In the first month of the second year of Chongde, Gu Tingye, the commander of the imperial capital, led 3,000 infantry and 1,000 cavalry south from the outskirts of Beijing, and set up an ambush at Luqiao, Yangxian County, Shandong. He used the cavalry to penetrate the rebel army for three rounds, and intercepted it with lightning speed. Thirty thousand rebel troops were at the front and rear, and the rebel army was in chaos. Then King Jing personally led the elite vanguard and quickly headed north to Zhuangzhou.
In February of the same year, Gu Tingye divided half of his troops to fight with the Zhuangzhou garrison. He led his light cavalry and continued southward, traveling day and night. He rushed to the route where the defeated army must pass and set up an ambush in the Lingyan Valley south of Xuzhou. Relying on the terrain advantage, he used a small number of troops to attack the enemy. Encircling a large number of people, more than 13,000 rebels were wiped out, and the rebellious King Tan was captured alive. Later, he was ordered to command Yuezhou and Malong guard posts to wipe out the remnants. ~
By the end of March, Gu Tingye returned to the north and joined forces with Queen Shen's brother, General Shen Congxing, to attack the remnants of King Jing at the foot of Zhuangzhou City. King Jing was defeated and the remnants fled. From then on, the governors of various defense stations opened the city gates one after another. After clearing out the remnants of the rebels, it was not until April of the second year of Chongde that King Jing fled to Xiaoshang Mountain and was assassinated and beheaded by his own soldiers. At this point, the "Jingtan Rebellion" that lasted for nearly half a year ended.
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By May, spring was warm and flowers were blooming, the rivers were clear, and the bandits and bandits in various places had gradually been eliminated. Old Mrs. Sheng took Minglan and Changdong by boat back to Beijing. When they arrived, there was a sudden change, but when they left, it was peaceful and the weather was warm again. , there are flowers and willows all the way along the river bank, and the birds return to the north in the clear sky. The scenery is unique and the mood of the journey is very different.
Grandparents and grandson often sit in the cabin of the two-story ship, cooking a pot of fragrant tea, placing a few plates of melons and fruits, opening the window to watch the scenery, talking and laughing, watching the busy rivermen on both sides of the bank, and loading and unloading goods. The boatman looked as if the accident a few months ago had never happened.
"Brother Dong, after you've had this cup of tea, you should go back to your house and study. Don't come out until you get home. Make good use of it." Old Mrs. Sheng sat on the soft couch, facing outside and looking at the scenery.
Xiao Changdong's face turned into a smile, and Minglan helped him by saying: "Grandma, the fourth brother has never dropped a book these days. No matter how chaotic it is outside, he has been studying diligently."
"I know." Old Mrs. Sheng said calmly, "Your father told me that after returning from the funeral, Brother Dong was supposed to go off to try the children's examination in February this year. Who knew that this incident happened and he missed it? An opportunity to practice."
Minglan glanced at Xiao Changdong with pity. Xiao Douding was only twelve years old. Xiao Changdong also put down his tea bowl and looked at Minglan pitifully. Mrs. Sheng ignored the glances of the two siblings. He continued: "I'm not sure I'll be happy if I missed this year's children's examination. I might have to take Dongge's knowledge test as soon as I get back. But my husband will be back in a few days, so it's good to cram in the interim."
Xiao Changdong knew what was going on, and knew that this was the old lady reminding him. After bowing respectfully, he went back to his wing to study. Minglan looked at Xiao Changdong's back and sighed: "The wise man is poor in the scriptures. Fang Wu read all the poems and books to no avail; alas..."
The old lady snorted heavily, and Minglan quickly added: "The yellow bun is the beginning of painting. You must know that there is a purpose in playing with the pen and ink."
There was a smile on the corner of the old lady's mouth and she said: "What a clever word! How dare you read for a few days just to sell your words? Are all the boxes and boxes packed? Don't forget to sign everything. [Ye*] [*]"
Minglan nodded, peeled off half an orange for the old lady, stuffed it into her mouth one by one, and said with a smile: "Of course, I cleaned it up for several nights! The hairpin-length gifts from the fourth sister and the fifth sister, and the wife I've divided it up with my sister-in-law."
