Xiangqin ended up being a concubine for many years because her father failed to live up to expectations. In her mind, nothing was better than power.
It is normal for daughters of people like them to enter the palace and become empresses.
However, Caiyi was a commoner and could not reach a high position in the palace. However, as a common wife, it would be easy for her to find a first-class minister or something. The key depends on whether the Duke of Chu is interested.
But her daughter's only focus was on Xiao Hua.
Because of Xiao Hua, he fought with Qing Yi all day long, causing countless troubles.
Fortunately, the old lady was protecting her, otherwise her leg would have been broken several times by Duke Chu.
Xiao Hua lost his father when he was young and stayed in Chu Gong's mansion for many years. Although he had some properties left by his ancestors, he was ultimately powerless. How could such a person fall in her eyes?
Over the years, I have been annoyed with my daughter for not living up to expectations.
Caiyi knew that her mother disliked Xiao Hua for being powerless, "He is knowledgeable and talented. How many young people in the current dynasty can compare with him?"
Xiangqin sneered, "Then tell him to take the merit test and see if he gets the top prize, I will allow you to marry him."
Caiyi felt bitter in her heart. Xiao Hua was indeed very talented, but he was indifferent to fame. He would rather take care of the affairs of Duke Chu's mansion and manage his own business than apply for fame.
Besides, although Xiao Hua is considerate in everything, he is a very arrogant person at heart. How can he listen to her?
She was stabbed in a painful spot by her mother. With tears in her eyes, she turned and ran away.
Xiangqin hated the iron and was so angry that she gritted her teeth. Seeing a servant coming this way, she quickly took a deep breath, pretended to be fine, and walked back slowly.
The next day, in the back garden.
Qing Yi rested his head on his hands, lying on the bluestone, looking at Xiao Hua who was leaning on the bluestone, holding a scroll and reading.
"You refuse to marry me. Now, I really want to marry a cat or a dog."
Xiao Hua raised his eyes and glanced at her lightly, "The general will not allow me to marry you."
Qing Yi was slightly startled. Isn't he very favored in the mansion? His father is the brother of the Duke of Chu.
Xiao Hua smiled slightly and looked at the scroll again, "I am just a small businessman hanging around in the market. I am of no use to the general."
Tsing Yi has a flat mouth. What she hates most is using the life of her children to seek power and gain. But how many of the marriages of the children of families like them are not used as a means to consolidate their own status?
The Duke of Chu was a military commander, but he had no sons and no heirs. Naturally, he wanted his daughter to marry a powerful person in the court to stabilize his status.
Xiao Hua does not seek fame, even if his business is good. He has no worries about food for the rest of his life, but he is ultimately a businessman with no status.
And Qing Yi is the legitimate daughter. Naturally, the Duke of Chu would not want her to marry a person who was completely useless in terms of power.
Xiao Hua waited for a while, but when he didn't see her agree, he felt a little strange and raised his head again, "Do you really want to get married?"
Qing Yi nodded.
If her mother is willing to leave with her, she does not want to marry and be bound.
But judging from my mother's current situation, my mother is unwilling to leave my father again.
There are family rules. She couldn't beat anyone who dared to bully her mother like she did outside, so her mother stayed. To avoid being angry.
She also couldn't bear to see her mother being upset. If she married into a family that was beneficial to her father's status, the people in the house would be wary and not dare to embarrass her mother too much.
As for her, she only wanted a status that would protect her mother and avoid the Marquis of Pingyang.
Regarding matters between husband and wife, given her ability, if she refuses, how can the other party force her?
The other party was worried about his father, Duke Chu, and even if he was dissatisfied, he did not dare to express it on the surface.
At worst, let him have more concubines and let him be ridiculous.
Once her mother had gained a firm footing and no longer had to suffer any injustice, she patted her butt and walked away, leaving her free to the world.
Her eyes flickered, and Xiao Hua seemed to have read through her thoughts. He smiled suddenly and whispered in her ear: "It's a pity that you can't get married this time."
Qing Yi was slightly startled. As soon as she got up today, Xiao Tao hurriedly came to report to her, saying that the bride price had been sent to her, and her parents happily accepted it.
The duck's feathers were plucked, but it just missed being in the pot, and it could still fly away?
But I intuitively feel that Xiao Hua is not a garrulous person. There must be a reason for him to say this.
Just as he was about to ask a question, he saw Caiyi and a girl coming to the willow field with flowers and willows. Their faces were full of joy, and they didn't know where they went to pick up the treasure.
When she saw Qing Yi and Xiao Hua sitting in a pile, a trace of annoyance flashed across her face, but the unhappiness was quickly washed away by her original joy.
Qing Yi was a little tired of Cai Yi's untimely arrival. The questions she wanted to ask could not be asked in front of Cai Yi, so she simply left and went to see her mother ahead to ask about the marriage.
Cai Yi took the lead and smiled at Qing Yi: "Congratulations, sister, I will settle on a good family when I come back soon." She spoke to Qing Yi, but glanced at Xiao Hua aside.
Xiao Hua didn't seem to hear Cai Yi's words. He put away the book, stood up and nodded to the two of them as a farewell. The corners of his clothes fluttered and he floated away.
The smile on Cai Yi's face froze immediately, and then she thought that once Qing Yi gets married, she and he will be the only ones in the house. The future is long, so why worry about not being able to get close to him?
