There is no phoenix

In a blink of an eye, it was already the tenth day of the first lunar month.

Not long after noon that day, Xichun and Caiping were making Caiping's wedding dress together under the eaves, while Aunt Liu was resting in the room.I saw Zhang Jun riding over, holding two pheasants in his hand, and said to Xichun and Caiping: "Sister-in-law, Caiping, this is what my second and third younger brothers got from the mountain behind the military camp, and I will make soup for you to nourish your body. "

Xichun and Caiping hurriedly let them into the room and sat down.Zhang Jundao: "Sister-in-law, I want the color screen to go with me to see the house over there. I don't know what else to add. Let her go and see by herself. If there is something missing, we will buy it."

Xichun smiled and said to Caiping: "Caiping, you go with Brother Zhang to have a look, at least you will be the hostess over there from now on."

After hearing this, Caiping had no choice but to follow Zhang Jun out with a blushing face.

Zhang Jun and Caiping rode to the new house, and saw that it had taken on a new look, and the dilapidated wooden door had been replaced with a more decent one.

Zhang Jun walked around the house with the color screen, and asked with a smile: "Sister, do you think this is good?"

Caiping nodded and said, "I didn't think it would be so good to renovate. It's very open here, and there are so many rooms, it's enough for us to live with your two brothers in the future."

Zhang Jun smiled and said, "This is all my second brother Zhang Jian's worrying about. Sister Caiping, I'm afraid our second brother will be born soon after we get married."

Cai Ping was a little surprised and asked, "Your second brother is also engaged?"

Zhang Jun smiled and said, "Not yet, but my second brother already has a girl he likes."

After Zhang Jun finished speaking, he hugged Caiping and said, "Caiping, tell me, I am so poor, and this house was given by Commander Liu and his wife, will you despise me?"

Caiping looked at Zhang Jun, shook his head and said, "No, Brother Zhang, Brother Liu told me your story. You have gone through hardships, valued love and righteousness, and distinguished right from wrong. I, Caiping, was born as a girl, and Brother Meng does not dislike you Caiping came from a humble background, and Caiping is already grateful. It is my blessing to be able to stay with someone like Big Brother for a lifetime. Don’t worry, Big Brother Zhang, your brother will be my relative in the future. You three, do your job well. I will pack it up here, and wait for your brothers to come back and have a look. I believe that our family will be the same as Brother Liu's in the future, and it will definitely get better!"

After hearing this, Zhang Jun looked at Caiping affectionately and said, "Sister Caiping, you are an excellent girl. Don't worry, I, Zhang Jun, will never let you down in my life. We will definitely get better."

Caiping also looked at Zhang Jun and said, "Brother Zhang, I know you have suffered a lot. Forget all the suffering and hatred in the past. Bad people will have retribution, and good people will have good retribution."

Zhang Jun said with a smile: "Sister Caiping, you are right. Let me tell you, the Jiajianing State Mansion that killed my brother and sister Jin has been sent by the emperor to ransack the house and punish it. Although it is not the Rongguo Mansion, I believe that I can definitely see it." It will be the day when all the bad guys are punished. I also heard that the female relatives of the Ningguo Mansion were redeemed with money from relatives and friends, and those males will be dispatched to the northwest border gate after the Lantern Festival."

Caiping was shocked when he heard this, and hurriedly asked: "What? Brother Zhang, you said that the Ningguo Mansion has been confiscated? When did it happen?"

Zhang Jundao: "The Ningguo Mansion was ransacked in mid-November. I heard that the crime was to lure the children of the family and court officials to drink and gamble, so that the soldiers in charge of the grain depot set fire to the grain depot."

After Zhang Jun finished speaking, he took the color screen's hand to look at the two people's new houses, and said with a smile: "My second and third brothers said they live in the row of rooms over there, which is closer to the kitchen. My third brother said In addition to planting lotus in that pond this time, we also put some fish to raise it, so that we can eat fish every day during the Chinese New Year next year.”

Caiping recalled those scenes in the Grand View Garden, and said with a smile: "If the pond is planted with lotus, it will be beautiful if two willow trees are planted beside the pond."

Zhang Jun nodded and said: "In my hometown in Chang'an County, the pond is surrounded by willow trees. My mother said that people in Jiangnan like small lotus ponds under willow trees."

When Cai Ping and Zhang Jun returned to Liu's house, it was almost Shen time.Aunt Liu was already up at this time, and warmly greeted Zhang Jun to stay for dinner. Zhang Jun said that he would rush back to the Jingxi military camp, so he left.

Xichun asked about the renovation of the house over there, and the color screen informed them one by one.

Caiping remembered what Zhang Jun said about Ningguo Mansion being ransacked and punished, tentatively asked Xichun, "Girl, have you ever dreamed about what happened in our original mansion?"

