Chapter 6: Purple Jade
On this day, Ban's naturally couldn't spare time to stay Zhuo Zhao's feast, and the lunch was directly sent to Binwei Courtyard in the big kitchen, and after the meal, Ming Ye and Ming Yin helped the mother-in-law who delivered the meal to pack up the food box together, and sent a few more steps, and when he came back, he told Zhuo Zhaojie: "Doctor Fang Cai showed Da Lang, saying that he had injured his vitality and had to recuperate, and he had been sent back to the big room." ”
"Prepare something." Zhuo Zhaojie thought about it, You Shuo was very angry today, but it was estimated that he didn't want to see people for a while, and he might not be able to see people for a while, so he asked, "When did the eldest cousin return to the big house?" ”
"I heard Fang Cai's mother-in-law say that it was the end of noon." Mingye Road.
Zhuo Zhaojie instructed: "Then Shen Chu reminded me to go and visit my eldest cousin." ”
Although the person was sent back to the big room, but he walked out of the house but was carried back, and he had to toss and clean up, Shen Chu should not be very busy, and when the time comes, it will be good to say hello to Wu Manniang - although there is no place to speak about this matter due to the relationship between the younger generation without the surname You, but Zhuo Zhaojie also complained a little about his uncle You Fei, You Shuo regretted that he had no talent for reading, and the You family knew that he was not useless, but his understanding was limited, but his cousin under him, Even his cousin Ren Shenzhi was admitted to Huaixing Academy one after another, and the depression of his eldest grandson can be imagined!
Although Zhuo Zhaojie speculated that You Hail's emphasis on the art of aversion to victory was nonsense, not necessarily to exonerate the concubine completely, but more to plan to make a big deal small to protect the reputation of the You family, but now that things are getting bigger, it is not at all that the You family is willing to pretend to be confused and can get through, not to mention that the Jiang family is You Shuo's biological mother, and the mother and son are deeply affectionate, where can You Shuo not be wronged for his mother? You Fei didn't consider the feelings of the eldest son at all, and only cared about his own opinions, no wonder Ban Shi didn't give him face so much later, and beat and scolded You Fei in front of his eldest granddaughter-in-law.
Of course, it is estimated that this is also to be known to You Shuo through Wu Manniang's beating and scolding, lest You Shuo can't swallow it in one breath, one is that his body is good and slow, and the other is that father and son become enemies.
At the beginning of Shen, Zhuo Zhaojie changed into a plain dress and took Minghe and Mingji to the big house, and sure enough, only Wu Manniang came out with red eyes, and her voice was already hoarse when she spoke: "Cousin is here to visit her husband?" Unfortunately, the husband drank the prescription and fell asleep. ”
"How's the eldest cousin doing? My cousin-in-law has worked hard today, what's wrong with this voice? Zhuo Zhaojie asked with concern, Wu Manniang smiled reluctantly, almost shed tears, and hurriedly turned her head and blinked by inviting Zhuo Zhaojie to go in, and then replied: "Fortunately, the doctor said that I want to recuperate for a while, I don't have anything, just moisten it with some honey later." ”
After recuperating for a while, he didn't even say anything for a few days, it seems that You Shuo is really not light this time.
Zhuo Zhaojie saw that her face was not very good, so she didn't dare to stay longer, so she asked Minghe to put down the things she visited, comforted her a few words, and persuaded her to take care of herself, so she hurriedly said goodbye.
You Shuo was lying on the bed, the two concubines Qixiang and Ziyu didn't know what to do with it, Wu Manniang had just taken care of the house, things were piled up and clumped, and she couldn't wait to give birth to three heads and six arms to use, of course, she didn't have time to keep her, and she personally sent a few steps, and seeing that Zhuo Zhaojie insisted on letting herself go back, she didn't send it more.
Zhuo Zhaojie had been to the big house, thinking that it would be nothing to do when he went back to Binwei Courtyard, so he went to Duanyi Garden again, and the person guarding the door was still the tortoiseshell in the morning, and he saw her gesturing: "The old lady is inside." ”
"Is Grandmother awake or napping?" Zhuo Zhaojie asked in a low voice, and the tortoiseshell was about to answer, but Ban's voice came from inside: "Who is outside?" ”
"Grandmother, it's me!" Zhuo Zhaojie was busy.
