Chapter 60: Settlement (II)
Xingzhao's rare thunderous anger finally calmed the scene, Man'er didn't dare to cry anymore, the eldest lady's sobbing was quieter, and the whole room could hear the needle dropping.
Huang's mother made a promise, Xingzhao thought about it and stopped her, and then instructed: "If Aunt Wan has grievances, she is not allowed to make trouble." If she is really fierce, let her think about He Xingxiao - if the Fang family loses power again, her mother is also the main lady of Lin'an Hou Mansion! This sentence was also said to the eldest lady, and said: "If you give money to the people in the outer courtyard today, what will you stuff tomorrow!" Is this the rule of the East Partial House? Tell Aunt Wan to restrain a room as soon as possible. ”
Huang's mother is a powerful person, and she understood what Xingzhao meant when she heard it, and said yes again and again. As soon as she went out, her face went down, and Huang's mother, who had followed the eldest lady all her life, was obviously holding her breath and worried, and Wan's also put her face on to make waves, and Huang's mother's suppressed anger was stimulated to rise up, and she walked steadily and aggressively to the east.
The eldest lady sat on the kang with her waist bent, wearing a rabbit plush Fu character on her head to wipe her forehead, twisting a Fang Shu brocade carved silk handkerchief in her hand, she couldn't stop sobbing and scribbling, and the corners of her eyes were wrinkled, looking like she was ten years old.
Xingzhao's heart suddenly felt powerless, and he was anxious, so he had to say softly: "The queen mother is just grounded." ”
"The queen has never been grounded before!" The eldest lady reacted very quickly at this time, and cried again: "My brother's life and death are still unknown in front of me, and my sister has provoked the emperor's eyes again, I don't know that there is no reason for my brother, our Fang family is only afraid that it will be defeated" Before Xingzhao could speak, the eldest lady spoke again: "Such a big thing." Master Hou doesn't know to tell me! Aunt Wan knows how to stuff money and inquire into the outer courtyard. Don't wait for the whole house to find out, our main courtyard is still in the dark."
Xingzhao is full of things. One by one, the eldest lady's mood is now on the verge of collapse. Xingzhao could only comforted softly: "Father is afraid that you are worried, do you remember the lottery you drawn?" It's 'another village'."
The eldest lady didn't answer, she was the youngest daughter of the Fang family and the old girl, as soon as she was born, the war in the northwest retreated, and the old general Fang was very happy, and personally named her Afu. Among the three siblings, General Fang Lao valued his eldest son Fang Qi the most. I trust the eldest daughter Fang Li the most, but she is the most spoiled. married to Lin'an Houfu, and she also knew in her heart that she only relied on her brother and sister. But now that the reliance has collapsed, how can she not panic!
"Go and ask Zhang Yuan to judge me, my mother has been working hard lately, and I'm afraid that something will happen to my body." Xingzhao slowly instructed Lianyu, got up and hugged the eldest lady again, and turned his face up. He pursed his lips and smiled as if easing the atmosphere, and his tone was extremely cautious: "You are the bloodline of the Fang family, and you are married to the first-class noble Lin'an Hou Mansion of the current dynasty, and you have been glorious all the way." Now you are a grandmother. It's the lady of the house, and everyone else looks at you and acts. You panic, you panic. Others would climb up the pole and kick their noses in the face. Today, Aunt Wan dared to secretly stuff money and go to the outer courtyard to inquire about the news. Tomorrow she will dare to deny you as the mistress. You have a big burden on you no less than your father, in the eyes of outsiders. You represent the He family, your father, your grandmother and your brother. You have to maintain dignity and decency."
Xingzhao said in the end, tears welled up in his eyelashes, his throat and eyes were sour, and there was no way to continue.
The eldest lady was stunned, her body was stagnant, she lowered her head to look at the young girl's face, she didn't look carefully for a few days, but found that Xingzhao's face was not better than hers, a pair of apricot eyes were wide open, and she looked abrupt and cruel on a palm-sized face, her chin was pointed, and she remembered that Xingzhao was obviously a round face
The eldest lady's nose was sour, it turned out that the two children lived so hard, just because of a useless mother like her, so they had to help her maintain the dignity and decency she had lost
If my sister was in this situation, what would she do? She certainly wouldn't let her young children get in her way and share the responsibilities and burdens that should have belonged to her.
For the first time, the eldest lady found that she deserved to be such a failure as a mother, looking at her little daughter, Xingzhao's eyes were clear but tired, and a trace of maturity that did not belong to her, and the eldest lady cried bitterly.
After Zhang Yuan was sentenced, he was welcomed to the main courtyard, holding the pulse of the eldest lady in his hand, prescribed a few calming medicines, and instructed the eldest lady through the cloud silk Luo Jiang cover: "Opened astragalus, wolfberry and codonopsis, all of which nourish qi and blood, you should calm down" slowed down his voice, seemed to hesitate and consider, and said: "I also went to the northwest to be a doctor with the army before, General Fang is a very tough person, once outside, the flesh of General Fang's wound festered, he himself took a knife and dug up the rotten meat, It is impossible for such a person who rushed to the forefront the next day to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason."
Xingzhao stood beside the bed, and when he heard this, he cast a grateful look at Zhang Yuanju.
Xingzhao personally sent Zhang Yuan to the second gate, and after going back, he saw that the window lattices erected in the main courtyard were put down, and only the breeze and a few early spring insects could be heard in the courtyard. ”
That's fine.
