Chapter 4 Chapter Three Xiao Selancheng

He gestured with both hands: "Needless to say, the emperor, the arrows hit the arrows, and the arrows never missed. It is rare that Lord Nalan, the guard, took the head and shot two birds with one arrow." Before he finished speaking, he only heard "chirp" behind him. ", when Lin Lang looked up, it turned out to be a gray sparrow, flapping its wings and flying over the rock.She followed the bird with her gaze, and raised her head to look at the sky. In the shadow of the west slanting sun, the sky was blue and there was not a trace of cloud. Looking up from a distance, it looked like a deep pool of still water, as if one would drown in it.But very quickly, she lowered her head and said, "Look, it's getting late, I can't listen to you chatting your teeth anymore." Feng Wei stuffed the bundle into her hand: "Then I'll leave this clothes to you. .” Without waiting for her to say anything, she ran away in a hurry.

Lin Lang had no choice but to carry the clothes and go back to the laundry room. Passing by the corner door of Zhongcui Palace, she saw four people coming out surrounded by a noble lady. Looking at the clothes, she seemed to be a court lady who came to the palace to pay her respects. aside.But unexpectedly, one of the four said in surprise, "Isn't this Miss Lin?" Lin Lang couldn't help raising her head, and the noble lady also turned her face.Seeing Lin Lang, he looked both surprised and happy: "It's Miss Lin." Lin Lang had already knelt down, and only called out: "Fourth Wife."

Among the four people, the one who called out her name earlier was the eldest girl who was serving the fourth wife. Seeing the gesture from the fourth wife, she quickly supported Lin Lang with both hands. It's in the palace again." Holding Lin Lang's hand, he said happily, "I haven't seen you for so many years, the girl has become more and more picky, and the old lady was still thinking about it, saying that she didn't know when she would be able to see the girl." Lin Lang listened to her Saying this, the circles of his eyes turned red, and he said: "It is Lin Lang's great fortune to see my wife today." Before he finished speaking, there was a whimper in his words, he tried his best to restrain himself, and forced a smile: " Madam went back and said that Lin Lang was paying her respects to the old lady." In the forbidden place, I just knelt down and kowtowed again, and the fourth wife didn't know it was convenient to say more, so she just said: "Good boy, take care of yourself." Lin Lang stood quietly under the palace wall, watching her go from a distance, only to see the end of the rolling palace, and the sky was filled with wisps of sunset glow, like ripples on the surface of water, rippling finely.In mid-air, five-color silks and satins seemed to be scattered, and the brilliance disappeared, but the surroundings gradually seeped black, as if ink dripped into a water pot and slowly blurred.

After leaving the palace gate, it was already dark, and when we returned to the mansion, it was already time to light the lamps.The boys came up to lead the horses and fetched stools, the girl got out of the car first, and three or four daughters-in-law of the family from the second gate came up to meet them: "The fourth wife is back." The fourth wife got out of the car and went to the upper room first, The eldest wife and the second wife accompanied the old lady to touch the dominoes in the upper room. Seeing the fourth wife come in, the old lady hurriedly put down the cards and asked, "Meet your aunt?"

The fourth wife greeted Ann first, and Fang said with a smile: "When I returned to the old lady, I saw Master Hui. The master looks very good, and he talked with his wife for a long time, and he rewarded her with something to bring back." The girl was busy Feng and the fourth wife handed it forward, which was a red gold Bodhisattva, with incense sticks, Western gold watches, tribute satin and other things.The old lady looked at it, smiled and nodded again and again, and said: "Okay, okay." Turning around, she called the girl: "Why don't you help your wife to sit down and have a rest?"

The fourth wife thanked her for her seat, and said, "There is another adventure today." The eldest lady laughed and said, "What an adventure, let's talk about it. Could it be that you have met the holy driver?" The fourth wife couldn't help laughing. : "In front of the old lady, the eldest lady still makes fun of it like this. There is no reason in the world for a married woman to see Shengjia——I met Miss Lin." After hearing this, the old lady hurriedly asked: "I saw Lin Lang? Is she okay? She must have grown taller again." The fourth wife said: "Don't worry, old lady, Miss Lin is very good. She has grown taller and her appearance has become more and more beautiful. She was out of line, and asked me to greet you on her behalf." The old lady sighed, and said, "This child, it's not in vain for me to love her. It's a pity that she has no good luck..." After a pause, she said: "Turn back When Donglang comes back, don't mention Linlang in front of him."

The fourth wife said with a smile: "I understand." Then she said: "Master Hui was thinking about your old man's body, and asked if the rewarded ginseng had been eaten, and I said not yet. Master Hui also said that every few days you will Send eldest elder brother to visit the old lady." The old lady said repeatedly: "This is absolutely impossible, elder brother is a noble man with golden branches and jade leaves, Master Hui said so, don't break my old bones." The wife and the second wife naturally made fun of them and said: "Although Master Hui is now the master's wife, the filial piety he treats the old lady is incomparable. It is not in vain that the old lady loves her every day." The old lady said: "I Among the daughters, she is considered to be a good fortune, and she is up to the challenge, and it is rare that the elder brother also earns face for her."

