marry a weak waist

The moon is dim, and the hour is slowly dripping. Meng Yu came back from Luoying Lane after eating a little bit drunk in the late evening. He went to the main room, but when he walked to the other end, he saw that the lights and candles were all extinguished. .

He turned around and came to the Yinlian room again.When he entered the door, he saw Yinlian sitting on the couch with her knees hugged, her head bowed and she didn't speak, and she didn't greet him with gentleness and consideration as usual.He thought for a while, smiled and fell on the couch, "Madam has you been here?"

Immediately, Yinlian raised her head, the tears of panic on her face were half dry, "You guessed that she came, and you must have guessed what she said to me?"

There was a single lamp on the kang table. Meng Yu thought it was too dark, so she went to light the silver lamps on each table, her steps were a little erratic, "I know. You don't want to?" He smiled slightly behind his back Twice, "I seem to remember that you said last time that you would be willing to go up the mountain of swords and down the sea of ​​fire for me, wouldn't you?"

Yin Lian couldn't believe it, she hurriedly got off the bed, chased after him and pulled his arm, "What do you mean by that?! Did you know your wife's idea early on?!"

Meng Yuyuan was a little drunk, so she asked her to pull her, her eyes dangled like a pot of water on her face, and she stopped still, with a faint blush under her eyelids, she sat down on the edge of the bed, her hands resting on the bunk, drunk Nodding, "I know, the whole house knows it, but you don't. Do you think you're stupid?"

After speaking, he raised his face and looked at Yinlian with a funny face.Yinlian suddenly didn't know where the arrogance came from, she raised her hand and slapped him across the face!With a snap, even the candle beside the tent trembled.

Meng Yu's face was in pain, and some anger flushed in his eyes for a moment. He stood up and looked at her with a cold face, and then smiled with the corner of his mouth, "Chaste and strong girl? Not necessarily, I won't see you in the posthouse in Qihe So strong."

Yin Lian blinked, tears rolled down her cheeks, and hurriedly took his arm again, "Are you drunk?"

Meng Yu swung her arm, knocked her back a few steps, and said with a sneer, "I'm very sober, but you are not. I, Meng Yu, have never been an upright gentleman!"

The madness after drinking seemed lonely and hideous, "You are probably very disappointed at the moment? You are probably thinking, why did you like me when you were blind? Heh, it's not too late to wake up. If you don't want to, you can clean it up." I won't stop Xiruan from leaving the Meng family."

The wick of the lamp flickered red, Yinlian fell half a foot away, her face was lowered, obviously thinking about his words, tears fell to the ground one by one.

The time also ticked away for a moment, Meng Yu's red eyes flickered twice, and she moved away mercilessly, "Think clearly, I never make things difficult for others."

He clipped his arms and went back to the main room. The whimpering night wind blowing from the garden blows away his weary smile.

Unexpectedly, as soon as he entered the bedroom lightly, Meng Tiao's cold voice came from the tent, "Are you quarreling with your aunt?"

A little startled, Meng Yu landed on the couch far away, but did not turn on the lamp, and sat dryly with her back to the moonlight, when she heard a laugh, "Can you stop arguing about the matter you told her?"

"That's right, can we not make noise..." Meng Yu said softly, sat up from the tent, and did not light the lamp.The two black shadows faced each other from a distance, and the moonlight hung on their silhouettes like frost, making it impossible to see each other's faces clearly.

But Meng Yu was able to discern Meng Yu's self-deprecating self-mockery, "An ordinary girl will naturally want to make a fuss when she hears such a thing. She is frightened, so you should coax her too."

They are all unusual people, and Meng Yu can even smile, "So what you said before is really good. In this world, we are the two of the most right." He leaned back to the window sill, half of his jaw was cold A piece of white moonlight, "If she wants to leave, tell her to leave, there is no need to stop her."

There was a tense silence in the air, and Mengyu chuckled, "Whether you're angry at her for not being helpful, or for her own good, only God knows."

Meng Yu laughed back and said, "Can I do it for her? She can leave as soon as she wants, like Mei Qing, our family has never forced people to stay." After speaking, his dark shadow walked over to the bed, "It's okay to leave Alright, when Dong Mo's matter is settled on your side, let's live our lives as before."

