carved heart

Chapter 37
After hearing this, Ah Yin put on his shoes and tidied his clothes before going out and asked, "Where is Lord Hou?"

Chen Dou said: "Early this morning, Master Hou has already left, and ordered his subordinates to take the girl back to the villa after she wakes up."

At this point, she seemed to have nothing to say, so she nodded and followed Chen Dou back to the villa.There was a dark cloud in the villa, and Chen Dou said that Mu Yanghou was trying to catch the spy who got into the villa.Not long after, Ah Yin returned to his original room.

It's only been a few days, but Ah Yin feels like a lifetime away.

As soon as the door was opened, Jiang Xuan came over with a smile and said, "Sister is finally back, are the flowers in Fahua Temple blooming well?"

Ah Yin paused, knowing that the news of Mu Yanghou's assassination had not spread, and he didn't want to worry Jiang Xuan, the days when he narrowly escaped from the dead were really bloody.She smiled and said, "Well, it looks good, and the vegetarian food is also delicious. If there is a chance, I will take you to try it."

Seeing that Jiang Xuan had no doubts, Ah Yin thanked Chen Dou for being thoughtful and specially brought her a change of clothes.

"Hey, sister, what happened to your forehead?"

When Ah Yin touched it, it was a little red and swollen, and suddenly remembered how it hurt, showing a look of indifference, and said: "It should be when I was admiring the flowers, I bumped into it, it's not a problem, we still have the daughter that the Lord Hou gave me earlier in the house." Ointment, rub a little, and the swelling will subside in a day or two."

She pulled Jiang Xuan into the room, and said, "I've been thinking about your marriage for the past few days, what do you think of Fan Jiaxiaolang?"

Jiang Xuan was taken aback for a moment, and stared blankly at Ah Yin.

Seeing this, Ah Yin also knew that he acted too hastily.But if he offended Mu Yanghou in the cave, what if he got angry?She treasures this younger sister the most. If anything happens to her, without her protection, she may be sold by her father in a few years.She is kind-hearted, but she can't hide her words, her father will definitely try to trick her and force her to ask her where the money is hidden.If married, with the help of her husband's family, her father would not dare to act recklessly.Originally, the lifelong happiness of the baby sister should be carefully considered, but now it is too late, after thinking about it, it seems that only Fan Jiaxiaolang can trust her.

She said softly: "But you don't like Xiaolang Fan?"

Jiang Xuan blushed and said, "Does my sister like it?"

Ah Yin smiled and said, "Silly sister, you are the one who gets married, not me. The most important thing is that you like it."

Jiang Xuan said earnestly: "My sister likes it, so I will marry. I have lived under the fence since I was a child, and because of my sister's protection, I can live in peace until today. I don't have to worry about food and clothing, and I have learned skills. Well, there is no one in this world who treats me better than my sister, there must be nothing wrong with someone my sister likes and thinks is good."

Ah Yin felt sore for a while, if it wasn't for him, her sister wouldn't have to marry so hastily.She had thought about it carefully before, she earned money, and when her younger sister found a sweetheart, she would marry her off in a good manner, so that she would have the confidence to go to her husband's house.

She lowered her eyes, not wanting Jiang Xuan to see the water in her eyes, and said: "In a few days, I will talk to Fan Jiaxiaolang. If it is done, the wedding date will be at the end of the month. I checked the zodiac Auspicious day, there is an auspicious day at the end of the month, suitable for marriage."

"Okay, listen to my sister."

Four days later, there was still no movement from Mu Yanghou.

It wasn't until the fifth day that Chen Dou came to send Ah Yin and Jiang Xuan to the carriage.A Yin was slightly startled, and asked: "Where are you going?" Chen Dou said: "Master Hou ordered to send the girl home. The other five nuclear carving artists also sent back this morning. Master Hou has already left Gongcheng this morning. , back to Yongping."

She tentatively asked: "Is Hou Ye still coming to Gongcheng?"

Chen Dou said: "As a subordinate, it is not appropriate to speculate on the meaning of Lord Hou."

Ah Yin said "thank you", but her lips couldn't help but lift up.Seeing Chen Dou looking over, he quickly suppressed his smile and asked, "Are you going back to Gongcheng too?"

Chen Dou nodded.

