The heavens begin from the golden years

Chapter 409 Asking for a Night Banquet Picture

In the early morning of the next day, after Sun Sanniang found out exactly where Ouyang Xu lived, Yuan Xudong and Zhao Pan'er went to the door together.

In Ouyang's house, Ouyang Xu was holding the white jade hairpin that he planned to give to Zhao Pan'er as a token of love when he was young. At this moment, a servant came in and saw Ouyang Xu holding it in his hand Bai Yuchai, he couldn't help flattering:
"Officer, this white jade hairpin is really pretty. You are going to give it to the lady of the Gao family when you are too young?"

"no!"

Ouyang Xu put away the jade hairpin, looked up at the servant, and asked lightly:

"What's the matter?"

The boy said respectfully:
"Officer, there is a Mrs. Zhao who is asking to see her!"

Hearing the boy's report that Zhao Pan'er came to the door by himself, Ouyang Xu's heart was shocked, he stood up abruptly, rushed to the courtyard, opened the door himself, and sure enough, he saw the more radiant Zhao Pan'er standing in front of his courtyard. Xu never expected that Zhao Pan'er could find his own residence in such a short period of time. He suspected that Xiao Fan used the energy of the Xiao family to help Zhao Pan'er. He couldn't help asking:
"Pan'er, how did you find me here?"

"I asked Sanniang to give ten cents to the flower girl in front of Gao's house, and she told Sanniang that you are here!"

Zhao Pan'er said in a flat voice. Hearing this, Ouyang Xu couldn't help heaving a sigh of relief. It would have been better if it wasn't Zhao Pan'er from the Xiao family's gang. He looked at Zhao Pan'er who was getting more and more radiant, and said in a complicated voice:
"Pan'er, I haven't seen you for a day, and you've become much prettier again!"

"is it?"

Looking at Ouyang Xu, Zhao Pan'er smiled lightly and said:

"Officer Ouyang, in the final analysis, Pan'er is still blessed by you. Thanks to your refusal to marry, Pan'er was able to find the current Ruyi Langjun, the son of Xiao Shixiang's family. This status should not be better than yours. Is the lady of the Gao family bad?"

After all, Zhao Pan'er looked at Ouyang Xu who was slightly dumbfounded and said with a smile:

"Aren't you going to let me in for a sit down?"

"Oh, come in!"

Looking at Zhao Pan'er, who was wearing some makeup and smiling sweetly, Ouyang Xu was in a daze. If Zhao Pan'er in the past was just a charming lady, then the current Zhao Pan'er can be said to be mesmerizing. If you don't pay attention, you can hook a man's soul away. This is probably the difference between greenness and maturity. Ouyang Xu turned around and walked in front, leading Zhao Pan'er into the main hall.

At the same time, Yuan Xudong took advantage of the boy and Ouyang Xu's inattention, and instantly turned over from the courtyard wall of Ouyang's house into the courtyard. He was worried about letting Ouyang Xu and Zhao Pan'er be alone. If he made a big fuss, wouldn't Yuan Xudong die at a loss, even if he killed Ouyang Xu afterwards, he wouldn't be able to forgive him!
Yuan Xudong hid under the window of the main room, always paying attention to the movement in the main room. Ouyang Xu looked at Zhao Pan'er and said affectionately:
"Pan'er, I know this, and you have been wronged by doing this, but please rest assured that I will treat you well in the future, and the lady of the Gao family also said when she came yesterday that she will make peace with you Get along, wives and concubines get along, how good is that?"

"Humph~~"

Zhao Pan'er snorted coldly with disdain:

"Then I wish you well, don't be a beautiful concubine, and have a romantic backyard, but I won't accompany you!"

Having said that, Zhao Pan'er looked at Ouyang Xu and said directly:

"Officer Ouyang, I came to you today just for two things!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Xu was slightly stunned and said:
"Which two things?"

Zhao Pan'er directly took out a contract from his cuff and handed it to Ouyang Xu, saying:
"First, you swore as a son-in-law in front of my father and mother's spirit that you would protect me for the rest of my life. Now I ask you to write a letter of divorce by hand. I will write it for you. You just need to follow my instructions. Just write a copy of it, and when I go back to Qiantang, I can burn it to my parents, which can be regarded as an explanation;

Second, return the same heart pendant you gave me, but you said you would bring my night banquet picture to Tokyo to be framed by a famous teacher, so please return it to me now;

After these two things are done, I will return to the road with you, and the bridge will return to the bridge. We will never meet again, and we would rather die in vain than have nothing to do with you. Is that good? "

"Pan'er, it's actually me."

