"How come it's so fast? It's... the New Year's Eve is coming soon, can't... I can't celebrate the New Year at home?" Yuan Jingchuan was a little anxious, and his eyes were a little hazy.
Chu Yunjing turned his body sideways: "Sun De, who sent the message, said that it will take time to measure the size, make the wedding arrangements, and purchase the items. I will get married on the sixth day of April next year. I don't think it will be long, so these things have to be put on the agenda, but I'm with you.
The message sent to Sun De is that I have contracted an illness and will wait until after the New Year to feel better before leaving."
"Okay, then let's celebrate the New Year. Mrs. Chu doesn't need to worry about these... no matter the honors or the wedding dress. We will prepare it ourselves. You said that the decree of the Tian family is really outrageous. My daughter is far away in Yongzhou, why should I get married?
Go to the palace." Yuan Jingchuan looked at Chu Yunching distressedly.
"I have asked my old friend in Kyoto to find out. I will get a reply in a few days. I wonder what King Qi looks like? What is his temperament? Who would be relieved to marry him so hastily?" Yuan Ting was also very puzzled.
"Yes, we don't know what King Qi's character is like. Born in the royal family, he is extremely wealthy, but he only has a walking distance, that's... just... ugh!" Yuan Jingchuan couldn't bear to continue talking, and he said it.
Bian suppressed his words forcefully.
Chu Yunching put his hand on Yuan Jingchuan's shoulder and patted it gently: "Aunt, don't think too much."
Yuan Shi didn't speak for a long time, and only drank a few sips of tea silently. Yuan Shi was already in his sixties, and although his beard and hair were all white, his hair was combed meticulously, and the length of his beard made him look very neat. Yuan Shi looked at Chu Yunjing,
Brown eyes are full of love.
"Xiao Jing, are you willing?" After all, Yuan Shi lived for several more decades, remained calm, and hit the nail on the head with his words.
Chu Yunjing looked at Yuan Shi and saw the kindness in Yuan Shi's eyes. This was the look that could only be seen when looking at Chu Yunjing. Chu Yunjing's eyes were a little more determined: "Yes!"
This is a gifted marriage, not some kind of marriage between cats and dogs. Chu Yunjing knows very well that no matter what the future holds, he cannot let anyone in this room worry about him. He can only bear everything in the future.
Everyone else understands that Chu Yunjing made this decision after considering it. Chu Yunjing has grown up!
"Okay, in that case, let's not say anything more and let's eat!" Yuan Shi suppressed his sadness, got up and walked to the back hall.
Yuan Shi spoke, and it was difficult for others to say anything. Yuan Jingchuan stood up and took Chu Yunching's hand. Thousands of words merged into one sentence: "My Xiao Jing...has grown up." Yuan Jingchuan had tears in his eyes.
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"Well, the Chu family is also a century-old family. Xiao Jing is a direct descendant of the royal family and deserves it! What's more, the Chu family holds the economic lifeline of Dafeng. The royal family will not treat the Chu family badly." Yuan Ting comforted Yuan Jingchuan.
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The Chu family does have a high status in Dafeng. Dafeng respects aristocratic families, and even ordinary aristocratic families cannot compare with the Chu family.
The Chu family has established a foothold in the Ministry of Household Affairs in the past dynasties and made considerable contributions to the economy of Dafeng.
The Chu family has always had an unwritten rule that men in the family do not take concubines. It is not an explicit rule, but it is a tacit understanding.
The reason for the thinning of the population over several generations.
The ancestors of the Chu family did have descendants who married into the royal family. Later, either they were not the right age or there was no one in the Chu family to use them, so these things disappeared.
Yuan Jingchuan nodded: "I understand what brother said. Although I am a woman, I understand all these..." There were tears on Yuan Jingchuan's face, and she stroked Chu Yunching's cheek.
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"I just feel a little sorry for Xiao Jing." After all, Yuan Jingchuan is different from the ordinary housewife who is full of mood and anger. She knows that the will cannot be changed, so she can only watch her child cry with distress.
"Don't cry. It's not good for father to see you. You go and eat. I'll go back first. When there is news from Kyoto, I will send it over as soon as possible."
Yuan Ting left, and he rarely ate at his old house except during Chinese New Year and holidays.
