Chapter 25 The twenty-fifth round of painful changes allowed to marry Jiaolong by fate

Xianggu recounted the details of Luo Xiaohu's murder that she heard from Cai Yaomei, with tears in her eyes.Yu Jiaolong sat there motionless, only listening silently, appearing extremely calm on the surface.In fact, her heart has been smashed to pieces, her soul has been scattered, she just sat there numbly, everything is empty.The first trace of grief that floated in her heart was that Luo Xiaohu shouldn't have gone against the government, so that even if he died, he would be charged with treason!But the grievance that floated up in her passed away in just a short moment, and then what overflowed from her heart was still a heart-pounding mourning.She stared blankly at the sky outside the window, and the vivid scenes of the past flashed before her eyes: on the grassland, in the desert, beside the platform, in the tent, ... and the tree-lined path beside Dihua City, and the snowy hill outside Zhangjiakou.

... She also remembered the scene on the grass outside the tent: Luo Xiaohu was lying beside her, eyes closed leisurely.She pulled the grass and played silently, her heart was full of peace and sweetness.Luo Xiaohu asked her suddenly: "What if I was stabbed to death by you last night?" She picked up a handful of sand from the ground, and said to him half-jokingly and half-seriously, "I'll just bury you here." At the same time, he sprinkled sand on Luo Xiaohu's body and said, "I will bury you with my own hands like this. Then, I will be a filial piety for you."

At that time, she originally wanted to say "widow", but she was so ashamed that she blocked her mouth and changed the word "widow" to "filial piety".She didn't expect that a few jokes after making love would become a confession.Thinking of this, she suddenly had a thought, and then she turned to Xianggu and said, "Where is your brother Luo's body? How did they deal with it?" Xianggu said bitterly: "They cut off Brother Luo's head and sent it to Baoding Mansion. The government officials in Baoding Mansion made it clear that it was Luo Hu who was offering a reward for arrest in Cangzhou and Dezhou. In addition to reporting to the imperial court and notifying Cangzhou and Dezhou, Baoding Mansion , and hung Big Brother Luo’s head high outside Baoding City for three days.” Xianggu was so sad that she burst into tears again.

Yu Jiaolong: "Is the body and head buried?" As if thinking of something suddenly, Xianggu restrained her crying, and said with a sob: "Sister Cai also said that brother Luo's head was stolen that night just as it hung out. His body is scattered all over the city." The people buried him, and buried him under the big tree beside the city. I heard that many people go to pay homage to him every day." A look of astonishment flashed across Yu Jiaolong's eyes, and then became sad again. Before I knew it, it was already dusk outside the window, and a crescent moon hung on the willow tree by the wall.The lights in the room were not lit yet, Yu Jiaolong and Xianggu sat relatively silently, both fell into a kind of heart-wrenching meditation.The sound of the second watch gong bang came from outside the wall.Only then did Yu Jiaolong startle slightly, and said softly: "Xiang Gu, you can go back to your room and rest in peace."

Xianggu said with a sad and pleading voice: "I want to sleep next to you tonight." Yu Jiaolong already understood Xianggu's intentions, she said calmly with the heart of thanking her, "No, I just want to be alone for a while." Xianggu quietly withdrew. There was no light in Yu Jiaolong's room all night, she sat in front of the window until dawn. At noon the next day, after being summoned to meet with His Majesty, Yuji returned home with the Emperor's special reward and favor.It is rare among colleagues that a fourth-rank magistrate who serves outside can receive such an honor.Because at the beginning of this summer, on the banks of the Luan River in the western outskirts of Chengde Prefecture, the wheat seedlings on a piece of land actually grew double ears. This is indeed a rare phenomenon in a hundred years.According to the records of ancient books, this strangeness is called auspiciousness.Yuji immediately played the imperial court, and selected a hundred double ears, and presented them to the emperor.Yuji sang in the performance that this is "the holiness touches the heavens, a sign of auspiciousness, the blessing of all people, and the celebration of the whole world."Seeing Biaozuo, the Holy Majesty was overjoyed, and immediately distributed a hundred double ears to the ministers in the court to show that the Holy Majesty was willing to share the grace and blessings with the ministers.At the same time, an imperial edict was sent to Chengde Mansion, and Xuan Yuji came to Beijing to see you.

After returning home for lunch, Yuji asked Luanying to invite Jiaolong to his room, and told her about the momentary honor and favour, and at the same time told her about the ups and downs of honor and disgrace. and the principles of human conduct.In the end, Yuji said with emotion: "The big tree attracts the wind, and the position is slandered. People are proud of special kindness, and I am worried about special kindness. Thinking of my Yu family's hairpin tassels for generations, my ancestors died on the battlefield, and my father was named a marquis. Extremely valuable as ministers, as children, even if we cannot carry forward the ancestral business, we should not make people laugh at us."

