Chapter 408: Bereavement and Silence
Meng Ying was extremely surprised by He Angelica's indifferent reaction and rhetoric, and she was speechless for a while.
He Angelica lowered her eyelashes and pondered, the waters around Yinma Town are not very peaceful, and there is an undercurrent under the water this winter, as early as a month ago, she had mentioned it to Chang Nuo, and she also used this as an example to ask for the sale of water intelligence to the Cao Gang, the world's first waterway gang. At that time, Chang Nuo's expression obviously didn't take her and her words to heart, but her attitude was swearing, at least it should attract Chang Nuo's attention, right? Their mighty fleet of people passed through the narrow section next to Yinma Town, capsized and lost a King Ning, this matter is unreasonable.
Meng Ying pondered for a moment, and sneered: "A smart person like King Ning, this time he really capsized in the gutter, if he goes into battle to kill the enemy and dies, it can be regarded as a dignified death, but he loses his heart and sinks in the lake, but it is the stupidest way to die." ”
"Oh? What do you mean by that? He Angelica asked patiently.
Meng Ying explained: "He had a problem with his brain, after the boat capsized, he immediately jumped out of the water, and he didn't need anyone to save him, but his face was cloudy, and he didn't know what he was thinking, muttering, 'What she said before she died was Sun Meiniang, who is Sun Meiniang?' It turned out that she complained to me so deeply, she blamed me for not protecting her, blamed me for snubbing her, and blamed the well water for being too cold for her, and the most blamed me was for the death of Sister Xiang'er, saying that she could never be forgiven...... Unexpectedly, Sister Yu was three years old, and she really looked like her...... 'After saying these words, he asked someone to bring him the heaviest armor and put it on, leaving a message saying that he would go into the water to listen to 'a voice', and let everyone not worry. ”
He Angelica really felt that she had seen a ghost this time, she listened to half of Zhu Quan's last words, and stood there dumbfounded, much more surprised and unbelievable than when she heard the news of Zhu Quan's death.
How so! Before she died, she had said the name of "Sun Meiniang" three times, and she herself learned about it on the seventh realm video wall, as for Sister Xiang'er, who was three years old...... What do you mean?! Who told Zhu Quan this underwater?
Meng Ying saw He Angelica like this, and while his mood became better, he continued: "And everyone was really not worried at first, just because King Ning's ability was there, even if he went ashore without inhaling air, holding his breath underwater, and relying on his strength to maintain internal breathing, he could last for more than an hour. But after an hour passed, he didn't come up to ventilate as expected, and everyone panicked, Shangguan was refused to go down with him tomorrow, and they couldn't wait for King Ning to get on the boat, and when they went into the water to look for it, there was no trace of King Ning underwater. Then, they summoned 100 water ghosts on both sides of the strait to salvage with great fanfare, and finally found King Ning somewhere downstream, but unfortunately they found him too late, and when they found him, he was already dead of rage. ”
"......" He Angelica asked, "Third Prince, from which mouth did you hear it?" ”
"Sima Mingyue," Meng Ying told her, "King Ning's drowning has turned the world upside down, no one in the area of Yinma Town doesn't know, Shangguan will order one hundred and ten water ghosts to stir up the entire ditch tomorrow, there are those who find King Ning, a thousand taels of silver, and those who rescue King Ning are sealed by a thousand households, and there are more than a thousand people who throw themselves into the lake on both sides of the strait at one time, as long as they know how to water, regardless of men, women and children, they will go into the water to 'hunt for treasure'." Later, King Ning was fished up, claiming that he had been rescued and wanted to go back to the fiefdom to recuperate, but Mingyue told me the truth, he said, the prince didn't wake up. ”
"......" He Angelica was silent for a moment, and came up with his thoughts after hearing about this, "The third prince must have some weight in Wu Ying Pavilion, and he can get such important information." ”
Meng Ying frowned and forced her to look at her, gritted her teeth and smiled: "It was okay to see you last time, but this time I saw you, I didn't have a polite attitude towards me at all, and I didn't even distinguish between superiority and inferiority." Don't you think that if you have the fourth uncle in charge for you, you think you are superior and don't take the third master in your eyes? It seems that you still have to ask for a copy of "Meng's Family Motto" to read carefully, to find back the respectful attitude you should have, besides, don't think that you only see one side, there is a fourth uncle as a backer in the Meng family, he has a lot of doubts about you, I listen to the meaning of his words, and I don't have a good impression of you. ”
Although He Angelica was tired of Meng Ying's face of telling right and wrong, she thought that her etiquette attitude towards her master Meng Xi was good enough, and she didn't even get mad at him who was suspected of wrongdoing to her. If a stranger on the side did this, she would definitely be a slap in the face, how could she displease him?
