Love Like The Galaxy.

Chapter 37

- "Mum, what did you say, those little girls fell into the water because of the curls?!" After the

banquet was over, the guests were all gone, and Wan Songbai, who was still drunk, was invited by Mrs. Wan. At that time, he was half awake with fright, thinking that his mother wanted to beat him again.

"How is this possible! ... I remember that Yin Zhi's daughter had a sudden abdominal pain, and for fear of disturbing the elders, Yiqi accompanied Mrs. Yin and went back first. Qiqi also gave me a sour meal, saying that Mrs. Yin was treated more by Mrs. Yin than with her. Good. That is to say, when those little girls fell into the water, the curls were not here at all!" Mrs. Wan

snorted: "If the curls gave birth to your brain, it is naturally impossible."

hey smirk.

It turned out that a small accident happened at the banquet today.

There is a very elegant two-story pavilion in the back garden of Wanfu, named 'Changchun'. The young men who came to the banquet set up the pot-throwing competition banquet they said earlier. The little girls who heard the news did not Dare to break in, and greedy to see the handsome man, so they all crowded onto a small wooden bridge opposite Changchun Pavilion, and looked at the people in the pavilion with their toes on their toes.

The steward had repeatedly persuaded the girls that the small wooden bridge was not strong, let alone crowded so many people, but the ardent young girl would not listen to the persuasion, and the bridge collapsed not long after she squeezed on it. Fortunately, the bridge deck is not high, and the stream below is shallower. Except for some scratches and bruises, the little girls were not seriously injured.

——Only that Wang Ji, because he was in the middle of the bridge and surrounded by people, was crushed to the bottom when he fell, and when he was picked up, he was the most embarrassed and suffered. A few rotten blades of grass.

When the news spread to the banquet, the fathers and the executives all looked at each other and laughed.

When it becomes clear, the fathers whose daughters are not among them can't help but be proud of their daughters' honesty; while the fathers whose daughters are among them are either laughing at themselves, or shaking their heads and smilingly saying, "Young men and women are true", There are also Chaowan Pine and Cypress who apologized for crushing the wooden bridge.

Taking advantage of the wine, Wan Songbai took the lead in boasting how handsome he was when he was young, and the little girl who peeked at him almost squeezed through the gate of Wanfu, which was much more fierce than today's group. Then a group of drunk uncles pulled their throats and competed with their handsome demeanor when they were young.

The one said that his family never had to hunt, because the geese that flew by would automatically land at the door; the other said that his family never had to fish, because the fish in the pond sank by themselves and waited for him to catch them.

This said that on the day he got married, half of the girls in the county fainted from crying, and the remaining half had to squeeze into his bridal chamber. The one who said that when he was young, all the girls in the village were not married, threatened to throw himself into the river, and threatened to go on a hunger strike. dragon.

Among them, General Han is the most unique.

Said that he was too talented when he was young, and the two elders of the village he cited in order to rob him as his son-in-law regularly led their children to fight with each other. In order to save the lives of his father and fellow villagers, he reluctantly left home - this bullshit was too much, and General Han was dragged down and drunk by the laughing crowd!

In this matter, Wan Eqi responded very appropriately and was unanimously appreciated by all the ladies.

Not only did she orderly instruct the maids to clean up and heal the wounds of the girls, but she also quickly brought out the new clothes and headwear left by her dozen or so elder sisters for the girls to put on. At the same time, she earnestly asked the sisters who did not fall off the bridge not to mention the embarrassment, and then she calmly asked Wang Jie and others to continue having fun and feasting, as if nothing had happened.

Mrs. Yin listened to her ears full of praise and praise, her face was hidden, but her heart was filled with pride and joy. She couldn't help but drink a few more glasses, and now she is still unconscious.

"...You can't blame us for falling into the water." Wan Songbai shook his head, "No, everyone is not surprised. The steward said that he also deliberately set up a wooden sign at the head and tail of the bridge, which wrote that the bridge is unstable. Fall, they insist on going up, what can I do!"

Mrs. Wan snorted softly, "Could it be that you asked the steward to erect that wooden sign?"

Wan Songbai was stunned for a moment, and said, "Isn't it my mother's name ? In charge of the establishment?"

