Marchioness Brothel - Chapter 79

A trace of comprehension flashed across Jiang Xiaolou’s face: “Is he a fool?”

Xie Liancheng nodded: “Yes, his intelligence is only equivalent to that of a four or five-year-old child. Once he is stupid, he fights and makes trouble, crying and screaming, and he has made many orders regardless of his identity. It was the matter of Wang An’s ups and downs losing face, so Princess An easily refused to let him out.”

Looking at his situation, I am afraid that he is not only stupid, but also crazy. Jiang Xiaolou pondered for a moment, feeling that there was something in Xie Liancheng’s words, and Qiu Shui’s eyes became brighter and brighter: “Why did you take me to see him? This matter is related to Zuo Hua’s proposal of marriage?”

Sure enough, it was clear.

Xie Liancheng sighed: “Since the adult of Yanping County King, Concubine An has been searching for suitable brides for him. At first, she chose the daughter of King Jiangyang, Princess Rouyun, who was a thousand miles away. Outside Ningzhou, he didn’t know the situation in the capital. He didn’t know that the princess was a fool. The two parties agreed on the marriage, so they married their daughter. Who knows that the princess found this just after entering the door. The king of the county was unusual, and he had a temperament for a while. He threw the red pajama and went straight back to the mansion. This case was so troubled at the time that King Jiang Yang was very angry at King An for deliberate deception, and deliberately brought his daughter to Beijing to cry to his majesty. , And Wang An also accused Jiang Yang of betraying his faith and breaking the marriage contract. Because both parties are high-ranking and heavily relied on by His Majesty, the final is just a headless case. After this incident, Princess An After learning the lesson, I found a young lady from General Ye’s mansion for the Yanping County King. I thought that the official must be obedient, but she would rather commit suicide than marry a fool and ruin her life. Princess An did not give up, she found a third marriage, but the bride ran away with her sweetheart shortly before the wedding, and lost her face in the An palace. Since then, Princess An never mentions the marriage again. Many people in Beijing know the idiot of Yanping County King. Because of the strict supervision on weekdays, he does not have many opportunities to run out and show in front of everyone.”

Jiang Xiaolou looked at Xie Liancheng and quickly put everything together. Princess An suddenly showed her kindness to her, and then Mrs. Min came to the door and introduced Zuo Hua, who was infatuated with her. However, Xie Liancheng said that Princess An had a foolish son who could not get married. All these coincidences happened together and it became a deception. Marriage bureau. Princess An learned to detour after hitting a wall… She smiled slightly: “I understand what the grandpa meant.”

Xie Liancheng looked at her deeply, his eyes as clear as the night sky: “Do you really understand or fake?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and said: “True or false, false or true, it doesn’t really matter. The important thing is that I know what the other party wants.”

Xie Liancheng smiled lightly: “Will you let Concubine An succeed?”

The corners of Jiang Xiaolou’s curled lips looked gentle, but his eyes narrowed: “No one in this world can force me to do things I don’t want.”

Seeing her so confident, Xie Liancheng’s voice revealed a clear reminder: “Even if Princess An adopts a gentle and roundabout strategy to marry you as the princess princess, in the eyes of outsiders, she still praises you. If you refuse, be careful. ”

Jiang Xiaolou returned to Xie’s Mansion and immediately declined the marriage to Xie Kanghe.

Xie Kanghe was very surprised, and asked: “The character and talent of the Zuo son are the top choices. Although he has a disability, he can be in the door of the Zuo family… If you want to have such a marriage again, I am afraid it will not be so easy. , Xiaolou, can you think about it clearly?”

In fact, it’s no wonder that Xie Kanghe values ​​this marriage so much. As the daughter of a businessman, it is extremely rare to be able to marry the son of a fifth-rank official or a protagonist. Although the third son is a lame, he does not deal with people and his family background. What is critical. Furthermore, Xie Kanghe knows deeply that Jiang Xiaolou needs a stable and warm family environment to heal her pain. Since these daughters of the Xie family are not at peace, he hopes to find another place for her.

Hearing Xie Kanghe’s words, Jiang Xiaolou smiled and said, “I’ve seen Zuo Young Master. He is indeed a good person, but it’s a pity that I don’t have such fate with him.”

Xie Kanghe felt more and more pity: “Why is this, can you tell uncle?”