After Yuan Ting left, Chu Yunjing couldn't help it anymore. She just didn't want to cry in front of her uncle. She felt that her uncle always made her uncomfortable, but Yuan Ting was also really nice to her. There was a feeling between them.
It's like a glacier.
"Don't worry, aunt, doesn't aunt understand Xiao Jing yet? Xiao Jing will definitely not let herself suffer, don't worry!"
Chu Yunching's nose was sore. She couldn't bear to let Yuan Jingchuan see her cry. She hurriedly hugged Yuan Jingchuan to hide it, and put her hands on Yuan Jingchuan's back to comfort her. Tears had already filled Chu Yunching's big eyes.
, a few large tears fell down the moment he lowered his eyes. Chu Yunjing shed a few tears silently and then tried his best to suppress them to prevent more tears from falling.
Chu Yunjing hid it very well and did not make any big gestures of sobbing, so Yuan Jingchuan did not notice what she thought: "Okay, aunt is not worried about you. Can Si Yu and Guan Guan be taken away?"
Yuan Jingchuan looked at Si Yu who was also wiping tears.
Chu Yunching quickly wiped away her tears, sniffed softly, came out of Yuan Jingchuan's arms, looked at Si Yu, and nodded: "Take them all away."
"Okay, I'm here to take care of you." Yuan Jingchuan wiped his tears.
After the two people's emotions stabilized, Yuan Jingchuan took Chu Yunching's delicate hand into the back hall, and the two talked all the way.
after meal
Chu Yunjing saw that his grandpa had not eaten much at dinner, so he wanted to see if his grandpa wanted to eat, but found that his grandpa was not in the house. Chu Yunjing walked around several rooms without seeing his grandpa, so he guessed that Yuan Shiding
I was going to the garden, so I ran to the garden lake and found my grandpa, and found him fishing here.
The lake was frozen, and Yuan Shi dug a hole in the ice, and the fishing line went down through the hole. I don't know if it was a man fishing or a fish fishing for a man. The fishing line moved, which was obviously a fish taking the bait, but the fisherman stared at it with sad eyes.
As for the big hole under the line, my thoughts had already gone far away, and I couldn't notice the beating of the fishing rod at all. After a while, there was no movement in the fishing line, and the fish ran away!
Chu Yunjing didn't know how long his grandfather had been here. He just looked at the water surface close to the ice in the big hole and another thin layer of ice skin appeared.
Chu Yunjing saw Yuan Shi from a distance and was extremely anxious. Regardless of whether he was stepping on stones or branches, he ran staggering all the way to Yuan Shi's side, panting and angrily: "Grandpa, in such a cold weather, you
Why are you here?"
Yuan Shi smiled: "Grandpa wants to come fishing."
"No, it's too cold. Come with me quickly." Chu Yunjing frowned and took his grandfather's arm to pull him up. After all, he was a little girl, so he pulled him a few times and failed to pull him up.
She was worried that her grandpa was old and couldn't stand the cold. He had suffered a serious illness some time ago.
Yuan Shi said in a flattering tone: "Xiao Jing, when you were a child, you loved fishing here with your grandpa. Would you like to sit with grandpa?"
After hearing this, Chu Yunjing's nose felt sour, and she stopped dragging her grandpa away. She squatted down beside her grandfather and nodded: "Okay, Xiao Jing will accompany grandpa."
Yuan Shi touched his grandson's head: "My little Jing grows up so fast."
Feeling her grandfather's reluctance, she wanted to cry the moment Yuan Shi touched the top of her head.
Chu Yunjing blinked his almond-shaped eyes hard, trying to blink back the tears, but the more he blinked, the more tears he shed. The tears had already flowed down his cheeks to his chin, falling drop by drop, and his long eyelashes were also covered with tears. Finally, he said 'wow'
He burst into tears: "Grandpa, I really can't let you go!"
Chu Yunjing leaned on her grandfather and sobbed. Yuan Shi's eyes were filled with mist. He looked into the distance and patted her back gently: "My little Jing won't cry anymore. I won't cry anymore."
Chu Yunjing cried for a while and ran out of energy. She leaned on her grandfather and blinked: "Does grandpa miss me?"
"Of course, grandpa doesn't want you to miss anyone!" Yuan Shi glared and said in a coaxing tone.
