Chapter 35 An old friend talks about his mother
"Look, she really wrote it down in the notebook. Sanlang, do you think she remembered me on a page of kindness or a page of hatred?" Li Mi said sarcastically to Cui Heng, while keeping his eyes tight. He stared intently at the small book in Phoenix's hand, and the more he looked at it, the more surprised he became, "Hey, what kind of paper is that book? I seem to have never seen it before. And that pen?"
Before he finished speaking, Fenghuang quickly put away his writing pen and hid it in his arms. Li Mi didn't see it clearly and was a little disappointed.
At this time, Cui Heng reprimanded in a low voice: "Stop talking! Who told you to molest someone else's young lady!" He then saluted Xiao Jinyu from a distance and said, "Twelve men are naughty and have offended my lady with their words." , I hope you will forgive me!" After saying that, he pulled Li Mi away.
Li Mi still struggled and said: "Hey, Sanlang, please don't talk nonsense. I am serious. How can I be teasing?"
After being pulled for a few steps, Cui Heng suddenly stopped again.
"What's wrong?"
"That one seems to be the Honorable Master of the Xiao family, who is known as the most handsome man in Jiankang!" Out of the corner of his eye, he caught a glimpse of a white figure sitting in a wheelchair watching from a distance, Cui Heng stopped and said.
"Then let's go and pay a visit! I have also heard about Xiao Xian's name for a long time, and he is famous like a first sight, and..." He leaned into Cui Heng's ear and said, "He is also a relative of this little lady, whether?"
…
The two of them whispered to each other and then walked towards Xiao Xian without noticing that Xiao Jiuniang, who was watching from afar, almost broke her teeth, looking at these words with hatred as if they were talking about something in a spring outing. There is a smiling figure.
Especially at this moment, there were people in the crowd passing by who were pointing at her and talking with disdain and disdain:
"This ninth lady of the Xiao family is really stupid and vicious. In order to prevent the Xiao family's exiled direct granddaughter from returning to the family, she actually came up with a dirty trick to ruin the Xiao family's reputation and slander the reputation of her own girl."
"The mistress of the Xiao family is even more ruthless. She even sent several dead soldiers to hunt down this granddaughter. How deep is this hatred?"
"Yes, yes! It's so pitiful for that little lady Xiao Jinyu, who is living alone in a foreign country. She finally returned to Nanchen from the North to meet her relatives, but she still has to be tortured and persecuted by her relatives..."
"That little lady is so beautiful! And the way she looked and behaved when she was defending her mother just now, and her expression remained unchanged as if the mountain was collapsing in front of her. Isn't this the demeanor of celebrities handed down from the Wei and Jin Dynasties?"
"Yes, yes, that is the true aristocratic temperament and demeanor that can only be cultivated by a century-old family. Compared with that, Xiao Jiuniang... is far behind!"
Xiao Jiuniang became even more angry when she heard these comments. She glared at Xiao Jinyu fiercely and gritted her teeth: "Just wait and see!" Then she hid her face in shame and left, and all the noble ladies also dispersed in shame.
Ah Xiu had never seen such a scene before. When she saw the hatred in Xiao Jiuniang's eyes that seemed to destroy everything, she couldn't help but feel a little scared.
"Madam...we..." she reminded tremblingly.
"Let's... go back too!" Xiao Jinyu said softly, without any hint of fear in his tone, and walked forward leisurely with a flick of his sleeves.
This stunning boy named Fenghuang acted as if nothing had happened just now. He followed Xiao Jinyu and walked towards Jianxi Hutong. I don’t know how long it had passed, but Axiu suddenly heard Xiao Jinyu calling her: "Axiu , since you have chosen to follow me, you don’t have to be afraid. No matter what happens, it is nothing to me... You are not even afraid of death in this life, so what else is worth fearing for you?
I know that your temperament was not like this before, and you don't have to suppress your nature with me. "
"Yes, madam!" Axiu responded, and the gloom and fear in her heart were instantly swept away, and she followed Xiao Jinyu towards Jianxi Alley.
The remote Early Spring Courtyard deep in Jianxi Hutong is my wife's newly purchased residence. After what happened today, it seems that my wife has no intention of changing places and will continue to live here.
There was no bullock cart, so the three of them walked forward quickly. The distance was not far, and they arrived at the courtyard gate in just one cup of tea.
"Brother Qing, are those dead soldiers... just let it go like this?" Suddenly, Fenghuang said with some anger, "Just now, Jiankang Zhengzong Yuan, I saw him looking at Xiao Jiuniang frequently, and his flattering attitude was clearly visible. If If it weren't for the two husbands of Zhaojun's Li family and Bolingcui family, that villain would offend the envoy from the north, and I'm afraid things wouldn't be so good."