Ah Yin only felt that the joy came so suddenly, so he calmed down and bowed to Chen Dou: "Thank you for your care these days, Mr. Lang." As he said, he got into the carriage, and his back was very happy for no reason.

Jiang Xuan asked: "Why did Lord Hou go back to Yongping by himself?"

Ah Yin said: "Yue Mo is in a hurry, it's fine if I don't go to Yongping, I can stay with my sister for a while longer."

Seeing that there was no sadness on her face, Jiang Xuan felt relieved, took Ah Yin's arm, and said, "Then I don't have to be in such a hurry to get married. In fact, it's fine if my sister doesn't go to Yongping, but if I go to Yongping Ping, my sister can't carve cores anymore. It's rare to win the first prize in the nuclear competition, and my sister will have a bright future in nuclear carving in the future. I don't know, but after the nuclear competition is over, many people sent invitations to our house! Magistrate Xie also wanted to see my sister, but she was not there at the time, and magistrate Xie didn’t dare to go to the villa.” She said with a smile, “Previously, magistrate Xie looked down on my sister, but now she might come to curry favor with her.”

Ah Yin patted her head and smiled.

The bottom of my heart was completely relieved.

This time, Mu Yanghou took Chen Dou away, presumably giving up on her.He was such an arrogant person, after being insulted by her like this, he must have been extremely angry in his heart, and forcing her would be detrimental to Lord Hou's dignity.But he didn't punish her, and let her go so easily, which was a bit unexpected.

The summer wind blows, and the curtains on the car windows are blown, looking at the receding mountain scenery outside, Ah Yin's heart is filled with complicated emotions.

People are gone, but in the end there is still some melancholy.

I don't know if Shen Changtang wanted to throw her to death when he carried her to the kang?
Either way.

As the sun sets, the Yuejiang Wharf is covered with a layer of soft orange.

Porters on the wharf come and go, carrying goods to the ships docked on the shore.A middle-aged man in a long robe with a mustache stroked and urged: "Those over there! Hong came to the firm! Hurry up! Move your firm's goods up, there is still two quarters of an hour. Time Upon arrival, all idlers must leave the pier."

The porter over there responded and speeded up.

The middle-aged man walked quickly to the shore and pointed at the other two merchant ships.

"Collect the anchor! Take it in immediately! Don't dawdle." The middle-aged man called another servant and shouted, "After two quarters of an hour, clean up the pier. No debris is allowed."

"Second Lord, how about some pots of orchids over there?" The following servant suggested.

The middle-aged man known as the second master pinched his mustache, half pondered and half squinted his eyes, and said: "A few pots are not enough, hurry up and see which one still has orchids, and borrow them first. Be quick! The nobleman's The boat and carriage are coming soon! This time, we must not miss it!"

Two quarters of an hour later, a three-storey high-rise ship moored at the Yuejiang Wharf, with a huge flag on it, with a dignified and heavy "Shen" written on it.

The second master rubbed his hands, now it's time for the master.

The servant came to report that the nobleman's carriage had arrived at the city gate of Yuejiang.The second master immediately cheered up 12, and after inspecting the inside and outside of the pier, he moved his hand on his mustache and made a welcoming gesture.

However, the sun had set and the stars were gradually coming out, and the second master hadn't waited for the nobleman yet.

He twisted his neck stiffly.

At this time, the building boat was approaching the pier, and a ladder was lowered. Two attendants came down with lanterns, and a dark red figure walked out slowly.When he got closer, the second master realized that the man was about the same age as him, but his face was white and red, and his face was as clean as an egg with its shell removed.As soon as he opened his mouth, the voice seemed to be squeezed out of his throat.

"Has Master Hou arrived yet?"

The second master narrowed his eyes, not daring to look too much, he lowered his head and said, "Returning to the nobleman, the lower officials have already sent yamen servants to inquire about it."

The man laughed softly, and said: "No need, the Sa family will go to meet Lord Hou in person. Let's go."

The second master rushed to send it off.

After the man walked away, the second master swallowed his saliva, it was really the first time he saw an eunuch in the palace.

Logically speaking, Yuejiang City is not big, and it only takes a stick of incense to take a carriage from the city gate to the pier.Slow down, at most two sticks of incense.But now, from the setting sun to the sky full of stars, it takes a full hour.

And Mu Yanghou was indeed in Yuejiang City at this time, but in an inn in Yuejiang City.

Shen Changtang listened to Chen Dou's report expressionlessly.

