Chapter Ninety-Nine: Exploring the Old Lord Sister Yuan's Sadness
At the end of June of the tenth year of Xining, a good rain poured away the sullenness of the capital for several days, the prime minister's house is given by the emperor, located in the best part of the capital, with a heavy house, pavilions and pavilions, flowers and trees and spirit stones, flowers bloom in the yard, attracting countless flowers and butterflies, accompanied by the flying of flowers and butterflies, seven or eight young and beautiful women dressed in a smile walk through the gallery between the stage, it can be said that the breeze is blowing, the flowers and branches make shadows, they are all the maids of the prime minister's house, now just after noon, waiting for the old lady to rest, and see Ah Yuan wearing a cloud silk shirt from a distance to go out, and called her in unison, "Sister, where are you going?" Let's play chess with the old lady. Ah Yuan turned around and smiled: "If you have that kung fu to play, why don't you hurry up and get me a few shoe tops!" ”
The maids chirped and giggled, and said one after another: "So greedy, Mrs. Shen left you such a big mansion before leaving Beijing, you are also a small rich man now, and you are still greedy for our little bit of unacceptable things, and we will have to eat a few more jars of wine from your house when the time comes!" ”
The group said that Ah Yuan had walked out, but when they heard it, they just turned around and smiled, and faintly heard them call a few times behind them: "Where are you going?" Let me tell you, I can't go to see your little Langjun before getting married! Ignoring it, he gradually left the backyard, passed through the inner study, and saw that a crape myrtle tree in the yard was in full bloom, and a pomegranate tree had passed the flowering period, leaving a little bright red, which was even more intense after being hit by the rain at this time.
"Ah Yuan, Ah Yuan." In the study, the prime minister Wang Qi, who was dressed in homely clothes, was reading the poem silently in front of the window, and when he saw Ah Yuan passing by, he hurriedly waved and shouted.
Ah Yuan came over a few steps and said, "My lord." ”
This rare person in history who can be in the high position of the slaughterhouse for 16 consecutive years, and is ironically described as taking the decree and obtaining the decree of the three decrees, is also like the court at home, is a person with a lot of words and a good temper, at this time he said with a kind face: "Lord Shen's family is moving back to their hometown, when you leave, you remember to go and see them." ”
It turned out that the Song Dynasty had a rule that the family members of the officials were not allowed to follow, Shen Kuo degraded himself to Xuanzhou after his wife Zhang went to accompany him for a while, I thought that the emperor was just angry for a while, but I didn't expect that half a year had passed, and there was no movement in the court, Shen Kuo secretly made people see through Sima Guang, who had the highest voice in the court, to see if he could say two good words, but he didn't even see anyone, only passed a sentence "Repeated encounters" is quite "thin as a person", which made him disgraced, so he had to stay in Xuanzhou with peace of mind, and Mrs. Shen couldn't help it when she had a big temper, In a fit of anger, he returned to Beijing to sell his property, packed up his things and went back to Shen Kuo's hometown of Hangzhou.
Ah Yuan is a native of Beijing, although his father and mother are gone, there are relatives in the clan, now she is not small, so he has seen a few relatives for her, Ah Yuan personally fancy a scholar, although it is a small family, but the family is honest and sincere, father and mother are doing small business, love Ah Yuan's playful and clever, both sides fancy it, they set a date, July will be married, Mrs. Shen heard about it, and gave a large amount of money to Ah Yuan to make a dowry, the news came, Ah Yuan became the most successful handmaid in history, not only that, The prime minister's house where she is walking now is also quite liked by the family, and at the same time, she sees that the old owner, Mrs. Shen, is still so generous, even for the sake of face, she has made a lot of money, as if she wants to marry her daughter.
"My lord, Ah Yuan knows." Ah Yuan smiled and showed his red teeth, bowed down and retreated, and when he arrived at the door, a stool was sitting on a stool in the courtyard guarding the door and was laughing, and when he saw her coming from a distance, he stood up and opened the door for her with a smile, while saying, "Big sister go out?" ”
Ah Yuan smiled and nodded, and nodded at them with his hand: "Don't forget to prepare a gift for my sister!" The little guys laughed nonsense, Ah Yuan opened his mouth to give them a gift like this, it was not bullying them for them, it was a look up to them, people got such a heavy gift, and they still remembered them, it can be seen that they value love and righteousness, and they all feel that there is light on their faces, and they laugh and send Ah Yuan out.
Out of the door, Ah Yuan did not take the car, walked slowly along the street, passed by the dim sum shop and bought a lot of new food, and when he walked to the door of Liu's house in a remote location, he was already sweating his clothes, and gently wiped it with a handkerchief, seeing that the gate was closed, and there was no sound in the courtyard, he couldn't help but pout, and stepped forward to knock on the door.
