Empress Dowager Empress Dowager

Chapter 72 Birthday Eight Characters
"Oh? Why did you have a conflict with Yu'er?" When Mrs. Huo said this, she glanced at Huo Mingzhu: "Yu'er is young, and you are a guest. She doesn't know and let you go. No one else reminded me, no matter how old I am, I am useless in this family."

She didn't name her name, but it was Huo Mingzhu, which shows how deeply Mrs. Huo's prejudice against her is.Huo Mingzhu was not angry at all, nor was she willing to let go of her heart to argue, she just lowered her head, as if she didn't dare to answer.

Su Hui was about to explode from the sidelines. Her young lady had been ridiculed by the old lady since the day she returned to Beijing. Compared with Mrs. Lin's generosity, the old lady's attitude was completely different. She was simply looking for faults, how could Su Ling bear it?
"No, old lady, you misunderstood. It was my fault, and it had nothing to do with Mingzhu. She was sandwiched between me and Miss Yu, and she was so angry that she shed tears... To say something that might make you angry, aunt, I... ...I want to go back to Qingcheng." Yu Tong smiled awkwardly, "Although you love my aunt, it's not suitable for me to stay here for a long time. A master is not a master, and a girl is not a girl. Miss Yu is right , I am nothing, maybe I will make you think I am talking nonsense, aunt, and annoy you."

"You want to go back to Qingcheng?" Mrs. Huo couldn't hear anything else, so she grasped this sentence.

Yu Tong nodded and remained silent.

Mrs. Huo stared at her for a long time, seeing that her face didn't look like she was lying, and that she would not go with Huo Mingzhu to frame Huo Huaiyu, she sighed and said, "Oh, Tong'er, my old woman only has one younger brother, your father. These years, I have been happy and at ease. I have enjoyed the blessings in Shangjing, but I have failed to take good care of your father and the Yu family. Now that the Yu family is not as cold as before, my old woman is also very upset. I promised your father. Mother kept you in Shangjing because she hoped that you could marry a good family. If you just go back like this, how can you make my aunt feel at ease? Don't mention leaving!"

Yu Tong still kept her head down and did not speak. Mrs. Huo pulled her to sit down on the concubine's couch next to her, touched her face, and said, "My son, don't worry about that little girl Yu'er. How old are you, and you have been spoiled by your cousins, cousins ​​and your aunt since you were young, and you have always had a young lady's temper. When she changes tomorrow, my aunt will tell you about her! Don't be angry anymore, my son. "

Whether it is a granddaughter or a niece, it seems that they have been hugged and coaxed by the old lady. Du Huo Mingzhu is unfamiliar with this feeling. Each person has his own destiny, and some people's prejudices come from their ridiculous ignorance and Cruel, Huo Mingzhu stood there calmly, looking at the old lady Huo with such a loving appearance.

After being coaxed by the old lady herself, no matter how big Yu Tong's resentment was, she was slowly suppressed. She is a smart woman who knows when to advance and when to retreat. I can't bear to leave my aunt, besides, I can chat with Mingzhu very well, and I finally found a girl of the same age, so I really can't bear to leave."

"Don't leave if you're not willing to leave. Let's expose this matter for now, don't mention it again. It's good for you to find a playmate here, just in case someone leads you into trouble..." Mrs. Huo began to criticize Sanghuai again, the whole The servants of "Xiaocixuan" heard it, so Mrs. Huo naturally didn't want to be blatant, so she said something and then diverted: "Didn't you go to the temple fair today? It's hard for you to remember my old woman, who is closer than my own granddaughter. But Did you see anything new? Tell my aunt, my body is too hard to go out."

"Old lady, don't worry. With the Pearl, I was able to visit the Huguo Temple and the temple fair. The excitement in Shangjing is indeed not comparable to that in Qingcheng. I was almost dazzled. Walking on the road, I saw the street. The ladies and gentlemen on the face are all beautiful and graceful, if the common people in Qingcheng saw it, they would think that they had entered into the painting by mistake! There are many things that I have never seen before when I was in Qingcheng." Yu Tong faced The old lady Huo talked eloquently, and the whole Beijing she saw from her eyes was very different, and the old lady Huo sometimes laughed and sometimes felt confused.

