Chapter 41: Farewell Tears (I)
I didn't know how to get home, so I lay on the bed upside down and slept for a day and a night. Yujiao kept shouting on the side, the child kept crying beside her, and I was dripping blood in my heart. Alas, what a ridiculous life, a ridiculous encounter, a ridiculous everything...... I was groggy until the third night, facing the haggard Yujiao, I sat up with difficulty and told Yujiao about my past.
After listening to my story, Yujiao immediately cried, I couldn't help but hug and cry with Yujiao, the next day, Yujiao confided in me, saying that since the wood has become a boat, now I have formed a new family in the capital and started a new life. So for my past, Yujiao also thinks it's acceptable, after all, it's not a big deal for today's men to have three wives and four concubines, and Yujiao is even willing to accompany me on my next trip to Jiangnan and take Miss Su Yu over.
I was deeply moved by these words, knelt in front of Yujiao, and kowtowed three times. But if we husband and wife want to rush to Jiangnan, it is not child's play, after all, we are not ordinary people, and we are full of wind and rain when we move. In addition, my father-in-law, Yujiao's father, was the prime minister of the dynasty, and our husband and wife recklessly ran to Jiangnan just to pick up one of my beloved. This, if this is spread, will have a great impact on the prime minister's face.
Besides, the prime minister may not agree to our husband and wife, and after some discussion with Yujiao, Yujiao decided to accompany me to meet the prime minister. However, before our husband and wife walked out of the door, they saw the old housekeeper coming, and the old housekeeper comforted me reasonably, and conveyed the words of the husband and wife, allowing us to rush to Jiangnan to find relatives. However, this trip must be escorted by officers and soldiers, and must not be hasty.
And after arriving in Jiangnan, I should immediately notify the governor of Jiangnan, Lord Cui, to respond, I remembered that Lord Cui had just been promoted by his father-in-law to take up a post in Jiangnan, and now he is obedient to his father-in-law. For our husband and wife, naturally I will not slack off half a point, having said that, in fact, what I want in my heart is to rush to Jiangnan, as long as I can return to Jiangnan to find Miss Su Yu, I am willing to pay no matter what price I pay.
What's more, just these thoughtful arrangements, I naturally agreed on the spot, and my wife Yujiao packed up for days and prepared to set off for Jiangnan. It's a pity that these days, except for my mother-in-law who met us a few times and asked me to pay attention to safety on the road, I have never met my father-in-law, who has always been busy with official business, in fact, I know in my heart that he just doesn't want to see me.
He is like a mirror in his heart, he has long known my background and my past, but Yujiao is his daughter, and he is bound to think about his daughter. Help me go to Jiangnan to find relatives, so that he will not come forward, which is reasonable. Five days later, my wife Yujiao and I went to Jiangnan under the escort of the large army, and the name to the outside world is that my identity is Jiangnan, this time I returned to my hometown, returned to my hometown to worship the ancestors, and glorified the lintel, in the eyes of the people in the capital, it is also a filial piety.
Although my father-in-law did not see me, he took care of everything for me in the court, and the Holy Lord granted me a three-month leave to return to Beijing after three months to resume my work. With great apprehension and great gratitude to Yujiao, our husband and wife rushed to Jiangnan, but that was already seven days later. Yujiao was weak, and the child stayed in Xiangfu to take care of her, but even so, Yujiao suffered a lot on the way.
It took only seven or eight days for us to arrive at the border of Jiangnan, and the governor Cui was already waiting at the post house, first arranged for us to stay, and then prepared a good Jiangnan banquet to entertain us. Yujiao felt unwell and went back to the room to rest, and I and Master Cui hadn't seen each other for a few days, so we couldn't help but chat. After three rounds of drinking, Master Cui has already called me a brother, I picked up a glass of wine and said to Lord Cui: "Lord Cui, after drinking this glass of wine, Zihao wants to ask you a few questions!" "Anyway, before Lord Cui can react, I have already drunk it all.
