A bitter and pungent taste seeped into her teeth and cheeks, and Minglan woke up. At this time, she saw the worried face of Cui's mother. She was filling herself with ginseng soup from a small copper enamel pot with a thin mouth.
Said: "Madam, it's okay. [Ye*] [*]"
Minglan waved her hand. She had been so full of thoughts that she was dizzy. She exerted her strength for nearly seven or eight hours like a tow truck, as if she had been preparing for the Mathematical Olympiad finals for days, and then ran a full marathon, both physically and mentally.
She was extremely exhausted and fell into a deep sleep. At this time, she tried to sit up and lie down, but her whole body was weak and her voice was hoarse, "Look at the baby."
Mrs. Wen on the side quickly delivered the tightly wrapped swaddling clothes, with a smile on her face, and said repeatedly, "He is a white and handsome fat little boy! Congratulations, madam, congratulations to madam!"
Minglan had no strength in her arms, so she could only look at Cui's mother's arms. She smiled bitterly. How did the red and wrinkled flesh come to be so white and handsome? But it was indeed fat. She looked round-headed and fat.
He has bulging cheeks, a clear nose bridge, and a long curved eyeliner under his swollen eyelids. It's hard to see what his facial features are like, but he keeps making noises like small animals.
"I was crying so hard just now. My voice was so loud that it almost shook the roof off. He is a strong guy!" Cui's mother smiled with tears in her eyes. "I'm afraid I'm tired of crying now."
Minglan nodded weakly and said as calmly as possible: "Reward! Everyone has worked hard, and you will all be rewarded!"
The maids and women in the room all bowed and thanked him.
Minglan panted, leaning against the cushions behind her, and with difficulty she took the little thing into her arms, then loosened her clothes and asked him to try sucking it. The ladies on both sides were a little dazed. How could any lady breastfeed by herself? But Mother Cui
But she helped to hold the baby. After countless debates, she had long been convinced. The wet nurse still asked, but she asked Minglan to feed her first. It is said that colostrum is very good, it can not only strengthen the body but also strengthen the body.
Resistance, in this era when the infant mortality rate is generally high, and there is no vaccine for azithromycin, Minglan cannot let it go. Moreover, she has no control from her parents-in-law, and no constraints from her sisters-in-law. At this time, she has no right to use it.
?!
The little guy was incredibly soft. As soon as his squirming little mouth touched his mother's skin, he automatically reacted and started to suck on her. Although the suction was not strong, it was obvious that he was working hard. Both sides took turns trying it.
For a long time, the little thing still persevered. Except for stopping twice in the middle to grin and cry a few times to express its protest against working in vain, it continued to suck hard, biting the source of food hard with its bald and tender gums, and its round little head endured unyieldingly.
On her own chest, Minglan felt funny and moved, and kissed his bald little forehead. This was a strong and tough little life.
After Cui's mother and the two mothers-in-law took turns saying "forget it" eleven times, the little bastard's efforts finally bore fruit and he sucked out the precious colostrum. Looking at the little guy swallowing hard with his eyes closed,
In an instant, hot tears welled up in her eyes. For this little meat ball, Minglan suddenly felt that no matter how much hardship she endured, it was all worth it. Cui's mother also turned her back and secretly wiped away her tears.
Minglan was so tired that she almost lost all her strength. She looked at the baby again and again, from the transparent pink little fingers and toes to his wrinkled little ears. The newborn couldn't eat much. After handing the baby to Cui's mother, Minglan looked at it.
She fell asleep again, and until the end she didn't notice that the firelight outside had long since disappeared, and was replaced by a quiet and bright light; but even if she did, she would probably only say, "Well done, Mr. Tu Er."
, there will be a big prize for you when you come back'.
Minglan was probably born with a very low alertness, so she slept for an extra long time. When she woke up again, it was already bright and the original bloody and dirty smell in the house was gone, and she felt refreshed and tidy.
Quite often, Cui's mother had probably cleaned up the sweat on her body while she was sleeping. Sitting beside the bed was a tall man with a stubble on his face, looking intently at a big bundle beside his pillow.
One of his hands was about to reach out, as if he wanted to touch the baggage, but he didn't know how to do it.
Minglan calmed down, took a closer look, and suddenly she felt angry. All the hard work and hardships she had experienced these days came to light, and they were all blamed on this useless man. Regardless of her dry throat, she became inexplicably excited: "You
This unfaithful person is willing to come back! What did you say when you left? The world is peaceful now, and you are here! You, you..."
There were still several maids standing in the room. Cui's mother felt embarrassed and quickly asked Danju to take everyone out. Gu Tingye was quite shameless and didn't feel dissatisfied at all. He smiled and pushed Minglan back on the couch: "You
I'm very tired, don't get up, you can scold me even if you lie down."
