A Collection of Old Sayings by Fourth Sister You

Chapter 253 Meeting the Best Him: Red Dust (88)
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Wen's compound is located in Shanlao Hutong, with two stone lions in front of the gate, majestic and majestic.

Dingyi looked up and saw that the plaque of Wen Mansion had been re-hanged under the lintel.The Wen family didn't raid the house at the beginning, and changed hands several times for resale, so the house would not disturb the government if it was brought back.

Sha Tong courteously led him inside, and said: "Pay attention to your feet. The slave came to see it early in the morning. The house is in good shape and everything is ready-made. You don't need to bother to arrange it. The weather is getting warmer. Go back and plant a season of roses under the flower shelf. , when the flowers bloom, you can sit down, drink tea, and watch the scenery, how nice it is!"

She smiled, put his arm in, and said, "Tongzi, thank you for your long-term care. For me, I'm sorry for wronging you. I asked someone to prepare something. You can take it later. It's me." A little thought."

Sha Tong panicked and said, "This is a slave's job. You are too alien to a slave when you say that."

She stood in the middle of the road and looked left and right. The flower stands, fish tanks, and trees were still the same.But things are people and things are not everything, and there is no longer the intimacy before.

She said: "Now I live back in the old house. I don't need anyone to take care of me. I can take care of myself. The people in the Hutong of the Wine and Vinegar Bureau have dispersed, so you should go back too! After all, you are the second manager of the palace, and you always live here. Focus on Qu Cai."

But Sha Tong said: "They can go back, but the slave cannot. The slave is ordered by the twelfth master, and the twelfth master does not ask to withdraw for a day, but the slave guards the master all day. There are many hooligans on the street, you live alone It’s nothing. The slave’s fists and kicks are good enough to keep you safe.”

She caressed the tea stand beside her, and said in a low voice, "You are by my side when I am alone. If one day I get married, will you stay too? I have nothing to do with Master Twelfth now, you It's not convenient for me."

Sha Tong gritted his teeth and said, "I will not leave even if you marry. The servant said that one day the twelfth master gives the order, and the servant's errand will be finished."

She glanced at him, "Don't screw it up, I can't keep you here." Sha Tong wanted to speak again, but she didn't look at him, and went to the room by herself.

The things she decides will generally not change, and she has her intentions to drive people away, and the people from Prince Chun's Mansion are in front of them, and they can't hide it after a long time.The city of Beijing is big, and the gates of the houses are not like the houses in the alleys, there is no such thing as hanging around and chatting.Even if the matter about the child gets out, the clan's house doesn't care, and no one can come to her to confront her.

There is really no one around her, such a large house, she runs around with a broom every day, sweeping the front yard to the back yard, which can kill half a day.In the second half of the day, I took a nap, got up to read a book, and found some snacks to sit under the eaves to eat. Three or four months passed in a blink of an eye.

The belly grew bigger day by day, and the master came to see her and said that this would not work, "There is no woman to take care of people with twin bodies. If one day they are about to give birth, they will not respond every day, and the earth will not work."

Later, I hired two nurses, bought two big girls on the black market, and arranged people for the concierge. Gradually, the home became like a home.

She tried hard to learn not to think about him, but when she calmed down, his eyes and smile flashed in front of her eyes.Khalkha was too far away, if he was in the capital, she would not be so concerned.Now I am always worried about whether he is doing well when he is away, and whether he still hates her.

While she was still able to walk, she went to Hongluo Temple and met Hailan who was practicing with hair.

Hailan was surprised to see her swollen belly, "You are pregnant? You have to be careful after running such a long distance."

She said: "I'm here today to pick up my sister-in-law. The Twelfth Lord redeemed the Wen family's compound, and I moved back to the old house. You see, I'm heavy now, and I don't have anyone caring, sister-in-law." Just take pity on me and take care of me!"

Hailan felt strange, "Have you married the Twelfth Lord? Why did you live back in the old house?"

She said no, "I lied to him that the child was gone, and he led the army to attack Khalkha in a fit of anger. So I am alone now. If my sister-in-law is willing to come back, that would be great."

Hai Lan said helplessly: "If Ru Jian was here, he would definitely not agree with you doing this."

