Chapter 175: Human Favor
"You, you, why are you here?!"
Shaohua had just returned from Xuyuan, and as soon as he stepped into the gate of Biwuxuan, he saw Hongfang wandering at the fork in the corridor with his hands behind his back. When he turned around, he saw Shaohua's panicked face, bent the corners of his eyes with a smile, and strode towards her. Shaohua was taken aback, and pulled Chu He in front of him, unwilling to get too close to Hongfang.
After several "unexpected encounters", Chu He had already seen who the young man with a fan in front of him was, and was pushed by Shaohua like this, and suddenly approached Hongfang's face, she lowered her head embarrassedly and shyly.
Shaohua didn't know what words to use to describe Hongfang's cheeky scoundrel. Because of the lessons of the past, even Hongling came to call her in person, Shaohua hesitated to shirk it, but she still couldn't avoid meeting Hongfang at home. almost calculated the time and place of each time she went out, and then had to pester her to say a few words. She ran to Li Sijin to ask for an explanation, but Li Sijin looked like a strict master, saying that Hongfang was here to discuss with him, and it was not strange to bump into him.
The question is, why does Hongfang, who is looking for Li Sijin to discuss matters, always run to the backyard, and everyone doesn't even stop him. Ling didn't say anything, but Shaohua could see that she wanted to match her and Hongfang in her heart, but she couldn't go to You Ning to save the scene. can't be provoked, can't she still hide, it's a big deal that she won't go out, pretending to be sick and recuperating in the house.
Sure enough, no matter how bold and rampant Hongfang is, he still understands the rules. She has been hiding in Biwuxuan for the past few days, and she has never seen Hongfang appear, but she is not a person who can sit still. Now she is alone in the entire Biwuxuan, Wanhua is married, Jinhua is missing, and she doesn't even have a chance to go through the door. So, she chose to go out early one day and go to Xuyuan to ask the Ling family for peace, but she didn't expect that the way back and forth was smooth and comfortable, and the people were already waiting in the yard.
"Lord Shizi, you are inevitably too much! This is where the lady who has not gone out lives, how can you break in wantonly, if it spreads, how will I marry in the future! Shaohua is not afraid of him, but Hongfang always likes to make her angry and jump, but she doesn't dare to tear her face.
"Then it's good if you marry me." Hirokata said as a matter of course.
"You're dreaming!" Shaohua stood up and said angrily.
Hongfang was no longer concerned about her presumptuousness, relying on the gap of a head higher than her, and squinted at her condescendingly: "If anything gets out, you can only blame your family for not being strict in discipline, and you can't even cover your subordinates' mouths." If this is in the palace, it must have to cut out the tongue. "After the last time I found out about the leak of the list, the man was beaten in the mouth three hundred times, and even if he didn't cut his tongue, he couldn't speak well after the injury. And all the people associated with him were also given boards, fined, and sent to Zhuangzi.
Hearing Hongfang's words, Shaohua and Chuhe's master and servant invariably had a cold war, and Chuhe even subconsciously pursed into his mouth, for fear that Hongfang would really cut her tongue.
Hongfang likes to watch Shaohua jump to his feet, but Shaohua is the most unhappy to see him proud, and for a while, he didn't want to blurt out: "Don't come to my house to play prestige, you have to put up a shelf and go back to your Three Kings' Mansion." "If you want to say that the discipline is not strict, then she has to change the entire Li family, but even if they are all replaced, those who are in charge of the family can't do anything about Hongfang, do they dare to risk death to stop them.
When she spoke, she suddenly realized that what she had said was a little excessive, and even Hongfang's expression froze. But when the words were spoken, he couldn't take it back, so he had to bite the bullet and wait for Hongfang's anger, thinking that at most, he would sue Li Ge Lao and go to the family law or something.
However, she waited a long time, and before she could be as irritable as she expected, she looked up to see Hirokata glancing at her coldly. Shaohua innocently pursed his mouth and blinked, the corners of Hongfang's mouth trembled slightly, and he almost broke his skills.
