Chapter 31: Pleading
The sudden hearing caught people off guard.
After separating from the eldest grandmother, Yu Qi returned to Jinghuaxie, and had no intention of entertaining guests, looking sullen and tired. Seeing the gifts sent by everyone, she was extremely moved, and with a smile on her face, she thanked everyone one by one. Because she really didn't want to socialize, she euphemistically ordered the eviction of customers on the grounds that she was drunk after eating and drinking during the banquet, and she was suffering from a headache and wanted to take a break.
The girls didn't believe it, and said that they were going to get gold paper to get drunk to eat, of course, it was just a joke.
Yu Qi didn't have a word to cater to her, Zhuang Jue felt sorry for her, helped her say something, and persuaded everyone to go back. Everyone stayed, and originally wanted to play around in Jinghuaxie for a while, but there was no fun at the moment, so they all left sullenly.
Sending everyone away, Yu Qi returned to the inner room and immediately asked Zisu to take out the box given by the eldest grandmother.
Now, the box is in hand.
Zisu and Sanxi were silent and stood on the side.
Yu Qi opened the box and took out the letter written by the eldest grandmother. I saw some words written on it, and the words were like this:
"Girl Tatsuyoshi Haruan
Xiaoxiang green bamboo swaying, east and west, north and south, north and south, thousands of difficulties and dangers will end sometimes, now morning and twilight down. The world is pure, and the white is with light. Birthday auspicious, meet the door, the gods also, know the horse monkey.
Weird!
Hurry, hopefully.
Ten million, ten million.
Huiyuan question left on the knock
On the same day"
Yu Qi carefully looked at the words on the paper and read them silently a few times. After that, I was distraught.
Zisu took the letter from Yu Qi's hand on his own, and read it carefully, and after reading it, he was puzzled: "What does this mean?" ”
Yu Qi showed a little trepidation and said, "Huiyuan left us words." Today, we are not safe. ”
Zisu and Sanxi suddenly heard this and were frightened.
Yu Qi said again: "The old man of Xianyuan Nunnery is really here. Huiyuan also bumped into her, and I don't know if the person recognized her. ”
Zisu asked eagerly, "Who is it?" ”
Yu Qi's expression was solemn, and he replied dejectedly: "Huiyuan's master, pure light sister." ”
Sanxi exclaimed "ah".
Zisu opened his mouth wide, and he didn't come back to his senses for a while, and he didn't know how to comfort Yu Qi.
Sanxi was shocked and angry, and said angrily on the side: "Why is this old nun not dead yet? The head first said that Beifu was going to invite, and sure enough, it was invited. What do they mean? ”
Yu Qi shook his head, not thinking at all.
Zi Su said: "Why is it not safe? You're thinking too much, aren't you? Maybe someone is wrong and recognizes the wrong person! ”
Yu Qi said calmly: "Huiyuan has always been steady, she will never talk nonsense if there is no eight or nine points, not to mention that this letter has a point, and every sentence is hidden, not like groundless." ”
Sanxi said: "Where did Huiyuan meet the dead nun of Chunguang?" ”
Yu Qi looked at the letterhead in Zisu's hand and said: "At the end of the east, west, north, south and north, Xiaoxiang green bamboo." To put it very clearly, it is the Beifu Fence Bamboo Garden. Xiaoxiang brings water, and there is a pavilion lake on the side of the fence bamboo garden, which is very right! Besides, Huiyuan's real name is Xiangjun, and there are characters and scenes for the word 'Xiang' in Xiaoxiang, so you can't help but believe it. It's not that Huiyuan went to the Fence Bamboo Garden and found that the pure light was there. ”
Zisu smiled and said, "Maybe you misinterpreted." The official Cao Yingguan of Beifu said that he went to Xianyuan Nunnery to pick up people in the morning, and he didn't say who he picked up! You said that Huiyuan went to the fence bamboo garden, and she fell off the lake once in the past two days, and she wanted to go away again? What is Baba going to do there? How did she know that the nun was in the bamboo garden? And when did she go? went to Beifu two times in three days, which shows that her heart is not close to us. You still believe her. I see some people, now standing on the branches, feel that you are the bane, and want to scare you away as soon as possible, so that she can be clean and stable. ”
To go deeper, Zisu doesn't believe in the eldest grandmother, feels that she is not right, and plans for herself everywhere. From the moment the eldest grandmother agreed to marry Dongfu, Zisu saw through her.
Then, Zisu said: "If the people from Xianyuan Nunnery come, it's good if you don't go out." I can go out and find out, but my identity, the people of Xianyuanan don't know. Another sentence to comfort Yu Qi.
