Chapter 26 My heart suddenly jumped with joy
"Cousin Shi is very good at archery. Can you teach me?" Yuan Qingchen smiled embarrassedly and asked loudly.
"Remember the key points and practice more." Shi Jianli glanced at the martial arts master who was teaching a young boy, "If you really can't find the feel, let the master teach you step by step."
After saying that, she pulled out an arrow from the quiver behind her and continued practicing.
Every arrow hits the target.
Yuan Qingchen held the bow and looked at it for a while. Looking at the arrow that hit the bull's eye or the target, his eyes couldn't help but fall on the person holding the bow.
The woman's eyes were firm and her expression was serious. Unlike her usual elegance, she now seemed to have a heroic air.
Yuan Qingchen suddenly felt a little excited.
Shi Jianli lowered her eyes, tightened her fingers holding the bow slightly, and left after shooting the last arrow. She placed the bow on the weapon rack and took the warm tea handed to her by Xianyue.
Yuan Qingchen came back to his senses and met a pair of inquiring eyes.
"If you want to learn, second cousin Yuan, I can teach you. Although I'm not as skilled in archery as cousin Li, my archery skills should be better than yours." Ming Zhoushi said with a smile.
Yuan Qingchen collected his expression and waved his hand, "No, thank you for your kindness, fourth cousin. I can practice on my own."
Shi Jianli was sitting in the rest area drinking scented tea, watching Mingyuelin teaching Yuan Wan archery.
Yuan Wan's archery skills are about the same as Yuan Qingchen's.
Yuan Wan looked frustrated, and Ming Yuelin encouraged her and taught her the key points, sometimes even correcting her movements directly.
When Yuan Wan's arrow barely hit the target, Ming Yuelin ran over and said, "I'm so tired. Teaching others is much more tiring than learning on your own."
Shi Jianli handed her a cup of tea.
"Sister Li, why did you put down your bow so quickly today? Usually you have to practice for half an hour."
Shi Jianli glanced at Yuan Qingchen calmly and said, "I slept late last night and I feel a little tired, so I feel like I can't do anything. Let me rest for a while."
"Don't always read with a lamp on. It will damage your eyes." Ming Yuelin poked her shoulder. "Do you understand?"
"Okay." She nodded with a smile.
After school, Shi Jianli took a shower to wash off the sweat, had lunch and took a short nap before going to Qionghuayuan.
Qiao Ruoying had just woken up and was lazily sitting under the shade of a tree in the yard. Seeing her coming, she waved at her, "Come and sit down."
Then he said to the head maid Xia Lian, "Go and get the portrait."
"Yes, ma'am." Xia Lian quickly went to get a stack of portraits and placed them in front of Shi Jianli.
"Come on, follow the old rules and choose one. Then ask someone to find out more about the aunt you like." In Qiao Ruoying's opinion, the most difficult part of choosing a husband for her niece is the first hurdle: appearance.
Often, after looking at the appearance, one cannot move on to the next level.
Shi Jianli lowered her head and quietly flipped through the portraits one by one, her eyes almost scrutinizing them.
Seeing her fingertips flying, Qiao Ruoying knew that the possibility of the next step was slim. Such a picky eye, is this a talent show?
There were about twenty portraits, and they finished looking at them in less than half an hour. Shi Jianli put the portraits away and sat upright.
"Don't you like any of them?" Qiao Ruoying asked.
Shi Jianli pointed to the first one and said, "It's not a good face."
Second: "Looks like an indecisive person."
The third one: "The eyes are not pretty."
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"Okay, okay, I get it." Qiao Ruoying waved her hand. "I'll find you another one. Who do you want to find someone similar to you?"
Shi Jianli paused, and suddenly remembered Ming Zhaohuan who smiled at her in the morning. After a moment, she said, "You don't have to be like anyone. Just pick someone good-looking and who suits my taste."
"Okay, go play."
"Um."
After Shi Jianli left, Qiao Ruoying looked at Qiuju and said, "Go and call Aunt Lu."
She also has to find one for Mingyuesi. Mingzhoushi is eighteen and Mingzhoulu is sixteen. They are both of marriageable age. She can't sit idle at all. Other people's children are already married at this age.
And that troublesome Mingyueshu is coming back soon. I wonder if she is still obsessed with love and determined to marry the so-called true love.
What a bastard, talking about true love, children are jumping out one after another.
He is quite carefree, but she still has to take care of his children. Her son and niece are already enough to worry about for her.
Today, Qiao Ruoying met with Concubine Lu, who gave birth to Mingyue Si and Mingzhou Lu, to discuss the matter. After a few days, Qiao Ruoying met with Concubine Shi, who gave birth to Mingzhou Shi.
Seeing her arrival, Qiao Ruoying took a sip of tea and handed her some papers. "Please sit down. I have picked out three girls for Zhou Shi. Take a look and see what you think."
"Considering that Zhou Zhi will pursue a career in literature in the future, the candidates chosen are all from the families of civil officials. I have also told the master about this, and he has no objection."
"The eldest daughter of the second son of the Grand Tutor, the youngest daughter of the Grand Protector, and the third daughter of the eldest son of the Minister of Revenue, I've made inquiries about them. They're all good girls, well-educated and well-spoken."
Aunt Shi looked at the portrait, and then she looked at it again and again with great delight. Finally, she said, "Let's choose the eldest daughter of the second son of the Young Master. I think this girl is more to my liking."
"In that case, I'll find a date to have the matchmaker come." Qiao Ruoying finished her work and said calmly, "I won't keep you for tea. Si'er's marriage hasn't been arranged yet."
"Madam, you have worked hard. You should pay more attention to your daughter's marriage."
Aunt Shi left Qionghua Courtyard and returned with a smile on her face. She asked the maid, "What is the Fourth Young Master doing?"
"The fourth young master is studying in the study."
"Go and call him here, and tell him I have something to say to him."
"Yes, auntie."
Soon Ming Zhoushi was called in. Seeing Aunt Shi beaming with joy, he asked, "Is there any good news lately? Why are you so happy?"
"Isn't it a happy occasion? Your marriage is settled." Aunt Shi pulled him to sit down. "Just now I went to the Madam's courtyard. She picked out a few suitable families for you. I chose the eldest daughter of the second son of the Young Master."
"Although the second son of the Young Master is a bastard, his official rank is not low. That girl is quite good-looking. Madam has always been devoted to you, so she won't make a bad choice."
"Once we've chosen a good day, we can send a matchmaker to arrange a marriage for you."
Aunt Shi spoke joyfully for a long time, but seeing that her son's face didn't show much joy, she asked in confusion, "Shi'er, are you dissatisfied? What's there to be dissatisfied about? The other party's family is well-off, and the Taifu family, as your in-laws, will also be able to help you in your career."
Ming Zhoushi was looked at by her and was silent for a while. He said, "Auntie, I have found a girl I like. Please help me reject my mother."
"who?"
"It's Cousin Li."
"I don't agree!" Aunt Shi immediately rejected it. "What's the point of you liking her? She has no parents and no family in her family. She can only come to live with you. She will not be of any help to you in the future."
"Madam does like her, but what's the point of liking her? Madam also knows that she comes from a humble background, so she always chooses a low-class marriage for her. Isn't that her nephew from her mother's family a good match?"
"Even if they were engaged, Qiao Jingchuan wouldn't like her. He only knew how to pick on your third sister, but you, on the other hand, claim to like someone you don't want."
"Even if her father were still alive, he would only be a prefect of the fourth rank, and an official assigned to a foreign post. Officials assigned to a foreign post are even worse than the seventh rank officials in the capital!"
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