Chapter 43: A Mess
Wen Xuanhou stacked the dominoes, sat in the village by himself, and divided the cards for Huaxi Yan, Huaxi Yan looked at the cards in his hand with full attention, and adhered to the principle of "lose more and win less", and Wen Xuanhou played for a long time.
"Don't check." After being silent for a long time, Wen Xuanhou spoke.
"Yes." Hua Xiyan nodded and didn't say much.
After a few more words, Wen Xuanhou's face flashed with a hint of uncertainty: "I said don't let the cards, what are you doing?" ”
"The folk girl didn't give up." Hua Xiyan smiled very decently and replied seriously.
Wen Xuanhou snorted coldly: "Every time, it is just a few points smaller than Ben Hou, and you dare to quibble?" ”
Hua Xiyan put down the dominoes in his hand, his eyes stayed three inches in front of Wen Xuanhou's hand, his eyes were shining, and his tone was submissive: "Hou Ye is good at this pai gow, and the folk girl just knows a little bit about the fur, so naturally she doesn't dare to get an axe, as for the handicap that Hou Ye said, it's just that the folk girl is lucky, and the loss is not so ugly." ”
"I heard that you had the Supreme Treasure at sunrise?" Wen Xuanhou suddenly changed the subject.
"Yes, it's just a little trick of carving insects."
Wen Xuanhou was stunned, obviously he didn't expect this woman to admit that she was out of a thousand so generously.
In fact, Pai Gow can very much see a person's heart. As soon as the woman came in, she found that she did not squint, and that she did not see the jewels in the room; During this period, an attendant came in to report the matter, and she only stared at the cards in her hand, and turned a deaf ear to those words; Occasionally, he doesn't sit in the village according to common sense, and she doesn't ask if she is suspicious; As for his culture just now, she was also blunt.
In this way, she is really a smart and upright woman.
"Ben Hou has been in the past few years, and it is extremely rare for Pai Gow to be out of 1,000, so you should show Ben Hou a performance."
Hua Xiyan answered, and then picked up the two dominoes in front of him, but he passed two circles in his hand like an ordinary person, and when he turned it over and put it on the table, it was already a double sky.
Wen Xuanhou's eyes widened, he was so close, he didn't see how this woman moved, she was really skillful.
"Why is it a double talk, not a supreme treasure?"
Hua Xiyan blinked, and said helplessly: "I accidentally lost those two cards after last time, and I can only play two days." ”
"Haha......" Listening to Hua Xiyan's more playful words, Wen Xuanhou laughed out loud, thinking that this woman was really interesting.
"Ben Hou looks at you this girl is very interesting, Ben Hou Ye likes pai gow, the man meets a like-minded person, and when you are okay in the future, come and play a few words with Ben Hou!"
If ordinary people heard this, they would definitely think that it was a great grace, and they would be busy thanking, but Hua Xiyan pursed his lips and smiled secretly: "Master Hou forgives the people's daughter for being difficult to obey!" ”
"Could it be that this move has wronged you?" Wen Xuanhou snorted coldly, and the happy look on his face instantly dissipated and became invisible.
Hua Xiyan immediately lifted her skirt and knelt on the ground, lowered her eyebrows, and said respectfully: "It is a privilege to be able to come to this Wenxuan Hou Mansion, and it is also a great blessing if you can do your best for the Hou Ye." But Hou Ye is famous, how can he be stained with the stain of the people's daughter, and I hope that Hou Ye will forgive his sins! ”
When Wen Xuanhou heard this, his face softened a lot: "What do you mean by this?" ”
Hua Xiyan's hanging head did not rise, and his tone became more and more deferential: "Don't hide it from the Hou Ye, the people's daughter has just withdrawn from the marriage, and her reputation is really bad!" I was already overjoyed to be appreciated by the Hou Ye, so I decided not to dare to do such a thing that would have the grace of the Hou Ye! ”
Wen Xuanhou was a little confused when he heard it, and couldn't help but relax his tone: "Get up and talk back!" ”
Hua Xiyan stood up when she heard this, and her still light but helpless face was reflected in Wen Xuanhou's eyes: "The folk girl has had a marriage contract with someone since she was a child, and maybe because the folk girl is not pleasing to her, that person will marry someone else, so the folk girl took the initiative to withdraw from the marriage and became a pair of destined people." ”
"You said you divorced?" Wen Xuanhou was stunned, he hadn't heard of such a thing, it was really strange.
"Yes." Hua Xiyan nodded, "I'd rather be a wife of a poor family than a concubine of a high family." Besides, the two are in love and righteousness, and even if the folk girl doesn't want this reputation, she can't do such a ruin marriage. The women of the people are both women, so they naturally know how their husbands feel when they are only their own wives, and they must not intervene in one foot. ”
Saying this, there is a faint water light lingering in Hua Xiyan's bright eyes, like a spring breeze, rippling blue waves, although it is beautiful, it is also extremely helpless.
Wen Xuanhou looked at Hua Xiyan and didn't speak for a long time.
Hua Xiyan still stood still, but her back was already wet with sweat, and even her palms were stained with sweat. She's waiting, waiting for a gamble, or waiting for a verdict.
The incense in the house with a calming effect can no longer play a reassuring role, and Hua Xiyan can hear his heartbeat beating faster and faster.
It seemed that the temperature was a little higher again, and she was standing like this, and she was a little breathless.
"It's an upright woman. In the future, even if you come to this Wenxuanhou Mansion, absolutely no one will dare to say anything. ”
Hearing this, Hua Xiyan felt that the tight strings in his whole body were loosened, and after a long period of tension, his legs were a little sore, and he could barely stand.
