The little maid Duguan reported the matter between herself and Tan Ruqing to the old lady. She is a notorious person, and the old lady would certainly not agree. Tan Ruqing was raised by the old lady Tan Ruqing since he was a child, and his feelings are naturally very deep.
I would like to make Madam Tan angry and anxious. Even if I were in that situation, I'm afraid I would have to make the same choice.
But Tan Ruqing obviously had feelings for him, and he was naturally sad after being forced to give up. He was probably having a very bad time during this period. Xiaozhu felt extremely regretful when he saw the situation turning into this, so he came to talk to him today.
Here comes the confession.
"I see. Why did I suddenly avoid seeing you without giving any explanation? Even if we are ordinary friends, we should have something to say. But it turns out that you are the one causing trouble. You Xiaozhu, what are you doing?
Beating a mandarin duck with a stick will do a lot of harm to people." Zhang Yanling said with a frown.
Xiaozhu lowered his head and wiped his tears and said: "I was wrong, I just didn't want to miss her..."
"Have you fallen into the fire pit of my Zhang family? You are really prejudiced against me. Even if you have done bad things before, can't you allow me to change? The prodigal son will return the money without changing it. I can't have the chance to change? I don't believe you.
My old lady has never done a bad thing in her life." Zhang Yanling said displeased.
Xiaozhu said: "No matter what Mr. Zhang has done, Xiaozhu has no right to speak. Xiaozhu just wants to confess the matter to Mr. Zhang, and at the same time ask Mr. Zhang to help my lady. She is silent except for reading every day.
She has no interest in anything. The situation is really worrying. How can it be her temperament to shut herself in the room all day long? My lady loves flowers and grass. She used to take care of the flowers and trees in the backyard herself, but she can
Now she can't even leave the room and doesn't care about anything. I'm really worried."
Zhang Yanling understood that it was not that Xiaozhu's opinion of herself had changed, but that she was worried about Tan Ruqing's situation and felt guilty and regretful, so she chose to confess the matter to herself. After listening to what Xiaozhu said, Zhang Yanling
I am also worried about Tan Ruqing's situation. Ignoring everything is a sign of lifelessness. If this continues, I am afraid I will become depressed.
"But your Mrs. Tan is afraid that I won't be allowed to come to your house, and I can't go see her. What should I do? You Xiaozhu, even if you are afraid that I deceived your young lady, you can just remind her. Why do you want to see Mr. Tan?
People are pressing her down. What can I say to you?" Zhang Yanling rubbed her hands and walked along the sidewalk.
Xiaozhu said with a sad face: "I know I was wrong. As long as Miss can get better, I can do whatever I want. You can even tell me to die."
Zhang Yanling scolded: "You are useless!"
Xiaozhu timidly said: "Actually...even if I don't say anything about this matter, the old lady will know about it sooner or later. Unless you are just lying to my young lady, how can you still hide it?"
Zhang Yanling opened her mouth to curse, but after thinking about it, she felt that what Xiaozhu said made sense. Even if there was no report from Xiaozhu, wouldn't the matter between herself and Tan Ruqing still have to go through Tan Yunxian's permission? This level must be passed.
"Did your lady ask you to bring me anything?" Zhang Yanling asked.
"She stopped paying attention to me and didn't say a word to me these days." Xiaozhu said with a bitter face.
Zhang Yanling thought to herself: You deserve it. If you were in my house, I would have to skin you before talking about it.
"So, do you think your lady is like this because of the incident between me and her? In other words, do you think she likes me?" Zhang Yanling was a little worried about herself, and at the same time she was worried about adding to the chaos.
Xiaozhu said in surprise: "Mr. Hou, why do you say such things? My young lady said she likes you personally, why do you still ask these questions? If she didn't like Mr. Hou, how could she speak for you in front of the old lady? Again
How could I help you cover up your lies even though I knew you had no side effects? Isn’t it just because I like you? That’s why you are like this? You actually..."
Zhang Yanling waved her hand and interrupted: "That's all, I just confirmed it to make you seem to be justified. How about this, I'll write a letter and you can take it back and give it to your lady."
Xiaozhu nodded quickly. Zhang Yanling entered the room, sat in front of the desk, sharpened the ink, and spread out a piece of white paper. After thinking for a while, he wrote: "The kindness in raising a family should be cherished. When things are in trouble, it is difficult. Two emotions.
It lasts a long time, how can it be in the morning and evening. A road is far away and a horse is known, and time is a long time to see the heart. Be good and cherish it, and you can look forward to it in the future. Personally written by Zhang Yanling."
