorced, he deliberately Mother Yang came to discuss the marriage again."

She became more and more uncomfortable and bowed her head in silence.Because the time I met Wu Rong was really embarrassing.Her father often went to the theater, and she wanted to go too, but her father said that the theater was a place where men went, and women could not go.She secretly changed into men's clothes, and went with Xiao'an and two servants.On the way, she wanted to go conveniently, only to find that there is no convenient place for female relatives in Xiyuanzi.She had no choice but to go to the teahouse next door, not wanting to run into Uncle Wu and Wu Rong drinking tea there. Uncle Wu recognized her and curiously asked her what she was doing in the teahouse. Turning back to the theater, he quickly took his brother home.As a result, she only watched half of that scene of Farewell My Concubine.

She was in a daze, her heart was confused and confused, as if she was walking in a thick fog, and there was a clear figure looming through the fog in front of her. Should she clear the fog or stop?Emotion and reason are fighting, and she clearly knows that she should choose the latter, but there is a tingling pain in her heart that fills her entire chest, and the soreness rushes to her throat. She secretly bites her cherry lips and suppresses it.

A sentence lingered in her throat, painful and astringent, and she struggled a lot to say it: "If mother thinks it's appropriate, then agree."

She told herself in a trance, it's good to get through this moment of pain, it's good to get through this moment...

Xi Ran said with a smile: "Seeing that this child cares so much about you, I think he will treat you badly in the future. The Wu family is also well-off, and it will not be difficult to marry in the past. Now, our family is not what it used to be, and we can no longer be as picky as before. .”

What the mother meant was that, given their current situation, it was not easy to find conditions like the Wu family's, and they should be cherished.She nodded, her parents are the ones to make decisions about marriage, she thinks this is very good, and she can quickly stop thinking about it.

Xi Ran said happily: "If you have no objection, I'll call Aunt Wu later. I've seen Rong'er a few times, she's polite and honest."

Si Tian tried his best to recall that person, but he didn't have any memories. He only knew that he had seen him before. If it was just because the experience was too embarrassing, he might have forgotten even seeing him.

She thought for a while and said, "He will wait for me for two years, mother, don't forget to tell me."

"As I said last time, Aunt Wu said that Rong'er just happened to be preparing for the exam next spring, and there is no rush to get married right now, so let's make a decision first."

After coming out of the house after dinner, and walking under the warm afternoon sun, she felt a little dazed. She really didn't expect that the marriage was arranged so quickly.However, it is suitable in all aspects.The two families are old friends, so he should treat her mother very well.Thinking of her future marriage, she felt a sour peace of mind.This is the best, every time she thinks about it in the future, she will immediately think of her identity, the unmarried daughter-in-law of the Wu family.

After Xi Ran agreed, the Wu family acted quickly, and the letter of engagement was quickly sent to the Si family, and they agreed to wait until Wu Rong went to Beijing for the spring test before setting the marriage date.

In the blink of an eye, at the end of the year, the battle in northern Xinjiang was finally settled. The battle lasted for three months, and there was no suspense that it was almost invincible.After the heavy snow closed the mountain, some remnants of the rebels and bandits took the opportunity to cross the snow mountain and flee to the territory of Canglan.Seeing that the general situation was settled, Emperor Li Zhen ordered the Northern Expedition Army to return to the court, and left another 1 troops stationed there to stabilize the situation, and waited for the spring to clean up some of the remnants who fled.

At the end of the year, Pei Yunkuang became busy. Not only did he need to run around the palace, but he also had to pay tribute to the court.This is the case for princes and princes everywhere. Once a year, at the end of the year, they pay tribute and silver tribute to Beijing.This is not included in the tax of the imperial court, it is the filial piety and gratitude of the princes of the fiefs to the emperor.The emperor will also keep the princes and princes in Beijing to celebrate the New Year, giving banquets and gifts to show the mighty grace of the emperor.

On the [-]th day of the twelfth lunar month, Pei Yunkuang went to Beijing, this time bringing Mrs. Xu with him.Because the imperial concubine's wife was invited to a banquet in the palace, he did not have a concubine, so he could only let Mrs. Xu accompany him.Si Tian really wanted to spend the New Year with his mother, but couldn't help himself, so he went to Beijing with Su Pian and his wife.

The capital is full of festive atmosphere for the New Year, and the streets are full of people doing New Year’s goods, bustling and steaming.

Butler Wanzi had cleaned up the palace spotless early on, and within half an hour, he brought his servants and servants to arrange the people in Beijing to be in perfect order.On the afternoon of the day he arrived in Beijing, Pei Yunkuang took Liu Chong out and came back late at night.When Si Tian gave him a midnight snack, he heard a long sigh from him.Her heart moved, what was on his mind?But she couldn't ask, let alone share.She put down the midnight snack and gently closed the door and came out, the cold wind was bleak, and the cold moon was dejected.She walked through the corridor, the orange lantern was still there, she remembered that one night, she was carrying her skirt under the corridor to go to his study, when he suddenly appeared in front of her, almost bumping into his heartbeat.She took a deep breath and forced herself to silently recite a person's name, Wu Rong.

