Eat in Song Dynasty

Chapter 278
Half a quarter of an hour later, bean-sized raindrops smashed down in waterlines, making a crisp sound of water on the bluestone slabs, and the strong wind blew the Tianzhu tree in the courtyard to sway from side to side, Wen Shu thought of it several times. Rushing out to support it.

The sky is covered with dark clouds, and the purple lightning is undulating, as if to tear the sky apart.There was a burst of thunder, and the timid ones were too frightened to go out.Fortunately, Father Wen and Hong Ying came back before the rain fell, and they were nestling in the main room listening to Wen Shu talk about the noon.

After listening to Wen Shu's narration, Old Man Wen breathed a sigh of relief, "I'm relieved now."

Looking at Hong Ying who was shaking his head and wondering whether he understood or not, Wen Shu nodded his head angrily and said: "Don't think that you can leave home after passing Minglu, there are still many people with ulterior motives. Try to sleep at home during the day." Anyway, its nature is like this, so it is safe and saves her from worrying.

Unexpectedly, as soon as she finished speaking, Hong Ying's round head shook rapidly, with a look of disapproval, and at the same time stretched her neck and shouted towards the door.

"Hey, you haven't heard it yet, right? Day and night are reversed, so be careful not to grow taller."

Hongying just ignored her, and went to Papa Wen's side as soon as she pouted her buttocks.Knowing that it was trying to curry favor, Wen Shu didn't like it, grabbed one of its wings with his backhand and pulled it back.

"Gua~guala" Hong Ying was so angry.

Father Wen couldn't see her bullying a bird like this, so he hurriedly smoothed things over, "Okay, let it come here, if you pull it again, its wings will be torn off."

"Its wings are firmly held, how can it be so easy to break." He said so, but the hand holding the wings was released very quickly.

Hong Ying, who was freed, immediately ran to Papa Wen's side and rubbed his head against his arm.

Father Wen turned to Wen Shu and said, "Since the officials already know about it, they will issue a notice soon, so don't worry too much about it. Birds yearn for a vast world by nature, so let it Play around freely."

Wen Shu nodded obediently, but seeing Hong Ying's intimacy with her father felt very strange.

Although Hongying is usually quite close to her father, but in terms of status, she is far inferior to her. Whenever she is at home, Hongying has always been clinging to her, and rarely goes to her father's side. Today This is the first time.

So much so that she had to ask a question: "Father, what kind of ecstasy did you give it? Suddenly being so close to you, even I don't want it."

Father Wen paused, and said half a moment later: "It's not all your fault, it keeps clinging to it, how can it like you?"

"I didn't think about its safety." Wen Shu pouted.

It was raining heavily outside, and seeing the Tianmao tree swaying in the wind, almost breaking, she finally opened an umbrella and took a rope to make a support frame for the tree.

. . . . .

It's night, Weiyuan Marquis Mansion.

After two hours of heavy rain, it finally turned into light rain. Lu Yuancheng came back from the outside with a suit of moisture. He had just entered the yard and changed into dry clothes when he heard Lu Xi say outside: "My lord, big girl!" coming."

He paused his hands, and immediately said: "Please go to the flower hall, Miss, and serve some hot tea, I'll be there later." After finishing speaking, he took a dry cloth towel from the washbasin stand, wiped his wet hair casually, and went outside. go.

"elder brother."

"At this time, why are you here?"

"Here's the good news for my brother." Lu Xingwan smiled.

"Where does the joy come from?"

Lu Xingwan motioned to Luliu and Yinhong behind him to put the famous posters from the main courtyard on the table, and Lu Yuancheng took a copy nearby, and after reading it, he couldn't help laughing: "These people's movements are really fast, but even so, it's still What does Miss Wen's happy event have to do with me."

"At the request of the main courtyard, I'm here to ask my brother if he has any intention of being close to the water?"

Lu Yuancheng was taken aback, then frowned - said: "Why does she have such thoughts?"

"Brother really doesn't have any ideas." Lu Xingwan smiled narrowly, "After today, Miss Wen's value has doubled, and even the one in the main courtyard has moved her mind, saying that if my brother has no ideas, she can just do it." Tell the new brother."

