Love Like The Galaxy.

Chapter 160

That night, Shaoshang was tossed around overnight, and the next day before dawn, he sent someone to Yuan Mansion to pass a message, asking for Yuan Tou card to send him back to the palace, so Yuan Shen and his servants put on a steamed bun carriage inlaid with gold and jade, and rushed to the court. The people who came to Dian Dian came to Cheng Mansion, only to hear the puffy-eyed fiancée ask her to break the marriage with a serious expression.

"What did you say?" Yuan Shen suspected that he had heard it wrong. "The day before yesterday, you said that you would never break off the marriage, but you changed your mind after a day or two? Have you overslept?"—These days Because there were people in the local area who resisted Dutian to make the imperial court in a mess, Huo Budo probably didn't have time for anything.

Shao Shang reached the wall of the car with one hand and confirmed: "You heard right, I advise you to leave your relatives quickly. If it's too late, I'm afraid it will be bad."

"What happened yesterday, who came to you." Yuan Shen was very alert. .

When the young merchant told Luo Jitong's visit, Yuan Shen's expression was solemn: "...so soon. I didn't expect him to have no affection for the Luo family. I also thought that he was a hindrance to the Luo family, so it is not good to turn his face immediately.

" He sat down against the wall of the car without speaking.

Yuan Shen beat his palms with his fists and sneered: "But this is not unusual. How close and trusting the Queen of Huai'an and the King of Donghai treat him, Huo Budo betrayed them!"

Shao Shang felt that these words were harsh. But can't refute it either.

Yuan Shen scolded him in a low voice, and then pretended to joke: "It's just that he and the Luo family are cut off, what do you mean by asking me to quit my relatives? Are you going to jump at him once he is free to marry? "

You know I'm not." Shaoshang sneered, "I hate the word "forgiveness" the most in my life. It is because of these two words that some people hurt others without any scruples. , someone always asks you to forget it. Hmph, there are some things in the world that are done, and if you are hurt, you are hurt, why do you have to forgive me!" Like her, she would never forgive Cheng's mother and Ge Shi.

——Papa Cheng and Mrs. Xiao can still say that they are fighting for the future for the children of the family. She can enjoy the wealth and security that they have won, but Mother Cheng is so selfish and hurts her son and daughter-in-law just because she can hold on to her son and daughter-in-law. An innocent child, even if she dies in the future, she will not forgive her, not all old people are worthy of respect!

Yuan Shen was silent for a moment, then said, "Then why are you so eager to ask me to retire from my relatives? Mrs. Luo is not an ordinary family. After this great humiliation, would it be easy to let Huo Buzhu go? It's not that simple."

Shao Shang didn't answer, Instead, he said, "Do you know Huo Budo's habit of acting? When King Donghai resigned from the throne, I helped go to the East Palace to pack things up, and turned to the archives that he asked for credit for Huo Budo in earlier years and what he wrote to King Donghai. letter."

Yuan Shen looked at her suspiciously.

"There is such a thing, when he was about sixteen or seventeen years old, the emperor assigned him and Zhang Yao to go to Yuzhou to destroy two bandit villages. One of the two bandit villages was in Liang State and the other was in Lu County; to be honest, It is true that the bandit village in Liang country is relatively lonely, so the emperor originally asked Huo Budo to go to Liang country. However, Zhang Yao has always been indignant and told people that he was a foil for the emperor's adopted son, so Huo Undoubtedly, I took the initiative to exchange with Zhang Yao."

Yuan Shen said: "Zhang Yao is indeed a narrow-minded person, and he actually cares about a weak young man. It is no wonder that even if his martial arts are extraordinary, His Majesty does not look down on him.

" But Huo Budo reassured him in the letter, saying that although the gang of thieves in Liangguo were few, they came from the same clan, and they were close relatives, connected by blood, and worked together. The rabble gathered together in one place, gather for profit, and disperse after all the profit."

Yuan Shen noted the details: "When was the letter written."

"The two groups of people have just left the capital."

"That is to say, As long ago as His Majesty intended them to go to suppress the bandits, Huo Budo had already inquired about the situation of the two bandit strongholds."

"Exactly."

Yuan Shen stroked his sleeves and pondered.

