Chapter 60: The Return of the Son (4)

It is said that "knowing a son is better than a father", my feelings for my father are difficult to describe in words, in short, thank God thank you Bodhisattva...... Of course, the most important thing to thank is Dad.

I thought about it for a while, took Ruoxiu's hand and was about to go to the front hall, as soon as she used her hand, I couldn't pull her up at all, and when I looked back, she pointed to my head and smiled: "What does this look like, you sit well, I'll get it for you." ”

I didn't know why I walked to the mirror and looked closely, only to see that I had hit my forehead at some point and somewhere, leaving a clear scar.

Ruoxiu pressed me against the stool and leaned close to my forehead to apply the medicine to me, and I looked at her chest together, and I just felt that all this was too beautiful to be true. I gently wrapped my arms around her waist, feeling the reality of physical contact, and it was like sinking into a dream.

After a while, Ruoxiu pushed me and said, "Are you asleep again?" ”

I shook my head and said, "How can I be willing to fall asleep?" ”

She broke away from me, and snorted as she cleaned up, "Flim! ”

If you have a wife like this, what more can a husband ask for? Now I think everything is very beautiful, but I don't know why, I always feel uneasy in my heart, every time this uneasy feeling appears, I can't help but think of Beibi Mountain, think of the old man Ziyi's wooden house, and think if I can also give Ruoxiu a place to go to paradise like him, and leave everything behind? Because I know that the world will be in chaos, and such a beautiful thing cannot last long in a stormy world, and the only way to protect it is to flee with it.

Can I go and be another old man and leave everything here?

The answer is – no. This is an obvious fact.

I suddenly had a very sacred sense of mission. In the past, I often hoped that the troubled times would appear soon, so that I could show my skills and rewrite history, and I wanted to kill Li Shimin several times because of this. But now I hope that this peaceful life will continue until I die.

Not long after the wedding has passed, I still can't hide from what should come. Yang Guang once again pointed out at the court meeting that the labor force to build the Yongji Canal was not enough and more people were needed, but this time he would not be requisitioned from Jiangdong. There are two reasons, first, Yang Guang himself was very partial to Jiangdong, and second, he finally reluctantly listened to the advice of the left servant Su Wei, and my thoughts are similar, many forces in Jiangdong have only been forced to temporarily shrink due to the situation so far, and the recruitment of the people will inevitably lead to public resentment, and those rebel forces who are ready to move may take advantage of this to turn the tables, Yang Guang, as the emperor, of course, does not want to see this.

After the court meeting, Yang Guang summoned Tu Wanxu, the general of Zuo Wuhou, and asked him to supervise the work of the people's husband. But in this way, I have to separate from Ruo Xiu, and I am actually very resistant in my heart.

At the end of the day's work, I came home and found that Ruoxiu was not there, and Rong'er told me that Ruoxiu had gone to the temple with his mother, and my heart calmed down a little. Now I don't know why, if I can't see Ruo Xiu when I return to the Tang State Mansion, I will panic. There's a good saying – care is chaos, that's probably what it means.

"The slave doesn't understand it anymore." Rong'er saw me with an anxious look and quipped, "I remember that the son heard that he was going to get married, and he was depressed all day, and he even got drunk on the night of the marriage, and made a fuss in the new house. If that's the case, what's the fuss about the wedding night? ”

I didn't know how to answer her, so I said, "I didn't know it was her." ”

Rong'er smiled again: "Then you don't know when you enter the cave room and meet?" The slave maid heard that the son even lifted the table when he saw it, and injured the young lady. On the second day, the slave maid went to serve, and saw the young lady sitting on the edge of the bed to wipe the face of the son, and secretly scolded the son in his heart for not knowing how to pity the fragrance and cherish the jade. ”

When I heard her say this, I realized that everyone in the house knew what happened in the new house that day, and good things don't go out, but bad things spread thousands of miles, and I sighed silently.

"The slave is still thinking about what the son will do in the future, but when she goes out and comes back in, the son is like a different person, and now it's okay, the master really didn't look away."

I listened to Rong'er's words that I didn't have a match, but I thought about why Ruoxiu hadn't come back yet, glanced out the window, and saw that a begonia flower under the window was in full bloom, so I said to Rong'er: "Is there a vase?" I'd like to pick a few begonia flower vases and place them next to Ruoxiu's dressing table. ”

Rong'er thought for a while and said, "There's no here, why don't you ask the third girl?" ”

I thought about it, yes, since I got married, I haven't thought about Sanniang and them for a long time.

