Xia Siling took Su Jin's hand and walked to the back door of the flower hall. Su Jin was dragged out of the flower hall involuntarily, through the connecting corridor and into a room at the back of the flower hall.
Xiao Kou'er was working in the house with a few maids. When he saw Xia Siling dragging Su Jin's hand in with tears on her face, she hurriedly waved to the maids to go out, and then she stepped forward to ask.
Xia Siling said: "Kou'er, please go out too. I want to show Mr. Su something."
Xiao Kou'er had no choice but to turn around and go out. Before leaving, he glanced at Su Jin with a pleading look in his eyes. He thought he wanted Su Jin to be more tolerant and comfort his young lady; the young lady's temper was stubborn and she might do something.
What.
Xia Siling lifted up the hanging bead curtain, pulled Su Jin into the room on the left, and said softly: "Brother Su, look at this room, does it seem like you've seen it before?"
Su Jin raised his eyes and looked around, but saw that the desks, brocade stools, bookshelves, and furnishings in this room were all very familiar. When he thought about it carefully, he found that they were exactly the same as the furnishings in the study room he rented in the courtyard when he was in Yingtian Mansion.
From large furnishings like bookshelves and desks to small things like pens, inks, paper, inkstones, and paper stones on the table, they were all exactly the same. I couldn't help but be surprised.
"After I returned to the capital, I couldn't forget the time I was a classmate with Brother Su when I was in Yingtian. Do you still remember? I often come to your study to review books and calligraphy with you, and discuss problems with you."
Xia Siling slowly touched the objects on the desk, as if they were the most precious treasures.
"After the slave family came to Beijing, they always thought of those days. So in October last year, I ordered people to go to Yingtian Mansion. You no longer lived there at that time, so I asked them to move the things in the study room where you lived.
All things were moved to the capital and arranged as they were in the slave's memory; every day, the slave came to this study to read and practice calligraphy, as if you were laughing and chatting next to the slave; do you think the slave is very
Stupid? Stupid?"
Su Jin felt excited and said softly: "You are really stupid."
"There are even more stupid things..."
Xia Siling smiled, walked quickly to the curtain on the north wall, stretched out her hand and pulled hard, pulling down the blue curtain. Su Jin took one look and screamed in surprise.
But I saw that the walls were covered with paintings, with different sizes and colors, but each one had one thing in common, that is, the characters in the paintings were all the same person. It was a portrait of Su Jin.
.
Su Jin in the painting is either wearing a green shirt or turban, or shaking a folding fan, or holding a pen and writing quickly, or running and playing Cuju. They have different shapes and spirits, and various postures. Although the brushstrokes are not entirely expressive, the beauty lies in the meticulous workmanship;
A look in the eye, a smile, a wisp of fine hair, and an upturned corner of the lips all reveal the artist and his intentions.
Su Jin murmured: "Did you...all draw this?"
Xia Siling smiled proudly and said: "They are all painted by the slave family, one every five days, thirty-three in total, which means that it has been one hundred and sixty-five days since you and I separated from Yingtian Mansion."
Su Jin turned around, stretched out his hand to hug Xia Siling into his arms, and said softly: "You... why are you so affectionate towards me? What is it about Su Jin that makes you miss me?"
Xia Siling sighed and buried her head in Su Jin's arms, saying, "I don't know why, but I think about it every day when I'm awake, when I'm asleep, when I'm eating, when I'm drinking tea, Xiao Kou'er.
Everyone has said that the Nu family is a little obsessed; do you think I am suffering from what is commonly known as lovesickness in the world?"
Su Jin was speechless. This is not called lovesickness, so what is lovesickness? Su Jin never expected that Xia Siling would be deeply in love with him. He just felt that he and Xia Siling had a mutual affection for each other; even after parting
That night, Xia Siling took the initiative to kiss herself and bit his lip. Su Jin thought about it carefully and felt that it was just a normal reaction.
After all, I and Xia Siling have been together for two months. Xia Siling is a high-ranking official and she doesn't interact with many men on a daily basis. Apart from her father or brothers at home, they are just servants. When she first arrived in Yingtian, she and she
After dating for several months, I took good care of her, so it was natural for me to have a good impression of her.
Su Jin originally thought that after returning to the capital, this matter would be gradually forgotten within a few days. During the few months of running errands, he only thought of Xia Siling occasionally;
Gradually she forgot about this passer-by in her life.
But the fact before us is that Su Jin is completely wrong. If he wasn't so deeply in love, how could he do such a crazy thing? He traveled thousands of miles to buy these used household items and draw a picture of himself every five days.
