Chapter One Hundred and Thirty seventh
The conversation between Rong Cheng and Rong Jin finally reached Rong Jingqiu's ears, and her heart calmed down. Now she was getting closer and closer to Dawn, and her mood was also uneasy.
Realizing the changes in her mood, it seemed that she had not yet mastered the Qi-raising Kung Fu, so she continued to sit upright and trace the red color, slowly calming her emotions down.
Recently, she has not met Bo Jingran again. The less contact she has before marriage, the better, so she will avoid being seen and gossiped about it. So now she only has letters with Bo Jingran and will not write inappropriate words in her letters, but just talk about interesting things about life and interesting people she meets.
Obviously Bo Jingran thought of her, and he did not write any love to express his feelings for her. He just told her about the customs and cultures of various places, and his words were humorous and witty, and he talked like a knowledgeable elder, which made her gain knowledge in the process of reading the letter. What's more, Bo Jingran wrote very well, so reading the letter was a kind of enjoyment.
She also specially made a mahogany box to collect all the letters and treasure them. She thought that when they were gray-haired, they could show the letter to their children and grandchildren. This may be a heritage in another sense.
Such letters are not afraid of being intercepted in the middle of the way. Anyway, there is no inappropriate content, so they can naturally be made public in front of others.
Jiang Qi came back twice later, but Rong Jinshi was not easy to fool him. She gritted her teeth and said that Rong Jingqiu's marriage had been decided and would not change it. Finally, she said with great sincerity, "Good sister, don't make me embarrassed. If I really agree with the Zhong family's marriage, my uncle will definitely be with me. You don't want to see me restless, right?" After saying that, he sighed.
Jiang Qi is not good at saying anything now. She also knows Rong Jin's family affairs. She finally suppresses her arrogant cousin and aunt, so Rong Jin will not easily play the stage with her husband. Following her husband's thoughts is the right way.
How could she not understand this principle? After all, she did the same, especially in the marriage of her children. It would be fine if a man didn't interfere and decided by you. Once he wanted to intervene and decide the candidate, he would only be obedient.
Once again, she returned in a bad mood and had never looked good. She didn't get anything done, so she couldn't ask for Zhong Qu's reward.
She went to Xuanping Hou’s Mansion to find Zhong Gui, and she had to give her a reply, right?
Zhong Gui didn't speak for a long time. Although there was no anger on his slightly pointed face, Jiang Qi, who was sitting next to her, felt an unusual airflow, and he should be very angry.
"Cousin, I really tried my best to do my best, but I have already agreed on the marriage, so this matter cannot be accomplished."
Zhong Gui smiled reluctantly, picked up the teacup and said to Jiang Qi, "Cousin, don't say that. I will treat my cousin with this cup of tea. Thank you for your dedication to do this for me."
Jiang Qi also picked up the teacup and responded. Seeing that the cousin seemed to have accepted the foregone conclusion, he said again, "There are many girls in the capital. If my cousin has any fondness, just tell me and I will go and talk to the matchmaker again."
"Which is I like?" Zhong Gui said with a wry smile. "I have never seen the third girl of the Rong family. I don't know where I have seen someone. After I came back, I kept making trouble with me, saying that I wanted to marry her, and I would never get married for the rest of my life. What do you think I can do? After so many days, don't you have to follow his wishes?"
After pouring a lot of bitter water, her mood improved a little.
Jiang Qi is also a mother, so how could he not understand Zhong Gui’s troubles? After all, she could see that the mother and son had their own opinions on this marriage, but how could parents win over their children?
So he said a lot to comfort the distant cousin. This was her best socializing. In the end, Zhong Gui got up and saw him off. The relationship between the two was not alienated because she couldn't do anything.
After Jiang Qi walked away, Zhong Gui's face darkened. She looked down on Rong Jingqiu. Even though a girl who grew up in Zhuangzi was of good origin, how good could she be without her parents' discipline? I guess she could only look at her face. She knew that she must be a charming girl without seeing anyone.