Jiang Xiaolou didn’t know how to explain to Xie Kanghe, but suddenly heard Xie Liancheng smile and answer: “Did my father forget the Chief Wu?”

Xie Kanghe looked at Xie Liancheng, seemingly not expecting that he, who had always been indifferent, would open his mouth to take care of this, with a trace of doubt on his face.

Jiang Xiaolou looked at him sideways, but Xie Liancheng’s eyes were silent: “Dao Chang Wu once said that Xiaolou’s fate is peculiar. You must find someone with a heavy eight-character weight to put pressure on him. Otherwise, I am afraid that he will die. Wei, the Geng Tie handed by the Zuo Young Master has already been shown to the Daoist Chief. His horoscopes are too light to hold back, so there is no marriage fate. Isn’t his father Ning Xin Xiaolou just married, just like his big sister? Same misfortune?”

Xie Kanghe’s expression suddenly became serious: “Is that true?”

Jiang Xiaolou just smiled calmly and said, “That’s right.”

Xie Kanghe saw that there was something in the words of these two people. Although he regretted, he could only follow Jiang Xiaolou’s wishes and said: “Finally, it is up to you. Anyway, Xiaolou is so good. You don’t have to worry about not being able to find your husband’s house. Don’t worry. Well, I will slowly search for you again.”

Seeing that he still refused to give up like this, Jiang Xiaolou insisted on arranging the marriage for himself, but he was thankful but also helpless: “Then thank you uncle.”

After coming out of the study, Xie Liancheng was silent for a while before saying: “The repairs to the Jiang family mansion have already begun. Go back and have a look when you have time. The craftsmen don’t know what it looked like before. They only know how to restore it with your reminder. ”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and nodded. When the Jiang family was defeated, the Qin family bought the Jiang family’s house at a very low price, but it has been abandoned. It is neither cleaned nor managed. Only two old servants remain guarded. Garden. The whole house also looked very dilapidated, so everything had to be done again.

Being so close, Xie Liancheng could almost smell the fragrance in her hair. His heart trembled violently, and he almost wanted to reach out. However, he just stepped back a little, and his voice went low: “If you need my help, anytime Just say it.”

How frivolous is a handsome man in the world, he was born so handsome, and he was able to catch a beautiful man. Especially once he becomes gentle, no matter how hard-hearted women are, he can be moved by his pool-like eyes. But this young master Xie obviously has such an outstanding appearance, but he always looks like he doesn’t get into it.

Jiang Xiaolou teased him: “This time the eldest son has already helped a lot. If it weren’t for you, I might really have a three-point heart for this marriage.”

A surprised look appeared on Xie Liancheng’s face. He looked at Jiang Xiaolou as if he couldn’t believe it. After hesitating slightly, he asked bluntly: “Why?”

Jiang Xiaolou squinted his eyes like a fox: “Young Master Zuo is from a well-known family, and he is also a good person. He doesn’t seem to have any major problems. If he comes to marry him, I might think carefully. It’s already a good starting point, isn’t it?”

Xie Liancheng stared at her white cheeks in amazement, her bright eyes resembling a mysterious starry sky, inadvertently shining with a breathtaking look: “If you have promised you have already agreed, why wait until now. Even if I don’t come to you today Then you won’t marry Young Master Zuo either.”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled, and Xie Liancheng knew her so much that she couldn’t easily fool him. It is really strange that Li Xuening is her best friend, but unfortunately the other party does not fully understand her, but Xie Liancheng, they have not said a few words, but he always watched silently with such a pair of eyes like a deep pool. She, she didn’t speak, he knew what she was going to say…

It’s like-another self in the world.

She smiled more softly: “No matter what, this time I owe the eldest son another favor. It has been a lot of times, and I don’t know how to repay it.”

Xie Liancheng just smiled: “Don’t say thank you.” After saying that, he nodded to Jiang Xiaolou, turned and left lightly.

Jiang Xiaolou looked at Xie Liancheng’s back and stood there for a while, not knowing what he thought of, and slowly laughed.

The eldest son of Uncle Xie is really nothing like Uncle…

Xue Ning was holding the embroidered stretch in her hand, and was lowering her head to embroider the last stitch on the peony. A cough surged in her throat, but she suddenly heard the footsteps, and quickly covered her mouth and pressed it down, raising her eyes to see Jiang Xiaolou, and smiled softly. : “Is everything done?”