Was it "good" before?Meng Tiao hesitated, gave way in, fell asleep on his back, and didn't talk to him.Meng Yu also took off her outer robe and went to sleep. She wanted to hug her, but felt that there was an unprecedented distance between them.

In the end, this matter had to follow Yinlian's own wishes, so she put it on hold for the time being, and only relied on Yinlian's thoughts for a few days.

In the past few days, Meng Yu has been calling Meng Yu's side overtly and secretly, urging her to get away as soon as possible by taking advantage of Dong Mo.

Going forward, what is so difficult about seducing a man?This time, Meng Yuan happened to be in trouble because of Dong Mo.On the one hand, he couldn't bear to put him in danger, on the other hand, he felt a little ashamed.Even if she looked into his eyes for a while, her heart couldn't stop beating, it was really out of order.

I went to Qingyu Garden that day, but Dong Mo hadn't returned yet, and he was about to leave. Xiechun pulled and said that there was an adult in the Neisi Yamen who was holding a banquet for his birthday.Among them, Dong Mo and Jia Shenzheng were temporarily acting as chief secretary, so naturally they were invited emphatically.Dong Mo doesn't like to socialize, so he must come back early and ask Meng Tiao to stay for dinner.

I don't know where the wind is blowing, saying that Dong Mo still has an errand in the Beijing Metropolitan Procuratorate, maybe he will be transferred back to Beijing, and it will be Meng Yu who will take over as the chief executive.Therefore, this lord was not offended, and invited several people to the honored seat, entangled with each other, and did not leave for a long time.

When the remnant seats gradually dispersed, it was already dusk. Na Jia Shenzheng insisted on sending Qin Xun back to his mansion and invited him to take a ride with him.The two were sitting in the car, and Jia Canzheng asked the scheming Shangfeng who was about to retreat from the imperial court:

"At today's banquet, the Mengfutai respected Master Dong's wine. I heard the Mengfutai say: "If you are an official in the same dynasty, you are a colleague. Master Dong has been in Jinan for a year, and we seldom have banquets with each other. Don't forget to eat together." It’s better not to look out of the way.’ The words are polite, but I secretly looked at him, and there always seemed to be some deep meaning. According to adults, what does it mean?”

The old monk Qin Xun closed his eyes as if in sedation, and wobbled with his old bones, "Dong Mo can see that look in his eyes?"

"That's not true. At that time, Mr. Dong turned his back on him."

"Do you know why you have been participating in politics for all these years and still can't get promoted? You can't speak, you put everything on the surface, you have to play tricks, how can you play with those people."

The chariots and horses shook Qin Xun's inscrutable smile, "This Meng Yu is a ghost. Let me tell you, if I go down here, I'm afraid that in the future, he will take office."

Having said that, he raised his eyelids, and then a ray of the setting sun cast a sidelong glance at Jia Shenzheng, "I advise you not to think about it, although the imperial court has a decree for you and Dong Mo to act as chief secretary, but in the cabinet, Taifu Dong and Chu The servant is still not clear about the fight, it's Dong Mo and Meng Yu who want to fight, it's not your turn."

Jia Shenzheng smiled slightly disappointed, "I don't dare to expect extravagance in a lowly position. It's just that even if Mr. Dong can't be a feudal official in Jinan, he can be promoted to the official censor of the Metropolitan Procuratorate when he returns to Beijing. He doesn't have to be with him." Is the Meng family fighting for this official position?"

Qin Xun crossed his arms and mocked twice, "It's not your turn anyway, it's Dong Mo who doesn't fight, can you afford Meng Yu's money?"

"If... my lord, look, if Dong Mo finds out that Mengfutai is short of salt, wouldn't Mengfutai have no hope?"

Qin Xun lifted the curtain of the car and glanced at the scattered market, and turned his eyes with a smile, "Meng Yu, you all underestimated him. Recently, I heard some rumors that someone in the General Administration impeached Chu servant Nuyan Meishang, who as the household servant But he is extravagant and extravagant. He compares the wealth of the country to family wealth and abuses it. If the emperor hadn't suppressed it secretly, there would have been a riot. Who is Chu Shilang carrying these burdens for? Don't look at it right now. That westerly wind, someday, Mrs. Dong's westerly wind will come back again."

