Chapter 24 Marriage

Just as everyone was about to clean the jar of pickled garlic, they heard Zhao Shuqing, who had just left the house, screamed shrilly, "Ah!"

"What's wrong? ?" Everyone hurried out. In the backyard of this deep house, no one can get in. What happened to her?

When everyone came out, they saw Zhao Shuqing collapsed in the maid's arms with a look of horror on her face, panting. Two people wearing green-faced fangs masks stood in front of her.

"Don't be afraid, don't be afraid, we are not bad people." The man wearing the mask said.

The girls were in the inner kitchen room of the Zhao family. Outsiders were generally not allowed in. This masked person was probably one of the five young masters of the Zhao family.

Zhao Wangshu frowned. In Zhuangzi, people would wear similar masks and dance Nuo dances during the Laba Festival. Logically speaking, Zhao Shuqing shouldn't be so frightened.

His eyes flashed slightly, and he reminded aloud: "Take off the mask, she will see clearly who you are, and she won't be afraid."

"That's right. Yes." The man wearing the mask took off his mask. It was Zhao Chang, the third son of the second wife of the Zhao family, and the other shorter one was Zhao Wen, the fifth son of the first concubine.

"Why did the third and fifth young masters come to the kitchen?" Zhao Wangshu asked.

"Today is the Laba Festival. During the Laba festival on the street, people are doing Nuo dances to pray for blessings. I thought you couldn't go out, so I brought them here. I didn't expect to scare people. I'm sorry." Zhao Chang explained.

He had good intentions, but he suddenly appeared and frightened Zhao Shuqing, who was unaware.

"Third brother, there is no need to apologize. It's not like I have never seen Nuo dance before. How could I be frightened and pretend to be so." Zhao Shuangzhi said angrily.

"I didn't." Zhao Shuqing defended in a low voice.

"You weren't scared, why were you shouting so loudly?" Zhao Shuangzhi asked.

Zhao Shuqing’s eyes turned red, biting her lower lip, her face full of grievances.

Seeing her like this, Zhao Shuangzhi felt bored and wanted to say something else, but Zhao Chang felt pity and spoke for her, "I am wearing a mask and it is normal for her to be scared if I suddenly appear."

"After all, not everyone is so courageous." Zhao Jiahua said in a strange and sinister manner.

"What did you say?" Zhao Shuangzhi asked angrily.

"I didn't tell you, do you need to be so anxious and shouting?" Zhao Jiahua sneered, "You don't need to be so self-aware."

"Zhao Jiahua! "Zhao Shuangzhi gritted his teeth in anger.

The two of them have always been at odds with each other and always like to quarrel. Seeing that they are about to quarrel againAfter they got up, Zhao Shuhui and the others quickly said: "Those who are celebrating the festival and those who are in a good mood, don't lose your temper. Let's go in and pickle the garlic."

Zhao Wangshu nodded slightly to Zhao Chang, "Third Young Master, please help yourself." After a pause, he said to Zhao Shuqing's maid: "It's okay, help your girl back to her room."

After saying that, she followed the others into the kitchen. .

Zhao Chang looked at Zhao Shuqing, laughed awkwardly and said, "Sister Qing, right? I'll take you back."

"I won't bother you, Third Young Master." Zhao Shuqing said softly. He declined politely, bowed his knees and bowed, then left with the help of his maid.

"Let's go, Xiaowu." Zhao Chang put on a mask, and Zhao Wen wandered off somewhere to pray for others.

In the kitchen, Zhao Wangshu and others marinated Laba garlic and returned to the yard.

Looking at a bunch of people coming in and out of the courtyard from a distance, and seeing the doctor who often came to Zhao's house, Fang Baozhu frowned and said, "Sister Qing, isn't she sick from fright?"

"No way, she is just a paper lantern, so she has to be poked to break it." Zhao Shuangzhi said mockingly.

"If you have anything to guess, go over and ask, and you'll know what's going on." Zhao Jiahua walked quickly to the entrance of the courtyard.

When I asked, I found out that Zhao Shuqing was fine, but something happened to Zhao Yuzhen, Zhao Yuyan, and Zhao Yufang who went out to do charity.

