Chapter 55:

So, early the next morning, Qin Xin learned the news that Gu Jing had specially sent in. The whole person was a little confused, sitting stupidly by the window, and had not recovered for a long time.
The maid Shuxiang looked at her at a loss, she could only repeat the same words, and softly persuaded: "Girl, the second prince treats you sincerely."
It's all these words! Qin Xin frowned slightly impatiently.
sincere? What's the use of true heart!
She just turned from the second imperial concubine to a nameless concubine, how can she be reconciled!
After all, the second prince treated her nothing more than that...
Qin Xin bit her lower lip slightly, her eyes were bright and dark.
As far as Qin Xin is concerned, the Qin family cannot be trusted. The only one she can rely on now is Gu Jing.
When Gu Jing ascends to the position of supremacy on the coming day, she can still go straight up to the sky in one step!
Qin Xin pursed her lips, and asked hardly: "Which family will the second prince get married?"
Shuxiang carefully looked at her expression, and replied, "Girl, it is Yun Yan, the third girl from the Weiyuan Mansion."
Qin Xin: "Lady Yun Jiao?!"
Yun Yan's nickname is Jiao Niang, she is the only daughter of Uncle Wei Yuan, and she is very favored in the Yun family.
However, the Yun Jiao Niang always loved to compete with herself since she was a child, but couldn't compete with herself, so she tore her face with herself in anger.
If in the future, Yun Jiao Niang is a concubine and her own concubine's room, wouldn't it be impossible for Yun Jiao Niang to be forced to her head in this life? !
With Yun Jiao Niang's coquettish temperament, she might be able to judge herself!
It was Qin Jiu who hurt himself to this point!
If it weren't for Qin Jiu's return, he would still be the fiancée of the second prince, and the future concubine of the second prince would be one of the best ladies in the capital, and even the envy of everyone!
Thinking of this, Qin Xin's eyes became more and more gloomy.
After a while, Qin Xin asked again: "What else did the second prince say?"
Shuxiang shook his head.
She also didn't see the second prince, just the words of the second prince's personal servant.
Qin Xin thought for a while, and ordered the scholarly pen and ink to wait: "I will write a letter in a while, and you can pass it to the second prince."
Shuxiang responded and asked the little maid to prepare the pen and ink. He poured a cup of tea for Qin Xin and brought it to her. He comforted it again and said, "Girl, you are better than the third girl in the Second Prince's Mansion." Much more, the slave and maid heard that what Mrs. Tai was looking for the third girl was just an ordinary family, and the family had no acres of land. In the future, the third girl will marry and live with the firewood, rice, oil and salt every day."
Scholars can only try to pick what Qin Xin loves to say.
The corners of Qin Xin's mouth curled slightly, and a smile appeared on his face.
More than that!
This Cheng Juzi was carefully selected by Mrs. Hou's Su family.
She heard that he was indeed a twenty-year-old man, and he sounded like a young talent. It's a pity that since the last time he lost his name to Sun Mountain, he has not only not thought of making progress, but has become an arty lingering in the brothel and Chu Pavilion.
I also learned those romantic and elegant men who raised the outside room and defeated the family wealth. Finally, I married my sister in the family to a wealthy businessman in her fifties, and exchanged a large amount of dowry.
Yu Qingui, Madam Hou is the aunt of the next room and cannot decide her marriage, but grandmother can! My grandmother has a soft ear, so Madam Hou really picked a good one for Qin Jiu.
Qin Xin sipped a sip of hot tea gracefully, feeling a lot relieved, and said mockingly: "If my three sisters are willing to marry Yeluluan and Beiyan obediently, it might be better. She can still win the county. The master, the princess, etc., when they marry to Beiyan in the future, that will be the dignified prince and concubine.
"It's a pity, she's a long-sighted person."
"I don't know when grandma will mention it to the third sister."
Just thinking about it, Qin Xin couldn't wait any longer, thinking about it for a while and went to Mrs. Qin to talk about it.
Qin Xin quickly finished writing the letter and asked Scholar to take it out. She went to Ronghetang by herself.
When the evening came to save time, Qin Jiao invited An, and was stayed by Mrs. Qin, along with Mrs. Hou's Su family.
