Yijia Yishi

Chapter 172 The Zhao Family + Help
Lu Shuyi arranged troops and made many plans in secret, just waiting to see how Aunt An would make a move.

If Aunt An can make a move, she can accept it. Anyway, she knows Aunt An's intention clearly, and she is not afraid that she will not be able to catch Aunt An's fox tail.

Besides, on Wang Xiu's side, he quickly finished painting Lu Shuyi's portrait.

Naturally, he couldn't keep the portrait of the girl's family as an outsider, so he took it to Mrs. Lu that morning.

Mrs. Lu was very surprised after seeing the portrait. The girl in the portrait is so beautiful that it seems to have fallen from the sky.

She frowned, somewhat regretting agreeing to Mrs. He's request to send Lu Shuyi's portrait to the Zhao family.Such a girl should have a better way out.

But what can she do?
The Lu family is in Kyoto, in Baoding Prefecture, and the He family may be used for business in various places in Yizhou.If she is not even willing to make this little sacrifice now, how can she get a generous return?
Having made up her mind, she immediately smiled and said to Wang Xiu: "Painter Wang's paintings are indeed well-deserved. Although I, an old lady, don't know much about painting, I like this painting very much..."

Wang Xiu smiled modestly and said: "The quality of the painting also has something to do with the person who enters the painting. The third lady is better. As for the portraits of the other ladies, it may take more than half a month for Wang to draw all of them." come out……"

"...Don't worry, don't worry." The old lady Lu smiled even more, and said enthusiastically: "The Spring Festival will be in a month or so. I heard that you are alone in Beijing, sir. Why don't you spend this year at our Lu's house?" Bar!"

Wang Xiu spent most of his life studying painting. At this age, he doesn't even have a home.

Old lady Lu took a deep look at Wang Xiu.

She had heard about what Wang Xiu did in Kyoto before.

It was rumored outside that he had had some ambiguity with Yu Ruyi, the top brand in Tonghualou in Kyoto. Later, he spent half his life savings to redeem Yu Ruyi, and Yu Ruyi also made a vow in public that she would not marry unless she was Wang Xiu.

Just when the outside world thought that the marriage between a romantic talent and a beautiful girl with both sex and art skills was about to come true, Wang Xiu suddenly left without saying goodbye and went to another place.When he left, he also left a letter for Yu Ruyi, saying that he was not Yu Ruyi's lover, and he wanted Yu Ruyi to find a steady man to marry and live a good life. Don't look for him, even if he did, he would not see Yu Ruyi.

Because of this, Yu Ruyi became disheartened, became a nun, and escaped into Buddhism from then on.

Later, the story of Wang Xiu and Yu Ruyi was compiled into a story book, which was circulated among the people.

Most people in Zhili also know about his past, but it's not easy to mention it face to face.

Wang Xiu tactfully resigned from the old lady Lu's kindness: "Wang is used to being idle, thank you for the kindness of the old lady."

The old lady Lu didn't force her, she just smiled and said, "On the fifth day of the twelfth lunar month, our seventh girl wants to hold a flower viewing party in the garden, and I would like to ask Mr. Wang to show her face."

He declined the New Year's event, but it was hard for him to refuse the flower appreciation.

Wang Xiu responded with a smile.

Mrs. Lu was very happy.

After Wang Xiu left, she sent Le'er to invite Master Lu and Mrs. Wu over.

After waiting for the couple to come over, the old lady Lu took out the picture scroll and showed them Lu Shuyi's portrait, and said with a smile: "It's the first time I've seen such a beautiful portrait, it really looks like a fairy descending to earth."

Mrs. Wu and Mr. Lu were also very satisfied with Wang Xiu's paintings.

Carefully touching the person in the painting, Wu's eyebrows and eyes curved with a smile: "It really seems to be alive, Mr. Wang really lives up to his reputation."