Yu Jiaolong knew in her heart that what her brother said was for her.She felt that her brother's words were subtle and tactful, with deep meaning in his words.She sat and listened, and from her elder brother's conversation, she felt a kind of brotherly love, and at the same time, she felt the majesty of the emperor's grace, the honor of the Yufu, the power of her father, and the reputation of her elder brother.All these made her look down upon all relatives in the family of officials and eunuchs in the capital, and also made her the proud child of heaven in Yufu.She thought again of all the humiliations she had suffered on the way out.If those people knew that she was the daughter of the Marquis of Yufu, no matter if it was the group of bodyguards in the hotel, or the bully Tao Tuo by the Zhulong River, or even Li Mubai, no one would dare to treat her like that.All of this, she ignored for Luo Xiaohu's sake, and was recruited for him. If he was still alive, she would have endured it for him, but he is dead, and everything is empty.At this moment, what is hidden in her chest is the grief for losing her attachment and the guilt for her own flesh and blood.

Majesty Yuji should have returned to Chengde immediately after seeing him. He had been staying at home for five days because of his mother's illness.Not only did Yumu's condition not improve, but she became more and more serious every day, and she was already dying.Mr. Xu, who usually treated Yumu, refused to take medicine. Luanying managed to think of Langzhong Liang who had been invited to see her mother a few days ago.After a while, the sent person returned to the mansion and said: "Mr. Liang refuses to come to the mansion." Luanying asked puzzledly: "Why doesn't he come to the mansion? Are you being disrespectful?"

The servant replied: "How dare the villain be disrespectful. Liang Langzhong was coming, and the villain had already followed him out of the Gaomiao. He suddenly stopped and asked the villain, "Has Master Yu of your house ever served in Cangzhou Prefecture? official? The villain responded, "It is the former state official of Cangzhou."For some reason, Liang Langzhong turned back and entered the temple, and refused to come even after saying anything. "While Luanying was surprised, Yuji asked in the room: "What is Liang Langzhong's name? " Luanying couldn't remember for a while, Yu Jiaolong interjected, "Father Chao."

Yuji said in surprise: "Father Liang Chao. It turned out to be him!" Then, he took a few steps in the room and said, "I already expected the reason why he didn't come." Luanying looked at her husband in confusion; Yu Jiaolong lowered her eyes and turned her face away.Yuji's expression slowly became serious, and said: "When I transferred to Chengde and returned to my residence in the Mid-Autumn Festival last year, I talked about Luo Hu breaking into the court during the daytime in Dezhou and killing the official Sun Renzhong to avenge his father. This father of Liang Chao turned out to be Luo Hu's father's friendship is also Luo Hu's benefactor. After Luo Hu's father was murdered, Sun Renzhong wanted to harm Luo Hu's siblings. It was this father Liang Chao who saved them. Luo Hu's younger siblings were also sent to a foreign country to hide He came down. Liang later fled Cangzhou to avoid disaster, but he didn't know where he was going, but he was here!"

Luanying was impatient, and asked back: "What does this have to do with my Yufu?" Yuji sighed, and said: "I saw the Tang newspaper sent by Baoding Mansion half a month ago, saying that Luo Hu had been killed by officers and soldiers because he gathered people all over the city to resist the salt price increase, killed officials and robbed prisons. Because when I was in Cangzhou, He once posted a list to arrest Luo Hu, Liang Chaofu probably blamed me." Luanying said aggrievedly: "You posted the list at the time, obviously for arrest, but in fact secretly forcibly, how can I blame you!" Yuji said with emotion: "Everything is done according to the law of nature, how can people know it. Although Liang Chaofu is just a teacher, he can be regarded as a loyal man, which is really admirable." Seeing her husband complimenting him so much, Luanying's heart warmed up, and she said, "It would be great if there were more people like Mr. Liang in the world. Luo Hu can also be regarded as a filial man. I heard you say it last year, Zhao Ma and I are always thinking about him! Never should, never should, he shouldn't have killed officials and robbed prisons, this is a crime of treason, and he will only get a bad reputation if he dies. If he joins the army, maybe He can also be a deputy general or commander in chief. Once something happens to the frontier, he will be a loyal minister and martyr even if he dies in battle, and he can still be famous forever. What a pity!" Yuji was overwhelmed with emotion: "It is said that Luo Hu's death was also extremely heroic. The same death, the difference between Mount Tai and the feathers is so different, it is lamentable!" Seeing Yu Jiaolong sitting upright with her head buried, Luanying asked her in silence, "Sister, why