"Miss Zhen's arm is injured, Miss Fang is covered in blood, and Miss Yan has such a big swelling on her forehead." The maid told them with gestures.

Everyone was stunned. After a long while, Zhao Shuangzhi guessed: "They must have boiled the porridge. It is too unpalatable. They must have been beaten."
< br />"How could such a thing happen? Stop talking nonsense and go in." Zhao Wangshu raised his legs and walked into the courtyard.

Old Mrs. Zhao, Mrs. Zhao and Second Mrs. Zhao were all sitting in the living room with ugly faces. When they saw them coming in, they didn’t say much and sent them back to their rooms.

At the cusp of the storm, Zhao Wangshu did not let Mrs. Qiao go find out what happened. She waited until the next day to find out what happened from Zhao Jiahua.

“A wild cat jumped out of nowhere, knocked over the stove selling sugar paintings, ignited the grass piled on the roadside, and started a fire. The fire caused panic and people on the street Running and screaming, the real sister happened to be on that street, so it ended up like this." Zhao Jiahua simply described yesterday's chaos.

Zhao Wangshu frowned, "This is really an unforeseen disaster."

"Sister Fang and Sister Yan's injuries can be healed. Sister Zhen is unlucky. The marriage has been decided. ."

Zhao Wangshu was surprised, "Why is it even related to the real sister's marriage? "

"The real sister fell into the arms of a man, and the two rolled into a ball on the ground, and they had skin-to-skin contact. "Zhao Jiahua crossed his index fingers and said, "Mouth to mouth. "

Zhao Wangshu's eyes widened in surprise, "This is too outrageous. "

"When something like this happens, my real sister has no other choice but to marry him. "Zhao Jiahua sighed.

"Who is that man? "Zhao Wangshu frowned.

"Qian Suan of Tianhe Bofu is a loser with no future. Zhao Jiahua paused and said, "He is not a good man." "

Zhao Wangshu snorted coldly, "This marriage has fulfilled the old lady's wish. ”

Qian Suan had a bad reputation. Although he did not marry a wife, he already had several concubines in his family. He had a romantic reputation. Everyone in the capital knew that no girl from a good family was willing to marry him. .

Tianhebo’s mansion has long since declined. Tianhebo only took a casual position in the court, but Tianhebo sent his eldest daughter to the palace.

The concubine Qian in the palace was the biological sister of Qian Suan's mother. She was not favored, and even after giving birth to a prince, she was not promoted to concubine. However, having a son by her side was better than the childless Empress Zhao.
< br /> Empress Zhao originally planned to win over the prince to consolidate her position, and marrying the Qian family was also part of her plan. The current situation is just what she wants.

Can’t bear it Zhao Yuzhen fell into the hot bed, and Zhao Wangshu and Zhao Jiahua went to find her, told her about the Qian family and Qian Suan's character, and told her bluntly, "Sister Zhen, this marriage cannot be concluded. "

"Thank you two sisters for telling me this. "Zhao Yuzhen lowered his head and said, "I, I am willing to do this marriage. "

" Zhao Wangshu and Zhao Jiahua frowned. They had just said so much. Is it a waste of words to dare to fall in love?

If you want to get married, who should you marry? "

"As a woman, life is inherently difficult. If you marry a bad person, your life will be very difficult. " Zhao Wangshu advised.

"If I hadn't been chosen by the big house, my father would have promised me to the lame man from the next village who could afford fifty taels of bride price. " Zhao Yuzhen said with a bitter smile.

"Instead of marrying a lame man and living in poverty, it is better to marry into the uncle's house. After all, she will also be the prince's wife, with rich clothes and fine food, and can live a good life. "Zhao Yuzhen has carefully analyzed it.

"Sister Zhen, there are so many good men in the world, you don't need to choose between them. " Zhao Jiahua said.

"The best things in the world areThere are many men, but my father and the old lady will not give me any other choice. Sister Shu and Sister Hua, I am different from you. " Zhao Yuzhen said calmly.

Hearing this, Zhao Wangshu and Zhao Jiahua fell silent.