concubines are respected

Chapter 51
Xi'er's ruthless words before she died made Yulan Garden shrouded in a haze of evil spirits. The eldest lady was quite frightened, so she temporarily moved to live in Lin Zhilan's Bichun Pavilion. I can't sleep, I don't know what to eat, and I often wake up from my dream in the middle of the night. After two days, I have lost a lot of weight.Where is the mind to find Suxian's fork.

The old lady was frightened that day, and even closed the door to worship the Buddha in Fushouju, saving the souls of the dead for Xi'er, and Lin's residence fell into a rare silence.

Suxian was not idle, and took care of Xi'er's funeral with one hand. Although it was not a grand burial, she spent her own money to find someone to bury Xi'er.A servant who hurts the master first, and scares the master later, can still be treated kindly by the master after death, and get a place to rest forever.The servants and servants in the mansion saw and respected Suxian's proper arrangement.Although no one dared to speak falsely due to the face of the eldest lady, they had sincere respect for Suxian, the master.Even the women in the front yard who have little contact with Suxian are convinced of Suxian.

Xi'er's funeral arrangements are in place, and the three-day deadline that Yanzi promised Suxian is just around the corner.

On this day, Suxian begged the old lady to go to the Guangde Temple on the outskirts of the city to do the Dharma for Xi'er, lest her grievances linger and disturb the peace of the Lin family.The old lady agreed, and Suxian led Yanzi and Xiangcao to Guangde Temple in a fair and honest manner.

Guangde Temple is a well-known ancient temple in Kangzhou City. As soon as Suxian entered the temple, she saw a very kind-hearted young monk walking towards her.

"Little master, please be polite." Suxian stepped forward and clasped her hands together, calling out with a smile.This person happened to be the little monk who helped Suxian when he was being chased and robbed by gangsters.

"This benefactor, the poor monk has returned the gift." Suxian changed her attire, but the little novice did not recognize her.

"Vanilla, take ten taels of silver to the main hall to donate some merit." Suxian did not forget the promise of adding sesame oil that day, and said to Xiangcao sideways.

"Ah?! Thank you Bodhisattva!" Suxian made such a generous move, the little novice was surprised and happy, and immediately changed her address, "Bodhisattva, please follow the poor monk into the hall." The little novice immediately turned around and led the way for Suxian and others .

Seeing that the little monk didn't recognize her, Suxian didn't bother to say anything, so she smiled and followed him.

Vanilla naturally knew that Suxian was in danger at Guangde Temple that day, so she was not surprised by Suxian's actions.

A group of people passed by the meditation room, Yanzi gently pulled Suxian's sleeve, and winked at her, implying that Suxian would take a step to speak.

Suxian nodded knowingly.Yanzi said to the little novice, "Little master, our lady is tired from traveling all the way, can I take a rest in the cloud room?"

"Oh, that's nature, that's nature." The little novice quickly responded, "Bodhisattva, this way, I'm going to serve you tea."

Yanzi grinned, "No need, you take Miss Xiangcao to the main hall, and I'll take care of you, and don't disturb me if there's nothing important to do."

Suxian understands that Yanzi is deliberately taking vanilla away.

"Second miss, it's better for this servant to stay with you." Vanilla stopped her pace when she heard that, and said uncomfortably.After all, she doesn't know what Yanzi's identity is. Now that Suxian is left alone to face the unknown, Vanilla can't rest assured.

"It's okay, you go with the little master, I just need to rest less." Suxian said softly, and looked at Xiangcao with relief.

In front of the little novice, it was inconvenient for Xiangcao to say more, so she had no choice but to cast a warning look at Yanzi.

"Sister Vanilla, don't worry, I will definitely take care of Second Miss properly." Yanzi was clever, and of course understood what Vanilla meant, and immediately smiled innocently.

Master and servant parted ways, Yanzi led Suxian to one of the cloud rooms, opened the door and walked in, it seemed that this was not the first time she had come to this place.

Although the room is simply furnished, it is also spotlessly cleaned.There is a simple couch for resting on the side of the wall, a mahogany carved square table is placed in the middle, and moon benches are neatly placed around the square table.

Suxian looked around, there was no one else in the room, she was really tired, she simply sat on the moon bench, raised her eyes and asked Yanzi, "Where is the person you are talking about?"

"Second Miss, don't worry." Swallow smiled, walked to the wall next door to Yunfang, raised his hand and tapped three times rhythmically on the wooden wall, and soon, the other side of the wall also faintly There is a knocking sound of the same rhythm.

Yanzi turned her head and smiled at Suxian, and came to the door to wait respectfully. Not long after, there were soft footsteps outside the door, and Yanzi immediately opened the door. A very handsome young man walked in.

Swallow welcomed the man into the door, looked outside the door vigilantly, and after confirming that there was no one around, then closed the door, bowed to the man respectfully, and called out in a low voice, "Swallow has seen the master. "

"Hmm." The young man raised his eyebrows and replied casually without too many words.Going straight to Suxian, staring at Suxian with piercing eyes, her calm face suddenly softened a lot.

"Master?" Seeing Yanzi calling that person his master, Suxian was suspicious and was about to speak, but the man looked at her without hesitation, and Suxian immediately scolded, "You are so rude." , why keep staring at me!"

Although Suxian came from modern times, but because she accepted the emotion of the deity and lived in the Lin Mansion for a long time, she more or less accepted the traditional concept of ancient women.At this moment, being stared at so directly by a strange man suddenly made me feel a little uncomfortable.

"You don't know me anymore?" The young man asked with a smile, showing two rows of white teeth, and he didn't mind Suxian's questioning.

Hearing this, Suxian met the young man's eyes, searched her memory for a long time, and finally remembered, "Oh, I remember, you were the one who had a little dispute with us in Juxian Pavilion that day. "

This person is exactly the man who had a dispute with Suxian about having a private room in Juxian Pavilion when he was watching the lanterns in the third year of junior high school.