Thinking of this, her mood improved again. When she turned around and saw Qing Yi looking at her with a half-smile, her heart skipped a beat.
Qing Yi glanced at the direction Xiao Hua left and joked: "Falling flowers are intentional, but flowing water is ruthless?"
In one sentence, it hit Cai Yi's pain point.
Cai Yi's face suddenly darkened, "He also has no affection for you."
Qing Yi looked at her with a smile, thinking that she had completely forgotten the past, and it was a good thing that Xiao Hua had no affection for her, as it would save them both embarrassment and difficulty.
Caiyi waited to see Qingyi's furious expression, but after waiting for a while, she didn't see any reaction. Perhaps the words were not strong enough, so she added: "You are about to get married, but he doesn't look unhappy at all. It can be seen that I have no heart for you.”
Qing Yi shrugged and was really not interested in the verbal dispute with Cai Yi. He yawned and went his own way.
Cai Yi was so angry that she had no place to vent her anger. She slapped the girl on the face and said, "They are just freeloaders. I asked you to check the whereabouts of the suckling pig. So far, there is no news."
The girl's face was in burning pain, but she didn't dare to reach out to cover it. She lowered her head in grievance and allowed her to be beaten and scolded.
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It had only been three days since Qing Yi's engagement, and the news spread quickly in Yanjing.
The son of a first-class official from the family who was married to Qing suddenly fell ill, and the illness became terminal, and his hair became crotchless within a few days.
The wife of that family only had one son. When her son died, she became confused. She grabbed her husband and cursed her, saying that her son was weak and she should have found a girl with a gentler horoscope to rejoice. Instead, she went to find a girl from Chu State. The daughter of a man with bloody evil spirits like me.
How could a daughter of such a family not be so tough-minded? Qing Yi's fate was too tough, which is why her son died early.
When the official heard this, his face turned pale with fright. Although he was a first-class official, who was the Duke of Chu?
He couldn't afford to offend someone who didn't even have to kneel down in front of the emperor, so he scolded his wife not to talk nonsense.
However, what I want to say has been said, and the words that are spoken are like water being poured out, and there is no way to stop it.
Good words don't go out, but bad words spread thousands of miles.
The future husband he had chosen for his daughter died. The Duke of Chu was originally a little depressed, but when the wife's words reached his ears, he became furious and sent someone to inquire.
Only then did I realize that the son of that family was not taking care of things outside at all, but had been weak since he was a child. He got sick every year and had been raised at home.
In the past two years, he has been as weak as a wind and a reed. Recently, his old illness relapsed and he was bedridden. It was not at all what the officials said, and he went on inspection in other places.
It happened that at this time I heard that the Duke of Chu wanted to find a husband for his daughter, so he hurriedly came forward to propose marriage. He thought that if the Duke of Chu's family was prosperous, and they got married, maybe his son would get some glory, and his illness would be cured. Well, he died instead.
After hearing this, the Duke of Chu jumped up with anger. He rushed into the official's house with his followers, kicked open the door of the house, dragged the official out, kicked him to the ground and cursed: "You lied to me, I have already I can't tolerate you, you actually dare to use my daughter to celebrate. I spared you today, but it makes people think that this general is easy to bully."
You must know that the daughters who give gifts to others are all from low births, and most of them are from poor families. Who dares to find the daughter of a wealthy family with a higher status than his own?
The Duke of Chu's daughter could even marry a prince, so celebrating his daughter would be a naked insult to the Duke of Chu.
The official married the Duke of Chu because he wanted to soak up the yang energy of the Duke of Chu. The town had been troubled by his son's illness for many years, so he didn't want to be happy, but after hearing what the Duke of Chu said, it was indeed like this. thing.
In an instant, his face turned pale with fright, and he bowed repeatedly to explain and apologize, promising that no matter what the Duke of Chu wanted, he would definitely do it.
How often had the Duke of Chu been so angry that he didn't listen to the official's words and kicked him in the face.
He is a military commander, he is good at martial arts, and the opponent is an official, so he can't stand his blow. He rolled his eyes with this kick, seeing that there was more air coming out and less air coming in.
If Chu Guogong's adjutant hadn't been holding him back, Chu Guogong would have killed him if he had added another kick.
No matter how wrong the other party is, he is still an official of the imperial court and cannot be killed at will by the Duke of Chu.
But the Duke of Chu committed a crime and didn't care so much. When he was caught by his subordinates, he became even more furious, like a mad lion, struggling to beat the dead official on the ground.
The official's wife was so frightened that she shrank in the corner of the courtyard, trembling.
The officials' parents knew that it was the daughter-in-law who said those words without restraint and provoked the evil star Chu Guogong. When they saw their son fell to the ground, Chu Guogong was going crazy again and wanted to call the doctor to come forward to save his son, but he didn't. dare.
In anger, he hit his wife with a cane.
The wife of an official was beaten and scolded by her parents-in-law in public. She was so disgraced that she cried and wanted to die.
For a while, it was very lively.
Finally, someone came from the palace and ordered the imperial doctor to rescue the official. He also ordered the official to take his wife outside the Duke of Chu's mansion, spread a mat and kneel on the mat to plead guilty. He also paid almost the entire palace's money and silver in exchange for this. Things calmed down.
Tsing Yi's marriage ended in a farce, causing a stir in Beijing and beyond.