Yu Qi nodded, grabbed Zisu quickly, and said, "Sister reminded me." Otherwise, my sister will keep an eye on it and go to Shouzhongju to explore. When Huiyuan left, she told me that her master Chunguang lived in Shouzhong. ”
Sanxi exclaimed again and said, "The old lady brought her?" ”
Yu Qi said: "I don't know either. ”
Zisu shook his head and said: "There is something to say, the shadow of the bow and the snake, the bird with the frightened bow, the three of them become tigers, and there is no sign of the wind, you have no idea for a while, and you are in a mess." No wonder you stood at the door of Shouzhong Ju and were stunned. To be honest, you are not careful at all when you do things like this. I just heard that the people of Xianyuanan live in Shouzhong, so you don't avoid it, but you have to take a few more looks. People are really there, I'm afraid that they will have seen you clearly a long time ago, and when you are on guard? ”
Yu Qi said impatiently: "Sister, I'm really confused. Originally, I didn't believe it, but when I thought that Brother Cao said that he would go to Xianyuan Nunnery to pick up people, I was suspicious and involuntarily messed up. ”
Zisu folded the letter paper, put it back in the box, and said, "Since ancient times, troubles have been in my heart. Don't worry too much. If you think about it, when the people of Xianyuan Nunnery came to Zhuangfu, and the old lady took it again, they must have crossed the door with each other and had a relationship in private. If you're uneasy, I'll ask. ”
After speaking, Zisu handed the box to Sanxi, pulled out and walked out, before she could get out of the yard, she saw Zhu'er coming from Shouzhongju, and she was carrying a food box in her hand.
Without waiting for Zisu to say hello, Zhu'er smiled first: "Presumably you can't sit still this time, do you want to come to ask for this thing?" ”
Zhu'er lifted the food box in her hand slightly, so that Zisu could pay attention.
Zisu wondered, "What is this?" ”
Zhu'er said: "The third master told me that Miss Qi ate a few more sips of wine and was so drunk that she had a headache. This is a decanting soup. The old lady also ate two bowls, and brought the rest to the girl. I think you need it too, so you don't have to run to find it at this time, I'll send it over and save you trouble! ”
Zhu'er smiled and moved into the house. Zisu sighed and went back.
In the room, Yu Qi sat on the kang, looking depressed and contemplative. When Zhu'er came in and saw it, she couldn't help laughing and said, "I heard that the girl ate wine and felt unwell. I'll see how drunk the girl is. As he spoke, he raised the food box in his hand.
Yu Qi was lazy, raised his head slightly, tried his best to squeeze out a smile, and invited Zhu'er to sit again. But he didn't ask her what she was carrying.
Zhu'er handed the food box to Sanxi and advised, "This is decanting soup, quickly take it out and give it to your girl to eat." Then he sat down on the side of the kang and said to Yu Qi: "It's all to blame on the old lady, the girl doesn't eat much wine, and she wants you to eat so much, you see, the gods are drunk for seven or eight points." ”
Yu Qi smiled: "Let my sister laugh." ”
At that moment, Zisu came in, went to open the food box with Sanxi, brought out the decanting soup, and sent the soup bowl to Yu Qi.
Zhu'er thought that Yu Qi was drunk, so she didn't say anything. Zhu'er persuaded: "It's rare to be happy, just eat it, it's nothing, but eating too much wine will hurt your body, and the girl can't eat it, so she will eat less in the future." Girl, the decanting soup must be eaten while it is hot, as it will be bitter when it is cold. ”
Yu Qi was not drunk, but he was so disturbed by troubles. But Zhu'er was so gracious that she had to pick up the bowl and drink. After drinking, I pretended to be much more energetic.
A few kind words, after all, thank you for being careful. Zhu'er was inconvenient to bother anymore, so she got up and said goodbye.
Yu Qi also got up, took a half-point salute, and thanked him. Because he thought that Chunguang was living in Shouzhong, Yu Qi wanted to ask Zhu'er about it, but the words came to his mouth and swallowed.
Yu Qi knew in his heart that this kind of thing should not be publicized.
Zhu'er saw that Yu Qi wanted to speak and stopped, and asked her, "What's wrong with the girl?" ”
Yu Qi said: "I wanted to go to see the old lady, but I was afraid that she would sleep." Is she sleeping soundly at this time? ”
Zhu'er said: "Don't worry, girl, the old lady ate two bowls of decanting soup and lay down for a while." Rest until tomorrow morning, and you'll be fine. Rest assured! ”
Yu Qi nodded and sent Zhu'er out.
When Zhu'er came out of the mirror, Zisu came over and said to Yu Qi: "I thought you would ask Zhu'er about nuns, why don't you ask?" The corner took care of the old lady. ”
Yu Qi sighed: "Sister thinks I should ask? ”
Zi Su said: "Zhu'er is the old lady's confidant, and many things are like a mirror in her heart." If you really want to ask her, it doesn't matter. I also know that you think a lot, and there are taboos for a while. ”
Yu Qi smiled: "My sister knows my heart. ”
Zisu said: "You see Zhu'er coming over like that, it doesn't look like something is going to happen." Don't be cranky. ”
Yu Qi nodded in reply, sat back on the kang worriedly, and became silent. Sanxi and Zisu saw her like this, so they didn't bother her, one was busy cleaning up the gifts on the table, and the other went to smoke the bedroom. After smoking the incense, Zisu came out and asked Yu Qi to come in and rest.