She couldn't resist her son's insistence. On the surface, she agreed, but in her heart she was thinking about how to treat her future daughter-in-law and let her occupy the position of the wife for a long time. This is not enough. The legitimate son Chengjue is much better than the concubine's downgrading Chengjue, so her son must have a legitimate son.
The man's mind is not so delicate. It will probably only be fresh for two days when he gets married. After a long time, she will definitely force the fox to swallow this cup of bitter water. There are so many ways that she doesn't need to be this evil person. How can her son have the ability to discover such obscure means?
She even prepared two powerful concubines for her son, and waited for the ignorant Rong girl to marry in. At that time, she could even drown her bitterness.
She had thought of thousands of ways to treat her future daughter-in-law. Now she told her that she would not marry in. Her reaction was not to be happy, but to be angry. Her son was so good that the Rong girl who could not give birth to children still looked down on her?
This made her angry than stepping on her tail.
"Jiang Qi said that the Rong family's charming son was the one who was the son of the son?" She asked her confidant and confidant nanny beside her with a gloomy face.
The confidant nanny who was serving on the side replied, "I'm talking about the son of the Bo family in Jiangnan. This family is a noble scholarly family."
"Hmph, what precious scholarly family? A family with little power in the court has this to put on their own face. I think it's a good family, but it turns out that it's just a lie."
Zhong Gui disdains such a family. In her eyes, the four words "Study Fragrance" represent pedanticism. Most of the children in the family are stupid people, or those kind of Taoist scholars who are arrogant. In short, if she is such a family, she will never get married.
The confidant nanny could see that the wife was very angry, so she made an idea from the side, "I heard that the Bo family's son is alone in the capital. Dingyuan Hou appreciated his talent and decided to recruit him as his son-in-law. But this marriage is about the orders of his parents and matchmakers. Why don't the wife write a letter to the uncle who is an official in Jiangnan, and to promote the third girl of the Rong family to the Bo family, and to promote the marriage. Is this marriage definitely possible?"
This statement came to Zhong Gui's heart. Didn't he think of her son as arrogant? Then she would destroy her marriage and make her an old girl for the rest of her life, otherwise she would be unable to exclaim in her heart.
She immediately ordered someone to prepare the four treasures of the study. She immediately compiled a letter to her brothers. In order to get the letter delivered as soon as possible, she even used her husband's relationship and asked the letter to be delivered to Jiangnan for 800 miles in a hurry.
After doing all this, she was in the mood to drink tea. This time she was waiting to see the Rong family’s bamboo basket make a waste of water. She could laugh three times just thinking about it.
"Madam, if the Rong family is not married to the Bo family, wouldn't they turn around and pester us Brother Qu?" The confidant nanny fanned her and whispered her worries. She could see that the wife was extremely disliked the marriage.
Zhong Gui sneered, "That evil must be her, so let him marry him, but this time it's not so easy to talk to. A girl who was retired from marriage has flaws, so it's not appropriate to be a wife again. Being a normal wife is also a good thing." He snorted coldly, "I'm not afraid that the Rong family will not agree. No family is willing to raise an old girl, and they will still send her out to marry."
The trusted nanny stumbled her tongue and said that the common wife was something that the merchants privately recognized. No one in the powerful families of the Da'an Dynasty recognized this thing. After all, the common wife was still a concubine.
Neither Bo Jingran nor Rong Jingqiu noticed what happened here. After all, who could have thought that Zhong Gui would be so stingy? People also said that the business was unsuccessful and righteous. It was rare for people to not get married to prevent other people's marriage.
Zhong Qu had the exact answer from Jiang Qi, and his expression was tense. Jiang Qi was afraid that he would not be able to see it, so he persuaded him a few words, but there was nothing but the world, why bother to love that flower? There are so many good girls in the capital. If she sees someone in the future, she will help her to say she is close to her.
Zhong Qu had no intention of blaming Jiang Qi, and thanked his cousin's aunt for giving him a tribute, turned around and left.
