swear not to be concubine

Chapter 127

Jian Yan is flying a kite in the garden with Xu Miaoning, Xu Miaojin and others.

After her identity as Zheng Guogong's daughter-in-law was found out by everyone in Xu's house, Mrs. Wu immediately drove away Mrs. Jian in order not to offend Zheng Guogong's house.Qin's was fine, and the relationship between her and Jian Yan was not deep.The Feng family wanted Xu Miaohua to come to Zheng Guogong's mansion to start a relationship with Jian Yan if she was free. After all, if she got a ride with Jian Yan, the prostitute of the Guogong's mansion and the Xiangjun, she would definitely be able to find someone for her in the future. Good marriage at the door.And Yu Shi is extremely regretful.

After Zhou Yuanzheng's fraud case was found out, the emperor then decreed to open Enke, and Xu Zhongze had already won the top two in Enke this time, and was conferred the title of Shuji of the Imperial Academy.Then Xu Zhongxuan kept his first promise to the Yu family, and personally came to ask Su Jinniang to marry Su Jinniang for Xu Zhongze.Now Xu Zhongze and Su Jinniang's marriage has been settled, and they only need to wait for the golden wind to cool off and make a big gift.

Su Jinniang's father was the third-rank minister of Taichang Temple, and Mrs. Yu was extremely satisfied with this marriage.It's just that after she found out that Jian Yan was the prostitute of Zheng Guogong's mansion and the title of Le'an Township Lord, she felt that it was not good.

If she had listened to Xu Zhongze's words and had sincerely talked to Mrs. Jian, maybe Mrs. Jian would have agreed to let Jian Yan marry her son.Based on Jian Yan's current status, how much help will she have to Xu Zhongze in the future?

For a moment, Yu Shi only felt remorse, and deeply hated why she didn't listen to Xu Zhongze's words at that time.

Among all the people, only the Ji family has benefited the most.

During the nearly one year that Jian Yan lived in Xu's house, the Ji family was kind to her.Moreover, Xu Miaoning and Jian Yan are on good terms, so now she can completely let Xu Miaoning and Jian Yan get closer.

And Jian Yan naturally liked Xu Miaoning who came to Zheng Guogong's mansion to play with her when she was free.She liked this cousin very much, what's more, Xu Miaoning usually came to find her with Xu Miaojin, and every time Xu Miaojin came, he would bring her a letter from Xu Zhongxuan.

Ever since Xu Zhongxuan brought her to Duke Zheng's mansion that day, Nie Qingniang refused to let her leave her side even though her life experience had not been fully determined at that time.So since that day, she has not seen Xu Zhongxuan for nearly two months.It's just that when Xu Miaojin comes over occasionally, they send letters to each other to comfort each other.

In Xu Zhongxuan's previous letters, he specifically told her not to go out in the near future.Because even though she has the identity of the princess of the country and the lord of the township, if she goes out, Zhou Yuanzheng will find out about it, and then he will use some dirty means to rob her and find a secluded place. hidden in place.

Zhou Yuanzheng was naturally unwilling to let go of Jian Yan.And since he is the chief assistant, he still has the ability to hijack a person without anyone noticing, and I'm afraid there will be no evidence to prove that it is him.That's why Xu Zhongxuan repeatedly reminded Jian Yan not to go out in the near future, but to stay in Zheng Guogong's mansion with peace of mind.

But today when Xu Miaojin and Xu Miaoning came over, the letter from Xu Zhongxuan they brought said that Zhou Yuanzheng was dead, and Jian Yan no longer had to be afraid of anything since then.

Such a simple sentence is like a gust of fresh wind, blowing away all the dark clouds that have been shrouded in Jian Yan's heart for so long.

After that, she really didn't have to worry about anything.

So Jian Yan could only happily get up and walk back and forth in the room for several times.

Apart from this letter, Xu Zhongxuan asked Xu Miaojin to bring her a kite.

The purple bamboo is the bone, and the silk is the skin, on which the appearance of a swallow is carefully drawn.

Xu Miaojin smiled quietly at Jian Yan from the side: "This is a kite made by my elder brother himself. It's just my elder brother's first time making a kite. It looks good, but I don't know if it will fly or not."

Jian Yan laughed out loud.

