blue bird song

Chapter 16
Mrs. Sun was overjoyed, "You are going to Yang's house today! Take sisters Ping and Ying, prepare rich gifts, and go to Yang's house as a guest!" He ordered people to prepare chariots and horses and gifts, and ordered people to Dress up Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying neatly, pull them over and tell them, "When I see your big sister, I want to be intimate and affectionate, and sex is not allowed, you know?" Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying obediently agreed, "Yes, grandma!"

Shen Mo smiled, "Mother, don't worry, my daughter-in-law will definitely see Sister Yuan when she arrives at Yang's house. Ping'er, Ying'er, and Sister Yuan are real sisters, and the bones are in charge. Wouldn't they be close when they meet? The daughter-in-law is playing by ear, and it is unknown if she will be able to bring Sister Yuan home."

Sun looked at her with emotion, and sighed: "If you say that I am not blessed, I shouldn't have such a virtuous daughter-in-law! My son, you are a good one. It is his blessing that Qi'er married you." share!"

Shen Mo blushed, and said in a low voice: "The grandson is a young hero, unparalleled in the world, and the daughter-in-law looks like a willow, and she has to be surrounded by a scarf. Three lives are lucky."

He is broad-minded and tolerant, and he is safe and thoughtful in doing things, but he is so humble and decent!Mrs. Sun took her hand, patted her comfortingly a few times, and said a few kind words, Shen Mo bowed her knees to thank her, affectionate and respectful.

To Mrs. Xun, the Duke’s wife, she only said that she was going to visit a distant cousin. How could Xun take it to heart, "Go, go early and return early." Shen Mo bid farewell to Xun and Sun, and took Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying out Get on the bus and go to Yangji.

"Mother, do I have a cousin?" Deng Zhiping leaned on Shen Mo's side lovingly, and asked puzzledly.There is also an aunt in my hometown, why haven't I heard of it before?

Shen Mo smiled slightly, "I just recognized it."

In addition to Yang Gelao, the head of the Yang family, there are the second young lady, Brother Yu, and sister Qi, who are serious masters.The Second Young Mistress is from the capital, her surname is Liu, and she has grown impatient with living in this rural area for a long time. She is not happy to be recognized as a distant cousin with a grandson's wife of the Duke's Mansion.

Deng Zhiping looked at Shen Mo suspiciously, let alone understand.

Shen Mo brushed her temple hair for her, and smiled affectionately, "Ping'er, your cousin's family has a respectable old man, a cousin, and a cousin, all of whom are excellent. In addition, your cousin's family also It’s also great to live with an older brother named Zhang.”

Unexpectedly, in a place like Xiayi, he could meet Zhang Hu, the son of the British government.The government of the same country, the government of Ningguo and the government of the United Kingdom are incomparable.The Ningguo government has only recently developed, so it looks like a nouveau riche, while the British government has been proud for more than a hundred years, with deep roots and flourishing branches.

Among the dukes' mansions all over the capital, which one can be compared with the British duke's mansion?It was the most luxurious and imposing Duke's Mansion in the entire capital, and it was incomparable to others.The Duke of England is the well-deserved head of the princes of all countries, the first in the lineup of relatives, and the most highly regarded by the Holy One.

"The Deng family has no deep friendship with the British government." Shen Mo embraced her beloved daughter and calculated with a smile, "I have always wanted to establish friendship with the British government, but there is no chance. Who would have thought that Yu'er's little girl would have a relationship with Zhang Hu?" It was amazing to play together.”

"After taking this trip, I can not only bring back Yu'er's little girl, please her in front of her mother-in-law and her mother-in-law, but also take the opportunity to form a friendship with the British government. The more Shen Mo thinks about it, the more satisfied she is, "Yu'er Son, you are really my good friend, you have helped me a lot! You sent Deng Qi, the handsome grandson of the Duke’s mansion, to me, and your daughter, you sent Zhang Hu!"

Shen Mo lowered her head to look at her beautiful and tender daughter, with a gentle smile on her lips, "You can't find another young man like Zhang Hu in the whole capital. Zhang Hu matches my sister Ping, right? A man with a talent and a woman with a beautiful face, a natural match?"

Shen Mo held up her daughter's snow-white and tender face, smiled and kissed her.

Duke Ning's Mansion sent servants to deliver greetings in advance, Shen Mo's carriage arrived at the gate of Yang's Mansion, and the woman in charge of Yang's Mansion picked it up with a smile on her face.In front of the Chuihua Gate, the Second Young Mistress even brought a pair of children to greet her in person.

