swear not to be concubine

Chapter 129

When Jian Yan was taking a bath that night, she could see the little red marks on her shoulders when she turned her head, like peach blossoms blooming on her shoulders, it was really infinitely charming.

She felt shy again in her heart, but also happy, her face turned red uncontrollably.She raised her hand to touch it, only to feel that it was hot.

In fact, she and Xu Zhongxuan spent only a few breaths together during the day, and they didn't even bother to say a few words.But even so, she felt that it was worthwhile for her to go back and forth for such a big risk.

And he said that he would come to propose marriage when he had a two-day rest, so after they got engaged, would they be able to meet him occasionally?And after they get married, they can naturally be together every day.

As soon as she thought of this, Jian Yan felt her face getting hotter and hotter.

So she didn't sleep well that night, all she tossed and turned was thinking about Xu Zhongxuan.

Thinking of his warm embrace, thinking of his fiery kisses, and those sweet words he used to say.

The next day, Jian Yan was a little absent-minded all day long.Although her eyes were on the book when she was reading, she didn't turn a page for a long time; when she was doing needlework, she would even get distracted and prick her finger. In the end, she didn't do anything at all, just sat there and sent a message. day's stay.

But even though she was in a daze, she still had a happy smile from the bottom of her heart.

Tomorrow Xu Zhongxuan will come to propose marriage to Zheng Guogong.

After finally getting to this day, Jian Yan got up early in the morning, and put on her makeup with all her heart.

She heard people say that if the marriage proposal was successful, the man who proposed the marriage would come over and personally insert a hairpin into the woman's bun.

So in other words, she will be able to see Xu Zhongxuan later?
And when she finished her makeup, Qin Xin happened to come over and invited her to have breakfast.

Although Jian Yan lives in the Xinyi Pavilion by herself, firstly, Xinyi Pavilion is very close to Ya'an Residence, and secondly, Nie Qingniang also wants to have meals with her two children every day, so she and Li have three meals a day. Xin would always go to Ya'anju for dinner.

Jian Yan agreed, and took Si Yue with her to Ya'anju with Qin Xin.

Nie Qingniang is currently in the Buddhist room.

On the front of Ya'anju are five upper rooms and two side rooms.Xishaojian has been converted into a Buddhist room in the early years.

Although the inside is not big, there are all kinds of flowers and fruits, incense candles and curtains.A three-foot-high white jade Avalokitesvara Buddha statue is enshrined on a red sandalwood table with a raised head and glass pattern, and a three-legged silk cloisonné incense burner is placed in front of it.

Nie Qingniang held three sticks of sandalwood incense in her hands, and was kneeling on the futon in front of Guanyin with her eyes closed, praying sincerely.

The only wish I have prayed for these years is to hope that my sons and daughters will be safe and happy for the rest of their lives.

When she finished making her wish in front of the Bodhisattva and opened her eyes, someone beside her had already taken the three sandalwood incense sticks in her hand and inserted them into the incense burner on the table.

She only thought that it was Lan Xin who had followed her in, so she immediately said: "Lan Xin, come and help me up."

It was a little longer when I knelt just now, and my legs were sore and numb.

The person who was inserting the incense turned around, looked at her and pursed his lips and smiled.

But it was not Lan Xin, but Jian Yan.

Nie Qingniang laughed and said, "Why didn't you tell Mother when you came? You're going to scare me."

Jian Yan came over, bent down to help her up, and then said with a smile: "When I came in, I saw my mother was sincerely worshiping Buddha, so naturally I didn't dare to disturb my mother."

Nie Qingniang raised her eyes and looked at Jian Yan carefully, and saw that she was wearing an apricot-yellow cross-collar jacket, a pink orchid embroidered long skirt, and a yellow-colored belt around her waist, which made her waist even more slender.

Because I saw her combing a bun again, she wore a small golden silk hollowed-out double luan peony walker, and three strings of thin pearl tassels hung down, and the tassels swayed slightly as she walked, showing infinite charm.

Nie Qingniang raised her hand to caress her bun, straightened a stray strand of hair from her sideburns, and then said with a smile: "My Yan'er is so well-dressed today, but what happy things happened?"

Jian Yan's face became hot.

Fortunately, the light in the west tip is not particularly bright, so the blush on her face should not be visible to Nie Qingniang.

So she collected herself and just smiled and said, "When I woke up in the morning, I saw that the sun was shining outside and the roses in the yard were blooming well, so I was happy. I also thought about the flowers in the garden. The meeting will be even better. After breakfast, I want to go for a walk in the garden with my mother and younger brother, so I asked April to pick out this set of dresses in brighter colors for me. Mother, look at it, does it still look good?"

Nie Qingniang couldn't help but nodded: "Naturally she looks good. My Yan'er looks the best in whatever dress she wears."

Since Jian Yan entered the Duke's Mansion, even though she and Nie Qingniang were biological mothers and daughters, getting along with them was awkward and cautious.

As far as Jianyan was concerned, she felt that although her body was Nie Qingniang's biological daughter, her inner core was not.Besides, she wanted to fight against Zhou Yuanzheng with a prominent status as the daughter of the Duke's Mansion, so she deliberately let Nie Qingniang recognize herself.So when she got along with Nie Qingniang, on the one hand, she felt uncomfortable, and she couldn't immediately treat her as close as her own mother, and on the other hand, she also felt guilty towards Nie Qingniang.

