Yijuan cloud

Chapter 14 What I said before still stands.
Xing'er frowned and lowered his eyes, his narrow and beautiful eyes were always full of tears, his lips were pressed tightly, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

I was inexplicably panicked, shook his arm, and said in a more serious tone: "Did you hear what I just said?"

He still said nothing and didn't even look at me. Instead, he knelt down like a puppet and kowtowed three times under my astonished gaze.

"Xing'er is unfilial and cannot serve the eldest lady in the future. I don't know if the eldest lady remembers that we used to sneak out to listen to people singing. Once, the song was about sworn friendship in Taoyuan. The eldest lady said that Liu Bei was able to achieve success because of his loyalty. , say you admire the most affectionate and righteous person. Xing'er didn't work for Sister Meng. It was Xing'er's own idea to cut off his finger. No one forced me. If it weren't for Sister Meng, Xing'er would have died long ago..."

According to Xing'er, when Meng Nier saw him, he was dying, his wounds were ulcerated and pus-filled, and one of his legs had granulations from being close to the ground for a long time.

It was Meng Nier who saved his life by debriding his wounds, applying medicine, changing his dressing, and feeding him with her hands.

Meng Nier is still a little girl herself, only 14 years old.

The family used to be entertainers. When they traveled to Jiangxi, they were performing a juggle on the street. Father Meng performed a sword-swallowing performance. Since the imperial court issued a ban on martial arts and swords, the Yamen regarded them as rioters.

Meng Nier and her brother escaped.

The next day, I saw my father and mother being dragged to Caishi Street and executed by piercing their mouths with the sword.

At this point, Meng Nier and her brother depend on each other for life.Before Xing'er, Meng Nier also rescued a boy named Xiao Wu. The four of them became brothers and sisters in front of the statue of Grandpa Guan, and agreed to depend on each other for life and death.

Meng Nier has learned kung fu from Father Meng since she was a child, and she has taught some skills to her three younger brothers. They can live by relying on their skills.

Xing'er shed tears and raised his head and asked me if I blamed him.

I knelt down, wiped his face with a handkerchief, and said with a smile: "What do I blame you for? I was still thinking, it's hard work on the street, how can we Xing'er be willing to do it? I didn't expect you to be willing, and you If you know how to repay a favor, it’s not too late for me to respect you as a man!”

When La Xing'er got up, we both cried and laughed, and each told the other a lot of things. We didn't stop until Mr. Fan coughed lightly.

Mr. Fan said to Xing'er: "Please step aside first, and I will explain a few words to Miss Lin."

Xing'er went to guard outside the rockery.

Mr. Fan walked up to me with his hands behind his back, his face solemn, and after a while he took out a small sandalwood box from his sleeve and handed it to me: "I'm going to Hangzhou and brought back some local specialties. Although you didn't grow up in the ancestral home, you always It’s an object from your hometown.”

Seeing that I didn't move, he raised his lips slightly and said, "It's just a gadget, take it."

I was stunned for a moment, then accepted it, bowed and said, "Young Master Fan's kindness will be engraved in my heart, and I will never forget it."

He frowned and said: "Your original name is better. You can tell your master later and call you by your original name."

I just responded and said in a low voice: "I have some errands to do, please leave now."

After taking two steps out, I heard him saying from behind: "What I said before still stands."

I stopped, was startled for a moment, turned around and said, "From morning to night, slaves always have to give ten or eight sentences to the master they meet. I wonder which one Mr. Fan is referring to?"

As soon as I walked into the second son's courtyard, I saw Cao Wenqing's maid, Xianggui, holding a green gauze box and walking out with a smile. When she saw me, she immediately grimaced and walked over without looking at me.

I once had a fight with her, but she treated me like an enemy and ignored me. I didn't want to deal with her yet, so I pretended I didn't see her and only talked and joked with the maid in the Second Young Master's courtyard.

After receiving a box of things and about to leave, the second young master walked out of the house, tilted his head and looked at me, and said, "Did Fan Li tell you? Don't be sad. There are always some people in your family who care about you. Now I might buy a house somewhere to live, don’t you think so?”

I nodded.

"It's a good thing I found your brother." The second young master sighed softly, "I came back late yesterday and didn't have time to ask you. If your brother has nothing to do outside, you can follow me. Look at Fu Ming and the others, I don't have any I’ve been treated badly.”

