On October 16th, Shi Dingxuan took a rest and was invited by Xiahou Huanyan to take the girls of the Shi family to the Dingguo Duke's Mansion to participate in a poetry meeting.
"The Yongdingmen riot case has been closed."
As soon as Shi Fuxin arrived, Qiao Xinyu took her and sat in a corner. As a poor student in Class 9, she was the most impatient to write poems.
Shi Fuxin watched her sister being dragged away by Xiahou Huanyan and her brother being called away by the people of the old Duke Xiahou. She nodded and said, "After arresting so many people, it should be over."
Qiao Xinyu's tone was not relaxed: "What's the end? It's just that the Yongdingmen riot case was closed, but it didn't say that all the remaining members of the Yan Party were captured."
As long as the remnants of the Yan Party are not captured, there will be more troubles in the future.
Shi Fuxin also fell silent. If the Yandang matter is not over, the emperor can use the Yandang matter to let Ye Mo and the Special Investigation Department arrest those officials who disagree with him.
Qiao Xinyu whispered again: "There are three people missing from our class. Do you know where they are now?"
Shi Fuxin looked at her: "Where?"
Qiao Xinyu said with emotion: "One has been exiled to Yili with his family, and the other two...are now in Jiaofangsi."
As he spoke, he hummed.
"I don't know about others, but I have been in contact with Yushi Ji's family, and I don't believe them at all when they say they are a gangster. This must be the Special Investigation Division's revenge on the public, and they regret that Ji Yushi impeached the Special Investigation Division for killing innocent people indiscriminately.
thing."
Shi Fuxin was silent for a moment: "None of us are involved. As bystanders, we don't know what's going on, so we should not judge too arbitrarily."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her in surprise: "Are you speaking for the Special Investigation Division?"
Shi Fuxin looked back calmly: "I'm just stating my point of view."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her and did not continue the topic: "The talent show will be held next month. Will your sister also participate?"
Shi Fuxin nodded: "Where's Sister Xiahou, has her marriage been decided?"
Qiao Xinyu shook her head: "How can it be so easy? Cousin Huanyan doesn't like this one or that one, and the Dingguo Palace has high requirements. It took a while to find a suitable candidate."
Shi Fuxin: "In that case, wouldn't Sister Xiahou also have to participate in the draft?" With Xiahou Huanyan's family background, it is very likely that she will be appointed as the concubine to a certain prince.
Qiao Xinyu nodded: "Because of this, my aunt was so worried that she couldn't sleep at night."
Shi Fuxin: "When I first entered the mansion, I saw the carriage of the Duke of Ming Dynasty. People from the Dongfang family also came today. It seems that the Crown Prince's wife is very interested in the Duke of Ming Dynasty."
Qiao Xinyu was stunned for a moment: "I didn't pay attention to this." After saying that, she stretched out her hair to look at the poetry meeting, and found that Xiahou Huanyan and Shi Fuyin were not there, "Hey, where are cousin Huanyan and your sister?"
Shi Fuxin turned around and looked, but saw no one and looked surprised.
"Let's go to Youranju."
Qiao Xinyu took Shi Fuxin and left the poetry meeting quickly. Unfortunately, she didn't see anyone when she arrived at Youranju.
"Where have people gone?"
Qiao Xinyu thought for a while: "Although the rules of the Ming Dynasty are strict, compared with marrying into the royal family, the Dongfang family is obviously a better choice. Let's go to the main courtyard."
The two of them walked towards the main courtyard again. When they were about to get closer, they saw Xiahou Huanyan running out of the main courtyard dragging Shi Fuyin. They didn't even have time to say hello.
"Cousin Huanyan and the others seem to be heading towards the lotus pond. Come on, let's follow them and take a look."...
Qiao Xinyu and Shi Fuxin chased them all the way to the lotus pond waterside pavilion.