Minglan just wished she could pounce on him and bite him, but she saw him looking at the big bundle with affection on his face. Minglan looked sideways and saw the little baby lying on her pillow, with his wet mouth moving.
, two small bubbles popped out, and I closed my eyes and slept soundly.
"He is so good-looking, with strong arms and legs, and he is also smart."
Gu Tingye's eyes were so gentle that they could almost shed water. He couldn't help but think about this chubby little meatball. He was a talented man with both civil and military skills and strong muscles. He even smiled and said to Minglan thoughtfully, "Let's talk."
Be gentle and don't disturb him." Minglan almost laughed before she could take a breath.
Gu Tingye stared at the child in fascination and said to Minglan: "You don't know, this little kid is so energetic. I can even hear him crying outside the courtyard gate. When he grows up, he will definitely be a man of his own."
Minglan intuitively wanted to refute, "Being a singing artist with a loud crying voice has nothing to do with being a solo artist." Suddenly, she felt surprised and asked, "When did you come back?"
Gu Tingye finally raised his head and the smile on his face disappeared: "When there was a fire in the house."
Minglan's expression calmed down, she looked Gu Tingye up and down, and found that he was wearing a semi-old dark-colored robe, his face was weathered, and his riding boots were broken everywhere. Then she remembered the current situation and struggled to get up again: "That's right.
"There's a fire outside...and Mrs. Madam...and the Yu family..." He opened several words in such a mess that Minglan didn't know where to start.
Gu Tingye felt pity, helped Minglan sit up, stuffed a thick cushion behind her, and whispered comfort: "Don't worry, I'm back, everything is mine. If you are wronged, it's all my fault."
"Minglan's nose became sour and her eyes became wet. She lowered her head and turned her face away, letting the thick pillow absorb the tears from her face. Gu Tingye felt a lot when he saw it. He would never say soft words to a woman.
He could only lean over, hug Minglan tightly, and pat her back gently.
It would be false to say that she was not aggrieved. Yao Yiyi vividly remembers the situation when two of her best friends were pregnant. The husband of one of her best friends was a criminal policeman. Because his wife wanted to eat canned sugar water in the middle of the night, he actually wore a police uniform late at night and went to the canteen downstairs to take pictures.
The old couple who opened the shop were frightened half to death; the second best friend was even more outrageous and wanted to eat fried dough sticks at noon. Her husband from the tax bureau had no choice but to use a uniform and a red ticket to make the boss who was selling lunch go back to the store.
Oil pan. But what about her?
Minglan nestled on Gu Tingye's shoulder and sobbed softly. Her husband had disappeared, and there was still uncertainty about good or bad luck. There was also an old witch in the house with a Buddha's mouth and a snake's heart. She battled wits and courage every day, was exhausted mentally and physically, was scared and worried, and had to
It’s not that you have passed the psychological test and got through it, let others see it!
Cui's mother saw something was wrong and quickly came forward to persuade her: "Madam, it's not easy to cry in the moon. Stop it now. Stop it. It's not stubborn to fall ill if you turn around!" Gu Tingye was anxious and quickly turned away from Minglan's face.
He quickly wiped it clean and repeatedly urged him not to cry. He never said soft words to women. After thinking for a long time, he could only save the country: "What's the point of crying? To retaliate with tooth. ~ When you are well, I will
How about I give you a few hard beatings to vent your anger? I won't fight back!"
Minglan's face hurt when she asked him to wipe it, but she felt it was funny, and said angrily: "You're making dough, why don't you let go!" She didn't know that it was not easy for him outside, and it was hard to earn fame.
"Have you finished the errands in the south?" Minglan held back her tears and took the warm water handkerchief handed over by Cui's mother to wipe her face. Don't say that he left work and ran back. She didn't want her son to be killed by the emperor as soon as he was born.
Cut it hard.
Gu Tingye leaned over and kissed his sleeping little face. The little guy made a vague noise twice, still closed his eyes tightly, twisted his round body uncomfortably, and spit out two bubbles to express his dissatisfaction.
Lao touched the stubble on his face and smiled rudely. Then he motioned to Cui's mother to take the child down, turned to Minglan and said: "I have finished my business, but if it weren't for Xuan Zhiyuan,
I can’t go back so early.”
Minglan breathed a sigh of relief. She had a lot of questions and couldn't figure it out for the moment. She could only ask the people nearby: "How do you say this? Oh, by the way, General Duan's case is over. He will come back."
Is it done?"
Gu Tingye smiled and said: "Brother Cheng Yong's case is nothing more than a trivial matter."
"You won't give in to the fight." Minglan joked. After all, she was killed, but she was still a good woman. She thought that Gu Tingye would at least give her a dirty look, but unexpectedly, he actually sighed, "It was strange at first, and it was imminent.
, I really had this plan originally. Fortunately, I dragged Mr. Gongsun along with me."
