Fortunately met when I was not married

Chapter 21

Chapter 19 Farewell

When she returned to the room, she found that her mother had been awake and was waiting for her.

She was a little distressed, and said angrily: "Mother, sister Su didn't tell you, did I go to Linjiang Prince's Mansion? Why don't you go to bed earlier?"

"You didn't come back, I can sleep there. The prince has a lot of maids and guards, why did you let you go with him?"

She couldn't explain the reason to her mother.It is impossible for the guards to bring them to the banquet, and the maid, there was an assassination incident on the way, obviously Su Pian was worried about the people in the mansion, so she picked her.It can be seen from this that he also trusts her very much, and she likes this kind of trust, but some "accidents" brought about by this trust make her heart flutter, like pieces of willow catkins disturbing her vision.

"Who did you invite to the dinner party?" Xi Ran asked again casually.

"Prince Leping, Prime Minister Zuo, and two adults."

Xi Ran's expression changed suddenly, and he asked urgently, "Has the Prime Minister Zuo asked about you?"

How could he inquire about a maid?She was a little surprised by her mother's thoughts, and replied: "No."

Xi Ran breathed a sigh of relief, pondered for a moment and said: "If I have a chance to meet him again in the future, if he asks you, you must not mention me and your father's name."

Si Tian was very curious: "Why?"

Xi Ran was a little embarrassed, hesitated for a while before saying: "Because I had a marriage contract with him back then, and later, I met your father, so I followed your father to Xinzhou."

She was embarrassed to say the word "elope" in front of her daughter, she was not an adulterer, and she and Si Qi really loved each other back then, but the Xi family couldn't regret their marriage with the Zuo family because of face, so she had no choice but to follow He left Luoyang and went to Xinzhou.Later, Si Qi's business reached the capital, and she took her children to live in the capital for a year, and only then did she know that Zuo Shiqiu had already become the prime minister.In order to avoid meeting each other one day, she and Si Qi gave up their business in the capital and returned to Xinzhou.Unexpectedly, his daughter would meet him one day.Although she also felt that the chances of him asking her about it were almost zero, she still gave a worried order.

Si Tian was stunned, and she didn't expect that her mother and Zuo Shiqiu were old friends.She was a little dizzy and said casually: "Mother, if you marry him, you will be Mrs. Gaoming now."

Xi Ran shook his head: "I don't regret marrying your father. That Zuo Shiqiu is narrow-minded. His family was run down, and your grandfather was kind enough to help him with money, but he didn't appreciate it, saying that my family looked down on him and gave too little money. .So, when I went to Xinzhou with your father, your grandfather didn't investigate further."

Si Tian laughed and said, "Mother, you were so courageous back then."

Xi Ran blushed, and said, "It was your father who had the guts to abduct me."

She thought her mother's blush was really pretty.Speaking of the lover in her heart, the embarrassment on the woman's eyebrows is the most touching. Even though the years are bitter and cold, that memory is always warm and indelible.

Lying on the bed, she didn't feel sleepy for a long time.Scenes of the Linjiang Prince's Mansion became a picture, staged in his mind on his own initiative, wanted to stop, but couldn't stop.The waist and hands seemed to be branded by his touch, and the warm touch lingered at that moment, like the aftertaste after three cups of tea, as sweet as a breeze.

In the next few days, Liang Guoren went to the mansion at Chenshi on time to treat Xi Ran, and Xi Ran's complexion gradually improved.Seeing it in his eyes, Si Tian was delighted in his heart, and his gratitude to Pei Yunkuang became even stronger.

He seemed to be very busy and didn't see each other all day, but he ordered the housekeeper of Wanzi to get the best medicine, and even sent someone to send blood swallows to make up for her mother.

She knew the price of the blood swallow, holding it in her hand, her heart was heavy.Standing in the light and shadow under the corridor, she was slightly sad, thinly worried.He doesn't lack anything, what can she thank him for?

Turning back and forth in her heart, she vetoed many thoughts one by one, she could only sigh leisurely, then the days will be long.

