Choosing a day is worse than bumping into the sun. Early the next morning, the third master of the Xu family ordered someone to prepare a carriage. He took Zhengjun and his niece, servants and guards with him, and a group of people went to Nanchun in a mighty manner.
As soon as the sedan door opened, Huan Yuan couldn't wait to jump down.
"Be careful." Shen Jingting only had time to call out, and saw his son happily ran in, with the servants and maidservants chasing after him, "Young Master".
At this time, another jade-like hand opened the door curtain, and saw the third master of the Xu family leading Zhengjun out of the car, and said: "If it is difficult to get out of the house, let him go."
Xu Yingluo also got out of the car. She was a little depressed these two days, but seeing the peach blossoms in full bloom along the road, she also felt refreshed and smiled a little more: "Little third uncle, Yuanjun, Jun'er also Go in and have a look."
Xu Qihe is not much older than Xu Yingluo, and in addition to his handsome appearance and orchid-like temperament, just like a young man, Xu Yingluo's "little third uncle" can't be changed after many years.
Seeing the big and the young running in happily, Shen Jingting couldn't help but smile, at this moment, the husband beside him gently held his hand and said: "Let's go in too."
Nanchun is located in the outskirts of Beijing not more than forty miles outside the capital, backed by Nanshan Mountain, warm in winter and cool in summer. The Zhuangzi here is Xu Qihe's private property. Back then, he saw that it was surrounded by mountains and rivers, and had excellent geomantic omen, so he bought this Zhuangzi from a wealthy businessman and refurbished it extensively.
Back then, the third young master had just gotten married, and he only wanted to please his beloved, so he ordered someone to renovate the repaired yard. Peach blossom trees were planted from the mountain road to the whole halfway up the mountain. The carriage came along the road, and as far as the eye could see was a peach forest, the peach petals were falling, like a paradise.
This Zhuangzi has always been taken care of carefully, and the servants only need to bring the personal things that the master usually uses, and everything else is available here. On the first day when the head came, several people rested first, and only got together for dinner. At the banquet, Xu Yingluo smiled sweetly and looked as usual. After sitting for a while, she pretended to be overwhelmed with alcohol and went down early to rest.
At night, Shen Jingting went back to the house.
Xu Qihe is holding his son in his hand, and he is playing chess alone. The moonlight was hazy, he was wearing a snow-white crane cloak, his fingertips turned black, and he meditated silently, as if he didn't eat fireworks. When Mrs. Shen entered, Xu Sanlang looked back, seeing the person coming, the coldness around him turned into a spring breeze, like a banished fairy entering the mortal world, finally contaminated by the hustle and bustle of the world: "Are you back?"
Shen Jingting said: "Wuanyuan had so much fun during the day, after coaxing her for a while, she was willing to sleep obediently."
Xu Qihe ordered his servants to remove the chessboard, then picked up the jug, and poured two glasses: "I changed the recipe for making wine. This peach blossom wine was buried under the peach blossom tree in the front yard three years ago. You can taste it. .”
Shen Jingting picked up the wine cup, and saw peach petals floating on the transparent liquid, an intoxicating fragrance came to his nostrils, he took a sip, the wine was not spicy, but the mellow fragrance lingered for a long time, making people aftertaste . Talking about three years ago, Shen Jingting felt a little emotional, put down his cup, and said lightly: "At that time, Yuanyuan was still so small, I was afraid that it would be too big, so I only allowed you to hold it."
Looking back on the past, there are indeed many embarrassing things, and he can't help but think of Xu Yingluo's forced smile tonight, so he can't help but sigh.
Xu Qihe smiled, and said leisurely: "This is only the first day, let her relax for a few days, maybe it will be clear."
