A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 182 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (17)
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What else do you see, everything has been robbed.Since the seventh prince let go, the twelfth prince can't make brothers unhappy because of such a small person as her.This time she was at ease, it was the Seventh Prince who was more cunning, he moved his little finger slightly, and solved all the problems that had troubled her for a long time.

She handed the umbrella to Guan Zhaojing, and bowed deeply, "Major, please thank the prince for taking care of me. You have also seen it, and it looks like this..." She shook her head dejectedly, "Stop talking , I’m going back, the funeral ceremony is not finished, it’s not good for me to pick something halfway.”

Guan Zhaojing rolled his eyes, "Let's go now?"

She snorted, "It's okay, I'd better go back and serve my master well!" She said and slapped Qianer, "You stay, I'm leaving."

Feeling uncomfortable in my heart, I let go of my heels in one breath.When he straightened up and was about to exit, Guan Zhaojing suddenly turned around and ran away, his soap boots pounding the ground.She was a little surprised. She raised her head and saw that someone was coming from the corridor. She was wearing an azurite face gown and a belt around her waist. She did not appear to be in a hurry, but walked very quickly. It was a coincidence that it was Twelve Prince.

Dingyi forgot about moving, watched him approaching from a distance, wondered if she knew she was coming, and rushed to meet her?She bared her teeth, laughing at herself as a human being, and when he approached, she dodged to the side.

"Are you here?" The prince really stopped in front of her, "I'm going to your yamen, let's go together."

Didn't intend to meet with him, but became a fellow traveler again, isn't it just a coincidence!Ding Yi responded, "My lord is going to Shun Tian Mansion for business?"

He didn't answer her, because he went out first and couldn't see her mouth shape.She hurriedly followed, the prince got into the sedan chair, and she stood aside.The sedan chair got on his shoulders, and he followed at a distance, his skin was burning hot from the sun, and he suddenly felt that no matter what happened, he was still very happy.

Hong Ce sat in the sedan chair, frowning, and tapped his fingers slowly on his knees.Because I got back with the emperor, the date of departure was more than half a month earlier, and some files had to be checked before leaving.There is no rest in the hot weather, who doesn't have a fire in his heart!But running an imperial mission, there is no room for slack.They are relatives of the emperor at best, and high-level slaves at worst.Everyone saw them going in and out in eight large sedan chairs, but who saw them waiting outside the Xihua Gate under the poisonous sun?Hongtao came to vent his anger on him earlier, blaming him for reporting the whereabouts of Wen Lu's son to the higher authorities.Originally planned to leave after the Mid-Autumn Festival, after all, there was still a long way to go out of Beijing, roasting on the loess ridge, for the pampered and virtuous prince, it was simply not a human life.The plan was very good, but he interrupted him halfway, so he blamed him, saying that he had a demonic disease while doing an errand, and caused him to eat sand along with him.

Thinking back, he pulled the corners of his mouth into a smile, unable to tell what it was like.Each has its own position, and not everyone can be fooled.Whoever has a foothold in the court has no capital behind him.If Khalkha kept his own place, he would be the most confident among the princes, what about now?He has always felt that he is a body of guilt, if he does not try his best, he may be released again. Ten years, 20 years... How many decades in a person's life can withstand the wear and tear?He is only 23, but he has the feeling of experiencing all the vicissitudes of the world. Hongtao will probably never have such an experience in his life.

Being scolded, I agreed with a smile, no matter how depressed I felt in my heart, I was still humble on the surface.People have to be polished, and after polishing, throw it out. As long as you are given a big platform at the bottom of the bowl, you can rotate smoothly. The chief master said this more than ten years ago. Now I realize it. Looking back, it really took a lot of time Big price.

Leaning against the fence and sighing, the tense limbs gradually relaxed.Turning his head and looking out, there was an accompanying person beside the sedan chair. The commoner clothes were very ordinary, a little whitish from the starch, but clean and tidy.There is no cover on the head, with crooked eyes, and a faint smile on the cheek.Born in the lower class, the skin is very good, full of sweat, like fine rice paper sprinkled with lacquered gold, transparent and pure under the sun.Hong Ce took a closer look, and felt that his appearance and figure didn't match his name.Thinking about it again, everyone in the world is trying their best to live. A little person running around is a little ridiculous, and more pitiful.

