Value peace

Chapter 137 Spring Blossoms (Part [-])

Dongzi Pavilion is taken from the meaning of "Ziqi Donglai". It is a one-story house with five rooms. The whole house is decorated with purple purlin wood, but the beams of the house are two or three meters higher than ordinary one-story houses. The room looks very empty, so although the tone is dark, it doesn't give people a dull feeling, but it looks very simple, solemn and elegant.

When Mrs. Xu arrived, Erping had already left, and only Qi Yuzhi's personal servant, Mingcha, was waiting outside. When he saw Mrs. Xu, he hurriedly stepped forward to salute.

Madam Xu whispered, "Where's Brother Yu?"

Brother Yu is Qi Yuzhi's childhood name.

Mingcha said in a low voice: "In the back room, I told you to be quiet and not let anyone serve you in front of you."

Mrs. Xu nodded, leaving Nanny Yi to lift the curtain and go in by herself.

Qi Yuzhi was leaning in front of the open window lattice wearing a deep lotus-colored robe with bamboo branches and gold forging, his face was as white as jade, elegant and elegant, and Madam Xu was stunned when he saw it.

He looked desolately at a small cauldron of flowers placed on the flower table in the corner of the room. In the small cauldron, the fine wood sphenum incense was burning, lingering faintly at the tip of his nose in the chilly morning.

Qi Yuzhi raised his eyelids slightly when he heard the movement, and when he saw Xu Ren coming in, he lowered his eyelids slightly.

Seeing this, Mrs. Xu felt a chill in her heart, and hurried forward to Qi Yuzhi's side.

"Brother Yu, but what did your second uncle... say?"

Qi Yuzhi raised his eyelids and glanced at Mrs. Xu, his handsome face that was once flamboyant and unrestrained had a cold elegance.

"Grandmother, look!" He pointed to a window lattice next to him, "They are all connected by three lattices, but they can be arbitrarily formed into circular, rhombus, and triangular patterns, and can also be changed into turtle-back brocade lines." , round lines, and petal lines can also form pearl-patterned water chestnut flowers, turtle-backed brocade water chestnut flowers, mugwort leaf water chestnut flowers, and star-filled water chestnut flowers..."

The window lattice of Dongzi Pavilion is inlaid with brocade flowers on the back of the turtle and inlaid with glass. This is a fancy style passed down from Xizhao. Well, Qi Yuzhi grew up in Jixian Academy, so he is very familiar with it.

Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?

Mrs. Xu looked at Qi Yuzhi in puzzlement.

"Brother Yu, you, don't worry about it!"

A smile appeared on Qi Yuzhi's face: "What's the matter with me, haven't you arranged everything?"

That yin and yang tone made Mrs. Xu panic.

"You say it's strange. I used to blame my second uncle all day, thinking that he had everything, but didn't know how to cherish it. But after thinking about it these days, it turns out that he is more pitiful than me."

Mrs. Xu looked at Qi Yuzhi in confusion.

Qi Yuzhi had already turned his head away, looking at the towering tree in front of the Dongzi Pavilion, whose leaves had been blown off by the wind with a confused expression.

"In the past few days, I always think about things when I was a child. I still remember that time, when my father passed away, you and your mother were very sad, and you would lie on the bed and cry every day. After a while, your mother also left, and the second uncle inherited the title. You took my hand and said to me: "You must be obedient and be patient in everything from now on." I nodded with tears in my eyes, but dared not tell you that Nanny Luo couldn't find my little leather vest Yeah, I'm wearing a hollow jacket, and when the wind blows, it's cold to the bone..."

"Brother Yu!" Madam Xu looked at Qi Yuzhi in shock.

"One day, red lanterns were suddenly hung everywhere in the house, with red couplets and happy characters on them. You stopped crying, sat up from the bed, and dressed up, looking very happy. The mother beside you Mommy told me, "Brother Yu, your second uncle married your aunt, and as soon as the new aunt came in, you will have a little brother..." I felt very uncomfortable. Is it because the new aunt is going to have a little brother? I'm happy, so my illness is cured..."

"That's not the case, Brother Yu, in this family, only you are my direct blood..." Mrs. Xu argued with tears in her eyes.

Qi Yuzhi still looked blankly at the big tree in the yard.

"I sneaked into the courtyard of my second uncle in Chengxiyuan. It was very dark at that time, and there were red lights everywhere, illuminating half the sky. There were people everywhere, and I asked people 'where is my second uncle', They were all in a hurry, and no one paid any attention to me. I was at a loss in the yard. At this time, two good-looking sisters were walking on the veranda carrying things, talking and laughing, and followed secretly behind them, trying to find their way back."

"After walking for a while, one of the elder sisters found me, knelt down and asked me with a smile, 'Where are you from the Qi family'? '. I still remember very clearly, the way that sister looked at me, full of pity..."

Mrs. Xu covered her mouth with tears dripping from the corners of her eyes.

"There was a nanny over there calling, 'The girl is waiting for you', and the sister touched my head, and said to me very gently, 'Go back to Mrs. Xu, she should be worried', said After finishing, the two hurried forward. I thought to myself, they are so kind to me."