Although Gu Tingye came from a good background, he was frustrated at a young age and developed some self-awareness that ordinary wealthy brothers did not have. He was good at marching, but not good at solving cases, so he had to capture Gongsun and go with him. Gongsun Baishi was known as a master of research.
He has been sentenced to more than 20 years of imprisonment. In his opinion, there are two doubts about this.
Firstly, whether the woman who died in vain was forced by others. Secondly, whether the restaurant has been asking for fish from this family.
Minglan chewed it carefully and realized that these two points hit the mark. She couldn't help but applaud. Gu Tingye deliberately told the story with ups and downs, making Minglan laugh and laugh, leaving no time for sadness.
As soon as they arrived, they first went to see Duan Chengyong, who was like a trapped animal, and asked him what was going on, and then they conducted an interrogation. At that time, the troops were divided into two groups. Mr. Gongsun was escorted by guards to conduct overt inspections and secret inspections, while Gu Tingye went to meet with large and small people.
The local soldiers were ruffians. Since drinking was unavoidable, they simply held a banquet on their own territory. For some unknown reason, from the general soldiers to the commander of the guard post and all the way to the guerrilla generals, the wines of these soldiers were surprisingly good and they were all polite.
Wen didn't want to drink too much, and even if there were pretty girls walking around during the banquet, he wouldn't take another look at her.
"Probably because he is afraid that the Marquis will take advantage of General Xiao Duan's case and give them a try." Minglan was amused by this and smiled slightly. Gu Tingye also found it funny, "You really have the heart of a villain." He just wanted to pester him.
Keep them in custody so that there are no constraints on the investigation.
In just a few days, Gongsun Baishi saw the clues and solved the case quickly.
First of all, although the woman was a genuine good-natured woman, the restaurant had been asking for goods from a certain fish shop in the city, and just in those few days, she asked for extra goods from this fisherman's family. Thirdly, it was obvious that the father-in-law of the woman's family was
My husband, my brother-in-law, and all the other men are fine, so why should I ask a woman to go out in public and collect money for goods, and it's in a place like a restaurant?
Starting from these two doubtful points, we then opened up the gap in the confession. What followed was a series of follow-up and detailed investigations. The feudal lord handled the case, always using coercion and inducement, as well as some threats and threats, but the truth finally emerged.
Someone actually took the two children of the peasant woman and threatened her with her life in exchange for a large sum of money. Once the matter was accomplished, the children were released and given money. The fisherman knew that falsely accusing an official was a capital crime.
, and I dare not tell the truth, so I can only bite him to death.
"In the end, only one guard came out to take the blame." Gu Tingye sarcastically said, "It was said that he was not angry with brother Cheng Yong for being disrespectful to the generals of the local guard station. He just wanted to play with him, but he didn't think that the civilian woman was so fierce that she wanted to die.
It caused a big disaster. Huh, it's a pity that they couldn't prove that they deliberately forced the women to death, so in the end they had to remove the man from his post and punish him." Minglan felt sad in her heart: "I just pity the fisherman, he was killed for no reason.
Unexpected disasters, families and people were destroyed.”
Gu Tingye also shook his head and sighed: "Mr. Gongsun told them to take the money and go to other places to make a living." He looked at Minglan's expression, reached over and took her and sat on the bedside together, and said softly, "Are you not angry with me anymore?"
Minglan lay in his arms, her nose filled with the smell of dust and sweat, and whispered, "I know it's not easy for you. You...you weren't injured, were you?" She straightened up and touched his arms and chest, "
I just thought it would be nice if you could come back earlier." Gu Tingye was silent for a long time before saying, "I didn't know until I got here that the officialdom of Lianghuai has become so rotten."
After nearly twenty years of Renzong's peace, there is not only collusion between officials and businessmen in the local area, but also collusion between civil and military forces, ranging from small gangs in the city to big nobles in the capital. They are all related! No matter which one is investigated, the final tie will always be pulled out.
A large piece of the imperial envoy, Lord Rao, who was carefully selected by the emperor with steel and copper bones, was also very troublesome. After Duan Chengyong was fished out, Gu Tingye wanted to return to Beijing to be with his wife, but the imperial envoy repeatedly begged to stay a little longer to help him.
Open up the situation.
"The Marquis has served the country and the people, which is admirable. Then why are you back?" Minglan said with a sour tone. Gu Tingye said matter-of-factly: "I have to come and see." Minglan was furious and stretched out her arms.
Pushing the man away: "Your son is in the cubicle, go quickly! What are you doing here!" Gu Tingye laughed loudly, hugged Minglan and kept kissing her on the cheek.
Mother Cui was gently patting the baby to put her to sleep. When she heard the laughter coming from next door, she immediately smiled with joy and shook her head with a smile. Apart from the newly found wet nurse, who was a little surprised, all the maids in the room were also surprised.
