Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 108
In the evening, snowflakes fell from the sky again, and the Qingtong Courtyard was quiet and peaceful. A few old plum trees in the corner were blooming in full bloom in the snow, and a burst of fragrance drifted to the corridor with the wind, and got into the half-opened window.

Li Tian was holding a book, looking at the flying snow in the yard and those unusually beautiful plum trees, her thoughts were far away. When she first came here, she once had a dream of going to the world with a sword. Li Tian There was a hazy smile on the corner of Tian's mouth. At that time, she felt that Xiongmama's face was clear to the point of detail, but she felt that she could see her own face in the bronze mirror that seemed blurry no matter how she looked, and then saw Yue Niang. In those days, she was so happy that she was crazy, as if the dream of a fairy-like woman with outstanding skills, dressed in white or black gauze, mysterious and proud, was in front of her eyes, and that was her biggest dream in her previous life.

Li Tian picked up the small bronze mirror on the Kang table, and carefully looked at himself in the mirror. This bronze mirror now looks very clear, and there is no such blurred feeling for a long time. Li Tian looked at himself in the mirror. She smiled to herself, she was not expected to be a chivalrous woman in her two lifetimes, she told Yue Niang about the rivers and lakes she saw in the book, and Yue Niang was as strange as listening to a book from heaven.Li Tian put down the bronze mirror and looked out of the window. Thanks to grandma, if it wasn't for grandma, he would have died so many times. She just felt something, she still clearly remembers that time when she ordered Yue Niang to kill those scoundrels, Yue Niang's face was as shocked as seeing a ghost, she thought there was someone like Yue Niang who was a master of the rivers and lakes The place is the rivers and lakes in the book where you can kill with a sword.

I don't know how much work it took my grandma to get over that incident. The thoughts in Li Tian's heart are like snow. No matter what she did, grandma never regarded her as a heretic. Li Tian felt sore in his heart , with burning eyes, only grandma would love her indiscriminately, even if she became a monster.

Li Tian lowered her head, opened the veil slowly with her hands, pinched the agate beads on the four corners of the veil one by one, she promised her grandma not only to live, but also to live well.If you want to live well, there is no reason to stand still.

"Yingluo." Li Tian pushed the window to the full, took a deep breath against the cold wind, turned to look at Yingluo and said: "From today onwards, you take Yuye Liyili's mansion copy and tabloid with you." According to the number of people, when and what things have been done, as long as they are listed in the manuscripts or tabloids, they are listed under each person's name, starting from the latest manuscripts and tabloids, and going forward."

Yingluo looked at Li Tian in surprise, was startled but didn't ask any more questions, after Li Tian gave Yingluo instructions, she jumped off the kang, put on a cloak and came out, went to the backyard to find Yue Niang who was practicing kung fu, stood beside her and watched her practice. After finishing punching, he ordered: "I'm sorry to bother you to come and tell shopkeeper Cheng, let him pay more attention to the affairs of the household department and the military department, and also pay attention to the affairs of uncle, and then go to find Sun Liu. Tell him to pay attention to Fourth Master and Fifth Master, Dongyang County Prince's Mansion and Chang'an Marquis Mansion, don't send anyone to follow him, just tell the eyeliners everywhere to pay attention."

Yue Niang raised an eyebrow and looked at Li Tian, ​​Li Tian smiled and said: "It's nothing, but it's good to know more." Yue Niang lowered her eyebrows, put away her sword and agreed, "Okay, I'm going right now!"

The three-person school in Xu Xueshi’s mansion didn’t have a holiday until the day before the stove sacrifice. Jiang Hong packed up the pens and papers, turned to look at Xu Sihai and Leng Mingsong and said with a smile: “It’s always good to have a holiday, let’s find a place to have a drink or two to celebrate the new year How? I'll be the host."

"Okay." Leng Mingsong looked at Xu Sihai and responded enthusiastically. Ever since the two had a fight that day and then agreed to marry by rank, Xu Sihai hardly talked to Jiang Hong again. Leng Mingsong didn't know in the middle After trying so many times, seeing Jiang Hong offering to make peace again, Leng Mingsong naturally tried his best to please: "Which one does Jingzhi want to go to? Or let's choose the most expensive one and have a good meal."

