Chapter 139: Lu Menduo's Grievances (Part II)
Lujia side courtyard, Gu Shan Building.
Although it is nominally a side garden, it is actually a garden by the mountains and rivers, but it is called a "side garden" because it was built on the side of the house near Beigu Mountain. And Gu Shanlou is in the center of the whole side courtyard, the building is three stories high, standing on the top you can clearly see the Beigu Mountain and the Beigu Pavilion on the mountain not far away.
Although the Lu family is not a century-old wealthy family, it is also a prominent family in Zhenjiang Mansion, but this Gu Shanlou is not the luxurious atmosphere imagined, but more of the temperament of a small jasper family in the Jiangnan garden. The maidservant who led Ye Yingwu all the way said softly:
After the construction of Gushan Tower, the lady liked to go to this building the most, but she did not look at the scenery of Beigu Mountain, but often looked to the west, and I didn't know if she was looking at Jinshan. Judging from Gu Shanlou, Jinshan is not very clear, far less beautiful than Beigu Mountain, but I don't know why the lady is always so stubborn. ”
Ye Yingwu was stunned, but he was silent. Behind him, Yang Xu sighed softly, but he did not relax his vigilance at all. Jiang Tie is not here, Ye Yingwu's safety is all in her charge, even if Lu Wanyan invites her alone, she will not slack off.
Every time Lu Wanyan looks west, what she sees is not Jinshan, but further west, which is where Ye Yingwu is located. The maidservant didn't understand this matter, but Ye Yingwu and Yang Xu were Du Ming in their hearts.
Gu Shanlou is close in front of him, and the stairs extend from the rockery of Taihu Lake on one side, and it is no longer clear whether it is a sky corridor made of stone or a pavilion made of wood. Ye Yingwu, the garden in the south of the Yangtze River, is also often visited, so it is not surprising that such a construction is not surprising. But now the Jiangnan garden has not yet flourished, although Yang Xu grew up in Jiangnan and was familiar with his ears and eyes, he couldn't help but exclaim softly.
The maidservant girl was not surprised: "People who come to the house as guests, before they climb this Gu Mountain Tower, are often surprised by the exquisite design of the steps upstairs, and there are only a few people like Ye Zhizhou who have no reaction after seeing them." ”
"The envoy is a person who has seen the world, and this little Gu Shanlou is naturally not eye-catching." The lukewarm emotion drifted down from the upstairs with the wind, the voice was still the agility of parting, but the sorrow and lowness contained in it were equally touching, and the crisp voice that once attracted Ye Yingwu had been covered by the slightest hoarseness.
Ye Yingwu felt a pain in his heart for no reason, and subconsciously accelerated his pace, and three steps and two steps had already rushed up the steps. At the end of the steps, a girl in costume stood in the wind, and the cool wind of late summer and early autumn blew, and her clothes fluttered like fairies.
It's just that the smile that often exists at the corners of his lips has dissipated without a trace.
"The wind in August is high and the autumn is good, and there is another gentleman upstairs in Jiangnan." Lu Wanyan turned sideways slightly, and asked Ye Yingwu to come up, "Reunite with the envoy after a long absence, so that Jun's demeanor is still undiminished that day, more three points of sassy and cool with this autumn sky, it is really unharmed." ”
Ye Yingwu smiled bitterly: "Why is it a compliment at this time?" The flowers and plants in front of the hall on that day have only grown away from here. Seeing each other today, it is not far away, but I don't know that the earth has been turned upside down. ”
The two walked into the building side by side, Yang Xu pouted, and just stood at the door.
The third floor of Gushan Building is not very wide, there is a table in the middle, and then there are two soft couches, windows are opened on all sides, and there is a door on the opposite side of the stairs to go out and look at Beigu Mountain by the railing. It's just that at this time, neither Lu Wanyan nor Ye Yingwu was in the mood to go out to see the scenery, and their eyes were invariably focused on the brocade box on the table.
Several maidservants came slowly with wine and food, but as soon as Ye Yingwu waved his hand, Yang Xu snorted lightly, but he still blocked the door directly, and the knife in his hand was horizontal: "And wait here now." ”
The handmaidens did not argue, but waited quietly.
"This is the marriage book?" Ye Yingwu looked at Lu Wanyan.
Lu Wanyan's pale face flushed, it stands to reason that she can't read the marriage book of her daughter's family, but now that Ye Yingwu is threatening the Lu family, who dares to pay attention to any etiquette. Closing her eyes slightly, Lu Wanyan nodded.
Ye Yingwu did not hesitate to stretch out his hand and put it on the brocade box. Lu Wanyan exclaimed, followed by Su hand, and pressed it on Ye Yingwu's hand: "What do you want to do?" ”
"You want to marry him?" Ye Yingwu asked rhetorically.
