Chapter 38 The Old Man and the Dog
"Mama, these three new girls naturally start from the third class, you and Qingge teach you well, how people are still going to see people's hearts over time. ”
Mama Lei naturally thought the same: "Girl, don't worry." ”
Lan Xin couldn't help but be curious: "How could the girl choose these three people?"
Li Shuci looked at her: "Those girls who went down first, their eyes are either full of sophistication or they are too well trained, and they are not suitable for us." ”
"Although the thin willow is a little weaker, Ye'er and Jinfang look good, but the girl chose ......"
"You can't just look at the surface, what you say and do may be false, but the person himself will not lie. Li Shuci knew what she thought, and said with a smile: "That Jinfang, everything is good, but when it comes to the old father at home, a trace of anger flashes in his eyes, I'm afraid it's not a good type." There is also Ye'er, although her low eyebrows are pleasing to her eyes and her eyes are full of respect, and there are no precious pendants in her hair, but I can smell the light air emanating from her face, which should be the face ointment of the Weaving Fragrance Pavilion. This kind of thing, if she was an honest girl, she wouldn't be able to afford it. Needless to say, the fine willow is too gentle and cringe. ”
"On the contrary, the three girls I left behind are very much to my liking. ”
Mama Lei was busy on the side, and she also showed an inquiring look, "The old woman is also curious." ”
Li Shuci explained: "Meibai is steady, frost white is honest, and Yuebai dares to act. ”
Li Shuci didn't explain more, there is no absolute good or absolute bad in people. The eye rim is important.
Qiyun Pavilion, the courtyard is surrounded by a wooden carved fence that is one zhang high, two huge wisteria trees are planted in the arch, the old pile is oblique, the rhizome and leaf vines meander up and climb up the wooden carved fence, the blue purple shines, from the outside of the door, a group of flowers and splendor.
But at this time, the people of Qiyun Pavilion had no intention of enjoying the scenery, and they were gloomy.
Shen Hong had an accident in the Li Mansion. This kind of family ugliness, not to mention the Li Mansion, the Shen Mansion will not want to be known by others. But the eldest princess and the sixth prince saw it with their own eyes. Lao Shangshu was so angry that he didn't want to publicize it, so he quietly sent two small servants to pick it up, but he didn't expect to be robbed halfway, and the next morning, it was found that Shen Hong had died in an unknown alley, until someone reported to the official and the yamen came to identify it, and no one recognized that this was the famous young master Shen in Beijing.
Not only did he die, but he was cleansed.
The people of the yamen knew the seriousness of the matter, so they didn't dare to make a noise, and directly sent someone to the Shen Mansion to report the news, and only then did they quietly carry Shen Hong's body back.
The sound of the wind reached Li Shuqiao's ears. She knew that she was not so easy to stay out of the matter, although the rumors did not directly mention Li Shuqiao, but Shen Hong's parents, Shen Wenhe and Lian had to avoid it! Shen Fu naturally has the right to know the truth, and the eldest princess will not be blind to Shen Fu, and she, a hundred mouths, can't tell!
Zhou's commanded the girl's mother-in-law to clean up Li Shuci's things, Zhou's face and low air pressure made the girl's mother-in-law dare not make a sound, and they were all lightly busy with their own affairs.
Zhou went to Li Shuqiao's room, saw her sitting in front of the window in a daze, and said to her: "Fortunately, the eldest princess is pressing, and the rumors outside do not mention the Li Mansion, you can stay in the Lingxin Nunnery for a while, and after a while, the matter will settle down, and my mother will take you back." ”
Li Shuqiao looked at the red ridge of the Li Mansion through the window, his eyes were red and swollen, his palms were cut by his nails, and he felt a burst of pain. She was calculated! Although she was pressed by Shen Shangshu, Shen Hong was the only son of the family! Shen Wenhe and the Lian family always had to settle the account on her! She looked back at the Zhou family: "Mother ......."
This voice is less weak and cowardly, and more ruthless.
Now that she calmed down, she had to think about it, when she finished the song, she was going to say goodbye to the eldest princess, but when she heard that cheap girl actually compared her to Le Ji, in a fit of anger, she went back to Qiyun Pavilion, but halfway through, she was knocked out from behind. On my way back to Qiyun Pavilion, I was knocked unconscious from behind, and when I woke up, I saw Shen Hong lying on the ground dirty, still holding a rusty knife in her hand. "Mother! I've been calculated...... Mother, do you think it's a person from the third room?"
A trace of ruthlessness flashed in Zhou's eyes, thinking about the scene at that time, his hands couldn't help but tremble, who was the black hand, it was the person from Sanfang? Thinking about it, he still couldn't figure it out, if Sanfang had such a calculation and had already imprisoned the Li Mansion, how could they and the Shen family have a chance? "For so many years, I have carefully cultivated you and held you in the palm of my hand, but I didn't let you be bullied in vain. ”
Li Shuqiao raised her head suddenly, and said, "Mother, I know that my mother loves me, in that case, why does my mother keep not letting me come out?"
Zhou's expression gradually calmed down, and he said in a low voice: "Qiao'er, you are about to die now, if it weren't for the agreement with the Shen family, how could my mother bear to let you pretend to be sick for three years and let Mingzhu be dusted!"
