There is no phoenix

The marriage between Xue Pan and Xia Jingui was settled soon.

It turned out that Xia Jingui brought Xue Pan to her home. When Grandma Xia asked, she knew that it was the Xue family in Jinling, the imperial merchant, and that it was Ziwei's family Xue Gong. After all, her parents knew each other, and her ancestors were still relatives. She was very happy at the moment and agreed quickly this marriage.

A few days later, the Xia family of the Xue family made an agreement that Xue Pan and Xia Jingui would get married at the end of May.

Not to mention how the Xue family prepared for Xue Pan's marriage.

However, it is said that the imperial court's Western Expeditionary Army has been on the Western Expedition for almost a month, and all the families who have participated in the Western Expedition are paying attention to the war in the West.Because, at least the imperial palace newspaper has no news about the war in the west, nor does it know the outcome of the first battle.

On May [-]th, Jia Zhen came to Jiamu's office to inform her that she had seen a report from the imperial court from her colleagues that the Chinese army had won the first battle.At the same time, Jia Zhen also heard the news that when Jia She was approaching Yumen Pass, he suddenly fell off his horse and sprained his foot. Considering the hot weather and Jia She's age, Beijing King Shui Ruoning and Shenwu General Feng Tang, let Jia Amnesty recuperated and healed on the spot. If he recovered, he didn't have to go to the West, and he could go home.

When Jia Mu heard that Jia Amnesty had broken her foot, she was very worried.But I was very happy to hear the news that Jia She could no longer go to the border to fight, and might be able to return to Beijing soon.After all, swords are ruthless on the battlefield, and life is at stake, not to mention that Jia Amnesty is not young anymore.

Daiyu went to Jiamu's place to say hello, and while talking and laughing, Jiamu said what she had said when she saw Jia Zhen.It was the first time Daiyu heard the news of the army's westward expedition, and she was happy and worried.Because among the soldiers of this Western Expedition, there is not only Shui Rong, whom I care about most, but also my father’s friend who once cared for me, that is, Beijing Wang Shui Ruoning, who has been with me for nearly a year, giving me the greatest comfort like a brother Li Tai.But Daiyu couldn't reveal such feelings in front of others, so she could only go to Changcui Temple, and share with Miaoyu about their respective pains of lovesickness and concern.

On this day, Daiyu just came back from Miaoyu's place, only to hear Zijuan who had just bought from outside said that Qingwen in Baoyu's house had died, and Yingchun's personal girl Siqi had also died.There are also those opera girls bought from Gusu earlier, and several of them have become monks.Daiyu and Xueyan Meiqing were shocked when they heard this.

Seeing that Daiyu, Xueyan, Meiqing and the others were surprised, Zijuan hurriedly said: "I also heard it from people. Qingwen was kicked out by his wife that day. Qingwen has no parents or brothers, only an uncle and sister-in-law. After being kicked out, she didn't eat or drink, and got a cold, and died on the fourth day; Siqi secretly met her cousin Pan You'an in this Grand View Garden, was found, and was found in her house again. I copied a lot of things used by men, so my wife also told me to kick them out. I heard that Siqi was not sad at all when he went out, but when he returned to his home, he knew that he liked her and wanted to marry her cousin, and was afraid of getting into trouble. She ran away secretly, Siqi hated her cowardly and ruthless cousin, and because she was kicked out, her mother scolded her a few words, so Siqi hit the wall, his head was bleeding, and he died within half a day."

Daiyu heard this, sighed, and bowed her head in silence.

Xueyan couldn't help asking: "Zicuckoo, what about the lotus root official in our yard?"

Zijuan said: "I heard that Fangguan in Baoyu's house has been rewarded by Mrs. Meng's grace the day before yesterday. She is crazy. She doesn't eat tea and rice. She seduces the lotus official who used to be here with Bao girl. Ruiguan, the three of them were looking for death and life, and they all said that they would not go there, they just wanted to twist their hair and become aunts. It happened that the masters of Shuiyue Nunnery and Dizang Nunnery came to the mansion that day. So the masters of these two nunneries begged their wives. In the end, Fang Guan followed Zhitong from Shuiyue Nunnery, and Rui Guan and Ou Guan followed Yuanxin from Dizang Nunnery, and they all went to become aunts."

Zijuan saw that Daiyu was just thinking and did not speak, and said again: "I just heard from the mandarin duck in the old lady's room that I am afraid that the second and third girls will be married. These days, official media have come to ask for a match. Woolen cloth."

Daiyu heard this, and hurriedly said: "Second sister is 17 years old, she is at the age of marriage, why is the third sister only 13 years old, and she is going to be married?"

