The weather is getting hotter in May.

Li Wei was sitting in a mule cart, wearing only a pink cheongsam embroidered with large lotus flowers, which was so hot that she had a thin layer of sweat on her body.

The jade bottle took a small fan and gently fanned her, and said, "Master, we are here very soon." ”

Li Wei lifted the curtain of the car and looked out, the spacious street was empty, and there was not even a small vendor in sight. Just like the street in front of Sibeile Mansion, whether it is a Han or an ordinary banner person, they will bypass these princes' mansions and not pass by this side. Hawkers will be driven away by the government guards as long as they come.

Now, it's probably not allowed to park in front of the Tian'an Gate, right?

Modern society is more democratic, and people are probably allowed to take photos with the guards? Li Wei went to Beijing with her classmates to play in college, and deliberately took pictures of the guards when taking pictures, and the guards looked at them several times, afraid of being interrogated.

Li Wei now thinks of modern things again, and now she has an incredible feeling of becoming modern. It seems that at this moment, the ancient street, the mule cart, and the girl waiting for her are real and credible.

And the computer, telephone, and television are modern but far away, like the moon on the Guanghan Palace, and it has become a beautiful and moving legend.

You know it's there, but it's like imagining a dream story.

Li Wei was pondering esoteric philosophical questions such as 'I exist' when the mule cart slowly stopped. Followed by Che Yuzhan, Yushui and others jumped out of the car and ran over to wait for Li Wei to get out of the car.

Two days ago, the fourth master said to her: "In two days, you go and see the thirteenth." He became ill after returning to Beijing, and he didn't know how he was doing these days. You bring some medicine and see if there is anything troublesome in his house, and come back and tell me. ”

As soon as he said a word, Li Wei was ordered to go on the expedition. This is the second time that he has come forward for the fourth master. After two days, she reported to Fu Jin, took the fourth master and Fu Jin to prepare gifts, and she took a mule cart to the thirteenth master's mansion.

Speaking of which, she had only seen the Thirteen Fujin in Yonghe Palace—she hadn't spoken yet. At this time, I want to make friends and dress up my family members and visit them.

In addition to the fourth master preparing medicinal materials, pills and books, Fujin is a gift to the eldest daughter of the Thirteenth Fujin and the Thirteenth Master, and there are only so many things to give to women, such as clothing and ornaments.

Li Wei herself came empty-handed, but considering that if the Thirteen Fujin took Xiao Gege out, she also prepared a meeting gift.

The door of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion was wide open, and Li Wei was used to it herself, so she was not frightened by the two rows of kneeling and kowtowing. I got into the sedan chair at the main entrance, and walked for about a quarter of an hour before stopping. The jade bottle opened the curtain of the sedan car, and stood next to the sedan chair to greet a grandmother, and about five steps away from the grandmother stood a little woman about sixteen or seven years old.

She was wearing a willow leaf green cheongsam, with a small face, willow eyebrows, and apricot eyes.

This is not the Thirteen Blessings.

Li Wei came out with her grandmother's hand, and after the little woman took two steps forward, Ying Ying knelt down and said, "The slave Guerjia clan knocked on the side Fujin." ”

Li Wei gave the jade bottle a look, she stretched out her hand to help, and the jade bottle stepped forward to help the little woman.

Li Wei said: "You don't have to be so polite, I'm reckless." "Then hand it to the Guarjia clan, if there is no second Guarjia clan in the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, then she is the biological mother of the Thirteenth Master.

Thirteen Fujin wouldn't slap her face like this, call a Gege to entertain her, right?

Li Wei was a little surprised. Judging from the meaning of the fourth master's words, the thirteenth master should already be regarded as the fourth master, so the fourth master called her.

Guerjia helped Li Wei and said shyly: "I like it when I see Fang Fujin, if Fang Fujin doesn't dislike me for being stupid, just think of me as a girl." ”

Hello girl!

Li Wei said: "I said earlier that they are all a family, and you are still polite to me." "It's the first time I've been so bluntly hugging my thighs!

After the vagueness passed, the Guerjia clan probably saw that she was not very happy to deal with her, so he shut up, walked quietly for a while, and finally arrived at the Thirteen Fujin Main Courtyard.

