Little Xiucai's Flowery Love History

In a few days it will be the Spring Festival.

Even if the imperial court forbids the soldiers and civilians to celebrate greatly because of Concubine Wan Gui's illness, it can't stop everyone from cleaning the house, buying new year's goods, and making new clothes.

But because of the catastrophe that happened to the Zhao family, no one thought about hanging lanterns and festoons and buying new year's goods. Instead, they packed up their things and prepared to leave Beijing, packing everything in boxes.Chuxin's shop has been transferred out, and Zhao Hua's medical clinic has also closed. The whole family is immersed in a tense and mournful atmosphere, planning to send women and children back to their hometowns first after the new year.

Zhao Hua is still running around every day, but the effect is not great. It is not for nothing that people walk to cool the tea.Even if there are friends in the officialdom who are close friends, or the official rank is extremely low, such as Lao Gao, who is powerless, or high-ranking but wise to protect himself.

The coldness of the world can only be experienced so profoundly when suffering.

In a short period of time, Tao Linghua lost his youthful youthfulness, as if he had grown up overnight, he no longer had the boyish face of a young man, and his face no longer had a blush like a peach in May, but his skin was like white jade, without blood , even a little transparent, and his eyes calmed down, often making people wonder what he was thinking.The person loses weight rapidly, and in half a month, he is already broken.

The Zhao and Mu families were neighbors, no matter how much they tried to avoid suspicion, they couldn't avoid meeting each other. Therefore, Tao Linghua and Mu Qi still often saw each other at the door, face to face, but they were speechless.

All Tao Linghua could do was not to tear his face face to face, but quickly turned his head away, and endured the overwhelming pain in this world alone.

Mu Qi looked at him as if he was preoccupied, his eyes were complicated, he seemed sad, he seemed distressed, he moved his lips but he didn't say anything, and went home.

On the night of the New Year's Eve, Zhao Hua brought back good news. They bought a small commander from the East Factory, surnamed Liao, who could take care of Zhao Tai so that he would not be tortured temporarily.But this is a humble official, and he can only do this. No one dares to guarantee that Zhao Tai's life will be safe in the next moment.

Even so, the Zhao family breathed a sigh of relief. This year has been easier than expected.

It's just that after the third day of the Lunar New Year, bad news came, saying that the superiors were about to interrogate, and things might change.

For a moment, everyone's hearts felt as if they were hanging in mid-air, tightly bound by golden threads, unable to breathe.Even the children felt nervous, they stopped running around, and they all huddled in the arms of the women and did not go out.

On the evening of the third day, Zhao Hua and Lao Gao went out during the day to wait for news in the inn near the Yamen, but did not return home.Tao Linghua and Hong Jin stayed at home.

The snow flakes were flying outside the window, and the cold air was overwhelming. Although there was a stove in the house, it didn't feel warm at all.

Tao Linghua was wearing a padded jacket and standing in front of the window of the living room, when he suddenly noticed a figure outside the window, he hurriedly pushed the window sash open a gap, and found that it was Mu Qi, wearing a squirrel-skin cloak without the hood on, with a bun on the cloak. A thin layer of snow fell, and it looked like a snowman.Looking at the situation, it seems that he has been standing outside the window for quite a while.

Tao Linghua felt bitter in his heart, thinking, what is he doing here?Do you still have to sell yourself to him?How despicable!

Under the dim light, Mu Qi's eyes shone brightly, his brows were tightly frowned, and he hesitated to move forward, as if he had a lot to say.

Tao Linghua was in a bad mood, and couldn't help frowning and said in a vicious voice, "Why are you here? Get out of here quickly, I don't want to see you!"

Mu Qi's lips moved, as if he had muttered something, but Tao Linghua didn't hear clearly, and asked in an evil voice, "What did you say?"

Mu Qi took a step forward, grabbed his hand, and said in a low voice, "Xiaohua, you have to take care!"

baffling!

The life and death of the elder brother is uncertain, I take care of the fart!

There was endless grief and bitterness in my heart, tears almost came out of my eyes, I forcibly held back my tears, not to cry in front of this ruthless and unrighteous person who has thrown me into trouble.

