24. Chapter 24

Everyone took their seats one after another.

Because I invited He Xuan today, men and women are separated, but they are not far away, only one zhang away. However, Du Rong loved Du Zheng and didn't let him sit there to eat, took his little hand and said, "You sit between my mother and me, okay?" ”

The child, of course, is more dependent on the mother and nods his head again and again.

Du Rong smiled and took him away. Du Yunyan was next to her, and she didn't look at him.

When the old lady saw Du Zheng coming, she didn't object, and said to Liu: "You take good care of Zheng'er, he is too thin, and he can't eat fat somehow." I ordered the kitchen to boil meat soup for him every day, and I heard that he could eat a big bowl, but it was the same as last year. ”

Liu sensed that she was a little strange for herself, and lowered her head in agreement.

Du Ruo was beside the old lady, and when she saw that the set of crab eating things was delivered, she picked a crab and pulled the crab roe steak to the old lady: "Grandmother can't eat more, so just eat this." ”

It was the most delicious thing on the crab, the old lady smiled so much that her eyes narrowed, and the old man was always happy to see the filial piety of the junior. She also ate it, and only advised: "One is enough, you give it to me again, what else do you eat, and how long will you eat your legs?" Keep the rest. ”

Du Ruo nodded with a smile and buried himself in cutting the crab shell.

The four girls, as far as she is closest, it is difficult for Du Xiu to be courteous, she secretly pouted, feeling that Du Ruo is actually quite cunning, and every time she shows a little filial piety to make the old lady happy, but who can't do this? It's not up to the old lady to give her a chance. Anyway, she always sits the farthest, she turned her head to look into the distance, Aunt Tang can't go to the banquet to eat, just now and Aunt Wu came to say goodbye to the old lady, and then she has already left, and now she doesn't even see anyone.

And the man sitting at the other table began to be lively, mixed with Du Ling's young voice, asking He Xuan about the practice from time to time.

He is sixteen this year, eager to try, and wants to go to the military camp to find a job, but Du Yunyan feels that he is not mature enough, so he asks him to read more military books at home and practice more martial arts, but Du Ling really can't bear it, He Xuan is only two years older than him, and he has already experienced a hundred battles, and he also wants to make military achievements for Dayan.

Seeing his son's eagerness, Du Yunyan said lightly: "The emperor asked about you a few days ago, and I said that I would wait for next year's ......."

Before he finished speaking, Du Ling shouted: "I can finally have something to do next year?" ”

Du Yunyan glared at him fiercely: "As far as your rash virtue now, if you let you do it, what can you do?" ”

Reprimanded by his father, Du Ling hurriedly shut up.

Du Yunyan taught him a few more words: "You learn more from the prince in the future." ”

didn't call him by a nickname, this sentence is very solemn.

He Xuan said: "Yun Zhi just has no experience, I believe that in a few years, he will definitely achieve something." ”

Seeing him speak for himself, Du Ling winked at him.

Du Yunyan took this son out of line, glanced at Du Yunyan, picked up the wine on the table and drank it.

And from beginning to end, Du Yunyan didn't speak, because when he saw He Xuan, his mood was already terrible, it couldn't be worse, that was the person who interfered with Du Rong's lifelong affairs and threatened him! I really don't know what the old lady and Du Yunyan think, and they can still invite him over, where is this to put his face?

The hairy boy is also fateful, he became a prince, Du Yunyan stared at He Xuan coldly, if he finds the handle one day, he must avenge this arrow.

He drank with his head down.

Unexpectedly, there was a sudden exclamation on the table of the female dependent, and there was a sound of bamboo chopsticks falling, knocking on the table of the eight immortals.

Everyone looked for a sound, and it turned out that it was Xiangru.

Xie Shi was a little displeased: "What happened to the shouting?" ”

"Young Master, Young Master's hand ......" Xiangru said in a trembling voice, "and a face." ”

Liu Shi was already crying and hugged Du Zheng: "Zheng'er, what's wrong with you?" Are you having a rash again? ”

They found that Du Zheng's face suddenly had a large red rash, which looked a little crazy in the moonlight, and the old lady couldn't help but be angry, stood up and said: "He can't eat goose meat since he was a child, so today there is only one dish with goose meat, so far away, how can he still eat it in his mouth?" What the hell did you do? Don't go to the doctor yet! She threw the bamboo chopsticks down on the table, and the chopsticks touched the table with a high bullet, which showed how angry she was.

