Chapter 39: Homecoming
The annual 'spring' banquet has always been the most famous Chenguang, especially this year's finale is not a nameless, on the way back to Chang'an, there is a lot of noise between the cars and horses, most of them are talking about the "Acacia Song", although Su Yuyan is the first talent 'woman' in Chang'an, and Ning Shaobi did not come out to admit it, but people who are familiar with Su Yuyan still recognize at a glance that this is not Su Yuyan's work - so when discussing "Acacia Song", most people are lamenting that Su Yuyan, Shi Yafeng and others are becoming more and more skilled. Gu Pan's children's rhyme is like a heavenly sound, and he curiously guesses the identity of the lyricist.
Only Zhuo Zhaojie's carriage was surprisingly silent.
This is because Zhuo Zhaojie has been silent since he boarded the bus, his expression is uncertain, and he is happy and worried, so that the "woman" does not dare to disturb, and they are all silent and silent.
"So he likes me like that." Zhuo Zhaojie held his cheeks, one hand unconsciously 'fiddled' with the sachet on his waist, and thought stupidly, "I don't forget it in the morning and dusk - when I was in Moling, I didn't think about him like this, at that time I always thought that when I went back to Chang'an, everything would be fine, so that we couldn't see each other often was nothing more than the mountains and rivers between Moling and Chang'an, but I knew that I would go back to Chang'an one day, and I thought that if I returned to Chang'an, I would naturally be able to be with him, so I didn't miss anything in particular......
"But after arriving in Chang'an, I found that although the Marquis of Minping's Mansion to the Marquis of Yongcheng's Mansion is closer than the Moling Youfu to Chang'an, and it is much closer, but in fact, if you want to meet, it is even more difficult than in Moling...... Now that the matter has not been told to the elders, the elder brother and the sister-in-law who have not passed the 'door' have already objected first, not to mention that the grandfather and the Marquis of Yongcheng are political enemies...... But even so, he still begged Princess Yikang to open this 'spring' banquet in advance, and the famous talented 'girl' of the Su family in Yang Chang'an came forward, and the finale of this song "Acacia Song", seeing that Chang'an is going to spread all over it, who would believe that Jiulang, who has always been said to be a gentleman, would write such a lingering sentence with his heart?
"Before, he asked me to wait for him, saying that he wanted to try to wash away the former name of indulgence, isn't "Lovesickness" a good opportunity? But he only quietly asked if I liked it or not, and didn't let everyone know that this song was actually written by him...... He did this because he was afraid that I would be embarrassed and punished when I returned home......
"Zhaojie, Zhaojie, you are just an ordinary little lady, even if you have a little 'color', but this is a good year, how many little ladies are not good-looking? How could he be so affectionate? β
Zhuo Zhaojie thought in a daze, "It's strange that the name of the fish mystery was full of Chang'an, and he even wrote the sentence 'easy to ask for priceless treasures, and it is rare to have a lover'...... People say that if you don't die in a catastrophe, there will be a blessing in the future, is it that when I was not in good health, my father and mother specially sent me to Jiangnan to grow up, this blessing ...... Does it happen from Gangnam too? β
Thinking about it this way, whether it was the horror of the falcon on Qingcao Lake before, or the escape of Chen Luojia later...... Now they are dyed with a layer of fatalistic mystery and expectation.
"If it weren't for my poor health, of course my father and mother would be reluctant to send me to Jiangnan, if I hadn't grown up in Jiangnan and encountered those things, I might not have made a promise to Jiulang and each other......" Zhuo Zhaojie pursed his lips, his eyes looked out through the curtain, the distant green grass stretched like an infinite expanse, connecting the blue sky on the edge of the sky, the sky of Chang'an's 'spring' day, wide and vast, the blue and clear sky 'color', so gentle and so wide - this is not uncommon to see, but because of the thinking at this moment, Let Zhuo Zhaojie's heart swell with a layer of awe for no reason......
"Maybe there are days in the dark." Zhuo Zhaojie lowered his eyes, the corners of his mouth hooked, and thought, "With how many obstacles there are between the two families, they always go step by step, whether it is Jiulang or me, they are all elders - at least most of the elders are holding the pain, as long as both of them insist, I don't believe that the elders can beat us!" β
She has always been pampered, and even on the way to fall in love with Ning Shaobi, where everyone is eager to warn her that it is not feasible, Zhuo Zhaojie does not think that she can be stopped.
Zhuo Zhaojie's mood suddenly brightened, so that the 'women' did not show it on their faces, but they looked at each other, but their hearts were clear, seeing that the carriage was getting closer and closer to the Minping Marquis Mansion, even Ah Xing, who had already made preparations, had a sense of apprehension in his heart......
