It's not good to be a courtier

With the sound of firecrackers, the 32nd year of Yuanhe passed peacefully.Feng Yan ate and drank at home for a few days, one day when he got up, he accidentally touched his waist, and squeezed out a fat piece of meat. He was a little ashamed, probably because he ate and drank too much recently, and he raised some spare meat .This can't be blamed on Feng Yan. Feng Yong is used to guarding the northern border, and has very little contact with the capital. Therefore, there are not many people in front of the general's mansion. He has neither the trouble of meeting guests nor the nervousness of visitors, so he is a bit lazy. I can also understand.He was thinking about whether he should resume the habit of waking up early and doing morning exercises, when Feng Cui's mother took Fang Jianzi and looked for him, and when she saw him, she smiled and said, "Yan'er, your uncle and aunt have come to Beijing." , I have voted for the invitation, follow me tomorrow to meet you."

Feng Yan said "oh", not very active, and didn't really want to go.Seeing his appearance, Feng Cui guessed what he was thinking, "Your cousin Long'er is now sixteen. It is said that women's colleges have undergone eighteen changes, and they should not be as delicate as they used to be. You don't have to worry too much. "

"It's fine if uncle and aunt don't spoil her too much," but Cui Jiazhi and Cui Xieshi are just such a daughter. Cui Long'er is used to running wild in Boling, and she was also very delicate and savage when she came to the imperial capital. Engaged, but later because he kicked the iron plate, no one could keep him, and his reputation was not good, so he returned to Boling in a bleak way, and was also hated by his family.

According to the experience of the previous life, tomorrow he and his mother will go to visit his uncle and aunt, and then there will be news from the imperial capital that the General Zhen Guo's residence will discuss marriage with the Cui family.Since his mother was taken care of by his elder brother since he was a child, he agreed to the marriage logically.

In the early days, Feng Yan didn't pay special attention to his cousin's temperament. He was confused by her deliberate pretentiousness, thinking that she was such a gentle and pleasant woman, but unexpectedly she was very savage and willful.No, in this life, I must first express my position, so I pleaded in a low voice: "Mother, there is a lot of fate in getting along with others. Cousin Cui and I have never been at odds since we were young. If we really get married in the future, I'm afraid we won't be able to get along with each other." Let’s go together, and ask the mother to plan for the baby.”

Feng Cui smiled awkwardly. She had many considerations in her heart. On the one hand, she didn't want to refute the kindness of her brother and sister-in-law, and on the other hand, she didn't want to be that unreasonable mother who forced her children to marry someone she didn't like.But Boling Cui's family is so high that most of the imperial relatives and relatives in the imperial capital can't match it. If Yan'er can marry her as a niece, it will be a good thing.However, people who came back from Cui's ancestral home said that her brother tried his best to marry Xie's family at first, but was rejected immediately by the other party.Later, Wang's family was considered, but for some reason there was no further discussion.

At the end of the year, my brother wrote in a letter, indeed mentioning her niece's marriage, and the Zhen Guo General's Mansion was their last choice.Thinking of this, she couldn't help but feel that her brother and sister-in-law didn't treat her child sincerely, so she couldn't help but softly said: "Even if you don't want to discuss marriage with Long'er, if your uncle and aunt come to the capital, you might as well go see them."

"Let's say it first, my mother won't force me to marry that cousin," Feng Yan said with a little worry, because his mother nodded in favor of this marriage in order to repay his brother and sister-in-law's upbringing in the previous life. Although there were many twists and turns in the future, he was still tormented by the affairs of the Cui family.

"Okay, let's see you first, if you really don't like my mother, I won't force you." Feng Cui rarely agreed, Feng Yan knew that he was a mother, and he would never go back on what he promised, so he entered the room and changed his body Clothes, and went to the warehouse to pick out a beautiful dagger, which will be given to Cui Liner's little cousin of Ban Su later.

The Cui family's other courtyard in Beijing is not far from the Zhen Guo General's Mansion, and it was only noon after the two of them received the invitation to wash up, and after Feng Yan saluted politely, he stood silently behind Feng Cui.Cui Jiazhi and Cui Xieshi sized Feng Yan up, and couldn't help but glance at each other, unexpectedly satisfied with Feng Yan's appearance and demeanor.

When the two were in Boling, they also carefully inquired about Feng Yan's appearance and behavior, and the rumors were not good.Before the two saw him, they were full of aggression. Fortunately, they didn't make a decision right away. It didn't matter if they had a look, but they didn't know that seeing him was better than hearsay. These two boys of the Feng family are not ordinary.This overall demeanor and demeanor is not like that of a military general, but also has both rigidity and righteousness, which is more than enough to match Long'er.

