Chapter 135
Chapter 135
The matter of Su Mo choosing a son-in-law is not groundless, but if it is really true, it may not be true.Because Jing Guogong seems to have this plan, and has revealed a little bit of talk, but this matter has been rumored in Beijing for several months, but there is no follow-up.
At this time, Su Mo glanced at Zhong Shao's eyes full of grievances, and then asked in an even lighter tone: "So, do you believe it?"
There was no consolation, no explanation, just a simple rhetorical question, but Zhong Shao felt inexplicably empty.Of course she didn't dare to nod and answer yes, so she put away her aggrieved and pitiful look, shook her head honestly, and replied, "Of course not."
She answered decisively, and Su Mo also put away the plain to indifferent appearance before, curled his lips into a smile, then raised his hand to stroke Zhong Shao's hair, and boasted: "Well, you're so good. "
"..." It's inexplicably awkward, but it's also inexplicably useful.
Zhong Shao blinked, feeling that the atmosphere between the two seemed to return to four years ago in an instant.But comfort is comfort, the previous words still need to be asked clearly, so she just remained silent for a while, and asked again: "So what's going on with that rumor?"
Su Mo is not afraid of explaining, she is just afraid of being separated for four years, there will be a estrangement between the two and the loss of trust.Now that Zhong Shao had expressed her position, she didn't hesitate any longer, and said bluntly, "It's my father who let it out, and there seemed to be Su Yan's suggestion on the side, but I didn't agree."
Four years is not a long time, but it is enough to completely transform a person.Today's Zhong Shao is no longer a pawn in the hands of Concubine Yu Gui, she has walked out of her own way, and why not Su Mo?She didn't need to say more, just said that if she didn't agree, Jing Guogong would not mention the matter of choosing a son-in-law again, because he would not give up persecution?No, it's because he can't be forced, even if he is her father!
After years of separation, Su Mo knew almost nothing about Zhong Shao's changes, but Zhong Shao obviously didn't care about Su Mo. After all, Hong Ping made the Beggar Gang people stare at Su Mo for his own sake.So when Su Mo said this, Zhong Shao understood, leaned over and pecked Su Mo's bright red lips, she smiled happily, "I knew you wouldn't agree."
Su Mo naturally felt ironic about this needless trust, but she still feigned disbelief and said, "Then what did you say before you heard that I was going to choose a son-in-law, so you dare not delay."
Zhong Shao didn't rush or panic when she heard the words, she tightened her arms around Su Mo, bringing the two closer: "Well, those are actually excuses, I just miss you, not for a moment Can't wait."
The love words seem to come at your fingertips, it's really not that young boy back then, if the two of them didn't trust each other, Su Mo would really suspect that Zhong Shao had hooked up with someone in the past few years, so he "learned badly".
Then the two talked about some important or unimportant things.But they are not in a hurry, because now that they have met each other, since they have never forgotten each other and have lived up to each other, then their future will be very long and far away, so there is no need to rush for a while.
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Su Mo said that the wind and snow are too heavy today, so he won't go back home.But in fact, it was not yet noon when the blessing was finished. By noon, the wind and snow outside gradually became smaller, and it must have stopped in the afternoon.
But no matter what, since he decided to stay, there was no reason to leave.What's more, Qingyao knew that her young lady didn't really want to stay in Xiangguo Temple because of Xueda, so at noon, she went to the dining room of Xiangguo Temple to bring a vegetarian meal to the wing room.
The knock on the door of "Kuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuu" interrupted the stickiness of the two people in the room, and Zhong Shao took the initiative to go to open the door.
Outside the door, Qingyao held a tray and looked at the person who opened the door, but for a moment she didn't know what to call him.After a long while, she struggled to hold back a sentence: "It's noon, I'm here to deliver lunch to Miss." Since I don't know how to address it, let's just save it.
Zhong Shao didn't care about this, and when he heard this, he turned his side and let Qing Yao enter the room.
The room was filled with warmth, and Qingyao saw that her young lady had already taken off her cloak, and she was wearing the lavender winter coat she picked out this morning.But that's not the point. The point is that there seem to be a lot of tiny wrinkles on the clothes?The little girl is not very old, but she has a lot of thoughts. Seeing this, she looked Su Mo up and down again, and then found that her lady's temple hair seemed to be a little messed up?
