Chapter 30: A Boy Under the Acacia Tree
Yuzhang Luo's family is now very luxuriant, and there are six rooms in the old mansion alone, and there are countless people who are close to the family.
Luo is the eldest daughter of the third room, the seventh in the clan, and has a younger brother, the twenty-first. Because of her mother's early death, her father was reluctant to remarry, so her two siblings were raised by the eldest aunt of the long house.
The eldest lady of the long house, Luo Shi Tanniang, has an excellent upbringing. However, as soon as he arrived, he was taken by Mrs. Jianghou of the old Qingqing, and married his son, and when he entered the door, he was Mrs. Shizi.
Later, the old marquis passed away, and the son Zhu Min Fuling returned to his hometown and went to Qingjiang County, which was the place where Shen Xinyan released the county order. The two hit it off at first sight.
Zhu Min stayed in Qingjiang County for three months, and found that Shen Xinyan could be an official again, and he did not lose his style. The more I looked at it, the more I felt that this person was extraordinary, and immediately forced Mrs. Luo to marry one of her sisters to Shen Xinyan.
Mrs. Luo carefully observed Shen Xinyan, and married her beloved seventh sister Luo Qi.
Shen Xinyan and Luo Qi have a good relationship after marriage, and the husband and wife are harmonious. Even though Luo Qi only gave birth to Shen Hao a daughter in ten years, Mrs. Wei and Shen Xinyan never mentioned half a sentence about asking Luo Qi to give her husband a concubine.
Because of this, Mrs. Luo had a very good impression of Mrs. Wei and Shen Xinyan.
After returning to Beijing, she went back and forth a few times, but Mrs. Luo found that there were a lot of bad things in the Shen Mansion, especially the old lady Shen's confusion, which was simply impossible to look at.
The Marquis of Qingjiang heard his wife's troubles, thought about it, and went to the mansion of Chen Guogong, a clan relative that Shen Mansion often flaunted, and when he returned home, he told Mrs. Luo: "What I see is Shen Da, their family is not in Beijing, and there is a etiquette meaning for the New Year's holidays." Their old lady is an understanding person and will not blame you. ”
Therefore, the Qingjiang Hou Mansion has always been indifferent to the Shen Mansion.
It wasn't until Shen Xinyan's family returned to Beijing the year before last that the two families resumed contact slightly, but the sisters also made an appointment to see each other outside.
Otherwise, with the shameless strength of Old Lady Shen and Shen Xinzhi, they put it on like a dog skin plaster. Roche was also ashamed, and Mrs. Luo was also tired.
So this time I was going to Hongyun Temple, and Luo secretly bowed to Mrs. Wei first, and wanted to meet my cousin. Mrs. Wei had no objection.
Hongyun Temple is actually the nickname of this temple, and the proper name of the temple is Pudu Temple.
There are not only hundred-year-old osmanthus trees in the temple, but also a small maple forest in the backyard of the meditation room, all of which are decades old. In the golden autumn, the leaves are red like fire, and from a distance, it looks like a red cloud, so there is the common name of Hongyun Temple.
However, what the monks in the temple are most concerned about is not these old trees, but a honey locust tree planted 18 years ago.
Now under this tree, there is a heroic young man.
The boy was fifteen or sixteen years old, and he was long and thin. He wears a golden crown, a soap robe, a jade belt around his waist, and short boots. The body is clean and clean, and there are no purses, jade pendants or even long swords and other things that ordinary rich and noble sons carry. Only the hand behind him loosely held an ordinary folding fan.
When he turned sideways, he revealed a young man's face like a crown of jade, his eyes like a shooting star, the bridge of his nose was straight, and his lips were painted with Zhu.
A face that is so stunning everywhere you go that you can't take your eyes off it.
The young man's eyebrow bones were a little high, and his thick eyebrows were like ink, which made his originally overly handsome face instantly angular and angular.