Jia Canzheng was confused when he heard this, "Your Excellency, I don't understand the humble position. This Minister of Chu will not be able to shake him for a while, right?"

Qin Xun scratched his beard and shook his head, "There is another big battle to be fought in the north, just in the past two years. At that time, the emperor will rely on the Ministry of War again."

"There is going to be a war in the north?" Jia Canzheng was taken aback, and said with a smile, "It's really a little windy, and it's still a matter of foresight. In the long run, Dong Mo must be the winner."

"You're the one who looks at the long-term?" Qin Xun couldn't help but sneer, "Think about it, Meng Yu is young and doesn't have a good family background, how did he get from a 'Meng Xianggong' in the romantic field to a Now? No one in Jinan official circles can see the long-term as well as him now. This is a skill he has cultivated from a humble background. Don’t offend him, even if he is under Dong Mo right now. Offend him."

If you want to ask again, Qin Xun has already closed his eyes and rested his mind.Jia Shenzheng had to think hard and meditate, but he couldn't comprehend it for a long time.

But it was said that Dong Mo came out of the mansion of the official yamen, and was caught by Meng Yu in front of the car and said a few words.

With Meng Yu's usual modest attitude, seeing that the sky was about to fall, she beckoned the boy to come over with a lantern, "I don't think Brother Dong has lit a lantern, and it might be dark on the way back, so I'll offer you a broken lantern, it's hopeful."

Dong Mo squinted at the sky, the sunset was magnificent, lingering with the distant mountains.He squinted and smiled, took the lantern and bowed, "Master Meng knows that I don't like to socialize, and I wanted to resign and go home earlier, but it's hard for Master Tan to refuse his kindness, so I insisted on sitting here."

"Master Tan's [-]th birthday, he's naturally happy. Fortunately, Brother Dong didn't leave early, otherwise his happiness will be ruined."

The two pretended to exchange greetings in front of the car, Meng Yu cut his hands and looked at the sky, and sighed with a smile: "I don't know if Brother Shuwang has arrived in Nanjing."

Dong Mo glanced at him, with a faint smile, followed Yuan Wang, "About just a few days. When he comes back, I'm afraid the Mid-Autumn Festival has already passed, and I will also ask Mr. Meng to make up for the Mid-Autumn Festival. I hope Mr. Meng will appreciate it." .”

"sure."

Dong Mo turned his head and looked inside the car, bowed apologetically, "There are still people waiting at home, so I'll take my leave first."

When the curtain fell, Meng Yu's complexion clearly changed.Feeling at ease in his heart, he sat in the car and returned to Qingyu Garden with a smile on his face.

The slanting sun was setting and the sky was getting dark, but the lamp Meng Yu had given him was used halfway. On the barrel-shaped white silk lamp, the word "Meng" was written in black ink. Dong Mo walked in the garden, holding it up and sneering.He has one more thing from the Meng family in Qingyu Garden.

With contempt in his heart, Meng Yuzhangmi probably knew that Liu Chao would go to Nanjing in this way, but seeing Meng Yu's calm attitude today, he must be very sure about the chess set by Meng Yu.

With every step he took, he distanced himself from Mengyuan rationally, and when things were at stake, he had to redouble his precautions and stay awake.

However, as soon as he entered the door, he saw a table full of gold and jade, which was warmly illuminated by four candles.Meng Tiao was lying on his side on the couch, wearing his cinnamon-colored Taoist robe, breathing sweetly and falling heavily.His tense mind couldn't help but relax a little more.

Seeing him coming back, Xie Chun hurriedly put down the work in her hands and walked over quietly, "I set up dinner for the girl to eat first, but the girl insisted on waiting for you, she fell asleep after waiting. Master finally came back , do you want to use some more with the girl?"

Dong Mo blew the lantern and handed it to her, "Come on."

Hearing Xiechun's greeting, several maids came in to heat up the food again, they all walked lightly, for fear of waking Mengyuan up.There was no one there in an instant, Dong Mo walked to the bed, and was about to wake Meng Tiao up, but after seeing her face resting on the back of his hand, he dropped one knee to the ground again, and tugged at the robe on her shoulder.