Lu Wanyan looked at the young man who was close at hand with some surprise, the two of them were already snorting at each other, and their hands were still pressed together. Reluctantly cheered herself up, Lu Wanyan just looked at Ye Yingwu quietly, but the two lines of tears couldn't help but flow down after all:
"The life of the parent's matchmaker, whether the little woman is willing or not, it is difficult to shirk it."
Ye Yingwu smiled coldly and met Lu Wanyan's gaze: "I just want to hear your true words, do you want to marry him, or do you want to marry me?" ”
Yang Xu, who heard it clearly, subconsciously stuck out his tongue, when did his own envoy become so domineering.
Lu Wanyan was hit in her heart by these words, she was stunned on the spot, and immediately let go of her hand, and the whole person sat down on the soft couch, hugging her knees and just crying: "You wrongdoer, what do you say yourself?!" ”
Looking at the crying girl, Ye Yingwu sighed softly and opened the brocade box. A marriage letter was lying quietly inside, like the shackles of etiquette and religion, and it was also a clear proof that the Lu family was ready to step on two boats. Stretching out his hand and slowly taking out this thin piece of paper, Ye Yingwu looked at Lu Wanyan.
Lu Wanyan glared at Ye Yingwu: "Envoy ?????? If you are like this, it will make Jia Xianggong completely hate you. ”
Ye Yingwu turned to look at Yang Xu, Yang Xu pretended not to see anything, and her eyes wandered away and she didn't know how to stare at the sky, but Ye Yingwu knew that her ears had been pricked up and quietly listening to the movement here.
"The enmity between a certain and Jia Nidao has long been unable to be resolved." Ye Yingwu smiled faintly, and in the middle of the words, the paper wedding book was also torn to pieces and scattered in the wind. This marriage contract has not been exchanged, so it is nothing at all, especially for a politician like Xiang Jia Yidao. Even if it is replaced, Ye Yingwu will still be torn apart.
Lu Wanyan's delicate body trembled, but after all, she didn't stop it, slowly knelt on the ground, and said softly: "Please don't hurt your father, the little girl is willing to marry into the Ye family, as a wife and a concubine, but she obeys the orders of the envoy." The Lu family will also feel the great kindness of the king??????"
Walking straight to Lu Wanyan's side, Ye Yingwu squatted down, took out a handkerchief from his arms, thought about it, but reached out to gently wipe the tears from her cheeks for her: "It's okay, there is still a certain person in this world, and there are too many good men to support it together." ”
Before the words fell, Ye Yingwu slowly opened his arms, and Lu Wanyan was like a little bird, jumping into his arms and hugging him tightly.
"The flowers and plants in front of the hall, but they are long gone?" Ye Yingwu laughed softly, it was the words that the two of them said when they parted.
Lu Wanyan's face was flushed, but she still muttered and replied: "The east returns to the lonely goose, and it will eventually return to the west." ”
"Let him be green and green, and he will still be full of flowers." Ye Yingwu laughed and hugged the woman in his arms tighter, "Don't worry, your father is just a ghost, as long as he is no longer in charge of the Lu family in the future, what does it matter if he spares his life?" ”
Nonsense, no matter whether Lu Yuanchu is worth dying or not, with Lu Wanyan's filial character, Lu Yuanchu is dead, this girl has to serve three years of mourning, and a woman during the mourning period cannot talk about marriage, and the position of the wife in her backyard is naturally impossible to wait for another three years, and the father and mother of the family have to go berserk.
But then again, the three guys of the Lu family are not good at stubble, this time I think about it, I don't follow Lu Yuanchu to stumble on myself, and I am a little worried about handing over the Lu family to anyone. What's more, Zhenjiang Mansion, as an important town in the south of the Yangtze River, is also a barrier to Lin'an, and Ye Yingwu must hold it in his hands whatever he says.
At least when the river defense is lost, it can have an early warning effect.
Yang Xu coughed heavily, turned sideways, and a team of servants of the Lu family walked up slowly, holding all kinds of fruits, vegetables, dishes and wine on the plates in their hands.
Hearing the footsteps, Lu Wanyan was slightly startled, and hurriedly pushed Ye Yingwu away, and the two of them sat down on the soft cushion, a wry smile appeared on the corner of Ye Yingwu's mouth, Yang Xu, this vinegar jar, should be taught a good lesson when he goes back. And Lu Wanyan blushed shyly, but bowed her head and said nothing.
The handmaidens put down the plates in an orderly manner, and the windows on all sides were opened in turn, these handmaidens were also well-trained, and they definitely didn't look at what they shouldn't see, they all bowed their heads and bowed, turned around and went out.
