Chapter 87: The Invisible Cage
As soon as Ling Xiao stepped into the weeping flower door, Yuxiang took the initiative to step forward, took the horsewhip from his hand, and whispered: "Little Hou Ye, the eldest grandmother asked the slave maid to welcome you back to the house." “
"Big grandma?" Ling Xiao glanced at her suspiciously, "You are not from the county lord's courtyard, when will you listen to the orders of the eldest grandmother?" “
Yuxiang lowered her head and explained: "It was the county lord's mother who sent the slave maid to serve in the little marquis's house, saying that the eldest grandmother is now pregnant, and she is worried that Chunliu will not be able to take care of it alone, so she asked the slave and maid to do their best to help." “
Ling Xiao sighed, didn't say anything, and didn't look at her again.
Yuxiang is one step behind, there is a kind of frustration that is boring, although she is not a country and a city, but also a willow posture, since the fight and the Xu, there are many people who come to kiss, and even some official eunuchs are willing to carry her as a partial house, all by the lord of Pingkang County, refuse to leave.
Why don't people in front of them refuse to give alms after a little more glance?
Is Big Grandma really that good?
Yuxiang sighed secretly, regretting her reckless promise to Mother Kang.
***
"Man, you see?" While eating, Yun Xiu chuckled and looked at Ling Xiao, "Are you still satisfied?" “
"A minion can grow three heads and six arms?" Ling Xiao was too lazy to be angry with her, "There are hundreds of servants in the Hou Mansion, each waiting for me to be satisfied, what do you want to do." “
"Yuxiang was selected by her mother-in-law." Yun Xiu didn't answer the phone and said to herself. "If you are satisfied, I will call someone to reply tomorrow, don't let her old man worry about it all day long."
If you think about this is not good, send another one.
There were thorns in her words, and Ling Xiao frowned: "Still eating?" “
"Eat," Yun Xiu deliberately pulled off the head of the steamed chicken and threw it into his bowl, "The little marquis has been working hard recently, making up for the form and replenishing the brain more." “
"If you don't like it, don't say yes." Ling Xiao suppressed the anger and picked out the chicken head, "Don't follow me." “
"I'm not here," Yun Xiu said tepidly, "I'm just letting you empathize, being found faulty and picking on thorns for no reason." and the taste of the diaphragm. “
Ling Xiao has never suffered from unjustified disasters, he doesn't have Qi Yuheng's good temper, and the chopsticks are thrown into the plate: "If you don't eat, get out!" “
"Get out, get out," Yun Xiu looked at him coolly, called Chunliu, "Go, tell Yuxiang, get a pair of chopsticks for the little Hou Ye, and ask her to serve the Hou Ye with dinner." “
Ling Xiao was completely enraged: "I see who dares!" “
Chunliu trembled with fright and looked at Yun Xiu in fear.
Yun Xiu was still eating the dishes in the bowl slowly, "Chunliu, stand and do something, go, call Yuxiang to come." “
After speaking, he glanced at Ling Xiao again. "Don't worry, I'll leave when she comes, and I won't give you a second chance to tell me to get out."
"You!" Ling Xiao was so angry that he didn't know what to say, you have been for a long time, and you have not come out.
Chunliu didn't dare to move, the pestle was in place, and it wasn't going to go, and it wasn't going to go.
"Go down, go down." Ling Xiao looked annoyed, waved his hand, and seemed to be deliberately angry, "Hurry up and do what Grandma ordered." “
Chunliu was stunned, for the sake of "grandma??"
"Go." Yun Xiu frowned, "I didn't see that the little marquis chopsticks were gone, how could I eat?" “
Chunliu sighed and turned to go out.
