The cool breeze is blowing, the fragrance of flowers is bursting, the sound of the piano is curling, and the colored yarn is fluttering. Wen Yi lowered her head and smelled the fragrance of tea, looked at the tea leaves floating up and down in the pale green water, and slightly restrained the smile on the corner of her mouth.

She secretly glanced at the side of the screen, and saw that Liu Dongxing was also peeking at herself from the corner of her eye, she couldn't help but blush, her heart was sweet, and she was a little afraid, so she hurriedly looked away, from the green grass and wild flowers on the edge of the pavilion, to the knot made of the thin rope that bound the colored yarn on the pillar, and then to the silver hairpin worn on the head of the hollyhock in front, then the colorful spikes hanging on the piano played by Wen Xian on the right, and the flowers and birds on the screen, and finally the red dress of Wen Hui, who was staring at the Liu family's mother-in-law with displeasure in the distance. After turning around like this, she turned her gaze back and stared at the cup in her hand.

Liu Dongxing didn't say anything, Wen Yi became more and more uncomfortable, and always felt that his left cheek was hot, so he had to find a topic on his own: "You just mentioned it...... Your second uncle and second aunt...... Could it be that he is referring to the third aunt and the third brother-in-law? But I heard someone say before that the third brother-in-law was originally the eldest in the family. ”

Liu Dongxing noticed her uneasiness, was smiling at her, and after hearing the words, he withdrew his gaze.

Wen Yi felt excellent, deeply regretted that he had made a mistake, and hurriedly said: "If it's inconvenient, you just think I haven't asked!" ”

Liu Dongxing chuckled: "It's not inconvenient, it's not me who is at fault." He moved his body slightly, as if he wanted to sit more comfortably, Wen Yi whispered, "There is a thick cushion of pampas straw on the chair over there", and then turned his head to pretend that it was okay.

Liu Dongxing bent the corners of his mouth, seeing that no one was paying attention to him, Wen Yi's maid was just staring at the other lines of defense, and did not pay attention to this side, so he quickly reached over the folding screen and pulled the straw mat on the chair. As soon as his heart softened, he put aside the displeasure caused by Wen Yi mentioning the topic of his uncle and aunt.

After thinking about it, he said in a low voice: "This matter, in fact, when it comes up, it is a little disrespectful to the ancestors, but now that rumors are spreading, if I keep silent, I am afraid of you...... You've heard some gossip from elsewhere in your family, but you look down on me. It's better for me to tell you the truth myself, and then you can find someone to verify it, and you will know that what I said is true or false. ”

Wen Yi's mouth moved, but she still closed it.

She didn't want him to be upset, but thinking of those rumors, and her grandmother's words, she couldn't help but want to know the truth.

Liu Dongxing said in a deep voice: "This matter is a long story...... Let's start with my great-grandfather. It was already a few decades ago, when the Liu family was in Heng'an, although it was also a generation of scholars, but it was incomparable with those eunuchs, and most of the people who interacted with each other on weekdays were also scholars from poor families, when the first great-grandfather was alive, he had a close friend, surnamed Rong, was a showman, and there was only one daughter under his knees, the same age as my grandfather. That's my grandmother, and my grandfather's wife. ”

Wen Yi slapped his hand and whispered: "I have heard the elders say that the wife of the Liu family, her mother's surname is Yao?" "And I heard that she is from the same family as the current queen, and she is still the queen's aunt!

Liu Dongxing did not answer this question directly, but continued: "The first grandmother lost her mother at an early age, and her father died of illness, the first great-grandfather cared about the friendship between the two families, and saw that the grandmother was lonely, so he asked the great-grandmother to take her home to raise her. ”

Wen Yi sighed in her heart and understood a little. Since Liu Dongxing's grandfather married back his wife surnamed Yao, it goes without saying that after becoming famous, the marriage contract has changed all over the place. But since there is Liu Dongxing, this Mrs. Rong naturally entered the door, I don't know how to divide the concubine?

I only heard Liu Dongxing continue: "That year, my grandfather went to Beijing to take the exam, and after March, there was still no news. My great-grandfather fell ill with the plague. My great-grandmother was in poor health, and my grandfather had no brothers or sisters, so my grandmother took over all matters related to illness. Afterward...... Somehow, there was news that it was grandfather...... I contracted an emergency in Kyung, and it's gone!"