Mu Qi didn't say anything more.

Seeing that he was speechless, Tao Linghua raised his hand and closed the window with a bang.

Hong Jin was spreading out the quilt in the room, when he heard the voice raised his voice and asked, "What's the matter, Tao Tao? Someone is talking?"

Tao Linghua endured the pain in his heart, and walked into the room, pretending to be indifferent, and said, "It's nothing. I'm talking to myself. I don't know when the second brother and the eldest brother Gao will come back. Let's go to the yamen tomorrow morning to have a look." How many times Returning in vain, he was already numb.The money was sent in like water, but it was only to protect the eldest brother from torture for the time being.It is not known what the outcome of this arraignment will be.

Hong Jin nodded, and said distressedly: "Okay. Go to sleep. I'll put Mrs. Tang in bed. You haven't slept well for many days. Don't get tired. Brother Zhao must be fine."

Tao Linghua didn't speak, just took off his clothes and got into the bed, buried his head in the quilt, feeling so oppressed that he was dying, but he didn't want to come out, and even thought that he would just die like this, and living without a big brother would be a pain.How can I survive this endless pain?

Suddenly thought of Mu Qi, this man ran to the window in the middle of the night like a maniac, what on earth was he going to do?If you want to help, why don't you say it?If you still want to add insult to injury as before and sell yourself to him, why come here?

This person has never been willing to suffer in his life, waiting for his help is just a delusion.She shouldn't have gone to him in the first place, and suffered that humiliation in vain.

Thinking wildly, he slowly fell asleep.

Seeing that Tao Linghua was breathing smoothly and had fallen asleep, Hong Jin was relieved.Days and nights without sleep must be exhausting.She tucked him in the quilt with great distress, and turned on the lamp herself to sleep.

Mu Qi didn't show up for several days, and even the child Mu Xiu didn't come over.I could hear him crying.

After the tenth day of the Lunar New Year, all the yamen were already working normally, and suddenly Lao Gao excitedly called the door from outside: "Tao Tao! Ah Jin! Open the door!"

Tao Linghua quickly dropped the tongs in his hand. He was making a fire, and he and Hong Jin walked to the gate. When he opened the door, Lao Gao was leading a horse, followed by Zhao Xing, also with a red face.

People entered and the gate was closed. Tao Linghua hurriedly asked, "What's going on? Why didn't my second brother come back?"

Lao Gao said in a loud voice: "Old Zhao has a way out! Quickly prepare the money, you only need to pay 3000 taels of silver to redeem him. Your second brother is waiting there. Hurry up!"

Tao Linghua was a little dizzy, and asked: "This, is it true? Just pay the money?"

Lao Gao nodded and urged: "Hurry up, lest you have long nights and dreams!"

Tao Linghua quickly turned around and ran into the house, money!All the small and soft banknotes in the family are collected by me, and I have already prepared to leave Beijing.

In fact, Zhao's family is not very rich, and all the property in these years is less than 3000 silver, and some of the property has already been transported to Songjiang's hometown.So in Beijing, it is only considered a middle-class family. The [-] taels almost went to half of the property.

Tao Linghua took out the banknotes with shaking hands, but it was not enough, so he took out two boxes of cash to make up enough.He moved the box to the carriage at home, locked the door and followed. Hong Jin, his sister, brother-in-law and the others watched the child at home.

The three of them deposited the silver and drove the carriage to the inn near the Yamen. When they saw Zhao Hua, he was extremely thin and his face was ashen. People bring money.Seeing Tao Linghua, he hugged him in his arms, rubbed it a few times before choking up and said: "Tao Tao, brother is saved!"

Tao Linghua also hugged him tightly and said, "Second brother, hurry up, it's important to get the eldest brother out first!"

Zhao Hua nodded, shook his shoulders with both hands, and then went out with Lao Gao to bring the money and drive the car into the yamen to pick up people.Tao Linghua and Hong Jin were waiting outside wrapped in cloaks.