Mrs. Qin said about the situation of the Juzi Cheng, and said with a smile: "He is six years older than you. Although he is a little older, he delayed his marriage only for the imperial examination.
"Your second aunt took a lot of thought to choose such a suitable candidate. I'm thinking about choosing a date for our family. You go and meet with him. If you think it's good, please make an appointment early."
"Sister Jiu, what do you think?"
Qin Jiao: "?"
What is this inexplicable thing? !
Qin Jiu twitched his eyes, pursed his lips and smiled: "Grandma, don't worry about my marriage."
"How can you not be in a hurry?" Mrs. Qin said patiently, "Sister Jiu, you are fourteen. For those of you who are honorable, you will have to go on for more than a year with the Three Books and Six Ceremonies. By then, you It’s time to get married, just in time to get married. If you drag on, don’t you have to drag it to seventeen or eighteen?"
It doesn't matter until you are seventeen or eighteen! Qin Jiao didn't feel anxious at all. What's more, even if she had to go to the village to do what she was doing, she would never accept this kind of blind marriage!
Moreover, this Cheng Juren, even if they talked too much, as long as they have anything to do with the Su Clan, they are definitely not a good candidate for a husband-in-law.
Mrs. Qin became even more anxious when seeing Qin Jiu's disapproval, and she continued to persuade me bitterly: "Sister Jiu, you grew up in the countryside. If you marry too high a family, you will be rejected by your in-laws. "
"The empress is to pet you, but no matter how she pets you, she won't be able to care about the things in your room, let alone your mother-in-law asking you to make rules."
"The Cheng family looks a little poor now, but you have the support of the Hou Mansion and the dowry. You will not suffer. When in the future Cheng Juren is awarded a scholar and enters the Hanlin, you can always be an official. To earn your fate, let your wife be expensive."
"You young couple, he will be rich in the future and will remember your goodness."
Qin Jiao was annoyed by hearing it, and refused: "Grandma, the eldest brother is like a father. Although there is no father or mother in the long room, there is still an eldest brother. My marriage is the eldest brother."
She almost said that Madam Hou and Madam Hou shouldn't be "nosy".
Qin Jiao directly pushed his marriage to Qin Zening, then calmly got up and got lucky, and resigned.
The door curtain leading to the main room was lifted high, and then fell gently. Su Clan was so angry that he gritted his teeth and said: "Mother, look at her, do you have any rules?!"
Madam Qin looked at the swaying curtain and sighed, "Since she doesn't want to..."
The Su clan interrupted Mrs. Qin screamingly: "Mother, this is the order of the parents and the matchmaker, let alone the uncle and sister-in-law who have been there for many years, even if they are still alive, you are the grandmother of sister Jiu, who will take care of her Marriage is a matter of course! Which round will get a little girl who says she is willing or unwilling!"
"But sister Jiu is a person with ideas." Mrs. Qin hesitated.
Although Qin Jiu had only been back to Beijing for two months, Mrs. Qin had a good understanding of this granddaughter.
Her granddaughter, that is someone who can turn over the table whenever she feels unpleasant, she said she didn't want to, how could she force her again.
What if she doesn't agree with her and ran away from home and stayed in Fengluan Palace and didn't come back, what should she do? !
Su Clan's eyes flickered slightly, where he was willing to go home like that, and said: "Mother, according to the daughter-in-law, Sister Jier might still want to marry into that classy family of hairpins."
"But she didn't want to think about it. No one in this mansion in the capital knew that she grew up outside. Qin, chess, calligraphy and calligraphy have no idea... Hey, plus the fact that Sister Xin just happened."
"Mother, Sister Xin became the concubine of the second prince. How much is this reputation... Is there any honorable mansion that is willing to marry a concubine's sister as the main room." Su said with reason.
Mrs. Qin felt reasonable after thinking about it, but she still hesitated, "But sister Jier..."
The Su clan came up with an idea: "Mother, it's better to invite that Cheng Juren here and let them ‘encounter’. Maybe, Ji’er will change her mind after meeting someone."
"That Cheng Juren didn't say anything else, he looked really good."
"Mother, if I missed this time, it would be difficult to find another person who is as good as Jiu Ji'er, and this Jiu Jier's age can't hold back..."