Ouyang Xu hesitated to speak, Zhao Pan'er looked at him quietly, at the end, Ouyang Xu couldn't help sighing, lost and said:
"Pan'er, I actually love you, it's just that lady from the Gao family."

"Stop!"

Ouyang Xu originally wanted to express his heart to Zhao Pan'er, saying that all he did was to protect her safety, but Zhao Pan'er didn't want to hear what he said at all, so he interrupted him directly:

"Officer Ouyang, I said that I came to you today only for those two things. You should save those vows of yours and tell the little lady of the Gao family. I will ask you a question, can you agree?" My two things?"

Seeing that Zhao Pan'er had made up her mind, Ouyang Xu had no choice but to agree to her:
"I promise you!"

"really!"

Seeing that Ouyang Xu agreed, Zhao Pan'er smiled slightly, knowing that Yuan Xudong was anxious for the picture of the night banquet, so she asked Ouyang Xu directly:
"What about painting?"

"I'll find it for you right now!"

After all, after taking a last look at Zhao Pan'er who has changed a lot, Ouyang Xu stood up and searched through the house for a long time, but he still couldn't find the picture of Zhao Pan'er's night banquet, for fear that Zhao Pan'er would misunderstand that he wanted to covet her Ouyang Xu quickly explained the night banquet picture:

"I have been living in Brother Du's house before, and I just moved here not long ago. Uncle De usually puts things away. I really don't know where he put the picture of the night banquet. I'm afraid that I was looking for this painting for a while. No, if I find it tomorrow, I will send it to the inn for you, okay?"

"Okay, see you tomorrow then!"

Seeing Ouyang Xu who didn't look like a liar, Zhao Pan'er softened his heart and said:

"Ouyang, don't let me down this time!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pan'er stood up and walked out of the house, seeing Zhao Pan'er turned around to leave, Ouyang Xu also stood up immediately, picked up the white jade hairpin from his desk and said:
"Pan'er, wait a minute, I have a white jade hairpin, I want to give it to you."

"Officer Ouyang, since you and I are strangers, please call me Mrs. Zhao, otherwise, I'm afraid Fan Lang will have a misunderstanding!"

After finishing speaking, Zhao Pan'er turned around and left resolutely, leaving only Ouyang Xu in a daze in the room, looking at Zhao Pan'er's resolute back, Ouyang Xu's face was gloomy, holding the white jade hairpin tightly in his hand, and there was a "click" , and broke at the sound!

One day is fleeting, and Ouyang Xu did not send the night banquet picture to Sanyuan Inn and return it to Zhao Pan'er as he promised before. As time went by, Zhao Pan'er's last bit of trust in Ouyang Xu gradually disappeared, and his request did not change. It's not too much, a letter of divorce, and the picture of the night banquet that should have been returned to him, just these two small things, Ouyang Xu has clearly agreed, but he has not kept his word, until now there is no news At this time, Sun Sanniang saw that the sky was getting late, so she couldn't help but said to Zhao Pan'er:

"Why isn't Ouyang Xu here? He won't want to say it again, will he?"

"I said some heavy words on purpose yesterday to stimulate his self-esteem. Based on what I know about him, he should be able to do what he says, right?"

Zhao Pan'er was also a little uncertain. Seeing her like this, Sun Sanniang couldn't help saying:
"But people will change. He hasn't come here yet. Will the present Ouyang Xu still be the former Ouyang Xu?"

Zhao Pan'er had been waiting impatiently, but now hearing what Sun Sanniang said, she couldn't help but nodded slightly in agreement:
"You are right, there is probably something wrong with him, let's go and have a look!"

"Would you like to speak to Young Master Xiao?"

"No, he told me to go back to the Xiao family's old house to worship the ancestors, and he is not in Tokyo these days!"

"Okay, let's go ourselves then!"

Sun Sanniang rolled up her sleeves and said aggressively:

"I don't believe it yet. If he, Ouyang Xu, dares not to look forward to your spring banquet pictures, I'll throw him into the Bian River to feed the fish!"

"It's a picture of a night feast, made by Wang Ai, not a picture of a spring feast!"

