On the day he came, Hong Xuan frowned, and he could see that he was reluctant, probably because he was forcibly pulled.

As soon as the two entered the door, the old lady asked, "Okay, why did you get dismissed?"

Hong Xuan's face was tense and speechless for a long time, and Meng Siru replied for him: "Because of the impeachment of the newly appointed governor of Caoyun, he is not worthy of the position. ”

The old lady frowned, wanted to say something, but stopped again.

The fast-talking He said: "You people who have read too many books and come out to become officials, you just can't figure it out, just take care of yourself, what are you doing to impeach others, put yourself in, right?"

Hong Xuan clenched his fists and said word by word: "Anyway, the person surnamed Cao has also been dismissed, I don't waste my efforts." ”

He Shi disdainfully: "You compare with them? Their officials are all paid for money, they are rich masters, and they are still rich if they are not officials, but they are clean officials like you, they don't have much money at home, and they don't have money, I see how you live." ”

It stands to reason that He shouldn't have spoken like this, but what she said was exactly what the old lady thought, so the old lady didn't stop her and let her say.

Meng Siru saw that Hong Xuan's face was ugly, put his hand on his arm, and said to the old lady: "Actually, we came this time to get some money, and you also know that Ah Xuan is honest and honest, and there are not many ...... at home."

Before he finished speaking, Hong Xuan suddenly spoke: "You want to find the Meng family to get money, why didn't you tell me first?"

"I know you can't wear your face. ”

"If you know, why do you need money?"

Siru was stunned: "But let's ......"

"I've been an official for many years, why can't I live just after being dismissed, I just can't live, why do I Hong Xuan rely on you to ask your mother's family for money to make a living?"

Siru frowned, he didn't know that firewood and rice were expensive, there were so many people up and down in the family, where did he not need money?

Hong Xuan was originally arrogant, and he was in a bad mood, so he didn't care about the etiquette at the moment, so he directly threw up his sleeves and stood up and left: "I will never accept the favor of your mother's family, you don't want to fight this idea again." ”

He walked out, and Si Ru also quickly got up and chased out with a red face.

When the two made such a fuss, the old lady was displeased, so she wiped her hands and went back to the room without eating.

Pan Lanfang felt sorry for her daughter and discussed with Meng Hongxian: "Why don't I ask someone to send some money over?"

Meng Hongxian nodded: "You can do it." ”

Seeing this, He Shi felt uncomfortable, and said in a strange manner: "The official has fallen, but his temper is good, don't take money if you have the ability, see how long he can last." ”

Pan Lanfang sighed: "Speaking of which, it's all about Si Ru, if you can add a son and a half daughter, everything will be fine." ”

He pouted and peeled oranges with his head down.

Siqing was quite strange when she heard this, she hadn't thought it through, whether she had children or not, did it have anything to do with promotion and dismissal, could it be that adults could still give birth to silver or the emperor's list?

But what He said was right, Hong Xuan's temper was not small, and the money that the Meng family sent in the morning was returned intact at noon.

He is so stubborn, even if Pan Lanfang feels sorry for her daughter, she can't send anything over anymore, so she has to let Siru come back often and prepare some good food and clothing for her.

Siru didn't come much at first because of Hong Xuan's temperament, but once the family was in short supply, someone would make trouble, and she couldn't stand her mother-in-law's picking, and later she went back to Meng's house frequently.

has come many times, and the He family has opinions, thinking that the daughter who married out is the water that was spilled, and she didn't stay at her mother-in-law's house, just forget it, and take things from her mother's house to go, but there are other people in her mother's house.

When Si Ru came again, she couldn't help but nag a few words, but she happened to be heard by Si Ru, and she didn't come back since then, and she didn't even show up during the Chinese New Year.

Although Siqing was added this year, it was no different from previous years, not too much, but it was not settled again and again, not long after the New Year, there were some not very peaceful things on Huai'an's side.

Speaking of which, it's not Huai'an's business, it's just a little related to him.

This is not a matter of the Meng family, or even a matter of Xuncheng.

This year, on the tenth day of the first month of March, the Empress Dowager collapsed in Zhongcui Palace.

From mourning to burial, it took half a year.

The death of a queen mother has little impact on the people, but for some families, the impact is great.

said that this matter has something to do with Huai'an, because the Jiang family, which used to almost become in-laws with the Meng family, has quickly fallen apart in the past six months.

It is said that the hundred-legged insect dies but does not stiffen, but the Jiang family's decline is quick and simple, which is also incomprehensible.

