Chapter 68: The Second Uncle and Father's Writings
Mo Xuetong couldn't imagine that the time to return home was so urgent, and the next morning, a message came from Mofu to let her go home, saying that there was a guest at home, and the person who came didn't say who it was, only vaguely said that it was an elder, and she didn't know very well, which made Mo Xuetong confused for a while.
The elders of the Mo family came, and Mrs. Xu couldn't keep her anymore, so at this time, she could only reluctantly let Mo Xuetong leave, and take care of it in the future.
Back in the courtyard, several maids were tidying up things, and when they came, there was only one wicker box, but at this time they added a lot of things, and there were five or six large wicker boxes.
Mo Xuetong told Mo Lan to clean up everything, and on the other hand, she asked Mo He to go to Xu Yan to say goodbye, and after she came back yesterday, she returned the favor to Xu Yan in the name of Mo Huawen, and gave Xu Yan a few good satins, although she was very polite and said that it was because she gave herself satin that day, so her father personally chose to return the gift.
In order to return the gift for her daughter, she specially picked the satin, and this person is still her sister-in-law, everyone can hear a little strange when you listen to this carefully, and Mo Xuetong also said innocently how Mo Huawen praised Xu Yan, and specially picked the ones that are in line with her temperament and style, and her father said that the beautiful talents like my cousin can get these satin delicate colors.
This was said a little bluntly, Xu Yan blushed on the spot, and didn't dare to say anything more to Mo Xuetong, so he accepted the few satins after a little refusal, and specially gave Mo Xuetong a carved pen wash of green jade.
This kind of pen wash is beautiful, but it is not the appearance that the girl in the boudoir likes, the carving is Hanmei Aoxue, very bit of wind and bones, the base is thick and heavy, and you know that it has been inherited for a long time, it must be the heirloom of the Xu family, but it is not the light and transparent appearance used by the beautiful girl.
Mo Xuetong understood on the spot that she had received it, and specially thanked Xu Yan, saying that there was such an ornament missing in her father's study, she would borrow flowers to offer Buddha to accept the gift for her father today, and tomorrow she would bring Mo Huawen to return the gift, Xu Yan was ashamed and couldn't say anything, and sat there with a red face, without saying a word.
Seeing that Xu Yan was speechless, Mo Xuetong also knew that she couldn't be in a hurry, so she smiled and brought someone back, thinking that she would have to say that she would go to thank Mo Huawen today, but she didn't expect that someone from the Mo family would come, so she immediately asked Mo He to go to Xu Yan to confess her guilt, and she took people to the Luo family one by one to resign.
The grandmother of the inner house, the second aunt and Luo Mingzhu all walked through, and they were hesitating whether to talk to the second uncle, and it had been rumored that the second master Luo invited Miss Biao to come over once, and this was the first time that the second uncle Luo Bin asked people to come and call, and Mrs. Xu was also stunned.
The little guy who came to call Ying said, "The second master is in the study, let Miss Biao come over once." ”
There's not much else to say.
During the time she lived in the Fuguo Mansion, Mo Xuetong could count it on one finger when she saw this second uncle, and every time she looked at it, she just stood aside and looked at it lightly, even if she was concerned, she said it lightly, and in her memory, this second uncle has always been so faint, and she can't see any joy or dislike.
But this gratuitous look made Mo Xuetong a little frightened, and she always felt that Luo Bin's indifferent deep eyes would see through everything.
Luo Bin, the second master of the Luo family, can also be regarded as a celebrity in the Qin Dynasty, not to mention that he is now an official who worships the servant of the Criminal Department of the third grade, as a subordinate official of the Criminal Department, although he is not ranked first, but he is a powerful figure, and no one wants to have anything to do with the Criminal Department, and he is pursued by the people of the Criminal Department.
A considerable number of people in this criminal department are ruthless characters, most of them are military generals, only this Luo Bin is the champion and the first, who would have thought that the champion who once crossed the horse and paraded the street did not enter the cabinet, but ran to the criminal department full of military generals to be a waiter, and his usual indifferent and elegant performance is also different from the style of those military generals, so Luo Bin is better than the popularity of the criminal department.
In addition, he was born in a family of generals like the Fuguo Mansion, even though he himself abandoned martial arts and followed literature, but the slightest relationship in the family also made him like a fish in water in the Criminal Department, he is the second son of the family, even if he is a descendant, it is impossible to inherit the title, and the official of the third grade is not big or small, which is suitable for the family background of the Fuguo Gong.
Mo Xuetong has always felt that this second uncle is not simple, with a family background like the Luo family, it is impossible to produce another general, and it is indeed more suitable to produce a civil official than Wu in the future, especially a civil official who is not too big or small, neither will push the Luo family to the point of leaning towards the government and the opposition, nor will it keep the Luo family away from the government, and you can also pay attention to some small changes in the court, what is more suitable for Luo Bin than the position of the squire of the Criminal Department?
In the last life, even if the Luo family was defeated later, it was the uncle's family who fell, Luo Bin divided the Luo family when it was defeated, and when Mo Xuetong died, although Luo Bin was not promoted, he was not demoted, and he was always on the edge of power, neither deep nor far away.
In the past, Mo Xuetong felt that this second uncle was living in the light of the eldest uncle, but after being reborn, she would not think like this anymore, the Luo family later suffered because of Sima Lingyun, and the Fuguo Mansion was defeated, and the second uncle who left the mansion independently was able to gain a firm foothold, which from any point of view, the second uncle is very skillful.
The few times I rarely saw Luo Bin, Mo Xuetong was very respectful, and she usually saluted from a distance, Luo Bin said a few words lukewarmly, and there was no intersection with the others, but she didn't expect that this second uncle would send someone to pass her on.
