The Romance of the West Chamber: The Bells are Ringing

At this time, Elder Faben walked slowly and led Monk Fa Cong to the west chamber. He was thinking about Zhang Sheng and couldn't help but feel a little emotional. He shook his head slightly, sighed, and thought to himself: "Sheng Zhang became famous after participating in the imperial examination, and now he is the governor of Hezhong. If this marriage really happens, it will be a good story."

Elder Farben and Monk Fa Cong walked into the lady's room and saw that her face was a little pale. Elder Farben's heart tightened, but he still had a smile on his face. He bowed to his wife, exchanged some pleasantries, and said, "Madam, the old monk came here today to congratulate you. Mr. Zhang is now in high school and has become the prefect of Hezhong. I am very happy to congratulate you."

Monk Facong also hurriedly congratulated Mrs. Cui Xiangguo like his master.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cui Xiangguo's expression changed slightly when she heard what the two monks said. She was a little panicked, but she still remained calm. She smiled slightly and said, "The elder is overrated, but it's just that he must have it sometimes in his life."

Elder Farben nodded, understanding what Madam meant. He looked at Madam, sighed deeply, and said: "Madam, today you should believe that what the old monk said is true. Zhang Sheng is definitely not the kind of scholar without virtue. How dare he forget Madam?"

"Besides, there is General Du who can testify. How can we regret this marriage?" Monk Facong also said at the side.

Seeing that her mother was silent, Cui Yingying said, "Zhang Sheng, this matter must wait until General Du comes."

Seeing Zhang Sheng nod, Cui Yingying added: "General Du once laughed at Sun Pang as stupid and commented that Jama is not a hero; he is currently holding the position of Marshal Zhengxi, and concurrently serves as Shaanxi Youhe Middle Road. This is our former amulet , it will come in handy today. When the time comes, I must help you, sir, and kill that thief. He doesn’t recognize relatives and deceives women into marrying good families; you don’t have to distinguish between good and foolish, since he is not a poisonous husband!"

After saying that, there was a deep chill in his eyes.

The matchmaker and the piano boy saw each other at the side, and felt a chill in their hearts. They glanced at each other secretly, with a trace of worry on their faces.

But Zhang Gong nodded frequently and said: "Yes! What the young lady said is exactly what I want! If you want to take action, let me do it!"

The matchmaker and the piano boy looked at each other and looked at each other. They couldn't help but caress the bruise on their arm that was pinched by Cui Yingying, and the other rubbed the bulge on their head. They both thought that these two people are cruel and ruthless, but they are a good match.

Elder Farben stood aside and quickly clasped his hands together and called out the Dharma name: "Amitabha!" He thought in his heart: "How can you talk about killing animals in this pure place of Pujiu Temple? It's really a sin!"

Monk Facong also followed his master and chanted the Buddha's name, but his eyes wandered around, looking at Zhang Gong and Cui Yingying.

But Mrs. Cui Xiangguo couldn't help but look Zhang Gong up and down, frowning. Then he said: "Matchmaker, take the young lady to the bedroom."

Cui Yingying and the matchmaker quickly left obediently.

At this moment, a man wearing armor and a long sword was seen walking into the west chamber with his head held high. He coughed heavily, breaking the silence in the wing. He looked solemn, but his heart was filled with turmoil: "The first thing I want to do is congratulate my brother for winning the first prize, and the second thing I want to do is make this marriage happen for you, brother."

Elder Farben stopped reciting the Buddha's name, looked up, and said in surprise: "Isn't this General Du Quedu, the White Horse General, the Generalissimo of the Conquest of the West? He's just in time!"

When Mrs. Cui Xiangguo saw that it was Du Que who had arrived, she felt mixed joy and sorrow in her heart. She felt something was not good, but then she thought: "If Yingying really can only marry Zhang Gong, then with the help of Marshal Zhengxi, the power in the court will increase greatly. It's not a bad thing." Please sit down quickly.

Qintong secretly took half a step back, somehow feeling unspeakable fear of Du Que.

Zhang Gong raised his head, tears shining in his eyes. He took a step forward, held Du Que's hand tightly, and choked with sobs: "I relied on my brother's power to win. When I came back today, I wanted to marry Yingying, but my wife's nephew Zheng Heng slandered me in front of my wife. I said that I became a son-in-law in Wei Shangshu's family. Madam was angry and wanted to regret the engagement, but still promised Yingying to Zheng Heng. What's the reason for this? "

After hearing this, Du Que frowned and thought for a while, and said for a while: "I'm afraid Madam is wrong about this matter. Junrui is also the son of the Minister of Rites, and he has achieved another success, winning the first prize in a new subject. Madam did not recruit white-clothed scholars in the past, but today she wants to cancel the engagement. Could it be that there is something wrong with reason?"

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo sighed and said: "When my husband was here, I promised to betroth Yingying to Jun Rui. I didn't want to encounter this difficulty after my husband passed away. Fortunately, Zhang Sheng asked the general to kill the thieves. I will never forget this. Foreword, I wanted to recruit him as my son-in-law, but my nephew Zheng Heng told me that Zhang Gong became a son-in-law in Wei Shangshu's family, so I was angry with Zhang Gong and could only promise Yingying to Zheng Heng."