Jiang Xiaodu sighed: “I have made it clear to Uncle Xie what should be said, but Princess An is afraid it will not be so easy to solve.”

Li Xuening frowned slightly: “You mean that Princess An will try to force you to marry Yanping County King?”

It seems that Xiaodie has told Li Xuening everything, Jiang Xiaolou held up the tea cup, thoughtfully: “The King of Yanping is indeed a fool, but the gate of An’s Palace is unusually tall. Look at Princess An. Come, if I refuse, I don’t know how to praise, I’m afraid that once the news reaches her ears, it will cause an uproar.”

Hearing Jiang Xiaolou’s words, Li Xuening put down the embroidered stretch and stood up, suggesting: “In that case, should we go out to avoid the limelight? After all, Wang An’s mansion is different from the Qin family. The Qin family can’t blatantly treat you. But Prince An’s Mansion is different.”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled: “The Qin Mansion’s roots are still shallow, so the Qin family can’t openly treat me, but Prince An is a powerful and noble that His Majesty relies on. His status is noble, and Princess An’s every move is representative of the royal family. , Is this what Xue Ning wants to say?”

Li Xuening nodded: “Yes, instead of facing the enemy directly, it is better to avoid the enemy’s edge. You still have a lot of things. Are you going to lose your life in this meaningless struggle?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and sipped his teacup: “If I’m afraid, I won’t stand here. Xue Ning, think about it, Princess An had no grudges or hatreds with me, and didn’t know each other, but she didn’t know her for no reason. But suddenly he fell in love with me and insisted that I marry his stupid son. Don’t you think this is a coincidence?”

Li Xuening understood in an instant, showing a thoughtful expression: “Could it be—this matter has something to do with the Qin family.”

Jiang Xiaolou nodded and smiled: “Naturally, it is not only the Qin family. I heard that Princess An often goes to the Prince’s Mansion recently. Princess An and Princess Princess…The two people have never had any contact with each other. Why is it so intimate? This is something that deserves special attention.”

Li Xue condensed her heart for a moment: “Is the crown princess instigating Princess An to let the Yanping County King marry you?”

Jiang Xiaolou said bluntly: “The princess is a wise man, she won’t be too direct.”

Li Xue’s eyes were deep, and her anger surged up: “The crown prince only needs to compliment you in front of Princess An, so that Princess An will be curious, and then lead you to see Princess An, and you will naturally unknowingly move her. Mind! She has no grudges with you. It is really vicious to ruin a girl’s life for those old things.”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled: “The crown prince can sit in this position safely, of course it is not a simple person.” She put down the tea cup, and saw Li Xuening’s body trembling with anger, and quickly held her hand, only feeling cold in her tentacles. Some regrets shouldn’t tell her everything, and made her worry about herself, so she changed a smile and said: “Don’t mention her, I will take you to see the Jiang family’s old house, okay?”

Li Xuening heard the words and knew her intentions, and immediately smiled forcefully: “Okay, I’ll clean up now.” She just finished speaking, but suddenly coughed violently, even though she wanted to force the cough down, and it was ruined. His body is not satisfactory. Jiang Xiaolou hurriedly said: “You have a good rest at home, I can go by myself. Come, I will help you lie down.”

After seeing Li Xuening fell asleep after taking the medicine, Jiang Xiaolou got up and told the maidservant: “Take care of Miss Li.”

Jiang Xiaolou instructed people to prepare a carriage, and the carriage went all the way through the South City Gate, and finally stopped in front of a tall gate building. This house was originally located in a more prosperous area, but it was incompatible with the surrounding atmosphere. It was particularly dilapidated in the middle of a gorgeous house. The high walls on both sides were eroded by wind and rain. The bricks had weathered and fell off, and the walls were uneven. The door is covered with rust. However, there was a person standing by the door. He was dressed in Tsing Yi, with plain sleeves like clouds, under his flying eyebrows, a pair of clear and peaceful eyes, and a beautiful arc on his chin, making him more handsome and elegant. He was staring at the gatehouse of the Jiang family, but he heard someone say: “Master Xie, why are you here?”

Xie Liancheng was startled, turned his head to see Jiang Xiaolou, seemingly surprised, and then he was speechless.

