Chapter 44: The Grapes

The outer courtyard of the Guogong Mansion is very lively tonight, and there is a lot of drama on stage, and you can't miss a scene.

Wu punishes himself on the eaves, and his dark clothes blend with the night, making it difficult to distinguish.

He picked up a piece of pragan and threw it into his mouth, frowned and chewed a few bites, then swallowed it.

It's not that this praline cake is not delicious, it's just that these days I have relied on dim sum to fill my stomach, and Wu Zhi doesn't like to eat sweets very much, so it's really a little greasy.

In the courtyard, Zheng Rongli asked Zheng Guogong to bend his leg with a stick, and pressed his shoulder with a stick, not allowing him to get up, only asking him to kowtow to Zheng Rongan to admit his mistake.

Their brothers have been fighting for more than one day or two, how can Zheng Rongli be willing?

Seeing him so strong, Zheng Guogong was another stick.

The sound of the stick hitting on his back made Wu Zhi squint happily, which was really better than heaven.

Lu Shi bounced strangely on the chair, as if he wanted to step forward to stop it, but he just looked at the whip marks on Zheng Rong's shore, and then he hardened his heart again.

The whip marks on Zheng Rong's shore are not shallow, and even if they are applied powder, they are difficult to hide.

Zheng Rongli couldn't hold on to this stick, and begged for mercy again and again.

Wu Zhi frowned, and snorted coldly with great disdain, he couldn't even stand two sticks, what kind of man is he, straw bale.

His goal had been achieved, and the rest of the scenes were not good, so he turned down from the eaves and found a rockery hole to sleep in.

When he fell asleep and didn't fall asleep, he suddenly remembered what Zhang Qiaoniang said, he knew that the little girl in the inner courtyard was beaten and scolded today, and he didn't know what was going on now.

The injuries on his body have healed, and the Lu family can't trap him, the reason why he is lurking in this Lu family is to eradicate the people who humiliate him.

Now that this damn person is the only one left, Zheng Rongli, he is still a little sensible, and he knows that now is not the time to kill him, and the future will be long.

Then it's time to leave.

Although Wu Zhi had made a plan in his heart, when it came to this day, he was a little worried about others.

is only two or three sides of the relationship with Zheng Lingyi, and the debt owed to her can be regarded as repaid, but I always feel that I still owe her something.

Wu Zhi sighed very rarely, and couldn't sleep left and right, so he got out of the rockery and went to where Zhang Qiaoniang was.

The matter between Zheng Rongli and Zheng Rongan is really embarrassing to say.

Lu was so angry that he put Zheng Rongli under house arrest, collected his weapons, resigned from his head of the sect, and cut his expenses and servants.

On a normal day, she wouldn't be so angry.

It's just that this happened at the moment when Zheng Rong'an met with the second sister of the Lu family, ruining this good opportunity, how could the Lu family not be angry?

Zheng Rong'an saw the second sister of the Lu family when he was young, and the second sister of the Lu family had not yet grown up at that time, Zheng Rong'an had a general impression of her, and thought she was boring.

He couldn't see the momentum of the Lu family's prosperity, but he felt that Lord Lu's current official position was not high, so he didn't pay much attention to it.

But he was also extremely angry in his heart, he was beaten to death by his younger brother in public, and he was whipped in the face, which can be described as a loss of face, and he was so angry that he almost wanted to vomit blood.

In his opinion, Lu's punishment was still softer, so he asked people to change Zheng Rongli's meal, which caused him to have a stomach trouble for two days and almost lost his life.

The Lu family naturally felt sorry for Zheng Rongli, but looking at the whip marks on Zheng Rong's shore, he didn't dare to count him, so he had to move Zheng Rongli to the inner courtyard to take care of it, so as not to add to the unhappiness caused by the brothers.

This turmoil is like an umbrella for Xiyuan, the Lu family is too busy to take care of themselves, how can they have the energy to trouble them.

Qiaoluo's fever has subsided, and his body is getting better day by day, but it is not as good as before. But as long as you can pick up a life, it's good.

