Chapter Twenty-Six: The Faces of All Beings
Empress Wei did not respond to Concubine Xian's words that she was in the palace, and gave her a string of Buddhist beads and let her leave the palace. After going back, Baozhi took out the Buddha beads to see, this Buddha beads are made of one hundred and eight southern red agate, the size is similar, the pieces are full, the color is uniform, the color is gorgeous and stable, and the texture is delicate, the feel is moist, the middle is equipped with a thin sheet of flowing gold to be separated, it is a tribute, very precious. Baozhi handed it to Cinnamon and told her to put it away carefully. The matter was finally resolved without any danger.
Toshihiko waited for Baozhi at the gate of the palace, and after thanking Wang, he and Baozhi sat in the carriage and rushed home.
"It's too scary just now, Concubine Xian wants me to stay in the palace and be the companion of the queen. Fortunately, the queen didn't take a fancy to me. "Baozhi has lingering feelings about what happened in the palace just now.
"This is unexpected, Niangniang didn't embarrass you, did she?"
Baozhi shook his head, "Why didn't you stay at home with your mother and come out to pick me up?" ”
Toshihiko told him about the family after Baoyuki left.
Baozhi was called into the palace for no reason, everyone in the Zhao Mansion was worried, Uncle Zhao has always asked Baozhi's chamberlain to inquire, and the little chamberlain can't say why, Mrs. Zhao wants Uncle Zhao to ask an acquaintance again, Uncle Zhao was stopped by Sun before he could speak: "Mother, what is said about Sister Bao outside, I guess I don't say that you also know, the master is now at home, I don't know if the official can be reinstated in the future, our family has been conscientious and honest for several lifetimes, and now maybe it will cause trouble because of her, I don't think the rumors are true. ”
Sun's remarks finally made the honest Zhao anxious: "Sister-in-law, outsiders say this about children, why do you say this to her aunt?" Don't you know how vicious these words are? ”
Sun said: "That's not what Mrs. sister-in-law said, when I came back from you, what good things are not close to the three of you, we just tightened our belts and didn't treat you badly, and now Sister Bao was called into the palace for no reason, whether it is a blessing or a curse I don't know, I can't let her uncle open her face to beg for someone again." ”
Zhao wanted to hear what Uncle Zhao's attitude was, Uncle Zhao pursed his lips and lowered his eyes, without saying a word, Zhao couldn't help but feel cold, his sister-in-law was an outsider, but his brother didn't care about it.
Mrs. Zhao saw it in her eyes, but it was lawless, her palms and backs were full of meat, after all, the family and her son were more important than her granddaughter, although she felt that she owed her little daughter, but if something happened, how would she explain to the ancestors of the Zhao family in the future.
Baozhi originally wanted Toshihiko to tell his mother in advance that their mother was anxious, but Toshihiko felt that he should let his simple mother see his aunt's face clearly, so he didn't say it, and at this time, Toshihiko saw that his mother was so sad and regretted a little, so he volunteered: "Mother, my son has met some children of the family in the capital these days, and my son went to inquire, so don't worry too much about my mother." Without waiting for Zhao to speak, Toshihiko turned around and walked out, he went outside to pick up his sister.
Aunt Yan heard that Baozhi was announced into the palace at home, put down the matter in her hand and rushed to her mother's house, and sent someone to inform Aunt He, Aunt He felt that it was not a trivial matter and discussed it with Aunt He, Aunt He learned about the cause and effect and thought that his family should not be involved, Aunt He has always been optimistic about her husband, so she said that there was something at home, and it was inconvenient to go, so Aunt Yan asked Aunt Yan to inform her again if there was anything.
When Zhao heard that her sister was coming, she asked her to wait outside the old lady's courtyard for Aunt Yan to arrive and invite her directly to Zhiting Courtyard, she was angry at Mrs. Zhao's practice of only caring about her son.
Aunt Yan saw Zhengui waiting for her outside the old lady's courtyard, didn't say anything and asked her to go back first, and asked Mrs. Zhao to say goodbye, this little sister is so old and always has a temperament, Mrs. Zhao saw that her eldest daughter was coming, and she knew that she had gotten the news: "It's all my children, which one can I let go?" Aunt Yan persuaded Mrs. Zhao a few words, but Mrs. Zhao still couldn't rest assured that her little daughter asked Aunt Yan to take a look.
As soon as Aunt Yan entered the door, she saw her tearful sister, and sighed secretly: "What the hell do you live in someone's house, don't always cry and wipe your tears, and attract disgust." ”
"I know, even my mother dislikes me, let alone others." Zhao Shi said but gradually stopped crying, she had nowhere else to go except this.
Aunt Yan stroked Zhao's hair: "Mother can't have a child, my father is gone now, this family is now my sister-in-law is in charge, and you are orphans and widows in the future, whether Junyan enters the office or Sister Bao gets married, her brother will come forward, she can't be too partial." ”
Zhao blushed: "I don't know, but you don't know that what your sister-in-law said today is too annoying, and my brother is too afraid of my sister-in-law." ”
"I've heard a little about the rumors outside, I think you might as well take Sister Bao to live in your mother's wedding Zhuangzi for a few days, stay here to study hard, and wait for two years for Brother Yan to take the fame test, and you can move out of another house."
The tears in Zhao's eyes shook a few times, and finally he couldn't control his face and cried. Aunt Yan also wiped her tears sadly, she was much older than Zhao, and she helped bring up Zhao and Aunt He since she was a child, and it is not an exaggeration to say that Zhao is her daughter, she often feels that her life is miserable, and now she feels very uncomfortable looking at her little sister like this: "I always think that you can't sleep all over the night, you are such a big person, don't always make a temperament, my mother is old, and it is inevitable that there will be confusion in doing things, and my mother has always been close to me, and we are uncomfortable with each other every time I can't say a few words. She doesn't go to you, but to the one. ”
"I know." Zhao lowered his eyes, "I listen to you, when Sister Bao comes back from the palace, I will go to my mother and say, we have all moved to Zhuangzi, what else can she say." ”
"Sister-in-law's virtue you have not understood outside, is not only a short-sighted snob, Brother Yan is now studying in the country, in the family is considered to be good, if you are good in the future, you will be able to become a big tool, she does not hold back, but pushes people out, our brother can think of this, but the roots of the ears are soft and afraid of the daughter-in-law, I see that you are more comfortable in Zhuangzi than in this house." Although Aunt Yan is illiterate, she is an understanding person, she only has a straight mouth on weekdays, and she doesn't know how many people she offends, but she is the most enthusiastic, as long as her mother's family has something, she must be the first to arrive, and she doesn't know how much worry she has for her brothers and sisters, and it is also because of this that her mother-in-law at home is even more unkind to her.
Although Zhao was not in the mood to eat at noon, but still left Aunt Yan to eat, Aunt Yan proposed to eat with Mrs. Zhao, the three of them had just had lunch, and a maid said that Junyan had sent the little maid back to the palace gate to pick up Baozhi and rush home, Mrs. Zhao called the little maid to come in and ask questions, and the little maid had already been instructed by Junyan, only to say that he and Gongzi ran a lot of places to catch the little chamberlain in the palace, and let them wait at the palace gate, and at noon I saw Baozhi and the wife of the general Zhenxi come out together.
Aunt Yan looked at the Zhao family: "If there is a general's wife in Sister Bao, it should be fine." ”