"That's natural. The Three Masters of the capital are not called for nothing." The second master Lu tasted it, smiled and said to the old lady Lu: "I will put this painting away for the third girl, and when she gets married in the future, I Give it to her as a dowry..."

"No need." Mrs. Lu took a sip of hot tea and interrupted slowly: "This painting will stay with me. The portraits of the girl's house must not be left indiscriminately. Wouldn't it be a bad thing if they were accidentally lost?"

After Mrs. Lu explained, she ordered Nanny Qian to go and get the portrait.

She has to send this portrait to the Zhao family in Baoding Mansion, and she must not let the second master Lu take it.

There was still some pity in Master Lu's eyes.

But it is indeed more appropriate to put it in his mother's place. There are often people haunting his study. If someone with ulterior motives uses it to make fuss, it will be broken at that time.

The Second Master Lu did not insist on keeping the portrait, but handed it to Nanny Qian after the scroll was completed.

Mrs. Wu also felt that it was very appropriate to place the portrait at Mrs. Lu's place. The couple never thought that Mrs. Lu would send Lu Shuyi's portrait to the Zhao family.

The old lady Lu kept the portrait as a matter of course.

But it is impossible for her to send the servants of the Lu family to send the portrait directly to the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture. She has no reason to rush to marry her granddaughter.

What Mrs. Lu could think of, Mrs. He naturally thought of everything.

Therefore, Mrs. He had already sent a letter to Mrs. Lu before Wang Xiu came, asking her to hand over the portrait to Aunt Jiao, who was next to He Tai, and Aunt Jiao would send someone to send the portrait to the Zhao family in Baoding Mansion.

Mrs. Lu sent someone to find an excuse to find Mother Jiao who was beside He Tai.

Before Old Madam Lu could speak, Mother Jiao smiled and said, "Don't worry, Miss San's portrait will definitely be delivered to Baoding Mansion."

Mother Jiao was so proactive, Old Madam Lu didn't have anything to say, she just said a few words: "You also know the significance of this portrait to girls, if something goes wrong, it might be a matter of life and death."

Mother Jiao immediately expressed her position: "Don't worry, I guarantee that nothing will go wrong."

The old lady Lu breathed a sigh of relief, and finally let Qian Momo give Lu Shuyi's portrait to Jiao Momo, and gave Jiao Momo an extra ten taels of silver ticket, telling her to be careful not to take the portrait was lost.

Mother Jiao is making three guarantees, that's all.

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Three days after the portrait was sent out, Mrs. Chen, Mrs. Zhao of the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture, got Lu Shuyi's portrait.

Chen's clothes are very simple, half-washed cotton-padded jacket, the orchids on it are a little whitish, and the bright red horse-face skirt is not so bright. As for the headgear, she only wears a very simple ivory hairpin. .

The portraits were personally sent by He Tai's servant, Dahu, and the maid, Yun'er.

Yun'er has practiced martial arts since she was a child, and is also good at riding horses, so she is the one who delivers the paintings.

Chen took the painting and opened it to read it by himself.

The girl in the painting has rosy skin and a pair of eyes like black agate, so beautiful that it makes people feel dazzling.

Yun'er smiled and introduced to Chen Shi: "This servant has seen the third young lady of the Lu family with her own eyes. She is really one of a kind in a thousand miles. Madam, if you meet a real person, you will definitely like her very much, because a real person is better than a painting. Pretty."

"It's really so beautiful?" The old lady beside Chen expressed some disbelief.

Yun'er looked sincere, and nodded desperately: "It's true, it's true, it's absolutely true, if you see it with your own eyes, you'll believe my words."

The old mama pursed her lips and said fawningly: "It seems that our brother is very lucky."

The corners of Chen's mouth curled slightly enough. Indeed, with Lu Shuyi's appearance, she would be amazed just by looking at it.There are not many girls like this in Zhili.

But the girl is too beautiful, won't she be able to keep it at home?

