Chapter 7: Tao Xun
"Ouch, third master, the villain only knows that they are guests who come to drink tea, how do they know which house they belong to. Pen "Fun" Pavilion www.biquge.info"
"Then I see, you just talked to them."
Shopkeeper Hou laughed when he heard this: "When we open the door to do business, we naturally smile at everyone, and the guests are leaving, so I should send them away." ”
"Really?" The young man took the fan and slapped it on the palm of his hand, his face showed a little disappointment, and he wanted to ask a few questions.
The dark-clothed man on the side glanced at him and walked out: "Let's go." ”
The boy had no choice but to hurry up.
Shopkeeper Hou personally sent them into the carriage: "You two go slowly!" ”
The coachman drove away in the carriage.
In the carriage, the young man propped his head and asked, "Cousin, who do you say they are?" ”
The man in deep clothes was leaning on the carriage and closed his eyes to recuperate, and when he heard the young man's question, he said casually: "If you really want to know, just send someone to check, what's the use of thinking about it yourself." ”
"That's right! How I didn't expect that! The boy's eyes lit up, his mouth opened and he smirked, and a bright smile and a trembling pearl chain came to mind.
Back in the house, Li Guan took a nap on the couch for half an hour. When it was almost unitary, he bathed and changed his clothes again, changed into a moon-white skirt, embroidered plum blossom on his half arm on an apricot background, combed his hair into a single screw bun, inserted two comb grates inlaid with purple stone, and went to Mrs. Li with Zhu Fang and Xun Fang.
Walking outside the gate of Mrs. Li's courtyard, I heard a burst of music, the sound was melodious, but unfortunately it was intermittent. Li Wan couldn't help but stand at the door and listen.
"What is this sound? It sounds like a flute, but it doesn't. Chu Fang tilted her head and said suspiciously.
Li Guan smiled slightly: "Just go in and take a look." "I took the two maids into the courtyard.
The two little maids were standing under the steps in front of the house talking, and when they saw Li Wan coming, one greeted them, and the other turned around and entered the house.
"Miss." The maid stepped forward and saluted.
"Is Big Brother back?" Li Guan asked her.
"The eldest young master hasn't come back yet, and the little young master is talking to the master and the lady."
Li Wan nodded, and the little maid opened the curtain and invited her in.
Mrs. Li and they talked in the second room, when Li Wan entered, Master Li and Mrs. Li sat on the Taishi chair near the window, Li Zhi stood on the side fiddling with something, and several maids were either standing behind the master or standing in the corner of the room, and everyone looked at him with a smile. As soon as Li Guan entered, he turned his head and shouted "sister" crisply, and Mrs. Li said with a smile: "Guan'er is here, come quickly, sit next to me." ”
A maid moved a brocade pestle to Mrs. Li's side, Li Guan saluted his parents, sat down, and looked at Li Zhizhu: "What are you playing?" ”
Li Zhizhi shook the things in his hand: "Blowing." ”
Xun? Li Guan's eyes widened in surprise, and he said curiously: "It's the first time I've seen Xun." ”
Li Zhizhi smiled and handed her the things in his hand, and Li Wan took it. The black pottery xun is oval in shape, with a blowing hole at the small end, seven sound holes on the front and two on the reverse. A small monkey is painted on the front of Xun, which is lifelike, especially the eyes, which are the same as the real ones, giving the original quaint Xun a sense of agility.
Li Guan exclaimed: "This pattern is wonderful! ”
Li Zhizhu said proudly when he heard this: "It was given to me by Brother Yu!" ”
Brother Yu? Li Guan's face was full of doubts.
"It's your aunt's maiden nephew, named Gu Chengyu." Mrs. Li explained to her with a smile.
Li Guan thought for a moment and said in surprise: "Gu Ge Lao's grandson? ”
"Yes." Mrs. Li smiled and nodded, "Today, I went to your grandfather's house, and I happened to meet your second cousin in the garden to feast on Gu Gongzi. Gu Gongzi played Xun to help the fun, and he was extremely amazed when he heard it, and borrowed Gu Gongzi's Xun on the spot, and blew it according to his own temperament. ”
Master Li touched his youngest son's head lovingly, and then said: "Everyone present didn't care, only Gu Gongzi praised your brother for being so cute, not only taught him to play, but also gave him this Xun." ”
It turns out that this is the case, and the book is indeed very lovable, Li Wan nodded approvingly.
Now the cabinet is roughly divided into two factions, one is headed by Lin Gelao, and the other is headed by Gu Gelao. The Gu family is thin, and Gu Ge has a son and two daughters. The eldest daughter is Mrs. Wu Anbo, that is, Li Guan's eldest aunt, and the youngest daughter is the biological mother of the fourth prince, Concubine Shu. The son married the eldest daughter of the former Xuanning Marquis, Fei, who gave birth to a son and a daughter, and Gu Chengyu was Gu Gelao's only grandson.
This is a real magnate, a hint of ridicule flashed in Li Guan's eyes.
Li Zhi saw that everyone was staring at him, and he was a little proud, and he took Xun in his hand again and blew it with a "whin". Although it was out of tune, it was childlike, and everyone listened to it with great interest.
Before I knew it, it was time for You, Li Zhiwei had not come back yet, and Mrs. Li and Master Li looked a little anxious. At three o'clock in the unitary hour, the eldest maid in Mrs. Li's house, Mianyue, rushed in and said excitedly: "Master, madam, the eldest young master is back!" ”
"Ahh Mrs. Li's eyes lit up, and she couldn't wait to stand up, and Master Li also looked at the door with a happy face. Seeing that everyone was ignoring him, Li Zhi threw himself into Li Guan's arms a little depressed and looked up at her with his face up. Li Wan smiled at him: "My brother is back." ”
Li Zhi watched her smile at herself, and the little depression just now disappeared, and she opened her mouth and laughed.