"Yes, it's the night banquet picture!"

At the same time, in Ouyang's mansion, Uncle De finally returned to Tokyo from Qiantang and Ouyang Xu's hometown. After hearing Ouyang Xu say the two little things he promised Zhao Pan'er, he couldn't help saying anxiously:

"Officer, absolutely not, you must not write that divorce letter, think about it, that Mrs. Zhao is scheming, and comes from a happy place, full of nonsense, if she takes the divorce letter, she will immediately turn against you What if the government tells you to divorce and remarry?"

"Okay, Pan'er is not such a person!"

Ouyang Xu was quite impatient on his face, but worried in his heart. At this time, Uncle De continued:

"Officer, loyal words are harsh, then Zhao Pan'er refused to give the old slave the same heart, and even asked for 500 taels of gold, and now he asks you for a divorce papers, which is clearly a malicious intention. Since the divorce, there must have been a marriage contract, don't you?" You don't even understand this point? Then Mrs. Zhao is kind to you. Although the old slave didn't like her very much before, she would not slander a woman casually for no reason, but she is really not a good person. Good man, you don't know, in order to stabilize the old slave, she even pretended to be heartbroken and came to Tokyo, a few days faster than the old slave!"

After hearing Uncle De's words, Ouyang Xu stood up suddenly, flicked his sleeves, turned his back to Uncle De and said firmly:

"Uncle De, stop talking, I don't believe what you say, Pan'er is definitely not the kind of person you said!"

Watching Ouyang Xu grow up since childhood, Uncle De knows what kind of person he is. Knowing that he has listened to it, Uncle De finally persuaded him:
"Officer, you must not have the intention to harm others, but you must have the intention to guard against others. The divorce letter is your handle. Do you really want to be subject to that Zhao family for the rest of your life?"

"Okay, Uncle De, stop talking!"

Ouyang Xu's face was full of sadness, he paused for a moment, and said again:
"By the way, Uncle De, I have one more thing to ask you. Did you put Pan'er's picture of the night banquet in your birthday gift for Mr. Ke?"

"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty!"

Hearing Ouyang Xu's question about the night banquet picture, Uncle De immediately knelt down on the ground, slapped himself left and right, and explained:

"Officer, Mr. Ke is your teacher. He celebrated his birthday. The birthday gift you gave was too meager. This old slave made his own decision and added the picture of the night banquet. This old slave is guilty, this old slave is guilty. !"

"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty, you will say that the old slave is guilty!"

Hearing Uncle De began to repeat this mantra again and again, Ouyang Xu couldn't help shouting angrily:
"Uncle De, are you a co-author? As long as you say this, I have to forgive you. How many times, how many times have you made your own decisions? Back then, I asked you to go to Qiantang and tell Pan'er that I was in high school. Afterwards, the uncle at home arranged another marriage, but you insisted on showing off the marriage bestowed by the virtuous concubine in the palace, which made her come to Tokyo in a hurry. Later, I asked you to give the teacher a birthday gift, you have to make up your own mind and make it The night banquet picture was added, tell me, what should I do now? Uncle De, you are not a loyal servant of my Ouyang family, you are clearly the ancestor of the Ouyang family!"

"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty!"

Seeing Ouyang Xu's fury, Uncle De immediately knelt on the ground and slapped himself vigorously, with a look of sincerity and fear, just when Ouyang Xu was about to say something, a servant from the family came in, and he took a look at the kneeling Uncle De slapped himself on the ground, then looked at Ouyang Xu who was still sullen and said respectfully:
"Officer, Mrs. Zhao who came yesterday is begging to see you outside the door!"

"Pan'er?"

Hearing that Zhao Pan'er came to the door again, Ouyang Xu's face changed slightly. It seems that he can't do either of the two things he promised Zhao Pan'er yesterday. What should I do, but Uncle De, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately looked at the servant at home and said:

"Xiao Si, go and send that Mrs. Zhao away, and say that the master is not at home, so don't let her stand at the door. Tonight, the master invited the lady of the Gao family to go to Qinghui Garden to enjoy the peach blossoms, but you must not It was messed up by that Zhao family!"

After listening to Uncle De's order, the servant looked at Ouyang Xu, and Ouyang Xu couldn't help but glanced at Uncle De. He didn't have any good ideas in mind, so he waved at the servant and said:
"You go down first, just do what Uncle De said!"

