Chapter 344: Trace the Origin (Chinese)

In the southeast corner of the west city, Rongshi Hutong, Dong'e Mansion, and inner courtyard Buddhist temple.

Jueluo looked at the Bodhisattva with a compassionate face and sighed in her heart. Yesterday on the Holy Birthday, she went into the palace to pay tribute to the Empress Dowager, wanting to take the opportunity to find grace and let the Empress Dowager point the wedding to her granddaughter.

Influenced by the dismissal of Gali, their Dong E family is now deserted. Even the old friends and relatives who had originally had some contacts, they are now avoiding it.

She had heard of Li Ding's marriage. Because outsiders had a gossip, they talked to the old lady. When they talked about the Dong E family's voluntary withdrawal, they were all a pity for Jinghui.

Although the Li family was dressed, they were already showing off since Li Ding's grandfather. Besides, Li Ding was handsome and both civil and military, and was much better than the wandering young men in the capital.

When Jueluo heard the Li family's verbal talk, he was so angry that he raised his neck, but he couldn't say anything about it. If the Li family voluntarily retired from the marriage, then he wouldn't have to ask for his granddaughter's reputation.

Now, the granddaughter's marriage is heavy, and it has become Jueluo's concern. While he is still honest and clear, he can arrange his granddaughter's marriage properly, and then he will be in a good mood to see his son and daughter-in-law when he goes underground. If he delays, it may be a day when Jinghui's two uncles think that their niece is useful and have the idea of ​​beating them.

Dong Ejinghui didn't think about it. She sat alone on the kang in the boudoir to make needles and threads. In the wooden cabinet at the kang, there were already a drawer full of small items, all of which were purses, cigarette bags, etc. There was also a drawer, which was about twenty pairs of shoes.

As the saying goes, spring is sleepy, autumn is exhausted and summer is not enough, and winter is in March when you can't wake up.

After embroidering a peony petal, Dong Ejinghui felt a little tired and a little sore in her hands, so she put down her work. She got up from the kang and walked on the ground, and accidentally saw the jewelry box in front of the dressing table.

Dong E Jinghui was stunned. It was already October and she was about to start a tribute. Because of his filial piety period, he failed to catch up with this subject, and the next time it will be two years later.

Two years later, I was eighteen... Thinking of this, Dong Ejinghui only felt that her face was red and she was already crazy.

Her maid Chun'er happened to come in. When she saw her lady like this, she was shocked and hurriedly stepped forward and said, "Why is the girl so red? Did she catch a cold?" As she said that, she couldn't help but chill.

Dong Ejinghui woke up and was immediately embarrassed, and hurriedly said, "It's okay, I'm fine!"

Chun'er walked to the window and looked at the charcoal basin. She didn't know when the charcoal fire had gone out. She frowned and said to Dong Ejinghui: "Girl, why don't we talk to the old lady to prevent the girl from getting sick again! The eldest lady has passed this now. She used the black charcoal to fool the girl, but it was not good after a long time. It was burned for a quarter of an hour! It was okay just now, and the weather was not very cold. In a few days, the house would become an ice cellar!"

Dong Ejinghui thought that since her uncle was dismissed from office, there was a rift between her uncle and her grandmother and she was unwilling to make her grandmother bothered her because of her own affairs. She shook her head and said, "It's not a problem. The family has not been well off in the past two years. My aunt just wants to save some chewing. I just wear two more clothes!"

Thinking that even the maid with a good reputation in the other end of the big house was also a good-for-quality silver charcoal, Chun'er felt very aggrieved for the girl. She wanted to persuade her again, but thinking that the old lady was old and her parents died. She lived with the eldest master and the eldest wife. If the trouble started, the situation would be more and more difficult. Therefore, she sighed, without saying much, and took the fire box to get the charcoal stove.

Dong Ejinghui rubbed her cold and stiff hands, sat down to the edge of the kang, and did needlework.

*

Inside the East City Gate, Li’s House.

Because he wanted to thank the relatives and friends who came to help him hired today, Li Dingte bought a banquet to pay his respects.

Cao Yong was impatient with this social engagement, but when he thought of his mother, he couldn't retreat. After all, Li Ding was attentive and he couldn't be too distant, so he wouldn't be scolded for being disgusted.

