Yan Baiwei stood a few steps away, turned around and said, "What's the matter?"
Zhuang Zhilan said softly: "There is one thing, I..." She bit her lip in embarrassment, with a pitiful expression on her face: "I may have been reckless..."
As she spoke, her eyes turned red, she covered her face with a handkerchief, and began to sob softly. She seemed choked with sobs every time she opened her mouth, and I felt pity for her timid look.
Yan Baiwei hummed calmly, just as the old housekeeper passed by, he stopped him: "Where is Mr. Zhuang?"
The servant said: "Playing chess with Gui Lao in Xingyuan."
Yan Baiwei pointed at Zhuang Zhilan: "Take Miss Zhuang over, she has something to say."
The old housekeeper replied resoundingly: "Yes!"
He said: "Miss Zhuang, please! Yan has something else to do, so I'll excuse you!"
Zhuang Zhilan couldn't hide her shocked expression for a moment.
She... never expected that he would react like this. She just strode away when she saw him without looking back. She was so embarrassed for a moment that she pretended to be nonchalant and clutched the handkerchief tightly.
I followed the housekeeper.
The old housekeeper specially sent the person in and saluted: "Miss Zhuang is looking for Mr. Zhuang. She is extremely anxious and stops Young Master Yan from crying. Young Master Yan orders the old servant to send the person over quickly."
Zhuang Yu's expression was very exciting, and he forced himself to say thank you.
Mr. Tang's fanboy brother, the old housekeeper, came out of the courtyard and snorted arrogantly.
Don’t even think about cutting off our Wu Niang’s hair!
Do you really think I'm just passing by by chance?! I'm staring at you!
He asked someone to call Yuan Bao over.
Yuanbao is much taller than ordinary dogs, almost like a pony. He is very humane and is the family pet. The old housekeeper hugged Yuanbao and gave him some instructions, mainly asking him to hang around the door of the guest house more often when he had nothing to do.
Zhuang Xiaoniang, etc., if you can’t come out, don’t come out…
Then when Tang Shijin came home at night, the old housekeeper came over and said something like this.
Tang Shijin couldn't stop laughing.
Although Hua was in her 28th year when she was most beautiful, she felt proud that Zhuang Zhilan was not as good-looking as her.
Her facial features are indeed beautiful, but her face is very square and her skin is slightly dark. When she doesn’t wear makeup well, her face will be oily, like a piece of Dongpo meat...
Yes, she is such a narrow-minded person. If she likes you, she will look good as she pleases. If she doesn't like you, she will definitely dig out your dark spots at a glance.
She secretly complained to Qi Yaoling, and Qi Yaoling laughed on the spot. Then the more he thought about it, the funnier he became. When he saw Zhuang Zhilan again, he couldn't help but curl his lips when he thought about it.
Zhuang Zhilan was simply flattered.
In fact, Qi Yao is very good-looking, and he is also in line with the aesthetics of this era, but his temperament is sharp and sharp, and he is not easy to mess with at first glance... But suddenly he smiled, like a spring breeze turning into rain.
Before she could react, he had already passed her and walked away.
Qin'er spat softly: "This Jianghu man is so rude... How can he imagine someone like Sanniang?"
Qin'er didn't follow her out that night and didn't know what happened. Zhuang Zhilan looked a little complicated, hesitated for a moment, and said nothing.
But no matter what, this made her bolder.
Nowadays, the main street outside has been built. Although there is still construction in the distance, it is not as dusty as before. The scenery is elegant and has a unique charm. There are literati coming and going everywhere, so she often goes out for a walk.
When she was in Jiangnan, she often came out, wearing a curtain hat. Occasionally she would see beggars, and she would ask the maid to give some copper coins, and she would also bring some candies and give them to the urchins passing by, so she had a good reputation.
When this place was first built, it was quite quiet. But not far away today, I met a beggar. Qin'er stopped and gave him three pennies. Seeing the beggar's appearance, she couldn't help but be startled.
She said to her: "Sanniang, that beggar looks familiar. He seems to have seen him somewhere... he seems to have seen him at the door of our house."
Zhuang Zhilan laughed: "How could you come all the way here!"
She also turned her head. The beggar was looking straight at her, with fanatical admiration in his eyes. He was frank and unabashed. Zhuang Zhilan was stunned. He didn't want such a thing to dare to admire her. He couldn't help but smile slightly and then turned around.
Go back.
The beggar still wanted to follow, but someone stopped him after a few steps: "Where did he come from? You don't know that begging has its own place? This is Xiaohuaye's territory. Go back and forth from where you are, and don't wander around here."
The beggar lowered his head and said, "Yes. Yes."
That man was actually a little brother under Hua Shenglin. Now he was the supervisor of a certain place and said, "Do you have no money to go back? You can work here. There is a shortage of manpower everywhere. You can do whatever you want."
You are paid. You are not allowed to wander around here, do you understand?"
The beggar said again: "Yes. Yes."
The man casually gave him a few copper coins, pointed out a place for him to buy some buns to eat, and then left in a hurry.
The beggar slowly raised his head, with a look of humiliation in his eyes. He threw the few copper coins he gave him to the ground, stepped on them a few times, and took the three coins given by Zhuang Zhilan's master and servant, cherishing them.
He put it away, glanced in the direction Zhuang Zhilan was walking, hesitated, and turned around in the opposite direction.
Over there, Zhuang Zhilan's master and servant were still strolling slowly.
But she heard someone crying something from a distance. Zhuang Zhilan listened carefully and walked over there with Qin'er.
There were already a lot of people gathered there, including literati. The closer I got, the sadder the cries became. They cried one after another: "Sister-in-law, let me see the child! I just want to see the child... please..."
, I just want to see my child!"
The two of them stood in front of a rabbit meat shop. The woman she was pulling turned pale with anger: "No!"
"Sister-in-law! Please! After all, I was once a sister-in-law. Even if I offended you and now I have been divorced, this punishment is enough! I just want to see the child! I really miss the child so much.
, I can’t eat or sleep every day, so just ask me to take a look at them!”
The voice was sad and shrill, and tears were streaming down the face. It made those who heard it cry and those who saw it felt sad.
Others couldn't help but tried to persuade her: "Just let her see her."
"That's right, you are considerate of my mother's heart!"
Ning said angrily: "No! The child is so young and it was so hard to forget her. Wouldn't it be sad if they saw her and knew the truth!"
"Oh, then you can't deny your mother, right?"
"That's right. What kind of grudge does my sister-in-law have? She doesn't want mother and son to meet!"
Zhuang Zhilan pondered for a moment.
He looked at a group of scholars not far away.
She straightened her clothes and walked over slowly, with a compassionate look on her face: "It is the nature of mother and child. Mother and child are the first of the three cardinal principles. Kindness and filial piety are the foundation of all actions. This aunt, even if you have a huge hatred, you should not call me
Isn't it against human ethics to separate a mother and her child...or even to teach the child not to recognize his mother?"
She spoke in a literate manner, and Ning was illiterate. She was stunned for a moment and didn't know how to respond.
Mrs. Zhao cried and kowtowed to her: "Female Bodhisattva, please help me! I just want to see my child!"
Zhuang Zhilan bent down to help her: "Don't do this quickly."
At the same time, he said to Ning: "Auntie, how can you bear it? She is the child's mother, can't she even take a look at the child?"
She had a beautiful appearance and a gentle expression. The young scholars next to her could not help but be moved by her and started talking about her.