42. Chang'an reunion
The two sisters, Bai Qian and Bai Qing, followed Hua Xun to study, and read their cronies together, from children to adults, in order to follow Hua Xun, they vowed to wait for Hua Xun to marry before they would marry. This is the daughter of the Huafu family for generations, and was selected by Hua Xun to be a waiter, although it is not a matter of glory and wealth, but Hua Xun has not treated the sisters badly. When I was a child, I had a close relationship with Hua Xun, and when I grew up, I still had a companion with Hua Xun, and ten years of affection were enough to be loyal to Hua Xun.
Hearing this, Bai Qian didn't ask much, and nodded solemnly.
"You all go down." Hua Xun turned his head and said to Lily of the Valley and the others.
The three of them exited, the door shut, and the room darkened. Hua Xun's face was hidden in the dim as the light was turned away, and the master and servant were different, and Bai Qian didn't dare to look at her directly, so he didn't see a little anger on Hua Xun's almost transparent face. Hua Xun stood up, walked in front of Bai Qi, and reached out to help Bai Qi.
"Xiaobai, do you know why I chose you instead of Dabai?" Bai Qing's temperament is more stable than Bai Qian, and she knows how to be in a good position, but Hua Xun didn't choose her.
Bai Qian shook his head honestly: "Xiaobai doesn't know. ”
"Although Dabai is more secure and decent than you, what I want to do is to break the rules. I remember when I was in school, you were the only one who would listen to me, ignoring my father's commands. If I am greedy, you will bring me those foods outside the house, and I will disobey my father, but if you say to me, you will do it regardless of the reason. Hua Xun lowered his eyes, and his dark eyes warmed a little, "Looking at the whole mansion, only you and Lily of the Valley believe in my words." ”
Hua Xun pressed her emaciated shoulders, the corners of her mouth hooked, and looked at her with a smile: "Even if it's wrong, you will believe that it will be executed." ”
"Sister Qian'er's words are never wrong. can make Sister Xun happy, Xiaobai is willing to do anything. Just ask my sister...... Sister, she is also loyal to Sister Qian'er! Both of us sisters are loyal to our sisters. Bai Qian felt her shoulders sink, and Hua Xun's strange way of speaking made her panic.
"I know that Dabai is loyal to me. But I don't need anyone to tell me how to do it! Hua Xun bit her lip, turned her back, and said coldly with an unkind face, "She always likes to advise and advise, can't I tell the difference between right and wrong?" Even when my mother died, she wanted to persuade me to obey my father's decision! Can this be the same as advising me not to eat against the hour? ”
She turned her head suddenly, stared at Bai Qian and said, "The king humiliates the ministers to death, you regard me as the master, and do not persuade me to take revenge, but persuade me to endure it?" Does she think she thinks of me as her master? ”
Only then did Bai Qian know why Hua Xun hadn't looked for the two sisters these days, because she was afraid of Bai Qing's "advice". Bai Qing looks forward to doing things, and will weigh the gains and losses of interests, no matter what, he is not as good as the foolish and clever Bai Qi. For Hua Xun, this is to risk ruining his reputation to fight against it, and if he accidentally takes a wrong step, he may be crushed. She has already made up her mind, all she needs is the support of others, and if she persuades her again, she will prevent these dissuasive people from threatening her or making her physically and mentally tired, it will really be "internal and external troubles".
Bai Qian believes that Hua Xun trusts the sisters, but this time it is not a matter of trust or distrust, it is Bai Qing's attitude that makes Hua Xun feel disappointed and angry. Although it is well-intentioned.
"Ask my sister, but please instruct, Bai Qian will not hesitate to go to the soup and fight the fire!" Bai Qian figured out the joints and said loudly, "Don't say that you are following Sister Xun to deal with the son, even if you go to the battlefield and charge into battle, we are not afraid!" ”
Hua Xun let out a long breath, nodded with satisfaction, and said, "It's best that you have this heart, no matter what, if you fail, I will keep you and Bai Qing safe." She leaned close to Bai Qi's ear and whispered, "I'll let you go out of the city tomorrow to pick flowers for me, and after you go out of the city, you go to the intersection of Huacheng Mountain, and someone will pick you up and go to Chang'an." ”
"When you arrive in Chang'an, you go to King Ning's Mansion first......" Hua Xunzi carefully instructed Bai Qian how to do it, how to go to Chang'an, how to meet Chu Yan, and how to bring the words to Chu Yan...... Everything was arranged to the point of perfection.
"You just need to bring the words to Zhong Ci, and for the rest, Zhong Ci will inevitably find another way." Taking a step back, Hua Xun turned her face to look at the light and shadow of the candle flame on the window, she sighed, and held on to the bedpost, "No matter how difficult this matter is, I must do it!" ”
She breathed a sigh of relief, and she didn't know whether she really hated her mother's death, or was aroused by Huadu's persuasion.
In the gloomy room, Hua Xun didn't notice the begonia flower, which emitted a faint light and withered little by little......
Chang'an, Ningwangfu.
"Hey, I said Chu Zhongci, it's been a few days, I finally saw you, why don't you see me and leave!" As soon as he saw Chu Yan go out, Hua An, who was leaning on the stone lion at the door, took off the melon seeds in his mouth, and called out to Chu Yan who was in a hurry.
Chu Yan had long known that Hua An had come to Chang'an, and he also knew that Hua An had been hanging in front of King Ning's Mansion for several days, and the guards had not been able to get rid of this shameless woman. Chu Yan originally wanted to watch Hua'an's good show, so as to repay the revenge of being splashed with tea by her in Huafu, but she didn't expect that she completely ignored the guards' drive, and stayed in front of King Ning's Mansion with a dead face and refused to leave. Thinking of the usual Hua'an's style, so persistent in seeing her, there was nothing good about it, so Chu Yan avoided it and didn't go out much.
