Chapter II: Disappearance
Near dawn, the rain stopped overnight, and the night rain made the yard scattered, so that a lot of little maids gathered in the yard early in the morning to clean up.
"What's the noise? Early in the morning, the girl was still resting in the house, and Du's mother had only been gone for a few days, and the rules had been fed to the dogs? A crisp reprimand broke the laughter of the crowd, and I saw a little girl in a pink dress standing at the door of the courtyard with her waist in her waist, and her originally delicate voice was a little sharp because of a little anger. Although the little maid looked like she was about thirteen or fourteen years old, she looked a little imposing, and the originally noisy courtyard instantly quieted down.
Seeing that everyone was silent, the little girl's face slowed down a little and couldn't help but feel a little proud. didn't expect a slap to the little girl's head at this moment, and the anger on his face just now surfaced again, but when he saw the originally angry face of the "disrespectful person", he was instantly aggrieved. "Listen to the lotus, don't always hit me on the head!"
"You've been wronged." As soon as Tinghe, who was carrying the water, entered the yard, he saw that everyone had quails that seemed to land on the ground with a broom and Yuchen looked proud, so he guessed that it must be Yuchen who "made a threat" again.
"They made a fuss early in the morning, I'm afraid of disturbing the girl's purity." The little girl in pink clothes called Yuchen blinked, quickly took the washing water she had just made in Tinghe's hand, and stuck out her tongue, "When I wake up, I won't see you, I will know that you are going to fetch water, I will come to the yard and wait for you first." ”
"Count your cleverness!" Tinghe nodded the tip of his nose and turned around, his face was not cold, his eyes swept to everyone, and the corners of his mouth were slightly hooked, "The yard is not easy to clean after the rain, some hard work is inevitable, and the errand in your hand is neat, which is also for the comfort of the girl." The voice was clear, standing sideways, the corner of the jaw showed a smooth curve, and the little girl, who was originally a little angry, had a slightly gloomy face, and lowered her head to fiddle with the things in her hands.
Hearing that he saw that everyone was a little calm, he led Yuchen to Yan Meng's bedroom.
Yan Meng woke up and saw that there was an extra bed quilt on her body, so she knew that she was afraid that she would catch a cold, so she covered herself, got out of bed and looked at herself in the mirror, her slightly round face had not yet opened, and her facial features were childish, she looked like she was when she was a child, and it seemed that she had really returned to the past.
Yan Meng's appearance is not outstanding, even if he opens up a little in the future, he can only be regarded as a slight appearance because of his white skin. Now because of illness, I couldn't sleep well last night, my eyes are swollen, my face is pale, and I don't look energetic.
As soon as he entered the room, he saw Yan Meng sitting in front of the mirror, the sun hit Yan Meng through the window, and his already fair complexion looked very transparent under the light, and Yan Meng didn't know what he was thinking, he sat upright and let the light outside the window look at him, so that he drove away a little sickness, and added a bit of ethereal meaning.
"The girls are getting more and more aggressive, so that the slaves and maids are hungry!" Yuchen's temperament blurted out of this praise.
The delicate voice brought Yan Meng, who had his thoughts drifting far away, back to his senses, looking at Yuchen's lively appearance, he couldn't help but bend the corners of his eyes, and a pair of Ruifeng eyes with a smile also dispelled the sickness between his eyebrows, and it seemed that the whole person had a lot of aura.
"It's sweet in your mouth!" It's not like listening to Hechang himself being two years old, Yuchen is the same age as himself, and his personality is similar, although Yan Meng was young before, he was also a child in the end, and he often played with Yuchen, which also made Du's mother so nerve-wracking for a while.
Until she was punished into the Buddha Hall in her previous life, Yuchen was afraid that Yan Meng would suffer in the Buddha Hall, and sent things in the middle of the night, was recognized as a thief, and was seriously injured. And I didn't even see her for the last time!
Yan Meng looked at the lively little girl in front of her, fortunately she came back, Yuchen didn't die, Tinghe was alive and well, but Mother Du....
"Listen to He, has Mother Du's letter arrived?" Tinghe is the daughter of Du's mother's brother, and has been with Du's mother since she was a child. In his previous life, he had always been in contact with Du's mother.
Tinghe, who was preparing to wash things, was a little stunned when he heard Yan Meng, who was joking with Yuchen, ask like this. Twisting the wet handkerchief in his hand, he said without thinking about it, "I didn't just come to the letter the day before yesterday, so I didn't know... I will be able to go to Lingzhou the day after tomorrow. ”
Mother Du is Yan Meng's mother's wife, her home is in Lingzhou, and it takes more than a month to come and go. In order to make Yan Meng feel at ease, every time he goes to a state or county, Du's mother will always write a reply to herself, and Yan Meng's traces are clear to Du's mother.
Yan Meng took the handkerchief handed over by Tinghe and wiped his face, and said quietly to Yuchen, who was combing his hair, "Let's get it simply, I'm a little hungry." ”
"The slave and maid will go and bring food to the girl." Yuchen's combing technique is excellent, and he goes out after combing his hair neatly. Tinghe packed up and retreated.
In her previous life, after Yan Meng woke up, Du's mother saw that she was in good health, and said that she had something to do with her mother's family and took leave to return to her hometown, but she lost her news on the way back. Yan Meng remembered that Du's mother's last letter was from Lingzhou, at this time Du's mother had not yet arrived in Lingzhou, if she wrote a letter in advance to remind Du's mother to be careful, maybe there would be a chance to see Du's mother again, Yan Meng's mother died early, his father did not love, only Du's mother took care of her wholeheartedly, although she was a servant, she was more like a mother!