Huai’an said: “My young master is worried about the craftsmen here, for fear that they will destroy the original appearance of the house——”

“Huai’an!” Xie Liancheng called out his name coldly, Huai’an stuck out his tongue and drew aside.

Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly and didn’t ask more questions. Her gaze fell on the house in front of her, the gate tower, the brick carvings, everything was the same as before, except that the door was empty, and the plaque of Jiang Mansion was missing. Yes, the Jiang family’s plaque has already been taken off, and I don’t know where it was left.

Xie Liancheng looked at Jiang Xiaolou with mixed emotions in his eyes.

Jiang Xiaolou took the initiative to walk to the stall selling cakes next to him, and instructed Xiaodie to buy two cakes from the old woman, and then said to the old man: “Auntie, is this the original Jiang Mansion?”

The old woman took the money and looked at her with a smile on her face and said, “Yes, it is the original Jiang family, but now it has changed the owner.”

Everyone outside knows that the Jiang family is now the property of the Qin Mansion. Jiang Xiaolou’s eyebrows are calm, as if he doesn’t care at all: “I heard that the family that lived in this house was very rich, but it was later defeated.”

“No, the rich old man who was originally wealthy, his family was destroyed overnight, and the people inside didn’t know where they were, but there were a lot of people in the first place, but they have developed!”

“Oh,” Jiang Xiaolou said with a smile, “God bless them.”

“Oh, miss, don’t say that I said it out, I’m looking at you kindly! Just say that Jiang’s former housekeeper seemed to be faithful at first. After his master died, he immediately became famous. I opened several shops in the front, and my life was very moist. I also married a wife of Sanfang! There is also a young man who was originally a book boy, named Xiao Lizi, who originally ran around with the young master of this family. I got up, and later married an aunt of the elder of the Jiang family. It is said that this aunt is very beautiful, and people are living in a very exquisite way now! The unlucky ones are the people of the Jiang family. They are scattered and fleeing everywhere. The most pitiful is the grandma of the Jiang family. The Jiang family was defeated, and the grandfather was somehow beaten to death. This grandma was so sad that she met someone who didn’t have eyesight. Carrying this big grandma back to be a concubine, I don’t know that this big grandma is a fierce person, she just refuses, and died by throwing into the well. What a sin!”

Jiang Xiaolou just listened quietly, as if listening to something that had nothing to do with him.

Of course she knew all the three people mentioned by the old man. The first one was the housekeeper of Jiang’s house. The old man next to her father stole a lot of the Jiang’s family property when the Jiang family was down. They disappeared and opened a gold shop again. , Opened a pawnshop again and had a good life. Little Lizi also knew that she was always loyal and always staying with her elder brother. Once the eldest brother died, the Jiang family tried to collect money, but he cheated the money away and married a concubine next to her elder brother. As for the last person mentioned by the old man, Jiang Xiaolou is even more clear. That person is her sister-in-law Lin Yulan. This Miss Lin is the daughter of a talented scholar. She is well-versed and gentle, but her elder brother has been with her. Not well, cold and indifferent to her.

Jiang Xiaolou knew very well that there was someone else in his elder brother, but it was a pity that the girl was in poor health and died before she passed the door. Her eldest brother always had a sorrow in her heart and refused to forget, and she was cold and indifferent to his sister-in-law. When my father died, he asked his eldest brother to marry a wife and have children. He had no choice but to marry this sister-in-law, but the eldest brother was too young to understand the benefits of her sister-in-law. He only regarded her as a wooden person, but found someone with a similar appearance to the person in his heart. Little concubine, love to the sky. In the past, although Jiang Xiaolou sympathized with her sister-in-law, she also felt that her temperament was too weak, even if she was so coldly treated by her elder brother, she did not dare to defend herself.

In everyone’s impression, Lin Yulan is indeed a dispensable person. She dared not speak loudly on weekdays, and she would cry when she touched it. Jiang Xiaolou never imagined that such a woman would actually be after the death of her elder brother. She would rather die than marry again, so she committed suicide…with a soft sigh, she couldn’t tell whether it was pain or regret. She bid farewell to the old woman and walked to the door.

The door was open, and the threshold was not removed. Two craftsmen were dragging a ruler inside to measure. Seeing Jiang Xiaolou coming, they stopped their hands quickly and respectfully saluted. Xie Liancheng waved to let them continue, Jiang Xiaolou only smiled and stepped in the door.

