On the day when the relics of the Zhennan general Ruan Yanliang were transported back to Pingyang, Ruan Miaoling was dressed in simple clothes and took Wen'er to the teahouse at the city gate.

"Rare guest, old man, Lord Futai has your vacation today?"

Dr. Tea was going back and forth between the tea tables, and when he arrived at Ruan Miaoling's table, he suddenly smiled at the tea guests who went upstairs.

"How can I be, I'm disgusted by the government." The tea guest sat down and chattered. "Don't you know, the second son of the Xu family doesn't study, so he went to be a long-term follower for the house."

The tea guests laughed: "Then don't you have nothing to eat?" ”

When Ruan Miaoling heard this, she realized that the tea guest was the long-term entourage of the prefect He Fangnian, and she was curious about how Xu Yuan would go to the mansion on an errand.

Isn't it because she made a different decision that disrupted the original direction, making Xu Yuan feel hopeless to marry Ruan Miaoyi and plan to abandon the exam?

Don't think about it, Dr. Tea over there has already been a lively chat with Chang Sui.

"Didn't you say that there was an envoy in the capital who wanted to come to Pingyang, when would he come? I have prepared some high-quality tea to entertain others, and the bitter tea in our Qing Governor's house is afraid that it is not in line with the taste of the governor. ”

The tea guest who listened to the ears on the side said loudly: "It's not a bad thing for Lord Futai to be honest, but you said it so shabby." ”

Chang Sui said: "The official who came is the commander of the Governor's Mansion of the Five Armies, not the Governor, you are!" People have practiced on the battlefield in the barracks, and they can't drink bitter tea? ”

"How easy it is to remember the governor."

After the excitement, the tea guests were not interested, and they pinched their throats with a roll of their eyes and said:

"There is one more thing you absolutely don't know, this commander Shi Yuan is a cucumber egg, and he is so angry that he directly threw him to General Ruan, who killed the enemy in the south. Speaking of which, he is still General Nguyen's apprentice. ”

Wen'er listened to it with a great deal of fascination, and shouted: "Miss, our general has also accepted apprentices, which is amazing!" ”

Ruan Miaoling felt that this trip was not in vain, and she gained a lot.

In the past, she relied on the pampering of her parents, she never stood if she wanted to sit, never sat if she wanted to lie down, and everyone was eager to go out shopping, but she was troublesome and pushed them one by one. After her father passed away, she was depressed and had no intention of going out.

It's really for nothing.

Just when Ruan Miaoling reflected on the old mistake and realized Lan Yin, the teahouse was suddenly lively inside and outside, and it turned out that the carriage and horse transporting General Ruan's relics had entered the city.

Just as everyone was leaning on the window lattice and stretching their necks to witness the grand scene of five carriages entering the city one after another, Wen'er's light figure like a swallow had already penetrated into the flow of people, and slowly approached Gu Ren, who was walking in front of the procession.

Gu Ren, whose skin was dark and rough due to the perennial wind and sun, was very eye-catching in the crowd, asked him to say a few words, and then pointed to the teahouse.

After a while, the stalled convoy continued to move forward, but Gu Ren followed Wen'er out of the surging crowd and quickly disappeared.

In a small courtyard somewhere on South Street, an old man and a young man stood and sat together, with a calm expression.

"Due to the huge quantity, only one cartload of silver and two taels will be shipped for the time being. After the remaining princesses and young ladies arrived in Ruyang, they would make an inventory. ”

Gu Ren slightly looked at the third lady who he hadn't seen for a year. is taller, but people are not as lively and smiling as before.

Ruan Miaoling was also looking at Gu Ren as she listened, she hadn't seen her father's old friend for a long time, or even his own family. I couldn't take my eyes back at this look, and it seemed that I could see my father's figure from Gu Ren after a few more glances.

"Daddy's ...... What are the relics? ”

Gu Ren hurriedly wiped his eyes and said, "What can be sent back is in the other two boxes, but they are the pen, ink, paper, inkstone and old clothes used by the general." ”

"What about those that can't be shipped back?"

