"Crunch, crunch" came a slight sound. Qin Liang turned his head and saw Wang Lingjun's figure appearing in the snow on the patio.
She is not used to smiling. When she has no expression, she seems a little unhappy. She is a little cold and arrogant. Lingjun is not an approachable person.
At this time, Wang Lingjun also saw Qin Liang, and a surprised smile immediately appeared on her face. After Qin Liang returned to Luoyang this summer, they were often together, at least seeing each other every day. However, Wang Lingjun obviously did not expect that just now, in
Qin Liang can be seen here, and even a small accident can change her mood.
Your Majesty came over with a jar in hand, greeted you politely, and asked in a clear voice: "Why are you here, husband?"
Qin Liang said casually: "I stopped by to see what you are doing."
Wang Lingjun immediately smiled and said, "It's very cold outside. What are you doing standing outside? Come in and talk."
Qin Liang said: "Mrs. Bai is in the kitchen."
Lingjun said softly: "I know."
The two sides were talking while walking into the door of the kitchen. Qin Liang asked again: "Where is my aunt?"
"I haven't seen you." Ling Jun responded, and then whispered, "I probably asked Madam Bai to send her away."
While working, Mrs. Bai looked sideways at the two chatting, her eyes seemed a bit complicated. After Lingjun entered the house, he greeted Mr. Bai again and called him "Mrs. Bai", and then continued to talk to Qin Liang: "There is alkaline water in the jar. After a while,
Use it to bake soy milk into tofu. Make a fish stew with tofu for lunch, which my grandfather loves to eat."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "The more the tofu is stewed, the tenderer it becomes. My grandfather's teeth are not good, so he can really chew this dish."
Lingjun put down the jar and said to Mr. Bai, "I'm going to make a fire first."
Qin Liang, wearing a fur coat, stood watching and had no intention of helping.
While Lingjun was busy working, he turned to look at him and said calmly: "I can do anything. I used to live in Taiyuan County, and I helped my mother do trivial things since I was a child."
Qin Liang said: "I thought people from the Wang family in Taiyuan didn't have to do anything."
Lingjun smiled and said, "People from a large family also have difficult times."
Qin Liang refused to comment. What your Majesty said is not unreasonable. For example, Xiahou Ba, who rebelled against Tao and went to Shuhan, had his cousin Xiahou family kidnapped by Zhang Fei because Xiahou family went out to collect firewood in person;
The relationship is quite close, they can be considered as half of the clan, and there are times when some people live in poverty.
However, Wang Lingjun probably did not experience much embarrassment, because when she was born, Wang Ling was already a high-ranking official at the governor level. And Wang Ling suffered hardships when he was young, Qin Liang thought it was very possible.
The two chatted for a while, and also talked to Mr. Bai from time to time. A maid came in to catch fish, and she mentioned to Qin Liang that the general had returned to the Wang family.
Qin Liang had nothing to do in the kitchen, so he said goodbye to Ling Jun and Bai Shi, and returned to the front hall to see Wang Ling.
Sure enough, Wang Ling was in a very depressed mood and looked a little sad.
Qin Liang remembered what Sun Li had said. He thought about it and used it to persuade Wang Ling: "Sun Deda once said that everything should not be excessive, and the same is true for feelings. I think it makes sense. Now that the matter has come to this, my grandfather
Don’t be too sad.”
Wang Ling looked around, glanced at Wang Guang and Qin Liang, and said, "I thought that my sister was pitiful because she was going to be a widow at such a young age."
Qin Liang didn't know what to say for a moment, and Gong Yuan just sighed.
Wang Ling continued: "Who would have thought that Guo Boji would suffer such a bad fate? My sister is not easy either."
Qin Liang said: "After spring, I went to the Western Front and went to Chang'an to visit my great-aunt. I will definitely convey my grandfather's concerns to her."
When Wang Ling heard this, the expression in his eyes changed slightly. When Qin Liang mentioned going to the Western Front, Wang Ling probably also immediately thought of the situation in Yongliang.
However, Qin Liang's decision to go to farm on the Western Front was a decision that had been discussed by many people. Wang Ling could not change his mind suddenly at this time, so he could only remain silent.
Sure enough, Gongyuan's voice said: "The Shu army was forced to retreat, but they have defeated my uncle on the western front and gained a lot. Especially since my uncle was serving as the governor of Yongliang and died at the hands of Jiang Wei, the impact will be great."
Wang Ling nodded and said: "We serve as assistants to the government, and any disadvantages caused by foreign wars will be blamed on us."
Qin Liang didn't say anything. Anyway, he had been responsible for fighting the civil war and had won, so the incident could not be blamed on him.
However, after everyone raised troops to overthrow Sima Yi, the new auxiliary government group did not perform very well; especially the outcome of foreign wars is very intuitive, and the results are faster than the quality of internal affairs!
At this time, the slave came to report that the leading general Linghu Yu had also arrived.
Gongyuan paid homage to Wang Ling and said, "I'm going out the door to meet Gongzhi."
Wang Ling nodded again.
Qin Liang, like Linghuyu, was only a relative of the Wang family, so he continued to wait in the front hall.
For a while, only Wang Ling and Qin Liang were left in the front hall. Qin Liang thought of Bai again. After just a few words of conversation, Bai actually left a deep impression on him.
Considering that Bai was Sima Yi's concubine and had a son who was implicated after the Battle of King Qin, Qin Liang wanted to remind his grandfather, but didn't know where to start. After all, Wang Ling was two generations older than Qin Liang.
Qin Liang really shouldn't have said anything about this matter, so he gave up.
After a while, Linghuyu also came to the front hall, and several people talked about Guo Huai's death again. Linghuyu came a little later, and it was lunch time soon, and the family ate together.