"One, the fourth uncle said that among all the girls he has hugged, you are the first person who does not cry or make trouble, and can still respond to him normally, which is not as normal as what you can do at your age." Meng Ying had a weird smile on her face, "My fourth uncle has no general deterrence, which is enough to scare all girls who cry." ”
Of all the girls that "......" has hugged? He Angelica's face was dark, he didn't expect the master to be a pervert.
Meng Ying leaned her face close to He Angelica's black face, lowered her voice and said, "Second, he said that you are cold inside, and you seem to have infertility, but it is inconvenient to ask questions. Third, he is suspicious that you, a teenage girl, know so many things that you shouldn't know, and know too many things. He happily looked at He Angelica's eyes that stared at Niu Da, covered his mouth with a bamboo fan and smiled, "Where did you hear about 'Shui Xian'?" also knew that its other name was 'earth milk', and when you opened your mouth to say the first 'earth milk', the fourth uncle was secretly surprised. That 'Shui Xian' is the ancient medicine of Sichuan and Shu, and the raw materials prepared have long been extinct in the world, except that we have this medicine, probably only in the palace There is a little inventory, so even the name of the medicine is gradually extinct. I don't even know that 'Shuixian' is also known as 'ground milk'. ”
He Angelica has not yet made a statement, Meng Ying said: "The fourth uncle also said, the most incredible thing is your 'Song's tea art', my fourth uncle drank the jasmine tea you brewed and said, 'This is not today's craft, I remember that it only existed in the Yongle period, four or five years earlier. Meng Ying's stupid face leaned closer and asked, "What does Yongle mean?" Is it a place name? Does the fourth uncle think the tea you brew is too unpalatable? ”
He Angelica was bombarded with this round of news, and the most shocking thing was the last news, the current year name is "Hongwu", Hongwu thirty-one years, and the year name after four years is "Yongle", and no matter what problems there are with her tea-making skills, the "Yongle" year name, she knows, Meng Xuan knows, why is there a third person who knows about it now?
It's okay to just know an era name, after all, Meng Xuan may also tell his master about the things he knows, but Meng Xi can still drink the "age" of the tea she brewed? This is too suspenseful, she, a person who makes tea, can't taste it, Song You's "Song's Tea Art" was famous in the south and north of the Yangtze River many years ago, what can be distinguished? She just intended to leave a good impression on the new master, so she used the slightly ordinary tea sets and tea leaves in the room to exert her most exquisite tea skills, and made a pot of good tea to honor the teacher, is there a problem with this? Don't let people live! Why did Meng Xi still say that she suffered from infertility? Is it because the residual poison in the body has not been cleared? Where is Lu Jiangbei?
Looking at He Angelica, who was finally stunned and couldn't even move, Meng Ying was in a good mood, and once again took out the broken red gold bead brocade box in her sleeve, put it in front of He Angelica, and said: "The master has told you so many secrets, and the courtesies are still exchanged, and you also answer the three questions of the master, and you will be rewarded for answering the right answers." Question 1, why is Liao Qinger so weird, can you understand what she said? ”
He Angelica's dull gaze moved from the brocade box to Meng Ying's nose, frozen.
Meng Ying scratched her chin and asked while thinking, "Question two, has she been married to someone else?" Well...... Did she mention my name to you, and did she show any shyness after mentioning it? Question 3, what does she like to eat, drink, and wear, why has she been living in Guanfu, and what is her relationship with Guan Bai and Guan Mo? Okay, let's ask these three questions for the time being, and answer them quickly! Meng Ying urged, "I asked Cicada Yi, you and Qingqing are best friends, you must know everything about her!" ”
He Danggui came back to his senses, took the brocade box from Meng Ying's hand, and asked him: "Why do you want to ask these questions, you have taken a fancy to my Qing'er?" What do you like about her? ”
Meng Ying had a strange expression on her face, and she said for a long time: "Brother Xuan belongs to your family, why is Qingqing still your family!" What are you rubbing, if the master asks you, you will answer quickly, you don't have to worry about my business! Say it quickly, as soon as I'm in a good mood after I finish speaking, I'll tell you about Brother Xuan's troubles since childhood. He unscrupulously offered such a quid pro quo.
