Chapter 159, let's get married
October 16th, Shi Dingxuan took a rest, invited by Xiahou Huanyan, and took the girls of the Shi family to the Dingguo Palace to participate in the poetry meeting.
"The case of the Yongdingmen riot has been closed."
As soon as Shi Fuxin arrived, Qiao Xinyu pulled her to sit in a corner. As a poor student in Class 9 of Huang Zi, she was the most impatient to compose poems.
Shi Fuxin watched her sister being dragged away by Xiahou Huanyan, and her brother was called away by Xiahou's old Duke's people, she nodded and said: "So many people have been arrested, it should be over."
Qiao Xinyu's tone was not relaxed: "What is the end? It's just that the Yongdingmen riot case was closed, but it didn't mean that the remnants of the Yan Party have been arrested."
As long as the remnants of the Yan Party are not caught, there will be more waves in the future.
Shi Fuxin also fell silent, if the Yan Party matter is not over, the emperor can use the Yan Party matter to make Ye Mo and the Special Investigation Division wantonly arrest those officials who disagree with him.
Qiao Xinyu whispered again: "Our class is missing three people, do you know where they are now?"
Shi Fuxin looked at her: "Where is it?"
Qiao Xinyu said with emotion: "One has been exiled to Yili with his family, and the other two are now in the Jiaofang Division."
Talking, humming.
"I don't know about others, but I have contacted Yushi Ji's family. I don't believe them at all when they say they are Yan Party. This must be the Special Investigation Division's public revenge. thing."
Shi Fuxin was silent for a while: "We are not the parties involved. As onlookers, we don't know what's going on, so it's better not to be too arbitrary and make random judgments."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her in surprise: "Are you speaking for Special Examinations?"
Shi Fuxin looked back calmly: "I'm just stating my point of view."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her, but didn't continue the topic: "The draft will be held next month. Does your sister also want to participate?"
Shi Fuxin nodded: "Where is Sister Xiahou, is her marriage settled yet?"
Qiao Xinyu shook her head: "It's not that easy. Cousin Huanyan doesn't like this one or the other, and Dingguo's government is also very demanding, so I can't find a suitable candidate for a while."
Shi Fuxin: "In this case, wouldn't sister Xiahou also participate in the draft?" With Xiahou Huanyan's family background, it is very likely that she will be accused of being the concubine of a certain prince.
Qiao Xinyu nodded: "Because of this, my aunt was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night."
Shi Fuxin: "When I first entered the mansion, I saw the carriage of the Duke of Ming's mansion, and people from the Dongfang family also came today. It seems that Mrs. Shizi still cares about the Duke of Ming's mansion."
Qiao Xinyu was stunned for a moment: "I didn't pay attention to this." Then, she stretched out her headband to look at the poetry meeting, and found that Xiahou Huanyan and Shi Fuyin were not there, "Hey, where did Cousin Huanyan and your sister go?"
Shi Fuxin turned her head to look, but she didn't see anyone, and she also showed surprise.
"Let's go, let's go to Leisurely Residence."
Qiao Xinyu dragged Shi Fuxin away from the poetry meeting quickly, but unfortunately, she didn't see anyone when she arrived at Youranju.
"Where did people go?"
Qiao Xinyu thought for a while: "Although the rules of the Duke of Ming Dynasty are strict, compared with marrying into the royal family, the Dongfang family is obviously a better choice. Let's go, let's go to the main courtyard."
The two walked towards the main courtyard again, and when they were about to get close, they saw Fuyin running out of the main courtyard while being pulled by Xiahou Huanyan. They ran away in the blink of an eye, and they didn't have time to say hello.
"Cousin Huanyan and the others seem to be heading towards the lotus pond, let's go, let's follow and have a look."
Qiao Xinyu led Shi Fuxin all the way to the lotus pond and water pavilion.
In the pavilion in the center of the water pavilion, Old Duke Xiahou and Changqing Dongfang are playing chess.
Coincidentally, the four maids brought snacks and fruits, and were about to send them to the pavilion. Xiahou Huanyan hurriedly pulled Shi Fuyin to follow behind the maids.
Seeing Qiao Xinyu, she also wanted to go there, but was held back by Shi Fuxin.
"Let's not go there. If there are so many people in one go, the old man should be angry."
Qiao Xinyu saw through her thoughts at a glance: "You are afraid that the old man will pull you to play chess."
Shi Fuxin didn't return, and turned her gaze to the center of the water pavilion.
In the pavilion, the old Duke Xiahou seemed to be stumped by Dongfang Changqing again, and he didn't fall for a son. If it was usual, the old Duke Xiahou would definitely fight to the end, but today...
Old Duke Xiahou smiled and put the chess pieces back into the chess jar: "I'm getting older, my brain can't turn faster than you young people."
