Chapter 67: Joy and Sorrow

Ruo Ying looked left and right, the cuckoo laughed at her and was more anxious than the bride, no way, Ruo Ying really really wanted to know the reaction of the Twelve Elder Brothers, such a thin veil was light, I was afraid that it was a saint, and I had to disarm and surrender. Finally, on the day of the wedding, the bride and groom went to various places to greet each other during the day, and the real wedding was held in the evening. Ruolu had gotten permission with Kangxi yesterday, and planned to have lunch, so he took the cuckoo straight to the mansion of the Twelfth Elder Brother.

But when he was about to go out, the Queen Mother summoned Ruo Ying to Cining Palace, and the resentment in Ruo Ying's heart swelled at the speed of light, but there was no other way, so she had to reluctantly change to Ci Ning Palace, and ordered others to bring gifts and wait in the carriage.

"If you say hello to the Queen Mother, please say hello to Concubine De." Why is Concubine De also there?

"Well, okay, the eagle girl is here to mourn." After calling, the Queen Mother waved at Ruoyu. Ruo Ying said that in the past, she was a little uncomfortable when she caught a glimpse of Concubine De's expression, and it was also because of the fourteenth elder brother's matter, she didn't want to see herself, but at that time she was just a little palace maid, and now she has become a small Gege in Prince Kang's mansion, and she is deeply favored by Kangxi, and even the queen mother is willing to call herself to talk to relieve her boredom, it seems inappropriate for her to have a cold face, but she is awkward in her heart.

The Queen Mother took Ruolu's hand, patted it one by one, and said: "Eagle girl, as soon as this toad girl gets married, she is busy with all the big and small things in the house, and she definitely can't take care of the old woman of the mourning family, you live in the palace, and often go to the mourning family to play, and you can talk to the mourning family." ”

Your Excellency the Queen Mother, you called me all the way to this for this? "Queen Mother, with your words, if the eagle must run to you two times in three days, you don't have to be annoyed by the time comes!" Holding the arm of the Queen Mother to beg for good behavior, Ruo Ying glanced at Concubine De intentionally or unintentionally, and said, "Besides, the ladies of each palace come to you every day to greet you and talk to you, where can you be idle!" ”

"But no, Huang Eniang, we must not let you have half a cent of idle work!" Knowing that Ruo Ying was paving the steps for herself, Concubine De, who had been silent, opened her mouth.

"Alas, when people are old, they are afraid of loneliness, so they like to have more people around them, and they are more lively, and they don't care about whether they are disliked or not!" The Queen Mother sighed.

"The demeanor of the emperor has not diminished back then, where is it old!" Concubine De's face gradually softened, and she said softly.

"No, no, no!" The Queen Mother waved her hand.

"Queen Mother, you are too annoying, look at your skin, it is more delicate and white than Ruolu, fortunately, Ruolu was born late, if you were born at the same time as the Queen Mother, then Ruolu would be embarrassed to go out." Ruo Ying cooperated with Concubine De's words.

"Ouch, this eagle girl has a sweet mouth, and it will make people happy." The Queen Mother smiled and scratched Ruoyu's face, smiling from ear to ear, and Concubine De also laughed on the side, straight Ruoyu was likeable.

"Speaking of which, if the eagle girl is not small, I am afraid that she will get married in a year and a half, so where can the mourning family listen to those auspicious words in the future?" The Queen Mother said suddenly.

"If you are with the queen mother and the emperor, isn't it okay?" Ruolu laughed.

"How? When my daughter is older, she always has to get married, so it seems that she has to find someone closer. Saying that, the Queen Mother glanced at Concubine De, but Concubine De was stunned, and then she was a little clear in her heart, smiling on her face, but she couldn't figure out whether this was happy or sad for a while.

While talking, someone came to report that the fourteenth elder brother had arrived, Ruoyu was a little puzzled, it stands to reason that at this time, the fourteenth elder brother should go to the twelfth elder brother's mansion, why did he run to Cining Palace?

