Chapter 18: The Night (1)

They slept until the red sun filled the window, and it was not until the guard who delivered the hot water knocked on the door that the two of them woke up. Qin Sang rarely had a good night's sleep, put on his slippers and got out of bed to get hot water, Yi Liankai also woke up and asked her, "Did you fall asleep last night?"

"I slept pretty well. Qin Sang poured hot water into the basin and took care of Yi Liankai to wash, Yi Liankai seemed to be talking to himself, pressed the towel, and said: "Today is the thirteenth day, I don't know what the boss is planning." ”

Although Qin Sang didn't say anything in his mouth, he was also vaguely anxious in his heart, dragging on like this day by day, and he didn't know what kind of medicine Yi Lianyi was selling in the gourd.

Unexpectedly, at noon the next day, Yi Lianyi suddenly sent someone over, this person Yi Liankai also knew, it was a secretary of Yi Jipei, surnamed Tan. He was still very polite to Yi Liankai and said, "Son-in-law, Uncle sent me here and wanted to ask Son-in-law to go back to the house." ”

Yi Liankai glanced up at him lazily and said, "I can't walk now, if the boss really wants to see me, why don't you invite him over." ”

When Secretary Tan heard him say this, it was clear that he was looking for a fault. But when he came, he knew in his heart that this was not an easy errand, this third young master was spoiled by beating the little sect commander, and that kind of boy brother had a temper attack, and he might embarrass himself. So he made up his mind and kept being very respectful: "Son, this is not the time to be angry." As the saying goes, those who know the times are the best ......"

Yi Liankai said: "You were originally a handsome person, but at this time, you are persecuting me for the sake of the boss, and you are not afraid that your father will find out in the future and blame you?"

Secretary Tan has always known that Yi Jipei is very doting on his young son, and this third young master is tricky and eccentric, and he is not a character who is easy to get along with, but he has always been just naughty and nonsense, and it is rare to see him attentive in official affairs. At this time, he spoke aggressively and sharply, but it was unprecedented, almost as if he had changed people. So Secretary Tan couldn't help but slow down and said, "This is the housework of the two young masters, and it shouldn't be an outsider like us to ask about it, but since the uncle sent me, there is naturally a reason for the uncle." Third son, I advise you to go back to the house, after all, the handsome man is still sick. ”

Yi Liankai sneered: "Does he think that if he detains his father in his hand, I will obey his words? What kind of character my father is, you know best." He wants to know these things that the boss has done, but he is afraid that he will be angry and die again. You go back and tell the boss that if you want to kill him, you will kill him, and I will live and die with my father, but I will not go to see him. ”

Secretary Tan smiled slightly and said, "It turned out that I spoke inappropriately, and I ask my son to forgive me." But why did the prince say such angry things again? It should not be seen in the score of the handsome, but also in the score of the third young grandmother. The third young grandmother is a weak female streamer, and she is frightened and frightened with her son, how can she bear it in her heart?"

Yi Liankai heard the threat in his words, and said coldly: "You dare!"

Secretary Tan was resigned, and said: "Please go back to the house for a while, and let me have a good relationship in front of the uncle." ”

Yi Liankai knew that he couldn't get through it, but between his words, he didn't back down. At this time, seeing Secretary Tan's soft begging, he also took the opportunity to go down the steps and said, "If you want me to go, it's okay, but my injuries are painful and I can't stand the bumps of the car." ”

Secretary Tan said respectfully: "This is okay, the subordinates ordered the car to go slowly." ”

Yi Liankai said: "The weather is so cold today, the young grandmother can't blow the wind, but I don't worry that she is here alone." ”

Secretary Tan said: "The young grandmother naturally went to see the uncle with the young man, please rest assured that the subordinates told them to drive the car to the front, and they will never let the young grandma get cold." ”

Yi Liankai played the young master's trick, and made a lot of trivial requests, but he couldn't delay, and finally took Qin Sang to the car under the escort of the team guards.

At this point, Qin Sang simply put life and death out of the way, so he didn't necessarily feel panicked, but calm, as if he usually went out, sitting in the back seat of the car with Yi Liankai, letting those guards hug each other, whistling all the way.

It was sunny for several days, and the temperature was moist in winter, and the snow had already melted a few days ago, although the road was muddy and difficult to walk, but this way, all the way was the city road, and the residual snow had already been run into only muddy water. Qin Sang saw that the car was moving very slowly, and the shops on both sides were all paved, and the streets were even more deserted, and there was hardly even a pedestrian in sight.

