CHAPTER IX
"Ah Candle ......" Chu Muxiu looked at my back, and his heart was mixed.
Chu Muxiu recalled the scene of that day, and remembered that when I called him outside the main hall, he actually heard it clearly. But that day he was in a hurry to go back and ask his mother for his sin, so he had no time to pay attention to me. But when I asked him these questions today, it undoubtedly aroused his sadness, and he naturally didn't want to pay attention to me, let alone talk about it. Because every time he talks about the birthday banquet of the Queen Mother that year, his mind is full of the two arrogant and disgusting faces of the Zhao mother and son.
"Childe, childe...... What's wrong with you? "I came out of the store with Songhua cake, and when I saw that he looked stupid again, I thought this person was so strange. But these eyes that think about things are more and more familiar to me, but he has already said that he has never seen Ah Candle, and I can't ask anything more.
"Childe, would you like to taste a piece?" I was hungry but I didn't eat a bite, because I borrowed the money from him.
Chu Muxiu glanced at the snow-white and crystal pine flower cake, and then glanced to the side again, "I'm not hungry!" ”
"Okay!" I took the Songhua cake from Chu Muxiu and withdrew it into my arms.
"Since Childe doesn't eat it, then I'll eat it alone!" I picked up a piece and put it in my mouth without saying a word.
Chu Muxiu saw me take out a piece of pine cake from the paper bag and put it in his mouth suddenly. Seeing me munching on Songhua cake with a smile on my face, it was like eating some beautiful mountain and sea delicacies. Chu Muxiu thought, just a small piece of pine cake, it can also make me happy on my face, such a simple and happy ordinary day is really excellent, but since he was a child, he has lived in calculations, and there are very few sincere people around him, I'm afraid I can't live such a day for the rest of my life......
"Gollum, Gollum......"
I was eating so hard that I heard his stomach scream, "Are you hungry too?" "My mouth was full of pine cake, and I couldn't speak clearly when I looked up.
"I didn't!" Chu Muxiu touched his stomach, and then turned his face around.
"But I heard it just now, it's definitely not my stomach growling, but whose voice is so close that it's not yours?" I touched my stomach again and swallowed the pine cake in my mouth.
"Did I say so, Gollum...... Grunt! Chu Muxiu screamed again halfway through speaking, and his face instantly turned red.
"Hehe, I heard it, what else do you have to say now, let me tell you, people are iron rice and steel, if you don't eat a meal, you're hungry and panicked, come on, give you a piece of pine cake, but it's delicious, I haven't gotten tired of eating it from snacks to most!" I took out the largest piece of pine cake from the bag, grabbed his hand and stuffed it in.
"I don't eat it, this thing is not delicious when it looks pimple, you, you take it back!" Chu Muxiu stuffed the Songhua Cake back into my hand again.
"As the saying goes, people can't be good-looking, my father said that this ugly person has the kindest heart, and the unsightly things are the best, so you can eat a piece, how can you not get along with yourself, the food is not guilty, besides, it is your money, you smell this pine flower cake......" I deliberately put the paper bag in front of Chu Muxiu, "Fragrant, you take a bite of it, it melts in your mouth, sweet but not greasy, I said why are you so rigid and won't enjoy it, this is the last piece, if you don't eat it, you will be hungry!" ”
"Really delicious?" Chu Muxiu was a little impatient, and it seemed that he was moved by what I said.
"Well, it's delicious!" I saw that he was a little slight, so I nodded vigorously.
Chu Muxiu slowly picked up a piece of pine cake, put it in his mouth and took a bite gently, and then then took another bite, his face was stiff all day, and now his brows were finally unraveled.
"How delicious, I didn't lie to you!" I felt like I had done something good again, and I felt proud.
"Well, it's delicious, and it would be great if it was paired with a cup of superb tribute tea!" He munched on the pine cake, the corners of his mouth slightly raised, and that was the only time I saw him smile at the end of the day.
"Tribute tea, tribute tea is drunk by His Majesty in the palace, can you really enter the palace?" In fact, from the time he generously lent me money, I felt that something was wrong, because ten taels of silver was not a small amount for an ordinary person, and he could casually take it out to a person who did not match, which showed that he was not short of money at all.
