kingnovel Chapter 120: The Autumn
Chapter 120: The Autumn
In the backyard, the maid hurried back to Xu Jing's room. As soon as she entered the room, she excitedly said:
"Miss, Miss, I saw my future son-in-law. He's very handsome..."
"Hmph!" Xu Jing snorted coldly, "It hasn't even been decided yet, what kind of son-in-law is he?"
The maid knew she had said the wrong thing, so she put away her cheerful expression and said timidly, "Shen, Master Shen also sent Madam a festival gift. Madam kept him in the hall to talk for a while, and now he has gone to the study to see the Marquis."
"What did he give?"
The maid was stunned for a while before she said:
"Bamboo shoots, dried bamboo shoots, pickled cabbage, and chili peppers. He said his mother pickled them herself. There's also a bag of longans..."
The maid's voice became softer and softer as she spoke, and finally she was silent.
Dried bamboo shoots, sauerkraut, and chili peppers?
Ha ha!
Xu Qing laughed at himself a few times.
Qin's own daughter married the one and only general who protected the country in the dynasty. Now she lives in a separate mansion and is the general's wife, and she also has a first-rank imperial edict.
And I told myself that I was a poor boy who could only give dried bamboo shoots and sauerkraut as a Mid-Autumn Festival gift.
I heard that Shen Yanqing is still living with his mother in a small, dilapidated courtyard in West Lane.
why?
She was clearly disgusting herself.
She even chose a day like today to have Shen Yanqing come to her house, clearly intending to make her lose face in front of Su Li and Pei Heng.
"Miss, they said dinner is ready. Please come over."
"Don't go!"
Xu Qing smashed a teacup with a bang.
Broken porcelain pieces flew, and she saw flashes of her mother washing clothes in cold winter, her hands soaked in icy water; and of her mother weaving and embroidering under an oil lamp, her eyes squinting late at night. Meanwhile, her father, repeatedly failing the exams, turned to alcohol, spending his days drunken, writing his sour poems, unconcerned about the family's livelihood.
Finally, my father went mad and burned all his manuscripts, and the fire consumed our already impoverished home. He also hanged himself in the woods.
Her mother had no choice but to take her to live with her aunt, but she became ill from overwork and died soon after.
Before her death, her mother said that she was destined to marry the Marquis of Yong'an, but she eloped with a poor scholar for love. The Qin family had no choice but to let Qin Shi marry into the Marquis's mansion in her place.
As sisters, her mother suffered a lot and died with hatred, while her aunt Qin married into a wealthy family and enjoyed glory.
So every time she saw her aunt, she hated her.
Every time she saw Su Li, she hated him!
Now, Qin wants to marry her to Shen Yanqing?
She doesn't want it!
Looking at the manuscript of poems written on the day of the poetry reading, her eyes moved and she began to think in her mind.
……
In the dining room, the maid came to report that the cousin was not feeling well and would not be coming to dinner.
Qin smiled awkwardly when she heard this.
Xu Jing must be in a bad mood.
Instead, Shen Yanqing lowered his eyes and said in a deep voice, "I am sorry for being so rude. I came to visit you today and should have left the holiday gift and left. I shouldn't have disturbed your family's meal and reunion."
Qin smiled and said, "Yanqing, the Marquis and I don't treat you as an outsider. We will be family in the future, so it's okay. Don't pay attention to her, let's eat." But there was still a hint of disappointment in her eyes.
Su Li helped Pei Heng sit down and served him the food herself.
After taking care of Pei Heng, he turned around and picked up some food for Huan Ge'er. Huan Ge'er was sandwiched between Su Li and his grandmother Qin. He watched them take turns picking up food for him and took a deep breath.
Even though he had prepared himself mentally before coming and even went hungry without having breakfast, he suddenly felt powerless when faced with the shaky dishes that would not get any smaller no matter how much he ate.
Shen Yanqing, who was standing opposite, was also a little frightened when he saw this scene. Seeing Qin busying around and asking someone to serve him food, he quickly said:
"Don't worry, ma'am. I can do it myself."
Huan Ge'er cast a sympathetic look at him, and the two strangers now developed a tacit understanding.
Seeing the expressions on their faces, Pei Heng also couldn't help laughing.
He turned around and picked up some food for Su Li.
"Madam, you have lost weight recently. Eat more."
Su Zhe smiled evilly and said:
"Brother-in-law, you don't understand. My sister likes to be thin! In order to lose weight, she only ate one meal a day, and that was just a mouthful of rice."
The original owner, Su Li, lost weight so much that she starved herself to the point of fainting just because Pei Yan said "a slender waist can be held in one hand". This incident was even a laughing stock among the noble ladies.
