Chapter 25: The Thoughtful Man Is Near
In the twenty-fourth year of Kunsheng, on the sixth day of the eighth month, the sky was clear and clear, and the outside of Likang Mansion in Bianjing City was like a city, and there was an endless stream of carriages coming and going, and for a time the greetings and shouts came and went, and the bustling was not lively.
Because of the relationship between Kang Ting and the old emperor and the benevolence and benevolence of the Kang family, the people in the court, from the prime minister to the prince of the country, all came to the Kang Mansion with invitations, and even if there was something at home, they also sent their subordinates to give gifts. In terms of this human field, it is not much different from the time when the prince and general gave a ceremony.
Whenever the carriage of the guests arrives at the door, the little maid who stands outside the door and waits for the guest will take the stool to welcome the guest down, if there is a family member, the maid and mother-in-law next to him will take the initiative to come up and take them to the inner courtyard to play and rest.
Everything is in order, as if I have seen the scene of Contin's marriage a few years ago.
Because there were not enough people at today's banquet, the Zhao family only left a few people to guard the door, so they moved their family to Kangfu to help. After several children saluted Kang Ting's parents, they were sent by Zhao Chi to play in the backyard, and finally left Jinshu alone, so that she could serve tea to Kang Ting's parents.
After Kang Xufeng happily drank the kiss tea, he called Jin Shu to him again, so that he could take a closer look.
I saw that although the doll was injured on its head and wrapped in layers of cotton cloth, it did not show any decadence, but bared its tiger teeth, smiled extremely well-behaved, and was very pleasing.
"How did Jinshu's head injury come about?"
Zhao Chi listened to this question, the tea in his mouth almost squirted out, and without waiting for Jinshu to answer, he said vaguely: "Shibo, Jinshu was naughty, accidentally pushed the vase, and then was smashed. ”
"Jinshu, is that so?"
Of course not! I'm not stupid. Jin Shu wanted to say these words, but he was under the roof, and he would have to eat the grain of the Zhao family in the future.
Jin Shu had to nod helplessly, blaming me.
Although the person concerned has nodded and admitted that it is his own problem, what does Master Kang do? Whether it is to see a doctor or a person, it is a first-class standard. If he was deceived by Zhao Chi's words, his ability to look and hear would be in vain. It's just that he can't see through it, although he knows that Zhao Chi is lying, it's not easy to expose it in person.
Master Kang heard Kang Ting say that Jinshu's background was pitiful, but he didn't want to be able to get to such a point, looking at this well-behaved and sensible girl, he couldn't help but feel a little more pity in his heart, and the love in his eyes was even deeper.
The old man looked at the child, the more he looked at it, the more spoiled he became, and the Kang family was thin, and now he finally had a child in name, Kang Ting's mother Fang liked it very much in her heart, and directly from Master Kang, she pulled Jin Shu over, hugged her into her arms, and asked her to call her housemother.
Mrs. Kang was also considering that the child was young and not a real blood relative, so she might not be willing to speak, but she never thought that the girl in her arms was very generous, and called softly: "Grandmother."
This voice called out all the sourness in Mrs. Kang's heart, and she couldn't help but have some tears.
It turned out that Mrs. Kang had been looking forward to this title for a long time, but her son lost his wife at a young age and had no intention of continuing, as a mother, she couldn't bear to touch the pain in his heart, so she could only let him be alone, and her eagerness to look forward to her grandson could only be hidden in her stomach.
Looking at the pink and tender little doll in her arms, Mrs. Kang hurriedly responded: "Huh! Huh! My good granddaughter." ”
Kang Ting, who was sitting below, looked at his mother so happy, and he was also relieved. He didn't know that his mother felt sorry for him, but his feelings were really not something that could be explained clearly in one or two sentences, and he could only live up to his father and mother's desire to share the family.
Seeing that his mother saw Jinshu before, he began to look melancholy on weekdays, and Kang Ting suddenly felt that the acceptance of Jinshu as a righteous daughter was a good relationship between the two of them, and they both helped each other.
The two families chatted happily until the little servant walked in respectfully and informed them that the guests had come to the door one after another.
According to the original plan, the father and son of the Kang family and Zhao Chi went to pick up the male guests, and Mrs. Han and the Yu family took the maids to the inner courtyard to entertain the female guests. After a while, the house that was still lively just now, and in the end, only Aunt Jin and Jin Shu remained.
It stands to reason that there is no reason for Aunt Jin to come to the door on this occasion. It's just that Jin Shu is raised under Aunt Jin's name, and Mrs. Kang is a caring master, so when she posted to the Zhao family, she was specially instructed to bring her.
Aunt Jin has many ways to deal with Zhao Chi, but she is also a very polite person when she goes out. Since entering the Kang Mansion, she bowed her head all the way and followed without saying anything, only when Master Kang and his wife asked about themselves, they answered a few words concisely, and did not cross the rules for half a point. Now that the two ladies of the main house have gone out to receive foreign guests, they have no part in her play, and they are not angry about these false things, and they are glad that they can be idle.
"Jinshu. The room was quiet, but unexpectedly, Aunt Jin suddenly shouted.
"Huh?"
"Gou Fugui, don't forget!" Thinking of Mrs. Kang's love for Jinshu just now, Aunt Jin was bored and teased her.
Xu rescued her last time, and Jin Shu lost those hypocritical politeness to Aunt Jin, and the relationship between the two was naturally deeper. On weekdays, the two eat together, and occasionally make some jokes.
Jinshu listened to her words, then casually pointed to the Ru kiln ornaments on the cabinet and replied, "Yes." Mother, you wait. When I have a good relationship with the Kang family, I will get this thing back for you. When the time comes, we'll take it and pawn it, half of you and half of me. ”
Seeing Jin Shu telling jokes seriously, Aunt Jin burst out laughing,
was about to talk nonsense with Jinshu, but the maid of Kang's mansion knocked on the door and reported that Mrs. Kang called Jinshu out.
When Jin Shu heard this, she hurriedly said goodbye to Aunt Jin, and then opened the door and followed the maid to the inner courtyard.
Aunt Jin saw that Jinshu also left, she was really bored, and watched the irises in the courtyard outside blooming brilliantly, and there were no outsiders, so she walked to the yard alone to prepare to enjoy the flowers.
She was fascinated, but she didn't want to hear a sudden sound of footsteps behind her.
Turning his head to look back, he saw that the man's temples were like knives, his eyebrows were like ink, his eyes were full of disbelief, and he was silent for a long time, and finally called two words softly and tenderly: "Mingruo ......"
At this call, Aunt Jin felt that she was numb and couldn't help trembling. stretched out his hand to touch it, but he was afraid that he was in a dream, so he had to say nothing and look at the person in a daze.
I don't know how long it took, the corners of Aunt Jin's mouth moved slightly, and she said, "San Lang, how long have you not appeared in my dreams." ”