After entering the house, Thirteen Fujin deliberately got up to greet him at the door, and Li Wei breathed a sigh of relief. If the Thirteen Blessings really gave her a horse, she would really have to swallow it. You can't miss the big thing of the fourth master.

Fortunately, the Thirteen Fujin did not hold their own identity.

So Li Wei was also very face-wrenching, and as soon as she entered the door, it was a deep blessing.

Thirteen Fujin returned the salute, and Li Wei avoided it sideways. After both sides sat down, Li Wei got up and asked the jade bottle to take out the gifts, from the fourth master giving medicine and books, to Fujin giving clothes, etc., she held them to the thirteen Fujin with her own hands.

Just like in the past, when the leaders went to visit the lonely and widowed elderly on TV, they had to give several close-ups of a barrel of oil, a bag of rice and a bag of noodles, and she also wanted to make the Thirteen Fujin feel the deep heart of the whole house of Sibeile.

Thirteen Fujin was also very popular, and her eyes were actually red. Guerjia thoughtfully took out a handkerchief to wipe the tears of the Thirteen Fujin, and choked up: "Our master often says that the fourth master treats him well. ”

Li Wei had no choice but to sigh: "It is often said in our grandfather's mansion that several younger brothers feel sorry for the thirteenth master. ”

Thirteen Fujin and Guerjia were moved.

With emotional foreshadowing, even if Li Wei talked to Thirteen Fujin for the first time and saw Guerjia for the first time, the two sides quickly gained enough favorability. After wiping away his tears, he could immediately smile, and after opening the topic with the big grid on the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, the Thirteenth Fujin pushed the Guerjia clan, "Sister-in-law, this is not an outsider, you can also sit down." ”

Then he confessed to Li Wei: "This girl just got diagnosed two days ago and has good news, if it weren't for my sister-in-law to come, I would have to tell her to lie down in the house." The little things are too torturous. After speaking, he looked at Guarjia with great affection.

Guerjia blushed and twisted: "This kid is well-behaved, it's all useless." ”

Li Wei held the tea: "Congratulations, congratulations, I will come to eat wine in the future when the child is full moon." "What is this? A virtuous wife and a beautiful concubine? If you go back to ten years ago, when Fu Jin first married the fourth master, she could still be so intimate with her in front of outsiders. It's a pity that after ten years, she understands that no matter how affectionate she is, it's fake.

When there is only one man, one person is happy, and the other is bitter.

Although Thirteen Fujin was young, Li Wei couldn't tell whether there was reluctance in her expression.

Li Wei didn't want to look at this fake picture of a sad wife and concubine, so she put down the tea and got down to business, because she was a female dependent, Li Wei couldn't visit the thirteenth master in person, and it was 'said' that he was still bedridden.

After asking the prescription of the Thirteenth Master's pulse case, how is he eating now, how is he sleeping, and what the Imperial Doctor said, he once again conveyed the meaning of the Fourth Master's care and left.

Thirteen Fujin has to stay any longer, Li Wei said: "If there is nothing to do in the house, it must be disturbed, and now our master is also anxious to know how the thirteenth master is doing, and I have to hurry back to the house." You stay, you stay. ”

After quitting, she let out a sigh of relief when she got on the mule cart. The jade bottle said with concern: "The master is tired? Tell them to go home. ”

Li Wei waved her hand, suddenly not wanting to go back so early.

Looking at a pair of wives and concubines from the perspective of a bystander, the facts and blood are presented in front of her eyes. This is how much she deceives herself, and she can't escape reality.

There are four masters in the house who call her sad and sweet, children with flesh and blood, some who feel complicated and are more and more afraid and disgusted with Fujin, and there are a group of people who can't tell the truth......

Seeing that the master didn't speak for a long time, the jade bottle looked out of the car with godless eyes, so she didn't dare to talk more.

"Go to Qianmen Street." Li Wei said lightly.

The jade bottle wiped his head and went out to instruct the coachman, and the guards escorted the mule cart to Qianmen Street.

Gradually, I heard the sound of people boiling outside the mule cart, the driving sedan horses, and the shops and vendors on both sides of the road.