As soon as Sanniang saw me, she exhaled angrily: "Does the eldest brother still know that he is here?" I thought you had a sister-in-law and forgot about us. ”

I nudged her and smiled, "How could my eldest brother forget you?" You see, I personally sent you the books you told me you wanted to read, and you still want to be angry with me? I put the two pamphlets in front of her, "The Captain" and "Words and Soldiers," and asked, "How?" ”

Sanniang accepted what I gave her, and then said slowly: "Say, what's the matter?" ”

I was stunned for a moment and said with a smile: "There is indeed something, you used to put a bottle of begonias on the high table of Cunmo Hall every spring, why is there no more this year?" ”

Sanniang patted me and said, "You have a lady, do you still use me for these things?" ”

Obviously, Sanniang was jealous, but I didn't even have the slightest experience in coaxing people, so I had to smile and say, "You look good." ”

Sanniang laughed out loud, waved her hand and said, "I can't afford it." Forget it, for the sake of your mistakes, little sister, I will reluctantly help you insert a few begonias. ”

She said as she took a slightly longer vase-like thing from the cabinet, pale cyan on the surface. She smiled as she pushed me out, "Ask you a question." ”

I said, "Just ask." ”

She said: "Everyone in the house knows that your husband and wife are not in harmony, and now it is like this?" I'm curious, I guess you've known each other before? Is there anything you have seen in the capital that you haven't told me? ”

I smiled and explained, "Do you remember when we were in Qizhou, the doctor Xu Ren who often saw doctors in the house? ”

Sanniang nodded and said, "Naturally, I remember." ”

"She is the granddaughter of Dr. Xu Ren, and we have known each other in Qizhou."

I told her about the acquaintance with Ruoxiu, from the acquaintance in Qizhou to the separation of Daxing City four years ago, of course, I didn't mention anything about Qingyu Pavilion.

"The reason why the eldest brother lost his temper on the wedding night was because Ruoxiu, I didn't know that I was marrying her, so I drank too much wine. Otherwise, I would never touch a drop of wine. I concluded.

Sanniang listened attentively, I dragged her, pointed to the window I just passed by, and said, "Go and fold a few begonia flowers." ”

When she came back to her senses, she went to pick out the flowers and branches that were not yet fully bloomed, but her eyes were still a little misty, I knew that she must still be thinking about something, coughed and asked with a smile, "What has Chai Shao been doing lately?" ”

She seemed to be stunned for a moment, the movement of her hand stopped, and the excitement when she was chatting with me just now disappeared all at once, and she replied a little unhappily: "Big brother asked strangely, how do I know what he is doing." You want to know, go ask him yourself. ”

I just wanted to tease her, but when I heard that something was wrong, I asked, "What's wrong?" ”

Sanniang said: "I don't know what's wrong." ”

I guessed that Sanniang had an unpleasant quarrel with Chai Shao again, no wonder he was in a bad mood when he met him today.

I smiled, it seems that in ancient times, there was no free love. Just thinking about Sanniang and Chai Shao, Rong'er came over and said that Mrs. and the young lady were back.

Ruoxiu and Mushang are very speculative, they are both Buddhists, and they are both very religious, in addition, their personalities are also very similar, they are both gentle and peaceful, and basically they don't get angry much. These two peopleβ€”the two most important women in my life right nowβ€”are close to perfection in my eyes, and I feel that God has been so good to me.

Ruoxiu knew that I was going to leave for a while, and although she didn't show anything in particular, I could see that she was very reluctant. This once again made me feel that it was really boring to be an official, and the experience of separating the two places from the people I loved was really bad, but unfortunately I was just an adjutant in the Tu Wanxu account, and if I was in the position of Tu Wanxu in the future, I would take Ruo Xiu with me wherever I went.

Speaking of Tu Wanxu, this person is also a person who is very knowledgeable about current affairs, at least much more shrewd than his father. When Yang Guang was still the governor of Yangzhou, he pressed his future on Yang Guang, which is not difficult to understand, because I have long found that Yang Guang has an admirable temperament...... I used to worship him.

Now that Yang Guang is the emperor, he is betting on the right treasure.

Although I used to study in the East Palace, I can't be regarded as unfamiliar with him, but he is about the same age as Yu Wenhua, I am a child, and Yu Wenhua still met because of a feud, and I don't want to make another enemy, so I haven't even said a word to him. I thought that a speculative person like him must be as arrogant and domineering as Yu Wenhua, but I was wrong.

Tu Wanxu is an ordinary general, he stood in the tent of the Chinese army, he was not angry and arrogant, and the people under his command were so convinced that they threw themselves to the ground. But as an outsider, and a person who has experienced a big battle-after all, I have been in Yang Sujun, and I don't really care too much about his performance, I just want An An to finish the errand that Yang Guang gave me and then hurry back to the Tang Mansion to accompany Ruoxiu, and other things are not within the scope of my concern.

After the route and the exact number of people to be recruited were clearly explained, and I recorded them one by one, I finished discussing the business and ordered to leave the next day. I didn't want to stay in the Chinese military tent for long, so I picked up a volume of documents and planned to go out.