The next morning, after Sun Sanniang found out where Ouyang Xu lived, Yuan Xudong and Zhao Pan'er went to find him.
In Ouyang's house, Ouyang Xu was holding the white jade hairpin that he had planned to give to Zhao Pan'er as a token of love at the end of the day. At this moment, a servant came in and saw Ouyang Xu holding it in his hand.
He couldn't help but flatter the white jade hairpin in it:
"My lord, this white jade hairpin is so beautiful. This is the wedding day, are you going to give it to the Gao family's wife?"
"no!"
Ouyang Xu put the jade hairpin away, looked up at the boy, and asked lightly:
"What's the matter?"
The boy said respectfully:
"Officer, there is a lady Zhao who is outside asking for an audience!"
Ouyang Xu was shocked when he heard that the young man reported that Zhao Pan'er came to the door on his own. He stood up suddenly, hurried to the courtyard, and opened the door himself. As expected, he saw an increasingly dazzling Zhao Pan'er standing in front of his courtyard door. Ouyang Xu
Xu never expected that Zhao Pan'er could find his home in such a short period of time. He suspected that Xiao Fan had used the energy of the Xiao family to help Zhao Pan'er. He couldn't help but ask:
"Pan'er, how did you find me here?"
"I asked Sanniang to give ten cents to the flower girl in front of Gao's house, and she told Sanniang that you were here!"
Zhao Pan'er said in a calm voice. Hearing this, Ouyang Xu couldn't help but breathed a sigh of relief. It would be fine if he wasn't Zhao Pan'er from the Xiao family. He looked at Zhao Pan'er who was getting more and more radiant and said in a complicated voice:
"Pan'er, I haven't seen you for a day and you have become much more beautiful!"
"Yeah?"
Looking at Ouyang Xu, Zhao Paner actually smiled lightly and said:
"Ouyang Guanren, after all, Pan'er still has the blessing of you. Thanks to your refusal to marry, Pan'er was able to find his current husband. The son of Xiao Shixiang's family, his status should not be better than yours.
Isn’t the lady from the Gao family bad?”
After saying that, Zhao Paner looked at Ouyang Xu who was slightly stunned and said with a smile:
"Aren't you going to let me come in and sit down?"
"Oh, please come in!"
Looking at Zhao Pan'er who was lightly applying makeup and smiling charmingly, Ouyang Xu actually felt dazed for a moment. If the Zhao Pan'er before was just a seductive lady, then the current Zhao Pan'er can be said to be a seductress.
A man's soul can be seduced without paying attention. This is probably the difference between youth and maturity. Ouyang Xu turned around and walked in front, leading Zhao Pan'er into the main hall.
At the same time, Yuan Xudong took advantage of the boy and Ouyang Xu not paying attention, and instantly climbed over the courtyard wall of Ouyang's house into the yard. He was worried about letting Ouyang Xu and Zhao Pan'er be alone together. Zhao Pan'er was so tempting, if Ouyang Xu was so animalistic
For Dafa, wouldn't Yuan Xudong suffer a loss? Even if Ouyang Xu is scratched alive afterwards, he still won't be able to forgive his hatred!
Yuan Xudong hid under the window of the main room, always paying attention to what was going on in the main room. Ouyang Xu looked at Zhao Pan'er and said affectionately:
"Pan'er, I know this. You have been wronged by doing this, but please rest assured that I will treat you well in the future. Moreover, the lady from the Gao family also said when she came yesterday that she would get along with you.
How wonderful it is to get along with each other and enjoy each other as wives and concubines?"
"Hmph~~"
Zhao Paner snorted rather disdainfully:
"Then I wish you, my concubine Dona, a happy life in the backyard, but I won't be able to accompany you!"
Speaking of this, Zhao Paner looked at Ouyang Xu and said directly:
"Ouyang Guanren, I came to you today just for two things!"
Hearing this, Ouyang Xu was slightly stunned and said:
"What two things?"
Zhao Pan'er took out a deed directly from his sleeve and handed it to Ouyang Xu:
"First of all, you swore as a son-in-law in front of my parents' souls that you would protect me throughout my life. Now I ask you to handwrite a letter of annulment. I have already written it for you. All you have to do is follow my instructions.
Just write a copy, and when I return to Qiantang, I can burn it to my parents, and it will be an explanation;
Second, I will return the Tongxin Pei you gave me. However, you said you would bring my night banquet picture to Tokyo and ask a famous artist to frame it. Please return it to me now;
After these two things are done, I will go back to the road with you, bridge to bridge, and we will never meet again unless we meet in hell. I would rather die in vain than have anything to do with you. Is that so good?"
