New Dream of Red Mansions

Xiyan was surprised, she didn't expect the Xia family to propose marriage.

Xiyan pondered for a while and said, "Third Grandma, what if I don't marry?"

"What nonsense are you talking about?" Mrs. Li thought she understood Xiyan's concerns, and said, "Don't worry, if you don't want to agree, we will just refuse. Your third grandfather and I can still do this. After all, Mrs. Pingyanghou It's your aunt, she won't do anything even if she gets angry, so you don't have to worry too much."

Xiyan knew that Mrs. Li had misunderstood.

She was not worried that the Pingyang Houfu would be angry with her because of this.

She really doesn't want to marry.

In her previous life, she was not very confident in marriage, that's why she never fell in love or married.In this era dominated by men, she lost that thought even more.If she could live well without marrying, why did she want to marry?

Xiyan quietly deleted some of her thoughts and told Li Shi.

Li was shocked, she didn't understand why Xiyan had such an idea?How can a woman not marry?

Li's face was stern, and he looked at Xiyan seriously, "You have to know that if you don't get married, you will have no children, so who will take care of you in the future?"

"Brother Yu..."

"Brother Yu, he's just your younger brother." Li Shi interrupted her: "Even if Brother Yu is willing, what about Brother Yu's wife? From now on, you will live by watching her face, the backyard is a woman's world. If you Brother will walk in front of you in the future, and there will be no one around you to serve you. Also, what about the priest behind you? Why did your third grandfather and sixth grandfather adopt you and Brother Yu? Don’t you just want to die in the future? Can there be someone who can throw a basin?"

Xi Yan immediately stopped talking.

Not getting married for a lifetime is a difficult choice even in modern times, not to mention the third grandmother who is an ancient person.Xiyan was just wishful thinking. Seeing that the third grandma objected to her as soon as she brought it up, she had no choice but to say: "Third grandma, let me think about it."

"You stop thinking about it as soon as possible," Li said sharply, "It will be too late to regret it when you are old."

Xiyan smiled and explained: "I mean to consider the marriage in Pingyang Houfu."

If you must find someone to live with in the future, Marquis Pingyang who has a good impression of you and has a certain understanding of your details is undoubtedly the best choice, but marrying him also means that there will be big troubles in the future.Xia Yuntian was too smart, she didn't think she could fight him.Now he doesn't know himself well enough to think she's a smart woman.Who knows that she just read one more book than the people of this era, and understands more about this society than people of this era, something that this era does not have.

She never dared to underestimate the wisdom of the ancients.

If it wasn't for reading the Red Chamber, she would be the most opaque one in this world.

This is one, and second, Pingyang Hou is a relative.After the prince grows up, there may be another fight. This is a matter of killing people, or if one person makes a mistake, the whole family will be unlucky, so she has to think carefully.

Mrs. Li was stunned.

After Mrs. Li left, Daiyu hurried back to find Xiyan, and when she learned that Mrs. Li intended to propose marriage to Xiyan, her eyes widened, "My sister will marry Ji next year."

"Yes, it's just that there are people who talk about marriage at the age of twelve or thirteen, and it's not that I want to marry right away."

Daiyu saw that Xiyan did not hide the topic of getting married at all, she opened her mouth, looked around and saw no one, she leaned on Xiyan's side and said, "Did you say which family it is?"

"Elder sister also recognizes it. It was my aunt who came to recognize me last time. Her family has a cousin who has just graduated from the filial piety and delayed the marriage earlier."

Daiyu murmured, "I just don't know about her character."

Xiyan looked at her amusedly, "Don't be ashamed, sister, I thought you wouldn't dare to ask me."

Daiyu blushed and said solemnly: "This is a major matter for your marriage. Although the third grandpa and the third grandma love you, but you are not real grandparents, you should think more about yourself."

Seeing that Daiyu usually avoids blushing when she mentions this, Xiyan is moved because she said these words in a serious manner, so she pulls Daiyu and whispers: "I have seen that person before."

Daiyu's eyes widened, and she quickly asked, "How is that character?"

"It's not bad, I've asked people about him, and he doesn't have any bad habits, but who knows what will happen in the future?"

This is true.

Daiyu sighed, looked at Xiyan, and thought of Baoyu in her heart.

There are so many blind marriages in this world, what women fear most is marrying the wrong person.

No matter how well you inquire before marriage, some things are still impossible to know.No matter how bad Baoyu is, his future can be seen. Everyone knows all his bad habits, and whether he can bear it will be known before marriage.This is probably one of the reasons why Baochai has been willing to wait for Baoyu.

For the first time, Xiyan couldn't make up her mind.Xiyan walked to Tubi Mountain Villa on foot.

Brother You has lived in Jia's mansion since he came back with Mrs. Li last time.Although my sister didn't say anything, he could guess that something must have happened, otherwise the third grandma wouldn't have come to her, and my sister wouldn't have been restless for two days.

