In order not to hurt the harmony with the Zhang family, Li Shi told Xuan Zheng that he would discuss it with Qingru. After all, it was a marriage to his daughter's family.
But no matter how her father persuaded her, she refused to marry into the Zhang family. She even locked her door and refused to eat, drink or entertain outsiders.
"Ru'er, please open the door. Daddy has personally made the Xiaxia offering for you and is waiting for you. Eat some. If you're hungry, your health will be bad!" When he said this, Li Shi leaned over carefully. Qingru knocked on the door bolt of her room and held a small white cat in her arms. For a long time, no one in the room responded.
"Girl Ru, come out quickly, your "Yaya" hasn't seen you for a few days, and she's starving! "
The kitten in his arms meowed happily, and his knock on the door was also urgent. No one in the house responded for a long time. He supported his bloated body and sat on the steps under the eaves. He plucked the soft fur of the kitten in despair and suddenly looked up. In the courtyard, it was already the beginning of autumn, and the cold winter was coming. The ginkgo trees not far away had already lost their yellow leaves, and the plum blossoms in the corner had already sprouted a few red buds.
He suddenly remembered the scene where he and his late wife Mei Xia were talking together many years ago. Today, the scenery is still the same, but the people are far away.
"Madam, in the blink of an eye, it has been more than ten years since you left. As an old man, I failed to take good care of Ru'er, which caused her marriage to be frustrated. She was divorced at a young age. Now a young man comes to ask for a kiss, but Ru's girl I don’t want to get married, I don’t know what to do?”
"Ru'er is the most well-behaved and sensible, the most considerate, just like a lady."
"Then Zhang Rulin is already the number one scholar. He has liked Ru'er since he was a child and wants to marry Ru'er back home. But Ru'er wants to find a princely family. What should I do? She doesn't know how painful it is to join the royal family, and she doesn't know how painful it is to join the royal family. Knowing how much darkness is hidden in the palace gate, I just want her to marry a husband who loves her, to have enough food and clothing, and to live a happy life!"
As he spoke, tears burst from his old body, dripping down on the gray sleeves on his body. After a long time, he stood up again and knocked on the door and said, "Girl Ru, if you don't want to get married, dad will follow you and reject the Zhang family in the next few days."
At this time, the door was slowly opened, and Qingru appeared haggardly in front of the threshold and called daddy. With this sentence, Li Shi collapsed instantly, tears welled up, and he quickly hugged her into his arms: "Girl Ru, you are so thin." Already."
Looking at her, she had made peace with the King of Qi at the age of fourteen and returned to the Li family. All the things that had gone wrong in the past few years had also tortured her and made her a little thin. A few strands of silk slipped out of her lightly pulled up bun. .
"Dad, are you telling the truth?"
"Really, really..." Li Shi's voice became softer and softer.
She smiled, pursed her lips and said: "Dad, your daughter is so beautiful and talented, why couldn't you point out Ruer to your cousin in the first place? Why did you let Qingya enter the palace? , Ru’er doesn’t understand!”
Li Shi looked at her tears. He bent down, patted her on the back of the head and said, "How can Daddy be willing to let you enter the royal family? The royal family is hazy, and you will die if you are not careful. You can marry yourself." King Qi, you have seen it too! Honor and disgrace come at the same time."
Qingru was silent, then walked into the room quietly as if she had lost her soul, knelt in front of her mother's portrait and sobbed. Li Shi came in, gently took a blanket for her and put it aside.
"Ruer, Rulin is a good man. He has liked you since he was a child. He is more stable than his third brother. Dad naturally knows which young man is the most suitable for the apple of my eye!"
"No, I won't marry, I won't marry..."
"Dad, I heard from Cui Ju that Secretary Yan Wen came to propose marriage last time and wanted me to be his Mrs. Wang. Why did Daddy refuse this marriage?"
"It's not that daddy wants to refuse, it's... ah, it's true, these princes are indeed walking on swords now. If they are punished by the Holy Lord, then, they will be implicated in the nine clans!"
"Probably not, dad. In fact, my daughter has heard of him. Wan Yanwen and Brother Yong have the same nature. They are not so conspicuous in front of the Holy One. The Holy One will not kill them."
She stood up and gently lifted the hem of her skirt, then knelt down in front of Li Shi, holding his calloused hands. It was the early winter season, and the cool breeze blowing in from the pavilion window could sting people's skin and flesh. She knelt in front of her father, kowtowed again and again, and begged him to agree to the marriage.
He looked at her, as if he saw his beloved wife crying, and he felt even more mixed emotions and heartbroken.
"Girl Ru, you really are a stupid child. If you are bullied, your father will be sorry for your mother."
"Dad, no, dad believes in me,"
After a long time, she was lifted up by Li Shi and held in his arms again.
Li Shi also agreed to her request and returned to his secretary to tell Yan Wen the good news. When Wan Yanwen heard about this, he immediately paid a visit in person and took care of the etiquette. He met Qing Ru several times and found that they were indeed in love with each other, so he made a corresponding betrothal gift and the wedding was scheduled for the end of November.
When Zhang Xuanzheng heard the news, he laughed wildly, crossed his legs, and said: "It turns out that Ru girl even looks down on the number one scholar. In that case, Ru Lin, don't wait any longer. I will go there in a few days." When visiting the Gao family, it is better to be a girl from the Gao family, who is willing to live a down-to-earth life."