Listening to Zisu's attraction, Yu Qi got up without a master, went into the bedroom, and when he got inside, he went straight to the bed and lay on the bed.
Zisu was worried that Yu Qi was too worried, so she said a few words of relief and urged her to sleep. Yu Qi leaned his body inward and said faintly, "Why did the old lady take Master Chunguang to live in Shouzhong?" ”
Who knows? When Zisu heard Yu Qi's words, he thought so in his heart, but he didn't say it.
Receiving pure light to live in Shouzhong, only the old lady knows why she wants to do it. She is for the safety of Yu Qi and the safety of Zhuangfu. Although it is not clear the details of this nun, the old lady is willing to keep her as a precaution.
Actually, the old lady is also distressed, this sister-in-law can't stay in the Zhuang Mansion forever! Now this move, it is not good to say that it is house arrest, and after a long time, it is inevitable that there will be problems.
Therefore, when the feast was over, the old lady was not in the mood to talk to the family again, and let them leave early, while she secretly recuperated and thought about waiting later to meet the nun.
Who knows, before he left to see the nun, the Cao family came to ask for the guilt.
At this time, the sky was dark, the candle lights in the middle house were hung high, the faint light was faint, and two people walked outside the gate.
The people who came were Zhuang Lu and Cao, a husband and wife, and there was no girl entourage to follow. At this time, Cao's changed his past jeweled clothes and makeup, and his whole body was simple, with thin clothes hanging up, and his hair was draped behind his head, without any beads; She was holding a wattle in her hand, and her face was solemn. Zhuang Lu walked in front of the Cao family, angry in his face, and his steps were windy.
When entering the gate of Zhongfu, Cao Shi stood still, not daring to step through the door.
Zhuang Lu had already walked in the door, but because he didn't see Cao coming with him, he turned his head to look for her, and saw her standing outside the door in a daze.
Zhuang Lu said angrily: "I knew this time, why bother to come before." Who are you going to show outside? ”
Cao didn't dare to reply, and slowly moved in.
When Zhuang Lu saw her come in, he "hummed", rolled up his sleeves, and walked straight to the steps of Shouzhongju, and when he arrived at the porch at the entrance of Shouzhongju, he grabbed a little girl who was passing by and asked, "Is the old lady resting?" ”
The girl replied that she didn't know, and said that the old lady would be locked in after the banquet, and not too many people were allowed to go in to serve.
Zhuang Lu waved his hand to signal the girl to go down, and he stood under the porch and paced back and forth, looking guilty.
Cao did not go up the steps of Shouzhongju, but only stood in the courtyard.
Zhuang Lu was angry in his heart, and pointed at Cao Shi and scolded: "Something that has no face! I'm embarrassed to stand at this time, don't kneel down your pig's hooves, I don't want to see the old lady. ”
As he spoke, Cao Shizhen knelt down and cried hummingly, looking a little aggrieved.
Because she heard the movement in the courtyard, a curious girl dodged and came to see.
Zhuang Lu said to those girls: "Don't look at it, let's go to sleep!" ”
After listening to this, the curious girl quickly pulled away and ran away. After a while, Zhu'er and Mei'er came out.
Zhu'er took the lead, greeted the second master first, saluted, and then glanced at the Cao family, and said, "It's so late, the lord and the wife are still worried that the old lady is drunk?" ”
Zhuang Lu sighed "sigh", quickly lifted his knee robe, and knelt at the door of Shouzhongju.
Seeing this, Zhu'er was very shocked, but she didn't dare to ask again, hesitated for a while, and turned around and went to the old lady's house.
In the old lady's house.
At this moment, under the candlelight, the old lady sat in the kang with a mink blanket draped across her lap, her face facing out of the window, looking out through the window. Right now, seeing the scene in the courtyard of Shouzhong, Cao was kneeling there holding a thorn.
Zhu'er came in tremblingly, didn't dare to report, first went to tuck the old lady's mink fur blanket, and then whispered: "Old lady, it's late at night." ”
After a while, the old lady said coldly: "It's not quiet in the dead of night!" ”
Zhu'er could hear that the old lady was not happy, and followed the direction where the old lady was looking, through the crack in the window, and saw Cao kneeling on the ground in the courtyard. The night in February was still cold, and Cao's clothes were thin, and he was shrunk and shivering at the moment, which made people unbearable to see. Bamboo tucked over the blanket and stood aside, silent.
After a long time, the old lady instructed: "Spring is the beginning of summer, and it will not be long before summer comes, and the wind is still blowing so hurtful this night." You close the window! ”
Bamboo obeyed the order and went to close the window.
After closing the window, Zhu'er couldn't bear to say: "The second master is kneeling at the door, and the second wife is dressed so thinly......"
Before she finished speaking, the old lady swept over angrily, and this glance was really different from her inherent kindness in the past!
Zhu'er was shocked, hurriedly hooked his head, stopped his words, and regretted that he shouldn't have said nonsense.