This is all trivial stuff, and Su Zhe is bringing it up?
Can't you tell the occasion?
And what a stupid brain the original owner has. Now he has to take the blame for this embarrassing thing.
Su Li glared at him and said:
"Even so many delicious foods can't keep you hungry. Is it because the food at our house isn't good enough that you want to eat at someone else's? Have you prepared your holiday gifts? Hmm?"
After saying this, she gave him a fierce look and warned him that if he said anything more, she would tell everyone about him and Song Ci.
Sure enough, Su Zhe instantly wilted, picked up a chili pepper and ran over to put it in her bowl and said:
"Sister, you love chili peppers. These are grown by Lord Shen's mother herself. They are different from those grown by other farmers and are very fresh. Try them, try them!"
Then he turned to Pei Heng and said:
"Brother, you said something wrong. Drink three cups as punishment. Brother-in-law is wise and brave. He will definitely not embarrass me because of something in the past, right?"
Pei Heng laughed heartily, watching Su Zhe guzzle three cups, then smiled and put the chili pepper into his own bowl, saying:
"Ari doesn't like spicy food lately, why not try something lighter?"
"Yes!" Su Li pretended not to appreciate Su Zhe's kindness and took a bite of pickled cabbage and said, "I like eating pickled cabbage recently!"
Qin Shi hadn't seen the two siblings playing together for a long time, and she felt a sense of warmth. Even the Marquis curled his lips, a rare gesture, and said:
"Yanqing, General Pei, I'm sorry to have embarrassed you."
Shen Yanqing quickly said, "No, no."
Pei Heng also said with a doting look: "A Li works hard day and night in the general's mansion. It's rare for her to come back to her parents' home. Just do as she pleases!"
Qin quickly changed the subject and said, "You like sauerkraut, isn't that hard to deal with? Madam Shen sent some over, I'll pack it for you later."
Shen Yanqing also said, "Thanks to the general's wife for not giving up, I will ask my mother to make some more and send them to the general's residence."
"Then it's settled."
Su Li saw Shen Yanqing chatting with his father and Pei Heng in the study for a long time, and knew that he must be valued by his father and Pei Heng, so he wanted to make friends with him.
However, no matter how hard she tried to recall the plot, she couldn't remember whether there was a character named Shen Yanqing in the original novel.
It was mainly the part about the court struggle in the original novel, which she skipped because she thought it was too complicated, so she didn't know what she missed.
After hearing what Su Li said, Marquis Yong'an looked at his daughter seriously.
My daughter is indeed different from before.
Much more sensible!
It seems that marrying Pei Heng is a good choice!
After lunch, Qin packed a lot of things for Su Li to take away, which were no less than what she brought with her.
Looking at the full car, Pei Heng joked:
"If someone didn't know, they would think you were here to extort money from your parents. This is pure robbery."
Su Li leaned on his shoulder and felt happy and satisfied.
This is the kind of life she longs for, plain and peaceful.
After returning to the general's mansion, I washed up briefly.
Su Li leaned at the head of the bed and prepared to take a nap.
In the evening, I have to go to Wen Mansion to visit Pei Heng's uncle and aunt, and I have to socialize a lot.
I was half asleep when I heard Pei Heng mutter behind me, "I don't like you being thin. I like you to be plump."
Su Li smiled foolishly and squinted his eyes and said:
"What? Are you jealous?"
"Why would I be jealous? That's all in the past. Now you are my, Pei Heng's, wife, and that's enough."
Having said that, his hands and feet are very dishonest.
"Oh, I'm going to sleep! I have to go out later, it's too troublesome to take it off and put it on again!"
"Then you don't have to take it off!"
Feeling Pei Heng's high fighting spirit, Su Li knew that she couldn't escape this bullying. Fortunately, although it was autumn, the weather was still hot, so she only needed to lift her skirt.
The couple was still not satisfied after the fast food meal.
But if they delay any longer, they will miss dinner at the Wen Mansion, so they have to make a quick decision.
Pei Heng covered her with a warm handkerchief and gently wiped her clean. Then he restored her to her original state in a very servile manner. With a puppy-like look in his eyes, he lay on her chest and said:
"Ari, I'm speaking from the heart. I really like you to be plump."
Get cheap and sell well!
Su Li's hair was disheveled, her lips were rosy red, and her eyes were slightly misty. Her aftertaste was long, and she was still immersed in the passion just now and couldn't extricate herself for a long time.
This is not fast food, it's clearly an appetizer!
It’s so itchy that you can’t eat enough!
He simply grabbed his dog paw, raised it above his head, and climbed over him, saying viciously:
"Hey! You asked for this!"