After a while, Yuxiang entered the house, handed over the chopsticks with both hands, and whispered: "Little Hou Ye, please use it slowly." “
"I'm full." Yun Xiu tucked the corners of her mouth and said to Yuxiang, "You are here to serve the little Hou Ye to eat, what does the Hou Ye want to eat, you put it in the bowl, remember to debone the steamed chicken, Hou Ye eats quickly, beware of the chicken bones stuck in the throat." “
Yuxiang nodded, "Slave remembers." “
"Be careful," Yun Xiu said, turning to Ling Xiao, "Little Marquis, the concubine is inconvenient, so retreat first." “
After finishing speaking, he got up, squatted awkwardly, and called Chunliu, "You accompany me to the courtyard for a walk and eliminate food." “
Chunliu looked at the rice that had barely been touched, and said in a very low voice: "Grandma, the slave maid asked the small kitchen to open a small stove, you can eat more." “
"I won't eat it." She stepped out of the threshold for a moment, and said with a broken face, "Let's go out, don't be an eyesore." “
Ling Xiao ate or not, Yun Xiu didn't know, she was really full, and she was helped by Chunliu to walk all the way, from the backyard to the front yard, and sat alone in the empty flower hall for a while, calmed down, and prepared to go back.
"Why are you sitting here alone?" Leng Buding came from behind the old marquis's concern, "Didn't Ling Xiao come back?" “
"The little marquis is back," Yun Xiu turned around, collected his emotions, and replied with a smile, "My daughter-in-law thinks the house is stuffy, so she comes out for a walk, have your father and mother eaten?" “
"I've eaten," the old marquis walked to the study, "it's cold at night, you don't go out and walk around, so as not to get contaminated with the cold." “
"Yes, daughter-in-law remembered." Yun Xiu followed behind him like a small tail, and said flatteringly, "Father, the citrus sweetness sent by the palace before my daughter-in-law was greedily eaten several, and I didn't ask my father and mother if they had tasted it." “
The old marquis smiled: "I like to eat, there is still half a frame in your mother-in-law's house, and I will ask someone to send it later." “
Yun Xiu said no: "Citrus is very hot, and the doctor recommends eating less." “
She stepped into the small courtyard of the study with the old marquis, stood in front of a few peonies, and praised sincerely: "Father, these pots were sent by General Qin, right?" “
The old marquis said: "Which pot do you like, ask someone to move it." “
"My daughter-in-law can't raise it well," Yun Xiu stretched out her fingertips and touched the goose yellow stamens, and said with a smile, "Father's small courtyard has excellent feng shui, and precious flowers and plants can take root." “
As she spoke, she walked to the side of the lotus tank again, saw a few carp swimming up and down, and asked carefully: "In the past, my daughter-in-law heard that fish don't know how to be full, and if they feed as much as they want, they will die, right, father?" “
"Well, I've fed it today, and if you want to feed the fish, come during the day."
"The daughter-in-law is just curious," Yun Xiu nodded a few lotus leaves floating on the surface of the water and patted the water at her fingertips, "Father, it's not early, and the daughter-in-law has returned to the house." “
The old marquis waved his hand: "Go ahead." “
Yun Xiu squatted and helped Chunliu to leave.
On the way, Chunliu felt that something was wrong the more she walked: "Grandma, this is not the way back to the house." “
"I know." Yun Xiu didn't plan to turn back, "I want to go and sit outside the Hanging Flower Gate." “
Chunliu thought that she was leaving the Hou Mansion, so she hurriedly persuaded: "Grandma, after a while, the lantern should be hung at the Hanging Flower Gate, what are you doing there, those girls and mothers-in-law saw it, and they didn't know what to talk about behind their backs." “
"On the long-mouthed person, how can you and I control it?" Yun Xiu felt tired inexplicably, "Let it be." “
She stood on the steps of the Hanging Flower Gate, looking at the brick and gray wall in the dusk. Suddenly, I felt that I was not in the Hou Mansion, but in an invisible cage, outside the cage was the glitz of the prosperous age, and inside the cage was a lonely empty court.
It's like two worlds, and they don't belong to her.
