Chapter 259: Preparation (7)
Early the next morning, when Chu Weilin opened her eyes, she felt a little bright outside.
Didn't you oversleep?
Chu Weilin reached out to touch the pocket watch on Chang Yuyun's chest, squinted and glanced at it, but she woke up earlier than usual.
He closed his eyes again and relieved himself, and when he heard the movement of the maids outside, Chu Weilin got up.
Bao Hibiscus came in with a basin of water and said with a smile: "Grandma, the snow was so heavy last night that it was all accumulated outside." ”
I see, Chu Weilin understands.
After the snow, the road was slippery, Chu Weilin and Chang Yuyun walked carefully, and it took a little more effort to reach the outside of Songling Hospital.
When I entered the courtyard, I saw a few maids busy, and after asking, I realized that it was Lu who slipped outside the courtyard.
Entering the middle room, taking the cloak and going to the cold, Chu Weilin walked to the warm pavilion, and when she saw Lu Shi sitting aside, she asked, "Is my sister-in-law knocking?" ”
Lu Shi shook his head, and his voice was low: "It's a loss of snow, and I wear a lot of clothes, and I see that it was turned over by a person on his back, but it is actually not in the way." ”
Since Lu said so, Chu Weilin didn't ask again.
When everyone was together, the old ancestor asked about the matter of Lord Zhong's family.
It was late last night, and after Chang Henghan finished discussing a few things, he didn't come to disturb the rest of the old ancestor.
After listening to this, the old ancestor pondered for a while, then turned his head and asked the Lu family: "I remember this Lord Zhong, it seems that he has a good relationship with your mother's family?" ”
The Lu family doesn't like to participate in those officialdom relationships, but she still knows which families the Lu family is good friends with. Hearing this, he said: "Actually, it's not that my father and uncle are close to Lord Zhong, it's my mother's sister-in-law, and I have a lot of contacts with several aunts and grandmothers of the Zhong family when I am in the boudoir." ”
The eldest grandmother of the Lu family? That is the Lu Xia clan, who came to Changfu with Mrs. Lu a while ago.
Grandma Lu's mother is Xia Shuren, Xia Shuren's husband is an old person who served in the Qianfu before he ascended the throne today, Xia Shuren was able to walk around in the Qianfu at that time, and the Zhou family, who was still the princess at that time, could also say a few words in front of him, and he was also very close to the second prince's biological mother, Jiang.
Seeing that the old ancestor was still staring at her, the Lu family added: "My sister-in-law's brother has a lot of contacts with His Second Highness. ”
Xia Shuren's son has a very close relationship with the second prince. The daughter married into the Lu family. And the second prince married the daughter of the Zhong family, according to the Lu family's opinion, because of this layer of relationship, several masters of the Lu family also had some contacts with the Zhong family.
The old ancestor bowed slightly. Said: "People are warm and cold. It's not really ruthless. It's that there are some things that can't help. When you go back to your parents' house, you should also talk to your family, don't move around with the Zhong family. Just wade into this troubled water with a warm heart. ”
Lu Shi was stunned, and secretly thought, how can she, a married daughter, still manage her father's and brother's deeds in her mother's house? Even if she said it, her father wouldn't listen to her. But the old ancestor opened her mouth, she bit her lower lip lightly and nodded: "Granddaughter-in-law knows." ”
Chu Weilin pondered the attitude of the old ancestor.
It's going to stay out of it.
Ben didn't implicate the Chang family, at this time to be the bird that came out, and after the Lantern Festival, the saint counted the accounts, and he was simply making trouble for himself.
Chang Fu didn't plan to be the yellow finch, but he wanted to try to sit on the mountain and watch the tiger fight.
After all, the little prince is still so young, and at this time, he is in a hurry, not for the little prince's plan, but for his life.
The little prince is the weakness of the Liu family and the virtuous concubine, if the little prince has any three strengths and two shortcomings, when these two broken jars are broken, things will really be a mess.
The old ancestor raised his hand and pressed his temples, and said, "It's finally a holiday, and these days my wife will stay at home with my daughter-in-law and children, don't be ambitious." ”
After speaking, the old ancestor glanced at Chang Yuhui.
Chang Yuhui lowered his eyes, he was an idle child, he was on vacation all year round, and his daughter-in-law and children were even more boundless, what did the ancestors see him do?
The old ancestor didn't bother to mention his face again, so he told everyone to disperse.
Chu Weilin went out with Brother Lin in her arms, the old ancestor looked at her back, turned his head and said to Mama Duan with a smile: "Brother Lin will catch Zhou in a few days, what will you catch?" ”
Mama Duan smiled and said, "Brother Lin looks smart at a glance, and he will definitely catch something good." ”
On Chinese New Year's Eve, Songling Courtyard set up a reunion dinner.
The snow was falling outside and the wind was blowing, but the inside was much warmer.
It's a good day, but the wine is a little stuffy.
