Chapter XVI: Antecedents
Seeing Su Yunjiao's expression, Su Yunrou asked tentatively, "Seventh sister, the thing in the box is ......." Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info"
The fourth sister guessed correctly. Su Yunjiao nodded to indicate that she guessed correctly, "The thing in the box is the "Heart Sutra" that the old lady punished me to copy three thousand times. She should have thought that the sixth brother knew her so well and doted on her, he must have expected her to leave Beijing angrily, and he didn't listen to the old lady's words at all. If she rashly reminds her, according to her temperament, not only will she not do it, but she will also do it against her, and she will suffer at that time, so it is better for him to copy it for her and hand it over directly to the old lady.
"Hey. Su Yunjiao sighed lightly, before the change, she enjoyed this feeling that everything was arranged for her and she didn't have to worry about it, but after experiencing a lifetime, this feeling was no longer enjoyment, but guilt.
Hui Xue was very puzzled, since the sixth young master had already solved the matter of the seventh girl, why did the seventh girl sigh, so she opened her mouth and asked: "Since there is a ready-made one, wouldn't it be good to give it directly to the old lady when the time comes, and there is no need for the seventh girl to copy it again, why does the seventh girl still sigh? Is there something wrong?"
Su Yunrou also had a question in her heart, why was she unhappy when she saw this seventh sister, could it be that she was angry with the sixth brother and thought that he was too much in charge? If their brother and sister had another gap because of this, wouldn't it be her fault?
"Or is it that the sixth brother copied it not to the old lady's heart?"
Su Yunjiao closed her eyes and shook her head, the sixth brother was thoughtful and cautious, especially when what he did was related to her, he was extremely meticulous. The Buddhist scriptures he copied, how could there be anything bad, how could it not be in line with the old lady's wishes. She sighed, because the sixth brother did too well, and felt that it was not worth it for the sixth brother to do it for her, "It's not bad, it's too good." ”
Su Yunrou and Hui Xue were even more puzzled. Su Yunjiao took out a copy of the Heart Sutra from the box, and took out a random copy of the "Heart Sutra" from the stack of copied "Heart Sutras" on the table, and handed it to Su Yunrou: "Fourth sister, let's see for yourself, it's clear who is good and who is bad." ”
Su Yunrou stretched out her hand to take it, and at a glance she could tell the good from the bad. The one copied by the sixth brother is the most suitable for writing scriptures, and it is also printed with a golden lotus, and the above good pine smoke ink is written with a neat and soft hairpin flower, and the strokes reveal seriousness, and you can smell the elegant ink fragrance when you are close.
And the one written by Su Yunjiao, although it is made of fine rice paper, white as jade, smooth as an egg membrane, but it is always not as suitable for copying scriptures as the golden millet paper, and the pine smoke ink that also exudes a light and elegant fragrance, and the hairpin flower Xiaokai with the same handwriting is written, but because of time, it is a little more sloppy.
With these two texts, anyone can see who wrote more carefully.
"This," Su Yunrou didn't know what to say, if she blindly praised the sixth brother's goodness, who knew if the seventh sister would be angry because of this? She didn't want to make the seventh sister angry, so she said euphemistically: "The seventh sister's time is too tight." ”
"Fourth sister, don't make excuses for me. Su Yunjiao smiled, "I am idle in the house all day long, and there are no major things to worry about, no more than the sixth brother who travels outside to study, and he travels around every day, and he consumes a lot of time on the road." If you talk about whether time is tight or not, of course, the sixth brother is more nervous than me. As she spoke, Su Yunjiao took the two scriptures from Su Yunrou's hand, took them in her hand and shook them, "The difference between the two is nothing more than a sincere heart." ”
"I copied it, just so that I wouldn't make the old lady angry immediately after returning to Beijing, so I copied it casually and dealt with it. Su Yunjiao sighed again, she knew her own affairs in her own heart, she had no feelings for the old lady at all, even if she was given more time, the things copied out were still like this, "But the sixth brother is different, in order for my sister to win the old lady's favor, what he copied will naturally be perfect." ”
That's why I sighed that what he did was not bad, but too good. Su Yunjiao explained, "I've been angry with him for so long, but he's still so good to me." Su Yunjiao's eyes drooped, how long has she been angry with her sixth brother, almost for a lifetime, right?
"You're his sister, and he's naturally good to you. After speaking, Su Yunrou hesitated again and again, and finally asked, "I've always been curious about why you and Sixth Brother are in such a quarrel with Seventh Sister?" ”
"The fourth sister also asked the sixth brother the same question, right?" Since they all came to ask her, the fourth sister must have asked her the sixth brother.
Su Yunrou's face turned red, and she nodded to admit that she had a feeling that she loved to beat others to listen to right and wrong, and was exposed on the spot.
Su Yunjiao didn't feel anything wrong, but asked curiously, "How did the sixth brother tell the fourth sister?"
Su Yunrou replied: "Sixth Brother only said that it was because of your departure from Beijing, and said that he was not good. At that time, she asked about it, and the sixth brother vaguely told her that it was related to the seventh sister's coming to Shanzhou, and he blamed himself for saying that he was not good.
"I knew it. After that, he sighed again.
