Knowing that Huiming's parents were coming today, Eunuch Su was going to serve as an official, but he deliberately avoided it. He didn't show up today. Even the ingots that brought Huiming's family over were just inviting them into the main room in the front yard. Retired wisely.
Two couples came, one was slightly older, the other was young and strong. The woman was wearing a blue cloth turban, and her belly was slightly curved. It was undoubtedly Huiming's parents, brother and sister-in-law.
In the end, it was blood connection. The moment he saw his parents, Hui Ming's parents, who had long been dim in his memory, immediately came to life. Dad was still as rough and silent, and mother was just as gentle and amiable, except that he looked older, everything seemed to have not changed at all.
"Father, mother..."
Hui Ming stepped forward to greet him, and as soon as he said the words, tears welled up in his eyes.
Huiming has gone through two lives, and after careful calculation, it has been decades since he was separated from his family, not to mention that he has gone through all kinds of things in between, even including life and death. Among them, it is difficult for outsiders to understand his feelings.
But in the eyes of Song's father and Song's mother, Huiming has only been away from home for five years, and it has only been three years since the last meeting. Naturally, he will not be as powerful as Huiming, and Song's mother takes a step forward. , but the corners of her eyes were slightly wet, she reached out and touched her temples, and said with a smile: "You cry the most at home, after so many years, you only look like a big girl, why is it still a little bit? Nothing has changed!"
Huiming shed a few lines of tears, but gradually calmed down. She heard the words and smiled under the comfort of her mother, wiped the corners of her eyes, and after a few gossips, she turned her eyes to the two behind her.
The elder brother Song Shan naturally knew that, although he is bigger now, his appearance has not changed, so he turned his eyes to the woman who was already pregnant, and greeted with a smile: "This is the sister-in-law, right? ?"
Song Shan smiled honestly, and before he could speak, the woman took a step forward, looking very familiar, with a refreshing voice: "Yes, I heard my parents mention it earlier, I finally met today! I'm your sister-in-law! My parents' family. The surname is Li."
"Sister-in-law is good." After staying in this palace for so long, there is a bit of sincerity in the acquaintance and enthusiasm of others. Huiming can still see it. Although the sister-in-law is full of smiles, she just smiles on her face. There is still a general look in his eyes, but it seems a little vain.
However, she has no blood relationship with her sister-in-law. Although she is a family member, she has never known each other before. This is only the first time they meet. It is very good to be so familiar with her. Hui Ming I didn't mind so much, and after I said hello with a smile, I quickly gathered everyone to sit down and served tea with my own hands.
Huiming talked a few words about the situation at home with his family, and then slowly and finally turned the conversation to the present.
"I heard that the little father-in-law who sent me here said that you are... with a general manager..." When it came to this, everyone's expressions were condensed, and Mother Song couldn't help but pressed the corner of her eyes. , Grabbing Huiming's palm distressedly, he only lowered his voice and asked, "How do you say this, but you have been wronged?"
Huiming shook her head quickly, but she also knew that the palace maids and eunuchs were eating each other, and this was something that could not be said outside, so at this moment she just said vaguely: "Really not, don't worry, I am very good in the palace! I am not wronged. , and no one bullies me, it's all of my own accord."
Mother Song seemed a little surprised, but paused for a while, as if she was not thinking about her own home, as if there were ears on the wall, and then continued: "The person who came to deliver the letter to the family only said that it was not clear, that you can leave the palace. Didn't you say it's going to be twenty-five? It's still ten years away, what's going on?"
Unexpectedly, Eunuch Su had already told her family that she could leave the palace, but Hui Ming was stunned, and only slowly denied: "Where would there be a rule that you should release at 15, and it was transferred/taught from the age of 10. It is the age to work, and there is no such reason outside..."
Mother Song became more and more puzzled when she heard the words, and looked around again: "Then what is this place? Why didn't you meet us in the place before? Then what's the matter with the chief executive? Don't be afraid, child, Tell your family if you have anything!"
Father Song has been sitting on the side in silence, and now his head is lowered, but he also expressed his attitude in a deep voice: "Your mother is right, you can come out if you can come out, and the family will support you!"
Song Shan, who was standing behind Mother Song, also nodded, and when he was about to say something, Mrs. Li suddenly pulled him, stepped forward and pulled Hui Ming's palm and sat down with her: "Ouch, Dad. Mother, don't worry about your sister. The second sister is in the palace, but she is here to enjoy her happiness. You can touch the second sister's hand, look at this thin and tender body, and there is no calluses. Think about the little sister at home, After Dashan injured his leg, there was a mother and I who were distressed, and it was inevitable that we would have to set fire to cook, that hand, compared with the second sister, it is simply unbelievable, how can there be such a blessing as the second sister!"
Hearing this, Huiming was stunned for a moment, and a hint of displeasure appeared in her heart. After she came out of Ye Ting, she went to the Bureau of Management and became an embroidery girl, but this errand was different from the others. You have to touch a lot of fine materials, not to mention calluses, even if there are a little nail burr on the tip of your finger, you may also scrape out the fine material, you will naturally pay attention everywhere, even for their single hair After a long time, everyone is naturally delicate and tender.