As if returning to the world, this fireworks made Li Wei's mood better. She said to the jade bottle: "Which one was my uncle who brought me candy paintings last time?" Since I'm out today, I'll take some back with me. ”

The jade bottle was also relieved to see her speak, the master was in a bad mood for some reason just now, she didn't even dare to breathe, and immediately joked: "I know where." Master, should we buy more things and go back? It's hard to come out of it. ”

Qianmen Street, Li Wei used to go around before the draft, so she naturally knew where there were good things. She also became interested when she heard the words of the jade bottle, and asked her, "How much silver did we bring?" ”

The jade bottle took out a box from a small drawer of the mule cart, opened the copper lock and said, "Master, it must be enough." And there were twenty taels of gold in the box. ”

Enough local tyrants!

Li Wei originally just wanted to buy some snacks that she used to eat, such as pine nut candy, peanut candy, sesame candy, etc., and twenty taels of gold was enough for her to walk this street.

When you're in a bad mood, it's cool to spend money. She has a lot of monthly silver, but most of it is used for rewards, and the clothes and costumes are sent by the embroidery craftsmen in the house, and she doesn't need to spend it on a single eldest son - except for rewards.

So I've been wearing it for a long time, and the Li family still has a sense of saving money and spending money, and after really marrying the second generation of Quan, I didn't have the opportunity to come out and swipe the card wildly**, and life is really a lot less fun.

Li Wei opened it to buy, and if she was familiar with the store, she would call the guards or jade bottles to buy it, and the high-end store would ask the owner to close the store and choose it. Coming out of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion to walk to the west, I still haven't been satisfied.

Coming out of a shop, Li Wei saw that there was an extra row of guards next to the mule cart. Zhao Quan guarded the front of the store, stepped forward to help her and whispered: "The master saw that you didn't come back at this time, so he specially asked the servants to come and pick you up with the guards." ”

After impulsive consumption, Li Wei began to regret it.

The mule cart and two columns of guards escorted all the way back to the house, she quietly slipped back to the east courtyard, remembering that she forgot to tell Fujin that she was back, just wanted to get up, Yu Chao stopped her and said: "The master said that he will wait here when you come back, and he came to see you." ”

Li Wei's heart trembled, and she said, "I haven't asked Fujin for ...... yet" Before the words fell, the fourth master came in.

She went down in the courtyard and said timidly: "Please say hello to the master." ”

You can't be impulsive! The fruit is not easy to clean up! Sadness and sadness in the spring and autumn This kind of thing can be scattered occasionally in the twenty-eighth year, she has given birth to four children, and she should have lived a down-to-earth life! Do you have a solution to those philosophical questions every day? If you don't have a solution, you can't make it purely asking for trouble?

Li Wei regretted that her intestines were blue. It's okay to go shopping out of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, and it's okay to buy things, but you shouldn't go shopping until dark and don't dare to go home.

The fourth master could only see the top of her head when he entered the door, although he was a little late to shop, but it was not a big deal. Before he was on fire, she was scared like this?

He took her by the hand and said softly, "What's the hurry?" I also want to see you buy. ”

Li Wei struggled and said, "I forgot to tell Fujin when I came back." "Now I remember, it's really not appropriate not to go on a trip.

The fourth master looked at the sky and said to Su Peisheng: "Go and tell Fujin for your master Li." ”

Su Peisheng took the order and left, and he pulled her back to the house. Yu Bottle, Yu Chao and the others were sorting out the things she had bought, eating and putting them aside, and the rest were all toys.

Li Wei didn't know how much she bought, and when she put it out, she saw that there were many pen, ink, paper, and inkstones, especially inkstones.

The two sat opposite each other, and the jade bottle and others opened it to see, and one of the losers was to take the twelve inkstones with the theme of the zodiac. Li Wei wanted to faint when she saw it now, she was really convulsive at that time to buy such a set.

Who made so many inkstones?