Because she was really happy in her heart, she waved her hands boldly to Xu Miaoning and Xu Miaojin, and said with a smile: "Come on, let's go to the garden to fly a kite."

Such a kite is certainly not enough for three people to fly, so Jian Yan asked Ting Tong to take out the kite that Nie Qingniang sent over to her two days ago, and sent her maid to the small study Li Xin was asked to come and fly the kite with them.

Perhaps it was because of the theory that Nie Qingniang subtly instilled in Li Xin over the years that he had a direct sister, or that blood is thicker than water. Xin was very close to her, and would come to talk to her and play with her when she was free. Nie Qingniang naturally saw this in her eyes and was happy in her heart.

Today, the sun is warm and the wind is breezy, and because her heart disease has been cured, Nie Qingniang's body is getting better day by day.So now seeing the nice weather outside, she thought about asking Jian Yan and Li Xin to go for a walk in the garden together, enjoying the spring and the light.

The two rows of ginkgo trees in front of Ya'anju have already sprouted green leaves.Fragments of sunlight shone on it, as if it had been plated with a layer of broken gold, it was extremely dazzling.

As Nie Qingniang walked briskly, she turned her head and chatted with Wei Mama.

At this time, I saw Qin Xin walking quickly from the opposite side, and said with a smile on her face: "Ma'am, the girl is flying a kite with the young master and Xu Shilang's two younger sisters in the garden. How can the young lady and the young master come?" I'm happy, the servants heard their laughter from a long distance away. Madam, go and have a look."

——Just now Nie Qingniang sent Qin Xin to Xinyi Pavilion to call Jian Yan.And she also agrees that Xu Miaoning and Xu Miaojin come to the mansion to play with Jian Yan when they are free.

She could tell that Jian Yan really liked these two little girls.

When Nie Qingniang heard Qin Xin's words, she immediately smiled and said: "It's rare to have such a good day, isn't it a good day to fly a kite? Madam Wei, if this is the case, let's go and have a look. Seeing them happy, we feel happy Also comfortable."

The group of people went straight to the open grass that Qin Xin had mentioned.

And sure enough, as Qin Xin said, bursts of extremely happy laughter were heard from a long distance away.

Qin Xin was about to go forward to report that his wife was coming, but Nie Qingniang stretched out her hand to restrain her.

"Let them play freely for a while. If we go, I'm afraid they won't have a good time."

Nanny Wei also laughed at the side: "Ma'am, look at your son, I haven't seen him smiling so happily for a long time."

Nie Qingniang nodded, with a very happy expression on her face.

Since the return of her long-lost daughter, her health has improved day by day, Xin'er's temperament has also become more cheerful, and everything is developing towards the good side.

She sighed in her heart that her daughter is such a lucky star.She was careless back then, but fortunately God saw her, and now she is sent back to him.

She is bound to be a good mother, and she will never let her daughter be wronged again.

While Nie Qingniang was thinking this way, Mammy Wei helped her make a detour to the gazebo on the side hill.

This gazebo is built high, standing on it, you can clearly see the scene of Jian Yan and the others flying kites below.

The little maid had already placed the apricot-colored cushion on the stone bench, but Nie Qingniang didn't sit on it, she just stood on the edge of the pavilion with Wei Wei's hand, looking down.

Now Xu Miaoning and Li Xin are flying a carp kite, and Xu Miaojin is sitting on the bluestone bench with Jian Yan, the two of them hang their heads, as if they are playing with the swallow kite in their hands.

Nie Qingniang said: "Although it is spring now, the bluestone bench is still terribly cold. Qin Xin, go back and get two cushions to give to the girl."

Qin Xin agreed, and turned around in a hurry.

At this time, Mother Wei supported Nie Qingniang to sit on the side of the beauty, and said with a smile: "The girl is so grown up, she must have a big heart, and Madam don't need to worry about such trivial matters."

"No matter how old she is and no matter how successful she is, in my heart, she will always be my daughter. I'm always afraid that she will be cold when it is windy, or that she will be hungry when it is late at night. It’s better to let her be in front of my eyes.”

Nanny Wei was naturally amazed by this.

After the two talked for a while, Lan Xin who was waiting on the side suddenly leaned over and said something in a low voice: "Ma'am, the Duke is here."