After writing the letter, putting it in the envelope and sealing it, Zhang Yanling thought for a moment and took out a brocade box from the cabinet next to her. From it, she took out a ruby gold hairpin inlaid in the shape of a plum blossom. This gold hairpin belonged to Zhang Yanling.
The relics left by her mother. Although this Zhang Yanling was not that Zhang Yanling when her mother passed away, the words her mother left behind are still in my memory.
"Give it to the woman you like and keep it as a keepsake."
Zhang Yanling thought for a while, wrapped the gold hairpin in silk satin, took it out with the letter and handed it to Xiaozhu.
"Hand it over to your lady with your own hands and tell her that I will take care of everything, don't worry. I will take care of it. In order not to make the old lady angry, we will not meet each other for the time being."
Xiaozhu took the things, knelt down, kowtowed, and left happily.
In the afternoon, Xiaozhu came again. This time she brought a reply from Tan Ruqing. On the plain paper with a faint herbal fragrance, the hairpin flowers were written in small regular script and it was a small poem.
The poem says: Pinellia makes a gentleman, honeysuckle looks to the south; cardamom does not eliminate hatred, mica prevents wind. Now when I see the word Angelica dahurica, cloves are connected by themselves; there will be a day when angelica will come, and my heart is like aze orchid.
Although Zhang Yanling is not a man of outstanding literary talent, the meaning of this little poem can still be understood. This poem is full of pathos and full of affection. It is a positive response to the letter he wrote. However, Zhang Yanling feels that Tan Ruqing's
The wording in the poem was a bit strange. After thinking about it carefully, I suddenly discovered the mystery and started to admire it loudly.
Each line in the poem has the name of one or two Chinese medicines, which are perfectly natural and suitable to be embedded in the poem. Pinellia, junzi, honeysuckle, araceum, cardamom, mica, fang, angelica, clove, angelica, adenophora.
These are the names of traditional Chinese medicine.
Tan Ruqing is a woman who studied medicine. It is a unique and original move to use the names of medicinal materials in her poems. Not only can she cure diseases and save people, but she is also a very talented and learned woman.
"Awesome, your lady is really amazing, I feel a little ashamed of myself." Zhang Yanling sighed with a smile.
"The lady is very happy to see your letter. She ate two bowls of rice and drank two bowls of soup at noon, and her appetite improved immediately. The lady said that her meaning is in the poem, and you will understand it as soon as you read it. Also
, the lady gave this to the Marquis as a gift in return."
Xiaozhu took out a handkerchief from his sleeve, and wrapped in the handkerchief was something that looked like a sachet. It was green, lovely, and very delicate.
"A sachet? Haha, can you still make a female celebrity? That's amazing." Zhang Yanling reached out to take it, put it under his nose and smelled it, and asked strangely: "Why is it not scented?"
"This is not a sachet, it contains wormwood. The smell of wormwood has the effect of refreshing the mind, dispelling fatigue and calming the mind, and it also has the effect of exorcising evil spirits and avoiding disasters. It is much better than the sachet. This is what my young lady wears on herself.
That one. But the lady said that she has another meaning for giving this, and you have to figure it out for yourself." Xiaozhu said.
Zhang Yanling smiled and said: "Is there another meaning? Do you want to play riddles?"
Zhang Yanling took the gift and turned it over in his hands, but couldn't see anything interesting. The scent of mugwort floated into his nostrils, which really made people feel very comfortable. Suddenly, Zhang Yanling laughed.
"I understand, hahaha, I understand. I understand."
"What did the Marquis know?" Xiaozhu was confused.
Zhang Yanling smiled but did not answer. The answer is actually very simple. Isn't the mugwort sachet the 'love man'? Tan Ruqing used this small gift to show her sincerity to herself. This Tan Ruqing could obviously tell herself directly
, but she took this little thought to tell herself this matter in a subtle way. Zhang Yanling felt happy and full of interest. She is indeed a good woman.
"Xiaozhu, from now on, you will be responsible for delivering messages to me and your lady, and running errands back and forth. Do you also want to atone for your sins? Then you can atone for your sins in this way." Zhang Yanling said with a smile.
Xiaozhu nodded helplessly and said, "That's all we can do."
Zhang Yanling said: "You shouldn't tell Mrs. Tan these things again, right?"
Xiaozhu repeatedly waved her little hands and shouted: "No, no, no, never again. If you don't believe me, I will swear a poisonous oath. If I do anything sorry for the lady again, call me..."
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Zhang Yanling laughed and interrupted: "I'm just kidding you, no need to swear. Oaths are the most unreliable things."