Yan Meng walked to the desk and picked up a pen to write.
As soon as I put down the pen, I happened to hear He Yuchen and the two of them enter the house to set up a meal. Listening to the rain and dust chattering about the interesting things I just heard from the big kitchen, I was happy to eat a meal.
After eating, Yan Meng handed the letter to Tinghe and asked her to send someone directly to her hometown in Lingzhou. Yan Meng looked at Tinghe's back, hoping that he could be in time... But you also have to make second-hand preparations, and called Yuchen to give a few orders, and Yuchen went out with a surprised face.
After dinner, Yan Meng went to the small study, in the past, Yan Meng didn't like to read, so the small study was idle, but after a lifetime, because of the influence of that person, he developed a habit, and he had to go to the study to sit in the study if he had anything to do.
Yan Meng pondered that now should be after he was thirteen years old and accidentally fell from the rockery to protect the sixth young master, Yan Chuye. Yan Chuye is the concubine of the big house, and the heirs of the big house are cheap, and he happened to be rescued by Yan Meng who was passing by. But it also caused Yan Meng's head injury, and it will take half a year to recuperate...
recalled that Du's mother had told herself not to have a bad relationship with the big house before returning to her hometown, Yan Meng had met a maid in the garden in her previous life, and accidentally heard that the matter of the big house was not dealt with on the face. linked this matter with Du's mother's confession before leaving, thinking that Du's mother's disappearance was inseparable from the eldest lady, Yan Meng was anxious but weak, and could only hope for the always fair Mrs. Yan, but Mrs. Yan said that she didn't distinguish between right and wrong, framed the main mother, and locked herself in the Buddhist hall.
Thinking of this, Yan Meng couldn't help but tremble, and clenched the hand hidden in his sleeve hard. I'm back, and I won't let these things happen again!
The days of "recuperation" are naturally free from a lot of communication in the house. The days passed unhurriedly.
Until one day, Yan Meng was practicing calligraphy, and he saw Tinghe enter the house in a panic, "Girl, Mother Du is gone!" ”
Yan Meng shook the pen's hand for a moment, didn't he catch up? I couldn't help frowning.
Listening to He, Yan Meng said in a panic: "The slave maid went to get the letter today, but I didn't see Du's mother's letter, but I received a reply from Lingzhou, saying that Du's mother didn't know that she was going back to Lingzhou. "Du's mother's home is in Zaozhuang, a small territory attached to Lingzhou, because the population of the village is not large, almost every family can climb relatives, if a family has a happy event, the whole village has heard of it, so it will not go wrong.
Du's mother didn't return to her hometown? No, she obviously received a letter from Du's mother reporting her safety, Yan Meng frowned, "Do you know what happened to Du's mother when she went home to save her relatives?" Du's mother only said that there was something in her mother's family, and she was not as detailed as she was told.
"No, the slave maid was also strange, my father went early, and Mother Du should have no close relatives in the township, but Mother Du only explained to the slave and maid, and let the slave and maid wait for you."
"It's just...."Tinghe glanced at Yan Meng and lowered his voice, "Mother Du told the slave maid before leaving, saying that she should pay attention to the big house!"
It's a big house again! But the eldest lady is now in Zhuangzi, what did she do to make Du's mother so vigilant?
There are so few things I know now, and I can't figure out the fog at all! Yan Meng closed his eyes, and when he opened his eyes again, his eyes were clear again, and he ordered Tinghe to call Yuchen over.
Hearing that Yan Meng calmed down so quickly, he was thinking about the relationship between Yuchen and this matter on the road, thinking that Yuchen loved to run out these days, could it be that the girl had already learned about this and what she had done? Tinghe was a little frightened in her heart, and the girl seemed to have become much quieter since that night... Listening to Hexin's doubts, but worrying about Du's mother's affairs, he had to press down his doubts and no longer think about it.
Yan Meng saw Yuchen's smiling face and knew that things should be done, Yuchen was already delicate, with a pair of apricot eyes, Hu Ling and Hu Ling seemed to be able to speak, and people were also clever, and they were even more smiling when they saw people, and most of the people in the house were willing to associate with her.
"Girl, everything is ready! Uncle Fu is waiting for the girl in the courtyard of the third master! "Uncle Fu is the person who waits beside Yan Meng's father Yan Shuhuai, Yan Shuhuai is an infatuated person, in his previous life, everyone praised him for his talent in governing the world, but after the death of Yan Meng's mother Meng Leyu, he sealed himself in the courtyard, depressed all day long, and became an alcoholic. Originally, Mrs. Yan had also managed it a few times, but she didn't see any results, and she didn't do anything to damage his reputation when she saw him, so she let him go.
Although Yan Meng returned to the past, he was weak, and his brother Yan Chunan was still young and was raised by the old lady, so he was naturally surrounded by the old lady. Let the old lady know that Mother Du privately investigated the daughter-in-law of the long house, and it was a mistake again.
After thinking about it, only Yan Meng's father might be able to help, so he ordered Yuchen to negotiate with Uncle Fu in his father's yard that day to make preparations for emergencies. There are many doubts about Du's mother, although Yan Shuhuai ignores the world, but in the end he will have his own people in his hands, and he may be able to use them...