Chapter 93 Chapter 93 Jin Shiyue's leg injury has healed recently...
Jin Shiyue's leg injury has improved a lot in recent days. Although she still can't run and jump freely, she can get up and walk slowly with the help of servants.
Shen Xuan had visited him several times before, but after Emperor Wu of Jin made the engagement, he was busy preparing the dowry and came less often.
Shen Xuan was preparing her dowry, and Jin Shiyue was the one who wanted to join in the fun the most. But now he was willing but unable to give Shen Xuan any advice, so he could only stay at home and feel bored.
In the spring when flowers are in bloom, on such a beautiful day, all the famous families in the capital with children of marriageable age hold banquets so that their children can meet each other.
Jin Shiyue was originally going to attend these banquets, but now she can't go to any of them. When his best friends came back from the banquet, they would tell him about what happened at the banquet.
For example, the Qian family held a banquet and invited the sons of famous families in the capital. The sixth son of the Qian family fell in love with the son of Captain Zhao.
Or maybe it was that Yang Xu, the young master of the Yang family, was very popular in Beijing because he won the third place in the imperial examination. Qian Ruofang talked to him alone for an hour at the banquet, and the two of them had a very pleasant conversation.
Whenever she heard this, Jin Shiyue felt even more annoyed.
If he had some good feelings towards Yang Xu before, the Princess of Jinning also wanted to marry into the Yang family. But after Yang Xu won the third place in the imperial examination and entered the Hanlin Academy, his status soared again, and Princess Jinning no longer mentioned the Yang family in her mansion.
Although Yang Xu was born into a scholarly and noble family. But after all, the family did not have deep roots in the capital, and was still poorer than other families, without as many industries.
Although Yang Xu has always had a good reputation in the Imperial College, the matter of entering the officialdom is ever-changing and cannot be explained in a few words.
Therefore, some wealthy families in the capital did not consider him as their first choice for marriage.
However, since Yang Xu entered the Hanlin Academy, his future has been set in stone.
Those noble families did not mind that the Yang family did not have much property, and listed him as their first choice for recruiting a son-in-law.
The Yang family had received a mountain of banquet invitations these days, and Liang was overjoyed. She picked and chose and replied to most of them, but there were still a dozen families left.
These families all have good family backgrounds, and their descendants also have good reputations. The Liang family took Yang Xu to banquets from house to house, wishing they could have banquets every day.
How could such noise not be heard by Princess Jinning?
She had previously felt that although Madam Yang admired Jin Shiyue, Liang did not seem to be satisfied with him.
Now that the Yang family has so many choices, it is natural that they no longer consider the marriage proposal from the Prince of Jining's Palace. In order to avoid making Jin Shiyue sad, she didn't want to have any more contact with the Yang family.
At the Yang family, Madam Liang took out another invitation and asked Yang Xu to accompany her to the home of the Minister of Rites, Lord Liu, for a banquet tomorrow.
Even though Yang Xu has always had a good temper, he was a little annoyed by the high density of banquets. He frowned and said, "I went to Lord Fang's house for a banquet yesterday, and met the young lady of Lord Liu's house."
"She is quite introverted. When we sit together, she only talks about needlework and we can't get along. I really have no interest in her. Why should I go to the banquet tomorrow? Forget it!"
Liang insisted, "Miss Liu is quiet and gentle, and her needlework is also famous in Beijing. If you hadn't passed the imperial examination and won the third place, Master Liu's family would not have considered you as a son-in-law. Now that you are invited to the banquet, you are still making excuses!"
"Mother, since the Liu family has always looked down on my Yang family, and I don't like Miss Liu, why should I go to the social event for nothing?"
"I have met so many families with you, but which one do you like?" Liang rolled her eyes and said, "There are so many young ladies and young men from good families, all of them are talented and good-looking. You have met more than ten of them in a row, but you don't like any of them! Is there anyone in the world with such a high standard as you?"
Yang Xu sighed after hearing this, and then paused before saying, "I'm not very picky, but I feel that when you spend your life with someone, you should at least choose someone with good character and someone you can talk to in common. Otherwise, if you two are speechless, wouldn't your life be boring?"
"You only know how to talk about the people's livelihood. Which boy or girl would be interested in these?" Liang said angrily, "I see that you have met so many people, but you can't say a few words to anyone except the Princess of Jinning. Do you really want to marry that fierce boy?"
"Which family in the capital would be willing to marry him?"
Yang Xu refuted quickly this time: "They just misunderstood the county lord. I have been through hardships with him, and he is a trustworthy person."
After hearing this, Liang felt a tightness in her chest and almost fainted.
He just said harshly, "Anyone is fine, except the Jinning County Lady! With his reputation, if you marry him, others will think that my Yang family is going after the dowry from the Jinning Palace."
"Alas..." Yang Xu sighed and said nothing more to Liang.
He had a good impression of Jin Shiyue, but he was not determined to marry her.
Marriage in Da Jin has always been about the agreement of parents and the words of matchmakers. Since his mother doesn't like Jin Shiyue, Yang Xu will not force it.
It was just that the last time he was parading, he met Chen Ge'er on the road. He heard from him that Jin Shiyue's leg injury was serious and she had been bedridden at home. It was really pitiful.
Yang Xu was a man, and it was not convenient for him to go to the palace to see him himself, so he asked someone to send some small things to Jin Shiyue to cheer her up.
But after those things were sent, they fell into oblivion and there was no response.
After Yang Xu sent her off a few times, he tactfully stopped doing so. He just hoped that Jin Shiyue's leg injury would heal quickly and that there would be no sequelae.
Besides, Jin Shiyue was bored at home and ordered the servants around her to tidy up the storeroom at home.