I smiled and shook my head, and just as I was about to speak, I heard Fu Ming standing guard in the distance: "Mr. Fan."

Looking back, Mr. Fan was strolling in, followed by a boy, but it was not Xing'er.Thinking of it, he knew that it was against the rules to bring an outsider into the Cao Mansion, so he came up with this trick. He even hid it from the Second Young Master, and he couldn't help but feel a little startled.

Could it be that he was sincere?Am I not just a fancy thing in his eyes?
As I watched him approach, he didn't even look at me. He only came over to talk to the second young master.

I laughed to myself in my heart, stood aside silently for a while, and took the opportunity to leave.

The second young master responded and said: "The road is slippery, be careful."

After saying that, the two of them walked side by side toward the house.

I held the box and walked quickly to the rockery. In the remote and lonely yard, where was the shadow of Xing'er?

Then he thought that Xing'er might have been arranged by Mr. Fan to leave the house, so he walked back step by step.

Although I already knew that the Cao family was moving back to the capital, I didn't expect it to be so soon.

Before leaving, I asked the second young master to find Xing'er to say goodbye, and told Xing'er the address of the Cao family in the capital.

I said: "If you miss me, go to the capital to find me."

Xing'er smiled and said, "Miss, when I save enough money to buy a house one day, I will redeem it for you!"

I smiled and high-fived him: "Okay, I'm waiting!"

The motorcade went from winter to spring, and finally arrived in the capital.

Life went on as usual, but in a different house, but with better information.

What new policies have been promulgated by the emperor, which new concubines have been admitted, or what rare and strange things have happened to the princes and nobles.

On this day, at the beginning of summer, I accompanied Cao Yingshan to Dong Shangshu's house as a guest. Several ladies and ladies were playing cards and discussing the news of the sixth prince's return to Beijing.

Cao Yingshan said: "Didn't the Sixth Prince disappear? He disappeared while suppressing the rebels in the Jiangnan area. I heard that he was attacked by bandits! We came to the capital from Yangzhou, and we have experienced it. You don't know how chaotic the world is outside. , The Sixth Prince was also blessed with great fortune, and he was able to come back alive and well. Now that he is happy, the Emperor was so happy that he made him the King of Yi, and he really fulfilled his words, if you survive a catastrophe, you will be blessed later."

Another lady said: "Our sixth prince is a young hero. He went into battle with General Chang to kill the enemy at the age of 14, and led the army to suppress bandits at the age of 15. When the late emperor was still alive, he was very kind to the sixth prince. The late emperor It is pitiful that the Sixth Prince passed away without even seeing him for the last time."

The other lady smiled and said: "When I play cards with rich ladies like you, I won't have to talk about which prince or son is from which family, so I'm not ashamed."

Cao Yingshan said: "What are we talking about? The return of the Sixth Prince to the capital is a big deal. The whole capital is talking about whether it is safe or not. Why can't we say anything?"

The lady said: "Look at your sharp tongue. Will you still be so excited when I come to visit my husband's family in the future?"

After saying that, everyone burst into laughter. Cao Yingshan blushed with embarrassment and shouted: "Duo'er, come and fan me, it's extremely hot today..."

On the way back to Cao's house, Cao Yingshan said: "It must be hotter in Yangzhou. Brother Fan is most afraid of the heat. Let's write him a letter after dinner today."

At night, candles were burning next to the desk, and the breeze filtered in through the window, reflecting the room like water waves.

Cao Yingshan sat on a chair, swinging her feet back and forth, and said a few words from time to time, and I wrote them down.

After it was written, she seemed to think it was inappropriate after reading it. She grabbed it and tore it into pieces. She sighed and said, "You should write it. In short, you know what I think."

She went back to the dormitory to rest, leaving me alone. I held my chin and thought for a while, then wrote: "Brother Fan, see Xin'an..."

On the second day, I served Cao Yingshan to dress up and after dinner, I saw the housekeeper and maid of Cao's house coming hurriedly and said: "Third Miss, the master came back from the court. He didn't change his court clothes, so he asked all the family members, young and old, to go to the front hall to listen to the imperial edict. You go quickly."

(End of this chapter)