Yan Mo and Yan Shen stood guard outside.

The private room in the Yuejiang Inn was very small, and both Yan Mo and Yan Shen could hear the words clearly.Chen Dou was still reporting, and he spoke very carefully, even the subtle expression of Yin's slightly raised eyebrows.

The two looked at each other.

When he was assassinated that day, no one in this world knew what happened in the cave except Lord Hou and the Yin family.But although I don't know, something unpleasant must have happened.From that day on, not only did Hou Ye never summon the Yin family, but he was as cold as ice.Originally thought that Lord Hou was tired of the Yin family, but looking at it today, it is obviously not the case.

Chen Dou finally finished his report.

The room was dead silent.

After a while, Mu Yanghou gave a faint "hmm" and let Chen Dou back down.When Chen Dou came out, Yan Shen asked him: "Master Hou, did you say when to leave? Someone came over there and said that the boat has already parked."

Chen Dou was silent for a while, and said, "Don't dare to ask."

Yan Shen also fell silent for a while, and said, "Then wait."

After a while, Mu Yanghou's voice sounded in the room.Yan Mo and Yan Shen entered the private room, only to see Shen Changtang sitting in front of the table with his brows furrowed, on which there was a carving of a lotus pond moonlight core.The two saluted in unison.

"Get up, sit down and talk."

The two responded again, and when they just sat down, Mu Yanghou over there suddenly turned his head and stared at the two with a very solemn expression.

The two felt uneasy in their hearts.

Shen Changtang said in a slow voice: "Your Majesty once mentioned something to me."

When the two heard this, they all sat upright.

"The Holy Majesty admires the talents of the two of you and wants you to enter the palace." After a pause, he paused for a long time, as if he was thinking about something, and then said after a while: "Serving in front of the emperor, in time, if you serve well, Maybe he can be promoted to a noble rank."

Shen Changtang said the word "waiting" in a very meaningful way.

The two of them had been by Mu Yanghou's side for a long time, and they would accompany them when they entered the palace. They also knew that besides the hobby of nuclear carving, the current Holy Majesty also raised many prostitutes.Immediately, the faces of both of them turned pale.

Shen Changtang looked in his eyes, and said: "When you enter the palace, I'm afraid you won't be able to get out. You usually shoot arrows on horseback, but you can't always do this in the palace. Especially for archery, you are not allowed to carry sharp weapons in the palace. It's just the words of the Holy Majesty I love you very much during this time, and I may add officials to you in a year or so. Are you willing?"

Yanmo said: "The orders of the subordinates are given by the Marquis! The subordinates obey the orders of the Marquis."

Yan Shen also said: "Subordinates are the same."

Shen Changtang said: "This Marquis only asks you, are you willing or not?"

Yan Shen said: "If you speak back to Lord Hou, if you really speak from your heart, your subordinates will not want to. There is no gentleman in the world who is willing to be put under him, let alone sell his body. But the Holy One opened his mouth. , Is there any reason for the subordinates not to follow? How dare you make things difficult for Lord Hou?"

Yan Mo said: "This subordinate is willing to do his best for Lord Hou until he dies."

Shen Changtang seemed to be lost in thought, he began to play with the lotus pond moonlight kernel carving in his palm, rubbing his thumb and index finger on the delicate lotus leaf.He looked at the two people in front of him. Even though he said that, he couldn't control his expression well, and his face was tense.

"Oh? Do you feel that the Holy One is domineering and selfish?"

"Don't dare." The two said in unison.

But at this time, Shen Changtang murmured: "In this way, Benhou also feels that the Holy One is a bit domineering, and even wants people from Benhou." He said again: "Go out."

The two felt sad, they never expected that one day they would be favored by the emperor, they had to rely on their bodies to please others despite being unable to display their talents.

This is simply the worst news so far.

At this time, Shen Changtang's voice came from behind.

"This Marquis has already declined, you don't need to worry, as long as this Marquis is alive, he will protect you all the time."

The two hurriedly kowtowed and knelt down to thank each other, weeping with gratitude.

