Yijia Yishi

Chapter 163 Anxious+News
Lu Shuyi didn't say anything along the way, and went back to the house. She asked Dongmei and Dongqing to guard the door, and then told Mo Ju about the matter between her and He Tai.

"Second Master He did see you that night. He was the one who stopped the person who was chasing you. He helped us, and he didn't tell these things afterwards."

Mo Ju let out a "huh" and asked in confusion, "Why did he help me?"

"This... I don't know, but he probably won't harm me." Lu Shuyi came to a conclusion, "Also, the second Mrs. He took a fancy to me because she wanted me to marry into the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture. Not too young, and about the same age as her nephew."

Mo Ju also thought of the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture.

She frowned and said: "The Zhao family in Baoding Mansion is not a bad family. Their ancestors were merchants, and later they became officials. There were a few Jinshi and fellow Jinshi. It is considered a scholarly family. But... However, Mrs. He's nephew doesn't seem to be a very good person. When I was on duty in the Wu family, I heard the old lady say that the younger generation of the Zhao family in Baoding Prefecture are not particularly promising. The elders..."

Mo Ju is deeply worried about Lu Shuyi's future.

Because Lu Shuyi's age has also reached the age of marriage, it is impossible for the Lu family to keep her forever. If she becomes an old aunt, who will want her in the future?

A family like the Lu family absolutely does not allow their girls to become old aunts.

"Looking at it now, actually...Young Master Wen Biao is the most suitable for you." Mo Ju risked being photographed to death and said: "After all, you two have known each other since childhood, and you can be regarded as childhood sweethearts. How good it is to know the basics... Also, I see that Master Wenbiao is really sincere to you, even an outsider like me can see it clearly."

Anyway, it's a dead word anyway, so she might as well finish all the words, so as not to keep her in a panic.

"Why don't you consider Master Wenbiao?"

Mo Ju said another sentence recklessly.

The corner of Lu Shuyi's mouth twitched.

She is not a fool, how can she not know this.

But the human heart is really wonderful and wonderful, two people who are obviously very suitable, but they just don't feel it.

Of course, it is not impossible to make do with it for the rest of my life. After all, between Zhao Yong and Su Ziwen, she would rather choose to live with Su Ziwen.

But if she really made do with each other, wouldn't she be too sorry for Su Ziwen?

She lay down on the couch with her hands behind her head, and sighed, "It would be great if I didn't get married..."

Mo Ju silently rolled her eyes.

The Lu family does not take care of my aunt.

After two days like this, Mrs. He went to check on Mrs. Lu herself.

At first, Mrs. Lu thought that the second wife He came here for He Tai, but she was still full of joy.

But when Mrs. He Er talked about the Zhao family in Baoding Mansion, her face was not very pretty.

"...It's nice of me to look at the third girl. Needless to say, her appearance is obvious to all. Not to mention she is one in a thousand, she can be considered one in a thousand. It just so happens that our brother Yong is also a good person. Although they are not outstanding in appearance, they are not inferior to others." Mrs. He sat upright, and said to Mrs. Lu with a smile, "I think they are about the same age, if this marriage can be achieved, it can be considered A happy relationship."

Compared with the Zhao family, Mrs. Lu still wants to marry the He family.

She was silent for a while, took a sip of tea with a teacup unhurriedly, and said with a smile: "If you want to say it's suitable, I think Sanyatou and Brother Tai are suitable. They are the right age and have known each other since childhood. If they are husband and wife, they should get along very harmoniously..."

"It's appropriate, but it's suitable for Tai'er. I thought to myself that his marriage will be discussed after a few years." Mrs. He Er interrupted Mrs. Lu's words, and she said calmly: "I I'm afraid I'll delay the third girl... After all, a girl's good time is only for a few years, and it's over. Besides, when a girl reaches her age, she still can't settle down with others, and outsiders will criticize her."

Mrs. He's words seemed to be thinking about Lu Shuyi and the Lu family.In fact, she just doesn't like the Lu family's family status, and doesn't want her son to marry a girl from a merchant's family.

It is said that being in love with relatives should be beneficial. Obviously, the Lu family is not in her interest.

