A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 236 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (71)
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The brass bell on the sedan door rang softly and melodiously in the north wind. There were not many people and not very conspicuous among the two bearers and a sedan chair bearer. They turned a corner at the entrance of the alley and entered Dengshikou Street.

Dingyi opened the curtain and looked out, the light from the lantern cast on Guan Zhaojing's face, half bright and half dark.She opened her lips and called Adidas, "Did you send someone to Suo's house?"

Guan Zhaojing responded, "When you entered the city, the prince spoke. Just now you entered the courtyard to talk to Master Wu, and the slave was waiting outside the door. The servants came back and forth, saying that the two girls from Suo Tao's family have lived together for ten years. The older one died before, and the younger one was left behind. The younger one is the one who was betrothed by your third master. The Suo family has no son, and there is no successor for this family business. Suo Tao just wanted to find a door-to-door for the girl Son-in-law. As you know, any family with some status in the city is willing to be a door-stopper." Guan Zhaojing shook his head and smacked his lips, "It's hard to find. People who rank high in character and knowledge don't bother to rely on a woman's family; Those who are willing to come to the door are all foolish masters, and the Suo family despises them. The girl was delayed when she came and went, and she didn't go out in her early twenties."

As soon as Dingyi heard the sound, he sat up straight and asked: "What about now? Is there a next home now?"

Guan Zhaojing said no, "It's strange. Later, a few good girls made friends with the girl. The girl was usually fine, but when she proposed marriage, she fell ill and called her father the second uncle. Later, it was said that the second girl of the Suo family was insane. , the reputation spread out, and the number of people who came to the door gradually decreased. However, there were also those who were greedy for their family's wealth, and those whose wives died looking for a replacement wanted to try their luck, and they were all thrown out."

After saying this, she had mixed feelings. It was a good thing that the girl was not married, but she was crazy, so it was difficult.She patted her knees and wondered if she fell ill as soon as she proposed marriage, was she just pretending?Maybe he's an infatuated person again, and he can't let go of his relationship with Rujian, so he would rather not marry for life!

She was anxious, leaned over to look out, and vaguely saw Ji Rentang's cover.Suo's house is at the entrance of Beiguanchang Hutong, just like what Qi Ye said, it is a strangely shaped courtyard, the yard looks quite deep, and there is a single building inside, with two big lanterns hanging on the eaves, with big "Suo" written on it .

When he got to the door, he hesitated again. He wanted to go in and talk to the girl, but he didn't know what excuse to use.At this time, Guan Zhaojing's face was a living sign, he went up to knock on the door knocker, and there was a lot of noise in the silent night.After a while someone came to open the door, the porter stuck out his head, and saw that it was Guan Zhaojing, he said, and hurried out to greet Qianer, "Greetings to Lord Guan! What brought your old man here? Please come inside, look at the day It's cold..." Looking out of the threshold, Chi Deng said, "Who is in the sedan chair? Don't be a prince..."

Guan Zhaojing smiled, "It's about the same. Hurry up and tell Mr. Suo, our girl is here to visit."

The concierge didn't know who this girl was, so she had a lot of background anyway, so she didn't dare to neglect her.After waving his hands several times in a row, he asked the boy to go up and report back, and then he came up with his waist in his hands, planted rice seedlings and beat a thousand children, and invited this girl to come in.

Suo Tao received the message, and ran out of the main room with his robes in both hands.People who are in the officialdom are well-informed, and after looking at this well-dressed man, who is escorted by the chief executive of the palace, he guessed seven or eight points early.I went to the front and called Qian'er, but I didn't know how to call him. After all, I didn't have a title, and I couldn't tell her origin. Anyway, I just flattered him, and said: "The lowly job Suo Tao greets the girl. The girl came to the door all night, and the lowly job is scared. You If you have any errands, just send someone over to spread the word, how dare you work hard for the girl!"

Ding Yi hurriedly asked Mr. Suo to excuse him, and said with a smile: "I am too presumptuous to come, Mr. Suo should not be offended."

Suo Tao hurriedly said he didn't dare, and led the way to invite her to the main room, Mrs. Suo's family waited at the door, squatting one on the left and one on the right, and let the girl serve tea and snacks, very attentive and thoughtful.

