A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 241 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (76)
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When I arrived at Langrun Garden, the concubine did not wait for her to serve as Chen Jing said. She got up early, sat in the main hall, looked down at her chiseled armor, and heard the footsteps without even lifting her eyelids. .

The atmosphere is different, Dingyi has noticed it from the moment he entered the garden.I thought there would be no more disturbances in the marriage, but the reality is always more changeable than expected.

She stepped forward and squatted down, "Respectfully, the concubine empress is blessed and safe."

Concubine Toffee didn't give her any response, just let her squat like this.It was okay for a short while at the beginning, but then I couldn't hold it any longer, and I squatted so hard that my calves twisted.This set of squatting skills is only practiced by maids of honor. The Qi people outside are very polite. When they meet and greet each other on the street, the moment they fall together, they pass in a flash. It's not like it is now.Ding Yi kept complaining, it seemed that the Concubine Gui was trying to show off her power, it wasn't as simple as adjusting the rules, she was afraid that there would be great tribulations in the future!

Sure enough, the concubine let her excuse herself after drinking a cup of tea. She gritted her teeth and stood up straight. The lower part was not her own anymore.Barely standing still and bowing her head to listen to the instructions, the concubine said, "I asked you to come here today because I need to check with you. The prince's wedding is not just done casually. Xiaojiazi even asked about the source of the new grandma. What! Let me ask you, do you know someone named Mu Liansheng?"

Dingyi's heart skipped a beat, it was because of this that Ganqing was at fault.It wasn't long after she returned to Beijing, and she really didn't plan to have anything to do with him again.It doesn't mean that when you climb to the top, you forget the past, she is also afraid that Mu Liansheng is a bottomless pit that can't be filled, and no amount of money is enough for him.If you let him know, you will never want to get rid of his entanglement in this life.Every day, children come to the door to ask for this or that, and if she is wrong in three sentences, she will be exposed. This kind of life is hopeless.

It's good now, just poke the concubine in front of her, and probably think she has no hope here!She sighed and struggled in her mind. With her temper, she knew that people would not do secret things, and if she admitted it, she would admit it. She sat upright and there was nothing shameful.But now the timing is not right, it is time to talk about marriage.If a girl is someone else, if there is a stain, [-]% of her husband's family will look down on her.What's more, this in-law's family is still the best in the world, can it be so easy to fool?

She had to make up her mind, even if she opened her eyes and told nonsense, nothing was as important as being with Master Twelfth.

She shook her head, "As for the concubine, I don't know this person."

"I don't know? Isn't your alias Mu Xiaoshu?" The concubine straightened up and said with a smile, "He is your adoptive father. I heard that he has been dragging you for more than ten years, and he has been working from dawn to dusk to earn money for your expenses in Beijing." .Now that you say you don’t know him, it’s really for your benefit, and you can do ungrateful things.”

Dingyi is disdainful, and Mu's confuses black and white. She stayed in Mu's house for six years, and later came to Beijing. He came here every now and then to beg for money. up.Now he bites back, she can't justify herself, she can only bite the bullet and deny it, "Don't listen to people's nonsense, Concubine, I know Twelfth Master for a long time, even if you can't trust me, you should trust Twelfth Master."

"Okay, what are you doing with the man? I'm asking you now, the Twelfth Master has made you so confused, ask him, how much can he understand the truth?" She repeated, "Aren't you from a Shili family? You don't understand the rules? Are you still talking back in front of me?"

Dingyi was stunned by her drink, and hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed, "This servant is in a panic, please forgive my sin."

The imperial concubine glanced at her contemptuously, "You should panic, it doesn't matter if you don't admit it, Chuan Mu Liansheng came in, gong face to face, and everything was figured out."

Chen Jing was ordered to go out to pass others on. Mu Liansheng came in from the door with his head bowed and his waist bowed. He knelt down and nodded, "Little Mu Liansheng, kowtow to the concubine Lafayette."

The imperial concubine told him to identify her, "Look back, is this your adopted daughter? See, it's not fun. In two days she will be the side Fujin of Prince Jin's mansion. You slander the royal family, yes It's going to be skinned and cramped."