How sad would it be if Nie Qingniang found out about the position of the first daughter of the Duke's Mansion that she deliberately calculated?
As far as Nie Qingniang is concerned, since she knew that Jian Yan was the daughter she lost many years ago, she has sympathized with the suffering she has suffered at the hands of Mrs. Jian all these years, so for a while, she really wished she could take out all her heart It's good for her to come out like that.It's just that the more she treated Jian Yan at first, the more Jian Yan alienated her.So later Wei Wei persuaded her, you will scare the girl like this, now that the girl is back, and the time between the wife and the girl will still be long in the future, you can keep it flowing.When the girl accepts you, she will definitely get closer to you.

After Nie Qingniang heard Wei Nanny's words, she restrained herself a little.It's just that after all these years of living, she always felt that Jian Yan was still a little alienated from her in her heart, and every time she thought about it, she always felt a little sad in her heart.But now, Jian Yan is smiling at her like this, her words and attitude are familiar and intimate, and there is no longer the alienation in the past.

Nie Qingniang was extremely happy in her heart, but she didn't dare to show it too much, so she just let Jian Yan help her arm, and the mother and daughter went to the Ming Room together.

Breakfast was already set up on the round table in the morning, and Li Xin was sitting in a chair beside him.

Seeing Nie Qingniang and Jian Yan coming out, Li Xin hurriedly stood up from his chair, and called respectfully, "Mother, sister."

Jian Yan nodded to Li Xin with a smile on her face, while Nie Qingniang greeted Li Xin and said with a smile, "Is Xin'er hungry? Come here for breakfast."

The rules of the Duke's Mansion are extremely strict, and they don't eat or sleep.So during the time of breakfast, only the occasional sound of bowls and chopsticks not touching each other was heard, and the rest was actually not a sound at all.

When the meal was over, the servant girl took the meal away and brought tea.

Seeing that Nie Qingniang brought a teacup to drink tea, Jian Yan hurriedly said, "Mother, it's not advisable to drink tea immediately after a meal, it's not good for the stomach."

Nie Qingniang was startled at first, but then she couldn't hide the joy in her heart, and all of it surfaced.

"Okay, okay." Nie Qingniang's eyes were a little red, but she still tried her best to hold back, and just smiled, "I'll listen to Yan'er."

Li Xin played with Jian Yan every day these days, sometimes Xu Miaoning and Xu Miaojin would also come over, with Xu Miaoning's lively temperament, who would not be affected by playing with her?So now Li Xin's courage is much greater than that of the previous days.

He heard that Jian Yan and Nie Qingniang were discussing where to go to play later, after thinking about it, they finally said: "Mother, sister, you go and play, I won't go."

Jian Yan turned her head to look at him, and asked with a smile, "Why didn't you go? I remember that two days ago, my husband had already asked for leave because of family affairs, and he hasn't come back yet."

"I want to copy Buddhist scriptures." Li Xin glanced at Nie Qingniang, and replied with a smile, "Mother said that my sister came back to reunite with us safely. It's the Buddha's Day, so my mother wanted to go to the Jade Emperor Temple to reshape the golden body of the Bodhisattva, and she also said that she would copy Buddhist scriptures and send them over. These days, whenever I have time, I copy Buddhist scriptures."

When Jian Yan heard this, she was deeply moved.

At Li Xin's young age, it's time for fun, but for his own sake, he would rather not go out to play and stay here to copy Buddhist scriptures, but he didn't know this at all.

Nie Qingniang and Li Xin were so wholeheartedly thinking about her, she was very touched, and for the first time, she had the feeling that Nie Qingniang and Li Xin were her family members.

So she hurriedly turned her head and said to Nie Qingniang: "Mother, let's go shopping in the garden after lunch? Now, Xin'er and I will copy Buddhist scriptures at your place, okay? It's the day of the Buddha Bathing Festival. Together with my younger brother, I will accompany you to the Jade Emperor Temple, okay?"

How could Nie Qingniang not pay attention?Her greatest wish is nothing more than that her two sons and daughters can always be by her side.

So she nodded quickly, and said with a smile on her face: "Okay. Okay."

At the same time, he ordered Qin Xin and Lan Xin to take paper, ink, brush and inkstone, and scriptures.Then she let Jian Yan and Li Xin go to the wooden kang near the window in Dongci room, and the siblings sat on one side of the kang table, copying scriptures with their heads bowed.She herself was sitting beside Wei Wei and doing needlework.

Even though Nie Qingniang is a charming daughter of the Hou family, she is also very proficient in needlework.

She was planning to make a pair of pink forged shoes with magnolia branches for Jian Yan.What is currently being embroidered on the pink satin is the goose-yellow stamen of the magnolia flower.

Mother Wei watched Jian Yan and Li Xin seriously copying Buddhist scriptures with their heads bowed, and smiled softly at Nie Qingniang: "Ma'am, look how serious the girl and the young master are."

When Nie Qingniang heard this, she also looked sideways.Then he withdrew his gaze again, with a smile on his face, and sighed to Wei Nanny: "Wei Nanny, if I can see their siblings by my side like this, even if I close my eyes at this moment, then I have nothing to worry about." Sorry."

Mother Wei hurriedly said: "Madam, what are you talking about? The days to come will be long. You still have to watch our girl get married, watch our son get married, and watch your grandson and grandson call you by your side." As for grandma and grandma, don't talk nonsense like that."

Nie Qingniang smiled and nodded.

Yes, the future is still very long.She still has to carefully choose a marriage that suits her children, seeing them become fathers and wives, she can't just close her eyes now, otherwise how would she be reconciled?

(End of this chapter)