Red makeup against the world

Chapter 115

Talking about some trivial matters at home, the atmosphere gradually eased down.When Xu Changzong was in Beijing, he often went to visit Old Man Tu, who was his maternal grandfather.

Xu Wanzhen sorted out the hay used as a mattress by herself, put the new bedding on it, and took down the old ones to wrap them together.After the two had finished eating, he handed them new clothes and said, "Brother and Dad, you should change first, and give me the old one." After speaking, he turned his back and faced the direction of the prison door.Wait for them to change clothes.

I only heard Mrs. Xu say from behind, "What are you tweaking? How many times has your mother changed your clothes since you were a child?"

Xu Wenyu's crisp child's voice came again, saying: "Brother, I'll hold it for you, you hurry up and wear it."

Although she was in a dark prison cell, Xu Wan smiled sincerely when she heard such a vivid voice.This can be regarded as a family reunion, the next thing is to see her, she secretly clenched her fists.

When the family finally gets together, there is always a lot to say.Although an hour is long, how can I finish all these earnest exhortations?Feeling that time was passing like water, and there were still so many things to say, Hu Laosan came to the prison door and said, "Madam, it's time."

Xu Wenmin showed a reluctance expression on his face, and said, "Sister must take good care of grandma."

"Don't worry about me, I'm fine! But you two, you must cheer up." Mrs. Xu said.

Several people bid farewell for a while.Xu Wenyu didn't understand why he wanted to separate soon after finally seeing his father.Hugging Xu Changzong's leg, crying was a mess.

Seeing his youngest son so sad, Xu Changzong had no choice but to wipe away his tears.In the end, it was Xu Wanzhen who went up to hug Xu Wenyu away, and coaxed softly: "Yu'er, Dad is not free now. But sister assures you, I will see Dad again soon."

In Xu Wenyu's ignorant mind, he only knew that his elder sister would always do what she promised him, so he nodded vigorously.

Xu Changzong tightly held the prison door railing with both hands, looked at the backs of the three grandparents who were drifting away, and said in a deep voice: "Wen Min, it was not our wish to cause this disaster. Mother came to rescue with all her strength, and we Don't let her down."

Xu Wenmin had a look of hope in his eyes, and he replied: "Yes! Wenmin should cheer up and live up to it."

The three of them left the prison, and when they came out, they thanked Hu Laosan and Liu Dao.Xu Le'an came forward to meet him, and each of them stuffed another dime of silver.Sangzi stepped forward to pick up the old clothes brought out of the prison and put them into the carriage.

After crying in the prison, the grandparents and grandson were all exhausted, they boarded the carriage without a word, and drove straight back to Tu's house.

At the right corner gate, the master and servants all returned to the Green Bamboo Garden.

Xu Le'an drove the carriage back to the door of Tu's horse gallery, threw down the driving whip, and jumped off the carriage.Seeing a few people busy in the horse gallery, he smiled and said, "The horse's illness is still not cured? Where are you in charge?"

The stone pouted at him, Xu Le'an looked over and saw Du Caizhi with a felt hat on his head, his legs on the bench, and sitting leaning against the wall.

Xu Le'an walked over, touched his arm, and said, "What's the matter? I think these horses are in good spirits. They will probably recover in two days. Brother Du, what are you worrying about?"

Du Caizhi took off the felt hat, and Xu Le'an realized that his eyes were red, and asked in surprise, "What happened?"

"That Miss Tu family is really deceiving people!" Du Caizhi had been thinking for a day. For a master like Tu Manzhen, his younger sister would only suffer if he followed her.But if you want to replace your younger sister, as a member of your own family, it's not easy!

Being able to be a maid for the concubine's daughter is the best way out for the family to have children. If people know their intentions, they will only be scolded for not knowing the heights of heaven and earth.The Du family are all servants, how can they have the right to bargain with the master's family?The only way out may lie with Miss Xu's family.

The Xu family has only been here for a few days, and Mrs. Lin's dissatisfaction with them can be felt from all the members of the Tu family.But for Du Caizhi, this is not important.

He watched coldly, although the Xu family is a merchant, Mrs. Xu has an extraordinary bearing, and Miss Xu acts calmly.It was easy to break the trap set by Tu Manzhen.Therefore, he somewhat wanted to get closer to the Xu family.Seeing Xu Le'an coming, he wanted to test his tone and be the first to tell the mastermind behind the scenes.

What a smart person Xu Le'an is, he knew what he meant when he changed his mind, and asked with a smile: "I don't know Brother Du, which lady are you talking about?"

Du Caizhi kept silent, he had already expressed his goodwill, and it all depended on how Xu Le'an expressed his stance.

"I left in a hurry early this morning, and the eldest lady gave me a reward." Seeing that he was silent, Xu Le'an took out a purse and put it in Du Caizhi's hands.

Du Caizhi couldn't hide his surprise, and asked, "Give it to me?" After seeing this matter, he knew that it was related to him. A transparent person like Miss Xu would not fail to understand.I borrowed a good horse to go there, and I also exposed this festival, so please don't pursue it, Miss Xu.But can there be a silver reward?Miss Xu's layout is so big!

After thinking for a while, Du Caizhi made up his mind, and said: "Please tell Miss Xu on my behalf, the villain knows my mistake! The second Miss Tu blamed my sister for failing to do something, and the villain has something to ask for."

Before he could finish speaking, Xu Le'an said: "Have you thought it over? We've only been here for a few days, and the foundation is not stable. You have made your decision now, so don't regret it in the future? Our Xu family doesn't need a wall."

"It's decided. As long as Miss Xu can replace my sister out of Wenhanju, I, Du Caizhi, will be at her disposal." As the son of the Tu family, making this decision is not easy.

But Du Caizhi loved his sister dearly, and couldn't bear to see his sister's life ruined by Tu Manzhen.He is still at Tu's house, and he can still take care of Yi Er.Once Tu Manzhen discusses marriage, and his sister gets married as a dowry maid, he will be beyond his reach.So he acted decisively and stated his position.

Seeing his resoluteness, Xu Le'an said seriously: "Brother Du, please don't worry, I will definitely bring the words to you." The two talked about this matter in detail.

Xu Wanzhen was listening to Mrs. Wu's report at this time: "I met the eldest lady. This morning, after your carriage set off, there was a little maid named Shui Lan poking her head at the door on the right corner."

In the eyes of Xu Wanzhen, who has experienced life and death, these tricks are really ridiculous.She smiled lightly: "Yes, I saw it. Have you checked, where is the maid?"

This Mrs. Wu is a smart person. A whole day is long enough for her to inquire clearly, and she replied respectfully: "She said it was from the 'Songtao Courtyard', but this old servant has inquired about it, and there is no such person there. I only heard There is a servant girl with this name next to Miss Tu's Second Miss in 'Wen Hanju'."

"Okay, I see. You did a great job on this matter. You must watch the door at the right corner. If there is any movement, just like today, report it at any time."

Sangzi took out some big money and gave it to Mrs. Wu.

Mrs. Wu was so happy that she could not close her mouth from ear to ear, and thanked her repeatedly: "Miss Xie, this is what an old slave should do." She went down happily.

"So it's the second Miss of the Tu family! That's pretty good, and we didn't provoke her." Sangzi said angrily.

Xu Wanzhen's brows and eyes were light, she didn't take this trivial matter to heart, and said lightly: "Don't worry about it, it's a mediocrity not to attract people's envy."

As soon as the words fell, a voice sounded outside the door: "Xu Le'an, please see me."

(End of this chapter)