Chapter 48: The Red Lantern (1)
After a long time, Xia Ruibei let out a sigh of relief: "How to live?" And how should I die? ”
Ou Qing said solemnly: "If you die, you will die alone, and you can't mess with anyone, otherwise I won't allow it." If you want to live, you have to listen to my arrangement. ”
Xia Ruibei didn't want to think about it: "If he didn't die, how could I be willing to die?" You have to promise me that he will die without a place to be buried! I want to see how he dies, whether it is a five-horse corpse, or a thousand cuts? ”
Ou Qing knew that Xia Ruibei would not choose to die, and asked her to die silently alone in a nesting way, just afraid that she would become a ghost if she died. smiled slightly at the moment, and personally sent Xia Ruibei to the soft sedan chair: "Someone will contact you, be careful." ”
Wangjiaji, a hundred miles away, is in a mess.
Because of the long distance and the long and protracted procession, it was necessary to travel early in the morning in order to enter the city at an auspicious time.
Everyone was ready, but the bride was slow to leave. The small courtyard where the bride lived was three floors and three floors outside, surrounded by female soldiers with bright knives and guns, as long as the people of Chengwangfu approached, they would be driven out mercilessly.
Li Yue, as the general manager of Chengwangfu, was so anxious that the corners of his mouth were foamed with fruit, and his throat was so dry and hoarse that he couldn't speak.
The person who sent the relatives looked down on Zhao Mingtao, the wall grass, and wanted to raise the value of the bride, and wanted to kill the prestige of the palace, so he sent him away with a word: "What's the hurry?" It's just a hundred miles away, and it's only a few hours away. ”
Li Yue is in a hurry, and it's not a march to fight, so you can't run in a hurry with a group of people, right? What did that look like? You still have to walk slowly to look good. His face was sour, and he was careful with him, and people were annoyed: "Otherwise, the chief manager will personally urge him?" ”
Miss Rong Jiu is notoriously spicy in Western Xinjiang, and there are many people who have eaten her whip, if this chief manager is hit so badly, it will definitely be very good-looking.
Li Yue was forced to be anxious: "I want to see Rong Liugongzi." Who is responsible for the mistaken auspicious time? "Rong Liu is the main person in charge of this send-off, and he is the brother of the princess, he wants to see what this Rong Liu has to say. No matter how poor the prince of his family is, he is also a prince, this is a marriage given by the emperor, who dares to delay? What is the intention of making such a difficulty?
A Rong family general jumped up, and his hand was about to dig into Li Yue's eyes: "What are you!" It's just a minion, and you dare to name us to see our sixth son? Your prince is not in a hurry, what are you in a hurry with a dog slave? Who is responsible for the mistaken auspicious time? Who do you say you want to be responsible? ”
Li Yue was furious, and he saw that other people looked at him with a smile, and some people even grabbed the stool next to him, seeing that they were about to smash him if they didn't agree with him. Even if he was smashed, he would suffer in vain, and the prince would blame him for not being able to do things.
He endured the anger in his heart, this group of people was not the real civil officials in the original capital, but a group of big bosses in the frontier, because the new dynasty was just built and had to support the shelf, so they were reluctant to serve.
Where do they care what manners do they care about you or not? Just want to be happy.
Liu Lizi saw it really from the side, laughed and patted Li Yue on the shoulder: "Manager Li, don't worry." Look at your face, it's longer than a donkey's face. On the day of great joy, who will make a face to see? I don't know, I still misunderstand that you don't agree with this family business, be careful that your prince beats you on the board? ”
Li Yue couldn't, so he had to go to Zhao Mingtao aggrievedly.
Zhao Mingtao sat at the table with a calm face and wiped his sword over and over again, his handsome face shone on Han Sensen's sword, looking extremely twisted and hideous.
He knew what was going on outside, and he knew that the so-called bride was not there at all at the moment, not even Rong Liu, who was sending his relatives. If no one is there, how can you welcome your relatives?
"Lord Wang?" Li Yue cautiously called out to him.
Zhao Mingtao sighed: "Wait patiently." "What else? This bride, he can't return, and he can't afford to return.
It wasn't until noon that someone came to report: "Rong Liugongzi is here." ”
Zhao Mingtao pushed the sword into the scabbard with a "cang" sound, turned his face to a smiling face, and greeted him diligently.
This day is the day when Zhao Mingtao marries his new concubine, Xijing City is cleaned, whether rich or not, every household has hung red lanterns, filled with flowers at the door, and lit firecrackers to celebrate.
Early in the morning, Li Yue ordered someone to sweep the streets at the gate as agreed in advance, hang red lanterns, and put flowers. When the lantern was being hung, something went wrong.
Ou Qinghua's son born in the outer room, Ou Xinfeng, usually has a hard time getting out of the study, he doesn't listen to things outside the window, he only reads sage books wholeheartedly, and even eats have to be sent in. is such a person, but after hearing that the girl who delivered the meal had an extra mouth, she rushed out of the study, snatched it and ripped off the red lantern, stepped on it with her foot, and smashed a few pots of flowers with a stick.
How could those subordinates ever take his child who was born and raised in an outer room and whose father died in their eyes? Naturally, they didn't follow it, and they made a lot of noise at the moment.
