I don't know how long it took, but there was silence in the Hefeng Hall. Gu Ruosu could only hear a pair of new swallows outside the window of the Hefeng Hall happily landing on the tree and chirping, as if they were rejoicing in their newly built nest and their new bride. /bridegroom.
"Changbai, how did you meet each other? I remember? You should have only met at my place once..." Gu Ruosu spoke first, and then at this point, Gu Ruosu's voice suddenly weakened.
"Returning to my grandmother, it was indeed at my grandmother's house that my grandson and Haijia's sister first met. Although it was the first time we met that day, we both remembered each other deeply at one glance and couldn't take our eyes away. , I want to understand her, get to know her, know her joys and sorrows..."
"Grandma, my grandson seems to know how you felt about falling in love with your grandfather at first sight." Xie Changbai didn't look like a little boring gourd at this moment. Instead, he looked like a certain plant pea in a game that Gu Ruosu once played. He kept spitting "little peas" from his mouth.
Gu Ruosu sighed secretly in her heart again [Spring is here ~ it is the season when all things revive~]
"But are you interested in each other? If you have unrequited love and you come to me to ask for my decision, that's not good. A man or a woman can do anything, but they can't force others on matters of love. "
Biyun Zanglan glanced at each other, and then thought in unison: [My ancestor, are you really sure? You still have memories of how you kidnapped a man back to our house and wanted to force the Duke of the State to pay homage to you. Where is the eye. ]
After Xie Changbai heard Gu Ruosu's words, his face became anxious, and he hurriedly explained: "Grandma, my grandson is not such a person. My grandson knows that love should never be forced, but my sister from the Hai family and I exchanged letters. It has been going on for a while, and I have exchanged gifts more than ten times.
Even... the two of us once talked about poetry, music, chess, calligraphy and painting together in the courtyard, and we got along quite well.
I think...this is not considered forced..."
"So, you two can be said to be in love?"
"Well..." Xie Changbai lowered his head and agreed softly with a red face.
Gu Ruosu sat on the chair and kept stirring the white rice in the bowl, not knowing how to deal with this kind of thing.
Since ancient times, matters of love cannot be decided based on one's own opinion. The most important thing is to be in love with each other, but the right match, financial foundation, etc. are also factors that cannot be ignored, even in her time, what's more, Is this the current era?
Although Xie Changbai was a man of culture and was born in a wealthy family, the words "concubine" and "concubine" were like a chasm, which was difficult to cross. The eldest son of Bai Ding, who was born as a concubine and was not favored by his biological mother and had a humble mother, was married to the eldest daughter of the Hou family. , even if the eldest daughter of the Hou family is not favored and is wasted at home, but to be honest, this is really a big climb...
But the two of them are already in love... She really can't do anything to fight against each other... After all, she thinks that in this world, what can be more important than the last sincere relationship? What's more, Xie Changbai is not a person without talent and ambition. Xie Changbai's prosperity is just a matter of time...
Thinking about it, since the eldest daughter of the Hai family is willing to get along with Xie Changbai, she also knows something about Xie Changbai's situation, talent, ambition, etc. If the two of them can be together, it will not be forced.
"Zanglan, go to Haowen's wife's house, bring Haowen's wife and her niece over, and tell her that I have something important to ask her for." Gu Ruosu thought for a long time, but in the end, she was still interested in Xie Changbai. Love surpassed reason, and with a cruel heart, she asked Zang Lan to invite someone.
Although Zanglan felt that Gu Ruosu's approach was a bit thankless, she still obediently agreed and personally led people to the courtyard of Xie Haowen's wife Haishi.
Haishi is currently sitting in the main room of Caiwei Hall, lighting incense, tasting fruits, drinking spring tea, listening to Hai Pingting sitting in front of the screen playing "Yangchun Baixue", and correcting it with her fan from time to time. With a bitter look on his face, Qiu Shen was doing some embroidery work.
"You child, I asked you to embroider a peony. What do you embroider look like? Others are lifelike. Look at yours, and you can barely do it. I am embarrassed to tell people everywhere that this is our thanks. Something embroidered by the second daughter of the parents’ house.”
"Huh, don't take it out then. Who requires our Xie family girls to be proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting? If those people don't want to come and marry me because I'm not good at embroidery, then I'm not willing. Marry! I'm short-sighted, and with such an embroiderer at home, why do you want me, the head wife, to personally go out and make spring and winter clothes for the family!?" Xie Yi said with a small mouth pouting unhappily.
"You're a kid! You can talk back to me ten times if I say one sentence! I don't know who you look like! Why did I teach you to be so unruly~" Haishi made a gesture with his fan and knocked it twice in an angry and funny tone. Thanks for the cool head.
"Look at your sister Pingting. She was born in a prince's palace. She has a well-behaved appearance. Her embroidery work is even more outstanding. This guqin that your grandparents thought was not good has just come to our residence. Time has already been played with great sound~"
"Look, look! This is what a lady should look like. You have to learn from it." Haishi used his fan to point Hai Pingting in the air, and used this to educate Xie Yi.