He opened the curtain and asked him warmly, "How soon did you arrive?"

Ding Yi hurriedly replied: "I've been here for a while, I met Qi Ye, and I was delayed for a while after listening to Qi Ye's instructions."

He hummed, "Are you from Beijing?"

The prince asked this because his ears were bad and he couldn't hear the accent.She felt that her Jingbai was fairly correct. Although she had been away for six years and got a little bit of Hebei flavor, but after returning to Beijing and staying for another six years, she had almost corrected herself.

"No, my old roots are in Shanxi, and I traveled around with my parents before I took root in Langfang. I stayed in Beijing for a while when I was young, and then moved, and came back to Beijing after worshiping under my master. .”

Hong Ce nodded, "Are you coming to Beijing alone? Who else is at home?"

Dingyi was blinded by the sun, and put his hands on the brow bone to set up a pergola, and said slowly: "My parents left early and put me in foster care at the godmother's house. Later, the godmother also left, leaving only a godfather .I don’t get along with this godfather, and we have very little contact. Whenever he has no money, he goes to the city to find me. I share more than half of the salary I saved with him, and he takes the money and leaves.”

"Share more than half of it for him, what about you? Don't you need to eat and drink in Beijing?"

It's not easy for the prince to understand the situation!He was sitting behind the carved window, with his head tilted slightly, and two small hollowed-out gold seals were placed on his hair crown, which collided with the ebony lattice, making a blunt and dull sound.After the previous few times, this is the fourth time I saw him. He has always been peaceful, good-natured, and educated, and I feel comfortable talking to him.In the past, whenever she heard about Yuwen's family, her liver would tremble with fright. She was bitten by a snake once.It is indeed rare to meet this master later, regardless of his background.Among the nobles in the capital, who would like to chat with the lower class?He is different from them, no matter whether you look up to it or not, at least he pays attention to you, which is already very good.

Dingyi smiled, "I was in their house when I was quite young, and now I can earn some money, so I should respect him. As for myself, I have my master and elder brother to take care of me. I can’t. Master and elder brother are kind to me, and I will repay them when I have a future.” She tilted her neck in embarrassment, “So I can’t just sit idly by when something like that happened to my elder brother last time. Recklessly going to your mansion to beg, now that I think about it, I really feel ashamed. It's because of your kindness, I didn't dare to put too much hope at first, but I didn't expect you to be willing to help, which solved my urgent need. My senior brother went back to the palace to think about it. I kowtow to you, and asked Geshha to stop me at the door. I was very annoyed when I came back, and I kept muttering, I don’t know how to thank you.”

Hong Ce didn't care too much about those things, he said that the prince is precious, and the most expensive is when he is an elder brother.In fact, after the establishment of the Yamen and the construction of the mansion, I have lost my enthusiasm for going to and from the market every day.To be alive, you have to eat fireworks in the world, and the sons and daughters of phoenixes and dragons also eat whole grains.People in the outside world are admired, and they make friends with all kinds of religions and nine streams.Like those of his brothers who sang operas and painted western paintings, they were still treated as honored guests when they came to the door.In the final analysis, standing reserve is like a battle, and there is only one winner.For the rest, it doesn't matter whether you really have the talent of an emperor, or you are just a material for peddlers in your bones.

"As you said, many friends have many paths." He slowly turned his fingers and gave a faint smile, "It's over as long as it's over, so there's no need to worry about it. I just think, for a dog, It's not worth risking your life."

"What the lord said is true." She replied with a sigh.Thinking of the Seventh Prince is so frustrating, no matter how unpleasant it is.She wanted to talk about what happened to her today, and after all, she thought that they were two brothers. Although they were not born to the same mother, their relationship was much closer than hers.Would it be possible to tell people "I don't like to carry flower pots for the Seventh Prince, I want to be your bodyguard"?not suitable.