"Chunliu," Yun Xiu retracted his gaze and let out a long sigh, "I want to go back to Yangzhou to see the third brother, after half a year's absence, I don't know if he is okay." “
Chunliu knew that his eldest grandmother had moved his mind, and strongly persuaded, "Third Master Mo will soon be on the family tree and become the son of his own family, and he will be in charge of the family in the future, which will be regarded as a bitter and sweet coming, if he sees you like this, he will be worried." “
Yun Xiu shook his head slightly: "But you said that you can't understand the Beijing dialect, will you like Yanjing?" “
Chunliu searched her intestines and comforted: "The slave maid is a cheap life, I can't talk about whether I like it or not, and I can't compare it with the eldest grandmother, if the eldest grandmother wants to find someone to catch up with the old days, the slave maid Ming'er invites Grandma Qi San to come over." “
"Don't call her here," Yun Xiu said, "She's busy in the Dingguo Mansion and doesn't have time to worry about anything else." “
"What??" Chunliu hesitated for a moment, took out a red cloth bag from his arms, and handed it to her, "Grandma, the slave knows that she shouldn't, but in Yangzhou, Sister Chuntao is gone, and I haven't seen you so lonely, Dr. An returned the gold bar, saying that even if he misses the marriage, his fate is over, and he wants to wait." “
"What are you waiting for?" Yun Xiu held the cold red silk tightly, and suddenly a tear dripped out, "I only have a few face-to-face relationships with him, how can I be in love with him, you see him again, let him break his mind." “
Resolutely on the lips again, tears flowed out uncontrollably, she covered her heart, squatted down, and sobbed silently. only said: "I maintain this dignity, I can't even cry out loud, don't come to block my heart again." “
"Grandma, don't cry!" Chunliu panicked and slapped herself hard, "The slave is too talkative, and he shouldn't mention Dr. An of Laoshzi, but Dr. An has always felt guilty, saying that the eldest grandmother can be trusted, and is willing to go to the clinic for free to ensure that you and the child are safe, and the slave and maid saw that he was sincere, so she dared to say it." “
"He is a good man, he should marry a decent girl and live a good life." Yun Xiu forced the emotions in his heart, wiped the tears on his face, and took a deep breath, "If you want him not to blame himself, the Hou Mansion will not treat me badly." “
Chunliu sighed and looked up, "Grandma, the girl hanging the lantern is here, let's go back." “
Yun Xiu nodded, helped her with one hand, lifted her skirt with the other, and stepped into the hanging flower door again.
didn't go far, Chunliu suddenly whispered: "Grandma, the little marquis is coming to you, it's just ahead." “
As he spoke, he had the foresight to see a squatting forward. "Little Marquis, you can count it as coming, the slave maid is in a hurry to go back and get a cloak for the eldest grandmother."
Ling Xiao waved his hand and signaled to go.
He walked over and looked down at her, "Crying?" “
"Nope." Yun Xiu didn't look over, he didn't want to speak.
Ling Xiao wanted to shake her hand, but was thrown away.
"Who is wronged by the two of us?" He also felt wronged, "Did you sue my father just now?" “
Yun Xiu glanced at him: "I'm not an ear to report God." “
Ling Xiao didn't believe it: "His old man saw you out of the yard, in the wrong direction, turned his head and asked someone to go to my house, hey, it's not as unauthentic as you, you are angry, I will be trained." “
Yun Xiu snorted coldly: "With your mother-in-law protecting you, what are you afraid of." “
"Look at what you say, you have no heart and no lungs," Ling Xiao grabbed her wrist again, blocking the way, "Don't be angry, I will personally send people back to my mother's house, and make it clear that no one will be allowed to come in the future, and the county lord's mother is so angry that she will blast me out." “
"Mother-in-law is willing to bomb you?" This time it was Yun Xiu's turn not to believe it, "She is an old man who is like a baby with your eyes." “
"Come on, I'll be scolded for you," Ling Xiao raised his hand to hook her chin, forcing her to look up, "You want to run?" Where to go, I ask you, even if you run to Jizhou, I will catch you back. “
Yun Xiu blocked his hand, wanted to leave and was pulled back.