This is the second time Mrs. Lu has been rejected by Mrs. He Er, and she is not very happy.

The last time she mentioned He Tai's marriage at her birthday banquet, Mrs. He seemed very disgusted.

Since they despise their Lu family and the girls of their Lu family, what kind of matchmaker should they keep?

Although the old lady Lu puts her interests first, she is also a person with a temper. She can bear being looked down upon for the first time, but what about the second time?

She couldn't bear it, at least not now.

After taking a sip of tea, she also imitated Mrs. He's tone and answered her: "The third girl is still young, she is only 13 years old, and she is not as good as a hairpin. I thought to myself, it will not be too late to raise her for another two years, and said Maybe you can meet a good family..."

The Second Mrs. He immediately scolded the old fox in her heart, if it wasn't for that girl Lu Shuyi was really pretty good, she wouldn't open her mouth like this!
She resisted the urge to slap her butt and leave, and said with an apologetic smile: "You don't want to kill this matter first, how about it, next year, if the third girl has not settled on a marriage, then you can think about it." What I said. When the time comes, if you think it’s appropriate, and when you meet Brother Yong’s child, the two families will pass the Geng Tie and decide on the marriage, what do you think?”

Stay one step ahead of everything.

The old lady Lu was not stupid either, she took a sip of tea and said ambiguously, "Let's talk about it later."

Although the words are ambiguous, there is clearly a drama.

Mrs. He Er had a solid foundation in her heart, she got up and said goodbye with a smile.

Three days later, Mrs. He brought He Tai back to Yizhou.

When he was leaving, He Tai came to Lu Shuyi and told Lu Shuyi about his mother and Mrs. Lu's marriage proposal. He comforted Lu Shuyi and said: "Don't worry, there is still plenty of time. The marriage between you and my cousin will be next year anyway." I'm going to find a way to solve it for you when the time comes."

Lu Shuyi thanked He Tai.

Of course, she can't pin all her hopes on He Tai, she has to find a way to resolve Zhao Yong's crisis.

The departure of He Tai and the Second Mrs. He also indicated that Aunt An's plan had failed again.

Because of Aunt An's promise, Lu Shufang quarreled with Aunt An every day.

She cried and said to Aunt An: "I've grown up so much, I don't think that boy is easy, but you said that He Tai is good, and that there is a way for me to marry into the He family. I am full of expectations... But look, people are leaving and coming, coming and going, and I haven’t seen you accomplish anything.”

Lu Shufang's accusation made Aunt An sad and resentful.

She obviously planned well, and she was already close to Mrs. He Er, but Lu Shuyi's little hoof ruined her good deeds.

But what can she do?
The current second room of the Lu family is no longer the second room of the Lu family.

In the past, Mrs. Wu trusted her and entrusted her with all the tasks of leading the way. The second room almost has her eyeliner and people arranged by her, so it is much easier to handle things.

But what about now?
Not to mention that the second master Lu ignored her every day, even if he didn't have many available people under his command.

In addition, her natal family is not outstanding now, and her brother's official position has been stagnant. What kind of backing can she have?
Aunt An rubbed the space between her eyebrows. She really couldn't figure out that the world that she managed alone collapsed so imperceptibly.

But she can't admit defeat, in her life creed, there is no such word as admit defeat.

Aunt An clenched her fists, held Lu Shufang's little face to comfort her and said, "Don't worry, Mom will let you get what you want. If you can't make it this year, isn't there next year?"

"Then what if Cousin Tai makes an appointment?" Lu Shufang pouted bitterly, with a worried expression on her face.

"No, don't worry, it won't..." Aunt An raised her hand and gently stroked Lu Shufang's cheek, hugged Lu Shufang in her arms and said softly: "No one will marry the He family, no one will marry He family's..."

That night, Lu Shufang just fell asleep crying.

Aunt An looked at Lu Shufang's cheeks still with tears, her eyes burning like two daggers in the dark night...

She swears that her daughter must become the daughter-in-law of the He family, and she must...

…………

The days of waiting are long.

Like the mischievous clouds in the sky that refuse to go home, or like the northern geese flying south, they are too late to arrive.

