Chapter 177: Mourning Star
Zizhu glared at the open-mouthed Yiba fiercely, and said angrily, "Don't go to the kitchen to serve a bowl of porridge." ”
Ohachi also understood at this time, and remedied with a wry smile, "Madam, those people and dogs can't spit ivory out of their mouths, don't go to your heart." ”
Dong Rong smiled bitterly and waved her hand in response, "You are my personal maids, so you don't have to shy away from talking." Those people didn't know the inside story, they just watched me enter the door, and the old prince and princess died one after another, so they made up some gossip. Let them just say it, as long as the prince is not careful, others will say that it will break the sky, and it will have no impact on our days. During this time, there is chaos in the house, and you should be more rigorous, so as not to let people see jokes, you know? ”
The two maids thought about it, so they had to nod their heads, "Yes, madam." ”
"That's good," Mr. Feng smiled and pushed the door in from outside the door, followed by Murong Huaide with an apologetic face. Dong Rong hurriedly got up to salute, but was stopped by Mr. Feng, "My own family, don't be polite." I'm here to see how my two apprentices and grandchildren are, these days are busy, don't tire the little guy out. ”
Dong Rong smiled and said, "Thank you Uncle Feng for your concern, I don't care about taking care of you when there is a funeral at home, I can stay for a few days, I will cook a few good dishes for Uncle Feng to make up the table for the wind banquet." ”
Old Man Feng nodded with satisfaction, but he excused himself, "Uncle Feng appreciates it, but now that you are heavy, you still have to take care of yourself." Come, stretch out your hand and let me see. ”
Dong Rong obediently sat down again, and finally stretched out her wrist. Old Man Feng's medical skills are not much higher than those of Qingfeng, and he only said after a short while, "I have been too tired and troubled these days, and my pulse is a little weak." ”
Murong Huaide was arranging his wife's sleeves, and when he heard this, his heart tightened, and he asked, "Master, how is that good, do you want to take two doses of tonics?" ”
Dong Rong is the most knowledgeable family member of her family, and in the past few days, she has been eating vegetarian meals for three days, and her body will naturally be worse than before. The most uncomfortable thing for her is that she always can't sleep well at night, she is a person who came over in peacetime, how can she experience these private and chaotic things, and in less than half an hour, she saw two acquaintances die of poison, so as to avoid leaving a shadow in her heart. These two nights were always nightmares and woke up sweaty. It's just that Murong Huaide has to keep vigil all night and can't be by her side. So after two or three days, I saw a haggard look on my face.
Thinking like this, she opened her mouth, "I just can't sleep well, so the master might as well prescribe some soothing soup." ”
Murong Huaide frowned when he heard this, and felt a little guilty in his heart, he was only busy taking care of the funeral in the past few days, and he neglected his wife, and he didn't even know if she slept well.
Dong Rong saw that his face changed, so he was willing to blame himself, and took the initiative to hold his hand by covering up his sleeves. Murong Huaide felt better in his heart at this time, and said in a low voice, "After the funeral tomorrow, I will be able to come back in the evening." ”
Seeing that the apprentice couple were so affectionate, Mr. Feng thought of the woman who died in his arms the day before yesterday, and sighed in his heart. They still don't have enough fate, otherwise how could they end up like this?
"Solimatic soup is not good for the fetus, so it's better to drink more milk before going to bed. In addition, the meal should not be too light, although it is necessary to keep filial piety, but for the sake of the child must also make an exception, otherwise it will delay the child's growth is not good. ”
When Zizhu heard this, he hurriedly stepped forward to inquire carefully. Mr. Feng didn't hide it either, and wrote several soup recipes with tonic medicine for her, but in the end, he refused to send them to the young couple and walked out alone.
Dong Rong remembered the old man's heartbroken appearance that day, and said with some distress, "When I see Qingfeng again, remember to ask him to take care of Uncle Feng more, he seems to be much older in the past few days." ”
Murong Huaide helped her sit down and responded, "I have arranged these things, so you can take care of your body with peace of mind." You don't have to go to the front yard in the afternoon, just go to the mourning hall to see off your mother when you are funeral tomorrow. After that, he lowered his head and gently stroked his wife's belly, and whispered comfortingly, "Son, Daddy will come back tomorrow night, and you must protect your mother before that." ”
Dong Rong's heart warmed when she heard this, and she slowly leaned into his arms. The young couple didn't speak for a long time, just snuggled together like this and drew strength from each other, and from then on, they were each other's only reliance in this world.
The warm moment is always very short-lived, Sun Sandong, who was promoted to the grand butler of the palace, quickly found it, and Murong Huaide whispered a few words and hurried away.
Dong Rong saw his figure disappear at the gate of the courtyard, thinking that he was afraid that he would not be able to return to Qingxian County in the short term, so he cheered up and arranged for someone to send back the dowry gift that had been purchased before. The Yang family is still waiting for the Dong family to be hired, don't delay it for a long time, Mrs. Yang will not think that it will be good for Dong Ping to abandon it from the beginning.
Zizhu and Yiba were very happy that the master could find something to do and change their mood, so one re-brewed fruit tea, and the other ran to call Wen Niang.
Wen Niang took the dowry booklet, carefully told the master about the number of items, and finally thought about it and said, "If the lady doesn't dislike it, the slave and maid will go back with the convoy." The second young master's dowry is a big deal, and the slave and maid can also have a foil on the side. ”
Dong Rong happened to have this thought, so she responded, and finally remembered Niu's greedy temper and carefully instructed a lot of words.
