"Come in." Zhen Ping said with a sneer again, sideways to lead the way for Yao.

Yao's carriage stopped at the mouth of the alley, and she didn't even bring Mama Fang over.

She stepped into the courtyard.

If she doesn't come, Zhen Ping is worried, if she really comes, Zhen Ping is even more worried.

For no other reason, the yard is too simple.

Yao's face was not the slightest different.

If he knew that Yao had been to a more humble courtyard than this, and that her own daughter, son-in-law, and son had all lived there, he would understand why Yao was so calm.

Zhen Ping welcomed Yao into the hall, and said nervously and excitedly: "There is no hot tea, you wait, I'll let Yuexiu burn a pot." ”

"Is her name Yuexiu?" Yao looked at him and asked.

Zhen Ping was stunned for a moment, he didn't want to say his wife's name casually, he felt that this was not appropriate, but he said everything, and he couldn't take it back.

He stubbornly said: "Yes, Yuexiu, not from the capital, but from other places to do business in the capital." ”

"The people are very nice." Yao said.

Zhen Ping didn't know how to pick up this, and he was embarrassed for a moment before he suddenly remembered what was going on, and said to Yao: "My mother is in the next room, I will take you over, the home is really simple, and I am lazy...... I didn't expect you to come...... I'm glad you're here......"

Zhen Ping was incoherent.

Yao wanted to say that you don't have to be nervous, but when the words came to his lips, he felt that it might be the same for himself.

Zhen Ping opened the thick cloth curtain and let Yao enter the house first, Yao bent down slightly and walked under the curtain he had raised.

This is the first time in more than ten years that the two have been so close, the tip of Zhen Ping's nose is full of her breath, but Zhen Ping didn't let himself lose his temper, he tried to keep himself high and not to touch her.

After Yao entered the house, he also entered the house.

There was a strong smell of medicine in the room.

I had a stroke a few years ago, and it is easy to smell after lying down for so long, but there is no room in this room, which shows that the husband and wife take good care of the elderly.

Mrs. Zhen was lying on the hospital bed, with gray hair and a pale complexion, looking like a withered body.

Yao's memory was suddenly pulled back to more than ten years ago, Mrs. Zhen was a very pungent character, and she had more strength than a man to work, who would have expected her to lie on the hospital bed like this one day.

She groaned one and the next, as if she were in great pain.

Yao didn't dare to take a second look in a row, so he hurriedly lowered his eyes, the tip of his nose was sour.

Zhen Ping came to the bed, leaned over and gently touched his mother's forehead, and said, "Mother, who do you see coming?" ”

"Hmm......" Old Madam Zhen looked dizzily in the direction that Zhen Ping was pointing, and in a moment's effort, her cloudy old eyes burst out with a surprise edge, "Yao'er...... Yao'er ......"

Yao Shi took a deep breath, held back his tears, walked over as usual, and said with a slight smile: "Old lady, it's me." ”

Old Madam Zhen stretched out her hand, wanting to sit up and take a good look at Yao.

Yao sat down on the edge of the bed, moved to her, and said, "Don't get up, it's snowing today, it's cold." ”

"Yao'er still feels sorry for me." Mrs. Zhen said in a hoarse voice that she was a little slurred after the stroke, but she could also hear that she was very happy.

Yao married into the Hou Mansion at the age of seventeen, leaving Gu Jiao and Gu Yan at the age of eighteen, fifteen years have passed, and now it is only thirty-three.

The years treated her very favorably, and it didn't leave much trace on her face, except that she didn't have the innocence and youthfulness of a girl in her eyes, but these were not a problem for Mrs. Zhen.

Old Madam Zhen took Yao's hand and was as happy as a child: "Are you married to Ping'er?" ”

Yao Shi was stunned, turned his head, and looked at Zhen Ping inexplicably.

Zhen Ping whispered: "My mother suffers from dementia, and she remembers many things in a mixed manner, or she can't remember clearly." ”

Yao understands that it is indeed easy for people to be so old when they are old.

Yao looked at Mrs. Zhen's expectant eyes and nodded: "Yes, we are married." ”

Zhen Ping's heart was for a while, and his eyes were red.

Old Madam Zhen suddenly smiled like a child.

Mrs. Zhen is actually not dissatisfied with her daughter-in-law Yuexiu, Yuexiu has been teaching her husband and children all these years, serving her in-laws, working hard and complaining, people are a little wooden, but her conscience is not picky.

