The Pearl of the Lady

Chapter 139 The Blind Date Gossip Goes to Beijing (2)
"What if Ah Yue gave birth to a boy?"

"That's handsome." Ah Fu waved his hand, not accepting the rebuttal.

Yun Xiuyu just laughed, "Don't brag, if other boys look like you, no matter how you marry a wife in the future, the daughter-in-law will not be as good-looking as yourself."

Ah Fu was choked, and he turned his hand to caress Yun Xiuyu's tickle, "Don't worry, I'm the godmother of Ah Yue's child."

"It's me, you are older than you." Yun Xiuyu twisted her smile, but she was unwilling to compromise easily.

"Age is not an advantage, and you are not married."

"Neither are you."

At the age of the two of them, those who have not yet engaged are considered a minority in the capital. It may be ironic for others to say it, but the two of them didn't care when they mentioned each other, and they even made fun of each other.

Although Yun Xiuyu's mother didn't want to marry her off casually, she also hoped that her daughter could marry off, so Yun Xiuyu started the process of continuous blind dates, and there was always joy in it. Telling Ah Fu, the two of them laughed so hard that their stomachs hurt.

"Do you still remember the fifth child in the Bai family?"

"Remember, you were a little late last time, and when you arrived, you were talking about your life ideals with the singing girl."

Ah Fu is still happy when he thinks about it, and it’s fine to talk about life ideals. While holding the singing girl’s little hand, this dear friend motioned Yun Xiuyu to sit down, saying that the three of them can talk about life ideals together. Yun Xiuyu left with a smile, It means that the lives of the two are not the same level, and they probably can't talk together.

"The talk about life was too successful. The girl knelt at the gate of the White Mansion a few days ago to beg for responsibility. The girl was in charge of crying and crying. The mother of the family is so tough. She claimed that she would take the three grandchildren in her belly with her. They were hanged together in front of the Baifu gate, and the whole street saw a lot of excitement."

Ah Fu clutched his stomach and laughed, "It's a good thing you didn't talk about life with others hahaha."

Yun Xiuyu is also happy.

Although the blind date is fun, Ah Fu is also very concerned about the progress of Yun Xiuyu's blind date. "It's hard to find a good one. Isn't Mr. Liu's reputation very good? It is said that he is very gentle."

Yun Xiuyu sighed, stretched out her arms to show Ah Fu, "Are my arms thin?"

Ah Fu nodded and curled his lips, "Why are you jealous of me? I know I'm fatter than you, but you're still mad at me. What about the friendship?"

Yun Xiuyu smiled faintly, "Mr. Liu's arms are thinner than mine. I'm afraid he won't be able to hold the teacup. Can he be gentle? You can't make him louder."

"One mouthful, what my mother said, what my mother said."

"Such a man can't be married. If you don't have your own opinion, you will be the most harmful."

"I know." Yun Xiuyu sighed.

"I don't think I can get married. The person I like doesn't like me, and the person who likes me doesn't like me. Besides, all the good cabbage these days are taken first. This year's No. [-] scholar is targeted by the third princess." Now, send soup and water, don’t stay at home all day, think about it if you have something good.”

Ah Fu sat up straight, "The number one scholar? Shen Yuran? The third princess?"

"That's right, there are rumors in Chang'an City that Shen Yuran wants to be the princess, and the story book is already there. We have seen it before, and we know the temperament of the third princess, but the common people don't know it. Woolen cloth."

Ah Fu's smile became more gentle, and he nodded, "That's it."

Yun Xiuyu suddenly felt how cold it was around, so she pulled the blanket up.

Ah Fu is very calm, although he hasn't seen Shen Yuran in the past few days (isn't it because you are too lazy to go out?) Although Shen Yuran has spread the scandal all over Chang'an City without saying a word, although the object of the scandal is still the third princess, No, the more I talk, the more angry I get.

She wrote, "Zhijun has become very famous recently, and I have the courage to write this book. I don't know if I can meet you with your fame and status today?"

When Shen Yuran received the letter, she only smiled wryly twice, and replied, "I'm so busy with affairs that I don't have time to spare. I beg the princess to show mercy, and wait for me to come to plead guilty."

Ah Fu only felt that she was insincere, and felt that she had misjudged the person, which was very embarrassing. She herself was raised pampered, and she was very wronged in her heart. She threw the reply letter aside and was unwilling to reply.

It's not that Shen Yuran doesn't want to see Ah Fu, he always dreams of shopping with Ah Fu holding hands, but he really can't get away.

