Yu Tang Golden Boudoir

Chapter 50
Two porters came out from the gate of the other courtyard, bent down and raised the high threshold, Yu Yaofang and Li Tian stopped talking, and looked at the gate of the other courtyard together, who is here?The two looked at each other in surprise, and hurried to the gate tacitly.

Inside the gate, a woman about 50 years old with a gentle face and wearing a light sandal-colored dress came out holding the hand of a tall boy, turned her head to look at Yu Yaofang and Li Tian raised her hands and said with a smile: "Yao Yao I'm back, come quickly and let my aunt take a look."

Yu Yaofang let out a surprised 'Yah', hurriedly carrying her skirt, ran to the woman's side and bowed her knees to salute, "Second Aunt, why did you come here today? I thought you would come tomorrow!"

"I just heard that your aunt was ill this morning. She said she was seriously ill. I was worried, so I hurried over to have a look. I haven't seen you in a few years. Yaoyao has grown up so much." Yu Yaofang's second aunt, wife of Xu Xuhan Mrs. Gao took Yu Yaofang's hand, looked up and down carefully and praised: "Yaoyao looks better the longer she grows. With such a good daughter, what else can you think about? Even for you, she will I have to persuade myself to think about it, which one doesn't have such a bad thing? Sigh, your child is also... good boy, don't worry, I just persuaded your mother for a long time, it looks like she wants to be more open, It is common for people to eat whole grains and get sick, and your mother will definitely get better."

Mrs. Gao was talking, her eye circles were red again, she hurriedly turned her head away and pressed the tears in the corners of her eyes with a handkerchief, Yu Yaofang forced a smile and said: "I think so too, Auntie will definitely be fine! When I moved here yesterday, Auntie's expression changed Seeing that she is doing well, she said this morning that she slept very deeply last night, and her complexion today is much better than the previous few days."

"That's good, that's good." Mrs. Gao pressed the tears from the corners of her eyes with a veil, quickly put down the veil and said with a smile: "It's better to move out and rest, as long as the person is good, nothing else is a big deal." Mrs. Gao said As he spoke, he turned his head to look at Li Tian who was standing beside him with his arms down and smiling, and asked uncertainly, "Is this Sister Tian?"

"It's me. Madam has a good memory. Madam is still the same as before. I haven't aged at all these years." Li Tian bowed her knees respectfully and said, Madam Gao stretched out her hand to lift Li Tian, ​​and pushed her over to stand side by side with Yu Yaofang. At the same time, she leaned back slightly, looked at the two of them carefully and said with a smile: "When I was young, I was a pair of sisters, and when I grew up, they were even more delicate flowers. No wonder Yaoyao's mother said that she has two daughters. I pity your grandma... Sigh, I've heard that it's considered a long life, but I'm sorry for you, okay, okay, let's not talk about this, life, old age, sickness and death, this is how the way of heaven goes, no one can hide from it, you are an open-minded child, and you want to be more open."

"Yes, Mrs. Xie taught me." Li Tian bowed his knees and thanked him respectfully. Mrs. Gao pulled her up, turned to look at the boy and introduced, "I met you, and you know each other. You are not outsiders. You have to pay attention to those polite things, but you can't." Too rigid, this is your seventh cousin, nicknamed Brother Shui."

"Seventh Cousin? It's the cousin who knows Yuan!" Yu Yaofang first explained to Li Tian, ​​then turned to Mrs. Gao with a smile: "I've heard Aunt say it so many times, mentioning Seventh Cousin Brother, Auntie is so proud." Yu Yaofang smiled and said, bowing her knees to greet her cousin, Li Tian followed suit, and looked at the young man Xie Yuan in front of her calmly. Bright, with high spirits in his brows, a straight nose, moderately thick lips with sharp edges and corners, wearing a light blue brocade gown, facing the setting sun, he is as vigorous and imposing as the morning sun. This is the young man from the Xu family, Xie Yuan. Xu Sihai.

Xu Sihai bowed to Yu Yaofang flusteredly, did not dare to lift his head, turned half of his body, only dared to look at the hem of Li Tian's skirt and shoes, and bowed to Li Tian almost to the end.Li Tian had no choice but to bow his knees and bow back. Mrs. Gao stretched out her hand to pull Li Tian and Yu Yaofang, pointed at Xu Sihai and the two and said with a smile: "He came to the capital for the first time, and since he entered the city yesterday, he feels strange about everything he sees." , don’t make fun of your seventh cousin.”

"Auntie!" Xu Sihai blushed, quickly glanced at Li Tian, ​​and stopped Mrs. Gao in a low voice with displeasure. Mrs. Gao smiled and stopped talking. Yu Yaofang glanced at her cousin, her eyes rolled slightly. After half a circle, he said with a smile: "Cousin Seven is coming to Beijing this time, is he planning to take the provincial exam next year?"

"It's not for this. I went to your uncle's house to pay homage to the teacher this morning. If it wasn't for this, how could his mother-in-law be willing to let him out? Well, it's getting late, you and Sister Tian have been listening to this for a long time. I'm tired too, so go back and have a rest. The second aunt will come to see you and your mother in a few days. If there is anything wrong, or something is missing, just send someone to tell the second aunt, don't be polite, listen Have you arrived yet?"

Yu Yaofang nodded repeatedly, stepped forward to support Madam Gao, sent her into the car, stepped back, watched the car move slowly, and then went back into the courtyard with Li Tian.