The fourteenth elder brother invited An, and the queen mother opened her mouth first: "The fourteenth brother will not go to your twelfth brother's lively place this time, why did he come here from the mourning family?" ”

"Back to the Queen Mother's words, Yinzhen just came from the Twelfth Brother." In front of the Queen Mother, the fourteenth elder brother is much more restrained than in Concubine De.

"Why did you come back before you could eat the wine?" Concubine De was puzzled.

"Back to Eniang, the twelfth sister-in-law went straight to find Ruo Gege, and her son heard that she was here with the Queen Mother, so he hurried over to help her take a leave." The fourteenth elder brother laughed and snorted.

Hearing this, the Queen Mother and Concubine De both laughed, and the Queen Mother said: "I'm afraid it's not just Yu Toad girl looking for her, right?" You old fourteenth, the mourning family called the girl to sit for a while, and you came to find it...... Okay, girl. ”

"The Queen Mother." If the eagle responds.

"You children love to play and make trouble, go with the old fourteen, don't get bored here." The Queen Mother finally issued a pardon.

"The Queen Mother, you just wanted Ruo Ying to accompany you more, and you will be able to get rid of others in the blink of an eye?" Of course, Ruo Eagle would not be stupid enough to run out immediately with Shane, so he had to excuse himself.

The Queen Mother smiled and said: "Come on, go quickly, don't go again, I'm afraid someone should be in a hurry to jump to their feet." ”

Ruo Yu only said in her heart that she said Yu Toad, so she left her seat to say goodbye, but when she went out to glance, she saw what the Queen Mother and Concubine De were talking about, and glanced straight at herself and the fourteenth elder brother, Concubine De nodded from time to time, somehow, she always felt that something was wrong.

"How do you know I'm with the Queen Mother?" Walked out of Cining Palace, Ruo Ying asked.

"I'll wait for you in Fengyin Pavilion, the girl in your house said that you were passed on by the Queen Mother." The fourteenth elder brother explained.

"You went to Fuchafu? I'm afraid it's not quite appropriate. "At this hour, Yu Toad should still be at home, how did this fourteenth elder brother see the people?

"I haven't even left the palace gate yet, which Fucha Mansion is going to?" The fourteenth elder brother replied casually.

"Huh?" Hearing this, Ruoyu paused.

Seeing that Ruo Ying paused, the fourteenth elder brother also stood up and explained: "I wanted to go with you, but who knew that the Queen Mother called you to Cining Palace, I thought that you must be in a hurry to go over, so I lied, otherwise where would you come out so easily?" ”

"You are really ......" Ruo Ying smiled bitterly, "I know that the Empress Dowager is an old man, and she has the ability, next time I go to bluff your Emperor Ama to see, can you still be so leisurely after a while?" Ruo Ying smiled and joked with the fourteenth elder brother.

"It's not like I haven't bluffed." The fourteenth elder brother muttered something in a low voice, but Ruo Ying didn't hear it clearly, but he was not convinced, and he didn't ask him.

When I arrived at the mansion of the twelfth elder brother, it was still early at this time, and the sedan chair had not yet arrived, so Ruo Ying and the fourteenth elder brother went to the main hall first.

"What a handsome groom! Look at these eyebrows! Look at this body! Who can match the first half of the score? As soon as he entered the main hall and saw the twelve elder brothers who were greeting the guests, he did not hesitate to praise the words in his mouth. Dressed in a groom's dress, the twelve elder brothers added a bit of sassy and heroic posture compared to the previous elegance, and followed the prestige, seeing that it was Ruo Ying and the fourteen elder brothers, he walked over quickly and said, "Ruo Ying, but I have been waiting for you for a long time." ”

"Well, it can't be helped." Ruo Ying leaned into the ear of the Twelfth Elder Brother and whispered, "The Queen Mother's old woman chattered and never let me out." "The reason why Ruo Fei dared to be so bold, in addition to the unexpected encounter with the twelve elder brothers when he was still Zhu Zheng, but also because he committed Long Wei for him and Yu Toad this time, which made the relationship between the two of them change qualitatively, although it is not as good as thirteen and fourteen, but it is not shallow, so it is harmless to joke with him in private.

