Clear water and jade in the Red Chamber

Chapter 158

Later, whenever Shui Rong took Daiyu out to play, among the girls, He Liang would also intentionally or unintentionally find a way to chat with Zijuan.After going back and forth, Zijuan found that sometimes he couldn't help but think of He Liang, and even when he went out, he would search left and right intentionally or unintentionally.She is well aware that she is humble and that she is a girl from Jia's family. It is a blessing that Meng girl does not give up her high regard, but she dare not expect anything else in this life, she just wants to serve the girl for a lifetime, that's all.Therefore, he forced himself not to think about it, and whenever he met He Liang, he hurriedly avoided it, burying and cooling down his sprouting thoughts.

The two new tombs are side by side. The high-quality blue stones are half-height, enclosing the two tombs. In front of them stands a large tombstone engraved with the names of the Chen couple. The altars are all white stones with finely carved patterns of longevity tower.There are three small candle niches on each side.The entire cemetery is not small, and it is also meticulously repaired. Jia Min even personally took care of it, which can be regarded as full of the master-servant relationship with Yiyun back then.

In the car, Zijuan changed into linen filial piety clothes and tied a filial piety belt on her head. When she got out of the car, she was already in tears.Supported by a few third-class maids who followed, she knelt down from the intersection and walked all the way to the grave of her parents.Lighting candles and incense, placing tributes, and then gently stroking the names of parents on the tombstone, weeping for a while.

The girl who came with him knelt down together, and the servants moved the paper figures and horses out of the car and placed them outside the car, set up white flags, tied white cloth belts to the trees beside the grave, and stood on both sides with their heads bowed.

"Father! Mother! Daughter sees you coming!..." With a cry, tears flowed like springs. I had thousands of words to tell my parents, but I couldn't say a word when the words came to my mouth, and they all turned into endless words. cry.Unbearably sad, crying so faintly, Zijuan almost fainted, and with the support of the maids, she stepped forward and ignited the paper man and paper horse with her own hands, and then knelt down to save paper money and ingots for her parents.

"Father, mother, my daughter believed the lies of the old lady of the Jia family, and almost made the girl a sinner through the ages. Fortunately, she escaped from that dirty and vicious family in time, met the wife, and the girl did not abandon her, and recognized the face of the enemy! Now The Jia family has suffered retribution, and the grievances of the parents have been cleared up, and the daughter will watch them go to hell!" Zijuan burst into tears, burned a string of gold foil ingots in her hand, and said to her parents: "Master and wife still remember the father and mother. Mother, you are very kind to my daughter, and the girl treats me like a sister and never treats me like a slave. I will definitely serve the girl well, repay her kindness, and ask the spirits of my parents in heaven to keep the Lin family safe and healthy, and bless the prince and the girl to be harmonious and beautiful..." After speaking, there was another burst of weeping, and the handkerchief was soaked through.

While weeping, she felt that a handkerchief was handed over to her side. Zijuan thought it belonged to some girl, so she nodded and took it, and gently wiped her tears. When she only touched her cheek, she suddenly felt something different.Girls' handkerchiefs are mostly made of silk, or satin and silk, which are smoked with different spices and mixed with the fragrance of powder.This veil is made of cotton cloth, and it only smells of cleanliness.

Through the hazy eyes of tears, the handkerchief in his hand was blue with dark patterns of auspicious clouds, without extra embroidery, it was a circle larger than the one he used, neatly folded, and a small piece was fainted with tears on it.This is a handkerchief for men!When Zijuan looked up, he was looking at Shang Heliang's concerned eyes, burning and affectionate, Zijuan's heart was flustered immediately, he didn't dare to look directly, and hurriedly turned his face away, his nasal voice was still very heavy: "Thank you, Mr. He..."

The handkerchief in her hand has turned into a ball of fire at this moment, burning her palms hot.Handkerchiefs have been given many meanings throughout the ages, especially between men and women, how can they be passed on at will.Today, I was in a state of confusion, but I accepted it in a daze, and it was stained with tears. What should I do...

While thinking wildly, he was surprised to see He Liang kneeling in front of the grave together with her, cupping his hands and saying: "Seniors, the late He Liang is very polite!" After saying that, he kowtowed, took a handful of incense and ignited it and put it in the incense burner among.

"Master He! How can this be done!" Zicuckoo was terrified.He Liang is one of the generals of the Black Armored Guards. As a special guard, although the generals have no rank, they are not inferior to the commander of the Imperial Forest Army because they are the guards of the Prince of Beijing.My parents are only second-class slaves in the criminal minister's mansion, this worship is really unbearable!

"Today, Wansheng is here to propose marriage to the two elders and ask Zijuan to marry him. Although it is a bit hasty, I ask the second elders to see that for the sake of Wansheng's sincerity, don't blame me! Please rest assured, Wansheng will definitely take good care of Zijuan and not let her suffer. The slightest bit of grievance." He Liang calmly said: "Today I will accompany Zijuan to pay respects, and every New Year's festival after we get married, Wansheng will definitely bring him to visit the elders!"

