Author: Su Zhiyi

In the carriage, Feast Bell, with her hair loose, huddled in the corner holding a book and reading. Because she had been reading for a long time, the nanny Xu Mama advised her: "I know girls love to read, but you must also pay attention to your health. How can you spend the day and night?"

of reading.”

Then she asked the maid Guan Gui to comb her hair, "We have to live in other people's homes when we go to the capital, but we can no longer let our hair down as we do at home."

Guan Gui laughed, "We haven't arrived in Kyoto yet."

Xu’s mother: “That’s coming soon!”

Feng Ling had a gentle temper, so she pursed her lips and smiled as she watched the two quarreling. There were three people in the carriage. Mother Xu and Guan Gui were mother and daughter, both servants of her family, and they were the only two who left home to go to Kyoto this time.

her people.

And she went to Kyoto to get married.

Sheng Yanling is fifteen years old this year. A year ago, her aunt, Mrs. Ning Guogong of Kyoto, told her about her husband's marriage in Kyoto.

At first, her mother did not agree because she did not want her to marry far away. Her aunt wrote a letter saying that the other party was the youngest son of the Hanlin family. Although he was a concubine, he not only had good looks and was well educated, but also a decent man. She also sent a portrait.

She is truly a talented person, so my mother agreed, and the wedding is scheduled for May next year.

But her home was in Lingnan, close to the southern border, and too far away from Kyoto. It would take three months of walking to get there. She was afraid that something would go wrong on the way to her wedding, so she was sent to her aunt's house to be married.

Both the aunt and her mother-in-law were born in the Wenxinhou Mansion, but the aunt was the legitimate daughter and the mother-in-law was the concubine, and the people they married were also very different.

The Ningguo Duke's family that my aunt married into was a wealthy family, and her father was originally a hunter. He joined the army with his brute force, and now he is only a fifth-grade captain. The reason why he was able to marry her mother-in-law was because

Thanks to his ancestor Mao Qingyan, he saved Marquis Wenxin's life by mistake many years ago, and he got a daughter to repay his kindness.

The two families didn't have much contact in the past, except that the aunt and her mother had a good relationship since childhood. After they got married, they often exchanged letters and attended New Year's celebrations. They were very close. This time I went to Kyoto early, and it was my aunt who thought about her and talked to her mother.

Her father and mother agreed to let her go to Kyoto first to get familiar with her. In this way, she could get married directly from the Duke's palace, and the other party could look up to her.

So Xu's mother became extremely nervous after knowing that she was going to live in the Duke's mansion.

He didn't let her hair dishevel, and even bought some rouge and gouache to apply on her - just to avoid being said to be unruly and rustic from a small place.

She was not afraid of the banquet bell. She said comfortingly: "My aunt said that my aunt has a good heart, so there is no need to be afraid. As long as you don't cause trouble and go out less, you should be fine."

Mother Xu was still uneasy. She was uneasy, so she wanted to do something. Seeing that Guan Gui had already made a simple bun with clouds for the feast bell, she opened the box curtain and started choosing hairpins.

As soon as I picked out a golden phoenix, I was stopped by the banquet bell: "I don't want these expensive ones, just keep it simple like this."

Xu’s mother: “How can this be done?”

Guan Gui helped his girl speak, "Mom, Mr. Jing has just passed away. The girl must observe filial piety, so gold jewelry is not suitable."

The words "honoring filial piety" made Xu's mother lose her temper. She glared at Guan Gui and said, "Mr. Jing is just the girl's husband. Even if he dies, it is not the girl's responsibility to keep filial piety."

Guan Gui: "Anyway, if the girl doesn't want to wear it, you can't let her wear it."

As soon as she turned her head, she saw the girl's eyes were lonely, with faint tears coming out. She obviously missed her dead husband again. She said without reproach: "Mom, look, the girl finally stopped being sad, and you are here again."

It’s nonsense here!”

Xu's mother was so angry that she blushed, but she didn't dare to speak anymore. She knew that Mr. Jing was not ordinary in the girl's heart, so she had to keep her mouth shut.

But Feast Bell could no longer hold back her tears.

She sobbed quietly.

Mother Xu quickly said: "If you don't want to wear it, don't wear it. It's my fault, ancestors, please don't cry, otherwise you will be in bad health."

Feast Bell was very obedient, and changed from sobbing quietly to crying silently. With tears in the corners of her eyes, she huddled in the corner holding a book and mourned. She originally had a gentle and gentle appearance, but when she cried like this, she

Extremely endearing.

Guan Gui also expressed his sentiments: "Mr. Jing was so good-looking, but it was a pity that he died at such a young age."

