39. Chapter 39
"What did you say?" Old Madam Yao was originally leaning on the bed, with a dark blue forehead, and a green quilt on her body, looking sick and crooked. Hearing Liu's reply from the Hou Mansion, he sat up straight all of a sudden, "Who wants to come back?" ”
"It's my sister-in-law's mother's house!" Liu pinched his handkerchief, "The eldest prince is going back to Beijing." I heard my sister-in-law tell the third girl, that is, in the past few months. ”
Old Madam Yao gasped.
In front of the county lord of Roufu, she can still take her mother-in-law's money, as long as it is not too excessive, she is the county lord, so she has to give her a few points. After all, the righteousness of filial piety is there. No matter how domineering Roufu is, she will not be willing to bear the reputation of unfilial piety, even if it is for her three children, she has to endure it.
But her mother can't do it!
The eldest princess An Yue, that is the sister of the first emperor and the aunt of the current emperor. Not to mention the noble status, the personality is even more hot, that's really a character that can't be provoked.
"What about the two girls?" Old Madam Yao asked anxiously.
Liu was a little apprehensive in his heart, peeked at Mrs. Yao's face, and said with a smile: "I didn't dare to stay, my daughter-in-law brought it back." Now waiting outside, Mother, look ......."
She was afraid that the old lady would say "call the third master", so she stuffed the little goblin to the third master, which was quite uneasy.
Old Madam Yao didn't notice her, and only breathed a sigh of relief. If the eldest princess knows that she dares to give someone to block her during Roufu's pregnancy, after returning to Beijing, she will be able to tear herself down nine times out of ten!
I felt a little embarrassed in front of Liu, so I only supported my forehead with one hand and made a tired look, "I know." Those two girls ......"
After a deep groan, Liu's heart rose to his throat.
"Forget it, let's sell it." Although those two are stunning, they all came out of such pickled places, and they are said to be clear, who knows if they are true or false? And when you look at your eyebrows, you can see that it is not safe, but it cannot be given to your son.
Liu Shi breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately smiled and blessed, "Yes, daughter-in-law will do it." ”
As he spoke, he led Su Mingzhu out.
Seeing that Su Mingzhu had been silent since she came out of the Hou Mansion, her face was not very good, and she patted her hand, "What's wrong?" This half-day tossing, is it from the heat stroke? Go back and ask someone to bring two more basins of ice to your house. ”
Su Mingzhu staggered her face irritably, and said dryly, "I'm fine." ”
"What the hell is going on then?" Su Mingzhu is the first child, and the Liu family takes her to beware of the top hurt. After thinking about it for a while, it suddenly dawned on him, "Do you feel angry in the Hou Mansion?" ”
Su Mingzhu was silent.
She had always thought highly of herself. When she was not separated, she always regarded herself as the daughter of the Hou Mansion. Not only is Su Minghe, the sister of the concubine, but even Su Ruyi is not in her eyes. Who knew that if she didn't get too home, she fell from the clouds. The handkerchiefs who used to be good with her didn't say that they avoided her like a snake and scorpion, at least they rarely invited her again when they were partying. This was nothing in the first place, and what made her really sad was that her family affairs seemed to freeze.
In the past, there were still some families who came to the door to tempt them, but now no one cares. She asked someone to inquire, and I don't know where the rumors came from, saying that she disrespected her elders, and the family ate and lived in the Hou Mansion, but she was extremely disrespectful to the lord of Roufu, and even secretly cursed the unborn children of others, which made the Marquis of An Yuan unable to bear it and split the family.
Su Mingzhu died of grievances.
Isn't it just a sentence that was said on the spur of the moment, how can it be related to so much? Besides, the three of them also learned a lesson, and they split up all of a sudden, and now she is not even a girl from the Hou Mansion, just the daughter of a five-grade official!
"I know that you are wronged, why not?" Liu sighed, waved his hand and asked someone to take the two stunning maids away, and whispered to Su Mingzhu as he walked, "But the strength is stronger than people, and now that we are down, we can only bow our heads." ”
Su Mingzhu twisted a piece of fine silk handkerchief in his hand into a twist, gritted his teeth and said, "I just don't accept it!" ”
If she has a grandmother like the eldest princess, and the county lord as her mother, if her father is the Hou Ye, who would dare to do this to her? She asked herself that her appearance and talent were no worse than Su Ruyi's, why was it only worse than her body, and now the two of them are different from each other day and place?
