Chapter Thirty-Nine: The Mansion of the King of Qingxi
Wei Lanpei really didn't lose his words, early this morning, someone from the Wei family posted a post to invite Wei Yining to go over the house, and sent a carriage and horse.
Wei Yining has also been depressed in the room for the past few days, so he replied to Mrs. Zhu and Bao's family, saying that he wanted to go to Wei's house.
Bao felt that it was better for her not to be at home, so he said, "You should take the carriage in our house!" It's also convenient to go back and forth, so you don't have to bother people. ”
Wei Yining knew that Bao's doing this also made people stare at him.
But she didn't say anything, nodded and said, "Madame is thoughtful." ”
Wei Yining took the carriage of the Zhiyong Mansion and followed the carriage of the Wei family and came to the Qingxi Palace.
When they arrived at the door, there were already a few maids waiting there, Chunjiao lifted the curtain, and several maids and daughters of the Wei family hurriedly came up to help Wei Yining get out of the car.
As soon as I bypassed the big shadow wall at the door, I saw a group of beauties on the second gate already waiting there, it was none other than a few young ladies of the Wei family.
Wei Yining was most familiar with her eldest lady and sixth lady, so these two people came up and held her hand left and right.
Several other ladies also greeted with a smile, and Wei Yining also returned the salute one by one.
Qingxi Wangfu is beautiful and elegant, coupled with several stunning young ladies around him, Wei Yining has the illusion of being in the immortal mansion.
Walking through the hall and entering the inner room, the "Jingfang Hall" with the emperor's imperial plaque is the place where the Wei family treats the most distinguished guests.
The little prince Wei Yingjue and the old princess greeted them from inside.
Wei Yining saw that the old princess had a noble temperament and kind eyes, but it was a pity that her body was thin and weak, it was already May weather, and she was still wearing a jacket, just walking from the door from the room, she was obviously wheezing a little hard.
"Fifth Miss, I really should have visited in person the day before yesterday," the old princess said sincerely: "It's just that my body is really not good, so I only called Lan Pei and Lan Er." ”
Wei Yining heard this and hurriedly said: "Princess, don't say that, it's really torturing the younger generation." Your government has sincerely thanked you several times, and sent such a heavy thank you gift. If you still miss it like this, it's really embarrassing for the younger generation. ”
When the old princess heard her say this, coupled with the descriptions of her daughters before, she decided that Wei Yining was a girl who knew how to advance and retreat, and she became more and more happy, and she hurriedly let Wei Yining go to the inner room.
After taking her seat, the old princess pushed Wei Yingjue's shoulder and said, "Yingjue, this sister is your life-saving benefactor, you should thank others." ”
Wei Laner took her hand and sent it to Wei Yining.
The first time Wei Yining saw such a good-looking boy was born, it was like a beautiful jade carving, and there was no place where he was not fine.
Although Wei Yingjue is young, he has always looked sad and joyless, no matter how close he is, he has never shown too much dependence.
He was pushed to Wei Yining's side, his expression seemed to be a little loose, and then he slowly stretched out his hands.
Wei Yining grabbed his little hand and took him into his arms.
Wei Yingjue is the same age as Wei Hongan, seeing him, Wei Yining inevitably thinks of his younger brother whose life and death are uncertain, and his eyes can't help but turn red.
Wei Yingjue buried his little face in Wei Yining's arms and rubbed it gently, it was extremely attached, as if a lost child had finally found a home.
The Wei family was amazed, Wei Yingjue had never done this even to the old princess, when Wei Yining rescued him in the water, he was already unconscious, and this should be the first time they met.
"It's wonderful! Fifth girl, Ying Jue likes you so much, which means that you are destined for our family. The old princess said with some excitement.
Wei Lanzhu, the third girl in the family, has the softest temperament, and she couldn't help crying when she saw this scene.
Several other young ladies also lamented that her family's stone man had actually loosened.
In the past, no matter how others teased him or coaxed him, Wei Yingjue didn't react.
I don't know what the reason is, he actually expressed his closeness to Wei Yining.
"Fifth Miss, do you have any brothers and sisters?" Wei Lanqi, the young lady of the Wei family, asked.
"My uncle has two sons and five daughters," Wei Yining said, "I originally had a brother and a brother, but my brother died of smallpox, and my brother fell off a cliff on our way home, and his life and death are still uncertain." ”
"Poor child," said the old princess distressedly, "we also know about your family's affairs, and you have not gone to find out the whereabouts of your brother again?" ”
Referring to this, Wei Yining was really sad and said: "My brother fell off a cliff, and below is a surging river, the water is very turbulent, I have been looking along the river for more than a month, but I have not found anything. ”
It is precisely because of this that when she saw Wei Yingjue's small body struggling in the water on the boat, she would jump into the water desperately to save it, because she really didn't want the tragedy to happen again in front of her eyes.
"How old is your brother?" Second Miss Wei Lanshan asked.
"He was also six years old, and he was born premature, when my mother was working in the mountains and it was raining heavily. My father wasn't around, so we took refuge in an abandoned Guanyin temple, and I delivered the baby for my mother! Wei Yining recalled the past and couldn't help sighing: "My mother said that he had a great life, thanks to the blessing of the Bodhisattva, so she named my younger brother Guanyin Bao." ”
"No wonder I seem to be very sad when you hug Ying Jue, you must have thought of your brother!" Veran said sympathetically.
"Yes, Guanyin Bao sticks to me the most, like a little tail, he follows me wherever I go." Wei Yining never took the initiative to mention his family when he was in the Wei family, but he was willing to open his heart in front of the Wei sisters.
When she was in Lao Linghe, her younger brother Hongan was her caretaker most of the time.
Wei Yining taught him to speak, led him to walk, memorized Tang poems word by word, and learned to write with one stroke at a time.
Wei Yining used the animal skins he hunted to sew warm clothes and shoes for him, and when he got delicious game, he could always eat it first.
Guanyin Bao is very smart and clever, he can teach anything, and he can draw inferences from one another, which is worse than his brother Wei Fuan.
Wei Zongzhao has high hopes for this son, and often laments that he has affected the child.
Later, Wei Zongzhao was ecstatic after hearing the decree issued by the imperial court.
There is one thing that Wei Yining will never tell anyone.
In order to get his family to leave Lao Linghe, her father Wei Zongzhao deliberately contracted the cold, and then refused to take the medicine, and died of illness a few months later.
She remembers hearing her parents outside the door.
The mother begged the father to take the medicine.
But my father gritted his teeth and didn't let go.
"Master, please take the medicine." Mother Wang pleaded sadly.
"Pour out the medicine secretly!" At that time, Wei Zongzhao was already skinny: "The imperial court finally issued this decree, if I die, you and the children can leave this bitter cold place." Otherwise, how would Shenjing Luyuan go back? ”
Only three days later, Wei Zongzhao died suddenly.
Wei Yining knew that his father had exchanged his life for the opportunity for the three of them to return to Beijing.
It's a pity that in the end, she was the only one who came back.