Chapter 8 The Coming of the Catastrophe Section 2 Survival
Fan Jun was startled, looked up, and it turned out to be Aunt Xing walking in with rice soup. www.biquge.info When he saw Aunt Xing, he was a little relieved when he saw Aunt Xing, after all, this Aunt Xing treated herself better than her own mother, and there were some things she could say to her, but she must not say to her mother.
"When my brother just stitched up my sister's wound, I saw my sister's ...... here" Fan Yu pointed to his chest, "I'm afraid that my sister will have my brother's child." ”
"You kid, what are you talking nonsense, how can you get pregnant with a child after a glance?" Xing'er couldn't help laughing, originally there was such a big thing in Lord Zhang Yuanzhi's family, and the family was very sad, but Fan Yu, an innocent and lovely child, can always say things that make adults laugh.
"Alas...... Don't talk these things to outsiders in the future, others will laugh at you if you tell them, understand?" Xing'er put down the bowl in her hand and wiped the sweat on her forehead for Fan Yu: "Look at your little face, Aunt Xing will take you to wash it, and remember one thing, after your mother comes back, you are not allowed to tell her about it." ”
"Oh, Yu'er doesn't say it. ”
"Come with me. Apricot took his hand and walked out.
"My brother hasn't said why Sister Ni was injured. Fan Yu then remembered that he didn't ask.
Fan Jun's face was sad, he didn't know how to tell a child about it, tell him if he still didn't tell him, if he knew that his grandfather, who was still talking cordially in front of him yesterday, was separated by yin and yang at this time, and he would never see each other again in this life, what would this child think?
"Brother......
Fan Jun walked forward slowly, in just half a day, Fan Jun felt so long, in this short half a day, he felt that he was mature, he saw so many corpses in his eyes, those dried blood stains on the ground and the blood in the house, so that his heart was greatly shocked, he saw a look of despair and sadness on his mother's face, and saw fear and confusion on his father's face, he stood in front of his younger brother at this time, how to say it? He thought for a long time before squatting down and slowly said to Fan Yu: " Xiao Yu, Sister Xiao Ni just had an accident, she just had a few days of rest. ”
"Is there a bad guy bullying her?" asked Fan Yu softly.
"Yes, Xiao Yu, there are bad people bullying her, and now that she has come to our house, we have to protect her, right?"
"Well, my brother and I have both learned boxing and kicking from Uncle Yan, and we are not afraid of bad guys. Fan Yu's eyes widened and his fists clenched.
"Well done, Xiao Yu. Fan Jun nodded, worthy of Fan Yuncheng's blood and bones, and there was always a feeling of hardness coming out of his expression.
When Ling Xiao came back, she was already a son, and she was sure that she had imprinted all the situations up and down the Zhang Mansion in her mind. She gently walked into Fan Jun's bedroom, her son's room was empty, it was late at night, where would he be?
Fan Jun, who has been busy all day, is frying medicinal soup in the kitchen at the moment. For the first time, his mother let him let go and try to save people with the pharmacology he had learned, which was a great event for him, and he was extremely worried that the girl in his hand would die along the way, and that anxiety he had never experienced before. His mood has never been so bad, not all because of the dying girl, but because of the misfortune of his grandfather's family and the various hardships of the Fan family in the future, which he can't get rid of.
"Jun'er......" Ling Xiao saw his son sitting there in a daze, and his heart ached faintly.
"Mother!" Fan Jun hurriedly stood up and stepped forward to hold his mother's hand, "Did you just come back?"
"Hmm...... Everything is okay in the house. ”
"Luckily, it didn't cause panic. ”
"Where's Nirvana, how is she?"
"The bleeding has stopped, it's just that she's lost too much blood and she's not woken up yet. ”
"Who's looking after her?"
"Aunt Xing and Yu'er are by her side. ”
"Yu'er isn't afraid. ”
"He's fine, but he keeps asking, and my son is so embarrassed that I don't know if I can tell him. ”
“...... Don't tell him anything, he is still too young to know the powerful relationship in this, if he says something that should not be said, it will be spread out, and it will only bring disaster to our Fan family at that time. Forget it, Jun'er, take me to see her. Ling Xiao said in a low voice.
"Good. Fan Jun was just about to go out when Ling Xiao suddenly stopped him.
"Jun'er, wait a minute, I still have something to say to you. ”
"Mother, what's the matter?" Fan Jun looked at his mother's serious expression, was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly asked.