"There is a second courtyard in Ruyang, and there are fifty members of the Ruan family army who have not yet been incorporated into the army." Gu Ren's voice suddenly lowered, and he said, "Actually, there is something that I can't explain in the letter. ”

Gu Ren took out a book from his arms and handed it over, Ruan Miaoling saw that it was familiar handwriting, so she naturally looked down, but her expression became more and more ugly, and her small face gradually lost its blood.

……

Five carriages from Ruyang entered the West Mansion one after another, and the old lady from the East Mansion was so angry that she beat the bed.

"At a young age, she is capable, so she only found a good in-law's house for a few days, and she thought about saving a dowry for herself!"

The old lady's two daughters-in-law tried to persuade them to no avail, so they had to invite the third master back from the restaurant.

Ruan Yanzhe slipped his robe three steps and rushed back to Dongfu in one step, thinking that the family was dividing the silver, and shouted happily: "Mother, what good things did the second brother leave for us?" ”

The old lady said angrily: "All the good things have entered the mansion of the three girls, and we don't have any at all!" The mother-in-law saw a large box full of white silver, and when she took a closer look, she was beaten by the man who carried the silver. ”

Ruan Yanzhe sighed, "I actually beat a woman...... "Fortunately, I came late."

He saw his wife and sister-in-law gathered around the old lady, and finally remembered that something was wrong. "Mother, do you think it's time to invite the second sister-in-law home? She is still the daughter-in-law of the Ruan family, so it's not good to live in the temple all the time. ”

The third lady of his wife said: "Yes, yes, the second sister-in-law will give us a box of silver when she sees that Miaoling is healthy, and she will give us a box of silver as soon as she is happy." ”

"Send?" Old Mrs. Ruan snorted: "That's what the third family should be, how can I say that I am also the mother who gave birth to him and raised him." ”

Seeing this, everyone hurriedly brushed the old lady's hair.

Taking advantage of no one's attention, Ruan Yanzhe pulled his wife out.

"No matter what method you use, you must let the second sister-in-law leave Dafu Temple this time."

The third lady seemed to have encountered a huge problem, "I won't go." When she first entered the temple, my sister-in-law and I went a lot, and every time we were all brought out by Jinyiwei with a knife on our necks, it was good that she didn't die. ”

Ruan Yanzhe also had a headache, "In previous years, the silver sent by the second brother was sent directly to Dongfu, why did it suddenly change this year?" Could it be that we have done something to make the little ancestor of Xifu unhappy? ”

The third lady dodged her gaze, "When the Xu family came to discuss family affairs, Miaoyi pushed the little ancestor into the water. ”

"Miaoyi is okay?"

"What could she do, crying all day long begging her uncle for help. You also know Luo Dayou's temperament, so you took Miaoyi to apologize to the little ancestor and ate a closed door. ”

Ruan Yanzhe snorted, "I mean, after the old lady knows about this, Miaoyi is fine?" ”

"Okay."

Ruan Miaoyi has been weak since she was a child, and the old lady was worried that she would be like the eldest lady who died early, so she naturally tried her best to keep this second granddaughter. Even if Ruan Miaoyi really made a mistake, the old lady was reluctant to scold.

……

"Childe, the matter has been inquired clearly." The little girl was holding a flower basket full of yellow chrysanthemums in one hand, Xu Yuan's customized weapon in the other, and a silk flower on her head that only girls wear.

"Speak."

"Second Miss Ruan did push the third miss that day, and the younger one heard from the sisters of the Ruan family's West Mansion that the second miss had nightmares at night."

Xu Yuan took the red tassel gun and danced in the courtyard a few times, although he took advantage of it, his movements were not standard.

"He also said that the second lady had been shouting all night long, 'You have to pay for your life if you kill my father', and when she woke up in the morning, she found that her pillow was full of tear stains."

"Qiang—"

Xu Yuan shook his head, and the red tassel gun in his hand flew out of his hand, hitting the gong in front of him with a loud sound.

It took him a while to find his voice, "She knows why General Ruan didn't have it?" ”

The little guy snorted, "The whole Pingyang Mansion knows that General Ruan was killed in a battle with the Nanban. For this, the maids scolded the southern barbarians all day, and the second lady smiled. ”

Xu Yuan picked up the red tassel gun and practiced again.