On this day, Liang Guoren did not come after Chen Shi, and he was not seen after lunch.She was a little anxious, and wanted to go to the next door and ask Su Pian, should she take her mother to the Liang Mansion, or continue to wait?
Su Pian's room was closed, and her maid Ying'er stood at the door.Is it on a lunch break, so no one will disturb you?Si Tian turned back and wanted to wait another half an hour before going.Suddenly, she heard the door next door open.

"My lord promised me, I hope you don't forget."

"Do you want me to write a proof?" Pei Yunkuang said in a serious voice.

Si Tian's heart skipped a beat, only to hear Su Pian say sadly: "I've been waiting for too long, and I'm worried that my lord has too many things to do and I'll forget her."

Pei Yunkuang didn't respond immediately, and after a while, he said, "I haven't forgotten her."

After finishing speaking, he stepped down the corridor, walked over the stone path in the garden, looked out from Si Tian's window, and happened to see his side profile, and with a quick glance, his face had a rare serious and cold handsome face, as if he had been tempered. The cold jade of ice and snow.

Is the she in his mouth "she" or "he"?She actually wanted to know.

She paused for a while before walking out. The door of Su Pian's room was already opened. She was leaning against the table, half sitting and half kneeling on a couch, with a graceful curve bent out of her waist, very moving.

"Sister Su, Dr. Liang is not here today, should I take my mother to his house?"

Su Pian didn't seem surprised at all, and said: "He has something to do today, and he will definitely come in the afternoon."

She looked very sure, and Si Tian felt relieved.

"Sister Su, is your foot okay?"

Su Pian glanced at the instep, and said with a smile: "Okay. I use the gold and jade ointment for 20 taels a box as lard, anyway, it's not bought with my money, so don't feel bad."

Si Tian smiled: "Don't let the prince hear this, he was still crying yesterday?"

Su Pian laughed: "Is he still crying poor? Lan Zhoushan has opened two iron mines in recent years, and he is the richest among all the lords."

"However, Linjiang King gave him a beauty last night. He said that he didn't know how much money he would spend for food and clothing in a year. He didn't want to be taken advantage of by him, and he refused to accept it."

Su Pian chuckled: "Silly girl, as long as you believe his words, he is afraid that people will put eyeliner around him."

Si Tian was stunned for a moment, then realized that it was a beauty trick.He didn't follow his tricks, she was faintly happy.

Sure enough, Liang Guoren came in the afternoon.It was Pei Yunkuang who he came to look for.

"My lord, I heard something happened to Mr. Liang today, is it true?"

"The king didn't go out today, what happened to Mr. Liang?" Pei Yunkuang responded casually, obviously not interested in Liang Mantun's affairs.

"I heard that the incense he gave to the Empress Dowager was laced with poison. When the Empress Dowager recited scriptures, she passed out."

Pei Yunkuang raised his brows, and said in surprise, "He is so courageous, to have such a thing?" His shock was clearly due to the fact that he had just learned about it.

Liang Guoren said in a low voice: "The villain has been inquiring all morning, and I heard that Mr. Liang did not admit it, maybe someone framed him."

Pei Yunkuang frowned, nodded and said, "It's possible. On the birthday of the Empress Dowager, everyone thinks about the filial piety of the Dharma. It is actually a good idea for Mr. Liang to send incense. Who doesn't know that the Empress Dowager worships Buddha."

Liang Guoren said anxiously: "Prince, villain, cough, villain considered him a righteous brother last year, and villain is a doctor, I don't know, I don't know if I will be suspected and implicated."

Pei Yunkuang frowned, and wondered, "Why do you recognize him as a righteous brother?"

Liang Guoren was a little embarrassed, and said in a low voice: "Although the villain was given the surname Liang by the emperor, he has no backing in Beijing. Mr. Liang is very favored by Prime Minister Zuo, so the villain wants him to come closer and have someone to take care of in Beijing. I don't want to This thing happened today."

Pei Yunkuang pondered for a while and said: "His crime is not small. Even if he has the support of the left, it will be difficult to get rid of it for a while. I think it's better for Dr. Liang to go out of Beijing to avoid the limelight."

