Chapter 3: Feathering (Part 3)
Hongfu doesn't understand the intrigues and methods of officialdom, but she is also a woman, but she deeply understands the sorrow in Wan'er's heart at this moment. A wife who was decisively abandoned by her husband at a moment of life and death, a woman who looked at her good husband in front of her, but couldn't reach out to gently hold it, and could only watch her sister love, hate, and cry quietly in other people's stories. Even if she is the pearl of the prince's palm, even if she has tens of thousands of people under her command, every night when facing the continuous lights, she will feel that the night breeze is like a knife!
But in this matter, Red Whisk knew that he couldn't help anything. The righteous brother is a different kind of man, standing up to the sky and the earth, thick as a mountain. In this world, most men are eager to carry all the women they see home. Even if there is no fate at all or the beginning is chaotic, I wish the other party was unladylike. Whether you are kicked out of the house by your husband or despised and scolded by the world, you can't get any happiness anyway. And the righteous brother is not like this, he knows how to appreciate, he knows how to respect, he understands that other people's lives are as important as his own, he will not give and ask indiscriminately, and he will not use the happiness of other people's lives to do his best overnight.
Hongfu still remembers what he saw after taking off his disguise in front of Li Xu for the first time. Over the years, she has become accustomed to the hot eyes of other men who can't swallow people alive when they see her true face, but in Li Xu's eyes, she only sees appreciation in addition to shock. Like appreciating flowers, water, and the moon, you may be a little tempted inadvertently, but it will be clean in an instant, and you will not cause a trace of dust.
"This man's heart has been filled!" At that moment, Hongfu, who was the same age as Xuzi but already had ten years of experience in performing arts, came to a conclusion in his heart. Such a man will not be like some mundane things, desperately demanding but forever hungry. Such a man will guard his small home, guard his wife and children to live a satisfied life, and use his shoulders and arms to hold up a sky where there will never be grievances for the people he cares about.
And no matter how wide the sky is, there will be no place for Wan'er. No matter what entanglements the two had in the past, no matter how many regrets they left behind when they passed by.
"How old is my sister?" Seeing that Hongfu stopped talking for a long time, Wan'er put down her mind and inquired with a smile.
"The same year as my brother-in-law, but just two months younger than him!" Hongfu couldn't guess the purpose of Wan'er's question, thought about it, and answered truthfully.
"That's about the same as me. Has my sister been a loner for so many years? Wan'er pondered for a moment and asked again.
"I once promised a family business. But then they were too far apart, so they were delayed! A trace of annoyance slowly welled up in the red pure eyes, and he replied with a smile.
That's a pity! Wan'er said secretly in her heart. From the gesture of the red whisk and the bearing revealed when she spoke, she could see that this person had seen something of the world. Coupled with his peerless appearance, no matter if he matches anyone with Wang Yuantong and Qi Poning, it is not an insult to their identity. In this way, one of the two can be retracted, and don't think about harassing the female relatives of passing travelers all day long. For Wan'er herself, she will also have a good companion, so that she will not be too depressed in her spare time.
But nine times out of ten, life is unsatisfactory. Sighing softly, Wan'er said again: "Is that person afraid to marry you because of family pressure?" Or is it just casually perfunctory. If a woman's family is not delayed, is he willing to watch you grow old day by day? ”
"Not either!" Hongfu was flustered by the question, and involuntarily slowed down her pace, bowing her head to play with a few mountain flowers. She was sold as a dancing girl since she was a child, and she couldn't remember who her parents were. And the guys under his hands have long been accustomed to the strong and cold appearance of the big shopkeeper, and they never treat her as a woman. Therefore, no one has ever cared about the lifelong events of her daughter's family, and no one has gone straight to the topic without concealment like Wan'er.
"What is called is not. If he doesn't dare to marry you, it's not sincere! It's a shame that you still cover up for him! Even if she comes from a wealthy family, Li Wan'er still has a nature that all women can't overcome. Before I got acquainted with each other, I first helped someone to get along with the parents.
"It's not like my sister said! He has a prominent family background and is an official of the imperial court. Red Whisk came from a humble background, and he didn't even have parents and brothers. When I got married, I was young and didn't know what it meant to be a good match. Later, I got older, and I don't know if the original promise counted......" Hongfu was so anxious that his face was covered with sweat, and he explained in a panic. A bouquet of mountain flowers in his hand was unconsciously kneaded, and the yellow, yellow, red and red petals fell with the wind, like countless colorful butterflies flying in the air.
