Chapter 124: Twilight (2nd Watch)
Xu Tingshen heard Ying say the word "private meeting", and his heart was shocked. Whether the mother is groundless suspicion or chasing after the wind, it is a matter of Linglong's reputation, and these two words must not be mentioned.
"Mother, although the child has lived in Xiling for more than a month, he and Sister Long have only met by chance, and every time there is Senior Brother Jin by his side, he will never talk about private meetings. Sister Long has not yet reached the end of time, but she is already stable and sensible, and the child will never be abrupt by her. ”
Ying had never seen his son like this, but seemed to be very dissatisfied with his mother. She was unhappy in her heart, and sank her face: "You haven't seen the best in private, and when Mrs. Feng was in the Jin family's West Mansion, she was also a serious family, but now she is in charge of the concubine's room, and she is not afraid of making people laugh when she says it." Fortunately, Sister Long was sent to the countryside of Jiangsu since she was a child to raise her, a few days ago when I asked Mrs. Chang to protect the media, the second wife of the Chang family also asked which Jin family it was, not to say, to see that the look of the Jin family Xifu was very contemptuous, fortunately I explained in time, saying that this is Miss Chang, since she was a child in the old house in Jiangsu, raised by Mrs. Jin, that Mrs. Chang is only half pushed and half willing to propose marriage for you. But who would have thought that the Jin family would come out like this again, I went to compensate Mrs. Chang early this morning, and gave a pair of glass cups. Alas, fortunately, Mrs. Chang read that her uncle and our master are in the same department, and she didn't care. ”
Mrs. Chang's eldest son, Chang Ming Qiguan, worships the left waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the Xu family and Mrs. Chang's maiden family are in-laws, so the Ying family can invite Mrs. Chang to say goodbye to her son.
Xu Tingshen felt ashamed when he heard this, his mother was the most reluctant to ask for help on weekdays, and she rarely dealt with these wives in Beijing, for his family affairs. Even relatives like the Chang family who came out of five suits also used it, and he was still a little dissatisfied with his mother just now, and he lied
He and Linglong had met alone, in the Fog Pavilion on the mountain. He saw a little girl jumping up and down there from a distance, and he was curious, and when he got closer, he realized that it was Linglong. That day, Linglong's face was flushed, and he was wearing a honey-colored dress, not a skirt, but a bearded trousers, which made him very surprised. It was the first time he had seen a young lady dressed like this.
He had never seen anything like this. Lively, playful, and a little lively.
She allowed him to send her back to Zhuangzi, but she walked fast ahead, and he followed from a distance. Just looking at her back. And his heart was filled.
Go back to your room. Cheng's mother has already commanded the little maids to take care of his outfits, and it seems that everyone knows that he will return to Shandong tomorrow.
He hung his head and felt like he had a lot of work to do. But if you don't do it, you can't let it go.
He called Lan Mo and said to Cheng's mother, "I have two books at Cousin Han's, I'll go get them now." ”
Afraid that Cheng's mother would ask questions, Xu Tingshen ran out with Lan Mo and a cigarette.
Cheng's mother's words came to her mouth and swallowed hard, she originally wanted to say that such a trivial matter as taking a book would just send a little girl over.
But it wasn't until Xu Tingshen's back completely disappeared that Cheng's mother remembered that there were some young masters of the Han family who set up eagles and let dogs, saying that he borrowed books from the second master to read, so how could it be.
The more Cheng's mother thought about it, the more inappropriate it became, and she turned around and went to see Ying.
When Ying heard that Xu Tingshen went out from here, he guessed that he must have gone to the Jin family to find Jin Zifeng to inquire, sighed, and said to Cheng's mother: "How can he only bring one Lanmo with him, then Lanmo is only eight or nine years old, and there are more than enough successes and failures, you find two stable ones to go to the Jin family's West Mansion, and ask the second master if he is here to find the third master Jin." ”
Cheng's mother received his wife's instructions, and hurriedly called two sensible people to chase Xu Tingshen.
Before Linglong returned to her small courtyard, she heard that the second master of the Xu family was coming, and Linglong remembered that the Xu family's proposal had been postponed.