"You guys go, I have something else to do." Xu Sihai didn't even look at Jiang Hong's refusal, Leng Mingsong showed a wry smile, Jiang Hong looked at Xu Sihai and sincerely invited: "Let's go together, what's the difference between our senior brothers and our real brothers? Although the two of you had a fight, it was really because of my faults, so I am here to accompany you." Jiang Hong said, bowing to Xu Sisu solemnly to the end, Xu Sihai awkwardly stretched out his hand to help you. Speaking of Jiang Hongdao: "I don't blame you, and I can't blame you."

"I knew that you two must be on the same page." Leng Mingsong hurriedly tried to persuade the two sides to make peace: "It's good to talk about it today, let's go for a walk, today we have to have a good drink or two, don't find excuses to be quiet , I have to go today no matter what, just take it as a way to save me." Leng Mingsong saw Xu Sihai frowning and was reluctant, stepped forward and dragged his arm, even persuading him: "Let's go, Yan Hui just said That's right, although we are brothers, what is the difference between us and brothers? You two are okay, you have brothers and cousins, and I am alone, but I treat you two as brothers in my heart. Let's go Well, if Jingzhi doesn't go, I won't be able to live well this year."

Xu Sihai was already somewhat loosened by Jiang Hong's attendant, and he was dragged and persuaded by Leng Mingsong, so he couldn't put on that stinky face anymore, so he followed Leng Mingsong out of the study, and the three of them got on the horse Going straight to Qingfeng Tower, the cold battle between Xu Sihai and Jiang Hong that lasted for several months finally came to an end.

Jiang Hong was so drunk that he woke up the next day. He went out to the porch when a gust of cold wind blew in, and he managed to wake up from his still throbbing head. He stood under the porch and looked up at the gray sky Dazed in a daze, that awkward uneasiness surged into his heart again. Ever since he met Yue Niang that day, this uneasiness has emerged from time to time, and it has become more and more intense. Jiang Hong bowed his head in regret. How could he be so dazed at the beginning? Usually made such a bet with Xu Sihai?Who can say for sure about this imperial examination?In case of disagreement, wouldn't it be a disappointment to her?

Jiang Hong supported the railing with both hands, her head was lowered, and the sadness and regret flooded up like fire, no, no matter what, I can't let her down!Hearing from his second uncle that next year's chief examination was almost decided, Jiang Hong suddenly raised his head, looked straight at the dark green holly tree in the yard, pushed open the railing, and ordered without looking back: "Write me a few days ago. Take those few articles and go to the second uncle's house."

The first new year after the division of the Yongguo government was very deserted. For some reason, Yongguo Li Zhong heard that Mrs. Yang intercepted Li Tian’s marriage to Li Yunshang, and after a big fight with Mrs. Yang, Locking himself in the front yard, he refused to meet Mrs. Yang face to face, nor did he see Li Yunshang, and he refused to even come out for the New Year's Eve dinner.

Madam Yang, Li Xiaozu, and Li Yunshang sat on the big round table of the New Year's Eve dinner. Madam Yang glanced at her daughter-in-law, Grandma Zhou, who was standing behind her, and said, "Sit down, too." Standing up and letting the daughter-in-law sit down, Mrs. Yang's face suddenly turned cold, and she stared at Li Xiaozu coldly. Li Xiaozu shrank his neck involuntarily under the stare of his mother, but after sitting back, a wave of anger welled up in his heart. Stirring together in protest, Grandma Zhou leaned towards Mrs. Yang, secretly misplaced her teeth, and said with a respectful smile: "I'd better stand and wait on Auntie and Third Sister. I'm used to it. This year, Third Sister is at home." It's the last year, and by this time next year, the third sister will be his wife."

Mrs. Yang turned her head and stared at Grandma Zhou. Grandma Zhou met her gaze with a smile and respect, making it impossible to find anything unusual. Li Yunshang's complexion suddenly darkened, and she slowly lowered her head. Madam Yang looked at her with distressed eyes. Li Yunshang frowned and said coldly: "For those who celebrate the New Year, why is it not the last? You can't even speak!"