Because Suxian knew that he sent someone to rescue herself and Cuiya that day, her attitude immediately eased a lot, she immediately stood up and bowed, and said respectfully, "The lamp building caught fire that day, and Lin Suxian and her slaves were trapped in the sea of ​​flames. If you help me, Suxian might have lost her life long ago. Your benefactor, please accept Suxian's respect."

"Haha, you actually knew that it was my people who saved you. You are really smart. But the word "benevolence" is too serious."

Seeing that Suxian still recognized him, the young man immediately laughed heartily, raised his hand to show Suxian to avoid courtesy, and said softly, "We are all a family, please stop being so polite."

Suxian's back stiffened when she heard the words, she took a step back, looked at this person vigilantly, and said to herself: "A family?"This person is good at getting close, so it's possible that there will be an old-fashioned story of love at first sight, a hero saving the beauty, and promises with one's body.Even though you saved my life, there's no reason why you don't treat yourself as an outsider and say something about the whole family.

The man obviously saw through Suxian's thoughts, and immediately laughed heartily, "Haha, looking at your eyes, you must be thinking too much. You are so serious in your thoughts, but you are very much like your aunt. Sit down quickly, and I will talk to you carefully. "

As soon as these words came out, Suxian was even more confused, "Your aunt, benefactor, Suxian doesn't understand what you mean."

"I told you not to call me benefactor." The man suppressed his smile and said seriously, "My name is Zhang Chen'an, if you want to be more serious, you have to call me cousin."

"Cousin?" Suxian was completely stunned. Why did a relative suddenly appear? Since reincarnation, the deity has never had a memory of a cousin, "How do you start? I don't remember any cousin , you think you made a mistake?"

"How can you make a mistake." Zhang Chenan was serious, without any intention of ridicule, turned his head and said to Yanzi beside him, "Yanzi, you can find out clearly these days, if it is correct, then tell Suxian what's going on."

"Yes, master." Yanzi blessed her body, turned her head and said to Suxian, "Second miss, my master is right, you and him are indeed cousins. My master is the second wife's brother, but Many years ago, the mansion lost contact with the family, and the second wife later married the master of the Lin family, and only then did you have you, the second lady. Therefore, it is reasonable that you don't recognize my master."

The "my master" in Yanzi's mouth must be the father in front of him who claims to be his cousin. Judging from Yanzi's tone, Zhang Chen'an does not seem to be from an ordinary commoner, but his own mother Zhang is a lowly incense maker in someone else's house. If it weren't for his father To redeem her body, I am afraid that she will be a slave for the rest of her life, so how can she get involved with the person in front of her? Could it be that the mother's background is not from a slave?

Su Xian quickly calmed down, and said in a deep voice, "My mother is just a servant girl, I'm a little confused now, can you explain more carefully, what happened in your mansion that made my mother become a slave?"

Zhang Chen'an was silent for a long time, as if he was recalling the unbearable past, he took a deep breath again and again, the expression on his face became more serious.

"Grandfather was Zhang Tingyuan, a well-known general in the dynasty. In the early years of the founding of the Da'an Dynasty, the remnants of the previous dynasty stayed in the Hexi Valley to wait for an opportunity to cause chaos. My grandfather led [-] elite troops to Hexi Valley to fight against the rebels and returned triumphantly. His Majesty appointed his grandfather as the Great General of Zhen Guo, ranking first rank. Grandfather has two sons and two daughters. The eldest son is my father, the second daughter is your mother Zhang Qirou, and the third daughter Zhang Qiqin."

Speaking of this, the luster in Zhang Chenan's eyes dimmed a lot, and he said with deep sorrow, "Grandfather is strong and upright, he is not very smooth in handling things, and he is not good at being an official. Many years ago, someone sneaked into the imperial city one day, intending to assassinate The emperor died from being pierced through the chest by random arrows. Afterwards, the red jade beads that only the princes of the previous dynasty were found were found on the assassin.

Therefore, a traitor in the court reported that when his grandfather handed over the remnants of the former dynasty, he secretly colluded with the rebel party and deliberately let go of the former prince, which made the remnants of the previous dynasty show signs of resurgence.The emperor believed the traitor's greedy words, and in a fit of anger, he ordered his grandfather to die in the name of treason, and his grandmother hanged herself to death with her grandfather.The man in the family was exiled to the frontier, the woman was sold into slavery, and the two aunts also lost news because of this. The Zhang family has since declined."

When Zhang Chenan mentioned the pain, two lines of tears slid down Junyi's face, he got up and walked towards the window, and stood with his back facing Suxian, his hands folded behind him were clenched into fists because of grief and anger, and he never let go .

"." Hearing these news, Suxian seemed to have sensed it, her heart felt sour, and she stepped forward and asked softly, "It's not that the man was exiled to the frontier, you... why are you here so well?"

Zhang Chen'an turned his head and said coldly, "I was only six years old that year. Because I was weak since I was a child, my father fostered me at the home of a relative who knows medicine in Huzhou, so I was lucky enough to escape this disaster."

It turned out that over the years, Zhang Chen'an secretly inquired about the whereabouts of the two aunts, contacted his grandfather's former loyalists, and cultivated a group of secret guards to secretly investigate the hatred of the extermination of the family back then, in order to avenge his family.As for the father who was sent out of the border, he was a slave on the surface, but in fact he had always been secretly connected with Zhang Chen'an, and he never forgot the family's hatred.

Zhang Chen'an elaborated for a while, and then Suxian understood the outline of the incident.

"But how did you recognize me that day?" Although Suxian believed her cousin's words, her doubts did not disappear completely.

(End of this chapter)