Chapter 51: Lost Tokens
The next morning, the sun was shining, and the peach blossoms were fragrant and refreshing.
Tang Shaohe was staying in the corner of the yard with the two girls pulling weeds, when he suddenly heard Cuihong's happy and clever voice: "Third girl, there is finally news here!" ”
"Oh? So fast! Is the date set by the Marquis of Anning's mansion? Tang Shaohe stood up excitedly, glanced back at Xia Tian and Qiu He, and said in a low voice: "You two help me watch the door, if someone comes in, then shout at the door, do you understand?" ”
"Yes, miss, the slave knows." The two girls nodded respectfully, saw them enter the house, and closed the door, and then squatted down and continued their work.
In the room, Tang Shaohe sat on the chair in front of the table, poured a glass of water and drank it, then raised his head and motioned to Cui Hong, who was standing on the side, to speak clearly.
Cui Hong smiled, bent over to her ear and pretended to be mysterious: "Third Miss, you don't know, I heard from the eldest lady this morning, and the date is set for June 20." ”
"In this way, there are still three months, enough for me to prepare some dowry for the fourth sister." Tang Shaohe nodded, took out a pair of gold earrings from the back room and stuffed them into her hand, and said with a smile: "Cui Hong, this is a reward for you." ”
Cui Hong looked at the pair of gold earrings with unique patterns and was very happy, and hurriedly bent her knees and saluted: "The slave and maid thank the third lady, and the slave and maid will retire first, lest the eldest lady not be able to find the slave and the maid and make a temperament." ”
"Okay, be careful not to be seen." Tang Shaohe pointed to the pair of gold earrings in Cuihong's hand, which her mother specially selected for her, there were only three pairs in the whole capital, and this was the only property she had left.
What can I do if I am reluctant? When she can be on her own in the future, she will ask the aunts and sisters for it one by one!
She sighed, slowly walked out of the room, and came to Xia Tian and Qiu He, the two girls, absentmindedly thinking about things while pulling weeds.
The fourth sister's wedding date was set for June 20, so she had to leave two days early.
As for her younger brother, she was worried that if she succeeded in escaping, this matter would naturally annoy the eldest uncle, and her brother's future situation could be described as worrying, what should she do?
Since the eldest aunt was able to deal with her brother's funeral without saying a word after she got married, it proves that the eldest aunt didn't take her seriously at all. If she dared to understand the meaning of disobeying her eldest uncle, the misfortune would inevitably lead to her younger brother, and it would be useless for her to regret it at that time.
Seeing that her face was full of sorrow, the two girls did not dare to ask her, but silently watched her pull out all the flowers and grass under her feet, thinking that they would plant those flowers again later.
Tang Shaohe felt that his body was a little hot, so he couldn't help wiping the sweat on his forehead with the back of his hand, and said to the two girls with a smile: "Okay, rest for a while, and I'll get it again tomorrow." ”
The two girls nodded, followed her into the house, and then fetched some water for her to freshen up and change.
After changing into a refreshing dress, Tang Shaohe lay on the bed, picked up a book and read it for a while, then lay down and rested again.
Sleeping until she woke up in the middle of the night, Fang Jue was dizzy with hunger, and couldn't help but come to the table with the lamp, and found that the two girls had left her dinner, although the meal was cold, but she was still moved to warm her heart, as if there were two more relatives around her, which made her feel very happy.
After finishing the meal, she thought about it seriously, should she take the two girls with her this escape? If you bring it, you don't have so many silver taels on you, but I'm afraid it won't last for two days.
Although the eldest uncle promised her that she could go to the account room at any time to receive some household subsidies for her livelihood, since the eldest uncle found out, the matter was over.
From this incident, she finally understood that in this mansion, it is still the eldest aunt who has the final say!
In that case, she had to prepare early! It's just that the world is big, where can she and her brother go with the two girls?
Besides, my brother's departure has come to an end with his studies since then, wouldn't she hurt him again?
Thinking about it, Tang Shaohe's heart suddenly became a mess, he couldn't sneak away alone, and he couldn't escape with the three of them, but how could it be good?
By the way, she has double gold rings with twisted arms! Can you rely on this fixed relative's token to go to General Meng's mansion?
As long as she waits for her, everything will be justified, but is this method feasible? It seems that some strong people are difficult, and it is also very embarrassing, she doesn't want General Meng to be ashamed of her.
What should I do? She muttered to herself, and the ghostly figure stood up and walked over to the cage in the corner, opening it to look for the purple wooden box.
She searched through all the cages, and when she had searched all the cages carefully, she sat down on the ground in a dejected manner, staring at the overturned cages in a daze.
Where did the purple box go? She clearly remembered putting it at the bottom of the cage, and she checked it once last time, so it was impossible to remember the wrong place!
There are only two possibilities that the double gold rings of the arms are missing, first, it may have been stolen by the evil man who attacked her last time; Second, it may be emerald red, or it may be stolen by someone else in the house.
But she felt that the probability of the first was very low, because if the man stole the double gold ring of the silk arm, he must have known that only the pair of treasures in her house were the most valuable, so why would he ask her to hand over all the belongings? Moreover, she found that he was still very nervous to stuff her belongings into his coat bag as if they were treasures, which showed that he was in urgent need of money, and he was the kind that did not refuse to come, how could he be so nervous about such a small amount of money?
Except for this, it was stolen by the people in the house! As for whether it will be Cuihong, she will have to ask Cuihong about it tomorrow.
Tang Shaohe weakly picked up the clothes on the ground, stuffed them back into the cage indiscriminately, and then lay down on the bed, looking at the top of the light gauze tent with melancholy eyes, gloomy!
It's good now, even this last dead end won't let her go! Without a family token, does General Meng's Mansion still recognize General Meng's family affair with her?
Thinking of this, Tang Shaohe wanted to cry without tears, looking at the roof in a daze, what had she done wrong these days? She was so unlucky! It's so hard to even run away!
She lay on the bed and tossed and turned, and finally stayed up until dawn, quickly got up, fetched water, freshened up and changed clothes, and then went to the Bauhinia Pavilion early, anxiously waiting for Cui Hong's appearance.
"Third Miss, is there anything wrong with you coming here so early? The eldest lady is still asleep in the back room. Cui Hong walked up to her with a food box in her hand, smiled and asked, "If you have something to find the eldest lady, you have to wait for an extra hour." ”
Tang Shaohe shook his head, quickly pulled her aside, and asked softly, "Cui Hong, have you seen the double gold ring of the twisted arm in my house?" It was placed in a cage and contained in a purple box. ”
Cui Hong's eyes flashed slightly, with a displeased look on her face, and she said coldly: "The third lady is asking the wrong person, if you think that the slave's hands and feet are not clean, even if you send someone to search the slave's room, if you can find out, the slave will die in front of the third lady immediately, and there will be no complaints!" ”
"That's not what I meant, you don't have to be so excited." Tang Shaohe looked slightly disappointed, and said indifferently: "Since you haven't seen it, then I'll go back and find it later, maybe it's somewhere." ”
"If the third lady is okay, I will forgive the slave and maid for not accompanying her." Cui Hong glared at her, and immediately turned her face and didn't recognize anyone, which made her a little speechless.
Tang Shaohe returned to the courtyard of the North Chamber, and called Xia Tian and Qiu He to help them look in the house, and the three of them worked in the house for most of the day, but in the end they still did not find the belongings of the relatives.
She lay on the kang in a daze, looking sideways at the courtyard outside the window, her heart was heavy and sad, and tears slipped down silently, obscuring her vision.