Chapter 120: Plan Ahead
Date: 2/26/213
The prayer ceremony was not completed until the afternoon of the next day, Li Danruo rushed back to the city, did not return to the house, but rushed straight to Mrs. Cheng's residence, since the beginning of spring, Mrs. Cheng's body is not very proper, she has taken medicine for several months, but it has not improved, and it has become a big stone in Li Danruo's heart. \[\]
When Li Danruo arrived at Jiang's house, it was almost evening, and the eldest / grandmother Zhao had just set the meal in person, Li Danruo was busy cleaning her hands and waited for Mrs. Cheng to eat, Mrs. Cheng chewed slowly, and she pressed herself to eat most of the bowl of thick porridge before putting down the bowl, Li Danruo felt bitter in her heart, the old lady actually had no appetite for eating, she was so reluctant to eat by herself, she didn't want to fall down like this, she wanted to watch her son and grandchildren come back.
Zhao cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, Li Danruo came up with half a cup of weak tea, accompanied Mrs. Cheng to gossip for a while, and said goodbye, Zhao carried the lantern to send Li Danruo to the second door, pulled Li Danruo to the side and flashed, and said in a low voice: "Fifth sister, I don't mean anything else, you see the old lady...... If you can think of an idea, it's better to come back to one. ”
"I know, I'll discuss this with Gorou when I get back." Li Danruo nodded in response, and when he said it, he wanted to sigh again, no matter how he sounded, it was just a word of comfort and relief.
"Well," Zhao subconsciously turned his head to look at the candlelight shaking the main house, and said in a low and sad voice while sending Li Danruo out of the second door: "You don't know, think about the old lady in case...... I'm afraid, if this family is without an old lady, who can hold it up? Li Danruo held Zhao's hand and patted it lightly and comforted: "Don't think about it, the old lady is just a little uncomfortable, how can she be?" Didn't the Imperial Doctor also say that it was not a big deal, don't worry, even if there is anything, there will be me and Gorou. ”
Zhao nodded, watched Li Danruo get into the car, and the car went out of the second door, and then bolted the door back.
Li Danruo was tired and leaned on the pillow, closed his eyes and was distressed, he had to discuss with Gorou when he went back, this matter could not be delayed any longer, he had to think of a way, as Zhao said, it would be good if he could come back.
Jiang Yanming has returned to the house, and is holding Brother Mo to watch him write big characters, seeing Li Danruo come in, Brother Mo broke free from Jiang Yanming's arms with a cheer, jumped off the kang and threw himself into Li Danruo's arms, Jiang Yanming received a few big characters for Brother Mo, followed the kang and smiled: "Have you been to see the old lady?" Better? You're tired too, aren't you? ”
"Well, it's okay," Li Danruo took Brother Mo to sit back on the kang, Zhu Yi and the others were busy waiting for the clean face clothes, and after a while, the meal was served, and the three of them ate, Brother Mo pestered Jiang Yanming and told a few stories, so he was reluctant to go back to rest with the nurse.
If Li Danruo sent Brother Mo to sleep, he finally had time to talk to Jiang Yanming.
Jiang Yanming listened to what Li Danruo said yesterday to Mrs. Xing, his brows furrowed a little, and he looked at Li Danruo and said, "This matter has to be investigated by Guo Shu...... Forget it, I want to cover it up when I check it, and I didn't want to hide it from the personnel, besides, it's been a long time, and there is no impermeable wall, but this matter, you have to find a suitable opportunity to get through it with the mother. ”
"Well, I think so too," Li Danruo responded: "This is not a big deal, the eldest prince is with the reading of things, the mother will never let anyone interfere, if they want to plan, they will go with their plans, I am worried about the eldest uncle, the old lady's illness, I always feel that it is because of the anxiety, and she wants to force her to refuse, the eldest uncle and their crime is stained with conspiracy, that is, amnesty, and most of them do not forgive the heinous people, you have to think of ideas." ”
"Well," Jiang Yanming straightened up, thought about it and said: "You're right, I've been thinking about this for a while, the official family is not in good health now, in case there is a case, this case will become the verdict of the first emperor, the emperor is young, for the sake of safety, he will not be willing to turn over the case decided by the first emperor, and it will be even more difficult to think of any way at that time." ”
Li Danruo sighed sadly, Jiang Yanming picked up the cup, lowered his head and sipped the tea, pondered for a long time, looked up at Li Danruo and said: "If this sin cannot be forgiven, it can only be taken off, and it is simply a matter of turning out the wrongs of the third uncle. ”
Li Danruo's eyes lit up and said, "If you can do this, it's naturally better, do you have a way?" ”
"Well, I have a big idea, I'll go to Lu Shangshu's Mansion of the Criminal Department tomorrow to find out what he means first, if he is willing to help, this matter will be half certain." Jiang Yanming's eyes moved slightly, and he thought about it, Li Danruo breathed a sigh of relief and smiled: "If you can turn over this unjust case for the third uncle, the third uncle will be able to see if he knows the water." ”
After breakfast the next day, Li Danruo and Jiang Yanming went out one after another, Jiang Yanming went to the Yamen of the Ministry of Rites, Li Danruo took Mo Ge'er to get on a blue silk bib cart and went to a side door in the forbidden middle school.
