Glory all the way

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After finishing the Laba porridge, the taste of the New Year in the capital gradually became stronger.

In Xiao Ya Zhai, looking around at the furnishings in the house, a touch of sadness suddenly appeared on Master Yao's face.

Starting from yesterday, first, Old Madam Bai sent someone to invite her over, then several people from Mrs. Xue, and today, several young ladies came to see her off.

Bai Yingluo was the last one to come.

At first, there was some sadness about parting, but Master Yao said with a smile that they would meet each other if they were destined, and Bai Yingluo gradually felt relieved.

The days to come will last forever.

"Are you still going back to your relative's house in the suburbs of Beijing?"

Bai Yingluo cleaned her hands and sat behind the table, and boiled tea smoothly. After a while, the room was filled with a faint fragrance of tea.

It seemed like a nap in the afternoon, the two of them sipped tea and ate pastries, which dispelled a little of the melancholy when everyone came to say goodbye early in the morning.

Master Yao smiled, "It's hard to be free, how can you jump from one cage to another?"

Xu Shi was in a good mood, Master Yao was speaking with a sly smile on his face, and Bai Yingluo also laughed.

Sighing lightly, Master Yao revealed all his plans.

"It's been so many years, I've wanted to go around for a long time. Before, I couldn't escape because of secular affairs. Later, I didn't have that kind of state of mind. The past few years in Jing'anhou Mansion, for me, , just like self-cultivation, ignoring the external disturbances, let me figure out many things that I couldn't see through before, and now, I finally let go of them."

He didn't regard Bai Yingluo as an underage girl at all, Master Yao said softly, with a look of pleasant longing on his face, "People say that the south of the Yangtze River is good, and there are beautiful scenery everywhere. There is also the vast desert in the north of Mo , and the endless prairie outside the Great Wall. These were only seen in books before. If I can put myself in the place and feel it, I am afraid it will be more fascinating. Therefore, I plan to go to Jiangnan first. If the body can bear such a If I travel long distances, then I will go farther away. The ancients said that it is better to travel thousands of miles than to read thousands of books."

The little chicken nodded like pecking at rice, and Bai Yingluo replied in approval, "I support you."

Master Yao smiled.

At this moment, her body exuded infinite light, as if she was a few years younger all of a sudden, sweeping away the heaviness and boredom of the past.

Standing up and walking aside, Bai Yingluo handed her the small box that she brought when she took it, "They are all vulgar things, don't refuse, otherwise, I will just pretend that you have no plans to have anything to do with me in the future, so, You are in a hurry to get rid of me."

Knowing that Bai Yingluo said this on purpose, in order to let herself accept those things, Master Yao smiled helplessly, and took the box casually.

When it was opened, there were some scattered silver coins on it, obviously it was for her to spend on the road, and there was a stack of white paper on the bottom, one could tell it was silver bills at a glance.

"You used to tell me about you and your uncle traveling together, and I knew that one day you would make such a choice. Now the time is right, so follow your heart and do something Make yourself happy, just like you used to say, when you are alive, you should let yourself be at peace."

As they said that, Bai Yingluo and Master Yao smiled and said in unison: "You must be happy when you are happy in life, don't let the golden cup be empty to the moon."

After finishing speaking, the two laughed heartily.

Laughter rushed out of Xiao Ya Zhai, and floated far into the sky. For a moment, the hearts of both of them were filled with endless yearning for the future life.

After calming down again, Master Yao held Bai Yingluo's hand and said softly, "If I was full of worries when I first met you, now, all of them have disappeared. Yingluo, you are a good girl. God will not treat you badly, so, at any time, you must guard your heart of truth, kindness and beauty, only in this way, your future will be as peaceful as you expected, you know?"

Understanding Master Yao's meaning, Bai Yingluo nodded obediently.

At about three o'clock, the masters of each house took their naps and got up, and the mansion became lively again. Master Yao stood up with a sigh, took the packed luggage, and entered the mansion with her to serve her. , went to Qing'an Hall to meet the old lady Bai, and then went out.

Outside the gate, the carriage that Mrs. Xue prepared for Master Yao was waiting quietly. Mrs. Yao rushed to send her out, Mrs. Xue, Bai Yingluo and others waved their hands, and got into the carriage.

The carriage moved slowly and went far out of the lane.

"Finally, I don't have to suffer anymore..."

Bai Yingyun said happily, turned around and walked briskly inside, Bai Yingluo smiled helplessly, then raised her head, and met Xue Shi's smiling eyes.

"Even if Master Yao doesn't leave, your classes will also stop."

Xue Shi said pointingly, Bai Yingluo's pretty face blushed, and she lowered her head in embarrassment.

After Master Yao left, Bai Yingluo suddenly had a lot of free time. Every day, she would chat and laugh with old master Bai and old lady Bai, go back to the house to do embroidery, and from time to time, go to Xu Hexuan to tease Brother Kun, Bai Yingluo's life is very comfortable.

Bai Yingluo finally decided to use the brocade that Du Xuan sent for the red wedding dress on her wedding day. She told the old lady that the old man's eyes were narrowed when he smiled, and he was not at all unhappy because of his useless work.

The days were dull and lifeless, thinking that after the new year, it would be time to pass, and at the same time, Du Xuan would take part in the examination, Bai Yingluo's heart suddenly became a little nervous.