"Where is Su Ruyi better than others?" Su Mingzhu's fingernails were almost pierced into his palms, and he said indignantly with tears in his eyes, "I haven't learned since I was a child, and if I climb the wall and trees, I can't show my hands on piano, chess, calligraphy and painting." When the female gentleman praised me, she was also punished with a board and slapped in the palm of her hand! ”
"So what?" Liu sighed, "She has a pair of good parents, and this is what makes her stronger than people." ”
She is also very helpless, let alone Su Mingzhu, how can she be convinced? But that's fate.
"You, you've always been screwed with the big house in the future, and if you say some soft words to the county lord and your third sister, you may be able to coax it back. There is always your advantage in befriending them. ”
"Just like Su Minghe, you will be sent to them as slaves when you whisper?"
Su Minghe is the eldest daughter of the third master, and her biological mother is a common woman, and she died of blood after giving birth to her daughter. The Liu family gritted her teeth with hatred for this woman who dared to give birth to a child in front of her, even if she was dead, how could she treat a concubine well?
Originally, it was normal for this mother-in-law not to like concubines, and it was inevitable that the concubines of any family would suffer a little hardship. But Liu was ruthless, and that year he actually said that Su Minghe, who had a fever, was pretending to be sick and lazy and refused to ask her for peace, so he punished Su Minghe to kneel in the yard, and he was not called to wear thick clothes. At that time, it was snowing heavily, Su Minghe was only seven or eight years old, and he was sick again, if it wasn't for Su Minghe's nurse who was sold and ran to ask the lord of Roufu for help, I was afraid that Su Minghe's little person would have to freeze to death.
Because of this matter, Marquis An Yuan slapped the third master with a board, only saying that he was unkind, and the third master turned his head and entrusted Su Minghe to the lord of Roufu.
Su Minghe has only lived a good life for a few years, she is grateful for the affection of An Yuanhou and his wife, and often makes some clothes, socks, sachets and other things for An Yuanhou and his wife, and is also very close to Ruyi, and has taken care of her since childhood. If you talk about it, she looks like the daughter of the big house.
When it came to Su Minghe, the Liu family hated it so much, but they still endured their hatred and persuaded Su Mingzhu: "That's not what I mean, it's just that you see that she did so much water grinding work a few years ago, coaxing your eldest uncle and county lord to be happy, doesn't she have a good family?" and that dowry, it doesn't look like a concubine at all. Mother said this, just to tell you to have a snack, don't always screw it with that side. There are so many benefits. ”
Su Mingzhu sneered, "Marrying a petty official at the end of the year is also called a good family affair?" ”
At that time, Marquis An Yuan selected a foreign person for Su Minghe, and after the spring, he was promoted to the Jinshi. After marrying the Su family, Marquis An Yuan operated a little, and then went out to a safe and prosperous place to be the magistrate. I heard that the official reputation has been good in the past two years, and I think I will be promoted in another year or two.
Of course, such a person, Su Mingzhu will not take it seriously.
"No matter how much you are promoted, it's only five or six grades. Thinking of being a first- or second-class member, I'm afraid that I don't have much hope in this life! If I were to marry such a waste, I would rather twist my hair and be a sister-in-law! ”
Liu almost slapped him in the face.
Her husband is just a five-grade idle job until now!
"Mother, if I want to marry Su Mingzhu, I will definitely marry better than Su Ruyi!" Su Mingzhu's eyes flashed with tears, but there was a light that made Liu Shi a little frightened, "One day, I have to call her to be jealous of me!" ”
Liu was stunned.
When he came back to his senses, his heart sank, and he hurriedly asked: "You kid, who do you have a relationship with?" ”
"What do you say?" Su Mingzhu's face was purple and swollen with anger, "I'm your daughter, aren't you, why do you say that about me like this?" ”
He cried as he spoke.
"Okay, it's good if you don't have it." Liu breathed a sigh of relief. She regretted a little that she had been so ambitious in Su Mingzhu's family affairs, and she was also worried that if Su Mingzhu was in a hurry and really did something shameless, it would simply kill her. After coaxing a few words, seeing that Su Mingzhu stopped crying, he asked tentatively: "Then what you just said, could it be that you have taken a fancy to someone from which family?" ”
Su Mingzhu took a breath, casually pulled a flower from the side of the flower path and rubbed it in her palm, and the flower juice dyed her fine white palm red. After being silent for a while, he stood still and looked at the Liu family fixedly, "Mother, do you know the fourth prince?" ”
The Four Princes?
