Chapter Twenty-Three: Providence Makes People
Suddenly, the wind was raging, and the holly tree, which was comparable to a nine-foot man, rustled and shook off the tender green leaves on the ground, and the man was still leaning against the tree, and there were still residual green leaves on his shoulders and on the top of his head.
The side room next to the main house suddenly lit up by candlelight, and Gao Che in the house seemed to notice the figure in the courtyard and shouted, "Who is it?" ”
The sound alarmed the woman in the main house, and she looked down to see that there was no figure under the holly tree.
......
Two hours ago, Mo Yu walked into the main hall, and the man at the top was sitting at the desk watching the rather annoying twists and turns for the young emperor.
Mo Yu respectfully saluted Jiang Junqing, "Lord Wang, you have asked your subordinates to investigate the matter." ”
Hearing this, Jiang Junqing, who had maintained a posture for a long time, moved his head slightly and put the fold aside, "Say it." ”
"Zhou Qingshi, the owner of Duobao Pavilion, came from the Jianghuai area, and arrived in Luoyang about twenty years ago, and was previously engaged in the business of collecting pawn rare things in Jianghuai."
"Oh? Why did you come to Luoyang City? ”
"It is reported that Zhou Qingshi met a woman in Jianghuai, named Qin Huairuo."
Qin Huairuo?
Jiang Junqing's mind flashed this name, there was a vigorous incident in the entire Luoyang Imperial City back then, the mighty general with great military achievements just because he had seen a woman on the bank of the Luoshui River, he admired her for a long time, not to marry the daughter of the nobles of the palace in the court, not to disobey the first emperor to marry, but also to marry the powerless woman into the general's mansion, and also became a wife.
Jiang Junqing was only a six-year-old child that year, and the rumors about that beautiful woman during that time disturbed the entire capital unpeacefully, so that he still remembers the woman's name - Qin Huairuo.
"What is the relationship between Qin Huairuo and Zhou Qingshi?"
"Both are from Jianghuai, and the two are old friends."
Jiang Junqing frowned, and a faint sense of uneasiness swept through his body, he hated such an uncontrollable feeling," continued. ”
"After the death of the mighty general, Qin Huairuo disappeared in the capital, and the first emperor sent people to search for the woman's figure for a long time without success, but the woman was taken to the mansion by Prime Minister Su Cheng."
"Su Yingzhi?"
Mo Yu nodded, "At that time, Su Yingzhi had already married Ge Shuwang, the eldest lady of the Ge family, and he wanted Qin Huairuo to marry him again, but the woman had a tenacious personality, and a year after that, Su Mansion said to the outside world that Ge Shuwang gave birth to another daughter, and after another year, Qin Huairuo cut himself in Su Mansion. ”
The development of things was no longer under control, Jiang Junqing walked to the window, pushed open the window, and the feeling of uneasiness in her heart became more and more intense.
Mo Yu behind him continued, "Because the time is too coincidental, my subordinates dare to guess that the daughter of the Su family is not the biological daughter of Prime Minister Su, but the mighty general...... Daughter-in-law. ”
In the end, Mo Yu said intermittently, because he caught a glimpse of Jiang Junqing standing in front of the window, half of his face was already pale.
Mo Yu's thoughts coincided with Jiang Junqing, he stared at the swaying shadows of the trees in the distance, although Ge Shuwang was a famous lady in the capital, and Su Yingzhi was also the prime minister of the dynasty, but in terms of appearance, Ge Shuwang was at most demure, and Su Yingzhi was the appearance of a common man in the northern realm, how could such a combination give birth to a taste like a Jiangnan woman like her.
Even if such a thought was bred in her heart, Jiang Junqing even hoped for a moment that she had guessed wrong.
"Go find a portrait of Qin Huairuo."
Mo Yu exited in response.
About an hour later, Mo Yu came back with the portrait in his hand, and Jiang Junqing was still standing in front of the window and never moved his position.
"Lord, the portrait has been found." Mo Yu sent the white scroll and placed it flat on the desk, "The portrait was painted by Qin Huairuo when she moved to Kyoto with her family, and her parents were looking for a painter when she was in the middle of the day. ”
Jiang Junqing paused, and was willing to move his steps for a long time, but each step became heavier and heavier, until he stood in front of the case, he hoped that his guess was wrong.
Even if it was just a hurried glance, Jiang Junqing's hand holding the painting stiffened.
Like, really too similar!
Wearing a green shirt and skirt, a light hairpin with jade, the woman stood by the Luoshui and looked back and smiled.