After hearing what she said, Nie Qingniang turned her head and looked over, and she saw Li Yi was walking up the steps of the mountain with her hands behind her back, and arrived in the pavilion after a while.

Nanny Wei, Lan Xin, and the other maids in the pavilion bowed down to salute Li Yi, and said, "I've seen the Duke."

Li Yi nodded to them, indicating that they don't need to be polite, then he turned around and stood by the side of the pavilion, looking at Jian Yan, Li Xin and others who were flying a kite below with his hands behind his back.

He is 45 years old this year.Although he has been at home for many years, he still practices boxing every day, and when he is free, he will go to the suburbs to ride and shoot. Therefore, his current figure not only does not have the small belly that he should have at his age, but still looks very tall Great Britain.

"Why do you have such leisure to walk around this garden today?" Because she is in a good mood now, Nie Qingniang's voice sounded very brisk, "Didn't you go out to ride and shoot?"

Hearing this, Li Yi looked sideways.

Nie Qingniang was graceful and beautiful when she was young, so Li Yi fell in love with her at first sight.Then he begged his parents to marry Nie Qingniang for him.But at that time, Nie Qingniang was the daughter of Marquis Wu Ding, and his father's title was only Uncle Ning Yuan, and because he was the second son, it was impossible for him to inherit the title. Relatively speaking, Nie Qingniang married him as a daughter .

In fact, Wu Dinghou didn't agree with this marriage very much at first.It's just that Li Yi has always been unable to let go of Nie Qingniang in his heart, so he always brazenly goes to Wudinghou's mansion when he is free.Later, Nie Qingniang also found out about this, and once when he went to Wudinghou's mansion, she hid behind a screen and secretly glanced at him.Later, without knowing what was going on, Marquis Wu Ding suddenly agreed to the marriage.

Li Yi was naturally ecstatic at the time.It's just that after the two got married, he discovered that although Nie Qingniang looked gentle on the surface, she was actually the most stubborn.And he is also a stubborn temperament inside, no matter how unwilling to give up half a point.

It was okay when they first got married, but as time went on, the two of them would always pinch each other when they met.Later, his elder brother passed away unexpectedly, and he took the title of Uncle Ning Yuan, and met Aunt Wan by chance, liked his gentle and gentle temperament, so he raised her as his aunt.Then there were Aunt Jin and Aunt Zhen one after another.

Nie Qingniang has an arrogant temperament, although she has never cried or made a fuss over these things, she has never bowed her head voluntarily.Since then, the relationship with him has gradually faded.Later, because Jian Yan was lost when she was born, her health gradually became worse, and every time I saw her, I always heard her chattering about Jian Yan's loss, and complained that he was not careful He searched locally, so he got annoyed later, and he may not be able to go to Ya'an to live in Ya'an once a month.

It's been a long time since she spoke to him so gently.

Li Yi's expression was a little dazed.

He turned around and sat down beside the beauty.

After Nie Qingniang finished speaking to him, she was already resting one arm on the beauty's back, looking sideways at Jian Yan and Li Xin below.

Li Yi turned to look at her.

It must be because her body has gradually improved recently, blood color appeared on her face that had been lifeless.And because of his good mood, there is always a soft smile between his brows and eyes.

This made Li Yi feel that Nie Qingniang in the past was a pearl covered in dust.But now, the dust has dispersed, and this bright pearl finally exudes the soft light she should have had.

He didn't know the reason, so he suddenly called softly: "Qing Niang."

"Ok?"

Nie Qingniang didn't answer, but hummed perfunctorily.

But now there was a smile on the corner of her lower lip, and the sound of "hmm" was extremely soft, and it still made Li Yi's heart move.

After all, there was such a sweet time between the two of them.

So he also imitated Nie Qingniang's appearance, put one arm on the beauty's back, and looked down sideways.

Next, Jian Yan and Xu Miaojin finally finished the top line on the swallow kite, and the two were happily flying the kite into the sky.Li Xin was pulling the string of the carp kite, while Xu Miaoning was clapping and laughing.

Li Yi suddenly remembered that spring day many years ago.