Li Shuqiao's long eyelashes were stained with tears, and she became more and more touching, "Mother is talking about my marriage with Brother Yuan...... but although Brother Yuan is the son of the long house, after all, it is a succession, Shen Shilang may not have his own son in the future, and his daughter may not be able to marry......
A faint flush appeared on Li Shuqiao's face, in the end, she was still in a hurry, she liked Shen Yuan, even more than she liked in her likeness. She knew that her father and mother had an appointment with the Shen family, and she would marry Shen Yuan in the future, and she had always thought that she was passively pushed forward, but the moment she knew that Shen Yuan was present yesterday, she was deeply afraid that Shen Yuan would dislike him because of this.
Zhou gently parted the broken hair on Li Shuqiao's forehead: "You still don't understand, things are not as simple as you think, and my mother is not just talking about your marriage with Shen Yuan." ”
Li Shuqiao looked at Zhou suspiciously, her father and mother were very strict with her, even if it was cold and hot, she never slackened, and the etiquette rules of piano, chess, calligraphy and painting were not down, but she was deeply hidden.
"Mother, I know......" She vaguely knew her father's and mother's intentions, and she also wanted her father to get rid of the word "concubine" on her head as soon as possible!
"Okay, my mother knows that you are unwilling, but there are some things that must wait for the right time. Zhou stabilized her mind, and after a while, Qiao Er was going to go to Lingxin Nunnery to avoid the limelight, and now she was going to find Aunt Shen!
The trees in the garden have taken on a deep and shallow yellow, and the clouds have gathered into mountains on the horizon, and I am afraid that there will be an autumn rain tonight.
Li Shuci accompanied the old lady walking by the lake, and suddenly heard someone on the side: "Grandmother!"
Li Shuci turned his head to look. I saw Li Zheng, who was supposed to be in the clan study, coming out from behind the bamboo forest. smiled and greeted the old lady, and greeted Li Shuci.
Li Shuci was surprised: "Big brother, why are you here." ”
Li Zheng, the sister-in-law of the big house, is elegant and courteous, and personable, he is different from Li Shuqiao, in Li Shuci's impression, she is no less close to her grandmother than herself, and even among the elders of the Li family and the generations, she is the best one, and everyone seems to regard him as a person outside the family struggle. This feeling has been imperceptible for many years, and he is really powerful! No matter what pickles and filth there are between the three rooms, he will be subconsciously removed, and Li Shuci is the same!
His scheming was definitely above Li Shuqiao and Zhou, and a trace of vigilance flashed in Li Shuci's heart. If it weren't for Li Shuci II, he would never have seen what was hidden behind Li Zheng's smile that went straight to the bottom of his eyes. Dogs that bite don't bark!
Li Shuci's heart suddenly had a thrill, she used to be playful, Li Zheng often invited her to fight tea and enjoy the scenery together, sneak out of the house to play, if she was punished, Li Zheng helped her bear, from childhood to adulthood, this sense of trust grew in her heart, and grew. She even faintly classified Li Zheng as a close person. It was also through Li Zheng that she became more and more interested in Shen Yuan......
Li Zheng said with a smile: "Today, I suspended school, so I invited Brother Shen Shi to play chess in the bamboo forest." As soon as the words fell, I saw a young man in a white robe walking out from behind the bamboo forest quietly and calmly. A pair of cold eyes glanced at the people present, bowed like a cloud, and said, "Shen Yuan has seen the old lady. ”
A string in Li Shuci's heart was pulled tightly, so tight that it was almost broken. She deliberately hid and didn't see him when she was in the meeting, because she wasn't ready to confront him head-on, but today, so suddenly, defenseless, Shen Yuan appeared in front of her like this, just like before, gentle and square, Wen Lang is like jade.
Li Shuci's hands and feet were cold, and the smile he had maintained all this time became stiff.
Shen Yuan stood up straight, his clean and slender hands unconsciously brushing the hem of his robe, which was his habitual action. Li Shuci's mind was in chaos, she looked at Shen Yuan in a daze, Shen Yuan raised her eyes, and looked at her coldly, the trace of indifference was like cold ice on Li Shuci's body and heart at this time, it turned out that she still cared, she couldn't care, how could she not care!
She has been married to Shen Yuan for nearly six years and has done everything she can. The person in front of her and the hideous and vicious Shen Yuan overlapped and intertwined, making her unable to tell if everything in front of her was real or not. She wanted to cry and laugh, her heart was full of emotions, but the last remaining reason pulled her back.
In late September, late autumn and even later, there are no lotus leaves and lotus flowers in the lake of the Lingering Garden, only a pond of cold and clear bones, and the withered black lotus pod stands silently in the lake, adding a little patience and suffering.
Li Shuci stabilized his mind, looked at Shen Yuan again, smiled faintly, and nodded politely.
The old lady didn't feel the turmoil in Li Shuci's heart for a moment, and Li Zheng didn't seem to be aware of it, and greeted Li Shuci closely, but his eyes turned between Li Shuci and Shen Yuan. He was keenly aware that the moment he saw Shen Yuan, something seemed to burst out in Li Shuci's heart......
But the blood condensed in the limbs and bones had flowed again, and it was more energetic than before, so that Li Zheng couldn't see it clearly, Li Shuci resisted the urge to step forward and slash Shen Yuan to death, and smiled very naturally, "The eldest brother and the cousin of the Shen family are both one of the four sons of Shangjing, if you want to play chess, I am afraid it will be difficult to tell the winner." ”