Volume 1 * Shengmei Society Chapter 31 * Miao Ying (2)
After returning to the Yu Mansion, Changyu asked Shen Cheng to inform Shen Zhong so that he could go to Yushuang City to meet them, Shen Cheng asked nervously: "Family master, is there something wrong with calling Shen Zhong so urgently?" ”
"Let him go to Bianzhou with me, it just so happens that he has nothing to do there, you hurry up and pass the message."
Shen Cheng wanted to go to Bianzhou to do something, but he didn't dare to ask more, so he could only send a message immediately according to the family's master's wishes.
Because Yushuangcheng and Zuijiang City are only separated by a river, so the carrier pigeon arrived that day, after Shen Zhong received the order of the head of the family, he did not delay for a day, and came to Yushuangcheng the next day, and just got off the boat and saw that the head of the house was waiting for him on the shore.
"Master, is there anything urgent for me to do?"
Although Shen Zhong wanted to ask why he didn't see Shen Cheng and Xingyun, the main matter was important, and the head of the family generally didn't like him to ask more about other things.
"It's urgent, but I don't want you to do it, but I want you to do it with me, Shen Cheng and they stay here to observe the movements of the Hidden Dragon Gang, we have to go early and return early."
Changyu didn't want to delay for a minute, he saw him talking as he walked, and after a while, he came to the carriage, Shen Zhong helped him into the carriage and asked, "Master of the family, where are we going?" ”
"Bianzhou." Changyu replied clearly.
Shen Zhong followed the instructions of the head of the family and rushed to the direction of Bianzhou.
After about four days of driving, he finally came to the south gate of Bianzhou City, Changyu slowly got out of the carriage, looked at the two big characters at the gate of the city - Bianzhou, and paused for a long time.
"Head of the family, have you been to Bianzhou?"
"Well, that was when I was a child, and now I can't remember what Bianzhou City looks like."
These two stone towers were built at the gate of this Bianzhou city, which is used to survey the situation in the distance, the towering walls around this are quite majestic, go to the city, the hawkers, restaurants, teahouses, gambling houses, pawnshops, brothels and medical halls that can be seen everywhere are really everything, the prosperity here may be no less than the White Emperor City, after all, this was once the royal city.
When he came to Bianzhou City, Changyu found a teahouse to sit down and rest, and asked Shen Zhong to go to find out the location of Xu's Mansion.
"Master, are we going right away?"
Shen Zhong is really loyal, he only remembers the matter of the head of the family in his heart, and he can't even take a sip of tea.
"Don't worry, you've been on the road for a few days, sit down and have a sip of tea first, and then go back at ten o'clock in the evening."
"Why wait until then?"
Sometimes there are too many doubts in his heart, and Shen Zhong will inevitably ask more.
Changyu looked at him and said with a smile: "I want to go to Xu's Mansion for dinner." ”
Shen Zhong said that he didn't understand, why did he want to go to Xu's Mansion for dinner, in fact, Changyu was really joking with him, because Changyu came here when he was a child, so he knew that if the weather was clear, when the evening sunset shone on the mirror of the statue in the center of the city, a beautiful rainbow would be reflected on the ground, and this ingenious mechanism was designed by his grandfather, and he came here with his grandfather to supervise the construction of this statue when he was a child, I don't know if I can still see that magical phenomenon now.
When they arrived in Bianzhou, it was almost evening, so they sat down and drank almost two pots of tea, it was already evening, at this time Changyu put down the tea money on the table, and got up and walked towards the city, Shen Zhong followed, when he came to the city, sure enough, it was still like back then, surrounded by many lovers, and they were enjoying the beautiful scenery together, although Changyu was only 10 years old at that time, but he vaguely remembered that at that time, there was a foreign girl who came here to play and passed by her, this was the first time he knew what liking was, Since missing that girl, Changyu has never been in love again, he is there, looking at this rainbow, recalling one scene after another at that time.
