Chapter 143: Playing chess and jade fingers are uneven
Standing alone beside the Gangan, looking, looking, he lost his mind again, and he didn't know how much the world was......
What's going on? Isn't that great?
It's all my own decision, why are there so many useless melancholy? I have received blessings, why are there so many unwillingness?
Let go, let yourself go, those ethereal dreams should have been given up a long time ago......
In this life, her future will only be related to this affectionate man, no more vain expectations, no more calculations against her heart, and no more sour waiting.
She wants to be like all women in this world, marry a good person, be a good wife, and live her life in peace.
Yes, so be it.
She persuaded herself countless times in her heart that her determination was very strong, but how could she not be heartbroken?
Yang Rongan walked to her side, only looked at her, and now he still can't believe that she is going to become his wife, just that night, here, frightened she snuggled in his arms for a long time and did not push away, he was in a daze, suddenly heard her ask: "Yang Gongzi, are you still willing to marry me......?" I won't say no......"
The last moment was terrifying, the next moment was joy from the sky, how could he dare to believe the ups and downs of this world?
This woman gave him the greatest expectation in this life, and then gave him the biggest loss in this life, and finally gave him the biggest surprise in this life.
In the future, everything will be different, and there will eventually be a couple, named Yang Rongan and Jiang Xiange.
"String Song ......" he called her softly, his voice gentle, for fear that one would accidentally shatter this dream.
Jiang Xiange rolled his eyes and smiled at him: "Rong An......"
The two stand side by side, looking at each other with a smile, one is gentle as jade, the other is peerless, and they are also a couple.
"Is Uncle alright?" he asked with concern.
Jiang Xiange was a little sad, looking at this upstairs and downstairs, if it was in the past, this time was the most lively time for Jiang Yuelou, however, since the "haunted" rumor spread, there were no guests here, and everyone in Chang'an City was afraid of Jiang Yuelou like a haunted house, and they didn't dare to approach, let alone do business. Jiang Hechuan was very anxious, so anxious that his gray hair grew a lot, and it was useless to refute the rumors by asking people to refute them, Jiang Yuelou had been closed for several days, and if it continued like this......
"Eh......" Jiang Xiange couldn't help but sigh lightly: "Father is restless all day, it's really uncomfortable. Jiang Yuelou is his hard work for more than 20 years, if it is really ruined because of this, it is a pity not to say it, it is really unwilling, I really don't know how to be good. ”
Yang Rong'an said: "What kind of 'haunted', it's too ridiculous! I went to the Criminal Department today, and when I saw those members of the Criminal Department, they still looked like they were chattering, and I also talked to Yin Shilang, and he confessed to me that in order to protect the names of the court officials and not lose the support of the people, he could only say to the outside world that Zheng Zhiyang had died of evil spirits, and he would not help to refute the rumors! I have tried, but he will not admit that those people are 'evil spirits' are pretending......
Jiang Xiange listened to him, saw that he showed a rare impatient look, and knew that he was anxious, so he said: "Rong'an, you bothered, I am really grateful for causing you to worry about my family's affairs." ”
Unconsciously, she naturally showed a little politeness, and she realized that something was wrong after she finished speaking, but fortunately, Yang Rongan knew that she didn't care about her tranquil temperament, and only smiled: "It's okay, we will be a family in the future, and now Jiangyuelou is in trouble, I naturally have to contribute, but I can't help anything, I feel ashamed." I can't even deal with the gang of people in the Criminal Department, I'm really incapable of this squire, and I'm in vain, if it's Qinghuan......"
Jiang Xiange held his arm, interrupted his words, and comforted him gently and cordially: "Don't say that, Rong An, people in officialdom have their own difficulties, and no one is always happy, what I appreciate is your upright character, and those who will make the means to gain fame are different, why should you be arrogant?"
A heartfelt reassuring words, so that Yang Rong'an felt warm, only felt that there was no more beautiful words than what she said, looked at the hand she took the initiative to hold, still did not let go, he looked at her and smiled, a little shy stretched out his hand, held her palm into his arms and said intimately: "How honored I Yang Rong'an is......"
