Flowers in full bloom

The seventh year of Dasheng, the last ten days of the first lunar month. Dingbei Marquis Mansion, the main room of Songhe Hall

"Grandma, I don't want it. I don't want a wild girl from the countryside to be my wife. She's probably dark and ugly, and she may not even be able to read. Grandma, please don't hurt me. You know, grandfather always messes up things when he drinks. This marriage was originally made by grandfather with someone else after he drank. The girl wasn't even born at the time. Now it's been twelve years, and I don't know what she looks like. Now you're suddenly bringing this up again. I don't want it. Whoever wants it can have it. Anyway, I'd rather be single than not."

"You little brat, how dare you talk about your grandfather like that." An old lady in her fifties sitting at the top was none other than Madam Pei from the Dingbei Marquis's Mansion. At this moment, she was wearing a dark blue Hangzhou silk jacket with auspicious cloud patterns. Her hair was full of silver hair and her face was full of wrinkles. She put down the teacup in her hand, looked at her grandson Pei Rongjin, who had just returned from outside and had not had time to change clothes, and sighed softly.

"You've read your grandfather's letter, which says that Mr. Hua has been in poor health since the beginning of the year. Hua Lei's parents disappeared after a flood in Changyun County a few years ago. Grandmother Hua has also passed away for several years. Mr. Hua was worried that his body would not be able to survive this, so he wrote to your grandfather, asking him to take care of Hua Lei and her brother."

Madam Pei paused and continued, "This little girl Hua is also a pitiful one. When she was six months old, her father had to go to Tongde County, which is thousands of miles away, to take up his post. Her parents were worried that she was too young and couldn't stand the bumps on the road, so they left her with her grandparents, who raised her single-handedly.

Her younger brother was taken back by Mr. Hua from his son's post when he was one and a half years old. This time Mr. Hua is not in good health. If he can't make it, they will be the only ones left. One of them is twelve years old, and the other is only seven years old. How can that work? If it wasn't a last resort, Mr. Hua wouldn't have written to your grandfather. "

"You can take care of me, but don't make me your daughter-in-law. I don't want it. If grandmother feels that you are the descendant of an old friend and wants to be taken care of, then just do as grandfather said and bring you to live in the Marquis' Mansion. Anyway, our Marquis' Mansion is large and powerful, and we don't mind raising two more people. Just treat it as raising another cat or dog. But you can't be my daughter-in-law." Pei Rongjin's face turned red with anxiety.

"Jin'er, you are so eager to refuse, do you have someone you like in your heart? Which girl is she?" A lady in her thirties who was sitting on the left and was wearing a blue embroidered brocade dress asked with a smile.

"Second Aunt, that's not true. I just simply don't like wild girls from the country." Rong Jin was furious.

"Mom, I think what Jin'er said makes sense. The Marquis' Mansion should just treat it as taking care of an old friend. As for the engagement, I think we should just forget about it. After all, Jin'er is the eldest son and grandson of the Marquis' Mansion, and he really needs to choose the wife he wants to marry carefully. The interpersonal relationships between aristocratic families is a profound knowledge, and a girl from the country really can't bear this responsibility. If one mistake is made, it would be a laughing stock, but I'm afraid it would bring trouble to the Marquis' Mansion." A middle-aged lady sitting on the right, wearing a dark blue jacket with gold magnolia pattern, said. This person was Pei Rongjin's mother, Madam Han.

"Okay, okay, I understand." Old Madam Pei, who was sitting at the top, sighed and stopped talking.