Wen Niang kept them in her heart one by one, and then went to find Jiayi to arrange carriages and other miscellaneous things. At the end of August, many caravans in Kyoto were going north to buy furs, and Koichitsu Guò's own shop quickly found a convoy with them.
On the second day, when Princess Liu's coffin was carried out of the gate of the palace, no one noticed that there were also four or five carriages loaded with goods quietly on the road outside an inconspicuous small gate behind the palace.
More than ten miles outside the city, in a small hill that no one cared about, a pale-faced Bingsi was sitting next to a new grave drinking wine. A gust of north wind blew, and a few paper money that had escaped the fire borrowed their strength and flew away freely.
Bingsi unconsciously chased the paper money for a long time, and at the end of the sip drank the wine in the altar, then patted the new tomb and said in a low voice, "When I was a child, there was a girl in the neighbor's house who looked like you. Originally, my father and mother said that they would marry her as my daughter-in-law, but after a flood, she and my father and mother drowned.
I was the only one who survived holding the big tree, and I had to re-enter the dark camp with the son's receiver. I saw that you looked like the girl, and that you were a pitiful one, and I wanted to try to get you out when the matter came to an end.
Even if you don't want to marry me, you can always stop being beaten and scolded and live a few comfortable days, but it's a pity... I can't talk to Lord Yama, and I can't help you. But I'll watch for you what kind of tragic fate that vicious Miss Liu will have, you can rest assured to be reincarnated. ”
I don't know if it's under the red jade spring, a bush of wild grass next to the grave suddenly shook a few times. Bingsi was stunned, then smiled and arched his hand, stood up with difficulty and walked away slowly...
Since Dong Ping received a letter from his sister saying that he wanted to move back, he was happy and didn't know what to do, so he sent Xizi back to the Four Seasons Garden every other day to inquire. But waiting left and right, more than half a month has passed, and there is still no trace of the convoy, could it be that something happened on the road?
He was thinking like this, but Xizi ran in from outside the door happily, and shouted before he could catch his breath, "Childe, Steward Zhang said that the convoy is back!" ”
"Really? I'll say goodbye to my husband, let's go home!" ”
Xizi hurriedly smiled and waved her hand, "I have already reported to Mr. Yang, so we can take the car back." ”
Dong Ping rarely patted him on the head and praised, "Well done, I will reward you with 100 yuan to buy food." ”
"Xie Gongzi reward!"
The master and servant laughed and hurried out of the academy, and finally jumped into their own carriage and rushed back to the Four Seasons Garden. But along the way to the courtyard on the top of the mountain, he found that everything was quiet, Dong Ping was puzzled and asked Steward Zhang, who came out, "Sister is tired, why is the house so quiet?" ”
Although Steward Zhang couldn't bear to see this good-tempered second young master disappointed, he still said, "Second young master, something happened in Kyoto, well, the old princess has passed away again, and the prince and his wife are afraid that they will not be able to come back in a short time." But Mrs. sent Wen Niang back a lot of dowry gifts, and it seems that she also wrote a letter to the second young master. ”
Didn't the old prince die less than 100 days ago, how could the old princess go with him, is there something hidden here? My brother-in-law suddenly lost his parents, and he must have felt uncomfortable, and he didn't know if he could take good care of his pregnant sister.
Thinking like this, Dong Ping frowned, and stepped into the second door in three or two steps. It just so happened that Wen Niang had just picked up the news when she heard the news, and she was not verbose, and took out a thick envelope when Dong Ping entered the door.
Dong Ping couldn't take a sip of tea and opened the letter and looked at it, and finally was stunned for a long time, and finally said to Wen Niang and Manager Zhang in a deep voice, "Since my sister has arranged it, let's go back to Dong's house tomorrow, and then try our best to hire our relatives, and it is best to do it within three or five days." ”
Wen Niang and Steward Zhang glanced at each other, and they both felt that they were a little rushed these days, so they persuaded, "Second young master, it is a big deal to propose and hire relatives, but you can't be sloppy, it will take at least half a month to complete." ”
Dong Ping waved his hand a little irritably, and responded, "I will personally explain it to the Yang family, and you can arrange it." After I get hired, I want to go to Beijing immediately, and I can't rest assured that my sister is there. ”
Wen Niang remembered that her wife rarely had a smiling face these days, and she would definitely be happy if she saw her brother go, so she responded, "Second young master, don't worry, we will definitely be nervous." ”
Dong Ping nodded, and finally took the dowry list, looked at it carefully, and asked Steward Zhang to seal the box and send it to Dong's house tomorrow.
Not to mention how Dong Ping thinks about his sister, so that he can't sleep all night, just say that the Dong family in Huaishu Village has been really lively these days, and the people in the village heard that Dong Ping was lifted, and they were so happy that they rushed to Dong's house to congratulate him.
Master Dong naturally got the news earlier than the villagers, and he regretted in his heart that he shouldn't have neglected the eldest son and eldest daughter, so that now the eldest daughter is a princess, and the eldest son is in high school, and it is a major matter of glory to the ancestors in anyone's house, but he can only watch it but can't touch the light at all.
But at this point, he was able to admit the fact that he was not respected by his children in front of the villagers, so he could only swallow bitter water while pretending to be smiling to welcome the guests. R638