Chapter 17: Long Nights and Many Dreams
Rong Xin took out a goose-yellow handkerchief to wipe away his tears: "The daughter knows that her father doesn't have this mind, but her cousin always looks like she is bound to win, thinking about the despicable means she planned to use on Rong Changning before, ruining people's reputation and making fatal moves, her daughter can't help but be frightened." ”
After saying that, Rongxin handed over a cup of tea, Aunt Xu glanced at her and sighed lightly and held the teacup in her hand: "That's it." You are still young, and you will plan things later and then act. Before you start to discuss it with your mother, it won't be so thrilling. ”
"Xin'er knows." Rong Xin pressed Aunt Xu's leg and suddenly thought of something and asked, "Mother, will Rong Changning guess that I did it?" ”
"She?" Aunt Xu's eyes turned to look at her daughter for a while, thinking that Rong Changning didn't ask someone to block Lujia Courtyard at the beginning, did she forget it or did she do it on purpose?
"Maybe Rong Changning knew, but he didn't have a seizure in front of the Xu family because he was concerned about the face of the Hou Mansion," Speaking ......of this, Rong Xin suddenly gasped: "If Rong Changning secretly mentioned someone, wait for the Xu family's cousin and aunt to leave and torture him...... If she can't keep it, she can't stand the punishment and doesn't care about the life or death of her family. ”
"According to the reason, Lu Sheng will definitely not survive. Who else have you used? ”
Rong Xin said in a firm tone: "There is only Lu Sheng." ”
"Can you be seen when you're doing things?"
"Lu Sheng said no one saw it."
Aunt Xu hurriedly got up and tugged at Rong Xin's sleeve: "Xin'er, you can't get a rough idea of this, if you see it, you can see it, if you don't have it, you don't have it." ”
"How do I know that, it's not the guest room I went to. Even if I see ......" Rong Xin suddenly reflected: "As long as I bite to death, it will be Lu Sheng's own doing." ”
"Yes. But when you say that, I always feel that the night is long. People's hearts are unpredictable, and the little hooves that can't be kept are really unrecognized. Aunt Xu leaned on the cushion on the side: "Only when Lu Sheng dies can she sleep peacefully." When I left, Lu Sheng was just tied up and sent to the firewood room, and what to do with it had to wait for Xu Fu to wake up before making a decision. ”
Rong Xin's little face lost color in an instant, and his heart seemed to be pounding with a drum, anxious and anxious.
Aunt Xu thought for a while and instructed Rong Ling: "You go to send your father a cup of soup at night to make amends, just say that your majesty is not strict and the crime is heavy, and you will be probed and probed." The rest ...... Leave it to your mother to do. ”
Rong Xin nodded reassuringly: "Okay." ”
As night fell, Rong Xin listened to Aunt Xu's words and asked someone to cook soup and send it to Rong Chuan, and couldn't help but glance a few more times in the direction of the firewood room along the way, and there was a dead silence on the side of the firewood room, and there was no sound at all.
Rong Xin then put down his heart and walked towards the main courtyard, as soon as he entered the door, he didn't wait to put down the soup cup, and saw Liren also sitting on the side of the case and playing chess with his father, which made Rong Xin feel a little apprehensive in his heart, and greeted him first: "Father, Brother Lihu." ”
Li Ren raised his eyes and caught a glimpse of Rong Xin turning his head to Rong Chuan and said, "Uncle Rong, the night is getting late, or I will go back first?" Did you rest earlier? ”
Rong Chuan waved his hand: "How can this work?" The winner is not scored, and he can't go. ”
Saying that, Rong Chuan raised his eyes and saw Rong Xin, and then said to the grievance: "You don't have to shy away from it, An Sheng is here to play chess with me." ”
"I saw that Xin'er's sister brought something."