A month passed, but Li Pingan didn't send a single word about Huo Tianyou, and she didn't even receive a single letter from Yueyue.

Such an abnormality made her a little scared.

She asked Pan'er to quietly invite Li Pingan to come and ask questions.

But Li Pingan only said to her: "... Except for the letter to you last time, Second Young Master, he has not even sent a letter to the Marquis Mansion these days. Our people are also very anxious. I wonder if it was delayed on the way. It's gone." At the end, he added a comforting sentence: "I heard that it snowed early outside the pass this year, and if the mountains are covered by heavy snow, I'm afraid I won't be able to come back for a while."

Is the mountain blocked by heavy snow?

Lu Shuyi squeezed her fingers, still feeling a little uneasy.

But after another thought, in the previous life, Huo's father and son fought against the Liao Dynasty and finally returned with a great victory, so the Empress Dowager He personally arranged for her niece to betrothed to Huo Tianyou's brother.

It was safe in the previous life, and there should be no accidents in this life.

She comforted herself like this, and she still hid in her room every day embroidering green bamboo pictures, or went to the Champs Courtyard to talk with Mrs. Wu, or went to Master Lu's study to play a game of chess with Master Lu.

The days went by like this.

In the twinkling of an eye, it entered winter.

This year's winter seems to be coming very quickly, especially early, and the weather is colder than in previous years.

These days, it is snowing goose feathers almost every day, and there is a world of ice and snow outside.

On this day, Lu Shuyi finished her embroidery work as usual and went to Xiangxie Garden to talk with Mrs. Wu.

It was cold outside, and even though it was only a short distance from Lanyue Pavilion to Xiangxie Garden, she was still wearing a thick satin padded jacket embroidered with cloves and covered with a squirrel fur cloak. For some reason, this year she seemed to be Especially afraid of the cold.

Heavy snow fell on the big cloak, as light as a dancing fairy.

When she walked across the arch bridge, she raised her eyes and saw a red plum blooming against the snow in the forest.

Bai Xue pressed the rouge-colored plum blossoms, they were indescribably beautiful...

She looked a little sad, thinking of the red plum that Huo Tianyou gave her that day.

It has been more than two months, and he seems to have evaporated from the world, and there is no news at all.Li Pingan said that the mountains were only covered by heavy snow, and Huo Tianyou's people in Baoding Mansion had already dispatched to look for him.

But it's been two months...

She let out a soft sigh.

Mo Ju knew what was on her mind, and comforted her softly: "Second Master Huo is a lucky man with his own heaven, so nothing will happen."

Having said that, the battlefield has been dangerous since ancient times, and there are many people who cannot return from the shrouded body of horse leather.

After all, in her previous life, she only heard about Huo Tianyou's brother Huo Tiankang, not about Huo Tianyou.

She was really uneasy in her heart, and she thought about some cases of ancient people killing father and son, brother and brother because of interests.

This time Huo Tianyou went out for his brother, he deserved the hard work, but he didn't deserve the credit.After returning to the capital, it was his father and elder brother who were rewarded, not him...

They are all flesh and blood, if he hides dissatisfaction or accumulates resentment in his heart and accidentally bursts out, how can his brother Huo Tiankang and his father tolerate him?
She didn't dare to think about it anymore, and walked forward slowly with small steps.

Mo Ju comforted her again and said: "Don't think too much, Li Ping'an has already said that the mountain was blocked by heavy snow. Besides, the entire Huo family army did not come back, and it's not that the second son of Huo was the only one who didn't come back, everything will be fine." .”

Lu Shuyi let out a breath and nodded.

When we arrived at Xiangxie Garden, Lu Shujing and Lu Wenjie were both there.

In Wu's room, there are earth dragons in cages, and a kang is still burning, which is really warm.

"It's so cold outside, all three of you siblings have come here." Mrs. Wu was very happy, and hurriedly asked the maid beside her to bring over hot ginger soup.

After recuperating for more than a year, Mrs. Wu's illness has improved a lot. Now she presides over the care of the second room. After working every day, it's not a problem, and she doesn't feel tired.At night, I can sleep for the whole night, and I can sleep a lot.