Ling Xiao put his mouth close to his son's ear and whispered something, the expression on Fan Jun's face became solemn, and he nodded vigorously: "Remember, child." ”
"Jun'er, from today onwards, you are optimistic about Xiao Yu and can't let him out of your sight. Ling Xiao said solemnly.
"Yes. Fan Jun solemnly replied to Ling Xiao, since he witnessed the tragedy with his own eyes today, Ling Xiao felt that he was much more mature, although he was a steady child on weekdays, but after all, he had not experienced strong winds and waves, and he did not know that there were too many ugly things in the world, after experiencing today's Zhangfu incident, there was a trace of worry in his eyes, Ling Xiao looked at him, his heart was both painful and comforting, these things, sooner or later he had to experience, sooner or later, he knew it early, it may not be a good thing.
"There are some things that you don't have to tell your father, his temper can't listen to the slightest breeze, so he has to touch it...... Alas, I'm afraid this temperament can't be changed. Ling Xiao thought of Fan Yuncheng's jealous and hateful temper, and her heart was full of knots, how could she keep the whole family safe, and now this problem was really in front of her, she suddenly felt that the fate of the family was now floating in the wind, and she didn't know where it would fall.
When Xiao Ni opened her eyes, her vision was blurry, her lips were chapped, and the wound on her abdomen was still in severe pain. She gritted her teeth to keep herself from humming.
Someone was gently wiping her eyes with water, and it became clear to her eyes that a woman in her thirties was wiping her eyes and forehead, and by her bed sat a child of about ten years old, who was staring at her with big eyes.
"Is my sister thirsty?" the child asked her softly.
Xiao Ni didn't have the strength to answer his question, the child brought a bowl of water, put it to his mouth and took a sip gently, "Aunt Xing, the water is cold, do you want to add some hot?"
"Little master, don't move the hot water yourself, I'll add it to you. ”
Fan Yu held her cheeks with her hands, watching Xing'er feed Xiao Ni water little by little, Xiao Nirvana's head couldn't turn, her eyes just met Fan Yu's innocent eyes, and those eyes were full of worry and distress. A big teardrop slowly rolled down from the corner of Xiao Ni's eyes, Fan Yu reached out to wipe away her tears, and whispered: "Sister don't cry, Daddy and Uncle Yan, my brother and me, we will all protect you." ”
Xiao Ni's tears couldn't stop flowing down, and when Fan Yu hurriedly wiped her tears, Ling Xiao had already stepped into the door. She knew that her youngest son was born kind, and he had been kind and charitable since he was a child, and what he said just now was really not a child boasting, but a manifestation of his kind nature.
"Feather ......"
"Mother, mother!" Fan Yu saw his mother, and immediately returned to the child's demeanor, and threw himself into Ling Xiao's arms, "Why did you come so late?"
"I'm going to see how she's doing. Ling Xiao walked to Xiao Ni's bed and checked Xiao Ni's pulse. She whispered a few words to Xing'er and motioned for her two sons to go out and talk.
"Mother...... I don't know if the child can handle it well?" Fan Jun was a little worried.
"Jun'er, you did a good job, my mother never let you meddle in these things on weekdays, you just helped by the side, today you treated the wound alone, I am very satisfied. This little girl seems to be fine at this time, you can take your brother back to the room to rest. ”
"Daddy is not in the house, does my mother still want to go out?" Fan Yu was a little unhappy.
"My mother is not going anywhere, she is here with the young lady. Ling Xiao's tired face had a hint of a smile, "Yu'er is a good child, let's go with my brother." ”
Ling Xiao let Xing'er, who had been busy all day, rest, she was alone by Xiao Ni's side, fed her the decoction and ate it, watching her fall asleep deeply, but she didn't feel sleepy at all.
After she fell asleep, she went back to her room, put on her cloak, simply packed up the things she needed, and quietly walked out of the room. At this time, Fan Yuncheng was still dealing with the affairs of the day in the mansion, most of the people in the mansion had already slept, she came to the backyard, and the housekeeper Fan Fu had prepared the carriage for her.
"Ma'am, let me go with you. Fan Fu really didn't worry about letting Ling Xiao go out late at night alone.
"I don't have to tell the master about my departure from the house tonight, let alone anyone else in the house. Ling Xiao whispered.
"That Yan Daxia...... If he asked?" Fan Fu was a little embarrassed, then Yan Fei was a thoughtful person, and if there was a slight change in the mansion, he would notice that it would not be easy to hide from him.
"It's okay, Fan Fu, just do your part. ”
"Then Madame be careful all the way!" Fan Fu was still a little worried.
"I'm leaving. Ling Xiao carefully pulled the carriage and slowly walked out of the house.