Pingxiang heard Su Yunjiao's sighs one after another, and persuaded: "Girl, don't sigh, if the sixth young master knows that you sighed because of him, he will sigh too." ”
"Just you can talk!" Su Yunjiao glanced at her, but she didn't continue to sigh, and said to Su Yunrou instead, "It's true that I made a fuss because of the matter of leaving Beijing, but it's not what he said, it's all mine, and it has nothing to do with him." ”
"Oh, why did the seventh sister leave Beijing?" asked Su Yunrou.
"Naturally, because of mistakes. Su Yunjiao blinked, picked up a piece of jade jujube slush, and said with a smile, "Come on, let's talk while eating, lest the fourth sister lose her appetite after listening to it, and waste this delicious jade jujube slush, wouldn't it be a sin?"
"Listen to you, Seventh Sister, say it quickly. Su Yunrou learned from Su Yunjiao, picked up a piece of pastry, and listened to her while eating.
Su Yunjiao recalled for a moment and said: "I remember that it was almost the New Year at that time, and there was a lot of snow in the capital, and it was white and clean, like a glass world. The brothers and sisters are very interested, and they want to go out to enjoy the snow to find the plum blossom poetry club, fold flowers and pick snow to cook new tea. I've always liked to be lively, and when there is such a fun thing, I naturally want to go with it. ”
"I heard my mother say that there are many sisters in the Hou Mansion in Beijing, and all of them love elegance and love to write poems. I don't have any talent for poetry, and I don't know if I'll be able to talk to you about it when the time comes. Su Yunrou heard Su Yunjiao talk about these elegant things, and said a little worried.
"Fourth sister, don't worry, we're just vassals. The brothers don't care, just among the sisters, only the second sister and the fifth sister are good at poetry, and even the eldest sister is a step behind, and the rest are just following the scene. Su Yunjiao smiled, "Besides, with me as a number, what else is the fourth sister afraid of." ”
"Ha" Su Yunrou smiled, and then listened to Su Yunjiao's words: "At that time, I don't know who proposed that the scenery of Bibo Lake in Fuzhong is the best, there are ice lakes and snow scenes, plum trees are planted on the lakeside, and there is a pleasant pavilion to rest, which is better." When everyone heard this, they nodded their heads in agreement, and went to Bibo Lake with a smile. ”
"I had an awkward quarrel with the sixth brother for some reason on the road. "It is estimated that it is just for the sake of sesame big things, otherwise Su Yunjiao will not forget it completely," all the way to Bibo Lake, it was a little better, and he enjoyed the snow and poetry with his brothers and sisters, and frolicked and played. But I don't know who said something, so I went to the lake, and the sixth brother saw that he had to give two instructions, and when he saw that I didn't listen, he had to follow me. ”
"I was already having trouble with him, and I was even more annoyed to see him like this, and I fought with him by the lake. Fourth sister, you know, the sixth brother will not fight with me if he fights with anyone, he retreats step by step, but it makes me more angry, and finally his head is hot and pushes him hard. ”
"It was cold, the ground by the lake was frozen, it was very slippery, and the sixth brother didn't guard against me, and I pushed him into the water all of a sudden. "I didn't think it before, but now when I talk about it, I am really suspicious, and I am afraid that the whole thing was planned by someone with a heart. As for who the caring person is, Su Yunjiao knows in her heart.
"It was because of this that the seventh sister was sent to Lanzhou by the old lady?"
Who wants Su Yunjiao to shake her head, the old lady is too lazy to care about the third room, even if she has the heart to manage it, she can't intervene in that hand: "It's because the ninth brother of the fifth room was also next to us at that time, and the sixth brother even knocked him down when he fell into the water." The ninth brother is the meat of the old lady's heart, and the fifth uncle and aunt are also unwilling to take a break, so I sent the culprit to Shanzhou to think. ”
"That's how it all went. "Speaking of which, if she hadn't been stupid and provoked, there would have been no series of things that followed. She didn't have anything, she stayed in Shanzhou with good food and drink, but she just let the ninth brother suffer innocently, and her sixth brother suffered even more, and she was pushed into the ice lake to swim around as soon as the wind and cold had just healed, not to mention that she was sick for a long time, and she had to worry about her.
Thinking of this, Su Yunjiao sighed silently in her heart, she owes him so much, can she really pay it back in this life?
While Su Yunjiao sighed and pondered, Su Yunrou, who knew the origin of the whole thing, was also pondering.
Su Yunrou had already been prepared for the complicated situation in the Hou Mansion, but after listening to the Seventh Sister's story, Su Yunrou found that the water in the Hou Mansion was much deeper than she thought. What I think is still too simple, even a smart person like the sixth brother can't escape being calculated, and even a person with a strong matrilineal family like the seventh sister has been forced out of the capital, if they are replaced, they still don't know what to do.
"Hey. Su Yunrou also sighed heavily, she became more and more worried about returning to Beijing.
Su Yunjiao knew what she was sighing about, and comforted: "Fourth sister, don't worry too much. I made my fate, the sixth brother cared too much about me to let people take advantage of the loophole, as long as you are careful after you return to Beijing, nothing major will happen. ”
"I hope so. ”
After that, the sisters chatted a few more words, in short, Su Yunrou's face was much better when she took the black sauce golden plum to play back the lotus fast.
And after Su Yunrou left, Su Yunjiao sat straight in front of the bookcase, looking at the rosewood box carved with eighteen Arhats on the case, and secretly thought to herself, according to the sixth brother's footsteps, he would have arrived in the capital a long time ago, right?