She breathed a sigh of relief and took another look at the twelfth master. He is a spotless person, and there is no need to bother him about such a trivial matter.She took a relieved tone and asked, "What kind of fruit does the lord like to eat? I don't have money to buy expensive things, so I can only pick out some odds and ends. Before I came today, I bought water chestnut and croissant melon at the edge of Haizi. It's a pity When I met Master Qi, I was snatched away by him..." She looked sad, "Although it's not worth much, but it was my filial piety to you, and now I return the umbrella empty-handed, how embarrassing it is! "

It is very interesting to say that the Seventh Prince robbed him of his fruit.Hongce said: "You owe Qiye, don't say he took it away, you should buy it and give it away. If you lose your courtesy, he will feel unhappy. As for me, I don't eat those often, so you don't need to bother. "

Ding Yi said: "You are right. I mentioned the matter of apologizing to Lord Qi with my elder brother. I don't know if he has done it. I will ask him later. It is our rudeness first, and it is always wrong to treat others slowly." Great. But why don’t you like to eat fruit? Like my elder brother, his mouth is very greedy, and he will eat whatever he sees in my house. Last time I climbed a tree and picked a bowl of mulberry, washed it and put it there, just right My master told me to go out for a stick of incense, and the plate will be empty when I come back."

Hongce murmured: "Mulberry... I haven't eaten it for more than ten years. I have been sending Khalkha outside. The climate is not right there, and there are no fruits. The most impressive thing is seabuckthorn, which is sour and sweet. Small fruit. When I first arrived there, I thought it was delicious. Sitting on the soil slope in clusters, I could eat a basket in half a day. But I always eat it like this. After a long time, I gradually get tired of it.”

Dingyi's eyes lit up, "Then do you like to eat mulberry fruit? I'll pick it for you. There is a big mulberry tree behind our yard," she gestured upwards, "It's so tall, it tastes so good, it's ripe Not sour at all."

When he is happy, his eyes have a warm light, and when he smiles his eyes are closed, and he sees a golden circle.

"There are rules in the palace. The princes were enlightened at the age of six, and left their adoptive mothers to move to Elder Brother's House. At that time, I lived in Nansan School, which was next to Shangsi Courtyard. There was a small mulberry garden, which was said to be prepared for the queen to kiss silkworms. I was young at that time, I didn’t understand, I went to pick mulberries with my buddies after school. I am short, so I can only pick leftovers from other people. The unripe ones are red, and I eat them without washing them. That's a sour!" He recalled the things when he was a child, and now he took it out and said it, it had a different taste.At that time, I really didn't pick and choose, because when I was with my brothers, no matter how sour it was, it still tasted delicious.He already attaches great importance to friendship, but I set my heart on the bright moon, but the bright moon shines on the ditch, and his sincerity is not necessarily credible to others.After his mother lost power, they were unwilling to get too close to him. They called him by his name before others, and called him a tartar after others.

"Didn't you eat it later? Mulberry fruit is sour in your memory, right?" Dingyi didn't know that the little mulberry could arouse so much emotion in him. She always thought that the emperor's son was sitting there, commanding The eunuch looked at his mother and said, "Come on, feed this to grandpa and that to grandpa", then opened his mouth wide and waited.

Hongce shook his head, not without regret, and said: "I failed to pick it a few times, the fifth and seventh got into a fight, and the matter got to the ears of the Supreme Emperor, who ordered people to enclose the mulberry garden."

"Then I have time to bring it to you. The trees in our place are old and are about to mature, and the fruit they bear is very sweet." She asked with a smile, "When are you leaving? I heard from Manager Guan that next month on the head?"

He hummed, "There are still about ten days."

She was a little lonely, and she muttered with the corners of her mouth down: "It's so soon, I still want to go with you, but now I can't."

He forgot that he could read lips clearly, even if he didn't make a sound, he still saw the truth in his eyes.In fact, this person is quite interesting. After talking a few times, I feel that he is different from ordinary flattery.Although he is a little treacherous and villainous, there is something simple in his character, so it seems good to find a small errand to serve him by his side, to talk when he is bored, and to pass his free time.

(End of this chapter)