Mo Ge'er sat down for less than half a cup of tea, then stood up, hugged Li Danruo from behind, stretched his head over Li Danruo's shoulder and asked, "A-Niang, A-Niang, are you heartbroken?" Li Danruo stretched out his hand and pulled Brother Mo Er over, pressed him to sit next to him and said with a smile: "Why does A-Niang have heartache?" ”
"I bit my finger just now, A-Niang, your heart must be hurting a lot!" Brother Mo raised his index finger in front of Li Danruo and showed her the two red tooth marks on his little finger, Li Danruo pinched Brother Mo'er's finger and smiled angrily: "If you bite harder and bite out the blood, A-Niang will definitely be really hurt when she sees the blood." ”
"Auntie, did you have heartache just now? Does the pain hurt badly? Mo Ge'er asked with a trace of seriousness on his face, Li Danruo looked at him strangely and asked, "You bite your fingers, and A-Niang didn't see it, how can you feel heartache?" ”
"Mama said, mother and son are heart-to-heart, if the mother is sick, the son will be heartbroken, if the son is sick, the mother will also be heartbroken, Mama said, if my eldest brother and I bite our fingers, you and the mother will be heartbroken." Brother Mo explained seriously, Li Danruo had a strange look in his heart, gently rubbed Brother Mo'er's fingers and asked with a smile: "You bit your fingers, do you want to see if what Mama said is right?" ”
"It's not that I bite first, it's the eldest brother who bites first, or when I and my eldest brother endorse the mother, the eldest brother secretly bites, and the bite is heavy, but the mother is the same as the mother, there is no heartache at all, I and the eldest brother came back and said to the mother, the mother did not have heartache at all, the mother said, as long as it is the biological mother and son, it must hurt, Auntie, did you really have no heartache just now?" Brother Mo'er's words were very clear, Li Danruo's heart jumped a few times, sighed secretly, stretched out his hand to hug Brother Mo and said with a smile: "This is Mama didn't make it clear to the two of you, here, there is a story, it's a metaphor, A-Niang won't tell it to you now, I'll see the eldest brother later, A-Niang will tell it to the two of you together, okay?" ”
Mo Ge'er nodded again and again and smiled.
In the afternoon, seeing that the eldest brother and Mo Ge'er took a nap, Li Danruo sent a small chamberlain to invite Empress Liu to see him, and not long after, a small yellow door came over to lead Li Danruo to Empress Liu's daily living Qiyun Pavilion.
Li Danruo saw the salute, looked at Queen Liu's eyes for a moment, Queen Liu immediately understood, sent the female envoys, Li Danruo put down the cup, looked at Queen Liu and said bluntly: "It's time to change the eldest brother to a housekeeper." ”
Empress Liu's upper body suddenly straightened, and the anger between her eyebrows and eyes appeared from time to time: "There are demon moths again?" I really don't want to live!"
"Look at you, why is this temper so big? Nothing happened, but it was a rainy day, the eldest brother is five years old, he is smart, he understands what adults say, even those extraneous voices, sometimes he can hear clearly, the eldest brother is smart and sensible, often scares me, I can't believe it's just a five-year-old child. Li Danruo's voice was calm, Empress Liu exhaled, her upper body relaxed and leaned on the pillow, listening intently to Li Danruo's words.
"Mama Yao is an insider, and she is old, I am afraid that if she shows a flaw somewhere, it will make the eldest brother doubtful, although she is not afraid of anything, but she can't make a mistake, besides, it is not good to use people until they are old and dead, and it is not good to send them out for glory after hard work." Li Danruo didn't say much, just clicked until the end.
Before Li Danruo's words fell, Empress Liu had already understood, and simply nodded: "I was negligent, I don't think of reminding me, I'll let Guo Shu inquire later, see who else is in her family, but reward her with more silver, and send her back to take care of her old age." ”
Empress Liu's words were full of coolness, Li Danruo's breath didn't wait for her to relax and was hung up by the coolness in her words, lowered her head and took a sip of tea, and said with a smile: "Sister is generous, how can this Mama Yao have any family relatives?" She sold herself since she was a child, and later became a nurse, and she didn't keep her own children, so I want to see that my sister might as well send her to Li Guiren to wait. ”
Empress Liu looked at Li Danruo, paused for a while before smiling: "Okay!" It's up to you, I'll be reluctant to be generous, don't fool me, I'm not generous at all, if you want to be generous, just be generous. ”
Li Danruo listened to Queen Liu's response, and then secretly breathed a sigh of relief, if she didn't respond to a sentence just now, she was afraid that Mama Yao's life would disappear quietly, she was so cautious, if she was willing to let such an informed person go to a place outside the palm of her hand, then this place could only be a place where living people could not go - the underworld.
But Mama Yao has to live well, and Li Guiren, both of them have to live well, no matter who it is, if they die in vain, this death will sooner or later precipitate into a rift and heart knot between Queen Liu and the eldest brother's mother and son.
There are no impermeable walls in the world.