Yue Pengju said in a deep voice, "That's not necessary. I have other things to do, so I won't disturb you." After he finished speaking, he turned and left without waiting for Hua Rong's reply.
Hua Rong watched him leave. She sat in silence for a long time. She didn't know how long it took. She opened the door and went out, only to see the busy traffic outside. It turned out to be the silk clothes, clothing and makeup that Yue Pengju had sent to buy back, as well as the wine, food and meat needed for the feast. A group of servants set up a temporary kitchen outside to prepare. Although it was not luxurious, it was still quite grand. Yue Pengju was sweating profusely while directing the kitchen outside, and he was personally preparing for the day when he took in his concubine.
She remembered that her husband had taken those few hundred coins back because he was afraid that he would be embezzled and treat his concubine poorly. She sighed in her heart: Pengju, you are looking at me like this when we are a husband and wife!
She stood at the door in a daze, and saw Li Qiaoniang quietly opening the door to the west wing and looking around, with such a proud and expectant smile on her face that she couldn't bear it anymore, so she went back to her room and lay down in despair.
However, how can I sleep when I lie down? She just pricked up her ears and listened to the hustle and bustle outside. The couple had a quarrel. It was late at night and the hustle and bustle stopped. She still didn't see her husband return to the room. Feeling anxious, she quietly got up and went to the door, but she heard footsteps. She was about to When she opened her mouth, she saw the door to the west wing opened, revealing Li Qiaoniang's expectation and surprise: "Mr.
It turned out that her husband actually went to Li Qiaoniang’s room!
She stood at the door for a long time, but she didn't see her husband coming out. She just felt dizzy, moved her steps, and slowly went to bed and lay down.
That night, Yue Pengju never came back. She lay there dizzy until dawn, when she heard the sound of rapid footsteps. She quietly opened the door and went out, only to see Yue Pengju standing in the yard outside. She didn't know if he had just come in from outside or just left. Li Qiaoniang came out of her room.
When he saw Hua Rong, he greeted her with a smile, looking very proud and excited, like a child, almost cheering: "Sister Seventeen..."
Hua Rong felt that he was full of energy and proud, and suddenly realized that maybe he had already had sex with Li Qiaoniang last night, otherwise, how could he smile so weirdly? She was completely stunned and looked at him coldly. Perhaps her eyes were too cold, and Yue Pengju was startled. At this time, a subordinate official came to report the matter, and he left in a hurry.
Hua Rong also turned around and slammed the door. She was the matron of the house, and her husband had a concubine. According to custom, she had to avoid it with airs.
At this time, the mask of "good wife" could no longer be worn. There were voices outside the door one after another. She couldn't hear what the voices were. She only thought that the voices were "Congratulations on the wedding" and so on. There were female family members laughing. The noise was coming from people going to dress up the bride...
Yue Pengju's laughter, Li Qiaoniang's laughter, King Qin's laughter... They were surrounded by enemies on all sides. The silk and brocade clothes from last night appeared in front of her eyes. She took another look at the Jingchai cloth skirt on her body and the pennies in the drawer. After spending fifty thousand dollars, his eyes were dry, but he couldn't shed tears. He felt that life at this point was a complete irony.
After a long time, she stood up, picked up her small bow and arrowheads from the side, and carried them on her back solemnly. Suddenly she saw a large package in the closet, and she didn't know when she put it in. When she opened it, she saw that there was Several pieces of brand new clothes were probably bought by Pengju for Li Qiaoniang, but he didn't take them out because he didn't return home last night.
She put the package back to its original place, and only took a few of her old clothes at random. There was nothing else to deal with. Looking at her hand again, there was a bracelet that Yue Pengju had bought for her. She gently I took it off, thought about it, wrote a few lines again, flattened it with a paperweight, and put the jade bracelet on it.
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At this time, her whole body was truly "relaxed". Even the package was so "relaxed" that it was weightless in her hand. Then she stood up slowly, walked to the door, put her hand on the door handle, and placed her ear in her hand. It was endless laughter, noisy, and congratulations. She didn't dare to go out, let alone face it. After a long time, she retracted her hand, walked to the window, opened the window, and outside, there was a forest behind the bedroom. It was midsummer at this time, and the trees were green and silent. She saw the stark contrast between the tranquility here and the bustling outside, and jumped out.
When my feet stepped on the grass, a few birds flew by and started chirping.
There was a faint sound of joyful drum music in her ears, and she couldn't help but burst into tears. The sky was clear and clear, with no clouds in the sky, but she felt that the world was vast and the world was so big that there was no room for it.
She walked out quickly, whistled, and heard the sound of the horse. These days, her horse was not in the stable, but tied up alone. At this time, she quietly went over, untied the horse, and got on the horse's back. No one noticed her. traces.
She whipped her whip and galloped forward to the gate of the military camp. The veteran guarding the camp naturally knew that this was Mrs. Yue. He saw her coming in and out almost every day, so he only gave her a habitual salute and let her out.
Hua Rong walked onto the main road without any hindrance. The Dongting area had been dry for a long time, and dust was rising along the way. Looking at Dongting Lake again, between the water and the sky, the vast mist in the distance had not changed at all.