Sure enough, the twelfth elder brother only disapprovefully yelled at Ruo Nunu, and when he saw Ruo Yu grimacing at him, he just smiled helplessly.

Taking the gift from the cuckoo, Ruo Ying said: "I have been preparing this for a long time, and I must open it in the new house today." ”

The twelfth elder brother just thanked him and wanted to accept the gift, Ruo Ying thought about it, took it back again, and said repeatedly: "No, no, no, I'll hand it over to Yu Toad personally." ”

"Brother Twelve, if you give a gift to your sister-in-law, I won't give it to you!" The thirteenth elder brother came out of nowhere and joked with the fourteenth elder brother.

Ruo Ying glared at the thirteenth elder brother, but looking at his thin face, he was reluctant to scold him. Since that time, I knew that he was alone and returned to Beijing, and he was seriously ill, but he insisted that he should go up to the court, and he should do things, Lang Run Fengzi has repeatedly cleared and reduced, although he has been conditioned a lot, but look at his current appearance, Ruo Ying can't even bear to imagine what kind of eyebrows he should have at the beginning, just want to be kind to him, a little better, but no matter how good, it is not as good as one-tenth of what he has done to himself, she has never done anything for him, and she really can't afford his deep friendship with him.

Participated in the wedding of the seventh elder brother, if the eagle has seen some of the Qing Dynasty weddings are like, this time, if the eagle did not stay outside, after all, the last time was ordered to send rewards, this time it has become a grid, there will always be gossip when you show up, although you are not afraid, but you are annoyed, besides, the older prince will also arrive after a while, and she will not meet the prince again, she looks at the headache.

After leading the cuckoo to the new house, not long after, I heard the sound of crackling firecrackers outside, followed by cheers in the happy hall, and soon the sound had moved to the new house. Ruoyu walked out of the door, picked a dark place that no one paid attention to, and waited, just thinking about how to make trouble in the cave room, and suddenly remembered Ruoqing. At that time, everyone was still a little girl who didn't know anything about the world, there was no such fame and fortune struggle, and there was no need to be busy dodging guns and arrows, and they went their separate ways in a blink of an eye, and even failed to participate in her wedding. Maybe it's because the friendship at that time was innocent and too beautiful, so even though I dealt with all kinds of women in the palace, I still couldn't let go of the fun and laughter that the three of them ignored at that time, and I still miss it. Thinking about it like this, I don't know if Qingqing doesn't know that the bamboo basket is "dead", but he is not "dead"? Isn't it time to find a chance to tell her?

When Ruoyu came back to his senses, there was no noisy crowd, and there was a commotion in the front hall from time to time, thinking that he was pouring the wine of the twelve elder brothers, Ruoyu ignored it and led the cuckoo into the new house.

At this time, Yu Toad was sitting quietly on the edge of the bed with a big red head cover, and it was rare to see Yu Toad so quiet in his impression, and he could stand anything for the person he loved, and Ruo Yu silently hooked the corners of his lips.

The grandmother in the room reminded Ruo Fei that the bride was speechless until the groom returned, and Ruo Ying nodded.

Ruo Ying took the gift from the cuckoo's hand, told her to go back to the carriage and wait first, and then handed the gift to the dowry girl of Yu Toad on the side, and said: "The gift list sent by Fengyin Pavilion, you don't have to look at it, but this one is a single gift from me, but my craftsmanship is not good, only the idea of it, made by others, it will be dismantled tonight, and I will enter the palace tomorrow, I will accept the results!" ”

Seeing that Yu Toad nodded lightly, Ruo Ying patted the back of Yu Toad's hand and said, "When they come over, they will definitely make a fuss, I am a little tired today, so I will go back first, and I will tell you happily tomorrow if I have anything to say." With that, he went out of the room.