She got into the carriage, pulled the reins, and just walked out of the house not far away, she met Yan Fei, Yan Fei looked at Ling Xiao who was driving the carriage out of the house with some surprise: "Sister-in-law, where are you going?"
"Brother Yan, the old lady promised to send some incense money to Fuxian Temple before her death, and now her old man has passed away, but she has believed in Buddhism all her life, if this wish is not returned for her, I am afraid that she will not be blind to death. Ling Xiao said softly.
"If it's late today, why don't you wait until dawn tomorrow to go, if there is a mistake along the way, how can I explain to my eldest brother?" Yan Fei was in a hurry when he heard this, and this lady was too bold, so she actually left the house late at night, and she didn't bring a single servant.
"I'll be back early tomorrow morning, Brother Yan doesn't have to worry too much. Ling Xiao still insisted on going late at night.
"Sister-in-law, if you have to go, then I'll go with you. Yan Fei replied stubbornly.
Before Ling Xiao could answer, Fan Jun rushed out of the house: "Uncle Yan, Xiao Yu is crying to find you, hurry up and go over and see him." ”
"What's wrong with Yu'er?" Yan Fei frowned.
"He was a little unwell after the end of the day, but I am afraid that it was because of the blood he saw during the day. Fan Jun looked at Yan Fei anxiously, "Uncle, Xiao Yu has been brought up by you since she was a child, and others can't coax her, you also know it, go and see it quickly." ”
"Well, that's fine. Yan Fei looked up at Ling Xiao who was sitting in the car, "Sister-in-law, be more careful along the way!"
"Okay, you can get over there. ”
Ling Xiao watched Yan Fei stride into the mansion, she looked at Fan Jun and nodded slightly: "Take care of your brother." ”
"Mother, don't worry. Fan Jun nodded and said softly.
As soon as the reins in Ling Xiao's hand were loosened, the horse ran quickly, and she went all the way north, straight to the Hidden Cui Nunnery, which was thirty miles away from the north of Fuxian Temple.
He watched his mother drive the carriage away gradually, then hurriedly returned to the mansion and came to Fan Yu's room, Yan Fei was half-squatting in front of his brother's bed, holding the child's hand, and never let go, that Fan Yu's face still had tears, since he was a child, he was used to holding Yan Fei's hand to sleep, and he was almost ten years old.
Yan Fei didn't slowly take away his little hand until Fan Yu fell asleep and stuffed it into the quilt. When Ling Xiao gave birth to this child, he was bleeding profusely, and his body was extremely weak, since he was born, this child grew up drinking rice soup and goat's milk, Yan Fei was like a nursing mother, holding this young child in her arms, feeding day and night, that small body has been close to her warm chest, Yan Fei remembered the feeling at that time, it was so warm and sweet, that kind of emotion is not something that others can replace.
He and Fan Jun walked out of the room gently, and Fan Jun whispered to him: "Uncle don't worry about Xiao Yu, I'm here to accompany him tonight." ”
"Alas...... I really wanted to stay with him. Yan Fei thought of Fan Yuncheng who was still in the mansion, at this time he also had to go over to see him, twenty years, he was used to the days when Fan Yuncheng was inseparable, if it weren't for such a change in Mr. Zhang's family, he would never run back and forth like this tonight to take care of the people of the Fan family.
"Uncle, let's go to my father's place, there are still Aunt Xing and Uncle Fu at home, we will be fine. Fan Jun knew what he was thinking.
"It's okay, you take good care of Xiao Yu, I'll go see the eldest brother. ”
"Uncle walks slowly. ”
Fan Jun waited for Yan Fei to leave, and then returned to Fan Yu's side, he looked at the tears on his brother's face, and felt a little distressed in his heart.
"Brother...... Brother beat me......" Fan Yu was still talking in his dream, and the corners of his mouth twitched with grievances.
"I'm sorry...... I'm sorry, Xiao Yu, my brother can't ......help it," Fan Jun said secretly in his heart.
Ling Xiao quietly told him before going out that she had to do a big thing alone tonight, what she was most worried about before going out was that Yan Fei was going to go with her, at this time the Fan family was in turmoil, and the three of them could never do without Yan Fei, Fan Jun had no choice but to make this decision, and pinched a few handfuls of Fan Yu's little buttocks, making him cry, without crying Yan Fei It was impossible to stay by his side.
Today's anxiety from his mother makes Fan Jun extremely sad, it has been many years, he has never seen his mother have such mood swings, and now this tragedy of his grandfather's family is indeed to make their Fan family unable to escape the disaster......
