Ordinary clear day

Chapter 85 Reunion
who?Brother Duan?
Shu Ning didn't react for a while, she was stunned for a while, and then she came to her senses: Brother Duan, isn't he just her brother?Shu Ning jumped up at that time, just in time to see a young man walking in the door, much taller than her brother in the impression, looking at his face, it seemed to be Duan Ning.

Shuning just felt like she was in a dream, trying hard to see if it was him, but she always felt that she couldn't see clearly.The other party walked up to her and said with a smile, "Why is my sister crying? Are you unhappy seeing me?"

Only then did Shu Ning realize that there were tears all over her face, and she wiped it away embarrassedly, but the tears couldn't stop coming out again.Duanning took out a handkerchief to wipe her face, and said softly: "My sister has grown taller and more beautiful, I barely recognized it just now. Is the injury healed? Does it still hurt?"

Why did my brother know about her injury?But Shu Ning didn't have time to worry about this, she raised a smile and said: "It's been a long time ago, you see." She pulled up her sleeves to show him, thanks to old doctor Chen's miraculous ointment, the knife wound was only very shallow The imprint of it will not be visible at all in a month or two.

Shu Ning looked at her brother, and said with a smile: "My brother has also grown a lot taller. I was just thinking: who is this person? How can I say that he is my brother?" Duan Ning pinched her nose with a smile, causing her to have a twitch. An illusion, as if returning to the days before coming to Guangzhou.

Duanning has really changed a lot now.He has grown taller. Looking from the back, he thought he was a tall and slender young man, but no one thought that he was only a boy of fifteen or sixteen years old.He has handsome facial features, sword eyebrows and star eyes. When he is serious, people will think that he is heroic, but when he smiles gently, it will make people think that he is a gentle scholar.

The siblings have not seen each other for nearly three years, and they miss each other very much.As soon as they met, Shu Ning couldn't help crying, but Duan Ning was older and seemed less excited, but in fact, there was a silver light in the corner of his eyes.It's just that he is no longer the child who laughed and cried when he wanted to. Three years have made him a lot more restrained.

Tong received a report from his servants and hurried to the front yard. Seeing his son whom he hadn't seen for several years, he was trembling and crying.Just as Duanning was about to bow down, Leng might as well be hugged by his mother and burst into tears.Duanning couldn't bear it any longer, and called Er Niang in his mouth, tears flowed down his face.

Shu Ning looked sad, turned her head to wipe away her tears, but found that Zhang Bao came in at some time, and stood beside him watching with a smile.After a while, he said to his wife and children: "Okay, don't stand here and let people see the joke, go back to the house first."

Only then did Tong let go of her son, wiped her tears with a handkerchief, and asked, "Why did you come back? Did you come back with your son?"

Zhang Bao said with a smile: "I'm going to welcome the new Guangzhou general Lord Wu Dan today. This kid came on a boat with someone else. At that time, I was really scared. Fortunately, the general is not surprised, and he likes him quite a lot."

Duan Ning said: "I heard that Ama and my younger sister were injured, so I immediately begged Mafa to let me go, but the old man refused to agree, and later I heard that Ama received the magistrate's seal, and Lord Wu Dan will also come to take office , I went to the door and begged him to take me for a ride, and Mafa agreed."

Tong was astounded by his son's boldness, but he was also very happy in his heart.Although my husband was promoted, it also meant that he would stay in Guangzhou for another three years. It was a pleasant surprise to see my son earlier.

The whole family sat down in the flower hall, Duanning met his parents again, and Mrs. Tong asked him to greet Mrs. Liu.Xiao Liu was a little uneasy, but seeing that Duanning was very polite and respectful to her, she was relieved.

Xian Ning was carried out to greet his eldest brother, but he was not happy when he saw his mother hugging Duan Ning with an affectionate attitude: "Who are you? This is my mother-in-law, you are not allowed to snatch it away." Everyone laughed.Shuning said to her younger brother: "This is my elder brother, Erniang is also his Erniang, you go and salute him quickly, and he will take you out to play in the future."

Xianning tilted his head and looked at Duanning, and Duanning also let him look at him with great interest. After a while, Xianning asked, "Are you my brother?" "Yes." "You will take me to play?" " "As long as you are obedient, come on, be obedient, call your brother quickly." Duanning teased his younger brother with a smile.Xianning turned her head, hid behind Shuning, poked her head out again, blinked her eyes, and called, "Brother."

Duanning smiled, picked up his younger brother, and kissed his apple cheek, which made him shy.