Cui Jiazhi couldn't help but looked at Feng Yan again, the more he looked, the more satisfied he was, and he couldn't help praising: "I, my uncle, hugged my nephew when I was young, but now I haven't seen him for several years, so my uncle can't recognize him."

"Yes, yes, look at this whole body demeanor, even my aunt doesn't dare to admit it," Cui Xie's face was blooming with a smile, she pinched the handkerchief around her waist to cover her mouth, and said impatiently: "Yan'er Haven't said goodbye yet, it's a pity that such a good son should be assigned to another family."

Feng Cui immediately became alert, and said with a smile: "My brother and sister-in-law don't know, he can only look at it when he is standing, and he is also messing around with those children from the capital outside, and he always bumps into each other when he comes back. It doesn't make people worry at all. How dare I say goodbye to him, I have no place to bury his good girl."

Cui Xie said with a smile: "It's normal for a boy to like to play a little bit. The half-sized boy in our family is too old, which often makes us worry." Satisfied with his feet, he said for a long while: "My ineffective son is outside the door now, Pei'er, go and ask the young master to come in."

After a while, the curtain outside the door was lifted, and a gust of cold air blew in and faced Feng Yan. It was a snow-blue figure, and the pearls and hairpins on the other end dazzled people.Feng Yan screamed that it was not good, and immediately took a step behind his mother almost invisible, and was stared at by the blue-robed boy who came in after him, and frowned his slightly indifferent eyebrows in disapproval.

"Long'er, why did you come in?" Seeing her daughter's shy look, Cui Xie knew that she had just watched Feng Yan from behind, and she was very satisfied, so she asked deliberately when she saw her come in.

Cui Long'er lowered her small and delicate melon-seeded face, and the smile on the corner of her mouth was just right, and she said in a soft voice: "My daughter ordered the kitchen to prepare mother's favorite hibiscus, unfortunately, mother is visiting."

"You have a heart," Cui Xie covered her mouth and smiled, stood up, pulled Cui Linglong past Cui Ling and walked to Feng Cui's side and said, "The person I met today is not an outsider, but your aunt, so it's not considered abrupt for you to come like this .”

Cui Long'er blessed Fushen very obediently, "Long'er has seen Auntie, I wish Auntie a long and safe life."

"This is Long'er?" Feng Cui stood up immediately, "You are so big, but you are so well-born." He said that he took a half-finger-wide white jade bracelet from his wrist and handed it to her. My aunt, my aunt also likes it when she sees her."

Seeing Cui Xin's behavior, Cui Xie felt that she was somewhat sure of the matter, and hurriedly asked Cui Linglong to thank her aunt.Look at the fineness of the white jade bracelet, the water head is excellent, it is so rare that it is half a finger wide, Cui Xin must have meant it.

"Long'er, come, I met your cousin," Cui Xieshi pulled her back and took a step back, and the general stopped three steps away from Feng Yan. Feng Yan hurriedly returned the salute without even raising his eyes. Naturally, I couldn't see Cui Long'er raising her eyes to look at him shyly, with surprise and joy flashing in her eyes.

Cui Jiazhi couldn't help being more satisfied when he saw Feng Yan not squinting. It's rare for this son not to be greedy for beauty.Cui Xie could not wait to recognize this son-in-law on the spot, and said with a smile: "Let the children talk about it by themselves, and it is inevitable that we will be restrained with our elders."

Cui Long'er smiled shyly, and shook Cui Xie's arm.Feng Yan looked at his mother, and saw that she had no intention of rejecting her at all, and even had a satisfied smile on her face, knowing that she was deceived by Cui Long'er's docile appearance, and I'm afraid she can't be counted on. Refused, that's all, save yourself, so he saluted and said: "My nephew often hears my mother talking about my cousin at home, saying that although Lin'er's cousin is young, he is extremely intelligent, and seeing him today makes me feel close."

Cui Lin'er's eyelids twitched, and the top of her head was immediately burnt out by his sister's gaze, but she could only bear it, and said with a dry smile: "Cousin, Lin'er is still young, so he is not very smart, cousin He is so heroic and extraordinary, Lin'er also feels very kind."

Feng Yan had a formidable look on his face, and said with a gratified smile: "Although my cousin is young, his humility is really admirable. I wonder if my cousin can have this honor, so I invite my cousin to talk about it." After speaking, he walked to In front of him, Cui Lin'er looked up innocently, looking at his parents and him, with a bewildered expression.