Rong Xin turned his eyes to look at the soup cup in the maid's hand, raised his eyes and smiled: "It just so happens that Brother Li'er is also here, try Xin'er's craftsmanship and give me a lot of guidance." ”
"I can't talk about pointing." Polite and polite: "Speaking of which, Sister Changning's cooking skills are about to catch up with the cook in the house, and Rong Ruo and I went to her yard to eat at noon, which is really a feast." Who can marry Changning's sister back, but I really don't know how many lifetimes of blessings have been cultivated. Sister Xin'er can discuss the mystery in this soup with her. ”
"Really?" Rong Chuan's expression was slightly surprised: "A few years ago, you asked someone to send an altar of snow plums to Changning, and Changning divided two plates for me, and I still have a baby like something...... That is, you and Ah Ruo, neither she has made soup for my father with her own hands. ”
Rong Chuan's smile was a little jealous, which made Rong Xin feel a little gloomy, in terms of appearance and talent, Rong Xin thought that he was no worse than Rong Changning, but he took things to his father, but his father still thought about her.
Rong Xin couldn't find out what he said wrong, so he could only smile and take the things in the maid's hand and put them aside, scoop out two bowls and hand them to the edge of the chessboard: "The second sister is the most outstanding among our sisters and brothers, and I can only draw a scoop according to the gourd, and I can't dislike my brother from the grievance." ”
"Where."
Compared with the seemingly unintentional words of the grievance, Rong Xin is more concerned about how long the grievance has been playing chess with his father, what he has said to his father, and whether he has seen any flaws.
The more I thought about it, the more uneasy I felt, but when I saw that my father didn't look strange when he looked at him, he sat there quietly, wasting time on the pretext of talking to his father.
On the second day, the dawn was gray, and before dawn broke, someone ran in the courtyard and shouted, "Lu Sheng has committed suicide!" Lu Sheng committed suicide! ”
The green sheng in the firewood room was lying on the ground, leaving dried blood stains on his forehead, and the rope in his hand was still firmly tied. The little guy who was collecting firewood didn't wake up, and he was scared awake by such a situation as soon as he came in, and the whole Hou Mansion shouted, but Aunt Yao silenced him.
Rong Changning got up and just sat down in front of the dressing table, the maid brought the washing water, and Xiao Dong said, "Miss, the green sheng is gone." ”
Rong Changning looked at himself in the bronze mirror: "If you don't have it, it's gone." ”
"Let's wait for the Xu family to leave and interrogate, but we can't do it."
"Xu Yunqiao naturally won't give me this opportunity, it's a pity that I lost my life. Is Xu Fu awake? ”
"In the morning, the father-in-law left home to take care of it personally, and he will already be able to get up to eat, and I heard that the Xu family's aunt and grandmother have asked someone to pack up and prepare to leave."
"It's easy to get to the imperial city after a bumpy road for a month, and I will rely on him in the house for a year and a half."
Originally, the cousin of the Xu family was going to stay in the imperial city for a little longer, but Xu Fu was also frightened by this toss. She knew that she had offended the Wanqing Courtyard and the Lukasa Courtyard successively, and she would not leave Ansheng behind. This is the Rong family's mansion in the end, even if something really happens to Xu Fu, they will still work together to blur this matter.
Isn't yesterday's green sheng a living example?
What he wants is really hopeless, and the cousin and aunt of the Xu family also know in their hearts that Baining Houfu is really unbearable.
It's also her own desire for profit that thinks everything too well, in fact, it's just Aunt Xu who put herself in order to block Rong Changning.
This time, no matter how polite Rongchuan was, the cousin of the Xu family would no longer stay.
Rong Changning was also polite, and took Rong Ruo to follow his father all the way out of the city.
By the river, Rong Changning stood in the cold wind and watched the cart go away. Rong Ruo sighed beside him; "It's kind of gone."
Rong Changning shook his head at him: "You be quiet, don't be heard by your father." ”
"Maybe my father is the same as I think." Rong Ruo stared at the fox fur hat on his head, and finally couldn't hold back a smile with an innocent face: "Second sister, what did you say she went all the way to the imperial city for?" To be a gunman for Aunt Xu? But fortunately, she came to serve as a gunman for Aunt Xu, otherwise General Dingbei might not have fallen into the hands of the second sister. ”
The more people listened to this sentence, the more wrong it became, and finally Rong Changning raised his hand and patted Rong Ruo's head: "You talk a lot in the entire Hou Mansion." ”
Rong Chuan looked back and saw the two people who were fighting, and said directly: "Go back." ”
Thinking that this mansion would have to live in peace for a while, Rong Changning felt very comfortable, and he felt a little tired from worrying about putting open guns and hidden arrows all day long. Sitting in the car and dozing off for a while, Rong Ruo was also quiet and did not disturb the second sister.