Shao Shang continued: "Then the situation turned out as Huo Budo expected, Zhang Yao was unable to attack for a long time, and the troops he led suffered heavy casualties, but Huo Budo took the bandit stronghold lightly after some divisions and disintegration... The heads of several bandits were cut off by their own people in order to atone for their crimes."

Yuan Shen frowned: "...This is a coincidence, if Zhang Ye is not a narrow-minded person, and if the two sides do not fight, I don't know what the outcome will be. how."

"Don't worry, what you've been waiting for will come in two years." Shaoshang said angrily, "At that time, His Majesty had just taken down Longdi and wanted to chase down a few scattered deserters, and I don't know if there were people who were not used to Huo Busu. , actually asked him to chase the deserters from the enemy's younger brother. It's a pity that Huo Busu had just come down from a tragic battle. They are soldiers of the same clan and clan."

Yuan Shen remembered, his face gloomy: "I know about this, Huo Budo caught up with the defeated soldiers, and fought bloody battle to the end without saying a word, and finally returned to the camp with the head of the enemy chief. It's good to keep the injury in Cuihou's house for half a year."

At that time, the emperor was so distressed that he deliberately suppressed the rewards and rewards of certain people when discussing merit, thinking that he was venting his anger on the adopted son; however, it was also because of this head-to-head battle. , the courtiers looked at Huo Budo, who had not yet reached the crown at that time, and said, "General Huo Chong has a successor," and ignored Ling Yi.

Shaoshang nodded: "Now you understand, he dares to cut off with the Luo family suddenly, either because he has left behind and the Luo family does not dare to turn against him, or he will go out and ignore it, and he is not afraid of feuding with the Luo family.

" What are you talking about?" Yuan Shen was suspicious.

Shaoshang said: "Similarly, if he dared to suddenly ask me to quit the relationship with you, he either planned to make a move, or he planned to go out of his way. Master Yuan, how are you going to deal with it?"

Yuan Shen was sullen: "Am I still afraid ? He!"

"If the former is okay, your Yuan family is not a vegetarian, and your heart is not less than that of Huo Buxuan, I am afraid that it is the latter, he will be shameless, and the city will be full of storms and people will give you pointers. How about you?" Few men are willing to be the protagonists of the scandal, let alone the male supporting roles who are suspected of being the top of the green cloud cover.

Yuan Shen was really dumbfounded.

When the palace gate arrived, Shaoshang patted Yuan Shen's shoulder: "Think about it, Huo Busu will bite people when he is crazy, you can't bite it back. Don't worry about me, although I ate it in his hands. He suffered a lot, but he didn't do well either."

Yuan Shen thought that Shaoshang said biting people was a metaphor, but in fact Shaoshang was telling the truth.

The two parted in front of the palace gate. Yuan Shen was full of lawsuits, and he almost took the wrong way to the Shangshutai.

The Empress Dowager Xuan was still sick, and she was drowsy. She didn't even know that Shaoshang had returned to Yong'an Palace. Shao Shang was very sad. Shang puffed at Huo Buxuan angrily, and the amused Empress Dowager couldn't stop laughing.

A few days later, the name of the little girl of the Cheng family spread all over the capital again.

First, the captain of Changshui, Luo Bin, announced in public that he was going to recruit a son-in-law for his widowed daughter, which shocked the dignitaries in the capital. The more well-informed people knew that the prince wanted Luo Jitong to marry Huo Buxuan as his wife, and also knew that the Luo family Overjoyed to see this happen. In the current situation, it is obviously not that the Luo family suddenly went crazy, that is, Huo Buzhu changed his mind.

There was no need to discuss in advance, everyone looked at the Cheng family in unison, and it was not enough for the sad father Cheng to avoid the Luo family, so he had to report illness and avoid it.

What's even more strange is that, according to the precedent of Yuan Shen's divorce from the Cai family, Huo Budo should have some apologies to the Luo family, but looking at the Luo family's actions, it seems that this is not the case. Luo Bin first let his daughter live in seclusion to recuperate, refused all invitations to banquets and gatherings, and then said that he wanted to recruit a son-in-law, but refused all relatives and friends to propose marriage, and seemed to want to marry his daughter far away. There is no doubt that there is fear, which is really strange.

At the same time, Huo Budo had already carried rare things such as tiger bones, bear bile, deer antler, wild ginseng, marten fur, falcon, etc., as well as gold, gems, ivory, spices, horses and mammoths brought by the caravan from the remote Mobei. The mighty went to Chengfu.

