Marrying a villain

Chapter 3

Who would have thought that she doesn't care at all now?

It's good. Otherwise, if she thinks too much, she will inevitably suffer and complain, and do something foolish.

Chuncao followed with a smile, caught up to open the door for Youtong, "What happy thing is the young lady thinking about?"

"My pheasant soup!" Youtong's eyes and brows were full of smiles, "I can smell the fragrance from far away, it should be simmered almost. Yanbo - hurry up and bring the soup. And the chicken marrow bamboo shoots I ordered in the morning, are they ready?"

As soon as she entered the courtyard, she was looking for food, and when Mrs. Xu heard it, she came out of the room.

Originally, Mrs. Xu was still afraid that Youtong would hear some gossip when she went out, and she would not be able to bear it and think too much. Seeing her in high spirits and in good health, she was much relieved. So she asked someone to bring the two dishes that were kept warm in the steamer from the kitchen, and asked Yanbo to bring the pheasant soup and hand it to Youtong.

"This pheasant is what the lady asked her uncle to find, it is the most nourishing, the young lady should drink more bowls."

"Well, grandma also drink." Youtong took a bowl for her, and ordered Chuncao, "If there is any surplus, you also try it."

The whole room was filled with the aroma of meat soup mixed with red dates, and the tender meat pieces in the porcelain bowl were stewed and decorated with a few fragrant glutinous chestnuts, which made people's mouth water. Youtong slowly scooped and drank, matched with the salty and fresh crisp bamboo shoots on the plate, the delicious food entered the stomach, and the mouth was full of fragrance, sweeping away all the previous unhappiness.

Youtong ate with satisfaction, and put aside those gossip and scolding, and then went to roast chestnuts by the charcoal basin.

——As long as there are delicious food and beautiful scenery in this world, what kind of difficulties can't be overcome?

...

Because of the previous suicide attempt, Lady Zhen of the Wei family has been watching the West Pavilion very closely recently.

The news of the movement in the courtyard was passed on by the maid, and she heard that Youtong did not cry as she used to, and she was relieved. After resting for a night, she asked her husband Wei Sidao about the details of the marriage proposal, and the next morning she came to see her daughter.

Youtong slept well last night and is now copying scriptures in the room - a task given by the matriarch, which can't be avoided.

Seeing Zhen Shi entering the door, she put down her pen, quickly went over to hold her arm, and helped her to the table to offer tea.

The clever and sensible appearance made Zhen Shi feel a burst of emotion.

Zhen Shi's background is not high, and marrying into the Wei family is considered a climb. She is also very gentle and clever in front of her mother-in-law. In the early years, Youtong was favored by Emperor Wenchang, and the Wei matriarch brought her around like a treasure, often visiting high-ranking and noble families, and the grandmother and granddaughter got along very well. In contrast, Zhen Shi has neither family background nor wealth, and can only take care of her daily life. She can't add anything valuable to her daughter, and can only teach her wholeheartedly, persuading her to be restrained when Youtong becomes increasingly willful and arrogant.

At that time, Youtong was in the prime of her life, and felt that her grandmother's background was noble and her words were reasonable, so she would not listen to her nagging?

Gradually became impatient and distant.

Zhen Shi looked at it with anxiety, but unfortunately, there was the matriarch in the middle, and there was nothing she could do.

It was not until Xu Chaozong changed his mind, and Youtong couldn't think it through and did something foolish, that the matriarch blamed Youtong for her muddled behavior and brought shame to the house. Only she was worried and worried, guarding her day and night, persuading and comforting.

Now that her daughter has regained her life and has become sensible, how can Zhen Shi not be happy?

So she took Youtong into the inner room and said slowly, "Your grandmother's words were a bit heavy, don't take it to heart, your mother just wants you to live well, which is better than anything else, don't care about those people's gossip outside. But be sure not to be arrogant, act cautiously, you must remember this advice, in the future..." She paused, looking at Youtong's thin face, and sighed.

Youtong guessed the intention, looked at her, and smiled slightly, "What will it be in the future? Is it for yesterday's matter?"

Zhen Shi nodded.

Youtong then asked, "Who is it? Grandmother praised him all the time."

"Fu Yu from Qizhou, have you heard of him?"

Fu Yu? This name is a bit familiar.

Youtong thought about it for a while, vaguely remembering that there was a nephew in the Yongning Jiedushi who was brave and good at fighting in the capital, and once defeated the enemy's tens of thousands of troops with only a thousand people and horses, and then took the opportunity to counterattack, beheading the general and capturing the commander, and made many miracles. Now in his twenties, he has been promoted to the deputy commander of Qizhou's troops, holding the most elite cavalry in Qizhou, and has won all the battles he has fought, making the enemy troops tremble at the sight of him, and he is a very powerful figure.

But it is said that he is arrogant and rebellious, and after his two brothers died in battle one after another, he became more cold, ruthless, and unapproachable, and when people in the court and the country talk about him, they have mixed reviews.

That person seems to be called Fu Yu.

Although the position of the Yongning Jiedushi is not as noble as that of the prince, he has real troops in his hands. Such a brave general with great achievements and fame at a young age, to propose to her who has a bad reputation, low status, and has never met before? It seems strange no matter how you look at it.

Youtong frowned and pondered, and Zhen Shi thought she was unwilling, so she persuaded, "I know your mind, although Prince Rui once..."

This is not related at all.

Youtong looked at Zhen Shi's heartache and knew she had misunderstood, so she said, "Don't worry, mother. If a man changes his mind, nine cows can't pull it back, I have understood this truth. I will put away those infatuations in the future, and my mother doesn't have to worry." She said, and also comforted her, showing a gentle smile.

Zhen Shi didn't know whether she had really figured it out or was swallowing her teeth and blood, and only felt extremely distressed, hugging her in her arms.

Youtong was held by her honestly, and asked again, "Does mother know why he would... take a fancy to me?"

"It is said that you saved his life in the capital before." Zhen Shi probably also felt that this matter was strange, and asked, "Do you remember?"

Youtong thought about it twice carefully, and didn't evoke any memory about Fu Yu. In these more than ten years, Wei Youtong's heart and eyes were only one Xu Chaozong, and several times he risked his life to save, all for him, as for other men, he didn't pay attention at all, let alone save anyone.

So she said vaguely, "I can't remember clearly."

Zhen Shi listened, and didn't ask any more, only said that when the Fu family came to propose marriage, the attitude was not bad, let Youtong not worry too much, just take care of her body and cultivate her mind, and in the future, when she married far away alone, she must not be as willful as before.

Later, it was Zhen Shi who was full of worry, and couldn't help but shed tears, which made Youtong comfort her in turn.

The Wei family is not in a high position, and Youtong is fourteen years old and waiting to get married, and has encountered this kind of thing, with a bad reputation, it is obvious that she can't meet a good marriage. It's rare that the Fu family is willing to marry, and after Wei Sidao discussed it, he quickly agreed to the marriage.

Afterwards, he asked for the name and accepted the good luck, and set the wedding date at the end of July next year.

Youtong also changed her old depression, copied books and practiced calligraphy in her spare time, messed with delicious food, and occasionally went to the banquet with Zhen Shi, also not humble or arrogant. Zhen Shi saw it in her eyes, and felt very relieved, and after the 20th of the first month, when the spring was warm and the flowers were blooming, she went to the Enyou Temple on the outskirts of the city to offer incense and pray for blessings, and also to relax.

Who knows that the enemy's road is narrow, and as soon as the mother and daughter entered the Buddhist temple, they happened to meet an acquaintance—

Prince Rui Xu Chaozong, and his newly married princess Xu Shu.