Mrs. Wen groaned, her soul had been summoned by Chen Mengsheng, and her body stiffened on the chair. Mrs. Wen's soul looked at the four people in the room in surprise...
Chen Mengsheng bowed and said: "Mrs. Wen, don't panic. The disappearance of Miss Su Zhaoqing is so unbelievable that she took this step."
Mrs. Wen burst into tears and said: "It turns out that you don't believe me, come on, come on, come on. In vain, I thought you were noble people who could save Qing'er and wash away my injustice!"
"The pure will be purified themselves. If Madam is wronged, I will definitely give you justice for Madam. If it is indeed the evil you did, I will know the truth once you ask me!"
Shangguan Yanran relayed what Mrs. Wen said to Xiang Xiaotian and his wife. Xiang Xiaotian laughed and said, "Okay, then Mrs. Wen still dares to come to you, let's see if my brother doesn't expose her bad deeds one by one!"
Chen Mengsheng ignored Xiang Xiaotian's words and continued to ask Mrs. Wen: "The bronze mirror in Miss Su's room must have been hidden by the lady, right? It was you who overheard Miss Du Juan talking about the female ghost in the bronze mirror in the morning.
Were you going to the embroidery building?"
Mrs. Wen's soul looked at Chen Mengsheng in surprise, nodded and said, "Yes, I took the bronze mirror out of Qing'er's room and hid it under the willow tree in the yard while Mrs. Lin Shu was cleaning the yard."
"Why did Madam do this? Is it to hide the truth?" Chen Mengsheng asked reluctantly.
Mrs. Wen shouted: "Sir, listen to me. Although Qing'er is not my biological child, I am closer to Qing'er than to my two sons. Su'e has been taught by her parents since she was a child to regard women's virtues as
Qing'er's biological mother passed away when Qing'er was still in her infancy. All the things for daily use in Qing'er's embroidery room were purchased by me. As long as Qing'er likes it, my husband and I will buy it.
of."
Chen Mengsheng knew that what Mrs. Wen said was by no means false, so he couldn't help but soften his tone and said, "Mrs. Wen, where did you get that bronze mirror from Jiangzhou? What's your purpose in not wanting to show that bronze mirror to others?"
"Sir, you don't know. Even though Su'e loves and cares for Qing'er in every possible way, I am not Qing'er's biological mother after all. Over the years, some people inside and outside the house have always been poking at her behind.
Yes, my husband obviously didn't say it, but I know that he, like those others, thought that I was hypocritical for Qing'er..." When Mrs. Wen said this, she cried in her soul, showing a sense of helplessness.
look.
Wiping her tears with her hands, she continued: "The fourth day of the first lunar month is my father's sixtieth birthday. Su'e has rarely gone back since she married into the Su family at the age of seventeen. To wish her father a happy birthday, Su'e and her father came to Jiangsu early.
I live in my natal family in Jiangzhou. I wonder if you know, sir, that there is a place called Rouge Square in Jiangzhou. If there is a girl in the family who has not yet left the family, you have to go there to buy a box of red thread and tie it to the rouge.
There will be red luan stars on the acacia tree. Qing'er is already quite old, so I thought she could find a good family in the future. So I told my master about this, and my master asked me to take Qing'er to Rouge Square.
I went to buy rouge, but I never thought it would turn out like this..."
Jiangzhou Prefecture is located in Zhejiang and Anhui and is known as the Ten Miles of Fireworks. It is a good place to live on the Yangtze River. The people in Jiangzhou Prefecture are open-minded and open-minded. When the girl is fifteen or sixteen years old, she can go to Rouge in the mansion.
Mrs. Wen tied a rope in the rouge shop to pray for her future marriage, and Mrs. Wen took Su Zhaoqing, who was shy and blushing, to buy a box of rouge at the rouge shop. Following the crowd, they came to an acacia tree. The acacia tree was originally two trees that had a relationship with each other for hundreds of years.
A large tree connected by a coil, the Acacia tree is also called the Husband and Wife tree in Jiangzhou Prefecture.