Since ancient times, women have been troubled by women, and there are not many beautiful girls who keep their own way.

Chen frowned slightly, and asked Yun'er while looking at the portrait: "What's Miss Lu's temperament like? Are you easy to get along with?"

Yun'er replied with a smile: "Miss Lu San has a pretty good temper, and she is very generous and generous." She raised her arms as she spoke, and said with a smile: "This mutton jade bracelet on this servant's wrist is It was a reward from Miss Lu San."

Chen's eyes fell on Yun'er's wrist.

The mutton fat jade bracelet is of excellent quality, with a slight cyan color on the surface, and the workmanship is also very delicate, such a bracelet was actually given to a maid by the Sixth Miss of the Lu family?
Chen frowned. She has been married to the Zhao family for so many years, and she has never been willing to wear such a bracelet, let alone reward a servant.

From this point of view, the third lady of the Lu family is really extravagant.

Yun'er quietly looked at the expression on Chen's face, she continued to smile and said: "Actually, this is nothing like a servant girl, just look at Miss Lu's dress in the painting, that is called Jingui."

Yun'er reminded Chen Shi with a word, she looked at the figure in the painting carefully, her brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Yun'er said in a timely manner: "Miss Lu's family was really eye-opening when she painted this picture." She stepped forward to point out to Mrs. Chen very attentively: "Look at the red gold on her head with gems inlaid. On the head, the butterfly wings are made of hollow filigree, and the red and green gemstones on them are the best. This is not the most wonderful part, but the most wonderful thing is that the butterfly’s eyes are a pair of luminous pearls, which light up at night It looks like it’s daytime. Also, I heard that this hair was used by a certain princess before, Miss Lu San is really blessed..."

Yun'er chattered on and on, Chen Shi listened, only thinking silently in her heart.

After Yun'er settled down, Mrs. Chen said to the old woman beside her: "How do you see this marriage? Brother Yong and Miss Lu's family are a good match?"

The old mama thought for a while, and said carefully: "If you want to say, this is also a good marriage. For one thing, the Lu family is also a well-known family in Changle Town. Although it is not as famous as our Zhao family's scholarly family, but carefully Think about it, Miss Lu San can be regarded as worthy of our Brother Yong. Second, Miss Lu San looks really good..."

Chen shook her head and interrupted: "What's the use of being good-looking? I'm marrying a daughter-in-law, not just a fancy flower." She snorted coldly. Said: "Think about what happened to our master and that little bitch back then, didn't that little bitch just look more beautiful? Hmph... what's the use of being beautiful, isn't she a prostitute, isn't she a Hu Meizi..."

When Mrs. Chen thought of the mistakes Mr. Zhao made when she was young, she felt burning in her heart.

What made her heart burn the most was He Zhaoer, the bastard left behind by that little bitch.

If she hadn't shown kindness back then, would He Zhao'er still be alive to this day?

Chen Shi took a breath, she hated long and beautiful women from the bottom of her heart.

The old nanny looked awkward, and said with some embarrassment: "Maybe... Miss Lu San is different?"

Chen's eyes flickered, and one hand lightly stroked the teacup on the table: "Even if this Lu Shuyi is a good one, but she squanders money like this at such a young age, I'm really afraid that I won't be able to hold on to Brother Yong."

Chen has been simple for half her life, and she hopes that her future daughter-in-law will also be simple and simple, and live a good life in this family.

For a girl like Lu Shuyi, who needs to wear such an expensive headgear to draw a portrait, the Zhao family might not be able to let her go.

"That's true." The old mother knew Chen's character, she pondered: "Or, when the master comes tonight, you are discussing with the master?"

Marriage matters should be decided by parents, and she really can't make up her mind by herself.

Mrs. Chen nodded, and told the nanny: "Don't tell Brother Yong about the portrait. I will talk to him after I have settled with the master."

Lu Shuyi in the portrait is so beautiful, she is afraid that her son will be seduced by just looking at it, and at that time, she will not even agree to this marriage.

