Chapter Forty-Nine: The Last Night in the Capital
Guan Zhuofan sat in the sedan chair and touched the sealed bag in his arms again. In addition to Baojun's letter to Cao Yuying, there were also 20,000 taels of silver tickets, half of which were for Cao Yuying and half for himself.
It's really a wave of money, he thought. He liked King Gong's character very much, the atmosphere was refreshing, unpretentious, and the same as the historical record. And King Gong's way of doing things also left a deep impression on him, he was ruthless and accurate at the key point, never dragging mud and water, and when a reward was opened, he would knock the nail feet to death, and he would not give you half-hearted space at all. This kind of mental method of employing people should be figured out and learned by oneself.
When the sedan chair arrived at Wicker Hutong, Guan Zhuofan only let the sedan chair driver stop at the corner of the street, and got off the sedan chair and walked back. Both Toeb and Túrin were still in the chamber of the outer court, and when they heard the commotion, they rushed up and opened the door for him, and Touber carried a lantern and sent him to the gate of the inner court.
When I entered the inner courtyard, I looked up and saw Bai standing at the door of the house, and the oil lamp in the room was still on. Guan Zhuofan's heart moved, strode over, took her hand, and hugged into the room.
"It's cold at night," Guan Zhuofan warmed her cold hands, and said distressedly, "Why are you still standing outside?" ”
"You haven't come back, I'm a little unsettled," Bai leaned into his arms and whispered, "Besides, I snubbed you last night......
"Yes, yes!" Guan Zhuofan's spirits perked up, and his mood immediately turned to Bai's body, "I made such a big mistake, I have to punish you well......" With a slight force in his arms, he picked up her soft body and walked towards the big bed.
After a few warm stays, he fell asleep, and when he woke up, it was already daylight as usual. Tomorrow we have to rush back to Rehe, there are two unfinished things, and we have to do it today anyway.
First instructed Túrin to take a hundred taels of silver, go to the two sentinels who had returned with him this time, and then go to the house of Sochido, who had died in battle, and give this bereavement to him. This money is Guan Zhuofan's personal reward, and the reward is very heavy, the reason why he wants to call the two sentry commanders is because he wants to spread his generosity to the entire horse team - to serve Guan Zuoling, not in vain!
Speaking of which, although the intentions are not above board, a hundred taels of silver is real after all, so there is nothing to blame.
The next thing to do is Xiao Yun's enlightenment. This is something that Guan Zhuofan had mentioned to Bai three months ago, Bai thought he was just talking casually, but he didn't expect that the day after he came back this time, he confessed to Tubo and went to find a Mr. Haode to restrain him. Mr. soon found out, in his forties, a talented foundation, agreed to go to the house every two days every month to teach for half a day, a monthly payment of six taels of silver, plus three festivals of salute a year.
As an elder sister, Bai turned over the yellow calendar by herself and set the day of enlightenment today. Logically speaking, even if it is a small family, the child's classics are also a big deal, but Xiao Yun is a girl after all, so the ceremony does not need to be too grand, only a small square of red felt strips was laid in the courtyard, which was carried by Xiao Fu, and let Xiao Yun kowtow to Mr. and follow Mr. to read a sentence "Heaven and earth are yellow, the universe is desolate", which can be regarded as a ceremony.
Guan Zhuofan frowned secretly when he heard this, and said in his heart that other gentlemen teach the three-character scripture first, but this Mr. Huang uses a thousand-character text to enlighten him, first difficult and then easy, how can this be reasonable? Xiao Yun is my favorite, and she has always regarded her as her own sister, but don't delay it in his hands. Therefore, taking advantage of the maids' efforts to clean up the felt strips, they saw a gap and asked him very politely for advice.
It is said to be a consultation, but in fact, there is a meaning of questioning. Mr. Huang naturally heard it, and said unhurriedly: "The three-character scripture seems to be simple, but in fact it is profound, containing many worldly truths. Master Guan thought about it and understood, why did the three-character scripture dare to be called a 'scripture', while the thousand-character text was just a 'text'? When I teach like this, I naturally have my own reasoning. ”
Guan Zhuofan was speechless when he said this, thinking to himself, it sounds like it can be justified. This gentleman is ingenious, and maybe he is really a person with materials.