After a few breaths, there was a rush of footsteps outside the door, and then the curtain of the door was raised, and a tall figure stepped in. Dressed in a stone blue round-necked robe, with a tall figure, a handsome appearance, and gentle but resolute eyes, it is Li Zhiwei, the eldest young master of the Li family.
"Say hello to the eldest young master!" The maids saluted one after another.
Li Wan took Li Zhizhi and stood up.
Li Zhiwei hurriedly walked a few steps, knelt down on one knee to Mrs. Li and Master Li, and choked up: "Dad, mother, my son is back!" ”
Mrs. Li's tears fell suddenly, and she reached out to touch her eldest son's face: "I finally look forward to coming back." The maids in the room also wiped away their tears.
Li Zhi leaned on Li Guan's arms ignorantly, and Li Guan touched his head comfortingly.
"Okay, the child finally came back, why are you crying." Master Li said it in his mouth, but his expression was a little moved.
Mianyue took out a handkerchief to wipe Mrs. Li's tears, and persuaded: "Madame, be careful of hurting your eyes, it is a great thing for the eldest young master to come back, you should be happy." ”
"Look at me, people should be happy when they are old and careless." Mrs. Li burst into tears and smiled, and was helped by Li Zhiwei to sit on the chair.
Li Guan looked at Li Zhiwei, who was weathered, and couldn't help but think of the first time he saw him.
On a snowy winter day, Li Guan recovered from a serious illness, wearing only a homely padded jacket, sitting on the steps of the cloister, staring at the snowflakes flying in the sky. The maid rushed to find her and hugged her cold body into her arms.
"Miss, it's windy here, let's go back."
Li Wan didn't speak, just stubbornly and firmly pushed her away. The maid looked at her speechless, lifeless, and speechless in distress.
"Autumn!"
A childish voice sounded in the silent space, and boys in mink cloaks stood on the stairs of the cloister and watched them.
"Young Master." The maid hurriedly got up and saluted.
The boy came down the stairs and asked, "What's the matter?" ”
"Miss, she ......" The maid covered her mouth, and tears came down at once.
The boy looked at Li Guan, who had a blank expression, and took off his cloak and put it on her. After a while, he suddenly said word by word: "The master told me that only weak and incompetent people torture themselves. ”
He is ten-year-old Li Zhiwei.
In the blink of an eye, the immature boys were already young generals with outstanding military achievements, and Li Guan couldn't help but smile slightly.
Li Zhiwei helped his mother sit down, and suddenly felt a gentle gaze. He turned around and looked at Li Guan, who was standing next to the evergreen bonsai, slim and elegant, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "Sister Guan." ”
Li Guan blessed his body: "Big brother." ”
Li Zhiwei looked at the little Li Zhizhu again, and said with a smile: "My son has grown taller." Li Zhizhi stared at him stunned with wide eyes.
Seeing this, Mrs. Li hurriedly said, "Son, call my brother quickly." ”
Li Zhi called out to his brother softly with some twists, and slipped into his mother's arms. The room full of people laughed.
Mrs. Li smiled and explained to her youngest son: "You are not often at home, and you are a little shy for a while, but it will be good when the days are long." ”
Li Zhiwei thought that he had either been in the barracks or gone out with the army in the past few years, and he hadn't come back for a whole year, so he said with a guilty face: "My son will come back often in the future." ”
Mrs. Li and Master Li nodded with satisfaction.
The days flew by, and in the blink of an eye it was May 28.
Early in the morning, before the hour, Li Guan was woken up by Hewang. She sat up from the bed with her eyes propped up, hugging the quilt in a daze.
Sheng Fang brought water with a copper basin: "Miss must not have woken up yet, but today is the old lady's sixtieth birthday, and it is not good to delay the hour." ”
Li Guan yawned and got out of bed barefoot.
"Oh miss, what should I do if I catch a cold!" Hewang sat down on the chair and took her shoes to wear.
Li Guan sat obediently, but his face was a little indifferent. When she put on her shoes, she slowly moved over to wash her face.
There is a flower dew in the water, and there is a faint fragrance, which makes people's minds clear up a lot when they smell it. Li Guan washed his face with water, took the towel handed by Shengfang and dried it, rinsed his mouth again, and then walked to the dresser and sat down.
"Which dress would you like to wear today?" Crane asked her with a smile.
Li Guan wiped the balm on his face, turned around, looked at the two gorgeous clothes on the hanger, and frowned.
Yesterday, she went to Mrs. Lee's for dinner. Before leaving, Mrs. Li asked Mother An to take out a bag from the cabinet and asked Chu Fang to bring it back, and told her with a smile: "Go to congratulate your grandmother on her birthday tomorrow, and dress up well." ”
When I returned to the Remnant Lotus Pavilion, I opened the things and saw that there were two sets of newly made dresses in the baggage, the style was popular, the workmanship was exquisite, and the embroidery was complicated, which made Li Guan very surprised.
He Wang saw that she didn't react for a long time, and persuaded: "The old lady has a birthday, and the nobles in the capital will come, and the young lady has to entertain those ladies and young ladies." What's more, it is rare for you to attend such a banquet, and Madame is happy...... Since you are the daughter of the Li family, you can't hide from it. ”
Li Guan sighed softly and pointed to the lighter-colored clothes: "Just wear it." ”