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Chapter 5 Morning at Min's House

After Min Xiang washed and tidied up, he went to bed. He and Xiao Ru'er lived in the main room, Min Changqing lived in the west room, along with his piano room, and Aunt Gu lived next to the kitchen on the east side.

After Min Xiang went to bed, he patted his son lightly, carried him out of bed and coaxed him to pee, so as to prevent him from wetting the bed later.

After tidying up, I really lay down and covered my son with the quilt, but I couldn't sleep much.

Speaking of it, Min Xiang's temper is more of a calm and easygoing one, without any ambitions, and has no intention of arguing with others, and is the most peaceful and approachable.

Something happened to the family back then, and the family of the rich and powerful in its heyday collapsed overnight. It was just a word from the emperor.

His family members were all thrown into prison. His family was not happy. There were only two brothers and two sisters. The other side houses didn't even have many children. He knew very few relatives who were far away, probably because He spent more time in the palace than at home since he was a child, and when he was sick more than when he was well, he saw very few people.

When he was imprisoned for a while, everyone was terrified, and he was no exception. He was not locked up with his father and elder brother, but with his mother and aunt. He kept telling his mother and aunt not to be afraid. He still thought in his heart that Rong Jian, as the prince, would definitely help them.

However, I didn't expect that it would be such a simple matter to let them die, no matter whose life it was, it was nothing.

Many people who have always been delicate fell ill in the prison, and Min Xiang was also dying of illness, but the prison boss was not polite to them at all. He didn't know how he got out of the prison, he just remembered , At that time, he just thought of dying, just died like that, but unexpectedly he survived.

It's useless to survive, but the news he got was that his father and elder brother were executed. At that time, there was an epidemic in the prison, and his mother and sister-in-law died of illness in the prison, and according to the official news, he He also died in prison.

Everyone close to him in the family died, and the rest were either exiled or sold.

The eldest sister and the second sister are still there. The eldest sister is the queen. Although she has been imprisoned in the palace, she is still alive after all. The second sister married an official named Wei, but he was raised in the palace since childhood. I'm really not close, and I don't want to go to him at all.

The person who rescued him had been favored by his family, and replaced him with a dead body. He brought a letter from his father. The letter was very long, and the first part should have been written by the Wu family before the accident happened. He said that the Wu family's family history has been brilliant for more than 200 years, and there are many side branches, but it is unthinkable that the main line will be cut off at this time. He said that the Wu family really shouldn't be a high-ranking official in the dynasty, and accompanying the king is like accompanying a tiger. The great glory comes with the same great risk. This is something that cannot be done. The new emperor dislikes the Wu family and wants to uproot it. There are signs that it is irreversible, so he made some arrangements.

The so-called arrangement is to leave some contacts and wealth for Wu Xiang, and where they are placed. The Wu family's special code words are used in it, and Wu Xiang can know it at a glance.

The next two pages were written by Mr. Wu in prison. There were even bloodstains on the paper. It asked Wu Xiang to marry a wife and have children, so as to continue the blood of the Wu family. The evidence of treason, he is now a great hero beside the emperor, let Wu Xiang forget about him, and leave the capital to live a good life.

It turned out that his father knew about his feelings for Rong Jian, so did he say that on purpose in the end?

At this time, Wu Xiang was still holding out hope for Rong Jian, but after he went out and heard that people all over the capital were talking about how King Qi Rong Jian made contributions in handling the matter of the Wu family this time, he had to doubt it.

Gu's mother is a slave of the Wu family. She got married by mistake and became an old girl. She was very loyal to the Wu family. Later, he left the capital with Wu Xiang who was in a trance. Min Changqing was Wu Xiang's shadow. He looked very similar when he was a child. Wu Xiang was kept in another courtyard by the Wu family. Unexpectedly, as he grew up, he no longer resembled Wu Xiang. Yan Yu was Min Changqing's servant girl, who was always loyal and infatuated with Wu Xiang.

After the Wu family's accident, several streets and alleys in the capital where officials lived were strictly guarded by the imperial army for a period of time. At that time, people in the court were panicked.

After the Wu family was dealt with, Wu Xiang still hid in a courtyard in the suburbs of Beijing. Thinking of what happened to his family, he could only wash his face with tears, and what was even more sad was Rong Jian's betrayal.

Wu Xiang lived in the suburbs of Beijing for more than half a year, most of which was spent recuperating from his illness. Afterwards, he was supposed to go to the place arranged by Wu's family in Yunzhou according to the intention of taking care of his mother, but he was worried that the emperor would find out. I only went to Yanyu's hometown in the southwest.