Seeing that she was loose, Ding Yi hurriedly unpacked her bag and packed things for her, and said with a smile: "My sister-in-law still loves me, I can't handle the child alone, you must help me. My third brother is gone, just watch Save his face! You can’t stay in the nunnery all the time, it’s been a few months, it’s time to take it easy. Come back to Beijing, we’re so close, we can walk around a lot.”

Hailan is a kind-hearted person, seeing her with a big belly, she spoke pleadingly, and finally agreed to go back with her.As she said, looking at Ru Jian also has to help her.It's not easy for everyone, let's get together to keep each other warm.

In this way, the two women made up a family.Hailan is considerate, although the Suo family is not a high-ranking official, they are actually rich. The pampered daughters do not appear to be very expensive, and they are not afraid of hard work, and they will do everything.After being busy for a while, I found a place to sit alone, and Baba looked at the spring outside in a daze.Knowing that she missed Rujian, Dingyi gave her a jade pendant.

"This is what he left behind. I have been traveling with him for some time. I was too busy a while ago, and I didn't have time to think about it. It has been locked in a high cabinet. I will keep it for you now. You will see it as if you saw my third brother." .”

It was a piece of sapphire, and the men's ornaments had rough flower shapes, like tigers, leopards or something.Hai Lan held it in his palm, forced a smile with red eyes, "That's right, he didn't even give me a promise of love when he saw him, and now that he's gone, he can't find anything to support him if he wants to pay homage to him." Holding it tightly, she turned and went back to her bedroom.

After Hong Ce left for more than half a year, Ding Yi asked his master to inquire about his recent situation. It is said that the battle situation is still stable.He also often asks for the safety booklet to hand in. It must be difficult to go out, but he has lived there for more than ten years, so it should not be difficult to adapt.After hearing this, she was relieved, anyway, there was always a thin thread hanging in her heart, and she got used to it after hanging it for a long time.

She gave birth in October, and the weather was fine that day, and she and Hailan had a little sock under the window.Just halfway through the stitches, there was a burst of hot water running down my calf, I don't know what it was.Looking down, her shoes were all wet, she blushed, "Hey, what's going on, I peed my pants when I woke up."

Hailan was taken aback when she saw it, "Is this because the amniotic fluid broke?"

Get up quickly and ask Nanny to ask for a stable wife. The house is in a mess, so I asked you to find him, and finally got a bed.

Without a man, she is afraid but has no sense of dependence.She has been beaten since she was a child, and she can stand up to things and carry burdens.Although he was dazed later, he is still proud now.Wen Po said that she had never seen such a pregnant woman, she didn't even shed a tear, so she bit a sweat towel until the roots of her teeth bleed, and she didn't cry out.The child has a big head, and the mother suffered a lot when it was delivered.She herself ordered that in case of a mistake, she would keep the little ones but not the big ones.Where is such a sober person!Everyone became more and more nervous, and no one wanted to have an accident. Finally, the child was brought into the world.

When she heard that small voice wailing, she burst into tears.Hailan came to see her, she couldn't stop crying, she grabbed her hand and said intermittently: "I did something wrong...I miss him every day..."

Hailan relieved her with tears in her eyes, "It will get better, and he will come back in a while. You are weak now, so you can't cry, or you will break your eyes." She took the baby from the nanny and showed it to her. "It's a boy, he looks so beautiful!"

She opened her eyes and saw that the child who had just landed looked like a little mouse, but her facial features were recognizable, and she looked very similar to Hong Ce.She raised her hand with difficulty, and carefully scratched his little cheek, "It's so red."

Mo'er said: "It won't be red in three days. The redder it is now, the whiter it will be in the future. Look, our brother is a handsome man. When he grows up, he will fascinate a group of big girls and young wives."

She smiled sweetly, thinking vaguely in her mind, it was useless to eat a lot of girls' fruits back then, why is she still a boy!

It's confinement, let's rest and see Tian'er's stewed chicken and hoof.That day Xia Zhi brought a duck, saying that he bought it from a chicken and duck peddler. He picked the fattest duck in the cage and asked if he wanted it steamed or sauced.

