At the end of October of the first year of Yonghe, Cheng Shilang, who left Beijing in July and visited a few senior brothers on a foreign trip, entered the Jiangzhou Mansion in his carriage, and the people who came to pick him up from the Cheng family had been waiting for several days, and they were busy and happily greeting him.

Looking at Cheng Shilang's carriage, the Cheng family's housekeeper was a little surprised.

This is a good carriage, after so long the road is still the same as new, it can be seen that the workmanship and paint are of the highest quality, and then look back at the carriage he brought.

Mrs. Cheng told her that she was afraid that Cheng Shilang would not be able to sit on the carriage and horse after walking so far, so she specially brought the carriage arranged at home.

But this so-called well-arranged carriage is a little inferior to this carriage that has been traveling for a long time.

Cheng Shilang still changed the carriage, not wanting his mother's thoughts to be in vain.

The carriage drove to the river half a day later, and Cheng Shilang excitedly lifted the curtain of the carriage to look out.

It has been more than a year since he left home, and it is the first time he has been away from home for so long when he has grown so big, and the homesickness that has already faded is all coming over at this moment, Cheng Shilang's eyes are a little red, and he feels that everything in front of him is familiar and unfamiliar.

But speaking of which, it's really a little unfamiliar...

Cheng Shilang's gaze swept over the little guy in front of the door, frowning slightly, why did he lack some familiar faces.

However, it is normal for the old people in the family to change errands, Cheng Shilang didn't want to throw it away, but he couldn't help but think about it when he returned to the yard.

"Chunlan is not here?" He asked, taken aback.

My big girl has changed, this has never happened, and I looked at the little girl in front of me and dodged, and I was even more surprised.

Could it be that something went wrong with Chunlan when she was not at home?

Impossible. Chunlan, this girl, he knows very well. Single-mindedly to follow oneself. Be careful how you can make mistakes.

"What's going on at home?" He asked, thinking of what he saw when he entered the door, although it was still the same, it looked a little strange.

Destitute.

That's right, it's withering.

Cheng Shilang shuddered in his heart.

"The eldest man is sick." The girls couldn't hide it from their knees and said.

What disease can make a home withered like this! Cheng Shilang almost fainted in fright, and rushed to Mrs. Cheng's side without bothering to wash.

Master Cheng was already able to get up, but his movements were not so dexterous, and he looked at Cheng Shilang kneeling and crying in front of him for a moment. Let people be persuaded.

"I know it's okay, and I didn't let anyone tell you that it's rare to study with Mr. Jiangzhou, so why give up halfway." He said.

Cheng Shilang covered his face and cried again, the brothers and sisters next to him were accompanied by tears, and Mrs. Cheng wiped her tears and persuaded them.

"It's good to come back, I can have a reunion this year." She said, looking at her son again, "I've lost a lot of weight." ”

"Mother, what do you think?" Cheng Liuniang shouted. "The fourth brother is obviously fat, you can see that his face is round."

Everyone in the room laughed. Mrs. Cheng smiled with red eyes, and the atmosphere finally improved.

Cheng Shilang glanced at his sister and felt that his sister was sensible, but when he looked over, he felt that his sister's face was not as good as before, and she seemed to be much older.

This kind of woman who is many years older is not suitable for the women of their family, and the women of their family should be pampered and pampered, that is, when they are mature, they should also say that they have a dignified and decent temperament, rather than making people think of age at a glance.

Age is only suitable for the vicissitudes of life, and the vicissitudes of life should not be used on the little ladies of the Cheng family.

Is it because of my father's illness?

Cheng Shilang's crankiness, the brothers and sisters have already started to talk about other topics, that is, the gifts that Cheng Shilang brought back.

“… A big cart full. Cheng Sanlang said a little exaggeratedly, while patting Cheng Shilang, "Did you kid go all the way and buy all the way." ”

"No, it's all prepared in the capital." Cheng Shilang said with a smile, and urged the little guy to move in, while everyone was distributing it.

Distributing gifts is always the happiest topic, and Mr. and Mrs. Cheng also want to make the family more happy, so they all follow the fun, and soon the house is full of large and small gift boxes, and exclamations sound from time to time.