Chang Yuye poured wine on his head, Chang Yuxiao couldn't see him like this, and he couldn't persuade him with good words, so he stopped him directly, but he didn't want to make a big move, a pot of wine was all spilled, Chang Yuxiao was still stunned, Chang Yuye reached out to take the wine in front of Chang Yuming again, and asked Chang Yuming to move his hand away.
Chang Yuye stood up with a calm face, half drunk, and said, "You don't let me drink, I'll go outside to drink." ”
Chang Yuxiao had no choice but to get up to stop him, and as soon as he came and went, Chang Yuye relied on the smell of wine and hit Chang Yuxiao's stomach with an elbow.
Chang Yuxiao bent over in pain, Xu stood up, handed Sister Ling to the nurse, rushed over to support Chang Yuxiao, and said in a low voice: "If he wants to drink, ask him to drink, why are you so troubled?" ”
Chang Yuxiao was so angry that he saw that Chang Yuye was still leaving, so he simply stretched out his foot to trip him.
Chang Yuye was already half drunk, stumbled, and almost fell.
Seeing that the two brothers were about to make a move, Chang Henghan snapped and dropped his chopsticks, and shouted: "If you eat too much wine, you will have the courage, right?" Get back inside! Yu Ye's daughter-in-law, Yu Xiao's daughter-in-law, drag these two evil obstacles away for me. ”
The Xu family dragged Chang Yuxiao, and when he heard the words, he would not let go, and persuaded Chang Yuxiao to give up.
Lu Shi was startled by the sound of chopsticks slapping the table, and turned her head to see Sister Lan pouting and about to cry, so she had to comfort her daughter with kind words first, and then go to Chang Yuye's place.
Chang Yuxiao was half-pulled and half-dragged by the Xu family to the door, and the maid guarding the door didn't dare to breathe, so she hurriedly opened the curtain, but at this moment Chang Yuxiao refused to leave, turned around and stared at Chang Yuye, and sneered: "If you drink this wine for your mother, I won't stop you!" You ask yourself. ...... the hell you are"
Xu Shi screamed, and covered Chang Yuxiao's mouth with a white face: "Master, you have eaten too much, let's go back quickly." ”
Chang Yuye froze in place, his eyes looking at Chang Yuxiao for a moment.
He was about to say something when he heard a clang, and the porcelain fell to the ground and shattered.
The old ancestor clutched his chest, gasped, pointed at the two of them, and scolded word by word: "You two brothers are dizzy, aren't they?" Go. Kneel in the courtyard. Get out of here and get on your knees until you're awake! ”
Chang Yuxiao was excited, knowing that he had said the wrong thing, and motioned to Xu Shi with his eyes to let go of him, and withdrew to the courtyard. It doesn't matter the snow on the ground. Directly knelt down.
Chang Yuye's wine has not woken up. But he was not a character who would complain and complain, everything was stuffy in his heart, and he saw the ancestor punish him. hung his head and followed, kneeling beside Chang Yuxiao.
Lu's heart was in turmoil, she knew what Chang Yuxiao was going to say just now, not only her, but many people here knew it.
Chang Yuye's heart is a red note that he committed suicide.
In this room, it is clear that many people are clear, but this matter can only be hidden, and it must not be shouted, after all, it is all a family, after all, it still needs a face.
That's why the old ancestor interrupted the conversation between their brothers, and once they said it, the face of Chang Yuye and Chang Henghan's father and son would be gone.
Lu Shi gritted her teeth, no matter whether she said it or not, her face was gone.
It's all because of the red note, and she has become a joke in a good manner.
As far as his eyes could reach, it slowly blurred, Lu Shi took a deep breath, suppressed the bitterness in his heart, tried to make his voice calmer, and said, "It's snowy and windy outside, and my lord is wearing thin clothes, so I'll send a cloak with him." ”
As soon as Lu's words fell, the old ancestor stopped: "I'll be awake if I'm freezing!" Let them go, one by one I don't know the depth! ”
The Lu family didn't dare to contradict it, and the Xu family glanced at the Lu family worriedly, so he had to worry about Chang Yuxiao while returning to his seat. Seeing this, Lu had no choice but to sit down.
But she was on pins and needles, she felt that everyone's eyes fell on her, accusing Chang Yuye and accusing her.
Lu Shi was panicked in her heart, she looked at the porcelain plate in front of her, the glaze was clear, and the corner of the side was dotted with cold plums, and the red stabbed her chest like a sharp knife, and she remembered the cinnabar mole in the center of the red eyebrow.
The woman who is well-behaved when she is a maid and has good rules when she is an aunt is so unresponsible!
At the beginning, the Lu family sympathized with the red note, and felt that the red note was different from the ordinary concubine, she was not willing to be an aunt, she was forced to be helpless, she would not compete for favor and would not cause trouble, she had been so quiet, serving the housewife wholeheartedly, no matter what happened, she did not complain, even the Lu family felt that she was particularly pitiful.
Where to know, everything is fake, fake!