While talking, the girl said: "The uncle is back." When the old lady heard it, she smiled and said, "Quickly ask him to come in." The girl opened the curtain, and a young man in court clothes had already arrived.The fourth wife pursed her lips and said with a smile: "Dong Lang wears this court dress, so he looks heroic." Rong Ruo has already called out: "Old lady." Greeting grandma, and greetings to several aunts and aunts.The old lady took his hand, ordered him to sit down in front of her couch, and asked: "The emperor called you today, is everything all right?" Rong Ruo replied: "Don't worry, old lady." I got the head." He offered a short gun to the old lady with both hands: "This is a reward from the emperor." The old lady took it in her hand, weighed it, and said with a smile: "What kind of labor is this, it's black and heavy. "Rong Ruo said: "This is a Western musket. Today we are competing in shooting swans in the garden. As soon as the emperor is happy, he will reward me with this."

The fourth wife smiled and said: "I heard about it before I left the palace - it is said that Dong Lang won the first prize today, killing two birds with one stone, and compared several shellfish, Baylor, and guards. The emperor is also very happy I'm happy." The old lady just nodded with a smile, and said: "Go to see your mother, and teach her to be happy." Rong Ruo replied "Yes", got up and went to the back hall to meet Mrs. Nalan. After hearing what he said, Mrs. Nalan was really happy, and said: "Your father always talks about it, but he just hates iron and steel. In fact, the emperor has always treated you very well, so don't disappoint the holy hope. "Rong Ruo replied "Yes", Madam Nalan seemed to think of something: "The official media brought the Geng post, you look back. Your daughter-in-law has been gone for almost two years, and this matter should be taken care of." Seeing that he bowed his head and said nothing, he said: "I know you still feel uncomfortable, but the relationship between husband and wife is good, and you have done your best for the sake of love." Rong Ruo said: "Let mother decide this matter."

Mrs. Nalan said after a while: "Although filling the house is not as good as a marriage, it is a lifelong event. If you have any thoughts in your heart, you may as well just say it." Rong Ruo said: "Mother said this, isn't it embarrassing for my son? Han people's etiquette, It is the order of the parents, and the words of the matchmaker. It is the rule for us to listen to the wishes of our parents." Mrs. Nalan said: "Since you said so, I will only report to the old lady and discuss it with your father." As usual, Rong Ruo accompanied his mother to serve the old lady after dinner, and went to pay his father Mingzhu a condolence before going back to his room.The girl held up the lamp in front, and he meandered all the way through the hall and courtyard, and walked outside the moon cave door unconsciously, and saw the branches in the corner of the corridor from a distance, under the hazy starlight, it seemed to be a snow-white tree with jade pistils and Qionghua, He couldn't help but stopped in a daze, and asked, "Is the pear blossom blooming?"

The girl smiled and said: "Master, let's just tell a joke, the magnolias haven't even bloomed yet, let alone pear blossoms?" Rong Ruo was silent, but after a long while, she raised her feet and walked to the corridor, and the girl hurriedly followed.The night was as dark as water, and the lantern warmed a cloud of yellow light, illuminating the bluestone square bricks under our feet.A piece of three-foot-square large green bricks are collaged seamlessly, as clean as a mirror.A brick, a pillar, a flower and a tree are all the corners of her clothes in the past, and the night wind is blowing, and the window sash is slightly shaken. He looked up, and saw the bright stars in the vast night sky, clustered here and there, like a handful of silver nails dropped by the gods.Stretching out her hand to caress the vermilion pillars under the corridor, remembering the time when she gambled with her and rhymed silently. For a while, she was temporarily sluggish, so she just caressed the pillars and lost her mind, or looked at the plantains, or stroked the pear blossoms.But after a while, he turned around happily, with a small smile on his face, like a spring breeze. He couldn't help whispering silently in his heart: "The wind is blowing, the rain is blowing, and the lanterns will be another night." Now the sky is sunny and the stars are bright, but there is only bitter rain and wind in his heart, and all kinds of melancholy can't be expressed. It's boring to wake up, it's boring to be drunk, and it's never been to Xieqiao in a dream... Lin Lang looked up and stared at a corner of the palace wall against the deep purple and dark sky.The red walls are all around, and the sky is like a deep well. She is at the bottom of the well, and can only stand still, as if she will never see the sun again.I didn't feel the cold spring evening wind cutting my face like a knife.Since the farewell, she has never seen him even in her dreams... Meng also never went to Xieqiao... When Huazhu came out to see her, Fang let out an "ouch" and said, "You don't want to die. Standing in the wind and blowing in this weather?" Linlang felt cold in her vest, and her hands and feet were already frozen. Ice-cold, just said: "I saw a good day's starlight, and I caught it for a while." Huazhu said: "What is so beautiful about the stars, stand for a while, and see if the frost breaks your skin." Lin Lang also felt that she was freezing, so she went back to the house with Hua Zhu and sat by the charcoal fire for a while to warm up before she felt relieved.Huazhu fell asleep first, she was always thoughtless, after a while Linlang heard her stop breathing, apparently she was fast asleep.The charcoal fire in the brazier was burning, and the red stars gradually faded into ashes.There was not much oil in the lamp, and the flame jumped. Lin Lang pulled out the hairpin in his hair and flicked the wick. Hearing the cold wind outside the window, the wind was getting stronger and stronger.She did not sleep soundly, and between half-dream and half-awake, the sound of the wind seemed to be in her ears, and she whimpered all night.