After saying these words, the little girls on both sides were stunned, and they were also dumbfounded.I don't know whether it's shame or anxiety, and her face is flushed: "Master He, how can you joke like this, Zijuan is a vulgar girl, she can't afford the love of your lord...I...I..." I was tongue-tied and didn't know what to say. But more reveals her sincerity.

"Zijuan, I have fallen in love with you for a long time, but I have never dared to mention it to the master. You are the person next to the master, smart, gentle, and sensible. But I am just a martial artist. I am afraid that I will be wronged if I have a solid family background. For you." He Liang said from the bottom of his heart: "My master's words this morning made me understand my shortcomings. Zijuan, I, He Liang, can't make you rich and rich, and I can't let you be crowned or crowned. But I will do my best to give you a happy life and give you a warm and stable home... When we get married, you will not leave the master, but I will fulfill your desire to serve the master."

Zijuan was at a loss for her sudden confession, should she refuse?Yes, I kept telling myself to refuse, she was not worthy of the heroic He Liang, he deserved a better woman!So Xin got up and went back to the carriage.

"Zijuan!" Her movements couldn't compare to He Liang's reaction speed. She just took a step, but He Liang stopped her hand, and with a little force, he brought her into his arms, stopping her struggle, helpless. But he turned around and said: "Starting today, I will protect you! I said this in front of the elders of the Chen family, and I will definitely practice it in my life!"

"If, what if I don't want to?" Knowing that she couldn't escape, Zijuan cried sullenly, "You will meet better women in the future, please let me go..." He said like this , But the heart has sunk in his broad and strong mind.

"After we get married, we will discuss whether you want to." He Liang raised her face: "What do other women have to do with me?"

"You are so domineering..." Zijuan protested in a low voice, avoiding his hand, and buried her tears in her arms.There was a trace of rejoicing in my heart, fortunately, I already had him in my heart... His eyes drifted to the tombstone of his parents, tears of happiness continued, and he whispered in his heart: "Father, mother, do you agree..."

Time flies, and the sun is westward in a blink of an eye, and the girl and boy have packed up their things.He Liang got on the horse and looked back at Zijuan. Zijuan stepped on the footstool and looked up at He Liang.Zijuan's eyes were swollen from crying, He Liang looked at it with endless pity.Zijuan turned her head and took another look at her parents' tombs before she got into the car and sat down, removing the sackcloth filial belt.

"My lord!" A black armored guard whispered quietly on his horse: "There are suspicious people lingering at the foot of the mountain. Today, my lord personally escorted him out, and he brought the master's carriage again. Could someone be watching? But there are only a dozen of them. , it doesn’t seem like there is backup, it’s not worth mentioning at all, knowing that there are black armor guards, is it voluntary to die?”

"It's possible." He Liang nodded disdainfully, and said in thought: "The imperial court hunts down traitors who slipped through the net everywhere, maybe they will jump over the wall in a hurry." After saying that, he took the reins and turned back to order: "All the maids and servants get into the car for me! No matter what the situation is, don't come out without my order!"

"Yes!" He suddenly became nervous, something must have happened.The three girls who accompanied Zijuan got into the carriage and sat with Zijuan, and the rest went into the carriage behind.

"What's wrong?" Zicuckoo raised the curtain and poked her head out, asking.

"There are thieves who have spotted the carriage, and they are probably coming towards the Lin residence, but I didn't expect that the master is not in the carriage." He Liang rode over and said, "It's better to sit down, no matter what happens outside, don't look out. Drive!" He Liang stretched out his hand to put down the curtain, without saying much, rode his horse and walked in front, and raised his hand: "Let's go!"

The Lin family's chariot started slowly and went down the mountain.

If the suspicious person wandering down the mountain is not the rest of the killers who came to the capital to join Prince Zhongshun after the killer building in Suzhou dispersed, they have been living in seclusion in a villa in the suburbs of Beijing waiting for orders.Qiu Shi was captured by Lin Ruhai, and finally confessed the villa. On the [-]th night of the first lunar month, at the same time that Prince Zhongshun's mansion was raided, a large number of troops leveled the villa and captured most of the killers.The dozen or so of them were drinking together, and when they heard the news, they hurriedly climbed out of the villa from a dog hole, which was considered a temporary escape.

I wanted to leave the capital immediately and escape, but several roads out of the capital were heavily guarded, and the mountains that could be climbed were not only guarded by soldiers, but also a large number of wolf dogs.The captured killer confessed to the escaped man, and there were shadows and graphics everywhere, offering a reward for his arrest.They can only hide in a cave on the outskirts of Beijing on weekdays, and survive the late winter. They dare not buy things with money in their pockets, for fear that the people will recognize them, and they dare not rob their homes, lest they attract officers and soldiers.In the past, the killer with teeth and claws can only do some sneaky activities at night to make ends meet.

Early this morning, it was a killer's turn to quietly go to the gate of the city to see what the latest announcements were, and by the way to inquire about when the blockade would be lifted. Unexpectedly, he unexpectedly saw a dozen black armored guards escorting three carriages of the Lin family out of the city , the one at the front is big and wide, and it looks like a master's carriage.Because there were not many guards, this person went back and said that the killers were malicious and intended to rob them halfway, and then took them as hostages to find a way to leave the capital.Sure enough, according to