The little guy eloquently said: "When my mother and I were in Nanzhou, my mother told me that she had had a sad nightmare. In the dream, her father said that he would help her redress her grandfather's grievances, but , when my mother dreamed that she was about to die, my father said that he had lied to her, and that the imperial edict to redress the grievances of my grandfather had not been sent at all. "
Xiao Langyan was startled and his long eyebrows slowly wrinkled.
He knew what Shen Dingzhu's dream meant, but he didn't expect that in her dream, he would be so untrustworthy?
No wonder she was afraid, felt uneasy from the bottom of her heart, and had no trust in him.
He really wanted to know what heinous things he had done to her in the "past life dream" she mentioned, so that she developed a character that wanted to believe him but was afraid to believe him.
Xiao Langyan let out a long sigh, followed by a faint wry smile: "She is willing to tell you more about the past. Tell me what your mother has said to you."
Xiao Xincheng's porcelain-like little face has a quiet expression and a bit of an eccentric look.
"That's a lot. For example, my mother knows how to swim in the water and is a very good swimmer. But only I know this secret..."
*
one year later.
In White Lion City, which borders Beiliang and the Jin Dynasty, many wealthy and powerful families have recently planned to move northward to the hinterland of Beiliang.
Because the Jin Dynasty had already sent troops to attack Beiliang for three months, with overwhelming momentum, annexing three border cities, and was about to attack White Lion City.
The Jin Dynasty and the Beiliang Dynasty had an old grudge. Earlier, the Beiliang Dynasty planned to send the son of King Changsheng to the Jin Dynasty to steal secrets. Unexpectedly, the son of King Changsheng died in the battle, and the Jin Dynasty was also killed. The emperor's favorite concubine.
Of course, the emperor of the Jin Dynasty would not give up. He was depressed about his beloved concubine for half a year. After that, news came out that he had prepared his troops for war.
This time the Jin Dynasty came with great force. King Changsheng was ordered to lead troops to meet the enemy, but was defeated at many fortress ports. The Northern Liang Emperor was so angry that he issued three urgent documents of 800 miles, ordering him to keep the White Lion City.
However, seeing the Beiliang Army retreating steadily, it was only a matter of time before White Lion City was captured.
The Xu family, which specializes in calligraphy, painting and antique business, is also in a hurry to close the shop and transport a large number of antiques away. Those precious calligraphy and paintings will definitely not be saved if they are attacked by war.
The courtyard of Xu Mansion is wide, and because Mrs. Xu likes flowers and plants, many rare flowers are planted inside and outside the courtyard.
Outside Mrs. Xu's yard, two maids were taking advantage of the good autumn sunshine to dry the clothes they took out from the bottom of the box, preparing to put them into the boxes and move them away together in the next few days.
The two of them were talking and working. At this moment, a beautiful woman with a graceful figure walked towards the end of the wind and rain corridor. I glanced at it from the corner of my eye and was extremely shocked. When I looked closer, I saw that the beauty had a small face as big as a palm. She has dark eyebrows and dark eyes, and she never likes to smile, but she looks charming for no reason, probably because of her figure, with plump breasts and slender waist.
It is not intended to seduce people, but it is intended to seduce people's souls.
It's a pity that his skin is yellow and his face, no matter how good it is, looks ordinary because of such a dull complexion.
The beauty came over and asked, "Is the eldest lady inside?"
"Here you are, the eldest lady just asked when Miss Shibao will come. There are a lot of calligraphy and paintings just waiting for you to pack and pack them. We rough guys are definitely not as good as Miss Shibao. Please come in quickly. , don’t keep madam waiting.”
The maid's words were like a gun and a stick, but the beauty didn't care. She just pursed her lips and walked into the house with lotus steps.
After seeing her leave, the maid turned to her back and spat in a low voice: "Hu Meizi, her husband doesn't want her anymore, so she's pestering our uncle."
"Who says it's not the case! When I went to the Jin Dynasty to do business, I brought her back. At first, I said that I just saved a dying person. But look at what happened now. I found that she was quite knowledgeable about calligraphy and painting. She actually let her She remained in the mansion without a name or status."
"Harmful! What you say is nice. Miss Xibao is helpless and she is hired as the housekeeper of calligraphy, painting and antiques at home. Who knows what the uncle is thinking. I think she will become the second aunt in our mansion sooner or later!"
"It's just poor madam. She has only been married to the uncle for less than four years and has no children, but she asked Hu Meizi to break into the house. If I were madam, I would not only hate her with itch every day, but also have to stab her and curse her! "
inside the house.
Burning incense, Shen Dingzhu frowned as soon as he came in. Mrs. Xu likes pistil incense. A little musk is mixed into this incense to make it smell better.
Others may not be able to tell the difference, but Shen Dingzhu is sensitive to musk. Every time she goes back from Mrs. Xu's place, she gets a rash, so she doesn't like to come.