"Pan'er, actually I am."
Ouyang Xu hesitated to speak, Zhao Pan'er looked at him quietly. In the end, Ouyang Xu couldn't help but sigh and said in despair:
"Pan'er, actually I love you, but it's just the lady from the Gao family."
"Stop it!"
Ouyang Xu originally wanted to express his feelings to Zhao Pan'er, saying that everything he did was actually to protect her safety, but Zhao Pan'er didn't want to hear what he said at all and interrupted him directly:
"Ouyang Guanren, I told you that I came to you today just for those two things. It's better to save those vows of yours to talk to the little lady of the Gao family. I just want to ask you one thing, can you agree to it?
My two things?”
Seeing that Zhao Paner had made up his mind, Ouyang Xu had no choice but to agree to her:
"I promise you!"
"really!"
Seeing that Ouyang Xu agreed, Zhao Paner smiled slightly. Knowing that Yuan Xudong was eager to get the night banquet picture, she asked Ouyang Xu directly:
"Where's the painting?"
"I'll go find it for you now!"
After that, Ouyang Xu took one last look at the much-changed Zhao Pan'er. Ouyang Xu stood up and rummaged through the room to search. After searching for a long time, he finally couldn't find Zhao Pan'er's picture of the night banquet. He was afraid that Zhao Pan'er would misunderstand that he wanted to molest her.
Night banquet picture, Ouyang Xu quickly explained:
"I have been living in Brother Du's house before. I just moved here not long ago. Uncle De usually puts things there. I really don't know where he put the night banquet picture. I'm afraid I might find this picture for a while.
No, if I find it tomorrow, I can send it to you at the inn, okay?"
"Okay, then see you tomorrow!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu who didn't look like he was lying, Zhao Pan'er felt soft and said:
"Ouyang, please don't let me down again this time!"
After saying that, Zhao Pan'er stood up and walked out of the house. Seeing Zhao Pan'er turning around to leave, Ouyang Xu also stood up immediately, picked up the white jade hairpin from his desk and said:
"Pan'er, wait a minute, I have a white jade hairpin that I want to give to you."
"Ouyang Guanren, since we are strangers to each other, please call me Mrs. Zhao. If not, I'm afraid Fan Lang will misunderstand me!"
After saying that, Zhao Pan'er turned around and left resolutely, leaving only a bewildered Ouyang Xu in the room. Looking at Zhao Pan'er's resolute back, Ouyang Xu's face turned gloomy, and he clutched the white jade hairpin tightly in his hand, making a "click" sound.
, and ended in response!
One day passed quickly, and Ouyang Xu did not deliver the night banquet picture to Sanyuan Inn and return it to Zhao Pan'er as he had promised. As time went by, Zhao Pan'er's last trust in Ouyang Xu gradually disappeared, and his request was not fulfilled.
It’s not too much. A letter of divorce and the picture of the night banquet that should have been returned to him were just two small things. Ouyang Xu had obviously agreed to them, but he didn’t keep them. There is no news until now.
, at this time, Sun Sanniang saw that it was getting late, and she couldn't help but said to Zhao Pan'er:
"Why hasn't Ouyang Xu come? He doesn't want to say it anymore, right?"
"I deliberately said some harsh words yesterday to stimulate his self-esteem. Based on my understanding of him, he should be able to keep his words, right?"
Zhao Pan'er was also a little unsure. Seeing her like this, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but said:
"But people can change. He hasn't come here yet. Will the Ouyang Xu of now still be the Ouyang Xu of before?"
Zhao Pan'er had been waiting impatiently, but now after hearing what Sun Sanniang said, she couldn't help but nodded slightly in agreement:
"You're right, he probably has a problem there. Come on, let's go over and take a look!"
"Do you want to tell Mr. Xiao?"
"No, he told me that he wants to go back to the Xiao family's old house to worship his ancestors, and he won't be in Tokyo these days!"
"Okay, let's go by ourselves!"
Sun Sanniang rolled up her sleeves and said fiercely:
"I don't believe it yet. If Ouyang Xu dares not to look forward to your spring feast, I will throw him into the Bian River to feed the fish!"
"It's a picture of a night feast, made by Wang Ai, not a picture of a spring feast!"
"Yes, it's a night banquet picture!"