Brother and sister Sheng Wei and Sheng Yun were born to do business, making money quickly and generously. The hairpin gift the old lady brought to Shulan was a pair of silver cups inlaid with emerald jade lotus petals, and the hairpin gift they made up for Mo Lan
It is a golden phoenix hairpin with beads in it. The gift for Rulan in March is a gold hairpin with plum blossoms inlaid on the sleeves and precious patterns. The one given to Minglan is a pair of gold cups with eight trigrams inlaid with precious stones and jade. In addition, for Wang and
Heidegger also sent many items as gifts.
It is worth mentioning that after a period of time, the refugees gradually dispersed, and wealthy families started to visit each other again. The eldest aunt Li's natal mother-in-law came to the door frequently, and every time she held Minglan's hand and looked at it non-stop, starting from the embroidered shoes.
I could see the pendants on my earlobes from the pattern on the clothes, and I couldn't stop praising them. Before leaving, I also gave Minglan a pair of white jade round bracelets. The jade color was very good, with a faint aqua color.
Minglan originally wanted to give it up, but girls in ancient times were not allowed to accept things casually, but the eldest aunt spoke up and said it was just a gift from the elders, so Minglan accepted it.
"I heard that Brother Yu from the Li family is studying at Songshan Academy. His knowledge is very good. He will try it out this autumn." Mrs. Sheng said slowly, "It's a pity that Mo girl can't wait any longer. Otherwise, I'll have to watch and pray."
wrong."
The Wang family had made it clear that they no longer wanted to keep Mo Lan. She was not willing to wait until Li Yu passed the exam before discussing the marriage. She also didn’t know how the marriage talks between Mo Lan and Na Wen Juren were going at the moment. Minglan thought of her own affairs and hurriedly got together with her husband.
The wife came forward and whispered: "Grandma, the granddaughter of Yongchang Houfu cannot be beaten to death."
The old lady gave her a funny look and said with a straight face: "I haven't said anything yet! Don't praise yourself!"
Minglan said coquettishly: "Isn't this a plan for a rainy day? There is no best, if there is..." Minglan bit her lip, threw herself on the old lady's knees, and said with a sad face: "If the lady insists on getting married, grandma, you can
Just hold on! As small as my granddaughter is, she is no match for me. I’m afraid I’ll give it to you in just one round!”
The old lady glared and cursed: "What can a girl say when she opens her mouth and shuts up?! Your elders have their own opinions on marriage, just stay there! It won't hurt you anyway!"
Minglan rubbed the old lady's neck flatteringly and giggled.
After Changdong flipped through the books he had brought, Minglan and his party arrived at the shore. The three of them got off the boat in high spirits. They saw Butler Laifu leading a group of servants waiting at the pier to transfer to a carriage and head to the capital.
After walking for a few days, they arrived at the gate of the capital. To their surprise, Hai family came to greet him.
Mrs. Sheng and Minglan both felt a little strange, but they quietly changed cars. The first car was a large, stable car with a flat top, blue silk and copper lamp corners.
Dong and Minglan walked into a carriage at the back. The old lady glanced at Haishi and saw that her face was slightly yellow and her expression was haggard. (·~)
"Let your sixth sister come with you. She will be old enough in a few months. Let me know everything that needs to be known." The old lady said calmly.
Haishi lowered his head, with a pale expression on his face, and asked his mother-in-law to help Minglan to the carriage.
After checking the road signs at the city gate, several carriages from the Sheng family slowly headed towards the Sheng Mansion.
"Tell me, what's going on at home?" The old lady leaned against a large autumn-colored cloud brocade pillow. Minglan leaned over to straighten the pillows and mattresses, and took out some lily incense from a small box on the side and threw it into the incense burner.
inside.
Haishi's expression was quite calm, but his tone could not hide his fatigue. He thought for a moment: "This matter... I originally wanted to write to the old lady, but the master has thought about the future and said that since the old lady has traveled, don't send letters randomly.
No more, let others know if it’s gone.”
The old lady's slightly closed eyes suddenly opened and she said straight to the point: "Did something happen to your sister? Which one?"
Haishi was slightly surprised, then his eyes rolled up and he choked with sobs: "I can't hide anything from the old lady, it's... it's... the fourth sister."
"Stop talking nonsense and speak quickly! Let's make it clear before we go back home!" The old lady is like Jiang Gui, old and spicy.
Haishi took out a handkerchief to wipe his eyes, and slowly narrated: "The fourth sister was confined to the house, and she didn't even have to say hello on weekdays. My wife saw that she was honest, so she devoted herself to arranging a wedding for her.