She gestured with her eyes, Yi Liankai had actually noticed it a long time ago. But at this time, it was inconvenient to speak, so he just threw a look at her. Qin Sang guessed in his heart that the streets were so deserted because of martial law. It has been more than ten days since the incident, and the whole city of Fuyuan City is still under martial law, which shows that this eldest young master has not been able to control the situation, thinking about it like this, he feels that he has eased down, and he feels that there may be other opportunities for the better.

Although the car was slow, it finally drove into the Yi family's mansion. Qin Sang hadn't been to this old mansion for a long time, and he only felt that it didn't seem to have changed much. When she got out of the car, it was the maid who came forward to take care of her as usual, but she saw two guards helping Yi Liankai to get out of the car, she hurriedly walked over a few steps, Yi Liankai was originally vain, and was supported by two guards, watching her catch up, he held her hand and whispered: "It doesn't matter." ”

Qin Sang was worried about Yi Liankai's safety, so he kept following him, and the two of them entered the hall, although Yi Liankai was supported by someone, but he was seriously injured and had not recovered, and he was already out of breath after walking these few steps. Fang sat down, and a person flashed inside, who was Yi Liankai's most trusted guard captain. When Qin Sang saw him, he naturally didn't have half a good color, just glanced at him lightly.

The captain of the guard saluted and said, "The eldest prince will come out here, please wait for the third prince." ”

Yi Liankai asked: "What kind of official did he promote you?"

The captain of the guard was very embarrassed, and did not answer, but lowered his hand and stepped aside. Not only was there heating in the hall, but there was also a large brazier in the center, in which the red charcoal was burning fiercely and beeping. The charcoal-burning white copper charcoal basin is still the old thing in the Xunqing Dynasty, the carving is exquisite, and the patterns on the copper ring are complicated, and it is extremely exquisite. Qin Sang looked at the brazier in a daze, and suddenly felt a cold hand, it turned out that Yi Liankai stretched out his hand and was on the back of her hand.

Yi Liankai said in a low voice: "Don't worry. ”

Qin Sang nodded slightly, she wasn't in a hurry, she was just worried. Yi Lianyi is scheming, and she doesn't know what kind of conspiracy and trickery will come out now.

He didn't have to wait long before he heard footsteps. Yi Lianyi has difficulty walking and rarely goes out of the house. Qin Sang married into the Yi family and never saw him a few times, at this time, he saw two male servants in Tsing Yi, one in front of the other, carrying a sedan chair that did not look like a sedan chair and a circle chair did not look like a circle chair, but it was like a sliding rod, but there was no roof. Qin Sang was stunned at first, but it suddenly dawned on him later, it turned out that Yi Lianyi usually sat on this thing to go in and out.

By this time the two manservants had stopped, placed the rod firmly on the ground, and then pulled the long pole away. Qin Sang saw Yi Lianyi clearly at this time, only to see that his temples were slightly frosted, he was wearing an old-fashioned long shirt, and the fur collar of black mink fur was erected on the side of his face, and his face was more and more sallow, as if he hadn't slept well. Qin Sang has rarely seen this uncle, and even if he did, he never looked directly. The last time she came, although there were a few words in a hurry, she didn't pay much attention to his face at that time, and today she could be regarded as a careful look. But I saw him half-leaning and half-leaning on the bamboo sedan chair, and there was a pair of new tribute satin shoes on his feet. His whole body was weak, and he obviously couldn't sit up straight, but his eyes were sharp, and as soon as he circled her face, he looked at Yi Liankai again, smiled instead, and said, "Third brother, I haven't seen you for a long time." ”

Yi Liankai was still in that lazy tone, and he didn't lean over when he sat in the chair, but said: "I have an injury on my body, so I won't stand up." ”

Yi Lianyi also ignored him, and nodded to Qin Sang: "Third sister." ”

Qin Sang refused to lose his manners, and still called "big brother" and stopped talking.

Yi Lianyi coughed, and the people in the house, along with the guards, immediately retreated, and when the captain of the guard withdrew, he took the door with him. The old-style house is already wide and far-reaching, and this room is even quieter, only the sound of a gilded Western clock in the corner of the house, "chirping" and walking needles. The wind outside blew on the window lattice, making the glass rattle. I don't know how long it took before Yi Lianyi said: "Third child, don't get me wrong, the person who shot and injured you was not sent by me." ”

Yi Liankai smiled and did not answer.

