Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 4: Escape from the Wolf Den (2)

Mrs. Sun and Mrs. Zheng, who were standing next to the curtain, changed their faces drastically. Mrs. Zheng pushed Mrs. Sun from behind, and explained with a forced smile: "The fifth lady is blessed with great destiny..." Princess Jiang raised her hand to stop, He didn't even look at her, he just pulled Li Tian and said with concern: "I heard that the Rongxuan Courtyard burned down to nothing?"

"Well, I didn't rest in Rongxuanyuan yesterday." Li Tian leaned obediently beside Princess Jiang, with a hint of fear in her voice: "I passed out yesterday evening, and the two aunts sent me to the Rest in Ruiyun Pavilion, who knows." Li Tian looked up at Princess Jiang, tears streaming down his face: "In the middle of the night, I dreamed that my grandma kicked me, hit me, pushed me, and drove me away. I was terrified, grandma... ...Grandma has never been like this before... Aunt knows that grandma loves me the most. I woke up in fright and didn't dare to stay in Ruiyun Pavilion, so I went out to watch in the mourning hall. It was cold at night, so I got under grandma's coffin..."

"I came early in the morning, and she crawled out from under the coffin bed, which surprised me." Mrs. Xu answered, stroking Li Tian's head pitifully, Princess Jiang turned her head to look at the woman standing next to her and asked Said: "Ruiyun Pavilion is also flooded?"

"Respond to the princess, the Ruiyun Pavilion will go first." The mother-in-law replied with a bow, the corners of Princess Jiang's mouth fell, and she glanced at Mrs. Sun and the others contemptuously. There was no surprise on her face, she only looked at Li Tian's soft voice He said: "Birth, old age, sickness and death are human nature. You can't always be so miserable day and night. In this mansion... your grandma is not here, so there is nothing much to do. Go back and live with me for a few days."

"My aunt is kind, but I'm wearing filial piety... I want to go home." Li Tian looked up at Princess Jiang and mourned. Princess Jiang turned to look at Mrs. Xu. It's a girl from the Li family, it's best to go back."

Princess Jiangjun sighed, turned to look at Mrs. Sun and said lightly: "The old lady is gone, it is not appropriate for Sister Tian to live in your house anymore, and it is not convenient for your house to have a funeral now. Sister Tian returns to Yongguo Duke's Mansion, you have someone clean it up... Forget it, it's all burned down, so there's nothing left to clean up, let's go, Auntie will take you back."

Mrs. Sun looked at Second Mrs. Zheng, and Second Mrs. Zheng stared blankly at Princess Jiangjun. No one wanted to let Li Tian go, but no one dared to say 'no'.

Li Tian went out to the coffin, respectfully kowtowed to grandma's coffin three times and nine times, stood up, kowtowed to Yan Chengzhi and Mrs. Sun and others, and came back to stand beside Princess Jiangjun, hesitated, and stepped forward again Stepping forward, he bent his knees at Mrs. Sun and said, "Thank you for taking care of me all these years. My grandmother and mother's belongings were all burned. Only the books in the library in the northwest corner of the back garden were collected by my mother during her lifetime. Can you let me Take it away for a thought?"

Mrs. Sun clasped her hands and looked around anxiously: "Ah? Well, I have to ask your uncle."

"Then go ask, we're waiting now." Princess Jiang said impatiently, Mrs. Sun staggered back two steps and lifted the curtain to go out. Brother Yan Chengzhi was kneeling on the left side of the coffin bed, and the words inside could be heard clearly Clearly, seeing Mrs. Sun coming out, he said with a gray face: "It's her mother's thing, and you should take it to think about it." Before he finished speaking, a light flashed in Yan Chengzhi's heart, and he paused for a while, The following words changed: "It's just that the library has been locked, and the inside is very dirty. It needs to be sorted out. After a few days, it will be sent to Duke Yong's mansion."

"How many days?" Li Tian followed up, his voice full of uneasiness and eagerness, Yan Chengzhi's heart flashed with intense surprise, and he quickly suppressed the surprise and said: "Five days, no, no, seven days, seven days at most."

"Yes." After a while, Li Tian reluctantly agreed.

Li Tian had nothing to do with the burned Li Tian. With both hands empty, he took his nanny, maid, etc. and went out to the second door to get into the car.

Mrs. Sun hesitantly took two steps to send her away. Princess Jiang glanced at her and said: "It's important to observe filial piety and mourning. There is no need to send it away." This time, I really cried to my heart's content.

Li Tian, ​​Princess Jiang, Mrs. Xu and others arrived at the second gate. Princess Jiang looked around and asked, "Where's Yue Niang?" No one knows about it except Princess Jiangjun.

"I went outside the city to arrange for grandma's coffin." Li Tian whispered while clutching her handkerchief. Princess Jiang's complexion suddenly sank, and Nanny Xiong, the nanny, hurriedly bowed and explained: "Princess Huijun, I was very tired yesterday morning. , the eldest lady must give this task to Yue Niang, Wu Niangzi didn't eat or drink for three days at that time, she was crying hard, and she was in a trance, she nodded at what the eldest lady said, and the slaves and Yingluo almost squeezed out the eyes Oh, Wu Niangzi was stunned when she saw it. In the afternoon, the servant girl suddenly ran away, and she just squatted and couldn't get up... Seeing the fire in the middle of the night, she thought... it was all blessed by the Bodhisattva. But." Xiong Mama's face was blue and gray, her lips were white, it seemed that she stretched really badly yesterday.