This movement awakened Meng Yu, she sluggishly fanned her eyelashes lazily, Shanshan smiled, "Are you back?"

In fact, what's the use of his solid and solid line of defense just now?He lowered his eyelids resignedly, then raised them with a gentle smile, "You've been waiting for a long time."

"I'm asleep." Meng Yuan sat up, being looked at so closely by his eyes, that she thought she was showing something on her body.She pulled off the summer robe on her back and covered her folded legs.

But she was even more embarrassing. There was a slight scent of sandalwood on his robe. She didn't like incense, so she was very sensitive to fragrance.He was not there before, sleeping under this robe, the fragrance lingered, as if sleeping in his arms, there was a different kind of peace of mind.

But at the moment, he was right in front of her eyes, his robe was covering her legs, as if a hand had penetrated into her thin skirt, which became a different kind of uneasiness.

Dong Mo was still half-kneeling under the couch, his face was cold and pale, making his ears even more red.Mengyu raised her hands to cover his ears, she didn't know if it was his ears or her hands, or both were a little hot.She put all the responsibility on him, "Did you drink?"

"I ate some, but they are all top officials in Jinan, so I can't push it away."

"Is there still food to eat?"

"Eat something with you." Dong Mo looked up at her slightly, brushed her sleepy temple hair, and his eyes fell on her pouting lips, "Are you hungry?"

"No." Meng Tiao categorically denied it.

But he raised his hand and rubbed the corner of her lips, "What delicacies are you dreaming about?"

Meng Tiao just woke up and drooled from sleep, and immediately flushed with embarrassment.She twisted his arm abruptly, with a little force, probably because she hated him for embarrassing her by piercing through it, and made a fuss to get past this embarrassment full of sweetness.

Dong Mo was not angry either, and sat beside her with a smile.The sills and windows on both sides of the back were wide open, and the frogs sang at night, and the wind from the half-curtain of the cold moon brushed her silk sleeves on the back of his hand, and she fell to the ground in a flash, making people feel itchy.

He pulled her shoulders and kissed her swollen and red mouth. This time he even rolled his tongue in, feeling the tip of her tongue timidly trembling in his mouth, hesitating, and then he seemed to go all out entrusted to him.

Xie Chun led the maids and was about to come in, when he caught a glimpse from the window, he hurriedly stopped, turned his head and gestured with his lips, and led a few little maids to wait on the porch at the other end of the door.

The girls blushed and looked forward.One of them pulled Xie Chun and whispered: "Miss Zhang will really be our grandma in the future? I'm afraid the old lady won't agree to pass it back to Beijing."

"Whether the old lady is important or not? Who can stop our master from making up his mind? Besides, how long has the old lady cared about my master all these years? Oh, let's just ignore it all these years, even such a big matter as his imperial examination." , would you think of meddling in his marriage? It may not be that the old lady has such a leisurely heart, she is an old man, just care about the other young masters who are well-matched marriages."

The girl curled her lips, "That's true, I'm afraid the whole family will be happy and at ease."

The other turned his head and said: "I don't know for sure. In the past, I saw our grandfather's withdrawn personality and only let him go when he had no future. In recent years, I have been promoted to the current official position with my own ability. Those few are promising, even the old lady is impressed, don't the old lady treat them differently?"

"Don't you dare to forget that our master was not born to the old lady. The old lady admired him only in business affairs. In private affairs, the old lady decides. No matter how good he is, he can't win the old lady's heart."

Xie Chun gave them a warning look, "If you intervene anyway, it will be difficult to change what you have made up your mind to. Even if you don't marry a wife for the rest of your life, he can do it. If you can't run away, it's Miss Zhang. You should be careful and serve her. See how easy Miss Zhang is to get along with, isn't she better than those girls in Beijing who peep through doors?"

Everyone agrees with this point, commoner girls have their own benefits.This room smiled and waited for a while, and with a wave of Xie Chun's hand, they entered one by one carrying food boxes, and happily arranged a table full of precious delicacies.

After dinner, it was the second watch, Xie Chun ordered people to clean up the house where Meng Tiao used to live and keep her.Dong Mo went to the bedroom to look for a lantern and prepared to send her there. In his dream, he saw a lantern on the high table under the corner of the screen. He wanted to call him, but he lifted it up and saw the word "Meng". Hanging above her head, it leisurely turned twice in her hand.