There is still a trace of childishness between the young man's eyebrows.
Most of the children of wealthy families are precocious. This trace of childishness is already a little unusual for a teenager of his age. However, it also gave him an affinity that was rare among his peers.
The abbot of Hongyun Temple, who was on the side, recited the "Mantra of Death" lightly.
After he had finished reciting twenty times, the young man finally glanced at him and nodded, "Thank you, Abbot." ”
The boy was in the period of voice change, and his voice was slightly hoarse.
The abbot of Silent Yu recited again: "Amitabha." He bowed slightly and said, "A few days ago, the Shen family, the waiter of the Ministry of Rites, and the Qingjiang Marquis Mansion sent people to say that the female dependents were going to come over to make incense today. The poor monk took his leave first. ”
The young man knew that the abbot of Lonely Yu was hinting that he was going to let people in Hongyun Temple, and he bowed his head to show that he understood.
The two stopped talking.
The abbot of Silence went by himself.
Behind the young man, a man in Xuanyi flashed: "Son, it is indeed a female dependant of the two mansions." Mrs. Qingjiang Hou and Mrs. Shen are sisters, so they came together. ”
Well, then I didn't come to meet myself.
The young man's gaze was still lingering on the canopy of the honey locust tree, and after a while, he asked, "What about the senior brother?" ”
Xuanyi paused and said, "Master Baiquan has finished grooming and is cooking tea." ”
The young man finally relaxed his expression, his eyebrows expanded, and the corners of his mouth hooked: "Then let's go." ”
When the ladies of the Shen Mansion entered the temple, they still felt strange, why were there so few people.
Feng flattered Mrs. Wei: "It's still my mother who is well-informed." Today, all temples are full of porridge, but only the place chosen by the mother is pure. ”
Roche felt that it was strange that there was no outsider, so he hurriedly asked someone to inquire. The man came back and reported: "The temple has not been open before, and we have just opened it when we came." ”
Old Madam Wei smiled: "That's right. Hongyun Temple's osmanthus capital is famous, how can no one come? ”
Before the words were finished, the family came to report: "Mrs. Qingjiang Hou and her young lady are also here, and they are getting off the car outside the door." ”
Roche was overjoyed: "Sister is here?" ”
Mrs. Wei smiled: "Didn't we set a meditation room for resting?" Go and invite them over and sit down with them. ”
Shen Hao's mind flashed the memory of the original owner: This Qingjiang Marquis didn't like her very much. She gave birth to four children, all three of whom were sons. Once I once asked my mother in front of me why she didn't hurry up and give birth to a son for her father, so she turned around and went out to let Yueniang fight with their young lady's personal big girl.
However, she's her own lobby aunt anyway - huh? I think I should call her aunt?!
Shen Hao held back desperately, afraid that he would burst into laughter.
Luo looked back at his daughter's appearance, glanced at her reproachfully, and while people were not paying attention, he dragged her and told her carefully: "Your eldest aunt hates children's arrogance the most. You've her off a lot in the past. Be careful with me today, don't mess with Sister Yan again! ”
Shen Hao nodded vigorously.
She remembered Zhu Yan.
The girl was a little round.
The original owner once laughed at her for being worthy of the surname Zhu ......
In this matter, Shen Hao felt that the original owner had done something a little inauthentic.
In fact, the girl has a good temperament. Although the original owner ridiculed her, when facing others ridiculing the original owner, Zhu Yan would still stand on her side and speak, which perfectly interpreted what it means to be "consistent with the outside world".
Shen Hao immediately said: "Cousin Yan is very good to me. I used to be young and ignorant, so I won't be awkward with her in the future. ”
Roche nodded in satisfaction.
Shen Xi was like a ghost, and suddenly came out of beside them, holding up her signature innocent smile: "Huh? Cousin? It's been a long time since I've seen her, and I miss her! I guessed I'd see her today, and I brought her a present! ”