Chapter 279: Dream
The day after Mu Yunting left, it snowed heavily in the capital, and it took two days and two nights to stop, and some of the flowers and trees in the garden could not bear the burden of snow, and they were crushed by the branches.
There were still thick clouds piling up on the horizon, as if they would all be pressed down.
The old man in the house whispered, he had never seen such a heavy snow in February, and the sky was so different, could it be that something big had happened?
The people in each room went out to clear the snow one after another, and it took a whole day to clean up the snow in the house, and Mama Chu also deliberately put a red carpet in the courtyard of Qingxin Garden, so that it was convenient for Shen Qingli to go out for a walk.
Shen Qingli put on a cloak and stood under the porch, looking at the gloomy sky and the snow in all directions worriedly, and he didn't know where Mu Yunting had gone, with such a heavy snowfall, the road must be rugged and difficult to walk, if he was trapped on the road, what should he do.
In a day's time, I don't know where to go?
Fang Li, who was following closely behind her, comforted: "Young lady don't worry, the carriage and horse travel of grain will not be very fast, if the prince and they rest at night, they should almost be near Zhoucheng at this time, Zhoucheng is densely populated, and they will definitely be able to find a place to stay." β
Shen Qingli originally had no impression of the towns around the capital, but when he heard the word Zhoucheng, he felt a little familiar, and he always felt that he had been there, and some ragged figures unconsciously appeared in his mind, and in his impression, Zhoucheng seemed to be an extremely poor town.
Hearing what Fang Li said clearly, he asked, "Have you been to Zhoucheng?" β
"Returning to the young lady. The slave and maid sisters are from Zhoucheng. Fang Li said truthfully.
Shen Qingli answered, and asked casually, "Are you okay at home?" β
"The slave sisters took refuge in their uncle's dart game two years ago, and they haven't gone home for nearly two years, but I heard that there was a locust plague over there last year, and the year is not very good, and most of the villagers went to Chongyang City, which is not far from Zhoucheng, Chongyang is a big city......" Fang Li seemed to feel that he was talking too much, so he stopped talking, turned around and took the stove from Fang Yue, who was standing on the other side, and put it in Shen Qingli's hand.
Shen Qingli took the stove. Turn around and go inside. But in his heart, he was thinking that even if Mu Yunting passed Zhou City, he would settle down in Chongyang, since it was a big city. Food, clothing, housing and transportation will also be more convenient.
Come to think of it. Her heart relaxed a little.
The road is rough and difficult. The melons and fruits on Chongshui's side were not delivered on time, so Shen Qingli instructed Ah Hua: "If Xu Er, the one who sent the melons and fruits, comes, he will say that the road is not easy to walk recently." You don't have to deliver it every day. β
The climate over there in Chongshui is higher than in the capital, even if it is a cold winter wax moon, there are fruits such as pears and winter dates, and I don't know what Mu Yunting said to Chongshui, anyway, since she was pregnant, the melons and fruits over there have been sent every day, and they have never stopped, but recently the types of fruits have been significantly less, and yesterday I just sent a small bag of winter dates and three or five citrus fruits and two or three catties of plum fruits, it is really not worth running from Chongshui.
Shen Qingli had already said that there was no need to send it, but Mu Yunting didn't speak, and he was still sending it here every day.
"Young lady, the road is closed by heavy snow outside, and the slave feels that Xu Er can't come." Ah Hua stood on the ground, hammered the walnuts with a small hammer, and said with a smile, "Even if that person doesn't come for ten days and half a month, the walnuts, pine nuts and cashew nuts in the warehouse are enough for the young lady to eat for a few months." β
"The slave maid thinks that Xu Er will definitely be able to come." Bi Tao lifted the curtain and entered the house, put the hot milk in front of Shen Qingli, and said with a light smile, "Our prince has wrapped the fruits of his entire orchard, let him pick the good ones and send them to the house, and the rest of the fruits will be sold by him, where can such an owner find it?" It is expected that he will not dare to snub our big household. β
As he was talking, he heard Aunt Tian's voice coming from the window.
Then the curtain was raised, and Aunt Tian walked in like a gust of wind, pinched the handkerchief and said with a smile: "Second young lady, you don't leave the house, but you missed a good show. β
Shen Qingli stirred the milk in the bowl with a spoon, and when she saw Aunt Tian laughing to herself, she asked quietly, "What's wrong?" β
"The second master was obsessed with a servant of the Qianyue Pavilion a few days ago, and I heard that the woman was from the Western Regions, and she was born as beautiful as a flower, and she was captivated by the country and the city, and in order to see her, the second master spent a lot of silver." Aunt Tian smiled and said, "I don't know that the silver spent by the second master is not his own, but the payment for the goods of him and his uncle, and now the silver has been lost, and the uncle comes to ask for debts, and the two are still future in-laws, do you think this matter is funny?" I heard that Mrs. Tai was so angry that she almost vomited blood, but the old man took the silver to supplement the uncle, which Cheng thought, the lady was also angry and was making trouble with the old man! β
The more fierce Mu Changyuan and Su Shi felt, the happier she became.