As he spoke, he lifted the teapot beside him and refilled Dongfang Changqing himself with tea.
Dongfang Changqing hurriedly bowed to express his thanks.
Before he could speak, the old Duke Xiahou spoke first: "Master, you and I have been playing chess for many years, and the old man will stop beating around the bush with you. What do you think of my happy face?"
Dongfang Changqing's complexion remained unchanged, but his eyes froze a bit, he paused, and said with a smile: "Ninth girl comes from Dingguo's mansion, so she is naturally outstanding."
Listening to this polite answer, the old Duke Xiahou put down the teapot: "Mr. Changqing, your mother has often brought you to Duke Ding's mansion these days. Do you know why?"
Dongfang Changqing saw that the old Duke Xiahou was about to show off, and his expression became serious, and he nodded: "Changqing knows."
Old Duke Xiahou immediately asked, "Then what do you mean?"
Dongfang Changqing was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up, bowed and bowed: "Changqing is ashamed of showing love to the old man."
This is a positive rejection of Dingguo’s government’s desire to marry Ming’s.
Although the old Duke Xiahou always regards himself as a chess friend in front of Dongfang Changqing, he is an elder after all, and he loves his great-granddaughter Xiahou Huanyan. .
Before he could react, he heard heavy snoring from outside the pavilion. Old Duke Xiahou and Dongfang Changqing turned their heads to see Xiahou Huanyan who turned and ran away.
Shi Fuyin was extremely regretful at this moment for following Xiahou Huanyan, and quickly blessed the old Duke Xiahou, and then turned to chase Xiahou Huanyan.
On the other side, Qiao Xinyu saw Xiahou Huanyan turning back with an angry expression on her face, with a look of extreme anger and surprise on her face: "What's wrong with Cousin Huanyan?"
Shi Fuxin 'heard' the conversation in the pavilion clearly, knowing that Xiahou Huanyan happened to meet Dongfang Changqing who refused to marry her, her self-esteem was frustrated, and she was a little ashamed and angry for a while.
Qiao Xinyu pulled Shi Fuxin: "Something must have happened, let's go and have a look."
Next, in the backyard of Duke Dingguo's mansion, Xiahou Huanyan ran at the front, Shi Fuyin followed behind, and Qiao Xinyu and Shi Fuxin ran behind.
When Xiahou Huanyan passed a moon gate, she almost collided with Shi Dingxuan who was coming from the opposite side.
"careful!"
Shi Dingxuan dodged to the side, and reached out to support Xiahou Huanyan's arm, preventing her from stopping suddenly and falling forward.
"It's you."
Seeing that it was Shi Dingxuan, Xiahou Huanyan calmed down her emotions, not wanting to look too embarrassed in front of outsiders.
Shi Dingxuan looked at her panting breath, and asked with a smile, "Why are you running so fast? What happened?"
Mentioning this, Xia Houhuan's face showed annoyed expression again, thinking of Dongfang Changqing's straightforward refusal to propose to him, her eyebrows became pimples.
What a Dongfang Changqing, it’s fine if you don’t want to marry her, anyway, she doesn’t like the Duke of Ming Dynasty, but he shouldn’t reject the old ancestor like that.
It's as if someone cares about him marrying!
He is not the only man in the world. Without him, wouldn't she be able to marry?
Xia Hou Huanyan became more and more angry when she thought about it, when she saw Shi Dingxuan looking at herself in surprise, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and she suddenly said, "Are you engaged?"
Shi Dingxuan didn't expect Xiahou Huanyan to ask himself this question, so he couldn't react for a while.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiahou Huanyan asked again: "Shi Goro, are you engaged?"
Shi Dingxuan came back to his senses: "No."
Hearing this, Xiahou Huanyan's facial expression immediately changed from cloudy to clear: "That's great, Shigoro, are we engaged?"
Shi Dingxuan: "."
Behind the shade of a tree not far away, Shi Fuyin, Shi Fuxin, and Qiao Xinyu: "."
Seeing Shi Dingxuan standing there in a daze, Xiahou Huanyan frowned: "Why, you don't want to?"
‘cough cough~’
Shi Dingxuan squeezed his fists and covered his mouth and coughed lightly. He coughed for a long time, until he figured out what to say to Xiahou Huanyan, and then he put down his hand: "Miss Nine, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I want to ask you a question. .”
Xia Hou Huanyan saw that he was not unwilling to be engaged to her, and immediately relaxed: "You ask."
Shi Dingxuan didn't dare to look directly at Xia Hou's bright eyes, and looked elsewhere: "Do you like me?"
This time it was Xiahou Huanyan's turn to be dumbfounded, and stared blankly at Shi Dingxuan.
