CHAPTER XXXIV
That evening, the lights of the Liu family's old house were on for a long time, and the two huge lanterns under the gatehouse were covered with a thin veil of snow, and the turmeric light leaked out of it, just hitting the bodies of the next row of figures under the moonlight. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 The second aunt came out of the gate with a smile on her face, walked to the door, and did not forget to turn back to Gu Rulin who followed closely and said, "Minister Gu, the news over there in the tabloids, please go and take care of it." Don't be like my uncle and aunt, they are just hard-mouthed, and they won't ask you for help in the end. ”
"The second wife is polite, this is Rulin's unshirkable responsibility, there is a lot of disturbance tonight, and I need you to deal with Mingzhao's affairs."
"Certainly, I'll come back tomorrow."
Everyone walked under the porch, no one cared about anyone, the conversation between the second aunt and Gu Rulin blew to my ears in the evening breeze, even I don't know what kind of mood I was in at this time, Gu Rulin said, he had heard people talk about me and Gu Shaoqing as early as when we went to Beiping, and he never came forward, just wanted to give his son a freedom......
It was as if my senior brother touched my head and stopped following the footsteps of everyone, and I looked at his resolute side face, and I couldn't turn around for a while.
There were so many things that happened on this day, and we only looked at each other from meeting until now, and we didn't speak. The night was as deep as fog, covering the sky full of stars and moons, and in the flickering of the lights, his eyes were frighteningly bright, "Don't be afraid of Ah Zhao." He paused, "Everything has me." ”
Somehow, as I heard this, I suddenly remembered what my grandmother had told me about her life in the Northwest with my grandfather when I was a child. At that time, when she was free, she was always willing to tell me about the experience of being demoted with her grandfather when she was young. Once, when she first entered Xinjiang, her family was so depressed that she couldn't afford to hire servants to help, and her grandmother went to the next door to help make clothes for her family after finishing her household work during the day to earn income. My grandfather felt sorry for my grandmother, and when he came home at night after finishing his chores, he wanted to help cut some materials so that his grandmother could save some time. However, his grandfather, who was used to being a rich and noble son, didn't know how to tailor, and often made the complete material of the clothes so that he could only make handkerchiefs, and his grandmother couldn't cry or laugh, so she had to tell him to stop. She said, "The human heart is actually very coaxing, as long as someone gives you a touch of sincerity when you need it, no matter what happens in the future, you will always be grateful for the friendship of that person at that time to soothe your soul, even if it is not necessarily useful." I couldn't help but let out an "um", and for a moment, my troubled heart suddenly settled down. The world is anxious, no matter how great the pain in front of me is, in the end he is walking with me.
At the end, Gu Shaoqing left Jiangningfang with everyone, and I stood under the lamp and looked at the back of the car slowly leaving,
The tired heart suddenly relaxed, and the night finally passed. Regardless of whether the things we discussed have a result or not, maybe tomorrow's newspaper headlines will not necessarily buy Gu Rulin's account, and maybe my senior brother is not omnipotent and can take risks in everything, but at this time, my restless soul finally has a little comfort, even if it is just a short sentence "Everything has me." ”
However, the facts soon proved that Minister Gu or Gu Shaoqing still had a lot of means, and the tabloid soon published that the news of Gu's father and son two days ago was hastily published after they received a report from an unknown person, and the authenticity of the news was not verified, and this morning on the front page of "Minsheng Daily", someone anonymously published a letter of apology, and the content of the letter is roughly as follows:
I am anonymous, and I was instructed to anonymously report a new official of the Ministry of Education to your newspaper, but three days have passed since the incident, and the rumors have been dispelled. I suddenly feel that this move violates the sincerity and courtesy, and I hereby apologize for sending this letter. Facts will always surface, and the truth will be commented on by thousands of compatriots. My conscience can't bear it, and I have a clarification on this matter, and I hope to understand!
Yours sincerely
November 4, 9th year of the Republic of China
With the publication of the apology letter, the direction of public opinion quickly turned to political tilting, and some people rumored that this scandal in Liu Mansion was actually a malicious slander by Minister Gu's political enemies in order to pull him off the horse. All of a sudden, the masses who had just scoffed at this matter immediately sympathized with the victim Minister Gu, and everyone sighed, as if they had been greatly wronged, and they all voiced grievances for the new governor.
Of course, this is just rhetoric, and I am afraid that there is no better understanding of the truth than ourselves. At the moment, it's just covering up and stealing the bell, deceiving oneself. The news has been leaked, so what can be done if it is hidden for a while? Who can guarantee that no one else will jump out and continue to make trouble? The business of the four of us is not over, and it cannot be finished.
The graceful waltz continues on the gramophone, as women wear long Western-style dresses and silk gloves that reach elbows, led by men to dance with a couple on the green grass. There are also ladies wearing cheongsams standing at the buffet table, holding goblets while tasting the dry and mellow aroma of French red wine, while enjoying the romantic enthusiasm of the new wedding.
On November 9 of the ninth year of the Republic of China, September 29 of the Gengshen year of the lunar calendar, everything is suitable and does not avoid jealousy. The wedding of Haizhu and Shifang was held as scheduled, and my family also put aside their family chores for a while and came to Infirmman Church to participate in the family's first new wedding. Avoiding the cumbersome and lengthy of the ancient ceremony, the wedding of Haizhu and Shifang was more like a formal manor gathering, and hundreds of people celebrated the union of a new man and woman together in the grassy and elegant Infield Manor, which was undoubtedly touching.
On the long white table there were whole shiny champagne glasses, and the waiters in white shirts and red bow ties carried red wine and juice on silver plates, and walked through the lawn. From time to time, someone stopped dancing and drank the wine glass, and then hurried back to the dance floor to continue to spin to the tune.
My sister wore a slanted cheongsam embroidered with magnolia flowers in aqua today, and was talking with her mother and aunt in the distance at this time, and she always maintained a faint smile on her face, as if she didn't care about the eyes of others. On the contrary, the mother is a little restrained, there have been accidents in the family one after another, and the mother's tense nerves are just barely coping with today's attendance, since the early death of the elder brother, her body is the most irritated, however, ......
Thinking of this, my right hand holding the silver spoon couldn't help but tighten and tighten, and accidentally, the sandwich biscuits on the plate "clicked" and cracked in half, and a warm male voice sounded at this time:
"Do good cookies have a grudge against you? Why do you crush people? ”