Ha ha!
Shen Qingli was speechless.
It's all messy.
I heard that the Huangfu clan was angry, and hurriedly asked, "Grandmother is fine, right?" β
"Hey, I'm old, it's time to enjoy Qingfu, everything should be thought of, she is willing to be angry, and she can't blame others." Aunt Tian said disapprehantly, "I heard that I took medicine, probably nothing, with Mama Chu taking care of them, you can rest assured!" β
Because of her aunt's identity, Aunt Tian doesn't often go to Muyingtang, and she doesn't have much affection for the Huangfu family, and every time she mentions the Huangfu family, her tone is always shallow and light.
Shen Qingli was not at ease in the end, so he got up and went to Muying Hall to visit the Huangfu clan.
Aunt Tian made a difficulty: "Young lady, you just went to Muying Hall to see Mrs. Tai when I came, if the master knows, he will definitely think that I am open-mouthed, and he will definitely blame me for talking too much." β
Mu Changyuan doesn't like women who play with their tongues the most.
"Don't worry, I don't say that you sued me, there are many people in the house, I just don't go out of the house, can I still know about such a big thing?" Shen Qingli put on his cloak and walked out.
Fang Yue and Fang Li hurriedly supported her one by one: "The young lady should go over in a soft sedan chair!" β
"No need, walk around more at this time. It's good for children, too. "It's just a few steps, and you still need to sit in a sedan chair?
She's not that delicate.
As soon as he got out of the courtyard, he saw Ah Hua walking in happily with a fruit basket: "Young lady, Chongshui is sending melons and fruits over there, you see, there are more melons and fruits today than a few days ago, but this time it was not sent by Xu Er, but the young man in Xu Er's garden, the slave told him that he would not use it to send it in the future, and he answered and left." β
Shen Qingli saw that a few melons were removed from the fruit basket. There were several bunches of black and large grapes. There are also several kinds of fruits that she can't name, and she has a lot of doubts in her heart, this is not like the melon fruit over there in Chongshui!
Aunt Tian took it with envy on her face, and looked at the dazzling sweet potatoes and fruits in the basket: "Tut." The prince really has nothing to say about the young lady. This season. There are such fresh melons and fruits to eat, such treatment, the nobles in the palace may not be able to enjoy it. He said. Subconsciously covered his mouth again, returned the basket to Ah Hua, and said with a smile, "Look at my mouth, say something that shouldn't be said." β
"My aunt said that everything else is fine, just don't mention the palace with your mouth closed." Shen Qingli said in a low voice, "Even in your own yard, you have to beware of the partition wall having ears." β
Aunt Tian smiled and nodded: "Don't dare to talk nonsense anymore." β
"Young lady, what do you think of this?" In the basket, there was a lacquered envelope.
Shen Qingli's heart sank, so he had to go back to the house to look.
It's Situ Kong's handwriting: In five days, I will go to Lingxiao Temple and arrange a time to come and meet me.
Shen Qingli burned the letter without thinking.
The mind is in a mess.
What she feared happened anyway.
Situ Kong didn't have any heart for her, and Mu Yunting was not at home......
How could she possibly go to see him!
Until she sat on the edge of Huangfu's bed, she still hadn't come out of the chaos brought to her by Situ Kong, just looked at Huangfu's sleeping face and was silent.
Mama Chu saw that Shen Qingli's face was a little pale, so she said with concern: "Young lady, you better go back and have a good rest!" Mrs. Tai will be fine after a good night's sleep. Chi Niangzi has already come over to check the pulse, saying that she is angry and attacking, and there is nothing serious. β
Shen Qingli left with peace of mind.
At night, she was lying on the bed alone, tossing and turning and couldn't sleep, as soon as she closed her eyes, the scene in front of her was covered by heavy snow blocking the road, and Mu Yunting was walking hard in the snow, or Situ Kong's blurred face, wasn't he the king of Pingyi in the Western Regions?
What are you doing in the capital?
Do you want to sue SΓΉ Mu Changyuan?
It doesn't seem like so.
If Mu Changyuan Xingshi moved everyone to guard Lingxiao Temple, Situ Kong would definitely know in advance, and if he guarded it, he would have guarded it in vain, and it would be useless to keep it, so could he still be arrested?