Xingzhao nodded and admonished, "When Mrs. wakes up, hurry up to dinner, and don't disturb her with things again." That Man'er is a first offense, even if he is punished, teach well, or stay in the main courtyard. ”
After saying that, he turned around and walked to Rongshoutang, walking on the road, but his heart was "knocking" and jumping faster and faster, stopping in the middle of the road, looking at the spring water of the pool of Bibo Lake that was wrinkled by the wind, the lake surface that was originally as bright as a mirror became crumpled, and the five-colored koi that could be enjoyed in the verandah was now long gone under the fluttering of the green grass and algae.
Xingzhao suddenly blessed his soul, and if he couldn't catch a fish, there was no way to persuade the fish catcher, so he could only muddy the water in a pool! The fish are hidden in the green wattles, and the eyes of pedestrians can only stare at the sludge and algae that fill the pond!
From the menacing arrival of the Tartars, to the loss of Pingxi Pass, to the rumors in Dingjingli, and finally Queen Fang was grounded.
The first two situations are seven points for heaven and three points for man. And the two tricks are all planned and instigated in the hearts of the people, aiming to muddy a pool of spring water, and kill with a move, and seal the throat with an arrow. If the emperor believed the rumors, then Fang Qi would only save one life even if he came back alive, and the holy grace had been lost and would cause suspicion. If the Fang family wants to preserve their reputation and wealth, there are only two ways, one is to hand over the military power, and the other is to rebel. If Fang Qi can't come back, everything will be more justified.
The other party intends to pray!
This is a complete dead end, and the way to break the game is even more difficult - Fang Qi not only wants to come back, but also returns triumphantly!
Xingzhao's eyes lit up, and she turned around and was about to walk towards Huaishanyuan, she needed a quiet environment and a peaceful state of mind to let her think carefully and think carefully!
She doesn't accept fate, let alone believe in fate!
The inside of Huaishan Garden was as quiet as the main courtyard, but there was a little softer, and Lianyu was bound to guard outside the study.
The little girl in the atrium, Fu, was holding a copper kettle in her hands, watering the poppy with a smile, and Fushuang looked up to see Lianyu, and grinned to greet her. Lianyu hurriedly made a silent gesture with her hand, and gently pointed inside, the little girl saw it, and quickly covered her mouth with her hand, but her eyes were rolling around, like a naughty hamster.
The maid in the back wing room didn't have this good luck, Man'er, who had just been beaten five times in public, lay on the bed, crying breathlessly, and her back hurt so much that she was in pain, and she didn't dare to cover her hands, and she hiccuped and shouted: "I don't know how to know it!" The dog bites Lu Dongbin and doesn't know the hearts of good people! Weasel New Year's greetings to chickens! ”
Another little girl who had made half of her buttocks on the edge of the bed hurriedly went to cover her mouth, thought about it and let it go, and smiled so hard that her eyes narrowed into a slit: "In order to please the eldest lady, the words and words that I learned through hard work are all used in this relationship?" ”
"Phew! Let's see who will please her in the future! Man'er cried so much that her mouth reached the root of her ears, and she said directly: "I obviously went to report the news with a good heart, how old are the four girls!" is as big as Erya, Erya is still having a runny nose, and the fourth girl dares to be a prestige and dare to order to beat me! Xiangtan, how smart you are, you have become a big girl in the house of the six girls, I wanted to go to the main courtyard on an errand when I squeezed my head, didn't I value the good temperament of the eldest lady and serve well? How do you know that the eldest lady Bodhisattva-like character gave birth to a king of Yama, "Man'er hiccuped while crying, and continued: "I also sold your sister Yingfen in the east side of the house, and she was kicked out by the master's family, can you still be sold to a good place!" ”
Xiangtan is another big girl next to He Xingxiao, hearing Man'er say this, a pair of peach blossom eyes turned left and right, lowered his body, and whispered softly to Man'er.
Hearing this, Man'er smacked her tongue and asked if it was true or not, Xiangtan pushed her with a gesture, and said angrily: "How many years have we been sisters, can I lie to you about this?" ”
Man'er seemed to believe it or not, and her hand involuntarily touched her buttocks, and suddenly the pain in her back hit like a tide like a million needles, so painful that she tore her throat and shouted, as if she had forgotten what she had just heard.
The scene in the back wing room full of crying and dying naturally did not reach Xingzhao's ears. Aunt Lian Wan heard that Huang's mother was arrogant, and said with obvious contempt that when she wanted to take Yingfen out for sale, she didn't cry or make trouble, and after being stunned for a while, she asked people to bring Yingfen out, and handed it over to Huang's mother with a humble attitude, which shocked Huang's mother so much that her soul was missing.
The Lin'an Hou Mansion fell into a short period of tranquility and calm, but only the next day, this strange and invariably calm was broken by one thing, and the Lin'an Hou Mansion fell into a boiling again.
Feng Andong, a minister who was known for his sharp advice, demanded a thorough investigation of the Fang family and his dismissal from his post as a general, citing the dereliction of duty and negligence of the Fang family in the northwest and the foreign general's neglect of political affairs in March. The emperor immediately brushed his sleeves away, and Feng Andong then hit his head on the vermilion lacquer floor pillar in the Yiyuan Palace, and now he is still unconscious. (To be continued......)
ps: No accident, there can be two watches, but Ayuan's cervical spine hurts, woo woo woo woo