"Sit down, envoy." Lu Wanyan barely calmed down, laughed softly, and the cups and cups on the table were already neatly placed, "It's windy outside, can Sister Su also come in and have a drink with you and me?" ”
This Nizi is shrewd, I think she is afraid that she will lose her temper after drinking and do something, and by the way, it can be regarded as appeasing Yang Xu, after all, with the little flirting behind Ye Yingwu and Yang Xu, anyone with a discerning eye can see that the relationship between these two people is not ordinary.
"Su Niang, it's okay, how about coming in and having a few drinks?" Ye Yingwu is not easy to shirk, after all, it is also hindered to his reputation if he is alone in a room with a lonely man and a widow, so he shouted loudly at the moment.
"You and the Lu family's lady have a drink, and your subordinates are not interested." Yang Xu replied from a distance, he had already gone downstairs leisurely, and now he didn't want to listen to the shameless dog man and woman inside doing even more unsightly things.
Ye Yingwu touched his nose in embarrassment, Lu Wanyan also smiled bitterly, her jade hand was slender, and she lifted the wine jug: "It's a pity that this Shaoxing rice wine, Sister Su is not blessed to enjoy it." ”
"But Huadiao wine?" Ye Yingwu did not drink less red wine and champagne in his later generations, but this rice wine was only tasted by the common Huadiao wine on the market.
Lu Wanyan smiled: "Shaoxing rice wine is divided into four types, Yuanhong, Jiafan, Shanjiu, and Xiangxue. Yuan red wine is the world's famous 'Shaoxing daughter red', and with Yuan red as water, add glutinous rice again to brew it is a rice wine. With rice wine as water, the three brews are good wine, which is what the king said. And the flower carving is water, and the four brews are fragrant snow. This pot of wine is the fragrant snow wine hidden at home. ”
Ye Yingwu took a breath of cool air, although he can be regarded as a graduate of the history department, but he really doesn't know much about these minutiae of wine culture, and he can be regarded as a long insight, and said with a smile at the moment: "Xiangxue is as sweet as honey, and beauty is like jade, please." ”
As soon as the two clinked glasses, Lu Wanyan hesitated for a moment, but still drank a glass of wine, but couldn't help coughing. Ye Yingwu was taken aback, if it was an ordinary person's first time drinking, it would be normal to have such a reaction, but Lu Wanyan talked eloquently about Huadiao wine, not like a first-time drinker.
"It's okay, it's just choking, or please forgive the king." Lu Wanyan said softly, "It's almost noon, it's not early, and the river breeze is cool, so please move the chopsticks, so as not to get cold." ”
Ye Yingwu nodded, looked at the dishes on the table, the small plate was filled with reed sprouts and perilla, two fresh side dishes, all of which were burned in hot water, and they were the freshest without condiments; In the big plate is the famous "Yangtze River Three Fresh" of anchovy, saury and pufferfish, which are steamed and braised and packed on both sides of the plate, while on the other side of the Yangtze River Three Fresh, it is the white sauce catfish, but unfortunately there are no spring bamboo shoots now, otherwise this white sauce catfish with spring bamboo shoots is excellent.
Catfish and side dishes are okay, if the three fresh Yangtze River in the middle are placed in the later generations, how can it be tens of thousands of postures, but in this Song Dynasty, anchovies, saury, and puffer fish are all very common, even if they are like the original Dongpo Gong was degraded, you can still enjoy these every day.
In front of Ye Yingwu, there is also a small plate, in which there is a cute-looking little soup dumpling, which is Zhenjiang crab roe soup dumpling, which is also a famous dish in later generations, and on the side of the soup dumpling, there is a dish of meat with white skin and red flesh, marinated and transparent, and Zhenjiang meat is also famous.
This soup bun and meat are only available to Ye Yingwu, and Lu Wanyan is just a bowl of wine-stuffed dumplings, but the elements are much lighter.
"The concubine eats quite a vegetarian diet, and the one who has been involved has made the king suffer." Lu Wanyan laughed softly.
Ye Yingwu smiled bitterly, the appearance of the delicacies of the mountains and seas in front of him, he seemed to have seen it for the first time since the end of the Southern Song Dynasty seven hundred years ago, of course, a few large banquets in Longxing Mansion and Luzhou are not counted, after all, the dishes at that kind of banquet are just an ornament, and no one here will taste them seriously.
What I eat most often is the greasy fatty meat in the army or the dry food that tests the teeth, or a few plates of light side dishes that Qiqin personally cooks and serves, these are all things that I would never even touch in my previous life, but I have been here for a few months, but I have eaten with relish.