She ran for more than ten miles, but she saw rows of water villages along the way, overgrown with weeds. The dry weather here and the scorching sun were obviously a good time for a fire attack. Only then did she understand what Peng Ju meant by "eight days." "Taking it down is definitely not an exaggeration. According to the nearly twenty-day time limit given to him by Zhang Jun, he can fully enjoy the sweet "spring night moment" before going to the army again.
Beautiful wives and concubines, well-planned victory, what a man desires, it's perfect.
Hua Rong couldn't think about it anymore. As if his heart was about to burst, he suddenly swung his whip and fell heavily. The horse was frightened and galloped with all his strength. Hua Rong was already in great chaos at this time, regardless of the direction. After running for two hours, I realized that I had left Tanzhou City for a hundred or two hundred miles and reached a fork in the road.
Under the scorching sun, she was already sweating profusely, her hair was almost dripping with water, and her clothes were completely stuck to her body, making her wet and uncomfortable. Then she reined in her horse in confusion and stopped under a tall tree. The green shade blocked the sun, but, Still can't feel the slightest chill.
She raised her sleeves to wipe the sweat from her forehead, brushed away the sweaty hair from her forehead, and looked at the direction. There were two roads ahead, one leading to Lin'an, and the other heading in another direction. She calmed down for a moment, At this moment, there is only one person she wants to see in the world: Li Yian, and she has a thousand words in her heart that she wants to confide in. In the military camp, whether it is the senior senior sister, other female relatives, or even her former friend Wanwan, Tian Wei and others were not the right people to talk to. They didn't understand those words, and she couldn't communicate with them. Only Li Yian, only that strange woman who was like a grandmother and a friend. She wished she could see Li Yian right away, but she remembered At this time, Li Yian was staying in his own courtyard, which was also Yue Pengju's territory. He had no choice but to return to Yue Pengju's protection, and he was unwilling to do so. After thinking about it, he cruelly embarked on another road.
This determined the direction, and I never looked back, but I was no longer anxious. I stopped and walked along the way, and for the first time I took my time to look at this strange world.
Since the morning, the military camp has been abuzz with this wedding.
Early in the morning, Zhang Xian saw that his wife had invited the two children to go out to play, and he was hiding in the house without going out. He asked, "Aren't you going to help?"
Of course, the fourth sister in high school would not hide her worries in front of her husband, so she said angrily: "You just came back, so of course you don't know the situation. Alas, Li Qiaoniang has many people to help her, and there are many people to fawn over her, so I don't have to join in the fun. .”
Zhang Xian frowned: "What do you mean?"
"The slave family thought that Mr. Yue had no heirs, so they agreed with him to take concubines. However, after these days, the slave family saw that Mr. Yue seemed to be a ruthless and unjust man. It is common for a man to have three wives and four concubines. Although it is for the sake of incense, he cannot do it. What a waste of money. I have pity for Mrs. Yue, who has to watch her husband take concubines, and she has to save money to feed and clothe Li Qiaoniang. I think back then, the Prime Minister of Yue once vowed not to marry two wives, but now the words are still ringing in his ears, and it is actually another person. A face..."
Zhang Xian has been fighting outside these days, standing alone. He came back at midnight last night and fell asleep before he could talk to his wife. Now hearing his wife's words, some monks were confused: "Fourth sister, what are you talking about?" Where are you? Li Qiaoniang is getting married. What's wrong with Mr. Guan Yue? If Gao Lin hears what you said, don't say any more and go and help..."
"What happened to Guan Gaolin?"
"Because today's groom is none other than Gao Lin."
Senior Sister Gao was so surprised that she was speechless. Gao Lin is her distant cousin. He joined the army with Zhang Xian five years ago. In the past few years, he has become more and more courageous in the war and has achieved some military exploits. Especially in the battle of Dongting, he was assigned to Ren Shi'an. In the first section, he has made great achievements and has been promoted to three officials. He is now a sixth-grade general. He is only twenty-three years old this year. Because he has been in the army for a long time, he has not been married. Since Li Qiaoniang came to the camp, Gao Lin She had been to her home two or three times and had seen Li Qiaoniang. But she had never noticed anything unusual. How could she be getting married to Li Qiaoniang
The senior senior sister couldn't help being happy, but she blamed her husband: "Why didn't you tell me earlier?"
"I only learned about it when Mr. Yue held a military meeting at midnight last night. What should I tell you? What's more, the military situation is tense now. The meeting just ended and other generals deployed military operations overnight. I still stayed for a drink because I am related to Gao Lin. A wedding banquet."
"Ah? What is Mr. Yue doing? Really. No wonder, Mrs. Yue is still smiling every day these days. Fortunately, the slave family has always been apologetic and dare not say hello to her."
"Mr. Yue has his own arrangements, why are you so careless?"
The fourth sister in high school looked at her husband suspiciously. She always felt that her husband knew something and had not told her before. But she had a gentle temper, so she didn't ask if her husband didn't tell her. But she was so curious that she couldn't bear it any longer, so she turned around and ran out.
When she went out and turned left, she saw cheers and laughter in the military camp. It turned out to be Gao Lin, who had changed his new clothes and was surrounded by everyone. His face was beaming with joy. She looked at her cousin from a distance and could not go to say hello, so she ran to Yue Pengju's home.
The private house rented by the Yue family had been divided into two parts earlier. The east wing was occupied by Yue Pengju and his wife, and the west wing was occupied by Li Qiaoniang. At this time, the west wing was already full of female relatives traveling back and forth.