Chapter 106: The Past
Li Zhuozhuo's arrival conveyed a very bad news, that is, Wan Rong was very perverted and wanted to ruin Zhang Erzhen's reputation, and now he is spreading rumors, and the situation is extremely unfavorable to Zhang's mansion. Of course, when it comes to which girl Wan Rong has fallen into, people's first feeling is that she is definitely a beautiful girl, the second reaction is that the girl is going to be unlucky, and the third reaction is that Wan Rong is going to do something bad again. So when Zhang Luan came back from the next court that day, he told Changfeng to quickly call his wife, the eldest girl and the eldest son to come to the study, and things had changed!
When Jin entered the study anxiously, his son and daughter had arrived, Zhang Luan looked around and said in a deep voice: "It can't be delayed any longer, Zhen Zhen can leave at night." ”
Jin's legs were weak and almost didn't stop, Zhang Erzhen struggled to help Jin sit down, and Jin shouted hoarsely: "Master, didn't you set off again in a few days, why are you in such a hurry, He'er's things haven't been cleaned up yet, let's delay for a few days." ”
Zhang Luan's eye sockets were deep, the corners of his eyes were black, and he was wearing the wide cyan embroidered heron official uniform of the Inspectorate, and his thin body felt empty. He stared at a pair of children and said, "Wan Rong let out the words, it is a matter of time before he makes a move." Wan Rong has always played cards according to common sense, I don't know when I will break into our house, Zhen Zhen does not go a day and is restless, while Wan Rong has not reacted, Zhen Zhen must go out of the city!"
"Oh my God, is there any royal law!" Jin threw himself on the side of the table and cried: "Master Jing'an said that it's okay, why is this happening, why is this happening......
Zhang Heling nervously wrung his cuffs, and said scaredly: "Dad, do you have to leave tonight, I haven't said goodbye to Brother Qi yet, I haven't said goodbye to Yan'er, and I still ......" cried even more, but he didn't dare to cry. Zhang Heling was small, and only then did he reach the tip of Zhang Erzhen's nose, looking at the helpless appearance of his thin brother, Zhang Erzhen felt guilty, his eyes were bright, and he hesitated in a flash: "...... I'll go first tonight, and the crane will go again...... If He'er doesn't want to, he will stay in Beijing, and I will save it when I go to Shandong. ”
Kim didn't react, only dragged his son up and down, his lips trembling, tears in his eyes. Zhang Luan was silent for a long time, and seemed to acquiesce. Zhang Heling said, "I'm going to follow my sister, I'll leave tonight." ”
Time is really in a hurry, it has only been two days to pack up the cage objects, and Zhang Erzhen's courtyard has only packed out a car of soft clothes, Zhang Heling's things are picked up by the Jin family himself, many and detailed, even the wooden basins are also packed with a few. After discussion, Zhang Erzhen and Zhang Heling left Beijing in a carriage first, and Zhang Bo arranged to take them to Shandong for settlement, Zhang Bo was responsible for taking care of the affairs of the sister and brother's hospital, and the nurse was responsible for taking care of the food and clothing of the sisters and brothers.
The first thing Zhang Erzhen did when she returned to the Butterfly Courtyard was to leave two letters and tell the little girl to hand them over after dawn. Then from the corner of the bed out of the carved wooden box, the nurse is taking the four girls to clean up the things that went with the night, Zhang Erzhen reluctantly looked at the bedroom where she had lived for a year, and felt sad for a while, in the past ten years, she has been through the whole country, but she has never been so hurried, hurried and embarrassed. Three days ago, Yi Qian told her that she could rest assured, and three days later tonight she was going to flee from the wilderness, fate made people, where did Yi Qian go? Zhang Erzhen felt that the stability she wanted was really difficult to climb.
The moonlight was hazy, the night was dark, the cool air of early spring soaked every drop of sweat of the Zhang family, the little maids and maids eagerly and orderly sorted out the three big boxes and carried them to the carriage, a few tall horses panting and snoring, and the shiny fur reflected a kind of pressing chill. Jin hugged Zhang Heling and instructed while crying, his hair was scattered, his sad expression was like a remnant wind and falling leaves, and the people who looked at it were sad. Zhang Heling let his mother hold him, occasionally responding, hesitant and scared. Zhang Luan's face flickered in the night, and there seemed to be tears in the corners of his eyes, and when the last box of things was loaded into the car, it was a sign that he was about to leave. Zhang Erzhen looked up at her father's haggard appearance and asked, "Dad, after we leave, aren't you in the way?"