In the pavilion in the center of the waterside pavilion, the old Duke of Xiahou and Dongfang Changqing were playing chess.
By chance, four maids brought snacks and fruits and were about to deliver them to the pavilion. Xiahou Huanyan quickly pulled Shi Fuyin and followed behind the maids.
Qiao Xinyu saw it and wanted to go there, but was held back by Shi Fuxin.
"We'd better not go there. There are so many people there at once. My husband should be angry."
Qiao Xinyu saw through her thoughts at a glance: "You are afraid that my husband will drag you to play chess."
Shi Fuxin didn't look back, and looked towards the center of the waterside pavilion.
...
In the pavilion, the old Duke of Xiahou seemed to be stumped by Dongfang Changqing again. He had not lost a son for a long time. If it were normal, the old Duke of Xiahou would definitely fight to the end, but today...
The old Duke of Xiahou smiled and put the chess pieces back into the chess jar: "As I get older, my brain can't move as fast as you young people."
With that said, he picked up the teapot beside him and personally refilled Dongfang Changqing's tea.
Dongfang Changqing quickly bowed to express his thanks.
Before he could speak, the old Duke of Xiahou spoke first: "Changqing, you and I have played chess for many years, and I won't beat around the bush with you anymore. What do you think of my Huanyan family?"
Dongfang Changqing's expression remained unchanged, but his eyes were a little stagnant. He paused and said with a smile: "Miss Ninth comes from the Duke Dingguo's palace, so she is naturally extremely outstanding."
Listening to this polite reply, the old Duke of Xiahou put down the teapot: "Chang Qing, your mother often brings you to Duke Ding's residence during this time. Do you know why?"
When Dongfang Changqing saw that the old Duke of Xiahou wanted to make a point, his expression became serious and he nodded: "Changqing knows."
Duke Xiahou immediately asked, "What do you mean?"
Dongfang Changqing was silent for a while, then suddenly stood up, bent down and bowed: "Changqing, I am ashamed of my love for my husband."
These words can be regarded as a direct rejection of the Dingguo Duke's desire to marry the Mingguo Duke.
Although the old Duke of Xiahou always regarded himself as a chess friend in front of Dongfang Changqing, he was still the elder, and he deeply loved his great-granddaughter Xiahou Huanyan. When he heard Dongfang Changqing's rejection, no matter how well-mannered he was, he couldn't help but get angry.
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Before he could react, he heard a heavy groan coming from outside the pavilion. The old Duke of Xiahou and Dongfang Changqing turned their heads and saw Xiahou Huanyan turning around and running away.
At this moment, Shi Fuyin regretted following Xiahou Huanyan. She quickly blessed her body with Xiahou's old man, then turned around to chase after Xiahou Huanyan.
On the other side, Qiao Xinyu saw Xiahou Huanyan turning back angrily, looking extremely angry, and asked in surprise: "Cousin Huanyan, what's going on?"
Shi Fuxin "listened" to the conversation in the pavilion clearly and knew that Xiahou Huanyan happened to bump into Dongfang Changqing's refusal to marry her. Her self-esteem was frustrated and she felt a little embarrassed and angry for a while.
Qiao Xinyu pulled Shi Fuxin: "Something must have happened. Let's go over and take a look."
Next, in the backyard of Duke Dingguo's mansion, Xiahou Huanyan ran at the front, Shi Fuyin followed, and at the end were Qiao Xinyu and Shi Fuxin.
When Xiahou Huanyan passed a moon gate, she almost bumped into Shi Dingxuan who was coming from the opposite side.
"careful!"
Shi Dingxuan ducked aside and helped Xiahou Huanyan's arm to prevent her from suddenly stopping and falling forward.
"It's you."
Seeing that it was Shi Dingxuan, Xiahou Huanyan calmed down his emotions, not wanting to look too embarrassed in front of outsiders.
Shi Dingxuan looked at her breathing slightly and asked with a smile: "Why are you running so fast? Did something happen?"
