Zhe Jinchun

Chapter 127 Desolation

"Om--" A clear sound of the wind came to the ear, Xu immediately recovered from the state of wandering in the sky, and turned to look at the car window.

The lantern hanging in front of the carriage was shaking, flickering for a while, and a servant's voice came from outside the carriage: "Madam's carriage is back." Immediately there was another sound of footsteps.

Xu raised the curtain of the car and looked out, heaving a sigh of relief.

It turned out to be home.

Recently, she has been thinking too much and has been worrying all day long. When she heard the movement outside the car just now, she thought something happened. But some grass and trees are all soldiers.

Xu's brows gradually relaxed, and her heart also calmed down.

Speaking of which, their Xiao family also secretly sent people to Dadu to inquire about the situation.It's just that the matter is so serious that they dare not make any big moves, and the people they sent didn't dare to inquire too much, and the news that came back was very sporadic.

In desperation, Xu thought of the Cheng family.

The Cheng family is no better than the Xiao family. The Cheng family ancestors used to have high-ranking officials. Although they are now in decline, the foundation is still there. His family has opened two silk shops in Dadu, and they are still standing up to now.

The news from his shop was much more detailed than what Xiao's family inquired.

Xu held up the car curtain with one hand, and hung the other on his sleeve, staring blankly at the scene in front of him.

The familiar black lacquer gate, the high gray brick wall, the familiar servants in brown clothes, and the familiar plants, trees, courtyards and scenery when the carriage passed by, all gave her an inexplicable feeling. mood.

The corners of her eyes gradually became moist.In just a few months, she felt like she was alive after a catastrophe.

The carriage went all the way to the flowered wall of the inner house before it stopped. Mrs. Xu supported the maid's hand and got out of the carriage.

"Should Madam go back to her room, or go to the old lady's place?" the maid asked softly.

The servant who delivered the message had already come back one step ahead, and at this moment the news must have been delivered to Xiao Gongwang, Xu frowned and pondered for a moment, then ordered softly: "Let's go to Jun Gu's place."

The maid responded, looked carefully at her face, and thoughtfully called for a bag to be brought over.

Xu's hands and feet are indeed sore and weak, which is not suitable for walking.At this time, they sat on their pockets, and the group of people leisurely walked through the corridors and circled the pillars, and arrived at the main room of Xiao's inner house in a short while.

It was a long and wide building with seven rooms in a row, and two houses with flying eaves and brackets grew out on both sides of the left and right ends.The one to the west is Liangsha, and the one to the east is Nuange.

At this time it was cold, Mrs. Xiao usually rested in the Nuan Pavilion, so after stepping up the corridor, Mrs. Xu did not go to the Ming Room, but went directly to the Nuan Pavilion beside her.

At this moment, Mrs. Xiao is doing what she has been doing for the past three months - holding a rosary and chanting sutras with her eyes closed.

Xu stood outside the curtain and listened for a while.

The light and low sound of chanting sutras scattered into the wind that filled the courtyard with a bit of vicissitudes.

Xu closed her eyes slightly, and what emerged in her mind was a string of rosary beads with all their brilliance. The rosary beads moved slowly in an old hand, one after another, and repeated again and again, just like her state of mind at the moment, repeating together. Another fall.

She raised her hand to stop the little servant girl who wanted to pass on the message, and stood quietly by the door, listening to the scriptures.

In the warm pavilion, Mrs. Xiao, who was sitting on the futon, had a calm and indifferent expression.

With her eyes closed, she recited the scriptures intently. Her desolate and low-pitched chanting, with a strange rhythm, echoed in this warm room.

Soon, the scriptures were recited to the end, and the rosary in her hand slipped one quietly.

"Madam is here." During this short pause, the maid's announcement came from outside the curtain.

Old Mrs. Xiao paused slightly, but did not answer. She rubbed the round bead in her hand and continued to chant scriptures in a low voice.

Mrs. Xu stood by the curtain, lowering her head to listen to the faint voice coming from the room.The gentle and undulating sound of scriptures made her relax unconsciously, and even the slight water in the corners of her eyes was gradually dried by the night wind.

After a long time, the deep and peaceful chanting stopped, and then Madam Xiao's voice sounded: "Come in."

Mrs. Xu lifted the curtain and entered, and the rest of the people standing in the room also receded like a tide at this moment. After a while, only the mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were left in the entire warm pavilion.

"Sit down." Mrs. Xiao put the rosary on the desk, and pointed to the soft couch beside her.

Xu sat down gracefully, and said softly: "The news is true. The Holy Majesty is currently indulging in beauty. That incident...was a false alarm." With a relieved expression, he took out a brocade handkerchief from his sleeve and wiped his forehead.

Even after standing outside the room for a long time, the sweat on her forehead was not completely dry.

Old Mrs. Xiao didn't answer, but just stared at her. There was no trace of emotional ups and downs on her wrinkled face.

Mrs. Xu wiped off the sweat, took the brocade handkerchief in her hand and caressed it unconsciously, and said in a calm voice: "There is also something about the Xue family, I also heard some from Mrs. Cheng. The Xue family is busy now In Jianning County's disaster relief, the three Xue family fathers and sons are running around, and the year has never been good."

Her tone was relaxed after being relieved, but also contained a trace of panic.

Mrs. Xiao stared at her for a while, then asked in a low voice, "Does Wulang know?"

Wulang is Xiao Gongwang, he is the third son of Mrs. Xiao, and he is the fifth son of the family.

Mrs. Xu immediately nodded and said: "I have already ordered someone to tell the husband master. Aunt Jun, don't worry."

Mrs. Xiao sighed, with a hint of sadness on her old face: "I have nothing to worry about. I am already at this age, and I am not afraid of anything, but you..."

She slowly turned her gaze away, and the deep sadness in her eyes surged up at the moment she turned her head, and suddenly fell again.And her back, which had been straight all the time, was bent downward at this moment, as if there was a heavy burden on her back.

"This was originally committed by people of our generation, but now...you have to worry about it." Her voice was very slow, and her expression was as dull as a clay sculpture.

"Your Majesty, please don't do this." Mrs. Xu hurriedly said, not daring to continue sitting. She stood up and folded her sleeves. "We have enjoyed the blessings of more than ten years, so naturally we have to bear the responsibility. Husband Master has always That's what taught me."

Old Mrs. Xiao sighed, and said wearily, "Sit down. That's all I said."

Her voice was very low, so low that no one could hear the sadness and helplessness in those words.

What is wrong with their Xiao family?If he hadn't been grasped by someone at the beginning, how could he have done such a rebellious thing?
Mrs. Xiao closed her eyes, put the rosary beads on the case back into her hands, and counted them one by one.

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