Ban sighed: "Come in." ”
Zhuo Zhaojie entered the door, and saw that the house had already been cleaned up, and he couldn't see the tea cup that You Ruoheng smashed when he was angry before, and a Boshan stove was taken out, although it was not burning incense, but the aftertaste of tranquility incense was clearly filled all around, it can be seen that Ban is really upset today, Coral is half-kneeling on the ground to beat her legs, Ban changed into a half-worn yellow oak shirt, an tooth-colored lower skirt, a gilt crescent comb inserted in the fallen horse bun, half leaning on the couch, his eyebrows were slightly wrinkled, but only slightly wrinkled, and his face calmed down - seeing Zhuo Zhaojie come in, He said, "Have you ever been to the big house?" ”
"I can't hide anything from my grandmother." Zhuo Zhaojie smiled, rolled up his sleeves and squeezed his shoulders behind her obediently.
"Are you okay today?" Ban Shi looked useful, and after a moment, he turned his head to look at her a few times, and asked softly.
Zhuo Zhaojie was about to answer, but suddenly realized what she meant, his face was slightly red, and he said angrily: "How can it be bad?" ”
Ban Shi saw that she looked good, smiled, and said, "How is your eldest cousin?" She didn't ask You Shuo but asked Wu Manniang, obviously knowing that You Shuo couldn't be too fast this time, Zhuo Zhaojie pursed her lips: "The eldest cousin is very busy, I'm afraid of delaying her, so I came out after saying a few words - look, I'm very worried about the eldest cousin." ”
"This ...... Lang" Ban was obviously a little angry, and halfway through his mouth scolding, he stopped hatefully, closed his eyes for a moment, and sighed, "What a sin!" ”
Zhuo Zhaojie was suspicious that she was still talking about Youhail, and she was a junior who was not easy to talk to, so she diverted the topic: "Grandfather is in the study?" I'm going to borrow a few books and go back to Binwei to read. ”
You Ruoheng is certainly a dead reader, but his poetry and book skills are really solid, the ancestors of the You family have been reading for several generations, and there are thousands of books in the study room of Duanyi Garden, among which there are many rare and unique books, and they are also famous in Moling City, and even the teachers and students of Huaixing Academy occasionally come to borrow books.
Ban was in a bad mood at the moment, so he didn't leave her, nodded and said, "Go ahead." ”
The study room of the library is not far from the main house, but another wall is built to separate it, after entering, I first see a piece of evergreen bamboo, a cobblestone road in the bamboo forest turns a corner, a row of three two-storey small buildings, downstairs under the east window also dug a small pond with a radius of more than ten steps, now although the spring cold has not gone, there are already a few lotus leaves leisurely floated up.
This pond was given to You Ruoheng a few lotus seeds by Cui Shanchang of Huaixing Academy a few years ago, and You Ruoheng specially removed the bamboo under the east window and dug it out and planted it.
She knocked lightly on the door, and after a while, footsteps came from the compartment, and a young man in Tsing Yi opened the door lightly, seeing that it was her, she made a silent gesture, lowered her voice and said, "Ah Gong is learning words." ”
You Ruoheng usually has a bad temper, but he is tired of being interrupted when he learns words - he has the habit of calming down his mood by learning words.
Zhuo Zhaojie nodded and whispered, "I'll look for a few books." ”
The little guy was puzzled: "Is it on the bookshelf behind Ah Gong?" Qi Niang, please wait here, and see if you can tell You An. ”
You An is You Ruoheng's scholar, and now he is serving the pen and ink inside.
"No need, I'll just take two miscellaneous books for leisure." Zhuo Zhaojie waved his hand, although You Ruoheng's study is usually watched by this little guy, as long as it is the descendants of the You family or the grandson or granddaughter, they can come and read it at will, Zhuo Zhaojie is still clear about the location of the books here, and walked to the compartment on the other side to pick up the books.
