Chapter 137: The past repeats itself
Song Ruoxi looked at the door, wearing plain clothes and sad faces Zhou Siyi followed Zhou Taibao in.
After bowing and bowing, Zhou Siyi stood in front of Qin Shaowei and looked at Qin Shaowei with a strong bone in front of him. He felt very distressed, but in front of everyone, his grandfather was staring at him again. She couldn't say anything more and advised softly: "Brother Qin, although the grandmother has left, as an elder, she definitely hopes that you will be well in the future. Please mourn and take care of yourself."
Qin Shaowei heard Zhou Siyi's care and looked up and saw the intense worry in her eyes, and nodded gently.
Song Ruoxi sighed lightly. Although Qin Shaowei only had to keep filial piety for one year, Qiao Guogong and Qin Erye would have to keep filial piety for three years. It was difficult to discuss marriage during this period. Zhou Siyi would have to go to the end of the year. The customs of Fujian and get engaged before and after the wedding. No matter how late it was, it would only be about half a year. Men could wait, but women could not delay it. Three years were too long, and the Zhou family would not let her wait for so long. Zhou Siyi's infatuation was destined to be lost. The two of them were afraid that they would not be able to get married in this life.
"Xi'er, I'm leaving." Ji Yun said softly.
Song Ruoxi withdrew his gaze and walked out of the door with Ji Yun, and met with Song Sui and his son. There were endless people coming to the Duke's Mansion to mourn. After walking out of the door of the mourning hall, he saw many people wearing plain clothes and being led in groups of three or three by servants.
When they arrived at the gate of the Duke of Qiao Guo’s mansion, the family of five got on the bus and the horse got on the bus. Song Lian and Song Huai did not return to the Song family with their parents. They usually had holidays in the Imperial College and the school, so they just went back to see Ji Yun and Song Ruoxi, had a meal, and then went back to the Ji family.
Song Sui looked at the backs of his two sons as they left, with a complicated look.
The carriage stopped at the second gate of the Song family. When he walked into the gate, he saw a big red flower on his head, the rouge on his cheeks was rubbed red, and the double-happy ice man sign was worn on his waist. He twisted and twisted while walking. Several girls at home were at the age of discussing marriage, so Song Sui didn't care too much and turned to the study room of the outer courtyard to meet Mr. Song.
The matchmaker stepped forward to salute Ji Yun and Song Ruoxi, "The little woman greets the wife and greets the girl."
"Who are you here to tell me about your dear?" Ji Yun asked with a smile.
"The little woman came to send the Fang family back to Geng to the second wife."
"Which Fang family?" There were not many Fang people in the capital, but Ji Yun still asked.
"My Imperial College Fang, Miss Fang and the eldest son happened to be in the same pair as the eldest son in September this year." The matchmaker's eyes narrowed into slits with a smile.
Ji Yun and Song Ruoxi were stunned, Song Han and Fang Xinyue were engaged! How could this happen?
After changing the post, the marriage between the two parties has been decided and cannot be changed at will. Ji Yun and Song Ruoxi cannot say anything or do anything. I just hope that God will bless you so that the two families will be safe in the future.
May 22nd is Wen's 32nd birthday. She is pregnant and it is not a good birthday. Besides, the two elders in the family are still there and there is no reason for a junior to celebrate their birthday. She just set up two tables of wine and invited her sister-in-law and niece at home to sit down.
Four sisters-in-law and Mrs. Wen sat at a table, and the seven girls from the Song family and two girls from the Wen family sat at another table in a lively manner. They did not invite a small opera troupe to sing the opera, so they invited two female storytellers to talk about the new book.
Eat, drink, talk, laugh, and time passed. By the afternoon, Wen's belly was already very big and could not sit for a long time. He sued him and went back to his room to take a nap. Xiao Jiang and his three men accompanied Mrs. Wen to play cards in the small flower hall for fun. The girls went to the Liuyin Pavilion in the garden to play, which was cooler than other places.
