The Moon Over Tang Dynasty

Chapter 14 Returning to the old place to fan the flames

The sound of morning drums in the morning had stopped for a long time, and Kudi's house, which was located deep in the alley, slowly opened the door. An old man walked out with a bowed head, and scanned the door a few times, completing his daily routine. Task: I rarely have guests come to my house on weekdays. My aunt just came yesterday and the door has been kept extremely clean. Today I can be lazy...

Just as he was about to turn around, he heard the sound of rolling wheels. When he looked up, he saw a donkey cart approaching. The two strong donkeys pulling the cart were both covered in shiny black hair and looked particularly energetic. The coachman stopped the car with a "hush", opened the curtain, and first two maids with braids came out, and then a gorgeously dressed young lady supported the maid's hand and slowly got out. Got in the car and walked towards the gate.

The old man rubbed his eyes and felt that this young lady looked very familiar. When she said, "Uncle, please tell me, my daughter is coming back to say hello." He suddenly realized: Isn't this the aunt? It was just the way the person in front of him dressed up that made it impossible for him to connect with the woman who kept her head bowed and silent all day long... After being stunned for a while, he came back to his senses, hurriedly turned around and went in. After a while, he ran out again: " Alang asked the aunt to go to bed."

Liuli nodded, and a maid calmly handed Pu Bo a small purse. Pu Bo was surprised. He twisted his hand and realized that there were about ten large coins inside. He couldn't help but feel elated. He smiled so hard that his teeth were exposed. He gratefully led Liuli and the maids she brought with her to the upper room.

Kudi's house is not spacious. After walking around the screen wall, you enter a small courtyard. There is a date tree and a walnut tree planted in the courtyard. It can be seen that the house was still neat and tidy back then, but it has not been renovated for many years and looks a bit old.

As soon as she entered the courtyard, Liuli's eyes fell on the small room in the far corner of the west wing. The door of the room was closed tightly, and the dusty door curtain hung weakly at the door. This is the place where she lived for three years. At that time, Anshi passed away, and the original Liuli was so sick that she could only breathe, so she was moved out of her original room. It was said that she was afraid that the illness would be passed on to her family, and she would never be able to live again. Didn't change rooms. As for herself, from the first time she was lying on the bed with no one around, unable to accept everything in front of her, then she spent her days with hungry and well-fed meals, quietly learning everything she needed to learn, and then she opened her mouth to speak. Practicing music and dance etiquette, while looking for a way out: the memories left for her in the past three years are really not good...

At the door of the room, Aye opened her eyes wide and looked at Liuli who was getting closer and closer. She could hardly close her mouth: Just because she lost Liuli, she had been beaten so hard by her mother, and she had tens of millions of poisons in her heart. She vowed to "entertain" Liuli well when she came back, but the noble girl in front of her, surrounded by maids and dressed in gold and silver, far exceeded all her imagination of Liuli. Before the group of them could get closer, she could not help but lift the curtain with a smile on her face.

Liuli walked in without squinting. In the main room, Ku Di Yanzhong was sitting on the couch at the west end with almost no expression on his face, while Mrs. Cao beside him couldn't help looking at him up and down, his eyes slowly widening. round.

Liuli bowed politely, then stood up slowly so that Mrs. Cao could see more clearly: today she was wearing a goose yellow floral short valerian jacket with a matching chest-length undershirt, and lake blue beads on the outside. Duique's brocade half-arms and a mud-gold apricot-colored shawl, and a red gold dragonfly on her head. The dragonfly's eyes are two blood-red gems, and the thin gold foil on its wings will follow her every move. A movement that vibrates slightly and looks like it is alive.

Mr. Cao is naturally very knowledgeable, and her eyeballs are almost impossible to remove from the rocker. Kudi Yanzhong looked at this wealthy daughter and slowly frowned. After a long time, he said coldly: "What's the matter with you coming back today?"

Liuli lowered her head and said softly: "On the one hand, my daughter came to pay her respects to her father, and on the other hand, she came back to pick up a few things that her mother left for her."

Ms. Cao couldn't help but said, "Do you still have the nerve to come back and get something?"

Liuli's voice was still very soft, "There's nothing else but the gold and silver rhombus mirror. It was my mother's favorite thing during her lifetime. My daughter wants to hold it as a reflection."

Ms. Cao frowned and said, "Isn't that what your sister is using?" She was a little confused: she gave this mirror to her daughter from the glass room...could it really be An's?

Liuli raised her eyes and looked at Kudi Yanzhong and said: "That mirror belongs to my grandma, and there is a small word "an" below it. It belongs to my grandma." - Although she has no previous memory, she can still recognize the words. What's more, as Coral's most beloved "trophy", its origin is unknown.

