nameless
After a rain two days ago, the heat in the south disappeared a lot, not to mention that the water they were walking in the room of the pleasure boat for a long time, and even felt a hint of coolness.
For some reason, Xiao Qiao always felt that Ouyang's eyes looked at her these days were strange, which made her feel guilty. She seemed to have stole some amazing treasure from her. Whenever she turned her eyes to Xiaoyue, this girl would only be cute, and then she turned her back stiffly, not even dared to look at her directly.
She naturally believed that Xiaoyue would not tell this matter, but Ouyang Qi was suspicious and asked indirectly the truth. Looking at her stupid and cute appearance, she felt that it was really possible.
Ouyang is a person who has experienced it. Although Xiao Qiao tried her best to hide it, she could not escape her eyes. When she got on the boat, the woman knew her steps and felt both happy and a headache. She was happy that Ouyang liked this girl from the moment she met, but ethically speaking, Ye'er and she were brothers and sisters! Although not many people knew about it, this time she would always be exposed when she returned to Wuxi. If the two got married, even if they could succeed, they would have a great impact on their reputation.
"Why don't you take a little longer?" Ouyang and Xiaoyue sat cross-legged on the deck, with mats woven with wheat poles under them. There was a small wooden table between them, with a set of tea sets on them.
"It's much better." She had a slight seasickness, which she didn't expect.
"Go and take out the soft cushions in my room." The little girl ran quickly after receiving the order.
She vomited more than she ate these days, which made her afraid to eat, so she wouldn't vomit all the time, and her body became even weaker. When she passed Jingmen, the pleasure boat stopped on the dock for half a day. The news of the Shadow Mountain bandits being wiped out by the officers and soldiers had spread throughout Jingzhou City. Lu Fang was killed and wiped out more than 500 bandits. One of them, Dongfang Shuo, was even more rumored to be magical.
After more than 500 officers and soldiers surrounded Dongfang Shuo, one of them rode down from the top of the mountain. The archer shot two rounds of bows but failed to shoot an arrow. When he got close, he killed more than ten people and left. He heard that this person was the second leader of Liangshan, and was righteous and had great martial arts skills. He was protected by gods since he was a child. He always killed the enemy and broke through him, but he could not hurt him at all.
As for why the number of bandits is so different from the information, she is no longer surprised. Song Guan likes merit and can even eat empty salary. These things are simply a witch.
After Xiaoyue brought the mat, the three of them sat down around the wooden table. The sun was shining, the spring breeze was green on both sides, and the road was filled with guests returning home.
"Madam, I have one thing I want to tell you." The little girl suddenly said seriously, and it made the two of them nervous. Some things that they knew were one thing, but it was another to break them. Ouyang kept giving her a look.
I saw Xiaoyue holding the red rope on her neck and pulling a sachet out of her arms. The two of them looked at Mumu and didn't know what she was going to do. Xiaoyue had a habit of taking out her own treasury every time her wife gave her confinement money, she would take out her small treasury and count it. She was frightened when she sat cross-legged on the bed to count the money last night. She actually had two more silver notes of one thousand taels in her small treasury bag. She had never seen so much money in her life.
"When Yue'er cleared the money last night, two more silver notes were added. I don't know where they came from." Xiaoyue took out two silver notes with obvious creases from her wallet and handed them to Ouyang.
"Yue'er didn't steal money, and I don't know where it came from." No matter when, stealing money is a very serious matter.
Silver notes were issued by the world's money house. This is the largest and most reputable money house in Bianliang. It can be said that half of the silver notes in the territory of Song State came from this family. Ouyang turned his head and guessed that the seventeen** was the one who could think of it.
"Of course I believe you, but you have to figure out where the money comes from. Has your money bag ever been in the hands of others?"
"No! I've been hanging...oh! By the way, when I bought candied haws, the young master snatched my money bag."
"Then this money is probably left to you by Zihan." Ouyang smiled and handed the silver note back to the little girl. Although she didn't know why Lin Ye had so much money, it was not an important thing.
Xiaoyue lowered her head and didn't dare to answer.
"Since it was Ye'er who gave it to you, just keep it in hand. Anyway, it's just a seasonal change, so you can add two summer clothes. If you feel sorry, then make two for Xiao Qiao. Anyway, you can just spend the money." Ouyang squatted halfway and stuffed the money into her small wallet. A summer clothes, ten or dozens of taels were enough. She was completely confused after suddenly getting such a huge sum of money.
Compared with Ouyang, Liu Ruxue has been in a state of great trouble these two days, and she can't make up five thousand taels of silver. When she was in the building, although the tycoon gave a lot of rewards, she gave them all to her "mother", and she couldn't leave any money. After marrying into the Lin Mansion, although her life was more than rich, she always had to consume food and clothing. She only saved more than two thousand taels of silver.
In the past two days, she handed over all her jewelry to Hexiang and took it to the pawnshop. She had only collected more than 3,000 taels. She had no family and the only thing she could rely on was Lin Hai. But she couldn't let her husband know about this matter, as if she was already at the end of her journey.
"Madam, the master is back." Hexiang pushed open the door and looked at Liu Ruxue with a haggard face, looking a little timid. After all, she found this trouble at the beginning.
"I know, I'll go there in a while." The woman rubbed her temples, forced herself to hold her up, and sat in front of the dressing table. She had no intention of putting on makeup. She covered her tired face with gouache and went to the main room.