It wasn't until dawn that Ling Xiao arrived at the temple, and at this time, the teachers and ladies in the temple had just gotten up early to chant the scriptures when they were interrupted by her arrival.
The master who opened the door looked at Ling Xiao outside the door, slightly stunned, Ling Xiao's hair had been wet with dew, and her face was dusty, she recited to the teacher: "Amitabha, may I ask if Master Renqing is there?"
"Mrs. Shi is still in retreat, may I ask the donor......
"The troublesome teacher said, the empty mountains and ancient pines, the cliffs and the sea of clouds, she has an old man to visit. There was a tremor in Ling Xiao's voice.
"Donor, wait a minute, I'll go. ”
Ling Xiao waited outside the door for about a pillar of incense, and Master Renqing came to the gate of the nunnery.
"This benefactor, what's the matter to bother Xiao Ni Qingxiu?" Master Renqing looked at Ling Xiao in front of him and asked slowly.
"The little girl has something to ask Mrs. Shi for help. Ling Xiao hurriedly saluted.
“...... Then please ask the lady to come in first. Master Renqing asked the people in the nunnery to pull the carriage in.
After entering the nunnery, Master Renqing invited Ling Xiao into the meditation room, patiently listened to Ling Xiao finish what happened, she was speechless for a long time, this happened too suddenly, she sat there cross-legged, without saying a word. Years of practice have made her feel inextricably happy, but when she heard about the tragedy of Zhang Yuanzhi's family, she still couldn't control her sad emotions.
"Mrs. Shi, now in this Yongzhou City, only you can settle here, if you don't agree, I'm afraid that in the future, our Fan family will really be doomed. Ling Xiao said softly.
"Empty mountain ancient pine, cliff sea of clouds......" Renqing Shitai's voice was a little bitter, "It's been decades, I thought these past events would be slowly forgotten, female donor, do you know that these eight words you said have broken my decades of cultivation?"
"The matter of worshiping the Buddha lies in the mind rather than in the form, if the master has the Buddha in his heart, then your practice cannot be measured by the years. ”
"Madame...... Your wisdom is deeply rooted, and the old nun is ashamed of himself. Renqing sighed softly, "Madam, I will arrange everything, you can rest assured." ”
"Thank you for your success!" Ling Xiao bowed deeply.
"The donor is a member of the Xiao Mansion?" asked Master Renqing suddenly.
“...... Mrs. Shi, the past is gone, and it is useless to mention it again, so it is better to cherish the people in front of you. Ling Xiao paused before speaking slowly.
"......" Renqing looked at Ling Xiao's gentle face, her eyes were a little blurred, this woman was extremely intelligent, although she was not in the Buddhist gate, but this Buddhist matter, she was much deeper than herself, and all of a sudden, her thoughts had drifted to the time before she became a monk.
"Mrs. Renqing, the little girl farewell!"
"The old body is not far away!"
"Mrs. Shi, please stay. Ling Xiao turned around and walked out of the nunnery, got into the carriage and ran home.
At this time, Fan Yuncheng was writing an article next to the bookcase, and he also sent a letter to his cousin Fan Yunzong, writing his worries and conceivable consequences, just to really do something big in the future, his cousin can help take care of his family, and his friend He Chen also briefly said what happened, and it was already bright after he was busy.
At this time, the Yongzhou general judge hurriedly rushed in: "My lord!"
"What's the matter?" Fan Yuncheng frowned, looking at his hurried appearance, something must have happened.
"Yesterday the adults just arrived in Yongzhou, there is something that did not inform the adults: the sixth prince's outer room Mrs. Hui came to Yongzhou more than ten days ago, recently it is the time when Yongzhou's famous flowers are in full bloom, this Mrs. Hui came to enjoy the flowers, Mr. Zhang failed to entertain this lady well, and now the six princes are furious, and have sent the escort Lu Seng Zhen to come to ask Mr. Zhang. ”
"Madame, or is it the outer room?" Fan Yuncheng asked, but did not say anything more.
"Exactly, the protector is making a fuss in front of the mansion and wants to come in and theorize. ”
"Ask him to come in. ”
As soon as he finished speaking, General Lu Seng Zhen in the Six Princes' Mansion had already strode in: "Lord Zhang is really a big shelf, I don't know if our Mrs. Hui has come to Yongzhou? It's been more than ten days, and I haven't seen any action from my family, are you so snub to my wife, do you really not take the prince in your eyes?"