"How can it be regarded as suffering, in a certain opinion, this is already a delicacies of the mountains and seas." Ye Yingwu smiled faintly, and the two of them touched the wine glass very casually.
The wind is just right, whistling from outside the window, Beigu Mountain is not far away, and the Beigu Building and Beigu Pavilion are still there. If the wine is not drunk, everyone is drunk, Ye Yingwu drank a few glasses of fragrant snow wine, and he didn't know what day it was, so he only went to the Heavenly Palace.
As for Lu Wanyan opposite him, his pretty face was flushed, and he was already dizzy from alcohol.
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The world is spinning, and there seems to be a fire burning in my heart.
Ye Yingwu opened his eyes in a daze, but he was no longer upstairs in Gu Shan, it was his bedroom. Originally, there were a few bedrooms in the front yard of the Lu family for entertaining guests, and Ye Yingwu did not hesitate to take them for himself these days, but he never entered the backyard of the Lu family.
"Woke you up?" The voice was very soft, and the familiar cheeks came into view, it was Yang Xu.
Yang Xu stretched out his hand and held a wet towel to gently wipe his cheeks, and said with a smile: "You said you, you can get drunk with the little lady of the Lu family, you two are bold enough, the two jars of Shaoxing rice wine have been drunk to the bottom, and now you are lying here, and the little lady of the Lu family is also carried back to the room by the maidservant, and she is also unconscious." ”
"When?" Ye Yingwu sat up suddenly, but Yang Xu was startled.
"It's just an hour and a half of sleep, not too late." Yang Xu said softly, "Let's drink this bowl of decanting soup first, Lu Tongju is already waiting outside." ”
Ye Yingwu found out that he didn't know when Yang Xu had changed into a women's dress, the light blue long skirt did not reach the foot but did not mop the floor, revealing the tips of embroidered shoes, which was the most popular outfit at the moment, and the gown inside was also light white, although it was not like most Qinglou women who were dressed in heart-shaped clothes, gorgeous and eye-catching, but it also added a bit of flavor.
The most important thing is that the usual sassy and heroic momentum has faded, replaced by the gentle posture of everyone's ladies, which is completely different from Lu Wanyan's temperament of some small Jiangnan jasper, and Qiqin's elegant and low-key style is very different. I'm afraid that only this martial arts woman can support such a big momentum.
Seeing Ye Yingwu's eyes staring at him like fire, Yang Xuqiao's face flushed: "What's wrong?" But what's wrong with the subordinates? ”
"What subordinates don't belong to, you are dressed like this, and you still think that you are the commander of Yang." Ye Yingwu chuckled softly.
Yang Xu did not argue, but met Ye Yingwu's fiery gaze: "Is it good-looking?" ”
"It's good-looking," Ye Yingwu didn't want to blurt out, "People are better than flowers." ”
"Which one is good-looking, the slave family or the sister of the Lu family?" Yang Xu stared at him directly, seemingly looking forward to this answer, but he was a little nervous.
Ye Yingwu was slightly stunned, and then smiled evilly and blinked: "Of course it's good-looking." ”
Yang Xu was shocked, his fiery heart was like pouring a basin of cold water in the air, and his silver teeth were biting, his own family was already so bent to cater to him, why couldn't he get a "you look good". However, he still beat the spirit to hide the loss in his heart: "Why? ”
Ye Yingwu's fingers lightly tapped on the edge of the bed: "Nonsense, which man doesn't say that his wife is good-looking, isn't this knowingly asking." ”
"Am I not ??????" Yang Xu blurted out, but regretted it again, only then did he understand that Ye Yingwu was changing his words, put down the sobering soup casually, and stretched out his hand to fight, "Are you looking for a fight!" ”
Stretched out his hand and grabbed Yang Xu's wrist, the skin was like congealed fat, and it was very smooth. Ye Yingwu smiled: "Is that what the hell?" ”
Yang Xu was shocked, her pretty face turned red, she didn't dare to look at Ye Yingwu again, and said softly: "You said yes?????? That's it. ”
"If yes, then it's easy to do," Ye Yingwu laughed, and suddenly exerted his strength, Yang Xu was caught off guard and fell straight into his arms, and the two of them rolled around like a gourd on the bed, Ye Yingwu smiled and hugged the shy person, "I even dared to beat my husband just now, it seems that I have to follow the family law of the Ye family." Sister Qiqin is still reluctant to do so, as for Su'er, a person who practices martial arts, it should be fine to fight two more times. ”
was stopped by Ye Yingwu and hugged by the waist, Yang Xu exclaimed: "What family law? ”
Before the words fell, there was a hot pain in the ****.
"This is family law!"