Chapter 45: Repaying the Favor
When Guo Younian was struggling with whether the rare treasure antique should be used for the emperor's birthday or to take a concubine first, Li Doudou took advantage of the night to come to the city gate and hide in a shadow. When it was dawn, the gates of the city were opened, and he went out of the city at once.
Today is Cheng Ge on duty, of course, it was calculated in advance. In the past, when he was in the Huo Jiajun, Cheng Ge was considered by Miss Huo to be the most promising young general, and he also focused on training, but unfortunately after entering Beijing, he quickly offended Shangguan, and he was degraded from the sixth rank of Guo Yi Du Lieutenant to a gatekeeper with no grade.
He is only one or two years older than Li Doudou, he is from the same orphan background, and the same boss is not too young and single. But it would be a mistake to think that he was the traditional image of a city gate official: sloppy, shabby, with a big beard, a wrinkled face, or an emotionally depressed old otaku. Let's put it this way, his appearance definitely has the qualifications to be a little white face and eat soft rice. So since he was on this errand, the city gate he guarded, there were always many women coming and going, those ladies and small jasper, just to take a look at him. There was once a certain Oiran who deliberately brought something with him and wanted him to search him. It's a pity that he has a bad temper and ignores irrelevant people.
The so-called current official is not as good as the current management, don't underestimate his position, during the Chinese New Year, the glass was designed, if it weren't for Cheng Ge, where could Shui Shi Qiao go out of the city in the middle of the night? So, did he voluntarily be relegated here with a mission? That's worth digging into.
If it is not an emergency or wanted business, it is generally much easier to get out of the city than to enter the city, and there is almost no questioning. There were few people in the early morning, and when Li Doudou passed by Cheng Ge, who was sitting on the stone of the town gate, he nodded without a trace. Cheng Ge received a hint. His eyes flashed.
He remained on duty until after noon, when he returned to his lodgings. After all, he was born as a military general with no family and no job. There were few city gate officials, so he lived in the Weaving Cloud Workshop, where the commoners were focused. There is a neat and independent courtyard. There is an old couple living next door to him, and their son and daughter-in-law are all sick and dead, and they only live with a three-year-old grandson.
The old couple sells haggis soup noodles, the authentic northwest taste, and set up a simple shed outside the courtyard gate, three or five wooden tables, more than a dozen wooden chairs, when there are many people, the eaves opposite the shed are wide. You can hold the big bowl and squat around. Normally, business is not bad. Cheng Ge's three meals a day are included in this small shop, and he always doesn't go home first when he gets off duty, but comes directly to eat.
Because he came a little late to-day, after lunch, he was the only one sitting in the shed. The little grandson knew him very well, and when he saw him coming, he staggered and ran over. Cheng Ge reached out and touched it in his arms. I actually took out a maltose and handed it over. On his handsome face, there was a smile that he hadn't seen Shangguan.
"Thank you, Uncle Cheng." The little grandson thanked him in a milky voice, a child from a poor family. The manners and words are actually very polite.
"Let's go play." Cheng Ge touched the child's head.
The little grandson happily took the candy and ran away, and the old man cooked the noodles himself, and the soup was wide. Bubbling with a rich aroma of mutton, the snow-white noodles are two fingers wide. It is filled with poached eggs and topped with chopped haggis, verdant shallots and coriander. It looks and smells appetizing.
However, Cheng Ge has always been delicate in his appearance, and he was not in a hurry to move his chopsticks at this time, and whispered to the old woman who brought him small pickles, "There is something to trouble the eldest sister, and my aunt will help pass on a message." β
The old woman was stunned, Cheng Ge took out something from his sleeve pocket, stuffed it into the palm of the old woman's hand quickly and steadily, and then started eating as if nothing happened. Even if others saw this scene, they would only think that Cheng Ge was paying for the month's meal. No one noticed that Cheng Ge left after eating on the front foot, and a mother who looked like a big family came here to rest on the back foot. Soon, when the thing was looking for change, it reached the mother again.
It was a small folded piece of paper, and the opening was sealed with wax. The mother carefully pinched it in the palm of her hand, and it was not until she returned to the Huainan Hou Mansion that she personally handed it over to the third lady, thought about it and whispered back, "Sanniang rest assured, the Liu family is doing well, and the child is also ......" Speaking of this, the circles under her eyes turned red, "The child's eyebrows and eyes are getting longer and longer, and the tiger's head and tiger brain, no disease and no disaster, it hurts to look at it." looks, a bit like Lord Hou...... "The one who can call Miss Hou's name and help with secret things must be extremely caring people."
"Thank you, nurse." That You Sanniang really took the mother's hand closely, and her voice was choked, "Without you, I really don't know what to do." β
"Good life, live. Bad days, boil. It is said that Sanniang will not rely on her in the future, and she will look up to people in the Hou Mansion for a lifetime, but Sanniang will be blessed in the future. Liu'er looks smart and clever, and falls in the home of the good people, although he is a little poor, in the end, we secretly help, in the future, there will be no martial arts, take a fame, and there is a way to take the young lady out of the house. At that time, let's stay and be filial to Sanniang, and there will be a lot of family fun. β
When You Sanniang heard this, she shed tears, but there was a hopeful smile on her face, "The nurse will be with me, and let Liu'er honor you in the future." β
"Well, how are you, what else do I have to worry about when I'm old?" The nurse sighed, "Zhi'en wants to report it, and look at what is written on that letter." Master Cheng has a great kindness to us, and he will repay him no matter what. β
You Sanniang immediately wiped away her tears, opened the letter that was folded an inch square, and hurriedly read it, revealing a surprised look. After looking at it carefully, it was still very strange.