don't you talk about your high opinion." Yu Jiaolong smiled sadly: "Brother and sister-in-law are right. He should join the army." After speaking, she lowered her head again. Yuji was thoughtful, and after a moment of silence, she said to Luanying: "Go and seal fifty taels of silver, choose two bolts of Shu linen fine cloth, and order someone to send it to Gaomiao to face Liang Langzhong, and say that I sent it to you." Yes. As for the medical treatment for my mother, he will come if he wants, so there is no need to mention it." Luanying was about to turn around when Yu Jiaolong said, "Brother did this with extremely kind intentions. It's just that Liang Chaofu is not a person who is moved by wealth and gifts from what he has done for the Luo family. Misunderstandings and misgivings arose, which is not beautiful.” Yuji suddenly came to her senses, and hurriedly said: "My sister is very worried." Then she turned to Luanying and said, "I wanted to use this to show my admiration for him, and to show that Luo Hu's murder had nothing to do with me, but it's possible to think about it." Arouse his suspicion, or mistakenly think that I am responsible for Luo Hu's death, in order to atone for guilt; or suspect that I am bribed and blocked, which will definitely be against him. If Zhang Yang goes out and is taken advantage of by others, wouldn't it be a shame? damage my reputation." Luanying looked at Yu Jiaolong and said consciously or unconsciously: "Sister is knowledgeable and careful. I told your brother the other day not to underestimate you. You are like Hua Mulan." Yu Jiaolong was slightly taken aback, and said nonchalantly, "Sister-in-law is too much, I can't compare to Hua Mulan." In the evening, Yu Jiaolong went back upstairs and told Xianggu about Yuji's meeting with Majesty, Chengde Mai's double spikes, and Liang Chao's father's refusal to come to the mansion to see Yumu's doctor.What aroused Xianggu's emotion the most was Liang Chao's father hiding Luo's brothers and sisters and his reluctance to come to the mansion. When Yu Jiaolong mentioned that Yuji and Luanying admired Liang Chaofu's righteous deeds very much, Xianggu asked with half-belief, "How did the young master and young lady praise Mr. Liang?" Yu Jiaolong said: "The young master said that although he is a master, he can be regarded as a loyal man; the young lady also said that it would be nice if there were more such people in the world." Xianggu still felt that her praise was not enough, and said angrily: "What's 'master', what's 'also count', I think Mr. Liang is far better than those who claim to be well-read poetry and high-ranking officials. Don't look at it. Those grown-ups are full of loyalty, filial piety and righteousness, but they are full of dog lungs and wolf-heartedness in private. Take the fact that Shuangsui came out of the Chengde area managed by the young master this time, but it is said to be a rare auspicious omen in a century. Scholars also called it a kind of national auspiciousness, and the emperor was very happy and rewarded it. In fact, this is nothing unusual. I think that people like Mr. Liang in the world are the real auspiciousness, the real national auspiciousness. If I Your Majesty, I will reward such a person greatly." Although Yu Jiaolong felt that Xianggu's words were reasonable, but she always felt that what she said was too harsh.In particular, she thinks that she shouldn't make use of the topic, scolding more than love and disobedience.She felt a little uncomfortable in her heart, and she blamed Xianggu: "You are too harsh. The Holy Majesty Xuan Yu ruled the world with benevolence and filial piety, and the civil and military officials of the Manchu Dynasty did not teach their children with benevolence and filial piety. nonsense." Xianggu originally wanted to give her a few words, but thinking of the young lady's mood in the past, she couldn't bear to make her angry and sad again, so they each left the room angrily. In the middle of the night, Zhao's mother went upstairs to report that Mrs. Yu's condition had suddenly deteriorated and she was dying. The young master and the young mistress were by her side and asked the young lady to go over immediately.Yu Jiaolong was shocked when she heard the news, she hurriedly put on her clothes, and hurried to Yumu's room, and saw Yumu lying on the bed with her eyes closed, her face pale, motionless, as if she was dead.Brother and sister-in-law stood in front of the bed, their faces were full of tears, and they were deeply saddened.The girls and servants stood outside the door holding their breath.Yu Jiaolong's expression was miserable, he bent down numbly, and put his hand under Yumu's nose to try, only slightly felt that there was still a trace of breath.She already knew in her heart that the mother who raised her, always cared for her and made her fearful, was about to say goodbye to her forever.Yu Jiaolong wanted to go forward to call her mother, but she felt her throat was blocked by something, and she couldn't make a sound; she wanted to throw herself down to cry, but she couldn't shed a single tear.She only felt a sharp pain