In the evening, after Elder Zhao came back, Mrs. Chen showed the portrait to Elder Zhao, and said, "I sent it over this afternoon, you should take a look first."

Grandpa Zhao took a look at the painting, took a sip of tea and said, "Isn't this kid pretty good? He's pretty, with clear eyes. In my opinion, he's a good kid."

Chen rolled his eyes at him, and said angrily: "In your eyes, being pretty is good? I haven't been pretty enough since I was a child, so I'm not good, am I?"

Mr. Zhao's words obviously touched a certain nerve in her, and reminded her again of the concubine that Mr. Zhao brought back from Yangzhou many years ago, the slut who gave birth to a daughter and died of dystocia...

That slut is also beautiful and has clear eyes.

But God is fair, giving birth to a child will take the life of that bitch.

Chen gritted her teeth, with an unhappy expression on her face.

Master Zhao also understood the meaning of Chen's words. After so many years, why is she still unwilling to let a dead person go?
Immediately, he lost interest and looked at the painting again, and said lightly: "That's not what I mean. For so many years, you always come to this place every now and then, don't you find it annoying?"

Immediately, Chen's eyes turned red, and he said with aggrieved face: "You think I'm annoying? Okay, okay, okay, then I'll take my children and leave Zhao's house immediately, and I will move the place for you."

Mr. Zhao blushed with anger.

But for so many years, he has always been afraid of guilt.If it weren't for the fear of guilt, he wouldn't have been able to send his own flesh and blood to his younger sister's house to raise him.

He thought of He Zhaoer and his poor daughter.

"Don't make trouble for no reason. I didn't ask you to move me." Mr. Zhao looked at Chen's eyes coldly, and his voice seemed weak, and he didn't want to quarrel with her: "I just praised this The girl in the painting is pretty, but you just say so many things, are you wrong or am I wrong?"

Chen's tears fell down immediately, she covered her face and cried, "It's all my fault, right? I know you've been blaming me for not keeping that child for so many years, right?"

Master Zhao pursed his lips in pain: "I never said that..."

"You never said it, but you think about it every day, right?" Chen wiped away her tears, took two steps forward and said with sobs, "I know you've been blaming me, but... if you do it all over again, I will still choose not to have that child." Chen's tone was full of hatred, she clenched her fist tightly, and said word by word: "Because when I see that child, it reminds me of that bitch, Reminds me of my shame, reminds me of your betrayal..." Her voice was a bit sad, and she said slowly: "I still remember when you married me back then, you said that you would only treat me alone in your life Well, there will be no other women around me, right, cousin..."

As soon as she uttered the word "cousin", Mr. Zhao's eyelids immediately drooped, and he looked extraordinarily guilty.

The past is like smoke, and suddenly it floats past his eyes again.

Chen is his uncle's daughter.

At that time, both he and Mrs. Chen were in the best years of their lives. They were young and ignorant. The two of them developed love for each other, and when they were ignorant and ignorant, they secretly crossed the line and did things they shouldn't do. .

Later, the two adults found out about their affairs. During the dog days, the sun was like a big ball of fire. In order to calm down her family members and make them forgive him, she just knelt in the sun and did not eat or drink for two days. two nights...

Later, Mrs. Chen fainted, and then the two adults made a marriage agreement.

This kind of experience and touch is enough for him to say those beautiful promises.

But he didn't expect that she would be so domineering and meddling in her own business after marriage.

She has to take care of everything about him, even she seems to be able to count the number of times he snores while sleeping.

This kind of Chen made him very afraid.

Under such circumstances, he met Yu'er, the Yu'er who smiled as if petals would fall from the sky.Such a beautiful girl gave him something Chen Shi couldn't give him, he felt very stable, and he didn't even want to go home to see Chen Shi again...

Mr. Zhao beat his chest with one hand, feeling that his chest was extremely stuffy.

