Chapter 82: Rumors Like a Tiger
After eating, Bai Zonglin and Bai Boren had the heart to discuss the recent court affairs with Song Shiyang, but seeing that he was dark and green at the moment, they knew that he must have not had a good night's sleep these days, so they let him go to sleep early without saying a few words.
was led into Taiyang Courtyard by his subordinates again, Song Shiyang felt a lot of emotion in his heart, and couldn't help but think of the spring day when he entered Beijing to take the exam, and many past events came back. I thought it would be a night of tossing and turning, but I didn't want to be too tired these days, so I fell asleep and had no dreams all night.
When I woke up, the sky was bright.
The father and son of the Bai family have already gone to the Yamen, Song Shiyang is resting today, and after breakfast, he remembered that yesterday the Qi family mentioned that his grandmother was sick and bedridden for many days, so he thought about going to Shou'an Hospital to visit.
As soon as he entered Shou'an Hospital, there was a burst of medicinal smell coming to his nose, and Zhou sat up with his spirits, although he had a little cough, his body was fine. It's just that his spirit is not good, and he is tired after talking for a while, and Song Shiyang said goodbye with interest.
Out of Shou'an Hospital, the girls not far away were doing sweeping things in their hands, and their mouths were not idle, gathering in one place to chew the root of their tongues.
"I heard from the mother of Shou'an Hospital, the doctor said that our old lady is afraid that she will not be able to survive this winter. Alas, at this age, filial piety to children and grandchildren can be regarded as a good death. ”
"It's good to say that our young lady's wedding date is approaching, if it drags on for a few more months, maybe you will have to hit the filial piety period, and it will be troublesome."
"Who said it wasn't, Lord Song was just burdened by filial piety, otherwise the matchmaker would not have to break the threshold of the Song Mansion."
"Hey, you said that the old lady still intended to tell Miss Song at the beginning, if my aunt and grandmother were still here, our young lady would not be able to be a princess."
"Shhh, you dare to say this, I'm not afraid that my wife will hear about it and kick you out......"
Song Shiyang walked out of the road with all his strength, leaving those gossips far behind, but his heart was still filled with fine and dense pain like being pricked by needles.
"Cousin?"
A familiar voice came from ahead, Song Shiyang raised his head suddenly, and was bumping into Bai Yanran's concerned gaze, as if he was a demon barrier in his heart, and a thought kept echoing.
If he had been more resolute at the beginning, if he hadn't been in a hurry to bring his mother over, if he had seen Bai Yueyu earlier......
But where did the regret medicine come from in this world, and where did it come from. Maybe they really have no fate, so they ended up in love now.
"Why is your face so ugly, why don't you find a doctor to take a look?"
Song Shiyang shook his head, looked at Bai Yanran, who was gradually approaching, and suddenly asked, "Yanran, do you regret it?" ”
He didn't know what he was asking so brainlessly, whether he regretted not marrying him, or whether he regretted agreeing to marry King An.
Bai Yanran could understand such a sad thought, she shook her head, and said lightly: "The most worthless thing in this world is the word regret, the so-called regret is that you have missed it." If you've missed it, why bother with it? People always have to move forward in this life, and what they want is just looking back on the past before closing their eyes, and they are worthy of the word no regrets. ”
She hooked her lips slightly, and smiled lightly in her eyes.
"Cousin, I am no longer the person I used to be, and you are not the same person I used to be. Now that I have a way back, it's time for you to look elsewhere. ”
Su Xin came from behind, looked at Song Shiyang, who was depressed, and said to Bai Yanran: "Miss, the carriage is ready." ”
Bai Yanran bowed slightly to Song Shiyang and walked out of the Bai Mansion with a plain heart. The carriage became more and more desolate along the streets, and soon they reached a cramped alley where it was difficult for the carriage to advance, and the master and servant had to abandon the carriage and walk.
Fortunately, Bai Yanran has a good memory, and she remembered the road of Tong'er's house after only one time, while Su Xin was dizzy in the back, and she admired it in her heart.
When I got to Tong'er's house and knocked on the door, I heard the footsteps and ran out, but I cautiously did not open the door directly, but asked people through the door. When she heard that Su Xin and Bai Yanran were coming, Tong'er happily opened the door to welcome people.
Tong'er's hair was neatly combed at this time, and the clothes on her body were clean and tidy, although it was not the previous one, but it was also washed white, and it could be seen that the life of the grandfather and grandson was very poor.
led the two into the house, Tong'er ran over to the old woman who was doing embroidery on the bed, and said with a smile: "Grandmother, Miss Bai is here, you see that this fairy-like person is Miss Bai." ”
The old woman on the bed has gray temples, it is the year of destiny, but her spirit is good, especially her eyes are in good spirits, and she is still sick and can't spare the embroidery work in her hands.
She listened to Tong'er's words and turned her head to look over, and then she was about to get up and get out of bed, but Bai Yanran was busy stepping forward to stop her.
"Grandmother Tong'er, you are not in good health, please take care of it."
The old woman looked at Bai Yanran and sighed: "The old woman is already a person who has half of her body in the ground, and the young lady's great kindness cannot be repaid, I am really ashamed." ”
Bai Yanran re-covered the quilt for her, and said softly: "What are you talking about, now that Tong'er is still young, you still have to watch her grow up and be filial to you." ”
The old woman looked at Tong'er, who was coaxed by Su Xin to play in the yard with cakes, and her eyes were wet.