Jiang Xiange lowered his eyes, tried to get closer to him, and snuggled into his arms.
When the two were intimate, they suddenly heard a coughing sound from the staircase not far away, it was Jiang Hechuan. They were startled and hurriedly let go of each other, both blushing a little.
Jiang Hechuan snickered, pretended to be serious, and walked towards them. Yang Rongan saluted him with a straight posture, and Jiang Hechuan, who had been full of sadness for many days, looked at Yang Rongan at this time, but he exuded joy in his heart.
When Jiang Hechuan came to him, he had already taken out his father-in-law's style, beckoned him upstairs to drink tea, and said that he had something to discuss with him.
Jiang Yuelou has been rumored to be rumored for the past few days, Jiang Hechuan has not asked Yang Longxing for help, to be honest, he is a little difficult to speak, after all, he has just become an in-law, and he has been a little hesitant to ask Yang Longxing Xiaoxu these days, but now he has an idea and wants to convey a meaning through Yang Rongan.
Jiang Hechuan was thinking about how to refute the rumors for Jiang Yuelou, and then thought that the two of them had already set a wedding date, but they had not officially announced it to the outside world, that is, they had not yet arranged a wedding banquet.
In fact, this wedding banquet can be done or not in terms of ordinary marriages, especially the marriage of the two families is close at hand, if it is as usual, just wait for the wedding date, and do a happy event in the Yang Mansion, the woman's side does not have to be a big deal, but now, Jiang Yuelou has this trouble, and this wedding banquet suddenly becomes particularly important.
The rumor that Jiang Yuelou is haunted is spread by the official family, so it can be easily believed, and if you want to refute this rumor, you have to find a more authoritative speaker.
And Yang Longxing is a second-grade official, and Yang Rongan is also an important member of the fourth-grade court, this in-law family is indeed magnificent, if the two families hold a wedding banquet in Jiangyue Building at this time, they will be able to invite most of the officials and nobles of Chang'an City, put on lights, and be lively, this meeting is authoritative enough, right?
Jiang Hechuan proposed the idea of arranging a family banquet, and Yang Rongan immediately agreed, and immediately went home to discuss with Yang Longxing.
Who would have thought that Yang Longxing refused.
It turned out that since the accident in Jiang Yuelou, Yang Longxing was afraid that the negative rumors of Jiang Yuelou would affect him, so he had been using busyness as an excuse not to discuss marriage with his son, and he did not go to Jiang Yuelou again, let alone say that he had a family affair with Jiang Yuelou, as cunning as he was, of course, he wanted to pick it up, and he already had the intention of regretting his marriage, so he wanted to find a suitable moment to persuade Yang Rongan to give up his family affairs.
So this time, as soon as Yang Rongan mentioned the matter of the wedding banquet to him, he couldn't hold back any longer, and he was so angry that he was so angry that he jumped like thunder, scolding the Jiang family for being shameless and wanting to use the Yang family to blacken him, and told Yang Rongan that he wanted to dissolve the marriage contract.
Yang Rongan was troubled by Yang Longxing all night, and his heart was completely cold, although he knew that his father was used to seeking advantages and avoiding disadvantages, but he never thought that he was so snobbish and ruthless. Yang Rongan bluntly threatened that he would never regret his marriage, and he vowed to marry Jiang Xiange.
On the second day, he came to Jiangyuelou to reply to the Jiang family's father and daughter, and said apologetically that Yang Longxing vetoed Jiang Hechuan's idea, but did not say anything about the dissolution of the marriage contract, and apologized to them in every way.
The Jiang family's father and daughter were disappointed and cold, but they were not angry with Yang Rongan, but comforted him in every possible way, and decided to give up the plan, not wanting their father and son to be suspicious because of this, and asked Yang Rongan to go back to apologize and reconcile with Yang Longxing.
Jiang Yuelou closed for a few days, the gate of the original guest was gone, many old customers and old partners are estranged from the Jiang family, Jiang Hechuan is a businessman after all, and the shopping mall opponent who took the opportunity to fall into the well is more than a person, and the world is hot and cold, but it is like this.