If I hadn't had to go outside the city to pick up my brother Chu Rank today, I wouldn't have stepped out of the door and been caught by Hua An.
"......" Chu Yan stopped, his face darkened for the most part. She turned around and said to the uninteresting Hua An in a warm voice, "Yo, isn't this Miss Huafu Flower Crow?" He looked polite, squinting and smiling, but his mouth spit out words that made Hua An thunderous.
Sure enough, Hua An immediately gritted his teeth and retorted: "Lord County is a little stupid, and he can even call Miss Ben's name wrong. Also, after all, the county lord embroiders flowers in the boudoir every day and reads the female commandments, so virtuous and virtuous, she should be forgiven for shouting a mistake. Ming ridiculed Chu Yan for being trapped in the mansion by King Ning to study as a female worker, but I can imagine how Chu Yan's face was distorted, "I didn't hear that the marriage date of the county lord is imminent, as a friend of the county lord, hurry up and come to Chang'an to congratulate you, and then see what kind of romantic character the county horse is so that the county lord, who has always been picky, is willing to fall for it." ”
The attendants beside him blushed when they saw Chu Yan's face.
Others thought that Chu Yan was shy when she heard a woman so dissolute and frivolous and laughing with her future husband at the door of her house, but only Hua An and Chu Yan knew that she blushed with anger because Hua An's broken mouth once again poked Chu Yan's sore spot. But in front of the gate of this mansion, Chu Yan was really embarrassed, so he gritted his teeth and said: "Flower crow, you have this heart, and the county lord has it!" ”
"It's good to understand it." Hua Anjiao smiled and dazzled her, twisted her thin waist and walked to Chu Yan's side, and asked, "I don't know where the county lord is going on business?" ”
"I'm going to pick up people at the city gates. We'll talk about it another day! Chu Yan was delayed for a while, eager to get farther and farther away from the woman Hua'an.
"Eh, eh-" Hua An stopped Chu Yan and said, "So coincidentally, I'm going to the city gate too, why don't we go together!" ”
Chu Yan glanced at Hua An, and stared at her unkindly: "What are you going to do?" ”
"It's nothing, I'm just going to follow you." Hanaan shrugged, not frightened by Chu Yan's warning.
Glancing left and right, Chu Yan suppressed his anger and nodded: "Okay, if you want to follow, don't poke any basket, otherwise I will ......"
"You?"
"Humph!" Chu Yan snorted coldly, took the reins handed over by the attendant, turned over on the horse, and prepared to leave.
"Wait a minute! I haven't gone up yet! Hanaan grabbed the horse and looked up at her defiantly.
"You ......" Chu Yan raised his horsewhip and said indignantly to his entourage, "Give her your horse!" ”
After getting the horse, Hua An let go of his hand, and Chu Yan didn't stop beating the horse and galloping towards the city gate for a while.
As soon as Chu Yan and Hua An arrived at the city gate, they saw Chu Zhi taking Yi Zhi into the city, and when the brother and sister from afar met, Chu Yan laughed heartily and greeted Chu Yan: "Zhong Ci!" I really miss my brother! ”
King Ning's son Chu is Chu Bocun, burly, brave champion of the three armies, good at soldiers and good martial arts, guarding the fief for his father, this time he came to Chang'an, I am afraid it is because Chu Yan's marriage date is approaching.
"I've seen Brother Bocun!" Chu Yan turned over and dismounted, smiled, and saluted.
Chu Yan took two steps closer, glanced at Chu Yan, nodded and said, "It's been a while, and Zhong Ci is really getting more and more majestic as a county lord!" Saying that, he laughed first, "Hahahaha, I heard Lin'an say that you went to Huacheng and came back, and you stay in the house every day and don't go out, this is not like our temperament!" ”
The elder brother laughed. I just came back from the fiefdom a few days ago, but unfortunately my brother went to deal with things and couldn't see him, but fortunately, my brother came to Chang'an, and we can have a good reunion. Chu Yan smiled, and out of the corner of his eye, he saw that Hua An was still sitting on the horse, watching her talk to Chu Yan with great interest, Chu Yan changed his words, turned back to Hua An and said, "Brother, let me introduce you, this is Miss Huafubiao, my friend, Hua An Hua Wuyi." ”
Chu Zhi had already noticed the beauty sitting on the horse, but after catching up with Chu Yan, it was not good to ask too much, Chu Yan was secretly taken aback in his heart, but his face was silent, and he still showed his face. He took a step forward, clenched his fists and said, "It turned out to be Miss Huafubiao, the girl of boundless." Fortunately! ”
Hua An didn't care about Chu Yan's ulterior motives, he rode the horse with a smile, drove the horse forward with the horse's belly, looked at Chu Yan condescendingly, and said with a smile: "The heroism of King Ning's son, when I saw it today, it is worthy of his reputation." ”
Although he was speaking to Chu Yan, he looked at Chu Yan and didn't see half a smile in his eyes.
"Shizi, this is not a place to reminisce about the past, it is better for you to move to the palace......" Yi Zhi approached Chu Zhi's side and reminded him.
"Hahaha, Lin'an has a point. Excuse me, let's go home first! Chu Zhi kept staring at Hua'an, and when he saw that she was talking about him and was neither humble nor arrogant, his heart moved, and when everyone got on the horse and returned home, he whispered to Yi Zhi, "I have checked the details of this woman...... In particular, whether there is a marriage contract. ”
"Yes."