Chapter 116 The City of Beijing
Thirty years after Chenghua, on the first day of the first lunar month, thirteen-year-old Yu Xiaoling returned to Beijing after a three-year absence. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. biquge。 info
In the capital on the first day of the new year, the red lanterns are hung high, the new Spring Festival couplets are so red that they reflect people's faces, and there are few pedestrians on the streets.
Everyone in the second room of the Yu family wanted to return to the Yu family in Muyu Hutong before the first day of the new year, but they couldn't catch up in a hurry. Yu Xiaoling looked up and saw Yu Fu, who was incompatible with the same festive atmosphere, and couldn't help sighing.
They came back in such a hurry, and there was indeed a last resort.
In the autumn of last year, the autumn rain in Jiangsu and Zhejiang continued, and the two big rivers broke their mouths, and the displaced people were scattered. The emperor temporarily appointed Yu Qingsong to dredge the river in Jiangsu and Zhejiang to supervise the river work.
Yu Qingsong did not dare to delay for a moment, nor did he dare to relax for a moment, and it took two months to finally repair several major rivers in Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and strongly curb the floods in the south of the Yangtze River. It's a pity that God is jealous of talent, and his great achievements did not wait for the emperor to reward him, and he died suddenly in office because he did not sleep for several days and nights.
Yu Qingsong dedicated himself to the people of Jiangsu and Zhejiang, and the news reached the capital, Yu Bingzu did not come up in one breath, suddenly suffered a stroke, and was bedridden.
After more than two months of hard work, Yu Bingzu can only use ginseng to hang his anger. In this situation, when Yu Qingyang's term of office expired, in order to see his father for the last time, Yu Qingyang resigned and led his family to return to the capital overnight.
Yu's family was bleak, and Yu Xiaoling came to Yu Bingzu's house to greet him.
I haven't seen him for three years, and now he still has the chic appearance of the past, the whole person is thin and out of shape, his cheeks are deeply sunken, and he can't speak.
Liao's is not better than him at all, he is more than ten years old, and the trace between his eyebrows is more and more deeply embedded, exuding the bitterness of soaking in the juice of Coptis chinensis.
Yu Qingyang had already knelt on the ground, bursting into tears, crying silently. Yu Xiaoling couldn't cry, but she also felt that her eyes were hot and her chest was tight.
The pain of losing a child in old age, where can ordinary people bear it, Yu Xiaoling looked at Yu Bingzu who was dying, and he didn't need to turn over the life and death book of Lord Yama, and he knew that his life was approaching.
She lightly exited Yu Bingzu's house and saw a sister and a sister who had just arrived.
Yu Xiaolu is still so well-behaved and sensible, seeing Yu Xiaoling standing at the door, she wanted to step forward enthusiastically to take her hand, but when she remembered the people around her who wore linen and filial piety, she could only wink at Yu Xiaoling.
The person who wears linen and wears filial piety is, of course, Yu Xiaofei.
When Yu Xiaoling saw her coming, her body exuded a cold aura, a pair of big copper bell eyes were hollow and didn't know where to look, and when she heard Yu Xiaoling open her mouth and shout "big sister", she gathered her eyes and looked at Yu Xiaoling coldly, didn't say anything, didn't return the salute, and missed her and walked over.
"Second sister, don't be angry, since the eldest uncle left, the eldest sister has been like that. Yu Xiaolu came over and took Yu Xiaoling's hand and comforted.
She has already grown a little taller than Yu Xiaoling, and she has become a lot whiter in Beijing in the past few years, adding a bookish atmosphere to her body, and she is everyone's beautiful girl at a glance.
Yu Xiaoling knew that she was kind, and shook her hand in turn: "I'm nothing, but you, you haven't suffered much in the past few years, right?"
These words went to Yu Xiaolu's heart. She is the daughter of the Yu family's concubine, and she left her parents and came to her grandmother to live a mess, even if she has a biological grandmother to take care of her, she will inevitably suffer.
In previous years, when Yu Xiaoling was still there, she could still take care of her, but as soon as the second room left, Yu Xiaofei was so unpopular and domineering, Yu Xiaolu followed her, what good life could she have?
"It's good that the second sister is back. Yu Xiaolu didn't know what to say, so she reluctantly hooked the corners of her mouth and squeezed Yu Xiaoling's hand.
Someone came over from behind, it was Yu Lin.
Yu Lin is also eight years old this year, and his thin and thin body seems to fall through the wind, but compared to Yu Xiaofei's coldness, Yu Lin is more tired and sad.
"Second sister, third sister. He shouted and saluted Yu Xiaoling solemnly.
Yu Xiaoling hurriedly helped him up, seeing that there was a bit of perseverance between his eyebrows, he was slightly surprised, and after thinking about it, he understood again.
Yu Lin is the eldest grandson of the Yu family in the end, that is, Yu Qingsong let go, and the Yu family will be temporarily handed over to Yu Qingyang in the future, but in the end, it will still be returned to him. This burden, Yu Lin's thin shoulders, must be picked up.
"The third brother goes into the house, and my father is in the house with the eldest brother and the fourth brother. Yu Xiaoling didn't know what to say.
Yu Lin's rules should be, and he went to the house.
"Second sister, I asked my mother to order the kitchen to make you white fungus soup, these days are very dry, and my sister must be uncomfortable. Yu Xiaolu pinched Yu Xiaoling's palm and said.
Yu Qingsong went, Yu Bingzu was sick again, Yu Qingyang's family was far away in the northwest, Yu Xiaoling's third uncle Yu Qinghuai took his wife Meng Shi into Beijing in a hurry, arranged funerals, took care of his father, and tried his best to support his family.
Cui's and Liao's are not lightly ill, and it's too late to take care of themselves, so the feed naturally pressed on the heads of Meng and Aunt Huang, presumably in the past few months, Yu Xiaolu has been by her mother's side, and she has lived quite well.
It doesn't mean that Xiaoling is out of the main room, Meng has already come over, Yu Xiaoling saluted her, seeing that although she has lost a lot of weight, her spirit is still good, and she said in her heart, without a good body, I am afraid she will not be able to support the things in the past few months.
It was only said that Yu Qingsong was tired and died in office, not waiting for the idle death, the emperor personally wrote the four big characters of "dedication to duty" to reward Yu Jia, and made a decree that Yu Lin could enter the national prison when he was older, and Yu Qingsong made a good relationship, and the people who came to mourn filled the entire Muyu Hutong, so that after the funeral was completed, some people came to visit Yu Bingzu who was sick in bed.
Meng's busyness can be imagined, but what surprised Yu Xiaoling was that she was able to take care of everything properly, even if she changed Cheng's to do it, she might not be able to do it.
People who really have the ability may not be willing to show their true chapters, they just want to live comfortably, what is the point of you fighting for me?
Yu Xiaoling ate a bowl of white fungus soup prepared for her by Meng and Yu Xiaolu, and went back to Daoxifu Courtyard to carefully mention Cheng's, so that she could cultivate well and serve her in-laws.
Mama Wei also meant this, and at this time, she listened to the intention of Xiao Ling's words, and she was overjoyed: "Our girl is really old, and she is more thoughtful than her wife." No, no, it's time to change your name to the second lady. Our girl is so delicate and clear, it is really a blessing for the lady. ”
Cheng, who was also promoted to the title of lady in the capital, felt that he was still a little weak-hearted, after all, his in-laws were still on top. But within a few days of her weak heart, she suddenly dissipated and disappeared.
Because, Yu Bingzu didn't have the strength to survive the first month, so he swallowed his breath on the ninth night of the first month.