Although she has infinite confidence in Du Xuan, thinking of the harshness of the examination and the sensational rumors in the capital every time after the examination, Bai Yingluo is inexplicably worried.

Bai Yingluo was anxious and anxious, but in Qiu Ranxuan, the second wife and Bai Yingyun's mother and daughter looked joyful.

"In the end, your uncle is capable. No, he didn't speak out at all. Your aunt just received the letter yesterday. Today, your cousin received the official letter of appointment from the Ministry of Officials."

Sighing comfortably, the second lady took a sip of tea and said with a smile: "Now, are you happy?"

Suppressing the joy in the corners of her eyes, Bai Yingyun muttered in a low voice: "It's just a book of the Imperial Academy, not some great official..."

"You……"

Stretching out her hand and gouging out her finger, the second lady couldn't help but said, "Although he is only an official of the eighth rank, he is much better than those who are not in the ranks. Besides, he is only 20 years old now, and his future road It’s still growing, there are classmates now, there will be colleagues in the future, besides, your uncle will always take care of him, his official career will definitely go smoother and smoother, in the future, maybe he can earn you a royal wife Come back."

Thinking of Xue Shi's dignified and dignified appearance every time she entered the palace, Bai Yingyun couldn't help but replace her face with her own. Thinking about it, Bai Yingyun's face was full of self-satisfied smiles.

Then imagine that there are many low-ranking wives saluting to her. For a while, even though it was just her own wishful thinking, Bai Yingyun's heart was greatly satisfied.

"You, you have to change your temper, don't take anything seriously."

Gently exhorting, the second lady felt relieved all of a sudden, "Wen Yuan came to this official position at the right time. In this way, you will be more beautiful when you get married. In the future, father and mother will follow you to have face .”

Just now, I didn't think it was so important for Su Wenyuan to have an official position, but when the second wife said it, Bai Yingyun suddenly smiled.

"Mother, I still have some chestnut cakes brought by my aunt yesterday. I'll give some to my sixth younger sister."

While talking, Bai Yingyun got up and went out, her steps were unusually brisk.

Knowing daughter Mo Ruomu, the second wife naturally knew that she was in a hurry to show off in front of Bai Yingluo, but she didn't stop her, just watched her back disappear from under the curtain, the second wife raised her voice to call the maid to come in, and started Prepare to send congratulatory gifts to the Su Mansion.

In the Lanxin Pavilion, Bai Yingyun said with some complaints: "It's just an eighth-grade sesame official, my mother and aunt are happy for something. Sixth sister, tell me, how many officials like this are there in the capital?"

Knowing Bai Yingyun's reason for coming, if I don't let her go, I don't know how long I will keep pestering her, Bai Yingluo said with a smile: "There will be an examination once every three years, and the examination of the hundred officials will only change once at the end of the year. Eighth-rank officials abound, but not everyone has the ability to be an official. Besides, now that the uncle of the Su family is prosperous in the official career, cousin Su’s glorious days are yet to come. The second aunt and the aunt of the Su family must be happy That's it, Fifth Sister must not complain in front of them, it will spoil their happiness."

Bai Yingyun was extremely happy when she said these words.

Putting on a heartfelt expression, Bai Yingyun looked up at Bai Yingluo and said, "Sixth sister, Mr. Du's talent is praised by both grandfather and uncle. Don't worry, even if he is poor and poor now, in the future, he will be able to I'll earn you decent money."

Bai Yingluo smiled noncommittal.

Behind him, Liu Su and Chen Xiang looked at each other, and curled their lips helplessly.

Recalling that Bai Yingluo came out from the inner room when entering the house, and there was a glowing red shadow behind the screen, Bai Yingyun knew that it must be Bai Yingluo who was sewing the wedding dress.

"Sixth sister, you have seen my wedding dress, should you show me yours?"

Standing up and bypassing Bai Yingluo, Bai Yingyun went straight into the inner room.

When she saw the wedding dress that was about to be finished, the smile on Bai Yingyun's face became deeper and deeper.

The very common pattern of mandarin ducks and ducks flying each other looks nothing special at first glance. Bai Yingyun can imagine that the wedding dress looks like a piece of red cloth is wrapped around her body. It doesn't look like it at all, let alone pretty. Two words.

Bringing it up for a few glances, Bai Yingyun looked at Bai Yingluo sympathetically and said, "Sixth sister, if you ask me, the piece of brocade sent by my aunt is very good. You also saw the wedding dress of my eldest sister that day. It’s been a while, the front side is full of flowers and stalks, and the inside is red with pomegranates, it’s pretty tight.”

"It's not finished yet. How can I see anything now?"

Taking the wedding dress from Bai Yingyun's hand and putting it away, Bai Yingluo spoke calmly.

When Bai Yingyun saw it, she thought that she also felt that it was not good enough to show others, so she hurriedly said, "The fabric of my wedding dress is brocade selected by my mother from the weaving department in the south of the Yangtze River. Sixth sister, have you ever seen brocade? It’s colorful, it’s like the colorful clouds in the sky, not to mention how beautiful it is.”

Seeing that Bai Yingluo remained silent, Bai Yingyun felt indescribably happy.

(End of this chapter)