"What's on your hands?" Ling Xiao's eyes were sharp, and when he saw the red cloth exposed between her fingers, he grabbed it directly, and raised his eyebrows, "Gold bars?" “
"Do you really want to run?" He had a look I knew, and the gold bars were flipped around in his hand, "Are you ready?" “
"Don't go crazy," Yun Xiu wanted to take it back, but couldn't grab it, "I want to go, I won't just take this bit of entanglement." “
Ling Xiao dragged out a long tail sound, "You still have a lot of gold bars, hide them from me." “
"Give it back!" Yun Xiu stood on tiptoe, the other party raised her hand, she couldn't reach it, "This is the dowry left for me by my mother's family, you also rob it, so there is no shame or shame, the bandits outside the city are more moral than you." “
"Did you talk to the bandits?" Ling Xiao's five fingers tightened, "Gold bars, confiscate." “
"You, you, you! Unreasonable? Yun Xiu didn't dare to move too much because there were people nearby, "This is my thing, give it back to me." “
Ling Xiao said no: "When you enter the door of the Ling family, you are a person from the Hou Mansion, even you are mine, what is a few gold bars." “
Yun Xiu glanced at him hatefully: "The little marquis robbed the house, and he is not afraid of being laughed at." “
Ling Xiao stared at her condescendingly: "Say it again, believe it or not, I kiss you?" “
Yun Xiu immediately shut up, she was set up by the lord of Pingkang County, and she didn't want to stop.
Until the two of them entered the house, Ling Xiao did what he said, closed the door and pressed Yun Xiu on the couch and kissed him fiercely.
Yun Xiu felt that the lung tube was empty, his eyes were dazzled, and before he could react, he changed to a softer place, Ling Xiao reached out and tore off the tortoiseshell hook, and the two curtains hung down and closed together, just one and the two immortals.
Can't control taboos, can't help but taboo, the strong love and honey are burning at the touch, after grinding his ears and temples, Ling Xiao subconsciously lifted the quilt and looked at it, but found no abnormality, and lay down with peace of mind.
"You have something to say," he leaned behind Yun Xiu, hugged the person, and said in his ear, "Sleeping?" “
"No," Yun Xiu's voice showed exhaustion, "Ling Xiao, I want to go to the small mansion for a while." “
"Go."
"My mother-in-law won't agree."
"How do you know if you don't try?"
Yun Xiu turned over and looked at him: "Are you going?" “
Ling Xiao nodded without hesitation: "Of course." “
"That mother-in-law wouldn't have agreed." Yun Xiu sighed, "I didn't want to drive Yuxiang away, you shot too fast." “
Ling Xiao called her aunt, "I don't think she will leave, you have to go." “
"Maybe if I leave, my mother-in-law won't be angry," Yun Xiu lowered her head and chuckled, "Her old man must have hollowed out her mind to choose a good girl for you, who is worthy of the family of the Marquis of Zhongyi." “
"Don't think nonsense," Ling Xiao sighed, "The death of my two elder brothers has hit her hard, especially my second brother, who was brought to the northern frontier by my father at the age of eleven and died of the plague after the Great War. “
Yun Xiu lowered her eyes and said nothing, he knew she was listening.
"You're considerate of her, huh?" Ling Xiao wiped the fine sweat from his smooth forehead, "Otherwise, when you finish giving birth and recuperate, I will accompany you to Yangzhou, go to Daming Temple to revisit, and tell the lady openly that you are my daughter-in-law." “
"Do you remember this?" Yun Xiu rarely smiled, "If you don't mention it, I forgot." “
"Of course you forgot." Ling Xiao sighed, "It's not you who is thinking about it. “
"But you have to die well," Yun Xiu buried his face in his chest and complained, "I put you on the spot, but you want me to get out." “
"It's rolling," Ling Xiao said to himself, "The two of them are together, isn't it just rolling?" “
Yun Xiu kicked without hesitation.