After joking around for a while, Duanning told his family some major events in the Earl's Mansion in the capital, and said that his grandparents were in good health.Tong Shi asked: "Your Mafa wrote in the beginning of the year and said that you have arranged for autumn to let you go to the army for training. Now that you are here, what should you do?"

Duan Ning said: "It's okay, my son wants to stay with Ama Erniang and fulfill his filial piety, and Mafa also thinks it's a good thing for his son to come to Guangzhou to see it. As for the quota in the army, it is just right for the third brother to take the top, so as not to waste money." He hangs around all day."

Zhang Baodao: "Since you are here, don't leave. I will be separated from you for another three years, and your mother-in-law will become a stone of hope. This time, thanks to Lord Wudan who is willing to bring you here, tomorrow our whole family will go to pay his respects to him. "

Tong asked again who came with him, and Duanning said that only Ma Saner and Huzi, Ermo and Xiaomei stayed in Beijing.

Speaking of this, he said to Xiao Liu: "I met Xiaobao's brother's aunt when I came here. I gave her a lot of money, told her to take care of Xiaobao, and asked her friends to visit him often. My family's Ermo And Xiaomei will also send some things over from time to time, and I will never make Xiaobao feel wronged, just don’t worry, Auntie.” After a pause, he added: “I have a friend who is very good at painting and drew a few pictures of Xiaobao. The portrait is in the luggage, I will find it later and show it to my aunt, he is already taller than my waist." Xiao Liu thanked with red eyes.

Xianning struggled in his brother's arms, shouting: "Smelly smelly." Duanning embarrassedly handed him over to Suyun.Only then did Tong realize that his son's clothes were soaked in sweat, so he asked him to change them.Duan Ning said with a smile: "I've never seen such a hot weather. I couldn't bear it when I first came here. When I passed by Fujian, I encountered a strong wind. I heard that the weather here is always like this in summer. I don't know if Ama Erniang and How did my sister survive?"

Tong Shi smiled and pushed him: "It's good to get used to it. Winter is better. It's much warmer than the north. You go and change your clothes." Zhang Bao also went back to the front yamen to do business, so Tong Shi ordered his servants to go To prepare dinner, I also asked to cook a pot of good soup to relieve the heat.

Shu Ning took over this job and asked the kitchen to cook a whole table of refreshing and delicious dishes. She also cooked a few of them herself, and made a winter melon and old duck soup with her own hands.

Duanning was very supportive, drank several bowls, and repeatedly praised his sister for her great cooking skills.But after he boasted a lot, he said that his ability has improved even more, maybe he has already surpassed his sister, and so on.

Shuning recalled the scene of fighting with him in the past, and felt very warm, so she deliberately pretended to be angry, and quarreled with her brother, which made Zhang Bao and Tong very happy, and even Xiao Liu, who had been a little sad recently, laughed .

After eating, Tong saw that his son's clothes were soaked in sweat again, so he said, "It's hot today, and your clothes are not breathable, so hurry up and take a bath. A few days ago, someone gave our family a few yams. Yarn is the most suitable for making clothes in summer, I made a few for you, Ama, seeing that you are about the same size now, I might as well give you one to save you from sweating all over the place."

Duanning agreed, went down to take a bath, changed into a lychee-brown yam-yam gauze gown, and it was refreshing, so she went to the upper room to chat with her parents and sister.

Although the Earl's Mansion in Beijing and Zhang Bao had correspondence with each other from time to time, many things would not be mentioned, and Duanning was not good at writing too many off-the-charts things. Now that he is here, it is just a matter of time to share what the family has not said to outsiders all these years. Tell your parents about it, so they can pay more attention in the future.

The eldest uncle Jinbao and the second uncle Xingbao Mingli are harmonious and happy, and the private fights have not stopped. Xingbao always thinks about being able to have real power in the family.Jin Bao went to Galdan with the army last year, made military achievements, and was promoted to the Minister of the Ministry of War.Although Xingbao has a few big financial resources, he still can't compare with his elder brother who is a high-ranking official, so he calmed down a bit.

The eldest aunt, Nala, has already controlled half of the mansion, and the second aunt, Suo Chuoluo, is provocative from time to time, but generally speaking, they live in peace.

Fourth Uncle Rongbao continued to listen to the imperial court, and continued to be valued by the old lady, but he turned a blind eye to the open and secret struggle between the eldest and second wife.Shen stayed at her natal home for three or four months a year, and even her youngest daughter, Yan Ning, who was born last year, was awaiting delivery at her natal home, but because her father and brother were promoted again, she also introduced Rong Bao to meet many famous people. The officials and the old lady just said a few words.

Among the younger generation, Qingning's house was full of turmoil, and the new concubines fought fiercely with the old ones.

