Chapter 134: The Dove Occupies the Magpie's Nest
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Shen Ruoliao and Sheng Yong returned to Yingtianlai together. As soon as the www.biquge.info entered the capital, he rode his horse straight in the direction of his home. This time, he wants to go home first and not let Qiu'er complain again. Moreover, the palace is not the original palace anymore; He is no longer the imperial guard who never leaves the emperor's side, he is now just an ordinary minister, he has just returned from a foreign campaign, he can't be so anxious to enter the palace to face the saint, but must first report to the saint, and then wait until the Son of Heaven decrees before entering the palace.
Sheng Yong first went to visit Cao Guogong's mansion - so as not to resent, the general said. Shen Ruoyu rushed home and pulled the horse into the small courtyard, not realizing that there was anything wrong around, and rushed into the hall in a hurry.
Liang Rushui was startled, and the bottle that was watering the flowers in his hand suddenly fell to the ground, splashing the water on the ground.
Shen Ruoyu looked at Liang Rushui in a daze, and was inexplicable for a while.
"Liang ...... Miss Lan? Why are you here? ”
Liang Rushui looked at him in surprise: "Lord Shen? - Marquis Shen, are you back? ”
Shen Ruoyu nodded suspiciously.
"I was ordered to return to Beijing to resume my life, and I just came back. You- why are you in my house? Qiu'er invited you to come? I didn't know you two already knew each other. ”
Liang Rushui was silent for a moment, bowed his head and bent his knees:
"Marquis Shen misunderstood. This is not your home. The Son of Heaven had already chosen another place for Hou Ye, and sent someone to move Hou Ye's whole family over. Now this courtyard is where the concubine lives with her brother. ”
Shen Ruoyu didn't react for a while, and stood stupidly for a while. Then he realized that the layout of the house had completely changed, and it was not at all what he remembered his home. He hurriedly turned around, only to find that the yard was different.
He was immediately greatly embarrassed, and hurriedly withdrew from the hall, and stooped down to stand under the porch, bowed his head and apologized:
"If it's confusing, it's not an intentional intrusion, I really don't know. I hope Miss forgives! ”
Liang Rushui came out and said with a faint smile:
"Hou Ye is serious. Those who don't know are not to blame. ”
Shen Ruoyu's back stiffened for a while, and he didn't dare to raise his head, for fear of being burned by Liang Rushui's beauty. Still in an apologetic posture, he asked respectfully:
"I just came back and I don't know where my home is. Can you please give Shen directions? ”
Liang Rushui said: "Master Hou is polite; Hou Ye's Mansion is the original Liangguo Mansion, and Hou Ye must recognize it. ”
Shen Ruoyu was taken aback again, and almost sat on the ground. "Cool ...... Liangguo Mansion? This ......"
Liang Rushui didn't make any waves, and still asked politely:
"Does Master Hou have any news of his brother?"
Shen Ruoyu hadn't come back to his senses yet, and stammered and replied, "Blue ...... Commander Lan Lan was summoned into the palace by the Son of Heaven, he should ...... I'll be back soon. ”
It was only at this time that there was a slight trace of sadness, which was faintly wiped between Liang Rushui's eyebrows.
"Did my brother make a mistake?" She asked.
"No, no; Miss Lan, don't worry, I'm sure the Son of Heaven is just missing Brother Ling. Commander Lan won a great victory in Dongchang this time, and he made great contributions, and the Son of Heaven will definitely be rewarded. ”
Liang Rushui bent his knees again and said, "Thank you to Marquis Shen for taking care of my brother." ”
Shen Ruoyu is like a pot of oil, and he only wants to escape at this moment.
"Miss Lan is serious. Commander Lan is excellent in martial arts, courageous, and will stand out wherever he goes, which has nothing to do with Ruo Xiao. I'm leaving, thank you, Miss Lan. ”
After he finished speaking, he turned and ran out of the courtyard, jumped on the second-rate son, and fled.
He walked to the Liangguo Mansion and walked around the courtyard outside, still not believing if he had heard it wrong.
Liangguo Mansion?