Liu was a little confused. Who in the capital doesn't know the four princes, the Liu family has never seen it, but they also know that this is the prince born by the former Li Guifei and the current Li Guiren, I heard that he was born extremely outstanding, and he is gentle and elegant, and he is a rare young man. It's just, no matter how good it is, what does it have to do with your own family?
Not to mention now, even when the family was not separated in the past, Su Mingzhu was not enough to cling to a prince.
"That's the prince, let's ......"
"The main concubine can't do it, what about the side concubine?" Su Mingzhu's beautiful peach blossom eyes narrowed, "It's also the kind of jade, and it's also a serious royal wife!" ”
Liu Shi was stunned for a while, shook his head, and finally understood what Su Mingzhu meant. Subconsciously looked around, there were only two mothers and daughters, and no one else, so I was relieved. He whispered, "Are you crazy?" Side concubine, that's also a concubine! ”
What she hates the most in her life are those lowly concubines who hook the hearts and souls of other people's husbands, does her daughter want to be a concubine for others?
"Who, who picked you up?"
Su Mingzhu is a girl raised in a boudoir, where is there any opportunity to meet the prince? Suddenly, the four princes were suddenly mentioned, and someone must have said something in her ear.
The Liu family is thinking about finding that person at the moment and beating him to the death!
Her daughter knew best, if she really moved this thought, she recognized that it was something that nine cows couldn't pull back.
Su Mingzhu first thought that the Liu family would be ecstatic, but at this time, seeing the anger and disgust on her face, she was a little afraid. Liu Shi took a step closer to Su Mingzhu, stretched out his hand and twisted it on her arm, "Dead girl, what do you mean, who is talking nonsense in your ear?" ”
She was too angry and pushed Su Mingzhu, "Or have you met the four princes?" ”
"I've only seen it once!" Liu Fangcai put a little effort into that twist, Su Mingzhu snorted in pain, and when she saw her stretching out her hand towards her again, she hurriedly took two steps back and cried, "I really only saw it once, and I only said two sentences, and I didn't say anything extraordinary!" ”
"You!" Liu's eyes were black, his body was shaky, he breathed a sigh of relief, and asked in a trembling voice, "Did the fourth prince say that he wanted to accept you as a side concubine?" ”
Su Mingzhu blushed and hesitated, but still shook her head.
At this moment, the Liu family almost piled up on the ground.
Dare to love, or her daughter is in a hurry to go upside down!
"It's the second princess who said it, and now the four princes don't have a concubine, and there is no woman in the house who can be on the stage. The second princess had also heard my name, and it was because she liked me that she was willing to ask me to be her younger brother and sister. ”
Su Mingzhu wiped her tears, thinking that the rumored arrogant and domineering second princess was kind to her, and even took her hand and said the words of fate, and thought that although the fourth prince was not as handsome as Chu Huan, he had a heavenly temperament, and his cheeks were more and more bright.
If it weren't for the dispute between the second princess and the concubine, maybe she would have been taken by the second princess to see Concubine Li. The second princess said that the concubine's favorite is a girl with a true temperament like her!
Liu closed his eyes, and really regretted that he had been too ambitious in the past. She wanted to marry her daughter, but she never thought of asking her daughter to be a concubine in Gaomen! In the backyard of the third master, a fifth-grade official, there are all kinds of black smoke and miasma, not to mention the prince?
Liu, who rarely had a clear mind once, was ruthless, and pointed at Su Mingzhu: "You can go back to the house for me now, and in the future, you are not allowed to leave the house without me!" Otherwise, let me know, I will never spare you! ”
Su Mingzhu was shocked, covered her face and cried: "Could it be that you can't see me?" ”
The fourth prince is the son of the emperor, isn't it much stronger than Chu Huan, the nephew of the emperor? Even if it is a side concubine, Su Ru will only bend over when she sees her in the future!
"Go back! Wait for Ming'er, I will ask your father to show you a family business, and you will be finished if you marry early! Liu also burst into tears, and he only regretted it unspeakably. I haven't heard anything about the princess and princess, I know no! ”
Su Mingzhu was stunned for a moment, wow, and ran away crying.
