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53 Looking at each other
Nangong Yue
couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and thought to herself, "Could it be
that Zhao Shi wants to introduce a marriage for Su Qingping?
Nangong Yue
guessed correctly that Zhao Shi was indeed looking for a suitable
marriage for Su Qingping so that she could make a statement in front of her
mother-in-law, Su Shi.
"Wang Furen,"
Zhao Shi smiled as she pulled Su Qingping to Wang Furen, "This is
the one I told you about, Biao guniang of our Mansion, Ping Jie’er."
"Ping'er
has met Wang Furen." Su Qingping bowed with her eyebrows lowered
and bent her knees in a bow.
Su Qingping knew
that Zhao Shi's intention in bringing herself to this Wang Furen was
to make Wang Furen look at her. So she became more and more modest and
respectful, hoping to make a good impression on Wang Furen and smoothly
facilitate the marriage.
She knew that
this time, the Nangong Mansion has hosted a banquet and invited the families of
all the important ministers in the wangdu. So no matter which family she
married into, her future glory and fortune would be inevitable.
Wang Furen took
a closer look at Su Qingping. She is wearing a simple dress with dark flowers
and embroidered beads, plain and elegant. She also looks quite virtuous and
polite, with a beautiful appearance and a slender figure, which is worthy of
her son.
Although this
Miss Su's father is only a small governor, fortunately she is related to the
Old Furen Su of Nangong family. If her son marries this Biao guniang,
he will naturally become related to the Nangong family by marriage, which will
be greatly beneficial to his future.
At the thought
of this, that Wang Furen was even more satisfied with Su Qingping.
When Su Qingping
saw that Wang Furen was smiling kindly at her, her heart was also happy.
Although she was curious about Wang Furen's family background, she
thought that those who could come to the birthday banquet at the Nangong
Mansion were either rich or noble. Thus they should not be far behind. So she
was even more attentive to Wang Furen.
One has a heart
and the other has a mind, Wang Furen and Su Qingping are considered to
be in good chatting.
"Miss Su is
so beautiful, I don't know which family will be lucky enough to marry her in
the future." Wang Furen spoke with a smile.
"Furen
has praised too much, Ping'er is ashamed to accept it." Su Qingping said
hastily and modestly.
"There is
no need to apologize too much guniang." Wang Furen smiled and took Su
Qingping's hand, suddenly putting a bracelet on Su Qingping's wrist,
"Although today is first meeting with guniang but it seems we are
familiar. This is my meeting gift to guniang , I hope guniang won't
refuse it."
Su Qingping
looked at it and saw that it was a golden bracelet with a dull lustre and a
very light weight, and wondered in her heart: wasn't this Madame Wang a noble
family’s Furen? How could she have given me such a bracelet like this?
Nangong Yue did not
know what Wang Furen and Su Qingping had said, but seeing the way Su
Qingping left in a hurry afterwards, she could not help but sneer twice in her
heart. It seemed that Su Qingping did not appreciate Zhao Shi's good
intentions!
At that moment,
another new play started on the stage with the sound of gongs and drums.
Everyone was
staring intently at the theatre. Instead, Nangong Yue noticed that her eldest Gumu
Nangong Yun and her cousin Bai Muxiao quietly walked up to Su shi's side
and said a few words to her before taking their leave.
What
exactly happened?
Let Nangong Yun
and Bai Muxiao leave the party midway in such haste!
Nangong Yue was
somewhat curious in her heart, but did not immediately send someone to inquire.
Just now she noticed that Su Shi's face had changed after hearing Nangong Yun's
words. What could move Su Shi's face was not a trivial matter. Sooner or later,
she would know.
All the way
until the end of the performance, after sending off the Ladies and young ladies
of the various Mansions and returned to Mozhuyuan, Nangong Yue also
finally heard the news.
It turned out
that something had happened to the Eldest Gufu(father’s sister’s husband).
"I heard
that it was the Eldest Guye(son-in-law) who left the birthday feast
early, but someone broke his head on the way, and it is said that there was a
lot of blood!" Que’er reported from the side, while Yi Mei carefully
helped Nangong Yue remove her make-up.