Mentioning this, Xia Houhuan's face showed an angry look again. Thinking of Dongfang Changqing's straightforward refusal to marry him, his beautiful eyebrows knitted into knots.
What a good Dongfang Changqing, it’s okay if he doesn’t want to marry her. Anyway, she doesn’t like the Duke of Ming Dynasty, but he shouldn’t reject his ancestor like that.
It’s as if no one cares about him marrying her!
He's not the only man in the world. Without him, wouldn't she be able to get married?
The more Xiahou Huanyan thought about it, the angrier he became. When he saw Shi Dingxuan looking at him in surprise, an idea flashed in his mind, and he suddenly said: "Are you engaged?"
Shi Dingxuan didn't expect Xiahou Huanyan to ask him this, and he didn't react for a while.
Seeing that he didn't answer, Xiahou Huanyan asked again: "Tokigoro, are you engaged?"
Shi Dingxuan came back to his senses: "No."
Hearing this, Xiahou Huanyan's facial expression immediately changed from gloomy to clear: "That's great, Shigoro, how about we get engaged?"
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Shi Dingxuan: "..."
Not far away behind the shade of a tree were Shi Fuyin, Shi Fuxin and Qiao Xinyu: "..."
Seeing Shi Dingxuan standing dumbfounded, Xiahou Huanyan frowned: "Why, you don't want to?"
"Ahem~"
Shi Dingxuan covered his mouth with his fists and coughed lightly. He coughed for a long time. He didn't put down his hands until he figured out what to say to Xia Hou Huanyan: "Miss Jiu, it's not that I don't want to, it's just that I want to ask you a question.
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Xiahou Huanyan saw that he was not unwilling to get engaged to her, and her expression immediately relaxed: "Just ask."
Shi Dingxuan did not dare to look directly into Xia Hou Huanyan's bright eyes, and his eyes fell elsewhere: "Do you like me?"
"ah?"
This time it was Xiahou Huanyan's turn to be dumbfounded and looked at Shi Dingxuan blankly.
Seeing her confused look, Shi Dingxuan felt confident and asked again: "Do you like me?"
"this and that......"
Xiahou Huanyan moved her fingers together, looking here and there, stumbling in her mouth, unable to say a complete sentence.
Shi Dingxuan answered for her: "You don't like me."
Xiahou Huanyan looked at Shi Dingxuan with a confident expression, and suddenly felt guilty and did not dare to look at him.
Confirming that Xiahou Huanyan might be losing his temper, Shi Dingxuan became more calm and said with a smile: "I don't know why you said that just now, but I still hope you can calm down."
"Marriage is not a trivial matter, it is a lifelong event. You must think twice before acting impulsively."
After saying this, Shi Dingxuan turned sideways and got out of the way, indicating that Xiahou Huanyan could leave.
Xiahou Huanyan followed his behavior and subconsciously walked through the Moon Gate. As soon as he passed by, he suddenly turned around and stopped Shi Dingxuan who was about to leave: "Shi Wulang, even if I was a little impulsive just now, why didn't you agree?"
She was the legitimate daughter of Duke Dingguo, and many people were vying to beg her to marry her.
Shi Dingxuan smiled: "You don't even like me, why should I agree?"
Xiahou Huanyan was stunned for a moment, and then said with a pinched neck: "My family background is good."
Shi Dingxuan laughed and said, "I married a wife who is compatible with me, not a family. Okay, Miss Jiu, my husband is still waiting for me, I have to leave first."
Seeing Shi Dingxuan walking away, Xiahou Huanyan couldn't take his eyes back.
Tokigoro......
When Shi Dingxuan could no longer be seen, Xia Hou Huanyan slowly turned around and walked towards his yard, muttering as he walked: "Shi Wulang said that I didn't like him, so he didn't agree. What if I
If you like him, then he will agree?"