No wonder.
"Lianghuai is really out of shape and needs to be reorganized. I originally wanted to stay a little longer and send someone back to Beijing to send a message, but who knew..." Gu Tingye held Minglan in his arms and slowly narrated,
"That person from Xuan Zhiyuan reminded me."
In fact, many people don't know that Gu Tingye has been in the habit of investigating and detailing operations since the day he first took charge of the army. At that time, the new emperor had just ascended the throne, and the throne was unstable. There were countless people with ulterior motives inside and outside. It was easy to hide open spears and hard to guard against hidden arrows.
The bad things are often the people around you. This time I went back to Lianghuai and found out three or four groups of people who had tipped off the people in the army. The people behind the scenes were nothing but the overt and dark forces. This is not surprising. Who would have thought that one person was recently captured and after interrogation, he actually...
He confessed that he was ordered by Ningyuan Houfu.
When I asked about this detail again, I couldn't tell who was the person who came out to instigate it. In fact, I knew who it was even if I didn't ask Gu Tingye. If that person was plotting against him, then Minglan... He was so scared that he broke out in a cold sweat.
When he thought about this, he decided to return to Beijing. Anyway, he had completed the errands requested by the emperor. He sent several secret edicts to investigate the situation of salt affairs, and the emperor praised him repeatedly.
The imperial envoy was quite sensible, thinking that the situation was under control, so he did not force Gu Tingye to stay. He only kept Duan Chengyong, saying, 'Rather than calling in people who don't know the situation, it is better to ask General Duan, who has already suffered a lot, to stay.
Well done. Duan Chengyong was very willing, thinking that it would be easy for him to send out an errand, but he would suffer a huge loss without making any progress. He was thinking about how to get back on track.
Gu Tingye had no choice but to give Duan Chengyong some good advice, then left Gongsun Baishi behind and walked slowly, while he led a group of guards and set off quickly.
It's thrilling to say. ~ After driving for several days, when he arrived at the intersection of Ningyuan Street, he saw black smoke billowing over his mansion, and crowds of people in the streets and alleys, rushing to run and shout, "The Hou Mansion is in trouble." Gu Tingye was so anxious that he didn't care about anything at the moment.
After driving his horse straight into Chengyuan, he found out that Minglan was giving birth inside. Finally, Tu Er's bodyguards were quite capable and protected the area around Jiaxi Residence, so the fire did not spread. He breathed a sigh of relief and looked at Xuan Zhi again.
It was calm in the other side of the garden, except that the garden was in a mess. Suddenly, he was filled with anger. In a rage, he... set another fire.
"You, you, you... actually set a fire?!" Minglan was shocked. His wife was giving birth to a baby, but her husband ran to set a fire. This kind of genius idea is not something ordinary people can come up with. Gu Tingye smiled and pressed Minglan back.
She wrapped herself in a brocade quilt, stood up, poured a cup of warm water from the small purple sand stove on the table, and handed it to Minglan, "Are you thirsty?"
Minglan drank half the cup in one gulp and returned the teacup blankly. Gu Tingye took it and drank it all in one gulp.
"Guanshi Hao has briefly told me what happened these days." Gu Tingye put down the tea cup, sat next to her, and gently stroked her back, "One after another, that bitch is determined to cause trouble.
How do you know that she will stop after this fire? What if there is another plan? Therefore, I will also make her panic."
"Where is she? How could I ask you to burn her?" Minglan was still frightened, and now her evaluation of the wife had reached a new level. Gu Tingye laughed: "Who said I was going to burn her? I went to the third brother's hospital to burn her.
Make a fire."
It was not yet late at night when the fire broke out, and everyone in the hospital escaped safely, but unfortunately a lot of money was damaged. Seeing that her own flesh and blood was in trouble, the wife was so confused that she could not care about anything else, and was busy putting out the fire.
I checked to see if my son was okay, and I hugged my granddaughter and coaxed her.
Minglan sighed softly. Attack is the best defense. She also knows this, but she always has her hands tied - malicious arson is a criminal case! If there are casualties, the maximum sentence is life imprisonment or even death.
What!
"As long as everything is fine," Minglan said in a low voice.
Gu Tingye sneered: "Are you worried about them too?!"
During the Chengyuan fire, Minglan was struggling at the critical moment of giving birth, but Tingwei and his wife Zhu were playing with the child! Thinking of this, Gu Tingye felt violent in his heart, and wanted to get some blood on the blade. Minglan lowered her head, except
Sighing and saying nothing.
"But girl Xian still has some conscience." Gu Tingye finally showed a smile on his face, "How dare you argue with your sister-in-law at such a young age? Not only did you blame your mother for not coming to see you, but when you saw the fire here, you insisted
He contradicted his sister-in-law and sent most of the people in the house to put out the fire. At this moment, Sister Rong was also with her. "My dark and sinister enemy, the eldest brother, who is full of dirty tricks, can actually produce such an upright and upright person.