She didn't want to occupy Zheng Lingyi and Zheng Changchang's room, so she insisted on moving back to the side pavilion, and was taken care of by Lu Nong and Zheng Lingyi during the day, and taken care of by Qiaoxiu and Qiaopan at night.

Zheng Guogong also came to sit in Aunt Jiang's room, took pity on her for being separated from the child as soon as she gave birth, and secretly gave some rewards, and quietly told her that when the child grew up, he would be called back.

Aunt Jiang didn't dare to spread this word, and even Zheng Lingyi didn't say it. It's just that the depression in my heart has been relieved, and even my complexion has become a little ruddy.

It's just that every day I am still worried that Lu will suddenly get into trouble, and I still look worried.

When Lu Nong went to the outer courtyard to get food, he overheard some news similar to what Zhiqiu said that day.

However, when Aunt Guo came to visit Aunt Jiang in a strange way, she said a few more words.

said that Lu Shi was not at ease, and decided to personally discipline Zheng Rongli, and the whip marks on Zheng Rong'an's face refused to fake his hands to others, and went to medicine him every day.

The whip marks will fade in a few days, and then there will be energy to ask Aunt Jiang for their crimes.

After Aunt Guo left, Zheng Lingyi chuckled lightly with her cheeks and said, "At that time, Aunt Ai is about to give birth, which one will the Lu family take care of first?" ”

Aunt Jiang smiled reluctantly, still with a worried look on her face.

Although the Lu family didn't have the energy to look at Xiyuan, Brother Qing and Mama Gu always came for three days and two days to look for trouble.

Lu Nong also has to secretly wash clothes, if Brother Qing sees it, it's okay to wash his own clothes, if it is Zheng Lingyi's clothes, she will think she is wasting water.

Every time they stepped on the meal, they said that the food was not fresh, and they broke it casually, and the broken dishes had to be deducted from the monthly silver.

Aunt Wan secretly asked her eldest sister-in-law to go to Langzhong outside to buy the tonic medicine, wanting Aunt Jiang and Qiao Luo to make up for their bodies.

Zheng Lingyi secretly fried medicine in the room, but was kicked over by Brother Qing and someone with the stove, if it wasn't for Zheng Lingyi's timely dodge, he would have almost burned.

These days, she relied on Aunt Wan's help to have something to eat, and Zheng Changchang was hungry and fainted, lying on the bed all day long, shouting that she was hungry.

Aunt Wan's share is also fixed, Zheng Lingyi is really embarrassed to eat her food all the time, so she wants to try her luck in the outer courtyard.

Lu Nong said that he would go, but Zheng Lingyi said to her: "If Brother Qing finds out that you are too sincere to me, won't we lose a big deal because of a small loss?" ”

"But sister, how can the big kitchen give you food?" Midori said abruptly.

Zheng Ling didn't want to go to the big kitchen, but the path outside the West Garden.

When she came back from Dingfu last time, she saw an untended trellis on the path, and there were many leper grapes on it.

This leprosy grape was the fruit of the south, but somehow it took root in the kingdom's mansion, and no one knew it.

Zheng Ling said that when the leper grapes were ripe, they were still crisp and green, but when the fruit was ripe, it was bright orange and bright red inside, and the people of the government only regarded it as an ornamental fruit.

Zheng Lingyi saw this kind of fruit in a book, in addition to the sweet and edible fruit, it also has the effect of cooling and defeating fire.

Go to the outer courtyard, but you can't go blatantly.

If the maidservant goes to the outer courtyard to get something, or the sister goes out, she has to go to Anheju to get a hand, and every time you go out and enter, you have to register it.

The reason why Lu Nong was able to secretly go to the outer courtyard that day was because the gatekeeper on duty happened to be bought in the same group as her.

Lu Nong helped her a few times, and the friendship was not bad, so Lu Nong went out once.