In an instant, he felt that the scroll in his hand weighed a thousand pounds, and it was worthy of falling out of his hand, and for a while he still stood in the distance with the posture of holding the painting, his eyes stunned and did not know where to stare at.
Mo Yu sighed secretly, picked up the scroll from the ground, and wrapped it again.
He took a few steps back and arched his hand, "Lord Wang, my subordinates know that they shouldn't say this, but their subordinates don't regret it. He paused, changed his tone, and continued, "Lord Wang, no matter what the relationship between you and the Yuan family is now, Miss Su must know that you are the righteous son of General Yuan and the cousin of the Empress Dowager Yuan, since Miss Su already knows her life, she will definitely implicate this account on your head." He sighed again, "Lord Wang, you should continue to suffer from it!" ”
Jiang Junqing didn't say a word, and returned to stand in front of the window, the strong wind rolled up his clothes, revealing a biting coldness.
It turns out that the alienation and hostility in your eyes are not from my sensitivity, but from the hatred of knowing the truth overnight.
It turns out that what you said to me that day, "If one day, I am destined to stand between you and Pengcheng Wanli, will you be soft on me?" That's what it meant.
I think I have a plan, but I only missed the destiny of heaven, and the destiny is like this, what should I do to touch your wind of freedom to come and go?
......
In a blink of an eye, on the eve of the Mid-Autumn Festival, for the sake of Su Jinnian's family affairs, the Su family was ready to visit and settle the matter completely.
Originally, Su Yingzhi was still worried about this matter, but Su Jinnian knelt in the ancestral hall all night and refused to let go, so Su Yingzhi agreed.
The Su family sent a post to the Ruan family a day in advance, and near dinner time in the afternoon of this day, the Su family's two carriages stopped at the gate of the Ruan Mansion.
Mo Ran was helped out of the carriage by Bi Luo first, and although it was dark in late autumn, Mo Ran still caught a glimpse of the bright yellow sedan chair engraved with the Nine Heavens Luan Phoenix at the corner in the distance.
Mo Ran looked around again and determined that there was only one mansion in this alley.
Ruan Yiqun, the lord of Ruan's mansion, and his wife, Mrs. Ruan, under the guidance of Jiading, hurriedly walked over with the maid behind them to greet the guests.
As soon as Su Yingzhi got out of the carriage, he and Ruan Yiqun stood at the door of the mansion and complimented, Mrs. Ruan saw Su Moran next to Su Yingzhi, and she also laughed, "This is the daughter of Su Mansion, she looks really good, some time ago, I have been hearing the remarks of the daughter of Su Mansion who stunned everyone in the hundred gardens, and now it seems that it is really slim and beautiful." ”
Su Moran has never liked such occasions, even if Mrs. Ruan praised her to the sky, Mo Ran only smiled politely.
Then Mrs. Ruan looked at Su Jinnian again, "This is Jinnian, the longer she grows, the more handsome she becomes, and she has the demeanor of a general." ”
After speaking, she smiled with Ge Shuwang.
The maids surrounded everyone and walked into Ruan's mansion, Ruan Yiqun led them into the side hall, and the group sat down around the table of eight immortals.
Since he sat down, Su Jinnian had been looking around, and Mo Ran followed his gaze and knew that he was looking for Ruan Ningwei.
Mo Ran knew that he cared, but he was embarrassed to ask, so he opened his mouth for him at the table and asked, "Uncle Ruan, what about Miss Ruan, why didn't you see her?" ”
The expressions on Ruan Yiqun and Mrs. Ruan's faces were stunned at the same time, and then Mrs. Ruan said with a smile, "Ning Wei girl was infected with the wind and cold a few days ago, and she was afraid of delaying the fight, so she didn't let her come out." ”
Ge Shuwang also said, "It's okay, since you are not feeling well, you can rest more." ”
At a family banquet, Su Jinnian was absent-minded because the person she remembered was not there, and Mo Ran had always disliked such occasions, so she also hung her head and stared at the rice in the bowl.
The two families complimented each other for a while, and Su Yingzhi finally mentioned the topic, "Today, in addition to visiting, we also have one more thing we want to confirm, that is, the marriage between Xiao'er and the youngest daughter of Ruan Chengxiang's family." ”
Hearing this, Mo Ran finally raised her eyes, but at this moment, she saw the embarrassment of Mrs. Ruan and Ruan Yiqun looking at each other.
Then Ruan Yiqun said, "This matter is not in a hurry, let's eat first." ”
As soon as these words came out, the meaning of shirk was obvious, even though they were displeased, Ge Shuwang and Su Yingzhi still reconciled, bowed their heads and ate.