This is the first time that Zhang Erzhen has seen the Sun family other than Sun Baijian after many years. Sun Luo, who was lively and small back then, has grown into a slender girl, but this girl's face is cold and her lips are a little pale. Mrs. Sun was patting her daughter's slender back, Sun Luo's symptoms of motion sickness seemed to be more serious in recent years, and she always felt the urge to vomit in her stomach. Mrs. Sun raised her head after comforting her daughter, and saw a young man in blue clothes standing not far in front of her, with handsome eyebrows, but a little similar to Zhang Luan, and was feeling that the son of the Zhang family was only seven or eight years old and had grown so tall, and was about to praise, Zhang Erzhen's elegant voice like a yellow bird had already spoken: "Zhen Zhen has seen Mrs. Sun." Hello Sister Luo, I haven't seen you for a long time. ”

Sun Luo patted her chest and asked, "Are you Zhen Zhen?" Oh, the change is so big, I didn't even recognize it at all. ”

Mrs. Sun looked at this little boy with bright teeth and bright eyes, suppressed the sense of amazement in her heart, looked Zhang Erzhen up and down without being salty, and said for a long time: "I thought it was the eldest son of the house, but it turned out to be the eldest girl." Isn't the Zhang family in the capital, why did you get here?"

Zhang Erzhen felt a little uncomfortable from Mrs. Sun's cold tone, in the end, it was her future mother-in-law, so she said respectfully: "Zhen Zhen took her younger brother to Shandong to worship her ancestors, because she went out, she wore men's clothes, which is also more convenient." ”

Mrs. Sun said a faint "um", and asked the old lady of the Zhang family how good she was, everything in the house and other nonsense, and Zhang Erzhen answered them one by one. Mrs. Sun said: "Bai Jian wrote a few days ago, saying that he went to see your father, and your father occasionally felt cold and uncomfortable. Bai Jian, the child, has always been a filial piety, and he found some medicinal materials to treat diseases and nourish his body and sent them. Bai Jian only passed the examination, and he will prepare to participate in the examination in the future. My grandson's daughter-in-law doesn't say how literary she is, the rules are the first. You were naughty and naughty when you were a child, and now that you have grown up, you look the same as when you were a child, but you haven't grown much. Mrs. Sun's words bluntly conveyed a few big words to Zhang Erzhen, "Mother-in-law, I didn't look down on you", Sun Luo was a little embarrassed to hear it, in fact, when her brother wrote a letter, she simply mentioned a few words about the Zhang family, and her mother could also ...... , Looking at Zhang Erzhen, a delicate little face with a warm and harmonious smile, as if she didn't understand the meaning of Mrs. Sun's words, showed a mouthful of white glutinous rice teeth and said: "I haven't seen Brother Bai Jian for many years, it's rare that Brother Bai Jian still remembers my father and mother, and my father often says that filial piety comes first for children, presumably Brother Bai Jian is taught by Mrs. Sun's words and deeds." "A lady, an adult, a brother, I heard Mrs. Sun's willow eyebrows frowning slightly, and it was not good to deal with a girl, at that time, she was in a hurry to marry Zhang's house, and her master didn't even ask her for the opinion of the housewife, and it was decided after discussing it with Sun Baijian. Although I have seen Zhang Erzhen before, she was really pleasing at that time, and her chubby speech was clever and good-sounding, and she often coaxed her to laugh, but if she really became her own daughter-in-law, her advantages were also disadvantages, and she looked at all kinds of unpleasant eyes.

Sun Luo saw her mother's unhappy face, and asked Zhen Zhen what she was doing when she ran to Tai'an, Tai'an was only earthquaked, is it not safe, or go back quickly. Zhang Erzhen smiled and nodded: "I originally planned to go to Licheng at noon, but I happened to meet Mrs. Sun and Sister Luo here." I heard that you were going to the temple, so Zhen Zhen didn't bother. With that, he took a few steps to the side. Mrs. Sun was unwilling to let her excellent son marry this nondescript girl, and said in a strange manner: "Miss Zhang is not very old, but her eyes are not small, and she is about to leave without saying a word. ”