in her heart, as if her whole heart was about to crack.Yu Jiaolong just bent over, neither screaming nor crying, staring at Yumu intently.Suddenly, Yumu's lips moved slightly, but her tightly closed eyes slowly opened.The eyes are so wide open and energetic, as if waking up from sleep, the eyes are shining with brilliance.Yumu first looked at Yuji and Luanying, smiled kindly, and nodded slightly.When Mother Yu raised her eyes to look at Yu Jiaolong again, her kind smile disappeared, but there was a look of pity and hope in her eyes.Mother Yu stretched out her hand from under the quilt, held Yu Jiaolong's hand tightly, and said in a very weak but very clear voice: "Daughter, mother is leaving, but she is worried about you and cannot make it on the way. .At this moment of farewell to you, I just ask you to listen to my mother's words: I have agreed to the Lu family's marriage." Yu Jiaolong still stared at Yumu without moving, without shedding a single tear or making a sound.The face is like a jade carving. Luanying noticed that the situation was different, her sad heart seemed to be sealed in ice.She hurriedly bent down and said to Yumu: "Mother, don't worry, I will leave the younger sister's affairs to my daughter-in-law." Mother Yu shook her head: "Jiaolong is still young, self-willed, and doesn't know much about etiquette. After I left, I entrusted her to you. For the marriage of the Lu family, she must agree to me in person." Luanying gently shook Yu Jiaolong: "Sister, please please mother, it's more effective than taking medicine!" Yuji also said beside him: "Sister, I have been loyal and filial to the family of Yumen for generations, you are almost exhausting your filial piety!" Yu Jiaolong stared at Yumu bewilderedly, her mind seemed to be in a daze.She opened her mouth desperately, and with great difficulty, a few intermittent hoarse voices came out of her throat: "...he is dead,...I...shouxiao..." Yuji and Luanying were baffled by what they heard, and looked at each other for an inch, with puzzled and slightly frightened expressions on each other's faces. Mother Yu also opened her eyes wide, staring at Yu Jiaolong firmly.The old man's mind was very clear at this time, although she didn't understand what Yu Jiaolong said, she knew that her daughter hadn't agreed yet. Mother Yu begged again in an urgent voice: "Jiaolong, come on, mother is waiting for you to say something." Then she groaned and said in pain, "I'm so sad!" Yu Jiaolong shivered, her whole body trembled slightly, as if she suddenly woke up.She looked back at Yuji and Luanying, and saw that they were looking at her expectantly and urgently.She looked at Yumu again, and said hoarsely: "Mother, I will never marry, and I will never leave Yumen again." Yumu: "Your father... father... made an oath...you must promise..." When Mother Yu talked about these times, there was a deep panting sound in her throat, she couldn't speak anymore, she just stared at Yu Jiaolong with wide eyes, waiting for her answer.Yumu opened her mouth several times. But she was speechless.Slowly, the phlegm in Yumu's throat became louder and louder, and the old man's eyes became wider and wider, as if the eyeballs were about to protrude.Seeing her mother being tortured so painfully, Yuji was heartbroken and deeply saddened, and Luanying felt her heart was pierced.In a moment of anxiety, she quickly turned around and knelt down in front of Yu Jiaolong, begging, "Sister, look at how your mother has been tortured, how can you be so cruel!" Yuji also took a step forward, knelt down on her knees facing Yu Jiaolong, and said in tears: "Sister, you should agree soon! I kneel down for you brother! "Yu Jiaolong suddenly felt a thunderous sound in her ears, and she saw countless golden lights flashing in front of her eyes, and she could hardly see anything. At this time, this place, this situation, she has been dedicated to the Confucius Temple. Of the three animals, only Gan is a sacrifice. All of a sudden, what appeared in her eyes were the four characters "Heir of Loyalty and Filial Piety" on the golden plaque hanging in the main hall of the Hou Mansion.Yu Jiaolong stood up numbly, knelt down in front of her mother, clasped her hands together, and said solemnly: "Mother, the marriage contract of the Lu Mansion, my daughter obeys orders, you old man can go at ease!" As soon as Yu Jiaolong finished speaking, a smile appeared on Yumu's mouth, and then there was a muffled sound in her throat, and her eyes closed immediately. Yu Jiaolong rushed forward and called out "Mother" heart-piercingly, and two big tears immediately rolled out from the corners of Yumu's eyes. Yu Jiaolong's whole heart seemed to be crushed into a ball.She opened her eyes and stared at Yumu's two tears streaming down, and there was a burst of crying in the room.The crying sound became more and more distant in Yu Jiaolong's ears. Gradually, she only felt the silence around her, and then she didn't know anything. Yu Jiaolong didn't know how long it had passed, and she gradually heard intermittent whimpers coming into her ears.She opened her eyes vigorously, and saw that she was