Liu Shi stabilized his mind, only to feel dizzy, so he hurriedly held on to a flower tree on the side of the road, covering his heart and gasping for breath. Finally, he didn't hold it up, and fell softly. When the two rough servants who were cleaning up the garden in the distance saw it, they hurriedly ran over and shouted repeatedly, and there was a burst of people in the third master's house......
On a summer night, the cool breeze was blowing, and it was hot all day before I finally had some panting effort.
Ruyi lay on the bed, whimpering, turned around, sweaty hair stuck to his face, that little appearance was indescribably pitiful and cute...... It also makes people can't help it, so they want to bully for a while more.
"You, you're so bad!" Ruyi tearfully charged, "In the future, I don't want to pay attention to you!" ”
Chu Huan half leaned on the side of the bed, playing with the double-petaled red lotus that had been destroyed by Ruyi's spicy hand, leaned down and chuckled in her ear, "Really?" ”
The flowers in her hand gently brushed Ruyi's still pink skin, causing her to tremble slightly.
"Ignore me?" Chu Huan's hand moved slowly, and the gentle petals swept across his back, making it itchy and trying his best to avoid the evil hand. However, there was an impulse in the depths of her body that kept dominating her, telling her to try to meet it.
Finally, Chu Huan saw that she was forced to tears, put down the flower and hugged her in his arms, wiping away the tears flashing in her eyes, "It's very uncomfortable?" ”
Nonsense!
Ruyi secretly rolled her eyes in her heart and sobbed.
Every time he provokes people to stop, he can't hehehehe, it's just a vicious and vicious act!
"When are you going to be well?" Ruyi buried her face in his chest.
Chu Huan was stunned when he heard this, and then reacted, and couldn't help laughing.
"Don't laugh!" Ruyi's beautiful little face was so red that it could drip blood, and she raised her head and glared at Chu Huan fiercely, "I really ignore you if you laugh again!" ”
Chu Huan hugged the person tighter, and said in a dumb voice: "I didn't laugh at you." I'm just, so happy. ”
Nothing could make him happier than she showed him all her laughter and shyness.
Suddenly, an impulse sprung up, and Chu Huan pulled up the disheveled Ruyi, "Take you to see a beautiful scenery." ”
"Huh?" Ruyi Nahan, in the middle of the night, where to see the beautiful scenery?
Chu Huan didn't call anyone in, he personally took the clothes for Ruyi to wear, and he also changed into a dark cyan summer shirt, led Ruyi out of the door, and walked to the garden.
At this time, it was almost midnight, and the only sounds in the huge garden were the various cries of summer insects. The evening breeze hit, and Ruyi snorted comfortably.
Chu Huan took her all the way to the northwest corner of the mansion and walked to the wall before stopping.
"What is this going to do?" Wishful thinking.
Chu Huan was silent, suddenly grabbed her waist, flew up, and when Ruyi came back to his senses, he had already arrived in the alley behind the Guogong Mansion.
Why, why did you change your style?
Don't you want to do chivalrous deeds?
Ruyi blinked and looked at Chu Huan, and her man had a sense of being out of the dust under the hazy moonlight.
Chu Huan smiled slightly, hugged her and flew up and down all the way, but with a cup of tea, he arrived at the back door of a very large and quiet mansion.
Without waiting for Ruyi to ask, he flew into the wall like a square.
Ruyi has never had such an experience as a pure girl, and there are some small cheers in her heart. She vaguely guessed where this was, so she only watched Chu Huan act.
This mansion may not have been inhabited for many years, and although it seems to be neatly maintained under the moonlight, it does not have half of the popularity.
The place where they came in was in the back garden, with lush vegetation, the fragrance of flowers, and the sound of water.
Xu has been unmanned for a long time, all kinds of insects in the garden are chirping, there is a little light between the flowers and trees, and there are fireflies flying around!
Someone came, and the bugs spread out a little, but in the blink of an eye, they gathered again.
"It's so beautiful!" Ruyi sighed with his mouth open.
"Turn around."
"Huh?" Ruyi didn't know why, but he still turned around obediently.
I didn't know what Chu Huan was going to do, so I couldn't help but secretly turn around.
saw Chu Huan looking at her with a smile, his palms half-folded and half-closed across his chest. In the middle of the empty palm, there was a ball of fireflies flying up and down, but it never flew out of his palm.
Then, in Ruyi's surprised gaze, Chu Huan's arms flickered, and the fireflies scattered and lingered around the two.
The fluorescence is dotted, the moonlight dissolves, and Ruyi only feels that he has a heart, and he is going to be drunk.