Chapter 77

"That's right. Let my second uncle choose someone who likes her for my cousin. I really have no intention of my cousin."

Qi Heng stood up and said.

"Stop! Men get married when they are old, women get married when they are old.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     �

Are they all married?

Ah Heng, Mom likes your cousin. One is that she has a dignified and virtuous character, and the other is that the two families support each other and get along with each other. It will be of great benefit to you in the future. Don’t act irritating.”

"I will make my future by myself, and I don't have to rely on others to help."

Qi Heng said with his back to his mother.

Xiao smiled, walked to his son, and asked him seriously: "You make it yourself, what are you making?

Even if you pass the top scorer, you are just a sixth-rank official. If you rely on yourself, how long do you think it will take you to climb up?

If others don’t say it, just talk about your father. The top scholar in his class is now just a fifth-rank doctor in the Ministry of Rites. Your father has been a third-rank official from Tanhua to his thirties. How many such people are there in the court?

Ah Heng, you are already sensible. You should know without me telling me that your father can achieve today. In addition to his real talent and knowledge, it also has a lot to do with the support of your grandfather!”

Qi Heng looked back at his mother and said slowly: "I just want to rely on myself, it doesn't matter if I get slower."

"You said it easy. If you are just an ordinary Jinshi, it is understandable to do this."

Xiao pressed his son back on the chair and taught Chunchun: "Aheng, in my mother's heart, you are naturally the best, but think about it, if you really rely on yourself to endure it slowly, will outsiders compare you with your elder brother?

Your elder brother is only one year older than you, and now he is a fourth-rank guard. As your father means, the emperor will probably give him a third-rank official when he is transferred to the outside world this year.

Seventeen years old, third-rank, just like your father.

Ah Heng, with your father and elder brother in front, ask yourself, can you really rise slowly and calmly, can you really stand the gossip of others?"

Qi Heng lowered his eyes and was silent for a long time before he said, "Mom, I understand everything you said, but I really don't want to rely on my in-laws to find a future for myself.

Mom, don’t worry, your son will work hard. Even if he can’t be as good as his elder brother, he will work hard and not disappoint you and his father.”

No matter how nice he said, Xiao could not understand it. She didn't believe that her clever son could not judge the pros and cons of this marriage, and it would be fine if her niece was not liked, but her son obviously took good care of his cousin, and the two could also talk... Xiao's more confused the more he thought about it. Somehow, a thought suddenly appeared and blurted out, "Aheng, do you have a girl you like?"

After thinking about it, there is only one possibility.

Qi Heng's eyelids twitched.

Xiao became more and more sure, thought about it, and tried to calmly say: "Which girl is it?

Silly kid, why don’t you say something that you like earlier? If it’s appropriate, my mother won’t object.”

Qi Heng had all kinds of emotions in his chest, and he was about to breathe, so he knelt in front of his mother and said: "Mom, my son has someone in his heart, and he has it long ago. I like Xiaoxiao, and I hope my mother can help me!"

"Xiaoxiao, which Xiaoxiao?"

Xiao was shocked and forgot to help his son up, murmured, trying hard to recall the girls from various palaces she had met.

My mother doesn't remember her anymore...

Qi Hengxin calmed down, but could only suppress the grievances that aroused for her and whispered: "Mom, you have seen her. Didn't my grandmother like two girls very much when she lived in Donghu Town? One of them was A Jin and the other was Xiaoxiao. Mom, you praised her too..."

"That business daughter?"

Xiao suddenly realized and immediately rejected: "No, you can marry anyone, but you can't marry a business girl! Ah Heng, you will go on a career in the future, and your wife will also help you go out. If you know that she is a business girl, no official wife will be willing to deal with her, and you will be ridiculed by your colleagues! Ah Heng, my mother advises you to die as soon as possible. Mother is unwilling to restrain you, but you should not be bad at all the rules you should follow. If you want to marry her, there is no door. I don't agree, and your father will not agree!"

"Mom, Xiaoxiao..."

"She can't even come down to earth, but she looks better than her and has a higher status than her. Even if you don't like your cousin, I won't let you marry her into the house! Ah Heng, my mother has always been very relieved to you brothers, especially you, the older brother, don't let your mother down."

The mother's hand was placed on his shoulder. It was so light, but Qi Heng felt that it was so heavy that he couldn't even lift his head. He begged her in pain: "But I only like Xiaoxiao, mom, just fulfill your son's wishes. I like her, I have liked her for a long time..."

"You don't need to say anything, I won't agree.

Ah Heng, your father and I agree with you marrying your cousin. I told you in advance that I want you to be prepared, but you are so ignorant, so I and your father have to decide for you.

If you are really sensible, just take these days to think about whether your relationship is important when you are young or not, or your future official future is more important.

No matter what result you get, the same thing is said, if you want to marry Cui Xiao, unless you don’t want me, my mother, don’t want this family, otherwise if you don’t have a good reason to convince me, I will go to your second aunt in three days and decide on your marriage with your cousin.

OK, you go back."

"mother……"

"Aheng, although you are the second son of our family, you are the son I and your father value the most. I believe you will not let us down.

