Chapter 22 The Lady of the Dong Family
Geng Yi prepared a lot of gifts to come to the door.
When I went, I met a carriage at the door of Dong's house. Green jamb, pineapple wood, not broad, but definitely suitable for hurrying.
The coachman was a stout man, with his arms exposed, showing off his muscles. Geng Yi guessed that he would be a domestic servant with a little kung fu.
The man crossed Geng Yi, stepped up the steps, and clenched his fist at the servant at the door: "Hurry up and report it, Mrs. Danyang Dong is here." ”
glanced at the man, and then looked at Geng Yi behind the man, and the servant ran quickly to the inner house.
What a coincidence!
Geng Yi smiled at the man, walked down the steps, came to the carriage, bowed, and saluted the juniors: "Geng Jiawulang has seen Mrs. Dong. ”
The curtain of the door moved slightly, a pair of plain hands lifted a curtain corner, and a maid knelt at the door, and a woman sat inside, with a haggard face and dusty face.
If memory serves, this is Dong Xian's mother. Ten years ago, her father worked in Danyang, and Geng Yi had seen her and was very impressed.
Because this lady is completely in line with the whole imagination of the Geng Yi sisters and brothers, they are beautiful and gentle.
However, when we met again ten years later, she changed a lot. Geng Yi almost didn't dare to recognize each other, but the woman in her thirties was full of gray hair and looked like she was in her fifties.
"Aunt Dong." Geng Yi felt a lot of emotions in his heart.
Mrs. Dong was very surprised, she didn't expect to see the Geng family now, or at such a time and place.
"Good boy, my aunt can hardly recognize you." The change in small children is so big that it is not natural to recognize it.
"If my virtuous son is not...... Then he should have been your brother-in-law a long time ago. It's hard for Minxian, and after hearing that after the divorce, she didn't allow anyone else. ”
This is actually quite abrupt, but now Mrs. Dong's heart has already fallen to Dong Xian's 'found, still alive', and she didn't think about anything else.
Seven years after Dong Xian's disappearance, the Geng family came to withdraw from their relatives, and Mrs. Dong felt that the Geng family was not a family that fell into the ground, and was very polite to Geng Yi.
Wiping her tears, Mrs. Dong helped the maid get out of the carriage: "Quick, good boy, let's go in and talk." ”
At this time, Dong Gong had already arrived at the gate: "Sister-in-law, you have worked hard all the way, please come in quickly." ”
turned around, looked at Geng Yi, and said, "It's Geng Shi's nephew, I'm slacking." I didn't expect your aunt to come to Beijing this way, and it was really fateful. It's all family, you're welcome, come in. ”
Geng Yi instructed the little servant to go back to the inn, and he followed Dong Gong and the eldest lady of the Dong family into the Dong family.
The little guy was newly bought after entering Beijing, and he was quite clever, so Geng Yi gave him a name, called Moyan.
Geng Yi handed over the sticker in advance, so Dong Gong left Dong Kuanxin at home to accompany him today, and the banquet had already been prepared.
It's just that I didn't expect Mrs. Dong to arrive today, which made Dong Gong feel a little delicate.
Dong Gong's wife went early, and she never continued the strings, and there was only one Aunt Zhu who couldn't get on the stage.
The widowed sister-in-law came from afar, and it was inconvenient for her little brother-in-law to receive her, so she could only reluctantly call Aunt Ju to come and serve.
Mrs. Dong was dusty, so she was naturally led to the backyard by Aunt Zhu to wash up. Dong Kuanxin was busy settling the domestic servants, slaves and maids from Danyang, and only Geng Yi was left in the front hall.
"When did Geng Xian's nephew enter Beijing, my father and mother are good, and your grandmother and her old man are still healthy." Dong Gong chattered.
Lao Dong Shibo remembered that his father and mother were good, and his grandmother was also very healthy. I went to Beijing on the third day, and I met Brother Dong Shi on the day I entered Beijing. Geng Yi didn't talk to him blindly, and went straight to the topic.
3 days ago...... Isn't that exactly the day when Dong Xian was assassinated and taken away by the emperor......