Seeing her ignorant look, Shi Dingxuan gained confidence and asked again: "Do you like me?"
"this and that"
Xiahou Huanyan twirled her fingers intertwined, looking here and there, chattering, unable to utter a whole sentence.
Shi Dingxuan answered for her: "You don't like me."
Xiahou Huanyan looked at Shi Dingxuan with an affirmative face, suddenly felt a little guilty, and didn't dare to look him in the eye.
After confirming that Xiahou Huanyan might be throwing a fit, Shi Dingxuan calmed down and said with a smile: "Although I don't know why you said such angry words just now, I still hope you calm down."
"Marriage is not a child's play, it is a lifetime event, you must think twice before acting impulsively."
After saying this, Shi Dingxuan turned sideways to get out of the way, signaling that Xiahou Huanyan could leave.
Xia Hou Huanyan followed his behavior and subconsciously walked through the Moon Gate. Just after passing, she suddenly turned around and called Shi Dingxuan who was about to leave: "Shi Goro, even if I was a little impulsive just now, why didn't you agree?"
She is the daughter of the Duke of Dingguo, and many people are vying to marry her.
Shi Dingxuan smiled: "You don't even like me, why should I agree?"
Xiahou Huanyan was stunned for a moment, then pouted again and said, "My family background is good."
Shi Dingxuan laughed and said: "I married a wife who is close to each other, not a family background. Okay, Miss Nine, the old man is still waiting for me, I have to go first."
Looking at Shi Dingxuan who was walking away, Xiahou Huanyan couldn't take his eyes back.
Toki Goro.
When Shi Dingxuan was no longer in sight, Xiahou Huanyan slowly turned around and walked towards his yard, muttering as he walked: "Shi Wulang said that I don't like him, that's why he didn't agree, then if I If you like him, then he will agree?"
Thinking of this, Xiahou Huanyan felt a little sweet in her heart.
Is that what he meant?
In the distance, Shi Fuyin, Shi Fuxin, and Qiao Xinyu who were hiding behind the shade of the trees looked at each other.
Shi Fuxin was the first to break the silence: "Sister Xiahou is a little impulsive, but she has a good eye."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her: "Cousin Huanyan just thinks like this, so don't take it seriously." The situation in Wuchang Bo's Mansion does not match that of Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
When Shi Fuxin saw her like this, she understood what she meant, and said with a light smile, "My brother is so good, will we be short of a sister-in-law?"
Shi Fuyin answered in time: "Okay, Huanyan has gone far, let's quickly follow."
That afternoon, when she came back from Dingguo Mansion, Shi Fuxin was very happy and said to Shi Fuyin: "Sister, I really didn't expect that our brother is so powerful."
In the response to Xiahou Huanyan's wanting to get engaged to him, he handled it very well. It not only took care of Xiahou Huanyan's feelings and face, but also showed his demeanor and bottom line.
Shi Fuyin smiled and said, "Brother has always been like this."
Shi Fuxin tilted her head: "Really, it seems that I still know too little about brother, sister, what kind of sister-in-law do you think brother will find us in the future?"
Shi Fuyin said with a smile: "Anything is fine, as long as I like it."
The two sisters talked and laughed and went back to Yigui Courtyard. Seeing that Jin Yue'e was not there, they each went back to their own courtyard.
Back to Lanyue Building, just as Shi Fuxin sat down, she saw An Ran walking in quickly: "What's wrong?"
An Ran: "Mrs. Zeng brought Miss Zhi and Miss Ran to the mansion."
Shi Fuxin said indifferently: "Come on, come on." Seeing An Ran hesitated to speak, "What's the matter, what's wrong with them?"
An Ran: "Mrs. Zeng is here to protect the third girl."
After Shi Fuxin heard this, her complexion immediately turned cold: "She is a matchmaker for my sister? This is a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken." She didn't believe that if there was a good family, the Li family would be willing to tell her sister.
"Which company is the guarantee?"
An Ran: "The eldest son of the third house of Duke Qing."
As soon as she heard about Duke Qing's mansion, Shi Fuxin stood up abruptly, with a sneer on her face: "I knew that family is not a good thing."
As he spoke, he walked towards Yixiangtang.
Seeing that Shi Fuxin was so angry, An Ran quickly tried to dissuade her: "Girl, calm down, although the third wife of Duke Qing's mansion is a concubine, in the eyes of outsiders, being engaged to our uncle's mansion is already our high profile."
"It's like someone is so tall."
Shi Fuxin was very angry, especially knowing that the Duke of Qing's mansion was involved with the Regent's remnants, and the Duke of Qing's mansion suddenly took a fancy to her sister, maybe it was because of revenge for her brother and sister who helped stop the rioters on the day of the Yongdingmen riot thing.
