Chapter 41: Meaning

A delicate smell of tuberose gently hit Song Ling's face, as if a soft silk handkerchief was gently slapped on his face. He reacted very quickly and lowered his head, took a step back, stood on the side and said, "I am offended." Although his voice was calm, his neck and ears were already red.

At a glimpse just now, the woman's face seemed to be imprinted in Song Ling's mind, her eyes and hair color were a little imperceptible gray, her facial features were extremely light except for her eyes, and her nose was small like a child. Frightened, she opened her mouth slightly, revealing two tiny white teeth.

"Miss Zeng, don't be afraid, this is my child." Lin got out of the car, "The carriage of Prime Minister Zuo's mansion broke down, so Mrs. Zeng and Miss Zeng hitchhiked on our family's car." ”

"Mrs. Zeng, Miss Zeng, in Xia Song Ling, it was really abrupt just now." Song Ling saluted Xie and Zeng Yunyi with their fists respectively.

Xie Shi caught a glimpse of Song Ling's appearance of pretending to be calm but his ears were red, and suddenly remembered the scene when he and Xianggong met for the first time. He was a weak scholar, who was kidnapped by several mountain bandits, with a knife on his neck, and he also said something sour about 'the husband stands up to the sky and the earth, and would rather die than give in'.

was robbed of money and kicked under a mountain stream, and Xie happened to pass by and tied him with a long whip, which saved his life. He was so frightened that his face turned red, and he stumbled to thank Xie. Xie originally thought that this man must feel embarrassed when he was rescued by a woman, and if he saw her again next time, he might walk around.

Unexpectedly, every time he met Xie, he was sticky, and after taking the fame test, he still had the courage to come to the house to propose marriage, Xie didn't know why his father didn't blow this guy out, and actually gave him a guarantee, wait for him for a year, see if he can make a difference in officialdom. As a result, it really brought the two of them together.

"No, it doesn't matter." Zeng Yunyi stood behind Xie Shi and nodded slightly. Just now, as soon as the young man lifted the curtain, the spring breeze in March rushed in, like hitting the seaside, with a salty smell. He was smiling, and there was still a drop of crystal sweat hanging on his chin, and the energetic young man suddenly got into Zeng Yunyi's eyes, and her heart suddenly missed half a beat.

Zeng Yun remembered what Prime Minister Zeng had said, 'To look at a man's character, you have to see what he looks like when he is close to him.' ’

With such a soft expression, he probably thought that when he lifted the curtain, he would see his mother and sister.

"Sister Zeng, give you one." Song Zhi took a rock sugar gourd from Song Ling's hand, and involuntarily stuffed one to Zeng Yunyi.

Zeng Yunyi had never eaten these street foods, and he looked helpless with this string of sugar gourds.

"You see, they are obviously all average, but they are so honest when they gave birth to me, and they haven't even eaten a sugar gourd." Xie Shi is really ruthless when he talks about his daughter.

"This old Chen family's honey shop is bought, and it is the best in the capital that belongs to his family, Miss Zeng will try it." Zeng Yunyi stood behind Song Zhi, the dress on her body was the craftsmanship of Su embroidery, and the dark blue dress was full of bright light, she was like a bright moon in the night sky, not dazzling, but always as bright as water.

Zeng Yunyi nodded, avoiding his gaze, just covering it with a handkerchief, and took a small bite, as if it had broken the eggshell, but what flowed out of it was sweet and sour honey.

"I've heard the old man mention that there is a little boy in the Song family who won a good prize in the martial arts competition last year? But is this one? When Xie Shi said this, he took a good look at Song Ling. I just feel that he is tall, his eyes, ears, mouth and nose are very pleasing to the eye, although he speaks generously, but there is still a rare jerky, this is a unique temperament of a teenager, unlike those old oilmen in the officialdom, there is a kind of annoying sleek when he speaks and does things.

Hearing Xie say this, Song Ling laughed a little embarrassedly, he touched the back of his neck, and said, "It's really a fluke, it's not worth mentioning." With a single eyelid smile, it bent into two sharp crescents.

"This son should be more like General Song." Xie took a closer look and found that Song Ling did not look like Lin.

"Yes, this kid and his father are carved out of the same mold." Lin said.

While chatting, the group walked towards the Song Mansion's annex in Xishan. "Why don't you come and sit together?"

Xie Shi hesitated for a moment, and was about to blurt out the word 'good', but when the words came to his mouth, he swallowed them back, and said, "I've been bothering for a long time today, so forget it." I will invite Mrs. and Miss to have tea together another day. ”

Since she said this, the Lin family is naturally not easy to keep.

After the two people separated, Xie gently tugged at Zeng Yunyi's sleeve and said, "I always heard your father say how General Song is, I haven't seen General Song, but when I saw his wife and children today, I think they look very good." ”

"My mother has been talking for a long time, but she only looks good?" Zeng Yunyi carefully pinched a hawthorn wrapped in rock sugar, slowly pulled it out of the stick, and then put it in his mouth.