Inexplicably, a word emerged in Qing Yao's mind - rubbing hands together!
This is really an extremely ambiguous term, so just thinking about it, Qing Yao's face turned red.Su Mo is such a careful and sensitive person, naturally he didn't miss this scene, and he could easily guess the other party's thoughts, but it was really difficult to explain, let alone unnecessary, so she pursed her lips and just said nothing.
Su Mo didn't take the initiative to speak, but Qing Yao couldn't help but speak, even though she was actually quite embarrassed.So when she put down the tray, she said: "Miss, it's time to eat. This is the vegetarian dish of Xiangguo Temple. It is said that it is very good."
It was just now that Su Mo was distracted by the little girl's blatant scrutiny, and only then did he glance at the Vegetarian Vegetables on the tray.Three dishes and one soup, stir-fried vegetables, roasted tofu, stir-fried eight treasures, plus a radish soup, looked very good, especially for people like Su Mo who have a mild taste, they must like it.
However, Su Mo only glanced at it, and then said to Qing Yao: "You can take these meals to eat, and take me to the dining room after eating."
As soon as Qing Yao heard the previous sentence, she couldn't help crying in her heart—this was a meal she brought specially for the two of them, for two, and one of them was a man with a big appetite!All the porridge and rice in Xiangguo Temple were cultivated by the monks themselves, and it would be shameful to waste them, especially in front of the farmers, but how could she eat so much food by herself? !
When she heard the last sentence, Qingyao's eyes widened, and finally she couldn't help but persuaded: "Miss, this place is no better than the house, so you can use as much as you can." If you want to eat, and even go to the dining room to order food, I wonder if those monks, big and small, will become angry and drive them down the mountain?
What Qing Yao thought was almost written on her face, Su Mo couldn't help but smile, but said helplessly, "Don't worry, I just want to borrow the kitchen of Xiangguo Temple."
Unexpectedly, after hearing this, Qingyao's face turned bitter, and her heart wailed even worse: Miss originally disliked this vegetarian food to the point that she even disliked what the monks made, did she plan to do it herself? !
Thinking about it this way, Qing Yao immediately lost her appetite when she looked at the few dishes of Vegetarian Food on the tray.However, the young lady had to listen to her orders, Qingyao finally left with a tray full of confusion, and how to eat all the food was another problem.
After closing the door again, Zhong Shao finally couldn't help laughing out: "Ah Mo, you maidservant are really...too delightful."
Su Mo also smiled, but said: "Little girl is simple-minded, there is nothing wrong with it."
This is not bad, but when talking about Qingyao, Zhong Shao also thought of other things, so he asked: "By the way, Ah Mo, speaking of which, why did you suddenly change your servant girl, Qingluo?" She actually wanted to ask more, Why doesn't this maid even know that her master was married? !
Su Mo glanced at Zhong Shao quietly, and replied: "Qing Luo is not young, so she is already married."
Zhong Shao was taken aback for a moment, but then he realized that he calculated his age. After these four years, Qing Luo would have to get married, otherwise she wouldn't be an old lady?The sense of right and wrong came to my heart again, and Zhong Shao suddenly smiled coyly: "That's right, it's time for her to get married."
But Su Mo asked one more question: "Ah Shao doesn't want to know who Qing Luo married?"
Zhong Shao really didn't have much interest in this, mainly because that girl was not very friendly to her back then.However, since Su Mo asked this question, there was a reason for it, so she thought about it seriously, but finally just shook her head: "I can't guess, can you tell me, Ah Mo?"
Su Mo didn't show off, just smiled and said, "She married Xiao Shan."
Zhong Shao was stunned when he heard the words, and it took a long time before he said with a complicated expression: "They always bickered when they got together, but they finally got together as a couple. Are they... all right?"
The sudden accident four years ago changed not only the lives of her and Su Mo, but also everyone in the county government.Fortunately, the county mansion was raided not too early, and when Zhong Shao escaped from prison and was wanted, the servants of the county mansion should have dispersed long ago, and these innocent people should not have been implicated.Just leaving the county government, I don't know what happened to them afterwards.
