carved heart

Chapter 18: Serving the Emperor (6)
When there were only father and daughter left in the room, Ah Yin Fang knelt down and said softly: "Daughter dares to ask father, what did daughter do wrong? No matter what daughter did wrong, please ask father to calm down. Father will teach Ah Yin a lesson. Ah Yin must keep it in his heart, and only hope that his father will not be angry and ruin his body."

Ah Yin spoke softly, no matter how angry he was, he should have calmed down a bit, but when Yin Xiuwen heard it, his anger became even greater.

"Look at what you look like. A girl's family is not like a girl's family. No wonder Xie's family wants to retire! Where did you learn this tone? Who did you deal with outside? When your grandfather was alive, I didn't care about you. Now that your grandfather has passed away, I don't care about you anymore, can you ride on my head?" With a kick of the black cloud boots, a pure black invitation card torn into seven or eight parts appeared in front of Ah Yin, "Don't think Luo Gongcao was appreciated by the king because of his nuclei carving, and you can also emulate him. Do you really think that Luo Gongcao was appreciated by the king only because of his nuclei carving? You women are simple-minded, don’t think you know how much The end of this word is up to the sky. The Luo family has money to manage it. It is today. You are a girl who carves a core. It is better to embroider in the boudoir to subsidize the family. Luo Gongcao gave you an invitation card. You really think you are a bit of yourself Ability? It's because you saved his sister! If you really go, you will lose face to our Yin family, and it will make Brother Hao lose his head in Shouquan Academy."

Ah Yin finally understood where her father's anger came from, and she didn't correct his idiom mistakes. She only knew that her father would not listen to what she said now, and would only blindly think that she was wrong, so he simply obeyed. Listening to his words, said: "Daughter knows the mistake."

"How do you look like you really know your mistakes? Your mother didn't teach you well. It's been 20 years, and she has taught a daughter who doesn't know the heights of the heavens and the earth!" Yin Xiuwen continued to get acquainted with Yun Boot.Ah Yin listened to the sound with his left ear and looked at his room with slightly drooping eyes.

Suddenly, she froze.

Her makeup box was full of nuclei carvings, and not only were they scattered all over the floor, but some of them were trampled to the pulp and fell off, and some of the Buddhist beads in Maitreya's hands that she used to wrap up on weekdays were no longer in their original shape.

Her hands were shaking, angry.

For a moment, she directly wanted to jump up and do something that violated filial piety.

But the education she received since she was a child told her that this was her father, so she couldn't have such an idea!

Finally, Yin Xiuwen left.

Jiang Xuan came in and helped Ah Yin who was on the ground.Almost at the same time, Ah Yin staggered to the dressing table and picked up the stone carvings all over the floor.She counted, and she was still short of the most important twelve. When she was anxious, her tears were red.

Jiang Xuan hurriedly took out twelve core carvings from her clothes, and said, "I'm afraid that the master will destroy them all, so I will quietly hide the core carvings that my grandfather left for my sister."

Ah Yin looked at it, but tears fell down.

If the nuclear carving left by her grandfather is gone, it would be better to cut off her heart.

Seeing Ah Yin like this, Jiang Xuan burst into tears, and said, "Sister, it's all my fault. I earned some money a while ago and bought new rouge. Today, when I came back from the Chinese silk shop, I met the master. The master has sharp eyes, and he can tell at a glance that I have changed the rouge. He immediately asked me where the money came from, and took away the silver that the shopkeeper gave me. Then the master went out for a while, and when he came back, he asked my sister where you were. I said my sister was not in good health and went to see a doctor..." At this point, Jiang Xuan sniffled: "For some reason, the master asked how much the embroidered handkerchief can earn, and I told the previous amount. The master didn't believe it He forced his way in, rummaged through the entire room, and took away the five taels of silver that was placed in the middle of the clothes, and it was at this time that he discovered the invitation card from Lord Luo."

She wiped away her tears and whispered: "Fortunately, my sister was prepared and hid the big sum at the foot of Cangshan Mountain." At this moment, Jiang Xuan finally understood why her sister wanted to marry a seriously ill old man. No one will treat them like this again when they are finished.