The old man in the street teahouse held a purple clay pot, pinched the chess pieces, and said secretly: "How do you think people collapsed?"

"Violent death, that's what the palace released. ”

"Did our emperor release this, or did he release it from the West Palace?"

The person who answered didn't dare to say any more, stretched out his hand and made a shush, and the two old men tasted a mouthful of Longjing bud tea, which tasted slightly bitter.

The Jiang family came to visit the Meng family after the autumn.

Jiang Weizong, the old man of the Jiang family, brought Yarong with him, and there was some request in his expression, but he couldn't let go of his body, and his tone was still rebellious: "When I heard that the two children were getting better, I thought that the children were still young, and it was too early to talk about marriage, should I consider letting them marry now?"

Meng Hongxian loves face, Quan Dang forgot how he blocked the two of them before, and replied politely: "Be polite, this matter still needs to be considered in the long run, the key is to see if the two children are okay now." ”

Saying that, he asked the little lady to call Huai'an, but he was bumped into by the old lady and blocked the little girl, so he had to turn back and return to the main hall, but he couldn't say that the old lady didn't allow anyone to come, so he said: "The eldest young master has a class today, but I'm afraid that I can't come over until I get out of class." ”

Jiang Weizong asked, "When will he get out of class?"

"According to the time of the week, the class ends at four o'clock. ”

Jiang Weizong smiled embarrassedly, it will be a day to wait, saying that it was not intentional, who would believe it?

Although the Jiang family was changed overnight, he was used to being in a high position before, and he was able to bring his daughter to visit in person, which was already his greatest concession, and let him wait, then he couldn't, he immediately got up to say goodbye and left with his daughter.

After they left, the little guy told Meng Hongxian the truth.

Meng Hongxian went to the old lady: "Didn't you have no opinion on this family last year, how can this be ......?"

"Is it the same now as it was then?"

"The Jiang family is different from the past now, but now at this juncture, if we reject them again, it will inevitably make people think that we have fallen into the well and have a bad reputation. Meng Hongxian said.

"It's this juncture, you must no longer provoke the Jiang family, compared to those, the reputation is nothing. The old lady whispered.

Meng Hongxian looked at her thoughtfully, and after a long time, he suddenly nodded in understanding.

Huai'an knew that Yarong had come at noon.

Time has passed, the first time I heard it, but I was not as restless or surprised as I imagined, probably this enthusiasm was exhausted last time, but the amount of time was carefully savored, but the heart was still very clear, and I heard that the Jiang family was relieved, thinking that this time it would always be done, so there was no need to worry, just waiting for when to come to the door to propose.

But when I waited and waited, there was no movement.

Until this day, Jiang Yarong appeared at the Meng family alone.

She was much thinner than when she came back, and she hesitated outside the gate of the Meng family.

It was also a coincidence that a large shop was opened on the side of the street, and the old lady wanted to go and see it, because Siqing knew how to read, so she asked Siqing to accompany her.

As soon as the two of them went out, they saw Jiang Yarong who was dodging.

The old lady's interest disappeared in an instant, and she said to Siqing with a cold face: "You go and ask her what she wants to do?"

Siqing went, and saw Jiang Yarong's tearful request: "Can you let me see Huai'an?"

She sighed, "You shouldn't be able to see you." ”

The old lady behind her stood like a door god, and her eyes were like flies flying out and she could shoot them down.

"Then can you tell Huai'an that I've been here. ”

Seeing that her face was wrong, Siqing asked, "What happened?"

"My father is going to marry me to Liaobei, I can't go, you ask Huai'an, last time he said that we would go together, does it still count?" Yarong said, shedding a few more tears.

Siqing was stunned, these two are going to elope again?

She and Huai'an are now familiar with each other, let her ask a question, then ask, then nodded: "Okay, I'll go talk to him." ”

When she returned to the courtyard, thinking that the elopement could not be revealed, she only replied to the old lady that the other party wanted to see Huai'an, and after the reply, she tentatively asked if she could tell Huai'an, but the old lady didn't say much, and opened her mouth to agree.

Suddenly very easy to speak, Siqing is a little unaccustomed to it.

She came to Huai'an, briefly described Yarong's situation, and asked for her: "You took her away last time, does it count now?"

Huai An paused for a moment, nodded firmly, and said, "Count!"

Siqing didn't answer for a while, she was a little surprised, this person was still willing, why didn't he "eat a trench and grow wise"?

For Huai'an, perhaps, although the love is no longer overflowing, it has never faded.

