Chapter 231: Grandmother's Comfort

Old Madam Lu listened to Wen Yi's words, but she became more and more angry: "Hurry up, what stupid thing are you talking about?" When do I want you to forsake him? What do you want me to fulfill? ”

Wen Yi's heart was a little relieved when she heard this, but her expression was even more ashamed: "It's the granddaughter who thinks about it, for fear that the grandmother loves her granddaughter too much, so she can't take care of other ......."

Old Madam Lu's face softened a little, and she still scolded angrily: "You know, don't be impulsive, you dare to say anything, now it's not as good as before, when you didn't go to Beijing, the two of you said that there was a marriage contract, but in fact, you haven't changed Geng Tie seriously, even if he has a good future in the future, it won't hinder you much." But now that you are seriously engaged, there are many people in the capital who know about it, not to mention the clan, if he has a delay at this time, won't he have to burden you for a lifetime? In our clan, there have always been those rules...... At this time, he still had to write to me, urging me to go to Beijing to complete the marriage for you, but when I turned back, I went to the battlefield to make up for it It stands to reason that a man practices martial arts, and he thinks that he is to protect his family and defend the country, he has great ambitions, and I can only praise him, but he shouldn't, he shouldn't, he shouldn't come out at this time. He clearly wants to earn a big future, but he doesn't think about you, how can you tell your grandmother not to be angry? Speaking of this, her eyes reddened slightly: "You only know that you have to be devoted to him, why don't you understand your grandmother's heart?" The Bitterness of Keeping the Feast...... Grandmother has been eating it for decades, how can she watch her only flesh and bone suffer this sin......"

Wen Yi's nose was sour, and she hurriedly bent down: "It's all because of the unfilial piety of the granddaughter that makes the grandmother so worried......"

Mrs. Lu secretly wiped away a few tears, felt a little better in her heart, and said lightly: "Get up, your own ancestors and grandchildren, and there are no outsiders, why pay attention to these rules?" Sit down, let's talk. ”

Wen Yi got up, but instead of listening to her grandmother's words and sitting down, she walked up to Old Madam Lu, next to her legs, and knelt down again: "Grandmother Rong Yu." Fang Cai's granddaughter didn't make it clear, Brother Liu didn't know that he would be sent to the northern Xinjiang, and even thought that he was going to be sent to the garrison in other places, which was the usual place for Xinke Wu Jinshi, presumably because of this reason, he didn't think much about it, so he sent someone to send you a letter. The appointment of the military department has only been in place for more than twenty days, and Brother Liu didn't expect it at all......" She lowered her head and wiped away the few tears that couldn't help but overflow just now before continuing, "He was still busy going to the Jingnan camp for military training, so in a hurry, he only had time to send a letter of safety to his granddaughter, so that his granddaughter didn't have to worry about him." This is not only to protect his family and defend the country, of course he will not back down, but he will also take care of himself for his granddaughter......"

The annoyance between Mrs. Lu's eyebrows gradually subsided: "It's okay, it's just that he was too careless, I heard that there was a war in northern Xinjiang this year, how did he think that he wouldn't go to the battlefield?" Fortunately, the appointment was made early, if it was a few months late, I would have arrived in Beijing and handled it for you...... So how can it be born? "She is a widow who has been a widow for decades, and she knows the pain, Rao is so, and she has had a good time with her deceased husband for a few years, and if her granddaughter is married at this end, her husband will go on the expedition, once there is a good one, isn't it young to go on her old path? If that day comes, she would rather close her eyes as soon as possible than watch her child suffer

Wen Yi listened, but her heart became more and more uncomfortable, and she couldn't help but lie on her grandmother's lap and cry. Old Madam Lu was startled and hurriedly asked, "What's the matter?" Wen Yi sobbed and said, "Grandmother, yes...... It was his granddaughter who hurt him......" Old Madam Lu became more and more confused: "What do you say about this?" ”

Wen Yi then told about his entanglement with King Kang's son, and only erased the sins of his previous life. She cried: "My granddaughter just saw that he was a little pitiful that day, although she was a little willful, but she should not be so angry, and she was afraid that the two young ladies of Chadu would be blamed for neglecting him, so she took care of everything, but she did not expect him to have such thoughts...... I think that if it weren't for the fact that his granddaughter provoked him first, Brother Liu would just be like other martial artists, who got the official position of the garrison safely and went out of Beijing on an errand, how could he be sent to a place like the Jingnan camp? This is all caused by the granddaughter, but the granddaughter is ...... But I didn't dare to tell him the truth......"

Old Madam Lu was angry and anxious: "How can this person be like this? You have good intentions, but he wants to kill your fiancé...... Hollyhock's girl is too bold to dare to deceive her master."