Thinking of this, Xia Houhuan couldn't help but have a shy smile on his face.
Is that what he meant?
In the distance, Shi Fuyin, Shi Fuxin, and Qiao Xinyu were hiding behind the shade of a tree, looking at each other in confusion.
Shi Fuxin was the first to break the silence: "Sister Xiahou is a little impulsive, but she has great vision."
Qiao Xinyu looked at her: "Cousin Huanyan just comes up with something like this. Don't take it seriously." The situation in Wuchang Bo's Mansion is not suitable for Duke Dingguo's Mansion.
Seeing her like this, Shi Fuxin understood what she meant and said with a smile: "My brother is so good, will we be short of a sister-in-law?"
Shi Fuyin answered in time: "Okay, Huanyan has gone far, let's follow her quickly."
That afternoon, when she came back from Dingguo's mansion, Shi Fuxin was very happy and said to Shi Fuyin: "Sister, I really didn't expect that our brother is so powerful."
In the response to Xiahou Huanyan's desire to get engaged to him, he handled it very well. He not only took care of Xiahou Huanyan's feelings and face, but also showed his own demeanor and boundaries.
Shi Fuyin laughed and said, "Brother has always been like this."
Shi Fuxin tilted her head: "Really? It seems that I still know too little about my brother. Sister, what kind of sister-in-law do you think I will find for us in the future?"
Shi Fuyin:
"Anything is fine, as long as I like it."
The two sisters returned to Yiguiyuan talking and laughing. Seeing that Jin Yue'e was not there, they each went back to their own courtyard.
Back at Lanyue Tower, Shi Fuxin had just sat down when she saw An Ran walking in quickly: "What's wrong?"
An Ran: "Mrs. Zeng came to the house with Miss Zhi and Miss Ran."
Shi Fuxin said calmly: "Come here." Seeing An Ran hesitate to speak, "What's wrong? What did they do?"
An Ran: "Mrs. Zeng is here to secure the matchmaking for the third girl."
After hearing this, Shi Fuxin's face immediately turned cold: "She's a matchmaker for my sister? This is like a weasel giving a New Year greeting to a chicken." She didn't believe that if there was really a good family, the Li family would be willing to marry her sister.
"Which company is the insurance company?"
An Ran: "The eldest son of the third eldest son of the Duke of Qing."
As soon as she heard about the Duke of Qing's residence, Shi Fuxin suddenly stood up with a sneer on her face: "I knew that family was not a good one."
With that said, he walked towards Yixiang Hall.
Seeing that Shi Fuxin was so angry, An Ran quickly tried to dissuade her: "Girl, please calm down and calm down. Although the third wife of the Duke of Qing is a concubine, in the eyes of outsiders, getting engaged to our uncle is already a high level for us."
"It's as if it's rare for anyone to be so tall."
Shi Fuxin was very angry, especially when she knew that the Duke of Qing was involved with the remnants of the regent. The Duke of Qing suddenly took a liking to her sister. Maybe she wanted to take revenge on her brother who was involved in the Yongding Gate riots. Her sister helped to stop it.
Thug stuff.
Shi Fuxin walked very quickly and arrived at Yixiang Hall in a short while.
In the Yixiang Hall, Zeng Yuwei was still praising the prominence of the Qingguo Duke's Palace. Mrs. Shi and others listened quietly, not expressing their opinions but not objecting either.
"Since the Duke of Qing's palace is so good, then marry your own daughter into it."
Seeing Shi Fuxin who suddenly came in, Zeng Yuwei's expression paused, and others also looked over.
Zeng Yuwei was stunned for a few seconds, then looked at Mrs. Shi with a sneer on her face: "Mother, I am really kind this time..."
Shi Fuxin interrupted directly: "We can't bear your kindness. Please don't disturb our family. If our family gets flooded, we won't offend the river, okay? You must come out to find the existence at the right time."
Feeling good, right?"