Seeing the idiot-like expression on his mother's face, he knew that he was stupid to ask, and smiled dryly: "Mom, just say it, you are stupid, how can you guess." Mrs. Wan said

: "I'll tell you three things. One, before curling up, Mr. Zhang, who worked with flowers and plants, told me that Mrs. Cheng loves the wooden bridge very much, and she often surveys the bridge in her spare time."

Although she is old, her eyesight is becoming blind . , But for many years, he has been sitting in the capital mansion, taking care of all matters by himself, and has always maintained the habit of daily listeners to manage and report on the affairs of the mansion.

Wan Songbai was puzzled: "So what?"

Mrs. Wan continued: "Second, Director Li, who is in charge of the banquet, said that he suggested that he should set up the pot-throwing competition banquet in Changchun Pavilion instead of the previous one. The plan is to make it more elegant and chic."

"The third thing, Wang Guanshi from the inner courtyard, said that the wooden bridge was not stable, and that it would be bad for the unwitting girls to fall back and ask him to be on the bridge. Set up a warning wooden sign at the end of the bridge."

Wan Songbai finally understood what his mother meant - the young businessman lived in Wan's house for many days, and everyone from his mother to Qiqi valued her very much, and most of the stewards would listen to her advice. But he still didn't believe it: "Maybe it's just a coincidence? Although the bridge is unstable, the steward once told me that it is not in a state of dilapidation. How do you know when the wooden bridge will collapse?"

Mrs. Wan said: "Neither of you. We know that the wooden bridge actually has a name. It was built by the doctor of the Gongshu Ban to help the monarch of the state of Chu. Remove a few of the logs, and when someone steps on it, the entire bridge will collapse in an instant."

"This is a good way. After you cross the river, you can draw a few logs, and then you can make the pursuers behind you fall into the water... Wan Songbai's expression gradually became solemn, "Mother means to see through the mystery, and then take the opportunity to set up a trap to lure the group of little girls?"

Mrs. Wan nodded and said: "In this way, she will leave or not. Go, be there or not, you can still sell the strategy."

Wan Songbai sucked in a breath of cold air and said after a long time, "It's not all a disadvantage to say that Brother Cheng Xian is obedient to Xiao's management, after all, it's good to marry a smart woman! "..."

Mrs. Wan said, "If you marry a woman like Yuan Yi, you'll be cut off to see your father in the first year of your marriage. Well, if that's the case, I can remarry while I'm young.

" They were speechless to each other, blind to Tong Ling's eyes, and after a long while, they all laughed.

Wan Songbai wiped away the tears from his laughter, and said first, "You're still an auntie, you're angry, and you're thinking about how to say a few words for you, so please don't blame her."

Mrs. Wan smiled . Shaking his head: "Today, the wife of the Wang family is snarky, and she bullied Wei Wei a lot. She can be forgiven for doing so. If it were me when I was young, I would have done it even better."

Wan Songbai said with a smile: " You didn't blame Yauyou for setting this game in our house, but that child is pitiful. Every time my virtuous brother mentions her, he feels both guilt and pity."

"What's so strange?" Mrs. Wan said, "if she is completely Wuxin, there is no need to ask the steward to set up those two signs. Don't you just want to take the Wanjia out. Persuasion comes first, wooden sign warning comes after, so I can't blame my family anyway. Besides, I see that child's temperament, There is the meaning of being brave and not afraid of death. I guess, if it wasn't for Yin Niangzi's abdominal pain, she would have stayed, and she will inform us after the incident, and then honestly apologize."

Wan Songbai said repeatedly: "Exactly! You told me that when you do things, you never hide it, even if you use the sly tricks, it's very fun." As for how his daughter came to this conclusion, he didn't know.

"Yes, that child is so different." Mrs. Wan said faintly, "If I met such a little sister when I was young, I would have loved it."

Wan Songbai thought to himself, how could you ever meet such a girl? Little girl, you are such a little girl! Back then, whoever wanted to provoke you didn't have to stay overnight. You avenged your revenge on the same day, and you had to calculate the interest by the hour!

But after hearing this, he finally breathed a sigh of relief, but who knew that Mrs. Wan said again: "Just now, I have already fixed a book and told Yuan Yi and his wife about this."