Minghe and Mingji each held two or three books to accompany Zhuo Zhaojie back to Binwei Courtyard, only to step into the door, and saw that on the swing under the hundred-year-old apricot tree in the courtyard, You Can was lazily swinging, her maids bayberry and loquat stood beside her, but no one pushed it, and when she heard the sound of the courtyard door, You Can turned around: "Where have you been?" I can't find you. ”
"I went and borrowed some books from my grandfather." Zhuo Zhaojie frowned, "What about Ming Ye and Ming Yin?" The third cousin came over and didn't have a sip of water? ”
"I'm not thirsty, so tell them not to be busy." You Can said, "Could it be that I have to come here and see outside?" Originally, they wanted to wait outside, is it interesting? It's not that there is no one to serve here, so they are told what they should do. She got up from the swing, "You go to your grandfather to borrow a book, what did grandfather and grandmother say?" ”
Zhuo Zhaojie said: "What can you say? I saw that my grandmother was not in a good mood either, so I went to the study and picked up a few books and left...... My grandfather is said to have been learning Chinese characters since the afternoon. ”
It can be seen how bad You Ruoheng's mood is.
"Uncle was beaten quite lightly." You Can nodded, and gloated, "Ancestor's automatic hand, it is estimated that the eldest brother will not be better." ”
"Third cousin!" Zhuo Zhaojie glared at her warningly, although Zhuo Zhaojie also felt that You Hail deserved to be punished, but in the end, it was not something that the juniors could talk about and ridicule casually, and it was passed out, and the elders were punished for doing something wrong, and the juniors gloated behind their backs, which was not good.
You Can smiled, pouted and said: "I won't say anything about it, that Ziyu has done such a thing, it's hard for the uncle to still want to protect her, although he is our relative elder, but let me say that this is too sorry for the eldest aunt!" "The Jiang family has been in charge for many years, and his ability is recognized, and he is good for his nephews and nieces, and You Can's impression of his aunt is much better than that of his uncle.
Zhuo Zhaojie was surprised: "Why does Uncle want to protect Ziyu?" ”
You Fei has also been a parent official for a few years, why is he so confused?
You Can sighed: "Otherwise, how could you make your grandfather so angry that he did it himself?" It's still my grandmother who feels sorry for my uncle, and when I see that my grandfather has been fighting for a long time, I'm afraid that something will happen, so I called my father, the third uncle and the fourth uncle to persuade me together, and the fourth uncle also took two beatings for the uncle! She sneered, "That little slut is a good means, cursing the master mother to be found out and coaxing the uncle to protect her!" It's just that she thinks our family is one of those who have no rules? The more she begged her uncle to protect her, the faster she died! ”
"This is really ......" Zhuo Zhaojie was speechless - this purple jade was only accepted into the door by You Hail a year ago, or a good concubine, originally a peasant girl outside Moling City, the daughter of a serious family, it is said that she is unwilling to marry an ordinary person as a wife, and she wants to be rich and noble wholeheartedly, so she happened to meet You Hail when she was in Qingqing, and I don't know who signaled first, all in all, she entered the door, the name Ziyu was still given to her by You Hail, although she has no talent, but she is better than her youth, and now she is only fifteen years old, younger than You Shuo- is the same age as Wu Manniang.
The Binwei Courtyard where Zhuo Zhaojie lives is the back garden where the girls of the You family live, and she is not a person who is easy to inquire about the news, but she inadvertently heard that You Hail is very fond of this purple jade, and it seems to have reached the point of obedience, but when the Jiang family was there before, everything in the big house was in order, and it was not the first time that You Hail spoiled a concubine, and no one paid attention to it.
But I didn't expect Ziyu to be so bold that she dared to curse the Jiang family!
What's even worse is that You Fei still wants to protect her when she arrives......
It's no wonder that You Ruoheng hasn't been able to calm down after writing in the study for so long.
You Can sneered and said: "This incident happened last night, and I only reported to my grandfather and grandmother this morning, and the uncle made the eldest brother so angry that he vomited blood to recuperate, and it is estimated that the news was sent to Zhencheng, and the second sister cleaned up, and Ming'er will also arrive - the temper of the second sister!" Just the eldest aunt, I don't know what this matter will become! ”
She pursed her lips, "Although the eldest sister is sexual. The son is gentle, but it also depends on what is the matter! What's more, the eldest sister and the second sister have always loved the eldest brother the most......"