"Difficult to do?" The nurse asked nervously.
You Sanniang shook her head, "It's not difficult." However, it is strange. You say, why does Master Cheng want to meddle in my eighth sister's affairs? β
The nurse thought about it, took a breath and said, "Could it be that you have become the eighth aunt?" I heard that Eighth Aunt and Master Cheng were both members of the Huo family army before. Since the female general is gone, the two have turned against each other, the eighth aunt is on the rise, but Master Cheng has fallen to the end. Maybe there is some enmity between the two, and Lord Cheng wants to take the opportunity to retaliate? β
You Sanniang always felt that Cheng Ge was not that kind of person, but she really couldn't think of other possibilities. She read the letter for the third time, read it word by word, memorized it in her heart, and then lit it on fire.
"No matter what it is, I will do it for Master Cheng." You Sanniang's gaze was firm.
So after breakfast the next day, You Sanniang came to You Banniang. It is Guo Younian's wife You Shi. You Sanniang and You are both concubines, but they are not born to the same mother. But You Shi has been favored by Huainan Hou since he was a child, and he doesn't take this third sister very seriously. What's more, You Sanniang has been married for less than a year. The husband died, because he had no children, and his husband's family was mean and couldn't tolerate her, so Huainan Hou took his daughter back, which meant that she would be raised in her mother's family for a lifetime.
Such an identity is very embarrassing in her mother's family, although because of the special care of Huainan Hou, she still lives a life of fine clothes and food. There is no shortage of people waiting, but You Sanniang has never been low-key, except for greeting her parents or major days, she rarely goes out of her own small courtyard. This made You Shi, who had been favored since childhood and married a general, look down on him. Therefore, You Sanniang came suddenly, and You Shi was particularly puzzled.
"What kind of fragrant wind is blowing today, the third sister is actually here." You Shi doesn't want to see these three sisters anymore, and he has to get by on his face.
She affectionately pulled You Sanniang into the door. Zhang Luo asked the maids to serve tea and snacks, so they were not enthusiastic. You Sanniang was very comfortable with this, and waited for You Shi to stop before saying, "It's hot this day." It's boring in the house, and I'm looking for the eighth sister to chat. He said this, but picked up the teacup. He took a sip and said nothing.
You Shi knows. Seeing that You Sanniang's maids didn't enter the house at all, he sent his maids out. Only then did he ask, "What kind of secret things, it's all my own family, and I'm so careful." β
"Aren't you afraid that you won't be able to hang your face in front of the maid?" You Sanniang got straight to the point.
When You Shi heard this, her face fell, because she knew what her widowed third sister was going to say. She has always been a person who refuses to suffer, and she is a splash, so she immediately sneered, "Don't talk about the third sister, my sister is thin-skinned and can't hang up in front of anyone." β
You Sanniang was not a soft person, and she was bent on doing what Cheng Ge explained, so she endured the embarrassment at the moment and said quietly, "Sister, I just remind my sister, sister don't think I'm troublesome." In addition to my father and mother, anyone who is wise enough to protect himself will not know that you are a bad person, but he still comes to please you, not to mention that I am still a superfluous person, do you say that it is such a reason? β
Although You Shi was unruly, he could also hear the good words, so he didn't keep his face silent.
You Sanniang softened her voice and said, "The words on those scenes, although they sound good, I don't want to say them." I only ask the eighth sister, do you want to live with General Guo? If you don't have a clear attitude and are confused, you can only end up unlucky. β
"I naturally don't want to live with him!" Euch's negative airway.
You Sanniang saw that although she said this, she was twisting a handkerchief in her hand, so she persuaded, "You know in your heart that your father will not allow you to reconcile and leave, and what can you do if you don't live with Guo Younian?" Men are afraid of getting into the wrong business, women are afraid of marrying the wrong man, and if they are wrong, they can only go wrong, and it is only right to get the greatest benefit from their mistakes. If you want to live a lifetime, why not make yourself comfortable? I look at it on weekdays, the eighth brother-in-law is quite kind to you, but this time it's just for the sake of taking a concubine. β
"That's the genius!" You Shi had a seizure, "He is old, and he should be grateful for marrying me." But what about him, he looks honest, and his intestines are all in his stomach! β
"You look smart, why are you stupid at this time?" You Sanniang snorted, "Men's family, can you still expect them to be three chastity and nine martyrs?" Sooner or later, why don't you want to open it. He wants to take a concubine, whether you want to or not, he won't leave when he returns to his parents' house, does he want to make room for the fox spirit outside? If you really stay in the Hou Mansion for a few more days, you will become unreasonable. β
"Third sister is asking me to go home?" You Shi frowned, very resistant.
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Everyone guesses, You Sanniang coaxed You Shi home for Shenma? This trap is a bit complicated, and it took a lot of effort to design the 66 at the beginning, so I don't know if you can guess it?
Speaking of You Sanniang, I think of You Sanjie. Red Mansion Eryou, Red Oil Second Floor, hehe.
Thank you. (To be continued......)
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