two years later
A black horse-drawn carriage was galloping on the road, but when the horse neighed, it shook the carriage, and the driver swung his whip and scolded, "Where did you come from, the blind man who walked well and suddenly rolled under my wheel, what are you doing?" Why do you want to blackmail? It's hard to see whose car it is, and you can't provoke it!"
The other party was still lying on the ground, and didn't reply back. He only raised his arms slightly, as if trying to block the glare of the sun above his head.
The coachman kept yelling and cursing, "Why don't you leave, get up quickly, or the horse will trample you to death!"
Passers-by stopped and pointed at the fierce driver.
The curtain of the car suddenly opened, and a handsome face poked out, holding a piece of silver in his hand, and said, "Here is the silver, take it and leave quickly, don't waste our time!"
Then the other party stood up unsteadily, raised his jaw slightly, revealing an unusually handsome face, with slender sword-shaped eyebrows slanted into his temples, narrow and long phoenix eyes slightly raised, and dark and deep pupils that captivate one's soul. The flawed face is peerless. He bent down and bowed, and said in a gentle voice, "This girl, I am not blackmailing..."
The little girl couldn't help but hooted, and interrupted him stammeringly, "No, it's not blackmail, could it be that she is looking for death? Is there anything you can't think about? Take the money, so you can get through this hurdle, right? ?” The slightly gentle and compassionate tone this time is completely different from the harshness before.
The young man waved his hands again and again, and was about to explain, but saw another head sticking out of the window, but it was a face that was more delicate and perfect than the young man's. The porcelain white skin seemed transparent under the sunlight, and the eyes were big and round, full of tears. Countless aura and bright, pink lips pouted, full of impatience and let out, "Why are you talking so much nonsense? You are not afraid of death, but you are afraid of living? Take it!"
She raised her hand and threw a bigger silver ingot on the young man's face. The young man who hit him cried out in pain, and a big lump quickly bulged on his forehead.
Her little girl covered her face with her hands, feeling quite embarrassed.
"Miss, I can't accept your silver. I'm not looking for death, but..." the young man picked up the silver and handed it back, but saw the girl slightly raised her jaw with a haughty tone, "It's clear that you are looking for death but you don't have the face to admit it, it's really cowardly." But if you live with the determination to die, how can you not live like a person? Take the money and get out of here, and when the future is prosperous, you can throw it back on my face just like that, and see Do you have that ability?"
She lowered the car curtain to cover her bright and charming face, and said, "Why are you still standing there? Let's go."
The coachman quickly agreed and drove the carriage slowly.
The young man stared at the carriage that disappeared around the corner with a dumbfounding expression. She was clearly a good girl with a soft heart, but she wanted to hide her kindness under sharp and mean words. Shi En is also so domineering, if someone else is not quick-witted, they might hold her grudges.
This temper is really indescribably awkward, but also awkwardly cute.
The young man walked to the side of the street step by step, and found a clean place to sit down at random. He wasn't blackmailing, nor was he looking for death, but it was just the root cause of the disease caused by the misery in his early years. Whenever he got up violently or didn't eat for a long time, he would feel dizzy, his hands and feet were weak, and he accidentally fell in front of the car. However, the two masters and servants never listened to what he had to say, and they didn't know how to figure out his "sad and deplorable" life experience.
The young man looked down, only to find that his clothes were soiled due to the fall, and there was a big hole in the hem. He looked really down and out.
No wonder, he shook his head with a low smile, and murmured, "Let me throw money on your face, and at least leave a name for me." Suddenly he remembered that there is no girl who signed up for the first time when they met, The other party didn't expect him to return at all, but just gave him a thought to live, even if this thought was malicious.
Feeling the girl's indescribable awkwardness and cuteness, the young man stood up, walked to the opposite grocery store, and asked, "Shopkeeper, whose carriage is that just now?"
"Did you see a running wolf painted on the carriage? That's the emblem of the Yu family."
The young man's eyes flickered slightly, and he continued to ask, "But that Yu family?"
The shopkeeper nodded, "Except for the Yongle Hou Mansion, whose young lady is so tricky, even throwing ten taels of silver on people's heads, so I'm not afraid of doing good or bad. I heard that his young lady is very vicious. Using a whip to whip someone, no lady in Beijing would dare to provoke her, let alone her brother who is the commander of the capital and also the general of the hussars. He didn't chop off his head."
After finishing speaking, the shopkeeper shook his head again and again, his eyes showing horror.
The young man thanked him in a low voice, bought another pack of rice cakes and sat at the door to eat, with a dazed expression on his face. He never expected that the girl was actually his biological sister. Anything tricky or vicious is all slander, but it's just a sharp shell to protect itself. He lost his legs at the age of ten and ruined half of his life. How can he live without being strong
Thinking of this, the young man lost his appetite, threw the rice cake to the little beggar who had been waiting for a long time, and walked away with heavy steps.
Yongle Hou Mansion, main courtyard.
The old lady was talking to a gorgeously dressed woman, she turned her head to ask Mother Ma from time to time, "When will Miss come back?"
"It's already this hour, I think it will be here soon." Mama Ma went to the door to look at the sky.