The road in the garden has not been walked for a long time. It is covered with leaves and bird droppings, and a canopy of weeds rises from the gap between the stone slabs, reaching the knees. Moss was growing all over the ground, and the original shadows were not visible, only the withered grass swaying between the light and shadow. Walking in the garden, a tree branch accidentally hit his head and face, a thick layer of dead leaves fell on the road, and my feet rustled on it.

“You see, the courtyard here was originally very deep and wide. My father built an artificial lake in the courtyard and set up a nine-curved bridge, winding straight from the shore to the hall. Every night, the maidservants would hang lanterns high, The lake is shining, reflecting the whole house like Qionglou Yuyu…” Jiang Xiaolou just smiled and said to Xie Liancheng.

However, the yard in front of me was already dilapidated. The rockery collapsed a lot, and the broken stones were scattered and piled up randomly, making it extremely messy. The originally ordered wisteria grew mad, like a mess of water plants, covering the entire moon gate. As for the Jiuqu Bridge mentioned by Jiang Xiaolou, the paint on the red fence has been removed, the wood has turned black and rotten, and people walking on it swayed. A gust of wind blew, and the withered yellow leaves fluttered and slid toward the lake. The clear water in the memory had long since disappeared from the garden full of lotuses, and only the solitary dead leaf stems were left, telling the glories of the past.

Jiang Xiaolou passed by the Jiuqu Bridge, and suddenly an unknown water bird flew out from the drying lake, flapping its wings and darting to the sky.

Jiang Xiaolou subconsciously took a step back and almost fell back. Xie Liancheng suddenly clenched Jiang Xiaolou’s hand, his hands were very close, his eyes full of concern.

Jiang Xiaolou smiled slightly, flicked away his hand, and thanked him: “It’s okay, no one lives for such a long time, so naturally this will happen.”

Jiang Xiaolou was clearly comforting Xie Liancheng, but he felt that the Xiaolou at this moment was different from the past. If Xie Liancheng felt that Jiang Xiaolou’s revenge was too strong in the past, he now vaguely understands that no one was originally Having everything, but becoming nothing in an instant, especially the loss of family members and the loss of homeland, what a pain this is.

He is not a small building, and he has no way to experience this feeling. What qualifications do he have to blame?

In this place where the large courtyards and small courtyards are overlapped, and grass is overgrown, Xie Liancheng can see what a wealthy family he was and what a beautiful scenery. Now, he had fully understood Jiang Xiaolou’s mood. When she saw the whole garden overgrown with grass and broken wells, her heart felt more painful than anyone else.

Jiang Xiaolou walked forward, and in front of her, she came to the Qiushuixuan where she once lived. There was a lock on the door. The lock had long been broken. It was stained with rust. The long flower windows lacked the wings of white cranes and were covered with cobwebs. Flower windows can see inside, especially the two plane trees standing on the face.

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and pointed to the two trees and said: “In the past, between the two trees, there was once a swing. I like to swing on the swing. I am very happy, but… At that time, my eldest brother didn’t love and When I played together, he always said that the girl was very troublesome and desperately wanted to throw me away. But I was bullied by other people, but he was the first to come out and fight with them.”

Then, she pointed to the piano room on the other side and told Xie Liancheng: “Look, when I was young, I used to stay here to read books and play the piano. At that time, I always felt that my father was too strict, and the piano was not allowed to eat. I still used a caliper to punish me. I never understood why my father had such strict requirements, because other girls were not like this… Later I learned that because my mother was a well-known talented woman in Liaozhou, my father wanted me to be Like her, she has become a woman with both ability and political integrity.”

Jiang Xiaolou was talking, but suddenly stopped. She stared at a void, as if seeing the figure of her father, a melodious piano sound floated out, and her heart was filled with ecstasy, but she understood in a flash , That is just a phantom.

Jiang Xiaolou walked into the main courtyard where his father once lived. The courtyard was originally full of exotic flowers and weeds, but now there is nothing but weeds, and the sounds of various insects rang in his ears. Jiang Xiaolou looked over one by one, his pace getting slower and slower. When she walked to the flower hall, she stood at the door, thinking that when her father was at home, she would like to drink tea here. Whenever there is a guest, she would receive it here. What Jiang Xiaolou is particularly memorable is the peony in front of the court. It was planted by his father himself. My father once said that my daughter is like a peony, a country full of beauty and beauty, she must undergo the best care, be carefully cared for, and be placed in a safe place for a lifetime.