Nangong Yue is
not worried about the safety of Eldest Gufu. According to her memory,
the previous life, Eldest Gufu did die early. But it was two months
later, I heard that it was a sudden acute illness went ...... and shortly after
that, Eldest Gumu took cousin Bai Muxiao to return......
**◆**
At this time, Su
Qingping also heard the news that Liu Rong had inquired about and was so angry
that she almost gritted her teeth.
This Zhao Shi
is so deceitful!
How dare she
introduce such a shabby family to me!
Obviously,
eldest Gumu had told Zhao Shi to find a good marriage partner for me,
but Zhao Shi disobeyed her! It's really annoying and irritating!
Liurong was also
unhappy for her own Guniang: "How could the Eldest Furen do
this, to introduce such a family to the Guniang!"
Banxia listened
quietly from outside the house and only felt amused. This Su Biao guniang really
thought she was the daughter of a noble family after spending two days in the
Nangong Mansion? Worthy of a prestigious son! It was really funny!
At this time, a pozi
outside the door came to report that the eldest Furen has arrived.
"Ping Biaomei."
Zhao Shi walked in with a joyful smile.
Su Qingping
looked at her and felt that she was very harsh, but thinking that she was now
temporarily living in the Nangong Mansion, she had to suppress the angry in her
heart and put on a smiling face to welcome her. "Eldest Biaosao,
what brings you here?"
"I have
come to congratulate my Biaomei!" Zhao Shi smiled as she
pulled Su Qingping along and sat down together on the rood couch.
"Da Biaosao
don't joke about it." Su Qingping had a straight face, "The
person who should be the happiest today is the eldest Gumu."
"Biaomei
is right, but Biaomei’s happy event is also something that keeps the old
Furen on her mind at all times ......"
How dare you
introduce such a marriage to me when you know that the old Furen values
it! Su Qingping's heart was filled with indignation.
"Today Wang
Furen has been asking me about Biaomei and it seems that she is
very satisfied with Biaomei ......"
She is
satisfied, but I am not! Su Qingping twisted the handkerchief in her hands into
a twist.
"That Mrs.
Wang's husband's family is the royal merchant Wang's family ......"
It's true that
they come from the royal merchant Wang family, but they are just a side branch
of the Shu born (concubine’s son) family, how much money can they
have? Su Qingping despised it in her heart.
"Wang Furen
has a young son who has won the imperial examination ...... The future is
promising ......"
It's just a Juren,
not a Zhuang Yuan. So there is no reason for him to be so great! Even if
that person has a good future, when will that happen? What's the point of
waiting until one is old and pearly before one can enjoy one's wealth and
honor!
"Wang Furen
is a kind person, and I heard that she and her eldest daughter-in-law are
as close as mother and daughter ...... often dine together ...... go out
together ...... "
What a
mother-daughter bond! She had heard that Wang Furen's eldest
daughter-in-law had to obey rules every day! Only a fool would look at her son
if she had such a tyrannical mother-in-law!
"Biaomei,
what do you think of Wang Furen's youngest son?" Zhao Shi finally
said the topic, "If you think it's good, I can arrange for you to meet
Wang Juren."
The smile on Su
Qingping's face was almost unbearable. Of course she wanted to refuse, but she
couldn't do so explicitly. Otherwise it would be more loss than gain for her if
Zhao Shi dumped her.
"In
marriage matters, parents' orders and matchmakers' words, Ping'er's marriage
will naturally be decided by father." Two red clouds flew up on Su
Qingping's face, and she looked as if she was too delicate to be
ashamed.
Notes:
Ju Ren- its a
rank given to successful candidate in the imperial provincial examination.
Zhaung
yuan- was the title given to the scholar who achieved the highest score
on highest level of the Imperial
examination.
Biaomei-
younger girl cousin
Biaosao-cousin’s
wife
Gumu-father’s
sister
Gufu-father’s
sister’s husband
Guye-
son-in-law of the household
Guniang-
younglady