In fact, the Suo family didn't understand why this person came to the door at night, thinking that he usually had nothing to do with Prince Chun's mansion, he was a little puzzled.Sitting down, there was no topic for a while, and the eyes exchanged like arrows.It was Guan Zhaojing who spoke first, looked up, down, left, and right, and praised: "Master Suo's house is well furnished, the place is big, and it looks comfortable... How many people are there in your family now? How many young masters and ladies are there in your family?"

Suo Tao didn't know what he was going to do, so he answered a bit late, "I have no children, just a daughter..."

Dingyi followed the trend, "Can you let me meet your daughter?"

Suo Tao was taken aback for another moment, glanced at his wife, and ordered in a low voice: "Go, ask my sister to come out and say hello to the eldest girl."

Mrs. Suo went, and after a while she brought her daughter out, and she roughly stated the identity of the visitor earlier, but the girl didn't say a word, and just squatted down when she came up.

Dingyi stood up and supported her, and looked at her carefully, she was a girl with a neat head and a full face.She is not young anymore, 27, the best years for a woman have passed, and the rest of the flowering period is just dying.But she's okay, she doesn't look old by nature, and she dresses well, there is no sign of age on her face.

Dingyi took her hand, and because there were so many people that it was difficult to talk, he asked in a low voice: "Is sister waiting for someone?"

The second girl was taken aback, her eyes slightly fluttering.After all, with age and experience, he calmed down and said with a smile, "Miss, did you see it?"

That's it!Dingyi was overjoyed, and shook her hand vigorously, "My sister and I hit it off right away, let's find a place to talk, okay?"

The second girl said hello, and led the way ahead, leading her into Erjin's main room.The girl served tea, but they were dismissed, the two sat facing each other, Dingyi held the teacup and looked at him, the second girl sat upright, with a magnanimous face.

They didn't open their mouths to each other. Holding back like this was not an option. Hongce didn't let her reveal too much.If she is really waiting for Ru Jian, she will bring news now, isn't it a good medicine for life!

She put down the teacup and smiled, "You are muttering in your heart, such a stranger came to talk to you... In fact, we are not strangers, we have never met, but we have a relationship." She After a pause, he said cautiously, "Excuse me for being abrupt, I heard that you made a promise to someone before, and it was the Wen family of the Metropolitan Procuratorate, right? Later, something happened to their family, and you have not married yet. Why is that?"

The second girl raised her eyes and looked at her. This kind of thing is hidden in the bottom of my heart. No one will touch it before. Suddenly such a person falls from the sky and exposes your scars with his hands. Are you happy or angry?It would be unhappy to change someone else, but she is not, she has been lonely for too long, and needs an opportunity to vent.People come all night, and they won't ask this for no reason, maybe they have something to say, whether it's good or bad, hope is better than no hope.

She felt a surge of emotion in her heart, and tried her best to suppress Fang Dao: "You are a nobleman, and I can't afford to be your sister. Our family name is Sochuoluo, you can call me Hailan. You asked me before, if I was waiting for someone, yes, I was waiting for someone. I don't know what you mean by talking to me about this, but I can see that you must not be out of curiosity here."

Dingyi nodded and said, "I know a little bit about your affairs. I have pushed so many marriages over the years, so it's hard for you."

Hai Lan said with a faint smile: "You know that I refuse to marry, you should know that I was forced to pretend to be crazy... My man was sent to Changbai Mountain. I tried many ways, but I didn't find out his whereabouts. I'm a woman, I wanted to go there several times to find him, but I couldn’t make it. To be honest, I’m also afraid. I haven’t traveled far, so I don’t know if I can find him. In my eyes, he is a hero. As long as he is alive, he will definitely be freed from slavery I came back to Beijing. I can’t bear it myself, I can only hope that he will come to me, and I can’t do anything for him, just wait for him, wait for him to come back and see, and see that I haven’t left the cabinet yet, and I’m still innocent Girl."

So she and Twelfth Lord are not the only people who love sincerely in the world. When a responsible man meets a woman who is also hardworking, many impossible things become possible.

Dingyi was overwhelmed with embarrassment, sighed and said: "It didn't take long from the engagement to the Wen family accident, so why wait for him so wholeheartedly? After being assigned, many things are uncertain, and he may die on the way to exile." Now, you wait for him, don't you worry that the last game will be empty?"

