Follow-up (6) return home
There were too many people watching the champion parade on the street, Lin Dong didn't find out where Gu Xuefei was at the first time, only to see his brows furrowed, the only thing he was sure of was that he didn't hear the cry for help wrong.
Behind him, Bangyan and Tanhua also stopped, the champion didn't leave, and they couldn't get past him to get ahead, the two looked at each other, and they didn't know what this young champion was doing? Both of them were a little dissatisfied in their eyes, all the light today belonged to the champion, and the two of them were just foils.
However, neither of them is young, they have experienced the world, and they know that when they are not opening their mouths at this juncture, they both stop in place and wait to see the progress of the situation.
Seeing that the procession had stopped, the imperial guards who were guarding the Zhuangyuanlang parade saw that the procession had stopped, and hurriedly tightened the reins of their horses and stepped forward to Lin Dong and asked, "Lin Zhuangyuan, why did you stop?" ”
Lin Dong looked at the other party and said with a solemn expression, "I heard someone calling for help......
"Lin Zhuangyuan, there are too many people here, where is the cry for help?" The imperial guards didn't dare to offend Lin Dong, the new champion, so their tone was quite respectful.
"That's right, Lin Zhuangyuan, let's hurry forward, my family can't wait." Bangyan urged.
Tanhua also hurriedly agreed, even if the limelight was not as good as Lin Dong, but they had studied hard for decades to get this honor, and they were anxious to share it with their families, where did they want to stay here?
"No, I'm sure I heard you right." Lin Dong insisted.
Seeing that Lin Dong was so persistent, the imperial guards were even more difficult to refute, after all, Lin Dong still had the support of the Ye family and the Huo family behind him, especially the Huo family, for a person like him who was in a mixed military position, it was an unattainable existence, and Huo Yuan was almost the person he respected the most.
Just as the imperial guard was listening attentively, Lin Dong had already driven to the cry for help he heard, and the closer he got closer, the clearer he could hear it, the girl's voice was full of nervousness and panic, and it was even more impossible for him to stand idly by.
Looking at his actions, Bangyan and Tanhua disagreed, and secretly pouted, the young man is really vigorous, this Lin Dong wants to get ahead in the officialdom, but he is afraid that he will have to suffer some hardships, he is too good at being a man.
When the crowd saw the champion coming towards them, their eyes at Lin Dong were even more eager, and the crowd even made a way for him to pass.
This move was helping Gu Xuefei, it was not easy for her to fight her way out of the crowded crowd, and she was about to be caught by Dong Feng, but at this time, the crowd separated, and she was able to run to the front.
The result of the panic was that she bumped into the horse driven by Lin Dong, and the horse snorted, for the human demonstration in front of it who dared to rush, Gu Xuefei did not notice, and sat on the ground with a disgraced face, looking at the horse for a while and couldn't come back to his senses.
Dong Feng saw that Gu Xuefei really rushed forward, his face immediately changed greatly, especially when he saw Lin Dong get off the horse, he turned around and left, he couldn't stay here for a long time, he had to leave quickly, otherwise he couldn't bear the anger of the Xuanping Marquis Mansion.
Who knows, as soon as he turned around, there was a tall figure blocking his way, he tried to push people away, who knew that people stretched out their hands and grabbed him with just one move.
Dong Feng's face turned bloody in an instant, and there were only two words left in his mind: It's over.
Gu Xuefei, who was so frightened that she couldn't come back to her senses, saw that she was covered by a figure in front of her, and a handsome and gentle face appeared in front of her, she subconsciously looked up, she already knew this face in her heart, wasn't it her sweetheart?
The atrium beat violently in an instant, her lips moved, but she couldn't make a sound, and her expression couldn't help but be slightly anxious.
"Girl, are you alright?" Lin Dong stretched out his hand and wanted to help Gu Xuefei up, now that the situation is very serious, he naturally doesn't care about the difference between men and women, it seems that this girl should have twisted her foot.