sleeping on her own bed, and Xianggu was sobbing beside her.Yu Jiaolong wanted to sit up, but as soon as she turned around, she felt an embarrassing fatigue hit her body, her whole body was limp, but she couldn't move. She had no choice but to call "Xianggu" with a weak voice.Xianggu raised her head suddenly, stared at her blankly, her astonishment soon turned into maddened joy, she called out "sister", threw herself into her arms and began to cry again.Xianggu cried so sadly, so touchingly, this overly happy cry was even more sad than the unfortunate cry.Yu Jiaolong was at a loss, she couldn't figure out what was going on.She wanted to ask Xianggu carefully, but Xianggu just kept crying, she couldn't intervene, and at the same time she felt that it was difficult for her to ask questions. Xianggu cried for a long time before raising her head again, looking at her helplessly, with a childlike Yiyi on her face, and said with a sob: "You have been in a coma for three days, and almost scared me to death. Thank you , you finally woke up." Only then did Yu Jiaolong understand.She tried her best to recall how it happened, but her memory was completely confused.What she can vaguely remember are: the four characters "Loyalty and Filial Piety Heirloom" on the shining gold plaque; two big tears at the corners of her mother's eyes. As if thinking of something, Xianggu stood up, wiped her tears and ran out of the room.After a while, Dongmei and Qiuju came into the room, and they brought ginseng soup. Dongmei stepped forward to help Miss Yu. When Qiuju was about to feed her, Yu Jiaolong suddenly noticed that they were both wearing filial piety. Unknowingly startled, he hurriedly asked: "You two are wearing Huai's filial piety? Who died?" Qiu Ju replied in amazement: "Old lady!" Suddenly, Yu Jiaolong remembered everything.All the scenes that happened in Yumu's room that day reappeared before her eyes one after another.She pushed away the ginseng soup and covered her face with her hands. Yu Jiaolong didn't cry, she had no more tears.She just said silently in her heart: "My God, why is my life so thin and so bitter!" The death of Luo Xiaohu had already broken Yu Jiaolong's heart, and her mother passed away again, she felt that her internal organs were empty.Now, all she has left is a shell.She had agreed to the Lu Mansion's marriage contract when her mother was dying, this was the only filial piety she had done during her mother's lifetime. This is fate, and she can only let it go.Just use this body to abide by Yumen's "Heirloom of Loyalty and Filial Piety". While Yu Jiaolong was lamenting, Father Yu rushed to her room upon hearing the news.Father Jade came to her bed and stared at her silently.His face, which was even more stern due to his emaciation, revealed a hint of sadness and relief.Yu Jiaolong raised his face and called "Father" timidly.Father Yu's eyes suddenly lit up, he quickly turned around, waved his hand, and sent Xianggu, Dongmei, and Qiuju out of the room.Father Yu paused for another moment, then turned around, put his hand on Jiaolong's forehead for a try, and then put it on his own forehead, with a slight smile in his eyes. Yu Jiaolong has not seen her father for several months.At this moment, she saw her father with fluffy white temples, haggard appearance, sluggish movements, and a slightly stooped back. In the past, the spirit of commanding and controlling the three armies in Xijiang had diminished in his aging process.She thought again of her father's aging and mother's death, and she was to blame for most of the blame, and a feeling of deep guilt was heavy in her heart again.Yu Jiaolong couldn't help but said to his father: "Father, my daughter is not filial, and she owes her parents the kindness of her upbringing." Father Yu waved his hand and said, "You can change your mind, and I am deeply comforted, and the past will not be mentioned again." Yu Jiaolong said sadly: "Mother's funeral is all done by brother and sister-in-law, and my daughter went to the mourning hall to pay her respects when she was young." Father Yu: "Daughter, you passed away for your mother, and you were in a coma for three days, which shows your filial piety. You just woke up, you should recuperate quietly, so you don't have to go to watch." Yu Jiaolong secretly hoped, and said full of sentimentality: "Father, mother is dead, and my daughter hopes that she can be on her knees as often as she was in Xijiang." Father Yu was also a little sad: "Your brother has ambitions everywhere, and I can't miss his future. I have been thinking about you for a long time. In the future, I will give you this back garden and build a courtyard for you. , you and Ning Xuan will move here in the future." Yu Jiaolong buried her head sadly. Father Yu said a few more words of comfort, and then went downstairs. Yumu's funeral was handled with utmost honor and sorrow.The civil and military officials in the capital and the rich and famous families who have connections with the Yufu all came to offer sacrifices and pay homage, and they were busy for half a month.Mrs. Yu's ancestral home is in Liaodong, and Mrs. Yu left a