"Sister, don't cry. I'll give you back the money my father took away. From now on, you can't hide money in the house, not even a tael of silver."

Ah Yin had already calmed down, and said: "I will also hide the nuclear carvings in the nuclear room tomorrow."

Jiang Xuan said: "But isn't the master not allowing my sister to go out?"

"If I really want to go out, who in my family can stop me?" In the middle of the night, Ah Yin was already angry, and because of the unbearable chest pain, he couldn't rest from tossing and turning.The more she thought about it, the more annoyed she became, she really felt wronged, the nuclear carving was her heart!It's her hard work!Every nuclei carving is worthy of being cherished, but now because of her negligence, it is either mutilated or destroyed, and it is really painful.

Early the next morning, Jiang Xuan was really afraid that Ah Yin would be scolded by Yin's father again, saying that he was going to release the nuclear carving for her.

Ah Yin cherishes the nuclei left by her grandfather the most, she doesn't want to give it to others, and insists on doing it by herself.Jiang Xuan had no choice but to persuade Ah Yin to go out after Yin Xiuwen left home.During this period of time, when Yin Xiuwen went out, he often came back after the curfew, or didn't come back at all, and stayed outside.If it is more secretive, Dongyun at home is busy serving his wife and two aunts, the servants are busy looking after Brother Hao, and Qin Weng only guards the front door. If you go out through the back door, you can completely hide it. .

Ah Yin agreed.

As soon as Yin Xiuwen left with his front foot, Ah Yin stepped out with his back foot.

Yuemo God also felt sorry for Ah Yin, and it rained cats and dogs not long after she went out.Dark clouds were heavy, and there were occasional thunderstorms, and it seemed that it would not stop for a while.Ah Yin put on a veiled hat and stood under the eaves to shelter from the rain.

Today's weather is not good, there are few pedestrians on the street, and there are not many people taking shelter from the rain, and there are not many sparse ones.

Opposite there is a shed selling porridge. The owner is a middle-aged man who is busy covering the hot porridge with a pot lid. Beside him are a pair of twin sons and daughters, both aged 23-[-]. The tables, chairs and chairs were all brought in, and the father scooped up two bowls of porridge, sat on the edge and looked at his children lovingly.

Ah Yin felt a little envious in his heart.

She also knows that people have their own destiny, envy is envy, and she doesn't want to force it.

A carriage passed by, blocking the happy family of three.Ah Yin watched for a while, but the carriage stopped and couldn't go away. She thought that someone wanted to drink porridge on a rainy day, but she didn't care.Unexpectedly, after waiting for a while, no one got out of the carriage, so it stopped there abruptly.

Ayin suddenly felt weird.

The veil was a little wet from the heavy rain, and it was hard to see clearly. I opened the gauze curtain with one hand, and the driver's voice came from the thick coir raincoat.

"Girl, where are you going? Our lord will give you a ride."

Ah Yin recognized the voice, and looked around subconsciously. The few people who had just sheltered from the rain had already left, and she was the only one left.The carriage had been parked here for too long, and it was a bit abrupt. If she didn't get on, she was afraid that it would attract attention. She gritted her teeth and boarded the carriage.

The carriage is spacious enough to accommodate five or six people.

She was sitting in the corner, took off her veiled hat, and was about to salute, Shen Changtang said indifferently: "There is no need to be too polite." As he spoke, the corners of his eyes slightly raised, and he looked at her neither salty nor indifferent.After the previous few times, Ah Yin knew that this Marquis would never belittle her when he was ill, so he was not so vigilant in his heart.

But when she saw him, she couldn't help recalling the previous experiences, the nobleman's lips were hot and soft, and when he touched him, there was a lingering feeling.Thinking of it this way, it is inevitable that I feel a little embarrassed, lowered my eyes, and said softly: "Thank you, Lord Hou, for giving me a ride."

"where to?"

"Cangshan."

"Oh? The house your grandfather left you?"