The current Situ Kong is no longer a member of the Canglang Society, but has become the King of Pingyi in the Western Regions.
The more I think about it, the more messy my brain becomes.
It can be discussed with the Huangfu clan, but now that the Huangfu clan is angry again, it is difficult for her to talk about this matter.
I simply don't want to do it, the water and the earth cover the soldiers to block, what do you love.
Also, she glanced at the fruit basket on the table, which was clearly the fruit of the Western Regions, and Situ Kong had moved his hands and feet.
Night, surprisingly quiet.
Only a faint moonlight spilled in through the white mulberry paper on the window lattice.
Cast a faint halo on the ground.
There was a faint sound of footsteps.
Then the curtain was pulled open.
An unfamiliar figure came into view, Shen Qingli opened her eyes wide, it turned out to be Situ Kong, she hurriedly sat up: "How could it be you, how did you come in?" β
She wanted to shout loudly, but she couldn't shout out, and even she could barely hear what she said.
"Li Niang, don't be afraid, I have no malice, I just want to come and see you!" Situ Kong smiled faintly, sat down on the edge of the bed, looked down at her, his eyes finally fell on her stomach, instantly put away his smile, and sneered, "You actually have Mu Yunting's child?" β
"Sir, now that I have become a relative, and you have also married the lord of Rosewood, let's return to the bridge, the road to the road, and don't get entangled in the future." Shen Qingli quickly calmed down and said in a deep voice, "I don't know if Mr. came to visit late at night, what are your orders?" β
"Let me ask you, who is that woman on the back mountain?" Situ Kong suddenly asked.
The moon is in the middle of the sky.
The room was much brighter.
I could see the smile on his angular face, and I could see the sparkle in his eyes, he was more mature than before, and there seemed to be a little more vicissitudes and dust between his eyebrows.
"It's just a crazy subordinate." Thinking of Mu Yunting's instructions, Shen Qingli replied in confidence.
"Haha, but I found out that she is not an ordinary subordinate, but the woman of the current emperor." Situ Kong said with a smile, "Li Niang, there is no wall in the world that does not leak, and there is no eternal secret, do you think, your Yongding Marquis Mansion has secretly hidden the woman who should have disappeared in the world for so long, what is it that is not the crime of deceiving the king, how can the emperor tolerate your Hou Mansion?" β
"That's our own family's business, so I won't bother with Mr. Lao." Shen Qingli said lightly.
"Your family's affairs, but that woman has something to do with me, don't think I don't know that she is my sister-in-law, do you think, if I make this clear to the emperor, saying that your Hou Mansion has privately protected the princess of the previous dynasty for many years, will the emperor tolerate you?" Situ Kong sneered.
"Sir, I'll say it again, it's just a crazy villain, not a princess of the previous dynasty." Shen Qingli said.
"For the sake of your Hou Mansion protecting my sister for many years, Li Niang, I won't take you away for the time being, and I will pick you up when you give birth to a child." Situ Kong suddenly reached out and stroked her face, and said emotionally, "In the days when you are not by my side, I think about it day and night, and I have long wanted to take you to the Western Regions." β
"Sir, I won't go to the Western Regions with you." Shen Qingli pushed away his guard, didn't look at him, and said word by word, "In this case, I hope Mr. won't say it again in the future." β
"You've changed your mind." Situ Kong muttered, grabbing her hand, "I don't blame you, I pushed you to Mu Yunting in the first place, I don't blame you for what you say or do." β
"Sir, let's go!" Shen Qingliteng got out of bed and said coldly, "If you don't leave, I will really call someone." β
"Li Niang, why are you so ruthless." Situ Kong suddenly reached out to hug her, pressed her down on the bed, and kissed her without saying anything, so frightened that Shen Qingli hurriedly shouted loudly, but he couldn't shout, just desperately pushed the man who was pressing on her, and suddenly broke out in a cold sweat.
"Young lady, what's wrong with you? Is it a nightmare? Bi Tao dangled her beside her.
"Peach." Shen Qingli sat up hurriedly, only to realize that she had a dream just now, her heart couldn't beat, she looked down at her stomach, the child was still there, and she completely woke up, it was the first time she had such a lucid dream.
"Young lady, what's wrong with you?" Bi Tao hurriedly took out a handkerchief to wipe her sweat, and said fearfully, "Shicai, you have been shouting in your mouth not to don't, and you can't wake you up, but you are scared to death of the slave." β
"It's okay, I had a nightmare." Shen Qingli simply hugged the quilt and lay down slowly, and said tiredly, "I'm tired, I want to sleep, you go back!" β
"Young lady, what kind of dream did you have?" Bi Tao said uneasily, "I heard that the nightmare should be told before dawn, so I cracked it." (To be continued......)