Wen Yi choked up and said: "My granddaughter has already punished Dong Kui, but this matter has nothing to do with her, even if she told me honestly, the matter is just like this...... The prince of Nakang already knew his granddaughter's thoughts, but he took the opportunity to meet His Royal Highness the crown prince to slander him...... It's all about the granddaughter, if you don't pay attention to him at the beginning, where will there be trouble later......"

Old Madam Lu sighed, rubbed the corners of her forehead with a headache, and said to Wen Yi slowly: "I didn't expect the truth to be like this...... You don't have to blame yourself too much, you helped the prince of Nakang at the beginning, it was you who had a kind heart, he had a bad heart, it was he who created his own evil, but it has nothing to do with you, and it was not you who deliberately hooked him into such thoughts. Let's listen to your description, the prince of King Kang is still young, he hasn't changed his voice yet, he is young, he is a child, who knows that he will have that kind of thoughts about you? If you want me to say, the prince is also confused about this, sending troops to the north is a military matter, and the prince of King Kang is just a child, what can he understand? How could he casually decide on the dispatch of a five-rank military attache for his words? I have always heard people say that the newly canonized prince is a wise and virtuous man, how can he be so confused? ”

Wen Yi wiped the tears from her face and choked up, "My granddaughter doesn't know how he persuaded the prince...... Just listening to rumors, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince should not be such a confused person...... Maybe it's something else in mind? Brother Liu has already said that the appointment has been made, and going to the north is a grand wish he has made since he was a teenager, and it is rare to have the opportunity to realize it, and he will never give up...... He also reassured me, saying that he was a general, and his martial arts were passable, so it was not so easy for the barbarians to defeat...... But the more he said this in the letter, the granddaughter was ...... the more uncomfortable it is......"

At this time, Mrs. Lu had already put aside all the previous dissatisfaction with Liu Dongxing, and only felt that he and her granddaughter were both miserable people: "Maybe this is fate...... Remember the dream you had before......" she glanced at Wen Yi, "That's it, if the things in that dream must come true, he will still return safely, as for his appearance or something...... You don't have to take it personally, his character is always trustworthy. Although she said this in her mouth, she did not know the bottom in her heart. The things that her granddaughter saw in her dream had already changed a lot, and this time because of provoking the prince of Shangkang, Liu Dongxing was sent to an extremely dangerous place, who knows if he will be able to return safely? Mrs. Lu thought to herself: In comparison, she would rather her future grandson-in-law be injured and broken, and she would be a hundred times stronger than the horse leather shroud.

Thinking of this, her eyes at her granddaughter softened more and more: "I know that you feel that you are involved in the eastward journey, but if you think about it, in your dream, he and you have not yet made a marriage, don't you also want to go to the battlefield?" It can be seen that he is a person who is destined to make war achievements. Don't just think that he will encounter accidents, maybe he will meet you, and the blessing will be greater? Instead of worrying about this and that, you should make more preparations for him, such as a close-fitting soft armor or something, or bring him more medicine to heal his injuries, and maybe it will save his life. ”

Wen Yi nodded and said, "My granddaughter made him a silk armor, which was taught by my cousin and sister of the Li family, and I don't know if it works...... The medicine was negligent, and when the granddaughter turned around, she asked someone to buy it......"

Old Madam Lu smiled and said, "It's good to have this heart, is he on an errand in the camp now?" When will I be able to come back? Ask him to come over, and I will ask him what he needs and what he can bring, and we will help him buy it, and it will be in vain. Before, you lived in Shilang's mansion, and it was inconvenient to see him, but now that your grandmother is here, you will leave it all to your grandmother. Then he lowered his voice again: "Don't mention the matter of King Kang's son to him, it's not a good thing to say after all." ”

Wen Yi was stunned, felt a slight pain in her heart, and lowered her head.

Seeing this, Old Madam Lu was a little uneasy: "What? Do you still want to tell him? She immediately straightened her face: "No, not only can't you tell him about this, but you are not allowed to let others know anymore When the maid of the prince of King Kang talks to you, you are the only one in front of you, right?" Grandmother understood, just when I was going to find a wedding girl for you, I had already selected two people, plus Qiuguo, it was enough, if there was still a shortage of manpower, grandmother still had someone here, or she would slowly look for it in Beijing. Xiuzhu is from a big house in the end, and she is not reliable enough, so let her do some ordinary work; Shisu is too anxious, I see that she is useless, I have left her at home, and when I go home at the end of the year, I will do her business with Lian Shun, and let her be an errand in the outer courtyard. As for the hollyhock, let her come to her grandmother's room, and look at her for a while, and if she has a tight mouth, let her be at home, and if she can't do it, she will sell it far away, and save her trouble."

Wen Yi was taken aback, and hurriedly said: "Grandmother, Dong Kui has always been a person who understands the rules, she is fine in other things, but when she met the prince of King Kang and her, she was confused, and things will fall to this point, and she can't complain about her, she already knows that she is wrong, and she admits punishment, so it's just that, why ......"

