captive skylark

Chapter 11
Yunxi remembered that March [-]th of that year was Mrs. Xie's [-]th birthday.

The old lady has not been in good health for the past two years, so she thought it was just a gathering at home, trying to be clean and at ease.

Later, for some unknown reason, he suddenly said that he would hold a big event.

Xie Dingfang naturally followed her wishes, sent out the post, and invited most of the noble families in Yangxia.

On the face of it, the old lady loves to be lively when she is old.

But people with clear eyes can tell at a glance that this is not a birthday celebration, it is clearly for his cousin who has not left the cabinet to visit her husband-in-law.

On the eve of the birthday banquet, Yunxi accompanied Mrs. Xie to have a heart-to-heart talk in Tangluo Garden.

"It was planted by your mother."

Mrs. Xie stood under the eaves of the porch, pointing at a crabapple in the courtyard, "She has been big-minded since she was a child. The girls from other families live in the embroidery pavilion in the backyard, but she refuses, clamoring for the same The same as my brother. No, she pointed out this yard to her alone. Later, she said that she would plant crabapple in the yard, saying that when the flowers bloom in spring, she can make crabapple cakes to eat."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie smiled, "It's just that the flowers bloomed and fell, fell and bloomed again, and there was no sign of your mother's crabapple cake."

Now, Haitang is still there, but the person is gone.

Mrs. Xie felt a little disappointed, and turned to look at Yun Xi, "Did your mother make crabapple cakes for you to eat in Qingzhou?"

"I did."

Yunxi lowered her eyes, and said softly: "Mother always said that it was nostalgia, and she would cry every time she did it. If she cried too many times, Daddy would not let her do it, for fear that she would damage her eyes from crying."

"Your father is a caring man."

Mrs. Xie felt a little relieved, "I didn't agree with this marriage back then, but I couldn't stand your mother's stubbornness and insisted on marrying. Fortunately, she saw the right person."

"When this girl gets married, it's like stepping into the door of life again. Whether it's good or bad, it all depends on the nature of the person. Your mother is a good fortune. Although she went to Qingzhou, she didn't enjoy any blessings. But your father loves her. It is stronger than anything."

"Good boy." Mrs. Xie's eyes were slightly wet, and she patted her hand with force, "Your mother is gone, so I should worry about your marriage. Although there is still a year before we are filial piety, let's go Let's look at each other slowly first. Don't worry, if you fall in love with a man from another family, tell your grandmother, and your grandmother will definitely plan for you."

Yun Xi lowered her eyes, gave a soft "um", and leaned her head carefully on her shoulder again.

"Grandmother." She said softly, "I don't want to get married, I just want to stay by my grandmother's side."

"Stupid child." Mrs. Xie laughed, "Girls are going to marry when they grow up, how can they be tired of being around grandma all the time, making people laugh."

After Mrs. Xie left, Yunxi went back to the house to have a lunch.

Qingwu closed the door softly, turned his head, and saw that the sunlight in the corridor was clear, and the shadows of the trees were mottled.

So she asked Luqi to hold a bamboo basket together, and sat under the eaves in front of the promenade picking embroidery threads, killing time.

"Sister Qingwu."

Luqi lowered her head and picked it up for a while, but finally couldn't hold back her curiosity, and asked her, "You said that the old lady loves our girl so much, why did you go to someone else's house to see your husband? Wouldn't it be better to marry the eldest son or the second son? See you every day at Xie's house."

"Why don't you say you're a fool." Qingwu put down the embroidery thread, squinting at her, "The eldest son has a marriage contract, and the second son is a concubine, who do you want our girl to marry?"

(End of this chapter)