Grandma Zhou squinted her eyes subconsciously. Li Xiaozu stared at his younger sister Li Yunshang across the way. His two brows tightened even more. It's getting worse and worse!Grandma Zhou looked at Li Xiaozu who was slurping the soup, her brows twitched a few times, and she served Mrs. Yang and Li Yunshang courteously with a smile.Madam Yang stared at Li Xiaozu, her chest was full of suffocation, she couldn't breathe, since he got the job, he became more and more unfilial every day!
Before the New Year's Eve dinner started, he was full of anger, big and small. After finishing the soup in the bowl, Li Xiaozu pushed the bowl away and stood up, without raising his head, he said in a muffled voice: "I'm going to accompany daddy, You can't let Dad celebrate the New Year alone." Saying this, before Madam Yang could answer, she turned around and left, Madam Yang put down her chopsticks angrily, Li Yunshang looked up at Li Xiaozu's back, then turned to Madam Yang , slowly put down the chopsticks, feeling sore and aggrieved that he could hardly bear it.

Getting Xu Sijing was a good marriage that she never dreamed of. She likes Xu Jie and the Xu family. She never dared to think that she could marry such a family. She didn't know that this marriage was originally Li Tian's. So many things have happened, she still can't believe that sister Tian would treat her like that and lie to her. When that name Zhou Chaoshun thought of it, Li Yunshang's heart seemed to be pinched into a ball. 5000 taels of silver, the cash is not enough, the big sister sent back 1000 taels of silver in a pressed box, Li Yunshang subconsciously looked up at his sister-in-law, Grandma Zhou, the eldest brother took a lot of silver to do business, if it wasn’t like this, the big sister didn’t need to bring the silver back , Big sister will not be beaten by big brother-in-law, or rejected by mother-in-law.

If she had known this, she would rather not be a relative of the Xu family. Li Yunshang's heart seemed to be filled with ice, and it was difficult to even breathe. Back then, she walked around with Sister Tian, ​​with the Jiang family lady, the Yu family lady, and Xu Jie. , the lady of the Lin family, etc., so many young ladies of the same age were joking and having fun together, and everyone treated her well. It was the happiest life she had ever lived. Later, she got engaged. Except for Xu Jie, no one else talked to her. Walked around, and then Xu Jie didn't come anymore. Everyone must know that she robbed Sister Tian's marriage, and she became a person everyone despised.

Mrs. Yang drank two or three glasses of wine in a sullen stomach. The wine rushed up with depression, and she was a little drunk. With her hands on the table, she stood up slightly swaying. Li Yunshang hurriedly stepped forward to support Mrs. Yang, Madam Yang pointed to the Nuan Pavilion: "I drank too much alcohol and feel dizzy. Help me go in and have a rest."

Grandma Zhou and Li Yunshang helped Mrs. Yang to lie down on the kang in the warm pavilion, and Mrs. Yang fell asleep after a while. Seeing that Mrs. Yang was asleep, Grandma Zhou looked at Li Yunshang and said with a smile: "You look at me here Mother, I'll go to the front yard to see Father and your elder brother."

Grandma Zhou came out but was not in a hurry to go to the front yard. She turned into the Nuan Pavilion where she was preparing to watch the fireworks. Madam Xiao asked someone to bring in a bowl of assorted noodles. Seam glanced at the main hall, spat softly and said, "It's what you deserve! If it wasn't for Aniang who came over and said a few harsh words, wouldn't she have moved the Yongguo mansion to her daughter? Dowry? They moved the house to marry a girl, she has no son, she is good, the son is not worried about it at all, and she keeps thinking about my dowry all day long. She has no face and skin. It's a treasure, I don't think it's embarrassing, I don't know if I really don't know or pretend I don't know the gossip outside, I'm ashamed to hear it!"

"Well, the third lady is pitiful too. Although she is a good relative, this person has offended her relatives before entering the door. I heard that Xueshi Xu loves that younger sister the most. The mansion was angry, Xueshi Xu sold Qingjiang Hou Shizi's concubine on the spot, and even sent away his two sons, and just like that, he threatened to carry the dowry and divorce the marriage. Who in the capital doesn't know? Her marriage came from a wrong way. The most gossiping thing." Mother Xiao sighed.