"That's the one in your house?" Hirokata turned around and looked at the stone paths around, and saw that the grass beside one of the paths was very well trampled. He didn't wait for Shaohua to answer, he strode over, Shaohua was startled, and hurriedly chased after him and shouted: "Stop, what are you going to do in my courtyard." ”
"If you're thirsty, ask for a glass of water." Hongfang continued to walk without looking back, and sure enough, he didn't go far before he saw a small courtyard with the gate open, and he could walk in without much effort. He swept her yard and looked at the pergola, the fish tank, the swing, a few trees that could barely provide shade, and there were not even potted flowers, not at all like a yard where a lady lived. Hirokata chuckled, "Your hobby is really special. Then she took three steps and two steps into her main house.
Shaohua trotted after him, but he didn't have time to stop him, Hongfang was already sitting comfortably on the soft couch where she was usually in a daze, holding her embroidery rules and chuckling at the corners of her mouth. Shaohua walked up quickly and snatched it over, "Don't go too far." ”
Hongfang couldn't help but complain, "Although the embroidery is not very good, it is still what a lady should do." ”
Shaohua gritted his teeth and said heavily: "Thank you for the compliment." ”
Hongfang waved his hand and replied with a smile: "You're welcome." After a pause, he looked at him, "Where's the tea?" ”
Shaohua was almost choked by his cheeky answer, and now that everyone has entered her house, she can't get rid of it, so she has to let Chu He make tea, hoping that he will finish drinking it early and leave early.
When Hongfang came in just now, Youhan was making the bed for Shaohua in the back room, when he heard a voice and walked over, poked his head, and was startled by the other party. Shaohua also saw her, neatly packed up the embroidery rules, and walked in.
"Fifth lady, how can you bring the prince to the house." Youhan whispered.
"You think I want to, the degree of shamelessness in him is beyond what you and I can imagine." Shaohua grinded his teeth viciously.
"So what now?" Youhan is the only one who has witnessed the affair between Yan Kaizhi and Shaohua, so he will not be the same as Chuhe, and he thinks that it is a good thing to marry the prince and be the princess.
Shaohua sighed, shook his head and said, "I don't know, everyone in my family seems to be doing nothing, and I don't know who to talk to." Suddenly, she missed Jinhua a little, if Jinhua was there, maybe it would stick up, so that she could get rid of Hongfang.
Youhan's brain spun quickly, and then he whispered in Shaohua's ear, "Fifth lady, this is not right, let the prince inquire about the whereabouts of the seventh lady for you, if this is really there, Xiao Liuzi will have no choice." "A while ago, Xiao Liuzi came to report that he met Yiliu on the street, and he rubbed up to talk, but Yiliu's face changed, and he shouted angrily, and let the big man next to him drive him away. Xiao Liuzi felt aggrieved in his heart, although he usually hangs his son, and often goes into the house to tease the little maids, but this time he went up to ask seriously, and was scolded by Huazi angrily.
In his heart, he was more and more sure that the person he bumped into must be Yiliu, if Yiliu was in Beijing, then Jinhua must also be with her. So he followed all the way to General Xu's mansion, but the Xu Mansion was strictly controlled, and all of them were military generals, which made Xiao Liuzi both envious and anxious, so he had to come back to tell Shaohua.
Regarding Jinhua's ruthlessness at the beginning, Shaohua really hoped that she would not come back, and it was better to fall on the streets and freeze to death outside. But when she knew that Jinhua was not only not falling, but was even held high as a master, it was another matter.
Since Jinhua doesn't miss brotherhood, Shaohua naturally won't be polite to her, rather than letting her be at ease outside, it's better to bring her back, presumably without her help, and the Ling family won't spare her. Shaohua made up his mind to let Jinhua come back, so he asked Xiao Liuzi to find a way to find out more news, otherwise he rashly told Li Xunzhuo that Jinhua was in Beijing, and he had lived in someone else's house for more than half a year, so he couldn't make sense.
All the people in the Xu Mansion were brought by Xu Ziang from Pingzhou, and none of them were people who could be impressed casually. He had no choice but to wait for the rabbit, ready to spend at the door, and he didn't believe that he couldn't find an opportunity. Probably because Xiao Liuzi was startled by the grass last time, not to mention the inconsistencies, even the groceries on weekdays were sent by people. Xiao Liuzi pestered the uncle who delivered the food, but the man was mute and couldn't say why.