"I ......" Gu Xuefei was about to answer, when she suddenly heard an anxious voice not far away, "Girl, girl, where are you?" Girl......"
This voice was clearly her big girl Yuzhi, she didn't care about answering Lin Dong's words, and hurriedly shouted in the direction of Yuzhi, "Yuzhi, I'm here ......"
Hearing her girl's voice, Yuzhi, who was so anxious that she was about to cry, hurriedly pushed away the crowd and rushed towards Gu Xuefei, "Girl, girl, it's really you, you're about to die in a hurry, ah-girl, are you injured?" ”
She hurriedly stepped forward to help her hostess, and in front of the crowd, she couldn't lift her skirt to inspect Gu Xuefei's injury, and the eagerness in her eyes was even worse.
Gu Xuefei was out of danger at this moment, her expression slowly calmed down, and she patted Yuzhi's hand, signaling her not to be nervous, and then bent her knees at Lin Dong, "The little woman thanked the champion for saving her life." ”
"The girl doesn't need to be so polite, and it is precisely when she hears the girl's cry for help that she drives the horse over to take a look, it is purely a gesture, the girl is fine, and she will rest assured." Lin Dong made a gesture as a return gift.
Gu Xuefei looked at him with more eager eyes, she likes such a humble and polite person, a rich boy like her eldest brother Gu Jing has never been someone she admires, if she can match this person as a wife, even if Ming'er is going to die, she is willing.
The heart has never been so firm for a moment.
Bangyan and Tanhua saw Gu Xuefei's beautiful face and eager eyes, and they all felt that Lin Dong was really a blessing, why couldn't such a good thing be their turn?
Zhuangyuanlang is a hero on the street to save the beauty, no matter how you look at it, it is a proper content that is only available in opera, presumably it will spread all over the capital without waiting for Ming'er, and everyone will praise it, when they think of this, they are quite unhappy in their hearts, Lin Dong is really good.
The imperial guard wiped the sweat on his forehead at this time, but he was still a practitioner, but he didn't hear the girl's cry for help, and seeing that this girl was dressed well, she should be the daughter of a rich family in the capital.
He hurriedly stepped forward and said to Lin Dong, "Lin Zhuangyuan, it's not too early, I will send someone to send this girl home, Lin Zhuangyuan, let's continue to parade the streets." ”
Lin Dong glanced at Gu Xuefei's dim eyes, since he inadvertently saved her, he sent the Buddha to the west, so that he could rest assured, so he said to Gu Xuefei, "Girl, I will arrange for my scholar to send you back together, and you can go home with confidence." ”
In public, he can't ask this girl's name and residence, otherwise it will damage the reputation of the other party, this is not a situation he likes to see, he is familiar with the books of sages, although he does not dare to call himself a gentleman, but he also disdains to be a small sage.
Gu Xuefei was a blessing to Lin Dong again, "Thank you." She knew that Lin Dong's move was to bring her home safely, and secondly, it was also a move to take care of her reputation, and she admired him even more, "He will let the adults in the family come to the door to thank the champion for his righteous act." ”
"You're welcome, girl." Lin Dong replied again, and then gave a few words of instructions to the scholar who rushed to the front behind him, and then got back on the horse.
Gu Xuefei looked at Lin Dong with admiration and smiled at herself, then rode forward again, and her heart couldn't help but beat faster than usual.
"Girl?" Yuzhi hurriedly shook her girl's arm.
Gu Xuefei came back to her senses, glanced at her maid, and then fell on the scholar named Shimo, although the name is a scholar, this Shimo is obviously three or four years older than Lin Dong, as if he is already a young man.
Shi Mo bowed to Gu Xuefei, "Girl, the master instructed the little one to send the girl back to the house, and asked the girl to show the way, and the little one will arrange the carriage." ”
"I'm tired." Gu Xuefei did not put on a shelf for the princess's daughter.
Shi Mo instantly had a good impression of this young girl, and it would be a good thing if this girl married her master, so her attitude was more advanced and respectful.