Today is a gathering due to a tragic incident, so this meal cannot be called a luncheon. The Wang family will not even let Wang Jinhu drink wine, and of course there will be no singing and dancing to entertain.
After lunch, Qin Liang did not stay long, expressed his condolences, and then left.
A group of people left Yishouli and headed towards the northeast corner of Luoyang City. As soon as they arrived on the road to the west of Yong'anli, someone suddenly stopped Qin Liang's carriage.
Nowadays, when someone wants to see Qin Liang, they usually go directly to General Wei's mansion. No one has waited for him on the road for a long time. Qin Liang then opened the bamboo curtain and asked: "Who is in front?"
Rao Dashan's voice said: "General, there is a maid on the roadside. There is also a girl at the east intersection. Her back is to us, so we can't recognize her."
After hearing this, Qin Liang came to the right side, opened the curtain and took a look. Sure enough, he saw a felt carriage parked at the intersection of Yong'anli, and a slender and graceful woman standing on the side of the carriage. The woman's profile looked familiar.
Qin Liang suddenly remembered that she looked like Lu Xun's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu.
"I'll go down and take a look." Qin Liang said to Ling Jun.
Your Majesty responded.
Qin Liang jumped off the tailgate, and Rao Dashan also turned over and got off the horse. Qin Liang looked back and saw Wu Xin just got off the carriage at the back gate, and he said, "Just let Wu Xin come with me."
The woman then walked behind the felt cart. When Qin Liang came to her, he saw her face and recognized that she was indeed Ms. Xu. Ms. Xu's facial features were quite special, and she had fine skin and tender flesh, and a charming temperament, so
Qin Liang only saw her once and remembered her appearance.
She hid behind the felt cart, with her back to the street, and bowed to Qin Liang. Her eyes under her curved and slender eyebrows carefully looked at Qin Liang: "Are you General Wei?"
"Yes." Qin Liang replied, and then he suddenly realized, "You were drunk at the time, and you almost kept your eyes closed, so you probably didn't see me clearly."
Xu's face turned red, and she glanced at Qin Liang quickly, but her expression became very serious: "What did General Wei do to my concubine?"
Qin Liang frowned and said, "I didn't do anything."
Mrs. Xu's hands tightly grasped the fabric at the waist of Shen's clothes and asked, "Really?"
Qin Liang was stunned and blurted out: "You don't know at all? Can you detect the residue after sobering up?"
Mrs. Xu's face turned even redder. She lowered her head and said in a trembling voice with the sound of flapping the wings of a mosquito: "I just want to know where the general has reached?"
Qin Liang recalled that Mrs. Xu almost fell down at that time, so he helped her up. It shouldn't be a big problem. But he didn't say anything and immediately repeated: "I didn't do anything. I didn't touch my wife at all."
He glanced at Mrs. Xu with a complicated expression and said, "Besides, do I look like that kind of person?"
Mrs. Xu slowly breathed a sigh of relief and murmured: "General Qin's reputation is quite good."
Qin Liang did not comment and said: "Don't worry, Mrs. Xu, nothing happened that day. Lu Zhongti (Lu An) brought his family to the banquet, how could I do such evil things in my own home?"
Mrs. Xu raised her head and looked into Qin Liang's eyes, then immediately lowered her eyes and said, "My husband and Lu's elder brother and sister-in-law are usually at odds with each other, and the relationship is not very good, so I am even more worried."
Qin Liang nodded in agreement, thinking of the story behind the "Letter of Severing Diplomacy with Changti", that Mrs. Xu did not hesitate to commit suicide after being humiliated; it was speculated that she did that because the matter was so big that everyone knew about it, and she really had no choice.
He couldn't help but sigh with emotion: "If others find out about this kind of thing, it will really be impossible to get off the stage. We can only fight to find out what is right and what is wrong. Otherwise, we will never be able to hold our heads high as a human being for the rest of our lives."
Xu said softly: "General Qin is a sensible person."
Qin Liang said: "Madam, please rest assured. Nothing happened at my house that day. But Madam did drink too much."
Mrs. Xu frowned and muttered: "Sister-in-law keeps urging me to drink."
Qin Liang turned his head and glanced at the street, and said, "It's not convenient to talk here. General Wei's mansion is right in front. Madam, why don't you come and sit with us?"
Mrs. Xu hurriedly waved her hands and said: "I hope the general won't be blamed for bothering you. I don't dare to bother you too much today."
Qin Liang smiled and said: "I understand, it doesn't matter."
Mrs. Xu knelt down and said, "I'd like to take my leave."
After hearing this, Qin Liang returned the courtesy and said goodbye. After taking two steps, Xu's voice suddenly said again: "I am very grateful to the general."
Qin Liang glanced sideways and said calmly: "No need, I just didn't take advantage of others' danger."
Xu said: "I know that that matter was not General Qin's idea."
Qin Liang said "hmm" without saying anything more, and continued walking forward, returning to the carriage.
The carriage and horse moved forward again. Wang Lingjun sat beside her as if nothing had happened. Except for Yang Huiyu, she seemed to have no interest in other women and didn't care who Qin Liang interacted with at all.
Qin Liang took the initiative and said: "Lu Xun's sister-in-law, Mrs. Xu, drank too much at our house last time and came to ask me if anything happened at that time."
Wang Lingjun said calmly: "A married woman will care about her reputation."
Qin Liang said: "What could happen in General Wei's mansion? I only met her once, and I almost didn't recognize her just now."
General Wei was in Yong'an, and after a while, everyone returned to the mansion. Qin Liang asked Ling Jun to write a letter, and then sent someone to Chang'an with the letter to greet the Wang family and express his condolences. This chapter has been completed!