Chapter 15 Just Call Me Cousin
"Third, Second Aunt loves Sister Li very much. Sister Li also said that Xie Da doesn't seem like a good person. If she shakes her head, Second Aunt will definitely kick the Xie family out."
Ming Zhouqing recalled Qiao Jingchuan's appearance and raised his eyebrows, "Qiao Jingchuan is not as good-looking as me."
"That's why Sister Li felt reluctant. Second Aunt thought that at least he was her and Sister Li's mother's nephew, so it was considered a favor. It would be more intimate for Sister Li to return to her maternal grandparents' home." Ming Yuelin said with a pout, "Who knew some people would be so greedy."
"Come to think of it, Third Sister has been at the farm for over ten days now. I wonder if she's figured it out yet."
"Who knows her? We'll find out when the time comes." Ming Zhouqing didn't bother to care about Ming Yueshu. He was curious, "Why doesn't Cousin Li want to marry into a wealthy family?"
Most people believe in marrying a higher-class man and marrying a lower-class man.
"Why not? Don't you think Sister Li is very reserved in the mansion? When she first came to the mansion, she was very secretive. Later, when she saw that we were all kind, she gradually showed her talents." Mingyuelin lowered his eyes.
"Even now, if I hadn't pulled her to go to Second Aunt's courtyard, she wouldn't wander around the mansion at all. She would just stay in the courtyard and play by herself."
Then she looked at Ming Zhouqing again and said, "Two years ago, my grandmother's niece came to live with us. She would come to mother and you every day, giving you gifts. Her intention was obvious: she wanted to marry you."
Ming Zhou cleared his cough and thought of that tactless girl. Suddenly, he felt that Shi Jianli was more likable.
"Later, my grandmother forcefully sent her back, saying she didn't know the proper etiquette."
Ming Yuelin understood that even if the brothers in the mansion were all handsome and had excellent temperament, Sister Li would not even look at them because of marriage. She knew clearly what she wanted.
She wants stability, comfort and freedom.
"Forget it, why am I telling you so much? You don't understand." Ming Yuelin waved his hand, "I'm tired too, I'm going back to sleep."
"What do you mean I don't understand? I understand a lot." Ming Zhouqing muttered, looking at her back.
"Prince, Second Young Master." The maid from Minghua Court stepped forward and bowed, then said to Mingzhao, "Prince, Madam invites you over."
"Okay." Mingzhao came back to his senses and walked towards Minghua Courtyard. He asked Mingzhouqing, "Second brother, do you want to go to Mother's courtyard with me?"
"I won't go. I'm tired." There are many twists and turns in dealing with other young people.
Mingzhao entered the courtyard and saw Yuan Yuhe flipping through a booklet. "Mother."
Yuan Yuhe nodded and said, "Sit down. You left early today. You didn't know that the Yang family came to cancel the engagement, right?"
She placed the booklet on the table and said, "This is the betrothal gift list."
"Did you come this morning?"
"Well, the engagement has been called off. If you have a girl you think is suitable for you, I can ask her around."
Mingzhao took the tea handed to him by the maid and wanted to shake his head, but a cold figure drawing a bow and arrow flashed through his mind, and his heart skipped a beat.
After taking a sip of tea and suppressing the sudden thought, Mingzhao smiled and shook his head, "No. Mother, there's no rush. Wait for half a year or a year before finding a new marriage for me. The Yang family just came to cancel the engagement, and if we deliberately choose a new marriage, it will inevitably be criticized."
"Okay, I'll listen to you." Yuan Yuhe nodded. "Your aunt and her family will be arriving tomorrow. Do you have time to go and greet them?"
"Morning?"
"According to the letter, it will be in the afternoon."
"If I'm free, I'll go with my second brother."
"Okay, you've always been prudent. I'll leave this to you." Yuan Yuhe looked at him. "You've been out for almost a whole day. Are you tired?"
"Mother, I have fought in wars, so how can I be tired after going out to play?" Mingzhao laughed.
"That's right, but it's better to take a nap. Go back and sleep for half an hour, then come and have dinner with me and your father. I won't send anyone to call you later."
"Okay, then I'll go back first." Mingzhao stood up and left.
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The next day, Shi Jianli got up early, changed into riding clothes, and walked to the gate of the mansion with Lanxing Xianyue, preparing to take a carriage to the farm.
Walking around the east main gate, you have to pass through the corridor outside the garden. Shi Shi saw Li standing in the corridor with his eyes lowered, waiting for Mingyue Si.
The Duke's Mansion does not require the girls to be very good at driving, but it does require them to at least be able to drive so that they can drive themselves and protect themselves in case of an emergency.
A red apricot branch poked out from the window, tremblingly holding drops of spring dew. Sometimes Pear reached out and gently poked it with her fingertips, and the dew rolled down, and the apricot blossoms trembled and rose again.
As the footsteps approached, Shi Jianli turned around and saw Ming Zhaohuan in official robes. She blinked, and the next moment the sleepiness in her eyes disappeared, and her eyes were clear.
She straightened her back a little more and called out, "Prince."
Mingzhao still looked at her with a smile in his eyes, "Just call me cousin."
Shi Jianli's eyes were slightly dim, "Yeah, okay."
"Who are you waiting for?"
"Fourth sister."
Mingzhao nodded and walked around her out of the house.
Soon, Mingyuesi also came over. Shi Jianli went to the mansion gate with her and met Mingyuelin.
After Ming Zhou greeted them, the three of them got on the carriage.
When they arrived at the farm, there was a teacher teaching imperial arts, giving lectures and demonstrations, and the young men and women were listening.
Shi Jianli has already learned it, but she needs to practice it often to keep it fresh, so she also teaches the younger girls.
The art of driving a carriage and horses mainly involves learning the sounds of the phoenix, the tune of following the water, passing the emperor's table, dancing at the crossroads, and chasing birds from the left.
Ming and Luan, when driving a carriage, the bells on the carriage sound harmonious but not chaotic.
Follow the curve of the water and pass through the winding ditch without falling.
There are etiquettes for passing the monarch's table and the emperor's table.
Dancing in the streets, driving on the roads with ease.
When chasing birds, one should go to the left; when hunting, one should shoot from the left.
When the teacher was checking for rustiness, it was Shi Jianli's turn. She took the seat neatly according to the rules and went through it skillfully. Then she received an appreciative look from the teacher, who asked her to teach the other girls.
Shi Jianli brought a little girl to watch and explained the key points to her. The little girl listened attentively, but after listening, she asked: "Cousin Li, I haven't seen my third sister for a long time. Do you know where she went?"
The one who asked her the question was the sixth girl in the mansion, one of her uncle's concubine daughters, who was nine years old this year.
"She made a mistake and was sent by your father to reflect on herself. She will be back home soon." Shi Jianli replied softly, her voice not cold but not gentle either.
"What did she do wrong?"
"You can ask your second and fourth sisters. I can't say more."
"oh."
After sending her to the teacher, Shi Jianli walked to the edge and stood there, quietly watching the twelve or thirteen-year-old children noisily learning to drive.
Ming Yuelin came over and whispered, "Sister Li, it seems that the third sister was sent to this farm, but she is in the tenant fields on the other side."
Shi Jianli nodded and said "hmm".
When Mingyueshu was able to go back, someone would naturally take her back, so there was no need for her to visit. If she went to see him, Mingyueshu might think she was laughing at her.
Remembering something, Ming Yuelin smiled happily and said, "I heard from my mother yesterday that my cousin and her family will be arriving today. My eldest and second brothers will go outside the city to pick them up this afternoon. I'll take you to visit my cousin tomorrow."
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