Dong Gong immediately felt uncomfortable, he thought of many ways to let Dong Xian enter the palace, but he never thought about being assassinated, attacked, seriously injured, and carried back to the palace by the emperor in public, such a way that the city was full of wind and rain.
Now, not only is his sister-in-law coming at this juncture, but the Geng family is also coming to join in this fun, do you hate it!
Dong Gong's heart was broken, but his face was still kind and amiable.
"Alas, Xian'er has a hard life, and she has been missing for many years and finally found it, but she has lost her memory. I tried my best to get him a position, but I didn't expect it to hurt him. ”
Pretending to shed a few tears, Dong Gong said again: "This kid is also too sincere, when he sees the assassin, he only has His Majesty's safety in his eyes, and he completely ignores himself." As a result, he was so badly wounded by the assassins...... Good boy, worthy of my Dong family. ”
…… What does that mean, help? Well, Geng Yi is here to make friends, not to investigate the case, what he says is what he says.
"Dong Shibo is serious, Brother Dong Shige is high-spirited, loyal and patriotic, and he is really a model for my generation."
The fig leaf is almost here, Geng Yi changed the topic and said: "My sister has been married to Brother Dong since she was a child, although there was no news of her brother back then, and her grandmother was in charge and withdrew from this marriage for her sister, but my sister would rather not marry for many years, and she has been waiting for her brother, and now she ......."
"Now Xian'er is seriously injured, and life and death are unpredictable." Dong Gong didn't dare to let Dong Xian marry a wife, he was already considered His Majesty's person.
Geng Yi expected it, and he didn't ask him to admit this family business immediately. You said: "My sister is concerned about Brother Dong Shi, and she has been worried about her brother's safety these days, and she can't live in fear. Geng Yi really couldn't bear it, and Dong Shibo, who wanted to ask for it when he came to the door today, agreed, and sent his sister as a maid of the Dong family and sent to the palace to take care of his brother. ”
"How does this work?" Dong Gong almost jumped up.
"I can't do it." Mrs. Dong had been standing outside the door and listening for a while, and now she couldn't help but feel sad knowing that Dong Xian was injured in the palace. also thought of Geng Minxian's infatuation, where would it not be perfect.
Dong Gong held his forehead and had a headache.
Geng Yi smiled and said: "The nephew is not the only one who can ask Dong Shibo, but Geng Yi thinks about this matter, it is most appropriate for Dong Shibo to come forward." When it comes to not going out, it is inevitable that my sister's reputation will be hindered, and it will not be good for my brother. ”
Dong Gong gritted his teeth and threatened him!
However, what Geng Yi said is not unreasonable, matters related to Dong Xian can only be solved in private and secretly. Otherwise, anyone's face will be ugly.
"Okay, it's rare for Minxian to have a piece of mind, and being a Shibo must be fulfilled." Now that Dong Gong has too many things to deal with, when he is in a hurry, he will send the Geng family away.
Geng Yi bowed: "Thank you Uncle Dong for your success, thank you for your aunt's success." ”
As long as the goal is achieved, he won't eat the meal, Geng Yi is afraid of himself, and he will lose his appetite for a villain like Dong Gong.
Standing up, Geng Yi said politely: "It's an unfortunate fact that Geng Yi came today, my aunt came from afar, and I think I have a lot to say to Dong Shibo." Geng Yi said goodbye first, and decided to visit the two elders with his sister another day. ”
Mrs. Dong wiped away her tears and said softly: "The banquet has been prepared, the fifth prince should stay and eat before leaving." ”
"Auntie, don't be polite, Geng Yi will come back another day to bother." Geng Yi said and saluted: "Uncle Shi, aunt stays, we are not outsiders, and we don't pay attention to those false courtesies." ”
Dong Gong also didn't have the strength to deal with Geng Yi anymore, just looking at the widow's sister-in-law's impatient posture that was about to break the casserole made him feel a headache.
A lie needs a hundred lies to cover up, and this is a big lie.
Geng Yi walked briskly, and there was a faint cry of Mrs. Dong and Dong Gong's false relief behind him.