"Sister Pingting is proficient in music, chess, calligraphy and painting, but I can't learn it even if I want to. If you like it, mother, just ask her to be my brother's wife~ It's not like cousins can't get married anyway~"
"What are you talking about! You really have no way to stop talking!" Hearing Xie Yi's words, Haishi felt like a cat whose tail was stepped on. The hair all over his body seemed to stand on end, and he stretched out his hand to hit him. He thanked Yi Yi on the back of his hand, let out a whimper of thanks, and then covered his little hand in distress, which showed that Heidegger was really angry.
"Sister, you are really joking. Pingting, although I admire young talents like cousin Chang Yan very much, I also understand that when my cousin marries a wife, he must marry a woman with both ability and political integrity, so that she can be the wife of the clan. Instead of continuing the family lineage, Pingting and I are really not worthy of my cousin, and my cousin treats me like a biological sister. How can there be any reason for a biological sister to be together with a biological brother?" Hai Pingting saw with her eyes. In this situation, I quickly stopped the "Yangchun Baixue" in my hand, stood up, saluted, and spoke calmly.
When Haishi heard this, he was naturally very happy. He felt that Hai Pingting was a good child who could understand the importance of things. He said with a smile: "Exactly, how can there be any reason for brothers and sisters to be together in this world?" ." After saying this, he glanced at Xie Yi, who was very ignorant.
Then, he continued: "But you are a good kid, and you will definitely have a good marriage in the future. When you get married, I will definitely give you a generous gift."
Hai Pingting smiled and thanked Haishi for his kindness. She also praised Haishi for her good parenting skills, gentleness and virtuousness. All her cousins were the best in the world and had great blessings.
Hearing that Heide was so excited, the atmosphere in the room was really harmonious for a moment.
At this moment, Qiao's mother came to report that Zang Lan, who was beside Gu Ruosu, personally invited her and Haishi to go to Hefeng Hall together, saying that they had something important to discuss.
When Haishi heard this, the smile on his face gradually faded. Then, he glanced at Hai Pingting clearly and said mercilessly: "It seems that you, my aunt and nephew After all, he underestimated our young master, and it is really not easy to persuade our ancestors to speak back for him."
"What my aunt said is that it's all the nieces who are the first ones, isn't it? I'm still tired of my aunt now."
"Forget it, forget it, you and I are both aunts and nephews. What's the point of saying this? You and I will go and clean it up separately. Let's go to see our ancestors together. It's not a loss of etiquette, but the action But hurry up, don't keep our ancestors waiting." Haishi held the fan and said in a soft tone, as if he didn't take this matter to heart.
"Mother! What are you talking about? Why can't I understand anything? What kind of young man? What kind of grandmother? Could it be that instead of marrying my brother, cousin, you can marry the cousins next to me?" Xie Yi looked at Haishi and Hai Pingting who were about to leave and asked quickly.
"You kid, why are you asking so many questions? Don't be curious about things you shouldn't know. Don't be like your uncle. Curiosity kills the cat, you know? If you don't have a cat-protecting owner, don't make a fuss. ~" After saying that, Haishi took Hai Pingting and left the main room, leaving only a question mark on his face as a thank you.
After Haishi left the main house, he casually sent Hai Pingting away to go back and clean up his son. Zi'er, with the support of Qiao's mother, walked slowly towards her son's house.
"You said that my niece looks cute, but she is clumsy and gets into trouble. I asked her to get along with our sixth man day and night. It's good for her. She has taken a liking to other men in our house. It's not good for her to fall in love with anyone. He also happened to fall in love with the eldest son of the concubine of the second wife. What kind of identity did he have?
To put it nicely, he is the Duke of our Xie family, but after carefully crushing it, he found that his biological mother was humble and didn’t even know where she was drinking with him now. His biological father and aunt’s mother didn’t care about him either. She has no fame and fame. If she hadn't been raised by two ancestors now, in the future she would have been a girl from a farmer's family at most. How could she be considered a good match? "As he said this, Haishi's sharp eyes spotted the begonias grown in water for several years on the edge of the corridor. Among the bright begonias, there was one that was a little sluggish for some reason, so he walked forward and pinched off this begonia. Begonia flowers.
"If the flowers don't bloom well, they need to be trimmed. Although my niece did not come out of my belly and is not close to me, she can't write two characters for "Hai" in one stroke. As an elder, I naturally can't You have to give her some good advice."
"Madam, you have good intentions. I hope that in the future, my husband, my wife, and my maternal uncle will also be grateful for your kindness." Mother Qiao opened her mouth to praise Haishi's virtuousness at the right time.