will before her death, hoping that the remains would be transported back to Liaodong for burial.Master Yu couldn't bear to disobey her wishes, so he had to transport the coffin to the Yuanjun Temple on Miaofeng Mountain for temporary burial. After resigning from office in the future, he would send it back to Liaodong for burial. Yu Jiaolong has been lying in bed all the time, and only on the day when Yumu was enlightened, Xianggu helped her to see her off at the gate of the mansion. Let's say that on the day Mrs. Yu Qiling left for the funeral, there was a lot of excitement in front of the gate of Yu's mansion.On the ground dam, worship groups lined up all over the place. Colleagues from various ministries, subordinates from various departments, as well as relatives and friends from wealthy families all came to worship and send them off. It was like a cloud of ladies.In addition, the group of people from the neighborhood who gathered to watch the excitement was even more heavy-handed, densely packed, enclosing the streets on both sides tightly.The relatives and relatives who came to see off the soul have finished their sacrifices, and they stand on both sides.It's time for the spirit enlightenment, and a burst of firecrackers blew off. Yujiaolong wore a white crown on her head and wore onyx clothes, and was supported by Xianggu to come out of the mansion.I saw her frowning eyebrows, her eyes in mourning, her face was as pale as carved jade, and her expression was as sad as frost.Yu Jiaolong's steps were light and graceful, but unexpectedly she walked slowly after being ill, and was on the verge of falling several times, like a fairy Lingfeng fluttering away with her spiritual desires, adding a kind of cuteness.The relatives and relatives who came to see her off, as well as the surrounding people, were all attracted by Yu Jiaolong's sad and touching face and charming demeanor, and all of them stared at her with bated breath. But Yu Jiaolong seemed to be walking alone in a secluded stream, as if there was no one else around, when she came to the coffin, Yingying knelt down, weeping uncontrollably.It was not until the coffin had been carried out of the street that Xianggu picked her up and sent her back to the mansion. At this moment, the news that Yu Jiaolong was in a coma for three days due to Yumu's death spread among the staff and relatives.After stopping the horse to save her mother in Tiebeile Yufu last time, Yu Jiaolong once again won the reputation of a dutiful daughter. Madam Yu's funeral is over, and the Yu Mansion has gradually returned to its former peace. Yuji stayed at home because of her mother's funeral, and Yu's father also said that he was sick for a month and took a photo at home.Under Xianggu's considerate care, Yu Jiaolong's body has gradually recovered. From time to time, she would go to the garden to walk and sit to relieve boredom and worries.Xianggu is a smart person, although she is outspoken, she is also careful. She saw that since the young lady was sent back to the residence in Liucun, her temperament has changed drastically and she is getting more and more depressed. She is secretly worried.Especially when the sad news of Luo Xiaohu's murder came, Miss Yu's grief at that time was like breaking her heart.Then because of the death of the old lady, the young lady fell into a coma for three days and became unconscious.Xianggu also knew very well in her heart that the young lady is a stubborn person, and she usually hides her emotions and anger. It's not the great danger and the sea-like grief, but it's something that can't scare her or overwhelm her.She was in a coma for three days, and her grief for Luo Xiaohu must have been added to it.But what happened to Miss and Luo Xiaohu?Xianggu still doesn't know much about it.She only noticed and believed that Miss was deeply in love with Luo Xiaohu, but how this bitter lovesickness was provoked, Xianggu couldn't figure it out.She only vaguely suspected that it might have something to do with the loss of the former Miss Fan in the desert, but when Xianggu remembered the scene at that time, what appeared in front of her was a tragic scene, and a boundless desert of Jiehan, and she was in a daze again. Get blurred.Miss never talked to her about Luo Xiaohu, and Xianggu didn't dare to ask.It's just that they both know each other in their hearts, and they don't tell each other.Especially after this accident, Xianggu was very considerate and careful in front of the young lady, not only tried her best to comfort her, but also not to touch her sore spots. On this day, Xianggu accompanied the young lady to sit in the garden pavilion, although Yu Jiaolong was still as graceful and demure as usual, but Xianggu could already see that she was contemplating, with a blank look in her eyes.Xianggu tried to find some words to distract her, Yu Jiaolong just looked at her and smiled, and didn't answer much.Xianggu was relishing talking to her about childhood fun, when Yu Jiaolong suddenly interrupted her conversation and asked, "Xianggu, let me ask you, do you like Harimu?" After Xianggu was stunned for a moment, she responded