"Sister Seven, how about we play a game?" Song Ruoyan walked over with the chessboard.
Song Ruoxi was stunned for a moment and smiled and said, "Okay!"
Song Ruohan greeted the two sisters of the Wen family and Song Ruoman. The four of them played horse hangs, Song Ruochi, Song Ruojuan and Song Ruoqing played dice and jumped flowers.
The nine girls each had their own fun.
Song Ruoyan plays chess very quickly, and she doesn't seem to have to think about it.
Song Ruoxi was a little careless first. After falling into more than a dozen pieces, he saw that Song Ruoyan was very skilled in chess, so he started to play with her and asked with a smile: "Six sister is very skilled in chess. I wonder who she is good at? "
"It was my father who taught me to play chess." Song Yi and Song Sui were both experts in chess skills. Little Jiang did not like Song Ruoyan, but Song Yi preferred this concubine's daughter and taught her chess skills personally.
After a while, the chessboard was covered with black and white pieces. Song Ruoxi put the chess piece in his hand back into the chess box and looked up at Song Ruoyan, "I lost."
Song Ruoyan pointed to one place and said, "If the seventh sister is going to take her down here, she will still have a try."
Song Ruoxi looked at it, shook his head and smiled, "You can't win if you are those below. You have to struggle in vain, there is no need to."
"The next game?" Song Ruoyan asked with a smile with a raised eyebrows.
"Okay." Song Ruoxi agreed happily.
After Song Ruoyan and Song Ruoxi finished a game again, the card game scored a winner. Song Ruoman lost from the beginning to the end, and fired fired continuously, and all the cannons were all lost. He pushed the cards and said, "I won't play anymore."
The picture of the flowers jumping there, Song Ruochi arrived first.
"I have been sitting for most of the day and I feel dizzy. Let's go feed the koi!" Song Ruoqing suggested.
There is a pool of clear water in the middle of the garden of Baixianyuan. Song Shu named it Xianchi. An octagonal pavilion is built in the pool. The name of the pavilion is Xianting. There is a corridor hanging on the water leading to the pavilion. Many lotus flowers are planted around the pavilion. It coincides with the flowering period, and the lotus flowers are in full bloom. The green leaves carry pink flowers. It is very beautiful. There are dozens of koi growing in the pond.
The girls also wanted to walk around, and stood up and walked out.
Song Ruoxi leaned lazily against the beauty, "I'm sleepy, I'll take a break here and I won't go."
Xiang Xiu and Qinghe looked at each other and saw the worry in each other's eyes. The girl looked nothing on the surface these days, but when she was alone, she often stared blankly and couldn't help herself. She was able to make her laugh and cooperated with her, but her smile was faint and she had never been so happy.
"Girl, what's the point of sitting here alone? You'd better go out and walk to digest food. You can eat a few more bites later after dinner." Xiang Xiu advised softly.
Before Song Ruoxi could refuse, Song Ruoman turned around and said, "You go and play, I'll accompany the seventh sister here." As she said that, she picked up a plate of pastries and sat next to Song Ruoxi.
Song Ruoxi chuckled and said, "There are five sisters with me. If you want to go out for a walk, just go out for a walk."
Xiang Xiu and Qinghe looked at Song Ruoman with some resentment. She would not even want to persuade the girl to go around and relax. She had to bring Xiao Wuzi to sit next to Song Ruoxi and fan her.
Liuyin Pavilion is right beside the Xiantan Pool, and the laughter in the Xiantan is faintly heard, neither noisy nor disturbing, adding a bit of vitality to the quiet. Song Ruoxi squinted and was about to fall asleep. It was hazy, and suddenly a woman's panicked voice came, "Ah! Help!"
Song Ruoxi suddenly woke up, "What happened outside?"
Before Xiangxiu could go out to ask, the voice came in again, "Come on, Miss Eight has fallen into the water!"
"Help! Sister Eight fell into the water!"