The courtyard wall of the west wall of the West Garden, which Zheng Lingyi remembered, collapsed four inches, because there was a narrow road outside the west wall, and there was a residence for the aunt and concubine, so everyone didn't pay much attention to it, so it was not repaired.

Zheng Lingyi estimated that if Lu Nong supported her, she would be able to turn it out.

Taking advantage of the afternoon, Brother Qing and Mama Gu went back to the lower room behind Anhe House to rest, Zheng Lingyi and Lu Nong quietly came to the edge of the west wall.

Lu Nong struggled to hold Zheng Lingyi high above her head and let her climb the wall.

"Sister, be careful." Lu Nong also had hemp rope with her, and when Zheng Lingyi came back, he dragged her up.

This petty theft, Lu Nong has never done anything, and looks around nervously, as if someone will come out at any time.

Zheng Lingyi fell down the rope, and the walls on both sides of the road were for her to borrow, except for the dirty clothes, Zheng Lingyi fell to the ground unharmed, and the road was unattended, full of dust.

Zheng Lingyi fanned it with his hand and walked towards the remote path outside.

So far, it has been smooth, the only bad thing is the sky, Zheng Lingyi looked at the gray sky above his head, as if an autumn rain was about to fall.

The leper grapes were really ripe, orange and dazzling, and in Zheng Lingyi's eyes, it was like a lifesaver.

It's just that there seem to be a few missing, and it seems that there are people in this country's mansion who also know this fruit.

Zheng Lingyi lifted a skirt and picked all the leprosy grapes off the flower stand.

She was happy to have so much fruit, when she suddenly felt someone staring behind her, but when she turned around, she didn't see it.

She was suspicious, and then looked back to see that there was a skirt on the edge of the flower stand to dodge.

Zheng Lingyi was startled, and just wanted to escape, but just made the long-dead creeper vine entangled.

There was an uncontrollable laughter not far away, Zheng Lingyi felt that this laughter was a little familiar, turned around and looked, only to see Zhang Qiaoniang walking out from behind the flower stand.

She stepped forward to tear off the vines for Zheng Lingyi and said, "Does my sister also like to eat this leper grape?" ”

Although she seems to have helped Lu Nong, Zheng Lingyi is the one who has seen her predicament, and she doesn't know what this Qiao Niang thinks.

Zheng Lingyi dusted off the ashes and said softly: "There is nothing you like or dislike, just eat some of them." ”

When Zhang Qiaoniang heard this, she reached out and picked off a leper grape left in the high place, broke it neatly, squeezed out the fruit pulp inside, sucked it in, sipped it for a long time, and spit out the seeds in the fruit pulp one by one into the husk.

Zheng Ling looked at her familiar appearance, and asked: "You are the cook of Dim Sum Zhai, how can you still look down on such crude food." ”

"Rough?" Zhang Qiaoniang looked at the leprosy grapes in her hand, snorted, made a look of appreciating famous products, and said: "The Guogong Mansion has a big business, and there are all kinds of dim sum materials, and I have eaten a lot, but I prefer the original sweetness of this fruit. ”

After listening to this large list of sprinkles, Zheng Lingyi nodded and said coldly: "Oh." Then he walked down the alley.

Zhang Qiaoniang thought that she had just said something, and she seemed to be both profound and meaningful, and she could somewhat wash away the embarrassing impression of that day, but she didn't expect this little girl to ignore her.

Zhang Qiaoniang's face was a little unbearable, and she remembered the eerie threat of the kid when he left, so she had to take the initiative to say: "You wait for me for a while, I'll go get you a bag of snacks." ”

Zheng Lingyi looked at her suspiciously and said, "Why?" ”

Zhang Qiaoniang grinded her teeth, that day in front of the Lu family was clearly a pitiful little girl, who was bullied, but today she is a little fox with two pointed ears and extremely alert.

Before the two got acquainted, they had already exposed their truest appearances, so there was no need to hide it.

Zhang Qiaoniang rolled her eyes fiercely with her silky eyes, and said, "Of course it's because that kid coerced me, isn't it because you are so good-looking?" ”