Shi Fuxin walked quickly, and arrived at Yixiang Hall in a short while.
In the Yixiang Hall, Zeng Yuwei was still praising how prominent the Duke of Qing's Mansion is. Mrs. Shi and the others listened quietly, neither expressing their opinion nor objecting.
"Since Duke Qing's mansion is so good, you should marry your own daughter into it."
Seeing Shi Fuxin who came in suddenly, Zeng Yuwei's expression froze, and the others also looked over.
Zeng Yuwei was stunned for a few seconds, then she sneered and looked at Mrs. Shi: "Mother, I am really kind this time."
Shi Fuxin directly interrupted: "We can't bear your kindness, please, don't bother our family, our two families don't interfere with each other, okay? Do you feel it?"
Shi Fuzhi couldn't listen anymore, and stood up: "Shi Fuxin, I know your sister is visiting her, we kindly help, don't be too ignorant."
Shi Fuxin sneered, and looked at Shi Fuzhi sarcastically: "Let's not care whether your mother is kind or not, I just want to ask you, would you like to marry into a family like Duke Qing's?"
Shi Fuzhi was taken aback by the question.
The sneer on Fuxin's face became even worse: "Why, I'm speechless? Do you think we've come to Beijing not long ago and we don't know anything, so we can fool around?"
Zeng Yuwei didn't argue with Shi Fuxin, but looked at Mrs. Shi and the others with an aggrieved face: "Mother, where do you start with this? This time, I really came here with sincerity, and I want to have a good time with my family." Good relationship."
When the old lady saw Shi Fuxin, she was going to get mad again, and spoke first: "Daughter-in-law Zhengkun, I know everything you said, and I will think about it carefully."
As he spoke, he looked at Mrs. Shi, "Didn't you just get some good tea? Take Zhengkun's wife to taste it."
Mrs. Shi quickly stood up, smiled and held Zeng Yuwei in her arms: "Siblings haven't been to my place for a long time, let's go, we have to get together today."
Zeng Yuwei took advantage of the situation and stood up, glanced at the dark-faced Shi Fuxin, and followed Mrs. Shi out of the room.
"Wait a minute."
Shi Fuxin stopped them, and looked at Zeng Yuwei indifferently: "The old saying is good, everyone sweeps the snow in front of the house, don't care about the frost on the roof of his house. Take care of your own business, don't stare at our house , human patience is limited.”
Zeng Yuwei couldn't bear it anymore: "Mother, sister-in-law, listen to this, I really am meddling in my own business."
Mrs. Shi gave Mrs. Shi a wink and asked her to take away Zeng Yuwei's mother and daughter.
Jin Yuee also stood up, pulling Shi Fuxin to signal her to say less.
After they left, Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Fuxin with a heavy face: "Even if you disagree, you can wait for people to leave and tell me, do you need to make such an ugly scene?"
Shi Fuxin was justified: "She is uneasy and kind, and she wants to harm my sister, so I still want to save face for her?"
Shi old lady frowned: "Why did she harm your sister?"
Duke Qing's mansion is related to the remnants of the regent, and Fuxin couldn't tell this matter, so she kept her mouth shut and said nothing.
Old Madam Shi: "It's just a verbal mediator, and you can reject it with just a word in private. You rush in so recklessly, do you have the appearance of a lady?"
When Jin Yuee saw the old lady's face was ugly, she quickly apologized: "Mother, Fuxin realized that she was wrong, she just cared too much about her sister."
Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Fuxin who had a face of 'she's right': "You are still a girl in the family, and you only have a few things in contact with. In the future, you will marry a wife, housekeeper, director, socializing, all things are pushed together. , if you are so restless, how are you going to host China Feedback in the future?"
"Nurse An, sister Xin has lost the etiquette of hospitality. You take her to the Small Buddha Hall and watch her copy the Diamond Sutra. You are not allowed to go back until you have finished copying the Diamond Sutra ten times."
Nurse An froze for a moment, then walked towards Shi Fuxin: "Miss Six, please come with this old servant."
Shi Fuxin looked at Mrs. Shi who was looking at her with a sullen face, and the two looked at each other for a while, then fell silent, and left with Nanny An.
Seeing that she was obedient, Mrs. Shi and Jin Yue'e both heaved a sigh of relief at the same time.
When he was about to leave the house, Shi Fuxin stopped again and looked at Mrs. Shi: "Grandmother, I know that it is impossible to draw a clear line with Shi Zhengkun's family in the mansion. Our family has no other requests, only theirs." Don't stare at us."
"They are them, we are us, well water does not interfere with river water, is this not too much to ask?"
After finishing speaking, Shi Fuxin followed Nanny An out of the house.
(end of this chapter)