Chapter XXV

Now that she had Qiao's permission, Mei Ru happily went to Meng's Mansion on the second day, but she was familiar with Meng Yunlan's face.

"What's wrong, Yunlan?" Mei Ru asked with concern.

Meng Yunlan told Meng Zheng that he had been co-opted. β€”β€”The eldest master, the second master, and the old man under the old lady in the Meng Mansion are all leading the troops outside, and the affairs in the court can be described as a black eye, and they don't know anything, and they have just received the news.

Mei Ru said with relief: "Yunlan, this kind of matter in the court has always been a partisan dispute between you and me, as long as my uncle is sitting upright, what are you afraid of?" ”

Even so, Meng Yunlan still couldn't stop worrying and was anxious.

"Follow, my mother and I plan to leave for my father in the next two days, and now the house is already packing up, do you still want to be together?"

"So fast?" Mei Ru exclaimed. Meng Yunlan nodded. Mei Ru frowned and said, "Then I have to go back and talk to my mother now." ”

Coming out of the Meng Mansion, Mei Ru groaned slightly and told the coachman to go to the Dong Mansion first. She had already been there once in early February. In addition to sending a piece of silver to the Qian family, who was in charge of the Dong Mansion, he quietly stuffed some for Hesui, mainly to prevent the Qian family from deducting it indiscriminately. Now that I'm leaving, I'm afraid it will take two or three months, where can Mei Ru rest assured? Naturally, I had to talk to the Dong family first.

When the carriage arrived outside the Dong Mansion, Mei Ru stepped on the pier and got out of the car, and met a pure woman coming out of the Dong Mansion, and it was the powerful big girl in front of the Qian family who sent the woman away.

"Girl, this is a matchmaker." Yichan attaches to the ear canal.

Mei Ru was slightly stunned, this Qian family really plans to marry her sister-in-law so soon?

Now Mei Ru is still used to calling Dong her sister-in-law in private. But if Dong wants to marry someone else, she also agrees. The Dong family has a soft temperament and stays in her mother's house to be angry, so it is better to find someone who really cares about her, I don't know what kind of person the Qian family will choose for her.

Dong's health has gradually improved in the past few days, and when Mei Ru came in, she was sitting embroidering tweed at the bottom of the yard.

"Sister Yao."

"Follow-the-road." Seeing Mei Rulai, Dong was extremely happy and gave her the embroidered small sachet.

Dong's embroidery is very ingenious. This sachet is embroidered into the shape of plum blossoms, and the word "plum three" is embroidered on the corner of the sachet with special care. I don't know what's inside, but it smells faintly fragrant. Mei Ru liked it very much, "Thank you, sister-in-law." She blurted out.

Dong Shi paused for a moment and smiled slightly awkwardly.

Mei Ru hurriedly changed her words: "Sister Yao, I will probably go to my uncle's place in the past two days, and I won't be able to see you for two months." ”

Dong was shocked: "What are you doing in that dangerous place?" ”

Mei Ru told Xiao Qiao's and Meng Yunlan's plan to go to see Meng Zheng, and said: "My brother has been gone for so long and hasn't sent a message, my father and mother are in a hurry, I'll go over and take a look." ”

Dong didn't know what to think, she lowered her eyes, and after a long pause, she said, "Your brother sent me a letter." ”

This time it was Mei Ru's turn to be surprised-she didn't know that her brother took such a fancy to her sister-in-law?!

Dong said: "I haven't opened the letter yet, follow it, you can take it back to the house to report safety." As he spoke, he motioned to Kazui to take out the letter and hand it to Mei Ru.

Mei Ru naturally waved her hand: "Good sister, that is what my brother gave you, where can I see it?" ”

Dong lowered his eyes, smiled faintly, and said softly, "Where can I keep it?" ”

Now that she has been divorced and returned home, her brother and sister-in-law are the masters of marrying another person, how can she still keep her ex-husband's letter?

Thinking of this, Mei Ru couldn't help but sigh secretly for her brother. Seeing that Dong didn't plan to mention this matter more, he didn't ask any more. The two talked for a while, and Mei Ru got up to leave. The Dong family was going to send it, but Mei Ru held her down, and only said that it was windy outside, so it would be good to let Hesui send it.