Shen Mo is long-sleeved and good at dancing, and the second young lady Liu Shi loves to talk and laugh. The pair of "cousins" meet very harmoniously, and they don't recognize each other at all.

Shen Mo ordered someone to present a meeting gift. Brother Yu received two precious inkstones, ten lake brushes, and sister Qi received a pair of gold hairpins and a pair of jade bracelets.Brother Yu and sister Qi generously thanked them and accepted them.

The second young lady smiled and Mimi gave Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying a beautifully embroidered purse, which was heavy.Let's not talk about what is in the purse, but the purse is inlaid with pearls and jade, which is not worth much.

Shen Mo wanted to meet Elder Yang Ge, the second young lady pursed her lips and smiled, "I'm sorry, my grandfather is old and weak, and he never sees visitors." Seeing this, Shen Mo had no choice but to let it go.

Shen Mo's heart sank as she spoke with a smile on Yanyan's lips.It's fine if you don't see Mr. Yang Ge, but what about Zhang Hu and Yu'er's little girl?

Shen Mo and Second Mistress talked about speculation, and they lingered until sunset and the sky was getting dark, and then they got up to say goodbye.The second young lady didn't stay any longer, she personally sent it to the Chuihuamen, saying goodbye graciously.

In front of the gate, Shen Mo was about to take Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying into the carriage when a burst of loud singing came over.

"The sky is dark, the wild is vast, the wind blows the grass and the cattle and sheep are low..." The singing is mixed with the sound of horseshoes and laughter, and the joy is full of relaxation and joy.

Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying looked over curiously, and Shen Mo also stopped.

A group of strangely shaped cavalry came ahead.The horse is a majestic tall horse, and on the horse's back is a strong and sturdy knight. In front of the knight, sits a child in civilian clothes.There are boys and girls, and all the children are smiling.

The horse in the front has short hair and a beautiful figure. Sitting on the horse's back is a beautiful young man with creamy skin and star-like eyes.Sitting in front of him was a smiling little girl, shouting happily, "Brother Hu, we are number one!"

When he reached the door, the beautiful boy picked up the little girl and got off the horse.Deng Zhiping and Deng Ziying went forward with joy, and obediently called, "Brother Hu, big sister!"

Shen Mo Yingying stood beside the car with a dignified and reserved smile.

Qingque cheered and ran home, "Great-grandfather, great-grandfather, I won!" Zhang Hu followed her unhurriedly, "Are you the one who won? Little Qingque, tell your brother what winning is."

The two passed by Shen Mo and the others, as if they hadn't seen them at all, and passed by as if no one else was around.

Deng Zhiping bit her lip in disappointment, and looked at Shen Mo with aggrieved expression.

The smile on Shen Mo's face froze, she fixedly looked at the backs of the two who walked across the threshold and walked towards Yang's house together.

"Go!" After a long time, Shen Mo ordered coldly.

Qing Que and Zhang Hu bickered all the way, and they came to the old man Yang Ge. "Grandpa, I won!" Qing Que said happily, her eyes brightened and her face flushed.

Grandpa bent down and praised seriously, "Niu Niu is really capable, she defeated the sergeant of the guard at such a young age!"

Zhang Hu smiled slightly, "Little Qingque, 'In any battle, if you win a battle, you win, and if you lose, you lose'. We are fighting today, so it was you who won?"

Little girl, you don't even know how to win or lose.

Old Yang Ge looked at Qing Que with a smile, only to see her upright look, "Brother Hu, today you pretend to be an enemy army, we are the army of the Celestial Dynasty, aren't we?"

This ghost girl!The corners of Zhang Hu's lips curled up slightly, "Although I'm pretending to be an enemy soldier..." Qing Que's eyes were quick, and she raised her arms decisively to stop Zhang Hu, "No rambling! You just need to answer me, yes or no. "

She is young and small, but her eyes are sparkling, her expression is flying and agile, and she is full of momentum, which cannot be underestimated.Elder Yang Ge looked at her indulgently, Zhang Hu touched his nose, and said with a smile, "Yes."

Qing Que took advantage of the victory and pursued, "Brother Hu, do you think it was the imperial army that won, or the enemy army?"

The corner of Zhang Hu's mouth became even more smiley, "The officials and soldiers of the Celestial Dynasty are weak!"

"It's over!" Qing Que clapped her hands crisply, convincingly, "I am the official army of the Celestial Dynasty, and you are the enemy army, so of course I am the one to lose!"

She crossed Xiaoman's waist triumphantly, held her head high, and looked at Zhang Hu with disdain, as if her pigtails were about to go up to the sky.Elder Yang Ge and Zhang Hu endured and endured, but finally they couldn't hold back, and laughed out loud in a serious manner.