Yi Lianyi seemed to be talking to herself, and seemed to sigh: "You don't want to believe it, I locked you up in the hospital, but it was actually a good heart." ”

Yi Liankai said: "That's really thank you big brother, but my injury hasn't healed yet, I think I'd better go back to the hospital." ”

"I was discouraged when I fell off my horse more than 10 years ago and became a wreck. To tell the truth, I lie in bed every day, those vain fame, glory and wealth, how can I ever be half of any use to me?" Yi Lianyi said slowly: "Third child, the reason why I inserted a lever this time is actually because I don't want to see the second child kill a horse pistol." I'll tell you the truth, the assassins are the second faction, and they sneaked into the city early, waiting to give you a shot. I heard that you were wounded, so I ordered the hospital to be fenced off. The old man is already like that, if you want to fall down again, our Yi family will be finished. If the second child takes advantage of this opportunity to enter the city, he may not fail to pick up the benefits. ”

Yi Liankai smiled and said, "Thank you, big brother." ”

"I know you don't want to believe it, after all, I am the same mother as him, why should I help you but not him?" Yi Lianyi leaned up slightly, but he lost consciousness under his chest, but after a slight movement, he fell back on the back of the chair again, "I'm not afraid to tell you one more thing, I fell off the horse, and it was the second child who hurt me." ”

Yi Liankai was slightly moved, and raised his eyebrows, as if he had an inquiry.

"Don't pretend to be confused, things have come to this point, let's open the skylight and say something. Yi Lianyi said, "You also know that it was the second child who caused me to become a waste person in my life, so you guarded against the second child early, and even wanted to frame the second child by planning - don't ask me why I know, I actually know everything in this family, but some I am willing to say, and some I don't want to say." Not only do I know about this, but I guess even my father knows a little bit in his heart. So for so many years, although he has reused the second child, he may not be unguarded. That's why his old man sent you to Changye, I think he just wanted to leave a way back, and by the way, he also protected you. Father treats you and never teaches you to suffer. Unexpectedly, the second child didn't even think about the slightest bit of father-son affection, but instead made the first move, and came to a 'forced palace', and he couldn't complain that his old man was so angry that he had a stroke. But the second child counted thousands of calculations, missed you, and leaked you outside Fuyuan City, you came and took off your boots with one hand, and easily drove him to the northwest. Third child, in fact, I am quite happy to see your trick, at least for me. It's just that you are a fool who can pretend to be big, and you have been pretending to be for more than ten years, and even your father thinks that you are overwhelmed, and he never thought of giving you a position in the army, but you are the most scheming one among our brothers. You mess around all day long, but when you get things done, you don't drag your feet at all. ”

Yi Liankai sat there, and at this time Fang smiled lightly and said, "Is the eldest brother praising me or scolding me?" When it comes to scheming, my second brother and I are afraid that we can't catch up with my eldest brother together. The eldest brother has been hidden for more than ten years, which is really admired by Lian Kai. ”

Yi Lianyi smiled: "I locked you up for these days, I know that you have resentment in your heart." But your injuries are not good, and if you don't heal your injuries in the hospital, you can't come out to do things. I'm also thinking about your body. ”

Yi Liankai said: "It turns out that the eldest brother still has something to do with me, but I don't know if the eldest brother wants me to negotiate with the second brother, or does he want me to negotiate with Li Chongnian?"

Yi Lianyi laughed, his lower limbs were weak, and when he laughed, his chest only vibrate, but his voice was loud and very happy: "The third child, the third child, my father said that you are smart but confused, and you even hid it from his old man." You're such a good person, but where are you half confused?"

Yi Liankai said with a smile: "Big brother wants to send me to do something right now, so just praise me." In fact, as long as my eldest brother asks me to do something, I will naturally do my best, and I don't have to coax me like this. ”

Yi Lianyi bent her fingers and tapped lightly on the armrest, holding her head high as if she was thoughtful: "Since you have already guessed, our brothers don't have to hide when they speak." That's right, now I want to ask you to invite the second child back, after all, after so many years of grievances, he and I have to make it clear face to face, gong to gong, and then it can be regarded as a game. ”