The bamboo shoots were so good that he was surprised.
Minglan finally breathed a sigh of relief, the world is not so desperate after all! She said happily, "I don't expect my sister-in-law to be dedicated. She is a widow, so she has many worries. I told you before, I just like that.
child."
Gu Tingye smiled and stroked her long hair. Birds of a feather flock together.
After talking for a long time, Minglan felt tired again. In addition, her mood was completely relaxed, and her eyelids became heavier and heavier. Gu Tingye patted her gently and waited until she fell into a deep sleep before slowly getting up and leaving.
There was someone waiting outside the door. Manager Hao said with a smile: "Master Marquis, we have settled down. I wonder if we should go see him..." Gu Tingye glanced at him indifferently. Hao Dacheng was suddenly sweating profusely and quickly suppressed his smile.
, lowered his head and said, "Yes, Lord Marquis, please come this way."
There are flowers and willows, and there is a neat and solid row of houses on the back hill of Chengyuan. Because the Gu family has a small population, they are all empty, and occasionally some debris is piled up. Hao Dacheng led the way, and Gu Tingye followed slowly, walking about a
During tea time, I came to a house in the east corner of the row. There were four or five strong women looking at the door. When they saw Gu Tingye coming, they quickly bowed down.
Hao Dacheng asked in a low voice: "Is everything okay inside?" The first woman replied: "Thank you, sir, I've asked the doctor to take a look. It's nothing important. Miss Man suffered some minor flesh injuries, and my brother was a little frightened."
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Hao Dacheng glanced at Gu Tingye again, waved the women to go down, stepped forward to open the door, asked Gu Tingye to go in, and then stood outside, five steps away.
The layout of the room is very simple, with only a table and four stools, another bed, a mirror and basin stand, complete toiletries, tea and snacks on the table, and an ice basin in the corner. Mannia is sitting and lying down with her baby in her arms.
On the couch, I heard the door open and immediately looked up. When I saw it was Gu Tingye, I was overjoyed. While stroking my hair from the temples, I stood up and choked out: "Erlang!"
Gu Tingye stood there and looked at her quietly for a while, then pulled up a stool and sat down.
Mannia quickly pushed the boy over and said repeatedly: "Brother Chang, call me daddy. Hurry up and scream." The little boy moved timidly, looking at the man in front of him, but hesitated. Mannia looked at Gu Tingye.
He smiled and said, "This child is shy. He always misses his father when he is at home. He won't bark now."
Gu Tingye looked at the boy intently for a while and said in a soft voice: "Are you still coughing recently?"
Brother Chang raised his head uneasily, looked at his father, then at his mother, and stammered: "...Sometimes I cough, sometimes I don't...Mom told me to take medicine...the medicine is very bitter..."
Gu Tingye couldn't help but frown after hearing his vague answer. He was seven or eight years old and couldn't even speak clearly. He turned to Mannia and said, "Didn't I invite you sir? What books are you reading now?"
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Mannia was panic-stricken, but she reacted very quickly and immediately cried: "It's because I have no ability and I don't know a few Chinese characters. How can I educate myself well? That's why I shamelessly came to ask my wife to take in the child."
"Nonsense!" Gu Tingye immediately scolded, "How many illiterate mothers can still raise educated sons? Don't they all have mothers who are literate?"
He has been in high position for a long time, commanding the army, and has already accumulated prestige both internally and externally. When he shouted in such a deep voice, Brother Chang immediately hid behind Mannia in fright, looking shivering and scared. Gu Tingye frowned even more, "Specially given to
You chose a village with warm scenery. Didn't you tell Brother Chang to run outside and play more? Why are you so afraid of meeting people?
Mannia wiped her tears with her handkerchief and burst into tears: "A child without a father will be bullied when he goes out. He has been honest since he was a child, so why should he go out to show off!"
Gu Tingye didn't say anything, but just stared at Mannia. He saw her crying with red eyes and panting, and her voice was like complaining. Even with her piercing eyes, it was difficult to distinguish the true from the false. But he knew that this was not the case. That village was his treasure.
To be careful, let's not mention that there are many orphans and widows whose fathers were killed in the army. Just say that it is the property in Chang Ge'er's name. Who dares to bully their mother?
But Mannia has this ability. If she is not careful, her tears and excuses will get involved.
"Here comes someone." He suddenly raised his voice. Hao Dacheng opened the door and came in, lowering his head and waiting for instructions.
Gu Tingye said: "Take the child out first and ask your mother-in-law to take good care of it." Hao Dacheng knew that he wanted to talk to Mannia alone, so he quickly asked his mother-in-law to take Brother Chang out. Brother Chang was not willing and asked Mannia to coax him.