When he was at his weakest, Yan Yu's comfort supported him, and he had a relationship with her in a trance. Mother Gu didn't like Yan Yu's background and didn't agree with him marrying Yan Yu, but Yan Yu Once you have a child, it's just a matter of course in the end.

It's just that Yan Yu was injured during childbirth and didn't get a good recuperation. Min Changqing suggested moving.

Over the years, he lived here for a while, and lived there for a while, but after all, he missed his homeland. In the end, no matter what, he wanted to return to the capital. Neither Gu Nanny nor Min Changqing could persuade him, so he finally came back.

Although he came back, he lived in hiding. After all, he was afraid that someone would recognize him in Beijing. Although he had a scar on his face because he fell from a carriage before, and he grew up in the palace when he was a child. There are really few people who know him, but they are still worried after all.

He knew that he was actually a dead person, and he had no hope for life except to bring up his son Min Zhenru well.

This Sanshui Bridge alley is not far from the city wall in the southeast of the capital, and the housing prices are not that high. In other places, neighbors are all family friends. Here, others don't care much about where you come from and how long you want to live.Everything is convenient.

Min Xiang lay there, and made the quilt for his son who had kicked the quilt. In the dark, he watched his son's peaceful sleep in a daze.He is not an ambitious person, he just hopes to live a smooth and peaceful life, and Xiao Ru'er, he doesn't want him to glorify the family and restore the Wu family in the future, he just hopes that he can live happily and safely.

However, the origin of family education is here, and Min Xiang doesn't want Min Zhenru to become an illiterate person, he still has to teach him well.

The mouth of the Sanshui Bridge alley is close to the branch of the Yongdong River. Under the tall willow trees, there is a big well. The nearby alleys fetch water for food. Some people have no labor to carry water at home, so the birth of morning The job of a porter who helps people carry water, every morning, carries water for each family until the water tank is filled and the host has enough.

Xiao Chen, who was carrying water, brought water to Min's house. Seeing Xiao Ru'er, who got up early, rinsing and brushing his teeth by himself by the sink outside the kitchen, he smiled and teased him, "Young master, you got up early!"

Xiao Ru'er replied to him, "Xiao Chen Zao!"

Min Xiang also came out of the house, nodded and greeted Xiao Chen, and said to him, "Isn't the diagonally opposite door originally unoccupied, and now a young man surnamed Jiang has moved in, go ask his family Do you want water delivered?"

Xiao Chen responded, and said, "I'll finish delivering the water, and I'll go to his house to ask."

Aunt Gu, who was in the kitchen, came out and told Xiao Chen, "The family is running out of firewood. If you see a woodcutter selling firewood, they say that my family wants it."

Xiao Chen answered her with a smile before continuing to deliver water to other people's homes.

In this alley, because Xiao Chen is diligent in carrying water, he is honest, and the wages are not expensive. Almost every family does not carry water by themselves, and pays him to do it all.Sometimes, he still helps with other things, and everyone loves and trusts him.

It was still very early at this time, the sun had not yet risen, and the eastern sky was dark blue, which slowly began to turn pale.

The cool wind blows over with the breath of the river, and there are people who raise dogs, and the sound of dogs barking can be heard from a distance.

In this way, a new day begins.

Min Changqing also got up, and Mrs. Gu said with a basket that she was going to the morning market to buy vegetables, and she could buy good big yellow croakers at this time, and said that breakfast was on the stove, so Min Changqing brought it out, and Min Xiang and Min Zhenru eat.

Min Xiang's hair hadn't been tied up early in the morning, it was just combed and tied at the back of his head with a hair rope. He was bending down to wipe Min Zhenru's face. A handful of dark blue silk was spread on his back, like brocade, dyed In the soft light, after the Qingming Festival, the weather has warmed up, he didn't wear much, he was wearing a moon-white shirt, and his back was so thin, Min Changqing stood by and looked at him, he couldn't help yearning, he really wanted to hug him.

However, Min Xiang has always been indifferent, he dare not do this.

Min Xiang turned around and saw him standing beside him motionless, and felt strange, so he said, "What are you doing in a daze?"

Min Xiang and Ping Su, who still had morning laziness, looked quite different. This difference couldn't be expressed, but it was so attractive. Min Changqing didn't want to turn his eyes away, his heart beat like a drum, but he said in his mouth, "Yesterday Forgot to mention, that Master Liu asked someone to ask you to copy the "Spring River Misty Rain Picture" from last time."