"Grandpa, don't go socializing anymore. Xiao Jing doesn't like it." Chu Yunjing twisted her body and acted coquettishly to her grandpa.
"Okay, grandpa promises you."
"But grandpa likes to get together with friends, so Xiao Jing can't let grandpa go find friends. Xiao Jing often goes to see your sister from Mr. Wei's family and other sisters from such and such families, right?" Yuan Shi said strangely.
Said weirdly.
Chu Yunjing was amused: "Okay, then I will allow grandpa to go to the party."
Mr. Wei is the teacher who teaches Chu Yunching poetry and calligraphy. His daughter is about the same age as Chu Yunching, and they have played together since childhood.
"Grandpa promised not to socialize with those people." Yuan Shi said with a smile.
Perhaps there was a gust of cool wind, which made Yuan Shi cough twice. Chu Yunjing patted his grandfather's back distressedly, trying to make him feel better.
"Grandpa, let's go back. You've stayed outside long enough." Chu Yunching looked worried.
"I'm old, I can't bear the cold wind anymore, it's getting late, listen to Xiao Jing, let's go back."
Chu Yunjing stood up with his grandfather.
Yuan Shi was old after all, and he was a little shaky when he stood up. Yuan Shi didn't walk very smoothly along the way. Maybe the news that Chu Yunjing was leaving was a bit of a blow to Yuan Shi.
Chu Yunjing accompanied his grandfather all the way back to the house. The servants served tea, and Chu Yunjing handed Yuan Shi a cup instead.
"Grandpa, let's have a cup of tea to warm up first!"
As soon as Yuan Shi took the tea, Yuan Jingchuan came in. After Yuan Jingchuan entered the room, the servant came to take off her dark cloak. Yuan Jingchuan walked to Yuan Shi and saluted: "Father!"
"Xiao Jing is so good at bringing you back, father..." Yuan Jingchuan was very worried. He wanted to persuade Yuan Shi not to run around in the cold weather. If he got older, there would be no one around him...
Then I thought that luckily she was fine, so I changed my sentence: "Father, please take good care of yourself."
Chu Yunching walked up to Yuan Jingchuan, pouted her beautiful lips, and said angrily: "Aunt, look at grandpa, he actually went fishing at the lake in such a cold weather."
"Okay, aunt will talk to grandpa. Aunt has something to tell grandpa. Can Xiao Jing go back first?" Yuan Jingchuan agreed to Chu Yunching and thought of sending Chu Yunching first. He still had something to talk to his father.
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Chu Yunching nodded, knowing that the two of them had something to say and it would be inconvenient to stay for a long time. He bowed to Yuan Shi and Yuan Jingchuan before turning around and leaving.
Yuan Jingchuan ordered his servants to close the door.
"Sit down." Yuan Shi opened his mouth and motioned for the people below to sit down.
"Thank you father."
Yuan Jingchuan glanced in the direction of the door with some anxiety, waiting for Chu Yunching to go away.
"Have you all given orders?" Yuan Shi spoke first.
"Well, the tailor has just left. I just measured the size of the New Year's clothes a few days ago, so I used the one that's just right." Yuan Jingchuan found a tailor to make wedding clothes for Chu Yunching.
"Okay!" Yuan Shi sighed.
"Please prepare more to prevent Xiao Jing from suffering." Yuan Shi looked towards the direction Chu Yun Jing left.
"I know, father and daughter are both ready. Back then...the head and face that my mother gave Xiao Jing are also used this time. In the past, I only thought that this head and face would be too expensive to marry an ordinary family, so I just wanted to do it.
It's just the right time to put on makeup." Yuan Jingchuan's purpose tonight was more than that, so he deliberately mentioned his mother.
Yuan Shi nodded "Yes."
"There are some things that should be said, and there are some things that you don't need to say to Xiao Jing..." When Yuan Shi's wife was mentioned, Yuan Shi hesitated to speak.
"Yes!" Yuan Jingchuan frowned, his eyes wandering, and hesitant to speak.
There was silence in the room. Yuan Jingchuan hesitated for a long time. He lowered his head and bit his lower lip lightly with his teeth. His eyes were a little red. Yuan Jingchuan fought hard in his heart and finally couldn't help it anymore.