Mrs. Qin Tai: "..."
Mrs. Qin Tai slowly twisted the beads in her hand, thinking and thinking, and finally agreed: "Okay, it's up to you."
Anyway, it was only for the two children to see each other first, if after seeing someone, Qin Jiao was still unwilling, let's talk about it.
"Yes, mother." Su Clan responded happily.
She wondered in her heart that as long as Qin Jiu and Cheng Juren "look at each other", she could tell the public that Mrs. Qin had chosen Qin Jiu's family. By that time, the reputation would have spread. If Qin Jiu does not marry , That's retiring, do you want her reputation? !
Regardless of whether Qin Jiu is willing or not, she can only marry!
Thinking of this, Su Clan raised his lips at an angle that Mrs. Qin Tai could not see, and he was in a very good mood, feeling that the staleness of the past two months was wiped out instantly.
The cold wind roared outside the house, and after entering the end of November, the weather was getting colder and colder. After three days of heavy snow, the capital became a world covered in silver.
On November 29th, the heavy snow finally stopped and Duan Wang Gu Xiao and Concubine Duan entered Beijing.
On the same day, Duan Wang and his wife went into the palace to see the emperor.
The emperor met them in the imperial study room, raised his hand to forgive them, and said with a smile: "Uncle Emperor, Auntie Emperor, sit down and talk."
But King Duan and Concubine Duan still sat down.
As soon as she sat down, Princess Duan couldn't wait to ask: "The emperor, I heard that you have chosen a marriage for Zezhi?"
The emperor's jaw said: "It's the queen's niece, the third daughter of the Zhongyi Hou's Mansion."
The queen's niece? Princess Duan's eyes lit up, and she felt right: Everyone knew that the Wei family had a good family style and belonged to the Zanying family. The queen's niece must be a good one.
King Duan frowned, noncommittal.
The emperor continued: "Ms. Qin San is fourteen years old this year, and she will be ready in a few months. She is outstanding in appearance, clever and witty, and she is very smart. Both I and the Queen like her."
The more Princess Duan listened, the more satisfied she became, with a heart-felt smile on her face, and she couldn't wait to make the marriage decision quickly.
Originally she was in poor health and King Duan didn’t plan to bring her to Beijing, but when she learned that the emperor had chosen a marriage for her son, she must come and see it, even if the turbulence of this journey made her body even stronger. Discomfort, for the son's marriage, it is all worthwhile.
Because Princess Duan insisted on coming, King Duan could only send a letter to the capital to inform the emperor about the situation, and let his son stay and preside over the overall situation.
The princess can't take care of these things anymore, only her son's marriage is in her heart.
Seeing that the son was about to be crowned, but he was not married for a long time, Princess Duan was so worried that he could not fall asleep every night, so he had no choice but to take his son.
Zezhi is the only child in her life, and Princess Duan doesn't want to force him to marry someone in.
What's more, who is Duan Wang always picking for him! Either it was a small official of the fourth and fifth ranks, or the concubine of the Xungui family, how could Princess Duan be willing to wrong her son.
These years have been so delayed.
Now that the marriage is finally in sight, the princess Duan is full of joy and smiles: "Thank you, the emperor, the emperor must be a good one..."
Before Princess Duan finished speaking, she was interrupted by King Duan on the side: "The emperor, is the identity of Miss Qin Sans too expensive?" King Duan frowned slightly.
As soon as these words came out, Princess Duan's face that was still smiling suddenly froze.
In the past, when Zezhi was only thirteen or fourteen years old, she wanted to make a marriage appointment for him, but no matter which one she chose, the prince was not satisfied. It was not that the younger brother was too high, or that he made many excuses. The ancestral emperor had a word beforehand, the princes of the clan and the princes were not allowed to marry outside the fief, etc.
To put it bluntly, the prince just doesn't want the wife of Ze's wife to be higher than the concubine!
But the prince did not want to think that when the concubine of the eldest son entered the door, the eldest son was not the eldest son, but the eldest son of the concubine, the concubine was the daughter of a small official!
After going back and forth, Zezhi is almost twenty. At this age, he already has two sons under his knees!
The eldest son of the eldest son is fifteen years old this year, and the prince’s choice of grandson-in-law is better than Zezhi's choice!