Blinking her eyes and thinking about it for a long time, Wan'er figured out what the hell did the red whisk say? I don't have parents and brothers, and I don't know if the promise is valid, obviously I was privately engaged with someone for life. For children like Hongfu, it is not wrong to make a private subscription for life. But the key is that I didn't know what it meant to be the right person at the beginning! Red Whisk doesn't know, doesn't the man who is an official know? Didn't you start with the idea of starting with chaos and giving up? Bullying a girl has no one to come out!
She had just been let down, so she hated that kind of man who didn't take responsibility. Seeing that the red breeze changed from a free and easy woman in the rivers and lakes to a small angry bag of grievances, her anger was immediately ignited. "What court official, you are now the sister of the general, aren't you worthy of an ordinary petty official? Unless he is a son of a wealthy family born with a golden seal, if so, he shouldn't lie to you! What is that man's last name, and where is he high? One day, my sister brought someone to arrest him and asked him if he had a conscience? ”
"Not so, really not?" Hongfu was forced to almost cry by the unreasonable Wan'er. For the people of the Tang family, it is true that a small official who is only the size of a sesame mung bean from Wupin Juncheng, but it took him ten years of hard work to get to the position of Juncheng. If his future is delayed because of his careless words, even if he can get his wish in the future, he will not be able to face his lost appearance.
Hongfu knows that in a man's heart, merit is always placed before a woman. People who can afford to let go like the righteous brother are really rare, and the righteous brother only saw it after he became famous, but that person just saw the hope of fame.
"It's not, it's not, Red Whisk, what's right. You can't just keep drifting north and south! Wan'er realized that she was asking a little urgently, so she changed her tone and persuaded in a low voice.
"I don't know? Sister, don't ask, really don't ask? Red Fu turned around lightly and replied with her back to Wan'er. At this moment, she is no longer a famous chivalrous woman on the rivers and lakes, and her carefully hidden weakness is exposed. If a beast suddenly sprang out of the grass, she knew that she didn't even have the strength to draw her sword now.
"Okay, don't ask. Hi! After all, we've only known each other for a short time! Sister shouldn't be nosy! Wan'er sighed, and finally realized that she was too wide. She wasn't a mother-in-law's woman, but somehow, from the moment she and the Red Whisk misunderstood it, she especially wanted to help each other. Maybe it's because it's Li Xuyi's sister's affection, maybe it's because I've been too lonely recently, anyway, I don't want to see the other party as lonely as myself, flying like a wild goose with a flock of heads.
"No, Zhong Jian and I became brother and sister, and my sister is her sister-in-law, and my sister told me some things because she cared about me. The good and bad of it, my sister knows it in her heart! Hongfu heard the estrangement in Wan'er's tone, thought about it, and responded in a low voice.
In her heart, she has no ill feelings towards Wan'er. Although the other party asked a lot of privacy that should not be asked. But as an orphan with no family, she always expected some kind of sibling care. Brother Li Xu is a big man, and he won't care about getting these daughters. Wan'er's appearance just made up for this regret. Therefore, Hongfu is not annoyed by Wan'er's recklessness, but his life's major events are indeed unclear in a few words. In other words, Hongfu can't even determine the answer, let alone come up with it and figure it out with people like Wan'er.
"Let's just get married, just like you and Zhong Jian became brothers and sisters! In this way, I can help you as a sister, so that you don't even have someone to talk to! Li Wan'er is also exquisite, standing in the perspective of the red breeze, putting herself in her shoes.
"How dare the red whisk climb high!" Zhang Chuchen was taken aback by Wan'er's proposal, and quickly refused.
"What is high and not high, I am now the king of the mountain, not the daughter of Tang Gong. You are the big boss of the betrayal, and your status in the rivers and lakes is on an equal footing with me! ”
Neither of them is a rigid character, and they have a good impression of each other, so a few polite words will settle the matter of righteousness. Immediately, Wan'er pulled the red whisk, found a sunny soil slope, planted three wildflowers on it, and then bowed a few times to the flowing clouds in the sky. After standing up straight, they became sisters with different surnames, separated from each other, and their expressions became more enthusiastic when they spoke.