Yi Liankai shook his head: "Big brother, this is embarrassing for me, the second brother is me who led people to besiege the city and run away, if you send me to talk to Li Shuai, I can still give it a try." When I was asked to go and get my second brother back, my eldest brother thought, how can he listen to my words if he has a new hatred and old hatred? ”

Yi Lianyi smiled and said: "Where is there anything big about me, but I am just three brothers in the Communist Party, and I am such a crippled body, I don't know how many years I can drag on, and I really don't feel at ease when the second child is outside." It's better to get him back, some words are clear, but he will die without regrets. ”

Yi Liankai said: "Since the eldest brother has talked about this, I naturally want to go on this trip for the eldest brother." But the second child is cunning, I try to persuade him, if he refuses to come, I have no problem. ”

Yi Lianyi was still smiling and said, "As long as you persuade each other, the second child will not be ignorant." He paused for a moment, and then said, "There is chaos outside, I know you don't worry about the third brother and sister." So the third sister stayed in the house, I ordered someone to protect her safety, you can rest assured to do things, wait for you to come back, and ensure that the third sister is unscathed. ”

Yi Liankai smiled: "Big brother's care for me, that's really nothing to say." ”

Yi Lianyi also smiled: "Our own brothers, we don't have to see each other like this." ”

The two of them spoke politely and affectionately, but the chill in Qin Sang's heart swelled up for a while, what Yi Lianyi asked Yi Liankai to do was obviously to kill people with a knife. I'm afraid that Yi Liankai will die in the chaos before he sees Yi Lianshen. And the meaning of Yi Lianyi's words is obviously to take herself as a hostage to coerce Yi Liankai. The voices of these two people outside the strings are not leaky. She raised her eyes to look at Yi Liankai, but he didn't look at her, just smiled and said, "Then it's better to choose a day than to hit the day, and I'll leave the city immediately." It's just that Qin Sang stays here, and he has to bother his eldest brother and sister-in-law to take care of it. ”

Yi Lianyi said: "The third brother doesn't need to be in a hurry, you have injuries on your body, and you hurriedly went out of the city in such weather, how can you bear to call me a brother." He said, "I asked someone to prepare some wine and food, and to have a few drinks with my third brother, it can be regarded as a farewell feast." ”

Yi Liankai said: "That's really thank you big brother, but Lian Kai has an injury, and the wine is free, and the eldest brother's words are ashamed." ”

Yi Lianyi said: "I forgot about your injury. But you are about to travel far away, and there must be a lot to say to the third sister. I'm not an ignorant person anymore, your house is still cleaned up there, why don't I ask the kitchen to make a hot pot and send it over, and you little couples will eat in the room, so you can talk about private conversations. Stay in the house today, and go out of the city early tomorrow morning. ”

Yi Liankai said: "The eldest brother is really thoughtful, and Lian Kai has nothing to say." ”

Yi Lianyi said: "I won't delay you two to say goodbye, you can go." ”

Yi Liankai looked at Yi Lianyi at this time and said, "The eldest brother's care for me, I will never forget it in my life." ”

Yi Lianyi chuckled: "The third brother is really young and vigorous, and he can't say this kind of thing all his life." He seemed to be tired, his expression turned cold, he waved his hand, and said, "Go ahead." ”

Because Yi Liankai is a young son, he used to live in the courtyard to the west of the upper room. Walking through the hand-copying verandah, there is a bit of a winding road. Because he had difficulty walking after being injured, Yi Lianyi ordered someone to carry him with a sliding rod and send them back to the room directly.

Although the weather in Fuzhou is warm, but because of the hazy weather for several days, a few plum blossoms in the courtyard, although they bloom sparsely and brightly, but they are blown by the wind, and they seem to be more and more lonely. Qin Sang held on to the handrail of the sliding rod and walked all the way, just silently thinking about his thoughts, and only then did he raise his head when he entered the small courtyard where they used to live. This was originally where Yi Liankai lived before marriage, and later the two got married and painted and decorated again, but they did not live in Changye since they got married, and the house here is mostly empty all year round. But Yi Lianyi obviously ordered someone to sweep it again, and the room was extremely tidy.

There were a few osmanthus trees planted in the yard, but the weather was cold, and the branches and leaves of the osmanthus trees were all withered, and the daylilies planted under the steps were all withered and yellow, and they were blown by the wind and gargled loudly. Qin Sang looked at the empty laurel trees in the courtyard through the window, and saw Yi Liankai's pale face, so he asked, "Is the wound painful?"

