Chapter 115: Ancestral Inheritance
"Gongsun ......" mentioned the Gongsun family, and a trace of complicated emotions flashed on the young man's face.
He knew that his father was a general in the middle of the Gongsun Army, and they also went on expeditions with the army when they were young.
Later, his father was injured and disabled, so he was sent to Guzhu by General Gongsun, and since then he has been reduced to a lowly tribe.
He did not hold a grudge against this, on the contrary, he knew that his father was disabled, he was still young, and if he did not come to Lone, they would eventually become exiles.
For several years, although they were called tribesmen, they were treated favorably everywhere, which was the kindness of General Gongsun.
His father often reminded him not to forget, and he did not dare to forget it for a day.
On that day they went with Steward Zhou to meet Gongsun Niangzi, and he saw the knights on tall white horses, just like his father when he was young!
When he was young, he played in the camp, and his uncle took him on a horse like that.
Looking at those mighty figures, he unconsciously opened his eyes wide.
He used to think that he was at ease in the mountains and forests with a longbow, but when he saw those knights, he had some small dreams in his heart.
It would be nice if one day I could ride a horse like my father.
But that day should not come, General Gongsun was defeated and self-immolated, and who else will remember a person like my father who once galloped on the battlefield with General Gongsun.
They will be slowly forgotten eventually.
"Put it back!" The man looked at his dejected son and whispered another word of persuasion.
Now they have a lot of preferential treatment in the village because of the kindness of General Gongsun, and now that General Gongsun has died, Gongsun Niangzi still doesn't know if he will continue to treat them so preferentially.
At this time, the son should no longer be impulsive and make trouble at this juncture, so that the main family will not be happy.
Looking at his father's serious face, the boy finally relented and lowered his shoulders and turned to walk into the house.
At this moment, a voice sounded in the distance, and the man was all too familiar with this voice, and he turned his head to look at it with a solemn expression.
The boy was stunned for a moment before he reacted, and it turned out to be the sound of horses' hooves.
"Excuse me, but the Ma family?"
The visitors stopped in front of their courtyard, and there was a knock on the humble courtyard door.
"But Ma Jun in person?" The person who came was a young officer with a darker complexion, a Han army-style ring-headed knife at his waist, and a white horse.
The simple courtyard gate can't block the view, and the father and son in the courtyard look at the people outside the courtyard at the same time.
The man's gaze fell directly on the sturdy white horse, and the young man's gaze followed closely to the comer.
The boy could naturally recognize that this was a knight with a white horse.
Seeing that an old man and a young man in the courtyard were staring at him without speaking, the person who came arched his hand a little uncomfortably, "Gongsun Niangzi invited the old department of General Gongsun in the Guzhu Manor, I heard that Ma Jun is the predecessor of Bai Ma Yicong, and Zhao Duwei specially ordered me to invite!" ”
"Dare to ask the two of you, do you have time to go to the main mansion for a banquet?"
The man opened his mouth in astonishment, he never thought that he would be able to go to the lord's house for a banquet one day, and he was speechless for a while.
Only the young man clenched the ring knife in his hand violently, and a strong light burst out in his eyes.
At this time, the city was ordered
In early spring, the courtyard was full of life, because it had just rained lightly, and the entire Lingzhi Taishou Mansion was shrouded in a wet air, like a layer of mist.
Gongsun Ying sat under the porch and drank tea, admiring the spring scenery in the courtyard of the Taishou Mansion.
A Rakki plays a gong in the distance.
In previous years, he would not be alone, so lonely, especially the Qingsu scribe, or Du Gong, a trusted confidant for many years, sat and drank with him.
But in recent days, because of Abduna's southward interception and killing of his nephews and nieces, first Du Gong, and then the trusted master bookkeeper, both of them lost their heads on the front and back.
In addition, his father, Gongsun Jing, combed through the Taishou Mansion several times, and most of the scholars who could accompany him in the past were expelled, which made Gongsun Ying feel more and more lonely.
Suddenly, the music prostitute sang a song that was too sad, and Gongsun Ying was about to ask her to change to a light and pleasant song, when she saw a guard walking quickly.
"Report to the envoy, the lonely Zhuyan lady sent a Du Bo and sent it...... A large coffin was delivered. ”
Gongsun Ying was stunned for a moment, and then knocked over the lacquered bowl in his hand, and the warm tea soup immediately soaked his robe.
Since that day, when his niece faced him, she longed to engrave three feet of retreat on her head, and her hair was written to stay away from him, and a coffin was sent at this time......