It's just that Mrs. Zhen knew the Yao family first, she didn't think that her son's marriage with the Yao family would suffer a great change, she had already taken the Yao family as a daughter-in-law in her heart.

In addition, one year, Mrs. Zhen fell down from the ladder and was seriously injured, which coincided with Zhen Ping's rural test, in order not to distract Zhen Ping, Yao secretly came out from Yao's every day to take care of Mrs. Zhen.

The two are not mother and daughter, but they are better than mother and daughter.

Later, the Yao family came over and retreated, and Mrs. Zhen was even more sad than her son.

This matter has become her unfulfilled long-cherished wish, she can't bear to mention it on weekdays, but she can't help it after changing to dementia, and she thinks about Yao'er all day long, why haven't you married Yao'er home?

"Then you can't call the old lady, it's time to change your name to the mother!" Old Madam Zhen said like an old child, with a serious face.

Yao choked up and nodded: "Yes, mother." ”

Zhen Ping turned his back and wiped his tears with his sleeve.

"Hey!" Old Madam Zhen smiled happily.

Yao put her thin old hand into the quilt: "Beware of catching a cold." ”

"I'm not cold." Old Madam Zhen said with a smile, thinking of something, she raised her right hand with difficulty and turned over the pillow on the left side.

"What do you want? I'll help you. Yao stood up and said.

"Box, there...... Holding a box. Old Madam Zhen said with difficulty.

A simple action squeezed almost all her strength out.

Yao leaned over and took out a small flat box from under the left end of the pillow.

This box is a few years old, and the carving is a pattern from more than ten years ago, and the paint on it has also fallen off, so it can be seen that Mrs. Zhen has taken it out on weekdays.

Old Madam Zhen took the box.

Her hands trembled, and she insisted on opening it herself.

Inside was a pair of gold bracelets.

The fineness is excellent.

The style is very old.

Old Madam Zhen trembled and picked up the bracelet and pulled Yao's hand, but she didn't bring it for a long time because she was too trembling.

Yao saw beads of sweat on her forehead.

"Mother, I'll come." She said.

"Alright." Mrs. Zhen finally put the bracelet on for the Yao family, "I said that I gave it to you when I got married, and the family conditions are not good, so I wronged you." ”

Zhen Pingxiang failed in the test, and since then he has been in a slump, and he has not been admitted for many years, and then he figured it out and gave up the road of the imperial examination.

This head mask was prepared by Mrs. Zhen more than ten years ago, she took all her dowry head and face to the shop and melted it, and made a pair of gold bracelets, which were engraved with Yao's boudoir name - Yao.

This pair of bracelets has been lying next to Mrs. Zhen's pillow for more than ten years, and Mrs. Zhen took it out and touched it when she was fine.

Zhen Ping always knew that his mother had a very precious box, but he didn't know that it was actually a wedding gift for Yao's family.

Of course, when Yuexiu passed through the door, Mrs. Zhen did not treat her badly, she borrowed money to buy a pair of gold-headed noodles for Yuexiu.

It's just that the meaning is different.

Yao's has endured it since she entered the house, but she couldn't help it this time, she hugged Mrs. Zhen's hand, and tears fell down her eyes!

Old Madam Zhen was frightened: "Why is Yao'er crying?" Don't you like bracelets? Mother, mother, buy you a new one! ”

Yao shook his head tearfully: "No...... I love it...... Really like it...... Thank you, mother...... I'm so happy......"

Old Madam Zhen waved her hand: "Alas, what is there to be happy about a pair of bracelets?" Go back to Ping'er and be admitted to the lifting master, let you be a lifting lady, and give you a lot of jewelry! ”

Yao talked to Mrs. Zhen for a while.

Old Madam Zhen was sleepy, so she took Yao's hand and fell asleep.

Yao stayed in the room, and it wasn't until Mrs. Zhen snored that she gently took out her hand and tucked the corner of the quilt for Mrs. Zhen.

During the whole process, Zhen Ping in the house was in a state of being ignored by his mother.

"Let's go out and talk." Yao wiped his tears and said to Zhen Ping.

Zhen Ping opened the curtain and asked Yao to go out first, and then followed him out.

The two of them came to the hall.

There was hot tea in the hall, but no one was there.