The Lin sisters and Quan Meihuan, who were on the second floor of the restaurant, took in all this, especially Lin Long's eyes looked at the back of his younger brother who was far away, and then looked at the young girl who was waiting for him to leave, and the light flashed in his eyes. Seeing that the robber who was grabbing the person asked for instructions from the air, she made a gesture to him to follow, and now she also wanted to know where this reckless girl came from? And this person should have something to do with her, but it would be better to leave it to the other party's parents, so she wouldn't interfere.
The bandit got the hostess's signal, and then he carried Dong Feng and quietly followed Gu Xuefei and his party.
"Sister, I seem to have some ideas." Lin Qi has always spoken straight, and if there is that sentence, she will say that, the picture of her brother saving the beauty just now is really more moving than in the opera, and she can't help but want to bring these two together.
Lin Long knocked a corn on the top of his sister's head, "Don't think about it. ”
There is no thing about the eight characters, how can you just pull Lang with it? Even if this girl is a royal princess, she will not easily nod her head and agree to the marriage, and it depends on whether the other party is worthy of her own brother, in her eyes, her own brother is naturally the best.
"Sister, I told my husband to go, and you bullied me again." Lin Qi said unconvinced.
Lin Long glanced at her calmly, "Just go, isn't your husband my brother-in-law, my sister-in-law still has a long time, and I'm afraid that he won't succeed?" ”
"Sister, I knew I couldn't talk about you." Lin Qi jumped to his feet.
Quan Meihuan was immediately frightened, "Qi'er, don't forget that you just got pregnant with a child......"
Lin Qi saw that the team of champions on the street had gone away, so he listened to his mother's words and sat down, "Mother, I'm not so fragile. ”
Lin Long looked at the tail of the street procession again, and after making sure that he was not interested, he was helped by the maid to sit down again, "You should listen to your mother's words, there is no moment that makes people worry." ”
Lin Qi pursed his lips, then got up and said, "I'm not here for you to crusade, I'll go back to my mother's house to prepare to welcome Brother Dong, I don't know if Erniang wants to help there?" ”
Lin Long glanced at his sister funny, "Then hurry up, Erniang is afraid that she is anxious to wait now." Turning his head to look at Quan Meihuan, who wanted to go with him, "Mother, you can go if you want, today is a good day for my brother." ”
"Can I really go?" Quan Meihuan was overjoyed and said, and then her eyes dimmed, "It's better that I don't go, so I don't have to embarrass Brother Dong." ”
"What's so difficult? Don't you still recognize your mother? Lin Qi pulled his own mother and prepared to go downstairs, "Sister, then I'll take the first step." ”
Lin Long waved his hand at his sister, the hateful thing is that he can only be confined tomorrow, according to custom, it is not appropriate to go back to his parents' house at this time, forget it, let's go home.
After drinking tea for a while, and when the crowd outside was almost dispersed, she got up and went downstairs with Rumei. Halfway up the stairs, she saw her husband hurrying upstairs, thinking that he should pick her up and take her home, she suddenly smiled, "Xu Yao." ”
Ye Xuyao stepped in front of his wife in a few steps, and took over as Rumei to support his wife, "Finished reading?" ”
"I'm done." Lin Long leaned all the weight of her body on her husband's body, "I have no regrets in this life." ”
"That's satisfied? What will you do if our son is in high school? Ye Xuyao couldn't help but laugh when he heard her tone.
"Of course I'm glad." Lin Long glanced at her husband, but thinking of that situation, she had renewed expectations.
Ye Xuyao saw her smiling eyes and knew that she was really happy at this moment, "I'll send you back to your house first, and then go back to your mother's house." ”
As a brother-in-law, his brother-in-law is the top student in high school, and the Lin family has no important elders, so his brother-in-law still has to support the scene no matter what.
"You don't have to send me back, I have so many girls and mothers-in-law here, can something happen? Hurry up and go to my mother's house, presumably Brother Dong will be back home in a while, and it is the time when you need help. Lin Long urged.