These portraits even include all the details of his daily life, including walking, standing, sitting, and walking, which shows how clear his image is in Xia Siling's mind.
Su Jin was touched but also found it very difficult. He didn't want to be a slut who played with women, but he couldn't promise anything to Xia Siling. There was almost a moment when he wanted to put a straight face on Xia Siling and kiss her properly, but in the end he
I still have to remind myself that Xia Siling is not a soft lady, Huan Niang, or a little Xian'er. She can be taken as a concubine, regardless of her status.
Xia Siling's father, Xia Song, is not easy to deal with. He is the former commander-in-chief of the Northwest Army and the pacification envoy of the Fourth Route of Shaanxi Province. Although he has been demoted to the Yongxing Army, his other subordinate posts have not been removed; this means that power
It has been reduced, but the rank is still there, and he is still a second-rank official in the imperial court; what's more, Yan Shu said that Xia Song will return to the capital soon to serve as deputy privy envoy and officially enter the core of power; such a person,
How could he tolerate his daughter becoming the concubine of a petty official?
Putting all this aside, how could Xia Siling be willing to be someone else's concubine? In this era, concubines were a symbol of low status and had no human rights at all. They could be sent around at will, and they could even be used to entertain others.
; Some people in Huangzhou Prefecture gave away their pregnant concubines to others. This meant that not only the woman as a concubine had no status, but also the child in her belly was dispensable.
Although Su Jin would never do this, the worldly view was inevitable. If he said that marrying Yan Biyun was already a shock to the world, then taking a noble girl as a concubine would be a big violation of the world.
It was really hard for Su Jin to make a choice. To say no to a woman who loved her to the point of her vagina was simply too cruel. From her past life to this life, Su Jin had never learned to refuse a woman. This was the first time since Su Jin came to this era.
The most difficult thing to do.
"Miss Xia, if you treat me like this, why would Su Jin repay you?" Su Jin said in a hoarse voice.
Xia Siling looked up at Su Jin and said softly: "Brother Su, don't you like me at all? Although the slave family is not the most powerful one in the country, it is not difficult to see."
"Human beings are not grass and trees, and Su Jin is not Liu Xiahui. How can we not be tempted? There are just other reasons. You will understand even if I don't tell you."
Xia Siling said: "I know, but Miss Yan is by no means a good match for you. It's not that the slave family is talking about Miss Yan behind your back. She is a person who is superior to others in terms of character, talent, knowledge and appearance, but his identity and age are not suitable for you at all. Maybe she
She was kind to you, and you were willing to marry her out of gratitude, but there are many ways to repay her kindness, so there is no need to repay her with marriage."
Su Jin shook his head and said: "You are wrong. I am willing to grow old with her because I love her. Other factors are enough to be ignored when we are in love. It is not out of repayment of gratitude as you think; Miss Xia,
Let me give you a few words of advice. There are so many young talents in the world, and there are many people with first-class character and family background. Su Jin will remember the good things my lady has done to me in this life. I will not be able to repay you in this life, but I will repay you in the next life."
Xia Siling shook her head and said: "I don't want the next life, I just want this life. If I can't be with you in this life, my family will be meaningless."
Su Jin frowned and said, "If I abandon Miss Yan for you, I might also abandon you for someone else in the future. So what will happen then?"
Xia Siling gritted her teeth and said, "You don't know how. The slave family doesn't care what the future holds. As long as the slave family is with you, they don't even need a title. They just want to be your equal wife."
Su Jin stretched out his hand to touch Xia Siling's smooth and fair face, and said with a smile: "That's silly. You, the daughter of the Xia family, want to be my equal wife. She says she is an equal wife, but she is actually a concubine. Will your father agree? He won't do it alive."
Is it weird if you take off my skin?"
Xia Siling was silent. There was absolutely no way his father could get through. And with his father's temper, in order to preserve the dignity of his family, he might really use extraordinary means against Su Jin. His father's methods were absolutely vicious. If that were the case, he would be the one to do it.
It hurt Su Jin.
Seeing that Xia Siling was deep in thought and silent, Su Jin thought that his persuasion had an effect, so he stepped back and cupped his hands and said: "Ms.
No, for your sake, for your father's sake, and for my sake, we'd better be more sensible. It's been a long time since I've been here, so I'll say goodbye."
Xia Siling was startled and murmured: "Are you leaving now?"
Su Jin looked at her miserable face, standing there swaying, weak and helpless, and felt a faint pain in her heart. She gritted her teeth and said, "Goodbye!"