With a heavy heart, she put it back in its original place.

Walking into the garden, there are murmurs of gnats, the night breeze blows lightly, and the mysterious moon floats on the coral trees, like a bleak mark.Meng Yu looked up, stepped on a wooden branch inadvertently, and staggered.Dong Mo grabbed her tightly, and raised the lantern under her skirt, "Be careful."

Mengyu suddenly remembered what he said to her in that strange long alley when they came out of Liu Chaoru's house in the cold spring.

At this moment, she somewhat understood his feelings at that time, and smiled with a low face, "Zhang Ping, I am not a rich lady. I have always been able to do everything, such as carrying water and chopping firewood, washing and cooking... But for some reason, in front of you, what? It seems that I can't do it well, and suddenly I become delicate."

They are all changing little by little, thawing their bones inch by inch.She was at a loss in her heart, wondering if this was a good thing, "If one day you leave and are not by my side, I have developed such a spoiled virtue, and I will never do those things, what should I do?"

She thought he was going to make some kind of promise, some sort of "I'm never going" talk.But he was silent, the footsteps resounded calmly and melodiously in the clear light of the thin moon, accompanied by someone's Yusheng blowing through,

Dong Mo was as troubled as she was, and also a little apprehensive and afraid.He was silent for a long time, and said almost without hope: "You don't know what I have bet on to love you."

Meng Tiao was taken aback, but it was the first time she heard him speak of love, she felt light and joyful all over her body, her hands and feet were so joyous that she somehow arranged them, and she walked down a few steps, a little out of balance and funny.

Thinking about his words closely, what did he bet on?Did he really know her identity?So by saying this, he was implying to her that he was risking a part of his future.

In the blink of an eye, she immediately thought that he was different from Meng Yu. She had seen a lot of people and things in the officialdom. A son of a rich family like him, even if there was a slight mistake in reputation and conduct, it would not be a catastrophe. .However, he was punished a little, and after passing the limelight, he still went in and out of officialdom with a decent reputation.

So she couldn't estimate the weight of his words, so she gave birth to some arrogant disdain, "You men always like to talk big, but when you turn your head, you don't lose anything. We women are different, what happened? , then there is no hope for the rest of my life.”

Dong Mo didn't refute her, and smiled wryly for a while in silence.Entering through the cave door, the moonlight is lingering on the corridor, and the lights are shining brightly inside the doors and windows.

Meng Yuan turned around and smiled, "I'm going in."

Having said that, he stopped and did not move, and stood under the veranda with his face slightly lowered, and the shadow of thick eyelashes fell quietly under his eyelids.The lantern swung over her head, raising the corners of her skirt a little.

There were three stone steps attached to the bottom of the skirt. Dong Mo stood below and looked at her, his heart rising and falling gracefully with the corners of her skirt.The skirt was stuck to her legs by the wind, and there was trembling soft skin in the slender lines.Dong Mo could imagine it, because when he kissed her in the room just now, her chest, chest and arms trembled slightly.

He stepped up quickly, dropped the lantern, and pressed her against the pillar.He kissed her again, as if the kiss was not enough, his breathing was a little urgent, even his hands were anxious, and he rolled into her lapel, as if he wanted to take her heart out of the flesh, to see if there was any truth of.

The lantern that had fallen at the foot caught fire, igniting the silk veil outside, and the threatening flames seemed to climb up to the door.However, in the end it was not completed, only the silk yarn was burned to ashes, leaving behind an empty frame made of bamboo, and the night came again.

Meng Tiao's heart was still pounding while sleeping on the bed, and she felt that Dong Mo's hand was still covering her head, squeezing her heart tightly.She was half ashamed and half glad, it was a pity that they hadn't reached that step yet, and fortunately they hadn't reached that step, so the road could go a little longer.

In the gauze tent of the moon cage, she laughed and cried at the same time.

The next day Dong Mo went to the yamen, and Meng Tiao had just dressed and returned home.I didn't want to bump into Mei Qing going out with a girl at the corner door, Meng Yu asked her, she raised her eyebrows and scoffed, "Sister didn't come back all night, I didn't ask you, you asked me instead."