Yi Liankai shook his head. At this time, Yi Lianyi's people also arrived, and the two of them were silent at the moment. The kitchen knew the tastes of the two of them, in addition to sending a huge purple crab whitebait hot pot, there were also a few light seasonal vegetables. In particular, there is a cold gourd, which has always been loved by Yi Liankai. Inch gourd is actually the cucumber cultivated in the hole, with the cellar surrounded by the fire, slowly raise out the gourd seedlings, the old calendar year around the small cucumber, but one or two inches long, as thin as ginseng, the price is as high as gold when the day is cold at the beginning of the year, so it is also called the inch gourd. After the kitchen people arranged the dishes and chopsticks, they retreated, and Yi Liankai saw Qin Sang sitting there in a daze, so he said, "Let's eat first, the sky is falling, and we will eat later." ”

Qin Sang saw that he was so free and easy, so he put aside all his worries for the time being, sat down and scooped a bowl of soup for him first. The two of them faced the steaming hot pot, but Yi Liankai had a lot of taboos after being injured, so naturally he didn't have much appetite, and Qin Sang couldn't eat anything, and across the steaming white water vapor of the hot pot, the two of them looked at each other with chopsticks. After a while, Yi Liankai spoke first and said, "Don't worry, what I promised you will definitely be done." ”

Qin Sang seemed to be in a trance, and when he heard his words, it seemed that he hadn't come back to his senses for a long time, and asked in a daze, "What did you promise me?"

Yi Liankai smiled and did not answer. Instead, he picked up the inch of gourd and said, "I didn't think it was rare to see this in the past." When I was a child, there were many Zhuangzi at home, all of which were cultivated with holes. I still remember that when it snowed heavily every year, Zhuangzi sent someone to deliver New Year's goods to his home. Like this kind of golden gourd, they are all wrapped in cotton wool and sent to the house in a lacquered box, lest they get frostbite on the road. The same inch of gourd, the same yellow sprouts, every year during the New Year, there is no shortage of these two. In recent years, new boilers have been used, and the kang is no longer burned, and there are fewer such holes. ”

Qin Sang couldn't help but be slightly surprised when he saw him talking about these gossips at this time. But if you don't talk about this kind of gossip, what else can you say? So she smiled and said, "When you come back, maybe all the cucumbers in the south will be sold." "Because Fuzhou has railways and waterways leading to Jianzhou, and Jianzhou is located in the southeast, the climate is warmer and wetter than Fuyuan, so some vegetables in advance are transported from Jianzhou to Fuyuan.

Yi Liankai held his chopsticks and said, "Maybe things will be done quickly, I'll be back in ten days and a half months, don't worry too much." ”

Under the electric light, the hot pot was originally shining, and with the steaming heat, Qin Sang felt as if his face was a little whiter. So it's obviously a word of relief, but how can the big stone in my heart be put down.

After such a hasty meal, the day was short, and it was dark before a while, but after a while, I heard a slight knock on the window, and it turned out to be raining. In their room, there were originally sycamores and plantains planted under the north window, which was the most suitable for listening to the rain. However, at this time, the plane tree naturally has not yet grown leaves, and the dead leaves of the plantain last year have long been cut off. So the raindrops hit the glass of the window directly, and after a while, the rain fell even more, and although the electric light in the house was only on, the faint yellow light, accompanied by the sound of the trees being blown by the wind and rain not far from the window, was like a lonely lamp in the ancient temple, listening to the ear, there was another desolate meaning.

Qin Sang remembered that the night of the first wedding in the cave room was also such a cold and rainy night. At that time, her state of mind was even more like ashes. The Yi family is a so-called civilized family, although the wedding is still based on the old customs, but she and Yi Liankai have met several times before they got married. But every time we meet, there are always other people around. The custom of the times is that fiancés meet before the wedding, and they must bring their friends. First, it is embarrassing, and secondly, although the Western atmosphere prevails, the big families who have been hairpins for generations still have a bit of old-fashioned style, and they don't go out alone. So every time I am with Yi Liankai, I am full of flowers, a big room of people, and occasionally go to a big restaurant to eat Western food, and there are inevitably many friends present.

So it wasn't until after the wedding that Qin Sang saw Yi Liankai alone for the first time. At that time, in addition to the shyness of the bride, there was more of a panic and confusion. What her future life will be like, she is not half sure. If she marries someone else, even if she doesn't raise her eyebrows, she won't feel so unreliable. Although the Yi family is a new family, in such a turbulent era, it is such a feudal official with military power, and he was full of anxiety when he married into such a family.