The third princess pursued and beat him fiercely, causing him to have to explain to every colleague, I don’t have one, I don’t know her, I don’t want to be the princess, and I have to accept Zhou Yi’s jealous eyes countless times every day, Zhuangyuan Lang has always been kind , At this time, I really want to say, let me give it to you.

This is already annoying enough. Shen Yuran didn't want to mention Ah Fu's name lightly before the marriage with Ah Fu was decided, for fear that this would hurt Ah Fu's reputation and appear undignified, which caused him to reject the three princesses. Sometimes, the reason seemed a little weak, and he emphasized over and over again, "I have someone I like."

The third princess said, "Who do you like?"

He also saw that the third princess was domineering, and he was afraid that the third princess would find trouble with Ah Fu. His Majesty certainly felt sorry for Ah Fu, but the third princess was her own daughter after all, so what if she didn't want Ah Fu?

He couldn't tell who he was, the third princess thought he was looking for a reason, and the more he went too far, Prince Rui assisted with all his strength, the prince secretly helped, Shen Yuran could meet the third princess eighteen times a day by chance.

This made the personable Zhuangyuan Lang lose several catties. This is not the most worrying thing. After all, I insist on not agreeing, and the third princess can't do anything about it, and I can't force him to attack him. The most troublesome thing is that someone came to his house .

The Shen family's scholarly family certainly has the good qualities of a literati, but there are also many bad personalities of a literati, sour and dull, with many rules. As I said before, Shen Yuran is the only child in the family who has the audacity to run away on his own. Seeing him endure some hardships, he came back. Unexpectedly, he was admitted to the first prize. He passed all the exams. Although the head of the Shen family is his father, although he is angry, he is also a little proud in his heart. Look at my family, my son, all these years We didn't take the exam, as long as we took the exam, we would be the champion.

Of course, anger still dominates, he can only say that there is no other way, he can't forcefully arrest him.

His family thinks that taking the No. [-] Scholar Examination is a violation of the ancestral precepts, but other people don't think so. Do you still remember that before Shen Yuran ran away, the family wanted to tell him about his marriage?The family was named Jiang, and the news that Shen Yuran was admitted to the first prize came back to the south of the Yangtze River. The Jiang family was immediately excited. They are also a literati family, but they are not as stupid as the Shen family. The next head of the Shen family is the head of the academy. Who would have thought that Shen Yuran would be so powerful.

The family immediately went on to discuss the marriage with the Shen family.

Originally, the Shen family liked the literati family like the Jiang family. They felt that the daughter taught by such a family was educated and sensible, with a gentle personality. The meaning of the son is deciding.

Before the letter from Patriarch Shen was sent out, the news that Shen Yuran wanted Princess Shang spread back to Jiangnan, and the words were vivid and colorful, with a nose and eyes, what kind of princess fell in love with Zhuangyuanlang's talent, and Zhuangyuanlang even wrote poems praising the princess , the whole storybook legend.

The head of the Shen family can't sit still. Their family doesn't like this kind of married family, and they feel that they are too close to the rich and powerful. Moreover, no one in the Shen family has become an official in these years. In fact, they still have some knots about the Great Zhou Dynasty. Appropriate, uppercase is not appropriate.

The Jiang family can't sit still anymore, the good son-in-law who turned over is a good backer, the Jiang family pointed at this marriage one step closer, and they didn't do it.

Shen Yuran's parents went to Beijing, and the marriage was not settled. It was difficult for the girl from the Jiang family to show up, but the girl's brother followed.

"Greetings, my child, to my father and mother."

"Hmph." Patriarch Shen snorted.

Mrs. Shen took her son's hand and looked at him, "I'm thin. Is it because I'm not used to the diet here? Mother brought the cook from home. He will stay here from now on to make up for you."

"Cough cough".Patriarch Shen coughed twice, reminding his wife to pay attention to her position.

Mrs. Shen smiled helplessly at her son and said nothing.

"Father drinks tea."

"I won't drink." Patriarch Shen looked serious.

"Do you still remember the Shen family's family motto? Memorize No. 15."

"As a literati, one should have integrity and strength of character, not to follow others, not to subdue the powerful, and not to fall into the style of the ancestors."

"It seems that I have not forgotten."

"You wrote a letter earlier and said that you have reached the age of marriage and plan to live in the capital for a long time. I thought you had picked someone, but in the end... what is it like to marry a princess?"

(End of this chapter)