[Chapter 10: The Plum Who Clears Herself Away]

At the beginning of the morning, the head of the Tao Mansion, Ha Deguang, walked out of the door.

The street in front of the house is spacious and tidy, the black lacquer door is open, looking in, the pile of flowers and peonies on the shadow wall and the big "blessing", Xuan He is very good.

"Mr. Ha." The housekeeper who cleared the snow at the door greeted Hader. The heavy snow had fallen all night and had just stopped.

Hade Guang nodded and said, "Hurry up and sweep the snow away, don't accumulate it, it will be inconvenient to save the time to go back to do happy events." Sloppy"

As he spoke, he heard the sound of hurried horses' hooves, and saw that at the other end of the alley, from the Qingyu Bridge, several tall horses swooped down like lightning.

When the leading white horse came closer, he stepped forward in person, raised his hand and took the reins, "Seventh Master is early." ”

"Uncle Guang is early." Tao Xiang flew down from the horse and ascended.

The retinue behind him also jumped off their horses as lightly as swallows.

"How did you come back from outside?" Harder asked.

"There is something wrong with the Qiyun camp, I rushed over to take a look." Tao Xiang said lightly.

"Yo, so you've been going back and forth overnight?" Harder was taken aback.

Tao Xiang snorted.

Tu Huyi took the reins of the horse from Ha Deguang's hand and held Tao Xiang's white horse "Saixue". Tao Xiang reached out and patted Sai Xue's neck and confessed, "Feed it a box of candy cubes." ”

Saixue snorted. Clouds of white gas erupted.

Tao Xiang's stiff face loosened a little, and he said, "Naughty." ”

"Saixue is getting more and more energetic." Harder praised. The Seventh Young Master's horse is really beautiful, but it has a violent temper, except for the Seventh Young Master, that is, his two close attendants can get close. "I heard that the Seventh Young Master has a new good horse?"

Tu Huyi smiled: "Don't mention that good horse." Is that a horse, or an ancestor? Delicious food and drink are served, and those who don't move will be stumbled. It's only been a few days, and none of the stables in the family haven't been kicked, and the second master tried it last time, and the one who was thrown said he wanted to kill it and eat horse meat...... Seven Shao, you should be tamed by yourself when you go back. ”

Harder laughed too.

Tao Xiang patted Saixue again, and the schematic diagram showed the tiger wings leading the horse in, and he "smacked" the steps on the ground. The spurs on the boots, nailed to the steps, make a subtle and crisp sound.

"Young master, go in quickly, there are a lot of things waiting for you today." Hade Guang said.

"Hmm." Tao Xiang responded. There was a hint of laziness in his tone.

It's just about other things, but the more important thing is that my father will hold a banquet at home tonight to entertain Cheng Zhichen. Although it is a family banquet, some leading figures will also come, and he has to accompany him. He frowned at the thought of this, threw the whip to the attendant, and raised his hand to untie the button under the collar. I was in a hurry all the way, and my close-fitting clothes were soaked.

He walked back slowly.

The garrison behind him didn't dare to follow closely.

The courtyard door was closed tightly, Ma Xingjian went to knock on the door, and it was Zhang's mother who answered the door.

Tao Xiang saw that only the lights downstairs were on, and looked at Zhang's mother.

Zhang's mother whispered: "Madame instructed me not to wake up the young grandmother." ”

Tao Xiang was a little confused.

Although she had been sleepy to the point of delirium last night, it was time to get up.

Zhang's mother said in a low voice: "Madame was here last night, and the cup of tea that the young grandmother drank was calming." ”

Tao Xiang stared for a moment.

He noticed that she was hesitant to drink the cup of tea, and thought that she was not used to the water...... It's no wonder. But like this, she can't say that she won't be able to get up at this time, and when she will sleep, she really can't say.

He frowned and said, "Why."

Zhang's mother said: "If it weren't for this cup of tea, the young grandmother would have gotten up early to greet the old lady anyway, and she wouldn't have had a good rest at all." Mrs. said, let the young grandmother rest and rest in the past two days, and the days of serving the elders in the future will be long, so there is no hurry at this time. ”

Tao Xiao didn't say anything.

He stood downstairs for a moment, and then said, "Then don't bother her." ”

"Young master, aren't you going back to the room?" Seeing that he was leaving, Zhang's mother hurriedly asked.

"I'll go see the old lady." Tao Xiang said, and came out with his coat again. He ordered everyone to rest, Ma Xingjian asked everyone to withdraw, but he still followed him out.

Mrs. Tao's yard was quite far away from their residence, and Tao Xiang was thinking about things as she walked, and before she knew it, she had arrived.

At this time, there is only one plum blossom in the grandmother's courtyard, and when you pass through the courtyard, you feel that there is a dark fragrance coming. He couldn't help but stand down and look at these stout plum trees...... It occurred to him that he had brought her back yesterday, and that she was clutching his breeches on horseback. Saixue ran very fast, and when she dismounted, her face was pale, and she looked like she would faint at any time, but she stubbornly persevered.

Her retinue was seriously injured when they were sent out by the Dunhuang faction. Among the pile of coarse strips of cloth that the military doctor had removed when examining his wounds was a delicate handkerchief, embroidered with plum blossoms.

A pale cyan handkerchief, with a plum blossom embroidered on one corner.

Look at it to know whose it is.