Fortunately, there were many guests in the Yi family that day, although the etiquette was complicated, but the family of the wedding was naturally very lively, and this excitement was not quiet until midnight. At that time, Qin Sang always felt that he was up and down. Although the bride can only sit there honestly, and the few maids brought by the mother's family will also flock to the cave room to watch the female guests, which is very perfunctory. But in the middle of the night, the drama sung on the stage in front of her, a half-sound from afar, spread to the back, as if she went to Mingyuan with her parents many years ago to watch the play. The stage of Mingyuan is set up on the water, across half of the Ming Lake, the gongs and drums and the tactful singing voice of the opera, as if separated by a layer of light veil, ethereal and cold, no matter how lively the drama is in the ears, I feel a layer of alienation.

She sat there, listening to the ethereal singing in front of her, and the sentences and halfs came intermittently, and she was just at a loss in her heart, as if she had stepped into the air, and there was no place to land. Until the dead of night, the sound of wind and rain gradually rose, but the laughter and laughter in front of it became more and more obvious. What was she thinking about at that time? Probably didn't think about anything, just sat there, looking at her nose and nose, and she still remembered that day when she heard the whole song in front of her, it was obviously a funny burlesque, and it was very lively to sing and chant, but because of the distance, the sound of gongs and drums was knocking, banging, knocking, knocking, knocking...... Listening to the ears, it is as infinitely desolate as the sound of rain.

The rain is getting heavier and heavier, and although there are electric lights in the new house, according to the old-school rules, a pair of dragon and phoenix red candles are still lit. When the drunk Yi Liankai was carried in, she was probably relieved in her heart. After all, the two of them are still strangers, and it is better to meet in such a situation than when they are sober. At that time, she felt that it was better to get drunk when she was sober in life.

When Yi Liankai said the first thing to her, it was already the next morning. They went to the upper room to greet Yi Jipei, and then walked back to their courtyard. There happened to be no guests in the house, so breakfast was brought from the kitchen. She picked up a spoon and ate a spoonful of porridge at random, and suddenly heard Yi Liankai say: "Sister, I was drunk and confused yesterday, I really can't stand you." ”

What was she thinking at the time? I remember that I put down the spoon in a little panic, and even my ears burned red, and I didn't look up at him. On the night of the cave room, the husband was drunk and put the bride aside, which was naturally very rude. His words were probably meant to apologize, but to her ears, they felt particularly harsh. In fact, she didn't want to live with this person for the rest of her life, and it wasn't until she got married and entered the cave house that she knew that she was so reluctant. What did she answer that day, maybe she didn't say anything. After all, she is still a bride, even if it is normal not to speak, he will only treat her as shy. But that was the first time he called her "sister", and it was the last time. She knew that in the past, husbands often called their wives "sister", although it was a nickname, it also meant respecting each other. But since then, he no longer calls her like this, even when his love is like fire, he will call "Xiao Sang" at most. But then the two gradually became suspicious, but there was no such peaceful day.

She didn't know why she remembered the situation a few years ago, maybe it was the same stormy night that made her feel like this. Maybe it's because the family has changed now, and the two people are about to part. Or maybe it was the turmoil in the past six months, which made her feel her weakness after all.

She still remembers that night, she sat alone at the table, watching the light of the red candle dim little by little. The cave room was originally richly furnished, but she sat there alone, listening to the cold rain knocking on the window and the wind rustling the trees. On the bed behind him, Yi Liankai was lying in his clothes, drunk. Half a year ago, she never dreamed that her cave room would be like this on a candle night. It was at that time that she felt that her life was over, and with the cold rain of the lonely window, she buried herself in such a situation.

However, although tonight is still a stormy night, it is another layer of mood and desolation. Yi Liankai didn't seem to be asleep, and after a while, he finally couldn't help but ask her, "You haven't slept yet?"

Qin Sang didn't know why, and was a little reluctant to speak. Yi Liankai also seemed to understand, stretched out his hand, and slowly patted her vest. The cold satin quilt, through the temperature of his palm, seemed to have been warmed a lot. Qin Sang didn't have easy to fall asleep, but on such a miserable night, with such a person by his side, he felt a little relieved, and finally fell asleep unconsciously.