Jiang Zhuo is an elder. After eating a few cups of wine, he said goodbye first.

Cao Yong also wanted to go home early, but Li Ding was left behind.

Li Ding personally put the wine pot, filled Cao Yong with wine, and poured it for himself. Then he raised the wine cup and said gratefully: "Today, I would like to thank Furuo for giving my cousin a face. This cousin is even grateful. Come on, I won't give you some silly gifts and toast you! Everything is in this cup."

He was talking about Cao Yong, as a close relative, who followed the matchmaker to Fu Cha's family to help Li Ding give a betrothal gift.

Cao Yong smiled bitterly in his heart. He didn't know why Li Ding was acting like this. He obviously forced himself to go there. Cao Yong said nothing about him and said nothing about it. He didn't want to be polite.

Li Ding held the wine cup and refused to let go, which meant that you wouldn't give me face if you didn't drink it.

Cao Yong's alcohol tolerance is no longer the same as before. He was not afraid of drinking, but when he saw that he was like this, he drank with his neck.

When Li Ding saw this, he was extremely happy and filled Cao Yong with him.

Because he had eaten a few glasses of wine with Jiang Zhuo just now, Cao Yong wanted to make excuses and said that he had almost the same drink. At this time, he heard Sun Jue snorting coldly next to him.

Only then did Li Ding save himself from dealing with Cao Yong because of his busy work, he neglected his brother-in-law and filled it with it himself, saying, "Today, Brother Yushu is exhausted, I wish you a cup of mine!"

"Yushu" is Sun Jue's name, because Li Ding's brother Li Nai married Sun Jue's sister, and the two families are in-laws and have always been intimate.

Sun Jue was very annoyed now. After drinking a few cups of wine, he was less concerned, and then said coldly: "Why do you bother me? I am just a small official of the sixth rank, and I am not a gentle prince. I can't give you a good face! It seems that I will have to come to two less in the future, so as to avoid smearing your face. I want to see, how glorious can you be?"

But this was so sad. Li Ding was too lazy to argue with him because he was drunk, so he said, "Brother Yushu, don't be upset, I will punish you three cups of money here!" As he said that, he fucked three cups in a row, and called the maid Wenjiu.

Seeing that Li Ding was drinking generously, Cao Yong thought he was really happy about the job today, and his dissatisfaction with him was reduced a little. If the relationship between the two families continued so well, it would be impossible for the Cao family to avoid being implicated by the Li family. If it really couldn't be broken, he should think of a way to persuade Li Ding to not get involved in those things that shouldn't be involved.

He remembered that Xia Tiansui saw the manager of the Eighth Prince's Mansion in Rehe and the construction of the garden in Rehe, and he thought about whether to find an opportunity and asked Li Ding if the Li family helped buy women.

Seeing Li Ding’s gratitude, Sun Jue felt more relieved, so he snorted and had a drink.

Li Ding put down the wine cup and looked up and saw Cao Yong's expression dullness. His eyes were staring at him blankly, and he couldn't help but feel proud. Although he had tolerated it, there was still some joy in his eyebrows and eyes. He held it back and asked with concern: "Furuo, are you drinking too much?"

Cao Yong was about to shake his head and said he was not drunk, but when he saw Li Ding's expression was so strange, he couldn't help but feel a little alert. He rubbed his forehead with his hands and responded vaguely: "Maybe he's a little drunk, but this head is a little heavy."

Seeing that Cao Yong had made some adjustments, Li Ding frowned slightly when he saw that he was not very drunk, and then said, "No matter what, today is my day of hiring. I am really happy. Furuo and Brother Yushu have to have a few drinks with me! I have sent the kids back. We will be drunk tonight before we can stop!"

Sun Jue was still saying something twitchyly, it was not good to be too addicted to alcohol. Drunk was harmful to his body. Cao Yong was a little more cautious in his heart. Even though he had some contact, he didn't know when he was so close to Li Ding.

This kind of attentiveness is really too much.

While talking, several maids had already brought wine to them. One of them was dressed very gorgeously, with the most pretty appearance, and smiled. When they looked at their appearance, they didn't look like maids, but like a petite lady.

