Mrs. Lu Zhang Wenwan watched Wei Rui follow Chen Caozhi and get off Guo Puting from the other side. She thought for a while, but she lost her life and followed Chen Caozhi.
Xiaochan saluted Mrs. Lu, followed Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui at a distance of ten feet with the short hoe and hairpin. Ran Sheng, who had been hiding behind the tree before, also walked out with the white horse.
Greeting the two maids, Dan Hoe and Hairpin Hua, Dan Hoe raised his head and looked at the tall and burly Ran Sheng, exclaiming: "Wow, Ran Sheng, what kind of elixir did you take to grow so tall!"
Ran Sheng said with a smile: "Our rice in Chenjiawu is fragrant, and the fish fertilizer in Mingsheng Lake is why I have grown so tall. By the way, Miss Lu will marry our young man, two sisters with a short hoe and a hairpin."
Do you want to follow me?"
Short hoe and Hairpin Hua looked at each other and both smiled with pursed lips. Short hoe said: "Of course you will come to serve my little lady. Hairpin Hua and I are not the only ones who are coming, at least dozens or hundreds. By the way,
Can your Chenjiawu house accommodate so many people?"
Ran Sheng said in a lively manner: "You two sisters have been to Chenjiawu three years ago. If you go now, I guarantee you won't know the way. The changes are too great. Chen's Manor is now the largest manor in Qiantang.
, a larger square dock was built to the left of the original circular dock, which can accommodate as many people as possible. There is also a fish farm. Now there are boats. You can take a boat trip to Mingsheng Lake and the northern foot of Jiuyao Mountain.
The fruit trees they planted are really amazing. Have you ever seen such big plums?"
The thumb and index finger of Ran Sheng's left hand formed a circle, which was larger than the mouth of a wine glass.
With a short hoe, Hairpin Hua shook his head and said that he had never seen such a big plum.
Ran Sheng said: "We have one in Chenjiawu. It involves grafting plum branches onto peach trees. The resulting plums are as big as peaches, but they still taste like plums and are very delicious."
Short hoe, Hairpin Hua, the second maid, was so excited by Ran Sheng's words that she yearned for her. Hairpin Hua hesitated and asked, "Can your young man really marry my little lady?"
Ran Sheng opened his eyes and said: "This is strange, why can't you marry me? Sister Hairpin, look who is walking in front of you?"
Hairpin Hua smiled and said: "I also hope that my little lady will marry Chen Langjun, but it is also difficult, right?"
Ran Sheng said nonchalantly: "My husband has many ideas, and Miss Lu is already married."
Ran Sheng's voice was loud. Although he did not let go of his throat, Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui who were walking in front could still hear clearly. The two looked at each other and smiled, and continued to talk about their respective situations in the past three years while walking slowly westward along the lake shore.
And go.
Chen Weirui looked sideways at Chen Caozhi and said, "Mr. Chen, you are much taller than me."
Lu Weirui wore blue silk shoes, while Chen Caozhi wore high-toothed clogs. There was already a seven-inch height difference between the two, but now the height gap became even greater. In this era, men wore high-soled shoes.
Chen Cao said: "For women, you are quite tall. Let me see, Wei Rui is about the same height as my sister-in-law."
Lu Weirui asked: "How is Sister-in-law Ding?"
Chen Caozhi said: "My sister-in-law is very good. She is in better shape than before. Wei Rui, you have lost some weight."
Lu Weirui looked at Chen Caozhi's stern profile and said, "Mr. Chen has also lost a lot of weight."
Chen Caozhi held Lu Weirui's hand. His palm was slender and wide enough to cover Lu Weirui's soft hand——
Lu Weirui's heart was pounding, and she looked around. On the left was a vast lake with thousands of hectares of blue waves, and on the right were hills and shrubs. There was no one in front, and behind were Ran Sheng, Dan Hoe and the others. In the distance, Aunt Zhang on Guo Puting was already very close.
When Lu Weirui was very young, she let Chen Caozhi hold her hand with peace of mind, and the sweet feeling filled her heart.
Chen Cao said: "Wei Rui, your second uncle holds a sectarian view and is very prejudiced against me. It is still difficult for us to be together. It may take a long time -"
Lu Weirui said: "It doesn't matter. I can wait. I'm not afraid of growing old. As long as Chen Langjun doesn't think I'm old."
Chen Caozhi raised Lu Weirui's hand to his lips, kissed it, and said: "You are not growing old alone. I will grow old with you. But don't worry, I will never let you wait until you grow old. You have already waited.
If you wait for me for three years, or at most another three years, I will definitely be able to marry you. We were only twenty-two years old at that time, and we were still a young couple - we are here to keep you company."
Lu Weirui blushed with embarrassment, nodded vigorously, and said: "I will wait for Chen Langjun. Three years actually passed very quickly. Now I think back to what Chen Langjun and I said on Pinghu.
, just like yesterday.”
Spring is bright, the grass is scented, the wind is warm, the trees around Jiangling Lake are green, the lotus leaves on the shore of the lake have spread out, and are green. From time to time, fish jump out of the water, their scales flash brightly in the sunlight, and dive into the water again.
, far and near, flocks of gulls and herons fly and gather——
Lu Weirui had been bored in the house for more than a year. Now she was enjoying the scenery all the way and being accompanied by her beloved. She felt really happy and said: "You must go see the magnolia in Jurong. Aunt Zhang will agree. By the way,
Chen Langjun, do you have any good prescription for treating infertility?"
Seeing Chen Caozhi's stunned look, Lu Weirui said a little embarrassedly: "It's my Aunt Zhang. She wants to give birth to a child for my father."