If the Xu family hadn't decided to move their family this time, she wouldn't have had to come over and sit down and have a chat with Mrs. Xu. After all, Mrs. Xu didn't like her very much.
"Miss Xibao," Mrs. Xu is over thirty years old, only one year younger than Shopkeeper Xu. She is obviously young and beautiful, but her face is always tense and unsmiling. Put them all away and hand them over to Butler Huang tomorrow, and ask him to hand them over to the escort to escort them to the capital."
Shen Dingzhu nodded: "Uncle said it the day before yesterday, so I got ready. It's all done. I was about to ask Madam to take a look. The list is all here."
She handed over the compiled list of calligraphy and painting with both hands, but Mrs. Xu calmly felt something in her heart, and her eyes became even colder.
Her husband Xu Huaisong has been busy with the transfer of his shop recently. She only saw her husband today, but this girl Xibao actually met Xu Huaisong the day before yesterday?
Ever since she appeared, Mrs. Xu felt like she had a thorn in her heart, so when she spoke now, it was inevitable that there would be a hint of torture.
"Miss Xibao, we are moving out soon, and we need to report to the government to receive the jade certificate. But you are not from Beiliang. When the jade certificate comes, I can only write that you are our domestic slave. Otherwise, I'm afraid you can't leave, or do you have other plans? If you want to leave at this time, we will inevitably subsidize your expenses and provide you with everything you need."
Shen Dingzhu was silent for a moment.
She was still short of money. She wanted to return to the Jin Dynasty half a year ago, but a lot of tolls were charged at each checkpoint. Not only that, she also lacked the jade certificate to pass the customs.
Shen Dingzhu originally wanted to use his calligraphy and painting skills, coupled with his ability to maintain antiques, to earn generous rewards from the Xu family to use for travel expenses on the road.
Unexpectedly, the two countries started to fight.
If she chooses to go back now, she will only encounter rebels and end up dead.
Shen Dingzhu came back to her senses: "Thank you very much, Mrs. Xu, but I promised you earlier that when I arrive in Kyoto, you will give me a commission on all my remuneration in the past few months, and then I will leave the Xu Mansion."
Xu Huaisong had a friend in the capital who was in the ferry business. He knew that she wanted to return to the Jin Dynasty to find her family, so he specifically promised that when they went to the capital together, he would entrust his friend to take her home by water.
Mrs. Xu heard this, but she was even more unhappy. This Xibao was beautiful and had a charming figure. Although she had inquired about it, she was kicked out after she reconciled with her husband and had given birth to children. But Mrs. Xu Even more worried.
This kind of woman who has no husband and no one to rely on will definitely steal other people’s husbands!
Mrs. Xu smiled and asked calmly: "I have always been curious. The uncle and we all call you like a treasure. Your family got this name for you? What is your last name?"
Shen Dingzhu lowered his eyes and pretended to be sad: "I originally took my husband's surname, but now that I have left him, I have returned to my mother's surname of Shen."
There are many people with the surname Shen, which is quite common.
A flash of ridicule flashed in Mrs. Xu's eyes: "Like a pearl, it's a good name. Hey, go back. I will arrange your jade certificate for you. Just wait and set off with us." "
Shen Dingzhu thanked Mrs. Xu, turned to Pingting and left.
After she left, Mrs. Xu's eyes revealed a hint of sinister disgust without concealment. Two maids came in to serve her. When they talked about Shen Dingzhu, they couldn't help but feel sorry for the eldest lady.
"Madam, I don't say anything, but I must be thinking about Miss Shibao in my heart. I finally had time to go home the day before yesterday, and I even made a special trip to see Miss Shibao. I said a few words to her and then left the house in a hurry. , I haven’t even seen you in person.”
"Yes, madam, she must be a disaster. I don't know what she did to make her former husband dislike her. Do we still want to take her to Kyoto?"
The two maids spoke indignantly.
However, the existence of Shen Dingzhu actually blocked their own way. These two maids were both Mrs. Xu's dowries. With Shen Dingzhu in front, Xu Huaisong must have been seduced by her, and there would be no effort left. Another concubine?
Mrs. Xu sneered and closed the book.
"Our Xu family has a great cause. Taken together, we have about eighty people in total, and there are more than sixty servants alone. If I forget to write down her name on the customs clearance certificate, it will be excused. Original.”
The two maids laughed after hearing this.
"My wife is wise, so let her stay. I heard that the Jin Dynasty has old grudges and will kill women, children, old and weak on sight. The leader of the army seems to be the fierce general of the day, named Shen... Shen Lan or something like Shen."
"Ah! Isn't that the same surname as that girl Xibao?"
"He is a famous general in the dynasty and the brother of Emperor Jin's wife. Who is she? She is just a fox!"
Their insults towards Shen Dingzhu made Mrs. Xu very happy. She smiled and narrowed her eyes: "Just keep her and take her with you all the time. What do you say? But before that, none of you are allowed to leak anything." The sound of the wind."