The fourth master looked at her regretful look, laughed and picked up a galloping horse inkstone to look at it, nodded for a long time and said, "It's a good thing, it's not a loss." As he spoke, he put it down, picked out the pig, the rat, the cow, the dragon, the chicken, and the dog, and then pushed the dog to her, and said with a smile: "You can use it in the future." ”

Li Wei took the hydrangea inkstone that looked like a little poodle of Momofuku, looked at his hand, and asked, "Do you want to give these to the children?" But it's two, right? Hongyu and Sangege are both dragons, and the third elder brother is a horse like you. ”

The fourth master said: "The dragon will give Hongyu, and I will choose another inkstone for Sangege." Ma this is for the third elder brother, is it possible that the master still has to grab things from his son? ”

He took the rooster and reported the dawn inkstone into the east side room, and put it next to the fourth elder brother's pillow.

After packing up the gifts, Li Wei told him about the affairs of the Thirteenth Master's Mansion. The fourth master had nothing to listen to, and asked Su Su to go and tell Thirteen to know what he meant. Fu Jin went in person, it was not his attitude of being a brother, Su Su's identity was just right, and the taste of closeness was also there.

The thirteen diseases should almost be cured.

Sure enough, less than five days after Li Wei went to the Thirteenth Master's Mansion, the Thirteenth Master recovered. On the same day, I came to the four Baylor Mansion xiexie brother cares.

The fourth master specially asked the dining room to prepare home-cooked dishes, and also asked Hongyu and the third elder brother to accompany him, and the good appearance of the family was full. Thirteen also treated his son and nephew very affectionately, and he was not busy saying goodbye after lunch, and in the afternoon, he also accompanied Hongyu and the third elder brother to practice Buku, horseback riding, and archery.

After that, the two brothers had a deep talk, and they didn't dare to say anything about their hearts more than thirteen times, but the fourth master just stretched him out and didn't ask, waiting for him to tell the truth.

He was also curious, what happened to the Thirteenth Hundred Tours of the South? Why did you scare him like this?

Didn't stay for dinner, and Thirteen took his leave. The fourth master personally sent him outside the gate and watched him go away. Xindao, next time Thirteen should almost tell him.

Don't wait for the thirteen to come again next time, the emperor ordered the prince and the thirteen to go outside. The two hurried away, leaving Jingzhong with many guesses.

At the beginning of September, the emperor returned to Beijing.

Two days later, Thirteen turned pale and went to the Four Baylor Mansion, entered the study and waited for Su Peisheng to withdraw, he covered his face and choked.

The fourth master saw that he was full of panic, and he looked so thin that he was out of shape, and he held him and said, "Thirteen, thirteen!" Don't cry! ”

He stopped drinking, and drank tears like rain down the thirteenth master.

The fourth master stuffed a handkerchief to him, and scolded: "Look at your appearance! How can it be a bit like the Qing Dynasty Baturu! ”

The Thirteenth Master wiped his snot and tears indiscriminately, and said with trembling lips: "Fourth brother...... The emperor has assigned my sister to marry...... The thirteenth and fifteenth sisters both pointed ......"

The fourth master hasn't heard the news yet, and he has nothing to say when he hears it.

The thirteenth princess is eighteen, and it is time to get married. But the fifteenth princess is only fourteen years old, and it is a bit early at this time. Looking at the thirteen, I'm afraid that both of them refer to Mongolia.

Thirteen's tears couldn't be stopped at all, and after a while, the handkerchief was soaked, and his whole body was like falling apart: "The emperor told me to go...... What else should I do? It turned out that she told me that my sister was going to get married...... I guessed that one of the thirteenth and fifteenth sisters had to take care of Mongolia, but I thought that at least one could be left...... Fifteen sisters are only fourteen!! She's only fourteen! ”

He stomped his feet with hatred, and the fourth master pressed his shoulder hard and shouted, "Thirteen! Silence! ”

Thirteen had long since lost his mind, and he couldn't save himself, his sisters, and none of them. He grabbed the fourth master's hand and said, "Fourth brother...... Fourth brother, I'm afraid! I'm so scared! My brother is so scared! E-niang is gone, I went out of the palace, my sister asked others to raise them, I can't protect them! It's hard for me to even enter the palace, I don't even have a concubine, I don't even have a ...... to go in."