Shi Fuzhi couldn't listen anymore and stood up: "Shi Fuxin, I know your sister is looking at her, so we are kind enough to help. Don't be too ignorant."
Shi Fuxin sneered and looked at Shi Fuzhi sarcastically: "Whether your mother is kind or not, let's not worry about it for now. I just want to ask you, are you willing to marry into a family like the Duke of Qing's Palace?"
Shi Fuzhi was stunned when asked.
The sneer on Shi Fuxin's face got even worse: "Why, are you speechless? Do you think we have just arrived in Beijing and don't know anything, so we can just fool around?"
Zeng Yuwei did not argue with Shi Fuxin, but looked at Mrs. Shi and others with aggrieved face: "Mother, where do I start with this? This time, I really come here with sincerity and want to have a good relationship with my family.
Good relationship."
When Mrs. Shi saw that Shi Fuxin was about to get angry again, she spoke first: "Daughter-in-law Zhengkun, I know everything you said, and I will think about it carefully."
After saying that, he looked at Mrs. Shi and said, "Don't you have a new taste of good tea? Take Zhengkun's wife over to taste it."
Mrs. Shi quickly stood up and took Zeng Yuwei's arm with a smile: "My brothers and sisters haven't been to my place for a long time. Come on, we have to get together today."
Zeng Yuwei stood up, glanced at the dark-faced Shi Fuxin, and followed Mrs. Shi out of the room.
"Wait a minute."
Shi Fuxin stopped them and looked at Zeng Yuwei indifferently: "As the old saying goes, everyone sweeps the snow in front of their own door. Don't worry about the frost on other people's tiles. Mind your own business and stop staring at our house.
,Human patience is limited.”
Zeng Yuwei couldn't bear it any longer: "Grandma, sister-in-law, listen to this, I am really nosy."
Mrs. Shi gave Mrs. Shi a wink and asked her to take Zeng Yuwei and her daughter away.
Jin Yue'e also stood up, pulling Shi Fuxin to signal her to say less.
After they left, Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Fuxin with a serious face: "Even if you don't agree, you can wait for them to leave and tell me, do you need to make it so ugly?"
Shi Fuxin: "She has no good intentions and wants to harm my sister, so why should I save face for her?"
Mrs. Shi frowned: "Why did she harm your sister?"
The Duke of Qing's Palace was related to the remnants of the regent. Fu Xin could not tell her about this, so she pursed her lips and said nothing.
Mrs. Shi: "I'm just a verbal matchmaker. I can refuse with just a few words in private. You rushed in so recklessly, do you look like a lady?"
When Jin Yue'e saw the old lady, she looked ugly and apologized quickly: "Mom, Fuxin knows she was wrong. She just cares too much about her sister."
Mrs. Shi looked at Shi Fuxin who said "She's right": "You are still a girl in the family, and you are only exposed to a few things. In the future, you will marry a woman, manage the house, socialize and entertain, all the things will be put together.
, you are so impatient, how are you going to host the medium feed in the future?"
"Aunt An, Sister Xin has lost her hospitality etiquette. Take her to the small Buddhist hall and watch her copy the Diamond Sutra. You are not allowed to go back until she has copied it ten times."
Aunt An was stunned for a moment, then walked towards Shi Fuxin: "Miss Six, please follow me."
Shi Fuxin glanced at Mrs. Shi who was looking at her with a sullen face, remained silent, and then followed Nanny An.
Seeing that she was obedient, Mrs. Shi and Jin Yue'e both breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
When she was about to leave the house, Shi Fuxin stopped again and looked at Mrs. Shi: "Grandma, I know that it is impossible for the government to draw a clear line between the family and Shi Zhengkun's family. Our family has no other requirements. We only ask them.
Don't stare at us."
"They are they, and we are us. When we enter the river, we should not offend the river. Isn't this too much to ask?"
After saying that, Shi Fuxin followed Nanny An out of the house.