When Cui Jiazhi heard that Feng Yan praised his youngest son so much, his pride immediately overwhelmed his desire to be a matchmaker for his daughter, and he said quite complacently: "Since my cousin invited you, you can go, don't play tricks, just talk about it." .”

Cui Lin'er immediately saluted, Feng Yan also bid farewell to his uncle and aunt, and walked ahead first, Cui Lin'er froze and walked outside, not wanting to wade into this muddy water at all, even his sister didn't wince see.

After leaving the door, Cui Lin'er immediately returned to her old-fashioned appearance, and was hit on the forehead by Feng Yan, "Hiss!", Cui Tonglin held his forehead, and pretended to be calm: "What's the meaning of cousin?"

"Okay, even if you don't want to wade into this muddy water, you are still in the river now, so why not help me." Finding a secluded place, Feng Yan dragged Cui Lin'er to sit on the porch together, discussing with him.

Cui Lin'er was suffocated by his logic, and said a little funny: "That's my sister, and I can help outsiders. If she can't get married, I won't be the one who suffers in the end!"

"You can also marry her to someone else, not necessarily to me." Feng Yan suggested, "For example, the Yu family, the Li family or the Yang family."

"But my elder sister's appearance just now may have already taken a fancy to you. With the friendship between the General Zhen Guo's Mansion and my Cui family, how sure are you to reject this marriage?" Cui Lin'er asked coldly.

Feng Yan casually broke a peach branch and bit it in his mouth. He said indifferently, "Anyway, I don't want to marry. Whoever agrees to the General's House will marry, whoever he is."

Cui Lin'er held back again, and said dryly: "My sister, she is not without merit. She is very, um, gentle, and considerate. You experience it yourself, and you will definitely..." It seemed that she couldn't make it up. After going down, he seemed to give up and said: "Do you know that my father and mother invited my aunt to the house to say goodbye to my sister? What did you hear?"

Feng Yan thought for a while, and felt that it was not good to be too blunt, and said, "I just have no intention of getting married, and I should leave this precious opportunity to other young people in need." There was a burst of chestnuts.

Feng Yan rubbed his sore forehead, and felt that the boy's hand strength was too strong, "How is it, can you help?"

Cui Lin'er was proud of the successful chestnut that he had just played, now, hearing what he said, she smiled and said with a rather straight face: "That's absolutely not possible, my sister's lifelong happiness is also my relentless goal."

Feng Yan smiled, "Oh, your sister might be moved to death hearing you say that." As he spoke, he took out a dull dagger from his bosom, Cui Tonglin didn't take it seriously at first. The silver, jade, incense, cars, and BMWs are useless, and it is not impossible to buy him... "Show me," Cui Lin'er's eyes locked tightly on the dagger in Feng Yan's hand, a little afraid to say: "This...could it be Qinggang?"

Cui Lin'er is young, if you say she has no hobbies, she doesn't like gold, silver and jade, she doesn't like cars and BMWs, and she doesn't like beauties. What he loves is poetry, poetry, pen and ink, and there is only one serious hobby, and that is the hobby of ancient weapons, and this Qinggang dagger is one of them.

"What about me?" Feng Yan asked tentatively, "Cui Xiaogong, would you like to lend a helping hand?"

Cui Lin'er walked around Feng Yan's hand a few times. Feng Yan, relying on his stature, forced him to see it but not get it, and said anxiously: "Your business is taken care of by me, give it to me!"

Hearing what he said, Feng Yan handed Qing Gang into his hands, bit the peach branch and watched him gasp in amazement, and looked over and over again.

The two were chatting on the porch, outside the verdant forest, several maids were running around, causing the maids in other courtyards to whisper, when the maids were talking, they didn't know that their master and guests were sitting on the porch behind the forest.

"I heard that the General's Mansion that I came to visit today is the future husband's house of the Eldest Miss," said a soft voice.

"Don't say that, when the young master of the Wang family came to pay a visit, everyone also spread the same, but there was no sign of it. It just made us laugh, but now we can't talk nonsense anymore." Another clear and beautiful voice said.

"When I came from the atrium just now, I saw our lady standing under the window from a distance. I should have looked at the young general. It's not like the previous few times when I walked away. I'm afraid I liked it," the soft voice said again.

"Our young lady's temperament, I'm afraid ordinary people's sons can't bear it. Only those who don't care about small things in the army can live together harmoniously and harmoniously. The master and wife still have vision." That clear and beautiful voice said, the business suddenly It came to an abrupt end.

"Two little bastards, what are you talking about here?" A rough voice rang out, "Can you see the young master?"