Sometimes Princess Duan can't help but speculate with some malicious intent, whether the prince deliberately dragged Zezhi's marriage on purpose, just waiting for the grandson to grow up, and the elder son could have more help!
It was nothing before, but I endured it myself.
Now that the emperor has chosen such a good marriage for Zezhi, the prince still wants to stop it!
Princess Duan's hands holding the kerchief tightened, her chest undulating.
When the emperor looked at the expressions of these two people, he could understand a little bit. He said in his heart: This palace is really complicated. My uncle Duan, he said that he was not partial. In fact, he was really partial. weight.
Let’s not mention Zezhi’s family matters for the time being. The King of Duan said that it would be strictly investigated last time in Qingyun County. What happened? ! So far, there is no result, so I must put it down gently.
The emperor slowly turned the jade finger on his thumb and looked at the two calmly.
King Duan's face solemnly persuaded Princess Duan: "...Miss Qin San's brother is too tall. If she marries into the palace in the future, she might not look down upon her concubine. When the time comes, the concubines and concubines will be at odds and the inner courtyard will be chaotic. , It seems that you are incapable of managing the family."
Princess Duan: "..."
King Duan was still saying: "Wang Hao, you have always been generous, so don't let your temper. Zezhi's wife, let's not worry about it slowly..."
Concubine Duan's face changed in vain, enduring and forbearing, almost ignoring her before the king, she was about to pat the table.
Not in a hurry? !
He is not in a hurry. Anyway, he still has a son and a few other sons under his knees. Maybe he will have great-grandchildren next year. Of course he is not in a hurry! !
But she is anxious!
She only has Zezhi!
Seeing the undercurrent raging between the couple, the emperor couldn't stand it anymore, and cleared his throat and said, "Uncle Emperor, Auntie Emperor, although Miss Qin San is the daughter of the Zhongyi Houfu, but... hey, this child too It's really hard."
"When she was young, she was abducted by the Hou Mansion and raised in the folks. She only recognized her ancestor and returned to her ancestry a few months ago."
So this is ah. The prince Duan's face was slightly slower when he heard the words, and his mind moved.
So, that Qin San girl grew up in the countryside? ...Think about it carefully, the girl Qin San was born tall, but after all, the white jade is flawed, and she is afraid that she is so mediocre that she can't make it to the table. If you really want to count it, she can't compare with her concubine.
Although the concubine was born in a family of petty officials, she was also a concubine who was carefully raised in her family. She played piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, and poetry.
Princess Duan: "!"
When the princess Duan was about to speak, the emperor winked at her quickly, signalling her to stay calm.
Princess Duan was startled, her eyes flickered slightly. Just now Duan Wang was unwilling to this marriage, presumably the emperor also saw it, so the emperor said that on purpose?
She also knows a little about the emperor, and believes that the emperor will not point to a person to Zezhi casually. At least, the emperor will be more minded than Duan Wang.
Therefore, Princess Duan pursed her lips and remained silent.
The emperor smiled and continued: "Furthermore, Miss Qin San has a pure, gentle and gentle nature."
When talking about "Wan Shun", what the emperor thought was that Empress Wei told him that Qin Jiu had beaten Qin Zeyu so well, and almost didn't hold back a smile.
"She will never compete with the concubine of the world."
The emperor said it was late, sipped a sip of hot tea, and said in his heart: Duan Wang is eccentric, and Xiao Jiu's temper is just right, and he won't be bullied in the future!
Prince Duan thought and thought, and wondered, if he really chooses a little girl for Zezhi, the princess must be unhappy.
Hey, in fact, the princess grew up when he was a child. Whether he has good character, is filial and caring for his first few younger brothers, he will also respect his aunt in the future. Why the princess can’t understand it!
That's it, just this Qin San girl.
This third girl Qin is a good match with Zezhi at the door, and she is not a serious Houfu girl. In the future, she will always be lowered in front of the concubine, and she will not dare to encourage Zezhi to go with his elder brother. Make trouble.
Lord Duan thought for a moment, and finally agreed: "It's so good."
Princess Duan won the emperor's wink, and didn't fight for anything, but asked, "The emperor, what do you think of Zezhi?"
