Rebirth as Hou Menfu

Chapter 40

On New Year's Eve, the palace was full of fireworks, Yingxiu stood under the eaves, looking up at the fireworks blooming high in the distance, half an hour later, the melodious and clear bells came from a distant temple, she seemed to be You can hear the scene of the monks praying for blessings.

Mrs. Shen ordered her servants to deliver food to each courtyard, and the maids were all smiling happily as they received the annual red envelopes.

After observing the new year, Mr. Shen brought Mrs. Shen and many children to the ancestral hall to pay homage to the new year. They lit three pillars of incense and began to worship from Mr. Shen. There are few people in the Shen family here, and some etiquette is saved. The atmosphere faded a bit, except for Yinghui's childish playfulness, the seven-year-old Qizhi looked like a little adult, very calm.

As soon as the third day passed, Master Shen was about to go to court, and Mrs. Shen took all the family members, including two aunts, to Wan'an Temple to pray for blessings.

On the sixth day of the lunar new year, Yingxiu just got up, and Baoqin hurried into her room, "Miss, someone has come to propose marriage to the master."

Yingxiu's hand holding the spoon trembled slightly, scooped up a spoonful of clear porridge and put it into her mouth, and after swallowing, she asked, "Whose family?"

"It's said to be the second young master of Nanyang Hou's mansion." Baoqin became even more anxious when she saw her lady's indifferent expression, "Miss, I said that the second young master Qi had bad intentions and even sent things here. I want to marry you, Miss, but he...but he is a..." Baoqin knew that it was a bit taboo to say that, and he held back and felt uncomfortable when the words came to his lips.

"He is a handicapped person." Yingxiu finished eating a small bowl of porridge, wiped her mouth with a handkerchief, and then put it on for her, hugged Qin and nodded, "Miss, why don't you be in a hurry! "

"Nanyang Marquis's marriage, no matter how many people ask for it, do you think father will agree?" I don't know if Master Shen will agree to Yingxiu, but Mrs. Shen will definitely agree, just like Baoqin said Well, Qi Haoming is physically handicapped, such a person has already been married, and is very likely to be a widow. For a woman, this means that she will not be able to have children in the future.

In the front yard, Mrs. Shen smiled and chatted with Mrs. Qi Er, "I don't know how Master Qi met our sister."

Mrs. Qi's second wife, Lian Shi, patted Mrs. Shen's hand very affectionately and smiled, "What's more, Miss Shen went to Dingwang's Mansion to attend a banquet last time. It just so happened that my nephew was also a guest there, and I happened to meet him. , so I went to ask his father to marry him, no, I accepted my sister-in-law's request, and I came as soon as this year came out."

Madam Shen's expression froze, she casually smiled and said, "That's really fate."

"If you want me to say, this is fate. My nephew is also very good. He has a handsome appearance. He has been extremely intelligent since he was a child. He is deeply loved by the old master and the old lady. When he is 15 years old, the person who talks about marriage has broken the threshold. , Even his maternal grandfather's family wanted to marry him, but this kid pushed him away, and now he talks to Lord Hou in person, which is a great joy."

"Your family's Yingxiu and our Haoming are a good match, Mrs. Shen, who is talented and beautiful." Lian's words were extremely nice, and she praised Qi Haoming and Yingxiu. They have listed how suitable they are, vaguely revealing that if Mrs. Shen refuses this marriage, it is really incomprehensible.

"Sister Lian, with all due respect, this Second Young Master Qi, with such a strong body, wouldn't our family's daughter marry him?"

"My nephew is in good health, it's just that he had a high fever when he fell into the water when he was a child, and his legs and feet are a little inconvenient." Lian said lightly that Qi Haoming couldn't stand up in a wheelchair for ten years, and finally comforted Mrs. Husband and wife pay attention to harmony. If they are in the same mind, this is all. The children will marry one day, and it will be your husband who will accompany you to the end of life. Madam Shen, what I said makes sense No?"

"Besides, in the Nanyang Marquis' mansion, the head of the house doesn't need Haoming's house, and there will be no shortage. Marquis loves my nephew very much, and his maternal ancestral family is also very fond of this child. As long as this young couple lives peacefully and happily, they don’t have to worry about anything, what a life, it’s not like us, we have to worry about this and that all year round, and some gray hairs will grow out.” Shi motioned to the matchmaker behind him to bring up a small box:

"This is a little care of Master Hou. If the two families can form a good relationship, it will be a good story."

"The master hasn't come down to court yet, so I have to talk to our master about this girl's marriage. Even my sister, can I reply to you after I talk to the master?"

"The important thing is, this should be discussed with Mr. Shen. How about this? I will come here in three days. I am just an idler. My sister-in-law is worried about the affairs of the Hou's mansion, and my capable daughter-in-law is here. If there are many things, I'll just come here myself."

Lian directly gave a deadline and made it clear that Madam Shen would not delay this matter. After Madam Shen sent them off, she felt a little unhappy.

Although it was just about being close, Mrs. Qi's attitude is that she is not married anymore, and she doesn't know what that dead girl did in Dingwang's mansion, and she was able to make the second young master Qi look at her. Madam Shen didn't think that Nanyang Hou's mansion No matter how good this marriage is, even if Mrs. Qi praised Qi Haoming for being so good, Mrs. Shen knew a little about Qi Haoming's situation because she often walked around in the circle of the wife.