The red lanterns and silk reflected the night sky with a little more red light, as if the wisps of red light climbed up the night sky, and it seemed to be a large piece of dark blue stretched out his arm to pull the red light into the sky, entwined, unable to distinguish the boundary. Ruo Yu stood in the courtyard for a long time, the night in July had begun to cool, she suddenly felt empty in her body, no breath, no thought, no pulse, like a shell, and then a palpitation for no reason caught her off guard, and she was so uncomfortable that she didn't know what to do.

"Ruoyu, what's wrong with you?" The familiar voice sounded behind itself, and the next moment it was already beside him, and the thirteenth elder brother appeared around him with heat and wine, making Ruo Ying feel that there was no better feeling than this.

"Carriage, take me back to the carriage." Cold sweat left on her forehead, and her body was very weak. This is the root of the disease that has fallen since her southern tour, Kangxi refused to tell her the reason, but she guessed that it must not be a problem of "poisonous wine", that is, what was wrong with the sword she was stabbed, perhaps, the sword was poisoned.

The thirteenth elder brother didn't say anything more, picked up Ruo Ying horizontally, walked out of the mansion in three steps and two steps, and directly carried Ruo Ying into his carriage. After placing Ruoyu properly, the thirteenth elder brother poured out half a cup of warm milk tea and fed Ruoyu to drink. It seemed to be better, Ruo Ying clutched the palm of the thirteenth elder brother tightly, trying to drive away the last bit of discomfort. When her body finally calmed down, she stroked the palm of the thirteenth elder brother, and said weakly: "Fortunately, I don't like to keep nails on weekdays." ”

"Are you feeling better?" The thirteenth elder brother let Ruoyu's head rest on his lap, put one hand around Ruoyu's shoulder, and the other hand wiped the sweat on Ruoyu's forehead.

"Hmm." Ruoyu's chest was still visibly heaving, and it was obvious that it had taken a lot of effort.

"What's wrong? How long has it been? Is it the root cause of this southern tour? I've never seen you have this problem before. The thirteenth elder brother asked with a frown.

Shaking his head, Ruo Ying said: "If you don't want to die, don't talk about it." ”

"Do you still have to hold on like this?" The thirteenth elder brother disagreed.

"The emperor knows that Imperial Physician Lu is also thinking about it, it's really not a big deal, can I live with my own life?" Ruo Ying smiled at the thirteenth elder brother.

Hearing Ruo Yu say that the emperor had been handled by Imperial Physician Lu, the thirteenth elder brother's expression relaxed a little, but he still said: "What kind of symptoms, tell me about it, and I will also help inquire about it, although Imperial Doctor Lu's medical skills are good, multiple ways are always good, isn't it?" ”

"Okay, don't worry, it's really going to be fine." Ruo Eagle's physical strength has recovered a lot, he shook the arm of the thirteenth elder brother with a smile, sat up slowly, and said, "I am the person who spares my life the most, and I am reluctant to leave until the last moment." If there is really something, I will definitely ask the emperor to issue a holy decree and send you all out to find a prescription for me! ”

The thirteenth elder brother was amused by Ruoyu's words, poured another cup of milk tea and handed it to Ruoyu, and saw that she was really fine, so he ordered the carriage to drive to the palace.

"The cuckoo is still waiting for me." Ruolu said busily.

"I asked Xiao Dizi to inform them to go back to the palace on their own, I don't feel at ease if you are like this, I will send you back." The thirteenth elder brother opened the curtain and ordered, and Ruolu did not object again.

Looking at the side face of the thirteenth elder brother, Ruolu smiled faintly, if she really couldn't stand the pain one day, she would find an excuse to leave, and then end everything in this era. Thirteen, thank you for such care and care, I know that you value love and righteousness, instead of letting you face the sadness and pain of losing a friend, it is better to leave some concern, at least there is hope.