"Well, I don't think it's too early, so I'll go first!" He was stopped by me, his eyes were a little evasive, and he hurriedly stuffed the remaining half of the pine cake into his mouth, and stepped away as he stuffed his steps, and then walked faster and faster.
When he left, I realized that I hadn't returned the rest of the money to him, "Childe, my family lives in the Prime Minister's Mansion, just go to the mansion to repay the money then!" I held the rest of the money and shouted behind him as I had done when I was a child.
Chu Muxiu suddenly stopped, remembering what the girl said when she was a child, and she didn't say a word, "It's really that girl that year!" "When Chu Muxiu turned back again, I was already gone, Chu Muxiu hesitated for a moment, and then turned around and left.
I didn't dare to show my head when he walked away, but I never left, but I just found a corner to hide. Because in my heart, I always vaguely felt that the son just now was the old man at the birthday banquet, but I don't know why he didn't dare to admit it, and I don't know why he pretended not to know me.
In order to figure things out, I quietly followed behind Chu Muxiu, and I walked cautiously, with light steps for fear that someone as cautious as him would find out. Fortunately, he didn't notice it along the way, but he walked very fast, and it seemed that he was really afraid that someone would follow him. I hid in the corner and saw him enter a mansion that was more magnificent than my prime minister's mansion, and I saw a man go out to meet him.
"Mu'er, why are you injured?" Li Kaihe saw that Chu Muxiu had an injury on his arm, and hurriedly stepped forward to ask.
I remember Li Kaihe's face, isn't this the person who picked up that brother outside the main hall that day?
Chu Muxiu covered his arms, "Uncle, it's not a big deal, it's just that I met a black-clothed masked man today and accidentally hit his secret weapon!" ”
Li Kaihe put his hand on Chu Muxiu's shoulder, and every time he spoke earnestly, "Mu'er must be very careful in his actions, this time I'm afraid it's the Zhao family's mother and son who are making trouble behind their backs!" ”
"Well, Mu'er remembered!" After they finished speaking, they held each other's hands and went back.
"Mu'er, that person calls him Mu'er, and the son calls him uncle, that's right, that person is really the brother when he was a child, it must be him, it must be him......" I saw all this hiding in the corner.
For ten years, I sat under the osmanthus tree and waited for him for ten years, looking forward to him for ten years. Just when I didn't know if I could hold on, he finally showed up. God is always fair, he will definitely not disappoint every person with a heart and a heart, and finally let me find him.
I held the remaining silver taels in my hand, and went to buy a bag of pine flower cakes, I like to eat pine flower cakes when I am happy, and I also like to eat pine flower cakes when I am not happy.
I walked down the street, nibbling on pine cakes, and my excitement was like a flood that broke the embankment. I felt like my heart had nowhere to put it, it couldn't be at peace, it was trembling and jumping in my body, like a pot of boiling wastewater. I felt every inch of my skin throbbing with joy.
"Ah, it's time to go home, otherwise Daddy and Aunt Song will die in a hurry!" I was so happy that I forgot the time for a while, and before I knew it, it was already dark, and it was about to get dark.
"Miss, you're finally ......" I had just crawled in from outside the wall when I saw Mo'er coming from the garden with tea.
As soon as she saw me, she called out loudly, and I quickly stepped forward to cover Mo'er's mouth, "Why are you screaming so loudly?" ”
"Woo woo woo woo ......" Mo'er wanted to break free of my hand, but I saw that no one around dared to take my hand away.
"Miss, you're finally back, what have you been doing all day?" When Mo'er saw me, it was like seeing a living bodhisattva, because I would be able to protect her when I came back.
"My dad is ...... Sleep on! I asked Mo'er in a whisper.
Mo'er still had some resentment in her heart about today's incident, "The master has been dealing with General Lu for a long time about your escape today, and he has exhausted his tongue to suppress this matter, and he has already gone back to the room to rest!" ”
"That's great!" That's how I had the opportunity to sneak back into my room.