Lu Seng Zhen was stunned when he walked in, and it was not Lord Zhang Yuanzhi who stood up next to the desk to greet him, Fan Yuncheng saluted his hand: "The general is coming, Yun Cheng is lazy, and I hope that General Lu will be forgiving." ”
"Hmph, that's it, what about Zhang Yuanzhi?"
"Mr. Zhang has already resigned, and the lower officials are here to replace Mr. Zhang. ”
"Let him come to me, I'm going to reason with him. ”
"Master Zhang...... Yesterday, the whole family of 17 was killed. Fan Yuncheng tried to restrain his disgust, and after many years of dealing with these people in officialdom, he knew that there should be no conflict because of inappropriate words.
"Ah, how could this kind of thing happen? What are you doing with this newly appointed assassin?" Lu Seng Zhen was taken aback.
"The lower officials are not doing well, and they are asking the emperor for guilt. As for Mrs. Hui's affairs, Xia Guan has no time to take care of it, and I hope your lordship will forgive me. Fan Yuncheng replied with a sigh of relief.
"Well, Madame is leaving for Beijing today, so please send it to Master Fan. ”
"Yes!"
Fan Yuncheng has seen his cousin in Beijing several times, and heard his cousin say that there is such a Mrs. Hui in the Six Princes' Mansion, this woman is brave and vast, and those who want to enter Beijing to be an official in the state capitals below must have seen Mrs. Hui, and through Mrs. Hui, she can open up the joints up and down to enter Beijing smoothly to be an official. She is not the wife and concubine of the six kings, but she has the ability to make the six princes bow down to her, and she is indeed not an ordinary woman. Now that this well-known lady has come to Yongzhou, it stands to reason that his father-in-law should inform him, and he wondered in his heart that when he saw his father-in-law yesterday, he didn't mention that this lady came to Yongzhou. Fan Yuncheng knew that this Mrs. Hui could not be provoked, and at this time, when he was in a state of turmoil, there was no better way to avoid it, so he had to follow Lu Seng Zhen out of the mansion.
There was an eight-person sedan chair parked outside the door, and there were not many people accompanying him, and there were more than 20 maids and guards, but Lu Shengzhen brought seven or eight times more people and horses.
The light yarn at the door of the sedan car swayed slightly with the wind, Fan Yuncheng didn't dare to raise his eyes to look at this Mrs. Hui, he just stood in front of the sedan chair and gave a deep salute: "Mrs. Hui came from afar, and the lower officials did not take good care of her, and she still looked at Mrs. Haihan." ”
"......" Mrs. Na Hui sat in the sedan chair, looking at Fan Yuncheng standing in front of the sedan chair, her chest seemed to have been hit by a sledgehammer, that Fan Yuncheng had three locks of long beard, handsome eyebrows, although she was not confused, but her temperament was elegant, and she was a dragon and phoenix among people with outstanding appearance. If twenty years ago, Fan Yuncheng should have a more outstanding talent, those market rumors turned out to be all lies, her husband Fan Yuncheng is not only talented, but also a talent. Thinking of this, she suddenly wanted to go on, and walked up to him until she told her that she was Zhang Qifeng, the woman who should have married him. ...... It's just that there are so many people around, how can she face Fan Yuncheng these things, she can't say, when she has a better time, she will definitely tell the truth of the matter to Fan Yuncheng in front of her, and at that time, she will take back the name that Ling Xiao took away from her.
"Mrs. is about to leave, the lower officials have not prepared gifts, Yongzhou produces a famous flower Chunlan, there are still a few trees in the house, I have ordered someone to prepare, and I hope Mrs. will accept it with a smile." Fan Yuncheng motioned for his subordinates to bring the flowers over.
“...... It was rare for Lord Fan to be kind, and the little girl accepted it. Mrs. Hui tried to calm herself, the tears she hadn't shed for many years had unconsciously slid across her cheeks at this time, her heart hurt so much, she knew that this Fan Yuncheng was such a person, no matter who stood in front of her, she wouldn't let herself be tempted by others. It's just that the person in front of him who made himself so crazy was ruined in that gossip in his mind...... She closed her eyes, no matter how useless she was, she couldn't go back to the beginning, back to the time before she met He Zheng.
"Thank you, Madame, for your understanding!"
"Your Excellency...... No need to be polite!" Mrs. Hui replied for a long time.
"Madame, go slowly!"
"My lord, stay here!" Mrs. Hui wiped away the tears from her face, raised her jade hand lightly, and motioned to go on the road.
Fan Yuncheng watched Mrs. Hui's carriage move slowly, for some reason, his heart was full of horror, the carriage that was going farther and farther, the panic in his heart became more and more full, and he was overwhelmed......