Red makeup against the world

Chapter 6

In the backyard of the Sun family, Sun Zhitao, the second young master of the third bedroom who was engaged to Xu Wanzhen, kept pacing in the study.He has a handsome face and a refined temperament.Ranked ninth among the descendants of the entire Sun family, he is known as the Ninth Young Master.

After waiting for a while, Mrs. Sun San hurried in.Sun Zhitao quickly asked: "Mother, have you seen grandma? Did grandma agree?"

Mrs. Sun San looked sad, shook her head lightly, handed him the letter she got from Mrs. Sun, and said, "Look for yourself, this is a letter written by your father when he was in office. Strictly order The marriage with the Xu family must be terminated immediately without delay."

Sun Zhitao met Xu Wanzhen when he was ten years old, when he went to Guangren Temple with his mother to offer incense.

At that time Xu Wanzhen was only nine years old, she was innocent and pretty, and she never disdained beggars on the roadside when giving porridge, and Mrs. Sun San also loved her very much.

Later, when the two grew up, seeing that Sun Zhitao cared about Xu Wanzhen in his heart, because he was not the eldest daughter-in-law, he didn't have to bear the heavy responsibility of hosting the wedding ceremony, so they made the marriage according to his son's temperament.

Otherwise, given the noble family background of the Sun family, no matter how rich the Xu family is, it will not be in the eyes of the Sun family.

After Sun Zhitao read Father's letter, his hands could not help shaking slightly.

The Sun family is a well-known scholarly family with a lot of contacts in the court. In addition, Sun Sanye's classmate of the same year, even a seventh-rank county magistrate, can get a glimpse of part of the truth.The letter was unbelievable.

Sun Zhitao looked at A Niang with red eyes, and Mrs. Sun said softly, "Tao'er, don't think too much about it. There is nothing we can do about it."

Sun Zhitao said angrily: "Isn't it pending?! Father hastily separated the relationship now, it makes people feel cold!"

"How can Tao'er say that about daddy!" Third Madam Sun said solemnly: "No one knows what the consequences will be if the royal blood is involved. The master's decision was a bit hasty, and you can't implicate the third family, or even the entire Sun family. Wanzhen is a child that people cherish, but marrying a wife who is a good wife will bring disaster to the whole family. Even if you marry her in, how can the family tolerate her? There are too many twists and turns in the backyard. , you can't protect her as a man, and her life will not be easy."

Sun Zhitao was enlightened at the age of six and received an orthodox Confucian education. How could he not understand what A Niang said?It is precisely because of this understanding that the feeling of powerlessness is even more profound.As a descendant of the grandson family, family responsibilities are more important than the beloved woman.

Mrs. Sun San looked at her son who was deflated like a rubber ball, and understood that Sun Zhitao would not insist any longer.

It is normal to have difficulty accepting it for a while, and you should be able to recover after a while.He said: "This is the end of the matter, it's useless to think too much. During this period of time, you should go out and relax more, don't hold it in your heart." After finishing speaking, he went out to deal with affairs.

Sun Zhitao was stunned for a while, then made up his mind and called out, "Mo Zhu, come in."

A handsome young man walked in from the door. Because he served Master Ninth's pen and ink since he was a child, he also knew a few words, so he was a little smarter than the other young men.

Seeing that Master Ninth was listless, knowing that he was still worrying about Miss Xu's affairs, and that the third wife had ordered that Young Master Nine should go out to play and relax more, so he asked, "Master Ninth is going out? I know there is a new one in the city recently. The brush and ink shop was opened by someone from Beijing, and there are many inkstones in it that I have never heard of before."

Writing and ink has always been the Ninth Young Master's favourite, picking this up is also to distract the Ninth Young Master's emotions.

Sun Zhitao waved his hands and said, "I'm not in the mood right now. Can you talk to Ge Ma?"

After the two families got married, they often walked around during the New Year and holidays, and sent their servants to give gifts to each other.Men and women have different seats at seven years old, in order to avoid suspicion, Sun Zhitao and Xu Wanzhen don't have much time to see each other, instead they are familiar with each other.