Ling Xiao smiled and asked her, "Are you hungry, I'm hungry." “
No, from beginning to end, he consumes physical strength.
Yun Xiu originally wanted to sleep, but when he said it, he seemed to be hungry, "Why don't you ask Chunliu to go to the small kitchen to pass on supper." “
Ling Xiao said that he was tired of eating: "When I go to the night market, there are a few soldiers who are closed after the third watch, and the soldiers who change the guard for the city tower can eat hot." “
Yun Xiu was surprised: "There is also winter?" “
"Well, it's all year round," Ling Xiao said, reaching out and scooping up the middle coat on his foot, and putting it on, "I'm going, I'm going now." “
He looked at the moment, "Come back before the lock is dropped." “
"What if I can't get back?" Yun Xiu had a whim, "Spend the night in the carriage?" “
Ling Xiao looked at her very puzzled: "Of course go to the small mansion, you are stupid." “
Yun Xiu: "??"
Is it really a stupid pregnancy for three years?
The two secretly asked the coachman to prepare the car and wait at the side door, and then slipped out all the way under the wall like thieves.
They are looking for happiness on the front foot, and someone on the back foot reports to Kang's mother.
Kang's mother went back to the house and continued to give the county lord Pingkang a grate, as if she had no intention of saying: "The county lord's mother, the little marquis and the eldest grandmother went out, just now." “
Lord Pingkang closed his eyes and recuperated: "Where have you been?" “
"It seems to be a night market," said Kang's mother, "at this hour, eighty percent of them have gone for supper." “
"The small kitchen spends money, and two more cooks are invited to use it for them, and they also go out to eat," the county lord of Pingkang frowned. "It's all dirty stuff."
"Isn't it," Kang's mother sighed, "The slave is too talkative, the little marquis is not careful, and the eldest grandmother doesn't care about it, no wonder the pets, there are a few young masters in the Beijing circle who like to be managed." “
"I don't care about Brother Xiao on weekdays, do you think I care about him?" The county lord of Pingkang wondered, "It's just that I'm used to being casual on weekdays, but now that I control it a little, they will be a hundred dissatisfied, and Yuxiang is too, useless things." “
"The county lord's mother, you can't blame Yuxiang entirely," Kang's mother fanned the yin wind and lit the ghost fire. "The slave asked the ins and outs, and they all heard that the eldest grandmother provoked the little marquis to be angry, and then called Yuxiang to top the bag, Yuxiang was new, and he couldn't figure out the temper of the little marquis, and it was inevitable to be blamed."
This sounds like Yun Xiu used a trick to take the lead.
"She's really amazing," Lord Pingkang sneered, "Originally, the Li family opened their mouths and scolded this girl for being a fox spirit, and I still took pity on her, and said a lot of good things in front of the old marquis, but I didn't expect that people's hearts would be separated from their stomachs and find a bane for Brother Xiao'er." “
"It can be seen that being too beautiful may not be a good thing." Mother Kang sighed, "County Lord, you are too kind, and you are deceived by the kind appearance of the eldest grandmother. “
"Okay. I know, you tell someone to keep an eye on it," Lord Pingkang rubbed his forehead, "Now that she is pregnant with a child, I don't care, and you are less interesting in front of Brother Xiao." “
Kang's mother responded.
***
It is only three days before the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the entertainment of the lord of Pingkang is becoming more and more frequent, she is not in the back house, and Yun Xiu is naturally looking for ideas about the big and small things in the house.
Although Yun Xiu is the new daughter-in-law, she is not flustered, thanks to the cultivation of the old lady, it is much more difficult to take care of the new house in the capital of Yunfu than this.
"Grandma, the tailor has sent clothes." Chunliu put the ledger in order and said, "You take a break, try the skirt first." “
Yun Xiu was dizzy before he remembered the Mid-Autumn Palace banquet, "Oh, okay, you take your clothes to the East House." “
The tailor's skills are good, and she thinks it fits well, so she doesn't need to take it back for modifications, and asks Chunliu to take someone to the account room to settle the bill.