Grandma Zhou curled her lips and said: "Let's be fair, I can't blame anyone else for it. Once Fifth Sister moved back, she ran to Qingtongyuan all day long, saying she was learning the piano, or just trying to make friends with Fifth Sister. It’s good to go out to socialize and meet some people, and take the opportunity to get close to the idea. This idea can’t be said to be wrong. The fifth sister should help her more. At that time, whenever the fifth sister went out, she would always take her with her. Clothes and jewelry can be attached She went in a lot, but she was fine, she stretched out her hand and snatched the family's marriage, what is this called? Dear, I have to give people such a disgusting thing again, alas, this is all right, she got a good deal, but Dalang was unlucky, he got an extra four rooms, and was almost kicked out of Yongguo Gongfu, look, what is this called?"

"It's not a bad thing." Nurse Xiao said with a smile: "This mansion is so quiet now, the fourth bedroom and the second master are not annoying, they are much better than the second and third bedrooms, besides, they have separated again, and so on. After the third lady gets married, the eldest grandma will have more peace of mind these days, isn't she much better than before?"

"That's true." Grandma Zhou responded quickly, and then let out a heavy breath of anger: "It makes people sulky to mention this dowry word. Da Lang finally earned some money and came back, but she gave it as a dowry to the third son." Nizi, what's the matter? You said that Xu's family is the tallest, and she was afraid that she would be angry if she married in the past. Why didn't you think about it when you first got married? She also wanted to accompany Zhuangzi to Sannizi, she was dreaming, she was really Zhou's family They're all dead? She gave Sannizi all her dowry money, so I can't bear it, and I want to give her the family property as well, and she said that Da Lang has a job, and there will be plenty of money in the future, what? A good man doesn’t eat a family meal, I’m sorry, a good woman doesn’t even wear her wedding clothes! If she wants to touch this family fortune, she’s dreaming!”

The more grandma Zhou said, the more angry she became. Mammy Xiao stood at the entrance of the Nuan Pavilion, looked around, turned around and persuaded: "It's fine for grandma to tell me, don't say it in front of the uncle."

"I know, don't worry, fortunately, Da Lang is not blindly filial, he can tell the difference between good and bad." Grandma Zhou mentioned Li Xiaozu, with a satisfied smile on her face, and Mammy Xiao was slightly relieved. He took a deep breath, turned around, sat back and said with a smile: "Grandma's medicine has to be taken every day, and you have been married for two years, if you don't enjoy it, you may cause trouble."

"Yes." Grandma Zhou replied absent-mindedly: "I know what's in my heart, don't worry."

This year Li Tian was no different from previous years, he still went to the uncle's house in the lobby to watch the new year together, but in the early morning of the first day of the new year, the officiant was changed to Li Xiaoning and his wife who were newly adopted by the fourth wife.

In the early morning of the second day of junior high school, Li Tian was hesitating whether to go out of the city to offer incense sticks to grandma, when Yin Hua hurriedly lifted the curtain and came in to report: "Fifth lady, third lady has come to see you with the eldest girl." Li Tian frowned. Eyebrows lowered and eyes lowered, "Just say I'm out."

"There is still the eldest girl, fifth lady, let's see each other." Madam Xiong persuaded, Li Tian shook his head: "There is nothing to see, if it wasn't for Mrs. Yang's obstruction, why would we be in such a difficult situation now? I don't want to , and I’m not going to forgive anyone.” Hearing this, Yinhua bent her knees and withdrew to deliver the message.Mammy Xiong sighed and gossiped: "Speaking of which, the eldest girl is quite pitiful. This natal family can't help her, and she is only a drag on her. In the case of Zhou's family a while ago, the second room forced her to ask for money, but the wife couldn't afford it for a while. With so much cash, the eldest girl took back the 1000 taels of silver at the bottom of the wedding box and gave it to the wife, and she knew how to let her mother-in-law know about this, and she began to feel sad these days."