When she got to the carriage, Mei Ru first asked Yichan to take the silver to Hesui. β€”β€”This silver should have been given to the Dong family personally, but the Dong family's skin was too thin to ask for it at all, Mei Ru could only do this. She asked Hesui again: "Do you know which family you are going to tell Sister Yao to?" ”

Hesui shook his head: "I haven't taken a fancy to it yet." He added: "Third girl, in fact, our girl is also worried about this matter, but she refuses to say it in her heart." You also know her temperament, if it's a bad person, I'm afraid she will marry without saying a word. ”

Mei Ru frowned, thought about it for a while, and advised: "If you hear the rumors, the other party is not a good person, so persuade Sister Yao to pretend to be sick, the more serious the illness, the better, if you can delay it for a day, don't marry casually, wait for me to come back and find a way." As soon as the conversation changed, she explained: "If it is a good family, then let Sister Yao settle this matter happily, and I will prepare a congratulatory gift for her when I come back." ”

As soon as Hesui heard this, he felt a little more grateful to Miss Mei San.

Such a good sister-in-law, where can I find it in the world?

Mei Ru was worried about the Dong family, she couldn't rest assured, and after thinking about it, she thought of someone. After returning home, she went to look for Mei Qian first. Her second sister is the most appropriate and thoughtful, and Mei Ru is relieved to leave this matter to her.

Mei Qian lived alone in the old ancestor's courtyard, and was looking at a painting at this time, when she saw Mei Ru coming, she took her and sat down and said, "Why is the third sister here today?" Didn't you go to your aunt's? ”

Mei Ru briefly said what happened throughout the day, and said: "When the second sister is empty, I will go to my sister-in-law's place to walk around." ”

"Third sister, rest assured." Plum prunes should naturally be inherited.

Mei Ru breathed a sigh of relief, and when she saw a painting on the case, she couldn't help but be curious: "Second sister's new painting?" ”

"Where did I draw it?" Mei Qian shook her head with a smile and explained, "I bought it a few days ago." ”

Mei Ru was stunned, she didn't know when her second sister had gone to buy paintings again.

She walked over and saw that this painting was a painting of smoke and rain, a lonely boat, and the inscription on it was the word "Shen Zhai". Shen Zhai knows that this is Fu Zheng's expression. Mei Ru was slightly stunned, turned around and smiled: "Second sister is really good-looking. His Royal Highness King Yan has few paintings, but now he is picked by the second sister at a glance, isn't there fate? ”

Mei Qian glanced at her and said angrily, "Don't talk nonsense." "She is the most beautiful, and it makes people want to get drunk when they look at her like this.

Mei Ru replied: "I didn't talk nonsense, second sister, you are beautiful and have a good temperament, there must be people who are very happy in their hearts." ”

"Still talking nonsense!" Mei Qian tapped her forehead lightly.

Mei Ru still smiled faintly, she said: "Second sister, I don't know others, I only know that the second brother-in-law in the future will definitely be like this." ”

"Third sister......!" Mei Qian blushed and lowered her head in shame.

came out of the second sister, Mei Ru went to see Qiao's at this time, and it happened that her father was also there.

As soon as she heard that her daughter was going to leave Beijing in two days, Qiao's heart was reluctant, she said: "Follow the rules, your heart is harder than your brother, just leave!" ”

"Mother, it's not like I won't come back, once I go, two months at most." Saying that, Mei Ru looked at Mei Yin again, seeking an alliance and said, "Daddy, did you say?" ”

Mei Yin was also reluctant to hold her daughter in the palm of her hand since she was a child, but she also knew her daughter's thoughts, and at this time he followed the words and said: "Yes, the girl's family should also go to see for a long time, and she is bored in the boudoir all day long, and her vision is so narrow." ”

"What are you doing with such a wide range of vision?" Qiao Shi glared at him, and Mei Yin hurriedly silenced.