"It's just a little bit of effort. But speaking of this, I have to thank you. If you hadn't noticed that the two girls next to my niece were walking back and forth in our courtyard with my mother-in-law. I really can't find anyone walking around in the yard. My niece often runs quietly to the garden to relax, but she takes some kind of piano with her. Every time she comes back, she brings something new. "
"My cousin is simple-minded, and it is common for her to make some mistakes occasionally. As long as she is willing to correct herself, we will still be a harmonious and beautiful family. Madam, you are the elder, so why bother arguing with a junior like your cousin?" Woolen cloth."
"Oh, this little girl had better really listen to my advice. A few days ago, when I asked her what she thought, she always avoided me and took the easy way out. It really made me sad."
"Later, Madam, you will accompany your cousin to talk to the old lady. I think you will soon know what your cousin thinks."
"Um……"
Gu Ruosu waited in her yard for about two cups of tea before Haishi and Hai Pingting followed Cang Lan into the house.
"Daughter-in-law, please wish your mother well. May your mother be well."
"Junior Haijia Pingting would like to send my regards to our ancestors. May your ancestors be well~"
"Everyone, get up, get up. Sit down and talk to me."
"Yes." Haishi and Hai Pingting sat down next to Gu Ruosu, while Xie Changbai stood up and greeted Haishi, then sat opposite Hai Pingting, his face pink. He didn't dare to look directly at Hai Pingting, so he only dared to glance at Hai Pingting quietly and pretending to be casual with his peripheral vision.
"Mother, your health is better today. The wind and cold may be a big or small thing. Mother, you have to take good care of yourself." Haishi said with concern like a good daughter-in-law.
"Okay, okay, you are a filial person, you should take care of yourself more every day."
Gu Ruosu and Haishi cooperated in a tacit understanding and cared about each other for several times, but Gu Ruosu never forgot the purpose of calling Haishi here this time.
"Boss, my wife, we can discuss the matter of health care later when you and I have some free time. This time, I have another important matter that I want to discuss with you." Gu Ruosu quickly found a gap. , stopped the pleasantries and went straight to the topic.
"I wonder what mother is talking about?"
"It's like this. Today, Changbai came to greet me. Changbai'er and I chatted casually for a while, but something happened during our chat."
"Oh? I wonder what's going on?"
"It's just... you see, Changbai is getting older, and Changbai has reached a good age to talk about marriage. My second brother and I are also interested in finding a good wife for Changbai, but what a coincidence, Changbai himself has some opinions on this matter. .
Your niece Pingting has lived in our house for a long time, and she often comes to pay my respects. Changbai is also a filial child. The two children have become familiar with each other as they go back and forth. Boys and girls, it is inevitable that there will be some It's human nature for small things to happen. "
"Mother, what do you mean..." Haishi pretended not to understand.
"What I mean is that the two children are about the same age, and they are both at a good age to talk about marriage, and the two children also have some affection for each other. They would rather tear down ten temples than ruin one marriage. What do I mean? , is to help these two children, you are the elder of this child Pingting, so I want to come to you and ask you what you think." Gu Ruosu expressed her purpose bravely.
"What mother said was that it would be better to demolish ten temples than destroy one marriage. If the two children fall in love with each other, that would be a great thing.
But...but my daughter-in-law is not my niece's biological mother after all. It's not easy for my daughter-in-law to make the decision, but my niece's biological mother passed away early. If my niece is willing, it's not impossible to come. , instead of mother, let’s ask my niece’s opinion first. "Hai Shi said with a smile and turned his attention to Hai Pingting.
And Hai Pingting felt the gazes that were gradually being attracted to her, and understood that she had to explain this matter herself.
So, under everyone's gaze, Hai Pingting slowly stood up, feeling blessed. Finally, she glanced at Xie Changbai, who was looking at her earnestly, turned her head, and said to Gu Ruosu:
"The little daughter of the Hai family is grateful to her ancestors for their kindness, but I'm afraid she will disappoint her. The little daughter of the Hai family only has brother-sister affection for Brother Xie, the elder brother, and there is absolutely no love between a man and a woman. Maybe it's because brother Changbai has never had a relationship with someone other than his family. There was contact with the woman, so there was a misunderstanding, which resulted in today's joke... I am deeply sorry..."
As soon as Hai Pingting said these words, the whole room was silent. Xie Changbai could be heard dropping the teacup in shock. Then, he wanted to reach out to pick up the pieces. After being stopped by the servant, he sat back down and sat back down, but did not do so. Yes, the sound of sitting empty and then falling to the ground.
"Sister Pingting, what are you talking about..." Xie Changbai looked at Hai Pingting in disbelief and said.
"I said, Brother Changbai has misunderstood... Brother Changbai, I only mean brother and sister to you, and there is absolutely no love between men and women. Brother Changbai should not get entangled... Although I, my sister, really want to be close to my brother, in the end, there is a relationship between men and women. Don't...please brother Changbai...respect yourself in the future..." Hai Pingting took a breath, closed her eyes, then opened her eyes, her eyes were clear, she said seriously and ruthlessly facing Xie Changbai's unbelievable eyes. …
(End of chapter)