"What do you know?" Old Madam Lu said sharply, "It's nothing else, she resents the prince of Nakang and refuses to pass on the word for him, and it is understandable - the girl waiting next to Miss, if the wild man outside wants her to pass on anything, she will tell Miss word for word, then she should die, I don't blame her for not telling you the truth in time, but blame her for not letting the prince of Nakang misunderstand that you are dissatisfied with this marriage, and no matter what Prince Kang thinks after knowing your intentions, she shouldn't let outsiders think that you have other thoughts about your family affairs, If this spreads, it will be a major matter related to the reputation of the lady."

Wen Yi bowed her head to be taught, and didn't dare to intercede for Dong Que anymore, thinking that her grandmother didn't want to punish this girl severely, with Dong Kui's cleverness, she naturally knew how to act in order to save herself.

Old Madam Lu was angry, and then turned to Wen Yi again: "That's it, you are still young, you don't know the severity, and there are some." Just learn slowly. Now let's send someone to Liu's house to find out the news and see when the eastbound journey will be empty. ”

Wen Yi hurriedly told Liu Dongxing that he had moved out of Shangshu Mansion, and then talked about his current residence, Old Madam Lu glanced at her thoughtfully, her face flushed, and she hurriedly lowered her head. Mrs. Lu sighed secretly, and then called the girl in, asked them to go to find Zhong Maolin, and asked him to send someone to Yangjiaer Hutong.

In the afternoon, Mrs. Lu took a nap, Wen Liang came to ask for peace, thanked her for the silver, and asked if there was a dispatch tomorrow, and when he learned that there was nothing to do, he said that he was going out to visit friends. Mrs. Lu specially told him to bring more clothes and silver, and ordered Zhao's youngest son Xianyang to wait with him so that he could lead the way, and then sent Zhao's family to take a car with Mama Zhao to Li's house, explain his trip to Beijing, and invite Mrs. Li to come over to meet when she has time, and then sent someone to visit Nie Heng.

The small courtyard where Nie Heng lived was not far from the six-room rented house, two streets away, but a quarter of an hour away, and the people sent came back soon, and Nie Heng came to say goodbye in person.

His palace examination score was the forty-seventh in the second grade, not up or down, Wen Yi felt a little lower at first, and he comforted a lot of words, but Nie Heng himself didn't take it to heart, he only concentrated on preparing for the exam, and when he came to Mrs. Lu, he just laughed at some trivial things, and asked his parents Kang Tai and his wife to be safe, and he just said a word about the imperial examination. Old Madam Lu responded gently, and when she saw people away, she said to Wen Yi: "Your eldest cousin, he has been smart since he was a child, I thought he was just clever and could memorize books, but today, it seems that he is really a crystal hearted person." ”

Wen Yi was puzzled: "What did grandmother say this?" ”

Old Madam Lu sneered: "How can this imperial examination be such a simple matter? For example, those who will try to make the list, as long as there is no big mistake, the palace test will not be on the list, but it is just a competition for the first class, the second and third grades. Champion, Bangyan and Tanhua, these three names are good-sounding, but they all entered the Hanlin Academy. Every three years, in a place like the Hanlin Academy, who is not a top person? The higher the ranking, the greater the fame, and the easier it is to become a thorn in the side of others. When the museum is disbanded after three years, it will take more than ten or twenty years before it is expected to enter the center, and it will be sad to become the target of public criticism. It's not as good as the second-class jinshi who is not high or low, the same can be admitted to the Jishi, the same can enter the Hanlin Academy, and after three years, the hall will be disbanded, and if you do well, you can go to the local office, and you can get enough qualifications, and you can enter the center. Since they are all the same, why fight for the glory of the crest of the wind and waves, and be a thorn in the side of others? ”

Wen Yi suddenly realized and said with a smile: "I only said that with the intelligence of my eldest cousin, I shouldn't have only scored more than 100 in the exam, it turns out that this is the reason...... Now that the eldest cousin is not visible, he has not fallen behind what he should fight for, and he will not burn his body, but it will be cheaper. ”

Old Madam Lu nodded: "He has always been sick and weak, and his heart is careful, he shouldn't be too tired in his homework, if you want me to say, if you want to be a Jishi for three years, you can just find a good place to be an official for a few years, and that's it." With the name of Jinshi, no one in his hometown will dare to offend the Nie family. ”

Wen Yi was about to answer, but heard the report from the water reel: "The person who went to Yangliver Hutong is back." Wen Yi hurriedly asked her to pass on the heirs, and when she turned around, she couldn't help but blush when she saw Old Madam Lu glancing at her.

The person sent was Zhao Da, he knelt down outside the threshold, with a little anxious look on his face, sweating profusely: "Old lady, miss, there is chaos over there in the sheep liver alley, my uncle is not at home, Shangshu Mansion sent someone to help with housework, I don't know why I got into trouble with my uncle's housekeeper, and the third aunt and wife want to tie up the housekeeper and sell it."