"What!" Wan Songbai was almost stunned, "Mum, don't you... don't you blame the curl...!"

"Don't be so loud, I'm just blind, not deaf!" Mrs. He didn't move, "I don't blame Ying Ying, but I can't hide it for her. She has her own parents, so it's up to the Cheng family to decide.

" There's going to be a commotion..." Mrs.

Wan said, "Let's make trouble, if it doesn't break, it won't stand up. You should also let Yuan Yi know who her daughter is!"

Wan Songbai was speechless: "Mum...?" Mrs.

Wan was silent. After a moment, he said: "The two families have been in contact for decades, and ordinary relatives and clans are not as close as we are. I see Yuanyi, although he is intelligent and shrewd, there is nothing wrong with everything. There are only two cases, one is conceited and clever, The two are self-righteous, and they refuse to admit that they are wrong."

"Who said no!" Speaking of Mrs. Xiao's shortcomings, Wan Songbai immediately became energetic, wishing she could say three days and three nights plus supper, "This lady Xiao, "..."

"Shut up, it's not your turn to talk about Yuan Yi's fault." Mrs. Wan slapped the table and scolded, Wan Songbai had to keep silent.

"Yuan Yi has raised all his sons very well, and the bride told me that when they are outside, the children of ordinary families can't help but get angry, drink and fight cocks, but the Cheng family's sons are both self-motivated and open-minded. Speaking of the ladies who come and go on a daily basis, which one does not boast. Yuan Yi arranges for his sons, whether it is to study and apprentice or practice martial arts, A Yong and the others have nothing to do with them. After returning to the capital, Yuan Yi also took it for granted. Who knows that they have hit the southern wall! Well, these days, their mother and daughter have had a few fights, how to make a riot, or my son will tell me in detail and listen to me."

Wan Songbai knew that his mother was sarcastic yourself, keep your mouth shut.

"Yuan Yi decided to expel the Ge family before returning to the capital, but she felt sorry for the Ge Taigong and the female princess of the Ge family, but now the Ge family doesn't need the Cheng family's help, so she has to pour all her affection into that. Did Cheng Cha have it? Yuan Yi felt that she had both kindness and righteousness, and that she was selfless. Her husband and children should understand that. But the whole family did not buy her account. Knowing that she just pushes and presses, mother and daughter are like

hard ice and iron chisels. No!"

Mrs. Wan said lightly: "In this world, if you can't be brave, then it's better to die as soon as possible and live your life honestly. Once you've done it, you should take the risk of being seen through. It's hard to just eat meat. Be beaten. Take your time, break through the barriers one after another, and then you will know how to go."

Wan Songbai stared blankly at his mother's handicapped face-could it be that her mother was talking about her? It was precisely because she refused to bow her head and bow half a point when her father was alive, and she made too many enemies in the county, so their mother and son would be in turmoil when her father died suddenly.

...

The mother and son of the Wan's guessed right, and the Cheng family saw another big commotion.

Cheng Shi and Mrs. Xiao have been in a state of silence since they learned the news, and the couple sat for half an hour. Mrs. Xiao originally wanted to say, 'I'm right, she's going to get into a big disaster', by the way, she was proud of her foresight in front of her husband. For some reason, the words stuck in her throat, and she couldn't say it.

Afterwards, Cheng Shi stood up silently, went out to give orders, and then asked Qing Yan to invite Cheng Zhi and his wife to tell them about the fall from the bridge and the water. Cheng Zhi and Sang Shi were taken aback and looked at each other. The couple could see each other's meaning in each other's eyes.

Cheng Zhi bit his head and said, "Actually, this matter is not very bad. Those little girls are just a little embarrassed. I don't think the adults care about it." The second half of today's banquet is almost a feast of cowhide, everyone. The more and more it became more and more strange, as a genuine and beautiful boy back then, Cheng Zhi deeply sighed at the thick-skinnedness of all the adults.

Mrs Sang also said: "When I was a child, I read a few words about 'Bangong built a bridge of stacked bones to help the Lord of Chu', but I have never seen what the bridge looks like. That is, Mrs. Wan Lao, who is well-informed and meticulous. How can those little girls know!"