Xu Sihai stretched out his hands to feel around the saddle, kicked the pedals but did not ride on the horse, looked over the horse's back at the two people, watched them enter the courtyard gate, turned around the screen wall and couldn't see them, so he lowered his head mount a horse.

The road from the other courtyard to the foot of the mountain is wide and flat. Xu Sihai staggered on the horse, swaying back and forth with the horse, staring straight ahead, but didn't see anything, just dazed in a daze. It's really surprising, the figure who just stepped on the sunset is exactly the same as the one in the dream.

"Seventh Brother." Mrs. Gao raised the curtain of the car, looked at Leng Hehe's son who was riding on the horse, and called out gently. Xu Sihai didn't hear Mrs. Xu's cry at all, and just stared straight ahead, wandering into the sky.

"Seventh brother!" Mrs. Gao raised her voice with a smile, and the servant rushed to pull Xu Sihai immediately, Xu Sihai was dazed, and hurriedly turned to look at Mrs. Gao, Mrs. Gao smiled and said: "The sun is going to set , it’s cold outside, don’t ride a horse, sit in the car.”

"No need, no need, the sunset is good, I just want to see the sunset." Xu Sihai waved his hands again and again, Madam Gao didn't force her, and asked someone to pass a thin cloak to Xu Sihai, watched him put it on, and then put down the curtain.Xu Sihai was riding on the horse, turning his head to the east for a while, staring in a daze for a while, and turning west for a while, looking in a daze for a while, as if he was fascinated by the scenery, but in fact he didn't see anything.

Jiang Hong was dressed in plain clothes, and he and Leng Mingsong came out of Lai Guo Gong Ding's mansion together. The two of them walked forward while talking without getting on their horses.

"I've seen this seventh cousin two or three times, so if I say that, I'll be gone." Leng Mingsong spoke in a low and sad voice, turned to look at Jiang Hong, and said with a little bit of sadness: "Is this seventh cousin No matter how hard you try, your usual actions are a bit too ridiculous, but you can't... just lose your life because of this, saying that your son is ridiculous, but Laiguo doesn't care about it when it's fair, and when something happens, it will be so ruthless, alas!"

Jiang Hong glanced at Leng Mingsong, sighed and said nothing, the two walked in silence for a while, Jiang Hong paused, turned to look at Leng Mingsong and said in a low voice, "Da Lang, I haven't talked to you about this. You said, I was also in Qingfenglou on the day Ding Qi had an accident." Leng Mingsong stopped and looked at Jiang Hong in surprise, Jiang Hong pushed him forward while whispering: "It stands to reason that this matter is It’s the word absurd, but it’s unlucky to catch up that day.” Jiang Hong explained in detail what Kong Shan saw in the Qingfeng Building that day: “…It’s really a coincidence, just in time for Kong Shan to run around, and happened to pass by that courtyard , Only then did I see these things, and saw that the uncle, fourth master, and fifth master all went to that yard, and the three masters naturally saw and knew about it. In the eyes of the three masters, alas!" Jiang Hong sighed heavily: "This is quite different, the reason why Ding Qi died is the most important thing, Lai Guogong's mansion, look, it's a failure It has become like this, Lai Guogong is a timid person, and he can't be blamed, no one dares to forgive this matter lightly, he must be taught a lesson, killing a child is not a big deal, but if he offends the three Lord..." Jiang Hong said vaguely, Leng Mingsong reacted very quickly, his face changed slightly, he nodded slightly and said in a low voice: "I understand what you mean, those three masters will be... all very honorable in the future, this is the same as It doesn't make any difference in the eyes of... the officials of the future."

Jiang Hong looked at Leng Mingsong appreciatively, patted Leng Mingsong's shoulder lightly, and said nothing further, Leng Mingsong sighed and said in a low voice, "Forget it, it's his own fault."

"Let's not talk about these boring things. I have something to tell you. My second uncle plans to hold a flower party in the second half of this month. By the way, he will talk about the text. He said that he will invite Xueshi Xu to give a banquet and give lectures. You should go too. Let's join in the fun and meet the market." Jiang Hong changed the topic and invited, Leng Mingsong said in surprise: "Is it from Jiang Shangshu's house? Are you going to hold a literary meeting?"

"It's all for me." Jiang Hong said with a candid smile: "Second Uncle means that it's not enough to just know how to read, this person has to practice his knowledge of the world well, after this essay meeting, he can also meet a few more like-minded people, By the way, there is another very important matter that I almost forgot to tell you." Jiang Hong smiled and patted himself on the head with a folding fan: "I will introduce a talented person to you, that is the young man from the Xu family in Le Ning, Jie Yuan, have you heard of it?"

"I've heard of it. I've read his articles. The reasoning is done in one go, the momentum is like a rainbow, and it's very chic. I admire it very much." Leng Mingsong's eyes lit up and he praised, and Jiang Hong laughed loudly: "I just I know you must want to get to know him. He has also come to the capital. He just arrived a few days ago and is also studying with Xu Xueshi. Xu Xueshi is his uncle. I chatted with him until midnight yesterday. We had a very happy chat. This morning I was thinking of introducing him to you, you must like him, if you have nothing to do right now, let's find him right away!"

"Okay!" Leng Mingsong hurriedly responded excitedly, and the two got on their horses and rode to Xu Shangshu's mansion to find Xu Sihai.

(End of this chapter)