Chapter 37: The Song Family
The crime of smuggling Han Bingsan by the Donglin Army has been confirmed, but how Han Bingsan got into the hands of the prince, and how the Donglin Army and the prince colluded to frame the Gu Jiajun, these are not so easy to investigate.
Although he didn't want to spoil the fun, Li Congxin said: "Although the Lin family is in law, this matter is far from over. From the moment the prince died of illness, the Lin family was an outcast, and whether the real culprit behind the scenes could be interrogated from the Lin family's mouth this time depended on the means of the West Factory. ”
Gu Huanyi remembered that Li Congxin had told her that Li Chengxu had colluded with the Beiyi people.
Her heart sank, she really couldn't be happy too early, the Lin family was just a pawn.
And what conspiracy Li Chengxu has and where the evidence is, it requires patience to peel off layers of cocoons, which cannot be solved overnight.
Although Gu Huanyi was anxious, he had nothing to do, so he could only listen to Li Congxin's words and wait for news with peace of mind.
The two talked at night by candlelight, Li Congxin was worried about Gu Huanyi's health, and after some persuasion, he said goodbye and went to sleep next door during the third watch.
The next day, the sky was bright, and Li Congxin called Gu Huanyi up again and entered Beijing together.
Dancheng is only an hour's carriage away from the capital, and the two of them are sitting in the same carriage and talking, and they are about to reach the city gate.
Gu Huanyi sent Song Ping's housekeeper to Song's house to report the news in advance, so when Gu Huanyi entered the city, Song Zhengrui had already brought someone to pick up people at the city gate.
Before getting out of the car, Li Congxin stretched out his hand to hold Gu Huanyi and said in a low voice, "Kiss again." ”
Gu Huanyi was stunned for a moment, and said, "It's early in the morning, what are you doing......
There is no shadow of marriage, and he is still addicted.
Gu Huanyi did not follow.
Gu Huanyi pushed Li Congxin, wanting to get out.
Li Congxin didn't let go, but surrounded her in a corner, and said: "After you enter Beijing, you must stay in Song's house for a few days, and it is inconvenient for me to see you, for fear that you will be hearsay and cranky." Kiss me again, so that you can remember my heart clearly. ”
Can a kiss control her mind?
Gu Huanyi didn't understand Li Congxin's train of thought, but Song Zhengrui was already waiting outside, and it was too strange that he hadn't gone out, so he had to quickly kiss Li Congxin on the cheek.
Song Zhengrui couldn't help but be very surprised when he saw Gu Huanyi get off the carriage with a red face, and then Li Congxin also got out of the carriage, but he was also very happy in his heart, which was enough to see the importance that the prince attached to his niece.
Because Gu Huanyi wanted to go to the Song family to meet the elders, Li Congxin had to say goodbye to her.
After sending Li Congxin away, Song Zhengrui asked impatiently: "Huan'er, why did the prince come with you?" ”
Gu Huanyi said embarrassedly: "He said that I was delayed on the road for too long, so he went to Dancheng to pick me up in advance." ”
Song Zhengrui agreed: "Exactly, your grandmother looks forward to you day and night, and asks you where you are every day, and she really wants to see it." ”
The uncle and nephew didn't say much, and went directly to the Song Mansion.
The Song family is an official and merchant family, and the ancestors were born as royal compradors.
Therefore, although the door of the Song Mansion is not as prominent as the mansion of high-ranking officials and ministers, the food, clothing, and display furnishings in the mansion are all luxurious.
After Gu Huanyi entered the mansion, he looked at himself secretly and shook his head slightly, only then did he know how simple his mother was after marrying into the Gu family!
Gu Huanyi's maternal grandmother, the Song family's mother, Xu, had two daughters and four sons, and Gu Huanyi's mother was the eldest daughter.
Now that the eldest daughter has passed away, the white-haired person sends the black-haired person, which is unbearable, and after seeing Gu Huanyi, he hugged her and cried bitterly.