When she saw the piece of jade Ruyi handed to her hand, the good and warm color reminded her that it was worth a lot, and Mrs. Cheng's face couldn't help but be surprised.

"Shiro, where did you get the money to buy these things?" She asked.

The other brothers and sisters who were playing with the gifts they had received also stopped and looked at Cheng Shilang.

"That's right, fourth, it's not cheap for you to give me this inkstone, right?" Cheng Saburo asked.

Cheng Liuniang looked at an eight-fold hairpin in her hand, this kind of workmanship style has not been seen in Jiangzhou, it must be a new style in Beijing, she will add a head in previous years, but since the accident last year, she had no intention of adding it during the New Year, and the family's expenses are a little tight, so she has not added it yet.

Cheng Liuniang flipped over the hairpin and looked up at Cheng Shilang.

The family's monthly money has been reduced by half, where did this brother who is studying abroad get the money to buy so many gifts, looking at his mother's look, this money is by no means a small amount.

Before Cheng Shilang could answer, Mrs. Cheng remembered something and shouted.

"Shiro, I haven't asked anyone to send you the money for half a year!" She shouted, she was so frightened by herself that she forgot that her son had survived all the way to the present with the money sent during the Chinese New Year last year? That's a hell of a death!

However, it doesn't look like a death for my son like this...

"It's okay, Mother, I still have enough flowers." Cheng Shilang said.

"How can you be enough? Where did you get the money? Master Cheng asked out loud, with a solemn expression, pointing to a fan in front of him, "This fan will cost one or two silver." ”

Is it so expensive? Cheng Shilang looked a little surprised.

"Father, I didn't actually prepare this." He said, blushing slightly.

"Who is it?" Master Cheng asked.

"It's the eldest sister of the second uncle's family." Cheng Shilang said, and looked out again when he said this, "By the way, why don't you see the second uncle and second aunt and sister coming?" I'd better go and see it myself. ”

"You're slow!" Master Cheng raised his voice and shouted.

Cheng Shilang was taken aback.

"Which big sister? Which of your sisters bought you these? Master Cheng asked with a glare.

The thoughts that flashed in his heart made Master Cheng breathe rapidly.

"It's the eldest sister of the second uncle's family." Cheng Shilang said, "This was all purchased for me by the people she left in the capital." Don't hide it from your father and mother. This half year is also the money they gave me. This car, clothes and everything are purchased by the girl Banqin, and I was saying thank you to my eldest sister..."

Before he could finish his sentence, there was a crackling sound in the room.

Cheng Shilang was stunned to see the gifts in the hands of his brothers and sisters and his mother fall to the ground, and their expressions were horrified.

"You—" he said in surprise, interrupted before he could finish speaking.

"Why did you mention her!" Cheng Liuniang shouted sharply, got up from the ground, and stretched out her hand to point at Cheng Shilang. "What are you mentioning her for! It's been peaceful for a few days at home, why do you mention her again! How is she haunted! Isn't it gone? Gone? Why popping up again! ”

She became more and more agitated as she spoke, and looked up.

That woman, that woman, the ghost never left, she never left, she kept pestering them, she had to haunt them!

This broom star! This evil!

The house suddenly became chaotic, and Mrs. Cheng personally grabbed Cheng Liuniang to appease her, and sent her back with the servant.

Cheng Shilang was already stupid. What happened? What the hell is going on?

"Don't worry about what's going on at home, tell me what's going on in the capital." Master Cheng said with a little tiredness. looked at Cheng Shilang, "What's the matter with that woman?" ”

That woman...

Cheng Shilang with a bit of reminiscence.

What happened? In fact, there was nothing to do, he arrived in the capital, he couldn't visit this sister, and then Wang Seventeen came, he finally saw this sister, the sister who originally thought he was going to take care of himself, but he didn't expect to be taken care of by her everywhere.

"I also gave her money, for fear that she would be mistreated by the Zhou family." Cheng Shilang said, laughing, "Who would have thought that the last thing she lacked was money...."

He had also seen the books of those shops for himself, and he felt that he would never earn that money in his life...