Helplessly, her words couldn't shake Ye Xuyao's will at all, no matter what it was compared to his wife, it didn't matter, "That's not in the way, I'm measured." ”
Lin Long saw that persuasion was ineffective, so he hurried downstairs and rushed back to the house.
Not to mention Lin Long's return to the house, Gu Xuefei was escorted back to the Xuanping Marquis Mansion at this time, sitting in the carriage rented by Shimo, her mood fluctuated, and the maid Yuzhi beside her was even more trembling.
After she found out, she clenched Yuzhi's hand, "Yuzhi, don't be afraid, there is still me in everything, if your father and mother want to punish you, I will block it for you." ”
"Girl, slaves and maids are not afraid." Yuzhi hurriedly expressed his position to comfort her girl.
Gu Xuefei hugged her shoulders tightly, knowing that she was calming her heart, in fact, she was also worried that she would be punished by her father and mother when she went back, after all, she had to bear most of the responsibility for this distress, if she hadn't thought it through, where would she have encountered such a terrible thing?
Fortunately, she got Lin Dong's help, otherwise now I am afraid that the sky should not be called the earth, thinking of this, she can't help but secretly say lucky.
Xuanping Houfu was already in a mess because the girl disappeared on the way to incense, Gu Jing personally led someone to find his sister, Gu Guo fainted as soon as he heard the news, and the tears did not stop after waking up, but he still hadn't forgotten to remember that he had to inform his husband.
Just when she was so anxious that she only knew that she would burn incense and worship the Buddha and ask the Buddha to bless her daughter to return safely, a big girl rushed into the small Buddha hall eagerly, "Madam, the girl is back, the girl is back......"
Gu Guo got up hurriedly, and shook his body slightly because he was too hasty, and grabbed the big girl's hand, "What did you say?" ”
"Madam, the girl was sent back safely." The big girl didn't care about the painful hand that was scratched, and hurriedly said, she knew that when the wife came back to her senses, she would definitely have a reward.
Gu Guo digested the news, hurriedly threw off the big girl, and hurriedly went outside.
Because the girl was gone, the aunts and girls in the house all received the news, and they gathered in the main courtyard to show their eagerness and worry, and now they were surprised to see Gu Guo's line going out in a hurry. stopped one of the subordinates, only to know that Gu Xuefei returned home safe and sound.
There are sisters who pouted secretly, "It's a good dog." ”
Immediately, the biological mother grabbed her daughter's sleeve and sparkled the crowd around her, "Be careful that trouble comes out of your mouth." ”
The girl knew that she had said the wrong thing, and she hung her head busily, and her mother had to do it for her daughter, so as not to let this matter reach the ears of the wife in charge, otherwise her daughter's marriage would be worried.
Of course, Gu Guo's family doesn't care about these things at all now, her whole mind is on her daughter, and when she arrived in the main hall, she saw her daughter a little embarrassed, and hurriedly stepped forward to hug her daughter, "Sister Fei, you're going to be scared to death for your mother, you don't know that your mother is ......so worried."
"Mother, it's all daughters, not ......" Gu Xuefei saw her mother crying bitterly, and she also cried out loud, and her emotions, which had been calmed down, rose again at this time.
After the mother and daughter cried bitterly, Fang calmed down, Gu Guo heard his daughter say the process in a few words, didn't care about blaming his daughter, looked at the imperial guard who escorted his daughter back and the scholar of the new champion, and hurriedly thanked the people, and then asked the next person to serve tea, and led his daughter back to the backyard first.
As soon as she left the main hall, her face sank, and she hurriedly said to the little servant on the side, "Hurry up and inform the Hou Ye and the uncle, and let them come back quickly." ”
"Mother?" Gu Xuefei hurriedly called her mother.
"Sister Fei, don't talk yet, my mother will ask you more when I turn around." Gu Guo has something in his heart, so it is better to solve the matter in front of him first.