Gu Huanyi was aroused by her grandmother's grief, and when she thought of her mother's death, she was so sad and angry that she couldn't look at it, and she also cried a lot.
Song Zhengrui, his daughter-in-law Zheng, and eldest daughter-in-law Jiang were all persuaded by the side, and it took a long time to persuade the tears of the ancestors and grandchildren.
After the cleansing, everyone sat in Mrs. Song's room to talk, Mrs. Song blamed Gu Huanyi for refusing to live in the house, Gu Huanyi said: "I used to have my parents and brothers to take care of me, I didn't know anything, I just played around every day, now I want to learn to manage the family earlier, I can no longer hide under the wings of my grandmother and uncles, and I don't understand anything." ”
Old Madam Song patted her hand and said, "Good boy, it's hard for you to be so sensible." I asked your uncle about your house, it's not far from our house, you have to come and walk around from time to time, and you can't treat yourself as an outsider. ”
Gu Huanyi smiled: "Grandmother, don't think I'm noisy when the time comes." ”
Old Madam Song also laughed: "Speaking of noise, you haven't seen your cousin yet, there are a few monkey-like ones, you only know what noise is when you see it." ”
Now the young lady in the house, only the eldest uncle's daughter Song Xiangjun and Gu Huanyi are of the same age, half a year younger than her, and the children of the other two uncles are the size of radish heads, and Song Zhengrui has no children yet.
The ladies of the Song family all have their own homework to learn, and they will not be hugged by the maids until lunchtime.
Suddenly, Mrs. Song's house became lively.
Sure enough, as the old lady said before, the little ones climbed up and down, ran in and out, showed Gu Huanyi their own things, and climbed her to ask where Liangzhou was, what it was like, whether it was fun to ride a horse, and how big the grassland was.
Gu Huanyi was surprised by the enthusiasm of several little sisters, and he had no experience in coaxing children, so he was a little helpless for a while.
It was Song Xiangjun who reprimanded the noisy sisters with a straight face, and the scene quieted down.
Song Xiangjun said to Gu Huanyi: "It's all my fault, uncle, talking about how fun Liangzhou is in front of my sisters all day long, and the sisters who provoked such a gaffe today, Cousin Gu must think that we are too rude." ”
Gu Huanyi said: "How come! Originally, I was the youngest in the family, but when I arrived in the capital, I became an older sister, but I was too surprised to know how to take care of my younger sisters. ”
Mrs. Song said: "Don't see each other, you will be a family in the future, and you will understand each other if you get along more." ”
On this day, Mrs. Song insisted on staying at home, and took her to the place where her mother had lived and studied.
Gu Huanyi sighed for a while, slept with Mrs. Song at night, and talked about many interesting things about her mother.
In the end, Mrs. Song was a little tearful and said, "You originally had a younger brother, but your mother had a miscarriage when she was four months old, and since then, her body has been damaged, and she can't make up for it." For this, I scolded your father and wanted to take your mother back, but your mother defended him everywhere and refused to be separated from him for a day. Now that the two of them have gone at the same time, they must be able to be companions together. ”
Gu Huanyi heard Mama Miao talk about it at home, when his father went to inspect outside the customs in winter, and there was no news for two months, coupled with the heavy snow blocking the mountain, his mother was so anxious that she fell.
When my father returned, he blamed himself, and since then, no matter where he goes, he remembers to send letters home and no longer worries his mother.
"Your father is a martial artist, but he can hurt people, and your mother always sends a letter to the house, thinking of your father's goodness. This woman, this is the case when she gets married, and it is best to find someone who can be harmonious and warm. The girls in our family are not short of gold and silver, and we don't want to be rich and prosperous, peace and harmony are the best. ”
Gu Huanyi understood what her grandmother meant, she said this to herself tonight, but she was worried that Gu Huanyi wanted to cling to Li Congxin because she was greedy for wealth, but it was not easy to say it directly.