Exquisite ingenuity

Chapter 195 The girl in the painting
The man was tall and slender, wearing a dark blue robe, and his dark complexion turned paler. He walked among the crowd with a calm expression and a decent smile on his face.

It was Wu Ji and Wu Yigong.

Song Jingxing looked at Wu Ji.But after a while, Wu Ji's eyes met his.Wu Ji looked a little surprised, looked around, and walked towards Song Jing: "Brother Song, it's such a coincidence."

The two had only met each other two days ago.

Xiao Yang is now able to turn over on his own. Although he still can't get off the ground, his spirit is getting better and better.Song Jingxing went to Xiao's house yesterday, and happened to meet Wu Ji who was about to leave in a hurry after seeing a doctor. Song Jingxing asked him about Xiao Yang's injury, and the two talked for a long time.Did not expect to meet here.

Song Jingxing bowed his hands to him: "Wu Yigong."

Wu Ji smiled and said: "Brother Song is actually a relative and friend of the Zhao family, and it is also a fate."

Shi Sanlang smiled beside him and said, "Jing Xing is the future son-in-law of the second wife and fourth daughter."

Wu Ji really showed a look of surprise: "Cousin Yi is actually engaged, congratulations brother Song, my cousin Yi has a pure personality, ikea and room, brother Song is very lucky."

Song Jingxing said with a smile: "Wu Yigong is actually the fourth girl's righteous cousin. It is indeed a close relationship. Wu Yigong has superb medical skills, a benevolent doctor, young and promising, which is rare in the capital."

Shi Sanlang laughed and said, "It turns out that Cousin Yi is so powerful."

Wu Ji laughed and said, "I never thought that brother Song would be so bluffing when he boasted."

All three laughed.

Shi Sanlang smiled and said: "The second brother-in-law will come to pick up the bride later, we have to do our best to block the door, and don't let him get his way easily."

Song Jingxing said with a smile: "Soon will be the day of the third brother-in-law's great joy, the third brother-in-law should not play too far, and when the time comes, he will lift a stone and shoot himself in the foot."

Wu Ji heard the words and said, "It turns out that both of you are sons-in-law of the Zhao family. It seems inappropriate for me to continue here."

As he said that, he bowed his hands to the two of them, and they slipped away.

As soon as Wu Ji left, Song Jingxing and Shi Sanlang stood silently without talking to each other.

Song Jingxing was half a head taller than Shi Sanlang, and his body was strong. Shi Sanlang had stood beside Song Jingxing for a long time, and he couldn't help but feel an intimidating aura pressing down on him.

He hastily found an excuse: "I still have some urgent matters, the fourth brother-in-law can take care of himself."

Song Jingxing watched Shi Sanlang leave, his gaze gradually lost some thought.

At the end of the time, Xu Anshi came to pick up the bride.

Zhao Jinhua had already finished dressing up. He was wearing a blue Zhai robe, a flower crown, and a flower veil on his head. He was surrounded by everyone in the room.

Xu Anshi is from the south of the Yangtze River, and he is also very handsome.When he was wearing a big red robe and striding in with a smile on his lips, Zhao Jinyi suddenly felt that this Xu Anshi and his second sister were quite suitable.She had checked Xu Anshi, brought two old servants, and went to Beijing alone to seek a future.Although he used unethical means to marry his second sister, but from another perspective, it can be considered that the heavens have eyes.Generally speaking, Xu Anshi is quite courageous and resourceful.The second sister followed him, and she should have a good life in the future.

Zhao Chengze stood under the porch with a sullen old face, listening to the bustling noises, he was extremely upset.

When he was in Jiangnan, he still remembered that when he took Xu Anshi's fiancée away, Xu Anshi was wearing tattered sandals, and his green robe had long since been washed white, with frayed edges.He shouted hoarsely from behind: "Zhao Chengze, don't bully the young and poor, one day, I will make you kneel and beg me!"

Although Xu Anshi married his daughter, but it was just a daughter, why would he kneel down and beg him?It's just that there is always a stone in my heart!