I thought it was just a question, but I didn't expect that there would be a follow-up, but when I got on this boat, it was not good to stop the oars halfway, so I had to be a good person to the end, Siqing said helplessly: "Okay, I'll just go and tell her." ”

She secretly went to see Yarong, and after Yarong heard it, she cried with joy, and said to her in every possible way: "I am waiting for him at Aijiakou Wharf tonight, you must tell him." ”

She was helpless: "Okay." ”

When I went back to look for Huai'an, I saw the old lady sitting here, and said that she wanted to make small talk, so that she didn't need to avoid it.

said that it was small talk, but it was really small talk, from daily life to learning words, and chatting for an afternoon.

Siqing's words were still unspeakable, seeing that it was not early, the old lady finally looked at her: "You wait and go with me, I know that your brother and sister have a good relationship, but you must also pay attention to proportion." ”

She had to go with the old lady, and was pulled by the old lady to chat for a long time, then let her go back, when she came out of the west wing, it was already dark, and she couldn't go to Huai'an Courtyard anymore.

Xiu'e did her best and watched Huai'an accept it before coming back.

In this way, the help to be done has been done, and it depends on their creation whether it will be successful or not.

Near midnight, Huai'an carried the box for the second time and went out over the wall with a familiar car.

No, not long after walking, there was a sound of small footsteps in the Meng house.

Someone came to the West Chamber and whispered to the old lady: "People have gone south." ”

The old lady didn't seem to hear clearly: "To the south?"

"Yes, I guess I'm going to pick up the driver and take the boat, do you want to call a few more people over, don't let the young master really leave?"

"No, I don't. The old lady smiled, "Just stare at it from afar, don't have an accident, he can't go." ”

The old lady was right, Huai'an really didn't succeed again, he waited all night again, but he still didn't wait for Jiang Yarong.

He blew the wind by the river, and when it was dawn, he was dizzy, and he didn't know when he fell asleep, or he passed out, and was taken back by the Meng family who were staring at him from afar.

When he opened his eyes, it was the afternoon of the next day, and after his thoughts returned, he lifted the quilt and was about to rush out, he wanted to ask Miss Jiang what was going on.

He staggered out, but the subordinates couldn't stop him, so he had to follow him without leaving, and he walked straight to the front of the Jiang family's house, knocked on the door for a long time, and there was no response.

But it was the neighbor who opened the door and said, "Don't make any noise, their family has moved away." ”

"When did you move?"

"It's just today, and I'm leaving at noon. ”

"Where's their young lady?"

"If you want to move, you can't leave one behind, of course, you will go together, but it is also strange, you can just leave, and many belongings are not wanted. ”

Huai'an sat on the ground dejectedly, his eyes empty.

When he walked back in despair, Mrs. Meng was in the backyard, and this was the first time she had come to the backyard.

Siqing felt confident that she would not go to the Three Treasures Hall and looked at her uneasily.

And the old lady looked gentle: "Did you do it?"

She was puzzled: "What?"

"When the girl of the Jiang family passed the word to Huai'an, someone heard it clearly, the place she said was Aijiakou, and Huai'an went to the driver's mouth at night!"

Siqing was still confused: "What kind of mouth, isn't it a dock?"

The old lady looked at her, and she also looked at the old lady, her big eyes flashing: "I'm not very familiar with Xuncheng, but there are other docks in Xuncheng?"

The old lady was stunned, and suddenly said, "Do you know why Huai'an was named the Cloud Rider?"

Siqing said calmly: "It's because he is deeply liked by Lafayette." ”

The other party nodded: "Yes, now, the palace has changed a lot." ”

The two palaces no longer coexist, Lafayette has exclusive power, so the Jiang family is now a hot potato, how can it be accepted?

The old lady said again: "It's been a while since you came back, I pay less attention to you on weekdays, and if you want anything in the future, just say." ”

Siqing thought for a moment and said, "There is one thing I want to ask your opinion. ”

The old lady, who had already gotten up, sat back down: "What's the matter?"

"The second brother said that Mr. He is short of a handsome, I know some painting, can I go over ......?"

"You still want to learn to draw, you have to ask your father about this. ”

Meng Hongxian has already vetoed it once, where do you need to ask, if you want the old lady to be so shrewd, even if she refuses her, she has to pull others out.

"But I take your thoughts to heart, and I'll ask your father again for you. "The other person continues to be a good person.

Siqing had no choice but to say, "There is Grandmother Lao." ”