A big play, a big play with a script written a long time ago, she is still up and down for the joys, sorrows and sorrows of the red note, but she doesn't know that she herself is also a character in this script, a character who makes people laugh.
If the red note is Chang Yuye's concubine, it would be fine, her husband favors the concubine room and never forgets the concubine room, the Lu family can put on a generous appearance to pretend to be virtuous, but on the contrary, it is her father-in-law's concubine!
What is this? Is there anything else to talk about?
The Lu family has been kept in the dark, and it was not until Chang Yuye lost her words after drinking that she realized the truth, but she didn't dare to say it, she endured it until she couldn't bear it anymore and shouted like that, but asked Xu and Chu Weilin to listen.
When her mother's family came to the door, Lu Shi didn't confide in the truth, and she was depressed in her heart, because she couldn't afford to lose that person!
But at this moment, she realized that her people had long been lost.
And she can only sit here, pretending not to know what others are thinking, and pretending that nothing has happened.
The old ancestor's breath was not smooth, and when she raised her eyes and saw that the Lu family looked like she was about to cry, she felt even more unhappy, and Mama Duan helped to calm down a few breaths, and only then did she feel a little more comfortable.
The room was quiet, and no one moved the chopsticks anymore, only Chang Henghan poured a glass of wine into his stomach.
Liu sat there expressionlessly, but the hands folded on her knees under the table were quietly clenched, so it was okay, she didn't have to do anything, she didn't have to burden Concubine Xian, she could drive these people crazy one by one first.
She knew that the Lu family was innocent, and even had some sympathy for the Lu family, but when she calmed down and thought about it, she only blamed the Lu family for marrying Chang Yuye, and she also paid her sincerity and didn't know people clearly.
Just like Liu's own family, he also doesn't know people clearly, so he will make Chang Hengyi hide it for 20 years.
It's a loss, she didn't ask him to hide it for the rest of his life, otherwise, she would have no shame to go to see her sister in the underworld in the future.
A good reunion dinner, and finally broke up unhappily.
The old ancestor was tired and tired, so he went back to the house to rest.
Chu Lunxin turned her head and glanced at Chu Weilin, this was not the place to speak, she only said "Be careful on the road".
Chu Weilin tied her cloak, turned around and made sure that Brother Lin was dressed warmly enough, and walked out with Chang Yuyun.
The lanterns in the courtyard were still on, and in the middle of the courtyard, two kneeling figures were particularly eye-catching.
The ancestor was punished by kneeling, even if it was snowing heavily, no one dared to go up to hold an umbrella, Chang Yuye and Chang Yuxiao both came out of the house directly, without a cloak, their bodies were frozen, their shoulders and heads were full of snow, and their bodies were soaked.
Chang Yuyun glanced at it, and his brows tightened.
Xu was anxious, and pulled Lu Shi to speak, Lu Shi was silent, Xu Shi had to look around to see if anyone could help say a few good words, kneeling down like this, but something would happen.
Chu Weilin saw it in her eyes, and suddenly remembered herself in her previous life, and she also knelt in this position, kneeling until she couldn't bear it anymore.
It should be said that not only Chu Weilin, but also the Tu family knelt, and even the Da Zhao family once knelt.
The ancestor has always punished his daughters-in-law very badly, but he has never punished them like this in the heavy snow, and it is Chang Yuye and Chang Yuxiao who are kneeling here at this moment, which shows that the ancestor is very angry.
Chang Hengmiao rubbed his hands, opened his mouth to be white, he shook his head, walked towards Chang Henghan in Xu's grateful gaze, and said, "The cold qi is in the marrow, but something is going to be wrong." ”
Chang Henghan glanced at Chang Hengmiao.
Chang Hengmiao said in a low voice: "Don't blame your younger brother for speaking directly, the long house is now Sister Lan and Sister Ling, there is no brother, the two of them are frozen and their bones are broken, what will happen in the long room?" Counting on Yu Hui, who hasn't even settled on family affairs? Or are you going to have a few rooms with us? ”
This was not only direct, but also ugly, Chang Henghan was so angry that he blew his nose and glared, but Chang Hengmiao's words were not unreasonable.
There are too few men in the Gong generation, which has always been the heart disease of the ancestors.
Chang Henghan didn't want to really let his sons lose their bodies, but the ancestors punished him, and he didn't have a reason to call it up.
Chang Hengchen came over to make a round and said, "This snow can't stop for a while, in my opinion, let the two of them go to the ancestral hall and kneel." ”
The ancestral hall is deserted, but when the door is closed, it is better than the cold wind and snow in this courtyard, and when I go back to the house to change into this wet clothes, dress warmer, put a thick cushion on the ground, and then go to the ancestral hall to kneel all night, so that I will not be able to stand up. No matter how clever you are, you can put a hand stove in your arms to keep warm, and no one will go to the ancestor to complain about this.
Chang Henghan nodded with a straight face.
Xu Shi breathed a long sigh of relief, and hurriedly trotted to Chang Yuxiao's side to help him pat the snow on his body. (To be continued......)
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