Chapter 33: Liang Gongzi's Post

I was going to go to Master's today, but Lan Sheng was going to leave for Fuzhou in the afternoon, so I left all my morning time for Lan Sheng except for breakfast. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info doesn't have to do something, you have to say something, just stay in one place. Putting aside everything else, this pure time is called a quiet time.

After sending Lan Sheng away, I left for Master's place. Because I went late, I stayed overnight at Master's place, so I had the opportunity to meet my two brothers.

At night, I ran into a grandmaster of the White Lotus Society who came to the door. Because I didn't dress up this time, although I was dressed plainly, I could still be recognized as a woman at a glance, so I hid in the wing.

When I was washing up and getting water at night, I was almost bumped into by the Grandmaster, but fortunately I reacted in time and took refuge behind the pine trees.

It wasn't until the Grandmaster had gone away that I walked out, relieved. Master, after all, he is the grandmaster of the White Lotus Society, if he lets his fellow disciples see that there is a woman in his house, although this woman is his apprentice, it will be unfavorable to the master after all. Moreover, such things are always spreading more and more outrageous, and if they are used by others, it will be unclear in the end.

I didn't dare to stay at Master's place for long, so I went back to Zhu's Mansion early the next day. Stayed in Zhufu for another night, and then returned to Haining. After returning to Haining, I remembered that Liang Gongzi hadn't given me the drama yet.

Liang Gongzi said that he asked me to write a drama for him, and I don't know if he really has a heart, or just talk about it casually. said that he had a heart, but he didn't give me the first part of the play, saying that he didn't have a heart, and what he said at that time was so sincere and eager.

But now that I'm back in Haining, I can't worry about this matter for the time being. I shook the fan in my hand and listened to the intermittent chirping of insects outside the window, and my thoughts were a little wandering.

Yueying came over and closed the book in front of me and said, "It's late at night, it's time for Zhu Niang to rest." ”

It's May, and the weather is getting hot. When I read and write in the room, I just put on a light shirt on my bandeau and change into a darker cardigan when I go out.

In May, there are many seasonal fruits. The cherries, lychees, melons, and peaches on the table have never been broken. Every time I enter the small study, I will take a plate of melons and fruits, and when I come out, I will take out the empty plate and the core.

On this day, when I was about to enter the study with melons and fruits, Yueying came in and said, "The housekeeper is outside, saying that there is something to tell Zhu Niang." ”

I was stunned, put down the plate and went into the back room to change clothes, thinking while changing, the housekeeper went to tell my mother-in-law about something, why did you come to me today?

After changing clothes, I asked Yueying to invite the housekeeper in.

The butler held a post in his hand, bowed to me and said, "Third lady, there is a manservant named 'Xi'an' outside who handed you a post. ”

Someone handed me a post? But in Haining, I don't have many acquaintances, and these few acquaintances are relatives of the Lan family, except for the New Year's holidays, there are not many contacts. The Dragon Boat Festival has passed, why do you hand out the post at this time?

After thinking about it, I asked, "But the lady next door sent it?" "Whoever will hand a post to a woman is probably only those ladies who stay in the boudoir.

The butler replied, "I asked, and the manservant named 'Xi'an' said that his master's surname was Liang. I said, 'But the Liang Mansion on Donglin Road', he said 'no', and told me that he would give the post to the third lady, and the third lady would know, and he was waiting for the third lady's reply outside. With that, he raised his eyelids and glanced at me.

I thought of Liang Gongzi at once, but I felt a little incredible. We only met in Qiantang a month ago, why did he suddenly come to Haining? And how did he find him?

Yue Ying took the post over, I glanced at it casually, and then said to the housekeeper: "Got it, this Liang Gongzi is ...... The official's friend came to Haining because of something and knew that the official was not in the house, so he handed me a post. After a pause, he said: "Since he is waiting for a reply, then you can ask him to have a cup of tea and rest for a while, and I will ask the maid to send the reply later." ”

"Yes." The butler bowed and withdrew.

When I couldn't see the housekeeper anymore, I opened the post and looked at it carefully.

This is indeed a post written by Liang Gongzi, and the post is very simple, which says that he invited me to a gathering at the Jinwu Restaurant on Zishi Road at noon five days later. Nothing else.

I closed the post and was stunned for a while, first of all, I wondered why he came to Haining, secondly, I wondered how he found the house, and finally he didn't write in the post why I went to the Golden Sycamore Tavern to meet him, even if it was to say something like "friends catch up", then I wouldn't feel so inexplicable.

Yueying saw that I hadn't squeaked for a long time, so she asked me, "Zhu Niang, who is the person who sent the post?" ”

I got up and put the post in the small box in the study, and said, "It's Liang Gongzi's post, he has come to Haining." ”

"Huh? Liang Gongzi? Yueying was obviously surprised by this. Then he was very excited, and said, "What did Liang Gongzi do when he handed Zhu Niang a post?" He, did he come to Haining for something? ”

I smiled at her and replied, "He only said in the post that I would go to Jinwu Restaurant to meet him in five days, and he didn't mention anything else." ”

Yue Ying frowned and said, "Isn't this strange?" When he saw that I had taken out a piece of paper and laid it on the table, he came over and helped me to study the ink.

I sat down, picked up my pen and said, "It's weird indeed. ”

Yue Ying pondered while studying the ink: "But Liang Gongzi is a strange person in the first place. ”

I smiled and asked, "Oh? What's wrong with him? ”

"Anyway, Yueying just feels that Liang Gongzi is a little strange, the kind that can't be said...... Odd. Yueying was short of words for a while, and her eyebrows were about to be screwed together.

I thought it was funny and asked her, "Then what kind of reply should I write to this strange Liang Gongzi?" ”

"Doesn't Zhu Niang plan to see Liang Gongzi?" Yueying said in surprise.

Could it be that my sentence made her misunderstand?

I raised my eyebrows and said, "How can I not see you?" Definitely going to see it. "After all, they are friends who have known each other for a long time, and they have all come to the door, how can there be no reason not to see them?

"Then just write that Zhu Niang will go to see him." Moon Ying blurted out.

"Hmm." I pursed my lips and said, "The manservant who delivered the post is still waiting outside, so I'll write it simply." ”

I dipped the tip of my pen in ink in the inkstone, wrote a simple sentence or two, and then folded it and handed it to Yueying so that she could deliver it to the person named "Xi'an".