Qiao sighed again: "I love to eat the most, but now I am in a hurry, and I don't have any snacks on the road, how can I rest assured?" ”

My mother really loves her the most, and even thinks about these for her, Mei Ru's heart is soft, she put her arm around Qiao's and said, "Good mother, I'll go back when I go, and when you take care of your body thoroughly, I'll come back." ”

Qiao Shi still sighed, turned to Mei Yin and said, "Tomorrow, I will lead the followers to the temple to ask for two peace charms." After thinking about it, he said to him again: "Your mother, you go and tell that if you know that you are going to go far away, the old lady will definitely lose her temper, and maybe she will reprimand you." ”

Mei Yinnuono agreed, got up and went to Chunxi Hall.

Sure enough, Mrs. Du was very angry: "Is this still enough?" A girl who has not left the cabinet goes to such a far place, what should I do if something happens? ”

Mei Yin said: "Mother, there are people from Mengfu." It has been said that if you don't go suddenly, I'm afraid that they will be suspicious. ”

The Meng Mansion now holds the military power, which is not comparable to the Dingguo Mansion...... Sighing, Mrs. Du said helplessly: "That's it, follow this girl has been so careless since she was a child, and she has no rules at all!" What can I do in the future? In the end, Du Shi is really worried about this granddaughter, which house is willing to have such an unruly daughter-in-law?

The next day, after visiting the ancestors, Qiao led Meiru to Lianxiang Temple to incense and ask for peace charms.

When he arrived at the temple, Qiao went to see the abbot Jingming.

The monk in charge of the clinker clasped his hands together and said, "Unfortunately, there is a distinguished guest in front of the abbot today." ”

As soon as she heard the word "distinguished guest", Mei Ru's eyelids jumped, and she thought, it can't be Fu Zheng again, right?

Qiao's didn't want to ask too much, so he could only go to worship the Buddha first.

There are not many people in the temple today, Qiao's heart is sincere, and every Bodhisattva has to kowtow in front of him. She naturally wants a pair of children to be safe. Mei Ru followed behind, and also folded her hands and bowed. I don't know how many Bodhisattvas I worshipped, and finally a little monk came to ask Qiao's to say, "The abbot asks Mrs. to come over." ”

Jingming didn't like to make noise, Qiao's explained a few words, and Mei Ru stayed alone in the abbot's courtyard and waited.

The place where the old monk lives is really elegant, and the vestibule is planted with patches of green bamboo, dark green and eye-catching. In the middle of the yard is a red plum, under the plum tree is a small pond piled up with simple stones, next to the hollow bamboo head and tail to lead the clear stream of the mountain over, the pond also raises a few small fish, this time swim happily, occasionally a few plum petals fall into the water, soft and swaying, more and more beautiful.

Mei Ruli looked at it next to her, and heard the voice of the little monk behind her, "Donor, please come back." ”

One person replied: "Please don't forget it, master." ”

The voice was faint, wrapped in a bone-chilling coolness, Mei Ru was very familiar, her body stiffened, hurriedly avoided it, just pretended not to hear, and stared at the ink bamboo on the edge of the courtyard attentively.

After Fu Zheng finished talking to the monk, as soon as he turned around, he saw Mei Ru in the courtyard.

She stood under the red plum tree, the bead hairpin between her temples shook slightly, her body was obviously stiff, and she was looking to the side with her ears covered, but she didn't know that there were other people in this courtyard.

She had nowhere to hide, so she pretended not to hear or know, pretending to be stupid, thinking that others could not see that little bit of caution...... She's just that stupid.

Fu Zheng shook his head and chuckled.

This chuckle was faintly bantering, and Mei Ru naturally heard it. She knew that Fu Zheng must have seen it all, but she didn't break it, and just let her do it herself. Mei Ru was a little embarrassed, but she still pretended to stand calmly with her back to him, as if he was not there.

Soon, the man walked away with heavy steps.

Mei Ru secretly wondered, what did Fu Zheng do in the temple today? Is he, the prince, idle and panicked?

After a little calculation, Mei Ru's heart moved, and she turned her head to look over-

But where is the man?

February 12 is Fu Zheng's birthday.

In her previous life, Meiru and he had been husband and wife for 13 years, and every year on this day, this person disappeared, and asked him where he was going, and he didn't say anything...... It turns out that he came to this Lianxiang Temple?

What is he doing here?

Mei Ru was puzzled.