Mrs. Li was pregnant the year before last, and she was in danger several times, but finally managed to save the day and gave birth to a daughter last year.Later, someone reported that Qiu Ju had done it, but Qiu Ju herself said that she was wronged and someone else deliberately framed her.Because Li believed her words, she was only temporarily placed under house arrest in a small courtyard, without further embarrassment.

Within a few days, Qiu Ju was found to be pregnant, and Li Shi even sent someone to take care of her, which made her very grateful.Unexpectedly, Qingning's favored concubine, Mi Guan, was upset and dragged several concubines to make trouble. In the confusion, Qiu Ju was pushed, and she had a miscarriage.In a fit of rage, Nala sold Miguan, and the rest were beaten up, and Qingning had nothing to say.

He felt scared afterwards, and was tired of the concubines competing for favor, so he alienated them, calmed down and worked hard for the future, but felt that his wife was calm and amiable, and the couple reconciled.Later, Qiu Ju recovered, and Li Shi asked her to come back to serve Qing Ning again. Seeing that she was still keeping her own place, she asked all the servants to call her Auntie, giving her an official title.

When Duanning left for the capital, Li was just three months pregnant, and the whole family expected her to give birth to a boy.

Shun Ning is now a small official in the Ministry of Industry. His marriage has been delayed for a long time, and he finally settled on a young lady from the Qing family of the Armed Forces Academy, surnamed Sitara, who is planning to get married this autumn.

Since Fangning lost the election, she first recuperated in her nunnery outside the city for a while. When Wanning returned to Beijing at the beginning of the year, she was sent to Baoding.

Wanning really learned a big lesson this time and improved a lot.She worked hard in Baoding to practice piano, chess, calligraphy and painting, and learned the rules from the nuns sent by her mother. Not only did she restrain her arrogance, she also became well-behaved and elegant, and she was as sweet-mouthed and pleasing as before.Coupled with the fact that her appearance has become more and more attractive, she has grown into a veritable lady of everyone.

The old lady was very pleased with her transformation, and still loved her like her heart.Fortunately, today's Wanning knows how to measure, even if she is favored, she will not get carried away, she is very respectful in front of her elders, and very kind to her servants.

She inquired about the whereabouts of the people who used to be with her, and knew that some of them were not doing well, so she asked someone to send money to help them, and recalled one of them, a girl named Qiaoyun.After a long time, she returned to her previous status in the mansion, and even the dividends that had been interrupted by the second room were resent to her room at the end of each month, the amount was the same as before she left Beijing.

The fly in the ointment is that the darling of Beijing has become the princess of the Efuming Shang family, and Wanning is no longer the object of praise by the princes and princes.

Although she didn't say it clearly, there is a saying among the servants that the one who slandered the minister was actually a servant close to her. Because her relative offended Master Chen, she took the opportunity to spread rumors, and finally hurt the master.But Wanning did not blame him, and has not told the truth so far. The servant felt ashamed and ashamed to see her, so he left without a trace.

The word spread unknowingly.Today's Wanning is gentle and gentle, refined and gentle, Mingshang's personality is respected by others, she is not jealous at all, and often praises this personality to others, and she is also well-behaved when she sees outsiders on weekdays.When others saw her like this, they would say that some people talked nonsense back then, and that she was implicated by slaves, but in fact, she was an extremely decent and kind person, and their respect for her was even higher than before.

Later, the Queen Mother invited her into the palace to speak, and she liked her very much when she saw that she was elegant and courteous, and she behaved well.

When Wanning was out of the palace, she met the fifth elder brother again. The fifth elder brother was very affectionate to her, but she was very cold. Even the maid who entered the palace with her was surprised and discussed it with her companions in private.

After that, the fifth elder brother came to her a few times, and she always met him in front of the elders, behaved in a dignified and well-behaved manner, and even cut off contact with other elder brothers and ministers' children.The fifth elder brother saw that she spoke elegantly and eloquently, so he went to study as well as he liked. As a result, the emperor was very happy when he found out, and gave him a new imperial book and the four treasures of the study.

Now that Wanning sees Duanning, she no longer avoids Duanning like before, so she gets along well.But Duanning is busy with schoolwork and martial arts, so he doesn't have many contacts.Most of the things about Wanning came from the maids and servants who served her.

Hearing this, Mrs. Tong recited a Buddha, and said: "The second girl finally looks like a lady. When I saw her back then, I thought she was too frivolous. Now that she has grown up, I think she won't cause any trouble again. "

But Duanning shook his head and said: "The country is easy to change, but the nature is hard to change. Er Niang was too early to worry."

(End of this chapter)