After a few words, he reluctantly left.
The door closed again, and there were only two people left in the room.
Mannia stood in the middle with a look of fear. Gu Tingye pointed to a stool and said, "Sit down."
She slowly sat down.
"Back then..." Gu Tingye showed a tired look, "Did I ever force you to commit yourself to me?"
Mannia was startled and almost stood up again. After a while, her eyes turned red and she said: "Why did Erlang say that! If Erlang hadn't taken pity on my loneliness, I wouldn't have known where I would have died. It was me...I wanted to
Following Erlang..."
"It turned out to be a joke. My brother never abandoned you. It was you who gave him money and asked him to go out and start a career." A bitter smile appeared in Gu Tingye's heart. Back then, when he was young and full of energy, he thought he was a hero.
Yes, save the weak girl from the sea of fire.
"No, no..." Mannia argued hurriedly, "Who is this slander? It was obviously my brother who took the money given by Erlang, left me to take care of myself, and ran away. He came back several years later. Erlang, you..."
Gu Tingye stretched out his hand to interrupt her and said indifferently: "Three people said it. Your brother, Shan's mother, and the girl who used to be by your side. In the two years when you said there was no news about your brother, you still often sent each other things.
"
Mannia's face turned pale. She didn't expect that he would even find out this. Gu Tingye looked at her, and his heart felt calm: "I told you when Yan Hong died, you won't settle the matter with empty words."
It’s everyone’s fault, let alone you.”
How could he be willing to believe that he had seen the wrong person, believed that he had been living a lie for many years, believed that he had been a fool for many years and was played with by others. When the old father scolded Mannia, when everyone said
When Mannia had other agendas, he defended her again and again and vouched for her character and temperament. Unexpectedly, in the end, he turned out to be completely wrong. What a humiliation!
"Did I promise you anything?" Gu Tingye continued to ask, his eyes like needles, pinning Mannia to the seat and nailing the lie to the truth, "Did I say I would marry you? Did I lie to you?"
Sweat flowed down Mannia's forehead, once again smearing the makeup she had applied just now.
"At the beginning, I said that I couldn't give you a status. You said that as long as you can stay with me, you are willing to have no status or status." Recalling the beginning, every word and every sentence was ridiculous, and it was ridiculous that I believed it all.
, I really thought I had met a sincere confidante, "Later, when Ronger and Changer came along, you said, not only for yourself, but also for the children, you asked to be admitted as a concubine. I was afraid that you would be bullied.
, I found out that the eldest lady of the Yu family was a virtuous girl, so I asked my father to ask for her hand in marriage. Who knew..."
Gu Tingye smiled self-deprecatingly and said to Mannia, "You still don't like her."
"Erlang!" Mannia cried out sadly, threw herself in front of Gu Tingye, hugged his legs tightly, raised her head and said with tears, "I was confused when I went to Yu's house. I was scared in my heart, afraid of Yu's family.
The eldest lady won’t tolerate me, so she’s lost her mind!”
"You've never been confused."
Gu Tingye didn't even raise his finger, he just looked down coldly, "You can calculate every step and every move clearly. I finally followed your wishes and left home behind my father. If I hadn't treated you
I have doubts. If it wasn't for Yan Hong, I should have taken you far away from home as you planned. Then I would take you as my wife, right?" The words were like swords, and Mannia was speechless.
"...Then, what's wrong?"
Mannia's eyes filled with a strange light, she rubbed her face softly against Gu Tingye's knees, her voice was as soft and soft as a chant: "At the beginning, everyone in the Manhou Mansion bullied you. Only I treated Erlang sincerely.
I don't care about the splendor and wealth of the Hou Mansion. I only want Erlang. Let's stay far away from here and set up our own business. Erlang is very capable. When the time comes, our family of four will live in peace and harmony, like a pair of gods.
They are a happy couple, what’s wrong with them?”
"That's good." Gu Tingye looked at Mannia resting on his lap, stretched out his hand to slowly lift her head, "Your plan is wonderful. But have you ever asked me, am I willing to live like this?"
"
Mannia's breathing suddenly became rapid and her eyes dodged. Gu Tingye turned her face, looked at her seriously, and said word by word, "I will tell you clearly today. I have never thought about marrying you."
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Even when the two of them were most harmonious, his biggest wish was to treat this poor girl well so that she could enjoy wealth and wealth in the future and no longer be bullied.
Mannia's pupils opened and closed rapidly, her mouth opened and closed several times, her nostrils flaring and contracting. Suddenly, she screamed: "You don't want to marry me? Then who do you want to marry? Those mediocre people who are short-sighted, pretentious, trivial and ignorant.
Woman?!"