heartily, "I like it." Yu Jiaolong: "Will you marry him in the future?" Xianggu thought for a moment: "I never thought about it. I have no relatives, and I always treat him like an older brother." Yu Jiaolong: "What if he wants to marry you?" Xianggu's face turned red, "I'll marry him!" Yu Jiaolong: "What if he dies?" Xianggu couldn't help shivering: "I just keep him in my heart." Yu Jiaolong: "Are you still married?" Xianggu thought for a while, then shook her head and said, "As long as you keep him in your heart, how can you marry!" As soon as she finished speaking, her eyes were filled with tears. Yu Jiaolong looked up at the sky, her face turned slightly pale.Xianggu immediately regretted it, knowing that she had touched the young lady's pain again.Because she already knew that when the old lady was about to die, she forced the young lady to agree to the Lu family's marriage.Xianggu was silent for a while, and then said to herself: "Actually, it doesn't matter whether you marry or not, sometimes you can't help yourself. But whoever you pretend to be in your heart is no one's power." She suddenly sneered lightly, and then Looking at Yu Jiaolong, he said, "My mother has a cousin. The family betrothed her to someone else. The man died before he passed the door. The parents of the man's family forced her to go to worship with the spirit card, and hugged her. Live the life with the spirit card. In fact, my cousin has never even met his man, and I heard that people in the village say she is filial! In fact, it is of no use, she does not even pretend to be a person in her heart." Yu Jiaolong's heart was disturbed by Xianggu's words.She felt that although what Xianggu said was sympathetic, she was terrified of courtesy.She wanted to explain to Xianggu the truth of "consisting with one end", but she couldn't say it.What counts as obedience, body or mind?Or just a wedding paper!Feeling her fate, Yu Jiaolong couldn't help feeling more sympathetic to Xianggu. She endured her grief and said to Xianggu tenderly: "Xianggu, don't think about it, I will definitely help you and Harimu. Let you be reunited. I will ask my father to send you back to Xijiang in the next day. "Xianggu was full of gratitude, but said firmly: "Thank you for your kindness, but I can't go back to Xijiang yet. " Yu Jiaolong: "Why?" Xianggu: "Your business is not over yet, I can't leave you yet. I'm not at ease." Yu Jiaolong moved and said: "It's useless for you to stay! I'm destined, and you can't help." Xianggu said sincerely: "Sister, you should cheer up. You have such a good ability, no one can bully you. There will be a long time in the future, how can you live like this." Yu Jiaolong said helplessly, "How do you think you should live?" Xianggu: "I live as I think in my heart. I can't do it, I can't help myself. You can do it, others can't help you." Yu Jiaolong said confidently: "Yes, no one can do anything to me. I do everything according to my conscience and following the rules of etiquette." Xianggu disapproved: "If you want to follow the etiquette, you will ignore your conscience, don't pinch your nose and lie to your eyes." At this moment, the maid in Luanying's room came up to the pavilion holding a box.She said: "The young lady specially ordered me to bring a box of snacks to the young lady. The young lady said that this is the young lady's favorite food." Yu Jiaolong raised her eyes and saw that it was a box of Wufangzhai's "One Bite Crisp".She couldn't help arousing her old hatred, and immediately became annoyed. She was about to snatch the box and throw it out of the booth, but she suddenly changed her mind and quickly suppressed her anger. After taking the box, she said to the girl: "Go back to the room and thank your young lady for me, and say that I appreciate it." After the girl left, Xianggu glanced at the box, and said bitterly: "The previous episode was broken on this 'Yikoubing', otherwise, we would still be outside freely!" Yu Jiaolong didn't speak, but thought in her heart: If she hadn't been taken home that time, what would have happened in the future?She too was at a loss. Because of this box of "One Bite Crisp", Yu Jiaolong couldn't help being unhappy again.When she was tied up and lying on the car, she made up her mind that she must find out who set up the trap and punish him severely.She once suspected that it was Xiao Chong who did it, but she heard from her sister-in-law that Xiao Chong had already been sent out of the house.Who is it then?This person must be in the mansion.Later, because of the sudden misfortunes she had been through, she put the matter aside.She remembered that when her mother hadn't passed away last month, she went to the inner courtyard to wait for him, and saw Bantou Shen twice from a distance in the corridor, and saw that he was clearly walking towards her, but when he saw herself, Either slow down, or turn around and go elsewhere.A thought flashed through her immediately: Could it be that he did it? !Thinking of this, Yu Jiaolong decided to give him a try.So, she told Xianggu: "Xianggu, go and call Mr. Shen over here." Although Xianggu didn't understand what