Chapter 22: Origin (2)
It's autumn, and the sunset stretches the figure very long.
Tong Wanjing suddenly spoke: "You have promised me that you want to live a good life with me." The voice was low, soft and tough, without the slightest whirlwind, but the next second, it turned into a pleading voice, "But when you see her, you forget your oath to me, and only think of the promise you made to her." Shao Jihong, I am the wife you are marrying. Yin Cheng is already in the past, why should you keep clinging! After speaking, tears had fallen, dripping on the white jade steps, which was shocking.
Shao Jihong slowly walked in front of Tong Wanjing, hugged her weak body and walked inward, speechless all the way. Shao Jihong's warm and powerful hands made Tong Wanjing's heart warm. Entering the bedroom, Siqing closed the door for them, leaving a secret space for the two of them. Tong Wanjing gently leaned her head into his arms and said, "Ji Hong, do you know, with you by my side, I will always feel inexplicably at ease." Whether you treat me as much as you do to her, I hope you don't leave me. β
The little girl's mind is always like this. I am eager to meet the lover of this life, know him and intersect with him, and spend the rest of my life together. Recalling the past, when I first met Yin Cheng, it seemed to be the same words, a couple for a lifetime, and never abandoned. But providence makes people.
In the days when I got along with Tong Wanjing, I only had a passionate love for Yin Cheng in my heart at the beginning, even though I saw that Yin Cheng and Tong Mingyuan were in love abnormally, but I still didn't give up this idea in my heart. So when he heard Tong Wanjing accusing her, he chose to yell at Tong Wanjing without hesitation, forgetting that she was the wife he was marrying. After a long time, there was also an inexplicable emotion between him and Tong Wanjing, and on that day, he saw her who had always been strong crying in front of Shao Jihong, which made him feel guilty in his heart, and his heart for Tong Wanjing was not as cold as before.
The memory returned to reality, and Tong Wanjing had already snuggled up in Shao Jihong's arms and fell asleep. Despite this, tears still flowed, and a pair of soft hands grabbed Shao Jihong's shirt. Shao Jihong carried her to the bed, tucked the quilt for her, gently wiped away the tears on her face with the handkerchief in her hand, and gently kissed her forehead.
The days are back to their original trajectory as before. Tong Mingyuan, Shao Jihong and Wang Yuwan got together again in the Intelligence Bureau after a few days of rest. Today, Tong Zheng holds the power of the navy and is also the director of the intelligence bureau, and he is in the limelight for a while, and he can be described as a man of the year in Shanghai.
The office of the Director of Intelligence is low-key and unpretentious, with an antique dΓ©cor and many flowers lined up on the west wall. On a mahogany chair under the south wall sits his right-hand man, discussing his itinerary in Guangdong these days. Because Wang Fugui did not like such a political office environment, he did not attend the meeting.
Tong Zheng listened attentively to the narration of Tong Mingyuan and Wang Yuwan, and only heard: Yuan Yi, director of the Guangdong Provincial Intelligence Bureau, was once the secretary general of the warlords in the Longxi region, and held an important position, and later, at the recommendation of a general, he went to Guangdong Province to serve as the director of the intelligence bureau, and there was nothing suspicious. In the end, I only said that the more traceless it is, the more suspicious it is.
Then, Tong Zheng nodded and said: "Now, Sun Wen wants to cooperate with * in Guangdong, and there is news from Nanjing that he plans to send a representative to Guangdong." So I want to hear your opinions, and it is convenient for me to discuss with Mayor Liu. β
Everyone was silent, although they had some thoughts in their hearts, but after all, in the office, the wall has ears, and if they were listened to by someone who cared, they would probably die here. Tong Zheng looked at the Western clock that had already pointed to 12, and said, "Forget it, this is too abrupt, let's talk about it later, let's disperse." β
After Tong Mingyuan waited for everyone to leave, he said to Tong Zheng: "Dad, let's go back too." My mother specially asked me to tell you to go home for dinner this morning. β
"It's okay, I've been in this office for a long time, and it's time to go back." After speaking, he walked out of the office with Tong Mingyuan one after the other. Back at Tong's house, Mrs. Tong had already ordered people to set up the meal in the dining room and wait for them to come back.
After washing hands, everyone sat together. Mrs. Tong suddenly got up and said to Tong Zheng: "Master, today is October 23, Cheng'er's birthday, I wanted to celebrate her well, but I was afraid that Cheng'er's body would not be able to stand it, so I had to celebrate a little." β
Listening to Mrs. Tong's soft voice, Tong Mingyuan suddenly remembered that today was Yin Cheng's birthday, and he was only busy processing the information he had collected, but he forgot the most important day for the person next to him. Tong Mingyuan sent a tentative gaze to Yin Cheng, but saw that she was still as calm as water, not sad or happy. Today's meal, although she is the protagonist, she has set the tone for others. Shao Jihong did not come with Tong Wanjing because of other entertainment, and Tong Wanyan and Fu Lizuo left for Hong Kong two days ago. Now, only Tong Wanjing is alone.
After dinner, Tong Zheng and Tong Mingyuan went to the study to talk about things, Yin Cheng wanted to go back to the house to have a good rest, but was stopped by Tong Wanjing, and had to go to Mrs. Tong's room. Yin Cheng had no choice but to accompany him.