Because before the meal, she had already told Liu to take good care of Du Zheng.

But Liu's can't even cook a meal.

Du Rong saw that her mother was crying so much, but she asked Xiangru: "You made the dish, why did you sandwich the goose meat?" ”

"Slaves don't." Xiangru knew Du Rong's pungency, and trembled with fright, "How dare the slave maid give the young master goose meat...... she knelt at Du Zheng's feet, "Young master, you said, you can eat goose meat, you have to be the slave and maid!" ”

Du Zheng's face was itchy and panicked, he was very scared, but he couldn't remember what he had eaten, but Xiangru always took care of him, how could it hurt him?

He shook his head: "I haven't seen her pick up goose meat." ”

That's falling from the sky!

The old lady pressed her hand on the table, and she was really angry.

Du Yunyan heard what was happening clearly, strode over from the table over there, slapped Liu's face in front of everyone, and scolded angrily: "You are trying to kill Zheng'er!" He was raised by you to be unpresentable, and now you still want to kill him, how can you be a mother? I've never seen a mother like you, look at Ying'er, it's also your sin, I should have divorced you a long time ago! ”

Again, the scene was sudden.

The voice was also crisp, and half of Liu's beaten face instantly bulged, and even blood flowed from the corner of his mouth.

She covered her face and didn't even cry.

Du Rong felt that her face was hot, and she wanted to rush up to question her father, but her legs couldn't move. Today, her mother is sitting next to her younger brother, her mother is derelict in her duties, and her father is using this to put fire on her, but Du Rong doesn't know why, but she feels that she has burdened her mother.

I'm afraid that if she marries Zhang Fengyi, Du Yunyan is still resentful, right?

She gasped for air.

Du Yunyan picked up Du Zheng and walked towards the courtyard, shouting: "Hurry up and ask me for a doctor, I want your life at night!" ”

Du Xiu hurriedly caught up and said softly: "Daddy, don't worry, my brother will be fine, he has also had rashes before, I remember that Dr. Yu from Baicaotang will treat this ......"

The father and daughter quickly disappeared into the distance.

The old lady sat down slowly, and only the words that Du Yunyan said just now that he was going to retire from the Liu family were left in her mind.

Xie Shi was also silent for a moment, and said to Du Rong: "Rong Rong, you help your mother go back to rest first." ”

How do you eat at such a time? Du Rong nodded, helped up Liu, who had no strength in her body, and walked towards the courtyard of the second room, Du Ying's face was a little pale, but she could still hold on, she said to the old lady: "Mother will not miss this kind of thing, she is the most painful." ”

That is her only son, how can she not nurture her in the future?

The old lady said, "Of course I know. She stood up, "You and I go to see Zheng'er." ”

Xie handled it very well, and asked Du Rong and Liu to avoid it first.

Because of Du Rong's temperament, and then sharing a room with Du Yunyan, I'm afraid it's thunderous, the father and daughter don't know what will happen, Du Ying is different, she won't be so impulsive when she encounters things, and she is always very stable, so the old lady let her go together.

The good festival is gone, Du Ruo has not come back to her senses until now, she thought that if she solved Du Rong's matter, she would become smooth as soon as she solved it, but today it seems that it is not.

Just now, the second uncle actually said that he was going to divorce the second aunt!

She grabbed Xie's sleeve: "Mother, second uncle is just talking?" As long as the grandmother doesn't agree, the second uncle can't divorce the second aunt? ”

Although the Liu family always has a bitter gourd face, crying and crying, which is very unpleasant, but it is Du Rong's mother-in-law, and she is really going to be divorced, and if Du Yunyan marries a wife again, I am afraid that the situation of their children will be very bad, Du Ruo feels that this cannot happen.

Sighing, Xie Shi pressed his hand on her shoulder: "Ruoruo, everything in the world is difficult to say, it depends on everyone's decision." Don't worry too much about this, Rong'er, Ying'er is too old, don't worry. ”

"But Zheng'er is still young." Du Ruo said, "He needs his biological mother by his side." ”

"We will naturally persuade your second uncle then." She said, "You can also go and see Zheng'er." ”

She agreed.

raised his head, but saw He Xuan not far away.

He is here to be a guest today, and now he must be a little embarrassed, Du Ruo walked over and said, "I'm sorry for you, I can't even eat well." ”

His eyes were on the place where he had sat before, and there was nothing left in front of him.

Didn't he eat?