Xichun listened and sighed: "Caiping, you know, I have always hated my brother and sister-in-law. But I don't know why, after I got married, I often dreamed that my brother was arrested, and I also dreamed that many people copied me. home. However, I didn’t tell you, nor did I tell Brother Liu.”

After hearing this, Caiping asked: "Girl, if there is such a day, do you want to see the uncle? And Brother Rong?"

Xichun thought for a while and said: "I don't know either. I hate my brother for not being up to date, but I thought he gave me 1 taels of silver without hesitation that time. After hearing that the two of us left, he took great pains to find me everywhere. , I searched all the Taoist temples and temples in the capital, and even went to Sister Miaoyu’s place to look for it in person. I just couldn’t put it all down in my heart. I definitely won’t go back when I come out, but I really want to go to our mansion one day Look in front of the door to see if there is any change. Color screen, do you know that once you go out, I am worried that you will be seen by the people of our Jia mansion."

Caiping thought for a moment, then summoned up her courage and said, "Girl, I'll tell you one thing, but you have to make sure you don't feel sad after hearing it."

Xichun was surprised when she heard this and asked: "What's the matter? Caiping, please speak clearly, you know my temperament, I can hold my breath even when I'm happy, angry, sad or happy!"

Caiping heard this, and said: "Girl, do you believe that our house has been ransacked."

Xichun was surprised when she heard this, and quickly looked at the color screen and said, "What? Color screen, is it Ningguo Mansion or Rongguo Mansion? Or have you copied both?"

Caiping hurriedly said, "It's Ningguo Mansion. I heard from Brother Zhang that the house was ransacked in mid-November."

After Caiping finished speaking, he told Zhang Jun one by one what he said.

After hearing this, Xichun murmured: "I knew this day would come, but I didn't expect it to come so soon. Caiping, don't worry, I can bear it. If my brother and Rong can understand when they are guarding the border, it is not too late." Late. My elder brother is not yet 40 years old, and Rong Rong is only in his 20s. Many border guards can find a job based on their own abilities. It is not too late for the two of them to reform themselves now. Think of me My ancestors earned such a family business after narrowly dying on the battlefield. Who would have thought that my brother, who is the younger generation, not only does not carry forward the family business, but also does not know how to cherish it. Doing these things humiliates the ancestors, so they get into trouble and have their homes ransacked like this punishment."

Caiping said: "Girl, why don't you wait for Big Brother Liu to come back and ask him. Big Brother Liu didn't tell you this, will Miss blame him?"

Xichun shook her head and said, "I know Brother Liu is hiding things from me. He must be afraid that I will be worried. I don't blame him. When I got married, Brother Liu once asked me if I wanted to tell my brother and sister-in-law, but I flatly refused."

Caiping nodded and said: "Brother Liu is really kind to the girl, it's good that the girl can think like this."

Xichun sighed and said: "But Caiping, you told me that my brother and Rongge are going to be assigned to the northwest border, I am still a little worried. So, Caiping, I hope you can help me, let's make a few sets for my brother and Rongge together I asked Brother Liu to send me the shoes, socks and clothes to keep out the cold. My brother and Brother Rong are going to guard the border, and they should not be in the capital for a year or two. Now that I am married to Brother Liu, I will not be involved in any crimes. Married girl, I don't want to keep this from my brother, anyway, they will leave the capital soon."

Caiping said: "But girl, in case Brother Liu sends something, how should I tell the uncle?"

Xichun thought for a while and said, "Caiping, why don't I go by myself and go with Brother Liu to see my brother and Brother Rong. When Brother Liu comes back, I'll tell him."

After Xichun finished speaking, she asked Caiping to find some brocade cotton, and immediately the two of them started making shoes and socks.

At dusk, Liu Xianglian came back on horseback, smiled and said to Xichun, "Sister, the young prince and the young concubine asked us to go to Beijing Palace for dinner with Princess Feng Ziying and Miaoyu on the [-]th, and now you can have a good reunion."

Xichun stepped forward to take Liu Xianglian's cloak, and said with a smile: "I haven't seen Sister Miaoyu and Sister Lin for a long time, Brother Liu, I made some playthings for Sister Miaoyu's children, and I was thinking about what to do. How to send it, I will take it with me when the time comes."

After Xichun finished speaking, she poured hot tea for Liu Xianglian herself, and suddenly looked at Liu Xianglian and asked, "Brother Liu, I want to ask you, is it true that the Ningguo Mansion has been confiscated and my brother will be sent to the Northwest for garrison?"

Liu Xianglian was startled when she heard this, and looked at Xichun busy, not knowing how to answer for a moment.