Chapter 85: "The Dowry"
"Third brother!"
Seeing that the Little Lotus Poetry Society was becoming more and more unbearable in Cheng Lang's mouth, Cheng Yulou urgently called a halt.
When Cheng Lang heard this, he glanced at Cheng Yulou, didn't say anything more, and walked out with Cheng Yuguan.
While walking, Cheng Lang began to talk about the customs of Bingzhou again.
Unlike the absent-mindedness and disgust that everyone in the Xiaohe Poetry Society listened to just now, Cheng Yuguan listened very seriously, and occasionally asked about the details of the two sentences and the state line.
Listening to Cheng Lang's voice that became more and more excited after Cheng Yuguan's inquiry, Cheng Yulou regretted it a little.
Just now, he shouldn't have despised Cheng Lang with everyone.
is pretending, but also pretending to be interested in the state and listening to Cheng Lang patiently.
It's all because the four princes have a strong sense of oppression and a strong sense of existence.
She and Xu Zhiyun unconsciously gave all their attention to the fourth prince Li Mian, and naturally neglected Cheng Lang.
In the face of the four princes, they admired, but Cheng Lang was not cold.
This is a wrong step, a wrong step, and snubbing Cheng Lang.
After figuring out the joint, Cheng Yulou settled down a little.
Correcting mistakes has always been Cheng Yulou's advantage.
I saw that she realized that she was snubbing Cheng Lang, so she immediately spoke out to save her.
"Third brother, in our Little Lotus Poetry Society, there are a few good drinkers. When the poetry is over, we will feast together. There is also the monkey wine brought by Miss Xu Zhiyun from Yizhou South. ”
Throwing out the bait, Cheng Yulou's voice was even more concerned.
"The third brother is good at drinking, this monkey wine, except for you, others will inevitably drink bad things."
"Third brother, it's better to stay a little longer."
Cheng Yulou was also anxious, and the more he said, the more wrong he became.
After she said this, not only did Cheng Lang insist on saying goodbye, but even a few young ladies who had listened to the words of the four princes just now and were a little bored also left.
For a while, the Xiaohe Poetry Society, which has a lively and harmonious atmosphere on weekdays, walked seventy-seven-eighty-eight.
Only a few backbones remained and did not leave.
They were reluctant.
Tang Zhi'er was originally hiding from the four princes in the crowd, but now, she stood up and walked to Cheng Yulou, who was a little lost and depressed.
"Yulou, we sisters, I still want to persuade you. Things in the capital are complicated, don't be confused, in that case, even you will lose yourself. ”
After that, Tang Zhier left abruptly with a group of little sisters.
In the end, only Xu Zhiyun was left by his side, accompanying Cheng Yulou.
Looking at Xu Zhiyun, Cheng Yulou was full of worries, and he stopped talking.
She knows that Xu Zhiyun is not a person who can communicate and speak.
Seeing that Cheng Yulou was lost and depressed, and there was no value for a while, Xu Zhiyun patted Cheng Yulou on the shoulder.
"It doesn't matter. This time it was an accident, next time the poetry club, you can prepare well. I'll go first, and the next time the poetry club needs it, just write to me! ”
looked at Xu Zhiyun's back and listened to her comfort just now. Cheng Yulou showed a smile that was sadder than crying.
I don't know when, there is no one left by her side. Those who are left behind are all hypocritical people like Xu Zhiyun.
Thinking of Xu Zhiyun's hypocritical and perfunctory appearance just now, Cheng Yulou thought of himself.
She was shocked.
It turns out that I give people the feeling that I am so hypocritical and perfunctory?
It's no wonder that former friends have left their side one by one.
Thinking of the past, Cheng Yulou stood alone under the old tree pavilion, and for a while, he was a little stunned.
…
Cheng Yulou's lost soul and Xu Zhiyun's hypocrisy, Cheng Yuguan didn't know.
She was now in a carriage and was heading home.
Beside him were two tall military horses. The military horses that collided in the past, under the control of Cheng Lang and Li Mian at this time, were very well-behaved and obedient, but the bearded body, with the small broken steps, how to look at it, how to feel disobedient.
Liuyun glanced at the two tall horses beside him, who were like small steps, and wanted to laugh.
But looking at the young lady's silent and low appearance, she couldn't laugh.
Obviously, as soon as the third prince returned to Beijing, he didn't go home, and went straight to the fourth prince to the Xiaohe Poetry Society, which made the young lady a little sad.
Every time the young lady is sad and can't figure out something, she will be extremely silent.
No one knows what Miss is thinking at this time.
I only know that the consequences are unpredictable.
Every time Miss is so deep, if she hadn't figured it out by herself, she would be like someone who had nothing to do the next day.
Otherwise, it's just flipping the table.
seemed to feel Cheng Yu's concern for the weighing, and Li Mian became more and more anxious.