She seems to be particularly fond of plum blossoms...... Plum is also used on letterhead.

He stood still, reaching into his pocket.

Ma Xingjian thought he wanted something, and hurriedly asked, "What are you looking for?" ”

Only then did he realize that he had already changed his uniform.

"Nope." He said.

"Seventh Young Master! The Seventh Young Master is here! A few girls who came out of Mrs. Tao's upper room saw Tao Xiang and his party enter the courtyard, and Jin Xuan, who was in the lead, shouted first, "Go and tell the old lady, the seventh young master is here!" ”

It's like a happy event.

"Seventh brother!" As soon as the curtain was beaten in the upper room, a girl with unkempt hair came out, smiling coquettishly, it was his sister Tao Eryi. Jumping over three times and two times, he grabbed his arm, "Seventh brother, you're here, grandma has been talking about you for several days." If you don't come again, my ears will be calloused, and I will definitely think of dragging you over for grandma to see! ”

He looked at Er Yi and frowned, and said, "It's not like it." ”

Er Yi pursed his lips, tugged at Tao Xiang's sleeve, turned back to Ma Xingjian and asked, "What is crazy about my seventh brother early in the morning, Adjutant Ma?" ”

Ma Xingjian smiled and shook his head silently.

"It's useless to ask you. What's the matter with Brother Seven, it's strange if you don't help hide it and destroy the corpse. Do I expect to get something out of your mouth? Er Yi said with a smile.

"You girl, you dare to teach me a lesson in front of me." Tao Xiang looked at his sister's pink face, and couldn't help but soften his voice a little.

"Hey, Brother Seventh looks like an old man more like an old man than Daddy." Eryi grinned.

Tao Xiang didn't say anything more. The curtain had been raised, and he bowed his head. The tassels on the curtain still touched the brim of his hat.

"Yo, I'm sorry, Seventh Young Master." Jin Xuan shouted and hurriedly put away the tassels.

In the green jade incense burner in the middle room, sandalwood is burned, adding a little extra warmth to the room.

Tao Xiang stood up.

There were only a few times when incense was burned in my grandmother's room, meditating, meditating, painting, and playing the piano...... Recently, my grandmother has hardly been playing the piano and painting, and at this time, most of them are meditating.

"Is Brother Xiang here?" There was a low, hoarse call from inside, with a smile on his face.

"Grandma?" Tao Xiang shouted. He returned his hand and handed the hat to Ma Xingjian.

Er Yi grimaced at Tao Xiang, pointed to the room, and said, "Grandma met Brother Seven, and you are what you said in the old play, called Longyan Dayue." She said in a louder voice, "Grandma, did you sleep well last night?" ”

"Yes, very. You don't want to wash up and change your clothes, beware of being late. Mrs. Tao said inside.

"Seventh Young Master, the old lady asked you to come in." As soon as the inner door opened, Yinxuan came out and said softly.

Tao Xiang entered the door.

Er Yi stomped his feet behind him, "As soon as the seventh brother comes, grandma will not wait to see me immediately!" ”

Jin Xuan said: "The old lady and the seventh young master have something to say. ”

"What's the matter, it's not that ugly thing......" Er Yi smiled.

"Miss Eight." Jin Xuan hurriedly stopped her.

Er Yi glanced at her, smiled and whispered: "It's just ugly, it's not what I said, and you didn't hear what my aunt and grandmother described last night." ”

Inside, Tao Xiang naturally heard Er Yi say "ugly and weird", and his brows furrowed slightly.

Yinxuan led him inside, and when he looked, sure enough, his grandmother was meditating on the meditation chair. He stopped, saw Yinxuan go over, and whispered something beside the old lady.

Mrs. Tao closed her eyes, adjusted her breathing, and slowly raised her eyelids.

Tao Xiang saw grandma's slender eyes, which flickered under the shadow of the lamp, and smiled, "Grandma, I'm back." ”

Mrs. Tao sat cross-legged on the meditation chair and said, "Let's wash our faces first." Yin Xuan, call Jin Xuan Recently, you are waiting for the Seventh Young Master to wash his face-look at the buried appearance. ”

Tao Xiang took off his coat and washed his hands in the copper basin.

Yinxuan changed him three pots in a row, and he washed it calmly.

Mrs. Tao raised her eyes to look at her grandson who was standing in front of her in a white shirt, and her clean and refreshing appearance was really refreshing. She asked Tao Xiang to sit down and instructed Jin Xuan: "Go and get the snacks that the Seventh Young Master likes to eat, and let him cushion them first." ”

Jin Xuan promised to go out, and Yin Xuan came up with a freshly brewed hot tea and poured tea for Tao Xiang.

Mrs. Tao smoked a shisha quietly.

The gurgling cigarette pouch and the smoke curling from the corners of her mouth all made Tao Xiang feel peaceful.

After a while, Jin Xuan came in and put the food that Mrs. Tao had just said on the small table.

Tao Xiang saw that there were peony cakes in the dim sum plate and said, "At this time, there are still peony cakes?" ”

This peony cake was originally eaten only in the spring when the peony flowers bloomed. The peony flowers used to make food in the kitchen are specially cultivated. Pick it during the flowering period of the year, make it into peony flower sauce and seal it, and you can control some snacks in the year.

Old Madam Tao said lightly: "I seem to remember who loved to eat this before. ”

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