Father, your peony has withered.

Unconsciously it was late, Huai’an was a little anxious, and wanted to remind him several times. Xie Liancheng shook his head at him. Amidst the grass in the courtyard, he just silently followed Jiang Xiaolou, keeping a certain distance, looking at her from afar.

In the endless twilight, Jiang Xiaolou finally walked slowly to the rock by the lake and sat down, just sitting quietly, as if watching something.

Her plain clothes were dyed with a bleak glow, and her fine hair was swaying with the wind. Sitting alone in the cold sunset, she felt a strange feeling, as if she was going to disappear with this deserted garden.

Suddenly it rained in the sky, Jiang Xiaolou was startled, but there was a bamboo umbrella on top of his head.

The pupils of his eyes are black, deeper than the pool of water, and pure like a spring, deep in his eyes, it seems that there is a deep emotion.

“Xiaolou, go back.”

Jiang Xiaolou got up and smiled faintly: “Yes, it’s time to go.”

An Wang Mansion

Mrs. Min told Princess An of the matter, and spoke bluntly about Jiang Xiaolou’s refusal.

Princess An’s originally smiling face sank, and a sneer gradually appeared on her lips, and she said faintly: “It looks like she knows the truth.”

Mrs. Min frowned: “This…I’m afraid it won’t, I’ve always been very careful.”

Princess An smiled and mocked: “There are no impervious walls in the world. Someone will always pass the news to her. She blatantly refuses. She just doesn’t want to marry the Yanping County King, too, who would want to marry a fool!”

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Min couldn’t help closing her mouth tightly, feeling a little apprehensive, and said in a nervous manner: “That’s not what she said, she is such a status, the princess can look at it because she has given Tianda face! Although she is not mentally enough, she is a very real child, and there is no reason why she is not worthy of her, she is too ignorant to praise! In my opinion, the mother might as well tell her bluntly, that she has fancyed her and asked her to be a daughter-in-law. I don’t believe her and dare not agree.”

Princess An smiled and said: “Where are you when the Prince An’s mansion is, brazenly robbing people will only damage the prestige of the Prince An’s house.”

Mrs. Min couldn’t help thinking, isn’t it the same way for you to deceive the marriage? It still loses face when it spreads out. But she didn’t dare to say that to Princess Ann. The most important thing for these dignitaries is face. She can do what you can’t say. She hurriedly said: “It’s all my stupid mouth. I’m not sure where I am showing off my feet before letting the other party notice it! If the princess is unwilling, I’ll talk about it with a brazen face.”

Concubine An’s expression was cold, recalling the marriage of Yanping County King over the past few years, she hardly had a day when she was right. As the princess, he always needs a princess, and it’s still worth it if he keeps on doing this. She wanted to take Jiang Xiaolou’s operation, but this matter was not glorious after all. She glanced at Madam Min and said, “Do you also think this marriage is feasible?”

Mrs. Min smiled: “It’s worth saying that no one knows the dignity of Prince An’s Palace in this capital. It is a blessing for Jiang Xiaolou to marry in!”

“That’s it.” Princess Ann gritted her teeth angrily: “I just wanted her to marry my son. Not only did she not appreciate her, but she also bluntly refused. I have been in the Prince’s Palace for so many years, but never Encountered such a bad thing!”

At this moment, Princess An’s noble and beautiful face became stiff and cold, and there seemed to be some annoyance in her eyes.

“Jiang Xiaolou just couldn’t turn his mind for a while, comparing his heart to heart. How can a girl at this age know the importance, and there is no parent by her side, naturally no one is pointing, so -” Madam Min paused.

“Say, so what?”

“Wang Hao, Jiang Xiaolou is at fault. The fault is that she doesn’t know how to promote her. But this matter is not without any room for reversal. I will come back to find out the matter directly with her, and explain the relationship clearly and want to come to her. He’s not a stupid person, and after thinking about it carefully, the princess will add fire to it, and it will definitely be said.”

Princess An pondered for a moment before slowly saying: “I’ll give her another chance. If she continues to persevere, don’t blame me for being polite.”