When Ling Xiao came back, she turned around in front of him, her eyes were like crooked crescents, and asked with a smile: "The silver-red color that Sasa chose for me, I'm still worried that it's too glamorous, and the upper body is good, what do you think?" “
"Beautiful." Ling Xiao leaned over and kissed it, adding, "You look good in whatever you wear." “
"Less coaxing." Yun Xiu fell into a honeypot, hugged him, lowered his head and smiled, "I am used to being poor, and I don't see a few words of truth." “
"It's honest," Ling Xiao patted her on the back, "When you enter the palace during the Mid-Autumn Festival, you will be famous." “
"I don't want to be famous," Yun Xiu let go of him, his lips were red and his teeth were white, and the eight treasures on his bun were swaying and lovely, "I just need you to be single-minded." “
"You're a vinegar jar." Ling Xiao asked her to eat, "It's not good for you?" How else can you be single-minded? “
Yun Xiu is in a good mood and doesn't care about him in general. "How can you call me jealous, you shouldn't say, daughter-in-law, I will marry you in this life, hand in hand with Bai Lao."
"You've said it all, what else am I going to say." Ling Xiao couldn't say such a sensual thing when he was killed, so he diverted the topic, "Let's eat, the food is cold." “
Yun Xiu glared at him, bored.
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In the blink of an eye in the Mid-Autumn Festival, from time to time, the guests of the banquet entered from the palace gate one after another, and the lord of Pingkang did not lack the opportunity to enter the palace, so naturally there was no need to rush to show her face in front of the queen mother, she was dressed in golden wisps. Appeared on the steps of the Hanging Flower Gate on time.
The old marquis and Ling Xiao followed closely in their official uniforms, and Yun Xiu was the one who walked at the back, she held her stomach and couldn't walk fast if she wanted to.
Chunliu reminded in a low voice: "Grandma, slow down, the little marquis is waiting for you in front." “
Yun Xiu was not afraid of Ling Xiao and the others, but afraid that the Lord of Pingkang would take advantage of this to make trouble: "I am a junior, and it is not good to let the elders wait." “
While talking, the two hurried to the Hanging Flower Gate.
Yun Xiu gasped, didn't care about wiping the sweat drops on his sideburns, looked around, and asked Ling Xiao, "Father and mother are in the car?" Let's hurry. “
Ling Xiao asked her not to be in a hurry, "You take your steps carefully." “
As soon as the words fell, the lord of Pingkang County lifted the curtain and called "Yun Xiu".
Yun Xiu retracted her feet, lifted her skirt, hurriedly walked to the carriage, raised her head and said respectfully: "Mother-in-law, daughter-in-law is here, what do you command?" “
The county lord of Pingkang looked in Ling Xiao's direction: "Tell Brother Xiao to get in the car, and I'll say a few words to you alone." “
Ling Xiao frowned, Yun Xiu hurriedly gave him a look, turned his head and smiled at the county lord of Pingkang: "Mother-in-law, the little marquis is in the car, you can say it." “
"Don't go to the palace banquet." The county lord of Pingkang said lightly, "The Hou Mansion has not married, and you are still pregnant, what do you say when others ask?" “
Saying that, the county lord deliberately raised his voice, "I read that for the sake of your Yun family's contribution to the Hou Mansion, I will cover it up in front of the Empress Dowager, if someone asks in the previous dynasty, Brother Xiao will also speak for you, you go back to the house to rest today." “
Yun Xiu was stunned for a moment, and Yu Guang caught a glimpse of Ling Xiao getting out of the carriage, hurriedly shook his head at him, lowered his eyebrows and said, "Mother-in-law is thoughtful, and it is not too late for my daughter-in-law to see the carriage leave and then go in." “
The lord of Pingkang was not salty or light, and put down the curtain.
The coachman snapped, and the wheels rolled slowly.
Yun Xiu took a step back, helped Chunliu, and pulled the corners of his mouth, wanting to laugh but not laughing.
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