Chapter 187 [Basho peeping through the window and worrying]
The banana leaves like giant fans look green and shiny in the afterglow at dusk. Several banana trees are swaying high or low in front of the window. The red window is open, and Xiao Suzhen is sitting quietly by the window, with her jade arms supporting the eaves.
Holding her pink chin, she looked at several banana trees in a daze.
"Suzhen." Xiao Moting looked at the stunned Xiao Suzhen, feeling sad in his heart.
Xiao Suzhen heard the voice and turned around quickly. When she saw it was her father, she quickly stood up and saluted, calling out: "Dad!" and ordered: "Hanxiang, hurry up and make a cup of ginseng tea."
Hanxiang agreed to go out, and Xiao Moting sat down on the big chair. Xiao Suzhen gently patted his back behind him and said softly: "Dad, did you go out to meet friends? Did you get any good words?"
Xiao Moting smiled and said softly: "I'm going to meet someone, but I'm not a friend, just a junior."
"Oh!" Xiao Suzhen's pretty face still looked pale, without the rosy color of the past, and she laughed softly: "Which descendant can fall into my father's eyes? I think he is a scholar with outstanding talents."
Xiao Moting sighed: "I went to Han Garden and met Xue Poye!"
Xiao Suzhen's delicate body trembled, and her pretty face was also a little surprised. The hand that was beating her back suddenly stopped. After a while, she sighed quietly and said softly: "Why did you go to see him, father?" She gently beat her back again.
"Su Zhen." Xiao Moting asked in a low voice: "Do you know who the Putuo hand from southern Xinjiang was who came to see a doctor last time? Who is the ugly Liulizi next to him?"
Xiao Suzhen was startled, but a strange light quickly appeared in her eyes. She seemed surprised, seemed confused, but more of a surprise. She was extremely smart and had already seen through it: "Did father mean that the person who came over that day was...
.!”
Before she finished speaking, Xiao Moting had already nodded, his voice was very low, as if he was afraid that others would hear, and even Basao outside was unwilling to let them hear: "Yes, it is this shopkeeper Xue who brought someone here in disguise."
It's really him!
Xiao Suzhen felt excited. It turned out that he was here after all. He exhausted all his energy and thought and came to visit her. Suddenly, he thought of his words, "May we live forever, and we can share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles apart!", and she felt a little happy, but also a little shy.
Thinking of Xue Poye's ugly appearance that day, which was far from his real handsome face, Xiao Suzhen's mouth, which was as fragrant as jade, couldn't help but reveal a naughty smile.
"Daddy has figured it out," Xiao Suzhen said softly.
Xiao Moting smiled lightly and said: "After all, he is still young. Although he is brave, he will inevitably be negligent." He shook his head, with a look of lingering fear: "Fortunately, He Feng didn't see it. If he saw it, my father's thoughts would be gone.
It’s all in vain.”
Xiao Suzhen frowned, hesitated to speak, and finally said: "Father, does it mean that Xue...Xue Poye already knows that I am not sick?"
Xiao Moting also frowned, pondered for a long time, and then said: "I think I know, the pretending Nanjiang Putuo hand he brought that day probably saw the secret." He reached out and held Xiao Suzhen's hand lovingly.
Said: "Suzhen, your father made you suffer, don't resent your father."
Xiao Suzhen shook her head gently: "Why did my father say this? My father did all this for Suzhen's good, and Suzhen understands."
"Maybe." Xiao Moting showed a look of shame on his face: "I think in addition to this, there is also the selfishness of being a father. I don't want Xuewu and the others to be hit, and I don't want to ruin my father's reputation because of you. Everything...
.Hey...!" He let out a long sigh, feeling infinitely melancholy.
Xiao Suzhen looked gloomy and did not speak.
"He Feng wants to marry you. To outsiders, it would be a very beautiful thing. But who would have thought that it would be an extremely dangerous thing." Xiao Moting squinted his eyes slightly and clasped his hands together.
, the voice was low and slow: "He Feng has the qualifications and his character is not bad, but he comes from a royal family. Maybe because of this, many people will envy this marriage, but maybe not many people will think that he
The royal family behind him is exactly the source of trouble."
Xiao Suzhen stopped her hand, moved lightly, sat down on the chair next to Xiao Moting, and looked at her father quietly.
"After all, the three major aristocratic families are what worries the Holy One the most. Although they still have powerful forces, according to the Holy One's methods, they are all in danger. However, under the prosperity, there are a few people who are able to discover the murderous intentions hidden deep inside.
Xiao Moting frowned and continued: "If my father marries you into the Liu family, it will be like pushing you into a pit of fire. Although the Liu family is powerful, they are inevitably involved in intrigues and intrigues. If you marry into the Liu family, maybe someone will
He has become a victim of the struggle for power, and his father will also be implicated in his reputation. Suzhen, do you understand your father's intentions?"
Xiao Suzhen looked at her father's old face and nodded gently: "My father thinks long-term and considers everything carefully. Suzhen understands."
"He Feng proposed marriage this time and even invited Liu Guogong. Although my father is not afraid of anyone, he has to think about learning martial arts and the others. My father has four great achievements in his life. One is that he can appreciate the best works in the world, and he himself
Being able to have a clear breeze and bright moonlight is one of the joys. Being able to know your mother intimately, being in love with each other, and being able to get married is the second joy." Only then did a faint smile appear on Xiao Moting's face: "Three, that's it.