Mu Liansheng swallowed hard, "I don't dare, the little one is a poor farmer, if I hadn't been wronged, I wouldn't be able to come to you. The little one has worked hard all these years without merit, and now this girl can't even I don't even recognize my relatives, and I think about it at night, I feel really upset. Concubine, you are the reincarnation of Guanyin Bodhisattva, I beg the concubine to make the decision for the young one."

The imperial concubine listened impatiently to his words, she only cared about Wen Dingyi's background, Yinuzui told him to watch, and she sat firmly on the Diaoyutai, waiting for his final decision.

Mu Liansheng tilted his head to look over, and said firmly without a second glance: "It's her, even if she turned into a small gray one, I can recognize her."

But Dingyi began to think, Mu Liansheng is a brave and foolhardy man, no matter how much he hates her, he will go to the Shuntian Mansion to complain, go to the courtyard to scold the street, never think about it, and there is no way to catch the line of the noble concubine, It seems that an expert gave him advice.That being the case, she could also turn him into an army, so she said coldly: "You were ordered by someone, right? The Twelfth Lord is handling a case recently, and I don't say you know the people involved in it. You are them I sent someone to disrupt the Twelfth Master’s position, am I right? When someone else promises you money, you come to the imperial concubine to slander me. How much benefit your master gave you, report the number, and take the one who bought you If someone confesses, the Twelfth Master will reward you twice." Then he kowtowed to the noble concubine, took two knees and touched the side of the concubine's footsteps, and said in a tearful voice, "The concubine... Ernie, I and I The Twelfth Master loves each other sincerely. Let alone being wronged today, even if I die for him, I will not frown. Er Nie is not in the inner city, so I don't know the government affairs that the Twelfth Master is currently undertaking. There must be a shock in the muscles and bones. The Twelfth Lord is in the middle of the case, and Er Nie must not listen to slander and be manipulated by others."

This statement seemed to make some sense, the imperial concubine Dandan looked at Mu Liansheng below, and said sharply: "Is what she said the truth? How dare you tell half a lie, and if you find out, you will die without a trace." Whole body!"

Mu Liansheng also panicked, offending the other side is really doomed, so he just bit it down, lying on the ground and said: "Toffee Lafayette, you are holy, she put the Twelfth Master on her head for herself. Excuse me, didn't you see it? Ask her if she is Wen Lu's daughter, and if Twelfth Master is handling Wen Lu's case. She approached Twelfth Master just to take advantage of Twelfth Master. But I was caught."

Dingyi was trembling with anger, this bastard was beaten and paralyzed in the puddle by someone chasing gambling debts, if she hadn't picked him up, he would have gone to hell long ago.I really regret it now, let him die at that time and there will be no such thing now, and he still refuses to let him promise to give him money. It seems that Prince Xiaozhuang not only promised him money, but also held his life!
The imperial concubine was awakened from a dream by Mu Liansheng, "Wen Dingyi, Wen Lu... can't be wrong. Looking at the pretty girl, I didn't expect to have so many thoughts. I said earlier that your parents died. Pity you, it is not easy to think about this child, the queen interceded for you, and I agreed in a moment of softness, but in the end, you are scheming against our mother and daughter like this. Let me tell you plainly, although your family is not low, but What happened in the past. Later, he disguised himself as a woman and became an executioner. Who do you think our Twelfth Lord is, so that you can behave like this?"

She has been unable to argue, and the case has not been tried to the end. Now she admits that there is only one way to die, and she can only mourn, "There are so many people named Wen in the world, how do you know that I must be Wen Lu's daughter? Please Ernie to understand, Qianqian Wan Mo tell relatives and enemies to hurry up."

The imperial concubine spat, "Who are you? You don't know how to be ashamed! You are still slandering now, Chen Jing, bring people in! Mu Liansheng testified that you may be biased, calling those who are against you day and night People come to recognize you, so you can never go wrong."

Ding Yi looked back anxiously, Master and Xia Zhi came in outside the door, as well as several neighbors in the compound.She vaguely felt that the general situation was over, even if master and senior brother didn't expose her, what about others?She sat down with a slumped waist, that's all, she was destined not to have such a blessing, and she couldn't force it.I'm just worried that after this trip, Master Twelfth's position in the trial will be questioned. It's really time for Mu Liansheng to appear.

The master came in but didn't look at her, he swung his sleeves and slapped Qian'er to salute upwards: "Wu Changgeng, prisoner of Shuntian Mansion, please greet the imperial concubine."