Yu'er's death made him depressed for a long time, he managed to get out slowly, but Chen Shi was still relentless and would always open the wound intentionally or unintentionally.

"I don't want to quarrel with you." Master Zhao took a sip of tea with a pale face, calming down a little bit.

He really had enough of such meaningless quarrels.

"In a word, since you don't like this girl from the Lu family, then just reject my sister straight away, and don't let her worry about this marriage." Mr. Zhao changed the topic to the marriage again, and he didn't even want to see Chen Chen again. Shi.

Once he sees it, he will be disappointed once.

Mrs. Chen sniffed, wiped her eyes with a veil, and tried to get rid of the topic of the quarrel just now: "It's not that I think the marriage is not good, it's just that you look at how extravagant this child's attire is. Didn't you see , she can reward any maid with a mutton jade bracelet, can our brother Yong subdue such a girl?"

Mr. Zhao was already annoyed, and he didn't want to get entangled in this matter anymore, so as not to have any unpleasant words with Mrs. Chen, and the two of them quarreled.

"In that case, then I'll write a letter to my second younger sister, and let this matter be disclosed, and no one will mention it from now on." Mr. Zhao rubbed his brows, got up and went to the study.

Early the next morning, Mrs. Chen called Yun'er, gave the portrait to Yun'er, gave Yun'er some instructions, and sent Yun'er back.

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But before Yun'er left, Lu Shuyi and He Tai met quietly.

When they met, He Tai told Mrs. Lu that she was going to send her portrait to the Zhao family.

She only smiled lightly and said, "I knew it a long time ago, and I also know that you can help me this time, right?"

That day when Lu Shuyi dressed up for the portrait, he already knew her intentions.

He Tai smiled and asked her, "You want my people to 'speak well' for you in front of my aunt, right?"

"Since you know all about it, will you help me or not?" Lu Shuyi's eyes sparkled, she fixedly looked at He Tai.

Now when she looked at him, her heart would no longer be beating wildly like a deer, it was calm, very calm and peaceful.

It turns out that this is the feeling of not loving anymore...

The corner of her mouth twitched lightly again. Perhaps, in her previous life, she wasn't in love with He Tai, but just infatuated...

Anyway, some memories are still very good.

He Tai also looked at her.

He asked Lu Shuyi: "Are you really sure you won't marry my cousin?"

This was the last time he asked, and he had to make sure of her mind.

"If I don't marry, I won't be able to marry him for the rest of my life." Lu Shuyi was very determined, she blinked her eyes and said, "Maybe... I will never marry in my whole life."

Her tone revealed a touch of melancholy after seeing through the world, and her eyes looked into the distance with a bit of sadness.

What is she thinking?
He Tai suddenly had the urge to know what she was thinking, he even wanted to ask, but he knew that even if he asked, Lu Shuyi would not tell him.

So he didn't ask, just said: "I said I would help you, and I will definitely help you. This time, the person who sent the painting to my uncle's house happened to be my person. I will tell her. Don't worry."

"Thank you." Lu Shuyi expressed her gratitude very sincerely.

He Tai shook his head with his hands behind his back, and laughed at himself: "You have set up the game, I'm just a talker, what can I thank you for?"

"Anyway, I should be grateful." Lu Shuyi rolled up her sleeves, turned and left.

He Tai only looked at her back for a long time.

He couldn't remember clearly, this was the first time he saw her back.But it's strange, every time I watch it, I feel differently.

These different feelings seem to be attracting him, making him want to explore and get closer to her...

This feeling is especially obvious recently, and it even disturbed him so much that he couldn't sleep well.

He didn't know what kind of existence he was in Lu Shuyi's heart.

I remember that last year, Lu Shuyi always rejected him. What was she thinking at that time?Why reject him?
Also, there were many rumors about her admiration for him, but he couldn't feel her admiration at all.

To be honest, he was really disappointed.

(End of this chapter)