This is a matter of her daughter's reputation, she can't be careless, and she must not let people say ugly things, otherwise my daughter will not be able to be a good family in the future.
Gu Xuefei bit her lower lip, at this time she also understood what her mother's solemn expression meant, in the final analysis, it was her own fault first, she could only stand aside obediently, hoping that her father and brother would come back and not scold her.
Gu Guo arranged everything, and then took her daughter's hand and hurried to the backyard, she still had a lot to ask her daughter.
Gu Xuefei didn't dare to disobey her mother, and after returning to the boudoir, she told her mother the matter as it was, and when she talked about Dong Feng, she couldn't help crying.
"How can this be reasonable, this Dong Feng dares to bully you like this, is there still our Xuanping Marquis Mansion in his eyes? I will not spare him. Gu Guo was so angry that he slapped the table, and his eyes were almost on fire.
"Mother, don't be angry...... Gu Xuefei hurriedly comforted her mother.
Gu Guo looked at his daughter angrily, "Why are you so confused? A prince's daughter actually left her subordinates and ran out alone, don't you know that people outside are sinister? If you let this Dong Feng ruin his reputation, where do I see you crying? ”
"Mother, it's all daughters...... it's not good" Gu Xuefei took all the blame on herself.
Yuzhi, who is a big girl, hurriedly knelt down, "Madam, the slave is also at fault, and she didn't dissuade the girl's ......."
Gu Guo was reluctant to punish his daughter, but he was not so kind to the maid, only to see her glaring at Yuzhi angrily, "It's all you, how do you serve your master?" Since the master is in danger, it seems that I have been too lenient to you in the past few days, so that you have waited so much for the girl, and someone has come and dragged this cheap hoof out for me to sell......"
Yuzhi didn't expect his wife to sell herself, and she immediately turned pale with fright.
Gu Xuefei hurriedly stopped her mother and knelt under her mother's knees, "Mother, Yuzhi is not to blame for this, it is all her daughter's fault, she persuaded her daughter, but her daughter did not listen, mother, forgive Yuzhi for your daughter's sake, mother, when your daughter begs you......"
Gu Guo's was unmoved at the beginning, let his daughter cry and beg, and didn't give her some color to see, her daughter didn't know how to regret it at all, there is absolutely no next time for such a thing.
Just when Gu Xuefei was about to faint from crying, Gu Guo's attitude softened, and he personally bent down to help his daughter, and wiped her tears with a handkerchief, "It's all big girls, are you ashamed to cry like this?" ”
"Mother, daughter, I just ask you not to blame Yuzhi, all the mistakes are borne by my daughter." Gu Xuefei didn't want to affect her eldest girl.
Yuzhi, who was held by the grandmother on the side, also cried with tears all over her face, and begged for mercy vigorously, "Madam, the slave knows that she is wrong, please give the slave and maid another chance to change her life......"
Gu Guo has always been soft-hearted to this daughter, and she also knows that Yuzhi has been waiting by her side for a long time, and her relationship with her daughter has always been deep, seeing that they have been taught a lesson, she just did it, and looked at Yuzhi, "Since the girl intercedes for you, then I will give you another chance, there is no next time for such a thing, if there is a next time, I will not just sell you as simple, remember?" ”
"Remembered." Yuzhi hurriedly responded.
"However, the death penalty can be avoided, and the living crime is unforgivable, I will fine you three months' monthly money, and temporarily reduce it to a second-class maid." Gu Guo said coldly.
Yuzhi hurriedly kowtowed to thank him.
Gu Xuefei also breathed a sigh of relief, it is not a big deal to pay a monthly penalty or anything, she can secretly supply Yuzhi, and if it falls, it can rise back, it seems that this level is in the past.
On the side of the main hall, the atmosphere became tense because of the bandits' escort to Dong Feng, and Xuan Pinghou didn't expect that someone would beat his daughter behind his back, so he was so angry that he immediately smashed a table.
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There will be two more tomorrow morning.