For Princess Duan, everything else is second, and the son's wishes are the most important.
The emperor smiled and said: "Auntie, don't worry, I have asked Zezhi, and Zezhi is also very satisfied."
Princess Duan was relieved, after thinking about it and asking: "What about Miss Qin?"
The emperor: "The queen has taken a breath, and she is also happy."
After the queen asked Xiao Jiu last time, she told him that it was Xiao Jiu who thought Gu Zezhi was "very good" and she was also "very good" to her. She must be very satisfied!
If it weren't for this, the queen would still be reluctant to marry Xiao Jiu into the muddy waters of Duanwang Palace!
Princess Duan said in a hurry: "That's good! That's good!"
She only hoped that their husband and wife would be loving and harmonious, and that would be better than anything else.
Qin San was picked up by the empress, and her character must not be wrong, so that's fine.
Concubine Duan was afraid that her prince might have another Yao'e son, or she would regret it after returning, and quickly said: "The emperor, the concubine thinks that Miss Qin is very good. It is better to hit the sun another day, and ask the emperor to give them marriage."
King Duan hesitated, although he felt that this seemed a bit too anxious, but he finally agreed.
Therefore, the emperor drafted the imperial decree that day, and the Zhou Xin personally went to Zhongyihou's residence to deliver the edict.
At this time, in the main room of the Qin family and Ronghetang, in addition to Mrs. Qin Tai and Mrs. Hou, there were also a plump woman in her forties and a young man in blue in her twenties.
The woman wore a chestnut aquarium pattern dark makeup flower twill, her hair was neatly tied in a round bun, only a silver hairpin inlaid with jasper was inserted, and she sat on a armchair opposite Su’s. The waist is straight, and his expression is a bit arrogant.
The blue-clothed youth has long eyebrows and broad eyes, handsome and handsome, with a small green field stone seal and purse on his waist, and a strong bookish atmosphere. He looks elegant and square, but his figure is thin and slightly weak.
Mrs. Qin Tai looked up and down at the blue-clothed young man, and felt that what Su had said before was not bad. Cheng Juren looked good this time. Standing with her three granddaughters, she was also called a talented girl.
The Su family saw her mother-in-law's mind, and liked it even more. He only felt that the marriage was half done.
She smiled and boasted to the woman: "Mrs. Cheng family, Linglang is really a talent. I remember Linglang is a juren at the age of seventeen?"
At the same time, a beautiful Tsing Yi maid served tea to the two guests.
Cheng Mu said reservedly: "Yes, I was lucky enough to win Yayuan that year."
Yayuan is the second place in the rural examination. The seventeen-year-old Yayuan is afraid that he won’t be able to find the second place in Beijing.
Su clan praised again: "Ling Lang is really a young talent, extraordinary, and his future is just around the corner. Mrs. Cheng family is really blessed, and I will wait for Ling Lang to earn his life for you."
As she said, she deliberately looked at Mrs. Qin, "Mother, don't you think?"
"Mrs. Cheng's family is indeed a blessed one." Mrs. Qin nodded and agreed, quite satisfied with Cheng Juren. Looking at him, although there is a bit of nobility in his expression and demeanor, he is a scholar, and he can understand him at a young age.
Cheng Mu pretended to sip a sip of hot tea before saying: "It's not my mother who sells melons and boasts. The dog has been like a husband since he was a child. He is a material for reading. He can read at three and recite poems at four. I have read the Four Books and the Five Classics at the age of five. Since I was a child, I can never forget it!"
While speaking, Cheng's mother straightened her waist, and she felt very complacent: her son knows himself.
Her son has been a child prodigy since he was a child, and every gentleman said that in the future, he would definitely be awarded a scholar. Sure enough, his son was awarded Juren when he was 17.
The relatives who looked down on their orphans and widows back then weren't all of them cheating over one by one, wanting to put the fields under the name of their sons so as to be tax-free.
Qin's family is a Hou Clan, and her family is one-level higher than her own, but the third Qin girl heard that she grew up outside, and she was afraid that she didn't have the style of a Hou Clan daughter, so she could marry her son. I also burned a high incense in my previous life, so I just have to wait and be a madam in this life.
Had it not been for the dowry from Hou Mansion, she would not look down upon it.