A mother-in-law who watched the second gate ran to report to Xia Ruixi in a panic: "Fourth lady, the fourth young master is making trouble at the gate, tearing up the red lantern and smashing the flower pot. There are a lot of people watching the excitement outside, and there is nothing to say. ”
After Ou Xinfeng recognized his ancestors and returned to his ancestors, in his generation, he was just four years old, so he was called the fourth young master. Liang'er was quite unimpressed, what four young masters, where can they catch up with their original four young masters, and now the fourth masters? This is obviously a sour and beautiful talent who reads dead books and doesn't know the height of the sky.
Despise is contempt, but Liang'er didn't dare to delay at all, so she hurriedly took a cloak and put it on Xia Ruixi, and ordered a housekeeper to accompany Xia Ruixi out to put out the fire.
Someone also reported Aunt Tong, and Aunt Tong went to persuade Ou Xinfeng, but he pointed his nose and scolded: "Where is there an old man in the family who has not passed away for the anniversary, and the husband has to hang red lanterns and set off firecrackers before 100 days after his death?" I don't blame you for not being the master, but you have to be a little shameless, right? ”
scolded Aunt Tong so much that she couldn't say a word, she was so angry that she cried and was about to hit the wall and die.
When Xia Ruixi arrived, Ou Qingjin had already arrived first, and the people watching the excitement at the gate of Oufu had already surrounded the three layers inside and three layers outside, pointing and discussing. There are humane people who are evil slaves and bullying their masters, there are people who are uncles and aunts bullying orphans and widows, and some people say that the Ou family has been ruined, and Ou Sishao is angry all day long, spending all day drinking, vassalizing and powerful, and being unfilial.
Ou Qingjin sank his face, and he didn't say much, and directly ordered someone to drag Ou Xinfeng in. Ou Mo persuaded the people who were watching the excitement at the door, only saying that the fourth young master of his family was confused from reading, and his mind was a little confused, so he made everyone laugh and apologize.
When the people dispersed, Xia Ruixi ordered people to clean the ground again, hang new lanterns, and put flowers on them. He also ordered two powerful men to watch the gate and prepare firecrackers, and set off firecrackers as soon as the auspicious time came.
Ou Xinfeng watched the big red lantern hang up again, he was dragged and couldn't move, only looked at Xia Ruixi and his wife and sneered again and again: "Okay! Good! This is not my house, and I cannot be the master. If you love to hang red lanterns, you will hang red lanterns, and if you love firecrackers, you will set off firecrackers. Although I pity my father, who has been dead for less than 100 days, I am even more unworthy of my grandfather, who died less than a year ago, and there are children and grandchildren who can't keep their filial piety, and they spend all day drinking, and they only think about currying favor with the powerful and wanting to be an official. ”
In his heart, there are two people in four rooms, one is not at home to keep filial piety, and one day goes out to accompany a group of powerful people to spend all day drinking, and the other knows how to please the enemy, and does not know the things of filial piety and shame. He forgot all about how good people were to him before, and he didn't want to think about where he ate and drank and wore clothes from.
Xia Ruixi changed color, so angry that one Buddha was born and two Buddhas ascended to heaven, she never knew that Ou Xinfeng, who was deeply favored by Ou Qinghua, was such a person. It was okay for her to be scolded a few times, but the few words that scolded Ou Qingjin were like a few knives stuck in her heart.
Ou Qing went out early and returned late, how many grievances he suffered, and how much thought he spent, all for the sake of this big family. Without him, he is busy outside, working hard, but I am afraid that this family is drinking the northwest wind and letting the mermaid meat be slaughtered. It's okay for outsiders to say a few words, he eats and drinks for nothing, and picks his nose and eyes, what is this? The most hurtful people are often their own people.
She looked at Ou Qingjin worriedly, but Ou Qingjin only frowned slightly, such a situation had been expected from the day he made his decision. What is this? Outsiders say that it is a hundred times worse than this, and he has endured it, not to mention his own children and nephews who are ignorant, what can't he bear?
Aunt Tong cried mournfully, and rushed over to cover Ou Xinfeng's mouth: "Wrongdoer! Can't you just say a few words? You're reading a book! "She was really scared. Ou Qinghua is dead, the Xue family hates her to death, her son is her only reliance in this life, and she has to rely on the other people, if the fourth room holds a grudge in her heart, take revenge on them, and drive them out, how can it be good? Ou Xinfeng pushed her away impatiently: "Why should I say a few words? I'm not wrong, I'm not afraid of them if you're afraid of them! I have no reason to put this in any place, and I can't afford to refute it. For Ou Qinghua's death, he hated Zhao Mingtao very much, and he hated everything related to Zhao Mingtao. is even more disgusted with the Ou family's behavior of hanging lanterns to curry favor with Zhao Mingtao and the new princess.
Aunt Tong pounced at Ou Qingjin's feet again: "Fourth master, fourth master, he is ignorant of the trade wind, he reads and reads the magic barrier, and I don't know who provoked him, please look at your dead second brother, spare him?" I apologize to you. ”
Xia Ruixi stepped forward to help Aunt Tong, she was angry, and her speech was particularly ugly: "Aunt Tong, you don't have to be so pitiful. The fourth master is so wronged, for whom, some people don't understand, but others know it in their hearts. It's for everyone, how can you be serious with an ignorant nephew? You cry and beg as if we were going to do something to the trade winds. Could it be that you actually think in your heart that our husband and wife are such small-bellied, selfish, selfish, only caring about their own happiness and not caring about the lives of others? ”
Aunt Tong still heard Xia Ruixi talk to her in such a scathing tone for the first time, and she couldn't help but be a little stunned.
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