After accepting the invitation, Zhang Yanling finally decided to tell Tan Ruqing about the matter. For more than ten days, Zhang Yanling had been hesitating about the matter. He didn't know how to speak to Tan Ruqing. After thinking about it for many days, he finally made up his mind to tell the truth frankly.
You can't hide this matter, and it's unfair to Tan Ruqing to hide it.
Zhang Yanling wrote a long letter to Tan Ruqing, telling him the whole story and explaining his difficulties.
At the end of the letter, Zhang Yanling wrote: "Ruqing, this matter has really made me feel at a loss. My heart for you is as clear as day and night, but I failed you in the end. The fact is that I am so helpless. Every time I think of this
It makes me sleepless all night and unable to feel at ease. Yanling does not dare to expect your forgiveness, let alone to expect you to compromise... My only request is
, please don’t lose your trust in people because of this, and still face life sincerely. I am the only one who owes you. As a family member, I can’t help myself. In this world, I often cannot ignore the feelings of the people around me.
and family interests. You should feel the same way about this...I am now like a prisoner who is about to be sentenced, waiting for your sentence..."
After the letter was sent, Zhang Yanling felt as anxious as a prisoner who was about to be sentenced, waiting for Tan Ruqing's reply. He knew that Tan Ruqing would be extremely painful after receiving this letter and knowing the news.
.Based on Tan Ruqing's temperament, she may not react too violently, but her pain is in her heart, which is the most worrying thing.
On the one hand, Zhang Yanling hoped to get a reply from Tan Ruqing soon and wanted to know the result. But on the other hand, he was also worried that Tan Ruqing's decision made in anger would be the result he did not want to see. In Zhang Yanling's heart
Of course, he has hope for the outcome. He hopes that Tan Ruqing can understand his difficulties and make things have a satisfactory outcome.
Zhang Yanling knew this was selfish, but this was really his inner expectation. He really didn't want to lose Tan Ruqing.
Three days later, Xiaozhu finally came. She didn't say anything, she only gave back the gold hairpin that Zhang Yanling gave to Tan Ruqing. The moment she saw the gold hairpin, Zhang Yanling's heart was cold. No words were needed.
Tan Ruqing's attitude has been expressed.
Zhang Yanling fell down on the chair holding the gold hairpin, feeling confused.
"Master Zhang, can you return that mugwort sachet?" Xiaozhu said expressionlessly. She hated Zhang Yanling to death. In the past three days, she had watched her young lady suffer. This heartless man had harmed the young lady.
Not shallow.
"Oh." Zhang Yanling took off the sachet from his waist in confusion, and when he handed it over, he suddenly realized that as soon as the sachet was given away, the last relationship between himself and Tan Ruqing would be gone, so he shrank again.
hand.
"Xiaozhu, can you arrange for me to meet Ruqing? After the third watch tonight, I will go to your backyard..."
Xiaozhu sneered and interrupted: "Master Zhang, what's the use of going to see him now? Master Zhang is about to get married, so why bother bothering my lady? Besides...my lady has already left Beijing for the south this morning.
"
"What? Ruqing left? Where did he go?" Zhang Yanling said in shock.
"It's none of your business where you go. The old lady can't stand the severe cold in winter, so she goes to the south to spend the winter every winter. Do I need your approval from Mr. Zhang?" Xiaozhu spoke like a knife and attacked with all his heart.
Zhang Yanling frowned and thought for a while and said: "It turns out that I accompanied the old lady to the south to spend the winter. That's good, that's good, you still want to come back, right?"
Xiaozhu didn't answer, but stretched out his hand and said, "Bring the sachet, I'm going to leave too."
Zhang Yanling muttered: "Miss Xiaozhu, please leave this sachet to me as a souvenir. You can also take this gold hairpin back and give it back to Ruqing. Please give your lady a message, even if she and I are unlikely to get married."
, there is no need to completely cut off all memories. Meeting her is a blessing in this life. Keeping the sachet, I can see things and think about people, recalling my relationship with her
Happy time together. This golden hairpin is something I gave to her. It was left by my mother for me to give to my future wife. Even if Ruqing and I cannot become husband and wife, in my mind, she
It's already done. Give the hairpin back to her. If she doesn't want it, just throw it away. Can't I take back what I gave away?"
Xiaozhu frowned and pondered for a long time, sighed, took the gold hairpin, turned and left without saying a word.
…
At the end of November, another heavy snowfall fell. This heavy snowfall was even heavier than the one in October, and the entire capital was wrapped up tightly overnight.
How heavy is this snow? The stable in the front yard of Zhang's family collapsed under the weight of the snow, and two carts were smashed by the snow. This is proof. In Zhang Yanling's memory of his previous life, he has never seen such heavy snow.
.This may be a small evidence that the Ming Dynasty experienced the Little Ice Age.
Fortunately, the houses in the Marquis Mansion were all newly built, and no corners were cut when they were built, so nothing happened to the main house and other houses. The stables were temporarily built in the later period, and there were no solid walls or columns to support them, so
It will collapse.
However, for the people in the capital, this snow has had a great impact on them.
Auspicious snow brings good harvest, but if the snow is too heavy, it will be a disaster.
During lunch, Axiu told Zhang Yanling that there was a disaster in the city. When his brother Zhao Yuancheng went shopping in the morning, he saw that many people's houses were crushed by the heavy snow, and many people were killed and injured. Many people
Being homeless overnight, crying and crying was very miserable.
Zhang Yanling felt a little pity in his heart after hearing this. He had expected a disaster, but from what A Xiu said, the snow disaster was really serious and had affected tens of thousands of people in the capital. It is said that forty or fifty people died when houses collapsed.
Then the real number may be several times higher.
After lunch, Zhang Yanling took Zhao Yuancheng out of the house and went to the streets. Zhang Yanling wanted to see the extent of the disaster.
On the streets, a large number of people are clearing snow. The snow on the roof ridges must be shoveled down, and the snow in the middle of the street must be cleared to both sides. But because there is too much snow, there are hill-like snowdrifts everywhere on the streets, black, white and dirty.
It was so rusty that the wide streets in the capital city looked like a high mountain.
People were crowded in the narrow streets, and there was no way to pass. Along the streets and markets, many shops and houses were constantly seen collapsed by heavy snow, and from time to time, the cries of family members of the dead and injured people were heard.
"The disaster is very serious. The court doesn't know if there will be any relief." Zhang Yanling frowned.
"I heard that notices were posted and relief stations were set up in Zhengnanfang and Baizhifang. I heard that shacks were being built to prepare for relief," Zhao Yuancheng said.
"Let's go and take a look." Zhang Yanling said.
The two of them rode on the Zhengyangmen Street and headed towards Zhengnanfang. The Zhengyangmen Street, which could originally accommodate twenty or thirty riders, was now overcrowded. There were officers and soldiers, carriages and horses, and crying people dragging their families with them.
People pushing carts, walking, and riding horses were crowded. Half of them were ordinary people who suffered from the disaster.
When we arrived at the large square inside Yongding Gate of the South Gate, the scene here was even more mind-numbing. On the thick snow, there were victims everywhere. Some were injured and sitting on the ground, and some were shivering in thin clothes.
Some were holding children, adults and children were crying, and some were standing there in a daze with dull eyes. There were thousands of people.