A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 192 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (27)
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He bumped his head, and after a moment, he calmed down again, and said: "I don't have to hide it from you, just tell me what's on your mind. We can talk about it, and there are some origins. You can't trust others. You should trust me. My adoptive mother often said that reincarnation is troublesome, and if you can live a day, you should enjoy it. For example, she has never been favored after entering the palace, and the old man has been tepid for decades. I can see it, and I know how to take care of my own body.” He thought for a while, and added, “It’s like me, the suffering I suffered in Khalkha is hard to describe, isn’t it all gone now? What you encountered Kan'er is just a trivial matter, as for me, it is a matter of life and future. If I were as narrow-minded as you, I would have died ten times or eight times."

Dingyi knew that he had misunderstood, and mistaken the sash she used to strangle her chest as the sash used to hang herself.That's right, there have been so many women disguised as men throughout the ages, anyone can be Hua Mulan?It's not easy for a woman to dawdle among men. When it comes to girls, the first thing princes think of is the beautiful figure embroidered and playing the piano under the moon hole window.Look at her again, those who come and go in the mud can't get along with those ladies.

It was just that she mistakenly thought that she was going to seek death, which was beyond her expectations.Originally, she was thinking about how to hide the truth, but she didn't expect that he had prepared the steps for her in advance.But he couldn't just say that, later on, he would hand over her suicide tool, which was wrapped around her body, so she couldn't take it out.

The torches dazzled her, she moved away a little bit, and after searching her guts, she came up with a good reason, "It's not what you think, I'm not looking for death! What you're talking about is the tape that fell on the ground before I entered the room today. No? That is the bandage I prepared before going out to wrap my legs. As you know, the road to Shangningguta is a long way away, and I haven’t traveled far. Those two legs were worn out by the saddle, and the material of the clothes was painful when it was scratched. I wrapped the legs with the straps, and it would be much better after a layer of padding." As he spoke, he tried to squint at him, "Ten Second Master, you care about me so much, you ran out to find me just because of such a trivial matter, and you were thrown a stone by me... I'm sorry for you. Let's not talk about the strap, okay? I'll just I want to see where it hit you just now, is it broken?"

Only then did Hongce remember the pain in his shoulder, but the pain was no match for sweeping his face. He thought that he was planning to commit suicide. Who knew that he was just trying to cover the wound on his leg, so what was going on with him? It's a joke.But it's tied... He frowned and looked at his face. From the first time he saw him, he felt that he was different from ordinary people, too delicate, too delicate... Maybe he thought too much, She looks like a woman, but she may not be a real woman.He heard Hongtao talk about it, saying that he once had a twin sister, twins, and it made sense that the boy was more feminine.

He stroked his shoulders, and looked back, the lantern hanging on the gate of the inn, the distant glow in the dark night, quite ethereal.Turning to him and asking, "Going back?"

She was uncomfortably exposed to the light of the fire, and blew it out with a puff, took the other half of the small bamboo tube from him and buckled it on, and said with a smile: "It's rare to be far away from them, sit for a while. Are you in a hurry to go back? Be anxious, then I will accompany you back."

Looking at the surrounding fields, Yanshan Mountain is undulating under the moon, and the high and raised ridges seem to be hazy with a layer of tulle.The cool wind in the field blows across the lake, bringing with it the rustling moisture, unlike the walls and roofs of the inn that are full of heat, it is indeed much cooler here.

It was still early, and he had nothing to do but read and sleep when he went back, so he moved a little, "Then sit for a while."

Dingyi was very happy, and put down the horseshoe sleeves to fan him, "You're a fool, can you see what I'm talking about?"

She intentionally exaggerated her mouth shape so that he could see it clearly, and he said, "Just don't hesitate." After speaking, he pointed to his side, "It's facing the moon, I can't see the backlight."

She groaned, and sat down on the side of her knees. She sat unsteadily again, and said, "It stands to reason that you shouldn't have my seat next to you. I'm a slave, so it's against the rules."

But he didn't take it seriously, "There are no outsiders here, if you have to pay so much attention, you shouldn't have come to me in the first place."

This prince is really a kind and good person. After walking around a few times, she is no longer an outsider.Dingyi pursed her lips and smiled, "That's right, if you are more hard-hearted and your house is more fortified, I can't even get in the door. How can I see you! Twelfth Master, how long do you think it will be?" Can you go to Changbai Mountain? It will be cold when you get there, have you brought enough warm clothes? The more you go, the colder you can’t camp on the spot, you have to plan your way and choose a place with a post station, right?”