Rulin stood alone in front of the bright window, holding a book, and replied helplessly: "Yes, Daddy!"
"Wanyanwen?"
"Yeah! The wedding is at the end of this month!"
When Wanyanyong informed Qingya about this, she was drawing a portrait of her mother before her death in front of the desk, relying on her last memory. After hearing the big news, she could not move her hands and could only half-smile. Half shaking his head.
"She really doesn't know how to distinguish between good and bad. She doesn't know whether to live or die. She has been divorced once and she still hasn't learned much about it! The two brothers of the Zhang family are famous for their talents and gentle personalities. Now it's good that they are ignored by her when they come to propose marriage. Rejection, trying hard to climb up to the royal family,"
She smoothed the sleeves on her hands and continued: "I want to be loved by my husband, and I want to be loved by myself. I also want to be wealthy and have a famous salary. I also want my son to be handsome and charming, and I also want to have a famous position." , Where can such a good thing exist in this world?"...
"It's like being blinded by lard. Wazi has watched too many plays and believes that everything is perfect. Wanyanwen was demoted before and was demoted to the rank of king. Now she proposed marriage to the Li family and made it clear that she wanted to marry. She still What an idiot!"
"No one else wants to be a pawn, but she insists on being one!"
"I don't want to interfere with this matter. Her life is in her own hands and she can make her own decision!"
After hearing this, Wanyan Yong stood outside the window of Xiaoxuan with his hands behind his back, looking at her who was tracing the lines carefully. He suddenly stretched out his hand, startling her and turning her head away. It turned out that he just wanted to touch the green flower on her head. .
He seemed to be worried and said: "My uncle was dismissed from office before. He was summoned back to the capital a few days ago and reinstated as Shangshuling. Yesterday he paid homage to the right prime minister. I had a drink with him in the mansion last night and told him about this matter. He said that he would be there when Qingru gets married, so he asked if you want to go?"
"Uncle is going?"
He nodded slightly.
"I won't go even if he goes! Qingru has made her mother miserable enough, how can I welcome everyone?"
Wan Yanyong retracted his hand, waved his sleeves and walked away, saying, "Forget it if you don't go, I can see how big your heart is!"
"Yes, that's how I am. Even if you don't understand me, I finally understand!"
As soon as these words came out, he was irritated. He turned back and walked into the room to stare at her. At this time, any words seemed a little pale. He just looked at him and pointed his finger between her eyebrows, asking her to repeat it again. But she never said another word, completely ignoring his mood at the moment, and still leisurely traced lines and painted colors. The dark blue ink blurred out her mother's kind little eyebrows on the paper, and cinnabar was used as her lips. The embellishment is a jacket as thin as clear water, which is my mother's favorite dress.
He stood aside for a long time before she asked: "What? Your Majesty is angry? Why didn't you see me as such a narrow-minded person earlier?"
Suddenly, she stood up and stood in front of him in a bright-colored narrow-sleeved dress.
"I am such a cruel person!"
After saying that, she bowed her head, quietly retreated, and disappeared into the secluded place leading to the doorway.
This time, Wan Yanyong seemed a little confused, wondering if he was really wrong in forcing a once kind-hearted woman to become like this, with a vicious heart and no family members.
On that auspicious day at the end of November, Qingru’s wedding ceremony was chosen at night
, because she is a second-married woman, according to custom, she is not allowed to get married in the daytime with great fanfare. Instead, she has to wait until the evening, and the wedding sedan sent by her husband's family comes to carry her back.
During this period, no sound is allowed, no noise is allowed to disturb the residents, and it must be quiet. The natal family and the husband's family do not hold large banquets. The natal family only invites a few relatives to have a banquet, and then goes back to the husband's house to have a meal with the family. This is That's what weddings are all about.
That night, Wolun brought Wugulunyuanzhong, Wanyanyong also came alone, Kuike and Tantan also sat aside and waited.
As for Li Shi, he had never smiled since he sat on the painted red chair.
Several people on the side also stayed quiet.
"Daddy, daddy!"
After waiting for a long time, my beloved daughter finally arrived. She was still as beautiful as when she was thirteen years old, and her movements were as weak and gentle as ever. The only thing that had changed was her dull eyes and her simple wedding dress.
Li Shi seemed unable to walk, so he pulled his beloved daughter over with the help of his servants, crying bitterly, and put on her the silver bracelet he had selected for her in advance.
"Girl Ru, you must be well this time! Just go to the palace and be well!"
Kui Ke and Tan Tan also gave her a head and face made of mandarin ducks and pearls as a gift, and gave her thousands of instructions until they were choked with sobs and could not speak.
Qingru kowtowed again and again, then kowtowed to Yan Yong, then to her uncle, and then to her elder brother. After listening to the announcement from the waiter, Xiao Jing resigned, dressed in a layered magenta skirt, and disappeared from the eaves of the corridor under the red light. .
Wo Lun didn't say anything else. He watched her go away, then casually patted the fine dust on his body, looked up at the red makeup in the house, and said with a smile: "I have bought a small house in Changqingfang, where the scenery is pleasant. , I originally wanted to keep this house as a residence for Xian'er to get married and start a family in the future, but I thought that the man would have to work harder and build his own family business brick by brick with his own hands."
He turned back and took another sip of tea: "Just give this small house to Ru'er! I did the same thing when she got married for the first time. However, Huining will not restore the old pavilion, so the house given to her before will not count. !」