At the end, mentioning the lottery requested in the Huguo Temple, Mrs. Huo asked: "My son, everyone else has gone to ask for a marriage lottery, why don't you go?"

Huo Mingzhu was left aside for a long time, and finally waited for this question, her eyes were lowered, she looked straight at the ground, and slightly curled the corners of her lips.

Yu Tong said with a shy face, "I'll beg too..."

"Oh? What do you say about the signature?" Mrs. Huo was very interested. "Although this signature cannot be fully believed, it can be regarded as a point. Come and listen to it."

Yu Tong murmured, and said: "The sign says, 'Red Crisp Hands, Yellow Vine Wine, Spring Palace Wall Willows all over the city'."

After listening to Mrs. Huo, she was puzzled: "What does this mean?"

Yu Tong shook his head: "I don't know either. When I went to unwrap the lottery, that gentleman made a divination for me, saying that my destined person is not a mediocre person. The family is rich and noble, and Gaotang has a long life and kindness. If I marry him, I will marry him." Within a year, I will definitely have a precious son, and the house will be full of joy, saying that I am the face of Wangfu, with many sons and grandchildren."

Mrs. Huo actually laughed, and didn't take it seriously: "The gentleman who released the lottery is very opportunistic. He picked up good words and said, alas, it's all tricks! You are a little girl, and you are not ashamed to mention having many children and grandchildren." ,Ha ha!"

"No, old lady!" Yu Tong said with a blushing face, "I also said that the man was talking nonsense and trying to tease me, but then the gentleman calculated my future husband's birthday and said that he would look for it according to the horoscope. If it doesn’t work, I went to smash his fortune-telling booth, if it’s right, let me marry Mr. Ruyi in the future, don’t forget his reward.”

"What horoscope?" Mrs. Huo became interested.

Yu Tong took out a piece of yellowed signature paper from his sleeve pocket, on which was written a line of petty characters. Mrs. Huo squinted her eyes to look at it, and suddenly froze.

"What's the matter? Auntie?" Yu Tong asked innocently, confused.

Mrs. Huo raised her head and looked at Yu Tong. There was something strange between her brows, but Nanny Liu came to her senses and said in surprise: "Jiawu Year, Bingshen Month, Xin Chou Day, Renyin Time... old lady, this... Isn’t this the general’s horoscope? I watched the birth of the general, so I can’t be wrong, Miss Yu, could it be that the fortune teller is talking nonsense?”

"This... this is my cousin's horoscope?!" Yu Tong was so astonished that she got up from the concubine's couch in disbelief. Facing Mrs. Huo's eyes, she hurriedly explained: "No! No! Aunt, I No...not...I don't know about the signature that the gentleman gave me..."

The more he explained, the more confused he became, Yu Tong's face flushed red, and he was almost crying: "Aunt, I didn't deliberately set up the signature, nor did I intentionally attach myself to the general's mansion. If my aunt thinks that I have done something shamelessly, then ...then Yu Tong has to die to prove his innocence!"

As Yu Tong said, he ran away in embarrassment and angrily, and slammed into a pillar in the house.

"Cousin aunt!"

After setting up for so long, Huo Mingzhu's role finally came. She quickly rushed up and hugged Yu Tong, preventing her from committing suicide. Facing Mrs. Huo, she explained, "Old lady, I can testify, When I was asking for the marriage lottery, I was there, Su Yu was there, and the Ninth Prince... Cousin Aunt would never lie, I saw the bamboo stick jumping out of the stick with my own eyes, how could it be fake?"

Regardless of whether Mrs. Huo expresses her opinion or not, Huo Mingzhu is already ready, hugging Yu Tong who is still struggling and crying: "Cousin, don't be impulsive. If something happens to you, what will the old lady do? I don't know you What is the signature, but from what you said just now, the phrase 'Red crispy hands, yellow vine wine, and willows on the palace walls full of spring' was written by Lu Shaoweng in the past because of his old relationship with his cousin Tang Wan. Tang Wan was originally written by Lu Shaoweng. Wife, the marriage of the latter two was provoked and they had to separate. This song "The Hairpin Head Phoenix" has become a masterpiece handed down from generation to generation. Although I am a junior and my father's daughter, I dare not say anything, but there is a lot of content in this autograph , maybe the solution is the relationship between cousins..."

(End of this chapter)