Under the tree, mothers and their daughters or sisters-in-law and sisters-in-law are usually tying carmine ropes. The acacia tree is densely covered with red ropes. It looks really beautiful from a distance. Mrs. Wen chose a sunny spot.
She tied the rouge box on the branch. She smiled and took Su Zhaoqing's hand to go back. It was rare for Su Zhaoqing to come out and was attracted by the dazzling array of silk handkerchief women's red groceries on the street. Mrs. Wen didn't rush her, she simply talked to her
Let’s visit the shops on both sides of Rouge Square together...
"Aunt Wen, Aunt Wen, come here and take a look at this bronze mirror. It's so exquisite!" Su Zhaoqing called happily to Wen Su'e in a grocery store with her hands full of rouge and gouache.
Wen Su'e smiled and said: "If I had known that you girl wanted to buy so many things, I should have called Du Juan here too. Look, I don't even have any hands on it."
"Haha, I want Aunt Wen to accompany me out. Du Juan is here and she should have asked me to go back long ago." Su Zhaoqing said coquettishly.
"Okay, what kind of bronze mirror is that? If you like it, buy it. Anyway, the bronze mirror in your girl's room should be replaced. How much does this bronze mirror cost, boss?" Mrs. Wen walked to the store and asked the three men.
asked the teenage shopkeeper.
The shopkeeper was busy doing business, and when he heard Mrs. Wen's inquiry, he hurriedly responded: "Haha, hello, madam, this bronze mirror was consigned by the Mu Shiguang family next door, and sold for five taels of silver."
Mrs. Wen narrowed her eyes and scolded: "A bronze mirror costs five taels of silver? You can buy ten bronze mirrors in Anqing Mansion. Qing'er, let's go." Su Zhaoqing had nothing to say after hearing what Mrs. Wen said.
, followed by Mrs. Wen who was preparing to step out of the grocery store.
The shopkeeper shouted: "Madam, please stay here. I can't make the final decision on the bronze mirrors that Mr. Mu's family sells. Why don't I send someone to find Mr. Mu's family? Wouldn't it be better for you to discuss it among yourself? To be honest, Mu's family
The young master originally came from an official family whose family fortune was demoted. The bronze mirrors have been kept here for several months. If they are cheaper, they can be sold to the madam in exchange for some firewood, rice, oil and salt, right? Madam, just think of it as a good deed and help the young master of the Mu family."
Mrs. Wen's heart softened when the shopkeeper said this. She put down the rouge and gouache in her hand and waited for a while in the grocery store with Su Zhaoqing. The waiter led a young man in shabby clothes. Su Zhaoqing couldn't help but be startled when he saw the young man.
What has grown since then is the bravery of Guan Ye. He is elegant and delicate despite his vastness. His nine-foot body is enough to stand up to the sky and the earth. It is beyond the reach of all women. It is difficult to look at the word "lady" in front of him. He is such a handsome man.
When Mrs. Wen saw Su Zhaoqing's look, she pursed her lips and patted her gently. She said, "You are the young master of the Mu family, right? My lady is interested in your bronze mirror. I wonder if the young master can sell it to us cheaper?"
Mu Shiguang clasped his fists and said calmly: "Madam, you are laughing. Xiaosheng's father died in depression when he was demoted to civilian status for resisting gold. Only his mother needs support in the family. This bronze mirror is what I used in the Yangtze River.
I got it by chance while fishing. I asked shopkeeper Wang to buy this bronze mirror. The reason why it costs five taels of silver is because this mirror is unusual. Madam, please see that behind this bronze mirror, there are two beautiful statues looming and lifelike." Mu Shiguang said.
After saying this, he took the bronze mirror and handed it to Mrs. Wen.
Mrs. Wen looked at the bronze mirror over and over again, and praised with admiration: "Qing'er, look, there are really two beauties." Su Zhaoqing glanced at Mu Shiguang and quickly lowered his head to look at the bronze mirror...