It turned out that Song Ruoqing sprinkled a handful of fish food, and the koi of various colors in the pond swam over to compete for food. The girls looked interesting and rushed to feed them. Song Ruochi was always polite and did not compete with the sisters. She stood by and watched, but she didn't know if she was slippery or she was too fascinated, and she fell into the water.
The weather was too hot and the girls were not instructed. The mother-in-law and daughter-in-law were all hiding in the shade to cool off and be lazy. Song Ruoyan, the eldest among the girls by the pool, was only fifteen years old. Seeing that Song Ruo's water fell from the pond, they shouted in panic. The maids had no saving things in their hands, and could only watch Song Ruo's pool floating and sinking in the water. No one noticed the gloomy flashing through Song Ruojuan's eyes.
When Song Ruoxi hurried to the edge of the idle pond, Song Ruochi had just been salvaged by the servants. She couldn't swim. She drank a lot of water when she struggled in the water. Looking at Song Ruochi, who was lying on the ground with water and pale complexion, suddenly a flash of eyes was found. It was not Song Ruochi on the ground, but her. To be precise, she was a few years younger, just like she was when she first came over. She was wearing a pink embroidered lake blue magnolia folded branches and a white long skirt. She was drizzled all over, her face was as pale as paper, and she was as dizzy as she was, her eyes were black, and she fell backwards in depressedness.
Xiao Jiang and others rushed over after hearing the news. There was nothing wrong with Song Ruochi that fell into the water, but Song Ruoxi was scared and fainted, making people feel a little confused about what to say.
While Ji Yun asked someone to carry a soft bag to send Song Ruoxi back to Zhuyinyuan, she asked someone to invite a doctor.
"Madam, from the perspective of the pulse, I didn't get sick." The doctor diagnosed the pulse and shook his head.
"Why did you suddenly faint if you were not sick?" Ji Yun asked.
After the doctor took the pulse again, he said, "Madam, Ling Yan should have fallen asleep and will wake up later."
Ji Yun didn't believe this statement and went to invite another doctor in.
After the doctor took the pulse, he said the same thing.
Although Ji Yun still didn't believe it, she could not imagine that she could only stay by Song Ruoxi's side.
Xiao Jiang, Ouyang and Wen both sent someone to ask. Knowing that Song Ruoxi had not woken up yet, he sent some supplements.
As the sky gradually darkened, fragrant mint came in quietly and lit the candle. Ji Yun refused to leave and looked at her daughter on the bed in a hurry, worried. Song Ruoxi was lying on the bed, as if she was trapped by a nightmare, sweating heavily, and frowned.
"Xi'er, Xi'er wake up, wake up quickly." Ji Yun shouted anxiously.
"No!" Song Ruoxi sat up, her pupils widened, and she looked straight ahead, in horror.
"Xi'er, don't be afraid, don't be afraid, I just had a dream, don't be afraid." Ji Yun reached out to hug Song Ruoxi and patted her back gently.
Song Ruoxi was trembling in Ji Yun's arms. She knew that it was not a dream. Those were all things that had happened. I was not a mistake but was killed by Aunt Xu and his daughter. That day, Song Ruojuan asked me to go to the rockery to see the scenery. Then Aunt Xu suddenly appeared from behind and pushed her down from the rockery. She fell into the pool water. The cold pool water poured into her mouth and nose, making her unable to breathe and almost suffocated. Although she was rescued, she was still seriously ill due to coldness and died in the end.
"Mom, how about the eighth sister?" Song Ruoxi calmed down.
"The Bayao choked a few sips of water. The doctor took the pulse and said it was nothing serious and it would be fine for a few days to recuperate." Ji Yun looked at Song Ruoxi worriedly, "Xi'er, why did you faint from being scared?"
"Mom, how could the eighth sister fall into the water?" Song Ruoxi suspected that Song Ruochi fell into the water.