"Yes, Tong'er is a hard-working child, and she has never seen her father and mother since she was born. Now I still have to hold on to this old bone, otherwise how can I live as a little girl who is left behind. ”
Bai Yanran said: "Since this is the case, you will give birth and recuperate in Ji'an Hall, and only when you are well can you take good care of Tong'er." ”
Bai Yanran went to Ji'an Hall the day before yesterday to find out that Tong'er's grandmother woke up and learned what had happened, so she didn't want to stay in Ji'an Hall anymore and insisted on going back to her small courtyard.
Sun Mingzhe said that she was old and had been working hard and her body was empty, and if she didn't take care of it for a while, she might not be able to heal, so she ran this trip again.
The old woman looked frightened and said, "I am a rough woman, but fortunately I was rescued by a noble person to save my life, and I really dare not bother anymore." And I listened to what the doctor said, and it turned out to be a prince who personally sent me to see a doctor that day, and the old woman was really shocked. ”
Bai Yanran said softly: "At that time, the situation was urgent, and it happened that His Royal Highness King An and I went to Ji'an Hall on his back, and later His Royal Highness paid for you to see a doctor." This move is just a gesture for His Highness, and there is really no need to worry about it, and you can rest assured that you are recuperating. ”
A strange color flashed in the old woman's eyes, and she nodded. Bai Yanran was not surprised to see the embroidery work in her hand, and said: "Your embroidery work is really exquisite, and it is not much better than the embroidery girl in the palace." ”
The old woman's fingers on the quilt subconsciously tightened, squeezed out a smile and said: "Miss praises falsely, the old woman has just done embroidery for decades to make a living, where can it be compared with the palace head." ”
Bai Yanran thought of what the talented woman said, she had no son since Tong'er was born. An old woman with this swaddling baby, I am afraid that she has been relying on this stitch to make ends meet all these years to support her grandparents and grandchildren, and she feels pity in her heart.
Before leaving, Tong'er said solemnly to Bai Yanran with a small face: "My grandmother taught me since I was a child that if I am grateful, I will be repaid, and I will not be punished for nothing. When my grandmother was well and didn't need me to take care of her, I went to serve the young lady to repay the favor. ”
Bai Yanran looked at this little adult, rubbed her head and didn't speak.
The sound of horses' hooves clattered, and the further south they went, the more noisy they became.
When passing by the Moon Tower, it was still lively, but the people on the high platform were no longer the wonderful sound girls who moved the capital, but they had changed their singing and dancing to help the fun, and the people below also watched it with relish, and they really liked the new and hated the old.
Bai Yanran wanted to go and see Qi Simin, so she asked Su Xin to pack some snacks and take them with her. The little girl went happily, but after a while, she came back angrily, and Bai Yanran couldn't help asking, "What's wrong?" Didn't the cake sell out early today? ”
Su Xin shook her head, lowered her head and endured it for a while, but she couldn't help but say: "It is said that three people become tigers, and everyone is the same, I can be regarded as seeing it today." ”
Bai Yanran didn't have time to joke that the little girl had learned two idioms, so she heard her say angrily: "I don't know which one of the tricks came out, saying that the young lady and the young master were married, but because of the filial piety of the young master, the marriage was ruined, and now he has tried his best to climb the high branch of His Royal Highness King An......"
In the end, the little girl couldn't talk anymore, and Bai Yanran's smile was put away, her expression was as usual, but her eyes were cold.
"What kind of place is Mochizuki Tower, all of a sudden everyone knows it, and it is said that it has a nose and eyes, it seems that someone did it deliberately."
The little girl was not angry, and scolded: "This person is so vicious, now the wedding date is imminent, and the young master is in the limelight, but it is not a gossip that everyone likes to hear." ”
Bai Yanran frowned and said: "Although I don't know who the person behind the back is aiming for, I still have to make plans in advance, and when I go back, you can inquire and see where this gossip came from in the first place." ”
Su Xin nodded, and wanted to say something more, but suddenly there was a commotion outside, and the people were talking and didn't know what they were saying. Bai Yanran couldn't help but open the curtain curiously and looked over, only to see that the honor guard on the street was so flamboyant, it was comparable to the emperor's patrol.
This thought flashed in my heart, and I saw a beautiful woman in gorgeous clothes sitting on the sedan chair, who was none other than Concubine Lan. Bai Yanran's heart moved, remembering that this street was the way to Jianwangfu, presumably Concubine Lan was going to Jianwangfu.
Su Zhilan Guifei has always been flamboyant, but she didn't want to just go out of the palace to the palace, but she relied on it to be bigger than the queen's. This has long been out of the etiquette system, and I don't know if it was the emperor's acquiescence or her reckless behavior.
The people around pointed and pointed, and Bai Yanran vaguely heard the words "spoiling concubines and killing wives".
Concubine Lan naturally doesn't care about these ordinary people, and her biggest regret in this life is that she couldn't be the queen mother of the world. Emperor Yuan and Emperor lost their words in this matter, so they tried to accommodate other aspects as much as possible, so that Concubine Lan became more and more unorthodox.
At this time, when he arrived at the gate of King Jian's mansion, King Jian got the news early and took Concubine Song to pick up the car at the door, but Concubine Lan Guifei didn't look at it and walked in.
Staying in the flower hall and sitting still, Lan Guifei put down the teacup and slapped the table fiercely, and scolded with a calm face: "You bastard who has not achieved enough and has more than enough to lose, your hands and feet are not clean, and now you can't even save a child." If there is no emperor and grandson to please the emperor, I think you will be grounded for a long time! ”