As if seeing what she was thinking, he said lightly: "Patronizing and drinking." ”

Occasionally, I would look at her, and she would always keep her head down, concentrating on dealing with the crabs.

He suddenly reached out and stroked her lips gently.

Du Ruo was startled, but saw that his fingertips were stained with a very small crab shell.

What happened just now was too sudden, she had been watching, she even forgot to wipe her mouth, she blushed, reached out and touched herself, but she didn't touch it again, secretly thinking that Yuzhu and Helan were too, but they didn't find it, no, the mother didn't find it, is it that the mother was actually flustered, because I don't know who put the goose meat in Du Zheng's bowl.

She hurriedly said, "I have to go to see Zheng'er, you go slowly." ”

He Xuan said: "Okay." ”

She didn't have time to speak again.

Looking at the back in the distance, thinking of the fact that when Du Yunyan beat the Liu family just now, she was very shocked, He Xuan's eyes couldn't help narrowing, this second master of the Du family can only succeed at this time!

Xiao Wu soon invited the doctor, it was Du Xiu's doctor Yu from Baicaotang, he knew this disease very well, and comforted them: "It's not strict, maybe I haven't eaten much, just wipe it with medicated water, and the rash will be gone in three or two days." ”

Hearing that it was no big deal, everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

But Du Yunyan still held on to Liu: "Mother, Shuwen is too disagreeable, she is right under her nose, and she let Zheng'er eat goose meat." He even insinuated, "The kitchen is too, knowing that Zheng'er can't eat it, he shouldn't make any goose meat today, who would like to eat this!" ”

That goose meat, Xie likes to eat it the most, and her face turned a little red when she heard it.

Du Ruo's brows also furrowed, Du Zheng can't eat it, but what about so many dishes, just a plate of goose meat, it's just far away, and it's not in a pot, can it be blamed on her mother, besides, she is not the only one who eats it.

Du Yunqi even sank his face.

Du Ling was anxious, and when he heard that Du Yunyan dared to say his mother, he stepped forward to argue, but was held down by Du Yunyan.

At this time, they still offended the uncle, Du Ying sighed when he saw this: "Daddy, it's not like there is no roast goose meat in the past, but I only let my younger brother eat it today, where is there such a coincidence?" ”

"What a coincidence, it's clear that you didn't take care of it." Du Yunyan said angrily, "If it's at my table, it won't be fine!" ”

also blamed Du Rong for taking Du Zheng away.

He's going to blame the whole family!

The old lady said coldly: "It's also my old wife who shouldn't ask you to eat together, the Mid-Autumn Festival, you should let yourself live, now get together, won't it be a bad thing?" It's all my sin. ”

When Du Yunyan heard this, he was full of excitement.

The old lady didn't dare to offend, he sat on the edge of the bed, made a loving father, tucked the quilt for Du Zheng and said: "Mother, you are kind enough to make us happy for the Mid-Autumn Festival, where does it have anything to do with you?" I'm distressed, he has to suffer like this at a young age, why is he wrong? He was sinned because of such a mother. ”

mentioned the Liu family again, what does his son want to do?

The old lady muttered: "Zheng'er wants to rest now, you all go out first." She herself went outside and instructed the eldest girl Huan Banlian to call all the housekeepers over, obviously to interrogate the matter herself.

"Mother......" Du Yunyan was about to speak again.

The old lady narrowed her eyes.

Du Yunyan didn't make a mistake in the end, he stood up and walked out with a flick of his robe.

Unexpectedly, just out of the door, Du Yunyan grabbed his collar.

"Big brother......" Du Yunyan was startled.

Du Yunyan reprimanded in a low voice: "If there was no sister-in-law in this family, it would have been a mess of porridge a long time ago, what's wrong with her eating a plate of goose meat, why are you ridiculing her?" I sue you, don't think I don't know about your Sanxue Street, you got people away, I can turn it upside down, you'd better solve it early, I don't care how you throw yourself into the river, how you get killed, you do it as soon as possible, otherwise don't blame me for killing my relatives in righteousness! ”

Du Yunyan's face turned pale all of a sudden.

He grabbed Du Yunyan's fist and pulled it down: "Big brother, this is not a big deal, do you need to do this to me?" ”

"Dayan captured Chang'an, how many officials surrendered, only Chen Lu fought to the death, because of him, more than a dozen officials jumped into the river, do you know how much the emperor hates him? Otherwise, he would be tortured to death like this? Du Yunyan let go of his hand and pushed Du Yunyan forward, "I originally wanted to tell you after the festival, you are good, you will blame others and look at the good things you have done!" ”

Du Yunyan stumbled several steps before he stood firm.