After hearing this, Gu Tingye actually smiled, "You're right, I just want to marry such a mediocre woman. A mediocre woman who can teach her husband, manage the family properly, take care of her clan, socialize inside and outside, and is kind and mediocre.
Not a wonderful woman like you!"
Hearing the sarcasm in the words, Mannia choked up, almost suffocating, and the hatred in her heart made her want to draw out a handful of blood. She swallowed a mouthful of air with difficulty, took a breath, and sat down on the ground.
He said sadly: "You just see that I am old and young, and now the new wife is young and beautiful. If you change your mind, just change your mind. Why do you say so many things? There are many heartless men in the world, but you only pity me. I gave all my heart to you, and only lost my heart."
This is what happened.”
Gu Tingye couldn't help but laugh again. He often thought that if Mannia were a man, she would be a troublesome person. Whenever he made up his mind to say something, she could always change the topic and prevent the conversation from continuing.
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"A heart? Haha, for your heart, I always feel guilty for you and think about you everywhere." Gu Tingye stood up, put his hands behind his back, and stood facing the window, "But in the past few years, I have been careful
Thinking about it, if I didn't take action, what would your situation be like?"
Mannia covered her face with the handkerchief, but she was worried. If Gu Tingye hadn't helped her, her brother and sister's situation would have been so miserable.
"For you, I made many plans to give your mother a good life; I also disobeyed my elders several times, and I didn't even see my father for the last time." Gu Tingye walked slowly in the room, and then stopped in front of Mannia.
"I can handle you, and I will always be able to handle you."
In the days when he first entered the world, no matter how tight his money was, he would rather eat and live in a rough way than save money to send money to the capital to spend money on Mother Man. Until today, he can finally say this with confidence.
Mannia heard Gu Tingye's voice getting colder and colder, and she knew that today was not a good day. She had to think about coming back, so she prayed sadly: "I was wrong about what happened at the beginning. I just ask Erlang, for the sake of the child, he is pitiful and pitiful."
He...oh, Sister Rong...she hasn't seen Brother Chang for a long time. They have been close friends since they were young, how can we separate them!"
"Since they have been separated for many years, they are not alive anymore." Gu Tingye said lightly, "Besides, Sister Rong has a younger brother again." Mannia suddenly raised her head: "The new lady, gave birth to a... son.
.”
There was anger in Gu Tingye's eyes: "It's not as you wish, and their mother is safe."
Mannia seemed to have been drained of all her strength. She suddenly straightened up, hugged Gu Tingye's legs tightly, and said sharply, "If Erlang has a legitimate son, don't you want poor brother Chang anymore?! Have you forgotten that when he was a child?"
, you also hugged him and kissed him!"
Gu Tingye's face was expressionless and his voice was cold: "I want to live with him, have you forgotten? Before marrying Sheng, I had a good discussion with you, and I brought Chang'er over. Minglan will treat him well, and I will, too."
I will teach him well. It was you who refused to fight to death. Have you forgotten this?"
"Erlang is so cruel. Even if the new man is better than the old man, he can't tear our mother apart!" Mannia cried hoarsely. "If Mrs. Sheng is so kind-hearted, why can't she tolerate me!"
"It's because I can't trust you." Gu Tingye said coldly, "You have already made me a widower once, why do you want me to be a widower a second time? Why did you come into the house this time? How dare you hit the wife with the child in your arms?
Pretend I don’t know your intentions!”
Mannia had nothing to say and could only cry: "It's really Mrs. Sheng who wants to burn me to death!"
"It's Mrs. Qin who wants to burn you to death!" Gu Tingye shouted in a broken voice. If he hadn't set a fire in Tingwei Courtyard and Mrs. Qin had no time to take care of herself, their mother would have been burned to death. "You clearly saw Xiang
My mother took someone to put out firewood, but she was caught off guard, and she didn’t forget to frame someone else, she’s so cruel!”
"Erlang! Erlang!" Mannia pulled the hem of Gu Tingye's robe and begged, "I'm not good, but Brother Chang is your flesh and blood after all. Can you bear to let him live outside? I can't do it even if I don't enter the house.
, let Brother Chang recognize his ancestor and return to the clan, I only need to see him once a month, no, once a year, no, no, it’s okay if I don’t see him!”
"No." Gu Tingye turned his back and refused categorically, "Now that you have made such a scene, how can Minglan educate Brother Chang?" And he also couldn't trust Brother Chang, a seven or eight-year-old boy who wanted to make trouble.
It was so easy. When he was seven years old, he could already throw cocklebur thorns into Tingwei's bed. Moreover, his temperament was half determined at this time. If he had any hatred, he would probably bury it. When he gets older,
If disaster is on the side of the bed, to put it bluntly, he will not take risks with his wife.
Mannia stopped crying, wiped away her tears, and said with a sneer: "Open your mouth Minglan, shut your mouth Minglan! She is your darling now, how do you know you have seen the right person this time! Maybe she is another one who can act.
of!"