"Ah Yuan is here?" Zhang Si was still guarding the door, and opened the door in time when he heard the voice, he hadn't seen her come for a long time, and his face was very surprised, "I heard that my sister is going to be happy, say hello to my sister." ”
Ah Yuan had a good impression of him, so he smiled and said, "Thank you, Dad, I want to have a glass of water and wine then." ”
Zhang Si shook his head and said, "Where can I leave people here......" said and quietly pointed into the room, "There is no one in front of me all day, I don't care about ...... anymore"
Ah Yuan pouted and smiled, and spit out two words: "You deserve it!" He stomped his feet in the doorway and said, "Daddy, pass it on for me, I heard that the old lady is sick, so I'll take a look." ”
Zhang Si said excitedly, and said while closing the door: "Sister go in, the old lady is only afraid of falling asleep, and she is not at home, sister go in by herself, I will go to the back to call someone and pour a cup of tea for my sister." ”
When Ah Yuan heard this, his face was stunned, he sighed, and watched Zhang Si slowly walk to the backyard, and walked along the road to Liu's house, and saw a few pots of flowers under the corridor, half-alive, when it was hot at the end of June, the doors and windows were closed, and when he pushed it open, a sullen breath mixed with the smell of medicine and urine came to his nose, and he almost fell out with a foot in smoke.
"My mother, alas, isn't this a human life!" Ah Yuan waved the handkerchief, took a few breaths, and then raised his feet to go in, the room was clean, but the furniture seemed a little old, and he didn't care about anything else, he took a few steps and pushed open the four windows, and the hot air outside swept in, taking away the strange smell of smoke in the house.
"Who? Who's coming? The old woman's dull and stiff voice came from the big bed in the room, and she got up with a sigh of clarity.
Ah Yuan responded in his mouth, walked over, only to see that there was a toilet in the house, all piled up in front of the bed, not covered with a lid, emitting a foul smell, there was a low table next to the bed, on which were tired of a plate of dishes and chopsticks, at this time the window opened, attracting insects and flies to hover on it, next to the window, a low bed, the bunk on it was not folded, the eyes fell on the Liu on the bed, it has only been a few months, the whole person has been deformed, counting Liu is not fifty, the original exhibition of the face is wrinkled, the white hair is not combed, unkempt, There was only one single dress on his body, with a faint phlegm mark on it, and he didn't seem to be comfortable with the brightness of the room, and he was covering his eyes with his hands.
Rao is how much hatred Ah Yuan had in his heart before he came, and when he saw this face, he disappeared without a trace, replaced by a burst of sadness, and did not speak, put down the snack box, rolled up his sleeves, and now took out the toilet bowl and phlegm, and threw the used dishes and chopsticks out of the door, turned around and tore off a piece of a handkerchief that looked clean from the shelf, put it into the basin with half a basin of water, and wiped the table in front of Liu's family, and was cleaning up, the little girl outside had a knocking footsteps, and she just poked her head in, and before she could see the person who came, she was retracted by a voice shouting" Go and brush the things out there, it's smelly, I'll break your hands! The girl was so frightened that she didn't dare to ask who it was, so she did as she was told.
Liu Shi adapted to the brightness of the house, and watched Ah Yuan work inside and out with his sleeves rolled up, and in a blink of an eye, he cleaned the house with a new look, waving a broom to drive away flies and insects, and closed half of the window on the one hand.
After doing all this, I felt that there were people living in the house, Ah Yuan clapped his hands and breathed a sigh of relief, turned around and saw Liu sitting on the bed, looking at his tears, his eyes couldn't help but redden, and he gritted his teeth for a long time before saying, "Now, are you satisfied?" ”
"Ah Yuan, I'...... I want to meet her...... See her...... I'm dumbfounded when I'm dead......" Liu covered his face and choked up.
Ah Yuan stood underground for a long time before he said slowly: "See what she does!" I've only been with the old lady for a few months, and I'm a hard-hearted person, it's not easy to see you like this, what kind of character she has, you don't know, why do you want to hurt her? ”
Liu just cried when he heard it, and the crying Ah Yuan pulled the handkerchief into a flower in his hand, and said quietly: "I don't think you know, the Queen Mother personally made a decree to find a good family to marry her, and there is no need to mention her good skills in saving the wheat disaster in time. ”
Liu couldn't cry anymore when he heard this, looked at Ah Yuan in amazement, and muttered: "The Queen Mother made an order? Queen Mother, don't you be angry with her......"
Ah Yuan sneered and said, "Old lady, you say with your conscience, who can really be angry with a person like her?" It's also funny to say, at the beginning, Mrs. Stick, outsiders knew that she was helping your Liu family, why didn't you know it yourself? Are you embarrassed to hold a grudge? However, this is not to blame the old lady and the lord, you have never been an official, I don't know the rules, although my Ayuan is a little maid, but I have also seen many ups and downs of the official master, not to mention anything else, let's just say that the younger brother of our first prime minister Wang Anshi, because he ate flower wine outside, was played by a book, and the official family released him, old lady, you ask the master, has anyone in the court played him? You ask him, did any adults accuse him of bringing his concubine in without his wife's consent? How did I persuade you to come? I didn't listen, and I didn't even tell my wife, so I brought that person to the door to meet him! You ask the master, has anyone accused him of spoiling his concubine and killing his wife and ruling the family? Old lady, the rules of this official family are not comparable to those of you when you were in the countryside, you can do whatever you like, the wives of the official family are all fateful wives, and if you slap her in the face, that is, you will slap the face of the court. ”
Ah Yuan crossed his waist and said angrily, seeing that Liu's face became ugly, and before he could speak again, he heard someone behind him laugh and said, "Hey, Sister Ah Yuan, you are a lady in this mouth, which lady are you talking about?" How can I not understand? ”
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