He lived in the Liangguo Mansion, and the orphans of the Liangguo Duke went to live in his small courtyard instead.
Your Majesty, Your Majesty, aren't you intent on harming me?
It's a big lap. He walked through the lap and felt as if - indescribable; He has never walked around the "First Garden of Jinling" Wei Guogong's Mansion, and he doesn't know if it is bigger than this. But in any case, this is a ducal palace after all. Even if the Son of Heaven sealed him for what Dongchang Marquis was, he was just a Marquis. The dove occupies the magpie's nest, and sooner or later there will be disaster.
He stopped at the door, dismounted, and walked up the high steps. The vermilion gate is closed, and the knocker on it is very exquisite. He hesitantly knocked on the door.
The door opened from the inside, but it was a tiger; He breathed a sigh of relief. It was indeed his family who finally opened the door.
When Husheng saw him, he was overjoyed: "Master! It's you back! Then he turned back and greeted someone in the courtyard: "Quick, lead the master's horse to the stable!" ”
Out of it ran a strange servant. Shen Ruoxiao looked at the man in surprise and took away the second-rate son, and asked:
"This ...... Who's this? ”
Hu Sheng said: "It's all rewarded by the emperor, the master is now the marquis, and there must be no one around to serve him." ”
Shen Ruoyu hugged his head: "Ridiculous, ridiculous......"
"Ridiculous what? Master? Husheng was only happy and asked enthusiastically.
Shen Ruoyu asked, "Husheng, do you like this courtyard?" ”
Husheng smiled: "Then it needs to be said; It's just too big. I still get lost a lot. There is a pond and a garden, beautiful everywhere. The house is also spacious and comfortable. Mrs. and Dou'er both liked it very much, and they both said that everything in the house was complete, but only the master was missing. ”
They all love it. It's also good; If they like it, they will have to leave soon, and they will have to go back to the front. What this yard is like doesn't really have much to do with him. As long as Qiu'er is happy.
Shen Ruoyu sighed. "That's fine. Show me the way, I don't know anything. Where is Madame now? ”
"Unlight in the back garden."
"Unloading the lights? What lamps to unload? ”
"Flowers! Lanterns on the fifteenth day of the first lunar month. We hung a garden, and Madame was reluctant to pick it. Today I was finally persuaded to take off all the lights myself, and I didn't want us to do it. ”
Shen Ruoyu followed Husheng to the back garden. Walking through the winding path of the long corridor and bypassing the cascading rockery bonsai, I finally heard Qiu'er's laughter, which came from the other end of the pond pavilion like a silver bell.
Husheng stopped. "Did you hear that? Madame and Dou'er are over there. Husheng didn't go over with the master. I'm going to greet the lord for refreshments. ”
Husheng turned around and left, going back the way he came. Shen Ruoyu followed the laughter and continued to walk forward, being careful in many places, as if he was a guest in the palace of some imperial relatives, and he couldn't find the feeling of home at all.
Turning around the last water pavilion, I finally saw the garden on the other side; In the garden, there are still countless lanterns and ribbons hanging. Qiu'er's cheerful laughter came again. He walked into the garden and saw Qiu'er at a glance, but he was stunned there.
There are no flowers and no grass in the first month, and the garden is full of holly bonsai, which does not look barren. In the midst of the exquisite greenery, his Qiu'er was lying on the ground, but there was a person, a man, on his body. The two people are intimate, each smiling, and the spring is rippling.
He just watched stunned, his heart was blank for a while, and he didn't speak. In an instant, the two people on the ground had already spotted him, and immediately stood up and dusted off the dirt on his body. He saw that man, and sure enough, it was Hong Jiang.