Wen Yi was taken aback: "How could there be such rumors?!" ”

Liu Dongxing smiled bitterly: "Only then did I know that the person who died of illness was only one word different from his grandfather's name, and the pronunciation was also somewhat similar. ”

Wen Yi sighed: "People like you, even if your family background is not as good as now, there should always be one or two servants with you, right?" If something really happens, won't anyone send a letter back? ”

Liu Dongxing shook his head: "How do I know?" I heard what the old people said, and I guess I saw it in a panic at the time, and no one thought of this, right? In short, when my great-grandfather heard the bad news, he fell ill. He is the eldest of the Liu family, leading the whole clan, and his only son is gone, so the clansmen naturally have to ask about the future. ”

Wen Yi knew that those Liu clan people must be trying to take advantage of the fire to rob, thinking of their own situation, he secretly gritted his teeth: "Didn't you mean...... Is it a Shili heirloom?! ”

Liu Dongxing glanced at her, his eyes were full of mockery: "You and I know it." Wen Yi's eyes darkened and she lowered her head.

Liu Dongxing continued: "I heard that it was a mess at that time, and my great-great-grandmother was so angry that she fainted several times, and there was no leader in the family. At this time, it was the grandmother who stood up and stabilized everyone in the name of the daughter-in-law of the Liu family. ”

Wen Yi couldn't help but sigh: "Your grandmother is a benevolent and righteous person!" "She was just taken into the Liu family to raise, but there is no explicit marriage contract, and she is not a relative, even if the Liu family's property changes hands, it will not hinder her. As soon as she stood up, she jumped into the mire by herself.

Liu Dongxing's eyes darkened, and resentment flashed, but soon returned to normal: "My great-grandfather and great-grandmother both persuaded her, saying that they would find a good family for her to marry, so that she didn't have to wronged herself." Grandmother said, born by the grace of the Liu family, she had long regarded her great-great-grandfather and great-grandmother as her parents, but now she saw that the old man was in trouble, how could she stand idly by? The great-grandfather saw that she couldn't help it, so he had no choice but to respond, but he told his great-grandmother that he would solemnly marry his daughter-in-law after only three years of filial piety. In this way, before his great-grandfather died, his grandmother held his grandfather's tablet and worshipped the church, officially becoming the daughter-in-law of the Liu family. ”

Wen Yi couldn't hold back for a while: "Could it be that after visiting the church, I learned that my grandfather was safe and sound?!" Then how could he marry someone else?! Could it be that he refuses to admit this marriage?! "Even if it is a marriage made by mistake, it is also in the name of righteousness, this wife has already been married, if Liu Dongxing's grandfather refuses to admit it, his reputation will be stinky! There is a loss of morality, and don't want to gain a foothold in officialdom in the future!

Liu Dongxing's face sank: "The grandmother took care of her sick great-grandmother while handling the aftermath of her great-grandfather, wearing linen and filial piety, crying and guarding the system, no one can find fault with her, even the clansmen, they also secretly admire, and some people persuade her to take the children in the clan as heirs, and continue the incense of the Liu family's house." Just as the grandmother was discussing the matter with the great-grandmother...... "he gritted his teeth," he said, "but the grandfather came back with his new wife!" ”

Wen Yi hurriedly said: "Could it be that he has already married a wife at this time?!" ”

Liu Dongxing said in a sullen voice: "He didn't know about the death of his great-grandfather, and he also won the top three in the palace exam, but after winning the list, he went to play in someone's garden with a few fellow students, and accidentally fell his foot, so he had to borrow the master's house to recuperate." That family is surnamed Yao! Although it is also a big family in Beijing, there is no eunuch in the clan, and the highest official position is Lord Yao of Yao Bei, who served as the right Shaoqing of Honglu Temple at that time, at that time...... Lord Yao's progress has not yet been born! No one knew that she would later become the mother of a country. The family that my grandfather borrowed was just a partial branch of the Yao family, and his son was friendly with a few new scholars, but he was unknown. I don't know how my grandfather got the old man's favor, and in less than two months, he married his daughter to him! ”

Wen Yi opened her mouth, closed it again, and asked in a low voice after a while: "This kind of big event, so that my grandfather didn't bring a letter to the family?" ”

Liu Dongxing smiled, but smiled a little strangely: "It's also a coincidence, that Mrs. Yao's grandmother is old and seriously ill, and she wants to watch her granddaughter get married before she closes her eyes." Because the marriage period is in a hurry, and there is a room master as a matchmaker, the grandfather plans to marry a wife, and then take her back to the hometown to meet her parents, and I feel that Yao's eunuch is from a good place, and his parents will not object, as for the Rong family, he is not engaged, and he only needs to find another good family to marry. Unexpectedly, when he returned to his hometown, he realized that he not only missed his father's funeral, but also had an extra wife. ”

Wen Yi asked: "Since that Mrs. Yao is from such a family, I don't want to live under others, but I don't know which Mrs. Yao came first?" What did Great-Grandmother Ling say? ”