It wasn't until noon that Bai Xuehuang's eyes were blurred and his feet were numb from the cold. A carriage slowly came out from the far gate, which was exactly the one that Zhao Hua and the others drove in.Lao Gao sat on the shaft of the car.

The majestic and majestic gate, inside and outside the gate is the boundary between life and death.

Perhaps it was because the sunlight reflected by the white snow on the street was too bright, Tao Linghua was a little dizzy, and ran forward after a few steps, and opened the curtain of the car, and there really was the eldest brother who was in his arms day and night lying inside.If it weren't for being on the street, Tao Linghua felt that he would have to throw himself on him and cry loudly.

But at this time, Zhao Tai was still in a coma, and after hearing Zhao Hua say that his life was safe, the few of them had no time to talk to each other, so they quickly left the place where they were right and wrong, and went home.

Tao Linghua and Zhao Hua guarded Zhao Tai in the car, while Lao Gao and Hong Jin drove the car outside.

Zhao Tai's eyes were closed tightly, his beard covered most of his face, his clothes were torn into strips, and his body was covered in blood. Because his left leg was broken, he had difficulty moving.Tao Linghua gently touched his broken left leg. The wound was turned outwards, and it was already swollen. He gritted his teeth to resist the urge to roar, and only quietly covered Zhao Tai's hand, shaking his body with the carriage.

Zhao Hua said softly: "It's a good thing they were rescued early, otherwise..." The two looked at each other, feeling cold all over their bodies.

When I got home, the family members hurriedly gathered around.Zhao Hua first explained the situation to others, saying that it was not serious, but he needed to cultivate a little bit, and then he had to leave the place of right and wrong immediately.All nod.

Lao Gao said: "I also resigned from office, let's go with you, I don't have any close relatives in the capital, and I can take care of each other when I'm with you." Hong Jin also agreed, there is nothing good in this capital city Just stay, it would be nice to have a place to spend the rest of my life.

When Zhao Tai woke up at night, he saw Tao Linghua was wiping himself with a wet towel, grabbed his hand and brought it to his mouth, and took a bite.

Tao Linghua was caught off guard and was taken aback.Seeing that Zhao Tai opened his eyes, he was very pleasantly surprised. He quickly put down the handkerchief, held his cheek with the other hand, and asked excitedly, "Brother, how do you feel? Are you okay?"

Zhao Tai didn't speak, just bit the slender finger lightly, and after biting each other, he said with a smile: "Well, it's your smell. I'm not dreaming. I really went home."

Tao Linghua rushed to his side, touching his head and face, and said in a low voice, "Brother, it's good that you're back."

Zhao Tai said with a smile, his voice hoarse: "I want to eat you—"

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Tao Linghua didn't know whether to laugh or cry at the moment, so he turned around and twisted a warm towel for him to continue wiping his body.

Zhao Tai then laughed and said: "I think every day in the prison, I will dominate you for the rest of my life after my second child dies, I am not reconciled, so I must live!"

Tao Linghua saw that he didn't say a word of seriousness, so he ignored him, went out to fetch hot water and green salt, helped him to wash up, and hurriedly served the food again.Zhao Tai raised his eyebrows and laughed while stuttering: "I will eat you later——"

Tao Linghua smiled while feeding him, and he only regarded Zhao Tai's teasing as the joy of reunion after the catastrophe.

Because I didn't want to stay in the capital, I started preparing to leave on the third day.The first is people.Tao Linghua meant that Mu Ping would go with Wu Niang if he wanted to, but the Mu family refused to let her go, so he had to let Wu Niang stay. Fortunately, Tao Hui has been weaned now, so she doesn't have to cling to Wu Niang every day.Zhao Hua wrote down his home address in Songjiang to Mu Ping, and they could come and visit if they were free in the future.

For the cousin of the Zhao family, because the Qiu family went to worship their ancestors and returned to Hunan for more than half a year, they had to leave a letter for the servants who stayed behind in their family to pass it on.

Seeing that everything was almost ready, I prepared three carriages and set off to Tongzhou to hire a boat together.