When he arrived beside Sun Jue, Sun Jue smelled the faint fragrance coming from the woman, and became more and more impressed by the Li family's father and son who could enjoy it. Since he could come out to entertain guests, how could he be a lady? Naturally, he was a maid. Even the maid who was holding a cup of guests was so pretty, and he didn't know what kind of style it should be when he was kept in the inner house.

The woman poured Sun Jue a lot of wine, raised it herself, and sent it to Sun Jue's mouth, and said in a sweet voice: "Master Sun, Xiangtong will help my second master toast you with wine!"

Looking at the white little hand holding the wine cup, how could Sun Jue refuse? He couldn't help but reach out, hold the maid's little hand, and rub it hard twice, but he felt weak and boneless, extremely slippery, and his heart immediately felt relieved.

The woman giggled and said, "Master, why are you doing with Xiangtong's hand? You're going to drink!"

Sun Jue was so embarrassed that he knew how to be rude, so he immediately took the wine cup from the maid and drank it with a red face.

Xiangtong's woman acts presumptuously, unlike other maids. She occasionally looks at Cao Yong very attractively. Cao Yong is a man in two lives and has seen many women. There are nowhere to be seen that this maid has other intentions. But she can act like this, it is probably because of Li Ding's instructions.

But, what are you doing to get Sun Jue drunk like this? Beauty plan?

Cao Yong was still thinking in his heart. When Li Ding saw him looking at Xiang Tong, he said with a smile: "This girl is spoiled by her father. Don't bother with Brother Yushu, don't bother with her! My father has always been her daughter. She just laughs like this on weekdays and looks like nothing!"

Seeing that Sun Jue had drunk wine, Xiangtong was already like a butterfly, and turned to Cao Yong, but wanted to use the same trick again.

She looks beautiful, but she uses more fragrant powder all over her body. Cao Yong didn't sneeze out, so he hurriedly leaned back, trying to stay away from her.

Cao Yong looked at the two green and red finger marks on the snow-white little hand. They were exactly what Sun Jue had just rubbed, and his stomach couldn't help but roll in his stomach. He remembered Li Xu's reputation, and he was trained by him. He was afraid that it was not a daughter, but a daughter's mother long ago.

Seeing that Cao Yong didn't drink, Xiangtong said coquettishly: "Master Cao is so deserted. Do you want to bear the maid being punished?"

Cao Yong couldn't tell Li Ding's intention, and he didn't know what his intention was.

Seeing that Cao Yong was not moving, Li Ding scolded Xiang Tong and said, "Don't mess around, don't disturb our parents' drinking!" As he said that, he personally put a cup of Cao Yong's fill.

When Cao Yong looked down, he felt secretly amused. The kid's fist that the maid sent just now was more than twice as big as the one just now. It seems that Li Ding made up his mind to get them drunk.

Cao Yong originally wanted to find a Yuzi to stand up and say goodbye, but he also faintly felt a sense of exploration in his heart, wanting to know what Li Ding intended. After thinking for a moment, he decided to make a mistake. If Li Ding really had malicious intentions, he would have been prepared to avoid being confused and ambiguous.

Sun Jue was watching Xiangtong, and when he saw her coming to Cao Yong, he felt a little unhappy. Seeing that Li Ding didn't know how to be sympathetic to Xiangyu, he felt very distressed.

Xiangtong was also obedient, and saw that Cao Yong was still awake and did not dare to be too entangled. She was filled with grievances on her face, and she felt more and more charming.

When she saw Sun Jue looking at her, she lowered her head and retreated to Sun Jue.

Sun Jue was afraid that she would feel uncomfortable and whispered: "Don't be sad, I'll eat the wine you toast!"

Xiangtong laughed at him for being stupid in her heart, but even said gratefully: "Master Sun loves me!"

Sun Jue took Xiangtong's hand and was smelling the fragrance on her body. He felt so distressed that he felt wronged the beauty, which was a serious sin.

After hearing Xiangtong's words, he became more and more heroic, and raised his neck and said to Li Ding, "Xincheng, this is yours...... Since he treats his uncle as a daughter... he should treat his sister with a new achievement... he should not be too late to cherish and pity, how can he let her do this maid's job... he should be scolded by someone's face... he really... he shouldn't..."

Because he was stuttering and his hands were still pulling Xiangtong, his righteous words made people feel particularly funny.
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