"We're all here to accompany you, aren't you happy?" Apart from the cloak she was wearing, Lu Shuyi walked over to sit next to Lu Wenjie on the embroidered pier on the ground.

The charcoal fire basin on the ground was burning red, emitting a trace of heat.

Wu's complexion is very good, the whole person is much younger than last year, she smiled and said: "I am naturally happy that you are here, but I don't have much fun here, I am afraid that you will be annoyed."

"We won't be bothered talking to you!" Lu Wenjie raised his eyebrows and smiled.

Maybe it's because of being one year older, Lu Wenjie's eyebrows and eyes are as long as that of the second master Lu, which is almost carved out of the same mold.The difference is that one is large and one is small.

Another point is that the second master Lu is not easy to please people, and he is not very good at making people happy, but Lu Wenjie is good at making people happy. He has a sweet mouth and is very good at making people happy.

When Wu heard this, she really laughed so hard that she couldn't see her teeth. After laughing enough, she asked about his homework, "Little Qier, how is your homework these days? Can you understand everything?" By the way, Wu mentioned Su Ziwen and He Tai Be a role model, "As you can see, your cousin Wen from the Su family and your cousin Tai from the He family both got to know Yuanlang when they were young, and you will learn more from them in the future..."

Seizing the opportunity, Wu seized the opportunity to tell her that a bunch of good men will make progress, and she can rest assured only when she has a good reputation.

Finally, he winked at Lu Shuyi and asked her to say something too.

After all, Lu Shuyi is the eldest sister of Lu Wenjie and Lu Shujing. The elder sister is like a half mother, so she should educate the younger brother well.

At this time, Lu Shuyi actually refused in her heart, after all, it would be annoying to be nagged like this all day long.But in order to please her mother, she still did it.

Lu Wenjie could only suffer. He first listened to Wu's teachings and then Lu Shuyi's teachings. He could only respond with a humble face.

In the end, he made a conclusive guarantee to Mrs. Wu: "Don't worry, I will definitely work hard, and I will fight for you in the future."

Mrs. Wu was very happy to be coaxed, and handed a piece of pea yellow from the snack box on the table to Lu Wenjie, saying: "If there is such a day, I will be willing to die."

"Bah, bah, bah, it's unlucky to say that it's not dead." Lu Shujing frowned, "Just now on the way I came here, I saw the red plums in the garden blooming against the wind. They are so red and beautiful." She pursed her lips. Smiling, with a soft voice, she leaned on Wu's body and said coquettishly, "Why don't we go enjoy the plum blossoms."

"Don't mess around, it's still snowing, the girl's house can't be frozen." Shaking her head, Mrs. Wu asked Mother Zhao to bring in the stewed angelica mutton soup, and ordered someone to bring in several plates of snacks and a plate Soup cakes are placed on the kang table.

"It's best to drink mutton soup in cold weather." Wu rolled up her sleeves to serve the soup herself, and Lu Shuyi hurriedly got up to help, and took the spoon from Wu's hand: "I'll do it."

"I'll come..." Mo Ju and Dongmei competed to come, but in the end it was Mo Ju's meal.

Lu Wenjie is usually picky, but this mutton soup suits his appetite: "This mutton is delicious, better than the big kitchen."

"Well, it's better than the big kitchen." Lu Wenjing agreed, she pouted and said, "I couldn't swallow the braised mutton that the big kitchen made a few days ago, I think it's time for our family to change the cook. "

"You're the only picky..." Lu Shuyi smiled and glared at Lu Shujing: "Go out and have a look, there are many people who can't eat outside."

Lu Shujing pouted and said, "I'm telling the truth, if it doesn't taste good, it doesn't taste good..."

The two sisters are now on good terms.

Seeing their lively bickering, Mrs. Wu smiled and took soup pancakes to soak in the bowls of the three of them: "Your uncle got this mutton from Beard's hand in exchange, and it's better than the mutton here. "

Wu Cheng is still doing business with Hu Zi?

Lu Shuyi smiled with the corners of her lips curled up, and joked: "It seems that my uncle is very capable now, and he can do this business with Hu Zi..."

Before the words finished, someone outside said: "That's right, your uncle is very capable now, even I am impressed."