This sleep until the east turned white, and the white light appeared above the window lattice, Qin Sang slowly woke up, and for a while he felt that he didn't know where he was. I closed my eyes for a while, and when I opened my eyes again, I remembered that I was in the old house. Yi Liankai woke up first. Seeing him sitting on the edge of the bed, Qin Sang couldn't help asking, "Why did you get up so early?"

Yi Liankai said, "I have something for you." He had closed it in the palm of his hand, but at this time he spread out his palm to show her. It turned out to be a small silver spoon, although the silver has turned black, but the carving is very beautiful, Qin Sang has seen such a spoon before, and knows that it is not like other silverware is a complete set of things, it was originally used by large families to feed children. It's just that the one in his hand is extraordinarily delicate. Although it is an old thing, but the details are complicated, the spoon body is in the form of banana leaves, the spoon handle is carved into the style of bamboo leaves and bamboo joints, the carving is very beautiful, the shape is elegant, and the last handle end is still a small Ruyi cloud head. Although Qin Sang is young, he still has some knowledge, and it is rare for ordinary people to know such things, and it must be the dowry brought by the mother-in-law of Bo Ming, who has never met, from the Yun family.

Sure enough, Yi Liankai said: "This is something from when I was a child, and after my mother died, I didn't leave anything." A pair of bracelets were given to you when you were hired. This spoon was originally left by the nurse for me as a souvenir, when I was a child, I was ignorant, and I put it in a vase, but it turned out to be horizontal in it, and I couldn't pour it out. After a long time, it is forgotten. I woke up early this morning and suddenly remembered and shook it, it turned out that it was still in the vase, but it happened to be loose, and it was poured out at once, but it was all black. ”

On the Nanmu partition fan in their room, there used to be a pair of bead bottles, and now one of them was dumped aside, and I don't know how he did it on a whim, and suddenly remembered that there was a silver spoon hidden in this vase, and it was poured out when he shook it. Qin Sang understood what he meant, but it was naturally very, very unlucky to say such things early in the morning. She felt sour for no reason, and said involuntarily: "Then I'll put it away for you first, go back and wash it, the silver in the early years is in good condition, maybe it will be good to wash this color." ”

Yi Liankai didn't say much, and only nodded when he heard her answer like this. At this time, the maid of the outer room heard the sound of their voices, and knocked at the door and came in, and waited for them to be washed. After a while, Yi Lianyi sent someone to invite.

The rules of the Yi family, there is lotus seed tea when you get up in the morning, Yi Liankai only ate two bites of the bowl of red date lotus seed tea, and when he heard the maid say that the uncle was invited, he put down the spoon slowly and methodically, and said: "What's the hurry, the handsome man gets up early, he gets up earlier." It's always been a point, and at this hour, it's not time to respond. ”

The servants in the family all knew that the third young master's temper was not very good, so they just laughed.

Yi Liankai finished eating the lotus seed tea, rinsed his mouth again, saw Qin Sang change his clothes, and after a while, he said, "I'll leave now." ”

Qin Sang knew that he was going to be more than lucky, but she just couldn't say what she was talking about. Yi Liankai didn't have much intention of saying goodbye, and when he left, he didn't look back. It was still carried by several male servants with sliding rods, and they went up to the room.

Qin Sang sat at the table, and he didn't know how long he sat before he slowly stood up. She was holding the small silver spoon in her hand, but she just let go at this time, and the pattern on the silver spoon had already been burned in the palm of her hand, and she looked at the veins of the banana leaves in a little daze, and her heart was empty.

In Fu Yuan's old mansion, she was detained here by Yi Lianshen last time, and now she is detained here by Yi Lianyi, which is another taste. However, Yi Lianyi was also polite, because there was no maid to take care of it here, so she sent two maids to the upper room. After a while, the eldest young grandmother also came over in person.

Qin Sang didn't sleep well at night, so he rested there for a while, and heard that the young grandmother was coming, so he had to get up and tidy up immediately, take a look at his clothes, and glance in the mirror, the eldest young grandmother had already walked to the door. The young grandmother didn't come empty-handed, she also brought fresh winter bamboo shoots, saying that they were sent from the village village to give Qin Sang a taste. Because she didn't know anything about the outside world, this young grandmother only thought that Qin Sang came back to live, so she was still the same as before. It's just that when he saw Qin Sang, he was taken aback, and said, "I didn't know that you came back late yesterday. I woke up early this morning and heard that the third brother and you were back, so I came over to take a look-I haven't seen you for a while, why did you lose weight like this?"

