Chapter 32 Marriage (1)

In the twelfth lunar month of winter, the windows were blocked by snow, and the ice skates hung on the eaves in rows like small translucent crystal pillars. When I walked out the door, my breath turned into white mist.

When Yuxi was going out, Zisu took out a pink emerald-patterned brocade Yuanhu fur cloak from the house: "Girl, it's cold outside, you just recovered from your illness, so wear more."

Yuxi felt that she was about to be wrapped into a dumpling, but she didn't say no. If she couldn't tell the truth, the maids around her would probably take turns to talk, and the chattering made her head ache.

When they arrived at the upper courtyard, they opened the door curtain, and a maid came to help Yuxi untie her cloak. Cuiyu whispered, "Girl, Mrs. Changping Houfu Shizi is here."

Yuxi nodded slightly, indicating that she knew.

Seeing Yuxi coming in, Mrs. Han took a serious look, and seeing that Yuxi was not sick, she was sure that she was really well: "Bring a cup of ginseng tea to the fourth girl."

Yuxi has studied pharmacology, and she is more particular about it: "Grandmother, just ask the maid to give me a cup of warm water." If you are not sick or in disaster, you should not eat more ginseng.

Mrs. Han doesn't care either, Yu Xi has such a temper, she won't just say what is bad or what she doesn't like directly. Mrs. Han said to the maidservant Shan Shan beside her, "Go, bring a glass of boiling water to Fourth Miss.",

Mrs. Changping Hou Shizi was a little surprised. Generally, granddaughters would do what the grandmother said in front of their grandmothers. She didn't expect this fourth girl to be so courageous. Generally, those who are brave are favored, but she heard that the old lady only favors Yuchen, but she has never heard of favoring these four girls!

Yuxi smiled and bowed to Mrs. Shizi: "Hello, Auntie."

Mrs. Han explained: "This child has been ill for several days, and he just recovered today." Mrs. Han was very satisfied with coming over to pay her respects after recovering from the illness.

Mrs. Changping Hou Shizi naturally gave face: "He is really a good and filial child."

Yuxi didn't stay in the upper room for long, and she knew that the two of them had something to talk about. After staying in the house for a while, she went out and turned to the main courtyard.

Qiu Shi was warming up the fire in the house. When she heard Yuxi coming, she immediately stood up and pulled Yuxi to the brazier: "You are really a child. You just run around. It's so cold outside. If the wind blows again What should I do?"

Yuxi smiled. In fact, her illness was cured early, but everyone asked her to take good care of her, and it turned out that she was raised for more than half a month.

Qiu touched her face, and sighed softly: "I've lost so much weight, I have to make up for it." After finishing speaking, he ordered the servant girl to go to the warehouse to get some supplements for Yuxi to take back.

Yuxi was a little embarrassed. During this period of time, she ate delicious food every day, and a circle of flesh grew on her face, and her aunt even opened her eyes and said that she was thin. Yuxi pinched her round face and said, "Auntie, I can't make love anymore, if I make love again, I will become a big fat girl."

Qiu couldn't help saying: "Fat is good-looking. The little girl is too thin and looks like a bamboo pole. I worry about my health when I look at it! Other families don't want a girl like a bamboo pole when looking for a wife."

Yuxi was speechless, where did all this go!

Qiu said: "Originally the twelfth lunar month asked you to learn housekeeping. You are just in good condition. You should learn from your sister-in-law at the beginning of next year!"

Yuxi nodded her head: "Auntie, it's not too late to learn next year!" Next year, he will only be twelve years old, and he will not be able to learn anything in two or three years.

Qiu took Yuxi's hand and talked for a long time, until Shanhu, the maid beside the old lady, came to invite her to the upper room.

Yuxi left the Zhengyuan clan, and then went to Tingyun Pavilion. Walk all the way and watch the snow scene all the way. It's very cold at the moment, except for those who are doing things in the garden, everyone else is nestling in the house to enjoy the fire! So, I didn't see many people along the way.

From far away, Yuxi heard a melodious sound of the piano, and knew without thinking that Yuchen was practicing the piano. Yuxi smiled and said to Kufu: "Speaking of which, the people around Sanjie are blessed. They can listen to Sanjie playing the piano and music every day." Yuchen also plays the flute very well.

Kufu asked with some puzzlement: "Girl, why didn't you learn the guzheng that day?" Kufu knew that Mr. Song originally planned to teach her girl the guzheng,

It's what her girl doesn't want to learn.

Naturally, Yuxi would not say that she felt that learning this thing was a waste of time, so she chuckled and said, "I don't have this talent, so I don't waste time."

Yuchen knew that Yuxi was coming, and his face was full of smiles, but there was still complaints in his words: "Why are you still walking around in this cold winter! Isn't it cold?"

Yuxi handed over the coat she was wearing to Shiqi, and said with a smile: "I can hear the beautiful and moving piano sound of the third sister from a distance, it's worth the cold!"

Yuchen smiled and said: "If you want to listen, I'll play another song for you." No matter how good a person is, they all hope to have an audience, and for Yuchen, Yuxi is that audience.

Yuxi squinted her eyes and said with a smile: "I not only want to listen to the sound of the piano, but also the sound of the flute." It's not that Yuxi is flattering Yuchen.

Yuchen smiled and ordered Shiqin: "Fourth younger sister will eat at my place at noon today, let the kitchen cook a few more dishes."

