Chapter 26 Lingyue Pavilion
The Song family could not hide from the limelight, so Zhang Ma led people to pack up Lingyue Pavilion.
Choosing a good day, Wen Mingqian and his son moved there.
Gong Xu went on an inspection tour with his chief minister and would be back in about half a month. Only Wen Mingqian and his son were left in the mansion.
Even the housekeeper was temporarily replaced by Zhang Ma, because housekeeper Chen was still recovering from his injuries.
In fact, his foot was fine for a long time, but because Song and Gong Xu were not at home, he simply took leave.
So that if there is anything during this period, it has nothing to do with him.
Getting up early that day, Wen Mingqian took his son's hand and walked into the moon cave door.
Mother Zhu, who had been transferred from Zhuangzi outside the city, was cleaning the yard. When she saw Wen Mingqian, she quickly stopped what she was doing and came forward to say hello.
"Greetings, madam. Thank you madam for your help. My son-in-law is now able to go to the ground." Mother Zhu said with red eyes, "Dr. Zhou from Xinglin Hall said that it will take another three months at most. , you can be like a good person.”
"This is a good thing, so you can rest assured." Wen Mingqian said with a smile.
Actually, Mother Zhu’s son-in-law’s injuries were not serious, but he couldn’t afford a good doctor, so he was delayed a lot.
He is young and has a good foundation. As long as he is treated properly, he will get better naturally and quickly.
“This is all Mrs. Zhu’s kindness,” Mother Zhu said with a tearful smile, “Chun’e said that she would come into the house to kowtow to Mrs. one day.”
“Kowtowing is unnecessary. Come and have a look, I haven't seen her for so many years, and I want to see her too." Wen Mingqian spoke kindly, and didn't put on any airs even to his servants.
Past experiences have taught her that arrogance is a very bad thing, and that only by being virtuous and having the means to do anything is possible.
"Hey! Hey!" Mother Zhu responded repeatedly, "She was as happy as anything when she heard that Madam still remembered her. She cleaned up the house in the past two days and came to say hello to Madam."
Zhu’s mother came to this courtyard because Zhang’s mother asked her to come. Almost all people in this house are from the Song family, and they have to find ways to cultivate their own people as soon as possible.
After Zhu’s mother finished speaking, she went to work again. Wen Mingqian not only allowed the three of them to come to the city, but also gave her son-in-law money to treat his illness.
The whole family is grateful, and they don’t know how to repay, so they can only try their best to do the work at hand first.
"Girl, this yard has been abandoned for many years. Although I have tried my best to clean it up, I'm afraid there are still some things that are not satisfactory. Do you think there is anything that needs to be changed?" Zhang Ma asked.
Wen Mingqian looked at a clump of bamboos hiding a curved railing, half a pond of wildflowers spread across the pond, and the corridors of the pavilions were still the same as before, but his state of mind would never be the same again.
“It’s almost the same, that’s it.” Wen Mingqian said.
“The curtains in this room have all been replaced with new ones, and there are still a few windows that are damaged and cannot be closed tightly. I have asked them to measure the dimensions and make them again.
Ask me Paint it outside before bringing it in to prevent the smell from getting too strong. "Fortunately, the weather is hot now, so it doesn't matter if we make do with it for a while."
"There's no rush, there's still time." Wen Mingqian said as he walked through the corridor. There were stacks of rockeries on the east side and a half-dead osmanthus tree next to it.
She raised her hand and touched the trunk of the tree, remembering that in the autumn when she left the Gong family, the sweet-scented osmanthus tree was in full bloom.
At that time, the whole yard was filled with the sweet aroma. Ah Shou and Ah Hui discussed picking more to make osmanthus candy.
Because Wen Mingqian loves osmanthus candy very much, the baby in her belly also likes it.
At that time, she was full of longing for the arrival of her child, never expecting that her fate would suddenly turn around in just a few days.
She had lost so much, everything was irreparable.
From then on, she was just like the osmanthus tree, with only half a life left.
"Did mother think about the past again?" Gong Changan's glass-like eyes were filled with concern and concern. "Mom, I still have you," Wen Mingqian lowered his head and smiled, feeling more relieved than heartache, "The hardest days have been over."
"The girl is right, look at this full The spring scenery of the garden is always worth the harsh winter of Shuangxi," Zhang Ma also sighed softly.
Yes, the cold winter in the past failed to kill Wen Mingqian after all. She struggled until the spring came and the flowers bloomed.
Since seven years of hardship failed to cut off her vitality, she will only become more calm and tenacious in the future.
"Mother Zhang, I want to burn some incense in the back hall. Please prepare pen and paper for me." Wen Mingqian let go of his son's hand, "Chang'an, you can play in the yard first!"
Zhang Ma understood, turned around and went out, and came back after a while, carrying a large copper basin with paper, pen, incense and candles in it.
Wen Mingqian walked into the back hall, opened the faded embroidered curtain, and walked into the small cubicle on the west side.
It wasn't sunny here, and no one had lived there for a long time, so there was an unpleasant musty smell in the house.
A roll of old bedding was placed at the head of the bed. It was a bit messy, and traces of being turned over in the past were vaguely visible.
Ma Zhang had long said that she would clean this house too, but Wen Mingqian wouldn't let her.
She raised her head and looked at the beams. There were marks of cuts on them.
Any house where someone has been hanged will be slashed on the beam. It is said that this can prevent the hanged ghost from looking for a substitute.
This was Ah Shou's bedroom back then, and the place where she hanged herself.
Wen Mingqian knelt down, spread out the paper, picked up a pen, and wrote a paper memorial tablet for Ah Shou.
Put it on the table and burn incense again.
For so many years, Wen Mingqian would burn paper to pay homage to Ah Shou every day, but because she was in Shuangxi, she could only offer sacrifices from a distance.
The fire started, illuminating Wen Mingqian's face.
The corners of her mouth tightened, her eyebrows drooped, and although there were no tears, sadness permeated her whole body.
She knew that Ah Shou died unjustly.
She wanted to know the truth behind Ah Shou's death.
But there were so many people blocking her back then, not allowed to get close.
"Ah Shou, what grievances have you suffered? Why haven't you even given me a dream all these years?" Wen Mingqian murmured, "I'm back, I will avenge you and clear away your grievances. . If your heroic spirit is not far away, remember to see the retribution of the bad guys with your own eyes.”
When the incense was about to burn out, Wen Mingqian took Ah Shou's paper tablet and burned it together in the copper basin.
Just when the last remnant of the fire was about to burn out, the paper ashes in the basin suddenly swirled up and danced like butterflies, and one piece fell gently on Wen Mingqian's hand...
Ma Zhang opened the curtain and lowered her voice and said: "Girl, the eldest grandmother of the Zhou family is here."
Wen Mingqian quickly calmed down his emotions, stood up and said: "You treat her to tea first, I will change Just put on your clothes and go see her.”
Liu Cuiyi came with her two daughters today, the older one is six years old and the younger one is four years old.
"On the day my sister was treating me, I saw you talking to the Feng family's young lady and left first," Liu Cuiyi said with a smile, "I heard that my sister is moving into the yard today, so I brought my children to congratulate me, and I had lunch here. "Sister, please ask someone to prepare it!"
"When Qian'er Zhao's mother brings something, I will tell her that you must come over today if you have nothing to do." Wen Mingqian picked up Liu Cuiyi's little daughter and looked at it. , "It's so beautiful, looks like you."
(End of this chapter)