Zhang Luan smiled, "I am an official of the imperial court, and I am not in the way." ”
Zhang Erzhen lowered her head and said softly: "Dad, I'm the one who has been involved in the house, I'm sorry." ”
"Silly boy, it's not your fault, it's ...... , it's Dad's incompetence that's wrong......"
Jin's interface said hatefully: "Wan Rong is so presumptuous, sooner or later he will be punished by heaven!"
Zhang Erzhen was very surprised that the Jin family didn't complain about her anymore in the past few days, but was just sad. It seems that after returning from Jing'an Temple, the Jin family complained about her a lot less. Zhang Heling raised her little hand to help her mother remove her tears, and seemed to understand: "He'er will study hard with Confucianism, and in the future, he will be more noble than Wanjia, and they will not bully his sister." ”
A crystal tear fell out of Zhang Erzhen the moment she lowered her head, it was all her fault, but no one complained about her...... Tang took Er Shu by the hand, wiped his tears and said goodbye to Zhang Erzhen, the family has never been so united, and the embarrassment at this moment has become the most unforgettable memory of the Zhang family. Zhang Erzhen pulled Zhang Heling to kneel in front of his parents to say goodbye, and stepped into the parting carriage in Jin's whimpering and crying. Seeing the two children drowning in the night, Zhang Luan sprouted endless hatred, how could he complain about his daughter, only complain about his own incompetence!
The boundless blackness is like a giant lip devouring the blue oil carriage, and the sound of the horse's hooves knocking on everyone's heart, heavy and sad. The pines on both sides rustled, and the four carriages drove out of the city gate in batches, until the low sound of the curtain drum came from behind, Zhang Erzhen took a breath, hugged Zhang Heling tightly, and comforted: "Don't be afraid, He'er, let's just walk slowly along the way, the scenery along the way is just right, and the spring is lukewarm, it's a good time to go green." ”
Zhang Heling yawned sleepily and muttered, "Sister, it's just the two of us, you are not allowed to bully me anymore." ”
"My sister has never bullied you, how good my sister is to you. ”
"Sister talking nonsense, the ......"
Zhang Erzhen took Zhang Heling and the nurse, Mingyue and Ruyue in a carriage, Ah Chu and Ah Shan followed the cage behind, Li Wei and the little servant Li Zhu drove, and Zhang Bo sat in a carriage in front of him to take the lead. The first night was more difficult, after leaving the city, I stayed in a family in the suburbs, and I had settled down before, and the head of the family arranged for the Zhang family to rest in the room at night, and Uncle Zhang gave a piece of silver and said: "Prepare breakfast at the hour of tomorrow morning, and no one is allowed to come and see at home." We'll be gone in three o'clock, and there's little brother Lao. ”
The man smiled and took the money, and without asking much, he went out after the order. Zhang Erzhen first coaxed Zhang Heling to sleep and went back to his small room next door. The nurse was cleaning up the bed, and the simple feather satin silver silk quilt was made on two beds, and she looked at Zhang Erzhen walking in and sighed: "We are in a hurry, we are not ready for anything, and the wronged girl and son are resting like this." ”
Zhang Erzhen took off the plain silver hairpin in the middle of the hair, scattered his black hair, and said tiredly: "If there is any grievance or not, if it is not me, why should you run around together." I haven't enjoyed the rich life in Beijing yet, so I'm going to follow me to Shandong, nanny, do you complain about me?"
The nurse waited for Zhang Erzhen to take off her robe, and quickly served Zhang Erzhen to lie down on the bed, and said softly: "The girl is right, who dares to complain about you, I can't spare him first! The Wan family is really arrogant, and after so many years, they still don't know how to converge, but they don't know that things will be reversed, and sooner or later there will be a day of decay!
Zhang Erzhen squinted her eyes for a while, and when she opened them again, it was already clear, and she took the nurse's busy hand and said: "Nurse, you have taken care of me for ten years, but I have never asked you, do you have a family, where are you from, and you ...... Why do you know Hua?" The nurse froze for a moment, and the eldest girl's eyes were full of insight and wisdom, which made her a little overwhelmed. Zhang Erzhen said slowly: "Nurse, Wan Wan Rong has no king's law, but it is relying on Wan Guifei's favor, if you come out of the palace, tell me about Wan Guifei......"