Liang Guoren quickly nodded in agreement, and said, "What about Mrs. Si's illness?" He had actually been inquiring about this all morning, and he had secretly made up his mind to leave Beijing first to avoid the limelight, but he was afraid of offending Pei Yunkuang without telling him, so he came here on purpose , I am asking for advice, but I am actually saying goodbye.

Pei Yunkuang pondered for a while, and said, "I sent someone to send you to Xinzhou. You and Mrs. Si are temporarily staying in Guifuyuan in Xicheng. After Mrs. Si's illness is cured, how about you go back to Beijing after the limelight?"

Liang Guoren thanked him hurriedly: "It's all up to the prince to arrange." This is the best.He wished Pei Yunkuang could ask him to leave now.He can leave with a high-sounding sound, even if Liang Mantun is fine the next day, he still has an excuse.

After dinner, Su Pian came to see Si Tian's mother and daughter, and explained Pei Yunkuang's arrangement.The incident happened so suddenly, Si Tian couldn't ask why, but as long as his mother's illness can be cured, it doesn't matter where he goes.

"Sister Su, are you going to write back to Zhou with us?"

"I can't leave for a while, the prince will not leave until after the Queen Mother's birthday, and then I will go back with the prince."

"Then when will I return to Lanzhou Mountain?"

"We'll talk about it when I return to Xinzhou."

In the afternoon of the next day, Liang Guoren brought simple luggage to the palace, and set off with Si Tian's mother and daughter.

Pei Yunkuang arranged carriages and horses, and specially sent six guards to escort the three of them.

Xi Ran thanked him sincerely, but he smiled faintly: "Mrs. Si, I said last time that trivial matters are nothing to worry about. Be careful on the road, don't hurry."

After finishing speaking, he turned sideways and smiled at Si Tian: "Am I very wordy?"

Maybe it was because he squinted his eyes slightly, and his gentle smile actually carried a taste of innocence and shamelessness, which made her feel kind.At this moment, this smile brought him very close, so close that there was no age gap, no gap between rich and poor.He was so casual, casual, and careless that he laughed into her heart.

She wanted to take another look but felt it was inappropriate, so she hurried into the carriage and lowered the curtain.The corner of his clothes flashed in the field of vision, and was covered by the falling curtain, never to be seen again.She felt a little sad, and couldn't tell why.

The carriage went far away, Su Pian asked indifferently: "My lord thinks that she followed you to the Linjiang Palace last time, and she acted calmly?"

Thinking of that night, the corners of his lips curled up: "Fortunately, I didn't panic. It seems that Master Shao's move to take the exam was very prescient."

Su Pian laughed and said, "Shang Yu has taken advantage of several little girls."

The corners of his lips flattened.

Su Pian said: "I don't know if Liang Mantun will be relegated this time."

"It doesn't matter how he is, and I never thought that I could bring him down in one fell swoop. I just need to bring this matter to the Linjiang Palace. Zuo Shiqiu is narrow-minded. When he finds out that the person who dropped the package and framed Liang Mantun was from the Linjiang Palace, It must be very uncomfortable. He must think that the king of Linjiang is wooing him on the surface, but he is plotting against him secretly."

"Could Prime Minister Zuo already belong to him?"

"No. The king of Linjiang is very powerful. When he comes to power, he will definitely not be able to tolerate Prime Minister Zuo covering the sky with one hand in the court. Therefore, Prime Minister Zuo must choose a weaker person to go up to maintain his position in the court today. Dominance. In my opinion, King Leping is his first choice."

"Why doesn't the prince think he will choose you?"

He put his hands behind his back and smiled coldly: "No one is qualified to choose this king, only this king can choose someone else." He was usually peaceful and gentle, as leisurely as a leisurely cloud, but at this moment, the wind is raging and the clouds are rising like mountains, which can't help but make people awe-inspiring startled.

He turned around and walked up the steps, his steps were steady and nimble.

She silently stared at his back, he was very different from three years ago.

(End of this chapter)