When she arrived, Lin Hai was writing a memorial, and a cup of fragrant tea was placed on the desk. Vancao was cleaning up the dust in the outer room with a feather duster. After Ouyang left, half of Lin Hai's diet and daily life were taken care of by Vancao, the big maid.
"Go down! Vanilla."
"Yes, second lady." Vanilla inserted the feather duster back into the vase in the corner and owed to retreat.
The woman carried a teapot and filled the tea in the cup. She took a collection of poems from the shelf and returned to the table in the outer room to read it. She knew that Lin Hai was also very tired these days. The Jurchens founded the country and established the name Jin. The meaning of gold was not bad. This book had nothing to do with the Song Dynasty. If you want to blame this, it would be blamed on Cai Jing. When he heard the chaos in Liao, he sent Wuyi doctor Ma Zheng to the Jurchen tribe to invite Jin to attack Liao. The lean camel was bigger than a horse. I guess the Jin people also understood this principle. Why not do it when facing the sudden extra allies? After Tong Guan returned to the court, he strongly advocated the Beijing discussion. He had always wanted to put a perfect end to his political career. Such a good opportunity is rare in a century.
However, as soon as this discussion came out, the court was in a turmoil, with some advising and some opposing it. Since the Tanyuan Alliance, Song and Liao have maintained good diplomatic relations for nearly a hundred years. Although the annual monies given to Liao Kingdom have been oppressing the Song Dynasty every year, in fact, the amount of annual monies is less than one-tenth of the national treasury spent in the army.
The alliance with Jin to attack Liao, let alone whether it can succeed. This means that the Song Dynasty voluntarily gave up peace and chose to start a war against Liao. In terms of theory, the Song Dynasty was speechless. Even if Liao was defeated by the Jin Dynasty, facing the Jurchens who were like wolves and tigers, they would inevitably feel cold in their lips and teeth.
However, these were just her hearing, and she didn't know what the truth was. Even if she could see these things clearly, what could she do?
"What's going on in the mansion these days?" Lin Hai finished writing the memorial to write tomorrow, and the sky outside was already dark. More than a dozen neutral ministers jointly wrote a letter together, hoping that the emperor could change his mind and join the Jin Dynasty to attack the Song Dynasty. It was really not a wise move.
"Why did the master ask this?" The woman put down the collection of poems in her hand and moved the lamp a little further.
"I see that you are listless and often tranced these days. Do you have any worries in your heart?" He owed too many people in the second half of his life, and he was like a heavy burden on him.
"The master is thinking too much. I have asked Hexiang to prepare dinner. Let's have a meal first!"
"No, there is one thing I want to discuss with you first." Lin Hai walked around the desk and sat in front of her, with a solemn expression. Her solemn attitude made her a little nervous.
"I want you and Yun'er to go to the south. I have purchased a yard there. At that time, I will ask Lao Wu to accompany you, so there will be some care on the way."
When she heard this, she didn't know how to respond for a moment, and she didn't understand why Lin Hai did this.
"I'm leaving. There is not even a person who takes care of me. It's better to wait for my sister to come back and I'll set off for more than a month." She is a concubine, and Lin Hai's arrangements are only for vain and slander. If she hates herself, why should Yun'er go to the south with her?
"Vanilla will take good care of me, you don't have to worry. I have arranged everything. It's better for you to set off in the next few days." Lin Hai looked away and did not dare to look directly at his woman's sad eyes.
"Mingtai, do you hate me?" Liu Ruxue smiled bitterly. Apart from this, she really couldn't imagine that there would be any other reason.
"Don't think about it. Enjoy a few days of happiness with Yun'er. It won't take long, I will send someone to pick you up." Bianliang, it won't take long, and it will eventually become a place of right and wrong. Of course, there are other reasons for sending the people around him away.
"I won't leave." Tears were rolling in her eyes. She never expected that such a thing would happen on an ordinary evening. She would pick her up soon. She didn't know if this would be his remark. Perhaps only a divorce letter would be waiting for.
"Don't be tempted, I said, I will pick you up soon. We are married for so many years, have I deceived you?" Lin Hai reached out to wipe away the tears on her face, sighed lightly, and got up and walked out.
"Mingtai!" The woman hugged him and pressed her face against his back. This was her last stubbornness. She didn't want to be sent away without any clarity. In the end, she was alone, and perhaps because of her recent uneasiness, she always felt that something bad would happen.
Lin Hai clenched his fists and let go again. He could feel the woman's warm body temperature and the slightly moist tears.
The man covered her hand with one hand and said softly: "I already know everything about eighteen years ago, but when Ye'er comes back, I will not pursue it anymore. If you make trouble again, don't blame me for being ruthless."
Lin Hai pulled her stiff fingers away, stepped out of the room, and disappeared into the corner. The woman seemed to have lost her soul, and she didn't know what expression to do on her face, allowing tears to flow.
"Madam." Hexiang walked in from outside and shrank in the corner. Such a thing would happen. She was half responsible and a sense of guilt filled her heart.
Liu Ruxue ignored her and turned around and lay down on the table, quietly motionless. Her shoulders trembled and she started crying in depression.
Let the bright moon go down the west building, and never be willing to love the good night from now on.
Chapter completed!