Zijuan said: "What's the matter? Miss Yun is 13 years old. I heard that she has already settled down with someone else, which is the Wei family in the east of the city. Miss Qin is 13 years old. Didn't Miss Bao say that she will get married at the end of the year? Miss, I'm afraid Soon, the girl will have the same thing."

Daiyu said: "My father said that I won't talk about this until I'm 15 years old."

Zijuan said: "But, what if the old ladies and ladies want to decide?"

Daiyu said: "Then I don't care, I will tell my grandmother what my father said. Besides, my father had already sent a letter to my grandmother, so he should also mention such things. It is impossible for my grandmother and aunt to force me to marry someone."

Xue Yan and Mei Qing also said: "That's right, our girl is the old lady's niece anyway, such a thing is too strong, it can't be justified, after all, the girl is only 14 years old."

Daiyu said: "Anyway, I'm going to wait for Uncle Lin to come to see me, and then I will leave here with Uncle Lin."

Mei Qing said: "Miss, don't worry, since it turns out that Master Lin also told you that if you have any troubles, you can go to General Shenwu and Prince Beijing. If Uncle Lin won't come here to pick up the girl, if the girl has something to do, you can go to see her." Please help from Prince Jing's Mansion and General Shenwu's Mansion."

Zijuan said: "Girl, I don't think you should be forced like this. The old lady is the girl's grandmother, and she has always loved her, so she shouldn't force her."

Daiyu's master and servant were talking, when Amber from Jia Mu's room came over and said, "Miss Lin, the old man is back. The old lady is happy, and she wants you to go over to have dinner together."

When Daiyu heard this, she was startled and said, "Uncle is back, didn't he go west?"

Hu Po said: "The Elder Master didn't go. I heard that when he was approaching Yumen Pass, the Elder Master accidentally fell off his horse and sprained his foot. Prince Beijing and General Shenwu saw that he was also old, so they let him stay, saying that he was injured." You can go home after you recover, and you don’t have to go west.”

Daiyu heard this, and hurriedly said, "Okay, I'll clean up and go over right away."

When Daiyu came to Jiamu's room, she saw that Mrs. Xing and Mrs. Wang were there, so she hurried up to greet her.

Because the Sanchun sisters did not come, Daiyu sat beside Jiamu.Madam Xing said: "Old Madam, when Eldest Master came back, he brought back good news, saying that he has arranged a good marriage with Ying girl, and that person's family is still a student of our Jia family."

Jia Mu asked, "Who is it?"

Mrs. Xing said: "It's the Sun's family in Datong Mansion. The grand master said that the ancestors of the Sun family were military officers, and they were students of our family. They are also family friends. Now there is only one member of the Sun family in the capital, and he is now in command. He His name is Sun Shaozu. He was born with a burly appearance, strong physique, skilled bow and horse, and capable of socializing. He is not yet 30 years old this year, and his family is rich. Now he is short of a candidate for promotion in the Ministry of War. The master said, such a nephew who is a family friend, people The products and household items are all suitable for our family."

After hearing this, Mrs. Wang was a little surprised and said: "Not 30 years old? Then you must be over 25 years old, right? Since the family background is good, why did you marry so late?"

Mrs. Xing said: "I also asked the master about this. The master said that he went to their grandson's house when he returned to Beijing this time. He said that although Sun Shaozu didn't like reading, he liked bowing horses and swords since he was a child. The master of their family My wife has given several people in the house, and asked someone to introduce several girls from good families, but Sun Shaozu is unwilling, saying that he will only marry a wife if he has fame and fame. Three years ago, the old lady of the Sun family was anxious to have a grandson, and forced him to He took a concubine first, but Sun Shaozu came to the capital to participate in the selection of the imperial guards, and took the post of command based on his own ability, and now the military department is vacant for promotion."

After hearing this, Jia Mu nodded and said, "It turns out that this person still has ambitions. It's just that there are people in the room and concubines. Isn't it wronged to welcome the girl?"

Mrs. Xing said: "Don't worry, the old lady. The old man said, Yingyatou is his daughter after all, how could Yingyatou be wronged? First of all, Sun Shaozu has the ability, how can he rely on his own ability?" Maybe he got into this position now? Besides, although he has concubines and housemates, he hasn’t had a child for so many years. It can be seen that Sun Shaozu doesn’t like those people. Welcome the girl to marry her, she is the main wife, her father-in-law and mother-in-law are all in Datong, no one controls her , Ying Yatou is the head grandmother of the family, how can there be any grievances."

After hearing this, Jia's mother said joyfully, "Since it's her father who decides, it must be appropriate. Anyway, the girl's family is grown, and she will eventually leave the court."