Wen Juren, the master and Quan Geer's father were all satisfied. They had already made an appointment to see the old lady of the Wen family. Unexpectedly, there was a war outside and it was inconvenient to travel, so they were delayed. Finally, when the war subsided, they were in
Last month...last month..."
Haishi's eyes were full of tears again, and he wiped them hastily, and continued: "Because the chaos subsided, the capital was not damaged at all. Many men in the city who served in the army went to temples and nunneries to offer incense and fulfill their vows. It was a good day for Japan.
When night was about to fall, the porter suddenly came to deliver a message, saying that the Yongchang Hou Mansion had sent a servant to send the fourth sister back. The wife was confused at that time, and the granddaughter-in-law hurried to Shanyue Residence to see where the fourth sister was. The grandson's daughter-in-law was extremely angry.
I tied up the girl in the courtyard and asked, it turns out that the fourth sister ran out early in the morning!"
Haishi sobbed softly. Nowadays, she is in charge of many things in the house. If something like this happened, she would probably have been scolded a lot. Seeing Haishi's mental and physical exhaustion, Minglan couldn't bear it, so she went over and gently
Caress her back and give her comfort.
Haishi glanced at Minglan gratefully, wiped away her tears, and continued: "...I went to the door to pick up the fourth sister and came back. After asking around a lot, I found out...it turned out that the fourth sister had gone to Longhua Temple in Xishan without permission early in the morning. At that time, Liang Hangong
I also happened to accompany Mrs. Liang to offer incense. I don’t know how I managed it. The fourth sister fell from the carriage and almost rolled down the slope. It happened that Liang Hangong was riding nearby and rescued the fourth sister. In full view of the crowd, the fourth sister was asked to be hugged.
Come back!"
Having said this, Haishi lowered his head. Minglan and the old lady looked at each other with complicated expressions. They didn't know whether they were happy or worried: Yu Minglan, there is no need to make Sheng Hong and Wang family unhappy. Yu old lady, save the trouble.
Her words are nothing but Shengfu, which is not a good thing.
"To be able to do this, there must be a connection between the inside and the outside. Have you found out?" The old lady stared at Heidegger and said slowly.
Haishi stopped crying and raised his head and said: "As soon as the incident happened, my wife tied up everyone in Shanyueju and tortured everyone, from Yun Zai, who pretended to be sick in bed for the fourth sister, to the concierge who prepared the carriage and horses for the fourth sister.
, he asked Aunt Lin after a few moments. This time, the master was really angry. He beat Aunt Lin and the fourth sister severely, and locked her in the woodshed for three days and three nights. They only gave her one meal a day.
.”
Minglan was stunned. Aunt Lin was so powerful and capable of planning. First of all, she had to find out when the lady of the Yongchang Marquis Mansion was going to offer incense and what route she took. Then she had to bribe a team of servants inside and outside to help cover it up.
He has to hide it for a whole day, he has determination and means, he is a character.
The old lady was also a little angry, her chest rose and fell a few times, and she asked again: "What are you going to do with that shameless thing?"
Haishi's face turned gloomy and whispered: "After these ten queens, there has been no news from the Yongchang Marquis Mansion. Aunt Lin knelt in front of the master and cried day and night. She kept saying, begging my wife to come to the Yongchang Marquis Mansion to propose marriage, otherwise the fourth sister would die.
"My wife is very angry."
The old lady sneered softly: "You are so useless as a mother-in-law. This thing has collapsed. Where did the original energy go? It's just death. If they have the face to do it, they must have the courage! Ignore her.
Do it!"
Heidi's eyes showed embarrassment and he said softly: "My wife didn't fall ill because of this."
"Is there anything else?" the old lady said briefly.
Haishi twisted the handkerchief, raised his face resolutely, and said: "Master Shen, the chief minister of the cabinet, fell in love with the second prince of the Duke of Qi's mansion, Qi Heng, the son of Princess Pingning. Not long after, he came to propose marriage to the Duke of Qi.
The government has already agreed!"
The old lady's mouth slightly tilted, her eyes seemed sarcastic: "So what? What does it have to do with my family?"
Haishi looked at the old lady in embarrassment and stammered: "The old lady doesn't know. A few days ago, Princess Pingning and her wife revealed that they were interested in marrying my fifth sister. My wife was also very satisfied, although she didn't say it explicitly.