Cheng Shi remembered how his daughter was sad and seriously ill back then, and wanted to beat someone in anger. Huo Budo knelt down on him and beat and scolded his ex, or Mrs. Xiao held her husband tightly—the emperor never beat him, you can't Get your hands on it!

The three were deadlocked for a long time, and finally each said a paragraph.

Mrs. Xiao's words are more high-level: "You don't have to come to apologize to us. Although we are both parents, we have never cared and disciplined her since we were young. Now it's too late to regret. What kind of road do you want to take in the future, and what kind of person do you want to marry? , we are all decided by her... these things, you bring back."

Huo Budo naturally refused, only said: "I didn't want the two adults to intercede for me, but because of the misfortune I caused, I almost implicated the Cheng family. Every time I think about this, I can't feel at ease.

Cheng Shi clenched his fists and said in a deep voice: "Five years ago, the person who was sick with Ling almost died. Don't think that you suffered during your exile, but you don't know how many times he died. If you don't believe it, you can go to the backyard row house to see, there There is also the coffin that was half beaten for the curl."

Huo Budo raised his head suddenly, and finally left calmly and silently.

After the person left, Mrs. Xiao asked her husband, "Why did you tell Huo about the serious illness? I thought you had always agreed with Yuan Shanjian as your son-in-law." In this way, the surnamed Huo would not let go.

Cheng Shi sighed: "If Yuan Shanjian did something that he couldn't resist, would you say that he would be so ill?" - How deep is the love, how deep is the hatred, and how bad is the injury? . He is a past person, and I hope his daughter will not regret it in the future.

In the courtyard, Mr. Cheng was dazzled by the gifts piled up like a mountain. Among them was a stagnant antler, and there were more than 20 sturdy branches scattered all over the place, spreading out nearly ten feet wide. If he didn't go in, the old steward could only open the doors on both sides of the main entrance before getting in the priceless antlers.

After counting the gifts, his mouth was sore, and he was almost out of breath. The old steward said to Fu Yi, the son of his old friend, why the family owner didn't have more daughters, otherwise our family would be so beautiful.

Fu Yi thought to himself that with only one daughter, there would be a lot of trouble. If there were more births, the gate of the Cheng family would have to be demolished several times.

Seeing that the mansion was so busy, Cheng Shaogong asked Wucheng to help with the transportation, and Wucheng stared, "Why did you ask me to move?"

"Because you should be very happy." Cheng Shaogong smiled, "You The future bride of the son of Yuan Zhoumu, who hates him deeply, will be snatched away!" The

fifth was stunned.

After such a big fanfare, all the nobles and nobles in the capital, down to the merchants and pawns, were so excited that they turned their attention to the three families of Huo Yuancheng neatly. In the restaurant, in the restaurant, and after retreating, there was a lot of discussion—

It is said that Mr. Ban Laohou sighed, "I wonder if I can see Huo Chong's son get married in my lifetime

."

The lady just broke off the marriage with the Cai family desperately. Is this retribution now? It is

said that King Ruyang 'slipped his words' after drinking, and described in detail the situation of Huo Budo and Cheng Shaoshang when they were traveling. The people who eat melon gossip about how they saw Huo Cheng when they got along with each other...

For a time, the lush ancient branches and leaves above Yuan Mansion seemed to be more and more green.

However, the people in the capital are most interested in how this matter will develop.

This one said that Mrs. Cheng would listen to her family's advice, abandon Yuan Shanjian and leave Huo Budoubt; that one said that Mrs. Cheng and Huo Buxuan would hug each other and cry sooner or later, and they couldn't help it; there were also those who said that Mrs. Cheng refused to renounce the marriage, and then Huo Budo robbed and robbed, Yuan Cheng wanted to be a pair of hard-working couples; it was even said that Huo Budo was ruthless and determined to find an opportunity to get rid of his rival. Of course, some people refuted, saying that Huo Budo was a decent man, and it was estimated that it would be open to the public. Duel, snatch beauty... oh my god, it's exciting to think about it!

The crown prince was also filled with rumors and sighed: "Zisheng, why are you so idle, the father ordered the execution of more than a dozen county prefects who were dishonest in their fields, and they didn't see everyone talking, but just stared at them. Your business."