"It's really scheming! It's too scheming, first remove all the people around Sister Tian, ​​it's too bad! I only heard people say it before, but I didn't expect there to be such a vicious person in the world! This is Sister Tian's fate. Mrs. Xu was simple-minded, and didn't think too much about why Princess Jiang only cared about Yueniang's whereabouts. After hearing Madam Xiong's words, she only pulled Li Tian with anger and pity. Princess Jiang frowned, watching Yingluo order Said: "Go to the concierge and tell her that as soon as Yue Niang comes back, tell her to go to Duke Yong's Mansion to find Wu Niang." Yingluo went to pass on the word, and Princess Jiang asked the reluctant Lin Ke to ask Madam Xu to return to Nanning County Wangfu, he took Li Tian in a car and sent her to Yongguo Gongfu.

As soon as the group of people left the door, the second master Yan Chengqing quickly got up and said, "It's fine for the elder brother of the mourning hall to keep watch. I'll go and sort out the books for my niece." Yan Chengzhi's face turned blue with anger, and he growled, "As soon as I see condolences, come Now, let people see, a person who is not serious about mourning, should he die?"

Yan Chengqing hesitated for a while, kneeling down reluctantly and procrastinatingly, while winking at his wife Zheng across the coffin, Yan Chengzhi pulled Yan Chengqing down and gritted his teeth: "Give me a good mourning, together at night Get over it!"

"We'll just wait for what big brother says." Yan Chengqing wanted to say a few more words in a strange manner, and the stewards outside reported loudly. Some people came to express their condolences, and several people hurriedly howled.

Yan Chengzhi's cry was really sad. Until the old woman died of illness, the guards inside and outside the Rongxuan courtyard couldn't even get a needle in. When he was called in, the old woman even changed her clothes. As soon as the coffin was lifted out of the gate, he emptied the Rongxuan Courtyard and had someone lock the gate, but the number of mourners never stopped, and he couldn't get rid of his second child, the old woman and her dead daughter's dowry booklet, and the others. He has not even seen the shadows of the account books over the years, the land deeds, house deeds, and the servants' deeds. He has tried his best these years, but he has not figured out how many shops, villages, and silver the old woman and the dead man's daughter have. All he knew was those places on the surface, and how much money were those places worth?Now the internal and external tents are full of empty accounts, and the treasury is empty... Yan Chengzhi feels as uncomfortable as a cat scratching. Where did the money and things go?The fire in Rongxuan Courtyard is strange, could it be that little girl?That little girl is only 13 years old, and she has become a genius, no matter how powerful she can be... Was it arranged by the old woman before she died?No, how could she be willing to burn everything with a torch? She can make that little girl poor as well?
There must be a famous place in the library, if the house deed and land deed bank notes are caught in the book...there must be something in the book, and you must go through the books carefully before you can let it out!
Yan Chengzhi's heart was on fire, and he couldn't help turning his head to look at the back garden. Yan Chengqing was staring at him with good eyes, and followed his gaze to look at the back garden. The two of them were neatly strung together. A pair of grasshoppers on bamboo sticks.For the next ten days or so, the pair of grasshoppers cried and mourned by the coffin during the day, and sat face to face in the library at night, flipping through the books until Mrs. Lin went to the funeral. The small piece of paper was not turned out.

In the spacious carriage of Nanning County Prince's Mansion, Jiang County Princess lovingly licked Li Tian's hair at the temples, but she looked at Li Tian with an inquiring look in her eyes.

"Did you eat last night? How about this morning?"

"No, I passed out last night. In the middle of the night, I dreamed that my grandma beat me and drove me away. Yingluo saw that I was so thirsty, so she had to go out to find water. I, I... was very scared, I had never been so scared before, so I ran out to look for Yingluo, and within a short distance, the Ruiyun Pavilion caught fire, and I didn't eat in the morning." Li Tian looked terrified, and then he was terrified.

Princess Jiangjun's eyes flashed with awe, and she looked around subconsciously. She realized that she was losing her composure after just two glances. She hurriedly looked back, took a box from the back of the carriage, opened it, and motioned to Li Tian: "It's all over, don't be afraid, Have a few snacks and make a cushion first."

Li Tian seemed to be very hungry, so he reached out to take a piece of pretzel and salt and pepper crisps, biting into bites quickly, Princess Jiang hurriedly poured a glass of warm water and handed it to her: "Don't worry, take your time, drink and swallow." Li Tian took the cup, took a sip of water and a snack, and finally heaved a sigh of relief after eating three or four yuan. Looking at Princess Jiang, he said embarrassedly: "I'm starving."

"Auntie knows, just put a cushion first. It's not good to eat too much of this snack. Let the kitchen cook some soup for you when you get home." Princess Jiangjun paused, and sighed very lightly: "The Duke of Yongguo's mansion Head, have you sent a message?"

"Well, Mammy Xiong went, but my aunt didn't see her. My sister-in-law came out, and my sister-in-law asked Mammy Xiong to go back first. She told my aunt and sent someone to pick me up. I waited for two days..." Li Tian lowered his head, and his voice was so low that he could barely hear: "I probably want to wait for the first seven days." The Duke of Yongguo didn't want her to go back, Li Tian sighed inwardly, and she didn't want to go back to Yongguo either. Gongfu, there is really no place to go.

(End of this chapter)