"Mother, aren't we going to go early and return early, seeing that the sun is high, if you don't go, you won't be able to listen to the abbot's Zen. Zhen Zhen, it's safer for you to wear men's clothes outside alone, but next time don't run out alone, Licheng is far from Tai'an, if something happens, it won't be good. Sun Luo looked at her mother's unkind eyes, and hurriedly started a round, holding her mother's sleeve and unconsciously tightened it, Zhang Erzhen smiled and said goodbye, Mrs. Sun quietly glared at her daughter dissatisfied, and said: "Miss Zhang is not too young, don't run around all day, you don't have to let outsiders see it, saying that Zhang's education is not enough." ”

Mingyue is an anxious child, her own girl went out to be good but was beaten down by this unknown lady, muttering to express dissatisfaction, Zhang Erzhen pinched her, Mingyue stopped talking when she was in pain, but Mrs. Sun heard clearly" ...... Relief...... Food or something", coldly turned on the carriage, Sun Luo affectionately took Zhang Erzhen's hand and whispered: "We haven't seen each other for several years, I'm so happy to see you today." Don't take what my mother said, don't take it to heart, she is a knife mouth tofu heart, when we were playing together when we were children, my mother didn't pick fish bones for you, Zhen Zhen, let's go first, you take care. Sun Luo reluctantly pinched her nose and got into the carriage, Zhang Erzhen took Mingyue and gave a few steps to the side, Sun Luo lifted the curtain and smiled and waved her hand, Zhang Erzhen also waved goodbye, and after sending away the Sun family's carriage, Zhang Erzhen said with a gloomy face: "Mingyue, after returning home, you will be punished for cleaning the butterfly courtyard for a month, and next time you talk more, you will be fined a monthly silver." Mingyue didn't dare to mumble anymore, the masters spoke, and there was indeed no reason for her to interject.

When Zhang Erzhen returned to the car with Mingyue, she had already recovered her cheerful and bright appearance, as if nothing had happened just now. Mingyue wondered, but she didn't dare to ask in her heart, the girl has always had a good temper and easily didn't punish them, but this time I'm afraid I'm really annoyed. The girl has grown so big, how could she have been pointed at her nose and counted like this, Mingyue was angry, and she didn't regret her complaint just now. Zhang Erzhen stared at the dark red curly brocade on the car wall for a while before she said leisurely: "Mrs. Sun was gentle and amiable and kind back then, but now it seems that she has changed a lot. I know that you are upset for me, but don't be rash and use your brains more to avoid suffering. ”

Mingyue muttered: "The slave maid can't understand, why does Mrs. Sun treat you like this, it's really scary to look at you like that." ”

"It's been like this since ancient times, and I'm not much more delicate than those daughters, so can't I be scolded? The more Mrs. Sun is like this, the better Mr. Sun is. ”

"That's it when we first met, what will the girl do in the future?"

Zhang Erzhen said indifferently: "When you see the move, just take one step at a time and see one step at a time." ”

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The ancient news is relatively lagging behind, two days after Zhang Erzhen returned home, the streets and alleys of Licheng County were discussed, "When the earthquake in Tai'an, His Royal Highness the Prince rushed to Tai'an from the south and rescued hundreds of people who were buried under the rubble" "There was also an epidemic in Tai'an, and His Royal Highness the Prince had already taken precautions, arranged for the corpse to be burned in advance, and organized a large number of Langzhong doctors to treat the sick people, and I heard that dozens of people died, and the disease was controlled"" That's really God's blessing, as soon as the epidemic is infected, the entire Tai'an Prefecture will be surrounded alive, and healthy people can also get sick alive, and there are so many dead people. I think that when the bubonic plague occurred in FXCM, half of the people who did not survive in a single state died miserably. "Isn't it, the people of Tai'an have clothes and quilts, the relief food sent by the imperial court has also arrived, and the lord of the yamen has helped repair the houses. "The crown prince is benevolent and righteous, it's our blessing!" In the streets and alleys, it was the storyteller who knocked on the board to talk about the recent events in Tai'an, and between the celebrations, uninformed people still thought that something good had happened in the world, not a disaster that was stopped and strangled.