But Zhao Chengze couldn't help it. One of his concubines, who was Xu Anshi's former fiancée, was sitting blankly in the backyard, listening to the sound of firecrackers, weeping sadly.Don't bully the young to be poor, don't bully the young to be poor!When Brother An Shi chased after her and shouted these words hoarsely, she gritted her teeth and thought, but the Xu family is too poor!She has lived poor enough, and she doesn't want to marry into Xu's family to continue living poorly!Xu Anshi had once promised her that within five years, he would surely become someone and let her live a good life.But she, but she, can't wait!There are only two meals a day, and one meal is filled with cold water.She is sixteen years old, and she has never eaten a full meal!
It was only when she met Zhao Chengze that she ate a full meal and ate the delicious minced meat!
After she followed Zhao Chengze, she went back to her natal home twice, and her natal family said that he had been here twice, but never again.Who cares about a destitute ex-son-in-law.Zhao Chengze is rich and generous, although he is a bit older, he might make them full.

In front of being able to fill one's stomach, one's shame counts for a few catties.

It never occurred to him that Xu Anshi came to the capital, not only found an official position for himself, but also married Zhao Chengze's daughter!
If she could bear the hunger back then, she would be the one who followed Xu Anshi to take up the post in Lingnan at this time!

But there are no what-ifs in the world.She's not that thick-skinned either.

I hope, I hope, his life will be safe and smooth, and she, she will no longer feel guilty!
Today the second girl got married, and Manager Hu was too busy to touch the ground, so he only ordered two servants to take care of the old man.

But the old man was sleepy on the bed, and there was nothing to take care of him.The two servants are also used to taking care of them on weekdays, and they have already figured out the rules.As soon as Manager Hu left, the two divided the work, one to water the flowers and the other to feed the parrots.

It was very quiet in the room.

The door was pushed open silently, and someone walked in.

He walked to Zhao Qing's bed, looked at Zhao Qing quietly with lowered eyelids.

It took him a long time before he murmured: "I haven't seen you for twenty years, and you're so old."

Zhao Qing was ignorant.

The man raised his head, looked around for a while, and then walked unhurriedly towards the flower table by the wall.

On the flower table, there is a pot of ornamental pomegranates.There are two or three pomegranates hanging sparsely on it.

The man stretched out his hand and gently turned the porcelain basin.

The wall behind Huaji opened quietly, revealing a dark room.

The man blew on the torch and stared intently at the portraits hanging on the wall.The portrait has turned yellow. In the painting, the girl is smiling sweetly, hugging a jet-black cat, sitting on the embroidered pier, and looking at the man.The artist has a lot of skills, and after looking at it for a long time, he seems to feel that the girl in the painting is going to come out of the painting and hand him the cat in her hand.

"Only your appearance has never changed." The man murmured, stretching out his hand to gently caress the face of the girl in the painting, as if returning to twenty years ago, on that warm spring afternoon, the girl bent down and reached out to pick up the scroll. The pomegranate that fell on the ground was handed to him, like a bird crying: "You have to be careful!"

Twenty years passed, and everyone else was alive and well, only that lively and innocent girl fell into a deep sleep forever and never woke up again.

According to the custom, after the ceremony, Xu Anshi took Zhao Jinhua away.With the sound of happy cannons, the team of welcoming the bride gradually went away. Zhao Jinyi leaned on the porch, listening to the surrounding gradually becoming quieter, feeling a little depressed for a while.Xu Anshi's appointment is imminent, and the second sister has no time to wait until she returns home in three days before leaving.

Since then, it has been difficult to meet with family members across thousands of mountains and rivers.

Zhao Jinyi was gloomy when he suddenly heard someone say: "Cousin Yi, long time no see."

Wu Ji was the only one who called her a righteous cousin.

Zhao Jinyi looked up and saw Wu Ji leaning on the railing, looking at her with burning eyes.

Meiran and Yaqing hurriedly greeted Wu Ji.

Wu Ji didn't come over, he still leaned there: "Congratulations to Cousin Yi, you have found a good son-in-law."

Zhao Jinyi had a decent smile on his face: "Thank you, cousin Yi."

Wu Ji nodded slightly: "You're welcome." After saying that, he turned and left.

(End of this chapter)