"Tong'er, you go over first, your second uncle must have something to tell you, it just so happens that grandmother has to pack a few things and take them away for you later. Mrs. Xu said with a smile, while letting people rummage through boxes and cabinets to find things, she was also very busy, and several large boxes were spread out in the room, squeezing Mo Xuetong to the door.
Seeing that the house was in a mess, and the old lady was very happy, Mo Xuetong didn't disturb the old lady, and took Mo He to the outer courtyard with the little girl.
Luo Bin's study is not far from the second gate, because although the lord in this house is Luocheng, but the Luocheng family except Luo Wenyou is all at the border, and now it is the Luo Bin family who is in charge of the house, and Luo Bin's study is also at the second gate for convenience in and out.
Standing outside the study and supporting Mo He, he was a little uncertain for a while, and always felt that this second uncle, who had always been cold, would not deliberately call her to the outer courtyard for no reason, which was really incompatible with etiquette, if there was really something wrong, she could be called to meet her in front of Mrs. Luo, but there was no need to call an unmarried niece to the outer courtyard.
What is there to avoid my grandmother......
What is there in his own family that needs to alarm the second uncle, and he can't let his grandmother know? Mo Xuetong couldn't think of why even if he was a human being in two lives, so he could only stand outside the door of the study nervously.
The little girl went in quickly, and came out after a while to say that the second master let her in.
When he entered the door, the little guy at the door stopped Mo He again, saying that the second master only let Miss Biao go in alone.
Mo Xuetong turned around and motioned for Mo He to stay, turned around and followed the little girl into the door.
The layout of the study is not much different from the study of Mohuawen, and when you enter the door, you can see a pen, ink, paper, and inkstone inkstone in front of the desk near the window, and there is a gold and stone seal on the side, with red ink, which seems to have just been used, and the traces of inky are faintly moist.
There are not only some books on several large bookcases, but also some small ornaments, one side of the wall, the handwriting is sharp and sharp, and the writing person is strong, this kind of word is not like Luo Bin's study that should appear in the literati, and the essence of the sharp air will be revealed, which is completely different from Luo Bin's subtle and introverted temperament.
Behind the desk sat a middle-aged man in his thirties and forties, with a long wide forehead rhinoplasty, very upright, his face was indifferent, he was writing something on the case, he put down the pen in his hand when he saw Mo Xuetong come in, smiled lightly and accepted Mo Xuetong's salute, and stretched out his hand to signal her to sit down on the chair on the side.
"Is it customary for Hitomi to live in the mansion?" Luo Bin asked with a smile.
"Thank you second uncle, Hitomi lives very well in the house. Mo Xuetong raised her head and smiled softly.
"If there is anything you don't like, just tell your uncle that it's okay to treat the Luo family as your own. Luo Bin looked at Mo Xuetong with a smile, a trace of something flashed in her eyes, she couldn't understand it, and didn't she say this when she came, why did she leave, but Luo Bin said such a thing, which was really confusing.
Fortunately, she can still understand the faint pity in Luo Bin's eyes, although it is light, but it is very gentle, Luo Bin has always been a self-disciplined person, even if she sees her only daughter Luo Mingzhu, most of the time she is faintly restrained, and she can't see the love of being a loving father at all, but now Mo Xuetong clearly sees the pity in Luo Bin's eyes, and suddenly feels very warm for a while, her own caution is not necessary, biting her lip, suppressing the sourness that swells up in her heart, and smiling more and more delicately, with a bit of cowardice.
"You are going back today, if there is anything difficult in the future, remember to tell the second uncle, the second uncle is not afraid of embarrassment. These words are not just pity, but total love.
Mo Xuetong had to bite her lip hard to suppress the whimper at the bottom of her throat, it turned out that it was not only her uncle who loved her, but also stood at the gate of the city for her regardless of her demeanor as a general, and directly blocked her father's way, I didn't expect that the calm and introverted second uncle could do this to her, what did she miss in her previous life.
Mingdong's eyes were full of tears, looking at Luo Bin, he only felt that he couldn't say a word, so he only held back his tears and smiled, nodded vigorously, and suppressed the waves of inexplicable sorrow in his heart.
"You can go back in a moment and bring this to your father, and it will save me from going over again. Luo Bin took out a letter from the drawer on the right hand side and handed it to Mo Xuetong, the earthy yellow envelope did not have any paper written on it, and Mo Xuetong pinched it in his hand and did not have a trace of weight.
It's like there's no letter.
looked up at Luo Bin puzzled.
"The letter in this can only be read by your father alone, it is a very important espionage, so that your father can destroy it after reading it, and he knows the specific situation. Luo Bin smiled faintly, stretched out his hand and stroked her head lightly like Mohuawen explained.
Mo Xue was stunned for a moment, and didn't understand how her father, a small five-grade official, had anything to do with the espionage in the hands of Emperor Zongwen, Luo Bin is a member of the third grade, and Mohuawen is a fifth-grade official, even if it is a spy report, it should be dedicated to Luo Bin by Mohuawen, how could it be Luo Bin to Mohuawen.
What puzzled Mo Xuetong the most was that she never knew that the relationship between her second uncle and her father was good, even if she was not prejudiced against her father like her eldest uncle, Luo Bin saw Mo Huawen more cold, a kind of coldness that came out of her bones, not like facing other people, in her previous life, before she came to the capital to get married, she saw Luo Bin once come out of her father's study, his face was cold, and he never moved silently, he kicked Mo Huawen's door on the spot and smashed it, and then he never saw him again.
There is a secret between the father and the second uncle!