You personally waited for the 'daughter' to drive at the second 'gate', and of course He's had to accompany his mother-in-law to do his part.
Zhuo Zhaojie got out of the car, You Shi looked at her 'spirit' and was fine, his heart was relieved, and he asked a few words softly, feeling sorry for her hard journey, he hurriedly went to Nianci Hall to sit down, ordered someone to fetch water and serve him to freshen up, He personally handed over the ginseng tea, and said with a smile: "Mother asked someone to open the box early this morning to take the ginseng and stew the old 'chicken', knowing that Qi Niang doesn't like greasy, she took the new yarn and folded it out in four layers, so try it." β
"Thank you mother and fifth sister-in-law." Zhuo Zhaojie took a sip, only felt that it was light and refreshing, and the aftertaste had the deliciousness of the 'chicken' soup, which was the taste she liked, and she couldn't help but smile and bend her eyes.
Seeing that she was satisfied, You's whole person stretched out and said with relief: "Although it is not far from Nu'chun Garden to Chang'an, you have come all the way from the south of the Yangtze River, and then you will go to the banquet, and you must make up for it." β
Zhuo Zhaojie said with a smile: "Mother, I'm in good health, how far is this?" In the past, when I was with my grandfather and grandmother, I used to go fishing with my grandfather. β
Heshi joked on the side: "Mother is hurting Qi Niang in her heart, no matter how much she cares, it's not enough." β
You Shi thought so, and said: "Don't think I'm biased, Qi Niang has not been by my side all these years, and now that I'm back, I can't help but hurt her more." β
"What my mother said, Qi Niang also hurts, and when the daughter-in-law sees her, she thinks that there is a lot of brightness in this house." He's smiled and said, "Besides, after returning from Qi Niang, the daughter-in-law and 'wife' saw that the smile on the face of her father and mother was much more, and people were young when they saw it, even if the mother did not favor Qi Niang, the daughter-in-law and 'women' all hugged Qi Niang!" β
You Shi likes to hear this the most, so he sneered at her and said, "This is you, call Gorou here, I'm afraid I haven't said it yet, he will shout about grievances." β
"Fifth brother is teasing me." He's words were not easy to take, Zhuo Zhaojie took over the conversation, because You's and He's didn't mention Ning Shaobi's matter, she couldn't help but mention the matter of the 'spring' banquet, seeing that the left and right were personal messengers', so she quietly pointed to the upper room and said, "The little aunt accidentally ingested the hallucinogenic herb 'medicine' before, and was personally accompanied back to Chang'an by Imperial Doctor Min, how is it now?" β
When she asked, You's mother-in-law and daughter-in-law all smiled, and You said, "She's not in the house now." β
Zhuo Zhaojie asked curiously: "Where did you go?" β
"I went to the courtyard outside the city, and said that it was poisoned and needed to be raised for a few days." You said lightly, "As for whether this is the case or not, then Zhuangzi is the property of the Shen family, who knows?" Can't die anyway. β
Since he talked about this, You asked carefully, "Who did they offend at the 'spring' banquet?" β
Although Princess Yikang let the cook's subordinates bear the guilt, and she admitted that she was not, but it was not the first time that Princess Yikang held such a 'spring' banquet, not to mention that everyone else who went to the banquet together was fine, but Tang Qianxia and Zhuo Fangdian made a mistake, saying that no one secretly did it, who would believe it?
It's just that he dares to move a county lord and a marquis to love a 'girl' in the princess's banquet, and afterwards he can make Princess Yikang a big thing and a small thing, which shows that the people behind the scenes are not easy to mess with, and most of them are also people who go to the banquet.
But since Princess Yikang concealed it for this person, it can be seen that this person did not deliberately not give face to the princess, and the reason why she started at the banquet was probably because she was offended by the 'spring' banquet for so many days, and she was impatient to go back to Chang'an - such a speculation, of course, You Shi thought about whether Tang Qianxia and Zhuo Fangdian offended anyone at the banquet, and this ended up being calculated.
When she asked, Ah Xing hung her head, as if respectful, but her heart was pounding.
Fortunately, Zhuo Zhaojie didn't know about her complaint at all, shook his head and said: "There are so many people going to the banquet, I followed the sister of the Gu family first, and then followed the little lady of the Chunyu family, and I have only met them once, so I don't know very well." β
"Hey, have you seen the little lady of the Gu family?" You said with a smile, "How are you doing?" β
Zhuo Zhaojie thought for a while before saying, "It's okay." β
"But awkward?" Seeing her like this, You Shi suddenly had a number in his heart, and raised his eyebrows and asked.