Mengyu felt guilty for a moment, and looked back at her, "I'm just asking along, so I don't bother to care about you."

Mei Qing paid no attention to her, got into the soft sedan chair, and went all the way to the mansion of a Tongjuan named Ma.

The one who greeted her was Ma Tongpan's wife from Jinan. This Mrs. Ma was an actress when she was young, and she was Ma Tongpan's concubine for two or three years.Although she has been a wife for more than ten years, her temperament of eating fat and losing weight is hard to change. This point is somewhat similar to Mei Qing, so the two are somewhat close.

Mrs. Ma invited Mei Qing to the couch to entertain tea, sent the girl away, and talked with Mei Qing: "I thought about it a year ago, if the fat and water don't flow into other people's fields, we two should be good friends, and such a good business will not be delayed." Who will you take with you? I just heard that you are engaged, but I don’t know how to marry into someone else’s house, so it’s hard to tell you, so I delayed the meeting.”

It's a "lamb's money" deal. It turns out that Mei Qing is planning to buy a property at home these days and often makes money.For a small business, there are too many things for too little profit; the Liu family does not have a servant who can handle the land property, so they can only ask the Meng family's housekeeper to handle it. Isn't this falling into the hands of Meng Yuan?

Mei Qing couldn't believe her dream, and after thinking about it, she thought of her good friend Mrs. Ma.I've heard that she is the best at making calculations, and when she was a concubine, she had saved a lot of personal wealth by virtue of the twelfth of January.

She didn't know much about the market inside, so she asked, "How is it released?"

Mrs. Ma said with a smile: "'Thirteen taels', put out ten taels, and take 13 taels back. Naturally, Baoshan gets one tael in the middle, and you get 12 taels. You don't have to worry about anything else. You put money and receive money."

Hearing it, it's easier than buying a shop, and it's quicker than getting money from the farm, so Mei Qing would not be unhappy.Then he took a sip of tea, nodded with a smile, "Business is good business, but I don't know if it's safe or not. There are some rogues in the market, you and I both know that if you lend money to him, he won't pay it back, so what should you do?" ?”

"It's all about relying on others, how dare you rely on me? You, the wife of the county magistrate, and I, the wife of the general judge, who would dare to play tricks on us? Besides, the Baoshan I am looking for can mix with all kinds of teachings, don't say it." Those rascals in the market, even those bastards who run the docks, are also afraid of him. He has some thugs under his hands, and if he doesn't pay back the money when the day comes, he will chop off one of his fingers first, and if he doesn't pay back tomorrow, he will chop off another one! "

Mei Qing smiled and ate half of the cup of tea in peace.Then Mrs. Ma asked her again: "How much do you plan to contribute?"

She wanted to test the waters first, and sure enough, she could make money before putting in more. She stretched out two fingers and compared, "What do you think about putting in 200 taels first?"

Mrs. Ma clasped her hands on her skirt and nodded, "It's pretty good too. I don't think you can rest assured if there is too much, and you can only release it after you get it back. Later, you will release all the money, and it will be better in a year! Your family Master Liu will spend his whole life in this job, so you will not be afraid."

Speaking of this section, she said earnestly: "You persuade him, how many people are not greedy in the officialdom nowadays? If it is not for this little family business, who would work hard to be an official? If the emperor is not There is a warehouse there, who is desperately fighting for it? They ransack their homes and destroy their families..."

When Mei Qing was mentioned, she was full of anger, "It would be great if I could persuade him. The servants below earn more than him. As soon as I said this, he turned his head and walked out without saying a word. It's only my fault at the time. Blind! Fell into his small river ditch. If you don’t talk about him, you will feel unhappy when you talk about it. Didn’t you say that a new bank house was opened somewhere? Called the master to come in, I was just thinking about making a fool of myself.”

The two agreed, and in the next afternoon a silversmith was sent into the mansion.Mei Qing is the best at spending money, and because of being married to Liu Chaoru, she has held back a lot of grievances, and spending money is more like revenge. She wants this, buys that, and even bought six pieces of jewelry in one go.

She wanted to be decent, and even the girls and women of the Ma family who were serving tea and water at the front of the table each rewarded several hundred dollars.That scene was really lively and funny, let's not talk about her for now.

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① Lamb's money: usury.

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