"Yes!"

The boy retreated respectfully, he hurried to the courtyard, picked up a bamboo broom, and opened the courtyard door.

As the sun was setting, Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang rushed to Ouyang Xu's house together. Not a moment later, a servant from Ouyang's family came out with a bamboo broom. He swept the floor in front of Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang, raising dust and said:
"My officials are not at home, you two please go back!"

"not at home?"

Looking at the servants of Ouyang's family, Zhao Pan'er said:

"If your officials are not at home, then who did you report to?"

"I"

Seeing that the boy was at a loss for words, Zhao Pan'er laughed and said:
"I've made an appointment with your official. It doesn't matter if he's not at home, or we'll go in and wait for him to come back!"

Saying that, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang wanted to break into Ouyang Xu's courtyard, but the servant of Ouyang's family immediately blocked the gate and said:
"No, Uncle De said, no one will be allowed in!"

"Uncle De?"

Hearing that the servant mentioned Uncle De, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help asking in surprise:

"He went back to Tokyo?"

Seeing that the boy bowed his head and said nothing, apparently acquiescing to Zhao Pan'er's words, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but said to Zhao Pan'er:
"Pan'er, let me tell you, he just wants to renege on his debt!"

"Ok, I know!"

Zhao Pan'er knew that Ouyang Xu and Uncle De were hiding in the house, so she deliberately shouted at the boy blocking the door:
"You tell Ouyang Xu, let him come out to see me, or I will make him regret it!"

"I can not understand what you say?"

Seeing Zhao Pan'er yelling loudly at the door of Ouyang's house, the servant of Ouyang's house immediately swept the floor with a broom and raised dust, and drove her and Sun Sanniang away, saying:
"Get out of the way, don't block our door, let's go!"

"Hey~"

Seeing that the servant of Ouyang's family dared to drive herself and Zhao Pan'er away with a broom, Sun Sanniang couldn't help stepping forward, she grabbed the broom from the servant's hand and shouted:
"Where do you still want to chase people away?"

Sun Sanniang frightened the boy with the broom, then looked at Zhao Pan'er and said:

"Pan'er, I have experience in debt collection, look at me!"

After all, Sun Sanniang held the broom in one hand, pinched her waist with the other, and shouted loudly towards Ouyang's mansion:

"Pan'er, the two of us, one is blocking the front door and the other is blocking the back door, we just spend time with him like this, when we are tired and thirsty, we will ask the peddler to bring us food and a chair, and we will just lie here and wait for him , Call Yinzhang and Yinping to change shifts at night, I don't believe that someone can be a turtle for a lifetime and never go out!"

Seeing Sun Sanniang's lion roaring in the river, the servants of Ouyang's family retreated into the yard in fright, the door was closed tightly, and in the room, hearing Sun Sanniang's fierce scolding, Ouyang Xu felt ashamed, but also afraid that this incident would alarm him. The Gao family finally affected his marriage with Gao Hui. He looked at Uncle De and asked in disbelief:
"Uncle De, what should I do now? Otherwise, I'll go to the teacher and ask for the picture of the night banquet, and give it back to Pan'er?"

"Officer, this is absolutely impossible!"

Hearing that Ouyang Xu wanted to ask Mr. Ke to get back the picture of the night banquet, Uncle De was shocked and said urgently:

"At this time, Ke Xianggong was dismissed by the officials and released. If you go to him to ask for a picture of the night banquet, wouldn't you be a villain? Ke Xianggong has many students and is a leader of the Qingliu school. If you If you offend him, you offend the entire Qing sect, how will you gain a foothold in Song Dynasty's officialdom in the future?"

Mr. Ke can't be offended, and neither can the Gao family. Zhao Pan'er has him in hand, and the son of Xiao Shixiang's family is behind her to support her. Ouyang Xu couldn't help being upset, and he said angrily:

"This doesn't work, that doesn't work, what do you think I should do?"

"Officer, let's get rid of Mrs. Zhao first. Don't forget, you even invited the young lady of the Gao family to enjoy the peach blossoms in Qinghui Garden!"

After finishing speaking, Uncle De whispered a few words to Ouyang Xu. Ouyang Xu clenched his fists tightly and his veins bulged. After hesitating for a moment, he stood up, walked into the courtyard calmly, opened the door, and returned to Zhao Paner. Sun Sanniang met face to face.

