Chapter 7: The Colorful Toad
Although the road is on the official road, the carriage shook badly, and it took six days to arrive in Kyoto, and she lived in a few post houses on the way.
When I came out of my residence in the morning and saw the carriage, I really wanted to die, so I had to rest in the post house for a day, Si Yu pulled and coaxed again, smoked the sobering incense, and then insisted on insisting that I would arrive today, and was pulled into the car.
Seeing that it was about to arrive at Shenshi, they traveled a mile away from Kyoto, and the Chu family sent Sun De and others to pick them up early.
Qian Guanguan opened the window and saw Sun De from afar: "Miss, I saw Sun De." ”
Chu Yunjing in the carriage was half-squinting, and did not reply after listening to the words. Here Si Yu is holding a sobering incense around her, this incense is bought at the post station and the shopkeeper, the post station welcomes guests all the year round, there are always some guests who get motion sickness from the south to the north, the shopkeeper will do business, these things are always available.
This awakening incense has some effect, Chu Yunjing didn't feel the world spinning today, but he felt tired, and he woke up every time he fell asleep, fortunately, he squinted.
Qian Guanguan was excited, and immediately entered Beijing, always opening the window and looking out.
Sun De is really diligent, I got the news, Miss Mo arrived in the past two days, I came to wait for a day yesterday, and I got up early today and came over. For Sun De, maybe Miss's return can change his life, and he must seize this opportunity.
Sun De looked at the carriage still a dozen paces away, and shouted at the groom, "But Yongzhou Yuan Mansion is here?" ”
The groom shouted: "Yes, the person who came is from Chu Mansion?" ”
When Qian Guanguan heard the voice, he pulled the curtain and poked his head out: "Sun Zhangshi, it's us." ”
The carriage also arrived in front of them during the shouting, and Sun De and a few family members hurriedly greeted the car: "Sun De has been waiting for Miss for many days, and welcomes Miss back to Kyoto." ”
Chu Yunjing was not in the mood to talk, and waved his hand to signal Si Yu to reply to him, Si Yu understood: "Sun Zhang's business has been lost for a long time, Miss Carriage has been sitting for a long time and is a little tired, let's go back to the house first!" ”
Sun De led the way in front and motioned for the groom to enter the city.
The groom shouted, "Enter Beijing!" The carriage began to move again.
Kyoto is prosperous, they take the main road, can go side by side eight carriages, the main road is not allowed to small vendors to set up street stalls, all of them are several floors of luxury shops, worthy of the capital.
I haven't seen any snow these days to the north, but this year it's a warm winter, and it hasn't snowed even in Kyoto, which is further north.
The carriage turned about seven or eight turns along the way, and when it arrived at the urban area where the houses gathered, the horseman's speed slowed down, and the bluestone road was very smooth, so it was naturally not too bumpy. Seeing that it was almost here, Chu Yunjing sat with his eyes closed, his back straight, revealing an inviolable temperament, just let Si Yu and Qian Guanguan sort out his clothes for him.
As the carriage became slower and slower, Chu Yunjing didn't have much apprehension in his heart, just thinking about how to fight the evil lady later, whether to pretend to be weak or to be hard directly, to talk around the nine curves and eighteen bends or to slap it with a cold face? She was convinced that she was going to fight in the first round. and her father, who hasn't seen her for many years, she doesn't remember what kind of temper her father is, how can she fight this?
Not allowing her to think too much, the groom came and pulled her thoughts back.
I only heard Sun De say this outside: "Madam, the little one has brought the eldest lady back." ”
When they met with Sun De outside the city, someone went back to the Chu Mansion to report first, and at this time, the hostess of the Chu Mansion was standing under the courtyard and looking at the carriage with a smile.
In the end, it was three days early, and there was a dart bureau escort, and the luggage was delivered five days ago, and it was piled up in the dowry pile prepared for her by the Chu Mansion.
Qian Guanguan got out of the car first, followed by her and Si Yu, and let go of Qian Guanguan's hand after standing still.
She subconsciously looked up, there were also a few people piled up at the door of the Shilang Mansion, and she could see at a glance which one was her stepmother, the noble lady was dressed in a dark red embroidered hibiscus patterned robe, dignified and beautiful, she was thirty-two or thirteen years old this year, and the woman was full of gold hairpins and jade, pearls and emerald hairpins, and she could hardly see her black hair.
Is this wearing all the makeup boxes at home on your head? If the He family has a fateful body, I'm afraid that she will even dress up for the fate, why is it such a big show, does she Chu Yunjing have such a big face? She thought to herself, there is another colorful toad, and it is still an old toad.
There were two children on the left and right sides of the woman, a man and a woman, one older and one younger, and these were her younger siblings.
Chu Yunjing shook his head secretly, little toad, what are these two girls going to do? Do you seem to be rich? Stupid born day, for fear that outsiders will not know that there is a lot of oil and water in the household.
Seeing this woman who had fought with her several times, she had no impression of this stepmother before, only remembered that she married in the winter when she was five years old, and she didn't seem to be there on the wedding day, because something wasn't there, she couldn't remember, as if she had been cheated away, probably because she was afraid that she would make trouble with her father's wedding banquet and be sent out early.
Later, after the New Year, I was picked up by my grandfather, and I remember that the whole family was very happy at that time, and it was my stepmother who was pregnant.
Nanyang He's family, this woman's family background, reputation is not under the Chu family, the clan is married, this He family is the right person with the Chu family. As for her mother, she didn't understand why her father would marry her mother, was it just to help the Yuan family?