Ten years later, I still can't stand up, and the possibility of standing up in this life is also very small. I may not be able to have children, and I can't handle family affairs. Compared with such a wealthy family, most of them would rather choose a small family, at least With real power in hand, he can have a full house of children and grandchildren.

A few days ago when Mrs. Tang came here, she also talked about Yingxiu's marriage. After the incident with the Jiang family, Mrs. Tang did not dare to come up with such a similar idea, and directly told Mrs. Shen about two families, one of which was The eldest son, the official rank is not high, but the advantage is that the position is important, one is his wife who just died, and there are many concubines and concubines under him, but he has no children.

Mrs. Shen of the two families are not satisfied. How can I say that Yingxiu is the eldest daughter of the Shen family, a marriage that is not decent enough will make the entire Shen family look down, saying that she cannot tolerate the children of her ex-wife, and behind Yingxiu there is Qiao At home, Mrs. Shen had to think about Master Shen.

Waiting for Master Shen to come back in the afternoon, Madam Shen mentioned this matter to him, "Master, what do you think of Xiu'er's marriage?"

"The eldest son married Lord Qing's daughter, but the second son chose such a marriage. The second young master of the Qi family is not as favored as everyone said."

"That's what the second young master of the Qi family asked for." Madam Shen invited Princess Ding to invite Yingxiu to the banquet. Qi Haoming talked about Yingxiu and said regretfully, "I didn't expect that. Xiu'er actually made a private appointment with the second young master of the Qi family, and the Qi family will kiss each other at a banquet." Mrs. Shen's words seemed to be that Yingxiu didn't know etiquette, and some unspeakable things happened with Qi Haoming That's why the Marquis of Nanyang came to propose a kiss in such a hurry.

Sure enough, Shen Heye's face darkened, "This is simply nonsense!"

"My lord, pay attention to yourself. Maybe it's because you don't care much about Xiu'er on weekdays. We can't see through what's going on in this child's mind." Madam Shen comforted him while emphatically saying, this is what you miss. A child born to a woman, you see, she does such a thing now, Shen Heye, Shen Heye, do you still think she is good?
Before she had dinner, Yingxiu was called to the study room. As soon as she entered the door, Master Shen slapped her across the face, her face flushed with anger.

Yingxiu stared at him blankly covering her face, Shen Heye looked at this face that was slightly similar to his ex-wife, and felt more and more pain in his heart, "How did I raise you, you did such a thing."

There was a burst of pain on her cheeks, and Yingxiu held back the tears that were about to fall, "Father, my daughter doesn't understand what you said!"

"I don't understand. Do you know that Nanyang Hou's mansion is coming to marry today, and it is the second young master of the Qi family who is here to propose marriage. What do you think you did in Dingwang's mansion?"

Yingxiu's expression also turned cold, "Father, this is why you slapped me?" Shen Heye looked at her looking up at him without showing any weakness, his heart was burning, and he stretched out his hand to slap me again. slap, but Yingxiu stopped him with a voice, "Is this the way a father raises his daughter?"

"Don't ask indiscriminately, just say it's your daughter's fault, my lord, this is the way you raised your daughter for 14 years?" Yingxiu looked at his suddenly slumped expression, and said bluntly, "The second young master of the Qi family is a poor man. It’s inconvenient, the father is very clear about this point, what is the daughter’s ability to say? Princess Ding invites her daughter to a banquet, and what is the daughter’s ability to arrange to meet the second young master of the Qi family? What, allow father to be so angry?"

"In that case, why would Second Young Master Qi take the initiative to ask for marriage?"

"Then father should ask the second young master of the Qi family, how did he meet Xiu'er, why did he take the initiative to ask for marriage, and how did father know what Xiu'er did in Dingwang's mansion, so that they took this action This slap was just an interruption of the father-daughter bond, she had already repaid his nurturing grace in the previous life, so what else could she expect.

"Your mother told me about Mrs. Qi Er."

"I'm really sorry father, Xiu'er made you and mother feel ashamed, that Xiu'er really should have gone with her mother when she died, then father should hurry up and marry her daughter, today is the second young master of the Qi family Maybe tomorrow, as mother said, Xiu'er will make a private appointment with the young master of another family for life again!"

She thought that what Master Shen was talking to herself would be whether he would marry Young Master Qi Er, but she never thought that her father was no longer the father who would hug her and say kiss him back then. He had his wife, and she, Shen Ying The existence of embroidery is a thorn in Mrs. Shen's Tang Wan. Even if she can't pull out this thorn, Mrs. Shen will break her body with bruises all over her body.

"Xiu'er almost forgot to tell daddy that the second young master Qi is at least much better than the third young master Jiang, and he is also suffering from a disease. The second young master Qi looks much healthier. Since daddy can Agreeing that Xiu'er marry the third young master Jiang who can't get out of bed, father should be more satisfied than the status of the Nanyang Marquis and the second young master of the Qi family." Listening to the ironic words, Shen Heye said everything angrily. not come out.

"Please take care of yourself, Daddy, and Xiu'er will leave." Opening the door of the study, a gust of biting cold wind, mixed with snow particles, hit Yingxiu's face, stabbing the red and swollen cheeks coldly, Yingxiu's heart There was a burst of pain, and the tears fell down uncontrollably...

(End of this chapter)