"I'm still afraid that she will be mistreated by the Zhou family, as a result..."

As a result, she didn't even need to come forward, a little guy shouted, and he could scare Master Zhou so much that he almost lost his breath....

Although he couldn't figure out why Master Zhou was so afraid of her no matter how he thought about it afterwards.

"Not only is Master Zhou afraid of her..."Cheng Sanlang's voice murmured, "Why aren't we..."

And because we are not afraid of her, we have already tasted the consequences.

"What consequences? Third brother, what's going on? Cheng Shilang asked again.

Master Cheng interrupted him again.

"Why don't you write to tell your family about these things!" He gritted his teeth and asked, "Why don't you write to tell your family about such a big thing!" ”

Cheng Shilang looked at Master Cheng with some sneer.

"When I knew, my sister was about to come home, and I thought, she came back by herself, what else do I write?" He said.

Master Cheng didn't come up in one breath, his body shook and fell.

There was chaos in the room again.

"What happened to my father's illness? Ask a good doctor to take a look. Cheng Shilang said hurriedly, and Liuniang, Liuniang also looks very sick, and her mother doesn't look very well, what's going on? It's like the whole family is sick!

"No doctor works!"

Mrs. Cheng, who rushed over, pointed at Cheng Shilang and shouted.

"Don't mention her again, don't mention her again! Don't mention her anymore, she just spared our family's life! ”

"It's useless, it's useless." Master Cheng closed his eyes indoors and muttered, "She has entangled us, she has been entangled in this life, whether she is there or not, we can't escape..."

Cheng Shilang was stunned when he was shouted.

She...

What's wrong with her?

She's not there? Where did she go?

Just when the Cheng family was in chaos because of the mention of Cheng Jianniang, an official boat in the big river of the capital was sailing into the capital.

It was already cold in the capital at the beginning of November, but this did not prevent a young man from standing on the bow of the boat, facing the cold winter wind, watching the rainbow-like arched bridges cross overhead.

He suddenly remembered that two years ago, when he was riding along the river in a carriage, he saw the woman and a young man standing on a boat in the middle of the river, crossing the rainbow bridges, and his heart felt as if something had flown away, and he couldn't grasp the panic.

It turned out that seeing Hongqiao in the river was so beautiful, no wonder she was so happy when she smiled.

Where is she now? It's been almost a year since the separation, and there is no news of her.

The young man at the bow of the boat has a face as white as jade, described as handsome, and a dark blue and gold-rimmed cloak rolls in the wind, like a fairy descending to earth, attracting countless eyes on the bank of the river, and the bold women wave their hands to each other, but it is a pity that this young man is as unmoved as a stone sculpture from the outside world.

"King of the County, do you want to go straight to Jinshui Garden?" Someone walked up and asked in a low voice.

Jinshui Garden is a royal garden, which is directly filled with river water, and in previous years, the emperor would cruise in it.

King Jin'an nodded.

There was a sudden cry in the cabin, and the young man's expression suddenly softened, and he turned to look inside and raised his hand to signal.

A guard walked out with a child in tow.

The child is no longer like the description of the second prince back then, as Cheng Jianniang said, he can eat and sleep very healthy, and because of his unintentional wantonness, the whole person has gained weight for nearly a year, what has not changed is that his eyes are still dull and his saliva is constant, which is even more stupid, which makes people can't bear to look at it directly.

The King of Jin'an did not look away at all, but was as happy as if he had seen a treasure in the world.

"Sixth brother, come." He beckoned and shouted.

The child didn't recognize the call, and was clamoring to break away, but the guards were used to it, and firmly grabbed him and sent him to the king of Jin'an.

The king of Jin'an squatted down and looked at the second prince Qingwang, although the second prince's gaze never fell on him.

"Sixth brother." He said, smiling slightly, holding his hand with one hand and pressing his shoulder with the other, "My brother has already shown you the mountains and rivers, so now..."

As he spoke, he stood up, put his arm around the child's shoulder, and pointed to the front.

"My brother is going to take you to hold the world."

As he spoke, he clenched his outstretched hand into a fist and looked down at the smirking child in his arms.

"Your world." (To be continued......)