she wanted to do, she still said "yes" and immediately walked out of the garden. After a while, Xianggu led Shen Bantou to the pavilion.Yu Jiaolong saw that he was still leaning on the thick tobacco rod, with his head down, limping, walking towards the pavilion in a leisurely manner.Yu Jiaolong sat in the pavilion, staring at him intently. Seeing that he didn't raise his head until he walked in front of her, he slightly bent his legs and greeted her.The moment he raised his head, Yu Jiaolong could see that his eyes were flickering, showing a hint of vigilance and fear.But he quickly regained his composure, and asked respectfully, "Miss called me, do you have any orders?" Yu Jiaolong: "You have worked so hard for the Yu Mansion, I am going to reward you with something." After speaking, he handed over the "Yikou Cake" placed beside him.When Bantou Shen saw that it was "One Bite Crisp", his whole body shook slightly, he hesitated for a while, then stretched out his hands, and took the box respectfully. Yu Jiaolong also noticed at the same time, but the hands of Bantou Shen were trembling slightly. After Shen Banren thanked him, he turned back out of the pavilion and limped out of the garden. Yu Jiaolong looked at his receding back and said triumphantly: "Sure enough, he did it!" Xianggu asked puzzledly, "What did Captain Shen do?" Yu Jiaolong: "The trick of putting medicine in 'Yikousu'." Xianggu spat and cursed bitterly: "This damn old ghost!" Yu Jiaolong forgave: "He is also his own master!" Xianggu looked at Yu Jiaolong unhappily, shook her head, and said nothing more. A few days later, Luanying came to Yujiaolong's room and told her: "Lu Hanlin invited someone to report to Shang's father, because his mother had just passed away, and he was ordered by the emperor to go to Shandong to take the exam. When I returned to Beijing, I proposed to change the wedding date to the fifth day of October. My father has readily agreed and ordered me to inform my sister and congratulate her." Yu Jiaolong just listened silently, neither happy nor worried, just said lightly: "Mother's bones are not cold, how can this be a gift soon!" Luanying: "I also told my father about this. My father said that according to the ancestral system of my family, men have to be filial for one year and women for a hundred days, and they can still obey the power. There is nothing wrong with it." Yu Jiaolong said coldly: "Please tell my sister-in-law to report to my father, just say that I obey." Seeing Yu Jiaolong's indifferent expression, Luanying was uncharacteristically indifferent and asked worriedly, "Is my sister feeling unwell?" Yu Jiaolong smiled miserably, and said: "Sister-in-law, don't worry too much. I have agreed to the marriage of the Lu Mansion in front of my mother, and this day will come sooner or later." Luanying always felt uneasy and comforted her for a long time before going downstairs. Yu Jiaolong waited for Luanying to leave, then called Xianggu over, and said to her: "You and I have been together for three years, and it is considered to be a good relationship. Now it is time to break up. I have prepared a thousand taels of silver for you, you come back Xijiang is going to find Harimu." Xianggu: "I heard what Young Madam said to you just now. I want to accompany you to Lu's house and wait on you for a year before leaving." Yu Jiaolong: "Don't worry, you are afraid that I will commit suicide?!" Xianggu shook her head: "No. I know you won't go that way. You're not that kind of weak person." A look of surprise flashed in Yu Jiaolong's eyes.She stared at Xianggu, as if she saw something in her.After a while, she tentatively asked back: "Then I can only marry Beast Hanlin?!" 香姑又摇摇头：“你也不是那种人。” 玉娇龙更惊异了：“你想我该怎处？” 香姑：“鲁胖子哪能近得你！你想心里装着一个人，依礼嫁给一个人，'既凭了良心，又循了法礼'，你是想两全。” 玉娇龙点点头，默默地垂下眼去。 香姑：“你这样作，只有我知道。你的心也大苦了。” 玉娇龙再也忍不住了，一下抱住香姑，无声地涌出了一串泪水。 香姑：“所以我不走。说不定我还可帮你作点什么。” 玉娇龙不吭声，只默默地接受了香姑的情意。 日子很快过去，转眼就到了十月初五，正是玉娇龙于归之期。玉府门前张灯结彩，鼓乐笙歌；府门外青石台阶两侧，摆列出侯爵全堂执事；石狮旁高立红牌金字，展示出玉门三代官衔爵禄、皇封御赐，这一切更显出玉府侯门的豪华显贵，喜庆威风。一来玉府是两代侯门，在京华可称显贵；二来玉大人又是京畿三军统式兼任京城九门提督，算得权重一时；三来玉娇龙在满城官宦人家中已被传为孝女，可说妇孺景慕，上庶咸钦。 因此，前来登门道贺的人，从早至午，络绎不绝，真是门前车水马龙，忙得不暇迎接。 午时快近，鲁府摆着全堂执事旗伞，抬着七宝彩舆接人来了。 玉娇龙满头珠翠，身穿大红软缎金线绣花彩服，由香姑扶着拜祖辞家。玉娇龙拜过堂上祖宗后，来到父亲面前，低低叫了声“父亲”，便跪拜地上抱住父亲双膝泣不成声。 玉父眼看十八年来一直随在身边的女儿就要离去，也不禁该然欲泪。他忙扶起娇龙，象在西疆还当她在幼时那样，扯起袍袖亲自为她拭去眼泪，并语重心长地对她说道：“女儿，托列祖列宗福泽，你要为玉门争光！” 临上轿前，鸾英过来扶她，轻轻撩开她的红盖帕看了看，见妹妹未施脂粉，面色惨淡，神情冷漠。鸾英不觉一怔，低声在她耳旁说道：“妹妹，你千万珍重！” 吉辰已到，在一片爆竹和鼓乐声中，玉娇龙坐在花轿里，由八人抬扶着出府去了。 玉府门前的虎幄大街上，那些市民百姓以至大户人家，听说今天是玉府千金出嫁，都想一观盛况，早已挤满街头。 花轿过来了。但见前面是旗牌旗伞开路，后面是一队带刀兵勇护随。鲁翰林身着官袍，帽插官花，斜佩大红扎花，跨骑金鞍骏马，满面春风，昂头挺肚、顾盼自雄地跟在花轿后面。一路吹吹打打，逶迤前进。大街两旁，茶楼酒肆内的那些闲人商旅，哪里见过这等豪华气派，也都涌上街来观看热闹，更是只见人头攒动，擦踵摩肩。 玉娇龙坐在花轿里，只感神情恍惚，有如梦里一般。她没有惶惶不安，也没有悔恨。 她认为这是自己命中注定，理应如此。 她偶然想起俞秀莲曾对她说过“要由已，不能由命”的话来，她不禁想笑。她突然感到一阵气闷，便用手撩开盖头，眼前是一片昏黑，就象几月前被囚在车上一般。轿外传来一阵阵鼓乐之声，她听去是那样噪耳、烦心。她又想起了草原的平静。出现在眼前的却是一片静谧，一片绿茵，还有篷帐、密林、小道……她耳边又响起了罗小虎的声音：“两心不变，后会有期。”顿时，玉娇龙满怀悲楚又漫上心来。她合着手默默地祷念道：“小虎，你如有灵，应鉴我心！” 花轿在人巷中缓缓而行，刚走完虎幄大街正到街口时，突然间，只听街口酒楼上发出一声怒吼：“停下轿来！”随着便见有一彪形汉子从酒楼上跳了下来，分开人群，直扑到花轿跟前，怒目圆睁，拦住去路。轿夫、护轿都被惊呆，不知所措。那汉子指着花轿忿然喝道：“噫！你……你变心啦！” 玉娇龙坐在轿里，猛然听得这声责喝，她全身一震，顿时，整个身心都颤抖起来。 这一瞬间，玉娇龙已难分清自己是惊恐还是悲喜，只闭下眼来，双手合掌，喃喃念道：“天啦！你还活着！”一任轿外天翻地覆，人喊马嘶，随着便是两行泪水从眼里直滚下来。