Ching Que probably also knew that she was purely arguing, so she followed them and laughed, and the three of them laughed together.

It happened that brother Yu and sister Qi came over to have dinner with great-grandfather. Seeing them so happy, you looked at me and I looked at you, and felt strange: what's the matter, so happy?
This night, Qingque was always happy, and she ate half a bowl more than usual for dinner.Yang Ge saw it, fearing that she would have food, he took her to the garden for a couple of slow walks before letting Nanny Lin and Yingniang send her back to rest.After getting into bed, Qing Que first threw herself into Nanny Lin's arms, "I won!" Then she hooked Yingniang's neck, "My dear Yingniang, I won the battle!" , just smiled sweetly and fell asleep.

Nanny Lin and Yingniang looked at each other with pity and pity in their hearts.It's not easy for a little girl who is only six or seven years old to overhear such a cruel thing, and the child can still be alive and kicking!

Neither of them could fall asleep, so they simply got out of bed and leaned on the kang to talk.

"The Second Young Mistress has relatives here today?" Yingniang has always been inquisitive about the Yang family's affairs, but she made an exception today.

"Here we come. The second young lady's distant cousin, Mrs. Shisun of Ningguo Duke's Mansion, and her two sisters. I heard that the two sisters are very well-behaved. They hit it off with Brother Yu and Sister Qi."

"The grandson's wife, her boudoir name is Shen Mo." In the darkness, Yingniang was silent for a while, and said bitterly: "She is the most human, with a sweet smile, exquisite and clear. My young lady grew up in the capital, and Shen Mo Mo has been in close contact."

"Although I haven't seen it before, I don't think it's a good person." Mother Lin frowned slightly, "What kind of distant cousins, I've never heard of them before, it's clear that they came here on a whim for Qing Que. Ning Guogong, the head of the family It's all promised, Qingque will be brought up by the master for a while, why should she have any troubles? It's not her own, and she wants to take it back to Deng's house so eagerly, what's her idea? It's to show the world that she is very virtuous and loving what?"

Yingniang said quietly: "Mama, now that things have happened, I don't think about anything else. I just want Niuniu to be a few years older, and it will be fine. When she is twelve or thirteen years old, Master Yang and the Duke will choose a girl for her." An innocent and kind family, Niuniu can get married in peace, even if Mrs. Shisun wants to humiliate her, it will not work."

Nanny Lin didn't understand the struggle in the back house, and sighed after hearing the words: "Isn't it true that Niu Niu is small now, unless she is protected by the master, she is really at the mercy of others. If Niu Niu grows up and becomes sensible, it will be fine." Not afraid."

What do children know, the younger they are, the easier it is to adjust.If she was carried away by Shen Mo when she was still in her infancy, unable to speak or walk, then Shen Mo really wanted her to live, and she would live; if she wanted her to die, she would die, and there was no way to fight back.

Mother Lin shivered when she thought of this, "Your lady, you are really cruel. If you don't want your own daughter, you really don't want it. Qing Que has met Mo Erlang and the master. If it hadn't been for this Fate, maybe it fell into Shen Mo's hands early, maybe the grave has grown grass."

Yingniang objected feebly, "She can't do anything about it. Mother, if she takes pity on Qingque, she will take care of her."

What has Deng Qi been plotting all along?It's not that the young lady is reluctant to part with Qingque, and she bears the shame for Qingque, and becomes his concubine.At that time, there are Mrs. Guogong, Mrs. Shizi, and Mrs. Shisun pressing down layer by layer. The young lady must be walking on thin ice as if she is facing an abyss, and her life will be over.

"If Miss had brought the bird with her, she would have been found by the Deng family long ago." Yingniang's voice was weak and feeble, "Miss can't live a clean life, so it's fine. The old lady of the Wang family is old. Can afford this idleness."

Sister Lin patted her hand, "Say a thousand words and ten thousand, Qingque is the most pitiful. What a beautiful and clever little girl, her father is the grandson of the Duke's mansion, and her mother is the daughter of a famous general, but she has been reduced to I don't have a proper identity, so I want to be fostered with the master."

Yingniang's eyes turned red, "My young lady was deceived by Deng Qi, and she is very pitiful. Although she is remarried now..."

Yingniang felt something was wrong when she said the words, and stopped suddenly.She was afraid that Nanny Lin would ask something, but fortunately, Nanny Lin remained silent and did not speak.

The next day Qing Que got up early in the morning and excitedly went to look for Zhang Hu. "Brother Hu, let's switch between the two of you today, you pretend to be an officer, and I pretend to be a bandit!"