Kudi vaguely knew about this mirror, and felt slightly annoyed in his heart. He said in a deep voice: "It's just a mirror. Since I have given it to your sister, why do you have to take it back?"

Liuli sighed: "Although the mirror is small, it is something left by her mother. If Coral really likes this mirror, why not return the set of pearls to Liuli." She remembered the set of heads and faces more clearly. The coral was taken directly from her dressing box. At that time, she also left a sentence, "Do you also deserve to wear pearls?"

Mrs. Cao glanced at Ku Diyanzhong and said louder: "You have always been a polite person, why are you so fussy about it now? Some people know that you don't forget your late mother, but some people think you are here to demonstrate and blame you. Grandpa and I treated you poorly before!"

Kudi Yanzhong's expression turned darker as expected, but Liuli lowered her eyes and said nothing, but the expression on her face clearly showed that she did not intend to give in. Cao was about to speak again, but saw the curtain lifted, and the coral was blown away like a gust of wind. When he came in, he stretched out his hand to push Liuli. A tall maid behind Liuli rushed up to block her in front of her. Coral was stunned and cursed: "How dare you, a cheap servant like you, block the way?"

The maid said coldly: "This maid is not your slave!" She took a step forward instead. Seeing that her eyes were not kind, Hualu felt a little timid and quickly looked at Kudi Yanzhong, "Master!"

Kudi Yanzhong's face also darkened, "Madam, the slaves you bring are so unruly!"

Liuli didn't answer, but Xiaotan behind her laughed and said in a clear voice: "Slaves don't dare to take these words seriously. Although slaves are from merchants and don't know any rules, they can't just watch my aunt being raped by a concubine. I'm going to fight you. Is this the rule of your house? It's really opened the eyes of the servants. You must ask the elders in this place for advice when you go back. Maybe this is the custom in Chonghuafang!"

Kudi Yanzhong's expression couldn't help but change, he gritted his teeth and said sternly: "Coral, get out! You are not allowed to leave the room without my instructions for the past three days!"

Color is not stupid. As soon as Xiaotan opened her mouth, she knew something was wrong. But her eyes turned red when her father attacked her like this. She glanced at Liuli hatefully, but she saw Liuli smiling brightly at her gaze. This smile almost hurt Coral's eyes. She stamped her feet hard, shook her head and ran out.

Ms. Cao's face changed drastically, and she moved her lips slightly. She didn't know what she was thinking of, but she didn't say a word. She just looked at Liuli with eyes that turned into obvious hatred.

Kudi Yanzhong was silent for a moment, and then said in a deep voice: "You came just to get that mirror back?"

Liuli nodded, but added, "My daughter still wants to get back that pair of pearls." - Pursuing victory is the way of a military strategist: why should you be polite to them when you can get one more thing back?

Kudi Yanzhong's face turned darker. After thinking about it, he still said to Mr. Cao: "Go get the things!"

Ms. Cao hurriedly said: "Da Lang..." Kudi Yanzhong glanced at her gloomily, and immediately choked back the second half of her words.

Ms. Cao had no choice but to get up and go out quickly. Not long after, she heard the sound of crying and beating coming from the east wing, and Mrs. Cao was yelling and scolding angrily. After a while, Ms. Cao came back with a livid face, holding a mirror and a small box in her hand, which she coldly stuffed into Liuli's arms.

Liuli took a closer look at the mirror, then opened the box and looked at the necklace and hairpins inside. With a satisfied smile on her face, she handed the things to Xiaotan, and then gave Kudi Yanzhong a deep blessing. , "Thank you very much, grandpa. Thank you very much, my concubine. I wish you and my concubine good health. My daughter is resigning."

Kudi Yanzhong just nodded coldly, Liuli didn't care, turned around and walked out with the two maids. But he saw Aye and another servant guarding the door of Coral's room in the east wing, looking at his group nervously. Liuli smiled, then took a few steps closer and said in a loud voice: "Coral, my sister advises you not to be angry."

The door curtain opened with a bang, revealing a face that was already distorted with anger. The smile on Liuli's face remained unchanged, "In a few days, we sisters will go to my aunt's place together. If you don't want to go, sister I will inform my aunt for you."

Color was stunned for a moment, then gritted her teeth and said, "Stop talking nonsense, why don't I want to go?"

Liuli raised her head slightly and said calmly: "If you want to go, change this face. If you still look like this today, I'm afraid my aunt will be annoyed and I'll miss my sister's business!"

 Handhu looked at Liuli's face that was radiant with pride, and the anger on her face slowly turned into a sneer, "Don't worry!" After saying that, she lowered the curtains without saying a word.

Liuli looked at the falling curtain and smiled silently: Hualu, you have been good at bringing people "surprises" for the past three years. This time, you will not let me down, right?

 (End of this chapter)