Chapter 58: Settled (I)
Chapter 58 Settled (I)
As soon as Mrs. Min cried, the eldest lady couldn't help it, she started crying, and remembered that she was with Fang Qi in the letter, and stammered to say the holy will revealed by He Yan in the morning.
Mrs. Min received the holy decree early in the morning, and after asking carefully, she asked about the bad news, and she was so frightened that her hands and feet were paralyzed, and she remembered that Mrs. Anhou was the sister of General Fang, and she brushed her hair before she had time to freshen up, so she hurriedly went to Hefu to inquire about the news. Originally, it was the idea that he could come back with a meritorious service this time when he went west, and Min Jirou could be more decent when he got married. Who would have thought that Tartar would be eaten this time, and he would be determined to go against Da Zhou, and the matter of being stubborn and nailed down would become so dangerous and difficult.
Crying, talking, and complaining can always minimize boredom and worry, but crying will not help at all.
Xingzhao avoided the inner room, rested for two hours this morning, tossed and turned and couldn't sleep, so he simply got up and guarded the eldest lady.
The sound of the woman's cry and the rustling of the clothes could be vaguely heard next to the ears, which made Xingzhao suddenly depressed, leaned on the warm couch, took a scroll from a few tables, forced himself to be quiet, roughly swept the three columns of words, and found that he could not read a single word.
As soon as I raised my eyes, I saw a jade-colored water clear flower on the black lacquer table in front of the window lattice, in which there were several large peony flowers, fiery red like a fire cloud at dusk, and the strong and bright color added a little vitality to the lonely and sad main hall, and the cover used to lay the table was a plain silk dark pattern of Sanjiang shuttle cloth.
"Who put these flowers and cloth?" Xingzhao raised his eyes and asked.
Now standing beside him is the little maid Man'er in the main courtyard, who entered the inner room to serve for the first time and listened to the master's questions. Tremblingly, he raised his head and replied: "The flower was brought in by Aunt Wang of the flower house." The cover is "suddenly remembered the cloudy atmosphere in the house these days, and paused. The temptation changed the conversation: "Is it because the flowers are not arranged well?" Do you want someone to go and tell Aunt Wang to remove this flower? ”
"No, the flowers are well arranged. Reward two silver buns to the flower room. Xingzhao turned a page of the book, and said in a calm voice: "The housekeeper mother who chose this cloth is really annoying, we haven't held a funeral in the house yet, how should we live." The first time I made such a mistake, I forgave it. If anyone dares to put such a thing as plain silk jute in front of my eyes again, don't blame me for turning my face and not recognizing people. ”
Man'er didn't understand, but felt that the four girls who were smiling all day long had become scary for no reason. The atmosphere didn't dare to go out of the ground.
After this out, the servants of the Lin'an Hou Mansion saw the meaning of the above clearly, and no matter how panicked they were, they didn't dare to bring their hearts to the master.
Something so big happened, even if He Yan and the eldest lady deliberately concealed it from Rong Shoutang, Mrs. Tai still had a way to know. After listening to Zhang's mother talk about the emperor's disposition, Mrs. Tai breathed a long sigh of relief, and only said four words, and only asked Zhang's mother to bring four words to Xingzhao. "Wait and see".
Xingzhao has no way to "wait and see" like a bystander, in the northwest, it is her uncle who is uncertain about life and death, in Dingjing. Her mother's future is still unclear.
He Yan has been going out early and returning late these days, and the first few days were fine, but then he gradually became a little perfunctory. In a few days, even the main courtyard was not very happy to enter. Stay in the temple every day. Xingzhao only said that this is He Yan's virtue, and at this time, the war is naturally tight. I didn't think much of it.
With his heart hanging, he felt more and more that the days were passing slowly, and Xingzhao had to guard the eldest lady to pass slowly. There is a place to go, and every day I go to the soldier to chat and play the board, saying that the war depends on the map, and the most talked about between the two is the general of the soldiers and horses.
The soldier's original surname was Jiang, a thousand households under Fang Qi, and he was ordered to go to the front of the temple that day, but he was not humble or arrogant, but it caused the emperor's eyes to droop, and he was instructed to "take care of it in the Lin'an Hou Mansion, and when the northwest war is victorious, he will be rewarded for his merits", and he was also detained in the Lin'an Hou Mansion.
Qin Boling is a veteran of the town guarding Chongqing and Shu, resisted the Southern Barbarians, fought the Beiyi, fifty years old, still old and strong, the sword is not old, it took only three days to integrate 10,000 military horses, and then marched day and night, under the cover of Liang Pinggong, successfully crossed the Pingxi Pass, and went deep into the old forest in the northwest.
With Qin Boling's response, Liang Pinggong's cover and attack, and the emperor's leniency and trust, if Fang Qi spilled blood in the northwest, it would be better to explain. If Fang Qi returns, how much the emperor expects, how much disappointment he can have, how much disappointment he can have, how much anger he can have
Qin Boling sent a letter back to Dingjing eight hundred miles a day, but day after day, there was no news of Fang Qihe's letter.