Lu Yuanxin, the second son of the Marquis of Weiyuan, and also the biological son of the Guan family, was nineteen years old, and it was time for marriage.

"Since she has a mind, she just asks for it directly. It has nothing to do with me." Lu Yuancheng dropped the post in his hand, and took another copy to read it.

"I'm not trying to sound out my elder brother's tone first. If my elder brother is interested, Yuan Xin, as the second son, should naturally let his elder brother go."

"Then you tell her, I have no intention, what should she do, don't ask me."

"Brother, do you really have no consideration at all?"

"none."

"Then brother, do you have any other favorite little ladies in your heart? All the young gentlemen in Biefu are married to their wives, and it's time for my brother to marry me a sister-in-law. Today, the main courtyard asked, brother? There are rules for this."

"The court is busy, so I don't have time to separate myself, let's discuss it later." Lu Yuancheng left the post and walked to the window.

The light rain was still falling, and the sky was like ink-stained, dark and silent, just like Lu Yuancheng's mood at this time.

In the last life, the heavy rain lasted for half a month, eventually causing the Yellow River to flood, Hebei, and Jingdong four roads were flooded, and the people were displaced and had no way of making a living.In August, Song Qi launched a civil uprising in Huainan. At the same time, in October, Fang Hui raised his righteousness in Qingxi, Muzhou. Although Song Qi recruited peace soon after, Fang Hui was also defeated by Tong Guo. , but it was a heavy blow.

Early this morning, he had made a detailed statement of hidden dangers, and hoped that the officials could respond early to minimize the loss of this natural disaster.But what disappointed and shocked him was that the officials didn't care about this matter. After hearing his report, they just let the officials in charge of water conservancy deal with it carefully, and then wiped the matter away. Do any planning and response.

The longer he was reborn, the more he doubted his initial thoughts. Can he really bring this broken and precarious country back to the right track?

Seeing him standing by the window without saying a word, with a serious and dignified expression on his face, Lu Xingwan couldn't help feeling worried.When did my brother become like this?
I still remember that when he went to Cangzhou to pick her up and return to Beijing the year before last, he was still a lively and laughing gentleman, afraid that she would be bored on the journey, he would tell stories and talk about ancient times to make her laugh.

But I don't know when, the smile on the elder brother's face became less and less, and now he looks like a man in his [-]s. Not only that, but he is full of dignity, as if there is something in his heart that cannot be untied. Can't do it.

The rain was falling outside the window, the candles in the flower hall were flickering, the two masters did not speak, Lu Liu and Yin Hong looked at each other and felt more pressured, thinking whether to say something else to ease the atmosphere, Lu Yuancheng turned around Come on, with a rare smile on his face.

"I'm not thinking about marriage for the time being, but I already have an idea of ​​your marriage, and you want to hear about it."

"Brother." It was about him, and Lu Xingwan's teasing expression immediately became serious.

Lu Yuancheng chuckled: "Do you have any impression of Wang Chongyi who won the leader in Xiyuan today?"

Lu Xingwan blushed and nodded, "Poetry is not bad."

"That's all?"

Facing his brother's probing eyes, Lu Xingwan suddenly mustered up his courage and said, "Brother, would you like to hear me tell the truth."

"Tell me." Lu Yuancheng sat down on the chair next to her, "It's about your life, so I want to hear your opinion."

Lu Xingwan blushed and said: "That Wang Langjun is good at poetry, and he is also a decent person, but if you ask what you want, I am more optimistic about Fan Langjun."

"Fan Zhengqing?"

"Well, although his poetry is not as good as Wang Langjun, but his character is resolute, honest and outspoken, which is exactly what I expect in my heart."

Seeing that she also had the same thoughts, Lu Yuancheng smiled and said: "It's easy to say, when I have a chance, I'll visit him alone. If it's true, I'll make the decision for you."

That's all!If they can achieve a positive result, he will try his best to let Fan Zhengqing be released as an official, and he will not be allowed to return to Beijing for at least five years!

(End of this chapter)