In the evening, autumn is cool and the cold wind rises.
The father and daughter of the Jiang family were sitting in the backyard, fiddling with a few gift boxes, Jiang Xiange carefully packed and bandaged them, and from the outside, they knew that it was a well-prepared gift, but the faces of the father and daughter were a little gloomy, as if they were hesitant.
Sure enough, Jiang Xiange finished tying the brocade belt, held a small gift box in his arms and caressed it lovingly, frowned slightly, and asked, "Father, tomorrow...... Shall we go? Or will we just let Consul Zhang send the congratulatory gifts?"
Jiang Hechuan folded his hands, hung his head, and said with some anger: "What are you going to do? Tomorrow will be the day, and if no one comes to send a message and send an invitation, will we still be uninvited guests......?"
As soon as these angry words were spoken, a voice came from the door: "If you don't post, do you want to invite your uncle in person?"
Uncle, this 'uninvited guest' should be few, why should he be invited in advance?"
"String Song has prepared a birthday gift for me, what good things are you giving me this year?"
Hearing this voice, the father and daughter turned their heads to see that it was none other than Gu Qingning and the rest of the Gu family.
Gu Qingxuan, Gu Qingning, Gu Qinghuan, Gu Qingfeng, a family of four quietly arrived, and went straight into the Jiang family's courtyard, just like entering the back hall of their own house.
It's been a long time......
This was Jiang Xiange's first thought after seeing them.
Suddenly happy, but also sad, what is the night? Who is in front of you? is an old friend? is a new guest?
Can we get together again, can we talk again?
If the world is impermanent, then let it be impermanent, if the human heart is changeable, then let it be changeable, if the past is fleeting......
Can you meet that look back again?
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A few days after Gu Qingning's twenty-fifth birthday, Jiang Yuelou, which had been deserted for a long time, suddenly became lively again.
On this day, Jiangyuelou is full of lights, gongs and drums, joy continues, upstairs and downstairs, the fragrance of tea lingers, and the figures are staggered. In the piano pavilion on the top floor, there is another piano sound......
After the song was finished, Jiang Xiange walked out of the Qin Pavilion, at this time, the door had not yet opened, and the people in the building were in full swing Zhang Luo, she patrolled around, and then stood alone on the corridor, and the place where she stood at this moment was where she was when she witnessed Zheng Zhiyang fall from the building that night.
Standing here at this time, she was still a little lost, and finally tried to take a look, on the ground of the lobby downstairs, the blood stains left that night had already been washed clean, and a new felt carpet was spread, dark red flowers were blooming, the atmosphere was dazzling, and it was no longer frightening.
In the center of the empty lobby, there was a figure silent and independent, as if sensing her gaze, the person looked back and raised his head, looked at her from afar, smiled lightly, nodded slightly, as always, light and breezy.
She suddenly felt settled, her spirit converted, and she no longer hesitated, her thin lips were slightly raised under the veil, and her smile was sparse.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Qingxuan downstairs had already walked towards the door and opened the door of Jiang Yuelou with his own hands.
Jiang Yuelou, which had been closed for many days, finally opened its door again.
There was a lot of people outside, and the joy in the building was even louder.
This is all a matter of suddenness, the people in Chang'an City have just been accustomed to pointing fingers at Jiang Yuelou, speculating and rapping, and suddenly saw that this place is more prosperous than in the past, and it is inevitable to be curious, thinking about how someone is so bold and dares to enter this "ghost building"?
As soon as they saw this door open and heard the sound of joy, many people couldn't resist their curiosity and came here to visit, but ordinary people couldn't get close even if they wanted to come today, because today, this section of Jiufang Street was blocked by the imperial court sergeants, and it was the people of Chang'an Lingyin's Mansion, this time it was not to investigate the case, but to do happy events and give convenience to the main family.