Ah Yin said: "Yes." She was used to this nobleman's omniscience, and she would not be surprised if he revealed some secrets of the Yin family at this moment.After finishing speaking, Ah Yin didn't know what to say.There is still some distance to go to Cangshan Mountain, and because of the heavy rain, the carriage is running a little slower than usual.Ah Yin was a little embarrassed in her heart, she and Mu Yanghou seemed to be kissing each other when they were alone.

Thinking of this, she became more and more embarrassed, and slowly clenched the five fingers under the sleeve.

Shen Changtang could see Ah Yin's small movements.

Her eyelids were a little swollen today, her unpainted cheeks were slightly pale, and a drop of sweat appeared from the tip of her nose because of nervousness. When it slipped, it rolled over her lips and landed on the jacket.Shen Changtang had tasted the taste of those lips, and for no reason, the evil fire was attacking his heart, and his body was slightly hot.

There is one bad thing about this strange disease of his. He usually has an attack once every two months when he is pure-hearted and ascetic. Once the evil fire is produced, he can attack anytime and anywhere.

He looked away and suppressed the evil fire.

"Why do you want to marry in Shuzhou?"

The question came suddenly, A Yin was stunned for a while, and then said: "When I was young, I read Li Taibai's poems, and I especially yearned for the scenery of Mount Shu, which is the high mark of "six dragons returning to the sun on the top, and returning to Sichuan with rushing waves and twists below". It must be the dangerous scenery of strange mountains, majestic and majestic, so I am fascinated by it.”

"Really?" He said: "Most girls love beautiful mountains and rivers, but you are the only one who loves Li Taibai's Shushan Mountain, which is full of dangers. Although Shushan Mountain is difficult, it is an exaggeration."

A Yin said: "Master Hou has beautiful rivers and mountains in his heart, and he is well-informed. The difficulty of Mount Shu is a trivial matter for Lord Hou."

Shen Changtang said calmly: "You have a tiger in your heart, but you don't know that you can't believe what you say in the book. Kong Zhongni said that filial piety is the scriptures of heaven and the righteousness of earth. The Daxing Dynasty also respected this kind of filial piety, but the father lived on his bones , Mother drinks your blood, is it right for you?"

After hearing this, Ah Yin was shocked.

The Daxing Dynasty respected the supreme filial piety, and what the parents said must be followed, otherwise it was considered unfilial.So Ah Yin couldn't escape the shackles of filial piety no matter what he thought.She thought she was rebellious enough, but Mu Yanghou in front of her was even more astonishing.

She couldn't help approaching him, and said: "Master Hou has new insights, and Ah Yin is willing to listen."

A pair of small ear tips moved slightly, like a snow rabbit in the forest.

There was a smile in his eyes for no reason, and he said: "A fugitive with a guilty conscience is never the solution to the problem. Why don't people fear you and look up to you?"

Ah Yin's eyes brightened slightly, and he suddenly felt enlightened.

The heavy rain outside gradually stopped, the steward pulled up the reins of the horse, said "Woo", respectfully and authentically: "Master, Cangshan has arrived."

Ah Yin was extremely grateful, for the first time he felt that Shen Changtang had become respectable, and hurriedly prostrated himself on the ground to thank him.With Shen Changtang's approval, she happily got out of the car and carefully hid the nuclear carving left by her grandfather.

When leaving the nuclear house, Mu Yanghou's carriage was still parked outside, and it was rare that the Marquis who didn't like mud got out of the carriage.

The driver didn't know where he went, and Shen Changtang was left leaning against the wall of the car.

The wind blows and blows his round-neck robe woven with gold and dark blue, and those slender red phoenix eyes are a bit coquettish for no reason.

She said in a daze, "Waiting... Lord Hou?"

"come over."

She walked over without doubting him, and when she was only three or four steps away, Shen Changtang suddenly moved, but in the blink of an eye, the tip of his nose had already touched her smooth and white forehead, emitting a scorching breath.

"Close your eyes."

Full of dignity.

She closed her eyes obediently, with a warm touch on her lips, and a small whisper sounded.

"...As expected, I still can't bear it."

(End of this chapter)