Bai Shi, who was standing at the gate of the inner courtyard and looking out, had already cried into tears. When she, a young sister, escaped from the war and relied on her for her life, where did she think that there would be such an enlightened day? With mixed feelings, holding Ming's hand, he couldn't stop whimpering. And Ming looked at the situation in the courtyard and thought that his son would have such a day, how could he not touch his mood? Naturally, he cried with the Bai family.
The two young women "empathize" with each other, and their perception of Guan Zhuofan in their hearts is surprisingly consistent: this wrongdoer, although it is a bad character, but the kindness to them is really so good that people have nothing to say, and they are by no means a frivolous and flashy prodigal son.
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Therefore, when Guan Zhuofan came to her room in the evening, Bai solemnly gave him a squatting salute.
"Zhuo Fan," Bai said gratefully, "I really want you." ”
xiexie me? Guan Zhuofan didn't react for a while. Because he has always regarded Xiao Yun as his own sister, today's matter, he took it as his duty to do it, and he didn't think much about anything else. Now seeing that Bai Shi said solemnly, he muttered in his heart: Thank me for what? Thank you for coming to bed with you, is it hard? That's too polite, isn't it......
"Xiao Yun is really blessed to have a brother like you." Bai said, his eyes were red again.
Oh, so I said something enlightened today. Guan Zhuofan was reluctant to take credit and said a ridiculous word to divert Bai's state of mind.
"How is my brother," he stepped forward to hug Bai and said with a grin, "It's obviously my brother-in-law." ”
This time, Bai gently pushed him, pulled his hand, and let him sit on the stool.
"Zhuo Fan, are you leaving tomorrow, don't you go to see the Ming family?"
Guan Zhuofan suddenly realized that this was Bai's desire to give him a "grace" to reward him for his kindness to Xiao Yun. I was moved, but I didn't know what to say for a while, after all, I swore a few days ago that letting Ming's live in "didn't mean anything else".
"She's been here for a few days, and you've not been there...... After seeing her, "Although I have a skin-to-skin relationship with Guan Zhuofan, when it comes to things in the boudoir, Bai will still blush and be embarrassed, "The thoughts of the woman's family, you probably don't understand." Unless you're sure that you'll never provoke people in the future, you should go and see it anyway before you leave. ”
I don't dare to ask for it! Now that the Bai family has spoken, Guan Zhuofan will naturally not be moved when he thinks of the Ming family. But looking at the Bai family in front of him, he felt reluctant, and he had an idea.
"Alas, that's true, but I can't give up on you in my heart - tomorrow, I will leave the mountains for thousands of miles, and I don't know when I can see you again!" He tried his best to say as tragic and moving, "It's better for the three of us to go to my place and lie down and chat, and when we are tired of talking, we can sleep by ourselves." Fortunately, my bed is still big enough......"
"You ......" Bai's face was flushed, and he pointed his hand to the door: "Get out for me." ”
Guan Zhuofan rolled back to the West Chamber, blew out the oil lamp, and sat on the edge of the bed waiting. After a while, as soon as the door opened, I vaguely saw that the Ming clan was aware of the ground, and slowly moved in step by step.
"Sister said, you have something to say to me." Ming lowered his head and touched the corner of his clothes and whispered.
Guan Zhuofan and Bai's are like newlyweds, and it is the time when they are like glue. However, at this time, I saw Ming's family, who had not been touched for several months, and was a little anxious about "Xiao Biesheng is newly married", so he said that he couldn't catch her, untie her clothes, and hug her into the brocade quilt.
Ming was naked, touched up and down by him, his bones were soft and his muscles were crisp, and he said in a trembling voice: "My sister is a fairy-like character, you are not enough...... Still won't let me go......"
"Chunlan and autumn chrysanthemum, each is good at winning." In the dark, Guan Zhuofan buried his head in the quilt, his mouth was as if he had bitten something, and while panting, he said vaguely, "You are white and soft here, it seems to be a little bigger than her......"