The second master Lu walked in slowly, dressed in an extremely elegant sky blue cotton Confucian robe wrapped in wind and snow.

It's a cold day, father, this is...

Lu Shuyi frowned, everyone else was wearing a big cloak, only Master Lu was wearing a flowing Confucian robe, he was not afraid of the cold...

Sure enough, my father still needs to be more graceful.

Lu Shuyi murmured in her heart, and followed Mrs. Wu to get up and serve Master Lu to wipe his hands and face.

Mrs. Wu is a very considerate person. Seeing Master Lu dressed like this, he couldn't help frowning, and wanted to call the people around him to ask: "It's so cold outside, why don't you know how many more clothes you should wear?"

"What are you afraid of?" The second master Lu didn't think so. He put on his boots and got on the kang. , how can I go to find plums in the snow?”

A scholar should have the pursuit and spirit of a scholar. What are you afraid of?
"Pfft..." Lu Shujing couldn't hold back her laughter, she blinked her eyes and said, "You are probably the only one in Changle Town wearing a Confucian robe in this snowy day."

"It's demeanor, what do you know?" Lu Wenhui frowned and smiled proudly at Master Lu.

"It's not demeanor if it's frozen, it's called tossing around." Lu Shuyi smiled and made amends.

The second master Lu didn't think it was disobedient, and laughed out loud.

The maids and women who were waiting on the side also covered their mouths and laughed.

The atmosphere in the house was very good. The family talked and laughed happily, drinking mutton soup and eating soup pancakes. Such a scene had never happened before.

Lu Shuyi is very grateful to God for giving her such an opportunity to experience the warmth of her family.

Second Master Lu loved to eat mutton, so he drank two bowls of mutton soup in a row. Mrs. Wu tore another bowl of lamb leg meat, and Second Master Lu ate most of it.

"...Speaking of which, your brother has benefited a lot now. I went to greet my father this morning, and my father also talked about your brother, saying that your brother has made a contribution this time. All the rations were given to the Huo Family Army as military rations."

Upon hearing Huo Jiajun, Lu Shuyi hurriedly raised her ears and listened carefully.

Mrs. Wu smiled and handed the hot handkerchief to Master Lu Er: "I also heard about this early this morning, and I also heard that Master Huo Hou fought the Liao people this time, and the Liao people suffered a big defeat. We retreated to the north of Daqing Mountain."

"Master Huo is really brave." Lu Wenjie said with a look of admiration and yearning: "It is said that if we lose the Huo family in the north, the north will be finished. Some people say that the current emperor is actually relying on the Huo family... "

"Shut up, don't talk nonsense." The second master Lu's face darkened when he heard this, and he fixed his eyes on Lu Wenjie and said: "You can just talk about these things with me. If you dare to go outside and talk about it, be careful. I'll break your leg."

Lu Wenjie pouted dejectedly, and stopped talking.

Lu Shuyi knew that her father was so excited for a reason.

Now the situation in the imperial court is turbulent. Although the Li family is the world, the real power is in the hands of the He family.

Such a sick government, like the Huo family, which holds military power and enjoys a high status and prestige among the common people, of course the court is afraid.

What the authorities are most afraid of is to overwhelm the master with great achievements...

That's why Liu Su's rebellion happened later in the previous life, and the Lu family's tragedy happened.

Second Master Lu was also afraid that Lu Wenjie would inadvertently say the wrong thing and cause a big accident.

In troubled times, only by seeing the situation clearly and being cautious in words and deeds can we keep safe.

"Xiaoqi is still young, not sensible..." Mrs. Wu said something nice for Lu Wenjie.

Second Master Lu didn't respond to Mrs. Wu's words, he just patted Lu Shujing's head, looked at Lu Shuyi again, and said with a smile, "You go out to play first, I'll talk to your mother."

It seems that he is going to talk about the Huo family.

What Lu Shuyi wants to know most now is news about the Huo family, so she naturally doesn't want to leave.

"It's cold outside, shall we go play Jiulianhuan?" She pulled Lu Shujing and Lu Wenjie into the living room.

　I posted the second and third updates together, okay~
　　
　
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