Siniang's wedding was approaching, so Qingrong simply stayed at her mother's house these days to help out.
It was May in a blink of an eye, and the weather was getting hotter. Everyone in the Lu family was busy. Qingrong ordered his servants to wipe the tables and desks at home until they were shiny. After a while, he went to check whether the items were ready... It seemed that only
Si Niang was left alone with nothing to do, waiting for the evening to come.
As soon as Qingrong went to Siniang's house, she saw Siniang smiling silly in front of the bronze mirror. She shook her head and walked over, "What are you smiling about? Why don't you ask someone to help you wash and dress after taking a bath?"
Siniang turned her head, looked at her and smiled, "Sister, why do I feel that all this is like a dream? Am I really going to marry Linrang?"
Qingrong laughed at her and said, "Then let me pinch you and see if it hurts?" She picked up the comb on the table and combed Siniang's hair herself, "I see you were so happy. You should have done it last night."
It’s because I didn’t sleep well.”
Si Niang looked at the mirror and smiled, "I am happy. Now I can marry him as I wished. Why am I not happy?"
Qingrong looked at her real smile and smiled too, "I am happy that you can get what you want. I only hope that you can be on the same page with your husband in the future, playing the piano and the harp in harmony, and grow old together."
Si Niang nodded and responded with a smile.
Qingrong couldn't help but sigh, "These days go by so fast. In the blink of an eye, you are now married. I am so grateful. I have nothing else to advise you. Just remember to take good care of yourself and don't let yourself be wronged. Sister
My parents and I will always be your support."
Siniang was moved when she heard the words, her eyes were a little sour, she turned around and took Qingrong's hand, "Sister A is the same. No matter what, my mother-in-law and I will always rely on Sister."
"Okay, let's not talk anymore. Let's quickly comb our hair and dress up. Your husband is very attentive. The jewelry he sent is all expensive, and there are quite a lot of it. I guess it will take some time to put it all on."
Siniang said: "That must be very heavy, right?"
Qingrong smiled and said: "That's right. You are also a duchess now. Even if I see you in the future, I will still salute you in front of others. Even if the pomp is bigger, it doesn't matter. Besides, this is nothing.
Yesterday, my sister-in-law and I, Mrs. Pei, went to build a new house for you. This house has also been renovated. The items and appliances in the upper room are not only valuable, but they are also rare and fine. This slave was also bought from scratch.
, just waiting for you to pass by, the three of us will praise you as a good blessing."
Si Niang became more and more embarrassed when she heard this, but her heart felt sweet, "It's hard to believe that he has bad intentions."
"Yeah, seeing that he takes you seriously makes me feel at ease. You will probably be busy in the future and won't have much free time. There won't be many opportunities for both of us to be at home, but you still have to remember to go home more often.
Let’s take a look.”
Siniang nodded and said, "Sister, don't worry."
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After the wedding was completed, Qingrong returned to Xue's house early the next morning. Qingrong asked Yun Niang, "Is there anything going on these days?"
Yun Niang said: "There's nothing else, except that Mrs. Cui sent someone to ask if Madam was there. Later, Xue Liulang sent someone to bring something over, saying that he had no intention of offending Madam that day and wanted to apologize."
Azhen has always been outspoken and sincere, "I don't see anyone coming to apologize. He clearly has a problem with our wife."
Qingrong also knew that Xue Yan might be dissatisfied with her, so she thought it was because of his misunderstanding with Gu Songzhi that time, and didn't think much about it. She shook her head and said, "You should change your habit of speaking quickly."
, After all, it’s not a big deal, and there’s no need to mobilize troops. It’s enough if everyone can go there.” He asked Yun Niang again, “What did you bring?”
Yun Niang turned around and took out the things in the room. She took a quick look and saw that a wooden box contained a Persian winged lion gold bracelet. The texture was average, but the appearance was unique. Yun Niang took it out and said, "It's Xue Liulang
I heard that the things I brought from the Western Regions are very fashionable."
Qingrong was a little surprised when he heard this, "Oh? I didn't expect him to understand this? This is quite novel." Qingrong reached out and took it, and looked at it carefully, "It looks weird, but it doesn't look like my third aunt.
This woman will like it."
Yun Niang smiled and said, "Yes. When Xue Liulang's guard came to present this item, I asked a few more questions. He said that these Persian jewelry are very popular among the young girls in Xizhou."
Young girl? Qingrong had to make some more guesses after hearing the words, but these few words could not prove anything.
Thinking of what Chang Ning said, she couldn't help but wonder, if Xue Yan found out that Li Yuanmin was still alive, would he really hide her secretly? Didn't he refuse to agree to marry her before? If he really did this...could it be because of guilt?
? Or do you have other plans?
If it has nothing to do with Xue Yan, then where is Li Yuanmin now? After thinking about it, if she really wants to find Li Yuanmin secretly without making any noise, unless she sends someone trustworthy to go, it would be most appropriate for her to go in person... If this continues
, even if she didn't say it, Chang Ning would definitely be worried.
"Keep asking people to keep an eye on you. There is no other way at the moment."
…
Soon the day came for Siniang to return to peace, and Qingrong also took the time to go back.
In the upper room of the Lu family, a newlywed couple was sitting side by side. They looked really good-looking and a perfect match. Today, the fourth lady was wearing a lavender skirt and a gold tie. She was really charming and gentle, with an extraordinary appearance and a beautiful face.
She had a rare shyness and smile on her face, so she knew that Cui Chenyu treated her well, and it was not in vain that the four mothers were sincerely following her.