He hummed, "I guess we can arrive in October, and it should have snowed by then, and the post stations in the north are all on kang, so we won't be able to sleep in the cold at night."

She turned her head to look at his face, the honor in the moonlight is still dazzling, the prince has peaceful eyebrows, but he has the air of keeping everything in my hands.She thought about it for a while, and asked carefully: "Are you going back to Changbai Mountain to summon the three sons of the Wen family? In your opinion, is there any grievance in Wen Lu's case? Or Wen Lu was wronged, and someone took him as the top Bao Er, and then killed him to silence him?"

Of course, Dingyi hopes that it is an unjust case. Although she doesn't know how her father is an official, who would want their father to be criticized behind him!The members of the second rank, everyone of great cause, lost as soon as they said they were defeated, and now thinking about it, I feel sore.

Hongce never does things that are not sure, nor does he say things that are not fundamental.He shook his head and said: "It's not easy to make a conclusion for now. If you are serious, you can't get into the name. Officialdom is a dyeing vat. Before you leave the officialdom, you are determined to be an official, but you are soaked in power, and your mind is unstable. The poison has penetrated to the bone. It is unreasonable to hang the prison guard the next day after being tried by the Third Hall."

Therefore, pre-sentence and post-sentence are critical points. If he dies before the sentence, there must be something tricky. If he dies after the sentence, the crime is all settled. But give him a push to help him close the case as soon as possible, in case there is any change.

Ding Yi let out a long sigh, "It's not easy in the officialdom, you're going to die, it's better to be a commoner!"

He smiled faintly, "Everyone has their own ambitions. Some people study hard only to get their titles on the gold list. They become officials and honor their ancestors. The whole family serves him like a master. All the hopes of several lifetimes are on this. After passing the palace examination, the carp Jumping into the dragon gate, no matter how poor your family is, you can get better little by little. If you fail the exam, you can go back and study for another three years, and you still don’t know what will happen in the end.” He turned his head and glanced at him, “Everyone is like you, trying every means to cheat Shiha just wanted to go out to gain insight, so the court officials should not accept it."

How to put her in a good way, he doesn't know the inside story, and she is also a person with ambition, but she can't reveal it.

"If Wen Lu's case is suspicious, can his three sons be given a heavy sentence?"

He has been looking at her all the time, depending on the shape of his mouth. After Dingyi finished asking, he was a little flustered looking at his eyes.Master Twelfth is not easy to fool, she inquired so carefully, what if he sees a flaw?She hurriedly laughed, and changed the topic to another place, "You said that scholars are taking the first prize, I think of such a person. At that time, I just worshiped under my master and lived in Biandan Hutong. There was a neighbor there who was a scholar. , share the same mountain with us, and memorize books at night. My master sits at the base of the wall to eat in summer, and when he hears something like "the upper wisdom is not taught, but the lower fools are useless to teach", it comes again, buzzing, rote Memorize it hard, and fail the designated test. My master is right, that person failed the test twice in a row, and in the end he put all the Four Books and Five Classics in the furnace and lit it on fire. The family is poor and has no food, so he came to me Master is coming. My master pointed out a way for him to go to the sluice gate to unload the grain. The tank boat came and bagged it, in case you stole the grain. You will be stripped naked, with a piece of cloth on your waist and a pair of shoes on your feet. , This is to carry sacks. If you say that man, he doesn’t care about his studies, he lives a thrifty life. It doesn’t matter if he is not allowed to wear clothes, he has big shoes. As soon as he goes back and forth in the cabin, the shoes are full. Carry... On the dam, he took off his shoes and hid them all. He took them away at night and chewed the grains in one day. He also said later that there was a golden house in the book. Going out and working hard can fill your stomach."

Hongce loves to listen to folk stories, and everyone's knowledge and experiences are limited due to their different living environments.For a prince like him, all he hears all day long is that the palace of Baylor is short of money, and he is sending an IOU to the Ministry of Internal Affairs.The clan is lazy and has a good face, no matter how poor it is, it is indispensable. They would rather sell ancient porcelain and paintings, and would never look down and go out to find a way out.On the contrary, those people at the bottom, if they can't get rid of the pot, their brains will come alive. Although the things they do are not on the stage, they can be regarded as quick-witted, which sounds very interesting.

"If the grain is wrapped, won't the feet be punished?" He said, "I don't care about others, but the shoes are exquisite. If they are too big or too small, my feet will be wronged. How can I walk if there is something stuck underneath?"