Shen Changtang waved his hand again, and said, "Go out and let the boat wait at the pier. From now on, no one is allowed to come in without my lord's orders." Yan Mo and Yan Shen have gone through the twists and turns just now, and now they don't care anymore When did we start our journey.If Master Hou hadn't said it today, they wouldn't have known that His Majesty had thought about them!Thinking of this, both of them trembled.Before looking at the child prostitutes in the palace, I felt contemptuous, but now it almost fell on me, and my mood is very different.

but……

Yan Mo whispered: "Why did Lord Hou mention this all of a sudden? It was half a year ago when Lord Hou entered the palace, right? There has never been a letter from the palace recently..."

Yan Shen said: "Don't think so much, how can we figure out what Lord Hou thinks?"

Yes.

The two of them must have never imagined that half a year later, Shen Changtang suddenly proposed that it was not for them, but for Ah Yin.

He remembered every word and every sentence of what A Yin said in the cave that day.At first he was very angry, thinking how dare she be so bold?How can you be so ignorant?How dare you say the words "disdain" to him, Mu Yanghou!

At that time in the darkness, for a moment, his hand wanted to move to her neck, with a little force, turning her into a speechless corpse.

Didn't she want to go back to Yongping with him even if she died?
He strangled her to death and buried her in Yongping, and she could only stay in Yongping forever.

Later, in the farmer's house, he tried to strangle her again and again, and even tried to whip her severely with a blood-drinking whip, telling her that this was the consequence of trampling on the dignity of the proud son of heaven.But in the end it still didn't work out.

The despair and hatred in her voice made him unable to do anything.

When she was standing in the corner, her thin body was like paper, as if she could fly to the sky with a light blow, and even the hanging black hair was pitiful.

He was so annoyed and angry that he had no choice but to not see her, fearing that if he saw her, he would really kill her.

After five or six days, he was finally able to calm down and recall every word she said.Even though she would still turn pale with anger when she thought about it, it cannot be denied that if she changed places, she was right.

He called Yan Mo and Yan Shen to come in.

"Turn back to Gongcheng."

Both of them were taken aback for a moment, now that it's past You hour, the boat is still parked at the pier.

Yan Shen asked, "...now?"

Shen Changtang nodded, and said: "Let the ship stay at the pier for two days, and then set off for Yongping in a few days."

As soon as Ah Yin returned home, Dong Yun opened his voice and shouted: "Master and Madam, the young lady is back!" Before he finished speaking, he heard several hurried footsteps, Yin Xiuwen, Qin Shi, and Brother Hao, The second and third bedrooms are all here.

They looked at Ah Yin as if they were seeing him for the first time.

The second aunt said: "I have been serving the nobleman for a few days, and when I come back, I have a noble look on my body. I almost don't recognize the eldest girl." The flattery is very slippery.Not to be outdone, Sanfang immediately praised Ah Yin.

Qin said with a smile: "Are you hungry? If you are hungry, mother will cook a new table for you."

Even though Yin Xiuwen was thinking about money, he didn't dare to open his mouth so quickly at this time. He echoed Qin's words and said, "Let your mother cook a table of dishes for you."

Qin didn't move, and didn't go to the kitchen to cook until Ah Yin said yes.

Yin Xiuwen wanted to ask Ah Yin about Mu Yanghou, so he dismissed the second and third aunts and signaled Ah Yin to talk to him in the main hall.Brother Hao took Ah Yin's hand, and it was rare for him to cling to her, so the three of them entered the main hall together.

However, before Yin Xiuwen could open his mouth, Ah Yin spoke first: "Father, our house is too small. Tomorrow I'm going to look at the new house. Let's change to a bigger one. We don't need tiger eyes and tiger fists to live in Chai. In the room, blame them for wronging them."

Yin Xiuwen didn't expect Ah Yin to bring up this matter, so he was very happy and said, "Okay, I'll go and have a look tomorrow."

Ah Yin said, "I'll go with Tiger Eyes and Tiger Fist, and it's summer again, walking around under the sun, I'm afraid my father will suffer from heatstroke."

Yin Xiuwen said: "It's because of your filial piety that you can think about your father." Anyway, he didn't care about this matter, he said: "After the house is bought, I will keep the house deed. You are a daughter, every family, holding the house deed Not good."

Ah Yin narrowly escaped the death once, but he wanted to understand a lot of things.

Sometimes, what should be hard is hard, and what should be soft is soft.

She said bluntly: "Father is addicted to gambling, and the house deed is in his hands. I'm afraid he won't be able to keep it for a few days. If the father insists on keeping it, my daughter has no choice but to give up."

(End of this chapter)