When Hong Jiang saw him, his face immediately turned red, so he was not ashamed, and hurriedly explained:
"If you don't, it's just a small misunderstanding, a small misunderstanding. Qiu'er and I didn't do anything, don't get me wrong. ”
Qiu'er stood there, her face full of surprise, but she quickly turned into hesitation, glanced at Hong Jiang, and then at him, and said shyly:
"Ruo Shao, are you back? - Don't get me wrong, Brother Hong Jiang helped me pick up the lantern, and the ladder suddenly collapsed, and we both fell to the ground together. ”
Shen Ruoyu's heart was still blank. He didn't know why; I don't know why, he can, as always, fight with Hong Jiang and make Qiu'er cry, but he doesn't want to. He didn't know why, but when he saw Fang Cai's scene, he didn't feel anything.
Bewildered, he didn't say a word, turned and walked out of the garden, only to meet the beans and crash headlong into his arms.
"Is the master back?!" Dou'er clapped her hands and jumped in surprise.
Hong Jiang chased out of the garden.
"Ruoxiao, what Qiu'er said is true, we are really not what you imagined. She's been waiting for you to come back, and you know how happy she is to see you. I have always hoped that you can come back safely, you and I are good brothers, you know that I like Qiu'er, and you also know that as long as you are there, I will not think anything wrong about her. ”
Shen Ruoyu said: "I know, I didn't misunderstand, I just-"
He said no more, staring blankly at the air in front of him. Dou'er noticed that something was wrong and didn't dare to speak again.
Nangong Qiu also followed from behind. Hong Jiang glanced back at her, then looked at Shen Ruoliao, sighed and said:
"I'd better go. I'm sorry. You can wronged me as much as you want, and I understand you. However, I beg you, don't wronged Qiu'er. She only has you in her heart, you can hate me as much as you want, as long as you don't hurt her. ”
"Brother Hongjiang, don't go, I didn't say I blamed you." Shen Ruoxiao stopped him. He looked around again in surprise and confusion, and then at Qiu'er, as if he had just woken up from a decade-long coma, and as if he was still in a dream. He frowned and muttered:
"It's just...... It's just- is this really my house? Where are my books? ”
Nangong Qiu took his hand and said gently, "You just came back, and you don't feel comfortable." In two days, it will be fine. I just moved in, and I've been dizzy for a long time. Come with me, and I'll tell you about every place. ”
Nangong Qiu spent a long time and showed him his home. Everything is so rusty. He doesn't care, he has been adrift all his life, he doesn't stay at home even when he has a home, and it doesn't make a difference to him where he lives. However, if he thinks about it this way, should he define all this in front of him as home? He misses that small courtyard and the Hongjia Hotel in Beiping. He misses nightshade and Lu Jiang.
He was taken aback again. Qiu'er took his hand and snuggled up to him, how could he miss Xiang'er? He misses Lu Jiang, but why did he abandon her in the Yan army camp, regardless of life and death?
He turned around, and Nangong Qiu was looking at him expectantly, waiting for him to answer.
"What? You just asked? ”
Nangong Qiu said: "I said, our family is suddenly such a big place now, so many empty rooms, it is better to let Brother Hong Jiang move in, don't let him live in the inn all the time, let others see it, and think that he has no friends here." ”
Shen Ruoyu thought about it. "Did you ask him? Which one does he himself prefer? ”
"He definitely doesn't want to stay in a guest house. Spending money and not feeling comfortable. ”
Shen Ruoyu said: "Okay; Let him move in. In my absence, you have a companion with you; Usually there is something at home, and there is someone to take care of it at any time. ”
Qiu'er looked at him with some disbelief: "Why are you suddenly so good today?" In the past, now that the quarrel has already started, it is impossible for you to agree. ”
Shen Ruoyu was stunned for a moment and looked at her: "That...... Do you want me to say yes or not? ”
Qiu'er pursed her lips: "Of course I do; However, I would like to know why you have suddenly changed to decide whether you have changed for the better or for the worse. ”
Shen Ruoyu was secretly frightened: "I...... I don't know. Probably...... I've been fighting outside for too long, especially this one, and I'm ...... I've killed too many people, I'm ......"
He turned his face away. Nangong Qiu felt his arm tremble. She clung to him.
After a while, Shen Ruoyu said: "I think I'm just tired and tired of all the fighting." Maybe I've gone bad. ”
Nangong Qiu didn't speak, leaned forward and gave him a deep kiss.