At the same time, at Ouyang's house, Uncle De finally returned to Tokyo from Qiantang and Ouyang Xu's hometown. Hearing Ouyang Xu talk about the two small things he promised Zhao Pan'er, he couldn't help but said anxiously:
"Officer, you must not do it. You must not write the divorce letter. Think about it, Ms. Zhao is full of scheming, comes from a gay family, and talks nonsense. If she gets the divorce letter, she will immediately fall out with you. What should you do if the government accuses you of breaking off the engagement and marrying another one?"
"Okay, Pan'er is not such a person!"
Ouyang Xu looked impatient, but he was worried in his heart. At this time, Uncle De continued:
"Official, your good advice is hard on your ears. Zhao Pan'er refused to give me the same pendant as the old slave, and even asked for five hundred taels of gold. Now he asks you for a divorce document. This is obviously hiding evil intentions. Since the engagement has been canceled, there must have been an engagement. You You don’t even understand this, right? Then Mrs. Zhao is kind to you. Although the old slave didn’t like her very much before, he would not slander a woman for no reason, but she really is nothing. You kind-hearted person, you don’t know that in order to stabilize the old slave, she pretended to be heartbroken, then turned around and came to Tokyo, a few days faster than the old slave!”
After hearing what Uncle De said, Ouyang Xu stood up suddenly, flicked his sleeves, turned his back to Uncle De and said firmly:
"Uncle De, please stop talking. I don't believe anything you say. Pan'er is definitely not the kind of person you say she is!"
Having watched Ouyang Xu grow up since childhood, Uncle De knows better than anyone what kind of person he is. Knowing that he has listened, Uncle De gave one last piece of advice and said:
"Officer, you must not have the intention of harming others, but you must have the intention of guarding against others. That divorce letter is your handle. Do you really want to be controlled by the Zhao family for the rest of your life?"
"Okay, Uncle De, stop talking!"
Ouyang Xu's face was filled with sadness. He paused for a moment and then said:
"By the way, Uncle De, I have one more thing to ask you. Did you put Pan'er's picture of the night banquet in the birthday gift for Mr. Ke and give it away?"
"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty!"
When Ouyang Xu asked about the night banquet picture, Uncle De immediately knelt on the ground, slapped himself twice, and explained:
"Officer, Xianggong Ke is your master. He celebrated his birthday and the birthday gift you gave him was too meager. So I took it upon myself to add the night banquet picture to it. I am guilty. I am guilty. !”
"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty, you will say that the old slave is guilty!"
Hearing Uncle De start to repeat this mantra again, Ouyang Xu couldn't help but roared angrily:
"Uncle De, are you a co-author? As long as you say this, I have to forgive you. How many times have you made your own decisions? Back then, I asked you to go to Qiantang and tell Pan'er that I was in high school.
Later, the uncle at home arranged for another marriage, but you had to show off the marriage to the virtuous concubine in the palace, which made her anxious and came to Tokyo. Later, I asked you to give the teacher a birthday gift, but you had to make your own decision.
The night banquet picture has been added, what should I do now? Uncle De, how can you be a loyal servant of my Ouyang family? You are clearly the ancestor of the Ouyang family!"
"The old slave is guilty, the old slave is guilty!"
Seeing Ouyang Xu's rage, Uncle De immediately knelt on the ground and slapped himself hard, looking frightened. Just when Ouyang Xu was about to say something, the boy at home walked in. He took a look at the kneeling person.
Uncle De, who slapped himself on the ground, then looked at Ouyang Xu, who was still looking sulky, and said respectfully:
"Officer, Mrs. Zhao who came yesterday is outside the door asking to see you!"
"Pan'er?"
Hearing that Zhao Pan'er came to the door again, Ouyang Xu's expression changed slightly. It seemed that he could not do either of the two things he promised Zhao Pan'er yesterday. At this moment, before Ouyang Xu could figure out what to do,
What should I do? Uncle De, who was kneeling on the ground, immediately looked at the boy at home and ordered:
"Xiaosi, go and get rid of Mrs. Zhao quickly. Just say that the master is not at home. Don't let her stand at the door. The master has also made an appointment with the Gao family lady to go to Qinghui Garden to enjoy the peach blossoms tonight, but you must not do that.
It was messed up by that Zhao family!"
After listening to Uncle De's instructions, the boy looked at Ouyang Xu. Ouyang Xu couldn't help but glance at Uncle De. He didn't have any good ideas in mind, so he waved his hand towards the boy and said:
"You go down first and do as Uncle De said!"