Mo Zhu is also extremely clever, and Xu Wanzhen's two big maids like him. Knowing that he is the confidant of the future son-in-law, he is also willing to say a few more words with him to build a good relationship.

Sangzi was in charge of Xu Wanzhen's house keys, hairpin rings and other personal affairs, so she seldom went out.And Ge Ma has a lively temperament, cares about human relations and news, and has more contacts with Mo Zhu.

Mo Zhu said: "Yes, Ge Ma is the son of the Xu family, and her home is in the back alley of the Xu family."

Sun Zhitao thought for a while, "You find a way to get Ge Ma to send a message to her lady, saying that I have something important to discuss with her."

In order to avoid being false, Sun Zhitao did not write a letter, but took off the small seal that he wears every day and handed it to Mo Zhu, saying: "This matter is extremely important, I can only tell Miss Xu face to face, if you don't believe me, you can give her the small seal Look."

Mo Zhu should be, Sun Zhitao stared at him and said: "Only you and I know about this matter, don't tell Aniang, otherwise the relationship between you and my master and servant will be exhausted."

This glance was extremely cold, and Mo Zhu's back felt cold, and he was relieved when he exited the study, and went to work seriously.

After Mo Zhu left, Sun Zhitao muttered to himself, "Going out is a taboo during the period of filial piety. If I can't see her, how can I tell her the news?"

There is Yunwu Mountain dozens of miles away from Suzhou City. It is high in mountains, dense in forests and shrouded in clouds and fog.There are many wild animals such as hares and pheasants in the mountains.Going further into the mountains, there are many beasts such as tigers and leopards.

There are [-] or [-] households on the mountainside, forming a small village, most of which are hunters, relying on the mountains to eat the mountains, so it is called Yunwu Village.Right now, it is time to prepare dinner in the village. Every household is smoking, and chickens and dogs are singing together, creating a peaceful scene.

In one of the small courtyards sat a man with a dark face, staring at the ax in a daze.

A middle-aged woman walked out of the house. For the convenience of work, she wore a headscarf and rolled up her sleeves. She was a neat and capable middle-aged woman with some whitish coarse cloth clothes.She yelled: "Hei Gouzi, have you chopped the firewood yet? Why are you in a daze?"

When Hei Gouzi heard this, he suddenly woke up, "Oh, Mom, it's almost over."

The woman asked suspiciously: "You have been in a daze since you came back from the city yesterday, did you lose your soul in the city?"

"Aniang, there is something, and I am afraid that you will feel uncomfortable after I tell you."

"What's the matter? Tell me quickly, big men don't get tired of being crooked." The woman urged.

"I went into the city yesterday and heard the news that Mrs. Xu's family is gone." Hei Gouzi buried his head, not daring to look at A Niang's face.

The woman's face turned pale when she heard it, and she hurriedly asked: "It's the lady of the Xu family who saved my life in Suzhou City back then? Did you hear me right?"

"It's her. I've asked several people repeatedly, and she must be right."

Hearing this news, it was like a thunderbolt from the blue sky. The woman's eyes went dark and she almost collapsed to the ground. Hei Gouzi hurriedly helped her up.

She could hear her muttering to herself, "Back when I had an emergency in the city, you went to seek medical treatment everywhere behind my back, and you went to several medical clinics but didn't dare accept it, because you were afraid that your mother would die at his place. Thanks to Mrs. I found a famous doctor and saved my life."

After finishing speaking, he looked at Hei Gouzi: "We are strangers, she tried her best to help me, and left me the money to buy medicine. Such a good person, how can he be gone?"

Hei Gouzi told the woman what he had heard, and both mother and son were helpless for a while.After a while, the woman said: "During this time, you should go to the city more often and inquire carefully. There may be no place where we can help." Heigouzi agreed.

Xu Wan really doesn't know what happened in this mountain.

At that time, Mrs. Xu did not tell her family about the rescue of the woman.In her opinion, since it happened, saving someone's life was nothing more than a normal thing.

But for the black dog mother and son, it is a life-saving grace.The mother and son are very kind people, knowing that their family and the Xu family are far apart, they have kept this kindness in their hearts for many years, silently prayed for Mrs. Xu, and did not go to disturb.

(End of this chapter)