But just from the tenderness of her hands, can it be said that embroidered women are enjoying happiness? Naturally this is not the case. Once in the palace, the palace people are all servants who serve others. Being an embroidery maid may seem to be easier than doing things like sweeping, but it is actually the same. Staying in the embroidery room is a whole night. , Not to mention back pain, embroidery has been done for a long time, and when she is old, she has few eyes that are good. After careful calculation, she has only been in the bureau for less than three years, but now her eyes are not like others of the same age. So clear.
Her parents knew about Huiming being an embroidered girl in the palace, and Mrs. Li must have heard of it, but now that she said it, it seemed that she didn't care about anything when she entered the palace, she just came in to enjoy herself.
Hui Ming pursed the corners of his mouth and acted as if he didn't hear anything. By standing up, he pulled out his hand, took out the package and box she had already prepared, and handed it to Mother Song: "Mother, don't worry, I take it seriously. It's alright, I just got some rewards from the master this time, plus the things I've saved over the years, I want to send it to my family, what to leave the palace, I think the messenger said something wrong."
Saying that, Hui Ming took apart the parcels one by one. The two thick cotton jackets were for his parents. This was made by Hui Ming when he was working in the bureau two years ago and took advantage of the convenience of being a messenger. It's all high-quality cotton, and the rest, there are a few handkerchiefs that she has embroidered scattered over the past few years, and it is worth a little money if you sell it. And it took a lot of money to ask for food for Eunuch Su, adding up to only a few taels of silver.
That’s all, the most important thing is the coral-red head face that I got from the Empress when I was in Kunhe Palace last time. Although in the eyes of the master, it is an old thing that can’t stand on the table at all, but in Hui Ming this, but it is really more than a hundred times more valuable than her entire net worth.
Sure enough, as soon as this head was opened, everyone's eyes widened in amazement, and Mrs. Li couldn't help but stepped forward and stretched out his hands to touch them one by one.
Mother Song returned to her senses, but she was still a little uneasy: "Which master, how can you reward such a precious thing as you?"
Hui Ming hesitated for a moment, but still told half of the truth: "Master forgot about me for a while and asked me to kneel in the cold wind for an hour. Later, I felt sorry for it, so I rewarded me with something."
As soon as these words came out, Song's mother was really distressed, and she even refused, only saying that Huiming should keep it for himself, the two pushed for a while, or Song's father clapped: "Since it is the child's filial piety , we will keep it, and in the future, when Huiming is released from the palace, we will save it as a dowry with her!"
As soon as these words came out, Mrs. Li, who had just shown a little bit of joy, was a little dissatisfied, and lowered her head and muttered: "Dashan's legs are in pain for half a night, the doctor said, if you want money, use a few pairs of A good recipe will be able to eradicate the roots.”
Originally, I wanted to send it home to supplement the household items. Seeing that my parents and brothers were stunned when they heard this, Huiming quickly said a few words that it was important for my brother to heal his legs first, but he was a distraction. Said: "I will bring my little sister next time, and I will prepare something to give her a dowry."
In fact, because of the similar age, Huiming had the best relationship with her sister before she entered the palace. After knowing that the marriage was set, she had already prepared several exquisite needlework and jewelry for her sister, some of which were given by Su Gonggong. , she also exchanged a few pieces with Yu Gan, who had received a lot of rewards after being favored, but seeing the situation today, she did not take it out, thinking about handing it over to her sister next time, saving the twists and turns in her life.
Mother Song responded. Although this Jingxiang is outside the palace, it has not yet left the imperial city. If you stay too late, it will be difficult to go out. Therefore, the family did not say much, and Huiming has already After being away from home for many years, I just asked about the situation of everyone in the family, and all the exhortations and instructions were finished.
Even if they are connected by blood, they have been separated for a long time, and their daily experiences and encounters do not overlap, and alienation is an inevitable result.
For these reasons, when the Yuanbao reappeared, Huiming didn't delay for too long. After asking if there was a place to settle outside, he also got up and sent the long-lost family members out of the gate.
Seeing the figures of his parents, brother and sister-in-law go further and further away, Hui Ming stood there for a long time, unable to express his feelings for a while.
Huanxi is naturally happy, but the distance is also real. This is not entirely because of the addition of a sister-in-law Li, but after so long, I have been missing from childhood to adulthood, day and night. , the intimacy and affection in the memory, but not all of a sudden can be regarded as non-existent.
This is also inevitable. If she really is only fifteen-year-old Song Huiming, she should be very sad at the moment... But for Aunt Song, who has experienced world events, perhaps it is because she did not have too many expectations. Today's reunion , Even in her heart, there was a somewhat unexpected feeling.
However, this did not prevent her from using this reason to completely dispel the idea of Eunuch Su asking her to leave the palace.
Therefore, when Su Jin came back from a business trip, what he saw was Hui Ming sitting at the door, looking at the pale waning moon in the sky, his face was just like the moonlight, showing countless disappointments and sorrows.