Hai Lan still smiled, "You're right, I've thought about this too, but I can't help myself. I got engaged to him when I was 14 years old, and he was one year older than me. At that time, we lived in Old Qin Hutong. Their family lived in Shanlao Hutong. He came back from the palace and traveled southward from Beihai. He passed our house in circles every day. He obviously took a detour to meet people. I wanted to go out and meet him. Pretending, saying 'Hey, what a coincidence', you are a fool!" She recalled a lot, and slowly blushed.He subconsciously stroked the folds of his skirt, and said in a low voice, "He is a second-class guard, wearing a red mandarin jacket and a red velvet hat, with a knife on his waist, riding a tall horse through the alley, looking very mighty. I Later, I was embarrassed to see him every day, so I hung a red handkerchief on the window. He knew I was there when he saw the handkerchief. It's really..."

She shook her head, speechless.Dingyi understands her feelings, girlish feelings, whoever can get into her heart may cherish her for a lifetime.She just thought it was funny, and said to herself: "Ru Jian looks serious, so it turns out that he is quite good at pleasing girls."

Hailan was shocked when she heard her mention the name, stood up and tugged at her sleeve, "Do you know Ru Jian? Where is he now?"

Dingyi put his hand on the back of her hand, pulled her to sit down, and said gently: "Don't worry, he's fine now, I can't tell you where he is, but he should come back to Beijing soon. He misses you too, If you don’t allow anyone else, it’s the best. You two should be destined, even if it’s been disconnected for more than ten years, you will still be connected later.”

Hailan started to cry, wiped her tears and laughed again, and said with a beep, "I'm so happy, don't take offense at his gaffe. Is he married now? Does he have a wife?"

"You are still on the list, how can he get married!" Dingyi held a handkerchief to her tears, "I told you this today to make you think, you must not tell others, tell it out I'm afraid it's bad for him."

Hailan said yes, then looked at her hesitantly, "If I'm right, you are..."

"It doesn't matter who I am." She stood up, looked out and said, "It's getting late, I should go back too. Remember what I said, if someone comes to propose marriage later, you have to keep declining. Give him some time, and when he comes back, everything will be fine."

Hailan agreed, cheered up and sent her to the front yard. Guan Zhaojing chatted with Suo Tao for a long time, when he saw someone coming, he quickly got up to meet him, turned around and bowed to the Suo family couple, and said, "Come on, I won't bother you two." That's it, I'll take my leave now. Let's have a drink at Zhengyang Tower next time, is it agreed?"

Suo Tao murmured: "It's settled, it's settled." He sent the man out of the gate.

After being sent away, he was still at a loss, so he asked his daughter, "Why is Fujin, who has never been married to the twelfth master, here? You two knew each other before?"

Before it's time to tell the truth, even my own parents have to fool me.Hailan said: "I don't know, this Fujin knows that I have a lot of tricks here, so he came here specially to borrow tricks." Before her parents could question her, she turned and walked towards the gate of the courtyard.

Dingyi went back to the alley of the Wine and Vinegar Bureau, and when he entered the door, he saw the lights were brightly lit, and the people in the room were looking up at the paintings on the wall.She pursed her lips and smiled, took off the cloak and handed it to the girl, and quickly stepped into the Linghua Gate by herself.He stood with his back to the door, and she tiptoed forward and blindfolded him.

"Is it a cat or a dog?" He smiled and separated her hands, turned around and held her in his arms, "Look at you, you are busy, you came back so late, you told me to wait."

She stretched her waist and muttered, "I'm busy too, I have a lot of things to do! I met the second girl from the Suo family, she was not married, and she was a master who went all the way to the dark. It's so pitiful. Go to my master's place, why not?" In a few words, the old neighbor Feisai gave me a godson. Let me tell you, I also have a godson."

He slowly slid his hand down and pinched the willow-like waist, "It seems that this trip has been very fruitful, and all the good things happened to you. If so, let's strike while the iron is hot. Tomorrow is my birthday. , the queen wants to go to Langrun Garden to celebrate her birthday, let's go together, just in time to meet someone, it should be settled, so as not to have long nights and dreams."

In fact, he didn't say it clearly, but he also wanted to take advantage of good luck in his heart, not because he was worried about anything else, but because he was worried about his mother, the imperial concubine!
Dingyi looked up at him, "Hongce, if you don't agree, what shall we do?"

He was silent for a moment, then frowned and said: "I'm serious about what I said to Lao Qi today. The men of our Yuwen family have suffered such calamity. They always quarreled with each other because of marriage. Before it was the Supreme Emperor, then it was the Emperor, and now it's our turn. It’s up to me, and what they can do, I can do the same.”

(End of this chapter)