The courtyard of the Tong family is a little different from the other houses on the long street, and it still retains the style of the ancient times. Each small courtyard is connected by a path paved with gravel, which is picturesque. Since Yin Cheng became pregnant again, she likes to wander between the paths and enjoy the daily scenery. From the dining room to Mrs. Tong's room is the shortest, from the European style of the restaurant to the antique flavor in Mrs. Tong's courtyard, I really can't help but admire.
Pushing open the door, I saw a piece of delicate gadgets neatly placed on the coffee table, and after it was done, Yin Cheng fixed his eyes and saw that they were all things used by children. Mrs. Tong said to Yin Cheng: "Cheng'er, these are all carefully selected by Jing'er for her little nephew, take a look and see if you like it?" β
Yin Cheng smiled: "Mother, my little sister's vision must be the best." As he spoke, he turned to Tong Wanjing and said, "Just why don't you leave some preparations for yourself?" β
In the end, it was a newly married child, but what she said made her face flush, and she said angrily: "The second sister-in-law will only make fun of me." β
When Mrs. Tong saw Tong Wanjing's appearance, she smiled and said: "Jing'er, I also talked about Ji Hong this morning, although this little couple can't show you and Mingyuan, Yan'er and Lizuo, but at least they respect each other like guests, and the husband and wife are harmonious."
Recently, Yin Cheng has heard about Tong Wanjing and Shao Jihong, like those reported in the newspapers, what party the young master and young lady of the Shao family attended, etc., have long been spread from all walks of life in Shanghai, sweeping away the news that the two were not harmonious at the beginning. Yin Cheng looked at Tong Wanjing coldly, every move after speaking, it was the mood of the youngest daughter, without the slightest pretentiousness, I thought it was a deliberate show-off, but I found that it was sincere, and I didn't feel that it made Yin Cheng feel a little guilty. After doing this for a long time, Yin Cheng's body gradually became a little unsupportable, so he said goodbye to Mrs. Tong and left.
Only the mother and daughter were left in the room. Tong Wanjing seemed to look at Yin Cheng's departing figure, and couldn't help but say, "Okay, the second sister-in-law didn't brush my mind." β
Looking at Tong Wanjing sighing and listening to his lamentation, Mrs. Tong was very sad in her heart, so she said, "Jing'er, when I first got married, I was more worried that you would be wronged. A few days ago, I heard that you and his husband and wife are not on good terms, and the grievances are deep, which makes your mother very worried about you."
"Mother, how can you believe what the outside world says, you see that my daughter is now one husband and wife with him, and he is not like that, he is lukewarm to me."
"As long as you're okay."
Yin Cheng, who returned to the room, endured the churning in his chest and drank a sip of water. After Ziyun took care of all this for him, he packed up the other things. Yin Cheng, who was lying flat on the bed, put her hands on her bulging lower abdomen, and somehow had a strange idea in her heart: I hope this child can be her and Shao Jihong. As soon as the idea came out, Yin Cheng only felt funny, how could there be a follow-up result if the previous edge with him had passed.
Thinking about it, you will think of all kinds of the year, recall skipping school to go to the temple fair, recalling being under the willow tree in front of the pavilion in the mountain, using the sky as the medium, taking the earth as the concubine, performing the worship ceremony, recalling the exchange of tokens, just waiting for the marriage period to come, they will become each other's two people. Today, when I saw the style of the jade bracelet and jade pendant given to the child in my womb, I understood that he still kept the jade carved with begonia flowers.
He doesn't like the embrace of peonies, he doesn't like the arrogance of white lotus, he doesn't like the charm of roses, and what he loves most is the fragrance of begonias. At that time, the two begonia flowers in the Yinfu courtyard in Hangzhou were planted with him, and he only wished to see each other day by day, and he was reluctant to give up.
"From now on, I have no intention of loving the night, let him go down to the west building under the bright moon." In the middle of muttering, Yin Cheng said this, closed his sleepy eyes, and the words drifted into the ears of Tong Mingyuan, who was just about to enter the door. In an instant, Tong Mingyuan only felt that there was nothing to love. Pushing the door in, Yin Cheng had already fallen asleep, Tong Mingyuan sat quietly beside Yin Cheng, looking at her peaceful face.
At the same time, in front of the Shao Mansion, Shao Jihong, who had finished his official business, was already waiting for Tong Wanjing to go home at the door. The car slowly drove towards Shao's house, and after it was stable, Shao Jihong took Tong Wanjing's hand and walked home together.
As soon as she entered the house, Tong Wanjing only felt that her eyes lit up, and the floor in the house was full of Tong Wanjing's favorite lilies. β
Tong Wanjing was only surprised, and she didn't tell him that she loved lilies, so she asked, "How do you know that I like lilies?" β
Shao Jihong just smiled slightly, didn't say anything, just blindly led her into the inner room and handed her the cheongsam specially made for Tong Wanjing. The cheongsam was well-made, and the patterns and colors on it were all loved by Tong Wanjing. Shao Jihong looked at the puzzled Tong Wanjing, and said: "Wanjing, I didn't treat you well before, and I couldn't give you a beautiful wedding and a happy marriage, but now, I, Shao Jihong, swear here, I love you alone in this life, and if you disobey, you will not die."
Tong Wanjing listened to his words, and was moved, since marrying into the Shao family, this was the first time she said these words to herself, so she said, "I understand." β