, but it was tacitly understood. Who would have thought that Princess Pingning would change her mind as soon as she said she would? The wife went to ask someone to question her, but the princess only replied, how is the marriage of the fourth girl in your house? "
The old lady slapped the table and cursed bitterly: "You shameless thing, it will bring disaster to the family!"
Minglan is also very depressed. This kind of ancient family is really annoying. If a girl loses her family, the other sisters will be unlucky with her. It has nothing to do with Mo Lan going out to hook up.
Heidegger was still muttering there, and the old lady became impatient and shouted: "What else is there? Let's talk about it together! I can still bear it with my old bones!"
In fact, Heidegger was originally a cheerful and lively person, but in the past few days, a series of sudden changes have occurred like lightning, which really made people unable to relax. Heidegger calmed down his breath and finished in one breath with determination: "Master wants to
My wife went to Yongchang Marquis Mansion to propose marriage, but she refused. At the moment of this stalemate, Wang's uncle's wife received a letter saying that a cousin from the Wang family had made an engagement with Yuan'er's cousin from the Kang family. Even Xiao Ding had made the decision.
Oh!... The wife was so surprised that she rushed to Fengtian overnight to ask questions. The uncle and wife replied a letter, saying that since the wife already had a son-in-law from the Duke's palace, her unworthy son got married on her own.
The visitor also brought back a message from the old lady of the Wang family, saying that the old lady was also angry with the wife. The wife was so repetitive, what did she think of the Wang family's direct grandson? Old lady, the wife has never talked about the marriage to Princess Ping Ning.
How did the Wang family in Fengtian know about it without making it public? My wife breathed a sigh of relief and went to Aunt Kang to reason with her. She came back half-dead with anger, and then she really fell ill."
Minglan took a breath. The reason why the Wang family was so tough on Mo Lan's matter was because Ru Lan had already agreed on the marriage with the Wang family. It was her mother's family anyway, so she didn't care about anything. Ru Lan
Since getting married was no longer a problem, Mrs. Wang could sit back and relax. Unexpectedly, she was intercepted by her trusted sister!
For the old lady of the Wang family, although her daughter is very distressing, after all, Sun Geng is her relative. Wang's picky behavior has seriously hurt the self-esteem of the Wang family. Coupled with Aunt Kang's unremitting efforts, any girl from either side is the best.
Granddaughter, in this way, cousin Kang Yuan'er's life-long problem was successfully solved.
After hearing this, the old lady didn't want to speak anymore. She just sighed and looked at her little granddaughter with her head lowered and gently beating her legs. She suddenly felt happy that at least she was congratulating the old lady on her letter and their friendship.
, Minglan’s marriage should not change.
Sigh... But how can we understand this mess?
At this moment, I am afraid that Mrs. Wang will eat Aunt Lin alive and her daughter will be heartbroken.
"Apart from these, everything else at home is fine." The old lady sounded tired and turned slightly.
Haishi put down the handkerchief and tried his best to put on a forced smile: "It's all good. Brother Quan has grown teeth. Now he can call a few people. I'll look back at the old lady;...Oh, and also, this time for the Chinese New Year,
The granddaughter-in-law followed the old lady's instructions and still sent New Year's gifts to the He family. The old lady of the He family was very good-tempered and thanked her repeatedly. Not long ago, the granddaughter-in-law heard that the He family was looking for a suitable house and said it was Brother Hongwen.
My son's uncle's family came to Beijing, and my granddaughter-in-law has a cousin-in-law who happens to have such a courtyard. It can be accessed from the front and back. It's not very big, but it's clean and tidy. You don't need to renovate it, you can live in it. I want to wait.
When the old lady comes back, we will discuss whether we should talk to the He family..."
Minglan stopped moving her hands for a moment, looked up at the old lady, and saw her eyes flashing slightly.
He Hongwen's mother only had one sister, so He Hongwen also had only one uncle. In the early years, the two families often visited each other. After getting along with the He family over the years, Mrs. Sheng also knew that He's mother was very concerned about the Cao family. She didn't know the soil and culture of Liangzhou.
Whether to support people or not.
The old lady took a long breath and clenched the rosary with her fingers, her knuckles turning slightly white. Things had to happen one by one, and she had to keep herself together.
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I went home too late yesterday. I almost fell asleep. I don’t have the energy to ask for leave. Don’t hit me. I’m too tired.