Chen Cao said: "It's better to ask the imperial doctor for diagnosis and treatment. Both Lu Shijun and Aunt Zhang asked the imperial doctor to prescribe some medicine to nourish them. Isn't it that Aunt Zhang has always been in poor health? If she takes good care of her body, she will have a greater chance of getting pregnant naturally."
Well, it is also necessary to exercise regularly and pray to gods and Buddhas."
Lu Weirui said: "Okay, let Aunt Zhang and I know in advance when Chen Langjun goes to Dong'an Temple. Let's do this. On the evening of the 19th of this month, I will ask my brother Banli to go to Chen Langjun's residence to inquire. Chen Langjun
You live in Gu's mansion, right? It's pretty close."
The two people walked five or six miles unknowingly. They heard the rumble of carriages and the clatter of footsteps in front of them. Chen Caozhi looked up and saw four luxurious double-column carriages coming towards him, escorted by more than 20 military officers with swords.
, couldn't help but shake his head, and met the group of people worshiping Guiyi Hou again.
When Lu Weirui saw someone coming, she took her hand away and stood side by side with Chen Caozhi on the shore of the lake, waiting for the motorcade to pass by.
Several Wu Bian were astonished when they saw Chen Caozhi, who had a face like gelatin, eyes like paint, and was as elegant as a fairy, holding hands with a young girl while playing hand in hand. One Wu Bian reported to the people in the car——
In the carriage, Wu Bian stopped in front of Chen Caozhi and Chen Caozhi. Chen Caozhi thought that Wu Bian was going to speak harshly to them again, so he frowned and said, "Wei Rui, let's go back."
Lu Weirui responded, turned around and followed Chen Caozhi back, but heard a woman's voice asking: "Are you the little lady of the Lu family who is in love with Chen Caozhi?" The voice was cold, indifferent, but low and rounded,
As if with charm and temptation——
Lu Weirui stopped and turned around in surprise. Although she didn't answer, the look on her face suggested she was admitting it.
Chen Caozhi turned around and stared at the carriage with golden green algae. The embroidered curtain was drooped, not even showing his hands. Chen Caozhi said lightly: "It's just a mutual love." He simply took Lu Weirui's hand and walked away.
go.
Wu Bian followed the carriage again, and the woman in the carriage said, "Are you two going to elope?"
Lu Weirui's face turned red, but Chen Caozhi remained calm and said, "May I ask whose family this lady belongs to?"
The woman in the car said: "Don't ask me who I am. If you two want to elope, I can help you. The carriage behind is still empty."
Chen Cao said: "Thank you very much. If we don't elope, I will show the matchmaker that she is getting married and welcome her through the door."
The woman said "Oh" and asked again: "Didn't you say that Lu Shi, the Minister of the Fifth Army, firmly refused to allow it?"
Meeting such a talkative woman, Chen Caozhi felt helpless and said: "This moment is the same as that moment." Seeing Ran Sheng, Xiao Chan, and Short Hoe coming up to greet them, Chen Caozhi raised his hands towards the carriage and said
"Madam, please excuse me." He turned around and headed west to avoid going the same way as this carriage.
The carriage stopped there motionless. After a while, it started moving and headed east.
Chen Caozhi and Lu Weirui then walked back again. It was almost noon. Lu Weirui was a little worried and asked: "Chen Langjun, do you know who that woman is?"
Chen Cao said: "I met her on the other side of the lake before. The woman was worshiping the Marquis of Guiyi. I don't know who the Marquis of Guiyi is?"
Lu Weirui thought for a while and said: "It seems that the monarch who surrendered to the Han Kingdom in Shu was named Li. He died last year. My father even attended the funeral of Marquis Guiyi."
Chen Caozhi immediately remembered a story in "Shishuoxinyu":
"Huan Wen pinged Shu and took Li Shimei as his concubine. She was very favored and lived in the back of the house. Huan Wen's wife, Princess Nankang, didn't know about it. When she heard about it, she and dozens of maidservants went away with their swords drawn. Just when Li was combing her hair, she was asked to borrow the land.
, complexion jade, saw the swords and soldiers fighting, not moved, Xu Xu said: "The country is ruined and the family is destroyed, I have no intention of coming here, if I can see the killing today, it is my intention." The Princess of Nankang was amazed, and pitied her sad words, so
Throwing the knife at this, he stepped forward and hugged Li Shi and said: 'O son, I feel pity for you, let alone this old slave!'"
When Chen Caozhi read this story before, he always thought of Liu Kun who defeated the enemy with Hu Jia. This is the unique power of beauty of the Jin people, and the Princess of Nankang who "I feel pity for, let alone the old slave" and "I feel so sorry for him"
"How can one be worthy of this?" Huan Wen, a noble couple, were both gentle people, their hearts were not distorted, and they maintained their appreciation of beauty, which was much better than those ruthless people in power in later generations.
Chen Caozhi said in his heart: "The woman in this car should be the princess of the Chenghan Dynasty who perished, Huan Wen's concubine. I feel pity for her when I see her. It's just that she's not as famous as the one she met. Although she didn't really meet her, her subordinates are arrogant and arrogant."
, I’m so tongue-tied that I’m already disgusting.”
Lu Weirui frowned slightly and said: "It turns out that we are the daughter of Marquis Guiyi. She has seen us. It would be bad if she talks about it in the city!"
Chen Caozhi comforted him and said, "Don't worry. There are already enough rumors about the two of us in Beijing. I don't care to add one more. Besides, we didn't elope, we were just in love. This is something everyone knows."
Lu Weirui smiled sweetly and said: "If you don't worry about anything else, I'm just worried that the government will be strict and you won't be able to come out to see Mr. Chen in the future."