Gu Tingye turned around with a smile, "Do you think I'm still the same as before? How I found you is how I found Lan. I believe her not because of her words, but because of her actions. In terms of intelligence,
She is not inferior to you; looking at this situation, she actually has plenty of ways to deal with those bitches."
Thinking of Minglan, he couldn't help but feel warm in his heart. He took a deep breath and said, "It's not that she can't, but that she doesn't want to. She's different from you. She has a thread in her heart that knows what she can do and what she can't do! It seems like
Are you so cruel to God? Humph."
Even before getting married, he had carefully inspected the inner house of the Sheng family. For Minglan, the most imaginative plot was probably to pretend to cry in front of her father, or to throw a piece of lard on her sister's seat when someone was unprepared.
This kind of character may be a bit pedantic, but it is upright and respectable, and makes people full of trust.
Listening to the man's words full of affection, Mannia felt jealous and resentful, and her heart was burning with fire. Just when she was about to say something harsh, Gu Tingye suddenly squatted down and said to himself: "It was you who did it for Brother Chang at the beginning.
Decision. You know me, and you will never take back what you say. In this life, Brother Chang will never enter the Gu family tree, let him establish his own family."
"What are you going to do with us?" Mannia said dumbly.
Gu Tingye stood up, thought for a moment, and said: "You can't stay in the capital any longer. I will send you back to your hometown in Huizhou. There, you can buy land and live a new life. I will say hello to the local officials, no.
Someone will make things difficult for your mother. Brother Chang, it’s as if I don’t have a father.”
"Then...what about me?" Mannia was about to cry, "Is this the end of my life?"
Gu Tingye looked sarcastic: "I asked you to give Brother Chang to me, and then go and get married. But you said that at your age, you can't marry anyone well. If you don't even have a son, you won't be able to marry anyone."
Rely on me. Because of these words, I kept Brother Chang by your side. Why, you changed your mind again?"
Mannia raised her head and looked at the man blankly: "You dislike me so much? You don't even want to see me anymore."
"To be honest." Gu Tingye looked at her for a while and said quietly, "I'm afraid of you."
With scheming, patience, and perseverance, Mannia is like the spider spirit in the story of Grandma Chang. She weaves sticky and dense webs, locks her target, and traps her alive in it, unable to break free no matter what.
If he kept her entangled, he even felt that the only way out was to kill her. Leaving her was like escaping from the dead.
"I'll leave you with a few words today." Gu Tingye walked to the door, suddenly turned around and looked at Mannia who was still sitting on the ground, "If you have anything urgent, you can ask someone to tell me. Who is Chang'er?
I will not sit back and ignore my flesh and blood, but what if..."
His face was as cold as frost, and his eyes were full of anger, and he said slowly, "If you step into the capital again, or if you come to visit me for some reason, no matter what happens, just once, just once, I will tell you that you will never see Brother Chang again in eternity."
!”
He didn't say the last sentence, but Mannia knew him very well and knew that if he really got to that point and took Brother Chang away, it would be time for him to deal with himself.
After saying this, Gu Tingye opened the door with force and stepped out. There was a dazzling sun above his head, and the breeze blowing from the forest behind was pleasant and refreshing. He took a deep breath and said in a deep voice: "We have an early morning tomorrow.
Tell the carriages and horses to be ready."
Hao Dacheng responded respectfully: "Young man, take the order."
Gu Ting also turned his head slightly, looked far away in the direction of Xuan Zhiyuan, and sneered, it was time to deal with them.
The author has something to say:
Regarding the matter of giving birth, I have no experience, so I only asked about it from my friends. Unfortunately, modern people are very delicate. One or two of them had a caesarean section, so it was very easy to catch one of them giving birth by themselves.
According to the guy, her delivery was relatively smooth, so she didn't feel much pain after giving birth. However, she was too tired and had a large family anyway, so she didn't have to worry, so she just tilted her head and fell asleep.
If readers feel that there is something wrong with Minglan’s childbirth situation, please do not come to me.
Regarding the conclusion, I also want to finish it as quickly as possible. I am also very tired, but I don’t want to end at the end, so I still have to finish what I should write.
This article is not a house-fighting article, it is a farming article. The focus is on feelings and interpersonal relationships, so it will not end with a house-fighting battle. Do you understand?!
In addition, Mannia is actually a very interesting ancient model.
As a person at the bottom of society, she is actually very strong, and she never considers her origin as inferior. She comes to fall in love with Gu Tingye on an equal footing, and being pitiful is just her ploy.
It's hard to say whether this person is good or bad. What sounds good is that he is a modern spirit breaking through feudal decadence. What is bad is that he is wishful thinking.
Comrade Lao Cao summed it up well: although one is humble, one’s heart is as high as the sky.