"yes!"
The boy retired respectfully, and he hurried to the courtyard, picked up a bamboo broom, and opened the courtyard door.
As the sun set, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang rushed to Ouyang Xu's house. After the report, a young man from Ouyang's family came out with a bamboo broom. He swept the floor and raised dust in front of Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang and said:
"My officials are not at home, please come back, please!"
"not at home?"
Looking at the young boy from Ouyang's family, Zhao Pan'er said:
"If your officials are not at home, then who do you communicate with?"
"I"
Seeing that the boy was speechless for a moment, Zhao Paner smiled and said:
"I made an appointment with your official. It doesn't matter if he's not at home. Otherwise, we can go in and wait for him to come back!"
With that said, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang were about to break into Ouyang Xu's courtyard. The young man from Ouyang's family immediately stood in front of the courtyard door and stopped him:
"No, Uncle De said, no one is allowed in!"
"Uncle De?"
Hearing the boy mention Uncle De, Zhao Pan'er couldn't help but asked in surprise:
"He went back to Tokyo?"
Seeing that the boy lowered his head and remained silent, apparently acquiescing to Zhao Pan'er's words, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but said to Zhao Pan'er:
"Pan'er, let me tell you, he just wants to default on the bill!"
"Ok, I know!"
Zhao Pan'er knew that Ouyang Xu and Uncle De were hiding in the house, so she deliberately shouted to the boy blocking the door:
"Tell Ouyang Xu and let him come out to see me, or I will make him regret it!"
"I can not understand what you say?"
Seeing Zhao Pan'er yelling loudly at the door of Ouyang's house, Ouyang's boy immediately took a broom and swept the floor to raise dust, while driving her and Sun Sanniang away and said:
"Get out of the way, don't block our door, let's go!"
"Hey~~"
Seeing that the boy from Ouyang's family dared to drive her and Zhao Pan'er away with a broom, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but step forward. She grabbed the broom from the boy's hand and shouted:
"Where else do you want to drive people away?"
Sun Sanniang held the broom to scare the boy, then looked at Zhao Pan'er and said:
"Pan'er, I have experience in debt collection, look at me!"
After that, Sun Sanniang held a broom in one hand and pinched her waist with the other, facing the Ouyang family's mansion and shouted loudly:
"Pan'er, the two of us, one blocked the front door and the other blocked the back door, just spent time with him. When we were tired and thirsty, we asked the hawker to bring us food and a chair, and we just lay here waiting for him.
, if you ask Yinzhang and Yinping to come over to change shifts at night, I don’t believe it, someone can be a coward for the rest of his life and never go out!"
Seeing Sun Sanniang roaring like a lion in the east of the river, Ouyang's young boy was so frightened that he retreated into the yard. The door was closed tightly. In the house, hearing Sun Sanniang's fierce scolding, Ouyang Xuruo was sitting on pins and needles. He felt embarrassed and was afraid that this incident would alarm him.
The Gao family eventually affected his marriage with Gao Hui. He looked at Uncle De and asked in a confused manner:
"Uncle De, what should we do now? Otherwise, I will go to the teacher to get the night banquet picture back and give it back to Pan'er?"
"Officer, this must not be done!"
When he heard that Ouyang Xu wanted to ask Xianggong Ke to get back the night banquet picture, Uncle De was shocked and said anxiously:
"At this time, Xianggong Ke was dismissed from the government and released as prime minister. Now if you go to him to ask for the night banquet picture, wouldn't you be a villain who just wants to have a good time? Ke Xianggong has many students and is a leader of the Qingliu sect. If you
If you offend him, you will offend the entire Qing school. How can you gain a foothold in the officialdom of the Song Dynasty in the future?"
Xianggong Ke could not be offended, nor could the Gao family be offended. Zhao Pan'er had his handle, and she had the son of Xiangxiang's family supporting her. Ouyang Xu couldn't help but feel upset, and became angry and said:
"This won't work, that won't work either, what do you think I should do?"
"Official, please send Mrs. Zhao away first. Don't forget, you also made an appointment with the young lady from the Gao family to go to Qinghui Garden to enjoy the peach blossoms!"
After that, Uncle De whispered a few words to Ouyang Xu. Ouyang Xu clenched his fists tightly, veins popped out on his hands. He hesitated for a moment, stood up, walked into the courtyard calmly, opened the door, and greeted Zhao Pan'er.
