When it was time to do the 77 rituals, the family arrived at Guangren Temple one day in advance, and sent people to rent a small courtyard for the Xu family to live in. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

It was just dark that day, and when it was time to get there, Ge Ma came in and said, "Miss, the Ninth Young Master has arrived." Mozhu said that he was afraid that there would be many people tomorrow and would not be able to meet, so he asked if he could meet tonight?

Xu Wanzhen said: "Wait for grandmother and grandmother to rest and then go and ask where to meet." ”

By the time it was dawn, it was already dusk, and the monks, servants, and family members in the temple had all gone to sleep. Xu Wanzhen changed into maid clothes, left Sang Zi to support in the house, followed behind Ge Ma, and quietly left the courtyard door. Mo Zhu waited outside the courtyard gate, played a bamboo lantern, and led the two of them along the path to the "Listening to the Wind Pavilion" in the bamboo forest behind the temple.

Arriving at the Tingfeng Pavilion, Xu Wanzhen couldn't help but secretly bow her head, and Young Master Sun Jiu acted thoughtfully. The location seems to be accessible and unobtrusive, but people can see the movement around them from the pavilion. During the day, tourists come and go, and at night it is too quiet to be noticed, so it is a good place to talk. The Ninth Young Master was dressed in a blue collared robe, wearing a soft-footed head, a standard scholar's attire, waiting alone, looking lonely.

Seeing Xu Wanzhen's gradually approaching figure, Sun Zhitao only felt that his heart was beating faster, how long had he not seen her? The lantern emitted a dim light, reflecting her face as smooth as jade, just looking at her like this, how she had lost so much weight, how did she survive these days? The look on her face could no longer find the delicate and innocent of the past.

I only heard Xu Wan's innocent and clear voice: "I've seen Young Master Sun Jiu." ”

Sun Zhitao's heart was sour, has it become so polite between us? I can't help but want to stretch out the hand that I support and retract it into my sleeve. Motioning for Mozhu to wait outside the pavilion, Xu Wanzhen also asked Ge Ma to retreat.

suppressed his emotions at the moment and said, "I got some news about your father's case. ”

Xu Wan really thought that this was the case, and heard Sun Zhitao say: "The letter written back by my father said that 'it is related to the murder of the emperor's heir, and it is pending'. This case involved the royal heir, and it was pending due to the unclear meaning in the palace. In order to avoid Xu Wanzhen's misjudgment, he deliberately informed the source channel.

"What?!" Xu Wanzhen cried softly. She knows better than anyone else that politics is a struggle between interest groups. And in ancient times, when it came to royal heirs, it was simply involved in political struggles at the highest level. No wonder the Sun family's attitude of withdrawing from marriage is so resolute, in front of the behemoth of the royal family, the Sun family and the Xu family are just ants. Then he asked, "Do you know why?"

Sun Zhitao shook his head: "The details are not clear, only these are known." ”

Xu Wanzhen lowered her head and groaned, the Xu family is just in the fabric business, and there is no reason to have anything to do with the imperial heir. Among them, the doorway in Suzhou is really beyond the reach of the whip, which strengthened her determination to go to the capital.

Sun Zhitao comforted: "Don't worry, it's a big deal involving the royal heir, it seems that the conviction is not so fast, and there is still time to maneuver." After a moment's hesitation, he asked, "Are you okay?"

Xu Wanzhen looked up at him, her eyes full of concern. can take the risk to bring this news to himself, Sun Zhitao really puts her in his heart. Softly replied, "I'm fine." I've seen it today, and I ask the Ninth Young Master to take care. Don't worry about the little girl anymore. "Returned the small seal with both hands.

Sun Zhitao looked at her deeply, as if he wanted to imprint her in his heart. He had slipped out of the house without his mother's knowledge, and had to rush back at night. On the side, Mo Zhu led the horses, and the master and servant rode away.