"Okay, okay, five taels of silver, just five taels of silver, if our young son likes it." Mrs. Wen gave Mu Shiguang five taels of silver, picked up the things on the floor, and walked out of the shop with Su Zhaoqing on her arm.
Su Zhaoqing### put on the bronze mirror and walked away with three turns...
Mrs. Wen laughed and scolded: "Don't look at me girl, that silly boy won't follow you."
"Why?" Su Zhaoqing blurted out and asked.
"Oh, girl, you didn't see that although his young master's clothes are shabby, he can't hide the arrogance between his eyebrows. There were so many officials who were demoted because they opposed Emperor Gaozong and bowed their knees to the Jin people. I guess his family must be there too.
Among them, you are the master’s favorite son, so why would you agree to date him? I’ve rejected so many matchmakers’ offers of marriage for you, isn’t it just to find you a good family? The Young Master of the Mu family doesn’t even care about himself and his mother.
It's hard to make ends meet. Is your father willing to push you into a pit of fire?" Wen Su'e crushed Su Zhaoqing's dreams to pieces in one fell swoop, and Su Zhaoqing silently followed Wen Su'e onto an ancient bridge.
Wen Su'e pointed to the ancient bridge and said: "Qing'er, this is the world-famous Moon-watching Bridge in Jiangzhou Prefecture. There are twenty-four bridge holes on the bridge. When the moon is bright, layers of moon shadows are reflected in the water under the bridge.
This bridge is similar to the Twenty-Four Bridge in Yangzhou Prefecture on a moonlit night. Haha, Qing'er, look, there is an old man fishing on the bridge." On the top of the bridge, there is indeed an old man with white hair and a childish face.
While fishing in the river, Su Zhaoqing looked up and chuckled.
"Aunt Wen, is this called fishing? There is a saying in the book that Jiang Taigong fishes with a straight hook without bait, but this old man is even more powerful and doesn't even use fishhook or line?" Su Zhaoqing called softly.
Alarmed the white-haired old man fishing.
The white-haired old man laughed loudly and said: "What Jiang Taigong is fishing for is the king and the marquis, and what I am fishing for is the dragon in the river. How can you and other ordinary people understand this? Little girl, you are about to be in disaster and you still have the time to take care of it."
My old man fishes. Hahaha..."
Wen Su'e hurriedly stepped forward and bowed to Wanfu and said, "I wonder what kind of trouble my young son is in? Please let me know. Wen Su'e is very grateful."
The white-haired old man looked at the bronze mirror in Su Zhaoqing's hand and asked: "Girl, do you want one more thing? Or do you want one less thing? If you want one more thing, just take the laoshizi in your hand and go back. If you want one less thing, just do it."
People’s belongings are thrown into the river.”
Su Zhaoqing said angrily: "Why should I throw the bronze mirror I bought with money into the river? Old man, you can't catch any fish to make me happy?"
"Hahaha, you all have to listen to me clearly. There is nothing in the world, no one can disturb himself. Good and evil souls coexist in the mirror. Love is lost in life and death." After the white-haired old man finished speaking, he put away the fishing rod and left.
Wen Su'e stopped him and said, "Old man, what do you mean by this?"
The white-haired old man stroked his beard and smiled and said: "That is the four-character mantra I gave to the girl. This girl is destined to suffer a disaster, but with the help of noble people, she can survive. I miss you, madam, you are kind-hearted.
Shancai told me bluntly, and she will know it when the girl understands the four-character mantra. I'm taking my leave, and I'll see you soon, madam." Wen Su'e was confused and was about to ask again, when the white-haired old man suddenly disappeared.
After returning to Mrs. Wen's natal home, neither Mrs. Wen nor Su Zhaoqing told Su Zhongfan about the incident. The Su family stayed in Jiangzhou for three days. Su Zhaoqing would think of the Mr. Mu family he met in the grocery store every day in the dead of night. Facing Tong
The mirror was sighing and sighing. Who could tell her daughter's thoughts? In the past three days, Su Zhaoqing became completely different from usual. She would be in a daze from time to time throughout the day...