"I heard you were beaten?" Li Tian didn't care much about Li Yuerong's business at first, but when she heard Xiong Mama say this, she couldn't help interjecting. It happened at the end of September. Didn’t the uncle take the job of building and store affairs? He is in charge of repairing a large area of ​​houses in the west city. At the end of autumn, the house needs to be repaired and tiles replaced. I heard that the purchase of bricks and tiles was made by the uncle. Forget it, the uncle’s younger brother has never had a serious job to do, so he wanted to buy some bricks and tiles and sell them to the uncle to repair the house. The uncle asked the eldest girl to come back and talk to the uncle. The eldest girl said that the uncle is a new collar. I have to make a good appearance first, and I don’t want to come back to talk about the matter. The eldest son-in-law drank a few more glasses that day, so he pushed and pushed a few times. Mrs. Shen, who accompanied the eldest girl to marry as a dowry, happened to be there that day. Mrs. Shen is an honest man. Man, you can trust what she says."

Li Tian heard that Li Xiaozu was responsible for taking over the building's store affairs, so he was silent and did not speak, Li Xiaozu's mission was also caused by her.

"The eldest girl really has nothing to say to her younger brothers and sisters." Madam Xiong sighed, and Li Tian was silent for a moment and said: "Da Lang has a soft temper and listens to his wife in everything. Grandma Zhou may not accept her love. As for the three Lady, she is the youngest, pure and selfish, she doesn't know and doesn't think about others, if the eldest lady doesn't care about herself, no one will think about her."

"No, I just think that the eldest girl is a good one. This is how brothers and sisters are. The elder sister is like a mother. She takes care of one and the other, but the younger siblings don't care about the elder sister. If they can be considerate, say a good word I don't know how rare it is!" Mammy Xiong is the eldest sister herself, and she was full of emotions when she said this, Li Tian looked at her and smiled and said: "Why did Mammy initiate such emotion? Who doesn't respect you?"

"How dare they? I'm talking about the big girl, and even offended you, how can I do it?"

"What does it matter if she doesn't offend me? What's the point if she doesn't offend me? I can't help her." Li Tian smiled disapprovingly. Mammy Xiong glanced at her, smiled and didn't speak again.

In previous years' lantern festivals, Li Tian would accompany his grandmother to watch the lanterns at the Nanning Prince's Mansion Lanternhouse. Just after the fifth day of this year, Mrs. Sun of Dongyang County's Prince's Mansion sent someone over to tell Li Tian to accompany her to watch the lanterns on the [-]th day. Not long after, Xu Shangshu's mansion also sent someone to send a post, asking Li Tian to go and watch the lantern, and the person who sent the post also sent a message to Mrs. Xu, asking her to go and watch the lantern with her and talk.

Just after noon on the sixth day, Lin Ke and Yu Yaofang arrived at Qingtong Courtyard one after the other. Li Tian said before the two of them could speak, "I was just looking for you to discuss this year's lantern viewing. Don’t let them go out, this year even A Ke has passed the Jiji ceremony, how about we go outside the city to watch the lights this year? I heard that the outside of the city is much more lively than the inside of the city.”

"Okay!" Lin Ke clapped her hands in approval, and Yu Yaofang said with a little confusion between her brows: "I'm sure I won't be able to go. On the fifth day of the lunar new year, Mrs. Sun sent someone to our house and asked me to go there on the fifteenth day to accompany me. She looks at the lamp." Li Tian was stunned, then turned to Lin Ke and asked, "Did you invite me?"

"No, her family never invited our family to look at the lights."

"Just you?" Li Tian turned to look at Yu Yaofang and asked, Yu Yaofang nodded, Li Tian looked at Lin Ke and said, "Old Madam Sun also asked me to go over, I just didn't want to go, so I just wanted to call Shangye Twelve Niang, let's go out of the city to watch the lantern together." Lin Ke was stunned for a moment: "She never invited us to see the lantern, I mean she never invited you and Yaoyao, what's going on this year? "Yu Yaofang pursed her lips and laughed at Lin Ke's words: "You are really terrible. If you dare to say that Mrs. Sun has a convulsion, what do you think is wrong?" Yu Yaofang asked Li Tian the last sentence.

Li Tian thought for a while and said, "I can't think of anything else. If it's about seeing each other in person, I don't have to rush to the fifteenth day. Others, what else can I do?"

(End of this chapter)