"Counting the days, but my grandmother was two days ahead of Mrs. Yao." Liu Dongxing smiled meaningfully, "And it just so happens that my grandfather married Mrs. Yao's wife on the same day as my great-grandfather's death!" The first great-grandmother refused to accept the daughter-in-law who entered the door after the first great-grandmother no matter what, but her grandfather repeatedly persuaded her, she still relented, but insisted that in Heng'an, when Rong's grandmother was the main room, Mrs. Yao should perform the side room in front of Rong's grandmother. But when she got out of town, she didn't care. ”

It's not surprising that Yoo's great-grandmother would be relieved. No matter how virtuous Mrs. Rong is, after all, her son is her own flesh and blood. The roots of the Liu family are basically not deep, no matter how poor the Yao family is, it is also a big family in Beijing, Liu Dongxing's grandfather has just taken the name, and if he wants to make a difference in his career, I am afraid that he will not be able to help the Yue family, not to mention that this family affair is still a matchmaker made by the Fang master.

Wen Yi's heart moved, so he asked Liu Dongxing: "Grandmother Ling...... What was it said at the time? Didn't she think about leaving? "Actually, with the virtuous name of the Rong family, at this point, if you want to marry another person, outsiders can't find a thorn. After all, it was the Liu family who treated her badly.

Liu Dongxing was stunned, and couldn't help but be a little moved: "You ......" He suddenly wanted to cry.

People who heard this story, no matter who they were, only lamented that his grandmother was virtuous, and his grandfather treated her unfairly, or insinuated that the Yao family oppressed people with power, and at most only lamented that his great-grandmother doted on her children too much, but few people asked, why didn't his grandmother leave?

That's right, if his grandmother left the Liu family and found another lover, although the world may criticize her, she can live more comfortably, and presumably her longevity will be longer...... Thinking of his father's grandmother's kindness, he felt his eyes heat up.

Wen Yi saw that he didn't make a sound for a long time, so he quietly stretched out his head to look at him, was startled when he saw it, quickly glanced around, quietly took out a Supa from his sleeve, and threw it over the screen: "Wipe it quickly!" I didn't mean to make you sad......"

Liu Dongxing looked at the silk handkerchief that fell on the back of his hand, his heart warmed, he wanted to pick it up to wipe his face, but he felt reluctant, he quietly glanced at the screen, and quietly hid it in his sleeve, only wiped his face with the corner of his sleeve, sniffed, and grinned: "I'm fine!" Today's wind is strong, and just a grain of sand was blown into my eyes, which caused me to cry, but it wasn't crying! ”

Wen Yi bowed her head and said nothing, picked up the tea bowl and took a sip, but found that the tea was cold, so she had to put the tea bowl aside. Seeing Zisu holding a bouquet of wildflowers in her hand from a distance, jumping up and running this way, she had a bad heart, and she was afraid that Zisu would see Liu Dongxing, and she didn't know what to say, so she hurriedly shouted, "Zisu!" You go boil a pot of hot water, the tea is cold! ”

Shisu was about to talk to Dong Kui, but when he heard this, he hurriedly responded, and smiled at Dong Kui, "You take it for me, and make one for me!" I'll talk to you later. Then he turned around and ran. Dong Que secretly glanced back at the pavilion, and saw that Liu Dongxing was lowering his head and wiping his face, he was stunned, and then looked at Wen Yi, but he was still sitting there upright, and there seemed to be nothing unusual. She was puzzled, but she turned her head and continued to weave small flowers and blues with flowers and plants. At her feet, there were already four or five of them.

Liu Dongxing calmed down, and chuckled when he saw this, "Your girl is quite clever, it can be seen that you are good at teaching." Wen Yi's face flushed, and her eyes looked straight out, "That's because they are clever, and they don't want to do anything with me!" After a pause, he said in a low voice, "It's over, don't be sad, as long as you are well, the elders will be happy in their hearts......"