Two rows of sergeants will block the street like this, there is a special person in front of the army to greet guests, only the royal officials and their relatives above the fourth rank can pass, and someone in advance to check the invitation, if there are good things to join in the fun, they will be dragged away, ordinary people only have to wait and see, but therefore, more and more people come to watch.
Many people are asking who has such a big face? Can even dispatch court sergeants to do a happy event? This kind of grandeur and posture are not daring ordinary officials.
Later, I knew that this was a happy event for the Jin Palace.
The only pearl of the Jin prince, the lord of Chengshuo, will remarry and marry Gu Qingfeng, the youngest son of the Gu family in Chang'an.
The only living uncle of the emperor today, the only prince of Qizhu in Chang'an City except for the ninth prince, and the commander of the imperial forest army, the status of the infinite, the former marriage with the Xiangguo Mansion, and now the daughter remarried, which is even more sensational than the first time.
When the day is about to be twilight, the time has come, the gate of Jiangyue Tower is open, under the attention of everyone, the road is opened by the Royal Forest Army, the prince of Jin and the county lord come to Jiangyue Tower in person, and stand outside the gate of Jiangyue Tower with his in-law Gu Qingxuan to greet the guests.
The people who came to the banquet were not only the people with heads and faces in Chang'an City, but also the most, the most important people of the imperial court gathered more than four grades, and the richest man in the city did not dare not give face to the King of Jin, and the car that pulled the congratulatory gift blocked most of the Jiufang Street, the scene was very lively, this was not only a family banquet, but also a big gathering of nobles and officials in Chang'an City.
In the final analysis, the only one who can gather so many nobles in Jiangyue Tower is King Jin, and this kind of scene can only be possessed by King Jin's Mansion.
However, no one knew that it was all because of the Gu family.
Because the county lord is remarried, King Jin originally had no intention of making a big deal, after all, there were too many family disputes in the previous time, and he never thought of setting up such a heroic family banquet, not to mention that this Jiang Yuelou is on the cusp, and he also has taboos.
But two days ago, the Gu family of four came to the palace and mentioned to him about the wedding banquet, and Gu Qingxuan also made it clear to him that this move was to refute the rumors for Jiang Yuelou.
He didn't agree at first, but then Sangu did his work, Gu Qingfeng did the work of the county lord, Jun Tong nodded, and he had to nod his head when he had a fight.
Moreover, Sangu made it very clear to him that he would benefit greatly in the future, so the two families were "of the same heart".
The Jin Wangfu immediately sent a wedding post, inviting the most famous officials and gentry in Chang'an City to the Jiangyue Tower for a banquet, and some of those people shirked it, and some people were the King of Jin who didn't know the rumors of Jiangyuelou to persuade him to change the banquet venue.
But what kind of person is the King of Jin? Like him, he directly threatened that the wedding card issued by the Jin Wangfu would never change! He also joked that there were ghosts in Jiangyue Tower in the capital, so he really wanted everyone to go to this "ghost building" with him to see what the "ghosts" looked like, so not only did he not change the ground, but he also invited interested people to stay with him in Jiangyue Tower for one night to "catch ghosts" together.
The King of Jin has all talked about the rumors as a joke, so what do they have to say? Even if they are extremely afraid, they dare not save the face of the King of Jin.
King Jin looked broad, stood at the door of Jiangyue Tower with Gu Qingxuan, greeted guests together, accepted other people's gifts and congratulations, and said "Thank you for coming to the little girl's marriage banquet", and said with a smile, "Welcome a certain adult to 'catch ghosts' with this king", everyone laughed, entered Jiangyue Tower, and ate and drank as usual.
Later, the guests came almost, the Imperial Forest Army surrounded in front of the Jiangyue Tower, and in the evening, more and more people went to the outside of the Jiangyue Tower to see the excitement, and also saw the fact of this 'ghost building'.
Such a feast, the Yin family naturally can't be absent, no matter what they think in their hearts, they must do a good job on the face, Yin Jiheng and his two sons and his wife attended, only Yin Qixiu did not come, he received the invitation but refused to attend, Yin Jiheng had to help him play sloppy in front of the people in the Jin Palace, saying that he was unwell, of course, the King of Jin didn't care.