Cheng Zhi lowered his voice and said again: "Speaking of which, Wang Chun is not a very good person. If it weren't for him, why would the Wan family brothers pretend to have leg problems during the Battle of Yiyang! Today his daughter is in public again. The humiliation is not intentional!"

Sang continued: "This matter has been arranged from beginning to end without any flaws. Even if the outsiders have heard of the 'stacked bone bridge', they can't think of the reason. , no matter how you look at it, it's their own fault. Brother and

wife can rest assured! Let's sincerely apologize to the Wan family later, because the young businessman was reckless and almost implicated his family." Shaoshang excused, Mrs. Xiao was not a fool, how could she not hear it, but she didn't say a word, just looked at her husband with her eyes.

Cheng Shi let out a long sigh and said, "This matter can't be left like this, this time I will punish her. Heavy punishment!"

Sang Shi hurriedly said, "Brother..."

Cheng Shi raised his hand to stop her from speaking, and after a while He said in a single sentence, "You love Ling Yao so much, caring for her, and teaching her. You don't know how grateful I am in my heart."

Sang's eyes were a little wet, and he lowered his head and said, "Brother, don't say that, I just feel that I agree with Yao Yao."

Cheng Zhi He hurried to see Mrs. Xiao, but saw that she was still sitting silently.

"I know that Yao Yao was wronged outside, but I still want to punish her." Cheng Shi said with a solemn expression, "Today, Mrs. Wan saw through it, and the Wan Cheng family is very close, if others saw through it. What!"

He turned his head to his wife again, "You once told me that swaying is 'wise enough to refuse advice, and words enough to cover up wrong', and now it seems half right. It's not that she doesn't know what she's doing is wrong, but it's wrong. She also wants to do it. Because she is so smart, she is not afraid of anything, and can fool anything! This is indeed going to cause a big disaster!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Sang was speechless.

Cheng Shi continued: "What are you afraid of when you get into trouble? When I was as old as Shaoshang, I wasn't necessarily gentle, courteous, and frugal. But I had to take a risk. She was good, just to vent her anger. Extreme temperament!"

"—What do you think?" Mrs. Xiao finally spoke.

Cheng Shi didn't answer, he shouted ho, Cheng Shun, and then Cheng Shun, who was standing outside the hall, brought in a scarred old guard with gray hair but neat clothes. The old guard also held a long torture rod in his hand. .

Cheng Zhi and Sang Shi did not know this person, but Mrs. Xiao did, and said in surprise, "Qianzheng?"

"Elder Sister, who is this?" Cheng Zhi asked.

Mrs. Xiao said slowly: "This is the one who holds the torture rod under your brother's account." She already knew what her husband was going to do.

Cheng Zhi was shocked and shouted: "Brother, don't you need it! You only have a few bones, you can stun her with a single slap. You have to use it, use... use this torture rod..." He pointed at the The wooden stick in the old soldier's hand with a tall bowl and a thick mouth is solid and heavy, dark as lacquer, and it makes one's heart chill.

Sang Shi opened his mouth slightly, and was speechless in shock.

Cheng Shi ignored them, facing the old soldier, and said sternly: "Today, Ben Hou will use your housekeeping skills. You rarely execute executions in the army these years, and only occasionally ask you to torture one or two details. This torture Have you lost the ability of the stick?"

The old soldier named Qianzheng grinned: "Don't worry, General. I will fight whatever the General tells me to do. It will hurt for a few days, leave a few days of wounds, and see how many bloodstains, the slaves will keep them. Not bad at all." The

old soldier's voice was sharp and slender, and looking at his description, Mrs. Sang knew that this person should be an old eunuch from a certain royal palace in the previous dynasty.

"In the end, I'm just trying to scare and scare the young lady, you can't go wrong!" Cheng Shi threatened in a deep voice, "Otherwise I'll rip off your skin!"

Qian Zhen lowered his head and said, "The general picked me up from the pile of corpses, I also found my lost old mother and nephew, and properly settled the slave and slave family. If the slave and slave destroy the female son, there is no need for the general to do anything, and the slave will cut it off on her own."

Cheng Shi nodded and waved to Cheng Shun to take the person down.