The old lady held the woman's well-maintained hand and said with a smile, "To tell you the truth, all the affairs of the mansion are now handled by my granddaughter, and I have ignored them for two or three years. You came in a hurry this time, what a shame! I don't have any preparations for clothing, housing, and transportation, and I'll be blind for a while before my granddaughter comes back! I'm old and useless!"
The woman pursed her lips and smiled, "What is the old lady talking about? You have such a capable granddaughter, and you don't know how many blessings you have cultivated in several lifetimes. Look at you, your temples are full of hair, and you look younger than me. Mother is still ten years younger. If she comes here in person, she might be envious!"
The old lady was coaxed into a rage by the woman, and kept asking how her old friend was doing. The two were talking and laughing happily when Yu Xiang came in from the outside. The sound of the wheelchair turning made the old lady turn her head to look, and said with a smile, "No, Cao Cao will be here soon. Xiang'er, come quickly to see your Aunt Pei. She My mother was my good sister before I got married."
The woman looked slightly surprised when she saw Yu Xiang's legs covered under the blanket. She originally thought that the well-behaved and capable granddaughter mentioned by the old lady was Yu Siyu, the eldest daughter of the concubine of the Hou family, but she did not expect that it was Yu Xiang, who had both broken legs and was not good at walking.
The story of Yu Xiang sacrificing her life to save her brother was well known, but it could not save her reputation of becoming more surly and cunning. Xiang Youxinsheng's words obviously don't apply to the girl in front of her. She looks very delicate, she looks a bit brighter than the golden sunshine outside the courtyard, especially her pair of round and big eyes, dark and clear, as if she had countless small hooks piercing her eyes when she looked at her. into your heart.
Although he is only fourteen years old, not as tall as a hairpin, he is very tall and has a slender figure. He lost his legs at the age of ten and became a cripple, but there was no trace of depression or inferiority on his face. As soon as he entered the hall, he opened his small mouth and yelled sweetly. It was really pleasing. It's not as unbearable as the rumors.
This appearance, this demeanor, is completely contrary to the woman's imagination. She was stunned for a while before regaining her senses, grabbed the girl's bright wrist, and sighed, "This is Xiang'er? It's been a long time since I've seen you grow so big. When you were just full moon, your aunt hugged you, just a tiny bit." Son." She gestured with her hand up.
Yu Xiang covered her mouth and smiled lightly, her black and white cat pupils were covered with fragments of bright sunlight, which made the woman dizzy for a while, and she sighed inwardly: Such a peerless posture is no different from that of Concubine Min, who was so beautiful in the capital. Poor, it's a pity that these legs...
The old lady also laughed, raised her hand to stroke her granddaughter's hair, and said softly, "Your aunt is here to accompany your cousin to Beijing for the exam. Your cousin was in the top ten of the exam a month ago, and we will only wait a month later." Participating in the palace examination. Because she found a colony of termites in the courtyard she rented, it was really not safe, so she borrowed our house to stay for a while."
"That's a good relationship. Maybe in a month's time, the yamen servant of the Ministry of Rites will pick up a number one scholar from our house! We just follow along and feel happy."
Yu Xiang made Aunt Pei laugh with one sentence, and kept saying that she was a spiritual person.
Yu Xiang made a few jokes, and said seriously, "Since I'm preparing for the exam, I'll ask someone to clean up the Diecui Garden at the east end. Although it's remote, the environment is very quiet, and it's suitable for my cousin to study. If my aunt is worried, you can do it yourself Go over and have a look, if there is anything missing, I will ask them to do it right away. You have been exhausted, you have set up the courtyard and eat, you should take a rest quickly." Then he ordered people to clean the yard and set up banquets.
The old lady squinted her eyes and drank tea on the couch, her posture was very leisurely.
Mrs. Pei thought that the old lady was boasting, how could a cripple go, but she didn't expect Yu Xiang to handle everything in a comprehensive manner, and her speech was very humorous, which was no different from that of a lady with sound hands and feet. .
She was speechless to herself, and asked while Yu Xiang was returning home to change her clothes, "Old Madam, don't you still have a granddaughter? Call me out so I can meet you? You'll be staying for a month, at least let me recognize her." cooked."
Speaking of old lady Yu Siyu, she felt a little uncomfortable, and she glanced at Mrs. Pei suspiciously, "You want to see my granddaughter in such a hurry, but because of..."
Mrs. Pei nodded unabashedly, "Look, ma'am, Zhichen is at the peak of the weak this year, and it's time to get engaged. You and my mother are like sisters. If you become good friends with my husband's family again, wouldn't it be another time?" A beautiful thing?"
Pei's husband is Si Yuntong, the envoy of salt transportation. Although he is only from the fourth rank and is a foreign official, he is in charge of the world's salt administration. It is not an exaggeration to say that he is rich. If Yu Siyu married in the past, she would be able to enjoy inexhaustible glory, wealth, good clothing and food. As a pro-grandmother, she would naturally be happy. But thinking of the emperor's recent actions to strictly investigate the national tax treasury bank, the old lady began to hesitate again. Si Yuntong, the envoy of salt transport, was in charge of supervising and inspecting the major salt farms. The person sitting in this position would definitely not be clean, so it was better not to cause trouble for Yan'er. What kind of marriage, after they finish the exam, hurry up and get rid of the relationship.
The old lady thought about it, and felt that it was not good to refute Mrs. Pei face to face, and waved someone to call Yu Siyu, and she had other plans in her mind.