He Angelica studied his expression for a while, then lowered his head and played with the box, and replied slowly: "Of course, Qing'er Monster has her reasons, and the strange words in her mouth were learned from a certain Western missionary. The problem of the betrothed family...... It's not on the agenda yet, but my sweetheart already has it, I can't say who it is, you have to ask in person, or I asked her for her opinion to tell you. As for you, the third son, when I was in Taoyao Courtyard half a month ago, I heard of your famous treasure name 'Meng Ying' for the first time, and I am very sure that I have been with Qing'er for three years, and these two words have never come out of her mouth. The performance of shyness, she has only shown to someone, and I still have no, can, bumble, and tell the name of that person. When it comes to what she likes to eat, there are a lot of them, such as fried chicken, egg rolls, lollipops, marshmallows, medicinal candy, ......"
"Who does she like?!" Meng Ying interrupted her irritably, "Is it Guan Bai Guan Mo?" ”
"It's not."
"Is it a student from Chengxu Academy?"
"It's not."
“…… Is it the Liao family's in-laws? ”
"I don't know," He Angelica said honestly, "I don't know if the two of them are related, whether they are world friends." ”
“…… Is it Liao Zhiyuan's colleague? Meng Ying continued to ask multiple-choice questions.
He Angelica shook his head and said, "I won't tell you." ”
Meng Ying's eyes widened wider than a bull's eye, and she came to a conclusion: "She likes Liao Zhiyuan's colleagues, and her sweetheart is in Jinyiwei!" Who is it? Who is he! Excellent? Lu Jiangbei? Duan Xiaolou? Song Fei? Du Yao? Jiang Yi? Jiang Pi? ”
He Angelica shook his head and said, "I won't tell you." She opened the brocade box and saw that there was a delicately made double-fish-shaped wooden hairpin inside, and the fragrance came to her face, she couldn't help but raise her eyebrows and said, "Agarwood hairpin?" The material is superior, but unfortunately the carving is a little worse, the material and the carving are so mismatched, could it be that this hairpin is from the third son of your craft, to give to Qing'er to wear in the hair? She smiled at Meng Ying's flushed face, and speculated, "You gave me a brocade box worth a few hundred taels, and when I opened the brocade box, you suddenly said, 'Ah, it turns out that there is a hairpin in it!' It doesn't seem to be a valuable item, and it's not suitable for you to wear, so you can just give it to Liao Qing'er to wear! 'Am I guessing right or not?' ”
Meng Ying was pierced at once, and heard that Liao Qinger had "empathized and said goodbye", she was stunned, annoyed and sour in her heart, and secretly said, she is not a first-class beauty, why do others still think about her? In short, it is complicated and complicated. was ridiculed by He Angelica again, which made him even more angry, took back the agarwood hairpin, turned around and left, and said nothing.
When he grabbed the hairpin, He Angelica was stunned for a moment, because she found out that there were at least six or seven small red and swollen cuts on the five fingers of Meng Ying's fair and slender left hand, which seemed to be cut out of a small bamboo knife, could it be? Don't? Or is it?
Looking at the back of Meng Ying walking away, He Angelica reflected on his "three" questions alone, and was worried about Meng Ying's Meng Xi said that she had infertility, and she took the pulse to explore carefully, but to no avail, seeing that the night was late, she turned around and went back to the room. pushed the door in, but saw that Meng Xuan was sleeping sweetly in the green gauze tent, and her heart suddenly had a sweet feeling.
Meng Xuan's eyes were problematic, she looked at the injury for him, but she couldn't see anything wrong, not as if she was injured. I was going to ask the master, but the other party had already left, and there was always a bit of indifference in his attitude, saying that Meng Xuan would be fine in ten months. She had no choice but to calm down and say, I hope so.
Taking off her embroidered shoes and going to bed, she hugged Meng Xuan's warm back from behind, slowly closed her eyes, and deep sleep invaded her consciousness and temporarily diluted her sorrow.