According to the rules, she was going to go to Chunhui Hall after changing her clothes, but now she didn't want to move, so she simply leaned on the Xiangfei couch, opened her eyes, and looked at the dust on the roof.
If she doesn't have a daughter to marry with her mother's rules, then she won't marry, she has these hands, she doesn't have to worry about eating and drinking, even if she can't help her mother overturn the case in the end, she is not afraid that she can't support her mother and herself.
Since the proposal has been postponed, it is better to make it clear to Xu Tingshen now that she doesn't want to marry, and no one wants to marry.
Xu Tingshen has a pure character and a talent, there is no need to get into the muddy waters of the Jin family, and there is no need to be compared with the Gu family by his brother.
It's better to make it clear to him now, let him find another good match, and stop wasting feelings and time on himself.
As long as it is something that Linglong decides, he will do it immediately.
She sat up from the Xiangfei couch and heard Xingyu muttering to Chunfen: "The weather is getting colder, and the bunk on this Xiangfei couch is too thin, so as not to let the young lady lie on it and catch a cold." ”
Linglong said: "Chunfen, you go to the small kitchen to cook a bowl of porridge for me, and put less rice." ”
Seeing that Chunfen went out, she said to Xingyu: "You know Second Master Xu, and I want to ask him to go to Cuiwei Pavilion, and I will wait there." ”
Before Xingyu could agree, Linglong felt that this was inappropriate: "Wait, if you let me think about it again, let's go to the third brother's Tingfeng Pavilion, let's go over there now." ”
Xingyu breathed a sigh of relief, Miss Fang Cai asked her to call Xu Erye to Cuiwei Pavilion, but she was really shocked, this is not Zhuangzi, there are old ladies and Mrs. Song's eyes and ears everywhere, and the fourth wife is not a fuel-efficient lamp.
Xingyu and Huancui changed Linglong into a moon-white bamboo leaf pattern home-style jacket, a lake-green thread-raising skirt, and only two pearl clips were pinned to the double screw bun.
Xingyu frowned, the young lady was dressed too plainly, and she didn't look like a lover.
"Miss, smear some rouge, the eldest lady gave you last time, the color is not thick or light, it is suitable for you."
Linglong smiled and shook her head, looking at herself in the diamond mirror: "That's it, it's good, let's go." ”
Jin Min is still in the Yamen, Jin Zifeng is not in the mansion, and without him accompanying him, Xu Tingshen can't go to see Mrs. Jin. Seeing that he had no intention of leaving, the little guy in the Wind Pavilion had no choice but to ask Qingcha, and Qingcha made tea for Xu Tingshen, and asked him to move a few books out, and asked him to wait in the hall first.
When Linglong came, she saw Qingcha and Qingxue standing under the corridor and talking in a low voice, and saw her hurriedly saluting.
Linglong asked, "Can the second master of the Xu family be inside?" ”
Qingcha has always been clever, and said with a smiling face: "Second Master Xu is reading a book inside." ”
Linglong didn't speak, and walked in. Qingcha's face changed, and she was about to follow up, but Xingyu had already stopped her with a smile and took two high-grade seals and gave them to her and Sweep the Snow.
Qingcha smiled: "Sister Xingyu's handkerchief is really good-looking, bring it to me and take a good look."
Xu Tingshen was absentmindedly flipping through the book, when he suddenly heard the loud coughing of the maid, he raised his eyes and saw Linglong standing at the door.
It was already evening, the setting sun had dyed half of the windows orange, and the carved wooden door in the hall was open, and there was also a warm orange red through, and Linglong stood in this orange twilight.
She was dressed very plainly, standing in the light and shadow, as if she had just come out of an ink painting, soft and faint.
1111 (To be continued......)
PS: Maybe it's because of the weather, or maybe it's cold, my right arm has been sore since yesterday, and the speed of the code word has slowed down. In the afternoon, I cupped the fire, the underside of the shoulder blades was black and purple, I took a photo with my mobile phone, I was shocked to see it, but it seemed that the soreness had not decreased, and I hope it will be better tomorrow.