Both of them knew that Li Xu had a lot of alcohol, so they were not in a hurry to return to the Juyi Hall to hinder the eyes of a group of drunkards. Walking in the mountains together, I saw the spring color to the fullest. When they got acquainted with each other, they unconsciously turned the conversation to the lifelong event of the red whisk. This time, Hongfu no longer felt abrupt, sighed, and said in a low voice: "When I promised myself to him, it was ten years ago ......"
"What, ten years ago, how old were you then?" This time it was Li Wan'er's turn to be surprised, and her eyes widened and she asked.
"Sister, don't worry, listen to me!" Red Whisk smiled and continued.
This past has always been hidden in her heart, and no one has ever been able to confide in her. If you can talk to your good sisters, you won't be as lost as you used to be.
Back then, she was the dancing queen of Chu Gong Yang Su's family, only eleven years old, but she had already attracted many people who couldn't take their eyes off. Red Whisk knew that sooner or later he would be swallowed by those hot eyes, just like the other sisters dancing in the house, from the plaything in front of the hall to the plaything at the bedside. But she was not qualified to grieve for herself, so she could only beg the gods and Buddhas in private, begging that this day would not come too early.
But one day, she decided to dedicate herself to a guest and never regretted it.
It was a young man who was frustrated in officialdom, and it was said that he was implicated by General Han Baohu and lost his position, so he had nowhere to show his ambitions and had to go to Yang Su's mansion for help. And Yang Su also admired the young man very much, patted the Hu bed he was sitting on and said, 'You will definitely sit in this position in the future'.
Hongfu clearly remembered what kind of eyes the guests showed when Yang Su's words fell. Envy, jealousy, indignation, anyway, no one has the heart to watch the sisters dance anymore. Only the young man named Li Jing actually smiled at the red breeze who led the dance, and then slowly turned his head and thanked Yang Su for his compliment.
That night, the young man stayed in Yang Su's house. And on the same night, I happened to pass by the red breeze under Yang Xuangan's window and heard someone suggesting to the prince of Chu to kill the young man. The reason is that this person will not be used by the Duke of Chu.
Hongfu was so frightened that she hurriedly ran to the room of the young man named Li Jing to report the news. Hearing the bad news, Li Jing not only did not panic, but calmly thanked her and thanked her for her rescue. and made a personal promise that if he became famous, he would marry her.
Then, she took Li Jing to escape from the Jiaomen from the Duke of Chu's mansion. watched him embark on the official road to leave the capital. Then, she wandered into the rivers and lakes and was adopted by a woman who danced swords for a living. After her stepmother died, she took over the entire sales team and continued to drift with everyone. In the process, she had heard Li Jing's name several times, whether it was south or north, and her career was up and down.
She had thought about going to the door and asking if the other party remembered the appointment that day. But thinking about your own identity and the other party's ambitions, you have to hide your thoughts. It wasn't until a few months ago, when I heard that he had lost his official position again, that I mustered up the courage to go north, hoping to find an ending to the ten years of waiting.
"The person my sister is looking for is Li Jing of Mayi County, right?" Listening to Hongfu talk about the end of the story, Wan'er, who was stunned, finally came to her senses and asked faintly.
What kind of courage does it take for a woman who is so beautiful that she almost loses her color for her eyes to wait for ten years for someone's promise to run for her life. And the person who fled for his life may have long forgotten what he had said at that time, and perhaps he was trying to deceive a little girl so that he could take him away.
But these words, she also can't remind the red whisk. Because a girl has only one decade in her life. Because no matter how strong the love is, it can't withstand the torment of the years.
"Yes, Da Sui is dying anyway. There is no need for Li Lang to continue to be the official of the Great Sui. I'll go to the door at this time, and find a hero with him to run to, so that we can fulfill his wish together! Looking at the green of the mountains, the faces of the people who spoke were full of anticipation of happiness.
Drunkard's note: The story of the Three Heroes of Wind and Dust is widely circulated among the people. In the legend, after Li Jing met the red whisk in Yang Su's mansion, he went out to Li Shimin together, and immediately, Li Shimin raised troops with his father. Later, the red wife was expensive by her husband. But according to historical records, when Li Yuan rebelled, Yang Su had been dead for ten years.
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