After Min Xiang scrubbed his son's face, he took the face cream and carefully applied it on his face. Min Zhenru washed his face until it was powdery, as tender as an egg just peeled off its shell, and his eyelashes were black and long. Because Min Xiang rubbed his face, he trembled slightly.

He looks so cute. When Min Xiang faces his son, he can forget other troubles. He doesn't even want to think about the past. He wiped Min Zhenru's face, gently touched his head, and said, Listen to yesterday's poem, and eat again."

Min Zhenru pouted reluctantly, but knowing that his father was strict, he dared not disobey, so he shook his head and recited it. Min Xiang listened, and then answered Min Changqing, "There are still two ancient paintings on hand that have not been finished. If time is urgent, I can copy it for him, but you tell him that the price is twice as much as last time."

Min Changqing agreed, and after fetching water and washing himself, he went to serve the food and put it on the table for breakfast.

There are steamed eggs, pickles, and rice porridge.

Sitting at the table, Min Zhenru said while eating steamed eggs, "Daddy, I want fried ghosts, why don't you buy them."

Min Xiang put two more spoonfuls of his own bowl of steamed eggs into his son's bowl, and said, "Greasy things are not clean, so I don't buy them. Besides, I told you not to finish eating mochi yesterday, but you just ate it I'm done, I won't buy you anything today."

Min Zhenru pouted and was unhappy, but seeing Min Xiang ignore him with a blank face, he had no choice but to still eat obediently.

Min Changqing saw that Min Zhenru had eaten the steamed eggs in a few mouthfuls, so he scooped up two spoonfuls of his own and gave him some porridge, and said, "Xiao Ru'er, if you want to eat, ask Grandma Gu to fry it for you , the stalls outside are not clean, be careful if you eat it and get sick.”

Only then did Min Zhenru become happy, and said that he wanted to eat fried meatballs.

Min Xiang put a bowl of rice porridge in front of him, and said, "Eat well, you are so greedy."

Min Zhenru didn't dare disobey his father at all, so he stopped talking.

After Min Xiang finished his meal, he went into the study to work. At this time, the sun came out, and he opened the window to welcome the sun. The windows in the room were bright and clean, just right.

Min Changqing put away the table and wiped Min Zhenru's hands. After tidying up everything, he took Min Zhenru back to his room to teach him how to play the piano. Min Zhenru couldn't sit still and ran away after a while, wanting to open the yard door to go out. He couldn't open it, so he had to look at the door and sigh, and he didn't dare to ask his father and second uncle for help, so he had to sit under the wisteria tree to pick flowers and play. He couldn't rest at all, and he didn't have the quietness of Min Xiang when he was a child.

After a while, Aunt Gu came back, tidied up in the kitchen for a while, said that she was going out to buy needles and threads, told Min Changqing, and took Min Zhenru, who was crying to be with her, out of the house together.

Min Changqing and Min Xiang were the only ones left at home. Min Changqing studied the qin score and played the qin for a while, then he was in a daze for a while. His qin was still taught by Min Xiang. Sighing, his mind is full of the appearance of Min Xiang teaching him to play the piano. At that time, Min Xiang was like a bright moon in the sky. Min Changqing longed in his heart, but did not dare to have delusions. Now, when everyone lives like this, he is always eager to break the present. deadlock, go one step further.

Especially after the man surnamed Jiang moved in diagonally across the door, Min Changqing could clearly know that Mr. Jiang looked at Min Xiang in the wrong way, it was a look of admiration, how could Min Changqing not be more nervous and defensive.

Min Changqing got up and went to the kitchen to make a pot of tea, then brought it to Min Xiang's study, knocked on the door and entered the room, and saw that Min Xiang was concentrating on repainting. Chic, with calm and deep eyes, after pondering for a while, he put down the pen in his hand again, and looked at Min Changqing who came into the room.

Only then did Min Changqing bring the tea over to let him drink it, Min Xiang thanked him, and took a couple of sips of the tea.

Min Xiang saw that his hair hadn't been tied yet, so he said, "Brother, let me tie your hair."

In the past, Min Xiang would not refuse, but thinking about what happened last night, he shook his head and said, "Forget it, you can go and do your own thing, and you can do it when Mammy comes back."

Min Changqing's eyes dimmed, and when he left the study door, he heard Mrs. Gu crying and cursing outside, thinking, what happened?

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