At the first sight of the old man, Zhong Shao inevitably showed some nostalgia, and Su Mo also smiled slightly: "They are naturally okay. Xiao Shan married Qing Luo, and now he also works in the princess mansion. The two got married last year. This year They are already parents."
After hearing this, Zhong Shao also had a smile on his face: "That's really good."
Su Mo could hear that there was a little envy in Zhong Shao's tone, and she felt a little complicated for a while.Sighing secretly in her heart, she asked again: "You are finally back now, do you want to see Xiao Shan?"
Xiao Shan is a companion who grew up with Zhong Shao. Although Zhong Shao has been very defensive since he was a child, people are not grass and trees, so how can the friendship that has been with him for many years be easily wiped out.But Zhong Shao finally shook his head and said, "No need."
Yesterday is gone and cannot be followed, Zhong Shao returned to Beijing this time, even if he wants to show up in front of others, he doesn't have to be in his former identity.
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After all, Qingyao sent the double portion of meals back to the dining room, and at the same time tactfully expressed her lady's intention to borrow the kitchen of Xiangguo Temple... This is a bit impolite, well, quite impolite, but Xiangguo Temple The monk in the room had a good temper, and without saying anything, he agreed easily, and the master of the dining room also thanked her for sending the food back instead of throwing it away.
Qing Yao blushed from being thanked, thanked her incoherently back, and hurried back to find her own lady to return her life.
Su Mo is naturally not the kind of person who waits for something to do, she really wants to borrow the kitchen of Xiangguo Temple, so Qing Yao ran over and said, she got up and prepared to follow.
Zhong Shao snatched Qingyao's job as a personal maid, helped Su Mo tie up the cloak and tidied it up, and re-made the hand stove and stuffed it in Su Mo's hand, and then naturally followed without saying a word.
When the three of them arrived at the dining room, the time for lunch in the temple had actually passed, and the master in charge of the dining room was still waiting there.Seeing them coming, he didn't say much, and happily borrowed the kitchen, and at the same time told Su Mo where all the things were placed.Then he left, Qing Yao was driven away, and only Zhong Shao and Su Mo were left in the spacious kitchen.
Zhong Shao blinked. When Su Mo said she wanted to borrow the kitchen, she actually had a guess in her heart, but she never dared to ask.It wasn't until now that she was standing in the kitchen that she pretended to be casual and asked, "Ah Mo, what are you going to cook?"
Su Mo glanced at her lightly, taking in all her little thoughts, but didn't say anything.She cleaned her hands in the basin beside her, and then said as she wished: "Ah Shao, help me get two handfuls of noodles."
When Zhong Shao heard it, his eyes lit up immediately, the corners of his lips raised, and he happily replied: "Okay."
In my daughter's house, I have to go up to the hall and down to the kitchen.A noble daughter of Su Mo's background would not be like a woman from an ordinary family, who is smoked in oily smoke all day long and takes care of the family's meals.But cooking is always something to learn, but most of the noble girls just learn to make some beautiful pastries, and then learn two special dishes...the kind that speaks by themselves and directs others to do it.
Su Mo is an exception. She has learned one more thing, which is cooking noodles, and she is very proficient.
Zhong Shao stood aside and watched Su Mo skillfully chop the onion and ginger, skillfully blanched the side dishes, prepared the seasoning, and finally put the noodles she brought into the boiling water—— The fire was made by Zhong Shao, and Miss Su hadn't learned how to cook the noodles yet.
Su Mo was making longevity noodles for Zhong Shao. Making a bowl of noodles was actually very quick and easy, but after being smoked by the mist from the hot water, Zhong Shao's eyes became watery.The woman in front of her was of noble birth, gentle and calm, she belonged to poetry and poetry, and belonged to romance, but it was because of her that she was tainted with fireworks at this moment.
It seems that there is nothing wrong, but my heart is very warm, and there is an indescribable feeling.
Su Mo's gaze was still on the surface of the water, and she didn't look at Zhong Shao who was beside her. She said softly, "This is the land of Buddhism, and if you don't touch meat, you can only make a bowl of vegetable noodles." , the taste may...not be very good."