Feng Ling then corrected her seriously, "Sir, he is very knowledgeable and knows astronomy and geography. That would be a pity."

How can one look at appearance superficially?

Mother Xu didn't like scholars or good looks, so she always looked down on Mr. Jing - the land of Lingnan was close to the border, and the people were immature and worshiped martial arts rather than literature. Mr. Jing was still a sick young man who couldn't take medicine from his mouth and couldn't carry his shoulders.

, I can’t lift it with my hands, so it really can’t catch Mrs. Xu’s eyes.

She still likes a good man who can wield a sledgehammer.

Then he muttered, "You can't make a living even if you have good knowledge - he doesn't have any fame or salary."

Feast Bell was very angry with Xu's mother.

In her heart, her husband is a very good person who cannot be slandered by others.

Mr. Jing suddenly rented a house in the alley where her family lived at the beginning of spring four years ago.

Her family lived at the end of the alley, and his family lived at the end of the alley. When he came, he had nothing but three boxes of books.

Sheng Yanling is a person who likes to read, but her father is an illiterate military attache and a minor official with a small salary. He cannot hire a husband for her or buy her many books. So she became greedy for Mr. Jing’s books.

Book.

She was timid and weak-tempered, but she was very stubborn about studying. Knowing that he was very knowledgeable, she shamelessly came to ask for advice. At first, he ignored her and just lay on the rocking chair with her eyes closed.

Eyes basking in the sun - Xu's mother accompanied him to study at that time. Seeing this, she concluded that he was waiting to die.

But then he didn't die, and lived sickly day after day. She was not discouraged when he was alive. She helped cook, wash, and clean the yard every day, and she squatted under his rocking chair with a book and leaned back.

The head asked to himself: "Sir - the book says that mayflies are like canals, and they live and die day and night. Have you ever seen them?"

Maybe the questions annoyed him, maybe he was moved by her sincerity, and he started to teach her a few words.

In the end, they became more and more familiar with each other. She was too late to go home after studying at his house, and she was timid and afraid of the dark, so he took her back with a beautiful hexagonal glass lamp.

Thinking of this, the feast bell couldn't help but shed tears. Now, the glazed lamp has become hers and is placed in the box on the carriage, but the husband is no longer there.

Mother Xu really regretted it. She really loved the feast bell, so she quickly said: "I will never say anything wrong about Mr. Jing in the future. Don't cry!"

Only now did Feng Yanling stop being angry with Mother Xu. She thought that even though her husband was so knowledgeable and he didn’t have any fame, it must be because he didn’t want to take the exam, rather than because he couldn’t pass it. But she didn’t want to argue with Mother Xu about this, because Mother Xu didn’t even want to take the exam.

I don’t understand sir.

So I simply stopped talking and just held the book my husband gave me crookedly in the corner to read. When my husband went to Lingnan, he brought three boxes of books. In the next four years, he bought many new books. Now there are seven boxes of books.

. She brought all these seven boxes of books and reviewed them every day, seriously and diligently, so that she could live up to her teachings.

When the city of Kyoto approached, three months had passed, and she had finished reading half a box of books. On the day she arrived in Kyoto, Ning Guo Gong's mother-in-law had been waiting at the city gate early. When she saw them coming, she led people to take them into Ning Guo.

Government House.

It was early June, and the weather was very hot. The mother-in-law was sweating all the way, and she said with a smile: "But my cousin is here, and my wife is thinking hard. She wanted to pick her up in person today, but who knew

The third young master suddenly had a fever in the morning, so he was left to take care of him."

Sheng Feng Ling knew that the third young master she was talking about happened to be two years older than her and should be called cousin. She was not very good at talking to each other, but her cousin was sick and someone told her that she would naturally care about her, so she asked: "Is your cousin okay?

?”

The mother-in-law said with a smile: "Nothing happened. I just caught a cold and got seriously ill in the night of March ago, and my body became much weaker. Maybe it was the cold again yesterday that caused me to have a fever."

The banquet bell inevitably reminds me of Mr.

My husband also caught a cold at night three months ago. At first he thought it was okay, but later his old illness recurred and he just went away.

She said sincerely: "My cousin will definitely get better."

But don't be as unlucky as Mr.

This is my first book, please support me.

Regarding the relationship between cousins ​​that everyone has asked a lot about, let me talk about this first, and it will be solved later. Don’t worry, but I won’t spoil it. In addition, cousins ​​can get married in ancient times, so on the surface, getting married is not a big deal.

I love you, I love you faster, don’t fatten me up.
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