There is some truth in this remark, now that Mr. Xu has let go of his stubbornness, most of the management is left to the people below him, and people are much more casual. Thinking about it, he was light-hearted with nothing to do, and his complexion became plump. Shen Jingting can't wait for him to live a long life and find less troubles, so he doesn't bring up these troubles anymore, and drinks and chats with Xu Qihe under the moonlight, and the two of them rest together when they feel drunk.
The next day, when several people wandered in the mountains, Xu Yingluo also accompanied them. Although they got along well, she didn't talk much, and then she said that she went back to the house to rest.
Shen Jingting called the servant girl to ask questions, the girl said: "Miss fell asleep after using something, she was like this when she was in the mansion, she didn't have much energy, and she lost a lot of weight."
Shen Jingting asked if he had asked the doctor to see it before, and after confirming that Xu Yingluo was fine, he ordered someone to send peach blossom wine and some exquisite pastries to the young lady for her to eat and drink while admiring the flowers in the past few days, and ordered the maid to take good care of her. Take care of the young lady, if there is anything wrong, I need to tell him immediately, I didn't want to ask the next day, but the servants said that the young lady was in the yard all day and hadn't stepped out of the door much.
There is a special wine making place in Zhuangzi. When Shen Jingting strolled here, the third master of the Xu family was teaching Zhuangzi's servants how to make wine. There is an iron pot on the pedestal in the center of the room, and firewood is burning under the iron pot. A female worker pours sun-dried flower petals into the pot, and the fermented wine flows out from the pipe below. The servant brought the wine in a bowl, and saw the man in white held it up to his nose and sniffed it. After hearing what Shen said, he smiled lightly and said: "This is a heart disease."
Xu Qihe put down the wine bowl, then walked out holding onto the man's hand. When they walked to the courtyard, they saw a few maidservants picking peach blossoms, which could be used to make wine after they were dried.
"Heart disease?" Shen Jingting murmured.
Then I heard my husband say: "Jun'er Bingxue is smart, she looks careless, but she is actually delicate. Even though you and your elder brother love her a lot, she can't help but feel that she is an outsider, so she is obedient and obedient in front of you, and it is natural to meet her elder brother." can't hide it."
Shen Jingting thought for a while, then sighed softly.
"That's why we say that this matter is not about you, nor is it about elder brother, but about herself." Xu Qihe said slowly, "You and elder brother have good intentions, Jun'er naturally knows, but maybe her pain, It is from this kindness.”
"Why did He Lang say that?" Shen Jingting couldn't help asking.
Seeing that he was troubled so much, Xu Qihe shook his head and smiled: "I am also a person who has experienced it. I can't say that I can see through Jun'er's thoughts completely, but at least I can understand a little bit." He looked into the distance, speaking in a very soft voice, but very Clearly, "Sometimes, when a person's kindness is imposed on another person, it is another kind of bondage. There is no resentment, but she is ashamed. Jun'er wants to be an obedient and good daughter, but she is unwilling to accept it." Here, the heart will inevitably be tortured, and over time, it will become a heart demon."
Not to mention what Shen Jingting thought after hearing these words, Xu Yingluo sat leaning on the railing in the small courtyard, the pastries in the food box did not move a little. After leaving the noisy capital, I thought I would feel better, but I was more worried. I couldn't sleep well at night, so my complexion naturally became worse.
Suddenly, she heard footsteps.
Xu Yingluo stood up and stretched her neck to have a look, and was about to call out for someone, when a child came out, the little boy was as delicate as a golden doll, it wasn't Xu Baozhang, the treasure of the Xu family.
"Young Master—" At this moment, a servant's call was heard from far away, and upon hearing the voice, Huanhuan hurriedly hid behind the pillar behind Xu Yingluo.
The servant woman came to the young lady's yard and asked, "Did the eldest miss see the young master?"
Xu Yingluo hid her smile and pointed in a direction: "I just went there."
"Thank you, miss, hey, this little ancestor is really struggling." The servant woman called the waiter, and several people went to the other side to look for it.