She spoke easily, but Zhong Shao also heard a trace of hidden deep tension from her words.
Zhong Shao blinked, and suppressed the steam that appeared in her eyes. She looked at Su Mo scooping up the cooked noodles into the bowl, and after sniffing them, she said with a smile, "Why? It's obviously very fragrant. Yes, it must be delicious too."
The corner of Su Mo's mouth twitched, but he glanced at her: "You boasted that this noodle is delicious before you eat it. You really are learning how to speak glibly."
Zhong Shao turned his head to look at her, smiled slightly, and said softly: "Have you forgotten? I have eaten your cooked noodles."
Today's bowl of vegetarian noodles with vegetables is the longevity noodles that Su Mo cooked for her. The bowl that I ate in the prison of Dali Temple four years ago was also the longevity noodles that Su Mo cooked for her.Zhong Shao remembered very clearly that even though the bowl of noodles was a bit cold and mushy when it was delivered, it was the best bowl of noodles she had ever eaten.
Su Mo also thought of the bowl of noodles that year, and her hands froze for the noodles—that day Zhong Shao had a catastrophe, and she hurried back to the Princess Mansion to ask for help, but in the end she was caught by her mother. The ground is trapped in the mansion.She couldn't do anything, she couldn't even go to see her when she was escorted back, so in the end, she could only cook a bowl of longevity noodles and sent them to the prison of Dali Temple.
Su Mo felt that he would never forget the despair and powerlessness he experienced in those days!
Unconsciously, she lost her mind, until a warm hand held her hand: "Ah Mo, it's time to get back to your senses, the noodles will become mushy if you cook any longer."
Su Mo turned to look at Zhong Shao, at that moment, Zhong Shao seemed to see sadness in her eyes.But it was only for a moment, and Su Mo's eyes returned to clearness. She raised her hand and scooped up the two bowls of noodles, then put the green vegetables on top, sprinkled with chopped green onions, and the two bowls of simple noodles with vegetables and vegetables were ready.
Zhong Shao no longer mentioned the past that made the two of them sad. She carefully put the two bowls of noodles on the empty table beside her, and instead of going out of the kitchen, she directly found two stools and planned to sit in the kitchen. Li solved the longevity noodles.
Of the two bowls of noodles, one bowl belonged to Su Mo. Zhong Shao took the chopsticks and said to Su Mo, "I don't think I've seen you eat noodles before. I heard from Qing Luo that you don't seem to like noodles very much. Actually As for longevity noodles, I can eat it by myself.”
Su Mo took the chopsticks handed over by Zhong Shao, but his eyes fell on the steaming plain noodles in front of him, and he said calmly for a while, "I always eat this noodles twice a year."
Two times, one time is her own birthday, the eldest princess prepared it for her, and the other time is on October 21 every year.She is proficient in cooking noodles because she cooks them every year. After cooking, she waits for someone to come back to eat. If she can't wait, she eats it for her.
Su Mo didn't say these things, but Zhong Shao seemed to have understood, and his heart was filled with mixed feelings.
Picking up the noodles and stuffing his mouth full, Zhong Shao ate the whole bowl of noodles in one go, the satisfaction on his face was more than that of delicacies from mountains and seas.She raised her head and said seriously to Su Mo: "The noodles cooked by Ah Mo are the best noodles I have ever eaten. How about you cook for me every year from now on?" After a meal, she smiled again: "If you don't think I'm clumsy, I'll cook it for you when it's your birthday."
Every year, every year, every year, I only hope that you and I can be together forever.
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After eating longevity noodles, it is a birthday.Although before coming to Xiangguo Temple this morning, Zhong Shao didn't remember that today was her birthday, but Su Mo did. Not only did she remember to cook longevity noodles for Zhong Shao, but she also remembered to prepare a birthday present for Zhong Shao!
In the wing room, the hairpin on Zhong Shao's head was taken off by Su Mo, and the black hair fell off instantly.
The wing rooms of Xiangguo Temple are simple, obviously without dressing tables and bronze mirrors, and Zhong Shao can't see what he looks like now, but Su Mo leaned over and looked at her with regretful eyes and a sigh ...