Master Cui laughed and said, "Brother Fang, this is a family banquet, our brothers have nothing to say, for this Jiangnan realm...... Hehe, I forgot that Brother Fang himself is from Jiangnan, but although Brother Fang is from Jiangnan, my brother still says that, for everything in Jiangnan, mountains and rivers, customs and customs, these days my brother is all familiar with it, what do you want to know, flying in the sky, swimming in the water, there is no brother...... Don't know! ”
In the end, Master Cui shook his hand and laughed heartily. I suddenly grabbed Master Cui's wrist and said solemnly: "Brother Cui, I don't want to know anything else, I just want to know, what ...... What is the family of Qiu Chengmo, the former Jiangnan Governor's Mansion, now? Where are his family members and their children settled? ”
"Alas, I thought Brother Fang wanted to know something, it turned out to be for the case of the former Zhizhou Qiu Chengmo......" Master Cui shook his head with a wry smile, it seemed that this topic was very disappointing, but he thought about it and still said: "Qiu Chengmo, that old fox, knows that there is a lot of oil and water in Jiangnan, so he can fish hard...... You don't know that his subordinates are all dressed in silk and satin...... Oh oh yes, Qiu Chengmo was naturally dismissed first, and then I sent someone to the capital to be imprisoned in the Criminal Department, this is a sure thing, as for his family...... The decree does not involve, alas, our saint has always been merciful to his ministers...... So how can I not experience the divine will, and ...... raided Qiu Chengmo's house and dismissed all his families. However, some of his family members are loyal to the Lord, and many of them have died...... First of all, Qiu Chengmo's wife crashed into the pillar and died, alas! ”
I stood up, grabbed Lord Cui's collar, and almost lifted Lord Cui up, so frightened that Lord Cui hurriedly shook his head, and most of the wine woke up at once. I asked anxiously, "Then, what about Qiu Chengmo's daughter?" What about autumn rain?! ”
"Fang, Brother Fang...... Brother Fang, what's wrong with you? He Qiu Chengmo has been targeting you, and he wants to kill you completely, you, why are you talking about his family, so excited? Master Cui asked with a panicked expression.
I was stunned, and then let go of Master Cui, and said, "It's all Zihao's recklessness, I hope Brother Cui will forgive me!" Actually, in fact, I don't hide it from Brother Cui, this time Zihao came to Jiangnan to look for relatives, and it was no one else, it was Miss Qiu Suyu, she ...... She and I have long been destined for three lives, and in this life, I will not marry, but I will ...... And I also made a vow to let her wait for me in Jiangnan, who would have thought that three years would come, but it was already a different day, Jiangnan is still Jiangnan, and things are people......"
"Ahh It turns out that the real purpose of Brother Fang's trip is this, alas...... It's all because my brother was confused, I didn't realize it in advance, I knew it earlier, and my brother should have arranged everything for Brother Fang in advance. That's right! Speaking of this, Master Cui Huo Di stood up, thought about it with a stunned face, and immediately slapped his forehead again, and said: "I remember that when Qiu Chengmo's house was raided, the old lady crashed into the pillar and died, but there was no trace of Miss Qiu Suyuqiu, I think Qiu Chengmo was afraid that this case would implicate his family, so he let his daughter Qiu Suyu run away from elsewhere in advance!" ”
When I heard this, I couldn't help but get anxious...... "Brother Cui, then, what should I do now?" ”
"Brother Fang, don't worry, wait for my brother to send someone to investigate tomorrow, and then my brother will personally accompany you to Naqiu Mansion, hoping to find some of Qiu Chengmo's close relatives and neighbors and ask about Qiu Suyu's whereabouts. It's not too late for you to be reunited! "Master Cui is scheming, it seems that big things can be solved safely and properly in him, but such a person is really suitable for mixing officialdom, left and right, and joy and anger are invisible, so people can use them and guard against them. Instead, Master Cui said again: "Brother Fang will rest here tonight, and we will go into the city tomorrow!" ”
After the discussion was completed, I went back to the room to rest, but I saw Yujiao sitting on the edge of the bed, looking haggard, as if she had listened to what I said to Master Cui just now. To be honest, even if Yujiao can really tolerate Miss Suyu, I am afraid that it is a woman's nature, and she also has a selfish side, she hopes that I can guard her alone for the rest of my life, which I don't understand. However, my promise to Miss Su Yu must also be fulfilled, as the so-called husband is in the world, he must be a promise!
On the second day, Lord Cui's spies were really powerful, worthy of being the governor, and he was able to get to this point, and he was not bragged. The spies inquired about Miss Su Yu, saying that on the first night of the raid on Qiu Chengmo's family, Miss Su Yu was disguised, mixed out of the city gate, and went all the way to the north. When I heard the news, my legs immediately went limp, and my eyes moistened.
Where does Miss Su Yu have any relatives in the north, she must want to go to the capital to find me when she goes to the north. But then I got another news, saying that Fang Zihao had died two years ago, and it was said that he died on the way to Beijing to catch the exam. As for how he died, no one knows. Hearing this, I was even more angry, that Qiu Chengmo actually faked the news of my death in order to prevent me from being with Miss Su Yu, in order to make Miss Su Yu selfish, this old thing, alas, how can he be Miss Su Yu's father?!
But Miss Su Yu traveled all the way north, and it is conceivable that she did not believe my death. With this in mind, I hurriedly found a fast horse, and rode straight to the north, despite everyone's hindrance.