Listening to the shouting on the long street all the way to the door of the Hou Mansion, Rong Changning was woken up by Xiao Dong and got out of the car. As soon as he stepped on the heels of the car stool and landed on the ground, he saw Steward Yang greet him: "Master Hou, General Bai is here to visit and is waiting in the front hall." ”
Rong Changning heard that it was Bai Chuxi coming, and couldn't help but look up and look at Rong Chuan.
"You guys go back first."
Hearing Rong Chuan tell Rong Changning to go back first, Steward Yang hurriedly added: "The general said that he wanted to see the second lady." ”
"See my second sister?" Rong Ruo looked a little excited: "Then take me with you, too?" I haven't taken a closer look at what these two brothers-in-law look like. ”
As he spoke, he touched Rong Changning with his little shoulder: "I also look at each other for the second sister." ”
Thinking that it would be okay to see him, Rong Chuan took the two children and walked towards the front hall.
Rong Changning's heart didn't seem very stable, because last time in Yue's Mansion, Bai Chuxi looked like he wanted to get out of the marriage, and this time his intention was not difficult to guess.
The father is very face-saving, and if he hears that someone is going to retire his daughter, he doesn't know what will happen, but I just hope that he won't mention this matter in front of his father.
Two red plums were planted outside the front hall of Baining Houfu, and now that the ice and snow are gradually disappearing, the red plums have also begun to fall, and they have inadvertently fallen on the fur collar of Rong Changning's cloak.
When people arrived at the front hall, the first thing that caught Bai Chuxi's eyes was that little bit of red, and then Rong Changning's little face was frozen and white, and the tips of his nose and eyes were slightly red.
When he saw someone, Bai Chuxi waved his hand and saluted first; "Bai Chuxi, Bai Chuyi, the Bai family's long room, meet Bai Ninghou."
turned to the polite Chaorong Changning and Rong Ruo bowed: "I've seen Miss Rong Er, the prince." ”
The face on the jet-black robe is upright, which makes people feel at ease when they see it.
"Sit." Rong Chuan was naturally indescribably satisfied with this son-in-law: "You've been waiting for a long time, right?" ”
"Back to the Hou Ye, the tea in the house is good, I am greedy for a few more."
"Hahaha, it's good if the general doesn't dislike it. Is it okay for Mrs. Ying Guo to come in? ”
"Everything is fine with my grandmother at home, and I asked Chu Yi to go to the Hou Mansion to greet her."
"The old lady is worried about it......" Rong Chuan saw Bai Chuxi's eyes glancing at Rong Changning from time to time, thinking that Steward Yang had just said that Bai Chuxi had come to see Rong Changning, as if he had suddenly thought of something: "The general is happy with Hongmei?" ”
"Proudly independent, naturally liked."
"There are two green plums in the backyard of our Hou Mansion, which were moved from the Pingnan Mansion earlier, and they are also very interesting. I'm a little tired, why don't I ask Changning to take the general to the backyard to have a look? ”
Bai Chuxi got up and opened his mouth and smiled: "It's best, Master Hou doesn't have to be polite, take a good rest." ”
"I'll go too!"
As soon as Rong Ruo jumped up from the side of the desk, he was held down by the entourage behind him, and Rong Chuan glared at him with cold eyes: "You go to the main courtyard with me to endorse." lest you be left by the master next time, your second sister will have to stand in the cold wind and wait for you. ”
"Isn't my father going to rest?"
Rong Chuan glared angrily, and Rong Ruo had no choice but to hang his head and follow behind Rong Chuan.
Seeing that Bai Chuxi did not mention the divorce to his father, Rong Changning's hanging heart fell, and he was helped up by Xiao Dong: "Then the daughter will retire first, General Bai, please." ”