The next day, Pei Yunkuang was called into the palace, and Si Tian was free.Su Pian took Si Tian to see Xie Cong together.Only then did Si Tian know that brother Cong is not only outstanding in beauty, but also in chess skills. He is very famous in Shangjing.However, last month, someone "assassinated" Pei Siyu in his chess club. He blocked the sword for the crown prince, injured his arm, and is currently recovering from illness.

In order to deceive others, the two changed into men's clothes, and made the sedan chair go around for a long time before arriving at the Xianyun Chess Club.

After getting off the sedan chair, Si Tian secretly admired that in this bustling and noisy capital, the Xianyun Chess Club is as quiet and refined as a paradise.

The little boy from the chess club led the two of them in. In a warm pavilion, plum blossoms were fragrant, narcissus graceful, and there was an ebony table in front of Xiaoxuan's window. Xie Cong was playing chess with a man. He was facing the door. He looked up and saw Su Pian, the eldest stared at him, and the chess piece in his hand fell onto the board with a bang.

Si Tian wanted to laugh, but was suddenly stunned!
The man with his back to her turned around and was also stunned, watching her stand up involuntarily.

He was darker and thinner than before, and his expression was less aggressive, more vigorous and mature, upright and handsome, with a smell of westerly wind and drunken sun.

She was pleasantly surprised: "Elder brother, why are you here?"

He looked at her with burning eyes that were almost "aggressive".She has grown taller, shed her childishness, dressed in men's clothes, she is as elegant as bamboo, and as gentle as jade.Months of longing flooded in, filling this moment and shaking his composure heavily.

Xie Cong snorted: "Look, you only have senior brother in your eyes? My arm is hurt, so I don't even ask."

Si Tian blushed, and said hastily, "I was just surprised to meet senior brother here."

Su Pian smiled and said, "Shang Yu also came to see his injury?"

He looked away from her, nodded and smiled, "If I had known it was fake, I wouldn't have come."

Xie Cong was annoyed: "Hey, it's really hurt, if you don't believe me, take a look."

Shang Yu raised his eyebrows, glanced at his arm with disdain, and said, "It's just an injury, but after a month of treatment, it's almost healed. If we were all like you, we wouldn't have to fight any more."

"It can't be compared with your rough-skinned and thick-skinned people. Sister Su still loves me, right?"

Su Pian glanced at him and said intentionally, "Liu Zhong asked me to come."

Xie Cong's beauty turned pale, and he was immediately displeased.

"Si Tian, ​​I have something to tell you, come here." Shang Yu took her to the next door, ignoring the surprised gazes of Su Pian and Xie Cong.Now Linjiang King trusts him very much, he can't go in and out of Anqing Prince's Mansion to find her at will, and was thinking about how to ask her out to meet her, but he didn't expect to meet her here, which is really a pleasant surprise.Therefore, even if Su Pian and Xie Cong were here, he couldn't give up this opportunity, and had to talk to her alone.

He closed the door and looked at her carefully, not even letting go of the few strands of hair under her Confucian hat.

She was a little strange, staring at her clear and beautiful eyes, and asked, "Senior brother, what's the matter?" She thought she had something private to tell Pei Yunkuang, so her expression was natural and generous, her eyes were pure and gentle, full of doubts.

There were many impure words surging in his heart, but they were all blocked by her pure eyes, and he suddenly felt a little unable to start.

The surprise attack seems inappropriate, and the directness seems too abrupt, which is more difficult than killing the enemy.He could only beat around the bush and ask, "Do you like combs?"

"like."

"Then why don't you stick it in your hair?"

"My clothes today can't be like that."

"Well, women in northern Xinjiang always tie their hair up, and then put a comb on it. It looks very nice when it is coiled."

In fact, speaking from the bottom of his heart, he thinks good looks are secondary, the key is that men usually give this comb to their wives, but this statement is not appropriate now, although he does have such thoughts.He was afraid that she would not understand, so he specially engraved two words, and he was afraid that the two words were too small for her to notice, so he wrote a note on purpose.If she was so stupid that she didn't understand his thoughts, then he would want to "clean up" her.

Unfortunately, now he finds that he just met such a stupid person, look at her eyes, they are as clear and clean as spring water, talking to him in a daze, without any "style", no, what is that called, Affectionate and affectionate, her eyes are far from those two words. He is very dissatisfied and wants to "clean up" her.

(End of this chapter)