"Miss," the two of them thought they saluted, and replied, "I haven't seen the young master before."

"Hurry up now, if I hear you talking nonsense again, be careful with your heads." The rough, rattling voice said sharply.

The two servant girls trot away in fright, and said in a rough voice: "Miss, I have searched Cui's residence and did not see Young Master and General Feng, could it be that the two have left the residence?"

"Qin Xing, do you think that what General Feng did just now means something to me?" A delicate voice sounded, with some thoughtfulness.

"Miss is so dignified and beautiful, then the major general is probably already fascinated by her, and wait for good news from the general's residence." He said with a rough voice with a smile.

"Qin Xing, don't talk nonsense, he hasn't written his horoscope yet. He is so handsome and handsome, how could he like me?" Cui Linglong was still shocked by the glimpse just now, and there is no other man she can admire. .

"Miss, the Boling Cui family is a nobleman among the nobles of Dayan. Even if the lady marries into the general's mansion, it is considered a low marriage. The major general will bow his head when he sees you. Don't worry. It's windy here, and slaves Let me take you back to the garden first."

The two people's footsteps gradually drifted away, Feng Yanyi was on the porch, with a faint smile from the beginning to the end, Cui Lin'er was a little distressed: "My sister with eyes above the top really fell in love with you, it should be What should I do?"

"That's your business," Feng Yan turned over from the corridor, "I'm a bit motivated, the opponent is nothing more than that, I'm leaving..."

Cui Xin came back from Cui's mansion without even returning to her room or changing her clothes, so she hurried to find Feng Yan.At that time Feng Yan was practicing sword, and his mother was holding her ears and sitting under the plum tree. His mother said happily, "How about it, I think Linglong is pretty good, but she is not as perverse as the rumors say.

Feng Yan rubbed his ears, and said indifferently: "Since the mother is satisfied, it is better to marry the father, the child feels that he is not blessed."

"You child!" Cui Xin raised her foot immediately, making a gesture to kick her out, but she put it down after thinking about it, "Linglong, you really don't like her? Tell me what's wrong with her, and you've only met her a few times. Don't Because of the rumors outside, I missed such a good girl. I'm talking to you, don't be distracted. "

Feng Yan said helplessly: "Since my mother thinks it's good, you might as well observe it again. Cousin Cui's family is not ordinary interesting. I just came back here, and her post about plum appreciation arrived on the back foot. I'm also very impatient."

When Cui Xin heard that Cui Linglong was so proactive, she blushed with joy, "Go, bring me the post and let me have a look, go!"

"Here, it's on the stone table next to you. Take a look, I'll go dance again. Ask Aunt Dongmei to bring you a cloak. You might be caught in the wind if you sit like this." Feng Yan finished speaking. Lifted the sword, flipped a few times, and practiced like no one else was there.

Cui Xin unfolded the post on plum appreciation, and there were only a few words in her eyes. The words were correct and soft, and the most wonderful thing was this word.Cui Xin couldn't help but praised: "As expected of the daughter of my Cui family, I have never seen such a good handwriting in the imperial capital. They say that people are as good as their words, Dongmei, come and see."

Dongmei is Cui Xin's dowry maid. She has served Cui Xin for more than [-] years, and the two have a deep affection.At this time, she came over with a white cloak and carefully dressed Cui Xin. After she was finished, she looked at the paper and said lightly: "The words are indeed good, but the servant listened to Xia Ju who came back from Cui's ancestral house. Miss Dafang is not an ordinary person. Our second young master looks a bit unruly, but his temper is very soft, we need to look at it again. And Dongmei probably doesn't like the second young master's appearance."

"Auntie's words are very close to her own. Although the young lady of the Cui family has behaved a little more obediently today, but when my son and the young master of the Cui family are hiding in the corridor to talk, this young lady sent a house full of people to look for me. Why?" Feng Yan put down his sword, took the handkerchief from the servant and wiped his forehead.

Cui Xin stopped talking immediately, and put down the post boredly, after thinking about it, she finally didn't speak.Feng Yan said: "Mother, should I go to the plum feast or not?"

Cui Xin pondered for a while, then said: "Of course I'm going, the signature is not your cousin, but your aunt, how can you show off when your aunt invites you. Anyway, maybe I haven't gone to the western suburbs to appreciate plum blossoms for a long time, and I will be with you when the time comes go."

Hearing that his mother agreed to go together, Feng Yan breathed a sigh of relief. He also went to appreciate plum blossoms in the western suburbs in his previous life. Don't get involved.