Xiao Langyan asked Chen Heng to bring the people in.
A woman's figure slowly appeared at the door of the courtyard.
Just when everyone raised their eyebrows in confusion, Shen Dingzhu recognized it first. She stood up and was surprised: "Miss Ba, aren't you married? Why are you back?"
Mr. Shi looked around for a long time and then remembered: "This is the girl who gave Azhu the pipa before! Huh? Isn't she married?"
The visitor was over twenty years old, dressed in expensive brocade and with a full woman's bun. His face was rosy and shiny, and he smiled even more when he saw Shen Dingzhu.
Her name is Bayexue. A few months ago, she was forced to separate from her sweetheart, so she gave Shen Dingzhu their token of love.
Shen Dingzhu still remembered the sad look on her face when she first came to the shop. She also shed tears when she gave the pipa to Shen Dingzhu.
But now that we meet again, he is so cheerful and no longer looks so sad.
"Miss Azhu," she bowed, and out of the corner of her eye she saw a distinguished figure sitting in the yard, but she didn't think much about it and expressed her purpose directly, "I'm really sorry that I came to the door rashly to disturb you. I didn't know you were gathering. Yan, I want to ask if the pipa I gave you before can be returned to you?"
Shen Dingzhu nodded when he heard this: "Here, are you here to get it back this time?"
Bayexue was extremely embarrassed and nodded guiltily.
The maid behind her handed over a heavy silver bag with the top unsealed. Shen Dingzhu saw four or five gold ingots inside.
"Thank you for keeping it for me these days. When I came here, you were still pregnant, and you must have given birth now. Take this silver and treat it as a gift from me."
Shen Dingzhu quickly pushed it back: "That Pipa is of great significance to you. When you gave it to me, I said that if you regret it one day, come to me to take it back. In this case, how can I accept your money? .”
After saying that, she turned back and asked Xiucui to bring the pipa from her room.
Xiao Langyan had been watching them quietly while they were chatting, while Shen Dingzhu was congratulating Bayexue.
"If you can come back and get it, have you persuaded your family to marry your sweetheart?"
Bayexue smiled softly and shook his head: "My husband is still the one who was recommended by my parents as a matchmaker. Ah Zhu, it turns out that I was so stupid before. I always thought that love would make me never forget him in my life. But after marriage, I My husband is extremely considerate to me, even if I treat him coldly, he never quarrels with me, and he still protects me between my mother-in-law and my sister-in-law."
"I told him the significance of this pipa. It was not only a gift from my sweetheart, but also included the six years before I left the cabinet. After he heard about it, he strongly supported me to take it back and keep it as a treasure. He said the pipa's The value has already surpassed everything else, and it deserves to be properly placed, so I came."
Shen Dingzhu was surprised, no wonder she looked so good. It turned out to be Qin Se and Ming after marriage, so there was not much sadness left in being separated from the poor scholar.
"I will leave with my husband early tomorrow morning. I'm afraid I won't come back, so I hurried over here tonight. I was afraid you wouldn't be there. It's really God's blessing."
Shen Dingzhu smiled and said: "You are still destined to this Pipa."
While talking, Xiucui had already taken out the pipa and took off the cloth cover. Bayexue's eyes lit up, and her hand wearing a ruby ring gently touched the body of the lute.
"You took good care of it. Now that I see you again, it is even more shiny and smooth than when I gave it to you."
Mr. Shi smiled while stroking his beard: "Of course, Ah Zhu paints it with pine oil every day to avoid being eaten by insects, so he maintains it every day."
Bayexue played the piano sound, and it was still as clear and beautiful.
She was even more satisfied, and couldn't help but raise her head and ask Shen Dingzhu: "You asked me to teach you the song "Sibai Tou". When I left, you had already learned 80% of it. I remember you said you wanted to play it for your husband. , how about it, you have given birth to your child, has he come to pick you up?"
"If he doesn't come, don't wait any longer and choose a good son-in-law as soon as possible. A woman should always find someone who loves her. There are many sons of powerful families in Rongan City and even Chengzhou. The young master likes you, but you haven’t taken a liking to him at all?”
The smile on Shen Dingzhu's pretty face was a little awkward.
"Ah I……"
At this moment, a cold voice came from behind her: "I am her husband. In a few days, I will take her home with me."