"Not really." Zhuo Zhaojie said lightly, "She sings very well. β
You Shi didn't seem to want to mention Gu Pan'er much when he saw the 'girl', pinched the handkerchief in his hand, and changed the topic with a smile: "That's right, speaking of which, you seem to have met several little ladies when you went to the banquet this time?" Who is the little lady of Chunyu's family? Can you make an appointment with the peony 'flower' meeting? Would you like to come back in two days? β
He's secretly pursed her lips, she has been through the 'door' for several years, and she knows more about You's mother-in-law than Zhuo Zhaojie's 'daughter', You's is now like this, and it is clear that Zhuo Zhaojie suffered a loss in the hands of Gu Pan'er in the 'spring' banquet, so he replied very reluctantly, it was to write down Gu Pan'er's money, but the 'door' marriage of the Gu family was made by Minping Hou, and Gu Pan'er has not passed the 'door' now, and You's can't do it The daughter's son was a little wronged and ran to the Gu family to find trouble, and this account naturally had to be recorded on Zhuo Zhaocui's head.
Sure enough, He's expected to be right, You asked a few words about Zhuo Zhaojie casually, and then let the 'girl' go back to Jinghonglou to rest, and sent He's down to take care of things, and waited for Zhuo Zhaocui, who went to Yongxingfang to meet Minpinghou first, to come back for questioning.
Zhuo Zhaocui came back, and before he entered the Nian Ci Hall, he was scolded by You's head and face: "How do you do brother?!" β
"Mother, son knows his mistake!" Zhuo Zhaocui didn't know the reason why You's anger and questioning, but he thought to himself that he didn't take a good look at Zhuo Zhaojie and asked her to get closer to Ning Shaobi, so he hurriedly knelt down and pleaded guilty, "Although my son knew that they knew each other when he was in Jiangnan, he really didn't think much about it, and he only found out during the 'spring' banquet. β
You Shi was stunned for a moment, and then asked, "What did you say?" β
Zhuo Zhaocui was sent away, so he said directly: "My son has repeatedly persuaded Qi Niang, but she refuses to listen." β
Before Zhuo Zhaojie sent someone to remind You's that the 'girl' she brought from Jiangnan didn't even recognize the road to Chang'an, of course, she couldn't pass on the news, and it was the little guy who came back with the car, and she was sent by You's family, and you already knew about Zhuo Zhaojie's and Ning Shaobi's familiar things, and at this moment, she didn't know that Zhuo Zhaocui would be wrong, and immediately sneered: "The 'spring' banquet is crowded with people, and you have the heart to put your brother on the shelf!" Could it be that they have done something in the Nu 'Spring' Garden? Do you want to be anxious to teach a lesson with a white face? After working hard for so many days, can't you bear to come back to the house and teach you a lesson? β
Zhuo Zhaocui had been said by Gu Pan'er once before, and now he said with a wry smile: "Mother taught me a lesson, but her son didn't expect it, and Panniang also reminded her son, so my son only said Qi Niang once." β
It's good that he didn't mention Gu Pan'er, but when he mentioned Gu Pan'er, You's face was clearly disgusted, and he said coldly: "You are a good son and a good brother!" Don't forget to hide anything from your fiancΓ©e! She hasn't passed the 'door' yet, has she? After the 'door', where does Qi Niang and I still have a place in your eyes? β
Although Gu Pan'er is not like He's daughter-in-law who was personally selected by You's family, but in Chang'an, You's have also seen it a few times, and she originally had a good impression of this second daughter-in-law, but it's just good, no matter how you say it, she can't compare it with her own flesh and bones, and she heard that Zhuo Zhaojie's tone seemed to be not very good with this future sister-in-law at the 'spring' banquet, You's previous good impression was immediately thrown away, and she now doesn't like this daughter-in-law 'woman' who hasn't passed the 'door' from the bottom of her heart!
Zhuo Zhaocui didn't know that there was such a thing in the middle, and he was taken aback by You's words, and hurriedly said: "Mother, how dare my son?" β
"Then let me ask you, what did you tell Qi Niang about her dealings with Hou Shizi of Yongcheng?" You sneered and said, "Our Da Liang is open, but the wind is open, so your sister doesn't want to be famous?" Or do you hate Qi Niang so much, don't you make her unhappy?! β
Zhuo Zhaocui hurriedly walked a few steps on his knees to argue......