In the early morning of winter, the cold wind mixed with blowing snow and fog blows head-on.Others were busy loading cars, the children were running on the snow, and the eldest sister of the Tao family was chasing the two naughty children while carrying the burden.

Tao Linghua was wrapped in a thick fur cloak, and stood in front of the window, looking east involuntarily.The pink leather wall stands so high that you can't see the next door.After staying for a while, Zhao Tai suddenly called out, "Tao Tao, what are you doing?"

Tao Linghua woke up startled, looked up, Lao Gao and Chu Xin were carrying a stretcher made of door panels, and Zhao Tai was half up and shouting.Tao Linghua hurried up, Zhao Tai grabbed his hand and said with a smile, "You don't think about Mu Qi, do you?" His tone was full of jealousy.

Tao Linghua shook off his hand and said, "Brother, what are you talking about? I just feel that I will never come back after leaving. I am a bit reluctant, after all, I have been here for several years."

Everyone got in the car and went out.

Seeing the door slowly closing and locking, I feel a little complicated.But at this time, there is no time to mourn the spring and autumn, so it is better to escape from the dangerous place as soon as possible.

Water and land are much more convenient and faster than land, and Zhao Tai's legs and feet are inconvenient, so he can't move back and forth, so taking a boat is still the best choice.

There is no mood to look at the scenery along the road, and there is no scenery to see. There are piles of snow on the shore, weeds are withered, and it is depressed. Only when the ship is stopped for supplies can I have a chance to get off the ship and walk around.

Almost a month later, the scenery gradually changed, and the shore became green, which is the scenery of the south of the Yangtze River.After asking the boatman, the road ahead is Xuzhou, and everyone is very excited.

When they arrived at Xuzhou Wharf, they stopped the boat to rest for half a day. Tao Linghua personally took Tao Hui to meet Fangye, but he didn't visit her, feeling a little sorry.Zhao Tai was a little upset, but he didn't say anything.

Fortunately, not very far away.

Fang Ye heard the news and hurriedly said please.He also took his two children out to the living room.

When the two meet each other, they both feel that time flies by.Tao Linghua is very happy. Fangye has two sons. They look bright and are in a good mood. Presumably the relationship between husband and wife is also very good, and life is very smooth.After thinking about it, I asked.

Fang Ye smiled and asked the nanny to show Tao Linghua the two twin sons who were less than two years old. They were all made up like porcelain dolls.Tao Linghua was very happy for her. With two sons by her side, life must be much smoother for a woman.

Fang Ye took Hui'er and rubbed him affectionately on his little cheek, and said with a smile: "Thanks to my brother who made the decision for me, I am living a very good life now, the head of the family's business is very good, and I am also good, brother take care of yourself, don't worry about me It's just..." Looking at Huier, Huier seemed to still remember her mother, holding Fang Ye's hair and smiling at the two little babies who should be his younger brothers.

Tao Linghua said: "Don't worry, Hui'er is also my son, I will love him, time is very tight today, I have to leave, I will leave my address, see you if there is a chance in the future." While talking, he was about to get up.Fang Ye knew that she couldn't stop her, so she quickly ordered someone to go to the warehouse to move things, and picked up the biggest gold lock from the jewelry box for Huier to wear. She must have prepared it a few years ago.Although Hui Er had some memories of her mother, but not very deep, so she left her mother's arms without crying.Fang Ye felt a little sad but couldn't help it, so she could only hope that they could meet again in the future.

Leaving Xuzhou, there was no hindrance along the way. When we arrived in Songjiang, Zhao Xing was sent to the old house to report the letter.

Mrs. Li sent five cars and a dozen servants to pick them up.

Tao Linghua has been hesitating. When he was in Beijing, he only took Zhao Tai and Zhao Hua back to his hometown as a matter of course, but when he got here, he felt uneasy.After all, I am a man who dominates two brothers, so I don't know how the old man will react.Presumably not very happy.

Whether the road ahead will be a blessing or a curse is unknown, and Tao Linghua is a little afraid to move forward.

Zhao Hua hugged his shoulders and said with a smile: "Grandfather is the most open-minded old man. Didn't I write to him earlier? He knows about our affairs and won't blame you. Don't worry."