Cui Chenyu smiled and said: "I haven't congratulated my sister yet. Yesterday, the saint who entered the palace received good news. On the eve of the eve, Shiro selected 3,000 cavalry to attack the Tibetan base camp at night. The leader of the East Turks, Ashinaqi, saw that the situation was not good and retreated without help. Tubo was severely defeated.
Lose. If this situation continues, the Turks’ surrender will be just around the corner.”
Siniang also said: "Brother-in-law is really brave and capable of fighting. He has been able to defeat the enemy in Xizhou in only two months. Sister, I should be relieved."
After Lu Wenzhong and Wang heard this, they both nodded and applauded.
Qingrong was naturally happy when she heard this, but she just smiled faintly, looked at Cui Chenyu and said, "I hope nothing else goes wrong."
Cui Chenyu said with a smile: "The situation in the Western Region is unstable. The sage may intend to choose a general to guard Xizhou. Since Shiro has done such a great service, the sage may intend to promote him and let him guard Xizhou."
"Then it won't last for three or five years, and my brother-in-law won't be able to come back?" Siniang said and looked at Qingrong. She couldn't say whether this kind of thing was good or bad. Although promotion is a good thing, but
Wouldn’t my sister have to wait alone in the capital for many years?
Cui Chenyu pondered for a moment, "Yes."
Everyone looked at Qingrong, but Qingrong smiled calmly, "This is a good thing. Since the saint is determined to promote him, I am naturally happy for him."
Siniang felt a little sad for a moment. She couldn't help but think of what Qingrong said on the day of her wedding that it was rare to get together. Now it seems really sad. Cui Chenyu seemed to notice her low mood and reached out to hold her hand comfortingly. Siniang felt so sad in her heart.
His warm gesture also followed suit.
Mrs. Wang took care of Nian Qingrong's thoughts and hurriedly changed her words and said, "Hurry up and try the fish dumplings today. Your grandpa specially told me to make them."
…
After dinner, Qingrong and Siniang walked hand in hand in the courtyard.
Qingrong asked: "You just got married, but have you met the elders of the Cui family?"
Siniang complained: "I've seen it, and I've also seen the famous Aunt Li. Although she treats people with a smile on her face, I always feel that she has no good intentions. Sister, you don't know, I just married her.
A few days later, she asked Sister-in-law Pei to send two beautiful maids to my house, saying that she wanted them to take good care of me and Lin Rang. What do you think she had in mind? My house is not that good.
You can’t even find a maid, right?”
Qingrong was a little surprised, "Ling Niang? Did she choose the person?"
"That's not true. Sister-in-law Pei has already said this. She also obeyed her mother-in-law's orders. She originally gave some advice and gave her maid as a gift just after the wedding. I was afraid it was not good, but Mrs. Li retorted and lectured her.
After a while, due to her status as an elder, Sister-in-law Pei had no choice but to accept the job and explained it to me, fearing that I would misunderstand. She told me that she would just find an excuse to send people back in the future, and she had her own way of dealing with it.
."
Qingrong nodded when he heard this, maybe Pei Lingniang was holding back some tricks to wait for Li. Qingrong saw that Pei Lingniang and Siniang got along well, so she felt relieved. With a capable sister-in-law like Pei Lingniang, Siniang would be able to do the same in the future.
Follow and learn more. "What about Lin Rang? What is his attitude towards these two beauties?" After all, no matter what others say about this kind of thing, the most important thing is to see how the man does it.
Speaking of this, Siniang was still a little pleased, "He didn't do anything, he just said to let me make arrangements."
Qingrong smiled and said, "That's good, it will be nice if he can be attracted to you."
"Sister, if my brother-in-law really wants to be stationed in Xizhou, why don't you move back here? It would be boring for you to live there alone and guard an empty house."
Qingrong shook her head and smiled, "Let's talk about it later."
In the blink of an eye, at the end of May, the Turks surrendered and the war in Xizhou was finally settled.
Li Jin commended Xue Shao and promoted him to the right-guard general, which was quite satisfactory. He neither deliberately ignored him nor gave him an exceptional reward. And this time, as Cui Chenyu said, the saint really ordered Xue Shao to
A local garrison was stationed to guard Xizhou.
At this time, Qingrong ordered the people who were watching Xue Yan to come and report that there was another news from Xizhou. Qingrong was suspicious, did it turn out that news would come at the end of every month?
After Qingrong got the news, she went to the Duke's Mansion and told Chang Ning the truth.
But after so long, I still have no clue, and Chang Ning can't sit still. Xizhou is a mixed bag of fish and dragons. Those Turkic and Tubo people have barbaric customs and are not educated. If Yuan Min falls into the hands of foreigners, I don't know how much he will suffer.
.
Chang Ning suddenly asked: "I heard that the sage asked Xue Shao to garrison Xizhou? Then he will be in Xizhou for a lot of time."
"yes."
"He has already had this opportunity to make meritorious deeds and received a reward, so it's time for you to fulfill your promise to me." Chang Ning's voice trembled, with a hint of despair, "You can join the army, so that we don't have to be separated by thousands of miles.
I can ask for more grace for you... Just ask you to find her personally. If she falls into a dangerous situation, help her... help her escape and don't let her walk into a road where life is worse than death.
."
Qingrong was startled when she heard the words. She pondered for a moment and said slowly: "Naturally count."
Chang Ning was shocked when he heard this, "Okay, then when do you plan to leave for Xizhou?"