The quiet appearance of the past disappeared, and seeing that Cheng Yuguan didn't look at him from beginning to end, Li Mian actually jumped from the horse directly to the carriage!
If Su Xi hadn't pulled the horse in time, I was afraid that he would have collided.
With such a big movement, Cheng Yuguan subconsciously looked over. was seized by Li Mian and took the opportunity to grab Cheng Yuguan's hand.
Li reluctantly smiled.
"What do you think? Not a word. Brother Lang is going to be scared to death. ”
When Cheng Yuguan heard this, he glanced at the third brother who was riding a horse next to him and smiling carefully.
smiled.
"When did the third brother know that he was afraid? The third brother has always done whatever he wants, where will he take care of others? Anyway, the third brother is the eldest in the family, and everyone is used to spoiling him, so where does he care what others think? As for my thoughts, the third brother doesn't take it to heart. Otherwise, how can it break my heart again and again? ”
Cheng Yuguan's words were light and firm.
made Cheng Lang scratch his ears and cheeks in a hurry, but he didn't know how to refute it.
"Little sister, let's be our own family. I just don't think our family needs to be polite, so I joined in the fun with others. If it is between your own family members, you still need to maintain it, is it still a family member? ”
Saying that, Cheng Lang felt more and more stupid, and there was ambiguity in his words, which made people misunderstand.
"Oh, little sister, don't scare the third brother, you know the third brother's heart, and you won't dare to do it again in the future."
Cheng Lang didn't mean anything, so he simply broke the jar and said it.
Cheng Yuguan heard this, but smiled gently.
"I naturally understand what the third brother means. In the past, I was too strict with my third brother. Obviously, the third brother is the same as the two sisters-in-law, they are all elders, and I am too casual. In the future, it may not be possible to do it in the morning and dusk, but the respect for the third brother will never be less. Third brother, don't worry. ”
Cheng Yuguan's words were light and polite, but Cheng Lang's face changed instantly.
He's talking about family. But he knew it in his heart. The little sister treats him the closest.
This is the friendship that grew up together when I was a child and fell out.
Now you have to talk about seniority, and you are as polite as your two sisters-in-law?
Cheng Lang instantly felt that even if the family affection was still there, he had lost the most important thing.
That's a kind of confidence and friendship that allows him to grow up without fear. It may not be there in the future.
Cheng Lang looked at Cheng Yuguan with a rusty and polite face, and was stunned for a while, not daring to speak at will, nor daring to leave at will.
He was completely overwhelmed.
Like the sand that was about to leave the palm of his hand, he didn't dare to hold it hard, let alone let it go.
Li Mian was on the side, looking at Cheng Lang's dejected appearance, and looking at Cheng Yuguan, who had never looked at himself from beginning to end and said a word, but his heart seemed to have fallen into a bottomless abyss. It has been falling all the way, but it has never reached the end. The feeling of weightlessness made him flustered and uncomfortable.
He subconsciously grabbed Cheng Yuguan's hand, and when Cheng Yuguan looked at it, he didn't speak, just looked at her straight.
He seemed to have learned Cheng Lang's lesson, and knew that whatever he said at this time was not right in Cheng Yu's concern. simply shut up, hoping that his eyes could convey his thoughts to Cheng Yuguan.
Cheng Yuguan smiled.
"Feelings are delicate, sincere or not, in an instant."
As he spoke, Cheng Yuguan sighed.
"When I saw you in Xu Yuan just now, I chuckled in my heart. I didn't know that you were pulled over by the third brother to save the scene. But I still can't help but be suspicious. ”
As he spoke, Cheng Yuguan looked at Li Mian.
"You know, once there is suspicion between us, it is not pure."
"I've always been afraid of trouble. There are flaws and suspicions of feelings that I don't want. Too tired. ”
Li Mian was sentenced to death by Cheng Yuguan for a few words.
I opened my mouth to explain something, but I couldn't say it.
He grabbed Cheng Yuguan's hand tightly in his hand, as if he had grabbed the last few quicksands, and refused to let go.
Cheng Yuguan didn't care, let Li Mian hold his hand. But there is no room for discussion on the face.
Cheng Lang watched from the sidelines and saw that because of himself, there was a rift between the little sister and the fourth prince.
Although he looks down on the four princes in various ways, he also knows that in this world, for Xiaomei, only the four princes are good people. If you miss him, the four princes may get married step by step and be a loner in the future. But Xiaomei, it is really possible to be lonely from now on.
Because the standard in her heart is too high, so high that the handsome heroes among ordinary people such as a few teenagers in Jingzhou, she can't get into the eyesight.
Thinking of this, Cheng Lang was even more anxious.
He sat up straight unconsciously, thinking about the consequences of the rift between Xiaomei and Li Mian, and unconsciously became stupid.
"Be careful!"
Su Xi was the first to warn, and the guards behind Cheng Lang reacted.