It wasn't until the rainbow disappeared that Changyu came back to his senses and remembered that he still had something to do.
"Shen Zhong, Xu Fu, how should we go?"
"Homecoming, it's not far west of the city, you can get into the carriage first."
"No, I'll walk with you."
Subsequently, the two rushed to the west of the city together, sure enough, it was not very far, and it didn't take long to come to the gate of Xufu, this vermilion gate, on which the plaque of the two big characters of "Xufu" was hung, and two big iron trees were planted in front of the door, and it was a rich and noble family at a glance.
At this time, the door of the Xu Mansion was closed, presumably already preparing dinner, Shen Zhong stepped forward to knock on the door, and after a while, the subordinates of the Xu Mansion came out and opened the door and said, "Who are you looking for?" ”
"Is it Master Xu's house?" Changyu replied.
"Yes, what's the matter with you?"
"We are entrusted to give this letter to Master Xu." Changyu said as he took out the letter from his chest and handed it to his subordinates.
"Then you wait, I'll go to the master."
I saw that the subordinate hurriedly ran to the hall with the letter, and it didn't take long for him to run out again, and said, "Both, please follow me." ”
Changyu followed the subordinates to the hall of Xu's mansion, only to see Master Xu and Mrs. Xu sitting in front of the hall, and when they saw Changyu and them coming in, Master Xu and Mrs. Xu stood up from the stool and greeted each other: "The two of you have traveled a long way, and you haven't eaten yet." ”
"Hello old lady, in Xia Zhuge Changyu, this is my entourage Shen Zhong, I'm really sorry to come and disturb me so late." After Changyu saluted, he said politely.
It is really rare to see this young man with clear eyebrows, politeness, politeness and modesty, and Mrs. Xu and Master Xu like it very much.
Mrs. Xu smiled and said, "Look at what this son said, you came to worship my eldest brother and sister-in-law for my niece, is it too late for us to thank you?" ”
Changyu felt inexplicable when he heard it, and then smiled again, thinking: This Miaoying is really clever, if she didn't come in person, she wouldn't be able to worship her parents, and if she wasn't a credible friend, who would kowtow to her parents; Changyu suddenly understood in his heart that this girl was worth wooing.
And the letter said: The Zhuge prince who sent the letter is kind, because she is inconvenient to travel, and it is almost the death day of her parents, this Zhuge son is willing to worship her parents for her, if the uncle and aunt feel that this person can be entrusted for life, please reply to the niece.
It seems that in this letter, Miaoying has regarded Zhuge Changyu as her sweetheart, after all, in her words, it is difficult to find a bosom friend, but she did not let her uncle and aunt explain it to Zhuge Changyu, but let them reply to her if they felt that they could.
"It turns out that Miss Miaoying is the niece of Master Xu and Mrs. Xu." Changyu asked calmly.
"My wife's maiden name is Miao, this Miaoying is her eldest brother's daughter, but her eldest brother's family suffered misfortune many years ago, and only Miaoying is left with a daughter, so the funerals of her eldest brother and sister-in-law are held on our side, and the cemetery is also in the suburbs of Bianzhou." Master Xu explained.
"It turns out that Miss Miaoying's life is so pitiful, it seems that she will have to give her parents a few more incense injections tomorrow."
"Zhuge Gongzi has a heart, come, stop standing and talking, go to the dinner table and eat together."
After dinner, Master Xu asked the housekeeper to arrange a room for Changyu and Shen Zhong to stay, and the next morning, Changyu and Shen Zhong followed Master Xu and Mrs. Xu to the grave of Miaoying's parents to worship, and Changyu was very sincere and kowtowed to her parents three times.
After the worship was over, when they returned to Xu's mansion, Master Xu replied with a letter and asked Changyu to bring it back to Miaoying, and after Changyu got the letter, he didn't stay long, so he rushed to Jingzhou.