Xie Shi looked at his daughter's bulging cheeks, like a gluttonous squirrel, and only felt that she showed a rare childishness. "I really don't know who you and those brothers are like, they are all stuffy gourds, and your father and I are not like this.

"If you are a thing, you will be opposed." Zeng Yun said vaguely, but Xie still heard it clearly.

She turned her head and glanced at Zeng Yunyi in some surprise, what's the matter, this stuffy gourd will actually refute herself.

Zeng Yunyi didn't seem to notice Xie's gaze, and was still eating the sugar gourd in his hand one by one. She has a quiet temperament, rarely goes out, and stays in her small courtyard all day long, and she has never heard her say anything boring.

Xie Shi withdrew his gaze and pursed his lips almost invisibly. Her sons are also such stuffy gourds, and they never thought of taking this sister out to visit the flower market or the lantern festival.

Xie Shi remembered Song Ling's lively appearance when he laughed, and an idea suddenly popped up in his heart.

……

"Again?" Song Zhi frowned slightly, and there was obvious impatience in his tone.

"Miss, Concubine Qi is this?" asked uneasily month by month, this is the third time that Concubine Qi has entered the palace this month.

Song Zhi threw the crumpled handkerchief on the table and said coldly, "It's okay to find trouble." ”

"But fortunately, Concubine Jianiang also invited Miss, did Miss go to Concubine Jia's palace? Back to Concubine Qi? "Concubine Qi and Concubine Jia's invitation is simply to the Song Mansion, and the appearance of the two eunuchs smirking at each other can make the water tank freeze in the summer.

"Let's go to Concubine Jia's palace first." Song Zhi thought that since Concubine Jia had already known about Concubine Qi's invitation, she would naturally have some countermeasures.

Month by month, he answered and hurriedly served Song Zhi to change his clothes.

Song Zhi was already familiar with the road to Concubine Jia's palace, but this time the little eunuch who led the way took a different path.

Song Zhi walked and walked, her steps gradually slowed down, if it weren't for Concubine Jia's return to send this little eunuch to greet Song Zhi, she was afraid that she would have been suspicious a long time ago.

The little eunuch was a shrewd character, turned around, and said: "Don't be afraid, girl, we are going to Shoukang Palace now, the Queen Mother invited the Queen Mother to talk to the mothers, and knew that the girl was coming, so let the slave and maid invite you over." ”

Grand empress dowager!? Shen Baiyan's great-grandmother!? Song Zhi suddenly became nervous, although Concubine Jia was also Shen Baiyan's aunt, but the empress dowager's noble status and elder were naturally different.

"Girl?" The little eunuch didn't tell Song Zhi early, because he was afraid that she would be nervous.

"Please ask your father-in-law to lead the way." Song Zhi came back to his senses, and his face was already indifferent.

"Huh." The little eunuch replied, and said in his heart, "In the end, she is the general's daughter, and her heart is different." ’

Song Zhi only waited outside Shoukang Palace for a while, and then a person who looked like a big palace maid came out and invited Song Zhi in.

Song Zhi kept his head down, and after he finished saluting respectfully, he heard an old female voice sound, "It's a child who knows the number of etiquette, come, come to the mourning house." ”

Song Zhi stood up and walked forward steadily, Concubine Qi and Concubine Jia sat on the left and right of the Empress Dowager. Concubine Jia was indifferent and smiling. Concubine Qi forced a smile, Song Zhi closed her gaze, and did not raise her head until she saw the corner of the robe embroidered with the word crow-colored blessing.

A wrinkled face met Song Zhi's eyes, and the Empress Dowager did not look like that kind of kindness, but a bit of fierceness. The corners of her mouth were pulled down, there were no laugh lines on her face, and her eyes were covered by drooping eyelids, which reminded Song Zhi of Lin Song's appearance when he didn't speak.

Song Zhi was a little drumming in his heart, and he didn't know what to do, so he was blessed again, and when he was halfway through the salute, he was caught by the Queen Mother, "One time is enough, the girl's knee is tender, and she always salutes and greets, beware of strain." ”

The Empress Dowager's palm was rough and dry, and Song Zhi's hand was a little painful.

"The appearance is really good, Jing Yu is a blessed one." The Empress Dowager said slowly, her words turned into knives, and she flew towards Concubine Qi one by one. She said this bluntly, and her tone was not good, but Song Zhi was relieved in her heart, with these words, Concubine Qi was afraid that she would never be able to turn over the storm again.

Concubine Jia also breathed a sigh of relief, "Fortunately, Jing Yu has always been the most popular among the empress dowagers among this great-grandchild, otherwise if he changes others, with the temperament of the empress dowager, he will not bother to take care of this matter!" ’

Song Zhi was really puzzled, which tendon of Concubine Qi was wrong, and she had such a thought. In her previous life, she had no intersection with the Eighth Prince, and in this life, she avoided him everywhere, how could she avoid him everywhere.

'There is no intersection, no! A trace of doubt came to his heart, Song Zhi raised his neck and drank the mare's milk wine rewarded by the Empress Dowager, and covered his expression with wide sleeves.

The scene of Rui Xi slapping Song Zhi in the face suddenly appeared, "They are not all unrelated! ’