It turned out that the intersection of the two cars, for Cheng Lang, who grew up on horseback, moved to collect the horses, because he was distracted, and instantly caused two oncoming carriages to collide on Xuanwu Street.
What's even more terrifying is that Cheng Lang rode a horse in the middle of two carriages.
Needless to say, Cheng Yuguan's carriage is specially made in the house, and it looks inconspicuous, but it is a black iron carriage.
The carriage on the opposite side is not far behind, which noble bronze carriage is it.
Seeing that Cheng Lang was sandwiched between the two carriages, he was about to be squeezed, and the horses on both sides were a little frightened, and they were not controlled at all at this time.
Cheng Lang reacted a beat slower, and he didn't have time to get out.
Between the lightning and flint, Cheng Yuguan was about to pounce.
was vigorously pulled back by Li Mian, and with this relative force, Li Mian actually came to Cheng Lang's side first.
Su Xi's sword was held in Li Mian's hand at some point, and he quickly pressed against the axles on both sides.
I only heard a creak, and the heavy paulownia carriage wheels were squeezed into a crack with a trace of wood and silk tissue.
Looking closely, it was two inches wide and thick, and it was so deep, which showed that the force of the squeeze was great just now.
If Li Mian couldn't react, Cheng Lang was afraid that he would be like a horse, squeezed by the carriage's legs.
The carriage was stopped by the sword, and the frightened horses on both sides were restrained by the coachman.
Cheng Yuguan's eyes were stunned as he looked at the crack in the carriage circle, and his heart was beating loudly for a while, as if he was about to jump out of his chest.
Cheng Yuguan subconsciously covered his chest, and in the next second, he was held in his arms by Li Mian.
"Don't look, nothing happens."
Li Mian stroked Cheng Yuguan's head to reassure her.
Those who know Cheng Yuguan will know why she can be trusted by people from all over the world as a woman and be the owner of Cheng's shop.
Just a simple example.
Every winter, the weather is dry and dry.
Although the warehouses of the Cheng family are all stone, the warehouses are wooden. And some of the stones can't see the fire.
For so many years, the shop of Cheng Yuguan's store has never caught fire.
This does not come out of thin air, but every year in winter, Cheng Yuguan repeatedly confirms and emphasizes.
Only one is locked and locked, the weather is dry, be careful of the candles, these two little things, Cheng Yuguan will personally confirm, not to mention other things in the shop, she takes them seriously and confirms them repeatedly.
This conscientiousness and responsibility is the key to Cheng Yuguan's convincing.
Things are simple, how many people can not slack off for more than ten years?
Cheng Yuguan is.
Therefore, Li Mian, who knew Cheng Yuguan's caution, pulled Cheng Yuguan's gaze out of the axle crack at this moment and pressed it in his arms.
He was afraid of Cheng Yuguan's temperament, so he was too frightened, blamed himself, and reflected excessively, which hurt his heart.
"It was just an accident."
Li Mian reassured.
Gradually, Cheng Yuguan came back to his senses.
She got up from Li Mian's arms and looked at Cheng Lang.
Almost, she lost this lively, heartless third brother.
People are really vulnerable.
Compared with life and death, other things seem to be able to be let go.
Cheng Yuguan suddenly pointed at Cheng Lang, and Cheng Lang looked at Cheng Yuguan in shock.
I only heard Cheng Yuguan grit his teeth and say.
"You're in luck this time!"
With just one sentence, Cheng Lang's originally frightened face instantly smiled.
I saw Cheng Lang regain a heartless smile and look at Cheng Yuguan.
"Don't worry, little sister, never again! I'll be careful with my life and won't let you worry! ”
After saying what was wrong just now, at this time, Cheng Lang only said to take care of himself and did not mention anything else.
Because he knows what she values for Xiaomei.
Sure enough, after hearing this, Cheng Yuguan didn't say anything, only glared at him hatefully, and then gave up.
The carriage on the opposite side saw that it was the four princes, and after making amends, he slipped away.
The carriage of the Cheng family walked home with a rift.
Cheng Yuguan took Liuyun and walked slowly behind the carriage.
Li Mian also followed Cheng Yuguan's side.
Neither of them spoke again.
Cheng Yuguan's understanding of Cheng Lang rekindled hope in Li Mian's heart, but he was also like Cheng Lang, he didn't dare to guess the thoughts of the people around him at will, for fear that what he said would be wrong, but it made people make up their minds.
Walking straight to the door of General Cheng's mansion, Cheng Yuguan did not stop, but only walked straight into the gate.
"Let's talk about it later."
Cheng Yuguan's words made the heart that Li Mian was carrying in his heart, who stayed in place, fall, and the heart that fell into the abyss also returned to its original position.
With a sigh of relief, Li Mian smiled, it was the first time at the door of General Cheng's mansion, he raised his arms and said goodbye loudly.
"See you tomorrow!"