Jiang Qi looked at Zhong Qu's tall and tall back and couldn't help but sigh, saying that Rong Jin had no vision, and such a good son-in-law had even let him slip away. It was really a waste of resources.
Zhong Qu was riding on the horse and walked in this lively street market in a daze. The people came and went, and his loneliness and loneliness were even more convenient. He could never accept this result. He was willing to marry a matchmaker. Why did she still not see him?
A weak scholar from Jiangnan is the beloved person in her eyes? What is the joke? Zhong Qu lost?
The more he thought about it, the more annoyed he became. He suddenly turned his horse's head and headed towards the inn where Bo Jingran was staying.
Bo Jingran is very open in the capital, has family background and ability, and many scholars are willing to date him. It just so happened that he didn't go out this day and was writing a letter to Rong Jingqiu. He likes this way of dating. The girl from the Rong family suits him everywhere. It is the way his wife would look like when he was a teenager, so every word in his pen is full of his emotions.
"Young master, a barbarian broke in..."
Before Anping could finish his words, Zhong Qu appeared in this elegant study.
Bo Jingran looked at Zhong Qu's gaze that was looking at him wildly, and he felt a little displeased, but he did not have an attack at the first time, but sent Anping down.
"I have never met you. What does your intention?" He stood up and said, even though he could see that the other party was a martial artist, he was not afraid. There was still something to be reasonable under the feet of the emperor.
Zhong Qu didn't speak. In his eyes, Bo Jingran was really a weak scholar, like a novice. Such a person is a good match in her eyes?
He almost stopped recognizing the word.
Bo Jingran also looked at the uninvited guest coldly, but in his mind was thinking about where he had seen this person, how did he offend him, and asked him to come to find fault with him? But if he wanted to break his head, he couldn't figure out who this person was.
"It's meaningless, I'm just here to see you." Zhong Qu walked closer to Bo Jingran, the more he looked, the more he was more contempt he was. He could strangle this weak book to death with one move.
Bo Jingran lowered his face and then said to Anping, who was guarding outside, "Anping, report to the official."
Zhong Qu did not stop the servant from doing anything, so what could he do to report to the official? He is a local snake in the capital, how could he be afraid of a crossing river dragon like this? What's more, this weak scholar who is considered a crossing river dragon?
Seeing the other party's actions, Bo Jingran knew in his heart that it was useless to report to the official. The person in front of him should have a family background, but so what?
Zhong Qu glanced at the letter that had not been finished on the desk, and saw the words "Miss Rong" written on the letter from afar. A fire suddenly ignited in his eyes, as if he saw her and the weak scholar's expressions.
Then he took a step forward, picked up the letter and looked carefully, and anger surged up. He pinched the letter paper in his hand into a wrinkled ball.
When Bo Jingran saw this, he didn't understand anything? His brows frowned, not because he suspected that Rong Jingqiu had any inappropriate behavior of this man, but because of the man's behavior of being disgraceful.
Although he had known Rong Jingqiu for a long time, he knew this girl with a delicate mind, but he was a rare and transparent person. Moreover, the two did not act out of special actions when they dated. This is her cultivation.
"Your eloquence has lost his identity..."
Before he could finish his words, Zhong Qu turned around and approached him, reached out to grab his collar and stared at him fiercely, "What if I want you to cancel this marriage?"
Bo Jingran sneered, "What qualifications do you have to care about my marriage?" He did not stretch out his hand to push away the reckless man's hand, but his words became more and more intense. "Even if I came to the saint, I would still say this."
Even though he was at a disadvantage now, he still looked down on Zhong Qu and did not lose at all.
Zhong Qu really wanted to punch this weak scholar and beat him half to death, seeing if he dared to compete with him? But he was the heir of the Zhong family and had been trained by the family since he was a child. He would not do such impulsive and reckless behavior.
He coldly threw Bo Jingran aside.
Bo Jingran staggered a few steps before he stood firm.