Hailan came out with her brother in her arms, stood under the eaves and said, "Eat ducks during confinement, and when you get old, your head will shake like a duck."

Xia Zhi rubbed his nose, "There is still such a saying, let the nanny eat it!" He came forward to pick up the swaddling baby, "Let me see if my brother is okay."

The child has just fed milk, and is sleeping in Hailan's arms with his eyes closed.Bai Shengsheng's small face and bright red lips are as tender as a piece of tofu.Xia Zhi clicked his tongue twice, "Isn't this the fat doll holding a fish in Yu Yuli every year? The little tree is crooked, and it gave birth to such a good child... Hailan, what do you think he should call me? Isn't that right? Should you call me uncle?" He suppressed his voice and shouted from the side, "Don't sleep, don't you get tired of sleeping all day long? Call me, uncle."

Hailan smiled, "The child has to sleep, and sleep will grow his brain." Then he turned around and went into the house to lift the rocker.

It's time to name it. I took out the few I thought about before and looked at them, and I don't think they are good.The master said: "Don't worry, let's choose a nickname first. I will go to Miaofeng Mountain for a meeting in two days, and I will ask the temple host to take care of it. The host is knowledgeable, so he gave up the name. The child will suffer less in the future, so it will be better." feed."

It doesn't matter what baby name is chosen, it's very casual to choose a cat or dog.For example, Dingyi's name is Xiaozao, and Rujian's is called Lieda, which makes people laugh when I think about it now.Everyone thought about it for a long time, and finally decided to call it Xian'er, "Remind me often, and hold Xian'er tight."

It's settled like this, two women bring a child, the child is a hope, but also a trouble, eating and pulling all day, so busy that you have no time to worry.

Hailan was particularly envious of her, and said, "It's great to have a child. When the old man is finished, he can continue to work for you. Our Xian'er grows well, and we are worthy of being the root of the emperor's family. It's really likable."

Dingyi put the child into her arms, "This is your child too, we two will take him together, and he will call you godmother from now on." Looking at her face again, he tentatively said, "You and third brother After a while, the past is over. After all, he left you nothing, and you still have to rely on someone in the future."

Hai Lan raised Xian'er and said with a smile: "I have support, I have a godson, and my Xian'er will take care of me in the old age."

She is just perfunctory, she just doesn't like to think about those things.Now it is a day-to-day counting, and all my thoughts are on the children.Dingyi sighed, turned his head to see that Xia Zhi was leaning on the pillar, and was playing with his badge.

Seeing that the Chinese New Year is coming again, today is the twelfth lunar month, and the child's full moon wine cannot be served, and my family secretly gathers together for a meal.The master hadn't come yet, so he was waiting for him. After a while, someone from the front yard came in to deliver a message, bowed and said, "Master, the Seventh Prince is here again."

How to put it here again, because she hadn't seen her a few times before, and when she saw her with a big belly, she would pass it off.

The concierge said: "This time, I have something to say first. You must see me. I have something urgent to tell you."

After hearing this, Dingyi stood up and went out of the flower hall to the front.

Qi Ye was wearing a Wanfu Wanshou warm hat with a bright red tassel hanging from the top of the hat. When he lowered his head, the dragon whiskers dangled around his ears.Seeing her coming, he said, "You hid it deep enough, I haven't seen you for a year, why are you getting fatter, your face is round."

She put her hands under the leather jacket, squatted down with a smile, "Seventh Master is here? Look at you, you look so good. I didn't go to your wedding. Don't blame me. Come and sit inside, it's cold."

Qi Ye said hello, and walked into the main room with a shake.

He looked around, stroked his chin and said, "The first few times I came here, the door was closed, and I didn't go into the yard to look around. The house is old, is it okay?"

Ding Yi offered tea to him and said with a smile: "It's all good, my old house is a comfortable place to live in. What kind of wind brought you here today?"

Qi Ye said: "It's nothing, I have nothing to do, I'm walking around, and I came to you when I walked. That... you and the old twelve, this is... broken?"

She pushed the fruit forward, "Do you eat oranges?"

"I will not eat."

He wanted to open his mouth, but Dingyi said first: "How are you recently? I heard that Fujin is a virtuous man who keeps the house in order. The Seventh Prince's Mansion is much more disciplined than before."