After seeing Sun Zhitao, Xu Wanzhen returned to the courtyard and rested quietly. The small courtyard is specially prepared for the female dependents who come to the temple to practice affairs and worship the Buddha. The courtyards vary in size and are arranged according to the number of people. Usually the family lives in a courtyard, and there is a special servant woman who is responsible for cleaning, and the more delicate work is undertaken by the personal maid of the female dependent, and the food is provided by the large kitchen in the temple. Mrs. Xu took Xu Wenyu to live in the north wing, Mrs. Su lived in the south wing, Xu Wanzhen took Sang Zi and Ge Ma to live in the east wing, and Niu's lived in the west wing. Xu Sanye and Su Sanye are men, and they are placed in the courtyard of the temple for receiving male guests.

The east side compartment is composed of two rooms inside and outside, Xu Wanzhen lives in the inner room, and Sang Zi Ge Ma and the two are crowded in the outer room, and the three masters and servants are unable to sleep this night. The news brought by Sun Zhitao was too shocking, Xu Wanzhen was lying on the bed, countless thoughts flashed in her mind, and she still couldn't follow the rules, it seemed that if she didn't go to the capital, she wouldn't know how to start. Suddenly, something flashed through her mind, and she called softly, "Sang Zi." ”

Xu Wanzhen went out to see Young Master Sun Jiu, and Sang Zi had a night's heart, which had not calmed down and had not yet become sleepy. Hearing this, he got up lightly, put on his coat and walked to Xu Wanzhen's bedside and said, "Miss, I'm here." ”

Xu Wanzhen let her lie down and talk, and asked, "Do you know the jade bracelet I was wearing?

Sang Zi said: "No wonder Miss doesn't remember, Miss Hui has just been full moon, and I heard from Mrs. later." When the moon feast was held, an ascetic monk in a man's clothes and shoes came to the door. The lady was kind-hearted, and gave him food and water, and took him in the front yard for a night. When he left, he left this jade bracelet behind, so that someone could pass it on to his wife, saying that the young lady had a fateful fate, and that she needed to wear it after the age of ten to avoid it. Madame Fang knew that she had met a master, so she hurriedly asked someone to chase after her, but where could she still catch up? ”

Xu Wan was really shocked, it turned out that the origin of this jade bracelet was so big, and she really came because of this jade bracelet, which can be regarded as a success in avoiding robbery. In the materialistic modern age, people's faith is money, and Xu Wanzhen herself is a materialist through and through, and even if she is confused, she has never thought of asking for help in religious beliefs. Sang Zi's words simply destroyed the three views she had formed in the past twenty-five years, and made her feel the mystery of this Gaomang Dynasty. "Father and brother's case, the imperial heir, Sun Zhitao, and the jade bracelet", Xu Wanzhen fell asleep in her thoughts.

On the second day, Sang Zi called Xu Wanzhen to get up and freshen up, and after having breakfast with Mrs. Xu and Mrs. Su, everyone walked to the front hall of the temple. The water and land dojo for the practice has been set up, and all the monks chant sutras together. Xu Wanzhen's sisters and brothers offered ever-bright lamps to A-Niang, lit standing candles, and burned sacrificial paper money.

At this time, relatives and friends came to worship one after another, and Mrs. Sun San and Sun Zhitao were also among them. After the two finished the incense, they left after talking to Mrs. Xu, Sun Zhitao did not say a word during the whole process, only looked at Xu Wanzhen silently, and his love and helplessness were hidden deep in his eyes. Xu Wan sighed in her heart, this is a good man with affection and righteousness, but unfortunately there is no fate. Xu Wanzhen didn't take her marriage to heart. In modern times, he has lived for twenty-five years without meeting love, and he has never had a longing for a political marriage arranged by his parents. And Xu Wanzhen, who has this body, likes Sun Zhitao, right? You can feel her residual feelings, if there is no such change, the two will be a pair of harmony and beauty. The love is deep and shallow, which makes Xu Wanzhen have no affection for Sun Zhitao, but she does not hate it, and she is also kind to him.