So, is it true that you have become rough and ugly, and have you been rejected by your wife? !
Zhong Shao felt overwhelmed for a moment, regretting that he didn't listen to Wu Changjun's words at the beginning, and used more facial oils and other maintenance.
Fortunately, Su Mo didn't say anything, she looked at Zhong Shao carefully, her gaze was more distressed than regretful.But apart from being distressed, she also felt fortunate that after that crisis, Zhong Shao returned to her side in good order, so what if his face was rough?It doesn't matter if the face is ruined, as long as the person is still there.
Of course, Su Mo would not say these words out loud. After looking at Zhong Shao, she took out a wooden comb and tied up Zhong Shao's loose long hair again, but the hairpin was changed. A white jade one, very similar to the one Zhong Shao gave her back then.
Zhong Shao was also very happy to receive the gift, and when Su Mo tied her long hair up, she shook her head.She imagined that she would be like a little girl receiving a gift, asking her sweetheart, "Does it look good?" But thinking about the way Su Mo looked at her before, and thinking about her face that was no longer as beautiful as before, she was immediately discouraged, so she had no choice but to Asked: "Did Ah Mo guess that I would come back today? He even prepared a birthday present."
Su Mo said quietly: "I prepare every year, but no one comes to pick it up every year."
Zhong Shao suddenly coughed dryly, his eyes wandered slightly, and he stopped talking.She knew that Su Mo was not complaining that she had fled for many years and did not come back, but that she had not heard from her at all.
Every year on Su Mo's birthday, she would try every means to deliver the birthday gift to Su Mo. In the first year, she entrusted Xiao Wenxuan to hand it over in advance; Nian took the path of Qigong and the beggar gang.Su Mo must have been very happy when she received the gift, but when it came to Zhong Shao's birthday and she wanted to give away the gift she had prepared but had no choice, one can imagine how she felt.
The past is over, so there is no need to mention it. After Su Mo said this quietly, he didn't say anything more.
Not to mention those bad things, the reunion of two lovers after a long absence is naturally sticky and sweet.But you don’t need to mention bad things, but you have to ask about future things. For example, it is impossible for Su Mo to stay in Xiangguo Temple and get along with Zhong Shao, so the two of them were sticky for a while, and Su Mo also asked: "Tomorrow will I It's time to go back to Beijing, what's Ah Shao's plan?"
Of course Zhong Shao wanted to go with her. After meeting, she really didn't want to be separated from Su Mo for a moment.However, she is still not very clear about the current situation in Beijing, so she tentatively asked: "If I want to go home with you, do you think it is feasible?"
Su Mo was satisfied with this answer, she bent her lips and smiled: "Of course, you can drive back home with me tomorrow."
Zhong Shao was overjoyed when he heard the words, but then he was a little worried: "Aunt... Your Highness, does she not want to see me?"
From Zhong Shao's hesitant address, Su Mo could guess her anxiety, so he smiled reassuringly and said, "Don't worry, Auntie won't want to see you, and you don't have to call her Your Highness."
In fact, since Zhong Shao's catastrophe was approaching, the first thing that came to mind was to write He Li Shu to save Su Mo, the eldest princess completely changed her view of Zhong Shao.She has seen too many people who abandon their wives and children in times of crisis. If Zhong Shao hadn't written the letter of reconciliation, then even if it was for Su Mo, the Princess Mansion and the Duke Mansion would not be able to sit idly by and ignore that case.
For Zhong Shao, Su Mo at that time was actually a life-saving straw, but she didn't intend to grab it at all, instead she pushed him ashore first.If this is not true, then there is probably no true love in the world.
So from then on, the eldest princess gave up her so-called prejudice and sincerely recognized Zhong Shao as her son-in-law.Later, the reason why the government did not allow it to be mentioned was because Zhong Shao was in exile and did not know if she was alive or dead, and she was afraid that her daughter would be hurt by the scene.
The author has something to say:
Su Mo (youyou): I prepare birthday presents every year, but no one comes to pick them up every year
Zhong Shao (excited): So can you give me the gift you saved for four years at once?
Su Mo: …
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