He suddenly burst out: "Your Majesty...... The emperor locked the prince in the palace...... Tell me to look at him......" His eyes were about to split, but the fourth master told him that his heart almost jumped out of his throat with this sentence, he covered his thirteen mouths and said sternly: "Shut up!" A baker's dozen! You're crazy! ”

With that, Thirteen collapsed in his chair as if he had been pulled to the bone. The fourth master let go of him, and the two brothers stood in the silent study, unable to say a word.

I don't know how much time passed, but Thirteen woke up. He blurted out on impulse just now, and regretted it after saying it. He was just trying to hint at one or two, or to say something more subtle, and he shouldn't have been so straightforward. The fourth brother has been turning his back to him since just now, and it can be seen that he was also frightened by his words.

Thirteen rubbed his face vigorously with both hands, got up and said, "My brother has been disturbed for a long time, so I will say goodbye and come to drink with my brother in the future." ”

The fourth master seemed to react for a long time, and he hummed slowly.

Thirteen walked out and opened the door, Su Peisheng had already told everyone to flash away, and when he saw the door open, he trotted over and waited.

The fourth master turned around at this time and said with a calm face: "Thirteen, come and sit here when you have time." I also taught you arithmetic when I was a kid, and now I ...... It's just that I can have two drinks with my brother. ”

Thirteen dead eyes, suddenly lit up! As if he had come back to life, he nodded again and again, and said, "Definitely!" Certain! ”

Su Peisheng sent Thirteen out, and the fourth master looked at them with a blank face.

He stood stiff for a moment before slowly stepping out. Zhang Desheng quietly followed the waiter, and saw the fourth master all the way to the east courtyard.

When I arrived at the East Courtyard, the people inside were lively. It's time for lunch, because the thirteenth master came over just now, and the fourth master called Hongyu and the third elder brother back for dinner.

Li Wei is discussing with the third elder brother: "If you eat meat today, you can't eat it tomorrow, you can only eat it once every other day." "This child is not like her, she prefers to eat kebabs, which is very similar, and even her physique has completely inherited her, as long as she eats fried barbecue things, she must be on fire. Last time, she asked the Li family chef to make fried stinky tofu, sprinkled thick cumin and chili noodles, and chopped coriander, so that he saw and ate a bowl, but the next day his mouth foamed.

The third elder brother didn't follow: "E-niang, you clearly said that it's okay to eat meat last time, as long as you eat more vegetables." He bargained and held up two fingers: "Can't I eat two servings of greens?" ”

Li Wei: "You already love to eat vegetables, don't try to fool your mother." "This kid doesn't like to eat, and he doesn't pick his mouth at all.

The third elder brother hugged her arm and twisted around, not to mention how cute it was!

She enjoyed her son's coquettish pleasure for a while, but she still cruelly rejected him.

"E-niang, you don't care about me anymore." The third elder brother made a killer move.

Li Wei was speechless when she heard this, "Nonsense, E-Niang hurts you." Hugging this kid's head, he kissed him loudly on the head, and said softly: "That's it, you are only allowed to eat half a portion of each meal, and you are allowed to eat every day." ”

Is it better to eat a whole barbecue one day and not eat it the next day, or is it better to eat five skewers a day?

The third elder brother was caught in a difficult choice.

The people around him looked at him and laughed, Ergege and Hongyu are two brothers and sisters, one said that it was enjoyable to eat ten strings in one go, and the other said that five strings was less, but it could be eaten every day.

Li Wei also urged him to make a decision, the third elder brother was confused by the three of them, and when he saw the fourth master at the door, he rushed over with cheers and shouted: "Amma!" Amma is here to help me! ”

The fourth master patted his little head, led him in and complained to her gently: "Why do you like to tease your son?" ”

Li Wei was amused by the third elder brother's serious appearance, and finally felt a little guilty when she saw this, and said, "Then follow what I said, eat it every other day." ”

"No way!" The third elder brother hugged the fourth master's arm and said, "I want to eat every day...... Five skewers is fine. He was so aggrieved that everyone in the room laughed.

The fourth master also showed a hint of a smile, bent down and said, "Ama is here today, it doesn't count, Ama allows you to eat ten skewers." ”

The third elder brother jumped up with cheer: "It's amazing!! ”