Outside the window, only the occasional cool breeze was heard, and there was silence all around, and the maids and maids had already rested. Zhang Erzhen sat at the head of the bed, with a simple small fur coat on her body, leaning on the maroon Tuanbao pillow, her long hair was scattered, covering her pretty face, the oil lamp was as small as a bean, trembling and sending a glimmer of light, the nurse was silent for a long time, and then she closed the door tightly, took a small pestle and sat in front of the bed, and stroked the smooth lotus leaf pattern on the side of the bed and said slowly: "The girl has been smart since she was a child, and I never thought of hiding these things from the girl, but it was my own unbearable past." It had nothing to do with the house before, so it was just that, but now that the girl has asked, I should tell the girl in detail......"
Zhang Erzhen stretched out her little hand to hold the nurse's rough big hand, and her voice was ethereal: "...... Nurse, if you have any difficulties, don't talk about it......"
The nurse shook her head gently, her eyes were far and deep, the corners of her mouth were smiling, gentle and affectionate - it was an unforgettable story: "I was only thirteen years old when I entered the palace, and because I was young, I often made mistakes, and I would be reprimanded and punished by the old grandmother in the palace at every turn, and the days when I first entered the palace were very difficult. That year, Shengshang was young, and he returned from a great victory in the southwest against the barbarians, bringing back many Yao girl captives. One of them is younger than me, because of the beauty of the birth, often rejected and bullied by the palace maids, come and go, the two of us are familiar, I call her Afu, she calls me Zhilan......"
The young Afu and Zhilan relied on each other, from the dirtiest and smelliest Gong Tongsi to the Huanyi Bureau, but it took a year, and then the two went to the Needlework Bureau, and the nurse in the memory smiled: "My craft was practiced at that time, the clothes and skirts of the ladies in the palace, the sage of the dragon robe, the belt and shoes and socks, I have also touched and done it." At that time, I told Afu that I would wait for us to be released from the palace at the age of twenty-five and live together. At that time, I didn't know that Afu was not qualified to leave the palace as a captive...... At that time, Concubine Wan was also young, but she was not favored, she was just a concubine, and the mother at that time was still Queen Wu's mother. How subtle the emperor's favor is, Wan Concubine is also a matter of the month, Queen Wu's mother is not lucky, but she can't get used to seeing Wan Concubine have to be a pie after being favored, a concubine Niangniang, the shelf is bigger than her queen mother, Wan Concubine goes out to sit on the phoenix, wearing a water-red phoenix dress Luan skirt, wearing a hundred steps of golden phoenix, Queen Wu was angry and punished a personal palace maid next to Wan Concubine at that time, Wan Concubine cried and said that the Holy Emperor went forward, saying that Queen Wu violated the Holy Commandment and ignored the Holy Dragon Zun. Wan Concubine's pear blossom cry with rain naturally aroused the pity...... the saint directly sent Queen Wu into the cold palace" Speaking of this, the nurse felt a chill in her heart, and sighed: "Queen Wu just beat a palace maid, and she was beaten into the cold palace, and the queen mother went to intercede, but the saint couldn't listen to it, and she had to set up Wan Concubine as the new queen......"
Zhang Erzhen was surprised: "Directly from Wan Concubine to the Queen......?
At that time, rumors were rife in the palace, and they all said that Wan Concubine had learned the art of charm with the newly entered Yao girl in southern Yunnan. But no matter what, the saint really loves Wan Concubine and wants to set up Wan Concubine as the queen, don't say that the Queen Mother does not agree, even the civil and military forces of the Manchu Dynasty will not agree to the Holy Lord to set up a woman more than ten years older than him as the queen, under the pressure of the court, the Holy Lord set up the current queen Wang. At that time, Afu and I had been transferred to serve in the Wan Concubine Palace to be a little palace maid who sprinkled and cleaned. On that day, the saint participated in the post-sealing ceremony, and came to the Fengzao Palace drunk. Wan Concubine didn't become the queen, so naturally she didn't have a good face to show the saint, so she said that she was unwell, and the saint ate the closed door, Long Yan was furious, and grabbed the beautiful Afu and left...... When the saint woke up from drinking, he no longer remembered the events of last night. It was two days later when Afu came back, and I didn't dare to ask until three months later, and Afu was pregnant with a dragon heir......