"Yes, they helped me today, and we have accepted this kindness." Xiao Jinyu thought for a moment and then said, "Fenghuang, let's put this aside. I don't expect to find out anything from the mouths of these dead soldiers. After all, Princess Yunyin is the Princess of the Chen family. It is normal for these low-status people to worship the superiors and suppress the inferiors in order to survive! Reputation, this matter will surely spread in Jiankang City soon!" Fenghuang smiled happily and said, "Brother Qing is still awesome, did you force Xiao Jiuniang to say this on purpose?"
Xiao Jinyu looked at Phoenix and smiled slightly.
"Yes," she replied.
This smile was extremely gentle and doting, spreading across Xiao Jinyu's changed face, but it also revealed a warmth like the spring breeze and the thawing of glaciers.
Phoenix was stunned for a moment, and after a while, he asked: "Then what are we going to do next? How do we get the mistress of the Xiao family to invite Brother Qing back to the Xiao family?"
Thinking of what Xiao Jinyu said to Xiao Xian that day, Phoenix felt the urge to give it a try.
Xiao Jinyu couldn't help but smile: This child doesn't want to live a stable and peaceful life of watching the flowers bloom and fall in front of the court, but he is always full of curiosity about the life of swords, swords, shadows and dangers.
After all, he is young! A newborn calf, fearless!
It does look a bit like her before!
"Don't worry, we may have to go through some more wind and rain!" Xiao Jinyu suddenly fell into a deep voice, "And we still need to wait for another old friend!"
"Old friend? What old friend?"
Phoenix asked curiously, but just as he finished speaking, he heard the sound of tiny footsteps.
"Who is it?" The boy, who was naturally sensitive to changes in voices, shouted loudly, and when he turned around, he saw a young and beautiful woman walking slowly holding a little girl.
The little girl blinked her big, black and white, watery eyes and was looking at them with great joy and surprise.
It was the girl whom I saved on the street that day.
"Sister, you are the sister who saved me that day. Mother, we finally found our benefactor sister!" The little girl shouted happily and jumped into her mother's arms. After a moment, she ran to Xiao Jinyu again,
"Sister, my aunt and I have been looking for you for a long time. We just heard from people on the street that Xiao Jiuniang bullied my sister again. My sister had an exciting debate with her. My aunt and I asked those people I knew my sister’s whereabouts, so I followed here. Sister, you won’t blame me and my mother-in-law, right?”
The girl's innocence made Xiao Jinyu's mind go back to more than 20 years ago, when the sisters in the clan gathered together to recite poems and laugh and chat. Yuxuan, who was five or six years old, was about the same age as the girl. She always dragged her out to play. See the elegance of those celebrities.
"No wonder. What's your name?" Unable to help herself, Xiao Jinyu knelt down so that the little girl could look into her eyes.
"Sister, my name is Ayuan, and this is my grandma!" the little girl pointed happily at the woman behind her.
Xiao Jinyu then turned his attention to this woman. Different from the haggard face of the woman the last time he met on the street, today this woman has a ruddy complexion, gleaming eyes, red lips, an upturned bun, and a wet dress. The green ice silk-covered floor-length skirt makes her look even more beautiful, especially the smile on her lips, which makes her feel more friendly.
The last time they met, some fragmentary memories emerged in Xiao Jinyu's mind. It seemed that the original owner was grateful to this woman, so there was a trace of warmth and kindness flowing in her heart, but she did not know who this woman was.
Just when she was doubting, the woman spoke first: "Last time we met by chance on the street, my wife advised me to soak my feet in hot soup before going to bed. The insomnia that I had suffered for many years was relieved a little..." At this point, she raised her hand. He bowed to Xiao Jinyu very respectfully, "The little woman was originally Yuan Rujing, the legitimate daughter of the Yuan family in Chen County. Now she is married to the Fan family. Madam, you can call me Fan Yuan family, or you can call me Aunt Rujing..."
"You were originally from the Yuan family in Chen County, and my grandmother was your aunt?" Xiao Jinyu asked.
"Yes!" the woman replied, with a hint of shame suddenly showing in her eyes, "And Rujing and your mother, Xiao Luan, were once close friends and sisters. After that incident, Ah Luan moved away from home. Jing felt so guilty that she suffered from insomnia and dreaminess for many years. "
When the woman said this, Fenghuang's expression changed drastically, and she couldn't help but ask, "What is it that makes you feel so guilty? What do you know?"
(End of chapter)