Yuxi is not hypocritical, thinking that when she was learning the rules, she often ate at Tingyun Pavilion, and she has become a habit.

The two went to the piano room, and Yuchen sat in front of the piano table and asked, "What song does Fourth Sister want to hear?"

Yuxi lowered her head and thought for a while: "Did the third sister learn "Yangchun"?" Yangchun is one of the top ten famous guqin songs. It describes the beauty of early spring when winter goes to spring, the earth recovers, and everything is thriving. The melody is fresh and smooth, and the rhythm is relaxed and lively. This is also Yuxi's characteristic, she likes to wear bright clothes and dazzling jewelry, and also likes to listen to cheerful music. According to Yuxi's thoughts, she lived so depressed in her previous life, but she can no longer be a wimp in this life, and has to live happily.

Yuchen showed a helpless smile: "You really know how to come up with questions. I just learned this piece." Yangchun's piece is very difficult, and most people can't play it at all.

Yuxi didn't feel that she was making things difficult, but said confidently: "I believe that the third sister will be able to play well." In fact, Yuxi said, how can Yuchen's true level be revealed if he doesn't play the difficult ones? ! Of course, difficult tracks need more practice.

Yuchen smiled lightly, and then began to play the piano.

Yuxi leaned back on the chair, squinting her eyes and listening quietly. Although Yuxi has never learned guqin, it does not prevent her from commenting. After listening to "Yangchun", Yuxi opened her eyes and said with a smile: "Sister San, your piano skills have improved again."

Yuchen likes to discuss various topics with Yuxi, such as piano, painting, chess, and calligraphy: "Don't say it's nice, this piece is too difficult, and it's a little difficult for me to play it in the middle."

Yuxi understood that the artistic conception of this song was too great for ordinary people to control: "Third sister, you can imagine yourself, you are in a lush grass, surrounded by brilliant flowers, not far away there are The spring water is tinkling, and the birds on the tree are singing melodious songs, think about it, how would you feel when you are in it?" Yuxi doesn't understand skills and techniques like Yuchen, but the melody is good She can hear it right away.

Yuchen narrowed his eyes and pictured this scene in his mind. After a while, he opened his eyes and said with a smile, "I'll play it again."

After playing the second time, without Yuxi's evaluation, Yuchen said with a smile: "The second time I played it, it was much smoother than the first time."

Shiqi came over and said: "Miss, Miss Si, the food is ready, you can eat now."

Every time she eats at Tingyun Pavilion, Yuxi has an idea, that is to abduct Tingyun Pavilion's cook to her. Of course, Yuxi only thinks in her mind, not to mention putting it into action, that is, she doesn't even know how to say a word.

After lunch, Yuxi walked around the house with Yuchen. Tingyun Pavilion is warm in winter and cool in summer. This is not just talk, but it is true. As long as you don't go out, it will be as warm as spring inside, and you will be reluctant to leave.

After walking for a quarter of an hour, Yuchen brought Yuxi into the musical instrument room again. Yuxi took out a jade flute from a brocade box. Instead of playing it, she looked at Yuxi and asked, "Yuxi, actually the flute is easy to learn, much easier to learn than Guqin and Guzheng." Yuxi wants to learn, she can teach Yuxi to play the flute.

Yu Xi shook her head and said: "No need." If she married a good man in the future, is there any song she would like to listen to. If you don't marry well, even if you learn it, you don't have the time to brag about it. According to the modern saying, Yuxi is a pragmatist who learns what is useful and resolutely refuses to learn what is useless.

Nanny Gui came over and said, "Girl, it's time for you to take a nap." Nanny Gui arranged Yuchen's time very meticulously. When the time came, she had to go to sleep no matter whether she was sleepy or not. You had to lie down even if you were lying down with your eyes open. Enough for that time.

Yu Xi smiled and said: "I should go back to take a nap." Yu Xi also learned the rules well, but they were not as strict as Nanny Gui asked. Of course, this is also related to the path the two of them will take in the future. As far as Yuchen's conditions are concerned, she is definitely expected to marry into the royal family. As for Yuxi, she must have married into an official family. Therefore, Sister Quan was not as strict with Yu Xi's rules and etiquette.

As soon as Yu Xi returned to the Rose Garden, Mai Dong said: "Girl, Mrs. Changping Hou Shizi came here today to say goodbye to the eldest girl."

Yuxi is not surprised either, Yuru will be fifteen next year, now is the right time to say goodbye: "Who are you talking about?"

Mai Dong shook his head and said: "I haven't found out about this yet." It is already very good to find out that Mrs. Xuan, the wife of Changping Hou Shizi, came to say goodbye. This is also what Yuxi has achieved through the contacts she has spent more than six years building up. Of course, the main reason is that Qiu Shi turned a blind eye to Yuxi's behavior, otherwise Yuxi would not have achieved his goal so easily.

Yu Xi smiled and said, "You don't need to inquire specifically, this matter has nothing to do with us." No matter how much Yu Xi cared about in her previous life, it is impossible for her not to know who Yu Ru married. Yuru later married Xiang Zhixue, the third son of Mr. Xiang, the left servant of the Ministry of Punishment. Xiang Zhi was not good at literature or martial arts, but he had a good temper. Later, his family donated an official to him. Yuru was also an official's wife, and later gave birth to two sons and two daughters. In her previous life, Yuxi was very envious of Yuru, thinking that she married well. Of course, this envy is only relative to her experience.