Brother Yu was writing, when he saw his sister coming in, he quickly got up to entertain her.

Xiyan waved her hand and said, "You write your handwriting, I'll take a look in your study."

Brother You responded and picked up the pen to continue writing, but he kept looking at his sister from the corner of his eye, and he was a little absent-minded, and the movements of his hands slowed down. If Xiyan came here at this time and saw the words he wrote, he would definitely be surprised. He smoked.

Xiyan saw a picture of Ma Yuan's Tage hanging on the wall, and asked curiously: "Is this picture real?"

Brother You smiled, "Yeah, I just got it some time ago, what do you think, sister?" Brother You said and stood beside Xiyan.

Xiyan frowned, "This picture costs at least a thousand taels of silver. Where did you get so much money to buy it?"

Brother You proudly said: "I didn't buy this, it was awarded to me by Cousin Xia when I was selected as a scholar."

Xiyan was silent for a moment, then asked: "What else did he reward you for?"

"That's a lot." Brother You took out a lot of treasures, such as rare copies of the former dynasty, cheap ones, and a small mud tiger, which took up almost one-tenth of the study room. .

It was only then that Xiyan discovered that Xia Yuntian's life had already intersected so much with hers.

Brother Yu is still saying: "...This is the arrow that I shot at the rabbit when I was hunting on horseback for the first time. I took it back as a souvenir. At that time, Cousin Xia still laughed at me, saying that it was his first time hunting. It was a wild goose, but mine was a rabbit. What is there to commemorate... Sister, you don’t know, Cousin Xia has been showing off to me, I thought he could shoot wild goose at the age of six, who knows Brother Zhang told me that it was Cousin Xia who accidentally fell down from the tree and pulled the crossbow in his hand. Then he accidentally shot the wild goose. That goose was really unlucky. They can all be shot..."

Although it was a complaint, Xiyan managed to hear what Rumu meant.

Xiyan blinked, wiped away the tears in her eyes, and asked with a smile: "Brother You like Cousin Xia very much?"

Brother Yu nodded, "Cousin Xia taught me a lot, and also taught me how to get along with those aristocratic families..."

Xiyan sat on a chair and listened to Brother You's words, and only then did she realize that there was really very little she could teach Brother You.

What she knows are just some principles of life, just some books and the most basic etiquette, but what else?As a son of an aristocratic family, there are many things to learn, but there are very few of those things that Xiyan can teach him.She was an orphan in her previous life, but she lost her father and mother early in this life, so she didn't have time to get in touch with many things.

She only knew that Brother Yu and Xia Yuntian had a close relationship, but she didn't know that Xia Yuntian taught Brother You so many things.

"Brother Yu, do you miss your father?" Xi Yan asked abruptly.

Brother Yu suddenly became quiet, and lowered his head with twinkling eyes.

Xi Yan sighed and patted his head.

Brother Yu saw that his sister was leaving, he felt a little sad, he opened his mouth and said: "Sister, I know I was wrong, I just won't see Cousin Xia in the future."

Xiyan laughed and said: "I didn't say anything, why didn't you go to him?" After thinking for a while, she said: "Brother Xia is older than us, so naturally he knows more, you should learn more from him." That's fine too."

Brother Yu carefully looked at her sister's expression, and found that her sister was telling the truth, he was relieved, and said happily: "Sister is right, Cousin Xia is our cousin."

Seeing him emphasizing the word "cousin", Xiyan tapped him amusedly.

As soon as Xiyan left, Brother You felt a little annoyed, he shouldn't have told his sister so much about Cousin Xia.Let my sister realize that she actually respects Cousin Xia like a father, she must be very angry.He used to be very careful.

Brother Yu gritted his teeth, he must have gotten used to arguing with that Zhang in the past two days, so he didn't react for a while.

The old lady was feeling anxious, several days had passed, and there was no movement on Anping Street.When she heard that Mrs. Li had gone to Rongguo Mansion, she knew that she was going to ask for Xiyan's wishes, and she didn't know whether it was because she was unwilling or because she had some concerns in her heart.

In fact, it's not good to talk about kissing and talking about kissing. It's just that she is a little anxious when she sees that her son has been out of his mind these few days.

At this time, Xia Yuntian was sitting in the study, looking at the note in his hand again and again, sighing in his heart, he did what he had to do, and the final result depends on her choice.

Within two days, a greeting card was sent from Anping Street, not to mention Xia Yuntian, even the old lady became nervous.

The old lady got up and said to Zhou: "I will pick it up in person, you ask someone to prepare a lunch."

Mrs. Zhou was surprised, preparing lunch at this hour?

The old lady went out with a straight face, without explaining.No matter whether Mrs. Li accepts or refuses, it will not be settled in a short while.

Mrs. Zhou was thoughtful, then turned around and asked her wet nurse, Nanny Liu, "Do you know who this old lady Li is?"

Grandma Liu had never heard of it either, and said, "I'll go and find out right away."

Only then did Zhou get up and go down to make arrangements.