Back at the Xu family, Mrs. Xu talked to Mrs. Su and talked about the Sun family's divorce. Mrs. Su said: "On the door, we originally climbed the Sun family. It's not a bad thing to get married now. The Sun family is huge, and if Zhen'er marries in the past, there will be two mothers-in-law and sisters-in-law. There are several concubines and concubines in the third room alone, and I was worried that it would be difficult to cope with such a family according to Zhen'er's character. ”

Mrs. Xu said: "What I said is that now Zhen'er is not in time, and there is still time." But when the filial piety period is out, he will be sixteen years old, and it will be a little old to find relatives at that time. But Zhen'er is much more sensible now. ”

"There are still a few years left in the horizontal and vertical, and you can pay attention to it slowly in the last year of the filial piety period. After the two old ladies discussed Xu Wanzhen's marriage, Mrs. Su returned to Changzhou in the afternoon of the same day, leaving Su Sanye to find a shop in Suzhou to prepare to open a medical center.

Xu Wanzhen thought about it for two days, and Daddy's case still had to be discussed with her grandmother. On this day, Mrs. Xu got up after taking a nap, Xu Wanzhen brought a bowl of honey tea, served her grandmother to drink it with her own hands, and rejected the jade dew and blue snails.

Old Madam Xu smiled: "Is there something really wrong?"

Xu Wanzhen said: "I do have something to discuss with my grandmother. "I told the news I got from Sun Zhitao in detail, saying that it was the news sent by the Sun family, but I just hid the section where I saw Sun Zhitao privately at night in the temple.

Even though it was Mrs. Xu, who had gone through ups and downs, when she heard that the case was related to the imperial heir, her heart shook violently, and the teacup fell to the ground and cracked into pieces with a "clang". Biluo heard the voice and was about to come in, when Mrs. Xu commanded in a dumb voice: "It's okay, I'll come back later." "Old Madam Xu knows in her heart that it is a matter of the emperor's heir, whether it is big or small. If it is big, it will raid the family and exterminate the clan, and the entire Xu family will be finished; if it is small, as long as it goes through the door, the powerful can say a few words, and the fine can be understood. This was completely different from the news sent back by Xu Changrong, and it was difficult for Mrs. Xu to accept it for a while.

I only heard Xu Wanzhen say: "After the granddaughter knows, she has some ideas, tell her grandmother?"

According to the granddaughter, this news is indeed true, and the news sent by the second uncle's family is not false. It's just that the Sun family is more connected, so they know a little bit about the truth of the matter. Daddy and Elder must have been implicated, and they were by no means the first offenders. Old Madam Xu nodded lightly, if it was the first offender, it would not be delayed until now, and she had not been convicted for nearly two months. Xu Wanzhen continued: "Since it is the imperial heir, it must involve the palace concubine, I don't know which palace concubine's child. We can't understand these situations in Suzhou, and we have nowhere to start. The granddaughter wants to wait for her mother for 100 days, and go to Beijing immediately after getting rid of the heavy filial piety clothes. Here it is equivalent to sitting still. ”

Old Madam Xu pondered for a moment and said: "Zhen'er has thought about it very carefully, I am only worried that when you go to the capital, you are not familiar with the place, and you will have all kinds of ups and downs." ”

Xu Wanzhen said: "Grandmother, don't worry, I will take care of myself." Besides, didn't I think I could go to my great-grandfather when I went to the capital?" smiled mischievously at Mrs. Xu, "I only heard my grandmother mention it, but Zhen'er has never met my great-grandfather." ”

Xu Wanzhen's smile diluted the solemn atmosphere, and Mrs. Xu also showed a yearning look: "Yes, since I married in Suzhou, I haven't been back to Beijing once." It's been a long time since I've seen my father, his old man. ”