"Sit down." Wen Xuanhou said, "You haven't said it yet, who is that man?" ”
"It's all in the past, it doesn't matter who it is......"
"Ben Hou wants to know!" Wen Xuan spoke up and interrupted Hua Xiyan's words.
Hua Xiuyan sighed, and her voice was a little lower: "It's Sun Muyang, the son of the prefect of Rongzhou." ”
"There is a marriage contract and a secret communication with others, this character can be imagined!" Wen Xuanhou sneered.
Hua Xiyan lowered his head and did not speak, but a deep smile appeared on his lips.
Wen Xuanhou not only pushed pai gow with Hua Xiyan for half a day, but even left her for dinner, and when Hua Xiyan left, it was already evening.
Sitting in the carriage sent back to Washington by Wen Xuanhou, Wen Xia looked at Hua Xiyan who was closing his eyes and pretending to sleep opposite, and couldn't help asking, "Miss, why have you been with Hou Ye for so long?" I'm out there, but I'm scared! ”
Hua Xiyan didn't open his eyes, and said a little lazily: "What is there to worry about?" ”
"Who in the world doesn't know that Wen Xuanhou has an extremely strange temperament, if one of the young ladies accidentally makes him unhappy, I'm afraid the consequences will be serious!"
What Wen Xia said is true, Wen Xuanhou is an old antique, an old antique that is much more rigid than Zhao Lao. But this man has one thing, that is, if you fall into his eyes, the etiquette and dogma are all floating clouds, and he will be desperate to favor you with all reason, and the degree of domineering is breathtaking.
According to legend, this Zhao Lao has a righteous son, and the emperor once wanted to marry that person for the princess, but who knew that the person was unwilling, so he went directly into the palace and threatened the princess, and scared the princess so much that he did not dare to go out of the palace for half a step. The emperor was furious and wanted to punish that person, but Wen Xuanhou entered the palace and directly told the emperor that it was easy to speak, and he said it well, and he pushed all the faults on the princess, and even insinuated that the emperor made a mistake in the mandarin duck spectrum, and then swaggered back to the house with his righteous son.
This matter has always been talked about, and most of them are envious of the good luck of that righteous son, and he actually got such a big tree as Wen Xuanhou.
"But Miss, how could Wen Xuanhou find you?" Wen Xia looked at Hua Xiyan's thoughts and asked with some doubts.
Hua Xiyan chuckled: "It's not because of that pai gow?" ”
She had heard a long time ago that Wen Xuanhou happened to be the hometown of Linxian County, Yi County, and he would soon be disarmed and returned to the field. It wasn't until she and the Sun family completely tore their faces that she thought about finding a backer for herself. She knew that this Wen Xuanhou was extremely keen on the art of pai gow, so she went to the gambling house, showed her hand, and passed on the art of pai gow.
The market is often the place where rumors spread the fastest, so it was destined to reach the ears of Wen Xuanhou.
When she was in Juyuan Casino, she said that she would wait for someone, and today she finally made him wait!
When she was talking about Sun Muyang just now, she made a gamble, if Wen Xuanhou focused on etiquette, then all her thoughts would be in vain, and she would even attract plans and punishments. But if she wins the bet, she will not only be favored by Wen Xuanhou, but even with that Sun Muyang and even the entire Sun Mansion will disgust Wen Xuanhou, if she retaliates in the future, it will be much easier over there.
Fortunately, the result did not disappoint her, Hua Xiyan was still a little frightened when she thought about the silent confrontation just now.
When he returned to Huafu, it was already night, and Hua Xiyan gave the coachman a reward and then went back to his yard.
Wen Xia Xing, who went to prepare dinner, came back in a hurry, and Hua Xiyan couldn't help asking, "Why are you so happy?" ”
Wen Xia put the dishes in his hand on the table, and then sat down, with a round face full of excitement: "When I was in the small kitchen just now, I heard that what happened on Minghu Lake last night has spread all over the streets and alleys, and now everyone is talking about the graceful figure of Mrs. Sun, who has been getting better because of this incident, and her condition that has been getting better has become more and more serious. Governor Sun was also angry, regardless of Mrs. Sun's frightened illness, the craftsman was sent to another hospital to recuperate, and it is estimated that out of sight is pure. There is also that Sun Gongzi, who has not woken up since yesterday, and heard that some famous doctors in Rongzhou have all been called to the Sun Mansion, and the people in the Mansion are panicking. ”
Hua Xiyan chuckled when he heard this: "It seems that this Sun Mansion is really a mess." ”
Asked Xia Shen nodded approvingly: "Hasn't Sun Gongzi always thought highly of himself?" I'm afraid it's really planted this time, and my wife's body has been looked at by so many people, so it's not a matter of a green hat. ”
If this is really true, although in the eyes of everyone, Zhao Qingru is no longer chaste, but Sun Muyang still can't divorce his wife. Although there is only one grade difference between Jing Zhaoyi and the prefect, the gap between the Jing official and the magistrate cannot be crossed no matter what.
"Which courtyard is Zhao Qingru recuperating in?"
"It's ten miles outside the city, it's not so much a courtyard as a farm, it is said that compared with the house of the first banquet, even the most basic grandson's house can't be compared, it is estimated that Zhao Qingru is also very frightened now." Wen Xia's smile became a little brighter as he spoke.
Hua Xiyan nodded: "Let's eat, let's get some things in a while, let's go to Sun's Mansion to visit the patient!" ”