The Concubine Gui didn't give up, and asked him directly, "Wu Daotou, how many apprentices have you taken?"

Wu Changgeng rolled up his horseshoe sleeves and replied: "As for the concubine, I only have two apprentices in my life, one is Xia Zhi and the other is Mu Xiaoshu."

Concubine Gui nodded, "Where is Mu Xiaoshu now? Look at this person in front of you, is he your little apprentice?"

Dingyi pursed his lips and glanced at Master, but Wu Changgeng glanced at him, cupped his hands and said, "As for the concubine, my unfilial disciple is a man, not a girl. He has been by my side for five or six years, and he has been with me for five or six years. I'm closer than my family. I don't want him to be a swordsman for the rest of his life. He wanted to quit his job as a servant in the Shangxian Prince's mansion, but I didn't keep him. Later, he went to Ninggu Tower with the Seventh Prince. I don't know what happened to him. It's just... never coming back."

His face was full of sorrow, and the noble concubine saw it and didn't say a word.Chen Jing stood up at the right time, and said to the neighbors in Tongfu, "What about you? Mu Xiaoshu lives in the same big courtyard as you. I don't believe you if I don't recognize you." He turned around and asked someone to bring in a large tray. , Gaibu lifted it, and there were 25 taels of silver collars on the bottom. There were more than ten ingots. He laughed and said, "There is no mouth in the world that cannot be pried open by silver. Do you see it? You just need to make a sound and say that Mu Xiaoshu Is it the person in front of you, if it is true, the money will belong to you, and when the time comes, you can buy the house and land, as you please."

A liter of rice in the market is only 250 or [-] cents. This [-] taels of silver is a huge amount for these ordinary people in the market, and they may not be able to earn that much in their entire lives.Everyone looked at each other, mouth dry.Nodding, I'm sorry Wu Changgeng, shaking my head, I'm sorry for myself and my family.Just as he was hesitating, Sanqingzi's daughter-in-law opened her mouth, "We can't take this unconscionable money. Although we can live a happy life for two years with the money, we can't frame innocent people for this, right?" She looked at Dingyi and pointed her fingers. Pointing, "Where is this little tree? The little tree's nose is smaller than hers, and its eyes are not as big as hers. Our tree has a square face, but it's a duck egg. It's so far away that it's not the same person at all. "

"Hey!" Mu Liansheng became anxious, "Daughter-in-law, Sanqingzi, you can't fool the concubine just because your family Shunzi recognized someone as a godmother. If the concubine is in front of you, you will be beheaded for lying!"

Sanqingzi's daughter-in-law snorted, "You shameless old man, when you saw Tian'er blocking people in the alleys and forcing Xiaoshu to earn money to support you. How old were you at that time, you just came out as an apprentice and had no money Serving you, you beat and scolded. Later, the child had no choice but to quit his job and push a wheelbarrow to transport grain. He transported three bags in a cart, but she knocked down one bag in a cart. How pitiful the child is, you Fortunately, I can stretch out this hand! Now that the little tree is gone, you are staring at an irrelevant person, and you still want to harm others to make black money. The Bodhisattva is watching you from above, and a thunderbolt will strike you carefully. Never be reborn!"

It was originally intended to be a confrontation, but as a result, the common people in the market messed up as soon as there were too many people, and they all gritted their teeth and scolded, from the eighth generation ancestors to the gray grandchildren.The concubine's brain ached from their quarreling, so she called in a group of eunuchs, all armed with sticks, whoever yelled and beat her in the mouth.Finally calmed down, she patted the handle of the armchair and scolded, "The neighbors are very affectionate, it's very good. Drag me out and beat them until they tell the truth!"

The eunuchs responded, just as they were about to make a move, a man came in from the outside, waving his fan in the winter, his eyes rolling, his face full of smirks, and he planted rice seedlings and bowed, "Hongtao pays respects to the imperial concubine."

The Concubine Gui was a little surprised, "Why is Master Qi here?"

Qi Ye grinned, "Isn't it New Year's Eve? I got a few high-quality brocades and sent them to the three concubines. When I entered the garden, I heard that this place was promoted, so I have to join in the fun." He looked around Looking around, "Master Wu is here too? What is this for? Yo, my twelve younger siblings are here too?"