The eldest lady lost her hair all day long, crying so much that her eyes were blurred, and she couldn't see anyone clearly, she often recognized Xingjing as Fang Qi, held Xingjing's hand and cried: "Why haven't you come back yet!" It doesn't matter if you lose a battle, as long as your life is not lost to the old forest in the northwest. The people of our Fang family who died in the northwest can't be counted on one hand, there is not much more than you, and there is no less than you! ”
Xingjing had no choice, so he looked at Xingzhao for help, Xingzhao sighed, stepped forward to straighten the eldest lady, and comforted him softly: "You want to see people in life, and you want to see corpses in death." The Holy One hasn't given up yet, so how can you give up your weapon first? After thinking about it again, he said with a smile: "There is also good news, General Liang has recovered Cangnan County, does this mean that my uncle is one step closer to coming back?" He glanced at Xingjing again: "I don't know much about the layout of armaments." But my brother understands, you listen to your brother. ”
Xingjing understood, shook the eldest lady with his hand, and said with a smile: "General Qin is behind the mat, General Liang is charging, and my uncle is in the middle." You think, there are our people in front and behind, just like a pocket" Xingjing said as he drew a circle with his hand, and made a gesture to catch people: "Even if you miss it, you can pocket your uncle!" ”
The eldest lady said yes again and again, with tears in her eyes.
Xingzhao Yuguang saw Lianyu waving to her very anxiously outside, and then looked at the top of her eyes, the eldest lady was pulling Xingjing to speak, so she retreated lightly.
"How"
As soon as Xingzhao went out, before he could ask questions, he was pulled away by Lianyu.
After standing in the corner of the wall, Lianyu also looked around to make sure that there was no one around, so she opened her mouth, and when she opened her mouth, she found that her voice was already hoarse, with a little crying.
"It is rumored that General Fang did not go to the old forest in the northwest because the city was broken, but simply collaborated with the enemy and treason, and deliberately put water for the Tartars!"
Lianyu said anxiously and angrily, when Xingzhao heard it, he couldn't catch up in a hurry, and his little face was red, who released it, his heart can be punished! Its flesh can be scraped! Seeing this, Lianyu hurriedly stepped forward and stroked Xingzhao's back, and asked with red eyes: "The three of them become tigers, and all of them are golden, what if the heavenly family believes it?"
Xingzhao breathed a sigh of relief, his eyes widened, he pulled Lianyu over, lowered his voice and asked, "Who did you listen to?" When did it start to be transmitted? What are the rumors? Who knows in the house? ”
"My Lao Tzu went to Tongzhou yesterday to see Zhuangzi, and today I hurriedly came back and told me that we are women in the boudoir, and it is very easy for others to hide it! The Tongzhou side started to spread four or five days ago, and several nearby states and counties have not stopped. I will let my brother go around in Dingjing, and my brother said that he would faintly hear something in Dingjing. Lianyu said out of order, she could feel that her feet were about to weaken, she had been on an errand among the nobles for so many years, and she had read a lot of books, which dynasty did not rely on military generals to conquer the country, and then began to emphasize literature and light martial arts? In the final analysis, it's not that the Heavenly Family is afraid that others have soldiers in their hands and can help him fight the country, so why can't he help himself!
"The compradors in the house who can go out to buy, the housekeepers and the mothers who can go out should have heard some rumors. There are only teahouses in Dingjing City, and there are a few lively streets on the lake where birds are walking, after all, it is at the foot of the Son of Heaven, and no one dares to talk nonsense like in Tongzhou and Jizhou."
Xingzhao leaned back, his small body leaning against the pillar, and he felt a chill behind him. She died unexplained in her previous life, she didn't cry, when Brother Huan died, she didn't cry, she didn't cry when she left Sister Hui'er, she didn't cry, the Fang family had twists and turns again, and she didn't cry But now, she really feels that creation makes people, and the world is unpredictable.
"Does Master Hou know?" Xingzhao didn't notice that there was a trace of trembling in her voice. Before Lianyu could speak, Xingzhao said to himself: "You know everything, there is no reason why Mr. Bai doesn't know, Mr. Bai knows, can Master Hou not know?" "He Yan didn't go up to the emperor and say, who would dare to say that above the temple, between the ups and downs, there are few political enemies? Won't the Fang family's old enemies say it? didn't say the last sentence, but gradually straightened his waist, stood up straight, pursed the corners of his mouth, pulled out a smile, and raised his chin: "Let's go, let's go to Qincun Courtyard!" ”
The main courtyard is far away from the Qincun Courtyard, Xingzhao did not prepare a sedan chair, only brought Lianyu alone, instructed Lianrong to report to Rongshoutang, and instructed the lotus leaf and lotus heart to be optimistic about the main courtyard, one optimistic about Huaishanyuan, and any wind and grass to report.
All the way, all the way thinking.
Lianyu is so calm and calm that now she mourns to Xingzhao with a sad face: "If the general can come back alive, it's okay to say." To put it mildly, if you can come back with the general's corpse, there will still be room for things to return."
As long as Fang Qi came back alive and came up with evidence, even if this evidence was his own corpse, hundreds of people in the Fang family would be spared.
Xingzhao's body trembled, but now Fang Qi's life and death are unknown! No one opened his mouth to defend himself, and he couldn't explain the reason, so he could only knock out his teeth and swallow blood.
If you don't want the Fang family, you can only prove your innocence by death!
Did this rumor happen by chance, or was it deliberately planned? Who can have such courage to frame their family and country? Xingzhao was a little unsure for a while. (To be continued......)
PS: Maybe there will be a change tonight! Whoa!