Gongsun Ying couldn't help but have a bitter face, so he sent a coffin to Taishou Mansion in the blue sky and daytime, just afraid that the person who came would not be good.
But I don't know what it is?
The question went back and forth in his mind, and for a moment he forgot to answer the guard's words.
"Envoy?" The retributive guard hung his head and waited for a moment before whispering.
Gongsun Yingmeng replied: "Do you have a letter?" ”
"Yes." The guard hurriedly said, "That Du Bo said that all the things were given to the head of the family, right...... It is evidence that Mrs. Xuan has done good deeds, and there is a special thank you gift to Mrs. Xuan. ”
Xuan Niangzi? Then don't do his business? Gongsun Ying breathed a sigh of relief in his heart.
It seems that his good sister did something and was found to have sued him.
Gongsun Ying, who has been troubled a lot in recent days, found that it was not his trouble, and he was immediately much more relaxed.
The coffin was not a good thing, so he didn't have much to do.
"Oh, since Ah Yan sent it, let's find it and send it directly to the head of the family!" Gongsun Ying waved his hand.
Why don't you check what's in the coffin? Do you give it directly to the head of the house? The guard was stunned, but since the head of the family had no opinions, why should he bother?
The guards bowed and retreated.
On the same day, such a coffin and a scroll of silk books were sent directly into Gongsun Jing's courtyard.
"The head of the family, my lady ordered me to send a gift to Mrs. Xuan." Zhang Ze respectfully looked at Gongsun Jingdao, who was full of anger after reading the silk book, and held a mahogany box on the side.
Gongsun Jing struggled to clench the silk book in his hand, only to feel the pain in the corners of his forehead, in his heart, the young girl should be the most intimate and understanding of him, and he did not want to see the tragic situation of cannibalism in his family
He knew that his daughter was worried about the matter of the Lone Bamboo Manor, and in recent days, he not only allocated the yard of his private property to her, but also a lot of gold and silver brocade, which flowed into her yard and coaxed.
He never expected that Ah Xuan would have such a vicious mind and do such an evil thing.
Gongsun Jing's heart was cold, and his children were really cold.
Seeing that his body was shaking and seemed to be about to fall, Zuo Ping on the side hurriedly helped him up: "Now that the letter has been delivered, why don't Zhang Dubo leave quickly?" ”
Zuo Pingben had some impressions of Zhang Ze, he was a young man with martial arts, but he was so stunned to send these things to the head of the family.
The head of the family is old, how can he bear this?
Thinking of this, Zuo Ping was disgusted with Zhang Ze.
Zhang Ze held the box indifferently, and was very moved when he saw Gongsun Jing swaying, so he greeted Gongsun Yan according to what Gongsun Yan said: "My lady said that she wants the head of the family to take care of her body, and she will send filial piety when there is a new wine in the village next month." ”
"My lady also said that it's not a big deal, the head of the family can make up for the loss, and you don't have to take it to heart."
Gongsun Jing held Zuo Ping's arm and smiled angrily.
Just make up for the loss?
His granddaughter brought him a coffin, not worried that he would be angry and scared to death, just begging for losses?
is really surnamed Gongsun, and her cool heart follows her aunt and uncle.
This smile made Gongsun Jing breathe a sigh of relief: "As mentioned in the letter, why did the three evil leaders only send a coffin?" ”
"Oh, my lady said, three corpses and three coffins, not to mention the waste, it's too troublesome to transport on the road!"
"So he picked a big one and let the three of them squeeze it." Zhang Ze held the exquisite box with both hands and gestured at the same time.
Gongsun Jing laughed angrily again, very good, really good.
"Something has been taken! Go back! Gongsun Jing waved his hand impatiently.
"My lady said, let me bring the loss made up by the head of the family when I go back!" Zhang Ze thought for a while and added, "There is also the horse that the head of the family promised before. ”
"Good, good, good." Gongsun Jing praised three times, "Take Zhang Dubo down and give him the full amount of what my father compensated for Ah Xuan." ”
Saying that, Gongsun Jing handed the silk book in his hand, which Gongsun Yan had intimately sorted out separately, to Zuo Ping.
"Also, since it is a piece of Ah Yan's heart, I will give it to Ah Xuan."
Gongsun Jingchong's left and right servants pointed to the red lacquer box that Zhang Ze was holding.
He knew it wouldn't be a good thing, and even by the size of the box, he could guess what's inside.
"Since it was a surprise, I sent it in my name, so that Ah Xuan must open it on the spot, see the surprise, and then inform the reason."
When he said the end, Gongsun Jing's face showed an almost indifferent look.
As he said, the Gongsun family is indeed ancestrally cold-hearted!