Hearing what she said, Mrs. Min burst into sweat on her forehead, pretending to smile nonchalantly: “Yes, what the princess said is extremely true.”

Coming out of Prince An’s Mansion, Mrs. Min immediately ordered the sedan chair and said: “Go to Xie’s Mansion now, hurry, be hurry.”

In front of the gate of Xie’s mansion, Jiang Xiao got down the carriage, and Xie Liancheng smiled: “I have something to rush back to the shop. You go back first.”

Jiang Xiaolou nodded, turned and walked in. Xie Liancheng quietly looked at her back for a while, and then ordered the carriage to leave.

When Li Xuening woke up, she found that Jiang Xiaolou had not returned. She was very worried. She waited in the pavilion and greeted her when she came back. Jiang Xiaolou was trying to comfort her, but suddenly heard someone say from behind: “Oh, Miss Jiang, you are back!”

Mrs. Min who rushed over saw not Jiang Xiaolou, but Li Xuening, and suddenly jumped. Staring at Li Xuening up and down, her expression seemed a bit surprised and uneasy.

Jiang Xiaolou saw her eyes, turned his head and stared at Li Xue, but saw that Li Xuening was also inexplicable, and couldn’t help but say: “Mrs. Min, what’s the matter with you?”

Mrs. Min was surprised, and then smiled: “It’s okay, it’s okay.”

Jiang Xiaolou looked at Madam Min and said, “It’s so late, what’s the urgency for Madam’s sudden visit?”

Mrs. Min’s face was sullenly: “There is something, it’s just—” She said this, but stopped.

Jiang Xiaolou looked around, naturally knowing what the other party meant. She nodded and said, “Madam, please sit down and talk.”

As Madam Min entered the pavilion, she looked back at Li Xuening from time to time, her eyes seemed to be full of confusion.

Jiang Xiaolou saw a strange feeling in his eyes, and couldn’t help but said, “Ms. Min is interested in this friend of mine?”

Madam Min was shocked and smiled: “No… it’s just that your friend was born very well, but… looks like a person.”

Jiang Xiaolou was strange: “Oh, who is it like?”

Mrs. Min’s face was a little dazed: “Perhaps it is too dark, I was wrong.”

Because at this time, Li Xuening has turned from the path of the garden to the direction of the painting building, and has gone far. Mrs. Min shook her head, seeming to throw the strange thoughts out of her mind.

Jiang Xiaolou stopped pursuing it, but only ordered Xiaodie to serve tea. Madam Min was holding the hot tea cup, but she did not speak for a long time.

Jiang Xiaolou was not in a hurry, but just sat there and waited quietly.

Madam Min could not sit down anymore after sitting for a while, so she opened her mouth happily: “You have such a beautiful child and a sensible person. Why can’t you figure out something? Some people can refuse, some people can’t. If not, why should I come in person?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled calmly and said, “It seems that Madam is ready to speak out.”

Mrs. Min made up her mind and said: “Yes, in fact, it is not Zuo Gongzi who came to propose marriage, but the Yanping County King of the An Palace.”

Jiang Xiaolou looked calm and said coldly, “But I heard that the Yanping County King is a fool.”

A trace of surprise flashed across Madam Min’s face, and even if it was clear, she sighed and said, “I guessed it too. You actually know everything. In that case, let’s open the skylight and talk. I know what you want to say, yes. Ah, a good girl who wants to marry a fool, but if you agree, you will become the princess of Yanping County! Think about it, although the princess of Yanping County is not virtuous, but what power is the Prince An’s mansion, if you marry, you must Whatever there is, your destiny will also change. From then on, when others see you, you are no longer the daughter of a mere merchant, but the royal clan and the wife of the county prince! Good opportunities will never be missed, and lost will never come! If it is ordinary, the princess is absolutely perfect I won’t fancy a girl like you.”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled: “Yes, the marriage of Yanping Junwang has been repeatedly blocked. The princess chose me because of helplessness, but I don’t want to.”

“I don’t want to” the four words were uttered, and Mrs. Min’s expression changed: “You stupid girl, marriage matters are naturally controlled by your parents! If your parents are not there, you should listen to Master Xie. If you do not agree, I went to Master Xie and said that until he agreed.”

After that, she stood up, as if she was about to act immediately, but Jiang Xiaolou said calmly: “Uncle will not agree.”