Xie Shi, Du Ruo, Du Ling came out, they didn't know what was going on, seeing Du Yunyan running away in a hurry, Xie Shi said: "Master, should you do it with him?" ”

"No, I just reprimanded him." Du Yunyan put his hand on Xie's shoulder, "I wronged you today, I don't blame you for Zheng'er's matter, don't take it to heart." ”

Xie sighed: "Actually, I asked the kitchen not to burn, but they have already killed the goose, I thought to myself that my mother may not eat for a long time, so it should not matter if she makes a plate, after all, everyone knows that Zheng'er can't eat it, it can't be ...... Who knows, something still happened. ”

She is in charge of the feed, from the steward to the rough man likes to please her, and she is negligent in the end.

So she was a little frightened.

Du Yunyan said: "Fortunately, Zheng'er is fine, you have worked hard for this banquet for a day, and now that your mother has come forward, you will rest earlier." He instructed, "Ling'er, Ruoruo, accompany your mother back." ”

The three of them left first.

Du Yunqi went towards the outer courtyard, and when he arrived at a roof, he saw that Lei Qia was already waiting, and he asked, "Did you find anything?" ”

Lei Qia shook his head: "No, King Yong has no dealings with household officials. ”

But if it weren't for the household, who would know about Sanshan Street? It must have been discovered when inquiring about the household registration, Du Yunyan stood with his hands in his hands for a while and said: "Lord Shangshu is quite old, and he doesn't seem to have a friendship with him, but he is only in his early twenties this year." He relied on an intuition, "I remember that this Langzhong was recommended by Qi Wu, and you start here." ”

Because he really wanted to find out what He Xuan was doing.

He is not a Jinyi guard, nor is he a member of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, how could he know such a thing!

He didn't want He Xuan to go astray, although he and He Shixian didn't have a deep friendship, but they hit it off at first sight, if they could know each other for a few more years, they would definitely be confidants of each other, so after He Shixian died, Du Yunyan took care of He Xuan as half a son, but he knew in his heart that this child was not a thing in the pool. Because he never knew what he was thinking, in this hidden mind, he was outstanding.

Such a person is dangerous wherever he is placed.

Du Yunyan sensed a hint of danger at this time.

Lei Qia replied.

Du Yunyan looked up at the dark night sky, and suddenly remembered that when He Shixian went to Xuancheng that day, he was in Liaozhou, and he didn't even see the last one.

He sighed and paced slowly back into the courtyard.

Du Ruo sent Xie Shi off, and just as he was walking back, Mu Hibiscus hurriedly ran from a distance, walked up to her and said: "Girl, Miss Yuan is here, our girl said, if you really don't want to go to the moon, forget it, but I still have to tell you." ”

I even forgot about Yuan Xiuchu!

Du Ruo hurriedly said: "How about not going?" Today is always the Mid-Autumn Festival, and my grandmother also made someone build a moon platform, you go and tell the second sister, I will come soon. ”

Hibiscus retired.

Du Ruo went back to the room and washed her face, and combed her somewhat messy hair again, and when she came, even Du Rong was already there, Du Xiu quipped: "I knew that you were the last to come, and the second sister played a game of chess with Miss Yuan just now." ”

The girls were laughing, as if nothing had happened.

This is the way of hospitality, and Du Ruo is also busy confessing: "Please don't mind Miss Yuan." ”

Yuan Xiuchu was born in a famous family, not only was she born beautiful, but she was also very generous, and said with a smile: "What do you mind, I just want to confess, when I came, my mother said, bring some moon cakes, but I forgot to go to Yahuan to get it from my mother, otherwise let you also taste the craftsmanship of our cook." ”

Du Rong said: "It's okay, wait until next year, we will send some to each other, and our mooncakes are also made by the cook." ”

"That's good, we'll make an appointment."

Seeing that the hour was almost the same, the five girls went to light incense in front of the moon worship platform.

There are celadon vases at both ends of the stage, inserted some newly cut hostas from the garden, jasmine, tea plum, exuding fragrance in the night, and some melon and fruit moon cakes, washed very cleanly, in the middle is a blue and white incense burner, burning parrot peony pattern is very beautiful.