Bayexue was surprised and turned her head to look over. The surprise in her eyes was even more obvious.
This extraordinary man is actually Azhu's husband.
Bayexue thought to herself, no wonder, Azhu was so beautiful and unparalleled that she could surrender and protect such a beautiful man. She had even guessed whether it would be a high-ranking person.
Now the mystery is finally revealed. Looking at the behavior and clothes of the man in front of him, one can tell that he has a good background.
This time it was Bayexue's turn to laugh: "I see, looking at the two of you, you really look like a couple. Ah Zhu, I'm going to leave now. In the past days, thank you and Ren Bo for listening to my complaints." , the mountains will be high and the rivers will be long in the future, we are destined to meet again."
She insisted on putting the bag of gold ingots into Mr. Shi's hand, and Shen Dingzhu said, "I'll give it to you."
The two walked to the door, and Xiao Langyan drank a glass of wine in silence.
Suddenly, he asked Mr. Shi beside him: "How many people were pestering Shen Dingzhu when I was away?"
Mr. Shi stroked his beard and then stroked his forehead with wisdom wrinkles: "Oh... I'm old and have a bad memory. There should be quite a few, but those people only said a few words. , and was blocked by Azhu."
Xiao Langyan put down his wine glass and sneered.
Jing Yi suddenly spoke, speaking straightforwardly: "She is so good, so it is natural that many people like her."
Xiao Langyan glanced at him: "Drink your wine."
After a while, Shen Dingzhu came back with a complicated look on her face. She tugged on Xiao Langyan's sleeve: "Have you eaten enough? Go back to the house first. I have a few words to say to you."
Xiao Langyan stood up and let the little woman in front of him drag his tall body until he was pulled into the room.
He closed the door with his backhand, and before Shen Dingzhu could speak, he hugged her and pressed her against the door frame.
Xiao Langyan's thin dark eyes were stained with a meaningful smile.
"Why, you also know that you need to tell me honestly? How many people are pursuing you? Is there anyone who bothers you? Tell me their names. I have to ask them why they care about other people's wives."
As he spoke, he saw her red lips close at hand, which were plump and shiny. He remembered the feeling like biting grapes when tasting her. His eyes darkened, and he bent his head and wanted to kiss her.
Shen Dingzhu held her down, and her slender palms stood between them.
Xiao Langyan raised his sword eyebrows, stared at her with leisurely eyes, and narrowed his eyes slightly.
Shen Dingzhu looked like she was talking about business. She whispered: "Stop making trouble. I just asked Bayexue casually that she and her husband were going to take a boat south to Changliu Country. I just found out whether her mother-in-law is Changliu Country." People from the Liu Kingdom, I heard from her, there was a ferry recently, pulling two unpainted clay Buddha statues in the cabin, and stopped at the dyeing workshop outside Rongan City."
The dyeing workshop was originally opened by a wealthy businessman who made cloth. Later, his business failed and the dyeing workshop was taken over by the opponent. However, it has not improved over the years and was gradually abandoned. Now it has become a place where waste materials are piled. .
It is still built in the suburbs, and ordinary people will not take a look there.
When Xiao Langyan heard this, he frowned coldly.
Shen Dingzhu knew that he had been sending people to investigate in Chengzhou these days, and this location could be used as a possibility to hide the dandelion grass.
Xiao Langyan went out after a while and gave Chen Heng a few instructions.
Tomorrow they will push Wei Wan to talk about medicinal herbs with those people, but if it fails, Xiao Langyan will choose his second plan.
Early the next morning, Xiao Langyan took the people and set off. Before leaving, he told Shen Dingzhu.
"I will leave Jing Yi with you. Don't leave here until I come back." He deployed more than a hundred elite soldiers inside and outside the house.
Shen Dingzhu agreed, so when Mr. Shi left, she could only send him to the door.
Mr. Shi's daughter came to pick him up and thanked Shen Dingzhu profusely. When she got on the carriage, Mr. Shi even lifted the curtain, his old face full of tears.
"Azhu, after you return to the capital, please send me a letter when you have time to let me know how you are doing."
"I know Uncle Ren, don't worry."
A Liang drove the carriage away, and Xiucui helped Shen Dingzhu back to the house.
At this moment, the clatter of horse hooves came from far to near.
The guard held up the letter: "Empress, there is a letter from Beijing!"