"Stop!" As soon as I put my heart down and was about to take a step forward, Daddy stopped me from behind.
I turned my head in horror, "Daddy, you didn't sleep, it's getting late, I'll go back to my room to rest first!" "I put my feet dangling in mid-air on the ground and I was about to leave.
"You are an unfilial daughter, you dare to come back, you run away in public on the wedding day, you come with me to the study!" Daddy called to me, and then walked away.
I ran away, and I didn't return for a day, Daddy was naturally not at ease, how could he sleep, so he stayed in the garden early to prepare to catch turtles in an urn, because I didn't dare to go out the back door every time I sneaked out, I went out over the wall.
I knew that the situation was not good, so I turned around and gave Mo'er a look while following Daddy, telling her to quickly find Aunt Song. Mo'er hurriedly put down the teacup in her hand and ran towards Aunt Song's room.
"Tell me, why did you run away today, and where did you go all day?" Daddy led me into the study, clenched his fists behind him, and every time he wanted to speak to me seriously, he held his hands behind him.
"I don't like that young general of the Lu family!" I'm still so categorical because I don't think I've done anything wrong.
Daddy turned around, his eyes widened with anger, and he looked like he hated iron but not steel, "You don't like it, do you know that because you don't like it, let me be a prime minister in front of a general who hasn't fought for a few years, and I used my tongue to say that you suddenly had a cold last night, and you really couldn't get up, so the wedding date was delayed." Do you know how others look at me, and how arrogant General Lu is that he doesn't give me the steps, when will you really be able to save your father's worries! ”
"If I don't want to, it's useless for others to say anything!" I still stood there, unrepentant, unrepentant.
"Okay, you really have hard wings, I say a word, you top a sentence!" Daddy was furious and waved his hand to slap me in the face.
"Master, you can't beat it......" Aunt Song rushed in from outside the door, grabbing Daddy's arm hanging in the air.
Daddy broke away from Aunt Song's hand, "Don't stop me, today I will discipline this unfilial daughter!" ”
Aunt Song went up again and grabbed Daddy's hand, "Master, Ah Candle is young and ignorant, if you want to beat me, hit me!" ”
"Aunt Song...... "I was a little anxious and a little scared, tears rolling in my eyes, because I was afraid that Aunt Song would be beaten like I did when I was a child.
"Yes, master, miss, she is not sensible, the lord should not be angry, Mo'er also has a part in today's matter, the master wants to beat Mo'er together, ......" Mo'er was kneeling on the ground and pulling Daddy's trouser legs.
"I don't think you're going to rebel today!"
"Master, Ah Candle is what I grew up watching, she is my heart, you might as well beat me......"
"Don't make any noise, I'll find my in-laws!" I saw that the three of them were entangled in yelling, and as soon as I stomped my feet, I simply shouted.
Hearing this, the three people who were still torn into a ball just now stopped screaming, and they stopped crying, and Daddy's palm hanging in the air was slowly lowered, and the scene suddenly quieted down, and everyone looked at each other and focused on me again.
"Is this true?" Aunt Song pulled me with a motherly smile.
"Huh? Hmm...... "I saw that Daddy didn't seem to be angry anymore, and I thought this trick was quite effective, so I nodded again and again.
Aunt Song seems to have just experienced great joy and sorrow, "Listen, sir, it's not that Ah Zhu doesn't want to marry, it's that you made the wrong choice for her." ”
"Ahem, then tell me which family he is, where he lives, and who his surname is?" Daddy's anger has disappeared a lot, and his tone has eased a lot.
"It seems to be called a shepherd, a home, a home...... I don't know, anyway, it's a jade tree in the wind, a son with excellent character! "Because he saved me today, I think his character is excellent, but then again, today I didn't pay attention to what was written on the plaque in Nafu, and I was all focused on listening to them.
"Hmph, you have honestly stayed in the house for me to think about it, and you are not allowed to go anywhere, so you can stop today's business!" Daddy is a face-loving person after all, in fact, he doesn't blame me in his heart, but he still has to say cruel things.