Qi Ye is a master at disrupting the situation. Once he arrives, the matter will basically become a scandal.The concubine pulled her face and said: "I'm asking if Dingyi is Mu Xiaoshu. Old Twelve can't marry a woman of unknown origin to be a side Fujin. He is shameless, and I want it!"

Qi Ye slapped his thigh and said: "Mu Xiaoshu, what a coincidence! You passed on her master, why didn't you send someone to pass it on to me? Mu Xiaoshu followed me to Ninggu Pagoda and stayed by my side for more than half a year. You are familiar with her. You see that you are both silver and stick, people who don’t know will think that you are going to be bribed and tortured into tricks!"

Concubine Gui looked at him, a little short of breath, "Then Qiye, tell me, is she Mu Xiaoshu?"

Qi Ye turned around and glanced at Xiao Shu. He didn't know her real name until today.It's too sad to say it, they all kept it from him and treated him as a fool, because he kept showing his heart to her.

He raised his head, with sadness on his face, "No, my tree... I lost it. I followed it to Suifenhe, and fought with Ren Yazi. There was a lot of danger inside, and she was lost, gone. As for the siblings, you Look at her appearance, does she look like a person rolling in mud and water? Others don't know the old twelve, you are his dear Enie, how can you not know him! Look at her appearance, the stomach is bigger than the yellow skin You are so smart, who can catch him. Don't worry about anything else right now, you just need to know that the opponent of the old twelve is very strong this time. If you let him be attacked, he will hate you in the future. They are so good Let them be together, why don't you just be a villain. You don't say anything in the palace, you don't talk in the Changchun Garden, you are happy, you are at ease, you are a villain and you are scolded, and you are not a person at both ends. You see, I have learned to behave now, I Alright, I have the beauty of an adult, and everyone likes me."

Concubine Gui blinked her eyes and didn't know what to say. Every time she saw Lao Qi, she always felt powerless. This man had already lived a superb life, and it was meaningless to argue with him.She stood up and looked at Dingyi condescendingly, "Forget it, I'm tired too, you can do it yourself. Go back and tell the old twelve that if you want a big marriage, you can enter the door together with two bridal sedan chairs. I'll show him the candidate for Fujin I'll go to the palace tomorrow, and then I'll go to the Changchun Garden. It's all settled." After speaking, he turned his face to Chen Jing and pointed out, "Look, all the things you got here are some Who is playing with children here. Come on, hurry up and send everyone away, don't make me upset!"

Chen Jing responded with his tail between his legs, and drove everyone out like ducks.

Qi Ye came up to help Dingyi, saw her legs swaying, and asked Xiaogong's daughter to walk out.With tears in her eyes, she called him, "Qi Ye, you rescued me?"

With his hands behind his back, he beat his back with a folding fan, "Well, I accompanied my Mongolian daughter-in-law into the palace to meet the queen, and I met Shatong at the Shunzhen Gate. The old Twelfth Military Aircraft Office was discussing matters, and I couldn't come out immediately. I'm anxious, I don't even want my daughter-in-law, come here to save the place first, lest you suffer."

She snorted, "I'm... in all kinds of disasters, thanks to you."

Speaking of this Seventh Master was even more sad, "You didn't treat me as one of your own..." I was about to pour out my words, but I saw that there were extra ears on the side, and I waved my fan to send everyone away, so I came up to let her help Walking with arms folded, chattering along the way: "So your name... Dingyi sounds nice, but it's not as nice as Little Tree. I'll call you Shu'er as usual in the future. My Mongolian Fujin is called something. It's a mouthful, call her Xiaoman instead, with a small character, it reminds me of you." He paused, and looked at her with a mournful face, "Shu'er, my Fujin is so powerful, if she doesn't agree with her three words, she will grab her sleeves Let’s start the fight, I’m already the third grandson. It’s still good for you, but why did you choose Hongce? He is only a little more promising than me, so you just chose him. Why bother finding such an evil mother-in-law to treat you! You see, this time two bridal sedan chairs are going to enter the door together, what do you plan to do? Don’t you feel uncomfortable? My place is empty, let me lend you a hand!” Before Dingyi came back to his senses, he stretched out his hand and hugged her into his arms .

(End of this chapter)