Zhang Erzhen was wearing a jade-colored embroidered folded branch pile flower skirt, holding an auspicious butterfly hairpin between her temples, and was sitting at the dark blue cobblestone table in the courtyard to read the letter sent by Zhang Luan, "Wu'er, the earthquake in Tai'an, the capital is unharmed, my father sighed in distress when he heard it, and the two of you are good now, you can be healthy and healthy, and there is no illness or disaster." Your mother was worried and sick, and she wanted to go back to her hometown to reunite with her relatives, but she couldn't get out of today's many things. The capital was quiet and peaceful, and everything went smoothly, and my father was promoted. My son's sister and brother help each other, they are one with each other, my father is very comforted, and I look forward to the day when I return to Beijing as soon as possible. "The loving mother leans on the door, and the wanderer travels hard. Parents throughout the ages have reported good news but not bad news, and when Zhang Erzhen finished reading the letter, the nurse had already come with Mama Hua in her arms. Mama Hua was full of white hair neatly tied at the top of her hair, wearing an auspicious brown placket on her upper body, covered with a straight long skirt, and sat opposite Zhang Erzhen next to the round table.

Zhang Erzhen folded the letter and folded it on the round table, looked at the tiredness between the nurse's eyebrows and said, "I can't find Ruyue, right?"

The nurse looked at Zhang Erzhen apologetically, and her voice was full of remorse: "It's all slaves and maids who are not good at taking care of her, but I didn't expect Ruyue, this girl, to sneak out." At that time, most of the people in the house were not there, and no one saw her. Ruyue was obviously ready when she left, and she took her clothes, things, and silver with her, as well as the jewelry that the girl had given her. The nurse couldn't bear it, Zhang Erzhen asked, "There should be something else, right?"

The nurse hesitated for a while and then said, "Some of the slave's things were also taken away by her......"

Ruyue acted like this, the nurse couldn't figure out why, even Zhang Erzhen was also puzzled, why did Ruyue take the burden and run away at such a time? She has lived no worse than the ladies and girls outside in the house for many years, although the food and clothing are not the best, and they are better than other girls, I don't know how much. is to die, Zhang Erzhen was a little regretful, disappointed and sad, and put her in this courtyard to calm down. Zhang Erzhen has never been a ruthless person, and she has never thought about what to do with this girl, but now that she has run away like this, the love between master and servant for many years is like a joke.

Zhang Erzhen turned her puzzled gaze to Mama Hua, but Mama Hua smiled kindly, and her eyes that had gone through vicissitudes of life were full of meaning: "As long as she is not stolen, there will always be a day to come back." Why should the girl bother, coming and walking is what people should experience in this life. ”

Since Ruyue is gone, Zhang Erzhen really shouldn't mind, and motioned for the nurse to sit down as well, before saying, "I went to Tai'an to see His Royal Highness the Prince." In the excited face of the nurse and the emotional appearance of Mama Hua, she continued: "...... The affairs of the Wan family can be put aside for the time being, the prince seems to have a way to fight against the Wan family, I ...... We don't have to worry anymore. Just this sentence, Mama Hua and the nurse were already very satisfied, and the nurse said: "There are rumors outside, and the slave and maid have also heard a few ears." His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has already set off for Beijing, and I heard that he received the Holy Lord's edict and returned on horseback, presumably in good health when he went south to the battlefield. The prince is in good health, which is really a blessing for us. Hua Mama smiled and nodded, since she first recovered from a serious illness, she seemed to have aged a lot in a blink of an eye, and the wrinkles on her face were engraved with the traces of time, and now she is basically nested in the courtyard and does not move, only when Zhang Erzhen screams, she only goes out.

Zhang Erzhen naturally didn't say anything about Zhu Youji's illness again, smiled and put the letter in his hand to play, and said: "It's just right now, seeing that it's summer, let's go to the suburbs to enjoy the flowers and play in the water another day to escape the heat." Tomorrow Heling should also come back, the nurse is going to prepare a table of meals again, the three fresh hibiscus soup made last time is very delicious, the nurse, I want to eat it today. The nurse smiled and agreed, stretching the depression between her brows, and looking much younger.

Zhang Erzhen looked at the green sap and green trees in the courtyard and sighed, and sang by the feast, first settle the pillow, and let me sleep when I am drunk. Come and go, the origin and the fate of the extinction, such as the moon, good luck.