Dingyi swiped his hand and said: "I can't take care of it at that time. I know that the rations are under my feet, so I will be wronged if I am wronged! You can see that the flowers on the street are not wronged. When the weather is good, take off the cotton jacket and pick up the lice. When the meal is over The place where the porridge is served takes a sign, it’s not like a normal life. This scholar later married a daughter-in-law, and it almost turned yellow a few times, but it was my master who came forward to talk about it.”

The Twelfth Master had tasted it, and was anxious about her next analysis as if he had heard a book, and asked, "Why? Do you think he is worthless and rich?"

She said no, "The girl is not from a rich family, and she can't find him if she wants to wear gold and silver." She smacked her lips, "This man is a stingy man. He is stingy. The matchmaker brought the girl's relatives to visit, and he took the candy Melon entertains people. Isn’t the candy melon piece by piece? Feel free to take the second piece, that's all."

He laughed, "It's not decided yet, so it's underestimated. I dare to love my wife and don't want it."

"That's why everyone calls him the Porcelain Crane!" She laughed. "Have you ever heard of this jingle—iron rooster, porcelain fairy hair, glass mouse and glass cat. It's about this passer-by who doesn't pull out any hair."

Xiao Shu said it vividly...it must have been vivid.Hong Ce watched quietly, under the moonlight the man was as pale as a chrysanthemum, it seemed that this is not an appropriate description of a man, besides, he has a very lively character, it is impossible to say that he is indifferent.But just such a word popped into my mind, it was a bit ridiculous, but I couldn't suppress it.

"What happened later, did your master force you to match?"

She nodded, "That's right, he returned the ticket to someone, and then cried to my master, saying how difficult it was for him, his father died at the age of four, and his mother died at the age of nine. When he was young, no one took care of him, so he just ate Wild alfalfa or something. My master thought he was pitiful, so I asked the matchmaker to say more good things. It happened that the girl’s uncle worked in the same yamen as us, which was also worthy of praise, so I praised him for being frugal and willing to work. It’s a good piece of material for the family, so it’s just piled up.”

Hongce said, "That's pretty good. But if you can't even eat, how can you still study for so many years?"

"It's said that a distant relative looked at him pitifully and gave him a little every month." Dingyi shrugged, "Who knows, after carrying the grain, it's different from before, probably resigned to fate, lost all energy, and just The mouth is full of camels. The daughter-in-law came back to live a good life, and the father-in-law and the mother kept fighting. This man, once he threw the book away, he forgot all about it, and the good man who opened and shut up took nine wives. His wife listened to the fire, you Can't even fill his stomach, and still occupy nine wives? Just beat him with a broom handle, and his face is always bruised and purple. You say people, laughing and cursing, a lifetime is over. Some people live happily Interesting, someone outlives Coptis chinensis..." Thinking of her situation, she shook her head with a wry smile.

They sat side by side, very close to each other, Hong Ce turned his head slightly, Xiao Shu stared blankly at the moon, the semicircle of the moon shadow was reflected in his clear eyes, rippling and rippling, hard to catch.

He tried to break the tranquility, and said with a smile: "How old are you, but you have so many emotions?"

She turned her face, and gradually raised her brows, "I, like this scholar, also lost my father and mother. My relatives are all poor, but no one is willing to help me, and they all see me living outside. Fortunately, I I met my master, my master really loves me, he has no children, so he hoped that my brother and I will be good. This time I left him in the courtyard, and I was very sad when I left..."

She spoke with tears in her eyes, knowing that he was a prince, she didn't think too highly of him when she was alone, instead she looked like a friend she could talk to.

A girl is a girl, and when things go wrong, she misses her master. If she is with her, she will never encounter such a thing.Now he is floating outside, being bullied by those people, and being manipulated by others, he can't even cry happily.The more I thought about it, the more irritable I felt, I couldn't help it, I covered my face with my hands, tears spilled from between my fingers, and flowed into my sleeves.

As for the prince, seeing that she stopped talking like this, he reached out and patted her on the shoulder.Dingyi had to explain while crying, "I miss my master... I just miss my master, nothing else."

He knows if there is anything else, just cry if you want to cry, and you will feel at ease after crying.He said: "I'm afraid you are still on the road on the ninth day of the ninth day. I will make up for your birthday when you arrive at Changbai Mountain. If you say you want to make Kongming lanterns, I will make them for you. You write your thoughts on them and let them fly high. I don't want Master anymore."

Dingyi was still a child at heart, looked up after hearing his words, sobbing in tears and asked: "Are you really doing it for me? Are you not lying?"

He slowly raised the corners of his lips, nodded and said: "I'm not lying, I keep my word."

(End of this chapter)