Qin Sang touched his face and smiled reluctantly: "It's probably because I haven't slept well in the past few days, so I've lost some weight." ”

The eldest young grandmother said: "I heard that the third brother went out to run errands again, and if you want me to say, why bother, he is injured and not well, alas...... These things of the gentlemen, anyway, they can't listen to our advice. She sat here, babbling a few words to Qin Sang, and Qin Sang felt better. It rained all night last night, but by dawn it was clear. After all, it was February, and the sky warmed up as soon as it was clear, and there was already a soda pipe in the house, plus a charcoal brazier, and the grandmother said, "It's too warm here, I can't sit still." Don't stay bored in the house, let's go out for a walk. Today's weather, the plum blossoms in the garden should also bloom, and it is interesting for you to go and see it. ”

Where did Qin Sang have the heart to appreciate the plum, but when Fu Yuan besieged the city, she and this sister-in-law could be regarded as sharing hardships. Although Yi Lianyi is acting like this now, she has no resentment towards this sister-in-law. Unable to withstand her repeated persuasion, he changed his clothes and went for a walk in the garden with her.

She hasn't been here for a long time in the Yi family's garden. Last time, when Yi Lianshen detained her in the house, he frequently held banquets in the garden. Now the cold weather in spring, and the late autumn at that time, naturally have a different scenery. Although the eldest and youngest grandmother knew a few words, she read the Four Books and Five Classics back then, and she had nothing to say about Qin Sang who came out of the Western Academy. The two of them walked in the garden, and saw a corner of the flying tower outside the tiger skin wall from a distance, hidden behind a few green pines, Qin Sang suddenly remembered something. The eldest and youngest grandmother couldn't help but sigh when she looked at the small building, and said: "The second daughter-in-law is very temperamental, and to be honest, the second daughter really can't stand her." His brother was angry, and it didn't matter much, but he left her alone in the house and left. The second young grandmother's temperament, alas, ......"

Qin Sang remembered that the second young grandmother had found a short-sightedness, and he was quite unimpressed with what Yi Liankai had done. What is the difference between my current situation and my second sister-in-law? I am afraid that Yi Liankai will not be able to return if he goes, and he will not be able to survive here.

How could the eldest young grandmother know her thoughts, but she was sad and affectionate, so she took her hand and said to her: "Now the mourning hall of the second young grandmother is still there, or you go and bow, it will be in vain for our affection." ”

This sentence was about Qin Sang's heart, and she said: "That's right, bother my sister-in-law to accompany me." ”

The eldest young grandmother nodded and said, "There has been chaos outside these days, and I also want to burn incense for my second sister." ”

The two of them walked out of the garden along the green brick path, and went around to the small building where the second young grandmother lived in the past, only to see that the courtyard gate was empty, and a few pines and cypresses in the courtyard were verdant, like dark clouds, so that there was almost no sunlight in the whole courtyard. The yard was covered with bluestone slabs, with some pale yellow pine needles and two or three pine cones. There is already moss on the stone steps next to it, the rain that fell last night, there are water marks on the stone slab, quietly, almost not even a trace of sound can be heard, only the copper bell at the eaves of the small building, blown by the wind, when the long, when the long...... When Qin Sang saw this situation, he felt as if he had entered an ancient temple in the mountains. The eldest young grandmother said: "If you don't come for a few days, everyone is lazy, and no one cleans this yard." ”

Qin Sang said: "It's okay if you don't sweep, anyway, pine needles are also clean and quiet." ”

The eldest and youngest grandmother believed in Buddhism, and couldn't help but nod when she heard the words. She was an eldest sister-in-law after all, so Qin Sang walked ahead and pushed open the door. The inside of the house was quite clean, surrounded by snow-white curtains, a little sunlight shining in through the south window, and countless flying dust swirling in the air. In addition to offering a few fruits and vegetables in front of the spiritual seat, there is also a lantern lit. They pushed the door in, and the flame of the oil lamp shook slightly, almost extinguished.

The eldest young grandmother said: "These people are really, the yard is not cleaned, and there is no one to take care of them in front of the spirit." So he went and cleaned his hands, and filled the lamp with oil. Then he went to take a stick of incense and lit the incense burner that was inserted in front of the spirit.

Qin Sang also took a stick of incense and bowed silently.