"I ran behind them from a distance, and saw a big room. It was red everywhere, and there were a lot of gold utensils. It was so bright that I couldn't keep my eyes open. Two My sister entered the east room, and I followed. But as soon as I stepped into the threshold, a nun chased me with a straight face, "Where is the child, get out, get out." I was very scared, I don't know why After answering the question, I heard someone say, "Nurse, don't do this soon. Since you can enter the inner courtyard, you should be the young master of some family. You just treat me with snacks and sweets..." Her voice was really nice , like orioles singing under your eaves..."

Qi Yuzhi looked confused.

"I rushed in while the nanny was replying, only to hear 'Ouch', a woman dressed in bright red hurriedly covered her head with a red cloth, and the people in the room were also shocked , the elder sister who talked to me said, "Girl, this is the eldest son of the Qi family, the heir who passed away..." The woman sighed and said, "I'm scared to death", and took off the red hair on her head again. Pull down..."

Having said that, a faint smile appeared on Qi Yuzhi's face.

"I stayed there at that time. I thought to myself, how can there be such a beautiful girl in the world, her eyes are brighter than stars, her skin is more crystal clear than white porcelain, and her expression is quieter than moonlight ..."

Mrs. Xu's eyes widened, and she called out "Brother Yu" in horror.

Qi Yuzhi's eyes shone with a scorching light like the sun.

"She asked me, 'Why did you come here alone', and I said, 'I'm going to see my new aunt, my grandmother heard that she was here, and she was so happy that she was cured, I'll tell her, let her Don't rob me of my grandma...' The people in the room sighed, and the woman burst into tears. She hugged me and said, 'I am your new aunt,'... I wanted to push her hard On the ground, it’s like Nanny Luo pushing me when she’s impatient... But her body is fragrant and soft, and she hugs me so warmly, just like a mother’s embrace. I feel warm in my heart, just for her Said, "You are so beautiful, don't be my new aunt, just be my mother, I will never be naughty again, listen to my husband, study hard, and practice martial arts", she hugged me hard , choked up and said, 'Okay, okay, I won't be your new aunt, I'll be your mother'..."

Madam Xu covered the corners of her eyes and sobbed softly.

"She treats me really well. She makes clothes for me, shoes for me. Although every time it's either bigger or smaller, or the stitches are denser or thinner, I still like it... She also told me to read, She can read a lot of books, write beautiful characters, draw beautiful pictures, and play music with leaves... She can teach me everything. Sometimes I get impatient and run into the woods, and she calls me I searched for the name everywhere, and I like to see the anxious expression on her face, trying not to hide on purpose... I like the way she felt relieved after pulling me out of the woods, and I also like how she pulled me around to see if I was injured Her caring eyes, and also like the smell of woody scent on her body..."

"Brother Yu, you, stop talking!" Mrs. Xu said with grief in her voice.

"But gradually, I found that as long as the second uncle came home, she would be very unhappy, lying on the bed for several days as if she was sick, and the nuns even walked on tiptoe, and the room was full of sad smells Whenever this happens, I feel uneasy. But every time I ask her what's wrong, she just shakes her head. Once, she touched my hand and cried."

"I still remember that in the sunny summer, she was lying on the bed again, her face was paler than usual, and she looked more sad than usual, like a mother... when she was about to die... I was so scared that I went all over the place. I stayed by her bedside all day and all night, and the nuns pulled me, and I cried and refused to leave. I also read her favorite "Book of Songs" to her, and she burst into tears while reading. He also said, don’t let me grow up like my second uncle, I must be a good person. I tilted my head and asked her, “But the third uncle said that my second uncle is a man and a hero, let me grow up like The second uncle made great achievements like that', when she heard it, the tears flowed even more, and the hand that touched me became cold and cold. I didn't want her to be sad, so I said, 'Well, since you don't like it, I won't Be the unrivaled hero that my third uncle likes, and be a good person that you like!'. She hugged me and cried..."

The expression on Qi Yuzhi's face gradually became sad.

"One spring, the second uncle didn't come home for a long time. She was very happy and made a kite. We were going to fly it in the garden together. But when we were about to leave, the second uncle came back, and the mother in the house The nuns hurriedly sent me back to Dongzi Pavilion. I thought that she was very sad every time my uncle came home, so I was a little worried. When I wanted to see her, the nuns covered their mouths and smiled, and stopped me from letting me go. Go. I pretended to be asleep, and when it was completely dark, I secretly went to Dexin Courtyard without telling Mother Luo."

"The Dexin Courtyard is pitch black. It's not at all like the bright lights when the second uncle came back. I sneaked into her courtyard. The door of the courtyard was ajar. I pushed the door lightly and walked in. It was deserted, and there was no one there. I heard her low sobbing, and the cold voice of the second uncle, "As you wish, in the future, without the arrangement of my mother, I will never step into this yard again." Got'..."

Speaking of this, Qi Yuzhi suddenly grinned at Mrs. Xu with an indescribably weird expression.

"When you heard the news, Gao was not happy?"

Mrs. Xu still covered her mouth with her hand, but her expression seemed a little stiff.

"I was very happy at the time!" Qi Yuzhi smiled, but a tear dripped from the corner of his eye, "Second uncle left, she won't have to be sad like that anymore, she can play with me."

"I hid behind the pillar, watched the livid-faced second uncle leave angrily, and ran into the house happily."

(End of this chapter)