Sun Sanniang met him head-on.
Outside the hospital, seeing Ouyang Xu finally giving up, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but ridiculed him:
"Oh, I thought someone was going to be a coward for the rest of his life!"
Hearing this, Ouyang Xu glanced at Sun Sanniang expressionlessly, a trace of anger in his eyes flashed away. Sun Sanniang pinched her waist and stared at him without showing any signs of weakness. After a moment, Ouyang Xu took the initiative to look away. He looked
He apologized to Zhao Paner:
"Pan'er, I don't want to hide from you, but I really don't have the face to see you. Your picture of the night banquet was mistakenly given to the Gao family by Uncle De as a gift. You think this is good, the picture of the night banquet is regarded as...
If you sell it to me, I'll give you one hundred taels of gold, how about that?"
Looking at Ouyang Xu, Zhao Paner decisively refused:
"No, that night banquet picture is very important to me. I won't sell it for any money. Since Uncle De mistakenly gave it to the Gao family as a gift, then please come back and return it to me!"
"That's fine!"
Seeing that the time agreed with Gao Hui was coming soon, Ouyang Xu felt anxious, so he followed Zhao Paner's wishes and said perfunctorily:
"Pan'er, can you give me three more days? I'll go find the Gao family's wife now and ask her to help me find a solution, okay?"
"Okay, I'll give you the last three days!"
Looking at Ouyang Xu with twinkling eyes, Zhao Paner consumed the last bit of trust in him and said in a calm voice:
"Ouyang, this is the last time I call you this. In fact, I don't hate you for regretting your marriage, at least not anymore. Please don't let me down again, and it will be the last time!"
"Okay, definitely!"
Ouyang Xu forced a smile. Zhao Pan'er glanced at him one last time, then turned and left with Sun Sanniang. Looking at Zhao Pan'er's retreating back, Ouyang Xu's face turned gloomy. At this moment, Uncle De walked out of the yard.
Reminder:
"Official, it's time for you to go to the Gao family!"
"good!"
On the other side, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang left Ouyang Xu's mansion and returned to Sanyuan Inn. As they walked on the steps back to the room, Sun Sanniang couldn't help but look at Zhao Pan'er and said:
"Pan'er, I think that Ouyang Xu is lying to you, he just wants to delay time!"
"I know!"
"What about you?"
"If he wants to deceive, he can do it. It just makes me realize his true face. It will only waste three days at most, and it is not considered a loss-making business!"
Zhao Paner smiled and said:
"In these three days, let's take a good rest and recharge our batteries for the night banquet when we come back."
While Zhao Pan'er was talking to Sun Sanniang, she walked to the door of the private room. When she was about to push the door open, the door opened from the inside, and Yuan Xudong opened the door and said with a smile:
"Pan'er, Sanniang, are you back?"
"Fanlang?"
"Master Xiao?"
Seeing that Yuan Xudong opened the door, Zhao Pan'er and Sun Sanniang were both a little surprised. When they walked into the room, Zhao Pan'er looked at Yuan Xudong and said in surprise:
"Didn't you say you wanted to go back to worship your ancestors? Why are you still staying in Tokyo?"
"Let's go back tomorrow!"
"Where's that girl Yin Zhang and Yin Ping?"
"Sleeping in the wing next door!"
With that said, Yuan Xudong took out a Xiao Mansion token from his arms and handed it to Zhao Paner and said:
"This is Xiao Mansion's token. Take it. When I'm not in Tokyo, if you encounter any difficulty, go to Xiao Mansion to find someone for help!"
"Well, thank you!"
Zhao Pan'er did not show off, but obediently accepted the Xiao Mansion token given to her by Yuan Xudong. Holding this cold and hard token in her hand, Zhao Pan'er's heart felt warm, and she felt a strong sense of security.
The Xiao family is a famous family, and it is easy to protect several of their women. With this Xiao family token, she can rest assured that with her intelligence and small tricks, she can always adapt to changes and deal with some troubles, provided that she does not
It involves the government, because no matter how small an official is, to Zhao Pan'er, he is still a high-ranking big shot.
It's okay to be reasonable, but if you meet an unreasonable official, right and wrong is just a matter of the other person's words. No matter how smart or eloquent you are, your power is greater than anything else. The king's law is only in the official's mouth. That's why
In this way, this token can give her enough confidence, because it represents the Xiao family, the ambassador and minister who is inferior to one person and superior to ten thousand people!