Zhao Tai patted his chest while lying on the stretcher and said, "Don't worry, I have everything."

Tao Linghua reluctantly smiled at them. When things came to an end, even if he had to bite the bullet, he had to move forward. No matter whether it was gentle wind and light rain or thunder and lightning, he just accepted it. Anyway, no matter what, he would never leave these two brothers. .

Songjiang is very close to the sea, so even the air has a smell of sea breeze.The salty sea breeze taste makes people feel very fresh.Hui'er grabbed her aunt's lapel and shouted, "Auntie, I heard that Songjiang has a lot of fish, I want to eat fish—"

Everyone laughed.A servant who came to pick up the boat seemed to be in his fifties. Zhao Hua introduced him to be Steward Li from the mansion. At this time, he also smiled and said: "The old man has prepared a lot of fish, and the young master will definitely eat a lot of you. Uneaten fish."

Huier laughed happily when she heard this.

Along the way, I came to a quaint mansion with black lacquered copper nails on the gate, and a plaque with gold letters on a black background hanging on the door, with two big characters in official script written on it: Li's house, extremely dignified.

The two stone lions in front of the gate seem to be quite old.At first glance, this is the kind of mansion of officials and eunuchs handed down from generation to generation.

Everyone was busy moving things, and moved Zhao Tai into the house to resettle.Butler Li said with a smile: "The old man has been feeling unwell recently. He wanted to pick him up, but it was inconvenient to move, so Mr. Tao had to go to the living room to meet him."

Tao Linghua hurriedly said: "The old man is not in good health. The younger generation should come to visit him. How dare he work for the old man to go out?"

Zhao Hua hurriedly asked: "Uncle Li, what happened to Grandpa's health?"

Li Guanjia said: "A few days ago, I had a cold and cough. I drank the medicine and got better these days. It's just that it's too cold outside, so I can't go out."

Tao Linghua held Zhao Hua's hand and looked at him worriedly.

Zhao Hua patted his hands and smiled, "Don't worry, grandpa has always been in good health, and he is a doctor, so he will be fine."

Butler Li smiled and said nothing when he saw them getting close.

The living room is divided into two floors, there is no one in the front hall, but the back hall is very warm, and the old man's bedroom is connected to the back.Before entering the house, I heard an old voice from inside saying: "Why haven't you come yet? Go out and have a look." Then another servant came out in response, just in time to see Zhao Hua coming in, and hurriedly said with a smile: "Old Master, the Second Young Master is back .”

Zhao Hua picked up the cotton curtain and went in, and said with a smile, "Grandpa, I'm here."

Tao Linghua stood at the door and dared not go in.Zhao Hua pulled him in with a gentle tug.

Tao Linghua saw an old man in his sixties with gray beard and kind face sitting there with a smile on his face. He hurriedly walked up to him, knelt down and kowtowed, "Grandpa, how are you, old man? My junior greets you."

The old man laughed and said, "You are Tao Tao? Get up quickly. Let Grandpa see."

Tao Linghua had no choice but to get up slowly and take a few steps closer.

Zhao Hua held Tao Linghua's hand and said with a smile, "Grandpa, this is Tao Tao. You see, we have come back from the disaster this time, and we are not going to leave, so we will honor your old man at home."

The old man asked puzzledly: "What escape? What's going on? Did something happen to you in Beijing?" It turned out that because of the long distance, the old man didn't communicate with the old man, and he didn't know anything about it.Zhao Hua had no choice but to describe it lightly.Mr. Li has been in the ups and downs of his career for decades, and he understood the hardships and dangers after only hearing a few words. Naturally, his face turned pale with shock, and he was relieved when he heard that he was out of danger.

The old man looked at Tao Linghua, and his heart was very complicated. Although he had already known about the two grandsons and the child through letters, he still couldn't accept it when he saw it. However, as a reasonable elder, he couldn't forcefully separate the mandarin ducks.Moreover, this child is indeed very good in nature, gentle and courteous, with pure conduct, he is a child of a good family, not the kind of lowly person who is good at confusing people in the world, and he does not seek wealth and honor, is not afraid of danger, and will never leave his grandson when disaster strikes. abandoned.So what else can I say?How much dissatisfaction has to be suppressed first.You can't let people say that you, an old man, don't know right from wrong.