"Do you want to marry her smoothly? Don't think too easily." Zhong Qu said harshly.
"What do you want to do to come for me? Don't cause trouble for Miss Rong San. After all, she is a girl's family. Besides, a big man can't make a girl's family a hero?" Bo Jingran said anxiously.
He would never allow the person in front of him to hurt Rong Jingqiu, so his eyes were filled with warning anger, "If you dare to hurt Miss Rong San, I will never let you go. I will sue the saint in front of the saint. If you don't believe me, try it."
Zhong Qu felt very uncomfortable. No matter how provoked his words or behaviors, he had always had a calm face, as if he would not take things in the world to heart. However, once the words involved Rong Jingqiu, he instantly became a different person. This man was like him and really cared about Rong Jingqiu.
"I'm not going to cause trouble for a girl's house."
"Then remember your words."
When Zhong Qu left, his depression could not be relieved at all. The weak scholar protecting Rong Jingqiu made him feel extremely unhappy, as if he had stepped on his indescribable feelings under his feet.
When Anping turned around, he saw his young master picking up the letters on the ground and gently flattening them, and then solemnly putting them back on the table.
"Young Master, is that man gone? The yamen is outside."
"Let's go." Bo Jingran sat down, "Give some silver and good students a chance to send the yamen servant." He had no intention of making things worse now, otherwise he would ruin Rong Jingqiu's reputation, which was not a scene he liked to see.
Anping said he knew and went out to send the invited yamen staff away.
When he came back, he had already found out about Zhong Qu's identity and quietly reported it to his young master.
Bo Jingran had no expression after hearing this, but just raised his hand to ask him to retreat. He spread the paper again and wrote a letter to Rong Jingqiu calmly. A small episode would not interrupt his thoughts.]
What's more, this is a failed proposal.
Rong Jingqiu didn't know that Zhong Qu was going to find Bo Jingran's trouble. As soon as she received the letter he wrote to her, she couldn't wait to open it. This letter with great writing has now become a very meaningful travel notes. She envied his footsteps to be able to travel all over the mountains and rivers, hoping that one day she could also travel around the sky like him.
"Girl, the old lady sends someone to call you to Ning'an Hall." Mei'er came in and reported.
Rong Jingqiu was obsessed with reading the letter. He frowned when he heard it. He had to put down the interesting letter, get up and clean up to see Rong Fu.
After arriving at Ning'an Hall and having someone report it, she stepped in.
There were many people sitting in the room, and Rong Jin was also sitting there. As soon as he saw her coming, he waved to her to come.
Rong Jingqiu could not guess Rong Fu's intention in his heart, so he stepped forward with some vigilance to pay his respects to Rong Fu.
Rong Fu changed his previous indifference to their mother and daughter, and waved to Rong Jingqiu to come forward.
As soon as Rong Jingqiu walked to her, she grabbed Rong Jingqiu's hand and let her sit beside her, and cared about her food and drink.
"It's summer, and it's because you're getting thinner. Maybe you can't get used to eating. Let the servants do whatever they want. Don't make things difficult for your stomach because of your reserve."
"What my granddaughter knows is that this summer is coming, and it will inevitably be bitter."
Rong Jingqiu answered cautiously, she was a little scared about her grandmother's concern. She still hoped that Rong Fu would continue to ignore her. She really couldn't help her care for her.
After a routine concern and greeting, Rong Fu said, "I have dreamed about your grandfather every day. He is not peaceful there. I want to go to the temple to recite scriptures and do a ritual to salvation. You just happened to copy the blood scriptures for me. The Buddha will recite your piety. So tomorrow you will go with me to pray for your grandfather and let your grandfather see you too."
This requirement sounds reasonable, but why did Rong Jingqiu feel that he was not kind to greet the chicken with New Year's greetings, and I don't know if he was wary of Rong Fu's grandmother and thus became prejudiced.
No matter what, the request was not allowed, so she nodded and agreed.
Chapter completed!