What I care about is the Gu family and the Jiang family.
Gu Qingxuan and King Jin were busy upstairs and downstairs for a whole night, and then the Gu family sisters and brothers and the royal family entertained the guests, and Gu Qingxuan went to the top floor of Jiangyue Tower to find Jiang Hechuan.
Jiang Hechuan had just spoken to his in-laws, Yang Longxing, who had come at the invitation of the King of Jin. Yang Longxing saw the situation in Jiangyuelou today, and changed his attitude again, and he was very enthusiastic about Jianghechuan. Jiang Hechuan looked at Yang Rongan's face, and didn't care about him, just coping with it.
The two of them stood side by side of the gan, looking down on the full floor of guests, bustling, extraordinary, they also said polite words all night, only at this time to gather, can the true meaning be revealed.
Jiang Hechuan looked at Yin Jiheng, who was drinking with the King of Jin downstairs, and said, "I was watching from the side just now, Yin Cheng's attitude towards you is not good, brother, you announced the marriage of the world and the King of Jin Mansion like this, you are not afraid that your old ally will be jealous?"
Gu Qingxuan sneered, patted Jiang Hechuan on the shoulder and said, "Heh, as long as you don't be jealous, brother." Old ally? Yin Jiheng is also worthy? It's just a stepping stone, and if you tear your face, you will tear your face. ”
He said it easily, Jiang Hechuan was still worried, he knew that Gu Qingxuan took this step and pushed the relationship with the Yin family to such a field, which was a great sacrifice, but he still joked on his face: "With such a strong new ally as King Jin, is it really much tougher?"
Gu Qingxuan shook his head again, disappreciating, "King Jin's new ally, he is also worthy of Gu, but it is just another stepping stone." ”
Jiang Hechuan laughed at his arrogance, and asked casually: "King Jin is not worthy of being your Gu Qingxuan's ally, so who is worthy?"
"You. Gu Qingxuan blurted out, patted him on the shoulder, looked at him with four eyes, and said sincerely: "It's still the same sentence, my Gu family's ally, you will always be the only one." ”
"Brother, it has always been you who have supported us behind our backs and sacrificed for us, and now it is my turn to pay for the Gu family, tonight's full house is lively, you can solve the danger of Jiangyuelou, dare to ask if you and I can restore the love of your old friends?"
Jiang Hechuan had tears in his eyes and said: "It has never been broken, how can it be repaired? ”
The tacit understanding is the same as ever, and there is no more to say. Gu Qingxuan took Jiang Hechuan's hand, "Then let's go, today is my Gu family's happy event, brother, you help manage this banquet, you should go with me to thank the guests." ”
"Good. Brother, do you still remember the first day of the opening of Jiang Yuelou? You and I are also thanking guests together, today is better than the same as then, come and gamble, this table is a table of respects, who drinks first, even if who loses?"
Gu Qingxuan smiled and nodded: "Okay, that time we had a gambling head, I lost, so I found a good wife for you, what are we betting on this time?"
While walking forward, while thinking, Jiang Hechuan replied: "This time, if you lose, brother, how about paying to buy me another restaurant......? Just help Qinghuan find a good family, how about it?"
Gu Qingxuan responded happily: "Reliable, that's all." ”
A pair of old friends, no longer have to pretend to be strangers, appear in front of the guests in a grand manner, confess their friendship for many years, and toast every guest.
Back then, they were all scholars, and they all answered customers crampedly in this Jiangyue Building.
Now, they are full of vicissitudes of life, walking this road together, calmly coping with every hypocritical smiling face together.
It's also ridiculous, they are usually the best at disguise, but on this night, they laughed the most genuinely.
After the last table, the two of them couldn't walk straight, and neither of them would fall down first, so they supported each other back to back, holding wine jugs and smirking in the lobby of Jiangyue Building, like two naughty old children.
Finally fell together, the two of them lay straight on the ground, looked at the roof, and called again-
"Dude......"
"Brother......