Cheng Zhi finally understood, and stammered: "Brother, you, you, you are..."

"You are bold and careful, and ordinary battles can't scare her!" Cheng Shi said, "It has to be hard. I'm going to call her ruthless. She suffered a lot and saw some blood, which made her remember for a long time, but she couldn't really hurt."

Cheng Zhi looked at his wife, and Sang Shi smiled bitterly.

Mrs. Xiao hummed: "You finally gave up? I'm not afraid that the curls will hate you because of this."

Who knew that Cheng Shi nodded and said: "The lady is right. So, I can't fight it, it's the lady. Come fight."

- As soon as these words came out, the remaining three people in the Jiuyu Hall all stared at him.

"You can say that too!" Mrs. Xiao finally got angry, not at her daughter's boldness, but at her husband's brazenness. He himself is a good person in front of his daughter, and leaves the bad person to her! Simply shameless!

Cheng Shi hurriedly stroked his wife's back and said softly, "I'm not doing this for the sake of curling up. You think, to subdue a reckless child like her, you have to be both soft and hard. After the beating, you have to coax. We husband and wife always have to be soft. A hard one?"

Mrs. Xiao broke free from her husband's palm and said angrily: "Then I will come to Xingren and you will show power! Why should I be a wicked person!"

"If it was before..." Cheng Shi laughed, "It is Mrs. To be a good person, mother and daughter can talk about caring things. But isn't curling up with a prejudice against his wife now? If even her father, who has always loved her, is sticking to her, maybe she is sad and indignant, but she is not willing to stick to her neck. You've softened up!"

"You...!?" These words were still very convincing, and Madam Xiao was choked and trembling with anger.

"My plan is as follows. I'll avoid going out of the house later, so as not to be soft-hearted, or to be dragged by Yong'er and a few others to be bailouts. After you come back from Yin's house, Madam, you will be furious... No, no, not at me. To get angry is to curl up!"

Cheng Shi moved left and right to block, trying to avoid Madam Xiao's fist, and said with an apologetic smile, "Then Madam rebuked the many faults of the sage loudly, and brought out all the sage's words, and she was embarrassed. As scary as it is scary, first calm her down in terms of aura. Then ask Qianzheng to come out and execute her—don't take off her clothes, the little girl wants to save face, and then beat her hard—not really hard, I will give instructions in advance..."

Madam Xiao couldn't get rid of her husband's pinched hand, she was so angry that she didn't even care about etiquette, she lifted her leg and kicked her husband.

"Then the third brother and sister-in-law pretended to be in a hurry--remember to come in through the front door, you two should not try to save effort and hide in the side to watch the play, with your eyes curled up, and don't reveal your stuffing--then you both begged for curling up with tears in your eyes. Then Yuan Yi was embarrassed and then reluctantly responded, as if this would save her a small life, and two days later, you will leave for your post with your curls..."

Madam Xiao used all her strength to finally push her husband off the shovel. , he was also tired and paralyzed in place.

"Then..." Cheng Shi stood up thick-skinned and patted the folds of his clothes, "Oh, there is no more."

Madam Xiao was so angry and tired that she could only breathe. Sang has never been so frightened since he was a child, and has always been in a state of staring at the dog. Only Cheng Zhi buried his face in his palm, not wanting to speak.

Cheng Shi stood in the center of the nine halls, with a burly stature, imposing manner, and straight eyes.

I just heard him say: "Today's battle is to let the curl know that there are mountains outside the mountains, and there are people. They can't take risks, let alone rely on someone to make a daring act! That's it. When Yuan Yi's fight is almost done, The third brother and the younger brother went in to save the people, and we broke the cup!"

Sang Shi, who was too frightened, turned his head slowly and asked her husband with her eyes.

Cheng Zhi also replied with his eyes: Yes, my brother has always been like this. But you don't have to be sad, thinking that he is loyal and stupid, and everything depends on his wife. You are not the first, and you should not be the last.

Sang: Seeing that they are quite proficient with their fists and feet, could it be that they were like this before.

Cheng Zhi: When we were newlyweds, we fought harder. My second brother and I both knew it. After giving birth to a few Yong Er, they began to pretend. To tell you the truth, I actually miss it.