Chu Yunjing tightened the jacket on his body, and it was really better than the Yongzhou cold.
Her face was flat, and she stepped forward with a calm and relaxed face, and saluted to He's: "Yunjing has seen ....." She hesitated for a moment: "Madam." ”
He Shi was stunned for a moment, and then he was the pretended smile and dignified, stretching out a pair of jade hands, He Shi is worthy of being a noble lady raised in a deep house, if the hands are soft, they are so good-looking.
The difference between a woman and a girl is still obvious, Chu Yunjing is young, already fair-skinned, wrapped in a pomegranate-colored high-necked jacket, a delicate goose egg face is lined like a porcelain doll, and her body is graceful, and Ying Ying can seduce people in a few steps.
He Shi pulled her up, and looked her up and down with hot eyes: "You have suffered, I haven't seen you so slim for more than ten years." A few days ago, I heard Sun De say that you are sick, but now you are well? After a tiring journey these days, what is the discomfort? ”
He pulled her to ask, as if he could really understand her suffering, and pretended to be concerned.
Chu Yunjing wanted to laugh when he saw that He could only move his body, not above his neck.
He is accustomed to seeing noble women in Beijing, all of them are beautiful and beautiful, bright and dignified, or graceful and beautiful, and there are not many women like Chu Yunjing who are pure and delicate and charming.
"Madame is worried, but the minor illness has been cured. Mrs. Law is waiting for me in this cold wind, and Mrs. is suffering. "She can only look dignified now.
He nodded with satisfaction, and then pulled the two children behind him forward: "This is Li'er and Yunxi, Wei'er is in the school, and he will come to see you after school." Said to Chu Li and Chu Yunxi: "Come and say hello to your big sister." ”
The eldest is Chu Yunxi is ten years old, the younger is Chu Li is five years old, and Chu Wei, who is not present, is twelve years old this year, and he was born when Chu Yunjing went to Yongzhou.
The two of them said in unison: "I've seen the big sister." ”
I saw Ding Chang scream a few times, and the moment the little sister bowed her head and saluted, four or five hairpins fell out of the bun on the left side of her head.
The weight is biased, the left side is heavy, and the whole person is biased to the right side with the weight of the head, and seeing that it is about to fall, the good daughter grabbed He's skirt in a panic.
After a few more sounds, the two of them fell down together, and everyone present was shocked.
Chu Yunjing hurriedly took two steps back, for fear of being implicated.
The bead ring jewelry that fell all over the ground, several jade pipes were broken, and the gold beads on the step shook also collapsed, which was really a tyrannical thing.
The subordinates flocked up, and they didn't know if they were here to help the two of them, or to steal the jewelry, after all, she didn't know how much He wore it.
Chu Yunxi was hurt by the fall, and his mother was still pressed on him, and he immediately cried: "Ah! It hurts Miss Ben.... What are you all eating, why don't you help me up, woo..."
Chu Yunxi didn't care what he grabbed on the ground, he just threw it out for himself to vent.
It's such a big play, this is how He Shi picked her up, she bit her lip and smiled.
Seeing that He and Xiaomei were about to be helped up, she pretended to be worried, hurriedly stepped forward to help, and shouted: "Oops! What's going on? Madam... Madam, are you okay, but you scared Yunjing, why did you suddenly fall? ”
The He family and his mother were smashed to pieces, and the He family glanced at Chu Yunxi resentfully, and hurriedly sorted out their headdresses.
He didn't forget to pull out a fake smile at this time: "It's okay, it's okay, it's okay, it's just that I didn't stand firm, and I won't get in the way." Commanding his subordinates: "Quickly pick up all the jewelry on the ground." ”
"Go in first, go in first, and we'll talk about it later." The subordinate hugged He and Chu Yunxi and hurriedly walked back.
Chu Yunjing looked at He's back like an ant on a hot pot and sneered.
They were in a hurry, and they didn't even want their youngest son, Chu Li scratched his ears and cheeks and didn't understand what was happening, so he fell with a mutter.
She squatted down and touched the young brother's head, hoping that this simple child would not be taught badly by the He family like Chu Yunxi.
She took three thick red envelopes from Qian Guanguan's hand and handed them to Chu Li, and instructed: "This red envelope is the New Year's money that the eldest sister gave you, you have collected it for me and gave it to your brothers and sisters, okay?" ”
Chu Li shook his head, but he knew that the red seal was a good thing, and he was very happy! She motioned for her grandmother to take Chu Li away.
Chu Yunjing likes children, and looked at Chu Li's innocent appearance with a pampering gaze.
Sun De eagerly stepped forward to greet him: "Miss, let's take you back to your yard!" ”
Chu Yunjing's face was calm, and when he saw that the person who came was Sun De, he responded and followed Sun De into the house.
Shilang's Mansion is an official residence given by the emperor, which was given by Chu Yi when he advanced to the household department in the twentieth year, when Chu Yi married his relatives to open the mansion, and the saint gave it to him.
Maybe it's because Chu Yi is upright and upright, and he is a rare loyalty among civil officials, and what the emperor needs is this kind of single-minded official. Even if Chu Yao, the elder brother of the same mother, the personalities of the two are very different, Chu Yao is sleek, he knows the current situation in the officialdom very well, and he is one of the six Shangshu of the Hubu Shangshu, Chu Yao, as the eldest son of the Chu family, inherited the errand of the ancestor in the Hubu. And Chu Yi is different, he relied on his own imperial examination to obtain the official position, and he also had a relationship with the Chu family, arranged him in the household department, and later got the emperor's reuse step by step by himself.