After thinking about it, he took Tao Linghua's hand, looked at it for a long time and sighed: "My good boy, you have suffered. It's rare that you have such affection for Tai'er, and you never leave without giving up, and your whole family stays with you. I'm an old man, so I have nothing to say. I just hope you are having a good time.”

Tao Linghua originally lowered his head, worried about how the old man would treat him, but when he heard this at first, he was a little surprised and touched, and he laughed quickly: "The kindness my elder brother and second elder brother have given me is as great as a mountain. I will never be able to repay it in my life of."

Seeing that things went so smoothly, Zhao Hua was even more happy, and quickly ordered someone to bring Hui'er.Zhao Hua hugged Hui'er and was about to talk to the old man when Tao Linghua smiled and said, "Grandpa, this child is the eldest brother's son. His name is Zhao Hui. He was given a nickname because of the long distance. You should come and get it."

The old man had hugged the child, and with just a glance, he knew that the child must be Tao Linghua's son, and it was carved out of the same mold.But why is the surname Zhao?The old man figured it out after turning around in his heart. He felt a little bitter, but he also understood Tao Linghua's painstaking efforts, so he didn't point it out at the moment. He just smiled and said, "Okay, but I'm a little mentally ill today. Let's discuss it in another day." , give our baby a good name." Everyone laughed.

Tao Linghua invited his sister's family to see the old man, and Lao Gao and Hong Jin also came to see him.The old man greeted each other warmly.The house is finally lively.The old man was very happy.

When everyone saw that the old man was not feeling well, they all bowed and said goodbye, and went down to settle down.

Tao Linghua's heart that had been hanging high was finally relieved. He was very grateful to meet such a reasonable old man, so he went to serve the old man by the bed every day, and always accompanied him to relieve boredom. The grandson was filial and polite, so he swallowed whatever he said.

What's more, Hui'er is well-behaved and cute, very clingy to the old man, and doesn't recognize her birth at all.After all these years of silence at home, it finally became more lively, and the old man was very satisfied.I only laugh and laugh with my grandson and great-grandson every day, and my health soon recovered.

Everything in the capital seems to have faded from Tao Linghua's world quickly, and the happiness of the past is within reach again.

Tao Linghua's heart is stable, and happiness is on his face. Even Zhao Tai's entanglement makes him feel as sweet as being soaked in a honey pot. He doesn't think Zhao Tai asks for it too often. He also let go of his embrace, not refusing intimacy, Zhao Taile was about to fly.When did you receive such treatment?I don't have to move, and my beloved is waiting for me every day. It's a fairy day.Zhao Tai hoped that he could lie on the bed for a few more days, but he really wanted to show off his glory in the bed, alas, what a contradiction!

Before March, the government put up a notice saying that Concubine Wan Gui died and the whole country mourned.It happened that Zhao Tai's friend in Beijing asked someone to bring a letter to verify this matter, and said that the emperor was seriously ill, the personnel in the court had changed greatly, and the battle between Liang Jian and the prince was becoming more and more fierce, and there must be a big event.

The old man read the channel: "Oh, the crown prince has been oppressed by the concubine Wan for many years, and he is finally coming to an end. I don't know what kind of bloody storm this time is in the court. Fortunately, you have come back, otherwise I don't know what else is going on?"

Everyone nodded in agreement.

Time soon came to May, Tao Linghua had just returned from the old man's place after breakfast this day, and was about to make zongzi with his own hands. Tomorrow was the Dragon Boat Festival, and it was going to be celebrated in a lively manner.

While washing rice, a servant came to report panting, "My lord, someone wants to see you."

Tao Linghua was very puzzled, since he had no acquaintances here and no one in his hometown, who would come to see him?Busy let someone in.

The visitor came in with the servant, and Tao Linghua was shocked when he saw it: "Why are you?"