"Young lady, do you know? The first time I saw you, it was a spring day like this. You and your younger sisters were flying kites. At that time, I thought, whose girl is this? You are born so well, when you smile, your whole body is like a night pearl, and your whole body is shining. At that time, I was fascinated by you, and I sent someone to find out about your background, and then I went home and knelt on your knees On the ground, I begged my parents to come to your house to propose marriage. That was the first time I begged my parents since I was a child."

Li Yi's voice was very soft and soft, just like the willow wind blowing on the face in spring.

And Nie Qingniang also had a dazed look on her face when she heard what he said.There seemed to be distant memories in the pair of beautiful eyes.

After a while, she only heard her chuckle, and she turned her head and said to Li Yi: "I still remember, when my mother came over and told me that the second boy of Uncle Ning Yuan's family was so stupid. Obviously your father You have already stated clearly that you do not agree with this marriage between you and him, does he not understand human speech or what? Come and hang around our house whenever you are free."

At that time, after hearing what her mother said, she became curious about this stupid kid.So after asking the maid to inquire, he came to their house with a shy face and wandered around, then secretly hid behind the screen and took a look.

The boy is tall and handsome, with deep eyebrows.The most important thing is that he said to her father with such a straightforward expression, if you let me marry Qingniang, I swear, I will treat her well for the rest of my life.

At that time, I, who was hiding behind the screen, was also moved.A face was hot and hot.Later, his father agreed to the marriage.So when the spring blossoms in the next year, she married Li Yi as his wife.

Nie Qingniang recalled the past in those years in a trance, and suddenly raised her hand to caress her cheek, sighed faintly, and said slowly: "I remember the year when I married you, I just reached the end of the year. Time makes people old, and now Yan'er It’s almost time to grow up. It’s really hard to accept old age.”

After a pause, she suddenly felt a little teasing again, turned her head to look at Li Yi, and said with a smile: "In the past years, you have already disliked me so much, and I will grow older in the future, will you Dislike me even more?"

Does he despise himself?In fact, Nie Qingniang herself despises herself.

But there is no way.Back then when she saw that young man behind the screen, she believed him when she heard him say that he would treat her well for the rest of his life.

She thought that he would only be nice to her for the rest of his life, but she didn't expect that he would be nice to other women as well.Even when her mother told her when she got married, this woman has to accept her fate and not be jealous, but she still can't accept that he treats other women well.She even had children with other women, but her first child was lost at that time, and her heart became more and more unbalanced...

Nie Qingniang knew that she had lived like a resentful woman these years.And no one likes to get along with a resentful woman, right?Even she herself sometimes dislikes herself.

But at this time, she heard Li Yi softly saying: "I don't dislike it. Young couples stay with each other forever, and those who are noisy will last their whole lives. Qing Niang, you will always be my wife."

Nie Qingniang smiled slightly.Did not speak.

At the beginning of their marriage, he had promised her that he would never take a concubine in this life, but didn't he have Aunt Wan and others one after another?During the years when he was ill, he might not have set foot in Ya'anju for a month, but once she let Madam Wei help him to wander in the garden, and saw him sitting with Aunt Wan and Li Nianlan and Li Jing. Let's talk and laugh together.

The sadness in my heart at that moment cannot be described.So now she doesn't want to believe anything he said.

Her heart for him was dead.Right now, she just hopes that her two children will be safe and happy.

Li Yi didn't know what Nie Qingniang was thinking.As far as he is concerned, it has been many years since the two of them sat together and talked calmly.

He was very emotional, but also nostalgic.

So for a while, he said softly: "Qing Niang, from now on, the two of us, don't quarrel anymore, is it okay? We are already such old people now, half of our life has passed, and we will spend the rest of our lives together live."

After a pause, he continued: "Together with Yan'er and Xin'er, our family of four will live a good life."

"Okay."

Nie Qingniang turned her eyes lightly, and smiled sweetly, vaguely still the girl who stood there smiling coquettishly back then.

Li Yi's heartstrings were touched, so he couldn't help but sat closer to Nie Qingniang, talking to her softly.

Not far away, Aunt Wan was hiding behind a camphor tree hugged by one person, holding a handkerchief tightly in her hand, looking up at Li Yi and Nie Qingniang who were smiling and whispering in the gazebo.

(End of this chapter)