Yuan Xiuchu is very discerning: "It must be a masterpiece from Jingde, my eldest brother, I like to collect these, I am familiar with it." ”

Masterpieces are naturally rare, and Master Yuan collected this, which shows a lot, and Yuan Xiuchu accidentally revealed his wealth.

Du Ying said with a smile: "This incense burner is my grandmother's most beloved, because I know that we want to worship the moon, I made a special trip to take it out for us to use, saying that it is easier to make things come true!" She lit the incense and handed it to Yuan Xiuchu, "You are a guest, you are the first to come and worship." ”

In the Mid-Autumn Festival, men seek fame and fortune, and women seek to be beautiful as immortals, but if they are already very beautiful, it is not impossible to secretly ask for a wishful husband.

They worshiped in turn, and when it was Du Ruo's turn, she didn't know what to ask for for a while, and when she hesitated, she thought of the man in her dream, and her heart couldn't help jumping, wondering if God had already chosen it for her? She put the incense on and took a few steps back to burn the moonshine paper with the other girls.

The harmonious time always passes quickly, and when several people gather around and talk about the world, the night is unconsciously deep.

The next person came to tell him, saying that someone from the Yuan family was ready to take Yuan Xiuchu back.

They all liked Yuan Xiuchu very much, so they sent her to the second gate.

Unexpectedly, there was a young man standing there, or not too young, twenty-four or five years old, wearing a dark blue round-necked autumn robe, with a cold face, and faint traces of cyan stubble on his chin.

"Big brother, are you coming to pick me up?" Yuan Xiuchu walked up happily, "They sent me over, I don't want to go back." ”

"yes, it looks like you had a good time." The man's gaze swept over the faces of the four girls.

Yuan Xiuchu introduced to him: "They are all girls from the Du family, this is my eldest brother Yuan Zhao." ”

Hearing the name of the second girl, Du Ying, Yuan Zhao glanced at her more.

For some reason, Du Ying could actually feel the coldness in his eyes, and secretly wondered when he had offended this Young Master Yuan? She hadn't seen him at all, and her brow furrowed slightly. Dressed in plain clothes, she looks even weaker, like an epiphany blooming in the middle of the night, just a moment of light.

Yuan Zhao retracted his gaze, bowed his head to them, and said goodbye to Yuan Xiuchu and left.

At that night, the girls naturally had to go to rest, Du Ruo was a little worried about Du Rong, after all, what happened just now was too much, and Du Rong had always cared about Liu the most, she took Du Rong's hand and said, "Sister, why don't I accompany you for a while?" You see, the moonlight is really good today! ”

"What are you with, you're not sleepy?" Du Rong rubbed her head, "Hurry up and go to sleep, I'm also very tired, you can come to play with me tomorrow." ”

Du Ruo had to sigh secretly, said goodbye and left, Du Ying didn't say anything more, this was her and Du Rong's sorrow, which was always difficult to resolve.

Du Rong really couldn't let go, she had always been very resentful in her heart, thinking of the old lady scolding Liu, thinking of Du Yunyan slapping Liu, her heart couldn't help but hurt, her mother was a little cowardly, but what did she do wrong to bear such humiliation?

But today, she doesn't seem to be able to do anything.

My brother also had a rash, and I don't know who did it.

She walked slowly in the courtyard, walking in the darkness.

When I got to the end, I saw a lantern suddenly coming out of the wall, it was a moon lamp, round, gentle orange reflected Chang'e running to the moon, very beautiful. She was stunned, and just as she was in a daze, the lantern fell from the wall again, and behind it, she saw a man, slowly walking towards her.

He grinned, a little silly, and eight points uninhibited, as if he had never bothered about anything.

She remembered the first time she met him, he was sitting on the wall with a kemari in his hand, and when she saw her, she threw him over with a wicked smile, and she kicked him in the face.

He was not angry at all, and laughed loudly, as if gathering all the joys of the world.

Her nose suddenly became sore, so sour, that she hurried over and threw herself into his arms.

Zhang Fengyi was very surprised, he always wanted to get close to her, but she never touched herself, let alone hugged him, but today she pounced on herself, his heart was beating fast, and a smile was all over his cheeks, but he suddenly heard her sobbing.

His little girl has always been a stubborn girl, and she never wants to admit defeat, why is she crying today? Who bullied her? He was annoyed, but he didn't ask, but let go of the lantern, put one hand on her back, and the other on her hair, and hugged her tightly and gently in his arms.