"Rong Qiao went to ask, and said that his feet were slippery and he fell down." Ji Yun must have cared more about her biological daughter. She was naturally staying by Song Ruoxi. She sent her capable maid to take care of Song Ruochi, and she had already done her duty as a legitimate mother.
Song Ruoxi's eyes flashed slightly. Is Song Ruochi really slipping or concealing the truth? I said it was accurate for a while and I had to wait until I checked it. But I was indeed pushed into the water by Aunt Xu and his daughter. Ji Yun was not a vicious person and had never treated Aunt Xu and his concubine. What was the reason for Aunt Xu to kill a nine-year-old girl? My memory suddenly appeared, and all kinds of past events appeared in my mind. What does this mean? Is Song Ruochi's fall into the water inspiring the remaining memories? Or is the soul returning? Or is it the soul revival?
Ji Yun saw Song Ruoxi dazed and reached out to touch her face, "Xi'er, what's wrong with you? Don't scare your mother."
"Mom, I'm fine." Song Ruoxi couldn't help feeling sad when he saw Ji Yun's face full of worry. She had no idea that her daughter had been unknown five years ago.
Ji Yun remembered that Song Ruoxi suffered from absentia because she fell into the water. "Xi'er, you are not allowed to go to the water in the future, do you know?"
Song Ruoxi nodded obediently.
"Jinglian Temple is too far away. I will take you to Taohua Temple tomorrow and ask Master Jingyu to see it." Ji Yun was still worried, afraid that Song Ruoxi would suffer from another abstinence, so she decided to seek the blessing of the Bodhisattva.
Song Ruoxi's eyes lit up. Huijin could see the soul transformation. If you ask Huijin about this, you will definitely get the answer.
Xiang Xiu walked in and smiled and said, "Madam, it's getting late and the girl has woken up. Are you holding a meal?"
"Mom, I'm hungry, let's have a meal!" Song Ruoxi said.
Xiang Xiu didn't come in and mentioned it. Ji Yun, who was only concerned about her daughter, almost forgot about this matter and didn't feel hungry. This reminder suddenly felt hungry and smiled and said, "Prepare the meal!"
After the mother and daughter sat opposite each other and finished their meal, Ji Yun looked at Song Ruoxi and drank the Dingshen Soup, her face became rosy and then returned to the main courtyard with confidence. Knowing that Song Sui had not come back yet, her expression had not changed, she ordered lightly: "Cut Lock."
When Song Sui was approaching the curfew, he came back with a smell of alcohol. When he went to the main courtyard, he found that the lock was locked, so he went to the beauty courtyard. He was careless about the family affairs. He didn't know that the legitimate daughter fainted, the concubine daughter fell into the water, and only knew that she was hugging the beauty and was rolling around.
The next morning, Ji Yun took Song Ruoxi to Taohua Temple.
Ji Yun knelt in front of the Bodhisattva, bowed sincerely, and said, "My Faithful Master Ji is willing to eat a long vegetarian meal and worship the Bodhisattva with a thousand taels of spice oil. He only asks the Bodhisattva to bless the Faithful Master's daughter Song Ruoxi for a hundred years without illness or disaster."
Song Ruoxi's nose felt sour and tears were hidden in his eyes. No matter where time and space were, maternal love was so deep that he could pay any price for his children.
He accepted Ji Yun's 1,000 taels of silver notes, and Yuan Ding took Ji Yun and Song Ruoxi to meet Jingyu. After hearing what happened yesterday, Jingyu said: "Don't worry, don't worry, the poor nun will recite the peace mantra for his junior brother in front of the Bodhisattva, and the Bodhisattva will bless the junior brother."
"Thank you, Master." Ji Yun clasped her hands and thanked her.
Jingyu returned the courtesy and talked about the Buddhist scriptures and Zen principles.
When Ji Yun went to the clean room, Song Ruoxi took out the letter he wrote last night, "Senior brother, please help me deliver this letter to my master."
Jingyu accepted the letter, "I will send someone to my master tomorrow."
"Thank you, senior brother."
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Chapter completed!