Outside the courtyard, seeing Ouyang Xu finally willing to come out, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but ridiculed him:
"Oh, I thought someone was going to be a turtle for the rest of his life!"

Hearing this, Ouyang Xu glanced at Sun Sanniang expressionlessly, and a trace of anger flashed in his eyes. Sun Sanniang pinched his waist and stared at him without showing any weakness. After a while, Ouyang Xu took the initiative to look away. To Zhao Pan'er, he apologized:

"Pan'er, I don't want to hide from you, but I really don't have the face to see you. Uncle De mistakenly gave your picture of the banquet as a gift to Gao's family. Look how good this is. Let the picture of the banquet be regarded as a gift." You sold it to me, and I will give you 100 taels of gold, how good is that?"

Looking at Ouyang Xu, Zhao Pan'er resolutely refused:

"No, that night banquet picture is very important to me. I won't sell it for any amount. Since Uncle De mistakenly gave it to the Gao family as a gift, please come back and return it to me!"

"Never mind!"

Seeing that it was almost time to make an appointment with Gao Hui, Ouyang Xu was anxious, so he followed Zhao Pan'er's intention and said perfunctorily:

"Pan'er, can you give me another three days? I'll go to the lady of the Gao family now and ask her to help me find a way, okay?"

"Well, I'll give you the last three days!"

Looking at Ouyang Xu with flickering eyes, Zhao Pan'er consumed the last trace of trust in him, and said in a flat voice:
"Ouyang, this is the last time I call you that. In fact, I don't hate you for regretting your marriage, at least not now. Please don't let me down again. It's also the last time!"

"Okay, definitely!"

Ouyang Xu forced a smile, Zhao Pan'er took one last look at him, then turned around and left with Sun Sanniang, seeing Zhao Pan'er's receding back, Ouyang Xu's face was gloomy, and at this moment, Uncle De came out of the yard reminded:
"Officer, you should go to Gao's house!"

"it is good!"

On the other side, Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang left Ouyang Xu's mansion, returned to the Sanyuan Inn, and walked on the steps back to the room. Sun Sanniang couldn't help but look at Zhao Paner and said:

"Pan'er, I think that Ouyang Xu is lying to you, he just wants to delay time!"

"I know!"

"Then what are you doing?"

"He can cheat if he wants to. It just allows me to recognize his true face. It's not a loss-making business to waste at most three days!"

Zhao Pan'er smiled and said:
"In these three days, let's take a good rest, recharge our batteries, and wait until we come back."

While talking to Sun Sanniang, Zhao Pan'er walked to the door of the elegant room. Just as he was about to open the door to enter, the door opened from the inside. Yuan Xudong opened the door and said with a smile:

"Pan'er, Sanniang, are you back?"

"Fan Lang?"

"Young Master Xiao?"

Seeing that it was Yuan Xudong who opened the door, both Zhao Paner and Sun Sanniang were a little surprised. When they entered the room, Zhao Paner looked at Yuan Xudong in surprise and said:

"Didn't you say you were going back to worship your ancestors? Why are you still in Tokyo?"

"Let's go back tomorrow!"

"Where are the girls Yinzhang and Yinping?"

"Sleeping in the next room!"

Saying that, Yuan Xudong took out a token of the Xiao Mansion from his bosom, handed it to Zhao Pan'er, and said:

"This is the token of the Xiao Mansion. You take it. When I am not in Tokyo, if you encounter any difficulties, you can go to the Xiao Mansion to ask for help!"

"Well, thanks!"

Zhao Pan'er did not try to be brave, but obediently accepted the token of the Xiao Mansion that Yuan Xudong gave her. Holding this cold and hard token in her hand, Zhao Pan'er's heart was warm and she felt a strong sense of security. The Xiao family is a famous family, and it is easy to protect these women. With this token of the Xiao family, she can rest assured. With her intelligence and small means, she can always adapt to the situation and deal with some troubles. It involves the government, because no matter how small an official is, to Zhao Pan'er, he is still a high-ranking big shot.

It's okay to be reasonable, if you meet an unreasonable official, right and wrong are just a matter of what the other party says, no matter how smart you are, or eloquent, power is greater than everything, the king's law is only in the mouth of the official, and it is precisely because In this way, this token can give her enough confidence, because it represents the Xiao family, the envoy who is under one person and above ten thousand people!
(End of this chapter)