I thought it was the tea burned by Yuexiu, so I put it down and left.

Zhen Ping took a deep breath and said to Yao, "Sit down." ”

Yao shook his head: "I have to go, this one will be returned to you." ”

As she spoke, she took off the bracelet from her hand.

Zhen Ping hurriedly grabbed her hand, he originally intended to stop her, but after realizing that his actions were inappropriate, he let go again: "I'm sorry...... I ......"

"It's fine." Yao shook his head slightly.

She knows very well what he is and is not a frivolous person.

Zhen Ping said: "The bracelet is given to you, you can accept it, and my mother will feel at ease if you accept it." Otherwise, you give it back to me, and I'll let her find out at home, and she should be stimulated again. ”

Yao thought about it and didn't insist anymore.

"I'll send you." Zhen Ping saw the intention of her leaving.

"No, you don't." Yao said.

Zhen Ping smiled: "No, the deadbolt is broken, the moon embroidery can't be opened, and your strength may not be able to open it." ”

Yao didn't refuse.

The two of them stepped down the hallway together and headed to the front yard.

The house is quiet.

Zhen Ping suddenly spoke: "Actually, I didn't expect that my mother has always longed for my imperial examination, she told me back then, don't force it if you don't want to miss it, we don't have to study to live." I thought she was genuine......"

After listening to her mother's words today, she realized that her long-cherished wish was not only not to marry Yao's daughter-in-law, but also to see her son's title on the gold list.

He felt guilty.

Yao asked, "What did you do after you didn't study?" ”

Zhen Ping smiled: "I've done everything, I went to a private school to be a master of Mengxue, I went to an inn to be a bookkeeper, and I also went to the dock to carry goods for people...... Now I make a small business of tea. ”

He said, scratching his head, "Actually, life is not as difficult as you see, business has been good in the past two years, I have built a house on East Street, and I will move in next month." ”

"That's good." Yao said.

After that, there was silence again.

Yao opened his mouth: "My eldest brother was ...... back then"

Zhen Ping waved his hand and interrupted her with a smile: "It's all over." ”

Yao said guiltily: "I'm sorry. ”

Zhen has only one son, Zhen Ping, so you can imagine what kind of heartache her old family experienced when Zhen Ping was divorced by the Yao family and broke her legs by Yao Yuan.

But when she developed dementia, she forgot all about it.

She forgiven.

Yao's throat was swollen again.

"Here we are." Zhen Ping said that he glanced at Yao's eyes, and his eyes were also red, and he hurriedly lowered his head, "I'll open the door." ”

The two of them didn't say a word about what they shouldn't have said.

This may be the last time they will see each other in this life.

Something that's missed is just missed.

There's no way to do it all over again.

However, just as Zhen Ping was about to open the latch, the sound of a carriage came from the door.

"Here?"

"That's right! This is it! I heard the man say it with my own mouth! ”

It's Gu Hou Ye and Gu Chenglin!

Yao's complexion changed!

Although Zhen Ping didn't know the voices of the two, he also inexplicably felt that the other party was not good, so he paused in the action of pulling the latch and looked back at Yao.

Yao really didn't expect that his conversation with Zhen Ping in the restaurant would be listened to by Gu Chenglin.

Moreover, Gu Chenglin also took Gu Houye to catch his "traitor"!

Yao suddenly realized that things might not be so simple.

She asked Zhen Ping in a low voice, "Why did you go to that restaurant today?" ”

Zhen Ping said thoughtfully: "A guest asked me to go there to discuss business, but it was strange that I went there and never waited for him. ”

Yao said: "Is it a guest I only met recently?" ”

Zhen Ping said: "That's right, what's wrong?" Is there something wrong with that guest? ”

Things have developed to this point, if the Yao family can't guess that it is Aunt Ling's handiwork, then it can't be said.

"I don't have time to explain to you now, is there a back door?" She asked.

Can't let Gu Hou Ye see her here, Gu Hou Ye will kill Zhen Ping!

Zhen Ping was puzzled: "Yes, but there are firewoods piled up, and you have to move the firewood away to open the door......

"Hey! Open the door! Inside, open the door! Gu Chenglin began to slam the door panel, "Huang Zhong, kick the door open!" ”

Yao's face changed, and he was about to find a room to hide, when the door was kicked open!

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Is there a commuter pass?

The kind that can summon miracles.