captive skylark

Chapter 8 Marriage of the Junior

In a few days, it will be the Lantern Festival.

This day is the day when the heavenly official of Shangyuan blessed it, so it goes without saying that there is a lot of noise outside.

Xie Shuang came to Tangluo Garden early in the morning to look for Yunxi, and said that there was a temple fair outside, so she must take her out to have a look.

Who knows that this will come out, and they will not return until sunset.

Xie Heng and Xie Jue also returned home from the academy.

The twilight was sinking, Lang Jun was dressed in pale moon white, standing under the eaves with his hands behind his back, and there was a gentle smile in his eyebrows and eyes when he looked up.

"Big brother." Xie Shuang knew he was guilty and called him bitterly.

Xie Heng seemed to have never heard of it.

"Brother Xingzhi." Yun Xi also lowered his eyes, not daring to look at him.

"Ah."

He lowered his jaw and his eyes fell on the girl's long eyelashes trembling slightly, like a butterfly fluttering its wings.

Wen Sheng said: "Go in, grandma is waiting inside."

Not only Mrs. Xie, but Xie Dingfang is also at home today, plus Aunt Fang and Xie Jue from the west courtyard, it is a rare gathering together.

Halfway through the banquet, when several people talked with each other, they inevitably talked about the marriages of several juniors.

It turned out that Xie Heng and Xie Shuang had already engaged in marriage.

At that time, the Xie family was receiving the favor because Mrs. Xie was still alive.

This marriage is a marriage bestowed by the emperor himself.

Xie Heng is dating a girl from Changning Hou's family, and Xie Shuang is dating a son from Shangshu's family, both of them are well-matched marriages.

It's just that the girl from Changning Hou's family has been weak since she was a child, and at the age of 15, she is still so weak that a gust of wind can blow her down.

Marquis Changning only had this prostitute daughter, how could he be willing to marry such a girl to someone else's family.

So a letter came the day before yesterday, saying that the girl is weak and needs to be raised at home for another two years, and the wedding date has to be postponed.

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie's words were full of complaints, "It was a good marriage that everyone was looking forward to at the beginning, but I didn't expect it to look like this now. On the face of it, the girl is weak, don't deceive our Xie family. Unlike the dignitaries in the past, don't want to marry his daughter over."

"Mother." Xie Dingfang set up a lamp to persuade, "You worry too much, the girl from the Zhao family is indeed in poor health, and she has been supported by the tonic general for these years, this is something that everyone in the capital knows .Besides, this marriage was bestowed by the Son of Heaven, and it is a certainty, so there is nothing to think about."

Having said that, the marriage that was agreed to was changed for no reason, Mrs. Xie was really unhappy in her heart.

After a while, he went back to his room to rest on the grounds that he was unwell.

Now that the old lady has left, the juniors below have also dispersed.

Xie Shuang took Yunxi back to her own room, dismissed the maid, and secretly took out a pair of scrolls from under the bed.

Seeing her sneaky look, Yunxi pursed her lips and smiled, "What treasure does sister want to show me? It's so well hidden."

"If you laugh again, I won't show it to you."

Xie Shuang got annoyed when she said that, she turned the scroll back and stuffed it back.

Yun Xi hurriedly said: "Good sister, I was wrong. Your lord ignores the fault of the villain, so please forgive me this time."

Xie Shuang gave up, took the scroll, put it on the desk, and slowly unfolded it.

The painting depicts a young man.

Standing by the river, wearing white clothes and a jade crown, she looks as graceful as jade.

"Who is this?" Yun Xi asked.

"Big brother brought it from Shangjing." Xie Shuang leaned over to Yunxi's ear and whispered, "It's the portrait of Mr. Gu!"

Mr. Gu is the son of the Shangshu family who has a marriage contract with Xie Shuang.

She asked Yun Xi, "Does my sister think he is good-looking?"

"It's pretty." Yun Xi nodded, then glanced at the person in the painting again, "It's just..."

She paused, "It's not as good as Brother Xingzhi."

(End of this chapter)