Zhang Hu handed her a bowl of porridge, and the two talked while eating.Qing Que planned with great interest, "The bandits will definitely not be able to defeat the officers and soldiers. Is it interesting for you to capture me alive?"

Sure enough, the two of them told Mr. Yang Ge that they would go out with soldiers and companions.In the evening, Zhang Hu was still riding a horse, and a happy green bird sitting in front of the horse came back.

"My lord, I have captured the leader of the bandit." Zhang Hu bowed and reported in front of Elder Yang Ge.Old Yang Ge was both angry and funny, and slammed the table, "Wu that bandit leader, do you plead guilty?"

Qing Que only hated being tied up all over, unable to pat her chest with her hand, and lacked momentum.She made a look of death, and said generously, "20 years later, he will be a hero again!"

It looks similar, but unfortunately the voice is so beautiful that it doesn't quite match.Old Yang Ge didn't play for a while, he felt distressed, "Wu that bandit leader, is it tight, does it hurt?" Qing Que thought for a while, then nodded honestly, "It's a bit tight." Old Yang Ge repeatedly ordered, "Untie fast, untie fast."

Zhang Hu smiled slightly, stretched out his slender and graceful fingers to gently pick, and loosened the rope for Qing Que.Qingque moved his hands and feet, Zhang Hu squatted down, and asked softly: "Is it fun?" Qingque nodded repeatedly.

Yang Ge looked at the little girl in front of him, and the beautiful young man with a gentle expression beside the little girl, thoughtfully.

After Qing Que was sent to sleep at night, Mr. Yang Ge invited Zhang Hu to the study for a cup of tea and a heart-to-heart chat.Zhang Hu was as respectful as he was ordered, so he naturally agreed.

"Your Majesty stayed in Yangji for a long time." Elder Yang Ge said leisurely while playing with the light and delicate Doucai Sanqiu Cup in his hand.The carcass of this doucai porcelain cup is white and delicate, as thin as a cicada's wings. Two butterflies are painted on the side of the cup, dancing and dancing among the rocks and flowers.

"This junior is going to return to Beijing after escorting the Second Young Mistress back home." Zhang Hu bowed, "It's just that this junior made a mistake, and he feels guilty and wants to make up for it."

Elder Yang Ge looked at Zhang Hu with a smile, and Zhang Hu said in a low voice, "My lord, this junior shouldn't be eavesdropping with a blue sparrow. A little girl shouldn't know about such things."

If I hadn't brought her to eavesdrop, she wouldn't have known that she was nearly drowned, wouldn't have known that her biological mother was so indifferent to her, and wouldn't have had the ambition to rebuild the three thousand cavalry and the Qi family army.

Rebuilding the three thousand cavalry and the Qi family army is really not something a girl should do.If I hadn't brought her to eavesdrop, maybe she would have embroidered flowers, recited poems, and lived a life of elegance and wealth just like ordinary girls.

Elder Yang Ge stared at the Sanqiu cup in his hand, and asked casually: "The son is in Beijing, is there any important business that must be dealt with?" Zhang Hu pondered for a moment, "Your junior needs to rush back to the capital before the eighth day of the twelfth lunar month. My lord, wait for the princes of the Ningguo government to come back to the capital." After the people set off, the younger generation will also set off."

"That's it." Yang Ge smiled, "Then, before returning to Beijing, let's play with Qingque for a few more days."

Zhang Hu bowed and agreed, "Yes, Master Ge."

The next day, everyone in Ningguo's mansion set off to return to Beijing. Ningguo and Deng Qi's grandfather and grandson came to Yang's mansion to thank Mr. Yang Ge and bid farewell to Qingque.

Elder Yang Ge entertained Ning Guogong to drink tea in the warm pavilion in the garden, while Deng Qi took a green sparrow and walked among the flowers. "Qingque, don't you think this plum blossom is beautiful? It's called Yutai Zhaoshui, and it's your mother's favorite jade butterfly plum blossom." Deng Qi clings to a plum blossom that is as white as snow, and said affectionately.

Qingque curled her lips and stood under the plum tree without answering.

Deng Qi squatted down and looked at the little girl who was as delicate as a flower in front of him, "Your mother is aloof and noble, and she is the most upright person. Just like your grandfather, rich and powerful cannot be lewd, and mighty cannot be subdued."

Qingque stared at him quietly for a while, then suddenly asked: "Why did she fall in love with you? She is like a plum blossom, but you are not like a green pine or a green bamboo."

(End of this chapter)