After hearing this, Du Que sneered: "Zheng Heng, a boy with evil intentions, knows how to slander Jun Rui. How can the old lady believe his words?"

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo said: "Zheng Heng is my nephew, but he calls me aunt! How can I not believe him?"

At this time, Zheng Heng walked into the west wing with a happy face. He put on a bright new suit, his hair was neatly combed, and he looked very proud. He thought to himself: "I'm all dressed up and waiting to be my son-in-law. Today is a good day. Let's go out here with the sheep and the wine."

As soon as Zheng Heng called "little aunt", he felt something was wrong in the atmosphere.

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo responded: "Zheng Heng, my nephew, you are finally here!" Seeing Zheng Heng, Mrs. Cui's face immediately became much kinder.

Qin Tong nodded slightly and thought: "Oh, so this is Zheng Heng!"

When Zhang Gong saw that this person was Zheng Heng, he immediately said, "Zheng Heng, what are you doing here?"

When Zheng Heng saw Zhang Gong's official uniform, his heart moved and he guessed his identity. He looked at Zheng Heng in panic, crying in his heart: "What bad luck!"

He quickly put on a smile and said: "Ah, well, haha, I heard that the number one scholar is back, so I came here to celebrate."

Du Que took a step forward, a murderous look flashed in his eyes, and then he became furious: "Why do you want to deceive a good girl? Are you doing something unkind? What do you have to say in front of me? I will report to the court and kill you. Thief!"

Seeing that Zheng Heng had broken his heart, he simply stopped pretending and said disdainfully: "What kind of good family? Yingying and I have been engaged for a long time, and we have been married for a long time. You, the number one scholar, have never consummated your marriage anyway. , now that you have an official position, are you afraid that a young lady from a wealthy family will not marry you?"

No one else knew, except that Zhang Gong and Cui Yingying were just engaged. Only Mrs. Cui Xiangguo's face changed drastically. Zheng Heng was speaking freely. In this way, where is the reputation of the Cui family!

After hearing this, Zhang Gong was surprised and thought: "At that time, I did see peach blossom blood stains on the white handkerchief under Yingying's body. I thought that I have experienced many battles and seen these peach blossoms many times, so I can't be wrong. What's going on? Could it be that what Zheng Heng said was deliberately disturbing me?"

Qintong frowned, remembering that the matchmaker had vaguely told him, and it turned out to be true.

Elder Faben couldn't help but recite the name of the Buddha again. Today, in the Pujiu Temple, the evil and lies have been destroyed again and again.

Monk Facong shook his head secretly. This pile of rubbish will destroy the reputation of Pujiu Temple.

Du Que was furious. He could not tolerate being so humiliated by Zheng Heng, his sworn brother. He shouted: "You are talking nonsense! Tell me the truth! Did Wei Shangshu family recruit Junrui as his son-in-law?"

Zheng Heng was frightened by Du Que's momentum and turned to his aunt for help.

Unexpectedly, Mrs. Cui Xiangguo's face was livid with anger, and she glared at him and said in a deep voice, "Quickly tell me, is it true or false?"

Zheng Heng was furious for a moment and murmured: "This, this, this, I heard it from hearsay, maybe it's true!"

Qintong stood up and said loudly: "I have been in Chang'an, the capital, how come I haven't heard of it?"

Du Que looked back at him and said coldly: "Really?"

The piano boy felt a little guilty when he glared at him. He took a step back and muttered: "Yes, yes!"

Du Que looked at Qintong up and down, said "hum", then turned back and growled at Zheng Heng: "Is it there or not?"

Zheng Heng was so frightened that he trembled, collapsed on the ground, and whispered: "No, no, no! I told you nonsense! It's fake, it's fake!"

Du Que glared at Zheng Heng fiercely and said, "You admit that what you said is all nonsense! If you don't get out of here, you bastard, I will send someone to capture you!"

"No, no, no! You don't have to take it, I will just take care of the marriage, and Yingying will give it to Zhang Sheng!" Zheng Heng said quickly in fear.

Du Que turned around and said to Mrs. Cui Xiangguo: "Madam, what this guy just said is all nonsense. He admits it himself. Madam, don't take it to heart!"

Mrs. Cui Xiangguo understood that Du Zhen had good intentions, but this thorn in her heart ached faintly.

Du Que patted Zhang Gong's shoulder again and said, "Junrui, it's okay. Don't think too much about it. This kid is talking nonsense."

"I'm not bragging! I don't know about Zhang Gong, but Yingying's story is true!" Unexpectedly, Zheng Heng suddenly stood up with an angry look on his face.

After everyone heard this, they couldn't help but look at him angrily, as if fire was about to burst out of their eyes.

Zheng Heng saw that his little aunt was silent and knew that today was over. He felt depressed and said angrily: "Yingying and I are indeed close by skin. If you don't believe me, ask her!"