Chapter 355: Suffering Prompts Growth
When the young man stepped on the fragrance of the flowers and stood under the wall, the agreed whistle sounded, and the young girl flinched up her body leaning under the tree and cocked her head high. On the wall, the young man half crouched, revealing a face as bright as the moon, he slightly smiled at this side, and then like a light swallow leaped down, and then held the girl’s waist, and like a pair of winged phoenix bird, leaped back to the wall, and then after that landed on the street behind the wall.
The shadows under the moon then also leapt out a few figures to, quite tacit understanding of the formation, followed in front and behind the left and right.
Zhao Su looked around, and when he was out of the alley, he surveyed the emperor’s night clothes that were so dark that he couldn’t see the exact color: “Where are we going?”
“Take a casual walk first.”
The emperor’s footsteps did not stop, walking along the street, really looking like he was going to loiter.
Zhao Su gave him a blank look, “I knew it, what business? You’re just hanging a sheep’s head to sell dog meat.”
“Hey,” Hearing this the Emperor stopped walking, “When you talk about sheep, I remembered that last month I heard Liang Ying say that a mutton restaurant had opened up in Liuan Hutong at the North Gate, so let Liang Ying lead the way and we’ll go and try it.”
Zhao Su couldn’t keep up with him – this had just been about wandering around, why were they talking about food again? “I’ve only just eaten.”
“Then eat some more. Only when you’re full will you have the strength.”
That is to say that out of the pressure of a road still need to use a lot of energy?
However, when I saw that his wrist had been grabbed by him, and there was a guard dressed in black coming out next to him, who was Liang Ying, I didn’t bother to argue with him. Who let him be the emperor of the world? He can do whatever he wants, can’t he?
From the Marquis of Qingyun’s residence to the North City, this mutton restaurant is not far away, through three streets, four houses, and then add two Taoist temples, you will arrive. Along the way, in addition to the fragrance of flowers, there are sporadic walking people, near the festival, there are already people began to stay in the tavern night drinks. This road Zhao Su also come, larger, with iconic stores and houses have an impression, so even if she stopped in the middle of a few places, can quickly follow the emperor’s footsteps.
Mutton restaurant is very inconspicuous, in the street cross fork into the acacia tree hutong, Zhao Su once again stopped at the entrance of the hutong, and then into the store and sat down, the first sentence asked: “Why would Liang Ying find this place?”
The Emperor’s gaze was deep: “Why do you think he couldn’t find this place?”
Zhao Su looked at him, his gaze darkening even under the dim light of the small store.
……
The capital compared with elsewhere, is indeed prosperous many, the night is already deep, sporadic and children’s laughter came. Or …… there are dogs barking mixed in.
Huo Mingyu put down the book, paced to the window, asked Zisu: “Brother has not come back?”
“Not yet.” Zisu holding folded two pieces of clothing came behind her, “I heard that the day after tomorrow, the city gates will open, then it is a good opportunity to let Long San leave. Sheriff …… should also prepare to enter the palace to say goodbye.”
Huo Mingyu turned around: “He drove the second brother away, really want to drive me away too?”
Zisu pursed lips, difficult for a moment said: “Yao Lin has been in the next morning to select escort County Lord out of the capital of the car and manpower, look is true.”
Huo Mingyu’s face chills down, “He’s crazy! Does he think he has a lot of family around him? I’m his only real sister!”
Zisu purses her lips even more and lowers her head.
Huo Mingyu paces back to the house, takes two deep breaths, and says: “Duanshu is gone, of course, you can make up a reason to mix it up, and the Empress Dowager and the Emperor won’t take it to heart. But if I want to go at this moment, even if I go to resign, how will the Empress Dowager let go? Does he want to stalk the Empress Dowager? So he is not afraid of the Empress Dowager’s suspicion?”
Zisu raised her head and slowly said, “The Marquis seems to be determined to take this road to the end. Slave girl guess, he should be unwilling to worry about so much, the emperor has been knocking him, if he wants to not fall into a passive situation, must be decisive, just do not know how the emperor is aware of, in short, slave girl think, the marquis should be disturbed plan.”
“Then this is not a moth to the flame?”
Huo Mingyu says this offhandedly, and can’t help but clutch her hand at the end. She then asks, “Where exactly did he go?”
Zisu subconsciously glances at the night and says, “It seems to be Nanshan Temple.”
“He’s still involved with the nunnery?” Realizing that she doesn’t know much about her own brother, Huo Mingyu’s face chills two more points before saying, “Go prepare the car, let’s go take a look!”
“County Lord! It’s better for you to stay in the mansion at night, if there’s danger-”
“If I go out of the capital in such a haphazard manner, the danger will be even greater! Stop nagging and go!”
Zisu helpless, half a day later took a deep breath and retreated.
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Nanshan Temple is located in the north city gate within the acacia tree hutong, from the Wei Yuan Hou is just a street away. Huo Mingyu dare to travel, also because the road is not far, the temple outside the temple situation is also more familiar.
At the moment the temple against the west side of a meditation room outside, two maids and two female nuns are standing quietly waiting on both sides, a little farther down the steps also stood two strong guards. Inside the room with two oil lamps, there were also two people sitting. Sitting cross-legged on the east side of the kang table, Huo Xiu’s figure was slightly crooked, holding a scripture in his hand and leaning on the lamp to read it carefully. The room was so quiet that the only sound was that of the person across from him gently moving his cup.
“Refined again.” Suddenly, he slowly speaks out, the scripture is closed, and his gaze is cast across the room, “Worthy of being the granddaughter of the old Imperial Master’s most honorable granddaughter. Even if your father was alive, he may not have this kind of skill when he was young.”
The corner of Luo Yanru’s mouth gently raised, a white jade cup in her hand reflected her hands more and more white and slippery: “My father’s life was smooth, never had to worry about anything, his homework everything from the heart. I am different, when I was young, I was happy, when I was old, I lost my father, and then my family lost power, I held my breath, if I don’t grow, what should I do?”
Huo Xiu lowered his eyes, picked up a cup of tea that she had poured: “I am also like this. It’s always suffering that urges people to grow.”
He finishes the cup of tea and looks across the room, “You should listen to your mother and talk about a good marriage.”
Luo Yanru’s hands slightly pause, then her voice is calm again: “What is considered a good marriage? Powerful, powerful? Or an obedient one?”
Huo Xiu is silent.
“I’m actually quite tired. My elder brother has little ambition, and his nature is not hard enough, and is not a good candidate to establish a family, but my father only has one son, and is still the best son of my grandfather’s family, no one can replace him. We sisters–Sister Ting is uninitiated and simple-minded, and at the mercy of our mother, we’re not very useful.
“I do have some thoughts of holding up the family, but I can’t help being a woman again. No one can see my ability, and even if they do, no one will agree to let me take charge of the family. I am destined to follow my parents’ order to find someone to marry. But if my family is a failure, what kind of good family can I find? So while I don’t know who to look for, I also have to look after the household.”
Speaking here Luo Yanru raised her head and smiled with a bitter smile, “So even if it’s about marriage, where can my life be controlled by me?”