Liu Dongxing smiled, took a deep breath, and said, "Actually...... And that's what happened next. The great-grandmother was reluctant to be a good daughter-in-law, and the grandfather agreed to take the Rong grandmother as the main room, and the clan only recognized her as the grandmother, so the grandmother stayed. Mrs. Yao didn't say anything at the time, and then her grandfather had been in the field, and she was always by her side, and outsiders only thought that she was the main room, and Rong's grandmother had nothing to say. And then ...... My great-grandmother was seriously ill and was obsessed with her grandson, so my grandfather had to take a leave of absence to go home to serve the sick, and soon my grandmother had my father. After the death of his great-grandmother, his grandfather kept filial piety at home and got along with his grandmother quite harmoniously. When he was in the field, his grandmother took care of the clan affairs for him, so he was deeply convinced by the clan. Grandfather is also very grateful to his grandmother for this, in those three years, because Mrs. Yao refused to enter Heng'an, my grandfather could only travel in and out of the city, but finally got along. Later, when the second uncle was born, his grandmother also came forward to make a full moon wine for him and invited relatives and friends to congratulate him. ”

It sounds like a peaceful faction, but Wen Yi remembered that Gufu Liu was reused now because of his support, and the daughter of Mrs. Yao became the queen again, and the daughter born to Mrs. Yao also became a princess, and the Liu family made a fortune because of this, needless to say, Mrs. Rong's room must have been suppressed.

She looked at Liu Dongxing, Liu Dongxing nodded as if she understood what she was thinking: "It's probably because the second uncle's room is too prominent, and for many years, they have only claimed that the second uncle is the eldest outside, and the family is scary and calls him big, so ...... The clan probably also thinks they have a long face, so they don't want to explain the truth......" He lowered his head and smiled, "The time the eldest aunt married the princess, it should be the first time, right?" In order to look good, Mrs. Yao persuaded her grandfather to nod her head, let her enter Heng'an as the main room to receive gifts, and then entered the ancestral hall and changed the family tree, only saying that it was to give her eldest aunt a long face. When the second uncle got an official position, they simply built a new house next to the Liu family's ancestral house, and then moved to the main hall, pulling away most of the servants, and the old house almost became a wasteland. Probably think they don't make a difference, there are also people in the clan criticized, grandfather's last few years, were spent in the old house, after the death of his grandmother, he also kept filial piety according to the deceased wife's etiquette, and left his last words before his death, ordering my father to inherit the position of the patriarch of the Liu clan, but ...... My grandfather died before his father passed the first seven years. ”

Wen Yi was taken aback: "Could it be their ......"

Liu Dongxing shook his head: "My father was too sad. "But, who knows?" At that time, the funeral was very grand and the ceremony was cumbersome, not only the two concubines that my father and grandfather had accepted in the early years were also gone at that time. Then he smiled weirdly, "The second aunt was also tired and had a miscarriage, and then she couldn't regenerate, and even Mrs. Yao's wife also fell ill at that time, and she was stuck on the sickbed, and she died in less than a year." The second uncle was already worried at home, so he added another year of filial piety, which delayed Qingyun Road. After he recovered, he waited in the local area for five years before returning to Beijing as an official. ”

Wen Yi saw that there was a faint resentment between his eyebrows, and knew that he must have suffered a lot when he was a child, and couldn't help but feel a little distressed.

At this time, Shisu came back with a hot water kettle, she hurriedly restrained her spirits, ordered Shisu to put the kettle down, and sent her to play elsewhere, so she stood up, added hot water to the teapot, and then poured a cup, personally sent the screen, and said, "Drink a cup of hot tea, warm up." ”

Liu Dongxing was stunned for a moment, stretched out his hand to take it, and took a sip, but he felt a warmth falling from his throat into his abdomen, and his hands and feet, which were cold before, felt much better. His heart moved slightly, and he raised his eyes to look at Wen Yi.

Wen Yi said in a low voice: "Good is rewarded with good, and evil is rewarded with evil." They have done something wrong, and sooner or later there will be retribution. Ignore them and just live your life. You are a smart person, capable and scheming, and you can forge your own path wherever you go. ”

Liu Dongxing raised his eyebrows, he had already gone to resentment, and his face was only smiling: "Don't worry, I'm an adult, when I marry a wife, I will split up and go out, as long as I don't compete with them for the position of patriarch, presumably they don't bother to pay attention to me, and what I like to do in the future has nothing to do with them." ”

Wen Yi's face flushed, and she hurriedly lowered her head and sat back in her chair, only to feel that her face was hot.

Liu Dongxing was still through the screen, and asked in a low voice, "What do you think?" If there is no objection, I will continue to act? ”

Wen Yi was so ashamed that she almost couldn't sit still: "What objection?" What to do? I don't understand! ”

Liu Dongxing was a little critical, and he was about to collapse immediately: "I'll tell you about business!" I'm afraid you'll be annoyed with me for making up my own mind! “

Wen Yi's whole head was hot, and she hurriedly stood up: "I'm really annoyed if I say it again!" ”

Liu Dongxing sat on the edge of the couch, a little worried, but he didn't know what to say.

The scene froze for a moment, and at this time, the voice of the text came from the back of the pavilion: "What's the matter?" ”

(Isn't that too complicated?) ）