Mrs. Min suddenly turned around and stared at Jiang Xiaolou: “If you do this, aren’t you afraid of hurting Xie Family?”

Jiang Xiaolou’s expression was exceptionally quiet: “So, Princess An is planning to use power to suppress people?”

Madam Min saw that Jiang Xiaolou did not eat hard food and was not easy to cheat, so she said softly: “Princess An has been angry today. If I hadn’t persuaded her, I’m afraid she would have arrived at Xie’s house now. If she would like to thank you directly The master proposes to marry you as a daughter-in-law, what should you do? Think about it, Master Xie is just a merchant, can he reject the princess’s proposal? King An is very important in front of your majesty, so why are you in the Xie family? You should make the right decision for yourself and for thanking your family.”

When Jiang Xiaolou heard this, he couldn’t help but sneered: “In Mrs. Min’s view, rejecting the Prince An’s Mansion is a big crime, and it cannot be forgiven, right?

Madam Min stared at her with an extremely solemn expression: “You must weigh up the pros and cons. I can save you once, but I can’t save you a second time in front of the princess. Don’t toast or drink fine wine, you know. The princess’s temper has never been very good, don’t look at her being kind to you now, once you turn your face, what will Jiang Xiaolou do?”

Jiang Xiaolou’s face was cold and indifferent, as if he hadn’t heard what Mrs. Min was talking about.

Seeing that she was so stubborn, Mrs. Min couldn’t help but sighed: “Just say it all, think about it for yourself, I’ll give you three days to consider, and you must give me a satisfactory answer.”

What she wants is a satisfactory answer, indicating that she has determined that Jiang Xiaolou must marry the Yanping County King.

Before Mrs. Min stepped down, Jiang Xiaolou said without hesitation: “Don’t say three days, even three years, this thing is absolutely impossible! Mrs. Min, please tell the princess and let her die. Right.”

If Concubine An heard such words, she might become angry with her. Madam Min turned her head and glanced at Jiang Xiaolou. The young girl stared at herself calmly, her beautiful eyes revealed. The stock is firm and decisive.

Mrs. Min sneered: “I will tell Concubine An exactly what you say, so I can do it for myself!”

The handmaid held up the bamboo umbrella, and Mrs. Min’s back finally disappeared between the misty rain.

It’s hard to get out of being stared at by a hungry wolf. Even if you get out, you still have to take off a layer of skin. The crown prince’s move is really vicious. Not only did she not stain her hands, she also ruined Jiang Xiaolou’s life.

Xiaodie was very worried: “Miss, what should we do now?”

Jiang Xiaolou smiled and said: “Princess An tries hard to want me to be her daughter-in-law. The root of everything lies in the power of Prince An’s mansion. If the foundation of this power is shaken, would you say that Prince An’s mansion will be so unscrupulous?”

Three days later, a large number of betrothal gifts from Wang An’s Mansion were delivered to Xie’s house. Xie Kanghe was shocked when he saw these betrothal gifts.

“What does it mean?”

Mrs. Min looked solemnly: “Does Master Xie not understand the betrothal gift that Princess An gave to Miss Jiang?”

Xie Kanghe’s face sank: “Didn’t Zuo Hua that you originally wanted to mention?”

Mrs. Min smiled coldly and instructed people to put down the dowry gift, and then said: “Yes, this dowry gift is from the subordinate of Yanping County. The dowry gift has been delivered, and what we should say has been clarified.”

When Xie Kanghe was about to argue, Mrs. Min’s expression was cold and her attitude was tough and honest: “It will be a good day in half a month. Please Ms. Jiang to get on the sedan chair on time, but you don’t know how to raise it!”

Where is this proposal, it is clearly a marriage rush!

After Mrs. Min finished speaking, she coldly glanced at Jiang Xiaolou behind the curtain and led the crowd to leave.

Even if you are as tender as a flower, as bright as a cloud, and as dazzling as a star, it’s a pity-the delicate flower breaks when it is broken, and the beautiful cloud disappears when the wind blows. Where are the stars when the sun rises? When the master needs it, you must lower that noble head and bow your head!

No matter how calm Xie Kanghe was, he couldn’t help but panic, looking at the small building in a daze…

Jiang Xiaolou just stared at her back, a cold smile slowly appeared on his lips.