Shaohua thought that she would wait for the funeral to be overdue, and then find a chance to get in, but Youhan's words reminded her.
"What kind of tea is this, so unpalatable?" Hongfang's complaint sounded outside, and he shouted loudly at the gift, "What are you messing with inside, this is your hospitality?" ”
The anger that had finally calmed down was instigated by Hongfang again, and she immediately sank her face, but fortunately, Yuhan was pulling, she was not impulsive, she just eased her breath and walked out quietly. Looking at Hongfang's dissatisfied, he said lightly: "My family has this kind of tea, and the prince is expensive, if you can't get used to drinking it, please go back." ”
Hongfang didn't know how Shaohua turned around the back room, and suddenly he changed as if he was a person, and picked up the tea a little sullenly, "Next time, I'll ask someone to bring you some, this tea is very astringent, drink it and scrape the intestines, you usually drink a little less." He didn't lose his temper because the tea was not good, but he felt a little uncomfortable when he saw that Shaohua, the master, left him alone.
Shaohua raised his eyebrows, "I just like this astringency, I can't get used to anything else." ”
Hongfang was speechless for a moment, so he had to say, "You are really weird." "Although this tea is astringent in the mouth, it has a very sweet aftertaste, which is not without merit. He put down the teacup and looked at Shaohua, "Can you stop being so-for-tat with me?" ”
Shaohua blinked, "Shi Ziye is wrong,-for-tat refers to two people, if you don't deliberately step on me, how can I fight back." Seeing that Hongfang just rolled his eyes, there was no obvious displeasure, so he said: "Since the prince also drank the tea, shouldn't it be ......?"
Hongfang sneered: "It's really stingy, just a sip of tea and want to drive me away." He stretched, clearly not moving. Play me a tune, and if it sounds good, I'll leave. ”
Shaohua choked, "Don't forget, the son of the world, it's still a mourning!" ”
Hongfang nodded, "I know, I'm not going to have fun on the tick bar, you can just play "The Wanderer's Yin". "This is a sad song of homesickness and nostalgia, even if it is known, it is nothing.
Shaohua's eyes widened, looking a little incredible, but seeing that Hongfang's meaning had not changed, she thought for a while and said, "It's okay to ask me to play the music, but the prince has to help me with one thing." ”
"Say." Hirokata readily agreed.
"At the end of last year, we met horse thieves on our way back to Pu'an to visit relatives, and my sister-in-law was separated because of this. Later, after looking for a long time, there was no one to see, and I thought that there was more luck and less luck, and I didn't dare to hope for it. However, I heard that someone had seen her personal maid not far from General Xu's mansion, I don't know if she was rescued by General Xu, and asked the prince to inquire for me. Shaohua saw the thoughtful expression on Hongfang's face, and felt that there should be a play, and said: "She is one year younger than me, and she should be much taller than me." ”
Hongfang looked at Shaohua's face quietly, with some interest in his heart, and said for a while: "Why don't you tell your father." ”
Shaohua breathed a sigh of relief, and thanked Hongfang: "I heard that General Xu's mansion is strictly guarded, and now it is a mourning, how dare you go to the door casually." Since the prince can come and go freely in my house, it must be easy to go to General Xu's mansion. ”
Hirokata scoffed, "Are you sarcastic about me?" ”
Shaohua shook his head, "Don't dare." If Qi Niang was really saved by General Xu, then she should return home. Qi Niang has not yet arrived, and it is inconvenient to live in someone's house for a long time for no reason, not to mention, I heard that General Xu is the only one in General Xu's mansion. ”
Hongfang raised his eyebrows, "You inquired very clearly." Seeing that Shaohua pursed his lips and stopped answering, Hongfang said: "It's not difficult to inquire for you, but you remember that you owe me a favor this time." ”
"I'm going to get the piano, Youhan." Shaohua called softly, and Youhan agreed in the back room.
Hongfang shook his head, stood up, and straightened his clothes, "It's too cheap for you to make such a tune, you still owe this favor, I'll ask you again in the future." After speaking, without waiting for Shaohua to speak, he strode out.