Seeing people walking away, Yuan Xuan poked his head out quietly. Xu Yingluo came over, smiled and nodded on his little nose: "You little brat, you are so naughty."
Huanhuan rubbed her nose and said, "She won't let me go to find my father, so I can only go to look for it by myself."
Xu Yingluo twirled a piece of pastry, Huanhuan took it, and said obediently: "Thank you, sister." Xu Yingluo touched his head and said, "You shouldn't play tricks on them, they can't find you, they will be punished by you." Father punished."
When Huanyuan heard that the servants would be punished because of him, he was stunned for a moment, and then said: "My sister is very right. If you don't eat Huanyuan, go back and find them."
"Wait a minute." Xu Yingluo hurriedly stopped him, and said amusedly, "What a silly boy. You sit at ease, my sister has already asked someone to tell you, they know you are with me."
Only then did Xu Baozhang eat dim sum with peace of mind. Xu Yingluo would eat whatever was given to him, and he was not picky at all. After eating a few, Huanyuan burped, shook his hand and said, "Sister, Huanyuan can't eat anymore, so I went to find my father."
Seeing that his mouth was full of food, Xu Yingluo took out a silk cloth and wiped his mouth amusedly: "Why do you look for your father all the time? You are so old, so you are not afraid of being laughed at?"
Huanhuan lowered his eyes and muttered: "They don't want to play with Huanyuan, so Huan'er has to go to find daddy."
When Xu Yingluo heard this, her eyes flickered, and she bent down and said, "Then sister will accompany you, won't it be enough?"
"Really?" Yuanhuan raised his head, looking at Xu Yingluo with a pair of bright black eyes.
"Go get a shuttlecock." Xu Yingluo said to the maid. After a while, the servants found a shuttlecock. Xu Yingluo held the feathered shuttlecock in her hand, and asked the child in front of her, "Have you seen this?"
Won Won nodded, then shook his head in confusion.
Xu Yingluo laughed "hee": "Then you look after it."
As soon as Shen Jingting stepped into the yard, before he saw anyone, he heard a clear laughter. He stepped lightly, walked over and looked, the girl in the pink skirt was kicking the shuttlecock, her movements were nimble and her posture was extremely beautiful, a whole yard of maidservants surrounded her.
"Sister is amazing!" Huanhuan yelled excitedly, Xu Yingluo kicked it more than a dozen times, but the shuttlecock didn't fall off. Finally, she caught it with her hand and handed the shuttlecock to the little boy. Just as Yuanyuan was about to take it, the girl took the shuttlecock back, and then saw her throw it over with a smile: "Go on!"
Shen Jingting looked at their siblings, unconsciously fascinated. The maidservant's eyes were sharp, and she called out: "Yuanjun."
Everyone stopped, and Yuanhuan was the first to come to his senses, calling "Daddy" and running over. Shen Jingting picked up the child, lightly reprimanded him: "You slipped out again, but it will be easy for the aunts to find."
"Father, the child is..." Ai Ai said with a guilty conscience on his face.
Seeing that her brother had been taught a lesson, Xu Yingluo came over to intercede, "Master, please don't be angry with him, it was Jun'er who kept him here for snacks."
Shen Jingting looked at the two siblings, and wiped the sweat off the child's head with his sleeve: "Since Jun'er speaks for Yuan Huan, Dad won't bother you this time, and if you do it next time, you will be punished." He said to his servants, "Take the young master to change clothes."
When Huanhuan was led down by his servants, he was still holding the shuttlecock in his hand. He looked back at his sister, and Xu Yingluo stuck out her tongue quietly at him.
As long as the little masters are around, the servants can be more casual. The Lord Yuan is here, it's time for everyone to leave.
When Xu Yingluo wanted to leave together, Shen Jingting said, "Jun'er." Xu Yingluo raised her head slowly, and saw the gentle and jade-like man standing in the wind, and said slowly, "I have something to tell you."