It is a great pleasure for my father to have a daughter like you who knows etiquette and is filial. This last proud achievement is to teach Xuewu and other famous disciples. Although my father disdains the court, they all seek their own positions.
I am quite satisfied that I can do something for the people."
Xiao Suzhen smiled and said: "My daughter is most proud of having you as my father."
Xiao Moting laughed, quite happy, but soon became sad again: "It is precisely because they did a good job in martial arts and dedicated themselves to the country and the people, so my father must consider them. If I really don't deserve this
Regarding the marriage, I am afraid that the Liu Guo Guild will use an excuse to attack Xue Wu and others, which is the result I least want to see."
"Father is right." Xiao Suzhen seemed to have the same feeling: "Brother Xuewu and the others are all good officials of Chu. If they are excluded, it will not be what the people want and it will not be a blessing to Chu."
Xiao Moting sighed, his love evident in his words: "I'm just hurting you, making you suffer like this."
Xiao Suzhen smiled sweetly and explained: "Father, don't think too much. My daughter is actually helping her father, senior brothers and others, and she is also helping herself. Suzhen is willing to do so."
Xiao Moting stared at Xiao Suzhen and sighed: "Just like your mother, he knows the basics and understands things. I am extremely lucky to be a father in this life."
At this moment, Hanxiang brought ginseng tea and placed it on the table. Understanding that the Xiaos and his daughter had something to talk about, they slowly went out and closed the door.
"The Taoist master controlled your five sense organs, making it look like a terminal illness, and even pretended to be Putuo Hand from Southern Xinjiang to diagnose you with bloodemia. I guess He Feng already believed it." Xiao Moting took a sip of ginseng tea.
Still worried, he said: "Although he has left, things will not stop there."
Xiao Suzhen also frowned, cupped her cheeks and said, "What else will he do?"
"Since Putuo Hand in Southern Xinjiang claims that you only have less than a year to live, although Hefeng believes it, he must still pay attention to this side. Once the one-year period is up and you are still safe and sound, then he will definitely understand.
At that time, he will definitely propose marriage again, and then there will be no other way." Xiao Moting seemed to think that the ginseng tea was very hot, so he put the tea bowl down.
"Father!" Xiao Suzhen bit her lower lip: "Suzhen will never obey until the time comes."
Xiao Moting smiled bitterly and said, "Even if I die for my father, I won't let you suffer any harm."
Xiao Suzhen frowned. Although there was still one year left, for the Xiaos and his daughter, this difficult problem seemed to have been put on the table.
Every family has its own scriptures that are difficult to recite. In the eyes of outsiders, Xiao Moting, Sheng Yuanzhen, is a leader of scholars and has a daughter with outstanding talent. She will receive special respect wherever she goes, but who can know them?
Nowadays, I am under such great pressure. Although my life is rich, my spirit is so difficult.
There was silence in the room for a long time before Xiao Moting said softly: "If Xue Poye had no background in the imperial court and no involvement from Tan Ziqing, he would have been an excellent choice. Although he is a bit arrogant, he has unique insights and outstanding talents.
As long as you are betrothed to him, even if the Liu family asks when the time comes, they will just say that you suddenly recovered from a terminal illness and betrothed to him, so there is nothing they can do." He seemed to be talking to himself, but suddenly felt that it was ridiculous, and waved his hands and shook his head.
: "Impossible, impossible, the father is confused."
Xiao Suzhen was extremely shy, with her head hanging down, her pretty face flushed, her hands tangled together unconsciously, and she murmured: "Is this what father planned?"
Xiao Moting's pupils showed a trace of nostalgia and said with emotion: "Your mother was worried that if your father became an official, he would be involved in the conspiracy of right and wrong, so your father promised her that in this life, he would just be an idle cloud and a wild crane, not seeking fame or fortune.
Doing some knowledge to accompany her throughout her life, she lived a quiet and leisurely life for decades. Although your mother passed away, she was extremely happy when she passed away. As a father, I only hope that you can spend this life peacefully, not seeking glory and wealth, but seeking
Happy and blessed.”
Xiao Suzhen seemed to be yearning for it too, with a faint smile on her face. Thinking of Xiao Moting talking about Xue Poye, there was still a rush of enthusiasm on her face. She might not be able to tell whether she really liked that free and easy brother, but seeing him moan
Looking at his gentle smile as he recited poems and poems, you will feel your heart fluttering and a little fascinated.
Whose daughter doesn’t miss spring? Talented women are daughters after all.
"But since Xue Poye is involved in the court, it is impossible." Xiao Moting's voice suddenly became firm: "I have been to his Han Garden today and told him that I will never be with you again.
If he dares not to listen, he will be ruined as a father."
Xiao Suzhen's face instantly turned pale, and she stared blankly at her father who looked gloomy and determined in front of her, her mind going blank.
Xiao Moting stood up and said slowly: "Within a year, I will choose a well-educated son-in-law for you as a father." He sighed, shook his head and said: "Suzhen, don't blame me, as a father I will do everything for you.
Okay, as for that Xue Poye, forget it!" He went out with his hands behind his back, leaving behind a stunned Xiao Suzhen.
For a long time, Xiao Suzhen's hazy beautiful eyes that turned all living beings upside down slowly became moist, and crystal tears flowed down, sliding down her smooth and white cheeks, falling to the ground, and shattered to pieces!dd