Qi Ye had an expression of crying and smiling, "My Fujin... that brave... don't mention it." He waved his hand, propped his head and sighed, "You haven't seen that Jin, that kid has been wilting lately The first thing Xiaoman Fujin did when he entered the mansion was to clean him up, saying that the master's misbehavior was instigated by the servants under him, and he made the gold to death. Have you ever been slaughtered by others? This time is good, there is a Tai Sui, and no one dares to provoke him."

Dingyi just grinned, and he was still smiling, and he looked even worse.

He didn't have the nerve to say that Xiaoman Fujin didn't let him spend the night in the bridal chamber on the day of his wedding, and didn't let him touch his body. What kind of wife did he marry?Concubine De wanted to test her popularity, but she let him pass and held her arm. He was still happy for a while, thinking there was something going on.Unexpectedly, in a blink of an eye, there was an extra dagger in his hand, and he pulled it to cut him a bloody cut, and let the blood on the silk, it hurt him!He said why don't you cut yourself?People curled their lips, don't you want to?Aren't you afraid that you will think that you are short-lived?Hey, I can't live this day.

Anyway, there is no way, let's just make do with it.He is restrained now, Xiaoman Fujin is like a magic spell on his forehead, he doesn't even dare to mess around in the slightest.Before the daughter-in-law got on the kang, she was afraid.Fujin said that you have to go to the court, you have to go to the study room, you have to work in the yamen, he listens to her.This is not satisfactory yet, training him every three days is like training a grandson.He was not allowed to go to other courtyards, and the side Fujin Shu Fujin hid away when they saw him, fearing that he would be killed.

He looked at her with shy eyebrows, "Shu'er, I'm now in the military aircraft department, and I'm very close to the old thirteen. I went to drink at his house yesterday, and talked about the situation in Khalkha during the dinner."

Ding Yi shivered, and moved forward, "How do you say?"

Qi Ye shook his head, "The situation is not good. When we first entered Khalkha, the army was invincible. Those Tartars were no match at all, and they occupied Adachag with almost no effort. It seems that they underestimated the enemy. They were raided overnight by the Chechen Khans. I was caught off guard. The 6 people lost nearly [-]% of their troops, and were chased later, and the two food and grass camps were also burned down. They had to retreat to Delun for a temporary rest. The emperor wanted to take it down in one fell swoop this time. Khalkha did not expect to be humiliated like this, and some people in the court took the opportunity to slander the old twelfth, saying that he was in league with the Mongols and wanted to rebel against the court... For such words, those who deceive the public should be severely punished. As a result, the emperor did not, what does this mean? The old thirteen also made a slip of the tongue after drinking, saying that the emperor may not be suspicious of Hongce. But I know that the deputy commander of the Uliasutai garrison and Hongzan's brother are close friends, and there are some tricks inside. Hands and feet are a piece of cake."

"Then what should we do?" Ding Yi's back was dripping with cold sweat, his mind was also dazed, he grabbed Qi Ye's wrist and asked, "Since you know about it, have you reported it to the emperor?"

Qi Ye nodded repeatedly, "I said it, but the emperor said that there was no proof, and he accused the commander of the garrison for selfishness in a few words, scolded me, and kicked me out of the Hall of Mental Cultivation. At this time, the more you excuse Hongce, the more you will offend the emperor. If you are angry, no one dares to talk too much."

She was so anxious that her heart ached, she thumped the table and said, "Small words? Didn't he just say a few words that the Twelfth Master colluded with the Mongols? What did the Thirteenth Master say?"

Qi Ye swallowed, "I'm here today to tell you this. The old thirteen was ordered to oversee the army, and he will go north in the next two days. He carries the emperor's letter with him, and there is one other thing. Guess what it is?"

She stared at him blankly, then slowly shook her head.

Qi Ye took a deep breath, suppressed his voice, and said, "Gold flakes. You once worked in Shuntian Mansion, you know the usefulness of gold flakes even if I don't tell you."

She fell back into the armchair, only to feel that three souls and seven souls flew out from the top of her head, and after a long time, she came back with a sigh, "Yes, I know."

(End of this chapter)