After sorting through all this, he discovered some small things he had never seen before, as well as several novels and letters in the warehouse.
Jin Shiyue picked up the small things and examined them carefully. She saw that they were all worthless folk items such as grasshoppers woven from grass leaves, kaleidoscopes, silk dolls, etc.
Looking at those storybooks, many of them are books that men like to read, such as strange stories and travelogues, rather than romantic stories that boys and girls like to read.
He opened the letter and found that these things were actually sent by Yang Xu.
The letter was written in a very polite manner. It said that the writer heard that Jin Shiyue was bored at home, so he specially sent something for him to play with. The thing was not worth much, but Jin Shiyue's heart beat like a drum when she saw it.
When did Yang Xu send me something, and I didn’t even know about it? Jin Shiyue was very surprised.
Excited and confused, he carried the pile of things to the courtyard of Princess Jinning, wanting to ask his mother what was going on.
"Mother!" Jin Shiyue put the things on the table in Princess Jinning's room and said to her, "These things were given to me by Young Master Yang? How come I didn't know anything about it? Did he just have someone take them directly to the warehouse?"
Jin Shiyue has always been lazy at home. If no one urges her, she will not remember to tidy up the warehouse for several years.
I don’t know what happened this time, I actually ran to tidy up the warehouse and found this pile of things. I don’t know if it’s my fate.
Princess Jinning looked at him deeply, sighed and said, "Please sit down first."
As a mother, how could she not know what her own child was thinking.
Ever since she and Yang Xu encountered danger in the suburbs, Jin Shiyue had been quite interested in him.
However, when Yang Xu came to the banquet that day, his net worth was not comparable to what it is now.
If Yang Xuchun had failed the imperial examination, or had performed mediocrely, Princess Jinning would have already taken the initiative to contact the Yang family.
However, Yang Xu is now a popular son-in-law in Beijing. Madam Yang has already set her sights on him. She goes out to meet people every day, so how could she be interested in Jin Shiyue?
Yang Xu is a good person, but the Yang family still has the final say on this marriage. Seeing that there was no possibility for Yang Xu and Jin Shiyue, Princess Jinning didn't want Jin Shiyue to worry about Yang Xu anymore.
Therefore, whenever Yang Xu sent something later, Princess Jinning would take the initiative to put it in the warehouse.
After a few times, Yang Xu really didn't send anything again. If Jin Shiyue didn't know about this, after Yang Xu got engaged, the matter would probably have just passed.
"I know what you want to ask me. I deliberately had these things put away to avoid you seeing them." Princess Jinning said to Jin Shiyue.
"Yang Xu is good, and I once had my eyes on him. But marriage is not about marrying one person, but marrying into a whole family." Princess Jinning said patiently, "Now everyone in the capital knows that Madam Yang takes Yang Xu out to meet other people every day."
"If she liked you, she would have brought Yang Xu to visit you a long time ago. At the very least, she would have sent something to say hello."
"Now that she is silent, it means she doesn't like you. You are a county lady, so there is no need to stick your face to her cold butt. You should wait until the future to find a family that treats you well and marry."
Although Jin Shiyue was willful, she knew very well that Princess Jinning was kind to her.
Madam Yang looked down on him, and if Princess Jinning insisted on getting entangled with her, there might be a possibility for him and Yang Xu.
But if I marry into the Yang family like this, I will be looked down upon even more.
After all, Yang Xu is a man, and he usually works outside, so Mrs. Yang has the final say at home.
If you are not liked by your mother-in-law, your life at home will definitely be like walking on thin ice. How can you be happy?
"I understand." Jin Shiyue said to Princess Jinning. All she was thinking about was not thinking about Yang Xu anymore, but she couldn't help feeling a little sad in her heart.
When he returned to the room, he stared in a daze at the pile of things that Yang Xu had sent in front of him. I casually opened a travel book and flipped through a few pages, and I found two short poems by Yang Xu next to the illustrations inside.
The illustration was a picture of a stream deep in a peach blossom forest, which was very similar to the stream that Jin Shiyue had taken him and Shen Xuan to see that day.
[The clear water is still, peach blossoms bloom beside the bank.] Peach blossoms play with the color of water, and the waves sway the spring light. 】
Jin Shiyue didn't know what happened, but a tear dropped from her eyes as she looked at the neat regular script. The tear wet the page and formed a circle on the word "Spring".
He hurriedly tried to wipe it with his sleeve, but it was too late. Seeing the word "Spring" growing hair, he could only let it go.
Jin Shiyue wiped away her tears, called the attendant beside her and said, "Go find a box and put all these things in it. Send it to the Yang family and return it to Young Master Yang tomorrow morning."
The attendant had been with Jin Shiyue for many years and usually didn't dare to contradict Jin Shiyue, but today he said boldly: "County Lady, these things are worthless. If you like them, keep them. Young Master Yang won't mind."
"Why are you talking so much? Just send me away if I tell you to!" Jin Shiyue glared at him and said.
The attendant then shut up and took away the pile of things.
The next day, Mrs. Yang urged Yang Xu to go out early in the morning and take a car to go to Lord Liu's house.
Yang Xu really couldn't persuade her, so he had no choice but to change his clothes and follow her out of the house.
Just as the carriage was about to leave Yang's house, a carriage from the Jinning Palace came towards them. A very energetic attendant got off the carriage, holding a mahogany box in his hands. He said to the servant at the door: "This box is for your young master Yang. Please help deliver the things to him."
Yang Xu was in the carriage, lifting the curtain and looking out. I saw the attendant next to Jin Shiyue at a glance and had some impression of him.
When she heard him say that the box in his hand was a gift for her, her eyes lit up, and she stopped the carriage, lifted the curtain and got out.
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