Huo Budo was silent for a moment: "I didn't expect it."

——He deliberately chose to leave the Luo family and go to the Chengfu during these days. Knowing that he underestimated the gossip enthusiasm of the people in the capital. Now the situation is reversed, and with his scandals in the way, few people are long-winded by the emperor's order to strictly enforce the law.

The emperor said that his adopted son was very powerful, and he was very satisfied.

The scandal spread quickly, and even Cai Yun, who was idle at home, felt pity for his disciple and ex-niece-in-law, he couldn't help saying: "Good view, why did you have to retire back then? My dear, if not, you and my concubine will have children at this time."

Yuan Shen replied silently.

Back home, Yuan Shen went to see his father after changing his clothes, but he was surprised to see his mother, Mrs. Liang, there.

"...That's the way it is. Parents, please believe that Shaoshang didn't do anything out of the ordinary. It was all Huo Budo's reckless actions. It's not his fault that his family is being talked about." Yuan Shen bowed down and apologized.

Yuan Pei also heard the rumors that were raging outside, but he laughed very openly: "A slender lady, a gentleman is very arrogant, he can't get it, he tossed and turned. In ancient times, men and women yearned for an elegant thing, and it's okay to pass it on." , he coughed twice.

"Father..." Yuan Shen was surprised.

Mrs. Liang smiled and said: "Your father traveled home back then and told his parents that he wanted to marry the fifth marriage ceremony. There was a lot of trouble in the house. Your eldest father beat your father for several times, and your eldest mother cried and didn't want to live. At that time, the whole county was watching the jokes of the Yuan family. When the female family members went out for a banquet, they were often made fun of, 'Your Pei Lang has stopped'? Hohoho, isn't this coming too."

She took the maid . The robe that was handed over was put on Yuan Pei softly. Seeing that his parents were being close, Yuan Shen felt uncomfortable, and said in a low voice, "How is this different? Wouldn't the family be a laughing stock!"

"Shan Jian, come here." Yuan Pei waved gently, Yuan Shen Yiyan went to his father's side and sat down on his knees.

Yuan Pei gently caressed his son Xiuting's shoulder, and said warmly, "You have been strict and self-disciplined since you were a child, and you don't need elders to supervise your studies and arts. Whether you are studying or becoming an official in the dynasty, you can shine on the lintel of the Yuan family. So many years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now, you have grown up and can be on your own, but you feel a lack of being a father and have never spoken to you properly."

"You broke off from the Cai family and asked to marry the Cheng family. I'm afraid it's the first time in your life that you have nothing to do with your interests. Let's make a gain and loss." Yuan Pei's expression was kind and loving, as if he was looking at his three-headed son when he left home for an expedition, such a cute little chubby baby of Yu Xue, whose tender mouth was spitting bubbles and pulling himself. 's trouser legs refused to let go.

"I want you to think clearly about the fact that you refuse to let go of Mrs. Cheng now, whether you really love her and have to marry her, or whether it is because of your face that you are unwilling to admit defeat. If it is the latter, you might as well be more generous, that's all. Forget it, to complete a marriage for other people is also a true gentleman. Huo Hou remembers your kindness and will definitely help our Yuan family in the future. If the former... My son, have you figured it out?

" His eyes were vicissitudes of life but wise, like a beam of light shooting into his heart, Yuan Shen couldn't help but be at a loss -

in fact, it was the first time he saw Shaoshang in the lamp market, and he didn't think so. Disobedient to show their teeth and claws, but also called people like. He thought that it would be good to marry back.

Who knows, after that, he was always a step late, and over time, it became an obsession; but since Huo Buzhu was blocked in front, he also found another beautiful woman to be his wife. Until, until more than five years ago...

the starry night appeared in front of him, and after hearing the news, he rushed into the palace and saw her come out along the palace alley.

The girl is thin and sluggish, walking slowly with the help of the palace wall, cruel like a live fish peeling its scales, she was stripped of her former fresh vitality, only the exhaustion of her shoulders was crushed by endless grief, grievance and grievance. .

When she raised her head, her dry eyes with tears were bigger and darker than usual, and the cold, scornful gaze that shot at him instantly scorched his heart—Yuan Shen felt a breathless excitement, almost admiring pity. In his orderly twenty-one years of life, he had never felt a touch.

It's just that he still didn't know how to deal with this kind of affection.