Also, your cousin is a good girl, don’t let her down.”

Xiao was exhausted. After saying these words, he went to the inner room. He left Qi Heng to kneel in front of the window until the sky gradually darkened.

Three days later, the Qi family and Xiao family exchanged Geng letters for their children.

Xu Jin heard from her mother during dinner. She couldn't believe her ears, "Qi Heng, did Qi Heng agree to marry Sister Xiao?"

Jiang nodded. She didn't know the children's affairs, but instead thought Qi Heng and Xiao Rong were good.

Xu Jin returned to the house in dismay, and found out the letter that Cui Xiao replied to her in the past two years.

Each letter, the last sentence is a few simple words, "I'm fine, don't worry."

Xu Jin cried at the letter.

How much did Cui Xiao think of Qi Heng when writing these words?

Has it faded or hasn't changed?

It’s ridiculous that she had sympathized with Qi Heng before, thinking that he had written so many words and only exchanged for these five words was very pitiful. Now, thinking about it, writing so many words and writing every month is just like it?

How could it be? It's so easy to write a letter, just like the promises she once helped convey, and it was done without any effort.

This is Qi Heng’s favorite.

She was stupid and believed him and was happy to meet such a person for Cui Xiao.

Xu Jin was so angry that his chest was blocked, and he felt sorry for Cui Xiao, hoping that Cui Xiao would be less stupid than her, and that would be better.

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Qi Heng and Xiao Rong were really engaged. Although they only exchanged Geng Tie, the matter has already spread.

Both families are big families in Beijing, and they are in-laws. As long as there is no big accident, the marriage has been completed.

Xu Jin was furious, hoping that Qi Heng could give her an explanation, but she couldn't go out, Qi Heng no longer came to visit her father, and the two of them had no chance to speak.

I wanted to ask Qi Jing to ask him a question. Qi Jing hasn't been here for a long time. It was not until Rong Zheng complained to her in front of Qi Jing, saying that he found out that Qi Jing was away from home in the middle of the night. Xu Jin realized that the two of them had already been at the verge of attention. Qi Jing would never come over to hug her to sleep in the future...

He was not disappointed at all. That was a lie. But it was really wrong for the two to meet in the middle of the night. Xu Jin could not blame Rong Zheng for not staring at Qi Jing. Isn’t that the place has no silver here?

Xu Jin was not that stupid. Not only that, in order to show that Qi Jing had nothing to do with her when she went out, Xu Jin also pretended to interrogate Qi Jing and directly drove away his popularity.

Just run away, anyway, you will get married soon, and Xu Jin is not afraid of not being able to coax him well.

After such trouble, it was February in a blink of an eye.

As the divorce period is getting closer, in order to avoid suspicion, his parents are not allowed to come here again.

The bride and groom are not allowed to meet before marriage. This is how anyone who married daughters. No matter how aggrieved Qi Jing felt, Xu Jin had no choice but to suppress his shame and secretly stuff his favorite belly and give it to him.

When making this decision, Xu Jin felt that she was abnormal, but who made her man abnormal?

Don’t expect Qi Jing to wait until she gets married without reward.

Looking at Rong Zheng who was being pushed away by her, Qi Jing hid the Dou in his arms and leaned into her ear and said, "Before marrying you, I would sleep with it tonight."

Xu Jin was so embarrassed that his ears turned red, but he still had to remind him: "Then you have been honest in the past few months, don't cause trouble anymore, and don't be angry with me."

"I'm not angry with you, I'm just angry with him..."

"Why are you angry with me?

Stay away from my daughter!”

When Rong Zheng heard the words, he stared at him and walked towards him with his eyes.

Xu Jin had a headache and was too lazy to pay attention to them, so he turned around and hid in the house.

After that, Qi Jing stopped coming, and Rong Zheng came occasionally to talk to her. Xu Jin's life became quiet and quiet, and he thought of Cui Xiao again.

The letter from this month has not been sent out, and it has been a few days later than before. If she doesn't write it, she is afraid that Cui Xiao will be worried.

But, how should she write?

In fact, it has come to this point, what does it matter if Qi Heng explains how to explain it?

No matter how much he has, he is sorry for Cui Xiao.

When writing a letter to Cui Xiao, Xu Jin hesitated for a while and still did not mention the marriage between Qi Heng and Xiao Rong, but she believed that if Cui Xiao was not as smart as Qi Heng's letter this time, she would definitely guess the reason.

The letter she sent out at the end of February was received by Cui Xiao in March.

Taking the envelope from his mother, Xu Jin returned to the house in disappointment, put the letter on the table, and turned his head to look out the window.

Outside the window, the apricot flowers are brilliant, white and pink, and sometimes bees and butterflies rise and fall.

These two apricot trees were newly transplanted by my father after moving in. They were almost the same as the two plants in the backyard of my hometown. They only looked at the flowers on the branches. Xu Jin was lost for a moment, as if he had returned to Donghu Town and the home where he had lived for more than ten years.

But when his eyes fell on the courtyard wall far away from the apricot tree, Xu Jin woke up again. This was the capital city, and there was no good sister here who could enjoy the flowers and joke with her.
To be continued...